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Darkauron
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Laine sucks. And he needs to shave his head and accept his fate
Laughed at myself for still going to Winnipeg's CapFriendly page to look up Patrik Laine's contract. And then felt sad knowing CapFriendly is going away soon.
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I thought he already did start shaving his head 2-3 years ago? Or did he start growing it back again?
I feel like Laine is either on the trade block or rumored to be on the trade block almost every single year.
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I can’t believe no one liked Bob’s post. I had to do it even though it’s 14 years old.Bob McKenzie's Top 75 rankings for 2010
Fun read as usual, love that he's doing up to 75 now. I always dig that he does a consensus list, and the presentation/blurbs are always fantastic. It'll be fun to see where Bennett goes. One of those high risk/reward type players that most of us haven't seen play.forums.hfboards.com
Bob liked my post regarding his 2010 Draft rankings. I ran into him during Day 2 of the draft a week later and apologized that I didn't bring him a cigar. Don't think he's posted on HF in awhile (understandably).
Laine ? Depends what you have to give for him. Could be a rewarding reclamation project for someone, if his club is more or less giving him away and/or retaining major salary. He’s at the reclamation stage with how his production has fallen off. But if someone can get him to return to top form?
I wouldn’t want to be the one to find out about a reclamation project at a 8.7 mil cap hit
Devils731
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Obviously I have no idea but Laine feels like a guy that screws up your whole locker room. Super talented guy that seems to not get along with organizations nor try as hard as he could.
I think someone with a strong veteran locker room might be a good fit if they can get him with retention. You’d better have a good feel for your locker room and talk with people around Laine in-depth before taking that gamble.
It doesn’t work for them cap wise without a lot of retention but maybe it’s a gamble Pitt would want to make. They probably need to catch some lightning in a bottle for their last attempt or two.
I think someone with a strong veteran locker room might be a good fit if they can get him with retention. You’d better have a good feel for your locker room and talk with people around Laine in-depth before taking that gamble.
It doesn’t work for them cap wise without a lot of retention but maybe it’s a gamble Pitt would want to make. They probably need to catch some lightning in a bottle for their last attempt or two.
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I went and liked it too haha.
I don't think the like feature was added on this site until about 2017 or so.
I remember good ole' Devils Dominion at some point going back and liking all the posts from the 2015 draft for the people on here who said they wanted Barzal with our first round pick.
I'm not 100% positive, but that post was so old that there wasn't functionality to like posts yet.
Digging up the 'ass clown' post might be worth it. As I remember it, some jabroni was claiming McKenzie said something on the radio and Bob responded like "No I didn't. Ass clown."
Forge
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I better hear and see a ton of Markstrom to Ottawa for 7 now lol
He was that complementary? Ass clowns is a few steps up from how I’d describe them.
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Zajacs Bowl Cut
Lets Go Baby
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NJDevs26
Once upon a time...
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Semin was definitely one but that was some years back, Kotkanemi as a petty revenge offer sheet hasn't been too great so far.
Devils731
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I know the comparison is a little silly at this point but I was surprised Jack Hughes has more goals and points than Kakko in the playoffs.
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Lets Go Baby
I don't remember much full times players sign their QO.
No idea what this means. I don't think he works well with Lavi and the Rangers aren't going to fire their coach any time soon after this past playoff run.
Darkauron
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Absolutely the WORST name
AfroThunder396
[citation needed]
All the Utah stuff is boring and uninspired. Like they asked a bunch of interns to come up with a safe and corporate-approved hockey team on a weeks notice.
theoptimist
Trade Siegenthaler
Just wait until they rebrand as the White Powder Warriors and the mascot is a guy from the 1980s in an Armani suit with a hooker on his arm.
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