Anyone else hoping the leafs dont trade for Gagner?
- IrishRage

Yes.

And yet he finished 11th in Norris Trophy voting.

It's odd how a guy that bad could fool so many people.

Quick story: my brother was having a few wobbly pops with none other than Kevin Lowe last year.

My brother started moaning about how Phaneuf wasn't this and that, and Lowe shut my brother right down. Basically said that Phaneuf is one of the top d-men in the league, does stuff that most of the other d in the league can't do, and he chuckles whenever he hears hockey's deep thinkers ragging on Phaneuf.

Seriously, my brother loves ragging on Phaneuf. Absolutely loves it. It kills him to tell this story.

Absolutely kills him.
- Atomic Wedgie

may have accidentally reported you

Kevin Lowe is a blithering idiot.

Everyone knows that.

11th in Norris voting isn't much of a bragging right to me.
- robin_steele264

Would you prefer that we focus on the fact he finished 9th in scoring for defencemen?

But he still sucks, right?

Kevin Lowe is a blithering idiot.

Everyone knows that.

11th in Norris voting isn't much of a bragging right to me.
- robin_steele264

norris voting or not, dion is a top D man in the league.

may have accidentally reported you
- Feeling Glucky?

He is now on notice thanks to you, it cannot be undone, he is on the list.

He is now on notice thanks to you, it cannot be undone, he is on the list.
- LeafMan

a happy accident

Would you prefer that we focused on the fact he finished 9th in scoring for defencemen?

But he still sucks, right?
- Atomic Wedgie

and dion was unable to hit the net for the first 1/4 of the season too! so he really did pick it up.

we were all a bit ticked off at dion when he did the pinch, but whatever, poop happens, everyone screws up here and there.

thats why its a game...anything can happen. just ask boston and blowing the cup in 1 minute haha

He is now on notice thanks to you, it cannot be undone, he is on the list.
- LeafMan

It's no big deal, really.

You know I'm going to be banned once Luongo is bought out and I wander into Esplen's thread to gloat.

If I don't die laughing first.

He is now on notice thanks to you, it cannot be undone, he is on the list.
- LeafMan

WHAMMY!!!!!!!!

you're right, dion should never make a mistake playing 31 mins a game vs a stanley cup team.

he should have thrown chara into the stands with 1 arm, flicked lucic into the corner with his pinky and shot a blaster from our own blue line to win the series.
- big_dion

And you accuse me of lack of logic. Fair enough.

I'm not saying Phaneuf is lousy, or not a talented player. I'm pointing out his flaws and lots of people go into complete hissy mode. So be it.

It's no big deal, really.

You know I'm going to be banned once Luongo is bought out and I wander into Esplen's thread to gloat.

If I don't die laughing first.
- Atomic Wedgie

could be worse...you could pull an UG or a honesthockey

a happy accident
- Feeling Glucky?

Would you prefer that we focus on the fact he finished 9th in scoring for defencemen?

But he still sucks, right?
- Atomic Wedgie

was a -4

trade him

and dion was unable to hit the net for the first 1/4 of the season too! so he really did pick it up.

we were all a bit ticked off at dion when he did the pinch, but whatever, poop happens, everyone screws up here and there.

thats why its a game...anything can happen. just ask boston and blowing the cup in 1 minute haha
- big_dion

We lost game six against Philly when Leetch blew a tire.

Hmmmmm....what should I conclude about Leetch?

Would you prefer that we focused on the fact he finished 9th in scoring for defencemen?

But he still sucks, right?
- Atomic Wedgie

He's constantly being defended.

If he was so good, why does he need to be defended so often?

Half of his own teams fans turn on him. In Calgary and Toronto.

It's no big deal, really.

You know I'm going to be banned once Luongo is bought out and I wander into Esplen's thread to gloat.

If I don't die laughing first.
- Atomic Wedgie

It wasn't there, even if it was it would be clicked as ignore.

We lost game six against Philly when Leetch blew a tire.

Hmmmmm....what should I conclude about Leetch?
- Atomic Wedgie

That he was a retread?

And you accuse me of lack of logic. Fair enough.

I'm not saying Phaneuf is lousy, or not a talented player. I'm pointing out his flaws and lots of people go into complete hissy mode. So be it.
- fifty__missions

of course he has flaws, every player in the league does...even crosby.

and lack of logic, not so much, just jumping the gun is all...you dont just dump guys because they had a bad play or a crappy half season...

you move those guys, then boom they are good players elsewhere...its happend, many a times..

basically you are paying bozak 50 million dollars to resign him for 5 years at 5 million if you buyout grabovski...

is bozak worth 50 million for 5 years? or is grabo worth 22 for 4 years and bozak walks?

i think you know the real answer to the question....its not exactly mind blowing.

He's constantly being defended.

If he was so good, why does he need to be defended so often?

Half of his own teams fans turn on him. In Calgary and Toronto.
- robin_steele264

Oilers looking to snag Coburn from Philly...

norris voting or not, dion is a top D man in the league.
- big_dion

Think he'd be a fine #2 guy.

Paid like a #1 though, gets overused, and his game suffers.

He's constantly being defended.

If he was so good, why does he need to be defended so often?

Half of his own teams fans turn on him. In Calgary and Toronto.
- robin_steele264

Can't argue with proof like that

He's constantly being defended.

If he was so good, why does he need to be defended so often?

Half of his own teams fans turn on him. In Calgary and Toronto.
- robin_steele264

funny, chara has the same issues, but i guess hes lousy too..

Can't argue with proof like that
- Canada Cup

i hate having the hardest hitting D man in the league with one of the hardest slap shots who gets top 10 in D scoring. its brutal!

Oilers looking to snag Coburn from Philly...
- Flyfreaky

This is exciting news.

Get ready to be bamboozled

It's no big deal, really.

You know I'm going to be banned once Luongo is bought out and I wander into Esplen's thread to gloat.

If I don't die laughing first.
- Atomic Wedgie