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[Cobiemonster]

 

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Makes you wonder about the types of offers that will be made in the attempts to get McDavid in the 2015 entry draft.

 

[Cobiemonster]

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Makes you wonder about the types of offers that will be made in the attempts to get McDavid in the 2015 entry draft.

It could definitely change the landscape of the league

 

[higgyfan4]

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The word “respect” gets used a lot in NHL circles. But sometimes in hockey’s top league, respect is a nebulous concept: one player’s idea of competing hard and gaining an advantage is another player’s idea of a vicious slight. Here’s an previously-untold example:
It was the 2001-02 season – Sean Avery’s rookie NHL campaign – and his Detroit Red Wings were taking on the defending-champion Colorado Avalanche. Avery’s reputation as a big-time trash-talker already was well established from his formative years in the Ontario League – and when Avs captain and Hockey Hall-of-Famer Joe Sakic lined up near the Wings bench before a faceoff, Avery stood up and yelled at Sakic to get his attention.
However, in the two or three seconds it took Sakic to turn his head toward Avery, Red Wings veteran and star winger Brett Hull stood up, reached around another Detroit player, grabbed Avery by the back of the jersey and unceremoniously yanked him back to the seated position before he could utter another word.

“You do not get to talk to Mr. Sakic,” Hull said.

And that was that.
“I was like, ‘Look, you have not earned the right or anything else to be able to talk to Joe Sakic in any manner,’ ” Hull said in a phone conversation late last week. “No matter what (Avery) was going to say, it was not going to be good.”
Even though Sakic was a key member of a team with which the Wings had developed a heated rivalry, Avery was not going to be allowed to drag things into the gutter. This was hockey policing itself without an enforcer.
“With the guys we had on our team – myself, Brendan (Shanahan) and Stevie (Yzerman) – guys played hard and played to win, but when we played Colorado and all the other great teams, we had a lot of respect for them,” Hull said. “They were champions and unbelievable players. And I just never believed in all that chirping anyway.”

My second favorite Wings trade was trading away that piece of garbage. Unlike other Wings fans at the time, I was happy to see him go. Rates second right behind the Shanny for Primeaudonna/Coffey trade.

 

[forty_three]

not sure if posted ?

The word “respect” gets used a lot in NHL circles. But sometimes in hockey’s top league, respect is a nebulous concept: one player’s idea of competing hard and gaining an advantage is another player’s idea of a vicious slight. Here’s an previously-untold example:
It was the 2001-02 season – Sean Avery’s rookie NHL campaign – and his Detroit Red Wings were taking on the defending-champion Colorado Avalanche. Avery’s reputation as a big-time trash-talker already was well established from his formative years in the Ontario League – and when Avs captain and Hockey Hall-of-Famer Joe Sakic lined up near the Wings bench before a faceoff, Avery stood up and yelled at Sakic to get his attention.
However, in the two or three seconds it took Sakic to turn his head toward Avery, Red Wings veteran and star winger Brett Hull stood up, reached around another Detroit player, grabbed Avery by the back of the jersey and unceremoniously yanked him back to the seated position before he could utter another word.

“You do not get to talk to Mr. Sakic,” Hull said.

And that was that.
“I was like, ‘Look, you have not earned the right or anything else to be able to talk to Joe Sakic in any manner,’ ” Hull said in a phone conversation late last week. “No matter what (Avery) was going to say, it was not going to be good.”
Even though Sakic was a key member of a team with which the Wings had developed a heated rivalry, Avery was not going to be allowed to drag things into the gutter. This was hockey policing itself without an enforcer.
“With the guys we had on our team – myself, Brendan (Shanahan) and Stevie (Yzerman) – guys played hard and played to win, but when we played Colorado and all the other great teams, we had a lot of respect for them,” Hull said. “They were champions and unbelievable players. And I just never believed in all that chirping anyway.”

 

[Cobiemonster]

Edmonton?s new arena will be called Rogers Place | ProHockeyTalk

So there's a Rogers Arena, Rogers Center and now a Rogers Place - how does Rogers have all this money to put their names on all these places?

 

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Edmonton?s new arena will be called Rogers Place | ProHockeyTalk

So there's a Rogers Arena, Rogers Center and now a Rogers Place - how does Rogers have all this money to put their names on all these places?

If it looks anything like below, it will certainly be an improvement to downtown Edmonton.

 

[mattola]

Edmonton?s new arena will be called Rogers Place | ProHockeyTalk

So there's a Rogers Arena, Rogers Center and now a Rogers Place - how does Rogers have all this money to put their names on all these places?

have you ever received one of their phone bills? especially with roaming charges lol

 

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have you ever received one of their phone bills? especially with roaming charges lol

This.

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Plus they have the cable company correct?

 

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Plus they have the cable company correct?

Yes sir.

 

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Great quote from Ladislav Smid:

When asked how hard it was to adjust to Calgary's system from Edmonton's, he smiled and said: "Not so bad. I've had six coaches in eight years."

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Cable and phone companies are the biggest fucking rip-offs going. I just payed my cell bill, I have an old flip phone only texted about 10 times all month I was in Ohio for a few days but made very few calls. Probably average about two calls per day and come no where near my 460 min allowance and it was $61.31. For what?

My cable same BS, I do have HD but NO movie channels and my internet. Just paid that today $133.47. The infrastructure is there I get a 1000 ch's I don't ever watch but they're packaged, it's a crook of shit.


Opppps sorry gent's for going OT.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

damn

Gino Odjick admitted to psychiatric wing of Quebec hospital | The Province

 

[higgyfan4]

damn

Gino Odjick admitted to psychiatric wing of Quebec hospital | The Province

Get well soon Gino.

 

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damn

Gino Odjick admitted to psychiatric wing of Quebec hospital | The Province

His dad passed away a week ago, so he has to be pretty shaken up over that. Best wishes, Gino.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

damn

Gino Odjick admitted to psychiatric wing of Quebec hospital | The Province

Best wishes Gino, get well soon!!

 

[BOSSMANPC]

Get well soon Gino. It's too bad that some of these guy's are paying a big price for playing a game that they love.

 

[Johnnydollaz89]

Great quote from Ladislav Smid:

When asked how hard it was to adjust to Calgary's system from Edmonton's, he smiled and said: "Not so bad. I've had six coaches in eight years."

 

[forty_three]

*BLAM!*

Blue Jackets goal scored by number 71. Nick...

Fo - LEEN - O


Not too shabby a play by Johansen either.