The Anaheim Fighting Ducks

[RadioGaGa 162]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=171382&hubname=

"...but nobody wants him!"

Yikes...

[Duder84 0]

not very classy on Ilya's part...but I guess its gotta come up sometime

[Eazy_b97 1]

Not smart, could be a move that gets himself traded.

[Edge 0]

Man, he has a little playoff streak and that turns him into a cocky, selfish player. I hope it comes back to bite him.

[kosydar 0]

Eh, hes been one of the most highly touted prospects across the league for years so this cockiness isn't coming out of nowhere.

[gp3r 0]

Very stupid move by Ilya. First of all, Giguere led his team to a game 7 in the Stanley Cup final and Ilya hasn't. So, considering that only fact, he should shut up.

I don't think a GM like Burke is gonna like that. Maybe he was considered the no.1 goalie, but that could very well change when training camp arrives. After those comments, I don't think he's gonna stay in Anaheim for very long.

[Chadd 916]

Not smart, could be a move that gets himself traded.

I don't think he cares who gets moved as long as he gets to start somewhere.

[DarkStar50 679]

To bad Ilya never heard of Teddy Roosevelt: "Speak softly and carry a big stick."

[jbyun04 7]

forgive him

he's russian

[kosydar 0]

What ever happened to Eric G? Anybody know?

[DarkStar50 679]

Remember the Giggy meltdown in the regular season with Coach Carlyle? Wonder if that has anything to do with what may happen in the future.

[Thockey17 1]

I saw him lurking the other day. He's around, just not posting.

[DarkStar50 679]

Actually the joke is on Ilya: Giggy called the club and they told him the same thing!

[#96 0]

I see Burke's Harvard Law degree is kicking in...he's trying to say there was a loss in the translation, that Ilya may not have responded in the proper context.

Wasn't the newspaper he was talking to the Sovietsky Sport Russian Paper, and isn't Ilya a Russian-speaker? How would he lose something in translation talking in his own language? Did I read the article wrong or something???

Interesting situation though. Giggy had a great playoffs a few years back, and played pretty good net all season long. Hit a snag in the playoffs and Bryz comes in. Now he he thinks he's God's gift to Duck goaltending?

Honestly, I think I'd stay with Giggy. He's proven he can play consistently at a high level. You don't need that kind dissention in the locker room. Unless of course, a good deal comes the Ducks' way for Giggy, then all bets are off. This is a business afterall.

[donkey87 0]

I see Burke's Harvard Law degree is kicking in...he's trying to say there was a loss in the translation, that Ilya may not have responded in the proper context.

Wasn't the newspaper he was talking to the Sovietsky Sport Russian Paper, and isn't Ilya a Russian-speaker? How would he lose something in translation talking in his own language? Did I read the article wrong or something???

I think Burke was refering to what the team had told Ilya.

"My first reaction is that this could be a language-barrier issue," Burke told the Orange Country Register through a team spokesman.

"No one from our organization has told either goalie they will be our No. 1 goalie, nor has anyone told them they will be traded. What I did tell each player was that since they have both established themselves as No. 1 goalies in the league, we would listen to (trade) offers on either of them, but I haven't offered either to any team, period."

I guess Ilya thought that the statement meant that he and not Giguere was the starter.

[#96 0]

Ahh so the lost in translation thing was what the team told Bryz, not what Bryz told the newspaper. Makes sense.

Lemme see..."Ilya you're #1 next season." Or, "Ilya, Giggy will be #1 next season." Or, "You and Giggy will be fighting for #1 next season."

Yup, I can see the mistake in translation.

[lamplighter 0]

giggy sucks

[Fire0nIce228 1]

Thank you for such an amazingly insightful post.

[trucks 0]

One again it is the medias fault for taking his words out of context. How exactly that works I don't know when he was directly quoted bashing Giguere but I guess thats how she goes. Im starting to think Bryz told this to a Russian newspaper never expecting the word to spread around North America and cause such a stir.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=171741&hubname=

[RadioGaGa 162]

One again it is the medias fault for taking his words out of context. How exactly that works I don't know when he was directly quoted bashing Giguere but I guess thats how she goes. Im starting to think Bryz told this to a Russian newspaper never expecting the word to spread around North America and cause such a stir.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=171741&hubname=

That sound you hear is Bryzy back peddling.

[Langenbrunner15 0]

giggy sucks

Your a smart one!

[kosydar 0]

giggy sucks

Your a smart one!

You're a smart one, too.