Around the League '18-'19

[Bandit]

Would be nice if the Kings did a fan poll like this.

Gotta go with the flying skate. Bure was a god among men.

 

[KINGS17]

Would be nice if the Kings did a fan poll like this.

As long as it's black and white Luc doesn't care.

 

[Bandit]

As long as it's black and white Luc doesn't care.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

As long as it's black and white Luc doesn't care.

Or combine those two and you have yourself a putrid grey jersey to look at.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Gotta go with the flying skate. Bure was a god among men.

Bure was McDavid with Sakic's shot.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

When I was a kid, I hated Bure because of how often he killed the Kings, but I also grew to appreciate his talents because god damn, the guy was good. He also stood up for himself.







BTW, that's the same Todd Simpson who injured Palffy in 2003-04 in this game,
Los Angeles Kings at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Box Score — January 7, 2004 | Hockey-Reference.com

 

[Reaper45]

When I was a kid, I hated Bure because of how often he killed the Kings, but I also grew to appreciate his talents because god damn, the guy was good. He also stood up for himself.







BTW, that's the same Todd Simpson who injured Palffy in 2003-04 in this game,
Los Angeles Kings at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Box Score — January 7, 2004 | Hockey-Reference.com

That elbow on Churla is still one of the worst I've seen. Dirty as can be

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

That elbow on Churla is still one of the worst I've seen. Dirty as can be

Churla earned it.

 

[YP44]

When I was a kid, I hated Bure because of how often he killed the Kings, but I also grew to appreciate his talents because god damn, the guy was good. He also stood up for himself.







BTW, that's the same Todd Simpson who injured Palffy in 2003-04 in this game,
Los Angeles Kings at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Box Score — January 7, 2004 | Hockey-Reference.com

hit on Churla is gross. The clip of Marchment is pretty clear Marchment went for a knee on knee.

 

[Reaper45]

Churla earned it.

No doubt he was running around too but I hate seeing anyone like that outside of maybe Raffi Torres or Matt Cooke.

 

[YP44]

No doubt he was running around too but I hate seeing anyone like that outside of maybe Raffi Torres or Matt Cooke.

even then. pretty gross.

 

[Bandit]

God damn. That elbow would be a 20 game suspension these days, at least. Total interference too. Crazy to see how different the game was back then. Tons of interference and straight up tackling.

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

God damn. That elbow would be a 20 game suspension these days, at least. Total interference too. Crazy to see how different the game was back then. Tons of interference and straight up tackling.

I'm so conflicted about stuff like that, at least back in the day. I know it would never fly these days, but that was some Gordie Howe shit, making sure the allstar takes care of himself and no one wants to go into a corner with the guy who would flying elbow Shane Churla. Not that I at all want to see guys injured, but I'd love to see, for example, Kopitar somehow make an example of someone trying to take a run at him (or at least something to handle Haula buttending him in the face, etc.).

At the time, I was like "That's so f***ing dirty and I love it."

But yeah, "pinning" a guy back then was basically wrapping him and dumping him. If you got caught, you were out of the play. Matt Greene would have been great in that era minus the actual fighting, heh.

 

[Reaper45]

I'm so conflicted about stuff like that, at least back in the day. I know it would never fly these days, but that was some Gordie Howe ****, making sure the allstar takes care of himself and no one wants to go into a corner with the guy who would flying elbow Shane Churla. Not that I at all want to see guys injured, but I'd love to see, for example, Kopitar somehow make an example of someone trying to take a run at him (or at least something to handle Haula buttending him in the face, etc.).

At the time, I was like "That's so ****ing dirty and I love it."

But yeah, "pinning" a guy back then was basically wrapping him and dumping him. If you got caught, you were out of the play. Matt Greene would have been great in that era minus the actual fighting, heh.

Matt Greene would've made the Olympic team back then. Tall about being born in the wrong era.

 

[raswilliam]

 

[Bandit]

Man Bob Miller and David Courtney.

 

[YP44]

Detroit now over the cap

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

Man, I f***ing love Mike Richards. What a career we--and he--were all robbed of

 

[YP44]

why post this?

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

And now, Morrow is dealing with post concussion syndromes after retirement.

 

[deeshamrock]

Dylan Larkin signed a 5 yr deal with the Wings, 30.5M. Good deal. I like him, he's only 22, still a good bit of growth ahead. His 63 pts last year almost doubled what he had the year before, which is what I like to see in a young player. And Mantha fits well riding shotgun on that line. They need to move some $$ out, I'm guessing Nyquist, he's been in a lot of rumors.

 

[Bandit]

why post this?

Why not? It's one of maybe three times in his entire career Kopitar has been trucked. We've been very lucky with his durability. Doesn't hurt that he's essentially a moose on skates.

 

[Sol]

When I was a kid, I hated Bure because of how often he killed the Kings, but I also grew to appreciate his talents because god damn, the guy was good. He also stood up for himself.







BTW, that's the same Todd Simpson who injured Palffy in 2003-04 in this game,
Los Angeles Kings at Mighty Ducks of Anaheim Box Score — January 7, 2004 | Hockey-Reference.com

Damn that elbow was God Tier and so was that sucker punch. Nice to see incredibly talented players get back at the guys messing with them. Not necessarily clean but payback nonetheless

 

[KINGS17]

And now, Morrow is dealing with post concussion syndromes after retirement.

Man, that sucks.

 

[lumbergh]

Detroit now over the cap

They're probably hoping Zetterberg doesn't play.