Madden has more cups though, I don't mind the signing but really how many third liners can on team have????

Madden has more cups though, I don't mind the signing but really how many third liners can on team have????

This team needed a third line center and veteran leadership badly. Which means Goose is Center for the fourth line where he should be. I don't hate Goose at all and he gives 100% most nights but lets face it he's a horrible skater.

Translation: I don't hate Sally at all and she gives amazing head but let's face it, she has cankles.

Not saying Darcy didn't do a good job, of course. Just saying, don't get TOO excited until we get a producer.

I think Madden is still a lot better, but Neidermayer is going to be a great asset for the team next season for sure. What I like most is the leadership. He's not going to lead with goals but he's goign to bring his best game all the time and do what he does to the best of his ability. And he's going to back check hard. I'm hoping that this young impressionable team will start to think like him and less like Roy.

This team needed a third line center and veteran leadership badly. Which means Goose is Center for the fourth line where he should be. I don't hate Goose at all and he gives 100% most nights but lets face it he's a horrible skater.

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I also think we could use a scorer up front but what is to happen with Gerbe. I have no problem with buffalo getting rid of Stafford but I believe is his trade value is low right now. Plus I wouldn't mind seeing what Gerbe brings to the table this season. To me this is his make or break year. The guy is capable of playing in the NHL it just depends on what team he is on. If Buffalo keeps him or moves him.

That's not his style really. Anyway, I think people have an overly critical view of the top six. They have produced at a fair rate to their contracts compared to the rest of the league. Let me be a stat geek for a minute...

The players listed above all have a cap hit of at least 4 mil, and all scored under 70 pts. Right now there are 81 forwards that will have a cap hit of 4 mil or above next season, and only 26 of them scored over 70 pts. 55 forwards that have a cap hit over 4 mil scored less than 70 pts, so Connolly, Roy, Pominville and Vanek are in good company.

Taking it a step further, since Connolly and Roy seem to take the brunt of criticism... Only seven teams had top two centers that scored more pts than Connolly and Roy. Connolly and Roy equaled Toews and Sharp, were just behind Datsyuk and Zetterberg, and actually beat Richards and Carter.

The top six can use a physical scorer and some leadership qualities, but they are solid in point production. Dumping any of those four for leadership or physicality without replacing the talent and point production won't go very far.

That's good stuff. I'm not saying they are without hope, just that they need to produce more. I'd like to see a healthy Connolly break 80 points. Roy 80. Vanek 80. and Poms 70. I think that's well within their talents , money aside.

Holy fucking fuck...Boyes couldn't suck a dick if it landed in his mouth.

Holy fucking fuck...Boyes couldn't suck a dick if it landed in his mouth.