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NHL February 2015 |OT| The next Maple Leafs goal will be scored by Connor McDavid

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shadowkat

Unconfirmed Member
Quick said:
ALRIGHT ALRIGHT OKAY LET'S GO.

NOW, YOU FOLKS KNOW I ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. THE BEAUTIFUL GAME BEING HOCKEY, OF COURSE! WHAT'S ALSO BEAUTIFUL? A NICE AFTERNOON OUT ON THE DECK, SIPPIN' ON SOME MOLSON, AN' READIN' MY BOOK, "DON CHERRY'S HOCKEY STORIES AN' STUFF" WHILE MY CBC MOVIE, "WRATH OF GRAPES: THE DON CHERRY STORY" IS PLAYIN' IN THE BACKGROUND, EH.

ANYHOW, WHAT'S THIS FOOTY THING, EH? THAT SOUNDS REAL EUROPEEN TO ME. I HAD MY INTERN GO ON THE GOOGLES AN' CHECK OUT SOME OF THESE "FOOTY" PEOPLE AN' SHE SAID SHE'S JUST HITTIN' ALL THESE INAPPROPRIATE SITES 'BOUT PEOPLE'S FEET. THAT AIN'T RIGHT, THAT AIN'T CANADIAN, EH.

SHE EVENTUALLY FOUND OUT 'BOUT EUROPEEN SOCCER, EH. AN' BOY, WAS I STEAMED. YOU GOT GUYS WITH FUNNY-SOUNDIN' NAMES LIKE "RONALDO" OR "RONALDINHO" OR "CRISTIANO" OR "DAVID BECKHAM" EH. THOSE AIN'T GOOD NAMES TO HAVE, EH. WHERE'S THE DAVIES? THE DREWS? THE ANDIES? THE JOHNNIES, JOHNS, AN' SIDNEYS? NOW THOSE ARE REAL GOOD CANADIAN NAMES, LET ME TELL YOU.

AN' WHAT'S THIS 'BOUT FLOPPIN' LIKE A FISH? ONLY FISH I SEE FLOPPIN' ARE THE ONES I CATCH WITH MY BARE HANDS IN THE ST. LAWRENCE RIVER, EH?

EVEN WORSE? THOSE GUYS SOUND LIKE PLAYERS THE LEAFS WOULD PROBABLY DRAFT 'CAUSE THE LEAFS HATE GOOD ONTARIO KIDS, EH. LEAFS AIN'T GONNA DRAFT MCDAVID 'CAUSE HE'S FROM ONTARIO, AN' NOT BECAUSE THE SABRES ARE PROBABLY GONNA WIN THE DRAFT LOTTERY, EH. BOY, THAT TEAM AIN'T RIGHT, EH.

NOW, LET ME TELL YOU KIDS A STORY: I WAS IN THE BATHROOM, WASHIN' MY HANDS, WHEN A BUNCH OF EUROPEENS RAN INSIDE A STALL. THEY LEFT THE DOOR OPEN AN' LEFT THEIR SHOES ON THE CARPET, 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT EUROPEENS DO. ANYHOW, THEY'RE IN THE STALL, SINGIN' AN' CHANTIN' ALL THIS FUNNY STUFF WHILE WATCHIN' SOME EUROPEEN SOCCER, EH. AN' BOY I WAS REAL STEAMED. A BUNCH OF GOOD MIMICO KIDS CAME IN, TOOK THEIR SHOES OFF, AN' WENT INSIDE ANOTHER STALL. THEY SHOOK HANDS, SANG THE CANADIAN ANTHEM, AN' STARTED WATCHIN' SOME GOOD OL' HOCKEY. THEY WEREN'T WEARIN' VISORS, OR HOT DOGGIN', OR ANYTHIN'. THE EUROPEENS GOT REAL EMBARRASSED AN' RAN OUT THE BATHROOM WITHOUT EVEN WASHIN' THEIR HANDS, EH. I SAW THEM OUTSIDE LATER ON FLOPPIN'. BOY, I WAS REAL PROUD OF THOSE GOOD MIMICO KIDS. THEY REMINDED ME OF BOBBY ORR. GOD LOVE 'EM.

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LOL

CreeperBlocks said:
Can that be March's title?
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Yes please!
 
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Clydefrog

Member
Quick said:
NOW, LET ME TELL YOU KIDS A STORY: I WAS IN THE BATHROOM, WASHIN' MY HANDS, WHEN A BUNCH OF EUROPEENS RAN INSIDE A STALL. THEY LEFT THE DOOR OPEN AN' LEFT THEIR SHOES ON THE CARPET, 'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT EUROPEENS DO. ANYHOW, THEY'RE IN THE STALL, SINGIN' AN' CHANTIN' ALL THIS FUNNY STUFF WHILE WATCHIN' SOME EUROPEEN SOCCER, EH. AN' BOY I WAS REAL STEAMED. A BUNCH OF GOOD MIMICO KIDS CAME IN, TOOK THEIR SHOES OFF, AN' WENT INSIDE ANOTHER STALL. THEY SHOOK HANDS, SANG THE CANADIAN ANTHEM, AN' STARTED WATCHIN' SOME GOOD OL' HOCKEY. THEY WEREN'T WEARIN' VISORS, OR HOT DOGGIN', OR ANYTHIN'. THE EUROPEENS GOT REAL EMBARRASSED AN' RAN OUT THE BATHROOM WITHOUT EVEN WASHIN' THEIR HANDS, EH. I SAW THEM OUTSIDE LATER ON FLOPPIN'. BOY, I WAS REAL PROUD OF THOSE GOOD MIMICO KIDS. THEY REMINDED ME OF BOBBY ORR. GOD LOVE 'EM.
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hahahah!

I always love the story bits
 
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Samyy

Member
zroid said:
looool

who are they sending down/benching though, Granberg?
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It was on an emergency basis so I think someone probably just has the flu or something.
I'm hoping Rielly/Gardiner have a minor injury and will miss a couple of the next games too help boost that tank!
 
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ShaneB

Member
CreeperBlocks said:
We need more Nashville Predators GAF in here.

Also Emelin could miss 6 weeks due to that shoulder injury.

I hope Gonchar gets back soon..
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First thing I thought seeing that Emelin injury was that he broke his collarbone. Are they just saying "upper body injury" still? edit: Just seeing the update now, just saying shoulder injury I see.
 
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Socreges

Banned
fallout said:
Ah, okay. So it wasn't an issue until Nonis got the GM job. That's why it's only been a recent-ish thing.

Was this ever an issue while he was with the Canucks?
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That was 7 years ago. Much has changed. As Nonis became more desperate, Dreger became more transparent (accidentally).
 
ZeroGravity

ZeroGravity

Member
The terms “Corsi” and “Fenwick” won’t be part of the redesigned NHL.com when it is launched on Friday, Sportsnet has learned.

The league has instead decided to label the statistics “shot attempts” and “unblocked shot attempts,” according to sources, in hopes of making them more understandable for a broad audience.
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Wonder if people will still call them that anyway.
 
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Cake Boss

Banned
NHL got it right, an easy way of explaining it to people is to call it what it is.

Imagine if the shots stat was called Socreges. It would be confusing as shit.

"The Leafs allow 40 socreges at their net today"
 
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bonesmccoy

Banned
Cake Boss said:
NHL got it right, an easy way of explaining it to people is to call it what it is.

Imagine if the shots stat was called Socreges. It would be confusing as shit.

"The Leafs allow 40 socreges at their net today"
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Yep. I was surprised to see some twitter stats guys respond to this news by saying they'll still call them Corsi/Fenwick.
 
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ShaneB

Member
edit: See it was indeed already mentioned. BAH.

Mentioned?? For you advanced stat folks..

Interested to see the redesign and all of this stuff.

http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/corsi-fenwick-sport-new-names-nhl-com/

The terms “Corsi” and “Fenwick” won’t be part of the redesigned NHL.com when it is launched on Friday, Sportsnet has learned.

The league has instead decided to label the statistics “shot attempts” and “unblocked shot attempts,” according to sources, in hopes of making them more understandable for a broad audience.

Corsi and Fenwick are at the heart of hockey’s advanced stats movement and were named by those who helped pioneer it several years ago. Edmonton Oilers blogger Vic Ferrari (a pseudonym used by Tim Barnes) first proposed a statistic that measured shot attempts and named it after former Buffalo Sabres goalie coach Jim Corsi.

Matt Fenwick, a Calgary Flames blogger, later suggested altering the equation to remove shot attempts that were blocked, and timeonice.com soon introduced “Fenwick” into the sport’s lexicon.

Both of those will be included on the revamped NHL.com as part of an enhanced stats section that features zone starts, penalties drawn and several other new metrics. The decision to call them shots attempts and unblocked shot attempts — rather than Corsi and Fenwick — was reached after serious internal debate, according to sources.

The NHL has ambitious plans to dramatically improve its stats platform and is holding an “innovation event” in Santa Clara, Calif., on Friday morning to formally unveil the first wave of changes.

The league has partnered with software innovator SAP on a website redesign that will be rolled out in four phases over the coming year. In addition to introducing new stats and expanded search capabilities, every original game sheet dating back to 1917 will eventually be digitized to provide a full record of league history.
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