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If we -have- to jettison a 5m+ contract, it's gonna hurt no matter who it is.

Ehhh, yeah I can think of one who wouldn't really hurt. And would allow them to keep their strength of talent in depth down the lines.
 

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Ehhh, yeah I can think of one who wouldn't really hurt. And would allow them to keep their strength of talent in depth down the lines.
Not when the strengh of depth and talent down the lines is as much of a reason for this slide as the one between the pipes.
 

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I stand by my opinion on goaltending. Crawford would hurt the least out of any of those guys.

you say that now, but wait until theirs a "book" on Darling and Rebountaa.

There's a reason goalies always have a bad sophomore season. They get scouted.
 

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How many IHN posters were ready to trade Kane in 2011? We had some here.

I posted a link to that thread on IHN.
I want to thank some here for that comedy.

Then again I was a fan of Kyle Calder.
 

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I love how Bickell manages to fall on his ass while celebrating a goal. No one was even around him.
 

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Bigfoot up, bigfoot down.. bigfoot up again

Bigfoot gets embarrassed when he falls and we make fun of him...

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Not when the strengh of depth and talent down the lines is as much of a reason for this slide as the one between the pipes.

Struggles over a regular season are going to happen no matter what, to every single team in the league. That's just part of a long season. But I'll take my bets on keeping that better depth rather than overpaying a goalie and losing that depth and having to depend on great goaltending more often as a consequence every day of the week.

It really shouldn't be that much a surprise when guys like Niemi can come in and play well, especially with certain teams like Chicago and San Jose. Because the parity of the position is so high due the technique now becoming so refined and the fact that there are only so many goalie openings in the NHL (especially when compared to forwards/d-men), there will always, always be more NHL caliber goalies out there just looking for an opportunity than there are positions for.
 

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