[News] Flames announce Gaudreau WILL play in ASG

[Coach]

Originally Posted by Finger Cookin

If that happens to fit the positional need, maybe. But what if it doesn't? Who do we petition for grave injustices committed against us then?

Why Lords of hockey themselves, of course. But they gifted Johnny with the abilities of greatness, and thus would be biased.

[Dion]

[Dion]

Calgary Flames@NHLFlames · 1 hr1 hour ago
Johnny will compete for #TeamToews in the Skills Competition!

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by The_Future

It really shouldn't be dependant on if he is a Flame or not. Even if Johnny Hockey was an Oiler it is still an outrage. How can you favour two rookies and not a third? Additionally what kind of message does this send to the Calder Cup contention? Johnny Hockey need not apply. NHL has always favoured Eastern and US teams.

This.

Even if Johnny passes Forsberg in scoring, I can see the award going to say Ekblad, just cause I don't trust anyone within the league to make the obvious or sensible choice when It comes to a member of a western Canadian team. Like why hold a vote when you weren't going to take the actual winner in the first place? AND then have the audacity to put "received the most votes" in the press release. Either there's some secret biased fans being put behind these decisions or the league is run by a bunch of crooks and all this rigging talk over the years hasn't been that far off.

It's not that I really care much about this weekend as a whole and am trying to blow it out of proportion, but the league is really toying with their respectability from fans by pulling sketchy business like this right in front of our eyes. And it has to make one wonder about things beyond the all star event. Things that hold real importance.

[Heavy Jack]

Originally Posted by Dion

Calgary Flames@NHLFlames · 1 hr1 hour ago
Johnny will compete for #TeamToews in the Skills Competition!

How I read this:

Johnny will compete for #TeamToews .... in the Skills Competition!!

[Envitro]

This is bull####

[The_Future]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

This.

Even if Johnny passes Forsberg in scoring, I can see the award going to say Ekblad, just cause I don't trust anyone within the league to make the obvious or sensible choice when It comes to a member of a western Canadian team. Like why hold a vote when you weren't going to take the actual winner in the first place? AND then have the audacity to put "received the most votes" in the press release. Either there's some secret biased fans being put behind these decisions or the league is run by a bunch of crooks and all this rigging talk over the years hasn't been that far off.

It's not that I really care much about this weekend as a whole and am trying to blow it out of proportion, but the league is really toying with their respectability from fans by pulling sketchy business like this right in front of our eyes. And it has to make one wonder about things beyond the all star event. Things that hold real importance.

If Johnny does pass Forsberg, Ekblad is their perfect scapegoat. Defensemen make perfect scapegoats. There is no tangible number to rank him on other than "he looked good, then we went to bed because the games in the west are on too late. Johnny who?"

[t-bag22]

This is bs #letjohnnyplay

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Strombone ‏@strombone1
No sign of @ovi8 's liver at optional skate this morning...... #NHLAllStarWeekend

[underclassman]

Originally Posted by saXon

Johnny looks pissed.

I think he was pissed and disappointed , can't say as I blame him .

[bax]

Wow there is a bunch of drama queens in this thread. It's fairly simple, they needed to keep an even number of rookies for the skills competition. Hoffman and Gaudreau to one team, drouin and sekac to the other one. You guys are worked up over nothing.

[edn88]

I can handle the neon green jerseys, I can handle the contrived fantasy draft, I can handle giving cars to the last picked so they don't cry, but having a different number of players on each team is unbelievable regardless of whether it is Johnny Hockey or not not going.

NHL All-Star game is officially a joke for me (I am sure that many people got there well before I did).

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by bax

Wow there is a bunch of drama queens in this thread. It's fairly simple, they needed to keep an even number of rookies for the skills competition. Hoffman and Gaudreau to one team, drouin and sekac to the other one. You guys are worked up over nothing.

Well, I must be really dumb, because I don't get the priority here. It is important to keep the same number of rookies for each skills competition at the expense of a roster spot for the ASG? Why? It is not like the rookies are facing off against each other in specific events.

[Mitch]

Gaudreau will participate in the Breakaway Challenge.

Team Toews was quick on the selections for the Honda NHL Breakaway Challenge, going with forwards Vladimir Tarasenko of the Blues, Jakub Voracek of the Philadelphia Flyers and Johnny Gaudreau of the Calgary Flames. Chicago's Corey Crawford was selected as the goalie.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=7...d=nhl:topheads

[IgnitedSoul]

nm

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by Mitch

Gaudreau will participate in the Breakaway Challenge.



http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=7...d=nhl:topheads

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Mitch

Gaudreau will participate in the Breakaway Challenge.



http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=7...d=nhl:topheads

That's what I didn't understand about the vote in the first place. Of course all three of them will be participating anyway.


I wonder if this was the first time a player asked a fan for a photo...



"Holy crap, dude, I'm 3 inches taller than you. Quick, someone get a picture!"

[Street Pharmacist]

Originally Posted by bax

Wow there is a bunch of drama queens in this thread. It's fairly simple, they needed to keep an even number of rookies for the skills competition. Hoffman and Gaudreau to one team, drouin and sekac to the other one. You guys are worked up over nothing.

People shouldn't discuss it?

Why though is it necessary? No more necessary than having even teams really.

[Enoch Root]

Originally Posted by bax

Wow there is a bunch of drama queens in this thread. It's fairly simple, they needed to keep an even number of rookies for the skills competition. Hoffman and Gaudreau to one team, drouin and sekac to the other one. You guys are worked up over nothing.

I don't care, personally.

But since you brought it up, and since you felt the need to insult other posters, let's look at your 'simple' logic...

You are suggesting that they need an even number of rookies for the skills competition. 1) why? and 2) even if he were playing, he could still be part of the skills competition (as all participants are), so there is no 'need' that has to be served.

And you are also suggesting (inferring) that they don't need an even number of players for the game. It would seem to me, that it there were any concerns about even squads, it would be for the game, not the skills competition. However, and again, his participating in the game in no way precludes him or limits him from the skills competition, so it's a non-issue to begin with.

If you're going to insult other posters, at least try to make sense.

[AcGold]

I'll agree it is silly to get up worked over. If he was going to accept the Calder and Bettman pushes him and gives it to Ekblad I'd say OK yeah that's not cool.

This is the all star game, maybe he's sitting because he's such a big draw and the league feels it's not worth risking injury because of how valuable he is to the league. They want in on that Johnny Hockey money.