Hiei 192 Report post Posted October 15, 2012 ....Brett "Turnover" Lebderp? Added Buffalo Grove native Brett Lebda, who is with the IceHogs on a professional tryout contract after spending seven seasons in the NHL and winning a Stanley Cup with the Red Wings in 2008: "This is the only league playing, the top league in North America. The spotlight is on us. There are going to be NHL coaches and general managers at every game. You never know when your break is going to come." http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-spt-1015-rockford-blackhawks--20121015,0,1292010.story I happened across this while looking up how the AHL is doing this season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luvmnger 125 Report post Posted October 15, 2012 i always liked Lebda. he seemed to get a bad rap from a lot of fans, its too bad. my opinion from the start was he should have been given a forward position. the boy had wheels and a nice shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted October 15, 2012 i always liked Lebda. he seemed to get a bad rap from a lot of fans, its too bad. my opinion from the start was he should have been given a forward position. the boy had wheels and a nice shot. I think the thing around here is standards. It's like when you've been dating a hard 10 for a while and things just don't work out for one reason or another, so you hit the market looking for a replacement and all you can find is a solid 7, but you have a hole to fill (no pun intended) so you sign them to your roster anyways. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
puckbags 863 Report post Posted October 15, 2012 i always liked Lebda. he seemed to get a bad rap from a lot of fans, its too bad. my opinion from the start was he should have been given a forward position. the boy had wheels and a nice shot. Lebda was one of the fastest skaters I have ever seen who had no idea how to use his speed and for a guy who was so fast skating forward he looked so awkward skating backwards. Solid player for the most part be he was easily replaceable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted October 16, 2012 Lebda sucks. Could skate really fast, though. 3 55fan, thegerkin and MabusIncarnate reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooon 1,089 Report post Posted October 16, 2012 I think the thing around here is standards. It's like when you've been dating a hard 10 for a while and things just don't work out for one reason or another, so you hit the market looking for a replacement and all you can find is a solid 7, but you have a hole to fill (no pun intended) so you sign them to your roster anyways. Lebda was NOT a 7 though. Fast, sure. But he could never do anything with that speed except get caught deep in the other team's zone. He was truly disastrous defensively. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MabusIncarnate 5,344 Report post Posted October 18, 2012 Carmen Sandiego was the first thing that I thought when I saw the thread title. 1 thegerkin reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
55fan 5,133 Report post Posted October 19, 2012 Carmen Sandiego was the first thing that I thought when I saw the thread title. Me too. I guess that's why it said "ages 8-12" on the CD thingie in the picture. Lebda could have been good if he had more hockey sense. Too bad Cheli and Lids didn't rub off on him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hiei 192 Report post Posted October 20, 2012 Carmen Sandiego was the first thing that I thought when I saw the thread title. twas designed to be that way Share this post Link to post Share on other sites