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NHL January 2014 |OT| Bobby Orr, Bathroom Stalls, and the Battle at the Big House
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equippedwithtowel
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Apparently I was first
FUBAR McDangles
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I'm watching the last episode of 24/7
Mostly serious here. Are Bozak and Kessel gay?
Mostly serious here. Are Bozak and Kessel gay?
Bozak could do better than Kessel if he were gay.
Good one Randy, good one.
Lone_Prodigy
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Was reading some articles on the Olympics hockey team and they mentioned the 2006 team on the bigger ice.
The defence included 37-year-old Rob Blake, 35-year-old Adam Foote, Bryan McCabe, Wade Redden, and Robyn Regehr.
The forwards included Todd Bertuzzi, Shane Doan, Kris Draper, and Ryan Smyth.
The team scored 15 goals in 5 round-robin games; 12 came against Germany and Italy.
I hope Yzerman and co. look at that team and the World juniors' team and picks scorers over "grit".
The defence included 37-year-old Rob Blake, 35-year-old Adam Foote, Bryan McCabe, Wade Redden, and Robyn Regehr.
The forwards included Todd Bertuzzi, Shane Doan, Kris Draper, and Ryan Smyth.
The team scored 15 goals in 5 round-robin games; 12 came against Germany and Italy.
I hope Yzerman and co. look at that team and the World juniors' team and picks scorers over "grit".
10/10
Girardi being traded seems really likely, honestly. He hasn't fit in too well under AV, and I think he's going to be asking for a much higher paycheck than the Rangers are going to want to give him at the end of the year.
The window to trade Del Zotto has probably passed, at least in the sense that I don't think anybody is going to be offering anything of real value for him at this point. Probably going to either just have to suck it up and deal with having DZ on the team or change the asking price for him to something more realistic.
He should really have a twitter account
If that ever happened, I'm sure they would issue a tablet for every Canadian student.
FUBAR McDangles
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I pause 24/7 to grab a snack and realize I need to do dishes so I shut my xbox off and do dishes. Come back ten minutes later and turn everything back on and find out that somehow my parent's HBO account suddenly got parental controls on and I cannot watch "TV-MA" NHL 24/7.
Da fuq, dad. Text me back so I can watch my shit.
Da fuq, dad. Text me back so I can watch my shit.
Sorry, son. I don't want you watching Girls: Season Three.
bonesmccoy
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Ferraro is stirring up the haterade already. Says, via twitter, that '100% some will be sour' after Team Canada's roster is announced.
I take that to mean we're in for another Nagano/Turin debacle.
I take that to mean we're in for another Nagano/Turin debacle.
ZeroGravity
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That's really no different from any other Team Canada roster announcement though.
Crosby not making the team?
Ferraro passing off certain truths as insider info? Of course some people will be sour. You can't please everyone when plenty of great players have to be left off the roster.
Do we know when the roster will be announced tomorrow?
Phaneuf in as a 7th/8th wouldn't be the worst that could happen, he has been damn good this season. It's not like he would really play unless there is an injury or two.
Of course Phaneuf in over Subban would be a...debacle.
His numbers are pretty good.
Good ole Chicaaago boy Toews!
bonesmccoy
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It's not so much the great players who will be left off, it's the shite (or currently playing like shite) players who'll be included that will sour our fine nation.
Not sure if I should laugh or cry.
I took what he said as meaning there will be controversy no matter what. There will be a bunch of people upset over the exclusion of someone when we have so many quality players to choose from.
As dumb as that is, if Subban makes the team it was always going to be in a 7/8 spot and then work his was up like Doughty did in Vancouver.
Got anyone in mind? Dan Cleary maybe?
HadesGigas
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Tyler Myers gets 3 game suspension for hit on Zubris
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=60&id=530572&lang=en
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=60&id=530572&lang=en
Oh man...
Unhandled Exception
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lol
Probably more of a "how used to/good at his unnatural position is this player" kind of question. It's not all that stupid.
Benn must of made it.
I agree on the basis of it, but you're going to use a guy who's a lot worse then another guy just because he's the right handedness? Subban can play left, you play your best players. You don't use that rule as an absolute.
Lone_Prodigy
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That was a huge deal in the Canucks media a year or two ago. Apparently only having Bieksa as a RHD (no Tanev yet) was why the team sucked.
Edit: something about taking pucks dumped along the boards on your backhand.
ZeroGravity
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I think Mike Babcock does. From the sounds of it, he's the major one pushing for it.
CrazedArabMan
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Sounds like Babs
Which is amusing seeing as every Red Wing defenceman shoots left.
Started off the year really great, then started having problems, then had a concussion, now back and seems to be doing alright so far.
Generally speaking when he's been in the lineup he's been the Rangers' second best D-man behind McDonagh.
When you're picking Olympic players I'd argue any one player isn't "a lot worse" than another. So if an RD is better than an LD but the RD MIGHT be worse/more error-prone at LD, Team Canada is more likely to pick the natural LD, where they know what they can expect.
Is it the right choice? Maybe. Is it the safe choice? Yes.
Don't get me wrong though, I think Subban should absolutely be ok the roster and I firmly think he will.
bonesmccoy
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I'll rip my toga if Nash or a Staal is picked.
Fata1moose
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Some good news on Tanguay as skating went well today, they were going to turn towards surgery, not out of the woods yet though.
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