Around the NHL #14 - Offseason and junk

[MonyontheMoney]

So L.A, St. Louis and Vancouver won tonight

 

[FlamerForLife]

So L.A, St. Louis and Vancouver won tonight

Rough night on the out of town scoreboard, only bright spot is the Dallas lost, who are probably a non-factor in the playoff race now.

 

[Dertell]

If Calgary really had their pick of coaches (inc Boudreau) and went with ****ing Glen Gulutzan, Treliving ought to be fired. There is no way that actually happened.

It did and it's nothing to be sad of.

 

[Skobel24]

http://thehockeywriters.com/colorado-avalanche-joe-colborne-breakout-night/

1 point in 40 games since then.

 

[Dertell]

Poor guy. What happened to him? I know he never was consistent but that's a nightmare.

 

[Anglesmith]

I mean, he is a player that needs to be propped up by his linemates a little, and there's a whole lot of suck going around on the Avalanche. I don't know if there's a single player on that team who isn't having a nightmare season.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

He's an average complimentary player at best, and he doesn't have anyone to click well with.

 

[Volica]

He's an average complimentary player at best, and he doesn't have anyone to click well with.

Crazy that we were bouncing around the idea of it being a good signing; he'd be another Bouma... and we already have one of those wasted spots.

 

[InfinityIggy]

I wonder if he wishes he had taken Brads offer...

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

It's not fair to blame the Avs when he's a big reason why they suck so much.

 

[Anglesmith]

It's not fair to blame the Avs when he's a big reason why they suck so much.

I don't really think so. It's not a matter of the depth not being good enough on that team to keep up with the leaders. The leaders aren't good enough, and the whole team has been disengaged since November.

 

[Dertell]

I don't really think so. It's not a matter of the depth not being good enough on that team to keep up with the leaders. The leaders aren't good enough, and the whole team has been disengaged since November.

Has to be a reference to this post. I'm not sure what's the point when I'm not blaming the Avs for Colborne's struggle and he's getting bottom 6er money.

 

[Lunatik]

It's not fair to blame the Avs when he's a big reason why they suck so much.

Well played.

 

[Anglesmith]

Has to be a reference to this post. I'm not sure what's the point when I'm not blaming the Avs for Colborne's struggle and he's getting bottom 6er money.

Ah. Well, to say someone is a big reason they suck so much when they're a bottom sixer is usually a pretty dubious statement. Just compare the Avs without Colborne (he's been scratched a bunch) to the Avs with Colborne. Unless you're suggesting there was someone else they would have gotten with those $2.5M, he doesn't appear to be a factor at all.

We all know that Joe is better than a 1 point in 40 games player on an average NHL, because we've seen that on an average NHL team. He was close to 0.5ppg during his time here. So it makes a lot more sense that he's being affected by the Avs' lack of ability to support him than the Avs are affected by his inability to drive them.

 

[Lunatik]

Has to be a reference to this post. I'm not sure what's the point when I'm not blaming the Avs for Colborne's struggle and he's getting bottom 6er money.

It's UC, he makes the joke if it's there. It has nothing to do with you.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

http://thehockeywriters.com/colorado-avalanche-joe-colborne-breakout-night/

1 point in 40 games since then.

Heh, I had a chuckle at this line:

Colborne’s three goals, although not pretty, showed exactly why his inexpensive $2.5 million offseason signing may have been a steal of the summer for the Avalanche and general manager Joe Sakic.

What nobody knew at the time was Joe Sakic was the victim of said theft, not the perpetrator.

 

[Dertell]

Ah. Well, to say someone is a big reason they suck so much when they're a bottom sixer is usually a pretty dubious statement. Just compare the Avs without Colborne (he's been scratched a bunch) to the Avs with Colborne. Unless you're suggesting there was someone else they would have gotten with those $2.5M, he doesn't appear to be a factor at all.

We all know that Joe is better than a 1 point in 40 games player on an average NHL, because we've seen that on an average NHL team. He was close to 0.5ppg during his time here. So it makes a lot more sense that he's being affected by the Avs' lack of ability to support him than the Avs are affected by his inability to drive them.

I think there's a lot of factors at play (Iginla, Colborne, Landeskog, coaching, goaltending, etc) but the most important one is how they relied way too much on Erik Johnson to do anything on both side of the rink.

I'm suggesting the opposite: not blaming a 2.5M$ players for everything. I can blame the coach for falling in love with him but that's on the coach.

 

[Lunatik]

 

[Johnny Hoxville]

I wouldn't at all be opposed to the Flames acquiring Colborne or Jimmy Hayes at the deadline for a 5th or 6th round pick.

That's so sad about the Red Wings owner. One of the good ones in the game, not like that piece of trash running the Knicks.

 

[Unlimited Chequing]

Has to be a reference to this post. I'm not sure what's the point when I'm not blaming the Avs for Colborne's struggle and he's getting bottom 6er money.

Hahaha yeah it's not a shot at you, just keeping the conversation light

 

[FlamerForLife]

It's crazy how good the Metro is this year, the Rangers are 17 games above 500, but are still 4th in that division.

 

[Kipper933]

It's crazy how good the Metro is this year, the Rangers are 17 games above 500, but are still 4th in that division.

Poor Islanders, maybe that's the reason they've underperformed this year, with 4 of the top 7 teams (in pts) playing in their division.

 

[DFF]

I wouldn't at all be opposed to the Flames acquiring Colborne or Jimmy Hayes at the deadline for a 5th or 6th round pick.

That's so sad about the Red Wings owner. One of the good ones in the game, not like that piece of trash running the Knicks.

Pretty sure the Flames felt lucky that they didnt spend money on Coborne

Besides, they already have enough overpaid 4th liner, they dont need another one

 

[Anglesmith]

Brent Burns is insane.

 

[Mr Snrub]

I completely forgot Schlemko played for the Sharks now.