Dante Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Like to have this guy on my blue line. Looked clean as far as puck possession and elbow go. Reminds me a little of Campbells hit on Umberger http://en.video.canoe.tv/video/sports/hock...hit/41274245001
plenzmd1 Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Like to have this guy on my blue line. Looked clean as far as puck possession and elbow go. Reminds me a little of Campbells hit on Umberger http://en.video.canoe.tv/video/sports/hock...hit/41274245001 Must admit I do not watch near as much wetsern conference as you prolly do, but he had a bad year last year no??/ Maybe this a sign he getting it back together?
bills_fan Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Like to have this guy on my blue line. Looked clean as far as puck possession and elbow go. Reminds me a little of Campbells hit on Umberger http://en.video.canoe.tv/video/sports/hock...hit/41274245001 Considering Phaneuf is one of the top 10 d-men in the league, I'd say "who can we give you for a 10-year blue line anchor D-man"?
Cornerville Posted September 24, 2009 Posted September 24, 2009 Max, Drew Stafford, and a 2nd round pick...oh wait Max is gone....
Dante Posted September 24, 2009 Author Posted September 24, 2009 Considering Phaneuf is one of the top 10 d-men in the league, I'd say "who can we give you for a 10-year blue line anchor D-man"? Ryan Miller. Packaged with Tyler Moss. Maybe
bills44 Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 Ryan Miller. Packaged with Tyler Moss. Maybe who is Tyler Moss?
Dante Posted September 25, 2009 Author Posted September 25, 2009 who is Tyler Moss? ooops..should know better by now not to go by memory. Tyler Myers
Alaska Darin Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 Like to have this guy on my blue line. Looked clean as far as puck possession and elbow go. Reminds me a little of Campbells hit on Umberger http://en.video.canoe.tv/video/sports/hock...hit/41274245001 We could have drafted him...
nucci Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 Like to have this guy on my blue line. Looked clean as far as puck possession and elbow go. Reminds me a little of Campbells hit on Umberger http://en.video.canoe.tv/video/sports/hock...hit/41274245001 I would probably trade anyone but Miller for Phaneuf.
Dante Posted September 25, 2009 Author Posted September 25, 2009 I would probably trade anyone but Miller for Phaneuf. yup. Hard to trade Miller. When I watch him play I think he is one of the top 5 in the league. But Dion is a top 5 dman. It would take that to get him. Not like either the Sabres or Flames are looking to move these guys though.
shrader Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 We could have drafted him... I have no problem with the Vanek pick. Really, every pick in front of Phaneuf has had a good career so far. It's not like we're talking about taking a guy like Kryukov with that pick. The big question I always come up with from that draft is how Suter and Coburn went immediately before Phaneuf, especially knowing that Atlanta has since traded Coburn for Alexi Zhitnik. By the way, I absolutely love the first round of that draft.
Alaska Darin Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 I have no problem with the Vanek pick. Really, every pick in front of Phaneuf has had a good career so far. It's not like we're talking about taking a guy like Kryukov with that pick. The big question I always come up with from that draft is how Suter and Coburn went immediately before Phaneuf, especially knowing that Atlanta has since traded Coburn for Alexi Zhitnik. By the way, I absolutely love the first round of that draft. I still have heartburn with it because guys with Dion's skill set are once in a generation. You simply shut down the ice for 30 minutes every night. I love Vanek but great defensemen just don't come along that often.
shrader Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 I still have heartburn with it because guys with Dion's skill set are once in a generation. You simply shut down the ice for 30 minutes every night. I love Vanek but great defensemen just don't come along that often. Falling back on a guy who just put up 40 goals in an injury shortened season does make it a bit easier though. I can't help but come back to Suter and Coburn though. I don't remember what the draft board looked like back in 2003, but if the team had decided to go D instead, it doesn't seem all that likely that they would've taken Phaneuf. Suter and Coburn seem to fit the mold of defensemen this team was drafting at that time.
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