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He's not black cuz he plays a traditionally "white" sport. If he was President of the United States, he would be "black." But he could never be Prez cuz we wasn't born here...Oh, wait. Iberians too. I love this. Its like ancestry.com in here.

Who don't?

Of course. How else does a white male get into a liberal elite school? Not by being American too. That would be the trifecta of reverse discrimination. You do understand that actually "winning" fights is not what's important. It's about sending a message and protecting your teammates.

No words. Anywho...Not a reputable source, but still interesting... http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog/Eklund/Red-Wings-Looking-at-Samsonov-in-DC-for-Green----Maroon-Pacioretty/1/91031 Thoughts?

Agreed. Shattenkirk had more value than Green. He got more back than Green will.

Chiarelli is old, white and kinda pudgy. I doubt he has any good "moves." Fun fact: Chiarelli is a Harvard grad. No kidding.

Please say that ur predicting Green has 3 goals, 3 assists tonight. Otherwise i come in here and I get super excited cuz I think its for real cuz I didn't see the game!

Yes and no. Its both physical and mental. D is a harder position to play than F. I'm sure you would agree with that. Just like in any sport, players are put into specific positions based on their abilities, both mental and physical. Look at football, what's the difference between WR and DB? Even tho they are in many aspects the offense to defense counterparts, players generally cant just swap between the 2 positions (there are of course exceptions). Playing WR is less cerebral. Their ability to read the opposition is less important because they can make up for it with skill. WRs are often taller with greater vertical leap and better hands. Their route running and foot speed is significantly important to their success. DBs are more cerebral. They are often smaller, shorter, and slower (not always of course) than WRs. Their positioning and ability to read the offense is more important in order to compensate for physical deficiencies. Its harder to become a good DB than a good WR. Physical skill is more nature, mental ability is more nurture. Both are needed. Each side of the ball requires something different. Same is true with hockey. Even a Selke winner would struggle as a Dman. But would a Dman struggle on a shutdown forward line? Much less so. The style or type of skating (for lack of a better term) is different between the front and back end. The Forward style of skating and positioning would not work as well as a defenseman, it would be more successful to move a dman up to play a defensive role as a forward. Wouldn't you agree? I don't think its just mental. The skating styles between the 2 also plays into it (among other things). D translates better to F, than the other way around. That's why you're more likely to see a team run with 5 D than move a forward back, and you are more likely to see D be moved up to play F if there's a shortage of forwards. Burns and Witkowski are examples. And I think that Meech played F a few times too? Other than Federov (for different reasons) I can't say that I have ever seen a F moved to play D except on power plays.

I bet E is Dekeyser's biggest fan right now.

Winning the lottery literally would be like winning the lottery figuratively.

Babe Ruth in reverse.

D can play forward, forwards can't play D. Skating backwards is pretty much a necessity for Dmen, most forwards either can't or not well. If you think the d is bad now, put a F back there.

No, i don't think he would do that. I do believe he gets traded, just pointing out that he has the final say as to where, and that may affect the return. What do you mean by "you people"?

I wouldn't worry about the list being short. The teams that Green would be willing to go to are the same ones that will be bidding on him. I don't see a wild card type team going after him, and those teams are who he might say no to. I agree, sorta. Green certainly falls closer to Shatt then Smith in terms of value to other teams. I see a first and a so-so prospect, or a 2nd and a good prospect, or a high end prospect and lower draft pick coming back. I've been more supportive of Holland than most, and even I don't see him getting a 1st and a stud back.

According to cap friendly.com he does. As far as why wouldn't he? From what I've read he seems content in Detroit and wants to resign. He didn't like leaving DC to begin with. Plus he just had a kid. Not saying he wouldn't waive it to go to a contender for a couple of months, but I wouldn't be surprised if he retires a Red Wing.

Get Keanu Reeves acting lessons.

Doesn't Green have a NTC? If so, whether or not he gets traded is entirely up to him.

LOL. Even in retirement Manny is backing up Ozzie.

Ericsson is one player. A bad defense doesn't = Ericsson sucks. Considering what dman are making now and how E is playing now, I don't think his contract is that bad. Our defense overall is bad. But E individually hasn't been, same with Green. I would even call E a 2nd pair guy at this point.

The lottery system now is designed to prevent that. Trading away the farm and tanking all the way to the bottom gets you like an 18% chance at Dahlin. I'm not saying a rebuild isn't necessary, it is, I'm just saying be smart and patient in how you do it. A fire sale could actually set the team back even further. Were not in so deep yet that a good draft and some shrewd moves can't turn this ship around. Let's not become the Oilers here.

Is that Feds? Hoping Green has a monster game. It would be a great middle finger to the Caps and at the same time maybe bring in another buyer.

7 goals on 29 shots...... Say hi to Brunner.

Serious question: If the Rangers want to rid themselves of Smith w/o buying him out, they will have to take back a bad contract in a trade. If you're Holland and you have 3 expensive contracts playing in your bottom 6, do you consider taking Smith back from NY if you're trading away one of those contracts? Flame on.

Welcome back Petr.

Lol. Abby trying to break his face again.