| Philp and Caggiula called up [message #838579] |
Tue, 29 October 2024 17:18  |
 benv
Messages: 596
Registered: May 2006
Location: Edmonton
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McDavid is so good he needs two players to replace him. Both Philp and Caggiula have been called up, so we'll actually have an extra forward (at least for a while)--is one of the regulars destined for some press box time?
I've seen the team respond both well (2019-20) and poorly (last year) to short McDavid injuries. We'll see what this group can do.
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 4399
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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| benv wrote on Tue, 29 October 2024 16:18 |
McDavid is so good he needs two players to replace him. Both Philp and Caggiula have been called up, so we'll actually have an extra forward (at least for a while)--is one of the regulars destined for some press box time?
I've seen the team respond both well (2019-20) and poorly (last year) to short McDavid injuries. We'll see what this group can do.
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I think Philp will hold his own.. good forecheck.. and back check.. cycle the puck.. get some shots on net..
Drake I feel will be lining guys up all night on the forecheck.. in-coming missile.. 🚀 
NHL needs to start protecting its super-stars.. no one pays to see the plugs.. you can see that level of hockey in the AHL.. at 1/5th the cost.. and TV networks don't cover them.. McDavid gets hacked non-stop.. no penalties.. a resultant injury is an eventual certainty..
Imagine the NHL's vaunted 4 Nations Cup with no McDavid to pump advertisers.
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!!
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
P. Chiarelli math.. T. Hall = A. Larsson, Yak= bag o'pucks (OK he got one right...) K. Russell = $4.1 M+NMC, G. Reinhart= M. Barzal + A. Beauvillier, J. Eberle = R. Spooner,
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HamBlaster
Messages: 970
Registered: June 2007
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I think this next stretch of games is going to be brutal. A huge wake up call for the group...
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Skookum Jim
Messages: 4399
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC
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TEXTBOOK hack to the skates trip.. TWO (2) refs on the ice.. in FULL view.. And no penalty on the play.. they saw it.. just refused to call it..
https://x.com/frank_seravalli/status/1851065656898105522
NHL refs should start being fined $5,000 (or better yet, suspended a game) for each time they refuse to call the rule book... and continued incompetence gets them demoted .. and then eventually fired.. go ref beer league.. excellence is demanded of the players.. so should the refereeing.. NHL treats them like they're school children.. "oh its such a tough job".. "hey you can't expect them to get it right every time" .. "don't worry, the ref's incompetence eventually balances out for both sides over a season.." .. most inconsistent officiating of any major pro sport.. clown show..
RE: McD .. Looks like it might be his ankle.. which is bad.. but I was more worried it was the knee..
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[Updated on: Wed, 30 October 2024 01:57]
McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!!
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World
P. Chiarelli math.. T. Hall = A. Larsson, Yak= bag o'pucks (OK he got one right...) K. Russell = $4.1 M+NMC, G. Reinhart= M. Barzal + A. Beauvillier, J. Eberle = R. Spooner,
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