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Penalty shot?

Is our All Star even playing tonight? Totally invisible. Witkowski looks like a lumberjack on skates.

1-15-2 when trailing after 2. Not good odds.

Yeah but that's like 7 in Glendog years.

Goal just over a minute in and with less than a minute left

Way too easy.

Horrible PP.

Nice puckhandling by Tatar. Draws the penalty.

I have been a straight shooter since I joined here. If I had been here under another account before I would say so. I haven't. I don't know who Rick Zombo is, but he was clearly a brilliant man.

Why was Kronner making out with Mrazek?

Nice one Wit.

No. My tablet does weird stuff sometimes.

Mantha needs a goal.

He is a handsome man.

As long as people believe he has "potential" there will be a market. Trade him now before everyone else figures it out.

I'm afraid to play this.

I understand the argument that giving Mrazek more starts potentially increases his trade value. But I would counter that by saying that its actually more likely that doing so DECREASES his value. Look at his history. Great for awhile, then dookie sheets. He's been that way for 2 seasons? now. 2 games doesn't change that. I would rather play him in limited starts, hope that he continues to play well in those starts, and hope that teams buy into the whole "potential" thing. I want the most value for Mrazek in a possible trade as much as anyone else. Why wouldn't I? But to play on an old adage: I would rather teams "believe" he has potential, rather than play him more and remove all doubt. Could playing Mrazek more increase his value? Sure, the last 2 games say so. But could playing him more hurt his trade value. Yes, the last 2 years say so. To quote the Rolling Stones: "Tiiiiime is on my side, yes it is." Also, the fact that the team chose to expose Mrazek over Howard in the expansion draft tells me that they've already made their choice as to who they're going with as their goalie (at least for the near future). Playing Mrazek more doesn't change that. Howard is the better goalie now. You know what you're getting from Howard, a good starter. Its more likely that Howard remains the better goalie too. Could Mrazek end up better than Howard? Yes. Unlikely IMO, but yes. Howard is just the safer bet. If you're worried about getting the best return, then you trade Mrazek this season and Howard next season. That would get you the bigger return. 1st bold: That's the problem. Flashes of brilliance. That's another word for inconsistent. Everybody knows it. But for one to be inconsistent, they must play more. Therefore, playing Mrazek more = more inconsistency = less value. Playing Mrazek less doesn't allow him to become inconsistent. Flashes of brilliance = potential = more value. 2nd bold: He may only be 25, but he's playing in his 4th NHL season, two of which he played 50 or more games. What more do we need to see here? Howard was around the same age when he finally got it, that's true. But he hadn't spent 4 years in the league prior to that either. At some point, you have to cut bait. 3rd bold: We agree on that. But if they're both playing in front of the same D, how do you explain Jimmy's superior numbers? And it's not Howard's fault this team is where it is. I would argue he's the reason this team hasn't bottomed out. 4th bold: 2 seasons > 2 games 5th bold: Which one do you think is more likely to do that?

Wait...You can reply to yourself? LOL. BTW, see you're posting on hfboards now. Keep up the good work.

You're such a tease.

So this team is Petr Mrazek on a greater scale. If we play them more than 82 games do they get better?

It's so weird seeing "T. Bertuzzi" on the scoring sheet again. Brings back some good memories.

So the question is: if Svech is there when the Wings pick and so is Boqvist and Hughes, who do you take? You could argue Svech because he's is the better player (now at least) plus the whole brother thing. But winger isn't a position of need right now. You could argue picking one of the D because they're in greater need. But they're possibly a greater risk, and what if they don't turn into a top pair defensemen and Svech becomes an elite scorer? It's a quandary for sure. But I don't think that either would be a mistake. I see both the validity and the discord for both. I'm just hoping for the best and that this doesn't create a flame war in here.

Yay. I'll actually be able to watch a game legally. I bow to your superior musical intellect.

Agree with you on Fowler. In regards to Winnipeg, I think they're going to have to look at trading some D eventually. No way they can keep all of Morrisey, Trouba, Meyers, Byfuglien, Kulikov, and Enstrom indefinitely. I suppose the plan would be to let Buff and Enstrom walk when their contracts are up in order to be able to keep and sign the younger guys, but that would require some really good management skills on Cheveldayoff's part. I still think I would look into trading one of the younger guys. The assets coming back would continue to keep the cupboard stocked. Kick some tires Ken.

Former Russian Players: Dmitri Bykov: KHL, and still playing at the age of 40 Maxim Kuznetsov: LA Kings then 7 years KHL, last played 2009 Yan Golubovsky: Panthers, then several European leagues, still playing in Austria at 41 Yuri Butsayev: Thrashers, then KHL, last played in 2012 (2009: convicted of rape in Finland and only served one month+ before being released.) Igor Grigorenko: still playing in KHL