Comments for Langkow traded for Stempniak at http://hockey.dobbersports.com , comment 1 to 10 out of 10 comments http://hockey.dobbersports.com Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:14 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/19-nhl-deals/3922-langkow-traded-for-stempniak#comment-16108 Surely the flames will put the old Leafs first line back together Hagman - Stajan - Stempniak :D - UKflames Tue, 30 Aug 2011 00:08:16 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/19-nhl-deals/3922-langkow-traded-for-stempniak#comment-16107 This might benefit Backlund most of all as it eliminates Langkow who is one of those players who gets ice time regardless of how well he plays. If Morrison goes down, he'll have a clear shot at the #1 line. Hopefully he gets a decent chance at it. - DuklaNation Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:30:00 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/19-nhl-deals/3922-langkow-traded-for-stempniak#comment-16105 The problem with Calgarys roster- is they have 4 centers- all who at their peak are #2 centers... personally i see Morrison as their #1, then Jokinen- and then either Stajan and Backlund. maybe one of them moves to the wing on the 2nd line-but either way- not a whole lot of fantasy value their. - Larry Mon, 29 Aug 2011 20:12:12 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/19-nhl-deals/3922-langkow-traded-for-stempniak#comment-16103 No Byron for CGY? - Thomas Gregory Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:02:35 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/19-nhl-deals/3922-langkow-traded-for-stempniak#comment-16100 Darcy, under the current coaching staff, Langkow is definitely a top center. No, he doesn't have the offense any more, but that doesn't matter. He has the two-way acumen and veteran savvy, and that means that until Turris rounds out his two-way game - not his offense - Langkow will always be more trusted by this coaching staff, and therefore will get more and better minutes. Hanzal is still their top 5-on-5 shutdown C, so he'll continue to be lined up against opposition's top lines, leaving Langkow by default with the top offensive duty. I wouldn't be surprised if they retain the MacLean-Turris-Boedker line which has had so much success in the A, using it for secondary scoring and energy in third line minutes (and perhaps as a 2 PP unit) at least to start the season. Fiddler is no longer there. The player bumped off the center depth chart in PHX is Nokelainen, though he could line up on wing ont he fourth line as well. Coyotes still have a winger or two they could shed, though, with 12 one-ways plus Turris, MacLean and Tikhonov (who is a KHL risk if he doesn't make it back on the team). Besides, this move could bring Doan's youth back to him. After all, if he lines up with Langkow and Whitney, he's the spring chicken of the line ... - fzusher Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:48:27 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/19-nhl-deals/3922-langkow-traded-for-stempniak#comment-16099 The way I see it, the Coyotes have three equal lines in terms of ice time. Turris, not Fiddler. My mistake. - Jeff Angus Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:26:52 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/19-nhl-deals/3922-langkow-traded-for-stempniak#comment-16098 Didn't Fiddler go to Dallas? The dog days of summer must be getting to you Angus! Grab a beer and refresh yourself. - gerald Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:22:28 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/19-nhl-deals/3922-langkow-traded-for-stempniak#comment-16097 How does this trade affect Hanzal from an offensive standpoint? - horrorfan Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:21:31 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/19-nhl-deals/3922-langkow-traded-for-stempniak#comment-16096 i think he will center the 2nd line? You forgot him in your lineup!? - SK Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:12:17 +0100 http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/19-nhl-deals/3922-langkow-traded-for-stempniak#comment-16095 If this doesn't affect Turris, then where is he on the lineup? As far as I'm concerned, Langkow is the #3 center. His offensive days are over and he will switch gears to being a checker. - Darcy S Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:11:41 +0100