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In this trade scenario we lose Tater Tot and Petr and Jimmy so 23 - 3 = 20, We add Hamilton and Bishop 20 + 2 = 22 so we have 4 million to sign 1 more player. Or did I miss something math wise? and if we need to add 4 then Swedish kid plus 3 GR bump ups gets us under 4M

And I assume Hornqvist should be suspended also based on his attempt to injure and happened to hit a teammate instead of the Caps player? His stick is parallel to the ice on contact which indicates a crosscheck. http://nhl.nbcsports.com/athlete/conor-sheary/ Wow this Pittsburgh writer's article is beyond belief...http://nhl.nbcsports.com/2017/05/02/trotz-calls-accusations-against-caps-ridiculous/ I seem to remember the board up in arms when Weber used a Hulk Hogan move on Z and never even served a penalty minute( I think). Way different then a crosscheck IMHO hitting a head accidentally. I didn't think it was targeting but we are entitled to our opinions. Issue is with Sid is that once the noggin gets bounced around hard enough it doesn't take much to re-injure. For reference see Mr Eric Lindros.

i wonder if the Caps were looking past the Leafs in anticipation of this series. Key will be Holtby will he play like a stud or sieve?

He just needs veteran guidance. Maybe a change of scenery and guidance from say a bearded Swede on how to properly handle the situation with your coach will straighten him out.

Heeyyy I saw what you did there guess you think we need help defensively? LOL

Perhaps the indifference towards the Leafs is the mass marketing of Ovie, Sid plus lack of a promising team. Now with Matthews Toronto and the league have a new potential icon. Toronto wins this series I am jumping on their bandwagon as I am pretty bored watching Red Wings hockey highlights on youtube.

Toronto is playing the Caps the way I expected the BJs to play the Pens. I am feeling the upset of the playoffs is going to be owned by Toronto especially if they win tonight.

You say it like thats a bad thing....

Maybe just maybe Blash decides to coach like he did in GR. His teams were successful and if he quits trying to be a Babs clone maybe succcess will fall on top of him

On the bright side Ann Arbor ain't far from Detroit....just sayin.

and the "weasel" will drop them at least...

Gotta be the coaches fault as our offensive dynamo TinkyWinky has posted TEN POINTS in 74 games.

Can we put Holland and Blash on the exposed list? If Vegas takes either they get an added bonus of a 3rd rounder and half of Ericsson's contract

Losses happen in 3s We lost Gordie Mr I and the Streak

Losses happen in 3s We lost Gordie Mr I and the Streak

Grass is a bit softer than ice to land on....!! Remember when the Avs were the DiveAvalanche with Peter the Great leading them off the springboard? I think Mr Crosby has taken it to a whole new level. I respect his talent but flopping like a fish does not help his future hall of fame reputation as it takes focus of what he is capable of.

Chelly needs to stop into his bar in Detroit and make the food worth eating vs talking crap about Babs

wow the nutchop was a plain old crappy cheapshot play for sure. But hey when you have a flightless bird who has similar body shape of the commissioner you can get away with pretty much anything.

I think BringBack was referring to do if Pittsburgh were in our shoes right now. That the person who has never laced up skates and is very short (being politically correct) would figure out how to rig the system. Therefore insuring his favorite team got the 1st pick.

We pick high in the draft again next year? So a no lose proposition

Maybe Coach Q likes Detroit nightlife when in town and is punishing Jurco for the comment...LOL Or Jurco is fading fast.

What if they had replaced Blashill 2 or 3 months ago and the new coach got them into the playoffs? I am old but if memory serves me right as we still had a shot in December to make the playoffs Look at the Bruins won what 7 of the last 10 after a coach flip. if that had happened Kenny wouldn't have been a seller and we woudl be whining that the Wings weren't progressing to the new era. Sometimes as much as it hurts a swift kick to the nether regions is required to get your mind focused. This season has been that kick. Now if Holland goes into the fetal position then shame on ownership for not DEMANDING action. Going to be soooo weird that there is no hockey in Detroit after April 10 this year.

Very Fedorov-like able to play both offense and defense.

Yeah I quoted myself as its a great start to a review. First game was fantastic especially with faceoff leading to the winning goal happening right in front of us. Took pictures with center ice behind us until the usher kicked us out. Got pics at the statues until doing a selfie just cause sometimes you gotta, someone ran into me ..phone went flying...hit the cold and very hard floor and broke. So no phone the rest of the weekend. Ended up in casino till too late and lost way too much. Which brings us to breakfast ....OMG doesn't describe the Hudson Cafe!! Ended up getting there by 10:15ish and the lobby was stacked and it was a 20 min wait. Debated on staying but my lady said hey the dudes on the forum recommended it. Plus we were starving so we waited it out. The wait was justified monster plate of food and those pancakes seriously 2 as a side? Walked out of there 2 stuffed happy ticks to start our day. Megathanks to KR and Echolalia for the recommendation. Perhaps we should have a thread with lists of places to go to. So when we out of towners ask questions of places to eat when in town can have a good reference. We did appetizers at Hockeytown in the afternoon when we first got to Motown not exactly impressed. Did Chelis for dinner once again not impressed at all. But the breakfast at Hudson made up for both of the before mentioned places.

Per this article StevieY #2 Lids #5 https://www.nhl.com/news/follow-the-leader-the-nhls-10-best-captains/c-640779 StevieY #3 Lids #8 http://www.si.com/nhl/photos/2012/12/19/nhl-top-10-captains-all-time StevieY on this list no Lids http://www.greatsportsarticles.com/Top-5-Articles/NHL-Captains-of-all-Time.html StevieY #8 Lids #13 hard to believe who they put ahead of Stevie .. http://www.thesportster.com/hockey/top-20-captains-in-nhl-history/2/ and no mention of Hank....but maybe honorable mention for the bad ass beard? Seems no matter what Messier is always #1 not sure about that...