They played him on the left side, could have something to do with it. He says he wants the trade because WPG will not play him on his natural side. - Retinalz
AKA I don't want to live in Winnipeg in the Winter.
Not sure why, his stats got worse from his rookie year
his corsi and possession got worse.
He wants to be paid from his rookie year apparently
He is a good D-man though - classic321
I would think as you play more minutes overall and play more minutes against top lines your stats will get a bit of a smack, so I wouldnt be alarmed here
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Sep 24 @ 10:47 PM ET
It's ok for you as Matthews didn't get hurt…would love to have seen your attitude if he was out for a half season as a result of an unnecessary tourney.
My god SN and CBC would have stemmed all coverage for 6 months if Matthews was out…whatever would Maclean do? - LordHumungous
Of course I'd be upset if he was hurt. The fact that he was hurt in this tournament wouldn't matter.
Location: "The Alien has landed in Vancouver!" Joined: 03.09.2006
Sep 24 @ 11:34 PM ET
It looks like the only people to have to pay for these injuries are the season ticket holders. - A_SteamingLombardi
And people were saying "Oh boy! We've got GREAT hockey... no preseason for WC players and playing meaningful games at 100% intensity will be awesome."
Yeah, great job NHL/PA, you tried to recapture the glory of the Canada Cup, forgetting that this ain't the late 80's-early 90's where the game was slow and the players small and not wearing more protective gear than a member of the SWAT team. Of course there's going to be injuries, and it's going to screw teams out of the gate, possibly even scuttle their seasons.
But hey, we had great hockey... 1 team clearly better than everyone else, one team sucking so bad they literally embarrassed themselves by how they poop the bed. One team that was incredibly talented and could have won it all... only to piss it away because they though they only needed a win in OT and their idiot coach never tried to get them to push for the win in regulation which they needed, great work on that Mclelland.
So yeah, I'm glad for everyone who's enjoying the WC, I haven't watched a game, or watched any highlights. I knew going in that this literally was the replacement for this years ASG and I haven't been proven wrong. The only difference between this and the ASG is that it's a tournament and there's actual hitting involved. The teams are still unbalanced, the draw and the format favored the home team who is going to win going away.
All because Gary wants to put the screws to the IIHF so that they'll pay the NHL's expenses to go to the Olympics. Great job NHL/PA, and by the way, as a concluding note... that trophy is the ugliest monstrosity that I've ever seen, it looks like a crystal trash bin or a vase for flowers, not a trophy for a supposed world calibre tournament.
And people were saying "Oh boy! We've got GREAT hockey... no preseason for WC players and playing meaningful games at 100% intensity will be awesome."
Yeah, great job NHL/PA, you tried to recapture the glory of the Canada Cup, forgetting that this ain't the late 80's-early 90's where the game was slow and the players small and not wearing more protective gear than a member of the SWAT team. Of course there's going to be injuries, and it's going to screw teams out of the gate, possibly even scuttle their seasons.
But hey, we had great hockey... 1 team clearly better than everyone else, one team sucking so bad they literally embarrassed themselves by how they poop the bed. One team that was incredibly talented and could have won it all... only to piss it away because they though they only needed a win in OT and their idiot coach never tried to get them to push for the win in regulation which they needed, great work on that Mclelland.
So yeah, I'm glad for everyone who's enjoying the WC, I haven't watched a game, or watched any highlights. I knew going in that this literally was the replacement for this years ASG and I haven't been proven wrong. The only difference between this and the ASG is that it's a tournament and there's actual hitting involved. The teams are still unbalanced, the draw and the format favored the home team who is going to win going away.
All because Gary wants to put the screws to the IIHF so that they'll pay the NHL's expenses to go to the Olympics. Great job NHL/PA, and by the way, as a concluding note... that trophy is the ugliest monstrosity that I've ever seen, it looks like a crystal trash bin or a vase for flowers, not a trophy for a supposed world calibre tournament. - DariusKnight
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