This made me laugh a lot more than it should have. Orcasgt24 whether you like it or not Crosby is going down as one of the all time greats because he is an all around player but exceeds even more so in offensive power. It was just bad luck that he was injured for such a long period of time.

GolemMadness

Canada11044 Posts

March 11 2013 20:11 GMT

#482

On March 11 2013 12:16 Stratos_speAr wrote:
Fuck yea Wild. Have had some impressive form over the past couple weeks and have climbed on top of the Northwest division. Some incredibly scrappy play, but they make it work.

That's more a result of Vancouver deciding to lose every game ever.

QuanticHawk

United States32054 Posts

March 11 2013 21:02 GMT

#483

On March 10 2013 09:35 Orcasgt24 wrote:

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Uhh no your not. Its a great stat that shows how bad offencive players are at defence. Crosby cannot play defence and the only reason he will ever be on the ice for a defencive zone draw with a one goal lead and 20 seconds left in the game is he is good at faceoffs. If he was average or bad in the dot he'd never be in that zone.

ok let me a little bit more blunt: you have no idea what you are talking about

can you ever substantiate your claim with something measurable other than +/- which is regarded by pretty much anyone who watches hockey (outside of dale hunter) as being more or less useless

kroko

Finland2136 Posts

March 12 2013 09:35 GMT

#484

Love it..

QuanticHawk

United States32054 Posts

March 12 2013 13:47 GMT

#485

hahaha i saw that pretty funny. almost worked too which i dont get. there isnt a whole lot he can do with the puck like that!

crazyweasel

607 Posts

March 12 2013 14:02 GMT

#486

On March 08 2013 15:10 TriO wrote:

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Thanks for seguin and hamilton.

poor seguin and hamilton..... they're stuck in the worst possible team hahah fucks bruins

QuanticHawk

United States32054 Posts

March 13 2013 20:01 GMT

#487

http://deadspin.com/corey-perry-can-expect-a-shanaban-after-this-attack-on-453458376

ouch

i would think that's good for 2-3 games.

crawlingchaos

Canada2025 Posts

March 13 2013 20:08 GMT

#488

On March 14 2013 05:01 QuanticHawk wrote:
http://deadspin.com/corey-perry-can-expect-a-shanaban-after-this-attack-on-453458376

ouch

i would think that's good for 2-3 games.

Evidently it's 4 games. I actually didn't expect this level of Shanaban.

QuanticHawk

United States32054 Posts

March 13 2013 20:51 GMT

#489

Id have preferred 2 or 3 but I am fine with that. It was a way late. The dude wouldn't have been clobbered like that in the head if it wasn't some 2 seconds after the puck moved because he would have expected it.

still think that richards hit and boardings of that nature should result in real long suspensiosn. I fucking hate those plays.

Flaccid

8836 Posts

March 14 2013 14:39 GMT

#490

The retarded thing about hockey is that we spend more time talking about bad hits, injuries, retaliation, head-hunting, and intent rather than good goals, scores, standings, and results. Kind of depressing in that it speaks to the state of the NHL.

QuanticHawk

United States32054 Posts

March 14 2013 15:02 GMT

#491

wed probably talk about it way less than we do if the discipline had some type of consistency. dirty hits and supplemental discipline is always gonna be a part of the game no matter what rules you change, but it is the shit ass enforcement that is the issue

GolemMadness

Canada11044 Posts

March 15 2013 10:46 GMT

#492

It's crazy how tight the west is. Just 8 points between 3rd place and 15th place.

QuanticHawk

United States32054 Posts

March 15 2013 19:11 GMT

#493

TRADE ME NOWWWWW

Krohm

Canada1857 Posts

March 15 2013 22:52 GMT

#494

On March 14 2013 23:39 Flaccid wrote:
The retarded thing about hockey is that we spend more time talking about bad hits, injuries, retaliation, head-hunting, and intent rather than good goals, scores, standings, and results. Kind of depressing in that it speaks to the state of the NHL.

I think that's the state of everything in this day and age.

Orcasgt24

Canada3238 Posts

March 16 2013 00:14 GMT

#495

On March 11 2013 22:16 Shelke14 wrote:

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Im not saying Crosby isn't great. Offence is king in that determination. Im saying the guy is a liability defencivly. Let me put it to you this way. Guess who the Penguins place in the box to serve too many men on the ice penalties. Most of the time its 87. Guess what his average Time on Ice penalty killing is, its 40ish seconds a game. Not once this season has he been on the ice for 5 on 3 PK.

As for plus minus either you think its good or its bad. Theirs plenty of support for both camps. All stats can be manipulated to prove whatever point you want so this argument is pointless.

RabidPenguin

United States1 Post

March 16 2013 01:18 GMT

#496

Crosby not PKing is on the coach, he is NOT a liability defensively. He is easily the 2nd best defensive forward on the team, but Bylsma has a love-affair with grinders.

GolemMadness

Canada11044 Posts

March 16 2013 07:08 GMT

#497

They don't put him on the penalty kill much because he's their best offensive player, so they want him to be ready to go on once they're back to even strength. Amongst the top offensive players this year, he's actually near the top in terms of minutes on the penalty kill. Sure, some players like Getzlaf, Kovalchuk, and Toews penalty kill a lot (Crosby has over twice as many points as the latter two), but that doesn't mean that Crosby is an offensive liability. If Pittsburgh needed him to penalty kill then he would, but he's obviously much more useful in an offensive position.

Orcasgt24

Canada3238 Posts

March 16 2013 07:26 GMT

#498

What is it with Oilers and scoring on their own net? And just to rub salt in the wound Datsyuk makes Petry look like a pylon in OT.

Tough Game for #2 in blue

PavelDatsyuk88

Sweden55 Posts

March 16 2013 08:21 GMT

#499

On March 16 2013 16:26 Orcasgt24 wrote:
What is it with Oilers and scoring on their own net? And just to rub salt in the wound Datsyuk makes Petry look like a pylon in OT.

Tough Game for #2 in blue

12th loss in a row when back at home after a roadtrip. They are cursed. Hockey Gods never gave em a chance.

Stratos_speAr

United States6959 Posts

March 16 2013 21:27 GMT

#500

Fuck yea Wild. Doing MN proud with a huge improvement in form over the past 10 games or so. Gonna seriously challenge Vancouver for the division at this rate. Had us worried after 15 games or so, but it's good to see that the work is finally paying off. Defense is staying as solid as ever with quality goaltending and lots of blocked shots, and the offense has improved dramatically with a better forecheck and significantly improved puck handling. Over half of the last 10 games have had 3+ goals, whereas we were nearing 2.0 G/game average over the first 15 games.