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

Flash · Jun 15, 2007

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EE94 said:

Flash said:

Hank_Scorpio said:

JR said:

I am NOT a big Strachan fan but that was a great column--except for the net thing, as Hank pointed out.

Firing Bettman would be the best thing the league could do for itself.
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Yea I'm not a big fan of Strachan either. Only reason I saw the article was because it was linked on the MSN home page.

Figured it could make good conversation on here in the slow time leading up to free agency.
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For all the times I had to re-write Strach to make him readable, I may need a drink before I hit that link.
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For all Strach's faults, how his columns were structured wasn't one of them. His opinions are one thing, but compared to most columnists at the Sun - Jones comes to mind - Strach was Rudyard Kipling.
If you were re-writing him to make him "readable", then you were letting your personal opinions of the guy get in the way.
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Considering I've never met Strach, that's highly impossible.

Answer me this: Have you ever seen his raw copy?

Double J · Jun 15, 2007

Re: 2007 NHL awards and off-season running thread

Flash said:

In today's Calgary Herald ... Mike Keenan is a changed man.

"Part of the persona you develop from being extremely firm is (the misconception) that you're not compassionate, that you don't care. It's like parenting -- sometimes you have to be firm. You try to be fair and ... you're always loving.
"If you want to scrutinize my coaching reputation, demeanour, approach and if you really want to examine it closely, I have changed. If I hadn't changed, I wouldn't have coached in the league as long as I did."

Someone pass the barf bag.
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Trevor Linden is ahead of you and he looks like he'll be a while with it....

JC · Jun 15, 2007

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Keenan talking about being compassionate is a joke. When he coached the Canucks he had Grant Ledyard's name plate removed when he was given permission to visit his wife in Dallas who had been diagnosed with cancer. He told the team that Ledyard had quit on them.

MilanWall · Jun 15, 2007

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JC said:

Keenan talking about being compassionate is a joke. When he coached the Canucks he had Grant Ledyard's name plate removed when he was given permission to visit his wife in Dallas who had been diagnosed with cancer. He told the team that Ledyard had quit on them.
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I knew Keenan was incompetent (recently, anyway). I had no idea he was batshit insane.

hockeybeat · Jun 15, 2007

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MilanWall said:

JC said:

Keenan talking about being compassionate is a joke. When he coached the Canucks he had Grant Ledyard's name plate removed when he was given permission to visit his wife in Dallas who had been diagnosed with cancer. He told the team that Ledyard had quit on them.
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I knew Keenan was incompetent (recently, anyway). I had no idea he was batshit insane.
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Keenan's not batshit. He's just an asshole.

Claws for Concern · Jun 16, 2007

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Bruins fired Dave Lewis after only one season today.

hockeybeat · Jun 16, 2007

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Claws for Concern said:

Bruins fired Dave Lewis after only one season today.
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I know a Bruins fan who is delirously happy about the news.

I would guess this paves the way for Mike Milbury to come in and coach Boston.

Flash · Jun 16, 2007

Re: 2007 NHL awards and off-season running thread

hockeybeat said:

Claws for Concern said:

Bruins fired Dave Lewis after only one season today.
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I know a Bruins fan who is delirously happy about the news.

I would guess this paves the way for Mike Milbury to come in and coach Boston.
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There's still one left?

hockeybeat · Jun 16, 2007

Re: 2007 NHL awards and off-season running thread

Flash said:

hockeybeat said:

Claws for Concern said:

Bruins fired Dave Lewis after only one season today.
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I know a Bruins fan who is delirously happy about the news.

I would guess this paves the way for Mike Milbury to come in and coach Boston.
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There's still one left?
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I think he made a mess in his Bobby Orr Underroos and doesn't know why.

EE94 · Jun 16, 2007

Re: 2007 NHL awards and off-season running thread

Flash said:

EE94 said:

Flash said:

Hank_Scorpio said:

JR said:

I am NOT a big Strachan fan but that was a great column--except for the net thing, as Hank pointed out.

Firing Bettman would be the best thing the league could do for itself.
Click to expand...

Yea I'm not a big fan of Strachan either. Only reason I saw the article was because it was linked on the MSN home page.

Figured it could make good conversation on here in the slow time leading up to free agency.
Click to expand...

For all the times I had to re-write Strach to make him readable, I may need a drink before I hit that link.
Click to expand...

For all Strach's faults, how his columns were structured wasn't one of them. His opinions are one thing, but compared to most columnists at the Sun - Jones comes to mind - Strach was Rudyard Kipling.
If you were re-writing him to make him "readable", then you were letting your personal opinions of the guy get in the way.
Click to expand...

Considering I've never met Strach, that's highly impossible.

Answer me this: Have you ever seen his raw copy?
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yes

hockeybeat · Jun 16, 2007

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Blackhawks trade Jassen Cullimore and Tony Salmelainen to Montreal for Sergei Samsanov.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AvDKPPzFyjZRnPGzIj_HakZ7vLYF?slug=ap-canadiens-blackhawkstrade&prov=ap&type=lgns

Beef03 · Jun 16, 2007

Re: 2007 NHL awards and off-season running thread

hockeybeat said:

Blackhawks trade Jassen Cullimore and Tony Salmelainen to Montreal for Sergei Samsanov.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AvDKPPzFyjZRnPGzIj_HakZ7vLYF?slug=ap-canadiens-blackhawkstrade&prov=ap&type=lgns
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The Blackhawks finally land Samsonov. I just think Montreal was a bad fit for him, but not sure how much he has left to contribute. I wasn't thrilled by his play in Edmonton and he obviously wore out his welcome in Boston. Amazing how fast a young star player can fall.

Surprised by how many teams seemingly want Tony S. He was a bust in Edmonton, then they trade him straight up for Spacek to Chicago now this ... I think he's a player who looks great playing in Europe but who's game does not translate well in the NHL.

Also heard somewhere that the Habs plan to buyout Cullimore. Not sure how much truth there is to that, but it's an effort to clear more cap space to lure Souray – which I think is futile in effort. The guy is going to California so he can be near his kid.

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