Originally Posted by Brohan_Santana (Post 16779029)

Doubt this is possible for any team, but what if you had 2 goalies with NMC's?

Originally Posted by TMoore4075 (Post 16779038)

I can promise you no one's backup goalie has a NMC. Hell, even if Quick doesn't have a NMC. The only goalies with a NMC is MAF, Crawford, Price, Rinne, Rask and Talbot.

Originally Posted by Brohan_Santana (Post 16779041)

I did a little research myself after that. Something tells me GMGM is going to want to screw with his old team

Originally Posted by TMoore4075 (Post 16779038)

I can promise you no one's backup goalie has a NMC. Hell, even if Quick doesn't have a NMC. The only goalies with a NMC is MAF, Crawford, Price, Rinne, Rask and Talbot.

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25 (Post 16779047)

doesn't the penguins' backup goalie have a NMC?

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25 (Post 16779047)

doesn't the penguins' backup goalie have a NMC?

Originally Posted by TheLastPig (Post 16779050)

He's talking about true backups. MAF/Murray still both starters.

Originally Posted by barbogast (Post 16779055)

I was kind of thinking the same thing



Right, but the Pens can't protect both and MAF has the NMC. Murray does not.

Originally Posted by bradshaw06 (Post 16779076)

Yea maf is sitting pretty right now. There really isnt any reason for him to waive. If it were me, i'd want the team to buy me out. More money.

Originally Posted by TMoore4075 (Post 16779038)

I can promise you no one's backup goalie has a NMC. Hell, even if Quick doesn't have a NMC. The only goalies with a NMC is MAF, Crawford, Price, Rinne, Rask and Talbot.

Originally Posted by TheLastPig (Post 16779079)

Pretty confident MAF will waive it. He's not the type of person to give them a hard time. I dont see him making any of this hard on Mario/GMJR. Maybe they just offer to buy him out but I think he knows the situation and will be willing to help the organization... especially if somehow he leads them to another ring this year and leaves on top.

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25 (Post 16779047)

doesn't the penguins' backup goalie have a NMC?

Originally Posted by lockman21 (Post 16779080)

My first thought was the Stars. Looks like they both have NTC.

Originally Posted by lockman21 (Post 16779082)

Just in case people are wondering like me, full list of goalies with NMC -

Hank, BOBROVSKY!, Pekka Rinne, Tuuka, Price, Crawford, Bishop, MAF and Cam Talbot.

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25 (Post 16779136)

I'll say this: there is precisely zero point zero chance that MAF negotiated for the NMC only to waive it for nothing later

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25 (Post 16779148)

why do you think he negotiated for the NMC?

Originally Posted by lockman21 (Post 16778939)

That sucks Greg. Sorry to hear.

I've been relatively absent from the thread the last two weeks for a similar reason. Two weeks ago I saw an ominous FB post from one of my best friend's older brother's fiance (I know, a little Ferris Bueller). Anyway, it was referencing this friend of mine's younger brother, saying how she'll miss him forever. I did a quick Google search of his name and it pulled up a story about the body of a kid, with his name and his age, found in Belmont Harbor in Chicago. Shook me to my core. 24-year-old kid found dead on Easter Sunday in freakin' Lake Michigan. Immediately started texting other friends asking what they knew, basically saying "This can't be THAT Bryan, can it?" Well...it was. He was one of those little brother's that tagged along to everything we did. Concerts, parties in college, etc. This friend of mine was a friend since freshman year of high school and my college roommate for a year, and I can't tell you how many times I hung out with his little brother tagging along. So sobering to go to that funeral.

Anyway - I flew up to Chicago for that wake/funeral on a Wednesday night. Wake Thursday, funeral Friday. Flew back to Texas on a Sunday. Ran some errands, did laundry, etc. and then had a hockey game that night in my men's league. Wasn't back in Texas for more than 6 hours before I had that game. Middle of the second period a guy came off the ice (came through the door) and as he was walking to his spot on the bench, he just collapsed. Guy literally fell into my arms. Had a full blown cardiac arrest. I had to cut off his jersey, rip off his pads and hold his head back while some of my EMT teammates administered CPR and later hooked up the AED to shock him (three times). His wake was last week.

Between that, some other stuff in my personal life (split up with the girl I was seeing, Blackhawks get swept, some other nonsense, etc.) it's been a rough couple weeks.

Totally agree your sentiment that it just doesn't feel as important. I was thinking about all that's happened in the last couple weeks, and how the Blackhawks failures were really at the bottom of the list of things I cared about. When you compare it to all that other stuff, it just seemed so trivial. I almost felt bad about lumping it in with all the other stuff going on the last couple of weeks, like who cares about pro sports? Real life happens and that's the shit that really matters. Things like the playoffs, the freakin' NFL draft...who cares? Sports are a great escape from reality sometimes, but they need to stay in perspective. At the end of the day, it's just a silly game.

Originally Posted by kev87lads (Post 16779106)

Missed these posts over the weekend. Playing catch up now. But...

Greg and Chris. Sorry to hear about those things happening and going on. Especially Chris with the player going into cardiac right there. I mean any of us who have played men's league know that there usually isn't anything serious going on. And for that to just happen there. Definitely shifts the perspective.

And as usual, Matty sums up our thread and thoughts about one another perfectly. It is a nice escape to have a place we can "go" to post and be there for each other. I wouldn't say I've moved on from DMB, but I was never really into DMBc anyway (at least from a posting point of view). So this is really the only place on Ants that I post and really the only thread in the tailgate I even come into. I get what Matty is saying as well about how it's probably "better" that we don't all know each other too closely but there's part of me that wishes we could all get together and hang for a day or two to put all the faces with the (user)names. I'll speak for myself, but I think it was a really cool time a few of us has last year in c-ville. Wouldn't hesitate to do a meet up like that again somewhere. If it made sense. (That was 51 weeks ago guys! And gal.)

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25 (Post 16779136)

I'll say this: there is precisely zero point zero chance that MAF negotiated for the NMC only to waive it for nothing later

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25 (Post 16779152)

and you think that this somehow makes him less likely to enforce his contractual rights?

Originally Posted by TMoore4075 (Post 16779159)

Well from the reports out there (and Pig, Pit or other Pens fans want to confirm or deny), he was willing to waive it last year if the right deal came along I'm guessing he'll still be willing now. And with his stock so high his options will be greatly improved over last year.

Originally Posted by TMoore4075 (Post 16779159)

Well from the reports out there (and Pig, Pit or other Pens fans want to confirm or deny), he was willing to waive it last year if the right deal came along I'm guessing he'll still be willing now. And with his stock so high his options will be greatly improved over last year.

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25 (Post 16779161)

yeah, the underlined is exactly what I mean when I say it won't be for nothing.

Originally Posted by YouNeverKnow25 (Post 16779161)

yeah, the underlined is exactly what I mean when I say it won't be for nothing.