Pretty hard to find fault in this game...the boys played a back to back after travelling the previous night, and beat the team with the 6th best record in the league, in their own barn. The shots were misleading in this one because the leafs outright dominated a big chunk of this game but slacked in the 3rd

you're so naive...
- Pecafan Fan

no, you are.

these guys still have NHL jobs. that alone means the anti fighter opinion is incorrect when it comes to the actual guys who pick the teams.

dont be childish or you can join jbold.

make your point and do so respectfully.

for all your arguments these guys still get ice time and contracts. just because you dont like it doesnt change a damn thing.
- Dozzer

How is he being childish?

How exactly was I being childish?

You asked me to make my point...I thought it was pretty clear what my point was.

BTW...I love toughness in hockey. Love fighting. But most of today's fighters have to be able to contribute in other aspects of the game. Orr cannot.


Guys like Neil and Thorton don't kill you when they are on the ice.
- stormeyAlterEgo

Same here.

The goons are a dying breed. That doesn't mean you have to take fighting out of the game, you have to take guys that can only fight, out of the game.


That's a big difference between the 2.

so, do all of you RC haters still wish that we had the unproven eakins behind the bench? he can't even make the playoffs with 10 top 5 picks in the lineup.
Does yakupoop even play anymore?
What a fuqing joke

edit: Mike, nice alliteration
- Skalapy

Image how good Edmonton would be if they drafted Seguin instead of Hall, then Landeskog instead of RNH, and Ryan Murray instead of Yakupov.

Lol, Rask is a basketcase. I don't think anyone would be eager to run him over.
- sanfordnson

If he wasn't injured on the play. First time for Lucic - no one on Buffalo to do anything about it, but if Lucic were to do it again, there would be mayhem and I don't think Lucic would risk going there again.

How exactly was I being childish?

You asked me to make my point...I thought it was pretty clear what my point was.

BTW...I love toughness in hockey. Love fighting. But most of today's fighters have to be able to contribute in other aspects of the game. Orr cannot.


Guys like Neil and Thorton don't kill you when they are on the ice.
- stormeyAlterEgo

to answer your question you kept quoting my muddying the waters comment like a pouting child.

I think Orr's time is at an end.. but not because of his role but his age.

Image how good Edmonton would be if they drafted Seguin instead of Hall, then Landeskog instead of RNH, and Ryan Murray instead of Yakupov.
- 13LEAFS01

I think they are more than happy with Hall....and RNH for that matter.

How is he being childish?
- Feeling Glucky?

a better question is why do you care?

kyle clifford
matt greene

nolan?

edit... dont think richardson is who i was thinking of.

point being... all the teams have a form of toughness that can be described as useless in certain opinions.
- Rockhead_37

Clifford and Greene=Orr and Macleran?

If you were starting a team, which young core would you prefer?

Duchene
2009 #3

McKinnon
2013 #1

Landeskog
2011 #2

O'Reilly
2009 #33

Barrie
2009 #64

OR

Hall
2010 #1

Nugent-Hopkins
2011 #1

Yakupov
2012 #1

Eberle
2008 #22

Nurse
2013 #7
- 1979AD

The avs... Landeskog is a more complete player than Hall, Duchene is the best of the lot, Mackinnon makes Yak look like a joke, altough Eberle has a slight edge over O'Rielly. Nurse will prob be better than Barrie.

JVR #2, Kessel #5, Rielly #5, Kadri #7, and Bernier #11 is a pretty decent young core as well

well i disagree with you

and look.. i did it without the obnoxious laughie faces
- Dozzer

Thanks I'm thinking of switching up my style and going with more of a condescending attitude....see how it works.

We can disagree - happens all the time.

Image how good Edmonton would be if they drafted Seguin instead of Hall, then Landeskog instead of RNH, and Ryan Murray instead of Yakupov.
- 13LEAFS01

This sorry nonsense looks just as stupid here as it did in our thread.

to answer your question you kept quoting my muddying the waters comment like a pouting child.

I think Orr's time is at an end.. but not because of his role but his age.
- Dozzer

Well in my defense I thought this..

scott's job is to protect miller

stop trying to muddy the waters .. stay on topic

sorry if you cant make your point doing so

was pretty condecending when I thought my point was very clear.

anyway....I'll go elsewhere for a bit....and try to talk hockey without the threat of bannishment. Where I go...it just happens naturally.

Thanks I'm thinking of switching up my style and going with more of a condescending attitude....see how it works.

We can disagree - happens all the time.
- BlowMonkey

thats not likely going to work out too well for you lol

If he wasn't injured on the play. First time for Lucic - no one on Buffalo to do anything about it, but if Lucic were to do it again, there would be mayhem and I don't think Lucic would risk going there again.
- Woderwick

I honestly don't think Lucic would give a poop. he hits Miller. Scott says "hey come here". Chara says, "No john. You don't want to do that."

thats not likely going to work out too well for you lol
- Dozzer

I know sadly the privilege belongs only to a select few

back to smiley faces

Well in my defense I thought this..



was pretty condecending when I thought my point was very clear.

anyway....I'll go elsewhere for a bit....and try to talk hockey without the threat of bannishment. Where I go...it just happens naturally.
- stormeyAlterEgo

you guys have a funny definition of condescending.

i dont like your opinion so i am condescending.. got it

I think they are more than happy with Hall....and RNH for that matter.
- stormeyAlterEgo

Seguin is a more dominant player than RNH.
Landeskog is more dominant than Hall.
Ryan Murray is better than Yakupov.

They might be good players, but they could be a better team.

Clifford and Greene=Orr and Macleran?
- sanfordnson

no... as indicated by the comment that directly followed if you cared to read further...

but considering there isn't a tree outside hanging full of orr's, mclaren's, clifford's and greene's... teams will employ what is available to them.

How exactly was I being childish?

You asked me to make my point...I thought it was pretty clear what my point was.

BTW...I love toughness in hockey. Love fighting. But most of today's fighters have to be able to contribute in other aspects of the game. Orr cannot.


Guys like Neil and Thorton don't kill you when they are on the ice.
- stormeyAlterEgo

Chris Neil is in double digits minus every year...Orr is a whopping -5 for the leafs through 5 seasons..not to mention Orr makes less than 1/2 Neils salary

I know sadly the privilege belongs only to a select few

back to smiley faces


- BlowMonkey

you're pushing your luck

once again.. because i dont agree doesnt make me condscending.

"go read a dictionary"

see that? that was condescending.

Seguin is a more dominant player than RNH.
Landeskog is more dominant than Hall.
Ryan Murray is better than Yakupov.

They might be good players, but they could be a better team.
- 13LEAFS01

Seguin was drafted a different year than RNH.
No, he isn't.
It's their 2nd year and they play different positions.

You're still an idiot. This is the last little bit of attention I give you.

This sorry nonsense looks just as stupid here as it did in our thread.
- sanfordnson

i don't think its nonsense. Remaking a team is a hard thing and I think the Oilers got lost in the hype. All are good players, but really this team could be better.

Just sayin....

no... as indicated by the comment that directly followed if you cared to read further...

but considering there isn't a tree outside hanging full of orr's, mclaren's, clifford's and greene's... teams will employ what is available to them.
- Rockhead_37

The point is that Clifford and Greene have actual function on their teams.