Official NHL 2013-2014 Random Thoughts Thread

[MikelArteta]

Nobody talks about the Bruins giving away Seguin...Horrible deal i said it at the time.

Replace a top 20 scorer and olympian on the worlds best team with a has been on a retirement tour...

it was a dumb trade because seguin is only 21, was still like 4-5 years from his prime

erikkson is the best he will ever be now which is a 60-70 points a year

 

[MikelArteta]

flawless list (except for the inclusion of Giroux). I'm on the fence about Couture.

couture is a good skater, on the big ice if you cant skate well your done

 

[PHamm]

couture is a good skater, on the big ice if you cant skate well your done

he's been pretty crappy the last month. his play has dropped, which is why i have him on the bubble.

 

[Miggs]

Louis Eriksson is hardly on a retirement tour. Do you even know who he is ?

and seguin is no shoe in to make athe team.

I forgot about him i was talking about Iginla....I forgot they got something for Seguin even tho its still a horrible deal...

 

[Miggs]

it was a dumb trade because seguin is only 21, was still like 4-5 years from his prime

erikkson is the best he will ever be now which is a 60-70 points a year

Nah i was talking about jarome,they get rid of one of the top young players in the game cuz of lame ass "personal" reasons and then brought in a 37 yr old Iginla to score goals,completely forgot about Eriksson lol,thats how irrelevant he is...

 

[MikelArteta]

so the us olympic squad

backes
brown
callahan
john carlson
justin faulk
cam fowler
patrick kane da gawd
kesler
paul martin
ryan mcdonaugh
ryan miller
brooks orpik
tj oshie
max pacioretty
zach parise
joe pavelski
jonathan quick
kevin shattenkirk
paul stasny
derrick stephan
ryan suter
blake wheeler
phil kessel
james van reimsdyk
jimmy howard made it


wow bobby ryan got screwed

 

[bsmooth]

Team USA hopes rely on a hot goalie and the KKK taking advantage of the open ice (Kane, Kesler, Kessel)

 

[AntoineWalkerShimmy]

USA fukked up. Taking a struggling Brown and injured Callahan over Okposo and Bobby Ryan?

Also Martin and Orpik over Yandle and Jack Johnson? I can see the reasoning behind Martin as he's still good but Orpik is trash.

Parise - Kesler - Kane
JVR - Pavelski - Kessel
Pacioretty - Stastny - Wheeler
Brown - Backes -Oshie

Extra: Callahan, Stepan



Suter - Fowler
McDonagh - Carlson
Faulk - Shattenkirk
Martin - Orpik

 

[Jamal514]

I always knew Ryan McDonagh would be a future Olympian. That Gomez just got worst.

Congrats to Pacioretty though

 

[Miggs]

Canada could have two teams better than that American squad...

 

[Reign X]

Canada could have two teams better than that American squad...

USA only has the edge in goaltending. Not really a fan of Luongo. Having just Price isn't the same as the options Team Canada use to have.

Would like to see Canada bring 3 goalies and riding the hot hand. Even though he has zero chance of making the squad, I would be comfortable with Bernier backing up Price.

 

[Miggs]

USA only has the edge in goaltending. Not really a fan of Luongo. Having just Price isn't the same as the options Team Canada use to have.

Would like to see Canada bring 3 goalies and riding the hot hand. Even though he has zero chance of making the squad, I would be comfortable with Bernier backing up Price.

Id prefer Mike Smith over any of them...

 

[MikelArteta]

USA fukked up. Taking a struggling Brown and injured Callahan over Okposo and Bobby Ryan?

Also Martin and Orpik over Yandle and Jack Johnson? I can see the reasoning behind Martin as he's still good but Orpik is trash.

Parise - Kesler - Kane
JVR - Pavelski - Kessel
Pacioretty - Stastny - Wheeler
Brown - Backes -Oshie

Extra: Callahan, Stepan



Suter - Fowler
McDonagh - Carlson
Faulk - Shattenkirk
Martin - Orpik

orkpik on the big ice

bylsma wanted his boys

 

[MikelArteta]

USA only has the edge in goaltending. Not really a fan of Luongo. Having just Price isn't the same as the options Team Canada use to have.

Would like to see Canada bring 3 goalies and riding the hot hand. Even though he has zero chance of making the squad, I would be comfortable with Bernier backing up Price.

hottest cdn goale is josh harding, id take him as the third goalie

 

[AntoineWalkerShimmy]

Canada could have two teams better than that American squad...

Idk if Canada's left over defenseman are better than what the USA are carrying. Suter, McDonagh, Fowler, Carlson are no slouches. USA's goalies are already better as is Canada's, so the left overs might be . Forwards? Maybe where Canada as the edge. Too many good Canadian forwards.