IF ILYA BRYZGALOV IS SO GREAT WHY HAS HE BEEN ON FOUR TEAMS IN TEN YEARS: THE NHL 2011-2012 THREAD (INCLUDING VANCOUVER RECONSTRUCTION, BOSTON HANGOVER AND OFFSEASON SHENANIGANS. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)

well neither do marleau or thornton. fortunately they still have joe pavelski i guess

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0xxIdPAE9E

So long Chris Osgood. Now Rogie Vachon won't be the only goalie w/ 300+ wins not in the HoF

wings fans rejoicing at this, smh

I mean I don't think he should keep playing but I don't get the hate so many have for him

Neither do I, really. Workmanlike. I even kind of forget him melting down vs. Sharks because he played so well. Scored a goal, too.

played so long, that should read.

osgood is a champ forevs, haters can chew on my nuts

otm

actually might have to steal that phrase for some fb trolling

http://beta.images.theglobeandmail.com/archive/01300/jetsnew_1300902cl-8.jpg

I like the roundel.

YESSSSSSSSSSS

OH MY YES

YES YES YES

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman's salary has more than doubled since the 2004-05 lockout with his current salary at $7.5 million for the fiscal year ending June 30 of last year, according to SportsBusiness Journal.

Bettman received a 4 percent increase during the 2009-10 season. The league's most recent tax filing showed $5,787,524 in base salary, $826,369 in other compensation, $877,587 in deferred compensation and $25,988 in benefits.

According to the report, Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig earns $18.35 million annually and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell earns $10.9 million. NBA commissioner David Stern's salary is not reported publicly but is believed to be more than $10 million.

Bettman was paid $3.7 million the year of the lockout, but total revenue generated by the NHL, NHL Enterprises and member clubs has increased from $2.1 billion to $2.9 billion during that period, according to SportsBusiness Journal.

The tax filing also showed NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly's pay increased 7.4 percent to more than $2 million and senior vice president Colin Campbell earned $1.5 million.

okay bettman sux and that is a lot of money but i guess he *is* the commish and has to put up with the booing everywhere he goes.

colin fucking campbell earning $1.5m to provide bullshit suspension judgments that may or may not benefit his son's team is just amazing tho

Draper and Rafalski retiring from the Wings as well, Draper with 1137 games... wish he'd played another 20.

Aha, yes, Mr. Clutch Kris Draper retiring. Very unfortunate.

lol trolled

witty

"pussy"

john k. samson on the winnipeg jets, their logo, and ties to the military

http://majupra.imgur.com/futbol_hockey_kit

some good ones, some ugly ones, overall I like these better than the nfl 'shops that were making the rounds a few months ago

wow jersey slashfic thanks internet

lol at the islanders' MODELL SPORTING GOODS strip

So long Chris Drury

i don't feel that the rangers suffered appropriately after signing gomez and drury to those absurd contracts

well they are cursed with a goalie (who is very handsome, mind) who has migraines during the playoffs so w/e

http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/editorial_image/25/252f8ed427b9459773dd6f46a8515d2d/hockey_guilty_pleasures_the_pensblog_edition.jpg

when did this happen and what on earth were the dallas stars fallopian tubes thinking

I blame Norm Green

lotta tough guys dying

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/NHL-veteran-Wade-Belak-found-dead-in-Toronto-con?urn=nhl-wp11533

sad news from Russia, lots of former NHLers on the list of dead

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-russia-crash

Man, that is absolutely horrible. Damn.

jesus

Fucking hell

http://sinhlredlight.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/lokomotiv-yaroslavl.jpg

http://achicksperspective.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/reality-check/

That was a pretty-gut wrenching read.

Are there any particularly great and active hockey writers? Who are they?

i'm not aware of any posnanski types as far as individual writers go.

puck daddy is very active -- probably 10 posts a day even during the summer.

sports illustrated's red light blog is less prolific but somewhat more long-form.

james mirtle at the globe and mail is as good as anyone on applying advanced stats to hockey. he's a bit leafs-focused tho, due to his employer.

this guy seems to be pretty into point shares and similar analysis, but i haven't really read him.

Thanks!

DOUGHTY RESIGNS THANK CHRIST

HOCKEY COMIN'

ALSO GOODBYE MIKE MODANO NO ONE EVER REALLY LIKED YOU BTW

drew doughty makin' a lot of $ -- but not as much as brian campbell! it is annoying to me that dumb teams are able to jettison their shitty contracts because the islanders/panthers need to reach the salary floor.

that is true, about mike modano

jimmy otm re modano

Drew Doughty deserves every cent. I'd rather have him than Kopitar, gun to my head

http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5521/mo9b.jpg

Drew Doughty deserves every cent. I'd rather have him than Kopitar, gun to my head

― Waxahachie Swap (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved),

wow. i'm completely understanding that great defense wins championships, and i agree re: Drew's contract but Kopi is as awesome a defensive forward as he is a incredible scorer/forechecker/playmaker, no?

Not at all.

soooooo... bure and sundin into the HHoF, huh...?

no

yay pavel!

and sakic and oates but, like... bure and sundin, huh...?

willing to listen to your case for rogie vachon tho

counting stats on bad teams

sakic, fucking shanahan and oates

vs, like, p avg counting stats for bure and sundin

Shanny not in

shanny is 25th all-time in points and 13th in goals

i don't like him, but that's pretty solid

oates sixth all-time in assists plus i was in a bar with him once

he looked about as unreal as you'd expect

OK I am not being clear. I don't like Sundin's or Bure's career numbers or trajectories. Sakic & Oates & Shanny I have np with

agreed

pavel was a beast, but no hofer

Vachon: 16th all time wins, almost half of which were with the purple LA teams, tied for 22nd all time SO, NHL history is not helpful w/ SV%.

Stanley Cup Championships in 1968, 1969, 1971 (with Montreal) (split time w/ Worsley, full disclosure).
Canada Cup Winner in 1976.
Vezina Trophy Winner in 1968.
Named Team MVP during the 1976 Canada Cup.
Played in 1973, 1975, 1978 NHL All-Star Game.
Named to the NHL Second All-Star Team in 1975, 1977.

well god bless but i don't think he'd be in the conversation were his name not rogie

i suppose

i apologize for using the phrase 'in the conversation' btw

that is some straight bs

i mean I could also see the HHOF not inducting another goalie until Brodeur /tinfoilhat /offenseoffenseoffense /weneedmorescoring

How in the world did Sundin get in? My mom has an irrational love for Sundin, maybe she's a secret voter.

will marty go in right away or will they wait?

obvs gretzky goes in whenever, lemieux had various health issues -- not sure if anyone else was waived. certainly marty (and maybe lidstrom) are at least candidates.

sundin's not in! xp

notable relevant parties:

CuJo (no cups; had the misfortune of being surrounded by Roy, Brodeur, Belfour, Hasek, Richter; seemed like a cult figure to anyone outside of St.L; was then buried in Toronto),

BELFOUR (asshole; 1,000,000 dollars, 1 SC ring),

HASEK (changed the thought process of the position; a Quick/Lundqvist 1.0; had 3 MONSTER years that I can remember and a bunch of other where he was merely spectacular, SC ring, in the path of history, it seemed),

Vernon (career sv% .890),

RICHTER (USA USA),

Brasshole (career % line 3.24, .892)

http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/8098686/joe-sakic-pavel-bure-adam-oates-mats-sundin-headed-hockey-hall-fame

cosigning on bure and sundin making no sense

i can totally see hasek, ~maybe~ belfour

how is mats (21st in goals, 27th in points) in ahead of shanny? fuckin' leafs. at least pavel was a phenomenon, but then so was lindros.

hasek seems pretty can't miss.

the hall(over)values the C as in CAPTAIN & CANADA.

THE DOMINATOR 4 LYFE
SLINKY SPINE

can't vote him in yet, tho -- i heard he wants to come back to the nhl

Ilya Bryzgalov prevented you from signing a 45 year old dominik hasek

oates sixth all-time in assists plus i was in a bar with him once

― mookieproof, Tuesday, June 26, 2012 11:09 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Did he hit on you? There are some rumors floating around out there....

OH NO

i can totally see hasek, ~maybe~ belfour

how is mats (21st in goals, 27th in points) in ahead of shanny? fuckin' leafs. at least pavel was a phenomenon, but then so was lindros.

This is legitimately making me mad, it makes no sense.

I have Adam Oates's autograph somewhere, this was back when I collected hockey cards when I was a kid and wanted to get them all signed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8H_TTs0CyPc

sid <3

the rumors I'm seeing about either Luongo or Brodeur coming to Chicago are generating the most hilariously hateful comments from Hawkfans I know

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:D

OH NO!