Shea Weber & Ryan Suter Are Dangerous Men

The Nashville Predators are 9-1-0 in their last 10.

They have 64 points.

They are third in the Central Division, arguably the best division in the league at the moment (who would have thunk it) and only three points out first place in the entire NHL.

Impressive.

They have something like $14.4 million dollars in cap space.

Even more impressive.

They are also being held hostage by Shea Weber and Ryan Suter.

Weber’s words lead a reasonable person to believe he has no interest in signing anytime soon. Ryan Suter dropped the little bomb today that he won’t negotiate a contract before the trade deadline.

Both of them are using the “we want to see if the organization is committed to winning” line as the reason they have not signed.

Whatever. They want money, lots of it, Nashville’s financial situation is not stable and both want to play in a bigger and more secure market. Winning is part of that equation as well but the rest of it is not the “politically correct” thing to say. I doubt any of them would be honest enough to state, “we want a shit load of money from a big market team that has stable ownership and we just don’t see that in Nashville, no offense of course.”

So, what becomes of them? That is the subject of this article. Continue reading

TOP TEN WAYS L.A. CAN STEAL THE KINGS v. SHARKS SERIES

10. While the Kings have the puck but unable to get shots on net, David Courtney belts out over the mic “LOS ANGELES GOAL! His 26th goal and 2nd of the game, AN-ZE KOPITAR!” In the ensuing Sharks’ confusion, all five Kings drive to the net and bang it home on the third attempt after missing the net two additional times.

9. Terry Murray fakes an epileptic seizure and falls on the ice during the beginning of a Sharks’ two on one, causing the play to stop…of course, this would only work once but, on the bright side, Murray may be ejected from the game.

8. Change Westgarth’s number to 14 and place Williams’ name on his back. Position him in a vulnerable position along the boards.

7. Remove all personnel familiar with the Heimlic Maneuver from the building.

6. Constantly pester Joe Thornton about his past playoff performances…and make him cry.

5. Bribe Dan Boyle to score on his own goal in exchange for a shot at Heidi Androl.

4. Since our female fans cannot grow playoff beards, they offer, indulge and display the alternative form behind Jonathan Quick’s net for each home game.

3. Do the opposite of everything Terry Murray says on offense.

2. Match and add 20% to whatever Mike Murphy is paying the officials.

And the number 1 thing the LA Kings can do to steal this series…

1. Fire Jamie Kompon.

GO KINGS!

DOUGHTY & BOYLE ALTERNATE PLAYING WITH PRONGER ON DEFENSE FOR TEAM CANADA

ESPN is doing a decent job tracking the Olympics. For the link click here.

Here is a section on our own Drew Doughty.

Drew Doughty and Dan Boyle took turns taking drills as Chris Pronger’s defense partner in practice Monday, leading to speculation that perhaps Doughty may not start the tournament as the seventh defenseman after all.

“I never said Doughty was the seventh defenseman,” said Team Canada head coach Mike Babcock. “I think Doughty’s been one of the best defensemen in the National Hockey League this year. I think he’s that good. I’m so impressed with how he plays offensively and defensively. Is he going to be star-struck at this tournament? I don’t believe that for a second.”

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