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Firstly, Fedorov is formerly the best player in the world. He broke out 15 odd years ago. Second, he will probably be their third line center. Maybe he'll center Semin and Kozlov but I doubt it if Nylander and Backstrom are healthy. Third, Ovechkin is the first line LW. Fourth, Semin is the second LW. Fedorov will never score the points he used to again. The Caps don't need that with Nylander, Ovechkin, Backstrom, Semin, Kozlov and Clark. He's their top defensive forward and that's how they'll use him.

LOL. When I saw the title I thought, "There's no crying in hockey!! Why would Pav be a girly man and cry?". Awesome article.

And the original incarnation of the Ottawa Senators.

Agreed. I hope Lilja isn't traded. We'll see what happens.

Grrrrr... Nah, I'm over it. Dunno why I kept going with it. I just think that teaching Downey to have hands like Dastyuk is like teaching Hudler to be tall. I don't feel the same about Lilja's shot-blocking as good as it is.

Such a generic statement. Maximum 3 years if you actually think about what you're saying.

Another useful post, eva. Thanks for proving my point. NN, my point was it is much easier to learn to time shot-blocks than it is to get Datsyuk hands. I thought example of Pavel improving his shot block as well as he has would be a good enough example. Apparently not. You still don't you see what I'm getting at?

You're changing the subject. That's not what I was talking about. I've said many times that Lilja is by far our best shot blocker. Whatever. You know it was silly to compare shot-blocking to stick-handling.

Dude, if Boston visits a sold out ACC - they have drawn nothing. What I'm saying is, those numbers aren't reflective of which the biggest drawing teams are. The best measure would be what each teams road attendance is at a particular arena vs. the average attendance of that arena. I doubt stats like this exist but I'm certain Detroit would be on top. I you think otherwise, that's fine but I think I've made the reasons for my opinion pretty clear.

Right. My bad. I forgot that if something is seemingly unachievable for one person than it is unachievable for everyone. Seriously nn? This is your argument?? Let it go.

Datsyuk learnt shot-blocking. Last season he wasn't standing there covering his face and junk like before. I can't believe you just compared shot-blocking to natural stick-handling ability.

Ya reckon?? Even in '04?? IMO he wasn't even close to top ten in '04 let alone #1.

Obviously. I'd shove the pay up his arse too if I were Poile.

Were we talking about the Rangers were we? Sorry, I didn't realise that. Mate, it's obvious Detroit is the biggest drawing road team. Every Western conference small-market team will tell you. I don't care enough to argue any further. I thought it would be fairly obvious. I guess not obvious enough.

How 'bout you light the cigar, wimp?

Boston visited Montreal and Toronto 8 times. Meanwhile, we visited Nashville and Columbus. It's not rocket science man.

There ya go, Tiger.

Ugh! Already?

Exact. Plus, what did dog's do before they were domesticated? Whither and die? They ate cats!!! Lol. Well sometimes, I'm sure they did. I have nothing against cats but dogs are easier to form connections with. The best cat I ever had was great because he was just like a little dog. He played fetch, hated other cats and loved dogs. f***, that little guy was great.

That and playing Montreal, Toronto and NYR helps. Detroit is the biggest drawing road team. There is no contest.

Yeah, I knew it wouldn't include Bouwmeester. Not bad for T.O. Overly large cap numbers like his need to go in order to rebuild their team. Stupid trade by Florida though. I can't work out what they're trying to achieve. It's not like they're a contender that needs to be put over the top with an all-star player. Even if he is an over-rated all-star.

Your angle is pretty tired. I can't remember reading a post from you that was not intended to bait others.

I actually only saw Ericsson play for Detroit once. I didn't really take anything from it coz he played f*** all.

Lol. Who are you?

Don't say such things. It's like Lidstrom retiring or your parents getting busy. You don't wanna think about it.