thedisappearer

You'd rather a player with zero NHL experience play than Flip right now? Seriously? He's in a slump, not mortally wounded.

It seems like half of our forwards are ice cold right now.

DAMMIT

Technically, if he wrote that sentence correctly, he'd be correct. In our last 17 games, we have won against a team from the Western Conference in regulation once. It's a pretty cherrypicked fact, though.

Yeah, well, top three or… I. Will. Be. Pissed.

If he's in China, I'm pretty sure these qualify as not-as-early games.

Only the father refers to the childbearing experience as "fun". Congrats, Mule!

You don't watch the NBA, do you?

That's awesome. I :heart: Stevie.

Well, if it is, so be it. I'd rather have the player the whole year anyway. If you were better at what Holland does than Holland, you'd have his job.

Here is talk about the intent of snagging Nabby, which is about the GM, Garth Snow. Here's me agreeing. Here's you making it about Charles Wang, not Garth Snow for whatever random reason. Here's me asking why you made it about Wang, as opposed to Garth Snow, as I had previously agreed. Here's you being oblivious. I deleted the sad, pathetic personal attack, as I figured it sucks being the Isles fan, why rub it in?

Can you provide evidence that the owner forced the GM's hand to take Nabby, or do you just like typing "Wang" a lot?

That's a Valid Point.

Doesn't matter. Eric Lindros could have been Steve Yzerman, and THEN you would have felt silly!

You misunderstood. Why would the Isle's inability to attract a decent netminder matter to Nabby? Hint: it doesn't. Hint 2: it's why I can understand why he'd rather sit out than play for a bloated, horrible team.

Maybe, maybe not. He'll be what, 35 next year? People get shaky signing old goalies who were 3 GAA and a s***ty save % no matter if they played for a bloated, horrible team. The situation between Roli and Nabby is no where near the same. If it's so simple, why aren't you an NHL GM? I know there are. That's why I didn't make the comparison, and laughed when you did.

Well, it's the difference in the comparison *YOU* brought up, so… Anyway, I am aware Nabby knew the odds, and I don't begrudge the Isles their change to snag him. But I can't blame a player who signed a deal with one team for a specific reason(s) who then got snatched into a completely different scenario which would not only hurt you (trying to showcase your skills) but the team (who would win more games and ruin their chances to get a stud next to Tavares… until they both go URA and leave the bloated, horrible Islanders. So, are you comparing Nabby to Lindros? You don't see inherent differences between being an amateur players getting drafted, and being an established vet trying to get back into the league? But nice attempt to draw Yzerman into. That's the LGW equivalent of Godwinning a thread. Explain how this matters to Nabokov in any freaking way?

So you are saying he signed a contract tendered to him by the Islanders? I understand the reality of the CBA, but that doesn't change the mere fact he never signed a deal to play for the lonely Isle. It's not pretty, but it's the truth. But yes, the difference between Smyth and Nabakov is one is willing to stand up for his preferences as a human and a player, and the other cries when he leaves a team. None of which changes the fact that the NY Islanders are, in fact, bloated and horrible. Sorry that bothers you. It should, really. Also, you capitalize weird words.

To which Nabby replies, "I never signed a contract with that bloated, horrible club. Why would I? Their GM blows worse than the team."

As in their divisions are rivals? Huh? NM, rivals of the captains. Got it. Move along, nothing to see here...

Really? The flu now? What's next, rickets?

Being a Flame is bad enough.

Yes, as the OP mentioned already. *ETA* I don't mean to say it will detract from Lids' captaincy. The media will use it to detract from Staal's.

Congrats to Lids, but we know this is just gonna be a "coulda shoulda woulda Crosby" media talking point.

Typical sophomore jinx. He'll bounce back.