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    Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, is that Jack's pen!s or his hockey stick? Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack has moves the kids call "sick". Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, that's another goal you sumanabitch. Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, I like saying "Yike-al"; I'll make it stick. Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, boom rat-ta-toowy, biff boom click.
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    Love it. Love the attitude of this guy. None of this serious, mushy, introspective crap. Just bold, in your face, almost crazy. Love it to pieces.
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    They should really have open auditions. I would make a great RJ replacement.
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    I thought the team would be good, so, overall, I guess I'm not surprised with how they have looked the past few weeks. I won't be surprised if they roller coaster into a WC slot. A little surprised the D corps is as solid as it is, but that little surprise is aided by the main surprise to me which would be Bylsma. I, too, didn't watch the Penguins close enough to get a feel for the coaching, but the fact he was fired put a stigma on him for me. And he's goofy. But, I really dig his coaching and liken it to what Lindy Ruff may have been trying to do here, except that it's being done correctly. I would say McGinn is also a surprise. I saw him as a salary dump for Colorado, but I do like what he brings to the team. As for Samson, I think he's doing just fine. I'd peg his game, when it matures, as a ROR type or Pominville type of game. But I think he has better hockey smarts than Pominville.
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    You don't need someone who you think will "WIN ALL FIGHTS", you just need someone who will drop them at any moment. That's protection. Whether they win or lose the fight isn't as important as the other team knowing there are folks willing to dance if they as so much as check Eichel the wrong way. Regarding whether stars are targeted more than others, I don't think they are, either. Not in this era of hockey. Maybe 20-30 years ago there would have been a greater chance because there were a lot more goons.
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    CAN WE STICKY THESE, PLEASE?
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    Oh! Would you look at that! Nice.
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    I'd say Christmas time would be a good time to bust out the charts.
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    I think Jack is perfectly capable of defending himself. His physical presence is coming along as well...he's checking and he's getting in on scrums. He's a big, strong guy, who, in my opinion, was the more durable option between he and McDavid at the draft. That said, D-Lo, McGinn, Foligno, Rasmus, Kane, Gorges, Weber, and Zemgus are all there to protect him.
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    I was saying over the summer that on paper this looks like a wildcard team. You can factor in all of the new-ness-ness of the team's situation and call that a negative, which I think is fair. That seemed to be part of the "they're not a playoff team" reasoning, anyway. That and the fact that it would take an enormous point leap from the prior two seasons. The latter argument didn't and doesn't sit well with me simply because of all of the new parts on the roster and surrounding it. How can the prior years' numbers reflect anything about the current team? They can't, simply. There is no reliable predicting number you can hang your hat on because of the significant changes to the hockey departments. So, other than looking at them on paper, and subtracting for new-ness-ness, which, again, is fair, you have to factor in coaching. I think no one could have predicted the effect Bylsma would have, but I'm loving his influence on this team and I believe whatever he's doing is negating the negative effect of new-ness-ness, putting us squarely on track for a wild card spot.
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    I didn't see this mentioned, and maybe it was, but that was, by far, Eichel's best game this year so far.
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    What did Milbury say? Something like not necessarily the second best in the draft? Close to that?
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    Yeah, buddy, let someone else lose at home in a pathetic fashion for once.
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    TB is pouring it on.
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    Haha! Johnson didn't touch that puck at all. That must be the strategy.
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    WTH was that defensive strategy?
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    Wow, Foligno gets an easy one.
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    DDB has their PP looking a lot more solid this year.
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    TB is trying pretty hard. They're frustrated.
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    I hope Eichel didn't try the wrap-around because he wanted someone else to score.
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    Considering, we should be glad it's not a penalty shot.
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    Now Eichel just needs to get in a fight.
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    I was going to bring up a similar sentiment but didn't want to jinx it. It's only the beginning of the second period, after all.
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    At least Eichel is getting the appropriate loving by the NBC crew.
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