See Ramblings for an update on some RSL players...

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G - Anderson, Hiller, Markstrom, Brodeur
D - Letang, Del Zotto, I. White, Kronwall, Brodin, Nikitin

Dobber wrote:
Wasn\'t there some sort of speculation that Morozov had signed with his RSL team for a two or three year extension?

I remember reading something like that a littl while ago but can\'t remember all the details...

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Weekly Line-ups - Start 6 F, 3 D, 1 G

F: Crosby, Iginla, Heatley, E. Staal, Hossa, Pleckanec, Stepan, Morrow
D: Boyle, Yandle, Carlson, Gilbert, Girardi
G: Lundqvist, Brodeur
Rookies: Yakupov, Kuznetsov

09/10 and 10/11 Champion
08/09 and 11/12 Runner-up

Not that I\'ve seen. Far as I know, he is interested in returning to the NHL

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G - Anderson, Hiller, Markstrom, Brodeur
D - Letang, Del Zotto, I. White, Kronwall, Brodin, Nikitin

He did, but check this out:

updated morozov article

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F - Crosby, C.Smith, Wheeler, Parenteau, Hudler, Clowe, Grabovski, Atkinson, Frolik, S. Kostitsyn, Marchand, Peverley, Tavares, Read, Brouwer, Bickell, Gionta, Setoguchi
G - Anderson, Hiller, Markstrom, Brodeur
D - Letang, Del Zotto, I. White, Kronwall, Brodin, Nikitin

I was a little too late I guess, I went in to check out this article on Morozov. Here\'s what it had to say:

The news article you requested either expired or is not available.
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Can you tell me Dobber what it had to say in a nutshell..??

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Just that he is seeing what Malkin is doing and considering the fact that he was as good as Malkin was a year ago, he would like to come back. It would cost a team (speculated) $3 million+ per year.

The RSL is a defensive league, and Morozov had 89 points this year.

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14 Team Keeper, points only, best 12 skaters 2 dman 2 G count. Playoffs count.
F - Crosby, C.Smith, Wheeler, Parenteau, Hudler, Clowe, Grabovski, Atkinson, Frolik, S. Kostitsyn, Marchand, Peverley, Tavares, Read, Brouwer, Bickell, Gionta, Setoguchi
G - Anderson, Hiller, Markstrom, Brodeur
D - Letang, Del Zotto, I. White, Kronwall, Brodin, Nikitin

Right, but he wants 3 millions dollars a year ...

Can he get it ???

That\'s the point !

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F : Iginla, Marleau, Eriksson, Berglund, Jagr, Kunitz, Kopitar, Marchand, Hossa
Rookie : Schultz
D : Carlson, Campbell, S. Weber, Seidenberg, Gonchar
G : Lehtonen

Bench : Hudler, Colborne, A. McDonald, Selanne, Zidlicky, Orlov, Lindback, Luongo, Halak

Minor : Weiss, Jurco, Jarnkrok, Kaberle, Lack

I'm crowdsourcing here... What do you think he's capable of in 2012? How about beyond that? It appears he's as big league-ready as he'll ever be, but the presence of Jarrod Saltalamacchia at catcher and David Ortiz at designated hitter blocks him from a significant role at any one position -- at least in the short term.

Thoughts?

I can't believe I spelled Lavernway's name wrong and Saltalamacchia's name right.

ever the optimist, bill james projects lavarnway; 16 44 52 .271 in about half a season's work. assuming ryan spells salty a lot, and ortiz once in a while, those numbers look fine. i think he'll hit for more power, but a lower average, if he is able to get more at bats than the 300-375 projected.

in the long run, he may settle into a job-share with salty, if salty can stay healthy. that is doubtful. if lavarnway improves his defense behind the plate to the point that he's serviceable, i see him taking the job outright. i think he will. and i think he will prove to be good enough a hitter that he'll be given ample opportunity to prove that he absolutely can't catch in the majors. this is a similar situation the one beginning in seattle with montero. great bat, sloppy defense. the bat will win out.