From a Leafs perspective, this would have looked a lot better if it happened before JVR got injured last year. He just decided to pass up on hip surgery and try to rehab it instead. If it doesn't work out, he might be not be fully healthy for a long time.
From a Leafs perspective, this would have looked a lot better if it happened before JVR got injured last year. He just decided to pass up on hip surgery and try to rehab it instead. If it doesn't work out, he might be not be fully healthy for a long time.
I remember Bob and Barclay Plager. they were right out of central casting for "Slap Shot" in fact, the character of Backlay Donaldson was based on a composite of the brothers.
I remember Bob and Barclay Plager. they were right out of central casting for "Slap Shot" in fact, the character of Backlay Donaldson was based on a composite of the brothers.
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at the risk of dating myself, it's not so new...
rocket and pocket richard..bobby and dennis hull...frank and peter mahovlich...duane and brent sutter...rich and ron sutter...peter, anton and marian stastny with the old nordiques...rob and scott niedermayer with the ducks...the hatchers in dallas...mark and marty howe with the whale, the maloneys at the madison square...dale and mark hunter with the caps...
stand to be corrected but i believe denis and jean potvin played together on the island during the NYI glory years...
and...of course...
how can we possibly forget thelma and louise, the sedin sisters...
not sure if my hockey history is spot-on but going back a few decades the bentleys, max and doug, were a potent pair in chicago, and i believe became the first brothers to lead the league in scoring...
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at the risk of dating myself, it's not so new...
rocket and pocket richard..bobby and dennis hull...frank and peter mahovlich...duane and brent sutter...rich and ron sutter...peter, anton and marian stastny with the old nordiques...rob and scott niedermayer with the ducks...the hatchers in dallas...mark and marty howe with the whale, the maloneys at the madison square...dale and mark hunter with the caps...
stand to be corrected but i believe denis and jean potvin played together on the island during the NYI glory years...
and...of course...
how can we possibly forget thelma and louise, the sedin sisters...
not sure if my hockey history is spot-on but going back a few decades the bentleys, max and doug, were a potent pair in chicago, and i believe became the first brothers to lead the league in scoring...
I remember Bob and Barclay Plager. they were right out of central casting for "Slap Shot" in fact, the character of Backlay Donaldson was based on a composite of the brothers.
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actually in 1971 there were three plagers who played together wearing the bluenote: barclay, bob, and billy...
the 'battling brothers' were in no small part responsible for the genesis of the broad street bullies in philly...st. louis in the early years regularly outmuscled its expansion brethren including the flyers, prompting philly's front office to make the conscious decision to beef up its team so it would no longer be intimidated...
the rest as they say is history
I remember Bob and Barclay Plager. they were right out of central casting for "Slap Shot" in fact, the character of Backlay Donaldson was based on a composite of the brothers.
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actually in 1971 there were three plagers who played together wearing the bluenote: barclay, bob, and billy...
the 'battling brothers' were in no small part responsible for the genesis of the broad street bullies in philly...st. louis in the early years regularly outmuscled its expansion brethren including the flyers, prompting philly's front office to make the conscious decision to beef up its team so it would no longer be intimidated...
the rest as they say is history
How do you figure it was one sided other than the fact you hate the Leafs? JVR is a power forward who will score 30 goals a year playing on one of the top two lines. I'm not sure if you have watched Schenn play much but he can be a turnover machine when pressured and contributes nothing as far as offense goes.
How do you figure it was one sided other than the fact you hate the Leafs? JVR is a power forward who will score 30 goals a year playing on one of the top two lines. I'm not sure if you have watched Schenn play much but he can be a turnover machine when pressured and contributes nothing as far as offense goes.
Schenn ...can be a turnover machine when pressured and contributes nothing as far as offense goes.
schenn was put into a situation in toronto that virtually set him up for failure: a defence-first guy in an offence-oriented lineup that ensured him virtually no help and only served to magnify the mistakes any young player is going to make...
maybe that could have changed with more time under carlyle..but...the leafs don't really have time, and the environment there for schenn was probably poisoned beyond repair...
bottom line: this is a developing player whose skill set (make no mistake, the value of a guy who can play an effective stay-at-home D should never be under-estimated) makes him an ideal fit as a depth guy within a responsible system...i expect him to thrive in philly where he won't be as exposed, or expected to do too much...
as for van riemsdyk, burke obviously isn't scared of players who've had injury issues, and this kid when healthy has a pretty nice upside...win-win trade on both sides IMO
Schenn ...can be a turnover machine when pressured and contributes nothing as far as offense goes.
schenn was put into a situation in toronto that virtually set him up for failure: a defence-first guy in an offence-oriented lineup that ensured him virtually no help and only served to magnify the mistakes any young player is going to make...
maybe that could have changed with more time under carlyle..but...the leafs don't really have time, and the environment there for schenn was probably poisoned beyond repair...
bottom line: this is a developing player whose skill set (make no mistake, the value of a guy who can play an effective stay-at-home D should never be under-estimated) makes him an ideal fit as a depth guy within a responsible system...i expect him to thrive in philly where he won't be as exposed, or expected to do too much...
as for van riemsdyk, burke obviously isn't scared of players who've had injury issues, and this kid when healthy has a pretty nice upside...win-win trade on both sides IMO
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