McAwesome

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    Hey look at it this way, one of our prospects gets experience playing against NHL-caliber players without having to get called up from Grand Rapids. It's a good thing for him (unless he gets hurt), and it's got to be a great honor to play for your country in the Olympics, even if your team stands a good chance of being shut out of every game.

    Speaking of Belarus, aside from the Kostytsin brothers, do they have any other NHLers in their lineup?

    Edit: Grabovski and Salei, plus a couple of other AHL prospects.

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    That has to be one of the funniest things I've ever seen, especially the Nigerian prince as a potential new TB owner.

    I truly wonder how he has kept his job as long as he has, granted he's made money for the league and its owners (for the most part), but at what point does it start to ruin the game, and if you ask me, it's getting dangerously close to that point, and some already feel he has done irreparable damage to the league's reputation.

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    I admit, as cheesy as these videos are, the guys making them have gotten better over the years.

    LOL at the 06-07 video, they didn't even bother to edit out the Google Earth logo on the satellite zoom-in.

    They seem to enjoy blowing things up, and I wonder how many times they've had to repair the roof on their barn.

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    i'm bored. is it 10 yet

    I agree. The only thing I don't like about the west coast games is the wait.

    When the Wings play early, it's usually too busy at work for me to watch, I almost always end up missing most of the first 2 periods, but when they are out west and start after 10, it's quieted down enough to where I can watch in peace without the phone ringing off the hook. That and the games are almost always highly spirited and entertaining.

    Only 1 hour 7 minutes left until the puck drops thankfully.

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    Anaheim: Artyukhin (big body, plays with an edge, decent skill set)

    Atlanta: Kozlov (I was bummed when we had to deal him, would love it if he could retire as a Wing)

    Boston: Lucic (I know he's a bit of a prick, but he's a dangerous scorer and is a physical force that we need desparately)

    Buffalo: Vanek/Miller (imagine Vanek playing on the wing with Datsyuk, and what team wouldn't want a goalie like Miller)

    Calgary: Giordano (he's very underrated)

    Carolina: J. Jokinen (shootout specialist, but he's not one-dimensional)

    Chicago: Campbell (j/k, don't really want any of them, although I'd wouldn't mind Hjalmarsson)

    Colorado: Wolski (just something about his style that I admire, even though he usually kills us head-to-head)

    Columbus: Nash (OK, I admit it, I don't really know anyone else on that team)

    Dallas: Neal (kid is a beast)

    Edmonton: Smid (big physical young defenseman with lots of upside, seems a waste for him to rot in Edmonton)

    Florida: Horton (toss up between him and Booth)

    LA: Kopitar (again, who wouldn't based on his on-ice performance, don't know how he is in the locker room)

    Minnesota: Boogaard/Scott (both 6'8" 258, so it depends whether you want a huge beast on the 4th line or the 3rd D pair)

    Montreal: Markov (solid defense, PP quarterback, leadership)

    Nashville: Goc (what's up with his name?)

    New Jersey: Parise (again, imagine him on Datsyuk's wing)

    NY Islanders: Neilsen (just like him)

    NY Rangers: Dubinsky (power forward, reminds me of Pat Verbeek)

    Ottawa: Volchenkov (he's a tank)

    Philadelphia: Coburn (another absolute tank)

    Phoenix: Boedker (I guess I just want to have a Dane on this team)

    Pittsburgh: No thank you, on principle alone

    San Jose: Malhotra (wanted him in the offseason, having a career year)

    St. Louis: Oshie (he plays bigger than his actual size)

    Tampa Bay: Meszaros (another guy I just like)

    Toronto: Christian Hanson (the son of one of the Hanson brothers from the movie)

    Vancouver: Kesler (self-explanatory)

    Washington: Backstrom (the only one I don't hate)

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    Wow, I had no idea the difference would be so huge.

    In all fairness, I do think last night's goal skewed things a bit, but it looks like the consensus is that Lebda has to go.

    I think they have about the same value to a team roster-wise, small defensemen that have moderate offensive potential, Lebda has better speed but tends to pinch and play out of position, Meech more of a positional player, but for a team trying to shed salary, the player making more money for the same role is more expendable.

    That being said, I'd prefer to have Janik called up as the 7th Dman and deal Lebda AND Meech, but I don't see that happening either.

    Lidstrom-Rafalski

    Stuart-Kronwall

    Lilja-Ericsson

    Janik

    Looks like a playoff-caliber defensive corps.