NHL awards/draft/off-season/training camp/preseason running thread

Re: 2007 NHL awards, draft and off-season running thread

The Caps' new logo is a combination of their old one and whatever a bunch of preschoolers concocted during finger-painting.

 

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What's different between the new one and the original?

 

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Is the new Washington jersey taking on a Euro look, or is it just me?

 

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Here is the old sweater:

They are going back to the red, white and blue color scheme while modernizing the lettering and design.

 

Re: 2007 NHL awards, draft and off-season running thread

Nah, if it was a true Euro look, you would barely see the team name for the advertising. Besides, that ain't nearly ugly enough.

Now this ...


... this is a Euro jersey. :-X

 

Re: 2007 NHL awards, draft and off-season running thread

Yeegads, that's horrendous.

 

Re: 2007 NHL awards, draft and off-season running thread

Iginla's getting all freaky for the upcoming season, for which the schedule was announced yesterday.

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/sports/story.html?id=f457b444-f51f-4e5a-abea-cd6d9a737c26

'I can't wait for the season to start'
Iginla applauds team's moves in off-season
Jean Lefebvre, Calgary Herald
Published: Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Jarome Iginla can't believe the July calendar is down to its final few ragged pages.

"This summer," gasped the Calgary Flames captain, "is just going by so fast. It's amazing, I just can't believe it."

Because he digs summer vacation just as much as the next person, there's a touch of sadness in his voice as he makes that statement, but he quickly points out the cruel, unrelenting march to autumn isn't all bad.

"It's a complicated issue," says Jarome Iginla.

"I can't wait for the season to start," said Iginla, who despite having hit the big three-oh birthday milestone on July 1, maintains his kid-in-a-Wii-store ebullience. "I like what we did (during the off-season). I like our size and I like that we'll be a little tougher and bigger on the offensive side. It should be good."

 

Re: 2007 NHL awards, draft and off-season running thread

Eric Staal seems to have had a hell of a bachelor party and spent the night in the drunk tank because of it.

 

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Link?

 

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Funny stuff ... 14 arrested ...

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=214589&hubname=

Carolina Hurricanes' centre Eric Staal and younger brother, Pittsburgh Penguins' Jordan Staal, were among 14 people arrested in Cook County, Minnesota Monday after the elder Staal's bachelor party got out of hand.

Both brothers were charged with disorderly conduct and obstructing the legal process, while Jordan was also charged with consumption of alcohol while under 21 years of age. Eric's agent, Rick Curran, said he expected the misdemeanor charges to be reduced or dismissed.

According to a statement released by the Cook County Sheriff's office, after the Sheriff's office received complaints about "screaming, yelling and playing loud music," the group of about 20 was warned "multiple times" before it was ordered to leave the resort by Sheriff's deputies, a Minnesota State Patrol trooper and a U.S. Border Patrol agent at 3 a.m. Monday.

"After leaving the property, the group gathered on Highway 61 and began harassing passing motorists," the Sheriff's office said, at which point 14 members of the group were arrested at approximately 4 a.m. Eric Staal was one of 10 people to spend the night in jail.

Eric Staal scored 30 goals and picked up 40 assists last season while brother Jordan, a Calder trophy finalist, had 29 goals, 13 assists and lead the league in shorthanded goals.

 

Re: 2007 NHL awards, draft and off-season running thread

Pretty tame by NFL/NBA standards.