Deslauriers needs to not be out there killing penalties if he's going to put the puck over the glass.
Awesome play by Stafford! Goal!!!!
Gooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaalllllllllllll.
You speak the truth. Not too many teams want to spend $4 million on guys who can't score, don't hit, and don't play defense. Can we retain salary in a trade?
I'm of the opinion that Murray would like to rid himself of Hodgson's long term contract (a "Darcy special") sooner rather than later. And, Stewart is definitely gone by the trade deadline. Getting healthy scratched just further reinforces that.
Hodgson this game and Stewart last game as healthy scratches. When your $4 million "scorers" are getting scratched for guys like Mitchell and Flynn, they need a change of scenery.
This team improved dramatically when two things happened:
Nolan put Zadorov in the lineup and paired him with Risto
Nolan put together one scoring line by moving Ennis from center to RW (Moulson - Girgs - Ennis)
We have two good defensive pairs and one good scoring line. And, a pretty good checking line (Deslauriers - CodyMac - Kaleta). The other forwards and the 5th through 8th defensemen are basically replaceable.
All of the guys in the latter group have contracts that expire at the end of 15/16 or before (less than 2 years) with the exception of Hodgson. I think we're in great shape assuming some of the prospects are ready for NHL spots in a year or two. Got a ton of cap room too.