See, that's a reason I can agree with...but to say that Kessel works better with Bozak then he does with Kadri is something I can't agree with. And it bothers me somewhat that on one hand people say we have to move Kadri to that second line to balance the scoring, because essentially isn't that like saying that Bozak isn't good enough to center the second line?
- mykokes

no it's saying Bozak is good enough to play on the 1st line, wins draws is defensively responsible and I don't believe he has to score points as Kessel and JVR seem to be having a blast feeding each other.

I'm not saying Bozak is the best 1st liner in the league not saying he's even top 50 centre in the league....but if it aint broken don't fix it...Kadri doesn't look to bad on the 2nd line...I remember our 2nd line being better than our 1st line a few years ago ( Kulemin/Grabo/Mac )

just killing the topic before it starts

.. next up the bozak fan club

all one member.
- Dozzer

WHO CARES BOUT BOZIE WHEN GBOV IS ON ROUTE FOR 70+!

no it's saying Bozak is good enough to play on the 1st line, wins draws is defensively responsible and I don't believe he has to score points as Kessel and JVR seem to be having a blast feeding each other.

I'm not saying Bozak is the best 1st liner in the league not saying he's even top 50 centre in the league....but if it aint broken don't fix it...Kadri doesn't look to bad on the 2nd line...I remember our 2nd line being better than our 1st line a few years ago ( Kulemin/Grabo/Mac )
- Garnie

Yeah they were great one-hit wonders. S Club 7

no it's saying Bozak is good enough to play on the 1st line, wins draws is defensively responsible and I don't believe he has to score points as Kessel and JVR seem to be having a blast feeding each other.

I'm not saying Bozak is the best 1st liner in the league not saying he's even top 50 centre in the league....but if it aint broken don't fix it...Kadri doesn't look to bad on the 2nd line...I remember our 2nd line being better than our 1st line a few years ago ( Kulemin/Grabo/Mac )
- Garnie

you mean lupul-connolly-kessel?

Yeah they were great one-hit wonders. S Club 7
- iTOLDu

malkin = grabovski stats

GETTIN LEAF NATION FIRED UP LLLLLOOOOLLLLL

So...If we get Gleason. We don't ditch the salary but we get a player we can actually use for our 4 million.

Sounds like that would take Ranger-Danger out of the lineup.

Fraser-Gleason would be a pretty mean bottom pairing.

But then there's Rielly. I guess he's just chillin until someone gets hurt. Sounds like Fraser will sit it out tomorrow with his day to day injury.

you mean lupul-connolly-kessel?
- big_dion

I miss him so much!

I miss him so much!
- 1979AD

lol the tin man!

tim the tampon connolly

in for 1 week

out for 3

hold, up....it doesn't work for one game (vancouver), a game that bolland gets injured in on the 2-0 goal.......how can you call 5 games 7 points a streak, and one game where it didn't work, a game where Bolland got hurt the definitive answer to whether Kadri works with Kessel?

WE HAVE TWO CENTRES THAT ARE HURT HH, I KNOW YOUR WHOLE WORLD REVOLVES AROUND BOZAK, BUT THE LOSING STREAK COINCIDED MORESO WITH BOLLAND GETTING HURT.
- mykokes

The game before Bozak got hurt Kessel scored 3. He followed it up with two big point games. It's not those games that you worry about. It's when he cools. Last 7 games Kessel has had 1 point. How often that happen with Bozak as his center?

lol the tin man!

tim the tampon connolly

in for 1 week

out for 3
- big_dion

Remember when he scored those overtime goals!?!

...Yeah, me neither.

So...If we get Gleason. We don't ditch the salary but we get a player we can actually use for our 4 million.

Sounds like that would take Ranger-Danger out of the lineup.

Fraser-Gleason would be a pretty mean bottom pairing.

But then there's Rielly. I guess he's just chillin until someone gets hurt. Sounds like Fraser will sit it out tomorrow.
- t_leafs21

Haven't had any issues with Ranger for a few games now.....though with Rielly going back in apparently Ranger is switching sides....what side was he on for all his struggles? The side he's going back to?

you mean lupul-connolly-kessel?
- big_dion

Where is Connolly now?

lol the tin man!

tim the tampon connolly

in for 1 week

out for 3
- big_dion

The tampon joke is what I miss the most.

For all the talk of how useless it is to say a player has "intangibles", Timmmmay was a perfect example of a player completely void of "intangibles".

The game before Bozak got hurt Kessel scored 3. He followed it up with two big point games. It's not those games that you worry about. It's when he cools. Last 7 games Kessel has had 1 point. How often that happen with Bozak as his center?
- honesthockey

bozak doesnt give him the dressing room reach around to start the game, thats the only explanation...

or kessel is just streaky as (frank), always.

where have you been the last 4 seasons?

The game before Bozak got hurt Kessel scored 3. He followed it up with two big point games. It's not those games that you worry about. It's when he cools. Last 7 games Kessel has had 1 point. How often that happen with Bozak as his center?
- honesthockey

Ummmm often!? Remember how last season started for Philip? Wasn't Bozak his centre?

bozak doesnt give him the dressing room reach around to start the game, thats the only explanation...

or kessel is just streaky as (frank), always.

where have you been the last 4 seasons?
- big_dion

Talk about being good in the room!

So...If we get Gleason. We don't ditch the salary but we get a player we can actually use for our 4 million.

Sounds like that would take Ranger-Danger out of the lineup.

Fraser-Gleason would be a pretty mean bottom pairing.

But then there's Rielly. I guess he's just chillin until someone gets hurt. Sounds like Fraser will sit it out tomorrow with his day to day injury.
- t_leafs21

If they bring Gleason in for Liles, they've got to move another defender. Either that means trading Gardiner, sending Rielly down, or something...but theres no sense in moving Liles and his contract to bring in another veteran dman and virtually the same contract...

Ummmm often!? Remember how last season started for Philip? Wasn't Bozak his centre?
- 1979AD

pretty sure he was invisible for the first 10 games last season.

but that's selective, and doesn't prove his non existent point. so we can't go there.

DAMMIT

HH loves bozak no matter what anyone says... nobody is changing his mind

the rest of you think we can upgrade there.. can we please just leave it at that?

Where is Connolly now?
- 2gals1dane

hasnt played since last year with the Marlies if Im not mistaken.

The game before Bozak got hurt Kessel scored 3. He followed it up with two big point games. It's not those games that you worry about. It's when he cools. Last 7 games Kessel has had 1 point. How often that happen with Bozak as his center?
- honesthockey

And during those 7 games, Kadri was his centre in two of those games. Only 2, why? not because it wasn't working, rather because the only other option was moving JVR to centre. Well, they probably could've called up McKegg too I guess.

And during those 7 games, Kadri was his centre in two of those games. Only 2, why? not because it wasn't working, rather because the only other option was moving JVR to centre. Well, they probably could've called up McKegg too I guess.
- mykokes

greg mckegg has a legendary hockey name.

just sayin'

DAMMIT

HH loves bozak no matter what anyone says... nobody is changing his mind

the rest of you think we can upgrade there.. can we please just leave it at that?
- Dozzer

yeah, I'm done for today.

Ummmm often!? Remember how last season started for Philip? Wasn't Bozak his centre?
- 1979AD

Yeah 4 points in his first 7. Not 1 in seven.