Around the NHL: Part VI – lol Tampa, Go Tampa!

[Edge]

Messier wasn't even a consistent post-season all-star. Get out of here.

It's funny, on many teams, you could argue that Messier was at best the second most talented talented player, and in some cases maybe even third or fourth.

He was however one of those players whose "makeup" was not only more than the sum of his parts, but arguably some weird kind of RPG multiplier.

 

[ReggieDunlop68]

Joe's Jack Nicholas tid bit ruined

 

[I Eat Crow]

Brayden Schenn is a giant ***** for hitting Buff like that

Couldn't have happened to a better guy

 

[Edge]

Sometimes it feels like Tampa Bay's pursuit of so many former Rangers has also had the unintended consequence of bringing with it the habit of making things harder than they should be, and a somewhat questionable sense of urgency.

 

[Rempe73]

So pumped for the CBJ to take a 3-0 lead. No Kucherov or Hedman, so this is their chance. You have to be lucky and take advantage of that luck in the playoffs to make it far.

 

[SnowblindNYR]

Yes, but "generational" is inherently defined by one's generation.

Can't change the meaning of the word because the guy is the only dog at the bowl.

Same reason I feel Lundqvist is generational. Absolutely abhorrent generation of goaltenders, but we can't change the rules.

I feel like generational should be ON AVERAGE once a generation. Just like Lemieux shouldn't be punished for his parents deciding to shack up around the same time as Gretzky's parents, Lundqvist shouldn't be rewarded for the opposite.

 

[haohmaru]

Messier wasn't even a consistent post-season all-star. Get out of here.

Messier is 2nd all time in playoff scoring averaging well over a point per game.

 

[haohmaru]

TB hitting the post and things just get worse and worse.

 

[FultonReed]

Couldn't have happened to a better guy

guy's a peach, a saint even

 

[Tob]

Should have traded Callahan a 1st round pick and a 3rd round pick to us for Zuccarello at 50% retained.

 

[haohmaru]

Uh oh.

 

[offdacrossbar]

f tampa

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Messier franchise player, not generational.

 

[JESSEWENEEDTOCOOK]

looks like tampa may have decided to show up

 

[mike14]

Bob's really not tracking the puck well after it hits him

 

[SnowblindNYR]

If Tampa doesn't win the cup I hope they get swept in the first round.

 

[Rempe73]

I’m not too familiar with Tampa’s cap situation, but will the cap hell start this offseason or next?

 

[Edge]

Still rooting for Tampa.

I get the revenge angle, but that seems kind of self-defeating. Kind of like harming yourself to prove a point to someone who hurt you.

Having said that, if they gotta go, get 'em out early. Why suffer.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

I’m not too familiar with Tampa’s cap situation, but will the cap hell start this offseason or next?

depends how much they have to pay Point

 

[Tob]

depends how much they have to pay Point

so this season

 

[bl02]

I guess the blues have decided to take the night off​

 

[SnowblindNYR]

How was that not a hold on McDonagh?

 

[boredmale]

That has to be from a movie, right?

As other pointed out it's from the movie baseketball

 

[haohmaru]

I’m not too familiar with Tampa’s cap situation, but will the cap hell start this offseason or next?

Lots of UFA's on their D. They're going to have to figure that out.

 

[bl02]

What a bozo shot there by Miller