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How would a torn ACL be affected by what Kronner did? If he had a broken bone, maybe. A spinal or head injury, yes. But Eaves never left the bench. For all we know, he was yelling "effing charlie horse", in which case, shovel him to the bench. I guess I just like tough hockey and you'd prefer to pussify it.

I have no idea what you are asking me. :beerbuddy: For reference, I have no clue what "that" is.

I knew when I saw GMR was the last post that it would be negative!

There ya go. I would have written it off as bitter, yet misplaced, sarcasm, but I figured the addition of magic to it indicated some sort of spiritualistic theory.

Maybe SM-liiga and the AHL are easier leagues to score in? Maybe, magically, his effort didn't change, but the effort required for a similar turnout did. And when he saw diminished returns, he got all mopey. Or tried to hard to score, ignoring the other half of the game. There's plenty of theories for what happened with him. Yours has a relatively low probability.

Glen Sather coached the Wings? WTF?

On a per game basis, as of right now, The Core would be first, we'd be second, and the Nucks third, right?

Oh, I agree they are different animals. However, I realize we are the most successful team, regular season *and* playoffs, over the last 20 years. Yes, the salary cap widens the teams we compete against, but only haters and nihilists pretend we are not the most successful. Also, winning on "talent alone" is sort of the point… you know… have better players. As we are the most successful playoff team of the last two decades, sure. I am aware we won't always win. But I have gotten enough results from this franchise, this owner, this GM, this coach, and this roster, that I am willing to assume we'll figure it out and do well. But keep hating, French mindfly.

We beat a team seeded higher than us, so yes, we did s***. Then we lost to a 2 seed. That's what 5 seeds are supposed to do. Oh, and as for winning a 7 game series… we did that last year. You are mindfly with a Napoleon Complex. Again, 1 point away from being tied for SECOND IN THE LEAGUE. Yes, please keep at it like a stubborn bull.

We are 1 point away from being tied for second IN THE LEAGUE. WTF are you talking about? Hitting a cold streak doesn't mean we suck and we need to change the style of hockey we play. I'd like to point out that last year, about this time, you were the person saying we might not make the playoffs, let alone think about finishing 5th. True story.

What's the difference in competition between the CCHA and GR?

RIP.

I'd recommend you shut the hell up on that one.

Our leading goal scorer is incompetent on the ice. Got it. Carry on.

You said he was not a competent teammate. That's a slam, dude. That's not being nice and jovial. That's attacking the guy. It seems you have an issue with his on-ice play. Do you realize you attacked his locker room character as well?

This.

I see your slump-mentioning and raise you a HE HAS A CONTRACT TO PLAY IN THIS LEAGUE FOR A LONG DAMN TIME. Seems competent now, unless you provide more evidence. Look, if you want to argue how good he is, fine. But you brought competence into this. He can, and does, lace them up and play for an NHL team. That's competence. Also, can I cherry pick data? If so, there's a playoff series against Colorado I would like to rub your nose in.

Huh? More recent data is less relevant? Well, in fairness, I only assume that's why you are doing it. You make suck at judging the value of non-Finnish players as well.

Based on watching him. I wasn't even using +/-, I was using how he "plays" defense. Lazy. I will grant he is doing better defensively in Philly than in Detroit, but being better than horrible doesn't mean you are doing well. As for playoffs, as I said, he has had 1 outstanding playoffs. other than that, you are going to try and use SM-liiga playoffs as evidence… irrelevant. You are also forgetting the 2 assists in 7 games with the Wings. I have no ill will towards the guy and wish him well. I'm from Philly and have an affinity for the Flyers. But I'm not going to overvalue a player because he was born in the same country as me.

Only if yours is…

No, Leino had one outstanding playoff. When N = 1, you don't really have enough evidence to make a valid case. Leino's better offensive production does not outweigh his piss poor defense.

That's a 90% fail rate. You *may* want to re-evaluate.

Franzen is not a competent teammate? On what grounds?

Congrats to Laviolette and his pro-Leino system. I'll take Babcock's pro-Cup winning system. Thanks.

Comparing a salaried worker to a professional athlete is retarded. I'm not saying anything about the validity or chances of Lids taking a big paycut- I could care less, I want him at whatever price he deems fair- but don't compare him and his hundred million dollars earned with, say, a teacher.