Jordan and Dwight wrap thing sup by talking about things you can share after winning a Stanley Cup…playing the role of “pro scout” and breaking down the game of some of the current Monarchs…
JF: Anything that you learned…I will use the phrase from the “once in a lifetime experience”… let’s hope it’s not once in a lifetime, lets hope it’s more…but winning the Cup and then now that you’re in Manchester…we don’t want you to be there…we would rather circumstances be different but because of what’s happened that’s where you are. What do you think you can take from that Cup experience, when talking about leadership and give to the players you’re playing with in Manchester that you wouldn’t be able to share had you not won the Stanley Cup?
Jordan Nolan: I think just realizing just the hard work you have to put in and the on and off ice, stuff you have to do…all the meals I eat now and the time that I spent in the gym before and after practice, just all the work you put in and just really capitalizing on certain situations when they happen, it’s not every day that you go to the Stanley Cup Final. I think whether it’s down here in the American League or up there you just want to capitalize on any situation that you’re given…if you’re not a power play player and you’re put on the power play…definitely take advantage of that…if you don’t PK and you’re PKing now, just make everything the best you can because it’s not everyday you’re placed in that situation and you’ve got to take advantage of it. For myself last year, being called up, take advantage of it, let the coach know you’re there to work, you’re there to help the team out, make sure you’re in that lineup everyday so that’s probably the main thing, take advantage of any situations.
Dwight King: Going through the different stages of the Stanley Cup playoffs to the potential of winning of it, I think just from a player’s standpoint, being able to prepare yourself and focus your energy towards the system and the team. It’s more of a mindset that you can accomplish…sharing with guys that if you do focus it can help the team in so many other ways that maybe you wouldn’t realize or I wouldn’t have realized if I didn’t go through the experience that we did and being able to share that part as a player with everybody…a lot of good things can be accomplished.
JF: Now I’m going to ask you to play “pro scout” for me and break down the game of the guys who played for the Kings last year. I’ll just take them one at a time.
Jordan Nolan: Andrei Loktionov. Break down his game for me.
He’s pretty skilled, gifted, gritty little player…he’s not a big body…but definitely one of the strongest guys on the puck that I ever seen play. I play with him when I’m in the lineup so I know if I throw the puck in the corner he’s going to come out with it, for sure and find it pretty much anywhere on the ice. Lok is an extremely hard worker in the gym and he’s really gifted and hard on the stick.
Dwight King: Skilled player, he likes to have open ice, he makes his line-mates better, very shifty, very creative, moves the puck very well and he’s quick so he likes being in open ice and creating a lot of offense.
JF: Slava Voynov.
Jordan Nolan: Slava, he’s obviously very gifted and talented, he’s very confident in his game, sometimes it looks like he might not be working too hard out there but it’s because he’s always in the right position and he’s always doing the right thing and he’s always making it look pretty easy. He has an unbelievable shot… so he definitely makes the game look easy.
Dwight King: Quick, deceptive, good shot, good passer, he’s very offensive minded, he’s got a pretty good all around game.
F: How about Dwight King/Jordan Nolan?
Jordan Nolan (on Dwight King): Kinger is obviously a big body, he’s very talented and gifted around the net…when the puck comes on his stick he’s probably going to put it in…he’s also a very confident player he knows that he’s a top player in this league and he knows he had a successful season at LA last year so he’s looking forward to put some goals down here this year.
Dwight King (on Jordan Nolan): Big, strong, quick, he’s very physical, he uses his size gets to the dirtier areas and plays with an edge.
JF: Down in Manchester…anyone that stands out—the new guys in Manch…this guy has got something and he’s showing potential…something that catches your attention?
Jordan Nolan: I think you look at Tyler Toffoli, you know his game is starting to come around now. His shot is pretty unbelievable, he’s another guy that just happens to be in the right spot…he makes the game look easy. Definitely does all the right things on and off the ice and he’s going to get a lot of goals in this league and the league above.
Dwight King: Obviously there’s guys that I’ve just seen for my first time, a lot of guys in their first year that are adjusting very well to the AHL and they do have a lot of upside. I’ve obviously played with some in camp, Tyler Toffoli and seeing Tanner Pearson for the first time and guys like that. It’s nice to see them adjusting quickly and making the team a better team.
JF: Just as it exists right now, we don’t want the team to be the way it is right now we rather it was different circumstances but what do you really like about Manchester, what do you like about the Monarchs?
Jordan Nolan: I just like the group of guys we have. I came up with a few of these guys…we have a strong knit team and if you look at the rookies that we brought in this year, they’re all pretty much the top goal scorers in their league, the past year…they’re leading OHL scorers, AHL scorers and pretty much every league, so I think if you add them to our mix, that it’s a pretty deadly combination…you have a few NHL guys like Slava, Lokti, Kinger and myself in the mix, we’re going to have a good run.
DK: I like the group of guys, honestly it’s a young team, it’s always been a fairly young team since I’ve been a part of the organization, being able to grow with the team…has a lot of guys just coming in their first year pro, means a lot for the organization, I think the skill in the locker room is very evident and look forward to growing with it as a team effort.
(Monarchs’ photos courtesy of Steve Babineau)
Thanks Jim as always a very good read Take care
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Thx Jim really enjoying your articles. I sure miss watching King’s hockey. Tonight I’ll be watching Jordan and Dwight in Manchester for my weekly hockey fix.
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mrbrett7 Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
@KC23, How?
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KC23 Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 5:37 pm
@mrbrett7, AHL Live. Toffoli is on FIRE tonight. Has a natural hat trick already after only two periods. We will be seeing this kid in a King’s uniform before very long. He has a wicked wrist shot.
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Kyle Clifford, is going to the Ontario Reign, now to play just in, got the new.
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DesertKing Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 3:15 pm
@GailWeb,
Lucky for us Reign fans.
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Gailweb Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 4:16 pm
@DesertKing, thanks and yep in Bailey buddies
this year have free tickets so will be going next
month to some games and hope to see our
Cliffy there thanks
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Dominick Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 4:42 pm
@DesertKing,
Won’t help your Raiders though. Only devine intervention can make a difference, and God doesn’t listen to gangbangers prayers.
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DesertKing Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 5:13 pm
@Dominick,
I didnt know San Diego had that mamy gang members
Dominick Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 5:19 pm
@DesertKing, Ooooo! you play dirty.
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DesertKing Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 5:24 pm
@Dominick,
Urine yellow lightning bolts. Something just not right about that for a football team.
Dominick Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 5:28 pm
@DesertKing,
Ha ha ha! Better watch out. LA is looking at trying to get a team, and my boys could be sittin pretty in LA. The owners just destroying the team the way Goergia did with the RAMS so she could move them.
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DesertKing Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 5:34 pm
@Dominick,
AEG just bought the Oakland Coliseum and Oracle arena. They then signed the Raiders to a 2 year lease while the Warriors and the Athletics leave next year. Raiders will be in Farmers Field on opening day. Meanwhile, AEG will tear down the Oakland Coliseum and the Oracle arena and create new venues similar to LA Live over the next 2012-18 years.
I just checked.
We are still the Stanley Cup Champions
Evil Load still sucks
Ferret still sucks
Rich is still missed
Kovalchuk still sucks
Clowe is stll a liar and a cheater (and Bettman’s protoge)
Burrows is still a POC
Doan is still a loser
Pretty much wraps up another day in the NHL.
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Dominick Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 4:43 pm
@DesertKing, DD Sucks? he he he
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DesertKing Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 5:15 pm
@Dominick,
I cant believe people took us seriously with that
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CB14 Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 5:41 pm
@DesertKing, That was because @BamaKings actually thought that DD did suck.
CB14 Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
@DesertKing, What about Mike Smith?
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DesertKing Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 6:13 pm
@CB14,
He definitely SUCKS even as a loser.
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Tofolli just scored 3-0 Manchester!!!
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KC23 Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 5:43 pm
@King Charles of Salt Lake, Watching the game. Tofolli is one heck of a sniper.
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gcheng Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 5:46 pm
@KC23,
Hat Trick BABY!!!!!
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Hey, when’s the last time anybody updated the URL links for the opposing teams? Either Columbus changed their links or the whole city dissapeared.
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CB14 Reply:
November 20th, 2012 at 5:39 pm
@Dominick, It took them over a week to change the time on the site to account for daylight savings time ending, so I doubt they care that much to check the links to other teams fan sites.
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Catcherman Reply:
November 26th, 2012 at 8:33 am
@Dominick, Sometimes only the spiders know when you’re on vacation and have left the porch light on to make it seem like you’re home.
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Thanks for the interview Jim. Glad to see that Nolan and King think highly on Lokti. I like Lokti a ton. It’s too bad we have Stoll in his spot for the next 3 years.
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Howe9 Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 9:23 am
@CB14, Stoll is gritty & does things Lokti never will be able to do. It’s thise small things that won a Cup.
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Save, Hrudey! Reply:
November 23rd, 2012 at 1:38 am
@Howe9,
I would agree completely. Lokti has more upside, skill-wise. However, in that pivotal 3rd line spot, Stoll brings grit and enough skill that makes him the better fit.
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wish i could be thankful that two parties knew how to negotiate.
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Jone’s played a heck of a game in goal tonight. Toffoli’s natural hat trick speaks for itself.
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The meeting ended in an hour. PA expects NHL’s response aroun 1 PM.
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Lake Forest Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 10:19 am
@goldielocks, the PA made a proposal and hearsay is a significant offer.
% based not fixed amount base. It’s a start.
doesnt reflect the other issues, contract length, backdiving, UFA
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Off topic. This morning, the day before thanxgiving, I was in the drive thru at Jack in the box, went to hand the guy my debit card, when he says to me..’ the lady in front of you paid for it”. I was like. ‘ excuse me?’ He said, ‘ ya, the lady in front of you paid for it’.
Gotta say, never had that happen in my life, and i dont know if it will ever happen again. That being said, In the famous words of TM ‘I will pass that along’.
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DesertKing Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 9:35 am
@puck73,
Was Patty in the car ahead of you?
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puck73 Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 1:16 pm
@DesertKing, She would have handed me the check !
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DesertKing Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 1:30 pm
@puck73,
The gentleman that you are, you would have paid it
KFII Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 12:30 pm
@puck73, That happens at Starbucks but this is the first I’ve heard of it happening at a fast food drive thru. Cool.
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goldielocks Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 2:08 pm
@puck73,
The similar thing happened to me in the Chinese fast food restaurant long time ago.
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puck73 Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 2:27 pm
@goldielocks, Happy Thanxgiving Goldie !
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goldielocks Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 2:55 pm
@puck73,
Happy Thanksgiving to you too, Puck!
DesertKing Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 2:55 pm
@goldielocks,
Jingre berrs! Jingre berrs! Jingre arr de ray! (I love that movie)
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HockeyNerd Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 5:32 pm
@puck73, Although I have never met you in person I have read many times on these pages about your generosity. So what goes around comes around.
Some 20 or so years ago I flew in to Washington D.C. for work for a few weeks. A friend and I had decided to go to a caps game, but my flight was delayed and by the time I could get to the venue the first period was well under way. We were looking for the ticket office when we were approached by a gentleman who offered a PAIR of tickets. We asked how much he wanted for them. He said he was about to throw them away and wouldn’t take any money. They were really good tickets too — downstairs by the glass. I should have written the airline to thank them for delaying my flight 2 hours. If memory serves we at least got him to accept a beer.
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puck73 Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 6:01 pm
@HockeyNerd, Time to talk or text. mikebrnstn@gmail.com
Happy Thanxgiving man.
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Stuart Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 8:30 pm
@puck73, that’s so odd, just last friday, a lady at work was telling me that the exact same thing happened to her while in the drive thru at McD’s… same scenario. she decided to pay it forward and paid for the people behind her… unfortunately for her, while the good doer ahead of her sprang for a coffee, she paid about 16$ for a families breakfast…
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puck73 Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 10:50 pm
@Stuart, lol
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NHLPA is prepared to go to 50-50 immediately, but wants $393M over 4 years as part of so-called “Make Whole. NHL has previously offered $211M. Thus the difference is $182 mil.
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DesertKing Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 12:46 pm
@goldielocks,
Chump.change
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NHLPA’s offer: Players share is 50/50 of HRR + 182 million in 2012-13, 128 million 2013-14, 72 million 2014-15 and 11 million in 15-16. And they call this 50/50? Making what whole?
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Thanks Jimmy. And happy Thanksgiving to all. God bless
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Did they cancel the season yet?
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KFII Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 12:31 pm
@Sebastian, It sure feels like it!
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goldielocks Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 12:38 pm
@Sebastian,
I hope they will soon. As much as I miss hockey, I have no desire to watch the shortened season anymore. We fans have nothing to regret in the future because the damage has been done already but they both will.
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Hey, Don Fehr and company. Before you say you are disappointed, let me ask this. Is that the best you could come up with? I sure hope not.
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Bobby Ryan will join Kopi Bros in the Swedish league. Isn’t it exciting if Kopi and Ryan play on the same line? And then I suddenly realized that it doesn’t have to be NHL. I can enjoy the game somewhere else as long as I can watch the competitive hockey and players like them.
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puck73 Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 1:18 pm
@goldielocks, Good afternoon, my name is Gary Bettman, and I disapprove this post.
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goldielocks Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 1:47 pm
@puck73,
If there’s no more NHL … Bettman loses his job, players have to play for less money and some of them must play in China, the Kings will be the last champions of NHL. I think I can live with that.
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DesertKing Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 1:28 pm
@goldielocks,
Bobby Ryan sucks. I think he is the spawn of Clowe and Bettman. Or, he is a Duck.
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goldielocks Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 1:39 pm
@DesertKing,
He doesn’t suck. He’s poisoned by Getzlaf and Perry.
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DesertKing Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 2:52 pm
@goldielocks,
Yep, they suck too. Of course when you are the Stanley Cup champions, everybody else does suck
The players want a guarantee that their salary wont go down in the second year…wish we all had that guarantee !!!! If I was an owner I would tell them to go puck themselves….
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Ha ha ha! “poisoned”
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goldielocks Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 2:04 pm
@Dominick,
Hey Dom, just want to say hi.
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puck73 Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 6:08 pm
@goldielocks, Hey Goldie, gotta get you on the mailing list my friend. email me at mikebrnstn@gmail.com when ya get a chance. Talk or text ya soon.
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I’ll be gone for most of the day tomorrow with family and friends,
Hope everyone has a very Happy Thanksgiving!!!!
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goldielocks Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 7:42 pm
@Lake Forest,
Happy Thanksgiveing to you, too!
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Wishing everyone a Safe and Happy Thanksgiving!!!!!
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puck73 Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 6:06 pm
@simiarnie, Right back at ya !!
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Hello……anybody there? NHL? anybody? Oh well…Happy Thanksgiving!
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I’m not sure if this has been posted elsewhere, but for those of you needing a hockey fix, the Ontario Reign have added Kyle Clifford to their roster. Now if they would just sign Quick…
Happy Thanksgiving All!
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Hello all and I will be working tomorrow but as always I wish everyone a very Happy and safe good time with family and friends: Happy Thanksgiving!
Hockey will be back!
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The more I watch the Western Conference Finals replay, the more I realize how much I actually love Doan and Smith. Those two guys sucked so bad that they were a huge help to us getting into the Cup Finals. Thanks guys!
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goldielocks Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 7:41 pm
@DesertKing,
I wonder how tasty Doan’s mustache is cause he’s always licking it. Too bad NHL still hasn’t made a new rule for goalie losing his glove. Smith is such a girl he needs a protection more than anyone else. Happy Thanksgiving, DK!
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DesertKing Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 8:16 pm
@goldielocks,
Trojan Man!!!! (Sorry Rich!). Happy Thanksgiving to you to @goldielocks and all of the Kings Insiders
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Oddly enough, there were not much of players complaining or calling Bettman “idiot” after the league rejected their proposal. If this was the best offer they made, they must be pissed. But since showing no sign of it, it wasn’t their best offer afterall.
While they are at it, this one came from the veteran NHL player.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/roman-hamrlik-calls-donald-fehr-calls-nhlpa-vote-225833368–nhl.html
Makes you wonder if the union is disarrayed.
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Stuart Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 8:36 pm
@goldielocks, IMO e all expected that there would be some players that are looking forward to getting a deal done before they miss another paycheck and that day is coming soon…
If you ask me, the season is lost, and as has been said, I’d prefer that to a shortened, money grabbing season. If they do end up with a shortened season, the league and players should donate all proceeds and monies earned to charities located in the each city.
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goldielocks Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 9:44 pm
@Stuart,
The league will cancel the all-star game this Friday. Not that I care about the game itself, just makes me wonder how many Kings would be invited since they are the champions. Lame.
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Gailweb Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 9:59 pm
@goldielocks, correct Who cares ?
luc20rules Reply:
November 22nd, 2012 at 9:06 am
@goldielocks, I am sure they will still vote a all star team if there is a season at some point. Happy Thanksgiving. I was actually hoping if I stopped checking for a while the CBA might get solved. You know a pot watched will never boil type thing.
CB14 Reply:
November 21st, 2012 at 10:26 pm
@goldielocks, Look at the age of the player who made those remarks. Of course he wants to get a deal done because this is the last money he’ll ever make from the NHL. Fehr has to look out for all the players, not just the ones at the ends of their careers.
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goldielocks Reply:
November 22nd, 2012 at 12:56 am
@CB14,
How many others are there, I wonder. They want to get the paycheck for the holiday season for sure. Btw, happy Thanksgiving, CB!
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Giggity giggity
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“Beat LA” chant sounds so sweet.
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Forum Gold Reply:
November 22nd, 2012 at 8:52 am
@goldielocks, Can not wait to hear that again on our roadies.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all the Insiders that continue to make this site fun to read. We are the Stanley Cup Champions and one day we will defend our right to keep it.
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Forum Gold Reply:
November 22nd, 2012 at 8:50 am
@Forum Gold, And also a Happy Thanksgiving to Rich, Bob, Jim, Nick and Daryl. Thanks for all you do.
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Happy Thanksgiving Insiders & Bob, Jim, Nick, & Daryl! I don’t know if I see for everyone, but I am exited to see a turkey that doesn’t look like Bettman, Daly or on or the Fehrs.
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Happy Thanksgiving to everybody. I know it’s really tough times for the owners and players, but maybe they can go to the food bank for a free turkey dinner today. It would be fitting…
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happy day of the turkey…:)
if yr a vegetarian, happy day of the soybean…)
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I am so thankful for the following:
Our great NHL games this season – oh, yea, never mind
The incredible leadership of Gary Bettman and Donald Fehr – oh, yea, never mind
Peace in the middle east -oh, yea, never mind
The Raiders great season – oh, yea, never mind
Our booming economy – oh, yea, never mind
The Lakers defense – oh, yea, never mind
Rich Hammond and this blog – oh, yea, never mind
The Stanley Cup Championship – oh, yea, Oh Yea, OH YEA!!!!!!!!
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luc20rules Reply:
November 22nd, 2012 at 10:06 pm
@DesertKing, Did the gravy running over the mash potatoes & turkey remind you of nachos, my friend? Hoping you had a Great Thanksgiving.
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DesertKing Reply:
November 22nd, 2012 at 10:35 pm
@luc20rules,
Fried turkey, yummmmmm. Reminded me.of what Bettman should be. Happy Turkey Day!
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Happy Thanksgiving all!
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I don’t get the trading complete offers back and forth. Aren’t we at the stage where the 2 sides would just bargain with each other off one of the submitted proposals?
Just examples. Aren’t we at the point where the NHLPA can say you don’t accept the 393 mil to Make Whole Provision your at 211 mil for that if you make it 300 mil we will let you grandfather in 8/28 policy? No what if you make it 281 mil then do we have a deal? Well what if we have no make whole provision and go with a Players 52% and 48% owners split and 8/28 grandfathered in then.
I think this 8/28 with no arbitration will just chase players to the long holdouts, KHL, or European Leagues until they have UFA rights. I can’t imagine a players like Stamkos taking salaries much smaller just because they are under 28 with arbitration being gone.
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http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=410081
decertify really?
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DesertKing Reply:
November 23rd, 2012 at 12:13 pm
@Lake Forest,
Cool. The more they dont play the more money I save.
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GailWeb Reply:
November 23rd, 2012 at 2:49 pm
@Lake Forest, Hi and just saved a whole lot of money too, we are still the Stanley Cup Champs Hurray!!!
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
November 23rd, 2012 at 5:54 pm
@Lake Forest,
Where do contracts stand if the season is cancelled? Are they frozen in time until play resumes or does this year count against them still? I suppose there is not much that can be done about players that are towards the end of their careers, just hoping they get to lift the cup before it is over. At least Willy and Simone wont have that cross to bare.
I’m jones’in real bad right now.
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Lake Forest Reply:
November 23rd, 2012 at 8:21 pm
@kissmyblarneystones, A year loss to a lockout is a year loss in their contract.
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kissmyblarneystones Reply:
November 23rd, 2012 at 10:37 pm
@Lake Forest,
Thank you
variable Reply:
November 26th, 2012 at 12:03 am
@Lake Forest,
as of tonight, it’s a really minute possibility of decertification happening because of the peripheral legal and player benefit ramifications that would occur
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remember the war of 1812,…?
i don’t, because i wasn’t born yet…/
how-ev-a…books…and or computers…document history as objectively as to its own level of ethics…
well.
this could be the war of $182 million….
http://www.tsn.ca/blogs/bob_mckenzie/?id=410081
many players have sought refuge in one league or another, guaranteeing they collect SOME money, to soften then hit, a bit…many russian and european stars love playing at home because they can sign one or two year deals worth as much as, or nearly so, to NHl pay…plus, most of the guys are heroes/true rockstars in their homeland…
to me, the players are more in solidarity than they were in 2003-04…
i believe that if a deal cannot be done by christmas, there will be either no season or a worthless season, putting an asterisk of everything that would occur…
the owners have owned this lockout since the all-star break of last season – that seemed to be when major peeps in the industry were predicting a work stoppage…many of those same prognosticators agreed that it would last about six weeks into the season…we have already lost 422 games at this point…
(to be continues…)
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http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=410123
how grim is it…?
tsn printed the above link THREE days ago…and i believe canadian day of the turkey was on the 14th…
hmmmm…
even if you don’t read the link above, let me just tell you that the very first line of the article says…
“Arenas around the NHL will remain dark for at least another three weeks.”
that article was written on 11/23…
three weeks from then would be decembet 14…and then you need at least 10-14 days of preparation time on all fronts…
(?)…
that seems very optimistic to me…
does anyone really see the first month of a very shorten season looking like training camp…?
do you really think the NHL’s idea of adding some missing games into july…?
HOCKEY IN JULY…???
then you start another season’s training camp with in about 6 weeks…?
and then we have the 2014 winter break…(i think if that will prevail)…?
where is all this optimism coming from…???
some would say that what we learn from the media isn’t exactly a fair representation of what’s really going on behind the scenes…
i find that argument incredulous…
in this day and age when you are being filmed in dressing rooms, bathrooms, etc,. that we don’t have a whole battery of walter burns or irwin f. fletcher’s monitoring every move…meeting…text…tweet…?
i think the term “clandestine talks” are nonesuch…this is the “info age”…
or am i wrong and we are really in the “disinformation age”…?
hmmm….
…and still, there’s no hockey…:(
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