Z and D for the C

It's obvious who our hardest working player has been. His name starts with an F.

I agree. But a motivated Flip is better than the de-motivated Datsyuk we have right now.

Nah, I like to ignore completely retarded things, so I'll just forget about his post.

I guarantee he meant Kronwall.

I don't discredit that logic. But let's not turn this into another Huddles debate.

Filppula has as many points as datsyuk in the 14 or so games he has played, and that's with worse linemates and less ice time. Filppula isn't better than Datsyuk, but I'll damn sure take Filppula over the way datsyuk is playing right now. Abso-*******-lutely.

f*** this. This is ******* ridiculous.

PLEASE babcock don't pull howard and just give them another goal.

What a ******* retarded penalty, given the non-calls in this game.

90% of Flip's game have been good games this season.

Bench Datsyuk. The ways he's playing right now Flip could do more with his ice time.

But Datsyuk wants to score 32 goals.

Jimmy is a champ.

How thats for a goal. ******* sick goal by Flip.

You said he'd be"really lucky" to get 50 points (and you couldn't even admit that without putting him down somehow). I'm going to say that you're smart enough to know what that implies so I won't explain it. But not only does he not have to be "really lucky" to get 50 points, with the second line duty he has earned, he is a shoe in for 50 points. And you talk about the "last few years" as though he's been in the league 10 years. His past 3 years have been is first 3 years in the league. And he has improved in each.

Oh no, I definitely don't think he'll put up 80. I'm just saying that if by some miracle he does, gcom would find a way to shove it aside.

The wings only offered Hossa what they could pay. I guarantee Holland would sign Hossa at even 6 million if he could this off season.

What is tangible evidence then? Jesus coming to earth and declaring Filppula the next son of god? Is that what it will take? Any reasonable person would look at his totals since he's been back and say "hmm, maybe this kid might have something in him". You don't need to say he's amazing and he doesn't need to be everyone's favorite player instantly, but at least give some credit where credit is due. he'll probably also deny that Flip did anything special in the shootout. Flip probably just got a lucky gust of wind that propelled the puck around Backstrom.

Leaves too weak of a fourth line. Zetterberg Datsyuk Homer Franzen Flip Bert Cleary Williams Leino Draper Helm Eaves But people might will moan about Williams being the third line center so you could break up my 4th line and use Helm as the third line center, drop Leino to the 4th line and possibly replace him with Miller or may. Zetterberg Datsyuk Homer Franzen Flip Bert Cleary Helm Williams (ultimate grind) Miller/Leino/May Draper Eaves

See this is why I say that Filppula could score 80 points and you'll still dismiss him. You hedge your bets about Filppula by saying that he MIGHT do relatively well offensively (probably because see you that you're slowly being proven wrong)..but then you say that it'll be the "least flashy" points ever, a completely brainless thought. Filppula, for his standards, has been on fire recently. Datsyuk's slump or not, being only 1 point behind datsyuk since Filppula's return is damn impressive, though I know you won't admit that. I'm positive he'll continue that, which means his overall P/G will improve, and even at his p/g right now (Which is behind only Datsyuk and Zetterberg for forwards), over 82s games he's set to get 48 points. In the past 11 games he has 8 points, which over at 82 game season is 60 points. You really think he MIGHT only get 50 points IF HE'S LUCKY? And you don't realize he's going to continue to improve? Yes, Flip's biggest gripe is he doesn't get the puck to the net, and yeah, it's a big issue, but people said that about Datsyuk too and look where he's at. Now Filppula will never be Datsyuk, but Filppula is still young so saying that Filppula has peaked makes no sense.

You do realize that the boxscore is available to anyone interested on nhl.com right?

This.

Producing offensively? Including tonight Datsyuk has only 1 more point than Filppula since filppula's return. It's pretty great for Fil being that Datsyuk didn't miss the previous 26 games like Flip did and Flip got over that and still is only underproducing him by one point. It's obvious how little you know. And since I know how everyone loves these arguments, Fil's best regular line mate was cleary whereas Datsyuk has been playing with Bertuzzi for the duration, and recently Zetterberg (Pav has played as many games with Z and Flip has with C). It's obvious how little you know.

You're an idiot. Lock yourself in a closet.

Zetterberg's and Bertuzzi's moves were just as "epic fail" as Leino's. And when I say that they weren't "epic fails" at all.