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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

If I should leave here suddenly ….


Have a great Thanksgiving weekend, everyone!
Stay safe
Enjoy the family.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

I think it may be time to revisit the Fenton trades:
Outgoing: Nino, GP 27, G 3, Pts 10, +/- -6
Incoming: Rask, GP 17, G 2, Pts 4, +/- +5

Outgoing: Granlund, GP 26, G 4, Pts 11, -3
Incoming: Fiala, GP 22, G 6, Pts 14, +1

Outgoing: Coyle, GP 27, G 5, Pts 15 , +3
Incoming: Donato, GP 25 , G 3, Pts 6, +3

I think we are winning 2 of the 3 deals so far, this year. At the very least, these trades were not the franchise killer a lot of people thought they would be.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

Rask has also made a quantum leap in his game since last year. A year ago, he just looked slow and lost on the ice. Since he was put in the lineup this year, he has done a good job of centering the 4th line and checking the shit out the other team's top line. He is a + 5, playing against the other side's best.

Last year, Nino went to Carolina and the switch flipped back to good Nino. He was the physical presence along the boards and agitator in the crease, who scored goals and sneered at the guys trying to cheap shot him in front of the net. This year Dr. Nino has gone back to Mr. Hide. The invisible Nino, who skates up and down his wing and collects a large paycheck. He is playing a top 6 role for Carolina and sucking at it. In 10 extra games and almost 6 more minutes a game, he has 1 more goal than Rask and is -11 relative to Rask.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

Rask has also made a quantum leap in his game since last year. A year ago, he just looked slow and lost on the ice. Since he was put in the lineup this year, he has done a good job of centering the 4th line and checking the shit out the other team's top line. He is a + 5, playing against the other side's best.

Last year, Nino went to Carolina and the switch flipped back to good Nino. He was the physical presence along the boards and agitator in the crease, who scored goals and sneered at the guys trying to cheap shot him in front of the net. This year Dr. Nino has gone back to Mr. Hide. The invisible Nino, who skates up and down his wing and collects a large paycheck. He is playing a top 6 role for Carolina and sucking at it. In 10 extra games and almost 6 more minutes a game, he has 1 more goal than Rask and is -11 relative to Rask.

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

Rask has also made a quantum leap in his game since last year. A year ago, he just looked slow and lost on the ice. Since he was put in the lineup this year, he has done a good job of centering the 4th line and checking the shit out the other team's top line. He is a + 5, playing against the other side's best.

Last year, Nino went to Carolina and the switch flipped back to good Nino. He was the physical presence along the boards and agitator in the crease, who scored goals and sneered at the guys trying to cheap shot him in front of the net. This year Dr. Nino has gone back to Mr. Hide. The invisible Nino, who skates up and down his wing and collects a large paycheck. He is playing a top 6 role for Carolina and sucking at it. In 10 extra games and almost 6 more minutes a game, he has 1 more goal than Rask and is -11 relative to Rask.

Kind of sucks that Foligno is back so Rask will prob get pine time now as Donato has picked it up but now he had a poor game and led to a goal the past game.

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Dubnyk not on road trip
I'm good with our goalie rotation
Loved how they used Stalock for the OT resets yesterday
A goalie who can handle the puck is awesome to have. Use it.
Someone has really been thinking about our OT plan
I'm betting that was one area that Guerin freaked out about.

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Dubnyk not on road trip
I'm good with our goalie rotation
Loved how they used Stalock for the OT resets yesterday
A goalie who can handle the puck is awesome to have. Use it.
Someone has really been thinking about our OT plan
I'm betting that was one area that Guerin freaked out about.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

Rask has also made a quantum leap in his game since last year. A year ago, he just looked slow and lost on the ice. Since he was put in the lineup this year, he has done a good job of centering the 4th line and checking the shit out the other team's top line. He is a + 5, playing against the other side's best.

Last year, Nino went to Carolina and the switch flipped back to good Nino. He was the physical presence along the boards and agitator in the crease, who scored goals and sneered at the guys trying to cheap shot him in front of the net. This year Dr. Nino has gone back to Mr. Hide. The invisible Nino, who skates up and down his wing and collects a large paycheck. He is playing a top 6 role for Carolina and sucking at it. In 10 extra games and almost 6 more minutes a game, he has 1 more goal than Rask and is -11 relative to Rask.

Kind of sucks that Foligno is back so Rask will prob get pine time now as Donato has picked it up but now he had a poor game and led to a goal the past game.

Honestly, Donato should be the one riding the pine. Even if he has picked it up, he has the look of a chicken with its head cut off a lot of the time. Rask is the only true center on that 4th line group.

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

Rask has also made a quantum leap in his game since last year. A year ago, he just looked slow and lost on the ice. Since he was put in the lineup this year, he has done a good job of centering the 4th line and checking the shit out the other team's top line. He is a + 5, playing against the other side's best.

Last year, Nino went to Carolina and the switch flipped back to good Nino. He was the physical presence along the boards and agitator in the crease, who scored goals and sneered at the guys trying to cheap shot him in front of the net. This year Dr. Nino has gone back to Mr. Hide. The invisible Nino, who skates up and down his wing and collects a large paycheck. He is playing a top 6 role for Carolina and sucking at it. In 10 extra games and almost 6 more minutes a game, he has 1 more goal than Rask and is -11 relative to Rask.

Kind of sucks that Foligno is back so Rask will prob get pine time now as Donato has picked it up but now he had a poor game and led to a goal the past game.

Honestly, Donato should be the one riding the pine. Even if he has picked it up, he has the look of a chicken with its head cut off a lot of the time. Rask is the only true center on that 4th line group.

That's what I thought as well
And usually I'd be "use the dude that scores"
But not when its your final spot.
Donato has become "that guy" for me. Not impressed.
Can shoot. Needs a lot of work in all other areas, imo.

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Esp when Rask kinda had to revamp his game, to fit in, and he DID.
Should be rewarded for that kind of effort.

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ORIGINAL: TJSweens

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ORIGINAL: SoMnFan

Esp when Rask kinda had to revamp his game, to fit in, and he DID.
Should be rewarded for that kind of effort.

Yep, right now Donato has to fill a role he is not at all accustomed to and it shows.