SterioDesign Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Original six brah! Bright lights brah! Most famous arena in the world brah! were laughing but it works lol i mean they havent had a first round pick since 1879 but yet every year there's a top free agent who wants to sign there or be traded there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 so Marleau would only accept to get traded to a few teams then of course... the Rangers. GOOD. I hope they aggressively go after him. I hope they get him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 GOOD. I hope they aggressively go after him. I hope they get him. One thing you can say for the guy is that he doesn't miss games. Now 50th on the all-time GP list with 1344. If he doesn't miss any games through the end of the season, he'll vault all the way to 30th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgb6397 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Abdelkader signed 7 years 4.25 per. NTC for first four years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/report-canucks-burrows-to-meet-with-nhl-regarding-incident-with-devils-tootoo/ Glad to see the league is going something for that piece of sh!t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louismydad Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 i fvcking hate the rangers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Of course Jake Allen goes back to being Jake Allen against the Rags. Called that sh!t the other night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louismydad Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Of course Jake Allen goes back to being Jake Allen against the Rags. Called that sh!t the other night. i remember you saying it, i totally new it was going to happen as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louismydad Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Tarasenko is an absolute stud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek21 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 i fvcking hate the rangers Sweet. Haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louismydad Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Sweet. Haha. i should rephrase: i fvcking hate the rangers fans in my family Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek21 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 i should rephrase: i fvcking hate the rangers fans in my family You should hate them. And well, I don't know how that works under 1 roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louismydad Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 You should hate them. And well, I don't know how that works under 1 roof. lots of yelling lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) Sweet. Haha. You're starting to reach that bittersweet place for fans...where your team is clearly one of the better teams in the league (and the Rangers have made the playoffs in nine out of the last ten seasons), but eventually you gotta come away with a Cup. Two losses in the Conference Finals and one in the SC Finals for the Rangers in the last four years. Right now we Devil fans would love to be in your shoes (this season has been fun for us so far, but I can't see the Devils being anything more than a fringe 8th-seed "contender" at best), but at the same time, getting close a lot is a frustration all its own...the '94-'12 Flyers know something about that (4 Conference Finals losses and 2 SC Finals losses). Edited November 13, 2015 by Colorado Rockies 1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Abdelkader signed 7 years 4.25 per. NTC for first four years What am I missing here, because this looks almost as bad as Clarkson's contract.. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostondevil11 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Abdelkader signed 7 years 4.25 per. NTC for first four years Silly story about him. My girlfriend works at the trader joes in Baltimore and he came through her line. She had no idea who he was but for some reason said "You look like you play hockey" and he goes "I do" she got excited because I play and since moving to Baltimore I haven't found a place to play so she asked him where he plays and he said "Detroit" then she asked him what his favorite team was and he said "I guess the Red Wings" so she said "Oh no go Devils". It wasn't until later that night she figured out he was an actual NHL player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 What am I missing here, because this looks almost as bad as Clarkson's contract.. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Not missing anything, it's an awful contract. No idea what Detroit is thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoArmySports Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie 57s57 seconds ago Marty Havlat has left STL for personal reasons. He's on unconditional waivers for purposes of mutually agreed termination of contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie 57s57 seconds ago Marty Havlat has left STL for personal reasons. He's on unconditional waivers for purposes of mutually agreed termination of contract. He scored on us so hard that he quit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 (edited) Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie 57s57 seconds ago Marty Havlat has left STL for personal reasons. He's on unconditional waivers for purposes of mutually agreed termination of contract. Whoa, the celebration after his goal on Tuesday showed a ton of pent-up relief, like he was desperate for a start like that to stick with a team. There must be some family or spouse sh!t going on for him to leave so suddenly. Hope everything's okay in his personal life. Edited November 13, 2015 by DJ Eco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Of course Jake Allen goes back to being Jake Allen against the Rags. Called that sh!t the other night. I remember that, you totally called it haha... Always happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 There have been rumors of Matt Duschene being shopped, and a few talking head types have noted that the Devils are a logical trading partner (but note that they don't say the Devils are involved). I think the asking price would be too high in that Larsson or Severson would have to go the other way. Duschene is really good, but it's very hard to have a good young defense that can all be locked up for a long time at a reasonable price. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 There have been rumors of Matt Duschene being shopped, and a few talking head types have noted that the Devils are a logical trading partner (but note that they don't say the Devils are involved). I think the asking price would be too high in that Larsson or Severson would have to go the other way. Duschene is really good, but it's very hard to have a good young defense that can all be locked up for a long time at a reasonable price. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I read that there's good chances he ends up in Ottawa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek21 Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 You're starting to reach that bittersweet place for fans...where your team is clearly one of the better teams in the league (and the Rangers have made the playoffs in nine out of the last ten seasons), but eventually you gotta come away with a Cup. Two losses in the Conference Finals and one in the SC Finals for the Rangers in the last four years. Right now we Devil fans would love to be in your shoes (this season has been fun for us so far, but I can't see the Devils being anything more than a fringe 8th-seed "contender" at best), but at the same time, getting close a lot is a frustration all its own...the '94-'12 Flyers know something about that (4 Conference Finals losses and 2 SC Finals losses). It has become a chore to be a Ranger fan. Fans are never happy. They have won 7 in a row and people still find stuff to complain about. This team isn't a Corsi/possession team. They are getting fantastic goaltending from Lundqvist. I predicted him to win the Vezina. He's gonna. Raanta too has been excellent. The Rangers are an opportunistic skilled team that buries its chances. They struggle to get pucks out which causes trouble. That could be a issue next Spring. But this is a battle tested team that knows how to protect leads and win. I would expect them to be a tough out. I just want to enjoy the games. Winning is supposed to be fun. Certain Corsi obsessed bloggers have divided the fan base because they continue to critique every negative thing. Girardi is their big target. Granted. He's getting older and isn't the same player defensively. He'll never be a big possession guy because he's not a great skater and faces tough competition. Plus he has wear and tear from all the blocked shots and injuries. But I feel like the criticism has become ridiculous. Even when he makes good plays that help them win, they go after him. To me, these aren't fans. They should turn in their jersey. This is the reason I hate Corsi. Because it has become loathsome. Not everything is based on charts. The funny aspect is possession has always been around. It got noticed with the Red Wings and their puck possession. If you go back to the repeat teams with Fedorov and the Russian 5, they dominated. Of course, you have Datsyuk who is one of the best two-way players I've ever seen. Most would agree that if you have the puck in the attack zone, you have a better chance of being successful. That's based off a strong consistent fore-check. But you still have to bury your chances. If you have a great goalie who is Hall of Fame caliber, that's the big equalizer. Lundqvist looks like he's determined. It doesn't mean they have the best team. Vigneault still insists on playing washed up Boyle over McIlrath who has looked better when he's played. He also insists on using Yandle on the third pair with Boyle. Yandle doesn't even play a full two minutes on the power play. He's their best offensive defenseman. He should be utilized properly. Pairing him with Boyle is a disaster against strong opponents. If you ask me if I think they'll win a Cup, I would say no. But I did tentatively take them to beat the Caps in Round 2 and make it back to the SCF. It could go either way. The third line is making a big difference. Lindberg is really good. He is terrific with Hayes. Stalberg has been better than expected. AV hardly plays Etem. A guy they got for Hagelin. As for the reason I am not sure this group can win, it's due to all the wear and tear guys like Girardi and Staal have. Over a taxing 82-game schedule and then having to win 4 rounds, that is a lot to ask. Don't forget McDonagh too had a broken foot. They have played more hockey than almost anyone. The Hawks being the lone exception. At some point, it could catch up. The style they play also isn't suited for the playoffs. The Blueshirts are a skilled team that takes advantage of their greatest asset. Their speed. But in the postseason, there's not as much room on the ice. Refs let teams play more. So that means more holds and hooks. Teams also tighten up defensively. The Rangers like to use the stretch pass for transition. But well schooled teams will take that away by clogging the neutral zone and standing up at the blue line to force more dumps or turnovers. This is why Nash isn't as good a performer in the Spring. He's not the best when it comes to winning those battles in front. On the other hand, Kreider usually steps up. He's struggled so far. But he plays with much more edge than Nash. That might explain his success. He still struggles with consistency. If he ever puts it altogether, he'd be a top power forward. I wonder if this roster is tough enough. They can play with anyone. But they lack that extra physicality or edge which can really aid in the playoffs. I would like to see McIlrath play more for Boyle and Vigneault give Girardi or Staal breaks when needed. Keeping his vets fresh should be mandatory. It's not based on 82. But rather late May and June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 You've pretty much hit the nail on the head about this year's (and last year's) Rangers. They may very well win the President's Trophy again, and probably deservedly and convincingly so; and then what their strengths are during this season will again probably be their undoing as they make another playoff run. Also, Montreal and Washington have gotten stronger and Tampa Bay is still just as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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