National Hockey League

[theJudeAbides]

Wow, this just isn't my day. Turns out I'm also a Vikings fan...

Do you mean Wild fan? The Viking's play football (and there's a whole other thread for that). Assuming you meant Wild, what is it that suddenly made you a fan? I tend not to pay attention to who signs where and all that, so if we got a good new player, I'd like to know.

[UOldPirate]

Wow, this just isn't my day. Turns out I'm also a Vikings fan...

Do you mean Wild fan? The Viking's play football (and there's a whole other thread for that). Assuming you meant Wild, what is it that suddenly made you a fan? I tend not to pay attention to who signs where and all that, so if we got a good new player, I'd like to know.

Given the timing of the original post, I think the Vikings comment was a Farve reference. I'm pretty sure he's a Stars fan when it comes to the NHL. Am I right, Schlectus?

As far as signings go, are there any Caps fans who can give their take on Shaone Morrisonn? The Sabres signed him the other day and while I consider myself as serious hockey fan, I know almost nothing about him. I hear he's pretty good at blocking shots though, something the Sabres have had a serious need from the D since Jay McKee left, so that's a plus!

[yankeeken]

I'm not a Caps fan, but from what I've heard Morrisonn is a reliable 3rd pairing defensive defenseman who has top 4 potential. I've even heard some Caps fans call him a poor man's Rob Regehr, although I personally can't comment on the accuracy of that statement. Anyway, I think he's a good pick up for the Sabres. Personally, I was hoping that he would sign with the Ducks.

[schlectus]

Wow, this just isn't my day. Turns out I'm also a Vikings fan...

Do you mean Wild fan? The Viking's play football (and there's a whole other thread for that). Assuming you meant Wild, what is it that suddenly made you a fan? I tend not to pay attention to who signs where and all that, so if we got a good new player, I'd like to know.

Given the timing of the original post, I think the Vikings comment was a Farve reference. I'm pretty sure he's a Stars fan when it comes to the NHL. Am I right, Schlectus?

Exactly right! Modano, Turco, Favre all within 24 hours...bleah. Bad day...I almost decided to become a curling fan...although my reaction to Favre (like everyone else's) was apparently a little bit knee-jerk.

No real news on the Wild...Koivu signed a "forever" contract a while ago, but that's the last I heard from them.

Can't wait to see what happens with Kovalchuk, and the whole "front loaded contracts" thing. Personally, I find it pretty disgusting that teams try to pull that in order to circumvent the cap, but I'm thinking that the NHL's hands are a bit tied here. After all, they didn't do anything about Hossa, etc.

[UOldPirate]

I'm not a Caps fan, but from what I've heard Morrisonn is a reliable 3rd pairing defensive defenseman who has top 4 potential. I've even heard some Caps fans call him a poor man's Rob Regehr, although I personally can't comment on the accuracy of that statement. Anyway, I think he's a good pick up for the Sabres. Personally, I was hoping that he would sign with the Ducks.

Thanks for the info. The Regehr comparison is interesting, I guess I'll have to wait until October to see for myself. I kind of figured Morrisonn was a 5th or 6th defenseman, that's exactly how the Sabres tight-wad ownership does things. Lose some D from the top 2 pairs and replace with someone cheaper. I hope the deal works.

[Draykov]

Looks like the Finnish Flash will still be kicking it in Anaheim.

On an unrelated note, stumbled across this for a bit of fun: which famous actors are the long lost siblings of NHL players? This might be revealing.

[JackFr]

First post in a year and 7 months. Anyone remember me?

Kariya's gotta go to Anaheim or Pittsburgh. I'm buying whatever jersey he ends up in unless it's a Leafs jersey or a Europe/KHL one.

[Draykov]

When hockey and LEGO mix. Ah, Razor. What a goofball.

[Draykov]

Go Flyers? I guess?