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Was that even a fight? Should be 2 each for delay of game.

LIAR!! You knew the rest of us fools would suffer needlessly!!

Myself I’d like to see some vegeno

Madison is a girls name.

I am excited about Givani Smith and Madison Bowey. Love me some Zagina tho.

Nyquististhefuture may not agree if he reads it. (Big if)

9,647 people would get a whopper

RE Rasmussen vs Hughes - I wouldn't make the trade. 1) Comparing who is better when they are totally different players in style, physique, skillset and position seems like a futile task unless on is a totally different tier of player to the other. 2) Rasmussen has the potential to offer something to my mind more unique. Hughes undoubtedly has special skill and skating, but if Ras can develop more strength (as seems very likely given his size) and a bit more motor (more of a question mark), he could become the best net front guy in the league, and a very useful guy in the corners, on the boards and in the forecheck. I think hughes' style of d-man is increasingly common in junior and breaking into the league, so given our likely poor NHL performance next year as well, I give us a greater chance of picking up a hughes style guy than a Rasmussen style guy. Rasmussen is stylistically a bit of a throwback, and as long as there aren't too many of them on the roster, it could be useful in complement to others. Also, I;ve been sick of seeing us get dominated by middle line 6"4+ centers so much over the last decade, from Staal's to Bjugstad, and the potential of someone who matches up well against that sort of player, who is already defensively responsible is something I'm keen on. 3) Hughes is such a boom/bust player at the NHL level. We KNOW Rasmussen will be a useful NHL-er with a clearly defined skillset. Hughes may turn into a midget Erik Karlsson. But he may also be unable to cope defensively with the size mismatch as an NHL dman - what I've seen of him does leave question marks in this direction. Of course, if we draft the younger hughes, I might answer differently, because one would assume they have a good understanding!

I don't mind Kane getting whooped but I couldn't enjoy that becasue how much I hate Jack Edwards.

1-8.

Should have kept Howard in there. Repay Montreal for that time the Red Wings forced Patrick Roy to ask for a trade. It's sad that Howard will end up staying in Detroit longer than Sawchuk or Osgood. He's like a growth on our hip.

He received exceptional status exemption and entered the QMJHL as a 15 year old. First player in QMJHL history to get that exemption, in fact. That's why he'll be AHL-eligible next season, as a 19 year old. http://thepinkpuck.com/2014/09/09/age-eligibility-in-minor-league-hockey/ "Any player already playing for a team in the CHL when he is drafted will be ineligible to play for the minor professional leagues until he is 20 (by December 31st of that season) or has played four seasons in the CHL." Just saying. Veleno's a really good prospect. He's at least as good as Rasmussen was at his age, and Rasmussen cracked the lineup one year after he was drafted. Maybe things go sideways for him. Maybe he doesn't amount to anything. But I'm choosing to expect good things from him, because I don't see any reasons not to.