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He's on pace for what, 12 points? He better turn it around. I honestly thought he would have by now, you can see the frustration in his face during the close ups.

I suspect they will be internal cameras with little exposure to the pucks.

No, not exactly, and both Datsyuk and Zetterberg had overseas development time but shortly before coming over Zetterberg was drawing a lot of Forsberg comparisons and the first day of training camp everyone knew Datsyuk was special. They all cracked the lineup immediately after coming to North America. Certainly some of the really young prospects like Jurco could develop into stars but I believe the days of finding late round draft pick superstars are for the most part over as every team has far reaching international scouting now. I believe our biggest problem right now is our transition. We have lost the precision we are used to seeing from the D to the O. Most of that is our backend doesn't quite have the skill to make those plays effectively, but we also have a few forwards who aren't making things happen with the puck. In past years we would hang onto the puck as long as it took to get a scoring chance. Now with a few exceptions we just don't have the skill set to accomplish that. Also the game is increasingly becoming faster and decisions have to be made quicker. In the pre-2005 lockout, players like Larionov would rag with the puck seemingly endlessly until a safe pass could be made. The game has changed a lot, Quincy in this system won't cut it. I still believe Smith can, and I believe with the right line up Kindl is a solid bottom pairing Dman. This is all a very over simplistic assessment I realize, bjt this could go on forever. ...

We may have a good farm, but we don't have a Datsyuk, Zetterberg or Lidstrom in the prospect system. I think our D could be great in 5 years, I'm worried though about our forwards.

2 more goals tonight. I wish he wasn't in our division so I could root for him.

If Herschel Walker could play football with d.i.d., Franzen can accomplish what he has with anxiety.

Professional therapists can't always even get a sense of it. He stated he's had it since he was a teenager so they likely knew, but after his 08 and 09 performances they probably thought it was well managed.

I wouldn't fault a GM in understanding the incredibly wide range of issues that an anxiety disorder can create. Franzen may not have even been aware of them, and often if they're combined with dissociation of any kind it's not the type of thing people are keen on talking about.

This could explain his lack of production.

Nyquist also has the potential to finish his set ups.

Its a tall order for any team but my point was just offensive pressure is far more entertaining than a fight.

I prefer when the tone is set by out shooting them 10 - 0 in the first few minutes.

In a strange coincidence the mustard and cheese forum I'm a member of just tangented into hockey fetishes..... Anyhow I remember Bowman saying something to the effect of professional hockey players should be able to play with anyone. I wonder if the increased skill level has also increased the nuances and complexities of the game to the point where line combinations play a more crucial role than before.

It is just hockey, people are free to be as passionate or flippant about their entertainment choices as they please.

Thor's a turnover machine and Superman refuses to use his body.

All home grown talent, thats impressive.

You can almost see the confusion on Talbot's face.

Remember when they used to throw their gloves in the air and shoot them with their sticks?

I already sold my season tickets and moved to Abu Dhabi.

I think there' s an awful lot of hyperbole necessary to claim fightless hockey would be dancing on ice.

And hudler again.

I agree with Steve, lets use our brains to find ways to make the gameplay safer, not the players fists. Ive always hated when fighting happened, I cant think of any better way to describe it than stupid.

Larionov. I neither play chess nor drink wine, but I'd like to do both with the professor.

Feel free to post more highlights if they exist.

My game center app says gamecenter live is no longer available. Anyone else seeing that?