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Why is everyone falling for it?

But I thought Millennials are making things worse

Just another example of the overly sensitive society we live in. Challenge opinions and people start crying. Aristotle, Plato and Socrates would be disappointed.

Yep, Howard has got to go next. Hopefully during the trade deadline next year. Argued for him over Mrazek the last year or so. But far as I'm concerned he's officially got the word "Trade asset" written all over his face.

Can’t believe Leftwinger is the one that made the mature post around here. Mrazek fan boys need to learn a thing or two from this guy.

What a consistent post.... Yeah that's the typical comment I'm seeing from Mrazek fan boys who were wrong about him. Cool. Still not going to stop some of us from talking about him for years and years to come. I suggest you get used to it bro. It's a hockey forum. Dissecting players over and over and over is what's done on these types of websites.

Tatar, Jurco, Smith all went to much better teams and had been exposed. This just goes to show that it's not necessarily coaching. Don't get me wrong, I think Blashill needs to go and we could benefit from someone with a better resume like Sutter. But to me, this shows that our talent pool ITSELF just wasn't very good from 2012-2018. Hopefully the "new" younger guys like Larkin, Mantha, Svech will be better.

I thought he looked like the classic man

Pure speculation.

Hahahahah god I’ve bitched about this same thing for 2 years now.

There is no piece of evidence. GMR just needs to vent once in a while.

$5 million Green made just a million more and does much better. Under the same coach.

It’s almost a crime not to go after Darryl Sutter

Came on to post that games been long over and there was a total of 4 posts originally. All time low. Lets try for no GDT at all next game.

Why are you still a fan of this “dump of a franchise”?

Your boys grown since the last time we saw pics (Datsyuk jersey I believe). Holy s*** time flew by.

This year marks the 5 year anniversary of me claiming Brenden Smith sucks and is a moron.

Even so, the 2002 guys were past their primes and slower. Slower than the 98 versions of themselves. The 02 team struggled against the Avs. The 08 team blew everyone out and made good teams look like amateur ones at times (including Pitt). The 02 team was down 0-2 against Vancouver. They got blown out by St Louis 6-1 in game 4 or whatever and were down to the Avs in the series at one point. The 08 never had any of these issues and were dominant throughout each series. 2008 team consisted of a Selke winner, a Norris winner, a playoff leading scorer, Byng winner, and Jennings winners all in one squad. The biggest feat for the 02 squad was Lidstrom’s Norris.

If I had to guess, he’s done as a hockey player soon.

Hull and Robataille were 3rd line players. Would have been shut down by one of our 3rd or 4th line players easy. 2008 hockey was faster and smarter hockey. You’re underestimating the talent and change that was taking place in hockey. Watch the 02 team highlights. They were slow. Hockey in general was slow.

Wow. Where you see this?

Best birthday gift ever = Dahlin points

Draper and Maltby from 2008 would neutralize the 02 guys. Lidstrom from 08 would neutralize 02 version of himself. Rafalski would be our advantage. So would Franzen. Babcock would instantly split Z and D. Zetterberg's line alone would shutdown the Yzerman/Federov line (they played together in 02). Datsyuk's line (likely with Holmstrom) would be free to do whatever they wanted. Hull and Robataille were big names but old and slow; nothing Helm's speed and Cleary/ Filpula couldn't handle. The 08 team was better defensively; offensively they had the better complete forwards that could carry the puck from their own zone to create offense.

Draper and Maltby neutralize Dats and Zet? Yeah right. Dats and Zet are miles ahead of those two in their own defensive play style. It’s not like Dats and Z were purely offensive forwards. No defensive forward really neutralized those two in their primes. Doubt Draper and Maltby could.