so i was talking to my roommate tonight about the primeau trade, and explaining how (from the sounds of it) anton stralman seems to be a very similar player to mark giordano. y'know; good outlet passer, well-positionned, smart etc.etc.etc.
even though i'm totally comforted by some stuff that kent and robert cleave said over on the boards at M&G (like "any player that is acquired in a trade where the primary piece going back is 1.4M Wayne Primeau probably isn’t going to make a big dent in the big league any time soon"), i still have to wonder if gio's days in a flaming C are numbered.
so anyways, i'm explaining to my roommate how i'm.... well.... concerned about gio's future, and he relays a story that he heard from some dudes who... welll.... MIGHT be in a position know something about things that would happen behind closed doors.... anyhow. i'm just trying to say that this is probably totally not true, but in my experience: rumours don't start from nothing (right, pronger ?)..... but i'm not one to really perpetuate them.... or to name names....
so i was told a tale whereby a certain underperforming/overpaid young blueliner got into a fistfight with a potential future olympic team captain in the dressing room because the latter was awfully angry about the former having *ahem* relations with my favorite player's ladyfriend....
capiche ?
my fear is, of course, that this story is true... if it IS, then the easiest way to diffuse that situation would be to ship my favorite guy out of town and hope that the other two guys (both franchise players) come to some amicable conclusion...
this rumour would also probably explain why hilary duff and mike comrie are the current undisputed nhl+hollywood supercouple, if you catch my drift....
it's late. i'm wide awake. sorry for the tabloid rag post....
on a lighter note, who else is looking forward to watching the brad may/ wayne primeau / colton orr line ? :)
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strålman < gio.
(although giordano had the had the 15th easiest zonestart last year)
i would trade dion
thanks, shep.
with that many guys, sarich seems the likeliest (age/cap hit) guy out, but it still scares me....
If true, then Phaneuf is the tradable one. He's more expensive and would bring the better return AND he was the guilty party.
bear in mind i wrote my above comment before truly opening my eyes OR filling my gut with necessary caffeine.
in this situation, yeah. you're both bang on that dion would be the better guy to trade BUT i'd be thoroughly surprised to see it happen.
Didn't Keenan blame Giordano for this as well?
Ah, I knew it. Here's the quote:
Said Keenan of Giordano's situation: "A) the player should know who's on the prowl, and B) you should protect yourself. That's part of your responsibility as a man."
Or something like that.
listen.
gio walks under a black cloud of circumstance (which is why the rumour is probably true).
he might be the only nhler to be blamed by his coach for getting injured, and is presumeably the only hockey player to receive a penalty in non-existant time.
all reasons why he so deserves my love and devotion (and why he'll probably get dealt before october).
There's no way that story is true. Well, I suppose there's "a way," but that's a third-hand story featuring a hilarious vision of Jarome and Dion SQUARING OFF ON THE FLAMING C in the dressing room over the No. 6 defenceman's girlfriend.
Perhaps in Youngblood, that happens.
I think we're getting away from the point; does this mean that Gio has therefore had sex with Sean Avery by proxy?
Ugh, Avery cooties. I think I just threw up a little.
There is no way in H-E-double hockey sticks that Gio is going to be traded. He's too good and his cap-hit is too small. He's a steal of a deal, and that's why he's staying for a while longer. Phaneuf will be out the door sometime this season or early next season unless he can really turn it around and challenge Chara/Lidstrom for the Norris.
"He's too good and his cap-hit is too small." is exactly what i said about lombo, fyi.
but yeah. i'll be crushed.
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