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by FrankD on Jan 26, 2009 12:30 PM EST
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PrintSeeing as how it was a quiet week for the Penguins during this whole all-star weekend thing, let's take a look at some other stories around the rest of the league.
CTV asks an interesting question: Can following your favorite team pose as a religion?
There are a bunch of "how to improve the All-Star Game" propositions up on PuckDaddy. I'm all for the one that suggests the Winter Classic as the All-Star Game, even if Sean's not. Although I'm also partial to my own suggestion - send it overseas.
Peter Forsberg might play again, or not. Or maybe he will, or won't. Or perhaps he'll try, or not bother. Make. Up. Your. Mind.
Apparently one of Alexei Kovalev's goals in life was to be the all-star MVP.
This picture of Florida's Craig Anderson just made me laugh. Here's to hoping you find it half as funny as I do.
Ok, somewhat relevant Pens news. Ilya Kovalchuk may have posed as matchmaker for Malkin and Ovechkin this week.
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Thx for the Anderson pic, made my day.
Oh and on the subject of commercial break snow shovel girls? I used to go to a lot of games, maybe 5 or so years ago, and there were no snow shovel chicks, did I just miss them or were they disguised as men in track suits? In fact I don’t remember any shovelling/scraping during commercial breaks at all. Mmm.
I don’t enjoy much about Nashville when I journey there for my live hockey fix, but they do have some definite snow shovel hotties….er, uh, I mean enthusiastic young professionals.
Sure, it may be a rough stretch, but at least it's okay to like Jaromir Jagr again.
I saw one take a flop during the Devils/Pens game last month. That was pretty hilarious.
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I disagree that the Winter Classic should be the All Star Game…as it is right now. The Winter Classic draws awesome ratings and showcases the NHL as it is normally played. The All Star Game is a slow-paced, high-scoring, non-hitting game of fluff in which not all of the roles are played (you don’t have tough scrappers in the ASG).
Something that would help the ASG is one, get it off of Versus (I couldn’t watch it). Keep the Winter Classic, though, as a preview of what the NHL can do. Just don’t put the Islanders in it.
Sure, it may be a rough stretch, but at least it's okay to like Jaromir Jagr again.
I think the ASG would serve better as an overseas promotion. This season kicked off with games in Sweden and Prague. They always talk about showcasing some of the league’s best stars, so why not put them all in one place at one time for everyone to see?
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Peter Forsberg sensed that it was his time to get in the “will he? won’t he?” spotlight now that Sundin made up his mind and it’s still a couple more months before the Brett Favre drama creeps back up.
What is it with the NHL constantly having of those players for – what, the past four years? Selanne, Niedemeyer, Forsberg, Sundin…am I missing anyone?
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Maybe you could throw Brendan Shanahan in there too…Although Shanny always wanted to play, just couldn’t find a proper and willing suitor for a while.
I think the drama transcends to all sports..Like Brett Favre and Keyshawn Johnson. Or to a lesser degree guys like Roger Clemens, Andy Pettite and Greg Maddux. Hell even now Lance Armstrong is talking about coming back.
I guess some guys just don’t know when they’re ready to let go and hang ‘em up. I suppose it’s only natural, it’s what theyv’e been doing for about as long as they can remember.
Hah I completely forgot about him. It’s not like these guys make a loud and proud comeback either. I mean, yes they were (are?) great players in their own rite, but coming back for half a season leaves very little fulfillment for the team. Forsberg last season was a big name but very little impact. Same goes for Sundin, Favre didn’t even make the playoffs and Clemens had something like a 4-point something ERA and over less than 20 games. I feel ya when you say it’s just them trying to decide whether they should hang em up or not, but I’ve yet to see one player return and pose as the catalyst to the team.
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for clarification, those weren’t suggestions to change the Game, they were suggestions and my take on why they shouldn’t be used as changes.
It’s all good, sorry if I was misleading. I guess I just figured any of your propositions would improve the game regardless. I’m also a fan of the home-ice advantage one.
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why does the ASG have to mean something?
by GoingFiveHole on Jan 26, 2009 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
because the sponsors want it to and because little children (future season ticket holders) think it is pretty cool.
I’m not against the ASG, I’m asking why it needs to have a meaning to the game (ie home ice for winning conference) and why can’t it just be what it is: a glorified game of shinny?
The sponsors don’t care what the game is. They dropped $10 mill in new activations this weekend.
by GoingFiveHole on Jan 26, 2009 4:34 PM EST up reply actions
I don’t know how I feel necessarily about the term “meaning” even though I obviously used it in my own sentence above. Basically what I’m thinking is having all those stars on the ice at one time in either Canada or the US is great, but isn’t that what the league is trying to market overseas too? Even that can go either way – do we want to watch the league market the GAME (ie. regular season, hard hits, fights, etc.) or its PLAYERS (prime benefit of the ASG overseas).
On the other hand, letting the guys go out there and have some fun isn’t a bad thing either. But if Bettman is going to threaten players with suspension if they choose to be a no show, then perhaps “fun” isn’t the right word anymore.
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