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Teams Will Have To Answer Questions On Monday
by Paul on 02/22/12 at 04:11 PM ET
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from John Shannon of Sportsnet,
I don’t think I can recall a more intriguing deadline day in my 35 years around the NHL. Aside from the Rick Nash derby (and we’re not even sure there will be a race by Monday) it appears that almost anything could happen OR nothing at all.
Confused? Me too!
Take the plight of the Boston Bruins for example. Lately, the defending Stanley Cup champions haven’t been the intimidating force we saw in the first half the season. The injury to Nathan Horton certainly hasn’t helped; nor has the semi-public political stand of Tim Thomas, who while “taking the fifth” forced his teammates to answer some of the questions for him.
Since the visit to the White House, the Bruins have four wins and seven losses, and just don’t look to be playing true “Bruins Hockey”. What do they do? Do they wait for Horton to return? Will he be ready? Or do they shuffle the cards a bit and make an attempt to trade for Nash, who could be a cornerstone for any team with the opportunity to play four rounds in the playoffs?...
Or take the Vancouver Canucks, who appear to be better than they were last year. They are faster and deeper for sure, but do they have enough edge and grit? Acquiring Nash wouldn’t give them that edge and grit, but more importantly his big contract jeopardizes the relationship general manager Mike Gillis has created with the Sedin twins, Ryan Kesler, Alex Burrows and the like. It would be difficult for the Canucks to bring in Nash, and not compromise the hometown discounts the players have taken to stay in a great city with a great team.
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