2012 NHL Offseason Thread: ROCK OUT WITH YOUR LOCKOUT

[NynJa]

These evil fucks

[-img]http://cdri.org/fieldguides/wasps/images/sphex-ichneumoneus12.jpg[/img]

NSFW THIS SHIT
What the fuck is wrong with you man

[Palin]

http://www.countryweekly.com/sites/c...n-broadway.jpg

Cast of the new series, Nashville. I wonder if Shae Webber and/or Predators will make an apperance. XD

Very accurate portrayal of Tennessee with only 1 black person.

[BadKarma]

NSFW THIS SHIT
What the fuck is wrong with you man

Oh you dont like Wasps?

How about a hornet? I hear they have a fucking awesome crunch when you bite into them

http://solar.calfinder.com/blog/wp-c...rnet-solar.jpg

[NynJa]

I fucking hate bees, all kinds of bees, so fucking much, fuckkkkk youuuuu. I hope lunq gets stung in his face and gets horribly disfigured and loses his desire to be a goaltender over it

[Mazmaz]

Oh god yes Hayden Panettiere

[Richybear]

1 more year of Alfie in Ottawa

[vagus]

Lots of rumblings about Phoenix possibly contracting. If this is the case, this would be an interesting for the NHL. A draft would be required and make this off season fun. An extra 30 days for the owners on the lease seems a move to buy time. At this point, the NHL should just walk away from Phoenix. NHLPA probaly not impressed about contracting, but at this point might be the best option for both sides.

[Brill Weave]

The threat of contracting is a huge bargaining chip for the NHL in the labor negotiations. I don't think they would consider it unless absolutely necessary. It's not a good sign that Jamison is apparently coming up 20 million short. There's also been rumors that his investors are starting to get skittish and are about to pull out.

[vagus]

Paul Bissonnette RW L 27 2009 Welland, Ontario
Mikkel Boedker RW L 22 2008 Brøndby, Denmark
Alexandre Bolduc C L 27 2011 Montreal, Quebec
Gilbert Brule (UFA) C R 25 2012 Edmonton, Alberta
Kyle Chipchura (RFA) C L 26 2011 Westlock, Alberta
Shane Doan (C) (UFA) RW R 35 1995 Halkirk, Alberta
Louis Domingue G L 20 2010 Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D L 21 2009 Karlskrona, Sweden
Maxim Goncharov D R 23 2007 Moscow, Soviet Union
Boyd Gordon C R 28 2011 Unity, Saskatchewan
Martin Hanzal (A)C L 25 2005 Písek, Czechoslovakia
Brett Hextall C R 24 2008 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Rostislav Klesla D L 30 2011 Nový Jičín, Czechoslovakia
Rob Klinkhammer C L 25 2012 Lethbridge, Alberta
Lauri Korpikoski LW L 25 2009 Turku, Finland
Jason LaBarbera G L 32 2009 Burnaby, British Columbia
Daymond Langkow (UFA)C L 35 2011 Edmonton, Alberta
Brett MacLean LW R 23 2011 London, Ontario
Zbynek Michalek D R 29 2012 Jindřichův Hradec, Czechoslovakia
Andy Miele C L 24 2011 Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan
Derek Morris D R 33 2010 Edmonton, Alberta
David Moss RW R 30 2001 Livonia, Michigan
Connor Murphy D R 19 2011 Boston, Massachusetts
Justin Pogge G L 26 2011 Fort McMurray, Alberta
Michal Rozsival (UFA) D R 33 2011 Vlašim, Czechoslovakia
David Rundblad D R 21 2011 Lycksele, Sweden
Kurt Sauer (UFA)D L 31 2008 St. Cloud, Minnesota
David Schlemko D L 25 2007 Edmonton, Alberta
Mike Smith G L 30 2011 Kingston, Ontario
Michael Stone D R 22 2008 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Steve Sullivan LW R 38 2012 Timmins, Ontario
Chris Summers (RFA) D L 24 2006 Ann Arbor, Michigan
Jordan Szwarz RW R 21 2009 Burlington, Ontario
Raffi Torres LW L 30 2011 Toronto, Ontario
Antoine Vermette C L 30 2012 Saint-Agapit, Quebec
Radim Vrbata RW R 31 2009 Mladá Boleslav, Czechoslovakia
Matt Watkins RW L 25 2009 Regina, Saskatchewan
Ethan Werek C L 21 2011 Markham, Ontario
Keith Yandle (A) D L 25 2005 Boston, Massachusetts


Ok. Which player you want for your team? I assume higher the standing, low on the totem pole on when you draft.

[Brill Weave]

Ekman-Larsson, Yandle, Boedker, Vrbata. In that order.

[Deader2818]

I've heard also they might to do dispersal draft then grant an expansion team to a new city. Reason behind it is the NHL gets more money from expansion fees.

[Brill Weave]

I've heard that Shane Doan kills men by the hundreds. And if he were here, he'd consume the English with fireballs from his eyes, and bolts of lightning from his arse.

[Mote]

Oliver Ekman-Larsson, no question

[Brill Weave]

Yup. You'd have to be insane to take anyone else before OEL.

[Izzy]

Regarding the GM connected thing: How often do I need to check up on this? Do I actually have to play games or am I just managing the team and the AI plays the games?

[Sepukku]

You can do either/both.

And at least once a week I would imagine.

Also, lost all respect for Hayden Paniteire when she said she'll never even do brief topless in a movie; her breasts are for her future husband's eyes only.

[Brill Weave]

She's now dead to me.

[Richybear]

I'd take Torres to bring his classy ways back to Edmonton. :D
And by that I mean, OEL > Yandle > Klesla.
Edmonton doesn't need more fucking forwards.

[BadKarma]

Im shocked you didnt say Mike Smith Richy

[Ace-o-fire]

http://www.downgoesbrown.com/2012/07...cs-hockey.html

The Olympics: "The World's Fastest Man" is a title bestowed on the winner of the Olympics 100-meter dash.
The NHL: "The World's Fastest Man" is a title bestowed on whichever Blue Jacket has just been traded and is in the process of cleaning out his locker in Columbus.