Juvarisx
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The owners love Bettman, he makes them lots and lots of money. He is not there for the public to love him or the players to like him. TO suggest he is going anywhere is laughable at best.
NHL 2012-13 - Half Season Thread
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Guest, it's time once again for the massively important and exciting FoH Asshat Tournament!
Go here and give us your nominations!Who's been the biggest Asshat in the last year? Give us your worst ones!
Tarrant
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Gary Bettman is sorry guys, and would like you to forgive him.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013...ry-nhl-lockout
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2013...ry-nhl-lockout
Eomer
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That's what it comes down to really. I don't think he's a bad GM by any means. Some of the moves he made in Toronto were highly suspect, especially the Kessel trade, but others were pretty good (Phaneuf). The problem is that he hasn't earned the right to be a complete cunt to everyone who questions him, but he seems to think he has. The way he handled himself in the media was abhorrent. And apparently there's some question about how he also handled his personal life (Steve Simmons' article today), but I'm not sure what that's about. I think Simmons is a fucking moron himself, so who knows.
Apparently you missed the part of my post where I clearly said "It doesn't even have to be immediate, but when his contract runs out."Stosh_sl said:
He won't be the Commish 5 years from now, I can almost guarantee that.Juvarisx_sl said:
If that is the case, the most likely reason is because he chose to retire not because the Owner's forced him out.
Mike Babcock called Nick Lidstrom this week to try to talk him out of his retirement. I don't blame him, the Wings D is the weakest its been in 20 years. I hope Kenny Holland has a big trade in the works or its gonna be another short playoff run this year. We have the cap space and his only offseason moves have been signing Tootoo, Samuelsson, and Gustavsson.
Losing Homer hurt pretty bad too, but the Wings need to develop that young talent. Pretty soon, it will be the mid 90's again with players that can't be caught. The Wings use to have the fastest team and we need it again.
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They may have a good chance of doing that because they'll will not have to worry about being tired out from playing such a long season last year.
Araxen
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Blackhawks schedule is out so everybody's should be now.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/...0-12194628.pdf
http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/...0-12194628.pdf
Hurricanes get a decent schedule this year. Should be interesting with both Staal's playing on one line
The Isles big answer to Visnovsky staying in Russia is to bring back Radek Martinek... I like the guy, but over/under 10 games before he has a season ending injury?
Thinking about picking up Gamecenter this year, but I've heard the blackout restrictions are pretty horrible. Anyone able to provide some insight?
Ishad
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It's pretty believable when your backups are a career ahler and Ty conklin.
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http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=413512
I really like this trade. I haven't seen Fistric play too much in all honesty, but I know when he played against the Oilers he hurt a couple guys with huge hits. Not sure how good he is otherwise, but we really do need a physical presence on the back end with Andy Sutton injured and not likely to come back soon. Local boy too. Kind of surprised at how cheap he came. One of the biggest mistakes the Oilers made in the past 10 years was trading Matt Greene, and it seems Fistric is cast in the same mould.
I really like this trade. I haven't seen Fistric play too much in all honesty, but I know when he played against the Oilers he hurt a couple guys with huge hits. Not sure how good he is otherwise, but we really do need a physical presence on the back end with Andy Sutton injured and not likely to come back soon. Local boy too. Kind of surprised at how cheap he came. One of the biggest mistakes the Oilers made in the past 10 years was trading Matt Greene, and it seems Fistric is cast in the same mould.
Araxen
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I hope I'm wrong but they didn't change much personnel in the off-eason and they'll likely play stink it up on the PP hockey again. Quennville I think is on a short leash. Bowman let him fire Haviland when he should have fired Kitchen so Bowman has the ammo to fire him if they do poorly this season.