used to think that way myself.. til someone posted the stats of them playing together.

they were good. real good.
- Dozzer

i blame huddle

Yeah I saw that post but numbers don't always tell the whole story
- RickJames77

That's because they have no tongue, duh!

really?

interesting

bryz is gonna cost a few bucks aint he?
- Dozzer

I didn't see the numbers crunch, but I'm assuming if they buy him out they must be looking at some long term savings...Briere's 6.5m hit is a no brainer...Maybe they can bundle and save...

Grabbo was a nightmare in OT - his drop-passes at the blueline were Spezza-esque.

I love the guy, but c'mon, he has to be more responsible than that.

Too bad he didn't pot that one with about 2 minutes left, though. That's the Grabbo we need to see more of.
- Atomic Wedgie

yeah he still got back in the play, it wasnt a great pass but whatever, u make mistakes when you get no ice time and try to make up for it!

whose that?
- Dozzer

Taylor Hall on the slash on Michalek last night

Bozaks been doing more then just those things for the last half of this season though.
- Leafland

the "more" he's been doing is largely a result of being great on face-offs. Main reason he's on the PK. ONLY reason he's on the top PP.

I'm like this on it - If Bozak will sign for 3 yrs, $3.5-$3.75M, do it, and move Grabo.

If Bozak's set on getting $4M+, let him get it somewhere else.

Ok I'm not reading 81 pages to see if this has already been discussed but does anyone else think Grabbo purposely made a crappy shootout attempt as a F.U. to RC for sitting him so much? He seemed pissed tonight and that shootout looked completely mailed in.
- tmlfan69

Only you, tmfan.

whose that?
- Dozzer

taylor hall 2 hander

Just watched the hall video of him talking about hte slash last night... he seems to be smirking about it even.

I thought I saw earlier that it was gonna be reviewed but it's not... unbelievable
- dragus84

Un(frank)ing believable. What is the nhl discipline team doing? Do they just sit there with there thumbs up their asses, or maybe it's bettmans?

bryz at 5.6 til 2020
briere at 6.5 for 2 more years.

WOW that would be (frank)ED if they bought that out!
- big_dion

Briere only has $5 million TOTAL left in money owed to him.

Taylor Hall on the slash on Michalek last night
- dragus84

oh, havent seen it

Grabbo was a nightmare in OT - his drop-passes at the blueline were Spezza-esque.

I love the guy, but c'mon, he has to be more responsible than that.

Too bad he didn't pot that one with about 2 minutes left, though. That's the Grabbo we need to see more of.
- Atomic Wedgie

I think he was going balls out and trying to score so badly to get out of the dog house. Gambling trying to make something happen

Almost backfired terribly on him...

not enough to justify his current role
- Dozzer

He's succeeding in his current role though? And the team is winning.

I didn't see the numbers crunch, but I'm assuming if they buy him out they must be looking at some long term savings...Briere's 6.5m hit is a no brainer...Maybe they can bundle and save...
- Flyfreaky

briere makes sense.. bryz is a bit surprising.

briere will get snapped up come July 1 thats for damn sure.

whose that?
- Dozzer

Here it is

Briere only has $5 million TOTAL left in money owed to him.
- Atomic Wedgie

I think it would be best to cut them both loose and take the savings however small and move in a different direction...

briere makes sense.. bryz is a bit surprising.

briere will get snapped up come July 1 thats for damn sure.
- Dozzer

Bryz might still be on the bubble, but the length of that contract can't be helping him much...I wish Briere would have let the team trade him, but he's being an bumhole about staying in Philly...

Here it is


- RickJames77

Stand up next to a mountain.

He's succeeding in his current role though? And the team is winning.
- Leafland

i wouldnt say he is succeeding.

tied for 34th in the league amongst centres for points.

the job of a first line player is to put up points.. the leafs need a top 20 guy there.

Here it is


- RickJames77

Hmmmmmm, I've been hit much harder at the local "parlor"...

I think it would be best to cut them both loose and take the savings however small and move in a different direction...
- Flyfreaky

id honestly say you guys will be WAY better without bryz.

Here it is


- RickJames77

Thats almost as bad as JVR on Stralman!

He's succeeding in his current role though? And the team is winning.
- Leafland

and he's UFA... and there's a salary cap. Doesn't make sense to have all 3 of Bozak, Kadri, and Kessel on the team, when they NEED McClement to center 3rds line... or at least play 12-15mins per game.

Unless Grabo moves to wing... which isn't a terrible idea.

Lupul-Kadri-Grabo

Hmmmmmm, I've been hit much harder at the local "parlor"...
- Flyfreaky

the consistency in the league is an absolute joke.

Here it is


- RickJames77

he didnt get suspended for that?!

oh man, he is gonna get his ass kicked one of these days.. someone will eventually say (frank) it, and take the instigator and just pummel the poop out of him