2009-2010 NHL season thread

[Changeling]

I have St. Louis, so the day it happened, it just said PPD. So I'm sure they'll add it all up. I think I was getting at least an assist so I'm playing him regardless.

[Yoshi]

Congrats to Langenbrunner and Parise, the captain and an alternate captain for team USA.

That's awesome. Where did you see it? I can't find it anywhere on the web.

[Yoshi]

Found it

[Cowutopia]

If they add it all up then I'll have to play them because I had them in for the beginning of the game...still I think it's going to lose me the ATOI category because Rolston's been getting 15 minutes or less a game.

Think he's got to go. Might wait to see what happens when Zub gets back though.

It's amazing how so many guys fall through the cracks because people are stupid. You see players with 90+% ownership with comparable or worse stats to other good players with less than 20% ownership on the name alone.

[Cowutopia]

Finally, a bench-clearing brawl!

...in Russia. Game was called due to penalties.

[Cowutopia]

Well, Devils came out and scored 3 goals and gave up 1. One got called off because of a shitty whistle, but Zajac got another one, and Parise got another one, and the Devils still have not been shut out all season.

I'm happy enough.

[Changeling]

You had another good week, Cow. St. Louis ended up getting me 2 assists, so I can't complain.

[Cowutopia]

Once again I lost a category on the last day poo. Vermette and Keith both scored. Gay. But I'll take 12-2.

[Yoshi]

Drury's overrated ass isn't even an alternate, but Parise, Rafalski, Brown, and Suter are. This and Gomez being left to rot in frenchy land confirm that Burke and Wilson know what they are doing.

We've had some difficult decisions, long discussions and some vitriolic, profanity-laced arguments through this selection process, but the one thing we didn't argue over was our captain. Jamie is serving on an organization (New Jersey) that's respected throughout the League. He's been a model of consistency and of versatility. He's a guy who does just about everything well on an ice surface and lots of things well in the dressing room.

[Yoshi]

More good stuff:

A large part of it is, when we were going through the selection process and the captaincy, that kept coming up that 'this is a guy who played in the New Jersey system.' Brian Rafalski cut his teeth as a Devil. Jamie Langenbrunner has gone through that whole process.

A lot of this team selection and captaincy selection is a tribute to Lou Lamoriello, who has of course been a giant with USA Hockey.No question that's a factor.