Little off topic, but one of my favourites to share:

A guy I worked with told me his kid played AAA (highest Ontario league for children) against Gretzky one year. One game in Niagara Falls, Wayne was out with the flu. NF was beating Brantford 5-0. Walter took Wayne down, got him dressed, CARRIED HIM OUT TO THE BENCH, then Wayne scored 6 goals in the 3rd to win it.
- Tonybere

Little off topic, but one of my favourites to share:

A guy I worked with told me his kid played AAA (highest Ontario league for children) against Gretzky one year. One game in Niagara Falls, Wayne was out with the flu. NF was beating Brantford 5-0. Walter took Wayne down, got him dressed, CARRIED HIM OUT TO THE BENCH, then Wayne scored 6 goals in the 3rd to win it.
- Tonybere

Interested.. who knows how exaggerated it is, but not far fetched lol.
Go to his Restaurant in Toronto and his teams end of year stat sheets are in a case from when he was like 9 or 10 years old. One season he scored 378 goals and had enough assists to push him over 500 points for the year... I believe that was the year he played D because they wanted to get him more icetime, and they only had 3 or 4 defensemen lol

Interested.. who knows how exaggerated it is, but not far fetched lol.
Go to his Restaurant in Toronto and his teams end of year stat sheets are in a case from when he was like 9 or 10 years old. One season he scored 378 goals and had enough assists to push him over 500 points for the year... I believe that was the year he played D because they wanted to get him more icetime, and they only had 3 or 4 defensemen lol
- MiloslavHorava

Lots of times as kids they put the best players on defense so they can touch the puck more and just go end to end without having to rely on some kid that can't skate to get them the puck.

Just in case anyone missed it in the last blog, especially jimbo and RD

Stepans last 21 games:
0 goals 8 assists

Stepans last 8 games:
0 goals 2 assists

Just in case anyone missed it in the last blog, especially jimbo and RD

Stepans last 21 games:
0 goals 8 assists

Stepans last 8 games:
0 goals 2 assists
- nyrangers9479

Yea he's been pretty invisible offensively. We need to consider major line juggling outside of Grabner-Miller-Hayes.

I thought Buch looked great last night and deserves a spot next to Step or Zib going forward.

Just in case anyone missed it in the last blog, especially jimbo and RD

Stepans last 21 games:
0 goals 8 assists

Stepans last 8 games:
0 goals 2 assists
- nyrangers9479

You were warned!!!

Just in case anyone missed it in the last blog, especially jimbo and RD

Stepans last 21 games:
0 goals 8 assists

Stepans last 8 games:
0 goals 2 assists
- nyrangers9479

How has Charlie Coyle done in his last 8 games?

Yea he's been pretty invisible offensively. We need to consider major line juggling outside of Grabner-Miller-Hayes.

I thought Buch looked great last night and deserves a spot next to Step or Zib going forward.
- mrhattrick27

Vesey and Nash stood out to me
A lot of the after the whistle scuffles seemed so fake and manufactured I was just shaking my head. They looked like baseball "fights" you know when the benches empty, and the pitchers come in from the bullpen and then they all get together in a crowd near the mound and chat... hahaha

You were warned!!!
- Tonybere

I read the first page, then jumped to the end and here we are. Surprised it took him this long to post the Daily Stepan Update.

I read the first page, then jumped to the end and here we are. Surprised it took him this long to post the Daily Stepan Update.
- Fenrir

I dont know... its kinda funny at this point.
Getting a #DSU
maybe it will trend on Twitter for all you tweeters out there

You were warned!!!
- Tonybere

LOL
Does flagging result in an automatic ban or its reviewed?
Honestly, nothing ban worthy, he is just posting stats to rile people up, and it works..

How has Charlie Coyle done in his last 8 games?
- rangerdanger94

0G 0A -6

for posterities sake

LOL
Does flagging result in an automatic ban or its reviewed?
Honestly, nothing ban worthy, he is just posting stats to rile people up, and it works..
- MiloslavHorava

I assume it just gets reviewed...at least I hope that's the case, 'cause I did flag it!
Just trying to be a man of my word!!
Mostly because I thought you could really see an extra effort to Step's game last night. I think he's aware that his current slump is unacceptable.

0G 0A -6

for posterities sake
- climbdenali12

Dumba last 6 games 0 g 1 A -6

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Following

Colin Campbell says the GMs decided today not to tweak the offside rule on Coach's Challenge video review (skate in the air). Status quo

Just in case anyone missed it in the last blog, especially jimbo and RD

Stepans last 21 games:
0 goals 8 assists

Stepans last 8 games:
0 goals 2 assists
- nyrangers9479

you really have mental problems

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@Real_ESPNLeBrun

Following

Colin Campbell says the GMs decided today not to tweak the offside rule on Coach's Challenge video review (skate in the air). Status quo
- jimbro83

That's on the teams now... no more complaining by the teams.

you really have mental problems
- jimbro83

Hey, he gets the board going, more activity, more clicks, more money for Ek.... he might actually be EK... ruffling your feathers

Hey, he gets the board going, more activity, more clicks, more money for Ek.... he might actually be EK... ruffling your feathers
- MiloslavHorava

I think he actually thinks I am Derek Stepan and needling me about his slump will affect him on the ice

Pierre LeBrun‏Verified account
@Real_ESPNLeBrun

Following

Colin Campbell says the GMs decided today not to tweak the offside rule on Coach's Challenge video review (skate in the air). Status quo
- jimbro83

Does that mean they decided not to tweak it this season? I can understand that. But if that means they're leaving it be for the foreseeable future then that's asinine.

Does that mean they decided not to tweak it this season? I can understand that. But if that means they're leaving it be for the foreseeable future then that's asinine.
- eichiefs9

it's absolutely absurd

a league that has talked about changing the size of the net to increase scoring disallows goals if someone had a skate in the air above the blueline, sometimes 30-45 seconds before the goal happened

mind boggling

How has Charlie Coyle done in his last 8 games?
- rangerdanger94

Stepan makes 6.5 million
Coyle makes 3.2 million

Just in case anyone missed it in the last blog, especially jimbo and RD

Stepans last 21 games:
0 goals 8 assists

Stepans last 8 games:
0 goals 2 assists
- nyrangers9479

💦{==✊🏻==8

Stepan makes 6.5 million
Coyle makes 3.2 million
- nyrangers9479

are you still going to deny that you hate Stepan or are you still claiming that you are rooting for him?

are you still going to deny that you hate Stepan or are you still claiming that you are rooting for him?
- jimbro83

I thought he was real close last night to breaking out, definitely more visable, that line was alternating zones on each shift, getting pinned then good on possession, you can tell it's weighing on him, his reaction to the puck that hopped over his stick showed it, the giveaway on the PP was almost a killer, he needs to find his game soon before the playoffs come and he's an easy target for a trade