Coyle turning heads at USA World Junior Camp
by FTF Staff on Aug 6, 2010 4:19 PM PDT
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When the San Jose Sharks selected forward Charlie Coyle with the 28th overall pick in the 2010 NHL entry draft, it caught many by surprise. However, when you talk to Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson, the team obviously saw something that draft experts didn't. Even with Emerson Etem, the 8th ranked North American skater, still on the board the Sharks selected Coyle, ranked 24th in Central Scouting's final rankings.
"We liked both players, to be quite honest with you," Wilson said. "However, we like Charlie a lot, we saw him a lot, and he can play many different positions. There were many players who dropped a bit today, and there were some surprises in regards to where people fell to. Charlie was a guy our staff and I identified as a player who may have gone earlier in the round."
For San Jose, who hadn't drafted in the first round for two straight years, the 28th overall pick in 2010 was a significant one for the franchise. Fan expectations were high, and the positional prospect pool behind a select few notable names (Logan Couture, Nick Petrecki & William Wrenn) had dried up in recent years. So when the Sharks chose Coyle instead of Etem, it turned a few heads.
Now, it seems, Coyle's play is what's getting all the attention.
Coyle isn't near as flashy as Etem, who became somewhat of a sensation on YouTube for his highlight reel style goals. Instead, Coyle describes himself as "a good two-way player who likes to battle hard", and "a pretty good passer who can make hits and play physical."
He's letting those skills shine at the United States World Junior Camp.
Currently being held in Lake Placid, New York this week, Coyle has been turning heads with his gritty two play and scoring pop. During the intersquad games that began the week, Coyle was placed on Team White where he notched two goals and one assist in three games, helping to guide his team to a three game sweep over their blue counterparts. Following that performance, Coyle was placed on the official roster for the international scrimmages, earning rave reviews from in the process.
USA Today's Kevin Allen reports that the play of Coyle, Nick Bjustad (FLO), and Brock Nelson (NYI) have been the talk of the camp thus far.
"They are very involved in the play," USA Hockey assistant executive director Jim Johannson told Allen. "They all appear to be solid all-around players. If the three centermen are the real deal, and they have been so far, we should have a formidable group."
Coyle, along with his Team USA teammates, haven't dissapointed thus far during international play. Coyle notched the game winning goal when the United States defeated Sweden 6-3 in their first game, and the Americans also went on to defeat Finland 6-3 a day later. Although Team USA lost 4-1 in a rematch against Sweden earlier this afternoon, they will have an opportunity to sweep the Finns tomorrow afternoon at 1:00 PM.
Interested parties will be able to stream the game live at USAHockey.FASTHockey.com tomorrow afternoon.
Although Coyle, who will head to Boston University in the fall, won't be cracking the San Jose lineup for the coming season, the early returns on their investment seem to be coming along well. And while playing against 20U competition is a far cry from the rigors of an 82 game NHL season, the fact that Coyle has been the talk of the camp thus far is nothing but a positive, both for the Sharks organization as well as USA Hockey as a whole.
Go Sharks.
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Happy to see that he's doing great
I was worried at first, but if he keeps this up, he may end up helping us out more then I thought. (assuming he stays with the Sharks)
Chris Andersen could be in a porno with his 'stache. Too bad he still wouldn't know how to box out.
Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy.
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Coyle describes himself as “a good two-way player who likes to battle hard”, and “a pretty good passer who can make hits and play physical.”
Sound like a couple guys on the current roster?
No wonder management picked him over Etem. Hope to see him and Pavs earning Gold in Sochi!
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Hope to see him and Pavs earning Gold in Sochi!
That’s what I’m thinking!
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Coyle from most reports is a smart defensively sound Clowe that can really skate
In some reports on the American junior camp, Coyle was being praised as one of the top skaters there. Combine that with his large frame, and the guy could end up becoming a very good power forward type player.
A similar description would be huge Pavelski that can skate minus the great wrist shot.
On a related note Sharks defensive prospect Taylor Doherty is doing pretty well at the Canadian junior camp
Taylor Doherty, the second of the Sharks 2nd round picks from 2009, was invited to the Canadian junior development camp and had a pretty good intra squad scrimmage today. According to one observer on HFBoards (i.e., a guy who went to the game), he did very well boxing guys out in front of the net, was either +3 or +4 for the night and had an assist. His team did win 6-3 and had the better goaltending duo IMO, but that’s still a pretty good performance.
Hey, there’s this article about Doherty too, fyi: http://sharks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=535681
Hope to see him make the team! (:
Thanks for the heads up tarlinian. I’ll check out some more stuff on Doherty tonight.
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That’s great news, anyone have any ideas why it was Coyle over Etem? (besides similarity to some Sharks players haha)
We did a lot during the draft, there’s some quotes from Doug Wilson in this piece.
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Cool to hear
We’ll have to wait and see how it all shakes out, but good reviews now will hopefully carry forward.
I have a question for the moderators.
Under the actions button why isnt there an option that says “Send user back to WTC”.
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by Krishna on Aug 6, 2010 10:27 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
WTF is going on in here. Of course we thought Etam was better. But it’s looking like Coyle was a solid pick.
Can’t comment on a prospect’s progress without calling out the front office for not winning a cup yet?
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 6, 2010 10:50 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Did I miss epic trolling?
Damn, it would have been fun to smite the ignorant!
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I just wanted a good laugh
and I missed that awww boo me. :(
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by mssjsclowie29 on Aug 7, 2010 1:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Trust me
In order to get the laugh, you would have to read about 200 average length comments rolled into one.
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meh I have some time :)
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by mssjsclowie29 on Aug 7, 2010 4:43 PM PDT up reply actions
So that's that...
or is my refresh just totally messing with my head?
by SharksFanTillDeath on Aug 6, 2010 11:06 PM PDT reply actions
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by ZeroIndulgence on Aug 6, 2010 11:09 PM PDT up reply actions
You don’t wield it.
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Haha, rofl, I just thought it was an epic picture…
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by ZeroIndulgence on Aug 6, 2010 11:11 PM PDT up reply actions
You forgot the "j"..
(or is it still too early?)
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by Noctro on Aug 7, 2010 1:57 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
aw don't make me miss who we never had :((
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by mssjsclowie29 on Aug 7, 2010 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Why would you tell someone to make their point and defend it, and then ban them?
You give someone instructions on how you think they should post, then ban them before they have a chance to do it. Not that he’d do it, but you get the point. kind of stupid…
Was he actualy banned?
Or did he just go quiet?
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Haha, I was the one who told them to make their point and stop antagonizing people. The banning/blocking/deleting or whatever obviously happened independently of anything I was saying…
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by ZeroIndulgence on Aug 6, 2010 11:17 PM PDT up reply actions
I thought he was pretty entertaining. As much as I disagreed with his posts. I mean look at my name. sharksrule hahaha rofl. but still you cant just ban peeps cuz they disagree with you. if i wasnt such a sharks fan i think i might have actually agreed with him. he was so convincing. but my allegiance to the sharks is more important than any of his logic.
It wasn’t that he disagreed. People disagree about things around here from time to time. It was the antagonizing of other posters (a mentally retarded comment directed at a single poster to name one), the insessant posting without adding anything new or insightful, and the refusing to take suggestions of ways to better use the board by others who have been here a while and are just trying to help the convo flow better. At least, that’s my read on the situation. I only caught the tail end of everything.
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by ZeroIndulgence on Aug 6, 2010 11:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Just some asshole saying Etem is a better prospect than Coyle and that the sharks should have drafted Etem instead, and all the sharks fans disagreeing calling him an idiot.
Tweet I don’t want to disagree for fear of being banned lol, but the other posts called him or her an idiot a couple times, one made fun of stuff he was saying calling him stupid basically, and i think the only suggestion he got was from you but that was probbly after he got banned because he stopped posting at that point. it seemed pretty new to me. insightful depends on if you agree with him but it was definitely new and different than what anyone else here was saying. just my take but honestly i dont agree with it because now im honestly scared to share my opinion because im worried ill get banned and i only have one sb account.
It was his personal attacks that got him banned. I only called him an idiot after he called a poster here mentally retarted for disagreeing with him.
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No, your opinions are always welcome. Just don’t call people mentally retarded for disagreeing with you.
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 6, 2010 11:41 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
You do only have one SBN account. Ionesco that was created today.
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 6, 2010 11:51 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
lol i dont reeally give a shit but since i already started im just going to go over what happened.
this guy wrote a long post in thoughtful way. then someone, not you, came on and wrote “are you honestly using hindsight to make your argument?”
as in, are you honestly doing that, idiot? like basically saying he was stupid for doing that. then he responded ’are you menally retarted?" so he didnt call him retarded. and he was replying to the guy calling him and his argument stupid, when the guy who said that was actually the stupid one, because ftf uses hindsight too. so the poster actually pointed that out. he said are you mentally retarded? how do you think ftf came to their conclusion of the sharks drafting? hindsight too of course!
or somthing like that. so unforutnately the guy was right in that instance. he was looking back at the sharks drafting just like ftf did, they juts came to different conclusions.
then after that krishna called him an idiot, and someone else said he had bad logic or something.
dont get me wrong i think the person was stupid for coming on a sharks blog and saying bad things about the sharks, but he didnt say anything mean to anyone who didnt say something mean to him first, if were being honest, and people said more bad stuff to him than he asid to anyone. i think he got banned for disagreeing and calling the mods homers. which again is why im worried about getting banned. i cant disagree with anything? its like communism or something.
as a person who handles this sort of thing everyday
bannings are usually not what they appear to be from outside. This accusation is made every time (and here that is very few) someone is banned. It doesn’t hold water.
And now, I return you to teaching us all about the guy we drafted. I don’t pay attention until their at least in Wooooostah so getting some infor on our up and comers is cool.
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I was the one who called his logic stupid too whoops haha. I mainly called his logic stupid because he was so obsessed with it. And as far as the hindsight comment is concerned, hindisght is kindof stupid to use when it comes to drafts. Its pretty easy to figure out who was the best draft choice after everyone has progressed and made the NHL. Just look at the 2003 draft.
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this guy
You mean you? I suspect “this guy” and you are the same person. Not that I care. As long as everyone wants to be civil, I don’t care if you are back or not.
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by ZeroIndulgence on Aug 6, 2010 11:45 PM PDT up reply actions
You can disagree with whatever you want, as long as the disagreement doesn’t become trolling for the sake of trolling, which in my opinion it did.
I’m away on vacation, and I skimmed the thread. It looked like things were getting out of hand so I stopped it. This is only the second time any ones comments have been deleted in the three years of this site, so calm down before you start pulling the communist card.
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 6, 2010 11:45 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
what about communist skittles?
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I think everyone can agree that communist skittles are the skittles most resembling China’s government.
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all red, all the time.
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That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
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For some reason, I want to reply with TWSS, but I don’t think it’s all that appropriate.
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it is entirely appropriate.
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Okay, then TWSS.
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I’m left speechless.:-)
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by Noctro on Aug 7, 2010 12:19 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
But the smilie shows it’s a good kind of speechlessness?
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Bow chicka bow wow
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Those are fine.
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 6, 2010 11:48 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
I would just like to know how writing a piece about a draft pick who so far appears to be working out makes someone a homer.
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 6, 2010 11:47 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Also, please learn how to use the reply button. It’s what makes SBN so awesome. Besides the whole automatic comment refresh thing and great writers.
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So, Charlie Coyle
Didn’t know anything about him, but I’m glad that he’s one of the highlights in the World Juniors camp. I can’t remember the last time a Shark prospect was participating in the World Juniors (of course, someone is sure to come up with one right after I post this), and now we have two. Success!
I mean, I definitely wished for a different guy, especially one of the ones Plank and TCY interviewed, but I’m rather uninformed about prospects, so my opinion means nothing. I do remember, however, that I really liked him after I found out his family greeted him at the Boston airport with a bunch of Sharks hats and balloons, which I thought was awesome.
Also, I’m a fan of the fact that he’s going to college. He can develop for more years without us having to sign him, and he can focus on parts of his game that are lacking with the extra conditioning that comes with college hockey. Plus, if he stays for all four years, or even just two and a year or so in the AHL, there’s less of a logjam of top talent on the Sharks than there is now.
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Please use the reply function. It makes the conversation easier to follow.
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 6, 2010 11:57 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Is it because i have a good memory? i dont understand why you think im him. i just have a soft spot i guess. im a compassionate person. iono. a few years ago a few days after i turned 21 i came home drunk after a night out and posted on a forum, and the results were~as can be expected i suppose. and i got banned. and its so frustrating. if youve nevver been banned you dont understand. i just think it was wrong for him, and because i know how it feels i worry about it for myself, and i feel for him. like i said i just have a soft spot i guess. for example i didnt even dump my girlfriend after she wronged me initially. i juts care too much more other people and not enough for myself i guess. she completely bailed on our movie night because her dad was in the hospital, and i just let it slide like a total douche, like michael cera or something. it took me a whole week until she missed the second movie night in a row just to be there for his surgery before i finally did it. but thats a whole extra week that just goes to show my problem of being too caring or whatever you wanna call it. does anyone else have this type of thing going on? anyway thats all i meant with the banning. please dont do it to me.
by sharksrule15 on Aug 7, 2010 12:01 AM PDT up reply actions
Writing style is the same
Joined the blog MINUTES after the boyledshark, and, wow…this is….just…I can’t even begin to describe it.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
i juts care too much more other people and not enough for myself i guess. she completely bailed on our movie night because her dad was in the hospital, and i just let it slide like a total douche, like michael cera or something. it took me a whole week until she missed the second movie night in a row just to be there for his surgery before i finally did it. but thats a whole extra week that just goes to show my problem of being too caring or whatever you wanna call it. does anyone else have this type of thing going on? anyway thats all i meant with the banning. please dont do it to me.
This is what we call trolling.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
we? are you one of the writers on fearthefin? what’s trolling anyway? people kept saying that about the guy who got banned.
by sharksrule15 on Aug 7, 2010 12:09 AM PDT up reply actions
Trolling is the act of posting inflammatory arguments/insults with the intention of getting a rise out of an online community. Which is what the “other” guy did.
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
i dont no why you think its me but it isnt. where did i post inflammatory arguments or insult anyone? like i said im a compassionate person. ill come on at another time when hopefully the only people to talk sharks with wont be people who think im someone who got banned who they dont like and who they think posts inflammatory arguments/insults. i dont need someone elses reputation preceding me ;(
by sharksrule15 on Aug 7, 2010 12:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Just my opinion dude. I’ll be keeping a close eye (not really I’m lazy), and if you have a blow up similar to the one displayed here today, my suspicions shall be confirmed. Also, you must not have really liked your ex’s father!
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
One last post before i leave since you said something nice, or in jest anyway. positive. but no that’s not it at all. i loved the man and he actually liked me. i visited him too twice during his three month stay, just not during our movie night. i have needs and those nights were our alone time. her visiting every day and sleeping over wasn’t going to help the surgeons anyway.
by sharksrule15 on Aug 7, 2010 12:21 AM PDT up reply actions
No man I’m just kidding. that’s not really true. I actually visited him three times.
That’s nice of you to say. the hospitality means even more to me considering the malice with which most of you seem to greet most newcomers, at least judging by boiledsharks treatment. I really have to go now but have a good one joe.
Using the enormous sample size of 1
You judge our overall treatment of newcomers? Cmon. We got hearts of gold around here! PURE GOLD I TELL YA!
"Skillet, we just spent $64,000 in that bar. So we're gonna have to get jobs to cover up the fact that we rob banks" -Mouse Fitzgerald
STOP DERAILLING THE FRAKKING THREAD.
That is trolling. Van we get back to CoylE now.
(PS- by “we” he means the regulars here that discuss Sharks Hockey, rather than the morality of banning. That belongs in the OT thread, if at all.)
Um…GO SHARKS!
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by Noctro on Aug 7, 2010 12:39 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
Ack
I have been had!
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S'ok, Joe. Now, about that Coyle guy...
Can’t wait to see him in action. Any YouTubage up yet?
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by Noctro on Aug 7, 2010 12:46 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Wow...I was so...concerned...my typos were more blatant than usual :-)
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by Noctro on Aug 7, 2010 12:51 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Coyle after reading this thread:
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by idunno723 on Aug 7, 2010 1:10 AM PDT reply actions 6 recs
Epic. +1 (when I'm back on my PC)
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by Noctro on Aug 7, 2010 2:05 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
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They're not getting this kind of coverage at "Hockey Night In Canada" folks! - Randy Hahn
by ElvisVF101 on Aug 7, 2010 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions 2 recs
HAHAHAHAHA
Im watching that movie right now.
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That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
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Looks like I missed a bloodbath. Uhh…glad to hear Coyle’s kicking ass and taking names. So far, it would appear DW is vindicated yet again, though Coyle’s got a long way to go before we’ll ever see him.
It’s easy to lose track of prospects and draft choices since they often head off to college or to the minor leagues and off the radar, so it would be awesome if pieces about prospects of note, like this one, become a more regular thing. If you have time, of course.
..:Fear The Fin:..
Same, I do like pieces like this. Especially in the offseason when news is as slow as a snail.
by AppleSweetRose on Aug 7, 2010 4:05 AM PDT up reply actions
same here.
It’s also nice to feature these guys because it gives us a better window into why the Sharks chose these kids in the first place. It’s easy to forget we have a lot less information to base these picks on then the teams do. I was surprised when they picked Coyle, but this helps reassure me that a lot of thought goes into picking and evaluating these guys long before the draft picks are made.
(not that I tend to doubt their draft picks as much as say some contracts, but it’s always good to hear these kids are doing well.)
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That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
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I'm kinda dissapointed he was banned.
There’s not a lot to do during my show. Some troll-reading would have helped pass the time a bit.
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And where you’ll hopefully hear me this fall =]
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One word: awesome.
Get those color commenting skills going, mate!
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by Noctro on Aug 7, 2010 5:33 AM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Whoo yay +1!
High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing… everything else is just figure skating.
- Anonymous
"My hope is that we put him (Couture) on a line with Seto and CloweThen you get the Coochy-Goochy-Clowe line." - Cerise
by mssjsclowie29 on Aug 7, 2010 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
And why did that person think that you guys wouldn’t find out anyways? It’s the age of technology and the powers of moderators, ha.
The whole thing is just silly and ruined the whole atmosphere of this great post, tsk.
by AppleSweetRose on Aug 7, 2010 11:49 AM PDT up reply actions
His posting style was EXACTLY the same as before, joined the blog minutes after he had been banned for the accusing the erudite idunno723 of mental retardation, and I am sure moderators can screen IPs so all doubt is extinguished.
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Just MHO...
but this douche has tainted this blog.
by SharksFanTillDeath on Aug 7, 2010 10:15 AM PDT reply actions
Awesome, Randy Hahn linked this post on his facebook.
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by idunno723 on Aug 7, 2010 11:01 AM PDT via mobile reply actions
I just want to see Coyle leading THIS after the next WJC…
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Looks like DW
picked a good guy :) do us proud Coyle! :)
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USA was down 1-3 earlier.
Now they’re up 8-3 and Coyle has two assists.
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whoo hooo +1
you go boy!!!!
High sticking, tripping, slashing, spearing, charging, hooking, fighting, unsportsmanlike conduct, interference, roughing… everything else is just figure skating.
- Anonymous
"My hope is that we put him (Couture) on a line with Seto and CloweThen you get the Coochy-Goochy-Clowe line." - Cerise
by mssjsclowie29 on Aug 7, 2010 4:42 PM PDT up reply actions
so do you think when emerson etem becomes a super star and charlie coyle becomes a patrick marleau do you think everyone will be happy we picked him
by withintheruins14 on Aug 7, 2010 4:53 PM PDT reply actions
If Coyle becomes a Marleau I'd be quite happy with that.
please to be exiting my eyebrow parade, son. You appear to be raining on it.
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It isn't so much the eyebrows
as the prominent forehead.
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No, i think a lot of it’s the eyebrows. You could make a sweater out of those things.
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That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
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On Patty? I agree.
It’s totally the eyebrows.
On a side note, I’d wear that sweater.
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by princessminako on Aug 8, 2010 1:05 AM PDT up reply actions
I was talking about Coyle, people, but I misread Ms. Gray’s comment, so the laugh is on me.
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if he makes it to the big show
his nickname will have to have something to do with his forehead.
Maybe.
And by “his nickname” I mean the one Mina and I will assign him.
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That’s still not as hot as Douglas Murray. -mymclife
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I think this is a suitable signature to me.
And dude, Marleau is a superstar too! Albeit, a choking superstar, but whatevs! ;:D (does that smiley look like it has giant eyebrows?)
We should absolutely be happy if that happens. That would mean Coyle worked in the Sharks system, and even if Etem goes on to be a superstar it doesn’t mean the same would have happened under the Sharks. Different paths, different results, etc.
Plus I could use 10 more years of awkward photographs; that would be part of the deal, right?
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There’s no guarantee Etem becomes anything. Superstar? Please. Remember, 27 other teams passed him up before the Sharks even had a chance. There must be something going on that we’re not seeing.
Also, I think Marleau would take offense to the superstar comment. He was too five in goals last year.
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by Matthew_Taylor on Aug 7, 2010 11:01 PM PDT via mobile up reply actions
Where did we find the portal to the future that guarantees Etam will be anything of note? How do we know he won't turn into Kaspar?
"Douglas Murray is a humongous human being." – Drew Remenda
I don't think Etem will be the next Kaspar
I think Coyle has a shot though (sadly) but I hope not..guy seems like a good player
but if there is one thing ive learned, its to always trust the scouting department (PAVELSKI)
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by sanjosesharksfan on Aug 8, 2010 8:10 AM PDT reply actions
You think Coyle has a shot at being the next Kaspar, but not Etam… but you do always trust the scouting department…
How many scars do you have on your arms these days?
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LOL Evilducks
Naw…I’m just really confused by WHY they picked Coyle over Etem, but I’m sure the scouting department knows better
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by sanjosesharksfan on Aug 10, 2010 7:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Aside from the NA player ranking
What do you actually know about Etem?
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So I spent about fifteen minutes reading this article and all the replies
and I wasn’t going to say anything about all the trolling business that I missed because it seems everyone is over that, until I was reading the comments over on BOC. Apparently here’s there too, although not causing nearly as much trouble.
Is he trying to be funny?
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He tried to tutor ME on the finer points grammar? Dude’s lucky I didn’t come to his house and slap him.
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