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I've defended Pronger84 in the past, but that really was a bizarre comment. You can compare any player in the league with another one.
 
Yeah you can but its not relevant. Because each player fits into a different role on a team and brings a different skill set to the team. Also, each team plays a different style as well.
 
Can we stop ganging up on someone though? It really makes this chatboard suck. Its like everyone here has to be the exact same shoe size or something. How boring is that? This guy never goes to town on someone, so why do it to him?
 
Player and zeke are clones of one another when it comes to hockey philosophy and player analysis for the most part, but otherwise there's very little universal agreement on things.
 
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MapleLeafBlueJayBoy said:
Yeah you can but its not relevant. Because each player fits into a different role on a team and brings a different skill set to the team. Also, each team plays a different style as well.
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Thanks, this is pretty much what I've been trying to say. Liles and Schenn both play different styles, one is an uptempo puck rushing defencemen and the other is a solid physical stay at home one. Both players fill different roles and needs on the team, when the team is down a goal and needs to tie it up then Liles is the better suitor to put on the ice, but if your leading by one late in the 3rd period then Schenn is the guy that should be out there. Again, both are good players but just in different ways, I don't really see how they can be compared JMO of course.
 
teeds said:
Can we stop ganging up on someone though? It really makes this chatboard suck. Its like everyone here has to be the exact same shoe size or something. How boring is that? This guy never goes to town on someone, so why do it to him?
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Thanks teeds! Btw I'm sorry for that comment I made about you a few months ago, I was out of line for making it. Anyways, I couldn't care less if they want to gang up on me to me it's nothing personal, I think the reason they do it is out of insecurity most of them have this obsessive need to be "right" all the time, again I can't control what other posters think or say on here.
 
Pronger84 said:
Thanks, this is pretty much what I've been trying to say. Liles and Schenn both play different styles, one is an uptempo puck rushing defencemen and the other is a solid physical stay at home one. Both players fill different roles and needs on the team, when the team is down a goal and needs to tie it up then Liles is the better suitor to put on the ice, but if your leading by one late in the 3rd period then Schenn is the guy that should be out there. Again, both are good players but just in different ways, I don't really see how they can be compared JMO of course.
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The defensive metrics and CORSI statistics don't illustrate this though, nor do the ice-time distributions.
 
teeds said:
Can we stop ganging up on someone though? It really makes this chatboard suck. Its like everyone here has to be the exact same shoe size or something. How boring is that? This guy never goes to town on someone, so why do it to him?
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So much for being utterly content with the James Reimer/Ben Scrivens tandem to start the season ...

It appears the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs remains interested in acquiring goalie Roberto Luongo via trade with the Vancouver Canucks.

According to TVA Sports hockey analyst Enrico Ciccone -- as relayed by the Toronto Sun -- Brian Burke reached out to Canucks GM Mike Gillis (again) about the 33-year-old last weekend. The Maple Leafs reportedly "showed interest" in Luongo this past spring as well.

With Cory Schneider pegged to take over the No.1 role in Vancouver, Luongo has repeatedly expressed an interest in returning to the Florida Panthers. However, if Gillis and Panthers GM Dale Tallon can't work out a deal, the Leafs may have a shot at snagging the veteran netminder.
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The smart money is on Dynamo Minsk.

As for pro opportunities during the NHL lockout, Mikhail Grabovski is reportedly weighing three KHL options. The Fourth Period reports Dynamo Minsk, HC Barys and a third unknown club are in the mix.

"... Dynamo, who has an offer on the table, seems to be Grabovski's first choice, as it would allow him to play in his native country and in front of his 'family, friends, our fans,' he said ..."

Minsk is the KHL's only 'hometown' choice for the Toronto Maple Leafs center -- a native Belarusian.
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Lebrun

I like the JVR deal, especially long-term, for the Leafs. But right now still thin down the middle and shaky in goal, which is a recipe for another non-playoff year. Stay tuned, however, because I think Toronto will try to be active once the lockout doors open. And same as Florida, if the Leafs get Luongo after the lockout, it immediately puts them in playoff contention.
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James Reimer is in Vancouver to visit family, not to join the Canucks

Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender James Reimer was spotted skating with the Vancouver Canucks on Monday. As expected, the rumour mill was ready to burst.

The Canucks are looking to unload goaltender Roberto Luongo, so it was no surprise Reimer was roped into the latest buzz as fans clamour for news during the NHL lockout.

“I mean if you want the truth, go to Twitter,” Reimer told Brad Zeimer of The Vancouver Sun. “That’s funny, I didn’t really think of that. I’m sure the rumours will be spreading, but as far as I know when the season comes back I’m still a Maple Leaf.”

Yes, sometimes players have family in places that are not where they play. In Reimer’s case, his wife is from British Columbia.

“Rumours are rumours, anyone can start a rumour and in this case you can’t control it,” Reimer told the Sun. “If he [Luongo] did end up coming to the Leafs then you battle and obviously I’d do my part to try and be in there as many games as possible.”

After battling head and neck injuries and a bit of a sophomore slump — Reimer went 14-14-4 with a .900 save percentage last season — the Leafs’ starter was told this summer that Burke might look elsewhere for an upgrade in net.
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http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012...uver-to-visit-family-not-to-join-the-canucks/



Rumours start as James Reimer skates with Canucks

VANCOUVER - James Reimer had been on the ice at UBC's Father David Bauer Arena for no more than a few minutes Monday when the rumours started.

Twitter was abuzz with the fact that Reimer was skating with some of the locked-out Vancouver Canucks and therefore it was only a matter of time before the Toronto Maple Leafs goalie was a member of the Canucks.

Vancouver trades Roberto Luongo to the Leafs, Reimer comes to Vancouver as part of the deal to back up Cory Schneider. Done deal.

"I mean if you want the truth, go to Twitter," a smiling Reimer said of the rumours. "That's funny, I didn't really think of that. I'm sure the rumours will be spreading, but as far as I know when the season comes back I'm still a Maple Leaf."

The truth is, Reimer is in the Vancouver area visiting his in-laws and will likely spend the next week or so skating with some of the Canucks and a few players from other NHL teams at UBC.

"My wife is from out here so it's a chance to see some family," Reimer said.

The 24-year-old is coming off an injury-riddled 2011-12 season with the Maple Leafs.

He appeared in just 34 games last season and twice missed large chunks of the season with injuries the team described as whiplash and neck-related. There was considerable speculation he was dealing with the effects of a concussion.

Reimer said Monday he was ready to start the season, if the season had started.

"I'm healthy, I was ready to go if the season had started on time," he said. "The extra time to heal doesn't hurt, but I would have been ready to go had we started when we were supposed to."

His numbers last season, a 3.10 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage, dipped from his rookie year with the Leafs and there has been considerable speculation that Toronto GM Brian Burke is in the hunt to acquire Luongo. Reimer is well aware of those rumours.

"Rumours are rumours, anyone can start a rumour and in this case you can't control it," Reimer said. "If he (Luongo) did end up coming to the Leafs then you battle and obviously I'd do my part to try and be in there as many games as possible.

"But if he came obviously he's a great goalie so I'm sure it would be a good competition and I'd try to learn as much as I could from him. Obviously he's got a lot to teach and I'd just try to learn from him."

NOT NEEDED: Reimer will not be playing in Kevin Bieksa's charity game Wednesday night at UBC.

"He just arrived today," Bieksa said of Reimer. "I think we're okay with one goalie (Cory Schneider). The rosters are set so he is not going to be participating in it."

HE'S ALL IN: Goalie Roberto Luongo, who has spent most of the lockout at his south Florida home, will be back in Vancouver later this month.

Luongo is scheduled to play a World Series of Poker Circuit Event at the River Rock Casino in Richmond. The WSOP is visiting the River Rock for 10 events from Oct. 27 through Nov. 7. Luongo, who represents the B.C. Lottery Corp.'s Playnow.com poker website, will play in at least one event.

Luongo, an avid poker player, finished in 639th place out of 6,598 entrants at the 2012 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas this past summer.
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http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Rumours+start+James+Reimer+skates+with+Canucks/7393994/story.html
 
Maclean said on hockeycentral that he's heard Burke is going after Luongo hard once things get settled.

anyone care that Luongo doesn't appear to be all that enthused about coming here? If we trade for him he's the guy for at least the next 5 years.
 
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