Neomaxizoomdweebie

"Totally committed to the Red Wings." He has to say that. Look what happens to guys who aren't (AA).

.....And I was just about to finish.....

What? No more Cheli's Chili?

I give the guy credit tho. Posting under his real name. That takes balls.

Especially the Canada Geese.

Like the Rebel Fleet Admiral who got lured into a trap!

I mean, he's not going to throw him under the bus. Blashill would get an NHL Associate Coach or AHL HC job if he got fired.

It's fine. We've become a small community that pretty much talks about anything hockey related. Some of the guys like to branch off into Dragonball Z, WWE/WWF, hot hockey moms, alcohol and firearm discussions as well. Couple of losers in here keep delving into politics as well.

Yes they do. The military is the guys who protect Canada from the Geese, they're biggest threat.

That would pretty much ruin any chance he has to play in the NHL ever again. Anyways, Russians need to focus back on interfering in our elections and not interfere in our prospect development.

They never said what the ask was, but I'm guessing a 2nd or 3rd. SY might think he can get more next TDL when Glenny is a pending UFA. But why trade him at all? If he's the stud some people seem to think he is, SY would be stupid to trade him then. Its ok. His good games are so rare these days its easy to forget.

Too bad we werent trading Quincey

There's a reason why Blashill had it out for AA. I've stated why. The fact SY traded him for less than a 1st just proves he was not worth the drama. No matter how flashy he is.

Mantha was out for a good part of the year. Perfect opportunity for AA to step up and take that spot. He didn't. It would make zero sense for even a bad coach to not put him in that situation if he was going to be an asset. Particularly if ur looking to move him and get a maximum. Blashill and Yzerman had very good reasons to give AA more ice time and better linemates. They didn't. Why? Some of you would say its because Blashill is an idiot. But even if that's true, then why didn't SY direct Blash to play him more to get his points and value up and increase his trade value? The answer: AA was a problem, selfish player and Blash and Yzer thought it was better for the team in the long run not to reward that kind of behavior. To send a message to a young team that they're going to play responsible hockey, the way their HC and GM want them to or they're not going to play. That bad work ethic and selfish play won't be tolerated, and thumbing your nose at veteran players and coaches will get you axed.

Because Larkin and Mantha dont score enough to make up for AAs zero defense. The guy was a -45. His linemates would have had to score a collective 50 goals this season to keep up with his selfish play.

Cheese on cheese violence

Larkin says the PC, polite thing on the record, and an unnamed player says something completely contradictory off the record. Hmmmm.... I'm going with the latter. Blashill is A problem, not THE problem. And he is not to blame for AA. AA is a 25 year old, speedy, middle 6 F, coming off a 30 goal season. Should be the kind of guy that a rebuilding team would want to keep around, right? Yet, he was traded anyway. That's very telling and doesn't speak well of AA's attitude or rapport with the team. Yzerman went thru the rebuild process himself as a player. He knows the kind of players needed to build a winner and the kind of players to avoid. AA was a cancer. He needed to go. That's why he was traded. That's not Blashill's fault, only Athanasiou's. Sam Gagner scored 4 goals and 8 points in a game once. Think Holland made a mistake?

I don't think you can consider AA to be "beasting it up" with a 1 game sample size.

They're French. It matches their spines.

Ugh. I hated Biology Class.

Never did the WWF thing.

I'll get the ambulance ready for ya.

1. Larkin still scores more than AA even with a more well rounded game. 2. You can't win in this league if you only play offense. The best teams play 2 way hockey. 3. AA wasn't just traded because of his defensive play (or complete lack there of). He was also traded because he wasn't a team guy, wasn't liked by his teammates or coaches, and refused to play the way he was being coached, choosing instead to play the way he wanted. Which resulted in only 10 goals for and a -45. 4. We shouldn't have players like that if we want to become a better team. But I guess we can just keep the tank going indefinitely so that some of you can be 'entertained'. I would rather remove the cancer (at the expense of short term entertainment) and rebuild the team the right way, and AA was never going to be a part of that. 5. If you wanna be pissed at anyone, be pissed at AA. He did this to himself.

Anyone else think that Timoshev might be the best move made by SY on TDL day?