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In the "Report Card" topic I posted...

 

"I just reread my Hockey News yearbook from last year that listed several forwards higher than him in the top 50 players. It also said his days of being a point per game player are over. What ignorance. Datsyuk is faster and just as creative as I've ever seen him. I would have liked to see what he could have done with the whole seasons worth of games."

 

 

toby91_ca replied..."Did the Hockey News really say that?  After scoring 67 points in 70 games, surprising that they'd come out and say that his pointer per game days are over (perhaps you've paraphrased too much?)."

 

 

I had a hard time getting the pic up but here it is...

 

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Got me to thinking though...

 

I have pretty much every THN Yearbook from 1999 to present as well as almost all the Draft Preview and Top Prospect annuals. I love THN but they biff with some regularity. I found my 2002-2003 Yearbook on the floor today (probably because my Son like to try and destroy my magazines at every opportunity). Found this little gem...

 

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Now anyone who ever followed my posts should know Lilja was my whipping boy for a good stretch but I found this to be more optimistic than even the most staunch LGW Lilja supporters.

 

Lilly Pad on the first PP unit?!?!?! Offensive upside? Forward?!?

 

Anyway, I figured i'd make it a topic in case anyone has similiar contributions or I continue to find these (which I probably will just by chance) or i start looking for them to put in here out of boredom.

 

 

EDIT: Sorry they are sideways...if anyone can fix that, please do. Otherwise i'll have to figure it out. They were right side up when I previewed them before uploading.

Kings trade Gagne to Flyers for a 4th round pick.

Why is Kenny never in on stuff like this? I know we have a lot of forwards but were also injury ridden and Gagne, hurt a lot or not, is easily worth a fourth. Even if we did it just so we could flip Cleary, Miller, Eaves, etc out.

http://www.sbnation....leafs-red-wings

These look legit, unfortunetly. I'm not a fan. If these were the real deal, and I assume they were, I really hope there's a change of heart before next year.

Please delete this one, sorry guys.

Hey guys.

I went that 97.1 Sportsfest thing today. Place was insane. Did get to see Homer for a second though in passing. Me and the family had to wait for the Playboy girl to finish using the family bathroom before my Wife could take my daughter in there...cant make this crap up.

Anyway, I hung out with John Wharton for a few minutes and I got to thinking. What ever happened to him? Boyer is still with the Wings. Wings dont fire anyone, ever. I see that he was arrested recently for not paying child support, but other than that I dont know whats up. Id lay 20 bucks one or more of you Wings junkies (like myself) knows whats up...

Unless I missed it, no one started a WJC thread. NHL network is playing Slovakia vs Finland (Pulkkinen has one check of a shot...Tvrdon scores) from last year right now...got me thinking about this years tourney.

For all I can tell, we only have Frk and Ouellet playing. Has to be one of the only times recently that we''ve had a man on the Canadian roster. Kind of lame...even the game I'm watching now had three guys in it (Tvrdon, Jurco, Pulkkinen). Plus, Canada really should run away with it. Their team is a virtual all star team compared to everyone else. Outside of Russia having Grigorenko, Yakupov, and home ice...I cant see how anyone other than Canada wins it. Russia and The US have an outside chance.

Who do you want to see?