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Official NHL Offseason Thread of LOL Leafs and other loser teams in memory of Manics
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ForzaItalia
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X26 said:
:lol
He texted me all giddy and shit. Said Grabby looked ripped and chiseled in a tight yellow "Under Armour" shirt. They spoke briefly.
Tell us the full story Manics...
KingHenrik30
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Loving that USA third jersey for obvious reasons
Buba Big Guns
Banned
When Mike Richards is probably going to be your 4th line center, you know your team is going to beat some serious ass. However, the thought of Thornton making the team scares the shit out of me. He's a great player, but he fails all the fucking time.
Having all of Ovechkin, Kovalchuk, Malkin, and Datsyuk on one team is a little fucked though. But Canada does look more well rounded.
Sweden looks good too. Lidstrom and Alfie are both getting older (still awesome though) but I guess that's offset by the Sedins being better than last time around.
Teams will probably have to fight to the death to beat Finland again. Great goaltending and many threats there.
USA should do way better than the turd you guys had in Italy. It'll be a young, fast team where the underdog card will be played like crazy.
All these teams have a shot at gold I think. All will be better than Italy too.
Having all of Ovechkin, Kovalchuk, Malkin, and Datsyuk on one team is a little fucked though. But Canada does look more well rounded.
Sweden looks good too. Lidstrom and Alfie are both getting older (still awesome though) but I guess that's offset by the Sedins being better than last time around.
Teams will probably have to fight to the death to beat Finland again. Great goaltending and many threats there.
USA should do way better than the turd you guys had in Italy. It'll be a young, fast team where the underdog card will be played like crazy.
All these teams have a shot at gold I think. All will be better than Italy too.
ForzaItalia said:
I know the Leafs have been a joke for a while now, especially with JFJ. At least now they are shaping up. Although I jumped ship after lockout for the Pens, so it was cool to see a team you cheer for win the cup, after 4 or so seasons of following them, and not the 17 or so years I wasted on the Leafs with no gain at all. I honestly will never go back to the Leafs, Pens until the end. If they win the cup one day, good for them, I will still cheer for the Pens. Plus I like Crosby/Fleury/Gonchar
Only thing on the Leafs I'm cheering for and I want for my NHL 10 team roster is Gustavson and Schenn. I really want them to have a bright future in the NHL.
Forsberg might be able to play olympics after his latest surgery.
http://hockey.expressen.se/Nyheter/1.1681885/bengt-ake-hoppas-pa-forsberg-i-os
Forsberg at 60% would still be a boost for sweden as he put up 14p in 9 games with avs with a freaking batterypack in his pants.
Zetterberg-Forsberg-Alfredsson
Eriksson-Backstrom-Franzen
Sedin-Sedin-Huselius
Omark-Pahlsson-Axelsson
Lidstrom-Enstrom
Kronwall-Edler
stralman-Ericsson
Ohlund-Hedman
Lundqvist
Gustavsson
http://hockey.expressen.se/Nyheter/1.1681885/bengt-ake-hoppas-pa-forsberg-i-os
Forsberg at 60% would still be a boost for sweden as he put up 14p in 9 games with avs with a freaking batterypack in his pants.
Zetterberg-Forsberg-Alfredsson
Eriksson-Backstrom-Franzen
Sedin-Sedin-Huselius
Omark-Pahlsson-Axelsson
Lidstrom-Enstrom
Kronwall-Edler
stralman-Ericsson
Ohlund-Hedman
Lundqvist
Gustavsson
alexthekid
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darkwings said:
But that was 2 years ago right? Putting him in a possible first line makes our team look like a fucking joke. It would have been another thing if you said Sundin, but Forsberg, come on.
Cold-Steel
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Sedin twins are definitely going to be the second line, probably with Samuelsson to boot.
I'd love to see them with Alfie though - that would be a SICK offensive threat.
Anyways - GO CANADA.
I'd love to see them with Alfie though - that would be a SICK offensive threat.
Anyways - GO CANADA.
Forsberg has 1G and 13A in 9 games. That was with the Avs two years ago. I believe he played a total of three games in the Swedish Elite League last year.
The last time I saw Forsberg on TV he looked as dangerous as ever skating through the neutral zone with the puck. He's still scary good... not the Peter Forsberg that scored 110+ points in the NHL, but still a very solid player.
If Team Sweden were to take him, it should be for a third line role. He can't, and probably shouldn't be playing 1st line minutes.
The last time I saw Forsberg on TV he looked as dangerous as ever skating through the neutral zone with the puck. He's still scary good... not the Peter Forsberg that scored 110+ points in the NHL, but still a very solid player.
If Team Sweden were to take him, it should be for a third line role. He can't, and probably shouldn't be playing 1st line minutes.
Buba Big Guns
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Doytch said:
Compare the US team from 2006 to now. They will have actual players to rely on rather than mediocre shit like Conroy or Tkatchuk. Parise, Kane, Stastny, Ryan, Kessel, then good secondary players like Booth. Decent defence and great goaltending. 2014 would be a much better year for them though. Its single elimination so really anything can happen, so I wouldnt be too surprised if they ended up in the gold medal game.
I was too lazy to look at Czech, so I assumed they would be old and useless. But you are right, they are looking good.
ForzaItalia
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Smash88 said:
Worst fan ever:lol ...if I was a Pens fans, I'd never accept the likes of you on to my bandwagon...
Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
I doubt Sundin is a "joke". Put him on the first line and I think hes still a point per game player. I just don't believe his skill declined so much going from 2007-2008 to 2008-2009 when he had been so consistent his whole career.
Canada always chokes at where it matters the mostDecado said:Canada is stacked. Russia has a lot of game breakers and the duo of Ovechken and Malkin is tops...even so, I'd give the edge to Canada in all areas. Unless they choke. Again. Pls don't.
Nevermind hockey, they are pushing a young figure skater, Patrick Chan for the gold medal with all the commercials I see. So he'll probably choke and the Canadian hockey team will choke too, haha. Don't know if Vancouver can survive a loss from our hockey team though.Jazzy Network
Member
Who's the U.S. goalie? Sure as hell better not be Dipietro.
Jazzy Network
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aidan said:
Oh yea forgot about him.
Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
Nvm
alexthekid
Member
darkwings said:
Forsberg has never been half as good or important playing for team Sweden and i dont think that doing nothing for 2 years will help. Sure Sundin is not what he used to be, but i still think that when he puts on the Swedish jersey he will raise himself like he always have done before.
Sundin didn't even start to show shades of his former self in Vancouver until the Chicago series... during which he was one of Van's best forwards.Dr.Guru of Peru said:
Sundin's skating and defensive abilities have dwindled. He's quite a bit slower than he used to be, and he doesn't backcheck as hard as I remember him backchecking 10 years ago. Nowadays he cuts to the bench anytime he's needed to backcheck, and doesn't really play on the PK at all.
Sundin already said that he wouldn't play in the Olympics, and IMO he's useless to any team if he doesn't sign before training camp. For years he was a very slow starter in Toronto... and that problem was exacerbated in Vancouver. If he takes another half-year off without working out or skating he won't be anything more than a 3rd liner.
alexthekid
Member
Marvie: Have you heard anything about how Jonathan Carlsson has been performing in camps and such shit?
Nope men Brynäsare:lol
Är du?
darkwings said:
Nope men Brynäsare:lol
Är du?
Dr.Guru of Peru
played the long game
Yeah. All that time fishing last summer hurt him. I don't think he cares anymore, but I think if he can get motivated and work out, he can still put up similar numbers to 2007-2008.baultista said:
ForzaItalia said:
Whatever, that's your opinion. After what I went through and all the cheering and hoping only for a team that acted like it was a country club; if they have no respect towards their fanbase then why should I respect this team? Oh and I'm sticking with the Pens, even if they don't win for the next 10+ years, at least they are entertaining. The last time I remember the Leafs were good were the early 90's with the Gilmour/Moginly/Andreychuk. 15 or so years? I rather be a bad fan to a team that doesn't care about fans than someone who follows them blindlessly and still pays those overpriced tickets for one of the worst teams in the league. What a joke. :lol
KingHenrik30
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Gagne tweaked his groin at the Olympic camp...that's not gonna be good for business
Spl1nter said:
Could care less, that you feel hurt that I'm not a fan of the 'awesome' leafs :lol
Fine Moginly was there early 2000, I was mainly talking about the Gilmour/Andreychuk/Clark, from my early childhood. I guess I mixed up the lines. Calling me a bandwagoner would mean I am switching constantly between the next good team, when I have been following the Pens soon after lockout. Get your garbage terminology out of here. :lol
baultista said:
Sure, why not? I'm not following it mainly because of Crosby (Like many other "bandwagoners"). I just like the fact that they are entertaining to watch, there is something different about them than any other team. Plus the nostalgia of watching Lemieux and Jagr on the same team when I was little, brings back good memories of that team.
Smash88 said:
Ya I am so hurt about my awesome leafs. If you read this thread before your posts then you would know that I think the leafs are crap right now yet I stuck with them.
But well lets see now. Toronto was a good team before the lockout. Then Pens became a good team after the lockout. Sure sounds like jumping on the bandwagon for the Pens like so many other people. Even if you are a true fan you will always be a bandwagon fan because you werent there before the lockout, before crosby and malkin.
Spl1nter said:
To answer some people. I thought they were entertaining prior to the lockout when I watched them play against the Leafs. Maybe it was because before that I was always consumed with the Leafs that I never cared for other teams, I was one of those fans that would follow every progress made. So a switch to another team made it entertaining nonetheless. I guess you could assume that I am a "bandwagoner" because I came after the lockout. Although that was never my goal.
The Leafs were never good before the lockout, they haven't been good for a while now. Like I said previously with JFJ it was like a country club. Also didn't someone say that during the summer only 5 would train now 25 are. That is sad, even if you aren't good, at least try to show respect for your fans who are cheering for you and believing you are trying to at least win the cup, which clearly wasn't the case with the Leafs.
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