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I hate to break it to them but Forbort, Desharnais and Myers are not Stevens, Hatcher or Pronger...they're not even Marek Malik...they're probably closer to Andrew Alberts. lol
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I hate to break it to them but Forbort, Desharnais and Myers are not Stevens, Hatcher or Pronger...they're not even Marek Malik...they're probably closer to Andrew Alberts. lol
Ideally the coaching staff wouldn't even have to discuss which of Desharnais, Juulsen, Brannstrom, etc. they are going to play.
Management needs to provide better options. Otherwise you're just shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic.
Management needs to provide better options. Otherwise you're just shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic.
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The fact that we're even upset that Brannstrom wasn't playing and now is getting waived is a testament to how bad our defense is.
If we had a good team this would be a nothing move not even worth the discussion.
Allvin really needs to fix this defence if they are serious about winning.
If we had a good team this would be a nothing move not even worth the discussion.
Allvin really needs to fix this defence if they are serious about winning.
Juulsen plays RD and this coaching staff has shown it's unwilling to play guys on their off sides
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It's only half about Brannstrom, but mostly about having to watch juulsen cost goals against, cause turnovers and icings ,and cannot make a pass.
Brannstrom could be Friedman or Wolanin or anyone who can just be a competent, decent sixth defenseman.
Just need to add a solid 4/5 and get hronek back and things start to fall I to place alot better.
Also so many teams still in the wildcard races prices are high and options are few, so we may have to wait until the 4nations deadline for trades to heat up.
Brannstrom could be Friedman or Wolanin or anyone who can just be a competent, decent sixth defenseman.
Just need to add a solid 4/5 and get hronek back and things start to fall I to place alot better.
Also so many teams still in the wildcard races prices are high and options are few, so we may have to wait until the 4nations deadline for trades to heat up.
i dont even think that hes ready. shoulder injury takes a bit of time to recover. can he even shoot or pass the puck?
practicing is different from game situations. maybe he should play a few more games in abby to see what happens?
Re-looking at the Hronek injury, I think it was probable a broken collarbone. They fixed his knee while they had the time off.
Whatever was ailing him, I just want to see him rip the puck from the point
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I think Hronek is very underrated. I think because he plays with Hughes he doesn't get any credit. I'd love for him to run his own pairing with Soucy when he's back and keep Myers up with Hughes.
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To me it seems like the move with the most obvious potential to improve the team, barring a trade.
Carrying a second pairing on a rebuilding team with no aspirations is a little different than carrying a 2nd pairing on a team that is aiming to do damage in the playoffs.
Fact is Detroit never really believed in his ability to be a legit top-4 D-man on a contending team, if they did they would have kept him. Typically teams just don't let go of quality D-men in their prime that are under team control. They could really use him now instead of playing the likes of Justin Holl or the carcass of Jeff Petry on their right side.
Nothing against Hronek, who has been excellent here.
I don't know if he's underrated, if anything his absence has made it abundantly clear how important he is to the team.
I'll just have to see a Soucy - Hronek pairing excel before I believe it.
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He's right. He will be a fantastic addition for SC Bern next season.
It seems to happen every season.....the Canucks land in 'Winterpeg' at the tail end of a road-trip, and are usually running on fumes by the time they get there.
Don't know who's between the pipes for the Canucks. It could be Lankinen coming off a shutout over the Leafs; but more probably it's Demko.
This is one game where the Canuck goalie is going to have to find a way to outplay Hellebucyk at the other end, and probably steal one.
Don't know who's between the pipes for the Canucks. It could be Lankinen coming off a shutout over the Leafs; but more probably it's Demko.
This is one game where the Canuck goalie is going to have to find a way to outplay Hellebucyk at the other end, and probably steal one.
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