Drake_Marcus

Member
  • Content Count

    7,744
  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    13

Everything posted by Drake_Marcus

  1. Drake_Marcus

    Does this year prove that hockey doesnt belong in phoenix?

    Globe On Hockey-- NHL Attendance Figures
  2. Drake_Marcus

    Brendan Smith n ot part of Hobey Hat Trick

    From what I've read the knock on him was that he wasn't strong enough defensively. The last d-man to win the Hobey was recognized as being very good defensively as well as offensively. Smith's more of a run and gun guy right now.
  3. Drake_Marcus

    Gustav Nyquist

    Agreed.
  4. Drake_Marcus

    Does this year prove that hockey doesnt belong in phoenix?

    I disagree. At the end of the summer people weren't even sure whether the Coyotes would be playing in Phoenix. Shockingly, they struggled to get businesses to buy into the team. Season ticket holder numbers plummeted along with any certainty that the team would be there. Sustained success will lead to attendance. Fans want to watch successful teams play. Only the most established teams can afford to blow and still make money.
  5. Drake_Marcus

    Gustav Nyquist

    Meh. Nyquist's point totals are superior. Age shouldn't make a difference.
  6. Drake_Marcus

    Gustav Nyquist

    Wow... I'm a bit surprised Smith didn't make the cut for the top 3. Hopefully Nyquist has this award in the bag.
  7. Drake_Marcus

    Hudler done with dynamo

    Man, the guys who don't want Hudler back are right. If there's one thing the Wings don't need this year it's a guy who can put 60+ points up and make the 2nd PP more dangerous. Let's bring Williams back then!
  8. Drake_Marcus

    History will be made commercial

    I can't wait for the Yzerman Blues goal. I hope they include the part where Gretzky has the puck and loses it.
  9. Drake_Marcus

    Hudler done with dynamo

    I assume by "Newbery" you mean "Ritola" since Ritola's waiver-free AHL eligibility ends this year and the Wings still think highly of his potential.
  10. Drake_Marcus

    Patrick Eaves Watch Thread.

    Weeeeeee I'm Bobby Orr!
  11. Drake_Marcus

    Jimmy Howard watch thread

    I can't believe you made him let 4 goals in! Shame on you!
  12. Drake_Marcus

    Western Conference Goalie Playoff Experience

    Those Bryzgalov games can't all be starts, can they? He was mostly a back-up in Anahiem with the exception of the playoff time Giggy missed in Bryz's last year there.
  13. Drake_Marcus

    Jonathan Ericsson Watch Thread

    He had a comparatively rough game but none of the D had a particularly good game aside from Kronwall.
  14. Drake_Marcus

    Howard To Start Thursday

    Tonight the entire Wings team screwed up on those Oilers goals. It's not like the D and forwards were playing tight hockey and Howie let 4 softies in.
  15. Drake_Marcus

    Wings assign Landon Ferraro to Grand Rapids

    Technically no. The advantage to having this situation not involve the Red wings making an assignment is that these games don't make the season count towards the player's max AHL time in terms of their waiver eligibility. When the Wings "assigned" Tatar to the Griffins the 4 year clock started for him (the window technically started after 9 AHL games). That means that by the time Tatar's 22 years old he won't be eligible to play in the AHL without having passed through waivers (and thus being exposed to 29 other teams as a free pick-up). However, if the Griffins sign a player to an amateur try-out when their season in another league ends that's a choice that does not start the 4 year clock for that player. So, in essence, the ATO gives the Wings and Griffins the opportunity to use non-AHL kids for the remainder of the season (and playoff if they were able to make them) as an evaluation tool without ticking the clock down on that 4 year window.
  16. heh you love it man. :)

  17. Drake_Marcus

    Happy 51st birthday, Brad McCrimmon!

    That was the first helmet I ever wore
  18. Drake_Marcus

    Kenny calling Crosby "Cindy"?

    Thanks
  19. Drake_Marcus

    3/29 GDT - NSH @ FLA & LA @ MIN

    Let's go Wild and Panthers!
  20. Drake_Marcus

    Happy 51st birthday, Brad McCrimmon!

    Yeah, have a good b-day Brad. We're winning like crazy so I take back all the horrible things I said about you and everything I did that effigy.
  21. Drake_Marcus

    Joe Thornton

    Funniest post I've read all day.
  22. Drake_Marcus

    Kenny calling Crosby "Cindy"?

    crap! Someone at work is interrupting my LGW time. Be back later tonight. Hopefully we won't see this guy in the meantime:
  23. Drake_Marcus

    Kenny calling Crosby "Cindy"?

    Woh woh... He still isn't up to the second tier defensive elites. Regardless, we know where we stand on this. I challenge you to a lolcat fight.
  24. Drake_Marcus

    Jarome Iginla

    Fair enough. I still don't want to see him in Pitts under any circumstances!
  25. Drake_Marcus

    Can the wings afford howard?

    I'm leaning towards a Howie jersey too. I always wait until the next contract, though, just to be sure. That's how I managed to avoid having a useless Hudler jersey in my closet.