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Skip to comments.All of Dr. Gosnell's Victims would total nearly 9000 Sandy Hooks
Posted on 04/13/2013 2:48:15 PM PDT by Trueblackman
I firmly believe why the MSM up until recently failed to report on the trial of Dr. Gosnell is the fact that they would look hypocritical along with President Obama, who has been using the deaths of 23 innocent children at Sandy Hook Elementary to push for new gun control measures in the Congress, but the truth of the matter is that is you took all of Dr. Gosnell's victims and total them up you would come up with more than 9000 Sandy Hook Victims.
The other reason for the media blackout is the fact that the trial would calling into question the myth parroted by abortion rights groups over the years that children can't live outside the womb at 26 weeks, which the evidence in the trial shows otherwise.
"If lawful Americans have their gun rights curtailed because of the actions of crazed drugged out loner gunman with a history of mental issues, then shouldn't abortions at the 26 week period be forbidden as it is cruel and unusual punishment at the end of the day?"
Chicago produces a "Sandy Hook" every three weeks.
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Please ping me to note-worthy Pro-Life or Catholic threads, or other threads of general interest.
All major urban areas run by the Democrats produce Sandy Hooks each week, but most if not all have gun control laws.
It's only getting started. Give the vermin 20 years and they'll argue for the 'right' to kill 6 year olds.
The mainstream media has a vested interest in suppressing this story. The one thing they can never allow to get out about the Gosnell case is not the grisly nature of his crimes, but the fact that the entire purpose of legalized abortion is to have people like Gosnell do exactly what he was doing: killing black infants (without regard to whether it was done before or after they were "born") as a eugenics measure.
Gosnell isn't a criminal, folks ... he's a paid executioner for the state.
Outlaw forceps and scissors.
Sounds like a new bumper sticker:
Getting rid of, in Margaret Sanger's words, "human weeds".
Planned Parenthood has set up shop in the Amish side of most cities. After 5 years of consistent, Federally sponsored racism, somehow, self applied eugenic cleansing is not something I am going to worry about.
It's a cold attitude, I know, but it's a cold new world.
You sound surprised!
Liberals are nasty, nasty people: they lie, they cheat and do whatever it takes as long as their goals are met.
Read Slouching Toward Gomorrah by Robert Bork. Written in 1996 -- it is more relevant today than it was back then.
no one ever mentions margret sanger and her BFF KKK. nor do they mention this cofounder of PP's main objective to rid America of
black Americans and anybody else they thought not worthy to exist.
So mathematically thinking exactly how many public schools does that boil down to? OR should I ask How many schools are not in existence because of him?
Since when did the MSM or Obama ever worry about hypocrisy? The press has had knee pads on since a year before Zero was elected and Zero himself would not know hypocrisy if it fell on him.
The issue is they are scared to death that this case will undermine the so called "right" to choose to kill your unborn child. This issue is sacrosanct with the left and their media enablers and anything that diminishes this evil practice is to be ignored at any cost.
More than 1300 young children, like the kids in Newtown, CT, are killed every year, mostly by their parents or caregivers. And very few are killed with firearms. Every week, year in and year out, more than 20 children under the age of 7 are killed in the US.
The deaths of every one of them is a horrible tragedy, but our government, the media, and the whole political establishment have seized on less than 2% of the victims while studiously avoiding the rest. The reason of course is their desire to disarm the population, since if their goal was to prevent the loss of children's lives they would concentrate on mental health issues, not firearms.
The Gosnell story did not fit into the media propaganda program. They have been busy using the poor children of Sandy Hook to further their agenda.
Giving credit where due..I was browsing last night and saw this on CNN..Shocking and Heartbreaking.
AC was asking..Why isn't this being covered more?
So their sole purpose on earth is the same as that of the Adversary...
Shocking and Heartbreaking. AC [Anderson Cooper] was asking..Why isnt this being covered more?Thank you for the transcript! Anderson can probably more readily talk about this issue since (if he's always been gay) he probably doesn't have any aborted children, but many reporters would, and try to keep your cool being disgusted over Gosnell, when you've had the exact same thing done (but to a baby that hadn't yet had its first cry). Gosnell is bringing to light how ghoulish [ALL] abortion is, and no one can stand to talk about it because it IS so hideous.
but its just a local story, as the MSM says
Where's AL SHARPTON???? oh thats right gosnells black, killing black babies is ok
Probably on e of the salient points. They will try to squash any of the truths of the atrocity of abortion - the current gun control issue just forces them to show a little more of their hand.
Stockmans new bumper sticker: If babies had guns they wouldnt be aborted
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The permission granted to men on earth called or ordained to act for and in behalf of God the Father or Jesus Christ in doing God's work.
- I have sent thee:Ex. 3:12–15;
- Speak all that I command thee:Ex. 7:2;
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Skip to comments.Justin Bieber whines about 'worst birthday' on Twitter
Posted on 03/04/2013 7:11:56 PM PST by algernon_garnock
Seems like Justin Bieber may need to put things in perspective.
The newly 19-year-old pop superstar took to Twitter to whine about his worst birthday, which went down on Friday night.
Earlier in the day, it seemed the Biebs was excited about his big birthday celebration, tweeting things like Gonna be fun tonight and Big night ahead!
After receiving a customized Batman-themed bike from his dad, according to toofab, and spending the day shoppingpicking up pricey items like Christian Louboutin sneakersBieber headed to the Cirque du Soir club in London with his pals, US Weekly reported.
But the poor millionaire tween icon then ran into some bad luck and his night of fun quickly turned into the worst birthday. We can relate.
At the club, some of Biebers friends were reportedly turned away because they were underage. Will Smiths son Jaden was rumored to be one of the Justins buddies that were denied entry.
But Bieber explainedthats not why it was the absolute worst birthday.
In a post on Instagram, the singer ranted the birthday was ruined by the weak ass club and dummies pushing my fans and being overly aggressive. He also denied that Smith's son was out at the club with him.
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aaaaaaaaaaa poor widdo fing
Is this finally the year he comes out of the closet?
When it happens, his life will turn into one train wreck I won't want to miss.
I think it is the year he finds his crotch. The few times I have seen him on stage, he seems to be looking for it...
the Brits refer to him as a scrotum, which I think is hilarious but must be ok there
The litmus test for whether a guy is gay or not is if lots of girls like him. George Michael and Michael Jackson had boat loads of girl fans.
On my "sweet sixteen" I attended school until 4 pm, went to work afterwords until 9 pm, got home, did chores and homework while my divorced mom worked until 2 am.
Because the divorce was new, we had moved to a different town, I had not formed friendships, and my brother was in boot camp, unable to call.
Mom came home, tired and concerned about my feelings, she had a little cake she had bought who knows where - best birthday EVER.
Justin, you pathetic, spoiled child, I'm glad I wasn't rich and popular like you.
He was stuned.
On my sweet sixteen I attended school until 4 pm
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On my 17th I quit School (Senior), went to join the Marines, the Gunny was out, so a Navy Chief corralled me (Hell, the French Foreign Legion would have been ok) and convinced me to wait a month to go in...
THEN, I had to go home and face my mother, who had absolutely NO idea of what I had done/was doing.
Of course, I had to be 'nice' to her as her signature was needed for me to go in the Navy and I wasn't about to go back to school...
So, sorry (not) for your bad day JB.....
What does that mean ?
So did John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Yeah, but guys liked the Beatles, too. A male wouldn't be caught dead going to a Justin Bieber concert.
So....by your logic, Elvis, Frank Sinatra and Brett Michaels are all gay?
Different time, my friend. That's back when a young girl's father figure didn't have a vagina.
So....by your logic, Elvis, Frank Sinatra and Brett Michaels are all gay? Not mention all the Beatles and half the Rolling Stones (well you got me there...lol)
After seeing the album cover for the first Poison album, it sure seemed that way, with Brett.
Which provided one of the best Beavis and Butthead exchanges:
*Watching a Poison Video*
Beavis: Whoa these chicks are hot.
Butthead: Are these chicks or dudes?
Beavis: Whoa,I dont know
Butthead: Well they better be chicks dammit because theyre giving me a woody.
Awhile back a poster, forget who, posted a news article "Beiber Stunned" over something or other, but they mistyped it "beeber stuned." Some posters will say things like "set your beeber to stune etc...
It became a running joke like "a moose bit my sister" or "this is hugh and series." (instead of huge and serious)
You've been here long enough to know when a bieber was stuned.
Your recounting your 16th and especially your appreciation for what your mom did really touched me.
uuuungh. I should have remembered, Al Baby was the origin of the Stuned Beeber
So, you missed my point.
Sorry for our bad day as well.
Not intended for you xrmusn! I didn't even finish what I was trying to say.
Lousy, no good, ##$%$%$%, dagnabbin, cotton pickin, trickery inducing #%#$#$@!@#@!2!##@!, and your mother wears combat boots in the shower.
I hope a moose bites your sister. ;)
Stay stuned, al baby.
BTW in response to the original thread of the geiger counter like device You don't need a device or counter; I only know of one Geiger but, it's a big world and possible there's more.
But, since you sort of brought it up, there was something about my appreciation that should be revealed, something missing from our young people these days. Something that, in the end, did make it the best birthday ever.
The cake was horrible. My birthday is on the 30th of oct. day before Halloween. This cake was a weird orange color, it had a yellow sugar moon with a black shadow of a witch passing in front of it. Ad a black cat with a hunched back below. It was horrendous.
I wanted to cry when I saw that cake. No friends, no pink bows and party dresses, just that ugly cake.
But i saw my mothers eyes. I saw how her hands moved, little bird like motions, jokes about me being a Halloween baby, my poor mother was saddened that she could not do better..I read it in her face. I think she expected me to reject, to, I don't know, be offended.
I made myself laugh, I made myself be delighted for her sake.
And in the end, I was. We both agreed that sugar cookie moon could have been used as a hockey puck , other than that, a cup of the new international coffee, some cake and mother-daughter talk, it does not get much better than that!
It was the best birthday ever because I was loved and I learned what love was.
I spent my 21st Birthday in Air Force BMT (it was the day we got our blues in week 4 back in '09)
My Father spent his 21st Birthday in 1975 an Assault Ship off the Coast of Vietnam! He had volunteered for the Marine Corps first thing after he became a Citzen!
Everyone has bad days and just because you are rich doesn't inoculate you from them. But come on man! Take a quick counting of your blessings!
Thank you both for your service!
And you both bring but kicking truth to the subject.
JB has it bad, why? I don't see his kind willing to fight for this country, to sleep in the mud, if you can call it sleep when one eye must always be open, and the ears ready to hear a threat.
Death and killing all around..adults before twenty.
No. JB should quit his whining, or keep it confined and private among his own kind.
My Father had it more interesting than I do, he was present at the Fall of Siagon.
This is just Justin Biber and her whining that gets me.
Like I said, everyone has genuinely bad days, and just because you are better off doesn't mean your concerns or troubles aren't as valid as the starving African children in Cambodia.
However, you should always count your blessing G-d has given you. And having the ability to go to Abercombie and finch or where ever the Hell she went is one of them.-
LOL JB is a guy. Though I can see where that could be confusing.
And some rich, whining brats troubles are not as valid as any child of Cambodia. Hell, they are not as valid as mine are, and I ain't whining.
It was also a time before there was a shyster lawyer under every rock waiting to bring a lawsuit against someone just for yelling at your kid, much less someone else's.
Have you ever noticed that you never see JB and Rachel Madcow in the same place at the same time??
Me neither.
Come on, give the kid a break.
Biebers 3-D concert film/documentary titled, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, which is being marketed to the faith and family-friendly crowd.
The Paramount Pictures flick has been screened for faith leaders across the nation and it comes with a spiritual resource guide for those who are interested. The guide includes Bible verses related to the movie that can be used in small groups.
[The movie] provides an opportunity to teach our children about the power of hope, prayer, faith and family, reads the guide.
In the film, Bieber is shown praying before concerts and saying grace before meals, among other expressions of his Christian faith. His mother, Pattie Mallette, shares in the film how faith helped stabilized her life as a single teen mother.
Never one to shy away from professing his beliefs, Bieber has shared on many accounts about the importance of faith in his life.
The boy seems to be a nice kid and fairly free from scandal.
Maybe he will use his faith to influence some of the wayward kids out there today.
I don't see anyone here criticizing the rapper trash who
rap about hos, killing whites and cops.
I agree. He is outspokenly Christian and pro-life, and he has a lot of influence with his tens of millions of young fans. He visits and raises funds for children's hospitals. There are better targets for Freeper bashing.
Thanks tchad.
Let's hope not. I suppose you feel his mother made a mistake and should have aborted him. You sure are nasty.
...as long as he stays out of my yard; I really don't care what he does...
Some REEPERS can be so nasty. Glad to see that you two are nice folks. I think some of these FREEPERS believe his Mother made a mistake and should have aborted this guy. It is incredible how they bash pro-life christians on this site of all places.
That's probably because the thread is about Justin Bieber.
Try to pay attention.
By the way, Bieber is offensively gay.
This kid makes me think there might actually be something to the hormones-in-the-water theory. I know teen idols aren't exactly models of masculinity, but he makes Donny Osmond look like Rambo.
Justin Drew Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in London, Ontario, at St Joseph's Hospital,[14][15] and was raised in Stratford, Ontario.[16] He is the son of Jeremy Jack Bieber and Patricia "Pattie" Mallette. Bieber's mother was 17 years old when she became pregnant. His parents were never married, but maintain a close friendship and common goals regarding their son's personal and professional life. Mallette raised her son with the help of her mother Diane, and stepfather, Bruce.[17]
In September 2012, Mallette's memoirs, titled Nowhere but Up, were published. The book tells of her early life and her work with her son to pursue a career in the music industry. In her book, as well as in an interview with the Today show, Mallette talked about how everyone around her tried to push her toward abortion, and how she refused to abort her baby.[18] Mallette worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with his father, who married another woman and had two children.[19][20]
Bieber's paternal great-grandfather was German.[21] Bieber's mother's ancestry is French Canadian.[22] He has stated that he believes that he has some undetermined Aboriginal Canadian ancestry.[23] He attended a French-language immersion elementary school in Stratford, the Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School.[17]
Interested in hockey, soccer, and chess, he kept his musical aspirations to himself.[19] As he grew up, Bieber taught himself to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.[16][24] In early 2007, aged 12, Bieber sang Ne-Yo's "So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and was placed second.[24][25] Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity on the site grew.[11]
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If I were a young man today I certainly would be going. The odds would be incredible!!!!
'Some REEPERS can be so nasty. Glad to see that you two are nice folks. I think some of these FREEPERS believe his Mother made a mistake and should have aborted this guy. It is incredible how they bash pro-life christians on this site of all places.'
You're right. We all know who the nasties are.
Makes you wonder what has happened in their lives to make them so nasty and vindictive.
Beavis and Butthead observing a woman carrying a garden hoe.
Beavis - What's that?
Butthead - It's a hoe.
Beavis - I know she is but what's she carrying?
Butthead - It's funny how one word can mean different things.
Beavis - Yeah, like masturbation.
Butthead - No, that doesn't work.
Beavis - Sure it does, I do it all the time.
IOW, he wasn't brought up well enough to remember where he came from.
Perhaps he should have remembered his humble beginnings before spouting off like a spoiled brat.
Perhaps in time he will. We all have been guilty of acting out at some point in time of our lives. I can't imagine how I might of acted to suddenly have wealth and fame, especially at any early age. Today I know it would be different if I were fortunate enough to enter that realm. But I would still rather have the wealth without the fame.
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Two Pueblo West students have created recycling-themed artwork that is getting a lot of attention.
A.J. Almestica, a fifth grader at Prairie Winds Elementary School, was named grand prize winner for the kindergarten through fifth grade division of the 2013 Billboard Art Contest.
The countywide contest encourages students to create artwork about recycling to help spread the word about the importance of recycling.
His artwork is on a billboard, currently being displayed in Pueblo at the intersection of Union and Church Place, across from the Rawlings Library.
And at Pueblo West High School, senior Gavin Ramos was one of 12 winners in the Colorado Association For Recycling statewide art contest.
The winners' artwork is featured in a wall calendar.
There were more than 2,000 entries in the recycling contest last spring, and three of them are from Pueblo County.
Another winner, Rebecca Farris, graduated from Pueblo West High School in May.
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"It made me feel special and really darn happy to win," he said.
Ramos said his artwork, done with a sharpie and pencil, just came naturally.
Although art is just a hobby – he will sign his papers to join the Air Force in February — it's something that he loves and obviously excels at.
"It takes one individual person's actions to make this world better," Ramos said.
"And at least one action from everybody can help our world. I figure everybody should recycle."
Ramos heard about the recycling contest from his art teacher and said he was confident in his work, but still very excited to know his was one of the best in such a large group of entries.
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Can cradle cap be prevented?
Cradle cap is common in young babies and does not point to poor hygiene or lack of care. The following may help prevent the buildup of scales on the scalp:
- Use a soft bristled brush to remove the scales from the scalp.
- Shampoo baby's hair often.
- Apply baby oil to the scalp after shampooing.
When should I call my child's healthcare provider?Most cases of cradle cap can be treated at home. If the problem doesn't get better, you may ask your healthcare provider to prescribe an appropriate shampoo or cream. If the problem still does not get better with the prescribed medicine, tell your healthcare provider.
Key points about cradle cap
- Cradle cap is scaly patches on a baby's scalp.
- Babies between ages 3 weeks and 12 months are at greater risk of getting cradle cap.
- The problem will go away over time.
- Most cases of cradle cap can be treated at home by using a soft-bristled brush, frequent shampooing, and applying baby oil.
Next stepsTips to help you get the most from a visit to your child's health care provider:
- Before your visit, write down questions you want answered.
- At the visit, write down the names of new medicines, treatments, or tests, and any new instructions your provider gives you for your child.
- If your child has a follow-up appointment, write down the date, time, and purpose for that visit.
- Know how you can contact your child's provider after office hours. This is important if your child becomes ill and you have questions or need advice.
Print Source: AAFP Conditions atoz. 2015.
Print Source: Cradle cap and seborrheic dermatitis in infants. UpToDate
Online Source: Cradle Cap & Seborrheic Dermatitis, American Academy of Pediatrics https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/baby/bathing-skin-care/Pages/Cradle-Cap.aspx
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Online Editor: Lucuski, Cristina
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Flames Claim Joey MacDonald
Kent Wilson
February 11 2013 10:47AM
Word on the twitter is the Flames have claimed Detroit Red Wings backup Joey MacDonald off of waivers. The 33-year old has bounced around the majors and minors over this career, most recently with Leafs and Red Wings. With 100 games of NHL under his belt, MacDonald is definitely older and more battle-tested than either Irving or Taylor. On the other hand, his career SV% of .903 in the show and only marginally better results in the AHL suggest he probably isn't much better than the rookies.
This suggests a couple of things:
1.) Kipper is out for longer than what the team is letting on.
2.) The guys in charge aren't terribly confident in either Irving or Taylor to carry the ball.
Point number two is fair, although I'm not sure how or why Joey MacDonald adds much comfort. Sure he's older and has more experience, but that additional information has told us he's really not all that good a goalie. The only thing I can really stick this decision to is the typical anxiety decision makers get in handing over meaningful minutes to untested commodities like the Flames current goaltending duo.
The addition of MacDonald also means the club is scraping up against the 50-contract ceiling (49). That's not a terribly big deal right now, but does cut down on the org's flexibility should other issues or opportunities pop up later.
Expect one of Taylor or Irving to get re-assigned to Abbotsford as early as today in response to this move.
Damn ,I was hoping that Taylor would get a chance to play,but doubt that will happen now.
February 11 2013, 01:08PM
Rask and Schieder are legit #2 goaltenders in the same way that Malkin is a legit #2 centre; they're absolutely starting goaltenders who are/were backups as a result of circumstance.
You may be confused(jeremywilhelm), particularly if you are talking about the first practice after they signed Taylor. That wasn't him, that was the camera man for flames tv (Mitch Nybo)that got lit up badly. They threw some pads on him since they had no backup that day. The flames definitely have no faith in him being their goalie. Could be why he's a camera man.
Rask and Schieder are legit #2 goaltenders in the same way that Malkin is a legit #2 centre; they're absolutely starting goaltenders who are/were backups as a result of circumstance.
I think that was his point. At least, that's how I took it.
February 11 2013, 01:12PM
Ok... so who's getting traded?
Crossing fingers it's Kipper at this point. Long shot, I realize.
February 11 2013, 01:12PM
Maybe they want to instill more of the Red Wings' "winning pedigree" into the dressing room. Listen to the way Hartley gushes over Hudler. And if you dont believe in that kinda stuff, look how they boys hit the skids when all that losing pedigree came in from the Leafs. - Jus' sayin'
February 11 2013, 01:31PM
No. It was Taylor they were talking about.
Am I really the only person here who thinks of the 8 goals Irving's let in over 2 starts, the majority of them were pretty friggin' soft?
I honestly do not understand how those goals can be viewed as soft but everyone has their own perception. Maybe the 2nd one in Columbus and possibly the 5th in Vancouver (I might be thinking of 4th). Otherwise point blank tips/shots and rebounds. He made several highlight reel stops.
Really thought he was earning some confidence. This move is surprising to me
Little surprised in the lack of faith shown after a Vancouver game that could have been 10-1 had he not stood on his head.
There will never be a goalie stat for "it could've been 10-1" and once collective amnesia sets in... people will just look at his save percent. If it's not good (like in that game) he's a sieve.
There is an un-addressed statistical disconnect between what the team does in front, and what a goalie gets on the score sheet that doesn't exist for players. GlenX doesn't get a "should have scored 5", Iggy doesn't get a "skated 60% as hard as he should have"
Agreed which is part of my problem with advanced goalie stats. And I am generally a fan of advanced stats. Chris Osgood stopping 25 shots behind lidstrom and the rest of the hall of game destined redwings gets lumped in with the high percentage scoring chances a goalie behind a weaker team gets exposed to. Shot quality gets ignored, shot quantity is quantified
You cannot honestly say after that fan that he is browsed as a seive based strictly on goals against. Stats are great but they have to be used along with watching the game.
Hockey isn't baseball where the play is reset and circumstances are duplicated time and time again with each pitch from a mound and defense in position. Quality of shots or scoring chances clouds save percentage numbers.
February 11 2013, 01:42PM
Maybe Feaster was hungry and thought he was getting a contract with McDonald's the fast food chain.
I suppose the move is insurance in case another goalie gets injured.
February 11 2013, 01:49PM
Completely unnecessary.
February 11 2013, 02:11PM
I think that was his point. At least, that's how I took it.
In that case I'd have to diagree; no backup should have expectations that great placed on them. They just have to not be terrible (unfortunately for the Flames, most of their backups have been terrible).
February 11 2013, 02:17PM
Millions said that Kipper isn't even practicing with equipment on, so assuming he is gonna play on Wednesday is a bit of a stretch.
I would assume Taylor gets waived soon and they go with a Macdonald/Irving tandem.
February 11 2013, 02:40PM
Millions said that Kipper isn't even practicing with equipment on, so assuming he is gonna play on Wednesday is a bit of a stretch.
I would assume Taylor gets waived soon and they go with a Macdonald/Irving tandem.
You don't think that the Flames may benefit from starting Taylor in at least a single game? I'm not so concerned with how he plays in practice when he has proven, at the AHL level, that he is superior to Irving. Brust also. If Irving is #3 in Abby it is not a big leap to assume that Taylor could be given a start over Irving without sacrificing in netminder quality. Now I can't second guess what they will actually do, but to say that they can't afford to start Taylor over Irving (or MacDonald) just seems overly cautious.
I am as confused as many by this move. I understand the "facts" about the Flames goaltending situation as follows:
1. Kiprusoff is hurt. When he might come back is currently unknown.
2. MacDonald is unassignable to Abbotsford as a waiver pick up. He will be on the NHL roster the rest of the year.
3. Neither Taylor nor Irving have particularly endeared themselves to the Flames hockey operations department as a capable alternative. This is inferred from the fact that Irving was waived in training camp and Taylor, notwithstanding pretty good stats in the AHL, was only signed to an NHL deal when there were essentially no other options for a back up to Irving.
4. MacDonald is a replacement level NHL goaltender. He has played enough pro games to determine this.
5. No one is sure whether Irving or Taylor are replacement level, or better or worse, NHL goaltenders.
Based on the above, the best possible light I can put on the above is:
1. If the Flames know Kiprusoff is coming back sooner than later, they wanted someone, anyone, other than Irving or Taylor to play back up. As MacDonald is replacement level, that means the Flames brain trust sees Irving and Taylor as sub-replacement level goaltenders. Bummer.
2. If the Flames know Kiprusoff is going to be out shorter as opposed to longer, that means the Flames think at least one of Irving or Taylor (and possibly both) is a sub-replacement level goaltender. I guess we find out which one depending on who dresses/gets assigned after this Minnesota game.
Am I missing something here? I can't imagine Taylor, Irving or their teammates have come to different conclusions. Tough day for those guys.
I don't understand the MacDonald thing.... Unless Feaster thinks Irving is THAT bad. I mean MacDonald isn't a replacement for Kipper long term. So if Kipper is hurt for a while, lets say 3-4 weeks wouldn't that be the nail in the coffin on a short season?? Feaster is looking pathetic, desperately hanging on and grasping for straws.... He had no plan for Kipper going down and now we have three backup goalies (best case scenario).
What will it take for this team to stop thinking about the next 2 weeks and starting thinking about the next 2 years....
5-1 Wild tonight.
#No Winnin for McKinnon.
Kipper is due to come off the IR soon, I think Wed. and could potentially be ready for the Dallas game but I don't he will start. Hopefully the injury isn't worse.
This move smells of panic by the organization, after the thumping in Vancouver probably gave upper management more reason to not trust Irving.
MacDonald backed up Howard and Osgood in the past, he may not be a great goalie but he might give us more stability that we have had in the past. Probably couldn't get a Bernier without having to give up good return.
If the mandate is to win now, can we be really surprised Feaster went for a veteran guy. As soon as I read the article MacDonald was on waiver, I instantly thought "I wonder if the Flames will pick him up."
At this point, I would've just let Noodles back in. Just as effective and you get back a locker room chum.
There are not really any advanced goalie stats. There are only goalie stats, which vary between somewhat useful and totally useless.
If you could simply watch goalies and predict their future performance based on the quality of shots you perceive they played through well...GM's wouldn't make so many mistakes when it comes to signing goalies.
Puck stoppers are tough. A bounce here or there and a good game becomes a terrible one and vice versa. I can tell you Kipper's best stretch of the last few years came last Jan-Feb, a time when the Flames weren't only giving up a lot of shots but a lot of quality shots as well. He has had other stretches where the shots against were no more or less difficult than normal (say, the start of this season) and he has given up bucket loads.
That's fair Kent and I agree with the difficulty it predicting goalies future performance. I maybe misread the classification of some of the goalies stats that are used in breaking down goaltender performances.
Interesting point about Kippers best stretch coming at time facing a lot of quality shots. I just find too often people compare the save percentage of a trapping, or defensively responsible team versus others. The fact of the matter it's not the same. When kipper was back bailing out Hannan, sarich and butler I would venture a guess they were better quality scoring chances than lindquvist wa facing behind staal, girardi, mcdonagh etc.
It simply doesn't match the test of watching the games. It's akin to having two hitters in baseball platoon, with one hitter facing david Pryce, verlander and sabathia, while the other hits off teams 4th and 5th starters. I use baseball because it has the most advanced statistics in sports. They might have the same amount of at bats but to say one hitter is superior because of abetter average would be false. I believe it's unfair to blast Irving for the Vancouver game. He was under a barrage. To simply point at his save percentage and say he's a sieve is not accurate. Sure there will be stretches like indicated with kiprusoff but only a far superioe goaltender can make up for discrepancy in quality of chances allowed versus save percentage over a large sample size. I feel there needs to be a factor of quality of shot or scoring chance taken into account before people can simply point to save percentage as the only indicator of a goalies performance
Appreciate your insight kent.
@Kent Wilson
Since scoring chances have been tracked, have people tried to use a scoring chance save percentage for goalies? If nothing else, it would be interesting to see if there is any significant variability.
February 11 2013, 04:12PM
I actually like this move. It addresses a need immediately, and if MacDonald is only a Flame for two weeks or a month before going back through waivers, then he serves his purpose.
Personally, I would take MacDonald over Taylor, and perhaps over Irving. My biggest question now is how will MacDonald adjust to a different goalie coach with Malarchuk?
February 11 2013, 04:13PM
February 11 2013, 04:24PM
Malarchuk is gonna be pissed off if Irving gets waived.
Interesting Kent appreciate it.
February 11 2013, 04:35PM
Very nice. Are you suggesting that Feaster is operating by coin toss? A fascinating hypothesis and one that isn't entirely outside the realm of possibility. And yes, I said that entire sentence in my Professor Farnsworth voice in my head.
Good News everyone! Joey MacDonald is going to pilot the ship for your next delivery into the heart of the Sun.
February 11 2013, 04:37PM
I wanted to get the quote "well, that was pointless", but I couldn't find a video that had it.
I think this is right, but if true it also means that the Flames don't rate the ceiling for either of Irving or Taylor very highly. This is a non-issue for Taylor who was otherwise destined for an AHL career if not for Kiprusoff going down.
For Irving, it is pretty much a write off. Unless Kiprusoff is out long term and MacDonald replaces Taylor on the big team's roster.
I am too lazy to wade through the CBA right now, but I am pretty sure that since we claimed McDonald on waivers the Flames are not allowed to place him on waivers again to demote him to the AHL this season.
I'm flabbergasted that so many people are writing of Danny Taylor without seeing him play 1 minute in a Flames uniform! He was part of the strongest goaltending tandom in the AHL this season with Brust; and remember, he's the reason Irving was relegated to 3rd string for the Heat last year with his incredible play down the stretch! I'm so disheartened to be reading comments referring to him as waiver fodder. This guy has done everything to deserve his shot with the big club, and for some reason, Joey MacDonald is deemed the better option?!? Feaster needs to give his head a serious shake.
this move makes perfect sense, given what's coming... but, I can't say anything about that, I promised...
PS - the flames play amazingly (and consistently) well in front of backup goalies... passing well, not running around, not allowing shot after shot from the slot, paying attention to detail, skating hard... defensively responsible, yep, they do. Really. Uh huh.
I bet goalies get goosebumps thinking about playing back-up in Calgary, just for sheer joy and excitement.
February 11 2013, 07:05PM
For Kent and Tach
The waiver thing is more or less unchanged with players having to go on rosters a step above (claimed on waivers into the ECHL have to go to the AHL at least, similarly with the NHL), and players who then get re-sent through waivers are open to first pick by their former team, just as Taylor Chorney was between St. Louis and Edmonton last season.
The biggest difference is that if MacDonald were to clear waivers to Abbotsford in a week's time or so, and then the Flames recalled him, he would not have to clear waivers. The re-entry waiver eligibility has been removed. In other words players can get picked up off demotions but not promotions, the idea being that teams are then more likely to give opportunities to young players because they know they can get them to the roster and teams aren't going to be pirated in an emergency by predacious waiver claims.
I am in the camp of this move makes no sense, unless the plan is to give Irving one more shot before being shown the door. You have two pretty well maybe backup goalies on your roster because you had no plan to address your goalie situation for the last 8 years. I get that Macdonald is more 'experienced' and older, but he's been underwhelming everywhere he's been.
Why doesn't this team give Taylor a shot, or hell it could have been Brust, take a look and see what you got. Course this is the Calgary flames, doing things like that is scary, they'd rather lose with an experienced guy that go balls deep with rookies. This is a management team that SCREAMS playing it 'safe'.
February 11 2013, 07:41PM
I'm starting to think that "Flames play terrible in front of backups" concept is a myth.
Are we sure it's just not a series of bad backups that make the Flames look bad? After all, they've all yielded the same results.
I'm starting to believe it's a lack of a capable puck stopper, not that the team just decided not to show up for the backup.
I can't figure this out either. The only way this makes sense to me is this: * The Flames had to sign Taylor to an NHL contract. * This means that when Kiprusoff returns, they really have to send one of Taylor or Irving down, which means they have to waive the one that they send down. * If they pick up MacDonald, they can pull the same double-waiver trick they used in training camp: put two goalies on waivers, on the theory that anyone desperate for a goalie will only take one. Then they can reassign the other one.
In the reasonable worst case, they still have four goalies: two for the NHL and two for the AHL.
Maybe Feaster told someone in his staff to "pick up McDonald's on the way over" and they thought he said "pick up MacDonald on waivers"?
^^^^^ Seriously, that joke must've been made a hundred times yesterday, right?
Brust is still on an AHL-only contract, right? There's nothing that would prevent another NHL team from signing him and giving him a shot in the show, right? What are the odds Toronto takes a shot with one of the AHL's hottest goalies as a stop-gap while Reimer is out?
It's not really a matter of placing expectations. It's a matter of pursuing continuous improvement and assessing assets. To assess a goalie, he's got to play (especially a young one.) If he cannot play because Kipper takes the load, then you need to find someone who has played at this level and you can have some confidence in, but even then, you gotta play him.
Fishing for some dude in the SEL cause he's tall and then having him sit on the bench doesn't tell you what you've got. Then when you find out it's too late. If the Flames had a goalie who was a very good back-up, Kipper wouldn't have to play so much, right? Unless we think there is no other goalie in the league who is even close to Kipper's skill.... and that I doubt.
You don't neglect your fourth line center because you have Crosby, he still plays an important role even if he plays 1/10 the minutes Crosby does. Sure, goalies are per 60min, but it's the same principle.
Word is Kipper is out at least another 2 weeks, and he does have a grade 2 MCL sprain (not a grade 1 as originally reported.