Ongoing NHL thread - Part deux

[Bloody Brian Burke]

About that Anthony Mantha guy...

Red Wings Devellano calls Mantha very, very, very disappointing | ProHockeyTalk

 

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About that Anthony Mantha guy...

Red Wings Devellano calls Mantha very, very, very disappointing | ProHockeyTalk

Sometimes it takes longer for certain guys to "get it" - Jonathan Drouin is another player who hasn't yet found his junior form at the NHL level.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Sometimes it takes longer for certain guys to "get it" - Jonathan Drouin is another player who hasn't yet found his junior form at the NHL level.

Not necessarily agreeing with what he's saying, but I find it very odd to hear stuff like that come out of the Red Wings' FO regarding a prospect. Especially one they didn't wanna give up for Phaneuf.

 

[BGDave]

Sometimes it takes longer for certain guys to "get it" - Jonathan Drouin is another player who hasn't yet found his junior form at the NHL level.

Very true. In days gone by, a certain moustachioed Leaf draft pick took a couple of years to hit his stride.

Unfortunately he won his Cup in Calgary.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

About that Anthony Mantha guy...

Red Wings Devellano calls Mantha very, very, very disappointing | ProHockeyTalk

lol someone get that old bastard a muzzle!

Im predicting Ken Holland shortly comes out and says that JimmyD was actually talking about Moe ... Moe mantha ... yah thats the ticket!

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I had to google that one. Moe me moe my!

 

[jstewismybastardson]

take a cue from Jim Benning ... when asked recently about the progress of Nik Jensen and how his season has gone he responded with "he played last night"

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Seriously though, there's no benefit to this. GR just turned a 2-0 series deficit against Toronto, as is tradition, and are progressing. Let the kid figure it out. He put up similar numbers to Tomas Tatar in his first year in the A.

 

[dash]

Didn't Jimmy D go off half-cocked about something else a few years ago? (to a Vancouver Island newspaper of all outlets). Let me see if I can find it.

Edit: Oh yeah, here it is (owners as ranchers and players as cattle)

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/puck-...m-devellano-fined-250-000-173028152--nhl.html

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Didn't Jimmy D go off half-cocked about something else a few years ago? (to a Vancouver Island newspaper of all outlets). Let me see if I can find it.

Edit: Oh yeah, here it is (owners as ranchers and players as cattle)

Detroit Red Wings Jim Devellano fined $250,000 for neither constructive nor helpful comments | Puck Daddy - Yahoo Sports

well then ... at least he didnt say Mantha has mad cow

 

[tducey]

Chicago's up 3-0, is it just me or are they looking like the team to beat right now?

 

[dash]

Chicago's up 3-0, is it just me or are they looking like the team to beat right now?

If Crawford continues to play goal like he did last night, they're gonna be a tough out.

 

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Dan Cloutier, the yolk's on you...

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Sometimes it takes longer for certain guys to "get it" - Jonathan Drouin is another player who hasn't yet found his junior form at the NHL level.

Going into that draft quite a few Isles fans on their fan site wanted Mantha. I thought going into the draft he was similar to Couturier in one aspect. Big guy playing against smaller guys in the Q. You want to talk about disappointing players look no further than Griffin Reinhart. 4th overall in 2012 & so many players picked behind him have had impacts on their teams. Reinhart could be passed up by Ryan Pulock & Scott Mayfield. Bulking up last offseason was a mistake & he apparently knows this. Lose weight & work on his skating all summer. That's what he needs to do. Whether or not he does it remains to be seen. I don't expect him to be traded yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if it happened.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

I feel like I say this every year but who is in charge of the playoff scheduling? Why are the 2 Eastern Conference teams playing at the same time? Don't give me some BS about venue scheduling or whatever other spin the league will use to justify this stupidity. Somebody needs to be fired for this. Why does this type of thing always seem to happen?

 

[Comeds]

I feel like I say this every year but who is in charge of the playoff scheduling? Why are the 2 Eastern Conference teams playing at the same time? Don't give me some BS about venue scheduling or whatever other spin the league will use to justify this stupidity. Somebody needs to be fired for this. Why does this type of thing always seem to happen?

And no games last Saturday night baffeled me.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

And no games last Saturday night baffeled me.

But two on at the same time on Sunday night.

 

[Cobiemonster]

Brad Richards: "Hey girl"

 

[Cobiemonster]

Frederik Andersen: "Most likely to be the love child of Ed Sheeran and Jimmy Neutron"

 

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Unless your team is still playing in the 2nd round of the playoffs, the entertainment quality of these games has not been captivating. Two series could end tonight in sweeps.