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FWIW...I think giving Gleason the instigator is ridiculous.

Every guy in the league is probably thinking, "What the hell was Kulimin doing?"

 

And the refs had to have been thinking along the same lines. They saw Kulemin and just assumed Gleason started the whole thing.

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heard on Versus the other day that Vanek has the most powerplay goals in the league since the lockout

don't tell it to the folks who think Ruff is misusing him in front of the net on PPs

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heard on Versus the other day that Vanek has the most powerplay goals in the league since the lockout

Every time PA pulls out the "Vanek outproducing Ovechkin in goals per minute" argument for playing him more, I show that he doesn't come close to OV in goals/TOI at even strength, but far outpaces OV in goals/TOI on the PP. I would argue for letting him stay out on the PP longer, but he would definitely need to move from in front of the net for some of that.

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Vanek is about as good as they come posting up low inthat situation.

 

And most of the powerplay goals he doesn't score tend to be a direct result of him being in that position. Whether it's the screen or a defenseman being drawn towards him, he's usually the one putting up the results.

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Don't say it. Don't even think it.

What? Having him return to the Sabres? His contract does to the end of next season. If he was a UFA at the end of this year and the Sabres were is a better position I would consider it. I was thinking more of him being a cheap option for other teams at the deadline.

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What? Having him return to the Sabres? His contract does to the end of next season. If he was a UFA at the end of this year and the Sabres were is a better position I would consider it. I was thinking more of him being a cheap option for other teams at the deadline.

 

Given the structure of the NHL, he is worth it just for shootouts and a cannon on the point. Say you are a team that is right at the playoff line. You have 32 games left...if 5 of those make it to a shootout, Kotalik might get you an extra 2-3 points. Put him on the 4th line with an instigator type that will keep him awake and he is fine. He needs to tap into his Varada and not his Jagr.

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... and waive his NTC. He'd be dumb not too.

 

Does he actually have one? Anyway, that doesn't really matter here anyway. A no trade clause only covers being traded. He'd need a no movement clause to block out a waiver transaction. If he had one of those, he more than likely would have had to already waived it to be put on waivers in the first place.

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Does he actually have one? Anyway, that doesn't really matter here anyway. A no trade clause only covers being traded. He'd need a no movement clause to block out a waiver transaction. If he had one of those, he more than likely would have had to already waived it to be put on waivers in the first place.

 

He does have one. I was replying to the getting picked up by another team comment.

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He does have one. I was replying to the getting picked up by another team comment.

Seriously? Someone gave Kotalik a NTC? REALLY?

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Seriously? Someone gave Kotalik a NTC? REALLY?

Did some digging around the web and found that he has a limited NTC that prevents the team from trading him to one of three teams (Calgary was one of them) so he could potentially be traded to what, 25-27 teams without his approval.

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New Jersey Devils are 4 sale.

 

Partially....

 

Jeff Vanderbeek:

 

"As Managing Member of the New Jersey Devils, it is not my desire to sell the team. My partner, Brick City, and I have different visions for the franchise. While Brick City has a right, under our partnership agreement, to explore a sale and Moag and Co. has been retained to assist in these effort, I anticipate maintaining a controlling interest."

 

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=551325

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