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Interesting Interview with Brock Boeser

Before you shrek yourself

He was no Emdog

No

You know about the reptiles too?

Ken Campbell says hey

This is not da weh

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This just popped up one neighborhood over from me. Beautiful car, anyone know the make & model?

Fil + Phil = Z-Bro

Thou doubts the breadman??

Who the heck is hughes and byram? Were going for phil 2 electric boogaloo Philip Broberg

I had a couple missing words too. Think I fixed them all now.

You are correct. Big stretch. There's a rather large difference between "I think Mantha's talents are being wasted" and explaining why one thinks it can feel like Mantha's talents are being wasted. The latter implies Mantha's talents aren't being wasted at all. You're smarter than this.

"In that sense I think it can feel like Mantha's talent is being wasted as the net front-guy." You're really going to extrapolate from that, that my opinion is Mantha is being wasted in front of the net...? You're reaching awfully far. In the very same post I state my opinion, which is that I'm open to playing Mantha in a variety of roles. You're awfully desperate to misconstrue my POV and shoot me down. It's bizarre really. You know what my opinion is on Mantha, I've stated it numerous times throughout this thread. Why don't you comment on that? I'll let KrSmith speak for himself.

Listen here you lil s*** $6.50 + one copy of NHL16 for Xbox

I don't put too much stock into these things, but it's something to talk about: 1/6 thinks Zadina will win the Calder 4/6 picked Detroit as a bottom 3 team 1/6 picked Howard to be the goalie who loses the starting job 2/6 picked Blashill to be the first coach fired Also interesting 5/6 picked Winnipeg to win it all, 6/6 put them in the SCF

Asking the real questions

I will now lower my bid to $4.00

Opening bid is $3.50? I'll jump in with $5.00

I like dat setup, I'd go with this opening day: Mantha Vanek Larkin Zadina Green Rasmussen Frk Athanasiou Nyquist Hronek

Exactly my thinking. Couple that with Mantha being more of a playmaker on the PP throughout his career, and I think you have enough logic to justify moving Mantha to the wall or top circle. Again, not a must, just an idea.

Again, I don't think anyone claims Blashill is wasting Mantha, just that he may have that tools to also excel in another role, especially with guys like Rasmussen joining the team who play similar net-front roles as Mantha does now.

And I agree with you, moving Mantha to the outside probably puts him in Nyquist's spot. Then where does Nyquist go? It's all a puzzle, and yes we have to make those puzzle pieces fit to the most benefit of the team. I think everyone is on board with that. Maybe the best setup is Mantha in front of the net full time, maybe it's not. I could see either way at this point. I think the PP needs lots of shuffling and experimentation. I know I'd definitely like to see Ras playing net front on the PP at some point this season, even if it's on the 2nd unit. I definitely agree that Mantha is an upgrade in front of the net than Abby or Bertuzzi (probably). Is it more of an upgrade than Mantha at wing? I don't know really, which is kinda why I'd like to see Mantha play there for a few PPs. Again, I think the darkhorse in all of this is Rasmussen. He's been advertised to us as great all-around player who likes to play in front of the net, kinda like Getzlaf, Pacioretty, etc. as Kip mentioned. If this is true maybe he ends up as a better net front guy than Mantha and displaces him there? Will be interesting to see what Byslma does this year, he is a pretty good PP coach in my mind.

So what your'e saying is, the blueline has become so slow and untalented that it has begone collapsing in upon itself. Becoming denser and denser, sucking the coaching staff and the entire team into it's ever expanding black hole of suck. And when we scream into the defensive void, the void answers only: "take these left handed forwards, may they serve you well"