pretty sure it was his fathers name that was x'ed out.... - Toad in Nj
"Only one name has been added against the rules. When the Edmonton Oilers won their first championship in 1984, owner Peter Pocklington included his father's name - "Basil Pocklington" - among the names engraved. It was later scratched out with a series Xs."
"Vastikään Rauman Lukon kanssa viisivuotisen sopimuksen solminut Petri Vehanen saattaakin lähteä ensi kaudeksi NHL:ään. Sopimuksessa on pykälä, joka mahdollistaa siirtymisen ulkomaille ennen kauden alkua.
Ilta-Sanomien mukaan miehen perässä on kaksi NHL-seuraa, joista toinen olisi Boston Bruins.
Vehanen torjui viime kaudella KHL:n Ak Bars Kazanissa 42 runkosarjaottelua ja 12 pudotuspeliä.
Sunnuntain Slovakia-pelissä tämän kevään MM-avauksensa pelannut Vehanen täyttää keskiviikkona 35 vuotta.
- NHL on joka pojan unelma, joten totta kai se kiinnostaa, Vehanen kommentoi IS:lle.
- Mutta tässä vaiheessa minulla ei ole asiaan enempää kommentoitavaa, koska en ole itse vielä saanut eteeni mitään konkreettista."
Someone is going to pay an absurd amount for him. And if not, some team in that mickey mouse league in Russia will. - Cape Breton Bruins
other than the usual suspects of mtl, tor, columbus...not sure their is a market for him
also not sure if he gives a (frank)
he might be quite content to make a boatload of cash back home
he has already spoken about how he thinks it's ridiculous how guys like crosby..straight line guys..get all the credit and skill is looked at as an afterthought
"What do you think Ovie's reaction will be if you finish with more goals and points than he has?
I don't think there's anything special about it. This is sport. If Ovechkin and I had a one-on-one competition and I won, then yes, maybe he'd feel something. But we're playing for the same team and hockey is the team sport, and if a player is only thinking about his own statistics, then that's just selfish, and it's their business. "
"Many people believe the Crosby/Malkin/Ovechkin rivalry is now the Crosby/Malkin/Ovechkin/Semin rivalry. Do you believe you're on that level of hockey stardom at this point in your career?
What's so special about [Crosby]? I don't see anything special there. Yes, he does skate well, has a good head, good pass. But there's nothing else. Even if you compare him to Patrick Kane from Chicago ... [Kane] is a much more interesting player. The way he moves, his deking abilities, his thinking on the ice and his anticipation of the play is so superb.
I think that if you take any player, even if he is "dead wood," and start promoting him, you'll get a star. Especially if he scores 100 points. No one is going to care about anyone else. No one is going to care whether he possesses great skill. Let's say you put someone in front of the net and let him deflect pucks in, and he scored 50 goals; everyone will say "Wow!" and then hand him a $10 million per year contract. That's what they like here.
And in Russia people like beautiful hockey, and not dump and chase. I just don't get it, why when a player is skating up the ice and no one is attacking him, he dumps the puck into the offensive zone and then chases it? Why would you do this if there is no one forechecking you? I understand that if there is someone coming at you and you don't know whether you can get past that player, then you can dump the puck, pass it or shoot. But if not, then hold on to the puck, skate forward, create a chance.
Why would you want to dump the puck and then chase after it and crash into the boards? I don't know. But that's just my opinion."
Location: long friend time friend, AB Joined: 11.26.2008
May 15 @ 1:46 PM ET
not sure what that means but hey i'll take it. do you think crosby is shooting pucks into the dryer right now? - salvadorsanchez
Whatever helps you win the Stanley Cup, Olympic gold medal, world championship, world junior championship, Hart trophy, Rocket Richard trophy, Lester B. Pearson award, Art Ross and youngest serving captain in the history of the NHL.
