Comments on: No Mario, No Stevie, No Problem http://hockeytraderumors.com/no-mario-no-stevie-no-problem/ NHL - Hockey Trade Rumors, providing NHL Hockey Trade Rumors since 1996 Sat, 18 May 2013 15:08:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: the_devil http://hockeytraderumors.com/no-mario-no-stevie-no-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-139797 the_devil Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:43:05 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11106#comment-139797 canada’s policy has been to pick the best team, not players…they like to mix it up defensively and put a solid man on d with a guy that can play some O, but they have to be good all-around players…i dunno about guys like mccabe, shneider, boyle, these guys have the most points and goals among canadian d-men, but are they solid in their own end too? mccabe has a great shot on the pp, don’t think that’s enough to get him in, he’s -1…schneider and boyle have great forwards with them and that’s why they put up good numbers and they’re not that good in their own end…neidermeyer is the best skater, foote the toughest, pronger and blake can do it all, these are a lock as the top 4, nobody else is in their league…after that it depends on picking d-men that can play a certain role like jovo and redden, they could be 5th and 6th…mccabe could be the last as his shot would be huge on the pp.

]]> By: heater http://hockeytraderumors.com/no-mario-no-stevie-no-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-139796 heater Sat, 10 Dec 2005 14:24:26 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11106#comment-139796 Phaneuf can play defence. McCabe can’t. Team Canada will not take a defenceman with 30 something points that has a minus rating.

]]> By: fanboi http://hockeytraderumors.com/no-mario-no-stevie-no-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-139795 fanboi Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:53:11 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11106#comment-139795 Flyers Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coach Jim McCrossin on Friday gave the following update on Flyers forward Simon Gagne.

“Simon had an MRI today at Jefferson Hospital and the MRI revealed that he has a partial tear in the muscle belly of his adductor longus, which is one of his groin muscles. He will be out approximately two weeks. Simon will begin rehab tomorrow, which consists of therapeutic exercises, stretching and rest. We are going to keep him off the ice and he will be re-evaluated again in one week. This is a right groin strain or tear or pull.”

Gagne had the following reaction to the news:

“It’s tough news to take right now, especially with the start I have had and everything was going well. Right now, we’re going through so many injuries and my turn came. It’s tough to take, but at the same time I felt so bad the last two games that I knew something was wrong, so we decided to go take an MRI and found out it was a little tear.”

The Flyers will be calling up Ben Eager from the Phantoms in time for Saturday afternoon’s game at the Wachovia Center against the Minnesota Wild at 2:00 p.m.

Friday, December 09, 2005

]]> By: habs79 http://hockeytraderumors.com/no-mario-no-stevie-no-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-139794 habs79 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 17:02:05 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11106#comment-139794 He plays alot of minutes because of how bad the Leaf defence is. McCabe and Niedermayer will get alot of points they will give up alot of turnovers expecially McCabe that could mean good scoring chances for the other teams. Given the amout of talent Canada will face and the fact that our goaltending will be sub-par compared to previous years. They have to have at least one solid 2-way defenseman in each pairing.

]]> By: Gretzkin http://hockeytraderumors.com/no-mario-no-stevie-no-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-139793 Gretzkin Fri, 09 Dec 2005 13:37:08 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11106#comment-139793 Spezza should make the team, and I think if he is left out this time around, it will be a mistake. That being said, I have all of the trust in Gretzky to compile the best “Team” for Canada, and am prepared to stand by any decision he makes.
I think Sid is too young, granted he played the World Juniors at 16, but there is such a wide base of seasoned veterans in his way. He could probably be the Captain of the team next time around, but I think this time, he’ll be nothing more than a fan.
As for McCabe. What is all of this talk about?
Does anybody actually watch Leaf hockey?
Sure, he’s leading the league in points (Defenseman).
But the Leafs PP is disgustingly always trying to feed him.
If he doesn’t score, the PP doesn’t score.
It’s a bit ridiculous.
That and the fact that the Leafs are nearly leading the league in short handed goals against (5).
Guess who’s always standing at the point?
Yup. Bryan McCabe.
And the Olympic ice surface is a bit bigger, so there’s more chances for him to get picked. He’s not the fastest guy out there, by any means, so it would be a lot of watching dazzling Europeans skating in 1 on 0 for juicy highlight goals if McCabe made the team.
Bad idea, considering there are a lot better D-men available to do a better job.
I’d put McCabe on the 3rd Team Canada if we were allowed to send more than one team.
I think the real debate would be whether he should make the 2nd team.
Believe me when I say this. He will not make the team. And Canada will be better because of this…

]]> By: Gretzkin http://hockeytraderumors.com/no-mario-no-stevie-no-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-139792 Gretzkin Fri, 09 Dec 2005 13:19:51 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11106#comment-139792 I’m a Leaf fan who doesn’t want him on the team.
Doesn’t deserve it.
LIABILITY.
He’d be screwed in Toronto without Kaberle.

]]> By: shakrmakr http://hockeytraderumors.com/no-mario-no-stevie-no-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-139791 shakrmakr Fri, 09 Dec 2005 12:52:51 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11106#comment-139791 Regehr? You would have to pair Regehr up with somebody defensive, he is brutally overrated.

]]> By: shakrmakr http://hockeytraderumors.com/no-mario-no-stevie-no-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-139790 shakrmakr Fri, 09 Dec 2005 12:49:44 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11106#comment-139790 Why not take the best in the league then? Niedmayer and McCabe alone will get you tons of PP goals. But he does alot on the ice besides powerplays. The leafs aren’t on the power play the whole game, so that is obviously not the reason why he plays the most minutes in the league.

]]> By: shakrmakr http://hockeytraderumors.com/no-mario-no-stevie-no-problem/comment-page-2/#comment-139789 shakrmakr Fri, 09 Dec 2005 12:30:17 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11106#comment-139789 I’m a fan of hockey. It’s not like I tape every game, do you even know how long I’ve been taping to fill that china cabinet? I probably tape about 10-15 games a year, yet I need to get a life because I tape 15 games a year. *****in’ dumb habs fan. The only ones that don’t want McCabe on the team are Leaf haters but if you talk to non leaf haters that aren’t fans of the leafs they say he should be on the team. Heck i have friends even hate the leafs and think that he should be on the team. You are obviously blinded by hatred to actually see reality.

]]> By: 19AVSFANFoLIFE19 http://hockeytraderumors.com/no-mario-no-stevie-no-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-139788 19AVSFANFoLIFE19 Fri, 09 Dec 2005 07:49:44 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=11106#comment-139788 actually ya that was jericho who was captain canada. and he always will be.

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