Mroy31 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 35 minutes ago, MTH said: This year's All Star stuff was torture to watch. I literally was watching at the Flyers practice arena Friday night and Saturday during the game and everyone there was moaning how bad it was. What happened? The women's 3 on 3 was pretty fun to watch. They need a way better goalie event. I don't know what it is though. They did that shooting accuracy thing back when Hasek was around, shooting goalie goals from behind the net over a low board at the blueline. Maybe some kind of rebound trickshot thing? The trickshot event seems like it could have legs, but was poorly executed this year. You can't make the biggest target worth the most points, and then also design it in a way that funnels pucks into it even if they technically "miss" the target. Let some goalies participate in that, get more creative with the targets, add some bank shots or something, and we might have an event there. The Blues org seemed way more self indulgent with bringing their legends out to "participate" in events. I don't remember other places doing it quite like this, but you'd think they could come up with a better gimmick for your franchise's leading scorer than passing pucks to your team captain to practice his accuracy shooting. Didn't even watch the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualshowman Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 42 minutes ago, MTH said: This year's All Star stuff was torture to watch. I literally was watching at the Flyers practice arena Friday night and Saturday during the game and everyone there was moaning how bad it was. What happened? I didn't watch it the game at all, and I turned off the competition prior to the one thing I should have watched - the women's 3-on-3. As a fan of the game of hockey over a fan of shenanigans on ice, equipment sitings, or anything glitzy, I cannot abide. This is what it looked like that last time I cared: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breaklouis35 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Did anybody else think it was weird that Jordan Binnington didn't keep the save streak thing going? I thought they were supposed to keep going until a player scored after the divisional captain was stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillyGrips13 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 An AHL guy Martin Frk shot 109.2 mph at the AHL skills competition. You guys officially sound old. It’s Allstar festivities. What do you want? It’s supposed to be fun and light-hearted. The 3 on 3 mini tournament format actually makes it more interesting. I’m just worried a goalie will eventually pull something trying to keep up. Did you notice how young most of the participants were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jevi3 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 I like the way the AHL does the Skills Competition, I stopped watching the NHL competition when they had that breakaway where the goalies wouldn't even try to save the puck. I thought that was extremely silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puckstopper Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 3 hours ago, breaklouis35 said: Did anybody else think it was weird that Jordan Binnington didn't keep the save streak thing going? I thought they were supposed to keep going until a player scored after the divisional captain was stopped. He'd won already. No point in continuing and risking injury, as minimal as that risk might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 4 hours ago, Mroy31 said: The women's 3 on 3 was pretty fun to watch. It was the NHL all star game and skills. If I wanted to watch women's 3 on 3... I'd go watch women's 3 on 3. It's like I wanted to watch Roadhouse and in the middle they played Pretty Woman. WTF is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 44 minutes ago, WillyGrips13 said: Did you notice how young most of the participants were? The entire league is young. Part of the reason why it's hard to watch. You sit there saying 'who the f is this dude?' most the game. It's getting near women's professional tennis. The rookies are 14, the best players are maybe 17. They're old geezers by their 20s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTH Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 46 minutes ago, WillyGrips13 said: An AHL guy Martin Frk shot 109.2 mph at the AHL skills competition. You guys officially sound old. Two things here: 1. The hardest shot thing kinda lost it's steam with the whippy sticks. Is the top speed man or machine? Pro shop just got these sticks in: It's like saying Jeff Gordon is the fastest driver. Is it him or the car his mechanics built? 2. I'm a Gen X'er. Is 'ok gen x-er' a term yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualshowman Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 53 minutes ago, WillyGrips13 said: An AHL guy Martin Frk shot 109.2 mph at the AHL skills competition. You guys officially sound old. It’s Allstar festivities. What do you want? It’s supposed to be fun and light-hearted. The 3 on 3 mini tournament format actually makes it more interesting. I’m just worried a goalie will eventually pull something trying to keep up. Did you notice how young most of the participants were? Sound old??? Aren't you gonna ask how I feel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dualshowman Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, MTH said: Two things here: 1. The hardest shot thing kinda lost it's steam with the whippy sticks. Is the top speed man or machine? Pro shop just got these sticks in: It's like saying Jeff Gordon is the fastest driver. Is it him or the car his mechanics built? 2. I'm a Gen X'er. Is 'ok gen x-er' a term yet? Is this the slot the Bauer is hoping people stuff $100 bills into or is it a chip reader? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 17 minutes ago, MTH said: It was the NHL all star game and skills. If I wanted to watch women's 3 on 3... I'd go watch women's 3 on 3. It's like I wanted to watch Roadhouse and in the middle they played Pretty Woman. WTF is this? Who shit in YOUR cornflakes!? 10 minutes ago, MTH said: Two things here: 1. The hardest shot thing kinda lost it's steam with the whippy sticks. Is the top speed man or machine? It's like saying Jeff Gordon is the fastest driver. Is it him or the car his mechanics built? Very much agree with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naz Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 hour ago, WillyGrips13 said: An AHL guy Martin Frk shot 109.2 mph at the AHL skills competition. You guys officially sound old. It’s Allstar festivities. What do you want? It’s supposed to be fun and light-hearted. The 3 on 3 mini tournament format actually makes it more interesting. I’m just worried a goalie will eventually pull something trying to keep up. Did you notice how young most of the participants were? I AM old, however I found the 3 on 3 tourney exciting and fun to watch. Some of the saves the guys were pulling off.. wow! It's the kind of saves we all IMAGINE we make when a group of guys rent the ice and just scrimmage after throwing sticks in the middle to pick teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCarGuy Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 26 minutes ago, Naz said: I AM old, however I found the 3 on 3 tourney exciting and fun to watch. Some of the saves the guys were pulling off.. wow! It's the kind of saves we all IMAGINE we make when a group of guys rent the ice and just scrimmage after throwing sticks in the middle to pick teams. You don’t screw around and make those saves by some miracle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naz Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 @ThatCarGuy Back in my teens and 20's... yes. Now in my very late 40's, not so much LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 52 minutes ago, RichMan said: Who shit in YOUR cornflakes!? MTH is just voicing the same thing that I've seen from many guys I play hockey with. You don't see it much online, but many of the guys I play with either didn't care at all about the women's hockey portion of it, or downright didn't like it. I'm fine with the inclusion of it. Mostly because it's the all star game and no one really fucking cares and that it helps girls get into the sport more. But I also see it on the other hand. You watch to see the all stars of the best league in the world. Not the equivalent of a AAA midget team meek out a 2-1 score in two ten minute periods of 3v3 hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benner33 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 2 hours ago, MTH said: 2. I'm a Gen X'er. Is 'ok gen x-er' a term yet? It should be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpawtendy48 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 7 hours ago, benner33 said: It should be! Ok zoomer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeperton Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 9 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said: MTH is just voicing the same thing that I've seen from many guys I play hockey with. You don't see it much online, but many of the guys I play with either didn't care at all about the women's hockey portion of it, or downright didn't like it. I'm fine with the inclusion of it. Mostly because it's the all star game and no one really fucking cares and that it helps girls get into the sport more. But I also see it on the other hand. You watch to see the all stars of the best league in the world. Not the equivalent of a AAA midget team meek out a 2-1 score in two ten minute periods of 3v3 hockey. I honestly thought it was a pretty good game. Desbiens made a lot of good saves and there were some great scoring opportunities. I'd love to see women's hockey grow so that the top can be viewed better instead of on par with boys AAA U18 teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter36 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 38 minutes ago, keeperton said: I honestly thought it was a pretty good game. Desbiens made a lot of good saves and there were some great scoring opportunities. I'd love to see women's hockey grow so that the top can be viewed better instead of on par with boys AAA U18 teams. I am not against that statement, but to be honest it is true. They are on par with Midget AAA level boys teams, and that's when the boys aren't allowed to hit. Edit: I am not saying it would be a bad thing if women's hockey grew, I'm just saying that just because women's hockey grows doesn't mean people won't view them like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichMan Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 15 hours ago, coopaloop1234 said: MTH is just voicing the same thing that I've seen from many guys I play hockey with. You don't see it much online, but many of the guys I play with either didn't care at all about the women's hockey portion of it, or downright didn't like it. I'm fine with the inclusion of it. Mostly because it's the all star game and no one really fucking cares and that it helps girls get into the sport more. But I also see it on the other hand. You watch to see the all stars of the best league in the world. Not the equivalent of a AAA midget team meek out a 2-1 score in two ten minute periods of 3v3 hockey. I'd love to see the best women's lineup against a boys AAA Midget team. You'll quickly find out how much more qualified and talented these ladies are. They deserve a higher respect than that and their place in the pro levels. My opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter36 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, RichMan said: I'd love to see the best women's lineup against a boys AAA Midget team. You'll quickly find out how much more qualified and talented these ladies are. They deserve a higher respect than that and their place in the pro levels. My opinion. There are videos of that. One of the games the Canadian national team played a subpar Midget AAA team and won 2-1. In another game they lost to a Midget team 4-1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coopaloop1234 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, RichMan said: I'd love to see the best women's lineup against a boys AAA Midget team. You'll quickly find out how much more qualified and talented these ladies are. They deserve a higher respect than that and their place in the pro levels. My opinion. You know both Olympic squads have mixed results against boys AAA midget teams right? https://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/news/2009-nwt-007-enhttps://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/u-women-hockey-team-scrimmaging-against-high-school-170704740--oly.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/sports/olympics/25whockey.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benner33 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 10 hours ago, southpawtendy48 said: Ok zoomer... I’m a millennial... why I don’t have a house and moved out of my parents house at 23. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benner33 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 I’m not a good one cause I’m not a fan of toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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