All Quiet on the Western Front

by BReynolds on Jul 2, 2010 11:51 AM CDT

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With Russo reporting that the Wild are likely done with free agency, at least for now, and with the 4th of July holiday coming up, Hockey Wilderness may be a little quiet for a few days. JS is moving, I will be camping, and Nathan has a little girl to take care of Twins games to attend.

If anything major breaks, count on someone jumping on to give you a place to talk about it.Feel free to continue reading and exploring all of the posts for the last couple of days. Tons of information thrown at you, soak it in, have a beer, and get some sun.

From everyone here at Hockey Wilderness, have a safe and happy Independence Day. Celebrating 234 years of telling England to go F themselves!

As always, feel free to make yourselves at home. If you are the last one to leave, please shut off the lights. There's beer in the fridge.

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When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

In other words: When someone pisses you off, at least show them the respect of telling them why you are about to open a can of whoop ass on them.

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by BReynolds on Jul 2, 2010 12:07 PM CDT reply actions

yeah, I put some High Life, Rolling Rock and Guiness in the fridge!
Have a fun 4th!

by old time hockey guy on Jul 2, 2010 12:46 PM CDT reply actions

drambuie in the portable flask.. its really handy.. fits in the pocket real nice, hehehe

by old time hockey guy on Jul 2, 2010 12:49 PM CDT reply actions

Not that major, but worth mentioning.

Ebbett has signed with the Yotes.

by shleske on Jul 2, 2010 3:38 PM CDT reply actions

How is that going to work? The Guy that took him out with a high elbow is now his teammate…

by Eric B on Jul 3, 2010 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions

Fedoruk and Boogey co-existed. Belanger and Chimera, too.

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by BReynolds on Jul 5, 2010 4:07 PM CDT up reply actions

I guess it’s not like Ebbett is going to drop the gloves and right Robo so I guess they are going to have to co-existed. :)

by Eric B on Jul 7, 2010 8:07 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah, likely they aren’t going out partying any time soon, but they can share the ice. Hell, JovoCop probably doesn’t think he did anything wrong, so in his delusion, he’ll be just fine.

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by BReynolds on Jul 7, 2010 9:44 AM CDT up reply actions

Richard Park

hes still on the board..
age 33 made 800,000 last yr..
do we bring him back? maybe 1mil a yr

by old time hockey guy on Jul 2, 2010 3:53 PM CDT reply actions

No thank you…

by Eric B on Jul 3, 2010 8:36 AM CDT up reply actions

might even get him for less than that

by old time hockey guy on Jul 2, 2010 4:08 PM CDT reply actions

Mike Modano

It would be insane if we signed Mike Modano

he could play 3rd line center and would be fun to watch

This needs to happen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Brandon Godward on Jul 2, 2010 6:28 PM CDT reply actions

No on Modano

Sounds like the front office has already ruled that out. Modano is too slow, too old, a defensive liability, and probably won’t produce enough on our 3rd line to warrant his veteran status contract. Good dream, but he’ll look for a contender

by JDesthubert on Jul 2, 2010 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions

They couldn’t be more wrong. In no way is he a defensive liability and he can still produce. He would be a great addition if we could move somebody, Miettinen?

Bottom 6 of:
Nystrom-Modano-Kobasew
Staubitz-Brodziak-Clutterbuck

That is great depth.

by Kenny H on Jul 2, 2010 9:17 PM CDT up reply actions

Yes, but what will he cost to be a third line center? I’m pretty sure he doesn’t even want to come back to Minny, he wants to stay in the Southern markets (San Jose, Phoenix, etc..)

by ADN on Jul 3, 2010 9:53 AM CDT up reply actions

Modano moves too slowly to be an effective defensive center. Actually take a look at the line you have him on. Neither of those two players are the right combination for a guy that was Mike Modano. Nystrom and Kobasew both fill a role as checking wings. That’s not the style of play for #9. Neither guy can come back to cover the backcheck for an aging Modano. Once again, it’s a nice dream, but he’s not a fix for the team. Time to accept the fact that Mike Modano is ready to be put out to pasture.

by JDesthubert on Jul 6, 2010 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions