NHL Transactions, Injuries & Rumours

[kimmer]

Shut the fuck up CAM
Not like i didnt know gaborik will miss olympics. Thats all they talk about on his cbs insert.
Im glad on the other, PMB will play in Chicago.

[CAM]

This ones for you Shiv:

http://thehockeywriters.com/brooks-orpik-decline/

Decent opinion article. Would have liked more stats to actually prove what the writer was saying as all he included were hits lol.

Btw - the exact same thing can be said about Chara IMO. The point about his speed/breakout passes etc.

As someone who watches his every game, I agree with you.

[CAM]

Shut the fuck up CAM
Not like i didnt know gaborik will miss olympics. Thats all they talk about on his cbs insert.
Im glad on the other, PMB will play in Chicago.

Olympics....hahaha

How about every game since you traded for him. That trade deserves trolling.

[The BBKL Insider]

Ed Snider rips Team Canada

His comments:

Giroux is better than half of the players on Team Canada

Off the top of my head i'd have Giroux over Jeff Carter, and maybe Rick Nash, but the rest i'd easily take over Giroux

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=443215

[brockbirds]

Ed Snider rips Team Canada

His comments:

Giroux is better than half of the players on Team Canada

Ed Snider once cleared house to make room for Bryzgalov too.

[bills09]

I'd take giroux over Nash but not carter

[Robin Hood]

Ed Snider once cleared house to make room for Bryzgalov too.

What an awful awful mistake that was. Changed the course of NHL history. Right after a cup final run too.

PHI could be sitting on Giroux, M Rich, Carter right now. Just boggles the mind.

[bma]

wtf, Letang had a stroke?

http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?i ... t-penguins

[Arian The Insider]

Really? I would take giroux over a lot of players on canada. Better offensive player than most and can pk too

[Arian The Insider]

I would take him over marleau, Kunitz, Nash, carter, benn and Duchene for sure

[Robin Hood]

I would take him over marleau, Kunitz, Nash, carter, benn and Duchene for sure

It's about building the best team, not taking the best 18 skaters.

[Bruyns]

I guess I agree with crazy old Ed Snider since I'd take Giroux over 8 of the 15 forwards so half like he said. Points aren't everything, but only Tavares has more points that Giroux for Canadians over the last 3 seasons. This was a player recently talked about as an elite top 5 NHLer and it seems like a slow start to this year has severely hurt his reputation.

The thing is we are so talented it doesn't make a big difference, but I'd swap Giroux with any of the following and I don't think we would be any worse.

Kunitz
Marleau
Carter
Duchene
Benn
Nash
Sharp
MSL

[Robin Hood]

I guess I agree with crazy old Ed Snider since I'd take Giroux over 8 of the 15 forwards so half like he said. Points aren't everything, but only Tavares has more points that Giroux for Canadians over the last 3 seasons. This was a player recently talked about as an elite top 5 NHLer and it seems like a slow start to this year has severely hurt his reputation.

The thing is we are so talented it doesn't make a big difference, but I'd swap Giroux with any of the following and I don't think we would be any worse.

Kunitz
Marleau
Carter
Duchene
Benn
Nash
Sharp
MSL

See, I agree with this except:

Kunitz - agreed but brought on for chemistry with Crosby
Marleau - better PKer than Giroux
Carter - better PKer + Sniper (critical especailly with Stamkos out)
Duchene - debatable
Benn - debatable
Nash - agreed
Sharp - Toews/Sharp/Hossa line is arguably the best in the NHL
MSL - emotional pick but I'm fine with it

I'd have taken Giroux hands down over Nash though. That is just crap IMO.

[The BBKL Insider]

I guess I agree with crazy old Ed Snider since I'd take Giroux over 8 of the 15 forwards so half like he said. Points aren't everything, but only Tavares has more points that Giroux for Canadians over the last 3 seasons. This was a player recently talked about as an elite top 5 NHLer and it seems like a slow start to this year has severely hurt his reputation.

The thing is we are so talented it doesn't make a big difference, but I'd swap Giroux with any of the following and I don't think we would be any worse.

Kunitz
Marleau
Carter
Duchene
Benn
Nash
Sharp
MSL

See, I agree with this except:

Kunitz - agreed but brought on for chemistry with Crosby
Marleau - better PKer than Giroux
Carter - better PKer + Sniper (critical especailly with Stamkos out)
Duchene - debatable
Benn - debatable
Nash - agreed
Sharp - Toews/Sharp/Hossa line is arguably the best in the NHL
MSL - emotional pick but I'm fine with it

I'd have taken Giroux hands down over Nash though. That is just crap IMO.

Forgot Marleau was on the team, i dislike him, i'd take Giroux over him as well

So for me:

Giroux over - Marleau, Carter, Nash

Woudln't make a difference: Duchene, Sharp, MSL

i'd put Benn in a different class than Girouz. Bigger, stronger, and as fast.

[Bruyns]

Ya we are splitting hairs here picking between all star players who are the best on their respective teams. I prefer Giroux over a handful, but also see no problem with him being left off since there are other great players.

[Tony]

Marleau > Giroux you east coast fuckers

[Nick]

That wrist/finger injury in the off-season was predicted to have him miss time to start the year, he came back early and started slow, but since the 10-11-12 game make he's been as good as anybody in the league. Last 25 he's been rolling - guy has had some big games against Russians and other top players in the past, I wish he was there.

Regarding ed snider - w/ e, guys a rich goof, it seems with more money you get to have more opinions that people view as credible, or at least worth repeating.

[The BBKL Insider]

Marleau > Giroux you east coast fuckers

you have what we call in leaf land 'blue blinders on'

marleau is the most overrated player in the NHL

[Robin Hood]

Marleau > Giroux you east coast fuckers

you have what we call in leaf land 'blue blinders on'

marleau is the most overrated player in the NHL

For the role he is going to play on Team Canada, Marleau definitely > Giroux. Marleau-Bergeron will be one of the best PK units in the tournament.

[kimmer]

Giroux doesn't play for the leafs