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SpezDispenser wrote:

spader wrote:From Dobber's "7 Guys on New Teams to Stay Away From"

Joe Corvo

Now that Corvo is heading back to Ottawa, the whispers about him returning to offensive form have already started. And while it’s true that Corvo did put up a solid 64 points in 127 games during his last stint with Ottawa, that was way back in 2006-08. And think about it - there’s a reason why Corvo hasn’t managed to stay on the same NHL team for more than one season since 2008-09, and it’s because he simply does not live up to expectations. Plus, as you’ll recall from one of my Category Killers columns, Corvo finished dead last in Blocked Shots and fourth to last in Hits among defensemen the last time there was a full NHL season, so there’s a big concern that if he doesn’t manage to get you points you can’t even have his secondary stats to fall back on.

http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/917-holding-court/5750-7-guys-on-new-teams-to-stay-away-from

That's a very precise breakdown of Corvo.  I like that Dobber site.

SeawaySensFan wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

spader wrote:From Dobber's "7 Guys on New Teams to Stay Away From"

Joe Corvo

Now that Corvo is heading back to Ottawa, the whispers about him returning to offensive form have already started. And while it’s true that Corvo did put up a solid 64 points in 127 games during his last stint with Ottawa, that was way back in 2006-08. And think about it - there’s a reason why Corvo hasn’t managed to stay on the same NHL team for more than one season since 2008-09, and it’s because he simply does not live up to expectations. Plus, as you’ll recall from one of my Category Killers columns, Corvo finished dead last in Blocked Shots and fourth to last in Hits among defensemen the last time there was a full NHL season, so there’s a big concern that if he doesn’t manage to get you points you can’t even have his secondary stats to fall back on.

http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/917-holding-court/5750-7-guys-on-new-teams-to-stay-away-from

That's a very precise breakdown of Corvo.  I like that Dobber site.

Looks like something Scott Cullen would write. Fantasy bullsh!t.

Scorevo will get around 30 pts. Nuff said, just like Sharknado.

spader wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

spader wrote:From Dobber's "7 Guys on New Teams to Stay Away From"

Joe Corvo

Now that Corvo is heading back to Ottawa, the whispers about him returning to offensive form have already started. And while it’s true that Corvo did put up a solid 64 points in 127 games during his last stint with Ottawa, that was way back in 2006-08. And think about it - there’s a reason why Corvo hasn’t managed to stay on the same NHL team for more than one season since 2008-09, and it’s because he simply does not live up to expectations. Plus, as you’ll recall from one of my Category Killers columns, Corvo finished dead last in Blocked Shots and fourth to last in Hits among defensemen the last time there was a full NHL season, so there’s a big concern that if he doesn’t manage to get you points you can’t even have his secondary stats to fall back on.

http://hockey.dobbersports.com/index.php/columnistsarticles-mainmenu-77/917-holding-court/5750-7-guys-on-new-teams-to-stay-away-from

That's a very precise breakdown of Corvo.  I like that Dobber site.

Looks like something Scott Cullen would write. Fantasy bullsh!t.

Scorevo will get around 30 pts. Nuff said, just like Sharknado.

Agreed. Also, what's a Sharnado?

spader wrote: Also, what's a Sharknado?

Michallica wrote:sharknado 2 is confirmed:

http://blogs.canoe.ca/projectionist/movies/sharknado-2-gets-ready-to-take-a-bite-out-of-big-apple/

SeawaySensFan wrote:

Michallica wrote:sharknado 2 is confirmed:

http://blogs.canoe.ca/projectionist/movies/sharknado-2-gets-ready-to-take-a-bite-out-of-big-apple/

“Every once in a while, there is a perfect storm – on television..."
- Thomas Vitale, Syfy VP, tells Variety.

  

Like a painfully naïve pro wrestling hero, there’s just something about the Ottawa Senators that leaves them vulnerable to getting suckered in by devastating heel turns. For many fan bases, Alfredsson’s sudden departure would rank as the most enraging moment in franchise history. For the Senators, it might only end up taking home a bronze. Let’s start with Yashin, the first true superstar in franchise history. He debuted during the 1993-94 season and was a finalist for the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year. By 1998-99, he’d been named team captain and had finished as the Hart Trophy runner-up. He’d even made a highly publicized million-dollar donation to the National Arts Centre in Ottawa, the largest in the organization’s history. Then came an ugly contract dispute that saw Yashin walk out on the team. He sat out the entire 1999-00 season in an attempt to run out the clock on his contract, only to have an arbitrator deny him free agency. Forced to return for a final year in Ottawa, he played one solid regular season that was followed by a disastrous playoffs. The Senators traded him to the Islanders, where Mike Milbury signed him to a massive contract. Today, Yashin has been out of the league for six years, but his buyout is still on the Islanders' books until 2015. And as for that million-dollar donation? Yashin backed out of it, after the NAC alleged that it included an illegal demand to pay the player’s parents $85,000 a year for translation services that the center didn’t even need. And then there’s Heatley. Traded to Ottawa in 2005 for a fresh start under difficult circumstances, he rewarded the Senators with back-to-back 50-goal seasons. By 2009, his production had dropped, but he’d still recorded 39 goals and 72 points in what, for him, was considered an off year. And that’s when he decided he wanted out, and informed the Senators that he wanted to be traded. Oh, and that he had a no-trade clause that he wouldn’t be waiving. If that last part doesn’t sound like it makes any sense, you can imagine how Senators GM Bryan Murray felt. Heatley wasn’t just demanding a trade, he wanted to use his no-trade clause to handpick his destination. And if that meant the Senators couldn’t get fair value in return for a player they’d signed to a $45 million extension only two years before, well, that was just too bad. Negotiating with both hands tied behind his back, Murray agreed to a deal that would send Heatley to the Oilers. Nope. Heatley didn’t want to go to Edmonton (no word on whether he spoke to Pronger’s wife). In an added twist, that decision came just hours before the Senators were forced to cut him a $4 million bonus check. Heatley was eventually dealt to the Sharks in a trade that everyone at the time agreed was a heist for San Jose. It didn’t work out that way. Much like Yashin almost a decade earlier, Heatley was largely a bust after leaving Ottawa. In hindsight, the Senators got the best of both trades. Just like in pro wrestling, sometimes the blindsided good guys still win in the end. wrote:

Michallica wrote:Luke Richardson and Bingo coaching staff extended

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=427952

SpezDispenser wrote:

Michallica wrote:Luke Richardson and Bingo coaching staff extended

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=427952

Fantastic!

wprager wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

Michallica wrote:Luke Richardson and Bingo coaching staff extended

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=427952

Fantastic!

Only 1 year, though.  Is he eying the NHL?

tim1_2 wrote:I think you'll find Corvo is "good value for money."

wprager wrote:Sun Dec 1, 2013
Spears shall be shaken, shields shall be splintered, a sword-day, a red-day, ere the sun rises!

Mark it in your calendars.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/schedulebyseason.htm?team=OTT