Over-poll-ution: Imaginary Dilemmas, one offseason later!
by Earl Sleek on Jul 7, 2011 8:48 AM PDT
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PrintDucks fans (not just Albert K) have been going varying degrees of stir-crazy this young summer, as Barstool Bob has actually decreased his opening-day salary with the Sutton-for-Foster trade, followed by nothing but quiet AHL signings in Gordon, Rodney, and Jacques (who?, who?, and qui?).
And I understand the frustration -- this team does need to get better, especially at the start of the season. But I think it's very important to remember why our spending hands are tied this summer: because of the key roster pieces we're keeping. The Ducks are hanging onto a top line that's the envy of the league -- three superstars in the primes of their careers all on fairly sweetheart contracts, coming off a Hart-Trophy-producing season. The Ducks are keeping the highest scoring defenseman in the NHL, one who was on the ice for more goals-for than any skater in the league last season. The Ducks are keeping the rest of their defensive core intact, including defensive stud Lydman plus they'll benefit from a full season out of Beauchemin and experience gained by Fowler and Sbisa. And, partially because his trade value is near-zero right now, the Ducks are keeping the western conference's only goaltender to make last year's All-Star Game.
Oh yeah, plus the Ducks have the inside track on last year's 8th-highest-scorer in the league, too.
Inactivity is not all bad news, Ducks fans. We know what the summer priorities are -- more competent third and fourth line depth -- and in order to retain the key pieces Anaheim has, it'll have to be done cheaply, at least to start the season. The first wave of UFA signings, as money-crazy as it was this summer, was not the way to do that -- not unless Barstool was finding a way to move a different contract out, I think. There's still plenty of summer left for more affordable signing or trading options (don't forget that Nashville's RFAs might become UFAs soon).
But let's play a hypothetical game today -- let's suppose for a second that Barstool Bob did want to make a big-money offseason splash, but being bound by a tight budget, it boiled down to a hard decision: what if he had to trade away one of these Three Stooges?
A little sloppy, but you get the idea.
Any one of these top-liners would yield a LOT in a trade, though of course each comes with its own public relations disaster. Some numbers and discussion after the jump, then of course there's a poll below (don't forget to vote on THIS, too!) -- even if you're not a Ducks fan, feel free to participate.
Just to get the math out of the way, here's what each player is currently owed on his existing contract (thanks, CapGeek!):
Ryan Getzlaf -- 2 years remaining, cap hit $5.325M. Actual cash -- $11.875M ($5.938M / year).
Corey Perry -- 2 years remaining, cap hit $5.325M. Actual cash -- $10.250M ($5.125M / year).
Bobby Ryan -- 4 years remaining, cap hit $5.100M. Actual cash -- $22.250M ($5.563M / year).
Interesting to note that in terms of cash, Perry will earn the least of the trio in each of the next two seasons. And here's each of their counting numbers from last season:
Phenomenal players, all three of them. So which would you trade?
There's no right answer here, I think -- each player has his own benefits and drawbacks. Bobby Ryan is the least accomplished of the trio, but he is locked in the longest contract; keeping B-Ry helps avoid the potentially-messy situation of trying to re-sign both Getzlaf and Perry in 2013. Corey Perry is the cheapest cash-wise of the three, but with the Hart Trophy win, he'd probably get the highest return on a trade -- perhaps it's wise to "sell high" with him. Ryan Getzlaf is the captain and probably has the most potential, but his game is sloppy in the details and there is a premium on top-line centers in this league -- he might be most difficult to replace.
I really don't know -- ask me this question on three different days and you might get three different answers. :)
In the end, this question might just boil down to "which player do you like the least in a Ducks sweater?", but feel free to rationalize your decision in the comments. And maybe this sort of mental exercise can help Ducks fans better appreciate that Barstool Bob so far hasn't been forced to make this decision. Yeah, it's a quiet summer, but I for one am glad it's not a crazy summer just for its own sake.
Just for further consideration, here's how BoC readers voted when I posed this question last summer:
I wonder how the results will look this time.
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by Megalodon on Jul 7, 2011 8:53 AM PDT reply actions 4 recs
I think I do about two polls a year, but I had to participate in BoC’s Poll Week! :)
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wonder what happens on saturday nite.?…karaoke nite?…Tea party?
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions
oh gawd my breakfast burrito I ate is wanting to make an appearnace out of my tummy
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I check in here for the first time in months, and this is the awful hypothetical scenario you throw my way?! OUCH! (By the way, the picture is effin awesome!)
Every time I make a choice, I argue against myself. So I’ll just do the smart thing and resign as GM. It’s been fun.
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It’s a toughie, no doubt. But the more I argue with myself about it, the more I’m happy about the “hypothetical” part of the whole thing.
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Thanks! I miss you crazy guys! Hockey feels like lightyears away, so I’m trying to embrace anything I can! And what better place to do that than here?!
I think…if I had to…absolutely HAD to…I’d go Getzlaf. I think a big part of that is how we saw Bobby and Perry play without him this past season for those few weeks. Plus…it seems that every season since he’s signed this new deal, I want to kick him in the balls more and more.
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I definately have to agree with you SK. And if you get a chance to kick him the balls, give him an extra one for the rest of us.
Getzlaf seems to be losing his drive & ability with his hair
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It all goes back to that “as good as he wants to be” bullshit. I guess I just figure that either of the other two will make the most of whomever they play with.
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It is a good point — plus you can’t really play Getzlaf on the penalty kill very safely, whereas the other two have shown abilities to be useful there.
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i’m one who also picked Getzlaf.
I did because i think he is lazy at times, and let’s his temper get the better of him at times (thus taking selfish penalties).
BUT, I’d trade him to the east coast!
Same here. He just mails it in too often (or at least seems to; easy to say for someone who can’t even skate properly) and I think he would get us a great return (maybe not as good as Perry right now but better than Bobby). Bobby and Corey seemed just fine without him… Bobby would be second on my list and Perry would be in the neverth position :-)
I think part of the problem is that Getzlaf gets forced into that defensive role he doesn’t enjoy. We let Selanne get away with not back checking, but not Getzlaf. I’m not saying it’s right, but when you have to play your top offensive guys as your shutdown guys, problems like this will arise. Getzlaf could sleepwalk his way to a 100 point season. I’m ok with the defensive lapses; we just need to find him a Steve Rucchin-type to maybe play on the other wing.
it’s not just in the D zone. He can be lazy in the offensive zone as well. AND i hate his no-look back-hand passes to the opposition.
I’ve seen him come in on the left wing with the goalie completely out of position to the right, and instead of shooting into an open net, he tried a low percentage drop pass to one of his teammates that’s trying to get seperation from a defender.
Is he just not that smart?
And when an opposing player gets under his skin he takes dumb penalties.
I think part of the problem is that Getzlaf gets forced into that defensive role he doesn’t enjoy. We let Selanne get away with not back checking, but not Getzlaf.
Well Getzlaf IS a center, so he has more responsibility to play defense than someone like Selanne.
Is he just not that smart?
I honestly think this is his problem.
Is he just not that smart?
That can easily be answered after watching a single interview.
“I mean yah, uhh sure….definitely.”
Having defensive responsibility is different than having a defensive role. I’ve seen Getzlaf backcheck, and he does an acceptable job, but I think asking him to be the shutdown center is a little ludicrous.
I call non unique on not shooting at open nets. The guy doesn’t shoot, so what? I can live with 20 goals and 80 assists a year.
As for the drop passes, a lot of the time, someone should be there. I get as mad as anyone when he makes stupid drop passes. However, I get equally mad when nobody trails Getzlaf. The dude is a Hippo in a river, there should be fish lining up to feed off those drop passes! I also invoke Chris Rock “sometimes you have to save your man from himself!”
There’s always a little crazy that comes with good players. However, of the top 3, only Getzlaf and Perry make their teammates better. When Getzlaf’s on, he’s probably one of the top 5 centers in the game. When he’s off, he’s still probably in or around the top 10, which means that 20 other teams would love to have him.
which means that 20 other teams would love to have him.
Exactly, and what would they part with to get him? I might bite on that.
And although Bobby does not elevate his teammates as much as Getz might, he also does not need to be on the top line to produce. That kid was scoring on a line with Parros.
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hey why dont i get a darlin…or hi….geez
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
your killing me softly
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Cause I’m cute and special. :)
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(By the way, the picture is effin awesome!)
One weird thing about making this Stooges mock-up. For some reason it’s very difficult to find a picture of a helmetless Corey Perry looking to my left — seems all the image results had him looking straight at the camera or to my right.
I don’t really know why that is, and I didn’t really dig too many pages deep, but that’s why I voted to trade him. :)
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I picked Perry – cause it just might make the Ducks a more tolerable team to possibly like. Might mind you.
Might being the key word there. Most likely not tho. :)
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I’ll admit I picked Perry, too. It’d be a PR nightmare, but he’s the guy whose return would probably be the highest (maybe). But at least I’d be dealing a guy near his peak, I think.
Ah, who knows, though? Could be an awful decision.
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by Earl Sleek on Jul 7, 2011 9:14 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
yea your way off on perry…hes improved..and matured..every year…the other 2 u cant say that about
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 9:59 AM PDT up reply actions
if you were albert lol…probally thinks the same after winning the trophy…why didnt he score 100 goals?…hes fuckin slow and he sucks
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 10:22 AM PDT up reply actions
If you were to deal Perry, there is no better time than to deal a guy after he wins the Hart and Rocket. His value is through the roof right now.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 7, 2011 10:02 AM PDT up reply actions
you’d wanna get rid off this? now why would that be…
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by sleza on Jul 7, 2011 10:11 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Dude, this is easy. Trade Bobby Ryan. Then you can retire Kariya’s jersey without any controversy over the whole number 9 deal.
ive been with u all along in not panicking at the lack of moves…overpaying for FA usually bites us in the ass
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 9:51 AM PDT reply actions
i think u keep all 3..but a gun to my head..I agree with SK..getzlaf…i think youll get great quailty with any of the 3(especailly to an east coast team that have no idea about how dumb getzlaf can be)…so getzlaf whos so inconsistant…bobby is also..but hes got more upside on the offensive end…both dont play defense anyways..so might as well go bobby and get goals..
only argument against getzlaf is he is a big center and you kinda need that against the sharks and kings
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 9:57 AM PDT up reply actions
I think Getzlaf’s ceiling is the highest — not sure he’ll ever achieve it, but that’s one counterargument.
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I definitely think he has the ability to be the most valuable, but it’s not happening here. Easily, that guy gets moved and becomes a rockstar for any other team. We’d all look back and be pissed that we traded him. I think as for Bobby and Perry, we’re getting the best they have to offer regardless of who they play with. Getzlaf…probably not so much.
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It all pretty much hinges on if or when he’s going to grow up. He saw Perry take a maturity step last season with great results; might that help Baldy follow suit?
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Maybe if he can avoid injury. The last two years he has missed quite a few games.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 7, 2011 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I keep thinking that he’ll be healthy enough, but it always seems to be something…
I’m also hoping that he’ll play with a bit of jealous envy next season and try to regain the spotlight from Perry. A bit of healthy competition between the two might be good…or damaging. LOL! who knows!
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But Getzlaf played so much better for the first 10 games after getting a puck to the head. Maybe he needs one every ten games to make him play well…
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again, I’d gladly offer to be his bi-monthly kick to the balls if it helps.
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Can we make that a regular feature on BoC?
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
maybe we need a counter? Number of times Getzlaf could use a kick to the balls…we could lose count during games, but have a rough estimate at least. I’d set the over/under at about 4 a game…soooo…aprox 330 over the season.
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There’s plenty of ball-busting going on as is, but perhaps Balls of Choice would be an amusing…weekly…poll?
Who is most in need of a kick in the balls?
by whine_country on Jul 7, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
Who is most in need of a kick in the balls?
corey perry. see the link somewhere above
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funny, you say kick in the balls, as a Ducks fan I say, pat on the back. Interesting how that works, eh?
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fuck a poll. i was thinking something more like this, only with getzlaf as the subject every single time.
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 11:23 AM PDT up reply actions
You may even be able to work out a trade and save all the drama and draft picks.
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Yeah that could be an option. Stamkos is a top 3 -5 player in the NHL. He is a marketing gem and an elite hockey player. He will put butts in the seats and win games. You rework your team to get a guy of that caliber.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 7, 2011 10:00 AM PDT up reply actions
It would be pretty sick to have the top two goal-scorers in the league from last year on the same roster.
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I’d get mad every time Baldy decided to shoot. Pass, you idiot! :)
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by Earl Sleek on Jul 7, 2011 10:12 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That’s funny. I always thought of Getzlaf as an uglier Joe Thornton who could shoot. Apparently he’s just an uglier Joe Thornton.
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 11:10 AM PDT up reply actions
The difference is that Joe doesn’t really have a great shot; he usually scores because the goaltender is anticipating a pass. Getzlaf can fucking shoot, he just chooses not to.
Getzlaf can fucking shoot, he just chooses not to.
Come on, same’s true for Thornton.
I’m beginning to think you have something against Sharks named Joe.
by whine_country on Jul 7, 2011 11:25 AM PDT up reply actions
Before Pronger arrived, Getzlaf was a regular point on the power play. Nobody’s tried that with JT, I think.
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It’s never even occurred to anyone until now.
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
Come on, same’s true for Thornton.
Ryan Getzlaf legitimately has one of the best wrist shots in the league. Look at this fucking thing. Look at that goal that he scored against Detroit (?) in the playoffs a few years ago that I couldn’t find on Youtube. Getzlaf has a better shot than Perry. This is why he drives Earl crazy, because if he played like Kopitar he could probably score 40. Instead, he shoots it like twice a game
Joe Thornton plays the way he does because that’s how he’s most effective. Ryan Getzlaf plays the way he does because… I’m not sure why.
by RudyKelly on Jul 7, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ryan Getzlaf plays the way he does because… I’m not sure why.
That definitely drives us all crazy.
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He scored on us a ton in the one series. That wrist shot still scares the crap out of me. Has he just stopped shooting since then?
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 11:55 AM PDT up reply actions
I guess I should have given our defense more credit for taking away his first three options!
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 11:58 AM PDT up reply actions
Not too much credit. Option C is to pass to the other team — they should have been more open!
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by Earl Sleek on Jul 7, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ryan Getzlaf plays the way he does because…
because he’s Ryan Getzlaf, that’s why.
I’m not saying Thornton’s shot is as good as Getzlaf’s. I’m just saying that it’s decent, maybe even slightly better than average.*
I think we can agree that we remain somewhat mystified as to why these pass-happy centers don’t shoot more.
Fuck it, you’re never going to agree with me on anything.
*I’m not searching Youtube to back that up. If you find that no such backup exists, then fuck you.
by whine_country on Jul 7, 2011 12:02 PM PDT up reply actions
Me:
The difference is that Joe doesn’t really have a great shot
You:
I’m just saying that it’s decent, maybe even slightly better than average.*
And then:
Fuck it, you’re never going to agree with me on anything.
?
by RudyKelly on Jul 7, 2011 12:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
(sigh) I told you I was dumb so many times...
It seemed to me you were thinking I was comparing their shots when I wasn’t. I was trying to say they were comparable with respect to their pass-first approach, and that confuses me. So yes, perhaps we do agree after all, and yes, I am dumb.
Fuck it, you’re never going to agree with me on anything.This is purely ball-busting, of course. Although one day, you will agree with me that Joe Pavelski is a good hockey player.
I’m blaming my frustration on mako for deciding to call me “whino.” Because that really sucks.
by whine_country on Jul 7, 2011 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions
Nobody’s tried that with JT, I think.
That’s probably true, but of course you put him where he’ll be most effective, which is a passing position. Doesn’t say anything about his shot.
Also, being on the point doesn’t mean you have a great shot.
Exhibit A: Tomas Kaberle
by whine_country on Jul 7, 2011 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
No he does not. He couldn’t fool a goalie to save his life.
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 11:44 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah for sure. I don’t know for a fact, but I’m pretty sure Joe gets most of his goals from deflections either off him or a defender.
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 11:27 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah he can. He broke the glass last year with a wrist shot from the blue line. Why he doesn’t unleash that shot from close in, I don’t know.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 7, 2011 11:57 AM PDT up reply actions
It’s not that he can’t put the puck on net. It’s that he doesn’t even begin to fool the goalie.
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 11:59 AM PDT up reply actions
Well yeah because ever goalie knows he is going to pass to either Perry or Ryan. He doesn’t keep goalie’s honest and he has the tools to do so. He has a ton of talent but he never seems to use more than 70% of it.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 7, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Some of it’s natural, though — lots of expiring contracts this year and next. But I don’t know that it can be called a rebuild unless one of these three goes.
Then it’d be really on.
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If teemu hangs them up , rebuild time.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 7, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
Im glad Murray didnt get into a spending war. Yeah it sucks on FA day when everyone else gets someone new to the roster, but the Ducks can’t spend money like the Kings and Sharks. The Ducks have talent coming up and we might be able to force Randy to actually play them instead of them sitting in the press box.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 7, 2011 10:16 AM PDT up reply actions
might be able to force Randy to actually play them instead of them sitting in the press box.
hell try to play sutton as a forward on the 3rd line..to avoid using younglins lol
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
that would be impressive…would he be wearing his Oilers jersey too?
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how could i forget that bastard was gone….holy shit..my mind is so on the weekend already
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 10:31 AM PDT up reply actions
be sure to have a drink in honor of his departure.
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i think a gorilla fart will suffice…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 10:52 AM PDT up reply actions
I wish I could forget that trade then re-remember it. Endless joy! :)
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by Earl Sleek on Jul 7, 2011 10:48 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You know who I wouldn’t mind getting some time as a forward is Brookbank. The guy played well last year when he had to fill in there. I almost think he is a better forward than d man.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 7, 2011 10:50 AM PDT up reply actions
I almost think he is a better forward than d man.
You could probably replace the word “forward” with any profession and a lot of people would agree with you. :)
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he’d probably be more likely to do that if we had a few more Cam Fowlers hanging around.
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If Schultz can add some bulk, then he will have another.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 7, 2011 12:13 PM PDT up reply actions
It kind of seems like Murray is trying to rebuild without letting anyone catch on.
I will add — I do think the Ducks are sort of treading water until the new CBA after next season. Whether it includes better revenue sharing or another salary rollback, either would help the Ducks.
It may make sense for Anaheim to wait until then to commit dollars.
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It’s a restructure! The Ducks have still managed to stay competitive despite their awful contracts and roster. A rebuild would be what the Oilers are stuck with. I’m ok with this strategy as long as we keep making the playoffs. Next year is when we really get aggressive. WOoo
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by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 11:29 AM PDT up reply actions
He said he almost felt Canadianized. He can stay
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Did he have to loot a store to prove his allegiance? :)
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by Earl Sleek on Jul 7, 2011 11:34 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Probably robbed the RK17 store so people would stop laughing at his clothing line
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Great. Now he’s an asshole and a turncoat.
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You’re here so often, you might as well adopt one of the BoC teams as your own. :)
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by Kevin Sellathamby on Jul 7, 2011 11:48 AM PDT up reply actions
It was a tough decision for me, because as whino said the other day: their talent is perfectly inverse with their likability. Ultimately I chose Bobby Ryan because the last time you signed him it seemed like he wasn’t too committed to staying in L.A.
Also, he’s the youngest; there may be time yet to save his soul.
he wasn’t too committed to staying in L.A.
What the what?!?
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 7, 2011 12:01 PM PDT up reply actions
You know, he dragged out the negotiations. It seemed like the Duck were just waiting for someone to offer sheet him so they could match it.
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 12:08 PM PDT up reply actions
When did Bobby Ryan ever play for a team that calls the great city of Los Angeles home?
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 7, 2011 12:16 PM PDT up reply actions
LA … Anaheim … same diff. Both in crappy Southern California. :)
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Yeah, Doughty!
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by Earl Sleek on Jul 7, 2011 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That’s like me lumping in some soulless, plastic, non-descript, drive-thru town like San Bruno in with a Metropolitan, Cultural-Mecha like San Francisco.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 7, 2011 12:24 PM PDT up reply actions
San Bruno isn’t a drive-thru town tho – the San Francisco Int’l Airport is located here. Plus the lovely gas explosion put us on the map (damn PG&E).
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or some shitty, ancient industrial city like South San Francisco.
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 12:30 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait now – South City has some awesome burrito places. Let’s not bash the city.
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Please.
Your region has no idea at all what constitutes a “great burrito.”
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 7, 2011 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
That’s like me lumping in some soulless, plastic, non-descript, drive-thru town like SanBrunoJose in with a Metropolitan, Cultural-Mecha like San Francisco.
by RudyKelly on Jul 7, 2011 12:37 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
I’ll be the first to say that the only thing cool about San Jose is the Sharks, Tech Museum and the The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum.
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by Angy on Jul 7, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
And which one of those is supposed to be cool?
by Newport Rebel on Jul 7, 2011 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh the hell we don’t.
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Keep your fucking lettuce, rice and mung beans the hell out of my burrito, you dirty hippies!!!
The NorCal Burrito: It’s HELLA Gross!!!
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 7, 2011 12:57 PM PDT up reply actions
What is a mung bean?? And that is not a typical burrito. What did you do, google hippie burrito? That doesn’t count.
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If I went to a “typical burrito” place in NoCal, and ordered a Carne Asada burrito, what would they serve inside it?
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 7, 2011 1:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Steak, beans, rice, salsa (hot preferably), guac, sour cream, cheese
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by Angy on Jul 7, 2011 1:15 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Carne Asada Burritos should have Steak, Cheese and Guac inside. AND NOTHING ELSE!
You don’t tug on Superman’s cape.
You don’t piss into the wind.
You don’t pull the mask of the Lone Ranger.
And you never, never, NEVER put rice & lettuce inside a burrito!!!
Hippies.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 7, 2011 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Chipotle and lots of other places do the rice and lettuce thing though. It’s less of a hippie thing and more of a mass-produced Americanized thing.
In far Northern California they DO put shredded carrots and other bullshit in their Mexican food though. That’s a hippie thing, and it’s gross.
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ewww @ Chipotle. Can’t stand that place. Or anything like it. And where do they put shredded carrots in the mexican food? So glad I haven’t run into that in my too many years here. Then again, I stay out of hippie joints. :)
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by Angy on Jul 7, 2011 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
I have heard the tale of shredded carrots reported North of Eureka. The lands up there have never known the footsteps of a real Mexican, and the citizens can only construct burritos in accordance with vague descriptions they have heard travelers tell. They usually make them out of pine-cones and marijuana and carrots.
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by Megalodon on Jul 7, 2011 1:38 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Yeah … North of Eureka is weird. I take no responsibility for those people
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Similarly
One can urinate on a Bible or Quran. And one can put rice, lettuce and beans inside a burrito. Both ideas have similar merit.
You can add sour cream to the list of NoCal Burrito malfeasances, too.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 7, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Chipotle is awesome. Now I want some.
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Further proof you and Rudy are one and the same. No one likes Chipotle.
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YUM CHIPOTLE!!!! barbacoa burrito!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 1:49 PM PDT up reply actions
What the hell? You should know better than to go to Chipotle. That place is awful!
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were gonna have chipotle party on top of a mountain….and you wont be invited!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions
No one likes Chipotle.
It takes a lot of nerve to say something that brazen during POLL WEEK!!! :)
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POLL IT! POLL IT! POLL IT!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not doing it, but I will suggest the post title “El Poll Loco”. :)
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by Earl Sleek on Jul 7, 2011 2:00 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
If one considers a Venn Diagram, with three circles representing:
1.Carne Asada Burrito
2.Salad/Sour Cream
3.Rice and Beans
These circles at no time whatsoever should overlap.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 7, 2011 1:51 PM PDT up reply actions
Here I made a diagram for you.
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by Megalodon on Jul 7, 2011 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
excellent
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, for fucks sake. First you say that Anaheim and Los Angeles are the same thing. Now, I’m being lectured by NoCal on what should be inside a proper Carne Asada burrito.
Its a matter of keeping this world on it’s axis. By putting rice, lettuce and sour cream in a burrito (or by calling Anaheim a part of L.A.), we run the risk of this very planet spinning off into the vast vastness of cold deep space on a trajectory fueled by stupidity.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 7, 2011 1:48 PM PDT up reply actions
You’re the one trying to lecture people. I’m telling you that you can still buy shitty burritos here, and they’re even slightly cheaper. So have a fucking blast!
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
You can add sour cream to the list of NoCal Burrito malfeasances, too.
Again, that’s something that most fast-food Mexican places do as well. I guess Taco Bell is a NorCal thing to you.
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I guess Taco Bell is a NorCal thing to you.
Headquartered in Irvine, CA. Both Irvine and NoCal are equally inept and lacking in their knowledge of what makes up an authentic Carne Asada Burrito.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 7, 2011 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Do the Mexican people that live up there just forget how to make them properly or something?
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I swear I saw some young blonde girl showing some short mexican guy how to wrap a burrito at Chipotle. It was surreal.
I would have died laughing.
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oh gawd..i would have shot him on the spot
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
What the hell do you know about burritos anyways … just cause you live closer to Mexico doesn’t mean you know shit.
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After eating enough burritos
You’ll know shit pretty well.
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by Semi_Colon on Jul 7, 2011 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
Gotta have hot sauce.
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Hot Sauce on the side is acceptable. On the side, for pouring onto the top of each bite as you hold your burrito.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 7, 2011 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions
You are a Mexican food fascist, and I want no part of your regime.
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by Megalodon on Jul 7, 2011 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
Well … Old Town San Diego does have some very yummy burritos tho. I will give them that. That doesn’t mean Northern California doesn’t.
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Humboldt weed is clearly the best. You have to be high to eat a burrito with shredded carrots in it.
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Oh I’ve done that. You just have a weak stomach I guess huh? Can’t handle the sauce.
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honestly it doesnt fuckin matter..lettuce is a little weird…but being hsiapnic myself..ill tell u the proper way is
carne asada…oinions and cilantro, beans made with manteca(lard) cheese…and hot sauce in the burrito..green or read…
but chipotle does rock..so does chronic tacos
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 2:02 PM PDT up reply actions
carne asada…oinions and cilantro, beans made with manteca(lard) cheese…and hot sauce in the burrito..green or read…
Yeah, except make mine carnitas!
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as long as the carnitas are fried properly..fo sho
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 2:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I hope Barstool Bob one day reads this post and its comments and then trades Bobby Ryan for a carnitas burrito. :)
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by Earl Sleek on Jul 7, 2011 2:09 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
right now that sounds like a good idea…assuming barstool would hook up everyone with one….fuck assholes stop talking about burritos!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions
Adobada! Santanas or Tacos El Gordo, but Chipotle, Taco Bell, and Del Taco are goddamned dee-lish as well
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by Nut on Jul 7, 2011 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions
what the hell?? carne asada with onions and cilantro?? noooooo!!! that is carnitas ya goof. does this half-hispanic need to teach you a thing or two.
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Carne Asada = Beef.
Carnitas = Pork.
Or course, according to Meg’s Diagram above, this is completely wrong.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 7, 2011 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions
Don’t you reverse-diagram-psychology me!
We need hockey to come back so we can argue about it, or this blog is going to rip itself apart over Mexican food.
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hispanics but cilantro and oinions on there balls…we put it on everything
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 7, 2011 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Exhibit A, the opinions of a Hispanic man, run directly counter to what DodgerBlueBalls said.
I rest my case.
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Au contraire mon cheri.
The more hot sauce, the better!
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Jul 7, 2011 1:58 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m not trying to bash the city. It shares a name with San Francisco and you’d be ridiculous to get upset because someone confused it as part of San Francisco.
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 12:41 PM PDT up reply actions
When did Bobby Ryan ever play for a team that calls the great city of Los Angeles home?
Anaheim is part of greater Los Angeles.
It’s like a conjoined fetus:
You could refer to it as your clingy little sister, but aren’t you effectively the same thing?
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 12:26 PM PDT up reply actions
mhh i wan’t to keep all 3 of them… really really hard if one had to go.
but gun to my head… it would be Bobby Ryan.
Perry showed that he can carry the team, Getzlaf is a big fat Center who is really talented plus he hit thorthon in the head 09 so … Bobby is gone. He’s a clutch goalscorer, can’t play the cicle game as perfect as the other two, and i think a sniper winger is easier to replace than a 50 goal Scorer, who sits in the Goalies face, or a 800 pound Center wo passes as soft as a litte girl …
We don’t need to move any of them. This is just a silly reason to play with polls. I said Polls, Spade!
We don’t need to move any of them.
And that, more or less, is really the point of the post. :)
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True! I definitely love them all…right now. Let’s re-visit this again in 6 months and see how we all feel about it.
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I said Polls, Spade!
To be fair: The Best “Poll” Pun of the Day goes to Meg.
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 11:50 AM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, forgot to say, excellent job. :)
by whine_country on Jul 7, 2011 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
I should have made Getzlaf balder — hair on the top of his head is the one thing that really looks off about it. :)
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on the bright side, you’re almost finished with the Eddie Munster image.
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As it pertains to Nashville’s RFA situation, looks like there should be resolution next week.
According to an NHLPA spokesman, the arbitration case with the Predators will last two days, Friday and next Wednesday. #preds #nhl
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So what the hell are they doing Monday and Tuesday? Way to go US Court system.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 7, 2011 12:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I could go for that.
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We are not talking about hippie tacos though.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 7, 2011 3:42 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
They’ll be recovering from celebrating your birthday…I’m sure!
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Damn — Poile managed to take care of the bulk of this already? Just Sergei Kostitsyn remains, I guess — hopefully he gets expensive and they want to keep him.
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I guess the only thing more I could have asked of Murray was the dumping of Blake. He at least discarded one horrible contract this offseason in exchange for a guy who has had some production, but struggled in Edm. As for the hypothetical, gun to my head…Ryan.
(now watch him go drop 100+ pts and win the Ross)
Haha, no — I only ban spambots. Besides, I’m trying to cheer him up. All is not lost because we lost out on the so-and-so sweepstakes! :)
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I voted for Ryan, since he deserves better than the Anaheim Douchebags.
Plus our top line of Thornton, Marleau, and whoever (another thing the Canucks stole from us) is better than your line of douchebag, douchebag who murders goalies, and Ryan.
I'm warning you! I have ADHD and I know how to use it!!!
Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
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They’d better be — the annual cost of Thornton and Marleau nearly covers the cost of all three guys in this poll.
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by Earl Sleek on Jul 7, 2011 12:32 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
More punching depth!
The Ducks re-sign veteran enforcer Brian McGrattan. Another signing that will primarily help Syracuse, where he finished last season.
Now a top-three trade is inevitable. :)
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Man, Syracuse is going to kick butt this season!
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McGrattan will fight the English-speaking Canadians and Jacques will fight the French-speakers.
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And hey, that’s not too shabby. Go muscle!
Picked up on Feb. 27 and had 6-4-10 in 20 games w/SYR.
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“Brian” is a really shitty name for an enforcer. Almost as bad as “Jean-Francois.”
by RudyKelly on Jul 7, 2011 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
Earl, you need to do a picture to show us what we need to know about these new guys. I have no idea who they are.
The good thing about very few new members to the team is that I don’t have as many names to put to a number. Remember 2 yrs ago, that was a nightmare with people coming and going, I never got everyone straight. I still wake up screaming.
Let's go Ducks.
You’ve mistaken me for the Ducks blogger who pays attention to the minor leagues. If they make it to the big club, I’ll nickname ’em.
For now, call that new guy “Foster Child” or something.
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So if you happened to find yourself in syracuse you say you wouldn’t go to a game and check out the baby ducks?
What is the mascot of the crunch? I remember years ago during the minor league playoffs, I was at the Ice Dogs and the group I was with actually missed a goal cause we were barking along with Spike. Good times.
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I don’t know what the Crunch mascot is, but I tried to draw it once.
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Deb: What are their names?
Earl: Who?
Deb: The prospects.
Earl: Oh, fuck. I can’t remember. I think one of them is Sneezy. There’s a Dopey.
Deb: That’s the Seven Dwarfs.
Earl: Oh, you’re shitting me. I thought… I was thinking it was the… I don’t know. Fuck, kid. I just call them, you know, “Bub.” I call… I say, “Hey, Bub,” or, “Chief,” or whatever the fuck. You know, I tell ‘em to play the Goddamn game. What the fuck is wrong with you?!? I can’t remember this shit! Does everything with you have to be a fucking test???
…
Deb: “How old are they?”
by RudyKelly on Jul 7, 2011 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
yuck!
mexican food wins over crappy fast food burgers every day
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Awwww come on … you saying everyone wouldnt’ agree with that statement?
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The common argument against Bobby
Is that his production is a by-product of the twins and that he hurts their game. But without Getz, Bobby and Perry tore it up and the team won 10 of 14. I’d also point out that Bobby played well with Koivu and Sexton in 2009-2010 while Perry and Getz struggled with Kyle Calder. Bobby can go on extended cold streaks but he has historically played well with almost anyone. He may be not be the prefect fit on the top line but I think it’s disingenuous to imply that he could be easily replaced. Only 9 guys in the NHL have 30+ goals over the past three years and he’s one of them.
Other huge factor here is that Bobby is American which, like it or not, matters to a lot of fans.
Then again, I’m like the least objective person in the world when it comes to Bobby. I did partially name my son after him.
by PhantomPretender on Jul 7, 2011 1:35 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Oh, Robby
The Bobby love never fails.
Might I remind you that Perry had to jump start Ryan to get him out of his month long cold streak?
And any line with Kyle Calder on it _ (insert whatever the fuck)_
I’m curious though, who did you vote off the trio?
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I don't care if Perry jump started him out
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I don’t care if someone “jump started” him or not, he still produced with Perry when Getz was gone. The whole jump start things seems sort of fallacious to me anyway, since the vast majority of hockey goals aren’t solo efforts anyway. To me, it doesn’t matter that Perry set Bobby up a few times. It’s not like Bobby never helped Perry out.
As for who to get rid of, it’s probably Getz. No idea how you’d replace him, but somehow I think the org would manage. They did it for 14 games this season.
by PhantomPretender on Jul 7, 2011 2:58 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
That was a pretty good discussion on a proper burrito. BoC should be proud.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 7, 2011 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions
I was wondering when you were going to show up.
by Newport Rebel on Jul 7, 2011 3:47 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm contractually obligated
to defend him once a week somewhere online.
by PhantomPretender on Jul 7, 2011 4:32 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
This is off-topic but I don't think you guys care...
Somebody made a FTF fanpost where they are trying to come up with good hockey jokes about other teams. If BoC is about trash talking, Sharks fans are going to lose…
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Sorry if these are a little too harsh:
The Ducks are a bunch of Teemu Salami sandwiches.
Cam Fowler is Fowl.
Alexei Ponikarovsky likes ponies like a little girl.
Rob Scuderi? More like Rob NotScuderi.
Detroit’s goalie Jimmy is a Coward!
Detroit’s best player is Pavel Datstupidyuk.
Chris Osgood’s birth certificate name is Chris Osbad.
Looks like it’s the Canucks and the rubber toe Luongo.
Aaron Rome? What is he, a city?!!
Steve Ott to stop being dumb!
Corey Perry is an asshole.
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by idunno723 on Jul 7, 2011 8:40 PM PDT reply actions
A) Trying too hard.
B) Not hard enough.
Sure critique all you want...
Let’s see you try to make awful hockey jokes!
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Corey Perry and Ryan Getzlaf snuck up on Bobby Ryan in the shower and practiced a little two-on-one stickwork.
The Canucks’ equipment manager runs up and hands the assistant coach a new goalie mask and says, “I got this for Luongo!”
The assistant coach says, “Good trade!!!”
idunno723 doesn’t think Paul Kariya’s number should be retired because he “heard on the radio he’s developing weapons of mass destruction.”
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions
How are you going to come here, say that Sharks fans can’t trash talk, and then get mad when I talk shit?
and seriously? you opened with this:
Sorry if these are a little too harsh:
The Ducks are a bunch of Teemu Salami sandwiches.
I admit: that did make me laugh!
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 10:37 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait a second here...
you know I was being completely facetious through all of this right?
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I don’t give Fear the Finners that much credit.
by meetyourmako on Jul 7, 2011 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
Rob Scuderi? More like Rob NotScuderi.
This is it. This is the joke that will sit in the throne of glory, claim divinity, and perform counterfeit miracles before ultimately bringing us to the End Times.
This is the Antijoke.
by RudyKelly on Jul 8, 2011 6:36 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
I forgot to do a Kings one
How about:
Erik stuck his Johnson in Drew’s Doughty, but his Penner came out all Brown because it was covered in Stoll.
by meetyourmako on Jul 8, 2011 9:18 AM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
If BoC is about trash talking, Sharks fans are going to lose…
Fortunately this week it’s about polls and burritos.
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Yeah, I’m going to have to pig out on burritos this weekend thanks to you lot.
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hey our old friend Brendan Morrison is still on the market and so is Drury… Maybe Murray isn’t so dumb after all… btw anyone know how to get rid of a pimple overnight or instantly?
Lets see here, I have to choose between a 50 goal scoring, Rocket Richard Winning, Hart trophy winner, one of the best offensive centers in the league, and Bobby Ryan, a guy with two first names…
Dump and chase
I’m happy, too. Not so much with the signing, but I had a carnitas burrito to celebrate all these comments.
Yay!
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yea i had to go out and get a real burrito also…for good measure i had ciliantro oinion tacos yesterday….someone mentioned pizza…lets rool with that next
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 9, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
I had one yesterday, too. I think this blog alone probably made a marked increase in burrito sales over the last few days.
by meetyourmako on Jul 9, 2011 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
I’ve had two in the past two days.
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Now the Crunch have 3 goalies in Timo, Iiro Tarrki, and Jeff… I think this might mean either timo or ellis will be traded
tee hee
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Jul 9, 2011 10:06 AM PDT up reply actions
Instead of disrupting the best line in the NHL....
first, you MUST check out http://www.capgeek.com/ simply incredible checking out everything. go to the ducks page, check out out cap situation and you’ll see, we can easily resign Getzlaf, Perry, and Fowler, once visnovsky and blake are off the payroll and will still have plenty of room to add another young prime time defenseman AND forward.
so my evil plan of NHL domination considers a few factors. im assuming that when we resign getz and perry they will both be willing to accept deals in 6-6.5 per year range and that fowler can be pegged down for somewhere around 4-4.5. that being said, our salary would increase by around 5 million per year to keep the main pillars of our franchise intact for a long period. i pray to god we shell out and give all three 6-7 year contracts (look and mike richards now of the Kings, such a perfect contract)
now what im thinking is that once we have resigned our own young talent and get rid of visnovsky and blake, (both really solid players, but over paid and old) we will have somewhere near 15 mill (generously) in cap space while still having the best line in the NHL and two solid defenseman locked up for some time. although hopefully our own prospects can develop into studs (Etem, Holland, Palmieri and Vatanen) i really think there are some relatively cheap players out there in the restricted free agent market that can really push us over the top.
For instance Kyle Turris of Phoenix, Zach Bogosian of Winnipeg Karl Alzner of Washington or Luke Schenn of Toronto, hell maybe even Doughty just to fuck with the Kings. hahaha All five are 21 or younger, and i think the first four could definitely be signed between the 3.0-4.5 mill price range that would only cost us a first and third round pick in return for a guy who was drafted in the top five. (Turris 3, Bogosian 3, Schenn 5, Alzner 5) Plus all four are on teams in position to move them. Phoenix doesn’t want to pay anyone these days, no one wants to play in winnipeg when they have to play a third of their games in florida, and toronto and washington dont have much cap space to work with signing a hot new prospect. (optimistic, but whatever)
i guess all im saying is that if i was the ducks GM, i would be out submitting offer sheets to one of these defenseman, (especially Schenn, strong and gifted) and turris as well. Signing ONE of these guys would make the ducks so much better next year not to mention adding another top four defenseman for the next decade, (which would fit perfectly alongside fowler and sbisa) or a forward with the potential to give us two POTENT scoring lines (imagine the big three with Etem, Turris, and palmieri, mcmillian, belesky, whoever, behind them. i have a boner.) Amazingly with the pending exit of visnovsky and blake this wouldn’t destroy us in the salary cap, and the draft picks we would give up would hopefully be in the high 20’s because another gifted defenseman or forward would certainly put us over the top into the leagues elite.
im sorry for this tirade. just when i found this site yesterday, i couldn’t help but feel the ducks have not only the cap room, but a very legitimate chance at landing at least one more piece to our already impressive young core, especially on defense. The three defenseman before mentioned could all be relatively cheap compared to their upside, and although turris hasn’t exactly impressed thus far, i think he could be a brad richards, henrik sedin type if given a few years to develop behind the big three.
tell me what you think, i just feel this is a much better road then disrupting MVP Corey Perry, stud Ryan Getzlaf and still emerging Bobby Ryan.
Wow — excellent tirade. I’ll teach you to write a fan post one day. :)
And you’re pretty damn right — this post wasn’t a call to trade any of the Big 3, more just an exercise in better appreciating that we’re not making this decision right now.
The offer sheet road is tempting, I think, but it’s still relatively underexplored territory — I could appreciate some aggressiveness, I think, but this might not be the best summer with Teemu still in limbo. Next summer perhaps — we’ll have significant salary leaving, all our draft picks (I think), and maybe a better handle on what kids can play.
Anyways, welcome aboard, dude. Thanks for chiming in.
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Please go into detail more, this is too short of a post.
by ScottyKnows on Jul 11, 2011 12:05 PM PDT up reply actions 4 recs
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