Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

Strangelove · Post by **Strangelove** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:56 pm

Rumsfeld wrote:Brule and Schroeder on the same line would be dynamite.

Kinda like Raymond and Schroeder on the same line?

Ladyfingers...

Strangelove · Post by **Strangelove** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 8:59 pm

Blob Mckenzie wrote:who is done Blaster ??

Seems like he's saying Brule is done and he doesn't wanna say why lest he ends up in Aaron's shoes.

Topper · Post by **Topper** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:15 pm

Our lil buddy would need a steady diet of Wheels left over 'roids to fill Aaron's shoes'

Topper · Post by **Topper** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 9:53 pm

Kudos to the Preds. Something this cheesy probably wouldn't fly in a Canadian market except Calgary (red) and TO (blue and white) but is great for promoting Team Mean Mr Mustard.

Strangelove · Post by **Strangelove** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:11 pm

http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/201 ... check.html

"The rate of concussions suffered by National Hockey League players did not go down after the league introduced a rule against hits to the head, researchers have found.

Cusimano fears that inaction is harming the 'great sport.'

He suggested changes such as"

"A ban on fighting."

DA FOCK?!!!

*punches Cusimano in the head*

"Harsher penalties for those teams and players who inflict concussions."

Ummm how about a little... consistency?

"Altering equipment."

The Great Strangelove has been agreeing with Donald S, Cherry on cushioning shoulder/elbow pads for decades.

"Changes to ice size"

Alright, the guy's a commie, LET'S GET HIM!!!

Topper · Post by **Topper** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:18 pm

Get rid of the body armour weapons that are used for elbow and shoulder pads and replace them with something protective and more akin to the pads my wife uses periodically.

Enforce the existing rules and take injury out of the equation why assessing supplementary discipline.

Meds · Post by **Meds** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:22 pm

Strangelove wrote: "Altering equipment."

The Great Strangelove has been agreeing with Donald S, Cherry on cushioning shoulder/elbow pads for decades.

Seeing as concussions are the result of the secondary impact I don't see how a little bit of cushioning changes things. It's not the surface so much as the laws of physics. Concussions were just as plentiful in the past, they just weren't as recognized and often misdiagnosed. There has probably been an increase in their frequency as fitness and training has ramped up resulting in faster and stronger players. I suppose altering the equipment to provide less protection to the hitter might make the players themselves more accountable in this area.

So if they are proposing rule changes, maybe starting with altering the rules of physics would be the place to look......

Strangelove · Post by **Strangelove** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:34 pm

Meds wrote: Seeing as concussions are the result of the secondary impact I don't see how a little bit of cushioning changes things.

Approximately HALF of NHL concussions are estimated to be the result of secondary impact there Physics Boy.

Anywho, call me old-fashioned, but I say bring fighting back in vogue and watch the number of concussions drop.

Blaster86 · Post by **Blaster86** » Wed Jul 17, 2013 10:35 pm

Blob Mckenzie wrote:who is done Blaster ??

I would easily take a flyer on Brule for a pto...

Brule, and Strangelove nailed it.

dbr · Post by **dbr** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 6:32 am

Topper wrote:Get rid of the body armour weapons that are used for elbow and shoulder pads and replace them with something protective and more akin to the pads my wife uses periodically.

I thought the goal was to get something less likely to draw blood?

BurningBeard · Post by **BurningBeard** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:01 am

Topper wrote:Kudos to the Preds. Something this cheesy probably wouldn't fly in a Canadian market except Calgary (red) and TO (blue and white) but is great for promoting Team Mean Mr Mustard.

Ugh... it looks like their ice surface has jaundice.

5thhorseman · Post by **5thhorseman** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:34 am

Beware of the yellow snow!

Jovocop · Post by **Jovocop** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:28 am

TEAM Radio ‏@TEAM1040
LA Kings have re-signed Dustin Brown 8-yr, 46 million

A $5.75m cap hit per year for a 0.61 ppg player.

641GP 181G 207A -24 452PIM

Comparable players on the Canucks roster:

Kesler, $5m, 0.61 ppg
Booth, $4.25m, 0.53 ppg
Burrows, $4.5m, 0.52 ppg

If Booth can stay healthy, he is not as bad as people think he is...

Cornuck · Post by **Cornuck** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:34 am

He's also their captain and that will mean a few more $$$ - and he's been top 10 in the league for hits the past 5 years.

Jovocop · Post by **Jovocop** » Thu Jul 18, 2013 11:37 am

Cornuck wrote:He's also their captain and that will mean a few more $$$ - and he's been top 10 in the league for hits the past 5 years.

Also, one of the most hated players in the league... famous for "hit and turtle"

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