Post by Detroit Cherni on Nov 8, 2010 0:40:05 GMT -5
Welcome back to the Dan Patrick show, and we're turning our attention to hockey now. Now for you Americans out there who aren't sure what hockey is, well that's the game on ice where big, rough, tough players try to put a little three and a half inch biscuit into a net six feet by four feet. Anyhow, we hook up with Atlanta Thrashers GM Dave Cherniwchan now. He's been with us before.
DP: Cherni what's going on? How's the hockey scene in Georgia?
DC: Dan it's good to hear you're actually doing some research on the the great sport of hockey for once!
DP: Ouch! Well I try Dave. In all due seriousness though, what's going on? I see you signed Rob Niedermayer in free agency.
DC: Yeah, we needed some experience and help in the core of our bottom nine forwards and Rob fits that mold. Even though he's 36, we still feel he has some gas left in the tank and we shall see if we get what we feel we can out of him on the penalty kill and maybe some powerplay time.
DP: Offense seems like it's always been a challenge for your team, yet you trade away a total of 44 goals from last season. Then Darcy Tucker retires. What's going on?
DC: Dan, you know that offense is always at a premium in this league. We had a chance to acquire a premiere defenseman in Dion Phaneuf. We gave up Jeff Carter to get him. Jeff just couldn't find a groove here so it was time for a change. Tucks retiring was a shock, but he just felt it was time to be a Dad to his three kids. So we're working on things.
DP: Any trades in the works?
DC: Ha Ha Ha.......Dan you know I won't get into that with you! My name isn't Rob Lee, where I think trading a defenseman for a broken hockey stick and a bag of pucks is a quality, blockbuster trade. I don't need to brag about things like that.
DP: Wow, a new enemy for you Dave? I mean last time you were on, you went as far as to berate and question the sexuality of a certain GM, shall we say, in New Jersey. And now it's Colorado?
DC: Dan, I don't pick the fights, but like any good hockey enforcer, I finish them. Rob Lee is a wannabe. I'd sooner stroll the streets of Philadelphia, ALONE at night before picking up the phone to call this guy for help.
DP: Well you know he was on Jim Rome is Burning yesterday, and made some pretty strong comments about you. Don't you have a response.
DC: Well Dan, I could get your show in a lot of trouble if I responded the way I wanted to. Ha ha ha. Seriously though, Rob has a disease called tourettes. He just spurts out works and jargin that makes no sense at all. The last time I talked with Trader Rob was when he was asking me about re-acquiring Ryan Kelser from Chicago. He wanted to know if he could flip Kesler to me since he didn't want him. I told him yes. Then I don't hear from him again. I think it's pretty poor decision making when you don't use an NHL re-rate on an NHL Frank Selke finalist two years in a row. But hey, that's just one man's opinion.
DP: Anything new with Carlos?
DC: Nah, Carlos is cool. Now that he's running with El Salvadorian gang MS-13 he's feeling much more confident in who he is as a person. That's good for him as he needed some stability.
DP: Who's easier to tangle with, Rob or Carlos?
DC: I think they're both easy. Rob is the type of guy who thinks highly of himself. In fact other GM's in the league, when we chat always ask if I've heard from FIGJAM. FIGJAM is what we call Rob because it stands for F**K I'm Good, Just Ask Me! We all laugh because Rob, or should I say FIGJAM actually has a shrine of himself in his office. And surrounding his picture are naked statues of his 61 year old body. Carlos on the other hand, well, like I said, he's doing better, and I'm proud of him.
DP: Do you get along with anyone?
DC: Almost everyone! I have some great friends in this league. But when you have 30 different GM's looking at their teams in 30 different ways, you have to understand that there's always going to be one or two rotten apples. We have Carlos and Rob. The NsHL's version of Thelma and Louise. Which one's which, I have no idea. But hey it takes guts. I mean, not everyone can be like Rob and tattoo a big image of himself on his chest. And I'm glad to see due to quality dieting by his family that Carlos is no longer in bankruptcy protection.
DP: Dave thanks again for stoppign by and filling us in.
DC: Seeya Dan.
DP: Cherni what's going on? How's the hockey scene in Georgia?
DC: Dan it's good to hear you're actually doing some research on the the great sport of hockey for once!
DP: Ouch! Well I try Dave. In all due seriousness though, what's going on? I see you signed Rob Niedermayer in free agency.
DC: Yeah, we needed some experience and help in the core of our bottom nine forwards and Rob fits that mold. Even though he's 36, we still feel he has some gas left in the tank and we shall see if we get what we feel we can out of him on the penalty kill and maybe some powerplay time.
DP: Offense seems like it's always been a challenge for your team, yet you trade away a total of 44 goals from last season. Then Darcy Tucker retires. What's going on?
DC: Dan, you know that offense is always at a premium in this league. We had a chance to acquire a premiere defenseman in Dion Phaneuf. We gave up Jeff Carter to get him. Jeff just couldn't find a groove here so it was time for a change. Tucks retiring was a shock, but he just felt it was time to be a Dad to his three kids. So we're working on things.
DP: Any trades in the works?
DC: Ha Ha Ha.......Dan you know I won't get into that with you! My name isn't Rob Lee, where I think trading a defenseman for a broken hockey stick and a bag of pucks is a quality, blockbuster trade. I don't need to brag about things like that.
DP: Wow, a new enemy for you Dave? I mean last time you were on, you went as far as to berate and question the sexuality of a certain GM, shall we say, in New Jersey. And now it's Colorado?
DC: Dan, I don't pick the fights, but like any good hockey enforcer, I finish them. Rob Lee is a wannabe. I'd sooner stroll the streets of Philadelphia, ALONE at night before picking up the phone to call this guy for help.
DP: Well you know he was on Jim Rome is Burning yesterday, and made some pretty strong comments about you. Don't you have a response.
DC: Well Dan, I could get your show in a lot of trouble if I responded the way I wanted to. Ha ha ha. Seriously though, Rob has a disease called tourettes. He just spurts out works and jargin that makes no sense at all. The last time I talked with Trader Rob was when he was asking me about re-acquiring Ryan Kelser from Chicago. He wanted to know if he could flip Kesler to me since he didn't want him. I told him yes. Then I don't hear from him again. I think it's pretty poor decision making when you don't use an NHL re-rate on an NHL Frank Selke finalist two years in a row. But hey, that's just one man's opinion.
DP: Anything new with Carlos?
DC: Nah, Carlos is cool. Now that he's running with El Salvadorian gang MS-13 he's feeling much more confident in who he is as a person. That's good for him as he needed some stability.
DP: Who's easier to tangle with, Rob or Carlos?
DC: I think they're both easy. Rob is the type of guy who thinks highly of himself. In fact other GM's in the league, when we chat always ask if I've heard from FIGJAM. FIGJAM is what we call Rob because it stands for F**K I'm Good, Just Ask Me! We all laugh because Rob, or should I say FIGJAM actually has a shrine of himself in his office. And surrounding his picture are naked statues of his 61 year old body. Carlos on the other hand, well, like I said, he's doing better, and I'm proud of him.
DP: Do you get along with anyone?
DC: Almost everyone! I have some great friends in this league. But when you have 30 different GM's looking at their teams in 30 different ways, you have to understand that there's always going to be one or two rotten apples. We have Carlos and Rob. The NsHL's version of Thelma and Louise. Which one's which, I have no idea. But hey it takes guts. I mean, not everyone can be like Rob and tattoo a big image of himself on his chest. And I'm glad to see due to quality dieting by his family that Carlos is no longer in bankruptcy protection.
DP: Dave thanks again for stoppign by and filling us in.
DC: Seeya Dan.