Sharpshooter

Good move for everyone involved.

I know Tampa is better, it's a road game, but you wonder if the flu is going around the team a bit.

I feel Quinn is never going to really give him anything as long as he's here. You might as well trade him.

Yeah for the first month or so into the season Kakko looked like an 18 year old playing in the NHL for the first time. Adjustments have been made and his skill set is so good, he's going to get acclimated sooner rather than later. Now he's been scoring and he's got some swagger and confidence in his game. Everything is falling into place for him.

Such great hands. It was basically the same goal as he scored in the shootout against Florida.

He hasn't been phenomenal, but I'm willing to give him some more time. I still like the acquisition of Trouba, he's just making a ridiculous amount of money. Some thought Panarin was being overpaid. LOL No.

It really sucks about Zib, though. Yeah, they've been managing just fine without him. But, he's probably going to be out another month or so I bet.

No doubt. I'm not putting him in the HOF, just saying we haven't seen a Rangers defenseman with this much offensive ability and instinct since the Leetch days. Even without the puck he just knows what to do.

That was a hockeygasm.

Best offensive minded defenseman they've had since Leetch? Yeah, I think so. His skill set and IQ are fantastic.

Why can't Quinn? :rofl:

Statement game from Henrik. Buchnevich continues to get better and better.

His goal last night was basically right place and the right time, it just went in off his body. Shooting percentage goes up. lol

He's playing for this next contract most likely somewhere else. He's basically a stop gap here.

Tampa, Nashville and Buffalo do not.

The Red Wings will now Rest...in...PEACE!!

Yes.

Their best games of the season have been against some good teams. Let's see if that continues.

Yeah, I mean I like Lindgren and it's nice to have him up here, but scratching Staal for that seemed kind of bush to me. Again, it's merely a novelty thing.

It's been a rough three years.

The concussion obviously hurt him big time, let's also not forget that eye injury he sustained also. An injury in which he was lucky he came away with his eye, or else it was career over.

As far as novelty goes, it would have been nice to have seen Staal out there taking the faceoff with Girardi instead of Kreider. I know Kreider has been here a long time too, but it just would have been more appropriate for Marc to have done it.

I would rather have it that way. I just wasn't sure what Huska's situation was, if he qualified for it or whatever. I don't remember all the intricacies of how the Expansion Draft works regarding who qualifies as needing to be protected.

Could Lindgren wind up being a Michael Sauer type defenseman (but better), minus the concussion problems? (Hopefully). The few times I've seen him he just looks very steady, nothing too fancy to his game.

With Shesterkin down in the AHL, I think he comes up next year to do split-ish duties with Hank. Georgiev is a guy who could wind up being an Expansion Draft casualty.