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NHL Off-Season 2013 |OT2| The Teemu Selanne Sweepstakes

Quick

Banned
And buy one you shall, a RBK edge one nonetheless.

I'm going to for sure. Still don't know if I want Selanne, or shell out for a Getzlaf... OR... Etem.

I wanted a Kariya jersey.

Still do, actually.

If I end up getting the Edge version, I feel like I'd get Selanne on it.
 
And not only that, the mask is a time traveler. Is is created just as if it´s 20 years old, with scratches and marks and stuff all over the mask, it´s even rust coming from the screws… It´s like Viktor found this 20 years old mask in the attic and just dusted it a bit and started to play :)

So cool...

And yeah Quick, at this point, it'd probably be a crime to get any name EXCEPT his.

Eugh, Herbert was just so awesome. I wish I was a Ducks fan around his time.

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I love Lindy Ruff already. Waay more aggressive then freaking Gulutzan who was a pussy. The first day of training camp was intense.

Also got my new jerseys .. Getting them letter/numbered now. Got 3 new jerseys. 1 Home Benn, 1 Home Seguin and 1 Away Benn.

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The Cup was at a casino by me today. Got to take pictures and touch/kiss the Cup and stuff. Second time in four years. Hopefully more to come.
 
Expect our day one lineup to look something like:

Torres-Couture-Marleau
Kennedy-Thornton-Burns
Hertl-Pavelski-Wingels
Sheppard-Desjardins-Burish

Vlasic-Braun
Irwin-Boyle
Stuart(Hannan if Stuey isn't ready)-Demers

Niemi
Stalock

I don't think its going to turn out like that.

I think our lines will come out like this

Kennedy-Thornton-Burns
Hertl-Couture-Marleau
Torres-Pavelski-Wingels
Sheppard-Desi-Burish

Vlasic-Braun
Irwin-Boyle
Stuart-Demers
Hannan

Nemo
Stalock

Kennedy on that first line is going to the aggressive forechecker trying to get that puck turned over
Hertl on that second line is going to setup Couture or take it to the net
Pavelski's line is going to be a really rough. Kennedy will join the line after Havlat come back from injury
4th line is meh
 

Acid08

Banned
They played Torres with Couture and Marleau during the playoffs last season, I bet they'll try to keep that going for now. Hertl is too new and unproven to just be on our top line right away. He'll get time against third line competition so he can establish his NHL game. Throwing him against top competition right away is a recipe for disaster for most rookies.
 
They played Torres with Couture and Marleau during the playoffs last season, I bet they'll try to keep that going for now. Hertl is too new and unproven to just be on our top line right away. He'll get time against third line competition so he can establish his NHL game. Throwing him against top competition right away is a recipe for disaster for most rookies.

Yeah, but Torres came up to that line because that fuck face Bieksa speared Havlat, and was doing fine on our 3rd line with Pavelski before his got suspended in the first round last year. I'm pretty sure thats where we wanted him and intend keep him. Limited minutes on the 3rd line.

Hertl is new, but we can't slot Kennedy up there. Kennedy is not someone you want on the 1st or 2nd lines for long periods of time. Hertl might be juggled around, but if we don't give him minutes, we are better off sending him to woosta to get those minutes instead of riding the bench on 3rd or 4th line minutes.

I don't think putting Hertl on 2nd line minutes will hurt him at all. Couture's rookie year we gave him tough minutes because we had Clowe watching him like a baby cub. Hertl is a big kid and won't need protection. I think he'll be fine.

We'll know more in the coming days though once we see the first round of cuts. Cheers!
 

Acid08

Banned
Yeah, but Torres came up to that line because that fuck face Bieksa speared Havlat, and was doing fine on our 3rd line with Pavelski before his got suspended in the first round last year. I'm pretty sure thats where we wanted him and intend keep him. Limited minutes on the 3rd line.

Hertl is new, but we can't slot Kennedy up there. Kennedy is not someone you want on the 1st or 2nd lines for long periods of time. Hertl might be juggled around, but if we don't give him minutes, we are better off sending him to woosta to get those minutes instead of riding the bench on 3rd or 4th line minutes.

I don't think putting Hertl on 2nd line minutes will hurt him at all. Couture's rookie year we gave him tough minutes because we had Clowe watching him like a baby cub. Hertl is a big kid and won't need protection. I think he'll be fine.

We'll know more in the coming days though once we see the first round of cuts. Cheers!
The way I see it, the coaching staff is going to start the year rolling these three scoring lines. Because of that the minutes will be distributed a lot more evenly between the top three lines, we saw this at the beginning of the playoffs while we still had three scoring lines. So the biggest differentiator will be the level of competition they face. Of course he probably has more skill and hockey smarts than Torres or Kennedy but he's brand new. I think Couture's line is going to see top competition a lot this year and that Hertl would be better served facing weaker competition to start the year. The guy still has to acclimate himself to NHL hockey, he's played 4(I believe) games on North American sized ice. He's going to need a lot more adjustment.

I think Kennedy and Torres will be fine on the top two lines to start the season. They'll have specific jobs to perform on those lines and they'll do them well. It's not like they're putting Tim Kennedy out there.

Would he be better off getting time on the baby Sharks for a bit? Maybe, only time will tell. I'm very curious and excited to see how he performs.
 
Heretic don't make me research Alpha and pretend to be an Alpha just so I have to be double Alpha for both yourself and I.

Otherwise we're gonna be the prison bitches in this place.
 

Heretic

Member

Vman

Member
Sounds like Heatley is gonna be a fuckin beast this year. SUPPOSEDLY he is actually fast or faster now. but we'll see...
 
@LucGelinasRDS:
Bob Sauvé l'agent de Simon Gagné dit à RDS qu'il a discuté avec plusieurs clubs dont le Canadien. Montréal donnera sa réponse rapidement.


Please god no.

Late, but I just saw this.

This would be worth it happening just for how hilarious it would be for all other 29 fanbases.

Sounds like Heatley is gonna be a fuckin beast this year. SUPPOSEDLY he is actually fast or faster now. but we'll see...

Hopefully for you guys they don't mean in a car.
 
I can't wait for the WiiU Wind Waker bundle!!!



I say we base our NHL-Gaf street cred based on our team's NHL rankings.

28 TAMPA BAY
29 COLORADO
30 FLORIDA

You're one of the guzzlers, buddy.

I say we base our NHL-GAF street cred on whether or not our favored franchise is based off of a Disney masturbatory fantasy.
 

Heretic

Member
I say we base our NHL-GAF street cred on whether or not our favored franchise is based off of a Disney masturbatory fantasy.

Just like your behind, you stretched for that one!

I'm liking the pre-salt though. Wednesday's match should be fun despite being our third game in a row and it being your first.
 

Heretic

Member
they took out a large chunk of the shitty parts. if i had the desire to get a WiiU or figure out what a WiiU is, id get this in an instant.

how much is the bundle?

$300. The WiiU got a price drop. It's now at $299 and they're throwing the game in there for free! I think...
 
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