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malcolmk14 · 02-01-2010, 03:52 PM

I have to say, I'm absolutely pumped about Ian White, Niklas Hagman, and Matt Stajan in Flames jerseys.

White has been Toronto's best defenceman not named Tomas Kaberle. The way he has played this year he is comparable to a more offensive Mark Giordano. Ian White logged more even-strength minutes in Toronto than Jay Bouwmeester does here.

In fact, the only guys in the NHL with more even strength ice time than Ian White are Joni Pitkanen, Duncan Keith, and Brian Campbell. Not bad company.

A good comparison for Hagman is Bourque without the dumb penalties, and Stajan I would like to say is like Langkow, without the penalty killing ability and with more creativity offensively.

All of these guys will help the powerplay.

02-01-2010, 03:52 PM	#908
malcolmk14 Franchise Player Join Date: Jan 2008 Exp:	I have to say, I'm absolutely pumped about Ian White, Niklas Hagman, and Matt Stajan in Flames jerseys. White has been Toronto's best defenceman not named Tomas Kaberle. The way he has played this year he is comparable to a more offensive Mark Giordano. Ian White logged more even-strength minutes in Toronto than Jay Bouwmeester does here. In fact, the only guys in the NHL with more even strength ice time than Ian White are Joni Pitkanen, Duncan Keith, and Brian Campbell. Not bad company. A good comparison for Hagman is Bourque without the dumb penalties, and Stajan I would like to say is like Langkow, without the penalty killing ability and with more creativity offensively. All of these guys will help the powerplay. Last edited by malcolmk14; 02-01-2010 at 03:56 PM.