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With Brunner apparently coming into the fold next year and being given top 6 minutes to begin with what do you guys think of possibily putting Filpula at center full-time? This is assuming of course that we can land a stud free agent (Parise/Semin ideally ... or even a Doan, Jagr) who would likely slot in the top 6. Theres also some speculation that Kenny will try and bring back Samulssen - which I wouldnt mind in the least. Hes a big body, that knows the system, and can blast the puck. If his injury issues from Vancouver are behind him I say throw him a short deal. Heres some line combos that are pretty versatile and I think would give us possibly the most skilled top-9 in the league ... allot of this is based on my gut feeling that Brunners speed will really be a big factor in allowing him for a smoother transition to the NHL than most people think. So ... 1) Nyquist Datsyuk Semin 2) Brunner Zetterberg Franzen 3) Bertuzzi Filpula Samulssen 4) Cleary Helm Abdelkader Miller/Eaves If we dont acquire a depth forward a "healthy" Cleary with wheels would fit in great on the 3rd line. If Brunner is a wash Filp goes back to the 2nd line and Abby centers the 4th line again. Millers productive season last year and consistent effort last year really endeared him to me and Id like to see him in the lineup as he deserves a spot. If we get 2 forwards in free agency though and Brunner sticks - hes gona be watching from the press box allot Im afraid.
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Valtteri Filppula - we should get him locked up as soon as possible
nyqvististhefuture posted a topic in General
i dont know how anyone else feels but i think we should just lock him up for another 4-5 years asap , when this deal ends he will be 29 .... i really dont wanna go past 5+ million for him if we sign him now for 5 years at 4 mill per do you guys think he would take it?? beside this past season where he got 66 pts he hit 40 pts once and below that every other year its a risk that could pay for us like it did with kronwall filppula 5 yrs for 20 million , would you do it?? would filppula sign you think? He's a key redwing and cant take the chance he'd test the market
