January NHL News

[veritas]

https://twitter.com/reporterchris/status/560138240716705792

 

[McDrew]

NHL network has said something twice about a trade between StL and PIT, but has not talked about the players yet at all.  Anyone know anything?  I can't find anything on google.

 

[The Napkin]

https://twitter.com/StLouisBlues/status/560271217765416962
 
https://twitter.com/penguins/status/560272287619117056

 

[The Napkin]

Parise just got hit with a puck and was spitting blood and teeth. Good times.

 

[cshea]

Lapierre on Pittsburgh? 
 
Christ almighty. 

 

[Greg29fan]

LOL fuck yes

 

[Dropkick Izzy]

Lapierre on Pittsburgh? 
 
Christ almighty. 

 
A perfect fit!

 

[kenneycb]

I actually won't mind the trade if he takes out Rinaldo in their next matchup.  Of course it's Lapierre so he has a better chance of giving Rinaldo rabies than actually doing something substantive.

 

[TSC]

That seems like a negative trade for Pittsburgh, no? 

 

[Catcher Block]

I can't figure it out from an STL perspective. Lapierre was on a line with Ott, and they were a pain in the ass to play against in decent minutes for a fourth line. It was actually kind of fun to watch them beat up on top lines on the forecheck.

 

[Greg29fan]

That seems like a negative trade for Pittsburgh, no? 

 
I like Goc but they desperately needed another guy with some jam or some grit in the bottom six.  They've got one guy who is hard to play against - Downie.  Goc kills penalties and is a good faceoff guy but Lapierre is too, and he might get under somebody's skin and draw a penalty where Goc doesn't do that.

 

[TSC]

 
I like Goc but they desperately needed another guy with some jam or some grit in the bottom six.  They've got one guy who is hard to play against - Downie.  Goc kills penalties and is a good faceoff guy but Lapierre is too, and he might get under somebody's skin and draw a penalty where Goc doesn't do that.

 
But isn't he just as likely to TAKE a penalty that hurts the team? 

I don't know, just seems like kind of a pointless deal on both sides.

 

[Greg29fan]

 
But isn't he just as likely to TAKE a penalty that hurts the team? 

I don't know, just seems like kind of a pointless deal on both sides.

 
I haven't seen him much on the Blues this year but he's only got 16 PIMs so he's not racking them up like he used to I guess.

 

[Toe Nash]

LaPierre's only drawn 2 penalties this year and he's committed 8 (Goc is 3/2). Over the last two years he's committed 24 and drawn 11 (Goc 14/15). His possession numbers are a big drop from Goc's. He might do other things but...I'm not sure what.

 

[cshea]

The NHL is adding advanced stats to their website next month. 
 
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/nhl-com-adding-corsi--fenwick--enhanced-stats-next-month-233506566.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter