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Haha! No cup for Caps next year.

by Nut on Jul 14, 2010 2:07 PM PDT reply actions  

He’s still around?

by JZarris on Jul 14, 2010 2:40 PM PDT reply actions  

Way to go CapitaLOLs!

The Spirit of MeatTrain'10!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 14, 2010 2:50 PM PDT reply actions  

…more like Brian Dontsie

"It's not illegal. It's frowned upon, like masturbating on an airplane."-Alan Garner

by card_base on Jul 14, 2010 3:01 PM PDT reply actions  

or wontsie

or cantsie

sorry boredom has gotten the better of me….

"It's not illegal. It's frowned upon, like masturbating on an airplane."-Alan Garner

by card_base on Jul 14, 2010 3:02 PM PDT reply actions  

Curious.

In Dinglebarn We Trust

by Niesy on Jul 14, 2010 3:02 PM PDT reply actions  

Brian WilLOLsie

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves

by angelofdeath on Jul 14, 2010 5:06 PM PDT reply actions  

This Carries Some Weighty Questions

Why?

Why couldn’t it have been to another western team?

And finally, why?

by USHA#17 on Jul 14, 2010 5:59 PM PDT reply actions  

Interesting

Brian Willsie’s NHL career revolves entirely around three teams, one of which seems to have said, “Well, that was a mistake” (Kings) but two who brought him back years after letting him go (Colorado, and now Washington). Is that the triumph of hope over experience?

by DougX on Jul 14, 2010 7:31 PM PDT reply actions  

The fact is, there is a market for cheap, reasonably dependable utility players.

e.g. Peter Harrold. Peter Harrold is kind of the best version of that, or would be if he could play goalie.

Wait till this year.

by Quisp on Jul 14, 2010 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions  

This Kings did this for years. Most likely see more of this as things continue, a growing talent and money gap between the have and have not players.

by USHA#17 on Jul 15, 2010 10:29 AM PDT up reply actions  

Depth move. Hershey move. Not a caps move.

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Reppin' Team Tyler yo.

by Ovechwin on Jul 16, 2010 1:56 PM PDT reply actions  

Fail move.

The Spirit of MeatTrain'10!

by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 16, 2010 2:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

Not really. He’ll do good in the AHL.

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Reppin' Team Tyler yo.

by Ovechwin on Jul 16, 2010 7:38 PM PDT up reply actions  

Don’t mind us, we’re scarred.

In Dinglebarn We Trust

by Niesy on Jul 16, 2010 3:02 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh I’m sure.

I know y’all need something to get yourselves through the Kovalchuk shit, but ragging on this move is weird to me. I don’t think there is much of a chance he’ll even get a call up next season.

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by Ovechwin on Jul 16, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions  

I think it was a knee-jerk reaction based off our bad experience. AHL is a very good point.

In Dinglebarn We Trust

by Niesy on Jul 17, 2010 6:48 AM PDT up reply actions  

It all comes down to expectation, I think

Willsie did have one pretty good season that led one to think that maybe he could score 20 goals again. I’m sure that’s what the Kings saw, when in retrospect it was an outlier.

Ovechwin is right, of course. As a depth move, it makes sense.

by DougX on Jul 17, 2010 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions  

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