In Which Dion Phaneuf Nearly Killed a Guy
by SkinnyFish on May 4, 2011 7:00 AM EDT
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Leafs at the World Championships - Chemmy over at The Leafs Nation
Carl Gunnarsson has no points but is a +3 for Sweden, and Mike Brown (shown helping Yan Stastny score) is a +1 for the USA team that may or may not have killed Osama Bin Laden. Germany's Marcel Mueller has a goal and an assist in three games in the tournament.
On a weak Belarus squad Mikhail Grabovski has no points and is a -1 through 2 games. He likely misses Toronto and his best buddy Nikolai Kulemin, who clearly also misses Grabovski and the NHL. Kulemin hasn't seen a ton of ice time on a Russian team that favors KHL players due to internal politics.
Luke Schenn and Dion Phaneuf? Killing it.
More links after the jump.
Mislav with a great piece on Bozak over at MLHS.
This and some great Leafs Playoffs games at VLM
Canucks Need Overtime to Beat Swiss
Also, Dion Phaneuf nearly killed a guy.
How Much do Special Teams Matter in the Playoffs?
A whole lot if you're Washington, not a whole lot if you're Boston.
30 Playoff Thoughts From Friedman
Also, lol at Gomez not being able to make a pass.
Mike "Doc" Emrick Wins NHL's First Ever Sports Play-by-Play Emmy
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Thanks for the compliments and the linkage Skinny, much appreciated :)
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by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on May 4, 2011 7:11 AM EDT reply actions
Rick Nash
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 7:51 AM EDT up reply actions
dudes been to enough of these, it only makes sense right?
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Rick Nash deserves so many good things.
So hard to find any fault except that he chose to stay in fucking Columbus.
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if the guy wants to rot in columbus, then..the guy wants to rot in columbus.
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by Future_considerations on May 4, 2011 10:05 AM EDT up reply actions
that and he probably figured the team was on its way up
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
he did it for love
for a skirt? like fisher?
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by Future_considerations on May 4, 2011 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Steve Mason screwed us royally.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Stan Fischler doesn’t know dick about hockey.
Found by mf37 last night.
Wendel was a poor choice, Adam Oates and Ray Staszak will be lucky to score 40 goal combined he said. Kind of right on that one; Oates was too busy making 80 assists a year to score goals.
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what a maroon
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 8:50 AM EDT up reply actions
http://theleafsnation.com/2011/5/4/stan-fischler-may-be-in-danger
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Any thoughts on this? Weird stuff
7) Weirdest story of the playoffs: Michael Leighton. His nameplate and equipment was gone from the Flyers’ main dressing room last weekend, just days after his Game 6 removal against Buffalo. Anthony SanFilippo of The Delaware County Times reported the goalie failed to show for the Game 7 morning skate – without explanation. Philadelphia replied by putting Leighton the injured list, and stating, “He is still a member of the organization” when asked about his status. Then, I saw him walking around after the 7-3 defeat to Boston in Game 1. Total strangeness.
8) One other thing I’d bet that didn’t go over well: His quote following Tyler Ennis’ Game 5 overtime winner. “The defenceman has to go out and block the puck, and it kind of puts a little bit of a screen on me…the defence has to do that and it was just kind of a lucky bounce right on the guy’s tape.” Don’t blame the defence, especially on that team.
3 goalies can lead to problems I guess.
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4 goalies even!
They even had Backlund in the press box apparently.
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Yes – Leighton is now in Unemployment Line looking for an Organization. I do feel bad. He lost his position to injury but these things happen. He was injured during PreSeason – Bobrovsky played stellar and earned a chance to start in NHL. Leighton goes to Phantoms around Nov or December.
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If the Flyers would trade one guy out of their extreme glut of skilled forwards for a real NHL goalie, they’d have a much easier time going deep in the playoffs.
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I find their glut a tad overrated because they clearly have nobody on their farm team. At least no one that Laviolette will play.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
Their glut is not overrated
They have 4 top 2 forwards in:
Briere, Carter, Giroux, Richards
4 3-6 forwards in:
Hartnell, Leino, Versteeg, and JVR
With JVR very likely soon to be able to move up a tier.
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Except Versteeg hasn’t played like a top 6 forward for PHI.
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You’re forgetting him because they randomly scratched him for like 20 games this year even though he played well.
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Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
I think he’d be a great add, I don’t know if he’ll get much more than his $2M next year, but does not seem like a guy that Burke has any interest in whatsoever.
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The only silver lining I can imagine if he were to sign here is that he could be motivated to give up his days of being a floater by seeing the work ethic of his compatriots Grabbo and Kulie first-hand. Other than that kind of minor miracle, no thanks.
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Kind of hard to decide who’d they get rid of.
Briere is the only 30+ one that could really help their cap and get a good return probably.
Can’t get rid of Richards, Carter, Giroux… maybe if they could find takers for Hartnell or Versteeg… and they might let Zherdev and Leino walk…. JVR is too young to give up on and clearly after his showing this playoffs they shouldn’t.
Man I wish Burke had snagged him in that Versteeg deal haha, that would have been an epic coup
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Kid comes in last year and drags the Flyers to the Cup Finals. Get sent to the minors to start the season, gets called up in the Playoffs, has 1 poor performance and has his locker removed. Kind of sounds like the Flyers organization is full of dicks.
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Didn’t he have back surgery?
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by blindfolded tank driver on May 4, 2011 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions
On October 8, 2010, it was reported Leighton will have back surgery.18 He was expected to miss six to eight weeks. He finally made his 2010–11 debut on December 30, earning the win, but allowing 4 goals at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
You just gotta think that they’d hold a place for him, but I guess not.
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You’d think. But like you said, full of dicks.
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by blindfolded tank driver on May 4, 2011 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Not Full of Dicks as you put it. Just the ugly side of business.
Look – Neither of the 3 Goalies have really been stellar in the playoffs, but its evident that the FLYERS are going with Bobrovsky as their future. Boucher has played majority of the season and has earned the right to play with the team and in the post season. … That Leaves Leighton as the odd man out.
So on the Depth Charts it goes like this
1. Boucher
2. Bobrovsky
3. Backlund
……………….
4. Physical Trainer
5. Some College Kid they could sign to a 1 or 2 day Free Agent Try Out contract
6. The Homeless guy on Broad and Pattison lying on the Cardboard
7. That Fat Kid from the Movie “The Mighty Ducks”
9. Sean Burke (they always find a way to bring this guy back – Like Flies to crap)
10. My Mom
…….
Then and Only maybe then…..
Michael Leighton
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by SkinnyFish on May 4, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
I dont know….
The only thing I can guess is that Leighton had a Mental Meltdown with Paul Holmgren and after that game 6 in Buffalo and he got yanked I think….
again…
I think….
Leighton and Holmgren had minced words.
SO they demoted him based on his play and on the Verbal Blow up.
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again…
I am Guessing.
Because Leighton is normally available with the press all last year and this year he wont tall to anyone.
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Opinion question
If for some reason, PHI gets swept this series, is there any chance they finally invest in a blue-chip goalie?
Or do they keep going year after year signing hopefuls to cheap contracts and try to squeeze 16 wins out of them?
Not knocking Bobrovsky or Leighton, but last year Leighton was probably playing above his skill level and Bobrovsky, while he’s been pretty good, is hardly the rock in net you’d like to see in front of a contender.
If they’re convinced they can go the DET route and keep winning with the Osgood’s of the world…. well it hasnt’ shown yet.
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I wouldn't say this yet
Not knocking Bobrovsky or Leighton, but last year Leighton was probably playing above his skill level and Bobrovsky, while he’s been pretty good, is hardly the rock in net you’d like to see in front of a contender.
He was a 22 year old rookie who played 54 games, faced 1527 shots and put up a 2.59 GAA 0.915 S%. He could very well become that stud. He isn’t yet, but very well may be in the future.
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But will the Flyers go for another quick fix if he suffers through a sophomore slump
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Sounds like they need to trade us one of their overpriced defenders.
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Is he an LD? He would be PERFECT. Reasonably priced, #3 defenseman, with a nice pass who can handle over 20 minutes and is good on the PP.
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Meszaros?
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OH GOD NO
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Why are we trading for a defenseman? I’m getting more and more sold on signing Kevin Bieksa.
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How much do you think he costs? I have heard a lot suggesting him. Did Burke bring him into Van?
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A much better choice than Ehrhoff and he’d command about the same money, or maybe a bit more considering their play in the playoffs
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not really the “puck mover” that the Leafs may want to fill Kaberle’s roll, but he’d do damage on the 2nd pairing with Schenn
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Bieksa’s all over the place. Burke’s going to sign the shit out of him.
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He’s probably on Burke’s list, don’t know if he’ll want to sign in TOR though.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
You think we gave Komisarek a bad deal? Wait till we sign Bieksa.
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by birky on May 4, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
He’s from Grimsby, just outside of Hamilton. A lot of family around here and in Ancaster. He’d definitely consider Toronto.
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Just because a guy is from a town doesn't mean he wants to be in a losing situation.
Until Leafs start making playoffs, and not just scraping in “by the skin of their teeth”, TOR probably won’t be considered a spectacular UFA destination.
And ugh, my ex-Gf is from Grimsby. I cringe every time I see the town referenced.
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cough Cammalleri cough
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by PassivelyTruculent on May 4, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions
A buddy of mine is a family member of Kevin’s. He’s told me Kevin would love to play for the Leafs, but obviously business plays a role, bla bla bla. I’m not saying I’m an insider or that this is an E4 ro anything, I’ve just been told the interest as a concept is there. Kevin would love to be a Leaf.
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by BeyondBeleaf on May 7, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
For $5M, 5 years that he'll likely get?
I dunno. I’m trying to think outside the “premier UFA d-man” available pool. Plus those guys tend to try to get on immediate contenders and don’t think about the fact their contracts are 5 years and guys who are good now might or probably won’t be in 5 years.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Bieksa will not get 5 mill, maybe 4
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 10:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Phaneuf-Bieksa
Schenn-Gunnarsson
Aulie-Komisarek
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Do you think its problematic to have such poor puck moving ability on that third pairing?
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What team has good puck movement on the third pairing?
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Not good puck movement, so much as any puck movement.
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I mean to have a guy like Lashoff on the third pairing.
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Gunna have injuries.
Lebda is the irrelevent one.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:08 AM EDT up reply actions
Well, yeah.
But if you’re worried about injuries and depth, we still have Finger, Holzer, Gardiner…
There’s depth.
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I think Holzer is still a project, and I don’t know if Burke will bring up Finger (even though it might be the best internal option).
Love to see Gardiner get the callup if he deserves it though.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Holzer was the best defenceman on the Marlies this year.
Also, we’re talking about a hypothetical situation where we need to bring someone up to cover injuries. Not many teams have NHL-calibre D-men just sitting patiently in the AHL waiting their turn.
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How dare you speak ill of Wade Redden.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions
Holzer was the best defenceman on the Marlies this year.
Thats kinda sad
Sorry, I really don’t like Holzer
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
I had to rec that
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I personally thought Lashoff was better all around but meh..
The fact that we have all 7D who ended the year with the Leafs coming back (currently) +Finger in the AHL + 5 more prospects who all have decent NHL chances I don’t think depth is the issue, so unless a few of them are moved I don’t seem Burke making too many changes.
also have Gysbers Mikus and Blacker.
We have young depth to the point where signing someone for the sake of signing someone isn’t worth it. Especially if we want Gardiner in the top 4 sooner than later.
Its this depth which makes me think Burke may stay away from the D pool on July 1st, but may take a flyer on someone if they are around july 15th. I think the worst thing Burke can do this offseason is overpay another dman
makes me think Burke may stay away from the D pool on July 1st
Burke doesn’t know how to stay away from the D pool.
We have prospect and youth depth, but not full on “eat a bunch of NHL minutes without being terrified while they’re on the ice” depth.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions
Sure, he can sign Richards over the phone.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:14 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d personally swap Aulie and Gunnarsson, which fixes that problem.
/cue birky to remind us all that 5 of these guys probably all play RD
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Schenn, Komi, and Phaneuf RD
Aulie and Gunnar LD
No idea about Bieksa
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he shoots right, so my guess is he’s a RD as well
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I’m sticking with my original guess of 5 years, $25M.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Shit do you really think he gets that much? I am thinking that he is on the line between top tier and second tier this summer. My guess is Erhoff and his ilk gets 4-4.5 and Bieksa and those like him get 3.5-4.
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someone is going to throw
Stupid money at Ehrhoff. I wouldn’t be surprised to see him get close to 5 or 5.
I think Bieksa will get less, maybe over 4, close to Hamhuis money
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Ya after I started looking at some of the UFA dmen from last year, 4-4.25 is probably closer on a 5-6 year deal.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
he had 34 points this year, can play 22+ minutes a night, and has a solid all around game. He’s the perfect 1-2 year bridge to the younger guys like Blacker and Gardiner.
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I wikipediaed him
he old as fuck
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he also wrote “Fuck the police”
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by Matt_Roberts on May 4, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
The fuck kind of name is Hamrlik anyways? Ya’ll should’a named ya self Dicklik. haha
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is it just me, or should souljaboy be ashamed he thought Ice T wrote fuck the police
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by Matt_Roberts on May 4, 2011 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Does that make him an American or an Italian?
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by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on May 4, 2011 12:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Chexican.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice one, liked it.
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by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on May 4, 2011 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Kevin Bieksa : “When a 6’8” guy asks you to fight, you usually say no, then skate around him and score."
Either you have an enviable memory, or a pitiable life, to know nothing of regret.
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by GreatKingRat on May 4, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Wait this is a good point. I wanted Komisarek because I hated him with Montreal.
I’m going to learn from my previous mistake. Avoid Bieksa.
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by Chemmy on May 4, 2011 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Agreed.
I’m still aiming at depth, Clitsome or Ericsson from Detroit
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Remember when everyone thought Ericsson was guaranteed All Star?
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err clitsome
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by Future_considerations on May 4, 2011 10:09 AM EDT up reply actions
Well among Detroit fans, everyoen was like LIDSTROM WILL MENTOR HIM AND HE WLL BE AWESOME
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I have friends who are fans of other teams.
Dick
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You know there is a lovely button labelled “up”.
I should learn how to use it.
I still think you’re a dick tho
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wait, did you miss the part where clrkaitken was calling out skinny for being a toronto and detroit fan?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 4, 2011 10:29 AM EDT up reply actions
No I didnt.
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For $1M-$1.5M I’ll take him. He’s making 900k now.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:11 AM EDT up reply actions
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i think they should make a play for Nabokov
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Well they’d have to make a trade with the Islanders for him because they tolled his contract and own his rights for next season.
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Trade Leino’s rights in the off season as they probably can’t sign him.
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If Garth Snow turned Nabokov (who is never going to play for them) into Ville Leino that’s a bigger fleecing than what Sather got for Gomez.
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It would just be Leino’s rights until July 1st. Similar to how Philly and Pittsburgh traded for Hamhuis rights last year.
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And?
Nabokov has zero value.
Leino would probably get whatever he wanted from the Islanders so they can reach the cap floor and he gets to play with Tavares, Okposo and MOulson
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yup, but I don’t think the price would be too high, maybe a 2nd
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d be shocked if it cost a 2nd rounder for Nabokov at this point.
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yeah, that was a high end guess, I think the flyers would do that since they want to win NOW
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Nabokov threw up a 3.02 GAA, .888 SV% in half a season this year.
In the KHL.
And has not played (except for a fairly unimpressive showing at the WC) in six months.
If Nabokov is worth a 2nd, Gustavsson’s worth a 1st.
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If Nabokov is worth a 2nd, Gustavsson’s worth a 1st.
Is funny cause I know you’re not serious.
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He still has enough fo a career to have some value.
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worth isnt necessarily what people will pay
if the goalie UFA waters be too rich for the flyers then they may make an over payment to get a “proven” guy to make a cup push
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 10:00 AM EDT up reply actions
He’s a good age for their team with Bob as the future.
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yup, russian mentor for their russian prospect, Im sure bob has some countryman respect for Nabby
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Is it really a great idea to put a pair of crazy Russian goaltenders in the same city as the hero of Rocky IV?
That has international incident written all over it
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Isn’t Nabby the one who is actually Czech but has played for Russia internationally for his whole career?
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He’s certainly not Czech.
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how about croissants?
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Unrelated note: I hope we somehow acquire Martin Frk only because of his last name.
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 10:18 AM EDT up reply actions
isn;t he supposed to be amazing?
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his hockey skill to vowel in last name ratio is the out of this world.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
The only good thing about Nabokov right now is his price.
Fuck, I think some teams would rather take a flyer on Giguere first.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
He also got pulled yesterday at worlds
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 4, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
They officially tolled it? When did that happen?
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A week or so ago.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
The more I see/hear about Nabokov’s play as of late, the more I think he’s only worth 570k.
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BOB is the Future.
Blue Chipper goalie ? ~ We have Riopel in the system.. but.. BOB came out of nowhere and he probably will be the future and I am hoping that he will be better than Nabakov.
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This would be the Riopel who can’t get out of the ECHL? No.
Philly’s prospect depth is horrifically shallow.
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6’0", bad numbers in the ECHL. Not an impact player.
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Bob came out of nowhere because he was undrafted and from Russia.
He played really well, but like Reimer, there is no guarantee that will be the case going forward…
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Hence getting an older veteran is a good idea. Buys you some development time. Of course it doesn’t always work (Turco was pretty bad this year, but Crawford picked up the ball), but I think its the best bet.
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Leighton “is” their older veteran. He’s signed through next year. And sounds like he’s kind of on the outs.
Maybe he can go kick some more ass in the AHL and let another Vet sign above him on the depth chart.
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by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions
I will tell you what…
Since you all feel so dang bad about Leighton…
How about you give us Monster and we will give you Leighton .. then you can not feel so dang bad about him..
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Right here….
Rather take Monster and his Contract than Leighton and his Contract.
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Leighton – 1 year left at $1.55M
Monster – 1 year left at $1.35M
One of them though is better than the other at goaltending.
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Unless your name is Luongo, Miller, Thomas, Howard, Hiller or Brodeur there is no guarantee that next year your the starting goalie for any team at all next year.
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To Plea:
You asked yesterday about why would a person not want to share who they voted for? Check out this from Friedman’s 30 thoughts:
5) Taylor Hall tweets that he voted Conservative and gets roasted. If fans want athlete interaction, that’s the wrong way to go about it. Guy’s allowed to vote for whoever he wants.
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Does that really surprise anyone though that he votes Con? He's a Western Canadian boy.
Schenn, Phaneuf, hell even Wendel all probably vote Conservative too.
Oh well the election is over and frankly politics is boring.
Stupid VAN.
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TAYLOR HALL HAS DOOMED US ALL!
hey that rhymes!
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Schenn and Wendel are from Saskatchewan, which is traditionally an NDP, stronghold.
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Actually
this election it wasn’t
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/
Pretty much blue throughout, except one riding that was Liberal.
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Also
21) Now that Ryan Miller’s admitted he had a concussion (and Ron MacLean deserves credit for seeing that before anyone else), will he wear a goalie mask with more protection? For $6.25 million per year, he owes it to the Sabres.
I’m like 95% convinced that the concussion is due to the Dion Phaneuf slapshot the week before the end of the regular season.
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I though it was a cumulative effect of a few slapshots, Dion’s being one of them
If I had a gun with two bullets, and I was in a room with Hitler, Bin Laden and Toby, I would shoot Toby twice.
dion’s took him high in the collar bone, it did damage, but not concussion damage me thinks, but then he got rang in the mellon the next game
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Ah I thought he took it to the mask, not the collar bone. My bad. I just remember him begin rattled after that one.
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yeah, it gave him a massive bruise and pinched a nerve or something through the gear, that is a heavy heavy shot
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Ooh that could be a cranial nerve. That could be baaaaaaaad.
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yup, its my third favourite target when sparing
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha. Of course you have a favourite sparring target to go along with your backyard wrestling theme music!
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the brachial nerve is my favourite!
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Sigh. Why some people should not learn anatomy.
I can just see you in an anatomy course:
Prof: This is an important nerve because it can cause paralysis and extreme pain.
In Jared’s head: Oooh! A new target!
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haha, well I learned it all from Krav maga, nerve strikes and joint breaking type stuff
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
there is a large portion on that yes
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Its a Simpson’s quote.
Also, I wonder if Hamas fighters wear cups…
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oh I know, there is just much truth to it
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I’d have my bell rung if I took that shot off the facemask too. That being said ALL goalies should wear the newer masks that have more protection. You never know when Shea Weber’s beard will put a 105mph shot right between your eyes.
Players are very picky about what equipment they wear, especially if they think it alters the way they play. It ain’t easy to put in “ALL goalies” rules.
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He’s had a weld broken on that mask before.
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Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
Yeah, it cut his nose up pretty bad. He had to be replaced by Lalime during a 5 on 3 (as you can imagine that didn’t go to well)
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remember last year when Dion broke Elliots mask and the sens took like 5 mins to get it switched, then another 5 mins to switch it again?
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
The PA will fight any rule change made to goalie masks
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I know
but like with players I’m of the mind that players need to man up and learn to adapt to some new equipment that might be a little more uncomfortable at first (as anything new is) but will increase your protection much more. How many times do you think Bryan Berard looks in the mirror and thinks, damnit if only I wore a visor my whole career like I should’ve.
A visor wouldn’t of help Berard in this case as Hossa stick came from below and would of still got him in most likeliness. Still a visor would of been better. I sometimes wonder if we don’t protect players as much as we do, ie helmets, visors, big hard shoulder and elbow pads, how much more careful players would be then. I mean in crease the likelihood of possible injury, reduce the unabated recklessness that goes on in the league. Like if you play a game of pick up and you aren’t all decked out in gear, I know I play a bit less reckless than I do when I’m all “protected”.
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with a visor it would’ve been very unlikely the stick basically destroys the eye like it did. It just wouldn’t be able to have the same angle and speed it did. like 99.99% of the time it would either clip the visor and contact below the eye or if it went perfectly straight up without hitting the visor it would go up beyond the eye to the forehead. If it did make contact to the eye the angle work that it would’ve had to hit something else first reducing the velocity of the stick so it wouldn’t have hit the eye with nearly as much force. The reason Berard had so much damage was that the stick contacted directly with the eyeball first.
Hell, a few months ago I put a slapper right between the eyes of a goalie and I am renowned for my crappy shot, and the goalie was seeing stars for a few mins
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by blindfolded tank driver on May 4, 2011 9:19 AM EDT up reply actions
I would hope that NHL goalies’ have better quality masks than guys in your league. But who knows.
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The NHL network has run a goalie special a couple (thousands) of times and they have a mask designer go over the improvements over the years. Basically the old style like Osgood wears is terrible for impacts due to the flat front area that absorbs impact, versus the new design that is angled and designed to deflect shots away lessening the blow.
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There was a move by the NHL to phase out the Osgood cage/dangler combo (they would’ve grandfathered in Osgood), but I think it was the NHLPA that fought it off. Which is kind of a good thing, as DiPietro ended up wearing one this season after some injury.
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apparently this was a “brand new one” I know because he yelled at me and tried to break my ankle with a hack job for ruining the paint
who knows though, i know nothing about goalie helmets
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Bahahah! Oh noes the paint on my protective equipment got damaged while protecting me!
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what an idiot...
There’s a reason I refused to ever get anything more than a standard black paintjob and its because for it to look good you need a new one every season. The paint can crack or chip with one well placed shot. If I had the money sure I’d do it, but once you go through a full season of rep hockey it starts to just look ghetto when you have a paint job that is falling apart
I tend to hit the back of the net and not the goalie with my shots.
/smug
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You just wish you were Shea Weber
Who hits the goalie and puts him INTO the back of the net!
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I thought they went through the goalie and into the net
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I’m just happy one of my slap shots was on net
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s in the FTB already, if you’d just read.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 4, 2011 9:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I know that. If you’re starting a comment thread it takes five seconds to link the article you’re talking about.
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Sorry dude
I would have done it, but it was in the actual text of this article so I didn’t bother. I guess I’ll do it next time…
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I actually don't quite agree with Friedman on this one
If Taylor Hall wants to speak up – to engage with fans – he has to be ready for people to disagree with him. Didn’t see the thread, and maybe people were just being jerks, but I think the fans are allowed to comment on a political issue that the player himself raises.
Oh, you better believe that's a paddling.
if he raised an issue sure, if he just said “i voted for Harper” and people jumped all over him for it, then fuck them
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by JaredFromLondon on May 5, 2011 6:50 AM EDT up reply actions
Aw,
The Maple Leafs Calendar on my way was just turned to may ( I forgot) and the player of the month is Tomas Kaberle.
Sigh.
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I miss the Leafs
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by blindfolded tank driver on May 4, 2011 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
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The last two Maple Leaf calenders have been funny because by the time you get to the end of the season, 50% of the players on the calender aren’t on the roster anymore
Burke loves his turnover. Hopefully that’s almost done now.
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They need to make these calenders in October…..
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on May 4, 2011 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Soooo how about that Washington collapse so far in the 2nd round
I can’t be the only one whose pools are pretty much ruined.
Watching the TSN panel talking about the game made it seem like Backstrom and Semin were just floating around out there.
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I can’t say i remember Semin’s name being mentioned at all since that OT goal in the first round
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:31 AM EDT up reply actions
At least it gives me more hope for the Leafs this year, the East is terrible. I thought the Bruins would get smashed by the Flyers seeing as they only just beat the Habs I gave the Flyers way too much credit
Also, hey Gomez, look at Vinny, that’s how you at least somewhat justify your ridiculous contract
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Vinny, despite that massive, eternal contract, is still pretty damn good, even on a bad year.
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Vinny had a “terrible” year. That “terrible year” was 25 goals and 54 points while missing 17 games. To appreciate that if he played a full season at that pace he would have had 32 G and 68 points. That would have tied our team lead in G and led our team in points.
Compare that to Gomez who had 7 goals and 38 points over 80 GP.
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Exactly, that's him being terrible. Still a great player.
Of course that’s expected since he went #1 overall and gets paid like Ovechkin.
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It;s hilarious just how bad Gomez’s year was, he’s probably their 4th best centre behind Desharnais and Eller
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on BSB they decided that the UFA class that had Gomez was
Like buying a house before the housing market crashed.
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Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
Yup
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 4, 2011 9:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Semin looked okay to me. I think calling it a collapse is a bit of an exaggeration. One of the three losses was in OT, 2 of the 3 were by 1 goal and one was by 2 (which I think included an empty netter).
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Going 0-3 for one of the Cup favourites is a pretty bad start to the 2nd round.
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Sounds like Boudreau is getting owned by Boucher
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He is, but I think the announcers are exaggerating with a bit of a confirmation bias. Everytime Boucher does something unique (ie putting out his bangers against Washington’s skill forwards after their third goal) if something good happens they rave about how impressive it was, if nothing happens they don’t mention it, or if something bad happens they don’t mention it.
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Ya they are going overboard with it, sensationalization to the max.
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Still, he would have to get canned if the Caps get canned wouldn’t he?
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Boudreau?
Hard to say. Fans might want him gone if it happens, but he transformed the style of play that WSH plays, probably for the better… tough to say what happens, and a lot depends on the next few game(s).
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They still suck at defense and they still can’t set up a screen in the zone. What good is a “transformation” if it misses some fairly important parts of the game? Roloson – like Halak before him – has a clean line of sight on almost every shot (the exception that comes to mind was the Carlson goal…which went in). You’ve got Jason Chimera. Use him for something other than board battles.
(Fire Boudreau. Send him to Ottawa or something.)
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WSH
Goals For: 224 (19th of 30), Goals Against: 197 (4th of 30)
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I can’t remember what the stat was last night, but I think halfway through the third, scoring chances were something like 10-1 TBL over WSH (according to Versus, so…)
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Credit where credit was due, so I’m not just straight up bashing the guy: PK% went from 78.8% (25th) to 85.6% (2nd). Also, tied for sixth in fewest even strength goals against through the regular season. They also managed to drop from 30.9 SA/G (18th) to 29.0 (9th).
However, they also got .920 goaltending instead of .911, so how much of this is Boudreau is questionable. And I stand by my screen-related comments.
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i think my PPPPP pool is ruined, only Vancouver is doing what i expected..
just hope its enough to avoid being named Armando Slapnuts and getting the leafs book
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by Future_considerations on May 4, 2011 10:07 AM EDT up reply actions
My predictions were as follows:
East: Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay
West: Vancouver vs. Detroit
People thought I was bonkers picking Tampa Bay in the Eastern Conference finals. I told them that if Dwayne Roloson goes into “Facing the Leafs” mode, that team could be deadly.
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I had WSH-PHI in the East and SJ-ANA in the West.
I suck. Only SJ has a good chance of going on (who I picked for the Cup)
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I picked PHI winning the cup
Now I feel bad.
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Anyone have video of Smithsons High Sticking penalty?
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 4, 2011 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
The NHL needs to do something about that.
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wow….its even worse than I remember
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 4, 2011 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess the Canucks took that “Vancouver is getting a soccer team” thing a little too literally
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
all i keep thinking about this gif is “weeeee”
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by thenumber14 on May 4, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Pretty sure it was Joe Yerdon who first said this, but the Canucks are pulling a full out heel turn. They are going to be the NHL’s most hated team
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amazing that they had Cooke, Bertuzzi, Messier, Ohlund, and Lapierre is what makes them dirty
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 4, 2011 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
Lapierre … Not Laperierre .. Ian Laperierre is with the FLYERS organization and pretty much ate a puck and then almost lost an Eye the second time around blocking shots.
one (Lapierre) is Dirty .. the other Laperierre is a classy guy.
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Question is
Is it being encouraged? Lots of people saying Vigneault encourages the diving, and he’s sure leading by example by crying about the reffing.
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There’s no way that got called
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 4, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
That was after the goal though
I think he was jumping in kind of a celebration there
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
"You can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
Oh hey, Kane does it too. Guys want to talk about that as well? Or not
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
"You can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on May 5, 2011 12:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Not at all. Just pointing out that, you know, diving happens all over the place.
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
"You can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
I remember seeing that and saying to myself, “That was Bosh-esque”.
For reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9oInCQNzvs
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Scene: Canucks defenseman has the puck behind the net. Roberto Luongo in goal, Smithson standing at the top of the crease watching the defenseman behind the net.
Smithson goes right, then comes back left lifting his stick up and over the head of Roberto Luongo.
Well after Smithson’s stick is on the otherside of Luongo’s head, Luongo snaps his head up distinctly feigning being high sticked. The referee raises him arm to signal a penalty.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on May 4, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions
I saw it. I just wanted to see it again to see if contact was actually made. I saw a replay and it didn’t look like it.
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Bruce Boudreau looks lost behind the bench…
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by TheBurnward on May 4, 2011 11:44 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Bruce Boudreau looks lost behind the bench…
There’s no arena directory in Tampa Bay available that shows him in which section the Häagen-Dazs vendor is located.
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Not only that but did you see that look that Knuble gave him at that Tampa timeout at the one minute mark?
It was a “fuck that ain’t gonna work buddy” look and then he looked away.
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on May 4, 2011 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I also thought the shot of Knuble and Laich talking before one of the last face-offs in the Lightning zone was telling. Two guys that legitimately looked like they wanted it, trying to figure out what to do.
"You said you didn't give a f#%k about hockey. And I never saw someone say that before..."
Does anyone think Boudreau is a good coach? We all watched him on 24/7 talking about hustle and playing hard and wanting it.
Dan Bylsma talked Xs and Os. Systems. What other teams would do and how to counter. Boudreau told everybody to give 110%.
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I also watched how Matt Cooke is a great guy off the ice
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I don’t even mean “good coach” like “Backstrom’s a good player” I mean like adequate.
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I’m pretty sure that with Ovechkin, Semin, Green et al, a GM who’s been stockpiling picks and has the best AHL club at its disposal, and a division where two teams legitimately don’t know what they’re doing, it’s pretty much impossible to not get to 90 points.
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Pretty much yes. Imagine the Caps with a capable coach?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on May 4, 2011 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Those guys were good.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on May 4, 2011 3:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Telling a team to give 110%, and to work hard, won’t fly at anything above the mite house level. It’s pretty embarrassing really.
For all the counter arguments given to why Boudreau is a “good” coach, I’ve heard none referring to his hockey knowledge. After watching 24/7 it’s clear Dan Byslma knows more about hockey than I will ever learn, but I’m not so sure that holds true for Boudreau.
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The weirdest thing from last night was when he ran out 6 forwards with the goalie pulled and had Arnott on the point. Cue 3 easy clears by Tampa Bay where Arnott couldn’t hold the line. Hey Bruce, that John Carlson you have is pretty fucking good at hockey, maybe he should be out there instead of Eric Fehr. Just saying.
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And why have Backstrom taking the draw on his off wing, when man-mountain Arnott is there.
"You said you didn't give a f#%k about hockey. And I never saw someone say that before..."
That was so weird too. Faceoff at the right dot, Arnott/Semin at the right point, Backstrom taking the faceoff but he’s a lefty………ummmmmmm maybe you want to put a right handed centerman in there Bruce?
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I really hope he ends up in Ottawa.
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Keep in mind that the Caps barely won a game while that HBO series was filmed while the Pens won almost every game. When your team is slumping as badly as the Caps were, you reach a point where you can’t keep beating them over the head with talk about systems. Whereas when you’re winning, you have to keep reiterating your X’s and O’s in order to keep your team rolling.
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I dont know if he is a great coach.. but he did stay at a Best Western Last night !
and he did star in “SlapShot”
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No, not really. I think he is just a man who was at the right spot at the right time and one who is about to have a taste of you’re fired.
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by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on May 4, 2011 5:08 PM EDT up reply actions
By the way, apologies to Reimer for using him and “Thai hooker” in the same sentence. Kid deserves better.
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Reimer forgives.
He might even apologize to you for making you feel bad for a reference you made about him. He’s just that kinda guy.
You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You have to hope even harder, cover your ears, and go 'blah blah blah blah blah!'
On a weak Belarus squad Mikhail Grabovski has no points and is a -1 through 2 games. He likely misses Toronto and his best buddy Nikolai Kulemin, who clearly also misses Grabovski and the NHL.
I thought Grabbo was the most dangerous player on Belarus when Canada played them. Poor guy.
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He was, but Reimer was all like “nah bro, not happening, so sorry man”
You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You have to hope even harder, cover your ears, and go 'blah blah blah blah blah!'
Earlier in this thread folks were talking about Rick Nash.
My Mom’s very good friend is best friends with Rick Nash’s Mom Liz. My little brother had brunch with Rick the morning he went to London to join the Knights.
So I get updates through my Mom’s friend. As it turns our Rick really did want to become a UFA and play for the Leafs. Loves the team, still comes home to Brampton in the summers. When he did re-up with Columbus I asked WHYYYYYYYYY, and was told that he felt obligated to stay there, the team had built the team around him and he felt really important to the health of the organization.
So while I wish he would have not signed there, and I’m sure he does sometimes too, he did it because he’s a good Canadian kid who didn’t want to screw over the team.
Basically the opposite of how every NBA player acts.
I love our sport and our athletes, sucks he’s not a Leaf but he did what he thought was the right thing.
makes sense...
The fact like it looked like they were turning it around probably didn’t hurt either. I’m sure if they didn’t have that playoff year he would’ve waited on signing the contract.
Either way I wish he would’ve come home :(
/siiiiigh
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions
He thought wrong, he should have said “fuck you CLB” and won us a Cup by now.
You can't give up hope just because it's hopeless. You have to hope even harder, cover your ears, and go 'blah blah blah blah blah!'
by nhlcheapshot on May 4, 2011 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ayup. Rick Nash is dead to me.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on May 4, 2011 3:20 PM EDT up reply actions
This makes it harder to hate him for signing.
dammit.
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by Say *plan the parade one more time*... on May 4, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Christian Hanson is by far the sharpest knife in the drawer among our young prospects. He’s schooling Bozak and Caputi on the twitter.
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what’s bozak’s excuse?
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, apparently Luongo is claiming Smithson’s stick hit him.
The Canucks are the worst.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on May 4, 2011 3:29 PM EDT reply actions
the video was photoshoped, you can tell by the pixels
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by JaredFromLondon on May 4, 2011 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Just as well they don’t care about blindside hits at the Worlds. Otherwise I think people would talk more about that Phaneuf hit.
Also, just as well that no-one cares about the Worlds.
No. Not even in the face of Armageddon. Never compromise.
Yeah it was definitely in that grey area.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on May 4, 2011 6:05 PM EDT up reply actions
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