Back To Vancouver
by JP Nikota on Jun 14, 2011 7:38 AM EDT
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PrintAs I'm sure most of you are already aware, the Boston Bruins shelled Roberto Luongo in the first period and beat the visiting Canucks 5-2. Matthew Sekeres at the Globe and Mail has a recap:
Goaltender Roberto Luongo was once again Wobbly Lou, and was pulled from a second straight start in Boston. He surrendered three goals on eight shots before being hooked by coach Alain Vigneault just eight minutes and 35 seconds into the first period.
"I just felt it was the thing to do," Vigneault said during a terse post-game press conference where he refused to explain anything. "I haven’t talked to him. He’s going back in next game and he’s going to be real good."
So it's back to Vancouver for a Game 7. Go Kabby, Go!
More links after the jump.
Will Tim Thomas win the Conn Smythe?
What if he blows Game 7? Michael Langlois ruminates.
Questions about the finals?
Talk to James Mirtle and Matthew Sekeres today at noon.
NHL Headshot Rule Changes
Shanahan and Schneider in a video at PD.
Paul MacLean hired as new Senators coach
Larry Lage at the Globe and Mail reports that the former Detroit assistant will take over.
Minor tinkering or agressive changes?
Ryan Fancey wonders how much roster activity is in store for the Leafs this off-season.
Who fights in the playoffs?
Apparently, just about anyone.
Top 30
Jon S, over at Puckin' Eh, with his picks in the first round.
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I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again, this Canucks team might win the Cup, but they certainly don’t look the part of a Stanley Cup champion.
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 7:41 AM EDT reply actions
I’m going to be pissed if they win it, just b/c in the games they’ve lost they’ve been so bad, and barely won the games that they won.
Everyone looks like a legit cup champion when i compare them to the Carolina team that won the cup.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
But even that Carolina team had Ward to backstop them to victory.
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Only because Roloson was TKed by Marc-Andre Bergeron.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
To this day it still sounds strange.
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
They also had….
Mark Recchi.
Yeah, Boston has this one.
"Callgirl! She was a callgirl!"
"No Cyril, when they're dead, they're just hookers!"
24/02/11: I was there.
"If you've ever questioned whether or not @dboyce47 is a gamer, well, the answer is as plain as the nose that used to be on his face." - Sean Boulton
At least that team wasn’t particularly douchey. Well not as far as I can remember
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by T is for Truculence on Jun 14, 2011 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I disagree for strictly personal reasons
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
Oh you would
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by T is for Truculence on Jun 14, 2011 9:29 AM EDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure
The team that hoists the Cup is the one that looks the part of a Stanley Cup champion
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by Semi_Colon on Jun 14, 2011 10:23 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Can you win the stanley cup scoring 10 goals or less?
Vancouver will try to.
Best comment on CBC last night “You have to score more goals in the World Cup to be champion”
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that was Healy :(
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 7:53 AM EDT up reply actions
even a broken garbage disposal can spit out a ring now and then
"He should be wearing a Sens sweater" - describing someone acting less than sane or competent. Use it.
Hey if we’re going to slag him when he says dumb things we may as well give credit when he says something good.
Crazy would be NOT overanalyzing everything.
by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
Barely...
Spain won the world cup last year and they only scored 8 goals
But how many did they allow? Vancouver has been waaaay outscored so far.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
It’s about wins, not +/-. Pretty stupid stat at the best of times.
Leaf fans must be going gaga over Seguin holding the Cup. After all, the Kurvers mistake was too long ago, we need a new reason for people to laugh at us Leaf Fans. Without Seguin Boston doesn’t beat Tampa, that’s obvious.
If Boston wins, we can go back to listening to other fans diss the Leafs because we gave away championships at the draft.
Team +/- and individual player +/- are not really at all comparable. They tell you very different things.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Really? You win the championship if you win more games? That doesn’t sound right.
And really? Your going to give credit to Seguin? You do realize with Kessel the Bruins probably would’ve won their games even easier right? Oh Noes we have to take out our 18 yr old rookie who has had like 2 good games and put in one of the best young snipers in the game.
Without Seguin Boston doesn’t beat Tampa, that’s obvious.
This might be the dumbest thing anyone’s ever said.
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check a few of his other posts, though that maybe his topper.
by Nigel Cadbury on Jun 14, 2011 3:07 PM EDT up reply actions
hey now, he had 4 points in a crucial game 2 of a 7 game series , he clearly was the deciding factor
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions
not to mention setting us back 10 years!
by Nigel Cadbury on Jun 14, 2011 3:17 PM EDT up reply actions
I could care less about Seguin holding the Cup.
Crazy would be NOT overanalyzing everything.
by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Just a pet peeve of mine. “Could care less” and “couldn’t care less” mean very different things.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 2:54 PM EDT up reply actions
My favourite thing to do is purposefully saying things that are other people’s pet peeves… you sir have shown your weakness.
I also like to get wrong “Begs the question”
Crazy would be NOT overanalyzing everything.
by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
My favourite thing to do is purposefully saying things that are other people’s pet peeves… you sir have shown your weakness.
That just begs the question, are you a troll?
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 14, 2011 3:50 PM EDT up reply actions
That is a correct usage of “begs the question”, but people who think that language needs to be the same it was 500 years ago will argue about it anyway.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions
The issue is not that language needs to be the same as it was 500 years ago. The issue is that there is already a distinct meaning for the phrase “begs the question” that refers to the logical fallacy petitio principii, and our language is made less precise and therefore less effective by allowing that meaning to blur together with that of the phrase “raises the question”.
Yes, language evolves, but devolving from fingers to flippers isn’t an improvement.
unless you like to slap people
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I recommended one of VRN’s comments solely because he used this phrase correctly.
President of the Emotional Hedging club.
24/02/2011: I was there when Brett Lebda scored.
Yes, but if you break down the phrase “begs the question” it means the same as “raises the question”… one could argue they are both correct with one referring to the fallacy as a phrase and the other simply being a literal way of using the language.
The “distinct meaning” of many words and phrases changes over time. That’s just how language works.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Yes, but we don’t allow just any change to be immediately accepted. It’s a process of dialectical synthesis between those who either intentionally or sloppily give old words new meanings and those stodgy sticklers who say, “Wait a minute—not so fast.” Over time, the new usage either proves its usefulness, and is accepted as standard usage, or doesn’t, and is discarded.
In other words, stick-in-the-muds like me who get their backs up about things like this is also just part of how language works.
I think it should also be sticks-in-the-mud.
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by GreatKingRat on Jun 14, 2011 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Surprisingly, a lot of people’s.
Crazy would be NOT overanalyzing everything.
by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 4:05 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
lol this guy
elephant shell
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and this concludes todays segment of “drive by stupidity with dsciswe”
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
The “drive by” part of that comment is so apt. It seems like ‘ole dc never sticks around to defend his (her?) stupidity against the comments that follow. It’s drive up, lay a little comment turd, and hit the gas out of here.
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by CanadianMaple09 on Jun 14, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
yup, some times he drops a few pellets of wisdom, but never in a conversation
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 4:03 PM EDT up reply actions
You guys would know better than I...
Very real possibility that Wednesday might be the last NHL game for Mark Recchi. Would he be the only player to be in every iteration of EA’s NHL games to this point?
with Chelios retired, I’m going to say yes,
"He should be wearing a Sens sweater" - describing someone acting less than sane or competent. Use it.
I don’t know about him retiring. He put up 48 points this year, and 13 point in the playoffs. those are decent enough numbers.
"Callgirl! She was a callgirl!"
"No Cyril, when they're dead, they're just hookers!"
24/02/11: I was there.
"If you've ever questioned whether or not @dboyce47 is a gamer, well, the answer is as plain as the nose that used to be on his face." - Sean Boulton
Also
he’s Mark fucking Recchi.
"Callgirl! She was a callgirl!"
"No Cyril, when they're dead, they're just hookers!"
24/02/11: I was there.
"If you've ever questioned whether or not @dboyce47 is a gamer, well, the answer is as plain as the nose that used to be on his face." - Sean Boulton
He won the Stanley Cup
before Seguin was born. That is ridiculous.
"Callgirl! She was a callgirl!"
"No Cyril, when they're dead, they're just hookers!"
24/02/11: I was there.
"If you've ever questioned whether or not @dboyce47 is a gamer, well, the answer is as plain as the nose that used to be on his face." - Sean Boulton
….about 9 months before….
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 14, 2011 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions
On a related note, Justin Bieber’s predicted conception date is May 27, 1993 in case you didn’t hate Kerry Frasier enough already.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
This is horrifying!
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by danishmarshmallow on Jun 14, 2011 6:48 PM EDT up reply actions
So first he screwed us, then Bieber’s mom?
Either you have an enviable memory, or a pitiable life, to know nothing of regret.
- Sten, of the Qunari
by GreatKingRat on Jun 14, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions
IT ALL MAKES SENSE!!
Every time Mark Recchi wins the Cup, a stars mom gets knocked up.
"Callgirl! She was a callgirl!"
"No Cyril, when they're dead, they're just hookers!"
24/02/11: I was there.
"If you've ever questioned whether or not @dboyce47 is a gamer, well, the answer is as plain as the nose that used to be on his face." - Sean Boulton
AM18, say hello to your younger brother!!
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03/08/2011 - I saw THE Wookie score his 1st NHL goal.
03/19/2011 - Watched Kadri's 1st NHL goal from the West Bank
Twitter me this.
by happiergilmore on Jun 14, 2011 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Pronger? I’m just guessing as my first NHL was 97.
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 8:08 AM EDT reply actions
hmmm…well it depends on how you count the NHL series i suppose.
NHL Hockey was released in ’91 for the Genesis and had no NHLPA so no players names were used.
Then it went to NHLPA hockey with no NHL liscense.
NHL ’94 was the first in the series to use numbers, so that was the 93-94 season which was Prongers rookie year.
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nope
http://nhlpa93.nhl94.com/teams/hfd.php
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also
check out shawn chambers
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wow…someone at EA was not a fan.
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who the hell is Bob Halkidis?
There is no "I" in team, but there is an "M" and an "E"
by Matt_Roberts on Jun 14, 2011 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
He’s the guy I used to score on people when I wanted to rub it in their face!
Also, Ric Nattress.
Shoebacca - the PK Wookie
by danishmarshmallow on Jun 14, 2011 6:51 PM EDT up reply actions
All star rosters:
18 Steve Yzerman 95
27 Jeremy Roenick 95
91 Sergi Federov 91
17 Trevor Linden 84
16 Brett Hull * 82
12 Adam Oates 80
20 Luc Robitalle * 80
21 Vincent Damphousse 80
10 Gary Roberts 79
99 Wayne Gretzky * 77
14 Theoren Fleury 73
23 Brian Bellows 73
6 Phil Housley 82
7 Chris Chelios * 80
2 Al MacInnis * 69
4 Dave Ellet 64
24 Doug Wilson 61
19 Larry Robinson 48
25 Mark Tinordi 44
30 Ed Belfour * 95
1 Kirk McLean 89
32 Tim Cheveldae 81
- Forwards Rating
11 Mark Messier 93
66 Mario Lemieux * 91
9 Kirk Muller 88
68 Jaromir Jagr * 82
89 Alexander Mogilny 81
18 Randy Burridge 77
17 Rod Brind’ Amour 75
25 Kevin Stevens * 75
16 Joe Sakic 73
20 Ray Ferraro 73
12 Owen Nolan 68
15 John Cullen 62
19 Brian Trottier 55 - Defensemen Rating
2 Brian Leetch 87
77 Ray Bourque * 86
7 Paul Coffey * 82
4 Scott Stevens 80
5 Kevin Hatcher 78
28 Eric Desjardins 72
33 Patrick Roy * 95
35 Mike Richter 84
1 Don Beaupre 64
Who the crap is Randy Burridge?
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jun 14, 2011 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
Is it bad that I don’t know who that is either?
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by T is for Truculence on Jun 14, 2011 9:17 AM EDT up reply actions
Rene owns
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 14, 2011 4:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Detroits starting goalie. Go watch Leafs/Detroit from 93
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Can we go back to the part where Roenick is a 95 and Gretzky is a 77? Gretzky: 45 GP 65 points. Roenick: 84 GP, 107 pts. Sundin (a 66 in game) 114 in 80. Gilmour: 127 in 83.
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 10:31 AM EDT up reply actions
So
Has anyone ever heard a national broadcaster actually advocate the running of a goalie? Has Jack Edwards ever even said that?
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Not really no. What was said?
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 8:40 AM EDT up reply actions
Hughson and Simpson both said that with the score at 5-1 or 5-2 whatever it was and Luongo on the bench, that maybe the Canucks should get Torres up his physical play with Thomas and run at him
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maybe we should start a campign now to have hughson & Simpson barred from next years cup final.
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OMG. I never caught that. Was sleepy. What a douchebag comment to make.
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 8:57 AM EDT up reply actions
Jack Edwards references conquering Canada. I assume he’s called for goalies to be beheaded as well.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
You don’t mess with Manifest Destiny when New England is involved.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
I guess we could always just come and burn your White House down again.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 10:17 AM EDT up reply actions
By that you mean you’re going to fly in Habs fans to DC?
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
There are already a good amount here
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by Steck It Out on Jun 14, 2011 10:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Sleeper cells.
Shoebacca - the PK Wookie
by danishmarshmallow on Jun 14, 2011 6:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah he’s all about conquering canada but I don’t think he’s advocated running a goalie – even Carey Price
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 14, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
huh…i like Cox’s article today.
or maybe he jsut had me at comparing the Canucks to the Heat when it comes to attitudes.
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Even if it was Pulitzer prize worthy I wouldn’t read Cox as it gives him hits which validates his bullshit
well here’s the comment.
If they lose Game 7 on Wednesday, they’ll be ridiculed as an arrogant, unlikeable team that choked on its own words. They’ll be hockey’s Miami Heat.
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Now I know I wasn’t the only one thinking it when the Mavs beat Miami on Sunday.
Crazy would be NOT overanalyzing everything.
by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions
Then you missed a lot of the
“It’s National Lebron day! Everyone gets to leave 12 minutes early” jokes.
Also, a nice cross over as soon as Luongo was pulled with “Lebrongo”
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 9:16 AM EDT up reply actions
I loved “Lebrongo” I’m just careful not to go overboard with the “point and laugh” seeing how the Hockey Gods are a fickle bunch.
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions
Ya I’m about 90% sure VAN wins it, and that’s going to suck. They’ve been damn good at home. I think there is something in Vancouver the city that is the source of Luongo’s power.
Possibly the only reason we won the Olympics.
Crazy would be NOT overanalyzing everything.
by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Yeah that and the fact you’re better at hockey than everyone else.
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
If they win, oh, they’ll get a parade alright, and they’ll be beloved in the Lower Mainland for winning the franchise’s first Cup.
But they’ll also be viewed as a badly flawed champion everywhere else. They very nearly blew a three-games-to-none series lead in the first round, and got themselves there by waking up the defending champion Blackhawks with an unnecessary cheap shot.
Now, they have been destroyed in three road games in this final by the Bruins, while revealing themselves to be a team with a distinct taste for fakery and no problem crossing just about every line there is to cross in the sport.
In a nutshell, they’ll be seen as the cheatin’ champion with no stones.
maybe the best thing cox has ever written.
WE MISS YOU TOMAS
youch….and only seconds into game 6…poor guy, hopefully he’ll be able to be at game 7.
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oh lord….
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Oh fuck I just realized how many Canuckleheads are going to start comparing this to the Chara hit because a Bruin Dman fucked up a players spine
Link?
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Its on the twitters.
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Did you think it was a dirty play? Just curious your thinking
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I think you’re asking Birky, but IMO not a dirty play, just weird. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone go into the boards that way.
Boychuk was trying to shove him into the boards out of the play, so maybe (maybe) it could have been interference, but otherwise I just think it was awkward.
I don’t think it was any kind of intent to injure or anything. Raymonds one skate didn’t move he sort of swung around on it, maybe he caught a rut or something?
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Yeah he still shoved him into the boards. If he was standing upright, no injury at all. The way he was bending was the problem, hard for Boychuk to realize he was vulnerable and stop pushing.
Yah, but then again he engaged him and pushed him into the boards while standing still… The amount of force he could generate was maybe 600lbs when a standard hit I think involves over 1000 IIRC.
I agree with this. There may have been cause for interference and once Raymond got twisted around, you would have liked to see Boychuk not run him awkwardly into the boards, but they were pretty well tangled up that I don’t know how it could have played out differently. So it’s going to go down as unfortunate rather than dirty. Hope Raymond is OK.
9 times out of 10 when a play like that happens nobody gets hurt. I’ve watched it half a dozen times and still can’t figure out how he got hurt so bad. He didn’t go in head first, he went in sideways, and it was not a fast-moving play. Also it doesn’t look like Boychuk was pushing all that hard either. Of course Raymond got hurt but I don’t know what the refs could do in that case.
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by T is for Truculence on Jun 14, 2011 9:14 AM EDT up reply actions
The refs did what they should have done, nothing. Boychuk and Raymond get tied up going for the puck and Boychuk takes Raymond to the boards like he should. Unfortunate result on an otherwise nothing play.
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Didn’t seem that dirty, especially relative to a lot of the other plays in this series that WERE dirty but no injury was caused.
Maybe this series has made me desensitized. What a shitshow.
Crazy would be NOT overanalyzing everything.
by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 9:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Playing Devil’s advocate, Bergeron also elbowed some Canuck to the head last night. With his own injury history, he knows better than that.
Crazy would be NOT overanalyzing everything.
by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 9:12 AM EDT up reply actions
That elbow couldn’t have hurt a fly. His arm just came up on the check. Elbowing? Sure, no problem with that. Dirty play? Nope.
The First Certified Grabbo Lover
Whatever, the hockey has gotten so crazy that every single time there is contact the play gets analyzed. WAS IT DIRTY? WAS IT CLEAN? WHAT DOES DON CHERRY THINK BECAUSE IM GOING TO THINK THE OPPOSITE
Crazy would be NOT overanalyzing everything.
by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
More so than saying “hockey has gotten crazy” I think hockey fans have gotten crazy. This was dirty, that was dirty, everything is dirty. It’s hockey. It’s one of the most physical games on the planet. People will get injured, players will bump each other and get in little jabs all over the place, but that doesn’t mean there was malicious intent to any of those actions or that the player who administered the check or stick love wasn’t adhering to the “gentlemanly code of hockey” and being “dirty” at the time.
When Mike Milbury said there was a pansification of hockey, maybe he was referring to those surrounding the game rather than those participating in the game itself.
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I agree, things have gone to one extreme too far
Just comparing last couple Stanley Cups though, they have been so much more focused on skill and puck possession, etc. rather than the rough stuff, this one looks like Gladiators fighting by comparison. I mean PIT/DET, CHI/PHI were both incredibly talented players scoring spectacular goals, hard work, but none of this playground stuff after the whistle and such.
Marchand kind of grew on me this postseason, but him punching Sedin like 6 times after the whistle for no reason seemed, uh, unnecessary
Crazy would be NOT overanalyzing everything.
by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Tucker..
would have been banned for life if this happened today..
this video has a bad ending unfortunately
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frAqoeHix5s
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Jim Hughson embodies everything I hate about Canada.
by Future_considerations on Jun 14, 2011 11:24 AM EDT up reply actions
That hit may have been to the head but I don’t think it’s nearly as bad as some other hits we’ve seen this year… It’s definitely straight on as opposed to blindside
elephant shell
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Yeah, the hit doesn’t look too bad, its just Kapanen’s reaction probably would have sparked more outrage in this climate than back in 03-04
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by Future_considerations on Jun 14, 2011 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
I remember we were dominating the overtime until the 2 on 1. Worst feeling when Roenick scored
elephant shell
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DGB
Roenick: And then I deked past the twitching corpse of Sami Kapenen, went in and scored the overtime winner!
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yeah, i remember the leafs were losing through 2 periods..and took over the rest of the game, cept for that stupid roenick
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Jim Hughson embodies everything I hate about Canada.
by Future_considerations on Jun 14, 2011 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Not a dirty play what so ever. Him and Boychuk were battling for the puck and Raymond just went into them weirdly. Freak accident.
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I agree with all of this. I think it’s only in BC that they think it was dirty
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Haven’t heard a peep out of them about the Edler play…
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Edler was just finishing his check. YOU CONSPIRATOR
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it didn’t look dirty to me either.
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 9:34 AM EDT up reply actions
The assholes in the arena
Yelling “FLOPPER” when he was down and chanting “Let’s Go Bruins” when he was helped off, on the other hand
"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!"
Yeah, that sucked.
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
The piece on Gunnar's supposed new deal.
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 8:56 AM EDT reply actions
by reading this I’m learning Swedish!
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 14, 2011 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions
i just used google translate. Like all good journalists do.
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No $ figures that I can find
but long story short:
And now Sportbladet can reveal that he will remain in Toronto for two more years.
- We agree with Toronto, but the contract is yet signed. This shows that Carl is now a solid NHL-back, especially given that the contract is for two years and one-way, "said agent Peter Werner of CAA.
The details and salary in the new contract is not yet public.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Nope, nothing on the money.
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by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 9:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Alright so, 2 years, 1 way (duh), he’ll be RFA at the end, that’s good news I guess.
Nothing on cap hit yet, so really nothing to report.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 9:08 AM EDT up reply actions
true, I just think it’s good term for a developing D like Gunnar.
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by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 9:11 AM EDT up reply actions
You’ll never get picked up by the Sun doing that.
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
He’s one of their greatest philosophers.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 14, 2011 9:04 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
bork!
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Jim Hughson embodies everything I hate about Canada.
by Future_considerations on Jun 14, 2011 11:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Vancouver wants the CDN goverment to foot the Bill for Canucks Stanley Cup parties.
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On a related note, Mark Cuban is personally paying for the parade and party for the Dallas Mavericks.
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Mark Cuban has likely accounted for at least 10% of Dallas’s GDP over the years
Professional cusser causer.
by T is for Truculence on Jun 14, 2011 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Hey, if you can’t buy a parade, what’s the use of all that money?
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Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
I wonder if Mark Cuban still wants a hockey team. plenty to choose from! come on down to Crazy Gary’s house o’ hockey! Everything must go (north)!
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They’d be dumb to relocate Dallas.
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Cuban even wants the team (ok so he wants the half of the arena that he doesn’t own but who cares about silly details like that)
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Still worth it… He’d actually find a way to fill that arena imo… The league should approach him and beg him to buy the Stars
He wanted in on Pittsburgh but Lemiuex didn’t end up selling.
Waht I’m reading is he’d have aminority stake in the Stars.
As Ubiquitos said, it’s the arena he’s after mainly.
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He only gets 50% of the arena revenue because the Stars own half of the arena.
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oh for secondary events like concerts? I would assume he gets 100% of the money made during basketball games with the Stars getting 100% from hockey…
Ticket revenue yes, but I’m not so sure about parking/concessions.
But definitely the concerts.
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Hmm then yes he should put up 200 mil and get ALL the revenue!!
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 10:03 AM EDT up reply actions
~500 mil, but yes.
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hmm true it’d be 200 for the team and 300 for the 1/2 arena
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 10:26 AM EDT up reply actions
The story mentions asking Ottawa for money as well.
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by T is for Truculence on Jun 14, 2011 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree with the above.
fuck you Vancouver.
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If the Canucks win the Cup, they just might
“They brought the Cup back home where it belongs, so here’s some taxpayer money for your parade!”
Politicians are suckers for national pride stunts like this.
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I just heard this on the radio. In Washington DC.
What time is it in Boston?
15 past Luongo.
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Heh that was the “12 past Luongo” joke that’s been updated since a week ago.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 9:26 AM EDT up reply actions
Sad Vancouver chicken
More Canuck tears in this gallery. (S/T to TomServo).
by Arenacale on Jun 14, 2011 9:18 AM EDT reply actions 8 recs
This reminds me of the “sad Canadian fans” some people did after the USA beat Canda in the Olympic round robin. I’m not sure I support this. Fans feel bad when their team loses, its understandable.
Ohoho priceless.
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 9:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Question:
Why on god’s green earth would you wear a chicken head to watch game 6 in an arena.
makes sense, this does not.
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The chicken is wearing a Burrows jersey. The jokes write themselves
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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by leafer1984 on Jun 14, 2011 9:35 AM EDT up reply actions 5 recs
“KFC employee dashes off to to the game barely making it in time.” “Chicken man turns cannibal – eats fingers off nearby spectators” – We have Deb on the scene with one of the victims: “at first we thought it was just a joke, now I can’t even lift my toilet seat!”
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
save image as… Fucking awesome
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Jim Hughson embodies everything I hate about Canada.
by Future_considerations on Jun 14, 2011 11:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Thank you for this.
The tears of Canucks fans made my breakfast that much sweeter.
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by danishmarshmallow on Jun 14, 2011 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Source close to Raymond family saying he suffered a fractured vertebrae from Boychuck hit. Not sure if he can travel with team today.
retweeted by Mirtle. Christ.
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Expect a lot of anger to be directed towards Vancouver’s trainer for not calling for a stretcher last night.
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oh i never thought of that.
atleast the KHL uses wooden planks.
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Good for the back.
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 9:32 AM EDT up reply actions
HAHAHAHAHAA
GOOD ONE
No one will be upset with that. All the anger is gonna be towards the NHL’s bias of Boston
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by elseldo on Jun 14, 2011 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
hate to see that… Man.
GWWWHAAAA!
by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 9:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Anybody know where you can find playoff stats and sort for home and road splits?
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this is about Luongo isn’t it?
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by Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak on Jun 14, 2011 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions
http://www.hockey-reference.com/play-index/pgl_finder.cgi?player=luongro01 – set game type to playoffs, set “game location” home/road, set position to “goalie”, then import into excel.
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 10:39 AM EDT up reply actions
Thanks. I was on his regular player page before, and could only sort regular season stats.
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In the top right of the “regular season” grid section of every player’s page is a link that says “game finder.”
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
Carl Gunnarsson close to signing new two-year contract? Check out the front page. Glove tap to Mislav Xterratu Jantoljak.
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From Dreger, Canucks unhappy about Boychuk hit on Raymond.
Best bit of whining in this though is the quote from Daniel Sedin at the bottom:
…late in the third period of Game 6, Brad Marchand of the Bruins punched Daniel Sedin four times and the Canucks forward did not retaliate. Afterwards, Sedin said he’ll take those punches but he did get upset when referee Kelly Sutherland separated the two players. Sedin said he asked Sutherland why he wasn’t calling a penalty and the referee responded with ‘I will’. Sedin jokingly replied, ‘When, after the fifth punch?’The refs don’t usually a) separate players fighting or shoving or b) do the normal raise their hand for a penalty for stuff after the whistle. I remember watching that happen and saw the ref snap back and yell at Sedin after he had pushed Sedin away. If the Canucks want any favors from the refs, they sure aren’t going about it the right way.
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can anyone gif those punches? So awesome
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by theninjagreg on Jun 14, 2011 1:23 PM EDT up reply actions 10 recs
Because I felt like it
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 1:29 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dirty, yes.
But it’s game six of the finals.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 14, 2011 1:30 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s not dirty. Dirty would be punching him in the back of the head. It’s more irritating. Marchand just happened to pick the one player on the ice at the time who didn’t want to fight back.
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It’s probably less that he didn’t want to fight back and more that he was obviously trying to draw the penalty.
It may have ultimately proven to be the right thing to do in just stand there, but if I’m a Vancouver fan I want to see Sedin show some emotion there and throw punches back.
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hell, at least do something to make him stop punching you in the face, you don’t have to clock him but tie up his hands
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Christ
The guy can’t win. If he fights back people will say “look at that, Marchand taunted him and he lost his composure”, and now he does nothing and everyone says he was trying to draw a penalty
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by Semi_Colon on Jun 14, 2011 1:42 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
standing there with your arms at your sides while someone rabbit punches you in the mush is never a good move, I don’t care if you are the worst fighter in the world and are going to get dummied, skate away, tie up his arms, push the smaller guy off you.
Don’t stand there and beg for a penalty
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 1:44 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Agree,
If he had shown some balls and did something, maybe that would have sent a message to his team mates…
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by Future_considerations on Jun 14, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions
And also wasn’t the game out of reach at this point? Who gives a shit if you’re able to draw a penalty? The series is already going to 7 at that point. Henrik is being made to look like a bitch in this series and it’s awesome.
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Yeah it’s a tough spot, which is why guys like Marchand target him.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 14, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
punch him back thelma
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by Matt_Roberts on Jun 14, 2011 1:38 PM EDT up reply actions
sorry, my bad
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by Matt_Roberts on Jun 14, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Pretty sure Vingault teaches them to take those punches to draw a penalty.
I’m surprised he didn’t fall to the ice in pain.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
maplestirup
Burke says Frattin may skip the AHL 16 minutes ago via web Retweeted by Xterratu
hmm don’t know this guy but I agree that Frattin MAY skip AHL…
As in if he comes into camp and blows everyone away he’ll make the team. Frattin is obviously already more advanced than most players because he’s already played 4 yrs of NCAA, so if he doesn’t need time to adjust to the pro’s he could crack the NHL roster from day one. That being said…Doubt it.
baah hes 23 and he played 45 games (1 NHL 44 NCAA) games last year. If he’s not in good enough physical condition to bump up to 82 he’s Wellwood Jr…
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
You’re forgetting that we’re going to win the Stanley Cup next year, so it’s actually more like 44 to 105.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 11:04 AM EDT up reply actions
actually, he’ll play 98 games, we’re gonna sweep every series
by KerryFraser on Jun 14, 2011 5:39 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Colton Orr is going to be Burke’s private security guard for the remainder of his contract. I hope.
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by blindfolded tank driver on Jun 14, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Name him as an assistant coach so he can stand on the bench, stare menacingly at the other team, and maybe punch them if they skate too close.
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by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I read that as
“Prospect has shot at making club. So do 4 or 5 other prospects. See you at camp”
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
same here. Remember when RW said that Kadri was " Penciled in" for a roster spot?
I’ll believe it when I see it
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by thenumber14 on Jun 14, 2011 10:40 AM EDT up reply actions
This is exactly it…
I was just saying that I won’t lose my shit about “rushing prospects” if a 23 yr old who proves himself in the preseason skips the AHL.
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 10:41 AM EDT up reply actions
That’s not what Burke said.
It was more along the lines of: “You guys know my policy of making players spend some time in the AHL. Getzlaf, Perry, yada yada yada. Well, this kid was impressive in his debut, had 7 shots on net. This kid might be ready to skip the AHL.”
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I didn't actual hear what he said, I'm saying that's how I'm interpreting it.
I doubt Frattin starts with the bigs… but I guess anything can happen in camp. Tim Brent, Mike Zigomanis….
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
If I calculated it correctly, Luongo’s post-season GAA on the road is 3.76. His SV% is an equally ugly 0.878.
His total playoff GAA is 2.54 and his SV% is .916, which means he’s playing like Hasek at home, and like Toskala on the road.
It’s really amazing how good he has been at home, and how truly terrible he has been on the road.
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I’m telling you, he has some type of reverse kryptonite in the Vancouver arena that gives him his power.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
From the comments he’s made this week and his performance, it seems like he’s just very feeble minded and easily rattled.
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High glove then 5hole
And vice versa seem to be his undoing. If Marchand hadn’t rang that one off the crossbar early in Game 5 I have to think it would have ended differently.
"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!"
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Everything says Luongo should still get the start for Game 7
But I’m going to make a wild guess – Schneider gets the start.
BOS doesn’t know how to break down his game as well as they’ve apparently figured out Luongo (only away from Vancouver apparently)
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 11:17 AM EDT up reply actions
They scored twice on Schneider yesterday.
Anyway, I think at this point you have to go with Luongo. You ride out on the horse you rode in on. Also, he’s one of the highest paid players in the league, the last thing the Canucks need is a $7 million backup goalie for the next 72 years.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 11:55 AM EDT up reply actions
Oh I agree it's the logical thing to do to go back to Luongo, especially on home ice.
I’m just going to guess that they won’t. Not everything in sports is logical.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 11:57 AM EDT up reply actions
A tip right in front of the net that went top corner, and a cross crease pass off the rebound of a cross crease pass on a 5 on 3. I can’t fault him for anything he’s done in his time in the Finals.
That being said, Luongo will start.
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Starting Schneider would mean AV is gambling his job on game 7.
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You have to start Luongo for the shear fact that he’s making $10M this year to not ride the pine. That said, I think they have to move Schneider in the off-season.
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You justify it by bringing up his home numbers, anyways. And yeah, Schneider is likely at the cross roads of “max trade value” and “not being wasted on the bench.” Should get a good haul for him.
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They could use some depth on the wing, as these finals have shown, and I think they can probably get a decent goal scorer for Schneider.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
As goaltenders talk more and more about the importance of mental game, he stands as a shining example of the “have not”s.
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 11:16 AM EDT up reply actions
The whole team has been weird.
I figured Kesler would maul the Lucic – Krejci – Horton line but he hasnt done it. Been as bad as Luongo to be honest.
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Err does a city that sits on the ocean REALLY want to talk about floods?
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 11:22 AM EDT up reply actions
oooo just realized can we actually get one of those during the opening warmups? make it so they can’t award the cup?
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
Most people seem to believe Kesler is playing hurt. I’d buy that. He hasn’t played nearly as well lately as he was earlier in the playoffs, and I think it’s more than just bad luck.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 11:56 AM EDT up reply actions
ugh…stupid hockey conversation in the elevator. my head hurts now.
someone say something non-retarded to make up for this.
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Kaberle shoots the puck an average amount
by ShahofToronto on Jun 14, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Kaberle’s goatee makes him look like he’s trying out to be a villian for a Bond movie
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
It's Bizarro Kaberle
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by thenumber14 on Jun 14, 2011 12:54 PM EDT up reply actions 7 recs
My name is Thomas kaberle, you passed me the puck, prepare to have it returned
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions 6 recs
Q: If Kabs wins the cup will he bring it back to T.O. like bourque?!
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by Future_considerations on Jun 14, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions
…and after the Stanley Cup Playoffs are over, Tomas Kaberle plans to conquer Mexico with the rest of the Conquistadors.
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by birky on Jun 14, 2011 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So, how ‘bout that Jerry D’Amigo? Where does everyone see him this fall? He’d look nice on the 3rd line.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 14, 2011 11:59 AM EDT reply actions
Too soon.
He dominated the OHL when he got sent back, but his time in the AHL was less than stellar. Needs to earn it again.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d be really interested in seeing Kadri-Colborne-D’Amigo on the Marlies, but Kadri may be done with the AHL.
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Frattin – Colborne- D’amigo?
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I'd love if we had the roster depth to push Kadri back to the Marlies
and have Kadri – Colborne – Frattin/Mueller
Sadly, at the current time we don’t.
Steve Bernier is still available….
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
You guys really want Steve Bernier?
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions
What he means is its him and well…. him
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
It wouldn’t be “buying low” if the guy looked like a solid performer.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 12:15 PM EDT up reply actions
there are better buylow candidates imo…
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d love to hear them.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Fleischman… Connolly
my buylow candidates are people with elite skills coming off injury concerns to the point where teams might shy away from giving them big deals. If we could get either for 1 year and 2 mil I would consider that buylow as either could be worth 4-5 mil per.
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 12:42 PM EDT up reply actions
We don’t need to sign a guy for 650K because we don’t have cap space. We can afford to risk 2mil on a high end high risk guy instead of an career underachiever
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m on board with a buy-low on Fleischmann. Anything under $2 million and 2 years or less.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m not so sure Connolly will get a small contract, not one I consider small anyway. Free market C’s are slim pickings.
Fleishmann would be good, but that’s a bit scary that injury.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 12:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Of course its scary… but I’d rather deal with a scary injury on a guy with massive upside (almost PPG in Col) then deal with a massive underachiever.
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
As for Connolly I don’t know if he’ll be around as a team could swoop in and grab him early but I could also see teams kind of backing off on him as well… he’s a candidate if he’s around however
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Connolly is going to get a smaller contract than his current one, but not substantially smaller. Probably in the 3 million/ 3 yr range. (though possibly shorter because he’s Tim Connolly)
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
Insurance will end up covering about half of that though.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 2:14 PM EDT up reply actions
exactly so a team like Fla might give him a bigger deal knowing that insurance will pay for half of it while he’s hurt
I feel like it’s time Kadri stayed up but that’s just me. I wish he’d had a chance to spend the full season with the Marlies last year but whateves
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Kadri
Will get a roster spot for sure. I am 100% confident in that.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 12:14 PM EDT up reply actions
I think with decent line-mates like Bozak and Armstrong, Kadri could have a strong second season/first full season. A line with Kadri and Armstrong on it would draw soooooo many penalties.
I still think he needs to show up in camp ready to beat expectations and earn his spot, but if he works hard all summer I think he could impress next year.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 12:20 PM EDT up reply actions
This like birky and Chris Higgins all over again…
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To be fair
I don’t think he was wrong about Higgins, looking back. Higgins has played pretty well.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What’s Bernier going to do for us that any of our young players couldn’t do if given the same ice time?
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I'm mostly rooting for it
for the “depth” and “injuries will happen” argument. Plus I’m sucker for a redemption story.
My main thing is – we could have said the exact same thing about MacArthur last year….
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking that the other night.
by TheCeej on Jun 14, 2011 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Higgins isn’t that back but would you rather have Higgins or MacA…
I thought so
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions
28 pts in 62 games yeah if only we had listened to birky
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he was on pace for a 20/20 season before the trade to Vancouver, where he was bumped down to a 3rd/4th line role
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
it’s good for hindsight
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
it’s good for 1.5 million. How many points did Colby score for $3 million?
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I hope YouTube comes down to film this.
right, because an over payment justifies another
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 1:55 PM EDT up reply actions
Armie only played 50 games
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by Future_considerations on Jun 14, 2011 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I think the point is to find guys who would be an underpayment.
Often means guys who are having shitty years. The risk is, it’s not the year… they’re just shitty players.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Frattin- Colborne- Mueller
Caputi- Zigo Brenner Hodgman- Ryan
D’Amigo
Devane- Hamilton – Rosehill
Thats my guess at least… though I feel like I’m missing people
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
my guess is that one of boyce/brent/crabb will be with the marlies next year as well
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I think brent and boyce are both with the Leafs to start and Crabb isn’t brought back
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
That list is missing Hanson, too, unless he’s on the Leafs’ 4th line.
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
anyone know what hodgman’s contract situation is?
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He’s a FA he was on a Marlies contract not a Leafs one IIRC.
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
hrrm forgot about him… okay one of Brent/Boyce/Hanson will be with the Marlies the other 2 with the Leafs.
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 12:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d like to see D’Amigo getting more than third line ice time on the Marlies. he’s 20 now.
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 12:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Just because he’s 20 doesn’t mean we should hand him ice time. If he earns it great but don’t give it to him. I don’t think D’Amigo deserves it anymore than Caputi, Mueller, Frattin etc.
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d like to see D’Amigo earning more than third line ice time on the Marlies. he’s 20 now.
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 12:56 PM EDT up reply actions
soo “I’d like D’Amigo to take a step forward in his game now that he’s 20” Yah I’d agree with that
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 12:59 PM EDT up reply actions
I don’t think D’Amigo beats out Mueller, Caputi etc for that 1st line job… but that’s just me. I’ve never been too high about him as a prospect tbh. I think he’s overrated. Watching him in Kitchener he succeeded by being stronger than a bunch of 17 and 18 year olds. He didn’t have otherworldly skills or anything he’s a solid player who out muscled people from what I saw. The reason he struggled in the AHL is he can’t over power the other team as much. I don’t see that changing next year.
Although a line of Caputi-Zigo-D’Amigo would make Leafer happy
They like to mix up the Vets/Career AHLers with the prospects too, so we shouldn’t expect all our actual prospects to all get top 6 ice time.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
1.3M? Anyone confirm that number?
BrianHuddle
Apparently Brian Burke confirmed the Carl Gunnarsson contract on the Fan 590 this morning at 1.3 Mill.
Cheaper than Lebda…
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Worth cross posting in the Gunnarsson contract thread, but that’s a pretty sick deal if it’s the case.
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 12:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Pfff liar, nevermind
BrianHuddle
According to twitter, Brian Burke didn’t mention it. Thanks Twitter!
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 12:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Thats what you get for quoting him. He isn’t reputable
Fairweather fans can go to hell
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Ya I know he’s writes for the devil, but he mentioned that it was broadcast… figured some one else here would be listening and could confirm.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 12:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh good, confirmed by another unreputable source
@HockeyBreak: Hearing the Carl Gunnarson contract is 2 years 2.6M (1.3 cap hit) #Leafs
Who wants to guess one is the other’s “source”?
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 12:33 PM EDT up reply actions
These random people don’t have better sources than Mackenzie, Lebrun, Cox, Mirtle, etc. The real contract will be announced by a reputable source.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
But what am i going to do at work until then?
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 12:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m eating french fries at work from the chip truck across the street. Mmm, chip truck . . .
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions
Mirtle, Lebrun, Cox, etc. vet their sources better than HockeyBreak and HockeyBuzz. I’m sure some of their sources overlap, but it’ll be a cold day in hell before Mirtle writes a piece based on an anonymous facebook post.
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 12:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Right, but there are a lot of good writers with sources in the Leafs organization. Information about a contract like this isn’t going to leak through some random person.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 1:00 PM EDT up reply actions
BrianHuddle
@MikeInBuffalo Thanks, Mike. Didn’t know— but someone told me on Facebook that he did…
That’s why Hockeybuzz is only for personal amusement and a good laugh, they use super duper Facebook sources.
"WHAM WHAM...KABAM...KABAM... A DOUBLE KABAM! AND IT'S A DOUBLE DION!" - Vintage Pierre McGuire
Someone told me on Facebook that Brian Burke just signed Brad Richards for $4, and that they can help harvest my grain or whatever on Farmville.
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Wait, who is doing the helping? The person who messaged you? Burke? Richards? Not sure I want Brad Richards harvesting my grain. It may sound like it would save me a few mouse clicks now, but in 3 years my farm is going to be so inefficient . . .
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions
is it a two way deal though?
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Well yeah. I’d then have to help him raise a barn or whatever the hell you do in that game that my mom was once seemingly addicted to as I witnessed via her Facebook feed.
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Amen Luke, Amen
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Schenn: “Tough to be cheering for the Bruins, but I have to for (Kaberle.)” #Leafs
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 12:48 PM EDT reply actions 9 recs
THATS NOT PATRIOTIC! HE PLAYS ON CANADA’S TEAM!
Dion Phaneuf: turning the tunes up since '10
by thenumber14 on Jun 14, 2011 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions
ONE FOR ALL, AND ALL FOR ONE!
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Just got home from Boston. Wow.
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by Chemmy on Jun 14, 2011 1:02 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Booooooo
"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!"
boo yourself
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 14, 2011 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s inappropriate when there’s children around
"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!"
yeeeeaaaaaaaaaa boy
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 14, 2011 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions
Sondre Olden turned down a deal to resign with Modo, and is heading to the CHL
According to his blog, anyway.
(Warning: Swedish)
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
This one.
http://modokollen.blogspot.com/2011/06/sondre-olden-lamnar-modo.html
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
by Frag on Jun 14, 2011 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Neat
Sondre Olden leave Modo Hockey.
- Yes that’s right, I turned down the contract as Modo offered me says Sondre to modo protocols
New league gets CHL. Why?
- The Toronto wanted it, and I wanted it. Feels right, and try there for a year anyway.
Difficult decision?
- Yes indeed it is. Modo offered me a first team contract so.
What made me decide? – To Toronto wanted it very much. And I’ve talked to some who were there and they say that it is good and you learn a lot.
Sounds like Burke/Leafs Mgmt want him closer, or at the very least learning NA Ice.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 1:50 PM EDT up reply actions
Which team it is not clear, CHL-Draft owns Half Bathroom at the end of June.
I’m still confused over this statement.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Ohhh google translate.
Basically its saying the CHL import draft is at the end of June and some team will get to own his rights after then and that’s the team he plays for or is traded from at Brian Burke’s request.
New league gets CHL. Why?
- The Toronto wanted it, and I wanted it. Feels right, and try there for a year anyway. plus now i wont wake up with Colton Orr at the foot of my bed holding an axe anymore
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 1:52 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Difficult decision?
- Yes indeed it is. Modo offered me a first team contract so. Plus the Toronto would not send giant caveman with club into my house any more.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Wait a minute... these aren't real quotes
You guys are phonies! Big fat phonies!
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 1:57 PM EDT up reply actions
New league gets CHL. Why?
- The Dion Phaneuf wanted it, and I wanted it. Feels right, and try there for a year anyway. plus now i wont be turned into the dion phaneuf’s petrified rock ornament
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by Future_considerations on Jun 14, 2011 2:00 PM EDT up reply actions
lol I just rattled the hornet nest on facebook
TSN showed a picture of Wilfrid Brimley Paul MacLean on their facebook page and asked to comment on what ottawa fans are most excited about his hiring.
of course I replied “that in a few months they can look forward to hiring another coach”
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by thenumber14 on Jun 14, 2011 2:06 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Didn’t some one make that joke yesterday? I could have sworn I’d heard it. Still works.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 2:08 PM EDT up reply actions
/waves
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 3:03 PM EDT up reply actions
I’ll wait for a second source to confirm that first.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions
mapleleafs.nhl.com, are you sure that’s reputable?
President of the Emotional Hedging club.
24/02/2011: I was there when Brett Lebda scored.
mirtle pulls through
mirtle James Mirtle
Gunnarsson’s deal will have a cap hit of roughly $1.3-million a year. Seems reasonable.
.
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MIRTLE TO THE RESCUE!!
mirtle
Gunnarsson’s deal will have a cap hit of roughly $1.3-million a year. Seems reasonable.
and…
mirtle
@E_Pintar Will have it 100% soon. But it’ll be very close to that. 1 minute ago via TweetDeck in reply to E_Pintar
and now I feel all Burtch’d out replying to myself repeatedly
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 2:43 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Time for a long nap, it must be tiring hitting “Post” so many times!
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by CanadianMaple09 on Jun 14, 2011 4:01 PM EDT up reply actions
If that’s true, that is a fantastic deal.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions
You know what this means
Our unconfirmed hockeybuzz friend as right.
duh duh duhhhhhhhh
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 2:47 PM EDT up reply actions
*was
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions
NO HE WASN'T
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He guessed a good number then.
I’m assuming no one is upset over $1.3M/ 2 years?
Another homerun RFA signing IMO.
MacArthur, Schenn you’re up…. then Bozie.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
.
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions
GUNNAR LOVE
@carl_gun:
Thanks everyone. Looking forward to being a Leaf for the next 2 yrs. Love T.O :) #Leafs
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
BORK BORK BORK!
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvDvTnTGjgQ
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
It’s not a Mats commercial.
"We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question that divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of being correct."
- Niels Bohr
Gunnar!!1
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Jim Hughson embodies everything I hate about Canada.
by Future_considerations on Jun 14, 2011 3:12 PM EDT up reply actions
DarrenDreger Darren Dreger
Gunnarsson deal with Leafs… 2 years, $2.65 mil. $1.4 for year 1 and $1.25 for year 2.
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This is the second relatively short-term contract the Leafs have signed in the past week that’s has a larger payout this coming season than in later year(s). A sign that Burke expects a salary cap reduction in the next CBA?
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions
It means he thinks there is a chance that they may calculate cap hit differently.
Plus front loaded contracts don’t matter to toronto and are trade and player friendly.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon!
Sabres took the scenic route, but they still MADE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS!!!1
mmhhm… Plus really its a 150k swing not that big of a deal. Probably Gunner being like “err can I have a bit more money now so I can buy a new house” (or something
If 150k is the difference between us being under the cap or not we have bigger problems than Gunnar’s contract haha
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
could also be a signing bonus in the first year that accounts for the higher amount.
by Nigel Cadbury on Jun 14, 2011 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s almost certainly this.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions
and im pretty sure both contracts end when the players are still RFA’s, very smart
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions
Yarrrr, No way they'd get UFA, they could still have value at the end of the contract.
Schenn hopefully ends with RFA as well. Bozak’s might not because he’s older (depending on # of years).
MacArthur obviously will.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Nice
updated Capgeek page summarizes how much we’re paying for forwards, defense, goalies, etc. now. Plus it’s all shifted over so 11/12 is in the far left column
http://www.capgeek.com/charts.php?Team=4
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 3:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m impressed that the site keeps finding new ways to improve itself.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 4:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Whomever created/runs that site is actually one of my favourite people. I’m shocked the NHL hasn’t tried to buy them out/ hire them to do it as the official NHL page…
TSN
has referenced them/him several times in their articles for cap information.
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by nhlcheapshot on Jun 14, 2011 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I initially found out about Cap Geek because Scott Cullen uses it in his Off-Season Gameplan articles on TSN’s web site.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 5:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Wish more people would take note of how important/smart that is.
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by Plea From A Cat Named Felix on Jun 14, 2011 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions
*Player walks into Burke's office*
Burke- “Good you’re here son. Let’s do this”
Free Agent-‘Yes Mr. Burke I would like to work this out too"
Burke-“Excellent. We value your contributions here and want to work out a fair deal”
Free Agent-“I love Toronto and want to play for a future winner”
Burke-"That’s the attitude this organization needs" waves at Free Agent to come over to the window behind his desk
Burke -“Come ’ere son”
Free Agent-“Yes Mr. Burke”
Burke-puts arm around Free Agent “Son, you see that gold statue of Reimer, much beloved saviour of the franchise, out there?”
Free Agent-“Yes Mr.Burke”
Burke-“We just signed him for $1.8 million a season. Tell me again what you think you are worth in comparison.”
by ThickSkinnedAlive on Jun 14, 2011 4:29 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
EIGHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
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by JaredFromLondon on Jun 14, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Imagine Reimer didn’t have an agent?
Well gee, Mr. Burke, I’ve been thinking awful long about this and I think I should just play the whole gosh darn season and then when all’s said and done you just give me whatever you think I deserve.
You see James you get a nice new car and a bit of spending money and the church gets this pimpin new giant jesus
by WizardofNaz on Jun 14, 2011 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Everybody Wins With Pimpin' Jesus
by YakovMironov on Jun 14, 2011 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
We’ve got money coming out of our RECTORY now!
by Jo4nny on Jun 14, 2011 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
It’s been over a year since I’ve read Johnny Bower’s autobiography, but I seem to remember Bower recalling at least one situation where the negotiation went more or less like that.
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by CanadianMaple09 on Jun 14, 2011 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions
As soon as Thomas takes 1 shot on Wednesday, he’ll set the league record for most saves made by an individual goaltender in the playoffs. http://hkref.com/tiny/73088
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by Bower Power on Jun 14, 2011 5:29 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
As soon as Luongo takes his 1st shot on Wednesday he’ll set the league record for fastest goal allowed in a playoff game.
/hope
by ShahofToronto on Jun 14, 2011 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Thomas almost set that record, too, I think.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jun 14, 2011 5:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Roberto wants to one-up Thomas by actually doing it.
by Draglikepull on Jun 14, 2011 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions
I like Parros
Stache16 george parros
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