angryjay93

Mobb Deep Queensbridge Free Agents Line 1: Bobby Smith-Kudelski-Berezan Geoff Smith-Yushkevich Tabaracci Line 2: Pantaleyev-Primeau-Carbonneau Cirella-Wilkinson Knickle

Probably gonna be a little harder for me to crash this countries tournament.

Fenty (Snes Player) would use this tactic constantly, particularly on odd man rushes. I personally found it annoying but I never derided the tactic. I just think its part of the game and like anything else, there are ways to exploit it.

Home ice did seem to play a big part in the series. During game 1 Raph threw the kitchen sink at me to test Roy and what my defense tactics were. Both teams defensive AI was spotty at best, but mine seemed to go AWOL a bit more often. The games in MTL were much more tight to the vest, I had some good home AI working and it helped limit Raph's chances to wiggle free from me. Gm 4 was probably the best game, a tight 1-1 battle entering the third that turned into a slobber knocker with each team showing flashes to win it. Finally Courtnall had a wide open net all by his lonesome with 12 seconds left, he lit up a cigarette and then tapped home the winner. Fantastic games, I hope we get the chance to play some more. A split seemed fair but we need a deciding game. I'm really surprised at how quickly I got my schedule wrapped up, I think I can handle some farm games if needed.

Looks like I'm sharing non-photo results. Apologies Again Montreal vs calgary gm 1: mtl @ cgy score: 8-4 shots: 26-7 PIMS: 6-9 Fights won: 2-0 gm 2 mtl @ cgy Score: 3-2 Shots: 15-8 PIMS: 5-3 Fights won: 0-0 gm 3 cgy @ mtl Score: 1-10 shots: 7-22 PIMS: 7-6 Fights Won: 1-0 gm 4 cgy @ mtl Score: 2-12 Shots: 4-21 PIMS: 11-4 Fights Won: 1-1 ggs Jer, looks like I just had to get you out the saddledome.

Jamonica was a totally different dude. thanks to remember me so well

Sometimes its the league that brings in old washed up coaches too. I hope to see classic get off the ground this spring since its the only 94 league I currently have interest in.

Another AJ recap, more games without pictures gm 1 mtl @ stl score: 7-6 shots: 21-10 PIMS: 6-4 Fights won: 0-0 fantastic game, stl stunned mtl in the first 90 seconds jumping out to a convincing 3-0 lead. Mtl eventually battles back and leads 5-4 midway through the 3rd. Stl ties it up with a bit over a minute to go. Mtl goes up 6-5 with 20 seconds left, Hull ties it at 6 with 12 seconds and then Richer scores the winner with 3 seconds left. gm 2: mtl @ stl score: 3-2 shots: 14-3 PIMS: 6-2 Fights Won: 0-1 gm 3 stl @ mtl score: 3-8 shots: 8-18 PIMS: 7-12 Fights Won: 1-3 gm 4 stl @ mtl score: 2-5 shots: 7-13 PIMS: 2-6 Fights won: 0-0 This one ended late in the 2nd after my gens crashed. Darko with the stick tap to me ended this one a bit early. ggs darko, you got yourself a tough STL team over there.

Philly V. Montreal, sorry no pretty pictures here but stats are below gm 1 mtl @ phi score: 7-2 shots: 17-9 PIMS: 5-7 Fights won: 1-1 gm 2 mtl @ phi score: 9-4 Shots: 12-11 PIMS: 7-14 Fights won: 2-2 gm 3 phi @ mtl score: 2-5 shots: 15-19 PIMS: 12-14 Fights Won: 2-2 gm 4 phi @ mtl score: 1-10 shots: 7-25 PIMS: 15-8 Fights won: 1-2 GG's Brut, some hard fought games in there.

I've been doing some testing lately with the CB check and I'm getting to the point where I'm starting to feel comfortable writing up suggestions. A lot of the info already written in this section is still really useful as I still did talk a lot about the heavier players on each team. I had a tendency to leave out the super heavyweights (Andreychuk) and the slow heavyweights (Brindamour and K. Stevens) at forward and a lot of the slow/unskilled defenders. I don't really think the entire section needs a remodel, but I wanted to gauge how I might go about adding info for C/B technology. My two thoughts are this... 1. Go into the current team profiles and add a new CB section with player profiles and possible new line combos 2. Write up whole new topics that focus on the CB info for each team. This is about getting you the guys the information you want in a convenient manner. Any opinion would be appreciated.

Darko, I'd like to get our games in. When are you usually online to play? I understand it may be tough for us due to our difference in time zone.

Likewise, I'll be looking for matches tonight and tomorrow after 10 est

Yo, lovin the update. Nice to see I still get this version of the hockey news despite canceling my subscription last year. I guess you could say I was a little hungry to get some games in after being away for so long.

Tonight should be good. Sometime after 9 PM Eastern

This stuff is getting hype!

Someones gotta finish last in this league and it sure as hell aint gonna be me. My team is fast. Fast. FAST! I cant wait to have fun in my first league in a few years, but that dont mean you guys are safe. I'm gonna crack some skulls.

Site says first matchup week is March 8th. Is that accurate? Also, lets get some odds going in here. Whos the oddsmaker these days?

Yo, this looks sick. I especially love the photos of the old stadiums.

gimmie montreal and sub in Richer for Corson.

81? i totally misread the youtube thing in the blog. ignore what i posted earlier. You are a bad man Raph!

should just call raph the minute man. because it only takes him on average a minute to finish... i mean he scores every minute. Yeah, the 2nd one.

the lundqvist one is dope

Absolutely!

I apologize for the length of the blog, treat it as a two part piece if you must. Also if anyone can help me with embedding youtube videos, thatd be swell.

January 3rd, 2015 was a beautiful day in Sacramento, nearly 60 degrees Fahrenheit and yet I sit at my computer running late for my footgolf tee time while I desperately try to get my airplane tickets settled for my trip next weekend. Where does a person from Sacramento go to for winter vacation? Florida? Hawaii? Mexico? All reasonable answers as they are among the few places with better winter weather than Sacramento. But you’d be dead wrong, I’m going to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan where the temperature is a balmy -10 for a high. What the hell have I gotten myself into? Allow me to explain, I’m an NHL ’94 junkie that grew up playing the genesis version ever since the game was released in 1993. Despite the Saskatoon Smashfest being an exclusively SNES event, I had no hesitation about attending. How could I when this was the man setting the whole thing up? My plane left Sacramento at 5 pm Friday night and after a stop in San Francisco I was scheduled to be in Calgary just before midnight. My trip got off to a smooth enough start as I landed in SF on time and in one piece. Unfortunately, the plane to be used for my trip to Calgary was delayed on the east coast for nearly 3 hours and I didn’t arrive in Calgary until 1:30 am Saturday morning. I sped my way to customs and approached the guard where he dutifully asked me what my purpose in the country was. “I’m here for a hockey tournament in Saskatoon, sir.” To Canadians this makes total sense. A hockey tournament, could I be doing anything more Canadian? In America such a response would cause one to be shuffled off to the side and interrogated through the small hours of the night. Perhaps you’ve been doing some math in your head now and you’re trying to figure out how I’m getting from Calgary to Saskatoon for a tournament that starts in 16 hours. Allow me to introduce Mikey McBryan, TV star, creator of the documentary Pixelated Heroes, and good ‘ol Canadian boy. He, his cameraman Kaetyn, and a lovely Canadian female pick me up and shuffle me off to Mikey’s place in Calgary. After I’m greeted by my welcoming party, Calgary decides to greet me and this is what I get. I’ve lived in California my whole life and I’ve been to Canada once over 10 years ago, British Columbia to be exact and I’ve been made aware that B.C. doesn’t really count. Holy hell what have I gotten myself into? An SNES tournament that includes 12 hours of travel to play on the North Pole!? Not to worry though, within an hour of touching down in Canada I’m already the recipient of some incredible Canadian hospitality. + We stay up past 3 am playing 94 on both systems and talking shop about all things 94, the tournament, and the trip ahead of us tomorrow. Which oh by the way we leave at 7 a.m., hope you enjoy that 2+ hours of sleep AJ. Morning comes and we pull out the driveway at about 7 am and I notice something a bit funky. The sun isn’t up, not even close, it’s still pitch black. My brain is unable to compute such matters and I only dive further into the climate shock of the Canadian prairies. A few hours into our drive I discover that the darkness wasn’t hiding much. Roughly 4 hours later we cross over into Saskatchewan, there is no sign on the side of the highway welcoming anyone to the province. There are just random Saskatchewan Rough Rider logos plastered on barns, flags, and houses along with grocery stores being littered with Rough Rider merchandise to be purchased. Subtlety does not exist for Rough Rider fans. We arrive in Saskatoon safely enough and despite the -20 temperature we are in high spirits in anticipation of the tournament which will be happening in a few hours. Mikey and Kaetyn decide to do grown up stuff and prepare their equipment and game plan for the documentary. Meanwhile I work on my gimmicks, my frame traps, and my option selects. I have no illusions about my play style, I’m not a legit SNES player. Despite my brief albeit successful SNES career, I do not have a specific set of skills in order to carry me to the title. I will rely on frustrating the opponent into beating themselves as I play the game like no other SNES player out there. After a couple of hours of practice we load up all the equipment and head over to the spot where the tournament is held. There to greet us is the man behind the most interesting man in the world avatar. Halifax lived up to everything his avatar stands for when he said “Your drinks are on me bud.” The Canadian hospitality strikes again. Slowly guys start funneling into the tournament and I get to learn more of the faces behind the avatars I’ve been looking at all these years. All in all we have 13 amazing buds who love NHL ’94 as much as I do…and I can’t wait to rain on their parade as I attempt to bring this glorious piece of hardware back to America. My first match of the tournament was against TylerDeanHill, being one of the local Saskatoon killers; he definitely had the familiarity of home ice on his side. I was able to sneak a few glances during the pre-tournament exhibitions and I knew I was going to be in for a legit match as this guy had some offensive talent. Fortunately I was able to get out ahead early and I withstood the constant comeback attempts in a back and forth 8-5 game. My next match turned out to be against Mikey who has provided me with a ride and a room and is a fellow GENS guy. I’m slightly conflicted on what to do before the match as I would like to get a ride home to Calgary after the tournament. My love for America overrides all though as I withstand Mikey’s best efforts in a 9-1 game. With that win I buy myself a little time and I decide to go order some food. Now I’ve already got a bit of a reputation with the bartender as I had purchased something earlier with American money. Here I am now ordering a sandwich with fries and she offers me gravy as a side. The little hamster in my head stops running on his wheel and asks “WTF? GRAVY!?” The waitress quickly recants and asks if I would like ketchup instead and I quickly reply that I want the gravy, give me the gravy! (Yes, I’ve got a good buzz going on from the free beers being handed out to me by this point) A few minutes later this is what I’m presented with. Again, the hamster in my head is unable to work through this problem himself. The gravy is presented in a bowl that is typically used for Au jus sauce when ordering a French Dip in America. So I pull the waitress over to the side and explain to her that yes, I am an American and I am indeed as stupid as I look. Can you please tell me if the gravy is for my sandwich or the fries? She giggles (at me I presume) and informs me that the gravy is for the fries. She again offers me ketchup, trying to give me an escape route but I don’t take her up on it. She walks off, probably laughing at me again as I dig into my fries with gravy. All I can say is good gravy! Gravy with fries > ketchup with fries. Why hasn’t America figured this out yet? After I load up on food I realize I’m about to play in Winner’s semis against big daddy Halifax. I immediately cease drinking at this point and try to focus on a game plan. When I don’t possess the skill of my opponent I tend to resort to the Eddy Guerrero school of thought. Lie, steal, cheat. This didn’t seem appropriate in this circumstance and I proceeded to play my worst game of the tournament (not a bad game by any means) and lost in a 6-4 battle dropping me to losers bracket. After this tough result, I decide I go back to drinking to recapture the lost mojo. Considering the jet lag, the lack of sleep, the climate shock, and the SNES I figured I was still sitting in good shape at 2-1. That was simply not the case as I sat down next to the guy in the “jacket” (stheads) for my losers bracket game. This is my third game out of four facing one of the Saskatoon killers, and this is arguably the biggest killer of them all. In an absolute slug fest game I manage to force overtime with just a couple minutes left in the 3rd. I go into overtime on the powerplay and promptly give up a shorthanded goal to Steve Yzerman to seal the deal and send me to losers-loser bracket. I think this was the best game I played in the entire tournament and I lost to a great player, no shame in any such result as that. Fighting for my tournament life I face Logan, a fellow GENS guy who was the one to actually help introduce me SNES all so many years ago. We decided to make things a bit interesting for our game, he put Tony Twist at center and I put Rob Ray at center in our elimination match. I extracted a little revenge from my classic 2007 SNES playoff loss to Logan as Ray proved to be the superior man with a 5 goal game in a 6-2 win. Games come fast and hard in the losers-loser bracket and I see TylerDeanHall again. In another offensive battle I managed to get TylerDeanHall in a vortex during the 2nd period as I scored 8 or 9 goals in the frame en route to a 14-6 win. Tyler is by no means a slouch, he is a very skilled player and this performance had me riding a huge wave of confidence thinking that I could indeed overcome the odds and bring the cup back to America. The next match was for the last spot in the top 4 of the tournament where I played Edmonton native and SNES online veteran matticefire. The drinks were flowing freely through me and the confidence was surging at this point as I was able to set up a stifling defense and score when needed. I got out ahead quickly and then grinded out a 7-2 win to move into top 4. Three of the top four included the Saskatoon Killers (Thejacket, Stheads, and Halifax) and me, the American Dream. I draw Stheads again in another elimination match. I get to pick the matchup we have and I figure the only chance I have to beat him is to screw with his comfort level. I decide to go with Ottawa vs. Anaheim. Stheads is taken aback by this and after much deliberation decides on Anaheim. Until earlier in the hotel room, I had never played as Anaheim or Ottawa on the SNES version. I did some experimenting with them just in case a scenario like this had popped up and I felt comfortable with either team although I did prefer Anaheim. In an absolute beauty of a game that was a knock out drag down affair Stheads pulled off another close victory as he scored the winner with just over a minute left and took the game down 4-3. Ending mine and all of Americas hopes in bringing home the chalice. After being relegated to the sideline, I was able to watch the rest of the tournament which ended in incredible fashion with Stheads winning his last 4 games and saving his best for last by mounting an impossible 3rd period comeback in the championship game. A fantastic ending to an incredible event. After the tournament, Mikey, Kaetyn, Halifax, CJ, and myself hightailed it back to the hotel where we did some post tournament interviews from 230 am until after 5 am. My interview took place at roughly 430 am where still slightly inebriated I assuredly made a jack ass of myself and emphatically created the perfect poster for my next Smashfest appearance. We slipped into bed at about 6 am Sunday morning; there was no rest for the weary as we were up by 9 in order to catch my flight in Calgary at 7 pm. It is safe to say I slept less on this trip than I do on my trips to Vegas. It was entirely worth it though, the event was an absolute blast, the documentary is legit and there is a lot of love going into it on the side of Mikey and Kaetyn and everyone else involved in the project. I met a lot of incredible people which I hope to see again at the next installment. I probably never shut my mouth in any of the conversations (blame it on the liquor) and I apologize for that. I’ll be better next time, I promise. Big ups to Halifax, CJ, Mikey, Kaetyn, Stheads, and everyone else involved with the event. Without them and their incredible hospitality I would have never been able to attend this tournament and be a part of the documentary. Until next time Saskatoon. I