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Preseason is over. Real games finally return after 16 months on Wednesday night and with all the changes and player movement things should be rather interesting. I can't wait to see how my Pittsburgh Penguins will fare with their offseason signings (not to mention some kid named Sidney Crosby...). Anyway, it'll be nice just to be able to watch hockey again. Hopefully I'm not the only one left here who still cares about such things.

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Monday, 3 October 2005 22:27 (twenty years ago)

Hockey? Isn't that some sort of Canadian thingie?

― Aimless (Aimless), Monday, 3 October 2005 22:31 (twenty years ago)

those penguins are mine.

― my name is john. i reside in chicago. (frankE), Monday, 3 October 2005 22:34 (twenty years ago)

i'm pretty damn excited, since i've missed THREE seasons of hockey (living in the UK last 3 years). mind you, i live in toronto, so i don't have a lot to be excited about except wondering when mushy head will get knocked out and seeing us make a half-assed decent effort throughout the season and the first round of the playoffs only to completely fall apart in the end. hooray. GO LEAFS GO.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 3 October 2005 22:55 (twenty years ago)

I live in the Toronto area, so resuming my hatred of the Leafs is another thing I'm looking forward to. I don't imagine they'll even make it to the first round of the playoffs this year.

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Monday, 3 October 2005 23:03 (twenty years ago)

i was thinking the same thing.
that will be the kicker - it will be their worst reg. season in ages, i'll stop caring, and then the fuckers will go all the way...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Monday, 3 October 2005 23:17 (twenty years ago)

I was feeling pretty negative, but I think the Leafs could surprise if they manage to stay healthy. Tellqvist is beginning to show signs that he can play at the top level, Jason Allison and Jeff O'Neil have a lot to prove nd are going to want to stick it to their former teams and Alexander Steen is going to be a star. Andropov could also become a more consistent offensive threat now that he's playing on a line with Sundin. Whatever, as long as they get a chance to beat Ottawa in the playoffs again, I'll be happy.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 00:38 (twenty years ago)

I like the rejiggered Penguins, but they got pasted in some preseason games and ended up with a 2-7 record. That kinda sucks, Stan. I also worry about the ex-Flyer factor.

― ng-unit, Tuesday, 4 October 2005 02:35 (twenty years ago)

i was at the caps-pens game last friday--lemieux, recchi, leclair, crosby, thibault and gonchar weren't dressed. rico fata was there, andre roy beat the shit out of someone, there was one other guy i recognized... anyway, i don't think the preseason really has any bearing on their prospects.

the real question is: when will the holding penalties *stop* being called? next week, by christmas, or only come playoff time?

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 03:02 (twenty years ago)

oh, and yes, go pens

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 03:02 (twenty years ago)

i've got a massive hard on for the new season to start. go bruins.

― bingo (Chris V), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 08:44 (twenty years ago)

Are the Pens going with Leclair-Crosby-Recchi as their first line and Lemieux as their...#2 centre?

I like the emphasis on interdivisional rivalries, but it's not gonna be easy with Ottawa, Boston and Toronto.

I really really really hate the idea of shootouts (please tell me that's not in effect during playoffs), but I guess we'll see how that works out.

The only way to speed up the game (and I'm sure the officials will give it a good shot for a few weeks, but c'mon) is to eliminate a few teams and getting rid of some players with no business in the league.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 11:42 (twenty years ago)

I like the rejiggered Penguins, but they got pasted in some preseason games and ended up with a 2-7 record. That kinda sucks, Stan. I also worry about the ex-Flyer factor.

I'm not too worried about their preseason record. As was already mentioned, they weren't dressing their top lineup very often, and Lemieux looked good with 11 points in 4 games. Hopefully Leclair can stay healthy, the other ex-Flyer, Recchi should be fine. Just think about what their powerplay could be like once they get going....

Are the Pens going with Leclair-Crosby-Recchi as their first line and Lemieux as their...#2 centre?

I think their top two lines are:
Lemieux - Malone - Palffy
LeClair - Crosby - Recchi

I really really really hate the idea of shootouts (please tell me that's not in effect during playoffs)

Shootouts are only used in the regular season. Playoff OT stays the same.

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 14:08 (twenty years ago)

i'm not wholly against the shootout. the logistics of it seem a bit funky, but the potential end of game cliffhanger should be interesting.

also- all the pens love here warms my heart. are y'all (ex-)burghians?

― my name is john. i reside in chicago. (frankE), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 14:23 (twenty years ago)

Is this the year that mad genius Bob Clarke gets shitcanned?

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 15:16 (twenty years ago)

d'you still get 1 point for an overtime/shootout loss? is the overtime still 4-on-4? are those weird lines angling back from the goal line to the back boards marking a space outside of which the goalie can't play the puck? (i keep catching them out of the corner of my eye and thinking they're broken sticks)

i am an ex-burghian, yes.

i'd say bobby clarke's had a pretty good summer, getting forsberg and several immense defensemen...

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 17:08 (twenty years ago)

i saw the Leafs-Sens pre-season game at the ACC which was kinda 'meh'. mostly just phoning it in. belak fought mcgrattan 2 minutes in, which was a nice way to start, i thought. and hoffman, whoever the hell he is, got pummelled by ward in the 2nd. nice try, new guy.

i guess the marketing types set up shootouts during preseason regardless of the game's score to get the public excited about it, and i admit it was fun to watch. mind you this particular shootout was moot and half-assed.

weirdest part of that game for me: seeing ron maclean watching the game from a red, end section. jesus, couldn't someone get dude some platinums? although maybe he likes it up in the reds - closer to the 'real people'. i.e. the corporate types that go for the $150 tickets instead of the $200 ones.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 17:11 (twenty years ago)

the game was a lot 'quicker' though, with the allowed two-line passes and less icing calls. no complaints from me on that one.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 17:12 (twenty years ago)

out of curiosity, will the cbc lockout be affecting hockey night in canada?

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 17:13 (twenty years ago)

d'you still get 1 point for an overtime/shootout loss? is the overtime still 4-on-4?

OT is still 4-4 then shootout after 5 min.

from the NHL rulebook:

# During regular season games, if at the end of the three (3) regular twenty (20) minute periods, the score shall be tied, each team shall be awarded one point in the League standings.

The teams will then play an additional overtime period of not more than five (5) minutes with the team scoring first declared the winner and being awarded an additional point. The overtime period shall be played with each team at a numerical strength of four (4) skaters and one (1) goalkeeper.

(NOTE 1) The overtime period will be commenced immediately following a one (1) minute rest period during which the players will remain on the ice. The teams will not change ends for the overtime period.

(NEW for 2005-06) (NOTE 2) When regulation time ends and the teams are 5 on 3, teams will start overtime 5 on 3. Once player strength reaches 5 on 4 or 5 on 5, at the next stoppage of play, player strength is adjusted to 4 on 3 or 4 on 4, as appropriate

(NEW for 2005-06) (NOTE 3) When regulation ends and teams are 4 on 4 teams will start overtime 3 on 3.

(NEW for 2005-06) (NOTE 4) At no time will a team have less than three players on the ice. This may require a fifth skater to be added if a two-man advantage occurs.

(NOTE 5) A team shall be allowed to pull its goalkeeper in favor of an additional skater in the overtime period. The goalkeeper may not return to his position until the next stoppage of play in overtime. Any attempt by the goalkeeper to return to his position prior to the next stoppage of play (on the fly) shall be deemed to be an illegal substitution and a bench minor penalty shall be assessed for having an ineligible player. However, should that team lose the game during the time in which the goalkeeper has been removed, it would forfeit the automatic point gained in the tie at the end of regulation play, except if the goalkeeper has been removed at the call of a delayed penalty against the other team.
# (NEW for 2005-06) During regular season games, if the game remains tied at the end of the five (5) minute overtime period, the teams will proceed to a shootout. The rules governing the shootout shall be the same as those listed under Rule 30 - Penalty Shot.

(NOTE1) The Teams will not change ends for the shootout. The visiting Team will shoot first. The teams shall alternate shots.

(NOTE 2) Three (3) players from each team shall participate in the shootout and they shall proceed in such order as the Coach selects. All players are eligible to participate in the shootout unless they are serving a ten minute misconduct or have been assessed a game misconduct, gross misconduct or match penalty.

(NOTE 3) Once the shootout begins, the goalkeeper cannot be replaced unless he is injured. No warm up shall be permitted for a substitute goalkeeper.

(NOTE 4) Each team will be given three shots, unless the outcome is determined earlier in the shootout. After each team has taken three shots, if the score remains tied, the shootout will proceed to a "sudden death" format. No player may shoot twice until everyone who is eligible has shot.

(NOTE 5) Regardless of the number of goals scored during the shootout portion of overtime, the final score recorded for the game will give the winning team one more goal than its opponent, based on the score at the end of overtime.

(NOTE 6) The losing goalkeeper will not be charged with the extra goal against. The player scoring the game winning goal in the shootout will not be credited with a goal scored in his personal statistics.

(NOTE 7) If a team declines to participate in the shootout procedure the game will be declared as a shootout loss for that team. If a team declines to take a shot it will be declared as "no goal".
# Special conditions for the duration and number of periods of playoff games shall be arranged by the Board of Governors.

I personally liked it when the rules weren't labrynthine... more footballization of hockey.

are those weird lines angling back from the goal line to the back boards marking a space outside of which the goalie can't play the puck? (i keep catching them out of the corner of my eye and thinking they're broken sticks)

Goalie can't play the puck in the corners now, which means the goalies just pick the pucks up before the goal line andd wing them down the ice.

i'd say bobby clarke's had a pretty good summer, getting forsberg and several immense defensemen...

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― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

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― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 17:14 (twenty years ago)

I *heart* Forsberg, but he's never going to be 100% again... and his D is slow footed and cement-handed.

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 17:15 (twenty years ago)

out of curiosity, will the cbc lockout be affecting hockey night in canada?

I hope not!

― O'so Krispie (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 17:15 (twenty years ago)

CBC lockout was resolved yesterday. Games should be shown as normal.

Funny how the lockout ended just before Hockey Night in Canada, eh?

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 17:28 (twenty years ago)

also- all the pens love here warms my heart. are y'all (ex-)burghians?

What is this "y'all" that you speak of? I know only "yinz" and "yunz."

― ng-unit, Tuesday, 4 October 2005 19:08 (twenty years ago)

And going to Rrie?

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 19:09 (twenty years ago)

i guess the marketing types set up shootouts during preseason regardless of the game's score to get the public excited about it

don't forget, they haven't been a part of NHL play so the league needed to try it out for themselves. i.e. figuring out during the exhibitions the best way to prep the ice before the shootout to cut down on skaters losing the puck to bad ice. if they were learning those lessons and tinkering with that during the season then that would be lousy.

― gspm (gspm), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 21:22 (twenty years ago)

Calgary is going to shock the world! Was reading through their roster, and they're solid at every position. One of the best goalies in the league playing behind one of the best defences - and a whole lot of firepower up front. It would be great to see a Cup in Canada again - as long as it's not it Ottawa. That would be unacceptable.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 23:25 (twenty years ago)

Agreed. I love poking fun at my diehard Leaf fan friends and openly take pleasure when it all goes terribly wrong for them.
But not if it means cheering for the sens.
no sir.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 4 October 2005 23:37 (twenty years ago)

It's almost almost here........

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 21:46 (twenty years ago)

Clement shaved his 'stache. I'm so happy. There are 3 games on the NY-metro area and we get to see Darryl's debut...

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 22:05 (twenty years ago)

I wish I was watching Darryl's debut. I have to settle for Toronto/Ottawa and then Vancouver/Phoenix.

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 22:13 (twenty years ago)

In a trade, Michal Handzus acquires Jaromir Jagr's mullet in exchange for cash and an undisclosed draft pick.

― a picture of a fat girl hugging Rick Perry, awesome (Matt Chesnut), Wednesday, 5 October 2005 22:47 (twenty years ago)

looks like OLN bought a 1979 ESPN set for their studio

why am i not being shown sidney crosby's debut, on mario lemieux's 40th birthday?

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 6 October 2005 00:02 (twenty years ago)

Clement kinda stinks as a studio guy...

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 6 October 2005 01:02 (twenty years ago)

Or as a front man, maybe...

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 6 October 2005 01:02 (twenty years ago)

Leafs and Sens are going to a shootout. I guess it is more exciting, especially for more casual fans, but what a stupid way to decide a game.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Thursday, 6 October 2005 01:47 (twenty years ago)

So.. I don't understand. Do the Leafs get a point for that?

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 6 October 2005 02:32 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, they get one.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Thursday, 6 October 2005 02:34 (twenty years ago)

These new rules are great. No longer can you get ahead 1-0 and sit back on it for the next forty minutes.

Also the no-shooting-the-puck-into-the-crowd rule is so good I'm surprised they didn't think of it twenty years ago. It may take months before we see the full implications of how this affects the game.

The goalie trapezoid thing is great too. I'm guessing it will be especially good come April when everyone is so exhausted that a game sometimes consists of little more than the goalies going into the corners and firing it down the ice.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Thursday, 6 October 2005 04:08 (twenty years ago)

I'm glad they put a stop to the getting-ever-more-idiotic-by-the-day situation with the goalie eqipment myself.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 6 October 2005 04:12 (twenty years ago)

thing is, changing the equipment is only going to account to maybe 5-10 goals over the course of a season. It's a show move to make it seem like the best atheletes on the ice AREN'T the goalies < / goalie >

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 6 October 2005 04:14 (twenty years ago)

to wit: a goalie with a save % of .93 (Roloson last year) stops 88-90 shots with the middle of the pad/glove/crotch/what have you. Decreasing the size of the goalie's pads by an inch really doesn't change that much. The goalies that WILL notice the change are the Thibauts of the world who are 5'4" and 175 lbs and need all the help they can get. Brodeur and Turco and Kolzig and etc. (i.e real #1 goalies) will be just fine.

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 6 October 2005 04:19 (twenty years ago)

Oh i know. I just felt it was getting silly with some of them.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 6 October 2005 04:27 (twenty years ago)

C'mon, Thibault is a #1 goalie.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Thursday, 6 October 2005 04:39 (twenty years ago)

xxpost-- I think it's as much about the look of the game as it is giving the mechanics of goaltending a little adjustment. The game was sometimes looking too crowded, the shapes too voluminous and indistinct—like a blocky 8-bit version of a much sleeker game. The new jerseys I have heard about (but that did not make an appearance tonight) will also help the game seem quicker, more modern, and the play surface more open.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Thursday, 6 October 2005 04:45 (twenty years ago)

C'mon, Thibault is a #1 goalie.

In a magical fantasy land...

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 6 October 2005 05:06 (twenty years ago)

Thibault's career summary:

227(W)-217(L)-68(T) GAA: 2.67

-played in the 2002-2003 All-star game.

Not Hall-of-fame numbers by any stretch, but he's been relatively solid throughout his career. Why all the hate for le petit Jocelyn?

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Thursday, 6 October 2005 06:46 (twenty years ago)

The pressure cooker in Montreal totally rocked Thibault. Poor guy, he had to immediately fill Patrick Roy's shoes.

Then again, you'd like your #1 goalie to be mentally tough.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Thursday, 6 October 2005 12:35 (twenty years ago)

And the pressure cooker in fucking QUEBEC totally rocked Thibault. How he's in the league and Stephane Fiset ISN'T is beyond me.

Playoff line: 17(GP) 839(MIN) 4(W) 11(L) 0(THERE ARE NO TIES IN THE PLAYOFFS) 50(GA) 0(SO) 3.57(GAA)

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 6 October 2005 13:45 (twenty years ago)

(I don't hate him, mind, but I'd rather see Fleury learn to win at the pro level then waste another year in JR or MJ or wherever the hell he is now...)

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 6 October 2005 13:46 (twenty years ago)

Fleury is in the AHL where he'll supposedly be better off being the starter there than as the backup in the NHL. He could also possibly make $3 million in bonuses in the NHL, so Caron is a bit cheaper to have as a backup. For now....

Anyway it was great watching hockey again last night. I really like the rule changes. The new NHL is wonderful.

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Thursday, 6 October 2005 14:56 (twenty years ago)

also, i think Caron would have been exposed to waivers had the Pens sent him to the A, which was not the case with Fleury

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 6 October 2005 16:37 (twenty years ago)

Tough way to start the season for Toronto:
Leafs' Sundin to miss four to six weeks after breaking facial bone

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Friday, 7 October 2005 01:08 (twenty years ago)

that sucks, but at least it made Darcy Tucker sick

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Friday, 7 October 2005 01:13 (twenty years ago)

If this thread has to be kept alive by me then it obviously doesn't deserve to exist.

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Monday, 10 October 2005 13:18 (twenty years ago)

not sure i like the new look NHL. No physical play, and barely any fights. I don't want to see some shitty european version of hockey i want the days of the big bad bruins and the broad street bullies. i don't understand why they want to get fighting out of the game so bad, i think fans want to see a fight rather than a gay shootout. am i in the minority here?

― bingo (Chris V), Monday, 10 October 2005 13:36 (twenty years ago)

I like a good fight as much as the next person but I think if they were really trying to get rid of fighting they'd go to some pretty drastic measures to do so. There's still plently of room for physical play without all the clutching/grabbing/etc.

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Monday, 10 October 2005 21:27 (twenty years ago)

im no fan of the neutral zone trap and im glad they got rid of the red line for that....yes the action is fast paced but its a constant powerplay. I get bored easily without some gloves dropping.

― bingo (Chris V), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 09:08 (twenty years ago)

You can still fight and you'll see more of it once the players know the limits and ESPECIALLY once teams play each other for the 5th time this season. Everyone is still in a feeling-out process. They're not trying to get rid of the Big Bad Bruins or the Broad Street Bullies (which is not any more representative of "real hockey" than the days of the Flying Frenchmen, btw), they're trying to get rid of the Minnesota Wild/New Jersey Devils style of defensive hockey.

That said, the new rules do advantage the Canadiens 'cause they can speed through the offensive zone without getting mugged.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 13:15 (twenty years ago)

i don't mind a fight, at least when it's pros who are doing it. (i remember a mcsorley-probert bout in maybe '94 that went on for minutes--sportscenter let it run in a little window and went on with the rest of the broadcast.) but it certainly has nothing to do with why i watch hockey, and it kind of bothers me that it's felt necessary. i was at a preseason game in washington a few weeks ago and during a break some woman went into the crowd and asked some teenagers who their favorite cap was, then what their favorite part of the game was. they all burst out "teh fighting!"

if the league wanted to stop fighting, it easily could. you fight, you're gone for ten games. etc. and enough with the crap about oh, then there would be more stickwork or more bertuzzi-style muggings. call the game the way the rules are stated, be harsh with offenders, it would be fine. the nfl doesn't have these issues.

i love hockey for the speed, the moves, the passing. and there's plenty of violence even without fights. i don't suppose it really matters--the nhl is never going to be much bigger than it is in the us, or much smaller than it is in canada. but the gratuitous violence is what keeps the league just one notch above pro wrestling in most americans' minds.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:45 (twenty years ago)

the nfl doesn't have these issues.

do not compare to unwatchble sport.

― Jimmy Mod wants you to tighten the strings on your corset (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 14:48 (twenty years ago)

No physical play, and barely any fights

I dunno, the games I've watched so far have been pretty physical, and there is definitely fighting going on. I'm perfectly happy to see refs call the stupid shit like grabs, hooks, etc. I've also seen quite a few good clean checks this season, so I think we're a far cry from being "European".

And alex OTM about the 'feeling-out process' - it's only the beginning of the season - give it time. I'm enjoying watching the games so far... (and that's saying a lot given the team I'm stuck supporting).

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:06 (twenty years ago)

PS did you guys see Pat Quinn's face? Holy SHIT he looks scary. Although I'm sure he's used to the sensation of pucks in the face...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 15:08 (twenty years ago)

do not compare to unwatchble sport.
This line... loooks.. so familiar...

Quinn looks almost as bad as Sundin.
So does anyone else hate this shootout bs as much as I do?

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

YES. I like all the 'new stuff' so far EXCEPT the shootout. Total bullshit.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 17:54 (twenty years ago)

Quinn should become the first coach to wear a visor, as suggested Toronto's color commentator.

I neither love nor hate the shootout. It's only the regular season...

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Tuesday, 11 October 2005 21:59 (twenty years ago)

"So does anyone else hate this shootout bs as much as I do?"

Yes, especially since the Maple Leafs seem to be completely inept at it. (I always hated the idea though)

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Wednesday, 12 October 2005 01:01 (twenty years ago)

HAHA THE MAPLE LEAVES SUCK BUTT WORSE THAN EVER

― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!, Wednesday, 12 October 2005 05:52 (twenty years ago)

Although it's early, and there's still a long season ahead, I'd just like to note that the Leafs have now won 4 in a row.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Friday, 21 October 2005 02:39 (twenty years ago)

looks like the Penguins are headed for another number one draft pick!

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Friday, 21 October 2005 04:33 (twenty years ago)

They could have an entire line of number ones next year.

Nashville is UNDEFEATED. What post-apocalyptic world is this?

― Its morph 'em to pun cute (Matt Chesnut), Friday, 21 October 2005 04:44 (twenty years ago)

dont worry fathead the maple leaves will choke soon enogh

― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!, Friday, 21 October 2005 05:14 (twenty years ago)

wait, what the hell is this OLN crap???

holy crap, I've been so wrapped up in baseball I've been oblivious to the start of hockey season. As I sit here watching Jiri Fischer beat up on Matthew Barnaby (always a pleasure), it's finally dawning on me that ESPN no longer carries these games! No more Gary Thorne?? Are you kidding me? No Barry Drunkrose? Bill Clement in the studio? no Erin Andrews rink-side? god, this OLN seems so ghetto. it's just not the same.

And thumbs down on the two-line passing and the stupid trapezoid. god, what have they done to this game.

― The Ghost of Poppy Hidalgo (diamond), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 01:47 (twenty years ago)

MORE SCORING, YOU BITCHES

THE RED WINGS ARE 12-1

FEAR OUR SWEDES

― Its morph 'em to pun cute (Matt Chesnut), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 03:10 (twenty years ago)

bill clement needs the moustache back.

but yeah, the wings are pretty good

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 03:56 (twenty years ago)

Carolina and Montreal have been pretty surprising. And Nashville....
Jagr has been impressive too; he's on pace for 50+ PPG this season.

I definately miss the Lemieux & Jagr days =(

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Wednesday, 2 November 2005 17:04 (twenty years ago)

An illiterate coach? Quite a story.

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Friday, 4 November 2005 17:05 (twenty years ago)

still a godamn snoozefest...except for Boogaards TKO of Brookbank last night.

― bingo (Chris V), Friday, 4 November 2005 17:06 (twenty years ago)

notice: he plays on a pretty awful team, in a market no one cares about, in sidney crosby's shadow, but caps rookie alex ovechkin is pretty damn good.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 7 November 2005 06:37 (twenty years ago)

Ovechkin is the real deal. I think he suffered more from the lockout than most, because a lot of the attention which should rightfully be his, is being lavished (not undeservingly) on Crosby. He would have had the spotlight to himself last year (assuming Crosby didn't make the jump from junior). The guy can do it all, and unlike Crosby he has no supporting cast and a real physical presence.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Monday, 7 November 2005 08:27 (twenty years ago)

TEH MAPLE LEAVES STILL SUCK LIKE A HOOVER ON A DICK YO

― ESTEBAN BUTTEZ~!!, Monday, 7 November 2005 08:55 (twenty years ago)

IF IT IS WRONG TO LOVE SIDNEY CROSBY THEN I DON'T EVER WANT TO BE RIGHT

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 17 November 2005 02:58 (twenty years ago)

Does anyone else get the sense that Doug MacLean got really excited when he drafted Latrell Sprewell in his fantasy basketball league?

― d4niel coh3n (dayan), Thursday, 17 November 2005 04:06 (twenty years ago)

two weeks pass...
Boston dealt Thornton to San Jose in what must be one of the WORST TRADES EVER!

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Thursday, 1 December 2005 04:57 (twenty years ago)

yup, .25 cents on the fucking dollar. i have given up on this team. Go Senators.

― bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 1 December 2005 11:30 (twenty years ago)

as much as i don't want to see Boston do too well, it's a shame because Thornton is obviously a Bruin... i know they were pissed at his being uneffective against Montreal during the last (two) playoffs, but i kinda felt bad (momentarily at least) that they were shitting on a guy who was injured whereas you could've pointed the finger at half the team.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Thursday, 1 December 2005 15:44 (twenty years ago)

bizarre

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 1 December 2005 16:03 (twenty years ago)

yeah, I don't understand the logic behing this trade at all.

― peter in montreal (spaces are allowed), Thursday, 1 December 2005 17:23 (twenty years ago)

not that i don't think that this is a terrible trade, but i guess the value of a good mobile defenseman has gone through the roof with the "new NHL" (not to mention that Boston has always been known for being thrifty). according to his TSN bio, Brad Stuart is a "very gifted skater", which is indispensible now that defensemen can't rely on their sticks as much anymore, and "makes excellent outlet passes" which can really help launch counterattacks more effectively. i don't think you'll find many defensemen like him available right now.

geez, now i want him playing for the habs.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Thursday, 1 December 2005 18:49 (twenty years ago)

Mobile defencemen are a very valuable commodity in the "new" NHL, but Thronton is a guy that you can build a team around. They would have had to get Bobby Orr circa 1971 in order for this to make any kind of sense. Never trade a franchise player. Besides being extremely dubious from a straight hockey point of view, this trade sends the message to fans in Boston, and the rest of the league, that the Bruins have given up and don't care about winning now, or anytime in the near future. This is going to haunt them for years to come.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Friday, 2 December 2005 01:34 (twenty years ago)

again, i don't think this is a great trade, but just playing devil's advocate (and maybe some Bruins fans can shed some light here), but the point was that they didn't want Thornton as their franchise player. there are franchise players who aren't perceived as winners and given the playoff disappointments of the last few years, i think they wanted to nip this in the bud.

y'know, not to deny Thornton's enormous talent, but let's not forget about Patrice Bergeron. this is more or less his team now, and i think perhaps that's the way Boston saw it too.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Friday, 2 December 2005 02:32 (twenty years ago)

Carolina and Montreal have been pretty surprising.

the wheels look to be coming off Carolina lately

― Banana Nutrament (ghostface), Friday, 2 December 2005 02:57 (twenty years ago)

...and Montreal

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Friday, 2 December 2005 03:02 (twenty years ago)

meanwhile it takes Marco Sturm 77 seconds to prove himself against Ottawa, and Boston's talking about going captainless for the rest of the season

― Banana Nutrament (ghostface), Friday, 2 December 2005 03:26 (twenty years ago)

dear sergei gonchar: you are awful

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 14 December 2005 03:35 (twenty years ago)

one month passes...
The ax has fallen: Claude Julien fired, Gainey takes over the rest of the season and Guy Carbonneau, who will be assistant coach taking over the equally fired Rick Green, will be head coach next season.

I liked Julien, but it was obvious that the players were not responding anymore blah blah sport cliche blah blah.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Saturday, 14 January 2006 18:27 (nineteen years ago)

The thread still exists! I went on a bit of an ILX hiatus.

Anyway, the season is more than halfway through and my Pittsburgh Penguins aren't very good, if being 29th out of 30 teams isn't good. Looks like they'll be getting another high pick in the draft.
I'm really looking forward to the Olympics now, and then the trading deadline won't be too far from that.....

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Monday, 16 January 2006 21:19 (nineteen years ago)

Just read the boxscore for the Canucks/Penguins game. Brendan Morrison only has 10 goals! You suck!

― That I Could Clamber to the Frozen Moon and Draw the Ladder (Freud Junior), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 03:10 (nineteen years ago)

Holy crap, be sure to check out Ovechkin's goal tonight; he scored while on his back!

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 03:44 (nineteen years ago)

I don't like Ovechkin very much but goals scored while players are on their backs are usually entertaining.

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 03:51 (nineteen years ago)

what's not to like about Ovechkin? or is this Calder Trophy related?

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 04:05 (nineteen years ago)

Ovechkin is great! In all of the hoopla surrounding Crosby, he's often been overlooked. The kid is making fools out of veteran players on a regular basis. Dion Phaneuf is also having a fantastic season, and in any other year would be a frontrunner for the Calder. I have a hard time remembering a better crop of rookies.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 04:40 (nineteen years ago)

Both Crosby and Ovechkin are out of their minds -- it's like having Gretzky and Lemieux starting their careers at the same time. Ovechkin does moves during games that we used to do while fucking around after practice...

― Jimmy Mod (I myself am lethal at 100 -110dB) (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 05:07 (nineteen years ago)

the Penguins have a bright future. Too bad they blew all the money on a bunch of has-beens. Props to Therrien for calling a spade a spade.

― That I Could Clamber to the Frozen Moon and Draw the Ladder (Freud Junior), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 05:35 (nineteen years ago)

My dislike for Ovechkin must have began during last year's World Junior tournament. I think he's a bit too cocky, although when you're as good a player as he is maybe you have the right to have a bit of a cocky side.

When talking about this years rookies don't forget about Marek Svatos in Colorado (26 goals, 14 assists). The lockout created a double cohort with rookies this season.

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 16:36 (nineteen years ago)

Ah, hockey could stand to have more hotdoggers.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 17:28 (nineteen years ago)

I used to enjoy Jagr's showboating but now the Kovalchuks and Ovechkins just seem a bit annoying to me. I must be getting too old.

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Tuesday, 17 January 2006 17:47 (nineteen years ago)

Ziggy Palffy retires

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 16:32 (nineteen years ago)

wtf? at least the pens will have less excuse to not play/pay m-a fleury...

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 16:37 (nineteen years ago)

TSN had a bit about Fleury's bonus situation during the intermission of last night's NJ/STL game. If I recall correctly he's eligable for the bonuses after appearing in 25 games but most of them seem unattainable and the maximum he would probably earn would be $900,000. Still, Palffy's retirement will help because they definately budgeted for a playoff appearance (they're only 19 points out of the playoffs right now!!).

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Wednesday, 18 January 2006 16:52 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/pp/06024/643407.stm

Mario will announce his retirement today =(

― Stan Fields (Stan Fields), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 15:18 (nineteen years ago)

GGGAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH. Sydney is our only hope

― Jimmy Mod (I myself am lethal at 100 -110dB) (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 15:21 (nineteen years ago)

what an awful penguin season.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 24 January 2006 15:24 (nineteen years ago)

I called that in October! Fans aren't loving Mario the owner right now. It kinda sucks that his second retirement comes in the midst of an awful season with the stress of the stadium deal bearing down on everything. Kansas City Penguins doesn't have a great ring to it.

― ng-unit, Tuesday, 24 January 2006 18:27 (nineteen years ago)

Thanks for the memories Mario. When I'm boring my kids with old hockey stories, I'll be able to tell them that I saw you play, and that you were even better than they say you were.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Wednesday, 25 January 2006 07:56 (nineteen years ago)

Devils and Bruins on the upswing = life is good. Though the Bruins will surely disappoint in the end.

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Wednesday, 25 January 2006 14:23 (nineteen years ago)

f the b's

― slow jamz and white guy indie acoustic shit (Chris V), Wednesday, 25 January 2006 16:50 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...
OK, the trade deadline is 24 hours away.

Dwayne Roloson is worth a 1st round pick? Wow, betcha Buffalo are pretty happy with that development.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 19:51 (nineteen years ago)

the verizon center will be ROCKING tonight as the capitals host the penguins

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 20:04 (nineteen years ago)

Neither Rolo nor Manny are worth a #1. I anticipate Bagwell-levels of trade regret.

― Jimmy Mod: The Prettiest Flower In The Pond (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 8 March 2006 22:40 (nineteen years ago)

HOLY SHIT Theodore traded to Colorado for Aebischer. I kinda feel sorry for his last days here (man, when you haven't played in weeks and people still boo you at warm-up, that's rough) and I hope he blossoms elsewhere, but he really didn't have the mental toughness to last. A Huet-Aebischer tandem is really promising too.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Thursday, 9 March 2006 02:02 (nineteen years ago)

Trading teh goalie from MTL to COL worked last time for everyone, dinnit?

― Jimmy Mod: The Prettiest Flower In The Pond (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 9 March 2006 02:21 (nineteen years ago)

New York Islanders get: D Denis Grebeshkov, LW Jeff Tambellini and conditional third-round pick

Los Angeles gets: RW Mark Parrish and D Brent Sopel

After the Colorado deal (which I love for Colorado) this one is the second best deal so far.

― Jimmy Mod: The Prettiest Flower In The Pond (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 9 March 2006 02:25 (nineteen years ago)

Theodore is not exactly Patrick Roy.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Thursday, 9 March 2006 02:33 (nineteen years ago)

Aebeshier isn't exactly Jose Theodore

― Jimmy Mod: The Prettiest Flower In The Pond (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 9 March 2006 02:35 (nineteen years ago)

Aebischer
2005-06: 25-14-2/2.98/.900
2003-04: 32-19-9/2.09/.924
2002-03: -12-0/2.43/.916
2001-02: 13-6-0/1.88/.931

Theo
2005-06: 17-15-5/3.46/.881
2003-04: 33-28-5/2.27/.917
2002-03: 20-31-6/2.90/.908
2001-02: 30-24-10/2.11/.931

But more importantly, 1.9 millions vs 4.5 millions. I have no doubt that Theodore will do well in Colorado; it's just he wouldn't have in Montreal at this point.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Thursday, 9 March 2006 02:43 (nineteen years ago)

And yes, Aebischer has had a better team in front of him, so the stats might be deceptive... it's just that they not that radically different than Theodore's for the salary gap... and there's still questions about whether he can adapt to the new NHL, as one of the smaller goalies in the league.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Thursday, 9 March 2006 02:45 (nineteen years ago)

Worst trade deadline ever

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Thursday, 9 March 2006 19:49 (nineteen years ago)

why didn't someone take sergei fucking gonchar off our hands?

oh, because he sucks, right

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 9 March 2006 20:07 (nineteen years ago)

and expensive

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Thursday, 9 March 2006 20:33 (nineteen years ago)

the Sergei that's moving is Samsonov.

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Thursday, 9 March 2006 21:09 (nineteen years ago)

three weeks pass...
So Darcy Tucker (and the Maple Leafs fans referees) is at it again... Tucker gets hit (cleanly) so he goes and takes out Hecht's knee and goes for his head. Not only doesn't he get a penalty, Hecht gets a penalty for diving! Lindy Ruff was rightfully livid, calling this a "joke". Prediction? Ruff gets fined for talking smack about the reffing, and Tucker gets nothing.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 02:21 (nineteen years ago)

http://img49.imageshack.us/img49/7462/kovalevpwnstucker0km.th.jpg

*Sigh* this is making me feel better (quick description: Habs are killing the Leafs 5-2 so naturally in the 3rd, Tucker goes for Kovalev's knee. Kovalev then skates with the puck into the Leafs zone, stickhandles through the defensemen and cuts towards the goalie's left, with the apparent intention to create a scoring chance. At the last minute, he lets go of the puck as this was simply a ploy and NAILS Tucker as payback)

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 02:25 (nineteen years ago)

whoa--kovalev hit someone? that's cool, particularly if it was tucker.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 02:32 (nineteen years ago)

I love the Leafs in spite of their decades of ineptitude, but Tucker had that hit coming for ages.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 03:45 (nineteen years ago)

People who should be unemployed come next season, or at least off sucking for another team:

http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/20040321/quinn_46761.jpg

http://www.theslot.com.br/2004/061/pix/20031206_tordet_domi.jpg

http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/FreeAgents/2005/07/30/ferguson_john250.jpg

http://i.a.cnn.net/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/2005/09/27/gallery.leadingoff/web08.jpg

ihttp://leafsfan.servegame.com/tml_images/nik_antropov.jpg

http://nhl.speedera.net/image-upload/oneill_leafs_shoots_194x194.jpg

― Not even going to the playoffs, Tuesday, 4 April 2006 07:50 (nineteen years ago)

Can we just get a team shot? Aside from Sundin there's no one left on tyhe leafs i really care for all that much.

GO.... erm... FLAMES!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Tuesday, 4 April 2006 13:08 (nineteen years ago)

jonathan cheechoo just scored his 50th goal this season! i am so so so happy.

http://www.saymag.com/issue_images/Square_cheechoo.jpg

― corey c (shock of daylight), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 02:55 (nineteen years ago)

http://homedir-b.libsyn.com/podcasts/socalhockey/images/cheechoo.jpg

― corey c (shock of daylight), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 02:56 (nineteen years ago)

that little asskicker.

― Jimmy Mod: My theme is DEATH (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 03:01 (nineteen years ago)

jimmy mod who is yr team

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 03:16 (nineteen years ago)

Ovechkin hit 100 points and is a goal away from 50. I like Sidney Crosby, I think he's got a great career ahead of him, and he's gonna win a lot of stuff; but the Calder race is OVER.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 12:44 (nineteen years ago)

I'd be pretty happy with a Montreal - Ottawa series

― peter in montreal (spaces are allowed), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 12:54 (nineteen years ago)

They really should get rid of Sundin too. Buy a bunch of 20 year olds who can skate.
Or change the rules back so the NHL doesn't suck so hard.

― Rufus 3000 (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 13:17 (nineteen years ago)

Don't wanna see Montreal-Ottawa... I mean, I like to be optimistic like any Habs fan out there, but realistically I rather face the Rangers. And I don't buy the "Ottawa always choke in the playoffs" argument, especially since the team is kinda different (Hasek, Heatley) and the young players are now young veterans.

So what's this I hear about Colin Campbell possibly replacing Fergie Jr? Wouldn't that put him in a conflict-of-interest situation were he faced with a decision to suspend a Maple Leaf like, say, Darcy Tucker?

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 13:52 (nineteen years ago)

my team is the kings :(

I'm a fan of the game tho.

― Jimmy Mod: My theme is DEATH (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 13:54 (nineteen years ago)

It's not that I think Montreal necessarily has a good shot at beating Ottawa, it's that I think it would be a really good series. At least judging from last night's game.

Also, is Hasek still supposed to be back for the playoffs?

― peter in montreal (spaces are allowed), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 14:12 (nineteen years ago)

RE: Leafs. Yeah, get rid of most of them. Although those photo suggestions above should be the first to go. I mean, Aki Berg? What a waste. A friend was at a game a while back, and before the game when they announced the starting lineups over the PA, Aki was mentioned to be a healthy scratch - the ACC applauded.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 14:14 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, seeing how the intensity level seemed to have gotten up a notch or two last night, Ottawa-Montreal probably would be a good series.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 14:16 (nineteen years ago)

inter-provence ANYTHING would be a good series. I would like MTL to win to keep their once-a-decade streak going

― Jimmy Mod: My theme is DEATH (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 14:24 (nineteen years ago)

The Habs can take Ottawa. The Senators are beginning to tank at exactly the right time. They are riddled with injuries, and history has proven repeatedly that in spite of having all the necessary talent, they just don't have the heart to win in the playoffs. I'm sorry that Toronto could not give them their annual beating, but Montreal would be a more than adequate substitute.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 11 April 2006 15:01 (nineteen years ago)

Sidney who?
http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/hockey/nhl/04/08/bc.hkn.capitals.alexander.ap/Alex_Ovechkin.jpg

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Friday, 14 April 2006 02:08 (nineteen years ago)

A big THANK YOU to the San Jose Sharks!

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Friday, 14 April 2006 04:38 (nineteen years ago)

Thornton proving to the world that Boston made the worst trade ever. He and Cheechoo are a wrecking crew. The Sharks could surprise this year.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Friday, 14 April 2006 06:26 (nineteen years ago)

Sharks/Calgary would be an awesome first round.

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Friday, 14 April 2006 06:50 (nineteen years ago)

In that the Sharks would definitely win it, yes.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Friday, 14 April 2006 16:08 (nineteen years ago)

i hate the canucks so much right now!

― Freud Junior (Freud Junior), Friday, 14 April 2006 18:17 (nineteen years ago)

So what's this I hear about Colin Campbell possibly replacing Fergie Jr? Wouldn't that put him in a conflict-of-interest situation were he faced with a decision to suspend a Maple Leaf like, say, Darcy Tucker?

well, i mean, obviously if he were to become the leafs' gm, he would no longer be nhl vp.

― Ross G. (scatter), Friday, 14 April 2006 18:51 (nineteen years ago)

I meant now... y'know, putting the smack down on your prospective employers.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Friday, 14 April 2006 21:12 (nineteen years ago)

oh okay, gotcha

― Ross G. (scatter), Friday, 14 April 2006 22:45 (nineteen years ago)

Stupid Maple Leafs. Wait until the end of the year to go on a winning streak. The end result being that they still miss the playoffs and have now screwed up their draft position. I'm happy that they finally beat the Senators however. Ottawa is going to follow up yet another 100 point season with an early playoff exit.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Sunday, 16 April 2006 02:24 (nineteen years ago)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5d/Ovechkin.gif

― corey c (shock of daylight), Sunday, 16 April 2006 18:04 (nineteen years ago)

Playoffs start Friday! GO WINGS! (Even though you looked tired and disinterested against Dallas the other night)

― Holy makkara, Toivo! (OutDatWay), Wednesday, 19 April 2006 17:09 (nineteen years ago)

how are you holding up, ex-leon? do you have faith?

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 1 May 2006 18:36 (nineteen years ago)

Eh, not so much. I hope the Wings can win tonight, but I'm not exactly holding my breath.

― The Mercury Krueger (Ex Leon), Monday, 1 May 2006 18:47 (nineteen years ago)

well.

i hope stevie comes back, though

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 01:59 (nineteen years ago)

and though i don't think it's his fault or anything, but manny legace does not seem to be the Answer

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 02:58 (nineteen years ago)

You were worthy foes, Detroit. Enjoy the golf.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 03:13 (nineteen years ago)

FUCK

Go Sabres, I guess.

― Holy makkara, Toivo! (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 15:03 (nineteen years ago)

I root for all canadian teams and Buffalo. FLAMES DO NOT LET ME DOWN NOW

― Jimmy Mod is a super idol of The MARS SPIRIT (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 15:28 (nineteen years ago)

"I root for all canadian teams and Buffalo."

Me too, except for Ottawa. Fuck the Ottawa Senators. I don't see anyone in the East beateing Jersey this time around. Brodeur is Brodeur, and they're scoring a ton of goals right now.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 15:45 (nineteen years ago)

though i don't think it's his fault or anything, but manny legace does not seem to be the Answer

No, he's not. I think it's lame when people start blaming the goalie for everything that goes wrong, but Legace was less than stellar.

I think the Wings just lacked the hunger to win, except for maybe Stevie. It's been a while since Edmonton has even been in the playoff and so they played with a lot more fire.

― The Mercury Krueger (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 15:51 (nineteen years ago)

the wheels look to be coming off Carolina lately

-- Banana Nutrament (straightu...), December 2nd, 2005.

...and Montreal
-- alex in montreal (hip_to_hat...), December 2nd, 2005.

Or not, I guess! Carolina looked a lot hungrier the other night.

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Tuesday, 2 May 2006 15:52 (nineteen years ago)

some good series in the east, buffalo/ottawa & new jersey/carolina. wouldn't want to mess with the sharks in the west.

flyers fans cannot be too happy right now. and sure, robert esche sux, but they just got crushed last night.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:45 (nineteen years ago)

That was a way shitti goal huet let in last night

― Jimmy Mod is a super idol of The MARS SPIRIT (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:48 (nineteen years ago)

Look at the goalies that are playing on the teams that are left. Edmonton, Ottawa, Anaheim, San Jose and Carolina are basically using backups. Buffalo, Colorado and Montreal are using guys who started around half their regular season games. Maybe you give Buffalo and Colorado a mulligan due to injury, but only Theodore is playoff tested. Only Calgary and New Jersey are relying on the guys who played the bulk of the regular season. I think Brodeur will be a huge advantage for the Devils through the rest of the playoffs.

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:52 (nineteen years ago)

well, it doesn't really matter who montreal has in goal just now. brodeur really is one of the all-time greats, isn't he? i hope his sister-in-law is hot.

good draft year

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 21:59 (nineteen years ago)

ya srsly good draft yr

― Jimmy Mod is a super idol of The MARS SPIRIT (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:00 (nineteen years ago)

I was sorry to see the Flames eliminated, I've never been a fan of Anaheim.

― The Mercury Krueger (Ex Leon), Thursday, 4 May 2006 19:28 (nineteen years ago)

I really wanted to see Calgary go on too.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Thursday, 4 May 2006 19:50 (nineteen years ago)

In other news, Value Village has announced it will be opening four new Calgary locations to cope with the influx of Flames-related clothing.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Thursday, 4 May 2006 22:44 (nineteen years ago)

San Jose was only seven points removed from missing the playoffs, were not among the teams projected to make the playoffs in February, yet are currently the top seed remaining in the west.

GO SHARKS!

― polyphonic (polyphonic), Thursday, 4 May 2006 23:04 (nineteen years ago)

Carolina's "back-up" has been in goal at least half the year & has been pretty brilliant, I give 'me a fighting chance again the Dovvels

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Friday, 5 May 2006 00:03 (nineteen years ago)

I am loving the Buffalo Sabres right now. Miller stood on his head in game 2, and once again, Ottawa's big guns fell silent when it mattered most.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 02:53 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.nhl94.com/images/logos_lg/Whalers.gif

BRASS BONANZA 4EVAH

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 03:01 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.whalershockey.com/whalermania/images/pucks/puckstar_francis.jpg

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 03:10 (nineteen years ago)

That Canes/Devils game got increasingly awesomer. Goal with 20 seconds left, looks like Devils are going to tie up. GOAL WITH THREE SECONDS LEFT, WTF OVERTIME. And then the overtime goal where Broduer looks to play a shot that never gets off and the puck skirts under him unceremoniously. I'm liking the Canes as the plucky...overdogs.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 03:30 (nineteen years ago)

I once again pine for a quadruple overtime hockey orgy.

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 03:41 (nineteen years ago)

Urgh, San Jose is actually a better team than Detroit.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Tuesday, 9 May 2006 04:15 (nineteen years ago)

oh noes patrice brisebois, don't put the puck there

your cousin val is nice, though

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 10 May 2006 02:48 (nineteen years ago)

My team finished one spot out of a playoff berth, their coach got fired, and I'm getting killed in the second round of my playoff pool. None of that matters however, because the Ottawa Senators are down 3-0! The hockey gods are finally smiling. I have never felt this degree of affection for the Buffalo Sabres. Perhaps no other team in professional sports chokes as consistently as the Sens do under pressure.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Thursday, 11 May 2006 01:15 (nineteen years ago)

God I hate the entire Eastern Conference right now. You couldn't pick four more loathsome teams (hehe, except perhaps your team, j-rock).

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Thursday, 11 May 2006 01:37 (nineteen years ago)

NONE OF THE TEAMS I WANT TO WIN ARE WINNING WTF. I MIGHT BE HALF ON BUFFALOS SIDE BUT I ONLY ROOT FOR OTTAWA OUT OF AMERICAN GUILT.

― Jimmy Mod is a super idol of The MARS SPIRIT (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 11 May 2006 01:58 (nineteen years ago)

No offence taken. I understand that hating the Leafs is the national past-time for people who live outside Toronto. I love the Canadiens though.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Thursday, 11 May 2006 02:05 (nineteen years ago)

Nice, Edmonton still in it, beating the Sharks yesterday to cut the series lead to 2-1. They're about the only team I like that's left.

I was thinking about this, who would you pick for your team between Chris Pronger and Scott Niedermayer? Niedermayer is a fantastic and super-talented player but damn, Pronger is a rock... his play during the Detroit series especially really endeared him to me.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Thursday, 11 May 2006 11:44 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.whalershockey.com/whalermania/images/lineup/lineup94_02_02pronger.jpg

BRASS BONANZA 4EVAH

― David R. (popshots75`), Thursday, 11 May 2006 11:48 (nineteen years ago)

You really can't lose either way, but I gotta go with Pronger, if only because I find his gap-toothed smile so endearing.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Thursday, 11 May 2006 11:57 (nineteen years ago)

Last night I had trouble sleeping because all I could think about was the guy with the shovel scraping pieces of Ryan Smith's face off the ice and wrapping them in a towel . . .

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Thursday, 11 May 2006 23:43 (nineteen years ago)

I mean Smyth. Damn it.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Thursday, 11 May 2006 23:44 (nineteen years ago)

See you later Ottawa, you will not be missed. Talent alone doesn't win cups, or you would have had a few by now. Here's hoping for an Edmonton/Buffalo final.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Sunday, 14 May 2006 01:37 (nineteen years ago)

It would be overwhelming proof that only the most stunningly second-rate of cities can truly nurture a post-lockout franchise. Excellent!

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Sunday, 14 May 2006 02:40 (nineteen years ago)

San Jose implodes in the third period . . .

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Monday, 15 May 2006 04:12 (nineteen years ago)

DAER SAN JOSE,

O CANADA IS PRETTIER AND EASIER TO SING THEN TEH STARS SPANGLED BANNARS. ALSO, DO NOT MAKE LAST STANDING REPRESENTATIVE OF NATION ANGRY.

BUFFALOS OILERS WOULD BE TEH AMAZINGS.

― Jimmy Mod is a super idol of The MARS SPIRIT (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Monday, 15 May 2006 13:15 (nineteen years ago)

Is it me, or did I get the impression that there were loud boos during the U.S. anthem before Game 4 on Friday? No one mentioned them, but that's what it seemed like; maybe SJ fans thought that they were retaliating.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Monday, 15 May 2006 13:43 (nineteen years ago)

All of San Jose's best players are Canadian anyway, Toskala excepted. Booing anthems is tasteless, and pretty dumb given the make-up of the league nowadays.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Monday, 15 May 2006 13:49 (nineteen years ago)

canes canes canes canes canes canes

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Monday, 15 May 2006 14:11 (nineteen years ago)

DO NOT WANT

― Jimmy Mod is a super idol of The MARS SPIRIT (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Monday, 15 May 2006 14:18 (nineteen years ago)

haha it's a good thing the nhl doesn't rely on tv ratings

rookie goalies be head-standing (except you, ray emery)

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 15 May 2006 19:35 (nineteen years ago)

haha it's a good thing the nhl doesn't rely on tv ratings

rookie goalies be head-standing (except you, ray emery)

ANAHEIM vs BUFFALO = TEEMU vs TEPPO

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 15 May 2006 19:38 (nineteen years ago)

Don't blame Emery. He did let in some bad goals at inopportune times, but Ottawa's whole team has got a lot to answer for. His defence let him down bad time and time again. Pominville should never have got a shot off. What were Alfredsson and Redden doing on that play? A missing persons report should be filed for both Heatley and Havlat. I also wonder if Jason Spezza plans to avoid throwing a check for the entire duration of his NHL career? You suck Ottawa! Toronto may have stunk up the joint this year, but at least they didn't strut about pretending that the playoffs were a mere formality which lay between themselves and the Stanley Cup.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Monday, 15 May 2006 23:55 (nineteen years ago)

well, it's true that pominville (and drury before him) should not get those kind of shots untouched, but dude's got to get across the crease. by no means do i blame him; it just seems that that's the kind of crazy save that needs to be made if you're going to go somewhere. for what it's worth, i thought ottawa largely outplayed buffalo the last two games (with occasional episodes of horrendous cycling in the ottawa zone). and while timid compared to the leaves, ottawa was certainly more goonish.

i'd feel happier about the 'canes if they were still the Whale. too bad ronnie francis isn't still there.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 00:17 (nineteen years ago)

Pominville is no Drury tho...

― Jimmy Mod is a super idol of The MARS SPIRIT (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 00:29 (nineteen years ago)

I am so stoked for the Canes (who're my home team) that I almost wanna pitch 'em to the assembled NHL Thread Massive - they're a very likeable team. Ignore the they-used-to-be-Hartford/hockey-ain't-native-to-the-South urge and focus on the team itself. It's full of likeable players! They don't play neutral zone trap all day long! I'm not saying they eschew it, either, nobody's got that kinda balls, but their run-and-gun is fun to watch. And Brindamour is SO well-utilized by this team; surrounded by decent-scoring young players instead of injury-prone limelight-hogs like Lindros, he can function as the name-brand part of a working line instead of The Slack Picker-Upper. Watching Cam Ward step up this year has been completely rad. Plus, the hurricane warning stuff (the black squares) on the jersey is awesome, even if the actual logo is dating badly even as I write this.

Carolina Hurricanes! Go go go!

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 00:31 (nineteen years ago)

YOU MUST ROOT FOR EDMONTON OUT OF AMERICAN GUILT

― Jimmy Mod is a super idol of The MARS SPIRIT (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 01:02 (nineteen years ago)

lissen thomas tallis! i've lived in rdu! and god bless you for being an actual hockey fan there (i have a very rich friend with season tix who's actually a flyers fan, but'll root for the 'canes otherwise). and you're a nice guy, and i've a soft spot for mark recchi and glen wesley and ugly rob brind'amour. but come on, the citizens of buffalo deserve a Stanley Cup more than you carpetbaggers, eh?

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 01:19 (nineteen years ago)

Ryan Miller looks like Williamsburg on skates. Most indie hockey player ever.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 01:55 (nineteen years ago)

Not sure if that counts for or against Buffalo.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 01:56 (nineteen years ago)

ryan miller is a hasid?

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 02:01 (nineteen years ago)

Far too few hasidic goalies in the NHL.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 03:30 (nineteen years ago)

Y'know, I like the actual teams left and the style they play, but symbolically I cannot root for Buffalo, Carolina or worst of all, Anaheim. It's gonna take awhile for me not to associate the Sabres to a boring goon team. Gotta go with Edmonton, the only other Canadian team I'd root for.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 16 May 2006 12:46 (nineteen years ago)

Bye bye Sharks!

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Thursday, 18 May 2006 02:34 (nineteen years ago)

Anaheim tries to maek series interesting, fails.

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 10:48 (nineteen years ago)

wow, that was wild.

and yeah, that's an insane contract Brad Richards got. i really like him, but the second-highest paid player in the league? you'd figured by the four remaining teams that buying your way to the Cup is not exactly a sound strategy.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 16:11 (nineteen years ago)

I turned on last nights' game a few minutes into the 3rd. Don't think I could have timed things any beter!

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 16:18 (nineteen years ago)

i saw the first two periods and had to leave. :(

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 20:16 (nineteen years ago)

It was so nerve-wracking that I had trouble rioting afterwards.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 23:03 (nineteen years ago)

Edmonton-Buffalo final would be great. I'm not a fan of the 'Canes at all. Actually, I don't really like Buffalo that much either, but being from Toronto I've got a soft spot for them thanks to all those Buffalo-TV feeds we got for the Yankee networks. All Hail Commander Tom!

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 23:10 (nineteen years ago)

ugly rob brind'amour

man if you haven't seen that grill up close you don't even KNOW, man, it's painful to even look at it

if I didn't have "they're my team!" sympathies I think my preferences would be Edmonton & Buffalo, but fuck that, LET'S GO CANES!! c'mon man they got Ric Flair doin' promos for 'em! and the skankiest cheerleaders of all, I bet fully half of 'em are moonlighting from day jobs at Dockside Dolls!

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 23:38 (nineteen years ago)

besides which, when did Buffalo expand, like '70 or something? they're not exactly OGs all up in this piece

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 23:39 (nineteen years ago)

MUST HAVE BUFFALO EDMONTON FINALS; ESP CONSIDERING BUFFALO GOT JOBBED IN 99

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 24 May 2006 23:47 (nineteen years ago)

you Carolina haters don't need to worry 'bout nothin' btw as the Hurricanes seem to have forgotten that in order to win games you have to ACTUALLY SHOOT THE FUCKING PUCK EVERY SO OFTEN

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Thursday, 25 May 2006 00:04 (nineteen years ago)

good game, eh? in carolina's defense, the sabres are awfully good at blocking shots.

it kind of takes away from the whole "white out" thing when it's the road team wearing the white sweaters these days.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 25 May 2006 01:16 (nineteen years ago)

when did that change? i grew up with the home team in white, and all of a sudden they've switched! and the multiple jerseys too: is this just a ploy to double everyone's merch sales? some teams even have multiple logos! although, i am happy to see the old canucks logo reappear. i hope they go back to the 'flaming skate' instead of the 'angry whale'.

― derrick (derrick), Thursday, 25 May 2006 05:40 (nineteen years ago)

i think it started last season, ie two years ago. i don't like it either.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 25 May 2006 05:53 (nineteen years ago)

the white jerseys on the road came about because trainers/equip. managers were complaining about having to carry so many 3rd jerseys and shit (to prepare for alternate 3rd odd-day ccolor clashes when the home team decided to weair their burger-king novelty jerseys) thru customs and via air-plane post 9/11 --- which doean't make a lick of sense and is a totally self-created problem. But hey, a league with so many problems needs all teh moneys it can get

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 25 May 2006 08:31 (nineteen years ago)

those ric flair promos are gold!

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Thursday, 25 May 2006 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

WOOOOO

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 25 May 2006 16:21 (nineteen years ago)

dunh dunh duhn-dunh dunh dunh dunh dunh dunh dunh duh-dunh dunh dunh dunh duhn duhn

THAT'S ANOTHER CAROLINA HURRICANES GOAL! whoo-WHOO!

dunh dunh duhn-dunh dunh dunh dunh dunh dunh dunh duh-dunh dunh dunh dunh duhn duhn

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Thursday, 25 May 2006 18:29 (nineteen years ago)

Goddamn there was a shift last night where every carolina player on the ice was knocked down during the shift

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 25 May 2006 20:12 (nineteen years ago)

WOOOOOOO

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Saturday, 27 May 2006 02:01 (nineteen years ago)

dunh dunh duhn-dunh dunh dunh dunh dunh dunh dunh duh-dunh dunh dunh dunh duhn duhn

I got a hangover even though I didn't get to see the game, but Gerber! hells yes!

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Saturday, 27 May 2006 13:59 (nineteen years ago)

:(

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Saturday, 27 May 2006 14:01 (nineteen years ago)

Oilers need to man up tonight...I'm so worried even with a 3-1 lead...

― Jimmy_tango (Jimmy_tango), Saturday, 27 May 2006 16:03 (nineteen years ago)

I would love to see the Oilers win tonight. An Edmonton - Buffalo series would be the most exciting. Both teams are so fast and talented. I must say, Buffalo deserves it the most. They work so well as a team, everyone contributing. It's going to be tough for them with all of the injuries to their defense though.

― Carrie Lynn MacNeil (Carrie Lynn), Saturday, 27 May 2006 16:21 (nineteen years ago)

MUST HAVE BUFFALO EDMONTON FINALS; ESP CONSIDERING BUFFALO GOT JOBBED IN 99

Damn straight Jimmy Mod!

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Saturday, 27 May 2006 17:36 (nineteen years ago)

Yeah, no Buffalonian in their right mind is a Brett Hull fan, or a fan of NHL refs for that matter. They always find a way to screw us.

― Carrie Lynn MacNeil (Carrie Lynn), Saturday, 27 May 2006 18:51 (nineteen years ago)

hello clarence campbell

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Sunday, 28 May 2006 02:41 (nineteen years ago)

:D

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Sunday, 28 May 2006 02:53 (nineteen years ago)

Looking forward to Buffalo.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Sunday, 28 May 2006 03:47 (nineteen years ago)

wheels comin' off Carolina tonight

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Sunday, 28 May 2006 23:41 (nineteen years ago)

...ten minutes later, we learn that the way to spur one's team on to higher achievement is to CRITICIZE THEM ON THE INTERNET

go Brind'amour, you giant-headed man you

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Sunday, 28 May 2006 23:56 (nineteen years ago)

huh, he has a blog or something?

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Monday, 29 May 2006 00:13 (nineteen years ago)

This series is painful to watch. I can't stand the thought of Carolina back in the finals.

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Monday, 29 May 2006 00:16 (nineteen years ago)

(no Alex it was a joke - I said "the wheels are coming off," then Carolina tied the game)

LEARN TO STAND IT JIMMY

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Monday, 29 May 2006 00:18 (nineteen years ago)

toni lydman is awesome

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 29 May 2006 01:08 (nineteen years ago)

so is CORY STILLMAN WOOOOOOOOOO

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Monday, 29 May 2006 01:34 (nineteen years ago)

anyone who can skate like maxim afinegenov should be better than maxim afinegenov

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 29 May 2006 01:45 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.cbc.ca/gfx/topstory/sports/wesley_glen030309.jpg http://images.sportsline.com/images/cbs/sports/talent/psimms_new.jpg

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 29 May 2006 01:46 (nineteen years ago)

I agree. He can't finish anything.

― Carrie Lynn MacNeil (Carrie Lynn), Monday, 29 May 2006 02:03 (nineteen years ago)

:(

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Monday, 29 May 2006 02:44 (nineteen years ago)

4 JIMMY

http://img498.imageshack.us/img498/5883/davebabych8yv.jpg

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 29 May 2006 03:18 (nineteen years ago)

"anyone who can skate like maxim afinegenov should be better than maxim afinegenov"

Ha! Ha! Ha!

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Monday, 29 May 2006 04:07 (nineteen years ago)

Hey sorry Jimmy, but he's been horrible lately. I can't count how many break aways he's had and then just shot the puck directly into the goalie. It's very disappointing, I love Buffalo!

― Carrie Lynn MacNeil (Carrie Lynn), Monday, 29 May 2006 05:07 (nineteen years ago)

i hate the first day with no hockey.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 29 May 2006 17:50 (nineteen years ago)

Here we go Sabres! Here we go!

― Carrie Lynn MacNeil (Carrie Lynn), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 16:48 (nineteen years ago)

APPARENTLY TEH FPANTOM CALL HAUNTS TEH SABRES

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 30 May 2006 23:21 (nineteen years ago)

TEH FPANTOM CALL HAS STRUCK TEH CANES.

I will concede that this series has been entertaining

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 00:13 (nineteen years ago)

wtf is goin' on at the arena

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 00:55 (nineteen years ago)

wtf was that shit

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 01:22 (nineteen years ago)

stupid refs

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 01:23 (nineteen years ago)

R U SAYNG TAT WASN'T BOARDING?

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 01:25 (nineteen years ago)

no no, but there was a missed call before the GW goal

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 01:28 (nineteen years ago)

Ya totally.

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 01:29 (nineteen years ago)

I can't believe it's an OILERS Final. Does that chick from the Police Academy movies still play for them?

― ZOT! (davidcorp), Wednesday, 31 May 2006 09:28 (nineteen years ago)

McKee's not traveling to Carolina because he's sick. He better be on his death bed. Missing game 7 of this series is no small affair. I still have faith that Buffalo can pull it off but man, when are we going to get over this plague of injuries?

― Carrie Lynn MacNeil (Carrie Lynn), Thursday, 1 June 2006 16:03 (nineteen years ago)

:(

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Friday, 2 June 2006 01:04 (nineteen years ago)

Fuck the Whale. And fuck the Oil while you're at it. I can't remember a Stanley Cup I've been less interested in.

― Holy makkara, Toivo! (OutDatWay), Friday, 2 June 2006 01:14 (nineteen years ago)

Wow, what a disappointing way to end the season. I really thought Buffalo deserved it this year. What a team. Well, I guess it's time to have a drink and start looking forward to next season.

― Carrie Lynn MacNeil (Carrie Lynn), Friday, 2 June 2006 02:55 (nineteen years ago)

Fuck the Whale. And fuck the Oil while you're at it. I can't remember a Stanley Cup I've been less interested in.

You must be from Dallas.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Friday, 2 June 2006 02:57 (nineteen years ago)

Oh no my friend. I have a more base, slow-burning hatred for the Stars.

― Holy makkara, Toivo! (OutDatWay), Friday, 2 June 2006 03:04 (nineteen years ago)

Not to take anything away from the players, most of whom have played their entire lives for a chance at a cup, but hockey means nothing to the average man on the street in Raleigh NC. For that reason, I'm sad that Buffalo didn't advance. Buffalo NY takes a lot of crap for being a dump, but those fans care. The same was true two years ago. While I was happy to see Andreychuk finally lift one, arena football got higher TV ratings than some of the games in Tampa. That's just plain wrong. It would have meant the absolute world to Calgary.

Go Oilers.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Friday, 2 June 2006 03:44 (nineteen years ago)

An American friend of mine was in town recently and noted that Oilers flags are more noticeable here than American flags are in America . . .

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Friday, 2 June 2006 04:09 (nineteen years ago)

. . . Meanwhile, from the Edmonton Urinal . . .


Cops divided on crowd control tactics
Published: Thursday, June 01, 2006

EDMONTON - A senior Edmonton police officer defied a gag order Wednesday and continued to speak out about his removal as commander of crowd control on Whyte Avenue.

Insp. Bryan Boulanger had been given a strict order Wednesday by Deputy Chief Mike Bradshaw not to publicly talk about either his removal or police strategies related to Oilers game celebrations on Whyte Avenue.

Boulanger was removed as crowd-control commander on Tuesday. He was replaced by Insp. Chris Caughell, the head of the public safety unit, also known as the riot squad [emphasis mine].

Boulanger reacted by telling local media outlets he had been "fired" from the job and that his firing was a "knee-jerk reaction" to the near-riot on Whyte Avenue on Saturday night after the Oilers beat the Anaheim Mighty Ducks to advance to the Stanley Cup final.
An estimated 30,000 people flooded Whyte Avenue and groups of drunken hooligans smashed store windows, threw bottles, climbed into trees and onto light posts, and lit several bonfires in the street.

As commander that night, Boulanger made the decision to keep police at a distance, reasoning that wading into the crowd in an attempt to restore order would only exacerbate the hooliganism.

Boulanger told local media outlets his decision to exercise restraint was at odds with the commanders of the riot squad, who he said wanted to use force to restore order. Boulanger said that was contrary to the principles of community policing . . .

etc. etc. etc.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Friday, 2 June 2006 04:22 (nineteen years ago)

NSFWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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― 333333333333 (33333), Friday, 2 June 2006 04:37 (nineteen years ago)

Man, this half asian girl at my office that I'm already crazy in love with turned up for work today in a little Oilers-t. my dick nearly exploded.

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 5 June 2006 17:48 (nineteen years ago)

the Whale

surfacing

in the Stanley Cup finals

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Monday, 5 June 2006 17:55 (nineteen years ago)

I really hope the Oilers win, I don't like the Hurricanes at all (sorry Thomas!).

― Bluebell Madonna (Ex Leon), Monday, 5 June 2006 18:34 (nineteen years ago)

IT IS SETTLED THEN: ILX ENDORES CANADA

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Monday, 5 June 2006 18:35 (nineteen years ago)

ENDORSES. NOIZEBORD MAEKS U SLOPPY

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Monday, 5 June 2006 18:35 (nineteen years ago)

S'OKAY. ILX ENDORSES SLOPPY

― Thermo Thinwall (Thermo Thinwall), Monday, 5 June 2006 18:41 (nineteen years ago)

Hopefully there'll be some whooping Canadians in Bodeans.

― ZOT! (davidcorp), Monday, 5 June 2006 18:46 (nineteen years ago)

Or some of the fire-starting hosers...

― ZOT! (davidcorp), Monday, 5 June 2006 18:46 (nineteen years ago)

KEVIN DINEEN LIVES YOU GREASY FUCKERS

GO WAHLEZR

― David R. (popshots75`), Monday, 5 June 2006 18:55 (nineteen years ago)

I have been half-watching game 1 and even though I don't particularly care for Chris Pronger, seeing him score on the penalty shot was pretty cool. Only because he's a defenseman, really.

― Holy makkara, Toivo! (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 00:57 (nineteen years ago)

wasn't a lot of space there either, but he drilled it

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 01:02 (nineteen years ago)

:(

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 01:52 (nineteen years ago)

Wow. Sucks to be Conklin. I hope Jason Smith hands him the Cup first.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:00 (nineteen years ago)

ouch. ty conklin, meet that dude who shot the puck in off grant fuhr's leg against calgary in '86.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:01 (nineteen years ago)

That dude was Steve Smith.

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:02 (nineteen years ago)

really? for some reason i was thinking it was the guy who became a doctor, whose name i can't remember...

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:03 (nineteen years ago)

Gretzky handed him the Cup first the following year.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:03 (nineteen years ago)

Steve Smith (from Glasgow) scored the own goal.

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:03 (nineteen years ago)

didn't steve smith also bury gretzky in the '91 canada cup?

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:09 (nineteen years ago)

that was gary suter, i believe. him and smith might have played together in calgary.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:12 (nineteen years ago)

oh god. roloson not coming back.

― 333333333333 (33333), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:14 (nineteen years ago)

Is that official? it had every look of two blown ligaments. Dudebro was a FA this year too.

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:16 (nineteen years ago)

all my hockey memories, one guy off. thank you alex in mtl.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:16 (nineteen years ago)

mac t said it in postgame press conf. but i dunno, how did they decide that in 20 minutes without an x-ray or anything (i assume)???

― 333333333333 (33333), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:17 (nineteen years ago)

maybe it's a ploy and he'll be back when they get to edmonton. please god.

― 333333333333 (33333), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:19 (nineteen years ago)

forget conklin, i betcha a lot of folks will be huntin' for bergeron's head

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:22 (nineteen years ago)

I think you have a better chance of seeing this:

http://unicorns.com/images/indigosea2c.jpg

Than you do this:

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:23 (nineteen years ago)

aw

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:23 (nineteen years ago)

http://www.chieftain.com/archive/2006/may/26/sptEDMX109MIGHTYDUCKSOILERS.jpg

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:25 (nineteen years ago)

McTavish should start the unicorn in Game 2.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 02:30 (nineteen years ago)

Conklin or Markkanen will start the next game, still operating under the pretence that Roloson is out for the series. Roloson will start the game after that.

Try Ty Conklin more.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 04:42 (nineteen years ago)

you come from the land of the unicorn

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 6 June 2006 14:44 (nineteen years ago)

beatdown

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 8 June 2006 01:44 (nineteen years ago)

blowouts aren't fun even when you're cheering for the winner

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Thursday, 8 June 2006 02:57 (nineteen years ago)

they're only fun if you're georges laraque

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 8 June 2006 12:52 (nineteen years ago)

Ted Nolan to coach Isles! Cool!

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Thursday, 8 June 2006 17:50 (nineteen years ago)

Not even Laracque got to make much noise, his whiff was laughable. The penalty he received for it was even more pathetic. Thanks new-NHL.

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Thursday, 8 June 2006 21:47 (nineteen years ago)

don't let me get my hopes back up too high but...reminded me a lot of detroit game 2...smart defensive play and finally not giving up a dozen easy cane rushes.

― Jimmy_tango (Jimmy_tango), Sunday, 11 June 2006 01:56 (nineteen years ago)

This ain't gonna be easy. I notice how Carolina has three guys cramming up Cam Ward's net, and they can still break out because of their speed.

Kudos to Peca for being massive against Brind'Amour tonight.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Sunday, 11 June 2006 05:48 (nineteen years ago)

man, that wasn't really massive. i want to see peca D-STROY a nigga out there, you know? i love that man. he isn't built for laying dudes out like he does but he just KNOWS where to be to catch the dude with his head down in the neutral zone and has the guts to be there.

― 333333333333 (33333), Sunday, 11 June 2006 17:06 (nineteen years ago)

raffi torres, that was a dumbass penalty.

is rexall place just the northlands coliseum renamed or is it a new building?

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 03:07 (nineteen years ago)

Renamed.

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Tuesday, 13 June 2006 07:23 (nineteen years ago)

Seven games . . .

― fields of salmon (fieldsofsalmon), Sunday, 18 June 2006 16:41 (nineteen years ago)

carolina's meltdown has been a big ol' drag...how long did they go without one lousy shot on goal last nite?

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Sunday, 18 June 2006 16:56 (nineteen years ago)

In the second, they had their first shot with 5 minutes left.

It's still not in the bag though because I truly believe that Carolina at their very best beats Edmonton at their very best. The thing is, the Oilers *will* show up to play their very best. I don't know about the Hurricanes.

And Erik Cole? Total panic move.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Sunday, 18 June 2006 18:12 (nineteen years ago)

i think carolina will be fine back in raleighwood. did rob brind'amour make the trip to edmonton? i don't even remember him playing last night...

xp well if doug weight was going to be out anyway, it's not like they scratched someone just for cole.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Sunday, 18 June 2006 18:16 (nineteen years ago)

No, but someone who had a fractured neck and who hasn't played since early March should probably not be playing close to 18 minutes and at the point on the PP in Game 6.

I just remember during the Buffalo series (or was it NJ?) that they thought he could return but concluded a few days later that he might not be the wisest thing. Sure, he might have healed considerably since then, but it does seem like he rushed to get back.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Sunday, 18 June 2006 19:33 (nineteen years ago)

well.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 02:11 (nineteen years ago)

What an anticlimatic ending. Still hate the 'Canes.

― GILLY'S BAGG'EAR VANCE OF COUPARI (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 02:25 (nineteen years ago)

anticlimactic...if you hate great hockey games! that was AWESOME.

― Thomas Tallis (Tommy), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 02:34 (nineteen years ago)

meh

― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 03:07 (nineteen years ago)

The 2nd period was FANTASTIC!

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 03:15 (nineteen years ago)

I'm gonna miss Mike Emerick's pre-pubescent voice cracks.

― Fonzie Scheme (Matt Chesnut), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 03:19 (nineteen years ago)

:(

two thingss thaat bother me about this win, and their both basically the same:

1) PPL from new england still trying to claim the canes as their own hartsfords whalers. They are not yours hartsfords whalers. This is the equivalent of someone from kansas city cheering for the devils because they were once the scouts or the ppl of atlanta cheering for the flames because they were once... the flames. REMEMBER: they were taken from you in a move of greed and overall lameness authorized by gayr bettmang.

2) now we have to listen to ESPN treat the canes as the whalers, going so far as to play brass bonanza on sports center, and by extension we now have to listen to the braying of chris berman as he afffects a new england/boston accent as he yells a lot on TV.

― Jimmy Mod: NOIZE BOARD GRIL COMPARISON ANALYST (The Famous Jimmy Mod), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 03:59 (nineteen years ago)

I can still cheer for the Whalercanes and pray Karmanos gets herpes on his eyes, tho. Also, Brass Bonanza is timeless. Also also, ESPN is balls. And, really, it was kinda cool seeing the damn franchise win something (even if, like you said, it ain't the Ronnie Franchise franchise no more).

― David R. (popshots75`), Tuesday, 20 June 2006 04:30 (nineteen years ago)

OK, so the free-agent extravaganza starts tomorrow... any wishlist for your respective teams/comments about what's been going on?

The rumour that Brendan Shanahan has Montreal on his list if he doesn't re-signed with Detroit makes me giddy.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Friday, 30 June 2006 17:43 (nineteen years ago)

As a Detroit fan that makes me a little sad, but they've got to start replacing some of those fossils some day. As long as they keep Lidstrom for a few more years, I'll be all right with it.

― daniel striped tiger (OutDatWay), Friday, 30 June 2006 19:13 (nineteen years ago)

roloson and a pick for lidstrom and howard

― 333333333333 (33333), Friday, 30 June 2006 19:51 (nineteen years ago)

Lidstrom signed today for 2 years.

Kovalev and Shanahan on the same line would be scary, though it'd be a moot point if Ribeiro is centering it.

Isn't Roloson a UFA, thus not tradeable?

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Friday, 30 June 2006 21:24 (nineteen years ago)

woah yeah, they just signed him up for a year??

― 333333333333 (33333), Friday, 30 June 2006 21:29 (nineteen years ago)

Busy first day; any thoughts?

- Disappointed Elias and Langenbrunner re-signed with New Jersey, as they were two names rumoured to be negotiating with Montreal
- Bruins just go scary with Chara and Marc Savard, but then again, Glenn Murray isn't Kovalchuk and I'm not sure if he's *that* good.
- Gerber in Ottawa is interesting; I think it's a good move 'cause he was great all season and to be fair, he sucked in TWO games in the playoffs. He deserves another chance.
- I hope signing Kubina for 5M a season (and Hal Gill for 2M) means that Toronto is less likely to sign Jason Arnott.
- Parrish-Demitra-Gaborik could be one scary line for Minnesota

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Sunday, 2 July 2006 13:28 (nineteen years ago)

Steve Yzerman retired. I just thought it deserved a mention. Along with Gretzky and Lemieux, he formed the holy trinity of players I adored growing up. One of the greatest captains in hockey, and probably all professional sports. He was sometimes overlooked because he is so soft spoken, and played in the shadows of giants for much of his career. He was instrumental in Detroit's cup wins, and not enough can be said about his role in ending Canada's 50 year gold medal drought in Salt Lake; a tournament he played on basically one leg. He's one of the all-greats. I hope that they waive the Hall of fame waiting period for him.

― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Tuesday, 4 July 2006 03:00 (nineteen years ago)

Waiving the HOF waiting period might be a bit much, but yes, one of the classiest players of all time.

― alex in montreal (alex in montreal), Tuesday, 4 July 2006 03:29 (nineteen years ago)

it's probably time to start an 06/07 thread, no? given that all we're discussing now is preamble to next september.

― derrick (derrick), Tuesday, 4 July 2006 05:44 (nineteen years ago)


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