[DanHibiki]

anyone got a clip of kadri losing the puck on the 3on1? I wanna spam my friend who's a leafs fan with it

[spoon.ek9]

avery's a pussy. nice sucker punch buddy.

[chouchou]

man montreal can complain all they want over the halak/price situation but this was fucking amazing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIrl1eSehNU&feature=sub

[Gh0stRider]

shiet...nice save

[raygunpk]

Hondaracer will not be impressed.

[SkinnyPupp]

Awesome fight tonight:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uM8chVfQNRQ

[shawn79]

Prediction for All stars starting line ups
east
ovechkin - crosby - stamkos <------------- discuss
gonchar - green
thomas

vs

west
d.sedin. h.sedin - heatley
weber-doughty
quick

[JKam]

Its not East vs West anymore. What I want to know is who are the two captains.

[chun]

avery's a pussy. nice sucker punch buddy.

Didn't catch the post-game interview but they were asking Smid what Avery's response was. Apparently, Avery said "next shift", which is why Smid started to skate away... then BAM.

Fucking pussy.

[shawn79]

Its not East vs West anymore. What I want to know is who are the two captains.

lidstrom and crosby

imagine crosby assembles team canada 2010 :mamoru:

[7seven]

Shit is about to hit the fan, I hope major outlets like TSN or Sportsnet don't just sweep this under the rug. Campbell needs to be fired asap, what's also disturbing that's not in the puckdaddy article is if you read through the original source document, certain GMs requesting specific officials to ref their playoff games to Campbell and Campbell suggesting to the head of NHL officiating to do so.

Have Savard emails exposed NHL's Colin Campbell as corrupt?

By Greg Wyshynski

Blogger Tyler Dellow has damned NHL vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell with his own words. For any fan or player who has ever accused or suspected the league's top disciplinarian of being a vindictive, biased model of inconsistency whose favoritism and politics have turned the NHL's supplemental discipline system into professional sports' greatest punchline ... Merry Christmas.

On Sunday night, Dellow posted a few dozen emails exchanged by Campbell with members of NHL brass in 2006 and 2007. They were submitted as evidence in a complaint brought before the Ontario Labour Relations Board by former NHL official Dean Warren, who disputed his termination from the NHL.

The frequently profane communications about Warren's alleged incompetence had been previously reported in the media; the details Dellow discovered in the emails goes beyond that case and strike at the axel of the NHL's wobbly Wheel of Justice.

The Colin Campbell Emails aren't as much a revelation as much as a confirmation for his critics. They reveal criticism of officials who dared call disputed penalties on his son Gregory Campbell(notes), now a forward with the Boston Bruins. They reveal the candid, petty assessments by an NHL executive on the league's on-ice officials' performances.

And, most scandalously, they reveal a long-standing grudge Campbell holds against Bruins center Marc Savard(notes) ... and fans across the NHL are now wondering if that grudge may have come into play when Campbell let Matt Cooke off without a suspension for concussing Savard last season.

Have these revelations damaged Campbell severely in his position as the NHL's disciplinarian? Or are they just a professional embarrassment and a tarnish on his reputation?

(NOTE: Cached version of Dellow's post found here. His site is getting slammed Monday.)

The full Warren case can be found here on CANLII, and it includes emails sent between Campbell, former director of officiating Stephen Walkom, his second in command Terry Gregson (who is now director of officiating) and NHL VP Mike Murphy(notes).

The most damning portion of the emails is this exchange (read them in full here), regarding a high-sticking call in a February 2007 game. The players' names were redacted. From Campbell first; emphasis ours:

To Stephen Walkom/Tor/NHL@NHL
Subject Re: Delayed Penalties/High Sticks 02/#/2007 4:24 pm

A bend in the road is a dead end if you round the corner and Dean Warren is standing there. Your answer re: his high stick calls and the score of the game were horse [bleep]. The 3rd call on [player] was while they were down 5 on 4 and on a def zone face off vs that little fake artist [player] I had him in [city] biggest faker going. And Warren fell for it when he grabbed his face on a face off. Your supposed to see the act, not call the embellishing act. Dean Warren has to go with [referee] There must be a way to get rid of this guy. Is there a way we can tract (sic) and total minors called by referees this year. We could then get the minors they call per game. ... or with 2 [referees on the ice] it is impossible? Warren and [referee] out of [club's] games. Give them to [referees].

The emails were scrubbed to keep the details a secret, but Dellow narrowed them down via the evidence presented and came to a stunning conclusion: The only game that fit the scenario was a Feb. 24, 2007 game between the Florida Panthers and the Boston Bruins.

The only player with three minor penalties in that game? Gregory Campbell, Colin Campbell's son, whose last penalty was a high stick.

The player he allegedly hit with his stick? That Campbell felt embellished as a "little fake artist"? That played for Campbell when Campbell was an NHL coach with the New York Rangers?

Bruins center Marc Savard, according to Dellow.

Protecting his son, lashing out at a player he didn't like when he was a coach in the NHL? Why, that doesn't sound impartial at all!

From another Campbell email in that conversation, now allegedly about Savard:

Re [player]
Colin Campbell to Stephen Walkom, Mike Murphy 02/#/2007 09:21 AM

I know Murph and Kinger like [player] as a player but my view of him is this exactly...he puts his whining ahead of the game. I don't think this is a regular occurrence (.....getting screwed) and .....exploded .........over the disallowed goal. He may be uncontrollable by .............and.................as I think his frustration level has hit a high point. He hates officials as well. He is still pissed off at [referee] for a call he missed in the playoffs years ago as I remember him bugging Murph about it. Let's give him Warren and [referee] than (sic) he will really have something to whine about.

Three years later, the "whiner" and/or "little fake artist" was blindsided by Pittsburgh Penguins winger Matt Cooke(notes), suffered a concussion and Campbell washed his hands of this play:

No intent to injure, said Campbell. A shoulder to the head instead of an elbow, so we'll let 'em skate away without a suspension.

Now, thanks to Dellow, that ruling is impossible to divorce from Campbell's assessment of Savard's character in his correspondence with others, partially basing it on Savard's behavior as a 20-year-old rookie with the Rangers.

What other favorites have been played during Campbell's time with the NHL? Was Campbell impressed enough with Alexei Kovalev while coaching him in New York that this elbow to the head of Simon Gagne went unpunished? We're a bunch of tinfoil-hatters as fans; maybe for good reason.

Savard's one thing. But seriously, Colin: Bitching to the director of officiating over calls made against your son, after meticulously attempting to recuse yourself from all disciplinary situations involving him or his team?

The optics on this bit of familial bias look pretty bad.

Dellow even found another instance of Campbell complaining about a call against his son: Nov. 13, 2007, in which Colin Campbell wrote to Walkom, "90 seconds left and he calls a weak penalty...tripping. Makes me sick." The tripping call, according to the box score, was on Gregory Campbell; Colin Campbell wrote that he had not seen the penalty but heard radio announcers say "it was a bull[bleep] call."

(At least Marc "little fake artist" Savard will be safe from Campbell's decade-long grudge now that Gregory's his teammate in Boston and Campbell passes rulings on the Bruins to others in the NHL front office.)

What these emails offer is a glimpse at the machinery behind the NHL's officiating and disciplinary systems. What Campbell does in these messages -- the vulgar, petty complaints about quality of referees and their actions -- is an accepted part of his gig. Listen to this answer here on "Hockey Night In Canada," during the Alex Burrows vs. Stephan Auger affair:

Since Dellow's bombshell of a post, Boston bloggers are screaming about bias and many fans have called for Campbell's head.

To them, we'd ask: For what, exactly?

Unabashed favoritism? Reputation-based decisions? An inability to rule impartially or consistently due to personal preferences?

You needed an email to validate the obvious about Colin Campbell?

It's comforting when our suspicions are confirmed, and we assume there are more than a few "I KNEW IT!" eureka moments around hockey today. Campbell would do himself and the league good to address the controversial aspects of the emails; hell, maybe release a few more that add context or contradict their main ideas (should those exist).

But the man has given us a dozen years' worth of reasons to fire his ass, and the ones that rise above badmouthing Marc Savard or being a high-profile, micro-managing hockey dad are too numerous to list. As Jack Edwards of NESN wrote in his ode to Colin Campbell back in 2009:

The only person who seems to understand Colin Campbell's pattern of punishment is Campbell himself. The suspensions he hands down are arbitrary and erratic -- swayed by non-evidence, hunch, gut feelings, anecdotes and back-channel influence peddlers -- and they are almost never clearly explained. He establishes precedent and contradicts it. He makes exceptions based on flawed premises and then concludes his arguments illogically and capriciously. No one, no one, knows what is allowed and what is not allowed. It is Dartboard Justice.

Perhaps there is someone patrolling the highways and byways of hockey that has the ability to establish standards of punishment; to draw a clear line that everyone understands; to communicate effectively with players, coaches, managers and fans; and to make the NHL a fair and safe place for the world's most exciting athletes. But Colin Campbell is not that someone.

If anything, this controversy is an argument for someone to dole out the NHL's suspensions and fines that doesn't have history with players or political ties with team managers. Someone who isn't beholden to the players or the teams or maybe even to the NHL.

Wonder what Dean Warren's up to?


http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Have-Savard-emails-exposed-NHL-s-Colin-Campbell-;_ylt=AhpqedX19Gp8Tq_cUhnfXbl7vLYF?urn=nhl-285531

[invader]

Ballard out for tonights game as well. At least Grabner is in the lineup on NYI
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[Ch28]

Shit is about to hit the fan, I hope major outlets like TSN or Sportsnet don't just sweep this under the rug. Campbell needs to be fired asap, what's also disturbing that's not in the puckdaddy article is if you read through the original source document, certain GMs requesting specific officials to ref their playoff games to Campbell and Campbell suggesting to the head of NHL officiating to do so.



http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Have-Savard-emails-exposed-NHL-s-Colin-Campbell-;_ylt=AhpqedX19Gp8Tq_cUhnfXbl7vLYF?urn=nhl-285531

The original source that posted this had EVERYTHING on it and I spent a good 20 minutes reading through it last night.

Shit is about to hit the fan and it's going to be splattered all over Bettman's face

[spoon.ek9]

Shit is about to hit the fan, I hope major outlets like TSN or Sportsnet don't just sweep this under the rug. Campbell needs to be fired asap, what's also disturbing that's not in the puckdaddy article is if you read through the original source document, certain GMs requesting specific officials to ref their playoff games to Campbell and Campbell suggesting to the head of NHL officiating to do so.



http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Have-Savard-emails-exposed-NHL-s-Colin-Campbell-;_ylt=AhpqedX19Gp8Tq_cUhnfXbl7vLYF?urn=nhl-285531

we can only hope this turns into something beneficial for the league. i'm crossing my fingers but not holding my breath for anything here :(

[punkwax]

Wow. Campbell should go down for that.
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[Hondaracer]

Call into the team 1040 or forward the link to them bet they won't touch it lol
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[akira112]

Call into the team 1040 or forward the link to them bet they won't touch it lol
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Actually, they are all over it today, was just listening to them talk about it on the drive home.

[mako]

Story is on my TSN app
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[woob]

Anyone have a working source link to all the emails? I'm getting 403'd

TSN has reported the story: http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=341367 - I'd quote the whole thing but it's almost the same as the PuckDaddy article

[Harvey Specter]

I hope there's shady e-mails out there from Bettman, both these clowns need to be replaced.

[sonick]

Listen turkey. I've heard the GREAT SAVE LUONGOs before. Yes Hughson was the Canucks announcer before Shorthouse. Yes he's a done a great job for us in the past. Yadda yadda.

Regardless, at the end of the day, the way he called that goal to me sounded like he was disappointed the Canucks scored. Which is unfortunate at best.

Feel free to disagree.

For what it's worth, Shorthouse called the goal an "Awful" goal when Raymond scored. Does that mean he was disappointed that Raymond scored too? :troll:

[murd0c]

it's game time!!!

[Hondaracer]

it's game time!!!

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:KLaPiMy2XWs34M:http://blogs.sohh.com/nyc/thegame.jpg&t=1

[NimbeeTT]

Anyone got a stream for the game? ty

[sonick]

Fk

[AzNightmare]

Anyone got a stream for the game? ty



http://atdhe.net/28425/watch-vancouver-canucks-vs-buffalo-sabres

I always stream on atdhe.net
and I use justin.tv as backup.

[MG1]

Shit is about to hit the fan and it's going to be splattered all over Bettman's face

Are you sure it isn't Colin Campbell's jizz splattered all over Bettman's face?


or the other way around.

[LUUUUUUUU]

CORYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

[JKam]

WTF @ Biekshit just lying there...

[MG1]

SSSSSSSSSSSSssssssssssssss

[sunny_j]

nooo

[LUUUUUUUU]

FFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

[MG1]

Off Side!!


Play was offside....... should have been called


We need RS slo mo replay

[AzNightmare]

how the hell did that happen?!?

BS goal.

[MG1]

I have this feeling the refs are going to fuck up the game for us. One of those

[Euro7r]

FUUUU

[AzNightmare]

wow.. canucks need to regroup... better keep it 2-0 until end of period

[MG1]

Biekshit....... don't fight. You are going to get your ass handed to you. You have very little of anything left. If your fighting prowess is no longer a threat, what fucking good are you?

Yeah, forgot, you're Aquaman's favourite little boy.

[Greenstoner]

This game is more entertaining than the leafs game imo
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[DanHibiki]

This game is more entertaining than the leafs game imo
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Except when we were down 2-0 against the Leafs you KNEW we could come back. It's Toronto, they are destined to lose to us.

But it's unsure against the Sabres.

[jigga250]

Off Side!!


Play was offside....... should have been called


We need RS slo mo replay

so why arent you calling out Schneider for that WEAK 2nd goal? We all know you'd be all over "Luigi" if he let that one in...


OMG PLAY SCHNEIDER OMG BEST GOALY EVERRR

[Greenstoner]

Watching the cory's interview now, noob question : where is raycroft now ?
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[Not really racist!]

Down two going into the second, I`m sure the boys will pull through

[Greenstoner]

Except when we were down 2-0 against the Leafs you KNEW we could come back. It's Toronto, they are destined to lose to us.

But it's unsure against the Sabres.

Well, miller is top notch goalie. Watching the canucks attack and the saves he made makes me enjoying the game regardless the result.

But still want my nucks to win of course :D
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[jigga250]

Well, miller is top notch goalie. Watching the canucks attack and the saves he made makes me enjoying the game regardless the result.

But still want my nucks to win of course :D
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Miller has been terrible this year and the Sabres are brutal at home. No excuse for the Nucks not to win tonight.

[MG1]

so why arent you calling out Schneider for that WEAK 2nd goal? We all know you'd be all over "Luigi" if he let that one in...


OMG PLAY SCHNEIDER OMG BEST GOALY EVERRR

Um..... Schneider is a back up goalie getting paid, what? peanuts?

PLus, it wasn't a weak goal. Look again.

Not to mention he's a rookie.

[MG1]

OMG PLAY SCHNEIDER OMG BEST GOALY EVERRR


Now you're being a jerk.



............. and you know it.:p

[Greenstoner]

Haven't heard this since last year, come back kid ??
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[Noir]

Fucking defense. That's what happens when all 5 players cheat defensively and collapse into a box. You'll have 2 of your own players at least screening your own goalie :rolleyes:

Need more work ethic pls.

[seakrait]

just got home, 3-1 Buffalo but how has Schneider been playing? From comments I hear there was a weak 2nd goal let in?

[seakrait]

sssssssssssss... that was a pretty good save(s) by schneider.

[Renthal]

he's playing well.. just hasnt been lucky and Vanek is one fire! (got him in my pool :D)

[Greenstoner]

I think cory plays okay... Made some decent saves
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[MG1]

Vanek is all over the Canucks. He's on fire. The Sabres are playing like they've got something to prove.

[DanHibiki]

gotta love the sabres jerseys

[seakrait]

good good. i have soft spot for schneider (he's like third twin with red hair). Plays well consistently. i have more confidence in him that luu by virtue of the fact that he just looks more steady in goal. no sprawling stacked pads in the air types of saves from him. Luu definitely makes more spectacular saves though.

[spoon.ek9]

hmm just woke up and we're down 3-1. samuelsson/henrik almost made it 3-2 at the very end of the 2nd :(

[MG1]

Miller's playing well, considering he just got back from a hip injury.

[MG1]

good good. i have soft spot for schneider (he's like third twin with red hair). Plays well consistently. i have more confidence in him that luu by virtue of the fact that he just looks more steady in goal. no sprawling stacked pads in the air types of saves from him. Luu definitely makes more spectacular saves though.

He kind of sucked last year. Wasn't ready for the NHL, but this year is different. Such poise for a youngster. No cockiness, either.

Ooooh. Better not say anymore, jiggadude might think I have a hard on for Schneider, LOL.:D:D:D

[jigga250]

Um..... Schneider is a back up goalie getting paid, what? peanuts?

PLus, it wasn't a weak goal. Look again.

Not to mention he's a rookie.

having it banked in off him from behind the goal line, and then trickle across the line? It was pretty soft...

[MG1]

having it banked in off him from behind the goal line, and then trickle across the line? It was pretty soft...

It's called unexpected.............

scrambling to get back the puck comes towards you and by the time you react, the puck being so close the the line................. anyway, whatever.

[raygunpk]

It's called unexpected.............

HARDONFORSCHNEIDER

[DanHibiki]

quick one now. then another one late 3rd. come onnnnnnnnnn

[MG1]

HARDONFORSCHNEIDER

Haven't seen his nipples yet, LOLOLOLOLOL

[Greenstoner]

PP and PK are working
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[AzNightmare]

back within 1! yesss

[MG1]

Monster SH goal would be nice.

[Greenstoner]

Bieskshit !!!!! LOL :troll: bad feeling
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[AzNightmare]

damn bieksa...

[AzNightmare]

if Hansen connected that swing, would have been so nice!

[MG1]

Samuelson need to drink more milk. Gotta put a little more pepper on it.

[spoon.ek9]

freaking biekshit. he's lucky we killed that off.

[MG1]

That's better Samuelson......

[punkwax]

Beauty!!
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[murd0c]

fuck ya tic tack toe GO CANUCKS GO

[Greenstoner]

Come back kid !!!!!!
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[spoon.ek9]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAH SAMMY 3-3

[604778]

Wooooo!!
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[AzNightmare]

TIEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

[MG1]

The woo birds are out, but they sound a little retarded..........

Maybe I'm hearing things.

[MG1]

Vanek, the trickster........

[MG1]

Bieksa never disappoints....

[Mercy]

Big hit torres
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[AzNightmare]

this is GOOD BACK AND FORTH ACTION!!
waiting for stoppage in play for the past 3 minutes so I can switch from online stream to watching on TV...
pissed

there's no stoppage... wtf

FINALLy..

[LUUUUUUUU]

holy fuck torres

[MG1]

Torres!!!!

[spoon.ek9]

HAHAHAHA TORRES :bowdown:

[spoon.ek9]

The woo birds are out, but they sound a little retarded..........

Maybe I'm hearing things.

there's enough canucks fans that you could hear them chanting for us :lol

[Renthal]

SSSsssamuelsson with his Frank the Tank goal celebration!

[MG1]

OUch!!! Hope he's OK

[spoon.ek9]

i think we should start taking over RS chat during games :lol

[MG1]

i think we should start taking over RS chat during games :lol

Then we wouldn't hit our goal of 1000 pages of posts.

[DanHibiki]

quick one now. then another one late 3rd. come onnnnnnnnnn

Called it! :D
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[Greenstoner]

Lol.. Sammy's goal celebration is so gay that makes me laugh
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[MG1]

Called it! :D
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Yes, you did.

[DsZ24]

alright powerplay. lets finish them here

[Greenstoner]

Fuck greatest chance, lest capitalize on our PP
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[MG1]

Vicious hit. Not that hard, but kind of dumb play. PP for us, so it's all good.

[Ch28]

horrible pp

[MG1]

Penalty carries into overtime, so 4 on 3

[seakrait]

sloppy last power play. :(

[LUUUUUUUU]

PP FAIL

[punkwax]

Start OT on the PP, I like those odds.
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[PavelGTR]

FFS henrik

[Ch28]

OMFG BURROWS

[punkwax]

Great OT so far!
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[seakrait]

omg. i just had a few heart attacks.

[seakrait]

fuck.

HAMHUIS! FUCK!

[spoon.ek9]

damn, bad giveaway. good game tho!

[DsZ24]

what a giveaway...

[Lomac]

Damn! :(

Great overtime nonetheless, though.

[Mercy]

That was a fucking awesome overtime. Well up until they scored. Atleast we came back and were able to get a point.
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[LUUUUUUUU]

oh wow

[Greenstoner]

Sfuck, bad play there... He should ring around the board
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[Ch28]

holy shit what an OT

felt like i was watching a real life Wayne Gretzky's 3D Hockey for N64 hahahaa

[punkwax]

Fart
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[AzNightmare]

sigh... I can only imagine what would happen if it was Bieksa that gave that puck away instead...

Great OT though.... no stoppage in play I think?? Even the ref didn't let Schneider freeze that puck. haha

[dbaz]

who was the guy trolling schnieder, hes still undefeated in regulation.

[MG1]

Good OT.

Regardless of outcome.

[MG1]

sigh... I can only imagine what would happen if it was Bieksa that gave that puck away instead...


For a split second I thought it was.............

[DanHibiki]

Damn what a crazy ot. Too bad we didn't win tho. It's like a handjob without the orgasm.
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[AzNightmare]

Burrows should have ended the game, but Miller was hacking.


For a split second I thought it was.............

Natural reaction... It's like reflex.. something goes wrong. WTF BIEKSA?!!
oh wait... that's not...


Kinda sucks... I was really eager to watch Schneider in the Shootout.

[Greenstoner]

At least 1 pt
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[jigga250]

Rome is brutal and needs to be cut....good for at least 2-3 giveaways/golden scoring opportunities per game (I know that last one wasn't him)

I'm happy with a point after being down 3-1 going into the 3rd. Nucks should have been able to end it on the 4 on 3 in OT.

[MG1]

who was the guy trolling schnieder, hes still undefeated in regulation.

He made some good stops. There's that one time he out waited like two Sabres. Never went down. Just followed the flow.

Garrett's got a bonor over S, too by the sounds of it.

[seakrait]

He made some good stops. There's that one time he out waited like two Sabres. Never went down. Just followed the flow.

Garrett's got a bonor over S, too by the sounds of it.

but he can't pronounce Schneider's name properly! "Sneider" he keeps saying!

[Hondaracer]

didnt really like our odds in the shootout but would have prefered a SO loss than that outcome, good game either way

now to study :(

[MG1]

but he can't pronounce Schneider's name properly! "Sneider" he keeps saying!

Must have speech impediment.

[MG1]

God, I love the A&W Spicy Momma Burger commercial. Damn fine looking women.

Can't find a clip of it.

[seakrait]

God, I love the A&W Spicy Momma Burger commercial. Damn fine looking women.

rofl. what DOESN'T turn you on? :p

[MG1]

rofl. what DOESN'T turn you on? :p

OK, find a clip and see what I mean. Maybe it's going too fast for me to really see it.

[spoon.ek9]

man, samuelsson's goal celebration still makes me laugh :lol

i'm satisfied with tonight's game :D

edit: oh, and i know which commercial 89blkcivic is talking about. some real hotties in that one :thumbsup:

[Not really racist!]

Nice try.. lots of positives to bring to Pittsburgh

[Greenstoner]

God, I love the A&W Spicy Momma Burger commercial. Damn fine looking women.

Can't find a clip of it.

ive noticed the women in that commercial long time ago :D

[seakrait]

OK, find a clip and see what I mean. Maybe it's going too fast for me to really see it.

just saw it. you're right. even the one pushing the baby carriage. :thumbsup:

[Mercy]

I know this aint and NFL thread but wow blowout on Monday night football
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[orange7]

what's up with giving up the first two goals on the road?

happened in montreal, toronto, and now today.

it will probably happen on Wednesday too.

[Harvey Specter]

I'm glad we picked up the single point seeing how we were down 3-1 and things didn't look too good but man that was a heartbreaking goal with only 23 seconds remaining until the SO.

[dbaz]

He made some good stops. There's that one time he out waited like two Sabres. Never went down. Just followed the flow.

Garrett's got a bonor over S, too by the sounds of it.

I just like goalies that are positionally sound ones don't play the puck in stupid situations and don't start swimming when they cant cover the puck after the first attempt. Luongos definitely the better goalie of the two atm but I think the way schnieder plays fits the team better.

[Noir]

What's everyone's thoughts on Hamhuis so far? Nothing overly noticeable negatively, but also nothing overly noticeably great.

Valued at $4.5M for the next 6 yrs, I'm wondering if my expectation that he will be the better defensemen over Edler was too much an expectation. (meaning that I thought at least without Salo, Hamhuis will be our #1 D, which right now it seems to be undisputedly Edler to me).

[orange7]

What's everyone's thoughts on Hamhuis so far? Nothing overly noticeable negatively, but also nothing overly noticeably great.

Valued at $4.5M for the next 6 yrs, I'm wondering if my expectation that he will be the better defensemen over Edler was too much an expectation. (meaning that I thought at least without Salo, Hamhuis will be our #1 D, which right now it seems to be undisputedly Edler to me).

it's his first year with the club. We'll talk about this in January or February.

[Noir]

it's his first year with the club. We'll talk about this in January or February.



He's not an NHL rookie; and it's been 17 games & almost 1 month and half.

You're more than welcome to stay out of this conversation until 2012 but as stated below, this is what I wanted to know.

What's everyone's thoughts on Hamhuis so far?

[iwantaskyline]

What's everyone's thoughts on Hamhuis so far? Nothing overly noticeable negatively, but also nothing overly noticeably great.

Valued at $4.5M for the next 6 yrs, I'm wondering if my expectation that he will be the better defensemen over Edler was too much an expectation. (meaning that I thought at least without Salo, Hamhuis will be our #1 D, which right now it seems to be undisputedly Edler to me).

He's exactly as I expected him to be. Nothing outstanding but nothing below average. He got 24 pts last year with limited PP time and thats exactly what he's going to get here as well...limited PP time with Edler and Ehroff getting the PP duties. With Salo coming back expect even less. But we get a defencemen who rarely gets hurt since he entered the league.

He was the 3rd best d-man on Nashville and yes I know Nashville has one of the premier d-men in Weber and Suter but I think Edler is now near the level of Suter and Ehroff is pretty close as well. Never expected him to be our #1 or 2 guy but he makes a solid #3/4 d-man.

[DanHibiki]

Ballard and Hamhuis will get much more pp time next year once we get rid of Bieksa and Salo.

Ballard is an offensive d-man but he hasn't been getting lots of ice time/ pp time.

[orange7]

You're more than welcome to stay out of this conversation until 2012


attitude much?... I wasn't trying to be rude or anything. Sry if you took it the wrong way.


Valued at $4.5M for the next 6 yrs, I'm wondering if my expectation that he will be the better defensemen over Edler was too much an expectation. (meaning that I thought at least without Salo, Hamhuis will be our #1 D, which right now it seems to be undisputedly Edler to me).

I was just trying to make sure you don't jump to conclusion on this guy just because he hasn't done much yet. Kinda like what we all did when Albert first joined the club.

My response wasn't a really response towards your question, it was just a statement to kinda comfort you that eventually he will become really valuable at $4.5M.


He's not an NHL rookie; and it's been 17 games & almost 1 month and half.
btw.. it's more like 9 games since he had a small injury.

[Greenstoner]

^ i almost got fool, forget he only played 9 games ...
i dont have anythinng good or bad to say about hamster either. If you dont notice a D-man, he is probably doing his job right. If you dont notice a forward, he is probably not producing or performing well.

[mako]

supposedly Hamhuis is still playing hurt
his foot is not 100%
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[raygunpk]

Raymond sore hand/shoulder
Kesler in a knee brace

[RiceIntegraRS]

This is erhoffs contract year we may not be able to afford him next year. Would anyone want to have ballard over erhoff? Ballard makes too much money for wat he brings to the table. Erhoff edler salo and even hamhuis is where our offence is gonna come from. Imagine still having mitchell n sob and not having ballard n bieksa...... Our defence becomes 3 mil cheaper and better. Leave it to bad timing
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[raygunpk]

I don't see why we wouldn't be able to afford him, unless his asking price is too high.

[mako]

Salo, Bieksa, Alberts contracts will be up
I don't think Ehrhoff will make more than Hamhuis
Somewhere in the 4mil range & he said he likes Vancouver too
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[Ch28]

Ehrhoff & his agent said last week that they'll take a pay cut to stay in Vancouver

[RiceIntegraRS]

Maybe I just don't like ballard and how much money he's making.
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[jigga250]

He was the 3rd best d-man on Nashville and yes I know Nashville has one of the premier d-men in Weber and Suter but I think Edler is now near the level of Suter and Ehroff is pretty close as well. Never expected him to be our #1 or 2 guy but he makes a solid #3/4 d-man.

Hamhuis may have been their 3rd best d-man, but he also WAS their top shutdown d-man, playing other teams top lines and lots of PK time. I think he should be a good replacement for Mitchell in terms of being a reliable defensive defenseman (with more offensive upside than Mitchell).

[Greenstoner]

i love ehrhoff and i hope he can stay with us....

[choda]

^+1

[mako]

We need his blitzkrieg attack
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[Tapioca]

Last week, Erhoff and his agent wanted "market value". I like Erhoff too, but he isn't in the same league as Gonchar, Markov, or even Mark Streit (European Ds who are offensive-minded). He's probably good for 40 points a year and he has the same skill set as Alex Edler (although a little less physical), so he should be paid accordingly.

That Ballard contract looks like an albatross now and that will hamstring the team a bit for the next couple of years unless a trade can be made. No D should be paid more than Hamhuis, unless he's a bonafide No.1/2 D (a la Duncan Keith, Doughty, Pronger, etc.) I don't blame Gillis for making the deal at the time though as he couldn't hedge his bets on being able to sign Hamhuis.

[shawn79]

hamhuis hasnt even live up to his expectations so far / buy into the team concept

[Harvey Specter]

Hopefully the Canucks can dump Bieksa this season and get something for him. Salo is basically done, I bet he'll just retire or go play in Europe if he doesn't get signed because I can't see too many times wanting to sign him. And I watched Ehrhoff yesterday on Canucks this week and he seems like he does want to stay in Vancouver, he said he loves the city.

[punkwax]

Ballard should take a hometown discount like Kesler...

:troll:

[Ikkaku]

Personally Hamhuis has lived up to my expectations. He was just supposed to be a solid D, not some flashy offensive d-man. I'm not expecting him to pinch like Bieksa, nor to try to get random oddman rushes like Ehrhoff everytime he is on ice. As long as he manages to stop the other teams' star players decently well, he's worth the money.

[Hondaracer]

Hammer just needs to hit some more peeps them im happy

[woob]

I just wanna see some of this by Ballard and Hamhuis, respectively:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDuD8c-yfWs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeTF3spXrM0

[shawn79]

preds and leafs are having a game! 4-4
gabrovski scores redeeming himself after giving the puck away first period

[orange7]

i love ehrhoff and i hope he can stay with us....


+1

I like him a lot since his first year with us.

He's been awesome.

[jigga250]

the Laffs will find a way to lose and continue the streak of suck

[raygunpk]

i think they'll win this game

[HonestTea]

GO RINNE!!

[Hondaracer]

Salo is on the trip

http://cdn.nhl.com/canucks/images/upload/2010/11/Nov1610_vinnick_14_slide.jpg

[raygunpk]

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2545/salo.png
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3949/salo1.png

he's been doing off ice workouts, hopefully back by january.

[raygunpk]

Ballard should be in tomorrow, Alberts/Rome out.

Hopefully none of the forwards are TOO banged up to play.

[subordinate]

Damn, Salo looks like he has cancer or some disease.

He should definitely look to retire.

[SkinnyPupp]

Salo looks like the weakest hockey player I have ever seen, in those pics. His calves are as skinny as his arms! :lol

If you saw him running at the seawall or something, you'd never guess he was an athlete, let alone an NHL hockey player.

[shawn79]

he has won a silver medal in 2006?

[RiceIntegraRS]

Damn, Salo looks like he has cancer or some disease.

He should definitely look to retire.

Theses are just some of the reasons why he shouldnt retire. Still has a bomb, one of the best sticks around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCNdVp_o6HM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11z55mruhMM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35Io-ttnyxM

[raygunpk]

Salo looks like the weakest hockey player I have ever seen, in those pics. His calves are as skinny as his arms! :lol

If you saw him running at the seawall or something, you'd never guess he was an athlete, let alone an NHL hockey player.

There's a few players who are not all that big, it's mostly core/quads. Check out Wayne Simmonds legs lol.

[Ronin]

The bottom line is...the Canucks are a better team with Salo on it.

I know we all expect Salo to be gone next year but I'm hoping he takes a paycut to stay here...or else I'd say he's going to Europe. He'll be 35. $1.5m maybe?

[EmperorIS]

as much of a annoyance salo is with his injuries .. i have to admit i never really consider the nucks at full strength until salo is playing

[SkinnyPupp]

There's a few players who are not all that big, it's mostly core/quads. Check out Wayne Simmonds legs lol.
I remember seeing Jyrki Lumme at a mall back in the day, and the fucker had legs like a horse. Pretty insane.. Makes guys like Salo look even weaker :lol

[punkwax]

The bottom line is...the Canucks are a better team with Salo on it.

I know we all expect Salo to be gone next year but I'm hoping he takes a paycut to stay here...or else I'd say he's going to Europe. He'll be 35. $1.5m maybe?

^ you just said it. Canucks are a better team with Salo on it and they're considered an elite team. I could see other teams offer 3M+. He will make more than 1.5M, if not he'd be as big a score as Burrows is at 2.

With Edler stepping up like he is and with Salo's injury history, my money is on Gillis parting ways and letting Salo earn his final paycheques elsewhere a la Ohlund / Mitchell. "Thanks for your service, now go cash in."
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[orange7]

The bottom line is...the Canucks are a better team with Salo on it.

I know we all expect Salo to be gone next year but I'm hoping he takes a paycut to stay here...or else I'd say he's going to Europe. He'll be 35. $1.5m maybe?


$1.5 seems like a pretty big discount for the canucks organization.

He is still an excellent D-man with a power slap shot, and he is always in good positioning. I think he can fetch at least $2.5M from another nhl team, even with his injuries reputation.

But I gotta agree with you, I would want him to stay for $1.5M each year for the next 2 years.

[FreakNasty]

Ballard and Hamhuis has been pretty FAIL so far. GG

[CRS]

Ballard and Hamhuis has been pretty FAIL so far. GG

I hope you enjoyed your last troll post.

Banned.

[punkwax]

Someone give CRS a thanks for me.
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[Not really racist!]

^^:haha:

[orange7]

I hope you enjoyed your last troll post.

Banned.



now that is what the ban hammer is suppose to be used for. :thumbsup:

[Gh0stRider]

someone got banned cuz they are anti canuck?

tegra devil better watch out then.

[punkwax]

It was Adolf Hitler dude. Tegra ain't that bad!

:troll:
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[justYU]

Salo looks like the weakest hockey player I have ever seen, in those pics. His calves are as skinny as his arms! :lol

If you saw him running at the seawall or something, you'd never guess he was an athlete, let alone an NHL hockey player.

yet he has the hardest slapshot on the Canucks

[iwantaskyline]

$1.5 seems like a pretty big discount for the canucks organization.

He is still an excellent D-man with a power slap shot, and he is always in good positioning. I think he can fetch at least $2.5M from another nhl team, even with his injuries reputation.

But I gotta agree with you, I would want him to stay for $1.5M each year for the next 2 years.

It'll be a 35 and over contract so we can give him a bonus incentive deal. Like if he plays over 60 games the contract is $2 million, less than 60 games then $1 million.

[Ronin]

It'll be a 35 and over contract so we can give him a bonus incentive deal. Like if he plays over 60 games the contract is $2 million, less than 60 games then $1 million.

This. I'm sure Gillis and Lawrence Gilman are already thinking about it for next year. Personally, I'll be happy with Salo gets back in the lineup. He was awesome last year.

Salo - Hamhuis
Edler - Ehrhoff
Ballard - Bieksa
Rome - Alberts

You tell me that isn't badass. That's a Cup-worthy D-corp right there. We don't have a serious #1 D-man like Duncan Keith, Chris Pronger or the like but every single one of those top-6 guys could be a #2 D-man.

[InvisibleSoul]

yet he has the hardest slapshot on the Canucks
I'm not sure he does... Edler has won the hardest shot contest in the skills competition the last three years. I don't know whether Salo was in any of them or always injured... but Edler has done 103MPH at least.

[InvisibleSoul]

There's big talk over on the Flames forum about a possible deal between the Flames and Kings... Iginla for B. Schenn plus fillers...

[trancehead]

Not every hockey player is Rob the Bod Brind'Amour guys

http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:lr-6GBP0YyVddM:http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a13/Davepoo1/Shirtless%20Hockey/BrindAmour1.jpg&t=1

[trancehead]

There's big talk over on the Flames forum about a possible deal between the Flames and Kings... Iginla for B. Schenn plus fillers...

Iginla is still a force! Lets pray LA does not get them. They would be one of the best in west in that case

[Ch28]

It'll be a 35 and over contract so we can give him a bonus incentive deal. Like if he plays over 60 games the contract is $2 million, less than 60 games then $1 million.

Doesn't matter cause the whole 2 million will still count against the cap.

[iwantaskyline]

Doesn't matter cause the whole 2 million will still count against the cap.

If he does meet the bonus and the Canucks go over the cap they can carry the extra $1 million over to next year. Don't quote me on this because I'm not %100 sure but I believe Chicago did this with Toews bonus. Also at 35 I don't think Salo can meet 60 games. Doesn't have to be 60 games either it can higher.


Iginla is still a force! Lets pray LA does not get them. They would be one of the best in west in that case


Highly doubt this since Doughty needs a new contract next year.

[woob]

Kings still have $5.5 mil in cap room. Pretty sure they could move and shake Iggy into the lineup.

[jigga250]

^ you just said it. Canucks are a better team with Salo on it and they're considered an elite team. I could see other teams offer 3M+. He will make more than 1.5M, if not he'd be as big a score as Burrows is at 2.

With Edler stepping up like he is and with Salo's injury history, my money is on Gillis parting ways and letting Salo earn his final paycheques elsewhere a la Ohlund / Mitchell. "Thanks for your service, now go cash in."
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Is it just me, or do a lot of d-men play great in Vancouver, and then fall off the map (or at least regress significantly) when they go elsewhere to cash in on the rep they built in Vancouver? Maybe its just a function of guys getting hyped and lots of media attention in a heavy hockey market, kinda like Leafs players getting hyped and then sucking when they get traded to the Flames:rofl:

Happened with Bryan Allen, Baumer when he went to Philly, Sopel when he was traded to the Islanders, arguably Ohlund...

For the most part we've been really lucky at getting guys at the right point in their careers and having them reach their potential while in Van

[jigga250]

Theses are just some of the reasons why he shouldnt retire. Still has a bomb, one of the best sticks around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCNdVp_o6HM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11z55mruhMM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35Io-ttnyxM

Salo has pretty badass goal celebrations too. Especially this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mizcjzq2v8I

Dunno how many d-men we have who can finish backhand roof on a breakaway. Probably just Bieksa and Ehrhoff. LOL @ Burrows clotheslining him after the goal.

[Grandmaster TSE]

hahaha, the classic salo ball fondle celebration

[Noir]

I'm not sure he does... Edler has won the hardest shot contest in the skills competition the last three years. I don't know whether Salo was in any of them or always injured... but Edler has done 103MPH at least.

It's really not just about that though. Edler at the moment is our best offensive D-man but watch each game how many times his bombs don't go through; or are read by shotblockers.

It's something I rarely see off of Salo who can almost always makes the right decision between a one-timer, slap pass, slap deflection, slap-bank-of-the-backboards, of the point. (and that's all in addition to having approximately as hard a shot as Edler)

Edler has begun to start to embody the above player traits but IMO is not quite there yet as Salo when it comes to "play" decision making on the point.

[AzNightmare]

Salo - Hamhuis
Edler - Ehrhoff
Ballard - Bieksa
Rome - Alberts


Pretty badass... but Bieksa is still there :(

[Tim Budong]

I've always said..
becuz him and Salo are right handed shooters..they bring a different dynamic to the PP...its the MAIN reason why hes still in the line up.

[Ch28]

Pretty badass... but Bieksa is still there :(

the only reason he's still on this roster is due to our lack of right handed shots

him and salo are the only righters on D

[Gumby]

Dunno how many d-men we have who can finish backhand roof on a breakaway. Probably just Bieksa and Ehrhoff. LOL @ Burrows clotheslining him after the goal.
Geez, Burrows could've injured Salo by doing that! :D

hahaha, the classic salo ball fondle celebration
:lol

[BlackZRoadster]

Canucks will win tonight, i put down a bill each on Win, and 3-1 score or any 2 goal win. Wish me luck

[spoon.ek9]

i'm kind of curious.. let's assume bieksa is expendable once salo returns and salo leaves us at the end of this year. that leaves us with:

ballard, hamhuis, edler, ehrhoff (if he signs), rome, alberts and parent.

they're all left hand shots! who's going to be our right handed shot if both biekshit and salo leave us?

[b0unce. [?]]

i'm kind of curious.. let's assume bieksa is expendable once salo returns and salo leaves us at the end of this year. that leaves us with:

ballard, hamhuis, edler, ehrhoff (if he signs), rome, alberts and parent.

they're all left hand shots! who's going to be our right handed shot if both biekshit and salo leave us?

just do really strong backhands, duh!
or both be on the leftside!

[xxxrsxxx]

Canucks will win tonight, i put down a bill each on Win, and 3-1 score or any 2 goal win. Wish me luck

just curious what betting site do you use?

[BlackZRoadster]

^LAdbrokes

for the win its about 2.05 , 3-1 score will pay 23-1 , and win by 2 goals is 8-1.

If i get all of it , i win about $3300! :D , as long as i dont lose all those bets it wont affect me because i didnt group them, if i did it would be way more than $3300

[Ch28]

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=341639

The Calgary Flames acquired defenceman Anton Babchuk (http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/?name=anton+babchuk) and right winger Tom Kostopoulos (http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/?name=tom+kostopoulos) from the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday in exchange for defenceman Ian White (http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/?name=ian+white) and left winger Brett Sutter (http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/?name=brett+sutter).


Looks like daddy wasn't amused with his antics :bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl:

[mb_]

^LOLOLOLOL

[hotjoint]

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=341639

The Calgary Flames acquired defenceman Anton Babchuk (http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/?name=anton+babchuk) and right winger Tom Kostopoulos (http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/?name=tom+kostopoulos) from the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday in exchange for defenceman Ian White (http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/?name=ian+white) and left winger Brett Sutter (http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/players/?name=brett+sutter).


Looks like daddy wasn't amused with his antics :bowrofl::bowrofl::bowrofl:

:lol awesome

[raygunpk]

haha two b.sutter's in carolina

[spoon.ek9]

oh wow :lol

[woob]

It's gonna be an awkward Thanksgiving dinner 2011....

[quasi]

Wow, at least nobody can say he's biased.

He's probably trying to save his job. All he hears everyday is Sutter needs to go so he sacrificed his son hoping that would be good enough. :)

[spoon.ek9]

who knows, maybe they'll re-acquire him in the summer :rofl:

[Gumby]

Wow talk about awkward! :lol

Next up, Darryl fires his brother Brent?

[raygunpk]

Tonight`s game has Ballard in for Rome.

[shawn79]

How Scott Arniel helped get Cory Schneider's career on track
Cory Schneider was picked 26th overall by Vancouver in the 2004 draft.

http://www.thehockeynews.com/imgs/dynamique/photos/original/article_36436_1.jpg



The 2004 draft – a.k.a. Alex Ovechkin’s year – was considered to be deep in goaltending talent. Al Montoya, Devan Dubnyk and Marek Schwarz were all highly regarded first-rounders who went before the No. 26 selection, Cory Schneider.

Dominant at the high school level, Schneider was also ranked 26th in THN’s Draft Preview that year. He had an impressive .956 save percentage and 1.42 goals-against average, but there were still concerns surrounding his game that were quelled by a starring role at the World Under-18 Championship in Minsk, Belarus.

“He is so composed for a young guy coming out of high school,” a scout was quoted as saying in the 2004 Draft Preview. “He does so many things well. We had a few doubts about him going into the under-18s and he just impressed the heck out of us.”

Six years later, Montoya has played in five NHL games, Dubnyk 22 and Schwarz six, leaving Schneider (15) as the only one of the bunch who still carries around the expectation he’ll eventually be a No. 1 goalie in the NHL.

But Schneider’s transition to professional life wasn’t smooth. After losing back-to-back national championship games with Boston College, Schneider embarked on his career with the Manitoba Moose – coached by Scott Arniel, the current bench boss of the Columbus Blue Jackets – in 2007-08.

Through his first 11 appearances, Schneider’s numbers were miserable. A 3-7-0 record, 3.69 GAA and .872 SP ranked him amongst the worst in the league. Meanwhile, teammate Drew MacIntyre was posting wins and coach Arniel was getting fed up with the work ethic of the young Schneider.

“The big thing with Cory is he had great success at the college level and obviously was a first round draft pick and had lots of hype, lots of talk about him being the next up-and-coming top-end goalie,” Arniel said recently. “He came to us in the AHL and I think he kind of had disrespect for the league. I think he looked at it like everything would come easy.”

Arniel said Schneider wasn’t taking practice seriously enough and wasn’t competing for pucks during games – a worrying development at the time. To turn around the bad start to his career, Schneider got a little bit of luck and a lot of good coaching.

After Schneider let in three goals on eight shots and got pulled in a December game against the Lake Erie Monsters, Arniel’s concerns about his goalie hit a breaking point. With MacIntyre on recall to the Canucks, Arniel had little choice but to turn back to Schneider for another game against those same Monsters the following night. However, before he made that decision, he pulled Schneider aside and held him accountable.


“I called him into the office and we had a real good talk about the game,” Arniel said. “I told him about all those things; I didn’t like the way he was approaching being a professional. I threw him back in the net the next night and it was one of his better games.”

Schneider finished the year with a 21-12-2 record, .916 SP and 2.28 GAA, earning rookie of the month honors in March. The following year, Schneider’s GAA dipped to 2.04 as he led the Moose to their first and only 50-win season and top spot in the league. He carried Manitoba to the Calder Cup final where they lost, but earned the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award for AHL goaltender of the year.

After one more season together in 2009-10 on an offensively deficient team that was defeated in the opening round of the post-season, Arniel and Schneider graduated to the NHL. For Arniel, it was a much-deserved first attempt to lead an NHL bench; for Schneider, it was the next step up the ladder to full-time NHLer status - albeit with a lot of work ahead in Roberto Luongo’s shadow to finally become that No. 1 goalie he’s been touted as for so long.

But at least this time, he’s prepared for the challenge.

“He really turned a corner and really became the goaltender we see today,” Arniel said. “It just took a little bit to realize he had to put the work and time in; he’s become a better goalie and I think he’s become a great example of a young goaltender who figured it out very quickly.”


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[CRS]

Canuck jokester welcomes Ballard back into lineup

PITTSBURGH - In honour of Keith Ballard rejoining the lineup for a game tonight, after four healthy scratches in a row, one of his teammates had a little fun at the defenceman's expense.

On the wall in the visitors room there often is taped a sheet for players to sign up for tickets for friends or family in the road city.

Among the handful of requests for tickets to tonight's game, someone wrote K. Ballard in the 'donor' column and T. Vokoun under 'recipient.'

"I think it's hilarious," Ballard said after the morning skate.

It was almost a year ago that Ballard, after being undressed on an Ilya Kovalchuk goal, in frustration swung his stick hard, like he was trying to fell a tree, on the goalpost beside Panthers goalie Tomas Vokoun. Except unknown to Ballard, he'd actually felled his goalie with a chop to the side of the head.

Ballard skated to the bench and was caught by TV cameras sitting bewildered as Vokoun was attended to, then brought off on a stretcher.

Vokoun turned out to be fine and Ballard was able to eventually laugh about the incident, although to this day he feels bad about the example he set for kids.

So, does he have any suspects behind this morning's prank?

"I have a couple of names in mind," he said.

Burrows?

"That's one of them."

Bieksa?

"That's another."

Kesler?

"And another."

http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/whitetowel/archive/2010/11/17/canuck-jokester-welcomes-ballard-back-into-lineup.aspx

:lol

[Gumby]

Burrows, Bieksa, and Kesler. Such shit disturbers. :lol

[ForbiddenX]

Anyone one have a stream for tonights game?

[RiceIntegraRS]

bieksa not soo useless there

[MG1]

Bieksa in the penalty box is a good thing. As long as he takes someone with him.

[punkwax]

Man Crosby is a beast.
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[Ronin]

http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/blogs/whitetowel/archive/2010/11/17/canuck-jokester-welcomes-ballard-back-into-lineup.aspx

:lol

LOL...that's one...and another...and another.

[illicitstylz]

Anyone one have a stream for tonights game?

http://www.justin.tv/tb4me22#/w/563040752

[MG1]

Man Crosby is a beast.
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Awesome player. He's not just a great player, he is a great ambassador of the game and our country. I have no idea why people criticize him. He has a lot on his plate, but he handles it so well.

Let's hope he contiues to flourish and not suffer an injury that affects the rest of his career.

[Euro7r]

Powerplayyyy

[Euro7r]

FUCK the hell was that. FUUUU.

[sunny_j]

fuckkkkkkkk

[MG1]

Wow. That was like a shootout.



Thanks, Biekshit.

[illicitstylz]

bullmothershit

lol they said bieska.

[LUUUUUUUU]

lol that was totally biekshit

[rsx]

stick, bieksa, use your stick

[ForbiddenX]

Always has to be bieksa lol

[Greenstoner]

Hahah biekshit
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[woob]

poopy.

[MG1]

stick, bieksa, use your stick

More like, "Use your fucking brain, you fucktard!!"

[punkwax]

One right handed dman... on the left boards... so he tries to stop the puck with his skate instead of his stick :facepalm:
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[RiceIntegraRS]

its time for someone to lay out crosby, the sedins and burrows are getting worked over by the pens D

[InvisibleSoul]

I didn't see how it developed because I'm only listening to it on the radio, but it sounds like they need to be reminded about being especially careful to not turn over the puck just as their power play is ending, so that the penalized player doesn't get a breakaway going the other way. I've seen this almost happen a couple times the last few games...

[jigga250]

I didn't see how it developed because I'm only listening to it on the radio, but it sounds like they need to be reminded about being especially careful to not turn over the puck just as their power play is ending, so that the penalized player doesn't get a breakaway going the other way. I've seen this almost happen a couple times the last few games...

yup, you could totally see it coming a mile away

whats with all the shitty slow starts?

[Hondaracer]

that penalty box play happened against the leafs as well, i called it like seconds before it happened, need to be more aware of when the penalty is over

[AzNightmare]

Impressive puck movement on the pp... but they are being kept on the outside so well...

[AzNightmare]

DANIELLL D:!!!! close