dirtydangles

This gave me an idea... what if the OT was a 3min PP for one team with a coin flip determining who has it. If the PP team scores its over and if it is killed off the PK team wins it. At least it is more team oriented way of settling games. Still in favour of the good ol tie though.

I think it won't cost that much. I think a 1st, Frk, Almquist (or comparable prospects) and cap dump would get it done at the deadline if the jackets are out of contention. Considering his age and his UFA status he isn't going to return much - see Iginla.

If true, Holland isn't as classy as they make him out to be

Its really disappointing because Eaves is a much more effective bottom 6 player than Cleary and Sammy. He is getting waived for Holland's idiocy.

EVERYONE knows that Andersson plays like s*** when paired with slow wingers. What does babs do? Puts Cleary and Sammy on the wings. I fully expect that line to go -5 next game and single handedly lose the game.

Saw some speculation that Gaborik might not re-sign in columbus. I wouldn't mind him in detroit. What do you guys think? At the deadline we could offer up 1st+Mid Prospect + cap dump then try to re-sign him at a decent price.

I think Sammy WOULD be waived over eaves if he didn't have a 35+ contract that would only provide like 100k in cap savings. whereas eaves provides like 900k or something

Might indicate Holland plans on moving Tatar... that would push me over the edge.

Holland will just scratch Eaves - which begs the question why he just didn't do it right away and make room rather than sitting the guy night in and night out.

I think part of it has to do with our system. Babs likes to keep guys not named Z and Dats on a leash. Once Weiss gains confidence in his ability to function defensively in our system the scoring will come.

Holland said the solution must come from within. “That’s it, that’s the team,’’ Holland said. “We’re not the first team in the league to have struggles. There is no hockey store. It’s got to be done internally.’’ Facepalm.... there are such things as OTHER TEAMS that you can trade with... Essentially Holland is saying the team we have is the team we are stuck with and that the players just aren't playing well but he constructed a great team that should win if the players did what he payed them to do.

YES THANK YOU. This is ideal. I think its more likely we see Andersson in the 4th line slot but I think Glendening is better suited for the crash and bang of 4th line duty. Then we just need Babs to stop ******* with the lines for a few games to generate some regularity and chemistry.

This is the lineup id kill for. but we'd have to move eaves or sammy somehow.

meanwhile fil wins it in the SO for tampa

Here's to hoping Weiss returns looking like this: I honestly think the number 90 is cursed atm...

I will drive Nyquist myself for free if they make room for him.

we need weisser. these last games without him have shown that he has filled a role despite not scoring (due to cleary mostly).

Apparently Kulikov is available... anyone interested? If we could get Q off this team and Kulikov on I would sleep a lot better at night.

I think we need to lead with someone else. When dats misses it sends bad vibes for everyone else.

Something needs to happen. This can't be the regular this season. Babs is gonna give some B.S. excuse about bounces and that we liked the way we played for the most part just need to compete for the full 60 so they don't score 2 on us.

just win boys. whatever it takes

it would be sweet to have dats and yak together - but we just don't have the pieces to get a former no1 overall

If he plays over 40 games ill be impressed - thats why we bought him out.

unless its a long term season ending injury then we won't bring him up. once guys get healthy we'd be screwed

I'm glad its not mental. I would feel bad amnestying him if he had mental problems.