Around Hockey XVI (All Non-Jackets Hockey talk in here)

[CBJSlash]

Feels weird posting this here but in 8 games played for the Ducks, Wiz is a -4 with 3 assists.... tonight, he will be a healthy scratch.

Whoa. Very unexpected.

 

[major major]

Whoa. Very unexpected.

It doesn't surprise me. Anaheim has a lot of able puckmovers. The only thing Wiz adds to that lineup that they don't already have is the PP QB, and if he isn't getting points in that role he's a liability.

 

[Theo Von]

It doesn't surprise me. Anaheim has a lot of able puckmovers. The only thing Wiz adds to that lineup that they don't already have is the PP QB, and if he isn't getting points in that role he's a liability.

Anyone out there truly believe that Wiz will suit up in a CBJ jersey again, whenever that time may be?... his heart is here. It's evident.

 

[db2011]

I guess not while Jarmo's in charge.

Thanks, Jarmo

 

[Double-Shift Lasse]

Anyone out there truly believe that Wiz will suit up in a CBJ jersey again, whenever that time may be?... his heart is here. It's evident.

I guess not while Jarmo's in charge.

I don't know about this but I admit to being surprised at the level of dispassion Wiz seems to be playing with. I figured he'd get it sorted out mentally and then get to his game. I know he's not an all-around dominant player, but I expected to see... fire? Didn't see it the other night. I felt like the most he showed in the game here was to acknowledge the crowd after the tribute vid. I admit to getting the same feeling as BLBow, that his heart is here.

 

[Cash for Nash]

I guess not while Jarmo's in charge.

Thanks, Jarmo

I could give a crap about Wisnewski's feelings. He's not a very good hockey player anymore. So we moved him and his salary. The End.

 

[Socks]

I could give a crap about Wisnewski's feelings. He's not a very good hockey player anymore. So we moved him and his salary. The End.

This is false.

 

[Theo Von]

This is false.

I second this.

 

[Cash for Nash]

I second this.

That's fine. I just don't think he's very good outside of the power play. He was so bad in the playoff series he was crying in his stall. Which shows he cares which is fine but the numbers don't lie. Worst plus minus in the playoffs making big cheese

 

[Cowumbus]

I feel like he will come back eventually

 

[Theo Von]

That's fine. I just don't think he's very good outside of the power play. He was so bad in the playoff series he was crying in his stall. Which shows he cares which is fine but the numbers don't lie. Worst plus minus in the playoffs making big cheese

Wasn't he also playing thru a broken foot/dislocated shoulder/ribs?..

 

[Cash for Nash]

Wasn't he also playing thru a broken foot/dislocated shoulder/ribs?..

Meh. Maybe some rib stuff. Everybody is hurt in the playoffs

 

[major major]

That's fine. I just don't think he's very good outside of the power play. He was so bad in the playoff series he was crying in his stall. Which shows he cares which is fine but the numbers don't lie. Worst plus minus in the playoffs making big cheese

I don't know if numbers lie, but you don't seem to be aware that Wiz usually has better plus/minus, and better Corsi than our other minute-eating d-men.

Meh. Maybe some rib stuff. Everybody is hurt in the playoffs

He had a broken rib, an injured foot, and I haven't verified it but there were reports of a concussion. No, not everybody is that hurt in the playoffs. In the first round very few players, if any, play that hurt.

 

[Cash for Nash]

I don't know if numbers lie, but you don't seem to be aware that Wiz usually has better plus/minus, and better Corsi than our other minute-eating d-men.



He had a broken rib, an injured foot, and I haven't verified it but there were reports of a concussion. No, not everybody is that hurt in the playoffs. In the first round very few players, if any, play that hurt.

I am certainly aware. And I still don't think he's that good at hockey.

 

[niflheim]

"I've never been a part of that," Weber said. "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, I guess. But this is a whole new low right now."

http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400563869

 

[niflheim]

his heart is here.

/maybe I too old to watch only soulless hockey? /

 

[Doggy]

Blast from the past...I was just looking at AHL Player Transactions (someone said Milano was hurt and I wanted to see if he showed up on some sort of IR). Right at the top of the list...Oklahoma signed David Ling to a PTO...and he scored a goal in his first AHL game in four years.

That dude has been everywhere...OHL, ECHL, IHL, AHL, NHL, the old Russian league, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, England and KHL.

40 years old and still playing pro hockey...just one step below the NHL. Impressive!

 

[Samkow]

"I've never been a part of that," Weber said. "Whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger, I guess. But this is a whole new low right now."

http://scores.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=400563869

I hope Buffalo fans get lectures about how they need to be more like Columbus fans.

 

[pete goegan]

I hope Buffalo fans get lectures about how they need to be more like Columbus fans.

Nice to know that Sabres fans are as sh**y at home as they are here.

 

[Mayor Bee]

Nice to know that Sabres fans are as sh**y at home as they are here.

 

[eljefe72]

Nice to know that Sabres fans are as sh**y at home as they are here.

Probably just as drunk too.

 

[Fro]

NHL on NBC ‏@NHLonNBCSports 19s20 seconds ago
With Paquette, Garrison hurt, @TBLightning recall Witkowski, AHL top-10 scorer Marchessault

 

[cslebn]

I don't know if numbers lie, but you don't seem to be aware that Wiz usually has better plus/minus, and better Corsi than our other minute-eating d-men.



He had a broken rib, an injured foot, and I haven't verified it but there were reports of a concussion. No, not everybody is that hurt in the playoffs. In the first round very few players, if any, play that hurt.

Didn't Bergeron play with broken ribs that punctured his lungs in the finals?

I expect that

 

[pete goegan]

From USAToday:

Barry Trotz admits he was wrong about Alex Ovechkin

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...ex-ovechkin-washington-capitals-nhl/70697664/


A good read. I agree with Trotz, one does not become "The Great 8" without working hard and really caring. His numbers are staggering and nobody on ice is more fun to watch.

 

[cslebn]

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_/id/12564082/virginia-tech-study-hockey-helmets-finds-many-unsafe

This changed football helmets when they did this. I've always been a big proponent of actually wearing gear correctly first to prevent injuries (so many players across sports do not) but this is still interesting.

All ratings:
http://www.beam.vt.edu/helmet/

Actual published results article in scientific journal:
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10439-015-1278-7