Ongoing NHL thread - Part deux

[pixburgher66]

Radio host trolls his PA over Ryan Callahan......freaking hilarious!

Geeeeeez man. I don't think I've ever cried over a trade. I've gotten a bit misty about FAs leaving (damnit Russ Martin!), but never wept a month after it happened. There's another video of this guy crying over Jeter (which I actually understand a bit more). Is it the case in other cities with sports radio guys being big fans? The guys in Pittsburgh (although many dolts) are only biased, but not full bore homers/fans.

 

[forty_three]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-p...gernaut-with-mcdavid-or-eichel-222917600.html

Who da fuck is dis asshole?

I know I have joked about being in the McDavid sweepstakes, but I do not seriously suggest the Jackets tank. Could they be a powerhouse for a long time with him or Eichel? Yes, absolutely. Will they survive if they don't get him?

Yes, absolutely.

Tanking makes absolutely zero sense. They have a vezina winning goalie going to RFA this year, A world Class D man going next year and just had a contentious negotiation with a budding superstar. Despite years of futility, a beloved veteran waived a no-trade to come here and is kicking ass. AND an established star passed up resigning with a powerhouse to come here (gimpy back notwithstanding). And the team is coming off the most exciting run in franchise history.

Part of the contentiousness of the Johansen negotiations was the organization saying "Show us which season was the fluke". Tank now, and you say the franchise's best season was the fluke. You cement yourself as a joke.

The Jackets are not where they are because they are no good. They are where they are because 30m of their 63m payroll isn't (or wasn't) playing. They are where they are because guys that need some more AHL seasoning (Wennberg, Dano, Erixon, Tyrell, Forsberg) are playing. They are where they are because when their top goalie went down to injury, they could only replace him with a shooter tutor.

If the injury bug keeps biting and the season goes to hell organically, I will live with it, probably not well, but I will. But I would much prefer this team to get healthy and make another improbable run than tank to get any one guy.

Remember when I said all that?

Um...

Nevermind.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Remember when I said all that?

Um...

Nevermind.

Wanna make a bet who finishes lower, Leafs or Lumbus? Loser has to change his avatar to Sergei Federov's o-face?

 

[puckhead]

Rocco Grimaldi played an AHL game this afternoon, and an NHL game tonight.

 

[forty_three]

Nicky lost some chicklets

 

[pixburgher66]

LFR8 - Game 19 - NOPE - Nsh 9, Tor 2 | The LeafsNation

He cracks me up...and makes me sad.

 

[forty_three]

Jonas Hiller channeling his inner Mike Foligno

 

[forty_three]

Dammit. They are watching for me to kick the goalposts off. Need a new way to get a whistle to derail this power play.

I KNOW

 

[Hank Kingsley]

Damn Penguins.

 

[pixburgher66]

Pens have summoned the media for a previously unscheduled press conference at 1pm. Dupuis didn't travel with the team and had a doctor's appointment a few days ago as he "wasn't feeling well". If it's freaking cancer or anything major, we're going to need a supply of holy water to be sent to that locker room.

 

[pixburgher66]

Damn Penguins.

Hug it out bro, hug it out.

 

[dash]

Best wishes to Pascal Dupuis...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis has been diagnosed with a blood clot in his lung and will be out of the lineup for at least six months while undergoing treatment with blood thinners.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Best wishes to Pascal Dupuis...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis has been diagnosed with a blood clot in his lung and will be out of the lineup for at least six months while undergoing treatment with blood thinners.

How many Indian graves did they dig up when building the Consol Energy Centre?

 

[Darkstone42]

No one's going to sign in Pittsburgh ever again. It's practically a guarantee at a life-threatening ailment.

Dupuis should be fine, but still, this is the third blood clot for the Penguins in the last two years, and the second for Dupuis. Hopefully, the doctors can sort this out for him, because it's starting to look like a bigger issue. All the best, Pascal.

Three blood clots, a stroke, and a tumor in the last two years. Let's test the Pittsburgh water supply or something...

 

[forty_three]

Best wishes to Pascal Dupuis...

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Pascal Dupuis has been diagnosed with a blood clot in his lung and will be out of the lineup for at least six months while undergoing treatment with blood thinners.

Get better, Pascal!

And this morning I was complaining about a grouping of broken hands on my team. WTF is with the blood clots over there?

 

[dare2be]

How many Indian graves did they dig up when building the Consol Energy Centre?

No kidding.

 

[dare2be]

Get better, Pascal!

And this morning I was complaining about a grouping of broken hands on my team. WTF is with the blood clots over there?

I made a reference to it in another thread. MAF brought his love of Poutine to the Burgh. A handful of restaurants now serve it. Coincidence? I think not.

 

[forty_three]

I made a reference to it in another thread. MAF brought his love of Poutine to the Burgh. A handful of restaurants now serve it. Coincidence? I think not.

Have they put poutine on a sandwich yet? Because you know....


French Fry Sammiches.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Damn Penguins.

Islanders have a home & home against them Friday & Saturday. I can't wait. I'm positive Crosby & Malkin are looking forward to it though.

 

[Puck082]

Islanders have a home & home against them Friday & Saturday. I can't wait. I'm positive Crosby & Malkin are looking forward to it though.

Hey - these are the games they need to be successful in if you want the entire NHL to take notice. Fortunately for the Isles, Crosby and Malkin won't be going up against AMac, Streit, Ness, Strait or any of the past 'defensemen' they've plugged into the roster.

Oh and get better Pascal. Terrible news.