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tim1_2 wrote:Delicious. Adds something extra to the Jr tourney. What time is the game New Years Eve?  Sometime in the afternoon no doubt?

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:Delicious. Adds something extra to the Jr tourney. What time is the game New Years Eve?  Sometime in the afternoon no doubt?

The Canada - USA game is Boxing Day at 1PM.  Earlier in the day you have Russia vs Czech Republic at 7, Sweden vs Switzerland at 9 and Finland vs. Belarus at 11.

On New Year's Eve you have Canada vs Sweden at 1PM.

Full schedule here:

http://stats.hockeycanada.ca/schedule/league_instance/28289?subseason=212878

SeawaySensFan wrote:

wprager wrote:

tim1_2 wrote:Delicious. Adds something extra to the Jr tourney. What time is the game New Years Eve?  Sometime in the afternoon no doubt?

The Canada - USA game is Boxing Day at 1PM.  Earlier in the day you have Russia vs Czech Republic at 7, Sweden vs Switzerland at 9 and Finland vs. Belarus at 11.

On New Year's Eve you have Canada vs Sweden at 1PM.

Full schedule here:

http://stats.hockeycanada.ca/schedule/league_instance/28289?subseason=212878

http://www.gmhockey.com/f51-junior-minor-league-talk

SeawaySensFan wrote:Dzingel called up.

more to come

tim1_2 wrote:

SeawaySensFan wrote:Dzingel called up.

more to come

Good news!  I guess Ryan's going to miss the Florida game.

wprager wrote:Just listened to Pierre's spot on TGOR and he said (quoting as well as I can) "I'd be shocked -- SHOCKED -- if he was not ready for the NHL next season".  Then he goes on to say how White was a steal in the draft.

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spader wrote:

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Hobiesens wrote:Here's a link to an article at NHL.com which tries to explain that Karlsson is not only an offensive defenseman and is still a Norris trophy candidate.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=793148&navid=nhl:topheads

How on earth did that make it to NHL.com.  It's a pretty poor article.  Did Keith Yandle lose the Norris to Karlsson by a hair?  Why even talk about that guy.  Talk more about Doughty, Letang, Weber, etc.  Talk about how the player's +/- relates or compares to the team's goal differential (e.g. Karlsson is +5 on a team that is +3 in goal differential; Doughty is +9 on a +12 team).  Talk about his takeaways relative to giveaways.  Talk about his tattoos.  Just don't talk about Keith effin' Yandle.

Did you read it or just check the boxscore? The comparison to Yandle was to demonstrate how his numbers stack up against a pure offensive Dman. Yandle is that, so the comparison was valid. The author was trying to demonstrate (through comparison) that Karlsson isn't an offence-only defenceman like the aforementioned Yandle.

That's why the author included that chart. It shows what a prototypical offense-first defenceman's deployment looks like. Then it shows Karlsson's as a way of demonstrating that his deployment is far more well-rounded than his critics argue.

The article wasn't trying to make a case for Karlsson over Yandle in the Norris race. It was demonstrating that Karlsson is not an offence-only defenceman.

Yes, I read the article, and although I am on the same side as the person writing it I found the article to be poorly written.  

tim1_2 wrote:

wprager wrote:Just listened to Pierre's spot on TGOR and he said (quoting as well as I can) "I'd be shocked -- SHOCKED -- if he was not ready for the NHL next season".  Then he goes on to say how White was a steal in the draft.

Pierre panders to whatever audience he's speaking to.

wprager wrote:If Boro had hit a Sens player then his misconduct would have been rescinded before the game ended, and he would have been given a compensatory penalty shot attempt.

Michallica wrote:Heard that bit on Colin White as well this morning.  WHile pierre panders a bit to his audience, he rarely ever gives an opinion after viewing someone in person and proclaiming that he might make the nhl next season.  That's pretty high praise and it's exactly what happened with Colin White. Good news for the sens.  

Now more importantly, has that boro game misconduct been rescinded yet?

Flo The Action wrote:

Michallica wrote:Heard that bit on Colin White as well this morning.  WHile pierre panders a bit to his audience, he rarely ever gives an opinion after viewing someone in person and proclaiming that he might make the nhl next season.  That's pretty high praise and it's exactly what happened with Colin White. Good news for the sens.  

Now more importantly, has that boro game misconduct been rescinded yet?

Which makes lazar expandable?
So we're going to rush some more prospects into the NHL. Good, the Edmonton model seems to work so well.

Michallica wrote:

Flo The Action wrote:

Michallica wrote:Heard that bit on Colin White as well this morning.  WHile pierre panders a bit to his audience, he rarely ever gives an opinion after viewing someone in person and proclaiming that he might make the nhl next season.  That's pretty high praise and it's exactly what happened with Colin White. Good news for the sens.  

Now more importantly, has that boro game misconduct been rescinded yet?

Which makes lazar expandable?
So we're going to rush some more prospects into the NHL. Good, the Edmonton model seems to work so well.

....what?  how did you deduce that from my comment?  Not saying he's gonna be rushed into the league at all, it's just promising to hear that he might be further along in his development.