Reaves suspension is done.
- Jason Millen

Until the next one...

...which is just around the corner.

LOL

I sent you two page PM on me, the process and the rsaon I may do it amybe one more year...time consuming....
Alexa, Sam and Jack need the attention that has been taken up by my past fanaticism...
- wiz1901

Can you copy and paste and send to me too?

Until the next one...

...which is just around the corner.
- ArlingtonRob

Fine by me. I'd rather other people get ice time and the player relief fund get bigger.

Fine by me. I'd rather other people get ice time and the player relief fund get bigger.
- Jason Millen

It's nice to see your heart, and mind, are in the right place.

But as long as Hitchcock is coach, I'm sure Reaves will have a roster spot.

I do find it funny how the current speed of the game has the GMs/coaches saying yeah we need another right handed defender, etc all time...or siting how valuable having a right hander shooting deeman is....
I am preety sure in the original six what i just said was fact...teams were comprised of the better players available inside their organizations and most shot left handed.
They very fact, stanley that you stated your difference and walleye that article have made my day.
- wiz1901

I'd buy into that....best player regardless of off hand or not. Also, because of this throughout their playing days, they were likely a lot more used to playing the off side and thus better at it. They also likely started playing the off side at a younger age which made it easier to pick up too. Just my 2 cents of logic which may not be worth 1.

Don't understand the Hate for Mash , he plays hard every shift .This site needs a whipping boy .

Don't understand the Hate for Mash , he plays hard every shift .This site needs a whipping boy .
- oldduffman

Every single poster on this site would "play hard" if given an opportunity to play for the Chicago Blackhawks. Does NOT mean that we belong on the ice. Mashinter does not have NHL level ability and Richard Panik does.

Don't understand the Hate for Mash , he plays hard every shift .This site needs a whipping boy .
- oldduffman

Mashinter has played better than I thought he would but I still think the Hawks have better options than him.

To 6628, and all the poster who find this disscussion stream interesting:









I have tried to engage Kyle Woodleif and many other of the scouting sites to discuss this area, but most thought what I thought to not be the case-
that during the original six there was a large disportioncate amount of left shooters, and I was attempting to engage them to see if they thought as I did that THAT HAD CHANGED and was it the fact that we no longer were force left-hander writer to change, or was it simply that there were more right handed people thus, more left handed hockey shooters.

Honestly I promise in the summer (not now when I shouldn't be taking this break even) I am gonna pull all my 1960's Stadium hockey programs (that you all refuse to purcahse from me) and match the real lines ups with my memory and the old NHL guides from each year and I am gonna give yo totals on the original six, illustrating the limited number of right shooters.

I do find it funny how the current speed of the game has the GMs/coaches saying yeah we need another right handed defender, etc all time...or siting how valuable having a right hander shooting deeman is....
I am preety sure in the original six what i just said was fact...teams were comprised of the better players available inside their organizations and most shot left handed.
They very fact, stanley that you stated your difference and walleye that article have made my day.
Thanks to you all for the discussion and the links, walleye!
- wiz1901

Hey Wiz, I'm a mutt. I can catch with either hand, I can bat left or right, and I can play the net left or full right. The one thing I can't do is play hockey with a left handed hockey stick. And I write with my right hand. Makes no sense.

Bruin play by play guy just referenced Jimi Hendrix re: Toews and Kane

"Two riders were approaching and the wind...began to howl"

The one thing I can't do is play hockey with a left handed hockey stick. And I write with my right hand. Makes no sense.
- 6628

So you have that "problem" too?

That was easy....

No slash called and Darling down to early.

If Darling stands up...game is still scoreless.

(frank) the butterfly

Going to be a long night if Darling can't make those types of saves...

Bruin play by play guy just referenced Jimi Hendrix re: Toews and Kane

"Two riders were approaching and the wind...began to howl"
- philco28

Classic. Although Jack Edwards is close to unlistenable.

And Darling another short side goal he should have stopped.

I guess if Q ultimately loses trust in Darling...

...Leighton gets the job.

Which would be fine...

If Darling stands up...game is still scoreless.

(frank) the butterfly
- philco28

phil....not sure you can blame that on darlings positioning...

he was playing the read off of bergeron stick...and then it deflects off of hammy's stick...and it had eyes top shelf

When did 6'4 goalies start to love laying on the ice. Ill never understand the Butterfly.

Classic. Although Jack Edwards is close to unlistenable.

And Darling another short side goal he should have stopped.
- TexasFlood

Love the reference, but he seems a bit off

phil....not sure you can blame that on darlings positioning...

he was playing the read off of bergeron stick...and then it deflects off of hammy's stick...and it had eyes top shelf
- bogiedoc

Need to see it again Bogie, but the butterfly is old.

Sucks that Darling is having such a bad year. I dont know his numbers but every time he gets a start it seems he looks like poop. Horrible rebound given up and it was almost 2-0. Can't have some inept backup goalie ruining our flow and costing us points.

I just don't franking get it. Weise, Desardans and Shaw can all drop the mitts if needed. THERE IS NO REASONABLE LOGIC FOR MASHINTER TO BE IN THE LINEUP OVER PANIK
- EnzoD

Weise can't fight for poop. Desi and shaw have 3 fights between them this year and aren't scaring anybody. Mash who hasn't been as willing as he should be when it comes to fighting throws his weight around and is decent defensively. He needs to poop or get off the pot and drop them though. Anyone watch the rivals thing after the game that was great showing the wars of the 80s and 90s. Grimson and Probert that's what hockey is about rivalries and hatred. Sadly the best rivalry of the last 5 years is the women's usa vs Canada teams.There is more intensity and physical play in those games then today's nhl.

When did 6'4 goalies start to love laying on the ice. Ill never understand the Butterfly.
- mrpaulish

Is there any goalie who doesn't use it these days?

how many goals do you see when deflected off of a dmans stick...

answer: alot

they change direction and speed...the goalie is reading it one way and then it dips, rises or flutters like a knuckler...

tough to stop'em all

Sucks that Darling is having such a bad year. I dont know his numbers but every time he gets a start it seems he looks like poop. Horrible rebound given up and it was almost 2-0. Can't have some inept backup goalie ruining our flow and costing us points.
- SimpleJack

He's got a hella tough job, coming in once every 5-6 games and expected to be razor sharp.