Orpik game tonight...

Adam Prince wrote:

> In seriousness, it'll be a tough game to watch as always. I wonder if
> Fleury will play tonight. Personally, I'd take Ward of MAF any day.

is that supposed to read ward "over" MAF any day?

> Then you throw in Ward vs. Crosby & Malkin. The second battle of the
> Staal's. (By the way Don Cherry thinks Jordan Staal will be better than
> Malkin, but then again he's biased.)

staal will get better and he's huge for an 18 year old. i don't see
the innate offensive ability that malkin has so i guess it depends on
what you (cherry) mean by better. malkin leads the team in goals
despite missing the start of the season.

> It should be a very good skating game...and fun to watch.

it could be ugly again for the penguins. their D was running around
and overmatched last night. you would think the *effort* will be
better tonight-- and the for some reason the pens always play the
whalers better on the road-- but i kinda doubt the result will be much
different.
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Adam Prince wrote:

> Well Grapes is biased since Staal is Candian. he meant that in a few years
> that Jordan could possibly be better than Malkin. Who he calls Mario
> Malkin..he calls Crosby, "Golden Boy". I always record HNIC from my center
> ice package.

he doesn't like skill players. he'll never forgive sidney for putting
the puck on the blade of his stick and dunking it into the net for a
goal-- what did he call him, a "showboater." crosby was like 16 at the
time. malkin has some similarities to mario, but IMO he backchecks,
plays well in his own end, doesn't "cherry-pick," and is more physical
than 66 was in the early part of his career.


> Still bitter with the Whalers jab eh? :-p

if the penguins move to KC will you be happy? or would the bitterness
linger? especially if all this young talent develops into a Cup
contender.

hurricanes is actually a cool team name, but what happened with those
hideous uniforms and logos? did roger waters design them or something?

they look like something out of The Wall. ; -D
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Adam Prince wrote:

> The Canes will probably shoot a lot as a result. And if Fleury is in net,
> and he gives up those rebounds, Yes I know everyone says he's better, but
> the rebounds still seem very bad, you are right it could be a long night for
> the Pens.

i thought MAF looked out of control and sketchy vs. ottawa. in the
rest of the games he has played better. he'll turn 22 pretty soon and
that's the only thing holding him back-- experience at the NHL level.
he's gonna be a solid #1 goalie in the NHL . . . heck, he already is
pretty much.

his rebounds have been directed to the corners and handled much better
this year. *he hasn't been perfect.* he has improved though IMO.
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> i hope he crushes cole!

Nah....Orpik will scramble and hide like he did for how long before
attempting to apologize to Cole?

Heck, it's possible he may be scratched tonight.

I hope Cole gets another Hat Trick and burns past Orpik on the wing.

:-p

In seriousness, it'll be a tough game to watch as always. I wonder if
Fleury will play tonight. Personally, I'd take Ward of MAF any day.

Then you throw in Ward vs. Crosby & Malkin. The second battle of the
Staal's. (By the way Don Cherry thinks Jordan Staal will be better than
Malkin, but then again he's biased.)

It should be a very good skating game...and fun to watch.

>
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> <supermario_66_no1.DeleteThis@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>>

> Then you throw in Ward vs. Crosby & Malkin. The second battle of the
> Staal's. (By the way Don Cherry thinks Jordan Staal will be better than
> Malkin, but then again he's biased.)

Don Cherry is a CARTOON!
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"Adam Prince" <aprince4 RemoveThis @nycap.rr.com> posted:

> In seriousness, it'll be a tough game to watch as always. I wonder if
> Fleury will play tonight. Personally, I'd take Ward of MAF any day.

If they don't cut down on the SOG, it could be ugly no matter who the goalie
is.
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> Adam Prince wrote:
>
>> In seriousness, it'll be a tough game to watch as always. I wonder if
>> Fleury will play tonight. Personally, I'd take Ward of MAF any day.
>
> is that supposed to read ward "over" MAF any day?

Yep thanks....:-p

>
>> Then you throw in Ward vs. Crosby & Malkin. The second battle of the
>> Staal's. (By the way Don Cherry thinks Jordan Staal will be better than
>> Malkin, but then again he's biased.)
>
> staal will get better and he's huge for an 18 year old. i don't see
> the innate offensive ability that malkin has so i guess it depends on
> what you (cherry) mean by better. malkin leads the team in goals
> despite missing the start of the season.

Well Grapes is biased since Staal is Candian. he meant that in a few years
that Jordan could possibly be better than Malkin. Who he calls Mario
Malkin..he calls Crosby, "Golden Boy". I always record HNIC from my center
ice package.

>
>> It should be a very good skating game...and fun to watch.
>
> it could be ugly again for the penguins. their D was running around
> and overmatched last night. you would think the *effort* will be
> better tonight-- and the for some reason the pens always play the
> whalers better on the road-- but i kinda doubt the result will be much
> different.

Still bitter with the Whalers jab eh? :-p

>
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>
>> Then you throw in Ward vs. Crosby & Malkin. The second battle of the
>> Staal's. (By the way Don Cherry thinks Jordan Staal will be better than
>> Malkin, but then again he's biased.)
>
> Don Cherry is a CARTOON!
>

But he is the SEVENTH GREATEST CANADIAN, and a former COACH OF THE YEAR, in
both the AMERICAN AND NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUES!

NOW KIDS!

For those of you who are curious, that was my Grapes impression.
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> "Adam Prince" <aprince4 DeleteThis @nycap.rr.com> posted:
>
>> In seriousness, it'll be a tough game to watch as always. I wonder if
>> Fleury will play tonight. Personally, I'd take Ward of MAF any day.
>
> If they don't cut down on the SOG, it could be ugly no matter who the
> goalie > is.

The Canes will probably shoot a lot as a result. And if Fleury is in net,
and he gives up those rebounds, Yes I know everyone says he's better, but
the rebounds still seem very bad, you are right it could be a long night for
the Pens.
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"Adam Prince" <aprince4.DeleteThis@nycap.rr.com> posted:

> Should be a fun crowd at the ESA tonight.

I wonder if they're going to keep Cairns in the lineup.

I don't think he'll be needed and they should put Thorburn back on a line
with Sid & Malkin...Carolina will be head-hunting.
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> Adam Prince wrote:
>
>> The Canes will probably shoot a lot as a result. And if Fleury is in
>> net,
>> and he gives up those rebounds, Yes I know everyone says he's better, but
>> the rebounds still seem very bad, you are right it could be a long night
>> for
>> the Pens.
>
> i thought MAF looked out of control and sketchy vs. ottawa. in the
> rest of the games he has played better. he'll turn 22 pretty soon and
> that's the only thing holding him back-- experience at the NHL level.
> he's gonna be a solid #1 goalie in the NHL . . . heck, he already is
> pretty much.
>
> his rebounds have been directed to the corners and handled much better
> this year. *he hasn't been perfect.* he has improved though IMO.

He certainly has...I think the team messed around with him way too much the
past few years though.

Heatley's first goal last night was off a typical Fleury rebound though.

>
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>>
>>> Then you throw in Ward vs. Crosby & Malkin. The second battle of
>>> the Staal's. (By the way Don Cherry thinks Jordan Staal will be
>>> better than Malkin, but then again he's biased.)
>>
>> Don Cherry is a CARTOON!
>>
>
> But he is the SEVENTH GREATEST CANADIAN, and a former COACH OF THE
> YEAR, in both the AMERICAN AND NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUES!
>
> NOW KIDS!
>
> For those of you who are curious, that was my Grapes impression.
>>
>
>
>

Being the "Seventh greatest Canadian" is a bit like being the tallest guy
at a midget covention...

No offense, Canadians... but there was like, Neil Young, the guys from
"Rush" and the manager at Molson's bottling plant.

That still leaves the 6th greatest missing, as Rush is a power trio.

(sarcasm... hold the hate mail...)
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> Adam Prince wrote:
>
>> Well Grapes is biased since Staal is Candian. he meant that in a few
>> years that Jordan could possibly be better than Malkin. Who he calls
>> Mario Malkin..he calls Crosby, "Golden Boy". I always record HNIC
>> from my center ice package.
>
> he doesn't like skill players. he'll never forgive sidney for putting
> the puck on the blade of his stick and dunking it into the net for a
> goal-- what did he call him, a "showboater." crosby was like 16 at
> the time. malkin has some similarities to mario, but IMO he
> backchecks, plays well in his own end, doesn't "cherry-pick," and is
> more physical than 66 was in the early part of his career.
>
>
>> Still bitter with the Whalers jab eh? :-p
>
> if the penguins move to KC will you be happy? or would the bitterness
> linger? especially if all this young talent develops into a Cup
> contender.
>
> hurricanes is actually a cool team name, but what happened with those
> hideous uniforms and logos? did roger waters design them or
> something?
>
> they look like something out of The Wall. ; -D
>
>

That was actually Gerald Scarfe. Dun blame Waters. He just wrote the
music. ;)
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