Irving....not a great year but a stellar junior career - Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community

dustygoon · 03-01-2008, 01:29 AM

Irving ties dub record for junior career shut-outs. Congrats to him. Rough year in comparison to his prior years but he is pulling it together.

how can you not like this guy

BTW - I can't remember the nick-name used for Irving around here....not yahoo serious, but the guy from the that movie with the shrubby hair.

OILFAN #81 · 03-01-2008, 01:31 AM

Napoleon Dynamite.

OILFAN #81 · 03-01-2008, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by dustygoon

Irving ties dub record for junior career shut-outs. Congrats to him. Rough year in comparison to his prior years but he is pulling it together.

how can you not like this guy

BTW - I can't remember the nick-name used for Irving around here....not yahoo serious, but the guy from the that movie with the shrubby hair.

PS.......what's with the watch link?

SarichFan · 03-01-2008, 01:36 AM

Wow, nice watch.. wtf

SteveToms · 03-01-2008, 01:54 AM

That's one fine watch

STeeLy · 03-01-2008, 02:12 AM

thats a nice watch.

Buying it for the entire CP crew?

LockedOut · 03-01-2008, 06:32 AM

Takes a lickin but keeps on tickin?

Ya it's not a Timex in the picture.

jamesteterenko · 03-01-2008, 07:22 AM

Does Napolean Dynamite wear an IWC? That is a nice watch brand. My favourite is the Portuguese.

dustygoon · 03-01-2008, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by OILFAN #81

PS.......what's with the watch link?

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/Jun...885757-cp.html

what the? How dumb do i look?!

Sorry guys.

Sylvanfan · 03-01-2008, 10:50 AM

Leland Irving is in my avatar...He gets a watch like that.....Lucky.

dustygoon · 03-01-2008, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Sylvanfan

Leland Irving is in my avatar...He gets a watch like that.....Lucky.

Oh my god.....i am getting a good roasting. And much deserved.

Anyway, that ND kid has had a great junior career.

Crispy's Critter · 03-01-2008, 01:56 PM

are you wearing that watch because you think you look fat? cuz you could wear a regular watch if you wanted to.

Reggie Dunlop · 03-01-2008, 02:00 PM

Irving' has had a terrific January and February (numbers rounding back to his old form). LINK

He's slowly inched his way back into the WHL Top Ten in most categories, so I wouldn't call the season a disaster.

The old adage about developing goaltenders holds true. It takes time and you have to expect a few peaks and valleys along the way.

ricoFlame · 03-01-2008, 02:27 PM

good to see him get that mark. definitely one heckuva junior career.

great timepiece for sure. classic swiss quality.

TheyCallMeBruce · 03-01-2008, 02:40 PM

I like the IWC big pilot better.

old-fart · 03-01-2008, 04:45 PM

I like those February totals, that's for sure... .947 save % and 1.99 GAA. Very nice indeed.

dustygoon · 03-01-2008, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Crispy's Critter

are you wearing that watch because you think you look fat? cuz you could wear a regular watch if you wanted to.

Way to chip in with some humour that is about a day late. You are funny.

icarus · 03-01-2008, 06:09 PM

The WHL's four top save percentage goalies are all in the American Division... must be hard to score goals south of the border.

Freeway · 03-01-2008, 07:11 PM

It's going to be neat seeing how Irving transitions to the AHL next season (and which goalie the Flames decide to tandem him with).

Reggie Dunlop · 03-01-2008, 07:57 PM

The way I look at it is, the kid clawed his way back to respectability after some setbacks and may very well end up none the worse for it. All this in junior.

Face it, he had previously put up some insane numbers, and the expectations he'd retain the pace were probably premature. Goes to show that he still has a way to go, but getting his mojo back is a good sign.