2007 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

[spoon]

<p>A little early I know but only one week until the first puck drops on the 2007 NHL season!&nbsp; I can't wait even though my Avs are no guarantee to make the playoffs this year with a suspect D core at best.&nbsp; However, I'm calling it now that Wojtek Wolski will win the rookie of the year.&nbsp;&nbsp;A&nbsp;homer pick no&nbsp;doubt, but I caught a few games of his this preseason and in the playoffs last year and he's ready to break out big.&nbsp; The only thing that may hold him back is what line he plays on.&nbsp; The Avs don't&nbsp;have the overall talent on O like they have in the past&nbsp;and I'm not so sure they're very strong up the middle at center.&nbsp; Sure they have Sakic, but after&nbsp;that they are quite thin.&nbsp; And Joe's great but surely not getting any younger.&nbsp; But with Malkin already out for the first month or so, if Wolski stays healthy he should have a great shot at this.&nbsp; As for the season, the Avs hopes never rested on a goalie more than this year.&nbsp; T has to stand on his head like he did in the past in Montreal for the Avs to be a serious threat.&nbsp; </p><p>Let the season begin!!</p><p>Soon, the best two sports (NHL &amp; NFL)&nbsp;in the world will be up and running.&nbsp; Bring it!</p>

[Kevin]

I hope My Rangers got the Memo saying that the season does not &nbsp;end on April 1st. Like they thought it did last year.

[spoon]

<p>At least they made the playoffs last year.&nbsp; Now they just have to pick up a little grit in the form of some North American players bc they have/had way too many Czechs.</p>

[Fallon]

I'm feeling good about the Bruins, got a bunch of young guys ready to break and signed a couple of big name free agents. The big test is our young goalies, we got rid of Raycroft and now have a couple of guys who played really well last season.

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Fallon on 9-26-06 @ 1:54 AM</span>

[El Mudo]

I'm excited for year two of the Alexander Ovechkin Era

Still a relatively young Caps team, I like the addition of Pothier from Ottawa, they're still under the Cap minimum, so there' some talk they might sign Jason Allison...

I love the reacquisition of Richard Zednik, and adding Alexander Semin after his year in Russia will be great too...PP is going to be awesome...

[narc]

I'm a little worried because a lot of people have been picking the Sabres to take it all, which is always the kiss of death in every sport.<br><p>
They have looked good so far. I especially enjoyed their extended 11-round shootout with Pittsburgh the other night.

[furie]

it feels like the playoff's just finished

[narc]

<hr color="cococo" align="left"></font><strong>furie</strong> wrote:<br>it feels like the playoff's just finished<hr color="cococo" align="left"><p></p>
I think Charles Wang wants Rick DiPietro to finish on him.

[mdr55]

<font color="#ff0000"><strong><font size="4">LET's GO DEVILS!!!!!<img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/devil2.gif" /></font></strong></font><br />

[spoon]

<p>Here's a cool thing the Avs are doing on their site.&nbsp; They're allowing the fans to vote on four songs to pick which will be played after goals at home games.&nbsp; Pretty cool shit since they even sent out emails to everyone who's on their email list.&nbsp; The first two are a fucking joke (generic shit most rinks play) and I'm glad the fans aren't voting for them.&nbsp; </p>

[Fallon]

Patriots are doing that this season too. I guess it's the new thing in sports. Most of the options suck.<br />

[narc]

Steve Konowalchuk is retiring after being diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder.

[cougarjake13]

<strong>narc</strong> wrote:<br />Steve Konowalchuk is retiring after being diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder. <p>its crazy that he has played this long before this heart thing popped up, at least he got to play for 13 yrs in the nhl, </p><p>so he's got that going for him, which is nice</p><p><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/6013766">http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/6013766</a></p>

[spoon]

Damn this sucks as Kono was a great guy who played his heart out (no pun intended) on every second of every shift.&nbsp; The Avs and Cap fans both loved this guy, even though he wasn't in Colorado that long at all.&nbsp; He just one of those guys who gives everything to his team and gets better results than he talent would dictate.&nbsp; I wish him the best and hope the Avs/Caps give him a nice sendoff.&nbsp;

[spoon]

<p>My girlfriend was just saying how pissed we were after he was slashed by the Flames dirtbag which in turn ended his last season reallly early last year.&nbsp; He was having a great year but come to think of it, the injury just may have saved his life.&nbsp; Funny how things sometimes work out for the best.&nbsp; I can't gaurantee this, but it would have been a terrible possibility.&nbsp; </p>

[silas]

<strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:<br />I'm excited for year two of the Alexander Ovechkin Era <p>Yeah, very cool to see how he is going to progress over next few years....</p><p>I&nbsp;assume&nbsp;he will be peaking early and (at least) years 3/4--6+ will be astounding....</p><p>(Still: Go Sens!)&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

[d-rock]

<p>i've thought this for the last couple years now... but this should be the year for the sens.&nbsp; all the pieces seem to be in place.</p><p>PS it's great talking to some U.S hockey fans!</p>

[Kevin]

<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>At least they made the playoffs last year.&nbsp; Now they just have to pick up a little grit in the form of some North American players bc they have/had way too many Czechs.</p><span style="font-size: 7.5pt; color: black; font-family: verdana">Yea they did Spoon but they totally fucked it up by giving up and going down so quietly at the end. I guess it could have been because of the Olympics. They had like 60 guys in that damn worthless thing.</span>

[spoon]

<p>No excuses Kev, they were pussified in the playoffs.&nbsp; They finished just like the Czechs in the Olympics as well.&nbsp; And a ton of teams had guys in the games, my Avs had more and that had nothing to do with their inability to get deep in the playoffs.&nbsp; Ranger fans should be happy to be there since it was almost a decade, but no, they should have won it all right??&nbsp; If they ever played up to their talent level, the Czechs would be dominant.&nbsp; So where was this NYR grit you speak of as well.&nbsp; </p><p>As for the Sens, they have had great players for years but never win the big playoff series.&nbsp; They always fold, always.&nbsp; Now that they lost Chara and other great talented players, they should be worse this year.&nbsp; </p>

[Kevin]

Yea agreed. I do think they did a great job this offseason picking up some gritty guys like Aaron Ward <a href="http://www.ronfez.net/hockey/nhl/players/1657"><font color="#000000">Matt&nbsp;Cullen</font></a>

[d-rock]

Chara was a huge loss, but the sens have super depth in defense.&nbsp; they also have a pretty solid 1-2 goalie system (who's yet unproven...).&nbsp; as for offense, that shouldn't be a problem.&nbsp; look out for mike fisher to rack up points big time this season as the #2 center.

[narc]

The Sens are always overrated. Especially by their fans.

[Kevin]

<strong>d-rock</strong> wrote:<br />Chara was a huge loss, but the sens have super depth in defense.&nbsp; they also have a pretty solid 1-2 goalie system (who's yet unproven...).&nbsp; as for offense, that shouldn't be a problem.&nbsp; look out for mike fisher to rack up points big time this season as the #2 center. <p>Scoring has never been the sens prob.</p>

[d-rock]

i'm not a sens fan, but they look like this might be the year.&nbsp; i agree that they're usually overated, but i think they're gonna explode out of the gate and not look back all season long.

[Kevin]

<strong>d-rock</strong> wrote:<br />i'm not a sens fan, but they look like this might be the year.&nbsp; i agree that they're usually overated, but i think they're gonna explode out of the gate and not look back all season long. <p>Like they do every year. But then lose in the playoffs</p>

[d-rock]

<p>no one's picking them as a favourite, and i think that without the pressure to succeed, the team will play a lot better than in the past.</p>

[narc]

<hr color="cococo" align="left"></font><strong>d-rock</strong> wrote:<br><p>no one's picking them as a favourite, and i think that without the pressure to succeed, the team will play a lot better than in the past.</p><hr color="cococo" align="left"><p></p>
They've never really been a chic pick in the past either. Granted they'll do well this year. But they won't do well in the playoffs. Because they have no heart and that hasn't changed.

[d-rock]

we'll just have to see about the sens.&nbsp; who do you like this year??

[mdr55]

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[Gvac]

<p>I can't stress how weird it's going to be for me to watch the Wings without Stevie Y.&nbsp; All good things must come to an end, but he was there since my senior year in high school, and I'm 40 now!&nbsp; Seems like a lifetime.&nbsp; </p><p>Obviously Shanahan's gone too, but Lidstrom is still there along with grandpa Chelios and grampa Hasek.&nbsp; It's going to be an interesting season.&nbsp;</p>

[AppleBoy]

Malakhov's gone!&nbsp; Wooo!&nbsp; Now let's see how Lou gets out of the rest of the mess he made last year.

[Kevin]

<strong>d-rock</strong> wrote:<br /><p>no one's picking them as a favourite, and i think that without the pressure to succeed, the team will play a lot better than in the past.</p><p>There is ALWAYS pressure to succeed in Canada with Hockey.</p>

[AppleBoy]

<p><a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2611800" target="_blank">Loudini does it again</a>.&nbsp; Now, all he needs to do is to get people to show up at the games.</p>

[spoon]

The Avs better get this treatment with the Kono situation&nbsp;too.&nbsp; I'm not big on this ruling at all.&nbsp; They knew the risk signing him and should take the hit.&nbsp;

[mdr55]

<p>SENATORS SUCK!!!!!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font color="#ffffff">Reverse psychology bitches!!!!</font> <br />
</p>

[spoon]

Yes indeed they do.

[mdr55]

<p>I don't care about hockey.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font color="#ffffff">How's my Moe imitation??</font> <br />
</p>

[Fallon]

<p>New Captain for the B's.</p><p><img width="593" height="800" border="0" src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/38/full.getty-71932025cm004_boston_bruins_9_52_07_pm.jpg" />&nbsp;</p>

[narc]

Did he beat all of the other candidates into submission with a large wooden club?

[spoon]

<p>Funny, St. Louis can borrow sticks from the guys in the bubble hockey game.&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://images.andale.com/f2/109/113/6199525/1076093064162_super_chexx_closeup.jpg" border="0" /></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by spoon on 10-4-06 @ 1:10 AM</span>

[NickyL0885]

I'm excited about my NEW YORK ISLANDERS!!. I think they are going to be better then people expected, sorta like the Mets. Nolan was a great choice, great motivator. Yashin-Sillinger-Kozlov line sounds interesting. Maybe Yashin w/ a fellow Russian on his line will help. I don't expect playoffs but def step in the right direction.<br />

[spoon]

<p>Season starts in just a few hours baby!!!!</p><p>Did anyone notice that the NHL site was just rebuilt and the same can be said for the Avs.&nbsp; I really like Colorado's site, but the NHL site is real fucking busy.&nbsp; </p><p>Did any other team sites change overnight before the season??&nbsp; I can't tell bc I usually don't check other teams.&nbsp; </p>

[spoon]

<p>Sorta like the mets???&nbsp; Not quite.&nbsp; First off most people thought the Mets would win the division and you're predicting a decent non-playoff season.&nbsp; I'd say you can compare it to teams like my Blue Jays then, not the Mets.&nbsp; The Jays made progress but failed to improve enough to make the postseason.</p>

[NickyL0885]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Sorta like the mets??? Not quite. First off most people thought the Mets would win the division and you're predicting a decent non-playoff season. I'd say you can compare it to teams like my Blue Jays then, not the Mets. The Jays made progress but failed to improve enough to make the postseason.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When i said Mets, i meant it as in when Willie took over the team, in his 1st year they had a winning record. He is known as a positive guy and great motivator, like Nolan.&nbsp;</p>

[narc]

<p><img width="600" height="401" border="0" src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/05/full.getty-71799003gh012sabres_v_hurri_10_59_56_pm.jpg" /><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>FUCK THE CANES!</strong> <br /></p>

[El Mudo]

<p>Bettman said on 204 the other day the league was really going to try
to market the players like it never had before...and I guess the new
set of commercials prove that</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The one with Cheechoo was okay, but I laughed heartily at the Forsberg one</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Also, it's going to be a long year in Toronto...a long year&nbsp;</p>

[nate1000]

<strong>NickyL0885</strong> wrote:<br />I'm excited about my NEW YORK ISLANDERS!!. I think they are going to be better then people expected, sorta like the Mets. Nolan was a great choice, great motivator. Yashin-Sillinger-Kozlov line sounds interesting. Maybe Yashin w/ a fellow Russian on his line will help. I don't expect playoffs but def step in the right direction.<br /><p>Dude, your team is the laughing stock of the NHL. I can't wait to see what kind of motivation Nolan banging the wife of your goalie-for-the-next-fifteen-years will provide for DiPietro. No one will ever be able to motivate that pussy Yashin. You have a back-up goalie running the team. And your Owner's antics chased a pair of hockey solid additions , Smith and LaFontaine, out of town so fast, their heads spun.&nbsp;Good luck this year, you're going to need it. I see a MAJOR meltdown in the near future, with Nolan limping back to the minors AGAIN. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>BTW- take that, Carolina. Fuck you and your banners! Go Sabers! </p>

[narc]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Bettman said on 204 the other day the league was really going to try
to market the players like it never had before...and I guess the new
set of commercials prove that</p><p> </p><p>The one with Cheechoo was okay, but I laughed heartily at the Forsberg one</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Also, it's going to be a long year in Toronto...a long year </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yeah, I don't get why the Toronto fans (who are just as annoying as Red Sox fans in my opinion) were drooling over Andrew Raycroft. And why they don't have more faith in Mikael Tellqvist. Canadian supermicists.&nbsp;</p>

[spoon]

<strong>NickyL0885</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Sorta like the mets??? Not quite. First off most people thought the Mets would win the division and you're predicting a decent non-playoff season. I'd say you can compare it to teams like my Blue Jays then, not the Mets. The Jays made progress but failed to improve enough to make the postseason.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When i said Mets, i meant it as in when Willie took over the team, in his 1st year they had a winning record. He is known as a positive guy and great motivator, like Nolan.&nbsp;</p><p>Hate to tell you this Nik, but Nolan is known to be a negative guy and an ass to a&nbsp;lot of people.&nbsp; As a coach his results are very good, as a person not good at all.&nbsp; Why the hell do you think he wasn't picked up for this long and was all but black-listed in the NHL?&nbsp; Sorry to bring the bad news buddy.</p>

[spoon]

Damn straight Mudo, the Forsberg commercial was funny shit.&nbsp; Now get that light for me, cool?

[spoon]

And it looks like both my teams don' t know how to finish games.&nbsp; Fuck me!

[Kevin]

Great 1st game by my Rangers. Shanny looks like a huge addition to this team. HAPPY 600TH!

[Kevin]

Hey Spoon your pritty much the hockey guy on the board. With Jagr at 592 and Shannahan at 600 tonight, has there ever been 2 600 goals scored by players on the same team in the same year?

[FezPaul]

<strong>mdr55</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I don't care about hockey.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><font color="#ffffff">How's my Moe imitation??</font> <br /></p><p>http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f281/FezPaul/bacon.jpg<br /></p>

[Kevin]

Stop it you f-ing post whore.

[narc]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Kevin</strong> wrote:<br />Hey Spoon your pritty much the hockey guy on the board. With Jagr at 592 and Shannahan at 600 tonight, has there ever been 2 600 goals scored by players on the same team in the same year?<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don't understand why this stat would be that significant, but good luck finding it.&nbsp;</p>

[El Mudo]

<p>Not one day into my Caps season, and I already have heartburn...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Two AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL plays by Eminger and Muir nearly had me throwing things</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I
am BEYOND upset at ownership right now for REFUSING to spend money on
this team, especially when there were a lot of good defensemen in Free
Agency.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Poor Olie&nbsp;</p>

[cougarjake13]

<strong>narc</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Kevin</strong> wrote:<br />Hey Spoon your pritty much the hockey guy on the board. With Jagr at 592 and Shannahan at 600 tonight, has there ever been 2 600 goals scored by players on the same team in the same year? <p>&nbsp;</p><p>I don't understand why this stat would be that significant, but good luck finding it.&nbsp;</p><p>well since there arent many 600 goal scorers its not that hard to find out</p><p>the red wings had stevie y, brett hull and luc robitaille on the same team at one time but stevie y broke 600 in 98 99 hull in 99 00 and luc in 01 02</p><p>but looking at the list of 600 goal scorers it doesnt look like it has ever happened</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by cougarjake13 on 10-6-06 @ 1:14 PM</span>

[cougarjake13]

joe sakic (575) and pierre turgeon (511) are the next closest to accomplishing the feat but i doubt that he'll score 89 goals this season

[narc]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br />joe sakic (575) and pierre turgeon (511) are the next closest to accomplishing the feat but i doubt that he'll score 89 goals this season<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And I don't think Turgeon will make it, considering I remember when he was drafted, 20 years ago. &nbsp;</p>

[TheGameHHH]

Devils start up tonight, but sadly the yankees are gonna trump them in terms of what I view. I'm excited to see what this team can do. <br />

[spoon]

Nope, never happened that I know of.&nbsp; And Turg won't make it bc he's slowed down bigtime.&nbsp; He'll get 15 this year if he's lucky.&nbsp; Sakic should get to 600 if he stays healthy.&nbsp; Watch this Svatos (2nd year), Wolski (rookie), Stastny (rookie) line.&nbsp; These kids are really flying and should rack up some serious points this year.&nbsp; Also, the Wild have an awesome line (perhaps not on D though) with Gaborik, Demitra and Radivojevic.&nbsp; It's a lightning quick line with a nice age mix 24, 31 and 25 respectively.&nbsp; They should score a ton this year if the D issues don't add up with Lemaire being a D specialist in terms of coaching styles.&nbsp;

[narc]

Hahaha....FUCK YOU MONTREAL!!! What an unbelievable fucking game. Fucking douchebag refs pretty much almost gave it to the Canadiens with all those 5-3's. For them to come back with that little time left from a 2 goal deficit to win was unbefuckinglievable. <br />

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by narc on 10-6-06 @ 10:32 PM</span>

[Fallon]

Holy shit Thomas got lit up tonight, Bruins played really fucking bad.<br />

[HBox]

If we can somehow convince Zach Parise that every game is the first game of the season we've got a superstar on our hands.<br />

[spoon]

<p>Two years in a row for good old Zach huh?&nbsp; He'll be a better two-way player this year which should get him much more ice time.&nbsp; </p><p>Hey Fallon, Kessel is no top tier player.&nbsp; He's easily knocked off the puck but does fly.</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by spoon on 10-6-06 @ 11:57 PM</span>

[Fallon]

This <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=gallo/061005" target="_blank">Page 2 article</a> is really funny.<br />

[El Mudo]

<p>Two goals for Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin tonight...great to see</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Plus,
Gleason from Carolina deliberately tried to take him out knee to knee,
and almost succeeded...but he ended up being okay (and he got a
facefull of punches from my man Chris Clark)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Alexander
Semin is the next big thing...especially with the new stick curve rules
(you can now have up to a 3/4 inch curve in your stick).&nbsp; He put
up a hat trick tonight on the Hurricanes&nbsp;</p>

[narc]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Two goals for Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin tonight...great to see</p><p> </p><p>Plus,
Gleason from Carolina deliberately tried to take him out knee to knee,
and almost succeeded...but he ended up being okay (and he got a
facefull of punches from my man Chris Clark)</p><p> </p><p>Alexander
Semin is the next big thing...especially with the new stick curve rules
(you can now have up to a 3/4 inch curve in your stick). He put
up a hat trick tonight on the Hurricanes </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That was a really dirty hit by Gleason. The league should definitely look at that because I thought he should've been thrown out. Glad the 'Canes lost...again. &nbsp;</p>

[El Mudo]

<p> </p><strong>narc</strong> wrote:<br /><p> </p><strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Two goals for Alexander Mikhailovich Ovechkin tonight...great to see</p><p> </p><p>Plus,
Gleason from Carolina deliberately tried to take him out knee to knee,
and almost succeeded...but he ended up being okay (and he got a
facefull of punches from my man Chris Clark)</p><p> </p><p>Alexander
Semin is the next big thing...especially with the new stick curve rules
(you can now have up to a 3/4 inch curve in your stick). He put
up a hat trick tonight on the Hurricanes </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>That
was a really dirty hit by Gleason. The league should definitely look at
that because I thought he should've been thrown out. Glad the 'Canes
lost...again. </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>It was just blatantly obvious he was trying to take out AO's knee....</p><p>I
was screaming at the TV for Donald Brashear to be on the ice
IMMEDIATELY on the next shift to be knocking some heads...they showed
the replay of the hit, and then they showed Brashear on
the bench...he looked like he was ready to skate through a brick
wall... </p><p> </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by El Mudo on 10-7-06 @ 11:21 PM</span>

[Kevin]

Take that Philly bitches.

[narc]

5 pages and nary a post by MHasegawa.<br />

[spoon]

Wolski has two goals so far in his bid for rook of the year.&nbsp; And Manny is awol bc he misses Prong...er

[narc]

<p>I guess I missed this over the summer but Brendan Witt is now playing for the Isles? I thought he made a big deal all through last year about the Caps trading him to a playoff contender and then he got traded to Nashville or whatever....so how did he end up playing for the Isles? I don't think they're going to be making the playoffs, unless whatever Sanitarium Wang ends up in has a hockey league. </p><p>&nbsp;</p>It's just a shame. He would've been a great fit for the Sabres, especially since they lost Mike Grier. But alas, the Sabres are right up against the cap. Damn you Danny Briere's $5 million/year arbitration award!!<br />

[El Mudo]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>narc</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I
guess I missed this over the summer but Brendan Witt is now playing for
the Isles? I thought he made a big deal all through last year about the
Caps trading him to a playoff contender and then he got traded to
Nashville or whatever....so how did he end up playing for the Isles? I
don't think they're going to be making the playoffs, unless whatever
Sanitarium Wang ends up in has a hockey league. </p><p> </p>It's just
a shame. He would've been a great fit for the Sabres, especially since
they lost Mike Grier. But alas, the Sabres are right up against the
cap. Damn you Danny Briere's $5 million/year arbitration award!!<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Free Agency...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And
I'm right there with you in a sense...I wish the Caps had gotten Jay
McKee, but instead of spending money, our owners refuse to.&nbsp; I
believe they're only 2 or 3 milly above the minimum, and that's because
they're still paying a piece of Jagr's salary</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The
lack of hockey news around here does suck...There's so much going on
that I really know nothing about.&nbsp; I didn't even know about the
new stick rules until opening night&nbsp;</p><blockquote /><p>&nbsp;</p>

[spoon]

I've been watching this Kopitar kid in LA play and he's fucking amazing.&nbsp; I'll have to add him to the Calder Trophy race with Wolski&nbsp;and Malkin (if he doesn't miss too much&nbsp;time)&nbsp;for the favorites.&nbsp; The kid just turned 19 and flew under the radar, hell he still is, bc he played in the Swedish Elite League last year.&nbsp; I remembered seeing him play in the World Championships in Latvia where he played possessed for Slovenia.&nbsp; Right now he has 6 points in 3 games and one of his goals came against the Ducks where he put a world-class move on Pronger!&nbsp; It was fucking sweet.&nbsp; Check him out if you have the satellite package at home or when they play out here.&nbsp;

[johnniewalker]

I don't know if it was mentioned yet, but yahoo is showing live feeds of games.&nbsp; Pretty fing cool.&nbsp; They are showing Maple leafs and devils tonight.<br />

[HBox]

So, the Devs-Maple Leafs tonight. Crazy.<br />

[Kevin]

I know the season just started but Lunqvist has NOT looked good at all so far, I hope its just early season rust or somthing.

[narc]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br />I've been watching this Kopitar kid in LA play and he's fucking amazing. I'll have to add him to the Calder Trophy race with Wolski and Malkin (if he doesn't miss too much time) for the favorites. The kid just turned 19 and flew under the radar, hell he still is, bc he played in the Swedish Elite League last year. I remembered seeing him play in the World Championships in Latvia where he played possessed for Slovenia. Right now he has 6 points in 3 games and one of his goals came against the Ducks where he put a world-class move on Pronger! It was fucking sweet. Check him out if you have the satellite package at home or when they play out here. <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Jiri Novotny is tied for points with Wolski last I saw. <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/devil2.gif" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Not that I think he'll win the Calder. &nbsp;</p>

[spoon]

A little wager on a $1 per point difference between the two would be pretty cool.&nbsp; Well??

[narc]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br />A little wager on a $1 per point difference between the two would be pretty cool. Well??<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ask me again in about a month. I'll admit to being a total pussy when it comes to betting. Also poor. &nbsp;</p>

[TheGameHHH]

sick game by the devils tonight!!<br />

[spoon]

<strong>narc</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br />A little wager on a $1 per point difference between the two would be pretty cool. Well?? <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ask me again in about a month. I'll admit to being a total pussy when it comes to betting. Also poor. &nbsp;</p><p>Ahh, for me it's even more about a friendly bet vs. money on the board.&nbsp; How about .50 a point dif?&nbsp; So even if say your guy gets 60 points and Wolski gets 30 I'll only owe 15 bucks.&nbsp;&nbsp; Nothing big is really possible.&nbsp; And if you really want to dum this down we can go as low as .25.&nbsp; But that might be a little crazy.</p>

[watson]

Trevor Letowski was a bloody mess after getting pwned by Colby Armstrong during the Canes Pens game<br />

[narc]

<p>Can someone please beat Dallas? And Minnesota for that matter? </p><p>Islanders are 2-0 since they've sat DiPietro. <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/devil2.gif" />&nbsp; I wonder what he's going to do with the $67 million. <br /></p>

[narc]

h

[narc]

That game tonight seriously made me cream my pants. Eat it Philly!<br />

[El Mudo]

<p>I hate Philly, but I felt AWFUL for Esche, and I lost a TON of respect for Ken Hitchcock</p><p> </p><p>You
DON'T leave a goaltender in for the whole game when he's given up 7 or
8 and youre down 8-0. Its one of those unwritten laws of
hockey that you just don't do that kind of thing, and its why Patrick
Roy never spent the last 10 years of his career in Montreal<br />
</p><p> </p><p>There's NO reason Esche should have been out there after he gave up 6.... </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by El Mudo on 10-18-06 @ 7:57 AM</span>

[spoon]

&quot;I don't go there.&nbsp; It's an empty place to be.&quot;

[spoon]

<p>Rook Update:</p><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="0"><tr><td class="tabularStatsMedium">RK</td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="left"><a title="PLAYER NAME" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=player.properName&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>Player</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="center"><a title="TEAM" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=team.displayAbbrev&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>Team</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="center"><a title="POSITION" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=player.position.positionCode&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>Pos</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="GAMES PLAYED" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=gamesPlayed&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>GP</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="TOTAL GOALS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=goals&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>G</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="TOTAL ASSISTS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=assists&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>A</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><strong>P</strong></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="PLUS/MINUS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=plusMinus&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>+/-</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="PENALTY MINUTES" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=penaltyMinutes&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>PIM</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="POWER PLAY GOALS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=powerPlayGoals&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>PP</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="SHORT HANDED GOALS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=shortHandedGoals&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>SH</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="GAME WINNING GOALS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=gameWinningGoals&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>GW</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="GAME TYING GOALS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=gameTyingGoals&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u /></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="OVERTIME GOALS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=overtimeGoals&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>OT</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="TOTAL SHOTS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=shots&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>S</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="SHOOTING PERCENTAGE" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=shootingPctg&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>S%</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="ICE TIME PER GAME" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=avgTOIPerGame&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>TOI/G</u></font></a></t

[TheGameHHH]

who leads the atlantic? lets go devils!!!!<br />

[narc]

<p>&nbsp;</p>[quote]<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Rook Update:</p><p><table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="0"><tr><td class="tabularStatsMedium">RK</td><td align="left" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=player.properName&viewName=summary" title="PLAYER NAME"><font color="#000000"><u>Player</u></font></a></td><td align="center" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=team.displayAbbrev&viewName=summary" title="TEAM"><font color="#000000"><u>Team</u></font></a></td><td align="center" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=player.position.positionCode&viewName=summary" title="POSITION"><font color="#000000"><u>Pos</u></font></a></td><td align="right" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=gamesPlayed&viewName=summary" title="GAMES PLAYED"><font color="#000000"><u>GP</u></font></a></td><td align="right" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=goals&viewName=summary" title="TOTAL GOALS"><font color="#000000"><u>G</u></font></a></td><td align="right" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=assists&viewName=summary" title="TOTAL ASSISTS"><font color="#000000"><u>A</u></font></a></td><td align="right" class="tabularStatsMedium"><strong>P</strong></td><td align="right" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=plusMinus&viewName=summary" title="PLUS/MINUS"><font color="#000000"><u>+/-</u></font></a></td><td align="right" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=penaltyMinutes&viewName=summary" title="PENALTY MINUTES"><font color="#000000"><u>PIM</u></font></a></td><td align="right" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=powerPlayGoals&viewName=summary" title="POWER PLAY GOALS"><font color="#000000"><u>PP</u></font></a></td><td align="right" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=shortHandedGoals&viewName=summary" title="SHORT HANDED GOALS"><font color="#000000"><u>SH</u></font></a></td><td align="right" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=gameWinningGoals&viewName=summary" title="GAME WINNING GOALS"><font color="#000000"><u>GW</u></font></a></td><td align="right" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=gameTyingGoals&viewName=summary" title="GAME TYING GOALS"><font color="#000000"><u /></font><u /></a></td><td align="right" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=overtimeGoals&viewName=summary" title="OVERTIME GOALS"><font color="#000000"><u>OT</u></font></a></td><td align="right" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=shots&viewName=summary" title="TOTAL SHOTS"><font color="#000000"><u>S</u></font></a></td><td align="right" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=shootingPctg&viewName=summary" title="SHOOTING PERCENTAGE"><font color="#000000"><u>S%</u></font></a></td><td align="right" class="tabularStatsMedium"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=avgTOIPerGame&viewName=summary" tit

[spoon]

Wow, that was&nbsp;cryptic!

[Justice4all]

<p>Has anyone noticed Brian Gionta has 6 goals and 5 assists in only 7 games so far this year?</p><p>The Devils are not only making great come-from-behind moves but they actually are scoring more then 2 goals a game on average. </p><p>Things are looking good. We just need to tighten up on defense.</p>

[Justice4all]

<p>Has anyone noticed Brian Gionta has 6 goals and 5 assists in only 7 games so far this year?</p><p>The Devils are not only making great come-from-behind moves but they actually are scoring more then 2 goals a game on average. </p><p>Things are looking good. We just need to tighten up on defense.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thought I would mention it twice......</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Justice4all on 10-20-06 @ 9:49 AM</span>

[spoon]

He shouldn't even be there as they cheated via a loophole in respect to Mogilny.&nbsp; There are a ton&nbsp;of teams crying bullshit on that one, since they wouldn't/shouldn't have been able to afford him bc of it.

[TheGameHHH]

spoon, seriously........cry the helpless, tourtured fan one more time. we all weep for you. if only ur team could have hung on through all the vicious injuries and lack of money. <br />

[TheGameHHH]

by the way, im just joking. dont go crazy. <br />

[cougarjake13]

<p>espn has just reported that philadelphia flyers gm clarke has resigned and hitchcock was fired </p><p>10 am conference is scheduled</p>

[spoon]

<strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br /><p>espn has just reported that philadelphia flyers gm clarke has resigned and hitchcock was fired </p><p>10 am conference is scheduled</p><p>Long overdue.&nbsp; This team should have been better all the way back to Lindros.&nbsp; Time to start at the goalie position for once.</p>

[spoon]

<strong>TheGameHHH</strong> wrote:<br />spoon, seriously........cry the helpless, tourtured fan one more time. we all weep for you. if only ur team could have hung on through all the vicious injuries and lack of money. <br /><p>Good thing you posted you were joking bc they aren't even in the Avs division and they helped us win a cup.&nbsp; So why the hell would I hate them?&nbsp; Quite simply it's ultimately the leagues fault for allowing the move that allowed the Devils to sign Gionta and not have Mogilny count against the cap.&nbsp; It was a terrible signing and they should have to deal with it just as other teams have been forced to do under the new CBA, but Bettman somehow allowed this bullshit and teams are rightfully pissed.</p>

[spoon]

<strong>TheGameHHH</strong> wrote:<br />spoon, seriously........cry the helpless, tourtured fan one more time. we all weep for you. if only ur team could have hung on through all the vicious injuries and lack of money. <br /><p>And if there was any serious point being made here, you have to for once take a step back from &quot;this is my favorite team&quot; and look at the whole situation for once.&nbsp; It clearly was a bullshit move that did in fact impact the whole league and will for some time.</p>

[Gvac]

<p>Wednesday - Wings lose 4-1</p><p>Thursday - Wings lose 5-1</p><p>Saturday - Wings lose 3-1</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I'm sensing a disturbing trend here.....&nbsp;</p>

[narc]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br /><p>espn has just reported that philadelphia flyers gm clarke has resigned and hitchcock was fired </p><p>10 am conference is scheduled</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I feel like Ken Hitchcock's powers are mostly contained in his mustache and when he shaved it, he was powerless.</p><p>I'm also thrilled that the Sabres had some part in this. Philadelphia is one of the teams I hate most in the NHL. <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/furious.gif" />&nbsp;</p>

[HBox]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br />He shouldn't even be there as they cheated via a loophole in respect to Mogilny. There are a ton of teams crying bullshit on that one, since they wouldn't/shouldn't have been able to afford him bc of it.<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You are absolutely crazy if you thought Lou was going to let Gionta go. He was always going to be on this team. Somebody like Brylin or Langenbrunner would have been traded so they could keep Gionta.<br /></p>

[cougarjake13]

<strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Wednesday - Wings lose 4-1</p><p>Thursday - Wings lose 5-1</p><p>Saturday - Wings lose 3-1</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I'm sensing a disturbing trend here.....&nbsp;</p><p>well look on the bright side, if you can pitch a shutout the wings can win</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by cougarjake13 on 10-23-06 @ 5:25 PM</span>

[Kevin]

<strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Wednesday - Wings lose 4-1</p><p>Thursday - Wings lose 5-1</p><p>Saturday - Wings lose 3-1</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I'm sensing a disturbing trend here.....&nbsp;</p><p>It is the curse of the great SHANBINO! </p><p>9 Goals biatch!</p><p>.....................................</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Now if our goalie can start giving ohhhh sayyy just a tad bit less that 4 fucking goals per game, we would be set!</p>

[El Mudo]

<p>You know, Evengi Malkin may have stolen Herman Munster's head...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But the kid sure can play...that goal he had tonight against New Jersey was Ovechkin-esque&nbsp;</p>

[spoon]

<p>Looks like we have another super crop of rookies coming out this year!&nbsp; </p><p>The race so far:</p><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="0"><tr><td class="defaultHeader" align="center"><strong>2006-2007 - Regular Season - Rookie - All Skaters - Summary - TOTAL POINTS</strong></td></tr></table><br /><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%" border="0"><tr><td class="tabularStatsMedium">RK</td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="left"><a title="PLAYER NAME" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=player.properName&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>Player</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="center"><a title="POSITION" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=player.position.positionCode&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>Pos</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="center"><a title="TEAM" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=team.displayAbbrev&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>Team</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="GAMES PLAYED" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=gamesPlayed&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>GP</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="TOTAL GOALS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=goals&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>G</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="TOTAL ASSISTS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=assists&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>A</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><strong>P</strong></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="PLUS/MINUS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=plusMinus&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>+/-</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="PENALTY MINUTES" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=penaltyMinutes&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>PIM</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="POWER PLAY GOALS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=powerPlayGoals&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>PP</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="SHORT HANDED GOALS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=shortHandedGoals&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>SH</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="GAME WINNING GOALS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=gameWinningGoals&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>GW</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="GAME TYING GOALS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=gameTyingGoals&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u /></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="OVERTIME GOALS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=overtimeGoals&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>OT</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="TOTAL SHOTS" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=shots&viewName=summary"><font color="#000000"><u>S</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a title="SHOOTING PERCENTAGE" href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=shootingPctg&vi

[spoon]

<p>Hey Mudo and PB, the Avs and the Caps finally play again on Wednesday.&nbsp; Any sporting wagers? </p><p>I'm looking forward to seeing Ovechkin, and you guys should check out Stastny, Wolski and Svatos.&nbsp; Should be a fun one.</p>

[Kevin]

<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Hey Mudo and PB, the Avs and the Caps finally play again on Wednesday.&nbsp; Any sporting wagers? </p><p>I'm looking forward to seeing Ovechkin, and you guys should check out Stastny, Wolski and Svatos.&nbsp; Should be a fun one.</p><p>Spoon, how the hell did you become a Jays, Charger, and Avs fan??? That's&nbsp; spreading the map bigtime. Why not any of the Jersey NY teams?</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Kevin on 10-24-06 @ 11:29 PM</span>

[El Mudo]

<p> </p><strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Hey Mudo and PB, the Avs and the Caps finally play again on Wednesday. Any sporting wagers? </p><p>I'm looking forward to seeing Ovechkin, and you guys should check out Stastny, Wolski and Svatos. Should be a fun one.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I'm not a betting man, but I'll be watching</p><p> </p><p>I've
seen the Avs briefly a couple times when I still had the free trial of
NHL Center Ice...I've got to call the cable company and buy that damn
thing...</p><p> </p><p>The Caps are beginning their huge annual
West Coast swing...which is really early this year, Avs, Canucks,
Oilers, Flames all back to back</p><p> </p><p>I think you'll be
pleasantly surprised by them...Theyre not THAT bad of a team, and they
never give up, which makes them that much easier to love(the players
apparently LOVE playing for Glen Hanlon). I like how theyre
bringing in more old school &quot;Capitals&quot; type guys like Chris Clark and
Matt Bradley and Bryan Sutherby, and Pothier has been impressive on the
blueline so far. Olie and Brent Johnson have both been fabulous
too</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And
I can't forget Alexander Semin, who after blowing us off to play in
Russia last year, has come back on FIRE, giving us another option
besides Ovechkin&nbsp;</p><p> </p>



<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by El Mudo on 10-25-06 @ 12:23 AM</span>

[cougarjake13]

<strong>Kevin</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Hey Mudo and PB, the Avs and the Caps finally play again on Wednesday.&nbsp; Any sporting wagers? </p><p>I'm looking forward to seeing Ovechkin, and you guys should check out Stastny, Wolski and Svatos.&nbsp; Should be a fun one.</p><p>Spoon, how the hell did you become a Jays, Charger, and Avs fan??? That's&nbsp; spreading the map bigtime. Why not any of the Jersey NY teams?</p><span class="post_edited">This message was edited by Kevin on 10-24-06 @ 11:29 PM</span> <p>jays won the world series in 92-93, chargers went to super bowl in 94, av's won stanley cup in 96</p><p>so maybe he was just a front runner and stuck with them, </p><p>just kidding spoon</p>

[narc]

Someone should've bet against Spoon.<br />

[El Mudo]

<p>I wish I had now...Oh well...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>That was a heck of a goal by Little Mike Green...didn't know he had that kind of touch</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Ive been impressed with him. He should have been up with the team last year instead of in Hershey&nbsp;</p>

[narc]

<p>I've heard a rumor about what the deal is on the uniform front. Apparently the reason the Sabres didn't have much cohice in the matter is that the NHL wants to shift so that all the uniforms are made by Reebok (which is who designed the new Sabres uniforms). Reebok is planning to redesign the uniforms for ALL the teams, including the original six teams. Obviously, I have no idea if this is true, but if it is, then it's obviously pretty disturbing.</p><p>In other news....wow. I couldn't have imagined things going this well so far. The fact that this season has already exceeded expectations is really exciting. I just hope they can get it done against Atlanta Saturday night. &nbsp;</p>

[Fallon]

<p>Bruins uniforms kinda suck. As does the team.</p><p>Dammit,&nbsp;</p>

[narc]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Fallon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Bruins uniforms kinda suck. As does the team.</p><p>Dammit, </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But at least their fans show their displeasure properly - by throwing garbage down on the ice.</p><p>Marty Brodeur is chatting now on ESPN in case anyone cares. &nbsp;</p>

[spoon]

<p>Glad nobody took my bet offer on that one.&nbsp; I guess Ovechkin is ok too as he played tonight again and did well.</p>

[MHasegawa]

mick mcgoo should be shot<br />

[spoon]

Nick buddy and welcome back fag!

[MHasegawa]

<p>WE FUCKED JAYSON WILLIAMS UP!!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Doesn't take away the fact that the Oil are in a SLUMP! &nbsp; They've won 1 game on the road with only 3 points so far on road games, tonights game in Detroit is the 2nd game of a 5 game road trip, somethings gotta give...<br /></p>

[spoon]

Budaj will be the starting goalie in Colorado very soon.&nbsp; Jose is all over the fucking map right now.&nbsp;

[MHasegawa]

<p><img width="176" height="248" border="0" src="http://www.edmontonoilers.com/roster/smyth_ryan/name_header.gif" /></p><p><img width="225" height="249" border="0" src="http://images.sportsnetwork.com/hockey/nhl/allsport/edmonton/smyth_ryan.jpg" />&nbsp;</p>

[narc]

<p>I go away for a week and this thread ends up on the third fucking page? What's the matter with you people? </p><p>I will say that I'm kind of surprised that the Caps and Islanders aren't as bad as everyone expected them to be. And that there is no team worse than the Philadelphia Flyers, which is the most delicious thing about this year so far.</p><p>Alright, back into self-imposed exile. And Spoon, he's right, it is Mick. Mick McGeough. &nbsp;</p>

[QueensideDave]

<hr color="cococo" align="left"></font><strong>narc</strong> wrote:<br><p>And that there is no team worse than the Philadelphia Flyers, which is the most delicious thing about this year so far.</p><p>Alright, back into self-imposed exile. And Spoon, he's right, it is Mick. Mick McGeough. </p><hr color="cococo" align="left"><p></p>

just quoting this because it makes me happy.

The isles made a mistake with Hill and Witt. I would stick with Witt but I think Hill is too old for the high speed NHL, he ends up taking bad penalties because he can't keep up.

I could see the isles making a playoff run this year but I'm not expecting much more. I don't think they will be a laughing stock this year at least.

[LOAF]

<p>This should come as no surprise.....</p><p><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" border="0"><tr><td>NEW JERSEY</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">7-1-1</td><td align="right">3-4-0</td><td align="right">6-3-1</td></tr><tr><td>NY RANGERS</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">60</td><td align="right">59</td><td align="right">2-4-1</td><td align="right">7-3-0</td><td align="right">6-3-1</td></tr><tr><td>PITTSBURGH</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">52</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">4-4-1</td><td align="right">4-2-1</td><td align="right">5-3-2</td></tr><tr><td>NY ISLANDERS</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right">4-3-2</td><td align="right">3-3-0</td><td align="right">5-3-2</td></tr><tr><td>PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">68</td><td align="right">2-5-2</td><td align="right">1-7-0</td><td align="right">2-7-1</td></tr></table></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You guessed it DEVILS are in first!!!</p><p>NICE!</p>

[Gvac]

<p>My Wings are smokin' hot.&nbsp; They've got Vancouver tonight and are going for their 9th win in a row. </p><p>I'll probably be devoting my full attention to them since my football team sucks a big bag of dicks.&nbsp;</p>

[QueensideDave]

Isles have had 2 of their best games of the season back to back, hopefully they can keep it up against TB today.

I would really love for them to crush TB tonight, I still hate them

[cougarjake13]

<strong>QueensideDave</strong> wrote:<br />Isles have had 2 of their best games of the season back to back, hopefully they can keep it up against TB today. I would really love for them to crush TB tonight, I still hate them <p>it was a close one but tampa bay pulled it out on a shootout</p>

[docgoblin]

<strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>QueensideDave</strong> wrote:<br />Isles have had 2 of their best games of the season back to back, hopefully they can keep it up against TB today. I would really love for them to crush TB tonight, I still hate them <p>it was a close one but tampa bay pulled it out on a shootout</p><p>&nbsp;Dissapointing, but a point is a point. So far the Isles have been a bit of a pleasant surprise. I was expecting a Knicks-like season this year. I think Nolan should be given some credit. Why was this man blacklisted? Does he have a problem with front office types? I can't imagine a coach like this being out of the game for so long. </p>

[spoon]

<strong>Gvac</strong> wrote:<br /><p>My Wings are smokin' hot.&nbsp; They've got Vancouver tonight and are going for their 9th win in a row. </p><p>I'll probably be devoting my full attention to them since my football team sucks a big bag of dicks.&nbsp;</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by spoon on 11-18-06 @ 6:13 PM</span>

[spoon]

<p>Any team worth it's salt should get hot when they start a string of games against that fucking division.&nbsp; Look at Detroit's record across the league, their division (Columbus, Chicago, St. Louis) put them way higher than they should be.&nbsp; Fucking new sched sucks.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by spoon on 11-18-06 @ 6:15 PM</span>

[spoon]

<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#000000"><td colspan="12"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="#ffffff"><strong>Western Conference</strong></font></td></tr><tr bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><td>CENTRAL</td><td align="right">GP</td><td align="right">W</td><td align="right">L</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">OT</td><td align="right">PTS</td><td align="right">vs WEST</td><td align="right">vs CEN</td><td align="right">vs NW</td><td align="right">vs PAC</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ececec"><td>DETROIT</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#c0c0c0">25</td><td align="right">11-5-0</td><td align="right">4-0-0</td><td align="right">3-3-0</td><td align="right">4-2-0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td>NASHVILLE</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">4</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#c0c0c0">24</td><td align="right">8-4-2</td><td align="right">1-3-0</td><td align="right">5-1-2</td><td align="right">2-0-0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ececec"><td>CHICAGO</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#c0c0c0">16</td><td align="right">6-7-1</td><td align="right">4-4-0</td><td align="right">1-1-0</td><td align="right">1-2-1</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td>ST LOUIS</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#c0c0c0">13</td><td align="right">4-11-3</td><td align="right">2-3-0</td><td align="right">2-4-1</td><td align="right">0-4-2</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ececec"><td>COLUMBUS</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">11</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#c0c0c0">11</td><td align="right">5-8-1</td><td align="right">2-3-0</td><td align="right">1-4-1</td><td align="right">2-1-0</td></tr></tbody></table>

[MHasegawa]

but of course those faggot wings couldnt beat calgary...we better put the hurt on those sissies

[Kevin]

<strong>THE_LOAF</strong> wrote:<br /><p>This should come as no surprise.....</p><p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td>NEW JERSEY</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">10</td><td align="right">5</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">21</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">43</td><td align="right">7-1-1</td><td align="right">3-4-0</td><td align="right">6-3-1</td></tr><tr><td>NY RANGERS</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">9</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right">19</td><td align="right">60</td><td align="right">59</td><td align="right">2-4-1</td><td align="right">7-3-0</td><td align="right">6-3-1</td></tr><tr><td>PITTSBURGH</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">52</td><td align="right">51</td><td align="right">4-4-1</td><td align="right">4-2-1</td><td align="right">5-3-2</td></tr><tr><td>NY ISLANDERS</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">7</td><td align="right">6</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">41</td><td align="right">46</td><td align="right">4-3-2</td><td align="right">3-3-0</td><td align="right">5-3-2</td></tr><tr><td>PHILADELPHIA</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right">12</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right">8</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">68</td><td align="right">2-5-2</td><td align="right">1-7-0</td><td align="right">2-7-1</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You guessed it DEVILS are in first!!!</p><p>NICE!</p><p>Ranger 3...... Devils TWOAAAAAAAA</p>

[Fallon]

Hey, hey! The Bruins are no longer in last place!

:|

[Kevin]

<strong>Fallon</strong> wrote:<br />Hey, hey! The Bruins are no longer in last place! <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/smileindiff.gif" border="0" width="15" height="15" /> <p>Errr No one gives a shit about the B's Bobby<img src="/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-tongue-out.gif" border="0" alt="Tongue out" title="Tongue out" width="18" height="18" />. These new emoticons suck major balls btw.</p>

[Fallon]

We should use these ones.

http://www.msn101.com/content/Emoticons/Hockey_LRWYUX.gif http://www.alexanderpringwilson.org/images/emoticons/hockeyCC.gif http://wiredfire.org/forum/style_emoticons/default/hockey.gif http://themusicianslounge.com/phBB69/images/smiles/hockey1.gif

[MHasegawa]

<font size="4">THAT WAS NOT A GOAL</font>

[HBox]

So I just found out that John Davidson is now President of the St. Louis Blues. That's really fucking weird.

[TheGameHHH]

Devils picked up back to back wins the past 2 nights, both by one goal. Theyre looking pretty good so far, hopefully Gomez comes back soon. The Parise, Zajac, Langenbrunner line has been on fire as of late. <br />

[mdr55]

<img src="http://re3.mm-a3.yimg.com/image/671035611" border="0" width="115" height="150" /><font size="7"><font color="#ffffff">GO SENS GO!!!<br /> </font></font>

[spoon]

Oh and by the way, rail cam fucking sucks ass.&nbsp; It makes you dizzy as hell, is blurry all the time and misses 50% of the plays.&nbsp; It's right up there with Fox's puck tail!&nbsp; Way to go versus!&nbsp; Here's a clue, just get the fucking games in high def and that's all you'll need.&nbsp; WTF!?

[spoon]

Great game tonight by the two rooks on the Avs.&nbsp; Stastny had a goal and two assists, while Wolski responded bigtime to the benching in the prior game.&nbsp; He was benched for not playing two ways which he really wasn't doing and it was showing in his results.&nbsp; So today he showed a ton of character and played his ass off, made some huge hits (which I never saw him do yet) and ended up with a goal and three assists for four points on the night.&nbsp; He was in on every goal for the Avs tonight in a 4-1 win to get them back over .500.&nbsp; Jose also had arguably his best game in a while but still let in what I considered a very weak five-hole goal.&nbsp; Now the two Avs rooks are going to be in third and fourth place in rookie scoring with 15 and 17 pts total.&nbsp; Kopitar continues to look really good in LA, and Malkin is fucking unreal in Pitt scoring a goal almost every night.&nbsp; He has fucking 12 goals in only 18 games with a total of 22 pts on the&nbsp;season already.&nbsp; This kid is for real.

[TheGameHHH]

Devils are shitting themselves on this west coast trip

[spoon]

They can't score on the road for shit.

[TheGameHHH]

im actually shocked they salvaged a point tonight.

[spoon]

<p>Still a terrible 5 game road trip.&nbsp; Why can't they score on the road?&nbsp; The Devils and Wild just aren't the same teams on the road and it's fucking strange.&nbsp; I mean it's night and day.</p>

[ralphbxny]

<p>I am on my way to the Ranger game tonight so I am on my way to make it a good game!! so by 10pm I will be sloshed!!!</p><p>They better win!</p>

[watson]

Sorry, Final Score&nbsp; Thrashers 4&nbsp; Rangers 3 in OT&nbsp;Holik is da man!!!<br /><strong>ralphbxny</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I am on my way to the Ranger game tonight so I am on my way to make it a good game!! so by 10pm I will be sloshed!!!</p><p>They better win!</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Kevin]

[quote]<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Looks like we have another super crop of rookies coming out this year! </p><p>The race so far:</p><p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="defaultHeader" align="center"><strong>2006-2007 - Regular Season - Rookie - All Skaters - Summary - TOTAL POINTS</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="tabularStatsMedium">RK</td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="left"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&amp;page=Stats&amp;service=pag e&amp;sort=player.properName&amp;viewName=summary" title="PLAYER NAME"><font color="#000000"><u>Player</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="center"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&amp;page=Stats&amp;service=pag e&amp;sort=player.position.positionCode&amp;viewName=summa ry" title="POSITION"><font color="#000000"><u>Pos</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="center"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&amp;page=Stats&amp;service=pag e&amp;sort=team.displayAbbrev&amp;viewName=summary" title="TEAM"><font color="#000000"><u>Team</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&amp;page=Stats&amp;service=pag e&amp;sort=gamesPlayed&amp;viewName=summary" title="GAMES PLAYED"><font color="#000000"><u>GP</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&amp;page=Stats&amp;service=pag e&amp;sort=goals&amp;viewName=summary" title="TOTAL GOALS"><font color="#000000"><u>G</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&amp;page=Stats&amp;service=pag e&amp;sort=assists&amp;viewName=summary" title="TOTAL ASSISTS"><font color="#000000"><u>A</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><strong>P</strong></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&amp;page=Stats&amp;service=pag e&amp;sort=plusMinus&amp;viewName=summary" title="PLUS/MINUS"><font color="#000000"><u>+/-</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&amp;page=Stats&amp;service=pag e&amp;sort=penaltyMinutes&amp;viewName=summary" title="PENALTY MINUTES"><font color="#000000"><u>PIM</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&amp;page=Stats&amp;service=pag e&amp;sort=powerPlayGoals&amp;viewName=summary" title="POWER PLAY GOALS"><font color="#000000"><u>PP</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&amp;page=Stats&amp;service=pag e&amp;sort=shortHandedGoals&amp;viewName=summary" title="SHORT HANDED GOALS"><font color="#000000"><u>SH</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&amp;page=Stats&amp;service=pag e&amp;sort=gameWinningGoals&amp;viewName=summary" title="GAME WINNING GOALS"><font color="#000000"><u>GW</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&amp;page=Stats&amp;service=pag e&amp;sort=gameTyingGoals&amp;viewName=summary" title="GAME TYING GOALS"><font color="#000000"></font></a><br /></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&amp;page=Stats&amp;service=pag e&amp;sort=overtimeGoals&amp;viewName=summary" title="OVERTIME GOALS"><font color="#000000"><u>OT</u></font></a></td><td class="tabularStatsMedium" align="right"><a href="http://www.ronfez.net/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20072ALLSRSAll&amp;page=Stats&amp;servic

[watson]

<p>Marc Staal is still a bit young (19), and is currently playing in the OHL and Captain of the Sudbury team, he is going to be a good defenseman for the Blue Shirts in a year or 2, just not this year at minimum a top 4 defenseman </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>http://www.ontariohockeyleague.com/stats/player.php?id=2993 </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by watson on 11-29-06 @ 11:47 AM</span>

[El Mudo]

<p>Boy, Anaheim is REALLY good...My Caps are getting it taken to them in a really ugly game (already 3 fights, multiple late hits and scrums) </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But I don't like how George Parros ripped off Rick MacLeish (hoo hoo)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/d5/full.getty-71798286vjd014_devils_ducks_7_54_20_pm.jpg" border="0" width="512" height="710" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PHO/AAET008~Rick-MacLeish-Action-Photofile-Posters.jpg" border="0" width="335" height="425" />&nbsp;</p>

[TheGameHHH]

Devils shit on the rangers tonight

[Gvac]

<p>By the way, I had an <em><strong>AWESOME </strong></em>time at the Meadowlands yesterday watching my Wings dump the Devils.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[TheGameHHH]

im glad you enjoyed that Gvac, it only took them 13 years to finally win here.

[TheGameHHH]

El Mudo, I love that picture......I went to high school with George Parros and I was good friends with his younger brother since we were both QBs during football season.

[Kevin]

<strong>TheGameHHH</strong> wrote:<br />Devils shit on the rangers tonight <p>Still in 1st, bitches!</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Kevin on 12-18-06 @ 12:41 AM</span>

[spoon]

<strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Boy, Anaheim is REALLY good...My Caps are getting it taken to them in a really ugly game (already 3 fights, multiple late hits and scrums) </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>But I don't like how George Parros ripped off Rick MacLeish (hoo hoo)</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/d5/full.getty-71798286vjd014_devils_ducks_7_54_20_pm.jpg" border="0" width="512" height="710" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://imagecache2.allposters.com/images/pic/PHO/AAET008~Rick-MacLeish-Action-Photofile-Posters.jpg" border="0" width="335" height="425" />&nbsp;</p><p>Can you believe the Avs got a 2nd round pick from the Ducks for Parros?!&nbsp; He can't do a fucking thing outside of fighting and only played 1 fucking game for the Avs too.&nbsp; I don't get it, but I love the move.</p>

[spoon]

<p>And why the fuck do the Avs insist on starting Theodore after Budaj showed them he's the man.&nbsp; He has a much better GAA, shot percentage and win/loss record.&nbsp; Watching every fucking game as I do, I also know that Budaj got tagged with two bullshit losses when Theodore got pulled in 5-1 and 4-0 games.&nbsp; As it happened, the Avs lost them 6-5 and 5-4 respectively so in two periods Budaj outplayed the other goalie 1 GA Vs 4GA&nbsp;in both games.&nbsp; It's a very shitty rule and it should be changed.&nbsp; The rule is that if you give up the deciding goal, even if the lead never changed, that goalie loses the game.&nbsp; In both games Theo sucked ass and then Budaj came in and shut the door allowing them to get close but the holes were too fucking deep.&nbsp; Oh well.&nbsp; They better come to terms that Budaj is the starter and Theo was a huge mistake.&nbsp; Bob Gainey found a dumb fucking team to take a huge mistake off his hands on the way out of Montreal as it'll go down as Lacoix's worst move of his tenure too.&nbsp; Theodore has terrible angles, he's slow to get up and too fast to go into the butterfly, can't stear a rebound for his life and gives up way too many.&nbsp; He's just not good and I'm really pissed they keep giving him a chance bc he will cost the Avs 5.5 mil this year and 6 mil next year to sit the bench if the team gets smart!</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[narc]

<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>And why the fuck do the Avs insist on starting Theodore after Budaj showed them he's the man. He has a much better GAA, shot percentage and win/loss record. Watching every fucking game as I do, I also know that Budaj got tagged with two bullshit losses when Theodore got pulled in 5-1 and 4-0 games. As it happened, the Avs lost them 6-5 and 5-4 respectively so in two periods Budaj outplayed the other goalie 1 GA Vs 4GA in both games. It's a very shitty rule and it should be changed. The rule is that if you give up the deciding goal, even if the lead never changed, that goalie loses the game. In both games Theo sucked ass and then Budaj came in and shut the door allowing them to get close but the holes were too fucking deep. Oh well. They better come to terms that Budaj is the starter and Theo was a huge mistake. Bob Gainey found a dumb fucking team to take a huge mistake off his hands on the way out of Montreal as it'll go down as Lacoix's worst move of his tenure too. Theodore has terrible angles, he's slow to get up and too fast to go into the butterfly, can't stear a rebound for his life and gives up way too many. He's just not good and I'm really pissed they keep giving him a chance bc he will cost the Avs 5.5 mil this year and 6 mil next year to sit the bench if the team gets smart!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Trade Theodore back to the NE Division. Preferably to Ottawa. Apparently, the only time the Sabres can score on Ray Emery is in the playoffs. </p><p>And I bet John Muckler still doesn't have faith in him. &nbsp;</p>

[spoon]

I'd do that in a second!&nbsp; Think they'd give up Spezza?&nbsp; No way, but I love that kid.&nbsp; Hell, I always loved Havlat too and they gave him away and he has 22 pts in 13 fucking games.&nbsp; He's an awesome player.

[Kevin]

<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>And why the fuck do the Avs insist on starting Theodore after Budaj showed them he's the man.&nbsp; He has a much better GAA, shot percentage and win/loss record.&nbsp; Watching every fucking game as I do, I also know that Budaj got tagged with two bullshit losses when Theodore got pulled in 5-1 and 4-0 games.&nbsp; As it happened, the Avs lost them 6-5 and 5-4 respectively so in two periods Budaj outplayed the other goalie 1 GA Vs 4GA&nbsp;in both games.&nbsp; It's a very shitty rule and it should be changed.&nbsp; The rule is that if you give up the deciding goal, even if the lead never changed, that goalie loses the game.&nbsp; In both games Theo sucked ass and then Budaj came in and shut the door allowing them to get close but the holes were too fucking deep.&nbsp; Oh well.&nbsp; They better come to terms that Budaj is the starter and Theo was a huge mistake.&nbsp; Bob Gainey found a dumb fucking team to take a huge mistake off his hands on the way out of Montreal as it'll go down as Lacoix's worst move of his tenure too.&nbsp; Theodore has terrible angles, he's slow to get up and too fast to go into the butterfly, can't stear a rebound for his life and gives up way too many.&nbsp; He's just not good and I'm really pissed they keep giving him a chance bc he will cost the Avs 5.5 mil this year and 6 mil next year to sit the bench if the team gets smart!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hey Spoon. You follow the Avs much more. Budaj sounds like an Albanian last name. It says he was born in Slovakia. Did anybody with the Avs ever specify what nationalty he is? Because usualy when your last name ends in J your of Albanian decent.</p>

[cougarjake13]

<strong>Kevin</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>And why the fuck do the Avs insist on starting Theodore after Budaj showed them he's the man.&nbsp; He has a much better GAA, shot percentage and win/loss record.&nbsp; Watching every fucking game as I do, I also know that Budaj got tagged with two bullshit losses when Theodore got pulled in 5-1 and 4-0 games.&nbsp; As it happened, the Avs lost them 6-5 and 5-4 respectively so in two periods Budaj outplayed the other goalie 1 GA Vs 4GA&nbsp;in both games.&nbsp; It's a very shitty rule and it should be changed.&nbsp; The rule is that if you give up the deciding goal, even if the lead never changed, that goalie loses the game.&nbsp; In both games Theo sucked ass and then Budaj came in and shut the door allowing them to get close but the holes were too fucking deep.&nbsp; Oh well.&nbsp; They better come to terms that Budaj is the starter and Theo was a huge mistake.&nbsp; Bob Gainey found a dumb fucking team to take a huge mistake off his hands on the way out of Montreal as it'll go down as Lacoix's worst move of his tenure too.&nbsp; Theodore has terrible angles, he's slow to get up and too fast to go into the butterfly, can't stear a rebound for his life and gives up way too many.&nbsp; He's just not good and I'm really pissed they keep giving him a chance bc he will cost the Avs 5.5 mil this year and 6 mil next year to sit the bench if the team gets smart!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hey Spoon. You follow the Avs much more. Budaj sounds like an Albanian last name. It says he was born in Slovakia. Did anybody with the Avs ever specify what nationalty he is? Because usualy when your last name ends in J your of Albanian decent.</p><p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%" class="bgBdr"><tbody><tr class="bgHdr1"><td colspan="8">GOALTENDERS</td></tr><tr class="bgHdr2"><td>No.</td><td>Player</td><td>Age</td><td>Ht</td><td>Wt</td><td>Born</td><td>Exp</td><td>Birth City</td></tr><tr class="bgC"><td>31</td><td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/player?statsId=2988">Peter Budaj</a></td><td align="center">24</td><td align="center">6'1&quot;</td><td>200</td><td align="right">9/18/1982</td><td align="center">1</td><td><font style="background-color: #ffff00">Bystrica, Czechoslovakia</font></td></tr><tr class="bgC"><td>60</td><td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/player?statsId=1420">Jose Theodore</a></td><td align="center">30</td><td align="center">5'11&quot;</td><td>180</td><td align="right">9/13/1976</td><td align="center">11</td><td>Laval, Quebec</td></tr></tbody></table></p>

[Kevin]

<strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Kevin</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>And why the fuck do the Avs insist on starting Theodore after Budaj showed them he's the man. He has a much better GAA, shot percentage and win/loss record. Watching every fucking game as I do, I also know that Budaj got tagged with two bullshit losses when Theodore got pulled in 5-1 and 4-0 games. As it happened, the Avs lost them 6-5 and 5-4 respectively so in two periods Budaj outplayed the other goalie 1 GA Vs 4GA in both games. It's a very shitty rule and it should be changed. The rule is that if you give up the deciding goal, even if the lead never changed, that goalie loses the game. In both games Theo sucked ass and then Budaj came in and shut the door allowing them to get close but the holes were too fucking deep. Oh well. They better come to terms that Budaj is the starter and Theo was a huge mistake. Bob Gainey found a dumb fucking team to take a huge mistake off his hands on the way out of Montreal as it'll go down as Lacoix's worst move of his tenure too. Theodore has terrible angles, he's slow to get up and too fast to go into the butterfly, can't stear a rebound for his life and gives up way too many. He's just not good and I'm really pissed they keep giving him a chance bc he will cost the Avs 5.5 mil this year and 6 mil next year to sit the bench if the team gets smart!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hey Spoon. You follow the Avs much more. Budaj sounds like an Albanian last name. It says he was born in Slovakia. Did anybody with the Avs ever specify what nationalty he is? Because usualy when your last name ends in J your of Albanian decent.</p><p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%" class="bgBdr"><tbody><tr class="bgHdr1"><td colspan="8">GOALTENDERS</td></tr><tr class="bgHdr2"><td>No.</td><td>Player</td><td>Age</td><td>Ht</td><td>Wt</td><td>Born</td><td>Exp</td><td>Birth City</td></tr><tr class="bgC"><td>31</td><td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/player?statsId=2988">Peter Budaj</a></td><td align="center">24</td><td align="center">6'1&quot;</td><td>200</td><td align="right">9/18/1982</td><td align="center">1</td><td><font style="background-color: #ffff00">Bystrica, Czechoslovakia</font></td></tr><tr class="bgC"><td>60</td><td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/player?statsId=1420">Jose Theodore</a></td><td align="center">30</td><td align="center">5'11&quot;</td><td>180</td><td align="right">9/13/1976</td><td align="center">11</td><td>Laval, Quebec</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>&nbsp;Yea i know where his birth city is, Just because you were born somewhere does not mean your that nationality. Albanians are spread&nbsp; through out most of Europe and the US. I was just wondering because Budaj is an albanian name. Usualy when a last name ends in an AJ or J,The person is of Albanian decent. </p>

[spoon]

Perhaps he's has an Albanian background but they never talked about it on the Av broadcasts yet.&nbsp; But he did in fact act as the starting goalie in the olympics for Slovakia.&nbsp; So he at least claims to still be from that part of the now defunct nation.&nbsp; <font style="background-color: #ffffff">Czechoslovakia split up and became the Czech Republic and Slovakia.&nbsp; </font>

[Kevin]

<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br />Perhaps he's has an Albanian background but they never talked about it on the Av broadcasts yet.&nbsp; But he did in fact act as the starting goalie in the olympics for Slovakia.&nbsp; So he at least claims to still be from that part of the now defunct nation.&nbsp; <font style="background-color: #ffffff">Czechoslovakia split up and became the Czech Republic and Slovakia.&nbsp; </font><p>Yea Albania/Kosovo (Albanian countries)&nbsp;does not have a National Hockey team so he would not be able to play for them. Just wonderin cuz of the name. I know Tie Domi is of Albanian decent but he was listed as Canadian.</p><span class="post_edited"></span>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Kevin on 12-18-06 @ 8:11 PM</span>

[cougarjake13]

<strong>Kevin</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Kevin</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>And why the fuck do the Avs insist on starting Theodore after Budaj showed them he's the man. He has a much better GAA, shot percentage and win/loss record. Watching every fucking game as I do, I also know that Budaj got tagged with two bullshit losses when Theodore got pulled in 5-1 and 4-0 games. As it happened, the Avs lost them 6-5 and 5-4 respectively so in two periods Budaj outplayed the other goalie 1 GA Vs 4GA in both games. It's a very shitty rule and it should be changed. The rule is that if you give up the deciding goal, even if the lead never changed, that goalie loses the game. In both games Theo sucked ass and then Budaj came in and shut the door allowing them to get close but the holes were too fucking deep. Oh well. They better come to terms that Budaj is the starter and Theo was a huge mistake. Bob Gainey found a dumb fucking team to take a huge mistake off his hands on the way out of Montreal as it'll go down as Lacoix's worst move of his tenure too. Theodore has terrible angles, he's slow to get up and too fast to go into the butterfly, can't stear a rebound for his life and gives up way too many. He's just not good and I'm really pissed they keep giving him a chance bc he will cost the Avs 5.5 mil this year and 6 mil next year to sit the bench if the team gets smart!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Hey Spoon. You follow the Avs much more. Budaj sounds like an Albanian last name. It says he was born in Slovakia. Did anybody with the Avs ever specify what nationalty he is? Because usualy when your last name ends in J your of Albanian decent.</p><p><table border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="2" width="100%" class="bgBdr"><tbody><tr class="bgHdr1"><td colspan="8">GOALTENDERS</td></tr><tr class="bgHdr2"><td>No.</td><td>Player</td><td>Age</td><td>Ht</td><td>Wt</td><td>Born</td><td>Exp</td><td>Birth City</td></tr><tr class="bgC"><td>31</td><td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/player?statsId=2988">Peter Budaj</a></td><td align="center">24</td><td align="center">6'1&quot;</td><td>200</td><td align="right">9/18/1982</td><td align="center">1</td><td><font style="background-color: #ffff00">Bystrica, Czechoslovakia</font></td></tr><tr class="bgC"><td>60</td><td><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/player?statsId=1420">Jose Theodore</a></td><td align="center">30</td><td align="center">5'11&quot;</td><td>180</td><td align="right">9/13/1976</td><td align="center">11</td><td>Laval, Quebec</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>&nbsp;Yea i know where his birth city is, Just because you were born somewhere does not mean your that nationality. Albanians are spread&nbsp; through out most of Europe and the US. I was just wondering because Budaj is an albanian name. Usualy when a last name ends in an AJ or J,The person is of Albanian decent. </p><p>didnt even see that it said birthplace, sorry</p>

[spoon]

Let's all just hope he gets the start tonight!

[Gvac]

<p>Ever listen to any of that crazy ass Albanian music?</p><p>AWFUL!&nbsp;</p>

[MHasegawa]

this schedule stinks, im already tired of seeing division games

[spoon]

<p>I agree with you all the way Manny.&nbsp; I miss the Red Wing/Avs rivalry most of all.</p>

[Gvac]

<p>Amen. </p><p>I'll go to my grave despising Claude Lemieux.&nbsp;</p>

[spoon]

<p>Foxsports is talking up the NY Post report of a possible Gomez for Datsyuk trade?&nbsp; I don't really like it on either end to be honest, and it seems like another classic report in the NY media of what they want in a fantasy sense, not what is actually being discussed.&nbsp; Does any other market do this more?&nbsp; It reminds me of what O and A were saying about the media these days being fucking lazy and never do their homework.&nbsp; I really think the same could be said in the sports media of late, especially in NY.&nbsp; BDC constantly posts &quot;leads&quot; from the NY media about the next big NY Yank move coming.&nbsp; It's all fucking year long and 99% never even had any validity at all.&nbsp; Like all that talk of the Japanese player bid being a block!&nbsp; They spoke like they knew it to be the case.&nbsp; And guys like Kev believe every word even after it clearly gets dispelled!</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[MHasegawa]

that pierre turgeon goal bugged the fuck outta me

[Kevin]

<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Foxsports is talking up the NY Post report of a possible Gomez for Datsyuk trade?&nbsp; I don't really like it on either end to be honest, and it seems like another classic report in the NY media of what they want in a fantasy sense, not what is actually being discussed.&nbsp; Does any other market do this more?&nbsp; It reminds me of what O and A were saying about the media these days being fucking lazy and never do their homework.&nbsp; I really think the same could be said in the sports media of late, especially in NY.&nbsp; BDC constantly posts &quot;leads&quot; from the NY media about the next big NY Yank move coming.&nbsp; It's all fucking year long and 99% never even had any validity at all.&nbsp; Like all that talk of the Japanese player bid being a block!&nbsp; They spoke like they knew it to be the case.&nbsp; And guys like Kev believe every word even after it clearly gets dispelled!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Still a block move. And i still have the #1 Egg Nog Company in the Universe.</p>

[El Mudo]

<p>Yeesh....a classic bed crapping by my Caps against Tampa...in a big game to, they couldve put them further ahead of Tampa and closer to Atlanta, although the Thrashers won anyway</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Just for now, I'd say watch out for Columbus...I saw them take it to the Wings last night, although Detroit nearly pulled it out, they did look good for the most part. I just don't know who's going to score for them besides Nash...Fedorov is washed up.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Of course, you could say the same things about my Caps outside of AO, but I like what I've seen out of Alex Semin, though he's extremely Petr Bondra streaky like, and Chris Clark is awesome.</p><p>I hope my boys make the playoffs this year, but i can't WAIT for the future....Backstrom's coming over next year to be the Malkin to AO's Crosby, the defensive corps is young and good now...its only going to get better and better and better as guys like Eminger and Mike Green continue to mature (theyre both in their very early 20s...as is Shoane Morrison) and Jon Erskine has been a GREAT addition to the backline...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Maybe we add a couple vets at the deadline to make a run? I don't know...but I do know in addition to all that, there has been NO money spent on this team...the ONLY reason we're above the salary cap minimum is because we still owe Jagr money...thats unbelieveable </p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by El Mudo on 12-19-06 @ 11:36 PM</span>

[Tall_James]

<p>Three years up here and I hope to finally get to a Bruins game this year.</p>

[Fallon]

<strong>Tall_James</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Three years up here and I hope to finally get to a Bruins game this year.</p><p>&nbsp;The Garden is a really nice place to watch the game. I've been to one this season, need to go to another, maybe next month. </p>

[spoon]

<strong>MHasegawa</strong> wrote:<br />that pierre turgeon goal bugged the fuck outta me <p>He does it a lot.&nbsp; And the Brett M. goal bugged me.... oh I know your guy got credit but he didn't deserve his name on the scoresheet.&nbsp; </p><p>What a crazy fucking game and Torres is a fucking ass clown!&nbsp; It's amazing I could love players on that team like Ryan Smith but hate Hemsky and Torres soo much.&nbsp; Hemsky throw the puck away a lot for a guy with that type of talent and when the hell is Lupul going to step up?</p><p>And it's an unwritten rule that players in a fight don't lift the jersey over the head from the front, it has even led to unsportmanship penalties in the past.&nbsp; Winchester deserves to get his ass handed to him for that bullshit move and he was a pussy for tackling Lappy as soon as he freed his head up.&nbsp; What a puss!&nbsp; If the game wasn't so close we'd have seen round #2 no doubt.&nbsp; I watched the post game show and Lappy wasn't happy.&nbsp; He said the kid may have won anyway bc he's so big and strong, but he won't last long with the rest of the fighters if he's going bush like that.&nbsp; These guys fight all the time and have a code, he broke it and it never sits well.</p>

[spoon]

<p><strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:</p><p>Just for now, I'd say watch out for Columbus...I saw them take it to the Wings last night, although Detroit nearly pulled it out, they did look good for the most part. I just don't know who's going to score for them besides Nash...Fedorov is washed up.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><span class="post_edited">This message was edited by El Mudo on 12-19-06 @ 11:36 PM</span> <p>Yah, I told my girl they had talent for a long time but were coached horribly for years.&nbsp; They have Federov, Nash, Zherdev, Vyborny&nbsp;Modin, Carter, Foote and a ton of young talent.&nbsp; They need to stick with Norrena in net an until Leclair gets back on track too.&nbsp; Once they signed Hitch, they became a different team over night.&nbsp;&nbsp;Nash and Zherdev are two up and coming players who are just starting to play very well right now with vet Federov and Vyborny too.&nbsp; Good call and let's hope they finally add some other good teams to the division so it's no longer a walk for the wings.&nbsp; It's such a bad division it makes Nashville look good.</p>

[spoon]

<p>And how about that Northwest Division!&nbsp; Two points difference from top to bottom.</p>

[Kevin]

<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p><strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:</p><p>Just for now, I'd say watch out for Columbus...I saw them take it to the Wings last night, although Detroit nearly pulled it out, they did look good for the most part. I just don't know who's going to score for them besides Nash...Fedorov is washed up.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><span class="post_edited">This message was edited by El Mudo on 12-19-06 @ 11:36 PM</span> <p><strong>Yah, I told my girl they had talent for a long time but were coached horribly for years</strong>.&nbsp; They have Federov, Nash, Zherdev, Vyborny&nbsp;Modin, Carter, Foote and a ton of young talent.&nbsp; They need to stick with Norrena in net an until Leclair gets back on track too.&nbsp; Once they signed Hitch, they became a different team over night.&nbsp;&nbsp;Nash and Zherdev are two up and coming players who are just starting to play very well right now with vet Federov and Vyborny too.&nbsp; Good call and let's hope they finally add some other good teams to the division so it's no longer a walk for the wings.&nbsp; It's such a bad division it makes Nashville look good.</p><p>Wait.... Spoon is straight??</p>

[Fallon]

<strong>Kevin</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p><strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:</p><p>Just for now, I'd say watch out for Columbus...I saw them take it to the Wings last night, although Detroit nearly pulled it out, they did look good for the most part. I just don't know who's going to score for them besides Nash...Fedorov is washed up.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><span class="post_edited">This message was edited by El Mudo on 12-19-06 @ 11:36 PM</span> <p><strong>Yah, I told my girl they had talent for a long time but were coached horribly for years</strong>. They have Federov, Nash, Zherdev, Vyborny Modin, Carter, Foote and a ton of young talent. They need to stick with Norrena in net an until Leclair gets back on track too. Once they signed Hitch, they became a different team over night. Nash and Zherdev are two up and coming players who are just starting to play very well right now with vet Federov and Vyborny too. Good call and let's hope they finally add some other good teams to the division so it's no longer a walk for the wings. It's such a bad division it makes Nashville look good.</p><p>Wait.... Spoon is straight??</p><p>&nbsp;Where's my ten bucks?<br /> </p>

[spoon]

<p>Right here, come get it!</p><p><img src="http://www.soundportraits.org/images/oldest_male_stripper/oldest_male_stripper-gallery-3.jpg" border="0" width="385" height="260" /></p>

[Fallon]

<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Right here, come get it!</p><p><img src="http://www.soundportraits.org/images/oldest_male_stripper/oldest_male_stripper-gallery-3.jpg" border="0" width="385" height="260" /></p><p>&nbsp;Only if I can use my teeth!</p>

[spoon]

<p>Here, borrow mine.</p><p><img src="http://www.nimbacreations.com/Pritchard/Library/Daintons-false-teeth.jpg" border="0" width="143" height="145" /></p>

[weekapaugjz]

sabres couldn't put shit past huet tonight.&nbsp; i was getting so fucking pissed.&nbsp; only the first time this year the sabres have lost back to back games though.

[El Mudo]

<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>MHasegawa</strong> wrote:<br />that pierre turgeon goal bugged the fuck outta me <p>He does it a lot. And the Brett M. goal bugged me.... oh I know your guy got credit but he didn't deserve his name on the scoresheet. </p><p>What a crazy fucking game and Torres is a fucking ass clown! It's amazing I could love players on that team like Ryan Smith but hate Hemsky and Torres soo much. Hemsky throw the puck away a lot for a guy with that type of talent and when the hell is Lupul going to step up?</p><p><strong>And it's an unwritten rule that players in a fight don't lift the jersey over the head from the front, it has even led to unsportmanship penalties in the past.</strong> Winchester deserves to get his ass handed to him for that bullshit move and he was a pussy for tackling Lappy as soon as he freed his head up. What a puss! If the game wasn't so close we'd have seen round #2 no doubt. I watched the post game show and Lappy wasn't happy. He said the kid may have won anyway bc he's so big and strong, but he won't last long with the rest of the fighters if he's going bush like that. These guys fight all the time and have a code, he broke it and it never sits well.</p>&nbsp;It is, unless you have a &quot;reputation&quot;.&nbsp; In the Caps/Pittsburgh game earlier this month, Matt Bradley and Jarkko Ruutu were in as part of a larger brawl.&nbsp; Bradley not only pulled Ruutu's sweater over the front of his head BUT KEPT PUNCHING at the same time...haha.&nbsp;Ruutu has the rep around the league as a primo cheap shot artist (he triggered the brawl by hitting one of our guys high as well), and i think in this case, his beating was deserved&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</p>

[spoon]

<p>Oh I know him all too well from his Canuck days of old.&nbsp; He was a top shelf cock sucker no doubt.&nbsp; He even went knee to knee with Joe Sakic and then had the nerve to go after him later in the game losing 5-1 just to be a tough guy.&nbsp; Scott Parker fucked him up like you couldn't imagine!&nbsp; And the treatment Ruutu got in that game, is what Winchester &nbsp;will have coming his way all too soon if he plays like that all the time.&nbsp; The classy fighters, and that sounds stupid to outsiders of the game, have a code and from interviews around the league admit to being pretty close due to a strange bond.&nbsp; This kid may be trying to get a name and a big league spot, but getting it that way will come at a cost.</p>

[MHasegawa]

<p>The Pens are fucked, they lost their casino deal; so they're not getting a new arena. This is could be the final nail in the coffin for the pittsburgh penguins.</p><p><a href="http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=189123&amp;hubname=">heres the link</a></p><p><a href="http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=189123&amp;hubname=" target="_blank" title="heres the link"> </a></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by MHasegawa on 12-20-06 @ 5:48 PM</span>

[Kevin]

I wish i had like 50billion dollars and did not have to care about money. I would buy that&nbsp; team in like 2secs, and watch them win like 4-5 Cups in the next 10 years.

[El Mudo]

<p>Good..I hope they wither and die...</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I HATE the Penguins&nbsp;</p>

[deja]

<p>i agree with your hate of the penguins</p><p>i loved sidney crosby until the day the&nbsp;penguins drafted him. I also hate that i was at the game last year when he scored his first goal against the rangers....at least i got to see lemuix's last.</p>

[narc]

<p>Scott Nichol better get at least a 20 game suspension for his fucking dirty suckerpunching Jaro Spacek tonight in the Buffalo-Nashville game. It was just as bad as the Bertuzzi hit, but Spacek doesn't appear to be as hurt as what's his name, who got his career ended. Kudos to Marty Biron and Nathan Paetsch for grabbing Nichol and attempting to do something. Shame on Toni Lydman, Jochen Hecht, Jason Pominville and Danny Briere for not trying to stomp Nichol's guts out, although, to be honest, Lydman, Hecht, Pominville and Briere might be the 4 least intimidating NHLers. But Hecht is at least German which has to count for something. </p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[spoon]

<p>The kids name was Steve Moore and he is effectively out of hockey and that fuck should be forced to give the kid at least half his salary until Moore comes back or until Bertuzzi leaves hockey.&nbsp; And I didn't see the hit but it sounds fucking rediculous.&nbsp; I'll try to find it.</p><p><img src="http://www.manishin.com/blog/images/040310_bertuzzi_hit_250.jpg" border="0" width="250" height="207" /></p>

[cougarjake13]

<p>nhl could possibly re align for next season</p><p>it would go from 6 divisions to four with 7 or 8 teams in each</p><p><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/6299258">http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/6299258</a></p>

[El Mudo]

<p>the Rory Fitzpatrick for All Star campaign is HYSTERICAL...if you don't know, two guys in Buffalo started it (he's in Vancouver now) and they have a website and everything (and campaign ads!)</p><p>&nbsp;</p>http://www.voteforrory.com/<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>He's in SECOND PLACE right now among all star votes for Western Defensemen..1,500 votes ahead of Nick Lidstrom...Hearing the Detroit announcers complain about that just now made my day...&nbsp;</p>

[El Mudo]

<img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3b/UncleRory.gif/441px-UncleRory.gif" border="0" />

[MHasegawa]

<strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br /><p>nhl could possibly re align for next season</p><p>it would go from 6 divisions to four with 7 or 8 teams in each</p><p><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/6299258">http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/6299258</a></p><p>&nbsp;on paper i like the idea, the playoff system should be like the old days, top 4 teams in each division play each other in their first 2 playoff rounds then conference final against the other division in their respective conference. </p>

[El Mudo]

<p>Congrats to Bonzai on his 500th!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Only wish you coulda done it here buddy!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><img src="http://espn-i.starwave.com/media/apphoto/CXA10512230422.jpg" border="0" />&nbsp;</p>

[cougarjake13]

<strong>MHasegawa</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br /><p>nhl could possibly re align for next season</p><p>it would go from 6 divisions to four with 7 or 8 teams in each</p><p><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/6299258">http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/6299258</a></p><p>&nbsp;on paper i like the idea, the playoff system should be like the old days, top 4 teams in each division play each other in their first 2 playoff rounds then conference final against the other division in their respective conference. </p><p>i like the idea of playing more divisional and conference games</p><p>rivalries are the best way to keep casual fans into it, but they cant overdo it like MLB does i mean even red sox- yankees gets boring for 19 games a year</p>

[spoon]

<p>The R. Fitz thing has been a fucking riot and I didn't know it pains the detroit crews, now it's better.&nbsp; I wouldn't know bc they never play my team any more!&nbsp; </p><p>And look at the ex wing in the Bondra pic, he's either constipated or in awe.&nbsp; I still hate his tough guy wannabe ass.&nbsp; I'm sure Fallon was glad to see him go!&nbsp; What a waste that contract was for the B's.&nbsp; </p><p>As for the schedule and proposed change, I hate it.&nbsp; All they care about right now is cutting costs and not the true feel/setup of the league.&nbsp; Not seeing my team on the east coast for over two years is a joke and I fucking hate it.&nbsp; Playing Edmonton, Calgary and others gets fucking old too no matter how big the rivalry gets.&nbsp; There is something called overkill and for 82 games it's happening right now!&nbsp; The schedule change was the one change they got wrong.&nbsp; They're not getting my money 4-5 times a year now, and I can't be the only one.&nbsp; </p>

[Fallon]

<strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>MHasegawa</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br /><p>nhl could possibly re align for next season</p><p>it would go from 6 divisions to four with 7 or 8 teams in each</p><p><a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/6299258">http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/6299258</a></p><p> on paper i like the idea, the playoff system should be like the old days, top 4 teams in each division play each other in their first 2 playoff rounds then conference final against the other division in their respective conference. </p><p>i like the idea of playing more divisional and conference games</p><p>rivalries are the best way to keep casual fans into it, but they cant overdo it like MLB does i mean even red sox- yankees gets boring for 19 games a year</p><p>&nbsp;I hate it. Every fucking game I watch with the B's is against Montreal. </p>

[TheGameHHH]

i fucking hate atlanta.

[spoon]

<p>Theodore won a fucking game!!!&nbsp; It really is Christmas!&nbsp; His first win since 12/7 and only stopped 17/19 so really the team played great in front of him.&nbsp; Also, he got lucky at least twice in the game as well, but his D stepped up and bailed him out.&nbsp; Now if only Q will make him the backup vs. the split goalie.&nbsp; Now that would be a present worth opening!&nbsp;&nbsp;Face it, Theo don't work in Colorado.&nbsp; Perhaps he'll turn it around.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[El Mudo]

<strong>TheGameHHH</strong> wrote:<br />i fucking hate atlanta. &nbsp;Youre not the only one....I REALLY despise them.&nbsp;I'm actually kinda upset that under the now alignment they'll be moving out West....I want the opportunity to beat them a lot.&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</p>

[spoon]

<p>This is incredible!&nbsp; It's 12/27, approximately 35 games into the season, and the Northwest Division is now serparated by 1 point top to bottom!&nbsp; Check it out.&nbsp; Has this ever happened before?&nbsp; IT's nuts!</p><p><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%"><tbody><tr bgcolor="#c0c0c0"><td>NORTHWEST</td><td align="right">GP</td><td align="right">W</td><td align="right">L</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">OT</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#c0c0c0">PTS</td><td align="right">GF</td><td align="right">GA</td><td align="right">HOME</td><td align="right">AWAY</td><td align="right">L10</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ececec"><td>COLORADO</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#c0c0c0">38</td><td align="right">114</td><td align="right">99</td><td align="right">10-7-1</td><td align="right">8-8-1</td><td align="right">6-4-0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td>MINNESOTA</td><td align="right">36</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">16</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#c0c0c0">38</td><td align="right">101</td><td align="right">99</td><td align="right">14-3-1</td><td align="right">4-13-1</td><td align="right">4-5-1</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ececec"><td>EDMONTON</td><td align="right">35</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">15</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">2</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#c0c0c0">38</td><td align="right">98</td><td align="right">95</td><td align="right">12-5-1</td><td align="right">6-10-1</td><td align="right">5-5-0</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ffffff"><td>CALGARY</td><td align="right">34</td><td align="right">17</td><td align="right">14</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">3</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#c0c0c0">37</td><td align="right">96</td><td align="right">85</td><td align="right">12-4-0</td><td align="right">5-10-3</td><td align="right">5-4-1</td></tr><tr bgcolor="#ececec"><td>VANCOUVER</td><td align="right">37</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">18</td><td align="right">&nbsp;</td><td align="right">1</td><td align="right" bgcolor="#c0c0c0">37</td><td align="right">83</td><td align="right">96</td><td align="right">11-7-0</td><td align="right">7-11-1</td><td align="right">5-5-0</td></tr></tbody></table></p><p>WOW!!</p><p>Anybody brave enough to make a call here?&nbsp; The Avs have been hot of late with the rookies getting better an Turg sparking them with his return.&nbsp; Yet they have a goaltending issue with Theo, and should go Budaj if you ask me and still haven't seen what Leopold can do due to injury (got from Calgary for Tanguay).&nbsp; </p><p>THe Wild have been real bad of late and can't do shit on the road.&nbsp; In fact, the only team at .500 on the road here is Colorado!&nbsp; Crazy again.&nbsp; These teams are living and dying on the road.&nbsp; Or better yet, surviving or dying!&nbsp; However, while the Wild have been better on O, they aren't so tough on D any longer and Fernandez hasn't played well for a month. </p><p>Edmonton may be slumping the most of any in this division but losing Ryan Smith is a big part of it.&nbsp; He's one of my favorite players and can change a game with a blue-collar in front of the net goal, with a short-handed goal, a great hit/D play or simply with his leadership ability.&nbsp; Love the guy's play on both sides of the ice.&nbsp; Yet the big hole here is D and goalie play of late.&nbsp; Rolo hasn't looked well since the surgery and perhaps his age is now finally catching up with him.&nbsp; ALso, the oilers have a ton of young (not ready) kids in the lineups (especially on D) due to a ton of injuries too.&nbsp; They have no choice, but losing PRonger is never easy to replace.&nbsp; Minutes, hits, points and more, he really fucked them bad.&nbsp; And I hate the fact that they moved him to the Ducks and created a monster out there and gave the conference a sure fire #1

[narc]

<p>Ovechkin was booed everytime he touched the puck last night in Buffalo. He also prompted a huge rendition of the&nbsp;&quot;asshole&quot; chant. Apparently, according to the Buffalo News, this is a first in the league:&nbsp;</p><p>&quot;Buffalo is the first town in which Ovechkin is viewed in a negative light. Washington writers said he always gets cheers in opposing cities, and occasionally it's a better reception than home players receive.&quot;</p><p>I love it when my hometown&nbsp;is ahead of the curve on something. &nbsp;</p>

[El Mudo]

<p>I knew it wasn't our night last night after Drury rock skipped the puck past Brent Johnson...I hit the ol' clicker after that one</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I love Alex for taunting the crowd after he scored.....haha....how can you NOT love the guy after that??</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the Northwest?&nbsp; I'm going to say its between Calgary and Vancouver IMO....I really like their defenses and goaltenders (im a former goaltender, so im partial to that position), but they HAVE to add scoring...depends on who adds it first, and what quality they get.&nbsp; I think Forsberg will be a big commodity after the rosters unfreeze, im not sure on his contract after this year, and I think Philly at this point will be looking to ye olde future.&nbsp; I'd LOVE to see him here in DC...we have tons of cap space, and I'd love to add a warrior of his quality for the stretch run, especially since injuries are KILLING us right now (no Erskine, Muir, Brashear, or Matt Bradley..thats most of or size and toughness too) </p>

[Landblast]

<strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the Northwest? I'm going to say its between Calgary and Vancouver IMO....I really like their defenses and goaltenders (im a former goaltender, so im partial to that position), but they HAVE to add scoring...depends on who adds it first, and what quality they get. I think Forsberg will be a big commodity after the rosters unfreeze, im not sure on his contract after this year, and I think Philly at this point will be looking to ye olde future. <span style="background-color: #ff6600">I'd LOVE to see him here in DC</span>...we have tons of cap space, and I'd love to add a warrior of his quality for the stretch run, especially since injuries are KILLING us right now (no Erskine, Muir, Brashear, or Matt Bradley..thats most of or size and toughness too) </p><p>&nbsp;McPhee got the go ahead for 1 free agent pick up (cost not an option) from the higher ups and he didn't use it.</p><p>&nbsp; So we got alittle $$$ to spend, i say we go defense.&nbsp; </p>

[narc]

<strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote: <p>I love Alex for taunting the crowd after he scored.....haha....how can you NOT love the guy after that??</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Honestly, I think it's more a &quot;love to hate&quot; type of thing. The consensus among Buffalo fans seems to be that they were glad Ovechkin did it. </p>

[El Mudo]

<strong>Landblast</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the Northwest? I'm going to say its between Calgary and Vancouver IMO....I really like their defenses and goaltenders (im a former goaltender, so im partial to that position), but they HAVE to add scoring...depends on who adds it first, and what quality they get. I think Forsberg will be a big commodity after the rosters unfreeze, im not sure on his contract after this year, and I think Philly at this point will be looking to ye olde future. <span style="background-color: #ff6600">I'd LOVE to see him here in DC</span>...we have tons of cap space, and I'd love to add a warrior of his quality for the stretch run, especially since injuries are KILLING us right now (no Erskine, Muir, Brashear, or Matt Bradley..thats most of or size and toughness too) </p><p> McPhee got the go ahead for 1 free agent pick up (cost not an option) from the higher ups and he didn't use it.</p><p> So we got alittle $$$ to spend, i say we go defense. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Honestly, thats been my biggest point of contention with the team....there's been NO money spent on it.&nbsp; Fiscally, I can understand it, because they want to build, and Big Ted wants money back after taking a bath for so many years.&nbsp; From a hockey standpoint, I don't really like that the only thing keeping us above the minimum is because we're still paying Jagr.&nbsp; But then when I look at the young talent on this team?&nbsp; Its just a tough thing for me to have to deal with...I don't want an Ottawa situation, where we get all these great young players, and then have to get rid of them cause we don't pay them.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for a deal, I would like to see them add some more scoring...All we've got thats consistent now is AMO, Semin is too erratic and streaky.&nbsp; Another consistent scoring option would help. </p>

[spoon]

<strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I knew it wasn't our night last night after Drury rock skipped the puck past Brent Johnson...I hit the ol' clicker after that one</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I love Alex for taunting the crowd after he scored.....haha....how can you NOT love the guy after that??</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>As for the Northwest?&nbsp; I'm going to say its between Calgary and Vancouver IMO....I really like their defenses and goaltenders (im a former goaltender, so im partial to that position), but they HAVE to add scoring...depends on who adds it first, and what quality they get.&nbsp; I think Forsberg will be a big commodity after the rosters unfreeze, im not sure on his contract after this year, and I think Philly at this point will be looking to ye olde future.&nbsp; I'd LOVE to see him here in DC...we have tons of cap space, and I'd love to add a warrior of his quality for the stretch run, especially since injuries are KILLING us right now (no Erskine, Muir, Brashear, or Matt Bradley..thats most of or size and toughness too) </p><p>Guess who has the most room under the cap in the division??&nbsp;&nbsp; That's right, my Avs!</p>

[El Mudo]

<p>You need to boot Theodore first....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>And do you trust Budaj?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Any good vet goalies available?&nbsp;</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by El Mudo on 12-28-06 @ 1:22 AM</span>

[spoon]

<p>Yep, I do trust Budaj.&nbsp; Especially since Theodore can't stop a fucking thing.&nbsp; The only games he wins are when the Avs only allow 20 or less shots.&nbsp; And in the new NHL, that really doesn't happen much.&nbsp; Budaj has made all the games Theodore got pulled in competitive, and sometimes suffered the loss due to the Avs coming back and Budaj only allowing one which ends up being the winner even though he wins his time in net by an average of 3 or 4 goals.&nbsp; The rule is stupid and needs to change.&nbsp; Down 5-1 and pulled and lose 6-5 and the other guy gets the loss?!&nbsp; Fucking idiotic!&nbsp; Theo got pulled again last night after letting the Stars come back from a 3rd period two goal deficit for the 3rd straight game.&nbsp; This from a stars team with no Modano, Morrow, Lindros and more.&nbsp; They are severely short-handed and their shots were nothing special either.&nbsp; Up 4-2 and then down 5-4 in only a matter of shifts.&nbsp; He should be demoted to the AHL today!&nbsp; Budaj came in and shut the door for most of the third period, but Turco knows how to close things out (at least in the regular season).&nbsp; I hated the move last year and now I'm ready to punch Q in the face for constantly going back to him as the starter.&nbsp; Budaj has won 4 straight starts while Theo wins one, loses one when in fact the wins are usually bc of great O output that day or the D stood on their heads.&nbsp; The stars should have scored at least 4 more times on him too as Theo was out of position a ton of times and the stars blew it by missing the net a few times and hitting the post 3 times at least.&nbsp; AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!&nbsp; Q you have to be an idiot or a puss for not telling the Avs brass they made a huge mistake and they need to realize that the contract won't be playing!&nbsp; </p>

[weekapaugjz]

<strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I knew it wasn't our night last night after Drury rock skipped the puck past Brent Johnson...I hit the ol' clicker after that one</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I love Alex for taunting the crowd after he scored.....haha....how can you NOT love the guy after that??</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp; he can taunt all he wants after a goal.&nbsp; but when you are down 6-2 at the time, i think he can shut his mouth.&nbsp; he is a sick fucking player who i would love on my team any day of the week.</p>

[weekapaugjz]

anyone out there checking out any games tonight?&nbsp; ill be tuning in for the sabres/hurricanes game.&nbsp; should be a good game, buffalo has taken three of three so far this year against the canes.

[Landblast]

<strong>weekapaugjz</strong> wrote:<br />anyone out there checking out any games tonight? ill be tuning in for the sabres/hurricanes game. should be a good game, buffalo has taken three of three so far this year against the canes.<p>Caps are off so i'm off, no skin off my back if the Canes lose, go sabres.&nbsp; </p>

[El Mudo]

<p>One of the best ever gets his number retired tonight</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I'm glad I have Center Ice....I've enjoyed watching Stevie Y play for so many years.&nbsp; I'd put him on my team any day. </p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by El Mudo on 1-2-07 @ 2:13 PM</span>

[TheGameHHH]

Devils/Rangers tonight, fucking sweet! Now they only play each other 65 more times this season.

[spoon]

<p>Wolski is on fire!&nbsp; And just think, Stastny has 39 points as well for a third place tie in rookie scoring.&nbsp; That means the new era of Avs hockey is coming together nicely as old faithful continues to move up the charts as Sakic moves into 10th all-time in scoring.&nbsp; Nice!</p><p><a href="http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?NID=760">http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?NID=760</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Take that Gvac and fuck you Coffey!&nbsp; Go score on your own goal!</p><p><a href="http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?NID=757">http://www.coloradoavalanche.com/News/NewsDetails.aspx?NID=757</a></p>

[spoon]

Go catch Sportscenter and see the fucking craziest ending to a hockey game ever!&nbsp; The Stars didn't deserve to win after that fucking retarded play.&nbsp; I guess we got to see what it would look like if Alkey ever played ice hockey!&nbsp; And Manny's team gets a fucking gift point this far from Christmas too.

[MHasegawa]

we dont deserve a point for that fuckin mess, you dont blow a fuckin 4-1 lead and come up with only 1 point.&nbsp; oil has been playin like shit for 5 weeks, every game they feed me another plate of reality.

[nate1000]

<strong>Landblast</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>weekapaugjz</strong> wrote:<br />anyone out there checking out any games tonight? ill be tuning in for the sabres/hurricanes game. should be a good game, buffalo has taken three of three so far this year against the canes. <p>Caps are off so i'm off, no skin off my back if the Canes lose, go sabres.&nbsp; </p><p>4-0, go screw, Canes.</p><p>And while I'm at it, F.U. Sens- sooner or later the boys will figure Emery out. And as for Spezza- that was such a shit trick- I'll give him some credit for keeping with the play on the first goal, but&nbsp;chipping into the corner was WAY luckey and Campbell couldn't have played it better.&nbsp;Cleaning up someone elses slop barely counts as a goal and dont get me started on that piece&nbsp;of shit third&nbsp;goal. You can screw too, Sens.&nbsp;</p>

[cougarjake13]

<p>i cant believe we had a team score 10 goals and another 9 and there talking about expanding the nets to increase goals</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[Landblast]

<strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br /><p>i cant believe we had a team score 10 goals and another 9 and there talking about expanding the nets to increase goals</p><address><font size="2">Yeah but here are a whole lot more of 2-2, 2-0 games than there are 6+ goal games. I heard they were considering making the net a goal post wider and higher. Then Scotty Bowman says&nbsp; &quot;...that would be like making bigger golf holes...&quot;&nbsp; and whatever Scotty says people listen.</font></address><address>&nbsp;</address><address><font size="2">I think we try it for one season, it's not like were letting goalies out to dry, i think they'll adapt, and besides it's all <strong>for the cause!</strong> isn't it??! </font><br /></address><address>&nbsp;</address><address>&nbsp;</address>

[Landblast]

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[cougarjake13]

<strong>Landblast</strong> wrote:<br /><a href="http://www.hockeymasks.com/">http://www.hockeymasks.com/</a> <p>awesome find !!!!</p>

[Landblast]

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[Landblast]

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[Fallon]

<strong>MHasegawa</strong> wrote:<br />we dont deserve a point for that fuckin mess, you dont blow a fuckin 4-1 lead and come up with only 1 point. oil has been playin like shit for 5 weeks, every game they feed me another plate of reality.<p>&nbsp;<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDbEX666G3Y" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDbEX666G3Y</a></p>

[El Mudo]

<strong>Fallon</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>MHasegawa</strong> wrote:<br />we dont deserve a point for that fuckin mess, you dont blow a fuckin 4-1 lead and come up with only 1 point. oil has been playin like shit for 5 weeks, every game they feed me another plate of reality.<p> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDbEX666G3Y" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDbEX666G3Y</a></p>&nbsp;&nbsp;I watched that live....and could not believe what I was seeing....&nbsp;The best part was Ray Ferraro ripping Patrick Stefan&nbsp;*That kind of act does not belong in the game of hockey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</p>

[narc]

I bet the Leafs wish they could play the Bruins every game.

[Landblast]

<p>Semin's blowin up for my Caps, here's a goal from last year with Dynamo.</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omNI9cONkfk">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omNI9cONkfk</a>&nbsp;</p>

[spoon]

<strong>Landblast</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br /><p>i cant believe we had a team score 10 goals and another 9 and there talking about expanding the nets to increase goals</p><address><font size="2">Yeah but here are a whole lot more of 2-2, 2-0 games than there are 6+ goal games. I heard they were considering making the net a goal post wider and higher. Then Scotty Bowman says&nbsp; &quot;...that would be like making bigger golf holes...&quot;&nbsp; and whatever Scotty says people listen.</font></address><address></address><address><font size="2">I think we try it for one season, it's not like were letting goalies out to dry, i think they'll adapt, and besides it's all <strong>for the cause!</strong> isn't it??! </font><br /></address><address></address><address></address><p>For the first time in my life I'm with Bowman on this one.&nbsp; The other rules are nothing compared to this bullshit.&nbsp; If anything, the 2-0 and 2-2 games are great.&nbsp; If you don't like the game I don't care.&nbsp; Watch something exciting like baseball or soccer then.&nbsp; And let's allow hitting again too, WTF is with all the calls on clean hits.&nbsp; Fraiser still sucks with the helmet too.&nbsp; I hate that fuck!</p>

[spoon]

<strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Fallon</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>MHasegawa</strong> wrote:<br />we dont deserve a point for that fuckin mess, you dont blow a fuckin 4-1 lead and come up with only 1 point. oil has been playin like shit for 5 weeks, every game they feed me another plate of reality. <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDbEX666G3Y" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDbEX666G3Y</a></p>I watched that live....and could not believe what I was seeing....The best part was Ray Ferraro ripping Patrick Stefan*That kind of act does not belong in the game of hockey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</p><p>What was he talking about on that Mudo?</p>

[nate1000]

<strong>Landblast</strong> wrote:<br /><img src="http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r37/pbrstreetgang1/SiouxCheerleader.jpg?t=1168051130" border="0" width="705" height="800" /> <p>THERE'S NO CHEERLEADING IN HOCKEY!!!!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yet another reason why I HATE Carolina.</p>

[MHasegawa]

isnt that north dakota though?

[nate1000]

<strong>MHasegawa</strong> wrote:<br />isnt that north dakota though? <p>Yeah, but the Canes had them all through last year's playoffs. </p>

[El Mudo]

<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>El Mudo</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Fallon</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>MHasegawa</strong> wrote:<br />we dont deserve a point for that fuckin mess, you dont blow a fuckin 4-1 lead and come up with only 1 point. oil has been playin like shit for 5 weeks, every game they feed me another plate of reality. <p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDbEX666G3Y" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDbEX666G3Y</a></p>I watched that live....and could not believe what I was seeing....The best part was Ray Ferraro ripping Patrick Stefan*That kind of act does not belong in the game of hockey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* <p>&nbsp;</p><p>What was he talking about on that Mudo?</p>&nbsp;I think he felt Stefan was either being a showboat or incredibly lazy in not just hammering the puck home.&nbsp; I like Ferraro..the guy rips everybody, he's fun to listen to&nbsp;Also, I think Dallas was the first team that broke out the cheerleaders...&nbsp;<p>&nbsp;</p>

[Landblast]

<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Landblast</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br /><p>i cant believe we had a team score 10 goals and another 9 and there talking about expanding the nets to increase goals</p><address><font size="2">Yeah but here are a whole lot more of 2-2, 2-0 games than there are 6+ goal games. I heard they were considering making the net a goal post wider and higher. Then Scotty Bowman says &quot;...that would be like making bigger golf holes...&quot; and whatever Scotty says people listen.</font></address><address></address><address><font size="2">I think we try it for one season, it's not like were letting goalies out to dry, i think they'll adapt, and besides it's all <strong>for the cause!</strong> isn't it??! </font><br /></address><address></address><address></address><p>For the first time in my life I'm with Bowman on this one. The other rules are nothing compared to this bullshit. If anything, the 2-0 and 2-2 games are great. If you don't like the game I don't care. Watch something exciting like baseball or soccer then. And let's allow hitting again too, WTF is with all the calls on clean hits. Fraiser still sucks with the helmet too. I hate that fuck!</p> <address><em>I see your point Spoon, your a purist, like my cousin will tell you he's pissed off they added teams to the </em></address> <address><em>ORIGINAL SIX! From everything I've read, the widening the net rule was just an idea, and it had NO chance</em></address> <address>of being implemented. I knew that.</address> <address>I agree with you, the thing we need more of is hitting, clean hitting but more of it, and it's fucked up</address> <address>&lt;&gt;but the game is getting softer and softer, and as fans, with the new rules, new climate, there ain't shit we can do about it. That's the part of the game we all want to see, Getzky said like eight years ago that in</address> <address>&lt;&gt;10 years he thought fighting will be removed from the game altogether. He's still petitioning for THAT RULE.</address> <address>&nbsp;</address>

[spoon]

<strong>Landblast</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Landblast</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>cougarjake13</strong> wrote:<br /><p>i cant believe we had a team score 10 goals and another 9 and there talking about expanding the nets to increase goals</p><address><font size="2">Yeah but here are a whole lot more of 2-2, 2-0 games than there are 6+ goal games. I heard they were considering making the net a goal post wider and higher. Then Scotty Bowman says &quot;...that would be like making bigger golf holes...&quot; and whatever Scotty says people listen.</font></address><address></address><address><font size="2">I think we try it for one season, it's not like were letting goalies out to dry, i think they'll adapt, and besides it's all <strong>for the cause!</strong> isn't it??! </font><br /></address><address></address><address></address><p>For the first time in my life I'm with Bowman on this one. The other rules are nothing compared to this bullshit. If anything, the 2-0 and 2-2 games are great. If you don't like the game I don't care. Watch something exciting like baseball or soccer then. And let's allow hitting again too, WTF is with all the calls on clean hits. Fraiser still sucks with the helmet too. I hate that fuck!</p><address><em>I see your point Spoon, your a purist, like my cousin will tell you he's pissed off they added teams to the </em></address><address><em>ORIGINAL SIX! From everything I've read, the widening the net rule was just an idea, and it had NO chance</em></address><address>of being implemented. I knew that.</address><address>I agree with you, the thing we need more of is hitting, clean hitting but more of it, and it's fucked up</address><address>&lt;&gt;but the game is getting softer and softer, and as fans, with the new rules, new climate, there ain't shit we can do about it. That's the part of the game we all want to see, Getzky said like eight years ago that in</address><address>&lt;&gt;10 years he thought fighting will be removed from the game altogether. He's still petitioning for THAT RULE.</address><address></address><p>The original six was anything but if you really understand how many real teams came before and after them at important times as well.&nbsp; And being pissed a league goes more then 6 teams deep is simply crazy, but trying to keep some validity to record books is not.&nbsp; It's the equivalent of allowing steroids, which MLB pretty much has done or at least did in the 90's/early 00's, in baseball and trying to compare the generations.&nbsp; It's tough enough to compare them without glaring difs to the game.&nbsp; Some changes are needed, but others are done at the expense of the game to generate more fans even if they won't really care about the NHL in the end.&nbsp; It's a different sport and will never be as big as the others simply bc it's so hard to just pick it up and or play a game like you can in everything else (minus nascar).&nbsp; Yet, street racing is fucking all over of late so what do I know!</p>

[spoon]

<p>red wings vs. Avs tonight on Versus!&nbsp; However I truly doubt it'll be like the old rivalry that it was only 4-5 years ago.&nbsp; The new schedule, new players and new NHL has all but killed this rivalry and it was one huge mistake.&nbsp; In fact, the NHL has killed this type of game along with any real chance of cross division rivalries, let alone cross-conference ones.</p><p>However, I'm hoping it gets heated up again and opens some NHL executive eyes to the need for a more open schedule!&nbsp; Is there anyone on here (NHL fans) who likes the new condensed schedules where yo play your division 50 times and some others never?&nbsp; I haven't seen one here yet.</p><p>Basically, they overexposed division rivalries like&nbsp;nyr vs. devs and diluted those like the red wing vs. Avs.</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by spoon on 1-9-07 @ 4:58 PM</span>

[narc]

See I think Buffalo's biggest rivals this year have been cross-divisional. With all the Ovechkin-Briere theatrics, that has sort of blossomed into a full-fledged rivalry, and I think a lot of fans are looking forward to the next couple meetings just to see what happens. Everyone still hates Philadelphia, and Buffalo got Ken Hitchcock fired. Carolina is also a big rival because of what happened in the playoffs last year, but that's over for the season. The only interesting in-division rivalry this season has been with Montreal and Toronto to some degree. But Buffalo-Montreal has been a great interesting game this year. I'm glad we're playing 8 times.

[Gvac]

<strong>spoon</strong> wrote:<br /><p>red wings vs. Avs tonight on Versus! However I truly doubt it'll be like the old rivalry that it was only 4-5 years ago. The new schedule, new players and new NHL has all but killed this rivalry and it was one huge mistake. In fact, the NHL has killed this type of game along with any real chance of cross division rivalries, let alone cross-conference ones.</p><span class="post_edited"></span><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Couldn't agree more, spoon.&nbsp; Back in the day Wings/Avs would be an ESPN ratings grabber a few times a year.&nbsp; Now it's kind of an afterthought. &nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[narc]

I honestly think that's because it's not like it was ten years ago when the only teams that had a realistic shot at the Cup were Colorado, Dallas, Detroit or New Jersey. I welcome the change.

[Landblast]

<p>if you haven't seen it already.</p><p><a href="http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&amp;page=NewsPage&amp;articleid=287061">http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&amp;page=NewsPage&amp;articleid=287061</a></p>