winterhawks Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 [Assignment] The Ottawa Senators would like to assign Gustav Forsling to the minors. [Call up] The Ottawa Senators would like to call up Scott Mayfield and assign him to the active roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 2 hours ago, Primal Optimist said: And to answer Ty Webb's troll post, we have a plan and a backup plan, but we need this weekend to get rolling, and see who logs in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greensman Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 On 1/18/2017 at 10:34 AM, Bombastik der Teutone said: come on ....we just passed half of the season. its not over yet. That wasn't a `give up` message, so much as a realization to share with other GM`s regarding the approaching deadline. The cold hard truth is that my team, in its rebuilt state, doesn`t have the play-off lineup it once did. That, and I`m now 11th in the East, injuries still rolling in, and meanwhile my competition is pretty relentless. its 100+ pts to 10th, 200+ to 9th, and only gets steeper from there. I`m proud of my Bruins. I once was concerned with forwards, but Draisaitl, Niederreiter, and Reinhart have now officially exceeded expectations. Tarasenko and Schwartz have been rock solid, and Sutter is growing into his role, just as we planned... Bjorkstrand and Dvorak will push for time next year. I once was depleted and short on D, but I filled out this with good contributors in Hjalmarsson, Franson and Del Zotto. With some youth like Clendenning and Marincin pushing from the bottom ranks, Shattenkirk is no longer left out there as our only contributing D. Miller and Boychuk continue to be reliable when healthy. The future looks bright, as Bean and Heatherington develop, with (we believe) future grinders and contributors in Lewington and Weegar. Goaltending... well, i blew it, but it seemed like it was good? Elliot was headed to be a starter in the newly competitive Flames, and Howard seemed a steal as a backup... Great tandem, and possibly 2 # 1`s... right? Turns out, Elliot started off out about as imposing as the wicked witch at the end of The Wizard of Oz... after the glass of water. Howard struggled early as well. Both have made late season improvements, but then they traded injury times, and continued on to be the 2nd worst in the league. I`m on the right track, just needs a little more pepper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty Webb Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 6 hours ago, Primal Optimist said: And to answer Ty Webb's troll post, we have a plan and a backup plan, but we need this weekend to get rolling, and see who logs in. 1 Primal, you are the Man with the plan! Otherwise, you could leave it to Monty and Ty Webb, it would be something like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RL. Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 The Red Wings are working the phones hard trying to facilitate some deals to strengthen their forward group. Sources say that Red Wings management will be readily available the next few days in order to hopefully finalize some deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greensman Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 6 hours ago, greensman said: That wasn't a `give up` message, so much as a realization to share with other GM`s regarding the approaching deadline. The cold hard truth is that my team, in its rebuilt state, doesn`t have the play-off lineup it once did. That, and I`m now 11th in the East, injuries still rolling in, and meanwhile my competition is pretty relentless. its 100+ pts to 10th, 200+ to 9th, and only gets steeper from there. I`m proud of my Bruins. I once was concerned with forwards, but Draisaitl, Niederreiter, and Reinhart have now officially exceeded expectations. Tarasenko and Schwartz have been rock solid, and Sutter is growing into his role, just as we planned... Bjorkstrand and Dvorak will push for time next year. I once was depleted and short on D, but I filled out this with good contributors in Hjalmarsson, Franson and Del Zotto. With some youth like Clendenning and Marincin pushing from the bottom ranks, Shattenkirk is no longer left out there as our only contributing D. Miller and Boychuk continue to be reliable when healthy. The future looks bright, as Bean and Heatherington develop, with (we believe) future grinders and contributors in Lewington and Weegar. Goaltending... well, i blew it, but it seemed like it was good? Elliot was headed to be a starter in the newly competitive Flames, and Howard seemed a steal as a backup... Great tandem, and possibly 2 # 1`s... right? Turns out, Elliot started off out about as imposing as the wicked witch at the end of The Wizard of Oz... after the glass of water. Howard struggled early as well. Both have made late season improvements, but then they traded injury times, and continued on to be the 2nd worst in the league. I`m on the right track, just needs a little more pepper I now realize that this post and the previous roster post, read like a bit of a blonde-girl-mating call ("oh my god, i`m sooooo drunk!"). I am not selling off franchise players or youth, so let me clarify for those who are interested in who`s available. Not looking to move any of my top 6. They`ve been great, and I`m excited to watch them all continue to develop. You are welcome to make an offer on anyone, but it would have to be pretty earth shattering and perfectly tuned to my rebuild (youth) to shake one of them free. Not looking to move Shattenkirk at all, and unless you want to offer more than I paid for Hjalmarsson, thats a `no` too (1st round pick/1st round D prospect/3rd round pick). As the deadline approaches, I will give consideration to offers for Desjardins, King, and Miller. Scribble those names down on paper, and we can discuss further, as the deadline nears. Greens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arby18_ Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Reports out of Montreal suggest that Thomas Greiss is looking for more net and may not find it here with King Henrik around, so teams looking for a starter down the stretch may want to touch base with the Habs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Jeeebus! Hairy in downtown Melbourne this arvo. Apparently I left before all the mayhem. All the trains & trams on lockdown. My wife is stuck waiting for it to clear. Apparently some fruit loop jacked a car after getting into a stabbing fight with his brother. Dumped the car owner on a bridge. Took the car to the central business district a few minutes away. Did three doughnuts. Then steered onto the sidewalk and started mowing down people. 20 mowed down, 3 dead, 3 more likely including a 2 year old. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Activation: Florida activates Mika Zibanejad from the LTIR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Canuck Surfer said: Jeeebus! Hairy in downtown Melbourne this arvo. Apparently I left before all the mayhem. All the trains & trams on lockdown. My wife is stuck waiting for it to clear. Apparently some fruit loop jacked a car after getting into a stabbing fight with his brother. Dumped the car owner on a bridge. Took the car to the central business district a few minutes away. Did three doughnuts. Then steered onto the sidewalk and started mowing down people. 20 mowed down, 3 dead, 3 more likely including a 2 year old. . It's news in the UK, so it shows how bad it was. Do you guys have the death penalty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck Surfer Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 3 hours ago, Captain Azzy said: It's news in the UK, so it shows how bad it was. Do you guys have the death penalty? No. I'm normally against that kind of thing. Its hard to come to terms with your thoughts at times like these? By all reports the police were amazing. On the scene in less than 30 seconds. Did not wait for the ambulance. Took a critically injured baby to the hospital in the first cop car. Shot the suspect in the shoulder to subdue him. Imagine the self control it would have taken... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 1 hour ago, Canuck Surfer said: No. I'm normally against that kind of thing. Its hard to come to terms with your thoughts at times like these? By all reports the police were amazing. On the scene in less than 30 seconds. Did not wait for the ambulance. Took a critically injured baby to the hospital in the first cop car. Shot the suspect in the shoulder to subdue him. Imagine the self control it would have taken... Yeah, that's hardcore. British police would have taken 10 minutes to arrive, watched for a while to make sure they couldn't get hurt, warn him 60 times to stop, then taser him. Great work! I'm a Christian, but when sickos like this deliberately try and take other people's lives...I would have no issue with the death penalty being re-instigated for incidents like this. Call me old-fashioned, eye-for-an-eye etc, but people like that genuinely don't deserve to live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Hi guys, I will be slowly working through all of the past updates today, and I apologize for the delay. Not fair to you. I got behind around the holidays and it snowballed on me from there. I will work first through the thread and then get to the long list of PMs in my inbox. Please allow me just a little more patience and I will get it sorted by the end of the weekend, at the latest. Cheers, TM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Optimist Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Happy Friday everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primal Optimist Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 3 hours ago, Captain Azzy said: Yeah, that's hardcore. British police would have taken 10 minutes to arrive, watched for a while to make sure they couldn't get hurt, warn him 60 times to stop, then taser him. Great work! I'm a Christian, but when sickos like this deliberately try and take other people's lives...I would have no issue with the death penalty being re-instigated for incidents like this. Call me old-fashioned, eye-for-an-eye etc, but people like that genuinely don't deserve to live. I am generally anti death penalty, as there are almost always mitigating circumstances or shadows within shadows of doubt....but yeah, when hundreds of locals eye witness mass murder or its on live TV, and there are simply no shadows at all to doubt from....yeah, it would be kinder to all involved had htey shot him in the eye socket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombastik der Teutone Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 the blues organisation hopes that bryan will have more luck than josh harding. hats up to r. bickell hope to see you back on ice this or maybe next season https://www.nhl.com/news/bryan-bickell-of-hurricanes-taking-life-with-ms-one-day-at-a-time/c-285859704?tid=277548856 Quote RALEIGH, N.C. -- Bryan Bickell went into the doctor's office alone. During the drive there his two young daughters fell asleep in the back seat of the car. So Bickell's wife, Amanda, remained with them while the Carolina Hurricanes left wing went to get the diagnosis that would change their lives. "I really thought nothing of it because this was not the first time he's had tests done," Amanda Bickell said. Bryan Bickell had been through myriad tests during the previous 18 months for various reasons. Although there were diagnoses -- dizziness that initially was thought to be vertigo later was called an ocular issue -- and treatments, Bickell continued to feel something wasn't right. By the second week of November he was certain of it. What began as pain in his shoulder developed into numbness in his right arm and leg, along with some dizziness. After being listed as a healthy scratch for three games, Bickell had an episode during a pre-game skate at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Nov. 8 and pulled himself off the ice. So he went for more tests. Read: Bryan Bickell doing best to help others with MS An MRI revealed lesions on Bickell's brain and spinal cord. Josh Bloom, the Hurricanes head physician, delivered the news that Bickell has multiple sclerosis. "It was kind of a shock," Bickell said. "I got my MRI and a day later Dr. Bloom brought me into his office and you could just kind of see [from] his face and his reaction, his body language, something wasn't right. And then he told me I had MS. "I was like, 'Wow. I don't really know much about MS.'" The website for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society defines MS as "an unpredictable, often disabling disease of the central nervous system that disrupts the flow of information within the brain, and between the brain and body." The cause is unknown and the progress, severity and symptoms vary unpredictably from one person to another. The disease most often is diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50. Bickell will turn 31 on March 9. Upon hearing the diagnosis, a multitude of thoughts rushed through Bickell's head. First among them was concern for his and his family's quality of life. He also couldn't avoid wondering if he'd play hockey again. "It definitely goes through your mind," he said. "You don't want it to end like this. That's why I'm pushing to get back on the ice. If I have one game or five years left, I don't know. It's all up in the air." Bryan Bickell on fighting MS Unable to tell his wife the bad news himself when he got back to the car, he opened the driver's side door and asked, "Can you go in there and talk to the doctor?" "He didn't tell me why," Amanda said. "He didn't say anything." When Amanda heard the diagnosis from Bloom, she also was stunned. Then she asked a number of questions about what the diagnosis meant and what the next steps would be before returning to Bryan in the car. "When I came out he just kind of stared at me. He didn't have any words," Amanda said. "I think he was kind of in shock. I just hugged him and said, 'We'll be OK one day at a time.' That's really what we've done since." *** Before beginning an interview with NHL.com, Bickell casually ripped a bandage off the inside of his left elbow and rolled down his shirt sleeve, concealing the lone clue that he's just returned from receiving his second intravenous dosage of Tysabri. Bickell is administered the drug, which prevents white blood cells from entering the brain and spinal cord to help limit the debilitating effects of MS, once a month at Raleigh Neurology, a treatment center across the street from PNC Arena. Although Bickell said, "I don't know how to spell it," he knows he's been feeling a lot more like his old self since he started taking Tysabri. His treatments will continue indefinitely, as long they are helping. "I'm feeling good," he said last week. "[From] a couple months ago it's a 180 [degree] change. I'm feeling a lot better. I've been on the ice a couple times. My lungs, I don't know where they went, but I've got to find those soon to get back in the lineup." Bickell said he would love to make it back to help the Hurricanes drive to earn a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He resumed skating two weeks ago and has practiced a few times in a yellow, non-contact jersey. "I hope I can join the team and make that push for the playoffs because we're so close," said Bickell, a three-time Stanley Cup winner with the Chicago Blackhawks before he was traded to the Hurricanes on June 15, 2016. "I know this team needs it, and personally, that's where I love playing, is in the playoffs. So hopefully [I can come back]. If it's this year, next year, we don't know." So many questions remain to be answered before Bickell can play again: How will his body react to the increased physical stress of a full practice? Will any of his symptoms return? Will he experience any side effects from his medication? "I think in this process there's a lot of unknowns," Hurricanes general manager Ron Francis said. "That's why we're taking it one day at a time. The key thing I said to Bryan is, 'Just be honest and let us know how you're feeling.'" Tysabri is the same drug that helped former Minnesota Wild goaltender Josh Harding, who was diagnosed with MS in 2012, to continue his career in 2012-13. Bickell and Harding have talked on the phone and exchanged texts during the past two months, providing Bickell with some first-hand advice about what to expect. Harding eventually had to stop taking Tysabri because of a reaction he had to the drug and, on the recommendation of his doctors, stopped playing following the 2013-14 season. Bickell understands that because of the unpredictability of MS there's no way of knowing if the same fate awaits him. "Different people react differently to different drugs and I've been reacting good and we'll see how it goes," Bickell said. "Time will tell what's going to happen." Despite the uncertainty, Bickell remains remarkably optimistic. But there was one brief period after the initial diagnosis and before he began receiving treatments when Bickell allowed negative thoughts to creep into his head. He worried he'd have an episode while he was carrying one his daughters, Makayla, 2, and Kinslee, 6 months, up the stairs and fall, and wondered what his family would do if the MS became more debilitating. "He's asked me at one point, 'Are you scared? What's going to happen if next year you're taking care of three people rather than just the two kids and I'm in a wheelchair?'" Amanda said. "I'm like, 'I'm not thinking about that. It's not really in my mind at the moment.' I just decided when we found out that positive is the best way to go. So that's me thinking positive and him thinking positive and just taking it day by day." Bickell saw three doctors, including Bloom, plus one at Duke University and a specialist in New York. From talking to the doctors, doing some research of his own and talking to others with MS, including Harding, Bickell said he's learned the disease is, "livable and treatable, and hopefully a couple years down the road it will be curable." "Just the way the drugs have been going, it's going in the right direction, and hopefully, everything will work out here soon. For me, we caught it really early. If it was farther down the line it would have been a different story. But I feel normal. I just have some tinkering to do here and there." In a way, Bickell's diagnosis has been freeing for him because he hadn't felt right since the end of the 2014-15 season and didn't know why. After watching him struggle, the Blackhawks put him through waivers twice last season and he played 47 games with Rockford in the American Hockey League, his first game in the minors since 2009-10. Bickell said there is no way of knowing if the vertigo or ocular issue he experienced while with the Blackhawks was related to his MS. "But I know that from what I was feeling a couple weeks leading into me finding out that I had MS it was different," he said. "It wasn't like it was a year and a half ago, but could it have led into other things? We just don't know. "The knowing now is the biggest thing." For that reason, Amanda said, "Honestly, last year was a lot harder than it is this year even though this year we found out he has MS. "Trying to figure out all of these things, it got to the point of, 'OK maybe you need to see a therapist because maybe it's in your head.' So it really, really is kind of a relief, you don't want to say this, but to find out there actually is something wrong." *** The biggest relief, of course, is that Bickell is feeling normal again since beginning treatment in December. After having to take some time off from exercising, he was able to start working out off the ice, including riding a stationary bicycle. Now that he's back skating, his optimism is growing. "I've been out for injuries and for things I've had in my career and this one's obviously a little tougher circumstances and I think it just made you miss it that [much] more," he said. "Because you don't know what's going to happen, if it's, I step on the ice and that could be the last time I do. I think that's going to drive me this time. "Obviously to have something like this in my life kind of throws a curveball in. I think it just personally pushes me that much harder to prove myself wrong and people wrong that I can do this." Bickell said the Hurricanes have been first class in supporting him and essentially have left it up to him and the doctors as to when he takes each step in his recovery. Francis has been careful not to put any pressure on Bickell, but does believe he'd be able to help the Hurricanes playoff drive if he's able to return. "That's part of the reason why we got him during the summer," Francis said. "He's a big guy (6-foot-4, 223 pounds) with playoff experience and Stanley Cup [titles] under his belt. He's been a great addition in our locker room with just his demeanor before the diagnosis and even since. The guys have a ton of respect for him. "Again, we're not putting any pressure on him. We'll take it one day at a time and see how things progress moving forward." That's been Bickell's approach since that day in the car outside Bloom's office. Through it all, Amanda has been by his side. "She's my rock," he said. "She's behind me 100 percent, whatever it takes." Although having her husband at home to help out and spend more time with his daughters has been another example of them turning a negative into a positive, Amanda said she knows how much Bryan wants to be back on the ice and knows that's where he belongs. "He's very positive about it and we continue to stay positive in the family," she said. "He's so determined. The doctors said that he wouldn't be back on the ice for 5-6 months after his treatment and it's been a month and he's already back on the ice and he's like, 'I'm feeling good.' Nothing stops that guy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Man some tough posts on this page... I'm staunchly against death penalty. State sanctioned murder is simply not OK IMO. It's certainly tough to remove the emotion from situations like what you posted though Surfer. My condolences to all involved, that's bloody horrible. My sister in law has MS too. It's certainly a tough one to deal with but there's lots of research and new treatments out there. Best wishes to the Bickell family on their tough road there. Welcome 'back' TM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 On 2016-12-15 at 10:25 AM, Monty said: Philadelphia Flyers: http://www.matchsticksandgasoline.com/2016/11/12/13608946/nicklas-grossmann-on-waivers-again-this-time-to-terminate-contract http://www.expressen.se/sport/hockey/shl/nicklas-grossmann-ar-klar-for-orebro-hk/ The Philadelphia Flyers would like to terminate defenseman Nicklas Grossmann's contract, as the defenseman has signed overseas with Orebro HK. Thanks! Just reposting, again. @theminister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Player Movement: [Assignment]: Philadelphia Flyers assign defenseman Julius Honka to the minors. [Call Up]: Philadelphia Flyers call up defenseman Alexandre Carrier and assign him to the active roster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ActionJax09 Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Assignment: The Pittsburgh Penguins assign Frank Corrado to Seattle of the AHL Activation: The Pittsburgh Penguins activate PK Subban from injured Reserve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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