Generic Off Season Thread

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

I could root for him if he went to Cornell.

But it would be so much more fun to root against him.

[Ronald '09]

I imagine this means Mitch Gillam will accelerate and come in this year instead of next (assuming he's already been admitted and deferred).

Very interesting.  Gillam is the second-oldest of the non-Fall prospects (after Woody).  He turns 20 in September and is almost 2 years younger than Willcox and Stoick.

This in turn sets up the recruiting for the next goaltending "blue chippah" for Fall 2014 rather than 2015.  And on the wheels turn.

https://twitter.com/MattSlovin/status/222371576815943680

What better school is there for a goalie to attend than Cornell? Anthony Brodeur will be a senior at Shattuck-St. Mary's during the 2012-13 season.

Is that Uncle Daddy's son with his first wife, or from after he cheated on her with her sister-in-law and then married her?

(From the "realism instead of vitriol" department, a blue chip recruit attending Shattuck isn't all that likely to wind up at Cornell.)

Yeah... I couldn't root for a Broduer.

You'd root for him and love it if he gets drafted by the Rangers.  Don't kid yourself.  Just like I'll be rooting hard for Stephane Matteau's son (who's named Stefan Matteau, not Stephane Matteau Jr.) if he ever makes it to the NHL.

[css228]

I imagine this means Mitch Gillam will accelerate and come in this year instead of next (assuming he's already been admitted and deferred).

Very interesting.  Gillam is the second-oldest of the non-Fall prospects (after Woody).  He turns 20 in September and is almost 2 years younger than Willcox and Stoick.

This in turn sets up the recruiting for the next goaltending "blue chippah" for Fall 2014 rather than 2015.  And on the wheels turn.

https://twitter.com/MattSlovin/status/222371576815943680

What better school is there for a goalie to attend than Cornell? Anthony Brodeur will be a senior at Shattuck-St. Mary's during the 2012-13 season.

Is that Uncle Daddy's son with his first wife, or from after he cheated on her with her sister-in-law and then married her?

(From the "realism instead of vitriol" department, a blue chip recruit attending Shattuck isn't all that likely to wind up at Cornell.)

Yeah... I couldn't root for a Broduer.

You'd root for him and love it if he gets drafted by the Rangers.  Don't kid yourself.  Just like I'll be rooting hard for Stephane Matteau's son (who's named Stefan Matteau, not Stephane Matteau Jr.) if he ever makes it to the NHL.

I'm from Philadelphia... so no... I'd definitely not root for him if he were drafted by the Rangers

[ugarte]

I imagine this means Mitch Gillam will accelerate and come in this year instead of next (assuming he's already been admitted and deferred).

Very interesting.  Gillam is the second-oldest of the non-Fall prospects (after Woody).  He turns 20 in September and is almost 2 years younger than Willcox and Stoick.

This in turn sets up the recruiting for the next goaltending "blue chippah" for Fall 2014 rather than 2015.  And on the wheels turn.

https://twitter.com/MattSlovin/status/222371576815943680

What better school is there for a goalie to attend than Cornell? Anthony Brodeur will be a senior at Shattuck-St. Mary's during the 2012-13 season.

Is that Uncle Daddy's son with his first wife, or from after he cheated on her with her sister-in-law and then married her?

(From the "realism instead of vitriol" department, a blue chip recruit attending Shattuck isn't all that likely to wind up at Cornell.)

Yeah... I couldn't root for a Broduer.

You'd root for him and love it if he gets drafted by the Rangers.  Don't kid yourself.  Just like I'll be rooting hard for Stephane Matteau's son (who's named Stefan Matteau, not Stephane Matteau Jr.) if he ever makes it to the NHL.

I'm from Philadelphia... so no... I'd definitely not root for him if he were drafted by the Rangers

Huh. So you will boo him no matter where he ends up.

[cbuckser]

https://twitter.com/MattSlovin/status/222371576815943680

For those who don't know, Matt Slovin is at the center of a controversy regarding OHL player poaching.  He reported an anonymous source's statement that the Kitchener Rangers have offered Michigan blue-chip recruit Jacob Trouba $200,000.  The Kitchener Rangers, the team that signed Cornell-recruit Ben Thomson, has taken steps to sue The Michigan Daily for libel.

Rumors of under-the-table payments by OHL teams, especially the Kitchener Rangers, have been rampant, but it has never been proven.

Since February, I have gotten to know Matt Slovin and his work.  His reporting has appeared impeccable, and I cannot fathom that he and The Michigan Daily would run that article without believing the source was sharing reliable information.

That said, I have my own anti-CHL biases regarding this controversy.

[KeithK]

Yeah... I couldn't root for a Broduer.

Really.  You couldn't?  You would root for Cornell to lose then, because of some relation? What if he's a great kid? And a talented player?

You'd do what I do with alex Rodriguez.  You root for the jersey, not the player.

[Trotsky]

Really.  You couldn't?  You would root for Cornell to lose then, because of some relation? What if he's a great kid? And a talented player?

I'm sure Brodeur is a BC/BU kinda guy, but I'd have no problem rooting for him in a Cornell sweater.  Hell, I'd have no problem rooting for a Cleary if he came to Cornell (actually, that would be extra funny).

[billhoward]

Wasn't the son who fooled around.

[RatushnyFan]

Thread drift...........two of my boys went to Cornell hockey camp this past week.  Espo is still in an air cast, he did not skate all week (with the kids at least).  High ankle sprain, right?  Obviously takes a long time to heal fully, must be frustrating for him.

Topher Scott was there.  He was very enthusiastic with the kids (and the parents!).  Nice to see him back on campus, I have to believe with his approach he'll be a good recruiter.  I love his attitude.

Joe Nieuwendyk was there the last day, he was kind enough to sign a lot of jerseys for the kids.  He seemed relaxed, no expressions that would indicate "I just paid those 40+ year old guys how much??" or "Sure he can put up points with Claude Giroux, but so could I!!"  ::asshole::

I didn't pester him with any such questions, that would be rude to do in his old barn.

[David Harding]

The Chicago Park District, proprietors of Soldier Field have lined up Notre Dame, Miami (Ohio), Minnesota, and Wisconsin for a double-header on February 17, Hockey City Classic.  They hope it leads to an NHL Winter Classic game in the future, having lost out to Wrigley Field as the Chicago site in 2009.  Chicago Tribune story here.

[jtn27]

Thread drift...........

I think this has already been addressed on this thread, but can a "generic" thread drift?

[RatushnyFan]

Yes it can.  Simply by changing topics.  See p. 47 of Strunk & White's new book on posting on the Internet.

[Aaron M. Griffin]

Yes it can.  Simply by changing topics.  See p. 47 of Strunk & White's new book on posting on the Internet.

The most recent edition notes how most media have abandoned the historical convention of capitalizing "internet" when referring to "the Internet." The word internet, without capitalization, is now the preferred form of the noun.

[RatushnyFan]

It's the Internet...........without it, I have nothing.  I choose to capitalize.

[billhoward]

It's the Internet...........without it, I have nothing.  I choose to capitalize.

Intern_t to the truly observant.