MabusIncarnate

Shattenkirk and Versteeg are Eklund rumors. Abort! Abort!

I could see it the other way around though. I'm sure he has developed a ton of respect for Yzerman, and knowing the dedication of this organization to him, and Steve spending his entire career here, winning championships, and the loyalty involved, it may sway him more toward Detroit just knowing the successful career Yzerman had and committed his professional life here. Playing for Toronto comes along with a very intense amount of pressure and their media towards hockey doesn't touch how it is in the states. There are two very different situations in his personal and professional life playing for the Leafs compared to playing for the Wings.

Just phenomenal.. i'm pretty excited i'm not gonna lie.

Overwatch is my new obsession. Also been playing Forza 6 since the Nascar expansion came out for it.

Temporarily locking this thread until I can clean this mess up caused by our new friend here. I will bring it back up when it's tidy and all the irrelevant off-topic banter is gone. UPDATE - Resume discussion as you were, apologies for those who lost posts and content that was in reply to our new troll. Also apologize for not jumping on this sooner, I was at work, but I got on it as soon as I saw the reports in my inbox when I got home. Lets keep this on topic, even a bit of Ali discussion is fine due to the sports world losing two tremendous figures so close together, but absolutely not in the manner that was presented in the last page of this thread by the new poster. Thanks guys and gals. Long live the memory of Mr. Hockey.

Its a guaranteed market. Look at Winnipeg and the success they have had since moving from Atlanta. It makes no sense to me at all.

While we are putting teams in some of the hottest places in the US, why not try for Atlanta or Arizona while we're at it and see how hockey does in those kinds of markets. Oh wait..

The death of a legend, and a true warrior and icon of the sport. R.I.P. Mr. Howe, you left your mark on us as fans and the sport of hockey overall. You will truly be missed.

I agree with this, I liked the original Panthers jersey so much that I own one. This new one is a downgrade as far as i'm concerned. I liked the Fisherman Islanders jersey too so my opinion is compromised.

It would make me feel a bit better if I knew he was a Flyers fan.

I'm with you for sure, loved seeing the big dogs go down in the first round, there were some great rookies and surprise teams this year, and sure, while it wasn't the best season to be a Red Wings fan, it was a tremendous one to be a NHL fan.

I don't care which team makes it, as long as they win the cup. I might puke in my mouth a little bit if the Pens or Bolts win another cup.

Vladdy is taking a temporary break from LGW, so the donations here are temporarily halted until she returns as she's the one who organizes and collects for this.

I think I agree with the minority here, I like Gostisbehere because of his vast improvement of play game after game in his rookie season, and I think it's a lot harder to adapt to being an NHL level defensemen successfully over being an NHL level scoring forward, and how quickly he did should speak volumes about why he's a nominee. I know he likely won't get it, but Gostisbehere has my vote.

Per the forum rules... · DO leave your political views at the door. This is a hockey forum, and the only 'Left Wing' and 'Right Wing' topics or comments should be focused on the hockey player position, not on your political one. I had to made a few edits and cut out a lot of the politics talk and kill it with fire. Politics on LGW was one of the most catastrophic scenarios in the history of the internet... okay maybe not THAT bad, but it was still a brutal disaster. Please refrain from any politics talk going forward, it isn't permitted on this site. Thank you.

So I think we all had a little taste of how nice and pleasant this forum can be when the Mods just step back and let you do or say whatever you want. (For those unfamiliar, view the "Moderator Problems" thread in the Water Cooler.) This thread got out of hand fast, and it's run it's course at this point, so it's getting the clamp down after a few edited posts. It was just a rare instance that none of us have been around until now to get this under control, but some of the comments made here are pretty embarrassing. I'm posting a link here to the forum rules, and i'd like everyone to read them over again, and if there is a comment you are about to make that you think is questionable or bordering on being against forum rules, do not post it. Period. We will be posting up a refresher in the General Discussion area as well so we can try to get a handle on things, stop being insulting, and actually return this board back to what it is intended for, Hockey discussion. http://www.letsgowings.com/forums/index.php?app=forums&module=extras&section=boardrules

There is literally no way you could possibly think that your one post, of 6,400+ was appropriate and shouldn't have been moderated. If you don't understand that, we can readjust the profanity filter, make it translate to Bab**** going forward if we can't be mature enough to know the difference between a coach's name and a different context that is entirely out of line and inappropriate. Let's be logical here. If this rule really needs to be explained, outside of a last name, like Babcock, or the reference of a male chicken, any other context of that word, and actions involving that word, are against the forum rules and considered circumventing the filter. · DO refrain from using vulgar language. There is a curse/bad word filter currently on the forum and members that purposely attempt to circumvent this filter will be subject to a suspension of account privileges.

Been an entertaining game so far, didn't expect any less between these two teams.

There is a massive difference between being negative and being senselessly profane persistently, over and over. I know a circular conversation when I see one, and we can go back and forth about this for weeks and never find common ground, which i'm not interested in doing. I'll gladly remain civil, and answer questions, and address what I can, but i'm not going to debate the same point any deeper into the ground than it's already been pounded down into. You know the stance, you can disagree with it all you want to, that's your own opinion and prerogative. That's the point of this thread. Feel free to continue using this thread as a place to vent, and we will consider all of it constructively and continue to work towards making this place the best we can for the majority.

When it's 4+ pages of team bashing and complete nonsense, absolutely. Directly from the forum rules. · DO post constructively. If you can't add anything meaningful to a discussion, don't bother. While we have the small handful of posters here that seem to have issues with how things are handled, I guarantee you we have a much bigger concern from posters that think we are entirely too lenient and have expressed to us in PM about leaving this site because of how toxic the GDT becomes, and how X poster is entirely too argumentative and aggressive in their posting style and no longer want to be involved with this community due to these people. Its a two way road, but the majority that send us messages is out of concern about things not being moderated enough and the things we often let slide. If you could only see my PM box and weigh out the positives against the negatives, it may give you a better perspective. A lot of great members, boosters, and moderators have been chased away from this site from a few of the same very people that are critical of the moderation staff that generally find their way out eventually anyway. The minority of the community feels like the moderators are pushing people away, but the majority feels it is the aggressive and confrontational posters. This is a fact that any member of the staff here would easily back me up on, including Matt. So I support what the staff does, if threatening to close a GDT after receiving a handful of reports about how out of hand it is getting in the thread to level things out and return it back to game discussion instead of post after post of "This team sucks" "F*** this team" "What a joke" is a big concern of yours, in which the GDT was never, nor has it ever been locked in the middle of any game ever on this site, feel free to send a PM to Matt and we can look into overturning that comment in the now entirely irrelevant GDT. I've said this time and time again, no forum in the history of the internet's existence has ever had a moderation staff that 100% of the community is content with. It's impossible to please everyone in any scenario like this. It really comes down to how much of it really bothers you and if it's that important to you to be a determining factor if you stay here as a part of the community or take your leave.

I don't think any mods have ever officially been "demoted" from here. There is actually two admins, not a lot of people know that, but there is one more besides Matt that still has his Admin status. If you look at the moderation staff list, there are likely quite a few you haven't seen or heard from in years. http://www.letsgowings.com/forums/index.php?app=forums&module=extras&section=stats&do=leaders As far as this thread goes, i've said my part, and i'm not going to exhaust my points any further until it becomes mundane. We leave this open for further discussion behind closed doors and try to improve where we can with what is reasonable and what isn't. It's also a good venting area for the members to fall back on when they feel like something here isn't working or things aren't being done fairly. The fact remains that it comes down to Matt, he sees everything we do and at times have overturned things he disagrees with. It's his site, his rules, and he is the deciding factor, and we fall in line with his expectations and vision of this community.

I'd like it as a shoulder logo, but not as the primary. Nothing wrong with the current one, it's among the best in the NHL in my opinion.

I feel embarrassed for the fan base that this post is even necessary, but this is the career APPRECIATION thread, google it if you don't understand the definition. From this post forward, anything negative, anyone wanting to debate his decision, your post will be removed and you will receive a warning. Show some class for the man that has given us so much over the years and pay your respect, that's the purpose of this thread. Anything beyond that is off topic. Thank you.

See... WHY? Unless he is (or has been) injured, what logic at all, whatsoever, would be the reason to not use him at all? It's really bashing around in my head because I have no clue what they are thinking on this. He's an explosive skater wanting a full-time spot on the roster and has something to prove. Why isn't that player getting ice time?

So then that happens...