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it doesnt take statistics to see that tatar makes everybody else on his line better

Bertuzzi is effective up there. That may defy logic to some people solve he's "old and slow" but it is what it is. Our top line is set.

Looks like Pierre asks for an interview and the response is "Now???" and shakes his head.

Pierre: Henrik - Let me ask you something. When you come in on Monday and you're not feeling real well, does anyone ever say to you, "Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays?"

So, when Babs came to practice this morning, his idea of breaking the losing streak was to play Cleary and Samuelsson on the third line? How does Tatar deserve to be a healthy scratch over those two? Babs and Holland are two of the best, but I have no idea what the hell they are doing this season.

That third line...GOOD LORD

It worked for the Wings for 15 years. You don't trade the farm, but prospects, unless they are a sure fire superstar in the making, get traded so you can get that star score to win the Cup.It used to be every year Holland would look at the team and say "how can we win it all this year?" The last few years we've heard "how can we not miss playoffs?" Wait and see never works in pro sports. The problem is trading has all but dried up in the new NHL. Oh, and my argument has worked for Chicago, too. Edit: I'm a big fan of getting (good) veterans or prime players and sprinkling young kids around them. Not waiting year after year for a kid to explode and save your team.

I honestly think franzen plays better with helm because when helm is on the ice the game is so much faster and such up tempo that it forces him to move his feet and get engaged in the game.

Which doesn't matter because he's better than any other option we have right now up there. He does everything right for that line, and is way better option then Abby.

Get rid of the shootout altogether, no point for losing in overtime, problem solved. Not sure why they refuse to go that route. Teams will play to win if they don't get anything. There's no reason to treat a loss in overtime as a half win

Bert with Dats is always my favorite

Sproul, Jurco and Mantha have star potential. They all have great size and have been very successful at every level they've competed at. Mrazek as well.

this. Weiss clearly was uncomfortable with our system, both defensively and offensively, and he said as much during interviews. Every game he is looking a bit more comfortable out there, holding onto the puck longer, and making a bigger impact in the game. He's been reinventing his game to fit into Babcock's system, and once that transition is complete, he should be the top 6 player we need him to be.

Z dats bert Mule weiss alfie Tats helm nyq Abby andy miller Is as good as we'll see upfront this season i think. Damn good lookin ifya ask me. Thats a bottom 6 that should really produce some points.

When Weiss returns slot him into the 3rd line between nyquist and Tatar until AllStar break to get the system down. Could prove to be a great third line during that period, then we have three pretty good lines for a change.

"Henrik, do you ever have games where you just don't feel like giving it your all, like Johan Franzen?"

The case can be made that Tatar deserves top-six minutes.

Zetterberg is such a pimp

IDC what it is just as long as he is gone this off season.

Maybe he's got amnesia and keeps writing it down so that he can tell us, but then he forgets where the paper is or to whom he gave it so he just has to put off telling us, but he doesn't remember that he's been putting it off, so he just keeps telling us that he'll tell us later and then when someone reminds him, he writes it down but he forgets where he put it, so when reporters ask what's wrong, he doesn't remember, and he asks someone what it is that's wrong and then he writes it down, but he forgets where he put it, and then when reporters ask what's wrong, he doesn't remember so...

Wait, I think I've figured it out. He was feeling nauseous and missed a period. He's pregnant! (And Khan needs to learn to spell nauseous).

Datsyuk is a human-alien hybrid. esteef

Technically it is a nonsense to compare Pavel Datsyuk with Alex Ovechkin in points (goal + pass). I think NHL has to find some criteria to measure such palyers as Pavel - currently it does not have it. Even if Pavel scored a goal in shoutouts and von a game (which he did many times) - he will get 0 points. But it is much more important to measure what he does for all people who watch the game - he tries to make a masterpiece each shift, while Alex is just waiting for the moment he will get the puck and shot. BTW, I like the video (NYR-WAS) - it really shows the difference, Pavel would never do that. So, my point is: hockey is more than just points.

The latest we'll see Nyquist is after the trade deadline. Mark my words.