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CorsairHero
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lamprey1
Canada919 Posts
On June 09 2013 16:32 CorsairHero wrote: hockey is way too volatile to bet on. No one predicted the boston sweep. good point. a lot of the volatility comes from 1) clash of styles 2) the goaltender The 2012 LA Kings stumbled bumbled and fumbled into the playoffs. Jonathan Quick gets hot... and look out. On June 11 2013 05:19 Sub40APM wrote: I knew he was the coach of the Marlies. I didnt know whether that is an AHL or OHL franchise. The Marlies (proper name Marlboroughs) were an OHL team in something like 1985. They folded or moved. They are now... , the Leafs AHL affiliate that moved from Newfoundland to Toronto. They no longer have the "proper name" of "Marlboroughs". Eakins has been really good for the Marlies. He had the balls to stand up to Brian Burke after Wilson was fired. | ||
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Sub40APM
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QuanticHawk
United States32157 Posts
On June 11 2013 08:43 lamprey1 wrote: good point. a lot of the volatility comes from 1) clash of styles 2) the goaltender The 2012 LA Kings stumbled bumbled and fumbled into the playoffs. Jonathan Quick gets hot... and look out. The Marlies (proper name Marlboroughs) were an OHL team in something like 1985. They folded or moved. They are now... , the Leafs AHL affiliate that moved from Newfoundland to Toronto. They no longer have the "proper name" of "Marlboroughs". Eakins has been really good for the Marlies. He had the balls to stand up to Brian Burke after Wilson was fired. I think the volitility stems more from the fact that deflections, pinball goals and kinda lucky goals like that are a normal part of the game that people try for a lot. You can be a spectacular goalie, but if a dude gets a piece of that thing and redirects accurately it in 10 feet in front of you, you are pretty boned. also I agree. Major difference in coaching 19-20 year olds and professionals who are on guaranteed contracts that can stretch as far as 10 years!! I still think an AHL coach can have success in the NHL, but that transition (either way probably) definitely isnt easy. Look at other sports like college football to NFL, etc also I do not believe that Slats thing til he is actually gone. His health and age have fueled similar rumors the last few years | ||
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sharkeyanti
United States1273 Posts
On June 11 2013 10:53 Sub40APM wrote: PK Subban winning the Norris is hilarious. On one hand, I think Sutter deserves it because his arrival took a scrub team of heartless losers and turned it into a barely squeek into playoffs team of heartless losers who had to ride their goalie onto the IR just to make it. On the other hand, now Montreal is going to have to pay him a shit ton of money. And all for half a season of games. Well. the advanced stats say Subban is indeed elite, and it's not just this season. Having a goal-scoring defenseman who can also play against the opposition's top line is about as rare a commodity as any, I'm sure Montreal will be kind of pissed that they didn't just offer him the years though. | ||
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QuanticHawk
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Flaccid
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monx
Canada1400 Posts
 Glad for Subban tough but yeah he'll cost us a lot more sooner than later. | ||
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CuLane
United States160 Posts
On June 11 2013 08:43 lamprey1 wrote: good point. a lot of the volatility comes from 1) clash of styles 2) the goaltender The 2012 LA Kings stumbled bumbled and fumbled into the playoffs. Jonathan Quick gets hot... and look out. The Marlies (proper name Marlboroughs) were an OHL team in something like 1985. They folded or moved. They are now... , the Leafs AHL affiliate that moved from Newfoundland to Toronto. They no longer have the "proper name" of "Marlboroughs". Eakins has been really good for the Marlies. He had the balls to stand up to Brian Burke after Wilson was fired. Now I'm not SURE you don't know what your'e talking about regarding the 2012 season, but I suspect you don't. For instance, the offense got hot in the playoffs much more so than Quick. Quick's amazing season (look at his save percentage and GAA, including shut outs and games lost 0-1) is what got the fumbling, bumbling (as you say) Kings into the play offs in the first place. But Quick didn't score all those goals, and his GAA was higher in the post than in the regular. | ||
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StarStruck
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How do you feel about Torts coaching your team? | ||
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Flaccid
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Orcasgt24
Canada3238 Posts
I hope the hockey is as even as this poll because that would be a great serise | ||
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sharkeyanti
United States1273 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32157 Posts
On June 13 2013 00:17 sharkeyanti wrote: Torterella would be a pretty bad pick for Vancouver if he runs things like he did in NYR. If he lets the Sedins do their thing and then focuses on everyone else, it might work. Torts would probably work wonderfully with everyone but the sedins imo. Can you imagine Kessler or Burrows in top 6 rolls for Torts?? They'd be all over the ice. That D is more than good enough to support Schneider with help from the forwards blocking more. on the forecheck, theyve got a bunch of physical players who have skill. outside of the sedins, it is like a torts wet dream. | ||
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Sub40APM
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isleyofthenorth
Austria894 Posts
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Sub40APM
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sharkeyanti
United States1273 Posts
On June 13 2013 04:22 isleyofthenorth wrote: Just out of curiousity. why Do most nhl players lack at least a few teeth? cant they wear protectors like boxers do? They do wear mouth guards. The impact of a punch is much more dispersed than a puck. So while the mouth protector helps, it can only do so much. You can also get teeth knocked out due to collision with the boards and getting whacked with sticks. It's just a sport that asks you to lose a few teeth at some point. | ||
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StarStruck
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On June 13 2013 04:22 isleyofthenorth wrote: Just out of curiousity. why Do most nhl players lack at least a few teeth? cant they wear protectors like boxers do? ... They do wear mouth guards man lmao. A puck to the face is still a puck to the god damn face (how's the jaw Crosby?) and that's the least of your concerns when you have to avoid arrant sticks plus the fights. All the greats eventually lose a few teeth in the process of their careers. Visors won't change that. That's hockey! | ||
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QuanticHawk
United States32157 Posts
but yeah stuff like a slapshot to the face or a hard enough high stick is still gonna break teeth also yeah that is entirely true about Kessler hahah. But overall, I think if there is a team that could benefit from Torts it would be vancouver. If not, it would be fun having new thing to make of Vancouver for, like when Messier went there and eveyrone hated him ahhaah | ||
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