#26 — Vanek! with a Jurco

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Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

NA

+1

They're talking about what's up with their team in the "What's up with your team" thread. Not sure why that requires snark.

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

+1

Don't be a dick to Allen nonnie.

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

Hey, three followers is a decent start for an ECHL team's update blog. Best of luck to them getting any responses that show any actual interest in the Allen Americans.

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

I'd just like some context. Why is it expected that their big names would be gone? Why is she happy the one guy stayed?

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I don't actually know who any of these people are so if I was interested in learning more about the Allen Americans other than how much the popcorn and soda will cost at their big event some context might be helpful. I enjoyed Allen nonnie's playoff updates because it was clear who they were and what was happening and it was a fun distraction from NHL stress, but those comments alone didn't give me enough knowledge to understand the comment in this thread.

Re: Random Hockey Stuff

[(Anonymous)]

https://twitter.com/jamieoleksiak/status/763944459457310720

This is like the cutest tweet.

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

Allen nonny:

Several things. Sometimes I want to just hash out my feelings, and I will gladly elaborate when asked. I figure most of you will scroll but it's a slow month. I try to not write walls of text.

(I kept this bland and neutral because I am still ??? At how two sentences I posted about Hildebrand turned into a small thread of passive aggressiveness.)

That being said, the actual Americans update blog is great and informative.

But

At the end of every ECHL season, there are always lots of guys going to Europe to play in France or the UK (maybe I should go talk to EIHL nonny sometime) or Germany. This is for obvious reasons.

Often, the coach has to activately court the players. Oh, wait, that's the GM's job, but it's the same thing down here. Our GM is our coach and part time bus driver. He's looking for defensemen right now.

They won a Cup here, yeah, but Arseneau, for example, signed with the Thunder because his buddy played there. He was a fan favorite.

You just can't keep key pieces; the pay, the lack of recognition, the slight some guys might feel at not getting a qualifying offer. It's a business. I expect AHL guys, some college guys, and a few Europeans to flux in.

The team is also some weird sales nebulous blob right now. There was a group looking to buy but they backed off, and the owners afaik, still want to sell. That has some impact, too, for the guys who want a more stable position.

The ECHL recently went through realignment, for divisional issues. I am cranky about that. They chopped down the number of divisions to four, but being in this division is weird. It was supposed to help cut down travel costs, but I am not happy with how it shook out. Looks like we drew the short straw alongside the Missouri Mavericks in being in a division to even out the numbers.

At least they don't have to go to Alaska.

They also changed the icing rule to no substitutions and no timeouts in this league.

Also. I am a they.

I like JP LaFontaine for entirely superficial reasons like how the announcer says his name and some YouTube Q&As. He plays alright and is a steady line guy. I am clinging to guys I know.

Also, in NHL/AHL related news, the Shark's signed signed Aaron Dell, who is a goalie, and I think has a good shot at getting the Shark's backup spot. I think he gets a cup of coffee and plays his heart out. I liked him while he was here.

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

jesus christ

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

"I try not to post walls of text"

...

Seriously, consider journaling.

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

FFS. I'm not that nonny but someone asked them for more info. The content is relevant to the thread.

Is your scroll button broken? I don't give a single shit about any Pen's cup day but I just scroll past those walls of text.

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

At least you can tell by the first line of pens cup day wall o' text and duplicate links nonnie's comment that that's what it is.

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

You can also tell it's the Allen nonny literally by the first line of their post...

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

How?

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

Allen nonny:

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

That's not the first line of their post...

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/bd272751766d4ae9ba6c9211e2f1dbad/roy-abruptly-resigns-avalanche-coach-and-executive?cache

Sakic speaks.

Sakic said he was "definitely caught off-guard" by Roy's decision, so much that it took him a few seconds to comprehend that he was resigning. Sakic said Roy had been contemplating the decision for weeks but repeatedly denied that the two disagreed over personnel decisions or didn't get along.

"Patty was always involved," Sakic said on a conference call Thursday evening. "Especially early he was a big help to me. He was always involved. He was aware of all the decisions we were making. To be honest with you I think that's a question that you'll have to ask Patrick, but I know we talked about everything."

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

Do you have some special secret version of their post that only appears on your computer?

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

http://dekedangle-rpfanon.dreamwidth.org/6946.html?thread=33060130#cmt33060130

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

... Which is an entirely different post than the one being talked about.

Parent up.

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

It is literally the parent comment of this entire melodrama.

Re: Fic Discussion - Camouflage by Snickfic

[(Anonymous)]

I think I was one of the anons who mentioned that! I am so glad you recced this because I totally passed over it since I skip most Crosby fic because I hate how he's written but I was so so so so pleasantly surprised with his characterization (and Phil was pitch perfect too for that matter). And yeah this fic had everything I wanted in an outing fic from the realistic team reaction standpoint.

Also like that MAF was his best bro and confidante rather than Malkin. Not a Pens fan but from what I've heard,that's more how it is IRL?

I was super curious to know who the other players Kesselhad hooked up with but alas we never learn.

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

I think anyone who can't handle seeing other people talk about their teams should not be hanging out in a multi-team space. They certainly shouldn't be policing other people talking their teams, ffs.

They're just an asshole, and all these comments where they try to justify themselves only make them more like a child who can't handle people talking about things they don't care about for even one comment.

Re: Let's Name the Las Vegas Team

[(Anonymous)]

"Team confirmed our list last night, now hearing LasVegas has eliminated all 3 Hawks names & chosen something else. Didn't like fan response?"

https://twitter.com/sportslogosnet/status/764102438278356992

That was most likely the whole point of them leaking/confirming the names, gauging fan response. But honestly, they should have known it was a stupid idea from the start.

Re: Let's Name the Las Vegas Team

[(Anonymous)]

They didn't leak it (or if it was intended as a leak, it was a very roundabout one). A couple of interested bloggers who have been periodically checking found that the company registered those domain names recently.

Re: What's up with Your Team: It's August Edition

[(Anonymous)]

But it's not the comment that's being discussed. You might as well link to the thread OP.

Did the comment that *is* being discussed have "Allen nonny" in the first line? Yes, it did. Claiming it didn't the first time might be considered a mistake. To keep on like this is a bizarre and special lie.