caley Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Tortorella isn't allowed to turn on a smartphone for 15 days if you want to be really technical about that no contact thing. Then again he strikes me as the kind of person that might not own one to begin with because buttonz.* I do not own a smart phone. He does! I remember vividly on 24/7 a couple years back that he frequently texted a kid with cancer to encourage him. My sister was asking about Tortorella (She doesn't really watch hockey but was in a sports bar while they were showing the CGY-VAN game and is genuinely mystified about the whole thing: "But, why would you send out your fighters to fight their fighters, wouldn't you be better off saving them to go after their good players?" which is really ruthlessly efficient and outside-the-box hockey thinking) because she thinks he's handsome and my basic answer was "He's actually a really good human being, like he was all involved with the kid going through cancer surgery, texting him after games and such and calling him to make sure he's doing his rehab and he's also heavily involved with rescued animals and animal-related charities...but he turns into kind of an obnoxious ass whenever hockey is involved." He's actually a pretty fascinating guy, when you get down to it. I really hope at some point a writer gets unprecedented access to him while he's coaching and writes a book about him before he burns all his bridges and ends up a shallow shell of himself on the panel full-time at TSN. 1
Jiji Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Southampton have hired Ralph Krueger as a motivational speaker. Did they not see his stint in Edmonton?
caley Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 Southampton have hired Ralph Krueger as a motivational speaker. Did they not see his stint in Edmonton? To be fair, though, when looking at the Oilers last few post-MacTavish coaches. Eakins 15-30-04-02 (Has won 29% of his games) Krueger 19-22-04-03 (Won 46% of his games) Renney 57-85-06-16 (Won 35% of his games) Quinn 27-47-02-06 (Won 33% of his games) Clearly, Krueger must be some sort of motivational wizard. 1
sabremike Posted January 21, 2014 Posted January 21, 2014 My friend was headed down to Philly for Flyers when I informed him game was cancelled. He promptly got off at the Princeton stop and headed back north to Newark for Devils instead. Hockey fans RULE! Also, BELIEVE IN THE ISLES #JT91 #OURSAVIOUR
Serious Darius Bagfelt Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 My friend was headed down to Philly for Flyers when I informed him game was cancelled. He promptly got off at the Princeton stop and headed back north to Newark for Devils instead. Hockey fans RULE! Also, BELIEVE IN THE ISLES #JT91 #OURSAVIOUR Looks like the saviour will finish in a lottery pick situation again
sabremike Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 My friend was headed down to Philly for Flyers when I informed him game was cancelled. He promptly got off at the Princeton stop and headed back north to Newark for Devils instead. Hockey fans RULE! Also, BELIEVE IN THE ISLES #JT91 #OURSAVIOUR Looks like the saviour will finish in a lottery pick situation againLet me guess, you posted this when the Isles were down 2-0? 3 more points for JT, another win for the Isles, and another step closer to free playoff tickets for me. And they still don't have Vishnovski (their best defender) back.
Serious Darius Bagfelt Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 My friend was headed down to Philly for Flyers when I informed him game was cancelled. He promptly got off at the Princeton stop and headed back north to Newark for Devils instead. Hockey fans RULE! Also, BELIEVE IN THE ISLES #JT91 #OURSAVIOUR Looks like the saviour will finish in a lottery pick situation againLet me guess, you posted this when the Isles were down 2-0? 3 more points for JT, another win for the Isles, and another step closer to free playoff tickets for me. And they still don't have Vishnovski (their best defender) back. No I posted it when I saw that only Calgary and Edmonton have less points that the future Brooklyn Islanders
Death From Above Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 The Islanders are 16 points clear of last in the east. What league's standings were you glancing at?
sabremike Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 They play in the East where everyone is bunched up (Isles are only 5 points out and are on fire). Half the teams in the east would be the worst non-Alberta team if they were in the West. And as I pointed out they are getting their key defender back who has missed almost the entire season. BeLIeve in the Isles!
sabremike Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 The Islanders are 16 points clear of last in the east. What league's standings were you glancing at?You haven't heard: my poor Sabres have been relegated to the AHL.
Charlie M. Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Great old time hockey stories from Ted Irvine on Talk is Jericho today. Glad he took the time to interview his dad.
Dewar Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Jets are winning in Anaheim. This new world scares me, but I like it. Where's the Blues fans after they gave up a converted touchdown to the fucking Devils tonight? 1
The Man Known as Dan Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Right here, we sucked, played a real shitshow of a game and our goaltending was terrible. Any reason you felt the need to call us out for a bad game? I mean I didn't come in here taking shots at the Wings yesterday when we mopped the floor and call out FSW or some shit.
Robert Posted January 22, 2014 Posted January 22, 2014 Great old time hockey stories from Ted Irvine on Talk is Jericho today. Glad he took the time to interview his dad. Where can I find this?
sabremike Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 Glory hunting Pens fans are a blight on humanity.
sabremike Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 Got my ticket to the Isles-Rangers game at Yankee Stadium v2.0. Cost: $55 including shipping. Thanks StubHub! People are dumping like crazy because (and this is a shock) it's cold at night in late January In NY and people don't want to be outdoors at that time. I saw this coming a mile away, which is why I waited to get tickets on StubHub.
Buy Me a Burrito Posted January 24, 2014 Posted January 24, 2014 The Hurricanes are 7-3-0 in their last ten. I am vaguely happy about this.
Robert Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 Gord Miller re: Oilers: "Well... if you're gonna be bad, you may as well be the worst." Ugly so far. 3-0 Phoenix. Eakins looks dumbfounded & his team doesn't seem to care.
Critts Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 I really hope Trotz decides to play Dubnyk against the Oilers on Sunday. Especially since the Oilers are still paying part of his salary. This is could be Dubnyk's Game 7 this year.
Death From Above Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 I almost want Dubnyk to shut us out just to watch the carnage now. Another real stinker tonight. Only good thing about this year is being part of the social media descent into madness as all us fans try and amuse each other while the team makes idiots out of themselves.
ChesterCopperpot Posted January 25, 2014 Posted January 25, 2014 So this is Dodger Stadium ready for tomorrows outdoor game - yes that is a beach volleyball court
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