Lone_Prodigy
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What is it with Joe Thornton's ex-linemates?
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NHL November 2014 |OT| Cleary Must Be Always
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A Serious Man
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Neat. I'd even say that watching this is unnecessary, but kind of nice of them to do.
CrazedArabMan
Member
Thanks, I'll have to pick this up down the road then maybe when the price drops a little bit.
Hockey:
Nyquist-Zetterberg-Abdelkader
Tatar-Sheahan-Franzen
Helm-Datsyuk-Weiss
Miller-Glendening-Jurco
You know you have depth when Datsyuk is on the 3rd line.
because they don't want to break up the first two lines and Datsyuk is just coming back from injury and will probably see limited time
I hate that I talked myself into that trade like a chump so fast. "Hey, we need a bit of depth on offense, he could find some consistency and be a real help to the team! It could work!"
TheKaeptain
Banned
Anyone have a gif of Drew's goal from last night? I didn't see it and my friend was telling me to check it out.
Not quite sure what happened to him. He was always a little lazy but seems like his work ethic just plummeted after we traded him.
That whole line will get injured tonight.
CrazedArabMan
Member
Probably.
CrazedArabMan
Member
At least the Blue Jackets twitter is successful.
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LOL
CreeperBlocks
Banned
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:lol
Backes is feeling like Backes again.
Shame it didn't work out
from what I hear based on his time with the Marlies, he has top 6 NHL skill. Just can't skate.
Shame it didn't work out
from what I hear based on his time with the Marlies, he has top 6 NHL skill. Just can't skate.
Not a Top 6 NHLer then.
Yep.
I knew he was a lost cause when he's 30 years old and needs to improve his skating...
very perceptive
As soon as he goes on a cold-streak and St. Louis loses 3-4 games in a row.
Just saying, skating is the single most important skill of a hockey player and what separates a lot of really good players from NHL calibre players.
I'd say hockey IQ is the most important skill a player can have. It's what allows older, immobile players like Markov and Gonchar remain successful. Markov is so slow, but one of the smartest players in the game and it's what keeps him going.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Drew Da Gawd!
Edit: The Oilers and Kings talks have been around for a few weeks. It involves Clifford.
I can get behind this.
To put it simply: you could be a fast skater, and be an absolute dumbass on the ice.
Reminds me of Stalberg
Pretty much. If you can anticipate the play and are always aware of the what's going on around you, then you don't need to be the fastest guy on the ice. There's a lot of players with above average skating / strength / etc who rely purely on those skills and quickly find themselves out of a job in the NHL.
Rene Bourque. Built to play hockey, terrific shot, pretty decent skater, dumb as a rock.
Bourque, Pouliot, Kostitsyn, Latendresse....
Calamari41
41 > 38
That was some supremely shitty goaltending.
Unhandled Exception
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Altitude crew fucking blows I swear. Trying their damnedest to defend all of Berra's shit goals yesterday then Pickard comes in and suddenly all of the "bad luck" goes away. So glad the kid is starting tonight but on the other hand we're gonna get shelled and I'd rather Berra endure that.
SmackCrackleNPop
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To be fair they had a killer AHL team that year.
One of these young goalies they trade for will work out eventually, right?
This is what I refer to mainly as the "right place at the right time" skill.
Unhandled Exception
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But I was told Elliott was a solid goalie
I always laugh when people say a player isn't skilled, "He's just lucky and always in the right spot". I know a guy who says that about Crosby all the time.
Elliot is injured.
Oh fuck off lol. Unless RNH or Hall is in the trade then fuck right off.
Unhandled Exception
Member
I didn't realize Elliott was injured. Must be bad.