Random Hockey Rants - 25-Feb-2012

I really wish I had more times on my hands to write out my thoughts, but with work, training for work and regular every day life...Just don't have it in me..anyways!

Ales Hemsky

Oilers are stupid, plain and simple.  Ales has all the talent in the world but has the same heart as the Lion from Wizard of Oz and the same body as Mr. Glass.  The guy is pure offence, no defence.  Since the Oilers got him for another 2 yrs, they might as well play him mainly on the first line... Well try to, as the last 3 season's he's only averaged 38 games a season.. Money well spent.

Though, I won't bash the guy for his lack of goals.. he's an assist machine just moving dimes all over the ice.  Pair him up with a sniper and you'll get your monies worth.  I don't see him playing well with Hall as Taylor is more of a "Act Like Bull/Charge at Net" winger...  Though I'd love to see him on a line with Eberle if one of them were to shift wings..

All in all, Oilers still overpaid, he's not worth the money and the owner's can't blame the players for the GM's being idiots..

Carter to LA for nothing...

I was so glad this summer when Carter got traded to Columbus.  I thought they'd finally gain some traction in the NHL's toughest division.. then the Wiz went all Tomahawk, Carter's body suddenly became as fragile as his ego and Steve Mason is continuing his impression of the great Bruins goalie Jim Carey....  All this combined made Columbus "The Blue Jackets are who we thought they were" .

Now Carter's on the King's team who's offence is worse than the California Golden Seals..it really is, look it up...but what the Kings gave up for it is amazing.  Nothing.  They get a proven 30+ year goal scorer for what?, a mid to late 1st round draft pick (aka "No Man's Land", even with Columbus's track record of brilliant drafting) and Jack Johnson, who the Kings won't miss as they have a plethora of young D-man, and that Defensive God-child in Doughty.

A lot of people think Lombardi is crazy, but watch Carter & Richards get all bromantic with each other and start becoming scoring machines...on the ice that is.

Habs


This season sucked. If you think they're making the play offs, quit watching hockey.  It's been this way even before they pulled that little win streak in January.. you know what I'm talking about.. It's like when some one is dying, and just before they die they get that "Last wind" and you get that false hope that they are feeling better.  Then you wake up the next day and find their cold stiff body...

Ya, that's the Habs this season.  Try and find the bright side though, we got three amazing young talents in Price, Patches and Subban.  Erik Cole is not pulling shades of his time in Edmonton, Gorges is showing he's a rock on D, Emelin is doing a Iron Curtain imitation and we have a chance to get a very early draft pick.. and for once, the Habs can draft a pure offensive super star... Something this team has needed for over 20 yrs... Fail for Nail and start a new in September..

So just close your eyes, bite the pillow and hope this season ends soon as it's been a nightmare..