EPTThe 2014 NHL Season - Two Accounts, No Cups - Page 129
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Wingblade
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Sub40APM
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Orcasgt24
Canada3238 Posts
Article This team, I tell ya.... | ||
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Sub40APM
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On March 17 2014 12:14 Orcasgt24 wrote: Ralph Krueger isn't good enough to coach the Oilers but he is good enough to be the chairman of a English premier league team. Article This team, I tell ya.... well...thats weird....he must have pretty sick connections I guess to just randomly switch sports...imagine if Scott Bowmen just shows up as a NFL chairman somewhere.... | ||
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Orcasgt24
Canada3238 Posts
On March 17 2014 12:31 Sub40APM wrote: well...thats weird....he must have pretty sick connections I guess to just randomly switch sports...imagine if Scott Bowmen just shows up as a NFL chairman somewhere.... Sick resume actually. The simple fact he built the Swiss National hockey program from the ground up and made them competitive is going to carry alot of weight in any sport. Was also a special consultant for Team Canada in Sochi and is a member of the World Economic Forum. | ||
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Sub40APM
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On March 17 2014 14:10 Orcasgt24 wrote: Sick resume actually. The simple fact he built the Swiss National hockey program from the ground up and made them competitive is going to carry alot of weight in any sport. Was also a special consultant for Team Canada in Sochi and is a member of the World Economic Forum. In hockey yea but how do you transfer those skills to an EPL team? | ||
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Orcasgt24
Canada3238 Posts
On March 17 2014 14:45 Sub40APM wrote: In hockey yea but how do you transfer those skills to an EPL team? Hes not the on field manager as far as I can tell. He'll be handling more of the business of the sport I think. To be honest thought I have no idea what someone in his position does for EPL teams because I can't name 4 soccer players in the league | ||
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Funnytoss
Taiwan1471 Posts
On March 17 2014 12:00 Sub40APM wrote: Its hard to see how they will do that with their awful defense that Holland seems to have almost no interest in fixing. The same problems have the plagued them since '11 still plague them, and the only time they are competitive is when Howard channels Quick's 2010 form. Well, it's not like their offense is really all that good either. I wouldn't put it all on the defense, though that's definitely a priority. | ||
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Sub40APM
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On March 17 2014 14:53 Orcasgt24 wrote: Hes not the on field manager as far as I can tell. He'll be handling more of the business of the sport I think. To be honest thought I have no idea what someone in his position does for EPL teams because I can't name 4 soccer players in the league I just dont think the skills or experiences are that similar. Even development is totally different. And then the contractual ways are structured so much pro-free market in soccer than in hockey. | ||
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Sub40APM
6336 Posts
On March 17 2014 15:32 Funnytoss wrote: Well, it's not like their offense is really all that good either. I wouldn't put it all on the defense, though that's definitely a priority. Ya their offense sucks because their first line is basically crippled but even when those guys were playing at their best -- zetterberg was on pace for a career year -- the defense was the massive gaping hole. Kyle Quincey is just an awful hockey player -- he is actually getting worse the more I see him on the ice and he has top 4 minutes. Basically when they went to the cup their top pairing was Lidstrom/Rafalski and they basically never resolved the loss of it -- and I recognize that those guys were once in a life time talent -- but they didnt even bother getting serviceable replacement. Erickson is a fine second pairing guy, DeKayser might or might not become a good D guy, Kronwall is basically the only guy Id trust and even he -- because he is forced to try so much harder -- isnt that great. The frustrating thing was that for Legwand they paid a price they could have had Bouwmeester for, who would have instantly made them a much better team. But at least a lot of the older guys are going to retire this year and hopefully Holland actually lets them go instead of Dan Cleary them forever. | ||
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Flaccid
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On March 17 2014 05:12 QuanticHawk wrote: This is known as an 'incorrect' statement this 'guy'. Good poster brings the 'intangibles' that .. help a team win. If you on't understand then you 'should' watch the games. | ||
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lamprey1
Canada919 Posts
On March 17 2014 23:22 Flaccid wrote: this 'guy'. Good poster brings the 'intangibles' that .. help a team win. If you on't understand then you 'should' watch the games. Reimer has neck and shoulder problems and only 1 pro concussion... that is if u believe the MLSE PR machine and take everything they say as gospel truth.  obviously the bernier trade was a pretty stupid move. and in other news. it appears the NHL has rescheduled the Columbus/Dallas game. the game they postponed when Peverley heart stopped. http://www.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2014-03-16/stars-blue-jackets-rich-peverley-collapse-rescheduled-april-9 it'll be a full 60 minute game iwth one team up 1-0. interesting decision by the NHL. obviously, with Peverley's heart stoppage they had to postpone the game though. the NHL usually doesn't postpone games due to heart palpitations. in fact, some believe the NHL is so exciting it encourages heart racing. | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32132 Posts
![[image loading]](http://nerdbacon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/HL2-G-Man.jpg) also, this is cool, even if I have placed it before (I think) ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/rhsrQi2.jpg?1) 'He frequently played through pain, and during his career he had three operations on his right elbow, an appendectomy, countless cuts and bruises, a broken instep, a collapsed lung, ruptured discs in his back, and severed tendons in his hand. Years of crouching in the net caused Sawchuk to walk with a permanent stoop and resulted in lordosis (swayback), which prevented him from sleeping for more than two hours at a time. He also received approximately 400 stitches to his face (including three in his right eyeball) before finally adopting a protective facemask in 1962. In 1966, Life Magazine had a make-up artist apply stitches and scars to Sawchuk's face to demonstrate all of the injuries to his face over the years. The make-up artist did not have enough room for everything.' also this rules ![[image loading]](http://i.minus.com/i1LohBnFZBOYg.gif) also also cool http://deadspin.com/fan-tries-to-take-selfie-in-front-of-jaromir-jagr-gets-1545563306 | ||
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Masamune
Canada3401 Posts
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Sub40APM
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SetGuitarsToKill
Canada28396 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32132 Posts
On March 19 2014 11:19 Sub40APM wrote: whaat the fuck happened in Ottowa? neither team wanted to play anything resembling nhl defense i spent a better part of the night watching various nhl highlights, esp lindros stuff. i really wish there were more verbeek and theo fleury highlights. those little turds made me so happy. | ||
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Jaaaaasper
United States10225 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32132 Posts
everyone rides the penguins dicks each year, but boston is so much bettter overall it's insane. they've got great forwards who play two ways, a good defense, great goaltending pitt is totally top heavy and if some more balanced team in the east doesnt expose it, one of hte much better west teams will | ||
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