P.K. Subban responds to the racist comments

Some quotes aren't fit for 140 characters. PK Subban's quote on the racist tweets is one of them pic.twitter.com/SWwB3tAHsw
— Bruins Daily (@BruinsDaily) May 3, 2014

If you haven't seen P.K. Subban's response to the racist comments that were directed at him following game one, here's the comments. What a classy response to some hateful, ugly comments.

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Denver Post columnist asks Mike Yeo if they're targeting Av's players

In my opinion, this is Unacceptable. I know I wouldn't ask a college head coach this stupid question. Anyone want to bet who this anonymous Denver Post columnist is? I have my suspicions. I would be willing to be, that it’s probably the same guy that’s been chirping and trolling Wild fans all day long on Twitter.

Michael Russo, Star Tribune -- Denver Post columnist: So you wanted Cooke to target specific guys? Yeo: “Don’t get into this, alright? I know where you want to spin this. But listen, I want our players when somebody is in front of them to finish their check. That’s hockey. So if you think that I’m saying, ‘Go take him out.’ No, you’re wrong. There’s a lot more respect in this game than that and we have a lot more respect for the game than that. So what we say to our guys is if you have an opportunity to finish your check, finish your check. And that’s the same thing that I’m sure that they’re saying there, too.

7-4, 0.6 Irony...

@alex9ziegler @KelseyBoe Try this one (and take note of the clock): pic.twitter.com/wA0cebqVaK
— Drew Wrigley (@DrewWrigley) April 13, 2014

I just saw this tweet over on the Lieutenant Governor Dew Wrigley's twitter page. Nice!

Captain Scores a lot - Mikko Koivu

Mikko Koivu with the puck that he used to become the new #mnwild all-time leading scorer! pic.twitter.com/cbjjk8WIRx
— Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) March 19, 2014

Congrats to the Wild Captain for becoming the All-Time leading scorer for the Minnesota Wild

Goon’s World Site Changes

I am please to announce that a brand new commenting system that has installed on Goon's World. I think the transition will be a smooth one. A while ago, I inadvertently deactivated the Intense Debate commenting system that I had on the blog for some time. That being said, I was not happy with the blogger commenting system. So,  LiveFyre is now installed and you "should" be able to log in with a Twitter, Facebook, Instagram or with a LiveFyre log in.  Don't worry, I will still be able to moderate comments and ban trolls.

Super Bowl Tweets and Hockey

Classy Boys pic.twitter.com/0XlQYZ5gKO
— Tumblr Hockey (@TumblrHockey_) February 2, 2014

“@GoalieWays: Here's to the hockey fans: pic.twitter.com/hXGBlLfI1u”
— Rachel Bergen (@Rbergen21) February 3, 2014

The Stanley Cup: pic.twitter.com/1fceDQn2Tw
— Goalie Ways (@GoalieWays) February 3, 2014

With under 10 minutes remaining, who thinks this guy should get #SB48 MVP honors? pic.twitter.com/qA8yLLZUrT
— Wisconsin Badgers (@UWBadgers) February 3, 2014

Hockey is Life

What is hockey you ask? pic.twitter.com/rvTaCZmFKQ
— Hockey Society (@Hky_Society) December 9, 2013

Went to a hockey game and a football game broke out

Come to the #GopherHockey game early, and catch all the disappointment on the big screen! pic.twitter.com/Pu7uEIeZPh
— Thom Wynn (@ThomWynn) November 24, 2013

Sundays are made for watching the Vikings lose on football.

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T.J. Oshie does his best pretzel imitation

Hey @Hartsy19 is this good enough to hashtag OshieDown? Don't try this at home... pic.twitter.com/PkymD6gwy9
— TJ Oshie (@OSH74) November 10, 2013

This was on T.J. Oshie's Twitter feed and I am not sure what happened here. The former UND forward is having a pretty good season and has scored (2g-10a—12pts) in 15 games.

Michigan Hockey's Practice Jersey

Take a look at the new @umichhockey practice jerseys. pic.twitter.com/WKEVtBs9CI
— Michigan Hockey (@umichhockey) September 13, 2013

Wow! Can we say that the Michigan Wolverines practice hockey jersey's are u-g-l-y... you ain't got no alibi, you ugly, eh eh, you ugly... You get the picture.

Saturday Evening: 24 days until the NHL starts

24 days !!! Until hockey is back pic.twitter.com/4XCbYQGmxW
— HockeyPerks® (@HockeyPerks) September 7, 2013

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The Ralph 7/14/2013

Last one, Ralph Engelstad Arena RIP 1972-2001 demolished summer 2013. Gone but not forgotten. pic.twitter.com/4Gfv2CYqrt
— Eric J. Burton (@goon48) August 15, 2013

A sad deal but oh the memories! "@goon48: The old Ralph is coming down. pic.twitter.com/NWoi5r3gi2"
— TK (@tjksports) August 15, 2013

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Sunday Evening Post: Interesting comment on Hakstol

I found this comment on Brad's blog tonight. I think it's an interesting comment, but it also brings up a topic for debate. Of course, there's nothing else to talk about right now, during the off-season.

Recently, back in June I was on 1310 with Jarrod Thomas and we were discussing Dave Hakstol's tenure at UND and how some are getting restless and with the head coach and how you see quips like this every once in a while on the various blogs around the internet.

As most of you know, I am a fan of Hak and I think that he's worth that they're paying him, but I do think It’s fair to question his salary. He’s a public figure.

In the last year or so, there seems to be more and more angst and antipathy popping on the internet message boards and blogs. Often I get comments on blog and I see a few on other places as well. Frankly, if UND didn't pay him, he'd get snatched up by someone else, top-flight coaches don't come cheap.

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UND Hockey: Caption for this picture

This photo is from MacWilliam's first series at UND. The officials would later even the score with 327 PIMs. pic.twitter.com/jmH5NkJe0q
— Schlossman (@SchlossmanGF) July 25, 2013

s/t to Brad Elliott Schlossman. Caption for this picture. I am thinking, "sorry ref"...

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ESPN vs. the Sharks on Twitter

Hey @SanJoseSharks, thoughts on changing your name to the San Jose #Sharknados?
— ESPN (@espn) July 12, 2013

Check out this exchange on Twitter... I couldn't agree more, show more hockey highlights on ESPN. How about show some hockey. I rarely if ever watch ESPN, unless it's for the NCAA Hockey playoffs, NFL Football, or for an occasional FCS football game. That's it.

Hey @espn, thoughts on showing more hockey highlights?
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) July 12, 2013

Tyler Seguin's Tweet caused by hacker?

Last night, former Boston Bruins forward Tyler Seguin sent out this tweet on twitter and apparently it caused a major storm for the newly acquired Dallas Stars forward. Seguin has since deleted/deactivated his twitter account. Seguins claims that his twitter account was hacked. The Dallas Stars have also responded to Seguin's tweets as well. The Dallas Stars are set to introduce Seguin on Tuesday at 11:00 A.M. Central.

Tyler Seguin (@tylerseguin92) has deleted his twitter account. Looks like last night's joke/hacking was the last straw. #Bruins #Stars
— BruinsLife.com (@BruinsLife) July 7, 2013

Regarding a tweet that came from Tyler Seguin's account last night, In no way, shape or form does the Dallas Stars organization[continued..]
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) July 7, 2013

condone or agree with the message that was sent out through Seguin's Twitter account. We've addressed the issue directly with Tyler [cont..]
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) July 7, 2013

...and we'll continue to work on educating our players regarding the importance of their conduct on all forms of social media.
— Dallas Stars (@DallasStars) July 7, 2013

The Wild make some Wild moves (RW77) - UPDATED

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Free Agency has started and with it comes some interesting moves.

First, the Wild traded away Devon Setoguchi for a 2nd round pick, but that's a "who cares" kindof trade.  The big news?

THE CHEAPEST HACK IN THE NHL IS NOW A MINNESOTA WILD!

Matt Cooke, more famous for ending careers than winning games, signed a 3 year contract with the Minnesota Wild.


Ok, the upside to this:  Matt Cooke is a big hitting forward that is an obvious replacement of Cal Clutterbuck.  He has been on winning teams in the past.  He can score goals on occasion.  He was nominated for the Masterton and lost to current Wild Josh Harding.

The downside?  This is a player that is almost universally reviled.  I say almost because the Pens fans still defend him for the same reason, invariably, that Wild fans will inevitably defend him:  He's on your team.  Another downside?  He's one blindside Savard-esque hit from being McSorley'd.  This guy skates on thin ice everywhere he goes.

CORRECTION:  3 years $7.5 million contract or $2.5 million a year.  THAT, my friends, is OVERPAYING worse than Stalberg's new contract.

He did have a decent year last year blocking shots but then again, someone had to because Marc Andre Sievry couldn't.

Trust me when I say it:  This was a BAD idea.  If the Wild really did want Cooke's services, they should have gone for a 1 year contract with a club option (if that's possible) for a second year.  He may have only had 36 PIM in 48 games last season, but he's still one of the most if not the most dangerous skater in the NHL and that's saying something (as a Red Wings fan who couldn't defend the Wings' signing Bertuzzi).

Chad Graff (@ChadGraff) on Twitter said it best:  The Wild traded 1 year contract of Devon Setoguchi for 1 2nd round pick and 3 years of Matt Cooke.

Be Proud Minnesota.

A few of the deleted tweets from the Kings Twitter Feed

Here are a few of the tweets that were deleted from the L.A. Kings Twitter that were posted by account by @thekevinryder You have to wonder what the L.A. Kings were thinking when they let a Disc Jockey from a local radio station in L.A. do tweets for a period. The L.A. Kings are a first class organization. Here is the link to the radio station and it says, "Tonight, Kevin will also take over the Kings’ official twitter account for the 2nd period of the game."

Don Cherry and Coach's Corner

Tonight, Don Cherry from the Coach's Corner blew up the twitter world, when he discussed the subject of female reporters being in the dressing room. Personally, I don't have a problem with female reporters being in the dressing room after NHL hockey games, they have been there for a long time, already. I don't see what the problem is, nor should there be a problem, since the players are already dressed when they meet with the media after the game.

This removes any doubt; Brown's dirty elbow on Pominville

Still shot of Dustin Brown's elbow that injured Jason Pominville #mnwild #lakings twitter.com/Russostrib/sta…
— Michael Russo (@Russostrib) April 24, 2013

s/t to Michael Russo... In case anyone is confused, this was a text book hit to the head and a violation of rule 48. Jason Pominville's head is targeted by Dustin Brown.

48.1 Illegal Check to the Head – A hit resulting in contact with an opponent's head where the head is targeted and the principal point of contact is not permitted. However, in determining whether such a hit should have been permitted, the circumstances of the hit, including whether the opponent put himself in a vulnerable position immediately prior to or simultaneously with the hit or the head contact on an otherwise legal body check was avoidable, can be considered.