yave1964 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Oh why not.... Fleury sucks. I am not fond 'a that kind of joke. @flyercanuck I understand the Wings taking the best available player, everything I have read claims it is a great pick for the Wings I just really thought we should have went defense. In the third round we drafted a five foot nine one hundred and fifty seven pound power play guy from Finland. Not trying to sabatoge the subject here but I really wanted the Wings to trade down and get a solid d-man and additional picks. Or even trade the first for a current NHL d-man. Other than one month of Zidlicky, since Lidstrom retired the Wings have not traded for a single blueliner. None. Oh, we signed and got about five minutes out of Carlo Colaiacovo and Kent Huskins but we have stayed in house and have scrambled to fix the back end from within since then. I know Lidstrom is impossible to replace but c'mon, 4 years later, still no effort being made.Okay now I am getting really, really mad and I am about to start cursing Ed Snyder....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Hockey Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Wash, rinse and repeat!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I am not fond 'a that kind of joke. @flyercanuck I understand the Wings taking the best available player, everything I have read claims it is a great pick for the Wings I just really thought we should have went defense. In the third round we drafted a five foot nine one hundred and fifty seven pound power play guy from Finland. Not trying to sabatoge the subject here but I really wanted the Wings to trade down and get a solid d-man and additional picks. Or even trade the first for a current NHL d-man. Other than one month of Zidlicky, since Lidstrom retired the Wings have not traded for a single blueliner. None. Oh, we signed and got about five minutes out of Carlo Colaiacovo and Kent Huskins but we have stayed in house and have scrambled to fix the back end from within since then. I know Lidstrom is impossible to replace but c'mon, 4 years later, still no effort being made.Okay now I am getting really, really mad and I am about to start cursing Ed Snyder....... Breath, yave...breath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Not trying to sabatoge the subject here Wait, there is actually a subject here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Hockey Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Wait, there is actually a subject here? Yep!!! Why we've had 2 long lockouts.Bettman is the NHL's version of Gruber.Wash, rinse and repeat!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Yep!!! Why we've had 2 long lockouts.Bettman is the NHL's version of Gruber.Wash, rinse and repeat!!!!!!!! Who is "Gruber"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Hockey Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Who is "Gruber"?Jonathan Gruber Professor from MIT and Harvard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarsippius Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Jonathan Gruber Professor from MIT and Harvard.Well you've already proven how ignorant the board is, not sure why you'd think yokels like us would get a Harvard reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Jonathan Gruber Professor from MIT and Harvard. And he is like Bettman... how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyercanuck Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 @JackStraw Same height. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackStraw Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 @JackStraw Same height.Ahhhhhhhhh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Gruber is one of the architects of the Massachusetts Healthcare bill and later the ACA. He's the one that created a stir saying the ACA was deliberately worded to be misleading and that the American people were stupid. I'm guessing the reference is to imply that just like the ACA, the CBA is deliberately misleading, it's interpretation can vary or be altered to whatever the immediate convenience dictates, and that the fans are too stupid to remember the last instance or to know the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I am not fond 'a that kind of joke. I see what you did there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Hockey Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Gruber is one of the architects of the Massachusetts Healthcare bill and later the ACA. He's the one that created a stir saying the ACA was deliberately worded to be misleading and that the American people were stupid. I'm guessing the reference is to imply that just like the ACA, the CBA is deliberately misleading, it's interpretation can vary or be altered to whatever the immediate convenience dictates, and that the fans are too stupid to remember the last instance or to know the difference.You forgot the lack of transparency! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 You forgot the lack of transparency!Oh, there are several pajoratives I neglected to mention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDevil Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Apparently only the Devils violate the "spirit of the CBA"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruxpin Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Apparently only the Devils violate the "spirit of the CBA"...See? YOU get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old School Hockey Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Oh, there are several pajoratives I neglected to mention.And there are several adjectives I neglected to mention as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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