Bullwinkle III Posted September 7, 2013 Report Posted September 7, 2013 I know. I'm just saying, it was 23 years until Hull and Mikita put the Hawks 'back on the map' in 1961. The Hawks were my team when I started following the NHL in 1964 while in college. Nesterenko, Pappin, Pilote, Stapleton, Esposito...those guys were my heroes with Hull & Mikita, of course. In fact I just picked up Mikita's book "I Play To Win". It is going for almost $200 on ebay. I got it for $30. Might be a good investment. Vancouver? Nashville. Dallas? Los Angeles? Or Minnestoga. How about Phoenix? I get the message - Darcy is damned good in making trades! Quote
bunomatic Posted September 7, 2013 Report Posted September 7, 2013 (edited) The Hawks were my team when I started following the NHL in 1964 while in college. Nesterenko, Pappin, Pilote, Stapleton, Esposito...those guys were my heroes with Hull & Mikita, of course. In fact I just picked up Mikita's book "I Play To Win". It is going for almost $200 on ebay. I got it for $30. Might be a good investment. How about Phoenix? I get the message - Darcy is damned good in making trades! Its the trades that never materialized because the other team asked Darcy to throw in a bucket of pucks and it was just too rich for him. One or two of those non trades could have been the one that put us over the top. Who knows but I agree with what you're saying. Darcy is a pretty shrewd trader. Edited September 7, 2013 by bunomatic Quote
IKnowPhysics Posted September 7, 2013 Report Posted September 7, 2013 How about Phoenix? I get the message - Darcy is damned good in making trades! The message was "we trade with more than just Calgary and Dwight is full of crap." Quote
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted September 7, 2013 Report Posted September 7, 2013 The message was "we trade with more than just Calgary and Dwight is full of crap." The message was....you went from a guy who most people thought was a joke and could fleece, to a guy who has said in public that Darcy is a joke and he won't deal with him. Quote
TrueBlueGED Posted September 7, 2013 Report Posted September 7, 2013 The message was....you went from a guy who most people thought was a joke and could fleece, to a guy who has said in public that Darcy is a joke and he won't deal with him. I know you know that's not what Burke said. Quote
Bullwinkle III Posted September 7, 2013 Report Posted September 7, 2013 It's just nice to see Darcy getting just a little bit more love around here. Quote
Ghost of Dwight Drane Posted September 7, 2013 Report Posted September 7, 2013 I know you know that's not what Burke said. Pretty much. Ted Black even did a little fireback on GR one morning. Quote
tom webster Posted September 7, 2013 Report Posted September 7, 2013 I know. I'm just saying, it was 23 years until Hull and Mikita put the Hawks 'back on the map' in 1961. I think "back" pretty clearly implies the most recent incarnation. Quote
Andrew Amerk Posted September 8, 2013 Report Posted September 8, 2013 I think "back" pretty clearly implies the most recent incarnation. I think it's pretty clear that they've always been on the map. Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 @TSN_Sports Free agent Raymond to attend Maple Leafs camp on PTO: Go to TSN.ca for details. #TSN http://bit.ly/1cWHJZO Quote
josie Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 Miikka Kiprusoff announces retirement. http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/story/2013/09/09/sp-nhl-calgary-flames-miikka-kiprusoff.html Quote
Eleven Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) I think it's pretty clear that they've always been on the map. No. They weren't selling out games (in a city of that size!), and basically, the city really didn't care about them at all for at least most of the 2000s. I have family there, and every one of them--to a person--admits that they (and most of the city) really had stopped caring about the Hawks until 09-10, even though they're all sports nuts. In fact, I was visiting them the day Kane was drafted. None of them knew (a) that the draft was that day, (b) who Kane was, or even © that the Hawks had the #1 pick. Season tix to Cubs and Bears, package tix to Bulls, but didn't even know that the hockey team had the first overall pick? Telling. Edited September 9, 2013 by Eleven Quote
IKnowPhysics Posted September 9, 2013 Report Posted September 9, 2013 (edited) Dolla Dolla Bill, Y'all was all like And then he's all like And the Blackhawks are all like Edited September 9, 2013 by IKnowPhysics Quote
nobody Posted September 10, 2013 Report Posted September 10, 2013 Helene St. James @HeleneStJames 32m Daniel Cleary is going to Philadelphia Flyers for 3 years, AAV of $2.75 Million. NTC. Deal won't be official till end of month. Quote
drnkirishone Posted September 10, 2013 Report Posted September 10, 2013 Helene St. James @HeleneStJames 32m Daniel Cleary is going to Philadelphia Flyers for 3 years, AAV of $2.75 Million. NTC. Deal won't be official till end of month. why wait that long? Quote
dudacek Posted September 10, 2013 Report Posted September 10, 2013 Flyers need to get under the cap? Quote
IKnowPhysics Posted September 10, 2013 Report Posted September 10, 2013 Might have to wait to get Chris Pronger's roster spot and cap hit to LTIR? Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted September 10, 2013 Report Posted September 10, 2013 (edited) Flyers need to get under the cap? Might have to wait to get Chris Pronger's roster spot and cap hit to LTIR? Report: Cleary to sign three-year deal with Flyers: http://www.nhl.com/i...id=nhl:topheads Update: @NHLFlyers NEWS ALERT: #Flyers have agreed to a pro try-out contract with LW Daniel Cleary. Get the details here: http://nhlflye.rs/17O6UN4 Edited September 10, 2013 by 26CornerBlitz Quote
That Aud Smell Posted September 10, 2013 Report Posted September 10, 2013 full marks to the senators, first for bringing in ryan and then for having some fun with it before the season starts. http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/watch-bobby-ryan-awkwardly-interview-ottawans-don-t-133959196--nhl.html the sabres have done stuff like this, obviously -- fu man drew was a strong effort. with training camp set to open, i wonder whether we'll see anything along these lines, or if the team's low-profile and off-season forecast of "suffering" weighs against this sort of levity. Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted September 10, 2013 Report Posted September 10, 2013 The development of Nichushkin under Ruff is going to be very interesting: @mikemorrealeNHL DAL coach Lindy Ruff on communicating w/ Nichushkin: "I know how to say 'nyet'. That's about it" Quote
darksabre Posted September 10, 2013 Report Posted September 10, 2013 The development of Nichushkin under Ruff is going to be very interesting: @mikemorrealeNHL DAL coach Lindy Ruff on communicating w/ Nichushkin: "I know how to say 'nyet'. That's about it" I wonder what getting hit in the head with a stick translates to? Quote
Eleven Posted September 10, 2013 Report Posted September 10, 2013 I wonder what getting hit in the head with a stick translates to? Years of exaggeration. Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted September 10, 2013 Report Posted September 10, 2013 I'd rather see a 2nd OT period with this before going to shootouts: @NBCSports 3-on-3 overtime seems to be gaining support among NHL GMs. Something you'd like to see? http://tw.nbcsports.com/b2c Quote
darksabre Posted September 10, 2013 Report Posted September 10, 2013 Years of exaggeration. :thumbsup: Quote
26CornerBlitz Posted September 11, 2013 Report Posted September 11, 2013 Kadri gets his bridge: @TheFourthPeriod Leafs sign Kadri to 2 year contract Quote
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