http://crashthenet.ca/community/index.php?app=blog Community Blog List Syndication Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:12:24 +0000 wolfe.luc@gmail.com (crashthenet community) IP.Blog 60
Woo?

My question is... where did the Oilers go...

If I am not mistaken they are an NHL team and they will participate in Free Agency maybe they will make an awesome deal, but until then I am not sad nor mad nor happy that they are dead so far in the offseason.

One more thing

Stupid Oilers. -_-]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:49:00 +0000

I love golf but i just flat out suck at it, and I tend to let people score with under 5 seconds in the period. That really annoys me. I should have a winning record in the PS3, but i'm two games under .500. If i miss the play offs, my PS3 is going through my Sony Bravia. SYKE!

Now after reading me %$?$#% and complain do I feel I deserve some Symphathy. Nah, prolly not. I just need to vent, and I come to this site every day, just to check up on our league. It's a cool league.

I'm looking forward to the new Green Day CD, but i have an odd feeling it's going to suck. Those guys used to be so damn cool, and now they just write medicore bullshit pop. Even there last record people made a huge deal about, and it my eyes it was just ok......

The Flyers are a bunch of clowns, they have so much talent but can't seem to beat the Pens ever!!! And now hopes of a cup down Broad Street is over....Poor Richie and Jeff. Those guys had killer seasons.

Anyway, I think i'm done with my rant........you can comment if you please, or just let me blog sit in the lonely blog-o-sophere of what is el Crashthenet.ca

-Rosetti]]> Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:16:00 +0000 Day One Gone and Went

Well, as most of you know now, the first day is all over with. Games were just flying yesterday and we started pretty rough overall as this team lost it's first 3 games only scoring in one of them. However, when players started learning how the others played, it jelled a little more and this team took off. There are some great players on this team and there will loads of wins to follow that up as well, however, there are some things that people are having a hard time with.

Offsides are a downer to the game and slows the momentum so bad. Everyone up the ice is thinking the same thing, I am sure, that they are the lead guy so they should carry the puck. This should be cleared from your mind. Pay attention to the players that you are playing with. If you have a power forward on right wing and a grinder on left wing with a playmaking center, the center will be carrying the puck and you need to wait. This is something that is very annoying when trying to get a flow for the game.

You just flat out don't have to shoot and deke every time you have the puck. There are a couple of games that I played where someone would try and take on the whole team and deke after deke and lose the puck.

Anyways, we now sit ranked 92nd and our record is 21-14-0, so not too bad at all.


Kyle Ollestad is leading the team in scoring with 17 pts in 9 games and I am currently the leading goal scorer with 7.

Here are the stats so far...

PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM HITS ID
Ollestad, Kyle 9 7 10 17 3 0 68 kyleoll
McGregor, Jim 8 7 4 11 -1 6 51 tcblcommish
Ladouceur, Brent 10 5 3 8 4 10 53 sonicky
Pampalon, Thomas 6 1 5 6 -1 8 71 atomas
Hamill, Brandon 4 3 3 6 0 2 36 feel_it
Landry, Dany 6 3 3 6 1 20 58 landthamanQC
Wolfe, Luke 7 4 2 6 -8 6 137 lucwolfe
Johns, Matt 7 2 3 5 -1 10 65 mattyjfrmpburgh
Perron, Sylvain 3 2 3 5 4 0 13 syperron
Tapp, Richie 8 2 3 5 3 12 85 tapper99
Sansam, Scott 5 3 1 4 -1 13 63 blindbullet
Laxer, Matthew 3 2 1 3 0 10 41 laxlyfe11
LeClair, Shannon 2 2 1 3 -3 0 25 shannyboy
Liddle, Ethan 1 0 2 2 1 2 10 lord_of_war
Macedon, Chris 2 2 0 2 2 6 14 stogeydawg
Rolston, Matt 1 0 1 1 -1 2 10 madmatt101
Fontaine, Martin 3 1 0 1 -7 12 41 fiftypoker
Mishler, Brian 1 0 0 0 -2 7 15 brian08
Pampalon, Dominic 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 iq-000
Thompson, Michael 4 0 0 0 -4 6 37 tea_bag_frenzy


Great job so far... I will try to update the stats as much as I can but, sadly, the goalies stats are crappy. They just don't keep enough. Sad...

As always, may all your shots be accurate.

Until Next week....

Jim]]> Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:13:00 +0000 LIKING HOW THE TEAM LOOKS


So far the team looks like it's coming together. There are all sorts of players that are here, 28 by last count. A pretty good mix of styles and some international flair. There is a desperate need for goaltending on this team although I have confidence in our current net minder, Dominic Pampalon.

I think that overall, this team will do very well. I have chatted with a couple of the players on the team so far and they all seem to be hockey oriented minds and people that know what they will be doing which could prove to be a force to be reckoned with. Forwards are pretty set right now with eight centers, eight left wingers and six right wingers, all with a decent mix of styles.

Defense is a little bit full of offensive defense man but this could make for an Edmonton Oilers style offense. There are seven guys on the point, however, only one defensive one. That could be a concern. Overall, I think that the defensive corps should be very solid as long as some of the guys learn to stay back sometimes.

Well, it's only 5 more says until release and games will comence after that so I'll be looking to see everyone on the ice.


Good luck to everyone, and may your shots, always, be on target!


Jim
]]> Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:04:00 +0000 MCGREGOR ANNOUNCES A SIGNING


My name is Jim McGregor. I am a playmaking type of center and have recently signed a new contract with the CTN Crashers. I am looking forward to my new position among what could be a great team.

Over the next while, I will be giving my thoughts on this team and it's overall success and failures. I will be talking about the unity of the team and how players get along and such. I will also be talking about my successes and failures.

If you are interested in reading, please check back soon.


Jim
]]> Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:37:00 +0000
This year is officially the first year ever of my entire life that I haven't had a March break. Ok, lets all conclude that life before school doesn’t count... HELP!! I feel like I need some time off so desperately I’m ready to set my computer (my work computer, of course) on fire!! Help...

*rocks back and forth in the corner*

I’ve been counting the days until this long Easter weekend! J’ai compté les dodos!! Well I’m not sure I’ll come back here this weekend so I wish you all a very Happy Easter filled with tons of chocolate! Forgive me, but I’m not all that religious and that’s all this holiday really is to me... hehe.

Such a random post...

Jen
]]> Thu, 20 Mar 2008 18:52:13 +0000
So I’m at work right now, and if I weren’t enclosed in a tiny cubicle everyone would see me yawning every five minutes and stretching out... my workload can be so dull. You can probably see it on my face. It’s hard to choose a job that will suit you for the rest of your career life. I think I know what I want to be now, but how long will it last? Being a Translator can be very interesting, as I’ll get to see a multitude of documents before they are even published. Being an Editor, what I aspire to be in the long run, would be simply fascinating. I love pinpointing mistakes and hate to see them at the same time. Which is probably why I get happy when I fix them. I’m a perfectionist and details have to be just right.

I think I’m slowly discovering my passions as I discover myself and it’s amazing to feel the evolution. I hope everyone gets this phase in life because I find it very revealing. The last few years have been really confusing to me. This will sound extremely cheesy, but I think having Luc in my life has helped me become who I am today and has pushed me to find what are the things that I’m passionate about. He has also helped me refine my values. I think that’s what you’re supposed to look for, when searching for significant other. Someone who helps you discover who you want to be. If I hadn’t of met him, I’d probably still be in my bedroom, graduated from college, working 15 hours a week at the Dollarstore instead of full time at the Government of Canada, playing The Sims 2 during all of my free time, and my self-esteem and self-confidence would be as low.

It was time for a change. Even though I like who I am now, I’m always trying to improve myself and become a better person. Be less selfish and accept point of views that completely oppose mine, without necessarily agreeing with them.

Now back to being bored at work... *sigh*

Jenny ]]> Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:27:38 +0000 Oiler35's Trade Blog

I will have to aprove all posts in the blog


Now lets see the UFAS by team
Easteren Conference

Atlantic Division
New Jesey Devils Unrestricted Free Agents: C Scott Gomez, D Brian Rafalski, RW Alexander Mogilny, D Dan McGillis, D Brad Lukowich, LW Jason Wiemer, LW Grant Marshall, D Jim Fahey, C Jim Dowd, RW Erik Rasmussen, G Scott Clemmensen, LW Dan LaCouture.

Re-Signings: D Andy Greene, F Mike Rupp (2-years, $1-million)

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: A second-round playoff defeat might be considered acceptable in some parts, but not with the New Jersey Devils.


Pittsburgh Penguins Unrestricted Free Agents: RW Michel Ouellet, G Jocelyn Thibault, LW Nils Ekman, D Josef Melichar, D Eric Cairns, D Robert Scuderi, LW Ronald Petrovicky, D Alain Nasreddine, D Wade Brookbank.

Re-Signings: LW Gary Roberts (one-year, $2.5 million), RW Mark Recchi (one-year $2 million)

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions: Chris Thorburn (Thrashers).

Off-Season Game Plan: A tremendous turnaround in 2006-2007 kept the Penguins in Pittsburgh and vaulted them into the playoffs.



New York Rangers Unrestricted Free Agents: LW Brendan Shanahan, C Michael Nylander, D Sandis Ozolinsh, G Kevin Weekes, D Karel Rachunek, LW Brad Isbister, RW Jed Ortmeyer, D Martin Richter.

Re-Signings:

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: A decent season followed by a couple rounds in the playoffs had to be considered a success for the New York Rangers.



New York Islanders Unrestricted Free Agents: C Alexei Yashin (bought-out), LW Ryan Smyth, LW Richard Zednik, D Tom Poti, RW Jason Blake, LW Chris Simon, LW Arron Asham, C Viktor Kozlov, D Sean Hill, RW Eric Boguniecki, G Mike Dunham, D Joel Bouchard, D Tomas Malec, C Peter Ferraro.

Re-Signings: G Wade Dubielewicz (1-year contract), F Sean Bergenheim (1-year contract).

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: Perhaps the biggest surprise of the 2006-2007 season, the New York Islanders earned a playoff spot on the final day of the regular season, surpassing all but the most optimistic of pre-season projections.

Philadelphia Flyers Unrestricted Free Agents: C Mike York, G Robert Esche, LW Niko Dimitrakos, LW Todd Fedoruk, RW Denis Hamel, C Mark Cullen.

Re-Signings: G Antero Niittymaki (2-year contract), D Lasse Kukkonen (2-years, $1.75 million).

Notable Additions: D Kimmo Timonen (6-years, $37.8 million), F Scott Hartnell (6-years, $25.2 million).

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: While the Philadelphia Flyers endured a disastrous season in 2006-2007, there is a feeling that the team with the league's worst record isn't necessarily that far away from a return to competitiveness.




Northeast Division
Buffalo Sabres Unrestricted Free Agents: C Daniel Briere, C Chris Drury, D Teppo Numminen, RW Adam Mair, RW Michael Ryan, G Ty Conklin, C Dainius Zubrus, D Timo Helbling, D Mikko Lehtonen, G Adam Berkhoel.

Re-Signings:

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: After a dominant regular season, the Buffalo Sabres' semi-final loss to the Ottawa Senators was a heartbreaking end to what had been a sensational year.



Ottawa Senators Unrestricted Free Agents: C Mike Comrie, D Tom Preissing, D Jamie Allison, C Serge Payer.

Re-Signings: LW Dean McAmmond

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: A trip to the Stanley Cup final exorcised a lot of the playoff ghosts in the Ottawa Senators past, but the team isn't resting on its laurels and that could mean a busy summer.



Toronto Maple Leafs Unrestricted Free Agents: C Michael Peca, C Jeff O'Neill, C Yanic Perreault, G Jean-Sebastien Aubin, C Travis Green, LW Bates Battaglia.

Re-Signings: F Mats Sundin (1-year, $5.5 million), D Staffan Kronwall (2-year contract), F Nik Antropov (2-years, $4 million), .

Notable Additions: G Vesa Toskala (Sharks), W Mark Bell (Sharks)

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: The Toronto Maple Leafs missed the playoffs in 2006-2007 and will need to get creative in the summer to make a push for the playoffs next season.



Montreal Canadiens Unrestricted Free Agents: D Janne Niinimaa, D Sheldon Souray, C Radek Bonk, LW Mike Johnson, G David Aebischer, RW Aaron Downey.

Re-Signings: F Christopher Higgins (2-years, $3.4 million), D Mike Komisarek (2-years, $3.4 million), D Pavel Valentenko (3-year contract).

Notable Additions: D Jassen Cullimore (Blackhawks), F Tony Salmelainen (Blackhawks).

Notable Subtractions: F Sergei Samsonov (Blackhawks).

Off-Season Game Plan: So close to a playoff spot, the Montreal Canadiens nevertheless came up short in 2006-2007, and the summer looks like it is going to bring plenty of activity as the Habs try to sort out their issues.



Boston Bruins Unrestricted Free Agents: D Jason York, LW Jeff Hoggan, D Nathan Dempsey, G Joey MacDonald.

Re-Signings: F Brandon Bochenski (1-year contract), D Andrew Alberts (Multi-year contract).

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions: LW Petr Tenkrat

Off-Season Game Plan: A lot of activity last summer didn't turn the Boston Bruins into a playoff team, but it doesn't mean there wasn't some progress.




Southeast Division
Atlanta Thrashers Unrestricted Free Agents: D Greg de Vries, F Slava Kozlov, D Andy Sutton, RW Jon Sim, D Shane Hnidy, LW J.P. Vigier, LW Eric Boulton, LW Cory Larose, D Andy Delmore, LW Pascal Dupuis, C Eric Belanger.

Re-Signings: RW Brad Larsen, D Steve McCarthy.

Notable Additions: Chris Thorburn (Penguins).

Notable Subtractions: LW Keith Tkachuk (St. Louis).

Off-Season Game Plan: The optimism generated by finally making the playoffs didn't last long as the Atlanta Thrashers were ejected quickly from the first round.



Tampa Bay Lightning Unrestricted Free Agents: D Cory Sarich, LW Ruslan Fedotenko, D Nolan Pratt, D Luke Richardson, LW Rob DiMaio, LW Eric Perrin, LW Eric Healey.

Re-Signings: D Shane O'Brien (2-years, $2 million), F Jan Hlavac (1-year contract), F Nick Tarnasky (2-year deal), F Kyle Wanvig (1-year, two-way contract), Jozef Stumpel (2 years, $4.5 million).

Notable Additions: F Chris Gratton (Panthers).

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: The Tampa Bay Lightning have put their money into the Big Three up front, but it remains to be seen if that strategy is going to prove successful over the long run.


Carolina Hurricanes Unrestricted Free Agents: RW Anson Carter, D David Tanabe, RW Shane Willis, RW Jesse Boulerice, C Josef Vasicek.

Re-Signings: F Scott Walker (3-years, $7.5-million).

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: One season after winning the Stanley Cup, the Carolina Hurricanes suffered through a post-championship hangover and missed the playoffs.



Florida Panthers Unrestricted Free Agents: C Jozef Stumpel, LW Martin Gelinas, G Ed Belfour, G Jean-Marc Pelletier, G Alex Auld, RW Juraj Kolnik, D Alexei Semenov.

Re-Signings: RW Nathan Horton (6 years, $24 million), D Bryan Allen (5-years, $14.5 million), G Craig Anderson (2 years, $1 million).

Notable Additions: G Tomas Vokoun (Predators)

Notable Subtractions: F Chris Gratton (Lightning).

Off-Season Game Plan: Another season of slight improvement wasn't enough to get the Florida Panthers into the postseason.



Washington Capitals Unrestricted Free Agents: D Bryan Muir.

Re-Signings:

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: After recording a surprising 70-point season in 2005-2006, the Washington Capitals stagnated in 2006-2007, recording another 70-point campaign.





Westeren Conference
Central Division
Detroit Red Wings Unrestricted Free Agents: LW Todd Bertuzzi, C Robert Lang, C Kyle Calder, D Mathieu Schneider, D Danny Markov, D Jiri Fischer, G Dominik Hasek.

Re-Signings: D Chris Chelios (1-year, $850,000).

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: The Detroit Red Wings earned more credibility with their three-round playoff run than they did with yet another 100-plus points in the regular season.



Nashville Predators Unrestricted Free Agents: C Peter Forsberg, LW Paul Kariya, C Scott Nichol, D Sheldon Brookbank, RW Patrick Leahy, G Karl Goehring, C Kim Staal, D Vitali Vishnevski.

Re-Signings: F Jerred Smithson (1-year, $1 million), G Pekka Rinne (2 years, $1.045 million)

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions: D Kimmo Timonen, F Scott Hartnell.

Off-Season Game Plan: A 110-point regular season ended with a first-round disappointment for the Nashville Predators.

St. Louis Blues Unrestricted Free Agents: C Glen Metropolit, LW Ville Nieminen, LW Radek Dvorak, LW Vladimir Orszagh, D Jamie Rivers, C Trent Whitfield, C Denis Pederson, G Curtis Sanford.

Re-Signings:

Notable Additions: LW Keith Tkachuk (Atlanta).

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: Andy Murray took over the coaching reins behind the St. Louis bench in mid-December and immediately made the Blues a more competitive franchise.


Columbus Blue Jackets Unrestricted Free Agents: D Bryan Berard, D Anders Eriksson, G Brian Boucher, D Jamie Pushor.

Re-Signings:

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: Yet another disappointing season in Columbus ended with the Blue Jackets dropping the axe on president and general manager Doug MacLean.



Chicago Blackhawks Unrestricted Free Agents: RW Michal Handzus, C Denis Arkhipov, C Mikael Holmqvist, RW Peter Bondra, RW Jeff Hamilton, D Bruno St. Jacques, C Craig MacDonald, RW Reed Low.

Re-Signings:

Notable Additions: F Sergei Samsonov (Canadiens), D Andrei Zyuzin (Flames).

Notable Subtractions: D Jassen Cullimore (Canadiens), F Tony Salmelainen (Canadiens), D Adrian Aucoin (Flames)

Off-Season Game Plan: The Blackhawks franchise has fallen on hard times in recent seasons, but winning the NHL draft lottery could help kickstart the team's eventual climb back up the standings.




Northwest Division
Vancouver Canucks Unrestricted Free Agents: D Brent Sopel, C Bryan Smolinski, C Jan Bulis, LW Trevor Linden, C Marc Chouinard (bought out), D Rory Fitzpatrick, C Brad Moran, G Dany Sabourin, D Yannick Tremblay, C Tommi Santala, RW Josh Green, D Lee Goren, G Wade Flaherty.

Re-Signings: C Jeff Cowan (2 years, $1.4 million)

Notable Additions: F Ryan Shannon (Anaheim).

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: The arrival of Roberto Luongo propelled the Vancouver Canucks to a Northwest Division title and through one round of the playoffs before they were eliminated.



Minnesota Wild Unrestricted Free Agents: D Martin Skoula, C Todd White, C Wes Walz, C Wyatt Smith, D Peter Ratchuk, C Jason Morgan, LW Adam Hall.

Re-Signings: G Niklas Backstrom (2-years, $6.2 million), D Andre Lakos (1-year contract).

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: The Minnesota Wild managed a 104-point season in 2006-2007, returning to the playoffs after a couple of seasons on the postseason sidelines.



Calgary Flames Unrestricted Free Agents: D Roman Hamrlik, RW Tony Amonte, LW Jeff Friesen, RW Darren McCarty, G Jamie McLennan, C Byron Ritchie, D Brad Ference, D Brad Stuart.

Re-Signings: F David Moss (1-year, $575,000), C Wayne Primeau (3-years, $4.2 million), D David Hale (1-year, $590,000)

Notable Additions: D Adrian Aucoin (Blackhawks)

Notable Subtractions: D Andrei Zyuzin (Blackhawks)

Off-Season Game Plan: A first-round ouster should make this a busy summer for Calgary Flames general manager Darryl Sutter.



Colorado Avalanche Unrestricted Free Agents: D Patrice Brisebois, C Pierre Turgeon, D Ossi Vaananen, C Brett McLean, D Ken Klee, LW Antti Laaksonen, C Mark Rycroft.

Re-Signings: F Scott Parker (1-year contract), F Ben Guite (2-year contract), Tyler Arnason (2-year contract).

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: A frantic finish almost landed the Colorado Avalanche in the playoffs, but they ended up being the team with the best record to miss the postseason.



Edmonton Oilers Unrestricted Free Agents: RW Petr Sykora, C Petr Nedved, D Daniel Tjarnqvist, D Jan Hejda, G Jussi Markkanen, LW Toby Petersen.

Re-Signings:

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: A disastrous season, culminating with the trade of the face of the franchise (a phrase that can now be trademarked by Ryan Smyth) leaves the Edmonton Oilers in the unenviable position of needing major changes this summer.



Pacific Division
Anaheim Ducks Unrestricted Free Agents: RW Teemu Selanne, D Ric Jackman, LW Brad May, D Joe DiPenta, F Trevor Gillies, F Shane Endicott, RW Shawn Thornton.

Re-Signings: F Travis Moen (2-years, $1.825 million), F George Parros (2-years, $1.1 million), D Sean O'Donnell (2-years, $2.5 million), D Kent Huskins (2-years, $1.25 million)

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: A Stanley Cup win should make the summer easy for the Anaheim Ducks.



San Jose Sharks Unrestricted Free Agents: RW Bill Guerin, D Scott Hannan, C Mark Smith, D Patrick Traverse, D Vladimir Malakhov.

Re-Signings: D Craig Rivet (4 years, $14 million)

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions: G Vesa Toskala (Maple Leafs), W Mark Bell (Maple Leafs)

Off-Season Game Plan: The San Jose Sharks used their brawn to punish teams physically on their way to a 51-win season, but they ended up getting bounced from the playoffs in Round Two by the Detroit Red Wings.



Dallas Stars Unrestricted Free Agents: D Darryl Sydor, C Eric Lindros, D Jon Klemm, C Patrik Stefan, RW Matthew Barnaby, LW Ladislav Nagy.

Re-Signings:

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: Another first-round playoff loss leaves the Dallas Stars looking for answers. Off-Season Game Plan says that more offence is the primary need if the Stars are going to get over the hump.



Los Angeles Kings Unrestricted Free Agents: F Alyn McAuley (bought-out), D Aaron Miller, D Jamie Heward, G Sean Burke, G Mathieu Garon, F Tom Kostopoulos, D Mike Weaver, F Raitis Ivanans.

Re-Signings: D Jaroslav Modry (1-year, $1.2-million)

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: The rebuilding process is well underway in Southern California yet there is still work to be done by general manager Dean Lombardi before the Kings can think playoffs.


Phoenix Coyotes Unrestricted Free Agents: G Curtis Joseph, C Mike Ricci, LW Owen Nolan, C Jeremy Roenick, LW Pascal Rheaume.

Re-Signings:

Notable Additions:

Notable Subtractions:

Off-Season Game Plan: After cleaning house in the front office, the Phoenix Coyotes enter the summer needing major organizational changes.]]> Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:55:48 +0000