Miller Lite traded to Tampa

by Earl Sleek on Aug 13, 2009 1:02 PM PDT

In related news, Sleek has to learn how to spell "Evgeny Artyukhin". Anybody know what his nickname was in Tampa?

The Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday picked up left wing Drew Miller and a third-round pick in next year’s draft in exchange for wing Evgeny Artyukhin.

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So long, Drew -- you definitely were a quirky player, but you were smart enough defensively and served as a good utility guy. Let's not forget that Drew Miller was on the ice for a pivotal goal against the Senators in the Cup Finals with the Selanne-McDonald line when Kunitz was hurt.

Drew 1, Ryan 0.

Welcome to Anaheim, Artoo. Go Ducks.

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yea hell live in ducks lore for that hit he made…but im kinda glad hes gone..i kept getting suckered in to thinking he was gonna be somthing..he probally wont

Put those cookies back..Mutha fucka!!

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Aug 13, 2009 1:17 PM PDT reply actions

I think he was a decent enough checking line guy and PKer — he needed to be a bit larger, though, as I don’t believe he ever won a physical battle in Anaheim.

So my list of PK forwards now is this: Marchant, Brown, Nokelainen, Carter… May need to get another one, or else some offensive stars may get some SH minutes. And while Getzlaf may be in the cards anyway, he’s shown so far to be a poor PKer, results-wise.

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by Earl Sleek on Aug 13, 2009 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions

when i think of getz on the pk i think of a opposing forward stealing the puck and getz putting his head down and “trying” to run to recover while the opposing forward leaves him in the dust..

i.e. his acceleration rate is very poor

Put those cookies back..Mutha fucka!!

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Aug 13, 2009 1:31 PM PDT up reply actions

Damn, this dude is a freight train.

by pj48 on Aug 13, 2009 4:00 PM PDT reply actions

Anybody know what his nickname was in Tampa?

Bar stool Bob does, from his comments on the trade:

We’ll see what Artie, I guess they call him Artie, we’ll see what he can adapt to with Randy.

by Mike in OC on Aug 13, 2009 5:10 PM PDT reply actions

Drew was on when

Selanne-McDonald line when Kunitz was hurt.

And now Selanne is the only guy from that sexy foursome left.

Nobody cares about your opinion.

by brokenyard on Aug 13, 2009 9:55 PM PDT reply actions

R2 better be a good fighter, since now he’s a Duck and every time I see his name I imagine it in my head being said with the same inflection as the “hadouken” attack from Street Fighter.

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by Bleys on Aug 14, 2009 1:28 AM PDT reply actions

If you say Goooo-Artyukhin with the same inflection, it sounds like the Dragon Punch.

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by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Aug 14, 2009 4:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Well that reinstates the hatred lost when you guys got rid of Pronger (Artyukhin destroyed Doughty when the Kings played Tampa last year, and the Kings famously did nothing about it). Hopefully will have some good fisticuffs as a result.

by Nut on Aug 14, 2009 10:41 AM PDT reply actions

id like to think we signed the guy to piss off the kings and there fans…i hope that is so

Put those cookies back..Mutha fucka!!

by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Aug 15, 2009 7:48 PM PDT up reply actions

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