Around the League Thread Part IV
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deeshamrock
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29 yr old (900K) forward who was in his first NHL season, having spent many years playing in Switzerland.
He left in late Dec for the birth of 1st child, was due to return and has not.
Columbus Blue Jackets Suspend Gregory Hofmann
The Columbus Blue Jackets have decided that a suspension is their only option. Gregory Hofmann has been suspended indefinitely by the team, with general manager Jarmo Kekalainen offering the following explanation:
Gregory was given permission by the club to step away for personal reasons and informed us today that because of those reasons he has decided not to return. Obviously, we are disappointed, but we have no other recourse than to suspend him.
kilowatt
the vibes are not immaculate
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If I was the best hockey player in Switzerland, married to an absolute bombshell, living in the most beautiful place on Earth, and just had my first kid, and then had to go back to Columbus, Ohio, I'd probably choose not to as well.
Steve Zissou
I'll order you a red cap and a Speedo.
Reclamation Project
Cut It All Right In Two
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deeshamrock
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agree. He had every reason to be pissed off....NHL, of course, thought differently
lumbergh
It was an idea. I didn't say it was a good idea.
Oof sucks for the Stars, but it's also the reason why they fell behind the Kings in the standings. That's a two point swing on a missed call.
Ziggy Stardust
Master Debater
Wow. Rare to see a public skewering like that among NHL managers. Closest I can think of was the Burke/Lowe feud but they were on different teams, this is a manager talking shit about a former colleague.
unicornpig
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to put the fault all on hextall is such a scumbag move. not like him or holmgren dont have a major hand in this shitstorm they have on the ice today.
Raccoon Jesus
We were right there
Yeah while I buy it to some degree due to Hextall's focus on farmboys Clarke has more than enough of a spotty mgmt history of his own to shittalk
King'sPawn
Enjoy the chaos
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deeshamrock
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Thanks Ron.
It was that 'my way or the highway' mindset that was a leading reason he was fired. Never considered opinions other than his own to be considered.
wow bus meet hextall. I wonder Hextall's take on all this. Clarke sure sounded off on him there.
I mean ultimately you gotta take what Clarke says with a grain of salt here since he's still with the team. Patrick was a consensus #2 pick in rankings if I recall correctly, and who knows where he'd be if not for the injuries. And I don't blame Hextall for not listening to the old boys club in Philly considering how Holmgren and Clarke ran the team before him. Can't be easy being asked to run a team with a new philosophy when the old guard looking over your shoulder, dying to "fix" the team throw money away in free agency on horrible contracts like they did every summer.
There's probably some truth to his comments, I don't doubt it, but I'm sure there's a lot of deflecting and scapegoating as well.
There's probably some truth to his comments, I don't doubt it, but I'm sure there's a lot of deflecting and scapegoating as well.
kingsfan28
Its A Kingspiracy !
Yeah, pretty easy to take shots from the high ground. So if he says Patrick was a mistake @2 , what about Heiskanen or Pettersen then, is he going to whine about other guys they passed on too ? Hextall was fired more for not caving into ownership and fans demands for a 19 year old with NO experience to be given the starting job. Look at him now, just another mess in goal added to the long list of guys they rushed and wrecked.
kingsfan28
Its A Kingspiracy !
You have to wonder if Futa and Yanneti had the same conversations with DL about guys he passed on or picked, like Teubert instead of...ANYONE. They both have hinted at disagreements with DL not picking the BPA and going for need instead or listening to the scouts.
kingsfan28
Its A Kingspiracy !
They'd still be where they are only scoring more from the backend or most likely, traded him for a 30 yr old plus player.
KINGS17
Smartest in the Room
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Bobby Clarke with the slash on Kharlamov. Clarke doesn't mind the role of the villain.
Bobby Clarke was the villain of 1972, but was he also Team Canada's MVP? | Edmonton Journal
Team Canada’s Clarke has been blasted by many, including his old linemate Paul Henderson, for his nasty and premeditated slash to the ankle of Soviet star forward Valeri Kharlamov, which effectively took Kharlamov out of the series in Game 6. The slash was bad, but the Soviets weren’t angels it’s worth remembering. For one thing, in Game 5, USSR forward Alexander Malstev tripped up Henderson with a sneaky slash, sending him crashing backwards into the boards. Henderson received a concussion, which in today’s game would likely have kept him out of the rest of the series.
Master Yoda
LA Legends
One one positive about Blake, if you want to call it that, is he seems to defer to Yanetti at the draft table and gives his complete trust.
kingsfan28
Its A Kingspiracy !
They'd still be where they are only scoring more from the backend or most likely, traded him for a 30 yr old plus player.
I don't know, maybe they don't make the Risto deal.
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