Comments on: BRUCE GARRIOCH Rumors – Sunday December 5, 2010

By: FlamingHomer

FlamingHomer — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:00:15 +0000

If the Caps do decide to gas Boudreau, I hope the next Flames GM considers him for the head coaching job in Calgary next year.

By: The-President

The-President — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:34:20 +0000

I know it has nothing to do with the article, but I read again that the Leafs are interested in Eric Staal, other players mentioned also are Cody Hodgson, Filatov, and JVR, check it out, hockeydiscussions.com

By: Boston_Bruins

Boston_Bruins — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:43:17 +0000

I think if anyone in the foreseeable future is going to join Orr/Gretzky/Lemieux/Howe it'll be Crosby. I don't see Ovechkin with that potential.

By: Boston_Bruins

Boston_Bruins — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 23:41:42 +0000

LOL looks like Sid is going to get hat tricks regardless.

By: hockey_lover

hockey_lover — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:50:28 +0000

Thats the thing. The guy is a machine. If something isnt working, he fixes it. Bad on face offs? Not anymore. Cant score goals? Can now. Meanwhile, he still kept up his playmaking. Unreal. There isnt any aspect of his game that needs work anymore so its just a matter of taking each aspect and improving.

I am biased but I never compared them. To me, Crosby was always the better "overall" player. Yeah, for sure, up until last year, Ovie was CLEARLY the better goal scorer (even now, I still think that Ovie is a more natural goal scorer). But in terms of overall talent .. Crosby has more of it .. in spades.

Its a shame that the game has changed. I would have loved to see what Crosby could have done in the same era as Lemieux/Gretz. To think, everyone is freaking out cause Sid might hit 135 points and Stamkos getting 50g in 50 games. Yeah? Awesome. How about 200pts and 50g in 38 games? Didnt think so. People forget that 15 years ago, Jagr got 150 points and Lemieux hit 150+ 4 times. Because of the changes in the game, Sid wont ever hit 150.

By: reinjosh

reinjosh — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 14:06:33 +0000

You know what, I fully agree. Everything he has done before now, consistently getting better every year, and the way he just took his game to a new level now, I don't think its out of the question.

The guy is absolutely unreal. I honestly don't see how people can compare him and Ovechkin anymore. Crosby is just a level above Ovechkin right now (although Ovechkin switched his game up a little which is interesting).

You know what's even more unreal? He's only been held pointless in 4 of his 29 games. FOUR! I never got to see Gretzky or Lemieux play while they were really dominating as I was either not alive or just to young but I imagine this would be like watching them. I do remember watching Lemieux's return season in 2000-2001 and just being taken aback by how good he was after missing 3 seasons of hockey. He scored on a friggin 1.76 PPG rate that season. It was crazy. The thing is, this isn't far off that pace.

The talk was of Stamkos maybe getting 50 in 50 but Crosby is actually closer right now. 24 in 29?

By: hockey_lover

hockey_lover — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:54:13 +0000

Yeah it was awesome. I really really enjoyed it.haha .. yeah, as long as I keep going to bruins games, they thump opponents and Sid gets hat tricks. Works for me

By: hockey_lover

hockey_lover — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:53:21 +0000

How good is he? Wanna hear something sick ... I dont think he's done getting better. How insane is THAT? I think he has another notch or two to bring it up.

I think he got lost with the rise of Stamkos for two reasons: 1) Crosby has been lights out for a few years now so its sort of "same ol', same ol'" with him and 2) No one expected Stamkos to be THIS good. A star player? Sure. Focal point of a team? Sure. But to be one of the best players in only his 2nd full year? No one thought that and anyone who says they did is full of it. The kid is playing out of his mind so its the "big story."

By: Boston_Bruins

Boston_Bruins — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:57:40 +0000

Basically if it's not a multiple goal game, he isn't playing up to his standards.

By: Boston_Bruins

Boston_Bruins — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 00:56:33 +0000

No problem, glad to hear you had a good time! I feel it's a pretty safe suggestion to make as that place is more or less impossible to hate and the atmosphere is almost as good as the food.

Oh, and go to more Bruins games. 8-1? Geez...