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Well that can happen when you carry your team
Unhandled Exception
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Chroma Squad is so fucking good. Most fun I've had with a game this year.
CreeperBlocks
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Yo this Czech and Canada Semi Final is so good.
crap it already started?! nooo
CreeperBlocks
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Oh Plekanec is there
I think he's the only Hab over there playing.
Price could of gone but Mike Smith seems to be doing alright
Not surprised. It goes a long way to explain his drop in performance in the last month of the regular season and the playoffs.
Not that he was bad, but he seemed human there, while he was completely unreal the rest of the season.
CreeperBlocks
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Jagr is salt.
Sucks man, my sister would lose it if anything happened to her dog so I can empathize. Hope it all works out for you.
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Pleks and Jagr on the same line
Yasss
Yasss
Unhandled Exception
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holy shit burns
also that's a weird thing to say
also that's a weird thing to say
That was a fine save by Pavelec on Couts just then
CreeperBlocks
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Mike Smith gets a shutout!
Sorry Pleks and Jagr!
Sorry Pleks and Jagr!
Unhandled Exception
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My HS account only has 8 days left and I don't know if I want to renew given the fact that the people suing the MLB/NHL over blackout policies are actually finding success. Then again, no delay on HS.. but if blackouts are going to go next year that'd be a much easier way to watch shit on other devices.
Laaaaame, the TV listings hadn't updated and I foolishly assumed Can/Cze would be the latter semifinal so I didn't pvr the first one. Ah well I guess I'll watch it tonight; at least US/Rus in half an hour should be great. Glad Canada will medal finally, but nice to see Pavs apparently play well. Now let's hope Hellebyuck has a good game too.
Anyone else annoyed by the dipshit NCAA rule, basically the new Russian factor but for college prospects. The BJs are now gonna lose a decent prospect just because he wants to Schultz his career and go somewhere else, they spent their pick on him, wasted time scouting him, wasted money and time developing him and they don't get to even reap in any of the rewards for it, some other team does. Same shit with Kevin Hayes and the Rangers are reaping in the rewards from what Chicago has developed him into.
At least the russian factor is that the player never joins the league and stays home, not join a rival team and come back to bite you in the ass. Imagine if its a Hawks-Rangers finals and Hayes plays a pivotal role in that series.
Shit needs fixing.
At least the russian factor is that the player never joins the league and stays home, not join a rival team and come back to bite you in the ass. Imagine if its a Hawks-Rangers finals and Hayes plays a pivotal role in that series.
Shit needs fixing.
Yes it does. Terrible rule.
SmackCrackleNPop
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Yup, shit sucks. I don't know what happened with Hayes, but Schultz gave all indication he was signing but stopped short of actually signing. That's the part that irks Anaheim fans. If he was up front about it (privately), we could have salvaged a low pick and got something out of it. Or at least not waste our time trying to get an answer.
FUBAR McDangles
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Obviously a terrible rule that really needs fixing, but minor nitpick. Columbus didn't do anything for Mike Reilly. He went to the University of Minnesota and developed there. He went through Minnesota's training, Minnesota's practices and facilities, and was developed by Minnesota. Not Columbus.
NCAA prospects can't even take money to go to training camps. They can't take money to travel or stay anywhere. They have to pay for everything themselves and because NHL training and development camps overlap with NCAA camps, NCAA prospects very rarely do anything with NHL teams until they actually leave school.
I have talked to several NCAA draft picks here at UND, and I've spoken to one at the U of M in Mankato. Outside of small phone meetings and the beginning and ending of their seasons, NCAA prospects have no correspondance with NHL teams. Outside of fitness or training suggestions - and that's all they are, just suggestions because no NCAA coach is going to change their regimens for one player - NCAA prospects by and large don't do anything until they leave the team.
All that said, the rule is incredibly dumb and really needs to be fixed. It's dumb.
Shit, how's your dog doing today?
Coldnoodle
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Crease violation though.
Yeah, best cop on the force got a piece of that shot still though.
It actually occurred to me last night... 'if this dog dies, our relationship might be over'. No joke, for her it'd be like we lost our first born.
Better! Super tired and groggy but he's alive so who cares.
My mom was actually responsible for him almost dying. I kept my cool, she already felt terrible. But I woke up this morning to watch the semis with my dad and she put TSN on after I'd told her to just wait until we could start the recording. Sure enough they were talking about Canada advancing to the Final. I lost my shit haha. Nearly kill my dog? I'll keep my cool. Spoil the semi-final when I warn you not to? Don't ever talk to me again
Again, he's 20. But still cool.
He'll be on Utica next year I guess?
Maybe not a good thing: http://www.theprovince.com/touch/story.html?id=11056231
This is what the Leafs were doing before Dubas changed things, letting the kids "experience success" rather than put players in a position to be part of it. Its stupid, who cares if your farm team is in the finals but the prospects aren't playing?
The only reason I was excited about the Marlies making the playoffs was because it was mainly thanks to our prospects. It should be prospects playing over vets, doesn't matter whether you make the playoffs or not.
I am not sure how other franchises do it but the Snes hold development camps for their prospects that includes their NCAA prospects where they spend time with the snes pro coaches for a couple of weeks learning from the SNES skating coaches, conditioning, technical skills, nutrition etc, then play a couple of skrimmages that are often open to fans, that usually after the draft. and then they are invited to the prospect tourney in september and then training camp where more learning and development ensues. They then sent to their respective NCAA teams where the management keeps in touch with these kids and attend their games and make suggestions to their games, also have a line of communication with their coaches about their usages. Sure they are out of their hands but a lot of time goes into them for them just to pack up and leave whenever they want to.
Yeah, I certainly don't blame him given the circumstance, but it still really stings considering the BJs are starved for NHL-ready defense right now. If he wants to turn his back on the team that drafted him, then fuck him, have fun in Minny or wherever he ends up. He's not gonna get any more money than he would in Columbus and he could have burned an entire year off his contract if had just played in one game for the BJs who would've played him no doubt. Instead, he gets to sign with a team that he wants to but has to wait two years for UFA instead of one year with the BJs and then jumped ship to whoever he wants to at a higher pay. Whatever. Draft Provorov or Werenski and trade some of our forwards for a decent D-man. It would've been nice, but them's the breaks.
CreeperBlocks
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Interesting. I know it's not Hockey News but still
Judging from what was just said in the second intermission of the Bolts-Rangers game Babcock is either going to Buffalo, Toronto, or Detroit.
So ya he is staying in Detroit. Also that Dreger interview with Babs and Holland that was shown last night is just weird.
Coldnoodle
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Canada will have a field day with the Russian defense.
Crosby will be able to just cycles all game long.
Crosby will be able to just cycles all game long.
Babs already building up goodwill with TO media, dat strategy!
Hellebyuck worn down, Russians cruising. But mostly this game I've been disappointed in how crappy the US has been, they've had some chances but they don't threaten on offense and have made several big mistakes. I guess it's mainly young/depth guys playing out of their comfort zone.
Canada vs Russia for gold? I guess that'll do.
Canada vs Russia for gold? I guess that'll do.
I think he should stay in Detroit, its too late for him to try and help re-build a team. Especially Toronto with all that locker room drama and prima donna bullshit going on with kessel and Lupul. Talk about a team that needs to be be gutted right down to the prospects.