Absolutely, you can see it in Holland, what surprised me is he competes along the boards, gets right in there to battle for the puck.
- LeafMan

Yup.

I know

But to be fair, it's really hard to get the puck up, and make it accurate when you're in the goal crease.
- Feeling Glucky?

I put it at 90% that Kulemin gets moved by the trade deadline, they can't afford what he will be asking. I would give what he is making to Komarov, they need the little pest.

Man Burke looks rough in this pressed

He's put on like 20 pounds

I heard he whistle... Laughed my ass off that Gord Miller didn't
- Big_Lightnin

Me too

What people fail to realize, because of the piss poor play of the other d-men higher up, he has to log more minutes then he should.
- LeafMan

i realize this. seems like everyone wants to blame ranger for all the woes on D.

ridiculous.

I put it at 90% that Kulemin gets moved by the trade deadline, they can't afford what he will be asking. I would give what he is making to Komarov, they need the little pest.
- LeafMan

Ya probably.

Don't want to see him go, but he likely doesn't resign, or wants too much, and he definitely has decent value, especially to a playoff team.
Ideally a decent kid and a 2nd in return

i realize this. seems like everyone wants to blame ranger for all the woes on D.

ridiculous.
- Dozzer

Naw, I just blame him when he (frank)s up and we get scored on... simple really...

Man I want to ask you how would you know? But I won't to be nice.. Wait, I guess I just did.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

science, female dog.

Just wait till he keeps improving and they resign him
- Yeti1181

we might see some suicides

guess that's why I think Ranger is a good d-man.
- Feeling Glucky?

DAMMIT

I put it at 90% that Kulemin gets moved by the trade deadline, they can't afford what he will be asking. I would give what he is making to Komarov, they need the little pest.
- LeafMan

Agreed

we might see some suicides
- Dozzer

When Dion get's resigned, should we put you on watch?

When Dion get's resigned, should we put you on watch?
- SofaKingBored

oh hell no.. i have lived through much much worse

kordic for courtnall for instance.. that one was a beaut

oh hell no.. i have lived through much much worse

kordic for courtnall for instance.. that one was a beaut
- Dozzer

Some things are better left a distant memory... this is one of those cases... bringing that up just makes you some kind of sadist...

When Dion get's resigned, should we put you on watch?
- SofaKingBored

He will most likely be signed, I'm trying to convince myself that they won't keep making the same mistakes over and over again with re-signs.

Not when you are in the NHL. Lifters are pretty easy for them.
- bixll

thing is, you gotta look at the angle he needs to shoot it at.

Getting the top of the net from the slot or blue line requires a much smaller angle(lets just ballpark it at 5-10 degree elevation)... but in the blue paint, with a goalie taking away the bottom, you've gotta lift it at a 45degrees... but if you get it up to 60, you're over the net. Then factor in the time you've got to think about it before the goalie or a d-man removes you from the puck, and it's a hard shot.

That's why when JVR pulls it off, it's impressive as (frank).

(frank) sakes Burke you have enough money get a haircut

science, female dog.
- Feeling Glucky?

I could have lifted the puck over his pad.. It has nothing to do with me being a scientist and everything to do with playing the game.

I put it at 90% that Kulemin gets moved by the trade deadline, they can't afford what he will be asking. I would give what he is making to Komarov, they need the little pest.
- LeafMan

Yup. Posted my lineups yesterday.

I see a 3rd line of Holland-Bolland-Leivo, and a 4th line of FML/Orr/D'Amigo-McClement-Komarov

Nice bottom-6.

I could have lifted the puck over his pad.. It has nothing to do with me being a scientist and everything to do with playing the game.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Sure you could have.

That's why you're in the NHL, and Kulemin is a stoner with a shawarma addiction posting on hockeybuzz.

Burkie rehashing the truculence speech in Calgary

Biggs and devane for monohan!!!

thing is, you gotta look at the angle he needs to shoot it at.

Getting the top of the net from the slot or blue line requires a much smaller angle(lets just ballpark it at 5-10 degree elevation)... but in the blue paint, with a goalie taking away the bottom, you've gotta lift it at a 45degrees... but if you get it up to 60, you're over the net. Then factor in the time you've got to think about it before the goalie or a d-man removes you from the puck, and it's a hard shot.

That's why when JVR pulls it off, it's impressive as (frank).
- Feeling Glucky?

All he had to do was get it like 8" off the ice....

He will most likely be signed, I'm trying to convince myself that they won't keep making the same mistakes over and over again.
- LeafMan

You know how you guys that love Ranger are always saying if the Leafs can find someone better at that price to fill his role then you're all for it and wouldn't care?

Well when the Leafs can find a #1 dman better than Dion at his price then we're all for it too... It's the same thing... only difference is, most of us see that our D corps minus Dion makes this team significantly easier to play against... anyone stating otherwise is blindly hating (same thing you accuse non Ranger fans of)... so, like I said... when you can find us a #1 dman better than Dion that's available, we'll all gladly take him... until then...

(frank) sakes Burke you have enough money get a haircut
- Yeti1181

He's doing the Bozak

He will most likely be signed, I'm trying to convince myself that they won't keep making the same mistakes over and over again with re-signs.
- LeafMan

Interesting how they often consider % of cap when resigning guys like this rather than a fixed sum. Seems ridiculous.