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Hockey: News and Discussion Thread
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You trying to be myopic, 97Ackalakca...?
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In my attempt to be myopic, I'll say this (thank-you, SR!): Two years ago, the Hawks made Luongo cry. Last year, they made him resign his captaincy. This year, they get his house and car.
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Ahhh I love the playoffs, no more leaf's stinkin' up the air waves and proper hockey can be watched by the majority of Canadians.
Let's go WINGS!
Let's go WINGS!
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I dub you as Larry. Krisalinga is definitely Curly.
Let's go Winnipeg Jets!
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So, what's the word on Nugent-Hopkins...? Is he a franchise-changer elite type?
The sizzle in the Steak
LFG RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!
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MIRACLE!!!!!!!!!!!! Rangers strike first blood!!!!!!!!!!
Please no Katie bar the door hockey.
Please no Katie bar the door hockey.
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LFG RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!
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They did not.
To ot we go.
To ot we go.
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My feed is slower than yours, you ruined the last 30 seconds for me.
They gotta step it up, the Caps are playing with much more intensity.
They gotta step it up, the Caps are playing with much more intensity.
LFG RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!
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Sorry. I won't post any more updates until well after it's over.
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LFG RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!
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I was doing the Rangers on the interwebs until Detroit ended now Versus has the Rangers.
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Do you follow Him? That's a name I havn't heard in years.
LFG RANGERS!!!!!!!!!!!
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That was a depressing but familiar outcome.
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First star of the Vancouver/Chicago game should be Louuuuuu's goalpost.
Oh well...game 1.
Oh well...game 1.
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The sizzle in the Steak
So....Little Schenn's team got bounced from the playoffs last night.......will the Kings call him up for the playoffs and burn a year off his contract?!?!
Decisions.....Decisions.
Decisions.....Decisions.
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^ I think it would be a good experience...if not just have him as a Black Ace...?
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I do have to say...I'm really impressed with Pittsburgh...sure, it's one game. But, if they can continue this level of play...and Crosby comes back. Look out!
The sizzle in the Steak
It does not appear Deano is too keen on bringing Little Schenn up.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/spor...en-schenn.html
Kings General Manager Dean Lombardi said he’s undecided about whether to recall prospect Brayden Schenn if the center’s Western Hockey League team is eliminated from the playoffs.
Schenn plays for Saskatoon, which trails Kootenay three games to none in a best-of-seven series and could be eliminated Wednesday. Schenn could otherwise be recalled only if the Kings have two injuries to forwards and make two emergency recalls from their minor league system before summoning him.
“That’s a good question,” Lombardi said. “It’s not that I haven’t been thinking about it.”
Even if Schenn becomes available, would it serve him and the Kings to throw him into the pressure of the NHL playoffs?
Lombardi seemed to think not, even though the Kings’ offense has stalled since Anze Kopitar suffered a season-ending ankle injury.
“With your top player, and he was told this when he left, I think part of their development, particularly when they go back to a league where they should be a dominant player, is to go deep and win. If you’re that good, as he is and as he should be, you might as well learn to take winning on your shoulders now,” Lombardi said.
“I’m a little torn on it. On one hand you want to have access but we made the commitment to go this route. I want to see him win.”
Lombardi is also cautious about the pressure that would be put on Schenn if he were to join the Kings.
“The other thing, too, is that he can help us in terms of making plays. But the perception that he’s somehow going to fill in for Kopitar is way off,” Lombardi said. “He could improve the team in an area like [Andrei] Loktionov, in terms of playmaking and puck possession. But the perception that he’s going to go in there and suddenly Kopitar’s hole is going to be filled, that’s totally unrealistic.
“The other thing in the back of my mind is, is this really the stage to put the kid on? We’ll probably make the decision when the time comes. But I want this kid to win a Memorial Cup. It’s huge. To me there’s a difference between a great player and a winner. If you’ve reached the first step and become a top player and it’s taking responsibility for winning . . . I think a guy can learn that at a lower level. There is a school of thought that when you’re drafting or grading for a player you look at his history of winning. There are teams that put that in the mix.”
Schenn plays for Saskatoon, which trails Kootenay three games to none in a best-of-seven series and could be eliminated Wednesday. Schenn could otherwise be recalled only if the Kings have two injuries to forwards and make two emergency recalls from their minor league system before summoning him.
“That’s a good question,” Lombardi said. “It’s not that I haven’t been thinking about it.”
Even if Schenn becomes available, would it serve him and the Kings to throw him into the pressure of the NHL playoffs?
Lombardi seemed to think not, even though the Kings’ offense has stalled since Anze Kopitar suffered a season-ending ankle injury.
“With your top player, and he was told this when he left, I think part of their development, particularly when they go back to a league where they should be a dominant player, is to go deep and win. If you’re that good, as he is and as he should be, you might as well learn to take winning on your shoulders now,” Lombardi said.
“I’m a little torn on it. On one hand you want to have access but we made the commitment to go this route. I want to see him win.”
Lombardi is also cautious about the pressure that would be put on Schenn if he were to join the Kings.
“The other thing, too, is that he can help us in terms of making plays. But the perception that he’s somehow going to fill in for Kopitar is way off,” Lombardi said. “He could improve the team in an area like [Andrei] Loktionov, in terms of playmaking and puck possession. But the perception that he’s going to go in there and suddenly Kopitar’s hole is going to be filled, that’s totally unrealistic.
“The other thing in the back of my mind is, is this really the stage to put the kid on? We’ll probably make the decision when the time comes. But I want this kid to win a Memorial Cup. It’s huge. To me there’s a difference between a great player and a winner. If you’ve reached the first step and become a top player and it’s taking responsibility for winning . . . I think a guy can learn that at a lower level. There is a school of thought that when you’re drafting or grading for a player you look at his history of winning. There are teams that put that in the mix.”
The sizzle in the Steak
This one is for dom:
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:wink:
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:wink:
The sizzle in the Steak
This one is for Fibi:
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...ahhh the Frenzy on Figueroa!!!
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...ahhh the Frenzy on Figueroa!!!
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Sounds like Schenn junior has taken his choking act From team Canada to Saskatoon. May as well take it to LA.
What a bust.
What a bust.
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FYI - Can't see whatever you posted there at work. My anger will have to wait until I get home.