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Lidstrom was an elite defensive and offensive player almost from moment he came into league. Would love Power to play the positionally genius way Nick did. He does not, and appears lost at times.

he hated Bettman and the NHL for ignoring the CTE crisis with ex players. His book mentioned above is a must read. all his books are. His scotty bowman book is fantastic. He also suffered from tall mans disease lol. his back would get sore from being a stand up goalie and he was 6'4". his famous picture leaning over his stick were to give his back a break. It is what drove him to retirement eventually. if he was born ten years later he would have been butterfly goalie. Met him once in Amherst. nice guy. very quiet. he listened more than talked if that makes sense.

Tuch is not a gritty two-way player. Thompson's success has been mostly as a center on an awful team. He needs to prove himself as a 200-foot winger who can still score. How he plays without the puck is the biggest question with him.

Tage needs to show a commitment to a 200-foot game and play the wing all year or he will not make it. Tuch is a candidate for fourth line but would have to be playing unreal to make it. Tuch needs to show an aggressiveness he rarely does to make it. The games against Canada are mean nasty affairs.

Lot of mileage on that body plus roids plus coke plus lifestyle... Will miss him. What manager would you choose: Captain Lou Classy Freddy Vlassy Bobby the Brain Mouth of the South

USHL existed because Colleges dont want 18 year olds. They want kids to be more physically mature. Spend a year or two in USHL and then go to college. Now that they can play major junior in Canada, it will be interesting to see impact on other lesser junior leagues.

he has never been a number one center and his contract is worse than Powers

Gilbert was not a hard-working player. An extremely exciting player but never was the 200-foot player he needed to be for the team to win. Contrast him with Yzerman who completely changed his game to become an elite 200 foot player and the team won multiple cups. Your list of top five is particularly good. Do you think Crosby is starting to move up into that discussion? I love the way Crosby plays hockey, but not sure who he would displace. Lemieux maybe based on longevity.

what was context? Gretzky has said many times Gordie Howe and Bobby Orr were the best.

Thompson should never play center again for the sabres.

Rossi is the guy many on this board thought we should have drafted instead of Quinn right?

JJ gets first line minutes without earning them. On a decent team he is 2nd liner moving to third as he plays no defense. We should trade him if there are teams that think he will be a difference maker.

Samuelson, with that contract and injury history, is untradeable. Would you want him? Long term commitment to a guy who will be available half the time and soft as a marshmallow the rest of the time.

If he is not extended then KA must think he is a threat to him.

Because he has done so well in Toronto? What gives anyone the impression he is an upgrade? He hires people. When they fail he blames them and then gets someone else. Read Chelios's book where he makes fun of shanahan. Was obsessed with his image. Always kissing up to the media. His teammates did not like him due to that.