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Rogie-Vachon
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All I saw was Vilardi not scoring again....:angry:
Kings Trade 7th Rounder to Detroit for Troy Stecher
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All I saw was Vilardi not scoring again....:angry:
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Dirtweazle
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When the Wings feel they got robbed and the Nucks fans are happy Edler and Troy band is back together, and it only cost us one zebra Popcoropolis, im happy.
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Rogie-Vachon
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salami
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He's a fantastic skating all around defenseman who uses his agility speed and smarts to defend while his high-end stickwork contributes a little offense. He's not afraid to block shots or throw the body around when needed either...skills, character...I like this acquisition.
Here's Elite Prospects' blurb on him:
"Highly skilled two-way defenceman that displays tremendous poise with and without the puck. Soft hands that can pass as well as let rockets fly. Excellent vision and a playmaker's knack for the game. Very aware and responsible defensively, but is not comfortable having the puck in his own end for too long and will take it upon himself to get the puck out of the defensive zone. His impact upon the game occurs at both ends of the ice as an offensive and defensive force."
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VegasHockey
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Vancouver fans seem to love the guy.
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Ice24
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Stecher is a stretch at 5'10
JWR
TEAM LGK
I hope your correct and he can rekindle his game back to what he was in Vancouver
HeadInjury
2 Late to Change My Name
Yep. If Doughty and Roy come back he's not going to be playing. If only one of them come back, he's still probably not playing. It's a stop gap and a good use of a 7th rounder.
Honestly Roy might as well start packing his stuff, I don't know how much longer he's going to be in the lineup with these kids.
Clif
Super Star
This injury stretch has had me thinking what if it’s Roy traded this offseason and not Durzi? What if they forego the offensive LD and just load up down the right with Doughty, Durzi and Clarke and shut it down on the left side? Save the assets for forward upgrades instead.
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DarkLeftHand
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You can do this, but it makes your breakouts and offense from the blue line sightly more predictable. Teams will be instructed to forecheck to force everything to the left side, and it also makes your attack imbalanced.
Also, I don’t ever want to see a guy like Sean Durzi fighting someone two weight classes above himself ever again. That was an absolute joke, because someone should have been on Roman Josi’s ass the very next play. Not to go too old school dinosaur, but if the Kings are going to bother carrying forwards who score 5-10 goals a season, there should be at least two of them with size and willingness to go after any opposing player at any given time. I’ve never been a fan of having a defender who throws down, since it has a greater effect on disrupting the 3 pair d rotation. Other teams need to be aware that if nonsense like this transpires, especially in a blowout, they had better look to protect their own high end players. Would have loved to see lias Anderson go after Tomasino or Josi, just to serve a point to the Predators, particularly in a game where the outcome is no longer in question.
Helvetica
Top Forward
Had the same thought last night watching that. Credit to Durzi for stepping up, but all i could think at the time was, "great... another defenseman lost to injury". Kings absolutely need a big body or two out there, because as good as they are at winning battles, opposing teams have very little fear about dumping teh puck in, or forcing the Kings to dump the puck in. There simply isnt any physical toll to making that choice.
santiclaws
I was in the pool!!
Wouldn't be shocked to see both traded. Spence is a better Durzi and you've also got Clarke and Faber on the right side coming up.
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hokiecat
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This!!!
Doughty, Roy, Walker = Vets
Durzi, Spence = puck movers who look like NHL players today
Clarke = top prospect puck mover
Grans, Faber = more future prospects
We are 8 deep for 3-4 spots. And that doesn't even include Troy who looked solid last night with Edler. Blake has some serious trade capital to play with.
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LAKingSteve
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Gotta believe Troy and Edler are both gone after this season.
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MiketheKing
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Durzi looks great so far, id rather keep him than roy, walker, matta and Edler. We finally have someone proven offensively from the point... he's better than DD in that respect imho
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hokiecat
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But Edler is a LD. There we only have Toby, Mikey, and Edler/Maatta/Wolanin. We need to use the surplus of RD to obtain some more LD.
HeadInjury
2 Late to Change My Name
Neither would I, but there's no rush. Faber should spend a year in the AHL and if Spence has to go down as well, he can get top pairing minutes in Ontario. It wouldn't be a disaster for his development.
Gotta love Durzi's passion, but Spence to me seems to have the better upside.
