News From Around the League - Part XXXVIII

[Wingman77]

Marty gets 3rd star of the week

 

[Saugus]

Marty gets 3rd star of the week

They gave it to him for his dancing skills, no doubt.

 

[Spiral21x]

just waiting for the years go by and start to hear the wild fans wanting to get rid of little zach and get someone bigger to replace him. As i have been saying ever since 2010 loss to the flyers, zach is too small to carry a team. Prongerlike player can shut him down 100%. Good riddance, sucks that we didnt get anything in return.

Yea his size really has been the only knock against him. He made up for it with sheer determination and the willingness to fight to the net anyway, but over the course of a series against guys who are 6'4 230 lbs a little guy can get ground down. While I still miss Parise, from a physical standpoint we really needed to get bigger.

 

[Oroku Saki*]

Yuck looks like I'm stuck watching Isles - Canes tonight.

 

[Unknown Caller]

I don't think his size has much to do with it. My issue with Parise was always that he's not a gamechanger. In the regular season he looks great because he outworks everyone. In the playoffs when everyone on the ice is working their ass off, he's not nearly as effective or impressive. I think that's the main reason why his production tends to drop off in the postseason.

 

[MartyOwns]

wait so some people wouldnt want crosby or malkin on the devils, right?

right?

i mean cmon, itll never happen anyway. but if lou ever signed geno, and with our relatively 'cheap'/awesome defense (including prospects)...we would be a machine.

put it this way- we get geno, and you can play kovy on RW for the rest of his life and i'll shut up. those 2 on a line with a defensivly aware winger=heavengasm

 

[BrodeursCups]

Oh, Malkin's definitely leaving the burgh. Did you see the twinkle last night?

 

[DEVILS ALL THE WAY*]

wait so some people wouldnt want crosby or malkin on the devils, right?

right?

i mean cmon, itll never happen anyway. but if lou ever signed geno, and with our relatively 'cheap'/awesome defense (including prospects)...we would be a machine.

put it this way- we get geno, and you can play kovy on RW for the rest of his life and i'll shut up. those 2 on a line with a defensivly aware winger=heavengasm

Like I said previously, Geno would cost us the equivalent of Tallinder and Volchenkov's salary. One of them is a healthy scratch and the other, well, he's nothing to write home about.

That right there would cover Malkin's salary, roughly around 7M$/7.5M$ per, wich would be fine by me. Bring in one of our kids to compensate for the loss of Volchenkov, like Urbom or Gélinas, and we'd have a ****ing solid team for years to come.

I mean alot can happen in the spand of two years, but let's say we resign our pending UFA's, we can probably dress a lineup that would like...

Henrique-Malkin-Kovalchuk
Elias-Zajac-Clarkson
Matteau-Josefson-Zubrus
Carter-Gionta-Bernier

God mother****ing damn

 

[DEVILS ALL THE WAY*]

BOS is likely to sign vet Jay Pandolfo to a contract this week. He has been skating/traveling with Bruins without a contract.

https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/s...38639377440768

Good for Pandolfo... and the rest of the league as well

 

[CerebralGenesis]

Is Darche still following the team around? He was probably hoping little Gionta is bruised up and needed a few days rest.

 

[Better Call Sal]

Good for Pando, love the guy. Wish him all the best.

 

[Bleedred]

Marty gets 3rd star of the week

Why would they give it to a washed up loser that isn't even a top 10 goaltender anymore?

 

[manilaNJ]

Why would they give it to a washed up loser that isn't even a top 10 goaltender anymore?

Future hall of famers, Anton Volchenkov and Marek Zidlicky, are making him look better than he is.

 

[Devilsfan92]

Is Darche still following the team around? He was probably hoping little Gionta is bruised up and needed a few days rest.

I believe he is.

My guess is his fate is tied with Matteau's. and Matteau is looking better now. Should be interesting.

 

[BahlDeep]

This line change done by the rangers is awesome

For the love of god, please

someone have to photoshop the puck and turn it into a potato, or even a Jokinen head

 

[Bleedred]

If Zubrus goes to LTIR we're gonna need another player on the roster at forward. Could be Darche, could be Loktionov, and there's a slightly possible chance of Janssen. Though I think the last one isn't a good possibility. It's more of a nightmare!

 

[Devils Trap]

Holy Wow Stat

Red Wings are 31-0-4 in there last 35 games when Datsyuk scores

 

[Devils Trap]

Oh, Malkin's definitely leaving the burgh. Did you see the twinkle last night?

Malkin has seen Red the last two games. And I dont mean he is getting angry

They gave it to him for his dancing skills, no doubt.

Just give Kovy the Hart in that case

 

[Saugus]

Oh, Malkin's definitely leaving the burgh. Did you see the twinkle last night?

Bright lights and tall buildings, hussle and bustle.

Future hall of famers, Anton Volchenkov and Marek Zidlicky, are making him look better than he is.

Thanks for the laugh.

 

[Oroku Saki*]

Future hall of famers, Anton Volchenkov and Marek Zidlicky, are making him look better than he is.

 

[glenwo2]

^ I'm officially blind. Thanks.

 

[SKNJD9]

Wow Mac put on a lot of weight since joining Carolina.

 

[Bleedred]

Wow Mac put on a lot of weight since joining Carolina.

Must be the pulled pork, fried chicken and biscuits, and all that.

 

[davebenj]

For the love of god, please

someone have to photoshop the puck and turn it into a potato, or even a Jokinen head

That would be awesome. Staal fails at life

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

The fact that anyone has a name identifying themselves as Colonials is laughable considering the highest level is Midget AA. I didn't need to read anymore than that.

Or he could be a Western Connecticut State University hockey fan! There's nothing but Rangers fans around here.