X. Benedict
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I think after the Leino tryout at center, it became pretty obvious that the organization needed to obtain a center somehow. Kassian comes in around Thanksgiving gettting 11 or 12 minutes a game....of course there were injuries as well. But getting a 21 year old only 10-12 minutes isn't ideal at all.
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The wonder in my mind is now whether Kassian was trade bait all along. Foligno has been in development in the minors which is the normal organization MO, while Kassian might have been brought up too soon. Kassian will probably see 4th line minutes in Vancouver while Foligno has been getting much more ice time. Compare ...Foligno logging first line AHL minutes while Kassian logging 4th line NHL minutes. Makes me wonder.
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I'll disagree there. Though many have made the Kassian/Lucic comparison, a much better comparison and probably fairer one is probably Kassian/Chris Stewart. (st. louis)....and Stewart is probably the better skater. Teams can get by without a true power forward. But a team without center depth ain't going far in the regular or post-season. Take away Stewart and St. Louis is still okay. Take away Berglund and suddenly their lines would be a mess.
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That's right. Kassian was the cost and the cost IMO was high.
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The thing that makes it tough for me is how far Letang's head was in front of his skates. If you are going to make any hit on Letang...how do you hit him? It's not like the hitter jumped into him.....probably a one gamer. But I'm not sure.
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MLB playoffs expanding. ...... .. . . . . . . .. . hate the idea.
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I think if the head was targeted --- really targeted - LeSpaceDrinkofAstronauts would be dribbling his soup for years to come.
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He walked off the set. But I think he was supposed to do that.
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I was flipping to that last night. I had no idea what they were talking about but was hoping to see Milbury have a coronary.
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Every time. Kassian was a lot to give up.....but forming lines starts with centers. Players like Lucic are the final pieces, not the foundational ones. Mostly because they can't get themselves the puck.
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Tough call to make there. At first watch I'm not sure I'd call anything.
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I'll stand by that. I think with a good center Ennis could get you 60pts on the wing. I just don't think Ennis is physically strong enough to hold the puck in traffic for that extra quarter second after contact to be a top 6 center....esp. for an entire season.
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Missed that. Thanks Tsujimoto, you are always in the know.
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I'm with you here. I don't see Ennis as the #2 center....just not enough net presence or penetration. Ennis gives a coach a nice option to change the look of lines on the wing. Or even to slide to center in the middle of shifts...say if he is on a line with Luke Adam.
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A caged beast? We talking about the same guy?
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Interesting idea.
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One thing I am curious about - the leak that Darcy wanted a first for Gaustad before the deadline. Very un-Darcy like. I wonder who leaked. I have a hunch it was intentional.
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Me too.
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I think Hodgson will be more than Krejci BTW...much better shot and scoring upside IMO. Here's the difference in my opinion....You can balance lines without a tough winger, but you can't balance lines without centers. Buffalo for too long has been trying to convert wings to center to balance lines. This kid immediately balances your lines....and is cheaper than any UFA options. It also positions Buffalo nicely in the draft. Two first round picks without the need to reach for a pick that isn't there at center.
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Toughness you can add. McNabb is on the roster next year. Probably Foligno. Much easier to find UFA Baddasses than UFA Centers.
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He is a little bit like Krecji in a way. He can play 1, 2, or 3. and I think a RH shot as well. I don't remember him killing penalties, but he's a pure center on the power play with good smarts and similar skating skills.
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Hodgson is going to open a tone of ice. Great vision. Loved him in juniors. He's a player. Hodgson is going to open a tone of ice. Great vision. Loved him in juniors. He's a player. It must of killed Vancouver to give this kid up.
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Getting Hodgson is big in my mind. Pure play-making center. Exactly what Buffalo needs.
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Devil in the White City is history that reads like fiction. Chicago in 1893.
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I'd recommend All the Pretty Horses for anyone starting Cormac McCarthy.
