News Article: News & Notes XXXVI: We're not leaving

[SlavinAway]

That's not actually required, just tradition. IIRC, Torts ditched the tie pretty much all of last season. Hell, I'd love to see a coach go to the varsity jacket style they do for outdoor games full time.

Seems like Dundon would be all for that too

 

[Navin R Slavin]

Adams
Adams
Aho
Alberts
Allen

This guy gets it.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Seems like Dundon would be all for that too

It's only a matter of time before Rod's out there in track pants and a tank top.

 

[SlavinAway]

It's only a matter of time before Rod's out there in track pants and a tank top.

Ditch the tank top!

 

[tarheelhockey]

Ditch the tank top!

He'll rip it off mid-game when the refs make him mad

 

[WreckingCrew]

Rodney
Harrison
Leighton
O'Sullivan
Wallace

HM: Helminen

 

[A Star is Burns]

I honestly think it would be too difficult to make a list of the players I liked the most. A weird player that I always really liked the short time he was here was Tommy Westlund. On the other side of odd things, Ron and Rod were never really high on my list of favorites as players. Of course, I liked them and very much appreciated them as players, but they for whatever reason I liked other players better during their times.

 

[Derailed75]

I have a top to watch list and a top names list.

Names.
RBA
Sandis Ozolinich
Bates Battaglia
Arturs Irbe
Janni Haakaanpa

To watch
RBA
Ron Francis
Aho
Aaron Ward
Eric Cole

 

[cptjeff]

For me, my top 5 is probably something along the lines of:

RBA
Ray Whitney
Sergi Samsonov
Jaccob Slavin
Cam Ward punching people

 

[dogbazinho]

I liked O'Neill. I know he was a bit of a turd but he wore a fur coat once and I was like I can pull for this guy.

 

[AD Skinner]

O'neill was a blast to watch. Him being a complete meat head doesn't change that, although I do sometimes wonder how he feels about playing his best pro hockey for the canes and being a disappointment to the leafs. If I recall correctly his brother died in a plane crash around that time and he was never the same, which also kinda allows me to overlook some of that meat headedness a little bit. An interesting guy though not one I'd want to hang out with

 

[hblueridgegal]

Glad you posted this, never heard of this league and likely never would have without seeing this. I'll be in Minneapolis next week and definitely plan to go watch a game when I'm there.

Nice...you'll be able to give us a Gardiner scouting report.

 

[A Star is Burns]

O'neill was a blast to watch. Him being a complete meat head doesn't change that, although I do sometimes wonder how he feels about playing his best pro hockey for the canes and being a disappointment to the leafs. If I recall correctly his brother died in a plane crash around that time and he was never the same, which also kinda allows me to overlook some of that meat headedness a little bit. An interesting guy though not one I'd want to hang out with

O'Neill was definitely one of my favorites and his goofiness then and now doesn't really change that. He was such a damn good goal scorer for us for a few years. The likes of which we did not have in abundance. That Finals run in 02, he was damn good in the playoffs. One of my favorite calls ever was when he won the OT game with the black eye.

 

[Navin R Slavin]

O'Neill was definitely one of my favorites and his goofiness then and now doesn't really change that. He was such a damn good goal scorer for us for a few years. The likes of which we did not have in abundance. That Finals run in 02, he was damn good in the playoffs. One of my favorite calls ever was when he won the OT game with the black eye.

The Eye of the Storm.

It's a shame. He could/should be a legendary part of this franchise's history, but he chose to distance himself from the only org he ever played well for. He made the finals with this franchise. He scored 40 goals for this team. It's too bad.

 

[bleedgreen]

I watched O’Neill get drafted in person as his draft was in Hartford. I enjoyed his career and think of his as a player that belongs on the all time lists. I could care less what he tweets or says 20 years later.

 

[bleedgreen]

On a random note does anyone else thing Necas could have the better career than Svech?

His defensive game is ahead of Svech's and it's evidenced by the fact that RBA uses him on the PK1 at times.

He's got better passive than Svech slightly, with a slightly worse wrister but better one timer.

He's got way better speed and acceleration while being lighter. He's a big boy though and could grow his man strength.

The main thing is I feel like he can hurt you more ways than Svech right now and could eclipse him depending on usage as soon as next season while being a good pker.

I also think he had a better PO than Svech this past season.

His defensive game isn’t anywhere near the level of Svech’s, though I do agree he could be the better player. He’s not a better shooter either. I don’t think that’s very close.

 

[hblueridgegal]

These are cute.

 

[Stickpucker]

I have a top to watch list and a top names list.

Names.
RBA
Sandis Ozolinich
Bates Battaglia
Arturs Irbe
Janni Haakaanpa

To watch
RBA
Ron Francis
Aho
Aaron Ward
Eric Cole

Ozolinch's tenure here was pretty short from what I remember. He was a good player just wondering what made him one of your favorites?

 

[Stickpucker]

O'neill was a blast to watch. Him being a complete meat head doesn't change that, although I do sometimes wonder how he feels about playing his best pro hockey for the canes and being a disappointment to the leafs. If I recall correctly his brother died in a plane crash around that time and he was never the same, which also kinda allows me to overlook some of that meat headedness a little bit. An interesting guy though not one I'd want to hang out with

Watching some Canes classics a bit ago and it rekindled my love for Oneil. I also really loved Stillman and felt he got a little underrated, at least by the people I talked to at the time.

 

[HisIceness]

O'Neill was definitely one of my favorites and his goofiness then and now doesn't really change that. He was such a damn good goal scorer for us for a few years. The likes of which we did not have in abundance. That Finals run in 02, he was damn good in the playoffs. One of my favorite calls ever was when he won the OT game with the black eye.

"He looks pretty now!"

 

[Derailed75]

Ozolinch's tenure here was pretty short from what I remember. He was a good player just wondering what made him one of your favorites?

Those are favorite Canes names, not players.
Although some fit both

 

[A Star is Burns]

"He looks pretty now!"

Yup, that's the one I was thinking of.

 

[Boom Boom Apathy]

Maybe I missed it, but not 1 LaRose in the lists above.

 

[Canes]

Matt Cullen
Joni Pitkanen
Scott Walker
Tero Teuvavainen
Trevor Kidd

 

[Lempo]

Tero Teuvavainen

Tero, in fact, is a legitimate not-unusual Finnish male name.

But this still looks a bit like a guy in a Picasso painting.