Around the NHL in Eight Links

by Mattblack on Mar 23, 2009 5:00 PM EDT in The Dasher

A weekly look at the wider hockey world, via our friends, friendly rivals and sworn blood enemies here at SB Nation.

Ticket prices aren't going up everywhere, you'll be amazed to hear, I'm sure. It still seems like a lot of loot just to watch the Devils though. (In Lou We Trust).
A spot of Redden-bashing from our/your backward provincial cousins, kindly brought to you by new housemates, Blueshirt Banter.
Continuing the theme of linking to the newer folk, Raw Charge has a piece pleading for caution with head-dinged goalie, Mike Smith.
The single truth that we've all always known, the Canadiens are bad for your health. Soon they will be banned in all public areas. (Habs Eyes on The Prize)
Who doesn't miss Owen Nolan? Be honest now, who? Fish, that's who. (Hockey Wilderness).
Second City Hockey - Rapidly becoming the comedy gold of the Western Conference.
For two stolen minutes, live vicariously on the bubble with the Predators and On The Forecheck.
Some top(?) 'shopping - if you're into that kind of thing. Over 9000 hours in MS Paint, with Nucks Misconduct. And hey, they're as bad at centring images as PPP! Editor's Note: It's Chemmy that can't centre a picture to save his life. I can't avoid typos for sme reason.

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You sure get some evening/night work extra for this?
the nucks picture is usa’s new interrogation tool

Как же так может быть?

by sleza on Mar 23, 2009 5:16 PM EDT reply actions

I get nothing but contempt and harsh editing.

You've had all your word nourishment for one day.

by Mattblack on Mar 23, 2009 5:29 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m making Mattblack write all of the apologies I’m going to need to send out this week.

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by Chemmy on Mar 23, 2009 5:45 PM EDT up reply actions

Make sure you get him to personalise each one.

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by article1 on Mar 23, 2009 5:50 PM EDT up reply actions

Shut it, you.

You've had all your word nourishment for one day.

by Mattblack on Mar 23, 2009 6:17 PM EDT up reply actions

Can I get an apology?

I like it when men apologize to me, and it happens so rarely (despite it frequently being called for)

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by Mabel on Mar 23, 2009 6:20 PM EDT up reply actions

I’ll get the posh writing paper out now….

You've had all your word nourishment for one day.

by Mattblack on Mar 23, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

Additionally, I fixed my non image centering ways. PPP hasn’t fixed his tpyos.

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by Chemmy on Mar 23, 2009 5:46 PM EDT reply actions

The really scary thing about the JFJ era is that getting Owen Nolan is nowhere near being the worst trade the Leafs have made in the last ten years.

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by article1 on Mar 23, 2009 5:49 PM EDT reply actions

Raycroft. Hands down.

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by eyebleaf on Mar 23, 2009 5:51 PM EDT up reply actions

Deffo.

But it takes a lot to beat Boyes, McCauley and a 1st for Nolan…

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by article1 on Mar 23, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions

but

not quite because the Sharks also gave up on Boyes, so it’s more like McCauley + a 1st.
Who did the 1st end up being?

by Karina on Mar 23, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions

oooh

trivia time…

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by blurr1974 on Mar 23, 2009 6:02 PM EDT up reply actions

San Jose traded it to Boston to move up and select Steve Bernier. Boston selected Mark Stuart 21st overall. Meh.

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by Chemmy on Mar 23, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions

Our first pick in that draft ws John Doherty 57th overall.

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by article1 on Mar 23, 2009 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions

it was a pretty deep draft though. Lot’s of guys from the 03 draft have seen playing time in the NHL, including the second last pick of the draft, the sens goalie of the future, brian elliot…

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by blurr1974 on Mar 23, 2009 6:08 PM EDT up reply actions

But to be infuriating: here’s what was left on the table:

Mike Richards 24th
Cory Perry 28th
Loui Eriksson 33rd
Patrice Bergeron 45th
Shea Weber 49th

Patrik O’Sullivan, Maxim Lapierre, Lee Stempniak, Joe Pavelski, Dustin Byfuglien

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by Chemmy on Mar 23, 2009 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions

i hate looking at those things.

you know the Leafs could have drafted Lucic instead of Kulemin…

no way to tell how those two will shake out, but the idea of having Lucic putting Bruins through the glass while wearing a Leafs jersey would be pretty sweet…

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by blurr1974 on Mar 23, 2009 6:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Just because the Sharks were stupid, it doesn’t make us non-stupid.

They took Michalek 6th and Steve Bernier 16th in the 2003 draft. Not great, but not terrible.

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by article1 on Mar 23, 2009 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions

JFJ didn’t get Nolan, that was Quinn…

by daoust on Mar 23, 2009 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, I know.

My point is that if it weren’t for JFJ we’d go into seizures at the very mention of the Nolan trade.

JFJ was so awful, he made us forget about Quinn’s (many) bad moves.

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by article1 on Mar 23, 2009 9:58 PM EDT up reply actions

GREAT QUOTE from Eyes on the Prize

As usual on Saturdays, whether the Habs win or lose, I head out for a few posts game wobbly pops. Heading out the front door, I stood on my porch step and watched as the owner of a car across the street removed his Canadiens flag and placed it in his trunk.

That’s depressing! Even worse is wondering when the dude will have it back up.

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by Chemmy on Mar 23, 2009 6:09 PM EDT reply actions

First week in October, perhaps?

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by Mattblack on Mar 23, 2009 6:16 PM EDT up reply actions

heh

I feel no empathy for him. 25 cups is no reason to be a band wagoner.

by Karina on Mar 23, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

That is all.

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by jrwendelman on Mar 23, 2009 7:55 PM EDT up reply actions

Can’t feel any love for Habs fans. They’ll rub those 25 cups in your face any chance they get. So to them I say: hahahaha!

PPP- I use Photoshop, and I don’t spend much time doing them as you can tell by their quality :)
OK OK, I’ll learn how to center images, even though I should shrink them, leave them positioned left, and then wrap the text around them more often. I got code for that, if you want to borrow it from me :)

Nucks Misconduct

by Sean Zandberg on Mar 24, 2009 3:23 AM EDT reply actions