one of my fantasy teams has jimmy howard and niemi
2 shutouts 1 game

preposterous save by niemi on bertuzzi in the SO. sharks win 1-0.

one of my fantasy teams has jimmy howard and niemi
2 shutouts 1 game
- 2Real

howard got beat by couture in the SO and lost. he sucks.

howard got beat by couture in the SO and lost. he sucks.
- hammarby31

couture beats everyone

couture beats everyone
- 2Real

even dead horses

signing bryz to a 9-year $51 million dollar deal when there was no other decent option on the market that summer after lava had bob on a leash designed for a hamster, after snider declares "never again" is knee jerk. 100%.

had bob handled himself reasonably well, and gotten them to say the 2nd round, and not been the reason they got swept, do you think snider would have publicly said "Never again"? not a chance. the coach bungled the goaliess, and they gave up on bob. you don't give a guy a 9 year deal to bryz, because you believe in bob.
it was a reaction to the playoff fiasco. knee. jerk.
- hammarby31

Of course it is. trading jvr for schenn after trading for grossmann. signing shelley after his 2 goals. trading for eminger after he played well in playoffs against Flyers.

So Tim P says Berube figured NO Lecavalier Thursday
- Buzzo

Edmonton moving Brown for a pick is an interesting development perhaps

Ive never been one for the "bag skate" mentality.....




For the most part.




However I think this team needs nothing but bag skates.
- MBFlyerfan

I got trolled hard for that comment a year ago. These players need to be bag skated till the puke.

signing bryz to a 9-year $51 million dollar deal when there was no other decent option on the market that summer after lava had bob on a leash designed for a hamster, after snider declares "never again" is knee jerk. 100%.

had bob handled himself reasonably well, and gotten them to say the 2nd round, and not been the reason they got swept, do you think snider would have publicly said "Never again"? not a chance. the coach bungled the goaliess, and they gave up on bob. you don't give a guy a 9 year deal to bryz, because you believe in bob.
it was a reaction to the playoff fiasco. knee. jerk.
- hammarby31

Knee jerk means occurring quickly and without thought. The playoffs ended in early May, Bryzgalov was acquired a month later. Bobrovsky was traded in late June. It couldn't possibly be considered knee jerk. Reactionary to the goalie issue in the playoffs, certainly. But not knee jerk.

Knee jerk means occurring quickly and without thought. The playoffs ended in early May, Bryzgalov was acquired a month later. Bobrovsky was traded in late June. It couldn't possibly be considered knee jerk. Reactionary to the goalie issue in the playoffs, certainly. But not knee jerk.
- MJL

So you are literally arguing the definition of knee jerk?

knee-jerk
adjective
adjective: knee-jerk; adjective: kneejerk
1.
(of a response) automatic and unthinking.
"a knee-jerk reaction"
synonyms: impulsive, automatic, spontaneous, instinctive, mechanical, unthinking, hasty, rash, reckless, impetuous, precipitate More
(of a person) responding in an automatic and unthinking way.
"knee-jerk radicals"
noun
noun: knee-jerk; plural noun: knee-jerks; noun: kneejerk; plural noun: kneejerks
1.
a sudden involuntary reflex kick caused by a blow on the tendon just below the knee.



Do any of the bold describe it better?

So you are literally arguing the definition of knee jerk?

knee-jerk
adjective
adjective: knee-jerk; adjective: kneejerk
1.
(of a response) automatic and unthinking.
"a knee-jerk reaction"
synonyms: impulsive, automatic, spontaneous, instinctive, mechanical, unthinking, hasty, rash, reckless, impetuous, precipitate More
(of a person) responding in an automatic and unthinking way.
"knee-jerk radicals"
noun
noun: knee-jerk; plural noun: knee-jerks; noun: kneejerk; plural noun: kneejerks
1.
a sudden involuntary reflex kick caused by a blow on the tendon just below the knee.



Do any of the bold describe it better?
- jak521

Pretty much made MJL's case.

So you are literally arguing the definition of knee jerk?

knee-jerk
adjective
adjective: knee-jerk; adjective: kneejerk
1.
(of a response) automatic and unthinking.
"a knee-jerk reaction"
synonyms: impulsive, automatic, spontaneous, instinctive, mechanical, unthinking, hasty, rash, reckless, impetuous, precipitate More
(of a person) responding in an automatic and unthinking way.
"knee-jerk radicals"
noun
noun: knee-jerk; plural noun: knee-jerks; noun: kneejerk; plural noun: kneejerks
1.
a sudden involuntary reflex kick caused by a blow on the tendon just below the knee.



Do any of the bold describe it better?
- jak521

No I'm obviously arguing that the trades of Carter, Richards, JVR, Bobrovsky, and trading for Bryzgalov were not knee jerk. And the definition you posed backs up my assertion.

No I'm obviously arguing that the trades of Carter, Richards, JVR, Bobrovsky, and trading for Bryzgalov were not knee jerk. And the definition you posed backs up my assertion.
- MJL

LOL
I don't know why you waste your time arguing over stuff like this, I happen to agree with you, but you are never going to change other peoples minds.

LOL
I don't know why you waste your time arguing over stuff like this, I happen to agree with you, but you are never going to change other peoples minds.
- BiggE

OCD

LOL
I don't know why you waste your time arguing over stuff like this, I happen to agree with you, but you are never going to change other peoples minds.
- BiggE

I agree, but it's just about conversation. If someone replies to me, I reply back. Not really interested in changing anyone's mind.

OCD
- isaiah520

Somebody say another controversial thing so we can argue about it.

Somebody say another controversial thing so we can argue about it.
- BulliesPhan87

Define "controversial".

Somebody say another controversial thing so we can argue about it.
- BulliesPhan87

Guns in sports

No I'm obviously arguing that the trades of Carter, Richards, JVR, Bobrovsky, and trading for Bryzgalov were not knee jerk. And the definition you posed backs up my assertion.
- MJL

I get what you were saying... I posted it so that the synonyms were up there.

I think it was impulsive. I think it was a rash decision. I also think it was reckless.

You had a rookie goalie come in and win 28 games (after only starting in 52) and posting solid #'s as well (.915 save % and 2.59 gaa). He had a rough game in the playoffs and boom.. he is removed. That was the knee jerk move.

The lose in the playoffs, and the org makes an impulsive, rash, and reckless decision to change the entire team to get a new goalie(among other reasons).

If that isnt an impulsive, or rash, or reckless move.. than we dont see eye to eye.

The only (by definition) knee jerk move was to bench Bob in favor of the other two AHLers.

Define "controversial".
- 77rams

con·tro·ver·sial
ˌkäntrəˈvərSHəl,-ˈvərsēəl
adjective
adjective: controversial
1.
giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement.
"Even recalling what one had for breakfast could be considered a controversial statement on this forum."
synonyms: contentious, disputed, at issue, disputable, debatable, arguable, vexed, tendentious

Go read the Paul Stewart blog. It has become a daily gem already.

Go read the Paul Stewart blog. It has become a daily gem already.
- MBFlyerfan

+1

I get what you were saying... I posted it so that the synonyms were up there.

I think it was impulsive. I think it was a rash decision. I also think it was reckless.

You had a rookie goalie come in and win 28 games (after only starting in 52) and posting solid #'s as well (.915 save % and 2.59 gaa). He had a rough game in the playoffs and boom.. he is removed. That was the knee jerk move.

The lose in the playoffs, and the org makes an impulsive, rash, and reckless decision to change the entire team to get a new goalie(among other reasons).

If that isnt an impulsive, or rash, or reckless move.. than we dont see eye to eye.

The only (by definition) knee jerk move was to bench Bob in favor of the other two AHLers.
- jak521

Who knows where Homer's 'gut' will lead us next...