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DmBand801

03-29-2007, 06:32 PM

We havent wont a shootout in a while. I think we will get the W there.

never--the bruins will come out flying and win one for NJ!

whiteysax

03-29-2007, 07:09 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z11T8rtljLA

byaaaaaaaaaaaah :hump :hump :humpwe don't agree on too much... but i literally LOL'ed when i saw this... not cause spearing is cool... but cause Crosby got the diving call!!!!

whiteysax

03-29-2007, 07:09 PM

and the time has arrived... Leafs/Thrashers... GAME ON!

whiteysax

03-29-2007, 07:10 PM

fucking sportsouth coverage... get a higher camera angle!!! i haven't watched canadian coverage in so long...

mr.MikeD

03-29-2007, 09:34 PM

so i haven't been following this thread or the nhl much lately, but why is no one talking about the predators? is anyone taking them seriously for a deep playoff run? I don't think i've watched an entire period of preds hockey this season, but at least according to the standings they got something going.

whiteysax

03-29-2007, 09:37 PM

thelindz

03-29-2007, 09:39 PM

Preds are snipers... its scary how good they are.

Nice try whitey... picking the top seed in each conference. :)

whiteysax

03-29-2007, 09:41 PM

Preds are snipers... its scary how good they are.

Nice try whitey... picking the top seed in each conference. :)i've been calling Preds/Sabres since the all star break...

whiteysax

03-29-2007, 09:43 PM

fucking Antropov... if you're going to put your team down 1 man in OT on a breakaway retaliation, don't let him still get the shot on your goalie. Fucking thrashers... at least we got 1 point...

thelindz

03-29-2007, 09:46 PM

Just saying, you don't have to be a brainiac to call those teams in the finals.

They are first seeds now and I'm pretty sure they were first seeds at the all star break.

mr.MikeD

03-29-2007, 09:48 PM

as people will attest to... my stanley cup finals picks:
Nashville vs. Buffalo

i don't really have a favourite of those two, but it would be exciting to watch. of course, i'd like on all canadian final.....dare to dream i guess

whiteysax

03-29-2007, 09:50 PM

Just saying, you don't have to be a brainiac to call those teams in the finals.

They are first seeds now and I'm pretty sure they were first seeds at the all star break.you're gonna doubt that they have perhaps the best chance to get there? I'm not being a frontrunner with my picks...

thelindz

03-29-2007, 09:55 PM

I didn't doubt their abilities.

But I do think other teams are just as capable (and everyone needs a little good fortune)... it really doesn't take much to get there but team work and decent goaltending.

I'm saying that calling Buffalo/Nashville in the cup finals is safe. On paper, of course, they lead both conferences... its just boring, thats all.

whiteysax

03-29-2007, 09:56 PM

thelindz

03-29-2007, 09:57 PM

Hah... yeah. Good on ya. I'd say that is a ballsy call, because that will never, ever happen.

And you might ask me, well, what could happen?

And I'll say, ANYTHING... nearly anything but that.

whiteysax

03-29-2007, 10:03 PM

Hah... yeah. Good on ya. I'd say that is a ballsy call, because that will never, ever happen.

And you might ask me, well, what could happen?

And I'll say, ANYTHING... nearly anything but that.yeah... as much as i'm pulling for the Leafs to just get in, i wouldn't expect them to go any deeper than round 1. it's very possible that anything can happen with the way some teams are playing and some are slumping... but buffalo and nashville have proved very consistent all year... that being my reasoning... and that also probably being a good reason why they ARE on top of their respective divisions

DmBand801

03-29-2007, 10:10 PM

fucking bruins

DMBsniper12

03-29-2007, 10:11 PM

Ottawa and Detroit in ze finals. Ottawa winning of course.

DmBand801

03-29-2007, 10:13 PM

Ottawa and Detroit in ze finals. Ottawa winning of course.

Emery and Gerber won't carry the sens to the finals--i see them losing in the semis

DMBsniper12

03-29-2007, 10:21 PM

You see shit :)

DmBand801

03-29-2007, 10:25 PM

You see shit :)

thats not nice :lol

DMBsniper12

03-29-2007, 10:26 PM

thats not nice :lol

What are your predictions??

Oh, and btw we'll take Gomez next season

joepsu0985

03-29-2007, 10:57 PM

Boston: 6 Penguins: 2

Crosby: 0 pts 2 PIM

thats my prediction

You shoudl watch hockey more.

joepsu0985

03-29-2007, 11:22 PM

The Pens are leading the division. woooohooo...fuck you rob...and your prediction tonight...watch WC hockey.....hahahahha

whiteysax

03-30-2007, 06:30 AM

ps. Detroit tied Nashville for the division lead... my picks are no longer boring! :twenty4

DmBand801

03-30-2007, 07:58 AM

What are your predictions??
Oh, and btw we'll take Gomez next season

my stanley cup final: Anaheim vs. New Jersey :)

gomez will stay with NJ next season...and if he doesn't we'll sign Souray and Briere! ;)

dmbwadeo

03-30-2007, 08:42 AM

my stanley cup final: Anaheim vs. New Jersey :)

gomez will stay with NJ next season...and if he doesn't we'll sign Souray and Briere! ;)

You know you had Souray before right? Traded him to Montreal for Malakhov.

boiii

03-30-2007, 09:11 AM

my stanley cup final: Anaheim vs. New Jersey :)

gomez will stay with NJ next season...and if he doesn't we'll sign Souray and Briere! ;)

souray is simple.
he's either staying with the habs or going to california.
no chance he'll sign in new jersey, and you couldn't afford him.

cheers.
ken

boiii

03-30-2007, 09:16 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z11T8rtljLA

byaaaaaaaaaaaah :hump :hump :hump

i dont know how you consider that something humpable. or crosby a whiner.
like sid or not, it's pathetic what blake did.

cheers.
ken

DmBand801

03-30-2007, 11:59 AM

You know you had Souray before right? Traded him to Montreal for Malakhov.

don't remind me....:thumbsdow

as for Souray, we'll sign him because we have about 28 million in cap space for next season and hes best friends with Broduer ;)

SideshowRob

03-30-2007, 12:03 PM

i dont know how you consider that something humpable. or crosby a whiner.
like sid or not, it's pathetic what blake did.

cheers.
ken

yeah its a shitty display of sportsmanship... but i look at it as Crosby being punished for everything else hes dived for

mr.MikeD

03-30-2007, 12:43 PM

i can't wait for the sharks to implode in the playoffs again.

in other news, i'm watching edmonton's race to the bottom with great disinterest.

DmBand801

03-30-2007, 04:11 PM

Madden returns for NJ tonight and Gionta on Sunday!

DmBand801

03-30-2007, 11:25 PM

back to 1st place....

hoke2007

03-30-2007, 11:42 PM

Man, I just got back from the Wings game. What an upset. Wings up 3-0 with 10 minutes left and the Stars score 3 quick goals to tie it up. I think that this really messes up the Wings.

SideshowRob

03-30-2007, 11:47 PM

i can't wait for the sharks to implode in the playoffs again.

in other news, i'm watching edmonton's race to the bottom with great disinterest.

we havent had an implosion since Teemu Selanne was on our team

DMBsniper12

03-30-2007, 11:50 PM

Souray wouldnt fit with the Devs, he doesnt play defense.

joepsu0985

03-31-2007, 12:58 PM

back to 1st place....

Until tonight..

whiteysax

03-31-2007, 01:06 PM

i don't like the odds in the Leafs/Pens game...

joepsu0985

03-31-2007, 01:23 PM

I dont think anyone particularly likes the odds playing against the Pens right now. They are pretty hot.

whiteysax

03-31-2007, 01:28 PM

I dont think anyone particularly likes the odds playing against the Pens right now. They are pretty hot.my biggest complaint is that i won't be able to watch it tonite :mad

~Crashintome89~

03-31-2007, 01:53 PM

15 shots against Brodeur. That's a crime.

DmBand801

03-31-2007, 07:05 PM

15 shots against Brodeur. That's a crime.

it was like being back in the pre-lockout days :evil

DmBand801

03-31-2007, 07:11 PM

Until tonight..

never - GO LEAFS GO

thelindz

03-31-2007, 07:23 PM

Go Canadiens!

whiteysax

03-31-2007, 07:50 PM

never - GO LEAFS GO:monkey:multi:multi:bounce:multi:multi:monkey

~Crashintome89~

03-31-2007, 08:02 PM

it was like being back in the pre-lockout days :evil

Indeed. Rafalski blocked a lot of shots too. Key ones.

mr.MikeD

03-31-2007, 09:33 PM

ha, mccabe, you scrub.

whiteysax

03-31-2007, 10:57 PM

Leafs nearly blew a 3 goal lead but pull it out in OT... an important 2 pts!

dmbphan041

03-31-2007, 11:03 PM

Leafs win...

fuck

whiteysax

03-31-2007, 11:11 PM

Leafs win...

fuckgiggidy giggidy! :hump:hump

thelindz

03-31-2007, 11:19 PM

Leafs will not make the playoffs.

...and yes, I am trying to stir shit up. :evil

whiteysax

03-31-2007, 11:25 PM

Leafs will not make the playoffs.

...and yes, I am trying to stir shit up. :evilthe Oilers will not make the playoffs... but we've known that for weeks now...

thelindz

03-31-2007, 11:32 PM

the Oilers will not make the playoffs... but we've known that for weeks now...
Yes... we are mathematically eliminated. You're brilliant!!

The Leafs, on the other hand... not mathematically eliminated. But they will get squeezed out!

whiteysax

03-31-2007, 11:35 PM

Yes... we are mathematically eliminated. You're brilliant!!

The Leafs, on the other hand... not mathematically eliminated. But they will get squeezed out!time will tell... honestly... i originally predicted the Islanders over the Leafs... but when DiPietro bit the big one, I think it's all up in the air now...

thelindz

03-31-2007, 11:42 PM

time will tell... honestly... i originally predicted the Islanders over the Leafs... but when DiPietro bit the big one, I think it's all up in the air now...
Yeah, time will tell.

Its a tight race thats for sure.

whiteysax

03-31-2007, 11:52 PM

Yeah, time will tell.

Its a tight race thats for sure.certainly is... and all the teams in the race have fairly similar schedules left as far as the level of difficulty teams they're playing... right now I say Montreal and toronto have the best chance simply cause they're ahead of the rest... the one thing against Montreal right now is that they have 1 less game to play which is just 2 more point Toronto can make up.

bartender_man

04-01-2007, 08:36 AM

To bad my Avs are going to miss out :shrug just not what they once were

thelindz

04-01-2007, 01:05 PM

Yeah, Colorado will need a freaking miracle.

Kinda crappy, I was hoping they'd make 8th.

CarterUSA1

04-01-2007, 01:20 PM

My weekends are better with NHL on NBC.

DMBsniper12

04-01-2007, 01:55 PM

My weekends are better with NHL on NBC.

Yeah but Det vs CBJ? Meh.

BTW, I hope Carter lives up to his hype next season.

DmBand801

04-01-2007, 06:17 PM

back to first with an important one on tuesday vs ottawa

aeroshady

04-01-2007, 06:17 PM

Devils back in Atlantic Lead...and second in the East. Maple Leads at Rangers is a huge game tonight.

aeroshady

04-01-2007, 06:17 PM

back to first with an important one on tuesday vs ottawa

that is just weird that we both posted that at the same time.

Tomriddle

04-01-2007, 06:21 PM

Devils back in Atlantic Lead...and second in the East. Maple Leads at Rangers is a huge game tonight.

God I wish I could see it in NOLA

joepsu0985

04-01-2007, 06:49 PM

back to first with an important one on tuesday vs ottawa

This is getting tight. That Leafs game is going to fuck us though. We might fall one point short.

DMBsniper12

04-01-2007, 09:27 PM

I don't know how many of you follow hockey's prospects, but with Philly most likely getting the 1st overall pick, I have been reading about them a lot lately.

www.hockeysfuture.com is a great website to find info about your teams prospects.

aeroshady

04-01-2007, 09:48 PM

Wooo What a big win for the Rangers tonight 7-2 over the Leafs! Puts a big hurt in their push for the playoffs and puts the Rangers back in 6th! With one more win Rangers are in no matter what.

whiteysax

04-01-2007, 10:04 PM

Wooo What a big win for the Rangers tonight 7-2 over the Leafs! Puts a big hurt in their push for the playoffs and puts the Rangers back in 6th! With one more win Rangers are in no matter what.yeah... this just continued my shitty nite of bad hockey beats...

dmbphan041

04-01-2007, 10:08 PM

aeroshady

04-01-2007, 10:09 PM

yeah... this just continued my shitty nite of bad hockey beats...

Leafs fan i am guessing?

whiteysax

04-01-2007, 10:21 PM

Leafs aren't going to make the playoffs, woo

I'm just sick of the same BS every year. "Oh yea, this is the year, we're gunna win it allllll!!!!!!!" uh....hey stupid the Leafs havent won since 67, that was 40 years ago, and we won't win for another 40 years, or at least here's hoping.

But now that the Leafs are out everyone's going to pretend to be a basketball fan, which really, really pisses me off. i'm sorry... i was under the impression that there were still 6 points out there for the Leafs to win with one of those games being against 1 of the 2 teams they need to beat to get into the playoffs...

whiteysax

04-01-2007, 10:28 PM

Leafs fan i am guessing?
yeah... and a Hershey Bears fan... not a good nite for me...

CarterUSA1

04-02-2007, 01:37 PM

Wow, anyone see this coming?? Devils fired their coach.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=202500&hubname=nhl

DmBand801

04-02-2007, 01:41 PM

why the fuck did we do this? if 47 wins isn't good enough, what is?

bradshaw06

04-02-2007, 01:41 PM

Wow, anyone see this coming?? Devils fired their coach.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=202500&hubname=nhl

i was right about to post this. who fires there coach when they have 102 points and are winning there division

~Crashintome89~

04-02-2007, 02:02 PM

Haha that's funny.

SideshowRob

04-02-2007, 02:22 PM

thats fucking stupid.

DmBand801

04-02-2007, 02:27 PM

it apparently has to do with Lamoriello wanting Matvichuk to return inside the next few days and Julien refusing to dress him....

dmbmuskie

04-02-2007, 05:05 PM

That's just unfathomable.

cottlerocket

04-02-2007, 05:11 PM

Sounds like an A.J. Smith vs. Marth Schottenheimer deal to me. Ridiculous to fire your coach with so few games left in the season...not to mention the fact that the Devils are IN SECOND PLACE IN THE CONFERENCE. Absolutely absurd.

joepsu0985

04-02-2007, 06:03 PM

What the fuck are the Devils thinking? Wow...102 points and they fire their coach 3 games until the playoffs. Who would do such a thing. Im kind of hoping the Devils win the Division and beat Ottawa. If we win then, we get the 4th spot. But if we win the division we would have to play Tampa. They have our number this year. Swept the season.

What do you Devil's fan think of firing your coach?

~Crashintome89~

04-02-2007, 06:10 PM

They did the same thing a few years ago.

whiteysax

04-02-2007, 06:46 PM

Wow, anyone see this coming?? Devils fired their coach.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=202500&hubname=nhlwow... that was quite unexpected

DmBand801

04-03-2007, 11:00 AM

What do you Devil's fan think of firing your coach?

in Lou we trust...it paid off in 2000 and last year--this will light a spark under them...i look forward to going tonight to NJ for some sens-devils

whiteysax

04-03-2007, 11:03 AM

big game in the big apple today... i'll be watching the Leafs/Flyers... but the NY/NY game should be great!

DmBand801

04-03-2007, 11:03 AM

Lou's feeling the pressure from ownership to go deep into the playoffs as a draw for the new Newark arena. - Newsday's Steve Zipay

~Crashintome89~

04-03-2007, 11:06 AM

big game in the big apple today... i'll be watching the Leafs/Flyers... but the NY/NY game should be great!

Let's go Flyers!

Ben Eager has three goals in three games. Amazing. :thumbsup

whiteysax

04-03-2007, 11:07 AM

Let's go Flyers!

Ben Eager has three goals in three games. Amazing. :thumbsupif by amazing you mean dumbfounding... yes... this game worries me after the railroading we got from the Rangers... we HAVE to win this game for a chance at the playoffs...

~Crashintome89~

04-03-2007, 11:27 AM

if by amazing you mean dumbfounding... yes... this game worries me after the railroading we got from the Rangers... we HAVE to win this game for a chance at the playoffs...

It's been awhile since the Flyers played, I don't know if Gags and Upshall are back yet.

joepsu0985

04-03-2007, 06:39 PM

in Lou we trust...it paid off in 2000 and last year--this will light a spark under them...i look forward to going tonight to NJ for some sens-devils

Can Lou coach though? With Marty in the net you shouldnt have two many problems. Just need to pick it up defensivly. With a good defense and Brodeur, the Devils are virtually unbeatable.

Either you or Ott. will help the pens out if the game ends in regulation. We are going to have a tough one against Buffalo.

The Atlantic is going to be down to the wire. I really wish we had one more game against NJ. It would be intense.

whiteysax

04-03-2007, 10:17 PM

holy shit... what a great nite of hockey!!!!
Toronto wins in OT to keep pace with Montreal who also won.
Rangers and Isles going into SO now!! The playoffs have arrived!!!!

~Crashintome89~

04-03-2007, 10:18 PM

holy shit... what a great nite of hockey!!!!
Toronto wins in OT to keep pace with Montreal who also won.
Rangers and Isles going into SO now!! The playoffs have arrived!!!!

Whitey, I love you man but fuck you.

Hooking call, my ass.

DMBBonas07

04-03-2007, 10:19 PM

holy shit... what a great nite of hockey!!!!
Toronto wins in OT to keep pace with Montreal who also won.
Rangers and Isles going into SO now!! The playoffs have arrived!!!!
dont forget the sabres :D

whiteysax

04-03-2007, 10:41 PM

Whitey, I love you man but fuck you.

Hooking call, my ass.i didn't see the call... i was flipping between that game and teh rangers (which was physically more exciting ot watch)

dont forget the sabres :D
yes yes... congrats on your division title clinch tonite :monkey:hump

joepsu0985

04-03-2007, 11:15 PM

Not so good for the Pens tonight. And buffalo looked amazing. I cant complain though. From the last 6 years to this. Ill take the fifth seed with a smile.

DmBand801

04-04-2007, 12:06 AM

just got home from the Devils game...very exciting game and we can only hope Gionta is ok after taking an Elias shot to the knee on a powerplay and leaving the game - we can clinch the atlantic thursday with a win/ot loss to philly...thank you buffalo!

joepsu0985

04-04-2007, 12:57 AM

Like I said. I really cant complain. Being in the playoffs is a godsend. I just hope the Pens ride this season until the wheels fall off.

boiii

04-04-2007, 10:46 AM

Whitey, I love you man but fuck you.

Hooking call, my ass.

a phantom hooking call in overtime.
its amazing that leafs fans whine about how other teams get lucky breaks.

cheers.
ken

mr.MikeD

04-04-2007, 11:01 AM

if the guy i heard on the radio can be believed, this is the first time neither stanley cup finalist from the previous year made the playoffs. great, what a record to set. the oilers have 1 win in the last 18 games too. fantastic.

Newfiedmbfan

04-04-2007, 11:24 AM

a phantom hooking call in overtime.
its amazing that leafs fans whine about how other teams get lucky breaks.

cheers.
ken

I have never EVER seen a team Whine like the leafs. It is embarrasing.

I wish that team would just fuck off and die already.

swordo84

04-04-2007, 11:40 AM

uchuskies87

04-04-2007, 12:54 PM

i think this is the best way to celebrate my 700th post:

my thrashers have finally made the playoffs!! :multi

whiteysax

04-04-2007, 02:07 PM

I have never EVER seen a team Whine like the leafs. It is embarrasing.

I wish that team would just fuck off and die already.
temper temper... if you're talking about the actual team, i can see where you're coming from. But it's only a few players... unfortunately it's some of our bigger names... McCabe specifically. I used to hate Tucker for that very reason... but this year he has been 100% better from what I've seen. He's doing his job offensively... I don't see him diving and embellishing every play... I don't see him crying to teh refs every time he gets rubbed out. I really like his play this year.
If you're talking about the fans... well I'm not from the area, so I can't say for sure. I've been a Leafs fan for 13 years now, but I think everyone in this thread will agree that I do a pretty good job at looking at each team objectively with as little bias as possible and giving credit where credit is due.

SideshowRob

04-04-2007, 02:24 PM

I have never EVER seen a team Whine like the leafs. It is embarrasing.

I wish that team would just fuck off and die already.

yeah, the Pens

Newfiedmbfan

04-04-2007, 04:02 PM

temper temper... if you're talking about the actual team, i can see where you're coming from. But it's only a few players... unfortunately it's some of our bigger names... McCabe specifically. I used to hate Tucker for that very reason... but this year he has been 100% better from what I've seen. He's doing his job offensively... I don't see him diving and embellishing every play... I don't see him crying to teh refs every time he gets rubbed out. I really like his play this year.
If you're talking about the fans... well I'm not from the area, so I can't say for sure. I've been a Leafs fan for 13 years now, but I think everyone in this thread will agree that I do a pretty good job at looking at each team objectively with as little bias as possible and giving credit where credit is due.

I always read this thread and you are far from a typical leaf fan. You are objective for sure :)

After ever game though the Leafs cry to the Leafs Meida. Coaches and players alike. It is so annoying.

Of course I hate the leafs with a passion so I am far from objective. haha. The excessive media coverage, the whining, the annoying fans all add up to me hating on the leafs more than every other sports franchise combined :)

Tomriddle

04-04-2007, 04:08 PM

a phantom hooking call in overtime.

Hooking calls are out of control

whiteysax

04-04-2007, 09:21 PM

I always read this thread and you are far from a typical leaf fan. You are objective for sure :)

After ever game though the Leafs cry to the Leafs Meida. Coaches and players alike. It is so annoying.

Of course I hate the leafs with a passion so I am far from objective. haha. The excessive media coverage, the whining, the annoying fans all add up to me hating on the leafs more than every other sports franchise combined :)i was surprised to find (after 12 years of following them) that they are to Canadian fans what the Devils are to American fans... I never knew...

SideshowRob

04-04-2007, 09:23 PM

its going to be an insane game between Anaheim and San Jose tonight...

i recommend you guys find yourself a bar that has a Center Ice package

dmbmuskie

04-04-2007, 09:45 PM

yeah, the Pens

You need to get a life. It's really sad that you come here to bash the Pens without reason all the time.

thelindz

04-04-2007, 11:45 PM

We're calling up Shremp? Fcuking sweet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwovbIyPYJk

boiii

04-05-2007, 01:02 AM

We're calling up Shremp? Fcuking sweet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwovbIyPYJk

i was watching tons of his highlights earlier this week.
he's a blast.

edit: his 250 yard golf drive was the most impressive: http://youtube.com/watch?v=gZzy-79soL0

cheers.
ken

SideshowRob

04-05-2007, 03:37 AM

You need to get a life. It's really sad that you come here to bash the Pens without reason all the time.

i have reasons...

and did anyone catch the Ducks/Sharks game?!?

WOW!

what an exciting game... the 3rd period had a 9 minute span with no stoppages... amazing!

whiteysax

04-05-2007, 06:08 AM

We're calling up Shremp? Fcuking sweet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwovbIyPYJkfucking goon... i have little respect for him after last Sunday's game...

JohnK86

04-05-2007, 06:12 AM

Who do you think will be named MVP? Crosby, Lecavalier, Heatley, Brodeur?

whiteysax

04-05-2007, 06:34 AM

Who do you think will be named MVP? Crosby, Lecavalier, Heatley, Brodeur?sadly, I think Crosby leads that race...

JohnK86

04-05-2007, 06:37 AM

Not necessarily. Brodeur´s got 12 shut-outs, Lecavalier has scored like a motherfucker, and ofcourse a defender, say Chris Pronger, could take it.

whiteysax

04-05-2007, 06:43 AM

Not necessarily. Brodeur´s got 12 shut-outs, Lecavalier has scored like a motherfucker, and ofcourse a defender, say Chris Pronger, could take it.true, and I love all of those choices over Crosby... but he's scored more than lecavailer, been more of a single standout over Pronger. Brodeur is right up there... although the one difference I see is that those deciding this award may see Crosby as being the reason the Pens went from worse team last year to the top of the divison this year. The Devils have been consistently good over the years, so Brodeurs single handed role on teh team may get overshaddowed...

JohnK86

04-05-2007, 08:26 AM

What about the best rookie? Malkin? Bäckström?

joepsu0985

04-05-2007, 10:10 AM

sadly, I think Crosby leads that race...

No not sadly. And this isnt homerism. What he does along the boards, the way he skates, the way he passes. That is why he will be MVP. Take him away, and the Pens have no core. That is what an MVP is.

Crawdaddye

04-05-2007, 10:18 AM

No not sadly. And this isnt homerism. What he does along the boards, the way he skates, the way he passes. That is why he will be MVP. Take him away, and the Pens have no core. That is what an MVP is.

110% effort every shift every night. Call him a baby, a whiner, a pussy that's fine, but there are few guys that leave it all on the ice night in and night out.

dmbmuskie

04-05-2007, 10:31 AM

DmBand801

04-05-2007, 11:43 AM

where would the pens be without Crosby? where would the Devils be without Brodeur? thats the qeustion and i sadly think that Crosby and his amazing season will take the MVP because of the pens being the 4th/5th seed

SideshowRob

04-05-2007, 01:22 PM

Selanne on being penalized for using a stick with too much curvature...

"The ice is so bad in the NHL, you have to have that because the puck is bouncing all over," said Selanne, who spent a season in San Jose before returning to Anaheim as a free agent two seasons ago. "I'll bet there's a lot of guys that do, but you have to respect the rule. I wasn't very happy about what happened. Obviously, I didn't expect that call. Whether it was classy or not, it was Ron Wilson's decision. He's not my favorite coach anymore."

BOO FUCKING HOO YOU FUCKHEAD

swordo84

04-05-2007, 01:27 PM

SideshowRob

04-05-2007, 01:29 PM

No shit. You broke a rule, deal with it.

..and don't use shitty ice as your excuse.

yeah, go back to Finland bitch... we dont need you here

boiii

04-05-2007, 02:13 PM

The Hockey News polled players from all 30 NHL clubs - 283 NHLers in total - to find out their thoughts on the game. Here are their responses:

Compared to 2005-06, how is the NHL product this season?
1) About the same (167) 62%
2) Better (84) 31%
3) Worse (20) 7%

How do you feel about the NHL schedule format?
1) There should be more games against the other conference (248) 89%
2) Like it the way it is (25) 9%
3) There should be fewer games against the other conference (6) 2%

What would you do to change the shootout?
1) Nothing, it¹s fine the way it is (197) 70%
2) Expand it to five shooters per side (58) 21%
3) Abolish it (25) 9%

Would you consider a shorter regular season knowing it would mean 10 to 15 per cent less revenue from gate receipts?
1) No (175) 63%
2) Yes (103) 37%

What should the NHL do about the delay-of-game penalty for clearing the puck over the glass?
1) Keep it as is: a two-minute minor (128) 46%
2) Treat it like an icing: no line change for offending team (110) 40%
3) Revert to the way it used to be: no penalty (38) 14%

Are you open to the idea of bigger nets?
1) No (236) 84%
2) Yes (44) 16%

Do you think a point should be awarded for an overtime/shootout loss?
1) Yes (210) 75%
2) No (70) 25%

What is an appropriate penalty for fighting?
1) 5 minutes (273) 97%
2) 10 minutes (5) 2%
3) 20 minutes (3) 1%
4) Game misconduct (0)

Would you rather see a fourth-line roster spot go to:
1) An enforcer (177) 66%
2) A skilled player who can play the power play and participate in the
shootout (93) 34%

Would you support increasing the number of teams in the playoffs?
1) No (223) 79%
2) Yes (59) 21%

If you could play for any NHL team (other than your own), which would you choose?
1) Toronto Maple Leafs (34) 14.4%
2) New York Rangers (29) 12.3%
3) Detroit Red Wings (19) 8%
4) Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks (18) 7.6%
5) Dallas Stars (15) 6.3%
6) Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens (14) 5.9%
7) Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning (10) 4.2%
8) Phoenix Coyotes (9) 3.8%
9) Calgary Flames (8) 3.4%
10) Anaheim Ducks and Florida Panthers (5) 2.1%
11) Nashville Predators, Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins (4) 1.7%
12) Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks (3) 1.2%
13) Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres (2) 0.85%
14) Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers (1) 0.42%

To what city would you least like to be traded?
1) Buffalo Sabres (40) 16%
2) Edmonton Oilers (28) 11.2%
3) New York Islanders (24) 9.6%
4) Pittsburgh Penguins (18) 7.2%
5) Florida Panthers (17) 6.8%
6) Carolina Hurricanes and St. Louis Blues (13) 5.2%
7) Washington Capitals (12) 4.8%
8) New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers (9) 3.6%
9) Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens (8) 3.2%
10) Calgary Flames (7) 2.8%
11) Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings (6) 2.4%
12) Nashville Predators (5) 2%
13) Los Angeles Kings and Ottawa Senators (4) 1.6%
14) Philadelphia Flyers and Phoenix Coyotes (3) 1.2%
15) Atlanta Thrashers, Minnesota Wild, San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs (2) 0.8%
16) Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning (1) 0.4%

What is the toughest building to play in on the road?
1) Detroit Red Wings (41) 16.4%
2) Calgary Flames (37) 14.8%
3) Montreal Canadiens (25) 10%
4) San Jose Sharks (21) 8.4%
5) Philadelphia Flyers (14) 5.6%
6) Toronto Maple Leafs (13) 5.2%
7) Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils (12) 4.8%
8) Ottawa Senators (9) 3.6%
9) Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators (7) 2.8%
10) Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild and New York Rangers (6) 2.4%
11) Anaheim Ducks and Pittsburgh Penguins (5) 2%
12) Tampa Bay Lightning (4) 1.6%
13) Vancouver Canucks (3) 1.2%
14) Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals (2) 0.8%
15) Atlanta Thrashers, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings (1) 0.4%

Who is the best player in the NHL this season?
1) Sidney Crosby (144) 56%
2) Joe Thornton (20) 7.7%
3) Vincent Lecavalier (14) 5.4%
4) Marian Hossa (13) 5%
5) Nicklas Lidstrom (12) 4.6%
6) Martin Brodeur, Alexander Ovechkin and Roberto Luongo (8) 3.1%
7) Teemu Selanne and Martin St. Louis (4) 1.5%
8) Daniel Briere and Jaromir Jagr (3) 1.16%
9) Peter Forsberg, Evgeni Malkin Scott Niedermayer (2) 0.77%
10) Erik Cole, Pavel Datsyuk, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Goddard, Josh Green, Jarome Iginla, Mike Modano, Ryan Miller, Brian Rolston and Henrik Zetterberg (1) 0.38%

Who is the most respected player in the NHL?
1) Joe Sakic (166) 63%
2) Nicklas Lidstrom (30) 11.4%
3) Brendan Shanahan (19) 7.2%
4) Martin Brodeur and Chris Chelios (7) 2.6%
5) Rod Brind’Amour, Jarome Iginla and Scott Niedermayer (6) 2.2%
6) Sidney Crosby and Jaromir Jagr (3) 1.1%
7) Teemu Selanne and Mats Sundin (2) 0.76%
8) Zdeno Chara, Rob Blake and Martin St. Louis (1) 0.38%

Who is the most hated player in the NHL?
1) Sean Avery (168) 66.4%
2) Jordin Tootoo (14) 5.5%
3) Darcy Tucker (9) 3.5%
4) Jarkko Ruutu (8) 3.1%
5) Marc Savard (7) 2.7%
6) Chris Neil (6) 2.3%
7) Sidney Crosby (5) 1.9%
8) Donald Brashear and Matt Cooke (4) 1.5%
9) Matthew Barnaby, Jason Blake, Zdeno Chara, Ben Eager, Steve Ott and Brendan Shanahan (2) 0.79%
10) Derek Boogaard, Dany Heatley, Ryan Hollweg, Sean Hill, Cam Janssen, Paul Kariya, Ryan Kesler, Kirk Maltby, Dominic Moore, Michael Peca, Dion Phaneuf, Chris Pronger, Maxime Talbot, Raffi Torres, Ryan Whitney and Brandon Witt (1) 0.39%

Who is the most overrated player in the NHL?
1) Sean Avery (17) 8.5%
2) Bryan McCabe and Brad Richards (16) 8%
3) Pavel Kubina (9) 4.5%
4) Marc Savard (8) 4%
5) Jaromir Jagr (7) 3.5%
6) Shane Doan and Ed Jovanovski (6) 3%
7) Jonathan Cheechoo (5) 2.5%
8) Todd Bertuzzi, Kevin Bieksa, Rick DiPietro, Bobby Holik, Sheldon Souray and Alexei Yashin (4) 2%
9) Sergei Fedorov, Hal Gill, Derian Hatcher, Cristobal Huet, Dion Phaneuf, Sergei Samsonov, Jeremy Roenick and Saku Koivu (3) 1.5%
10) Jay Bouwmeester, Dan Cloutier, Sidney Crosby, Adam Foote, Shawn Horcoff, Olli Jokinen, Paul Kariya, Olaf Kolzig, Rick Nash, Markus Naslund, Petr Nedved, Vaclav Prospal, Jose Theodore, Joe Thornton, Darcy Tucker and Marty Turco (2) 1%
11) Daniel Alfredsson, Patrice Bergeron, Joel Bouchard, Jason Blake, Martin Brodeur, Anson Carter, Zdeno Chara, Mike Comrie, Peter Forsberg, Dominic Hasek, Nikolai Khabibulin, Alex Kovalev, Matthew Lombardi, Roberto Luongo, John Madden, Evgeni Malkin, Willie Mitchell, Chris Neil, Alexander Ovechkin, Brendan Shanahan, Bryan Smolinski, Ryan Smyth, Eric Stall, Mats Sundin, Alex Tanguay, Tim Taylor and Doug Weight (1) 0.5%

Which of these under-22 players would you select as a foundation for you franchise?
1) Sidney Crosby (202) 76%
2) Alexander Ovechkin (39) 15%
3) Dion Phaneuf (11) 4%
4) Evgeni Malkin (9) 3%
5) Other -Dan Fritsche, Ryan Getzlaf, Karl Lehtonen, Mike Richards and Mathias Tjarnqvist (1) 0.4%

Which NHL arena has the best ice?
1) Edmonton (152) 58.4%
2) Calgary (22) 8.5%
3) Montreal (21) 8.1%
4) Detroit (13) 5%
5) Minnesota and Toronto (9) 3.5%
6) Carolina (6) 2.3%
7) Ottawa and Vancouver (5) 1.9%
8) Pittsburgh (4) 1.5%
9) Buffalo and Colorado (3) 1.2%
10) Nashville (2) 0.77%
11) Atlanta, Boston, Columbus, Dallas, Los Angeles and Philadelphia (1) 0.38%

Which NHL arena has the worst ice?
1) Anaheim (42) 16%
2) Rangers (41) 15.7%
3) Florida (40) 15.3%
4) San Jose (19) 7.2%
5) Phoenix (18) 6.8%
6) Tampa Bay (17) 6.5%
7) Toronto and Washington (13) 4.9%
8) Dallas (10) 3.8%
9) St. Louis (7) 2.6%
10) Los Angeles (6) 2.2%
11) Boston, Carolina, Chicago and New Jersey (5) 1.9%
12) Atlanta, Buffalo, Columbus and Nashville (3) 1.1%
13) Edmonton, Islanders and Pittsburgh (1) 0.38%

What’s your position on the visor issue?
1) Keep it optional (214) 77%
2) Grandfather it for all players entering the NHL (44) 16%
3) Mandate it for all players (20) 7%

If you had a son who was an NHL prospect, would you prefer to see him play:
1) U.S. college hockey (140) 52%
2) Major junior hockey (104) 39%
3) European hockey (26) 10%
4) Other (0)

What’s the best thing about your job?
1) Living dream/playing/adrenaline/sold out buildings, etc. (111) 43%
2) Friendship/Teammates (32) 12%
3) Money/Lifestyle (26) 10%
4) Travel/other cities/road trips (25) 9.7%
5) Times off/Summer (22) 8.5%
6) Playing against best/competing (11) 4.2%
7) Everything (8) 3%
8) Fans (6) 2.3%
9) Women (5) 2%
10) Naps (3) 1.2%
11) Winning (3)1.2%
12) Fame (2) 0.78%
13) Hotels (1) 0.4%
14) Media (1) 0.4%
15) Trainers (1) 0.4%
16) Video Coach, Steve Summers (1) 0.4%

What’s the worst thing about your job?
1) Travel/flying/sked/missing family (104) 42.6%
2) Injuries (33) 13.5%
3) Nothing (25) 10.2%
4) Losing/slump (17) 6.9%
5) Media/questions/etc. (12) 4.9%
6) Uncertain future/Job security (9) 3.6%
7) Trades (8) 3.2%
8) Pressure (7) 2.8%
9) Practice (5) 2%
10) Politics/Business side (3) 1.2%
11) Working out (3) 1.2%
12) Backchecking (2) 0.81%
13) Back-to-back games (2) 0.81%
14) Protein shakes, watching video, late nights, filling out forms, fighting, autographs, missed childhood, girls, money, Cam Janssen, getting yelled at, pre-game skate, coaches and being booed (1) 0.4%

Which of the following phrases most closely resembles your opinion of the NHL working environment?
1) Somewhere in between (161) 60%
2) Progressive and open-minded (55) 21%
3) Old boys network (51) 19%

cheers.
ken

mr.MikeD

04-05-2007, 02:21 PM

If you could play for any NHL team (other than your own), which would you choose?
1) Toronto Maple Leafs (34) 14.4%
2) New York Rangers (29) 12.3%
3) Detroit Red Wings (19) 8%
4) Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks (18) 7.6%
5) Dallas Stars (15) 6.3%
6) Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens (14) 5.9%
7) Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning (10) 4.2%
8) Phoenix Coyotes (9) 3.8%
9) Calgary Flames (8) 3.4%
10) Anaheim Ducks and Florida Panthers (5) 2.1%
11) Nashville Predators, Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins (4) 1.7%
12) Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks (3) 1.2%
13) Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres (2) 0.85%
14) Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers (1) 0.42%

To what city would you least like to be traded?
1) Buffalo Sabres (40) 16%
2) Edmonton Oilers (28) 11.2%
3) New York Islanders (24) 9.6%

ouch.

DmBand801

04-05-2007, 02:26 PM

Sean Avery is the most hated payer in the NHL...who knew?

boiii

04-05-2007, 02:27 PM

If you could play for any NHL team (other than your own), which would you choose?
14) Carolina Hurricanes and Edmonton Oilers (1) 0.42%

the two stanley cup teams.
interesting.

cheers.
ken

SideshowRob

04-05-2007, 02:30 PM

ive heard a lot of players wanting to come to San Jose because of the weather and fan base... i dont know about that... but i do know our ice isnt that great...

SideshowRob

04-05-2007, 02:31 PM

the two stanley cup teams.
interesting.

cheers.
ken

more like the team with the worst fan base and the other with the worst weather...

SideshowRob

04-05-2007, 02:33 PM

Are you open to the idea of bigger nets?
1) No (236) 84%
2) Yes (44) 16%

now drop it Bettmen

boiii

04-05-2007, 03:24 PM

Who is the best player in the NHL this season?
1) Sidney Crosby (144) 56%
2) Joe Thornton (20) 7.7%
3) Vincent Lecavalier (14) 5.4%
4) Marian Hossa (13) 5%
5) Nicklas Lidstrom (12) 4.6%
6) Martin Brodeur, Alexander Ovechkin and Roberto Luongo (8) 3.1%
7) Teemu Selanne and Martin St. Louis (4) 1.5%
8) Daniel Briere and Jaromir Jagr (3) 1.16%
9) Peter Forsberg, Evgeni Malkin Scott Niedermayer (2) 0.77%
10) Erik Cole, Pavel Datsyuk, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Goddard, Josh Green, Jarome Iginla, Mike Modano, Ryan Miller, Brian Rolston and Henrik Zetterberg (1) 0.38%

.. i applaud whoever answered that.

cheers.
ken

whiteysax

04-05-2007, 04:53 PM

No not sadly. And this isnt homerism. What he does along the boards, the way he skates, the way he passes. That is why he will be MVP. Take him away, and the Pens have no core. That is what an MVP is.ok, in that respect i can definitely see him win an MVP... but he shouldn't even be considered for Lady Byng or Bill Masterson awards

DmBand801

04-05-2007, 06:22 PM

Are you open to the idea of bigger nets?
1) No (236) 84%
2) Yes (44) 16%

now drop it Bettmen

amen...if we're going to make the nets bigger, we might as well throw away the NHL record books

whiteysax

04-05-2007, 07:10 PM

amen...if we're going to make the nets bigger, we might as well throw away the NHL record booksthis was the most ludicrous idea the league came up with... why stop there? let's add 2 pt. goal shots from behind a certain line? leave the parameters the way they are. The only one i can see tweaking are the parameters with regard to players' equipment... that has to change as teh technology advances.

Tomriddle

04-05-2007, 07:42 PM

1) Sidney Crosby (144) 56%

:barf

~Crashintome89~

04-05-2007, 07:57 PM

Cam Janssen

:lol:lol

whiteysax

04-05-2007, 08:19 PM

fucking Islanders... get a favorable bounce and take a lead despite getting completely outplayed...

furthermore... i now hate Dubielewicz... he shouldn't be making saves like he made on the open net try... damn his agility!

JeffDMB41PT

04-05-2007, 09:11 PM

So I just went online to possibly pick up a couple tickets to a Wings first or second round playoff game at the joe since they went onsale yesterday. I come to find out that they want $63 dollars for the first round for STANDING ROOM and 68 for the worst seat in the house and they want $72 for standing room to the second round and $78 for the worst seat in the house. Unreal and downright pathetic if you ask me. Who can honestly afford this to go to one hockey game? These have got to be the worst prices in the league. I mean I understand since it is the wings and they consistantly put one of the best teams in hockey on the ice but still.

On another note, a win tonight against Chicago wins us the Western Conference :multi :multi :multi

~Crashintome89~

04-05-2007, 09:20 PM

Damn it, when you give up a two on one, I expect you to skate back and stop it, motherfucker!

whiteysax

04-05-2007, 09:59 PM

FUCKING ANTROPOV!!!!! there was no reason he should be out on the ice with the goaltender pulled. ESPECIALLY with how pitifully he played the last 5 minutes of the game... PASS IT TO THE FUCKING WHITE JERSEY!!!! little candy ass passes..
AND HE'S STILL OUT THERE!!!!!! WTF>!?!?!! Just fucking rolled over and died after then 3rd goal. hardly saw sundin... couldn't move the puck worth shit... barely tried to put together a good break out... even fucking Raycroft just watched his rebounds into the corner... wasn't popping back up or following the play across his net... fuck this... the Leafs don't deserve the playoffs... give the 7 and 8 spot to Montreal and NYI... the Leafs apparently decided to start the off-season after the loss to the Rangers earlier this week...

JeffDMB41PT

04-05-2007, 11:05 PM

Eat it Nashville, the central is ours. Now its time to win this bitch in overtime, get the extra point and claim what is rightfully our, the Western Conference!

swordo84

04-06-2007, 01:12 AM

aeroshady

04-06-2007, 01:27 AM

Are you open to the idea of bigger nets?
1) No (236) 84%
2) Yes (44) 16%

now drop it Bettmen

:thumbsup I agree 100%

SideshowRob

04-06-2007, 01:39 AM

Sharks are one win from the Pacific Division win!!!!

and we're doing our share to keep Colorado in the playoffs...

joepsu0985

04-06-2007, 07:59 AM

Pens-Sens is going to be outrageous.

dreamingtreeIU

04-06-2007, 08:12 AM

i really thought that the nhl was not going to be down for breakfast......how many years did they take off?

JohnK86

04-06-2007, 11:31 AM

yeah, go back to Finland bitch... we dont need you here
Fuck you.Fuck you and fuck you. Selänne is the #1 reason why the Ducks have had a great couple of seasons. The dude is over 36 old and he is scoring like a badass motherfucker. He owns hockey. If he sais the ice is bad, the ice is BAD.

DmBand801

04-06-2007, 11:41 AM

Atlantic Division Champions and 48 wins for Marty...WOOOOHOOOO - berin on the rangers/lightning or thrashers

dmbphan041

04-06-2007, 11:46 AM

See: Toronto

--Colin

it's like $50 just to get in and see a terrible product, I just don't get people in this town. Now that the Leafs are pretty much fucked everyone's going to pretend to be a Raptors fan, ugh I hate this city.

SideshowRob

04-06-2007, 12:31 PM

Fuck you.Fuck you and fuck you. Selänne is the #1 reason why the Ducks have had a great couple of seasons. The dude is over 36 old and he is scoring like a badass motherfucker. He owns hockey. If he sais the ice is bad, the ice is BAD.

LISTEN TO THIS QUOTE!!!

"The ice is so bad in the NHL, you have to have that because the puck is bouncing all over," said Selanne, who spent a season in San Jose before returning to Anaheim as a free agent two seasons ago. "I'll bet there's a lot of guys that do, but you have to respect the rule. I wasn't very happy about what happened. Obviously, I didn't expect that call. Whether it was classy or not, it was Ron Wilson's decision. He's not my favorite coach anymore."

He's basically saying... I cheat.

The other players are on the same ice... so why should he get an advantage?

HE SHOULDN'T! But he took upon himself to cheat to get an upper hand on the other players...

He's a fucking cheater. He's not saying "yeah, it was an accident and its too bad it cost us the powerplay in overtime..."

NO! he's saying, yeah, I willingly added size and curve to my stick. I knew it was illegal, but it was so I could get an advantage.

SideshowRob

04-06-2007, 12:34 PM

I'm going to be trying to get my Sharks playoff tickets in 25 minutes

JeffDMB41PT

04-06-2007, 12:36 PM

I'm going to be trying to get my Sharks playoff tickets in 25 minutes

hopefully you dont have to pay 62 dollars for standing room :freak

SideshowRob

04-06-2007, 12:52 PM

hopefully you dont have to pay 62 dollars for standing room :freak

HP Pavilion at San Jose

Prices For Round 1:
Glass - $160
Sideline Club - $126
End / Corner Club - $116
Premium Lower - $91
Lower Reserved - $80

Upper Rim - $85
Sideline Upper (Rows 2-12) - $58
Upper Goalie View (Rows 2-12) - $50
Sideline Upper (Rows 13+) - $41
Upper Goalie View (Rows 13+) - $30

SideshowRob

04-06-2007, 01:18 PM

scored my sharks tickets!!!!

Game B: Section 209 Row 11

http://www.seats3d.com/nhl/san_jose_sharks/

50 bucks well worth the price...

JeffDMB41PT

04-06-2007, 02:13 PM

scored my sharks tickets!!!!

Game B: Section 209 Row 11

http://www.seats3d.com/nhl/san_jose_sharks/

50 bucks well worth the price...

:thumbsup cool dude

just to compare prices:

Round 1 Joe Louis Arena

Executive Level (Lower Bowl)
$126 - $144

Arena (Upper Bowl)
$63 - $126

Standing Room (Designated Areas)
$68

It doesn't really give the rows and all that and it would be alot of work to look it up. You get the picture though. Maybe its not that bad compared to other places, I just havn't bought or priced wings playoff tickets in a while. Still, I can remember last october when the tigers made the playoffs for the first time in a while. You could get a bleacher ticket to the first round for 30 bucks. And its not like baseball was just comming off of a terrible lockout where alot of its fan base decided they want nothing more to do with the sport. :confused

JohnK86

04-06-2007, 02:18 PM

[quote=SideshowRob;5872394]LISTEN TO THIS QUOTE!!!

"The ice is so bad in the NHL, you have to have that because the puck is bouncing all over," said Selanne, who spent a season in San Jose before returning to Anaheim as a free agent two seasons ago. "I'll bet there's a lot of guys that do, but you have to respect the rule. I wasn't very happy about what happened. Obviously, I didn't expect that call. Whether it was classy or not, it was Ron Wilson's decision. He's not my favorite coach anymore."

He's basically saying... I cheat.[quote]

The other players are on the same ice... so why should he get an advantage?
Because he´s a badass and he knows that a player like him should be able to play in good fucking conditions. Why the fuck should he play with a stick that can´t hold a puck? Fuck that! He´s trying to play like pro! Fuck those pussies that don´t know shit about hockey! Fuck them! I doubt that he would mind if everybody was playing with a descent stick. He´s not trying to get an advantage, he´s trying to play proper hockey.

whiteysax

04-06-2007, 02:54 PM

The other players are on the same ice... so why should he get an advantage?
Because he´s a badass and he knows that a player like him should be able to play in good fucking conditions. Why the fuck should he play with a stick that can´t hold a puck? Fuck that! He´s trying to play like pro! Fuck those pussies that don´t know shit about hockey! Fuck them! I doubt that he would mind if everybody was playing with a descent stick. He´s not trying to get an advantage, he´s trying to play proper hockey.
ok, i don't agree with the way Rob was handling his disagreement with the situation, but you're blatently putting one player above the others. Why should he be able to alter his equipment to give him an advantage over other players that you claim he naturally already has an advantage over? that's like saying Brodeur is obviously the best goalie in the league, let's let him use pads twice as large cause he's good.

swordo84

04-06-2007, 03:07 PM

JohnK86

04-06-2007, 03:12 PM

ok, i don't agree with the way Rob was handling his disagreement with the situation, but you're blatently putting one player above the others. Why should he be able to alter his equipment to give him an advantage over other players that you claim he naturally already has an advantage over? that's like saying Brodeur is obviously the best goalie in the league, let's let him use pads twice as large cause he's good.
No, no. I´m saying that Selanne knows what a good hockey stick is. If he´s saying that they need better sticks to play on that piece-of-shit ice, give ´em better sticks. He knows what the sticks should be like to play proper hockey. He was pissed off at the crap sticks. I´m sure he´d want everybody to play in pro conditions. Anyway, he´s no pussy, he kicks ass.

swordo84

04-06-2007, 03:13 PM

No, no. I´m saying that Selanne knows what a good hockey stick is. If he´s saying that they need better sticks to play on that piece-of-shit ice, give ´em better sticks. He knows what the sticks should be like to play proper hockey. He was pissed off at the crap sticks. I´m sure he´d want everybody to play in pro conditions. Anyway, he´s no pussy, he kicks ass.

He should also know what a rule book is, and how to abide by it. Just because he thinks the ice/sticks are inferior doesn't give him the right to be a no-good dirty ass cheater!

--Colin

~Crashintome89~

04-06-2007, 03:16 PM

Sidney comes out with the truth.

http://192.20.225.55/tts/speech/7fd742ae8e35f98474173f42374ed7f1.wav

~Crashintome89~

04-06-2007, 03:28 PM

Sidney comes out with the truth.

http://192.20.225.55/tts/speech/e94ec8bea49a896e7c75764e0f2f7f4d.wav

New link.

Crawdaddye

04-06-2007, 03:31 PM

New link.

That was really weak.

swordo84

04-06-2007, 03:35 PM

That was really weak.

Agreed, it was pretty lame and unfunny. I like Sid., he's defently a bit of a whiner but he is one hell of a hockey player.

--Colin

whiteysax

04-06-2007, 04:22 PM

No, no. I´m saying that Selanne knows what a good hockey stick is. If he´s saying that they need better sticks to play on that piece-of-shit ice, give ´em better sticks. He knows what the sticks should be like to play proper hockey. He was pissed off at the crap sticks. I´m sure he´d want everybody to play in pro conditions. Anyway, he´s no pussy, he kicks ass.i'm not saying he isn't talented or an important part of the team... i'm just saying that the other 49 players involved in that game were all using legally curved sticks... he went out of his way to take it into his own hands which is against the rules... he'd have a case if every player on the ice would have done the same thing for the same reasons...

Alazais

04-06-2007, 05:04 PM

You're upset that his stick was curved past the league regulations?

There once was a time in the NHL that every player had an illegal stick and it was cheap for the coach to request a stick measurement. While it might be the new NHL and they have recently allowed more curve on the stick, it's still a cheap move for a coach to ask for a measurement when chances are 1/3 of his team also has an illegal stick.

Newfiedmbfan

04-06-2007, 06:55 PM

SideshowRob

04-06-2007, 07:45 PM

joepsu0985

04-06-2007, 09:20 PM

New link.

To bad your link doesnt work. You are such a piece. Bitter Flyers fans. Drive me nuts.

SideshowRob

04-06-2007, 10:50 PM

Fruvous

04-07-2007, 04:13 PM

Congratulations Buffalo Sabres on winning the President's Trophy with a 2-0 win over the Washington Capitals!!!

mr.MikeD

04-07-2007, 06:51 PM

nice work canucks on clinching the nw division. as a temporarily displaced b.c. resident, i'm jumping on the vancouver bandwagon for this year's playoffs.

first leafs games in a long time i've been looking forward to watching - lets go Habs!

~Crashintome89~

04-07-2007, 06:55 PM

To bad your link doesnt work. You are such a piece. Bitter Flyers fans. Drive me nuts.

Oh relax.

DmBand801

04-07-2007, 07:28 PM

toronto is ALL over montreal---i think they may even be an understatement...flipping between B.C.-MSU on espn and leafs-habs on center ice = a great night

--great work by the NHL schedule-makers predicting these games

thelindz

04-07-2007, 08:56 PM

I still maintain my dedication to Montreal!! Go Canadiens!

joepsu0985

04-07-2007, 09:15 PM

God damn boston.

mr.MikeD

04-07-2007, 09:25 PM

I still maintain my dedication to Montreal!! Go Canadiens!

i'm cheering for montreal because i can't in good conscience cheer for the leafs. but if the leafs do win it leaves a chance for smytty and the islanders to make the playoffs, so it's not all bad i guess.

thelindz

04-07-2007, 09:37 PM

mr.MikeD

04-07-2007, 09:39 PM

sorry. i grew up in b.c. watching them choke, shed a few tears when they lost in game 7 in 94....

don't worry, no matter what happens i won't cheer for calgary

joepsu0985

04-07-2007, 09:41 PM

Well, Sens get home ice. We can play with them. This is going to be an amazing series.

mr.MikeD

04-07-2007, 09:42 PM

fuck. let's go isles.

edit: sorry ken, so close.

thelindz

04-07-2007, 09:44 PM

sorry. i grew up in b.c. watching them choke, shed a few tears when they lost in game 7 in 94....

don't worry, no matter what happens i won't cheer for calgary
And I love you for that. :)

mr.MikeD

04-07-2007, 09:51 PM

And I love you for that. :)

and if the oilers beat them tonight they don't even make the playoffs. would be a nice way to salvage at least some pride from the seaon.

as a side note, i'm bored out of my mind tonight and drinking wine isn't helping.

thelindz

04-07-2007, 09:56 PM

and if the oilers beat them tonight they don't even make the playoffs. would be a nice way to salvage at least some pride from the seaon.

as a side note, i'm bored out of my mind tonight and drinking wine isn't helping.
Where is the girlfriend/wife?

I'm quite bored too... but hockey in 5 minutes. Do I actually want to watch? :freak

mr.MikeD

04-07-2007, 09:58 PM

the wife's been a bit under the weather.

i haven't decided if it's worth watching. nothing at stake, not much point, but it would be good to see the flames go down in, well, flames.

thelindz

04-07-2007, 10:00 PM

YEAH! FLAMES!! BURN! :devil

mr.MikeD

04-07-2007, 10:07 PM

and if the oilers beat them tonight they don't even make the playoffs. would be a nice way to salvage at least some pride from the seaon.

as a side note, i'm bored out of my mind tonight and drinking wine isn't helping.
ok, so i was wrong? if the oilers beat them, they don't clinch the last spot, but have to beat the av's tomorrow to win?

ok, got it, it depends on the av's nashville game. confusing at least to my small brain.

SideshowRob

04-07-2007, 10:14 PM

its simple... Avs have to win both of their games...

Calgary has to lose both of theres and the Avs get in...

i want the Isles and the Avs to clinch

mr.MikeD

04-07-2007, 10:26 PM

its simple... Avs have to win both of their games...

Calgary has to lose both of theres and the Avs get in...

i want the Isles and the Avs to clinch
yeah, i figured it out. and for the first time, hockey-wise at least, i agree with you completely.

whiteysax

04-07-2007, 10:29 PM

GO LEAFS GO!!!!!! wish i could have watched it, but i was at the Bears, watching us claw further ahead of Norfolk in the race of the divison title!!!

and although it pains me to say it... lets go devils! :shrug

killymagee2000

04-07-2007, 10:30 PM

Go Leafs Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ha ha.

Hey, Ken. How ya doin'?

joepsu0985

04-07-2007, 10:39 PM

I hope the Isles win tomorrow. Im glad the Habs are out.

whiteysax

04-07-2007, 10:45 PM

Go Leafs Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ha ha.

Hey, Ken. How ya doin'?yeah man!!!!! :monkey:monkey:monkey:monkey

Alazais

04-07-2007, 10:47 PM

I hope they play Brodeur tommorow. I know he wants to pad that new record of his.

dmbphan041

04-07-2007, 11:04 PM

I hate the Leafs

joepsu0985

04-07-2007, 11:18 PM

Anyone have a nifty playoff background?

killymagee2000

04-07-2007, 11:32 PM

I hope they play Brodeur tommorow. I know he wants to pad that new record of his.

They should, but I don't think that they will.

Crazy#41

04-08-2007, 12:09 AM

Good, wild, game tonight!
T.O for the win.

Raycroft played like shit though......

whiteysax

04-08-2007, 12:11 AM

Good, wild, game tonight!
T.O for the win.

Raycroft played like shit though......i'm now looking forward to meeting you even more :)

DmBand801

04-08-2007, 12:17 AM

I hope they play Brodeur tommorow. I know he wants to pad that new record of his.

they will--brodeur doesn't care about padding the record--he doesn't want to have 6-7 days off in between games hypothetically the playoffs start on wednesday or thursday and he played last thursday

DmBand801

04-08-2007, 12:20 AM

fuck. let's go isles.

edit: sorry ken, so close.

:( - who cares for the isles...we want to play spoilers...toronto stands a better chance then the isles vs the sabres - GO DEVILS! :evil

GO LEAFS GO!!!!!! wish i could have watched it, but i was at the Bears, watching us claw further ahead of Norfolk in the race of the divison title!!!

and although it pains me to say it... lets go devils! :shrug

i love you whitey :)

whiteysax

04-08-2007, 12:26 AM

:( - who cares for the isles...we want to play spoilers...toronto stands a better chance then the isles vs the sabres - GO DEVILS! :evil

i love you whitey :)just so you know... i died a little inside...

fan42days

04-08-2007, 12:54 AM

well I have to admit that I am upset with the Kings win this afternoon over the Yotes. We could have locked in the second pick and fallen no further than third with the lottery but NOO we had to win.

SideshowRob

04-08-2007, 12:56 AM

the Colorado versus Calgary game is going to be so EPIC!!!

edit: nevermind... i didnt know that Colorado lost

killymagee2000

04-08-2007, 02:22 AM

Good, wild, game tonight!
T.O for the win.

Raycroft played like shit though......

Biggest game of the year and he plays like a sieve. And this is the guy the Leafs think will carry them through the playoffs? Puhlease. He is an absolutely terrible goalie. he doesn't see the ice well. he gives up big fat rebounds. And he just may have the worst lateral movement of any goalie I have seen in the past ten years.

Gates Of Steel

04-08-2007, 02:57 AM

Sharks and Isles, Sharks and Isles, come on Sharks and Isles!

DmBand801

04-08-2007, 02:04 PM

Brodeurs playing...devils at home...elias,gomez,gionta and madden all playing = good luck islanders

mr.MikeD

04-08-2007, 02:05 PM

Brodeurs playing...devils at home...elias,gomez,gionta and madden all playing = good luck islanders
really? tsn was just saying that he's not playing and they might rest some of those guys too. where'd you hear that?

aeroshady

04-08-2007, 03:29 PM

Rangers and Atlanta should be a good series. I am going to Laugh if the Islanders find a way to sneak into the play offs haha.

DmBand801

04-08-2007, 03:40 PM

there was an article in a NJ paper saying Brodeur wanted to and prob. would play--Clemmensen playing is news to me and is indeed a surprise

all regular devils are playing except brodeur

DmBand801

04-08-2007, 03:41 PM

Rangers and Atlanta should be a good series. I am going to Laugh if the Islanders find a way to sneak into the play offs haha.

they just may with Clemmensen in net

boiii

04-08-2007, 05:27 PM

Go Leafs Go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ha ha.

Hey, Ken. How ya doin'?

i'm fine.
honestly, it was an atrocious game for both teams - and neither deserve to be in the playoffs at this point. and as it looks right now (islanders up 1-0 in 3rd); neither will.

cheers.
ken

Crawdaddye

04-08-2007, 06:02 PM

Islanders game is insane. They gave up the tying goal with .8 seconds left. In OT now.

Robby~C

04-08-2007, 06:10 PM

2 words .... PRESIDENTS TROPHY !!!!!

SABRES in '07 :bounce :multi :hump

finally ......

Crawdaddye

04-08-2007, 06:14 PM

Islanders win in a shootout and the Leafs are out!

dmbphan041

04-08-2007, 06:14 PM

Islanders game is insane. They gave up the tying goal with .8 seconds left. In OT now.

Leafs are done?! fuck yes

Robby~C

04-08-2007, 06:20 PM

whens the first game of the playoffs start..... i know the second games are this weekend on the main stations

killymagee2000

04-08-2007, 06:21 PM

i'm fine.
honestly, it was an atrocious game for both teams - and neither deserve to be in the playoffs at this point. and as it looks right now (islanders up 1-0 in 3rd); neither will.

cheers.
ken

Dammit. What I'm most pissed about is the fact that neither the Leafs or the Habs are in.

boiii

04-08-2007, 07:24 PM

Dammit. What I'm most pissed about is the fact that neither the Leafs or the Habs are in.

a lot of teams were rooting for the habs to make it, since believe it or not, they are probably the best match-up against the sabres and could pull off the surprise victory.

i can't say im pissed about anything though.
disappointed to not be in the playoffs -- but i had a blast the past couple weeks watching the eastern race, and it's the perfect situation to justify strong shakeup in the locker room (bye bye kovalev).

now its time to figure out who i'll back in the playoffs.

cheers.
ken

joepsu0985

04-08-2007, 07:26 PM

Its quite shocking given that the Habs had a pretty strong first half.

DmBand801

04-08-2007, 07:27 PM

Devils had nothing to play for--was really surprised they even got a point

Newfiedmbfan

04-08-2007, 07:30 PM

a lot of teams were rooting for the habs to make it, since believe it or not, they are probably the best match-up against the sabres and could pull off the surprise victory.

i can't say im pissed about anything though.
disappointed to not be in the playoffs -- but i had a blast the past couple weeks watching the eastern race, and it's the perfect situation to justify strong shakeup in the locker room (bye bye kovalev).

now its time to figure out who i'll back in the playoffs.

cheers.
ken

My disappointmnet is eased with the Leafs not making it either. But I agree that a shakeup is needed. Kovalev has to go. Sampsonov has to go (if anyone will take him). I would make a strong run for Briere if I were Gainey. Habs haven't had a true top player for a while and it is badly needed.

DmBand801

04-08-2007, 07:32 PM

My disappointmnet is eased with the Leafs not making it either. But I agree that a shakeup is needed. Kovalev has to go. Sampsonov has to go (if anyone will take him). I would make a strong run for Briere if I were Gainey. Habs haven't had a true top player for a while and it is badly needed.

Buffalo will retain Briere, however, theres a rumor that the rangers may give him a blank check

boiii

04-08-2007, 07:37 PM

anyone have a list of major free agents this coming summer?
i'd love to see one.

cheers.
ken

uro55

04-08-2007, 07:38 PM

The Leafs not making the playoffs is the best thing to happen to the team in YEARS.

boiii

04-08-2007, 07:41 PM

anyone have a list of major free agents this coming summer?
i'd love to see one.

cheers.
ken

kinda:
http://www.nhlnumbers.com/index.html

cheers.
ken

Newfiedmbfan

04-08-2007, 07:43 PM

The Leafs not making the playoffs is the best thing to happen to the team in YEARS.

Why b/c it will force a major shakeup?

joepsu0985

04-08-2007, 08:43 PM

kinda:
http://www.nhlnumbers.com/index.html

cheers.
ken

There is nothing on that page. Though I would be interested in seeing whats out there. Thibault is a free agent. He is as good as gone. And the Pens are going to be pushing the cap limit next year. Shero is bound to score a big time defender.

Edit, NM...have to click on the teams.

uro55

04-08-2007, 09:00 PM

Why b/c it will force a major shakeup?

Exactly. The team as it is now is mostly too old, not well put togeather, and will never win it all.

cottlerocket

04-08-2007, 10:20 PM

Buffalo will retain Briere, however, theres a rumor that the rangers may give him a blank check

The talk around here is that, of course, the fans want both Briere and Drury to be kept. Granted, they're both going to be looking at HEFTY salaries. I would rather part with Drury and give Briere a fat contract. Not that Drury doesn't deserve to be paid, but Briere has become the face of this franchise. Also, Vanek is a restricted free agent after this season. He's going to get paid by the Sabres too. After the Sabres win the cup, the team is going to have a lot of contract stuff to sort out.

boiii

04-09-2007, 09:59 AM

taking a quick glance at that list, here's a partial free agent list (partial in that i left out the nobodies, and the really old guys. i kept some old guys if they had tremendous years). very few hot catches on this list:

f:
==
joe sakic
tyler arnason
petr sykora
taylor pyatt
teemu selanne
eric lindros
ladislav nagy
bill guerin
michal handzus
todd bertuzzi
paul kariya
scott hartnell
peter forsberg
daniel briere
chris drury
dainus zubrus
radek bonk
michael johnson
mike comrie
michael peca
nik antropov
bates battaglia
boyd devreaux
scott gomez
jason blake
viktor kozlov
ryan smyth
brendan shanahan
vyacheslav kozlov
keith tkachuk
eric belanger
ray whitney
josef vasicek
anson carter
jozef stumpel

d:
==
roman hamrlik
craig rivet
bryan berard
danny markov
kimmo timonen
sheldon souray
andrei markov
chris phillips
tom preissing
brian rafalski
tom poti
andy sutton

goalies:
======
niklas backstrom
js giguere
matieu garon
dominik hasek
david aebischer
js aubin
jocelyn thibault
johan holmqvist

* guys i'd love to see in a habs jersey next year:
todd bertuzzi, scott hartnell, daniel briere, chris drury, radek bonk, michael johnson, mike comrie, ryan smyth, eric belanger, roman hamrlik, kimmo timonen, sheldon souray, andrei markov, tom poti, andy sutton, js giguere

cheers.
ken

trpnwillie

04-09-2007, 10:03 AM

So.... do the Thrashers take the cup in their first playoff run?

killymagee2000

04-09-2007, 10:05 AM

Briere will be the hot commodity.

Ken, do you think Souray will be back in the bleu, blanc et rouge?

From what I hear he wants to go to the west coast.

killymagee2000

04-09-2007, 10:07 AM

Oh, yeah. I think somewhere at the beginning of this thread I predicted that Crosby would win the Art Ross.

boiii

04-09-2007, 10:54 AM

Briere will be the hot commodity.
Ken, do you think Souray will be back in the bleu, blanc et rouge?

conflicted. he obviously had a great year for us; both from a stats and leadership perspective. but he's and has always been brutal defensively.

there's always rumors about moving him to california because his family is out there. that being said, he loves montreal and is the most outspoken leader of this team. he will wear the 'c' if he's here when koivu leaves. i also think we moved rivet to create cap room to resign him.

so do i want him back?
given how the leafs fucked the market last year by offering mccabe what they did, and d's being able to command 5-6M/yr, i don't think souray is worth that. i'd be happy to resign him at 4. you just can't build a team with depth at every position if you have to overspend for one or two players. and the habs need to focus on goal scorers and power forwards.

cheers.
ken

boiii

04-09-2007, 10:57 AM

~Crashintome89~

04-09-2007, 12:32 PM

Maybe the Flyers will bring back Lindros.

Not.

killymagee2000

04-09-2007, 12:41 PM

conflicted. he obviously had a great year for us; both from a stats and leadership perspective. but he's and has always been brutal defensively.

there's always rumors about moving him to california because his family is out there. that being said, he loves montreal and is the most outspoken leader of this team. he will wear the 'c' if he's here when koivu leaves. i also think we moved rivet to create cap room to resign him.

so do i want him back?
given how the leafs fucked the market last year by offering mccabe what they did, and d's being able to command 5-6M/yr, i don't think souray is worth that. i'd be happy to resign him at 4. you just can't build a team with depth at every position if you have to overspend for one or two players. and the habs need to focus on goal scorers and power forwards.

cheers.
ken

I would like to be able to disagree with you about how the Leafs handled McCabe, but I can't. They really overpayed for him. how can they give him more money then Kaberle, when Kaberle is one of the better all around defencemen in the league?

If you're talking about the Leafs fucking up the market, don't forget Kubina at $5 mil./yr. IMO, that was a worse deal. Notwithstanding McCabe's defensive liabilities, at least he's marketable in Toronto and can put up points. Kubina, on the other hand, is neither.

I think that the Habs are in a bit of Theodore situation with Souray. Like Theodore, Souray will not be worth as much as he commands, but the Habs will probably have to cough up the dough if they want to keep him. And they probably will. Otherwise, the fans will scream to high hell. As an aside, the Theodore deal really fucked up the goaltending market.

p.s. The Habs have to dump Bonk. Samsonov may have been the scapegoat this season, but Bonk is just a complete disaster. No team will ever win anything with that guy in their lineup.

boiii

04-09-2007, 01:12 PM

p.s. The Habs have to dump Bonk. Samsonov may have been the scapegoat this season, but Bonk is just a complete disaster. No team will ever win anything with that guy in their lineup.

how wrong you are (for ther first time!) my friend.
if you talked to me before the season began, i would've said that bonk is the biggest mistake in our franchise. two seasons ago, he was a big fucking mess, and my most hated player on the team (safe of ribeiro).

this year, he is my hero.
he has been playing a new role (checking line, pk, etc), and is an absolute stud at it. he singlehandedly probably won 8 games for us this season. no joke. him and johnson together were an amazing duo that they would put out there against other teams top lines, and it worked wonders. not to mention, he had some huge clutch goals.

i never thought i'd say it, but im bonkers for bonk. and i hope to see him in a habs jersey again next season.

cheers.
ken

killymagee2000

04-09-2007, 01:24 PM

how wrong you are (for ther first time!) my friend.
if you talked to me before the season began, i would've said that bonk is the biggest mistake in our franchise. two seasons ago, he was a big fucking mess, and my most hated player on the team (safe of ribeiro).

this year, he is my hero.
he has been playing a new role (checking line, pk, etc), and is an absolute stud at it. he singlehandedly probably won 8 games for us this season. no joke. him and johnson together were an amazing duo that they would put out there against other teams top lines, and it worked wonders. not to mention, he had some huge clutch goals.

i never thought i'd say it, but im bonkers for bonk. and i hope to see him in a habs jersey again next season.

cheers.
ken

Ha. I am always prepared to be wrong. Granted, I definitely didn't see him play as much as you did, but in the few games I did see (i.e. Toronto vs. Montreal games) I didn't even notice him on the ice. But if you're bonkers for Bonk, I'll take that as affirmation that he had a good year. Oh, yeah. Usually, I rely on my cousins for Habs info. All they ever talk about is Souray.

mpanas

04-09-2007, 01:39 PM

"lol":

Jeremy Roenick wants to play again next season.
This is a turn-around from earlier this year when he claimed he was finished with hockey after the season. It has been a tumultuous season for Roenick and Phoenix coach Wayne Gretzky. He said he will play for the league minimum in any city next year. Just don't expect that city to be Phoenix as it appears Gretzky will close the chapter on the Roenick era.

cheers.
ken

I 'd take him back in Chicago for the league min. just because I think he should finish his career with an Indian head on his chest. And because we suck so bad in Chicago it really doesn't get any worse.

Gates Of Steel

04-09-2007, 01:59 PM

You can always root for the Wolves. At least they have home games on TV.

mpanas

04-10-2007, 02:26 AM

You can always root for the Wolves. At least they have home games on TV.

Why do you have to kick a man while he's down?

boiii

04-10-2007, 10:58 AM

Ken, do you think Souray will be back in the bleu, blanc et rouge?

Sheldon Souray and Andrei Markov both say they hope to remain with the Montreal Canadiens next season.

Both veteran defensemen can become unrestricted free agents on July 1st, and there has been talk of Souray signing elsewhere. "The priority is to give Montreal a real good chance of signing me," Souray said on Monday. He was dominant on the power play this season, while Markov was Montreal's best two-way blueliner. "It's not all about the money," he said. "I like Montreal." Souray will get his shoulder checked out, as he injured it in the regular season finale against Toronto. Stay tuned to see how this all works out.

.. http://www.canada.com/topics/sports/hockey/canadiensstory.html?id=ec78131a-79ad-417c-8a2b-e6978bc6140b&k=61100

cheers.
ken

killymagee2000

04-10-2007, 02:06 PM

Hawks get first pick in the 2007 entry draft: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=203606&hubname=

1 CHI
2 PHI
3 PHX
4 LA
5 WAS
6 EDM
7 CLB
8 BOS
9 STL
10 FLA
11 CAR
12 MTL
13 TOR
14 COL

Here's the ISS' rankinings for this year's draft: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=10631&hubname

Skaters:

1. Voracek, Jakub C 6.01 188 L 8/15/1989 Halifax
2. Kane, Patrick RW 5.10 162 L 11/9/1988 London
3. Cherepanov, Alexei RW 6.00 183 L 1/15/1989 Omsk
4. Turris, Kyle C 6.00 165 R 8/14/1989 Burnaby
5. Van Riemsdyk, James LW 6.03 191 L 5/4/1989 US Under-18
6. Alzner, Karl D 6.02 210 L 9/4/1988 Calgary
7. Gagner, Sam RW 5.11 190 R 8/10/1989 London
8. Mayorov, Maxim LW 6.02 187 L 3/26/1989 Almetyevsk
9. Ellerby, Keaton D 6.03 182 L 11/5/1988 Kamloops
10. Couture, Logan F 6.01 188 R 3/28/1989 Ottawa
11. Esposito, Angelo C 6.01 180 L 2/20/1989 Quebec
12. Gillies, Colton C 6.04 194 L 2/12/1989 Saskatoon
13. Petrecki, Nick D 6.03 213 L 7/11/1989 Omaha
14. Andersson, Joakim C 6.02 198 L 2/5/1989 Frolunda
15. Plante, Alex D 6.05 220 R 5/9/1989 Calgary
16. Blum, John D 6.00 155 R 1/30/1989 Vancouver
17. Hickey, Thomas D 5.11 186 R 2/8/1989 Seattle
18. Hamill, Zach C 5.10.5 180 R 9/23/1989 Everett
19. Aliu, Akim RW 6.02.5 207 R 4/24/1989 Sudbury
20. Sutter, Brandon C 6.03 174 R 2/14/1989 Red Deer
21. Shattenkirk, Kevin D 5.11 193 L 1/29/1989 USA Under-18
22. Hoeffel, Mike LW 6.01 175 L 4/9/1989 USA Under-18
23. MacLean, Brett LW 6.01.5 200 R 12/24/1988 Oshawa
24. Moller, Oscar C 5.10.5 182 R 1/22/1989 Chiliwack
25. Gratchev, Max LW 5.11 195 L 9/26/1988 Rimouski
26. MacMillan, Logan C 6.01 180 L 7/6/1989 Halifax
27. Ruzicka, Vladimir C 6.01 180 L 2/17/1989 Slavia
28. Doyle, Eric D 6.02 191 L 4/5/1989 Everett
29. Cross, Tommy D 6.03 195 L 9/12/1989 Westminster
30. Tyrell, Dana C 5.10 185 L 4/23/1989 Prince George

Goalies:

1. Smith, Jeremy 2nd 6.0 159 L 4/13/1989 Plymouth
2. Rowat, Linden 2nd 6.01 178 L 6/4/1989 Regina
3. Cann, Trevor 3rd 5.11 200 L 3/30/1989 Peterborough
4. Owuya, Mark 3rd 6.01 191 L 7/18/1989 Djurgarden
5. Phillips, Brad 3rd 6.02 163 L 4/22/1989 USA Under-18

IMO, Patrick Kane is the best player in the draft. He handles the puck likes its glued to his stick. I'm surprised to see Angelo Esposito ranked as the 11th skater. I think that the draft is pretty deep and the first 15 selections should be good NHLers.

boiii

04-10-2007, 02:28 PM

12 MTL

11. Esposito, Angelo C 6.01 180 L 2/20/1989 Quebec
12. Gillies, Colton C 6.04 194 L 2/12/1989 Saskatoon

i will jerk off with joy if the teams pick in order of ISS' rankings, and one team ahead of us grabs a goalie. i want esposito on the habs.

cheers.
ken

~Crashintome89~

04-10-2007, 02:30 PM

It figures that we can't even get the first pick.` :lol