Sick of looking at that game 5 thread and envisioning a happy hudson and Steelgiant jumping up and down for joy with their Crosby and "Kristopher Allen" Letang blow-up dolls.
Lets discuss early offseason news and our golf and summer plans here, but lets also see the hatred flowing as we root against ....well... everybody. The only worse EC final 4 i can think of would be to swap in Flyers or Devils for Tampa, and that's impossible under the new playoff format. And Tampa sucks too.
So fuck 'em all - I want to see pain, inept officiating as we saw in NYI/FL games 5 & 6, coaches challenges and long delays, 3 OT games with the home team losing, *lulz* quotes from kwhite2250 that the 'sky is falling' on NYI threads, and of course, a Western Conference Champion.
Luongo agrees with you.
Much better 2nd period for the Sharks
Maybe it's a function of the pens creating that space, but I thought SJ got away from their game tonight.
They better fucking figure it out.
I thought there were soft calls both ways, but the sharks PK did a better job.
The Sharks need to force the Pens D better. without much pressure the Pens D continually turned the puck over, but the Pens played the Sharks similar to how they played WAS, ans they had their forwards down low.
It hurt when Burns (for example) had way too much time to get pucks on the net - and I haven't seen many better at getting pucks through traffic to the net than Burns, but the forwards being down low didn't let SJ get much quality sustained zone time through cycling or forecheck.
If SJ does a better job pressuring the Pens D they'll get better chances. Obvious? Maybe, but they didn't do it in game 1.
BEHIND THE BENCH: @NHLCanes announce hiring of Ulf Samuelsson as @CheckersHockey head coach #TSNHockey
I recall him being a candidate for the Canes HC spot back in 2014.
BEHIND THE BENCH: @NHLCanes announce hiring of Ulf Samuelsson as @CheckersHockey head coach #TSNHockey
I recall him being a candidate for the Canes HC spot back in 2014.
Former Whaler going home?
I love him, because Bruins fans hate him more than any other player of the past 30 years, but man he was a douche as a player.
Either way, wishing Ulfie all the best.
My wife will miss seeing him behind the bench. She always comments how good looking she thinks he is.
Either way, wishing Ulfie all the best.
My wife will miss seeing him behind the bench. She always comments how good looking she thinks he is.
bigbluehoya - hahaha! Me too! Between Lundqvist and Ulfie, at least I was allowed to watch games while she gawked at them.
As far as a replacement. Jeff Buekeboom is consistently lauded for his work in Hartford. I am not sure if they want to take him away from Gernander but Beuke might be a good promotion.
Pics or gtfo
Full disclosure - my wife thinks Glass is cute. Not on Hank's level, of course.....she'd scrape me off like gum on her shoe if she thought she had a chance with Hank.
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the player of the month for June on the official Rangers wall calendar is Tanner Glass. WTF?
Pics or gtfo
Here's the calendar link on Amazon. If you mouseover the calendar it will blow up the images for you.
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Jesus, that jackass was an alternate? The late '90s Rangers were indeed a total clown show.
Fortunately, there's no picture of this jersey actually being worn.
It sounds like there is legit interest. Hes got a big ticket, and that makes it more difficult, but its not impossible. Remember hes got plenty of fans in the organization who know he was hurt last season.
If hes healthy, he makes a big difference. And, is he more valuable with one year remaining in his contract, not two? The Rangers also have centres. And, everyone is looking for centres. Theyre going to be interesting to watch.
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Would need to be a hell of a haul. And not sure how many teams could or would take on $13-15m of cap hits (even if the expected production justifies it). If the Rangers were determined to move both Nash and one of Step/Brass, I think they'd maximize the return by doing / separate deals.
Believe Step's deal was done same way.
Not trading Brassard for Anisimov.
Isn't Doan a free agent?
Do it.
I like Stepan/Brassard a lot. Trading one of them would be contingent on them getting back a good defenseman or being able to sign one with the new cap space (as well as other assets). I think Hayes can take the 2C role.
Brassard and Nash for Anisimov, Kane, and a second rounder.
Any takers?
Brashear and Carcillo say hi
Brassard and Nash for Anisimov, Kane, and a second rounder.
Yeah, I'd want more than just Arte, but I want to get him to help Buchenevich. the other asset can be a pick, player or prospect.
Brass puts up more points, but I think Arte has the better metrics.
Either way, it's to get a paisan for Buchenevich. Hard enough to make that transition without a countryman or two who's been through it. And went through it in the same city.
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not talented enough to be a 2nd liner, but more than just a 3rd line center. I dont dislike him. I would much rather pay Brass $5 million than AA $4.5 million.
Brass puts up more points, but I think Arte has the better metrics.
Either way, it's to get a paisan for Buchenevich. Hard enough to make that transition without a countryman or two who's been through it. And went through it in the same city.
1. Watch the games, nerd.
2. Anisimov plays ~87% of his minutes with Kane and a third of his minutes with Keith while Brassard spends ~40% of his 5v5 time with Girardi or Staal (or both). Brassard had great possession numbers in 2014-2015 on a weak possession team. I think last year was the outlier in terms of possession stats for him.
3. See #1.
4. I'd be more interested in signing someone like Medvedev from the Flyers. Or, we can always re-sign Kovalev... Or Zherdev.
LV is a no-brainer. They have an arena, strong ownership and interest. I'd put Vegas in the Pacific division, then add Seattle to the Pacific once they're ready. Move Calgary and Edmonton to the Central division, and the league is finally balanced out.
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No Quebec. Surprised?
LV is a no-brainer. They have an arena, strong ownership and interest. I'd put Vegas in the Pacific division, then add Seattle to the Pacific once they're ready. Move Calgary and Edmonton to the Central division, and the league is finally balanced out.
NYer - why do you say they have strong ownership?
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No Quebec. Surprised?
LV is a no-brainer. They have an arena, strong ownership and interest. I'd put Vegas in the Pacific division, then add Seattle to the Pacific once they're ready. Move Calgary and Edmonton to the Central division, and the league is finally balanced out.
NYer - why do you say they have strong ownership?
I'd have to go back and look for the articles, but throughout this process I've seen a lot of material talking about how dedicated the potential franchise owners are to the city and by pushing the construction of the arena, compared to Seattle where it seems like the prospect of NBA/NHL expansion is a hot potato that no one wants to touch.
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It seemed like Burns is on the ice every shift.
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It seemed like Burns is on the ice every shift.
No, they're saying "Boo-urns!".
Bra fuckin vo.
This series is starting to piss me off even more because its starting to remind me of 2014.
Except now the speedier team is getting the breaks while tje bigger, deeper team is hanging around but cant get the big goal.
The fucking yinzers might win a cup by playing the Rangers style of 2014..
FML AFY