kipwinger

He's baaaaaaaaaack!

Dude, we get it. You were right. I thought you didn't even mention Jensen and it turns out that not only did you mention Jensen, you mentioned a bunch of guys.

It's not spin. You totally mentioned him as the 7th defenseman one time. Another time you said Kindl should be, and if not Kindl then Jensen. And the third time you said Ouellet/Jensen/Sproul. So again, props, you totally called it. One of the four guys you mentioned as a 7th defenseman had a good game last night and you knew it all along. I had silly old Smith as my 7th. What do I know? You were right and I was wrong. You definitely mentioned Jensen...as well as three other guys.

I am owning up to it. I said you didn't mention Jensen, when you did. You had him penciled into Brian Lashoff's old spot. You clearly recognized his potential (on one of your many different lineups). On another one you had Sproul in that spot. If he had had a good game last night you could have gloated about that. I said you didn't mention him, and I was wrong. You had quite clearly given him his rightful place as 7th defenseman on one of your lineups. And now you're vindicated.

"Hey guys look how right I am. Nick Jensen had a good game last night, and a month ago I said he should sit in the press box as a 7th defenseman. I'm soooooo right it hurts". You should seriously be a professional scout, what with your eye for talent. Nope, I'm owning up to it. About a month ago you said that Nick Jensen should sit in the press box in one of your roster scenarios. You obviously recognized his talent better than anyone else. You did. Nobody realized that Jensen was good enough to be a healthy scratch. Only you.

If Leftwinger mentioned Martin Frk as the 13th forward in one of the 2,000 line combos he posts each season, and Frk ended up scoring a goal two months later, you can be your ass he'd gloat about being right on that too. Lol. As I said before, throw enough s*** at a wall and some of it will stick. You're absolutely right though. You recognized so much talent in Nick Jensen that you let him sit in the press box in SOME of the roster scenarios you dream up. What an eye for talent!

Or the person who did it gets caught, and rats on the person who told him/her to do it? That seems like a pretty likely scenario given that it happens CONSTANTLY.

Was Jeffrey Fieger not sleazy or available enough?

The League has every right to suspend him pending an investigation. It's in the CBA. The one that the toothless NHLPA agreed to. What are they going to do, throw a fit about it and lose to Bettman like they always do? The NHL isn't a court of law. They don't have to be objective. If he's bad for business, they can suspend him whether he's been found guilty or not.

I cannot believe the NHL is allowing this guy to play right now. They should probably start circling the wagons pretty soon. This is poor brand management at the very least.

It appears so.

The fact that evidence of an ongoing criminal investigation could be removed from custody and "delivered" to one of the parties in the dispute is troubling enough. That's just really, really, bad. Probably not for Kane. I mean, it's doubtful he tampered with anything. But simply put, you should be allowed to leave evidence of a crime on ANYBODY's doorstep. How that is possible is beyond me.

Thanks for the updates fellas. That makes way more sense to me.

No. The lineup says he's out and Smith is in. Which is weird considering Smith played last night and Quincey hasn't played at all.

It's not ok to GLOAT about how you've "had Jensen on you roster pretty much all summer long" when you never even mentioned him ONCE in the roster thread. It's even worse when you've put three different rosters out there and NONE of them have Jensen listed. Change your mind all you want. I did. I started with Tatar on the 2nd line and Zetterberg on the first. Then I flipped them. But I didn't wait until Pulkkinen had a goal yesterday and then lie about how I "had him on my top line all summer long" when I actually didn't.

Wonder what's up with Quincey?

That could be the reason why the NHL let him attend training camp, rather than going the Voynov route.

Or how he's "always" hated the Quincey trade and re-signing? See, that's what I mean. We aren't supposed to go back and see how he felt at the time. That's not fair. The important thing is that he's changed his mind enough to always be on the right side of any roster decision since then. We keep focusing on his inability to analyze something before it happens, when we should be focusing on his incredibly accurate flip-flopping technique. His analysis of roster decisions, after the fact, is pretty much spot on.

AHAHAHAHAHA. And the truth shall set you free!

Lol. Dude, take it easy on him. Lefty wasn't planning on anyone actually verifying the things he says. He's not prepared for that. He said Marchenko-Kindl in August, now it's Jensen and somebody else, and after tonight's game it will be Ouellet. And none of that is inconsistent. Why? Because Lefty changes his mind ever 12 hours. You can never be wrong if you change your opinion enough to cover every possible outcome. And as he's been so fond of letting us know lately, Lefty loves being "right". He's the Eklund of LGW. You throw enough s*** at a wall, some of it sticks.

Probably a strategic decision in response to the fact that Patrick Kane is actively giving interviews and discussing the case. Not good for the potential outcome of your case if the alleged perpetrator of the crime is on every TV in the country saying he didn't do it, and you don't respond at all.

Did anybody else think that 3 on 3 was stupid? I mean, it was exciting sure. But so is the shootout once you're finally watching it. But 3 on 3 hockey doesn't resemble an organized sport. It resembled a game of keep away between kids on a pond.

Dude, that's the second time you've trashed modern WWE. It's really not that bad. Sure the "reality era" thing was stupid, but most of the bad booking has more to do with making up for past mistakes than it does with being bad currently. The only superstar who's been handled correctly in the last 5-6 years is Lesnar. They botched everybody else, so what are they supposed to do now?

Leftwinger is ready to trade 25% of the Detroit Red Wings team after 1 preseason game. Yep, hockey season is back.

Because we've got about 200 NHL ready defensemen. He kinda gets lost in the fray.