CHI/VAN - hockeysense goes to town

[Chris]

Vancouver gets:
Sean Couturier
Vladimir Namestnikov
Bradley Ross
2012 2nd rounder (DET)

Chicago gets:
Dustin Penner
Matt Corrente

[anton]

fuck prospects

marleau for penner + bogosian

i can live with that

[kimmer]

I can't believe Penner gets u Couturier but not for Miller

[anton]

and with that i am closed for business. going to sydney until just before roster submission.

western conference champs:

Penner - Staal - Selanne
Kulemin - Backes - Clowe (lol beast line)
Hartnell - Sharp - Grabner
McMillan - Thompson - Wheeler

Johnson - Shattenkirk
Bogosian - Gorges
Hjalmarsson - Foster

Crawford
Raycroft

[Shep]

You're unreal.

[MSP4LYFE]

You have a pretty decent team, but nowhere near the best in the West. Los Angeles and Colorado are still notably better, IMO.

[Chris]

You have a pretty decent team, but nowhere near the best in the West. Los Angeles and Colorado are still notably better, IMO.

Things can change. But it looks like his defense could use a bit of work.

[MSP4LYFE]

You have a pretty decent team, but nowhere near the best in the West. Los Angeles and Colorado are still notably better, IMO.

Things can change. But it looks like his defense could use a bit of work.

Weak D, poor face off centers, and a young goalie with only one good year under his belt. Good team, but not great, LAK and Colorado are great, but you are right in pointing out that alot can (and likely will) change between now and the playoffs.

[MSP4LYFE]

fuck prospects

marleau for penner + bogosian

i can live with that

Two risky players, but the payoff could be huge (especially with Bogosian).

[Scott]

Really liking Anton's team.. I think he could easily challenge for best in the West.

[MSP4LYFE]

Really liking Anton's team.. I think he could easily challenge for best in the West.

Sure you do.

[anton]

Weak D, poor face off centers, and a young goalie with only one good year under his belt. Good team, but not great, LAK and Colorado are great, but you are right in pointing out that alot can (and likely will) change between now and the playoffs.

you have a point with the faceoffs, but i wouldnt call my D weak. my top 4 is fine: johnson, bogosian, shattenkirk, gorges. my 5 and 6 could definitely be better, but compared to the rest of the league as a whole i would call my D average rather than weak. it's very young for sure.

my strength is my forward core which i think is as good as any in the league.

[bills09]

Colorado is still the top team in the west.
IMO

[MSP4LYFE]

Weak D, poor face off centers, and a young goalie with only one good year under his belt. Good team, but not great, LAK and Colorado are great, but you are right in pointing out that alot can (and likely will) change between now and the playoffs.

you have a point with the faceoffs, but i wouldnt call my D weak. my top 4 is fine: johnson, bogosian, shattenkirk, gorges. my 5 and 6 could definitely be better, but compared to the rest of the league as a whole i would call my D average rather than weak. it's very young for sure.

my strength is my forward core which i think is as good as any in the league.

I typed "in comparison to LAK and COL", but must have backspaced by accident. Your D definitely isn't weak on its own merit, but not unlike my defense it pales in comparison to the elite in the league. That being said, no one has the perfect team in September.

[The BBKL Insider]

You have a pretty decent team, but nowhere near the best in the West. Los Angeles and Colorado are still notably better, IMO.

i appreciate the support kareem, but i'm not sure, i'll post our rosters side by side. I'd say they are pretty close (only advantage i'd give me is maybe - and a big maybe - is my defense)

[The BBKL Insider]

and with that i am closed for business. going to sydney until just before roster submission.

western conference champs:

Penner - Staal - Selanne
Kulemin - Backes - Clowe (lol beast line)
Hartnell - Sharp - Grabner
McMillan - Thompson - Wheeler

Johnson - Shattenkirk
Bogosian - Gorges
Hjalmarsson - Foster

Crawford
Raycroft

Rick Nash - LW (7.8) - Steven Stamkos- C (7.500) - Chris Stewart - RW (2.875)
James Neal - LW (2.875) - Tomas Plekanec - C (5.0) - Michael Frolik - RW (2.633)
Tyler Seguin - LW (3.550) - Artem Anisimov - C (1.875) - Wayne Simmonds - RW (1.750)
Sergei Kostitsyn LW (2.500) - Max Lapierre- C (1.000) - Dan Carcillo - RW (0.775)

Duncan Keith - D (5.538) - PK Subban - D (0.875)
John-Michael Liles - D (4.2) - Dmitry Kulikov - D (1.325)
Andrei Sekera (2.750) - Matt Carkner - D (0.700)

Jaroslav Halak - G (3.750)
Brian Elliott - G (0.600)

Extra: Marc-Andre Bergeron - D (1.000), Nicklas Grossman - D (1.625)

[anton]

your top 4 forwards are better than mine.

your top 2 dman are better than mine.

you have the top end talent and i win the depth overall id say.