[OOT] Friday Oct 9 2015

[AC]

Saad scores on the PP to take the lead over the Rangers, then the Rangers come back and score 3 very quickly. Yikes.

[Toonage]

I like how the Islanders have a car behind the glass at ice level. Very European of them. Just needs to be a Skoda.

[JetsFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by dammage79

Well yes it does count as a source. Maybe a biased and sour source but one none the less. And likely the main one that the poster was making his comment on. Tell me, has there been anything else posted anywhere that would lead a poster to assume Babcock was not liked in DET?

There has not. That would be the point of my asking for a source...as in, a source besides the Twitter account of an self-admitted ######bag. I thought that was inherently clear, but apparently not.

[metallicat]

Commodore is having a complete meltdown.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by JetsFlamesFan

Source?

University of Lethbridge

The Wings interviewed in an intermission feature tonight did not seem broken hearted at all

[JetsFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by oilers_fan

Commodore is having a complete meltdown.

It's like he thinks anyone gives a #### what he thinks. I mean he's going to bat for Raffi Torres? RAFFI TORRES?? Really? He's trying to start a #FreeRaffi trend. Yeah, do that. That'll work. Don't bother reading his twitter unless you are mentally strong, or I guarantee you will lose brain cells.

[Finger Cookin]

Isles commentary with a pretty good rant about the linsemen dropping the puck without following the new faceoff rule.

Going to OT right now.

[White Out 403]

Fantastic start to the season. Can't wait to see my Jets next week against some tough western foes blues n Flames

[Beatle17]

Originally Posted by JetsFlamesFan

There has not. That would be the point of my asking for a source...as in, a source besides the Twitter account of an self-admitted ######bag. I thought that was inherently clear, but apparently not.

Henrik Zetterberg in training camp was asked about Babcock and he said it was time for him to move on. Sportsnet Story from Sept 4 (can't link stuff), but a quote from the story is below:

“There’s a lot of guys in here who’ve been through the same stuff for many years,” Zetterberg said. “I think now with the additions of [defenceman Mike] Green and [centre Brad] Richards, and the new coach [Jeff Blashill], it’s given us a little fresh start. Obviously, it’s going to be a different voice behind the bench and sometimes you need that.”
The Red Wings enjoyed much success during their 10 years under Babcock, going 458-223-105 in the regular season and never missing the playoffs. They won the Presidents’ Trophy twice during that time, and were crowned Stanley Cup champions in 2007-08. Babcock’s first year as the team’s head coach, in 2005, also coincided with Zetterberg’s 39-goal breakout season.
“I want to thank Mike for the time he had here, but I think both him and us probably decided it was time,” Zetterberg said.

[JetsFlamesFan]

Commodore just posted on Twitter that his account was hacked.

[metallicat]

Originally Posted by JetsFlamesFan

Commodore just posted on Twitter that his account was hacked.

Did you read his very next tweet?

[Samonadreau]

Quick's having a rough first couple games in net.

[JiriHrdina]

Geez that string of tweets makes me worry for Commodore. That's some erratic and angry stuff.

[Vulcan]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Geez that string of tweets makes me worry for Commodore. That's some erratic and angry stuff.

Probably drunk.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

I hope he's drunk or it was hacked. Otherwise..............yikes.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by JiriHrdina

Geez that string of tweets makes me worry for Commodore. That's some erratic and angry stuff.

He has a long standing grudge with Babcock:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...013915124.html

If you want to know why Commodore hates Babcock, here is an interview he did with KHL.ru we posted two years ago:

"They offered me a one-year deal worth one million. My gut was screaming: “Don't take it, you've got one chance, if it doesn't go well, you're done in the NHL!”
“I told my agent: ‘I don't want to play in Detroit for Mike Babcock, I don't trust him. Call him back and tell him thank you, we'll get back to you.’
"My agent then told me the GM put a 15-minute time limit on the offer. I needed to make up my mind in 15 minutes or he was gonna pull the offer off the table. This was July 1st, free agency had just started 10 minutes prior. I called the GM and told him: ‘Ken, Mike Commodore here, I like you, you're a good guy. Is it you who wants me or the coach?’ Ken Holland said that he wanted me and so did Babcock. So I told him that I would love to play for Ken, and I would love to play for the red wings, but that I didn't trust the coach from previous experience. So I called the coach, by now I had 10 minutes left.
"I called him: ‘Babs, Mike Commodore here. Please be honest with me, do you want me on your hockey team or not?’ He said he did. I wanted to know if I’d get an opportunity. I told him I am not looking for anything special, but that I needed to know if I was gonna get a fair shot and a chance to play. He said ‘I want you on my team. You will get a fair chance. We need someone physical on the back end with a right shot. I want you. You will play.’
“I hung up the phone, five minutes left. My gut screamed ‘Say No!’ This coach screwed me over nine years ago. He buried me in the paper after I had a good camp in Anaheim. He buried me so I would look bad so he could then play his boy from juniors who was an undrafted rookie at camp that year ... Kurt Sauer. Six years later when I finally had a chance to take a shot back at him publicly I did so in the paper when I was in Columbus. But then I started to think about Detroit, a good team, always makes the playoffs, get to play with great players, and about maybe getting the opportunity. So I took Mike Babcock's word and I signed the contract, thirty minutes into free agency. I signed the [expletive] contract faster than when I was a ‘hot commodity’ four years earlier. I was one of the first players gone that year in free agency. Off the board July 1st.
“I went to camp in Detroit, and got scratched out. I did injure my knee a bit so I missed couple of days in camp and the first four games. I got back as if it was nothing major. I came back, and the team won its first five games. I got scratched, but okay, the team was winning. We lost seven in a row, then I wasn’t even close to playing. Scratch, scratch.
“Finally, it was mid-November,Ian White got a puck to the face and was going to miss a week, we went on a road trip. A four-game road trip, and I thought to myself that this was my chance. I played three games, no two games, I think, three minutes a night… The only time I touched the ice was when the fourth line was on, and the faceoff was in the neutral zone. I was opening the doors for Lidström, that’s all I was doing, being a cheerleader.
“Bab then met with me, said he was calling up guys from minors, and scratched me until Christmas. Then the GM forced the coach to play me; I played fifteen games, I fought, I played the best I could with the ice time I was getting. And then I got traded (to Tampa) because Ken Holland felt bad. “

[KootenayFlamesFan]

That is still way over the top, imo. Should have just kept it to himself instead of throwing f-bombs around on twitter and slamming the guy. Should have just taken the high road.

[JetsFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

He has a long standing grudge with Babcock:
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-pu...013915124.html

That's it? So Babcock said "you'll get a fair shake, you'll play". That doesn't sound like a promise of ice time to me. This sounds like a lot of whining from an entitled millionaire past his prime.

[Machiavelli]

Yup, reads like a bunch of drunk tweets.

Someone's going to feel sorry in the morning.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Just turned on the Kings game........4-0 Arizona? Didn't see that coming. 10 minutes left in the 2nd.