OT: Around the NHL: Trade deadline looms

[billybudd]

Good for him! Now we just have to worry about Adams.

My worry about Adams is the next time I hear his name, it's going to be as US Director of National Intelligence or Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee or something.

I don't necessarily want a G-man knocking on my door asking me to explain why I suggested kidnapping Craig Adams and strapping him onto a rocket ship bound for Mars (50 or 60 times).

 

[TorstenFrings]

Not surprised by the coaching change, I am surprised they did it mid season though.

Why, the last time a team canned Therrien mid-February it worked out well enough.

 

[td_ice]

Vermette just intentionally slashed a linesman.

Not smart.


Gets abuse of official penalty.

 

[MrBurghundy]

vermette just intentionally slashed a linesman.

Not smart.


Gets abuse of official penalty.

Not sure if he should get suspended or not. I'd probably say yes, because messages like that need to be sent, but it doesn't look like he was slashing him to hurt him.

 

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Why, the last time a team canned Therrien mid-February it worked out well enough.

The last time the Habs canned Therrien in mid-season to hire Julien, it didn't work out nearly as well.

http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/2003_games.html


I'm dead serious. It's happened before.

 

[TorstenFrings]

The last time the Habs canned Therrien in mid-season to hire Julien, it didn't work out nearly as well.

http://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/MTL/2003_games.html


I'm dead serious. It's happened before.

I know!

Well, that's bragging. I've known about this since yesterday, because Honour over Glory had a whole bit about it.

 

[Zirakzigil]

Not sure if he should get suspended or not. I'd probably say yes, because messages like that need to be sent, but it doesn't look like he was slashing him to hurt him.

Rules are pretty clear. He's getting 10 games for that. Idiotic move.

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Yikes, Vermette. History or no history, you gotta come down hard on stupidity like that to set a precedent.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Vermette just intentionally slashed a linesman.

Not smart.


Gets abuse of official penalty.

There's definitely more to it and I want to know how the league handles it. Because it looks like the ref is holding some sort of grudge against him with the way he dropped the puck, he clearly drops it before Vermette even settles in and it's obviously a biased drop but to slash the ref? Yikes.

League is going to have to be careful with the Wideman thing. Vermette is probably looking at 10-15 games min.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

Montreal is nuts with the whole "gotta hire a French coach" thing. Too bad they didn't apply that to their players as well. "We'll take Fleury and give you Price!"

They're super selective. I remember that Don Lever thing, he was next in line after the last coaching change and they didn't hire him because he's not francophone. But hey, good ol' New Canaan, Connecticut boy Max Pacioretty is ok to be Captain, lmao.

And I bet you anything they would probably be like "He has french canadian in his blood because of his grandma on his father's side!!!" - Like they're that freaking delusional.

I honestly hate the Habs because they are ass backwards and it's one of the reasons I am against another team in that province. Back when it was a bias thing with the league, I can understand that, but everyone else has moved on with the times except them in that aspect. I hope Price continues to suck hard, people think just because Julien is in that the personnel they have is going to suddenly turn Price into a goalie god again, Tuukka Rask can tell you otherwise.

Look at Rask's numbers - Bruins allowed the 2nd lowest shots against in the league.
Look at Price's current numbers - Habs allow the 12th lowest shots against in the league.

Pens are 2nd for Shots for and bottom 5 for allowing the most shots against, but I like how Murray isn't in any conversation. How is a goalie that is a rookie, a number one, and a top 5 for sv% not in any conversation behind the defense he has. I hope Price continues to slide.

Price in his last 10 games has been worse than Fleury in his last 10, yikes.

 

[HandshakeLine]

Not sure if he should get suspended or not. I'd probably say yes, because messages like that need to be sent, but it doesn't look like he was slashing him to hurt him.

I saw that live. It was crazy. I remember Jagr getting 10 games for lightly jostling a ref, it's crazy that Vermette isn't getting more than a slap on the wrist for that.

 

[Honour Over Glory]

I saw that live. It was crazy. I remember Jagr getting 10 games for lightly jostling a ref, it's crazy that Vermette isn't getting more than a slap on the wrist for that.

If Vermette isn't getting a slap on the wrist for that then there's a good reason why. If you saw that faceoff, it looked like he got screwed and it could be that the ref was being vindictive about it, but still, that slash should have at least received an in person hearing invite.

 

[HandshakeLine]

If Vermette isn't getting a slap on the wrist for that then there's a good reason why. If you saw that faceoff, it looked like he got screwed and it could be that the ref was being vindictive about it, but still, that slash should have at least received an in person hearing invite.

I dunno, again, Jagr got 10 games for jostling a ref, and there's been other similar long suspensions for intentional contact with officials. It's worse that it's a stick offense, because you always have to be in control of your stick at all times.

I mean, I'm sorry Vermette's a small-donged manbaby who had a tantrum, but honestly, **** him.

 

[Shockmaster]

There's definitely more to it and I want to know how the league handles it. Because it looks like the ref is holding some sort of grudge against him with the way he dropped the puck, he clearly drops it before Vermette even settles in and it's obviously a biased drop but to slash the ref? Yikes.

League is going to have to be careful with the Wideman thing. Vermette is probably looking at 10-15 games min.

Didn't see the video yet, but I'm curious as to what lead up to that? Was Vermette being a baby all game, or was the ref just being stupid with the puck drop?

Even if it's the latter it doesn't justify slashing the ref, but my God do the refs **** around too much with puck drops. It seems like too often they make it out to be this long ceremony when instead they just need to drop the ****ing thing and keep the game moving.

 

[Zirakzigil]

If Vermette isn't getting a slap on the wrist for that then there's a good reason why. If you saw that faceoff, it looked like he got screwed and it could be that the ref was being vindictive about it, but still, that slash should have at least received an in person hearing invite.

Friedman has reported its been officially classified as a category 2, which means 10 games minimum. Im sure something will be released by the NHL today.

 

[ETA]

If Vermette isn't getting a slap on the wrist for that then there's a good reason why. If you saw that faceoff, it looked like he got screwed and it could be that the ref was being vindictive about it, but still, that slash should have at least received an in person hearing invite.

Suspend both of them...?

 

[Shady Machine]

My worry about Adams is the next time I hear his name, it's going to be as US Director of National Intelligence or Chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee or something.

I don't necessarily want a G-man knocking on my door asking me to explain why I suggested kidnapping Craig Adams and strapping him onto a rocket ship bound for Mars (50 or 60 times).

 

[Shady Machine]

Automatic 10 games for Vermette:

http://www.tsn.ca/vermette-gets-automatic-10-game-suspension-1.672436

I'd pass on going after him in a trade (not that I was ever really into it in the first place). The last thing this team needs is a player that's hated by the officials in an intense playoff environment.