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  1. Kind of expected those two forwards to get waived, they haven't stood out this camp or for any of their stints in the NHL.  I've followed Baptiste since his Sudbury Wolves days. I thought he could be a fourth line PK guy at this level, still could happen.

    This doesn't mean the end here, they may get sent down and called up occasionally. This speaks well of our depth at forward, a couple of wingers with some NHL experience may remain with the organization.

  2. 14 hours ago, MakeSabresGrr8Again said:

    Why not the Knights? ?

    I am optimistic as well and hope for the playoffs.

    The Knights are an example of why our roster turnover can work. Most of those guys had never played together before, yet became a team in short order. Their effort level for the entire season was incredible and they played the underdog card to perfection.

    I believe their coach had a lot to do with their success.

  3. From Russia With Love is my favourite movie. I basically like them all.

    Sean Connery is the best. Daniel Craig is a close second.

    Hale Berry used the Ursulla Andress approach but just blew my mind.

    Blofeld is a great villain, Mike Myers did a great job, lol.

    I liked Oddjob's bowler hat, a simple but deadly gadget.

    Pu$$y Galore was an edgy name.

    I like Adele on Skyfall as my musical choice.

  4. 2 hours ago, Hoss said:

    I saw a lot of Leafs fans saying at the time of the trade that “everybody knows” he’s signing with them. There’s been plenty of talk about them not being able to afford their own guys, let alone adding another $6-7M guy.

    There are many Leafs fans who believe every name player from the OHL wants to play there. They spout that out first without considering the cap.

    They also have fans who think they are going to run the tables this year.

  5. 57 minutes ago, Weave said:

    I'm not sure your first assertion is correct.  We'll have to see how they mesh.  Skinner is a play controller, just like Kane was.  And Skinner is a shooter, just like Kane was. Over their careers they've averaged similar numbers of shots taken with a 10.7% (Skinner)  to 9.1% (Kane) difference in shooting percentage.  We'll have to see how meaningful that difference is with his new linemates.

    Your second assertion is likely correct though.  Kane wasn't terribly effective at puck control in the O zone.  But he made up for it with his forecheck and backcheck.  Kane's play in the defensive zone wasn't commented enough on this site IMO.  He was a pretty decent 2 way player.  Skinner isn't known for either of those traits.  Miro Satan might be a good comparable.

     

     

    Skinner's higher shooting percentage could be due to his choosing better shots than Kane's 50 footers from the left boards on a zone entry. Skinner may be a puck hog but is probably more creative than Kane.

    Kane definitely has the edge defensively and physically.

    One thing that has not been mentioned is that Skinner is a year younger than Kane and has three 30 goal seasons. Kane has always been mentioned as a potential 30 goal winger, with only one to his credit. I expect him to hit that number this season with the Sharks, barring injury. Skinner should match that due to a contract year and having better centres.

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