Michael Stuart: Valtteri Filppula is Thriving in a Lightning Jersey

Fil is a beauty!! Great right up Michael!

Fil is a beauty!! Great right up Michael!
- bradstar

Cheers. Thank you!

Cheers. Thank you!
- Michael_Stuart

Eh mike, I wanna make a trade for E. Kane .. U think anything can be worked out?

Eh mike, I wanna make a trade for E. Kane .. U think anything can be worked out?
- bradstar

You'd have to grossly overpay.

You're Droulin for Drouin, right?

Garrison and Neal for Kane.

You'd have to grossly overpay.

You're Droulin for Drouin, right?

Garrison and Neal for Kane.
- Michael_Stuart

Ur gonna kill me Mike.. Neal alone is better than Kane.. But I'd be willing to do garrison and someone else..

Ur gonna kill me Mike.. Neal alone is better than Kane.. But I'd be willing to do garrison and someone else..
- bradstar

Brad Richards.

I told you you'd have to overpay if you want him. I'm sitting in first. I'm in no rush to be making moves here

Brad Richards.

I told you you'd have to overpay if you want him. I'm sitting in first. I'm in no rush to be making moves here
- Michael_Stuart

I'm on a roll too but i need a defenseman and a forward who shoots a lot. Just checking the price tag for players.

Brad Richards.

I told you you'd have to overpay if you want him. I'm sitting in first. I'm in no rush to be making moves here
- Michael_Stuart

I'll say no to the offer. Maybe well make something happen another time

I'll say no to the offer. Maybe well make something happen another time
- bradstar

Sounds good.

That you guys like him! I still don't miss him myself, too much of a "play when I want to" attitude at times...

No trolls in this blog eh ? Those (frank)s got shut up pretty quickly . Ladies and gentleman, filpulla has arrived . And he's here to stay . Steve yzerman is a (frank)ing wizard of a GM . He has mastered the craft on just 3 years . Not only filpulla ... Look at bishop ... Look at our prospects.. Wow. Terrific job yzerman

No trolls in this blog eh ? Those (frank)s got shut up pretty quickly . Ladies and gentleman, filpulla has arrived . And he's here to stay . Steve yzerman is a (frank)ing wizard of a GM . He has mastered the craft on just 3 years . Not only filpulla ... Look at bishop ... Look at our prospects.. Wow. Terrific job yzerman

That you guys like him! I still don't miss him myself, too much of a "play when I want to" attitude at times...
- Hockeytown4life

I'm not sure what kind of player he was in Detroit but I can't picture filpulla being the selfish type like that

I'm not sure what kind of player he was in Detroit but I can't picture filpulla being the selfish type like that
- RileyB77

Yup. He's been far from selfish with the Lightning.

I'm not sure what kind of player he was in Detroit but I can't picture filpulla being the selfish type like that
- RileyB77

Well he was, thats why he didnt get along with babs. Good for him getting quality mins and shootin more. Theres no question Yzerman is a great GM, after all he did learn from the greatest hockey club ever!

Well he was, thats why he didnt get along with babs. Good for him getting quality mins and shootin more. Theres no question Yzerman is a great GM, after all he did learn from the greatest hockey club ever!
- Muskoka88

He still doesn't shoot enough, but his conversion rate is really high. No argument on your second point. SY learned from the best.

That you guys like him! I still don't miss him myself, too much of a "play when I want to" attitude at times...
- Hockeytown4life

Wiess was NO upgrade that's for sure.

I'm not sure what kind of player he was in Detroit but I can't picture filpulla being the selfish type like that
- RileyB77

Wouldn't say selfish, just had a knack for being invisible real often. I aalways liked him and thoughtthat his last deal at a 3m cap hit was ggoingto look like a steal by the eend but he just never really hit that point outsidehis one big season. NNice to see him doing well in tampa, and yes Stevey Y is the man.

Wiess was NO upgrade that's for sure.
- Artyukhin76

This is true.

Wouldn't say selfish, just had a knack for being invisible real often. I aalways liked him and thoughtthat his last deal at a 3m cap hit was ggoingto look like a steal by the eend but he just never really hit that point outsidehis one big season. NNice to see him doing well in tampa, and yes Stevey Y is the man.
- tmanv

That's the scouting report I had on him coming in, but he hasn't lived up to it at all. It's been nice.

See the Erne hit on Drouin? Ugly. Sounds like a concussion.

See the Erne hit on Drouin? Ugly. Sounds like a concussion.
- Michael_Stuart

Why would erne do that.. They were drafted by the same team.. Hope drouin is ok

Why would erne do that.. They were drafted by the same team.. Hope drouin is ok
- bradstar

Regardless of the draft, they're competitors right now. Doesn't excuse the hit though.

Regardless of the draft, they're competitors right now. Doesn't excuse the hit though.
- Michael_Stuart

Link to vid?