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I guess he had surgery?.. Bummer, we're gonna be real thin at the D. Probably gonna force Hitch to keep running Jackman out there.

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Sadly, yes. With Jackman's play last night though, I would rather have seen Chorney out there.
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What about Cade Fairchild? +13 in the AHL. Maybe he should get some ice time in Jackman's place.
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After the last couple of games, I think Jackman needs to be a healthy scratch for a game or two, seems like he's just making some poor decisions.
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Fairchild is too small for the NHL
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Every time I hear the name Huskins I think of Porkins from Star Wars.
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kodos wrote:Image

Every time I hear the name Huskins I think of Porkins from Star Wars.
I hope things go better for Huskins then they did for Porkins. As I recall things went downhill shortly after that photo was taken.
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glen a richter wrote:Fairchild is too small for the NHL
So is Kris Russell - 5' 10 - 180

Fairchild - 5' 11 - 175. Besides, he is only 22 (3 years younger than Russell) and should put on more weight.

I don't buy the size argument any more after we realized how good Weaver (5' 9 - 188) was killing penalties. And I am still not buying it with Russell already having scored 3 goals in 8 games as a Blue.
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theohall wrote:
glen a richter wrote:Fairchild is too small for the NHL
So is Kris Russell - 5' 10 - 180

Fairchild - 5' 11 - 175. Besides, he is only 22 (3 years younger than Russell) and should put on more weight.

I don't buy the size argument any more after we realized how good Weaver (5' 9 - 188) was killing penalties. And I am still not buying it with Russell already having scored 3 goals in 8 games as a Blue.
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Paul Kariya anyone?

Especially post-lockout with a much greater emphasis on puck movement, speed and creativity (translated: Europeanized), players don't have to be that big anymore to play in the NHL. If anything, bigger guys have more of a handicap if they can't keep up with the speed and are only good for bruising. The demise of the "enforcer only" role should be solid evidence of that. Truth is: you have to be able to skate and be marginally useful to play. Period. Even fighters.
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WaukeeBlues wrote:Paul Kariya anyone?

Especially post-lockout with a much greater emphasis on puck movement, speed and creativity (translated: Europeanized), players don't have to be that big anymore to play in the NHL. If anything, bigger guys have more of a handicap if they can't keep up with the speed and are only good for bruising. The demise of the "enforcer only" role should be solid evidence of that. Truth is: you have to be able to skate and be marginally useful to play. Period. Even fighters.
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My wife....Morgan Fairchild...yeah...that's the ticket!
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