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kovalev to the pens....interesting

ERIC

ya

not mind blowing though

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nope....the day-long trade deadline special that tsn has on every year might be the biggest waste of airtime in TSN history though if deals keep happening haha

ERIC

hahaha

ya

they'll just be re-hashing

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analyzing every trade...i hate that

i wonder if brad richards will get moved

ERIC

ya, i dunno

i bet he does

i'm thinking LA

he'd be a nice fit there i think

i don't know dallas's cap situation

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i was thinkin that too...team that is in the running, and still has the resources to sign him long term

but yeh dallas getting rid of Neal maybe frees up some space to get him signed by July

ERIC

ya maybe

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but then again I think he's the perfect type of player to fit in with Edmonton

ERIC

He’d be perfect for them. He’s exactly the type of guy they need.

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Edmonton has the cap room, I think all they need is a go-to guy like Richards, a couple savvy veterans for leadership, and a good draft of defensemen this year, and if everybody on the team buys into the team philosophy, they could be a really great team in a few eyars

ERIC

ya man

if they got richards and keep hemsky and penner

that would be solid.

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i'm not 100% sold on Penner, but maybe that's because of the supporting cast

or lack-of

ERIC

ya

he's asked to be a top 3 forward when he belongs on a second line

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putting Cogliano up for trade might be a good idea down the stretch as well

ERIC

ya

i think he needs a change of scenery

learn to be a two way player

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yeah clearly he's been a let-down as far as expectations go

Gagner hasn't been great either, but he'd be the one I'd stick with out of the two

ERIC

definitely

less of a dickhead maybe haha

the guy just sounds like an ass in interviews

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so you wouldnt like him in Detroit then? haha

ERIC

cogliano?

i think detroit would fix him man

i've said this before

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hahaha yeh i know

not sure if he'd fit in with Detroit

ERIC

they have a good young group now, and in Edmonton cogliano is a hotshot young player on a team of hotshot young players

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i should rephrase that...i don't see HOW he fits in....it pains me to say it, but detroit seems to have their shit together on the front end...the only spot i can see him playing is 4th line, which Detroit usually reserves for the quick, young tough guys that battle hard

quick? yes

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works hard? yet to be seen

ERIC

right

i guess i have a soft spot for him because i want more canadians there

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haha fair enough

ERIC

and because i loved him in the world juniors

and i'm pretty sure him and helm played on the same team actually

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yep they were both part of that Canada vs USA shootout when Toews scored 3

ERIC

yes

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not sure if Helm got to shoot in that, but I know Cogliano scored at least once

ERIC

helm didn't

detroit doesn't need another center though

so cogs isn't going there

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trade him to toronto...clearly they have too many first round picks than they know what to do with this year

ERIC

hahahaha

ps i'm destroying people online in nhl 11 right now

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hahaha nice

ERIC

they are all quitting early because i'm beating them so badly

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hahaha

i got send a joke at work today that said "I went to the bar last night and approached a girl who was wearing a maple leafs jersey so I said 'Hi there, my name is 3-goal lead....I thought clearly she would blow a 3-goal lead"

ERIC

hahahahahaha

that's amazing

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on that note, I gotta go

later dude

ERIC

later buddy

Subban or not Subban?

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whats up kid

ERIC

hey buddy

how's it goin

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pretty good, just visitin the folks in kippy

ERIC

nice

i have a good topic for us to discuss, a couple actually

first one: thoughts on PK Subban's personality

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complete dickhead

ERIC

it's awesome you think that way, because i disagree

shall we get this started?

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get it started yo

ERIC

well I think Subban is great

He is charismatic, he plays really hard, and I think what people see as a lack of respect is actually him being cocky, and playing like he's the best

he flies around the ice

and he talks shit

your turn

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I think Mike Richards hit the nail on the head a few months ago...gotta give respect to get it in the league, and really I don't think he's shown any to anybody

that being said, he does provide a bit of character to a habs team that has completely changed identity in the last 2 years

ERIC

See that's actually a problem i have with the whole NHL

anyone with a big personality is shut down

The most popular young players include Stamkos, Toews, and your boy Richards

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haha Toews...Mr. Personality

ERIC

three of the most boring possible people, especially in the case of Richards and Toews

I feel like in the NHL they force you to be a boring cliche answers robot

There are no great personalities. I mean a jackass like Avery needs to keep his mouth shut, but I don't think Subban has actually disrespected anyone

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i think you're comparing apples to oranges there man....I think that "boring" personality you talk about works extremely well for those 2 players that are in a leadership role

ERIC

That's true, they have a role they need to fill.

And admittedly Subban isn't in that role

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Captains shouldnt let their emotions get the best of them, and thats probably precisely why Richards and Toews are captains

Subban's a character, plain and simple...he has a role to fill, and he fills it well...Avery's the same

ERIC

See, I think people are too quick to throw them in the same category

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I love the way that Avery plays

ERIC

Subban is loud, and kind of a comedian.

Oh ya, gotta agree with that, but he's obviously disrespecting.

I don't think Subban really disrespects anyone, he just doesn't suck up.

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probably yips just as much as crosby did in his first 2 years

ERIC

But with way more charisma

Crosby was crying. I have since forgiven him for crying, because he is obviously awesome.

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for sure

personally, I'm not sold on Subban yet, but if I had to pick one team in the league that he would fit in well and the fans would respond the same, I'd have to say it would be the Habs

ERIC

I think he'd be great in Toronto too hahaha

although I'd hate him, simply because of the team he plays for.

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Montreal: Toronto's media hungry younger sister

adopted French sister

haha

ERIC

Yup. Sibling rivalry.

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I'm a firm believer that sometimes teams should sacrifice a little talent for fan favorite character types, and i'm not saying by any means Subban lacks in talent, but he fits into the scheme of things there

Max Lapierre is an asshole too, but he fits in to montreal just as much

ERIC

You make a great point, one I agree with. It fits into what we said about Detroit last time.

A team needs a personality fans love.

BIggest difference between Avery and PK:

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a GM doesn't want the best players on his team, he wants the RIGHT players

ERIC

People who love the Rangers can hate Avery, but every Montreal-er loves Subban

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the minute Subban decides to throw cheap shots and diving on the ice, then we can question his character haha

ERIC

Exactly. As long has he doesn't play dirty I'm cool with whatever he's up to.

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let's focus on the biggest issue at hand here:

Subban, along with his Habs lost to the Flames last night haha

and now the Flames have jumped to a tie for 5th in the west haha

ERIC

Oh boy, yes, that's a great transition to another great topic. What the hell is happening there?

And who knew Bredan Morrison would be so damn... well... fantastic?

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hahaha theres a good handful of players on the team I never thought would work out so well this year

Jokinen looks like he's skating with a new step

ERIC

Yes

Gotta remember, with Florida he had a few seasons when he got 90 points I think.

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the flames are in the worst possible position of any team in the league though

ERIC

elaborate

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a team on the uprise should be buying players to push them into the playoffs, but Cgy is so close to the cap that it makes more sense to deal away players, which could ruin chemistry

ERIC

Yes

and do they really have the team to be successful in the playoffs? I think keeping the team together is the only option (you make a couple million dollars per home playoff game), but that could ruin them for the future

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i really don't know if they can go deep in the playoffs, but you can't deny that they've completely turned things around in the last 20-25 games

ERIC

It's ridiculous

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a guy like Tanguay who is playing unreal will be a UFA, so do you hold on to him for playoffs, or trade away for some picks?

ERIC

Ya, his value is as high now as it ever will be again

same with Morrison, and Glencross.

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Tanguay isn't just one player either, if he goes, so does a piece of Iggy's game

ERIC

what do you predict they will do?

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hold on to him probably...if they didn't have a 1st round pick this year it might be a different story

ERIC

I think they should just keep their whole team together and see what they can do with this magic

see how long they can run with it

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i agree...hopefully this new GM Jay Feaster is less of a gamble than Darryl Sutter was...this time last year they traded away half their team

gotta run though dude

ERIC

alright man

have a good time in Klipling

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just leavin now haha...talk to ya later man