Wing Across The Pond

Yeah, it's a shame Howard hasn't been scoring, especially last night. Time to make a change.

We need to dress up Russ Tyler in a Howard jersey so he can score on his patented cross ice "knuckle puck"

It is way to early to discuss Datsyuk in the rafters. He needs another STRONG 5 years to be in that catagory. Z will never be in that catagory. Reading some of the posts on here, you guys show your age. There are a bunch of guys equal or greater than datsyuk and Z that are not in the HOF or have their numbers retired. To be considered at that level, you need to be a once in a generation talent, and not sure either of them are. we are talking about a fine line here. What is the difference between being very good vs great vs once in a generation talent? Some of us are old enough to remember seeing Howe play, grew up on The Great One, watched Super Mario. No the NHL isn't the same as when those guys played. But would datsyuk and Z dominate in the other eras? not sure they would. But again, in 5 years after each puts up another 300 points, maybe we can have this conversation.

I'm sorry, but you derailed your argument by excluding Pavel from the one in a generation category.  Fedorov is the most talented all around hockey player of all time, but Pavel Datsyuk is the craftiest player that has ever touched a hockey puck.  His highlite reel speaks for itself.  Guys like Zetterberg and Iginla are great players, but I'd agree with you that they are not magical.  Datsyuk does things on a regular basis that make you put both hands on your head, open your eyes wide, and smile in disbelief.  He is a once in a lifetime player.  

Don't retire his number, but do give him the credit he deserves...which is to say, Pavel Datsyuk is the best puckhandler in the history of the National Hockey League.  Period.  The only defenseman who could have conceivably defended him with any sort of regularity was on his team. 

While we are on the topic of crazy hockey, I always wondered if we only put 4 skaters on the ice all game if we could start two goalies. 

God these threads always blow. Makes me miss the dislike button or whatever it was even more...

 

I also like how Schultz, Parise and Suter had to be thrown in there too.

 

Complete waste of this forums bandwith, IMO.

I would play Tatar, but I'm also president of his fan club.

 

esteef

This is what happens when Franzen cares...

 

 

Or, my personal favorite version...

 

 

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Way to water down a great idea NHL, fire Buttman

 

Heres my great idea:

 

33 % outdoor

33 % in europe

33 % in NA

0,5 on Mars

0,5 on Jupiter

 

sounds like a great plan doesn't it?

 

Jupiter is just silly. It doesn't even have a surface. Europa is a much better idea, since it's already made of ice.

I love it - one thread bemoaning Hollands passivity.  Another thread praising it.

 

Man, this board is getting as bi-polar as our team.  I haven't seen it split like this since the Great Enforcer Wars of 4-5 years ago.

Edited the thread title to be less obnoxious.

 

I understand not liking Crosby, but celebrating that he got hit in the face with the puck is lame.

I think the Limo accident and Vladdy's injury changed this team forever....Lids and Vlad for 10 more years. Whoa

That amount of defensive eliteness was just too much for the universe to handle

Entire 2011 San Jose Sharks roster

Did he forget the $10M signing fee which is not subject to future cba's already...lol

Please oh please can the lockout end so that we can get back to hockey so that I don't have to hear about Jordin Tootoo's bear hunting desires?

Did not say this earlier because this looks like the op is just bitter about Nashville beating us.

But since it has made it to page two,
25,000 polar bears
vs
50,000 Inuits

If only the "civilized" world had sanctions in place to protect the people who lived here before we came and took their lands.
Seriously, the only reason our country is in a place where they can look down on people because of what they eat, is because they had no morals or conscience when it came to slaughtering and enslaving people they perceived as inferior.

Try to remember that these are human beings like you and I and that their society has been around for over a thousand years, they have always been an arctic, maritime people.
Polar bear meat is one of the reasons they survived to today and I don't think anyone has the right to tell them they are wrong for it, they did not overfarm bears in 1000 years and polar bears did not get to their endangered status from natives, but from the same expansion that endangered the natives.