Dallas----Having some coffee before what's shaping up to be a long but interesting day: the new uniform unveilings, player availablity at the rink, All-Star practice tonight. But some quick answers to your posts:
Shanny: Sure, I'd try Cullen on the point. That was a topic earlier int he season. But that was a different PP style in Carolina, so you wouldn't use him with Straka-Jagr-Nylander, etc. With Shanahan, Prucha and who else? Pock on the other point and Dubinsky or Dawes? Who would you put in front of the net? Hossa (no hands). Dane Byers? Or if the Rangers could somehow get Tkachuk...
Michael: Sure you're discouraged. Who wouldn;t be? But there's talent and a work ethic on this team, it's maybe just one or two players short. I believe you will see one or two youngsters summoned from Hartford on Thursday. They need a spark, an infusion.
Champ: I like Campoli, but not sure the Rangers would trade with the Isles, though, and they do have young D in the pipeline. If the Rangers surrender prospects and picks, I believe it will be for a center or power forward and a D like the Blues' Eric Brewer or the B's Brad Stuart.
Will check in later after a day out and about...
Champ:
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If we're to call up Dubinsky, Korpikoski, etc., we'll need to send people down... I'm not sending Prucha, Betts, Ward, Hollweg, or Ortmeyer down-- that leaves us with Orr, Hossa, & Hall as the odd men out. Everybody else is locked in.
Hey, Steve. Just wondering if the skills competition or All-Star Game is going to be on TV.
Zach,
On Long Island it is on Versus tonight at 8pm.