I remember when i was a kid going to Niagara vs Oshawa games when the met in the playoffs and guys like John Tavares, Alex Pietrangelo and Grubauer where playing. Crazy to think these guys are all legit vets in the NHL now. I'll always remember Niagara fans getting Grubauer off his game with the "Grubauer, Grubauer, Grubauer you suck" chant.
Heck, almost every I watched when I had seasons or was going to Top Prospects Games are retired. It isn't just that they become vets, they wind up retired and you watch their kids playing goal for D1 programs and other weirdness.
Ha yup, I was reading 1972’s post thinking, I was in college when he was in juniors. And then a jealous thought, how young is 1972!
Ha yup, I was reading 1972’s post thinking, I was in college when he was in juniors. And then a jealous thought, how young is 1972!
Seeing Keith Primeau's son as an already drafted D1 starter (and a good one) really makes me feel old. Or that the guys who I took my wife and her college housemates to see when we were dating are all retired now. Or that it's been 22 years since my first Top Prospects Game.
Ovie and Malkin are the ones getting me. Same birth year. All I see is grey hair and ppl already talking about Ovechkin’s legacy and how few years left he has.... Just take me out to pasture.
I’m 25 now. I’m guessing I was 16 back then haha.
My family had seasons from Niagaras inagural season until 2014. I was lucky enough to see some amazing players through the years. I miss it but don’t have the time anymore.
It’s crazy, I used to go to the Jack early to games and see guys like PK Subban, Tyler Toffoli and Steven Stamkos running around the concourse. Or running into Nick Ritchie on a nightly basis in the food booth line before he was drafted to the Petes lol. Good times.
They traded their ticket to Colorado.Burn it to the ground, keep the kids in the minors and let the plugs (Ryan and Gaborik) tank and get you some lottery tickets.
Seeing Keith Primeau's son as an already drafted D1 starter (and a good one) really makes me feel old. Or that the guys who I took my wife and her college housemates to see when we were dating are all retired now. Or that it's been 22 years since my first Top Prospects Game.
Burn it to the ground, keep the kids in the minors and let the plugs (Ryan and Gaborik) tank and get you some lottery tickets.
A trade doesn't stop him from going to UFA, it just gets him out of Ottawa next year. If some of the rumors floating around are even half true... I can't say I blame him.Why would he want a trade instead of going to UFA?
A trade doesn't stop him from going to UFA, it just gets him out of Ottawa next year. If some of the rumors floating around are even half true... I can't say I blame him.
It's probably in Ottawa's best interest to trade him with a year left anyways. Gotta think he's not coming back, even if Ottawa backs the Brinks truck to his door, and they could certainly use a killer package of futures and/or young roster players.
I thought so too actually, had to look it up. All the talk of him leaving Ottawa the last year or two makes things a bit unclear.My bad. For whatever reason I thought his contract was up and they were essentially trading his "rights" or something.