Dee Lux DX7's World of Hockey

And so the Summer of Karlsson drags on, Teams vying for the services of mister "Not a dollar more, not a dollar less" would do well to take note of where this aging and injured player seems to be most focused on these days. Because it is not hockey that seems to be his primary concern, nor does he seem to in any way grateful for the good fortune he has found in this life, he seems to think by the addition or subtraction of dollars will his life be made worthwhile......and just a single one plus or minus could tip the scales, he also seems to think that he is the team he plays for and that other players on that team are but accessories to be added or subtracted based on what is best for him. Tampa fans...Dallas...good god VEGAS! You guys went the final in large part because your team allowed no such egos in its locker room. You already screwed up the salary structure of your team by overpaying one of the laziest "clock watchers" in the NHL: Paul "wake me u...

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. ...

Recently, I saw a trade rumor involving The Edmonton Oilers and Chicago Blackhawks, in which Towes was the centerpiece, and Drai was the piece coming back. The report didn't surprise me, but the reaction amongst certain fans did. "NO! They can't give up Towes! He must retire a Hawk. Not with that salary he can't. Chicago would be beyond stupid to pass this up. The truth is, and I can't see why Bowman didn't realize this because everyone else did. Signing Taves and Kane to those deals was stupid, the party was over and everyone needed to make a fresh start, sure they were going to get another couple of years of solid play but things were headed downhill. Now, if you deal Kane to Buffalo and Taves to Winnipeg (If he's willing to go) then those two players might get a fresh start, just like everyone else the players need a goal. And bringing ANOTHER cup to Chicago is a "Been there, done that" proposition for both guys no ...

Eric Gudbranson, is about to be traded....or is he?....apparently Jim Benning isn't being offered much more than a 4th round pick for the big guy....sounds about right. So, now "Trader Jim" is playing things "real smart like" and acting as if he really would prefer to SIGN Gudbranson to a long-term deal....... ...He WHAT!?!....Surely not as a hockey player? Not......not...TO PLAY DEFENSE! Eric Gudbranson has proven to be an AHL level player during his stint in Vancouver, BUT! Now there's a hitch... .....with Dorsette retired, who's going to stop Avalanche players from cross-checking Brock Boesser face first into the boards? Eric Gudbranson THAT'S WHO! Ok...but what is he goign to do for the rest of his time? He can't really PLAY HOCKEY. Well, there is one thing you could do with him.... MOVE HIM TO LEFT WING!!! OBVIOUSLY! This is the LEAST demanding position in all of hockey! I still have NO IDEA why the obvio...

Have you been biting your nails, quivering like a young school girl, dreading how the John Tavares situation will turn out? Becoming incontinent at the thought of John Tavares's pending UFA status and whether he will, like Steven Stamkos before him, sign with "His" team after all? Relax, there Betty Bloodpressure.... ...Don't think it isn't possible that the Islanders and Tavares are in on this together. The Arena thing has been dragging on for years, it's possible that they colluded to make it seem as if it wasn't taken care of, the Islanders would lose their franchise player and move soon after. Then whoever was on the other end of negotiations, the county, or whoever, finally took them seriously and said "Hmm, no, this team does have a positive economic impact, long-term, it's better for the county to keep them" The problem with the Islanders is that they never put a gun to anyone's head and said "Either we get ...

So, Jaromir Jagr is finally calling it a day huh?  The great elder statesman of hockey finally feels he has nothing more to give to his beloved fans and adoring next generation of players? Oh BS! His gambling debts are finally paid off! Jarg was a selfish "me first" guy who sold his teams and people who made big financial investments in him down the river. He almost broke the Washington Capitals by accepting a gargantuan annual salary from them, then deciding that because it was guaranteed, why should he have to earn it? He already earned it with the Penguins!  What?!! Were they expecting him to earn it twice? It's this shockingly sociopathic thinking that the league has tried to make us forget once it figured out he was going to hold some permanent records and was therefore un-erasable. "Look! Look at the mullet!" The NHL has screamed over the past several years, wanting so badly for long-time NHL followers to forget the twisted thought proc...

Tanking doesn't work, Tanking makes my bum hurt blah blah..... On and on and on...............STOP!!!! Ever since Brian Burke issued his tongue in cheek "Nobody in the NHL would EVER DREAM of tanking" speech (Probably just to crack up his friends he knew were watching) several years back, the Automatron T.V, iPhone "Excuse me while I download my opinion" crew having been weeping wailing and bemoaning the blight on the NHL known as "THE TANK JOB" It's an excellent societal biopsy on how the human psyche has been "Hacked" by media in 2018 because apparently, these people can look at facts in black and white in front of them, then listen to some talking head tell them white is back and go on a "Face-inta-twit" rant on how the city needs to turn the street lamps on at noon because it's too dark for them to see. To that group, I now speak: Tanking doesn't work huh? What in the blue hell are you talking about?!!! ...

Milan Lucic ended Mike Komisarek's career.....PLEASE, STOP WITH THE B.S! It wasn't Lucic......people HAVE to stop perpetuating this myth. Have you ever dislocated your shoulders? I have, both It's a chronic injury that NEVER fully goes away Your shoulders are always at risk of falling out of the sockets, I've had them fall out in my sleep as I changed positions before, it sucks......anyway.. I can see it clear as the screen in front of me, Komaserik and Lucic are fighting, and Komaserik who had the same chronic shoulder problems I do threw a punch and his arm came right out of the socket I can see the pain on his face Lucic ISN'T CONNECTING at that moment, It was the SHOULDER dislocated from the force of Komaserik throwing a punch. When it happens, you are screwed for a while, sometimes it snaps back in on its own but other times it doesn't and if it doesn't your arm is USELESS, and every time it happens, it's more likely to happ...

God, I am sick of people whining about the draft lottery and tanking. No system is perfect, nothing in the world is...sorry to break that news to you so late in life but this is THE BEST WAY TO ENSURE A CYCLING OF THE TOP TEAMS,  that is to say, that a team that sucked last season will be on the road to improving next season, What's your alternative? The worst teams have no realistic way of improving? Can you not see the inevitable outcome of that? Franchise retraction, closing of businesses, loss of jobs, shrinking of the hockey market Now guess what? Fewer of those kids you were so concerned about will ever be employed in professional hockey, there is no way a franchise who is stuck at the bottom with no viable means of improving attracts the entertainment dollar of the market in which it is located.....teams FOLD You see, this is not Charlie and the Chocolate factory, a mystical playground for hockey kids to float from cloud to cloud singi...

Puuljujarvi for Tanev?  I've heard the deal suggested, how should the Canucks respond? HELLLL NOOOOOOO! That would be a BAD trade for the Canucks Wingers are NOT what ANY team, still in the highly fetishized "REBUILD....M***R F***KER!" phase, should be concerned with acquiring, Here's a trade secret, known only by GM's, who constantly try and get people looking in the other direction as they attempt to stuff them in their coats and run out the door: You build a team around centers. Yes, we've all heard that "From the net out" B.S and maybe for a while in the 90's it was legit, but to quote Alexander Mogilny in that same decade: "If you can't get us a center then trade me for one, everyone knows it all starts at center ice"  Look at what happened to the Canucks this year, Horvat is overshadowed by Bosser's amazing debut, but Horvat goes down and what happens? THEY  LOSE That's becaus...

So, the Olympics are starting up sooner than later and no NHL, players kept home as part of the usual internal politics the NHL has to play with its spoiled newborn of a union. I'm tired of politics I'm tired of salaries I'm tired of lazy players forcing fans into the obsessive calculation of advanced stats because the games aren't entertaining enough to hold our attention. These are all symptomatic of a business that has lost control of its employees. You can have a union,and I concede that players were royally screwed up until it's formation, but when that union interferes with your paying customers ability to enjoy your product, you have let the tail wag the dog. Time for the NHL to do some house cleaning. Tell Seattle, that they will be starting play on schedule, with or without current NHL players. Because if these idiot's don't accept the deal they are dictated....FIRE THEM ALL! Bring on the lockout, Bring on replacement players....

         So, an Erik Gudbranson trade is imminent, and rumor has it, Evander Kane could be involved, Ah....Jimbo, you've saved your biggest mistake for last, the final showstopper in the circus of stupidity that has been your regime. You're going to bring Evander Kane to the Vancouver Canucks?  You better not be, I've said it before and I mean it: I don't care if they win the frigging cup, I will not sink a single dollar into that team so long as Kane is on it. He's shown himself to be a very bad human being, this isn't the NFL, where fans don't care who is wearing the jersey, I care very much who I enable with my dollars and Kane gets NOTHING from me Too late to do anything about my tickets this year, but next year? No renewal Sadly, I could almost see this happening. Fans don't realize it, but even with all the talent he has Kane is very much not wanted throughout the league, you couldn't get much of anything for him in a trade Gudbra...