Here’s your blank canvas for discussing the all-star fantasy draft tonight (8 p.m. on Versus). The NHL Network will do a pre-draft show starting right now (6 p.m.).
The NHL announced this afternoon that the coaches have been designated teams.
Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks and his assistant, Mike Haviland, were assigned to coach Team Staal—captained by Eric Staal of the All-Star host Carolina Hurricanes.
Peter Laviolette of the Philadelphia Flyers and Alain Vigneault of the Vancouver Canucks will coach Team Lidstrom—captained by Nicklas Lidstrom of the Detroit Red Wings.
I’ll put up special edition “Go Times” for the skills competition and the all-star game the next two days.
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1st !
2nd!!
Lidis, is gonna pick all the swedes
Think Staal picks Staal ??
4th?
Happy all-star break from the green grass in Turkey!
Tjena, leget?
Prust is so tough he leads the All-star game in fighting majors and penalty minutes. And the puck hasn’t dropped yet.
Hey did Staal’s brother get voted onto the all star team? I haven’t heard any coverage on MSG.
Hi
brandon prust fell into an alligator pit.he knocked out three of them before they could pull him out
Both Staal and Lidstrom are going to pick Prust.
hhahahhaahha Carp, great one.
Prust cleared all the snow out of Queens … with a shovel.
Doesn’t suprise me hahahhahahahhahahhahahaha
BREAKING NEWS: This just in Guiness World Records has changed the title of all there books to Brandon Prust’s personal achievements.
Breaking News: Lundqvist to be the last goalie selected in the All-Star draft.
“Toin Coss”
WTG JR.
Brandon Prust
Prust never say’s anything taste like chicken… Not even chicken.
Ha, ok, I can’t help it anymore.
The best part of waking up is not Folgers in your cup, but knowing that Brandon Prust didn’t kill you in your sleep.
and
Brandon Prust used to beat the carcillo out of his shadow because it followed too close. It now follows safely, 30 feet behind him.
I can’t believe u maniacs are still at it.
Kotalik to AHL, so there’s a cheapo point shot if u really need it…
These Prustisms are killing me. In a good way.
I want the Sedins broken up. Just for once.
the draft thing is a bit annoying!
i don’t care who Penis Mcguire picks…show me who Lidstrom or Staal pick!
dragged it on and on
Wow, they all look really uncomfortable sitting there.
Not surprised at that pick.
Really? Cam Ward? hometown pressure!
they had a jersey ready for him just like that? Wonder if they made a jersey for each side.
Eric Staal is a homer!
Quite possible they’ve already picked the teams.
what went wrong? nice question.
Ovie
Ovechkin=Monster.
Best Friend beat brother with that first pick.
This announcer is brutal. His goals are down this year… lol
Are they gonna pick guys from their own teams first?
Lindstrom said “Assistant Captains”.
i guess we’ll never know what Stamkos can do w/o Marty
and now they’re just picking their “boys”
OMG, they are! LAME!
Everyone is picking “my boy”.
damn..someone please give that girl in red something to eat!
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Is it just me, or is this really awkward and painful to watch?
They should allow a couple of trades before Sunday’s match.
and I would walk 500 miles …
JBytes, which is disturbing if you ask me…
Wow Chara over his brother?! C’mon!
going to be very awkward when only a few guys left.
>>damn..someone please give that girl in red something to eat!
Oh, I would love to…
So Eric would prefer to stickhandle thru Marc? I think Marc will be laying some serious lumber on big bro next game for that line.
me likes Weber
yea this is totally bizarre to watch. Def. awkward.
One of the Sedins looks like he’s going to cry
Mike Green is the most awkward talker ever.
Glad the Sedin twins are apart and hope the Staal brothers stay apart. The only thing that matters now is Mr. Irrelevant. Gotta be some goalies coming soon, all by 10th round.
Do you fellows have any other hockey related programme to watch? If not, then suck it up!
I have a feeling Marc Staal is going to be picked last…
PK Slewfoot.
Do you fellows have any other hockey related programme to watch? If not, then suck it up!
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THIS!!
Prust is going next. I feel it.
Analysis?? REALLY?
The announcer is such a Jackwagon. He’s like a less likable version of Andy Bernard from The Office.
I still laugh when I think of Avery whacking Tim Thomas behind the head.
>>PK Slewfoot.
Too bad he can’t go last.
SHUT UP, SHUT UP, SHUT UP.
OMG.
NYR_FAN – Marc Staal can’t be picked last because all defensemen must be gone by round 15.
is Mcguire still talking? i switched the chnnl
Didn’t Dubinsky beat up Green?
If Eric doesn’t pick Marc on his team, we might see some physicality between them on Sunday.
who was that guy in glasses??
They could of at least gotten some attractive models for this gig
i dont want to see Marc on Eric’s team…i always enjoy the way they play against each other
“They could of at least gotten some attractive models for this gig”
They would have, but they are all on dates with Brandon Prust.
[We are a bunch of sick heads if we’re doing play-by-play on this All-Star draft train wreck.]
Late to the party. What’s the scoop?
Behind the mic stuff? Jeeeez
“classless” LOL the Staals love competing against each other…
LMAO @ classless. Here goes Hank!
Hank before Marc?
Mom is SO grounding Eric.
LMAO!!!
“CLASSLESS”
Dany…such a pretty girl
Also, Marc is funny as hell.
YEAH!
yea team STAAL!
good looking boys!!! Go Marc!!
Eric chickened out!
Here he comes. Pressure?
This girl in red is just about to fracture her legs while walking…
LOLOLOL
Hahaha, Marc Staal, first NHL’r to take a crosschecking penalty in an All Star game…against a teammate! hehe
Byfuglien=Monster!
hhhhmmm.. they love “happy ending” at AS fantasy draft? what about sloppy seconds?
Byfuglien gets concussed when Prust texts him…
Toews looks like he is going to cry…
Skinner!
Towes looks pissed.
Err, Toews.
or at least he did
25 Cent.
>>Byfuglien gets concussed when Prust texts him…
I like!
Thank god, it was excruciating that they kept showing Toews after he didn’t get picked.
Wrong Boyle.
Prust spelled backwards is MONSTER!
This host is worst than an MC at a Chinese wedding, I should know my wife is Chinese
Ze Flouwer
This draft idea is going amazingly in my opinion. Does anyone know who the 3 undrafted players in the all star game this year? Boyle, St. Loius and Briere?
Prust=retsnom.
And can someone give these models a cookie?
LOL Carp!
oh that Hiller!! dorky looking kid
Do they have to chew gum during that show? What’s next, someone will spit on the bench?
Hiller as last goalie. Swiss discrimination!
Actual monsters look under their beds for Brandon Prust before going to sleep.
they’ll blow their nose with their thumb.
how many players picked did they not interview? Was it just Byfuglien?
>>Prust=retsnom.
Redrum, Prac!
as long as they dont start slapping each other on the ass, ilb lol
I suspect the host announcer got beat up at the bus stop as a kid.
Better than tobaccky, ilb. They ARE in tobacoo country, yknow.
Hank wasn’t interviewed either
and I think the “other” Boyle.
no, the “other” Boyle was interviewed…he said something about not being drafted 16 years ago
All these fans are like, “where the hell are the race cars?”
Backes=Monster.
LOL @ Carp.
Shoulda have Larry the Cable Guy host this.
LMFAO @ “where the hell are the race cars?”
very clever, Carp!
Does Skinner have a driver’s permit?
Ballerina’s a player.
This isn’t MSG Network, right?
I’ll be honest here.. Skinner is adorable. Looks 12, but he’s adoreable. And tiny.
Whoever is picked last should hip-check this host over the boards…
Future Ranger Brad Richards.
Why use Exlax when you can just sit on the bowl and look at a pic of Prust
PK Slewfoot to be last defenceman?
Brad “New York here i come” Richards
Who is that, Buster Brown?
Skinner’s name always reminds me of Lynyrd Skynyrd.
GWG in shootout in Game 82.
I am very pleased to see that Yandle got in. I suppose there was enough of an uproar over him not getting in, not to mention not on other Coyote.
I think they just realized they needed to pick the Dman ASAP.
Slewfoot is sitting to the end
Shhhh, Carp…You’re going to wake up GregL
Didn’t know Havlat was having such a good year.
those butterface chicks
where’s ORR?
Perry is an agitator?
Anze Kopitar would look good in a NYR sweater, for sure.
3C, I thought Subban was only in the rookie skills competition?
hold on…if all dman been picked already…where does slewfoot fit in now?
>>those butterface chicks
Be nice to the ladies!
oh i didnt know that slewfoot isn’t playing in the actual game
Blah blah blah..
So do they sew their names and numbers on the jerseys really fast or is all this a farce?!
JB
i love the ladies and the ladies love me!
hehehehe Skinner looks like the young version of Tom Hanks in “Big”.
Who was that sitting to Marc’s left? Looks like he had an earring. I’ve NEVER seen that on an NHL player before.
Gee, I wonder which team Step-ON will cheer for!
Is there a separate slew foot competition? Oh, they had to cancel it, Crosby isn’t well….
Good work by Eric Staal.
thats Byfuglien next to Staal
I bet Stepan is the dude who gets to pick what team his group goes to. He was captain of Team USA in last year’s WJC.
St Louis looked as young as Skinner when he broke in
I think they should have the chance to trade after the draft. Marc Staal for Henrik Sedin. Some brother swapping to put them where they should be!
Ahhs, thanks Dubiiiiiii :D
There should have been a rookie draft (unaired) because that was a humongous waste of time.
Stepan seperated from Marc and Hank? Subban on Team Staal?
DO NOT LIKE.
Elias still plays in the NHL?
Without Skid, the award goes to Suppan.
Mundo, they have both colors made up for every player. I assume you were kidding and you knew that.
im surprised Duchene was still available
really like his game
LOL Stepan got on Team Lidstrom :)
They should flip the puck again for the last two guys left. That way no one is picked last….
Carp… yes of course… duh
the non-Rangers that I’m a fan of are Brent Burns and Louie Erikson.
Kessel stinks, he’ll be last
LOUUUUUUUUUUUIIIII
Haaaa Phil Kessel what a stick!
Kessel is last, LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
LOL at Ovechkin!!!
OV is having fun with the last selection….Brian Burke isnt amused….
Mr Irrelevant.
And he doesn’t listen, either.
HA!
That’s really stupid. Now next year they’ll all be plotting to make one of their buddies the last pick.
But next year this will be really lame anyway.
A car and donation to charity in his name for being picked last? Why can’t that happen to me.
Pitty prizes… Everything that’s wrong with society
Hmmm…why will it be really lame next year? Maybe they can work-out the awkward kinks in it and smooth it into something better? Heh, at least the NHL is TRYING to do something unique for once. God forbid they should try to find ways to promote the game and make it relevant in the sports world…
hahahahaha @ Mundo
Imagine if they did East vs West with the winner getting home ice in the SC Finals, ala baseball…
I really like the novelty of this. Good job Mr. Shanahan!
Phil Kessel talks like someone with a legitimate learning disability. And his pants were too long.
Shanahan got the idea from something baseball did many years ago involving player voting.
Someone has nice handwriting on Team Lidstrom.
So we get a pretty nice team to root for this weekend.
Yeehaw, Versus Country. Just what I wanted.
Are the Islanders, Sabres, and Panthers the only teams with only a rookie representative?
Mickey, maybe it was Bryan Trottier.
Oh and for those keeping score: Flames have now buried Kotalik in the AHL.
Ha! Good one, Carp.
And Roenick losing his mind over Ward going first. Dude, calm down, it’s just an All Star game.
Yeah, DJK, we know. AHL just got a legit shooter from the point. With thick forearms. Prust trade continuous to pay…
I’d rather have Roenick as our color announcer than JM.
OK, JR just made a really awkward statement that totally could be taken a very bad way. Someone make him stop, please.
this place is splitting my spleen today ! LGRR!
MAMA! HIIIIIIIIII!
Mickey HIIIIIIIIIIIII!
The greatest color announcer ever would be Brett Hull. He sounds like Winnie The Pooh after smoking 3 packs of cigarettes a day and curses non-stop.
DJK, I just spit my beer out at that! LMAO
hehehe, Deb Placey asking Hank what he;s wearing the next 2 days for the red carpet.
DJK, carcillo, now you know I’m really Brett Hull :)
Kessel is SUCH an awkward interview.
Prus, He’s a lover… Not a fighter, but he’s also a fighter, so Don’t get any ideas.
why so serious?
Prust is the NEW WWE Champion!!
would anyone trade mdz (or mcdonut) for erik johnson from stl?? Hell, how about throwing in backes for dubi as well!!
random statement/question of the night I guess.
Night assens!
Chuck Norris stole the idea for Walker, Texas Ranger from the true story of the life and times of Prust, New York Ranger
Someone asked; they had two jerseys (Lidstrom/Staal) prepared for each player.
and the Sedins look like alien life forms in their civies.
That whole thing was terrible. I stopped watching after M. Staal got picked. That ‘host’ was awful, his comments weren’t funny, some were borderline rude. I thing Ovechkin wanted to put him over the boards… as did Toews.
Analysis panel? what a joke. Big fail NHL.
well, it was an awkward idea to start with.
and was a canadien production, so it was bound to be corny.
I’ll give’m credit for trying something different and trying to be fan friendly.
But the NHL never hits the nail on the head. Not in their DNA.
Kessel should just be happy that he made the team considering the only reason he was chosen was b/c he plays in Toronto and that market had to be represented.
A rock was once caught between a Prust and a hard place.
Do you think Kessell if he had the choice would have stayed home???
As we speak Prust is heading over to the Middle East to put an end to the rioting and conflict
Kessell looked like if he had the choice he’d go out to eat!
When Prust does push ups, he’s actually pushing the Earth down.
I think Jesper Fasth hurt his knee. Anyone know any details?
Guess he’s not that fasth at the moment.
When Brandon Prust breaks a bone, he glues them back together.
Goals,
Nobody makes me laugh. You do. :)
>>When Prust does push ups, he’s actually pushing the Earth down.
The earth was flat, until Prust took his first few steps.
Thanks Rod!
I’ll try and keep it up.
Prust pulled the stone from the sword. Doing it the other way was too easy.
Prust looked at Medusa. She turned to stone.
Zeus is the god of thunder because Prust is too busy.
Brandon Prust went to buy beer, and the guy at the counter asked him for ID. Prust made a fist.
I saw Prust on the road driving yesterday. His license plate says 5 4FYTNG
Prust=Jesus
I looked it up on NY’s DMV site… turns out somebody already has the 5 4FYTNG license plate. (Prust for real?)
But he can have this one…
https://harmonia.dmv.state.ny.us/platespersonalized/emppasplatedisplay.cfm
>>Prust=Jesus
Prust > Jesus
Romans crucified Jesus.
Prust conquered Rome.
Don’t anger Prust.
Brandon Prust invented the Internet. Oh wait…no, that was Al Gore.
yes but Prust created Al Gore.
new post.
Good morning, boneheads!
Sorry in advance for my long post, but I felt I needed to do this. I was going to ask Carp to post it today as a guest blogger, but I knew he wouldn’t do it.
So two days ago, after the last snowstorm, I had too much time in my possession and something hit me. I just felt, all of a sudden that it was very close to the date when Carp took over the blog from Sam. I went back, and there it was- today is exactly 2 years since Carp, along with Jane and Laurel, took over this place.
I also remembered that I was very close to being tearful when I read Sam’s last post and I decided to go back and read it again – it happened during Sam’s description of his conversation with his son, Charlie, who started to cry when Sam told him he was no longer going to cover the Rangers. I, too, felt at that moment that the blog wouldn’t be the same.
The very next post, on the same day, was written by Carp. This is what he said:
“The past is present. Or … you can go home again.
First I want to say a big “Hello!” to all the Blueshirts diehards, and I also want to tell you all that I will miss Sam as much as you guys do. Maybe more. He is (and always will be) a great friend and a great writer, and a person who did his job with the greatest of enthusiasm and skill (plus the prettiest practice swing in golf).
I can’t replace him. …
So the people here have entrusted me to be part of the team that tries to fill Sam’s skates (or his golf shoes). All I ask is that you stay with us, and here’s why. It is the banter among you that make this blog what it is. It is the sheer numbers of you guys and ladies who watch the game with your keyboards within reach, and who let the opinions and observations fly. Who live and die with every penalty call, every bad line change, every goal, every W-L-OT.”
A few initial responses by the ‘heads were somewhat cautious, but you could feel people trusted that the place would remain worth visiting. Did it ever! Thanks to Carp, Laurel and Jane, by the end of playoffs the place was already cleaner, with plenty of great comments. By late summer, when, unfortunately, Jane had to leave, people were posting 200+ posts, a few times a day…most of it was gibberish, but, well, there was no hockey.
But look where we are now. There are a lot of new boneheads who joined with their insightful comments. Some have left. But one thing remains the same- this is THE place to be if you’re a Rangers fan. And it is getting better.
One more person deserves a special word- Laurel. She’s been a huge part of our blog’s success for many years. And, despite all the unfair bull-carcillo that happened to her at work, she still is.
I think, every so often, we need to remind people who keep this place for us that we are thankful for their time, thoughts, and sometimes patience. Two-year anniversary is a perfect time to do it.
Every time that Versus gets a chance to display it;s hockey expertise, they reveal how totally incompetent and unprofessional they are. Did you notice the way the camera lingered on the shooter for ages while never once moving to show what he was shooting at. It went on like that all thru the bloody farce ( only due to the camera work, or lack of it).