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04-19-2012 | 12:43 PM
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He's an agitator...that's what he brings to the game. There are some who take it to a whole different tier where it crosses the line (i.e. see Raffi Torres, Alex Burrows)...I don't watch Simmonds enough to be able to comment what type of player he is.
But, I do know that all teams needs this type of player. Someone who is just annoying to the other team to play against and can draw penalties and also score the odd goal...
But, I do know that all teams needs this type of player. Someone who is just annoying to the other team to play against and can draw penalties and also score the odd goal...
He is an agitator, he will get under the other teams skin and throw them off their game no doubt.
He is very skilled, and has 28 goals on the season.
...but what do I know....he's a ghetto black guy in the NHL, so he's gotta be a thug.
04-19-2012 | 12:43 PM
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Simmonds is definitely a dirty player, I can't stand him, I've always thought he was dirty even before he played for the cryers. I was way more upset about Rinaldo and the dirty shit he pulled on Michalek, not to mention how he smiled to his team and acted all proud of himself while he was being ejected. Hoping he gets the shannaban, but I'm sure he'll get a VIP dressing room instead. Funny how Lavi tried bitching about us cycling our 4th line, then puts Rinaldo out after keeping him on the bench for like 15 minutes, with the specific intent to injure someone. 
Yeah ok...
04-19-2012 | 02:58 PM
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^^ How many players has Simmonds taken out with a cheapshot that left the player with a concussion and out of the game for 6 months?
<iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Imv7owJKLic" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Oh and lets see how the two compare against each other:
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Malkin: cheapshot artist extraordinaire!
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Oh and lets see how the two compare against each other:
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Malkin: cheapshot artist extraordinaire!
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04-19-2012 | 04:24 PM
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^You've noticed too egh? I was watching the rangers game on regular old TV (basement), SD definition...it got blacked out.., so I switched to a different TV in hi-def it worked, same station and all. Shady.
04-19-2012 | 04:27 PM
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04-19-2012 | 04:32 PM
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Read an article about Simmonds and the path he had to take and the work he had to put in to get there and you can't help but respect him and his family. He had to fight through a whole lot of stupidity to get there.
Not only was it hard because he's black but he started late and bloomed very late so it was a tough climb.
Not only was it hard because he's black but he started late and bloomed very late so it was a tough climb.
04-19-2012 | 04:34 PM
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Read an article about Simmonds and the path he had to take and the work he had to put in to get there and you can't help but respect him and his family. He had to fight through a whole lot of stupidity to get there.
Not only was it hard because he's black but he started late and bloomed very late so it was a tough climb.
Not only was it hard because he's black but he started late and bloomed very late so it was a tough climb.
Stop with the lies and nonsense!
Simmonds is a ghetto black guy in the NHL, total thug!
04-19-2012 | 04:39 PM
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I don't believe anyone is saying he can't play. He averages pretty good in goals and assists for 2012. I don't like his tactics.
They should all look up to Jagr. This is what an elite hockey player should be.
They should all look up to Jagr. This is what an elite hockey player should be.
04-19-2012 | 04:40 PM
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04-20-2012 | 12:13 AM
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Side note, how scary is it that Willie O'Ree broke the color barrier in the NHL with the Bruins before the Red Sox did?
04-20-2012 | 07:21 AM
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=628729
Statement on clock operation from BOS-WSH Game 4
Thursday, 04.19.2012 / 11:39 PM / Bruins vs Capitals - 2012 Stanley Cup Conference Quarterfinals
NHL.com
TORONTO -- National Hockey League Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations Mike Murphy released the following statement regarding the operation of the game clock in the final seconds of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal between the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins tonight at Verizon Center in Washington:
"With 9.5 seconds remaining in the third period, there was a stoppage and resulting face-off in the Washington zone. During the stoppage, the game clock operator and Series Manager determined that 0.9 seconds should have been added to the time remaining in the third period and attempted to contact the on-ice officials to delay the puck drop to accommodate making the necessary clock adjustment to 10.4 seconds remaining.
"The off-ice officials were not able to attract the attention of the referees or linesmen despite sounding the horn, which was not audible due to crowd noise, and the puck was dropped.
"The NHL Situation Room in Toronto immediately was aware that the clock had not started for 5.3 seconds after the face-off and, therefore, would have disallowed a goal scored with 5.3 seconds or less showing on the clock."
Statement on clock operation from BOS-WSH Game 4
Thursday, 04.19.2012 / 11:39 PM / Bruins vs Capitals - 2012 Stanley Cup Conference Quarterfinals
NHL.com
TORONTO -- National Hockey League Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations Mike Murphy released the following statement regarding the operation of the game clock in the final seconds of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal between the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins tonight at Verizon Center in Washington:
"With 9.5 seconds remaining in the third period, there was a stoppage and resulting face-off in the Washington zone. During the stoppage, the game clock operator and Series Manager determined that 0.9 seconds should have been added to the time remaining in the third period and attempted to contact the on-ice officials to delay the puck drop to accommodate making the necessary clock adjustment to 10.4 seconds remaining.
"The off-ice officials were not able to attract the attention of the referees or linesmen despite sounding the horn, which was not audible due to crowd noise, and the puck was dropped.
"The NHL Situation Room in Toronto immediately was aware that the clock had not started for 5.3 seconds after the face-off and, therefore, would have disallowed a goal scored with 5.3 seconds or less showing on the clock."
04-20-2012 | 08:58 AM
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Read an article about Simmonds and the path he had to take and the work he had to put in to get there and you can't help but respect him and his family. He had to fight through a whole lot of stupidity to get there.
Not only was it hard because he's black but he started late and bloomed very late so it was a tough climb.
Not only was it hard because he's black but he started late and bloomed very late so it was a tough climb.
04-20-2012 | 09:22 AM
That was a great gamehttp://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=628729
Statement on clock operation from BOS-WSH Game 4
Thursday, 04.19.2012 / 11:39 PM / Bruins vs Capitals - 2012 Stanley Cup Conference Quarterfinals
NHL.com
TORONTO -- National Hockey League Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations Mike Murphy released the following statement regarding the operation of the game clock in the final seconds of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal between the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins tonight at Verizon Center in Washington:
"With 9.5 seconds remaining in the third period, there was a stoppage and resulting face-off in the Washington zone. During the stoppage, the game clock operator and Series Manager determined that 0.9 seconds should have been added to the time remaining in the third period and attempted to contact the on-ice officials to delay the puck drop to accommodate making the necessary clock adjustment to 10.4 seconds remaining.
"The off-ice officials were not able to attract the attention of the referees or linesmen despite sounding the horn, which was not audible due to crowd noise, and the puck was dropped.
"The NHL Situation Room in Toronto immediately was aware that the clock had not started for 5.3 seconds after the face-off and, therefore, would have disallowed a goal scored with 5.3 seconds or less showing on the clock."
Statement on clock operation from BOS-WSH Game 4
Thursday, 04.19.2012 / 11:39 PM / Bruins vs Capitals - 2012 Stanley Cup Conference Quarterfinals
NHL.com
TORONTO -- National Hockey League Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations Mike Murphy released the following statement regarding the operation of the game clock in the final seconds of Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinal between the Washington Capitals and Boston Bruins tonight at Verizon Center in Washington:
"With 9.5 seconds remaining in the third period, there was a stoppage and resulting face-off in the Washington zone. During the stoppage, the game clock operator and Series Manager determined that 0.9 seconds should have been added to the time remaining in the third period and attempted to contact the on-ice officials to delay the puck drop to accommodate making the necessary clock adjustment to 10.4 seconds remaining.
"The off-ice officials were not able to attract the attention of the referees or linesmen despite sounding the horn, which was not audible due to crowd noise, and the puck was dropped.
"The NHL Situation Room in Toronto immediately was aware that the clock had not started for 5.3 seconds after the face-off and, therefore, would have disallowed a goal scored with 5.3 seconds or less showing on the clock."
04-20-2012 | 11:28 AM
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04-20-2012 | 12:03 PM
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Nope!
My beer league does a better job of scheduling ice time.
04-20-2012 | 12:30 PM
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I think Henry's head would explode if the cawks got Louuuuuuuuu
04-20-2012 | 12:33 PM
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From: ShitsBurgh
This is like picking out a single smoldering diaper out of a raging dumpster fire, but bear with us.
Back on April 1, this happened:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgKCd...layer_embedded
Penguins center Joe Vitale hit Flyers right winger Daniel Briere at the end of a one-sided 6-4 win by the Flyers at Consol Energy Center. That touched off a five-on-five skirmish between the teams and even had the coaches jawing at each other.
After the game, Flyers coach Peter Laviolette said, "Those guys hadn't played in 12 minutes, that's a gutless move by their coach. It's gutless."
Laviolette refused to answer any other questions regarding the brawl so that left us to surmise that in his world, fourth-line players should not be on the ice after a gap of 12 minutes of one-sided games.
For the record, Penguins left winger Arron Asham went 12:08 between shifts before that skirmish. Vitale and right winger Craig Adam had gaps of 7:17.
The ice time for the Penguins that day can be viewed here.
Flash forward to last night. With his team down 9-3 late in the second period, Flyers left winger Zac Rinaldo came off the bench to contribute this to the Flyers' effort:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWAk...layer_embedded
Take a guess how long Rinaldo went between shifts before that?
12:14.
That certainly surpasses the 12-minute barrier Laviolette presumably has issue with in regards to players of Rinaldo's caliber in the latter stages of a one-sided game.
Is it gutless? We'll let Laviolette's words speak for themselves.
But we will say it's hypocritical. If Laviolette truly has issue with fourth-line players being used in such situations, he should keep Rinaldo planted on the bench.
Granted, Laviolette's "gutless" comments came after an emotional game where one of his star players was injured. So one probably shouldn't expect him to offer a composed response.
Regardless, Rinaldo was out there to no other reason but to "send a message" to borrow hockey parlance. His messages just happen to be delivered with dangerous hits from behind and a two-handed blow to the face.
And that message makes Laviolette look like a humongous hypocrite today.
Back on April 1, this happened:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgKCd...layer_embedded
Penguins center Joe Vitale hit Flyers right winger Daniel Briere at the end of a one-sided 6-4 win by the Flyers at Consol Energy Center. That touched off a five-on-five skirmish between the teams and even had the coaches jawing at each other.
After the game, Flyers coach Peter Laviolette said, "Those guys hadn't played in 12 minutes, that's a gutless move by their coach. It's gutless."
Laviolette refused to answer any other questions regarding the brawl so that left us to surmise that in his world, fourth-line players should not be on the ice after a gap of 12 minutes of one-sided games.
For the record, Penguins left winger Arron Asham went 12:08 between shifts before that skirmish. Vitale and right winger Craig Adam had gaps of 7:17.
The ice time for the Penguins that day can be viewed here.
Flash forward to last night. With his team down 9-3 late in the second period, Flyers left winger Zac Rinaldo came off the bench to contribute this to the Flyers' effort:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgWAk...layer_embedded
Take a guess how long Rinaldo went between shifts before that?
12:14.
That certainly surpasses the 12-minute barrier Laviolette presumably has issue with in regards to players of Rinaldo's caliber in the latter stages of a one-sided game.
Is it gutless? We'll let Laviolette's words speak for themselves.
But we will say it's hypocritical. If Laviolette truly has issue with fourth-line players being used in such situations, he should keep Rinaldo planted on the bench.
Granted, Laviolette's "gutless" comments came after an emotional game where one of his star players was injured. So one probably shouldn't expect him to offer a composed response.
Regardless, Rinaldo was out there to no other reason but to "send a message" to borrow hockey parlance. His messages just happen to be delivered with dangerous hits from behind and a two-handed blow to the face.
And that message makes Laviolette look like a humongous hypocrite today.
04-20-2012 | 07:16 PM
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File this under "classless":
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=393714
MONTREAL -- Mike Cammalleri finally got his hands back on the last sweater he wore for the Montreal Canadiens.
The familiar No. 13 jersey arrived in the mail along with a hand-written letter from Habs owner Geoff Molson, according to a message Cammalleri posted Friday on Twitter.
"Much appreciated thank you. Merci," he wrote, in part.
Cammalleri asked former general manager Pierre Gauthier if he could keep the sweater as a souvenir when he was traded to Calgary midway through a game on Jan. 12.
Gauthier told him he would have to pay for it.
There was no word of a bill arriving along with the sweater and Molson's note this week. Cammalleri spent parts of three seasons with the Habs.
The familiar No. 13 jersey arrived in the mail along with a hand-written letter from Habs owner Geoff Molson, according to a message Cammalleri posted Friday on Twitter.
"Much appreciated thank you. Merci," he wrote, in part.
Cammalleri asked former general manager Pierre Gauthier if he could keep the sweater as a souvenir when he was traded to Calgary midway through a game on Jan. 12.
Gauthier told him he would have to pay for it.
There was no word of a bill arriving along with the sweater and Molson's note this week. Cammalleri spent parts of three seasons with the Habs.