Before we canonize Yzerman, remember is he only on loan to Tampa by Detroit for development. He is going back to the Red Wings when Ken Holland retires.
- Leafsandbolts

And he grooming julienne Brisbois as his replacement, so life is good!!

"I purposely stay away from reading other guys twitter feeds. It's a distraction to real reporting and you need to just trust your own sources and instincts."

"I purposely stay away from reading other guys twitter feeds. It's a distraction to real reporting and you need to just trust your own sources and instincts."
- hankthetank

Did he ever publish that book of his he was talking about

"Doesn't it feel like the NHL season should have ended by this past season?"

One of my favourites:


""Wang blew everybody out of the water," the text read early this morning."

Does anyone have Ek's Ray Lewis-esque "THIS IS MY HOUSE" meltdown when one thread had a bunch of trolls in it

"I purposely stay away from reading other guys twitter feeds. It's a distraction to real reporting and you need to just trust your own sources and instincts."
- hankthetank

One of my favourites:


""Wang blew everybody out of the water," the text read early this morning."
- hankthetank

some requests: tavares is the best pure finisher since bossy. ek watching mike gartner play for a swiss club team in the early 90's.

GARTH did spawn this recent instant classic though:
- sanfordnson

That does look a bit tongue in cheek to be fair.

I prefer Garth's insane estimates of how much Miller and especially Moulson will fetch. For instance he said Moulson could get Ceci, Zibenejad AND Lehner from Ottawa, and thought St Louis would give up Oshie, Rattie AND a 1st for Miller.

That does look a bit tongue in cheek to be fair.

I prefer Garth's insane estimates of how much Miller and especially Moulson will fetch. For instance he said Moulson could get Ceci, Zibenejad AND Lehner from Ottawa, and thought St Louis would give up Oshie, Rattie AND a 1st for Miller.
- S Kaspar Rollins

No that was from a poster in the blog.

No that was from a poster in the blog.
- sanfordnson

Oh, too bad. But Garth DID write about the Ottawa one.

Eklund: Don't Count on a Kesler Trade Happening. Tampa fans against Marty?
- Eklund

Maybe Ek had it removed. Just like he removed his bio from here when we called him out on parts of it that didn't make sense. The one you posted is pretty funny too though.
- hankthetank

you are being generous. i thought the whole thing was suspect

you are being generous. i thought the whole thing was suspect
- jarmstrong

As I recall it was not only suspect but contradicted itself in several parts

you are being generous. i thought the whole thing was suspect
- jarmstrong

"I suffered from concussions as a teenager playing hockey in an era when not nearly as much was known about brain injuries, and anyone who can relate to that "haze" a concussion makes you live in knows that playing hockey is probably the last thing on Savard's mind."

"It was way too expensive to play ice hockey back then, in the seventies, so I played street hockey like a lot of kids in the US."

As I recall it was not only suspect but contradicted itself in several parts
- S Kaspar Rollins

it's hard being coherent after suffering so many concussions b/c your mom kept throwing tennis balls at your head as a kid.

edit: damn you hank!

you are being generous. i thought the whole thing was suspect
- jarmstrong

"Seriously friend, WTF? I am delivering major new to you first. isn't that my job?"

If Mary is butt hurt enough to ask for a trade that's fine. I think it's a bit ridiculous but whatever.

If he's really demanding a trade AND saying he will only go to the Rangers he's a douchebag on the level of Danny Heatley. If I were Yzerman I would tell him to shut the f up and go play because you aren't going anywhere.

This thread deserves the derailing it's getting. The quality of blog should be directly correlated to the comments it garners. Keep em' coming boys. There's some HB history lessons going on, school is in.
- PotvinFan

Quick, everybody quote the Seal as a seal post!

- Flyfreaky

This is a brilliant commentary on the content of this blog. Keep up the good work, good sir!

"Seriously friend, WTF? I am delivering major new to you first. isn't that my job?"
- sanfordnson

my all time favourite. I thought we were going to break him that day.

my all time favourite. I thought we were going to break him that day.
- jarmstrong

He's wised up and doesn't look at the thread beyond the first page or two.

Here's an even better classic:
- sanfordnson

My goodness, this poor wretched, illiterate soul.
I actually read that entire thing...not sure why I did - just couldn't stop myself.

His description of a concussion is basically Steve Carrell describing sex in the 40 year old virgin. Throwing up from standing too quickly or getting a debilitating migraine from bright light is a tad more severe than the "haze" he so nonchalantly described like a weed strain.
- PotvinFan

ek also thinks that pucks feel like they're filled with sand.

Well, Garth is at least just funny for being so stupid, those two were both idiots AND trolls. You can be an idiot or a troll but not both.
- S Kaspar Rollins

Whipper begs to differ....