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Nice hit by Carrier

There's some signs of life

Getting past his " best if used by" date.

I feel bad for Gorges. It's obvious he is over his head and DD keeps running him out there

Ottawa, Quebec City and Montreal all do winter right.

Ottawa may not be good but they are playing inspired hockey. We had some chances but need to tighten up in our zone. We lack serious offensive firepower right now. Everyone is on a checking line.

I like the energy on the gcb line minus Grant. Move Girgs there and we have something in my opinion.

Franson caught in no mans land 8 feet from the puck

Anderson looking sharp. Gonna be tough to slip one past.

Can someone point out to Foligno that backing in over the blue line doesn't work?

Kopitar

Last year was a throw away. We had know idea if Jack would live up to the hype and little reason to believe Sam would take the steps he would. New coach, system, additions of ROR and Lehner. Losing Jack and Kane right off the bat kind of extended that look. I do think if Jack didn't go down, the first half of this year would have been an evaluation to see what we could add in season to keep the momentum. Losing Jack and Kane put a thin team in a bind. I don't think TM is going to try and deal out of panic. JMHO.

Price is Hasek like in terms of his import on his team's success.

I used "mortgage" to indicate any viable upgrade would require an overpayment of significant value. Perhaps next time I should transcribe his exact comments. I agree that a trade for a legitimate upgrade is unlikely, not because Murray isn't willing to trade futures, but rather he isn't willing to trade the future. This year is a development year by my impression and he isn't really worried if we don't make the playoffs.

The reports of the Red Wings demise are greatly exaggerated.

Laine with his 7th on a gorgeous effort. The kid will be a Playa CBJ spanking the Habs. Here comes the crash.

I think he and McCabe are on par. McCabe can still develop while I think Kulikov is what he is at this point. I am not saying he is a bad player, but I would like more sample size before committing money and term that will be exorbitant based on supply and demand.

That is simply not true. While he is a smooth skater he has lapses in the neutral and d zones. Is he better than Colo? Yes. But that is not saying much. I am willing to see how he gels the rest of the season, but I am hesitant to commit today to extending him. A a UFA he will be looking for a big pay day and likely will be paid. Whether he is worth what the market will pay is another matter.

They aren't dark horses for the cup this year, but they are getting results from their kids and when the contracts they took on expire they will cap space to fix holes. All in all, nice prospect pool and room to maneuver. They need a Bishop type goalie if they want to push sooner rather than normal.

His shooting is horrid. He controls play to an extent but he has to directly impact offensive to warrant a long term investment.

We would have seen him sooner if the "love" ran as deep as some think.

The Crouse trade looking good as well.

Foligno scored and Girgs should have. Both also had Foligno Girgs moments

Someone mentioned scouts from SJ and Ana in the building last night. If they were there for us and not TO, it makes sense to showcase as many players as possible. I think Bailey is in the Sabres long term plans but who knows about Carrier?

I've caught the last two Yotes games and their young guys look very impressive. They are doing nice things down there and the future looks bright. They need a goaltender, but they are very talented.