NHL N/V Post-Post-Season: Detroit's GM Sucks

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ThinkTank: Oct 23, 2007

Ugh, I went back to the 94 tournament to see who the leading scorers were and man this is gonna suck:

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	Name				Games	Goals	Assists	Points
1	Slovakia Zigmund Palffy		8	3	7	10
2	Slovakia Miroslav Satan		8	9	0	9
3	Slovakia Peter Stastny		8	5	4	9
4	Sweden Haakan Loob		8	4	5	9
5	Italy Gates Orlando		7	3	6	9
6	Sweden Patrik Juhlin		8	7	1	8
7	Czech Republic Jiri Kucera	8	6	2	8
8	Austria Marty Dallman		7	4	4	8
9	Finland Mika Nieminen		8	3	5	8
10	United States David Sacco	8	3	5	8
11	Sweden Peter Forsberg		8	2	6	8

I'm legitimately bummed. The 98 Olympics are one of my earliest solid hockey memories. They really helped solidify my love for the sport (Marc Crawford's bonehead decisions aside). I just can't get excited for a glorified World Championships.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:28

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 19:16

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

it will actually have less talent than a World Championship

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:29

Glambags: Dec 28, 2003

Actually it's good maybe the United States will be able to medal now, or, more importantly, maybe Canada will not medal

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:29

Spring Break My Heart: Feb 15, 2012

Thufir posted:

There are also plenty of mediocre American and Canadian players in the KHL and other European leagues. Like Barry Brust and Nigel Dawes which are totally not names I just made up.

edit: lol Dawes got Kazak citizenship so he could play for them at Worlds so I guess he is out.

I remember Nigel Dawes. He led the world Juniors in scoring one year and was sort of a real NHL prospect but had very little physical ability.

T-Bone posted:

I really enjoy how they can't even hide their contempt in that announcement.

And the NHLPA has now publicly confirmed that it has no interest or intention of being extorted.

Haha

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:29

Xtanstic: Nov 23, 2007

It's gonna be funny when Canada fields a Spengler Cup caliber team at the SK Olympics

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:30

ThinkTank: Oct 23, 2007

It's gonna be the Rasmus Dahlin show though which is pretty cool.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:32

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

It's even funnier because this is the best group of young American talent on forward probably ever

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:34

Spring Break My Heart: Feb 15, 2012

I'm glad Russia will win.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:35

Jordan7hm: Feb 17, 2011; Lipstick Apathy

Let's look at this year's Spengler Cup roster for a glimpse of what next year will bring!

Forwards:
Gregory Campbell (Tillsonburg, Ont./Hockey Canada)
Andrew Ebbett (Vernon, B.C./SC Bern, NLA)
Colby Genoway (Morden, Man./KHL Medvescak Zagreb, KHL)
Dustin Jeffrey (Camlachie, Ont./Lausanne HC, NLA)
David McIntyre (Pefferlaw, Ont./EV Zug, NLA)
Jacob Micflikier (Winnipeg, Man./EHC Biel-Bienne, NLA)
Marc-Antoine Pouliot (Quebec City, Que./EHC Biel-Bienne, NLA)
Mason Raymond (Cochrane, Alta./Hockey Canada)
Nick Spaling (Drayton, Ont./Gen�ve-Servette HC, NLA).
Cory Emmerton (St. Thomas, Ont./HC Ambri-Piotta, NLA)
James Sheppard (Lower Sackville, N.S./EHC Kloten, NLA)
Chris DiDomenico (Woodbridge, Ont./SCL Tigers, NLA)

Goaltenders:
Jordon Cooke (Leduc, Alta./University of Saskatchewan, CWUAA)
Zach Fucale (Rosem�re, Que./Brampton, ECHL)
Drew MacIntyre (Stratford, P.E.I./KHL Medvescak Zagreb, KHL)

Defencemen:
Daniel Vukovic (Toronto, Ont./Gen�ve-Servette HC, NLA)
Mark Flood (Sherwood, P.E.I./EC Red Bull Salzburg, EBEL)
Chay Genoway (Morden, Man./Jokerit Helsinki, KHL)
Brandon Gormley (Murray River, P.E.I./Albany, AHL)
Shaun Heshka (Melville, Sask./K�rp�t Oulu, Liiga)
Shaone Morrisonn (Vancouver, B.C./KHL Medvescak Zagreb, KHL)
Maxim Noreau (Montreal, Que./SC Bern, NLA)
Blake Parlett (Bracebridge, Ont./KHL Medvescak Zagreb, KHL); and

Other guys we could see:
Gilbert Brule (KHL), Daniel Paille (SHL), Brandon Kozun (KHL), Jonathan Cheechoo (KHL), Rob Klinkhammer (KHL)...

Who's loving pumped for some garbage hockey??

e: this team is still not too far off what Sweden, Finland, and USA could bring without NHLers soooooo

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:36

ElwoodCuse: Jan 11, 2004; we're puttin' the band back together

I'm glad this Olympics bullshit is over and Crosby and Malkin and Kessel better not go anyway

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:37

Sharks Eat Bear: Dec 25, 2004

ThinkTank posted:

The league can dangle Olympic participation over the players as much as they want, but they've thrown that trump card away.

Spring Break My Heart posted:

I'm glad Russia will win.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:38

T-Bone: Sep 14, 2004; jakes did this?

I really do hope Ovechkin goes through with it. If he goes I could see others following.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:39

Ginette Reno: Nov 18, 2006; How Doers get more done; Fun Shoe

ElwoodCuse posted:

I'm glad this Olympics bullshit is over and Crosby and Malkin and Kessel better not go anyway

Crosby probably wont but if Ovechkin and the other Russians do you can bet Malkin will

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:42

ThinkTank: Oct 23, 2007

T-Bone posted:

I really do hope Ovechkin goes through with it. If he goes I could see others following.

He's going for sure. Russia haven't even medalled with him, and they're easily the favourites for gold now.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:42

grack: Jan 10, 2012; COACH TOTORO SAY REFEREE CAN BANISH WHISTLE TO LAND OF WIND AND GHOSTS!

T-Bone posted:

It's even funnier because this is the best group of young American talent on forward probably ever

They wouldn't have been chosen anyways. Gotta get that grit!

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:49

Habibi: Dec 8, 2004; We have the capability to make San Jose's first Cup Champion.

The Sharks could be that Champion.

To clarify: the NHL will not accommodate the Olympics in their schedule, but individual players can still go if they choose and are able to work poo poo out with their club?

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:50

Jamwad Hilder: Apr 18, 2007; surfin usa

USA has finally started to catch up to Canada (just look at team NA for the world cup, majority American) and now they take away the olympics lol

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:52

DJExile: Jun 28, 2007

Habibi posted:

To clarify: the NHL will not accommodate the Olympics in their schedule, but individual players can still go if they choose and are able to work poo poo out with their club?

Seems that way. Players are basically employed by their team more than the NHL, so it's down to each GM.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:52

Mike_V: Jul 31, 2004; 3/18/2023: Day of the Dorks

ThinkTank posted:

Ugh, I went back to the 94 tournament to see who the leading scorers were and man this is gonna suck:
code:
	Name				Games	Goals	Assists	Points
1	Slovakia Zigmund Palffy		8	3	7	10
2	Slovakia Miroslav Satan		8	9	0	9
3	Slovakia Peter Stastny		8	5	4	9
4	Sweden Haakan Loob		8	4	5	9
5	Italy Gates Orlando		7	3	6	9
6	Sweden Patrik Juhlin		8	7	1	8
7	Czech Republic Jiri Kucera	8	6	2	8
8	Austria Marty Dallman		7	4	4	8
9	Finland Mika Nieminen		8	3	5	8
10	United States David Sacco	8	3	5	8
11	Sweden Peter Forsberg		8	2	6	8
I'm legitimately bummed. The 98 Olympics are one of my earliest solid hockey memories. They really helped solidify my love for the sport (Marc Crawford's bonehead decisions aside). I just can't get excited for a glorified World Championships.

You don't want to see the next Gates Orlando light up the Olympics?

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:56

Thufir: May 19, 2004; "The fucking Mayans were right."

Mike_V posted:

You don't want to see the next Gates Orlando light up the Olympics?

That's a pretty sweet name, tbh.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:57

yellowcar: Feb 14, 2010

Just cancel hockey at the Olympics now.

Canada becomes the eternal champions of Olympic hockey.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:58

yellowcar: Feb 14, 2010

Alternatively, let the Canadian women's team play in the men's tournament as well.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 21:59

DJExile: Jun 28, 2007

2 games for Dalton Prout's hit on Radko Gudas

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:00

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

yellowcar posted:

Alternatively, let the Canadian women's team play in the men's tournament as well.

After that shameful performance against the US? Sounds good.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:00

xzzy: Mar 5, 2009

yellowcar posted:

Just cancel hockey at the Olympics now.

Canada becomes the eternal champions of Olympic hockey.

That actually might be fair because it's looking like no canadian team will ever win a stanley cup again.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:01

yellowcar: Feb 14, 2010

iospace posted:

After that shameful performance against the US? Sounds good.

I would contend that the US women's team is better and more successful than the US men's team.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:02

Jamwad Hilder: Apr 18, 2007; surfin usa

yellowcar posted:

I would contend that the US women's team is better and more successful than the US men's team.

More attractive too

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:03

yellowcar: Feb 14, 2010

xzzy posted:

That actually might be fair because it's looking like no canadian team will ever win a stanley cup again.

I'm OK with this. If my Canadian team won't win another Cup I sure as hell don't want the other ones to.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:07

HootTheOwl: May 13, 2012; Hootin and shootin

RC Cola posted:

So I really don't want the Hawks to play Nashville

Worked out well enough last time.
Blackhawks will lose in the second round this time though

Kilza posted:

Oh me of little faith.

FTFY.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:15

Cartoon Man: Jan 31, 2004

Heh, I noticed NHL.com turned off the comments section for their article.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:15

tofes: Mar 31, 2011; #1 Milpitas Dave and Buster's superfan since 2013

Kilza posted:

https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/848984576282296320

I think I'm done watching the NHL

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:25

Kilza: Oct 4, 2013

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/849002138634268676

So who's excited for the lockout in 3 and a half years?!?

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:28

Ginette Reno: Nov 18, 2006; How Doers get more done; Fun Shoe

Kilza posted:

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/849002138634268676

So who's excited for the lockout in 3 and a half years?!?

Lol if you don't expect a lockout every time the CBA expires or has an opt out clause now anyways

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:31

Ginette Reno: Nov 18, 2006; How Doers get more done; Fun Shoe

Btw Sid did a thing the other day that was pretty dumb and almost led to a goal:

He pretty good

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:33

JawKnee: Mar 24, 2007; You'll take the ride to leave this town along that yellow line

xzzy posted:

Someone should check his hands for burns, try to verify if he was high fiving satan while no one was looking.

you think he's a blackhawks fan?

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:40

Top Hats Monthly: Jun 22, 2011; People are people so why should it be, that you and I should get along so awfully blink blink recall STOP IT YOU POSH LITTLE SHIT

gonna be hilarious when the league gets locked out again

tofes posted:

I think I'm done watching the NHL

Yeah this one is really really tough to swallow.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:44

glynnenstein: Feb 18, 2014

Ginette Reno posted:

Lol if you don't expect a lockout every time the CBA expires or has an opt out clause now anyways

I stopped giving the NHL any money after the last one because the writing was on the wall that this is the SOP going forward. The NHL really can't help being as myopic and short-sighted as possible if somebody dangles a few dollars in front of them, so all this dumb poo poo is just going to keep happening.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:45

ElwoodCuse: Jan 11, 2004; we're puttin' the band back together

JawKnee posted:

you think he's a blackhawks fan?

Well duh, how do you think the Blackhawks get so many favorable calls.

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:50

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# ? Apr 24, 2024 19:16

iospace: Jan 19, 2038

ElwoodCuse posted:

The NHL covering up concussion problems and such is a way bigger problem than a money fight with the IOC and IIHF, who are also scummy and greedy

As a whole, gently caress major sporting orgs :smith:

# ? Apr 3, 2017 22:50

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