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08-31-2009, 06:28 PM
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#2001 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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08-31-2009, 07:26 PM
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#2002 | | (╯°□°）╯聽不到 ╮(°□°╮)
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its on his twitter damnit!
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08-31-2009, 07:26 PM
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#2003 | | I *Fwap* *Fwap* *Fwap* to RS
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Originally Posted by Noir  It's not the principal ideal of being strong all around but its not a bad way to go either. I prefer stacking from the frontwards in like DET, PIT, CHI but that's just my "personal" preference. | For some of those teams, you could argue they are stacked front and back.
Detroit: Z, D, Franzen, Filppula but on the back end, Lidstrom, Rafalski, Kronwall.
Pitts: Hard for MG to replicate this since they have arguably 2 of the top 3 players in the games.
Chicago: Young guns up front over-achieving for what they are getting paid but a stacked D as well with Campbell, Keith, Seabrook, Barker.
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08-31-2009, 07:58 PM
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#2004 | | i like gifs
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Originally Posted by d1 For some of those teams, you could argue they are stacked front and back.
Detroit: Z, D, Franzen, Filppula but on the back end, Lidstrom, Rafalski, Kronwall.
Pitts: Hard for MG to replicate this since they have arguably 2 of the top 3 players in the games.
Chicago: Young guns up front over-achieving for what they are getting paid but a stacked D as well with Campbell, Keith, Seabrook, Barker. | Not to mention Pitts + Chicago had to suck ass for many seasons just to accumulate the picks + players that make them the team they are now.
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08-31-2009, 08:14 PM
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#2005 | | ...in the world.
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Originally Posted by Ch28 Not to mention Pitts + Chicago had to suck ass for many seasons just to accumulate the picks + players that make them the team they are now. | This. The Canucks weren't bad long enough and they weren't bad enough. We've always been competitive.
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08-31-2009, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Ronin This. The Canucks weren't bad long enough and they weren't bad enough. We've always been competitive. | That's the thing with Detroit that everyone has already mentioned. The organization is very top notch. From good drafting/scouting system, player development, and upper management who know how not to over pay players.
For the last few years, Detroit has been reaping the benefits of good players in their prime, and up and coming players who were exceeding what they were getting paid.
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08-31-2009, 11:22 PM
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#2007 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Well I guess TSN is reporting it now as being close although nothing new
LUONGO CLOSE TO SIGNING CONTRACT EXTENSION WITH CANUCKS
It appears that Roberto Luongo will be between the pipes in Vancouver for the foreseeable future, as the all-star netminder is on the verge of signing a contract extension with the Canucks.
The news isn't expected to be announced until later in the week.
"Negotiations are on-going and we are confident we will reach an agreement before training camp," a Canuck official said Monday in an email to The Canadian Press.
Luongo had originally set a deadline of Sept. 13 to complete the deal.
"We're trying to get it done before (training) camp," Luongo said last week in Calgary during the National Team Orientation camp. "If it doesn't happen before camp, I will not be negotiating during the season. I don't want to have that distraction," he said.
Luongo was entering the final year of a four-year, $27 million contract. He will make $7.5-million for the 2009-10 season.
Last season, the all-star goalie went 33-13-7 with nine shutouts and a GAA of 2.34 for the Canucks. He is one of the top candidates to be selected to play for Canada at the upcoming Olympics.
He was drafted by the New York Islanders in the first round (4th overall) of the 1997 draft. He will be entering his 10th NHL season. http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=289486
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08-31-2009, 11:59 PM
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#2008 | | Banned (ABWS)?
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Getting annoyed. All these posts are just re-stating what we already know.
He's getting close to signing.
Update me when he's been officially signed with the contract terms.
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09-01-2009, 12:15 AM
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#2009 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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Originally Posted by d1 For some of those teams, you could argue they are stacked front and back.
Detroit: Z, D, Franzen, Filppula but on the back end, Lidstrom, Rafalski, Kronwall.
Pitts: Hard for MG to replicate this since they have arguably 2 of the top 3 players in the games.
Chicago: Young guns up front over-achieving for what they are getting paid but a stacked D as well with Campbell, Keith, Seabrook, Barker. | Yes you are right in that all teams are formidable all areas. But I think you misunderstood on what I meant of being built Forward-In. What I meant is that the heirarchy of talent/skill IMO does go from Forward back. It didn't mean stacking to one side only.
DET: Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Franzen et al.
(supported by) ---> Lidstrom, Rafalski et al.
(supported by) ---> Chris Osgood
PIT: Crosby, Malkin, Staal
(supported by) ---> Gonchar et al.
(supported by ---> Fleury
CHI: Kane, Toews, Havlat/Hossa et al.
(supported by) ---> Seabrook, Campbell et al.
(supported by) ---> Khabibulin/Huet
It just seems to me that gone are the days of the ultra-defensive teams that used to rule the NHL. I understood why Nonis did this approach at the time, but the league has long since passed those times. Anyways, that's just the observation that has me partial to offensive minded teams over defensive minded ones.
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09-01-2009, 12:21 AM
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#2010 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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Originally Posted by Ch28 Not to mention Pitts + Chicago had to suck ass for many seasons just to accumulate the picks + players that make them the team they are now. | Yeah but having mentioned that, I have long since disagreed with how the current setup of leagues almost rewarding bottom dwelling.
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09-01-2009, 12:31 AM
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Anyone else thinks that Tampa bay is going to be the next Pittsburgh?
Seriously, Lecavalier, Ryan Malone, Steven Stamkos, Martin St. Louis, and now Alex Tanguay!?!? In the back they have guys like Ohlund, Krajicek, Meszaros and Victor Hedman.... The only thing shitty is their goaltending...
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09-01-2009, 01:42 AM
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#2012 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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I don't think the Lighting will become the next Pens with Rick Tocchet behind the bench.
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09-01-2009, 01:46 AM
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#2013 | | My homepage has been set to RS
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Originally Posted by Ronin This seems to go against Gillis' philosophy of not signing ridiculous long-term contracts (like when the Sedins were signed) regardless of offsetting the cap hit. Personally, as long as they're under 35, I'm in favor of doing long term deals since it gives teams more wiggle room under the salary cap. | That's what he said.. what he meant, "I'm not giving the Sedins a 10 yr contract."
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09-01-2009, 02:23 AM
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#2014 | | y'all better put some respeck on my name
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Canucks Vs. Stars, game 6 from 2007 is on right now on the NHL Network.
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09-01-2009, 09:54 AM
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#2015 | | i like gifs
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Originally Posted by Noir Yeah but having mentioned that, I have long since disagreed with how the current setup of leagues almost rewarding bottom dwelling. | I wouldn't mind having a draft lottery every year. It makes it a little interesting and it prevents mediocre teams from tanking a season in hopes of getting a great pick.
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09-01-2009, 10:00 AM
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#2016 | | ninja edits your posts without your knowledge
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Originally Posted by Ch28 I wouldn't mind having a draft lottery every year. It makes it a little interesting and it prevents mediocre teams from tanking a season in hopes of getting a great pick. | But it would also prevent crappy teams from getting better.
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09-01-2009, 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by CRS But it would also prevent crappy teams from getting better. | What's funny about this statement is that Pittsburge sucked for many years before they drafted Lemiux and Jgar and then they were powerful for a while before they sucked again. Now that they have Crosby and Malkin, I wonder if history will repeat itself.
NYI was very strong back in the late 70's and early 80's but have been very mediocore at best since.
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09-01-2009, 10:15 AM
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#2018 | | Hypa owned my ass at least once
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Originally Posted by CRS But it would also prevent crappy teams from getting better. | Being better should be the result of a franchises's ability to scout, it's organizational philosophy, it's refined system, and the regimen they develop their players with.
Not by bottom dwelling to manipulate your chances to stock up on high-draft picks. <--- I still haven't come to terms with this.
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09-01-2009, 11:59 AM
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#2019 | | The RS Freebie guru
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Wow, amazing... nobody has reported this yet?
We signed Nathan McIver again... so we just added another D-Man to the stable.
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09-01-2009, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by InvisibleSoul Wow, amazing... nobody has reported this yet?
We signed Nathan McIver again... so we just added another D-Man to the stable. | For the Moose, they need a couple D men signed. Right now the Moose D is looking like Baumgartner, Rome, Nycholat, McIver, Ellington, Oberg and Funk. Oh and possibly Lukowich if the Nucks waive him down to the AHL. Oberg and Ellington being AHL rookies probably won't play much and the Moose lost Rahimi, Fistric and Fortunus.
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09-01-2009, 02:39 PM
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#2021 | | WOAH! i think Vtec just kicked in!
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wtf was there no press conference?
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09-01-2009, 05:17 PM
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#2022 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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perhaps not allowing a team to get two #1 draft picks in a row would help ... the way the draft is setup right now isn't bad .. but everyone can see that having a shitty team for a couple of years generally means a stanley cup 5 years down the road ...
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09-01-2009, 05:33 PM
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Among the approximately 200 wedding guests were Canucks forward Daniel Sedin, Peter Forsberg, Joe Nieuwendyk Marius Czerkawski and Tie Domi, who was Sundin’s longtime bodyguard with the Toronto Maple Leafs.
| Weird that Daniel would be there but not Henrik...
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09-01-2009, 06:07 PM
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#2024 | | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
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haha, Sundin's bodyguard? That guy is like 6'4..
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09-01-2009, 06:19 PM
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#2025 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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u mean 5'4? lol
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