Ryan O’Byrne: not playing so well of late

Reader Robert Soderlind sent this in while I was out participating in the American night-before-Thanksgiving tradition of drinking with people you haven’t seen since you graduated high school:

Anyone that gets deked out of their Vapours by Johan Franzen (and isn’t within three inches of the crease) probably isn’t doing their job properly.

Ryan O’Byrne, who had his second gaffe in as many games, got smoked like a Lucky Strike on this one by a guy whose skill is bordering on Jeff Taffe levels of mediocrity.

Seriously, the Habs need to trade O’Byrne to a junior B team in Chicotoumi yesterday. At this point, NHL players are just embarrassing him.

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8 Responses to “Ryan O’Byrne: not playing so well of late”

slearch Says:
November 27th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Franzen might not have the softest hands on the Wings, but saying his skills are mediocre is pretty ridiculous.
wingz phan Says:
November 27th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
Agreed. 13 and 5 for 18 points in 16 playoff games last season is hardly mediocre.
Lex Says:
November 27th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
yah.. he now has 38 goals in his last 48 games (that’s a 65-goal season over a 82-game span).

And 16 out of those 38 goals has been gamewinning goals.
canuckanese Says:
November 27th, 2008 at 9:21 pm
FUCK THAT SHIT! Franzen is mediocre. Those stats are bologna.
The Morning Skate: Burke Marries Leafs, Oshawa Honors Orr, O’Byrne Fights Puck - Slap Shot Blog - NYTimes.com Says:
November 28th, 2008 at 4:17 pm
[...] he’s still learning. One of our favorite fan blogs, Two Line Pass was, in our view, way too harsh on O’Byrne after he got toasted by Johan Franzen ( “the [...]
Tocchet Says:
November 28th, 2008 at 6:29 pm
Maybe you can slide by saying yesterday you didn’t need to blog, but today? According to my newspaper there were two games yesterday, do you know who won? Wow, getting a mention by the NYT, I’m impressed. Maybe you should hire an agent, I hear David Frost is available.
admin Says:
November 28th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Here in the US we have a holiday called “Thanksgiving” that kept me from being at my house, where Center Ice is. As such, I saw precisely zero seconds of hockey on Thursday. I am terribly apologetic.
cw_leach Says:
November 28th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
“…I hear David Frost is available.” How funny is that? Guest blogger perhaps?

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