Hitting The Links: Buffalo Sucks Edition
by sarahconnors on Feb 24, 2012 10:19 AM EST
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PrintDon't get mad at me, Buffalo fans, I'm just quoting Brad Marchand here. Our little troll recently dissed the Queen City worse than anyone else in the city's history, based on the reaction from their fans. Geez, you'd think he ran over Ryan Miller with all the outrage over there.
Kaleta's missing from Sabres practice, Corey Tropp of the infamous kicking-Steven-Kampfer-in-the-head incident has been called up, and the trade deadline is four days away, but this is in no way a game that the Bruins can look past. Hopefully they can build on the bit of positive momentum they grabbed in St. Louis and bring it hard to the Sabres.
After the jump: the art of shot-blocking, a humongas big trade, and how awesome David Krejci is on the wing...
Bruins News:
- Carter Camper, NAHL grad, did pretty great in his debut! 5 for 8 on faceoffs. Not bad! [NAHL]
- David Krejci made, um, an impact on the wing. And on Kris Russell. Awesome. Let's roll with this. [Globe]
- The Bruins are not ruling out the idea of a big trade. [ESPN]
- Brad Marchand made people so maaaaad. Again. [Fairport Post]
- The Bruins definitely cannot get caught looking past this game. [Metro West News]
NHL News:
- Jeff Carter for Jack Johnson and some picks. What a steal for LA. [LA TImes]
- The Canucks ended the Red Wings' home winning streak. Trolls. [CNN]
- The Lightning CEO thinks that the NHL could succeed in Seattle. [King5]
- Ondrej Pavelec has been the Jets' shining star this year. [Star]
- Did you know Jaromir Jagr has been playing hockey longer than the baby Oilers were alive, blah blah anyways they won last night. [Sun]
- Here is an interesting piece on the evolution of shot-blocking. [PGH Live]
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 10:21 AM EST reply actions 6 recs
no, not really
yes
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 10:40 AM EST up reply actions
I know its due to my man crush on Jack Johnson
but I just feel like Columbus got the better deal in this trade. They got a top 2 d man and also get to add a first round pick. I agree that Carter is a great player but I would have given up say Hamilton another prospect or roster d man and a first for JJ in a spoked B.
They did it for Savy, they did it for Horton, they did it for each other, they did it for us. I give you the 2011 Stanley Cup Champions....The Boston Bruins!!
My Lions lost to the Saints who are clearly the better team. (This is what happens when you back your team and they lose),
Not to diss your man crush, but Johnson is comically overrated. He’s useful on the power play but is an absolute turnstile in his own end. Worst of all, he appears to have already peaked as a player, despite being 25. Columbus got a less expensive, less productive version of James Wisniewski, who they, you know, already had.
After some stat digging your right….hes a liability and good god his numbers are horrible. Its odd because when watching the Kings games over the last few years I have not picked him out as a bad player. But my eyes have deceived me apparently. Quite disappointing…guess thats why I gm from a couch and not an office! Not that I am selling JJ down the river yet as he is only 25. A guy like that needs to be coached how to properly play d instead of a rover position. All that said if hes heading to Columbus its not about to get any better
They did it for Savy, they did it for Horton, they did it for each other, they did it for us. I give you the 2011 Stanley Cup Champions....The Boston Bruins!!
My Lions lost to the Saints who are clearly the better team. (This is what happens when you back your team and they lose),
LA definitely “won” the trade in terms of talent, but I’m impressed that CBJ was able to get that much for someone (Carter) who they probably would have given away if they had to.
I’d bet CBJ will be trading Johnson before the deadline.
If Columbus is wise, that’s precisely what they’ll do. Alas, Scott Howson has proven himself the exact opposite of wise over the years. Still, puck movers always fetch a premium at the deadline, so they could probably recoup some real value. New Jersey is a team that’s looking for a puck mover, and it sounds like their pursuit of Marek Zidlicky has cooled. They might give up a decent package for Johnson.
I totally missed the second part of this post. If Boston trades Hamilton for Johnson, let alone with anything else, I’m flying to TD Garden and taking hostages. That would be a truly terrible move.
drinking a whole bottle of whiskey is cheaper
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 11:21 AM EST up reply actions
openly admitting to a mancrush...? hmmm
and props to you for keeping your sig line well into the post season.
My Lions lost to the Saints who are clearly the better team
by snowboard_kat on Feb 25, 2012 6:02 AM EST up reply actions
Well holy shit your alive! Here I thought Vegas got the better of ya!!
To be honest I forgot it was there as I tend to not read my own sign line lol….all that being said how long did we say I had to keep it for?
They did it for Savy, they did it for Horton, they did it for each other, they did it for us. I give you the 2011 Stanley Cup Champions....The Boston Bruins!!
My Lions lost to the Saints who are clearly the better team. (This is what happens when you back your team and they lose),
thru the season...lol
so I think you’re all set. Debt paid :)
by snowboard_kat on Feb 28, 2012 7:02 PM EST up reply actions
Thank god!
I can finally get back to some regular living.
They did it for Savy, they did it for Horton, they did it for each other, they did it for us. I give you the 2011 Stanley Cup Champions....The Boston Bruins!!
Matt Stafford....get used to it NFL fans...hes going to be around for a while.
by beachguy113 on Feb 28, 2012 11:13 PM EST up reply actions
sadly we dont play you guys next year
unless we meet in the playoffs again :(
They did it for Savy, they did it for Horton, they did it for each other, they did it for us. I give you the 2011 Stanley Cup Champions....The Boston Bruins!!
Matt Stafford....get used to it NFL fans...hes going to be around for a while.
Buffalo is also referred to as the Queen City since it is the 2nd largest city in NY.
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by sarahconnors on Feb 24, 2012 10:58 AM EST up reply actions
Being a New York resident and all, you’d think I’d have known that. Thanks.
That said, I don’t think I’ve ever heard New York City referred to as the King City.
Ah, thank you for the clarification. It all makes sense now.... :)
Learning new things is such a good thing…
That would be the "Quean" city?
Just kidding, no disrespect to Provincetown….I have actually never been there, but we are suppose to go to the cape this summer…
Quean! HA!
I didn’t know that word. Learnin’ is fun! We went to P-town last year. Kids liked it. Kinda like Bar Harbor if you’ve ever been there. I like the architecture in both places more than the money separation effects.
by Pig Phister on Feb 24, 2012 11:26 AM EST up reply actions
Wikipedia has an exhaustive list:
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Bangor, Maine
Beach Haven, New Jersey
Buffalo, New York
Burlington, Vermont
Charlotte, North Carolina, from being named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Queen consort of the United Kingdom
Cincinnati, Ohio (once nicknamed “Queen City of the West”)
Clarksville, Tennessee
Cumberland, Maryland (The “Queen City of the Alleghenies”)
Del Rio, Texas, “Queen City of the Rio Grand”
Denver, Colorado (The “Queen City of the Plains”)
Dickinson, North Dakota
Helena, Montana
Manchester, New Hampshire
Marquette, Michigan
Meridian, Mississippi
Moore, Oklahoma
Nelson, British Columbia
Plainfield, New Jersey
Poughkeepsie, New York
Regina, Saskatchewan, named after Queen Victoria
Seattle, Washington, used Queen City as its official nickname from 1869 until 1982
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Springfield, Missouri
Staunton, Virginia
Titusville, Pennsylvania (so named as the birthplace of the modern oil industry)
Toronto, Ontario, see Name of Toronto#Nicknames
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Virginia, Minnesota
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 11:20 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I hope so too
fuck buffalo
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 11:21 AM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I do too. granted, the last game I went to was, um, two days ago…
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by sarahconnors on Feb 24, 2012 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
#quotaplease
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by sarahconnors on Feb 24, 2012 12:42 PM EST up reply actions
HADOUKENNNNNNNN!
In Memoriam: Dan Wheldon 1978-2011
by Arenacale on Feb 24, 2012 11:31 AM EST reply actions 4 recs
Brad Marchand beat Ryan Miller
at Words With Friends.
this is why they’re all so maaaaad.
Again.
Carry On.
by Birda on Feb 24, 2012 11:42 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
If you have to ask, you can’t afford it!
Actually, I skimmed the PD article on that, and I’d be down for it. But I don’t know what LA would want, and if, with all the other teams interested, they would be willing to bid high enough (i.e. someone IS going to overpay for him).
In Memoriam: Dan Wheldon 1978-2011
Not going to lie he has become a favorite of mine…if he is available I would make a move for him…I’m too lazy to go to the fantasy trade fan post, but NHL 12 just took a first, Joe Corvo, and Jordan Caron….apparently video game Dean Lombardi isn’t happy with him either
by Dangles-McDonnybrook on Feb 24, 2012 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
Yes sir where do I sign
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
Although I don’t know how deep the Bruins can go with this defense:
Chara-Boychuk
Seidenberg-McQuaid
Ference-Kampfer/Bodnarchuk
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 12:33 PM EST up reply actions
Replace Kampfer/Bodnarchuk with Kaberle, though
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 1:12 PM EST up reply actions
Kaberle? You mean the guy that most Bruin fans couldn’t wait to run out of town?
There is no reason Steve Kampfer can’t be an effective NHL defenseman over about 15 minutes of ice time per game, especially if he’s used mostly on the power play and in the offensive zone.
“guy most Bruins fans can’t wait to run out of town” is not a good assessment of talent and you know better than that.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 1:23 PM EST up reply actions
How about the guy that was reviled league-wide for his playoff efforts and who was traded to Montreal 29 games into a 3 year contract for an injured Spacek?
by dudebro on Feb 24, 2012 3:22 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
The how in this instance is probably McQuaid, 1st, non-Dougie prospect for Brown and Penner.
by Michael Taylor on Feb 24, 2012 12:44 PM EST up reply actions
Are you including Penner because the Kings would want to be rid of the final 2 1/2 months of his contract, because Boston might be willing to take a shot at him returning to his old form, or both?
The former. Based on what I’m reading between the lines from a source I trust. Seems like LA is trying to move salary. I’m not sure why they’d do it with Dustin Brown but still. That’s why I don’t think all of the Luke Schenn rumors make any sense, he makes more than Brown, has proven less and they already need wingers.
By giving them an NHL roster defenseman (McQuaid), a 1st rounder and good, but not great prospect, and taking on Penner’s salary, that frees the Kings up to bring in a scoring winger and eventually sign Quick.
by Michael Taylor on Feb 24, 2012 1:39 PM EST up reply actions
Fair enough, but if they’re trying to move salary, why the hell did they just take on Jeff Carter’s deal?
Because they got a potential 35-40 goal guy for a turnstile and only took on about a $1m per year in cap hit?
by Michael Taylor on Feb 24, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
Also, league rules state that mediocre GMs are required to follow up a good trade with a bad one. Might as well benefit from that.
by Michael Taylor on Feb 24, 2012 4:03 PM EST up reply actions
speaking of baby oilers and old players...
…who got drafted around the time i was born?
Shane Doan…Stephane Robidas…Vesa Toskala…P. J. Axelsson…Miikka Kiprusoff…Georges Laraque…SAVVY…Jarome Iginla…J-S Giguere…Sturmy…Steve Begin…ZDENO…Trent Whitfield…Tomas Kaberle…Joe Thornton…Roberto Luongo…Olli Jokinen…Matt Cooke…CAPTAIN PLANET…Sugar Shawn Thornton…
geez.
Carry On.
Thanks!
For making the rest of us feel ancient….. ;)
That’s Alternate Captain Planet
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
http://www.ottawasun.com/2012/02/23/anderson-cuts-hand-sens-recall-lehner
What was he doing to cut himself so bad to be out 10 days or more???
Don’t link the sun :(
But officially he was cutting a frozen piece of chicken for dinner.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
"Apparently, he saves his hardest play for practice" - Weei
Pernell Karl Subban got into his 4th altercation of the season during practice this season. Is it possible that his team hates him as the rest of the universe does?
Keep Calm and Tim Tom
yes he’s a locker room cancer TRADE HIM TO BOSTON GAUTHIER
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 12:32 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think the B’s would be willing to part with what Montreal would want. And I don’t know if they would trade him to their biggest rival. It would be commical how fast B’s fans, myself included, would change their minds about him if he became a Bruin.
Keep Calm and Tim Tom
If I were Pierre Gauthier (wait, let me slam my head into the wall a few dozen times to simulate the IQ loss), I’d probably demand that Boston give up Hamilton and take on one of Montreal’s terrible contracts. So, something like Subban and Scott Gomez for Hamilton and whatever little cap ballast is needed to balance it out.
Scott Gomez and Subban could be added to this year’s cap without needing to send anyone back
Subban for Hamilton would be tempting, to be honest.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t think I’d be able to put up with the whining from the 99% if the Bruins made that deal.
by Michael Taylor on Feb 24, 2012 1:40 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah but I hate them so fuck ’em
I’d buy a Subban jersey SO FAST
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 2:45 PM EST up reply actions
Oh don’t get me wrong, I can’t stand his antics and don’t think for a second that Julien could “control” him anymore than he’s done with Marchand.
Subban (for me) falls just outside of the list of defensemen I would trade Hamilton for.
by Michael Taylor on Feb 24, 2012 3:01 PM EST up reply actions
Thanks. I didn’t have Capgeek up, but I figured the numbers were pretty close.
I would do Subban for Hamilton in a New York minute. I wouldn’t want to take on the dead weight of the Gomez contract, however.
I WOULD ENJOY THIS
SEGUIN-MARCHAND BROMANCE, MOVE OVER: IT’S THE MARCHAND-SUBBAN, ALL-TROLLING-ALL-THE-TIME SHOW
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by sarahconnors on Feb 24, 2012 12:43 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Subban-Marchand-Lucic would basically be a WWE tag-team wrestling trio
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
literally put Ryan Miller through a folding table
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 24, 2012 4:26 PM EST up reply actions
Too close to Bru Tang Cru
some leaf fan on twitter (from the PPP crew I believe) suggested the Dudley Brothers
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Feb 27, 2012 9:13 AM EST up reply actions
I love me some trollin'
I’m glad you pointed it out from that perspective. Marchand and Subban would take the league by storm.
Keep Calm and Tim Tom
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