My Stanley Cup Runneth Over

[The Rube]

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This is awesome. Someone wrote down every one of Doc's synonyms for the verb "pass" in last night's game:

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[MountieBoyOz]

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Stop me if you heard this one. Coyotes could be on the move to Seattle. Report by GLM.

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2...y-for-coyotes/

I say name them the SuperSonics and give the NBA the bird.

[aparch]

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Really surprised Don Levin isn't part of that deal.

And not surprised that this also screwed up the AHL and caused the Canucks to move to Utica. Seattle was pretty high on the list of potential places for the Canucks to relocate the Peoria Rivermen.

[gscott13]

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This is awesome. Someone wrote down every one of Doc's synonyms for the verb "pass" in last night's game:

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and that doesn't even take in the other phrases he uses that drives me nuts:

"passes it geometrically"
"regathers" (used when someone simply picks up a loose puck, can you regather what you did not have previously?)

[FadeToBlack&Gold]

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Got a last minute call to go to the Calder Cup final. Sell out or near sell out crowd and the place was rockin', unfortunately the GR goaltender decided to put up an amazing stat line of 17/21 shots saved versus Syracuse's 40/42. Add in an ENG and the Griffins lost 5-2 to make it a 3-2 series. Goes back to Syracuse now and if the Crunch win the Calder then they will have pulled off the 3-0 comeback.

I guess Petr Mrazek isn't quite as ready for the big club as some thought.

[aparch]

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Got a last minute call to go to the Calder Cup final. Sell out or near sell out crowd and the place was rockin', unfortunately the GR goaltender decided to put up an amazing stat line of 17/21 shots saved versus Syracuse's 40/42. Add in an ENG and the Griffins lost 5-2 to make it a 3-2 series. Goes back to Syracuse now and if the Crunch win the Calder then they will have pulled off the 3-0 comeback.

I guess Petr Mrazek isn't quite as ready for the big club as some thought.

No, and after witnessing last night's game in person, unless he pulls his head out of his ***, they'll either win the cup in spite of his play, or lose because of his play. He let up some pretty soft goals.

... but on the flip side, his defense wasn't doing a whole lot to help him either. DeKeyser looked good, but looked mediocre at times, mostly on the play of his defensive partner Paetsch who looked like Lilja Jr. out there. One of the first goals, Paetsch picked the puck up from Mrazek's left and tried to pass it to DeKeyser (who was skating towards the blue line to get the puck out) and when he fired it, it wound up a tape to tape pass to a Crunch player who skated around Paetsch and buried the puck behind Mrazek.

Crunch looked deflated when the Griffins tied it up at two, but the power-play that lead to the Crunch GWG gave them new life and the Griffs suddenly looked tired.


Yes, I was at last nights game. The wife, a friend, and I had picked up tickets early in the week hoping to see the clinching game. Sadly we weren't able to boo Dave Andrews and see him hand the Calder Cup to yet another IHL team.

[aparch]

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Oh, and the Nyquist, Andersson, Tatar line just wasn't fair. Completely destroyed the Crunch when they were on the ice. Just couldn't bury the wide open chances they had.

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

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This award has become a bad joke, ever since guys like Paul Coffey started winning it. Hint: Subban and turnover machine Letang aren't playing any more, and Keith, Seidenberg, and Chara are.

Just because your team is still playing doesn't necessarily mean you should automatically win an award...

Not that I disagree about Letang...

[state of hockey]

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Suter was robbed.

[Jimjamesak]

Yes, I was at last nights game. The wife, a friend, and I had picked up tickets early in the week hoping to see the clinching game. Sadly we weren't able to boo Dave Andrews and see him hand the Calder Cup to yet another IHL team.

I'm not exactly up on my IHL - AHL history

[aparch]

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Becoming a Wolves fan, I've had to get up to speed myself with it.

When the IHL folded after the 2001 season, (due to over-expansion of teams, lack of solid ownership for some teams, travel costs, etc.) six of the remaining IHL teams were accepted into the AHL for the 2002 season; Chicago Wolves, Utah Grizzlies, Manitoba Moose, Milwaukee Admirals, Houston Aeros, and Grand Rapids Griffins.

There seems to be some animosity from AHL president Dave Andrews towards the IHL teams, as they've been perennial contenders for the Calder Cup ever since their joining the AHL. The IHL Six were known as running their own show and were all more concerned with winning over the AHL's philosophy of league development. There also seems to be a perceived bias by fans from the AHL league offices against the IHL teams.

The only remaining IHL franchises in the AHL are Chicago, Grand Rapids, and Milwaukee.

[Patman]

Becoming a Wolves fan, I've had to get up to speed myself with it.

When the IHL folded after the 2001 season, (due to over-expansion of teams, lack of solid ownership for some teams, travel costs, etc.) six of the remaining IHL teams were accepted into the AHL for the 2002 season; Chicago Wolves, Utah Grizzlies, Manitoba Moose, Milwaukee Admirals, Houston Aeros, and Grand Rapids Griffins.

There seems to be some animosity from AHL president Dave Andrews towards the IHL teams, as they've been perennial contenders for the Calder Cup ever since their joining the AHL. The IHL Six were known as running their own show and were all more concerned with winning over the AHL's philosophy of league development. There also seems to be a perceived bias by fans from the AHL league offices against the IHL teams.

The only remaining IHL franchises in the AHL are Chicago, Grand Rapids, and Milwaukee.

IMO, I never liked AHLs expansion because it took it way out of its traditional footprint and I liked the idea of a northern eastern US plus Canada league. I liked playing against Cape Breton and both St. John teams.

I understand that needs need to be met, but it was sort of like having your own particular regional league not unlike what one sees in the CHL.

I dunno, not trying to say it should be at the expense of the remains of the IHL. Maybe had it just remained around the Great Lakes plus what was then the footprint I'd come easier to it.

Edit: the meese are gone because of the NHL. I'm suprised about Houston but at least it puts a stop to the NHL to Houston idea.

[aparch]

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The Western NHL teams have already notified the AHL that they're interested in a Western expansion. There has been dabbling in the Western movement, with Calgary and Dallas trying to lead the charge with Omaha and Iowa in 2006. Abbotsford made a sweetheart deal with Calgary to woo the Flames affiliate to the Pacific Northwest, and other NHL teams want to follow, but cannot find willing ownership. It takes some deep pockets to fund an AHL team, add in the additional travel costs between cities and it makes owning/running an AHL team more of a tax-write off hobby for a business looking to balance their profits in another division.


An interesting twist is that in the recent CBA agreement, buried way in the back of it (I saw the chapter/verse quoted on HFboards, and now I cannot find it) that lays the groundwork for both the agreement between the NHL and the AHL, and for the NHL and a secondary minor league equivalent to the AHL (backup/alternate plan?).

[MinnesotaNorthStar]

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IMO, I never liked AHLs expansion because it took it way out of its traditional footprint and I liked the idea of a northern eastern US plus Canada league. I liked playing against Cape Breton and both St. John teams.

I understand that needs need to be met, but it was sort of like having your own particular regional league not unlike what one sees in the CHL.

I dunno, not trying to say it should be at the expense of the remains of the IHL. Maybe had it just remained around the Great Lakes plus what was then the footprint I'd come easier to it.

Edit: the meese are gone because of the NHL. I'm suprised about Houston but at least it puts a stop to the NHL to Houston idea.

Houston's only gone because the Wild moved the franchise to Des Moines...not that a Houston based NHL team is a good idea...

[SteveP]

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IMO, I never liked AHLs expansion because it took it way out of its traditional footprint and I liked the idea of a northern eastern US plus Canada league. I liked playing against Cape Breton and both St. John teams.

The AHL expansion is nowhere near to the level of the ECHL -- no longer the "East Coast" Hockey League.

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