DickieDunn

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Too many guys who played the same way. They wanted to shake up a core that tends to tune out coaches. They think his concussion made him damaged goods. Those are what I heard. Personally I think he ate all the bear claws before Hitchcock could get any.

Other than one big year he's around 20G 40pts every year. He's a less physical Dan Cleary.

Let's see how he does next year before we say who fleeced who.

I wonder what he's asking for, or if he's being really picky about who he talks with. You'd think someone would have given him $3 mil for 3 years if that's what he wants.

There are just as many big teams in the West and the Wings were fine there. The biggest difference is how much they fight in the East compared to the West. I don't think the Canucks are moving him now unless they get a huge offer. Before they traded Schneider I was thinking it would take Smith or Kindl+Tatar or Nyquist + a top prospect.I expect them to finish between 3 and 6 and make a good run in the playoffs.Tatar and Nyquist both around 35 points. Weiss around 50. Datstuk slightly more than a ppg. Alfredsson around 20 G 40 A. Eaves is the most likely gone followed by whoever they can most easily move of Bertuzzi, Samuelsson, and Emmerton.

Lol