Viktor Stalberg - Go the **** Away!

[LordKOTL]

Looking at a lot of trades that happened, it's not so much that we lost talent; I knoew we were going to lose good talent for marginal talent to make the cap.



What frustrate(d) me about Stalberg is that his speed was heralded as the end-all-beat-all and we could somehow teach him the rest of the game of hockey in-between. Yeah, that worked out well for Skille, didn't it?



Right now, he's not doing much in terms of pure offense or flash (my grandma could have scored on that feed from Hossa), but, unlike when on other lines, he's not a liability. Really, Toews and Hossa can carry that line offensively and Stalberg just has to be acceptable and not a pylon. As long as Stalberg doesn't play beyond his depth, and as long as coaching/management doesn't play him beyond his depth, I'm perfectly fine with it. Right now things are working well; no need to change anything up until Bolland is back and Seabs is healed (and likley neither will affect Stalberg).



But conversely, unless he learns how to shoot, finishg, pass, and see the ice, he's not the second coming of Temmu Selanne like some in the upper management have heralded him as.

 

[the canadian dream]

Appears Brunette was the problem with the top line. No suprise there though he's slower than John Scott.

BINGO!!!! Took too long to make the adjustment but thank god it was done. I will keep preaching this. Stalbergs speed has created ice and chances and continues to do so. Toews is creating space and chances with his physical play and his board strength. Hossa is creating chances with his puck possession skills and his playmaking ability on that right side which is so crucial. It's a good line everyone is creating space and chances for each other in different ways. I like the balance on it.

 

[winos5]

Couple boneheaded plays last night for Stalberg. Yapping at the ref as the play continued and bolling over Toews just before it behind the net. He only seems to be good at checking his own team mates. He is constantly runnning into Hossa or Toews. Time for him to ride pine or go back to the 4th line for a while.

 

[Maiden]

Stalberg is the Willie Mays Hayes of the Blackhawks.................................



he is also cursed by wearing that #25 on his back. Name one good Blackhawk ever who wore 25?

 

[PatrickShart]

Right. Because no other player would ever look at a ref when a high stick happens right in front of his and the refs face, and no call.



And that was a terrible tap in pass he gave Toews for his empty net goal.



His forechecking last night was atrocious as well. Did not create any chances for his line.



Or since playing on the top line...his numbers - 10gms - 4g - 4a - 8pts - +7 - 16hits - 29 SOG - 2GWG



Yeah...end the experiment Q



Also....take Montador off the 2nd PP.

 

[winos5]

Glad Q had a different opinion of Stalberg after he stopped playing to jaw at the ref.

 

[chasman]

Stalberg is the Willie Mays Hayes of the Blackhawks.................................



he is also cursed by wearing that #25 on his back. Name one good Blackhawk ever who wore 25?

BARKER.........

 

[JOVE23]

BARKER.........

**** YOU BARKER!

 

[chasman]

**** YOU BARKER!

Where is the love.....you know Barks was the best......

 

[LordKOTL]

You look, maybe toss off a one-liner at the ref, but you STAY IN THE KRISHNA-DAMNED PLAY!!!!



Yeah, boneheaded mistake by Stalberg and I'm glad the Canucks didn't capitalize.

 

[chasman]

You look, maybe toss off a one-liner at the ref, but you STAY IN THE KRISHNA-DAMNED PLAY!!!!



Yeah, boneheaded mistake by Stalberg and I'm glad the Canucks didn't capitalize.

Q was really pissed, I thought he was going to pop a vein in his neck.

 

[LordKOTL]

And rightfully so. I'm glad someone finally told him to get his head and ass wired together.

 

[Maiden]

Where is the love.....you know Barks was the best......

I ran into Barks over the summer...................that poor orange cone flew roughly 100 feet.

 

[R K]

Q was really pissed, I thought he was going to pop a vein in his neck.

And he was so pissed at Montedor for the Give Away the other day at the blue line, leading to a break away he threw him back on the ice the next shift. Lindy ruff would have sat him the rest of the game.



I have no problem with Q's game in this regard. He lets the players atone for their gaffs. I have no problem with Stalberg on that line either. It's on fucking fire. PMX pretty much summed it up above.



Haters gotta Hate...



12-4-3

 

[R K]

Right. Because no other player would ever look at a ref when a high stick happens right in front of his and the refs face, and no call.



And that was a terrible tap in pass he gave Toews for his empty net goal.



His forechecking last night was atrocious as well. Did not create any chances for his line.



Or since playing on the top line...his numbers - 10gms - 4g - 4a - 8pts - +7 - 16hits - 29 SOG - 2GWG



Yeah...end the experiment Q



Also....take Montador off the 2nd PP.

Fact mean nothing here. **** Off!

 

[chasman]

And he was so pissed at Montedor for the Give Away the other day at the blue line, leading to a break away he threw him back on the ice the next shift. Lindy ruff would have sat him the rest of the game.



I have no problem with Q's game in this regard. He lets the players atone for their gaffs. I have no problem with Stalberg on that line either. It's on fucking fire. PMX pretty much summed it up above.



Haters gotta Hate...







Never said I didn't like him on that line, only that Q was pissed on that play..



12-4-3

 

[winos5]

In that case trade him for Turris while he still has value.

 

[chasman]

I ran into Barks over the summer...................that poor orange cone flew roughly 100 feet.

You must have slowed downed then.............ha ha

 

[R K]

I wasn't neccessarily referring to you Charles! LOL!



Q should have been pissed, while Stalberg was 100% correct, he quit playing. If he did that on every fucked up no call on off sides last night we might have lost. They missed at least 3 off sides calls. Or chose not to call them.

 

[Maiden]

Right. Because no other player would ever look at a ref when a high stick happens right in front of his and the refs face, and no call.



And that was a terrible tap in pass he gave Toews for his empty net goal.



His forechecking last night was atrocious as well. Did not create any chances for his line.



Or since playing on the top line...his numbers - 10gms - 4g - 4a - 8pts - +7 - 16hits - 29 SOG - 2GWG



Yeah...end the experiment Q



Also....take Montador off the 2nd PP.

That line has jelled quite well. Now the key is can 25 keep up this production for the remainder of the season?

History shows he has a difficult time putting together a full season.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it as far as I'm concerned.