Thursday links: Silent Jay deserved more than two votes edition

by averagejoe on Jun 24, 2010 5:00 AM CDT

Glad that Jay got some Selke love, but he deserved more. Next year, Jay. Next year.

Blues news

Cam Janssen and D.J. King both received qualifying offers, but know the Blues will only keep one (or hopefully none). [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
Silent Jay McClement garnered some Selke love, picking up two first-place votes. [Pro Hockey Talk]

Hockey news

A breakdown of all the major awards and all that jazz. [Puck Daddy]
Silver Seven goes behind the curtain to talk with a player agent.[Silver Seven Sens]
It's so hard, to say good bye to yesterday. [Fear The Fin]
The Kings seem to be happy with the way things are going. LA is bring back the head coach and GM for two more years. [TSN]
Dustin Byfuglien is the centerpiece of a massive salary cap dump. Some expensive and crappy Hawks are going to Atlanta in exchange for Marty Reasoner and some picks and prospects. For a big deal, it's kind of underwhelming. [TSN]
Speaking of the Thrashers, Craig Ramsay has been tabbed to lead the team behind the bench. [TSN]

Other links

A site devoted to things you have to learn, mostly the hard way. [Stuff No One Told Me]
I didn't realize Walgreens signs were so ripe for mocking. [Buzzfeed]
Police blotters are often a gold mine of awesomeness. Sometimes you have a boring speeding ticket, other times you have a guy watching a porno getting robbed. [manofest]

Videos

J-Mill enjoys the Watchmen and, apparently, parodies. Warning: You must know the source material to "get" this.

Finally, Carnie wants to warn us all about the dangers of low-flying rainbows. Thank you, Carnie for passing along this PSA.

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Who knew?

Marty Reasoner was still playing?

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by baroose on Jun 24, 2010 8:26 AM CDT reply actions

DJ has been out with injuries for so long I wonder if they’ll go with Janssen based on the notions that Janssen could suit up regularly for the past two seasons and that he’s a local product. Will they even look at King’s stats when he’s helathy and compare it to Janssen’s not-so-hot abilities?

by Paperwork Ninja on Jun 24, 2010 8:27 AM CDT reply actions

Why does everyone despise Cam Janssen so much?

I mean, really… it’s not like D.J. King is Mario Lemieux by comparison. Neither is anything to write home about as a hockey player; DJ is bigger and can punch through an aircraft carrier, but that does the Blues no good if he’s hurt all the damn time. At least Janssen stays healthy, and always answers the bell.

"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."

-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851

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by Tomorrows Blues on Jun 24, 2010 9:09 AM CDT reply actions

gotta go with this ^^^^

but I still have the feeling that Janssen could be more if given a semi regular shift.
He is consistently the fastest and scores high on the training camp drills.
I just think he should be given a better shot at getting time.
Maybe he will with Payne, who knows. Maybe Payne also won’t get past the ‘role’

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It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. Laura Ingalls Wilder

by luvhockey on Jun 24, 2010 9:23 AM CDT up reply actions

I would put Janssen on our 4th line because if Janssen is on our 4th line then no other team would want to play any of their good players against our 4th line, namely Cam “I don’t know what charging is” Janssen.

by russkidan on Jun 24, 2010 10:24 AM CDT up reply actions 2 recs

^^^ The reason why Halak was traded to the Blues instead of Price...

"If we do not prepare for ourselves the role of the hammer, there will be nothing left but that of the anvil."

-- Otto von Bismarck, 1851

http://futurenotes.blogspot.com

by Tomorrows Blues on Jun 24, 2010 2:58 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs

I could seriously watch that all day.

As well as the intermission interview with Cam after that. Just… wonderful.

Thrashing the Blues

Reporter: There`s a "stamp out the Beatles movement" underway in Detroit. What are you going to do about it?

Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.

by hildymac on Jun 25, 2010 12:11 AM CDT up reply actions

Plus

It seems like having Cam on the bench during a game gets the rest of the team up and playing better.

No one knows why, but second only to eating the brains of the living, the dead love affordable pre-fab furniture.

by Maverides on Jun 24, 2010 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions

I don't think it's a matter of despising him.

He just never seems to be in a situation where he can get a goal or an assist during the games. I’d be happy to keep him on the Blues simply because he doesn’t back down from an opportunity to fight. The facts that he’s a local and stays healthy for longer stretches ought to help even more if it comes down to a Cam vs. DJ decision.

I think the reason why everyone seems down on Can Janssen is because he’s a local, so they’ve got some big expectations for him like fans have for all the St. Louis teams. If the decision was up to me, I’d go with Janssen because he stays healthier. I don’t expect him to be a Sidney Crosby or a Patrick Kane or a David Perron, but man, somebody send the guy a puck every so often.

If I sounded like I wanted Cam gone from the team because I hate guy or some such, that wasn’t my intent at all. I saw more of him this year than I did of DJ King, and I enjoyed what I saw.

by Paperwork Ninja on Jun 24, 2010 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions

Janssen Plays well

Hes not a slug he actually has had a few chances to score even when we are just grinder lining him. I remember 2 instances of him putting a shot off the metal and once where he fed a really good pass to Boyes where he completely shanked a wide open 1 timer. He can play, does his job, is a local product, helps his team a bit for almost no money. I gotta say I really like having him on the team.

He raged at the world, at his family, at his life. But mostly he just raged.
Just because Jay McClement is the best defensive forward in the NHL doesn't mean he should win the Selke.

by Icion on Jun 24, 2010 5:57 PM CDT up reply actions

I know what you mean.

I’d like to see him get the puck some more as well. He should also have a truck horn or something to let his target know they’re going to get hit.

by Paperwork Ninja on Jun 24, 2010 10:24 PM CDT up reply actions

I still don't get the "fastest" part

I mean, he never seems that fast on the ice. Maybe because he’s usually slamming into things (or trying to).

by Mr. Particle on Jun 24, 2010 9:42 AM CDT reply actions

In JR's article

about the Blues off ice training this summer they are doing lots of track.

“If you’re the fastest off the ice, you’ll be the fastest on the ice,” Ayotte said. “(Perron) was the fastest skater this year and he’s the fastest right now on the track. (Janssen) is one of the fast guys. The correlation is pretty close.”

Ayotte is the strength and conditioning coach.

Hockey players wear numbers because you can't always identify the body with dental records.

It is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all. Laura Ingalls Wilder

by luvhockey on Jun 24, 2010 3:13 PM CDT up reply actions

I know he said it

I just don’t see it in games.

by Mr. Particle on Jun 24, 2010 4:56 PM CDT up reply actions

Fucking rainbows, how do they work?

by BleedBlue42 on Jun 24, 2010 11:45 AM CDT reply actions

they don't

damn lazy forgeiners. thank god theycan’t be in arizona without wearing a yellow star

A strong anvil fears no hammer

by Childhood Trauma on Jun 24, 2010 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions

I thought they worked through fear, refraction of ambient light and the souls of orphans.

by Paperwork Ninja on Jun 24, 2010 10:25 PM CDT up reply actions

I'm gonna guess the folks behind the Rainbow Sprinkler Conspiracy . . .

are Dead Things fans wearing tinfoil hats.

Just a guess.

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by Donut King on Jun 24, 2010 11:13 PM CDT reply actions

WE HAVE TO SAVE OUR CHILDREN FROM STUFF OOZING OUT OF THE EARTH.

Like, um, Dustin Byfuglien. We really need to save Atlanta area kids from that.

I like the trade b/c it demonstrates that the new GM here has a pulse, which is always nice. It also makes us a little bigger, a little meaner, and a little more able to get our asses kicked by Gary Roberts – always nice. I’m cool with Brent Sopel – he seems like a nice enough guy – but it is going to take me a LONG time to get used to seeing Buff and Eager on the ice in a Thrashers uniform. I still heckled Cheli when he was down here… this is going to be really tough. Can’t stand Buff.

That being said, I liked Marty Reasoner, and I’m pissed off that Waddell signed Todd White for so much freaking money. If it weren’t for that, Marty’d be down here and The Todd’d be in Chicago. Reasoner was a good team guy and was liked & respected here. I don’t like him wearing that Blackhawk next season.

Thrashing the Blues

Reporter: There`s a "stamp out the Beatles movement" underway in Detroit. What are you going to do about it?

Paul McCartney: We`re going to start a campaign to stamp out Detroit.

by hildymac on Jun 25, 2010 12:15 AM CDT reply actions