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- 11/22/09
If I had to say just one thing about Kolzig, it's that he was always intense.
posted by MrFrisby at 03:47 PM on September 23
Review for the highly anticipated video game, NHL10, which hits stores today.
posted by MrFrisby at 01:24 PM on September 15
For the sake of balanced coverage, there's also Brahm Resnik's Twitter feed.
This is mess is ten times uglier than with Nashville. I'd hate to see what happens in Atlanta/Tampa Bay/somewhwere else if Balsillie loses this battle.
posted by MrFrisby at 12:55 PM on September 10
I really admire the OCR's three guidelines for reader comments:
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posted by MrFrisby at 11:37 AM on September 10
We're only a few weeks away from the 1st preseason game and camps are opening as we speak. Talking about an opportunity to do stuff.
Isn't it about time for our yearly hockey predictions post?
posted by MrFrisby at 02:06 PM on September 04
Twelve years? Holy moley.
That's twelve years to a thirty year old goaltender. Should we place bets now on if he fulfills the full length of the contract?
posted by MrFrisby at 08:43 PM on September 02
I was shocked when I read the headline, but after reading the article, not so much.
The article addresses the discontent on the process by which Saskin was hired and Eric Lindros' resignation as the association's ombudsman but what it doesn't address is how there are plenty of capable players still out there that won't get a job this season in the NHL due to the salary cap or those that believe that they will get underpaid because of collusion.
I fear the worst, that another hockeyless winter awaits us in the near future.
posted by MrFrisby at 10:28 PM on August 31
and the Jets were far better that they were the previous year
Favre wasn't the only addition the Jets made that year. There was also Alan Faneca, Calvin Pace, Dustin Keller, Jay Feely, and Kris Jenkins just to name a few.
posted by MrFrisby at 06:24 PM on August 20
Would it make him a better person if he simply threw wads of cash around the place without any thought? Surely not.
I have a problem with personal foundations that have plenty of money coming in, but small amounts actually being disbursed for charitable purposes
That reminds me of something a wise man once told me. He said that before you give to any charity/non-profit organization that you should find out what percentage of your donation will go to the actual cause and how much goes to administrative costs. Supposedly, most of the charities that use telemarketing only receive about 20% of your donation (maybe even less).
posted by MrFrisby at 03:59 AM on July 07
I want to see Favre chuck it up for grabs just like if we're playing flag football back on the farm in Mississippi.
And what was his interception/TD ratio last season again? Be careful what you wish for. says the Chad Pennington/Jets fan.
posted by MrFrisby at 02:58 AM on July 07
I see Mad Dog is also on his way to Chicago. I can't say I'm happy to see him to leave New Jersey, but that much money was too rich for Lou to match.
What's up with Montreal? First they trade for Gomez and then they sign Gionta to a 5 year/$5 mil per deal. $12mil is an awful lot of money for an average of 38 goals per season.
posted by MrFrisby at 09:28 PM on July 01
From section 50.7 of the current CBA (page 219):
...any decrease in Player Salary and Bonuses from one League Year to another may not exceed 50 percent of the Player Salary and Bonuses of the lower of the first two League Years of the SPC...
Legal mumbo jumbo aside, Chicago probably should have asked the Islanders how that Depietro contract has been working out so far.
posted by MrFrisby at 05:55 PM on July 01
They can only decrease by a certain percentage each year, but I can't remember what it is and I'm not having any luck finding it right now.
posted by MrFrisby at 05:17 PM on July 01
Before the lockout, it seemed like it was common for contenders to sign a veteran who had yet to win a Cup. Hasek, Bourque, Andreychuk to name a few. As a Devils fan I was worried about that extra motivation back in 2003 when the Mighty Ducks had veteran Steve Thomas. Somehow, he didn't make the list.
posted by MrFrisby at 01:54 AM on June 11
The guy getting fish slapped is my favorite.
posted by MrFrisby at 01:21 PM on April 16
I couldn't find the article I was referring to, but here is one that is fairly close. And here's a related article.
posted by MrFrisby at 06:05 PM on March 15
I remember reading an article a few months ago that said something to the effect of most doctors will try to talk any unwed male patients under the age of 30 out of getting a vasectomy. Something about them still being young and how it it could cause problems if their potential future spouse wants to have kids.
posted by MrFrisby at 11:58 PM on March 14
Hold on a minute, the Czechs-Mex Line? Really? Oh wait, the caption tells the story:
Certainly nowhere near as famous or successful as Edmonton's stellar `80s line of Wayne Gretzky, Esa Tikkanen and Jari Kurri, this short-lived line (2006-07) scored points with us for its clever moniker based on the trio's ethnic heritages.
OK, so it's not about talent as much as SI just likes the names. Well, as much as I despise the Flyers, even if they only made it into this list because of their nickname, I think the Legion of Doom deserves to be mentioned in a list of greatest lines.
posted by MrFrisby at 11:48 PM on January 21
but in lieu of the EGG line should have been the EAS. Elias, Arnott, and Sykora were the top line on a team that scored the second most goals in the NHL and allowed the least in 99-00, and they also won the Cup.
More commonly known as the A-Line, but I agree, still better than the Elias, Gomez, Gionta line.
Funny thing about those guys, prior to Mondays game in Nashville from Tom Gulitti:
From the odd category. Although Jason Arnott said he saw Patrik Elias for "a little bit" on Sunday in Nashville, Elias denied he saw or spoke to Arnott on Sunday. In fact, Elias said his last communication with Arnott was when he sent him an text message to congratulate him for playing in his 1000th game on Dec. 23.
posted by MrFrisby at 11:28 PM on January 21
Pascal Leclaire obviously loves his Captain Crunch. (more at this shameless self link)
Thanks for posting, BoK.
posted by MrFrisby at 09:14 PM on November 13
I'm sorry, boss, I swear I was just reading hockey news and not looking at p0rn!
Not the video that dviking is looking for,but fast forward to the 5:00 mark.
posted by MrFrisby at 10:52 PM on October 22
Pay attention
Thanks captain obvious, but I can't, I'm broke. But since you brought up week 2, Favre sucked that week too.
posted by MrFrisby at 08:18 PM on October 20
Easy for me to believe. After his performance yesterday, it's obvious he didn't spend an hour studying the Jets offense.
posted by MrFrisby at 03:44 PM on October 20
/walks in ready to berate TO about whatever stupid and selfish thing that he's done now. Oh bloody hell, he hasn't given us anything to piss and moan about in like two years. /sticks hands in pockets. Kicks dirt, but walks away feeling a little better about the human race.
posted by MrFrisby at 12:19 PM on July 22
Actually, when I first read the article, the scene that Skot quoted was the first thing that I thought of.
posted by MrFrisby at 02:50 PM on July 18
Dude, smothered and covered is the only way to go.
posted by MrFrisby at 10:48 PM on July 16
I think that if the Washington owner really wanted to increase revenue, that a name and logo change would really boost profits. Much like the uniform change did for the entire NHL.
posted by MrFrisby at 06:53 PM on July 14
I'd be turning in my Stars jersey today if I was a fan. Easy to say when you are not really a Stars fan. But I do know of one that may be going to even more extremes. I'm also kind of shocked that this is the first thread of the Free Agency Frenzy. James Duthie quote: You’ve heard of spending like drunken sailors? How about spending like billionaire sailors on crack.
posted by MrFrisby at 08:57 PM on July 02
Yeah, but he's also known for wearing out his welcome. I hear his shelf life is only two years, so the Stars signed him for two years too many.
posted by MrFrisby at 04:09 PM on July 02
Sorry, fabulon, but I think that I can safely speak for most Americans when I say," We do not want Pierre [deleted] McGuire." One of my first comments on Spofi included a sentence about how much I missed The Mullet. Love him or hate him, the guy eats, sleeps, and breathes hockey. I look forward to seeing him behind the bench.
posted by MrFrisby at 09:37 PM on June 24
. Nice link, I started to highlight my favorite parts, but I would have ended up copying and pasting over half of the article.
posted by MrFrisby at 11:41 PM on June 23
I have been waiting all day to listen to this. Great stuff, senior bangs.
posted by MrFrisby at 07:32 PM on June 11
I'm starting to have flashbacks of 2003. Well, except that Babcock and Rafalski are on the same team.
posted by MrFrisby at 08:26 PM on May 28
Eight times if you watch all the games on television. Fourteen, if you include the playoffs. I find it very shocking that somebody has not heard of Crosby, considering how sick I am of hearing about him. I also don't understand all this "VS is hard to find" bologna (now the NHL Network, that's another story). My remote has a button that says "guide". It took me less than a minute to find it when I switched providers.
posted by MrFrisby at 09:29 PM on May 24
Hey, price drivers and trade bait are very important to the NHL!
posted by MrFrisby at 05:17 PM on February 29
From about.com: Over 350 members of the NHL Players' Association took their game to Europe during the 2004-05 NHL lockout Dynamo Moscow won its the Russian championship with an NHL assist from Maxim Afinogenov, Artem Chubarov, Pavel Datsyuk, Andrei Markov and Sergei Samsonov. Based in Kazan, a small city in the eastern republic of Tatarstan, the Snow Leopards spent a reported $65 million US on a roster that included Nikolai Khabibulin, Vincent Lecavalier, Ilya Kovalchuk, Alexei Kovalev, Dany Heatley and Darius Kasparaitis. The Czech league was victimized by bidding wars. Jaromir Jagr, Martin Havlat and Patrik Elias were among those who began with Czech teams before bailing out for better offers in Finland or Russia. Russia hosted 70 NHLPA visitors, with a couple of teams said to be among the richest in Europe. Emphasis mine. All I am saying is that Russia (or Europe in general) wasn't such a bad place to play during the last lockout. And as you can see, some places did have a decent amount of money to throw around. Add to that the seemingly declining popularity of the NHL, and the possibilty of another lockout in the near future, well, the thought of a European league competing with the NHL doesn't seem so far fetched to me.
posted by MrFrisby at 03:08 PM on February 29
It's not uncommon for undrafted North American players to go overseas to play. Just look where Rafalski was playing before being signed by the Devils. So I could see Canadian and US players going to the Russian Super League. Where were all of the elite players playing during the 2004-2005 season? When does the current CBA expire?
posted by MrFrisby at 01:06 PM on February 29
I don't doubt that Zednik could easily return, as long as this hasn't messed with his mind. Simon Gagne is the one who needs to worry about his mind. He's on concussion #3 this season.
posted by MrFrisby at 02:31 PM on February 11
I'm surprised that they finished playing the game. I don't think I could have if I was a player. My knees would have been too wobbly to skate and I may have even needed a puke bucket.
posted by MrFrisby at 11:21 AM on February 11
Out of all of the football movies, "Varsity Blues" is probably my favorite.
posted by MrFrisby at 11:49 PM on January 25
I'll see your Gymkata and raise you by Only the Strong.
posted by MrFrisby at 03:55 PM on January 25
After watching Jon Comer make me look like a poser, it doesn't surprise me what people with prosthetics can do.
posted by MrFrisby at 09:21 AM on January 15
I guess you guys didn't hear about the biting incident on Friday. The league has already reviewed it though and Hatcher will not be suspended. Click here for video.
posted by MrFrisby at 06:24 PM on January 06
No, I'm not kidding. But in the overall scale of things that irk me, I would only give it a 2 out of 10.
posted by MrFrisby at 07:27 PM on January 02
*Assuming that they used the lightest Zamboni.
posted by MrFrisby at 07:06 PM on January 02
I did not like that they sung God Bless America instead of the National Anthem either. I also didn't like all of the "let's shove Sidney Crosby down their throats" type coverage. He is a great player, and the play where he juggled the puck in the air into the offensive zone was impressive, but I didn't need to see the replay every five minutes. That said, with all of the potential non/casual fans that were viewing the game, I can understand why they did it. What I can't understand was that hole in the ice problem that delayed the game so much. I did learn something new, that football fields are a nine inch high mound and not a flat field. But who's idea was it to use plywood in a wet environment that a three ton piece of machinery* would be riding on to make the surface level? I can even forgive them for splitting the third period into two ten minute periods and letting the teams switch sides of the ice, but splitting the OT into two 2:30 minute sessions, that was too much. I really did enjoy watching the game from the warm comfort of my living room though. I would call it a huge success considering that I live in college basketball/NASCAR country and the local paper that only sometimes posts NHL standings dedicated 1/4 of a page to the game and even printed color pictures! While I did enjoy the game, I did not enjoy the linked article. I guess John and Gene are trying to get jobs with the MSM by giving a slight to New Jersey. Don't they know that the 'in thing' to do is pick on Nashville?
posted by MrFrisby at 07:00 PM on January 02
If it were Chip and Biff, there would only be two.
posted by MrFrisby at 03:29 PM on December 14
Cote gets a three game suspension for the aforementioned hit. That brings the count up to five.
posted by MrFrisby at 01:57 PM on December 03
13 points in 12 games is still over 1 ppg, what's he apologizing for again? I can think of at least ten other players who should be doing the apologizing (Cheechoo, Elias, Gomez...). Hell, he had a goal and assist tonight tonight, but I had him on the bench tonight because Yahoo! has him listed as DTD.
posted by MrFrisby at 11:29 PM on November 15
I finally found the time to watch all of these. Great stuff and good for the Blackhawk fans. I give this post 5 out of 5 stars. I really liked how they have Toews mention his goal against Colorado.
posted by MrFrisby at 08:05 PM on November 08
Didn't Jose Conseco's ex-wife do the exact same thing a couple of years ago?
posted by MrFrisby at 04:05 PM on October 04
I wish the media would do some deeper reporting on why this is exceptable in "some" circles of society Can you just say what you mean? If you want to talk about why black people are awful, by all means, go ahead. I don't get it. I don't see race being implied in patsfan73's statement at all. If Bishop just made that same retort, you would be all over him.
posted by MrFrisby at 08:12 PM on August 20
But how do you explain the eyesight? Good question. Maybe I missed a stereotype somewhere, but wouldn't a gay man be as susceptible to going blind as a straight man?
posted by MrFrisby at 10:01 PM on August 17
I think Rafalski will fit in quite well with Detroit. The change of atmosphere and playing in his 'hometown' will probably do him some good. I wish him the best of luck. However, that does leave a hole on the Devils defense. I don't know of anybody in the system that can replace him, maybe Andy Greene can step up, or maybe Lou can find another gem playing in Europe.
posted by MrFrisby at 10:49 AM on July 02
Well, this doesn't look good. For the Nashville fans anyways. I guess Detroit won't have any competition in it's division this upcoming season.
posted by MrFrisby at 08:44 AM on June 18
I'm not saying it's Basillie's ploy, I'm sure he would much rather have the Predators than an expansion team. The NHL does not want Nashville to move because that would leave a huge hockey void in that precious area of the United States. I'm also not convinced that Craig Leipold is in it just for the money, he is a Nashville resident and a huge hockey fan. He wants the team to stay and succeed in Nashville. His original plan was just to sell a share of the team. I don't understand the economics of how the sale to Basillie would raise the value of all the other teams, and if it does, what good does it do unless you are putting it up for sale. I haven't heard of any other owners looking to sell.
posted by MrFrisby at 01:28 PM on June 15
From this thread we see that it looks like the NHL wants to expand to 32 teams. Kansas City will have an arena ready by then. Baslillie seems to have Hamilton all ready to go. There is also another group of from Nashville ready to make an offer to buy the Predators but can not while Basillie's is on the table. So it seems as though everything is set for the NHL if they can steer everybody in the right direction. They get the expansion fees from two teams and Basillie saves money because the expansion fee is half of what he would pay for the Preds. That was my thinking, but you have some good points there, Doc.
posted by MrFrisby at 12:24 PM on June 15
So how the heck does this story end? Boy's offer to buy team rejected by BOG, boy granted an expansion team in 2008.
posted by MrFrisby at 10:54 AM on June 15
The General Association of Recognized Sports Federations. The IASC is not a member. There are requirements on the number of member national federations, participation in World Championships, and the like. Skateboarding does have World Championships, so I guess they are part of the way there. If I understand it correctly, (thanks Amateur) every country would need to have it's own federation/association of skateboarding and all of those would have to be a part of a bigger federation that oversees them all? O.k, sure just going in under the ICU can get skateboarding into the Olympics rather quickly, but I would rather see it get there under it's own power. Skateboarding has it's own disciplines such as street, park, vert, and big air. If cycling has to remove some of it's own events to allow for these, then I see a potentially big problem, a conflict of interest so to speak.
posted by MrFrisby at 10:35 PM on June 12
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
Neidermeyer on his way to the New Jersey Devils. That would be Rob, not Scott.