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I recall Klein struggling a bit when on the second pair, but I thought he was a top four dman for the Preds before. Could've just been a bad stretch.

And his offense this year is unlikely to be replicated.

Might not take long to hate them.

In comment 12246676 BrettNYG10 said:

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I recall Klein struggling a bit when on the second pair, but I thought he was a top four dman for the Preds before. Could've just been a bad stretch. And his offense this year is unlikely to be replicated.

Agree on his offense. Klein was a RD2 in Nashville two seasons ago, when he was 28. Last year Seth Jones was their RD2, so Klein fell to RD3, though I wouldnt read a ton into that. It was a lost season in Nashville due to the Rinne injury, and maybe Jones would have been the RD3 on a competitive team. Im not looking to run Klein out of town -- just thinking that he is relatively expendable. Sather is good trader. I think Klein + Talbot in a package to EDM makes a lot of sense.

Meanwhile, a few of our Islander friends are really embarrassing themselves on their thread:

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Time The 12th Man : 9:15 pm : link : reply To take 1 or 2 of their guys out

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at this point Mike in NY : 9:18 pm : link : reply Let someone like Manbearpig take a run at Backstrom or Ovechkin

I'd like to think they're just kidding.

I definitely see your point. I like Klein, but his peak year may yield an attractive return. Thanks for the background info from his time in Nashville.

Islander fans are idiots. Dumbest fan base in sports.

'A nice two-hander, the games over anyway'.

Surprised we haven't seen anything.

I've never heard someone whine as much as he does. Everything the Capitals do is some egregious, uncalled penalty that is taking advantage of the rules or bending the rules.. it's just unbearable.

And for what it's worth, Michelletti is annoying in his own right so it's not even some anti-Islander bias. The guy is just fucking terrible and unlistenable. He's such a crybaby.

Goring sounds drunk, which only exacerbates how terrible he is.

Joe is a master of providing zero insight ever.

Not surprising that the islanders would have a D level guy like him on their broadcast

The broadcasters listed were Chris King and 2 college students. That's amazing if true.

You haven't had to endure Craig Laughlin for over two goddamned decades now.

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Islander fans are idiots. Dumbest fan base in sports.

Well, not those of us that are part of the Illuminati. Besides, you have seen Eagles, Cowboys, Skins and Saints fans, no?

And I don't believe in willfully inflicting injury. But when there's a battle in the corner, near the crease, or in a situation where you can lay a clean and legal check, you have to set the tone (and the Isles did not tonight).

Greg, I also have long said the same..."Locker" has taken a few too many elbows to the "coconut" and should probably shut 'er down.

How can a man with a voice that sounds like that have a job on television for so long?

(How's that for alliteration?)

Overcomes the concussion-addled singsong tones of Locker.

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In comment 12246754 Greg from LI said:

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You haven't had to endure Craig Laughlin for over two goddamned decades now.

He's gotten worse the past few seasons. He now never shuts up, and is so so much a whinner.