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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Thread: Accelerating
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Ledge_And_Dairy</b></div><div>Yes Fabbri is there as a placeholder and to make cap work but Rasmussen and Veleno are depth players At this point. Calgary could still get 2 1sts and better prospects selling them separately</div></div>

Saying Rasmussen is a just a depth player proves you do not watch the red wings. he was injured around the 60 game mark and in the last 20 games his absence was really felt on the ice. Detroit was in a playoff spot and after he went down the wheels started to come off. It really showed his value on the team as they went from playoffs to finishing 15 points out.

Saying Rasmussen is just a depth player is like saying Anthony Cirelli is just a depth play on Tampa. They are very tough to play against 3rd line centers or 2nd line wingers. Last Season Stats.

Ras Stats 56 GP, 10 G 19A 29 PTS
Cirelli Stats 58 GP 11G 18A 29PTS
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 23 at 7:13 p.m.
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Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 15 at 2:10 p.m.
Thread: Welcome Petry
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SharkTank</b></div><div>Maybe Stevie Y isn't finished wheeling and dealing?</div></div>

He's got a lot of Vets / experience on the blueline now, which I don't mind at all after the past 7 years of watching Detroit's D get regularly blown apart. More experience on the blueline is never a bad thing. Petry, Chiarot, Holl, Maatta, Ghost, these guys will all shuffle around the bottom 4 with Walman and Seider locking down the top pairing. It almost guarantees Edvinsson will start the season in Grand Rapids, also don't totally mind. Injuries are going to happen. Theres no way Petry, Chiarot, Holl, Maatta and Ghost are all gonna play 82 games at their age. Edvinsson, Johansson, Wallinder, Tuomisto will all benefit from a full year getting a lot of minutes in GR,
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 10 at 8:31 p.m.
Thread: Itd be so hilarious to get phil back
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SharkTank</b></div><div>Phil was never going to be a franchise player for any team. He was the perfect complimentary supporting star like Marian Hossa.

That's why Phil was a perfect fit in Pittsburgh. The perfect #3 guy to Sid and Geno. How good was that HBK line?

Brian Burke tried fast tracking the Leafs into Cup contenders. He tried building his team around Dion Phaneuf and Kessel. Phaneuf was similar to Phil. Not suited to be the #1 guy. But a perfect #2D.

I hated hearing Leafs fans piling on those 2 players all the time. They were just copying what the moron tv "experts" were telling them..

One time I heard a blowhard Leafs fan blathering on and on about Phil Kessel. I kid you not. This guy looked like a fatter version of Joe Bowen. They HAD to be related. Same voice. Same cadence.

Only I always liked Joe Bowen. This fat, obnoxious Doppelganger was annoying. He didn't have an original thought in his body. So he says to another Leafs fan "Phil Kessel will never win a Stanley Cup because Phil Kessel is all about me, me and me."

Well I had enough and yelled at the guy for a good 5 minutes. I told him to stop trying to look and sound like Joe Bowen. I told him how ridiculous he sounded. And I said there's nothing wrong with Phil Kessel. His job is to score goals. Does he score goals? Yes.

I then told him he'd win a Cup somewhere else. He just needed to get out of Toronto. I was wrong of course. Kessel has won 3 Cups since then.

Not I wish I could see that fat **** Doppelganger Joe Bowen now. All these clowns do is copy TSN and Sportsnet and shows like Overdrive and pretend it's their own takes.

Drives me up the wall! Sorry for the rant! 😁</div></div>

Fat couch potatoes who criticize pro athletes about their performances when they couldn't last 1 shift in the NHL themselves without getting destroyed are very annoying.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 10 at 7:20 p.m.
Thread: Itd be so hilarious to get phil back
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>SharkTank</b></div><div>Oh I don't know about that! He filled up the Cup with hot dogs both years he won Cups in Pittsburgh! Took the Cup to Toronto to celebrate! 🤣

I wonder if he invited his best pal, Steve Simmons? 😁

I always respected Phil for being himself. He became one of my favourite players when he stuck up for Dion Phaneuf. He made me laugh how he handled coach Randy Carlyle.

"Yes Randy. Ok Randy. Thanks Randy."

🤣</div></div>

He takes the cup to Toronto to celebrate and fills it with hot dogs as a big F U to the Leafs and the Toronto media for 6 years of verbal abuse he suffered and everyone saying Toronto could never win with Phil Kessel on the team because he's a hot dog eating bum.

Cup count since the trade:
Phil Kessel - 3
Toronto Maple Leafs - 0

If there's one thing Phil hates more than his love for hot dogs, it's the Toronto media.
Forum: Armchair-GMAug. 8 at 12:39 p.m.
Thread: Sneaky Adds
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>KDev</b></div><div>I feel like you could’ve said this about Zadina.. I doubt Veleno has any value outside of future considerations with how many teams are up against the cap and the few that have cap space probably have much better options if he doesn’t even make the Detroit roster out of camp</div></div>

Veleno and Zadina are two different situations. Zadina asked for a trade. Veleno wants to be in Detroit. If Zadina didn't ask for a trade, Yzerman said his expectation was that he'd compete for a roster spot at training camp and be a Red Wing. Likely only being waived if he didn't make the roster. Veleno is going to make the team. Albeit likely as a 4th line player, maybe get some 3rd line minutes if he plays very well.