Thrashers

By DB

November 13, 2007 12:56 PM | Link to this

Are the defensive pairings going to be the same last the last game? Although the Klee/Zhitnik line was a plus for the night, they looked downright shaky at times.

By Thrasher Ryan

November 13, 2007 1:02 PM | Link to this

Crazy stat I heard this morning, haven’t had time to verify it… but Thrashers have won 11 in a row against the Panthers in Philips Arena…

By Thrasher Ryan

November 13, 2007 1:10 PM | Link to this

Probably Klee/McCarthy Enstrom/Havelid Popovic/Zhitnik. When Exelby comes back I would like to see Popovic with McCarthy and see Zhitnik sit. I seem to recall that pairing of Pops & Steve MC doing decent in the preseason.

By Russian

November 13, 2007 1:14 PM | Link to this

We have to take two points. Florida looked very tired after Carolina game. Just shoot a puck to the Net.

By Thrasher_Ed

November 13, 2007 1:35 PM | Link to this

I agree Russian. More pucks we fire at the net the better. Get pucks on goal and the crash the goal crease. Craig. C., I watched most of the Caro-FL game last night and man did it have a fast pace! Florida may have trouble having any jump tonight with back to back games with us and Carolina. What about the Eric Cole injury? That looked a lot worse than apparently it turned out. Just a reminder of what a tough game Hockey truly is!

By Craig Custance

November 13, 2007 1:42 PM | Link to this

Pairings will be the same.

By ranallo10

November 13, 2007 1:52 PM | Link to this

Craig — You talked to Holik all that time and didn’t ask him any of the questions Stroz or I asked you to??

Slacker

By kracker

November 13, 2007 2:17 PM | Link to this

Whatever it takes to do it, we have to avg 4 out of every 6 points for the rest of the year to get to 100 points. (82 - 17 x 2 x .67 + 14 = 101 points) Homes games like tonight where any opposing team played the night before must become automatic even if hard fought wins if we are to become an elite team.

By Brian

November 13, 2007 2:23 PM | Link to this

kracker - nice formula, agreed…

By GaVaHokie

November 13, 2007 2:24 PM | Link to this

Bob… going back to your solution of ESPN/HD to save hockey ratings… I agree. Going even farther, hockey on ESPN/HD with Erin Andrews, even better. :)

They also need to convert Heather Mitts over from Major League Soccer to Hockey for sideline reporting.

By Midfield

November 13, 2007 2:34 PM | Link to this

It’s time for a lot of skating and forechecking tonight - from the very get go.

By Hockeyfan

November 13, 2007 2:43 PM | Link to this

I need to get Captain and Craig (loved their albums by the way) a list of good books to read.

By ranallo10

November 13, 2007 2:48 PM | Link to this

Sweet, so the NASCAR yokels will tune in for the end of each period, then switch back to hunting or poker on VS…

ESPN is the way to go, but only if the NHL isn’t getting bent over by making that deal. Meaning, college football will outrank hockey every night, so HD isn’t guaranteed. In fact, basketball and college football will be priorities to ESPN. There is always something on TV that garners a larger viewing audience, which means Hockey on ESPN will continually be trumped by the World Series of Polish Poker.

I like the idea, but I can’t see it being an easy marriage without VS being in the equation.

By d

November 13, 2007 2:49 PM | Link to this

We are in a bind without XLB. Last Saturday we had no one to push the Canes out from the front of our net. Pavelec had no chance to stop the wristers from 5 feet.

By Craig Custance

November 13, 2007 3:20 PM | Link to this

After this season, I don’t believe the NHL’s deal with Vs. is an exclusive one. They could do a deal with ESPN without dumping Vs. It could be like TNT and ESPN.

By Brian

November 13, 2007 3:30 PM | Link to this

Craig - wouldn’t it be more plausible to see ESPN take over the NHL on NBC games? Not much of a committment, but they still get their hand in it. Versus still stays in as well.

By Craig Custance

November 13, 2007 3:55 PM | Link to this

I don’t know the status of the NBC deal, so it’d be tough to speculate. Interesting news out of Dallas where GM Doug Armstrong was fired.

By Hockeyfan

November 13, 2007 4:04 PM | Link to this

Craig what do you expect? Armstrong let Patrick Stephan retire.

By kracker

November 13, 2007 4:06 PM | Link to this

I read somewhere that the NHL probably would do a mixed bag of deals if they could get it. I hope ESPN figured they missed some viewers by not airing NHL games. So it’s probably VS + ESPN + NBC at the end of the year, is that the current thinking?

By Waffleboy

November 13, 2007 4:07 PM | Link to this

Never pegged you or Holik for an Ayn Rand fan. Looking forward to the film version coming out next year with Angelina Jolie as Dagny Taggart.

By Brian

November 13, 2007 4:18 PM | Link to this

kracker - to many networks and not enough demand, that combination won’t do it. It will be 2 channels max. Even if there was more demand, they would still limit it to avoid oversaturation and create a bidding war (see the NBA deals last go-around). And if you are king and have extreme amounts of demand, you still work it so someone is left out and the bidding continues (see NFL deals from the last 2 decades, once Fox & TNT got into it).

By GaVaHokie

November 13, 2007 4:19 PM | Link to this

Hmmmm… JFJ might be sweating a little bit in Toronto tonight. I’d think Armstrong would be tops for the Leafs GM job.

Al Strachan said that JFJ wouldn’t make it to the end of the year and that Glenn Healey is the top prospective GM, but many think the Leafs need a veteran GM… Armstrong would certainly fit that bill.

By GaVaHokie

November 13, 2007 4:33 PM | Link to this

Hockeyfan… good one! :)

He also traded Joe Nieuwendyk and Jamie Langenbrunner to NJ for Jason Arnott.

Which I guess wasn’t so bad… he’s always made good UFA signings… Guerin, Belfour.

By Brian

November 13, 2007 4:47 PM | Link to this

Hokie - and if Hull’s foot wasn’t in the crease, they would’ve had the chance to win the Cup…

By Matt H

November 13, 2007 4:47 PM | Link to this

Brian I watched Puppa with the Bolts. God, he was amazing sometimes… I think back to some of the s** he pulled off, especially in their first playoff year in ‘96…

By Brian

November 13, 2007 4:55 PM | Link to this

Matt H - he was our #1 in Buffalo before there, but we got a new GM from Edmonton (Muckler) and he loaded the team with old Oilers from the late ‘80’s/early ‘90’s. So when he had the chance to get Fuhr, Puppa was gone. We had to give up Andreychuk in his prime to get him though…

By Bob

November 13, 2007 5:02 PM | Link to this

After this season, I don’t believe the NHL’s deal with Vs. is an exclusive one. They could do a deal with ESPN without dumping Vs. It could be like TNT and ESPN.

that’s the rumblings I’ve heard. ESPN would pick up the off nights that VS doesn’t show.

It’s Bettman’s biggest mis-step coming out of the lockout. He had a perfect opportunity to open up the game and increase scoring, which they did, and bring in the casual fans. But then they move the game to an obscure network that most cable systems didn’t carry as part of their standard package. So you improve the product and then go showcase it in a closet. Mind boggling how bad of a decision that was, but they can undo it.

Must get 2 pts tonight.

By Thrasher Ryan

November 13, 2007 5:21 PM | Link to this

Craig (or anyone else that might know)—Is there a website to view who is on the NHL waiver wires?

By Tony C.

November 13, 2007 6:23 PM | Link to this

I like to use nhlnumbers.com

He has a pretty exhuastive list of UFAs & RFAs…I don’t know about waivers though.

GO BLUE !!!

WTF is up with no TV anyway?

By Tony C.

November 13, 2007 6:41 PM | Link to this

So this means we can put up signs saying “Where is Bobby Holik?” and Bobby will get it?

By Sara

November 13, 2007 6:55 PM | Link to this

My understanding was that there was a huge disparity between how much ESPN was willing to pay to broadcast the games, as opposed to what Versus was offering. I think ESPN could care less that they don’t have the hockey games.

My problem with the contract is that Versus gets to blackout multiple games in one night even though they only broadcast one. I can understand that it is difficult to know who all the top teams will be to determine which games might be the best. But like tonight - was there any chance that the Thrashers/Cats game would get picked over Wings/Blues? Somebody should be allowed to broadcast those games, even if the only place you can pick them up is Center Ice. How stupid is it to completely blackout games in the markets you are trying to grow the most?

By Craig Custance

November 13, 2007 7:08 PM | Link to this

Tony C - No, he hadn’t read the book, so I was doing most of the talking defending it. He doesn’t like fiction.

By Waffleboy

November 13, 2007 9:12 PM | Link to this

[All-star voting[(http://fanballoting.nhl.com/) starts today. If Ilya Kovalchuk is not a starter for the game in the ATL I will hold everyone on this blog personally responsible. Vote now!

By five_hole

November 13, 2007 9:50 PM | Link to this

Craig, I’ll thank you to leave the right-wing garbage like ‘Atlas Shrugged’ out of a hockey blog. It has no business here, and if I want my IQ lowered, I’ll listen to Fox Noise.

By LAC

November 13, 2007 9:50 PM | Link to this

Finally some LUCK on OUR Side tonight… Thank Goodness !!!!!!!

By BG33Brown

November 13, 2007 10:19 PM | Link to this

I have to say something…Rstoz, brace yourself…others do the same.

Todd White is a good hockey player.

Now he isn’t the physical force or big time leader that we had in KT last year, but I am officially off the Charmin bandwagon.

Congrats on 2 great games in a row TW, you deserve it.

By Tony C.

November 13, 2007 10:32 PM | Link to this

Atlas Shrugged is Right-Wing?

Does everything have to be painted into neat little binary options?

Why can’t it just be classified as 3rd-rate philosophy?

Ok, and even ranallo has to agree that Kamal captured the excitement of the last 3 minutes of the game tonight perfectly! Maybe you don’t HAVE to, but seriously Kamal made watching the insider ticker waaaaaaay more enjoyable than normal.

I’m upset that there is (puportedly) no video of tonight’s game that I can see when I get home to watch NHLOTF.

GO BLUE !!! #17 OWNS YOU !!!

By Brian

November 13, 2007 10:34 PM | Link to this

BG33Brown - Stroz is a great guy, all the more reason I can jest with him and use your line. The Charmin bandwagon’s got a flat!!!

Now getting Bob to say DW got us a good center, I’ll let you and ranollo work on that one…

By Tony C.

November 13, 2007 10:41 PM | Link to this

For the record, I never thought White was bad just that there were better options available for a “#1 Centre”

But yeah, he’s shutting a lot of people up right now huh?

By Brian

November 13, 2007 10:43 PM | Link to this

And after tonight, we are only 2 points behind the #6, 7, and 8 teams in the playoff race…

By R. Stroz

November 13, 2007 10:43 PM | Link to this

BG33Brown - If Todd White keeps playing well, I’ll refer to him as the hockey player formally known as Charmin.

By Midfield

November 13, 2007 11:17 PM | Link to this

Poorly executed game plan, if there was any. This was a very bad game with a happy ending due to Florida’s fatigue down the stretch and Atlanta’s big guns standing by ready for a kill. And what’s up with Hedberg? Not good.

By ranallo10

November 13, 2007 11:33 PM | Link to this

Tony C. — I was at the game tonight, so I wasn’t able to hear Kamal’s Conniption in the final minute+ of the game…but I’m sure it was just as exciting on the air as it was in the arena. I’ve said the words “HOLY SH!T” many times tonight, I still can’t believe how that game ended.

The AP reported incorrectly though, the goal by Hossa was a pass intended for Little back door, that hit off of Bouwmeester’s leg/skate and went in. It was not a rebound goal. Craig, I expect you to give the AP rep in Atlanta a good talking to next chance you get.

By Tony C.

November 13, 2007 11:53 PM | Link to this

Yeah Kamal went on and on about “Miracle Shot” on the Hossa goal.

By Brendan

November 14, 2007 12:25 AM | Link to this

Hedberg looked weak on the Booth goal in the 3rd. He’s simply got to make that save. That was the potential game-winner, in the 3rd period. A shot from that far out, from that side angle, without a screen, has to be stopped by an NHL goaltender. Hedberg wasn’t shy about expressing his frustration and disbelief at surrendering that goal.

On the plus side, I think we had 33 shots. Someone double-check that. It’s nice to win the shots on goal for a change. Kovy nets another OT winner. He’s just carried this team with his play since Opening Night. Imagine if he had a Tier One Center playing on his line? Seriously, no joke, I think we could be talking about 60 goals for Kovalchuk. He’s just a phenom. Thank God he’s locked up through 2010. Imagine what he’ll cost. On second thought, let’s not.

By Brendan

November 14, 2007 12:34 AM | Link to this

R.Stroz, that was great. The player formerly known as ‘Charmin.’ Truthfully, down the road, we could do a lot worse than Todd White as our 3rd line Center, at $2.something million-per-year.

We may or may not be rid of Bobby Holik at season’s end. At a discount, Waddell could re-sign him. But for all I know, Holik wants to leave this Summer. Todd White does strike me as a defensively-sound player who can function as a checking center, on the 3rd line. And he certainly doesn’t cost $4.25 million.

By Midfield

November 14, 2007 1:16 AM | Link to this

Miracle shot, eh? It’d be interesting if somebody asked Hossa if he was passing or intentionally going for deflection off of Bouwmeester. Not that it matters that much…

By ranallo10

November 14, 2007 1:48 AM | Link to this

Midfield — I don’t even think Marian Hossa is good enough to plan a deflection off a defenders trailing leg (his right leg didn’t hit the puck until he tried to plant his skate, it wasn’t just sitting there begging to be beaned by a puck). Little was in position to stuff that puppy home like it was prom night…come to think of it, shouldn’t his actual prom night be sometime soon??

By BG33Brown

November 14, 2007 5:22 AM | Link to this

Brendan just b/c TW is a defensively responsible center(along with Little the only other one we have) doesn’t mean he is a 3rd line Center. TW is a play making center, and should be with a scoring line. Now I agree he is a 2nd line center and it would be great to get a big time center in here, but if not, considering we have him for 4 years, if Little becomes the player I think he can, I am okay with those two as the top 2 centers. In the short term it sure would be great to get a short term top center just like we did with KT last year.

I am off to Albany, GA for the day.

BG-OUT.

By Brendan

November 14, 2007 8:52 AM | Link to this

BG, I definitely think TW can function as a second-line center. I just hold out hope that there is another free agent Center coming in within the next fours. And we keep Little centering one of the top two lines. This pushes Todd White to the 3rd line, and affordably priced in that role. If Waddell re-signs Holik, then that’s what he does.

By Russian

November 14, 2007 9:02 AM | Link to this

Game was OK yesturday. Not exactly what I thought, but it was ok. We got 2 points. It is very good. I do not know about Holik, probably he can be resign, but not for $4.25. I think his price will be maximum around $2.2, but who knows. Kovy was great. Capitals wants to keep Ovechkin, but they give him only $8.0 per year. He wants more, around $9.0 I just am driming to see Ovy and Kovy plaing together. That is going to be freaking huge tandem. :-)

By Matt H

November 14, 2007 9:04 AM | Link to this

I like Dan Kamal a lot. Hell, I’m disappointed when the Thrash aren’t on the tube, but not by that much, thanks to him. He’s knowledgeable enough to call a good game, and he’s enthusiastic enough to call and exciting game without having to manufacture that excitement (cough)DaveMishkin(cough)…

‘Scuse me… Allergies.

Jeff Odgers is a pretty good color man… I like their broadcast team.

My favorite play caller will always be Larry Hirsch, cos he’s who I grew up listening to. I think he used to do games in Philly a long time ago. Nice guy, too.

I hope Steve MC can find some of the salt he had last spring; it’d be great if we could get him going again.

Great to finally hear the Hossa-chant again. Stick around, guy.

And also, how about that Kovalchuk. MONEY. I’ve been calling that line the “Hossachuk” line. Forgive me if the peanut gallery’s already named it :)

By Brian

November 14, 2007 9:29 AM | Link to this

BG33 & Brendan - what is nice about White turning out is that it gives us options. Say we resign Hossa, keep that line the same (Kovy, White, Hossa), keep Little #2, you can then use the Holik/Rucchin $$ to go get a #1 d-man instead of a #1 center. Kovy is going to get his either way, what about getting a #1 guy on the blueline. Then you have a shutdown guy along with Enstrom who can bring it up, throw in X who can hit and it really fills out nice if Popovic develops as he seems to be coming along…

By Bob

November 14, 2007 11:03 AM | Link to this

I just hold out hope that there is another free agent Center coming in within the next fours. And we keep Little centering one of the top two lines. This pushes Todd White to the 3rd line, and affordably priced in that role.

Ditto. White’s centering Kovy and Hoss right now, right? You put two top 10 forwards in the league on both of your wings and the center’s going to get some room to skate and put up some pts.

Long term, he’s not the solution as a #1 center for us, I also hope we can get someone and that Little continues to progress. Then Brendan is spot on, White goes to checking center.

Last night’s games are good to get two pts out of. How many times are we on the short end of that late period goal, and we finally get one back. That’s the kind of luck we need.

By Off the post

November 14, 2007 11:19 AM | Link to this

You put two top 10 forwards in the league on both of your wings and the center’s going to get some room to skate and put up some pts.

Ditto. Bob is spot on, White is going to get a ton of points for us. We don’t need someone else as a #1 center for us, White is racking up points, don’t pay an extra $3 million for someone else to do the same thing.

By ranallo10

November 14, 2007 11:28 AM | Link to this

So everyone’s now fine with White being Kovalchuk’s center?? That’s great, I like it when people aren’t ragging on a person who actually is playing well. Last night that one line (White-Hossa-Kovalchuk) accounted for two of the three goals, both even strength. Kovalchuk had a hand in each point, Hossa in two, White in two (Enstrom got the assist on the PP). As many people said when he was signed, White is doing FINE. He’s not going to score Savard/Spezza points, but he’s going to play a two-way game and create opportunities for his linemates.

When Kovalchuk said in the pre-season “I’m excited to play with White”, I took that as a good sign. Kovalchuk gave credit to White last night for creating that play (for those that couldn’t see it, White pressured Bouwmeester in his defensive zone, outmuscled him for the puck, and passed to Kovalchuk for the game winner)…Kovalchuk’s quotes speak volumes to me.

By Brian

November 14, 2007 11:55 AM | Link to this

Before we tar & feather the new free agents, maybe we should see them play first? Or are some just going to spew at anything DW brings in here? Not to mention, Perrin, the other free agent that a number of bloggers seemed to bash, is also doing a fine job…

By ranallo10

November 14, 2007 12:10 PM | Link to this

Brian — Speaking of tar & feathering…Schultz has been not-so-surprisingly quiet recently. The timing of his articles make his goal so completely transparent, it doesn’t even RESEMBLE objectivity.

The team is 8-4 since Hartley was fired, and also since Jeff Schultz claimed the person who should’ve been fired was the GM. I appreciate Schultz’s opinion, especially since often times he’s airing out the dirty laundry that nobody wants to talk about, but his timing is pathetic. When’s his next piece on the Thrashers going to come?? Will it be in February when Waddell makes a few deadline deals that involve prospects such as Pospisil or Denny? Will his article be snubbing the GM or will it be a fair/objective look at the situation?

Unfortunately I don’t believe that he will be fair, his track record has shown as much. He’ll chime in when the team is down, or if the team is up he’ll “air out” how bad the team really should be, or will be. If his next article is before June 2008 I will be surprised.

By Brian

November 14, 2007 12:25 PM | Link to this

ranollo - wasn’t there someone else who claimed to be in another country when DW started doing really well? And as soon as someone mentioned his name, his international flight landed and he posted a 1/2 hour after the comment about his quietness was made (around midnight no less). Like you say though, if they can’t bash the team’s current state, they will start talking about how the GM doesn’t have the right long term solution. Or if a rookie d-man is making great passes, they will say he will become a defensive liability (even though that never happened and the said d-man is leading the team in +/-). They will just complain for the sake of complaining…

By ranallo10

November 14, 2007 12:43 PM | Link to this

What!? You’re clearly revising history Brian, you should stop that.

By Brian

November 14, 2007 1:06 PM | Link to this

ranollo - you do need that secretary. You typed revising when you clearly meant revisiting…

By ranallo10

November 14, 2007 3:00 PM | Link to this

No no, I meant revising. See, that’s what certain people call it when you accurately revisit the past…they consider it revising because they don’t remember it the same way. If you show proof, they discount it.

Revision is accurate. From now on, note my sarcasm.

— Meeting at 3pm, Executive Conference Room.

— Pedicure at 4pm.

By Thrasher Ryan

November 14, 2007 3:13 PM | Link to this

I’m convinced that Bobby needs his own radio show. How about a Podcast? That’s what we need, a weekly Thrashers podcast to go with this blog. You think we could get more than 2,500 people to download it?

Good idea, Craig. We’ll call it ten minutes with the Terminator. The first person to call in who could actually understand what Terminator is saying wins tickets to that night’s game.

By Brian

November 14, 2007 3:33 PM | Link to this

ranollo - believe me, I know what you meant. I have read the posts many of times…

By Bob

November 14, 2007 4:10 PM | Link to this

You two goofballs have some serious issues. If it’s wasn’t so sad, it would be pretty darn funny. Do you spend every waking moment on here obsessing over what my opinion is? How insecure can you be?

You both continually have made some delusional and completely offbase accusations at me (I thought you had tamed down on that ranallo), and never even apologized after proven wrong, nice insight into your character there. Talk about the game, argue this point or that about the team, sure I get that, but why attack people? It makes you look crazy attacking people and making completely delusional and wildly offbase accusations.

Take a step back and get some perspective, or carry on with your obsession, but goodness. I’m usually just joking with you ranallo, and I just ignore the other dimwit up above there, but I’m being serious today, take a step back and get some perspective. It’s a freakin hockey team.

Ditto. Bob is spot on, White is going to get a ton of points for us. We don’t need someone else as a #1 center for us, White is racking up points, don’t pay an extra $3 million for someone else to do the same thing.

You missed what I meant. White’s getting pts now, how could he not between Hoss and Kovy, the D has to concentrate on those two, White will get his space. But long term, we need a #1 center, and I was agreeing with Brendan on that. If Little continues developing, he’s also a top line center, and they bring in a top center in future years, that would mean they could move White to a checking center (he’s signed for 4 years IIRC). I don’t see them going and getting a top center right now, but think about if pigs continue to fly and Waddell was in a position to make a deadline move like last year? You could then bring in a rental top line center and split Hoss and Kovy back onto two separate lines, spreading the wealth and preventing the shutdown pairing and checking line from the other team from focusing on one line.

By ranallo10

November 14, 2007 4:13 PM | Link to this

Have you revisited the post, or revised it?

By ranallo10

November 14, 2007 5:09 PM | Link to this

By “serious issues” do you mean we dislike being continually prostrated by an egomaniac blogger whose sole purpose is to prove his superiority by using phrases such as “mark my words”, “as I’ve said all along”, “I try to enlighten you”??

If so then you’re right, most people who complain about you must have serious issues.

Since we’re now in a serious mood, maybe you should look in a mirror once in a while and spot check your posts before hitting the “Post” button. but why attack people? It makes you look crazy attacking people and making completely delusional and wildly offbase accusations — um…hypocrisy? I smell just a little bit of it. Taking things out of context is what you constantly do, then take that misplaced statement and use it to berate the person who stated it. You’re good at doing it, I give you credit for that.

I continually tell everyone if I’m wrong, admit to my mistakes, and clear any misconceptions one might get from my voiced opinion. For instance, I was wrong about the signing of Ken Klee…he hasn’t been a stabilizing force on the 3rd defensive pair and hasn’t been placed in a mentoring role. I mark that as a miss in the Waddell free agent signings list.

However, I have no need to apologize directly to you, as you’ve never given me or anyone else the respect by doing so yourself (the Do Unto Others idea). I also can’t think of an instance where my opinion was different than yours, and was ultimately WRONG. Course, I did have to eat words the night Vigier scored when you predicted it…’twas a scary night.

Next time notice the amounts of people who take exception to your comments, and then notice how many take exception to mine. I’m open to any disagreement, so long as the person doesn’t use the words “Sparky”, “Ranallo World”, or “enlighten”, or if they accuse the Ice Girls of being floozies. However, you are not open to disagreement…what’s that say about you?

By Bob

November 15, 2007 8:44 AM | Link to this

ranallo, you’re obviously over the edge with this. Calling you Ranallo World and Sparky, I thought we were just having fun back and forth. I actually like it when you call me The Program it’s funny and witty and you’re giving it back. But I can now see that it’s really bothering you, and that’s not fair to you, so I will stop. No more, that is my word to you.

I’ll put you on ignore just like I have the other one and I won’t comment on your rantings, even when you’re completely clueless (I’m kiddin!) and I sincerely apologize to you. No one should feel put down, I thought you were taking it all in good nature, I knew the other guy was off the deep end which is why I ignore him, but I sincerely thought you weren’t worked up about it, mea culpa.

Before I pass you by from now on, you and I agreed to table a couple of things till later in the season, so let me give you my take now. The PP and PK, don’t have the time to look the stats up, but the PP looks better. They keep this up and they’ll continue to win their share of games once we get into better competition. The PK also looks improved to me, pressuring the puck more. I would guess the #’s are better than #28th or 29th on each where they were before, and trending up. Both #’s need to be at least in the mid-teens to have any thought of the P word.

We also agreed to talk about Enstrom at mid-season, but he looks much better than I expected. I figured he’d get run over on D, but that’s not happening, his wheels are keeping him in good position defensively and he’s got a good stick, so that’s a good plus for us and I was wr wr wr wr wrong on him, Fonzie. Mabye I can switch Klee or S** to whipping boy status.

You’re a good egg, ranallo, don’t take things so seriously, and remember, it’s a game we were talking about, a game that’s supposed to be fun. So have fun with it.

By ranallo10

November 15, 2007 1:38 PM | Link to this

I love the game, and I do enjoy the discursive discussions many of us have here. I don’t enjoy reading somebody telling a person they’re completely wrong, or off their rocker, etc etc. Ranallo World, Sparky, etc has never really been FUNNY to anyone except you. By design you intended it as a cutdown, which I can handle. The Program was my response to it, and I have enjoyed the banter. But sometimes I do feel you cross the line.

Brian’s just having fun. I’m just having fun. What’s his face who called the Ice Girls w******* was just having fun. But we all love hockey.

I’m fine with shelving this stuff, and I’m fine continuing too. It doesn’t affect me nearly as much as you seem to think. “Getting worked up” does not equate to a novella, which is how most of my responses turn out.

Peace dude.