Miscellaneous NHL Talk XXIII

[Jtown]

That's pretty neat. All through the meal, I'd have the urge to pass close behind him and say, "The Peking duck is pretty good. E4. Take it for your first with a conditional dessert."

I would've if we were at a Chinese restaurant and not a well known Japanese hibachi restaurant. Come ON BP get with it.

 

[1865]

MPS on waivers. If he gets to us i'd like us to give him a shot. We've done OK with reclamations lately. Mason, Schultz and MDZ, add one more. No risk really.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

MPS on waivers. If he gets to us i'd like us to give him a shot. We've done OK with reclamations lately. Mason, Schultz and MDZ, add one more. No risk really.

I'm thinking he won't make it to the Flyers. Buffalo, NJ, or Edmonton (yes, THAT Edmonton) seem more likely. If Buffalo grabs him and he can turn it around, that team would be ridiculous in a couple years with the inevitable arrival of Eichel or McDavid and all their other young gunz.

 

[kudymen]

.... or Edmonton (yes, THAT Edmonton) seem more likely.....

Poor MPS. Falling back to the grave from which he once managed to dig out

 

[GapToothedWonder]

Who is MPS?

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Who is MPS?

Magnus Paajarvi-Svensson. Former top 10 pick in 2009.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnus_Pääjärvi

 

[BernieParent]

I would've if we were at a Chinese restaurant and not a well known Japanese hibachi restaurant. Come ON BP get with it.

I wrote the first thing that came to mind. I am obviously a connoisseur of Asian cuisine.

 

[sharpeye97]

I want Brandon Manning to get a longer look with the Flyers.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

I want Brandon Manning to get a longer look with the Flyers.

Been there done that. If anyone from the Phantoms is getting called up it should be Alt or Ghost.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Some food for thought on claiming MPS:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/...e-steal-after-st-louis-blues-drop-the-forward

Breaking it down further, the Blues were slightly better at out-shooting their opponents last season with Paajarvi on the ice than they were when he was on the bench. Zone start shows the percentage of shifts that start in the offensive zone as opposed to the defensive zone; even as a rookie, Paajarvi was responsible enough to start a bunch of shifts in his own end of the ice.

Talks a little bit about CORSI numbers and zone starts, which I am not very familiar with, but it looks like the arguments folks use around here to say a player is good defensively and the team produces better with him on the ice. Maybe I am misreading these stats, but the article suggests that he is a solid defensive player with some offensive use to his game.

 

[Jtown]

I wrote the first thing that came to mind. I am obviously a connoisseur of Asian cuisine.

And that is why next time eklund and i meet up for hibachi you will be sitting at home uninvited.

Too bad you are going to miss out on all the juicy steak and rumors.

 

[RJ8812*]

I want Brandon Manning to get a longer look with the Flyers.

John Slaney v2.0

 

[Chinatown88]

Darren Dreger ‏@DarrenDreger 1m

Heatley, Paarjarvi-Svensson, Pinizzotto & Hackett clear waivers.

No claims.

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

Brandon Manning sucks.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

No claims.

Not surprised that Healty cleared but I figured someone would have taken a flyer on MPS or Hackett.

 

[sharpeye97]

Been there done that. If anyone from the Phantoms is getting called up it should be Alt or Ghost.

How is he like Slaney? Not a top 10 pick, not an offensive minded dman, no unrealistic expectations. Putting up points in the AHL?

He's only 23, has learned and put in time to get a chance.

he's steadily progressed on horrible Phantoms teams and played well in his limited call-ups. He can skate and play a 2 way game.

Ghost is injured and needs more seasoning in the AHL. Alt has not had a great year in LV while being injured for half of it. He's just coming back from an injury.

Plus this season is over, the team is not good enough to compete.

 

[Larry44]

How is he like Slaney? Not a top 10 pick, not an offensive minded dman, no unrealistic expectations. Putting up points in the AHL?

He's only 23, has learned and put in time to get a chance.

he's steadily progressed on horrible Phantoms teams and played well in his limited call-ups. He can skate and play a 2 way game.

Ghost is injured and needs more seasoning in the AHL and Alt has not had a great year in LV while being injured for half of it. He's just coming back from an injury.

Plus this season is over, the team is not good enough to compete.

Right now, both Del Zotto and Colaiacovo are better players sitting in the pressbox, so Manning is not in the conversation.

 

[sharpeye97]

Right now, both Del Zotto and Colaiacovo are better players sitting in the pressbox, so Manning is not in the conversation.

I'm not saying bring him up now, I'm saying they should bring him up eventually to see what he has because he's only on a 1 year deal and hasn't really been presented with a chance. Colaiacovo, a serviceable 7th dman/fringe AHLer, was brought in when it was still a hope to make the playoffs and MDZ (early season honeymoon is over) has fallen out of favor with Berube due to his defensive zone struggles and carelessness with the puck. When the season is dwindling down and you begin to try to trade off assets to competitors, you allow your more seasoned prospects to have a shot, almost like a tryout.

 

[GingerFetish]

luke schenn said on flyerstv about new years resolution that he wants to cut out deserts but probably won't

literally a fat slob

 

[BernieParent]

And that is why next time eklund and i meet up for hibachi you will be sitting at home uninvited.

Too bad you are going to miss out on all the juicy steak and rumors.

 

[Fire Tortorella]

How is he like Slaney? Not a top 10 pick, not an offensive minded dman, no unrealistic expectations. Putting up points in the AHL?

He's only 23, has learned and put in time to get a chance.

he's steadily progressed on horrible Phantoms teams and played well in his limited call-ups. He can skate and play a 2 way game.

Ghost is injured and needs more seasoning in the AHL. Alt has not had a great year in LV while being injured for half of it. He's just coming back from an injury.

Plus this season is over, the team is not good enough to compete.

He's a classic tweener. Not good enough offensively to be a pure offensive defenseman, not good enough defensively to be a two-way or shut down guy.

 

[FLYguy3911]

He's a classic tweener. Not good enough offensively to be a pure offensive defenseman, not good enough defensively to be a two-way or shut down guy.

Not a good enough skater either, I held a glimmer of hope for him a couple years ago, but he's nothing more than a filler.

 

[Striiker]

And Del Zotto is the one benched.

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

No claims.

Holy Santa Claus ****, did anyone else know we could do this? Just put tweet inside of [], the number that comes up in the url, and then /tweet inside of [] at the end and you're good to go.

 

[Jtown]

when metrics show that luke schenn is a "top pairing" dman then it is time to question metrics and life for that matter.