Comments on: The Dilemma in Ottawa http://hockeytraderumors.com/the-dilemma-in-ottawa/ NHL - Hockey Trade Rumors, providing NHL Hockey Trade Rumors since 1996 Sun, 26 May 2013 01:18:30 +0000 hourly 1 By: Badf1sh http://hockeytraderumors.com/the-dilemma-in-ottawa/comment-page-2/#comment-78413 Badf1sh Wed, 04 Feb 2004 09:36:41 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=7844#comment-78413 Quit worrying about Lalime

]]> By: wayne2 http://hockeytraderumors.com/the-dilemma-in-ottawa/comment-page-2/#comment-78412 wayne2 Wed, 04 Feb 2004 09:29:43 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=7844#comment-78412 As a sens fan,we got roughed up bottom line.This

said,we do miss Fisher,Varada and Volchenkov and

they arent coming back soon so we gotta make a

deal.Rachunek`s play has dropped this year and

Schastlevy has no heart at all and is also injury

prone so here`s what i propose for trade:

Schastlevy,Rachunek and a pick or maybe Langfeld

to Edmonton for Isbister and Staios(rumored to be

offered lately).This would fix a problem and without

costing too much.

Isbister could play with Bonk and Hossa since this

is the only way Bonk performs(when he has protection) and Staios would be a great fit with

Redden.I can just imagine come playoff time when

everybody is healthy:

1-Varada/White/Alfredson

2-Isbister/Bonk/Hossa

3-Smolinski/Spezza/Havlat

4-Schaefer/Fisher/Neil

spares would be Vermette,Van Allen

and on defense:

1-Redden/Staios

2-Phillips/Chara

3-Leschychyn/Volchenkov

spares Pothier,Knidy

we would have everything for the playoffs:

grit,size,toughness.offense,defense the only thing

uncertain is Lalime but if he gets his act together

and plays like he played in the playoffs last year

this could be the year.

]]> By: Badf1sh http://hockeytraderumors.com/the-dilemma-in-ottawa/comment-page-2/#comment-78411 Badf1sh Wed, 04 Feb 2004 09:18:02 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=7844#comment-78411 I think a round of applause needs to go to the Leafs on this one. They came out mean and hungry … hence they won the game..convincingly.

It wasn’t Lalime’s fault, nor Rachunek’s…wasn’t even Hossa’s. It was a TEAM loss.

Belfour did what anyone would do, he chopped…got away with it..and continued to do so all night. The refs were going to let it go, so why not. Didn’t see White and Chara in front of the net for too long… did you? The Leafs were killing every penalty anyways.

The Leafs were more prepared for this game than the Senators. Kudo’s to Quinn. Shame on Martin!

At least this all happend now…not in April or May!

P.J. Stock would be great for the Sens..(not my call, read it on this site and sounded too good not to mention)

]]> By: LondonK http://hockeytraderumors.com/the-dilemma-in-ottawa/comment-page-2/#comment-78410 LondonK Tue, 03 Feb 2004 16:26:24 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=7844#comment-78410 That is true. But their complaint isn’t with the fact that they are getting called, it is the fact that they are not getting called when on them. It is fine that the leafs have a lot of highsticking penalties, but their concern is that they are not getting the calls in their favour too. Owen Nolan has been highsticked far too many times without calls. I even remember one incident (I believe it was a game against Florida) where he was highsticked in front of the ref and the ref didn’t make the call. Nolan talked to him after the incident and in the post game interview he said that the ref said that he thought he was faking the injury. So despite the fact that the infraction happened directly in front of the referee he made the decision that Nolan was faking, meanwhile his face is scarred up, mainly from this year. Look at Matt Stajan’s face. The kid is 19 years old and it already looks like he has been playing in the NHL for years the way it is chopped up. And yet he has been cut several times with no call. That is where the leafs concern is.

The leafs know they play a physical game that balances on the edge. That is when they are at their best. In previous years they complained about the calls, but with the group of leaders they have on the team, they don’t now. They are upset with the blatant that should be called but hasn’t.

]]> By: nocuphere http://hockeytraderumors.com/the-dilemma-in-ottawa/comment-page-2/#comment-78409 nocuphere Tue, 03 Feb 2004 12:14:02 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=7844#comment-78409 Points well taken. I understood. I just wish the regulators of this site would stop posting so many leaf articles so I don’t feel obligatd to jump in and defend the leafs. Not the author. And well as far as playoff history, everyone chokes. The only non-choker in the league is New Jersey. So I guess my point is hey don’t shit on the leafs when they have just as much playoff success without a cup as philly. ottawa, St Lou, Vancouver, and the ranger fans here bashing the leafs is gross.

]]> By: TheShack http://hockeytraderumors.com/the-dilemma-in-ottawa/comment-page-2/#comment-78408 TheShack Tue, 03 Feb 2004 11:32:25 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=7844#comment-78408 I’m a Sens fan, so I am biased (for the Sens and against the Leafs) but there is no way the Flyers could handle either of these teams come playoff time.

]]> By: TheShack http://hockeytraderumors.com/the-dilemma-in-ottawa/comment-page-2/#comment-78407 TheShack Tue, 03 Feb 2004 11:23:15 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=7844#comment-78407 If you want to nit-pick you could say that the Sens were missing 5 of the their best players on Saturday.

Havlat

Spezza

Varada

Fisher

Volchenkov

]]> By: davidhabba http://hockeytraderumors.com/the-dilemma-in-ottawa/comment-page-2/#comment-78406 davidhabba Tue, 03 Feb 2004 08:32:50 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=7844#comment-78406 Hey dumbell, you may have noticed from my name that I’m a habs fan. What makes me biased about the Sens? Oh well, at least you didn’t make a racist comment this time, Mogilny89, good for you. Glad to see you making progress in your evolutionary development.

As for watching a few hockey games, I work at one of the sports networks, I can watch any game I want from past to present. Nice try.

]]> By: SaskSen http://hockeytraderumors.com/the-dilemma-in-ottawa/comment-page-2/#comment-78405 SaskSen Tue, 03 Feb 2004 02:54:51 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=7844#comment-78405 I am just saying I have heard many an interview where three or four Leafs came on and said they are sick of constant high-sticking, lack of respect, blah blah blah. It’s kind of ironic that the worst offenders are the biggest complainers. That’s all.

]]> By: LondonK http://hockeytraderumors.com/the-dilemma-in-ottawa/comment-page-2/#comment-78404 LondonK Tue, 03 Feb 2004 00:26:39 +0000 http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=7844#comment-78404 Exactly. Even early in the game. Domi was highsticked and the stick hit his visor right in front of a ref with no call. The CBC analyst crew (Cuthbert (the Western guy) -did you know Ottawa-Toronto is the Battle of Alberta?, Healy (ex-leaf), and crapper who should retire) we joking about how Tie was lucky that he didn’t get his head taken off. Meanwhile the whole fact that it was a highstick was ignored. The Dagenais play where he was suspended was not called. Nolan’s eye injury was not called. Prior to that Nolan had at least 5 non-calls on high sticks where he was bleeding, I don’t know how many where he wasn’t. Tucker’s eye injury wasn’t called.

While the leafs lead the league in high sticks, theirs come from places where there are fights for the puck and it is noticeable because the refs are watching the play. The leafs have been victims of severe miscues by the refs regarding high sticks all year.

And yes, I am positive that a few have been left off the leafs, but those that have been on the leafs and not called far outweight the called penalties.

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