Post-Game Talk: atlantis

[romba]

Athletes get hurt all the time in situations you can't predict. Back in 2002, footballer Julien Escudé was set to make a huge transfer from Rennes (France) to Manchester United. Until he slipped while walking his dog, injuring his knee and seeing the transfer fall through.

That same summer, Spanish goalkeeper Santiago Cañizares missed the World Cup after accidentally shattering a bottle of aftershave in his hotel sink. A piece of glass fell on his foot, severing a tendon in his big toe.

Michael Stensgaard, a Danish goalkeeper, was forced to retire after suffering an injury to his shoulder while he attempted to fold down an ironing board.

Sure, but the risk isn’t the same doing ‘anything’. It definitely goes up by playing in the ASG versus taking a shit or hanging out with family for the weekend, especially for goalies- many of us remember Richter tearing up his knee

 

[Machinehead]

Athletes get hurt all the time in situations you can't predict. Back in 2002, footballer Julien Escudé was set to make a huge transfer from Rennes (France) to Manchester United. Until he slipped while walking his dog, injuring his knee and seeing the transfer fall through.

God bless that dog. Saved him from being sent to a small club.

 

[LokiDog]

Athletes get hurt all the time in situations you can't predict. Back in 2002, footballer Julien Escudé was set to make a huge transfer from Rennes (France) to Manchester United. Until he slipped while walking his dog, injuring his knee and seeing the transfer fall through.

That same summer, Spanish goalkeeper Santiago Cañizares missed the World Cup after accidentally shattering a bottle of aftershave in his hotel sink. A piece of glass fell on his foot, severing a tendon in his big toe.

Michael Stensgaard, a Danish goalkeeper, was forced to retire after suffering an injury to his shoulder while he attempted to fold down an ironing board.

I’m not questioning you, but the veracity of this one may be dubious. I am struggling to imagine a situation where a bottle of aftershave falls into the sink with the velocity needed to launch tendon severing shrapnel across the room. I’m going to guess the official story and the truth of that injury may not be one and the same.

 

[Machinehead]

I’m not questioning you, but the veracity of this one may be dubious. I am struggling to imagine a situation where a bottle of aftershave falls into the sink with the velocity needed to launch tendon severing shrapnel across the room. I’m going to guess the official story and the truth of that injury may not be one and the same.

He's a goalkeeper, so he instinctively lunged towards the shrapnel in an effort to block it with his body.

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

Fox staying humble ahead of 1st All-Star Game for Rangers | NHL.com

Defenseman has drawn comparisons to New York legends Leetch, Park

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Nice article ahead of ASG

 

[EdJovanovski]

 

[will1066]

Weekend without wife and crying infant.

Playing the game you love with just players who are good.

Two thumbs up.

 

[McRanger92]

Thats look of a guy arriving for a weekend in Miami away from his wife and infant child. I'm jealous of him.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Thats look of a guy arriving for a weekend in Miami away from his wife and infant child. I'm jealous of him.

Seems like far more star players are willing to go this year lol

 

[romba]

Thats look of a guy arriving for a weekend in Miami away from his wife and infant child. I'm jealous of him.

I just came back from south Florida for a vaca with my wife and infant child

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

People take it way too seriously, even if Mika has been better than Bread this season, do we really think his milquetoast ass would be more entertaining at all star weekend than Bread? Lol, this is for fun and doing stupid shit. Bread is the ideal player for this. And he’s never been to an ASG so he definitely deserves to experience it once.

id love to see Zibby in the slashot comp, also Zib's hair w/ no helmet more than makes up for his lack of skill compared to Panarin.

Although neither really deserve the ASG, ZIb only has 49 points in 49 games

 

[Leonardo87]

Metropolitan Division (All-Star appearances)

F Sidney Crosby, PIT (5th)
F Johnny Gaudreau, CBJ (7th)
F Kevin Hayes, PHI (1st)
F Jack Hughes, NJD (2nd)
F Brock Nelson, NYI (1st)
F Alex Ovechkin, WSH (8th)
F Artemi Panarin, NYR (1st)*
F Andrei Svechnikov, CAR (1st)
D Adam Fox, NYR (1st)*
G Igor Shesterkin, NYR (1st)
G Ilya Sorokin, NYI (1st)*

Atlantic Division (All-Star appearances)

F Aleksander Barkov (2nd)+
F Nikita Kucherov, TBL (4th)
F Dylan Larkin, DET (3rd)
F Mitchell Marner, TOR (2nd)
F David Pastrnak, BOS (3rd)*
F Nick Suzuki, MTL (2nd)
F Brady Tkachuk, OTT (3rd)
F Matthew Tkachuk, FLA (2nd)
D Rasmus Dahlin, BUF (2nd) ++
G Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL (4th)*
G Linus Ullmark, BOS (1st)

+ replaced TOR F Auston Matthews (injury)

++ replaced BUF F Tage Thompson (injury)

Central Division (All-Star appearances)

F Kirill Kaprizov, MIN (2nd)
F Clayton Keller, ARI (3rd)
F Nathan MacKinnon, COL (5th)*
F Mikko Rantanen, COL (2nd)*
F Jason Robertson, DAL (1st)
F Vladimir Tarasenko, STL (4th)
D Seth Jones, CHI (4th)
D Cale Makar, COL (2nd)
D Josh Morrissey, WPG (1st)
G Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (3rd)*
G Juuse Saros, NSH (2nd)

Pacific Division (All-Star appearances)

F Leon Draisaitl, EDM (4th)*
F Kevin Fiala, LAK (1st)
F Bo Horvat, NYI (2nd)*
F Nazem Kadri, CGY (2nd)
F Connor McDavid, EDM (6th)
F Elias Pettersson VAN (3rd)
F Chandler Stephenson, VGK (1st)+
F Troy Terry, ANA (2nd)
D Erik Karlsson, SJS (7th)
G Stuart Skinner, EDM (1st)*
G Logan Thompson, VGK (1st)

+ replaced SEA F Matty Beniers (injury)

* - selected in All-Star Fan Vote

 

[EdJovanovski]

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Metropolitan Division (All-Star appearances)

F Sidney Crosby, PIT (5th)
F Johnny Gaudreau, CBJ (7th)
F Kevin Hayes, PHI (1st)
F Jack Hughes, NJD (2nd)
F Brock Nelson, NYI (1st)
F Alex Ovechkin, WSH (8th)
F Artemi Panarin, NYR (1st)*
F Andrei Svechnikov, CAR (1st)
D Adam Fox, NYR (1st)*
G Igor Shesterkin, NYR (1st)
G Ilya Sorokin, NYI (1st)*

Atlantic Division (All-Star appearances)

F Aleksander Barkov (2nd)+
F Nikita Kucherov, TBL (4th)
F Dylan Larkin, DET (3rd)
F Mitchell Marner, TOR (2nd)
F David Pastrnak, BOS (3rd)*
F Nick Suzuki, MTL (2nd)
F Brady Tkachuk, OTT (3rd)
F Matthew Tkachuk, FLA (2nd)
D Rasmus Dahlin, BUF (2nd) ++
G Andrei Vasilevskiy, TBL (4th)*
G Linus Ullmark, BOS (1st)

+ replaced TOR F Auston Matthews (injury)

++ replaced BUF F Tage Thompson (injury)

Central Division (All-Star appearances)

F Kirill Kaprizov, MIN (2nd)
F Clayton Keller, ARI (3rd)
F Nathan MacKinnon, COL (5th)*
F Mikko Rantanen, COL (2nd)*
F Jason Robertson, DAL (1st)
F Vladimir Tarasenko, STL (4th)
D Seth Jones, CHI (4th)
D Cale Makar, COL (2nd)
D Josh Morrissey, WPG (1st)
G Connor Hellebuyck, WPG (3rd)*
G Juuse Saros, NSH (2nd)

Pacific Division (All-Star appearances)

F Leon Draisaitl, EDM (4th)*
F Kevin Fiala, LAK (1st)
F Bo Horvat, NYI (2nd)*
F Nazem Kadri, CGY (2nd)
F Connor McDavid, EDM (6th)
F Elias Pettersson VAN (3rd)
F Chandler Stephenson, VGK (1st)+
F Troy Terry, ANA (2nd)
D Erik Karlsson, SJS (7th)
G Stuart Skinner, EDM (1st)*
G Logan Thompson, VGK (1st)

+ replaced SEA F Matty Beniers (injury)

* - selected in All-Star Fan Vote

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[Leonardo87]

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Thanks dude.

 

[LokiDog]

9 out of 44 all stars are Russian… Kravtsov’s not one of them

 

[GAGLine]

2023 NHL All-Star Skills participants announced for Florida | NHL.com

Crosby of Penguins, Makar of Avalanche among competitors in Splash Shot at Ft. Lauderdale beach

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Enterprise NHL Splash Shot™

Competition takes place on the beach in Fort Lauderdale, FL. The ocean spray, breeze and sand add to the challenge of this exceptional Skills event, as four pairs of players fire at targets to attempt to dunk their opponents.

Participants
Sidney Crosby, PIT
Nathan MacKinnon, COL
Mikko Rantanen, COL
Cale Makar, COL
Igor Shesterkin, NYR
Adam Fox, NYR
Brady Tkachuk, OTT
Matthew Tkachuk, FLA

Is that a mistake, or are they actually having Shesty shoot the puck?

 

[will1066]

2023 NHL All-Star Skills participants announced for Florida | NHL.com

Crosby of Penguins, Makar of Avalanche among competitors in Splash Shot at Ft. Lauderdale beach

www.nhl.com

Is that a mistake, or are they actually having Shesty shoot the puck?

Shesty will shoot and dunk Crosby into the water tank.

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

2023 NHL All-Star Skills participants announced for Florida | NHL.com

Crosby of Penguins, Makar of Avalanche among competitors in Splash Shot at Ft. Lauderdale beach

www.nhl.com

Is that a mistake, or are they actually having Shesty shoot the puck?

league is about to fall in love with him if so

 

[CasusBelli]

Used to watch these as a kid. Don’t get the point of them now.

 

[EdJovanovski]

2023 NHL All-Star Skills participants announced for Florida | NHL.com

Crosby of Penguins, Makar of Avalanche among competitors in Splash Shot at Ft. Lauderdale beach

www.nhl.com

Is that a mistake, or are they actually having Shesty shoot the puck?

Some crappy choices

No McDavid or Hughes for fastest skater?
Panarin for accuracy shooting instead of breakaway challenge?
Also why are there so few shooters for the breakaway challenge? Didn't everybody used to go?

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

Used to watch these as a kid. Don’t get the point of them now.

So much better when it was a 5v5 east vs west. They really turned it into a joke by making it a 3v3

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Some crappy choices

No McDavid or Hughes for fastest skater?
Panarin for accuracy shooting instead of breakaway challenge?
Also why are there so few shooters for the breakaway challenge? Didn't everybody used to go?

Yeah, even the stay at home dmen would do it

 

[Fitzy]

A little disappointed Fox isn't in the accuracy contest, because I think that'd be a slam dunk

 

[TheGortonConspiracy]

Some crappy choices

No McDavid or Hughes for fastest skater?
Panarin for accuracy shooting instead of breakaway challenge?
Also why are there so few shooters for the breakaway challenge? Didn't everybody used to go?

 

[EdJovanovski]

Get out before Krav makes his first All Star appearance, makes sense