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Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 6:16 pm
by sancarlos
Even if Clowe doesn't score much for the Rangers, I think he is what they need up front: a tough power-forward who will muck in the corners and keep the other teams from leaning so much on the Lady Byng types like Gaborik and Brad Richards. Clowe does go a bit nuts at times, but he wil drive the net, and is a hard worker who isn't afraid of anybody. The Rangers need a bit more grit in their forward lines, so I think this fills a need. Tortorella will love him.
Conversely, I worry a bit about the grit level of the Sharks, now, going into the playoffs. They have several middleweight grit guys, like Adam Burish, Tommy Wingels and Andrew Desjardin, but none of those guys bring the toughness of Clowe or Douglas Murray. Hmm... I'd hate to see Joe Thornton having to fill that role.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:25 pm
by FredRomero
Ryan wrote:Jagr to Boston
Too bad it's not 1998 Jagr. Actually, if it were, Lucic probably wouldn't be able to check as well:
10-year-old Lucic with nine year Jargr in his 9th season.
http://deadspin.com/jagr-old-465870228" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 8:32 pm
by mister d
Most of us are nervous at best. Good end, he contributes in his prior ways and cost us a bunch of picks. Bad end, and this is more likely, he's sloping down, cost us the equivalent of 3 2nds and costs $4MM+ as a 30+ year old 3rd liner. Weirdly, I'd rather him as a rental.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:32 am
by Rush2112
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 12:33 pm
by rass
@DownGoesBrown wrote:Shero: “Hey guys, we just acquired Jokinen…” Iginla: “NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!” Shero: “No, no, the other one.”
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:40 pm
by rass
Gaborik to CBJ? Wow?
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:03 pm
by rass
And sancarlos gets to root for Raffi Torres!
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:05 pm
by Scottie
Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar goes the population in POMINVILLE!
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:06 pm
by ZMan
I don't get it. I pick my nose like a mofo at times, and I have never, once, even considered eating a boog.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:46 pm
by mister d
Man oh man, what just happened? Its been about an hour and I'm still perplexed.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 3:38 pm
by sancarlos
rass wrote:And sancarlos gets to root for Raffi Torres!
Yeah, how weird is that? I felt the same out-of-sorts way when the Sharks acquired Jody Shelley some years ago. But, the Sharks did need somebody good enough to play in the playoffs who is rough around the edges, so I certainly understand this move.
But, I don't care how good he is, I never want to see Corey Perry in a Sharks uniform. Same for Steve Ott, Alex Burrows or Matt Cooke.
I always liked Hannan, though, even if he is now about 60 years old or something.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:27 pm
by cerrano
"we got steve mason! we got steve mason!" - said by nobody
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:14 pm
by sancarlos
Sooo... in his first period as a New York Ranger, Ryane Clowe has two assists and his first goal of the season - points on all three goals, as it is currently 3-0 for New York, against Pittsburgh. Storybook beginning for him.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 7:34 pm
by rass
Fuck.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:01 pm
by mister d
If the new guys put up 4 goals and 4 assists every game, its going to be a really good pair of trades.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:14 am
by wlu_lax6
So the Caps are buyers at the Trade Deadline? WTF? Give up top prospect Filip Foresberg for Martin Erat and Latta. 4.5 Million/year on Erat with 2 years left. I know he is having a decent season but you are not playing Cup level hockey and are giving up youth for now and have a tight cap next year.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:36 am
by degenerasian
wlu_lax6 wrote:So the Caps are buyers at the Trade Deadline? WTF? Give up top prospect Filip Foresberg for Martin Erat and Latta. 4.5 Million/year on Erat with 2 years left. I know he is having a decent season but you are not playing Cup level hockey and are giving up youth for now and have a tight cap next year.
But it's about this year. Caps could win the division!
There's really no such thing as cup-level hockey, NHL is mediocre and it's playoffs are a biggest crapshoot.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:23 am
by MaxWebster
i cried a little on the inside last night. I was (am) a big JP fan.
ok objectively the return is good, but these are the times when being a (non-objective) fan of players and the team sucks.
<sigh>
well, i have a team now - Go Wild.
Scottie wrote:Thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar goes the population in POMINVILLE!
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:49 am
by mister d
"No, I swear, I jumped on the bandwagon way after Parise and Suter were settled ... Pominville ... Yes, I'm serious."
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 1:19 pm
by brian
Press conference on Sunday to announce the worst-kept secret ever -- the 2014 Winter Classic will be at Michigan Stadium. Between those division rivals Detroit and Toronto.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 1:22 pm
by MaxWebster
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 8:09 pm
by sancarlos
Dan Boyle's awesome end-to-end rush and goal last night. Ryan Suter co-stars as "the Pylon".
http://www.bobsblitz.com/2013/04/sharks ... t-end.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
I'd embed, but I don't know how to get the properties of a non-youtube video
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:55 pm
by Sabo
I don't like the Blackhawks at all, but I'll give them props for playing "Head Like a Hole" by Nine Inch Nails during a break in the action.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 10:35 pm
by Sabo
Huh. So that's where Darren Pang is making a living.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 4:54 am
by kranepool
"Luongo's Twitter HQ"
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 6:26 am
by Ryan
I love all of those and understand a good 80%
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:17 pm
by mister d
Can't spell Kunitz without kunt.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:18 pm
by mister d
Lets call it even.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:27 pm
by rass
Yeah.
MAF is the best.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:56 pm
by mister d
Changed man Matt Cooke is such an impressive changed man who never does anything dirty anymore because he's such a changed man #cooke #changed #man #changedmancooke
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:00 pm
by Scottie
If the playoffs started today . . . the Washington Capitals would be the #3 seed in the East. If there were no automatic bids for division winners, Washington would not qualify for the playoffs. They are 20 and 15 points behind the East's #1 and #2 seeds, 14 points behind the team they are seeded ahead of (Boston), and not among the top eight teams in their conference.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 9:11 pm
by rass
mister d wrote:Changed man Matt Cooke is such an impressive changed man who never does anything dirty anymore because he's such a changed man #cooke #changed #man #changedmancooke
So why did you go: cooke changed man
and then: changedmancooke?
Just nonsensical. Angry?
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 11:09 pm
by mister d
I find that good flow ruins the rambling, run-on sentence game.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 11:10 pm
by mister d
Also, maximum hypothetical SEO.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 7:27 am
by rass
#MichaelsDestructiveelbowZ
Am I doing that right?
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 8:56 am
by mister d
You're on the right path!
My guess is 2 games for MDZ. It was reckless, which usually isn't time away, but the results looked bad and it was a star player.
(And how about Dupuis' followup. Rare you see such an obviously dirty play that a complete whiff still draws 2:00.)
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:05 pm
by rass
mister d wrote:(And how about Dupuis' followup. Rare you see such an obviously dirty play that a complete whiff still draws 2:00.)
Had he connected it would have been so dirty that I sort of thought Dupuis missed on purpose, and was just trying to send a message.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:54 pm
by mister d
I'm going to respectfully disagree on why there was no contact #disagreements #repsect
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 2:30 pm
by rass
Fair enough, if only because I have no idea what "send a message" really means anyway.
Re: Another Twothousandthirteen NHL Thread
Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2013 3:00 pm
by Scottie
Luongo has been complaining about not having been traded (and the deadline history). Front page of today's Toronto Sun:
