FiddySicks Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Sharks fans remind me of Cubs fans w/r/t drafting and development. They sit there weeping about how they're so cursed and doomed to fail, but when anyone suggests that perhaps maybe this curse has something to do with how the team is operated, and perhaps it might be advantageous to build a real organization and not a top-heavy house of cards that can't do more than beat up on bad teams, they get indignant and say excuse me but that's not the way we do it here. Maybe it should be? I mean, beyond this parallel, in the grand scheme of things, the Sharks are not the Chicago Cubs. I get why the Cubs kept half-assedly Going For It because of the pressure. Is it as if one really bad Sharks season will kill the team forever?Actually, I couldn't agree with you more. It's one thing to have a season where you have to sacrifice some future success for present success, but when that stretches out for nearly a decade and you still don't win s**t, something has got to give. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 They could get an embarrassment of riches for Joe Pavelski this summer or even next. Then, get what you can get for the old guys and you'll be stocked up in no time. Of course, the resulting team will only win 15 games, but hey, growing pains, and it's time for someone to get out of the Oilers' way, really. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanmaldonado Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Sharks fans remind me of Cubs fans w/r/t drafting and development. They sit there weeping about how they're so cursed and doomed to fail, but when anyone suggests that perhaps maybe this curse has something to do with how the team is operated, and perhaps it might be advantageous to build a real organization and not a top-heavy house of cards that can't do more than beat up on bad teams, they get indignant and say excuse me but that's not the way we do it here. Maybe it should be? I mean, beyond this parallel, in the grand scheme of things, the Sharks are not the Chicago Cubs. I get why the Cubs kept half-assedly Going For It because of the pressure. Is it as if one really bad Sharks season will kill the team forever?Actually, I couldn't agree with you more. It's one thing to have a season where you have to sacrifice some future success for present success, but when that stretches out for nearly a decade and you still don't win s**t, something has got to give.What about when it stretches to a century? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee. Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Then we keep the streak alive, baby Welcome to DrunjFlix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Sharks fans remind me of Cubs fans w/r/t drafting and development. They sit there weeping about how they're so cursed and doomed to fail, but when anyone suggests that perhaps maybe this curse has something to do with how the team is operated, and perhaps it might be advantageous to build a real organization and not a top-heavy house of cards that can't do more than beat up on bad teams, they get indignant and say excuse me but that's not the way we do it here. Maybe it should be? I mean, beyond this parallel, in the grand scheme of things, the Sharks are not the Chicago Cubs. I get why the Cubs kept half-assedly Going For It because of the pressure. Is it as if one really bad Sharks season will kill the team forever?Actually, I couldn't agree with you more. It's one thing to have a season where you have to sacrifice some future success for present success, but when that stretches out for nearly a decade and you still don't win s**t, something has got to give.What about when it stretches to a century?Then you find another sport. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanmaldonado Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Sharks fans remind me of Cubs fans w/r/t drafting and development. They sit there weeping about how they're so cursed and doomed to fail, but when anyone suggests that perhaps maybe this curse has something to do with how the team is operated, and perhaps it might be advantageous to build a real organization and not a top-heavy house of cards that can't do more than beat up on bad teams, they get indignant and say excuse me but that's not the way we do it here. Maybe it should be? I mean, beyond this parallel, in the grand scheme of things, the Sharks are not the Chicago Cubs. I get why the Cubs kept half-assedly Going For It because of the pressure. Is it as if one really bad Sharks season will kill the team forever?Actually, I couldn't agree with you more. It's one thing to have a season where you have to sacrifice some future success for present success, but when that stretches out for nearly a decade and you still don't win s**t, something has got to give.What about when it stretches to a century?Then you find another sport.Switch the cubs for the leafs and I think we're on to something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Six Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 The Ducks are screwed; it looks like Justin Schultz will not sign with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Justin Schultz will be getting quite a pay day. FEASTER let's do it!!! JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Good old, Bob. Falling off the barstool again.Look for Toronto to be at the front of the line. Schultz has expressed interest to play there with his college buddy and former Ducks top defensive prospect, Jake Gardiner.And Schultz won't be getting a huge pay day. The max anyone can pay him is still whatever the max entry level contract is. So basically anyone can sign him, and he has his free choice of wherever he wants to go, which looks to be Toronto like I said. Ducks are just a Toronto feeder system at this point. (Burke you scum. Murray you freaking dolt.)If Murray had just resigned Beauchemin the first time and not traded Gardiner, the Ducks would be looking at a defensive corps of Visnovsky, Beauchemin, Fowler, Gardiner, Schultz... THAT is a stellar and mostly young blueline. The Ducks would be set for a long time on the backend. But no. They're not, because Bob Murray sucks. | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmeadowlanders Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 2012-13 Schedule is expected to be released next Wednesday or Thursday.Of course there's a very good chance it will not be played to its completion or in the form it is in due to the labor issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEd76 Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 NJ decided not to forfeit their #1 this year for the Kovalchuk penalty. Surprising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Yeah, really. If you're going to lose a #1 pick, may as well do it when that pick in 29th.I guess it's a telling sign that they don't think their chances of re-signing Parise are very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky Bunky Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Nevermind. Comprehension fail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zpqmaowl Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Minor news/I don't know if it's been covered here yet, but the RBC Center (Carolina) has been renamed PNC Arena. the worst helmets design to me is the Jacksonville jaguars hamlets from 1995 to 2012 because you can't see the logo vary wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEW.ERA Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Martin Gelinas is back in Calgary! As an assistant coach. Awesome to have him back. JETS|PACK|JAYS|NUFC|BAMA|BOMBERS|RAPS|ORANJE| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still MIGHTY Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Looks like the Tampa Bay Lightning is switching AHL affiliations from the Calder Cup champion Norfolk Admirals to the Syracuse Crunch. This also marks the Anaheim Ducks' exit from Syracuse, and the only open dance partner right now is Norfolk. Are there any other expiring affiliation agreements or possible affiliation changes out there? Or is this most likely going to be a simple swap for the Lightning/Ducks of the Admirals/Crunch?I don't mind the affiliation change. Distance-wise, the Ducks are always screwed as it is when it comes to these cross-country affiliations just like the other Western teams. The best they ever had distance-wise was Iowa, and that sucked organizationally. The only thing I wish they had was more consistency with these affiliations. The other California teams, LA/San Jose, have been in Manchester/Worchester for the longest time and have great agreements with them, but the Ducks have bounced around recently from Portland to Iowa to Syracuse to now possibly Norfolk. But the Admirals are a championship organization, and that wouldn't be a bad thing to have an association with. As long as the prospects get developed properly and get to Anaheim in a timely fashion, I guess I don't truly care where the affiliate is. | ANA | LAA | LAR | LAL | ASU | CSULB | USMNT | USWNT | LAFC | OCSC | MAN UTD | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendan Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 What happened to the talk of setting up 7 or so team western conference in the AHL? It seemed like a good idea and would be more accommodating to the teams on the west coast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 What happened to the talk of setting up 7 or so team western conference in the AHL? It seemed like a good idea and would be more accommodating to the teams on the west coast.1. What West Coast? It's Abbotsford and then the Texas 3 and OKC.2. There are never enough AHL franchises on the market to make the move in numbers that a financially viable. The Heat only survive because Abbotsford has been pulling a "Glendale Lite" for their entire existence. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nash61 Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 What happened to the talk of setting up 7 or so team western conference in the AHL? It seemed like a good idea and would be more accommodating to the teams on the west coast.1. What West Coast? It's Abbotsford and then the Texas 3 and OKC.2. There are never enough AHL franchises on the market to make the move in numbers that a financially viable. The Heat only survive because Abbotsford has been pulling a "Glendale Lite" for their entire existence.Map courtest Icethetics On September 20, 2012 at 0:50 AM, 'CS85 said: It's like watching the hellish undead creakily shuffling their way out of the flames of a liposuction clinic dumpster fire. On February 19, 2012 at 9:30 AM, 'pianoknight said: Story B: Red Wings go undefeated and score 100 goals in every game. They also beat a team comprised of Godzilla, the ghost of Abraham Lincoln, 2 Power Rangers and Betty White. Oh, and they played in the middle of Iraq on a military base. In the sand. With no ice. Santa gave them special sand-skates that allowed them to play in shorts and t-shirts in 115 degree weather. Jesus, Zeus and Buddha watched from the sidelines and ate cotton candy. POTD 5/24/12, POTD 2/26/17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zpqmaowl Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 OITGDAHL the worst helmets design to me is the Jacksonville jaguars hamlets from 1995 to 2012 because you can't see the logo vary wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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