Nice signing. I liked the Ducks better when they didn't have a second line center.
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They have dropped some size in the short time that Murray has been running the show.
After Getlzaf's line, they are all under 5'11" and about 180 Lbs. down the middle from there.
San Jose should push them around, and with our additions to the group of Kopitar/Brown/Handzus/Simmonds/Greene/O'Donnell/Johnson , so should we.
They are not a contender in my book any longer, regardless of what Doc says.
at the draft party a couple of years ago, and under a considerable haze, i heard Birdman yell out the following (about 4 or 5 times, i think) - "don't marry yourselves to players!" he went on to reiterate that idea more than once on the boards, and i believe it to be absolutely sage.
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Contender for the Cup THIS year? Probably not. They will be fighting for probably a 6-7-8 seed though, and Murray has done a pretty good job of taking an aging, UFA laden team and paving the way for them to continue being competitive for the next 5+ years. The Whitney and Wisniewski pick-ups were solid, as were Nokelainen and Brown for the bottom 6, and he got some good pieces in return for soon-to-be-UFA Pronger. IMO, for a retool on the fly, a pretty commendable job. If they can lock down another solid top 4 d-man and get some good prospects for the second line after Koivu and Teemu leave, this is still a pretty dangerous team. I look forward to seeing if the Kings can really give them a challenge this season in the standings.Originally Posted by Birdman
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