t'Official offseason thread

[forty_three]

Are you kidding? All I heard when the Wings re-signed him was that he "played with heart", had "grit" and was a "leader in the room"! Also, he once had 40 pts (now twice).

But he "shoots" the puck. He doesn't "block" the puck.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

But he "shoots" the puck. He doesn't "block" the puck.

Well, he doesn't do much of that either.

 

[BGDave]

Well, if "Howard Berger" says so . . .

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Well, if "Howard Berger" says so . . .

Well that's not what the always reliable Mike Grinnell is hearing...

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

What would a team source say? "We shit the bed"? "He thinks our team is so unprofessional he's considering joining the Oilers just for the fuck of it"?

Also, fuck Howard Berger with a rusted colander.

 

[forty_three]

What would a team source say? "We shit the bed"? "He thinks our team is so MICKEY MOUSE he's considering joining the Oilers just for the fuck of it"?

Also, fuck Howard Berger with a rusted colander.

FTFY

 

[BGDave]

I'm Wayne Gretzky, and I approve this ^^ message.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

 

[forty_three]

I'm Wayne Gretzky, and I approve this ^^ message.

I knew it!

At least he isn't doing this:

 

[Nasty_Magician]

A lot of people are calling Vesey's head but I don't really understand it. He's not hyping himself up, he's not being a primadonna, he's exercising his collectively bargained right and being smart about an important life decision. I've seen countless "he's never going to live up to the hype, this kid better be the next Gretzky" etc. but this is all fan/media driven, he didn't really ask for that or say anything close to that.

 

[BGDave]

A lot of people are calling Vesey's head but I don't really understand it. He's not hyping himself up, he's not being a primadonna, he's exercising his collectively bargained right and being smart about an important life decision. I've seen countless "he's never going to live up to the hype, this kid better be the next Gretzky" etc. but this is all fan/media driven, he didn't really ask for that or say anything close to that.

Agree 100%

 

[Puck082]

A lot of people are calling Vesey's head but I don't really understand it. He's not hyping himself up, he's not being a primadonna, he's exercising his collectively bargained right and being smart about an important life decision. I've seen countless "he's never going to live up to the hype, this kid better be the next Gretzky" etc. but this is all fan/media driven, he didn't really ask for that or say anything close to that.

Absolutely agree. He's well within his right to do this. If he's top 6, he's top 6. If he's garbage, it didn't cost teams too much to see. The reward is much higher than the risk with this one.....

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

A lot of people are calling Vesey's head but I don't really understand it. He's not hyping himself up, he's not being a primadonna, he's exercising his collectively bargained right and being smart about an important life decision. I've seen countless "he's never going to live up to the hype, this kid better be the next Gretzky" etc. but this is all fan/media driven, he didn't really ask for that or say anything close to that.

The only people I've seen bitter on Twitter (heh) are Sabres fans who for some reason thought a guy who had a chance to sign for a Cup contender but didn't would be more enticed by sharing a locker room with Evander Kane. Sad!

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Monahan signed, next up Johnny Hockey. Took long enough.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

 

[dash]

I'm fine with that term and AAV amount.

 

[dash]

Monahan signed, next up Johnny Hockey. Took long enough.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I'm fine with that term and AAV amount.

It seems reasonable enough, but I hope the Flames aren't going to Gaudreau now and pulling out the ol' "Sean is our highest-paid forward, nobody is going to be getting more than him" routine.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Devils teammates want their goalie to wear ‘Seinfeld’ inspired ‘Pads of Seduction’

"hey the league really shrank the pad size down in the offseason"
Kinkaid: "I WAS IN THE POOL!!!"

 

[dare2be]

I don't want to "click this image to show the full-size version"