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Nashville Preds dealing with food poisoning. So many players sick , Poile not sure what kind of lineup he'll have for the game tonight.
He heard it was chicken soup.

I had it once and it was hell. Lost a week of work, had no strength, couldn't eat. Can't imagine how an athlete, esp a hockey player, having to play every other day in some cases, would take to fully recover. One player would be bad enough but 'a lot'...that's brutal.


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"We're dealing with a food poisoning situation. A lot of guys are sick right now." - David Poile #Preds
 
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Looks like the Isles players who've been complaining were right about the crappy ice (among other things)
Their home arena is not up to code

Chris Botta ‏@ChrisBottaNHL · 22m22 minutes ago

1. NHL source: Floor piping system at Barclays Center in Brooklyn does not meet NHL standard requirements for ice-making.
 
Just an absolute disgrace to have them play in that arena. Fans hate it because their views are obstructed, players hate it because the ice is crappy. I hope the isles find a new place because that arena is not made for hockey.
 
Just read that the Nashville Predators had to call up five AHL players because of a chicken soup food poisoning outbreak. So in comparison, we're rosy!

ETA - crediting Dee for the news above.
 
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Haha. I was just about to remark on how great Toronto looks beating the Hawks, passing of the guard, etc, and the Hawks score two in a minute to tie it with less than two to go in the third.

Uh-oh. Old age and trickery still hanging on.
 
This Lindholm thing is really a mess. The Ducks probably don't have the cap to move Fowler and sign Lindholm. Even then, moving Fowler with a cap dump isn't going to bring back a good left wing they need.

Ducks might consider moving Lindholm, but still can't take any salary back, so if they moved him for a good/cheap young guy on an ELC they may still have to dump salary because the contract will have possible bonuses.
 
Love how surprised Vancouver is that their smoke-and-mirrors act isn't keeping up.

What's that, getting massively outplayed and winning every game without leading isn't a formula for season-long success? Who knew that .950 goaltending and 25% shooting was unsustainable? Crazy.
 
Raccoon Jesus said:
Love how surprised Vancouver is that their smoke-and-mirrors act isn't keeping up.

What's that, getting massively outplayed and winning every game without leading isn't a formula for season-long success? Who knew that .950 goaltending and 25% shooting was unsustainable? Crazy.
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That doesn't extend to winning every game in OT does it? That part should be just fine. ;)
 
Pierre LeBrun ‏@Real_ESPNLeBrun 12m12 minutes ago

Milan Michalek (Toronto), Steve Bernier (NYI) and Jamie McBain (Arizona) on waivers today

Leafs claimed Ben Smith (avs) off waivers
 
Trolfoli said:
This Lindholm thing is really a mess. The Ducks probably don't have the cap to move Fowler and sign Lindholm. Even then, moving Fowler with a cap dump isn't going to bring back a good left wing they need.

Ducks might consider moving Lindholm, but still can't take any salary back, so if they moved him for a good/cheap young guy on an ELC they may still have to dump salary because the contract will have possible bonuses.
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I did suggest Bernier + Lindholm to LAK; got shut down instead.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2141427&highlight=

Addendum: next time, I'll keep in mind to add picks from 1st three rounds for a proposal of this magnitude.

What I actually truly had in mind was:

LAK:
Bernier (1.95M retained by ANA), which the Kings will pay 2.2M for Jonathan Bernier
Negotiation rights for Lindholm

ANA:
Jack Campbell, 600K
Brayden MacNabb, 1.6M
1st, 2nd, 3rd round picks should Lindholm sign with LAK; 7th rounder for a failed negotiation
 
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ADifferentTim said:
I did suggest Bernier + Lindholm to LAK; got shut down instead.

http://hfboards.mandatory.com/showthread.php?t=2141427&highlight=

Addendum: next time, I'll keep in mind to add picks from 1st three rounds for a proposal of this magnitude.

What I actually truly had in mind was:

LAK:
Bernier (1.95M retained by ANA), which the Kings will pay 2.2M for Jonathan Bernier
Negotiation rights for Lindholm

ANA:
Jack Campbell, 600K
Brayden MacNabb, 1.6M
1st, 2nd, 3rd round picks should Lindholm sign with LAK; 7th rounder for a failed negotiation
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I'm guessing the Ducks would rather he sit out for the entire season than give him to the Kings.
 
ADifferentTim said:
Pretty much. I can confirm that notion, based on responses from the Lindholm mega-thread.
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No doubt. I mentioned that with the Lindholm thing dragging out that the Ducks might look to trade him. That didn't go over well either. It makes sense though.
-Fowler isn't enough cap on his own to get Lindholm signed.
-Fowler moved with a cap dump isn't getting a return the fans would be happy with.
-Moving Bieksa/Bernier would be the GM admitting he made a mistake picking them up this year and is going to lose assets for it. I don't think that option works for their GM.


Moving Lindholm brings back a piece the fans can be excited about and doesn't look as bad from a PR perspective. Also would probably need to move a cap dump with Lindholm to be able to afford what's ever coming back. Really they're looking for a team that has about 9M of cap space and wants to spend it all. There're only a handful of teams that fit that bill.
 
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