2013-2014 NHL Thread

[Bender]

billmeltzer: Two defensive lineup changes for the Flyers tonight. Gustafsson and Luke Schenn healthy scratches. Meszaros and Gill will start.

JvR for Schenn. LOL.

But we're the ones who broke him sooo.... Our management is bad and we should feel bad?

 

[bustaheims]

But we're the ones who broke him sooo.... Our management is bad and we should feel bad?

The same management group that "broke" him traded him for JvR, so, no. We should not feel bad. The Flyers are bad (at everything except gooning it up) and they should feel bad.

 

[Jalili]

billmeltzer: Two defensive lineup changes for the Flyers tonight. Gustafsson and Luke Schenn healthy scratches. Meszaros and Gill will start.

JvR for Schenn. LOL.

But we're the ones who broke him sooo.... Our management is bad and we should feel bad?

If there's someone to feel bad for it's Schenn.

One can only imagine that it's been a pretty huge letdown for him, from being once considered a future stud D-man and the golden boy in Toronto, to being a healthy scratch now in year 6 of his career.

I actually hope he turns it around.

 

[Madferret]

Are we really that surprised / shocked / upset that Emery / the Flyers gooned a team that was beating them 7-0 at home? Getting soft people!

 

[hockeyfan1]

http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/54169-Former-NHL-defenceman-worries-about-head-injuries-as-feds-announces-new-funding.html

 

[hockeyfan1]

Nashville fans get your hockey t-shirts and cheer on your team...
oh wait, what the heck's a 'perd'???

http://www.ontheforecheck.com/2013/9/4/4694386/lets-go-perds-t-shirt-nashville-predators-keith-olbermann

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

Nashville fans get your hockey t-shirts and cheer on your team...
oh wait, what the heck's a 'perd'???

http://www.ontheforecheck.com/2013/9/4/4694386/lets-go-perds-t-shirt-nashville-predators-keith-olbermann

In certain slavic languages, it means fart.

 

[mc]

its better to fart elsewhere so the "lets go" is apt.

 

[bustaheims]

mirtle: Ruh roh. RT @DNFlyers: Luke Schenn officially scratched for the third straight game.

JvR for Schenn. LOL.

 

[MetalRaven]

mirtle: Ruh roh. RT @DNFlyers: Luke Schenn officially scratched for the third straight game.

JvR for Schenn. LOL.

Maybe we can get him back for Calgary's 4th...play him for 5 games and then trade him for a number 1 center?

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Steen has 14 goals.  It truly sucks to realize a #1 C was traded for Stempniak.

 

[bustaheims]

Steen has 14 goals.  It truly sucks to realize a #1 C was traded for Stempniak.

He's a UFA this summer . . . 8)

 

[Jalili]

That man is getting paid this summer.

The way he's playing... who knows, he might $6 million+ on a long-term deal.

 

[Beowulf]

I had posted this in the Fantasy thread without realizing it was already brought up here, but just to add to it:

He has scored in 12 of 14 games.

He has at least a point in 13 of 14.

Oh and by the way he's also the top PKing fwd on the Blues.

 

[Corn Flake]

Steen probably would have been captain of the Leafs if he wasn't in that terrible, terrible trade.

 

[Bullfrog]

Oh and by the way he's also the top PKing fwd on the Blues.

That's the clincher for me. I never expected this level of offensive output (and he's obviously going to slow down soon), but he's such a well-rounded player; very versatile; good leadership.

 

[Corn Flake]

That man is getting paid this summer.

The way he's playing... who knows, he might $6 million+ on a long-term deal.

Anything is possible but his problem has always been staying healthy, and his highest season point total to date is only 51, so although he looks great this year not sure it will sell teams that he's suddenly an elite point producer.

He's a heart and soul player though...  partly why he gets hurt so much.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

I completely forgot he hit 40 points in 2 of his first 3 seasons with the Leafs. And he was a pretty reliable defensive player back then too for somebody his age. What a stupid, stupid trade.

 

[maplesyrup]

Yup. This one sucks. But hey, JvR... You win some you lose some. 

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

I completely forgot he hit 40 points in 2 of his first 3 seasons with the Leafs. And he was a pretty reliable defensive player back then too for somebody his age. What a stupid, stupid trade.

I think people were just so dissatisfied with those Leafs teams that he was largely overlooked/unappreciated for what he did.