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NHL March 2013 |OT| Black History Forever

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Dubbedinenglish

Banned
CREMSteve said:
lol you know I love ya, Dubbed

I thought of you as I typed the proposal. :p

Out of curiosity.... what would the asking price be for him, do you think?
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Would have to be something good, either a young good forward/ RW top 6'r or early pick + decent prospect.

Kulikov is a future #1 D-man, hits, skates, good on both sides of the ice.
 
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Terrordactyl

Member
To further this I dont think any responsible club should ever be in a position to where a complete rebuild is a necessity. If youre floundering already and a series of unfortunate events surrounds the team then sure go for it because theres nothing to lose. Theres no proof a rebuild is going to net you a better team in 3 or 4 years. Its a constant process and I like to think SOME smart moves were made for us, namely cervenka hudler and wideman. But then you have the revolving door of shit back up goalies and no centre depth..oh an jankowski...fucking jankowski...christ

ANYWAYS good win, sorry wings, kipper was on his game tonight.
 
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CREMSteve

Member
jackbugs said:
Don't know, would rather go scorched earth than retool at this point. Even though the Flames' Young Guns(tm) era in the 90s was some patience-testing shit right there, at least there was something you could hang your hat on: yep, they were goddamn young.
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7 years straight out of the dance, I agree that was a brutal stretch. All without ever seeing a top 5 draft pick.

Scary thing is, they are looking to replicate it, this is year 4. They're too stubborn for their own good.
 
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CREMSteve

Member
They've been hovering near 30th overall for much of the season, and Iginla needs to be moved or signed in less than three weeks, or they lose him for nothing.

If they don't pull the trigger to change things this year, they never will.

Wins like tonight only serve to give them more reason not tear it down, which is absolutely the wrong course of action.
 
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zedge

Member
CREMSteve said:
They've been hovering near 30th overall for much of the season, and Iginla needs to be moved or signed in less than three weeks, or they lose him for nothing.

If they don't pull the trigger to change things this year, they never will.

Wins like tonight only serve to give them more reason not tear it down, which is absolutely the wrong course of action.
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Yep, that's my fear. Another win to prevent them doing what needs to be done..
 
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Red_Man

I Was There! Official L Receiver 2/12/2016
Habs sent Pateryn down to Hamilton. Wonder if they'll call up a different guy, or if Bergevin has something planned.
 
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SpectreFire

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Kuro Madoushi

Unconfirmed Member
A first for Calamari?! You gotta be joking...

Poor Calgary fans

First step is to trade Iginla and Kip.

Or

You can switch to a boring ass super defensive style like Phx that makes your goalies look better than they are.
 
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Plinko

Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
This Red Wings team is a complete mess. Ugh.
 
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CrazedArabMan

Member
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Any piece of hope I had left is gone from this team, 3 straight losses against last place teams. As I stated last night, this team is beyond pathetic, I keep thinking, "Well they will turn it around next game, they can't be as bad as what they are playing right?". Boy was I ever wrong, screw them, screw the coaching, screw the management. Right now this team doesn't even exist, no point in caring about them when they can't even care enough about themselves to go out and at least try to play hockey. I fold...

Edit: Wonderful, now I have ads on GAF telling me to buy tickets to upcoming Red Wings games, just what I want to see.
 
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CREMSteve

Member
CrazedArabMan said:
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Any piece of hope I had left is gone from this team, 3 straight losses against last place teams. As I stated last night, this team is beyond pathetic, I keep thinking, "Well they will turn it around next game, they can't be as bad as what they are playing right?". Boy was I ever wrong, screw them, screw the coaching, screw the management. Right now this team doesn't even exist, no point in caring about them when they can't even care enough about themselves to go out and at least try to play hockey. I fold...

Edit: Wonderful, now I have ads on GAF telling me to buy tickets to upcoming Red Wings games, just what I want to see.
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It was the goaltending, the team itself drastically outplayed Calgary. Your tender was awful.
 
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T.M. MacReady

NO ONE DENIES MEMBER
that 4 day layoff for the Isles was painful. Glad we'll be back in action against Tampa tonight. Maybe a rested Nabakov will give up only 4 goals or less and we can win in OT.


Dastardly Jerks said:
Oh FOR FUCKS SAKE... I just saw the Perry suspension video aaaand all I can say is...

FUCK YOU NHL PLAYER SAFETY DEPARTMENT

YOU DO NOT GET ROB FUCKING BLAKE OF ALL FUCKING PEOPLE TO DELIVER THE VIDEO OF WHY COREY PERRY GOT SUSPENDED FOR 4 GAMES.

THERE'S A REALLY FUCKING GOOD REASON WHY YOU DON'T

Man, this is so insulting.
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Okay, thats pretty crazy. Never saw that
 
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Dastardly Jerks

Banned
CrazedArabMan said:
Any piece of hope I had left is gone from this team, 3 straight losses against last place teams. As I stated last night, this team is beyond pathetic, I keep thinking, "Well they will turn it around next game, they can't be as bad as what they are playing right?". Boy was I ever wrong, screw them, screw the coaching, screw the management. Right now this team doesn't even exist, no point in caring about them when they can't even care enough about themselves to go out and at least try to play hockey. I fold...

Edit: Wonderful, now I have ads on GAF telling me to buy tickets to upcoming Red Wings games, just what I want to see.
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You're now going through what every fan of every other team has had to go through at least once or twice in this past decade.

If you survive this, you will be a true fan.

Hang in there. Serve your time. Your redemption will come.

Case in point: ... Hi, I'm Dastardly, and over there is Heretic! Ask us about last season!
 
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Dastardly Jerks

Banned
OK Habs-age, I like most of you (lol you suck Solo, go home), but why do you guys fap over Eller so much?

All I saw was the TSN replay (possibly the issue there) but... All he did was score a goal and then a SO goal? BGallys tip-in was impressive regardless.. But this is all against the Sens. It was only his 4th goal of the year too. Don't get me wrong, he's no scrub, but he's not exactly more than the definition of 'depth'.

He's the Bonino of the Habs. And Bonino was a throw-in from a Sharks trade.

Is this all because of some deep seeded need for him to produce because he's the product of shipping Halak?
 
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Acid08

Banned
Dastardly Jerks said:
OK Habs-age, I like most of you (lol you suck Solo, go home), but why do you guys fap over Eller so much?

All I saw was the TSN replay (possibly the issue there) but... All he did was score a goal and then a SO goal? BGallys tip-in was impressive regardless.. But this is all against the Sens. It was only his 4th goal of the year too. Don't get me wrong, he's no scrub, but he's not exactly more than the definition of 'depth'.

He's the Bonino of the Habs. And Bonino was a throw-in from a Sharks trade.

Save the nicknames and the moisture for those that deserve them.

Is this all because of some deep seeded need for him to produce because he's the product of shipping Halak?
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Habs fans circle jerk over every player that has moderate success.

Solo will jerk it over less.
 
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Dastardly Jerks

Banned
Dastardly Jerks said:
OK Habs-age, I like most of you (lol you suck Solo, go home), but why do you guys fap over Eller so much?

All I saw was the TSN replay (possibly the issue there) but... All he did was score a goal and then a SO goal? BGallys tip-in was impressive regardless.. But this is all against the Sens. It was only his 4th goal of the year too. Don't get me wrong, he's no scrub, but he's not exactly more than the definition of 'depth'.

He's the Bonino of the Habs. And Bonino was a throw-in from a Sharks trade.

Is this all because of some deep seeded need for him to produce because he's the product of shipping Halak?
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lol ur angry becos anahem get no media attentin like d habs do

go home dasTURDly
 
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Montresor

Member
Dastardly you seem so douchey whenever you comment on the Leafs. There are a lot of Leaf fans here. On game day we're going to discuss starting goalies.
 
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KernelPanic

Member
Dastardly Jerks said:
All I saw was the TSN replay (possibly the issue there) but... All he did was score a goal and then a SO goal? BGallys tip-in was impressive regardless.. But this is all against the Sens.
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They blew a 2 goal against an AHL team and needed a shootout to win. But hey Therrien for Jack Adams, Subban for the Norris, Bergevin for GM of the year, Galchenyuk for the Calder etc.
 
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Dastardly Jerks

Banned
Oh dear...

Pavel Datsyuk turns 36 on July 20th, 2014. That birthday will be celebrated a few months after the last minutes of hockey he'll ever play for the Detroit Red Wings. Next year will be his last in the NHL and that's according to a very reliable source in Detroit, someone close to the organization and entrenched in regional hockey programs.

Why? Datsyuk wants to go home. We all understand that. But according to this source, a guy who skates with at least one recently-retired Red Wing and whose family is a staple in the Michigan hockey world, it's not just the lure of mother Russia.

Datsyuk sees the realignment, knows the kind of nightly abuse he's going to take in the Eastern Conference and wants to "go out like Barry Sanders did." Healthy, in other words. And he wants to give the KHL a few years of brilliance. He wants his home country to see him while he still has magic left.

Interesting comparison to Barry Sanders isn't it? Are you thinking about it? If not...go ahead. A few similarities. Health, retirement at an early age, a career of brilliance in Detroit.

And stubborn coaches who refuse to budge, even if it means hamstringing their best players--and the team at the same time.

Barry Sanders left because of his relationship, or lack thereof, with Bobby Ross.

Pavel Datsyuk hasn't scored a goal in 12 games. He's had Justin Abdelkader on his wing since February 17th. Datsyuk hasn't had a primary assist on an even strength goal scored by a forward since the day that line (with Dan Cleary up until last night, now with Johan Franzen) was formed. It's unfathomable. It's disgusting. And it's all on Mike Babcock.

I get it. I get the desire to go home. Loyalty's a powerful drug. And it's admirable. Everything about Datsyuk is admirable. Many of us wouldn't have been surprised if he'd elected to stay in Russia after Gary Bettman's third work stoppage, the second Datsyuk's had to endure. If he'd stayed, not a single one of us would have begrudged him because he loves his country just as we love ours. Patriotism. Nationalism. It's a strong pull for those who feel it. And he does.

The Eastern Conference thing. Got that too. Primeau. Lindros. Crosby. Malkin. Pronger. Five big names from two different eras. All of them fuzzy from concussions. All in the East. Yes. The Western Conference has its share. Corey Perry's making sure of that. But the East is a rougher conference. Always has been. Datsyuk isn't scared of it. We've seen him give back. But he wants to be sure the Russian people see him at his best, if only for one or two seasons.

He'll take that abuse next year and he won't complain one bit. He's taking a different sort this year and saying nothing. Literally. When's the last time you saw a quote from him, a funny clip, a post-game interview. You haven't. Not in at least a month. Nik Kronwall, in case you haven't noticed, is the voice of this team. And that's fine. But Datsyuk has fallen silent.

On the ice and off, that is. And that's on Mike Babcock. He has silenced the most offensively gifted player to ever wear the Winged Wheel. It's deplorable and it's an offense that should lead to his dismissal.

You have about 100 games of Pavel Datsyuk left. Don't blame him. He's going home. If it pisses you off, turn your attention to the guys with the nice hair and the suits. One has let a team disintegrate without replacing or even offsetting big-name departures, and the other has somehow done what the rest of the league's never been able to accomplish: he's shut Datsyuk down.
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Only acknowledging it because Wyshynski retweeted it.

Montresor said:
I still love you and Heretic. ;)
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om mwa xox

Though Heretic deserves unquestioned love from all on this forum. Don't relate my douchiness with him. That's like saying Callahan is a great Captain despite Avery or Brett Sutter is a great coach despite being affiliated with the LA Kings.
 
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