cjm502 165 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 Darren Dreger's Twitter "Yzerman expected in Carolina for tomorrows game...scouting Eric Staal." Darren Dreger is solid as it gets, he is an NHL insider for TSN. Your thoughts? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thedisappearer 291 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 Yzerman is scouting Eric Stall? What else do you want? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theophany 110 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 He's scouting him for team Canada. Hardly surprising, since he's been doing that for months now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cjm502 165 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 He's scouting him for team Canada. Hardly surprising, since he's been doing that for months now. And now I catch on. Just stupid, Staal is already on as I see it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 (edited) He's a good player. Team Canada only has so many forward spots though. Nash-Crosby-Iginla Heatley-Getzlaf-Carter Smyth-Toews/Staal-St. Louis Morrow-Richards-Doan Staal could be the third line center. I personally prefer Toews though. EDIT: I considered Stevie's statements last year about having a team that can protect a lead as well as build it. Edited December 5, 2009 by titanium2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MotorCityMadness 388 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 I would take St. Louis off and replace with Staal and have Toews be the 3rd line center IMO Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheDetroitRedWings 286 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 PLEASE GOD LET US GET ERIC STAAL IN THE WINGED WHEEL! lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FinWing 26 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 I bet he's going to be disguised like this: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theophany 110 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 PLEASE GOD LET US GET ERIC STAAL IN THE WINGED WHEEL! lol Unless Lids (and a few others) takes a big pay cut and we jettison some of the forwards (i.e. don't re-sign them), he won't be. It would be nice to have him, for sure; we'd be able to play him or Filppula as second line center and allow Datsyuk and Zetterberg to play on the first line. I think he'd due for a pay raise (he's currently $13.5 over 3 years or $4.5m a year) though, which is why I don't think we can afford him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
titanium2 867 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 I think he'd due for a pay raise (he's currently $13.5 over 3 years or $4.5m a year) though, which is why I don't think we can afford him. Didn't he already get it? http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2008/09/11/...82631221166658/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theophany 110 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 Didn't he already get it? http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2008/09/11/...82631221166658/ Yeah, my bad. I don't really pay much attention to other team's singings, especially teams in the East. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_Wing 354 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 Steven Stamkos on team Canada please! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theman19 47 Report post Posted December 5, 2009 Living in Raleigh i see a lot of Eric STaal. He's a perfect example of a player that desperatly needs help. He's not an AO he can't put a team on his shoulders and go with it. But if you give him the right cast he's clutch beyond words,...ask marty broduer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites