Were you thinking Bodi from Virginia?
- Scoob

lol

Prepared for the popeocalypse.
- bodiva88

My commute today was magical.

/it was not magical

If that was true why wouldn't he have mutually terminated his contract to pursue a team who wanted him?
- Tfaehner

If he did that, he was probably looking at a PTO situation with no guarantee of a contract.

True. The magic part was that he convinced another GM to take him as he's barely an NHL player, and has a terrible reputation to boot.
- Scoob

I don't think the barely an NHL player is true. There's a lot of players who are not liked by the opposition, because of their style of play. I don't think an NHL GM takes that into consideration.

Just because he plays in the NHL doesn't mean he's an NHL player, at least not an adequate one.
- jmatchett383

Seriously? He's 25 and is going into his 5th NHL season, and has played 223 NHl games. You may not like him as a player, but that does not change the fact that he is an NHL player.

Bo diva
- PhillySportsGuy

huh, I always thought she was some kind of fancy chocolate

y'know, like godiva

For my own amusement.

Raffl-Giroux-Voracek
Read-Couturier-Simmonds
Umberger-Laughton-Schenn
VDV-Bellemare-White

Scratched: Gagner

First call up: Cousins

LeCavalier never touches ice. There is no future for him on this club, what the hell is the point.
- flyer_nutter

until coots can show he can be a numbher 2 center I just dont think read and simmer will fair well with the lack of offensive center coots is...right now.

I need Bill to text me when he posts a new game day blog.
- ggunky

Set up a google alert

until coots can show he can be a numbher 2 center I just dont think read and simmer will fair well with the lack of offensive center coots is...right now.
- jmdodgeser4

Couturier has already shown he can be a number 2 center.

Couturier has already shown he can be a number 2 center.
- MJL

when? 37points in 82 games..hardly a number 2 pivot

Couturier has already shown he can be a number 2 center.
- MJL

I'll have to agree with you, possibly for the first time ever.

when? 37points in 82 games..hardly a number 2 pivot
- jmdodgeser4

Hard to have a big offensive impact when you're mostly deployed on defensive assignments.

I don't think the barely an NHL player is true. There's a lot of players who are not liked by the opposition, because of their style of play. I don't think an NHL GM takes that into consideration.
- MJL

Imho, far too much risk for far too little reward.

Whatever, he's gone from Philly and I'm good with that.

Hard to have a big offensive impact when you're mostly deployed on defensive assignments.
- Pecafan Fan

No! Don't do it!

Seriously? He's 25 and is going into his 5th NHL season, and has played 223 NHl games. You may not like him as a player, but that does not change the fact that he is an NHL player.
- MJL

And Jon Scott has played 274 games over 8 seasons. That still doesn't make him a player who deserves to be in the NHL over a player with any semblance of skill.

Simmonds had 9 ES points in 287 minutes with Couturier last season.

Without him he scored 14 ES points in 670 minutes.

http://stats.hockeyanalys...ue&season=2014-15&sit=5v5

No! Don't do it!
- PhillySportsGuy

Sorry, but I have to.

Hard to have a big offensive impact when you're mostly deployed on defensive assignments.
- Pecafan Fan

One of the many reasons Laughton as our 3c benefits us more than anyone else. Him and Bellemare at 3 and 4 provide guys who can play good solid defense and allow for a raise from his 2 to 1 defense to offensive zone ratio from last year.

when? 37points in 82 games..hardly a number 2 pivot
- jmdodgeser4

Look at this ES points and compare it to other #2 centers in the league. Then consider his usage, and matchups. He puts up solid ES point totals while playing a lot in defensive zone situations, and against other teams top lines on a regular basis.

There are 30 teams in the league. In the 13/14 season, Couturier scored 31 points at ES. In comparison, noted offensive players such as Jeff Carter, Nick Backstrom scored 35 points, H. Sedin 32, Kadri 32, B. Richards 32,

Last season, his point total dipped slightly at ES, to 29, that put him again tied at 59th among NHL centers, and that was playing a lot of the year with an ineffective Matt Read and Umberger

Play Couturier with healthy players, and in better offensive situations and see what happens. With how Couturier is used, his point production at ES is pretty good. Combined with his strong overall game, he's a #2 center.

Where he isn't good, is on the PP. He also plays on a unit that overall wasn't that good. Maybe the additions of Gagner and Medvedev can improve the 2nd PP unit, and Couturier can pick up some points there.

Simmonds had 9 ES points in 287 minutes with Couturier last season.

Without him he scored 14 ES points in 670 minutes.

http://stats.hockeyanalys...ue&season=2014-15&sit=5v5
- Feanor

Wow. Based on this new assessment he should always be on the ice with coots read and mdz. Raffl occasionally flipped with read.

Not sarcastic.

Amazed to see how awful him and giroux were together.

And Jon Scott has played 274 games over 8 seasons. That still doesn't make him a player who deserves to be in the NHL over a player with any semblance of skill.
- jmatchett383

Whether you think he is a good NHL player, or if he deserves to be in the NHL in your opinion, is a different conversation. The facts are that Rinaldo is an NHL player.

Whether you think he is a good NHL player, or if he deserves to be in the NHL in your opinion, is a different conversation. The facts are that Rinaldo is an NHL player.
- MJL

It's just too bad he totally sucks at it...

It's just too bad he totally sucks at it...
- Pecafan Fan

hes also a joke of a poster

It's just too bad he totally sucks at it...
- Pecafan Fan

Very limited player, pretty much just a forechecker and physical player.

You're a g g g g g g g girl??!
- Streit2ThePoint

Well, an old woman, actually. But in the vernacular, yes.