Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

[Strangelove]

At least on twitter a lot of Buffalo fans are excited for his return.

Some jokes about which wife Nolan will sleep with first ha.

[Topper]

Dude, would you put the Blackhawk's acquisition of Versteeg in the same category as the Canucks Paulson and Roy deals?

[mathonwy]

The idea of bringing Nolan back is fucking crazy and the fans are responding in kind.

Bringing back Owen would be awesome for the Canucks. Get some old fashion Irish Canadian grit into the line up.

[Per]

Czech
Russian
Dane
Swede
Austrian
Swede
Canadian
Belarussian
Canadian
Canadian
Czech
Canadian
Dane
Canadian
American
American
Swiss
American
Swede
Czech

The rather surprising top twenty in scoring in the NHL.
Five Canadians (the best of whom is in 7th place), three Americans, three Czechs, three Swedes, two Danes (sic!), a Russian, a Belarussian, an Austrian and a Swiss guy.

The Canadians have picked up their game. Looking at the scoring charts today it looks like this:

Canadian
Swede
Swede
Russian
Canadian
Canadian
Russian
American
Canadian
Swede
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian
Swede
Canadian
Swede
Canadian
Canadian
Russian
Canadian

The top twenty now consists of 11 Canadians, 5 Swedes, 3 Russians and 1 American.

Looking forward to the Olympic tournament!

But what happened to the Finns and Czechs?

[Aaronp18]

But what happened to the Finns and Czechs?

Don't want to state the obvious but perhaps they've Czeched out, they`re Finnished!

[ORCA]

But what happened to the Finns and Czechs?

Don't want to state the obvious but perhaps they've Czeched out, they`re Finnished!

you had to just russian and make that joke, didn't you?

[Meds]

The Canadians have picked up their game. Looking at the scoring charts today it looks like this:

Canadian
Swede
Swede
Russian
Canadian
Canadian
Russian
American
Canadian
Swede
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian
Swede
Canadian
Swede
Canadian
Canadian
Russian
Canadian

The top twenty now consists of 11 Canadians, 5 Swedes, 3 Russians and 1 American.

Looking forward to the Olympic tournament!

But what happened to the Finns and Czechs?

Have you mentally checked out Per? Or do you just have some weird translator program that screws with your screen.....

Canadian
Canadian
Swede
Russian
Canadian
Canadian
Russian
Yank
Canadian
Swede
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian
Swede
Canadian

As of right now per NHL.com

Unless you mean goal scorers, because that would change things....

Russian
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian
Yank
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian

8 of the top 10.....

[Per]

But what happened to the Finns and Czechs?

Don't want to state the obvious but perhaps they've Czeched out, they`re Finnished!

you had to just russian and make that joke, didn't you?

That's Swede... Maybe we Canada pun about Aaron not being Sloven, eh?

[Per]

The Canadians have picked up their game. Looking at the scoring charts today it looks like this:

Canadian
Swede
Swede
Russian
Canadian
Canadian
Russian
American
Canadian
Swede
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian
Swede
Canadian
Swede
Canadian
Canadian
Russian
Canadian

The top twenty now consists of 11 Canadians, 5 Swedes, 3 Russians and 1 American.

Looking forward to the Olympic tournament!

But what happened to the Finns and Czechs?

Have you mentally checked out Per? Or do you just have some weird translator program that screws with your screen.....

Canadian
Canadian
Swede
Russian
Canadian
Canadian
Russian
Yank
Canadian
Swede
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian
Swede
Canadian

As of right now per NHL.com

Unless you mean goal scorers, because that would change things....

Russian
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian
Yank
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian
Canadian

8 of the top 10.....

Nhl.com right now:

Player Team Pos GP G A P +/- PIM PP SH GW OT S S% TOI/G Sft/G FO%
1-30 of 744 results. 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7-12 | Next | Last
1 Sidney Crosby PIT C 25 13 18 31 +2 14 4 0 1 0 91 14.3 22:34 23.8 52.4
2 Alexander Steen STL C 23 19 10 29 +15 10 4 0 4 0 75 25.3 20:47 27.9 47.7
3 Henrik Zetterberg DET L 25 10 18 28 +10 4 1 0 1 0 91 11.0 20:14 24.9 55.1
4 Alex Ovechkin WSH L 22 20 7 27 -6 16 8 0 3 1 123 16.3 21:05 21.7 0.0
5 Ryan Getzlaf ANA C 23 13 14 27 +15 13 3 0 5 1 62 21.0 20:39 24.7 52.0
6 John Tavares NYI C 24 10 17 27 -2 24 2 0 2 0 71 14.1 20:44 22.1 44.2
7 Evgeni Malkin PIT C 25 4 23 27 -2 18 1 0 1 0 69 5.8 19:57 21.3 53.2
8 Patrick Kane CHI R 25 13 13 26 -3 10 6 0 4 0 77 16.9 19:41 22.7 50.0
9 Corey Perry ANA R 26 13 12 25 +13 22 1 0 5 0 95 13.7 19:48 23.7 45.4
10 Henrik Sedin VAN C 26 7 18 25 +6 22 3 0 1 0 51 13.7 22:29 25.7 51.6
11 Bryan Little WPG R 26 12 12 24 +4 20 1 2 1 0 57 21.1 20:05 26.0 43.3
12 Jonathan Toews CHI C 25 12 12 24 +9 14 2 1 0 0 75 16.0 20:39 25.8 57.7
13 Martin St. Louis TBL R 24 10 14 24 +7 4 1 0 2 1 57 17.5 21:07 24.6 42.8
14 Erik Karlsson OTT D 24 7 17 24 -2 8 1 0 1 0 71 9.9 27:47 27.8 0.0
15 Jamie Benn DAL C 22 7 17 24 +8 15 0 0 1 0 68 10.3 18:56 24.9 60.8
16 Nicklas Backstrom WSH C 24 5 19 24 +0 12 1 0 1 0 58 8.6 19:42 22.3 48.8
17 Joe Thornton SJS C 23 2 22 24 +9 2 0 0 0 0 29 6.9 18:42 26.5 53.0
18 Steven Stamkos TBL C 17 14 9 23 +11 8 3 1 2 0 60 23.3 20:17 24.4 45.4
19 Pavel Datsyuk DET C 24 12 11 23 +3 6 5 0 2 0 72 16.7 20:49 25.2 51.0
20 Tyler Seguin DAL C 22 12 11 23 +6 2 2 0 2 0 64 18.8 19:20 24.1 37.9
21 Patrick Marleau SJS C 23 11 12 23 +8 2 5 0 1 0 78 14.1 20:21 27.6 50.0

Oh, wait? You thought Steen was Canadian?!
Lol! Now, that's hilarious!

[Meds]

Oh, wait? You thought Steen was Canadian?!
Lol! Now, that's hilarious!

Alexander Steen. Born: March 1, 1984 (age 29), Winnipeg, MB, CANADA

About sums it up.

[Topper]

But what happened to the Finns and Czechs?

Don't want to state the obvious but perhaps they've Czeched out, they`re Finnished!

I thought it was czech finn soup.

[Per]

Oh, wait? You thought Steen was Canadian?!
Lol! Now, that's hilarious!

Alexander Steen. Born: March 1, 1984 (age 29), Winnipeg, MB, CANADA

About sums it up.

Just because his dad had a Canadian employer when he was born doesn't change the fact that he is a Swedish citizen, bleeds yellow and blue and plays for Sweden in international tournaments.

[Meds]

Oh, wait? You thought Steen was Canadian?!
Lol! Now, that's hilarious!

Alexander Steen. Born: March 1, 1984 (age 29), Winnipeg, MB, CANADA

About sums it up.

Just because his dad had a Canadian employer when he was born doesn't change the fact that he is a Swedish citizen, bleeds yellow and blue and plays for Sweden in international tournaments.

Hmmmm.....

I wonder what is dad is doing now.....

Oh wait, he's a city councillor in Winnipeg. And before that he was a candidate for the Canadian Conservative party. Yeah, he just BLEEDS blue and gold.....so thick that he just couldn't wait to get back home and contribute to his own country. Good thing Alex's dad had a Canadian employer when Alex was born.

Steen has dual citizenship, he went and played in Europe for a while as a kid, and he played for Sweden internationally because he didn't get invited to play for team Canada.....and rightly so, up until this season he's been a 40-50 point guy.

And there are many people who opt for dual citizenship if it's there for the taking.....it's foolish not to when you consider the doors it can open. Like in Steens case, he had the option to play for a national team that he otherwise would not have had.

[Per]

Just because his dad had a Canadian employer when he was born doesn't change the fact that he is a Swedish citizen, bleeds yellow and blue and plays for Sweden in international tournaments.

Hmmmm.....

I wonder what is dad is doing now.....

Oh wait, he's a city councillor in Winnipeg. And before that he was a candidate for the Canadian Conservative party. Yeah, he just BLEEDS blue and gold.....so thick that he just couldn't wait to get back home and contribute to his own country. Good thing Alex's dad had a Canadian employer when Alex was born.

Steen has dual citizenship, he went and played in Europe for a while as a kid, and he played for Sweden internationally because he didn't get invited to play for team Canada.....and rightly so, up until this season he's been a 40-50 point guy.

And there are many people who opt for dual citizenship if it's there for the taking.....it's foolish not to when you consider the doors it can open. Like in Steens case, he had the option to play for a national team that he otherwise would not have had.

Sure, he lived in Canada till he was twelve, and does have dual citizenship, but he only ever played peewee hockey there. He went to high school in Gothenburg in Sweden and started representing Sweden internationally as a 15-yo, so Canada never had a shot at him, since the IIHF doesn't let you represent more than one nation in their tournaments (exception of course when countries split or merge, etc). He played in Sweden up till he signed an NHL contract, so it's not like he "played in Europe for a while as a kid".

He has played peewee in Canada and NHL. Nothing in between. By the time he signed on for Toronto he had already played 54 caps for Sweden's juniors, including two WJC, so I don't really see when Canada would have had a shot at inviting him...

Either way, we are splitting hairs. When the Olympic tournament starts, Steen will be wearing yellow and blue.
Thus he is a Swedish player, and suggesting anything else is just silly.

[Meds]

Either way, we are splitting hairs. When the Olympic tournament starts, Steen will be wearing yellow and blue.
Thus he is a Swedish player, and suggesting anything else is just silly.

And Brett Hull is what? American then?

I never suggested he wasn't a Swedish player, just that he is Canadian born, and therefore a Canadian.