schneider didn't really do as much as i suppose gillis thought he might (especially on the PP), so i'm not surprised he's been a healthy scratch so many games.

edit: +1 to samuelsson's rep lol.. :thumbsup:

This so does not make sense. He brought him in purposefully for depth as losing Defensemans down the Play Off Stretch is what turned around our successful looking Play Off last season.

Schneider was never meant to replace our top 4 but reinforce it. He's supposed to be the franchise's Plan B should we lose Salo for stretches within the season.

:confused:

Actually it's more like -10 to his rep. And he's not a badass, he's a whiner. I know he must feel pretty dejected about it and while he may not agree with the decision, that's hardly the kind of response a pro athlete should have. Would you really want someone on your team where if he isn't picked his first thought is "Well fuck you then." ?? Talented as he may be, that's just a poor attitude.

Exactly.

He's a veteran player, he should be a role model to the younger players but instead he's complaining and making a huge deal because he's sitting out games. Imo he's a cancer waiting to spread and fucking up team chemistry so hopefully he doesn't rejoin the team.

pretty much so, it doesnt matter if he can or cannot replace our top 4, he's planB at 1.5mil

simple as that. 2g and 3 assist in 17 games..mehhh....wont be missed, but his vision for hte ice will be

That's too bad.. Schneider seems like a pretty nice guy.... Besides, hes probably one of the few guys who don't put me to sleep during interviews

Nobody a real hockey fan here i guess...
EDLER DID NOT MAKE THE TEAM

Tobias Enstrom (Atlanta Thrashers/NHL),
Magnus Johansson (Linkopings HC),
Niklas Kronwall (Detroit Red Wings/NHL),
Nicklas Lidstrom (Detroit Red Wings/NHL),
Douglas Murray (San Jose Sharks/NHL),
Johnny Oduya (New Jersey Devils/NHL),
Henrik Tallinder (Buffalo Sabres/NHL),
Mattias Ohlund (Tampa Bay Lightning/NHL)

Daniel Alfredsson (Ottawa Senators/NHL),
Nicklas Backstrom (Washington Capitals/NHL),
Loui Eriksson (Dallas Stars/NHL),
Peter Forsberg (MODO Hockey),
Tomas Holmstrom (Detroit Red Wings/NHL),
Patric Hornqvist (Nashville Predators/NHL),
Fredrik Modin (Columbus Blue Jackets/NHL),
Samuel Paahlsson (Columbus Blue Jackets/NHL),
Daniel Sedin (Vancouver Canucks/NHL),
Henrik Sedin (Vancouver Canucks/NHL),
Mattias Weinhandl (Dynamo Moscow/RUS),
Henrik Zetterberg (Detroit Red Wings/NHL)

Edler, Samuelsson and huseilius left off wtf?


Edler > Tallinder

Edler > Oduya

Edler>Ohlund

Samuelsson > Modin

Huseilius > Samuelsson

for sure edler > murray

others similar types like edler
He would be a great fit, but every team needs a balance of a good shutdown core with some guns, edler just doesn't quite fit if u look at the selected d core.

Its the same reason why guys like mike green and brian campbell are on the outside looking in for canada

Ohlund is a shutdown guy rather than edler's finesse D

Samuelsson...bahhh
Huseilius is lazy like thornton..not say that both players are not effective, but the fact is that both of them are not active without the puck, in a sense that both these players don't skate hard. Gaurantee, the few games that they decide to skate is when they have have more success on getting on the score sheet or help their linemates get on the score sheet

nazzy should be the 13th forward

but u kno...the swedes are goin with experience rather than youth
so anything makes sense

honestly tho, I dont really see a problem with the swedish team. becuz of the NHL rink, players should know how to play the game already. Even guys like Weinhandl who has been out of NHL action should adjust fine, hes having some steller years with Dynamo. and he was also the twins' line mate on MODO 10yrs ago

at the same time, theres grit on this swede team unlke the russians

lets see what teams the other countries are going to ice
regardless of watever samuelsson likes it or not, the swedes plan to ice a finesse squad once again

I'm goin to give my own rundown of canada tomolo...

Or.. we just don't give a shit about team Sweden. ;)

I wonder if Alfredsson's injury will be better in time for the Olympics?

where did i say he was supposed to replace a top 4 defensemen? they said from the start that he was going to play a support role and fill in for salo when injured, i know all that.

you "hockey experts" need to calm down.

Here is Samuelsson's reply to not being picked:
http://www.teamradio.ca/contentfiles...ot%20happy.mp3

I like him more now, because of the emotion he is showing. Hopefully he uses that as motivation to rip it up on the Canucks. I would be choked too! Was on the team in 06 so I see where he's coming from!

You need to calm down.

The "This so does not make sense" was my response to the quote of Gillis looking to unload Schneider because it doesn't make sense.

Schneider was a depth signing to reinforce our D for the games MG anticipates we lose Salo to injury, which we will. He was a depth signing, not a replacement signing like losing Ohlund in lieu of Erhoff.

Your post was part of the multi-quote for continuity of discussion as you were a participant of the Schneider topic; since this thread can be an all encompassing thread sometimes.

he's out 4-6 weeks

ok thats my bad then. but, on the topic of schneider, i don't think it's a bad idea to trade someone who's no longer happy being here. they said that he had left the team prior to xmas for personal reasons. nothing against schneider and what he brings to a team but the last thing (i believe) you'd want in your locker room is someone who doesn't want to be there. it's just a poison waiting to be spread.

Yes, so if it takes 6 weeks, that will lead right up to the start of the Olympics.

^ assuming he's fully recovered from the injury at that point.

Who cares? He's a classless piece of shit.

Why would you say he is a classless POS? What did he do?

Alfredsson is a wonderful CLASSY hockey player...

CAPITALS TRADE CAPTAIN CHRIS CLARK AND MILAN JURCHINA TO THE JACKETS FOR JASON CHIMARA

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=303820

i was kind of curious about that comment myself.

^ repost :D