F.Michael

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Kenny's in trouble, and needs our help...Looks as though we'll have our work cut out for us...To the 'Goon Moblie'!
 

I call shotgun

If Phoenix moves to Seattle that would be cool in my book.

 

If Florida moves to Quebec? Even better.

 

I really wonder how long Tampa and Florida's tenures will last in the NHL.

 

Do people really care about hockey in Florida?

He's not overrated as some has said, but he is massively overpaid for too long. After 35 contract too, ouch

This isn't the '80s anymore.  With the salary cap and the way the game is played now, there just isn't room on a roster for one dimensional players.  As someone else mentioned earlier in the thread, Tootoo isn't exactly a figher or an enforcer, he's more of a pest.  But he needs to bring more to the table than that.  He needs to score more, be good defensively, a good penalty killer, dominate on faceoffs, just something else.  Taking penalties at inopportune times doesn't help any either. 

 

I don't remember him taking any more dumb penalties than Smith, Quincey or Abdelkader.  What are these penalties that Tootoo took this season?  I don't remember him costing us too many games.  

 

He's not one-dimensional either.  Look at his career numbers and then look at Tony Twist's or Stu Grimson's.  How is Tootoo one-dimensional?  He fights and he lays good bodychecks.  Scores as many points as most 4th liners in the league.  What is he not doing right?  

 

I feel like there's too many posters here who look at all 4th line fighters as being in the same basket.  Too much stereotyping.  

I don't understand how or why Tootoo should be bought out. He did exactly what was expected of him. Also, the "one-dimensional" argument baffles me. He put up 8 points in 42 games. For comparison, Emmerton put up 8 in 48. When I think of one-dimensional players, I think of John Scott and Jody Shelley. And the notion that "he takes stupid penalties" is laughable, considering guys like Smith and Abdelkader have, on several occasions, taken idiotic penalties at the worst possible times during games. Don't remember Tootoo blowing any games for us.

Sadly, I have had a feeling for a few weeks that Tootoo will be bought out and we'll head East with one of the smallest rosters we've ever had. Not that I think Tootoo should be bought out. I posted somewhere I while back his point-per-minute ratio is higher than any other 4th line player and obviously he is the only recognised agitator on the team.

 

He's a sort of player that is hard to find in the NHL, which is why his cap hit is $1.9m and why players in his same ilk (Chris Neil for example) all command such high salaries.

 

To sum up my feelings: We need him and we won't be able to get a better player than him for cheaper unless we go for an all out enforcer which isn't ideal given our current roster.

 

 

 

 

 

 

And these comments, all of which illustrate that the article was not read fully are the reason why I am never on this website anymore.  

 

The point is that the cap is tight and this cap figure is what is to be dealt with for the next two seasons.  Do not expect any signings of significance.  

 

With that I am done with this site for another year.  You can read me in my blog or just trolling. 

 

but you said high end realistic cap numbers....there is nothing realistic about Nyquist getting $3M....high end realistic for Nyquist is $2M.  None of those numbers are realistic high end or not... High end none of them top $2M, Brunner MIGHT get $3M.... not very realistic, but you didn't have to take your ball and go home...geez, man up.

 

This a million times. The Hawks tried to be the bullies against Detroit and LA, but they won't for a second against Boston. Bickell and Shaw will disappear, and Toews and Kane will disappear on the score board just like Sid and Malkin.

 

I so can't wait to see  Bickel trying to be a bully against Thornton might not end pretty for him...

Go Bruins. They've got a great blend of finesse and snarl, as they have for several years, now. The team is full of guys that go the extra mile to fearlessly block shots, etc.

We probably won't see Andrew Shaw and Bryan Bickell running around like they did against us.

Hopefully Boston can shut down Chicago's top guys, just like they did to Pittsburgh.

All aboard the Bruins bandwagon!

No Hit League

NCL N o C hoice L eague

 

grown up men being told what to wear lmao this league is becoming m,ore and more of a big fat joke.

 

Yeah good call, we should trade our leading goal scorer every year for a guy who's never scored more than 22 goals in his life.  Nothing wrong with that idea. 

 

One day you will realize that Franzen is declining rapidly and is pretty much useless in between the 5 game stretches he decides to play....

Dats doesn't sound much like a guy that's spent the last 10+ years in North America

 

Just want to give my first annual end of season shout out to all of you.  People ask me sometimes, "You post stuff on the internet?  Why?" when they see me doodling on my phone and concentrating/chuckling/mumbling.  I cant explain properly that debating with you, sharing opinions with you, and laughing at all the great pics you come up with adds a lot of good vibes to my days.  So props to all of you thru good times and bans!