roomtemp Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Because I'm sure Lightning fans think his play has been real gentlemanly this season. FYI Patrick Marleau and Ryan O'Reilly are the other finalists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'7' Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 well he's got like 10 pim all season. Off the ice he's whined and cried his way to the Rangers. On the ice, he's a clean player Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roomtemp Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 well he's got like 10 pim all season. Off the ice he's whined and cried his way to the Rangers. On the ice, he's a clean player The Lady Byng standards and I quote "player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability" I think whining your way out of town from a place that adored you isn't very sportsmanlike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Is this put up to a final vote by the coaches? If so, obviously, he's not gonna win it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roomtemp Posted April 22, 2014 Author Share Posted April 22, 2014 Is this put up to a final vote by the coaches? If so, obviously, he's not gonna win it. All votes are already in. That's why they're referred to as finalist because the NHL reveals the top 3 before revealing the winner in Vegas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck the Duck Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 The Lady Byng standards and I quote "player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct combined with a high standard of playing ability" I think whining your way out of town from a place that adored you isn't very sportsmanlike What you're forgetting is that he's a NY Ranger, which means anything he did in his career previously pales in comparison to what he has done under the bright lights of Broadway, at the World's Most Famous Arena, because, as everyone knows, there's no place on Earth better than NYC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 What you're forgetting is that he's a NY Ranger, which means anything he did in his career previously pales in comparison to what he has done under the bright lights of Broadway, at the World's Most Famous Arena, because, as everyone knows, there's no place on Earth better than NYC. 'Marty, first of all, congrats on the Lady Byng. Quick question though- How did it feel to be traded to a team that's won one Cup in 74 years? Did you ask to be traded to the Rangers because you just don't care about winning, or was it actually the house in Connecticut? I'll hang up and listen to your answer, thanks for your time'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I am sure St.Louis is happy to be in an organization that will probably last more than 4 playoff games. Disrespecting St.Louis will be Tampa's downfall when they don't make the playoffs then next several years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 I am sure St.Louis is happy to be in an organization that will probably last more than 4 playoff games. Disrespecting St.Louis will be Tampa's downfall when they don't make the playoffs then next several years. Tampa will be fine. Drouin will be on the team next year. Every indication is that he's the real deal and will hit the ground running. Some said he was the best player in the draft last year, ahead of MacKinnon and Jones. They may re-sign Callahan. And then they have Vasilevski who will be ready in another year or two. He's tearing up the KHL as a 19 year old. You cannot make a projection based on one playoff series, no matter how poorly a team performs in it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) 'Marty, first of all, congrats on the Lady Byng. Quick question though- How did it feel to be traded to a team that's won one Cup in 74 years? Did you ask to be traded to the Rangers because you just don't care about winning, or was it actually the house in Connecticut? I'll hang up and listen to your answer, thanks for your time'. Thanks for this. I burst out laughing and spit all over my computer screen. As a short hockey player myself, St. Louis was a favorite of mine. Now I am on the fence about him. I wouldn't not like him just because he is a Rag now or even if he signed elsewhere in the offseason, but to cry his way out at the deadline with his team in a playoff position was pretty sh!tty. This is especially true since he was their captain and was carrying the team at that time with Stamkos out. Just kind of sh!tty and disloyal to the team and fans when it had nothing to do with them and everything to do with Yzerman. Edited April 22, 2014 by NJDevils1214 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Thanks for this. I burst out laughing and spit all over my computer screen. As a short hockey player myself, St. Louis was a favorite of mine. Now I am on the fence about him. I wouldn't not like him just because he is a Rag now or even if he signed elsewhere in the offseason, but to cry his way out at the deadline with his team in a playoff position was pretty sh!tty. This is especially true since he was their captain and was carrying the team at that time with Stamkos out. Just kind of sh!tty and disloyal to the team and fans when they had nothing to do with them and everything to do with Yzerman. I'm with ya- I'm 5'5", played hockey for a number of years, and now have had to watch two of my favorite hockey role models (Theo Fleury and St. Louis) play for that hideous franchise, ruining any like or respect I had for them. And the way St. Louis asked out of a place he'd been for so long, a franchise he was captain of, in the middle of a playoff race, all because Yzerman didn't ORIGINALLY pick him for Team Canada, shows that not only is he a physical midget, but a mental one as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Thanks for this. I burst out laughing and spit all over my computer screen. As a short hockey player myself, St. Louis was a favorite of mine. Now I am on the fence about him. I wouldn't not like him just because he is a Rag now or even if he signed elsewhere in the offseason, but to cry his way out at the deadline with his team in a playoff position was pretty sh!tty. This is especially true since he was their captain and was carrying the team at that time with Stamkos out. Just kind of sh!tty and disloyal to the team and fans when they had nothing to do with them and everything to do with Yzerman. Agree 100%. Been a long-time fan of his, but the way in which he left Tampa left a super bitter taste in my mouth. Really thought he was better than that. Much more scummy than anything Parise or Clarkson did to us (and we loooove to criticize them). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperkorn Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 (edited) I hate how little thought people put into these things. I was shocked at a certain Devils beat writer's picks...but whateves. Edited April 22, 2014 by Pepperkorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmann422 Posted April 22, 2014 Share Posted April 22, 2014 Tampa will be fine. Drouin will be on the team next year. Every indication is that he's the real deal and will hit the ground running. Some said he was the best player in the draft last year, ahead of MacKinnon and Jones. They may re-sign Callahan. And then they have Vasilevski who will be ready in another year or two. He's tearing up the KHL as a 19 year old. You cannot make a projection based on one playoff series, no matter how poorly a team performs in it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk agreed, if for no other reason than the division is pretty weak, outside of boston and maybe Montreal every other team has question marks. Tampa is solid all around especially if bishop is the real deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Crash Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) I wonder if something else happened between St. Louis and Yzerman either before or after the initial Olympic snub. Edited April 23, 2014 by 95Crash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs26 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 I wonder if something else happened between St. Louis and Yzerman either before or after the initial Olympic snub. If it had you have to figure it would have come out by now, especially from the MSL camp, who can't like how he's being portrayed as the villain in this. The only thing I could possibly think of is that maybe St. Louis was sore about Vinny getting unceremoniously dumped. But without any proof you pretty much have to take it at face value that St. Louis was a ***** about being left off the Olympic team twice (the first time Yzerman wasn't the Bolts GM but he was picking for Canada). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 If it had you have to figure it would have come out by now, especially from the MSL camp, who can't like how he's being portrayed as the villain in this. The only thing I could possibly think of is that maybe St. Louis was sore about Vinny getting unceremoniously dumped. But without any proof you pretty much have to take it at face value that St. Louis was a ***** about being left off the Olympic team twice (the first time Yzerman wasn't the Bolts GM but he was picking for Canada). In addition to the intial snub, St. Louis was pissed off about the way he was utilized by Team Canada as well. So I'm sure that also played into it. Still, he's a little bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Crash Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 The thing is, I can understand him being pissed about it -- really really pissed. But unless he confronted Yzerman about it and Yzerman disrespected him further, he should've waited till the off-season to ask to be traded, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs26 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 In addition to the intial snub, St. Louis was pissed off about the way he was utilized by Team Canada as well. So I'm sure that also played into it. Still, he's a little bitch. Well he should take that out on Babcock...unless he's paranoid enough to believe that Yzerman asked the staff not to use him for whatever reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 That was a pretty bad call on Carcillo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 Tampa will be fine. Drouin will be on the team next year. Every indication is that he's the real deal and will hit the ground running. Some said he was the best player in the draft last year, ahead of MacKinnon and Jones. They may re-sign Callahan. And then they have Vasilevski who will be ready in another year or two. He's tearing up the KHL as a 19 year old. You cannot make a projection based on one playoff series, no matter how poorly a team performs in it. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk I wasn't basing on their playoff performance, but the fact they are going to be missing their team leader and the player who helped into making Stamkos a star. You just can't replace someone of St. Louis caliber. There will be more pressure on the younger kids to make up St. Louis production and that is unfair to them. I don't see Tampa in the playoff for at least two more years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEWHistory Posted April 23, 2014 Share Posted April 23, 2014 What you're forgetting is that he's a NY Ranger, which means anything he did in his career previously pales in comparison to what he has done under the bright lights of Broadway, at the World's Most Famous Arena, because, as everyone knows, there's no place on Earth better than NYC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 I wonder if something else happened between St. Louis and Yzerman either before or after the initial Olympic snub. I've been wondering this too. You want to believe a player wouldn't be so low as to abandon a team just because his GM didn't name him to the Olympic roster. Then again, seeing as to where he requested to be traded, it's clear he's a piece of sh!t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 My history professor is from the Bronx and he has this very same poster in his office. He just retired at the end of this past semester. Awesome guy and a role model for me. Great piece for its comedic value. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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