Sioux_Hab-it

Looks like the mascot with the big Zero on it's chest (how appropriate) is smoking a cigarette so I'm not even going to ask what transpired.

No way, those big shoulders dish out the hurt, normally to tiny and frail Gopher egos.

The rumour on TSN was that Tallon wasn't originally offering all of the salary incentives that a number 3 overall pick typically receives or deserves. Perhaps the incentive offer has changed dramatically as a result of Toews performance at the World Championship. If he winds up with a package that puts him in a position to earn close to $3M next season how can anyone on this site believe he will be back.

He just won a men's championship so he was right in there with the the team enjoying the bubbly and there isn't a thing Chief Wiggum and his boys can do about it.

Canada defeats Finland 4-2 to win the Gold and Commodore seemed more excited than Toews. I guess winning Gold has become too routine for Jonathan as despite Canada's hockey history he is the first Canadian player ever to win Junior and Men's Gold in the same year.

Still haven't found the video of just the goal but select picture #10 for a fourth image that compliments those three http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.cfm/ci_id...ameID/24469.htm Finally, you can watch the goal in this TSN Report: http://broadband.tsn.ca/tsn/?vid=7633

Toews goal stands as the winner in a 4-1 Canada win. Going for Gold tomorrow against the Finns at 12 Eastern

When TSN posts the highlights to their site you have to watch the goal scored by Toews! He has the building and analysts buzzing about that one. Canada is up 3-0 after one period of play in their semi-final against Sweden.

go Zach &*%^$%^$

The US is really picking up their play, maybe they can draw the Finns into another Penalty.

Someone (perhaps it was Goon) asked me earlier in the season how the Alberta Junior Hockey League stacked up against the other Tier II leagues in terms of quality. Based on the most recent evidence, perhaps Frattin and Eidness played in the strongest league as the Camrose Kodiaks have dominated the Royal Bank Cup tournament thus far. http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/news_sto...canadian_hockey

It is 4-3 Finland after two periods. Matt Greene's penalty that lead to the Finn's 4th goal wouldn't have been roughing in the NHL. Only a pansy would haved called it that way and perhaps Ballard told the referee as much to get his 10 minute misconduct. Hopefully, Zach can find his game in the third and pull this one out. The goalie, John Grahame, needs to improve his game as he has allowed 4 goals on only 16 shots.

Leave it to the IIHF to generate a confusing schedule but in reality it is here's to an all Sioux final game. If the US wins they will play Russian and if Canada wins they will play Sweden.

Why don't you personally put this whole issue to bed for us, once and for all. Get on the phone to Ed Belfour and ask him what was he thinking when he recruited Greico for UND. After all, how could the Eagle know as much about goaltending as you do.

Commodore and Toews are with team Canada

The famous Mr. Ed?

Scroll back and read the original thread to see that MacKenzie said several years from now he will be the most complete player in the NHL, not now. Now back to the game or should I say the Eric Staal show as he has had the puck on a string today.

If you had seen the TSN segment, Bob MacKenzie wasn't trying to claim that Toews would ever challenge Crosby for the overall scoring title. Even the great Gretzky was not the most complete player of his era, as he didn't typically kill penalties, block shots etc. The complete players of that era were the Trottiers, Messiers and Yzermans. The discussion even noted that Toews already handles pressure and interviews better than most. Additionally, if you had watched the Ottawa series carefully you would have seen several Crosby defensive errors that lead to Ottawa goals, so hardly a complete player. In my own opinion Toews is a more intelligent player than Crosby and I have never seen anyone else in college hockey who was better at getting in really tight to the net and scoring roof-daddy goals.

It will be an 11:15 start for those of you in Grand Forks, 12:15 in the East, so I am going to sneak away from work with some buddies this afternoon to watch it at the local sports bar. It is a good opportunity for Team USA as Team Canada could be exhausted from their tough OT win over the Czech's yesterday.

There was alot of discussion regarding Toews and his future on TSN yesterday. Some of the analysts wondered if Dale Tallon is offering Toews all of the contract incentives he clearly deserves. At the end of the discussion MacKenzie blew all of the other analysts away by declaring that within several years Toews will be the most "complete player" in the NHL. Another analyst asked him better than Crosby, his answer was yes with the emphasis being on the "complete" as in his opinion he has never seen such a young player who is so good at all aspects of the game.

Just finished watching Canada play Belarus, and Toews was solid again with a goal and an assist in a 6-3 Canada win. Commodore had an assist as well. Of course the pro-Russian referee did his best to keep his Russian league players from Belarus in the game by conveniently providing them four 5 on 3 PPs and let half of their infractions go. Oh well what are you going to do when the tournament is in Russia. It was just like the Sioux having to play in Gopher land with their favorite referee calling the game.

It would seem that the Gophers and Russians really do have alot in common. Check out the World Championship schedule link and scroll down to the end of the page. For the playoff rounds it would appear that the Russians are always guaranteed to play in their chosen time slot regardless of how they finish in the standings. http://www.iihf.com/Hydra/Tournaments_07/o.../113/index.html

Huh? The Spartans were Greek and the image on the Ottawa Jersey is definitely that of a Roman. I agree that the image isn't that of a Roman Senator. The helmet suggests that he is a Centurion, but do you honestly think the team should have selected a fat guy in a toga and head wreath as their logo instead?

Bochenski is having a great game against the Slovaks today with a goal and an assist half way through the game and the US is up 4-1. The Slovaks seem to be gassed having played the late game against Canada yesterday. Final: US wins 4-2

Per the explanation in this link he is still eligible to return to university and finish out his eligibility. http://www.cfl.ca/index.php?module=newser&...y&nid=16141 Being drafted by the CFL doesn't preclude him from sigining with any other league but given that his dad was a CFL star I suspect I will be watching him play for my Alouettes in a couple of years from now.