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leafman101 said:
I certainly don't understand how the hell you wouldn't have Gadriner in the lineup if you liked him.
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And then there is this, of course.

If Carlyle did like Gardiner he'd be playing big minutes. I don't agree with it, but Dregger doesn't usually spew that kind of stuff.
 
Always a good idea that when you hear something that a reporter said in this city second-hand, that you go to the original source and listen yourself. Things have a tendency of being blown out of proportion... anyone know where I can find a link to this? Someone on the other board says that he backpedaled on this comment this morning on the radio and said he had no idea why Gardiner wasn't up yet and that was the only thing he could think of.
 
corksens said:
And then there is this, of course.

If Carlyle did like Gardiner he'd be playing big minutes. I don't agree with it, but Dregger doesn't usually spew that kind of stuff.
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But he did give Gardiner big minutes to finish the year last year - and it can't be that he's soft and Carlyle doesn't like offensive defensemen because we've seen him play the likes of Sbisa, Niedermayer, Fowler, etc.
 
hockeylover said:
But he did give Gardiner big minutes to finish the year last year - and it can't be that he's soft and Carlyle doesn't like offensive defensemen because we've seen him play the likes of Sbisa, Niedermayer, Fowler, etc.
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We don't know what he's thinking but i mean it's not like Dion, Gunnar, Franson and even Kostka are bad at moving the puck(Fraser and Holzer are pretty brutal though)..They're just not as good as Gardiner. Defensively though, they aren't as soft and i think that plays a role at least a little bit.
 
hockeylover said:
But he did give Gardiner big minutes to finish the year last year - and it can't be that he's soft and Carlyle doesn't like offensive defensemen because we've seen him play the likes of Sbisa, Niedermayer, Fowler, etc.
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I can't think of another reason why he wouldn't be in the line up.

Can you?
 
corksens said:
I can't think of another reason why he wouldn't be in the line up.

Can you?
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You were just given reasons. Much as I love Gardiner and think we'd be a better team with him in the lineup, we're 5th in the conference with two vets sitting on the sidelines every night already.

Your reasons for wanting this to be true are pretty transparent though.
 
I heard four but I'd be extremely disappointed if they re-signed Bozak for anywhere near that. That's probably an understatement.
 
Eric Stephens ‏@icemancometh
Breaking: Ducks have re-signed C Ryan Getzlaf to an eight-year contract extension through 2020-21 season.

Dang.
 
CRL said:
did you guys heard that Bozak wants 5 mln per + long term?
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Where did you hear that? If true, at least that'll hasten his exit.

Also, on the subject of Gardiner, when he eventually does come back and excel, what are the chances that the media fawns over how much his time in the AHL helped his development and what a great idea it was to keep him down there, like they do constantly with Nazem Kadri?
 
LeafGm said:
Where did you hear that? If true, at least that'll hasten his exit.

Also, on the subject of Gardiner, when he eventually does come back and excel, what are the chances that the media fawns over how much his time in the AHL helped his development and what a great idea it was to keep him down there, like they do constantly with Nazem Kadri?
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110%. Then they'll say the same thing about Rielly. Leave him in junior forever!!
 
Shit! re: Getzlaf

They're evaluating and showcasing right now, imo. That's why Jake ain't up. Nobody could be so stupid as to think he's not a vast improvement over several of the current blueliners.
 
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