MARIAN HOSSA WILL BE YOUR MILLSTONE: THE NHL 2009-2010 THREAD (INCLUDING PITTSBURGH CUP HANGOVER OFFSEASON SHENANIGANS. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)

So... 12 years, huh?

twelve.

they also got Kopecky which almost hurts more because he actually, like, won a Cup

It's July 2009 and Brian Burke has "broken more campaign promises on Swedish twins than in any other area."

The team that confuses me right now is the Oilers. I have no idea what to think of a team w/ an aged Khabibulin and a potentially exiled Danny Heatley

will anyone sign Chelios?????

the Blackhawks just offered him a 15 year contract

I'm not sure I approve of this new york rangers style team building that the habs are doing right now

It might work though

farewell, rob scuderi

I am happy to keep the Sedins, they took a discount and that's great news. sad to lose Ohlund but no surprise there, really. Was not prepared to lose laBarbera, but i guess if the guy wants to play, he's gotta go somewhere else.

am now concerned with Kyle Wellwood, and so, so, relieved that we did not jump on Gaborik.

The Rob Scuderi deal seems like a low priority move for the Kings because there is still NO ONE TO PUT PUCKS IN THE NET ON THIS TEAM.

is mikael samuelsson any good, detroit fans?

Samuelsson is a very solid third line winger that has been a VERY important playoff player for the wings. San jose should've had more patience with him, and a bunch of others over the years

i heard samuelsson and thought 'ulf samuelsson? isn't he 50+ by now?'
but i think this is a good move.

Samuelsson is like a budget J. Franzen, which is a compliment.

ulf samuelsson's son was a second-round pick this year

So long Joe Sakic

So long Claude Lemieux

Sakic I can appreciate, Lemieux however can choke on a bucket of dicks.

Lemaire returns as Devils head coach

uh, wow

DE-FENSE
clapclapclap
DE-FENSE
clapclapclap

Dale Tallon, newly unemployed.

will anyone sign Chelios?????

― bnw, Thursday, July 2, 2009 1:02 PM (1 week ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
the Blackhawks just offered him a 15 year contract

― Bill Magill

Hahaha, also I hear Gordie Howe's hoping to come out of retirement, just long enough to play a single shift in 2010

farewell teppo

I thought he was out of the league long ago. Nice work if you can get it.

always sad when a jet goes away, because when you're a jet you're a jet all the way

Patrick Eaves to Detroit, hopefully he can get his shit back together

also: the headline in my rss was "Eaves moves to Detroit from the Ottawa Senators" but when i clicked the link they'd fixed it on their end. So... he... travelled in time... and skipped his days in Carolina? If I were him and I could, I totally would

interesting...

<3ing this guy right now

http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs187.snc1/6253_544624645747_6604982_32190904_2666968_n.jpg

Also kind of surprised I haven't seen this here: Hossa's deal (and Pronger's) is under investigation by the league.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4369897

funny that zetterberg's isn't as well

I think they mention Zetterberg and Franzen's contracts in there, and they figure that they're cool... I highly doubt that Hossa's will end up being flagged (but Pronger's is a bit more sketchy-- league minimum for 3 years or something?)

Yeah Hank's is definitely sketchy but no Wings fans will complain. Hell I don't even really care about Hossa or Pronger. I just hope this doesn't become a pattern... which is probably why they're looking at it :/

frankly it's the league's fault for allowing the loophole to exist

What's a better solution to the loophole then?

No salary cap so Mike Ilitch can flex some bank ;)

my understanding of the situation (which could be wrong, pls enlighten me):

say a club signs a 30-year-old player to a 12-year, $60M contract, but structures it such that the player is paid $9M for each of the first six years and $1M for each of the last six.

under the current system, the salary cap hit for each season is the yearly average over the life of the contract, i.e. $5M. but: the cap hit goes away if the player retires (which of course he would have every incentive to do after six years, having made his $54M and standing to make little more). so in effect, the team got a $9M/year player for six years but only took a $5M/year cap hit.

the league could close the loophole by not averaging cap hit over the life of the contract, or by some sort of cap penalty, or whatever. i think there's already some sort of special category to limit this sort of thing with players over 35, but it evidently needs to be extended.

That's my understanding too. I think the cap penalty is the way to go, either that or playing with the way the averaging works out.

Or just get rid of contracts of 10 years or more, they're stupid anyway (remember Yashin and DiPietro in Long Island? I don't even think those were for loopholes but they still bothered me, mostly due to their stupidity)

No salary cap so Mike Ilitch can flex some bank ;)

― torta suggestbana (dan m), Wednesday, August 5, 2009 3:37 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

^ yeah, it would be great to allow that scumbag total freedom to spend away while his home city continues to suffer a slow, painful demise.

The wink meant it was a joke, Bill!

And Detroit has much, much deeper problems than Ilitch has anything to do with.

isn't bill a devils fan? lol

Just noticed the wink, i was a little harsh.

yes, im a devils fan, but i grew up in chicago so I still have a soft spot for the 'Hawks.

http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=WT&Date=20090813&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=908139986&Ref=AR&Profile=1116&MaxW=740

I wonder how much the Sens paid Jason Smith to retire at 35 just now. ALL OF A SUDDEN THAT SALARY CAP LOOKS A LITTLE BIT MORE REASONABLE, HMMMM?

We just signed Luongo up for 12 yrs - one of these new super-contracts. $10 million this year, $1 million the last year, an avg. overall of $5.6 mil or something. no word yet re. no-trade clause.

and hey, we got Ehrhoff too, a good week.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2546/3951585982_fdb478c97d.jpg

lol jajajajaja

I have to poop, so I’ll make this quick.

1. ESPN.com is leading with a misleading and homoerotic headline: “DETROIT ROCK SOLID” on its front page. I guess the Tigs won something. Or have the opportunity to win something. Or something. No mention of opening day.

2. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/01/sports/baseball/01versus.html"">That may have something to do with Versus being dropped from DirecTV. Right. Thanks. Yeah. Whatever.

3. I love the distribution of potential breakout rookies and sophomores on unwatchable teams. Pekka Rinne for Nashville, Evander Kane for Atlanta, and “Fabalous” Fabian Brunnstrom for Dallas. I’d say these are three players “to watch,” if you could actually watch the NHL on television.

4. Interesting. I have no favorite to win the cup.

5. Interesting deux. Rumors abound that CBC will drop the NHL if San Jose (the “http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/2c/f0/a0/grathy.jpg"">Sharks”) or Anaheim (the “http://nugable.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/wosp2.jpg"">Ducks”) win the cup. But they’ll reconsider upon the establishment of the Hamilton Haida’s.

6. http://bitcast-a.v1.iad1.bitgravity.com/sportelligence/images/photos/photo_large/16/92316-3592.jpg"">I fear a post-Chicago win offseason thread.

7. NESCAC fans: the rumors are true! http://athletics.bowdoin.edu/sports/general/20090727"">Bowdoin's Watson Arena Garners LEED Certification!

8. So. I have accepted a season where Detroit is not a favorite. That’s okay. I’ll settle for a Norris and a Selke.

9. I thought it would be nice if we all pitched in and bought a plaque to award Hossa upon his first post-season goal for Detroit, http://img.bleskovky.sk/big/101843.jpg/chara-svadba-jul07-gaborik-s-frajerkou-marian-hossa.jpg"">but …

10. This thread should be renamed: “62.8 over 12.”

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Hockey’s the best.

So long Mats Sundin. Another Leaf captain w/o a cup.

Wait, how did I not know that tonite was actually opening day!?!?!?!

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN

Detroit's not a favorite? Who says?

good god, here we go again.

missed u boo

SI picks the Hawks for the Western Conference

It's a solid pick, I ain't denying the Hawks. They've looked good in preseason and all the people I know who follow them here are feeling positive.

Detroit is lacking in goal, I think. I'm curious to see what kind of magic the guys who came up in the postseason last year can come up with now that they've had some time to be a part of the first team.

i mean there hasn't been one peep of preseason action here in NYC. Or have I just been retarded (lately)?

if u turn on msg a little early tomorrow night, maybe u can see the penguins raise their banners

if u turn on msg a little early tomorrow night, maybe u can see the penguins raise their banners

Eh.

http://www.marunde-muscle.com/Pictures/puke1.jpg

Detroit's not a favorite? Who says?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YersIyzsOpc

lol not quite

it's going to be awesome when Hossa doesn't immediately score infinity goals in the first three games and the sporting public of Chicago turns on him like his name was Marian Grossman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5YjPteCPLo

100% the greatest thing I have ever seen, mookieproof you are the fuckin man

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/4010231025_9b0f0bddfa.jpg

this kid is nine years old: http://bruins.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=977&id=48542

In my day we played hockey, not jai alai.

(that was pretty damn cool)

I'm a big fan of goalies decking kids who get sassy like that /xgoalie

6:41

Total amount of time, in minutes and seconds, that Toronto Maple Leafs have actually led in a hockey game this season.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Blades

keep circulating the tapes

http://workbench.cadenhead.org/media/ron-duguay-poster.jpg

Bob Probert is allowed back into Canada now eh

i think he was allowed to go to canada before, but not necessarily to return to the us?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qajl2PAamjk

nice, I like to hear the commentators getting that excited about it

<3 perron. the game i was at with crazy good seats last year i saw him pick up a breakaway goal right in front of me and swear he smiled as soon as he had the puck.

MISS U ON NATIONAL TELECASTS PANGER

"the dreaded six-hole"

http://blog.peta.org/archives/LaraqueKFC.jpg

Going to see the Kings v. Canucks tonight!

oooo the kings are dangerous. hopefully w/o smyth infront of louie all night the canucks can get some opportunities. + daniel is back. + kopitar is goaless in his last 7 games, and the kings are coming from a game last night to a pretty well rested canucks. i'm going with a canuck win on this one.

Yes, very excited to see the entire Slovenian Olympic team tonight. We won our last two vs Avalanche convincingly (8-2 and 5-2) so here's hoping our luck against surprise-division-leaders hold steady.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFNkx6iEL6I

:C

it is rumored that ovechkin has been suspended for two games -- probably not a big deal since he's day-to-day anyway

The slash by the guy on his own goalie is very strange. It didnt look like a major hit. Strangest thing is that after he made contact, he took another swipe at the goal.

Yeah, looked like he was hitting at the post in anger? Serious WTF.

Then they showed him leaving the ice. Was he kicked out of the game? Weird deal all around.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/teams/story/?id=300655&hubname=nhl-capitals

goddamn i want someone to beat the shit out of him

rip enforcers

I actually like Ovechkin's style of play. The guy is super-entertaining. I dont know how long he will last playing that way though.

well i don't want to harp on ovechkin when i want to see physical play but i can't defend him here. he should stop doing this. it's too bad players have to put up with his reckless dirty hits without being able to do anything about it. if he doesn't respect the other players on the ice, and clearly he doesn't (just read that interview), he should at least fear them. get rid of the fucking instigator rule already. and why does laraque get 5 games and ovechkin get 2?

Brodeur ties Sawchuck for career shutouts (Brodeur's career has been insanely wonderful, playing during the trap years or otherwise)

Brodeur ties passes Sawchuck for career shutouts (Brodeur's career has been insanely wonderful, playing during the trap years or otherwise)

grudging respect

poor melanie

really enjoying lundqvist highlights this year

canes have unfortunately missed their opportunity to fire paul maurice and replace him with peter laviolette

grudging respect

― everyone stop (dan m), Monday, December 21, 2009 10:14 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Why grudging? come on, the guy's the best of all time. What hasnt he done?

played for my team, duh

three times you ave won the SC in yr lifetime bro. you must chill

xxp I think you already know the answer to that, Bill! He's no Scott Stevens, I'll give him that.

haha i'm chilled. i actually like brodeur

didn't they decrease the goalie pad size b/c of him? i still prefer the mentally unstable p. roy.

^^^Was that Belfour, maybe? He always used to wear hueg jerseys too iirc.

its been a long time since i was obsessive about the devils but wtg martin

No, they didnt change that (the pad size) rule for Brodeur, they limited the size of the area behind the net in which the goalie could handle the puck. They used to have free reign (rein?). He was like a third defenseman until they changed that rule.

they altered the jersey size because of p roy, they altered the pad size because of JS Giguere.

pad side also bcuz of lolgarth snow

garth snow used to be a poster boy for enormous pads iirc, but i don't think he was good enough to really name the rule after him.

i think goalies should be allowed to play the puck wherever they want -- but forecheckers should be allowed to hit them outside the crease.

Absolutely agree.

i think goalies should be allowed to play the puck wherever they want -- but forecheckers should be allowed to hit them outside the crease.

agree in principle, but the fights that this would lead to, oh the fights

I believe they were allowed to hit them outside the crease if they were handling it before they put the trapezoid in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h5NLPgfny8

Outdoor Classic is on. Fenway Park is lookin' good.

lol flyers

it's all I can get with regularity and they're not my team, but damn the Hawks can be fun to watch

think i've seen them like once this year :/

they're likely to have salary cap problems, but I don't imagine it being too big a hassle since they should be able to get $ for several players who might have to go

not NHL related, but I finally found a hockey league to play in and I start next month

looking forward to getting to know my hamstrings again

i live in canucks town. any thoughts on burrows vs. auger?

auger should be susupended imo, as bad as refs have it they should always take the high road

as bob mckenzie said, obviously referees are biased somewhat -- e.g. sean avery gets called for shit that other players wouldn't -- and there has long been a settling of accounts between officials and players just like there is among players themselves. but don't tell the player you're gonna get him, and don't make it so blatantly and ridiculously obvious. at the very least they should suspend auger for being a dumbass.

someone pointed out that he's done a lot fewer playoff games than guys with less tenure, so it's not like even the league thinks he's a great ref . . .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2Xt2yHCgwI

http://www.primebutt.com/filetree/images/polaraviators.gif

http://i45.tinypic.com/2dhbfrn.jpg

know your role

that penalty was so dumb.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aplfhPu4iiU

not cool

jesus

yea i thought that was pretty disgusting. 20 game suspension i think for cormier.
also i just caught this on sportsnet which i thought was pretty funny:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_gwAYYBScg

whaddya think, leafs fans

could have been worse. i think Pfaneuf is crazy overrated and nowhere NEAR the Scott Stevens 2.0 destroyer people think he is. Giguere is the big deal here as Toskala is horrible.

my opinion on DPf is based on living on the east coast and not having a west coast feed anymore.

at the very least pfaneuf gets to play avery twice more this season

i think that calgary has been looking to dump phaneuf for a while now and very few teams would have spent (wasted) that much money on him. maybe edmonton or carolina, and, of course, toronto. as a canuck fan i'm glad the flames just got a little less physical. and um, i guess i don't know if these trades will have that much of an impact on these two struggling teams. will they?

DarrenDreger:
# One of the most bizarre trades I have ever covered. Jokinen+Prust for Higgins and Kotalik. Good night. more on www.tsn.ca about 10 hours ago from mobile web

13 wingers on the flames atm... so what's next?

I imagine that I could well be the only Leafs fan left on this board (or who will admit it anyway), and for the whole season, I've been too depressed to post to this thread. But I like this trade. Phaneuf is overrated, but he's got the tools to be an All-Star (again) and an "elite" defenceman in the league. Having him on the point on the powerplay gives the Leafs a weapon they haven't had since McCabe left town.

The forwards they gave up in both trades were completely useless, with the exception of Hagman, who is a good player, but can't seem to find his game on a consistent basis. Chemistry is an admittedly elusive and poorly understood commodity, but Calgary is in real trouble if they think that Stajan is the centre they've been looking for to complement Iginla. He's a nice guy, but he's soft in every way. He should be the 3rd line centre on any decent team. The only player I will really miss is Ian White. He's been one of the few bright spots in what has become a nightmare of a season. That kid brings it every single night.

The best part of the whole thing is that Burke managed to get rid of both Toskala and Blake, and somehow got more than a bag of pucks for each of those two pylons. I can't think of a less effective forward than Jason Blake. He's fast, but he's got no grit, takes nothing but low-percentage shots, which usually hit the goalie square in the chest, and he couldn't find the front of the net with a map. As for Toskala, I don't know if he's worse, or equally as bad as Raycroft, but after a couple seasons of watching him stand deep in his net and flail with his glove hand as yet another soft goal beat him on the first or second shot of the game, all I can say is good riddance.

This team is still light years away from being competitive, but they got rid of a fair bit of dead weight and picked up two players who have at least had some success in the past.

i agree 100%

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtZE0RJuylo

did he get unsportsmanlike for the mask?

coz that's some serious faggotry if he didn't

The Devils were a bit flat tonight, but the Leafs played well, and the new guys all looked pretty good. Based on how Calgary did last night, it would appear as though Toronto likely came out on top in the trades. Especially since Blake and Toskala are both beyond redemption.

Keeping the visor on is a bitch move. I hope it was an oversight.

CBCSports.ca has learned that Kovalchuk, 26, has been traded to the New Jersey Devils with defenceman Anssi Salmela in return for defenceman Johnny Oduya, rookie forward Niclas Bergfors, junior prospect Patrice Cormier and a first-round draft pick.

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/story/2010/02/04/sp-nhl-devils-thrashers.html

uh

great move for the devils. just move the thrashers to winnipeg now

i mean, when a guy turns down a 12-year, $101 M contract to play on your team you might as well just pack it in

also, the capitals are frightening and i hate them. their offense might even be good enough to overcome their crappy defense -- it'll be interesting to see

great move for the devils. just move the thrashers to winnipeg now

― mookieproof, Thursday, February 4, 2010 6:49 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

was this a great move by the devils? or was it more of a sundin move to make it through the playoffs this year?

Yeah this trade doesn't seem like a devils move, tbh

1. 26-year-old kovalchuk is somewhat better than a 38-year-old sundin

2. devils have a solid team but needed offense if they're gonna compete with the caps (who have half again as many goals), pens etc.

3. god bless johnny oduya, but i'm not sure he's worth $3.5M a year. and the other guys are just prospects -- one of whom has hit the wall in his rookie season, one of whom has been suspended for the rest of his junior season, and one of whom is gonna be a late first-round pick

4. zajac and parise are young, but brodeur is 37, elias, langenbrunner and rolston are all in their mid-thirties, etc. if they're gonna go for it, now is the time. odds are it won't work, but i think it's totally worth the shot. (nb i am not a devils fan)

man this new kid Peters playing in goal for Carolina vs. the Islanders is having one hell of a first ever NHL game. held the Isles scoreless through the first period, gave up a shorthanded in the 2nd but it seriously wasn't his fault - Carolina's power play is like worse than their full strength play (which is saying something). Anyway this kid is looking AMAZING.

where is jim carey these days

My Caps tied it up 4 to 4 with the Penguins. Going to ovetime. Ovechkin has a hat trick

game has been great. sux that my local news has broken out of it w/ BREAKING NEWS

Kovalchuk baby. We're kicking all your asses this year.

also it would be a shame if they [canada] had MIKE GREEN on the fucking power play w/ drew doughty ffs

― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, February 21, 2010 9:59 PM (0 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Came to post this here, to protect knowledge from the oly '10 thred

http://i48.tinypic.com/9itf7o.jpg

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"i thought i left the nhl" :((((((

did u see shea weber put one through the back of the net

1. My team won 6-0 tonight.
2. I am going to see Hawks v. Wings tomorrow.

Neither of those teams have shit for goaltending. Still, it was a good time

awesome interviews with Darren McCarty and Claude Lemieux where they discuss "the hit" and all the Wings/Avs hate over the years

http://watch.tsn.ca/off-the-record/off-the-record---march-18/#clip278023

So if NYR/PHI goes to shootout what does this mean for NHL in the long run, and is some mighty ducks triple deke bullshit better than a tie?

a) it will mean that henrik is awesome
b) it would be pretty bullshit
c) nevertheless, take care of biz and it doesn't come down to that after 82 games

in fairness, you make your own path to the playoffs and you could say something like 'these teams get what they deserve' in that it took them 81 games to prove they're both terrible and will be speedily dispatched by the capitals

so then, which team do I hate least or which team gives Ovetchkin the shortest path to Rnd 2

yay henrik!

we\re talking about sedin, right?

OR, which team's fans do I want to see suffer more, and I suspect that it's the flyers'. Phill fucking Boucher is STILL your goaltender

kinda rooting for the flyers since at least they're likely to inflict more physical damage on the bodies of the caps.

tbh the players and refs should be like fuck this let's play playoff overtime(s)

that's too buffal wild wings for my taste

if this goes to SO the loser needs to rochambeau bettman

it's like theyre playing for SO

i might too if i were the rangers

this is so queer

i rly like and respect lundqvist but I can see him having a CuJo aging pattern where his reflexes suddenly go and he's toast

christenson = SO wiz

didn't show much there, tho

this is the worst thing

when jokinen is your #3 you deserve what you get

ollie jokkanen, so clutch

dunno how he is on shootouts, but how do you not use gaborik?

GO HABS GO

went to la-van today, so so awesome

I really want to watch the kings/van series but I worry I might end up like the canklesgun.gif all the time. :\

Also, is anyone else anticipating this?

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Clement Clement hands of cement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDdWCQ03xCQ

brutal :/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2DbP7wqCwq8
u_u

haha i remember that

lol old

just stopping by to say BRUINS!

lolongo

kiiiiinnnnnnggggggssssss O_O

O_O

quick like cat

kiiiiinnnnngggggsssssss

aaaaaaaaaaaaaargh

holy shit is anyone watching this sabres-bruins game!? it's off teh hook mang!

i understand that it is miller time

arg canucks on now so i'll miss the end.
shootout will be such a let down tho anyways.

no shootouts in the playoffs. fucking habs. argh.

they're still going nuts here on teh raido also about mike murphy and the kicking motion and shit.

http://www.freedocast.com/theblanetwork2 btw

no shootouts in the playoffs. fucking habs. argh.

― sofatruck, Wednesday, April 21, 2010 7:13 PM (56 seconds ago) Bookmark

doy! of course. my bad! :/

hail satan

kiiiiiings

henrik!

loooool devils. hof goalie, you go out and get kovalchuk . . . and then you get stoned by a guy who hadn't won a playoff game in 10 years?

GO HABS GO

loooool devils. hof goalie, you go out and get kovalchuk . . . and then you get stoned by a guy who hadn't won a playoff game in 10 years?

― mookieproof, Thursday, April 22, 2010 10:48 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

We ran into some of the most blind, fucking paid off bitch refs Ive ever seen in that series. Fuck Philly.

Go Hawks!

you can't drink out of the president's cup iirc

what a fucking great game that was

alexander semin's 2010 playoffs: 44 shots, 0 goals, 2 assists

Oh man. That was one of the best Habs performances in team history.

Ha haw!

go habs go!!

that was a seriously brave call to disallow that Caps goal though.

Caps had been bullying Halak in the crease all series long. Just desserts, I say.

woof, wings are strug-a-ling early

Ranked pastabilities in terms of awesomeness:

MON v VAN (suck it, bettman)

MON v CHI (chicago = fun!)

MON v SAN (amazed SJ made it out of round 1 tbh)

MON v DET (again?)

PIT v VAN (I have a heavy canadian bias)

PIT v CHI (We've seen nothing but razzle-dazzle here today)

There are no other options.

wait you don't want to see PIT v DET again?

worst option tbh

Nice comeback by the Hawks baby.

If its another Detroit-Pit finals, i will drown myself in a vat of acid.

mike keenan has declared his interest in coaching the devils

save your vat of acid for that possibility

lol

btw I am thinkin' the Wings are probably done in 5 in this series, they just don't seem to have the hunger that their opponents do

mike keenan has declared his interest in coaching the devils

save your vat of acid for that possibility

― mookieproof, Tuesday, May 4, 2010 1:39 PM (49 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Goddamn. Him and Lou Lamoriello together, how ugly could that get.

btw I am thinkin' the Wings are probably done in 5 in this series, they just don't seem to have the hunger that their opponents do

― he takes the account of everything in the universe into consideration (dan m), Tuesday, May 4, 2010 2:18 PM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I hear when you turn 50, which is probably the average age of the Wings, your appetite subsides. So that may be the explanation for the lack of hunger.

I don't understand why some teams are still considering hiring Mike Keenan in 2010

i'd be surprised if the devils were seriously considering him -- lamoriello is only interested in people who previously played/coached for them 15 years ago

Keep an eye on Ron Wilson then, played for him and worked for him at Providence College. Dunno what his current contract is like.

bump. Red Wings on life support. Fellow fans of the North American style of play, its a great day for us.

uh diving, clutch & grab?

I mean yeah the Wings fell apart again but idk if it's really down to "style".

uh diving, clutch & grab?

― he takes the account of everything in the universe into consideration (dan m), Wednesday, May 5, 2010 12:18 PM (20 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

If you want to describe it like that, I much prefer it to "Visor Hockey", the euro style, soccer on skates shit where nobody hits anybody.

So what you're saying is you don't like the Hawks' game.

hahaha-what about Dustin Bfouljspldjfldsjllyn?

Just taking a couple gratuitous shots at the Wings, (half) joking, as always.

I know dude, but the Hawks have been playing the slick game for a while now. The one game I went to this year was one of the least physical contests I've ever seen in person.

yep, and the Hawks actually played a game against the Devils where neither team had a penalty. First time that's happened in the NHL in ages. so you are probably right. Growing up though (in the 80's) the old Hawks-Wings-Stars-Blues games were some of the biggest bloodbaths youve ever seen. Since that's what I grew up with, thats the kind of stuff I like to see.

you are being ridiculous, bm -- especially coming from a devils fan.

does kronwall not hit? i don't like him, but holmstrom plays as physical game as anyone in the league. the red wings play great, entertaining hockey (or did, anyway). yeah, they don't fight much, but you don't get to the finals two years in a row with out being able to play physical hockey (as opposed to dumb hockey, like the flyers). god knows i'd rather watch the wings play 'visor hockey' than lou lamoriello's left-wing lock. besides, it's been a while since scott stevens retired, and i don't see travis zajac and zach parise littering the ice with bodies.

anyway. what was ericsson doing on that 2-on-1 last night for the wings? he wasn't in the shooting lane, he wasn't in the passing lane, he didn't even have his stick on the ice.

the bruins and flyers both play an unspectacular form of hockey and both teams seem to be in the 'just happy to be here' camp

Kronwall laid out a Shark player in open ice either this last game or game 2, can't recall. I don't know what Ericsson was doing on that play, I can only throw my hands up in disgust so many times. I really like Helm, and I think in another couple seasons Howard will be ready for big time, but not yet.

One thing I grinned at last night (before the Wings went to shit) was Lidstrom using the back boards to bounce a puck on net. Dude's old and crafty.

so long vancouver.

some canuck should fite byfuglien imo

i think he's cool. he's like a bigger, blacker version of theo fleury

"besides, it's been a while since scott stevens retired, and i don't see travis zajac and zach parise littering the ice with bodies."

good point. the devils arent exactly the '75 Flyers. Lets not start talking about Stevens, dan m loathes the man.

"i think he's cool. he's like a bigger, blacker version of theo fleury"

This comment made my day.

You can talk about Stevens all you want, I'm just gonna say he sucks.

I can't stand him. It sickens me that a guy who spent most of his career head-hunting, deliberately attempting to injure other players, has been elevated to mythic status. He was a thug, and the 1995 Devils ruined hockey for years with the stupid trap.

Total bullshit. He played the game how it was supposed to be played, and was the fucking heart and soul of a team that won 3 Cups (should have been 4) in seven years. I think the Red Wings have ruined hockey with their wimpass Euro style.

If it sickens you to watch that, go watch Moscow Dynamo or some Swedish shit league team.

love eurotrash hockey, so pretty

graceful skating, crisp passes, pwning n00bs where it counts

The reason Stevens was/is so popular is everyone's afraid of him, because he's a thug.

;)

It's OK Bill, I <3 Joey Kocur and he was basically known for fistfighting.

Calm down Bill. And yeah, watching the Devils of that era was incredibly boring. And Stevens was a thug who has no place in the Hall of Fame. While they did actually have a legitimate star defenceman back then, his name was Niedermayer, NOT Stevens. And I'm sure most hockey fans would love to hear how Stevie Y. spent 22 years playing the "Eurotrash" hockey style that Scotty Bowman is so known for. Go pop in your "Rock 'em Sock 'em" DVD and leave the real hockey talk to fans.

Scott Stevens: The Poll

"Go pop in your "Rock 'em Sock 'em" DVD and leave the real hockey talk to fans."

Serious lolz here.

This is the NHL thread, dude, not the Swedish Premier League or whatever the hell they call it. Go join that board. And tell Gordie Howe and Bobby Clarke that they didnt play "real hockey". Lets see how that works out for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnDnDZ9Qhp8

o no :/

canucks still not protecting luongo enough.

can't watch this anymore. :(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

SHARKS!

cute. prepare to get crushed by the Blackhawks, hockey-in-cali duder.

I heard we were going to get crushed by the Red Wings but it sort of didn't happen.

Sharkies got lucky with a lot of calls this series, but it's down to the Wings sucking it up. Very glad for 7-1 so it didn't end at home.

lol yeah hockey teams "from California" are at a natural disadvantage because so many of their players didn't grow up around hockey right stormy

4 Blake, Rob D Simcoe, Ontario
22 Boyle, Dan D Ottawa, Ontario
29 Clowe, Ryane LW Mount Pearl, Newfoundland
39 Couture, Logan C Guelph, Ontario
60 Demers, Jason D Dorval, Quebec
1 Greiss, Thomas G Koln, West Germany
15 Heatley, Dany LW Freiburg, West Germany
36 Helminen, Dwight C Hancock, Michigan
40 Huskins, Kent D Ottawa, Ontario
35 Karlsson, Henrik G Stockholm, Sweden
28 Leach, Jay D Syracuse, New York
27 Malhotra, Manny Mississauga, Ontario
12 Marleau, Patrick Aneroid, Saskatchewan
64 McGinn, Jamie LW Fergus, Ontario
17 Mitchell, Torrey Montreal, Quebec
3 Murray, Douglas Bromma, Sweden
20 Nabokov, Evgeni Kamenogorsk, USSR
21 Nichol, Scott C Edmonton, Alberta
41 Ortmeyer, Jed RW Omaha, Nebraska
8 Pavelski, Joe RW Plover, Wisconsin
16 Setoguchi, Devin RW Taber, Alberta
59 Staubitz, Brad RW Edmonton, Alberta
19 Thornton, Joe C London, Ontario
44 Vlasic, Marc-Edouard D Montreal, Quebec
7 Wallin, Niclas D Boden, Sweden

look at all those "hockey in cali" players, how can they possibly be any good

anyone else watching mtl/pit?

...yes

hockey is better with MTL in the playoffs. Sorry PIT bros.

showing an amazing amount of heart. i hope the canucks do the same.

lapierre just *used* alex goligoski

A+ goal

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hockey is better with MTL in the playoffs. Sorry PIT bros.

― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, May 10, 2010 8:43 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Totally agree.

well . . . yeah. if the habs win, i'll definitely be rooting for them the rest of the way.

http://www.mocksession.com/30fps/%20/2010%20May%2011%2023%208%2045.jpeg

One of the reasons I'm sad to see VAN gonezo. however I am 100% interested in watching the hawks. That series was confusing for me, emotionally.

Also, #1 best screencap site for sports:

http://30fps.mocksession.com/

If those guys in the green were sitting near me at a playoff game I just spent $400 apiece for, they would be leaving the arena feet first.

Go Hawks

hockey thread hardman bill magill

hahahahahaha

put 'em on their green asses Scott Stevens style

Exactly!

It's gonna be interesting to see how the Euro-style Hawks deal with San Jose.

lol @ pens

ugh

the question is how nabokov deals w/ euro style hockey

The question is whether the guys in green show up in either Chicago or San Jose to continue their streak of making utter fools of themselves.

Does the fact the Pens lost mean that Sports Illustrated doesnt get to write its 19th article of the year on Sidney Crosby? I bet it doesnt.

Montreal fans behaved last night... only 4 shops looted.

so gonna root for the Habs now btw, it's like 1992 all over again

^^^ allez les habs

did you mean '93, dan? the one with the McSorley stick incident in the finals?

yes, vive les habs!!

Im rooting hard for whoever is the West representative, hopefully the Hawks.

go habs . . . but i think this might be the year san jose breaks through

Oh yeah, I meant '93.

I will be so disappointed if it's the Sharkies.

I will be fucking pumped.

I don't know what it is, but there's something about teams that didn't exist when I was a young hockey fan winning the Cup that is disturbing. Age, probably, but I felt that way even when like the Stars/Avs were winning shit.

the sharks do seem like the team to beat

and it's just hard to get behind Hossa, great though he is, if he's not on your team, imo. sorry Chicago

"I don't know what it is, but there's something about teams that didn't exist when I was a young hockey fan winning the Cup that is disturbing. Age, probably, but I felt that way even when like the Stars/Avs were winning shit."

The Stars have been in the league since '67, and the Avs since '79. Watching Colorado win those cups didn't bother me because they were a "new" team, but because the groundwork for those victories, the first one in particular, was laid while they were still in Quebec.

I'm looking forward to the Western final, and I hope the Hawks make it through. Pretty indifferent with regards to the East. I wish I were more excited about Montreal, but I'm not.

Yeah, I realize the Stars and Avs have previous history but they were still "new" as in rebranded for new markets, and I remember both moves being painful/controversial (esp. Minnesota) when they happened.

Watching Colorado win Cups bothered me because I HATED them, esp Lemieux of course.

I still use the alternate jerseys when I play the EA sports NHL games. I hope that Winnipeg gets their team back one day. But that might have to wait until Bettman's reign of terror comes to an end. And Lemieux was a bastard, unless he was on your team of course, but he always showed up for big games.

I don't know what it is, but there's something about teams that didn't exist when I was a young hockey fanwarm-weather teams winning the Cup that is disturbing.

I always liked Claude Lemieux for some reason. Dude somehow managed to be one of the great playoff players of his era despite just being an ok regular season player. And a guy who makes so many hockey fans angry must be doing something right.

Please dont get me started on Claude Lemieux, the definition of a clutch player who could play for my team any day.

"Watching Colorado win Cups bothered me because I HATED them, esp Lemieux of course."

So you rooted for the Devils when they played the Avs in the Cup finals? I thought you hated the Devils.

I hate them both, but honestly I hate the Avs more. Lemieux may be "clutch" but there are a lot of players out there who are clutch who were never as dirty as him.

the guy whose face Lemieux smashed in for example

but the guy with the smashed face cant hold a candle to Lemieux.

Lemieux: NHL totals GP-1215 G-379 A-407 PTS-786 PIM-1777

Draper: NHL totals GP-1110 G-155 A-198 PTS-353 PIM-778

Game, set, match to guy without the smashed face.

Playoffs:

Lemieux: 234 80 78 158 529

Draper: 202 24 21 45 142

Dude, 45 points in the playoffs for your career is clutch?

??? ok so this is about stats now, I thought it was about clutch play. They play different positions and have completely different styles. Draper wins faceoffs and kills penalties, Lemieux dove and started shit. Your team can have him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9mw6uEehIc

Thanks, I'll take Lemieux, you can have Mr. Clutch.

How many game winning goals has Lemieux scored in the Stanley Cup Finals?

Good question, he's got 80 playoff goals though, and 5 Stanley Cups, so Im sure hes got at least one!

Claude Lemieux: "His 19 game-winning goals in the playoffs puts him in second place on the NHL's all-time list behind Wayne Gretzky, who had 24, and one ahead of Maurice Richard."

That's clutch.

I say we make them fight, then.

Claude L. always put me in the mind of Esa Tikkanen, another pest that had clutch playoffs

flyers rally fro 0-3 deficit in both game & series to advance for right to get beat by montreal

epic choke bruins

HAS to be considered the biggest playoff series choke ever, in any sport. I'd like to see how many home teams have ever coughed up a 3-goal lead in a Game 7, I'm betting not many.

A big Nelson Muntz laugh to the B's.

Bring on the Flyers!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=846TrizFJBI

Go Habs! J'y crois!

Oh, and Bruins fans have every right to throw a massive tantrum right now. That was absolutely inexcusable. It looked over with five minutes left in the first, and should have been.

for ol' times sake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cr89xbl26g

haha Mike Babcock just last week fantasizing about his Wings winning a series after losing the first three games: "It happens once every 34 years or so - maybe this is our year."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysp23m_ivzw

today is marty mcsorley's 47th birthday

ole
oleoleole

Game 3 in the west is into OT. They're just trading chances right now. Marleau and Kane look especially dangerous. I love this Chicago team.

GOAL! Byfuglien just made it 3-0.

i think this might be the year san jose breaks through

possibly i was mistaken

joe thornton: -9 in 13 playoff games

Even though it looks like it's over for them, I think the Sharks have gone a long way towards answering some of their critics this post-season. Marleau in particular. Thornton to a lesser extent, and Heatley not so much.

stat just overheard: only one team has garnered 100 points in four straight seasons without making the finals (islanders 76-79). sharks are well on their way to becoming the second.

100 pts a season means far less now with OT losses than it did in 76-79.

During that span they got beat a couple times by arguably what were some of the best Montreal Canadiens teams of all-time. Then they went on to win 4 in a row. But yeah, that's not a good stat.

FUCK YEAH BABY!!! Go Hawks!!!!!!!!!!!!

Would still love to see an Original Six final, but don't think that's gonna happen...

Go Hawks, I guess.

would kind of like hossa to lose three straight finals, but it's not worth having the flyers win

Dan M. has been conspicuously quiet since the Claude Lemieux-Kris Draper showdown.

yeah I couldn't possibly compare to your volume of 1 posts

holy shit asham's goal just now was beautiful

This series scares the shit out of me, logically the hawks should be able to take out an 8 seed no sweat. But I know that it will not be easy, it never is for teams i root for. The Ramsey, NJ Bottle King will be taking a lot of my money during this series.

steve yzerman, tampa bay lightning general manager

seems pretty wrong imo

Where would you rather live, on the beach in Florida with no state income tax, or Detroit? Plus its not exactly a pressure cooker hockey market, pretty good way for him to cut his teeth in management.

i would actually rather live in detroit.

^^^Yeah me too.

It troubles me a little that he's leaving, but I understand he wants to move on up.

Last night at open hockey I had to explain to a guy why the Montreal Canadiens are nicknamed "Habs". Never thought I'd have to do that.

i would actually rather live in detroit.

― mookieproof, Tuesday, May 25, 2010 4:02 PM (42 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Have fun with that.

C'mon Bill you're a Hawks fan! The only acceptable response is "Detroit Sucks".

Yeah, man, but there's bigger fish to fry! Philly sucks!!!

Any anti-Detroit bias i may have, I really think its a great idea for Yzerman to take that job. It's a perfect setting to start out with, i think a job like Detroit or a Canadian team would just be too much pressure, especially Detroit, wherre he is a god.

Game 1 has been pretty entertaining so far. The Hawks haven't looked as good as I thought they would, and the Flyers have looked better. 9 goals in less than 2 periods are a lot more than I expected though. Still, the good guys are winning at the moment. The Ottawa Senators aside, is there a more repugnant team in the league than the Flyers?

that's bill magill hockey right there -- 11 goals, no fights, no penalties on the flyers (?!) hope you enjoyed it, big guy

lmao

barnaby on sports center referred to d. briere as a 'young player' and I'm pretty sure that little cocksucker has been in the league since winnipeg moved to phoenix. AT LEAST. also fuck the media for going into philly goalie drama discussions already. I want chicago to win but give me a break...

that's bill magill hockey right there -- 11 goals, no fights, no penalties on the flyers (?!) hope you enjoyed it, big guy

― mookieproof, Saturday, May 29, 2010 11:23 PM (3 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

Oh, trust me, I've enjoyed these last two games very much!!!!!!

Hossa is one game away from ending his streak.

Commentators said he disappeared off the Hawks bench, possibly hurt? I don't know if that was ever resolved.

Dirty fuckin' game last night.

he played after that. almost scored, if i remember correctly.

that was the first enjoyable game of the series. The rest were too nervewracking. Didnt look too dirty to me.

such sloppy defense -- gary bettman must be touching himself

I dunno, sticks were getting up high, lots of late hits and raised elbows on both sides. Still, playoff hockey etc etc.

I was watching with my not-really-hockey-fan roomie, and we were both mystified why Philly pulled Boucher w/ more than 2 minutes to go.

cause they were down two goals?

there did seem to be a lot of sticks up, though i don't know about on purpose. weird that neither the high sticking of briere nor campbell was even called. the only *really* gratuitous cheap shot i remember was hartnell's elbowing penalty.

It just seemed a little early to be pulling him is all. Yeah, they really had nothing to lose, but (for me) it just seemed a bit early.

way to say the same thing twice there, me

I've also noticed in the last couple of years that teams have been pulling goaling earlier and earlier. I'd love to see some stats on how effective it is to pull a goalie so early.

pulling goalies I mean

we were both mystified why Philly pulled Boucher w/ more than 2 minutes to go

^two goals down, you gotta do it.

I'd love to see some stats on how effective it is to pull a goalie so early
i heard a stat a few years ago - i think it was between 10 and 20% success of scoring after pulling the netminder. i've never seem a team score two like that with the game winding down, but i bet it's happened

I remember years ago Mike Keenan (I think) pulling the goalie with like seven minutes remaining. (Regular season game, not playoffs.)

Keenan is a rare genius

"I'd love to see some stats on how effective it is to pull a goalie so early"

I can tell you that if the Flyers did not pull their goalie last night being two goals down with two to play that their chances of winning would have been 0%.

I see the Jim Joyce incident opening a can of "...well they're only human" when it comes to officials. That call on Hossa was inexcusable.

Also, this is some pretty shitty hockey, considering how fast this game is being played...

you'd think pronger would be less surprised about being penalized by now

qft

It's like the maintenance crew in Philly thought it would be cute to build little quirks into the boards, like the hill in Houston's CF.

marian hossa you are the worst thing

I take it back /replay

if only danny carcillo were playing, he would start a fight now

sweet shirt roenick's wearing

weird goal -- i was like wait, why is kane skating the other way

lol leighton

hahahahaha bettman

shitty fucking goal. goalie's fault 100% and the flyers still haven't had a functioning goalie since Hextall round one.

hearing bettman get booed is my official start to summer.

god bless em xp

Q: Was this ending more or less awkward than Brett Hull's Stanley Cup winning goal in 1999?

A: Trick question. Brett Hull didn't score a Stanley Cup winning goal in 1999.

so antti niemi is a cup-winning goaltender

better than Patrick Leighton. cup winning goaltender

Buffalo native!

xxpost

omg roenick's crying

Glad I'm watching on CBC

(Hull's '96 World Cup-winning goal was offside too)

mom: what's scotty bowman doing there?

me: i dunno!

mom: ah. he's sr. adviser for the hawks. No wonder they won.

<3 yr mom

congrats Hawks

corners of damen, north, and milwaukee ~11:30 PM:

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/7342/sspx0056.jpg

http://www.ilxor.com/ILX/ThreadSelectedControllerServlet?boardid=40&threadid=73445&action=showall&bookmarkedmessageid=1656191

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_fw7iF68JR8k/TBBpHmue2II/AAAAAAABR6w/Mojj7rP5VIY/jrcries-o.gif

wow

aw, he's a Chicago guy. what was he actually saying at that point? tears of joy in allegiance with the Blackhawks organization, or tears of regret for not having been able to experience it himself with the Hawks in '92. most likely a combination of both, right?

Hossa = millstone no more

11 more years

You Misunderstand the Word "Millstone": The NHL 2010-2011 Thread (Including Chicago Letdown, Islanders Futility and the Perpetual Hazing of Gary Bettman)

Here come the Hawks, the mighty Blaaaackhawks!!!!

I only wish I still lived in Chicago so I could turn over a car or torch a Starbucks. The Cup is where it belongs, with the best fans in sports baby!

And they won it in front of the worst fans in sports-life is sweet!!

In honor of this event, I will change my display name.

http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/redeye/images/2009-05-19-hawks.jpg

That rules. I hope they never take the Hawks gear off the things around town.

Dan m, did Detroit do that, and if so, did they have to put a visor on the dinosaur to make it accurate?

um, you might wanna rethink that post...

http://media.nbcchicago.com/images/410*307/blackhawks-lions2.jpg

hahahahaha! awesome!

Im willing to admit getting burned on a post...

pfffffffffffffft

http://www.ichilly.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/red-wings-spirit-of-detroit.jpg

old time hockey, call us when you have 7 more banners

The Cup is in its rightful spot for at least another year, for now the true "Hockeytown USA". you will just have to be content with quasi-perfect games from the Tigers.

baseballing has its own board mang

'rightful spot' lol. every 49 years? the cup has been in montreal 12 times since it was last in chicago.

blackhawks who wear visors, by playoff scoring:
1. toews
2. kane
3. sharp
4. keith
7. hossa
8. versteeg
10. hjalmarsson
11. brouwer
12. sopel
14. kopecky
15. campbell

it's pretty amazing how few cups the Hawks won when there were just 6 teams to compete against

Rightful spot, baby...Chi-town

so apparently a friend's rich-guy boss had a party at his apartment w/ several hawks, several playboy bunnies, and the oldest trophy in north american sports

and byfuglien shit in his bidet

That's fucking fantastic!! thank god he didnt shit in the Cup-i'm sure that's happened before though.

Has any other city won championships in all the major sports in the last 25 years (basketball, baseball, hockey, football)? I guess that makes Chicago Titletown.

I think some Chicagoans would probably take umbrage with renaming the city w/ Green Bay's nickname.

Michigan Ave, c&p'd from the Chicago thread:

http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs528.snc3/30007_396380017970_20009402970_4273014_5589235_n.jpg

Awesome. Wish I was there.

You have the balls to criticize Scott Stevens, then you re-sign this fucking criminal?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Bertuzzi-signs-with-Red-Wings-as-Moore-lawyer-ey?urn=nhl,249164

#1: It doesn't take balls to criticize Stevens.
#2: I'm not exactly happy about it either.

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1220/4726494203_337fe45e65_o.jpg

Bill Magill OTM

Ugh:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/hockey/nhl/06/24/byfuglien.trade.ap/index.html?eref=sihp

maybe they can poach kenny holland from the wings to keep the bowmans company and convince a few of these players they ain't all that and should make cap space

The union would never allow any player to renegotiate their salary lower to help with cap space. nor should they. And the only guy who is really overpaid is Huet who is going to be sent to the minors anyway.

I like DB a LOT, but getting a 1st and 2nd rnd pick for 35 regular season points is pretty ace imo; 11 PO goals is pretty sweet, but sample size, etc.

MARIAN HOSSA PREVENTED YOU FROM KEEPING DUSTIN BYFUGLIEN: THE NHL 2010-2011 THREAD (INCLUDING CHICAGO CUP HANGOVER OFFSEASON SHENANIGANS. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)

jeff skinner is a fucking gem, is what

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/05/31/report-move-of-nhls-atlanta-thrashers-to-winnipeg-set/

HOLY BALLS

yayyyyyyy! wrong thread?

tens of angry thrashers fans have been swarming the streets in atlanta

http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/articles/carolina-residents-confused-terrified-as-victoriou,1989/