Jenksy: Hockey

The O'Reilly Factor

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 13:27:48 -0500

THE O’REILLY FACTOR (no, not that O’Reilly Factor):
The Ryan O’Reilly offer sheet debacle has become a lot more interesting.
It’s become apparent that if the Avs hadn’t matched the offer, O’Reilly would have had to clear waivers before joining the Flames because he played two games in the KHL AFTER the NHL season started. So, who’s to blame? Everyone except the NHL.
Calgary- “Interpreted” the rule differently. If the Avs hadn’t matched, another team would have doubtlessly snatched O’Reilly off waivers, meaning they would have a new player, the Avs would have Calgary’s 1st and 3rd draft picks, and the Flames would have ended up with NOTHING. All it would have taken was a phone call the the NHL to ask about the rule. GM Jay Feaster and others would almost certainly be out of a job if this had gone through.
Colorado- If they’d known what the rule was, they would likely have told Calgary about it, therefore avoiding the offer sheet and having to shell out over $6m for O’Reilly next season. Otherwise they knew about the rule and decided to completely fuck Calgary over by not matching the offer if it was too much money, and essentially taking Calgary’s draft picks for free.
Pat Morris- O’Reilly’s agent also misinterpreted the rule. In the quest for more cash, he could have accidentally screwed over his client and an entire NHL franchise.
Ryan O’Reilly- He would have happily moved to Calgary or stayed in Colorado, but would have most likely have ended up in Columbus or somewhere else he didn’t want to be.
If the deal had gone through there would be a whole mess of appeals and bullcrap for the league to deal with, and O’Reilly might not have been able to play for whichever team had him for several more weeks. I guess everyone involved can be thankful that Colorado matched the offer sheet.
Shitshow.
The backlash in Colorado is that the Avs told Matt Duchene that they wouldn’t pay anyone more than what he’s making, and now O’Reilly is going to be making almost double that next year. Basically, the guy who took less money, worked his ass off during the offseason, and who is now having a great year, is going to get paid less than the guy who sat back and waited for the money to come in. We’ll see if that causes some off-ice tension.
So, I guess that’s the real O’Reilly Factor.

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Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:16:00 -0400

nhlhomepagepuns:

March 20, 2012

Punny Video Titles:
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It’s true. One does not.

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 02:47:05 -0400

It’s true. One does not.

LANDO FO SHO! I was watching the game at work. Luckily it was a...

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 02:32:00 -0400

LANDO FO SHO!
I was watching the game at work. Luckily it was a slow night because 1. I got to actually watch a good amount of the game and 2. I yelled “YES!” really loudly when Lando scored. Good thing there were only a few people in the store.

In other news, the Avs are the first tab on the front page of NHL.com for the first time probably ever. Why do they neglect us so? We could win the only game being played on any given night and they will go with some other story. Bask in it while we can, I say!

Appropriate jerseys to wear at an Avs-Oilers game include: Avs, Nordiques, Rockies, and...

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:10:51 -0500

Appropriate jerseys to wear at an Avs-Oilers game include: Avs, Nordiques, Rockies, and Oilers.
Others seen today were: Penguins, Blackhawks, Capitals, Predators, Islanders, Devils, Flames, Canadiens, Sabres, and Lightning.
The league was well represented in Denver today, for whatever reason.
Great win today, even if they didn’t capitalize on their best chances. I would have been pissed if we lost.

Gonna walk over to the Pepsi Center to take in a matinee game with the lady. Today is a good day....

Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:23:35 -0500

Gonna walk over to the Pepsi Center to take in a matinee game with the lady. Today is a good day. With any luck they’ll win this time. Go Avs!

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Wed, 07 Mar 2012 19:27:21 -0500

Why can’t I go to games like that? The Avs have been...

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:52:00 -0500

Why can’t I go to games like that?
The Avs have been outscored 9-1 in the three games I’ve been to this season (3-0 against Detroit in the home opener, 4-1 against Winnipeg, 2-0 in that awful display against Columbus last week) and 18-2 going back to the last game I went to last season (the 9-1 Calgary game). Da fuck?
Anyway, go Avs!

When your goalie plays to his full potential :-D

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 03:12:00 -0500

When your goalie plays to his full potential :-D

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Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:01:56 -0500

Don’t we pay McLeod, Downie and McGinn so that Lando...

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:32:11 -0500

Don’t we pay McLeod, Downie and McGinn so that Lando doesn’t have to get his ass kicked?

Piss poor performance by the entire team tonight. The only...

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:05:00 -0500

Piss poor performance by the entire team tonight. The only reason it wasn’t worse is because Columbus is so awful. If we’d played like that against Vancouver or Detroit we would have lost 6-0 or 7-0.

Reblog if you are a hockey fan!

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:06:32 -0500

This assumes that white isn’t a colour, but otherwise I...

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:27 -0500

This assumes that white isn’t a colour, but otherwise I think it’s cool.

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Tue, 28 Feb 2012 02:40:00 -0500

Beauty

Red Wings Suck

Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:27:00 -0500

Rob: The announcers for the wings would never use the phrase "tickled pink." you should be ashamed.

Matt: Scoreboard

Rob: League standings

Matt: Geographical location

Rob: Touche

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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:45:46 -0500