Byfuglien To All-Star Team

[Evil Little]

Wheeler's merely the victim of the league's baffling insistence on making the divisions more important than the conferences. Hopefully this isn't his career year--for many reasons--and he gets another chance when they change it back.

 

[Aavco Cup]

These must be done by the Ryman Auditorium poster group. They have made some amazing concert posters over the years. They all have this style.

 

[Ducky10]

These must be done by the Ryman Auditorium poster group. They have made some amazing concert posters over the years. They all have this style.

Oooh, want!

 

[JetsFan815]

What a joke.

Wheeler is 100X the player Buff is, but Buff just has the wow factor to his game. Wheeler has been the best Jet this year and better than Buff would easily include Little and Enstrom to start.

Feel so bad for Wheeler.

Instead of constantly saying that Buff is a terrible player who has fooled an entire fanbase and apparently the entire league into thinking he's an elite player with his pizazz, would you atleast for minute consider the possibility that Buff might truly be elite and deserving of all the accolades?

 

[garret9]

Byfuglien has been invited to the All Star game EVERY season he has played D and been eligible (and not injured) and has had elite results. Maybe he's really, really, really good?

 

[Duke749]

Byfuglien has been invited to the All Star game EVERY season he has played D and been eligible (and not injured) and has had elite results. Maybe he's really, really, really good?

Nah can't be right.

 

[Andy6]

Byfuglien has been invited to the All Star game EVERY season he has played D and been eligible (and not injured) and has had elite results. Maybe he's really, really, really good?

He is good, but he's also the one Jet who's a bit of an attention-getter among average fans in the U.S. markets that the NHL is obsessed with.

 

[garret9]

He is good, but he's also the one Jet who's a bit of an attention-getter among average fans in the U.S. markets that the NHL is obsessed with.

Ya, I mentioned something similar earlier in the thread. With tracking games for teams I get a lot of out of town advertising. Games against Jets are always advertised as "Our star player vs Jet's Byfuglien".

I was more discussing how not everyone sees how Byfuglien overall really is one of the best overall defenders in the league.

 

[Jet]

Instead of constantly saying that Buff is a terrible player who has fooled an entire fanbase and apparently the entire league into thinking he's an elite player with his pizazz, would you atleast for minute consider the possibility that Buff might truly be elite and deserving of all the accolades?

When have I said that?

Please do not put words in my mouth.

Thank you.

 

[Evil Little]

Byfuglien has absolutely earned his ticket to Nashville. Wheeler had too, but just like the playoff seeding format punishes teams for being in strong divisions, Wheeler was vying for one of six forward positions in a division with four of the top five scorers in the league. Captain three-cups and the token Avalanche representative meant that there's nothing he could do to get in. Oh, well. At least he doesn't seem too worked up about it.

 

[blues10]

Good to see Buff get some fishing in before the all-star game.

I found this funny!

Longley said Byfuglien was there to fish, so they didn’t badger him with hockey-related questions. "We had a good snicker about the Evander Kane (sweat suit) thing last year, but that was about it," he said.

Interesting that Hankinson was here. I wonder how close this contract might be?

Byfuglien, accompanied by his agent, Ben Hankinson, who flew in from Minneapolis, spent much of Wednesday hunkered down in a fishing hut on the west side of Lake Winnipeg near Matlock.

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sp...while-fishing-on-Lake-Winnipeg-366937211.html

 

[Johnny HFBOARDS]

I'd rather watch Buff fish than being forced to watch the whole All Star game this year.

 

[heilongjetsfan]

I'd rather watch Buff fish than being forced to watch the whole All Star game this year.

You mean 3 All Star games

 

[roccerfeller]

Good to see Buff get some fishing in before the all-star game.

I found this funny!



Interesting that Hankinson was here. I wonder how close this contract might be?



http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sp...while-fishing-on-Lake-Winnipeg-366937211.html

That's awesome haha.

 

[nobody important]

That's awesome haha.

I'd be embarrassed to show off that fish in the first photo. That's bait where I come from.

 

[sully1410]

Good to see Buff get some fishing in before the all-star game.

I found this funny!



Interesting that Hankinson was here. I wonder how close this contract might be?



http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sp...while-fishing-on-Lake-Winnipeg-366937211.html

Yea. ..he's re-signing here lol

 

[Channelcat]

Yea. ..he's re-signing here lol

Seems positive doesn't it?

And to Jet...Yes Wheeler is vastly better than Buff as a hockey player. Its not even remotely debatable in my opinion.

What an insult to Wheeler that he's always passed over again and now they ask him to go? After he's already made his vacation plans? LOL

 

[kylbaz]

When have I said that?

Please do not put words in my mouth.

Thank you.

When you said Wheeler is 100x the player Buff is.

 

[Guardian17]

Byfuglien hanging out with Bettman, Poile & Sedin.

https://twitter.com/NHLJets/status/693097628779700225/photo/1

 

[tacogeoff]

Byfuglien hanging out with Bettman, Poile & Sedin.


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Probably wishing he was still ice fishing lol.

 

[Aavco Cup]

Is Buff really in the fastest skater competition?

 

[Winnipeg Jets]

I heard John Scott say Buff was in the fastest skating comp. I'm really curious how he stacks up against some of the other guys in the NHL.

 

[kylbaz]

I heard John Scott say Buff was in the fastest skating comp. I'm really curious how he stacks up against some of the other guys in the NHL.

I'll save you the suspense. Not well.

 

[Aavco Cup]

I heard John Scott say Buff was in the fastest skating comp. I'm really curious how he stacks up against some of the other guys in the NHL.

He actually does quite well in the bag skating I've seen at practice

 

[Channelcat]

I'll save you the suspense. Not well.

Ya, I dont like the sounds of this. They should do a 80' sprint. That event is an accident waiting to happen.