This is just like that time he claimed that he and the guy that runs Spector's hockey are best friends even though that Spector guy used to foot part of the bill for HBhogwash.

My favourite "Ek in the comments" moment was when he made up that crazy formula and Crims egged him on for like 10 pages debating the numbers given to certain teams in a respectful manner. Ek thought he was have the conversation he always dreamed of on this site.
- DTF69

My favorite was when he said he broke a young Shania Twains heart.

My favorite was when he said he broke a young Shania Twains heart.
- sanfordnson

That was gold too. Because she spent her younger years growing up in Nashville, not, you know, Canada where she actually grew up.

Another good time was after the Flyers lost in the playoffs to the Penguins, he was in the comment section of his blog talking about conspiracy with all the other fools and something like, "Youll see in the next 3 years, the Flyers have the best 1-2 punch at center. mark my words."

That was gold too. Because she spent her younger years growing up in Nashville, not, you know, Canada where she actually grew up.

Another good time was after the Flyers lost in the playoffs to the Penguins, he was in the comment section of his blog talking about conspiracy with all the other fools and something like, "Youll see in the next 3 years, the Flyers have the best 1-2 punch at center. mark my words."
- DTF69

A good one the other day was before the Canada/USA game at the WJC when he tweeted that 3 of "his" writers were in the building.

A good one the other day was before the Canada/USA game at the WJC when he tweeted that 3 of "his" writers were in the building.
- sanfordnson

Canada has nothing on Buffalo when it comes to hockey.

A good one the other day was before the Canada/USA game at the WJC when he tweeted that 3 of "his" writers were in the building.
- sanfordnson

Well they do "write" for his site.....so he actually wouldn't be incorrect in saying that.

Well they do "write" for his site.....so he actually wouldn't be incorrect in saying that.
- LeafsOwnHabs

GTFO

Canada has nothing on Buffalo when it comes to hockey.
- Cape Breton Bruins

When did he say this. I would like to ask him why there was only a 100 people from Buffalo at the semi's and the rest from canada, but that's probably worse then posting chicken wings on his blog.

GTFO
- aschuter82

STFU

STFU
- LeafsOwnHabs

When did he say this. I would like to ask him why there was only a 100 people from Buffalo at the semi's and the rest from canada, but that's probably worse then posting chicken wings on his blog.
- ryan78

Well they do "write" for his site.....so he actually wouldn't be incorrect in saying that.
- LeafsOwnHabs

Everyone of us "writes" for his site.

I wasn't in the building. were you?

Ek went pretty nuts in the comments


http://www.hockeybuzz.com...hp?thread_id=83485&page=3
goes on for a couple pages
- jsr1034

i remember that poop. Apparently writing about the Bell Centre hotdogs on a rumor site is a credible start in the hockey journalism now.

The rant itself was epic, the content was not really important. It's true what you said, but how you said it made it epic. I LOLed.
- sourceplease7

hello

Nope
- Yan

[quote=Cape Breton Bruins]

STFU
- LeafsOwnHabs

ZZZZ

ZZZZ
- Yan

Thanks for not telling your boyfriend to ban me yesterday

hello
- the_cause2000

Hi yourself...

Hi yourself...
- B.I.G

i killed your last account.

Starting fresh?

i killed your last account.

Starting fresh?
- the_cause2000

The "system" (whatever that means) does not suck. To me, that's an ad-hominem blanket statement that allows one to condemn freely without saying anything.

Goaltenders are switched or platooned out of necessity at times everywhere! Trotz is no different in that respect than any other hockey coach anywhere in the entire hockey universe.

Once Tomas V was traded, the goalie carousel done at that point (from a coaching standpoint) was largely born out of necessity and dictated by the play of those in the spotlight. You want a firing? Let Trotz handle those past goalie situations the way you seem to have wanted him to (inflexible) and I can assure you he would have been fired, because odds are the team would have lost a whole lot more games. There was good reason for what was done, especially in light of the loss of our true #1 at the time.

Trotz was either good or lucky in playing the hot hand in goal. We get a lot of recognition from around the league for how the team produces and handles goalies. I think the world of Chris Mason as a person and liked Ellis when he was here but am much happier with where we are now. Without the rotations and subsequent growth of those goalies we might have found ourselves in a less advantageous situation. Maybe, just maybe, Trotz, Poile, et al occasionally know a little bit more than the rest of us.

Switching lines is what coaches do when things aren't working or producing as desired. Do you not pay attention to what plays out at one point or another with all teams? There is a whole lot of what might seem like excessive line changes but that movement is largely the norm even when it doesn't pan out as it should. It does not necessarily mean the "system" sucks.

Fans don't have the luxury of knowing all that is happening behind the scenes. Regarding teams, there is so very much that we are not privy to and often when we do get bits of inside info it is often 2nd or 3rd hand and suspect in its authenticity.

And lest you think that I am a blind apologist for Trotz, let me assure you that is not the case. But I do recognize the overall good and am able to see what this team has accomplished within the strict confines of limited money and a small, non-traditional market. Love him or hate him, Trotz has had a big hand in that.
- blueline

The difference between the Oilers and the Canucks is this, the Oilers will never win the Cup again in all realitic likelyhood taking into account lack of free agency and players leaving for greener pastures, not to mention glaring team and orgizational flaws. Also the Islanders probably wont either as wont the Leafs. The Canuck probably will win a cup in the future based on all factors that make an organization a perenial contender. That gives Canucks fans realistic hope instead of false hope in Edmonton as it currently stands. No one can take away the Oilers 5 Stanley Cups with Gretzky and Messier in '84,85,87,88,90. Oilers fans remind me of a Leafs fan talking about there 13 Stanley Cups or the Islanders talking about there 4 straight. The only thing is those teams fans never do that. Usually when a team tanks for 20 years you realize the past is the past and your team just sucks. Most Leafs and Islanders fans have done this. Oiler fans like Richard Cloutier have false delusions of grandure for there own team based on the very distant past, and dont realize a great team right in front of there eyes in Vancouver because there blinded by jelously that there is actually potential to win a Championship for a city that is starved for one in the modern day 'new' NHL. The NHL of today is better then that of the 80's for example, and harder to win a title. There are nearly 10 more teams in the league and the game has become truely global. Teams are bigger, faster, stronger, more structured, better coached then ever before. The Oilers won 5 cups in 7 years, the Islanders won 4 straight, the Canadiens won 24 Stanley Cups. But NYI, Montreal, and Edmonton will never win again as stands with current organizational states. Detroit was pathetic in the 70's and 80's and has been a 4 time champion in the last 15 years and is still awesome. Rome fell, Napolieon was defeated, Egypt once stood tall, great dynastys come and go. The Edmonton Oilers remind me of a great past empire that has faded into the sands of time. I predict the Canucks will be the next great NHL organization and take there place along Detroit and surpass them now and in the Next 5 to 10 years. There Canucks have been a Western Conference contender for the last 10 years and become a perenial Division Champion. They have learned from there loses and team failings like many great teams before them. They are now dominating the NHL in nearly every offensive and also defensive statistical team catagory, and now have players who win major awards and more then one player near the top of league scoring. In the 80's, being an Oilers fan was the coolest thing. Now in the present, I think being a Canucks fan is where its at because of the potential greatness and current high level of entertainment. Dynasty's will never happen again because of a salary cap and more teams. Edmonton 'was' a great team I acknowledge and should be remembered as such like we remember all past greatness, but it is the past and is not the team of today. As of today, being a fan of a team that is in the "conversation" and has a realistic chance to contend near the top every year is all a fan can ask for.
- morrison1980

[quote=nikoli1206]
Guy is clearly just another blind apologist for Trotz.

Guy is clearly just another blind apologist for Trotz.
- aschuter82

Not really, he just doesn't see many other good options out there which I tend to agree with.

The coach didn't make the decision about her playing time though. Nobody did. It was yet another overbearing hockey parent who was most likely mad that his kid (whom it is likely he secretly feels has NHL potential no matter how untrue it is) was possibly being denied "top playing minutes" because of a girl.

I'm all for kids learning how to lose and deal with disappointment. Once you get to the competitive levels, even at a young age, it's something you NEED to learn how to do and a reality that far too many overprotective twits think they can shelter their kids from. It's why I hate the "we all win!" philosophy once kids have gotten to a certain age, because once they actually lose they're incapable of coping.

The issue I have with this story is with yet another loony hockey parent treating his kids team as though it's actually serious business. This tool actually drew up a detailed 'agenda' and then singled out a kid for 'limited minutes' and a 'reduced role'. The fact that she's a girl is immaterial, although likely relevant. It was basically a parent usurping the coach's decision making power because he felt he knew better. Gee, where have we seen this before? Oh yeah, in every (frank)ing minor hockey program across the country. Doesn't Mr.Lawyer have better things to do than try and be a junior league Gary Bettman? He can lawyer speak all he likes, but in the end he's yet another reason why hockey parents across the country get thought of more negatively all the time.

In the end, it's a (frank)ing game. Competitive or not, keep your fat adult asses out of it and attempt to let them get some actual enjoyment out of it before you pile your unfulfilled dreams on them.
- sanfordnson