Jeremy Roenick signed a one year deal with the Sharks today.
Can't this moron just retire already?
I mean... I guess I should be glad... will just be that much easier for the Oilers to beatup on the Sharks with that a$$clown in SJ's lineup...
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Jeremy Roenick signed a one year deal with the Sharks today.
Can't this moron just retire already?
I mean... I guess I should be glad... will just be that much easier for the Oilers to beatup on the Sharks with that a$$clown in SJ's lineup...
lol, Roenick is one of my favorites of all time. You just never had him on one of your teams, or you'd love him too. He's mouthy and cocky, but he always backed it up with his play--and his teamates always like him, too.
He's over the hill now, but I can still see him being a factor as a chippy fourth line center. Plus, he's really close to 500 goals and 700 helpers on his career, so i think he took the vet minimum to see that through. If he can snag a cup with that good team in SJ, I'll be nothing but happy for him.
While I've always admired the passion that he plays the game with, I'be always thought that he was more than just a little bit of a meathead.Quote:
You just never had him on one of your teams, or you'd love him too. He's mouthy and cocky, but he always backed it up with his play--and his teamates always like him, too.
And now, he's just a measthead without the skills to back it up.
I can remember after the '98 Olympics, he refused to shake the hands of the Team Canada players (many of who's talents exceeded his own) after the US team lost to the Canadians. Probably didn't make the news down here... but it sure did in Canada. A pure classless move.
And then of course... this is just speculation... that he was one of the US players responsible for thrashing their hotel rooms in Nagano after the poor Olympic performance.
I don't even know about that...Quote:
He's over the hill now, but I can still see him being a factor as a chippy fourth line center.
He was a healthy scratch a few games last year for Phoenix... and they are far from being a talented team. And I think that he walked out of a game as a scratch and went to a pub to eat and drink instead of being there with the team.
Gretzky (kind of a good player himself in his prime) called him out on it.
He's now just an overly opinionated player without the skills to back it up. He's now a disruption on the team. And he still doesn't understand that.
Then with the Kings, there were all kinds of horror stories about him. His highlight of the year was his impromptu dance in the preseason game. Those may have been his best moves all year. He did little retarded things like blaming his on ice performance on the ice sharpener that the Mings were using (funny... there were other Kings who had decent seasons with the same skate sharpening).
But... I hope he causes the Sharks all kinds of problems... LOL!
This is how I'll remember the guy, check out this series-winning goal against the hated Leafs.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=h9J9BSZYXd0
I remember that one like it was last week, what a way to end (win) a tough series.
That sucks if he didn't shake hands vs Canada, though. Players should always shake after a series.
I'm not sure who was involved with the Nagano thrash-session; always thought that was a strange thing for pro athletes to do. LeClair was my favorite player at the time, and people speculated that even he might have been part of it. I didn't believe that though. Not his style. Tkachuk or Drake, maybe. I certainly remember being disappointed with team USA's underwhelming performance.
Damn, ain't it hockey season yet?:p Getting pumped.
Roenick was a money player in his prime... no doubt about it.
But this is how I'll remember him:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=CThbqIXS8...elated&search=
Those two a$$heads deserved one another.
or:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vSgqCMflwJ4
I wanted to find the one where Roenick's jaw was shattered like a dropped vase after a slapshot... but it wasn't to be found.
Yea... a complete loser move.Quote:
That sucks if he didn't shake hands vs Canada, though. Players should always shake after a series.
There were three big names discussed in Canada... Tkachuk (who is a HUGE loser... many stories on him)... Roenick, and Hull.Quote:
I'm not sure who was involved with the Nagano thrash-session; always thought that was a strange thing for pro athletes to do. LeClair was my favorite player at the time, and people speculated that even he might have been part of it. I didn't believe that though. Not his style. Tkachuk or Drake, maybe.
No kidding eh?!?Quote:
Damn, ain't it hockey season yet?
Eh, those were both nice hits. Nothing wrong with that. True testament to what a warrior JR is that he always gets right back up, an exception being the Mironov slapshot to the face you were talking about. That was horrible. But despite the shattered bones and the concussion, he was talking to reporters from his hospital bed later that night.:D
Yea... Roenick is one tough bugger.Quote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
That slapshot to the face gave him a major concussion I think... no getting up right away from that one...
And if that were me... I'd be crying for days like a little girl... In fact, I think that most other Pro athletes would.
I heard Pisani is out indefinitely. That's gonna hurt if true.
Yea... leaky colon...Quote:
Originally Posted by r'aggro
Actually... I was hoping that he would have been part of the trades that went on with Philly instead of Lupul or Smith.
Pisani had a VERY good playoffs the other year... was rewarded with a good contract... and then did next to nothing last year.
But he looked like an absolute sniper on the playoffs the other year. So I am wondering... is he going to be one of these guys who is non existant in the regular season but then a demon in the playoff like Eas Tikkanen or Claude Lemieux?
Based off his regular seasons... I don't think that Edmonton will miss him that much...
Good writeup on the JR signing:
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Roenick signing peculiar for a team that doesn't do peculiar
Twenty-seven years ago, a nation was captivated by the question: "Who Shot J.R.?"
A generation later, a hockey nation remains captivated by a new riddle: "When Will J.R. Give It Up?"
Jeremy Roenick has scored just 20 goals in 128 games over the last two NHL seasons.
The answer appears to be ... not just yet.
After announcing his retirement in a text message to a Philadelphia reporter earlier this summer, Jeremy Roenick un-retired, found the hockey equivalent of god and signed a one-year deal with the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday.
It brings to mind the old adage, how can we miss you if you don't go away?
The 37-year-old forward was so understated, even contrite, in a conference call announcing the signing Tuesday. He said he was "honored" to get a chance to play for the Sharks and the call from GM Doug Wilson (who apparently had been contacted by Roenick's agent) was a "godsend."
"I'm going to try and blend in," Roenick said.
He was on the phone, but we assume he said it with a straight face even though Roenick has never really "blended in" anywhere.
A year ago, when ESPN.com visited with Roenick at the Phoenix Coyotes training camp, he said almost exactly the same things in almost exactly the same tone; all of it sincere, all of it believable.
Asked Tuesday what would be different this time around, Roenick refused to answer. Presumably, he didn't want to disparage coach Wayne Gretzky. But the reality is Roenick has seen his once-great career track sideways to the carnival sideshow side of town since the end of the 2003-04 season.
There was his forgettable turn in Los Angeles after the lockout, during which he nearly threw in the towel. That season was marked by apologies for taking the Kings' money and suggestions he had reported out of shape on purpose to somehow punish the league. If there was punishment meted out, though, it was to fans that had to endure watching Roenick slog through that season.
A remorseful Roenick turned up in Phoenix the following season after practically begging GM Darryl Sutter to bring him to Calgary. Former Coyotes GM Mike Barnett should have been so lucky.
Roenick reported to Phoenix in great shape and looked like he might have been the right fit for a team looking for leadership. Instead, Roenick showed little in the way of stamina and had nothing of his old hands. He bristled when Gretzky tried to limit his ice time, especially when it appeared Roenick was breaking down physically.
In a pique of anger over being made a healthy scratch, Roenick one night left GM Place in Vancouver and watched his Coyotes play the Canucks in a local restaurant. He then seemed surprised that anyone made an issue of it, even though we imagine he would never have pulled such a stunt in Philadelphia under Ken Hitchcock or Chicago under Mike Keenan.
That Roenick was set to retire this summer seemed a foregone conclusion -- until Tuesday.
This brings us to the San Jose Sharks and GM Doug Wilson.
The Sharks have long been a model NHL franchise. They have drafted wisely and developed their players with uncanny precision. Among their successes are former Maurice "Rocket" Richard Trophy winner Jonathan Cheechoo, former Calder Trophy winner Evgeni Nabokov and two of the NHL's top rookie defensemen last season, Matt Carle and Marc-Edouard Vlasic.
When there have been holes in the roster to fill, Wilson has boldly filled them, most notably by adding scoring champ and MVP Joe Thornton during the 2005-06 season. That the team has not managed to take that final step to a Stanley Cup championship is the only blight on an otherwise sterling track record.
One would imagine Roenick is the last player Wilson or coach Ron Wilson (no relation) would want on board.
Where the Sharks are quietly confident and by the book, Roenick has often appeared bigger than the game and certainly bigger than his team and teammates.
Roenick insisted he will be "camouflaged" on this Sharks team, invisible to the outside eye while doing good in the dressing room and on the ice.
"He knows he's coming here to play hockey. The other stuff is not what it's all about," Doug Wilson said. "We don't expect any distractions."
Fair enough, but when was the last time a GM admitted, "Yeah, we're likely going to have some major distractions with this Wally here?"
If you thought the guy was going to pot 20 goals and tip the scales come April and May, then you'd put up with pretty much anything. But at this stage, having chipped in 20 goals over the past two NHL seasons, there appears to be little left in the Roenick tank. And if it's about adding veteran leadership, one could hardly find a glaring yin to the yang provided by current captain Patrick Marleau, who signed a two-year extension this week.
Marleau was flayed by the media and by his own coach, if not by name then by deed, as the Sharks bowed out in the second round of the playoffs for the second straight year; but his contract extension should suggest whatever rift might have existed has been patched.
Still, the Roenick signing is peculiar at best for a team that has never done peculiar. Maybe this is just the "something out of the ordinary" that will shock the Sharks to unprecedented success. Perhaps Roenick will have the same effect in San Jose that Roenick's old teammate in Los Angeles, Sean Avery, had with the New York Rangers. The needling, abrasive Avery gave the Rangers some much-needed jam as they advanced to the second round of the playoffs last spring.
The Sharks, who were pushed around against a Detroit team that should have been overwhelmed by the bigger, more talented San Jose squad, may be looking for Roenick to provide some playoff "je ne c'est quoi."
That's provided he lasts that long. Because if this Roenick is anything like last season or the 2005-06 model, don't expect either Wilson to put up with it for long.
If he's ready to be a good teammate, then I say good for him. He has to know he won't be getting a lot of minutes, but if his personality will allow him to deal with that then it could turn out to be a decent fit. Still a surprising signing, though.
I still feel bad for the Kings fans--basically taking on his salary because Philly needed the money to sign Forsberg.:D To this day I find it shocking that the Flyers found a taker.
Well, yeah.. I'm a huge sharks fan and I'm questioning the JR signing myself. If he actually blends in then it may be a good fit, but if he doesn't then he could be very disruptive to the team. Only time will tell.
On a side note: The new sharks jerseys are ugly as all hell. I'll stick to my 5 old ones thanks...
Ha, yeah I don't think the Edge jerseys are going to be well received by most fans. Maybe they will grow on us. The Philly road jersey isn't half bad, but that seems to be as good as it gets.
Tickets go on sale today at 10am!!! The Flyers visit the Nucks October 10, I'm about to go over to the tix website to try to hook up. They will sell out in minutes, from what I hear.
The thing is... the Sharks have been a very well run team... this move makes absolutely no sense to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nabby
My wager is that Roenick bombs... how bad is the question. He has been a disruptive player on the last two teams that he has been on.
He now has the same diva attitude, and no longer backs it up with his play.
On a side note... I bought my LA Kings-Oilers tix today! I'll be going to FOUR Oilers-LA Teams games before the end of the year! And unlike last year... I'm optimistic of their chances this year!
:D
I tend to agree. I was hoping we would get something in the form of defense considering the loss of Hannan.. Right now I think our defense is a bit young. Don't get me wrong Carle and Vlassic are great young talents but the experience is lacking.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spank_Me_Hard