OT: Around Hockey and the NHL

[Brie]

No idea what his contract looks like, but I'd love to get him back with the Crunch at some point. Good guy to have around, decent call-up option. Looks like an NHL career isn't panning out though.

I saw on Capgeek that he is on his final year of a $600,000 contract.

 

[Brie]

In the new pics of him he doesn't look good and now this:

Sidney Crosby will be held out of the Pittsburgh Penguins' next two games as a precautionary measure, Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford said today.

Crosby has not been feeling well. Medical specialists made the recommendation after further test results came back today.

"There is no indication at this time that this is the mumps, but we are going to hold him out as a precaution," Rutherford said. "We'll have additional test results in a few days."

The Penguins host Calgary tonight and play at Columbus Saturday.

A number of NHL players have been diagnosed with mumps in recent weeks.

http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=743747&cmpid=pit-twt-penguins

And if anyone wondering, our game against Pitt on Monday will be the 3rd game for them so if he isn't sick he should be back by then.

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

Not good for our pick

 

[LightningStrikes]

Go Panthers!

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Kitty & wings both with point guaranteed

Canadiens with 2.

Edit: Cats get bonus point.

 

[DFC]

The Edmonton Oilers have now become that car crash that it's impossible not to stop and look at.

EDIT: The moment I posted that they shortened Anaheim's lead to 3-2, late in the 3rd

 

[LightningStrikes]

The Edmonton Oilers have now become that car crash that it's impossible not to stop and look at.

EDIT: The moment I posted that they shortened Anaheim's lead to 3-2, late in the 3rd

Still lost. What a mess.

 

[Sky04]

Philadelphia Flyers @NHLFlyers
Injury Update: F Vincent Lecavalier is day-to-day with a tweaked lower-body injury.

Impressive that you can suffer an injury that keeps you out of games without playing in the last 5 games ...

Damn... that's pretty sad

 

[Coopers Gum]

Damn... that's pretty sad

Pancakes.

 

[The Macho King]

Damn... that's pretty sad

That...

I don't know if I buy that. If he ends up on IR, I call ********.

 

[Leonardo87]

Kitty & wings both with point guaranteed

Canadiens with 2.

Edit: Cats get bonus point.

Florida is not too bad this season. They are currently in the last WC spot. Not too bad at all for the putty cats.

 

[AlphaCatalyst]

Cory Conacher on waivers.

For Old Times Sake

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

3 point game in Boston.

 

[The Macho King]

Three point game between Boston and Ottawa.

Man... the Bruins just don't look as scary.

 

[2020 Cup Champions]

Bobby Ryan looked good today. Zibanejad looks like he's putting it together. This Cameron fellow could be trouble for us.

 

[Brie]

So when our season begins to stumble the rangers score 3 goals less than 10 minutes into the game.

 

[The Macho King]

So when our season begins to stumble the rangers score 3 goals less than 10 minutes into the game.

If we keep playing like this, our draft pick is going to be higher than theirs.

 

[Brie]

Bob McKenzie @TSNBobMcKenzie
Sidney Crosby has the mumps.

There will be a press conference in about 10 minutes. I feel bad for the Pens they have some really bad luck this year.

 

[Obviously]

Teddy Purcell is a terrible hockey player, so glad he's gone

 

[The Macho King]

Teddy Purcell is a terrible hockey player, so glad he's gone

But Corsi.

 

[DFC]

So the Oilers have won one of their last thirteen now? And nobody but a goalie coach has lost their job. That's some serious dedication to the tank.

 

[Coopers Gum]

So the Oilers have won one of their last thirteen now? And nobody but a goalie coach has lost their job. That's some serious dedication to the tank.

"Most teams in the NHL would trade their roster for ours."

Also:

I'd be LIVID if the Lightning let anyone do that, and not even have so much as a word to say.

 

[DFC]

"Most teams in the NHL would trade their roster for ours."

Also:

I'd be LIVID if the Lightning let anyone do that, and not even have so much as a word to say.

Yeah, I saw that on the main board. In recent years, not so much this year, I've felt like TB has let their goalies get abused far too often. We brightened up a bit after Lindback got injured by Conacher last year and now we swarm anyone who looks cross-eyed at Bishop, which is something I like in a team.

That gif is just symbolic of what's happening in Edmonton right now though. Hard to watch that and believe any of them care too much or take any pride in what they're doing.

I actually feel bad for Edmonton fans now. The MacT press conference was almost surreal. It was basically a guy saying, "What we've done clearly hasn't worked. So we're going to keep doing it."

ADD: ...Getzlaf gets more and more like Messier every day.

 

[DFC]

Eakins got fired. Mercy killing.

Now let's see what coaching career these young Oilers can ruin next.

ADD:

(Lifted this from the main board. Too perfect.)

 

[TheDaysOf 04]

Christmas came early for Edmonton.