Dee Lux DX7's World of Hockey

Is this 1996? 97?......no? Well, then why am I having to read about a selfish greedy Russian N.H.L hockey player? For those too young to remember, back in the day, if there was a Russian on your team, it felt more like he should be wearing a special jersey that indicated he was trying to help your team win but wasn't actually a member of your team, these were not warm cuddly people...they were talented as hell...but Pavel Bure played FOR the Vancouver Canucks, Sergei Fedorov played FOR the Detroit Red Wing's, Alex Mogilny's wife played FOR Shayne Corson....WHOOPS!...sorry, a slip of the tongue...Almo's wife's tongue slipped ON Corson's...AHH!...Forget it, The point is, Russian players were VERRY GOOD.....and they didn't like you or your stupid city. All that has done a total about-face, today's Russian hockey player, having been borne farther away from the soul-destroying effects of Communism, is a credit to the league and the city they play for. ...

The Kings have a weird approach to twitter, They had that thing with UFC....I can't remember what the King's said but the UFC comeback was something like:"Our 4th line could take your 4th line" or something, Whoever runs the thing clearly has marching orders to be obnoxious...hey, I get it...We're talking about it aren't we? But in regards to what they just said and people saying it "crosses the line".... ....Ok, we're all hockey fans, but some fands seem to lose touch with reality at some point, Tavares comes off as a decent guy, but taking offense for a multi-millionaire and fearing he may be ********* as he tries to decide who gets to make him a kazillionaire next year is silly, if it hurts he can wipe and lather with some $1000 bills, I'm sure it will ease the pain. Now if it's Islanders fans you are concerned about, don't be *****ing about the KING's twitter.....because.....THEY ARE RIGHT Tavares had no cause to turn this t...

So, the rumor is circulating that the Toronto Maple Leafs are looking for a penalty-killing de fenseman and are in talks to acquire Eric Gudbranson from the Vancouver Canucks... COOL! No problems here! But Lea fs fans, listen up, gather around the fire and let me bend your ear with a tale of woe and horror, let me spin the terrifying fable of: Dim Jim and the Jolly "Non-puck handling" Giant By Donal "terrible D" Finn Harken ye douche tools of T.O! For the story starts now.... Eric Gudbranson...that big hunka hunka nasty, your girlfriend probably loves him (And may should he be traded to your town) Could he be the defenseman you covet? Still remembering his macho death threat issued against your own Matt Martin? A few more of those might be worth your girlfriend? Right? We all need to make sacrifices if we're going to win a cup after all... Besides I like death threats, so do you, I think we can both agree the NHL could use MORE death threats. Well, ...

I must admit, when the Vancouver Canucks drafted Jarred McCann I was really excited about McCann from day 1, and considering what I had heard about the type of game he plays and the fact he plays center, I considered him our most important prospect by far. I don't know where the disconnect was but the player I watched last years wasn't the one I heard about. In fact it was more than once I thought to myself "This guy reminds me of Jordan Shroeder. He's Mr invisible, doesn't seem to want to stand out" It wasn't because of the lack of offense. Virtanen wasn't scoring either but he looked like a guy who was trying to stand out and make a name for himself, I saw sparkle, I saw hunger for the spotlight, these are star qualities that lead me believe Virtanen has something. McCann? Nothing, couple of wrist shots and disappeared for the rest of the year, no pushback, no demand for the spotlight, just sank into the shadows. Sounds like he's doing the same t...

 Jake Virtanen is DOOMED No fan should be able to say that about a prospect as recently drafted and as brimming with potential as the young man from Abbotsford. Stranger still to say it about a player   who has ascended to the rarefied air of the NHL, but in the case of this mismanaged youngster not only can fans say it, but they can point out the egregious mistakes that have pushed the young power forward onto hockey's death row. More inexplicable still is the inexcusable stubbornness that keeps him locked on a fatal crash course with the worst label a kid not yet 20 with NHL potential can be tagged with: Draft Bust.   Two key factors have led the 6th overall 2014 pick into a position where he is already feeling the need to demand ice time through the media. Two factors that were ignored by Canucks management as they whistled past the graveyard of another sure season without playoff revenues, on their way to destroying a promising career in the NHL.There are plenty o...

          It sometimes seems that people think being sent down is like going to some never ending training camp where you can "Work on your skating" or "Develope your game" It's showtime down there as well, the coach needs to win to keep his job, the building needs to be full for people to be paid. In the minors your skills are assessed for what they are now and how they will best help the team make money. You can get pigeon-holed as a minor league role player really fas, and before you know it the NEXT wave of young guys come along and you are forgotten. You want to be a star? Act like your one! They send you to the minors, tell them to "F#$K off" You name stays in the news, people think you are important. Someone desperate for talent offers a deal. You get traded to a place where they give you an NHL contract. If you have precieved worth SOMEONE will be desprite enough to give you a shot, and sme...

                             Linden Vey has cleared waivers via the Calgary Flames       This may be the end of a bumpy road upon which a promising NHL career has run over some rus nails and blown all tires, a road that may end in the Swiss league, Who is to blame besides the man him we self? Well, there's plenty to go around and to teach us all just what kind of damage can be done try to make ourselves feel better by dumping our negativity on someone else. One group that needs to look at it's pimple-scared Asian  face right in the mirror  the fan base of the Vancouver Canucks, A group notoriously voted the most obnoxious fan-base in all of sports a few years back. To this day, they mumble in broken English "What-a-made-a-anyone-give-a him-chance-in-first-place?" Though Van fans were having too much fun hating on him too notice, Vey has a level of skill with the puck that rivals ...