Comments on: As the elbow turns… http://www.2manadvantage.com/2008/11/04/as-the-elbow-turns/ We're just a bunch of knuckleheads dishing the dirt about our favorite team. With rants and musings galore, get ready for in-your-face writing with a hint of sarcasm and a healthy dose of humor. Add two gallons Kool-Aid and enjoy! PS: We're totally awesome. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:17:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Scott Mackie http://www.2manadvantage.com/2008/11/04/as-the-elbow-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-25135 Scott Mackie Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:58:13 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=746#comment-25135 Gionta leads the team in assists... means SOMEONE is scoring right?? I like the Dubie idea... i thought he deserved better then being an Islander.. and even with this half minor league 3:00 a game playing team... we're still better then they are... and Tampa... and Atlanta... and a bunch of other teams.... this team will get healthy (least ONE of my teams better soon, argh!)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25135','Scott Mackie'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25135','Scott Mackie','Gionta leads the team in assists... means SOMEONE is scoring right??\r\n\r\nI like the Dubie idea... i thought he deserved better then being an Islander.. and even with this half minor league 3:00 a game playing team... we\'re still better then they are... and Tampa... and Atlanta... and a bunch of other teams....\r\n\r\nthis team will get healthy\r\n(least ONE of my teams better soon, argh!)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Gionta leads the team in assists… means SOMEONE is scoring right??

I like the Dubie idea… i thought he deserved better then being an Islander.. and even with this half minor league 3:00 a game playing team… we’re still better then they are… and Tampa… and Atlanta… and a bunch of other teams….

this team will get healthy
(least ONE of my teams better soon, argh!)

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]]> By: Rico Suave http://www.2manadvantage.com/2008/11/04/as-the-elbow-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-25133 Rico Suave Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:47:16 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=746#comment-25133 i don't see a big trade coming our way simply because we would be trading several players for only one or two new guys. even though we have the brodeur cap space to work with, once he comes back in the lineup we'll have to be under the salary cap restrictions again. ultimately, we would be losing too much for a trade at this time. i doubt lou would want to take such a risk. regarding gionta, he hasn't been clicking on goals but look at the lines he is on. he has been playing well with many assists on the team. last i checked he has the second highest points on the team. he should be fine once he stays as a top six forward. i think gionta's larger problem is finding out if he actually works with our system or if we can find someone else. i've always liked langs but he has been a problem for me. he doesn't seem like the same player mentally. he takes many penaltys and flies off the handle way too easily. hopefully once our team is healthy the pressure will be taken off him and he settles in again.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25133','Rico Suave'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25133','Rico Suave','i don\'t see a big trade coming our way simply because we would be trading several players for only one or two new guys. even though we have the brodeur cap space to work with, once he comes back in the lineup we\'ll have to be under the salary cap restrictions again. ultimately, we would be losing too much for a trade at this time. i doubt lou would want to take such a risk.\r\n\r\nregarding gionta, he hasn\'t been clicking on goals but look at the lines he is on. he has been playing well with many assists on the team. last i checked he has the second highest points on the team. he should be fine once he stays as a top six forward. i think gionta\'s larger problem is finding out if he actually works with our system or if we can find someone else. i\'ve always liked langs but he has been a problem for me. he doesn\'t seem like the same player mentally. he takes many penaltys and flies off the handle way too easily. hopefully once our team is healthy the pressure will be taken off him and he settles in again.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> i don’t see a big trade coming our way simply because we would be trading several players for only one or two new guys. even though we have the brodeur cap space to work with, once he comes back in the lineup we’ll have to be under the salary cap restrictions again. ultimately, we would be losing too much for a trade at this time. i doubt lou would want to take such a risk.

regarding gionta, he hasn’t been clicking on goals but look at the lines he is on. he has been playing well with many assists on the team. last i checked he has the second highest points on the team. he should be fine once he stays as a top six forward. i think gionta’s larger problem is finding out if he actually works with our system or if we can find someone else. i’ve always liked langs but he has been a problem for me. he doesn’t seem like the same player mentally. he takes many penaltys and flies off the handle way too easily. hopefully once our team is healthy the pressure will be taken off him and he settles in again.

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]]> By: Alex S http://www.2manadvantage.com/2008/11/04/as-the-elbow-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-25124 Alex S Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:21:08 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=746#comment-25124 Another key to remember is this. We play in the eastern conference. An eastern conference with not much in the way of definitive elite clubs. Lots of teams can lose on any given night, and even if we play .500 ball until the marty party returns, that prolly still keeps us somewhere near the 6,7,8 seed when Feb. or March comes around ALSO, when rolston, holik, Mean Andy Greene, Paul Martin, and Langs all heal up, I think a major mentality shift will take place on the team. No longer will you see the Devils sit on a lead and play not to lose, because the safety net is now gone. Last but not least, Gionta, and maybe a few others, are completely expendable. Meaning we might see this team play heavily with the fact they have 12.5 million in cap room now. Don't be surprised to see a major sniper and top 2 D man don a devils jersey in the near future.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25124','Alex S'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25124','Alex S','Another key to remember is this. We play in the eastern conference. An eastern conference with not much in the way of definitive elite clubs. Lots of teams can lose on any given night, and even if we play .500 ball until the marty party returns, that prolly still keeps us somewhere near the 6,7,8 seed when Feb. or March comes around\r\n\r\nALSO, when rolston, holik, Mean Andy Greene, Paul Martin, and Langs all heal up, I think a major mentality shift will take place on the team. No longer will you see the Devils sit on a lead and play not to lose, because the safety net is now gone. \r\n\r\nLast but not least, Gionta, and maybe a few others, are completely expendable. Meaning we might see this team play heavily with the fact they have 12.5 million in cap room now. Don\'t be surprised to see a major sniper and top 2 D man don a devils jersey in the near future.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Another key to remember is this. We play in the eastern conference. An eastern conference with not much in the way of definitive elite clubs. Lots of teams can lose on any given night, and even if we play .500 ball until the marty party returns, that prolly still keeps us somewhere near the 6,7,8 seed when Feb. or March comes around

ALSO, when rolston, holik, Mean Andy Greene, Paul Martin, and Langs all heal up, I think a major mentality shift will take place on the team. No longer will you see the Devils sit on a lead and play not to lose, because the safety net is now gone.

Last but not least, Gionta, and maybe a few others, are completely expendable. Meaning we might see this team play heavily with the fact they have 12.5 million in cap room now. Don’t be surprised to see a major sniper and top 2 D man don a devils jersey in the near future.

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]]> By: Brian Finkel http://www.2manadvantage.com/2008/11/04/as-the-elbow-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-25115 Brian Finkel Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:18:06 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=746#comment-25115 Lets not forget people that Weekes WAS a starting goalie on many teams before the Devs. Part of the reason he isn't is some of those teams sucked and he wasn't great on others, but he was a starter and overall did well. Doobie, Doobie, Doo....yes Wade Dubielewicz. Almost single-handidly took the Isles too the playoffs after Dipietro was injured. If someone as unexpected as him can get a team like the Isles to the playoffs, I think we'll be ok in the end.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25115','Brian Finkel'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25115','Brian Finkel','Lets not forget people that Weekes WAS a starting goalie on many teams before the Devs.\r\n\r\nPart of the reason he isn\'t is some of those teams sucked and he wasn\'t great on others, but he was a starter and overall did well.\r\n\r\nDoobie, Doobie, Doo....yes Wade Dubielewicz. Almost single-handidly took the Isles too the playoffs after Dipietro was injured.\r\n\r\nIf someone as unexpected as him can get a team like the Isles to the playoffs, I think we\'ll be ok in the end.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Lets not forget people that Weekes WAS a starting goalie on many teams before the Devs.

Part of the reason he isn’t is some of those teams sucked and he wasn’t great on others, but he was a starter and overall did well.

Doobie, Doobie, Doo….yes Wade Dubielewicz. Almost single-handidly took the Isles too the playoffs after Dipietro was injured.

If someone as unexpected as him can get a team like the Isles to the playoffs, I think we’ll be ok in the end.

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]]> By: rico suave http://www.2manadvantage.com/2008/11/04/as-the-elbow-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-25113 rico suave Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:11:29 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=746#comment-25113 hey 2man crew, i tried using contact us to send you a picture; however, the email doesn't work. anyways, i made a fast picture with weekes that is in similar humor to your site. please feel free to use it as my brother had a good laugh at it. here is a link for the picture, hope you guys enjoy as this is the only thing we can do right now... http://1stdaybusinessleads.com/inweekeswetrust.jpg<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25113','rico suave'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25113','rico suave','hey 2man crew,\r\n\r\ni tried using contact us to send you a picture; however, the email doesn\'t work. anyways, i made a fast picture with weekes that is in similar humor to your site. please feel free to use it as my brother had a good laugh at it. here is a link for the picture, hope you guys enjoy as this is the only thing we can do right now...\r\n\r\nhttp:\/\/1stdaybusinessleads.com\/inweekeswetrust.jpg'); return false;">Quote</a></div> hey 2man crew,

i tried using contact us to send you a picture; however, the email doesn’t work. anyways, i made a fast picture with weekes that is in similar humor to your site. please feel free to use it as my brother had a good laugh at it. here is a link for the picture, hope you guys enjoy as this is the only thing we can do right now…

http://1stdaybusinessleads.com/inweekeswetrust.jpg

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]]> By: Jeremy http://www.2manadvantage.com/2008/11/04/as-the-elbow-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-25110 Jeremy Tue, 04 Nov 2008 23:09:37 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=746#comment-25110 Im with you on that ledge Patricia....but keep this in mind : Lou ALWAYS does things on the stealth and we DO have some of the most cap space in the league. Here's my prediction: Let Weekes have his due, he's a hell of a lot better than most people think and more importantly BEEF UP THE D! With all those dollars we have, get some SOLID D men, let the kids have their fun in Lowell, and lets see what happens. Even if Marty is out the full four, which HE SHOULD BE ( I will absolutely not tolerate any rush in him coming back), he'll be fresh down the stretch where it really matters. I STILL HAVE FAITH!!! LETS GO (wounded) DEVILS!!!!!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25110','Jeremy'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25110','Jeremy','Im with you on that ledge Patricia....but keep this in mind : Lou ALWAYS does things on the stealth and we DO have some of the most cap space in the league. Here\'s my prediction: Let Weekes have his due, he\'s a hell of a lot better than most people think and more importantly BEEF UP THE D! With all those dollars we have, get some SOLID D men, let the kids have their fun in Lowell, and lets see what happens. Even if Marty is out the full four, which HE SHOULD BE ( I will absolutely not tolerate any rush in him coming back), he\'ll be fresh down the stretch where it really matters. \r\n\r\nI STILL HAVE FAITH!!! LETS GO (wounded) DEVILS!!!!!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Im with you on that ledge Patricia….but keep this in mind : Lou ALWAYS does things on the stealth and we DO have some of the most cap space in the league. Here’s my prediction: Let Weekes have his due, he’s a hell of a lot better than most people think and more importantly BEEF UP THE D! With all those dollars we have, get some SOLID D men, let the kids have their fun in Lowell, and lets see what happens. Even if Marty is out the full four, which HE SHOULD BE ( I will absolutely not tolerate any rush in him coming back), he’ll be fresh down the stretch where it really matters.

I STILL HAVE FAITH!!! LETS GO (wounded) DEVILS!!!!!

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]]> By: Hasan http://www.2manadvantage.com/2008/11/04/as-the-elbow-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-25109 Hasan Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:48:20 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=746#comment-25109 Welcome back Patty ;) It's not the mask or anything cosmetic like that, it was just due to happen. Marty's 36 with a heavy workload each year, and has been remarkably durable. One of these years we were bound to pay the piper.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25109','Hasan'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25109','Hasan','Welcome back Patty ;)\r\n\r\nIt\'s not the mask or anything cosmetic like that, it was just due to happen. Marty\'s 36 with a heavy workload each year, and has been remarkably durable. One of these years we were bound to pay the piper.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Welcome back Patty ;)

It’s not the mask or anything cosmetic like that, it was just due to happen. Marty’s 36 with a heavy workload each year, and has been remarkably durable. One of these years we were bound to pay the piper.

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]]> By: Dana B http://www.2manadvantage.com/2008/11/04/as-the-elbow-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-25105 Dana B Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:05:10 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=746#comment-25105 Aaron- Opening night when after Marty let up a goal, i yelled "I think its the new mask Marty!"....i had a bad feeling about it... I like the idea though, blame the mask for all our problems!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25105','Dana B'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25105','Dana B','Aaron- Opening night when after Marty let up a goal, i yelled \"I think its the new mask Marty!\"....i had a bad feeling about it...\r\nI like the idea though, blame the mask for all our problems!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Aaron- Opening night when after Marty let up a goal, i yelled “I think its the new mask Marty!”….i had a bad feeling about it…
I like the idea though, blame the mask for all our problems!
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]]> By: Mouse http://www.2manadvantage.com/2008/11/04/as-the-elbow-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-25100 Mouse Tue, 04 Nov 2008 20:26:05 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=746#comment-25100 What did the Devils do to deserve all of this? I thought we were jinxed before Marty. Is it karma for all the coaches we fired at random times? Come on.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25100','Mouse'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25100','Mouse','What did the Devils do to deserve all of this? I thought we were jinxed before Marty. Is it karma for all the coaches we fired at random times? Come on.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> What did the Devils do to deserve all of this? I thought we were jinxed before Marty. Is it karma for all the coaches we fired at random times? Come on.
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]]> By: Aaron http://www.2manadvantage.com/2008/11/04/as-the-elbow-turns/comment-page-1/#comment-25098 Aaron Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:08:30 +0000 http://www.2manadvantage.com/?p=746#comment-25098 1) I'm calling it the MB30 curse. Should've never change that mask. 2) So much for Vezina, the 30-win streak, the 40-win streak, and MVP hopes. Ugh.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('25098','Aaron'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('25098','Aaron','1) I\'m calling it the MB30 curse. Should\'ve never change that mask.\r\n2) So much for Vezina, the 30-win streak, the 40-win streak, and MVP hopes.\r\n\r\nUgh.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> 1) I’m calling it the MB30 curse. Should’ve never change that mask.
2) So much for Vezina, the 30-win streak, the 40-win streak, and MVP hopes.

Ugh.

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