tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296810343773285264.post8659813699170690195..comments2023-10-23T16:00:42.719-04:00Comments on Habs Hockey-Talkey: Skills Competition: Hit or Miss?Max Powerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17549942784222728519noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296810343773285264.post-63934629612458157232008-01-28T12:13:00.000-05:002008-01-28T12:13:00.000-05:00To all above...Kovalev should have been there...an...To all above...<BR/><BR/>Kovalev should have been there...and you're right, he really would have come up with something special, as opposed to just skating in on goal and doing a little innie-outtie move. Kovy got shunned out, and who knows if he'll ever have a season like this again...I doubt it.<BR/><BR/>Atlanta fans were definitely dull and disrespectful. The booing was completely unnecessary; the game was a time to relax, not carry over emotion from the Thrashers games. At least next year the players will be treated right. And as for Markov, that really impressed me too. I figured though that he could crank it around 95 m/ph.Max Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549942784222728519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296810343773285264.post-83208218498200440312008-01-27T22:08:00.000-05:002008-01-27T22:08:00.000-05:00Atalnta fans are horrible. They booed everyone fro...Atalnta fans are horrible. They booed everyone from the Eastern division except for their two stars Hossa and Kovalchuk. Talk about having no class. And I've never seen so many fans chewing their gum like they were cows out to pasture. Geez Atlanta, what's wrong with you guys !! At least your announcer has some flare. Not like our sleeper in Montreal. anyways, other than that, it was ok... and did you guys see Markov's one timers... dead center. And to say his shot is 96 mph... who knew?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296810343773285264.post-25584908813191154012008-01-27T21:34:00.000-05:002008-01-27T21:34:00.000-05:00Every year i fall into the hype of this all star g...Every year i fall into the hype of this all star game and every year i find myself bored watching it. the marketing for it is great but the actual show doesnt hold much water. <BR/>i vote MISS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296810343773285264.post-84295235169895802912008-01-27T16:46:00.000-05:002008-01-27T16:46:00.000-05:00A little disappointed too but I was kind of expect...A little disappointed too but I was kind of expecting it do be that way. I agree with you Sal that the obstacle course was horrible. The other usual events (fastest skater, hardest shot, accuracy)were basically the same as always, and I didn't mind the simple straight line race. For the breakaway challenge, obviously there could have been more creativity but I would like to see (maybe next year) the players use different non-hockey objects or maybe the help of another player to do something really illegal in a normal shootout.<BR/>Agreed that fans sending in ideas to make it better would really help. <BR/>PS. I know Kovalev isn't tops in points this year but he would've helped the event, especially the shootout (probably wouldn't do too bad in the accuracy shooting either).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296810343773285264.post-12832052340626118882008-01-27T15:35:00.000-05:002008-01-27T15:35:00.000-05:00Ant...Yeah, I'm sure Sid would have done something...Ant...<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I'm sure Sid would have done something worthwhile, and it's a real shame that he isn't participating this year. But still, Sid or no Sid, there were some uber-talented guys out there, the likes of Kovalchuk and Gaborik, and they are able of doing something much more spectacular than what they did, with or without practicing the move before hand. <BR/><BR/>Making it outdoors would be nice, but it's not what's needed to save this event. What's needed is ACTION! There is no intensity in this competition, apart from the YoungStars game and the Fastest Skater, where players are really trying. They should re-vamp the event entirely, and have FANS send in suggestions to for new events.<BR/><BR/>If I had a suggestion, it would be for the Breakaway Challenge: Since the NHL and YouTube are partnering up, why not get people from around the world to send in videos of themselves doing the sickest moves possible to YouTube, have them voted on by the public, and choose the 5 best people to be invited to the Skills Competition as Guests, going up against 5 NHL'ers, and have it judged the same way?<BR/><BR/>I bet you each amateur player would put up a hell of a fight and it would get the NHL'ers on their heels in fear of being embarassed...I would DEFINITELY tune in for that!Max Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17549942784222728519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5296810343773285264.post-14108059069785347692008-01-27T12:43:00.000-05:002008-01-27T12:43:00.000-05:00Well I didn't get a chance to see the Skills Compe...Well I didn't get a chance to see the Skills Competition, although I did catch the breakaway challenge on youtube today. I thought it was ridiculous, all the hype but no action, maybe all we needed was Sid the Kid to lighten things up. However every year the All Star Game does disappoint alot of people, i suggest the should do this event as an outside game, screw the Winter Classic and make it the Winter All Star Classic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com