Free agency started this afternoon. Time for the fun to begin... :D
-- Sergei Zubov re-signed with Dallas
-- Toronto lost both Gary Roberts and Joe Nieuwendyk to Florida...2-year deals each :yay
Stupid Laffs.
-- Adrian Aucoin signed with the Blackhawks....4 yrs, $16M
-- Mike Modano could end up signing with the Bruins... :P
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 02, 2005, 12:04:46 PM
-- Mike Modano could end up signing with the Bruins... :P
I can't say I understand why that deserves the "tongue out" smilie. Maybe if you were a Bruins fan.
Bobby Holik signed with the Thrashers...Three-years, $4.25M in first year :o
What I find really funny about the Holik signing is how much it cost the Rangers to buy him out.
QuoteHolik, a sought-after free agent after the New York Rangers bought him out, signed a $12.75-million US, three-year deal Tuesday with the Atlanta Thrashers. He'll earn $4.25 million from the Thrashers and around $9 million from the Rangers once his buyout paperwork is finalized.
I love watching the comedy that is the Rangers organization.
Satan signed with the Ice-landers.
-- Chicago wants Khabibulin
-- Amonte signs with Calgary :evil
-- Michael Peca to Edmonton <==> Mike York and a conditional pick to the Icelanders
-- Chris Pronger to Edmonton <==> Eric Brewer, Jeff Woywitka and Doug Lynch to the Blues
-- Sergei Gonchar (BOS) signs with Pittsburgh (5 yrs, $25M) :o
-- Iginla re-signed with Calgary (3 yrs, $21M)
-- Kovalev re-signed with Montreal (4 yrs, $18M)
-- Markus Naslund re-signed with Vancouver (3 yrs, $18M)
-- Mathieu Dandenault (DET) signs with Montreal (4 yrs, $7M)
-- Brian Leetch and Shawn McEachern sign with Boston
-- Bryan Berard signs with Columbus
-- Cory Stillman signs with Carolina
-- Pavol Demitra signs with Los Angeles
-- Brian Boucher re-signs with Phoenix
I still have my Boucher Flyers jersey. It's the only one I have.
Oh well.
-- the Scott Neidermayer sweepstakes ::) is down to New Jersey (re-sign), San Jose (near Vancouver, needs a D with the loss of Rathje) and Anaheim (where his brother plays)
Modano does ANOTHER 180 and decides to stay in Dallas (http://www.dallasstars.com/)
Colorado replaced Forsberg and Foote with Pierre Turgeon and Patrice Brisebois :-D
Eklund is reporting that Lindros and LeClair are reuniting with the Rangers... :-D
Let me save PG the trouble:
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 04, 2005, 11:30:37 AM
Eklund is reporting...
::)
He had Forsberg to Philly and that one ended up true...
He had Neidermayer going to Anaheim and that one ended up true...
he had forsberg going to vancouver yesterday
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 04, 2005, 12:02:48 PM
He had Forsberg to Philly and that one ended up true...
He had Neidermayer going to Anaheim and that one ended up true...
Ed, you're wrong. EKlund didn't break that news.
It was broken by KGME in Phoenix when they went on the air at 1pm PST (4pm EST). Eklund is trying to take credit for it, but it was already on the news in Phoenix before he ever even posted it.
nevermind
QuoteWith veteran defenceman Scott Niedermayer off to Anaheim, New Jersey Devils general manager Lou Lamoreillo wasted no time working on his blueline, signing unrestricted free agents Brian Rafalski, Vladimir Malakhov and Dan McGillis.
Barf.
McGillis has been one of my favorite players for years and now he is going to don a Devils sweater.
McGillis likes boys.
Khabibulin to Chicago (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2125851) :deion
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 05, 2005, 01:05:00 PM
Khabibulin to Chicago (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2125851) :deion
Tampa sucks. ;D
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 05, 2005, 01:05:42 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 05, 2005, 01:05:00 PM
Khabibulin to Chicago (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2125851) :deion
Tampa sucks. ;D
Wicked hardcore. :yay
Kariya signs with the Preds (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=132540)
That's a weird one... ;D
Nashville might end up with a pretty good team. Both them and Columbus have done a good job so far in the salary cap era
Gretzky to coach the Yotes. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2128012)
WOW!!
Bertuzzi Reinstated (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=132827)
QuoteLeague reinstates Bertuzzi for start of season
Vancouver Canucks forward Todd Bertuzzi, who had been suspended indefinitely by the National Hockey League on March 8, 2004 for a blind-side punch that injured Colorado Avalanche forward Steve Moore, has been reinstated for the start of the 2005-06 season, the League announced today.
Bertuzzi had been suspended for the remainder of the 2003-04 season, including the final 13 regular-season games plus the entire 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
He remained suspended throughout the 2004-05 cancelled season, in which the suspension barred Bertuzzi from participating in the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and both the 2004 and 2005 IIHF World Championships, as well as preventing him from playing in any European professional league.
Bertuzzi forfeited a total of $501,926.39 in salary as a result of his suspension.
I didn't think this would happen....
It makes sense. The league is in trouble and they need their best players on the ice. I'm sure they don't like it, but they need all the help they can get.
Bertuzzi vs. Brashear death match coming soon.
Since they're in such a forgiving mood...how about lifting Hatcher's 3-game suspension.
Yeah, that would make sense. If Bertuzzi gets off for "time served", so should Hatcher and every other player that was to start the season on suspension. PG, e-mail some people and get this thing started!
Quote from: FFatPatt on August 08, 2005, 10:23:45 PM
Yeah, that would make sense. If Bertuzzi gets off for "time served", so should Hatcher and every other player that was to start the season on suspension. PG, e-mail some people and get this thing started!
I wanna see Hatcher busting open some skulls for game one vs. the Rangers. :evil
QuoteComcast, NHL on verge of 2-year, $100 million deal
By Tim Panaccio and Don Steinberg
Inquirer Staff Writers
Comcast and National Hockey League negotiators have worked out a two-year deal for more than $100 million to televise games beginning this fall, according to sources directly involved in the discussions.
The agreement must be approved by the league's Board of Governors.
The deal calls for Comcast to televise two games a week nationally. The cable giant plans to put the games on its Outdoor Life Network (OLN).
The agreement with Comcast brought to an end 10 days of intense negotiations, some of which were conducted at Comcast's offices in Philadelphia.
Participating in the discussions were NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, deputy commissioner Bill Daly, Comcast president of programming Jeff Shell, Comcast Cable president Steve Burke, and Alan Singer, an attorney for the company.
A spokesman for Comcast, Tim Fitzpatrick, declined to comment on the company's interest in the NHL yesterday.
NHL officials also declined to comment, but the league could announce its new TV deal by this weekend. The deal would contain the following:
Comcast would televise games nationally twice a week. On one of those nights, Comcast would retain exclusivity in U.S. markets as the only game available on TV at that time.
The NHL would retain the right to exit the agreement at the end of the two years. The right is contingent upon Comcast's fulfilling certain responsibilities related to advertising-revenue growth and reaching a specific number of homes.
If the league opts to stay, then Comcast has a one-year option, followed by a three-year option.
An undetermined number of games would be broadcast in high-definition TV.
If the NHL approves the deal - and that is considered a formality at this point - the contract will be forwarded to ESPN. In April, ESPN opted to not renew its $70 million option to televise NHL games for 2005-06 and 2006-07, but the network retains the right to match the new offer, according to a source. ESPN has carried NHL games in the United States since 1985.
The league's previous five-year TV deal with ABC and ESPN was worth $600 million.
There are two directions Comcast could go from here: an overhaul of OLN or an initial change to accommodate hockey, with a future, stand-alone network that would carry NHL games. The former is the preferred method among Comcast executives.
It is unclear whether Comcast's SportsNet channels around the country would play a role. Flyers games on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia will have their own separate schedule.
OLN is available in about 61 million households, compared with more than 70 million for ESPN2 and 80 million for ESPN, but the new programming should help OLN expand its reach.
A repositioning of its focus shouldn't be difficult. Just as Kentucky Fried Chicken officially became KFC, OLN has been identifying itself by its initials so that customers won't limit their thinking about its programming.
NHL games are not played outdoors, but "initials can stand for anything," said Lee Berke, president of LHB Sports, who consults with professional teams on TV deals.
Berke pointed out that OLN has picked up several sporting events that used to be on ESPN, including the America's Cup yacht race and the Boston Marathon. OLN maintains a long-term agreement to carry the Tour de France bicycle race. Comcast gave ESPN's X Games a boost by hosting them at the First Union complex in Philadelphia in 2001 and 2002, but in 2004 OLN bought the Gravity Games, a rival action-sports competition, and has been expanding that franchise.
"They've settled on sports as a major source of content," Berke said of Comcast. "There's still speculation that they could go for the late-season NFL package [Thursday and Saturday nights beginning in 2006]."
The NHL, meanwhile, needs to resurrect its own image after a lockout wiped out last season.
"You have the world's largest cable company - that's a big plus," Berke said. Comcast, he said, will be able to pair NHL telecasts with its HDTV capabilities and Video on Demand.
The NHL will have some other TV exposure. In a two-year deal with NBC that starts this season, the network will televise seven regular-season games, six playoff games, and Games 3 through 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. In that deal, the NHL is guaranteed no rights money; NBC and the league will share some advertising profits.
When the NBC deal was announced in 2004, before the missed season, Bettman said: "If anybody thinks that we're going to get zero [from NBC], I don't anticipate that, and I would be very, very surprised."
In Canada, the NHL has TV deals with CBC and the Sports Network.
QuoteComcast, NHL on verge of 2-year, $100 million deal
BOOO :boo I probably wont be able to watch a stinking game now. Does anyone have any idea if the Center ice Package is going to carry the flyers if i live in an area which Comcast Philly is unavailable?
I thought Comcast Philly was still unavailable to everyone outside of Philly because of the cable/satellite thing... ???
QuoteNHL games are not played outdoors, but "initials can stand for anything,"...
Who are they trying to fool? It didn't work for GSN (Game Show Network)....why would it work now?
Well, its comcast or nothing, Ed.
No one else is willing to pony up and work on a deal, so what exactly can they do?
Even though I have Time Warner cable, I get OLN. So, this is all good for me!
Quote from: BigEd76 on August 09, 2005, 09:28:46 AM
I thought Comcast Philly was still unavailable to everyone outside of Philly because of the cable/satellite thing... ???
QuoteNHL games are not played outdoors, but "initials can stand for anything,"...
Who are they trying to fool? It didn't work for GSN (Game Show Network)....why would it work now?
QuoteDirecTV Goes Regional in FCC Competition Comments
DirecTV took aim at "regional" issues, telling the Federal Communications Commission this week that the agency should recognize cable's potential in concentrated markets to withhold or raise prices for "must see" local and regional programming.
The satellite TV company's comments, part of the FCC's look at cable's horizontal and vertical ownership rules, stated that "the competitive situation for satellite operators has gotten markedly worse over the last several years" when it comes to accessing broadcast and regional programming. However, the company stopped short of calling for a regional limit on concentration - or cap.
Instead, DirecTV said the FCC's transaction review process "gives it a tool more than adequate to address the regional concentration issues before it. This tool, moreover, has advantages over regional caps in terms of precision and flexibility."
AHHHHHHHHAHAHAHHHAHA! Lindork on his way to the Laffs (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2131065)
Toronto Star article mentioned in that ESPN story (http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1123626307544&call_pageid=968867503640&col=970081593064)
QuoteOddly enough, for a player with a history of concussions, Lindros was healthy for too long and played too many games in 2003-04 to be eligible for the provision.
:-D :-D :-D
Lindork getting MRI, will sign with Laffs if all is well (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story.asp?id=133050)
LOL...Big Mush-head is a Laff (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2131689)
LeClair rejoins Recchi....signs with Pens.
Suddenly the Guins are looking interesting. LeClair, Crosby, Palffy, Gonchar, and Recchi have all been added.
Quote from: Phanatic on August 15, 2005, 05:11:03 PM
Suddenly the Guins are looking interesting. LeClair, Crosby, Palffy, Gonchar, and Recchi have all been added.
LeClair won't help them much. He's pretty much done, IMO. Recchi is going to be good over there.
Don't forget about Malkin, the #2 pick last year...
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 15, 2005, 05:15:40 PM
Quote from: Phanatic on August 15, 2005, 05:11:03 PM
Suddenly the Guins are looking interesting. LeClair, Crosby, Palffy, Gonchar, and Recchi have all been added.
LeClair won't help them much. He's pretty much done, IMO. Recchi is going to be good over there.
I'm sure he has something to prove now, but he has lost a step over the years.
Cujo to the Yotes...
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-coyotes-joseph&prov=ap&type=lgns
Mogilny back to the Devils
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-devils-mogilny&prov=ap&type=lgns
Lightning Reup Lecavalier
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-lightning-lecavalier&prov=ap&type=lgns
QuoteNHL TV Rights Decision Skates into Thursday
August 17, 2005
By John Consoli
The National Hockey League is expected to wait until Thursday morning to announce which network has been awarded the rights agreement to televise its games, as a result of confusion over the deadline for ESPN to file a matching bid to Comcast's Outdoor Life Network.
OLN bid a guaranteed $135 million for the first two years, and another $72.5 million for a third option year, according to sources, and OLN believed the deadline was 5 p.m. Wednesday, while ESPN believed the deadline was midnight. ESPN would not comment on whether it would make a bid, but earlier in the day, an ESPN representative had said, "We've been carrying hockey for a long time. Sure we're interested in continuing."
ESPN opted out of the final year of its TV rights deal that would have required it to pay the NHL $60 million for the right to air games the upcoming season, but retained its right to match any offer from another network. The NHL board of governors recently approved OLN's bid, should ESPN not match.
The OLN bid, according to sources, also includes a provision that Comcast offer NHL shoulder programming and some games On Demand to its 22 million subscribers, and would also include a broadband component, including possible video streaming of NHL games. Comcast officials said rumors that the company had included an offer to start a new NHL Network, distributed to all its subscribers, were not accurate, but other sources said Comcast had agreed to distribute an NHL owned network on its digital tier, and would be penalized under the agreement if it failed to do so. That particular provision is one that ESPN cannot match, since it does not own cable systems.
While ESPN would not comment on whether it will indeed submit a matching bid prior to the deadline, Comcast insiders aren't popping champagne corks just yet. For competitive reasons, ESPN might have no choice but to match the offer. Gaining TV rights for the NHL would give OLN a foot in the door toward becoming a full-fledged sports programming network competitor to ESPN. OLN has also bid on the new National Football League Thursday-Saturday TV rights package. Garnering both the NHL and NFL, along with the Tour de France TV rights which it already owns, would make OLN a legitimate rival to ESPN.
Ugh, ESPN could counter this offer. I sincerely hope that does NOT happen.
Whatever happens i just hope i can watch flyers games from home. I dont care if i have to pay the 139.00 for Center Ice
NHL offically goes to Comcast, who appears to be set to put it on OLN. Those ratings will soar!
Quote from: MDS on August 18, 2005, 12:57:42 AM
NHL offically goes to Comcast, who appears to be set to put it on OLN. Those ratings will soar!
I can't wait. REAL hockey coverage, not sensationalized, overhyped, completely less than adequate coverage like ESPN gave us.
I hope its like the old school (1980s) ESPN games again. :D
There's no garentee that OLN won't screw things up like ESPN does. Just don't let them hire that bad suit wearing, mullet hair-do sporten, dork named Barry Melrose.
Quote from: Phanatic on August 18, 2005, 11:37:00 AM
There's no garentee that OLN won't screw things up like ESPN does. Just don't let them hire that bad suit wearing, mullet hair-do sporten, dork named Barry Melrose.
No, no guarantee, but Comcast owning it and having a vested interest in the NHL (owning the Flyers) would show me that they are going to be going after teh GAME, not the sideshow shtein. ESPN had no care in the world. Hockey was insignificant to them and they acted as such.
Well seeing has the random junk they put on this year in hockeys place drew better ratings than the NHL, how could you blame them?
If Comcast is serious about their NHL coverage, they have to go HD with this.
Quote from: MDS on August 18, 2005, 11:51:45 AM
Well seeing has the random junk they put on this year in hockeys place drew better ratings than the NHL, how could you blame them?
If Comcast is serious about their NHL coverage, they have to go HD with this.
IF they are serious? Of course they are. They are building new the new studio and everything. They'll get HD.
We won't even have to worry unless you watch a lot of national games because the Flyers games are still on CSN.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 18, 2005, 11:53:18 AM
Quote from: MDS on August 18, 2005, 11:51:45 AM
Well seeing has the random junk they put on this year in hockeys place drew better ratings than the NHL, how could you blame them?
If Comcast is serious about their NHL coverage, they have to go HD with this.
IF they are serious? Of course they are. They are building new the new studio and everything. They'll get HD.
Ok, but let's see how they advertise and let the average joe know what channel OLN is on their cable listings. Most people dont even know they have it.
Saw on ESPN Bottom Line that Dainus Zubrus signed a 2 year deal with the Caps.
MDS, that's fine....Comcast never had a problem with advertising. :-D
QuoteAlso, as part of the deal, Comcast now must carry the NHL Network -- previously available only in Canada -- on its digital-tier subscriber packages. Games on OLN will be shown in high-definition TV, and Comcast plans to offer on-demand broadcasts and live computer streaming over the Internet.
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More good info in this article:
QuoteComcast lands TV rights for NHL
By Don Steinberg
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Philadelphia-based Comcast Corp. today made its biggest splash yet in national sports television, and the resurrected National Hockey League found someone willing to pay millions to put its games on TV in America.
The league and the cable company unveiled details of their new TV deal, under which Comcast-owned cable channel OLN will dedicate Monday and Tuesday nights to NHL games beginning in October.
OLN, available in 54 million U.S. homes, will show at least 58 regular-season hockey games, the NHL All-Star Game, and the playoffs up through Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals (when NBC will pick up coverage).
NHL and Comcast officials would not comment publicly on financial details, but sources involved in deal have said OLN is paying about $65 million, $70 million and $72.5 million for the first three years.
The first NHL on OLN game will be Oct. 5, opening day of the 2005-06 season, when the New York Rangers play the Flyers at the Wachovia Center. It will not be blacked out locally. Comcast says no Flyers games carried on OLN will be blacked out locally, even to satellite customers.
Flyers games will still be shown on Comcast SportsNet, although a few during the season will be shown on OLN.
Indeed, much of Comcast's payback for its investment in hockey, besides revenue from TV advertisers, will be its ability to charge cable providers more money to carry OLN, the former Outdoor Life Network.
OLN is in fewer homes than ESPN or ESPN2 (available in 90 million and 89 million homes, respectively), and in a few areas it is available only on digital cable or in extra-price sports tiers. Steve Burke, Comcast's chief operating officer, said a number of cable affiliates' contracts to carry OLN will expire at the end of this year and will be renegotiated.
"If you're in an NHL market, you have to assume your affiliate fee will go up," Burke said.
That does not automatically translate into higher fees for consumers, but the math is compelling. Sports TV consultant Lee Berke calculates that if OLN can get carriers to pay an extra 10 cents per month per subscriber, as a rough example, at nearly 60 million subscribers, that's almost $6 million a month and $72 million a year in new revenue, covering the entire rights fee before one ad is sold.
"I don't think it's a tremendous financial risk for them at all," Berke said.
Comcast's rise to potentially rival ESPN as a national sports programmer makes for a good soap opera, but Comcast's bottom-line desire isn't to become king of sports. Its priority is to maximize the financial return on the multibillion-dollar investment it has made running fiber-optic cable to millions of U.S. homes.
Exclusive sports content has always driven media businesses, consultant Berke says. The cable giant is set to launch a New York Mets channel in 2006, adding to its collection of regional sports channels.
The NHL deal gives it credibility to pursue other leagues. It is considered a contender to get rights to some NFL games in 2006. ESPN's contract with Major League Baseball expires after this season.
ESPN charges Comcast more than any other programmer does. That may not change, but Comcast has gained leverage in fee negotiations.
Three months ago ESPN declined to pick up its $60 million option on this NHL season, citing poor ratings and the lockout that wiped out the 2004-05 schedule. Mark Shapiro, ESPN's outgoing executive vice president, said at the time that NHL rights weren't worth half that much.
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman described the new deal as a "multifaceted national media relationship" with the nation's top cable and broadband Internet company that "will allow fans to get closer to hockey than they ever have before."
OLN's broadcasts will include technology and gimmicks such as miked players, in-game interviews and net-cams to enhance a game whose rules have already been tweaked for the new season to encourage offense. Comcast and OLN will offer on-demand video highlights and archival programming to digital cable subscribers and produce at least one game weekly in high definition.
Comcast and OLN also will work with the NHL to make live game video available this season to broadband Internet users, probably as a pay service. Later they plan to collaborate to create a separate NHL Channel. It will have 24 hours of hockey shows and eventually carry live games, although, Bettman said, "OLN gets first choice in the schedule."
OLN and the league want to create a national hockey night. For the 2006-07 season, the league will devise its schedule so that on a certain night each week, probably Monday, only one game will be played in the NHL, and it will be on OLN. The strategy seems to put hockey night against Monday Night Football, which is shifting to ESPN in 2006.
There's work to be done. OLN does not have an HD channel. OLN president Gavin Harvey said it will produce games in high definition and "make those available to our affiliates and distributors." Some OLN hockey games may be carried on local sports channels.
OLN and Comcast must build a national hockey production team and hire announcers. OLN plans to produce a postgame hockey show that will air after its live games, so it must build a studio.
Other than Fox, Comcast produces more hockey games than anyone in the United States through its regional SportsNet channels, but its resources are scattered. Comcast's local hockey production capability must stay local, covering teams including the Flyers, Chicago Blackhawks and Washington Capitals.
Harvey said OLN has contacted announcers, but "we're not ready to talk about exactly who they are."
Meanwhile, OLN officially has expunged the word "Outdoor" from its name, going with just OLN since a July "rebranding." Harvey has been widening the channel's stated mission, saying it is about "competition of all types."
Bettman recalled the one NHL game played outdoors in 2003, on an iced-over football field in Edmonton, Alberta, with a windchill factor below zero. It was not televised in the United States.
"In the course of this [OLN] relationship, we'll probably endeavor to put on an outdoor game every season," Bettman said.
Outdoor hockey is bad-ass.
(http://nhl.speedera.net/photos/h/heritage/gallery/theodore_exhales.jpg)
(http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/2775/capttok1020818072723gr.png)
Pretty bad photoshop job, but funny nonetheless:
(http://www.psynema.net/FallenLeaf.jpg)
QuoteConsumer Watch | It's time to stand up to Comcast
By Jeff Gelles
Inquirer Columnist
Tired of constantly rising cable-TV costs but convinced you can't do anything about them?
I know the tug of defeatism. When my bill climbs, I do little more than grumble that I'm a prisoner of Comcast and its chokehold on local sports. Using a loophole in federal law, it refuses to provide Comcast SportsNet to satellite TV, my only alternative.
Maybe it's time for all of us to vent.
Last week, close to 12,000 people did so. Prompted by Free Press, a media watchdog group, they complained to the Federal Communications Commission about cable's rising prices and anti-competitive practices. They urged it to reject a proposed deal that would further enlarge Comcast and Time Warner, already the nation's top two cable companies.
I know what you're thinking: Why bother? Don't consumers always lose when they're up against big business?
Maybe so. But there are exceptions, especially when we, too, have business firepower on our side.
On the SportsNet question, we do.
More than the usual suspects
I'm not just talking about the usual suspects, though they are again speaking up.
DirecTV and Dish Network recently raised the issue in the case that drew those 10,000 e-mails. They urged the FCC to strike a blow for real competition before letting Comcast and Time Warner divvy up the cable systems of bankrupt Adelphia Communications.
Similar arguments come from RCN Telecom Services - the company that once offered to build a competing cable system in Philadelphia but was scared off by Comcast and city officials.
But in the SportsNet debate, the new star power pushing to close the loophole comes from another quarter: Verizon Communications.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not portraying Verizon as a white knight.
Verizon and the other descendants of the old AT&T monopoly have done all they can to ward off competitors, especially companies that want to piggyback on their local phone systems to deliver high-speed Internet service.
But ironically, in today's confusing telecom landscape, Verizon may suddenly be the best friend a disgruntled cable customer has.
To understand why, consider how our on-again, off-again system of regulation has basically left cable companies as unregulated monopolies, and allowed the price of standard service in many places to top $50 a month.
The latest deregulation came in 1996. Its goal was to free the market to do what it does best: stimulate investment and innovation, along with the discipline of competitive pricing.
Investment and innovation have come as promised. Cable has delivered a flow of new channels and technologies, including a high-speed link to the Internet. Even phone service.
On-again, off-again rules
But consumers have paid a price because, as a spur to competition, the '96 law was a bust. Consumers served by two cable companies enjoy prices averaging about 15 percent less than in noncompetitive markets. But only a tiny fraction have that choice.
That's where Verizon comes in. Until other new technologies come of age, its planned fiber-optic network will be alone in offering a cable-like bundle of services.
But to compete, Verizon needs access to SportsNet, and assurance that Comcast and other cable companies won't be able to use "must-have" local programming to lock customers into their cable services.
Comcast officials like to compare SportsNet to DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket, a package of out-of-town football games to which DirecTV has exclusive rights. But as any local sports fan will recognize, it's an apples-and-oranges comparison.
Personally, I'd prefer it if Comcast and Verizon had to offer me a path to the Internet, where I could buy their programming, and anything else, a la carte. Ultimately, that's what these technologies should promise.
But right now, the FCC may have enough leverage to close the SportsNet loophole. So if competition matters to you, it's time to speak up. (For instructions on how to comment, go to www.freepress.net.)
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QuoteFeds Study Cable Sports as Companies Eye Adelphia Market
Bill McConnell
The Deal
08-23-2005
In early talks with competitors and public interest groups over plans by Comcast Corp. and Time Warner Inc. to carve up Adelphia Communications Corp., federal regulators are trying to gauge whether control of popular regional sports networks will give the two cable giants too much power over the pay-television market.
The Federal Trade Commission recently has questioned executives at Comcast and Time Warner, as well as critics of the plan to split Adelphia between the two companies, on just how important regional sports networks are to luring subscribers. The agency is also examining whether Comcast's control of networks such as Comcast SportsNet Chicago and Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic will hurt the competitiveness of rival satellite carriers DirecTV Group Inc. and Dish Network Inc., and of small cable "overbuilders," such as RCN Corp.
Comcast and Time Warner need both FTC and Federal Communications Commission approval to complete their $17.6 billion purchase of troubled Coudersport, Pa.-based Adelphia.
Andrew Schwartzman, president of public interest law firm Media Access Project, said he and consumer advocates met with FTC attorneys as they were gearing up for their review more than a month ago, noting that agency staff "asked more questions about this issue than anything else."
DirectTV, Dish Network and RCN all have asked regulators to require that Comcast submit any disputes over access to sports channels to arbitration by an outside mediator so that rivals have a chance of carrying networks at a fair price. There is already one precedent for such an arbitration requirement. As a condition of News Corp.'s acquisition of DirecTV in 2003, the FCC required that an arbitrator resolve any programming disputes between cable operators.
Regional sports networks are a critical component of any pay-TV provider because they typically have exclusive rights to a large slate of games played by local professional teams, a major enticement for subscribers. In Philadelphia, for instance, Comcast's network carries many of the games played by the local National Basketball Association and National Hockey League teams.
In fact, the market power of Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia is a key concern to rivals because the cable company has denied them any right to carry the channel by exploiting a loophole in a federal program access law. The loophole exempts cable companies from sharing any programming transmitted to local cable operators over land-based lines rather than through satellite feeds.
In previous rulings the FCC has said this practice may hurt competition, but the statue prevents it from closing the loophole industrywide. In a merger review, however, either the FCC or the FTC could forbid parties to the deal from using the loophole as a condition for regulatory approval.
"The FCC has already suggested that exclusive local sports deals with cable are not in public interest," said Paul Gallant, analyst with Stanford Washington Research Group, and a former FCC attorney. "Sports is must-have programming for cable sand satellite operators, so I have to think are looking very closely at that issue in this merger."
Comcast insists that there's no reason to impose the same conditions imposed on News Corp.'s purchase of DirecTV on the Adelphia deal.
"The transactions are vastly different from News Corp.'s acquisition over DirecTV," attorneys for the three merging companies said in a filing with the FCC. In the case of News Corp and DirecTV, the deal created an entirely new vertical industry relationship between the country's largest satellite TV provider and the leading owner of regional sports networks. The Adelphia deal, by contrast, causes "little change in ownership levels at the national level and no material vertical effects," the companies argued.
I don't think Comcast SportsNet vs. NFL Sunday Ticket is "apples to oranges". Each service has something exclusive you can't get from any other television provider. If true competition were enforced, that wouldn't be the case.
Scott Stevens retires >:D (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2153376)
He's probably my all-time most hated player, but I have to give credit where it's due, he was a great hockey player who played the game the way it should be.
Eric asked Carl if it was okay to be happy about Scott retiring. Carl said it was. Eric is happy.
Not sure if this is the right place to post this (or the Fantasy forum), but I'm playing in a hockey fantasy league this Fall for the first time, and the draft is this Saturday. Does anyone have any suggestions as to where there is good information (hopefully, free) for Fantasy Hockey? Having played FFL for years, I know of all of the better FFL sites...but, know nothing of where to get NHL player ratings, info, etc., especially since many players have changed teams this year.
Thanks!
I have to tell you its really involved because there are so many games to worry about. I played 3 years ago and ended up just getting a Hockey Fantasy magazine and like FFL went with who i thought was appropriate. Just go to your local newstand is your best bet.
In other NHL news NHL 2006 comes out today one week ahead of schedule. My buddy went to gamestop yesterday to pick it up and they said you may want to preorder it because they havent seen a demand like this for Hockey ever in they're stores.
Al MacInnis retires (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-blues-macinnis&prov=ap&type=lgns)
Quote from: SD_Eagle on September 06, 2005, 06:52:44 PM
Scott Stevens retires >:D (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2153376)
He's probably my all-time most hated player, but I have to give credit where it's due, he was a great hockey player who played the game the way it should be.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/EvilGenki/Lindros.gif)
Thanks for the advice, SD.
Had the Fantasy Hockey draft yesterday, and it was a lot more difficult than I thought...I've been a Flyers fan forever and know their team inside and out; but not much of a fan of the rest of the NHL, I'm finding out, as I was out of names I recognized by round 3 of an 18 round draft. Guess I'll be getting to know all of these guys with multi-consonant names over the next 27 weeks.
Messier finally retiring (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2159166)
and in other news, ESPN is totally WRONG on its reporting.
While doing a special on Messier, they talk about how the Rangers didn't win a Cup in 51 years before Messier helped them win one.
Dipshteins, it was 54 years. ::)
I know you guys hate this guy, but I don't think I've ever watched a tough sunuvabitch that Scott Stevens on the ice.
Here (http://media.putfile.com/stevenstop10) is a vid of his Top 10 hits....
This is awesome to watch, and is helping feed my hockey need.....
Lindros skating with his head down again :-D
QuoteLess than two days before making his NHL debut, Penguins phenom Sidney Crosby was able to joke a little with the media.
Crosby has already donned the nicknames Sid The Kid and The Next One, but he revealed to reporters his true nickname Monday.
Darryl?
"Not too many guys know about it now, but when I was in junior, my first exhibition game I got eight points, and [Hall of Famer] Darryl Sittler got 10 in the NHL [in a game in 1976], so they just said 'Darryl' and it kind of stuck the last couple of years," Crosby told The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "That's how nicknames come, in funny ways like that."
Apparently, teammates have noticed "Darryl" on the cuff of Crosby's gloves, a space where some players inscribe their nicknames.
The Gazette also reported that Crosby is settling in on a line with veterans Mark Recchi and John LeClair.
I hope that line sucks.
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 04, 2005, 11:44:19 AM
QuoteLess than two days before making his NHL debut, Penguins phenom Sidney Crosby was able to joke a little with the media.
Crosby has already donned the nicknames Sid The Kid and The Next One, but he revealed to reporters his true nickname Monday.
Darryl?
"Not too many guys know about it now, but when I was in junior, my first exhibition game I got eight points, and [Hall of Famer] Darryl Sittler got 10 in the NHL [in a game in 1976], so they just said 'Darryl' and it kind of stuck the last couple of years," Crosby told The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "That's how nicknames come, in funny ways like that."
Apparently, teammates have noticed "Darryl" on the cuff of Crosby's gloves, a space where some players inscribe their nicknames.
The Gazette also reported that Crosby is settling in on a line with veterans Mark Recchi and John LeClair.
I hope that line sucks.
You gotta be kidding me with that line.
:-D
Crosby can skate laps around the rink while waiting for LeClair to lumber down the ice.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on October 04, 2005, 01:25:30 PM
Crosby can skate laps around the rink while waiting for LeClair to lumber down the ice.
LeClair only plays in the other team's zone these days anyway. He just parks in front of the net for scraps.
Quote from: FFatPatt on October 04, 2005, 02:18:46 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on October 04, 2005, 01:25:30 PM
Crosby can skate laps around the rink while waiting for LeClair to lumber down the ice.
LeClair only plays in the other team's zone these days anyway. He just parks in front of the net for scraps.
Actually, considering there's no more harrassment of offensive players allowed in front of the net, LeClair might be somewhat effective now. He damn sure couldn't be any worse.
alexander ovechkin quote of the day...
"I feel my dreams come true,'' Alexander Ovechkin said. ``I play in the NHL. First game, we win''
previous winners...
"I play for team. If I score, I'm glad. If we win, I'm glad, too. We lose all games. We must win something. This game we win. We're happy."
People still don't care about hockey:
QuoteThe Outdoor Life Network has privacy to work out the kinks in its NHL coverage. OLN NHL coverage made its debut Tuesday and drew 0.4% of U.S. cable households — a lower rating than ESPN, which had the NHL since 1992, ever got for its opening nights. In Los Angeles and Seattle, the rating was a sublime 0.0. But excluding Tour de France shows, the NHL produced OLN's most-watched Wednesday night. ...
why should they.
A physical team sport that requires actual phycial ability and stamina? Why watch that when you can watch juiced up lardasses spit and scratch and jog? Hooray for baseball.
Quote from: MDS on October 07, 2005, 11:57:42 AM
People still don't care about hockey:
QuoteThe Outdoor Life Network has privacy to work out the kinks in its NHL coverage. OLN NHL coverage made its debut Tuesday and drew 0.4% of U.S. cable households — a lower rating than ESPN, which had the NHL since 1992, ever got for its opening nights. In Los Angeles and Seattle, the rating was a sublime 0.0. But excluding Tour de France shows, the NHL produced OLN's most-watched Wednesday night. ...
people didnt care about hockey before the lockout
no one talked about it during the lockout
seems to be status quo.
with the shootout now in effect can anyone explain to me why teams still get a point for an overtime loss...i didnt like it before and now theres even less reason for it
(http://home.comcast.net/~jreyno24/lindros.jpg)
Quote from: rjs246 on October 07, 2005, 12:04:41 PM
A physical team sport that requires actual phycial ability and stamina? Why watch that when you can watch juiced up lardasses spit and scratch and jog? Hooray for baseball.
wah wah wah wah
I was watching Sharks at Blackhawks..there were atleast 10 fights. Matt Barnaby got knocked the FARG out by Scott Thornton. Barnaby was about to fight Scott Hannan, then Thornton turns him around and BOOM MUTHAFARGER. Later Barnaby challenged someone else to a fight and Thornton got off the bench and backed the kid up and Barnaby just skated away..
I hate barnbaby.
PS...Pens looking good. :-D
I was watching Sharks at Blackhawks..there were atleast 10 fights. Matt Barnaby got knocked the FARG out by Scott Thornton. Barnaby was about to fight Scott Hannan, then Thornton turns him around and BOOM MUTHAFARGER. Later Barnaby challenged someone else to a fight and Thornton got off the bench and backed the kid up and Barnaby just skated away..
shtein...i was just watching this game and turned it to the stinking yankee game
first 19 games of the season there were three fights...and i tuned into the hawks game when it 5-1 thinking maybe something would happen...it was dead...so went to baseball...farg me
QuoteOutdoor Life Network's second NHL game — Penguins vs. Sabres on Monday — drew 0.3% of its 64 million households. Excluding Tour de France coverage, that gave OLN its most-watched Monday night, and a 200% increase on what OLN got in the time slot last year. But OLN's game drew 180,000 households — fewer than ESPN, in covering the NHL since 1992, got on a prime-time NHL game. ...
OLN is happy, i guess.
For your hypocritical coach/player of the decade comments, read here (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?id=2191812)
I saw the hit, it was disgusting. BUT....Quinn whines and cries ALL OF THE TIME and defends his players when they do the same (Tucker).
QuoteUpdated: Oct. 22, 2005, 9:44 AM ET
Lindros fulfilling his destiny as a Leaf
By Scott Burnside
We'll never know, of course, what might have happened if Eric Lindros had landed in Toronto back in March 2001.
Would the Big E have carried home the team's first Stanley Cup since 1967?
So far, Leaf Nation has been happy to see the No. 88 jersey in Toronto.
Would there have been a second MVP award?
A career-ending concussion?
Perhaps a torturous soap opera pitting Lindros against captain Mats Sundin for control of the Leafs' dressing room?
Given the dynamics of that time, perhaps all of the above. Still, it's all just water-cooler fodder signifying nothing.
What is indisputable, undeniable, is that in another time, another space, Lindros finally has fulfilled what many consider his destiny: becoming a Maple Leaf. And against a backdrop of modest expectations, not to mention a modest salary, he has quickly become a dominant player and a team leader.
"No, I'm not surprised at all," said linemate and workout pal Tie Domi, who has known Lindros since both were teens playing in the Ontario Hockey League. "I was pretty confident in him before he even got here, and when he was here, I knew that he would excel under the pressure.
"And all the things that people say about him, and over his whole career, I know that none of that was true because I know him as a person and he's a great guy and he's a great team guy. And he's well-liked in this dressing room. And so all those people that have criticized him and tried to peg him always as something or something or another, they can do all they want."
" Who doesn't want to win? I wouldn't have signed in Toronto unless I knew what things were about, and I feel comfortable in Toronto. I really do. "
— Eric Lindros
It is an illustration of how dramatically the perception of Lindros' value has changed that, when he was signed late in the offseason, it created only a minor ripple in Leaf Nation.
The overriding feeling was that he was an acceptable risk at $1.55 million for a single season.
Back in March 2001, Philadelphia GM Bob Clarke agreed to send Lindros, then one of the highest-paid players in the league, to Toronto for Nik Antropov, Danny Markov and a draft pick or two. The prospect sent Leaf Nation into a frenzy. Blue and white Lindros No. 88 jerseys magically appeared in stores, and call-in shows lit up with excited discussion of a Leafs juggernaut.
But Clarke was jerking Leafs coach Pat Quinn's chain, no doubt enjoying the simmering media stew he was creating for his old friend in Toronto. The trade never happened, and ultimately, Lindros went on to New York, where he played well on a bad team.
By the time Lindros arrived in Toronto this summer, fans were more concerned that the Leafs had an aging goalie with a bad back and no cap room to bring in the bevy of stars on the open market. Lindros and Jason Allison, who hadn't played since January 2003 with a variety of injuries, merely illustrated the sad position the team was in.
Many prognosticators and fans believed the team would be lucky to make the playoffs.
But early in this campaign, the Leafs once again have shown a knack for resiliency, and that resiliency has been carried largely on the shoulders of Lindros and, more recently, Allison.
In the absence of Sundin, who took a puck to the face before he registered his first shot on goal, Lindros has defied detractors by exhibiting the kind of play that made him a Hart Trophy winner in 1995 and the captain of Canada's Olympic team in 1998.
After Lindros scored a crucial goal in the Leafs' 4-2 victory over the Flyers last week, Ken Hitchcock -- his former coach --said he was surprised that Lindros had become such a dominant force so early in the season.
He has seven points in six games and leads all Toronto forwards with 20:12 of ice time per game. He has been a stalwart on the power play and has turned what looked to be a checking line with Domi and Chad Kilger into an offensive unit and generally has been considered the team's best player night in and night out.
"Ah. I don't know about that. I don't really get into that," Lindros said in a recent interview. "We go out as a group of 20 and hit the plane as a group of 23, and whatever 20 is in the next night, you go with that. I don't really look too deep into that. Everyone wants to go out and do their part."
For a player who seems to have been at odds with the hockey gods much of his career, never quite fulfilling the wondrous expectations so many had for him, laid low by concussions and involved in bitter, personal squabbles with Flyers management that cost him a year of playing time, perhaps Lindros has found just the right karma in Toronto now.
"You come in and it's a different stage of my career," Lindros said. "Mats is our captain, our leader, he's our horse. I come in and do my job, whatever needs to be done. Whatever needs to be done, you've got a responsibility."
Quinn agrees that perhaps this situation is much better than if Lindros had arrived here back in 2001.
"That's a possibility. Toronto is the greatest place to play, but there's a lot of pressure involved with it," Quinn said. "Not every athlete wants to play there. You're under the scope every day. And I know the fans in Toronto pretty much love their players and they excuse a lot of things. So, I think Eric's in a good spot right now and I think he'll do very well.
"Yeah, I've been quite pleased with how he's approached his play. It's better than my expectation at the start," the veteran coach added. "Part of it might be because Mats is away, but I think all that's done is increase [Lindros'] focus or others' focus on him, to watch how he's playing and he's just concentrating on being a solid player. & He clearly has determined to set some goals for himself to be the player he has been and he's doing everything he can to get back to his level of play."
Always at or near the center of attention his whole career, Lindros seems remarkably at ease with the media crush that follows the Leafs and fuels the incessant discussion of the team's fortunes or misfortunes.
"People want to win. Hockey's a big thing back home, and people want to win. They want you doing well," Lindros said.
But is he comfortable with all of that, being the hometown star, the big man on the only team in town?
"Who doesn't want to win?" Lindros replied. "I wouldn't have signed in Toronto unless I knew what things were about, and I feel comfortable in Toronto. I really do."
Being a loser, it's Erica's destiny to play on a losing team. That much I'll agree with.
Other than that, all I have left to add after reading that drivel is this: :puke
hes probably happy to play in toronto so he can live back at home with mommy and daddy
Quote from: PhillyGirl on August 11, 2005, 05:33:27 PM
LOL...Big Mush-head is a Laff (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2131689)
big mush head scored a goal against your garbage goalie!
honestly. hungry hungry hippos posting in the nhl thread. how sad is that?
its jello head thank you
How is Nashville 8-0? :o ???
i cant even name 1 player on nashville, let alone logically explain why they have a proffesional hockey franchise.
thomas vokoun might be the most underrated player in the nhl...he is good as hell...theyve only given up 18 goals
btw pittsburgh STILL hasnt won a game
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 26, 2005, 02:10:30 PM
thomas vokoun might be the most underrated player in the nhl...he is good as hell...theyve only given up 18 goals
Ding ding ding.
Quote from: MDS on October 26, 2005, 01:58:42 PMi cant even name 1 player on nashville
Paul Kariya
someones been doing their homework :yay
Quote from: MDS on October 26, 2005, 01:58:42 PM
i cant even name 1 player on nashville, let alone logically explain why they have a proffesional hockey franchise.
Kariya, Sullivan and Vokoun are all reasons why they are winning. The NEW NHL has given an opportunity to smaller guys with wheels to start scoring again.
They'll come down to earth eventually.
Jerome99RIP link=topic=15896.msg335406#msg335406 date=1130205813]
Being a loser, it's Erica's destiny to play on a losing team. That much I'll agree with.
Other than that, all I have left to add after reading that drivel is this: :puke
That is an amazing statement coming from a Flyer fan. He was alright from 92-2000 when he was practically carrying your sorry team on his back-farging hypocrite. Clarke played Eric and his career like a slow game of chess and I for one am glad he is now a Leaf. You may all feel he is done and washed up, but I don't. I think he has something to prove and I think he wants to show everyone that he still can play at an elite level. It will be sweet justice to see the Bud's knock the Flyers out of the playoffs just to see that jackoff Clarke's angry farging grill
you are truly a message board moron
Quote from: CanuckBroncofan on October 26, 2005, 04:34:49 PM
Jerome99RIP link=topic=15896.msg335406#msg335406 date=1130205813]
Being a loser, it's Erica's destiny to play on a losing team. That much I'll agree with.
Other than that, all I have left to add after reading that drivel is this: :puke
That is an amazing statement coming from a Flyer fan. He was alright from 92-2000 when he was practically carrying your sorry team on his back-farging hypocrite. Clarke played Eric and his career like a slow game of chess and I for one am glad he is now a Leaf. You may all feel he is done and washed up, but I don't. I think he has something to prove and I think he wants to show everyone that he still can play at an elite level. It will be sweet justice to see the Bud's knock the Flyers out of the playoffs just to see that jackoff Clarke's angry farging grill
Sorry, that's the Devils and Senators job typically. The Leafs generally don't win many series against the Flyers.
i dont what is less likely...the leafs beating the flyers in the playoffs or jello head finishing the season with his dome intact to even be there for it
Quote from: CanuckBroncofan on October 26, 2005, 04:25:18 PM
Quote from: MDS on October 26, 2005, 01:58:42 PM
i cant even name 1 player on nashville, let alone logically explain why they have a proffesional hockey franchise.
Kariya, Sullivan and Vokoun are all reasons why they are winning. The NEW NHL has given an opportunity to smaller guys with wheels to start scoring again.
me saying i couldnt name a player on the predators wasnt an open forum for listing players on the predators.
I'm sorry you don't follow the NHL well enough to name a few players from every team MDS. By the way two of the three guys I mentioned are from Canada. So farg OFF! :flipoff
canada sucks
Canada sucks...LMFAO...ok.
Last time I checked icehole I didn't have to lock my door at night.
There are no metal detectors in the highschools where I live.
There are no gangs or drive by shootings
When I take a walk at night I don't step over farging bums to get to where I am going.
Uniform Crime Reports — Philadelphia, PA 1998-2003
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Murder 338 292 319 309 288 348 330
The willful (non-negligent) killing of one human being by another.
Rape 752 934* 1,021 1,014 1,035 1,004 1,001
The carnal knowledge of a female forcibly against her will.
Robbery 11,435 11,104 10,425 9,604 8,869 9,617 9,757
The taking of or attempt to take anything of value from the care, custody, or control of a person by force or threat of force.
Aggravated Assault 8,701 10,701* 11,047 10,477 9,865 9,651 9,814
An unlawful attack or attempted attack upon a person for the purpose of inflicting severe or aggravated bodily injury.
Burglary 15,437 14,042 12,089 11,629 11,244 10,656 10,536
The unlawful entry of a structure with intent to commit a felony or a theft.
Theft 49,892 49,874 46,952 45,318 38,789 37,864 37,808
The unlawful taking of property from another without the use of force against the person.
Motor Vehicle Theft 19,523 17,711 16,147 15,527 13,302 13,934 12,587
The theft or attempted theft of a motorized vehicle.
Your beautiful farging city...please...I'd rather live in a pile of shtein on mars than in Philly icehole.
well thats what you get when minorities live in your area
Why would criminals want to live is the freezing cold? Canada is where we would send our political prisoners as punishment.
That's funny because there is no real temperature difference between where I live just north of Toronto and Philly. The major difference is we have a lack of gang-bangers, crack heads, bums sleeping every 20 feet, murderers, rapists and loads of other wonderful things that make you :-D :-D such a superior place to live. farg I'm so jealous.
Canada = America's little sister
now shut your mouth before i pull your pig-tails and molest you
Quote from: CanuckBroncofan on October 27, 2005, 08:58:13 AM
That's funny because there is no real temperature difference between where I live just north of Toronto and Philly. The major difference is we have a lack of gang-bangers, crack heads, bums sleeping every 20 feet, murderers, rapists and loads of other wonderful things that make you :-D :-D such a superior place to live. farg I'm so jealous.
yeah, whatever (http://www.fradical.com/Violent_crime_statistics_Canada.htm)
Quote from: CanuckBroncofan on October 27, 2005, 08:58:13 AM
That's funny because there is no real temperature difference between where I live just north of Toronto and Philly. The major difference is we have a lack of gang-bangers, crack heads, bums sleeping every 20 feet, murderers, rapists and loads of other wonderful things that make you :-D :-D such a superior place to live. farg I'm so jealous.
yea, i know so many people who have walked down the street at night have died because philadelphia is so dangerous. bullets flying everywhere, drugs being dealt left and right, its just awful. i cant believe ive survived this long.
At least we don't talk funny like youse guys... :P
Quote from: MDS on October 27, 2005, 11:32:55 AM
Quote from: CanuckBroncofan on October 27, 2005, 08:58:13 AM
That's funny because there is no real temperature difference between where I live just north of Toronto and Philly. The major difference is we have a lack of gang-bangers, crack heads, bums sleeping every 20 feet, murderers, rapists and loads of other wonderful things that make you :-D :-D such a superior place to live. farg I'm so jealous.
yea, i know so many people who have walked down the street at night have died because philadelphia is so dangerous. bullets flying everywhere, drugs being dealt left and right, its just awful. i cant believe ive survived this long.
Of course not. That's Chester.
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 27, 2005, 11:40:48 AM
At least we don't talk funny like youse guys... :P
Ed makes a good point, eh?
Quote from: CanuckBroncofan on October 27, 2005, 08:58:13 AM
That's funny because there is no real temperature difference between where I live just north of Toronto and Philly. The major difference is we have a lack of gang-bangers, crack heads, bums sleeping every 20 feet, murderers, rapists and loads of other wonderful things that make you :-D :-D such a superior place to live. farg I'm so jealous.
We prefer to call it culture here in the states.
Oh yeah.........
Hockey sucks.
Get well soon John....geez :( (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2215664)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on November 06, 2005, 12:50:28 PM
Get well soon John....geez :( (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2215664)
OW. Hopefully there is no permanent damage.
I'm not sure I mentioned this lately.
Blues suck ass.
:bash
Quote from: DemonchildrenOnTurf on November 06, 2005, 03:33:21 PM
I'm not sure I mentioned this lately.
Blues suck ass.
:bash
Flyers don't.
Whooops, wrong thread. ;)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on November 06, 2005, 12:50:28 PM
Get well soon John....geez :( (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2215664)
At least it's not his back... again.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on October 27, 2005, 09:28:22 AM
Canada = America's little sister
now shut your mouth before i pull your pig-tails and molest you
Ouch, that still hurts. I sure wouldn't want to commit crime in your country or anywhere that you guys are trying to get oil...I mean liberate. That whole Geneva convention is over-rated anyways guys.
(http://www.corpwatch.org/img/original/h-torture.jpg%5Bimg%5D)
If it weren't for the United States spending uncounted trillions of dollars protecting the Western Hemisphere from fascist and communist aggression, punks like this Canadian douchebag would be speaking German or Russian right now.
:-D
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on November 15, 2005, 09:37:23 AM
If it weren't for the United States spending uncounted trillions of dollars protecting the Western Hemisphere from fascist and communist aggression, punks like this Canadian douchebag would be speaking German or Russian right now. Quote
Sergei Fedorov traded to the Blue Jackets (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2225316)
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 15, 2005, 09:40:10 PM
Sergei Fedorov traded to the Blue Jackets (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2225316)
Whenever Nash comes back that is going to be huge for him.
Jiri Fisher of the Red Wings was just taken to the hospital. Not sure what it is, but they were working on him for 15+ minutes on the ice, and took his wife from the seats across the ice to the Detroit bench. The announcers aren't quite sure what happened (possibly a puck to the throat).
Hopefully he turns out to be OK.
Ick, that's scary shtein.
On a side note, Sidney Crosby is a little bitch.
That sucks...Did he get hit or just fall down Geo?
I concur that Crosby is a punk ass bitch.
Word from the Detroit game is that Fisher had a seizure, but was in stable condition at the hospital.
Apparently he has already had a "heart condition," which was not really specified.
They still have not continued the game yet. It was stopped with 7:30 to go in the first period.
Rest of the game cancelled (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2232577) :-\
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 21, 2005, 09:11:43 PM
Rest of the game cancelled (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2232577) :-\
There was some talk about that. They had originally said that play couldn't resume because they had to wait for a new ambulance, then started to speculate that the game could be postponed as the players were really affected by the seizure.
Still, after word came back that he was in stable condition, I'm a tad surprised that they actually cancelled the game.
God I hate the Wings. Almost as much as Dallas, Washington, and the Giants...
That said, I hope Fischer is alright. Players shouldn't be unconscience unless they are beat that way by another player....
[img=Red Wings' Fischer Collapses on Bench >http://Update: Seems definitely heart related[/img]
QuoteThe team announced that Fischer had a seizure and was doing fine. Red Wings coach Mike Babcock later said Fischer's heart had stopped and was restarted at the arena.
"They hooked up the auto defibrillator and shocked him," Babcock said.
[img=Red Wings' Fischer Collapses on Bench >http://Update: Seems definitely heart related[/img]
QuoteThe team announced that Fischer had a seizure and was doing fine. Red Wings coach Mike Babcock later said Fischer's heart had stopped and was restarted at the arena.
"They hooked up the auto defibrillator and shocked him," Babcock said.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on November 22, 2005, 05:40:05 AM
QuoteThe team announced that Fischer had a seizure and was doing fine. Red Wings coach Mike Babcock later said Fischer's heart had stopped and was restarted at the arena.
"They hooked up the auto defibrillator and shocked him," Babcock said.
One in the stink? Gross.
Holy shtein. The Bruins just traded Joe Thornton to the Sharks.
:o
QuoteBOSTON - The struggling Boston Bruins traded captain Joe Thornton to the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday night in exchange for three players.
The Bruins get forwards Marco Sturm and Wayne Primeau and defenseman Brad Stuart for Thornton, who signed a three-year, $20 million contract with Boston in August and was once thought to be the future of the franchise.
"He is a leader who scores points and makes other players around him better," San Jose general manager Doug Wilson said in a statement on the team's Web site. "To get a player of this caliber, you have to give up something to get something. You would make this trade last month, this month or next year. It follows our philosophy of making our team better for this year and next year."
The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Thornton had been the key to the Bruins' offense. He scored more than 20 goals in each of his last five NHL seasons, including two with 30 or more. In 2003-04, he led the team in scoring with 23 goals and 50 assists.
This season, the 26-year-old Thornton has nine goals and 24 assists for Boston, which has lost nine of its last 10 games and is in last place in the Northeast Division.
is this is big trade?
Quote from: MDS on November 30, 2005, 11:07:17 PM
is this is big trade?
What he said :-D Definitely suprising but i think Thorton is one of the most overrated players in the NHL
Quote from: MDS on November 30, 2005, 11:07:17 PM
is this is big trade?
It would be like the Sixers trading Iverson, Barkley, Chamberlain, Dr. J and Marc Iavaroni all in one day.
:P
Sort of a shocker considering Thornton is/was/has been the cornerstone of their franchise. This trade would be somewhat comparable to us of trading Lindros when he was still somewhat decent. (not as large but similar).
With all the new rule changes, a lot of teams are going away from big players in exchange for speed. Can't say I blame them.
33 points in 23 games thus far.
The Bruins panicked because of their horrendous start.
Just an awful move for them.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on November 30, 2005, 11:33:43 PM
33 points in 23 games thus far.
The Bruins panicked because of their horrendous start.
Just an awful move for them.
Yup, they're going to hate themselves for making this move. [Taking a cue from your earlier post] this sort of reminds me of the Barkley trade. Sending a superstar away for 3 average players. I know they wouldn't have sent him to the East, but it would have been nice if the Flyers could have landed hm.
Mario Lemieux Hospitalized With Heart Condition (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051208/ap_on_sp_ho_ne/hkn_lemieux_hospitalized;_ylt=Ap6gA50pVSD0qx9FSTkeqNhI2ocA;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)
Pens to leave Pittsburgh (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2255699)
Wow. THAT will be weird.
That sucks. I guess if they moved to the midwest, we'd end up with Washington in our division...
Larry Robinson quits on his team again (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2265084)
U.S. Olympic roster set (http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/winter06/hockey/news/story?id=2265626)
Esche, Hatcher, Knuble will be representing the Flyers.
Mainstays Roenick, LeClair, Leetch left off the team. Roenick whines. Film at 11.
thats a real shame about the pens...if bettman wasnt a money grubbing pos hed step in and do something
florida will have two teams and pittsburgh none...phoenix and not pittsburgh...nashville???
disgusting
FWIW, I was in Pittsburgh this past weekend, and the papers there are reporting that things are looking up. Some hurdle was jumped late last week for the funding.
Also, apparently Pittsburghers hate Rendell and think he's deliberately trying to screw the Pens, because he's a Philly fan. That's some funny stuff, especially if it's true.
maybe they think that because he spends a lot of his time on an Eagles post game show and at other Philly sporting events.
i think he'll have a tough time being re-elected. he really hasn't done much, other than slots, since being elected.
Amazing Ovechkin goal (http://www.rh71.com/Projects/Ovechkin/vids/goal32.avi)
That shtein was fargin sick. Gretzky said it was the best goal ever.
I hope Ovechkin wins ROY instead of that dripping vadge Sidney Crosby.
Palffy retired from the Penguins (http://pittsburghpenguins.com/team/press/arts/1604.0.php)
Quote from: DemonchildrenOnTurf on January 17, 2006, 07:35:17 PM
Amazing Ovechkin goal (http://www.rh71.com/Projects/Ovechkin/vids/goal32.avi)
A buddy sent me that link, and I watched it 3 times this morning. Un-frikking-believable.
More good news for Ovechkin (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-capitals-ovechkin&prov=ap&type=lgns)
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 18, 2006, 11:32:29 AM
Palffy retired from the Penguins (http://pittsburghpenguins.com/team/press/arts/1604.0.php)
He averaged over a point a game for his career. That's pretty impressive given the era we were just ushered out of. Too bad he's the softest of the soft. Puss.
Quote from: FFatPatt on January 18, 2006, 11:46:43 AM
Quote from: DemonchildrenOnTurf on January 17, 2006, 07:35:17 PM
Amazing Ovechkin goal (http://www.rh71.com/Projects/Ovechkin/vids/goal32.avi)
A buddy sent me that link, and I watched it 3 times this morning. Un-frikking-believable.
That is awesome. All sound, no video. :-\
If you have Media Player 9 or 10 and it didn't work, you'll need to install this first:
http://www.xvidmovies.com/codec/
since hockey is boring, i will pollute this thread with a scandolous picture of model brooke bruke cheating on her husband with howard eskin
(http://img102.imagevenue.com/aAfkjfp01fo1i-30524/loc24/6ec1c_53yb.jpg)
Lemieux retiring....2:30 press conference today
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 24, 2006, 12:15:18 PM
Lemieux retiring....2:30 press conference today
What? Again?
New playoff logos
(http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/2516/untitled29js.png)
(http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/4346/untitled18ul.png)
kinda cartoonish
QuoteReport: Brodeur signs six-year extension
1/27/2006 12:22:54 PM
SUNRISE, Fla. (CP) - Goaltender Martin Brodeur has agreed to a six-year contract extension worth $31.2-million US with the New Jersey Devils, according to a source.
The deal will pay him $5.2 million a year starting next season.
The 33-year-old Montreal native is making $5.237 million this season.
Brodeur is expected to start in goal for Canada at the Winter Olympics next month.
He led Canada to gold in 2002.
Brodeur has won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goalie the last two seasons and has played in eight all-star games during his brilliant career.
farg Brodeur.
"Mighty Ducks of Anaheim" changing to "Anaheim Ducks" next season now that they aren't owned by Disney anymore. They're also considering changing their logo and colors. One rumor has them switching to The U's colors of orange and green...
St. Louis Blues Fire Sale has begun!
1st, team leading scorer Mike Sillinger traded to nashville for Timofei Shishkanov (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/hockey/nhl/wires/01/30/2040.ap.hkn.blues.predators.trade.0185/)
Second, Doug Weight and 27-year-old Finnish forward Erkki Rajamaki (http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=152946&hubname=) traded for:
- Carolina's first-round pick in 2006.
- Toronto's fourth-round pick in 2006, previously acquired by the Hurricanes.
- Chicago's fourth-round pick in 2007, previously acquired by the Hurricanes.
- Tough guy forward Jesse Boulerice, a 27-year-old eighth-year pro
- Forward Mike Zigomanis, a 25-year-old fifth-year pro
- Magnus Kahnberg, 25, an unsigned Carolina draftee from Sweden who will become an unrestricted free agent on July 1
Third:
Quote
Although the Weight trade is not related to the ongoing ownership issues with the Blues, sources tell TSN it finally looks as though the franchise will be sold to a group headed by former New York Ranger executive Dave Checketts, who has been in on-again, off-again negotiations to buy the team for months now.
Sources say the deal was supposed to be finalized over the weekend, but that did not happen. Whether it's just a minor delay or yet another snag that could cause problems remains to be seen, but the sense is that Checketts' group will be able to close the deal to purchase the franchise.
wow, 2 Doug Weights? they got one of dem cloning machines in St. Louis?
Boulerice and Sillinger are ex-Flyers
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 30, 2006, 02:09:34 PM
Boulerice and Sillinger are ex-Flyers
Sillinger is pretty much ex-every team in the NHL.
I think he's been on 11 different teams now... NHL record...
yeah i was gonna say sillinger is an ex everyone and boulerice played like one game with the flyers
carolina is sick...if they werent already the favorites in the east they are now
BTW, this trade is bad news for the Flyers unless you think Carolina is going to choke in the playoffs...
Friggin' Canes.
sillinger was their leading scorer? ha.
Quote from: phattymatty on January 30, 2006, 02:37:21 PM
sillinger was their leading scorer? ha.
Yeah, and now it gets worse. After these trades:
Scott Young is now the leading scorer on the Blues...and Dean McAmmond leads them in goals scored with 14...
#2 on the list for goals scored: Mayers, with 10
These are sad, sad days for Blues fans....
..and since there's a draft lottery, you aren't guaranteed the #1 pick to select Evgnznsdhznszi Pazshzkolovskiczechski or that Canadian kid with long hair...
Quotejust came across WIP, that he and a NJ state trooper busted for running an illegal sports betting business
awesome.
Who?
Quote from: DemonchildrenOnTurf on January 30, 2006, 02:50:45 PM
Scott Young is now the leading scorer on the Blues...and Dean McAmmond leads them in goals scored with 14...
McAmmond is still in the league? i used to tear it up with him in Sega NHL 94.
tocchet has been charged in the bookmaking scheme...an operation that has ties to the mob...other nhl'ers and some movie stars apparently also included in the investigation
tocchet btw is easily my all-time favorite athlete
QuoteEx-Flyer Tied To National Gambling Ring
POSTED: 12:01 pm EST February 7, 2006
UPDATED: 12:20 pm EST February 7, 2006
The New Jersey attorney general says former Flyers captain Rick Tocchet and a state police trooper will face charges related to a gambling ring allegedly tied to organized crime.
In details coming in from a press conference in Trenton, N.J., state trooper James Harney of Marlton and a man identified as James Ulmer of Swedesboro were arrested in connection with the ring.
A complaint summons has been issued about Tocchet and he is expected to come to New Jersey to surrender on the charges.
According to authorities, an investigation in October 2005 indicated that Harney and Ulmer were involved in the bookmaking ring.
As the investigation continued, it was uncovered that Harney's partner and financier was Tocchet.
Beyond the bookmaking and corruption charges the investigation revealed alleged ties to the Bruno-Scarfo crime family, officials said at the press conference.
Authorities also said they were investigating current and former NHL players, and a Hollywood movie star, as clients of the alleged ring.
The operation was run out of South Jersey and Philadelphia but extended nationwide.
Tocchet played 18 seasons in the NHL and is one of the most popular players in Flyers' history.
He is currently an assistant coach in Phoenix.
I wonder if Roenick is one of them? Remember his tout service stuff from 2003?
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 07, 2006, 12:50:57 PM
tocchet has been charged in the bookmaking scheme...an operation that has ties to the mob...other nhl'ers and some movie stars apparently also included in the investigation
tocchet btw is easily my all-time favorite athlete
and in light of this...now one of mine
tocchet's my favorite flyer too. but i gotta go with sir charles as favorite overall.
TO all the way. Or Lindros, Rolen, or Stackhouse.
Juan Samuel.
Or Pavel Brendl.
Mike Giminski
Quote from: Sun_Mo on February 07, 2006, 01:31:52 PM
Mike Giminski
i'm actually looking for a gminski jersey
Ron Powlus is way up there, too.
Eddie George?
jeff ruland
Ron Anderson, Kent Manderville, Ricky Jordan, and Mike Zordich
Quote from: Sun_Mo on February 07, 2006, 01:35:58 PM
Eddie George?
Is he available? The Eagles need a big back. Maybe he can play FB, too. Get GEORGE!
Dude, Mikey Zordich was the bomb. Don't hate on Z.
Quote from: Sun_Mo on February 07, 2006, 01:38:01 PM
Ricky Jordan
One of my favorite Phils of all time. I wore #17 because of him.
Coyotes' Tocchet implicated in sports gambling ring
Associated Press
EWING, N.J. -- Phoenix Coyotes assistant coach Rick Tocchet financed a nationwide sports gambling ring in which about a dozen current NHL players placed bets, authorities said Tuesday.
Rick Tocchet is expected to travel to New Jersey to respond to gambling charges.
Tocchet, a former NHL star, was served with a criminal complaint Monday and was expected to travel from his Arizona home to answer charges of promoting gambling, money laundering and conspiracy, state police Col. Rick Fuentes said.
Fuentes said an investigation into the New Jersey-based ring discovered the processing of more than 1,000 wagers, exceeding $1.7 million, on professional and college sports, mostly football and baseball. He declined to identify the NHL players who made wagers.
Authorities said Tocchet and state police Trooper James J. Harney were partners in the operation, with the ex-NHL forward providing the financing.
A message left with the Coyotes' media office in Arizona was not immediately returned. The Coyotes were home Tuesday night against Chicago.
Tocchet, one of three associate coaches on the Coyotes' staff, took over the head coaching duties for 10 days in December while Wayne Gretzky was away to be with his dying mother.
The 41-year-old Tocchet played 18 years with six teams, including three seasons with the Coyotes from 1997-2000. He is one of only two players in NHL history to collect 400 goals and 2,000 penalty minutes during his career.
The 40-year-old Harney was arrested Monday. The eight-year police veteran was charged in an arrest warrant with official misconduct, promoting gambling, money laundering and conspiracy. Another man accused of taking bets is James A. Ulmer, 40, who was charged with promoting gambling, money laundering and conspiracy.
Both men were free on bail. They are expected to be arraigned within two weeks.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on February 07, 2006, 12:51:44 PM
I wonder if Roenick is one of them? Remember his tout service stuff from 2003?
channel 6 says it's wayne gretzki's wife....and mark rechhi
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=local&id=3883497
:deion
gretz is mos def involved...him and tocchet are like bark and tree
If Pete Rose can be held out of the HoF, then...
Quote from: DemonchildrenOnTurf on January 30, 2006, 02:50:45 PM
These are sad, sad days for Blues fans....
That's why they're called the "Blues."
Oh snap!
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 07, 2006, 04:59:13 PM
If Pete Rose can be held out of the HoF, then...
They should kick Gretzky out. How farging awesome would that be?
That would actually rule. Canadians would suffer, I like it.
Quote from: rjs246 on February 07, 2006, 06:11:01 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on February 07, 2006, 04:59:13 PM
If Pete Rose can be held out of the HoF, then...
They should kick Gretzky out. How farging awesome would that be?
VERY VERY AWESOME.
It would completely destroy the sport, which would suck a lot of ass, but to see any smug ass celebrity get knocked a few dozen pegs is always enjoyable.
Plus, it would really tear apart the Coyotes. They're a big rival of the Flyers. RIVAL, I SAY!
Die Brian Boucher!
In actual hockey-related news, former Flyer Jon Sim is having a big night.
Report: Gretzky knew about gambling ring
Police say ex-star talked about operation on wiretaps, wife bet $500,000
NBCSports.com news services
Updated: 1:00 p.m. ET Feb. 9, 2006
"The Great One" suddenly isn't looking so great.
According to the Newark Star-Ledger on Thursday, Wayne Gretzky was caught by state wiretaps talking about the multimillion-dollar gambling ring allegedly helped run by his friend and Phoenix Coyotes assistant Rick Tocchet.
Gretzky, the NHL's all-time scoring leader and the Coyotes' coach, denied any knowledge of the ring on Tuesday.
But law enforcement sources told the Star-Ledger that the Hall of Famer spoke about the ring, and that investigators are looking into whether he placed any wagers through his wife, actress Janet Jones.
According to the newspaper, Jones waged $500,000 on sporting events during the past six weeks, including $75,000 on last week's Super Bowl. Authorities are considering whether to issue a subpoena ordering Gretzky to testify before a state grand jury, sources told the paper.
The New Jersey State Police's organized crime bureau began an investigation in October called "Operation Slap Shot," which uncovered information that Trooper James J. Harney, an eight-year veteran, was a partner in a bookmaking ring that in a 40-day period processed more than 1,000 wagers exceeding $1.7 million on professional and collegiate sporting events.
Tocchet was identified as Harney's alleged partner and financier, and was charged with promoting gambling, money laundering and conspiracy. On Wednesday, he requested and received a leave of absence from his coaching duties with the Coyotes after meeting with NHL commissioner Gary Bettman.
"The reality is, I'm not involved, I wasn't involved and I'm not going to be involved," Gretzky said Tuesday night. "Am I concerned for both of them (Tocchet and Jones)? Sure there's concern for me. I'm more worried about them than me."
The former All-Star player who became Gretzky's top assistant on the Coyotes' coaching staff was given an indefinite leave of absence Wednesday night by commissioner Gary Bettman. Tocchet's departure came a day after he was accused of financing a nationwide gambling operation that took bets from about a half-dozen current players.
Tocchet met with Bettman and requested the leave, the NHL said. Terms of the leave include Tocchet being prohibited from communicating with NHL and team personnel for the length of his departure. Also, he'll need Bettman's consent before he can return, and the commissioner can change the terms of the leave at any time.
"We view the charges against Mr. Tocchet in the most serious terms," Bettman said in a statement. "We have pledged our full cooperation to the New Jersey State Police and the New Jersey Attorney General's Office.
"While we are conducting our own investigation, we have made clear to the law enforcement authorities in New Jersey that we will do nothing to interfere with their ongoing investigation."
The NHL hired former federal prosecutor Robert J. Cleary, who headed the Unabomber case, to investigate Tocchet.
Tocchet came to the meeting with his new attorney, Kevin Marino, who called the pending charges against his client "false and irresponsible."
In an interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Marino criticized State Police for speaking so extensively to the media.
"I have never been involved in a case where the prosecution has engaged in such inappropriate conduct in terms of making investigators available to the press, appearing on nationally syndicated television," Marino said. "It's improper, it's unwarranted and I will not tolerate it."
"We are not going to try this case in the press and we're not going to let them either," he said.
At his Wednesday meeting with the NHL, Tocchet wasn't prepared to respond to specific questions about the allegations, the NHL said.
New Jersey authorities told the NHL on Wednesday that nothing has come to their attention that indicates the gambling activities relate in any way to league games. None of the players were identified in the complaint.
"While there is speculation as to which other NHL personnel may have been involved in this matter, we continue to await guidance in that regard from the New Jersey law enforcement authorities," Bettman said.
State police Col. Rick Fuentes said an investigation into the New Jersey-based ring discovered the processing of more than 1,000 wagers, exceeding $1.7 million, on professional and college sports, mostly football and basketball.
Pittsburgh's Mark Recchi, a former teammate of Tocchet's, forced a Philadelphia TV station to retract a story on its Web site that said he was connected to the ring. He and John LeClair, another Penguins player and past member of the Flyers, hired a lawyer to potentially sue the station and other media outlets.
"Mark Recchi and John LeClair categorically deny any wrongdoing and are outraged that their names have been associated with the Operation Slap Shot investigation," attorney Bob Del Greco said. "While each has maintained a personal and business relationship with their friend and former teammate Rick Tocchet, neither have any involvement whatsoever in any gambling operation."
Recchi and LeClair said they haven't been contacted by authorities and don't expect to be.
The NHL Players' Association posted a message on a secure Web site Wednesday advising any players who are contacted by law enforcement authorities — or even the league itself — to contact their lawyer "before talking to anyone," the Toronto Star reported.
New Jersey State Police Lt. Gerald Lewis said police investigators will interview other hockey players to get a sense of the scope of the gambling ring and to determine whether others should be charged.
Lewis would not say which players might be interviewed.
It sounds like Gretsky is fully prepared to throw his wife under the bus to save his good name.
i'd be like, "Hey, you're sweet and all, but I'm farging Wayne Gretsky bitch"
Burn hockey. Burn.
She's hot, but he's about due for a trade-in to a younger model anyway. This could work out for him really well.
she was hot in 88
in fact she was the ultimate 80's chick...she coulda been in valley girl...better off dead...top secret or one of many 80's movies and been perfect
however she has aged horribly
wayne could probably farg any canadian girl he wants, and probably has. ditch the used to be hot wife and bang some eskimos.
Thems inuit chicks like to get down.
Quote from: MDS on February 07, 2006, 06:12:45 PM
That would actually rule. Canadians would suffer, I like it.
It's the top CBC story (http://www.cbc.ca/story/sports/national/2006/02/09/Sports/tocchet_latest060209.html) tonight.
QuoteContacted by a Canadian Press Olympic reporter calling from Turin, Italy, on Thursday, Roenick had no comment other than: "Bring me home some cannoli."
Green wouldn't talk about whether he has been interviewed by investigators, telling the Boston Globe that Tocchet "is a friend of mine, but I have no comment about it. I have no comment on that situation."
Ex-Flyers John LeClair and Mark Recchi, who were initially linked to the controversy (Recchi was named in a report on a Philadelphia news website), have strongly denied involvement and demanded a retraction and apology. The hockey stars also threatened to sue if their names were not cleared by those who published the report.
"Mark Recchi and John LeClair categorically deny any wrongdoing and are outraged that their names have been associated with the Operation Slap Shot investigation," attorney Bob Del Greco said. "While each has maintained a personal and business relationship with their friend and former teammate Rick Tocchet, neither have any involvement whatsoever in any gambling operation."
The Philadelphia site, run by ABC TV affiliate WPVI, pulled the Recchi story and issued an apology.
Recchi and LeClair said they haven't been contacted by authorities and don't expect to be.
it's already started, ha!
QuoteGoaltender Dominik Hasek suffered a leg injury in the game between the Czech Republic and Germany Wednesday at the Olympics.
Hasek, one of the NHL's top goaltenders for years, grimaced in pain as he spread his legs to stop a shot during a German power play about six minutes into the game. He didn't face another shot for the next few minutes, but left the ice when play stopped 9:25 into the period.
After consulting briefly on the bench with the Czech coaches, Hasek was taken to a locker-room to be examined by physicians. He returned to the bench area late in the period, a towel draped around his neck.
Hasek, the hero of the 1998 Olympics, has been troubled by groin injuries in recent years but has played 43 games this season.
He was replaced by Nashville Predators goaltender Tomas Vokoun, who surrendered the first goal of the game to Tino Boos late in the first period.
It has not been a memorable start to the Winter Games for Hasek. The Ottawa Senators netminder arrived in Italy Monday to find that his equipment had been lost by the airline en route to the Games. He was forced to borrow some equipment from former Buffalo Sabres goaltender coach Jim Corsi, who is working with the Italian national team.
St. Louis Blues FINALLY Sold (http://www.stlouisblues.com/index.html)
Quote
Bill And Nancy Lurie To Sell Blues, Savvis Center To Dave Checketts, Sports Capital Partners & TowerBrook Capital Partners
ST. LOUIS - Bill and Nancy Lurie, the owners of the St. Louis Blues and Savvis Center since September 1999, today announced they have agreed to sell the hockey club and arena operating lease to Dave Checketts, Sports Capital Partners (SCP) and TowerBrook Capital Partners, L.P. Terms will not be disclosed.
The sale announcement was made jointly by Bill Lurie, Checketts and Mark Sauer, the president and CEO of the Blues and Savvis Center, during a news conference at Savvis Center. The Luries said the transfer of the Blues and Savvis Center lease to Checketts, Sports Capital Partners and TowerBrook Capital Partners, L.P., will be subject to a formal closing expected in approximately two months. The sale will be subject to approval by the National Hockey League Board of Governors. The closing of the sale and Board of Governors approval are both expected.
WOO-HOOO! :yay
Quote
After 25 straight postseason appearances -- the longest streak in the four major pro team sports -- the Blues officially were eliminated from playoff contention this week and, with 51 points, are tied with Chicago for the second-worst record in the NHL.
Talk about an exercise in futility. 25 year playoff run with no championship. That's gotta be frustrating...
So the Lurie's are selling the Blues.
Quote from: Phanatic on March 24, 2006, 01:50:30 PM
Quote
After 25 straight postseason appearances -- the longest streak in the four major pro team sports -- the Blues officially were eliminated from playoff contention this week and, with 51 points, are tied with Chicago for the second-worst record in the NHL.
Talk about an exercise in futility. 25 year playoff run with no championship. That's gotta be frustrating...
almost as bad as living in a city with 4 major professional teams and not having a championship since 1982
My two favorite sports teams -- Eagles and Blues.
Talk about an exercise in not killing yourself......
Try rooting for the Phillies.
Quote from: MDS on March 24, 2006, 03:07:01 PM
Try rooting for the Phillies.
Phillies + Eagles + Flyers = :'(
+ Sixers = :-D :boom
Good lord, this is an awful sports town.
JR broke his ankle last night.
8 goals, 10 assists, -7 rating
He's a fun personality, but he has nothing left....
He'll be a Flyer again in 2 years, count on it.
QuoteLINDROS DONE WITH THE LEAFS?
TORONTO SUN: Lance Hornby reported yesterday injured Maple Leafs forward Eric Lindros doesn't know if he fits into the club's future plans. There may also be some bad blood between Lindros and the Leafs, as his father took the club's medical staff to task over how they treated his son's wrist injury, which eventually ended his season.
Spector's Note: I think the odds are against Lindros returning to the Leafs. His injury history works against him, so unless he's willing to accept as much or less money than he received this season, he'll likely be moving on.
Good ole Carl.
what a bitch. i hope that cheap shot artist darcy tucker takes him out in the locker room or something.
If the Broadway Blueshirts were a sitcom, Phanatic, they would probably be the first sitcom on OLN.
And if it weren't for Texas, there'd be no New York Rangers.
I hope some Ranger fan reads that!
Erin Go Rah!
-- Crosby reached 100 pts
-- Atlanta was eliminated, giving Montreal and Tampa Bay the final 2 spots
-- The Western Conference matchups are now set:
1 Detroit vs 8 Edmonton
2 Dallas vs 7 Colorado
3 Calgary vs 6 Anaheim
4 Nashville vs 5 San Jose
hehe (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2415296)
eight games over .500 gets you fired in the nhl meanwhile in the nba three teams at .500 or below made the playoffs
he's like a, slightly less lucky version of Dick Vermeil.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on April 20, 2006, 12:07:08 PM
hehe (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2415296)
QuoteA slimmer and healthier looking Quinn kept on leading to the Leafs to winning seasons. The set club records for points (103) and road wins (23) in 2003-04 but the Leafs lost in the second round to Philadelphia.
That series totally blew the Flyers wad and left them useless vs. Tampa Bay, right?
ottawa in 03
Congrats, Demon...
Blues get top pick in the draft (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2415380)
It'll be the 4th top-2 pick in the last four drafts for the Penguins, and they had the #5 overall pick in 2002. A brutal run, but they're stocking up on talent...
BTW, the #1 pick will probably be USA center Phil Kessel...
(http://www.uscho.com/images/colorscans/20042005/usa_kessel.jpg)
Quote from: FFatPatt on April 20, 2006, 02:04:45 PM
Congrats, Demon...
Blues get top pick in the draft (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2415380)
From 25 straight years in the playoffs to the number 1 pick in the draft. Brutal year...
I would guess that Kessel, Jonathan Toews, or Erik Johnson will be #1, 2, and 3... The Blues better draft Kessel, but Toews isn't far behind. Knowing Larry Pleau (if he is still around on draft day), he'll take Johnson because he loves him defense players. Ass.
Get Kessel!
Devils won 6-1 (5 PPG) and Jagr left the game late hunched over in pain. He tried to hit Elias in the head with a forearm and may have dislocated his shoulder instead... :-D
Also, the Avalanche upset the Stars 5-2...
That game was unwatchable. If they call this many penalties in the Flyers-Sabres series, Philly will be in trouble. :boo
Detroit, Ottawa and Nashville all lost at home today, and Calgary is losing after the 1st period. Could all of the series be 1-1 after 2 games?
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 23, 2006, 10:06:19 PM
Detroit, Ottawa and Nashville all lost at home today, and Calgary is losing after the 1st period. Could all of the series be 1-1 after 2 games?
We'd better darn well hope so!
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 22, 2006, 05:55:20 PM
Devils won 6-1 (5 PPG) and Jagr left the game late hunched over in pain. He tried to hit Elias in the head with a forearm and may have dislocated his shoulder instead... :-D
Also, the Avalanche upset the Stars 5-2...
:-D Puffnuts strikes again!!
Jagr is out for game 2, and Weekes will be in net. Ha!
The Devils go up 2-0 as expected, but both #2 seeds (Dallas and Carolina) are now down 0-2 going on the road after OT losses...
I was hoping there might eventually be a Canes/Flyers series. I had an in for tickets at the RBC Center.
Oh well.
Ottawa put up 8 on Tampa Bay in their own building....
Goodbye Rangers. Thanks for showing up.... :-D
we get the devils if montreal upsets carolina.
Edmonton up 3-2 on Detroit and going back home :o
Ottawa won 3-2. Tampa Bay is done....
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 29, 2006, 10:51:25 PM
Ottawa won 3-2. Tampa Bay is done....
Good. Flyers owned Ottawa this year.
LMFAO at the Rangers. Welcome back to the playoffs....now get the farg out.
I'd LOVE to see the Oil win that series.
Colorado eliminated Dallas in OT. The #7 beats the #2....
Carolina is now up 3-2 in their series
San Jose eliminated Nashville in 5
The Red Wings were eliminated! :-D
The West now has the #5, #7 and #8 advancing...
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 01, 2006, 10:55:45 PM
The Red Wings were eliminated! :-D
The West now has the #5, #7 and #8 advancing...
The Devils are going to win the Cup, just watch. fargers.
these ratings will soar!
Buffalo scores with 10 seconds left to force OT, then wins it less than 20 seconds into OT.....7-6 >:(
They got so lucky. Ottawa wins in 5.
yeah those lucky 7 goals
Sounds like you didn't watch the game.
Damn, the Devils were flying full speed ahead, but ran into a wall. They are getting dominated today.
MARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR-TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHN!
Buffalo wins again to go up 2-0 heading home...
Meanwhile, the Devils score with 20 seconds left to go up 2-1....then Carolina scores with 3 seconds left to force OT.... :o
who won?
Quote from: Sun_Mo on May 09, 2006, 08:05:47 AM
who won?
Canes 3, Los Diablos 2 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap;_ylt=AuT6N.IBUsemH_VN8Q7uEuF7vLYF?gid=2006050807)
good...farg the devils
tim connelly got put to sleep last night on an umberger type hit...karma is a bitch....of course unlike the flyers buffalo actually rallied and won the game
Sens in 6.
Anaheim up 3-0. Say goodnight, Denver...
Sens in 7
Looks like the Devils might get swept. So much for that "Devils will win the Cup" prediction by SD, eh? ;)
Carolina up 3-0
Buffalo up 3-0
Anaheim up 3-0
San Jose up 2-0 and playing tonight
None of these teams has won a Cup...
Quote from: Bunkley "The Thing" on May 10, 2006, 10:15:42 PM
Sens in 7
Looks like the Devils might get swept. So much for that "Devils will win the Cup" prediction by SD, eh? ;)
Trust me on this, there's no one that will be happier than me if they do get swept.
The ratings are soaring
The Oilers won in 3OT. Great game. I think the only team that isn't winless in the NHL playoffs right now.
Quote from: Bunkley "The Thing" on May 11, 2006, 04:04:41 AM
The Oilers won in 3OT. Great game. I think the only team that isn't winless in the NHL playoffs right now.
The only team that isn't winless? That seems kind of impossible.
Quote from: phattymatty on May 11, 2006, 11:15:03 AM
Quote from: Bunkley "The Thing" on May 11, 2006, 04:04:41 AM
The Oilers won in 3OT. Great game. I think the only team that isn't winless in the NHL playoffs right now.
The only team that isn't winless? That seems kind of impossible.
:-D
The Sens, Devils, Avs all are down 3-0. If that isn't winless I don't know what is.
how'd they get to the 2nd round again? forfeits?
Just stop. You know what I meant.
yes. i'm the one who should stop.
I just... said that.
did you?
Anyway, back on topic. How good is that Toskala? He's been playing lights out in the playoffs. Lets up few rebounds too. He just engulfs the puck.
About 300 x's better than Esche
Which would make him in turn 900 times better than Luongo 1,800 times better than Brodeur and 3,600 times better than Ryan Miller.
And would make you on crack.
Ok, ok, I'll give you Brodeur is better than Esche, but not Luongo and definitely not Miller - who is the worst goalie that made the playoffs this year behind Turco.
im not saying barry melrose is the end all...but they asked him the other day after broduer got routed in carolina if he would still be his first choice to start and win one game...he said yes...
then they asked him who would be your second choice and he said roberto luongo
I've been following the Oilers-Sharks series -- it's been brutal! :yay
That Pronger kid is pretty good. I think the Blues should try to trade for him in the off-season.
#2 Carolina vs #4 Buffalo
#6 Anaheim vs #8 Edmonton
meh
happy victoria day to my canadian peoples
i had no clue they were still playing this sport
Looks like the #8 seed Edmonton is going to the Stanley Cup finals. They'll now have as many finals appearances as the Flyers in the last 15 years....
the first two games of the oilers series got a .4 on oln...and a 1 share in LA
thats even bad for hockey
The "new NHL" sucks.
couldnt agree more
The Oilers are farging unstoppable. I think they won 7 straight playoff games. Roloson is insane.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on May 24, 2006, 12:44:09 PM
The Oilers are farging unstoppable. I think they won 7 straight playoff games. Roloson is insane.
Obviously, he's on the juice.
normally i'd be watching hockey over basketball but the nba playofs have been so good i haven't seen a hockey game in like 2 weeks
does anyone outside of the competing cities and canada care?
no.
A nightmare scenario is developing for the NHL right now.
They face the prospect of...
Edmonton vs. Carolina
or
Edmonton vs. Buffalo
as their marquee Finals match-up.
:paranoid
The ratings for either series could be so tiny that re-runs of "Queer Eye For The Straight Guy" could beat them.
:-D
The NHL's back on?
Carolina just won in OT to take a 3-2 lead in the series...
Carolina is about to go to the Stanley Cup Finals...
that's twice since the Flyers have last been there. super duper.
hockey is still on? who the hell is running this league? why is there a cold weather sport still being played in june?
If Esche was on the Sabres, Buffalo sweeps this series.
Too bad they have Ryan Miller.
Quote from: SunnyCakes on June 01, 2006, 10:05:01 PM
Carolina is about to go to the Stanley Cup Finals...
that's twice since the Flyers have last been there. super duper.
Mark Recchi, Rod Brind'Amour, and Justin Williams send thier love
Williams has done very little, but Brindamour, and Recchi have really played well.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 01, 2006, 10:38:43 PM
Williams has done very little, but Brindamour, and Recchi have really played well.
He did score the 4th goal that put the game away, as well as setting up the game-winner for Brind'Amour.
I didn't watch tonight, my cable went out because of this storm.
But in the playoffs as a whole I meant. Williams is ok, but I definitely don't regret getting rid of him. He's nothing special.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 01, 2006, 11:29:52 PM
I didn't watch tonight, my cable went out because of this storm.
But in the playoffs as a whole I meant. Williams is ok, but I definitely don't regret getting rid of him. He's nothing special.
31 goals and 76 points this season. 5 goals and
14 points in the playoffs.
Only Simon Gagne (47) and Mike Knuble (34) scored more goals.
Only Gagne (79) scored more points.
If the Flyers had kept Markov, I'd tend to agree. Since they didn't, and have little to show for Williams, it was a loss that hurt.
Think the Flyers could have used some of that offense against Buffalo?
EDIT: Miscalculated the number of points Williams had last night. Fixed in bold above.
Sure, but Williams is on better team that benefits from better puck movement, speed, and players. I think if you put him here he would revert back to his old self. He fits well there, I don't know if he'd be good here. It's possible, but when he was here he was a disappointment. Sure I'd take him back I guess. I mean, it couldn't hurt even if he did play like the Williams of old.
Naturally, the Flyers are plenty good and don't need any these losers that actually score important goals.
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 02, 2006, 08:17:14 AM
Naturally, the Flyers are plenty good and don't need any these losers than actually score important goals.
It's all Esche's fault.
Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 = Fantastic!
Both of those teams left everything on the ice. Great offense, great defenses and (considering the final score) great goaltending. Ward made some breath-taking saves.
Tough break for Edmonton to lose Roloson. From what MacTavish said, he's likely done for the series. That was one nasty play that he got hurt on.
Don't care if no one else watches this series on TV- if the rest of the games go like this one, it will be one of the classic Stanley Cup Finals ever, and probably go all seven. And because of @*#*(@#&@*( Bettman, fewer will see it than at any time in the past 30+ years.
Can anyone say Rod Brind'Amour = Conn Smythe?
And I can see my signed Brind'Amour #17 Flyers sweater from here... :'(
Roloson out for the series? No way. Didn't look bad at all. He got crashed into, but nothing looked torn or broken. I didn't see his leg get bent awkwardly or his hand get bent awkwardly. I thought he just got the wind knocked out of him. Unless there was something I didn't see.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 05, 2006, 11:39:50 PM
Roloson out for the series? No way. Didn't look bad at all. He got crashed into, but nothing looked torn or broken. I didn't see his leg get bent awkwardly or his hand get bent awkwardly. I thought he just got the wind knocked out of him. Unless there was something I didn't see.
Knee injury. According to MacTavish, it looked "like Hasek's." The PR guys for Edmonton are keeping mum, but MacTavish was saying that one of the backups would start Game 2.
That's terrible. I feel bad for Roloson, he's been playing great.
Plus I made a bet with my friend barring injury that the Oilers would win. He gave me chance to get out of it tonight and I didn't take it. I'm sticking with them Oilers. Conklin for the win!
If the Canes don't win the Cup, it will be one of the all-time biggest chokes.
I have to agree. With Roloson in net, I liked the Oilers to take this one. Now with him out (MacTavish said last night he's not coming back), I can't see Conklin and backup-guy handling the pressure.
Last night was fantastic. I don't care who is playing, playoff hockey is the best thing on TV, and the Stanley Cup round takes it up another notch.
And, my boy Pronger made histroy last night. Too bad it didn't help the Oil win it all.
GO OIL!!
agreed, i've kind of fallen off hockey a little bit because the nba playoffs have been so good this year, but that last night might have been the best and most exciting non-flyers playoff game I've ever seen.
as much as i normally dislike any southern hockey team, i think i'm rooting for the canes simply because of brindamour.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 05, 2006, 11:52:56 PM
Knee injury. According to MacTavish, it looked "like Hasek's."
I belive he said like Radek's, as in Dvorak.
Quote from: phattymatty on June 06, 2006, 03:06:33 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 05, 2006, 11:52:56 PM
Knee injury. According to MacTavish, it looked "like Hasek's."
I belive he said like Radek's, as in Dvorak.
Could be, I have a hard time distinguishing that damned Canadian accent.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 06, 2006, 12:08:24 AM
Plus I made a bet with my friend barring injury that the Oilers would win.
what a Hoyda bet
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 06, 2006, 12:08:24 AM
Plus I made a bet with my friend barring injury that the Oilers would win.
Yep that sounds just like all your predictions, everything has a catch or an out. Did you bet a girl?
It was mutually agreed upon. I'm not the one who proposed the injury out to be honest.
Doesn't matter anyway, I didn't take it.
I hate Southern teams. But if Williams, BrindAmour and Recchi win a Stanley Cup it's kinda like the Flyers winning it. Isn't it?
Isn't it?
No, it's only a harsher reminder that they didn't.
Certainly looks like the Flyers have officially lost the BrindAmour Primeau trade. :sly
Good to see Rod out there doing well though. One of my favorite players.
I like the new look of the NHL. Not much time spent in the neutral zone and lots of transition. With the clutching and grabbing out of the game there was plenty of open ice hitting. I might have to keep my eye on OLN next year.
Anyone else think the name change from OLN to Versus is stoopid?
Quote from: Phanatic on June 06, 2006, 04:14:20 PM
Anyone else think the name change from OLN to Versus is stoopid?
I hadn't heard that. But now that you mention it, it certainly is.
Quote from: DemonchildrenOnTurf on June 06, 2006, 05:50:57 PM
Quote from: Phanatic on June 06, 2006, 04:14:20 PM
Anyone else think the name change from OLN to Versus is stoopid?
I hadn't heard that. But now that you mention it, it certainly is.
Watch any of the SC Finals games that are on OLN. During one of the intermissions (usually the 2nd, I believe), Bill Clement does a long presentation on the name change.
They could have found a better name.
To butcher a phrase: "Versus, foiled again!"
(http://hostilewitness.com/images/snidely-whiplash.jpg)
QuoteOLN averaged 611,000 households for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Monday. That's fewer households than ESPN2 drew for an Arizona-Northwestern college women's softball game Monday night. It is 39% fewer households than ESPN drew for the Stanley Cup series opener two years ago.
Bettman for president.
Allowing OLN to win the bid for NHL hockey was a massive mistake. No one just happens to surf and check out what's on OLN, and that's the audience hockey needs to get to make money ever again.
very true, it's like channel 64 on my cable, smushed in between some public access stations and a few home shopping networks.
Yep, and on DirecTV, it's #608 - nowhere near the bulk of the channels, which are in the 200's and early 300's.
not to mention, you have to have comcast to get it. while comcast is the #1 cable distributer in america, over 30% of country (i think it may be closer to 40%) use other cable outlets. bettman has made one big mistake after another. he should have taken espns low ball offer just to stay recognizable. if espn had the sport, they would spend time covering it on sportscenter and obviously more people would be watching. also, the fact that 99% of the country cant name one player on either team playing the cup finals doesnt help things.
the problem was they had not a single other taker...oln was chosen strictly because they had programming available...they dont even pay for the games
i was reading yesterday that game one got lower ratings than the xfl
Hockey hasn't mattered since no one remembers when. It's dead. Good riddance.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 07, 2006, 01:36:56 PM
the problem was they had not a single other taker...oln was chosen strictly because they had programming available...they dont even pay for the games
i was reading yesterday that game one got lower ratings than the xfl
espn offered, but probably for less money. oln was for the most money and nhl probably spun themselves into thinking being tied in with comcast would be somehow beneficial. the nbc ratings are about on par with what abc had been getting, maybe a tiny bit lower. but nothing to the extent that oln has vs. what espn got. less than 1 million people watching the cup finals? thats just atroscious and rally embarassing. the sport is really dead.
the ratings may be bad, but they exceeded their projections in revenue.
espn offered, but probably for less money
it couldnt have been for less money because oln isnt paying for it
oln gave the airtime in exchange for the games...there was no money exchanged
that's NBC your thinking of... OLN most certainly paid for it
i believe comcast paid a fee to get it on its cable system so to promote oln...but oln as a network did not pay as nbc or espn would have in order to make money off advertising and turn a profit
it basically was a minimal amount about 50 million??...also the nhl actually gets a piece of the ad revenue
in essence no one paid for anything...comcast got the package to promote oln and the nhl got airtime for its sport
Unless a team in a major northeastern market is playing in the Finals, no one is going to give a shtein about the NHL at this point.
Seriously... the NHL Governors probably had to have all the steak knives in the executive dining room hidden after Edmonton & Carolina reached the Finals.
Just disasterous for the NHL but that's what you get for having professional teams in tiny markets.
PS: LOLOL @ SunMo's new screen name. That's great, man. :-D
Go Canes! (not)
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 07, 2006, 02:01:40 PM
i believe comcast paid a fee to get it on its cable system so to promote oln...but oln as a network did not pay as nbc or espn would have in order to make money off advertising and turn a profit
it basically was a minimal amount about 50 million??...also the nhl actually gets a piece of the ad revenue
in essence no one paid for anything...comcast got the package to promote oln and the nhl got airtime for its sport
NBC and the NHL's deal is strictly revenue sharing. any monies made through sold advertising or what not are divided between the two.
thanks rome
Quote from: SunMoTzu on June 07, 2006, 01:51:00 PM
the ratings may be bad, but they exceeded their projections in revenue.
$1
Quote from: SunMoTzu on June 07, 2006, 02:05:03 PM
monies
i hate the word monies.
and i get to hear it every friggin day working in the financial industry.
i've always liked that word, i so rarely get to use it in a sentence.
gimme my monies, bitch.
that is fun, i don't ever get to say it either.
Devil is in the details...
Quote
The three-year, $207.5 million NHL contract has a clause under which the league will be paid $15 million if OLN signs another major sports property, according to a league official, a sort of bonus for helping OLN along in its metamorphosis.
There's also a penalty clause if OLN does not make a sizable jump in its distribution, currently in 64 million out of 90 million U.S. cable homes
http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=page.feature&featureId=1694
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OLN President Gavin Harvey predicted OLN's hockey ratings eventually will be "comparable" to ESPN's, a 0.47 during the last NHL season
:-D
Quote from: Diomedes on June 07, 2006, 01:42:13 PM
Hockey hasn't mattered since no one remembers when. It's dead. Good riddance.
Wrong thread. Ass. (http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=17788.0)
Well, Game 2 didn't live up to the standard Game 1 set. Roloson's injury really effed them up. I still think Canes in 5. Although I want my boy Pronger to hoist the Cup.
Quote from: DemonchildrenOnTurf on June 07, 2006, 10:28:22 PM
Well, Game 2 didn't live up to the standard Game 1 set. Roloson's injury really effed them up. I still think Canes in 5. Although I want my boy Pronger to hoist the Cup.
Edmonton's goalie wasn't stellar, but he was hung out to dry on most of those goals. Edmonton just did not come to play tonight- disappointing.
10 power plays! :o
Markkanen played very well. He's the only one who showed up. How could you not score a goal? Ouch.
Think FF's out buying his 'Canes sweater tomorrow?
Islanders news: Neil Smith is the new GM and Ted Nolan is getting another chance as a head coach
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 07, 2006, 11:54:15 PM
Think FF's out buying his 'Canes sweater tomorrow?
I hate you, and no freaking way. The closer they get to the inevitable Cup, the more I find myself rooting for the impossible and for the Oilers to pull it out. I hate all the farging "fans" down here - all of them just recently added flags to their cars and shirts to their wardrobe and finally learned the names of 5 actual players on the team, yet they are
die-hard CANIACS!11 It's just like when the farging Panthers farging got to the farging Super Bowl, and all these iceholes that really were rooting for the skins or Cowtards all-of-the-sudden were donning their "Cats" gear and singing the praises of Jake Delhomme. All the "fans" of North Carolina "professional" sports can go farg themselves with a farging NCAA-regulation basketball, because that's the only real sport that's played here. Goddamnit.
Go Canes.
You're cruisin' for a bruisin', mister. Why I oughta...!!!
Nyuck nyuck nyuck
Yeah, I feel for you FF...that's how the gay Dallas fans were the year the Stars won the Cup, too. No one went to games or had the faintest idea how hockey is played, but they reached the Cup finals and all of a sudden they were all Stars fans. Now, they're all Mavericks fans.
Gay Dallas fans...GAY.
I really wanted to see the Sabres knock out the Hurricanes, because I remember how the Panthers fans were three seasons ago, and Buffalo sports fans could use some love...I have close relatives who live in Greensboro who were transplanted Flyers fans, who are probably all Hurricane fans for the week. I'll excommunicate them if they claim Hurricane allegiance, since they sold about 1,500 tickets a game when they played at the Greensboro Coliseum for two seasons before moving to Raleigh.
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 08, 2006, 08:14:56 AM
I hate you
Come on, FF, show me the love. :-*
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 08, 2006, 08:14:56 AM
and no freaking way. The closer they get to the inevitable Cup, the more I find myself rooting for the impossible and for the Oilers to pull it out. I hate all the farging "fans" down here - all of them just recently added flags to their cars and shirts to their wardrobe and finally learned the names of 5 actual players on the team, yet they are die-hard CANIACS!11 It's just like when the farging Panthers farging got to the farging Super Bowl, and all these iceholes that really were rooting for the skins or Cowtards all-of-the-sudden were donning their "Cats" gear and singing the praises of Jake Delhomme. All the "fans" of North Carolina "professional" sports can go farg themselves with a farging NCAA-regulation basketball, because that's the only real sport that's played here. Goddamnit.
What, you don't believe them when they tell you that they even followed the team when they were still the Hartford Whales?
Or that they love their new goalie, Cam Neely?
Or that they love their captain, Roddy Piper?
Or that they're excited that Jeff Gordon (#24) plays defense for the Canes?
All said, I am rooting for the Canes, for a few reasons:
1. Rod Brind'Amour. He's been my favorite NHL players since his Flyers days, and I've been following his career via Center Ice. He's the only player whose sweater I own (have two Flyers sweaters without players). I got it signed down here a few years ago (see #2) and it is displayed prominently in my family room.
2. For the few years before the lockout, the Canes trained down here (Ft. Myers), so they've become sort of my 2nd team. I catch their games when the Flyers aren't playing.
3. Several former Flyers (Brind'Amour, Williams, Recchi).
4. The Florida Everblades (ECHL) are Carolina's farm team, and RW Chad LaRose played for the Blades a few years ago.
5. Bret Hedican is married to Michelle Kwan. ;)
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Sadly, I think tonight's game will set a record.
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NEW YORK – The XFL hit a new low for prime-time programming. The national rating for the league's Week 7 broadcast on joint owner NBC was a 1.6, believed to be the lowest prime-time night among the big three networks in Nielsen Media Research history. It's also well below the worst-previous evening sports broadcast on NBC, ABC or CBS. That dubious distinction had been held by Game 3 of last season's Stanley Cup finals, which drew a 2.3 on ABC on June 3.
I'll be watching. But I don't think it will hit a 1.6, which will make it the lowest prime-time night broadcast ever.
Probably not. The saturday afternoon games pull in about a 1.3ish rating. Factor in that the game is now in primetime, and that number has to increase. Probably high 2's, low 1's area.
The Canes can eat rjs's dog's snatch and they'll like it.
Carolina won 2-1 and takes a 3-1 lead back home. This one's over....
It looks like the two most undeserving teams are inching closer to championships.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 12, 2006, 10:59:09 PM
It looks like the two most undeserving teams are inching closer to championships.
How is Carolina not "deserving?" They were the #2 seed in the Eastern Conference (just 1 point behind #1) and have now won 15 of the 16 necessary to claim Lord Stanley's Cup. Who would have been "deserving" to you?
A team that actually has a fan base. Like the Oilers.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 12, 2006, 11:12:59 PM
A team that actually has a fan base. Like the Oilers.
Hmmm... and all this time I thought that the players were the ones going for the championship.
Seemingly, but the big picture applies here.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 12, 2006, 11:22:50 PM
Seemingly, but the big picture applies here.
Bull. If it was about the "big picture," the Cup would be Montreal vs. Detroit every year, since they've been 1-2 in attendance every year since 2000-2001 at least (except this year, when Tampa snuck in at 2 and Detroit at 3).
You can whine about the fans being undeserving all you want, but the better team is about to win the Cup. And to say the
team is "undeserving," because of lack of a fanbase (which has ranged from 19th to 29th in the league, and was 21st this year), is a crock.
I'll be honest. I'm a hater, that's why I don't find them deserving. I don't like the Canes, and to me they don't deserve shtein.
The Oilers are far more deserving IMO.
Edmonton has won 5 times in their previous 6 finals. Someone else can win for once...
BTW, the "undeserving" Southeast division has had every team except for Atlanta (who somehow hasn't made the playoffs yet) in the Finals in the last 10 seasons....
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 12, 2006, 11:34:13 PM
I'll be honest. I'm a hater, that's why I don't find them deserving. I don't like the Canes, and to me they don't deserve shtein.
The Oilers are far more deserving IMO.
They deserve it so much they've lost 3 of 4 games.
Aren't you sick of players not winning here and going to win other places? I am.
I never root for ex-Philly players. If they can't win here then I don't want them to go somewhere else and win. It just reinforces the theory that the town is cursed. If ex-Philly athletes start losing when they leave maybe they'll start winning when they actually play here instead of when they leave. We've got to reverse the curse.
So you're rooting for Craig MacTavish?
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 12, 2006, 11:41:24 PM
Aren't you sick of players not winning here and going to win other places? I am.
I never root for ex-Philly players. If they can't win here then I don't want them to go somewhere else and win. It just reinforces the theory that the town is cursed. If ex-Philly athletes start losing when they leave maybe they'll start winning when they actually play here instead of when they leave. We've got to reverse the curse.
Here are the NHL teams I would hate to see carry the Cup:
Rangers
Devils
Islanders
Capitals (to a lesser extent)
That's about it- the Flyers' main rivals. Other than that, I won't lose a blink of sleep over who wins.
And yes, I would like to see Brind'Amour win the Cup. He's still one of my favorite players, even though he's no longer a Flyer.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 12, 2006, 11:41:24 PM
Aren't you sick of players not winning here and going to win other places? I am.
I never root for ex-Philly players. If they can't win here then I don't want them to go somewhere else and win. It just reinforces the theory that the town is cursed. If ex-Philly athletes start losing when they leave maybe they'll start winning when they actually play here instead of when they leave. We've got to reverse the curse.
The NHL ain't the NFL. Every team is made up of ex-otherteam players. The same exact arguement is occuring over at a Blues board I frequent. And a few of the names you mention are the same ones mentioned over there.
I've almost gotten to the point where I don't root for a team, but for individual players I like. But then again, it was a tough year to be a Blues fan.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 13, 2006, 09:41:24 AM
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 12, 2006, 11:41:24 PM
Aren't you sick of players not winning here and going to win other places? I am.
I never root for ex-Philly players. If they can't win here then I don't want them to go somewhere else and win. It just reinforces the theory that the town is cursed. If ex-Philly athletes start losing when they leave maybe they'll start winning when they actually play here instead of when they leave. We've got to reverse the curse.
Here are the NHL teams I would hate to see carry the Cup:
Rangers
Devils
Islanders
Capitals (to a lesser extent)
That's about it- the Flyers' main rivals. Other than that, I won't lose a blink of sleep over who wins.
And yes, I would like to see Brind'Amour win the Cup. He's still one of my favorite players, even though he's no longer a Flyer.
you forgot Pittsburg and Cindy Crosby
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 13, 2006, 09:41:24 AM
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 12, 2006, 11:41:24 PM
Aren't you sick of players not winning here and going to win other places? I am.
I never root for ex-Philly players. If they can't win here then I don't want them to go somewhere else and win. It just reinforces the theory that the town is cursed. If ex-Philly athletes start losing when they leave maybe they'll start winning when they actually play here instead of when they leave. We've got to reverse the curse.
Here are the NHL teams I would hate to see carry the Cup:
Rangers
Devils
Islanders
Capitals (to a lesser extent)
That's about it- the Flyers' main rivals. Other than that, I won't lose a blink of sleep over who wins.
And yes, I would like to see Brind'Amour win the Cup. He's still one of my favorite players, even though he's no longer a Flyer.
I'm tired of being jealous all the time, so I decided a year or so ago that I'll never root for ex-Philly players. I can't, I'm too jealous that they get to win with their teams and not ours.
3-3, 10 mins left in the game
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 14, 2006, 10:29:20 PM
3-3, 10 mins left in the game
Edmonton survives to play another game with a shorthander in OT.
I love an underdog. I hope the Oilers pull this series out. They never quit. They deserve to win for sure.
farg Carolina.
This has been an exceptional series from a fan's perspective, well, except for Game 2. That was a snoozfest. But I am loving watching this series.
Go Oil!
2.7 rating last night. i think wrestling does better.
Question:
I just found out that the Hershey Bears are now the Washington Capitals minor league team. I used to go to a lot of those games when they were the Flyers minor league team. Then when the Phantoms came around they becamse the Colorado minor league team, and I guess this year they are the Caps.
How does that work? They just up and switch all of the players? Just like that?
pretty much...when a contract runs out and the team doesnt pick up the option to stay with a minor league city they just move to one that has an opening...the city then attempts to find another nhl team to take over
the flyers were in maine for a while as well
Quote from: phattymatty on June 16, 2006, 09:53:31 AM
Question:
I just found out that the Hershey Bears are now the Washington Capitals minor league team. I used to go to a lot of those games when they were the Flyers minor league team. Then when the Phantoms came around they becamse the Colorado minor league team, and I guess this year they are the Caps.
How does that work? They just up and switch all of the players? Just like that?
PM,
For the minor league teams not owned by their NHL affiliate (like the Phantoms), there is usually a player development contract that lasts for a period of time, in which the NHL team will supply their "prospects" to the AHL affiliate. Since the Bears are switching to the Capitals, they will now get the Caps' prospects instead of the Avs.
There MAY be a few players that were signed by the Bears themselves that may not switch. There is also probably an ECHL team in that mix (think of the AHL as AAA, the ECHL as AA), and the AHL team may have some players bouncing between those teams as well.
It's somewhat similar, though not identical to, baseball's minor league system. The Phils' AAA team will switch from Scranton to Ottawa next year. All the Phils' AAA players will move to Ottawa, and the Red Barons will get the players from whatever team signs a development contract with them (could be the Orioles, who are losing the Ottawa team to the Phils). In baseball, though, the major league team signs and assigns all the players.
The Braves are currently using Ottawa, and the Phillies are next year.
The Durham Bulls have been affiliated with various major league teams, as have the Trenton Thunder.
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 16, 2006, 10:02:38 AM
The Braves are currently using Ottawa, and the Phillies are next year.
The Durham Bulls have been affiliated with various major league teams, as have the Trenton Thunder.
According the minorleaguebaseball.com, the Ottawa Lynx (http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/app/index.jsp?sid=t501) is affiliated with the Orioles.
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 16, 2006, 10:02:38 AM
The Braves are currently using Ottawa, and the Phillies are next year.
The Durham Bulls have been affiliated with various major league teams, as have the Trenton Thunder.
BZZT wrong (http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/mlb/minorleagues/team_index.jsp?c_id=atl)
got this email from the caps two minutes ago...
Hershey Bears Win AHL's Calder Cup
Capitals prospects beat Milwaukee to claim minor league hockey's biggest prize
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Hershey Bears, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Washington Capitals, beat the Milwaukee Admirals, 5-1, Thursday night in Milwaukee to claim the Calder Cup as the AHL champions. The Bears won three games in a row to claim the best-of-seven series, 4-2.
Joey Tenute, Jakub Klepis, Brooks Laich, Colin Forbes and Kris Beech provided the Hershey goals in Game 6, giving the Bears their ninth Calder Cup. Those five were among 15 players on the Bears' roster who appeared in at least one Capitals game this season, led by Laich's 73 NHL games.
The Bears jumped to a 4-0 lead in Game 6, including three first-period goals. Hershey outscored Milwaukee 13-0 in the first period of its four victories in the series.
Goaltender Frederic Cassivi, who played one game for the Capitals this season, earned the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the most valuable player in the AHL playoffs with a 16-5 record, a 2.10 goals-against average and a .931 save percentage. Forward Tomas Fleischmann, who the Capitals acquired via trade from Detroit in March 2004, led the Bears in playoff scoring with 32 points (11 goals, 21 assists) in 20 games. Beech, acquired in March of this year from Nashville, led the team with 14 goals. Mike Green, who was drafted in 2004 with a selection acquired from Detroit (along with Fleischmann), led the team's defensemen with 18 points (3 goals, 15 assists) and had a plus-16 rating in 21 playoff games.
The Bears had 22 Capitals prospects on their roster, including Capitals' first-round picks from 2004 (Green and Jeff Schultz), 2003 (Eric Fehr), 2002 (Boyd Gordon) and 1999 (Beech).
The Calder Cup is the first for a Capitals AHL affiliate since 1994, when goaltender Olie Kolzig led the Portland Pirates to the Calder Cup. The Capitals – whose rookie left wing, Alex Ovechkin, is a finalist for the Calder Trophy as the NHL rookie of the year – could become the first organization to win a Calder Cup and a Calder Trophy in the same year since the Atlanta Thrashers in 2002.
Capitals season tickets and partial plans are available by calling 202-266-CAPS. Plan holders can also take advantage of the Caps PowerPay option – monthly payments with no fees or charges. Visit www.WashingtonCaps.com for additional ordering and ticket information.
Colin Forbes....another ex-Flyer wins something
Whatever. Braves, O's... what's the difference?
Whatever. Braves, O's... what's the difference?
dominating win by Edmonton last night. Game 7 tomorrow night...
Who cares.
I care. So farg off.
2-0 Canes, 2nd period
IF, and it's a big if, Edmonton wins this game, that goal/no-goal/penalty-shot/no-penalty-shot end to the first period will go down in history along side of "The Toe" with Brett Hull and Dallas Stars.
w00t!! Pasani with a great goal!! 2-1 'Canes with 18:30 left in the 3rd!
If you watch hockey at all, turn on NBC RIGHT now. This is an excellent game. :yay
2-1 Canes.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 19, 2006, 10:20:10 PM
If you watch hockey at all, turn on NBC RIGHT now. This is an excellent game. :yay
2-1 Canes.
And even if you don't, turn it on anyway. You may become a fan.
2 mins left in the game!
C'MON PRONGER! SLAPSHOT THIS SOB TO OVERTIME!!!!!
Its over.
Williams w/ the empty netter
Well, hell...........
I was really pulling for the 'dog on this one....
Edmonton just couldn't overcome the injury to Roloson. Markkanen did a great job, but I think the pscho-pain was too much for the team to overcome. To add salt to the wound, Roloson probably will become a UFA on July 1st. To the credit of Edmonton, I thought this series would go 5 games TOPS. But they showed some true heart and grit to force this series to seven games.
Carolina was the better team this series overall, and they deserved the win. I guess since mhy boy Pronger can't hoist the Cup, I'll have to settle for my other boys Weight and Stillman.
I should add that Cam Ward, at 22 years old, played his motherfarging ass off. What a series for the kid....
God damned, hockey is a great sport.
I'm really happy for Brindamour.
Ward wins the Conn Smythe
Congrats to Brind'Amour, Recchi and Williams
:-\
It's a bittersweet feeling watching Brind'Amour hoist the Cup.
Glad it's for him- my favorite player.
Should have been for the Flyers. :boom
I'm fargin pissed. The Canes are so undeserving of a cup. Not one god damn player on that team deserves one. farg Brind'Amour, farg Williams, farg Recchi and farg the Canes, and all their 10 fans too.
Quote from: Bunkley78 on June 19, 2006, 11:23:22 PM
I'm fargin pissed. The Canes are so undeserving of a cup. Not one god damn player on that team deserves one. farg Brind'Amour, farg Williams, farg Recchi and farg the Canes, and all their 10 fans too.
It is better to keep your mouth shut and let people think you're a fool than to open it and remove all doubt. - Mark Twain
"When your team is eliminated from the playoffs, all you can do is hate on other teams because deep down, you can't root for a team other than your own." -Bunkley78
Geo - 1
Bunkley - 0
No, the Canes' players did nothing to deserve the Cup... except for winning the Stanley Cup Finals. But that's not important.
... or that Cam Ward was awarded the Conn Smythe trophy...
... or how almost every Cane interviewed heaped praise on Brind'Amour's leadership...
... or how Erik Cole came back from a FREAKING BROKEN NECK...
... or that Aaron Ward played the last period of Game 5 with a concussion so he wouldn't have to get the automatic baseline test (would have kept him out at least game 6)...
Nothing against the Oilers- they played their hearts out and made it a series when no one gave them a chance to do so. If they had won game 7, I would have said they "deserved" it. Your comments reek of adolescent petulance.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 19, 2006, 11:53:03 PM
... or how Erik Cole came back from a FREAKING BROKEN NECK...
Over rated.
;)
I'm just being a hater. Let me have my fun.
I got no one to root for, so I'll viciously root against a team for the playoffs and hate them. I for one can't stand the Canes, because I hate when ex-Philly players win, and I hate teams that win cups who have no fans like Carolina. Sure, they had fans at the game tonight, but during the regular season they couldn't sell out a game.
If you got no one to love you gotta hate, otherwise there's no reason to watch the sports. I have to have someone to root for or root against. I just take the hating to an extreme. Which is why no one on Carolina deserves a cup. The Oilers are better in every aspect of the game. Goaltending, offensively, defensively, and coaching.
I had a friggin tear shoot out my eye when Brindy hoisted the Cup. All i could think about was i hope Bobby Clarke and Eric Lindross are watching this.
What an amazing series. It's cliched as all hell, but the Oilers should be farging proud of how well they played. Riding a backup goalie to game 7, going from the 8 seed to the finals. Awesome.
In the end, they're still losers, like an 8 seed should be.
Whatever, Canes lover.
i wish i could have seen more of the series..it looked like a great...unfortunately the phillies played every nite of each game
but in honor of the whale i bring you the greatest team fight song in history
http://www.brassbonanza.com/Sound/brassbonanza.mp3
I hate the Canes more than you. Guaranteed.
Well I don't think you hate me at all, so I'm not going to argue with you. You totally heart me.
(http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2006/06/20/PH2006062000029.jpg)
i wonder what would have been had lindros not farged his wife.
i really havent been much of a flyer fan since that, and since they traded this guy away. i am happy for rod brind'amour. one of my all time favorites, if anyone deserved it, he did.
i watched my first full hockey game start to finish last night since about 2001 (since the farging collapse vs the devils when up 3-1)...
i was at the very first game when brindamour was traded for primeau. against the penguins at the igloo. i cried a little.
(http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/oly_full.getty-71116006ps084_edmonton_oile_1_52_36_am.jpg)
Recchi:
(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060620/capt.39de83141f414fb9b8fe915c77507a54.stanley_cup_hockey_ryr103.jpg)
Williams:
(http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/sp/getty/oly_full.getty-71116006ps070_edmonton_oile_1_00_51_am.jpg)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=O5ldeewO5XE&search=hartford%20whalers
Sakic re-signed with the Avs.
Pronger wants out of Edmonton (http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/article.jsp?content=20060623_153924_3904)
New Anaheim Ducks logo and jerseys:
(http://www.sportsnet.ca/images/nhl/ana/perry_marchant_hor.jpg)
(http://www.anaheimducks.com/images/200606/1318.f.jpg)
(http://www.anaheimducks.com/images/200606/1301.f.jpg)
Fruits.
Panthers trade Luongo, etc. to Vancouver for Bertuzzi, etc. (http://www.floridapanthers.com/Newsroom/RecentNews/index.cfm?id=320)
i cant believe they traded luongo...hes the best goalie in the league...and hes young...god i would kill for the flyers to have gotten him...i would have even traded the gawd mike richards...in fact there isnt a player on the flyers i wouldnt trade for him
My boys and i are heading up tonight to check out the Flyers Draft party at Chickie and Petes. Probably heading over to see Belladona at oasis after that 8)
They had little choice, IGY.
He wasn't going to re-sign with Florida after next year anyway and rather than run the risk of getting nothing in return for him next year, they got a big-time player in Bertuzzi who needed a change of scenery.
They still have to re-sign Bertuzzi because he's also a free agent after next year but at least there's a chance they'll re-sign him whereas Luongo was walking for sure.
BTW: I doubt Luongo will stay in Vancouver after next year. Hopefully, the Flyers will go after him in 2007 free agency period. Knowing Clarke, though, I wouldn't bet on it.
St. Louis selects USA National team defenseman Erik Johnson #1 overall
Some trades:
Dallas gets Patrik Stefan and Jaroslav Modry
Atlanta gets Niko Kapanen and 7th rd pick
Calgary gets Alex Tanguay
Colorado gets Jordan Leopold, 2nd rd pick this year and 2nd rd pick next year
Couple thoughts:
1) I like the Johnson pick by St. Louis. They need defense (and scoring, and support, etc), and this kid appears to be the real deal. You read it here first -- Barrett Jackman's best years are behind him.
2) I would skeet all over myself if somehow, some way, the Blues get Pronger back. shtein, I'd probably skeet all over my dog, too, just to show my appreciation.
1) I like the Johnson pick by St. Louis
ya think?
hes the best defensive prospect in over 20 years
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 25, 2006, 12:21:34 AM
1) I like the Johnson pick by St. Louis
ya think?
hes the best defensive prospect in over 20 years
At least the best since Chris Pronger.
Give the Blues both Johnson and Pronger? I'll sell my soul to the devil, and I'm a minister.
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Chris Pronger has said he wants to be traded out of Edmonton, and his agent has been quoted as saying, "There is a very pressing issue that would make it nearly impossible for the Prongers to remain in Edmonton." Many have speculated that Pronger's wife can't stand to live in Edmonton, but according to an email sent out by a TSN anchor, there could be another factor as well.
QuoteWell, the reason Pronger's wife wants to leave Edmonton is not b/c she hates the city or the people. Apparently Pronger got a female beat reporter who covers the oilers pregnant. This is why it would be difficult for the Pronger family to settle down in Edmonton.
Just rumor and innuendo at this point, of course, but it's worth noting that perhaps Mr. Pronger should have compared noted with Derek Lowe at the beginning of the season. That never works out well.
Leno-ish headline seen in a newspaper last Sunday:
American Johnson picked first
Need pics of the beat writer before I can offer comment.
what kind of woman would make a man move away from his child
Roenick wants to play for a Canadian team at a cheap salary (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060629.NHL29/TPStory/TPSports/Hockey/)
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 29, 2006, 12:44:49 PM
Need pics of the beat writer before I can offer comment.
According to the Edmonton Sun website, they don't appear to have any female columnists or hockey reporters. I did find this though..
SUNshine Girls (http://www.edmontonsun.com/SUNshineGirl/home.html)
Yikes.
(http://www.edmontonsun.com/SUNshineGirl/Tuesday/2006/06/27/edmssg276.jpg)
This is the best Edmonton has to offer? :sly
(http://www.edmontonsun.com/SUNshineGirl/Friday/2006/06/23/ssgedm.jpg)
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 29, 2006, 01:41:08 PM
This is the best Edmonton has to offer?
Look at the jawline. That's a man.
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 29, 2006, 12:44:49 PM
Need pics of the beat writer before I can offer comment.
http://www.christiechorley.com/
Wade Redden re-signed with Ottawa. 2 yrs, $13M, setting the market for a top offensive-minded defenseman. yay.
Quote from: SunMoTzu on June 29, 2006, 05:25:40 PM
Quote from: FFatPatt on June 29, 2006, 12:44:49 PM
Need pics of the beat writer before I can offer comment.
http://www.christiechorley.com/
Pronger's wife is probably hotter than that. Bad decision by the star defenseman.
Her web site's slower than molasses. I guess many people are checking out Pronger's newest baby mama.
From Christie Chorley's website: (http://www.christiechorley.com/)
Quote
OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM CHRISTIE CHORLEY
JUNE 29, 2006
ANY RUMORS AND/OR SPECULATION ABOUT MY INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CURRENT CHRIS PRONGER SITUATION IS COMPLETELY, ONE-HUNDRED PERCENT FALSE.
I would appreciate your help in putting an end to my name being linked to this situation, as it is completely WITHOUT ANY MERIT OR FACTUAL BASIS.
Any further slander or defamation can and will result in swift legal action.
Thank you.
Guess we'll know for sure in 6 or 7 months, maybe less...of course, even if she starts showing, it doesn't mean one of Pronger's Midshipmen was responsible... Either way, I can't fault him. I've hit uglier than that. I'm still shouting the GET PRONGER chorus from St. Louis.
She might have had an abortion, or is planning to.
hmm
(http://www.sabresreport.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/sabreslogo2006-07.jpg)
I don't really mind that new Buffalo...
Nicklas Lidstrom signed a two-year contract with the
Detroit red Wings on Friday, one day before the start of the National Hockey League's free agent signing period.
I'd just like to say, Ruck the Fed Winds
Tough to integrate the ideas of the buffalo and the sabre without stabbing the endangered specie.
Also found this:
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e243/Cody1774/sabresjersey9rj.jpg)
I think I actually like it. Clean and simple.....
Blues sold to Checketts-led group (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-bluessale&prov=ap&type=lgns)
QuoteThe sale of the St. Louis Blues to a group led by Dave Checketts was completed Friday, and the new owners immediately named top NHL broadcaster John Davidson as team president.
Checketts, the former head of the New York Knicks and Madison Square Garden, reached a deal to buy the team on March 24 and had the sale approved by the NHL board of governors last week.
Checketts said general manager Larry Pleau will be retained in his present job, but Davidson added that coach Mike Kitchen was a "candidate" to retain his job. Pleau and the rest of Blues operations staff will report to Davidson.
About farging time. Thanks, Dollar Bill for trying two whole years and then turning your back on the franchise. Go farg you billionaire wife a couple more times so you can continue on your life of trying things, then quitting. Let's hope Checketts can bring the Blues back up to playoff level (and maybe even some success in the playoffs). I don't like keeping Pleau as GM (he may be one of the worst GM's out there, waiting for deals to fall into his lap), and I'm undecided about possibly keeping Kitchen as the coach. It was a mistake to fire Quennville, but Kitchen had nothing to work with last season (and it showed). I guess I'll give him a pass until I see what he can do with NHL-level talent.
Now, GO GET PRONGER!!!!!
How many cups did the Blues win with Pronger when he was in his prime?
Without taking the bait you so graciously offered, do you honestly think a defenseman like Pronger couldn't help a team that has a bunch of young players, especially one named Erik Johnson, looking to learn the ropes of the NHL?
Al MacInnis played the same role with a formerly young defenseman, who apparently had a ton of potential but was missing the maturity to be a force in the NHL. Oh yeah... that guy was named Chris Pronger.
Al MacInnis- there was a guy with a hellacious slapshot.
Langenbrunner re-signed with Jersey
Chara to Boston
Kubina to Toronto
Jovanovski to Phoenix
yay! for inactivity!
Better nothing that signing more old and slow defensemen.
Quote from: Father Demon on June 30, 2006, 11:11:01 PM
Also found this:
(http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e243/Cody1774/sabresjersey9rj.jpg)
I think I actually like it. Clean and simple.....
I might actually have to cop that hot butter joint. :yay
Blues re-sign Dallas Drake and sign Jay McKee (a potential Flyers target)
Hasek out and Gerber in for the Senators
Quote from: mcnabbmvp on July 02, 2006, 01:07:11 AM
Hasek out and Gerber in for the Senators
Gerber's ok, but they should have taken notice to which netminder actually won the Cup.
Elias re-signed with NJ for 7/$42M. What lockout?
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 02, 2006, 11:56:40 AM
Elias re-signed with NJ for 7/$42M. What lockout?
Before the lockout, top players were making upwards of $10m a year. An average of $6m (and a contract which is probably backloaded) is not even close to what Elias would have made before the cap was added.
More signings:
Jason Arnott to Nashville, five years for $22.5M
Mike Sillinger to the New York Islanders for a three year contract (no financial terms disclosed yet)
Rumor has Alyn McCauley signing with Los Angeles, but I can't find confirmation.
Doug Weight is back with St. Louis!
2 years, $7M...
Father Demon approves this signing. :yay
Ruslan Salei (yet another Flyers target) to Florida....4/$12.1M
There are also rumors floating that Belfour will sign with Florida and Roenick will sign with Toronto. The Leafs love ex-Flyer centers with concussion problems!
Quote from: Father Demon on July 02, 2006, 05:21:56 PM
Doug Weight is back with St. Louis!
2 years, $7M...
Father Demon approves this signing. :yay
The Blues need long-term answers, not rapidly-declining fogies.
Quote from: FFatPatt on July 03, 2006, 08:52:37 AM
Quote from: Father Demon on July 02, 2006, 05:21:56 PM
Doug Weight is back with St. Louis!
2 years, $7M...
Father Demon approves this signing. :yay
The Blues need long-term answers, not rapidly-declining fogies.
While I agree with you for the most part, in that the Blues need to develop young talent for the teams of the future, they need signings like this for a couple reasons. A) they need veterans to lead the team, and b) they need to put asses in the seats. The Blues had the worst attendance in the league, season ticket sales plummetted, and the city has suffered a bad case of the blues. Plus, when you figure the Blues got a first round pick for Weight only a few months ago and signed him for roughly the same amount, this signing is absolutley a win.
But I thought St. Louis fans were the bestest ever?
:paranoid
Quote from: Father Demon on July 03, 2006, 11:11:10 AM
Quote from: FFatPatt on July 03, 2006, 08:52:37 AM
Quote from: Father Demon on July 02, 2006, 05:21:56 PM
Doug Weight is back with St. Louis!
2 years, $7M...
Father Demon approves this signing. :yay
The Blues need long-term answers, not rapidly-declining fogies.
While I agree with you for the most part, in that the Blues need to develop young talent for the teams of the future, they need signings like this for a couple reasons. A) they need veterans to lead the team, and b) they need to put asses in the seats. The Blues had the worst attendance in the league, season ticket sales plummetted, and the city has suffered a bad case of the blues. Plus, when you figure the Blues got a first round pick for Weight only a few months ago and signed him for roughly the same amount, this signing is absolutley a win.
Actually, the city has suffered a case of the bad Blues.
(http://insidious.home.mindspring.com/hosted/rimshot.jpg)
TSN reporting Steve Yzerman retired
Good for Yzerman. Supposedly Shannahan is being heavily courted by Boston
Pronger to Anaheim for two top prospects, two 1st-rd picks and a 2nd-rd pick :o
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 03, 2006, 01:29:27 PM
Pronger to Anaheim for two top prospects, two 1st-rd picks and a 2nd-rd pick :o
Glad Clarke didn't give up that much.
WOW! That's a lot, but he IS the best defenseman in the league.
Quote from: Father Demon on July 03, 2006, 01:51:01 PM
WOW! That's a lot, but he IS the best defenseman in the league.
He won't be for long enough to make that deal worth it.
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 03, 2006, 01:29:27 PM
Pronger to Anaheim for two top prospects, two 1st-rd picks and a 2nd-rd pick :o
Not nearly as much as the Lindros deal but somewhat similar.
God, that's a lot for one player.
Mike Grier to SJ (so pretty much every player the Flyers wanted signed elsewhere)
Brendan Shanahan to Boston
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on July 03, 2006, 05:18:57 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 03, 2006, 01:29:27 PM
Pronger to Anaheim for two top prospects, two 1st-rd picks and a 2nd-rd pick :o
Not nearly as much as the Lindros deal but somewhat similar.
God, that's a lot for one player.
yeah, it's not like it's tony amonte or adam oates
Bill Guerin to St. Louis
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 29, 2006, 12:54:48 PM
Roenick wants to play for a Canadian team at a cheap salary (http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060629.NHL29/TPStory/TPSports/Hockey/)
JR sucks at geography. He signed with Phoenix.
#1 pick Johnson will attend U of Minnesota instead of jumping right to NHL (http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=170766)
Clint Malarchuk figurine (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230005082141)
That's awful and hilarious.
i really might buy one.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Washington Capitals signed free-agent enforcer Donald Brashear on Friday, adding some protection for star Alexander Ovechkin.
The 34-year-old left wing played for the Philadelphia Flyers the last four seasons, recording 648 penalty minutes, 22 goals and 44 assists. He led the Flyers in penalty minutes each of the last three seasons, including 166 in 2005-06.
Brashear played for Montreal and Vancouver over 12 NHL seasons. He's led his team in penalty minutes eight times, leading the league with 372 in the 1997-98 season.
Lindros to sign with Stars...lol (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2521003)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on July 16, 2006, 10:51:53 AM
Lindros to sign with Stars...lol (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2521003)
Good Lord.
:-D
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on July 16, 2006, 01:44:02 PM
Quote from: PhillyGirl on July 16, 2006, 10:51:53 AM
Lindros to sign with Stars...lol (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2521003)
Good Lord.
:-D
The wrist injury jokes are just way to easy with this one.
Dallas: the new home of Philly castoffs
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 17, 2006, 12:02:50 AM
Dallas: the new home of Philly castoffs
Now if we can only send Abreu to the Rangers.
Padilla and Tejeda aren't stars? :P
islanders fired neil smith who they hired a month ago...bizarre to say the least
I'll bet he tried to sleep with Alexei Yashin.
garth snow is the new gm
what the hell is going on there...dook just retired and became gm
did they just realize that he hired Ted Nolan?
:-D what the
did they just realize that he hired Ted Nolan?
he didnt and thats part of the problem i think
they hired them together and noramlly a gm would like to hire his own coach
ive also heard that the owner there chooses to put the gm head scouts and coach all on the same level...and any respectable gm...especially one that ha a stanley cup... is not going to go for that...
Watch them win the Cup this year.
Garth Snow gets two girls to kiss. Maybe he will make a good GM.
(http://www.deadspin.com/sports/upload/2006/07/snow2.jpg)
After already signing Chris Osgood to the team, the Red Wings just signed Dominik Hasek (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2535249) to be their #1 goaltender. Hello 2002!!
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TSN.ca Staff (http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=175012&hubname=)
8/22/2006 4:23:18 PM
OTTAWA (CP) - A former sports agent is facing a long list of sex charges in connection with several alleged incidents involving young people in eastern Ontario.
David Frost, the target of a murder-for-hire plot by former client Mike Danton, has been charged with twelve counts of sexual exploitation and one count of assault.
The charges are related to alleged incidents between 1995 and 2001 involving four boys and three girls, all between the ages of 14 and 16.
Police won't say if the teens were involved in hockey and won't provide any further details of the incidents, which allegedly took place in the Deseronto and Napanee area of eastern Ontario.
Frost is the former agent of Mike Danton, the ex-St. Louis Blues player who is serving a 7 1/2-year sentence in a New Jersey prison for a $10,000 US murder-for-hire scheme in a plan to kill Frost.
Frost is scheduled to appear Wednesday in court in Napanee, about 40 kilometres west of Kingston.
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Hopefully, he'll end up in the Good riddance thread soon enough.
The Islanders give DiPietro a FIFTEEN year deal (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2584306)
this is the type of move that happens when you hire the backup goalie as your GM.
:o :-D
That's dumber than giving Pat Burrell a FNTC.
when his contract runs up, he will be 3 years older than garth snow is right now.
and he's guaranteed the max. $65 mil. amazing.
Tie Domi retiring (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2594507)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on September 19, 2006, 01:56:21 PM
Tie Domi retiring (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2594507)
*crickets chirping*
:-D
Evengi Malkin separated shoulder possibly out for 3-5 months. He looked really good against the flyers. Recchi has a broken cheekbone but will play.
The Hurricanes traded the rights of Jack Johnson to the Kings for Eric Belanger and Tim Gleason. If the Kings are unable to sign Johnson he will reenter the draft. He is currently playing for U of Michigan.
Handzus is done for the year with a torn ACL :(
Trade Nedved for Vandemeer :P
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 23, 2006, 08:40:17 PM
Handzus is done for the year with a torn ACL :(
His season ended with 3 goals 5 assists and a plus 4
Calder has 0 goals 0 assists and is a minus 4
The Blackhawks obviously got the better end of this deal.
I want to see what Calder does under Stevens. He just didnt fit into Hitch Hockey
The same could be said for every player on the team minus Forsberg....
I'm excited about them turning it around, making the 7 or 8 seed, and getting knocked out 4-1 in round 1.
Stop doing crack.
Little tidbit from the AP regarding the Habs-Bruins game:
QuoteBOSTON (AP) - The Boston Bruins didn't even make it to the final buzzer against the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.
Andrei Markov scored the tiebreaking goal with 1.2 seconds left Thursday night, giving Montreal a 3-2 victory over Boston and prompting a shower of garbage from the Bruins fans that convinced the officials to call the game with two ticks left.
"When you see the bottles with liquid being thrown from 20 rows up, you worry about your head or face being hurt. The referees did the right thing to end the game," Montreal captain Saku Koivu said. "It was a huge win. It feels a lot bigger when you steal it in the last few seconds."
Markov took advantage of a power play that came when Matt Lashoff, who was making his NHL debut, was called for holding with 45 seconds left. The Montreal defenceman got the puck to the left of Tim Thomas and put it between his legs for the winner.
Related Info Canadiens demote Samsonov to fourth line
While Montreal players - and some of their vocal fans in the Boston crowd - celebrated, others in the stands began throwing cups and other trash onto the ice. After about a minute, and a futile announcement from the public address announcer, the clock started and the buzzer blew while both teams were still at their benches and the ice crew was cleaning up.
Those are real sports fans. You team loses in the final seconds? It's time to farging riot. My respect for Bruins fans just went up. From zero.
Todd Fedoruk had his face broken again. This time Boogard from the Wild smashed it in for him
best game ever (http://homeofthedory.blogspot.com/2006/11/nhl-94-compelling-read.html)
Quote from: phattymatty on November 10, 2006, 12:47:50 PM
best game ever (http://homeofthedory.blogspot.com/2006/11/nhl-94-compelling-read.html)
What a great instruction manual, they just don't make em like they used to:
Quote2) On the first page Sega politely offers an "Epilepsy Warning" and some useful hints to avoid an epileptic seizure:PRIOR TO USE
- "Sit at least 2.5 meters from the television screen."
- "If you are tired or have not had much sleep, rest and commence playing after you are fully rested."
- "Make sure the room in which you are playing is well lit"
-"Use the game on a small a television screen as possible (preferable 14" or smaller)"
DURING USE
- "Rest for at least 10 minutes per hour while playing a video game"
- "Parents should supervise their children's use of video games"
I remember that and NFL Quarterback Club for my Gensis. Oh, and Tony LaRussa Baseball. Those were the days.....
Hitchfleshpop to Columbus? (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2669160)
that would make Friday's game of two crappy teams a bit more interesting...
caps thrasher fights from the other night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak1DIzvD3eE
OLD TIME HOCKEY! [/slapshot] :yay
Great fights!! :yay :yay
And props to Philly at the end. That's the shtein the hockey needs more of. farg all of this pansy, pretty boy bullshtein. Toothless backwoods canadians beating the farging piss out of each other. THAT is sport.
the philly caps or philly thrashers?
Quote from: phattymatty on November 27, 2006, 10:32:21 AM
the philly caps or philly thrashers?
Neither dingis. They sarcastically talk about how some of the players in the fight were formerly philly players and say something like 'Are we in Philly right now with all of these fights.'
like i actually watched it.
Blackhawks fired Coach Trent Yawney. He'll be replaced by Assistant and legendary Blackhawk Denis Savard.
The three worst teams in the NHL have fired their coaches already. St. Louis, you're next!
SPINNO-RAMA!!!
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 27, 2006, 09:44:24 PM
The three worst teams in the NHL have fired their coaches already. St. Louis, you're next!
Let's hope. It was s tupid move to fire Quenville and then extend Kitchen as the coach. Of course it doesn't help that the new owners aren't really building a new team right now rather than bringing in old Blues players hoping to fill the seats. DIDN'T WORK, JACKASSES!
LeClair was put on waivers. Supposedly the Flyers are interested in bringing him back...
Big, slow, old, lost his scoring touch, former Flyer...sounds like a perfect fit.
Went to Brett Hull Jersey Retirement Night with Phanatic last night. Retirement ceremonies are cool. Lots of great alumni there. And Brett's new wife is smokin' hot.
Brett and Bobby Hull are now the only father-son duo to both have their jersey retired in any sport.
We were sitting right next to the Hull luxury box, and Bobby was really enjoying himself. I kept waiting for him to spill his wine over the wall onto the fans in front of him. One dude got his Hull jersey signed by both Bobby and Brett -- wonder when I'll see it on eBay?
Brett and Bobby Hull are now the only father-son duo to both have their jersey retired in any sport
mark howe should have his jersey retired by the flyers
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 06, 2006, 10:40:07 AM
Brett and Bobby Hull are now the only father-son duo to both have their jersey retired in any sport
mark howe should have his jersey retired by the flyers
He should be in the HOF as well.
The Howe Caverns should be in the hall of fame, too.
Kill me.
Shocking news.
The Blues fired coach Mike Kitchen today. Andy Murray is the "interim" head coach.
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Blues Hire Andy Murray As Head Coach
Murray Replaces Mike Kitchen
St. Louis, MO – December 11, 2006 – Andy Murray, one of hockey's most respected coaches with over 25 years of experience at both the National Hockey League and International level, has been named the Head Coach of the St. Louis Blues, it was announced today by John Davidson, president, St. Louis Blues Hockey Operations. Murray becomes the 22nd coach in the history of the St. Louis Blues replacing Mike Kitchen, who was relieved of his duties this evening.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, as per team policy.
"Andy comes to us with extensive experience and a very successful coaching pedigree," said, John Davidson, president, St. Louis Blues Hockey Operations. "He is one of the most prepared coaches in the NHL and I believe that he is the right person for the job. I look forward to working with him closely as we move ahead and get this franchise back to where it belongs."
"I would like to thank Mike Kitchen for the job he has done here the past two seasons," continued Davidson. "He has stood behind our bench admirably and should be commended for that. I wish him nothing but the best of luck."
Murray is the Los Angeles Kings' All-Time leader in wins (215) and games coached (480). His Kings' teams recorded 90 or more points three times and he was the second fastest coach to win 100 games in Kings' history. He guided Team Canada to a Gold Medal in the 1997 and 2003 World Championships, becoming the only Canadian coach to win the Gold Medal twice. As an assistant coach with Team Canada he won a Silver Medal in the 1996 World Cup of Hockey. He has a record six Gold Medals as a coach for Canada in the Spengler Cup Tournament.
Prior to joining the Kings in 1999 he guided the Canadian National Team to a 77-29-14 record over two years. Murray has been a coach with the Winnipeg Jets (1993-95), Minnesota North Stars (1990-92) and Philadelphia Flyers (1988-90).
Andy and his wife Ruth, have three children, Braden, Jordan and Sarah. Braden was the 5th round pick by the Kings in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Andy Murray – Career Statistics
North American Professional
1999-2006 Head Coach, Los Angeles Kings, NHL
1995-1996 Consultant, Phoenix Roadrunners, IHL
1993-1995 Associate Coach, Winnipeg Jets, NHL
1990-1992 Assistant Coach, Minnesota North Stars, NHL
1988-1990 Philadelphia Flyers, NHL
International
2003 Head Coach, Team Canada, World Hockey Championship
1996-1998 Head Coach, Canadian National Team
1998 Team Canada, World Hockey Championships
1998 Associate Head Coach, Team Canada, Olympic Games, Nagano, Japan
Never should have fired Quennville [/sour puss]
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 27, 2006, 09:44:24 PM
The three worst teams in the NHL have fired their coaches already. St. Louis, you're next!
ha
Meanwhile, Roenick might be done with Phoenix (and the NHL) (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2697403)
NHL considering realignment, wants to go back to 4 divisions (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=189350&hubname=)
Eastern Conference
Northeast Division
Boston
Buffalo
Columbus
Montreal
Ottawa
Pittsburgh
Toronto
Atlantic Division
Carolina
Florida
New Jersey
NY Islanders
NY Rangers
Philadelphia
Tampa Bay
Washington
Western Conference
Central Division
Atlanta :-\
Chicago
Dallas
Detroit
Minnesota
Nashville
St. Louis
Pacific Division
Anaheim
Calgary
Colorado
Edmonton
Los Angeles
Phoenix
San Jose
Vancouver
-- The top 2 teams in each division would be guaranteed seeds 1-4, then the next 4 among the rest of the conference would get seeds 5-8.
-- 6 games vs each team in your own division = 36 or 42
-- 3 or 4 games vs the other division's teams = 31 or 25
-- 1 game vs each team in the other conference = 15
Blues to offer free food and (non-adult) beverages for one game
Quotehttp://www.stltoday.com/forums/viewt...231531#4231531
When the St. Louis Blues host the Los Angeles Kings at 1 p.m. on Saturday, January 13th, all fans in attendance will be treated to complimentary food and beverage. The promotion, designed to introduce new Head Coach Andy Murray and the resurgent St. Louis Blues to the area sports fans and families, will provide hot dogs, chicken fingers, chips, popcorn, peanuts, soft drinks and water -- all for free -- from the moment the gates open at 12 p.m. until the end of the second intermission.
"We believe that this is the first time a professional sports franchise has ever attempted an everybody eats for free promotion," said Peter McLoughlin, CEO of Blues Enterprises. "The excitement in and around the Blues and the Scottrade Center has been building since Andy Murray joined our organization and we really want St. Louis families to be a part of the revival of Blues hockey."
Quotehttp://thefourthperiod.com/columnists/wyshynski.html
Happy Pucking New Year, 2006 Ed.
TFP Columnist Greg Wyshynski presents his year-end awards (including The Worst Player of the Year), and explains why 2006 was the year when hockey fans decided not to take it anymore.
(WASHINGTON, DC) -- The hockey fan in me wishes the preamble to my obligatory snark-fest of year-end awards (see the end of the column) could focus on what the NHL considers to be reasons to rejoice.
Faster play. More scoring. Parity to the point of parody. Young stars who will carry this league on their shoulder pads (under their form-fitting aerodynamic new jerseys, naturally) for the next two decades.
The hockey cynic in me knows better than to swallow that sugar-coated dung. It used to be that the league was broken; now, regretfully, it's the game as well.
Two years of rules tinkering have left the NHL with a baffling, damaged product — tentative where it should be explosive, passive where it should be physical, tedious where it should be tantalizing.
It has left players wondering what they're allowed to do, what they're allowed to say, and when body-checks and slapshots will be banned for safety's sake.
It's a game that would have left fans reaching for the remote control to change the channel, but that would assume the majority of them could find VERSUS or HDNet in their cable universe to begin with.
Yet the tide is turning. It's no longer an issue that the casuals are not coming to the arena or watching on television — it's that some of the diehards aren't, either.
In the end, 2006 may be the year when we've all decided just not to take it anymore.
At this point, the cliché would be to use Howard Beale's "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!" rant from "Network" as a rallying cry. But for hockey fans, it's not about being mad — it's more like exhaustion.
We've spent the better part of the last two decades defending our sport against hateful hordes of non-believers and outright adversaries — in the media, on the Web... hell, in our own offices and living rooms.
Now, not only do we have to battle those boobs who make remarks like "I didn't realize they still played hockey," but we find ourselves fighting to keep a flicker of the game we love alive before focus groups, marketing firms and the unending avarice of the men charged with protecting and promoting hockey extinguish it.
The biggest mistake we, as hockey fans, made was not holding the owners and players more accountable for stealing a season from us during the lockout.
We were just glad to have the game back. But the honeymoon is over. The alarm clock has sounded.
Cost certainty? The only certainty is that watching this game is costing more every season.
Only now do we also realize that the pendulum on offensive play has swung too far away from what we loved about the game... which, last time I checked, wasn't powerplays and pirouetting midgets skating through the crease unabated.
Now they're talking about enlarging the nets... how long before the NHL features three pucks and a game without the unwelcome hindrance of goaltenders?
Luckily, there is a cacophony of voices all condemning the current product, with its dispassionate play and physical timidity; when Kevin Paul Dupont, John Tortorella, Stan Fischler, Don Cherry, Allan Muir and Larry Brooks are on the same page about anything, hit the panic button and cue the Bat-signal because something is amiss.
But it's not just the media championing the cause. Only now do we realize that the fans have some influence; that the fans have some say, the fans have some power when they decide they're not going to take it anymore.
We laughed at the league for those insipid samurai commercials after the lockout; now we have funny, appealing ads that center on personalities who actually play in the NHL.
We resented the all-star balloting format, so we've nearly voted a journeyman defenseman with no points in 22 games in as a starter; think they'll change that process next season?
And hey, did you notice in the new realignment plan floated by the NHL that the number of playoff teams remained at 16? That's because when they floated the additional post-season berths about a year ago, the fans raised hell — and the league cowered when it heard them.
In 2007, we'll be faced with more problems, from realignment and relocations to skin-tight jerseys and even tighter rules enforcement. Raise hell of you don't like them, on the blogs and on the message boards and in the stands. And keep raising hell until the league corrects not only its most recent mistakes (hello, overtime format), but also its lasting ones.
Like acknowledging that having a few more teams in Canada isn't a mortal sin after The Great American Footprint Experiment has failed.
Like acknowledging that VERSUS, with its empty promises and disappointing coverage, has become SportsChannel America Part Deux and that the league needs a new cable home in the U.S., pronto (though not necessarily ESPN).
Like dropping the instigator penalty, a move that would serve as a coded message to disenfranchised diehards: "Friends, please be advised that you can start watching hockey again."
I don't think I'm alone when I say I'm proud to be a hockey fan, but not all that proud to be an NHL fan these days. My father's the same way. This Christmas, my sister and I kicked in and purchased a Devils road Ken Daneyko jersey for him as a gift. He can't relate to a lot of these current players. But Daneyko? He can relate to a blue-collar guy, who overcame his shortcomings with undeniable heart; one who, from his fists to his fortitude, embodied what it was my father loved about the NHL.
My dad didn't take off his New Jersey new jersey for the entirety of Dec. 25th; he was a 59-year-old man morphed back into a 12-year-old fan on Christmas morning. Perhaps he was happy to spend a day in Ken Daneyko's NHL instead of wallowing in the miseries of its current broken model.
Perhaps by not taking it off he, like so many of us, just decided not to take it anymore.
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To me its a great article because the game isnt what it used to be, even with the flyers sucking, I have centerice and its just ridiculous with some of the shtein that gets called now. Puck Bettman and his henchm :flipoffen
What's funny is they killed the sport with the boring play that became standard and the trap and the clutch and grab. Then, no one watches it anymore. Then, it goes away for a year. Then, all the loser hockey fans come crawling back like nothing ever happened.
You deserve what you got.
We got Bettman, noone deserves that. I'm hoping for his death next year
Sick pass from David Backes last night against the Devils. 22 year old kid called up to the Blues for now.
It's the first goal showed.
http://broadband.tsn.ca/?vid=2632
Alright so who watched the NHL All Star Super Skills Challenge last night :-D
I did, and couldnt help but laugh at Bettman. The entire broadcast was horrible. The electronic stopwatch didnt work for the speed skating competition. They just kept letting Sidney Crosby take shootout after shootout, there was no format it seemed. Add to that during the shootout they had a camera on of a old man sweeping ice in the other net. Oh yeah and Bettman decided to put the allstar game on last night instead of last weekend because of the conference championship. He put them up against American Idol :-D Why not have it this upcoming weekend. What a farging tool.
They were trying to imitate baseball with all the all-star games being during the week. It didn't work...
They put it on VS. :-D
(http://xs511.xs.to/xs511/07043/crosby.jpg) :-D
Skills competitions are boring, they should have done away with them in the 90's. In fact, all all-star games are boring. The only one I'll sometimes watch is the Pro-Bowl and that's because I'll take any NFL fix I can get and it's at the end of the season like they all should be.
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 24, 2007, 10:43:46 AM
They were trying to imitate baseball with all the all-star games being during the week. It didn't work...
Duh Bettman, baseball's all-star game is in the summer, when there's no other sports interfering. Hockey's is in the middle of Super Bowl hype and the NBA.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on January 24, 2007, 07:21:26 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 24, 2007, 10:43:46 AM
They were trying to imitate baseball with all the all-star games being during the week. It didn't work...
Duh Bettman, baseball's all-star game is in the summer, when there's no other sports interfering. Hockey's is in the middle of Super Bowl hype and the NBA and American Idol.
FTFY
So, anyone else actually watching the all-star game?
I had no idea this was going on. Wow.
The NHL all-star game is nothing like regular hockey. Probably less like the regular game than any other sport, including football's.
Though this is probably Bettman's dream NHL. And so the pussification of the National Hockey League continues.
VS is doing their own idiotic celebrity interviews.
Of course, the NFL gets Sly Stallone.
The NHL gets some wrestler guy named Edge. :-D
0.7 rating....and during its time period, it was only the 18th-most watched show on TV in the host city :-D
Yahoo writer has had enough of Bettman (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AiJknPEDBX.hlNxoY_OBvbh7vLYF?slug=dw-bettman012907&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 29, 2007, 05:53:34 PM
0.7 rating....and during its time period, it was only the 18th-most watched show on TV in the host city :-D
Yahoo writer has had enough of Bettman (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AiJknPEDBX.hlNxoY_OBvbh7vLYF?slug=dw-bettman012907&prov=yhoo&type=lgns)
Mike and Mike this morning said how the all-star game was outdone by TV Land showing 50-year-old reruns of Andy Griffith.
not surprising..im one of the few people who like hockey and i refuse to watch the all-star game
the nba all star game is the only one worth anything and thats not even that good
no all star game is that good.
nhl=dead
nfl=n/a
mlb=everyone good out by the 4th inning
nba=stupid alleyoops and shtein until the last 2 minutes when they kinda seriously ball but still dont really care
nuke all star games.
Former St. Louis Blue Kieth Tkachuk traded to Atlanta for a first round pick in 2007, a third round pick in 2007 and and second round pick in 2008 plus Glen Metropolit. If Atlanta re-signs Tkachuk this summer the Blues will receive an additional first round pick in 2008.
Great deal for the Blues.
Billy Guerin is next, and he's been a better player than Walt. Hopefully, the Blues can top that deal in Guerin's trade (unless they now decide to give him a 2-year extension, which I would be in favor of).
poker after dark, which comes on at 2:00 in the morning, is watched by more people than the nhl. granted, 3/4ths of the audience probably passed out in the middle of leno and didnt turn the tv off...but still. sad.
St Louis raped the Thrashers today getting Sloppy seconds after the flyers hit them up yesterday. Great move for your team Demon
Another Blues trade: Bill Guerin to San Jose for the Devils' 1st-rd pick
Paul Mara(boston) to the Rangers for Adam Hall
Laraque to Pittsburg, they'll at least have someone stick up for all the pests on that team
Bertuzzi to Detroit
Crazy trades today. This is the most active trade deadline that i can remember for the NHL
Quote from: SunMo on February 27, 2007, 02:19:27 PM
Bertuzzi to Detroit
He should be in jail, but Detroit's close.
Zubrus (Former Flyer) was dealt to the Sabres for Jiri Novotny and a 1st rd pick
The Islanders got Ryan Smyth from Edmonton for 2 prospects and a #1 pick
Columbus picked up Brian Boucher off waivers
I heart my Brian Boucher jersey.
On the anniversary of the Bertuzzi cheap shot, Chris Simon does one of his own (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ht6RyAI9370)
This is why people don't like the nhl. Get the thuggery and cheap shots out of the game. No ones wants to go to a hockey game and watch stupid pasty white canadians fight with each other. Suspend this douche for the rest of the year. And next year. Set a damn example.
Also, if anyone in the mainstream media picks this up, it won't get the same negative press as the panzy little fight between the Knicks and Nuggets. White people can fight and cheap shot each other and its whatever, but when black basketball tattooed rappers do it its like a gang war.
Shut the farg up.
That was a borderline clean check, Simon had his front to the boards. Regardless, it was a cheap shot by Simon. Rangers got the PP and scored the GW goal so justice was served.
HOlleweg got what he deserved. The guy never fights, talks trash all day long, and always makes dirty hits. He's a puzzy and i'm happy Simon chopped him
MDS, you're a Hoyda. Get the farg off this thread.
No, bitch, I'm right. This isn't good hockey, this doesn't belong in the game. Perhaps if people stopped having girlie fights and hitting each other over the head with their sticks like a couple of retards, more people would actually be interested in the nhl.
I really do wish this league goes under, or at least they fire Bettman. But the nhl does have a loyal, rich fans in each city that can keep the sport afloat. It's just that hockey is an awsome game, and it's being ruined by the style of nhl play.
mds called me a bitch.
wah.
No, bitch, I'm right. This isn't good hockey, this doesn't belong in the game. Perhaps if people stopped having girlie fights and hitting each other over the head with their sticks like a couple of retards, more people would actually be interested in the nhl.
such the irony...the nhl has all but eliminated fighting since the strike...yet as you like to point out they get 'lower ratings than bowling'...so make your mind up...less fighting more veiwers???...im confused here
ive never seen someone who doesnt watch a sport have so many thoughts about it (even if they are all incorrect)
Is it proven that fighting brings in viewers? The biggest problem with the nhl is the season is too long, the competition is watered down, the play in cities where they've never seen snow, and they are on some cable channel no ones ever heard of.
Again, I really do like hockey. It's just that the nhl is garbage and doesn't deserve support. The only way to bring change is to make it hurt in the leagues pockets. By going to games and watching it on tv, you aren't hurting them.
i can't wait to not hurt them on Saturday
Is it proven that fighting brings in viewers?
no...i dont think it has a tangible effect either way...the point is having less fighting def doesnt bring in more fans as you always like to throw out there
and fighting is loved by the real fans...the base of people you always bring up as being a loyal and strong following....so if nothign else keeping fighting in the game makes them happy
what they need to do is stop trying to bring hockey to people who dont like it
the commissioner should not be a lawyer from nyc..fire him and replace him with a hockey guy from canada
contract about six teams
give more attention to your core constituency
start trying to maximize the money you can make instead of trying to find new money you cant make
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 09, 2007, 03:00:58 PM
Is it proven that fighting brings in viewers?
no...i dont think it has a tangible effect either way...the point is having less fighting def doesnt bring in more fans as you always like to throw out there
and fighting is loved by the real fans...the base of people you always bring up as being a loyal and strong following....so if nothign else keeping fighting in the game makes them happy
what they need to do is stop trying to bring hockey to people who dont like it
the commissioner should not be a lawyer from nyc..fire him and replace him with a hockey guy from canada
contract about six teams
give more attention to your core constituency
start trying to maximize the money you can make instead of trying to find new money you cant make
This is a good post.
So who's logged into IGY's computer?
I don't know who this Koci guy is but this is an awesome statline
http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=Boxscore&gameNumber=1029&season=20062007&gameType=2 (http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=page&page=Boxscore&gameNumber=1029&season=20062007&gameType=2)
2:31 of ice time, 3 fights, and 42 penalty minutes
koci is is a monster ive seen him listed as tall as 6-7 and 245
heres one of those fights and a great one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLkqn4mp4IM
wow, that was his first nhl game too. he's my new favorite player.
The Ed That Saved Pittsburgh (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2796552)
New arena in 2009-10
Alright Doctor J., go ahead and inject yourself with some std's.
Tootoo for President (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn05Q5yxmPY)
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on March 18, 2007, 12:25:46 PM
Tootoo for President (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sn05Q5yxmPY)
So, what did that get... two for roughing, since the gloves weren't off? :-D
i got on here to post that exact clip. dude just walked straight into it. and he actually got a double minor.
but he was suspended five games for it.
how is that a sucker punch? dude was looking right at him.
Mike Modano is one of the bigger bitches in the NHL.
yeah he is, he was swatting his stick as he tried to skate away :-D
Jagr and Crosby are bigger bitches.
Thats because Jagr is a Europuss, and Crosby has a vagina
Cindy is the biggest bitch around.
NBC heart Cindy Crosby
Eastern Conference
1 Buffalo vs 8 NY Islanders
2 New Jersey vs 7 Tampa Bay
3 Atlanta vs 6 NY Rangers
4 Ottawa vs 5 Pittsburgh
Western Conference
1 Detroit vs 8 Calgary
2 Anaheim vs 7 Minnesota
3 Vancouver vs 6 Dallas
4 Nashville vs 5 San Jose
I'll say Buffalo vs Vancouver in the Cup finals...
I say nobody cares.
If you have Ed's matchup...then no one cares at all.
farging bettman had better understand this league needs big names/big teams in the Cup to bring back fans.
They wouldn't care about Red Wings/Rangers either because the NHL sucks at marketing in the USA...
Two Canadian teams would give me anti-NHL boners.
Nashville/Atlanta would be a hilarious final. Reruns of "Reba" or "Iron Chef" would get better ratings.
thats about what it would take to make the NHL collapse in on itself like a dying star. Thanks Bettman :yay
Luongo just choked away a 2 goal lead in the 3rd period.
4-4 now.
4 min away from going to 4 OT. This game was good in regulation, but there have been very few good scoring opps in the OT periods.
wow...that Vancouver game didn't end until around 3:30....2 mins left in the 4th OT and the Sedin twins connected for the winning goal. Luongo had 72 saves
I'm sure the ratings were through the roof.
If it was on ESPN, it would have gotten a .000002, but since it was VS, it was probably half of that.
Im suprised IGY hasnt appeard to talk about his boy Luongo.
what else can be said about the best goalie in the world
I actually stayed up to finish that game. They were all dead tired. I kinda wanted to see how long they could go before passing out.
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 12, 2007, 12:37:33 PM
If it was on ESPN, it would have gotten a .000002, but since it was VS, it was probably half of that.
You have to have Comcast to get Versus. No other cable outlet is essentially going to give their competitor a chance to advertise unless they have to (CSN being in all local households, regardless of cable operator). The NHL was monumentally stupid to sign a deal with Comcast. Perhaps the coverage is better geared towards hockey fans than it was on ESPN, but there are like 3 hockey fans. Morons.
but at least Versus is run by smart people.
the only way i would've watched a playoff game tonight is on channel 207, Versus Hi Def, but they don't have hockey on, they have women's golf, and it's not even HD, just on the HD channel
Quote from: MDS on April 12, 2007, 07:50:30 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 12, 2007, 12:37:33 PM
If it was on ESPN, it would have gotten a .000002, but since it was VS, it was probably half of that.
You have to have Comcast to get Versus. No other cable outlet is essentially going to give their competitor a chance to advertise unless they have to (CSN being in all local households, regardless of cable operator). The NHL was monumentally stupid to sign a deal with Comcast. Perhaps the coverage is better geared towards hockey fans than it was on ESPN, but there are like 3 hockey fans. Morons.
I have versus, and it's on Charter Cable.
Good for you.
The Crosbys have been eliminated in 5 games :yay
Bahaha. That, besides with Rangers, was the NHL's biggest draw. They are virtually assured a Finals that no one will watch.
Eat shtein Cindy.
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m267/jeepwrang1994/bsrb.jpg)
That picture really still creeps me out.
I never heard the stories why Recchi is/was considered a back-stabber
ive never heard that either
i always assumed the picture was supposed to be about recchi once being marios right hand guy and now being jealous of crosby...with how mario took crosby in his house and butt plugged him in the basement on the regular
on real hardcore Flyer boards, Recchi is somewhat hated and called back-stabber. I don't know why though
Honestly Sun, i think its just that he goes back to Pitt and talks it up so much. I find it hilarious how quickly the mention of his name gets people so fired up over there.
thats why i stopped going to team specific message boards....the lunatic factor is always off the charts
You're currently on an eagles site right?
no i mean the main board like tate
isnt the flyer phans board either on the team website and/or by far the highest traffic flyers board out there...in other words like the "official" flyers message board
This one is the FlyersPhans part of the whole Lamana boards. But Sun is right, its a bunch of crazy people there, same as here :evil
Wake me up when someone wins the Stanley Cup.
Holy shtein, you mean there's still hockey? I heard rumors, but I thought it was a Loch Ness Monster type thing.
Quote from: Zanshin on April 20, 2007, 12:53:14 PM
Holy shtein, you mean there's still hockey? I heard rumors, but I thought it was a Loch Ness Monster type thing.
No way, the Loch Ness Monster has been seen way more times.
this is cool (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgLmH4PuR-I)
I'm happy he's playing in a small market in Canada where they have zero chance to market him. farg you Gary Bettman.
Ex-Flyer Scott Mellanby expected to retire. (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-thrashers-mellanby&prov=ap&type=lgns)
The last of the 80's Flyers
Vancouver beat Dallas last night in a great game
the vanouver throwbacks are so dope
(http://a123.g.akamai.net/f/123/12465/1d/media.canada.com/gallery/canucks_playoffs/vs_canucks_playoffs_042507_02_375.jpg)
I'm with IGY on that, they brought back memories.
i like them even better than the old version...the colors are more defined now and the green is much brighter
so cool
i think the current canucks jerseys are one of the best in the league too. as far as modern ones.
canucks-senators series still in the mix. low ratings boners.
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 26, 2007, 09:58:53 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on March 26, 2007, 09:46:30 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 26, 2007, 09:37:23 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on March 26, 2007, 08:26:31 PMLook at the #8 seed and compare them to the #1 seed now. Is there really that big a difference in terms of talent?
Yes. Buffalo is a hell of a lot better than either New York team
Really?
The Rangers are 7-1-2 in their last 10 games, Ed.
Buffalo is 4-4-2.
Over the entire season Buffalo & Nashville have been better but when the playoffs come any team at the bottom has just as much of a chance to advance as those on top.
Buffalo takes out the #8 seed in 5 games.
STFU Rome? 8)
Conference finals look like Anaheim/San Jose and Buffalo/Ottawa. Haha eat you stupid NHL fans. No one will care!
san jose and buffalo series are tied 2-2 genius
ps- no one is gonna care no matter who makes the finals
luongo just played maybe the best period of goal ive seen all year
You were the only one watching.
Yeah Luongo.
Vancouver gone in 5.
Luongo choked when it mattered most.
Gimme Esche any day of the week.
melrose said today not only should luongo win the vezina (which is a lock) he should also win MVP of the league
even scott van pelt hardly a hockey guy was like this guy is unreal
last night he was just insane
56 shots 54 saves on the road in a game where his team had 26 shots...the guy is the best goalie since roy...yes better than brodeur...hard to believe hes been traded twice
Rangers choke.
Score with like 3-4 min left to make it 1-0, then give up a goal with 7.7 left and lose in OT.
although I'm from NJ, I hate the fargin Devils. I am sooo glad they lost. now if the Rangers can lose too, my weekend is complete.
Rangers out too
Buffalo/Ottawa in the Eastern Conference final
fun (http://youtube.com/watch?v=2R8maaJPeFE)
more fun (http://youtube.com/watch?v=nYqPZhlL4Jo)
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 06, 2007, 05:18:44 PM
Rangers out too
Buffalo/Ottawa in the Eastern Conference final
fun (http://youtube.com/watch?v=nYqPZhlL4Jo)
What are the odds that Lindy Ruff will actually break down in tears during the series?
farg the Rangers. I'm so glad they're out.
I hate Ottawa and Buffalo too, but not as much as NY and NJ.
LOL - can you imagine the television ratings for Buffalo/Ottawa?
:-D
Frankly, for a hockey fan, Ottawa/Buffalo is about as good as it gets in the playoffs. Two teams with lots of firepower and goalies who have been playing very well. Bad blood from the scrape they got into earlier this season. Excellent coaches and star power. I'm really excited about that series.
You and rougly 50,000 idiots from Southern Canada (aka upstate New York) will have their eyes glued to the series.
Otherwise, people will be tuning in to the African Watering Hole Channel with more regularity.
Everyone's obsession with TV and ratings and whatnot does far too much to justify MDS' presence on this board. Cut it out.
its especially stupid when it comes to hockey...even if the rangers were in it there would be no one watching...the ratings difference btwn rangers senators and buffalo senators would be nill
remember yankees mets being the lowest rated world series ever?
I win. Me. Me. Me.
Quote from: rjs246 on May 07, 2007, 09:32:34 AM
Everyone's obsession with TV and ratings and whatnot does far too much to justify MDS' presence on this board. Cut it out.
Quote from: MDS on May 07, 2007, 12:18:59 PM
I win. Me. Me. Me.
:poison
Quote from: rjs246 on May 07, 2007, 09:25:22 AM
Frankly, for a hockey fan, Ottawa/Buffalo is about as good as it gets in the playoffs. Two teams with lots of firepower and goalies who have been playing very well. Bad blood from the scrape they got into earlier this season. Excellent coaches and star power. I'm really excited about that series.
Amen to that. I just want to see that idiot Lindy Ruff cry like a woman.
Should be an incredible series. GO SENATORS!
Detroit eliminated San Jose tonight
Wings/Ducks Western final
The Bills... err... I mean Sabres got farging smoked tonight. It was 5-2 and if it wasn't for Miller it could have been 10-2.
Total domination by the Sens.
Buffalo is f'ed
GET BRIERE
(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070513/capt.b0f4e1079b4941fa82dcbe7c7af39281.senators_sabres_hockey_nydd109.jpg)
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 13, 2007, 01:34:58 PM
Buffalo is f'ed
GET BRIERE
(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070513/capt.b0f4e1079b4941fa82dcbe7c7af39281.senators_sabres_hockey_nydd109.jpg)
That was one heck of a game.
if you arent down with that right wing nut al michaels then peep this...even if youre this is a great video
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fztlLwgSFCg
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fztlLwgSFCg
Quote from: Geowhizzer on May 13, 2007, 03:30:08 PM
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 13, 2007, 01:34:58 PM
Buffalo is f'ed
GET BRIERE
(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070513/capt.b0f4e1079b4941fa82dcbe7c7af39281.senators_sabres_hockey_nydd109.jpg)
That was one heck of a game.
I still want no parts of Briere, he was invisible the entire game until that point. His game is too much finesse and cheapshots. He's going to command too much money and if they get him, his albatross of a contract will hold the team back. They have no shot at the cup next year, just get a Dman and a nice priced playmaker on offense. Wait till after next season to target Iginla, Marleau, Thornton, or whoever pop's up who isnt as much as a gamble as Danielle is.
bye bye frauds
I mean Sabres :-D :-D
Ottawa/Anaheim
RATINGS!!
Haha. I hope they get under 1 rating point. farg Bettman.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzuuTn4GSuA
that was funny as hell
Haha, is that a reason to finally watch Versus?
theyve played 3 games in the stanley cup finals and no one cares at all. this sport is dead. its a shame.
what did the ratings look like saturday night MDS?
Probably something like 0.4 (400,000 homes)
way to steal todd's thunder.
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 04, 2007, 04:57:42 PM
Probably something like 0.4 (400,000 homes)
we todd did
1.2/0.5 for saturday
around 2 million homes. yippie.
Don Cherry and Bret Hull were awsome last night, they called out the NHL, the officials, Bettman, players. Just great
NBC on Saturday night drew a pathetic 1.5 overnight rating. That means about 1.1 million households in the United States of America, population about 301 million, watched the game. NBC must be thrilled how this hockey thing is working out.
We caught some of Ottawa's thrilling, 5-3 victory over Anaheim, meaning we were one of, what, 28 people in the state of New Jersey watching the
proceedings.
It was a great, hard-hitting hockey game, with terrific goals, including a controversial kick-in goal by Ottawa, which was down 2-0 in the series and needed a win.
It even had some old-school playoff drama when Ducks defenseman Chris Pronger elbowed forward Dean McAmmond square in the noggin. Pronger was suspended from last night's game.
We couldn't watch the first two games, on Versus, but we weren't alone. Game 1 was watched by 523,000 homes and Game 2 by 446,000.
And it reminds us (ouch) that the Flyers haven't played a game in 58 days, and counting.
The NHL is only still in business because of Canada. Given that the population of Canada is less than that of California, things don't look good for the NHL...
The NHL is only still in business because of Canada
this couldnt be farther from the truth
Cherry says go back to Rockem Sockem (http://youtube.com/watch?v=b3FwRoBoYuM)
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on May 07, 2007, 09:30:08 AM
You and rougly 50,000 idiots from Southern Canada (aka upstate New York) will have their eyes glued to the series.
Otherwise, people will be tuning in to the African Watering Hole Channel with more regularity.
farg you, hurricane boy... :flipoff
Yeah, yeah... I know it's almost a month late, but how often is a black man really gonna visit the NHL thread?
ha
Give a brutha some support! (before his team is eliminated tomorrow night)
(http://i.a.cnn.net/si/2006/writers/allan_muir/06/21/inside.nhl/p1_goalies.jpg)
This hockey season has been an abortion by coat hangar. First the Flyers shtein the bed and now we're left to watch two teams no one could possibly give a shtein about in 99% of the country.
Yay expansion.
Actually its been a good series, i like Anaheim out west. The problem is no one cares because fights arent there, its a penalty fest. There is no real pimping of the sport, the lockout killed any momentum the league may have had which was already dwindleing.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=b3FwRoBoYuM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 05, 2007, 09:19:51 AM
The NHL is only still in business because of Canada
this couldnt be farther from the truth
What a tremendously insightful argument. ::)
Well, you are probably right - corporate season ticket holders keep the NHL in business. Let's say Canada keeps the NHL on TV. Where in the US has the NHL on OLN and VS (or are they the same thing?), Canada has it on TSN (ESPN Canada) and the CBC. Also, while Canadian teams get most of the love up here, I spot people with Flyers, Rangers, etc. gear up here. I get the impression that being a Flyers fan in this (Toronto) area is like being a Cowboys fan in the northeast US.
Quote from: SunMo on June 05, 2007, 01:22:50 PM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=b3FwRoBoYuM
(http://www.newseum.org/cybernewseum/exhibits/dateline_moon/images/papers.gif)[
yes, the first time Don Cherry is on American television is the same as reporting that someone landed on the moon.
(http://www.hhcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/04/Back_to_the_Future.jpg)
http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=15896.msg527505#msg527505 (http://www.concretefield.com/forum/index.php?topic=15896.msg527505#msg527505)
you kill yourself too
Quote from: SunMo on June 05, 2007, 01:39:03 PM
you kill yourself too
Almost there, alcoholism and Super Aids
nice
i was just reading that game 2 of the nhl finals set the record for lowest rated prime time program ever
not nhl final game
not nhl playoff game
not nhl game
not even sporting event
the lowest rated prime time SHOW ever
of all the things that have ever been on tv btwn 8 and 11pm this was the lowest rated
It was lower than a re rerun of the West Wing from 2005 :-D
game 2 on oln? or game 3 on nbc? the 1.2 might be nbc's lowest or something, but im sure upn or the wb or now the cw has had something lower at some point, at least in repeats.
whatever the nbc game was...they of course are talking about major primtime network tv...and of course it scored higher than something on upn...youre smarter than that...well not really.....but about tv you usually are
The Anaheim Mighty Ducks are your 2007 Stanley Cup Champions!
canada sucks :-D
USA! USA!
"...and it only took them 14 years!"
shut the f*** up, Gary
Bettman also bragging about how alive hockey is in California and how they are the first west team in win the Cup. Idiot. He got booed from the Ducks crowd and they just won the Cup.
The only reason I care is because I picked the Ducks at the beginning of the playoffs.
I can't believe that the TV Ratings nerds have hijacked this thread. This matchup was exactly what the Cup should be about. Potent offense versus the prototypical playoff defense. TV Ratings or no TV Ratings, this offseason and the final in particular was exactly what hockey should be about.
TV sucks. Sports rule.
They go hand in hand, Jessie. That's where all the money comes from.
i watched 0 seconds of playoff hockey this year. nba playoffs were too good.
I know where the ratings stand, but it was a very good cup series. Had to love the Anaheim fans booing Bettman on sight. Anaheim deserved this cup, they played consistent all year, especially when it counted
No one watches boxing on TV, or hurling (an insane Irish sport), or lacrosse, or rugby, all of which are great sports. Classic sports. The fact that this entire thread has been tainted by talk of television is the most non-hetero thing that MDS has done since he made his anti-collar-popper tirade. Grow some farging balls and enjoy an outstanding sport instead of talking about TV ratings. Woman.
Is hurling some type of organized Irish drinking game i dont know about?
It's a farging crazy irish sport that mixes Rugby and Australian rules football with field hockey/hockey/baseball/lacrosse. The players have bats and the goal it to beat this hard field-hockey-like ball into a goal. The first game I ever watched, this dude farging wailed a shot at the goal and nailed the goalie (who was wearing no protection of any sort) right in the head. Blood everywhere. Dude was unconscious for several minutes. They brought him around with smelling salts, wrapped his smashed up head in a cloth to keep the blood out of his eyes and HE DIDN'T LEAVING THE fargING GAME. That's a real man, and a real sport, right there.
Sounds like Thunderball (http://www.uprightcitizens.org/11/index.html)
QuoteNBC's 1.8/3 was good for fourth
Shut up you farging woman.
I wonder what kind of ratings numbers hurling matches would bring in the U.S.?
Dead.
Quote from: rjs246 on June 07, 2007, 01:01:52 PM
Shut up you farging woman.
It only beat One Tree Hill and Hidden Palms. You know you care.
What only beat them? And at what?
Are you saying that hockey beat those mind-dump tv shows at something? Super. Who farging cares? What does that have to do with anything? Are you comparing One Tree Hill to the stanley cup finals, you walking vagina?
I'll just keep piling it on. Tyler Perry's House of Payne had slightly less than double the viewers. That's on cable.
You are a gaping wet meathole. You love penises. Etc.
We're gonna have so much fun when I come to visit you.
I almost look forward to it. It's always fun watching youngsters try to keep up with my alcohol consumption. Making you barf up your organs would be worth the stain you'd leave on my couch.
Good luck getting me to do that. Just makes sure you have some good weed.
Ha! Like I'd share my squeef with you.
I'll pack the bowl if you roll the blunt.
You'll get drunk and like it.
I can't argue with you. You're too masculine and powerful.
Get a room you sherpa guides.
Bah! Greatest filter ever.
QuoteANAHEIM, Calif. -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and more than 15,000 fans celebrated the Anaheim Ducks' Stanley Cup title Saturday night.
Some fans who jammed the south parking lot of the Honda Center brought homemade replicas of the cup, and some bought souvenir game pucks in Stanley Cup-shaped cases.
The Ducks won the NHL title with a 6-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday night, ending the series in five games in front of their home fans.
Schwarzenegger told the crowd that he had spoken with Canada's prime minister in Ottawa after the Ducks lost Game 3 and warned him that, "We'll be back."
"Then, when it came to the last game, it was, 'Hasta la vista, baby!"' Schwarzenegger said.
Ducks players arrived in a black double-decker bus, escorted by an honor guard of motorcycle police and fire engines.
The cup was flown in by helicopter to the strains of Richard Wagner's "Flight of the Valkyries."
Once the helicopter landed, Ducks captain Scott Niedermayer took the cup and gave it to his teammates, who passed it around as they walked to a red-carpeted stage while being showered with confetti.
"Anybody who has won individual honors would trade them for the Stanley Cup," said defenseman Chris Pronger, who won the Hart Trophy as the NHL's most valuable player and the Norris Trophy as its best defenseman in 2000.
Teemu Selanne received the loudest cheers. Selanne, in his second stint with the Ducks, played on his first Stanley Cup champion after 13 seasons -- and, at 36, he's not sure if he'll play another season.
Amid chants of "One more year!" Selanne declined to state whether he would retire.
"If I were Arnold, I would say 'I'll be back,'" Selanne said. "I've always dreamed about retiring on top, but the last two years here have been the best of my life."
gimme a fargin break, 15,000 fans? and how can they "jam" the parking lot? disgusting city response! there were more people there just to watch the game itself.
If this doesn't piss off every other NHL city, and totally embarrass the league, nothing will.
Bettman is actually considering expanding to Las Vegas and Kansas City. SMRT!
Quote from: dis12 on June 10, 2007, 02:00:01 PM
gimme a fargin break, 15,000 fans? and how can they "jam" the parking lot? disgusting city response! there were more people there just to watch the game itself.
If this doesn't piss off every other NHL city, and totally embarrass the league, nothing will.
Unfortunately, I don't believe that Gary Bettman has the mental capacity to be embarrassed.
the cup is finally in california where it belongs.
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 10, 2007, 02:31:26 PM
Bettman is actually considering expanding to Las Vegas and Kansas City. SMRT!
I could see relocating two teams there but actually expanding a league that already has about 10 too many teams?
Ridiculous.
He is really trying to destroy the League, its acutally hilarious.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on June 11, 2007, 11:01:18 AM
He is really trying to destroyed the League, its acutally hilarious.
there you go
nice grammar
QuoteHard to believe this guy gets rewarded for killing an entire league!
http://sportsbusinessjournal.com/in...uestTimeout=900
Bettman, Daly get $2M raises
By TRIPP MICKLE
Staff writer
Published June 11, 2007
NHL owners rewarded Commissioner Gary Bettman and Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly coming out of the lockout, giving each of them a roughly $2 million raise for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006, according to the league's tax return.
Bettman's salary rose 57 percent from June 2005 to June 2006, topping out at $5.9 million for the first fiscal year following the lockout, which ended in July 2005. The salary includes a $400,000 contribution to his retirement plan.
Coming out of the lockout, Bettman delivered NHL owners the salary-cap and revenue-sharing systems they wanted. Since then, he has overseen two consecutive years of revenue growth, as well as the record-setting, $220 million sale of the Nashville Predators to Canadian businessman Jim Balsillie.
Carolina Hurricanes owner Peter Karmanos, a member of the NHL's executive committee, which
submitted Bettman's salary to the board of governors for approval, said the raise was a reward for the commissioner's work during hockey's 2004-05 lockout.
"The owners were so happy with the way he handled the labor situation, because it was a bit like herding cats," Karmanos said.
His salary remains a fraction of what other executives earned, according to each league's most recent tax filing (see chart). It's also 50 percent less than what NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue made at his peak ($11.6 million, as reported in 2003), and 60 percent less than what MLB Commissioner Bud Selig made last year.
"It looks awful when senior executives are paid when the public is suffering from the diminution of the sport, but ... it's in line with the other major sports, given the (NHL's) franchises, the TV audiences and the attendance," said Stephen Unger, a sports compensation consultant with KSMU in Los Angeles.
Daly, who was lead negotiator during the lockout, was rewarded, as well. His promotion from chief legal officer to deputy commissioner came with a 215 percent raise for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006. His total compensation reached $2.78 million last year. That number reflects a $113,126 contribution to his retirement plan.
"That's a hell of a raise," Unger said.
The return also shows that Bettman took out a $5 million loan from the league in September 2005. The loan is due in full in 2012 at the conclusion of his contract.
The league declined to explain why the loan was issued. It is Bettman's second loan from the league. His first — for $1 million in July 2001 — is due in full in June 2008.
Loans are not uncommon for commissioners. Tagliabue took out a $5 million loan from the NFL in 1998, according to tax documents filed by the league in March 2004.
Bettman's loan verifies his assertion that the league made a new commitment to him coming out of the lockout by extending his contract from 2008, when the $1 million loan was due, to 2012, when the $5 million loan is due.
The terms of his contract with the league were questioned by the Dallas press after this year's NHL All-Star Game, when Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage said he had been contacted by a search firm looking to fill a high-level executive position at the NHL. At the time, several media outlets speculated that Gossage might eventually replace Bettman. Bettman asserted he was under contract for several more years, and the September 2012 maturity date of the loan verifies that.
In the year after the lockout, total league office salaries rose 10 percent from their pre-lockout level to $21.3 million. Total nonexecutive salaries accounted for $15.2 million of that, rising only 6 percent from pre-lockout level.
The league cut staff drastically during the work stoppage. The total number of employees fell from 545 in March 2003 to 56 in March 2004 and 54 in March 2005. Since then, the league has increased its total staff to more than 300 employees, according to spokeswoman Bernadette Mansur.
The tax return also highlights a significant increase in reported league revenue, which rose 9 percent from pre-lockout levels to $58 million from June 2005 to June 2006.
The bulk of the league's income came from team dues, which topped $48 million, or roughly $1.6 million a team. The additional $10 million of total revenue came largely from a mix of copyright royalties, licensing and playoff income.
The reported $58 million in revenue reflects the cost of running the league, not the league's entire income, which topped $2.1 billion over the same period
:-D
dont get me wrong bettmen is a complete dope...but theres no one to blame other than the owners...who put greed above the health of their league
Mike Keenan is back
Head coach of the Flames
Sidney Crosby won both MVP awards
Brind'Amour won the Selke for the 2nd yr in a row
big ups to nik lidstrom...one of the greatest defensemen EVER who will never get the credit he deserves
Lindstrom is so good its scary.
i think it's pretty retarded that there are 2 MVP awards. but i do like the fact that the players pick one though. it should be like that in all sports.
plus, they should just rename the Lady Byng to Biggest Hoyda. thats what it means.
I guarantee that 19 year old Sidney Crosby can bench press 185 pounds.
I hope so, he's 5 '11
You'd be surprised how many guys I see at my gym who struggle to bench that much.
you should stop going to Curves.
Gold's gym (they did away with the franchise so its now called Ultimate Fitness) on Grant and the Blvd. Its a muscle head gym.
Look, I'm not tossing around weight right now. But if a professional athlete can't bench 185 pounds he should be forced to eat the turds of every adult-non-professional-athlete until he loves it and refuses to eat anything but turds.
must be just in the Philly area because I still go to Gold's. well I'm a member and pay them money, going is a different story.
Its Northeast Philly near Foreman Mills. I haven't gone in 2 months - just being lazy.
Quote from: rjs246 on June 15, 2007, 12:41:16 PM
Look, I'm not tossing around weight right now. But if a professional athlete can't bench 185 pounds he should be forced to eat the turds of every adult-non-professional-athlete until he loves it and refuses to eat anything but turds.
I agree with this but I also understand the taller you are the harder it is. He should have hired a personal trainer for a few months to save himself from the embarrassment.
nhl mock
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/columnist/woodlief/2007-06-20-mock-draft_N.htm
2. Philadelphia Flyers — James vanRiemsdyk. Makes perfect sense from a marketing standpoint as he's from just up the road in New Jersey. Plus he fits what the Flyers are looking for better than anyone as a big, rugged power forward.
They'll take Turris (http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=300443) assuming the Hawks pick Kane.
i still think they trade the pick
If it gets them Lecavlier, hell yeah
i love how, if you drop Briere's name over at Flyersphans, they freak out
The Ducks re-upped Giggy. 4 years/$24M.
NOOOO U Said HIS NAME :crazy He's not a bad player, i will say my only concern is he's a product of that offense, he's almost 30, and he is going to make more money than what he's worth. Either way, its not my money, but i'd prefer to get Gomez cheap or wait until next year for the real FA's
you're not going to get Gomez cheap, he'll get 6.5 or 7 because he's the best center after briere and drury
Quote from: SunMo on June 21, 2007, 07:55:45 PM
i love how, if you drop Briere's name over at Flyersphans, they freak out
I just read some of that. Those clowns are worse than the fargs at the Phillies Phorum.
neither are as bad as the ones at Philliesphans.com
i also think they trade it
When someone starts a thread stating that Briere sucks, then yeah, it's worse than the seamheads.
BTW: He actually used the word "Danielle" in the thread. Douchebaggery Supremo.
apparantly, Brad Richards may be available for trade.
would you give up #2 for him?
he has 4 years left a 7.8 million
Wow - $7.8M per season is a lot of coin for Richards. I don't know about that...
The thing about Richards is he's incredibly durable. Dook's only missed 2 games in his entire career. He's a solid second liner but I'd rather have LeCavalier for that kind of dough.
yeah, but after Drury and Briere get around seven and a half, that deal might not look so bad for Richards
richards is better than gomez and much better than briere
Yeah, I guess. His stats are pretty similar to Drury's and they're better than Briere's plus like I said he's a lot more durable than Briere.
I guess I'd think it over.
briere is best suited to play behind a drury gomez or richards...there is no way in hell hes a number one center in this league...i dont want to have a 5'9-5/10 180 finesse guy going up against the other teams checking center who is usually a physically powerful guy
Supposedly Patrick Marleau is on the market. I'd rather have him than Briere/Drury/Richards.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 21, 2007, 08:42:17 PM
briere is best suited to play behind a drury gomez or richards...there is no way in hell hes a number one center in this league...i dont want to have a 5'9-5/10 180 finesse guy going up against the other teams checking center who is usually a physically powerful guy
If he's best suited to play behind Drury then why is he #1 on the Sabres depth chart? Why did he actually log slightly more ice time than Drury last season?
I think you guys are being way too hard on him.
Still, I already said that I'd rather have a guy like Vinnie C. I don't know if the Flyers have enough to get him or if Tampa is crazy enough to trade him, but you never know.
Eklund on WIP is saying that the Flyers could very well get Kane, because the Blackhawks don't want him and they want Turris, and so do the Canucks who are talking trade with Chicago.
Elkund is a Fraud. But i'd be perfectly happy to get Kane, Turris, Cherepanov.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on June 21, 2007, 09:00:04 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 21, 2007, 08:42:17 PM
briere is best suited to play behind a drury gomez or richards...there is no way in hell hes a number one center in this league...i dont want to have a 5'9-5/10 180 finesse guy going up against the other teams checking center who is usually a physically powerful guy
If he's best suited to play behind Drury then why is he #1 on the Sabres depth chart? Why did he actually log slightly more ice time than Drury last season?
I think you guys are being way too hard on him.
Still, I already said that I'd rather have a guy like Vinnie C. I don't know if the Flyers have enough to get him or if Tampa is crazy enough to trade him, but you never know.
I can't imagine the Lightning would trade him in a million years. He is the franchise right now.
id love to come away with kane
Briere has a gay French name and, thus, sucks.
Get Richards.
Plus Kane rocks the 88 sweater
Kane is a small dude, but I guess that's not a problem anymore
I never want to see 88 on a Flyers jersey again. Ever. However, that means it's "retired" which I also cannot accept.
This is tough. I'll need a while to think it through.
that 88 jersey you hate so much provided some of the most hockey excitement this town has seen in 30 years
Quote from: FastFreddie on June 21, 2007, 09:36:01 PM
I never want to see 88 on a Flyers jersey again. Ever. However, that means it's "retired" which I also cannot accept.
This is tough. I'll need a while to think it through.
I only hate Carl Lindros these days
Quote from: SunMo on June 21, 2007, 09:38:28 PM
that 88 jersey you hate so much provided some of the most hockey excitement this town has seen in 30 years
Oh, so we're Lindros fans again now? I missed that memo.
Quote from: FastFreddie on June 21, 2007, 09:25:31 PM
Briere has a gay French name and, thus, sucks.
Get Richards.
Ur Ghay. U sucK.
Get AIDS.
Quote from: FastFreddie on June 21, 2007, 09:51:45 PM
Quote from: SunMo on June 21, 2007, 09:38:28 PM
that 88 jersey you hate so much provided some of the most hockey excitement this town has seen in 30 years
Oh, so we're Lindros fans again now? I missed that memo.
again?
That's even worse.
i'm sure it is...
Vesa Toskala apparently was just traded to the Leafs for the 13th pick.
so whos fired up for the big draft....phillies on the computer draft on the tv tonight
i may even have a couple drinks during them
Nerd.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 22, 2007, 01:36:14 PM
so whos fired up for the big draft....phillies on the computer draft on the tv tonight
i may even have a couple drinks during them
I'm actually going to the flyers draft party at chickies and petes
Mega-nerd
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on June 22, 2007, 01:41:04 PM
I'm actually going to the flyers draft party at chickies and petes
nerd
(http://cdn.nhl.com/capitals/images/upload/2007/06/062207_newSweaterCover.jpg)
(http://www.scottcoates.com/NYI2008.jpg)
I can't imagine any scenario where going to a bar makes you a nerd - mega or otherwise.
i'm fairly certain i will go my entire life without ever watching one second of the nhl draft.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on June 22, 2007, 01:51:33 PM
I can't imagine any scenario where going to a bar makes you a nerd - mega or otherwise.
this is correct.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on June 22, 2007, 01:51:33 PM
I can't imagine any scenario where going to a bar makes you a nerd - mega or otherwise.
Going to a bar doesn't erase one's nerdiness. Believe me, I've tried.
Quote from: rjs246 on June 22, 2007, 01:53:42 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on June 22, 2007, 01:51:33 PM
I can't imagine any scenario where going to a bar makes you a nerd - mega or otherwise.
Going to a bar doesn't erase one's nerdiness. Believe me, I've tried.
I like the Draft, plus when do the Flyers ever pick second overall. Add in the fact that its a chickies and petes, table taps, wings, and crab fries.
I can't imagine any scenario where going to a bar makes you a nerd - mega or otherwise.
i cant imagine any scenario where someone would have though we were serious....nerd
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 22, 2007, 02:04:06 PM
I can't imagine any scenario where going to a bar makes you a nerd - mega or otherwise.
i cant imagine any scenario where someone would have though we were serious....nerd
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That's a bit unfunny due to the article posted by IGY this morning. It feels too soon, again.
are you over it yet?
Quote from: FastFreddie on June 22, 2007, 02:16:28 PM
That's a bit unfunny due to the article posted by IGY this morning. It feels too soon, again.
eww
Quote from: FastFreddie on June 22, 2007, 02:32:15 PM
Quote from: phattymatty on June 22, 2007, 02:21:33 PM
are you over it yet?
Ok, now I'm ready.
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m267/jeepwrang1994/hp4-18-07ee.jpg) :-D
(http://images.sportsline.com/u/ap/photos/MAEA101062111_1024x768.jpg)
Do you normally draft from senior beer leagues in the NHL?
tsn mock
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=11084&hubname=
2. PATRICK KANE (http://www.cybergifs.com/faces/pray.gif)
RW, London (OHL)
TSN Rank: #1
HT: 5.10 WT: 162
58 GP, 62 G, 83 A, 145 Pts Pierre McGuire Says:
He's going to fit in nicely with the Flyers' group of young forwards, including Jeff Carter, Mike Richards and Claude Giroux. Kane is ready to make the jump from junior to the NHL right away, and that will help the Flyers when they go free agent shopping. The future is extremely bright.
Hey, if Chelios and Hasek are still playing, why not
Kane would be a great fit, Turris will be in 2 years. Either way, its nice not having that #1 pressure.
you're saying Kane could be on the Flyers' roster come this fall?
From the videos i've seen, and what i've read he's excelled at the Jr's and could make a splash. Would he be better served with one more year in the Juniors...YES. He doesnt need to be rushed but i trust Holmgren with his development.
if i get kane he is immediately in camp with the flyers and given every opportunity to make the team...theres no reason he cant be playing with them this year
i would make a sign and bring it to games that said "Kane is able"
Quote from: SunMo on June 22, 2007, 03:27:48 PM
i would make a sign and bring it to games that said "Kane is able"
I would punch that sign in the cock.
hurtful
Nashville is cleaning house. They just traded Vokoun to Florida for a #1 and two #2s
pretty good article from Bill Simmons on the NHL Draft
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070625
Quote4:51: The Oilers use the sixth pick on Sam Gagner (son of Dave). We're now six-for-six for two-parent families at the NHL draft -- a higher total than the last five years of the NBA draft combined.
ha
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St. Louis Blues President John Davidson announced today the team has acquired the rights to center Keith Tkachuk from the Atlanta Thrashers along with a conditional 4th round draft choice in 2008 (which could become a 3rd round choice in 2009) in exchange for a conditional 1st round draft choice in 2008 (previously acquired from Atlanta on Feb. 25, 2007).
"We have acquired the rights to Keith Tkachuk which gives us exclusive negotiating rights with him and his family prior to becoming an unrestricted free agent on July 1," said Davidson. "Keith has played a major part for the Blues organization over the past seven seasons and played some of his finest hockey under Head Coach Andy Murray."
The Blues traded Tkachuk to Atlanta in exchange for a first round draft choice in 2007, a third round draft choice in 2007, a second round draft choice in 2008 and forward Glen Metropolit on Feb. 25, 2007.
How much productivity does Tkachuk have left at 35 years old?
Then again, the Thrashers basically paid a king's ransom to rent Tkachuk for the playoffs. Well done, Thrashers.
(http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070626/capt.5d163352e3824ca49f2ba4aee780702c.rockies_cubs_baseball_cxc101.jpg)
Patrick Kane throws out first pitch at Wrigley. Looks like he's 12.
and he throws like a bitch
Mark Messier, Ron Francis, Al MacInnis and Scott Stevens were elected to the ice hockey Hall of Fame on Thursday (http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/06/28/sports/NA-SPT-HKY-NHL-Hall-of-Fame.php)
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All four players elected were on the Hall of Fame ballot for the first time. Other eligible players who didn't make it included Adam Oates, Igor Larionov and Claude Lemieux.
Francis, a two-time Stanley Cup winner and veteran of 23 NHL seasons, is fourth on the points list and trails only Gretzky on the all-time assists list.
MacInnis, another 23-season veteran, is third all-time in points by defensemen and helped Calgary to the Stanley Cup in 1989. And Stevens won three Cups with the New Jersey Devils.
Congrats, Chopper!
(http://sportsspecifictraining.com/newsletter2/macinnis1.jpg)
caps sign v kozlov 2 yrs 5 mil and are reportedly close on nylander
avs sign hannan and are finalist with mtl and sj for smyth
blake to the leafs 5 yrs 20 mil
ouellet to the lightning
j sim to the isle
sarich to calgary
niedermeyer heavy lean to retirement which is why the ducks signed schneider
Paul Kariya to the Blues - 3 years.
Over a point per game the last two years in Nashville, playing 82 games per season each season.
4:52: Just for fun between picks, Bettman slips on a T-shirt that reads, "WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO TO GET FIRED?" (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070625)
Funny ass article about the NHL draft. This here is prime comedy.
It was also funny a week ago when IGY posted it in the *real* hockey thread.
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 03, 2007, 11:45:54 AM
It was also funny a week ago when IGY posted it in the *real* hockey thread.
Or Sun's in this same thread less than 10 posts before Demon's. ;)
we're all awful
Zubrus to the Devils....6-yr deal
Ducks sign Bertuzzi.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-ducks-bertuzzi&prov=ap&type=lgns (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-ducks-bertuzzi&prov=ap&type=lgns)
It's bad enough there is a team named after a crappy Disney movie but how embarrasing is it that they'll probably win another one.
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 03, 2007, 11:45:54 AM
It was also funny a week ago when IGY posted it in the *real* hockey thread.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on July 03, 2007, 11:59:27 AM
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 03, 2007, 11:45:54 AM
It was also funny a week ago when IGY posted it in the *real* hockey thread.
Or Sun's in this same thread less than 10 posts before Demon's. ;)
Double whoops...
I didn't read it anyway. Bill Simmons was mildly amusing for a few years, but his shtick is tired now.
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 04, 2007, 08:22:23 AM
I didn't read it anyway. Bill Simmons was mildly amusing for a few years, but his shtick is tired now.
FF, it was actually good. Maybe because i watched some of the draft and had the same thoughts.
QuoteRoenick Will Retire
Today @ 10:53 AM ET | Comments (5)
Jeremy Roenick will announce his retirement shortly ... I will update later ...
One of the great American hockey players who never won a Stanley Cup. He came OHHH so close in '04. If the Flyers had beaten the Tampa Bay Lightning, they would have beaten Calgary in the Final and J.R. would have had his Cup.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on July 04, 2007, 11:47:15 AM
QuoteRoenick Will Retire
Today @ 10:53 AM ET | Comments (5)
Jeremy Roenick will announce his retirement shortly ... I will update later ...
One of the great American hockey players who never won a Stanley Cup. He came OHHH so close in '04. If the Flyers had beaten the Tampa Bay Lightning, they would have beaten Calgary in the Final and J.R. would have had his Cup.
:'(
It wasn't a given we would have beaten Calgary but we did match up better against them then we did Tampa.
iginla re upped for 5 years
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 04, 2007, 02:11:26 PM
iginla re upped for 5 years
BOOOOO Great signing by Calgary, Hopefully they cant afford Phaneuf and the Flyers can snatch him up >:D
Ex-Flyer Ruslan Fedotenko (the guy that was traded for Pitkanen then killed them in the 2004 playoffs) signed with the Islanders
Edmonton signed Thomas Vanek to a 7 year, 50 million offer sheet.
If Buffalo doesn't match, the Sabres get 4 first round picks.
damn buffalo is getting raped in fa
Buffalo matched
Where did you see that, SD? Sabres.com hasn't posted anything of the sort yet.
:paranoid
they have to match...but its sad and ironic that they end up giving 50 million to vanek and not drury or briere
http://tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=212929&hubname=
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on July 06, 2007, 12:53:16 PM
Where did you see that, SD? Sabres.com hasn't posted anything of the sort yet.
:paranoid
link (http://www.tsn.ca/)
Supposedly the Red Wings are interested in signing Lindros
Pens sign Crosby to 5 year extension (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07191/800623-100.stm)
5 years $45 milllion
thats basically a down payment on their new arena
Its sad he took a paycut to stay with the pens, he should have a 80 million dollar contract.
hell get his on the back end...likely a reworking of the deal before its up and down the road a part of the team
Rangers supposedly re-signed or are going to re-sign Shanahan.
nhl schedule comes out in an hour
buffalo and pittsburgh are going to play a game outdoors at ralph wilson stadium this season
Hahaha. I hope it rains on those tools.
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 11, 2007, 01:03:40 PM
buffalo and pittsburgh are going to play a game outdoors at ralph wilson stadium this season
That would be fun as hell to go to. Just get drunk and angry and watch two teams I hate play ice hockey outdoors.
flyers rangers at the linc would be bonkers
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 11, 2007, 01:34:04 PM
flyers rangers at the linc would be bonkers
I would pay a lot of money to see that.
You'd have to, also, because Jeff Lurie would charge Ed Snider about a gazillion dollars to use the Linc.
It would be nice to see Jagr get concussed, preferably by BDawk in a Flyers jersey.
I would pay up to $500 for a 50-yard-line/center ice seat for that.
I would sell my mother on Broad Street for that spot. I don't think she is worth $500 though. :-\
I'd buy a ticket for $5 right before the game starts in the parking lot.
Quote from: NGM on July 11, 2007, 02:10:29 PM
I would sell my mother on Broad Street for that spot. I don't think she is worth $500 though. :-\
Gotta respek your moms, dook. That ain't cool.
If I didn't respect her, I would sell her in "downtown" Lancaster.
Flyers/Rangers at the Linc makes too much sense. No way it happens.
Souray to the Oilers
Also, the new Sharks logo was leaked:
(http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b84/swilson160/sharks-teal.png)
"New" Lightning logo was leaked (http://www.modsquadhockey.com/pics/JR/TBMSH_2.jpg)
Gayest name for a sports franchise ever?
gayer than the magic?
They're just the Ducks now, so no.
Hoyas is pretty gay but only because no one knows what the farg they are.
Scarlet Knights?
Phillies?
Tocchet got 2 years probation - no jail time (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-gamblingbust&prov=ap&type=lgns)
J.R. signs with Sharks.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3004009 (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3004009)
Looks like Comcast will be getting the NHL Network (probably in the $5 sports package)
about time!
The Ducks-Kings game drew a 0.1 rating :-D
Quote from: MDS on October 05, 2007, 12:20:08 AM
The Ducks-Kings game drew a 0.1 rating :-D
I'm a hockey fan and had no idea it was on. Betteman has no place running Dundler Mifflin let alone the NHL
i knew it was on and still didnt watch it
The Devils/Lightning game was on Sunshine Network here in Palm Tree Hell last night in HD.
I hate both teams but it was fun watching the Devils get run all over the ice. Other than the opening goal they looked horrible.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on October 05, 2007, 12:32:00 AM
Quote from: MDS on October 05, 2007, 12:20:08 AM
The Ducks-Kings game drew a 0.1 rating :-D
I'm a hockey fan and had no idea it was on. Betteman has no place running Dundler Mifflin let alone the NHL
he put the opening game on against the last day of the baseball season and against football. it featured two west coast teams playing at noon east coast time. the hockey season began the same week as the baseball playoffs. and not to mention, he signed a tv contract with a network available in 30 million less homes than espn, and well off the radar of any sports fan.
i could go on....
Quote from: MDS on October 05, 2007, 01:10:28 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on October 05, 2007, 12:32:00 AM
Quote from: MDS on October 05, 2007, 12:20:08 AM
The Ducks-Kings game drew a 0.1 rating :-D
I'm a hockey fan and had no idea it was on. Betteman has no place running Dundler Mifflin let alone the NHL
he put the opening game on against the last day of the baseball season and against football. it featured two west coast teams playing at noon east coast time. the hockey season began the same week as the baseball playoffs. and not to mention, he signed a tv contract with a network available in 30 million less homes than espn, and well off the radar of any sports fan.
i could go on....
you dont have to, the fact that he's really thinking of expanding the league into Europe tells you everything you need to know
The Ducks have played 4 games already. No other team has even played 3 games, and most teams have played just once.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IlWrx7M2EOU
I... errr... uh... ummmmph...
igy deserves to live in dc with these Romes
According to Panaccio, the NHL and NHLPA are working on a compromise to the interconference scheduling issue. Each team would play all 15 in the other conference but they'd alternate home-and-home each year, similar to college football.
Toronto Sun claims Forsberg's top choice is Ottawa (http://torontosun.com/Sports/Hockey/2007/10/23/4597948-sun.html)
and a note to make PG happy: Darcy Tucker is out indefinitely with a busted knee :yay
There's a strong belief Forsberg would want a three-year deal worth about $5 million per season.
peace
there's no way anybody gives him 3 years...i doubt he even wants 3 years
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 23, 2007, 01:58:18 PM
There's a strong belief Forsberg would want a three-year deal worth about $5 million per season.
peace
I thought you were all about overpaying for talented guys.
i dont consider 35 year old one footed guys talented
Isn't he missing a spleen or some shtein too?
yeah but that makes him faster
$5M/season for three years? Bahahaha! Die Swedish meatball.
Who the hell wants to go to Ottawa.
Well, he's got to pay for that new airline of his somehow.
Its BS by a horrible reporter. He didnt get that much after the lockout.
Looks like the Philly area finally got NHL Network (channel 276) and there's a free preview
Pitkanen out 4 weeks with a knee injury (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=221288&hubname=nhl)
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3097077
From the "its about farging time, you idiot" news channel.
Its crazy that Lindros and Forsberg, two players in flyers history will be retiring the same time
CRAAAAAAAZY!
(http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l178/flyerland/Foppagorilla.jpg)
You Disappoint Me
holy shtein...funny
I had no idea JR was playing this year until last night.
chris simon gets 30 games for the ruutu stomp
Chris Simon rules.
hooray for almost seriously injuring someone
hooray for crying about it
Boo for not cutting his foot off
so the NHL's big gimmick is to have an outdoor game, they are hoping the novelty of it draws new fans to check it out, at least for this game...but in their infinite wisdom, they choose 1pm on New Year's Day, right smack in the middle of the Capitol One Bowl and the Gator Bowl...well done NHL
at least it's snowing hard so maybe Crosby will break an ankle or something
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 01, 2008, 01:09:47 PM
at least it's snowing hard so maybe Crosby will break a vertebrae or something
of course Crosby wins it in the shootout
2-1 final
How did i know that it was going to end in the Bettman Special, because the NHL is now GAY. It was absolutely retarded to keep switching sides, make it like pond hockey and just play. It was cool to see a game in that setting, heavy snow at times, but the entire time you had the feeling that Gary the Retard was planning to have Crosby win it in a shootout.
Quote from: SunMo on January 01, 2008, 12:13:05 PM
so the NHL's big gimmick is to have an outdoor game, they are hoping the novelty of it draws new fans to check it out, at least for this game...but in their infinite wisdom, they choose 1pm on New Year's Day, right smack in the middle of the Capitol One Bowl and the Gator Bowl...well done NHL
with the snow in Buffalo it was kinda interesting to watch the game. However, will the NHL
please stop sucking Crosby's dick, it's embarrasing.
Cindy is such a giant bitch.
He's Matthew Barnaby with talent
ESPN guy says this shouldn't be a regular thing every year (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=burnside_scott&id=3176569)
Quotewhat if Crosby had fallen in a hole or been blinded by some snow and crashed into Georges Laraque or some other inanimate object?
ha
Starters for the All-Star game:
EAST = Crosby, Lecavalier, Alfredsson, Chara, Andrei Markov, Brodeur
WEST = Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Iginla, Lidstrom, Phaneuf, Luongo
Western reserves will be announced on Thursday, with the Eastern ones coming on Friday...
Is Andrei related to Danny?
nope, Danny is playing in russia still i think. He was one of my favorite flyers, only because after one of the playoff games they showed him after the game walking outside for an interview smoking during the interview. It was funny to see and Athlete who just got done a game smoking away
I very lightly follow the NHL, so I'll ask what will be an obvious question for any non-casual follower:
Why is Ovechkin not starting?
Because Washington fans don't exist.
what RJS said. Its ridiculous, he is the embodiment what the NHL should be marketing, instead its that whiney bitch Crosby.
So, basically, he's still probably one of the best players in the NHL, but the idiot fans didn't vote enough for him.
I thought maybe he was dead or something.
nah, no one cares about hockey
This man will bring it back
(http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/2273/62051501dq9.png)
igy was too busy voting for Luongo
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3190712
Ovechkin, Capitals agree to 13-year, $124 million contract extension
gotta get the russian jewel locked up before you can sell and move the team
classic material
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wylmOGotyvY
"Chevere ees Tye-Ger?"
tiger zvere are you?
zvere are you?
i swear god
i swear my mom
i watch couple license yaaaa tiger woods
Hoyda (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3203602)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on January 18, 2008, 11:10:28 PM
Hoyda (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3203602)
I didn't see it personally, but someone from another board said he injured himself diving to try to draw a penalty.
which makes it even better. A high ankle sprain is gonna really hurt his game, his skating ablity will really be affected. Couldnt have happened to a better IGY
Bitchmade flag. It's too bad he didn't break his neck going into the boards.
(Sindey fall down go boom around the 22 second mark.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlskPPhNrdI (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlskPPhNrdI)
didn't really look like a dive to me
that wasn't a dive but farg him
Dive or no dive....Cindy is the biggest vagina in hockey.
Why is this even a question?
my boy just emailed this to me....top ten nhl fights so far this year
10. Darcy Tucker (5'10, 178) Vs Jarko Ruutu (6'1, 200)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=uRiLdkOI-KA
Tale of the Tape: 2 super-pests go at it and manage to throw for quite sometime. Some decent toe to toe action here, edge goes to Ruutu who managed to cut Tucker and also get in better shots.
9. David Koci (6'6, 238) Vs Zdeno Chara (6'9, 255)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=C9TemTZlweo
Tale of the Tape: David Koci will fight anybody, anytime, anywhere. He ahd just got his nose broken by Wade Belak a week before this fight, but stilld ecided to go anyways and wound up taking a vicious right to his nose which, in effect, blew up on his face. Watch as Koci takes the shot and checks to make sure his nose is still on his face. Didn't drop though, gotta give him credit. Chara is amonster of a man.
8. Milan Lucic (6'4, 220) Vs Nick Tarnaski (6'2, 224)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=lB5jYQSWuak
Tale of the Tape: Lucic the young guy (born 1988) just pummels Tarnasky. Keep an eye on Lucic in the future, this guy can fight and can score. He hasn't had much offense this season, but I suspect he will be a late offensive bloomer once he gets more opportunities. He was great in the WHL.
7. Georges Laraque (6'3, 243) Vs Donald Brashear (6'3, 239)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEoLPZPNtJo
Tale of the Tape: 2 monsters and fight veterans go at it, and it looks like Brashear is getting just straight brutalized until he finally gets a chance and drops Brashear. A great 'comeback' fight.
6. Eric Godard (6'4, 216) Vs DJ King (6'2, 228)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZAj2bmNguFA
Tale of the Tape: This is just a savage slug fest with 2 guys throwing as hard as they can with little defense. It's surprising that nobody got KO'ed.
5. Riley Cote (6'1, 210) Vs Aaron Asham (5'11, 205)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmPFvH3jJZw&eurl=http://hockeyfights.com/fights/37779
Tale of the Tape: 2 light heavies go at it and just trade until finally Asham catches Cote with a nice right and it drops him. Gotta love Cote who just tries to throw every fight and make it entertaining.
4. Krys Barch (6'2, 220) Vs Brad May (6'1, 218) (2 Rounds)
Round 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ypr03UZ72w&eurl=http://hockeyfights.com/fights/38312
Round 2
http://youtube.com/watch?v=IuoJSD6IhFg
Tale of the Tape: Another couple light heavies go here twice. The second fight is incredible with constant action. Watch n round 2 as they square off how Barch points out to May to watch out for the Glove as he might trip on it. 2 good guys.
3. David Koci (6'6, 238) Vs Derek Boogaard (6'7, 258) (2 Rounds)
Round 1
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qEZfWt_bmfs
Round 2
http://youtube.com/watch?v=oO67fAiNBYU
Tale of the Tape: Koci does not pick his spots as twice he takes on probably the most feared fighter in the NHL right now. All 6'7 258 pounds of Boogaard puts him at giant status along with Chara. 2 fights that go for quite a distance.
2. Brian McGrattan (6'4, 234) Vs Colton Orr (6'3, 222)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=_pUJTr31nLY
Tale of the Tape: Orr looks to get the better of McGrattan at the start of the fight but you see McGrattan begin to comeback and finally drop Orr. 2 huge guys that have some very hard right hands. Great fight.
1. Riley Cote (6'1, 210) Vs Shawn Thornton (6'2, 217)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PJ8bZIj-HAE
Tale of the Tape: My favourite fight so far this season, shows 2 light heavies just throwing as hard and as fast as they can. Toe to toe action like this was a fight from back in the 70's/80's. Old school hockey right here.
Honourable Mentions:
Ed Jovanovski vs Aaron Voros
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITL67A2YjHw
Mike Fisher Vs Matt Walker
(Watch for the headbutt by Walker at the end)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FM5wec3ktc&eurl=http://hockeyfights.com/fights/39023
Riley Cote Vs Colton Orr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKg7xWkRwvc&eurl=http://hockeyfights.com/fights/38046
Cote is always the smallest guy, except for Asham, but usually can hold his own
I was just gonna say... Cote might get smacked around occasionally but he never backs down and always slings 'em regardless.
Tough farger right there.
I was just gonna say that you should all watch boxing if you want to see people fight. Or go to some random corner in West Baltimore. Both are better than two short white Canadians flailing at each other.
Quote from: MDS on January 24, 2008, 07:24:05 PM
I was just gonna say that you should all watching boxing if you want to see people fight. Or go to some random corner in West Baltimore. Both are better than two short white Canadians flailing at each other.
Just put on the damn dress, woman.
White people can't really do anything athletic, let alone fight. It sucks and is a waste of time.
next time you post read it into a tape recorder first then play it back so you can hear how much of a bitch you sound like...maybe you wont hit the send button then
I'm a bitch because I want to watch an actual hockey game, not a bunch of Eastern Europeans and Midget Canadians fight each other?
youre a bitch because you lead a crusade against fighting in the nhl...if you didnt like it but kept to yourself about it youd simply be a Hoyda...but the fact that you continually choose to speak out on something like this is highly suspect
I didn't know starting a silly internet message board argument with my life-partner equated to "leading a crusade." But thanks, Dooks.
you "started" it about a year and a half ago...i dont really care that you dont like it but to scream out loud that you dont for as long as you have is kinda iffy
Iffy in that I'm gay? Haven't we covered that? Aren't we in love? Where am I?
would we fight this much if it didnt lead to make up kisses?
Clearly not. Since I'm Omar in this gay-manly relationship, just don't wind up like Brandon.
can i call you o-weezy from now on?
No. It's either Sir and nothing else. Respect those above you, young'n.
its the all star break so i figured id take a gander at the nhl standings....the southeast division is an abomination...the leader carolina is 10th in the conference in pts (8 make the playoffs)
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 25, 2008, 12:18:22 PM
its the all star break so i figured id take a gander at the nhl standings....the southeast division is an abomination...the leader carolina is 10th in the conference in pts (8 make the playoffs)
Thanks for clarifying. Ha.
theres little chance you knew that and zero chance the lil guy did
You're right, I hardly even know anything about the NHL. I'm so ashamed.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 25, 2008, 12:18:22 PM
its the all star break so i figured id take a gander at the nhl standings....the southeast division is an abomination...the leader carolina is 10th in the conference in pts (8 make the playoffs)
and Buffalo is the 3rd worst team in the NHL
Quote from: rjs246 on January 25, 2008, 12:58:15 PM
You're right, I hardly even know anything about the NHL. I'm so ashamed.
i dont know about that but i find it hard to believe someone whos into zombies robots and unicorns as much as youre could could be all that big a fan of any sport
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 25, 2008, 12:18:22 PM
its the all star break so i figured id take a gander at the nhl standings....the southeast division is an abomination...the leader carolina is 10th in the conference in pts (8 make the playoffs)
I may poop a lot, but I do know how many teams make the playoffs in the 3 major leagues. And also hockey.
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 25, 2008, 01:04:41 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on January 25, 2008, 12:58:15 PM
You're right, I hardly even know anything about the NHL. I'm so ashamed.
i dont know about that but i find it hard to believe someone whos into zombies robots and unicorns as much as youre could could be all that big a fan of any sport
Hey, get it straight. It's just zombies. And sometimes unicorns. But robots are farging gay, dude. For real.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWeyG6J9eB4
OHL scrap, some suspensions handed out
The All-Star game is ridiculous, but I love watching it. Richards had a nice assist in the first.
I turned it off with 19 minutes left in the first
I didn't even know it was on.
Thanks to Versus
East took a 5-1 lead early, blew it, then won 8-7 on a Marc Savard goal w/ 21 seconds left. Eric Staal wins MVP
The NHL also announced that they'll start the season in Sweden (Senators/Penguins) and the Czech Republic (Rangers/Lightning) with 2-game series each
the best part was ovechkin, no crosby meant they showed and focused on him, and he was great both playwise and entertainment wise
That game was boring. No hits, no penalties, BUT LOTS OF SCORING! YAY!!
:P
Betteman creamed himself watching. Loved that the fans in atlanta boo'd him when he was presenting the mvp award. I honestly didnt want to watch, but my wife wanted to watch Richards and Ovechkin play. The whole time Romey i said the same thing, this is what betteman wants hockey to be.
There wasn't a single penalty called. If you take the aggression out of the game it basically becomes figure skating. I want no part of that and neither do real hockey fans.
And Bettman should be eviscerated. He's the worst commissioner in the history of sports.
calm down its a cheesy meaningless all-star game...bettman should die but i cant believe you all are somehow trying to connect the all star game and real nhl games
fighting is up this year
there hasn't been a penalty called in the All-Star game since 2000
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 28, 2008, 09:42:43 AM
there hasn't been a penalty called in the All-Star game since 2000
Exactly. The NHL all-star game is far more fun than any of the other all star games. I'm a huge proponent of physical hockey and fighting and all of that, but watching these guys clown around for a few hours with smiles on their faces was a lot of fun.
Quote
Exactly. The NHL all-star game is far more fun than any of the other all star games. I'm a huge proponent of physical hockey and fighting and all of that, but watching these guys clown around for a few hours with smiles on their faces was a lot of fun.
wow
Wow. Just wow.
You're dead to me, man.
The sight of that midget Bettman just makes me angry, plus he was a full foot shorter than anyone else in the building
Dude, All star games are supposed to be fun. The baseball all star game has turned into a shtein show and MLB has only made it worse by trying to make it 'mean' something at the end of the year. Taking an exhibition game so seriously the even the participants don't have fun is idiotic. What's the point? So yes, I enjoyed watching Kovalchuck get robbed by Nabakov and then skate over to congradulate him on a ridiculous save. That's the whole point of the game. This isn't a playoff game douchewads.
you like seeing men smile...i think it's cute
I just want to hump them is all.
You're alive to me again but only because of the humping men comment.
Dammit.
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on January 28, 2008, 10:47:01 AM
You're alive to me again but only because of the humping men comment.
When rjs makes love to Bettman, do you think he's giver, receiver, or some of both?
the best part about nhl all-star weekend was dominique judging the skills competition. when i hear hockey, i think dominique wilkins.
i think manute bol
Quote from: FastFreddie on January 28, 2008, 12:08:03 PM
Quote from: Jerome99RIP on January 28, 2008, 10:47:01 AM
You're alive to me again but only because of the humping men comment.
When rjs makes love to Bettman, do you think he's giver, receiver, or some of both?
Don't ever call what I do 'making love' ever again.
http://torontosun.com/Sports/Hockey/...97585-sun.html
While some league officials privately are wondering why the NHL continues to have the all-star game, there could be changes after next year's game is held in Montreal to help celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Canadiens.
Though cancelling the game seems a little harsh, there are proponents of that route in the NHL headquarters.
At the very least, it would appear the skills competition is going to become a victim of the changes once the league figures out what direction it wants to take.
"I haven't heard any positive comments about the skills competition at all," a league executive yesterday said. "The players think it's painful, the changes to the competition didn't work and quite frankly, the players are bored with the whole thing."
But were they smiling? That's really all I care about.
its no different than the nba skills comp or the hr contest except that nhl skills thing was never good
was the skills comp even on tv? who watches that stuff?
Shocking that professional crybabies... errr... I mean athletes would be bored with exhibiting their skills to the great unwashed.
After all, there's parties to attend and commercials to film and women to beat!
i would rather see the all star game played outside in mystery, alaska
Richard Zednik got slashed in the neck with a skate (http://youtube.com/watch?v=O1xQM1LTGK0)
(http://images.tsn.ca/images/stories/20080210/zednik_83025.jpg)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=plvKlnguJVE
That looks like its from the 70s and Dave Anderchuck is playing. Wow.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3240754
QuoteTAMPA, Fla. -- Police said two Montreal Canadiens players have been arrested outside a Tampa nightclub.
Defenseman Ryan O'Byrne, 23, has been accused of stealing a woman's purse, and 29-year-old right wing Tom Kostopoulos has been charged with resisting an officer, a Tampa police report says.
WTF? :-D
drunk Canadians
Ybor City is definitely the place to get arrested, especially if you're here on vacation and a citizen of a foreign country. The hillbilly cops down here really love foreigners.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3240888
Flyers Bradon Coburn went down with a torn artery in his buttock and was (later?) rushed to the hospital according to the article.
Coburn was drafted in the first round of the 2003 draft that June. But what is weird is the draft was on June - 21st.
And the guy who got his carotid artery slashed, Zednik. His stats say he has 15 goals, which for the season had projected to 21.
21 goals that is, before he got his neck artery cut.
I'm starting to get a little freaked out.
Brind'Amour tore his ACL last night and is out 4-6 months :(
he got his ring
and Lindros banged his wifey
I met Cory Stillman (http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?page=PlayerDetail&playerId=8458943&service=page)'s parents yesterday while hanging out at the recycling center so my son could watch the fork lifts. Small world.
Brad Richards to Dallas in a 5-player trade
Brian Campbell to San Jose for a prospect + 1st-rd pick
Cristobal Huet to Washington for a 2nd-rd pick
Sergei Fedorov to Washington
Adam Foote returns to Colorado for a 1st-rd pick
Martin Lapointe to Ottawa for a late-round pick
Brad Stuart to Detroit for 2 draft picks
I guess Campbells contract demands hurt his value. Bernier only has 13 goals and 10 assists this season.
I saw "Tradecentre '08" on the TV when I went to lunch. Go TSN.
The Penguins just got Hossa (and Pascal Dupuis) for 3 young players and a 1st-rd pick. Too much for a rental
they wouldn't trade for him unless they were going to re-sign him. it's not enough for a player of his caliber. once again Atlanta gets rolled.
They still need to sign Malkin to a long-term deal. Not sure where they'll get all this money from...
ha...Minnesota traded for Chris Simon
i dont see how pittsburgh resings hossa AND malkin
i think hossa is a rental...they didnt give up much...two guys who get scratched a lot and a prospect who sucks
they are making a run for this year
There's going to be torch-bearing lynch parties searching for Darcy Regier in Buffalo because of that Campbell trade.
How do you lose your best player again because you're too cheap to pay him?
Good God.
Ottawa fired their head coach with 19 games left and they're the #2 seed
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 27, 2008, 05:14:40 PM
Ottawa fired their head coach with 19 games left and they're the #2 seed
it worked out well for Lou before.
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 27, 2008, 05:14:40 PM
Ottawa fired their head coach with 19 games left and they're the #2 seed
Wasn't their HC part of the Flyers organization for a long time?
he scored the tying goal in the bob nystrom offsides game...which by the way is one of the great getting drunk with your friends sports trivia questions ever
i wanna say he coached in hershey too...but maybe not
he also was in the flyers front office in the late 80's
He did coach in Hershey...I think during the 80s when the Flyers were going to the Finals and stuff.
Hossa got knocked out with a knee injury already
Nice
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 28, 2008, 10:04:29 PM
Hossa got knocked out with a knee injury already
nice.
so right after malkin gets his face sliced by a ranger skate, they abc announcers had to do a spot for gilette. he was like, i'm sorry about this, but always make sure your blades are sharp. buy gilette. it was funny.
Eastern playoffs are now set:
1 Montreal vs 8 Boston
2 Pittsburgh vs 7 Ottawa
3 Washington vs 6 Philadelphia
4 New Jersey vs 5 NY Rangers
The only one out west that's set is 1 Detroit vs 8 Nashville
Montreal/Boston is some serious old school rivarly stuff. :yay
Montreal won all 8 this year too
The Western Conference is now set:
1 Detroit vs 8 Nashville
2 San Jose vs 7 Calgary
3 Minnesota vs 6 Colorado
4 Anaheim vs 5 Dallas
half the teams making the west playoffs have no business being hockey teams.
31st time bruins canadians in the playoffs...ha
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 06, 2008, 06:28:07 PM
31st time bruins canadians in the playoffs...ha
And Montreal's won, what... 20-25 of them?
Boston sucks.
cup odds
Detroit Red Wings - 3/1
San Jose Sharks - 9/2
Pittsburgh Penguins - 13/2
Montreal Canadians - 7/1
Anaheim Ducks - 7/1
New York Rangers - 12/1
New Jersey Devils - 14/1
Washington Capitals - 14/1
Ottawa Senators - 16/1
Dallas Stars - 18/1
Minnesota Wild - 20/1
Calgary Flames - 22/1
Colorado Avalanche - 22/1
Boston Bruins - 30/1
Philadelphia Flyers - 35/1
Nashville Predators - 40/1
The Sens could be 100000/1 and I still wouldn't waste a dollar betting on them.
OK, that's a lie, but you get my point.
I don't think the Flyers have a chance, but they should have better odds than the Bruins. The Bruins have been completely owned by the Canadiens throughout the entire season, and historically that's not a pretty matchup for Boston either.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0804/nhl.players.resembling.entertainers/content.1.html
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 10, 2008, 01:25:54 PM
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0804/nhl.players.resembling.entertainers/content.1.html
Hahaha. Brutal. (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0804/nhl.players.resembling.entertainers/content.27.html)
it seems weird that the flames and sharks would start off with two games in a row before some series have even started.
no need to move sharks flames around to accomodate television...they want that series over asap
true. and it's not like there are any other events going on in those cities that would affect scheduling. unless the circus is in town.
Father Demon is hoping to get the Google job so he can dump the Blues for the Sharks.
why is there a hockey team in san jose
Quote from: MDS on April 11, 2008, 01:44:54 PM
why is there a hockey team in san jose, tampa, nashville, miami, dallas, or carolina
who knows
i have an idea: gary bettman is an idiot is has ruined the sport.
dont forget a Jew
since when is it a bad thing to control the world banks?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=J2rvOQHSXKU
Hit of the playoffs canidate right here. I gotta give Marleau props for getting right up, but great hit by Sarich
If Marleau's name is Crosby, Sarich is out for at least five games.
GREAT HIT.
If his name was Crosby, he's laying on the ground and trying to make it look like he's dead
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi5nCd1ZVrw
this was the pregame ceremony before the Senators/Pens game tonight...
laughably awful
that was supergay
ha
Montreal riots after Round 1 (http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=5435411a-ac72-458e-ab71-4e2b790a755a&k=25550)
wow french canadian people need to die asap
GAME 7 SHARKS/FLAMES :crazy
I'll check the score around 1am
1-1
Quote from: MDS on April 22, 2008, 05:58:17 PM
wow french canadian people need to die asap
Yeah, Americans never riot after sporting events. FTL.
5-2 Sharks in the 2nd
Looks like we're gonna get Red Wings/Avalanche again :evil
JR has 4 pts.
It was great watching the flyers win OT game 7, and JR put up 4 points to get his team the win. He's put up ridiculous #'s in his career as far as game 7's go.
also, im notsure if anyone else watches NHL Network, but they have a new Verizon Hockey Fans arent like other Fans. Two office workers get into an elevator, one says he's from the NY office, the other the Philly office. Next scene they are getting off the elevator bloodied up. Guy says "Go Flyers".
There has been a Flyers involvement in every one of those commercials, and i live outside the philly market? Guess the advertising office is fans
NHL player resembling celebrities (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0804/nhl.players.resembling.entertainers/content.1.html)
Some of these are creepy.
(http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/0804/nhl.players.resembling.entertainers/images/alex-ovechkin-richard-kiel.jpg)
but all of them are reposts - IGY hit that up 2 weeks ago, son
oh no!!
he's in ur headz postin ur links
Penguins are now 7-0 in the playoffs. And Forsberg hurt his vadge again
Penguins had 5 goals on 17 shots and were outshot 39-17
rangers sean avery hospitalized
in cardiac arrest at 3am
per espn
coke?
He and Tedy Bruschi have been hanging out a lot lately.
lacerated spleen per tsn
does a lacerated spleen cause cardiac arrest?
avery was boning cuthbert for a while.
The Cindy's will be well rested and have the officials in their back pockets come the Conf. Finals.
farging Rangers. Worthless.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs2008/news/story?id=3339021
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhrzGMKP5Nk
Milan Michalek is a cucumber
that game was crazy. It ended around 2:30
yeah i passed out somewhere in the 3rd OT, around 1:30 or so. that hit was awesome.
could have easily watched it if i knew the game was on.
holy crap! what a game. like the studio host said between OT period 3 and 4, "You wanted game 7, how about game 8!"
Martin Erat's new seven-year, $31.5 contract with the Nashville Predators has been rejected by the NHL.
Erat's contract was rejected because it did not conform to the Collective Barganing Agreement.
Erat, 26, scored a career high 26 goals this past season and tied a personal best with 57 points. The Predators selected Erat
with the 191st overall pick in the 1999 Entry Draft.
The 6-foot-0, 195-pound left winger is currently representing the Czech Republic at the IIHF World Championships in Halifax and Quebec City.
This contract was going to mess up negotiations with Umberger and Carter because it was set so high, no word why it was rejected though
QuoteThe Predators originally announced Erat's seven-year, $31.5 million deal on Monday, but the league rejected it because it didn't conform to what is commonly called "the 100 percent rule" according to Erat's agent, Mike Deutsch.
Deutsch explained it like this: When the lower sum of the player's first two contract years is divided by two, the resulting total (in Erat's case it was $1.75 million) cannot be less than the difference in any two years in the contract.
The difference between years 5 and 6 of Erat's contract had been $2 million.
To fix the problem, the two sides took $250,000 out of Erat's year 7 salary and moved it to year 6.
"That solved the problem," Deutsch said. "It took all of two minutes to fix and Martin has signed the new contract."
A Predators spokesperson said the problem "... had already been taken care of."
The bottom line, assuming the NHL approves the new deal, is that Erat will still have a seven-year, $31.5 million deal.
The Redwings are putting on a clinic right now in shutting out the Pens. I don't even want to think about how badly they would have been stomping the Flyers. And farg Pittsburgh.
through 4 periods: Detroit 6, Pittsburgh 0
Penguins up 3-2 late
happened a few days ago in the minor leagues and it's been on the news a few times, but if anyone missed it, check out what happens during the trophy ceremony in Spokane (http://youtube.com/watch?v=g2cT5J0gxeU)
Luc Bourdon, a former 1st rounder of Vancouver died at 21yo in a motorcycle accident. Sucks, he was a very good young Dman
It's not the NHL offseason unless someone dies in an alcoholic driven wreck.
hockey at wrigley
http://www.suntimes.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/976961,CST-SPT-hawk29.article
Soldier field would have been better
havent been to either but i cant imagine wrigley not being better in every possible way as far as watching a sporting event in...baseball obviously being the best but id like to go to wrigley for a cricket match just to see it and be able to say i went
It still sounds like Beaver Stadium is getting a lot of consideration for next year. That would be the roadtrip of the century
they are only doing one outdoor game a year so beaver stadium will have to wait i suspect until at least 2011 since i think 2010 will be in canada again
they can do multiple games outside if they want, its just whether or not they think its going to get ratings in the US. Canadian teams wont get viewers, but a Pens/Flyers would. Thing is the Pens will go back to sucking ass in a year or two
bettman and the league have already said under no circumstances would they have more than one a year....i suppose they could change their minds but it wont be for next season
Bettman could very well say that all games in the winter months will be played outside, he's a farging tool
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 29, 2008, 03:36:28 PM
they are only doing one outdoor game a year so beaver stadium will have to wait i suspect until at least 2011 since i think 2010 will be in canada again
It seems like a no brainer to do a game in Beaver Stadium or some other capacity equivalent venue. Doesn't Bettman realize how good it would look to have 100,000 plus fans in a stadium for a hockey game? God that guy is an idiot.
honestly no one will care how many fans are there.....these games as awesome as they are do not attract a single new fan to the sport
also i wouldnt be so sure that it would get 100k people...or anywhere close....maybe im underestimating but i think closer to 75-85...probably higher if its played when school is in session...anyway that would be a good bet
If it's when school is in session then there's no doubt it gets 100k. College kids look for any and all excuses to excessively drink and scream loudly for a few hours. Any tickets not bought by Flyers/Pens fans will be taken by binge drinking college students.
cant overuse the novelty of an outdoor, so limiting it to once a year on new years is a solid idea.
Barry Melrose is going to coach the Lightning, ha!
that blows....i love him on espn
you got a link its not even on the lightning website
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=239261&lid=headline&lpos=secStory_main
the best part of the article...why florida deserves no sports teams
QuoteAccording to the Star, incoming team owner Oren Koules has pushed for the hiring of Melrose in an effort to further sell the team and the sport in Florida.
lol what a joke of a league. why do they do this to themselves?
barry just said on sportscenter that he wants to coach but there's nothing happening at the moment.
Penguins win in triple OT after Detroit was 34 seconds away from winning the Cup
Since IGY loves Pierre Mcguire so much. Wait until the end, it gets even more uncomfortable than how he's standing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i5zXLZHGI4
youre an announcer with a long stick from time to time
Fleury just knocked the potential Cup-clinching goal into his own net with his ass
wow Hossa almost tied the game with 1 second left. Red Wings win the Cup (again). Zetterberg gets the Conn Smythe...
omg...wow
http://sidcrosby.blogspot.com/
Quote from: SunMo on June 05, 2008, 05:01:00 PM
omg...wow
http://sidcrosby.blogspot.com/
Extremepens?
That's every day for the past two months here in Pittsburgh. I despise the Wings as a franchise but I couldn't be more pleased about them shutting that shtein down last night.
-- Hasek is expected to announce his retirement tomorrow
-- Ron Wilson, fired by the Sharks, takes over the Maple Leafs
pathetic
(http://nhl.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p4826913dt.jpg)
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/QBEagles/gaypenguin.gif)
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 11, 2008, 10:08:08 PM
pathetic
(http://nhl.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p4826913dt.jpg)
that actually awesome and if it had been flyers id have bought two
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 12, 2008, 08:17:19 AM
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 11, 2008, 10:08:08 PM
pathetic
(http://nhl.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p4826913dt.jpg)
that actually awesome and if it had been flyers id have bought two
I would bet anything you wouldnt touch that hat if it wasnt fitted
good point...no way i would...and a velco strap doubles down on that non purchase
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3452292
lol
bettman is an unbelievable douche
I would love to see this escalate to the point that either the Rangers or Bettman had to leave the NHL.
We all know it would be Bettman, but Rangers fans deserve a good scare.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 19, 2008, 03:12:29 PM
bettman is an unbelievable douche
that is the understatement of the year.
nothing would make me happier than to see the nhl fold and a new hockey league emerge.
Quote from: MDS on June 19, 2008, 11:41:27 PM
nothing would make me happier than to see the nhl fold and a new hockey league emerge.
Stop. You know absolutely nothing about hockey and have no place whatsoever in this conversation.
Quote from: MDS on June 19, 2008, 11:41:27 PM
nothing would make me happier than to see the nhl fold and a new hockey league emerge.
there is a new Russian superleague which is getting players who are borderline 3rd/4th liners. Esche played there last year before they setup this new league. The NHL's response was the new league poses no threat. Yet players are leaving left and right. Everyones favorite Branko Radiovoijc just left the NHL for them last week
The NHL works fine.
But Gary Bettman has been its Achilles heel now for HOW many years?
He's GOT to get out of there before he ruins the sport.
NON SEQUITOR!!!!
a comment that has no relation to the preceding comment or to an ongoing discussion or topic.
a logical fallacy
an episode of Star Trek: Voyager
http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/446583
QuoteRussian league eyes Malkin
KEITH SRAKOCIC/AP
Pittsburgh Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin had 47 goals and 52 assists during the 2007-08 NHL regular season.
Brand new rival league to NHL could make Penguins star highest paid hockey player in the world
Jun 20, 2008 06:46 AM
Rick Westhead
Sports business columnist
Several teams in Russia's revamped pro hockey league want to repatriate NHL all-star Evgeni Malkin by offering him a contract that would make him hockey's highest-paid player – by a wide margin.
In a move that would surely send a shock through the NHL, whose executives are gathered today in Ottawa for the amateur player draft, the Russian teams are poised to offer the Russian-born Pittsburgh Penguins forward a multi-year contract worth at least $12.5 million (all figures U.S.) tax free per season, said a source familiar with the matter.
The offer would be equivalent to at least a $15 million per year in the NHL, where players have to pay state (or provincial) and federal taxes.
By contrast, Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin is the top-paid player in the NHL at just under $9.6 million a season.
"Hey, we can afford to pay more than the NHL right now," a high-ranking executive with the Russian league told the Star this morning. "Our economy is commodities-based so we're not going through the same problems that you have in America."
The executive said a $12.5 million offer to Malkin "is not crazy" but conceded, "it's on the edge of crazy."
Malkin is one of the NHL's top young stars. This season, his second in the NHL, he scored 47 goals and added 59 assists in 82 games with the Penguins and was the runner-up to Ovechkin for the most valuable player trophy. The power forward was also an all-star and was paid a base salary of $984,200, a year after winning the NHL's rookie of the year award.
Malkin also has an endorsement contract with Canadian hockey company Bauer, which is negotiating a possible sponsorship agreement with the new Russian league, a source said.
If Malkin decided to return to Russia it would be a move reminiscent of Bobby Hull's defection from the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks in 1972 to the World Hockey Association's Winnipeg Jets. The Jets agreed to pay Hull $1 million over 10 years.
The new Russian league, known as the Continental Hockey League, has turned to the likes of former NHLPA executive director Bob Goodenow to develop a strategy for competing against the NHL. It's a rivalry that seems certain to turn nasty.
The Russian league executive confirmed teams have already started to offer contracts to some players who are already under contract to an NHL club.
And while the Russian league will use a salary cap to control player expenses, the salary of a player who quits an NHL contract to play in Russia won't count against their cap.
A Russian league official brushed off suggestions that the NHL would legally contest such contract offers.
"What happened with Malkin when he came to the NHL?" the official said.
After the Penguins drafted Malkin in 2004, he remained in Russia, where his club team argued he had an existing contract. After Malkin left for North America, his team unsuccessfully filed an antitrust lawsuit against the NHL, arguing he had an existing contract in Russia.
The new Russian league is scheduled to start its season Sept. 2.
QuoteAnd while the Russian league will use a salary cap to control player expenses, the salary of a player who quits an NHL contract to play in Russia won't count against their cap.
That's actually an awesome idea.
correction. i know that there is a blue line and niklos lindstrom plays defense for the detroit professional team.
is there anyway that league can get ovechkin the hell out of dc
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=241222&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_nhl
QuoteIt appears as though the NHL buyout season has begun, leaving two underachieving goaltenders to look for new homes.
Goaltenders Ray Emery and Dan Cloutier have been put on waivers, the first step that must be taken to buy them out.
If not claimed by anyone, the the respective teams can then proceed with the buyout.
"We will see if anyone claims (Emery)," Sens' GM Bryan Murray. "If not, (enacting the buyout) is the plan. It's unfortunate. I am sure Ray will one day get his game turned around and get things in order and be a good goalie for someone
Emery's buyout marks the end of a tumultous era with the Ottawa Senators. At one time, Emery was considered the future for the Senators between the pipes. But a series of incidents this season, soured Emery's relationship with the team.
More to come.
IIHF calls Malkin report unsubstantiated (http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/breaking/s_573824.html)
Pittsburgh is freaking out at this Malkin news. Good god I hope it happens.
TSN says the Canadiens received permission to talk to Sundin
so Rome, what do the 3 hockey fans in Tampa think about the hiring of Melrose and Tocchet?
Liles re-signed with the Avs (http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242041&l...s=topStory_nhl)
Ryan Malone and Gary Roberts were traded to the Lightning for a 4th round pick that becomes a 3rd if they're re-signed. Rumor has it a deal for Malone is in place.
Atlanta bought out Zhitnik, which makes that Coburn trade even better...
Edmonton traded Pitkanen to Carolina
(All ex-Philly players must be mocked)
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 01, 2008, 12:55:04 PM
Edmonton traded Pitkanen to Carolina
(All ex-Philly players must be mocked)
Joni eats boogers
Actually Edmonton got a good deal, to get Cole for a tard like Joni is a good job by them.
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 01, 2008, 12:55:04 PM
Edmonton traded Pitkanen to Carolina
(All ex-Philly players must be mocked)
I can mock him in person. And will. Carolina fans will miss Cole.
Theodore from Colorado to Washington
Kolzig from Washington to Tampa Bay
Huet from Washington to Chicago
Lalime from Chicago to Buffalo
CuJo from Calgary back to Toronto
and PG's favorite Darcy Tucker heads to Colorado
and Brian Campbell to Chicago...8 years, $57M :-D
Jesus. Washed up goalies are so hot right now.
wait Olaf Kolzig and Curtis Joseph are STILL PLAYING?
No.
wait easy was wrong?
It's all a trick to confuse you.
Wade Redden to the Rangers 6/$39M
Mark Streit to the Islanders 5/$20.5M
Holik and Rolston return to the Devils
Todd Fedoruk to the Coyotes
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 01, 2008, 08:40:08 PM
Wade Redden to the Rangers 6/$39M
Gomez - 7.357 Drury - 7.05 Lundqvist - 6.875 Redden - 6.5 Roszival - 5. That's $32.782 million, or almost 60% of this year's cap
QuoteSean Avery, a man of contradictions. He has an eye for couture, but is definitely straight. He plays left wing for the New York Rangers (that's ice hockey, I'm told) but he was also a fabulous fashion intern at Vogue. The sartorial skater is in Paris right now gawping at the Chanel, Gautier, and Dior shows (with oh, you know, Anna), while also making time to mack on cute blonde lady bloggers. Specifically fashion writer Susan Kirschbaum, who ran into Avery in Paris, asked if he was sure he wasn't gay and was met with an endearingly bonk! straight boy response:
"I'm going home to jerk off to you now." Aww/eww. A tipster tells us that Avery added "And that's a big compliment," and later text messaged Kirschbaum saying that "the session is going well." So yes! A little creepy, but at least he's not been completely be-sassed by the sleek and bitchy fashion industry. Though it could all be an elaborate ruse and he really went back to his hotel to drink Moët and do blow all night with Tom Ford while Anna Wintour did slow 70's disco claps in the background, Carly Simon playing softly. If that's the case then boo, but if he really was practicing his stick-handling skills then good on him. I hope he had a steak afterwards.
Hossa is close to signing with the Red Wings. Why even bother playing the season?
Jesus. That's just not fair.
1 yr, $7.4M
How does a team with that many good players have any cap room?
They were near bottom of the cap floor last year i believe. It's all by great scouting that they get these guys who turn into gems in their system. Absolutely an amazing organization.
Avery just got 4/$15.5M from Dallas
Carolina gave Pitkanen $12M :-D
Cole's going to get a lot more than that next year, so I guess Carolina didn't mind losing value in that trade.
wow penguins offered hossa 7-49 and he spit on that to sign for 1-7
didnt like that zesty org
Orpik takes the cash to re-sign....6 yrs, $23M
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 02, 2008, 01:32:22 PM
Avery just got 4/$15.5M from Dallas
Carolina gave Pitkanen $12M :-D
Reason #1,000,000,000 to despise Dallas.
And wtf is Carolina thinking giving Joni that kind of dough? Good God.
i havent seen his final numbers but did joni get 1 year for 12 mil???...i dont understand why everyone is going nuts over his signing...i mean avery got over 15 mil...either joni got one or two years or you people dont understand the current nhl salary numbers...OR as i suspect youre trying to hate all over an ex flyer...however if he got a one or two year deal for 12 mil then i can see getting all ignant over it
He got a 3-year, $12 million dollar deal.
1 - 3.5
2 - 4
3 - 4.5
BigEd posted a laugh smiley, I made a joke about him not having as much value as the guy they traded for him, and Rome did get a little "indignant." But you make it sound like the entire board is absolutely up in arms over the contract, and you're swooping in to save the day.
Stop it.
Fedotenko and Satan to the Penguins, and Marc-Andre Fleury gets a new long-term deal
Markus Naslund to the Rangers
Rob Blake to the Sharks
Georges Laraque to the Canadiens
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 03, 2008, 06:05:49 AM
He got a 3-year, $12 million dollar deal.
1 - 3.5
2 - 4
3 - 4.5
BigEd posted a laugh smiley, I made a joke about him not having as much value as the guy they traded for him, and Rome did get a little "indignant." But you make it sound like the entire board is absolutely up in arms over the contract, and you're swooping in to save the day.
Stop it.
can you explain what :-D and wtf? mean in terms of the contract pitkanen signed?
just askin
Pitkanen never lived up to his potential and tries to be Timonen instead of Hatcher. He's soft and two organizations gave up on him in one year.....then Carolina gives him $12M. That's why it's funny (and why the pro leagues suck when a team has money to blow)...
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 03, 2008, 11:55:22 PM
Quote from: FastFreddie on July 03, 2008, 06:05:49 AM
He got a 3-year, $12 million dollar deal.
1 - 3.5
2 - 4
3 - 4.5
BigEd posted a laugh smiley, I made a joke about him not having as much value as the guy they traded for him, and Rome did get a little "indignant." But you make it sound like the entire board is absolutely up in arms over the contract, and you're swooping in to save the day.
Stop it.
can you explain what :-D and wtf? mean in terms of the contract pitkanen signed?
just askin
Indignant is a pretty strong word for people taking mild pot-shots. As usual, you love you some hyperbole.
Joni isn't worth 12 cents let alone 12 million dollars.
Hyperbole!
Jaromír Jágr was signed by Avangard Omsk.
Quote from: QB Eagles on July 04, 2008, 10:15:18 AM
Jaromír Jágr was signed by Avangard Omsk.
Later ya whiney bitch:
Quote"And I also want to say to the people like Mike Milbury who made their living by criticizing me all the time, that they can kiss my [butt]."
Dan Boyle waived his NTC to go to San Jose (http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=242464&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main). stupid move on their part, they should have just re-signed Campbell
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 04, 2008, 12:05:46 AM
Pitkanen never lived up to his potential and tries to be Timonen instead of Hatcher. He's soft and two organizations gave up on him in one year.....then Carolina gives him $12M. That's why it's funny (and why the pro leagues suck when a team has money to blow)...
yeah and if he had lived up to his potential hed be making 6 mil a year...your tunnell vision on joni because hes an ex flyer is preventing you from seeing that big picture and what defensemen around the league make...is he slightly overpaid perhaps...is it worth lolololoing and carrying on like a bunch of school girls....absolutely not
$12M for a guy on his third team in less than a year is definitely worth laughing about. It's less about laughing at Joni and his mediocre play than it is about Carolina dumping millions in his lap, IGY.
Jason Smith signed a 2 year deal with the Sens, rumor is they signed him without a Physical..lol
Best Captain Ever.
Recchi to Tampa Bay....1-yr deal
Recchi should have "hang 'em up" tattooed on his forehead so that every time he looks in a mirror he'll be reminded of how much he sucks now.
Umberger got caked off (http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/24057609.html)
The Chronicles of Stanley: Thanks to Kid Rock, Red Wings forget Cup on Malibu beach and it becomes a giant ashtray (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/The-Chronicles-of-Stanley-Thanks-to-Kid-Rock-R?urn=nhl,92627)
QuoteThe Chronicles of Stanley is an occasional series this summer that tracks the Detroit Red Wings as they each get their special alone time with the Stanley Cup. For more about the travels of the Chalice, visit NHL.com's Stanley Cup blog.
Kid Rock seems like a cool dude. Gave the world lyrics like "Buy a yacht with a flag sayin' chillin' the most/Then rock that bitch up and down the coast." Hangs out with John Daly's belly. Occasionally, while golfing, dresses like Danny Wood from the New Kids on the Block.
But mostly, you have to respect his puckhead street cred as a close friend of Chris Chelios of the Detroit Red Wings.
Both of them are part of "The Malibu Mob" of entertainers and famous faces who live near each other in Southern California and hang out; folks like John McEnroe, Tony Danza, John Cusack, John C. McGinley and surfer Laird Hamilton.
It was in Malibu where Kid Rock had a raucous Fourth of July party in honor of the Red Wings and featuring the Stanley Cup. NY Daily News gossip mavens Rush and Molloy reported today that the party spilled over to Hamilton's beach house, where Rock and friends arrived with "a retinue of leggy, cleavage-bearing, slightly-past-their-prime party favors." Hamilton is married to volleyball queen Gabrielle Reece. She was not amused.
As for the hockey royalty and their Chalice, Rush and Molloy have the details:
We'll tell you who wasn't complaining: Kid's Detroit buddies from the Red Wings, who brought the Stanley Cup with them. Maybe they were distracted by Kid's blond-tourage, or maybe the ice warriors were disoriented by the throbbing sun, but they forgot the Cup out on the beach. At least for a while. "People mistook the trophy for an ashtray," says our source.
Now, this would at first appear to be a desecration, but clearly the model-actresses dropping ash into the Stanley Cup were honoring the legacy of King Clancy, who used the trophy as a cigar ashtray for an entire summer back in 1927. You'll find most "slightly past their prime party favors" prefer the King Clancy Memorial Trophy to all other postseason hardware.
Besides, what's a little ash in the Cup going to do? It's not like they got drunk at a chili bar and then dropped the Stanley Cup, damaging it to the point where a dent needed to be hand-hammered out.
(Incidentally, I asked Steve Yzerman at the NHL Entry Draft about Brett Lebda dropping and denting the Cup during the celebration. "Did any of your teams ever damage the Cup like that during your championship celebrations?" I asked. "Not that I could tell you," was the response. Classic.)
St. Louis loses Erik Johnson for the season (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/2008-09-23-2025844902_x.htm)
tore 2 knee ligaments when his foot got caught between the accelerator and brake on a golf cart
that sucks for Demon, but is a worse story than me falling and destroying my shoulder
Gonchar our 4-6 months (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3616704)
Khabibulin placed on waivers (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3616794)
Quote from: SD_Eagle on September 30, 2008, 12:03:39 AM
Gonchar our 4-6 months (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3616704)
i hear that hurts
Alexi Cherepanov (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Cherepanov) The Rangers 1st round pick two years ago is being rumored as dead from a collision on the ice in the KHL
Strange Wiki is the only one reporting it.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 13, 2008, 03:46:57 PM
Strange Wiki is the only one reporting it.
here ya go icehole
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=252547&lid=headline&lpos=topStory_main i used the wrong link
He was a steal for the Rangers where they drafted him. Now he's a bust.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 13, 2008, 03:49:57 PM
He was a steal for the Rangers where they drafted him. Now he's a bust.
lol. He'll never Live up to the hype
QuoteSupposedly Jagr didn't see him and elbowed him in the chest somehow, and at the point when Cherepanov had collapsed, Jagr was screaming for him to wake up, and was in tears. This was from the Rangers board on hfb's.
Yup, Jagr killed him. (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3641566)
QuoteAccording to Russian media reports, Cherepanov was rushed to a hospital when he lost consciousness after colliding with teammate Jaromir Jagr in the third period against Vityaz Chekhov.
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 13, 2008, 03:49:57 PM
He was a steal for the Rangers where they drafted him. Now he's a bust.
He had the skills of a champion but not the heart of a champion.
even after his contract his done, Jagr is still killing the Rangers
Jagr always did wear his heart on his sleeve.
Until recently, however, he never wore anyone else's heart on his sleeve.
i love :CF
I forgot that they have sudden death in the KHL.
573k watched wings/leafs on vs.
thats the highest regular season game ever for them
gooooooo bettman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2k5b4iLSGs
Video of Jagr and Cherepanov. Apparently they are saying Jagr was screaming wake up when it first happened
why is jagr playing in some russian league?
because the NHL is in trouble and players are moving to a league that pays their taxes for them and gives them more money
Video of Cheraponov receiving treatment on the bench (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWqcB-AB5-U)
Quote from: SD_Eagle on October 14, 2008, 04:55:37 AM
Video of Cheraponov receiving treatment on the bench (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWqcB-AB5-U)
that looks familiar
That's insane. No defibrillator? No paramedics?
Quote from: FastFreddie on October 14, 2008, 10:26:50 AM
That's insane. No defibrillator? No paramedics?
The ambulance had apparently left early, and had to turn around to pick him up
They're in Russia. I don't think they have defibrillators, paramedics or ambulances there.
Maybe Sarah Palin can talk to her boy Pootin and get 'em hooked up.
broduer out for 3-4 months
love it, and how about this
http://philadelphia.comcastsportsnet.com/pages/landing_flyers/?Panaccio-Sunday-NHL-Notebook=1&blockID=16962&feedID=695
Quote`
Tim Panaccio
Comcast SportsNet
Saturday, November 1, 2008
>> Finally, sometimes, the general managers meet and discuss ways to stifle the game. Last week in Chicago, the GMs, reportedly headed by Montreal's Bob Gainey, floated an idea to water down penalty kill units by not allowing defenders to leave their feet. In other words, players who dive in front of a shot to block it would be penalized.
Surprisingly, Minnesota GM Doug Risebrough supported the motion, which will be discussed further in March at the next meeting in Naples, Fla.
"It's not purely blocking shots; it's leaving your feet that was the suggestion — leaving your feet to block a shot," Risebrough to the Pioneer-Press. "I agree with it. ... Years ago, we put all these rules in and the defense is pretty good right now, so how do you tweak it a little bit? Well, there are a lot of guys who are leaving their feet to block shots."
Diving to block a shot is part of hockey. This is one rules change that doesn't belong in the game. <<
Bettman would probably be all for that, because he's a massive douchenozzle.
Rangers are All Class (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3688410)
QuoteThree weeks after the death of top prospect Alexei Cherepanov, the New York Rangers are seeking a compensatory pick in the second round of the 2009 NHL draft, saying "with all due respect to Alexei's family and his memory, he is technically eligible to be drafted again next year," the New York Post has reported.
The team is citing Article 8.3 (b) in the NHL's collective bargaining agreement, which mandates compensatory selections be provided when teams are unable to sign first-round draft picks.
Alexei Cherepanov
Gregory Shamus/Getty Images
Alexei Cherepanov, the top-ranked European player in the 2007 draft, was the Rangers' first-round pick that year.
"The question is with the one parenthetical phrase in Article 8.3 (b) that refers compensation for an unsigned first-round draft pick who is '... again eligible for the Entry Draft or becomes an Unrestricted Free Agent,'" Rangers assistant general manager Cam Hope told the newspaper. "That language was inserted to clarify that a team would be owed a compensatory pick even if they were to re-draft that player or sign him as a free agent.
"It seems now as if that phrase is unintentionally precluding the deceased from being included as eligible for compensation. We understand that this is a sensitive issue, but with all due respect to Alexei's family and his memory, he is technically eligible to be drafted again next year."
Cherepanov was the 17th selection in the 2007 draft. He died Oct. 13 after collapsing during a game in Russia while playing in a Continental Hockey League game with the Omsk club Avangard. He was 19 years old.
"We are not attempting to capitalize on a tragedy, but there would be no question regarding the Rangers' right to a compensatory pick if Cherepanov had been revived and survived the incident and were on life support," Hope said. "If an unsigned player sustained a massive injury on or off the ice, the drafting team would get a compensatory pick.
"We believe that the letter of the law applies in this case, but even if there is a disagreement on that, it's clear that the spirit of the law applies."
Rangers general manager Glen Sather first put the matter on the table in Chicago last month at the league's GM meetings, the Post reported.
"At this point, the league has taken no position on the Rangers' request," NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly told the newspaper. "The matter is in front of the league's general managers, who will address the subject at their next meeting in March.
"It's possible that the language of the CBA would need to be amended to address situations such as this one. If that's the case, then we would need to negotiate that with the Players' Association."
All of the deaths the Flyers org has had, and they've never asked for this..lol
They should be mocked for their thoughtlessness and applauded for their killer instinct.
But mostly mocked, because they're the Rangers. farging classless assfargs.
i understand the Killer instinct, but the quotes by team officials are heartless.
The Lightning fired Barry Melrose and hired Rick Tocchet as head coach.
Tocchet should be the Flyers coach
I thought Tocchet was in prison or something.
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 15, 2008, 04:32:16 PM
I thought Tocchet was in prison or something.
Coaching in Tampa may as well be the same thing.
They still have a cup in the past 10 years
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on November 15, 2008, 11:46:16 PM
They still have a cup in the past 10 years
But not a World Series trophy :D
World farging Champions
I'm going to the Lightning/Canes game today... rooting for an ugly game, I guess.
Sean Avery was suspended indefinitely for referring to Elisha Cuthbert as sloppy seconds
melrose FTW....
Q&A with Barry Melrose
To help put closure on my Tampa Bay conundrum, I phoned former Lightning coach and future ESPN analyst Barry Melrose, who is still in Florida and will remain there for the winter. Barry begins his ESPN duties on Jan. 1. He will be with me on the "SportsCenter" set as we break down the Red Wings-Blackhawks outdoor game from Wrigley Field.
Question from Bucci: Since you were fired by the Lightning, I have been rooting for them to lose every game. I have admitted this and am now looking to move on, wishing nothing but good things for the organization, especially Oren Koules. Have you been rooting for the Lightning to lose?
Answer from Melrose: Yes. I hope they never win another game. I think when people say that they don't care, they are lying to you. One of the reasons ESPN wanted me back on the air is to tell the truth, and yeah, I hope they never win another game.
Q: Once you become an analyst again, will you be able to put that aside?
A: Oh, yes. Time heals everything. Like in Los Angeles, where I was also fired, they have Luc Robitaille working there, so I certainly want him to do well there. Time will heal that in Tampa Bay, too. I'm glad Oren Koules gave me the chance and just wish we could have seen it through for longer.
Q: Take us through your emotional roller coaster. Did you cry at any point after you were fired?
A: I don't cry, so that's out of the question. I've been in hockey a long time. I saw people talking who shouldn't be talking and people together who shouldn't be together, and the battles I was having about playing time and playing people. I sensed it coming, but not after 16 games, and we [were] four points out of first place. I did everything I told them I was going to do. If you look at them now, they are doing everything I told them to do. They brought up young guys that play hard, and the old guys who can't play are out of the lineup. They still aren't tough enough. I've been vindicated in everything I said I was going to do. I was angry. My son says I'm an angry man most of the time in my life. But now, I'm looking at getting back to ESPN and talking about all 30 teams.
Q: So, what do the Lightning need to do if you were given total control?
A: Youth, size, skating ability and toughness. I always told them I wanted two lines that could score and two lines that would be hard to play against. You have to be able to skate in today's game, and they need good guys in that dressing room. It wasn't my type of team when I was there. I like physical teams and I just didn't have that. There was no hitting. We were the easiest team to play against and I just can't stand that. I like fighting and the energy it brings to a team.
Q: What about coming back to ESPN?
A: I was sad leaving ESPN and still have a headache from the going-away party they threw for me. And the NHL lost a lot of memorabilia sales from ESPN people buying Lightning gear. That's how ESPN is. They are passionate and loyal. I can't wait to come back. I love sitting in the studio and watching hockey and then coming upstairs and telling Scott Van Pelt and Neil Everett how to pronounce the players' names.
Already out until mid-January with a back injury, Joe Sakic broke 3 fingers in a snowblower accident and is out until March
imma go easy on you bitches....
tonight is the first saturday in 13 years the maple leafs havent played
forsberg wants to come back again for the playoffs...this guy needs to go away
Sundin is a Canuck
Shocking! (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3797614)
More proof that fans voting for all-star games should be shot:
EAST = Crosby, Malkin (PIT), Kovalev, Markov, Komisarek, Price (MON)
WEST = Kane, Toews, Campbell (CHI), Getzlaf, S.Niedermayer, Giguere (ANA)
12 starters.....4 teams (none of which are in 1st place)
People actually watch the NHL All Star Game?
Christ. I'm a hockey fan and even I refuse to watch that charade.
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 03, 2009, 04:05:16 PM
More proof that fans voting for all-star games should be shot:
EAST = Crosby, Malkin (PIT), Kovalev, Markov, Komisarek, Price (MON)
WEST = Kane, Toews, Campbell (CHI), Getzlaf, S.Niedermayer, Giguere (ANA)
12 starters.....4 teams (none of which are in 1st place)
my buddies brother does work for the NHL in advertising, he was on a conference call when the head guy from the NHL PR office said that some Frog had hacked into the voting and voted for Habs players to the point they were the top 8 spots
pens got embarrassed today by florida....hard to believe they would miss the playoffs if the season ended today
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3RfDTNM4q8&eurl=http://www.flyersphans.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2148621&feature=player_embedded
Crosby gave McClean Shaken Baby Syndrome in a fight
can you imagine being known as the guy who got beat up by sydney crosby
That looked like a middle school girl fight.
Probably the funniest fight in NHL history: Semin fight (hilarious) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDRCpN4OMpM)
hahahahaha
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2009, 02:55:24 PM
Probably the funniest fight in NHL history: Semin fight (hilarious) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDRCpN4OMpM)
Sissy boy slap party
looked like Ralphie beating up the bully
We get in Semin fights all the time here on :CF!
Quote from: SD_Eagle on January 04, 2009, 02:55:24 PM
Probably the funniest fight in NHL history: Semin fight (hilarious) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDRCpN4OMpM)
Is there any possible way that Don Cherry can discuss that fight without getting fired from the CBC? If so it's only because Semin isn't French.
hockey broadcasts in canada >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hockey broadcasts in usa
also the frogs were going nuts over team canada juniors, even though most up here want to separate from canada. idiot frogs.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-tue-problem-06-jan06,0,2612506.column
QuoteHockey stick souvenir loss merits a major misconduct
Jon Yates | What's Your Problem?
January 6, 2009
As the clock ticked down on the Detroit Red Wings' 6-4 Winter Classic victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday at Wrigley Field, Kalan Plew rushed from his seat above the third-base dugout to the spot where his beloved Wings would exit the ice.
The Gurnee teenager had hoped to get high fives from the players as they passed.
What he got was a hockey fan's dream.
As the Red Wings left the field, one of them, Henrik Zetterberg, made eye contact with the 14-year-old.
"He kind of winked," Plew said. "Then he gave me his stick."
Elated, Plew proudly carried the stick through the stands and was headed to the front entrance, where his father was waiting for him.
As he left the stadium, a man dressed like a security guard told him to hand the hockey stick over, he said. Plew said the man told him he was not allowed to have the stick if his parents weren't around.
The man took the stick and told the teenager he could pick it up at the stadium's customer relations office.
Plew said he ran to his dad, who was just a short distance away. Together, they went to the ticket office and then to another office inside. They were told there was no hockey stick with Plew's name on it.
"I was so excited to get it," said Plew, a die-hard Detroit fan. "Then to have that guy take it away. ..."
Marc Plew said his son was part of group that purchased obstructed-view seats for $25 each through a youth hockey league. There were seven kids in the group, escorted by six adults. Marc Plew watched the game in a bar across from the stadium, then met his son outside Wrigley's main gate.
By then, the father said, Kalan was in tears.
"I don't understand a person who could do this," Marc Plew said.
The elder Plew said he found a man outside the stadium who worked for the Red Wings and explained what happened. The man gave him his e-mail address. Marc Plew said he e-mailed several times that day but heard nothing back.
So he e-mailed the Tribune.
"That opportunity will never happen again in his lifetime," Marc Plew said. "Whoever this person was, ruined it."
On Friday, the Problem Solver called officials at both Wrigley Field and the Red Wings.
Monday morning, Red Wings spokesman John Hahn said the team will try to fill the void.
"Sometime this week we'll get another stick from Henrik and send it to him," Hahn said.
Hahn said his office spoke with Zetterberg, who said he remembers giving his stick to a young fan.
"Henrik gave a kid a stick, and somehow it got taken away from him," Hahn said. "It's unfortunate, and we'll make it right."
Just what happened remains unclear. Cubs spokesman Carl Rice said the stadium has a policy that requires fans to check large items like bats and hockey sticks, which are not allowed in the seats. In such cases, the fan is supposed to be taken to customer relations, where he or she fills out a form and is given a ticket to retrieve the item after the game.
Rice said the policy would not have applied in Plew's case because the game was over, and the teenager was outside the stadium when the hockey stick was taken. Rice said he does not believe a Cubs or NHL employee took Plew's stick.
"He should have been able to walk out of the stadium without problem," Rice said. "The question is whether somebody stole it."
Plew is still bummed not to have the stick from the Winter Classic, but he's happy the Red Wings will send him another one.
"I appreciate it," he said. "I feel great, but it's just not the same."
Cubbie scum. They nicked it and they know it. Like someone is going to dress up as a security guard on the offchance they can steal a hockey stick given to a kid by a player! Loveable loser logic.
i couldnt find the "rest of the KHL" thread but the russian pro league played their all star game oiutdoors in red square
awesome pic
(http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42336000/jpg/_42336395_redsquare_hockey_ap416.jpg)
yea thats pretty farging sweet
Cool pic. Kasparitus is an allstar over there.
And the Flyers wont make it past Boston this year in the playoffs. They are unreal, as the Sharks are in the west
Cindy is sitting out the All-Star Game for the 2nd year in a row
pretty smart...can't believe no one thought of this before now.
http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/hockey/articles/2009/01/25/teen_goalie_designs_pads_to_trick_shots/ (http://www.boston.com/sports/schools/hockey/articles/2009/01/25/teen_goalie_designs_pads_to_trick_shots/)
wow the rangers gave up 6 goals n 3rd period and lost 10-2....also they are trying to bring back avery...great night
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 06, 2009, 11:09:49 PM
wow the rangers gave up 6 goals n 3rd period and lost 10-2....also they are trying to bring back avery...great night
6 goals in 10 shots
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 06, 2009, 11:09:49 PM
wow the rangers gave up 6 goals n 3rd period and lost 10-2....also they are trying to bring back avery...great night
they're battling the flu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3b_7S-sGBo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3b_7S-sGBo)
he shoots he scores! and i draw ding dongs on people!
i wanted to hate that, but i loved it instead
Therrien fired as Pens coach, replaced by Dan Bylsma.
it's about time Therrien was the most overrated coach of all time
god the nhl is such a joke. might as well pull a random fan out of the stands and let him coach.
(http://roflrazzi.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/avril-lavigne-trying-too-hard-youre-doing-it.jpg)
looks like brad richards is out for the year
redonkulous goal by ovechkin last night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6EJ5Iwnv9w
That was just silly.
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 19, 2009, 08:09:56 AM
redonkulous goal by ovechkin last night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6EJ5Iwnv9w
best player in the nhl...and it's not even close
depending on how tiger comes back from his injury ovechkin is the best player in all of sports
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 19, 2009, 10:13:51 AM
depending on how tiger comes back from his injury ovechkin is the best player in all of sports
Golf isn't a sport, it's a leisure activity
then ovie be the GOAT right now
Who knows if this is true, but supposedly some crazy shtein is going to be reported about the Canadiens, some rumors are about drugs and a prostitution ring and players being somehow related.
The Newspaper It in a hurry publishes today an embarrassing file on the brothers Andrei and Sergei Kostitsyn that would have links with a presumed member of the organized crime that was stopped in the framework of the police operation Axis.
This presumed criminal one, Pasquale Mangiola, 38 years, was stopped for illegal dealings in drug and it would have used intermediary between several groups criminalisés.
During the police investigation that took to the operation Axis, the police recorded several telephone conversations of Mangiola to his unawareness. Several of these conversations would have taken place with the brothers Kostitsyn.
According to The Press, Mangiola would be a big friend of the brothers Kostitsyn.
The man of 38 years would return several services to the two players of the Canadian as for their gone out in the bars, the girls and the luxury cars.
The Roman defender Hamrlik would have equally links with Mangiola. Hamrlik would have been seen in company of Mangiola and Kostitsyn in bars of Montreal.
The Press questioned Andrei Kostitsyn on its relations with Mangiola at the end of the party against the Penguins to Pittsburgh. The younger one brothers Kostitsyn confirmed that it knew Mangiola, but that it knew nothing on him.
Gift Meehan effective as agent for the two brothers Kostitsyn and it specified that it did not know this individual.
Renney out as Rangers coach
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on February 20, 2009, 09:30:31 AM
The Roman defender Hamrlik would have equally links with Mangiola.
Quote from: phattymatty on February 23, 2009, 01:38:41 PM
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on February 20, 2009, 09:30:31 AM
The Roman defender Hamrlik would have equally links with Mangiola.
it was a bablefish translation from a french canadian site. I suck
guess who is back...as the Rangers HC
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v410/SamiB/tortfonz.jpg)
(http://www.ihaslulz.com/images/ovechdrive.gif)
who is that Green?
yep...im sure that video gives fat ted the warm fuzzies
The Pittsburgh Penguins have cleared up a bit of their logjam along their blueline as they have traded Ryan Whitney to the Anaheim Ducks for Chris Kunitz and Eric Tangradi.
Semin scores 80 foot goal for the OT GW (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-Alexander-Semin-s-80-foot-game-winning-go?urn=nhl,144804)
Steve Downie was suspended indefinitely by the AHL for abusing an official last night
Quote from: BigEd76 on March 01, 2009, 11:53:26 PM
Steve Downie was suspended indefinitely by the AHL for abusing an official last night
what a loser...can he once and for all be banished from hockey for good
that goal by Ovechkin on his knees last night was beyond ridiculous
Quote from: reese125 on March 04, 2009, 10:32:12 AM
that goal by Ovechkin on his knees last night was beyond ridiculous
It was Semin
my bad I thought ESPN said it was ovechkin--either way one of the best highlight goals ive seen
Calgary gets Olli Jokinen and Jordan Leopold (plus another pick) for 4 players and their 1st- and 2nd-rd picks
Recchi to Boston
Guerin to Pittsburgh
wtf the Rangers just got Derek Morris and Nik Antropov
Habs just fired that faggiest coach in the league Guy, GM Bob Gainey replaces him as coach.
Jason Spezza caught with an illegal blade on his stick (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uib2Geixgxc&eurl=http://www.flyersphans.com/forums/showthread.php?t=120315&feature=player_embedded)
It's funny to watch Spezza try and break the stick before the refs have a chance to look at it, then he tries to grab a legal one.
Another reason the Penguins are gay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zh4sg9i9inQ)
Gary Roberts just announced that he has died of old age.
brash got knocked the farg out tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOdpg4oxtNw
two seconds later matt bradleys face exploded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6irzelC243g
Damn - can't remember the last time I saw Brashear get trucked like that.
2-0 in flyers games this decade go me
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 10, 2009, 09:58:05 PM
brash got knocked the farg out tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOdpg4oxtNw
two seconds later matt bradleys face exploded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6irzelC243g
did you see those young Predators fans, scarred for life
I am watching Kevin Weekes give up goals in person!
QuoteMalkin has disciplinary hearing with the NHL
Saturday, March 21, 2009
By Shelly Anderson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Penguins center and NHL leading scorer Evgeni Malkin had a disciplinary hearing with the NHL by phone after the team's practice today at Southpointe.
The league is investigating Malkin's hit on Los Angeles winger Wayne Simmonds in the final minute of the Penguins' 4-1 win last night at Mellon Arena.
Any suspension handed down to Malkin would be expected before the Penguins' important Eastern Conference showdown with Philadelphia at home tomorrow afternoon. Malkin has not missed a game this season and tops the NHL with 104 points.
Malkin, carrying the puck over the Kings' blue line, threw a body check into the approaching Simmonds, whose head appeared to take the brunt of the hit. It prompted players from both teams to exchange words after the final buzzer.
It wasn't suspension worthy but if it was a flyer minimum 3 games suspended
lol it never gets old with you people
wahhh the refs hate the flyers
wahhh the nhl is out to get the flyers
wahhh other fans single out flyers fans
wahhh why dont more people care about a niche sport
Hoydas.
and it never gets old you you people
wah, the nazis werent nice to us.
wahhhh the arabs want the land we stole back
wahhhhh guys in white bedsheets are mean
Judens
and FWIW From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette (http://community.post-gazette.com/blogs/emptynetters/archive/2009/03/21/empty-netter-assists-11-21-09.aspx)
Quote-Thats deserving of a suspension if you ask us. Malkin clearly went after the player's head. Additionally, there was less than 10 seconds left in the game. If that's a Flyer delivering a blow, the suspension is almost automatic. Malkin shouldn't be exempt because he's a star player. But the NHL has a game on NBC Sunday to worry about so don't expect Colin Campbell and company to take any action on this.
Brodeur hit with $632K/yr alimony+support through 2020 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-brodeur-divorce&prov=ap&type=lgns)
thanks sis!
i'm just going to say gross and not read that article.
this is why you shouldn't bang your wife's sister...just her friends
Quote from: SunMo on March 23, 2009, 05:13:11 PM
this is why you shouldn't bang your wife's sister...just her friends
LMAO POTY
http://nhl.fanhouse.com/2009/03/29/which-team-do-nhl-officials-favor/
Quote
For about three years now, tin foil hat wearing, conspiracy theorist hockey fans have been living under the delusion that the Penguins have commissioner Gary Bettman, and the league's officials, in their back pockets. It's all part of a diabolical scheme designed to push the Penguins into the postseason, or so I've read.
Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rangers, which saw the Penguins get nine power plays (including a very questionable call on Colton Orr) sparked those feelings from more than a few Rangers fans across the web.
Take, for example, the fist-shaking reaction from Rangers blog, Rangers Report:
You all just saw why I don't want to play the Penguins in the playoffs. In a game where it looked like Crosby's parents were refereeing the game, the Rangers had to kill off 10 separate penalties; including an unmerited major on Colton Orr. I have said it before and I will say it again: the Rangers didn't play a great game but there is nothing you can do about bad refereeing. I don't care that Sidney Crosby is the NHL's golden boy and the Penguins are the NHL's team; call the game fair. The Penguins had 10, you read that correct 10, power plays to the Rangers five. Yeah that's really fair. Especially when I watched Antropov get tripped up and Crosby pull a blatant pick and nothing is called. Yet somehow Orr checks Eaton, granted the check was a little high, and he gets a five minute major penalty. Then the ref looked at Tortorella and basically said: "I just called it because it's against the Penguins." Good work NHL, keep on keeping on.
Yikes.
While he's correct the Penguins had nine power plays on Saturday, it's worth pointing out two of them came in the final minute of regulation on obvious tripping calls as the Rangers attempted to prevent the Penguins from scoring into an empty net. Plus, two of them (including the very questionable five-minute major to Orr) were cut short by penalties on the Penguins, as one of those "power plays" lasted all of four seconds.
Scotty Hockey has a far more rational recap of the game, placing the blame for the Rangers' loss where it belongs -- on the Rangers -- but still manages to sneak in one quick line regarding the black helicopters that circle Mellon Arena on game day:
Much like the other three games in Pittsburgh, the Blueshirts had no chance at winning this one, being outworked by a more talented team from the start. The usual tough officiating in Pittsburgh didn't help, but wasn't as painful as the two incredibly soft goals Henrik Lundqvist allowed.
Ah, the usual "tough officiating in Pittsburgh." Of course, I'm not sure I'd say the Rangers had "no chance" of winning. After all, it was a one-goal game, and the Rangers had a great scoring chance late in the third period to potentially tie the game, only to have Marc-Andre Fleury come up with a huge save.
Having said all of that, let's take a look at every team in the NHL and compare their power play opportunities to the times they've been shorthanded. Do the Penguins have a favorable advantage over the course of the season? A slight one, yes. But they're not the only team, and certainly not the team benefiting the most. These numbers are as of prior to this weekend's action.
Power Play vs. Shorthanded Comparison
Team Power Play Shorthanded Dif.
Carolina Hurricanes 344
288 +64
San Jose Sharks 325
281 +44
Phoenix Coyotes 308
265 +43
Dallas Stars 327
295 +32
Minnesota Wild 297
267 +30
Chicago Blackhawks 330
301 +29
Detroit Red Wings 329
301 +28
Toronto Maple Leafs 304
281 +23
Buffalo Sabres 326
306 +20
New York Rangers 320
300 +20
L.A. Kings 339
325 +14
Edmonton Oilers 328
317 +11
Pittsburgh Penguins 328
318 +10
Boston Bruins 281
272 +9
Colorado Avalanche 297
292 +5
Calgary Flames 328
326 +2
Montreal Canadiens 337
337 0
Ottawa Senators 304
308 -4
Columbus Blue Jackets 303
308 -5
Florida Panthers 281
289 -8
Atlanta Thrashers 319
329 -10
St. Louis Blues 317
329 -12
New Jersey Devils 279
295 -16
Vancouver Canucks 323
344 -21
Nashville Predators 289
315 -26
New York Islanders 292
325 -33
Washington Capitals 311
361 -50
Tampa Bay Lightning 312
369 -57
Anaheim Ducks 289
354 -65
Philadelphia Flyers 288
365 -84
Didn't expect to see the Hurricanes or Coyotes at the top of that list.
Instead of the NHL having some sort of bias toward any one individual team, the more logical explanation is that officiating across the NHL is alarmingly inconsistent (and I think we'll all agree on that point).
The other logical explanation is that, simply, some teams are disciplined, while others, are not. For example, is it really a surprise to see Philadelphia in its current position? This is a team that went out and traded for Daniel Carcillo, the most penalized man in the NHL the past two years, at the trade deadline. This team absolutely embraces the rough stuff. They're also one of the better penalty killing teams in the league, while also scoring a league-leading 16 shorthanded goals. At least they can back it up.
The Hurricanes, meanwhile, have failed to really capitalize on their numerous advantages, currently possessing the No. 20 power play unit in the NHL, converting at a 17.7 percent clip.
So he's arguing that the Penguins, even though they're in the middle behind the Rangers, are really at the top of the list?
I think his flaw in the # breakdown is when the penalties are called. The NHL is notorious for make up calls, and giving teams an advantage earlier in the game, then calling the opposite towards the end of the game. The disparity between the Hurricanes and the Flyers is a little alarming i would say
The Flyers in last place on that list? Shocking.
Quote from: Rome on March 30, 2009, 04:30:06 PM
The Flyers in last place on that list? Shocking.
Quote from: MDS on March 21, 2009, 04:57:45 PM
lol it never gets old with you people
wahhh the refs hate the flyers
wahhh the nhl is out to get the flyers
wahhh other fans single out flyers fans
wahhh why dont more people care about a niche sport
Hoydas.
so its true! you guys were right all along! omg!1!
the flyers are last because they dont have the skill that other teams have so their players draw less penalties even their best players arent guys that are gonna walk around you like a malkin or ovechkin (giroux should help in this area)...and while their team speed has improved they are still one of the less skilled slower teams around....and their team IQ is in the semi retarded range...morons like hartnell and having goons all over the 3rd and fourth lines up your penalties big time
Quote from: ice grillin you on March 31, 2009, 06:26:24 AM
the flyers are last because they dont have the skill that other teams have so their players draw less penalties even their best players arent guys that are gonna walk around you like a malkin or ovechkin (giroux should help in this area)...and while their team speed has improved they are still one of the less skilled slower teams around....and their team IQ is in the semi retarded range...morons like hartnell and having goons all over the 3rd and fourth lines up your penalties big time
This post is so retarded that I don't know where to start.
Just admit they're penalized more and move on. They have plenty of 'skill' players (Carter, Gagne, Briere, Giroux, Timonen, Lupul etc.). You're still correct that Flyers fans are whiney cry babies so no argument from me there.
the stats prove they get penalized more...but its not because of a conspiracy its because of the kind of team they are
I would actually argue, based on what I've seen this season and last, that they are less skilled than the elite teams and make up for it with hard work and intelligence. To argue that the team is full of morons and goons is ridiculous. They have two goons (one of which is probably never going to see the ice for the rest of the season) and one Hartnell (who does absolutely everything and is quickly becoming one of my favorites).
They aren't the Red Wings so they have to play gritty and smart and they're finding a lot of success with that. Should they take less penalties? Yes. But they kill them off exceptionally well so I don't really give a shtein at the moment.
hartnell is one of the dumbest players in the nhl...so much so that he was benched for idiocy this year...just watch the games and you can see the inordinate amount of bad penalties the team takes...stevens himself has been bitching about it all year
getting rid of upshall and replacing him with giroux will definitely help as upshall was up there with hartnell in terms of boneheadedness
really we are in agreement here and youre saying the same thing as me...teams that are less talented and play gritty are going to take more penalties than really talented teams
i mean its not possible to watch the team night in and out and not see all this
Fine. But I still want to rub my face in Hartnell's headmop.
They're not just penalized more, they're penalized a lot more. I'm fairly certain if you looked at past seasons the balance is still out of whack. The Flyers go against everything the league has been trying to change.
CONSPIRACY!!
!!
nasty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhLyN-lQ0-0
Congrats to Hitchcock.....the Blue Jackets made the playoffs for the first time in franchise history
the vermont marching band is going crazy outside my office window right now.
and these minnesota hillbillies from bemidgi state are horribly stupid.
college hockey isnt even played in philly why on earth would the finals be in farging dc?
$$$$$$$
if anyone wants to witness first hand the douchebaggery that is jack edwards watch this youtube...its really long but it shows why he maybe is the worst announcer of all time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xof3ILVb6XI
The National championship NCAA game is on. Apparently Gilroy for BU is going to sign with the Flyers after the game, everyone with JR Jersey's now can just get a new nameplate :yay
i think i might watch the womens championship over the ncaa championship but ill get back to you on that
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on April 11, 2009, 08:12:24 PM
The National championship NCAA game is on. Apparently Gilroy for BU is going to sign with the Flyers after the game, everyone with JR Jersey's now can just get a new nameplate :yay
On the PSF board they said it was between the Flyers and Blackhawks.
EDIT: That's also an Eklund rumor, so he'll probably be signing with the Canadians or something like that.
holy shtein, i stopped watching the game with 2 minutes left and miami with a 2 goal lead. apparently BU scored 2 goals in the last minute and then won in OT. crazy.
good game. but that aside, i don't know if theres any sport where the difference between college and pro is so drastic. looked like a bunch of kids out there.
more useless trivia from me: Gilroy's dad was drafted by the Sixers in 1981
the winning goal on that BU game........defenseman takes a shot, the puck hits a sliding defender and floats up and over the shoulder of the goalie, who never saw it. Gilroy had a nice pass for the assist on the tying goal...
on hockey night in canada last night they said it was down to chicago and montreal for gilroy...not even a mention of the flyers...has anything happened
HNIC will always say a canadian team is in the mix. no word yet
regardless there wasnt even a sniff of the flyers being involved...guess well see how much of an insider their insider is
wow Capitals lose game 1 at home
lol easy tryin the old reliable post
as i was getting on the metro yesterday after work, a group of maybe 10 caps fans all geared up were getting off. not one of them knew which way to go once they got off. it was like none of them had ever even been to the verizon center before.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on April 12, 2009, 01:26:09 PM
HNIC will always say a canadian team is in the mix. no word yet
because i dont watch hockey on the regular, it took me a minute to realize what the hell HNIC stood for because it wasnt making any sense with what i was thinking.
That Gilroy kid that was supposedly signing with the Flyers........signed with the Rangers instead
He was also supposedly signing with the Blackhawks, Leafs, and Canadiens.
pretty sure the only place that he was ever signing with the flyers was extremeflyers.com
what's this dude's deal that he can just sign with whoever he wants. why was he not drafted and whatnot?
he went undrafted before when he was under 6' then he grew like 3" or 4" the last two years and became the top player in college hockey, so now that he's graduating, he's a UFA
Ovechkin leaves after watching practiceComment Email Print Share By Pierre LeBrun
NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers had an interested observer sitting on the visitor's bench as they took the ice for their pregame skate Monday morning.
Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin was watching the Rangers practice when a Rangers trainer complained to the Capitals. Washington PR man Nate Ewell then asked Ovechkin to leave the area.
"Alex was just looking for a place to relax. He likes being by the ice," said Ewell. "As soon as he found out it made the Rangers uncomfortable, he left."
When asked why the Rangers wanted him to leave, Ovechkin joked: "Because they're afraid of me."
When asked why he did it, Ovechkin joked that he sat there to "tick off" Rangers coach John Tortorella. His answer drew many laughs from reporters.
Tortorella insisted after the skate he had no idea Ovechkin was there.
"Who? Oh, god, this is the first I've heard of it," said Tortorella. "Ask me a question about the game, not that [expletive]."
"I don't think he had a pen and paper and was writing down line combinations," joked Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau. "I can understand [the Rangers asking him to leave]. I've gotten into the same arguments with people when I've wanted privacy in my practice, so I can understand what John was going through."
bigger dog so far: San Jose or Washington?
San Jose chokes every year come April. Ridiculously predictable.
However, the Rangers are dogs so I'd probably go with Washington. Lunq is the best goalie in the playoffs right now though, so if you truly buy into the 'goalies win in the playoffs' theory than I guess no one should truly be shocked.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 20, 2009, 03:06:12 PM
Ovechkin leaves after watching practiceComment Email Print Share By Pierre LeBrun
NEW YORK -- The New York Rangers had an interested observer sitting on the visitor's bench as they took the ice for their pregame skate Monday morning.
Washington Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin was watching the Rangers practice when a Rangers trainer complained to the Capitals. Washington PR man Nate Ewell then asked Ovechkin to leave the area.
"Alex was just looking for a place to relax. He likes being by the ice," said Ewell. "As soon as he found out it made the Rangers uncomfortable, he left."
When asked why the Rangers wanted him to leave, Ovechkin joked: "Because they're afraid of me."
When asked why he did it, Ovechkin joked that he sat there to "tick off" Rangers coach John Tortorella. His answer drew many laughs from reporters.
Tortorella insisted after the skate he had no idea Ovechkin was there.
"Who? Oh, god, this is the first I've heard of it," said Tortorella. "Ask me a question about the game, not that [expletive]."
"I don't think he had a pen and paper and was writing down line combinations," joked Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau. "I can understand [the Rangers asking him to leave]. I've gotten into the same arguments with people when I've wanted privacy in my practice, so I can understand what John was going through."
What a little bitch
guess it affected them or something.....they lost 4-0
The Bruins are one win away from a sweep of the frogs
why does san jose have a hockey team
A lot of rich, well-educated northeastern transplants live in S.V.
somehow those douches + mexicans + 90 degree weather 24/7 doesnt smell like hockey
yeah, san jose is located in no cal just a few minutes south of san fran. don't they have globes at temple?
They do but they're written in ebonics.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on April 20, 2009, 10:59:31 PM
yeah, san jose is located in no cal just a few minutes south of san fran. don't they have globes at temple?
ok its still warm there and over 30 % hispanic so bla bla bla they still have no business having a hockey team
more Jack Edwards wonderfulness
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjMDOxefHck&feature=player_embedded
hes off the charts bad
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Thanks-to-NHL-s-disciplinary-system-everything-?urn=nhl,157960
Pretty good article about the NHL and how bad the suspensions have gotten. This goes with the Colon Campbell video i put up
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 21, 2008, 08:25:47 AM
wheels who is probably the worst announcer in any sport...jack edwards is a close second
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 21, 2009, 01:27:38 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 21, 2008, 08:25:47 AM
wheels who is probably the worst announcer in any sport...jack edwards is a close second
It's crazy how bad he's gotten. Edwards used to be pretty good, back in the ESPN days, but he's gone to a level of Homerism that only exists in Pittsburgh/Tampa Bay/New Jersey
wow avery is trying to lose this game for the rangers
frogs swept
caps down 3-1 again
check out the Detroit/Columbus game .... 5-5 in the 2nd
no
k
detroit scores on the PP with less than a minute left in the game after Columbus had too many men on the ice. sweep
Colin Campbell still sucks (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2009/news?id=4092748)
Torterella suspended for squirting fan with a water bottle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfioEUkF2eg&feature=player_embedded)
Quote from: SD_Eagle on April 26, 2009, 08:13:26 PM
Torterella suspended for squirting fan with a water bottle (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfioEUkF2eg&feature=player_embedded)
Reminds me of this:
http://www.youtube.com/v/93YAm1vlZVE&hl=en&fs=1
lol, brashear got suspended for 6 games for that hit on Betts yesterday
http://brashearkong.ytmnd.com/
Thanks for the awesome season San Jose. Lead the league in points since the first day, then 6 games into the playoffs they're golfing already. Roenick should just give up...
got something against san jose easy?
wow easy jesus buddy
not really.....they're basically Buffalo west when it comes to sports, but now it looks like Detroit or Jersey is going to win another Cup unless Boston's 4th team wins a title and completes the collection in the last 5 years...
say wha?
devils arent even winning tonight but even if they do how are you already putting them with the cup
san jose shouldnt have a hockey team much less win a cup
Quote from: MDS on April 28, 2009, 02:06:26 PM
san jose shouldnt have a hockey team much less win a cup
lol, San Jose has a pretty big following. California can support hockey teams. The South cant
dc shouldnt even have a hockey team. it needs to be cold and snow a lot for a city to have a hockey team. philly barely qualifies as one. i mean, it was 85 degrees outside for game 6. that doesnt strike me as hockey weather.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on April 28, 2009, 02:15:11 PM
Quote from: MDS on April 28, 2009, 02:06:26 PM
san jose shouldnt have a hockey team much less win a cup
lol, San Jose has a pretty big following. California can support hockey teams. The South cant
mds doesn't think that san jose should have a team because the bay area climate doesn't allow for ice hockey to be played out there. of course, i can't really recall philly being any type of hockey haven either.
Todd's Hockey League
US East
Boston
Buffalo
Detroit
Hartford
New York
US West
Denver
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Portland
Seattle
Canada East
Hamilton
Montreal
Ottawa
Quebec
Toronto
Canada West
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Todd's Hockey League
US East
Boston
Buffalo
Philly
Pittsburgh
New York
US West
Denver
Milwaukee
Minnesota
Detroit
Chicago
Canada East
Hamilton
Montreal
Ottawa
Quebec
Toronto
Canada West
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Vancouver
Winnipeg
You're an idiot if you don't think this needs to be done. 50 game season Sept - Feb. Playoffs over before NCAA's. Winner.
I tried to read the last few posts some extra times to make them interesting, but the only thing I could find is that BigEd left Philly out of "Todd's hockey league." I think this site is due for a crash.
this conversation is more interesting a carolina - aneheim cup final.
Carolina doesn't have a hockey team. What are you talking about?
god youre good
go Whalers
farg them too.
Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, "the Whale," they only beat Vancouver once, maybe twice in a lifetime.
Quote from: FastFreddie on April 28, 2009, 03:19:08 PMEd left Philly out of "Todd's hockey league." I think this site is due for a crash.
cause he said it's too hot here for hockey. Except for Denver, everything else is north of New York...
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 28, 2009, 04:05:05 PM
go Whalers
http://www.brassbonanza.com/Sound/game.mp3
I love the fact that there's hockey teams in Florida. Every time I go to a game in Tampa the place is roughly 50/50 Flyers fans. Less in Fort Lauderdale, but still, more than 30% Flyers fans there too.
Excellent.
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 28, 2009, 01:26:04 PM
not really.....they're basically Buffalo west when it comes to sports, but now it looks like Detroit or Jersey is going to win another Cup unless Boston's 4th team wins a title and completes the collection in the last 5 years...
go canucks?
I guess. Blackhawks maybe...
ha Devils.......70 seconds away from winning game 7 and they allowed two goals. outta here
Washington finished off the Rangers, so NBC gets a Caps/Penguins round 2 matchup
ooo 1.5 mil instead of 1.2 mil. goooooooo hockey.
So, I have a dilemma. Apparently, there is some sort of a professional hockey team that plays home games within 10 miles from my home. So, I am going to the Bruins/Hurricanes game next Wednesday, with a couple of Boston fans. I dislike both teams. Should I wear my Brian Boucher jersey and root for injuries? Should I wear an Eagles jersey and punch somebody? Should I root for the Canes to annoy the Boston fans, or the Bruins to annoy all the Canes fans?
Thanks.
don't wear anything sports related at all. show up to the game dressed like a tool. some straight leg jeans that are a half inch too short with tennis shoes, white socks, a l/s button up shirt, tucked in, no belt.....or, as you may call it "clubbin' clothes."
be a nuisance to the people sitting around you by asking them all types of ridiculous hockey questions. scream "touchdown" everytime a goal is scored. if a fight breaks out on the ice yell things that would really piss people off.....like how fighting never solves anything. be sure to use the words "barbarian" and "neanderthal" whenever possible. complain adamantly from start to finish about how the game is too violent.
ask if the food vendors if they have vegetarian hotdogs and non alcoholic beer.
basically, do everything you possibly can to make sure your "friends" are completely embarrassed to be seen with you so that they never invite you to go out with them again.
in other words, just be yourself.
whats the dilemma
you dont rock an eagle or flyer jersey so you dont look like a douche and you dont root for another team other than your own just to piss someone off so you dont look like an ass
So, I shouldn't go at all? I have to be on one side to enjoy a sporting event.
Wear tube socks and a speedo. Dryhump the largest man in your row. Spit on a pregnant lady.
Quote from: FastFreddie on April 30, 2009, 03:57:39 PM
So, I shouldn't go at all? I have to be on one side to enjoy a sporting event.
you live in the bible belt. root for geezus.
Mark Recchi Flyers jersey. Both sides will love and hate you equally
Ovechkin and Crosby with hat tricks in the same game. Don't shake Bettman's hand....
Is there any doubt that Crosby is the biggest bitch in all of professional sports? (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=290504023)
QuoteAlex Ovechkin's first playoff hat trick was cause for celebration, worthy of so many red caps that Sidney Crosby wanted fans to be told to stop throwing them.
QuoteAfter the first wave of hats came a second wave, prompting Crosby to speak to the referee about the long delay.
"People kept throwing hats," Crosby said. "And I was just asking if he could make an announcement to ask them to stop."
What a douche.
he's a flag, and proves it more and more every day
wow what a homo
Even though I could not bring myself to care who won, the Bruins/Canes game was a pretty good one to be at last night.
All 5 goals were scored on the same net, oddly enough.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2009/news?id=4150090
lol @ MA
(http://4gifs.com/gallery/d/82709-2/Hockey_kid_blows_dad.gif)
Homocaniacs!
is that kid seated next to rosie o'donnell
It's official. I'm rooting hard for any team playing the Penguins from now until the end of eternity. There is no NHL team I hate more.
Please note that this is impressive only because I have spent so many years nurturing a blinding hatred for the Devils and am absolutely ready to abandon that hatred, which I've reared like a child, and never look back.
i hate the caps barely less than i hate the taterskins....that chain smoking hairy armpit rocking ripped jean wearing ovechkin has me like few athletes ever have
Malkin is the definition of flag, the guy is a bull on skates, yet flopped with barely any contact by Jurcina. And the Caps player getting interfered with in the pens zone, leading to the game winning rush = why i hate the pens. flagry abounds
you judge players on the ice i judge them on things like the look test and off the ice
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 09, 2009, 11:16:38 PM
i hate the caps barely less than i hate the taterskins....that chain smoking hairy armpit rocking ripped jean wearing ovechkin has me like few athletes ever have
Even though I lived in DC my entire life, I can't make myself hate the Caps. Even when Jagr was there I couldn't hate them. I certainly can't hate them now. Ovechkin is too much fun to watch. And while they're playing the Penguins they might be my second favorite team. Actually, farg the 'might', I am actively rooting for them right now and will be seriously disappointed if they don't win this series. farg the Penguins. In the goat ass.
to each his own i just dont undertand how ovechkin isnt every person in the entire country most hated athlete
he has that rare combination of being incredibly good and incredibly hatable...hes a hockey larry bird...but even worse
The fact that he is endlessly compared to Crosby makes him 10000 times more likable. In fact, it blinds me to any of his faults. He can do no wrong as far as I'm concerned and I wish more than anything that he was a Flyer so I could write him love letters.
he becomes a flyer i become a ranger fan
I would take that trade in a heartbeat. And now I'm rooting for it. Hard.
Ovechkin will hit a guy. Crosby will yell something and then hide behind Gonchar. He's a punk bitch.
It doesn't matter, because the Penguins have no shot at winning a Cup. Not with Fleury in net.
Wait. I just realized something. Does IGY shave his pits? Weirdo.
To use cliched igy-speak:
Ovechkin >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Xinfinity Crosby
Ovechkin plays fast-paced, if occasionally annoying hockey. He'll run people and actually stand up for himself on occasion.
Crosby hides behind teammates, the refs, his mom's apron, whatever he can find.
And Gary Bettman legislating Crosby-hockey with Cindy's clit in his mouth s ruining a sport that I once loved with a passion rivaling that I have for baseball and football.
crosby also wins playoff series....but who cares about shtein like that
you people are a joke
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 10, 2009, 12:50:54 AM
crosby also wins playoff series....but who cares about shtein like that
you people are a joke
Who cares that hockey is a pitiful shadow of what it used to be?
I'm fairly close to giivng up hockey altogether. I watched a bit of the Caps-Pens game tonight It was the first hockey game I watched since the Flyers were eliminated. This year, I didn't watch more than two or three non-Flyer games, when I used to watch dozens. I've already called DirecTV to give up NHL Center Ice for next year.
The sport is slowly dying, and it's to a large degree because of Sydney Crosby and Bettman's trying to tailor the game to the Penguins' style. They're not only failing to get the "new breed" of hockey fan, they're actually driivng away people who have followed hockey for years.
i cant wait for hockey to go away. mostly because i can finally stop pretending to like it every spring when the flyers are in the playoffs.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on May 10, 2009, 01:07:59 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 10, 2009, 12:50:54 AM
crosby also wins playoff series....but who cares about shtein like that
you people are a joke
I'm fairly close to giivng up hockey altogether. I watched a bit of the Caps-Pens game tonight It was the first hockey game I watched since the Flyers were eliminated. This year, I didn't watch more than two or three non-Flyer games. Bettman's trying to tailor the game to the Penguins' style.
lol another one on the conspiracy bandwagon
i hate the pens as much as anyone but they play a way better style of hockey than the flyers do
He's never going to win a championship, so he can win as many playoff series as he wants. He won't be a winner unless he wins it all.
Quote from: King Cole on May 10, 2009, 01:17:16 AM
He's never going to win a championship unless he wins it all.
Not what I said at all. I said he's never going to be a championship, and he can't be classified as a winner until he wins at all.
You are really bad at this stuff. You do it quite often and you are in the wrong every time.
Quote from: King Cole on May 10, 2009, 01:39:44 AM
he's never going to be a championship, and he can't be classified as a winner until he wins at all.
so what is winning "at all"
hasnt he already won everything there is to win BUT a championship?
Hasn't McNabb?
It was a typo. I meant "it" not "at" in the post.
Quote from: rjs246 on May 09, 2009, 11:36:04 PM
I would take that trade in a heartbeat. And now I'm rooting for it. Hard.
lol
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 10, 2009, 01:14:14 AM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on May 10, 2009, 01:07:59 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 10, 2009, 12:50:54 AM
crosby also wins playoff series....but who cares about shtein like that
you people are a joke
I'm fairly close to giivng up hockey altogether. I watched a bit of the Caps-Pens game tonight It was the first hockey game I watched since the Flyers were eliminated. This year, I didn't watch more than two or three non-Flyer games. Bettman's trying to tailor the game to the Penguins' style.
lol another one on the conspiracy bandwagon
i hate the pens as much as anyone but they play a way better style of hockey than the flyers do
Who said anything about a conspiracy? Is there any doubt that the rules, and the way the rules are being interpreted and enforced, are geared towards the Penguins style of play?
Note that I am not saying that the refs are blatantly trying to make the Penguins win. Rather, the Penguins have perhaps adapted to the style of play that Bettman wants better than most other teams in the league.
Plays that used to be allowed in the NHL are now being called penalties... to an extreme. The physicality that used to be one of the most enjoyable parts of the game are being legislated out. And, in the process, are alienating some long time fans like myself. I simply don't enjoy the sport the way it is currently played nearly as much as I did in the 1980s and 1990s.
I hate the Caps, their fans, and Ovechkin. But admittedly I cheered when they scored with 5 minutes left in the 3rd to tie it up. I've been rooting for them this entire series, because despite my hatred towards them, it pales in comparison to how much I hate Crosby, Pens fans, and the Pens. Ovechkin may do his stupid little jump into the glass after every goal, but he's not as much as a punk ass crybaby bitch as Crosby. That Bettman's gone out of his way to make Crosby the face of the NHL infuriates the hell out of me. Crosby is the epitome of what I hate about the new NHL, he acts hard but doesn't back it up, he has a penalty force field around him like Kobe Bryant. Anyone so much as farts on him and they're gone for 2 minutes. farg him, farg Malkin, and most importantly farg the biggest bandwagon fans in all of sports, Penguins fans.
I can't stand Ovechkin or Crosby. Ovechkin acts like a flaming flag every time he scores a goal and Crosby is the biggest crybaby bitch in the history of sports. Choosing which one to hate more is like choosing which pedophile you'd like castrate first.
yeah they both are intolerable...but canadien crybaby >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> techno club hoppin chain smoking eurotrash
You have problems.
if you remove thyself from dc area crosby is infinitely worse than the rooskie
Quote from: MDS on May 10, 2009, 08:40:46 PM
if you remove thyself from dc area crosby is infinitely worse than the rooskie
not even close...i see both more than i need to and can tell with certainty that crosby is one million times more likeable
(http://www.athleteswithcrosses.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/ovechkin1.jpg)
(http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/ee50/kurtenblog/Alex.jpg)
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Oveckin is awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wylmOGotyvY
hes much more tolerable on the ice. so hes a tool off of it. they all are. theyre athletes and they know theyre better than you.
More Eurotrash lookin'...
Ovechkin or Pau Gasol
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 11, 2009, 11:41:18 AM
More Eurotrash lookin'...
Ovechkin or Pau Gasol
ovechkin is reinventing the term
Ovechkin dresses like a douche, so you don't like him because you're gay, we get it.
He'd STILL probably be a lot more fun to have a beer with than crosby.
Crosby doesnt drink beers, he drinks ZIMA
Rumors out of Toronto that Bettman is on his way out. Supposedly the owners are angry that Bettman is going to bail out the Coyotes with League funds, and wont listen to offers from Bassille
I hope a hockey guy takes over. Bobby Clarke should lobby for that job.
or better yet Hextall
Nightmare scenario... Colon Campbell...
I'd love to see Burke leave the Leafs and take over this league
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on May 11, 2009, 03:02:32 PM
Rumors out of Toronto that Bettman is on his way out.
Please.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on May 11, 2009, 04:12:53 PM
I'd love to see Burke leave the Leafs and take over this league
Please.
Quote from: Munson on May 11, 2009, 02:36:06 PM
Ovechkin dresses like a douche, so you don't like him because you're gay, we get it.
He'd STILL probably be a lot more fun to have a beer with than crosby.
he cant speak english definitely doesnt drink beer and would wanna meet in prague techno club.....sounds awesome
oh and your hate of the gay lifestyle is quite distrubing...but thats not suprising coming from a white trash neanderthal from delaware
Yes, I find people who judge others based on how they dress to be complete douche bags, no matter what their sexual orientation is.
It just so happens that you judge your sports athletes by how they look off the field. Unless you're a hardcore softball fan, that makes you both a complete douche bag and a raging fag.
(http://www.pamelaspunch.com/images/45467cde85e2_83DC/AlexParty2.jpg)
Also, I believe that's a beer.
L to R:
No, yes, no no no, yes, maybe
Alex Ovechkin is my favorite non-flyer/non-former-flyer.
There. I said it.
Ovechkin > Munson.
My 40 time suffers in ice skates.
Quote from: Munson on May 11, 2009, 06:55:27 PM
Yes, I find people who judge others based on how they dress to be complete douche bags, no matter what their sexual orientation is.
no youre a dirtbag homophobe...youve called me gay like 100 times on this board...and not gay in the generic sense but gay in that i like men...as if that would be such an isult and a horrible thing...then you got called out on it and then switched his tune to try and hide his hatemongering...but again not suprising coming from you
Quote from: rjs246 on May 11, 2009, 07:16:29 PM
Alex Ovechkin is my favorite non-flyer/non-former-flyer.
There. I said it.
didnt need to say it....goes right in line with your love of lacrosse and scott hartnell
i cant for a second fathom how even a cap fan could like ovechkin....hes one of the most annoying disgusting humans ive ever come across...but different strokes i guess
1. I'd be willing to bet money you've never actually "come across" him, and are making judgements strictly on what he wears and where he goes when he goes out. Whether you disagree with that shtein or not, he's still WAY more tolerable on the ice (the only place where he should effect you at all) then that sad drooping Hoyda Crosby.
2. Yes, you are pretty gay because you judge your male athletes on how they look and how they dress. That does not mean I hate gays. You just happen to be gay AND a complete and total uppity douche bag who judges athletes (and probably every other person you see) on the street clothes they wear.
V neck shirts and ripped jeans are your definition of trashy...Where as my vote would be for XXL t shirts and oversized jorts as the "trashy" attire. But of course, all your favorite NBA stars would still be wearing them to the games if not for the dress code. Either way, it shouldn't have any bearing on what you think of the athletes themselves.
You lose. Go kill yourself.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 11, 2009, 07:53:37 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on May 11, 2009, 07:16:29 PM
Alex Ovechkin is my favorite non-flyer/non-former-flyer.
There. I said it.
didnt need to say it....goes right in line with your love of lacrosse and scott hartnell
I'm laughing pretty hard at you comparing Scott Hartnell to Alex Ovechkin.
You should rewrite this post so it says:
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 11, 2009, 07:53:37 PM
didnt need to say it... history has taught me that anything I irrationally dislike, rjs246 will like for perfectly rational reasons.
Looks like we have a couple extra days to talk about which player we hate more.
It's a no-brainer for me, but I am biased for the same reason igy is biased in the other direction. I can't stand that soft fag Crosby... the refs protect him like he's a 10 year old and the Pittsburgh media still talks about him like he's 10 years old, too. Buncha 65 year-old bandwagon hockey fans in this town talking about "Sid the Kid". He dives in practically every game and last week he was bitching about hats on the farging ice! Plus so many of Crosby's goals are crash-the-net redirects and swats out of the air... it's just a much less fun brand of hockey to watch than Ovechkin's shots.
Off the ice is much less important to me, but who the hell even knows what Crosby is like off the ice. As far as I know he spends all his off-ice time sucking cock back at Mario Lemieux's house, I never see him anywhere else.
Crosby has the most awkward looking mustache in the history of mankind. It looks like it took him his entire life to grow that thing.
Quote from: QB Eagles on May 11, 2009, 10:26:56 PM
Off the ice is much less important to me, but who the hell even knows what Crosby is like off the ice. As far as I know he spends all his off-ice time sucking cock back at Mario Lemieux's house, I never see him anywhere else.
He's definitely not hanging around Phillies games like the GAWD
(http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m267/jeepwrang1994/Reg%20Folder/mikeygogo3.jpg)
dude had surgery wednesday and is out pimpin at the phils game. Oh IGY, look... Mikey is double fisting Miller Lites
i could not tell mike richards from little richard bahaha
The kid the Flyers should've had instead of JVR scored a hat trick to finish off igy's favorite goalie. Blackhawks in the WCF.....what....
no original six teams dont belong. more ducks, predators and sharks please.
I thought he was Russian
Chicago easily has the best symbol in all of sports
Boston wins.....1 win away
Quote from: QB Eagles on May 11, 2009, 10:26:56 PM
It's a no-brainer for me, but I am biased for the same reason igy is biased in the other direction.
actually it has nothing to do with being a cap...locality might be a factor if he was a taterskin...but there are no cap fans....even now
ROCK THE RED
Crosbin or Ovechkin... who advances?
We find out in a few hours.
wow
2-0 Penguins already.
Of course they have 6554333 PPs already.
4-0.
Will the Capitals come back?
We'll find out in a little under 2 more periods.
(http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb311/JakeXDXD/sid.jpg)
I
farging
Hate
Sidney
Crosby
Pittsburgh/Carolina ECF. awful
Detroit/Chicago on the other side
lol @ seriously following a league that puts two game 7's at the same time and only one on tv...and a channel that happens to be totally obscure.
Quote from: MDS on May 15, 2009, 02:39:00 AM
lol @ seriously following a league that puts two game 7's at the same time and only one on tv...and a channel that happens to be totally obscure.
Please help me understand that. WTF? Two game 7's at the same time? Did they even cut to the Bruins game after the Ducks/Red Wings game?
yea but thats not the point.
what if the first game goes into ot. then no one sees the other. how farging stupid is the nhl. god i dont know how you people follow and support this league. i hope it burns to the ground.
That's exactly why I don't follow it. Games on the Vs. Channel? Can't wait till they sign that contract with The Travel Channel.
detroit chicago is an all world series.....basically a midwest version of rangers flyers
love me some blackhawks
MDS is right though, the league failed again. Surprise surprise
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 15, 2009, 06:28:26 AM
detroit chicago is an all world series.....basically a midwest version of rangers flyers
Exactly.
Go Canes.
Quote from: MDS on May 15, 2009, 03:02:26 AM
yea but thats not the point.
what if the first game goes into ot. then no one sees the other. how farging stupid is the nhl. god i dont know how you people follow and support this league. i hope it burns to the ground.
how can you say no one cares about the nhl and never will then call the league stupid for not televising the games properly.....which is it?
you think more than 100 thousand people outside of boston gives a farg about hurricanes bruins?...so why would they change a game date or time for that?
this kind of rationalizing and thinking will not advance your journalistic career.....belee dat
wow you are pathetic sticking up for bettman
it doesnt matter that no one cares about that series. but bettman is directly alienating the diehard hockey fans by putting two game 7's on at the exact same time. and only 1 on tv. the other you have to buy that lame package to get.
it is a total embarassment for a sport that has made itself completely irrelevant with over-expanding and brutal tv deals and arrogantly canceling a season and expected the moron diehards to come back like nothing happened. oh wait, thats what happened.
Quote from: MDS on May 15, 2009, 10:42:17 AM
wow you are pathetic sticking up for bettman
it doesnt matter that no one cares about that series. but bettman is directly alienating the diehard hockey fans by putting two game 7's on at the exact same time. and only 1 on tv. the other you have to buy that lame package to get.
it is a total embarassment for a sport that has made itself completely irrelevant with over-expanding and brutal tv deals and arrogantly canceling a season and expected the moron diehards to come back like nothing happened. oh wait, thats what happened.
the fact they are charging 79bucks for CenterIce just for the playoffs is a joke in itself. They should make it available for 20 bucks, just to get people to watch
Quote from: MDS on May 15, 2009, 10:42:17 AM
it doesnt matter that no one cares about that series. but bettman is directly alienating the diehard hockey fans by putting two game 7's on at the exact same time. and only 1 on tv. the other you have to buy that lame package to get.
it is a total embarassment for a sport that has made itself completely irrelevant with over-expanding and brutal tv deals and arrogantly canceling a season and expected the moron diehards to come back like nothing happened. oh wait, thats what happened.
crosby ovechkin could be on the three majors like a friggin presidential address and no one would watch it...so why would you go out of your way to put carolina boston on national tv
the sport was never not irrelevant and will never be accepted in america...bowling outdraws it...its why espn wanted no part of hockey...especially once they got basketball
the one thing they should do more in the playoffs and where boston carolina should have been last night was the nhl network...why they dont use it like the nba uses nba tv is beyond me
but to suggest they should have started an east game at 10pm or whatever youre saying for a handful of fans is retarded beyond belief...the diehards are never going to leave or be alienated thats why they are called die hards...but you already said that in the post above where you contridicted yourself 700 times again
TV scheduling dictates the legitimacy of a sport. Don't you iceholes know anything?
you move one game a day back or start a game at 930 or something. its not that hard.
Quote from: MDS on May 15, 2009, 12:54:56 PM
you move one game a day back or start a game at 930 or something. its not that hard.
you cant move the dates of a game two days before its going to be played
arenas have schedules fans with tickets have plans ect
you can TBD game times like the nba does but not move game dates
but even so you really think a carolina hurricane game is worthy of that kind of treatment?
it would attract approximately 8 thousand additional viewers
all i know is the bruins choked and any time a boston team gags a series away it's a happy day for me.
oh i had the last channel button going hardcore last night on the bruin and celtic implosions....it was lovely
basically what im saying is it was a total embarrassment for the nhl, who considers themselves and is considered by many, to be a major sports league. do a whole lot of people care that they couldnt watch canes/bruins? no.
but the point was made by doing this and the nhl ought to be ashamed. they are about on the same level as the mls.
actually youre the only one that cares
im pretty sure there are a few thousand big hockey fans that care
I glanced at a couple of games in the Wash/Pens series, but ever since the Flyers were eliminated I forgot all about the NHL playoffs. In the back of my mind I conceded the Red Wings were gonna win it all so what's the use of watching. This happened as soon as they signed Hossa.
Just wanted to give a quick 'thank farging christ' that both the Bruins and the Celtics have been eliminated from their respective playoff races.
Now as long as Ortiz continues to embarrass himself on a daily basis, this summer might be bearable.
old news but Keenan was fired by Calgary, and it looks like Pat Quinn is getting another head coach job (Edmonton)
Cowher is a bitchcheering for Carolina.
I like it, because when a Pittsburgh coaching legend cheers for the team that loses to a Pittsburgh team, no one wins.
Wings win. Rematch set.
who cares
i've watched maybe 10mins of hockey since the first round, and that was 98% blackhawks games.
I've watched a lot of hockey and would still like to light Sidney Crosby's face and icehole on fire.
QuoteVersus' telecast of the Penguins' series-clinching Game 4 win over the Hurricanes drew a massive 27.1 rating in Pittsburgh on Tuesday night, topping a 25.0 rating for Penguins/Capitals Game 7 as the highest rated Penguins game in the Pittsburgh market this season.
To put that in perspective, the same game drew a paltry 4.8 in Raleigh, the Hurricanes' home market.
The four-game Penguins/Hurricanes series averaged a 21.7 rating in Pittsburgh and a 6.8 in Raleigh. Nationally, the first three games of the series averaged a 1.3 cable rating and 1.5 million viewers on Versus
keep defending hockey in the south and acting like it belongs there. you brainwashed morons.
technically, hockey doesn't belong anywhere.
They were down 3-0. Everyone gave up.
the numbers we about the same even before. jesus ed you are really defending having an ice-oriented sport played in north carolina. wow.
I haven't watched a minute of the Pens/Redwings series, but check out the 21 seconds of 6 men on the ice last night
(http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g64/boonyard/ed29eb96.jpg)
i actually watched the entire game last night
CONSPIRACY
You cant tell me the league doesnt try to even up games. Hell, they did it for the Flyers game 3, and did the same last night. Its sickening.
didnt even think one second about when they showed it during the game and havent since...i just dont buy into that stuff...its all internet created...sports is no different now than it was 25 years ago...the difference is now kids love to run on the internet and talk crap like that and for some reason people buy into it....back in the day there was no such thing as conspiracies...sports was just sports...now this internet age population has to bring made up drama into everything...i honestly feel sorry for you people that you cant even enjoy the games like they should be
Sorry, the Malkin non suspension for doing more than what Carcillo did, complete BS. If you cant see that they have run the sport into the ground, thats on you. Random suspensions, talk of not allowing fights, Non suspensions for double misconducts since its a star player. If Richards goes after Zetterberg under 2 mins, and isnt tied down, do you think he's not suspended? Its a guaranteed suspension on two counts, the double Misconducts, and the instigator within the final 2 (Sending a Message). Its laughable.
The league has 6 teams on the ropes, hoping someone buys them or at least gives them more capital.
4 immediate things i'd like to see
-The league needs to first retract to at the minimum 24 teams.
-Get rid of the 3 ref system, too many calls from center ice away from the play.
-Get rid of Campbell and his random application of the rulebook.
-Shorten the season, so the SCF is ends in May. Hockey in June is dumb.
The league also is facing huge pressure from the KHL. You have older Russian and Euro players leaving, already before the season is even over. The KHL pays Taxes for the players not to mention other perks. The NHL is struggling just to survive. If the league doesnt contract, you will have an even more watered down product than you currently have.
again if you feel the need to overanalyze every single call to the death to the point where you actually believe there are conspiracies in pro sports then i honestly feel bad for you.....i dont know what id do if the fun was taken out of it for me
i guarantee what happened is you didnt watch the game last night...then went on a message board today and saw a 25 page thread on the to many men non call and about how bettman and his evil henchman sent down a message to fix the series so crosby could win a title...this only happens on the internet
in real life mixed in with our discussion of the game i might say to my boy damn did you see that to many man on the ice missed call last night...hed laugh and be like yeah that was crazy...then wed move on to talking about how the series has been and where its going...like normal non internet message board sports fans have been doing since forever
Wait, is the biggest internet message board nerd of all time railing against internet message board nerdery?
lol
nah, i got texts from my buddy who was watching, then saw the pics. nice try though. Thanks for playing.
I'm not watching the games for one reason, i dont want to help in the ratings. If you cant admit the league wants Crosby to hold a cup, you are just blind.
theres a difference btwn posting on a message board as a fan and being a message board sports type fan
i was into sports before internet sports fans were even born...i have a foundation that was built long before the internet even existed
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 03, 2009, 10:05:20 AM
theres a difference btwn posting on a message board as a fan and being a message board sports type fan
i was into sports before internet sports fans were even born...i have a foundation that was built long before the internet even existed
Hahahaha
Plans are in the works for the Internet Hall of Fame statue in honor of the greatness of IGY. I plan to shower it with seashell necklaces and Warrior LAX sticks.
I'm going to place a well watched copy of Fight Club next to the statue in his honor.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on June 03, 2009, 10:04:37 AM
I'm not watching the games for one reason, i dont want to help in the ratings.
haha
unless you have a neilson box connected to your tv or participate in a neilson diary no one has any idea what youre watching on television....if you really wanna hurt the league contact neilson and tell them you want to get involved and then write in the book they gave you "i watched everything on tv that night except the nhl"
the nhl has actually seen better numbers on vs. this playoffs. those numbers still suck compared to just about every other semi-major sport, but they are better than they have been in the past.
so for you fools who like the league the way it is with too many teams and 600 teams in the south, praise your hero gary bettman.
is that a shot at IGY?
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 03, 2009, 09:36:22 AM
didnt even think one second about when they showed it during the game and havent since...i just dont buy into that stuff...its all internet created...sports is no different now than it was 25 years ago...the difference is now kids love to run on the internet and talk crap like that and for some reason people buy into it....back in the day there was no such thing as conspiracies...sports was just sports...now this internet age population has to bring made up drama into everything...i honestly feel sorry for you people that you cant even enjoy the games like they should be
the shoeless joe jackson says hi.
as long as there's been sports, there have been people conspiring to say that the league/refs/mafia controlled the outcome of games. i had an uncle as a kid who, every time a philly team lost, would say that the game was fixed. they only difference is that back then, there was no internet for joe the douchebag fan to blab on and on about how the refs/league/mafia fixes games. if there was, i can guarantee that my uncle, and everyone who thought just like him would have been blogging about it every single day.
the drama is and always has been there. the only thing the internet is make it more accessable.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on June 03, 2009, 10:26:48 AM
is that a shot at IGY?
its a shot at everyone who embraces the nhl as a major league and immediately came back after they canceled an entire farging season. everyone made baseball wait until really 2001 to come back, but all you loons go right back to hockey and you stay despite it being deserving of failure so it can be revamped.
i suppose these cup finals work, but really, in no way shape or form is it possible to take hockey seriously when the carolina hurricanes and anahiem ducks consistently compete for titles.
The thing i learned from the strike was i didnt need Hockey as much as i thought i did. And that they've continually made it worse over the past 10years makes it tougher to watch than ever.
The other thing about the Strike for the NHL, it solved nothing. The Cap has been a failure. The Lighting won with a small salary pre lockout, then the Canes again, small market team. Detroit is just amazing at scouting, and the Pens had top 3 picks in 5 straight drafts.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 03, 2009, 10:29:43 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 03, 2009, 09:36:22 AM
didnt even think one second about when they showed it during the game and havent since...i just dont buy into that stuff...its all internet created...sports is no different now than it was 25 years ago...the difference is now kids love to run on the internet and talk crap like that and for some reason people buy into it....back in the day there was no such thing as conspiracies...sports was just sports...now this internet age population has to bring made up drama into everything...i honestly feel sorry for you people that you cant even enjoy the games like they should be
the shoeless joe jackson says hi.
as long as there's been sports, there have been people conspiring to say that the league/refs/mafia controlled the outcome of games. i had an uncle as a kid who, every time a philly team lost, would say that the game was fixed. they only difference is that back then, there was no internet for joe the douchebag fan to blab on and on about how the refs/league/mafia fixes games. if there was, i can guarantee that my uncle, and everyone who thought just like him would have been blogging about it every single day.
the drama is and always has been there. the only thing the internet is make it more accessable.
why even go that far back...NBA's Tim Donaghy says (http://www.clipartof.com/images/thumbnail/1928.gif)
because donaghy wasn't a conspiracy, it was proven fact.
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on June 03, 2009, 10:35:46 AM
The thing i learned from the strike was i didnt need Hockey as much as i thought i did. And that they've continually made it worse over the past 10years makes it tougher to watch than ever.
The other thing about the Strike for the NHL, it solved nothing. The Cap has been a failure. The Lighting won with a small salary pre lockout, then the Canes again, small market team. Detroit is just amazing at scouting, and the Pens had top 3 picks in 5 straight drafts.
basically of these things, yes. and somehow you guys can still take the nhl seriously and treat it like it matters. i understand the love for hockey, but i love tennis and dont go batshtein crazy over any match.
Maybe you should shut your stupid face and stop relating tv ratings to relevancy.
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 03, 2009, 10:29:43 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 03, 2009, 09:36:22 AM
didnt even think one second about when they showed it during the game and havent since...i just dont buy into that stuff...its all internet created...sports is no different now than it was 25 years ago...the difference is now kids love to run on the internet and talk crap like that and for some reason people buy into it....back in the day there was no such thing as conspiracies...sports was just sports...now this internet age population has to bring made up drama into everything...i honestly feel sorry for you people that you cant even enjoy the games like they should be
the shoeless joe jackson says hi.
as long as there's been sports, there have been people conspiring to say that the league/refs/mafia controlled the outcome of games. i had an uncle as a kid who, every time a philly team lost, would say that the game was fixed. they only difference is that back then, there was no internet for joe the douchebag fan to blab on and on about how the refs/league/mafia fixes games. if there was, i can guarantee that my uncle, and everyone who thought just like him would have been blogging about it every single day.
the drama is and always has been there. the only thing the internet is make it more accessable.
so you had to go back to 1918...thats like saying the goodyear blimp is going to blow up tomorrow because the hindenberg did 100 years ago
99.9% of sporting events that have ever been played have not been fixed...for every shoeless joe jackson ill give you 5000 games where a fix wasnt in
were there a couple idiots 25 years ago saying games were fixed sure...but that was usually salty heads who lost money on a game and were bitter
now you got kids screaming non stop about every game in every sport...that comissioners have leagues fixed...that refs are told to win championships for sydney crosby or lebron james..an these morons truly believe this...and the funny thing is they dont even watch the games...they go on a mesage board and the rest of the kiddies are saying the same thing and it seems cool to go along with a story like that and POOF! its a conspiracy...
you have it backwards...more people are screaming everything is a conspiracy now because they are sheep on the internet and follow the few morons that start it...back in the day these fcouple morons didnt have a platform like the net to attract the other dopes...now they do and its out of control
its not these idiots i feel for because they never knew or cared about sports to begin with...its the people like sb that it really sucks for because they have had their whole world ruined by these dumb asses and cant enjoy what used to be a great thing to them
Quote from: rjs246 on June 03, 2009, 11:05:08 AM
Maybe you should shut your stupid face and stop relating tv ratings to relevancy.
whats funny is the wire is about the lowest rated tv show ever and he claims to love it
Quote from: rjs246 on June 03, 2009, 11:05:08 AM
Maybe you should shut your stupid face and stop relating tv ratings to relevancy.
so if less than 1% of the country cares about something, but yet a white dude from boston likes it, it therefore matters
There are no white people in Boston.
And again you're relating TV numbers to 'people caring' about something. TV doesn't matter you farging weirdo.
of course it doesnt
but how many watch something equates to how popular it is. now that doesnt determine that quality, but for sports, it gives us a sense how many people are into the sport and thusly how big of a deal it is. and the nhl is how you say...meaningless.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 03, 2009, 11:16:06 AM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 03, 2009, 10:29:43 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 03, 2009, 09:36:22 AM
didnt even think one second about when they showed it during the game and havent since...i just dont buy into that stuff...its all internet created...sports is no different now than it was 25 years ago...the difference is now kids love to run on the internet and talk crap like that and for some reason people buy into it....back in the day there was no such thing as conspiracies...sports was just sports...now this internet age population has to bring made up drama into everything...i honestly feel sorry for you people that you cant even enjoy the games like they should be
the shoeless joe jackson says hi.
as long as there's been sports, there have been people conspiring to say that the league/refs/mafia controlled the outcome of games. i had an uncle as a kid who, every time a philly team lost, would say that the game was fixed. they only difference is that back then, there was no internet for joe the douchebag fan to blab on and on about how the refs/league/mafia fixes games. if there was, i can guarantee that my uncle, and everyone who thought just like him would have been blogging about it every single day.
the drama is and always has been there. the only thing the internet is make it more accessable.
so you had to go back to 1918...thats like saying the goodyear blimp is going to blow up tomorrow because the hindenberg did 100 years ago
99.9% of sporting events that have ever been played have not been fixed...for every shoeless joe jackson ill give you 5000 games where a fix wasnt in
were there a couple idiots 25 years ago saying games were fixed sure...but that was usually salty heads who lost money on a game and were bitter
now you got kids screaming non stop about every game in every sport...that comissioners have leagues fixed...that refs are told to win championships for sydney crosby or lebron james..an these morons truly believe this...and the funny thing is they dont even watch the games...they go on a mesage board and the rest of the kiddies are saying the same thing and it seems cool to go along with a story like that and POOF! its a conspiracy...
you have it backwards...more people are screaming everything is a conspiracy now because they are sheep on the internet and follow the few morons that start it...back in the day these fcouple morons didnt have a platform like the net to attract the other dopes...now they do and its out of control
its not these idiots i feel for because they never knew or cared about sports to begin with...its the people like sb that it really sucks for because they have had their whole world ruined by these dumb asses and cant enjoy what used to be a great thing to them
you just basically repeated everything i did but took about 8 more paragraphs to do it.
also, i didn't have to go back to 1918....it just happens to be the most famous sports conspiracy ever.
basketball point shaving, tyson being drugged before fighting douglas, knicks getting the #1 pick, etc, etc. there's plenty of more recent conspiracies out there, many of which had plenty of fuel long before the internet became a household entity.
the point is that things weren't all sunshine and candy before the internet came along like you originally claimed them to be.
The internet has ruined my life.
i'm pretty sure you're life would suck either way
Maybe, but less people would know about it.
good stuff in Colorado.....they promoted one of the assistant GMs, who turned around and fired the other assistant GM then went after the head coach (Granato), both assistant coaches, the goalie coach and the video coordinator
got ourselves a series again
farg the Pens.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob7kXHhj8eM
LMAO. And people root for this kid
Let's go Red Wings.
Quote from: rjs246 on June 09, 2009, 08:15:24 PM
Let's go Red Wings.
Please. If I have to watch Cindy carry the Cup, I'll for sure have to clean up the vomit afterward.
I'm tailgating the Tigers@Pirates game tomorrow night, which might be one of the lowest attended non-Florida MLB games in history. Actually had these worthless tickets way before I knew the Penguins would be in the finals.
The Pens bandwagon is huge... as evidenced by the hundreds of 200 lb 40-something women I've seen wearing light blue Crosby alternate jerseys over the past month. These fans are zesty and deserve to lose.
I want the Penguins obliterated tomorrow.
One day until i never watch hockey again
why wait
i already started, but tomorrow could be the end of it all
Quote from: PhillyGirl on June 11, 2009, 02:28:30 PM
Quote from: rjs246 on June 09, 2009, 08:15:24 PM
Let's go Red Wings.
Please. If I have to watch Cindy carry the Cup, I'll for sure have to clean up the vomit afterward.
and it will suck to listen the the NHL/media suck Crosbaby's dick for the next year.
Like the Mets choking or Fox showing a Yankees/Red Sox game on Saturday, that's guaranteed to happen anyway.
mets yanks and red sox defending world champs this weekend and neither game is the espn sunday nighter....i couldnt believe that when i saw it
Haha. For a second I thought you were kidding.
Cardinals/Indians? Really??
Wow.
i think ESPN is using this to try and make a point that they don't have east coast bias. they fail.
:puke
triple barf.
The Vagina Cup.
Quote from: Rome on June 12, 2009, 09:46:53 AM
Haha. For a second I thought you were kidding.
Cardinals/Indians? Really??
Wow.
That'll boost the ratings.
Yeah so I had to wait 25 years for one of my farging teams to win a championship, and then it finally happens in October. Meanwhile, since then, the city I live in has won two of them just like that. farg this shteinhole place.
didn't some douche that played for the pens last year leave and sign with detroit this year? lololol. good call.
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 12, 2009, 10:48:16 PM
Yeah so I had to wait 25 years for one of my farging teams to win a championship, and then it finally happens in October. Meanwhile, since then, the city I live in has won two of them just like that. farg this shteinhole place.
I blame Kevin Curtis
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 12, 2009, 10:51:20 PM
didn't some douche that played for the pens last year leave and sign with detroit this year? lololol. good call.
Hossa. The Pens offered him more money too, but he said he wanted to leave to win a Cup.
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 12, 2009, 10:52:23 PM
Quote from: Sgt PSN on June 12, 2009, 10:51:20 PM
didn't some douche that played for the pens last year leave and sign with detroit this year? lololol. good call.
Hossa. The Pens offered him more money too, but he said he wanted to leave to win a Cup.
didn't know they offered him more. i just knew he went to detroit cause he wanted to win. the fact that he turned down more money to finish in the same spot he did last year makes it even more awesome.
i dont even care about hockey and the sight of cindy hoisting the cup made me physically ill
the one great thing about the pens title is that we wont have sb complaining about the refs 45 times a game in the flyers thread next year...or does this just mean hes not watching any non flyer games ever again?
I killed myself... I'm posting from Purgatory, they have beer
It's warm and non-alcoholic, though...
Quote from: Rome on June 13, 2009, 10:27:56 AM
It's warm and non-alcoholic, though...
It's purgatory, not hell. I'm thinking that they have cold, alcoholic beer, but it's Coors Light.
I'm debating ridding myself of the NHL all together though IGY. I pay for the Centerice package, since its the only way i get to watch flyers games at home. Positives of the Pens winning the cup, maybe they wont get every call from this point forward since Gary got what he wanted.
you homer
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 13, 2009, 10:35:18 AM
Quote from: Rome on June 13, 2009, 10:27:56 AM
It's warm and non-alcoholic, though...
It's purgatory, not hell. I'm thinking that they have cold, alcoholic beer, but it's Coors Light.
I heard in Hell they have Guinness on tap. And incest.
Fleury should have had to play last night with this guy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXIq2OU_r6U&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffailblog%2Eorg%2F&feature=player_embedded
375,000 at the parade today.....the same route where 300,000 showed up for the Steelers one. Weak...
This weekend SUCKED.
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 15, 2009, 04:37:55 PM
375,000 at the parade today.....the same route where 300,000 showed up for the Steelers one. Weak...
in a city as small as pittsburgh i wouldnt call that weak....what i dont get is how did the pens parade outdraw the steelers....theres no possible way a flyer parade would outdraw the phillies much less an eagle parade
especially when the 2000 census had pittsburgh's population at a little more than 300k and the metropolitan area at around 2.5 mil.
Weather was temps in the 70s and crystal clear sky today. Weather during the Steelers parade was mid-20s, light snow.
The number I don't get is that attendance at the Pirates game was 18,000 during Game 7 and since I was there I can confirm that number didn't look to be inflated very much. A pretty good number of Tigers fans there too. Didn't anyone tell them a hockey game was on?
even zesty baseball is a million times more popular than hockey
Hockey as it stands right now is an unwatchable sport. I'll always watch the Flyers, but the days of just catching a normal game are over, unless there's a superstar playing and then I might tune in for a period or two. Bettman royally farged the league in a time when people in general love contact sports and fighting (UFC's popularity as an example).
while the sport pales in comparison to the 80's its ten million times better now than in the 90's and pre strike aughts
im certainly not gonna sit down and watch anaheim pheonix unless absolutely nothing else is on but id definitely watch a random st louis chicago game for example...the problem is even in its improved post lockout state its still not nearly as good as the nba and since they run at the same time ill always watch the basketball over the hockey if the games playing are close to equal
LOL at rejecting Basille's offer again.
over 8 mil watched game 7, highest rated game in 32 years
im sure next years carolina/vancouver final will carry that momentum
goddamn gay Penguins and their cup
(http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4920/cindy1.png)
There are no words for how angry that makes me.
Ovechkin wins back-to-back MVP trophies
God was 3 votes short of winning the Selke.....Datsyuk gets it again
and there's rumors of a 2nd outdoor game next season (Calgary)
Crosby sleeps with the Cup (http://www.totalprosports.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/sidney-crosby-sleeps-with-the-stanley-cup/)
Supposedly NBC wants the Flyers/Bruins to play on Newyears day. Bettman wants Ovechkin and the caps. but NBC might win out.
-- After resigning from the Devils to be closer to home, Brent Sutter took the Flames head coach job (hired by his brother Darryl)
-- Hull, Yzerman, Leetch, Robitaille and Lamoriello are this year's HOF class
QuoteNew Gig For Rosenhaus
Posted by Mike Florio on June 30, 2009, 9:41 a.m.
At a time when there are rumblings in NFL circles that agent Drew Rosenhaus might be expanding his work beyond the sport of football, he apparently is.
But in an unusual way.
Rosenhaus just posted on his Twitter page that he has been hired by the fans of the NHL's Florida Panthers to negotiate lower season ticket prices.
Our guess is that Rosenhaus actually has been hired by the NHL's Florida Panthers to participate in a marketing scheme aimed at creating interest in the team's coming reduction in ticket prices.
nm
Montreal just traded one of their best prospects and some other players for Scott Gomez and his top 5 most awful NHL contracts
lulz
Heatley used his NTC to block a trade to Edmonton for Dustin Penner (who cost them 3 #1s for signing), Cogliano and Smid
Hossa to Chicago (12 yrs, $62M)
Ohlund to Tampa Bay
Sedin twins re-signed with Vancouver
Colton Orr to Toronto
Florida's backup goalie Craig Anderson to Colorado
Detroit's backup goalie Ty Conklin to St. Louis
Brashear to the Rangers....2/$2.8M
Roloson to the Islanders....$2.5M/yr to be DiPietro's backup
do it easy
yea
Brodeur's backup Scott Clemmensen replaces Anderson's backup spot in Florida for $1.2M/yr
F.....Gaborik to the Rangers (5/$37.5M)
Komisarek to Toronto
Cammalleri, Gionta, Hal Gill and Spacek all to Montreal
Chris Neil stays in Ottawa for 4/$8M
Gaborik is a loser. An elite-ly skilled loser, but a softbatch douche who completely belongs on the Rangers. He'll average a point a game in the 40 games he plays and he'll rack most of those points up in meaningless games against subpar teams.
LOL, 7.5 per...ha farging Sather
This thread is hilarious (http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=658243)
TSN originally reported the Gaborik deal at 5 years $5.75, which the Rangers fans were thrilled. The thread steadily declines once they realize it's actually for $7.5 million per.
Keeping up w one MB is already too much for me to handle...I have no idea how you losers can read more than one..
Recchi re-signed with Boston (1/$1M)
Antropov leaves the Rangers for Atlanta
that p*ssy Havlat goes from Chicago to Minnesota
ha....a day after Montreal fans had a rally to keep Kovalev, he signed a 2-yr deal with Ottawa
The only thing worse for the canuckfrogs would be if he signed with Toronto.
I'd still ship Briere's ass there for cap relief and future picks. Seems they're desperate now.
Sakic and Claude Lemieux are retiring
Saku Koivu to the Ducks....1-yr deal
Quote
Addressing the commencement ceremonies at Moscow's New Economic School Tuesday, America's No. 1 sports fan reached out to the people of the Russian Federation — by thanking them for Washington Capitals player Alexander Ovechkin.
"As a resident of Washington, D.C., I continue to benefit from the contributions of Russians — specifically, from Alexander Ovechkin," Obama said. "We're very pleased to have him in Washington, D.C."
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 08, 2009, 03:41:20 PM
Quote
Addressing the commencement ceremonies at Moscow's New Economic School Tuesday, America's No. 1 sports fan reached out to the people of the Russian Federation — by thanking them for Washington Capitals player Alexander Ovechkin.
"As a resident of Washington, D.C., I continue to benefit from the contributions of Russians — specifically, from Alexander Ovechkin," Obama said. "We're very pleased to have him in Washington, D.C."
QuotePolice in Lakeland, Florida, are holding former bodybuilder and personal trainer Richard Thomas in custody after Thomas allegedly admitted to importing and selling a large amount of anabolic steroids, including to players on the Washington Nationals and the Washington Capitals.
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Former bodybuilder and personal trainer Richard Thomas is under arrest after a raid of his Florida home nets a large cache of firearms and steroids.
:paranoid
Edit: LOLZ - players on the Nationals on steroids
have they contracted the florida panthers and phoenix coyotes yet?
Roenick's retiring.
(http://files3.geometria.ru/pics/original/7465048.jpg)
(http://life.ru/media/content/0709/67c135f407662b75a92d7233e2ccf402.jpg)
lol at his fly being down.
The entire race of eurasian mud people like Ovechkin should be exterminated.
so Patrick Kane and his cousin take a taxi and pay the cabbie $15 for a $13.80 ride, and the driver says he doesn't have 20 cents in change. Kane punches him in the face, breaks his glasses, chokes him and takes the $15 back, then gets arrested a few hours later...
Kane is also 20, and the cabbie is 65 HA
thank god the flyers got reemsdyke
haha JVR
Gretzky just said "F this I'm outta here" to Phoenix
What does f mean?
the NHL is failing?
Honestly good for gretzky, farg that mess
cindy left the pens game tonight with a groin....no idea how bad...might just be precautionary but hopefully it exploded
tore his vagina i hear
Tore it right off.
http://stars.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=711&id=47463
Dallas Stars Ice Girls... honesty, this is the only thing that might get fans back in the stars arena now.
this is just stupid
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-9-year-old-scores-greatest-goal-in-Boston?urn=nhl,195876
chuggie's plan to change the NHL is underway (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4581463)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBSvk3yg2GA
Ballard pissed off about goal, slashes teammate Vokoun in head (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC8LKtFCHXs)
watch the far right side about 2-3 seconds in. dumbass
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 30, 2009, 11:12:51 PM
Ballard pissed off about goal, slashes teammate Vokoun in head (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC8LKtFCHXs)
watch the far right side about 2-3 seconds in. dumbass
I just saw this. HORRIBLE. Ballard should get his ass kicked by his whole team and then suspended.
looked like he wanted to hit the goalpost and missed horribly
this shtein is funny
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2775/4093950458_03e4645497_o.gif
Justin Williams can't catch a break (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzv_DrEl_pU) (ROME)
2000-01 = broken finger
2001-02 = shoulder issues
2002-03 = sprained knee (missed half the season)
2003-04 = broken wrist
2007-08 = torn ACL (missed half the season)
2008-09 = issue with Achilles tendon and broken hand (missed half the season)
2009-10 = broken leg (out indefinitely)
i was talking to a scout from the echl or ahl or chl or whatever last night, some low level minor league, and he said that its pretty much a given that winnipeg, quebec city and toronto are getting teams within the next decade.
but he said it was a no go on the return of the mighty whale.
any shot this is true? because god forbid there should be actual hockey towns with hockey teams.
Hartford is a zesty town, and couldnt support their team before. The league wont go back, but its a guarantee Quebec city and or Hamilton will have a team probably in 2 years. Phx is gone, the Panthers will probably be moved too
the mighty whale must live!
yeah i heard quebec is a lock
also said milwaukee isnt an option because of the guy who was pushing for it died and the proximity to chicago.
but wouldnt it make sense to have hockey in a state wheres its always 4 degrees? no. put it in phoenix.
Blame Bettman, he's entirely to blame along with the other owners. I guarantee IGY and I could run the league better
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=4819956
http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/aplfhPu4iiU
Patrice Cormier hits Mikael Tam, Tam is hosptialized still, Cormier is suspended indefinitely. Cormier was the 53rd overall pick of the devils in 2008 and may get called up to the AHL this year
http://tsn.ca/chl/story/?id=306706
Toronto just traded for Dion Phaneuf, JS Giguere and 2 other players and gave up six, including Jason Blake and Vesa Toskala...
who are those people and why does this matter and why cant i, if i wanted to, just find this out on espn.com
jason blake looks like the kid from gummo
lol, i hate albinos
caps finally lost thank god...it would have been a travesty and so fraudulant if they had beaten the pens record
Chris Chelios signed with Atlanta. He's 48. He's in Atlanta. None of this makes sense.
devils are gonna wear their butter red and green throwbacks tonight for st patrricks day
i didnt realize they are 5-0 this year against the penguins and have outscored them 17-3
matt cooke getting suspended tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW9Sp-WndwA&feature=player_embedded
Holy shtein! What a shot to the jaw hahahahha!
(still watching)
Wait, I don't get it, what is he getting suspended for? Getting the shtein knocked out of him?
hes gonna miss a few games which is what all the cry baby non penguin fans around the league called for when he didnt get suspended for hitting savard
oohhhh, gotcha.
if that ain't a clock cleaning, then i don't know what is.
(http://bit.ly/cgQyG7?r=td)
Couldn't happen to a nicer fellow.
Evander Kane looks like he's about 16 years old. And farg the Penguins.
The Cindys lose game 1 to Oattawa.
Barely into a 0-0 overtime, Dan Boyle just put it into his own net to give #8 Colorado a 2-1 lead in the series. New year, same old choke job by San Jose...
is there honestly anybody that gives a crap about the san jose sharks
I used to date/bang a chick that was a big Sharks fan, so yes.
Quote from: KDS on April 19, 2010, 01:09:14 AM
is there honestly anybody that gives a crap about the san jose sharks
The news stations out there were ripping them bad...worse than those underachieving Flyers teams from 98 through 03
i refuse to believe more than a couple hundred people are really bend out of shape over the sharks. its friggin san jose and its hockey. they wear turquoise. come on.
yeah the news might care because they have nothing else to talk about sports wise...but the 4 billion latinos in san jose could care less
and so could the rest of the world
like when the maple leafs or canadiens lose its funny. when the sharks lose its irrelevant. nobody gives a crap that they lose in the first round every year. nobody would give a crap if they folded and moved to seattle. there are 20 nhl teams like this. what a great league.
last night was the best sporting event ive been to since the 2008 phillie playoffs
yea because for hockey fans flyers/devils is great
there are no more than 10 interesting teams in the nhl. the flyers are one of them. so what they do is noteworthy, especially when they are playing a team like the devils. the coyotes and sharks....no. nothing. meaningless.
Sure Devils vs Flyers is great, but why did the NHL decide to not air the games on either VS or NBC, or NHLN. Well done
devils are irrelevant and the flyers new years game was disappointing...its just not a series that appeals to non flyer fans and isnt going to ever be televised over the pens
that said they could have put it on the same rotation as the caps montreal series and televised one of the games
that said only people in philly care about it and flyers fans out of philly have the package and get the game. someone like me who would watch a playoff game if it was on vs. isnt shedding any tears if its not on.
the flyers are "up there" in terms of appeal but lag behind the ovechkin, crosby, boston, chicago and detroit.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/hockey/nhl/04/20/nhl.steroids/index.html (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/hockey/nhl/04/20/nhl.steroids/index.html)
What a douchebag!!
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-You-ll-either-love-hate-Ovechkin-sprayin?urn=nhl,235861 (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-You-ll-either-love-hate-Ovechkin-sprayin?urn=nhl,235861)
QuoteAnd as Dave Stubbs of Habs Inside/Out points out, Ovechkin does this every game, whether there's a little kid there or nobody, it's part of a pre-game routine.
Bullshtein, you dont do that to a little kid no matter what. I hope the frogs beat his ass next game, anyone else would have been flame broiled over doing that.
Senators Penguins going into 3OT
hahah farg you Pitt
Craps lost tonight....maybe the Habs can tire them out a bit.
nashville just gave up a shorthanded goal with 13 seconds left to send the game to overtime instead of going home up 3-2
not-JVR scored it
Chicago is gonna be on the PK for 4 minutes to start OT thanks to Hossa
....and it didn't matter, because Hossa scores the winner 1 minute after he got out of the box
haha both the dc and balt nbc stations just completely bailed on the hockey game once it went into OT
first class league
major sport, right guys?
how the farg can they stop broadcasting the game?
jesus christ can you imagine if that happened during an nfl playoff game? people still talk about the heidi affair and that was like 40 years ago.
they have done it before...but never in a playoff game ot that i can recall...they just went to the local news which undoubtedly gets five times the ratings
as for the game can you imagine how mad youd be right now if you were a nashville fan...if there were nashville fans...what a gigantic choke
isnt the inherent problem that were talking about a playoff hockey game involving nashville?
btw hockey playoff games on versus arent even getting a million people
nba gets in between 2-5 depending on the matchup
btw here is an awesome chart on local tv ratings:
http://sportsmediawatch.blogspot.com/2010/04/local-on-eights-ratings-for-nba-mlb-and.html
yes thats right, roughly 4,000 households watch florida panthers games
Quote from: KDS on April 24, 2010, 06:44:04 PM
isnt the inherent problem that were talking about a playoff hockey game involving nashville?
you started a mls soccer THREAD
its a more legit league than the nhl
ok
you know theres an nba playoff game on now
Chicago ends up winning the game.....and Pitt losing to Ottawa 3-1 after 2.
Ottawa-Pittsburgh going OT again.
Cindys win. Boooooo
Pens move on
a game 7 would have been epic if they lost 2 games back to back in OT leading up to it.
Quote from: SD on April 24, 2010, 10:17:47 PM
a game 7 would have been epic
more epic than the philly mls team?
i think not
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7MJU1SEDpM
Hello a month ago
never saw that
interesting how everyone just calmly sat there while that dood demolished that ducks "fan." i say that because i honestly didnt know any actually liked the mighty ducks.
thats what i was saying...how does not one person at least try and break it up
Belanger (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=5132815)
Stick to the mouth, loses 7 teeth, goes and gets root surgery and comes back for the 3rd. Hockey players.
http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nhl/news/story?id=5136958
You're welcome Jacque
:-D
Montreal making it interesting.....
Buffalo is out
Halak STOOD ON HIS HEAD tonight.
53 saves.
So we might actually see a Flyers/Bruins 2nd round matchup?
they really need to do something about these hockey playoffs
brutal
So the lower seeds winning in the NBA is good, but in the NHL brutal?
it happens all the time in hockey, dingus
it happens much less in the nba, so when you get an upset its noteworthy. also basketball is less of a random, ride a hot goalie kind of sport so the winner of a 7 game series is actually the better team.
why not give the top 3/4 seeds some kind of bye while the next 4/6 play best of 3's or round robins or whatever to weed themselves out, then go 7 games.
Caps now in Game 7 3rd time in a row, pressure is on.
MDS, seriously...just exit the thread. Your whining needs a day off.
its a valid point, miss lady.
it is kind of silly to always have 1 and 2 seeds go down every year in the playoffs. kind of make the regular season pointless, dont ya think?
If it were a 3 or 5 game series, sure, it would be ridiculous.
But its a SEVEN game series. The top seed, if they can't pull out 4 wins, doesn't deserve to move on. Period.
so the top seed is rarely, if ever, good in hockey? what a strange coincidence.
too grueling a schedule, 82 games and expecting health is the impossible. The playoffs are about teams who rise to the occassion. Look at the Flyers win over the devils, i didnt see that coming, nor did i see Montreal taking this to game 7. The Caps are a team that gets ahead of themselves. After the flyers eliminated the devils, Boudreau was answering questions about the flyers, not about the Habs. Its the NHL playoffs that allow the sport to even exist. Without the playoffs, hockey would only be played on ponds. The problem is the NHL has farged itself so many times over, that people just care less.
how about 5-8, 6-7 one game play ins
3-low, 4-high 3 game series
1 low, 2 high 7 gamers, winners meet, cup finals
and do it in february right after the super bowl, have it over with before march madness. and cut nashville, atlanta, florida, tampa, anaheim, islanders, and maybe the devils and the stars.
series should be over if not for the horrible game 2 choke job by mtl
I generally refrain from bashing MDS in this thread because it's sort of pointless, but those last couple of posts were just priceless.
Judging the validity of a sport based on its tv market share, floating some meandering illogical point about low versus high seeds, suggesting the contraction of the Islanders and Devils... solid gold.
Quote from: rjs246 on April 27, 2010, 07:35:50 AM
I generally refrain from bashing MDS in this thread because it's sort of pointless, but those last couple of posts were just priceless.
Judging the validity of a sport based on its tv market share, floating some meandering illogical point about low versus high seeds, suggesting the contraction of the Islanders and Devils... solid gold.
do you not understand how teams make their money?
also give me one good reason why new york needs 3 teams in its market.
sometimes you just have to call a spade a spade and get rid of teams that are just pointlessly there. the nhl should go to 20 teams, getting rid of 8 southern cities and moving 2 teams to winnipeg and quebec city. you dont need a friggin team in newark and on long island. they dont draw well in the arena or on tv. they serve no purpose.
You're super.
The Devils cant even fill their building for playoff games. Devils though they've been dominant are a joke of a fanbase. Nashville has a good following year round. Florida shouldnt have hockey, PHX will be in Canada soon.
Quote from: rjs246 on April 27, 2010, 07:35:50 AM
I generally refrain from bashing MDS in this thread because it's sort of pointless, but those last couple of posts were just priceless.
Judging the validity of a sport based on its tv market share, floating some meandering illogical point about low versus high seeds, suggesting the contraction of the Islanders and Devils... solid gold.
last week he said the mls was better than the nhl
not addressing him when it comes to hockey is the best course to take
lol
the term was "matters more," not "is better."
but really its all in the same. at least the mls isnt expanding into cities that dont know what a soccer ball is like atlanta or memphis.
It gets less coherent with each post. Remarkable.
your soul patch tickles my nutsack when you go down on me
Quote from: KDS on April 27, 2010, 01:00:48 PM
youll soul patch tickles my nutsack when you go down on me
professional. writer.
what do you want from me
Coherence.
And I've never had a soulpatch, dreamweaver.
Quote from: KDS on April 27, 2010, 01:03:32 PM
what do you want from me
go on a date with hitler and tell us where his stache tickles you
Quote from: KDS on April 27, 2010, 12:55:10 PM
lol
the term was "matters more," not "is better."
but really its all in the same. at least the mls isnt expanding into cities that dont know what a soccer ball is like atlanta or memphis.
they know, they just don't care.
1. hitler is dead
2. rus i specifically remember some kind of facial hair on you. maybe it was a manly beard or a hipster goatee.
3. this conversation, as awful as it is, is infinitely better than talking about the "rest of the nhl"
Quote from: KDS on April 27, 2010, 01:07:31 PM
1. hitler is dead
2. rus i specifically remember some kind of facial hair on you. maybe it was a manly beard or a hipster goatee.
3. this conversation, as awful as it is, is infinitely better than talking about the "rest of the nhl"
1. exactly
2. creepy
3. true
My on-again, off-again facial hair style = 'Questionable' on the trustworthiness scale. (http://i.imgur.com/PHmF5.jpg)
hahaha, that chart is great :-D
detroit won game 7 on the road in a blowout....the 5th time in that series the road team won
the coyotejets still haven't won a playoff series since 1987
there is not a single human being who honestly cares about the phoenix coyotes why the farg do they have the an nhl team please tell me
Where's that ignore feature?
Quote from: rjs246 on April 28, 2010, 07:26:20 AM
Where's that ignore feature?
(http://media.wiley.com/Lux/46/79046.image1.jpg)
It's the one in the middle.
we're literally 20 years away if they even make it that far from there being a Sidney Crosby award
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=319706
I just dont understand why you would rename history over and over again. Patrick Division FTW.
Montreal up 1-0 in game 7
and we pray!!
captastic
MONTREAL 2-0
Habs up 2-0 with 3:36 left
I hate the Habs but lol at the Caps, bunch of choking bastiches
So the Flyers get a good chance at losing to the Pens in the ECFs again? awesomeeeeeeee.
The final two minutes of this game 7 >>>>>>>>>>>>The entire NBA playoffs
washington power play for the rest of regulation
Quote from: SD on April 28, 2010, 09:31:58 PM
The final two minutes of this game 7 >>>>>>>>>>>>The entire NBA playoffs
EXACTLY
Holy shtein a caps fan with a turban on his head, that's gotta be an NHL first
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
btw, id rather play the caps
(http://criticalmas.com/inc/images/darth-choke.jpg)
Bruins have no goalie.
lol standing o from caps fans
embarrassing
Quote from: SunMo on April 28, 2010, 09:40:04 PM
lol standing o from caps fans
embarrassing
at least they have Mcnabb to look forward to
and Strasburg, and AIDS
and a top 3 pick in the nba draft /igy
btw the Western Conference clinched home ice advantage for the Cup Finals already....ha
top 10 night of my life
for the first time since in 1978 the nhl gets a team from boston and a team from philly together in a playoff series. wow! it only take 32 years to do something that makes sense.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 28, 2010, 10:14:46 PM
top 10 night of my life
Agreed. I knew they would lose. I listenedd to 106.7 on the way home from work - listening to the useless bandwagon jumping D.C fans talking about how they would get down to business, blow out the Habs, then roll the Flyers on Lavar and Dukes. They do the same with the Skins. farging losers. Can't wait to rub it in at work tomorrow. I didn't hear a single god damned boo after the game ended. 99% of the crowd was there cause it's the in thing to do, now let's move on to the next big thing.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 28, 2010, 10:14:46 PM
top 10 night of my life
HUH :-\ really? love to hear the other top 9.
oh and farg the caps haha, if u think the greasy Russian chokes wait till u get a load of #5 :puke wait, i wasn't pukin :-D much luv!
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 28, 2010, 10:14:46 PM
top 10 night of my life
Watching bandwagon fans of a favored team try to deal with the reality of getting their lunch handed to them the firs ttime they try to get invested in that team? Yes. Good times.
so the eurotrash tsar pulled another epic choke job, heh?
awesome.
Quote from: Rome on April 29, 2010, 04:13:49 AM
so the eurotrash tsar pulled another epic choke job, heh?
which one?
cause in a seven game series where his team had 35 PP alexander semin had ZERO goals...thats almost unfathomable and i wonder how many times thats ever happened to a 40+ goal scorer
for the record canadien mike green had zero goals as well...its an absolute disgrace to the award that he is up for the norris
Green is just a horrible Defenseman, because he doesn't play defense. He's an offensive Dman, that goes missing at the biggest of times, and you can take him out of games by being physical
(http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/timaa21/Boudreau.gif)
i ordered an ovechkin at the bar today...it's just a white russian without the ice or cup.
AMIRITE??
holy shtein...LOL :-D
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/sports/pro/hockey&id=7420947&cmp=twi-kgo-article-7420947
The picture they kept showing with the team and the shark in the air is the best part
and thats what larry biel has been doing since he left sportscenter
Detroit blew a lead and lost in OT. Down 3-0....done.
busting out my pink triangle picture again
(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/QBEagles/gaypenguin.gif)
:flipoff :flipoff :flipoff
Unbelievable run by Montreal right now to be down 3-1 to Washington and 3-2 to Pittsburgh and survive. Hopefully they come back to earth in the ECF...
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 12, 2010, 10:26:08 PM
Hopefully they come back to earth in the ECF...
i see what you did there, easy
caps signed backstrom - 10yr 67mil
San Jose is down 3-0 and is about to become the 2nd team in history to have 100+ points in 4 straight years and not reach the Finals ('76-'79 Islanders, blocked by Montreal).
But how great is it to hear their players tell everyone it's not over yet because the Flyers pulled off that comeback...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCb2Qy3OkpM&NR=1
Those crazy Canucks
Caps vs Pens at Heinz field for the next winter classic. Holy farg at the Pens playing every two years, i hope its 80 degrees outside
I hate them. Seriously...could the NHL blow Cindy anymore than they do?
Probably. But only with their mouth.
dorks
they are pitting the two biggest stars in the game against each other. its such an obvious move. its like putting manning vs. favre on national tv.
yeah i dont get the hate towards someone because they are used by the media for high ratings....hate crosby because hes an annoying douche...hate ovechkin because hes a chain smoking prague club hopper...not because they are promoted by the league
and understand that having them in the winter classic instead of another flyer bruin type snoozefest makes sense
hopefully it won't showcase a possible 4th straight stanley cup loser.
The Yankees & Red Sox are hateful enough. Having them crammed down our throats by every sports media outlet in the country makes it worse. That's what PG was inferring, I believe.
Quote from: Rome on May 28, 2010, 12:17:39 PM
The Yankees & Red Sox are hateful enough. Having them crammed down our throats by every sports media outlet in the country makes it worse. That's what PG was inferring, I believe.
and joe west agrees.
i dont even mind the yankees...and the red sox are so hatable because their fans are more annoying that the next three worst fan bases combined...has nothing to do with espns lovefest with them....christ just dont watch the game
i mean are people that hard up for philly teams to be on national tv?
no old cranky people just complain about everything
Looks like there's a second outdoor game in February.....Montreal/Calgary at McMahon Stadium (where the CFL's Stampeders play)
I don't understand the big deal with the Winter Classic. They play a game outdoors, whoopty doo.
My only problem with the league promoting Crosby/Ovechkin is they're putting certain players on a pedistool like the NBA did, which leads to favoritism when it comes to getting calls. Kobe Bryant basically has a 2 foot shield around him when he plays.
yeah it was cool at first...but now its like whatever...would still be kinda cool to go to but i watched penn state (for the most part) over the flyer bruin game this year
Quote from: SD on May 28, 2010, 02:23:48 PM
I don't understand the big deal with the Winter Classic. They play a game outdoors, whoopty doo.
My only problem with the league promoting Crosby/Ovechkin is they're putting certain players on a pedistool like the NBA did, which leads to favoritism when it comes to getting calls. Kobe Bryant basically has a 2 foot shield around him when he plays.
didnt this happen to gretzky and lemuix and jagr and even lindros?
the best players always get the calls. every sport does this.
to be fair its hard to market anything when your sport really wasnt on tv as was the case for much of gretzkys and marios careers...they also didnt have a buisnessman owner like bettman...they had hockey people running the league then
In terms of greatness its Gretzky/Lemieux >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Crosby/Ovechin
That being said they weren't marketed on the scale Crosby/Ovie are. The NBA showed marketing a player is a better means to promote your sport than marketing a team is. The NHL has gone out of their way to make them the face of their league. NBA officiating got REALLY bad during the Jordan years, and it's continued with Kobe Bryant. Basketball in the 80's was entirely different, Laimbeer would be kicked out of the league for the crap he pulled.
waiting for rome to come in and say he liked it better when there more white players
Halak's reward for a run to the ECF? A trade to the Blues.....
Scott Niedermayer is hanging em up
and Florida traded Nathan Horton and another player to Boston for Dennis Wideman, #15 overall and a pick next year
and dino ciccerelli is the only member of this years hof class
Bonnie and Carl weep
QuoteByfuglien, Sopel, Eager to Atlanta for first round pick (New Jersey's), 2nd round pick (new jersey's), Reasoner and Jeremy Morin.
# Note on Atlanta/Chicago deal: Prospect Akim Alou also goes from Chicago to Atlanta, but he's not ready to play in the NHL next season. 28 minutes ago via web
# In the Atlanta deal, Chicago gets the No. 24 pick, not Atlanta's No. 8 pick.
Tweets from USA today
and ESPN just picked it up
http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nhl/news/story?id=5320715
Not a big surprise considering Chicago is up against the cap
Yes! can't wait to see all those brand new Byfuglien jerseys on these fargin bandwagon jumpin Hawk "fans". :-D wait we still lost to them :boom but hey farg them for dropping $100+ :-D
-- Brind'Amour finally retired and will take a front office position in Carolina
-- Chicago continued their purging by trading Kris Versteeg to Toronto in a 5-player deal
-- Biron signed a 2-yr deal with the Rangers
-- Sergei Gonchar left Pittsburgh and signed with Ottawa for 3/$16.5M + NTC
Niittymaki to the Sharks to replace Nabokov
Kovalchuk re-signed with NJ
for 17 years lol
no shtein...wow.
I want the Devils to win this battle with the NHL. NHL is overstepping their bounds like they did with the Pronger and Hossa contracts last year. This deal could really hurt the Devils for years, as good as Kovalchuk is i dont think he's a good fit for the Devils System. Unless they completely change the way they've played for years and been very sucsessful, its going to be interesting. The other funny part is the Kings can start negotiating with him again, and his contract offer wasnt 17 years long with them.
LINK (http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nhl/news/story?id=5397588)
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 17, 2010, 03:17:57 PM
Halak's reward for a run to the ECF? A trade to the Blues.....
Niemmi's reward for winning the Cup? Getting cut in favor of Marty Turco. Am I missing something??
Here's what everyone is missing... goalies don't matter that much unless,
1. The goalie in question is an all time great and can literally carry his team sinle-handedly.
2. The goalie in question crumbles noticibly in pressure situations.
3. You are the Flyers and your goalies are never all time greats and always crumble under pressure.
I thought Leighton outplayed Niemi for most of the series, but I'd still rather have Niemi starting for the Flyers. Logic is overrated. Maybe I perceive him to have a higher ceiling, because he's younger and has a cool Scandinavian name.
Neimi, take a serious look, he is young and only played half a season.
He has a great playoff beard, thats all i have.
http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=330099
NHL has completely screwed the pooch on this contract dispute about the length of contracts. Now they're investigation the Luongo/Savard/Hossa/Pronger deals in addition.
could the nhl be more incompetant...it cant get out of its own way and how much money has bettman stolen over his career
its fun to watch them just keep farging up over and over again.
ill ask again:
why does anything this league does matter? just because you like hockey? i like tennis but dont give a shtein unless its the us open or wimbledon because none of the other tournaments count.
Quote from: KDS on August 10, 2010, 08:29:27 PM
ill ask again:
why does anything this league does matter? just because you like hockey? i like tennis but dont give a shtein unless its the us open or wimbledon because none of the other tournaments count.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7goZUYGXAHA
Quote from: KDS on August 10, 2010, 08:29:27 PM
ill ask again:
why does anything this league does matter? just because you like hockey? i like tennis but dont give a shtein unless its the us open or wimbledon because none of the other tournaments count.
schtick = old
if my schtick is old then what the farg are we gonna do with you
(http://flamesnation.ca/uploads/old/2009/04/ironhide_facepalm.jpg)
I'd put this in the Epic Fail column for the NHL. Just adding to the list
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/No-hoax-Capitals-mistakenly-engraved-on-Prince-;_ylt=AvZ6Fl5JMcldy11IWJ.Pcjh7vLYF?urn=nhl-261871
(http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nhl_experts__70/ept_sports_nhl_experts-756529019-1281564477.jpg?ym9MLmDDp8GUJuTq)
FAKE
also, anyone else get that personalized email from the flyers saying "Flyers look to sign free agent <<your name>> for the 2010-11 season. "
i'm so stupid my first thought was awesome i need to get this guy's jersey.
its not a fake. CSN Philly said "OMG ITS A FAKE" but Sarah Baiker was made to look like a moron and its actually for real.
I think PG is FAKE. And a dude.
Quote from: rjs246 on August 12, 2010, 01:53:36 PM
I think PG is FAKE. And a dude.
That might be funny...had you not met me at games already.
Did you show him your cleenis?
Forget the fact that the wrong team is engraved... what's up with the font getting smaller and shteintier over time? Is the NHL getting this thing engraved for $1.25 along with some Little League participation trophies?
Quote from: QB Eagles on August 13, 2010, 09:47:47 AM
Forget the fact that the wrong team is engraved... what's up with the font getting smaller and shteintier over time? Is the NHL getting this thing engraved for $1.25 along with some Little League participation trophies?
The picture is taken from above and likely through some sort of protective glass or something. I wouldn't exactly take the perspective that it provides as fact.
was searching thru youtube for hockey fights and came across this...its old but really cant be seen enough
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDRCpN4OMpM
(http://services.wakegov.com/realestate/photos/mvideo/20030818/18101758.JPG)
Rod Brind'Amour's bachelor pad. You'd think he has enough money to fix his face.
that would take bill gates type money son.
that house probably goes for like 600 in nc
$3 mill
Or about as much as Cam Ward's and Erik Staal's houses, combined.
Horrible, but they rip Eklund
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiRNJBHoKgA&feature=player_embedded
Donald Fehr is the new head of the NHLPA. Yeah, that guy that led the MLB players during the '94 strike....
thats awesome
i hope he runs the nhl into the ground like he ran baseball
hes the best there is
Methuselah, Jr. is finally retiring.
this is the only part of the nhl that interests me: an article on the upcoming tv rights negotiations
http://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/article/67098
sounds like nbc, vs. and espn will all get games. yay! more hockey!
Atlanta's goalie collapsed on his back 2 minutes into the season (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU6jojpClFU)
pretty bizarre. at least they had the eerie carnival music come back right on cue just as he goes down. dude is 23 years old.
if anyone wants a longer clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieqeCnA_TjM
NHL all-star game format changing: captains will choose teams (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=5788378)
That actually sounds interesting.
What a farging retarded idea. Why bother even having the game?
Quote from: FastFreddie on November 10, 2010, 02:31:01 PM
NHL all-star game format changing: captains will choose teams (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=5788378)
That's even dumber than baseball using the All Star game to determine HFA.
who could have imagined the nhl all star game being less watchable
its a great idea and david stern should steal it immediately
Quote from: Munson on November 10, 2010, 02:50:42 PM
That actually sounds interesting.
please tell me that is sarcasm.
Mild.
I still won't watch, but the idea of it is interesting.
Luke Richardson's 14-yr old daughter hung herself (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=5803294)
the first axe of the season comes from the Islanders
and Colin Campbell sucks? No way! (http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=341367)
Fun stuff in Calgary. Darryl Sutter, whose brother Brent is the head coach, traded his son Brett to Carolina, where Brett will be reunited with his younger cousin Brandon....Brent's son
wait so the calgary coach brent sutter. the calgary gm is darryl sutter. darryl's son brett plays for calgary. brent's son brandon plays for carolina. daryl then traded his son to play with his nephew.
what.
at one time all six sutter brothers were in the nhl together
my all time favorite flyers line was ron and rich sutter (twins) with tocchet
http://sonofthebronx.tumblr.com/post/1615347523/nielsen-tv-ratings-of-the-2010-11-nhl-regular-season-on
is this something you might be interested in?
crosby has 20 goals in the last 17 games....farging bonkers
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 08, 2010, 08:42:02 PM
crosby has 20 goals in the last 17 games....farging bonkers
I can't stand him but he is unconscious right now. Meanwhile Malkin only has 1 more goal than Nodl.
crosby has more goals in the last 17 than richards leino and reemer have combined for this whole year
That's not saying much
true....but thats still what should be (if reemer wasnt a dog) 1/3 of their top nine forwards
by the way how sickening was it watching logan couture last night...9th pick same year as reemer and he was probably the best player on the ice last night had half as many goals in the game as reemer has on the year and would be tied for the lead in goals on the flyers team
Only IGY could complain about the Flyers goal scoring when they lead the entire league in goal scoring.
I love you, man. Never change.
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 09, 2010, 07:44:16 AM
by the way how sickening was it watching logan couture last night...9th pick same year as reemer and he was probably the best player on the ice last night had half as many goals in the game as reemer has on the year and would be tied for the lead in goals on the flyers team
Could you stop calling him 'reemer'...please?
Quote from: Rome on December 09, 2010, 07:45:09 AM
Only IGY could complain about the Flyers goal scoring when they lead the entire league in goal scoring.
I love you, man. Never change.
and only you could think i was complaining about the flyers at all
Quote from: SD on December 09, 2010, 07:50:22 AM
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 09, 2010, 07:44:16 AM
by the way how sickening was it watching logan couture last night...9th pick same year as reemer and he was probably the best player on the ice last night had half as many goals in the game as reemer has on the year and would be tied for the lead in goals on the flyers team
Could you stop calling him 'reemer'...please?
never
Bobby Ryan scores using a defender's stick (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi19-LBtu2E)
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 13, 2010, 10:59:05 PM
Bobby Ryan scores using a defender's stick (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi19-LBtu2E)
lol that's great
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpnhcZzFMlc
"This is like Dean Youngblood"
awesome
NJ fired MacLean and brought Lemaire back again
igs, did you buy a throwback jawn yet?
(http://d.yimg.com/a/p/sp/getty/55/fullj.35ed62e99e581285f746afff7aab7cc7/35ed62e99e581285f746afff7aab7cc7-getty-102843496jm043_washington_c.jpg)
Dale Hunter flashbacks
ovechkin seems like a cool dude
if you wanna chain smoke while you disco hop in prague hes your man
you mean moscow
who besides dominick hasek and jamior jagr would ever step foot in prague
you are joking right?
prague easily has the best disco scene in the world
lol what
Pretty cool moment at an AHL game
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-Hockey-crowd-sings-after-8-year-old-s-nat?urn=nhl-306789
how long is the train ride to prague?
Quote from: BigEd76 on December 23, 2010, 12:39:49 PM
Lemaire
(http://www.collectibles-articles.com/antique/collectible-image-large/disney-beauty-and-the-beast-lumiere-candelabra_130461129836.jpg)
So Crosby is threatening to hold out of the All Star game because the league failed to protect him or punish anyone for giving him a concussion. The hit by Hedman was completely legal, and the Steckel hit was embellished as usual. I hope he does hold out, i wont watch the worlds most pointless all star game next to the WNBA, but what a farging Hoyda.
Quote from: MDS on January 02, 2011, 02:18:31 PM
you mean moscow
who besides dominick hasek and jamior jagr would ever step foot in prague
I was in Prague a few summers ago, got ecoli and almost died. Their hospitals are run down shteinholes.
Their whores are top notch.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ8iqJDJb8o
Stop stealing from Tam
No.
(http://chzgifs.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/beheading1.gif)
Ha.
awesome
did nabokov bomb the moscow airport because the islanders claimed him
Duchene forgot he was mic'd
too much vodka (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0MCXEHA4yzU)
Giroux outdueling Briere!
(I'm not watching.)
i flipped to the game for a few minutes...the sound and picture are out of sync. youll see a shot go off a post then hearthe ding 5 - !0 seconds later
The NHL can't wait to get the hell off of Versus. Didn't someone post a link about them negotiating with ESPN again or something?
Laviolette and Briere win, but Sharp on the losing team gets MVP
(http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/11/2011/02/340x_evander_kane_atlanta_thrashers_v_montreal_bcrq-mrpw23l.jpg)
where did atlanta find all these brothers?
Pittsburgh's back up goalie gave DiPietro a knuckle sammich
Malkin tears ACL and MCL.
holy shtein thats great news for the flyers
nice to see it happen to someone other than them
Ha, my buddy skipped a party last night to go to the Sabres-Pens game. I told him "farg you and I hope Malkin breaks a leg." :yay
Baby Huey has boo boo.
Quote from: QB Eagles on February 05, 2011, 01:33:34 PM
Ha, my buddy skipped a party last night to go to the Sabres-Pens game. I told him "farg you and I hope Malkin breaks a leg." :yay
Fortunately you were wrong as a broken leg would have healed by the time the playoffs start
Forsberg signs with the Avs for the remainder of the season. :-D
lol
Quote from: Munson on February 03, 2011, 05:44:27 AM
Pittsburgh's back up goalie gave DiPietro a knuckle sammich
and the Islanders got revenge tonight for this and the Talbot hit. 9-3 and a ton of fighting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10H141yCDJk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BQtfJisxoU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S9mCL5JiDc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4FrNDkAYVY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkpg23ocOVY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLYh-aeEL7k
Love the old school hockey going on lately.
Of course the old talking heads on Around The Horn were crying about all the fighting in the MTL-BOS game saying "get it out of the game waaaaah"
Bob Ryan was the only voice of reason on teh panel.
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 11, 2011, 10:36:48 PM
Quote from: Munson on February 03, 2011, 05:44:27 AM
Pittsburgh's back up goalie gave DiPietro a knuckle sammich
and the Islanders got revenge tonight for this and the Talbot hit. 9-3 and a ton of fighting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BQtfJisxoU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S9mCL5JiDc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4FrNDkAYVY
LOL at Talbot, Got rocked twice. Then after the 2nd ass whooping tries to help Johnson. wht a bitch!
heres a single take on all the festivities last night...its worth the watch just to hear stagerwold and errey whine like some bitches thruout the whole thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puMana_bq1o
Ha
Quote
Pittsburgh Penguins get in bus accident
NEW YORK -- The Pittsburgh Penguins' rough weekend in New York got a little bumpier when the team bus hit a car while heading to an outdoor practice.
In the morning hours Saturday following a fight-filled, 9-3 loss to the New York Islanders on Friday night, the Penguins dressed in their full gear -- minus skates -- at Madison Square Garden, where they will play the Rangers on Sunday.
They hopped a bus for the short trip to Central Park, but were derailed by the minor accident. The players left the bus and hailed cabs to take them to the makeshift practice.
"It was quite a sight," Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said. "I think the gentleman involved with the accident backed off a little bit when he saw a whole hockey team get out with sticks and gloves in their hands. If he had known anything about last night, maybe that's why he backed off."
The NHL suspended Islanders forwards Trevor Gillies for nine games and Matt Martin for four and handed the club a $100,000 fine late Saturday night for their actions. Only enforcer Eric Godard was punished on the Penguins side by the league as he received an automatic 10-game suspension for leaving the bench Friday night to join the third-period brawl.
The game produced 346 penalty minutes, 10 ejections, 15 fighting majors and 20 misconducts.
The Islanders came into the game angry because of the previous meeting between the teams nine days earlier that featured a fight between New York goalie Rick DiPietro and Pittsburgh counterpart Brent Johnson. DiPietro broke bones in his face when Johnson hit him with one punch.
Also, a questionable but unpenalized hit by Pittsburgh's Max Talbot against Blake Comeau, that has left the Islanders forward out of action since, made Talbot a target in the rematch. He was jumped and punched by Martin in the second period, sparking the first of two major brawls in Saturday's game.
"Obviously, you never expect to get grabbed by the guy and get punched like that," Talbot said. "I don't think I'm a guy that would stand down if someone comes to my face and asks me."
Talbot also took on Micheal Haley in the third period in the second part of fight night.
The teams will conclude the six-game season series on Long Island on April 8. The Penguins could be the angry bunch then.
"We don't like them and they don't like us," Pittsburgh forward Pascal Dupuis said. "It shows on the ice. But we have plenty of hockey between here and that game. We'll see what's going to happen."
Johnson was rushed by Haley, who skated down the ice to challenge the goalie to a fight. Godard joined the fray and is now facing the consequences.
Bylsma said he told players not to hop onto the ice. Rule 70.10 stipulates that the first player to leave the bench during a fight or to start one shall be suspended automatically for 10 games.
"I am aware of the rule, but at that moment you're not thinking about what the things are," Godard said before the suspension was announced. "I just saw him skating toward Johnny and I just kind of went.
"Ten games is pretty long, especially when we're in a tough spot right now with a lot of guys out of the lineup. Yes, I regret it, but no, I am going to try to defend my teammates. I am kind of torn with that."
Gillies was given an elbowing major and was ejected in the third period after he charged Eric Tangradi, leaving the Penguins forward with concussion-like symptoms that will keep him out of Sunday's game, at least.
New York's Zenon Konopka also had a hearing Saturday because of his involvement after he came onto the ice during a legal line change and joined an ongoing altercation. He received a roughing penalty and a misconduct during the third period but avoided any further discipline.
Haley, who was not scheduled for a hearing Saturday, was called up from Bridgeport of the AHL earlier Friday to make his NHL season debut in a game the Islanders expected to be physical. He had 144 penalty minutes in 50 games at Bridgeport this season.
"It was a pretty entertaining, emotional game. I was glad to be a part of it," Haley said. "My job is to be ready when I get the call, come up and contribute any way I can."
The Penguins knew what to expect from him.
"We knew what kind of player he was. He did basically what they brought him to do," Dupuis said.
Now Super Mario is bitching about the Isles.
farging Pens. They dish it out but cant take the retribution without whining.
By the way, Crosby's been making some noise lately about possibly being done for the season. Epic if both him and Malkin are done. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and NHL.com both took the same story... the P-G titled it "Penguins' Crosby says he could miss rest of season" and the NHL called it "Crosby confident he'll play again this season". lol at the NHL $pin.
Forsberg is retiring again today. He's the Favre of hockey
Not enough bad things can happen to the Pens, but they got their Cup and Crosby got his gold medal, so they kind of win anyway.
Bah. farg the Penguins and their faggy fans.
karma? (http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nhl/news/story?id=6127967)
outdoor game in Calgary coming up on VERSUS
calgarys jerseys are so butter im getting hungry
great hockey fight from the other night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh88cBU653Y
Bob Probert had CTE
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/03/sports/hockey/03fighter.html?_r=1&hp
Great farging photograph, holy shtein.
the Gillies guy on the Islanders that was suspended 9 games for his part in the Penguins brawl came back last night, and two shifts in he elbowed a Minnesota player in the head from behind. later
Chara tried to decapitate a guy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jimZ1tSdPY0)
wow, he looked dead
It really wasn't a ridiculously dirty hit. Chara is just so farging huge.
it shouldnt have even been a penalty
now this is a decapitation
1:12 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZqXmTfbQwE
holy shtein...the slow mo replay showing the whiplash is nasty
the chara hit looks a lot like the hit sergei nemchinov got in the 01 playoff against the flyers that gave him 50 or so stitched to the face...one of my favorites of all time, but i cant find it on youtube
Matt Cooke got 10 games + all of the 1st round for the elbow to the head in yesterday's game
video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQDBKxfdvrU)
whats the difference between ufc and the nhl
UFC gets tv ratings?
nice
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-Jonathan-Quick-may-in-fact-control-puck?urn=nhl-wp888
Chicago just lost at home w/ the playoffs on the line. If Dallas wins later today, the Hawks are out. boo friggin hoo
so the playoffs are pretty much set:
#1 Washington vs #8 NY Rangers
#2 FLYERS vs #7 Buffalo
#3 Boston vs #6 Montreal
#4 Pittsburgh vs #5 Tampa Bay
#1 Vancouver vs #8 Dallas/Chicago (Dallas needs to win to get in)
#2 San Jose vs #7 Los Angeles
#3 Detroit vs #6 Phoenix
#4 Anaheim vs #5 Nashville
i mean i could go on espn.com if i cared but thanks easy
im sure the hawks would trade in their stanley cup to make the playoffs this year
btw game dates and times are announced tonight at 10 on nhl network
Exactly. Flyers win a cup, farg the playoffs. Now the bums on the other hand better win every year.
fan 590 in Toronto is reporting that the Coyotes are moving from Phoenix to Winnipeg after this year
winnipeg had the OG white out and since then no team has come close to duplicating it....their farging arena was out of control loud
awesome news if true.
winnipeg is a death trap and those people would lose their minds for an nhl team. good for them.
next stop, quebec city.
denied (http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/article/974245--nhl-denies-report-of-coyotes-moving-to-winnipeg-after-playoffs)
Caps/Rangers goes to OT
NBC and Versus have agreed to a deal to renew the NHL's TV rights, according to execs close to the deal. A formal announcement is expected to come this afternoon. Specific deal terms are not known, but the bidding had gone above $200M per year. Fox pulled out of the bidding last week, and Turner pulled out yesterday, saying it could not find a business model to support the money the NHL appears to be getting in this negotiation. The NHL never came back to ESPN with a final bid, sources said. ESPN's interest in picking up the package stayed until the end of the bidding process. But sources said it was too difficult for the NHL and ESPN to work around NBC and Versus' matching rights.
The NHL's rights fee is believed to exceed – by far – the $120M per-year average that ESPN paid from '99-'04, which marked the NHL's largest contract to date. The league's current deal with Versus is for $77.5M per year, while NBC has a revenue-sharing deal that does not involve a rights fee. Many execs inside the NHL favored ESPN, believing a deal with the network would guarantee more coverage on popular shows like "SportsCenter." But NBC and Versus determined that the package was too important for Versus to lose. This marks the first big media rights negotiation since Comcast acquired NBC.
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 19, 2011, 11:26:26 AM
A shtein ton of money is being spent so that people still won't watch hockey on television.
Actually, I don't really know if it means that at all. But I suspect that since they weren't able to work out a deal with ESPN, they'll continue to receive very little coverage and tv ratings will still kind of suck. And lets face it, in this country if you aren't on ESPN, you aren't a sport worth watching.
how does downie get one game on a second offense for the exact same hit he got 20 games for a couple years ago
good question, how does downie's hit and kunitz's intentional elbow to gagne's head get the same thing?
yeah downies was illegal but it was more stupid and it happened in the act of a normal hockey play....kunitz went out of his way to intentionally elbow someone in the face
they both should be out for a minimum of their current series
Great game tonight! Sharks down 4-1 to Kings and come back and win in OT 5-4.
farg the Caps.
its bitter sweet....how awesome was it seeing the ranger fans going from boudreau chants in the second period to a absolute dagger loss...if it was any other team that plunged it in it would have been magnificient
how was that not offsides on the game winning play in the hawks game
Down 0-1 Toews scores shorthanded falling down with less than 2 min in a game 7 to send it into OT.
A few years ago, to me was the era of captains - great field generals (guys like Yzerman, Stevens, Lemieux, Messier). Primeau was on that cusp before his concussions. Wonder if Toews can grow into one of these.
This is a great game! Awesome defense by Vancouver on that Power Play to start the OT.
Can't believe how that game ended. What a brutal turnover...
I loved the shot of Patrick Kane afterward.
farg you, Patsy.
How boring and unimpressive are the Bruins? They're gonna win this game despite the fact that they farging suck. Tim Thomas is their entire team.
maybe not
Is there anything better in sports than a game 7 being decided in sudden death? Glad it's not the Flyers.
1. i did not know mark recchi was still alive, let alone still playing. he has to be older than rome at this point. lets play a game: who is older--recchi or jose contreras?
2. i swear to god i couldnt see that dudes face when he scored the goal. holy hell talk about a dark skinned brother. what the farg is he doing playing hockey? did he get lost?
back from 3-1 down and won it on the road. Caps/Bolts should be a fun series
shteintsburgh is oot
Tampa took both games in DC
n/m
caps about to go down 0-3.....this is so farging sweet
just saw that, what a delicious little choke
Tampa Bay is unstoppable right now.
This 2nd round has been dogshtein. DC got swept and Philly and Detroit are both down 3-0. And Nashville's fans are wearing puke yellow
first time since conference seeding that a #1 has been swept in any round
honestly does anyone in dc care
Good point.
Quote from: MDS on May 05, 2011, 12:39:32 PM
honestly does anyone in dc care
yeah they have really solid fanbase
That SJ/Detroit game 7 was great to watch, and another team fails to finish off the 0-3 comeback
So there's a team that hasn't won the Cup in their 40-yr history, one that hasn't won in their 20-yr history, one that hasn't won since '72......and Tampa
I'm cheering for anyone but Tampa. Vancouver is a real hockey city and has been good all year...same with Boston...I just plain feel bad for San Jose, always good but njever good enough....and then there's Tampa. farg Tampa.
Douche Barnaby (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6544503)
As posted in the Dead in 2011 thread:
NY Rangers Derek Boogaard dead at age 28 (http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nhl/news/story?id=6544238) :(
SJ = the Eagles in football, though it looks like this year they might finally break through.
Quote from: PhillyGirl on May 14, 2011, 07:20:07 AM
Douche Barnaby (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6544503)
As posted in the Dead in 2011 thread:
NY Rangers Derek Boogaard dead at age 28 (http://sports.espn.go.com/new-york/nhl/news/story?id=6544238) :(
now's the time to trade them Shelley back
barnaby is bangin michelle beadle i wonder if he beat her down
Globe & Mail reported the Thrashers are moving to Winnpeg, but nothing's done yet
thats beyond awesome - looks like the wings are coming east
nah, most likely Nashville or Columbus moving to the Southeast, with Minnesota moving to the Central. Won't happen for another year though...
i remember hearing after the lockout that the nhl promised the wings they would move to the east in the next realignment..
pheonix would have been way better to winnipeg but atlanta will suffice
it's gonna be funny to see a hockey team full of black guys play in Winnipeg
ive been sayin this shtein for five years and finally bettman listens to me
you can thank me later, winnipeg
i bet that guy who called 911 demanding his jets back feels pretty damn good
Quote from: MDS on May 20, 2011, 07:57:58 PM
ive been sayin this shtein for five years and finally bettman listens to me
you can thank me later, winnipeg
five years?
they moved like 20 ago and from the day its happened everyone has been bitching about
five years is roughly the time i started bringing this up on this board
i.e. this first time it mattered
five years ago is approximately the time you learned the phrase "biscuit in the basket"
Vancouver just tied it with 14 seconds to send it to OT and a potential West clincher
double OT.....fluke goal by Vancouver where everyone thought it went up into the net when it was actually back at the blue line. I think Canada's getting their Cup back this year...
I am still totally unimpressed with the Bruins offense, by the way.
Congrats to the Bruins for breaking a 21-yr drought, but there's no f'ing way I'm rooting for them in the finals
Winnipeg officially gets the Atlanta Thrashers...
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6610414
Atlanta becomes the first NHL city in the modern era to lose not one, but two professional sports franchises. I doubt anyone there (or anywhere else, for that matter) gives a shtein.
So I guess no one watched the game last nite.
Neither did I.
I was in Boston last night and watched the first two periods. Wasn't interesting enough to comment on at all.
i saw the highlights on SC
they were even boring
Watched the first 2 minutes and the last 2 minutes, so I win. The best part of the game was the Canadian crowd singing in unison for half the anthem
but but hockey is better than basketball!?!?!
http://deadspin.com/5808229/this-is-the-worst-thing-ever-to-come-out-of-boston
Edmonton's Gilbert Brule had a fun day. Driving down the road with his girl and their dog, and...oh hey, that's Bono hitchhiking (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6619944)
btw, best game 1 ratings since 1999 and 14% higher than last year [/Todd]
The Red Sox were off yesterday.
yea that has nothing to do with this
did last years game go up against basketball? because for the life of me i cant figure out how a boston/vancover game out rated a philly/chicago game.
it makes no sense.
If only we knew someone with access to media resources and professional expertise to research this for us.
actually i would love to do that for a living--cover sports media--but since i dont and since im just some guy in his underwear watching tennis before work im gonna go ahead and tell you to look it up yourself.
Last year's game 1 was on a Saturday (the same night as Doc's perfect game), so that's gotta be it
Wait what? I could have sworn doc's perfect game was during the Boston series....
No, it was game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. I remember it well.
farging mark recchi scored in the 2011 stanley cup finals
wow burrows scored the second fastest stanley cup OT goal in history to win tonight
:11
farg, just got ready to sit down and watch OT and 11 seconds later, BOOM!
Holy crap, Bruins put up 8 goals! Game 4 is going to be a blood bath.
Rod Brind'Amour added to the Canes coaching staff.
In other news, Wayne Gretzky's son Trevor drafted by the Cubs in the 7th round of the MLB draft.
game five coming down to the wire...havent watched this game but as much as home ice in hockey doesnt matter you gotta think that no switch of venues in the history of sports has helped a team more than the canucks getting to go home for this game
wow canadien crowd singing some awful white beats
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 10, 2011, 10:39:54 PM
game five coming down to the wire...havent watched this game but as much as home ice in hockey doesnt matter you gotta think that no switch of venues in the history of sports has helped a team more than the canucks getting to go home for this game
Couldn't agree more. This game is in Boston? Bruins kick the shtein out of them and need just one of two in BC. See you Wednesday night for game 7.
i love the how the nhl keeps it 2-2-1-1-1
i hate the 2-3-2 for the fans because its pretty much guaranteed that if you are fan of the lower seeded team you have no chance of seeing a clinching game at home
How do the Bruins manage to score 12 goals at home and zip on the road?
They did score 2 goals in game 2, but they've been shutout 1-0 in each of the other 2 games on the road. What's crazy though is that Boston has outscored Vancouver 14-6 and is one game away from being eliminated. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess it's not very often that a team outscores their opponent by more than a 2:1 margin and still loses the series (in any sport).
Easy, get on that.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-Hear-the-city-of-Vancouver-react-after-Ma?urn=nhl-wp7037
4-0 Bruins before you can blink. WTF with the Canucks?
I'll get some chuckles if they manage to win the Finals in spite of getting outscored by like 20 goals in them.
You know game 7 final will be 1-0. Late goal with about two minutes left. The Bruins at home are just crazy. This cross country back & forth shtein has got to be eating at both squads.
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 13, 2011, 09:01:08 PM
I'll get some chuckles if they manage to win the Finals in spite of getting outscored by like 20 goals in them.
Through 6 games, they've been outscored 19-8. So it took them 6 games to score as many goals as Boston did in game 3. This shtein is so crazy to me that even I'm interested in hockey right now.
Tim Thomas out of control again.
already updated the sports suffering cities list
boston shouldnt even be on it
farg you Boston...and all of your farging fans.
well this game 7 has been a dud.
CANALOL
sportscenter is showing a bar in quincy celebrating after the game and as they are showing it they guy says we are just now getting some reports of violence in vancouver
holy shtein bettman got booed to holy hell
then this chara person looked like a serbian mutant holding the cup
ok now go away canada hockey
If the Flyers only had a stud goalie like Luongo...
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 15, 2011, 10:51:37 PM
sportscenter is showing a bar in quincy celebrating after the game and as they are showing it they guy says we are just now getting some reports of violence in vancouver
Are they throwing Maple Sugar Cookies at the Bruins bus?
It would suck, getting all pumped to celebrate your town's first Stanley Cup and then nothing. I'd burn the town down.
They just showed a live shot on the local news from Vancouver and people are out of control. Just showed a dude all out of control and he throws one of those MMA elbows to some guys face, drops the dude and about 30 people converge on the tough guy and just beat the shtein out of him.
You stay classy Vancouver. Great city but it's got some shtein holes like any big city. Just a few blocks from the Arena is pretty nasty.
yea boy
(http://www.esquire.com/cm/esquire/images/vI/esq-vancouver-riots-2011-061611-xlg.jpg)
Ha, awesome. And nice legs, lady.
stay off the portapotties (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kD5l8p9b0P8)
With the National Hockey League Entry Draft less than a week away and the potential for trades escalating this week and next with the free agency period looming, the salary cap will be going up by nearly $5 million next season.
Clubs and agents are being told next year's salary cap will be set at an upper limit of $64 million with a floor of $48 million.
During the 2010-11 season, the salary cap had an upper limit of $59.4 million.
The league's cap - entering its seven season under the current collective bargaining agreement - has risen every year since the end of the NHL lockout when the cap was set at $39-million.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6706113
i always get realignment boners even though hockey is for weirdo canadians.
but heres my question: if they are splitting it up 8 and 7 per division per conference, how do they group toronto, ottawa, montreal, boston, new york, new york isle, new jersey, philly and pittsburgh.
thats 9 teams. 2 have to either be grouped with columbus, detroit and those MA teams or 2 have to be grouped with washington, carolina, tampa, etc. hmmmm.
We're probably looking at something like this if Bettman gets his way:
East = Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, New Jersey, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Ottawa, Toronto
South = Carolina, Columbus, Florida, Philly, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington
Midwest = Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis, Winnipeg
Pacific = Anaheim, Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Jose, Vancouver
...and if he moves Detroit to make it 16/14, they'll go in the East and New Jersey will slide to the South (with Colorado taking the vacant spot in the Midwest)
Yea I'm sure splitting up the rangers and flyers will go over well
Bettman mentioned "East" and "South", but "Northeast" and "Atlantic" makes more sense. The only bad thing (?) is that it splits up the Flyers and Penguins again.
Northeast = Boston, Buffalo, Columbus, Montreal, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Toronto
Atlantic = Carolina, Florida, New Jersey, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Philly, Tampa Bay, Washington
Brad Richards signed with the Rangers, 9 years $60 million
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AjyGDprCZRvScmmfMu1YHVA5nYcB?slug=ap-rangers-richards
Stamkos re-signed with Tampa for 5 years
for $37.5M (cap hit of $7.5M/yr)
Stamkos got raped in that deal
Depends on how you look at it. Florida has no state income tax, so his take home will be significantly greater than whatever he would have made in a northeastern city or God forbid Canada.
Still, he probably could have gotten a max deal from someone or at least a longer deal with more dough.
That was the last hope to save the Flyers' offseason, right?
Mosy sez they ain't done so they ain't done, you basterd.
still waiting....
(http://1.cdn.nhle.com/jets/images/upload/2011/07/110722_logos_news.jpg)
that, my friends, is called "ruining the moment"
ew wtf? Could they not have made it anything resembling the old ones? those are horrid.
My head exploded after reading this (http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/6801318/report-salary-gary-bettman-doubled-nhl-lockout)
Quote from: PhillyGirl on July 25, 2011, 09:11:40 PM
My head exploded after reading this (http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/6801318/report-salary-gary-bettman-doubled-nhl-lockout)
Why? Seems like about the right amount, given what the other commissioners make.
Now if your head was exploding about who the commissioner is, that makes more sense than exploding about his salary.
yes, that is the problem, it's Gary farging Bettman. He shouldn't be commissioner and he not only is, but is making that kind of bank. farg him.
Hope he can control a bar of soap better than he did the puck last year.
QuoteLast summer, Khabibulin was convicted in an Arizona court of extreme DUI and reckless driving and sentenced to 30 days in jail. He filed an appeal to get a stay on his sentence, but today he's opted to drop his appeal and serve his punishment.
amazing hockey goal
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0xxIdPAE9E
shalom!
Damn, Crosby still scrambled pretty good even after all this time.
Have to say last year I did enjoy watching hockey and not having to watch the National Crosby League.
QuotePenguins GM Ray Shero said that Sidney Crosby (concussion) is still training, but he might not be ready for the Penguins' season opener.
"There are going to be some symptoms with this injury, but nothing where he's had to shut it down or anything," Shero said. Shero added that Crosby seemed good, but he would not be pushed to return before he's ready. Shero's update on Crosby's status comes after Josh Rimer reported that Crosby won't be ready for the start of the regular season.
of course the penguins superstar will get to retire AFTER he wins a stanley cup....flyers get jello head lindros who gags in his only final
That asham KO last night was sick.
his post-knockout reaction was even better
Quote from: phattymatty on October 14, 2011, 01:13:50 PM
That asham KO last night was sick.
the fact that the flyers thought shelley was more worth dough than asham makes me pretty sick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoBXfD2oHRg
The Caps' reaction to Asham afterward was the best part of that. Ovechkin went apeshtein.
:-D
i hate them will all my being but this thread should be retitled the "lets watch the caps this year".....it really is going to be amazing to take a look at the numbers they put up
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 22, 2011, 10:23:18 PM
i hate them will all my being but this thread should be retitled the "lets watch the caps this year".....it really is going to be amazing to take a look at the numbers they put up
They're sort of like the Phillies, you hate them too, but it was pretty amazing to see their win total at the end of the season, and when it matters most neither team will accomplish their goal.
i wouldnt be so sure about that...like i said before this isnt your uncles washington....they are for reals this year
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-Patrick-Kane-s-sick-spin-o-rama-feed-to-M?urn=nhl-wp15758
that was all carcillo
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 27, 2011, 12:19:04 AM
We're probably looking at something like this if Bettman gets his way:
East = Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, New Jersey, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Ottawa, Toronto
South = Carolina, Columbus, Florida, Philly, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington
Midwest = Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis, Winnipeg
Pacific = Anaheim, Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Jose, Vancouver
...and if he moves Detroit to make it 16/14, they'll go in the East and New Jersey will slide to the South (with Colorado taking the vacant spot in the Midwest)
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 27, 2011, 12:40:53 AM
Bettman mentioned "East" and "South", but "Northeast" and "Atlantic" makes more sense. The only bad thing (?) is that it splits up the Flyers and Penguins again.
Northeast = Boston, Buffalo, Columbus, Montreal, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Toronto
Atlantic = Carolina, Florida, New Jersey, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Philly, Tampa Bay, Washington
So it looks like the bolded divisions will happen next year with the proposed realignment. Detroit agreed to stay in the West if they only had to visit California and Vancouver once a year. It also looks like they're going back to the old way for the playoffs, where teams faced division rivals for the first two rounds...
yea nothing says rivalry like hurricanes/panthers
http://deadspin.com/5855554/lets-watch-alex-ovechkin-benched-late-in-regulation-call-his-coach-a-fat-farg
Change it to the real word. Looks like a little drama down in Havas Heaven
i was listening to sports radio dc today on the way home and this wasnt mentioned at all...they were more concerned with whether john beck should be starting over rex grossman
Foreskin radio?
Mckenzie did have a good point that Ovi needed his wings clipped and this was a good thing for them.
Quote from: BigEd76 on October 31, 2011, 11:08:34 AM
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 27, 2011, 12:19:04 AM
We're probably looking at something like this if Bettman gets his way:
East = Boston, Buffalo, Montreal, New Jersey, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Ottawa, Toronto
South = Carolina, Columbus, Florida, Philly, Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay, Washington
Midwest = Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Minnesota, Nashville, St. Louis, Winnipeg
Pacific = Anaheim, Calgary, Colorado, Edmonton, Los Angeles, Phoenix, San Jose, Vancouver
...and if he moves Detroit to make it 16/14, they'll go in the East and New Jersey will slide to the South (with Colorado taking the vacant spot in the Midwest)
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 27, 2011, 12:40:53 AM
Bettman mentioned "East" and "South", but "Northeast" and "Atlantic" makes more sense. The only bad thing (?) is that it splits up the Flyers and Penguins again.
Northeast = Boston, Buffalo, Columbus, Montreal, Ottawa, Pittsburgh, Toronto
Atlantic = Carolina, Florida, New Jersey, NY Islanders, NY Rangers, Philly, Tampa Bay, Washington
So it looks like the bolded divisions will happen next year with the proposed realignment. Detroit agreed to stay in the West if they only had to visit California and Vancouver once a year. It also looks like they're going back to the old way for the playoffs, where teams faced division rivals for the first two rounds...
pannaccio just reported that theres no chance the flyers and pens will be separated
So Kaleta got 4 games for being a head butting flag. Shanahans's words
why dont they just have 1 big division each conference
that way the southern teams can wallow at the bottom of the standings and the charade of 1 of them making the playoffs can be over
Carolina and Tampa both recently won Stanley Cups, sportswriter.
And a team that plays 10 minutes from Disneyland did too.
If you insist on insulting a league you know nothing about, try the LPGA. It's got women and golf, neither of which you have any hope of playing.
good lord is it romes day or what
back2back titles
first time really watching the new tampa uniforms tonight and they are awesome
Hitchcock is back. Just took over the Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJNmFDR5mmU
Crosby comes back against the Isles tomorrow. I'll be rooting for another concussion.
Death. farg Crosby.
Quote from: QB Eagles on November 20, 2011, 04:47:13 PM
Crosby comes back against the Isles tomorrow. I'll be rooting for another concussion.
He went off. Two goals, two assists, zero concussions.
God damn it.
Also has the lamest mustache in the history of mammals.
pittsburgh was the best team in the nhl before they just acquired the best player in the league
not fair
igs' favorite team fired Boudreau and replaced him with Dale Hunter
also Carolina dumped Maurice and hired Kirk Muller
NHL'94 taking over in the Southeast
wayne gretzkys daughters twitter photos.....shes not ugly...
http://www.canada.com/travel/Gallery+Twitter+photos+Paulina+Gretzky/5784923/story.html
(http://www.canada.com/travel/5784867.bin?size=620x400)
(http://www.canada.com/travel/5784869.bin?size=620x400)
the great two?
Anaheim fired their coach and hired Boudreau
Mike Richards placed on IR
Mock?
Looks like realignment is done and they're putting Tampa Bay and Florida in the same division as Buffalo, Boston and the eastern Canada teams. Makes sense
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/NHL-approves-4-conference-realignment-new-playo?urn=nhl-wp19063
holy crap. didn't realize the realignment was going to be this radical and eeffect the playoffs so much
I'd hit Gretzky's daughter in a heartbeat, except I'd be afraid of Marty McSorley busting out of the closet (second man in = misconduct).
with the new alignment in terms of miles traveled the flyers have the lowest in division road trip avg. (164 miles) in the nhl
florida has the most (1087)
Quote from: ice grillin you on December 06, 2011, 07:53:23 AM
with the new alignment in terms of miles traveled the flyers have the lowest in division road trip avg. (164 miles) in the nhl
florida has the most (1087)
you and Ed switch accounts this morning?
gonna be weird having only one visit to Boston, Buffalo, eastern Canada and Florida each year
also the Islanders and Hurricanes have zero shot of making the playoffs for the next 10 years under this new alignment. It's gonna suck going through both Pittsburgh and Washington just to get to the final 4...
Martin St. Louis took a puck to the facial cavity and will be out for a while.
perfect timing
no crosby tonight no st louis saturday
douchey anisimov tonight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMwiHXAjPSo&feature=player_embedded#!
read this dude's bio
http://neshl_mboston.stats.pointstreak.com/playerpage.html?playerid=5186057&seasonid=7647
Nice. Was that on or off the ice?
Quote from: phattymatty on December 15, 2011, 04:40:36 PM
read this dude's bio
http://neshl_mboston.stats.pointstreak.com/playerpage.html?playerid=5186057&seasonid=7647
That shtein's funny.
Former Bruins player and coach and current television analyst Mike Milbury was charged with assault and battery on a child, threats to commit a crime and disorderly conduct after an incident at a youth hockey game last week in Brookline, according to multiple reports.
A Boston Herald report states that Milbury was serving as an assistant coach for the Boch Blazers, for whom his son plays forward, when the team was playing the Boston Junior Black Hawks. After Milbury's son had an altercation, Milbury allegedly charged onto the ice, where he berated, grabbed and shook the 12-year-old opponent.
lol
FWIW, the NHL is exploring playing next years Winter Classic at Michie Stadium...
Quote from: DH on January 03, 2012, 10:48:46 AM
FWIW, the NHL is exploring playing next years Winter Classic at Michie Stadium...
Rangers two years in a row? Great locale, but the Winter Classic will get stale quickly unless they start mixing up the teams a little more.
My money is on the next Winter Classic being held at Wrigley
Definitely would be a new idea there
Carcillo won't be playing for a while.
Quote from: QB Eagles on January 03, 2012, 05:59:55 PM
Quote from: DH on January 03, 2012, 10:48:46 AM
FWIW, the NHL is exploring playing next years Winter Classic at Michie Stadium...
Rangers two years in a row? Great locale, but the Winter Classic will get stale quickly unless they start mixing up the teams a little more.
Most people dont know who played from year to year..location is infinitely more important than teams involved. Honestly, had the flyers not been involved I probably wouldn't have watched either of the past two.
yeah the winter classic is like most other hockey games...pretty much unwatchable if your team isnt involved
it wasnt the winter classic at that point but i thought the edmonton montreal game that was in like -50 degree wind chills a few years abck was awesome..it was two canadien teams in the praries of western canada playing in incredible cold...the way it should be...after that game i havent watched a single outdoor game in full
the heritage classic - that shtein is awesome. on my bucket list is to drive across canada and see a game in each nhl venue - I've been to Montreal and Toronto already, nothing like live hockey up there.
pretty good back in forth btwn pompous new englanders and a nerdy canadian after the bruins canucks game the other night
http://www.csnne.com/pages/video?PID=uvXM2-pB4kwGIfQTBEYmgj8LvwllTxx7E9P2Cq
what a douche that host is. you didn't win shtein farg head
Sounds like the next Winter Classic is going to be the Red Wings and Leafs at the Big House. Negotiations are being complicated because the Wings are trying to find a way to get the city of Detroit a cut.
Toronto = ratings
http://headtothe.net/nhl/httn-catches-nhls-posting-of-ovechkins-statement/
Apparently the CBC broadcast of the game is pretty much just Hartnell and Lupul announcing the game through their mics. I would actually watch the NHL all star game other then flipping it on for 20 seconds at a time if I could listen to players talk the entire game instead of the announcers.
nice home ice advantage in the last 2 seconds of Columbus/LA (http://deadspin.com/5881595/in-los-angeles-two-seconds-last-forever)
:easymocksignal
what a little bitch
Quote
Jeff Carter has been a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets for just seven months, and he's already being shopped around by his new team. Via the Columbus Dispatch:
Multiple sources confirmed to The Dispatch that Carter has been put on the trade block by the Blue Jackets, barely seven months after he was acquired from Philadelphia and deemed the No. 1 center the club has always needed.
The talented center has barely played for CBJ during the 2011-12 season thanks to injuries. He's out with a shoulder problem right now, although he's traveling with the team on the West Coast and says he hopes to play. The rumors are building, however, that Carter is not happy in Columbus and fans are even speculating that he could be exaggerating his injury.
It all falls in line with his initial attitude surrounding the trade to Columbus from Philadelphia. It was very evident, both in written reports and Carter's own actions, that he was less than happy with the trade. He's saying the right things now, but it certainly seems like the public view and the private view are different here.
Carter is being traded to LA to be reunited with Richards. CBJ is getting a Jack Johnson and 1st round pick in exchange. Deal is contingent on Carter passing a physical tomorrow.
Look out, LA teenagers. The duo is back
Quote from: BigEd76 on February 23, 2012, 09:00:12 PM
Look out, LA teenagers. The duo is back
they arent top 1000 people in la someone would get with
amazing start to the devils rangers game yesterday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pDDQCCblGk
Had Mikey Miss on this afternoon on the way home from work. He's saying that fighting no longer has any place in hockey and that penalties should be enough to stop players from taking liberties.
Sadly, all but one caller have agreed with him - either they're screening heavily, or very few are actually Flyers fans.
he's been anti fighting for years. it's actually one of his schticks to get Flyers fans to get mad and call him up.
-- The Caps are in with their win tonight. They'll be 8th and face the Rangers unless they win and Florida gets no points against Carolina
-- In the Rangers/Pens game tonight, Orpik was checked by Stepan, so he retaliated by hitting him knee-to-knee. Good stuff from Tortorella after the game
Tortorella (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SU7ImcOYqOk)
That's awesome and he's spot on. The league coddles the Pens and it's sickening.
Yea John! Two whining stars. Beautiful.
toterella is a genius....he knows the rangers would sweep the flyers and probably lose to the penguins so hes getting into the heads of the league and whatever refs end up taking a part in flyers pens round one in order to give any possible advantage to philly
the hope is that it backfires by the caps upsetting the rangers and the flyers beating pittsburgh
the panthers clinched a playoff spot last night by losing their 5th game in a row and moving to an unreal -27 goal differential for the year
lol @ genius.
tortorella is a fargbag. he was right about the penguins being bitches. in other news he mentioned the sun is toasty warm.
genius!
way to totally whiff on the whole point
Tortorella is about as much of a manipulative genius as you are a Mr. Universe contestant. Stop your nonsense.
i would not be surprised if orpik and tortorella were in on this master plan together the whole time.
Quote from: Rome on April 06, 2012, 10:23:48 AM
Tortorella is about as much of a manipulative genius as you are a Mr. Universe contestant. Stop your nonsense.
sports psychology is not your forte...i get it
phil jackson weeps
So let me get this straight... the officials, who've for years allowed free reign to Pittsburgh's Hoyda stars, are now going to miraculously crack down on them because of what the coach of the Rangers had to say in a rant on tv after the 81st regular season game?
Yep. Completely plausible.
yeah a coaches/organizations complaints has never influenced the way a game is called...EVER
Tony La Russa says hi.
League fines Tortorella for deviously manipulating the minds of referees and controlling the outcome of a playoff series not involving his team
QuoteThe NHL has slapped John Tortorella with his second major fine of the year, dinging him $20,000 for comments made following a 5-2 loss in Pittsburgh on Thursday.
Rangers - Senators has been a violent, brutal game.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94r8eauXqkU
three game suspension....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE5Nz2efcW8
nothing...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X3qnAjWdBI&feature=related
All those experts picking Canucks/Penguins...ha
QuoteJason Botchford of The Province reported on Friday what he saw with seconds remaining in the third period, on a faceoff following a huge check on Burrows by Richards:
In the aftermath, while waiting for the faceoff, Burrows scooped up snow with the blade of his stick. He began flipping it, and then, cradling his pile of snow, he pointed the blade toward Richards. Many saw it as him poking fun at some, well, alleged lifestyle choices. An official thought it offensive enough to jump in the middle, putting a stop to it.
Mock?
take out the kings and flyers and road teams are 10-2 this year in the playoffs including six in a row
lookin like game 7
thomas has done his best fleury this series
could potentially have a final 8 where the Flyers are the only team that's won a Cup
sports at its best....OT hockey
game 7 kicko
God damnit
Flyers West just knocked out Vancouver. Blues/Kings in round 2, with the Coyotes/Blackhawks winner getting the Predators
easy would you watch a panthers/predators cup finals
Depends on what else is on
Rangers score 3 unanswered in the 2nd....farg
Quote
The NHL on NBC had another record-setting weekend, continuing it's best hot streak ever.
Sunday's Bruins/Capitals, Game 6 drew a 2.5 overnight rating, topping the Rangers-Flyers Winter Classic on January 2nd for the best ratings for hockey so far this season. It also scored the best rating for a non-Final Stanley Cup Playoff game since 1998, when Game 4 of the Western Conference Final between Dallas and Detroit drew a 2.6. Aside from the first four Winter Classics, it is the highest-rated non-Final hockey game ever broadcast by NBC since they regained the rights in 2006. It is also up 56% from the comparable game last year (PHI/BUF, G6, 4/24/11: 1.6) and up 62% from two years ago (PHX/DET, G6, 4/25/10: 1.3)
Luongo will waive his no-trade clause (http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=394097)
Only 9 more years left on his deal
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 24, 2012, 09:26:12 PM
Luongo will waive his no-trade clause (http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=394097)
Only 9 more years left on his deal
I'd swap him for Bryz in a heartbeat.
least shocking post ever.
Luongo is the Joe Thornton of the goalie position. But at 9 years to Bryz's, sure why not
Devils/Panthers is going to a game 7
brilliant nhl again putting game sevens up against each other tomorrow night
They're both in the east, so what can they do? Start one at 9?
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 25, 2012, 10:39:49 AM
They're both in the east, so what can they do? Start one at 9?
schedule your first round so that game sevens wont conflict
the nba seems to manage just fine
another reason the nhl is bush league
Honeslty, the Devils/Panthers games have been about as boring as they come. Tocchett said every game feels like a regular season game, and i have to agree. Every other series was off the charts.
Sens/Rangers @ 7
Devils/Panthers @ 8:30
I guess that works
def better than their old way of doing things but still inexcusable
easy and SB with the bettman excuse talking points
what they could do is set it up so game 7s are all on the weekend, so you can spread it out and not have a conflict. but then they wouldnt be a "sports league" run by "canadians."
the zesty game will be on nhln and then will be picked up by versus when the good one is over. major. sports. league.
Betteman would never talk about how a series sucks. The most entertaining thing out of this series has been the twitter battle by the Panthers owner. Thats about it.
Also, i really do think they're moving forward in the aspect that all games are now televised if you have cable. The Comcast ownership/sports background has improved the broadcasts immensely.
i dont really care about the quality of panthers/devils, and neither does anyone else because those 2 teams might be the most irrelevant 2 teams in north american sports today.
its the fact that its game 7. of what is supposed to be a major professional league. putting its game 7 on its in-house tv network thats available in roughly 30 million homes. then joining in progress on the "the nbc sports channel" when/if the marquee ends.
every single year something like this comes up with the nhl and every single year they have the same backwards ass response. at some point youd figure they would move everything back/up a few days to get game 7s on the weekend. but every single year they dont, they embarrass and belittle their product.
canadians.
Can't disagree with that at all
This has been a great game, that play by Seidenberg with the kick save was unreal!
Shocked that the caps won in OT. Lets go Ottawa
Guess the good news no matter what is that the Flyers can't play the Rangers next round.
yeah i'm rooting for ottawa too #Hoyda, but if FL and NYR wins, I won't cry about playing FL in the next round either.
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on April 25, 2012, 10:29:52 PM
Guess the good news no matter what is that the Flyers can't play the Rangers next round.
Or the Bruins. The Cup is "ours."
Quote from: Drunkmasterflex on April 25, 2012, 10:29:52 PM
Guess the good news no matter what is that the Flyers can't play the Rangers next round.
yes that is good
next round is a catch 22 now tho...you want the rangers out obviously but if they lose that puts the flyers against he caps or sens who would be much more difficult opponents than the panthers or devils who they would face if the rangers won
so what might happen is rangers lose and everyone is estatic until it doesnt matter that the rangers lost because the flyers get eliminated by the caps or sens in the second round
(http://www.nhlsnipers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Tyler-Seguin-Girlfriend-Ciara-Price-8.jpg)
Hahahaha. That's amazing.
A few months late, but still hilarous
Also fake. But funny.
unless april 26 is opposite day then sarge is 100% wrong
Sarge wins. The real sign:
(http://i.imgur.com/BUdCh.jpg)
Corroboration pic:
(http://boston.3432.voxcdn.com/files/2012/04/hook.jpg)
LINK (http://boston.barstoolsports.com/around-barstool/anybody-who-doesnt-realize-the-tyler-seguin-suck-your-dick-photo-is-photoshopped-is-a-supreme-idiot/)
well that makes it a lot less funny....aka not at all
that's some piss poor internetting igy
yeah im incredibly awful at it
The original sign would be funny if the edited sign wasn't better.
ottawa blew their chance at home in game 6 and now rangers are advancing
Rangers/Caps. Go Caps.
[easy]no canadien teams left and none of the remaining western conference teams have ever won a stanley cup[easy]
Holy shtein Panthers LOL
Devils win in double OT
Home ice for US
stop making me kind of pay attention to hockey by playing teams i despise
how is that french funhole brodeur still playing?
Rangers, Flyers, Devils, Caps....some Patrick Division action here
First game is Sunday at 3?
Looks like it. Caps/Rangers is Saturday at 3, followed by Kings/Blues at 7:30
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 27, 2012, 12:22:51 AM
Rangers, Flyers, Devils, Caps....some Patrick Division action here
NO......and stop stealing espn talking points
good to know pheonix has really suffered after choosing to let bryz walk
wow nashville tied it
Overtime playoff hockey is the best.
See that save by mike smith of the coyotes? shtein. Yea, they really miss Bryzgalov.
amazing play off the draw there
holy shtein don be stealing. get yo own thoughts boy.
I try, as hard it gets sometimes I try. I really do.
this caps rangers series is going 7 and might have less than 20 total goals scored
so impressed with the caps new defense first system and holtby is ridiculous for a rookie
Did anyone see the Kings Jonathan Quick last night against the Blues? Guy played out of his mind in goal in the third period. Nice to see some good goal tending.
Ovechkin shows up and ties the series at 1
Flyers West is kicking Hitchcock's ass....4-0 after 1
Radulov and Kostitsyn were suspended by the Preds for breaking curfew to go drink
This Rangers-Caps game is a-farging-mazing. :o
farging Rangers :boo
Motherfarger. That's probably the series right there. Teams that win emotional games like this one usually go on to win the series.
how much have the nhl playoffs overdelivered this year
they have delivered exactly nothing to me, if thats what youre asking
No one cares about anything being delivered to you, unless it's a box of anthrax.
Quote from: Munson on May 03, 2012, 12:46:12 PM
No one cares about anything being delivered to you, unless it's a box of anthrax.
HA, I spit out my drink even though I didn't see the original post, lol
not that it matters any more but it looks like Rangers/Devils next round.
couldn't hold for 6 farging seconds
Quote from: SD on May 07, 2012, 10:20:59 PM
not that it matters any more but it looks like Rangers/Devils next round.
i still think the caps win.....they have outplayed the rangers in the series will win in 7
rangers 30 seconds away from advancing
I really hope Phoenix wins the Cup. I'll be greatful that Richards/Carter and the rest of the Flyers cast off don't get to hoist the Cup, plus I won't have to put up with another Jersey/NY team winning it. I think it's going to be Kings/Rangers final. The second part of the Coyotes winning it would be to further prove how awful Bryz is.
Dale Hunter, 1 and done.
from what i was reading it wasn't unexpected though. i guess i'm not that plugged in to the caps but i thought they played pretty well under him
ovechkin hates him...pretty much sealed the deal...no way was teddy leo allowing his star player to only be on the ice for 13 minutes a game
hunter played a defense first system to the enth degree...caps would rather play an offensive system and win the presidents trophy than a defensive system and win a cup
well then that is good for the flyers
LA rules
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carter with the natural hatty last night...lol
only to philly could this be happening
^ This times infinity. ^
I woke up this morning and clicked on ESPN.com and saw that, chuckled for a second, and just shut the computer off.
for how long?
Still off.
The Kings are 11-1. Unbelievable
Rangers going to NJ down 3-2. Who's gonna be Messier this time around? Oh wait....who farging cares. Go nuclear bomb
yo easy besides you who is watching devils/kings cup finals.
will this even happen? couldnt they just cancel it?
MA Minnesota is excited about it
(http://is.gd/ngxzml.gif)
Yesterday some of the LA sports radio guys said that there are approx 100 Kings fans who have been with the team since they moved to LA.
I guess the rest showed up last week.
im too lazy to link it but charlie sheen wasnt allowed back in the kings game after he left the arena for a smoke break
and that, people, is the most interesting thing to happen to hockey since boston racists called the black guy on washington a stillupfront
Well Dustin Brown dropping the F bomb just became the new highlight!
UGh, watching Richards and Carter raise the cup in a different uniform a year after they're traded is just zesty
Holmgren really showed them
You can blame the Richards trade on Homer but not the Carter one. He had no control over Columbus passing him off to someone else. It's not like he was gonna put a Favre-to-Minnesota clause in that deal, especially to a Western team that never won the Cup before...
What's the difference, end result is that their names on the cup while we're stuck with Bryz for the next century. I'm not even complaining about the young players the Flyers received in return just that it strikes me odd that a team like the Kings can make it work with those two but somehow the Flyers can't.
Quote from: SD on June 12, 2012, 03:31:55 AM
we're stuck with Bryz for the next century.
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If the Flyers had Quick and not Bryzgalov I'd be making plane reservations for a parade trip this morning. Congrats to Flyers West and all but lets be real here.
Quote from: SD on June 12, 2012, 03:31:55 AM
it strikes me odd that a team like the Kings can make it work with those two but somehow the Flyers can't.
it doesnt strike me as odd because the flyers lost for the same reason they have lost for the last 25 years....no goaltending...so really it was abaout as normal as it gets for this team
but in general your point is true...you can spin it easy style anyway you want the bottom line is the team that ended up with the former flyers won the cup and the flyers didnt and anyway you wanna look at it it still is the ultimate dagger
(http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/6882/1cb868c3c0bfc375feae266.jpg)
Boom?
Quote from: Rome on June 12, 2012, 07:24:31 AM
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Boom
Hahahaha... For real.
QuoteJLupul
Guess Richards and Carter are good enough to get the job done after all. Really happy for those guys.. Sorry Philly
Can we keep this abortion of a conversation in one thread please?
It's like the Wire conversations. You can't keep IGY in Hamsterdam
the penguins allowed 30 goals in the first round
the kings allowed 30 goals in the playoffs
Bure, Sundin, Sakic and Oates were announced as this year's Hall of Fame class, then Oates was named head coach of the Caps
http://www.crossingbroad.com/2012/06/these-soon-to-be-nhl-draft-picks-were-eager-to-get-drunk-and-screw-before-their-big-day.html#tp
Oh princess Sass... She just doesnt learn
Crosby will be signing a $100M+ deal this weekend that averages about $9M/yr
definitely a good idea for someone with scrambled eggs for a brain
12/$104M
and Jonathan Quick got a 10-yr extension
The Rangers get Nash for 3 players and a 1st.
Anisimov, Shelly Dubinsky, and Ericksen....
Howson sucks at GM'in
How do they not get Stepan in that deal?
look who's in the background of the sidney crosby card.
(https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/526975_10151991181035072_1475255244_n.jpg)
I need to buy a vowel.
you need to buy a gun
(to kill yourself)
Can you name 3 people who would care if you were dead? How about one?
sidney crosby
Fair enough. Carry on.
Quote from: FastFreddie on August 06, 2012, 04:54:00 PM
Can you name 3 people who would care if you were dead? How about one?
Havas
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League made a revised offer to the NHLPA today splitting revenues 50/50.
NHLPA is going to review tonight and should have an answer tomorrow.
The newest proposal would allow for hockey to start in November and play a 82 game schedule.
so awesome
http://deadspin.com/5953422/columbus-blue-jackets-fans-gathered-at-a-bar-for-an-xbox-simulation-last-night-and-the-blue-jackets-radio-announcers-showed-up-to-call-it
islanders moving to brooklyn
Games cancelled through November. They should just do the right thing and cancel all games for the next 2-3 years, not that people other than Canadians would truly miss it anyway.
non sports fans wouldnt miss it
if you aint four for four then you aint shtein
then again arent you the guy who stopped being an eagle fan cause they raised ticket prices or some shtein....or am i thinking of someone else??
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 26, 2012, 09:08:32 PM
non sports fans wouldnt miss it
if you aint four for four then you aint shtein
then again arent you the guy who stopped being an eagle fan cause they raised ticket prices or some shtein....or am i thinking of someone else??
Right, because the total value of a human being is proportional to, like, how much sports they watch. And one is otherwise worthless. Unless of course you actually have a life.
Quote from: Eagaholic on October 26, 2012, 09:23:56 PM
Right, because the total value of a human being is proportional to, like, how much sports they watch.
actually it is....
and you could have just said yes you are that guy....you arent being very nice otherwise
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 26, 2012, 09:36:39 PM
Quote from: Eagaholic on October 26, 2012, 09:23:56 PM
Right, because the total value of a human being is proportional to, like, how much sports they watch.
actually it is....
and you could have just said yes you are that guy....you arent being very nice otherwise
Actually no, I'm not the guy who said he stopped being an Eagles fan because they raised ticket prices. So wrong on that one. Shocking, I know.
As for the other part, if you want to stop posting until you have something intelligent to say, which I realize could take quite a long time, I'd be willing to wait.
anyone know what channel the winter classic is on?
QuoteMichael Grange @michaelgrange
A couple of encouraging details: #NHL has agreed to two compliance buyouts/team in 2013-14; and variance on contracts in 20% range now
bye bye Bryz! and maybe Brierre?
Pronger will just rot on the LTIR
if anyone wants a little hockey fix the last ten minutes of usa sweden gold medal junior game is on nhl network now
Looks like the NHL is coming back
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=412844
I couldn't be less excited
And I don't see anything about an amnesty clause which would really suck ass
My son (9) is estatic. Somehow hockey has become his favorite sport, and I had promised to take him to a Flyers-Panthers game this year (before the lockout).
Honestly I could not care any less, and I have always been a big hockey guy. Definitely not paying any money for a TV package.
The TSN link doesn't say anything about the amnesty clause but Sportsrise said there is one and they specifically mentioned buying out Bryzaster.
I'd be fine suffering with Leighton as the starter for the shortened season if it meant getting that Russian dufus off the team.
Quote from: SD on January 06, 2013, 09:05:44 AMBryzaster.
No matter how many times I see this it makes me laugh.
My buddy told me the amnesty stuff doesn't kick in until next season meaning we'll probably have to suffer with the Russian dufus this season. Thankfully it's a shortened one.
— The CBA will run for 10 years through 2021-22, with an option to terminate the deal after eight years.
— Players receive defined benefit pension plan.
— Owners and players split revenue 50-50 each season, with the players receiving US$300 million in deferred "make-whole payments" to ease the transition from previous system.
— A pro-rated salary cap of $70.2-million for the shortened 2012-13 season followed by a salary cap of $64.3-million in 2013-14. The salary floor will be set at $44 million for both years.
— Seven-year limit on free-agent contracts (eight-year limit when a team signs its own player to an extension).
— A maximum salary variance of 35 per cent from year to year, with no more than a 50 per cent total difference between any two seasons in the contract.
— Teams can only walk away from a player in salary arbitration who is awarded at least $3.5 million.
— Each team will be given the option of two "amnesty buyouts" that can be used to terminate contracts prior to the 2013-14 season or 2014-15 season. The buyouts will cost two-thirds of the remaining amount on a deal — paid evenly over twice its remaining length — and will count against the players' overall share in revenues, but not the individual team's salary cap.
— Revenue sharing between teams increased to $200 million annually.
— Unrestricted free agency continues to open on July 1.
— The participation of NHLers in future Olympics has yet to be determined. The decision will be made outside of the CBA.
— The minimum salary starts at $525,000 and reaches $750,000 for the 9th and 10th years of the new CBA.
Quote from: SD on January 06, 2013, 10:55:39 AM
My buddy told me the amnesty stuff doesn't kick in until next season meaning we'll probably have to suffer with the Russian dufus this season. Thankfully it's a shortened one.
is the amnesty thing a definite?
its the only thing that matters in the whole deal
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 06, 2013, 11:09:26 AM
Quote from: SD on January 06, 2013, 10:55:39 AM
My buddy told me the amnesty stuff doesn't kick in until next season meaning we'll probably have to suffer with the Russian dufus this season. Thankfully it's a shortened one.
is the amnesty thing a definite?
its the only thing that matters in the whole deal
I'm still trying to get word but you're correct it is the only thing that matters. That and them actually admitting what a farg up the dufus is and actually using it.
doofus
Quote from: Rome on January 06, 2013, 11:42:51 AM
doofus
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dufus
So amnesty is gonna happen, do they end up buying out Pronger too?
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 06, 2013, 12:37:22 PM
So amnesty is gonna happen, do they end up buying out Pronger too?
Can't he just rot on LTIR?
Briere could be the second one. He's actually got the highest cap hit on the team if I'm not mistaken.
His salary the next two eyars is low but the cap hit is like 6+ mil I think
Quote from: Geowhizzer on January 06, 2013, 02:21:14 PM
Briere could be the second one. He's actually got the highest cap hit on the team if I'm not mistaken.
They have an abundance of young forwards and he's up there in age. I wouldn't mind keeping him around at a lower price for the playoffs.
i still havent done any investigating to see if this is the case but i was watching csn balt/dc last night and one of the questions that came up was if the caps would amnesty anyone right away...the answer by the guest analyst was no but maybe this summer
now this is caps coverage which is beyond woeful and uninformed but if what they were saying is true it sounds like you willbe able to amnesty players immediately
everything i have read is that you can't amnesty players until next year.
That's why the cap is remaining as high as it is, although I assume it's going to be prorated for a 50 game season.
so basically bryz has 50 games and playoffs to prove why he deserves that contract. and i don't think there are numbers good enough for him to put up that would justify not buying him out.
there is no advantage to buying out Pronger...i hope they do Bryz and Hartnell.
Quote from: SunMo on January 07, 2013, 08:49:43 AM
there is no advantage to buying out Pronger...i hope they do Bryz and Hartnell.
I completely agree! You are very smart at sports things.
Quote from: SunMo on January 07, 2013, 08:49:43 AM
there is no advantage to buying out Pronger...i hope they do Bryz and Hartnell.
was just reading that you arent even allowed to amnesty a player on litr
Yeah, Pronger hasn't improved in the least bit, so he's essentially Rathje'd. Just wondering if they allow that anymore. I'm fine with Hartnell surprisingly. Now I'm sure when he shows up to camp at 270, i'll be screaming to cut him.
The consensus on CSN Philly was that it's gonna be Rangers/Kings for the Cup and Stamkos is gonna win the Hart
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on January 07, 2013, 09:47:19 AM
Yeah, Pronger hasn't improved in the least bit, so he's essentially Rathje'd. Just wondering if they allow that anymore. I'm fine with Hartnell surprisingly. Now I'm sure when he shows up to camp at 270, i'll be screaming to cut him.
he had a really good year last year, but he's 31 and they gave him a 6 year deal. that is farging madness
I hear ya, but Power Forwards best years are typically in this age range. My main issue with Hartnell was always his conditioning. He seemed to get it with Jagr last year. Ultimately, 6 years for Hartnell is just another Homer Gem.
i know some of you weirdos are hockey freaks but im getting the sense no one gives a flying farg that its back
the nhl is basically on mls levels at this point
Dallas Stars @DallasStars
At least our #9 got the job done..... RT:" @DallasCowboys Similarly in the category of nobody-cares...the NHL is back!" pic.twitter.com/06y0e6iG
Dunno if it's much of an advantage for the Flyers (probably more for the poorer teams getting overpaid players in return), but it looks like the new CBA allows clubs to absorb some of the salary in trades like they do in MLB and the NBA. It also looks like players that get traded then retire before their deal is up (Luongo, etc.) get counted against both teams' caps for the remainder of the deal, so hopefully the bang bros in LA don't hang em up early
Seems like a weird time to do it but the Leafs fired Brian Burke
Montreal told Scott Gomez not to bother showing up and told him to stay home until he's bought out this summer
the lightning have a ridiculously big video screen....its like the hockey version of cowboys stadium
impressive win for the bruins tonight....they are my pick to come out of the east this year....sleeper is the panthers...at 50-1 they are a great futures bet
Bobrovsky beat Nashville in a shootout - stopped five of six shots.
luongo in for a pulled schneider....makes a glove save and immediately gets his ass booed off
hawks coyotes is pretty crazy right now
already played out joke but pretty impressive that an organization planned this
http://www.dve.com/pages/randy-baumann.html?article=10713531
patrick marleau is out of his mind
sharks are gonna win the cup
i just fired in a future 17-1 on them
pretty cool
http://instagram.com/p/U_5kC8r08E/
Someone threw a bottle on the ice right before Seguin scored in the shootout and the refs waived it off. Damn Philly fans
islanders young talent is finally starting to come together...watch them have a really nice year and suprise some people
this is why you get sports packages
sharks undefeated in a SO with the preds
Tim Thomas' rights were traded to the Islanders for a conditional 2nd. His $5M counts against the cap and keeps NY off the floor (even though he won't get paid anyway), and if he ever plays for them or his rights get traded again, NY gives up the 2nd. If he retires, Boston doesn't get anything
high school hockey goalie who was pissed off about his lack of playing time...purposely puts the game tying goal into his own net...salutes and then exits stage left....team ended up losing the game by a goal
http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2013/2/13/3983460/high-school-goalie-video-minnesota
I was just coming here to post the deadspin link to that clip. Hilarious.
QuoteUpdate: The Farmington Independent has much more on the story, including a Facebook posting made by Krause after the game.
"They played this sophomore goalie for the starter, he was terrible, I would try and talk to the coaches about this and tell them I want playing time but they never really listen to me or gave me a chance to show them that I'm a better goalie but still wouldn't trust me so I had it it with I asked a few of my players if they care if I did it and they didn't care they thought it would be funny so at the third period they dumped it in I stopped it put in my net started to skate off then flicked the coaches not the team the coaches then I saluted them then got off."
He added: "My hockey season is over. I did it for myself. (Like my status) if you think the coaches should quit:)"
Erik Karlsson had his Achilles sliced last night.
i didn't see it, but some people said it looked like it happened on purpose
It was Matt Cooke, who's obviously rehabilitated.
Quote from: SunMo on February 14, 2013, 03:34:14 PM
i didn't see it, but some people said it looked like it happened on purpose
100% wasnt
slice (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyfTzunzrUk)
Watch Cooke's left skate at :43. Not sure if that was on purpose though
you are sure
but because its matt cooke and a penguin and the internet told you it was on purpose you have to pretend to not be sure
hawks still havent lost yet and are pounding the stanley cup champs
kane > reemer
Not sure if I've heard about a plan like this before, but hey it's Phoenix and they can't fill the lower level of their arena @ $75/ticket. They announced a "GOALden ticket" deal for the final 10 home games of this season where for $100, you get a 5-goal bank and get to see as many games with that ticket until the Coyotes give up 5 goals total, or for $250 you get a 25-goal bank until the team gives up 25 goals total (and you can't buy these tickets after March 9, the first of the 10-game stretch). So if the Coyotes lose 5-1 on the first night you go, you just paid $100 for a $75 ticket, but if they only give up a couple goals, you get to come back to the next game for "free" (so you've spent $50/game), and if they still haven't given up 5 goals combined, you get a 3rd game for "free" ($33.33/game), and so on, up to the finale, and if there's a shutout during this stretch, you get a free (extra) ticket to the last game.
Stars, Kings, Canucks, Red Wings, Kings, Red Wings, Avalanche, Sharks, Sharks, Avalanche
So the $100 ticket gets you maybe 3 games max, but for $250 you could probably get at least 7 games, maybe all of them if Smith goes on another run like last year...
doubt anyone is watching but nashville colorado on the nhln is out of control....theres been four goals in like two minutes one of them being scored due to the single worst non offsides call ive ever seen
second period just had its 7th goal
no i am not watching stars canucks on nhl network
thanks though
you missed a hell of a game
so after that im convinced the blackhawks are never losing again
silly frog
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=C6IxtxfsNWg
hawks a minute away from winning again
jeff carter just scored again tonight....his 4th goal in the last 24 hrs
MOCK
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I can't stop watching
The fargin penguins traded for Iginla. I thought I would be able to deal with this zesty lost season knowing that Bryz will be gone and the hope that maybe they can pull a real top line defender out of their ass. But if the farging pens win the farging cup again I'm gonna lose it.
if the flyers can get seth jones and amnesty breezy that will almost be as good as a cup
instead they will get the third pick miss out on not only jones but also mckinnon and homers first official move of the offseason will be giving breezy a vote of confidence
Unless they pull a Penguins-like tank for the rest of the season there's no way they get Jones. In fact they're basically 50/50 to make the playoffs in my opinion because they've been playing way below their talent level. Regardless, I'm not counting on the draft to help them all that much.
granted they have a couple of games in hand but they are four pts away from being in last place in the league...really where they need to get to to is at least the #2 spot which is only two pts away
it would hardly take a collapse to get there
shtein even if they stayed where they are now (3rd worst overall) theyd still be right in the lottery mix for one of the top two picks
dont be tricked into thinking they have more talent than theyve showed...they stink for real....the question is will they stink quite enough
also dont discount a fire sale at the trade deadline which would make them even worse...to be fair with ed snyder as owner you also cant discount them trying to make a move at the dealine to get into the playoffs as well....i happen to refuse to believe they will be this stupid
This is basically the same team that they had last year. It's pretty clear that they're wildly underperforming. Regardless all I want is for them to tank, which won't happen and I 100% believe that they are stupid enough to fight for a playoff spot.
Trade Briere and Mezaros for a bag of pucks and a diet soda
Handzus to the Blackhawks
Jagr to the Bruins for two players and a draft pick
the Rangers sent Gaborik to Columbus for 3 players
didnt take clowe long to score his first of the season and he has a point on all three ranger first period goals
Eskin is reporting Crosby is out for the year with concussion symptoms
There really is a Santa Claus after all.
Since he got hit by the puck, I've been telling every Penguins fan that the guy got concussed and the team is covering it up again. Now that Eskin is reporting that, I know I was wrong.
For anyone that wants to see, NBC Sports is doing a opener of the Bruins game right now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lbHMRpdk3_4
no matter what happens how bout them blue jackets
BOB might win the Vezina. Mock!
The West is set: Blackhawks/Wild, Ducks/Red Wings, Canucks/Sharks and Blues/Kings
The East only has one matchup so far: Capitals/Rangers. Tonight's the makeup game from the bombing, and if Boston wins, they get #2 and we have a Montreal/Toronto playoff matchup for the first time since 1979
Colorado fired Sacco and Dallas fired Nieuwendyk
the last time a season started and didnt end with the red wings in the playoffs was in the 80's
Boston blew it and lost in regulation
Penguins/Islanders, Canadiens/Senators, Capitals/Rangers, Bruins/Maple Leafs
avalache the only winner in the lottery...it was all chalk except they went from 2 to 1
David Stern runs this lottery too?
how the Kings lost game 1 in OT (http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=244121&lang=en)
4-minute PP in OT and Quick goes durrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
QuoteThe Pittsburgh Penguins are one of the most-watched teams in America. While the previous sentence might sound like some form of nonsensical gloating you might hear from a sports fan, it's actually pretty accurate according to a recent article from Sports Business Daily.
The report states that prior to their final few games of 2013 the Penguins were on pace to post the highest regional ratings of any American MLB, NBA or NHL team since 2002. The Penguins were averaging an incredible 12.56 Nielsen rating in Pittsburgh on Root Sports, a number that's the highest of any United States NHL club on record.
Let's try to put this 12.56 rating in perspective, shall we?
Michael Jordan's final season in Chicago drew an average rating of 8.9 in the Windy City. The Boston Red Sox averaged a 12.20 during their 2007 World Series campaign. Dating back to 1997, only the 2002 Seattle Mariners and their average rating of a 13.2 would best Pittsburgh's local ratings. Pretty impressive company.
Incredibly, the Penguins were able to grow their ratings down the stretch while every other U.S. NHL club saw ratings hold steady or trail off. They also retained and acquired new viewers while their best player, Sidney Crosby, wasn't even playing due to injury.
We'll have to wait until all the numbers are in before we award Pittsburgh with a big "good job", but until then it's nice to see so many fans watching hockey in the Steel City.
worthless fat MA people in a decaying cesspool of a city with no money and no energy to do anything but sit on the couch and watch television
"oh look the penguins are on," said cathy williams. "and there arent any blacks on the team."
It's just the most bandwagon team you can imagine, even more than the Phillies. When I moved to this shteinhole, the Penguins were trying to move to Kansas City. Three years after Sid leaves or retires people won't even remember that Pittsburgh has a hockey team, especially if the Steelers are any good.
that crosby guy is pretty good
rare playoff fight btwn okposo and niskanen
and the isle feed off it and score right away
wow and they tie it....what a gutty comeback after getting ripped in game one 5-0 and going down 3-1 early in this game
Good comeback by the Islanders. They have no shot in the series, but I'd like to see them smack around the Penguins some.
LEAD
crosby is spent....he had that burst in the first seven minutes from adreniline....but now he has no legs
fleury gives the islanders a legit chance in the series
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 03, 2013, 08:16:50 PM
rare playoff fight btwn okposo and niskanen
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 03, 2013, 08:18:08 PM
and the isle feed off it and score right away
since this fight
isle 3
pitt 0
such an impressive win
you mean other than the stanley cup and mvps?
Vancouver's going to burn again.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 03, 2013, 09:29:11 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 03, 2013, 08:16:50 PM
rare playoff fight btwn okposo and niskanen
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 03, 2013, 08:18:08 PM
and the isle feed off it and score right away
since this fight
isle 3
pitt 0
One punch bloodied Niskanen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OIScImKsQ8
anyone see patrick kanes pass last night...one of the best ive seen in a while....a sega 94 special
this caps rangers game has been great
rags with a pp two minutes into ot
jesus how have the caps not won this game yet...total domination in the 3rd period and ot
now they have
god i hate their fans
blues and kings series about to finish their 9th period and it has seven total goals
islanders on fire
five straight goals in the series...up 2-0 today
refs trying to co-opt the playoffs
paul mclean just called a timeout up 6-1 with 17 seconds left
awesome
pavelski is all over the place
i dont know if there is a softer pro franchise than he canucks
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 05, 2013, 11:31:13 PM
i dont know if there is a softer pro franchise than he canucks
nucks 1-7 in the playoffs last two years as a 1 and a 3 seed
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 05, 2013, 10:08:21 PM
paul mclean just called a timeout up 6-1 with 17 seconds left
awesome
After a brawl where both teams ended up with less than 5 guys on their bench. Montreal couldn't win so they decided to attack the players instead. Knocking out teeth, punching guys in the head, 2-hand baseball-style swings at the backs of legs.....good shtein
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pdi_kASSsJs
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Quote from: ice grillin you on May 07, 2013, 11:10:32 AM
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Some may say it's too soon, but I call that striking while the iron is hot.
Fleury with the big time choke with the game on the line. That was Bryz level awful.
I feel dirty rooting for the Fishsticks, but root for them I am...
that series feels exactly like flyers pens last year....its crazy how much of a dog fleury has been
Speaking of dogs, how about Vancouver
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is that rooskie ovechkin
yes
That's the funniest and most disgustingly laziest thing I've seen in a while (outside of my defense on a fast break after a blown lay-up).
Wow.
great finish at the garden
what a sports day
brawl at the buzzer
Hardcore Wings fans will stay up, but a 10:00 Eastern game 7 on a Sunday is rough
arron asham puts the rags up 1-0....dook is somehow still gettin it done
love seeing any boston team go down but good for toronto...arguably the best fanbase in sports deserves it
now get me my over
correct me if im wrong but if the caps lose this game this will be their fourth game seven loss at home since joffrey lupol in 2008 (and their 5th overall)
pretty unreal
I just wanna see the Washington fanbase eat a shtein sandwich.
Underachieving Nats
Another Caps playoff loss
taterskins gonna be 8-8 or less
if ovie goes scorless tonight that will be zero pts in the last five games and two pts (1 goal) in the series
all time gag for a great player
i cant believe what im seeing in boston
what a sick game
Jesus farg
Wow
Come on Toronto
someone please call the tasrnaev brothers
Haha I was waiting for you to drop that bomb.
That game was intense. A real pressure cooker.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 13, 2013, 09:57:36 PM
Haha I was waiting for you to drop that bomb.
i see what you did there
Massive Canadian gag job. Ackkkkk
farg Boston
time to bring out and oldie but goodie
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biggest winner NBC
biggest loser CBC
9yrs since the Leafs have won a playoff series.
Now we get to hear that Boston Strong shtein for awhile...again.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 13, 2013, 10:11:34 PM
Now we get to hear that Boston Strong shtein for awhile...again.
you think thats bad wait for the original six ny boston hype
So I guess I will root for Detroit
I haven't watched a single second of the NHL playoffs. Why bother?
yeah why watch playoff hockey when theres soccer going on over in europe
you don't even watch the flyers when they're playing so don't even try to give me any shtein about not watching farging boston & toronto muck it up.
i might have missed three flyer games this year and had season tickets until this season....oh i live an hour and a half away from the arena
other than that you make solid pts
you care more about some loser euro trash soccer league more than american sports
and because you refuse to watch it you missed the first 3 goal third period comeback in game seven history
i didn't refuse to watch it. i just didn't bother.
and lol @ "american" sport. nothing says american quite like a toronto maple leafs hockey game.
an american league probably would have been a better way to say it....fact remains you are a dope for not watching playoff hockey.....its as good as it gets in sports...and soccer blows
yes, we know your feelings on soccer. they're not relevant to this topic. the topic is (as a refresher) whether watching the bruins/maple leafs is worth anyone's time who isn't a fan of either team. my opinion is no and yours is omgyesitsthebestthingever.
it's nice that we got that on the record.
something happened in that game that has never happened before in 100 years of the nhl...so in this case it actually was one of the best things ever
The NHL playoffs are great. I won't watch say game 1 between Toronto and the Bruins but once the series gets competitive I'm tuned in. Last nights game was was a classic.
On the flipside I won't watch a second of the NBA playoffs. Outside the Sixers I generally hate Basketball. Ever since the Kings/Lakes series and especially game 6 which was obviously fixed I'm done. You know the Heat are going to win anyway so what's the purpose in watching? Take the NHL, who's going to win the Stanley Cup? Nobody farging knows, that's what's great about hockey.
this is pretty cool....all three new york area teams will get to play in yankee stadium over a three day period
Yankee Stadium will play host to two separate NHL games in 2014 as a part of the NHL's Outdoor Series, the NHL announced on Wednesday. The New York Rangers will play both the New Jersey Devils on January 26, 2014 and the New York Islanders on January 29, 2014.
Quote from: SD on May 14, 2013, 12:56:07 PM
Take the NHL, who's going to win the Stanley Cup? Nobody farging knows, that's what's great about hockey.
To be fair, after the Stanley Cup finals, most people still won't know who won.
Because they don't care.
kings are gonna win the damn cup again....they look so good
carter with his 5th goal in the last six games
MOCK
in a way, all of this is quite familiar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=u8GCH5qf9IY
LOL @ the chick in the back on the left. She's completely indifferent the whole time. After the game tying goal, she decides to throw on a Leafs jersey but still doesn't really give a shtein when they lose.
loser fans.....how are not throwing your head thru a wall and saying how you know toronto is going to lose after the tying goal....they give a up three goal lead in game 7 and dont even care....i think i was more upset when it was happening than they were
It's Canada. The closing comments tell you everything you need to know. "We weren't even supposed to be there, eh. And we took the Bruins to 7 games, eh. We're a super young team, eh, and the future is looking bright, eh."
I mean, the closing sentence to that video started with "But dang..."
that first period was excellent...such a classic match up here
That video may just inspire me to record myself watching an Eagles game. But I'm sure it would be banned for TeeVee.
Lackluster fans those were, eh.
lookin like theres gonna be a game 7 in la
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 26, 2013, 09:20:49 PM
lookin like theres gonna be a game 7 in la
Still a one-goal game. Anything can happen.
sharks dont lose at home
Does anyone (Ed) know when the WCF start? I'll be in Chicago on Sunday and Monday nights, and it would make sense that one of those nights would be a home game for the Blackhawks if they win tomorrow night.
They'll probably be the Sunday night NBCSN game then play again Tuesday. Rumor is Pittsburgh will be hosting Saturday/Monday
Peace out, Torts
red wings come right out in the third wth a huge tying goal and are buzzin
classic og six
Damn you have got to love a game 7, 3rd period, 1-1. I don't care who is playing, one of the best things in sports.
holy shtein walkem is never going to live this down if chi loses
What a load of shtein
thats an all time choke call by a ref....if chi loses maybe the worst ive ever seen
for detroits sake refs better not have televisions in their dressing room because if walkem sees what he did he is going to make sure the blackhawks win in ot
Quote from: DH on May 28, 2013, 02:05:34 PM
Does anyone (Ed) know when the WCF start? I'll be in Chicago on Sunday and Monday nights, and it would make sense that one of those nights would be a home game for the Blackhawks if they win tomorrow night.
Game 1 = SAT 4:00 CT
Game 2 = SUN 7:00 CT
pretty amazing that the semi finals include the last four cup champions...that cant have ever happened in modern sports history or maybe it has
anyway lets hope these live up to the hype....both series should be fantastic
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 30, 2013, 09:46:07 PM
pretty amazing that the semi finals include the last four cup champions...that cant have ever happened in modern sports history or maybe it has
And the last team to get eliminated from the previous round won the year before those four.
and we are off an runnin with the two semi finals series
well this game was a let down snoozer
starting next year mandatory visors for all new players entering the league
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 05, 2013, 12:36:24 PM
starting next year mandatory visors for all new players entering the league
Probably a good thing, with the injuries to Berard and Pronger a visible sign of the need. Sounds like the current players will be grandfathered in, much like when helmets were made mandatory around 1980.
im not good with the fancy words like granfathered
Awesome game and Boston wins in double OT to go up 3-0. Eat shtein Cindy
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 06, 2013, 12:22:56 AM
Awesome game and Boston wins in double OT to go up 3-0. Eat shtein Cindy
That was a hell of a game. Jagr starting the winning play by beating Malkin for the puck.
be honest am i really missing anything but pretending hockey doesnt exist
the conf finals have been weak....prior to this round has been mostly must see tv
LOL at Pit getting swept. And Malkin and Crosby pointless? That's awesome, good job B's.
One of the real disappointing things to me about the Flyers collapse was they were just on the verge of developing into one of those classic rivalries. With the pens, the players were getting to the point where they truly hated each other, and the Flyers played like it.
Two goals the whole series and that bitch Crosby showed zero leadership the whole time. He didn't credit the B's after the game, either. Pittsburgh is very butthurt right now.
Mike Richards scored with nine seconds left to take Game 5 into OT.
Flyers suck
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 08, 2013, 10:58:43 PM
Mike Richards scored with nine seconds left to take Game 5 into OT.
I kept waiting for him to score the winning goal just to rub our faces further into it.
simmonds >>>> richards
QuoteThe Pittsburgh Penguins have given head coach Dan Bylsma a two-year contract extension that runs through the 2015-16 season, general manager Ray Shero announced today
so how classic was that game last night...couldnt get up for work this morning and had to take a late train....which is weird because i can drink until 5am and get up at 10...but i cant go to bed at 2 and wake up at 5 with no drinking involved
Definitely an entertaining game. By that third overtime you could tell they had no legs - just looked like they were skating through mud. They were still giving it all, though.
And kudos to Crawford - he saved Chicago's ass several times during the overtimes.
I made it to the end of the 2nd OT and then crashed
Malkin gets a new 8/$76M deal with full no-trade clause
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 13, 2013, 11:06:17 AM
I made it to the end of the 2nd OT and then crashed
One great thing about the SCF being during summer break for me. Don't have to get up in the morning.
Quote from: BigEd76 on June 13, 2013, 11:47:37 AM
Malkin gets a new 8/$76M deal with full no-trade clause
lol classic easy right there
bobrovsky winning the vezina is hilarious. gotta love the flyers and goalies.
holy shtein, Chicago pulls the goalie and scores 2 goals in 17 seconds to go up 3-2
...and win the cup. Crazy end, wow.
What a massive choke job by Boston
haha farg boston
Wow. From empty net for Chicago to losing the Cup in 17 seconds.
According to my clock, Bryzgalov should be bought out by 10:54 Wednesday night. 10:55 is too farging late.
He will, of course, go on to win the cup either next year or the year after.
Dan Carcillo: Stanley Cup Champion.
That was amazing.
farg you, Boston.
Quote from: Munson on June 24, 2013, 11:00:29 PM
He will, of course, go on to win the cup either next year or the year after.
Dan Carcillo: Stanly Cup Champion.
You gotta admit, he warmed up that pressbox real nice.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 24, 2013, 11:03:38 PM
Quote from: Munson on June 24, 2013, 11:00:29 PM
He will, of course, go on to win the cup either next year or the year after.
Dan Carcillo: Stanly Cup Champion.
You gotta admit, he beat the shtein out of that pressbox real nice.
Fixed
Nah, the pressbox would kick his ass, too.
If that was any of the other three North American sports, every sports fan in the country would have their jaw on the floor for the next week. To win a Cup like that is farging shocking.
Colossal choke job by the Bruins. Can't really blame Rask for them, either. He was left out to dry both times.
Now excuse me... I have to send a few facebook posts to some of my in-laws in Maine. :D
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 24, 2013, 11:10:55 PM
If that was any of the other three North American sports, every sports fan in the country would have their jaw on the floor for the next week. To win a Cup like that is farging shocking.
Yeah that's akin to a football team leading by 10 with 1:00 to go and giving up a TD pass, onside kick and another TD pass to lose the SB.
Great finish.
Given that it was a Game 6 to win it all, I felt it was akin to Joe Carter. Only a home run off Mitch Williams is a hell of a lot more likely than what happened in the final 1:16 tonight.
Between this and the Flyers comeback, thats two of the worst chokes of the decade for the same organization. Of course they also won the farging Cup themselves, which wouldn't be part of the story if they were a Philly team.
It's impressive that Chicago tore their last cup team apart and won the damn thing again in a couple years.
Meanwhile...Paul Holmgren and Eddie Snider sign bums and senior citizens.
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 24, 2013, 11:25:15 PM
Given that it was a Game 6 to win it all, I felt it was akin to Joe Carter. Only a home run off Mitch Williams is a hell of a lot more likely than what happened in the final 1:16 tonight.
Between this and the Flyers comeback, thats two of the worst chokes of the decade for the same organization. Of course they also won the farging Cup themselves, which wouldn't be part of the story if they were a Philly team.
At that point, Williams should have never been out there. His fastball was topping off at around 84 mph if I remember correctly. Yeah, he gets the goat but Fregosi gets the blame in my mind for that one. He never recovered his fastball, either. Or his nerve, for that matter.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 24, 2013, 11:28:18 PM
It's impressive that Chicago tore their last cup team apart and won the damn thing again in a couple years.
Well they did keep Kane and Toews. The Flyers (who it's now hard to believe were in that Finals with Chicago) sent their duo to LA. Whoops.
Roger Mason should've been left in the goddamn game. farg you, Fregosi.
haha so youre still bitter about that but you have no regrets about the donovan f. mcnabb era
YOU CONFUSE ME!
If Phreak were to go on about Fregosi every day for the next, say, three years, it may approach your level of... insanity.
i dont shy away from it, it aint close to sane...but at least its consistent?
Didn't watch 10 seconds of that shteinshow. farg Boston and farg Chicago too especially considering they got the player the Flyers were supposed to get and rightfully should have had in Kane.
Quote from: QB Eagles on June 24, 2013, 11:25:15 PM
Between this and the Flyers comeback, thats two of the worst chokes of the decade for the same organization. Of course they also won the farging Cup themselves, which wouldn't be part of the story if they were a Philly team.
they also had a more impressive come back (in a game 7) in THIS years playoffs than chicago did last night
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on June 24, 2013, 11:35:58 PM
Roger Mason should've been left in the goddamn game. farg you, Fregosi.
Oh my God that still stings. Mitch was DOA by game 6. He would have been better of pitching under hand.
My nephew moved to Chicago in January and loves it there. Being raised here he had very little exposure to hockey except for my Flyers tirades during family BBQs, but he is loving this shtein while I'm haunted by this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_803biLoDg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_803biLoDg)
LIFT THE fargING PUCK!
I'm still yelling that out loud.
tb buying out vinnie for 32 mil....to put that in perspective they are paying him 9 million more than the flyers paid breezy to go away
And $8M of that is due immediately. Ouch.
Still, he won them a Cup, so...
Cory Schneider to the Devils for the 9th pick.
Ovechkin was named 1st team All-Star RW AND 2nd team All-Star LW because the pro hockey writers are farging morons
kovalchuk claiming hes going to retire
DC is getting the 2015 Winter Classic, but they haven't decided on Nationals Park or FedEx Field. The Flyers or Bruins will be the opponent
Just your usual boring preseason hockey game
fight (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaD7dH16JMc)
ref in the caps calgary game announcing the results of a goal review:
"the puck did not cross the line between the two posts therefore no goal"
a rookie defensive defenseman for the caps just did something that 13 of the 14 flyer forwards cant do
score on a breakaway
ovie scored two goals in regulation and then after he scored in the shootout the caps fans started throwing hats on the ice
Lets talk about San Jose some more.
http://deadspin.com/tomas-hertl-is-your-new-favorite-hockey-player-1442894023
Yeah, so just because I don't like hockey doesn't mean that every now and then I'm not impressed with things some of these guys do. 19 yr old kid scores 4 goals in a game and the 4th one is one of the sickest goals I've ever seen. Maybe there's been better ones before that I don't know about, but the skill it took to do that is ridiculous.
QuoteAfter Tomas Hertl scored his goal of the year with a between-the-legs shot, some stuffed-shirt hockey idiots got all up in arms about how disrespectful the whole thing was. Fear the Fin tipped us off to this incredible quote by Joe Thornton, as reported by The Province:
Hearing a question to Marleau about Hertl and whether he was showboating, Thornton said:
"Shut up, have you ever played the game?"
.
When the press turned his way, he then added:
"I'd have my cork out if I scored four goals. I'd have my cork out, stroking it."
Vanek to the Islanders for Matt Moulson, 2014 #1 and 2015 #2
Varlamov turned himself in to police....domestic violence, maybe kidnapping too
-- Rinne has an E.Coli infection in his hip and he's out another 6-8 weeks
-- Blackhawk fans steal a Jet's helmet and pour beer on him (http://www.tsn.ca/videohub/?collection=72&show=104196)
Quote from: BigEd76 on November 06, 2013, 11:52:56 PM
url=http://www.tsn.ca/videohub/?collection=72&show=104196]Blackhawk fans steal a Jet's helmet and pour beer on him[/url]
This is so awesome.
Stamkos may have broken his right leg crashing into a goalpost this afternoon. farging Boston
A big shakeup in Buffalo: LaFontaine is back with the club as president, the GM and head coach are out, and Ted Nolan might be back to replace Rolston
the Reading Royals Christmas jerseys...pretty dope.
http://nesn.com/2013/11/reading-royals-unveil-awesomely-hideous-ugly-christmas-sweater-jerseys-for-teddy-bear-toss-game-photo/
Rogers Sportsnet signed a 12-year deal to become the exclusive English home for the NHL in Canada (with an exception given to CBC for HNIC), so even the Canadian ESPN (TSN) won't have hockey
i feel like thats huge news in easy's world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzZvG5O9Rg0
Orpik is a softy
edwards would have been calling for blood if that was the other way around. instead he says "we have a situation here"
haha. He went radio silent. I think they cut his mic off to shield his crying. LMAO at bergeron out there helping. He was probably thinking about Orpik's nephews
How Phoenix/Buffalo ended in OT last night:
ha (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j6iWrucFJA)
Snowing, a wind chill of 0 and over 105,000 people at this Winter Classic
ooo look a regular season nhl game
amazing
as good a regular season matchup as youll get in the nhl tonight can be seen on nhln at 8
anaheim who has been ridiculous at defending champ chicago
amazing ducks number even tho the game is in chicago.....ducks are 20-0-2 at home this year lol
puck goes off the protective net out of play, bounces off Quick's back and in for the tying goal.....and it counted (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/red-wings-illegal-tying-goal-latest-nhl-embarrassment-052557182--nhl.html)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIcdbxzrtbI
do you actually like that stuff? cant they just play hockey instead of awkwardly fighting...its not even good fighting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0b1Avdi0rE
The outdoor game between the Rangers and Devils is delayed because of... sun. Apparently too much glare.
...while the Anaheim/LA one last night had no issues being played in 65 degrees with a beach volleyball game and a KISS concert going on
Kris Letang had a stroke last week and is out 6 weeks. They think it was due to an undiscovered hole in his heart that he's had since birth
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Brodeur might be traded to Minnesota after tonight's game
EDIT: ...or not. They got Bryz instead
Bryz traded to the Wild for a 4th rounder
Dustin Penner to the Caps
breezy for a fourth
penner for a fourth
something does not compute
Homer would have given up a 3rd or higher, i'm sure of it
igs' boy Luongo is heading back to Florida
Sather just one up'd Homer.
Callahan, a 2015 1st rounder and a 2014 2nd rounder to the Lightning for 40 year old Martin St Louis
callahan could be the most overrated player in the league but thats still pretty bad
Agree completely, and his shoulder is a mess. Tampa should try to flip him for more picks.
http://deadspin.com/cbj-stars-game-currently-suspended-after-rich-peverley-1540912374?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
habs were down 4-1 last night with three minutes left in the third period and won the game 5-4
i keep laughing at this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tHae-jr30X0
Hahahahahahaha.
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Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 02, 2014, 05:39:17 AM
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that is oscar worthy.
did he whine to a ref for a roughing call?
Florida jumped over Buffalo in the lottery and gets #1
Buffalo gets kicked in the sports nuts a lot
fleury melting down again.....post season style
man this montreal tampa game is so good.....no better sports time of year than the next two weeks when the nba and nhl are both in their first rounds...remote getting worn the farg out
bob trying to out do fleury in the bad goal dept tonight...holy shtein has he been bad
im paying dearly for it right now but that blues blackhawks game was an all time classic....the rivalry....the jerseys....the ridiculous crowd.....the game....just awesome awesome awesome
MA
possibly
bluuuuuuuuuuuuuuses
this series trying to be goat
that didn't take long
http://blacksportsonline.com/home/2014/04/blues-fan-flashes-boobs-during-game-video/
So risqué for MA!!
I bet they dragged that soccer mom to jail
thats a monster shg for columbus....leggo
here comes columbus chance
if this game goes to OT that will make 50% of the playoff games so far
incorrect....fuzzy math
5/12 have gone extra time
Double OT in yinzerville
Bob had a nice OT period
Bam! That was quick
farg off Pittsburgh
1:10 into the 2nd OT, Columbus wins their first playoff game.
avalanche has some ridiculous young talent
Wow Minny with the SH goal
is there a better crowd in pro sports than a montreal crowd?
i think not
Tampa scored a goal that was waived off for a non-penalty goalie interference. Horrible call.
Then Stamkos takes a knee to the back of the head. Obviously concussed.
Then Montreal scored a goal. Horrible five minutes for Tampa.
Oh, and the Canadien fans booed lustily at Stamkos wobbily skated off the ice. Cue up another "they booed Santa in Philly a billion years ago" story from ESPN.
wow that sounds terrible......but at the end of the day montreal is such the better team....maybe tampa gets swept now instead of loses 4-1
Stamkos back for the third period.
nhl baseline tests arent the strictest
Especially during the playoffs.
lol...exactly
ex flyer makes it a game
oh man they had stamkos teed up
i need an under 5 in this game for a winning day
7 unanswered...wow
All four home teams out west held serve while all of the east ones lost at least one
Columbus is choking this one away
Christ I farging hate the penguins.
BOB
Columbus scored with 22 seconds left to tie Pittsburgh 3-3.
bob looks absolutely terrified in this OT
wow fluery loses it
I think my remote is gonna break with all this flipping around
in the situation that might be the worst goal ive seen in a long time if not ever
Horrible goal by Fleury. I would think that Pittsburgh goes all out to replace him this offseason.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 23, 2014, 09:41:46 PM
Columbus scored with 22 seconds left to tie Pittsburgh 3-3.
holy shtein just saw the replay of this one....almost as bad....what a horrific finish for fleury
hawks blues has been amazing so far....the sports gods gotta have this go seven
blues tie it on a beautiful goal
how clutch is toews and how many hawks fans are there...jesus
bruins be a machine
someone else gets nathan mckinnon....philly gets evan turner and jvr
He wasn't even projected to go #1 until right before the draft. Everyone assumed the Avs were taking Seth Jones because he was the local kid, they needed a d-man and they already had a few young forwards in Landeskog, Duchene and O'Reilly. He's been awesome so far though
Hell of a choke job by Dallas last night on their home ice. Up 4-2 with 2 minutes left and they lose in OT
Quote from: rjs246 on April 21, 2014, 09:38:28 PM
Christ I farging hate the penguins.
Post more often, icehole.
Pitt was up 4-0 in the 3rd, allowed 3 goals and held on
LA is up early in game 6, trying to pull off the 0-3 comeback
According to Root Sports' on screen graphic Bobrovsky's name is
"Sergei Boobtitsky"
Lol
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Minnesota won to force game 7
Quote from: BigEd76 on April 28, 2014, 11:21:15 AM
He wasn't even projected to go #1 until right before the draft. Everyone assumed the Avs were taking Seth Jones because he was the local kid, they needed a d-man and they already had a few young forwards in Landeskog, Duchene and O'Reilly. He's been awesome so far though
tons of mocks had mackinnon going number 1....but thats not really the point
Brind'Amour was the only guy that survived a coaching staff wipeout in Carolina this morning
ducks went with a rookie in goal tonight who has had three starts in his entire career...and this is after they won game 3!!
they are winning 2-0 right now in the second
I hate the Rangers but it's great seeing Pitt choke game 7 away at home.
Quote from: SD on May 13, 2014, 09:43:05 PM
I hate the Rangers but it's great seeing Pitt choke game 7 away at home.
And Crosby caps a sub-Giroux playoff performance. He simply did not show up to the postseason.
Five straight seasons they've been eliminated by a lower seed
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 14, 2014, 05:01:23 PM
Five straight seasons they've been eliminated by a lower seed
MOCK
Oh wait... the Flyers would be looking at the same stat 1) if they were good enough to be consistently seeded #1 or #2 every year like the Penguins, and 2) if they won the Cup five years ago like the Penguins.
Shero was fired, and Bylsma gets to stay until the new GM evaluates the coaching staff
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 16, 2014, 12:02:16 PM
Shero was fired, and Bylsma gets to stay until the new GM evaluates the coaching staff
MOCK!
congrats to the nhl for finally making an intelligent tv move and putting the game tonight at 9
does easy still mock jeff carter
Sea Isle's own!
what a let down game
Go.... Hawks?
Can't have the Rags win, obviously.
Don't want the Canadian drought to end.
Flyers in Exile winning again is cruel.
ABR
but i kinda "like" the canadians...they have the best home crowd in all of sports and the sport is truly a religion there.....plus i like the canadian teams doing well
i also predicted them to at least make the finals....sunny can confirm this
Quote from: QB Eagles on May 17, 2014, 07:42:32 AM
Go.... Hawks?
Can't have the Rags win, obviously.
Don't want the Canadian drought to end.
Flyers in Exile winning again is cruel.
I guess...even though I have a hard time rooting for them too since they beat us in the finals. There's really no winners here if you're a flyers fans... Only losers (the Flyer)
First 3 goals last night were Williams/Carter/Richards...actually turned the game off after the Richards goal because Anaheim looked like they wanted no part of the Kings...reminded me of the Flyers
Besides the Canadian thing, Montreal also has Briere, which means he'll get his Cup immediately after leaving
So three 3rd-place teams and a 2nd-place team are in the final four. Not sure this is what they had in mind when they switched the format
Have 0 problem with Briere winning the cup. Dude always brought it when it mattered for the Flyers.
68 playoff games, 72 pts for the Flyers.
Quote from: BigEd76 on May 17, 2014, 12:22:27 PM
Besides the Canadian thing, Montreal also has Briere, which means he'll get his Cup immediately after leaving
is there some of kind of waiting period a former flyers must go through before being allowed to win the cup?
Evidently not.
hell of a comeback by the Kings, just when you think they're dead they kick you in the nuts
Carcillo suspended 10 games for abuse of official. (http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=720443&navid=nhl:topheads)
Good job taking yourself out of a probable Stanley Cup final.
Looking like a Kings/Rangers final
Really rooting for the Kings...I hate the Rangers...but it's also a big farg you to Snider every time they win
Not only is Michael Handzus still in the league, he just scored the gw in 2nd OT. Back to LA for game 6.
haha that was great
here we go again
Entertaining game.
epicness about to jump off
jeffrey carter
the year they won the cup he led the nhl in playoff goals with 8.....he just scored his ninth this year.....pretty clutch guy it seems
more ex flyers
video game
where is easy
somewhere with a razor to his wrist
Part of me was hoping that Mike Richards would score the third goal, just to complete the trifecta.
ex flyer
wow
this should be the Stanley cup final
i want OT soooooooo bad
LEGGGGGGGGO
as always in ot....anti climatic
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 01, 2014, 11:12:10 PM
as always in ot....anti climatic
yeah didn't even realize it went in for a second or two
justin williams most game 7 pts in nhl history
rangers negrohawks would have broken all kinds of ratings record
rangers ex-flyers will not
farg the blackhawks. farg patrick sharp and patrick kane too.
go kings.
http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/training-day/201406/top-nhl-prospect-cant-do-pull
I didn't even know the nhl had a combine
Most people barely know there's an NHL.
richards to j will for the game winner last night....i was expecting this to be a boring series but it was a really good game
j will becoming an all time clutch player
the save quick made on hagelin late in reg was unreal
under a minute left ranger goal get the 1P over home
Whoever wins this game in OT is winning the cup. That's my prediction.
Apparently the Kings organist has been playing the GOT theme all playoffs
Quote from: SD on June 07, 2014, 10:10:47 PM
Whoever wins this game in OT is winning the cup. That's my prediction.
rangers have no chance to win the cup.....no matter what happens here
holy shtein what a save by quick
series
kings are plain and simple a superior team
Insane game
i want the rangers to come back only because it will emotionally destroy easy
If the Rangers win this game then I'd say they're the favorites to win the cup. It's going to be a huge momentum shift
Huuuuuuge goal by Gaborik!
Finish them, LA
How doesn't Brad Richards shoot that puck at the wide open net? Reminded me of something the Flyers would do.
Let's have four OTs...
god, that just looked like a 5 min powerplay at even strength
Lundvquist was out of his mind. You just know it's going to be an ex-Flyer who's gonna end it.
Probably Williams.
Probably Primeau at this rate
Wowowowow! Great game.
Now THATS the way you end a professional sports season. Unreal.
Only tuned in half way through the 1st OT but on hell of a game to watch from there on out
Mike Richards and Jeff Carter...two time Stanley Cup champs.
Martinez' reaction as he scored that goal was awesome. Must be the best feeling in the world to do that.
And of course Justin Williams with the Conn Smythe
Danny Markov weeps
fun game...see you in a year when its another clincher
So by my non-scientific tally that's two Stanley Cups for Richards/Carter and none for the kicked upstairs genius and feeble creeping onset dementia patient who traded them.
Oh and the third for Justin Williams too. Super.
PS: Really happy for those guys, btw, especially Carter.
yeah im really happy for a guy who floated around every game for the flyers only looking for goals and then purposely tanked it on columbus to get traded somewhere with a beach
hes become a really good player and teammate in LA but hes a top 5 guy you shouldn't be happy for much less "really happy"
i'm supposed to be upset because he tanked it in farging columbus? you're farging ridiculous, dude.
yeah, i'm thrilled for them. over the moon, actually.
(http://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/kings-6252.jpg?)
I'm really happy the Rangers lost.
Reporter asked Richards why he skated the cup iced to Carter...he says "we've been through a lot together especially with our former team". Couldn't be happier for them.
im certainly not happy for carterbut i like him...richards on the other hand is a sopping vagina
carter absolutely loved it in philly...he still spends most of summers on the shore.....richards was the miserable jackass here cause the press was too tough...him trying to lump both of them togerther in their hatred of philly is so weak....be a man and stand on your own
I just... Nevermind.
Hate the rangers, happy the kings won. Don't care that Richards and Carter won. They always seemed fine to me though Richards reminded me of someone trying the Utley schtick here but wasn't quite as good.
utley just doesn't talk.....richards didnt wanna tak but did and complained bitched and acted like a petulant child when doing so....or hed go thru one of his press boycotts for a couple weeks then start over
Looks like Chicago (not the Flyers) will be the Caps' Winter Classic opponent
holy shtein the deal the caps gave orpik is horrendous
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Lolol
in the dumbest news of the week the nhl is going to expand by two teams....yes expand not relocate
vegas is a done deal.....seattle quebec city kansas city fighting for the second spot
:-D
nhl rule changes for the upcoming season
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=730165&cmpid=nhl-twt
farging caps get a horrible gift call in the last two minutes and then score with 13 seconds left to win the winter classic at home....sickening...i hate them almost as much as the racists
only watching cause I bet on it but one of the more amazing nhl games ive seen
predators up 3 with two minutes left....kings tie the game...predators score 18 seconds into OT ftw
caps coaches celebrating the winter classic with OEs
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nowhere as fun since they're plastic
yeah I got one of those in ocean city a couple months ago and it was awful...nothing better than the slo motion shot of a full 40 bottle smashing on the ground in golden age hip hop videos....how the farg you gonna do that with plastic bottles
BOB gets $7.425M/yr from the Jackets for the next four seasons
Habs/Bruins at Gillette Stadium for next year's Winter Classic
Richards got waived by the Kings
Quote from: Munson on January 26, 2015, 02:41:18 PM
Richards got waived by the Kings
how long before he a flyer again ?
He's signed until 2019 so he'd fit right in with the other zesty deals Holmgren left the team with
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Huge trade:
Buffalo gets:
Evander Kane
Zach Bogosian
unsigned goalie Jason Kasdorf
Winnipeg gets:
Tyler Myers
Drew Stafford
Joel Armia
2014 2nd-rd pick Brendan Lemieux
NYI or STL's 1st round pick
Hey remember when Dany Heatley a legit superstar in the NHL? Remember too how he drunk drove one of his teammates to death? Well anyway, apparently he's still in the league. Who knew. Also, his eyes look like this now. I'm pretty sure he uses droopy black one to feed off of the souls of his trembling enemies.
(http://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/headshots/nhl/players/full/1171.png&w=350&h=254)
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and it happened
braden holtby is out of a must win playoff game with the flu
I know no one watches hockey even playoffs but if you can try to catch kyle okposo's roof job against the caps tonight...such a ridiculously nice shot
Flipping between that one and the Montreal-Ottawa game. Hoyda Subban had a helluva goal as well. Just a laser.
i thought subbans should have been saved...it was a hard shot but Hammond was right there and it even hit him
what a lapse by montreal
Buffalololol
Edmonton wins McDavid
Gretzky and now McDavid? Nice to see Edmonton's decades-long run of organizational ineptitude finally paying off.
edmonton did it with an 11% chance....sixers have much better odds than that to get the lakers pick
LETS DO THIS!
You got the Phillies in 2008.
You'll get nothing else, Sir. EVER.
sadly I fear you are correct
ot in uniondale baby
certainly did not....farg the caps
kimo
OT in Ottawa starting
Lost our tv/internet for about five hours tonight. Turned it on just to see Montreal tie the game. The little of the game that I've seen is entertaining.
Love the sportsnet simulcast...John Bartlett is s farging god
What a terrible goal
These all canadien series have unreal atmospheres and are great viewing
Ducks/Jets is gonna be nuts tomorrow night. First NHL playoff game there in 19 years
nm
an 18 year old just scored
holy dime holy dunk
oh my blake
http://www.drivenbyboredom.com/bsides/open-letter-to-the-new-york-islanders/
Huh. So sports fans are drunken iceholes? Who knew.
Hell of a game, but the Ducks pulled another one out of their ass to send it to OT then won it
caps isle is fantastic again
farging caps
Daniel Carcillo speaks on the death of Steve Montador. (http://www.theplayerstribune.com/nhl-daniel-carcillo-steve-montador-video/)
Rangers win in ot
3-1 series lead
Pens Blow
Ducks swept Winnipeg. The ThrasherJets still haven't won a playoff game in their 15-year history
atmosphere on the isle is amazing....better than winnipeg....on tv at least
Vancouver / Calgary has been a crazy game. 4-3 VAN going into the third period.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on April 25, 2015, 10:46:57 PM
Vancouver / Calgary has been a crazy game. 4-3 VAN going into the third period.
How did Vancouver not riot after that game?
Hitchcock gets bounced in the first round again. Shocking
Ref blew the whistle when the goalie clearly didn't have control of the puck. Robs Ottawa of the tying goal.
And Tampa advances
Game 7 hero Braydon Coburn
caps just scored with one sec left to win after the rangers tied it late
spoiler alert man
waiting to see the goodell walk to the podium
braydon coburn fight sighting
good job for once by the nhl having this triple header and none of the games are against an nba game
names of the best young hockey players drafted into the WHL
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CEba7YfWYAANiYP.png)
and the picture
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grand wizard havas approves
look at this pack of hitler youth. i feel like they are going to knock on my door and yell "goodbye jew" at me until i march to a train that will take me auschwitz.
lolololol
That's funny.
And those names suck. Their parents suck too
There's nothing in all of sports like nhl playoff sudden death ot game 7's
http://youtu.be/MODHB0YyLlI
Been a hell of a game. Lundqvist is keeping New York in this OT. Capitals buzzing around him.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK DC
in game 7, goal score against you
That mirrored the Flyers ot win vs the caps
Miserable night for Washington fans. Good
i was watching a stream with the canadia broadcast....i can only imagine the hernia that fraud phony mike emerick blew calling that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDZEd2IRpfE
The Caps are such a shtein franchise. 2 minutes away from ending the series in 5
they are actually a solid franchise until they get to the playoffs
they have made the playoffs 25 times and only made it past the second round twice and got swept both times they did...there cant be a worse postseason history in any sport
and that doesnt even mention the incredible number of chokes and tough losses they have had in the postseason
Don't sleep on the Blues. Always in the playoffs, always doing nothing (except their first three seasons, where they got swept in the Finals every year). 18 series wins in the last 36 appearances. Caps are 14 series wins in 25 appearances I think.
By comparison, the Flyers, not a frequent Stanley Cup champion, came in the same year as the Blues and have won 19 more series (and have two fewer playoff appearances than the Blues too).
what separates the caps from the Blues and pretty much any other team is the seventh game losses....seventh game losses at home....numerous blown 3-1 series leads...Easter Sunday four OT loss and so on
lol sick Discovery Channel burn (http://espn.go.com/espn/story/_/page/instantawesome-penguinsdiscovery-150514/the-penguins-got-burned-twitter-discovery-channel)
getting very close to a tampa anaheim final....how ugly would those ratings be
:lilguybatsignal
"Nhl sucks and doesn't move the needle anyways"
why are you defending hockey? you dont even like hockey.
hockey's ratings are what they are. its not breaking news to call the sports niche. but a ny/chi final would easily be recording breaking....those numbers could creep up on mlb and nba. an ana/tb final would be a complete and utter disaster....im not sure about the record lows they saw in the mid-2000's with edm/car and ana/nj, but close.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 24, 2015, 10:39:27 PM
getting very close to a tampa anaheim final....how ugly would those ratings be
The NHL might get a million people to watch that series. I mean tops.
The only player I know from either team is Steven Stamkos but I have to say it's nice watching the Rangers choke another series out. farg New York.
Brayden Coburn
Who?
Matt Carle
nbc execs losing their shtein
you should be watching this game
It's been a good one.
i would have pulled crawford....he cant see the puck tonight
hawks are just one of those teams....special
wow huge response
crawford sucks tonight
im prettyy sure if this score holds ben bishop will not get the win...that would be something
did someone sneak bishop a poop pill?
damn I love playoff hockey. no vested interest in either team but I'm at the edge of my seat.
My son (native-born Floridian... ugh) badly wants Tampa Bay to win. He can't understand why I'm ambivalent about it.
Basically, if it's not Philly, I just don't care.
yeah i could basically care less....i want chicago just because tampa winning would be yet another title by joke of an nhl city to win while the flyers are celebrating their 40th anniversary
i also respect the hell out of the blackhawks and their fanbase
don is right tho...this has been a great two games and i fully expect this to go to seven...crawford like he always does after being drunk will pitch a great game in gm3
Ever since the Flyers faced the Lightning in the ECF a few years ago I've been anything but ambivalent about Tampa. Their fans are absolutely horrible, the arena is terrible and the people who work there are just iceholes. Not that I love Chicago or anything but at least it's a real city with real fans. I was hoping for a sweep, actually. Too bad.
Nah, I want seven games. It's been entertaining hockey. After that and the NBA finals, what else is there to fill out the summer?
just the countdown to 80
if the flyers can get one of thier kid defensman to become half as good as viktor hedman ill be happy....hes so farging good
tampa got them right where they want
Still hate that farging song
how the farg did he miss that
what a crazy last minute
hawks gave up four shots in the last 25 minutes then 9 shots in the last minute...crazyness
just wow at that end
It's nothing short of a miracle Tampa didn't score in the final minute
Quote from: SD on June 10, 2015, 10:25:51 PM
Still hate that farging song
Only thing bad about this series. Agreed. It is so lame.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 10, 2015, 10:47:58 PM
what a crazy last minute
hawks gave up four shots in the last 25 minutes then 9 shots in the last minute...crazyness
just wow at that end
That was unreal! Like I said, no vested interest but I need some air.
Still no word on poop boys injury?
Unreal
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 26, 2015, 07:03:48 PM
has any team in pro sports history had three consecutive picks in the first round of a draft
Montreal had the first three picks of the 1968 draft
Biggest trade of day 2: Lundqvist's backup Talbot was sent to Edmonton for 3 picks
Islanders took a Chinese kid from Lawrenceville School. First Chinese draft pick in NHL history
The Iranders
Mike Richards' contract was voided by LA and there's talk he might be in federal trouble. No doubt he was bringing good shtein back from Mexico
Oh that'll be interesting
Was he his teammates coke supplier?
Wasn't as exciting as anyone thought. He tried taking oxycodone into Canada and was questioned but wasn't charged with a crime
TMZ (http://www.tmz.com/2015/06/30/nhls-mike-richards-nhl-notified-about-oxycodone-drama-at-canadian-border/)
Is that enough to terminate? It'll be interesting to see what happens.
Why would you take Lortabs into Canada? Aren't they basically free up there especially if you're a Nuck like Richie?
Quote from: Rome on June 30, 2015, 08:25:46 PM
Why would you take Lortabs into Canada? Aren't they basically free up there especially if you're a Nuck like Richie?
drug addicts dont always do the logical or smart thing
Quote from: Rome on June 30, 2015, 08:25:46 PM
Why would you take Lortabs into Canada? Aren't they basically free up there especially if you're a Nuck like Richie?
Good point. Aren't they next to the Extra Strength Advil on the CVS shelf in Maple Leaf Land?
lol @ someone taking lortabs being a junkie. that's like saying someone who drinks 2 wine coolers at dinner is a stone cold drunk.
hes been a druggie since he was on the flyers....this is not breaking news
plus oxies are pretty much as addictive as you can get....heroin comes next
Got them testers out!
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 30, 2015, 09:01:45 PM
hes been a druggie since he was on the flyers....this is not breaking news
plus oxies are pretty much as addictive as you can get....heroin comes next
No they're not. Oxycontin is what is addictive, not Oxycodone.
Quote from: Rome on June 30, 2015, 09:45:14 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 30, 2015, 09:01:45 PM
hes been a druggie since he was on the flyers....this is not breaking news
plus oxies are pretty much as addictive as you can get....heroin comes next
Oxycontin is what is addictive, not Oxycodone.
lol what?...they are the same thing...an oxycontin is pure oxycodone...an incredibly addictive opiod...i think the only difference is that oxiecodone is time released or some shtein....but literally an oxycontoin IS oxycodone
Pens traded for Phil Kessel. His contract runs to 2022...if homer was still the gm he'd have traded for him
the pens have 25% of the top 12 highest paid players in the nhl
Quote from: ice grillin you on July 01, 2015, 07:29:12 AM
Quote from: Rome on June 30, 2015, 09:45:14 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 30, 2015, 09:01:45 PM
hes been a druggie since he was on the flyers....this is not breaking news
plus oxies are pretty much as addictive as you can get....heroin comes next
Oxycontin is what is addictive, not Oxycodone.
lol what?...they are the same thing...an oxycontin is pure oxycodone...an incredibly addictive opiod...i think the only difference is that oxiecodone is time released or some shtein....but literally an oxycontoin IS oxycodone
"Oxycodone" is oxycontin cut with Tylenol or some other NSAID. "Oxycontin" is the more potent narcotic because it is not cut with anything.
oxycontin IS oxycodone
OxyContin is the drug name like Tylenol oxycodone is the ingredient if you will
There's lots of things that contain oxycodone....OxyContin is one of them and wouldn't exist without oxycodone
you're far off on this IGY. OxyCodones are the same as Hydrocodones, and they're always cut with tylenol or as Rome said nsaids. They are opioids, but they have about a 1/8th of the potency of true Oxycotin which is more or less about as close you can get to morphine. Lortabs/Vicodin are given out like candy, true oxy's are what junkies knock off pharmacies for and are typically he precursor to the switch to china white.
http://www.purduepharma.com/news-media/2011/12/common-errors-in-the-media-about-oxycontin-oxycodone-hcl-controlled-release-tablets/
Quote from: Seabiscuit36 on July 02, 2015, 11:57:12 AM
OxyCodones are the same as Hydrocodones, and they're always cut with tylenol or as Rome said nsaids.
not always...see geo's link
Oshie to the Caps
Quote from: BigEd76 on July 02, 2015, 05:38:43 PM
Oshie to the Caps
and j dub yesterday....shocked you missed that easy
this is dope
http://www.theplayerstribune.com/sheldon-souray-retirement-letter/
Ha, if I ever had even a minute chance of turning pro in something, it probably would have been as an NHL enforcer. My size and relative lack of athleticism would lean that way. Of course, my near total lack of skating ability would make even that an impossibility... :-D
Great story.
http://deadspin.com/report-patrick-kane-is-the-subject-of-a-police-investi-1722435625?rev=1438879349179&utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
this is hott
https://twitter.com/BuffaloSabres/status/652314447969517568
got em.....
https://mtc.cdn.vine.co/r/videos/8CCD8A98151267647160611192832_48273e32135.0.2.3725023888786479091.mp4?versionId=znnFuTZqG.JtTMOg_6ZRGcsrHsBZpuMP
How is that not a clean hit? Pussification of the universe continues.
yeah ridiculous
The All-Star format this year is four teams, one for each division, 3-on-3 the whole game, with the winners of the 1st and 2nd periods facing off in the 3rd. The captains were announced today: Ovechkin, Jagr, Kane, and .....thrice-waived Arizona enforcer John Scott :-D :-D :-D
Quote from: BigEd76 on January 02, 2016, 06:28:41 PM
The All-Star format this year is four teams, one for each division, 3-on-3 the whole game, with the winners of the 1st and 2nd periods facing off in the 3rd. The captains were announced today: Ovechkin, Jagr, Kane, and .....thrice-waived Arizona enforcer John Scott :-D :-D :-D
Really (the format, not Scott)? Count me out.
Speaking of Scott:
QuoteSo when someone from the NHL calls me and says, "Do you think this is something your kids would be proud of?"
... That's when they lost me.
That was it, right there. That was the moment.
Because, while I may not deserve to be an NHL All-Star, I know I deserve to be the judge of what my kids will — and won't — be proud of me for.
Rest of the article. (http://www.theplayerstribune.com/a-guy-like-me/)
What a weekend for Scott
Kings-Ducks game has been very entertaining tonight.
QuoteBETTMAN: HOCKEY'S NOT FOOTBALL
At the NHL's general manager meetings in Boca Raton, Florida, on Wednesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was asked about NFL executive Jeff Miller's statement Monday that football could be a cause of brain disease.
Bettman had little reaction.
"Well, first of all, I don't feel that it's either necessary or appropriate for me to comment on what the NFL either says or does," Bettman told assembled media. "Secondly, I think it's fairly clear that playing hockey isn't the same as playing football. And as we've said all along, we're not going to get in a public debate on this."
It must be all that kicking, throwing, and catching in football that causes the CTE.
Lindros' career was cut short by a bum knee I guess.
leggo hawks
boom
1-0
boom
2-0
kaner
the rout is on
this is a joke
boston should automatically be disqualified from the playoff race
I don't have a great feeling about the Flyers game today, but like the Caps game, I'll be thrilled with 1 point.
agreed....and its kinda like the caps game in that they are getting the pens a game after they clinched a playoff birth
kaner trick.....6-0
this is great....boston and detroit same start time one channel away from each other
bruin crowd is booing the roof off the building and jack edwards sounds like he wants to cry
great day so far
rangers with a go ahead johnson
five minutes left
boston just pulled their goalie with nine minutes left....lol
OT in Brooklyn and the game is really good
FLA-NYI going 2nd OT... again.
That Islanders/Panthers game was amazing! So glad I watched that third period and the OT. Tavares, now theres a captain for you.
this is the caps year isn't it
if the pens can win this game this may be an all time great series and its the second round
p tucky!!
Caps fans are an embarrassment. Pens just scored and it sounded like they were at home.
Quote from: SD on April 30, 2016, 10:54:05 PM
Caps fans are an embarrassment. Pens just scored and it sounded like they were at home.
dc is a better but its basically Atlanta north as far as sports fandom...aka pathetic
and its on!
absolutely gorgeous redirect by hornquist
2-0 good guys
Capitals are shteinting the bed tonight.
this caps pens series is so effing good and is going to go down as an instant classic
I don't pretend to be more than a bandwagon playoffs hockey fan, but Jagr just led the Panthers in points? I just saw this tonight. That is farging crazy.
night night caps
pos sports fans in a pos shtein sports city
farg washington
Caps are master choke artists. I should have given you those 4-1 odds. That was a gimme.
they actually didn't choke this time for once....they lost to a better team...pens were favored going into the series...I know cause I bet on the caps
im just so glad they are out
lightning/pred cup final doesnt need to be televised, does it
ill watch
uh oh. isn't feeling good.
two man now....caps are going to win this game
We all look stupid
this is not your mama's caps....they are a different team this year
Quote from: SD on May 10, 2016, 10:37:18 PM
We all look stupid
speak fr yourselves...
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 12, 2016, 01:35:42 PM
their team this year is different tho
that said they still have a 50/50 chance of going out in the second round
Can't blame the refs - the delay of game is a pretty cut and dried call.
caps are still gonna lose you big vaginas.
what was the first penalty...I missed it watching the basketball game
what on earth is letang doing
Right now I just want a game 7. A tremendous Penguins choke on top of it will just be the cherry on top.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on May 10, 2016, 10:43:48 PM
Right now I just want a game 7. A tremendous Penguins choke on top of it will just be the cherry on top.
normally i would agree with you but i literally know when the caps score before it shows up on my screen because I hear the cheers in the street. done with this bullshtein.
jesus I just looked and the penguins had 3 delay of game penalties in two minutes
Quote from: phattymatty on May 10, 2016, 10:45:21 PM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on May 10, 2016, 10:43:48 PM
Right now I just want a game 7. A tremendous Penguins choke on top of it will just be the cherry on top.
normally i would agree with you but i literally know when the caps score before it shows up on my screen because I hear the cheers in the street. done with this bullshtein.
worst fans ever
plus ovechkin is an all time despicable athlete....he makes crosby seem lovable
holy shir that would have been an all time epic turnover
besides living there why would you want dc to lose
pens and cindy are the most deplorable team in the league
one word: ovechkin
hes a hairy armpitted ripped jean wearing chainsmoking disco hopping pos
but you also cant just eliminate the horrible fandom or the media around here...its a joke
I don't like Crosby by any means...but I don't hate him like most people....and the pens as a franchise don't bother me in the least
Quote from: MDS on May 10, 2016, 10:50:37 PM
besides living there why would you want dc to lose
no other reason needed. i have a lot of caps fan friends and they've basically just learned how to proper shtein talk in the last year or two. just want them to go back to being bandwagon fans.
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 10, 2016, 10:53:57 PM
one word: ovechkin
hes a hairy armpitted ripped jean wearing chainsmoking disco hopping pos
but you also cant just eliminate the horrible fandom or the media around here...its a joke
I don't like Crosby by any means...but I don't hate him like most people....and the pens as a franchise don't bother me in the least
Hahaha I love when igy goes on his euro trash or Russian rants
little known fact: he often sneaks in european club jams into the tailgate beats
wtf just happened
i actually like ovi much better than crosby just want this dc hockey fever to end.
how was that not a goal.
o
m
g
beagle
how many farging great chances are they going to get
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
farging finally.
really weak directing that it took them 3 minutes to get an ovie reaction shot
shoulda been the first shot
bonino gonna down some connolis tonight amirite?
this is such a great evening...I might even have a drink
i should have taken a picture but i just watched 10-15 people in caps jerseys slowly walking down the street.
if the mets lose the phillies are 1.5 back
also got bad news: if everything holds we get hellickson for that nats game in june
yes i'm sure the probable starters list won't change by june.
whenever you try and count it out that far away you do it wrong anyway
https://www.facebook.com/csnma/videos/1182376125129905/
Lehtonen is shteinting the bed in game 7
how awful to be a home team fan in game seven...all hyped up...and then the game is over after one period
this is absolute domination by the blues...should be at least 3-0 with as many amazing chances as they have had
wow and just like that the sharks come right back on a lovely re direct
that was a farging great hockey game
http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/05/tampa-bay-bans-opposing-team-jerseys-at-stanley-cup-playoffs-again
Dainius Zubrus is still alive and plays for the Sharks
Tampa wins in OT to go up 3-2 against the Penguins.
This whole NHL playoffs looks like it's been insane. I have to say "looks like" because I haven't watched a second since the Flyers were killed off.
its been very good....infinitely better than the nba....which has been the worst postseason I can ever remember
That overturned goal can be a gamechanger.
gorgeous by sid
we goin seven
go sharks
how small time is the nhl putting a cup finals game on nbcsn
even the mls final is on espn
Quote from: MDS on June 01, 2016, 10:42:07 PM
how small time is the nhl putting a cup finals game on nbcsn
even the mls final is on espn
Too lazy to find the post, but did you take my advice with your office pool and take the Pens? Or did you listen to havas and go with his homer team the Caps.
i may level my next door neighbor's house. hearing the cheering from over there is infuriating.
pens can win the next five cups if it means the caps and rangers get shut out
You misspelled Flyers before the Rangers.
pens win another one
doubled up the flyers
Stamkos is staying in TB
PK Subban and Shea Weber were swapped
Taylor Hall and Adam Larsson were swapped
8/$68M for Stamkos. That's a good buy but because of Florida's state income tax free status, it's actually on par with most other places. Webber for Subban us a good deal for both sides.
1st overall pick Austin Matthews scored 4 goals last night in his NHL debut
the canucks have not led for a single second of any game this year
the canucks are 3-0
Blue Jackets beat the Habs 10-0, one of the most unlikely outcomes I've ever seen in sports.
"Vegas Golden Knights"
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cx6bLLfXgAAx_q2.jpg) (https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cx6cBSYWEAAXIb-.jpg)
Terrible name. I'm going to give my uncle shtein, he's actually going to be a Zamboni guy for them.
tonights wild/blue jackets game is the first time in the history of american sports that two teams on winning streaks of 12 or more games have ever played
the nhl playoffs this year because of the format change from a few years ago is going to be ridiculous....theres a real legit chance that the caps and pens could play each other in the first round and they are currently 1-2 in the entire league in pts
and its guaranteed no matter what that a top four team in the league will be out in the first round
you also are going to have the rangers go on the road to play a team who has less pts than them...seems unfair....except by finishing FOURTH they would get to play an inferior team while the team that finishes SECOND in the division will have to face a top four team in the league
i dont understand a word you wrote
imagine in the nba houston and san antonio playing in the first round this year and toronto having to be the road team in a series against indiana
OMG OMG
i forgot you dont even know whose in the playoffs in either sport much less the seedings
can the cincinnati royals get in this year?
The Red Wings missed the playoffs.
i wont believe it until the ruling comes down....no way he cant get a suspension but the hockey news is reporting that matt calvert is only going to get a fine for this
https://twitter.com/PeteBlackburn/status/853063314347307008
That should be a minimum 20 game suspension. If that was done to Crosby we're talking life time ban
Quote from: SD on April 15, 2017, 01:50:22 PM
That should be a minimum 20 game suspension. If that was done to Crosby he would have been shot without a trial.
Definitely.
Ended up with a one game suspension.
still a disgrace...sd is right....should be out for the plyoffs
So basically he committed assault with a deadly weapon, then committed aggravated assault on the take-down afterward and he only got one freaking game?
Haha. What a joke the NHL is.
im not sure how gary bettman is the commissioner of a pro sports league
if a flyer did this to a ranger your reaction would be _______
Quote from: MDS on April 16, 2017, 12:31:40 PM
if a flyer did this to a ranger your reaction would be _______
Similar to what I have for this one. One game is ludicrous. Should be a minimum of five, even for the playoffs. Probably more.
Of course, if it was Sydney Crosby, I donate to a Go Fund Me to help the guy pay the fine.
Quote from: MDS on April 16, 2017, 12:31:40 PM
if a flyer did this to a ranger your reaction would be _______
Disgust. And damn straight I'd want him suspended. There's no room in sports for that sort of cowardly farging thuggery.
Quote from: MDS on April 16, 2017, 12:31:40 PM
if a flyer did this to a ranger your reaction would be _______
Downie was suspended 20 games for this hit in the preseason. I said it 10 years ago and I'll say it again it was a disgraceful hit and the length of the suspension was justified. That being said what Calvert did was worse in my opinion and a one game suspension is a joke.
https://youtu.be/HerZdQmigLs
what happens if it was to cindy crosby
Quote from: MDS on April 16, 2017, 02:11:18 PM
what happens if it was to cindy crosby
I'd pray for a fatality
LOLCAPS
ovie might have just lost his leg
this caps toronto series has been off the meter
farging caps...but at least im gonna get paid
edmonton hasnt made the playoffs in over ten years and now are five minutes away from a series win
that puck had to be in....a review here is going to give a goal to sj i think
omg no i was wrong....crossbar and post on the same shot...wow
whoever came up with this promo needs a raise
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C-dFK_yXoAQ_5xe.jpg)
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 27, 2017, 07:36:00 PM
whoever came up with this promo needs a raise
Too late they were fired yesterday
Quote from: SD on April 27, 2017, 07:39:08 PM
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 27, 2017, 07:36:00 PM
whoever came up with this promo needs a raise
Too late they were fired yesterday
Stop celebrating their firing
https://twitter.com/NHL/status/858830817056890880
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjDF1Saryg4
Niskanen got a match penalty.
that ending to regulation was so sick
farg
this oil duck game is wild
not sure ive ever seen a better comeback
arena was 90% empty
let's play two
capper
pens can hold for another 20 minutes this will go down as an all time great sporting event
Holtby just gave up a soft ass goal. Turn the lights out, parties over.
can't remember last time I saw a fight in a game 7
What a weak ass crowd. They made no noise the entire game now they've been booing their team for the past 3 minutes.
a couple faint boos...if that was philly or New York boos would have been raining since the second goal
now tons of thank you cheers
they are a joke but for the exact opposite of what you said
Weak
cant remember hearing a locker room as soul crushed as the caps right now....holy shtein this is beautiful
the cheer was one of the most pathetic fan moments in recent sports history
what a horrible fan base. they dont even deserve this...they deserve being irrelevant and terrible. their fans are just happy to have a hockey teams, like uttawa or winnipeg.
Piss on Washington. And Go Ottawa.
game 7 ot for a chance at the cup....wow
its happened 40 times in nhl history....20-20 home road split
penguins going to win their 100th cup
flyers last won one a year after richard nixon resigned
Nashville is winning it which is worse than the penguins
Quote from: ice grillin you on May 26, 2017, 07:23:32 AM
Nashville is winning it which is worse than the penguins
I disagree. If the Flyers had never won a cup, yes I could support that statement. But the Pens are our #1 rivals. I'd rather have the Vegas Golden Knights win the cup their first year than I would the Pens ever winning a cup again.
IGY be trolling. No farging way even he believes that bullshtein.
he thinks that pitt winning another title is nbd...whats 1 more?
but a pos city like nashville winning, which shouldnt even have a team, is worse.
i dont agree but thats his thinking
not that i really care but how is the eastern conference finals game 7 on a channel that many people don't get.
maybe it's just DC but i get like 900 channels that I never watch and NBCSports is somehow not one of them.
Quote from: MDS on May 26, 2017, 11:06:01 AM
he thinks that pitt winning another title is nbd...whats 1 more?
but a pos city like nashville winning, which shouldnt even have a team, is worse.
i dont agree but thats his thinking
yup this 100%
also i hate the rangers and caps way more than the pens...they arent MY number one rival
Quote from: phattymatty on May 26, 2017, 12:21:40 PM
not that i really care but how is the eastern conference finals game 7 on a channel that many people don't get.
maybe it's just DC but i get like 900 channels that I never watch and NBCSports is somehow not one of them.
you have to get it...also nbc sports app streams all the games if you cant find it on cable and need to get your nashville pittsburgh fix which i know you will
I lived in Pittsburgh for a decade and even I hate the Rangers more than the Pens.
Still rooting for Nashville. It's not even a bad city, they just listen to bad music.
nashville by all accounts is a great city...its just that they got a hockey team 5 seconds ago and the fanbase is less a million people
i dont really care if they win or not but i dont want anything good to happen to that zesty pennsyltucky city
this is amazing
http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/penguins/2017/05/30/predators-fan-catfish-thrower-2017-stanley-cup-final/stories/201705300137
QuoteI'm just stubborn enough, as you can probably tell by strapping a catfish to my crotch, to go up there and fight it."
This is truly what makes America great.
QuoteBy Tuesday morning, Waddell had been charged with disorderly conduct, disrupting a meeting and, best of all, "possessing an instrument of crime." As in, the fish. That, he said, was not the original plan.
"The cop told me, to my face, 'You are being charged with disorderly conduct. You will get a ticket, a citation in the mail.' ... That's what I was told. Now they come out with a couple other trumped-up charges, which are BS. I mean, a catfish isn't an instrument of whatever-the-hell-they're-saying-it-was, and I didn't disrupt a meeting. It was an athletic event."
Pittsburgh being small-time.
this really is a great story. how do you run over a fish with a truck and not have it just be a mess of guts and fish pieces?
Some Pittsburgh diner is offering fried instrument of crime sandwiches
holy shtein the calls on that Crosby pk mix up were farging ridiculous
doc emerick is a farging poet on even worthless throwaway promos...jesus christ he is on a different level
also this scene in nashville is unreal if this country music person is horrendous
What farging lousy reffing in these last two games.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 11, 2017, 09:31:41 PM
What farging lousy reffing in these last two games.
yet again why philly never wins
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 12, 2017, 09:45:13 AM
Quote from: Geowhizzer on June 11, 2017, 09:31:41 PM
What farging lousy reffing in these last two games.
yet again why philly never wins
Yeah, a hockey fan complaining about lousing officiating in a Stanley Cup final is the reason why a city never wins.
Yet another tired Igyism.
if Nashville had won the refs would not be an issue
Actually it would be a huge story considering the biased treatment Crybaby routinely gets.
It's not even an issue to be argued anymore. It's like saying Jordan didn't get treated differently. It's just stupid and completely refutable.
And no I didn't watch 10 seconds of the Finals. No need to bother.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 12, 2017, 10:34:59 AM
if Nashville had won the refs would not be an issue
Says you. Pittsburgh got screwed on several calls and non-calls last night.
But let IgyTrump be IgyTrump.
Quote from: Rome on June 12, 2017, 10:46:07 AM
And no I didn't watch 10 seconds of the Finals. No need to bother.
this is why the flyers never win
The Flyers don't win because some random jerkoff in Daytona Beach didn't watch Pittsburgh and Nashville in the Finals?
Are you trying your hand at teh sarcasms again?
they dont win because of stupid fans....no matter where they live
I'd say stupid ownership and management and players who don't perform up to expectations are slightly more of a problem, but sure, I'll take on my fair share of the burden here.
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 12, 2017, 11:18:41 AM
they dont win because of stupid fans....no matter where they live
don't be so hard on yourself.
just noticed the nhl doing such an nhl thing by having their draft next friday start at 6pm
lol so they are announcing the expansion draft picks in reverse order of standings but unlike a real draft order they are going by regular season pts and they pointed this out by saying thats why the caps are last reminding the world that once again they gagged in the playoffs
i swear i'm not joking but i have never heard the name connor McDavid until a few minutes ago.
wayne gretzkys bodyguard dave semenko died
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3b3rbIKLRc
(https://s3media.247sports.com/Uploads/Assets/402/373/5373402.PNG)
good start for the pens
caps have played two games....ovie has two hat tricks
jesus
https://twitter.com/EdmontonOilers/status/921183949052772352
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DFRaIsDXoAAU9LM.jpg:large)
the islanders are going home
CBS headline: "The team will finally return to Nassua Country"
if you had vegas -6.5 you won tonight
I read that score on the SC crawl and thought it was a typo. Man they are crazy good.
has any major sports team ever won a championship in their first year of existence?
Quote from: phattymatty on April 27, 2018, 02:41:21 PM
has any major sports team ever won a championship in their first year of existence?
I don't think any true expansion teams have even had a winning record, unless you're counting things like the first season after a merger or the overall first season of the league.
holy shtein pens got robbed
Oh no! Such sad news. Where's my hanky?
probably a magic towel
congrats to my boys havas and matty....2 titles in 1 year. maybe the nats will make 3.
shoot me now
my god ovechkin is only 32 but he looks like he's 50.
when is the parade
Trotz resigned as Caps coach.
Holy moley. GET.
Tavares to hometown Toronto.
Second player on the Capitals says "no thanks" to White House visit to celebrate their first Stanley Cup. Brett Connolly and Devante Smith-Pelly, good on you.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capitals-insider/wp/2018/08/29/forward-brett-connolly-says-he-wont-attend-capitals-white-house-visit/?utm_term=.58eec4f7e394
:yay :yay
http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/24744305/nhl-suspends-max-domi-montreal-canadiens-rest-preseason-sucker-punch
Turns out the son is every bitch as much of a bitch ass coward as his mongrel father was.
i was talking about this with some work peeps today...domi is an all time POS but hed have his jersey retired if he was a flyer and YOU would worship him
domi was the opposite of a coward....he was a midget who fought anyone and everyone in their prime
his series verse bob probert (top 3 fighter ever) is goat status
Domi fighting the Flyer fan is a top 5 hilarious hockey moment for me. Hockey is more fun when there's such a hatable guy on the ice.
Scott Hartnell retires (https://www.nbcsports.com/philadelphia/flyers/scott-hartnell-retires-why-he-was-popular-philadelphia-presence-fans)
youre welcome...another fantastic athletic read...hardcore emo
QuoteWhat really happened to Ray Emery?
Standing on the edge, Ray Emery measured out the space between where he was and where he planned to be.
A full-moon night had become dawn and soft light fell across the Royal Hamilton Yacht Club on Hamilton Harbour, a bay off the western end of Lake Ontario. The surface was still, but the water beneath was murky, tinged by the nearby steel mills.
Emery had stripped off his clothes – a leather-trimmed, zip-up sweatshirt and a palm-tree print tank-top – down to his boxers. His frame revealed tattoos across his body. "PSAN," the first initials of his four family members down the side of his torso. "Anger is a gift," a personal mantra, on one arm. And, on both sides of his chest, images of phoenixes rising.
He slipped off his Stanley Cup ring, engraved with the Chicago Blackhawks logo, and placed it next to his Louis Vuitton wallet on a table at the stern of the boat where he'd spent the early hours laughing and drinking with friends.
The challenge was nothing new. Emery boasted of his swimming abilities many times. A family video showed him crossing six lengths of a backyard pool underwater on a single breath. He regularly pushed himself to faraway targets at the cottages he rented – including once recently, when he came up short, gasping for air.
For Emery, every marked failure was a step on the course to victory. As with the challenges he'd faced before, he bet he'd find his way through this one.
The other dock was at least 100 feet away. He told a friend wading in the water to move to the left, marking the spot where he'd angle his path beneath the surface.
"I'm coming for you," he said.
On a full day without sleep, after playing his first hockey game in more than a year and a night out that hit the morning, he took a breath and dove out.
Emery drowned on July 15, 2018, at 35-years-old. The mysterious tragedy capped a fractured narrative, one that followed him throughout his life.
His NHL career had been defined by constant adversity, much of which seemed self-inflicted in his early years. Later, he overcame near-impossible odds to carve out a respectable run as a backup goalie and won the Stanley Cup in 2013.
But Emery struggled to adjust to life after retiring. He grappled with who he was without the game, just as he had while he was in it. He feared growing old and made choices that concerned his family and friends. And, once again, his lowest moments made headlines.
Those who knew Emery – who grew up with him, who played with him, who loved him – say there was much more to him than the headlines suggested. And they believed Emery was rising again, just as he always had before.
This time, however, he couldn't.
In a small, snow-covered bungalow, next to a lake in Fenelon Falls, Ont., Sharlene Emery has decorated for the holidays as best she can. The tree in the living room is full of unique ornaments, the kind of decals that piece together stories a family carries through the years. Sharlene found it hard to place the memories on the branches.
Christmas was her eldest son's favourite time of year.
The Emery home is lined with photos that reflect a close-knit family: memories of long summer days by the lake, of cold winter nights warmed by heated board games, and the laughter of three raucous brothers.
Sharlene points to an album, opened to a picture of Ray as a toddler on a dock, fishing with a line tied to a branch.
"He loved fishing. He loved the water," Sharlene says. "That's why when Ray passed away in the water, it was like, how did that happen? Ray always swam."
Sharlene picks up a scrapbook filled with careful handwriting, chronicling the small details of the earliest days of a boy named Raymond Robert Nichols. A trip to the shopping mall, where he rode a mechanical elephant. His first visit to Canada's Wonderland.
It tells the story of a young, single mother determined to make life work for her infant son. And of a man who came along and loved them both.
Ray Emery's unique life began just east of where it ended. Three-and-a-half decades ago, along the edge of the same harbour mentioned above, Sharlene Nichols had maneuvered an overhead crane, transporting coils, in the belching smoke and fire of the Dofasco steel mill.
It wasn't the job she'd dreamed of. But it was secure and steady.
Little came as planned in those early years of adulthood, ever since Sharlene learned she was pregnant at 20. It wasn't a serious relationship, and the man made it clear he wanted nothing to do with her or the child. He told her to have an abortion. She refused, certain the pregnancy happened for a reason.
On Sept. 28, 1982, Raymond Nichols was born. Sharlene held her baby in her arms and knew she was right: He was the greatest love of her life.
Sharlene left college and went on government support. She found a small apartment and navigated the new reality of their young lives together. She felt the eyes that followed her in the grocery store, watching her as she pushed her child with dark skin and curly hair. It seemed novel to the gawkers that her son was biracial. At first, it made Sharlene angry – but she learned to smile back and match the curiosity with kindness.
Her father, George, was not quite as forgiving. When a Dofasco co-worker made a joke about his white, unwed daughter having a black child, George went over the lunchroom table and pummelled the man.
George landed his daughter the job at the mill. It was tough, gritty work, but Sharlene was up for it. She rode her bike to the foundry each day while her grandmother cared for the little boy at home. She worked the tin mill section, moving steel through the heat for hours, until she could pedal back to that small apartment and her son.
When Raymond turned two, Sharlene brought him to a children's skating school put on by Dofasco. He wore trainer blades, and they shuffled around the company ice together. In an environment that could be crass and rough, Sharlene became friends with another crane operator who was funny, kind and caring.
At first, it was just friendship. Then just a little more.
Paul Emery was a year younger than Sharlene but seemed more mature and loving than any man she'd met. Eventually, they were attaching love letters to the hooks on their cranes and swinging them across the mill until they could reach out and grab them.
When Sharlene first introduced Paul to her son, the toddler bit him hard in the butt. Through those first few months, whenever they sat close or tried to hold hands, Raymond would wedge himself between the young couple. With time, however, Raymond grew fond of the man who hung around, squirting water guns and playing sports with him. The four-and-a-half-year-old beamed in his grey suit, a little more than a year later, as he walked down the aisle of Sharlene and Paul's wedding, carrying their rings.
A few months later, Paul legally adopted him. Raymond Nichols became Ray Emery.
For the first time, he had a Dad.
In the weeks that followed their son's death, Sharlene and Paul Emery took the difficult drive to his house in Ancaster, just outside of Hamilton, to sort through items he'd collected throughout his life. Sharlene was touched by the realization her son had held on to so many items from his past.
"He kept everything," she said.
Many artifacts chronicled the family's life in Cayuga, Ont., a small town a half hour from Hamilton. Sharlene and Paul had two more sons, Andy and Nick, who were six and nine years younger than Ray. She quit the steel mill to raise their family while they relied on Paul's lone income.
There was little to do in Cayuga's country confines, so sports were a standard outlet. As one of the few black children in the community, Ray later told those close to him that in his youth he struggled with feelings of isolation and, at times, faced ridicule for being different.
But his talent set him apart: He was exceptional at every sport he played.
On the ice, he switched from defence to goal at nine-years-old, and his natural athleticism was impossible to ignore. Word of his talent spread, and he quickly graduated to the highest levels of minor hockey. Sharlene and George became staples at the old wooden barn that the Welland Tigers AAA team played in. As they stood at the railings and loudly expressed their feelings during Ray's games, mild-mannered Paul sat politely in the stands.
But it was Paul who would wake up at 4 a.m., nudge his son awake and drive him through the cold to practice. After those frigid, predawn skates, they'd rush back to drop Ray off at school, and Paul would head to work.
It was a grind, but Paul never regretted a trip. He and Sharlene did everything they could to give Ray a chance to excel in the game. They sent him to Kenesky's goalie school in Hamilton each summer, where he spent his days learning the finer points of the position. Unable to afford expensive upgrades to goalie gear, Paul did constant repairs himself, welding broken points in the cage of his son's helmet and gluing in pieces of rubber when padding fell out.
A unique bond grew between Ray and Paul in those years. Sharlene sometimes wondered if her son would ever want to learn more about his biological father. The man had spent some time in jail, she says, but she didn't know where he was — and she didn't want his influence in her son's life. Still, it worried Sharlene when she learned Ray had been telling people his biological father was dead. She told him she couldn't be sure if he was alive, but that if he ever wanted to, she'd understand if he went looking for him. Ray told her he didn't care to.
Years later, he wondered about his own DNA and what he described as an inner "fire" he couldn't comprehend. But Ray resisted tracking down his biological father.
Paul was the most important man in his life, he'd say — the only father he needed.
When Ray was old enough to play junior hockey, he and Paul drove from camp to camp trying to find a spot. But Ray was cut from seven different teams. The constant rejection stung, and, at 16, he told his parents he wanted to quit. They encouraged him to stick with it. Finally, after the season started, he landed a spot with the Dunnville Terriers, a Junior C team in a league that was short on talent but heavy on brawls.
The Terriers were terrible. Ray often faced more than 60 shots a game. They won three games the entire season and Ray posted a 6.36 goals-against average. That summer, despite his less than stellar numbers, Emery was invited to a prospects camp put on by player agent J.P. Barry.
Barry was impressed by Emery's drive. Even though he needed work on the technical side of his game, the veteran NHL agent believed Emery had enough potential to make it.
The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds selected Emery in the fifth round of the OHL draft that year. The following spring, he carried them to the conference finals. The next season, he was named the Greyhounds' MVP.
Even with his rising success, the weight of OHL hockey was sometimes hard. Relentlessly competitive, Emery didn't handle slumps well. And in some rinks, fans fired racists taunts at him. During a game in North Bay, one shouted: "Put the black kid in – he sucks!" Emery found the incident amusing.
But he also faced racism on the ice, as players sought to provoke him. One opponent was suspended four games when a referee heard him call Emery a monkey.
Emery wasn't expected to be selected in the first round of the 2001 NHL draft, but he made sure he was at the event in Sunrise, Fla. He believed he'd hear his name. His mother and father, Grandpa George, and brother Nick made the trip, too. As each selection passed without Emery's name being called, they grew more concerned that he might not be picked.
Finally, in the fourth round, 99th overall, the Ottawa Senators selected him. The kid from Cayuga, who'd been overlooked by seven junior teams, was going to the NHL.
Just like he said.
At his Ancaster home, Emery kept a collection of his old masks in glass cases. Most carried his nickname, Razor, and were painted with his favourite designs – like the one with the image of boxers Marvin Hagler and Jack Johnson. He also kept discs with old television interviews and articles that told the story of his rollercoaster of an NHL career. There are action shots that chronicle his rising fame, including several of him mid-fight, like his infamous scrap with Sabres goalie Martin Biron.
Emery often smiled as he fought, seeming to enjoy the sport of it. He told friends about the motivation that anger provided when harnessed.
Emery was a rising talent in Ottawa. It was clear early he had the potential to be an NHL starter. He helped the team to the Stanley Cup final in 2007, his second NHL season, and was rewarded with a three-year, $9.5-million contract that summer.
At the same time, Emery's behaviour off the ice created tension with the team and headlines in the press. He hung out with friends he later admitted were a bad influence. Rumours of partying and substance abuse swirled. He was late for practices. He clashed with coaches. He was called out publicly by teammates, including Daniel Alfredsson. Management asked Emery if he had an issue with drugs. Barry cut him as a client after the embattled goalie repeatedly ignored his calls.
A year after signing his lucrative contract, Emery was bought out. He was out of the league.
It was a long way to fall, which only made his eventual return more spectacular. This seemed to be where Emery thrived, on the edge of losing everything he'd worked for. After being released from the Senators, Emery admitted that he'd lost track of his priorities. He went to counselling. He apologized to Barry, and the agent agreed to represent him again.
Emery spent the next season in the KHL, which was one of the loneliest experiences of his life. But he returned to the NHL the following season, on a one-year, $1.5-million contract with the Philadelphia Flyers. That winter, just when it seemed like he'd fought his way back, Emery was diagnosed with avascular necrosis, a degenerative hip disorder that not only threatened his career but also his ability to walk.
Emery underwent controversial surgery, in which a piece of his fibula was grafted to his femur to reintroduce blood supply to his hip.
After being bedridden for more than a month in excruciating pain, Emery spent that summer at a cottage, stuck in a cast and driving around in a golf cart. Around that time, he began a relationship with Canadian pop singer Keshia Chanté.
She visited him at the cottage and was struck by how fun and dynamic Emery was, despite his pain and the uncertainty of his future. They connected over a shared love of music. He was an expert on every genre, from country to hip hop, Chanté says. (His all-time favourite song was "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison – and he could sing along to everything from Joss Stone to Jay Z.)
Emery even wrote his own lyrics and considered studying to become a producer.
Beyond shared interests, Chanté found they also understood each other in ways that were hard for others to comprehend.
"We related because we both didn't really know where we belonged in the world," Chanté says. "That happens to a lot of people who are biracial: You're never really black enough for black people, and you never really feel like you belong in a white crowd. It's a really weird dynamic, and it's really difficult to understand. But he struggled with that."
Although he didn't like to talk about race, Emery feared not belonging, Chanté says. Because of that, he seemed to only reveal himself in fragments. He rarely gave people everything while finding a way to seemingly belong with everyone.
"He gave everybody certain layers of himself, but nobody got to know him fully, the way that I got to know him," Chanté says. "With his friends, they would get the funny Ray, the macho Ray. Some people would get Ray's ego. They wouldn't get Ray. His family got the family person who was really into making memories and having quality time with them. But the Ray that I got to see, he was complicated and he was dynamic. But he was so loving. He was affectionate. He was so passionate."
Emery also found it hard to say no. He liked to please people and wanted to include his friends in the glamorous life he'd achieved. He openly admitted that his social life and poor choices distracted him through the early part of his career, but he also expressed frustration for how he'd been portrayed in Ottawa. He felt he'd been targeted and made into something he wasn't.
The resentment helped fuel Emery's desire to return and prove doubters wrong. And his fiery competitiveness kept him going. Despite being told there was a chance he'd never walk again, Emery swore he'd make it back to the NHL – and that when he did, he wouldn't squander it.
As soon as Emery was able to walk on his own, he contacted performance coach Matt Nichol to help him get back in playing shape. At first, Nichol wasn't sure. Emery's reputation was one thing. But it would be difficult to get him to a place where he could make basic movements, let alone back to a level capable of playing in the NHL.
Even if he did, it was unlikely a team would take a chance on him, given his past. When Nichol told him about his reservations, Emery stared into his eyes.
"You fix my hip," he said. "I'll worry about playing in the NHL."
Emery worked in Nichol's gym twice a day for hours at a time, doing monotonous, repetitive, painful rehab. Slowly, he pushed through the frustration and learned how to move like a goalie again, working alongside his friend and coach Eli Wilson. He ran through exercises in the pool. He underwent daily acupuncture. When he was able, he practiced dance moves at the National Ballet of Canada.
Within five months, Emery signed with the Anaheim Ducks and helped push them into the 2011 playoffs, earning a nomination for the Bill Masterton Trophy.
"I'm still not sure how he did it," Nichol says.
After Anaheim, Emery found a home in Chicago as a second goalie with the Blackhawks. During the 2012-13 season, he stepped in to replace injured starter Corey Crawford in the second half, at one point winning 10 straight games. He backed-up Crawford throughout the playoffs as the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup.
Before the final hockey game of his life, Emery sent his family a message. It was a group text with an Instagram post promoting the charity event he'd been invited to play in. It featured a photo of him with the Flyers, his last NHL team.
"Home town vet RAY EMERY will be between the pipes!!" Zac Rinaldo, his former teammate and organizer of the fundraiser to help fight child hunger, had typed beneath the post.
"Wish me luck..." Emery wrote to his family. "Hope I don't pop a hip..."
"Good luck," his brother Andy replied, with an emoji of an old man.
The years following Emery's final season with the Flyers had been hard. He posted a disappointing .894 save percentage in 31 games that year, as it became apparent he could no longer rely on his athleticism, especially as his hip nagged him.
As a free agent the next summer, Emery received no offers from NHL teams. That September, Emery was invited to skate with the Tampa Bay Lightning, hoping for one last shot at sticking in the league.
Chanté made the journey with him. The idea of life after the game was difficult for Emery, she says. He hated the idea of breaking down physically and not being able to do the remarkable things that previously defined his life. He worried about his mind still working while his body couldn't.
The phone rang on September 28, which was Emery's 33rd birthday. The Lightning told him there wasn't a spot for him on the roster. As he hung up, tears welled in his eyes.
Emery then began to crisscross the continent, hoping for another path to extend his NHL career. He took a tryout contract with the AHL's Ontario Reign. When that was done, he returned home and practiced with the OHL's Hamilton Bulldogs. He looked to Russia, signing a contract with Admiral Vladivostok of the KHL, before the deal fell through.
Just before Christmas, Toronto Marlies GM Kyle Dubas asked Emery if he would join the team on a tryout. Dubas was a teenager working for the Greyhounds when Emery had starred in Sault Ste Marie. The Marlies were shorthanded in goal because of injuries, so it was unlikely the role would be permanent.
Emery played three games with Marlies. Then, he and Chanté moved to Europe, where he signed a deal to play with the Mannheim Eagles in the German league.
Of all the valleys Emery had been in before, the looming end of his career was the hardest. Life after hockey is often difficult for players who spend so much time in the insular culture of the game. While Emery didn't love hockey the all-consuming way some players do, he thrived in the highs and lows of life in the show. He craved the competition. And the physicality that helped him get rid of the "fire in his chest," Chanté says.
Emery felt comfortable in the brotherhood. He knew he fit in a locker room.
He tried to settle into retired life. He golfed often, returning to a sport he'd loved since he was a teenager. He dabbled in a variety of ventures, thinking about new careers to embark on. As always, Emery hung out with friends from all areas of his life. He was the kind of person who was as loyal to a middle-school buddy from Cayuga as he was to his closest NHL teammates, gregarious and generous with any of them, all the same. And he was quick to add to his ever-growing circle.
Emery created a world where it seemed like he had everything under control, says Chanté. But his social life strained their relationship. His life lacked structure without the NHL, she says, even though few people saw that he was struggling. Chanté feared Emery was filling the void by staying out late with friends, indulging in questionable behaviour. She worried something might happen to him, and he might not make it home.
"You only get a year to be retired," Chanté told Emery. "I can't do the summer that never ends."
Sharlene Emery worried, too. She leaned on her faith, hoping her son would find his way out of a lifestyle she didn't agree with. But there was little more she could do.
"You're either going one way or you're going to choose another way. And for Ray, he didn't find his own way. And he got lost. I know he got lost. He was using things that maybe he shouldn't have," Sharlene says. "As a mom, as a parent, we talked about it, we had to be there for him, we had family that were trying to be there for him – and I think at times I saw glimpses of him being so successful and being content with himself. But then I saw other times where he was struggling."
In June, 2017, Emery's seven-year relationship with Chanté ended when she called off their wedding. Emery was devastated. It was a difficult, fiery breakup. Things got worse that fall when photos alleging to show Emery using cocaine in a hotel room were posted on a gossip website.
Then, in October, Chanté sought a restraining order against Emery, based on what she described as a series of frightening incidents and a threatening message he left her while inebriated.
"It was very scary," Chanté says. "I did what I needed to do to protect myself. The goal was never for Ray to get charged, for Ray to have a record, or for Ray to never be able to work again. I was very clear – I just wanted a restraining order."
Hamilton police believed the evidence she provided was grounds to charge Emery with assault with a weapon and uttering threats. He spent a night in jail. The charges were later dismissed when he completed mandated anger management counselling, at Chanté's request.
"It was sad that it became public," she says, "Because it wasn't really anyone's business. And that added more fuel to the fire."
In the aftermath of the breakup, the gossipy headlines, and his own behaviour, Emery found himself in another dark place. He spent time with his family. He spoke to Sharlene about concerns he was growing old. She worried about his self-esteem.
He seemed stuck, unsure of where life would take him next.
But, as the months passed, Emery started to piece his future together. He was dating someone new — and, he told his family, was starting to feel good about where his path was heading. He made plans to move to London, Ont., where his former teammate and close friend Dave Bolland lived. He intended to study financial management and join a firm that one of his friends owned.
That November, Emery helped his parents move his brother Andy from Toronto to Ottawa, where he was setting up his legal practice. When the family gathered at Christmas, Emery joked that, at 35, he was too old for a stocking from Santa, then played a board game that slapped pie in his face. Later that winter, Emery went ice fishing with his parents on Georgian Bay, sitting out in the hut chatting for hours. On Mother's Day, he agreed to go to church with Sharlene, which was something he had always avoided.
Emery and Chanté also met in Toronto and spent a day together in the spring, talking through their conflict.
"We rehashed everything in detail," Chanté says. "It was a tough day."
It was filled with anger, tears, and frustration. But the meeting brought some closure to the turmoil they'd endured, and for Chanté, some hope for a reconciled future.
Emery woke up early on the morning of July 14, 2018, and drove to Toronto to work with a group of young goalies for a few hours. He arrived back home in Hamilton early in the afternoon.
Mark Nicholson, a 51-year-old friend known as "Worm," had been living at Emery's place for several weeks and was asleep on the couch. Emery met Nicholson through mutual friends in Hamilton more than a dozen years earlier. He woke Nicholson up and asked him to give him a hand getting ready for the charity game that evening.
They searched through the cold storage room in his basement, where Emery kept all his old gear. He settled on a pair of white pads with black trim and a mask he wore with the Flyers. He loaded his gear into his white Dodge Ram and drove to the Gateway Ice Centre in Stoney Creek, Ont. He arrived two hours before puck drop, needing time to warm-up his surgically-repaired hip.
In the dressing room, Emery smiled and laughed with his former NHL colleagues. Marlies veteran Rich Clune, an old teammate, snapped a photo of Emery as he tied his skates. His face was full and carried signs of his looming middle age. But in spirit, Emery seemed young and vibrant. He told his friends about the new ventures he was excited to pursue. He was looking forward to what came next.
The charity game wasn't a defensive battle on the ice, but Emery held his own, making several big saves as the packed crowd cheered. Afterward, he sipped a beer with his pals as fans lined up to get their autographs. The group headed out to join an after-party at another bar.
Before he left, Emery noticed a fan, maybe 12-years-old, wearing a Hamilton minor hockey sweater with 30 – a goalie's number – on it. He walked over and handed him his autographed game-worn sweater. Emery shook the boy's hand and left the arena.
The afterparty was hosted at Koi, a well-known Hamilton restaurant co-owned by one of Emery's close friends, Boris, who asked that his last name not be used in this story. Several players who were part of the charity game hung out as music boomed in the background. Emery chatted through the evening, as popular as ever.
When the party died down, after last call, Boris invited Emery and Nicholson to continue the evening on a boat owned by one of his friends. They drove in Boris' car to the marina. The four men then sat in the stern, chatting and sipping beer. Emery, who had never met Boris' friend, struck up a conversation about the speed boat. Emery was enamoured by watercraft and had long considered buying his own.
Around 4 a.m., Boris went home. Emery and Nicholson stayed on the boat, chatting with their new friend.
"It was just a chill night," Nicholson says, insisting that he and Emery only had two beers on the water.
As dawn approached, Nicholson says Emery made a bet that he could swim underwater to a dock at least 100 feet away. This was Emery pushing the limits and seeking thrills, like old times.
Nicholson told Emery he didn't need to swim to the other dock, but he insisted. He was having a good time and put Nicholson in a playful headlock. "You're my boy! You're going in!" Nicholson remembers him saying. At the time, the owner of the boat had walked away to do something near the gate of the marina, Nicholson says. (The man has not commented on what happened that night, aside from speaking with police.)
The sun wasn't up yet, but the sky was getting light. They could see across the marina. They both stripped down to their boxers. Nicholson jumped in first, and Emery told him where to tread water, so he could dive into the path he planned to take to the other side.
Emery stood on the edge, readying himself. "I'm coming for you," he said.
He took a breath and dove in.
Nicholson swam back to the dock, next to the boat. He climbed out and sat on the edge, facing the slip that he thought Emery swam to. It seemed to be taking a while, but Nicholson didn't think anything of it until the owner of the boat walked back up and asked where Emery was.
They watched for a few more moments, but Emery never emerged. They panicked.
"Ray!" Nicholson yelled. "Ray?"
The water was calm.
The boat owner put on a lifejacket, jumped in and started swimming toward the other dock. Nicholson returned to the spot where Emery had gone under. He pushed himself beneath the water, kicking and swinging his arms. He couldn't see anything in the darkness. He swam back to the surface, gasped for another breath and went back under, flailing in the water trying to find Emery. He came up, coughing.
The owner of the boat came back from the other side and said Emery wasn't there and that they needed to call the police. Nicholson put his jeans on and ran down the dock, looking between the boats, thinking Emery might have been playing a joke.
The police arrived at the yacht club shortly after the call went out at 6:20 a.m. As the owner went to let them in, Nicholson took his jeans off and jumped back into the water, which was about 20 feet deep. But there was no sign of Emery.
The officers yelled at Nicholson to get out, but he kept trying to dive down. They eventually used a rescue pole to hook Nicholson and pull him back in. He yelled at the officers to get in the water. Nicholson says he was in shock and so unhinged the police threatened to restrain him.
Well over 20 minutes had passed since Emery had gone under. If he was still in the water, it was now a body recovery operation — not a rescue.
Television trucks began to arrive. The sun was up, low over the harbour. A police diving unit was called in to search for Emery's body.
Nicholson was taken to the police station, where he was questioned for two hours as to whether he had anything to do with what happened. They asked him if they had gotten in a fight and if he had struck Emery in the head. Nicholson was incredulous, insisting Emery was one of his closest friends. He couldn't have hurt him.
"He just dove in the water, three feet beside me," Nicholson says. "And he never came up."
Sometime between 10 and 11 a.m. that morning, a police officer arrived at Sharlene and Paul Emery's house and told them their son was missing and presumed drowned. The police wanted to contact them before the media reported it. Sharlene ran to a neighbour's house and collapsed at their door. Paul busied himself on the phone, dialing family and friends, weeping between each call.
It took eight hours for the marine search unit to locate Emery's body, 68 feet from where he dove in, on a directly diagonal path from the dock.
After a brief investigation, police ruled out foul play. They called the tragedy a case of "misadventure."
The Emery Family: Nick, Paul, Ray, Sharlene, and Andy. (Courtesy of Sharlene Emery)
A week after his death, hundreds of Emery's friends gathered at the same restaurant he'd been at the morning he drowned. They were there to pay tribute to a man who connected them in immeasurable ways. It was meant to be a celebration of Emery's life, but many were still grappling with the realization that he was gone.
Sharlene, wearing her son's white Blackhawks sweater and Stanley Cup champions cap, met with as many familiar faces as she could.
Jason Spezza approached Sharlene and struggled to find words. "This is hard for me," he told her. They'd been close since he and Emery had lived with Brian McGrattan in the minors, as the trio navigated the uneasy transition from boyhood into life as professional hockey players. Emery helped loosen up Spezza, who was admittedly "not the coolest guy" coming into pro hockey. He prodded the star constantly, mocking his taste in clothes. Emery gave Spezza nicknames that he couldn't repeat for publication more than a dozen years later.
Their profound friendship had a lasting impact.
"Razor is one of my closest friends," Spezza said, still referring to Emery in the present tense, six months after his death. "He's one of the most loyal people I have in my life."
Now in the final years of his career with the Dallas Stars, Spezza recently thought about how nice it would be when he was done playing to be back in Ontario living close to Emery again, enjoying the memories as they grew old.
It was a sentiment felt by many at the memorial that day. Throughout the restaurant were people from every part of Emery's life.
There was his teenage buddy and Dunnville teammate, Joey Baird, now a Hamilton police officer — who Emery had taken out golfing at a swanky club the week before he died. "He always wanted to take care of us," Baird says of Emery's constant effort to share his fortune with his friends. "He was so good to us."
And there was Paul Schonfelder, Emery's best friend since they were teenagers working at Kenesky's goalie school in Hamilton. They stuck beside each other, like brothers, ever since. Schonfelder had been excited to see what his friend was about to conquer next.
"He had the brains to do anything he wanted," he said.
A few weeks later, Sharlene and Paul unpacked the items from their son's house. They hung his old sweaters on a rack. They stacked his gear in the furnace room. The Jennings Trophy he won with the Blackhawks sits beneath the stairs, near a photo of Emery with his late-friend Steve Montador resting his head on his shoulder.
Across the room, a miniature version of the Stanley Cup sits on a table, near a small cherrywood box that holds Emery's ashes. It's engraved with a golfer holding the arc of his swing, as his brothers wanted to remember him doing something he loved. It includes the words: "Forever in our hearts."
Nearby, the family keeps two glass cases that display Emery's favourite masks. Among the colourful, professional designs, there was also a plain black one: The helmet Paul welded together and repaired while his son was finding his way in the game.
As an adult, Emery told his friends that Paul was the model for the kind of man and father he hoped to be. Although they rarely shared sappy words, Paul knew he had his son's respect, even though he brushed it off as undeserved.
But among Emery's things, Paul came across a piece of scrap paper on which is his son had scribbled out the words to a rap song:
"Once upon a time in a town called the Hammer
I was born to a single mother ...
Other mothafarga said he didn't want me
It was just us two til I was about 3
Ma found a guy who actually cared about me
They got married and yours truly was adopted
And right there I got the best Dad I always wanted..."
Paul's eyes welled as he read it. He brought the paper home and scans it often, the same way he scrolls to the last text message Emery sent him, with a picture of him holding a massive pickerel he'd caught at a cottage.
Every member of Emery's family has found their own way to preserve the pieces that help hold the memory of him together. Nick lined his basement with Emery's old sticks, sweaters, and masks – along with the picture of his brother meeting Barack Obama. Andy set aside a piece of paper his brother scribbled on to congratulate him after he'd been called to the bar. "Proud of ya Bro! Hopefully I don't need your help anytime soon!" he wrote. "Big shot lawyer... Love ya, Ray."
Emery's grandfather, George, flips through massive scrapbooks of all the articles he'd clipped from newspapers about his grandson and shares tall tales of limo rides with him through Manhattan, visits to high-roller casinos, and early morning coffees.
In the months that followed Emery's death, Sharlene continued to meet with her son's friends, even those she wasn't familiar with. She drove to Hamilton and sat down with Nicholson, who she didn't know. He was still badly shaken and had been having nightmares about drowning.
He told her the story of that morning, about how he'd tried to save her son and how haunted he was that he couldn't. Sharlene told Nicholson that she couldn't understand why they were out that late, and why they decided to go swimming. They cried together. Sharlene gave him a vial of her son's ashes and asked him to take good care of them.
Sharlene often stayed up through the night on the Internet, trying to find out how her son, such a strong swimmer, could have drowned. The most logical conclusion was that he suffered what's known as a shallow-water blackout, where a swimmer passes out while holding their breath too long.
But the answers yielded little comfort. Nothing could bring him back.
One day last fall, Sharlene went to the basement and picked up one of her son's old goalie helmets from the glass case. She carefully placed the mask on her head and pulled it down. She wanted to be near him again; to be close to her son, any way she could.
She picked up an old portrait of him in his mask and stared at the image through the steel webbing of the cage.
"Why did you do what you did?" she said. "Why did this have to happen?"
Thirty-six years earlier, she believed that her unexpected pregnancy had occurred for a divine reason. Ray was a gift from God, she thought – and looking at her son, again, she knew that she was right.
But how could he be gone so soon?
"Why?"
Tears fell beneath the mask as she searched her son's eyes. They were still, with no clear distance to the answers deep within them.
pretty cool stat i just saw....only three nhl players have played 1500+ games for the same franchise and all three are red wings
Quote from: ice grillin you on February 25, 2019, 12:17:37 PM
pretty cool stat i just saw....only three nhl players have played 1500+ games for the same franchise and all three are red wings
Borque and Howe each played more than 1500+ games with one franchise (Howe obviously with the Red Wings also) but I think the stat you saw is about guys who never played anywhere else even after achieving 1500.
It's so incredibly rare to play a decently long NHL career for just one team that I doubt there's many guys who even did that with 1000 games. Bobby Clarke is one of them, definitely the only Flyer. Giroux needs another 200 games.
yes there are players in nhl history that have played more than 1500 total games
if the nhl playoffs started today these would be the matchups in terms of overall spot in the standings....what a joke
1 v. 13
2 v. 17
3 v. 5
4 v. 12
6 v. 7
8 v. 15
9 v. 16
10 v. 11
holy farg the isles just hit the post with three seconds left to beat the pens....now to OT
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 10, 2019, 10:18:01 PM
holy farg the isles just hit the post with three seconds left to beat the pens....now to OT
guy above who hit the post scores in OT for isles
tampa who tied the all time record for most wins in a single regular season is down 1-0 in games and down 3-0 going into the 3rd period of game two
you i know i love you but literally zero people in this universe care about anything having to do with the tampa bay lightning
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 12, 2019, 08:54:51 PM
tampa who tied the all time record for most wins in a single regular season is down 1-0 in games and down 3-0 going into the 3rd period of game two
On top of that, Nikita Kucherov is suspended for Game 3 for boarding Markus Nutivaara in the third period.
Ovechkin just knocked someone the farg out
https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1117942928054337541
Tampa just got swept 🧹
The NHL regular season is so worthless.
I'm not sure how Tampa lost a game much less got swept. Pretty shocking actually.
an 8 beating a 1 in hockey isnt nuts....i mean they play the game on a sheet of ice....shteins going to happen....but the way they dominated them is just unreal...if columbus wins in 7 or even 6 its a story but nothing huge
i have hockey takes
-justin williams played with keith jones and just assisted on a winning goal in 2018. what.
-i dont pretend to follow hockey but this is at least the 100th time the caps have lost a game 7 at home.
-outside of boston the remaining teams are, lets say, not going to help the nhl's ratings. would love a st louis-long island SCF that we can rename the MAGA Bowl.
Quote from: MDS on April 24, 2019, 11:45:00 PM
-i dont pretend to follow hockey but this is at least the 100th time the caps have lost a game 7 at home.
less meaningful chip?
wash vegas
philly tampa
hockey is always less meaningful but in the context of the nhl vegas was an amazing story and the caps choking every year then finally winning is kind of a cool story
nothing is worse than beating the rays in a rain delay
Craig Berube is a Jack Adams finalist.
https://twitter.com/NHL/status/1121908686774054912
carolina played a double ot game on wed and then went on the road tonight and won in ot
pretty impressive stuff
Quote from: ice grillin you on April 26, 2019, 10:13:31 PM
carolina played a double ot game on wed and then went on the road tonight and won in ot
pretty impressive stuff
With Petr Mrazek.
Petr Mrazek is in the conference finals.
I am the last guy on this board to profess he knows the first thing about hockey rules which is why I ask guys like Geo, IGY, Rome, Todd about that call last night in San Jose against Colorado. What exactly happened? Wasn't the Colorado player in the doorway just about to step out? Offsides? Totally confused.
Quote from: Don Ho on May 09, 2019, 10:20:48 PM
I am the last guy on this board to profess he knows the first thing about hockey rules which is why I ask guys like Todd about that
lolol
nobody loves me more than don but bro...todd dont do hockey
the thing here is not that the thing here is how in the farg does don not know this?
Clear as mud?
QuoteTrailing 2-1 against the Sharks, Nathan MacKinnon set up Colin Wilson with a beautiful pass, which he deposited for the apparent tying goal.
The Sharks weren't having any of it though and successfully challenged the original decision, which was overturned after the referees determined Gabriel Landeskog rendered his teammates offside. Landeskog was standing at his team's bench attempting to get off the ice but was still stuck in the attacking zone before the puck entered
Todd? IGY? Help! So he was "attempting to get off the ice" and that is considered offsides, even though he as clearly skating off the ice during the switch? shtein, this must happen all the time.
I don't think something like that does happen all the time because he was taking farging forever to get off the ice, and it coincided with a quick exit and reentry of the puck. Who's the icehole on the bench not opening the gate?
Plus not every arena has the doors just offsides like that... dumb shtein.
The last of the original expansion teams pops its cherry after 52 years.
I'm just happy Boston doesn't get another parade. farg Boston.
what in the farg is cliff fletcher doing?
Bob somehow managed to convince the Panthers to pay him $70M over the next 7 years.
At age 37, he'll count for $10.5M against their cap.
What?
Quote from: Rome on July 01, 2019, 08:37:10 PM
Bob somehow managed to convince the Panthers to pay him $70M over the next 7 years.
At age 37, he'll count for $10.5M against their cap.
What?
37 is irrelevant...they are trying to challenge for a cup in the next five years and if they do then who cares what he is getting in 7 years
the florida panthers and challenge for the cup does not make sense
they actually have a lot of talent...only 14 players scored 90 pts in the nhl last year and the panthers had two of them...whether it all comes together is another thing but goalie was a huge hole
the florida panthers shouldnt exist and quite possibly dont. they might just be a figment of puckheads imagination.
the end
jets bringing back the most buttery uniform in sports history
http://news.sportslogos.net/2019/09/13/winnipeg-jets-remember-the-wha-with-new-heritage-classic-uniforms/
I know no one cares about hockey but this avs team is pretty damn good and are putting on a show
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 15, 2019, 08:10:19 AM
I know no one cares about hockey
coulda stopped right there chief
we all can't be 4for4
i am 4 for 4. mls playoffs leggo
youtube vlog of lil guy going to a Flyers game with Havas and then Havas going to a union game with lil guy
who says no?
Quote from: MDS on October 15, 2019, 03:21:09 PM
i am 4 for 4. mls playoffs leggo
I thought they had to be in Philly to count. Last I checked, Chester is not Philly.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 15, 2019, 03:26:05 PM
youtube vlog of lil guy going to a Flyers game with Havas and then Havas going to a union game with lil guy
who says no?
havas slitting his throat so he doesnt have to go to a soccer game
Lolol
Roll up and set up the flag pole and have a nice new Union flag on there
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 15, 2019, 03:26:05 PM
youtube vlog of lil guy going to a Flyers game with Havas and then Havas going to a union game with lil guy
who says no?
i went to 2 flyers game last year. hockey is great in person.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on October 15, 2019, 06:35:37 PM
I thought they had to be in Philly to count. Last I checked, Chester is not Philly.
PHILADELPHIA union, plus chester is a cousin of philly where as villanova is the snotty in law who comes to thanksgiving and complains about black on black inner city crime
Quote from: MDS on October 16, 2019, 10:02:03 AM
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 15, 2019, 03:26:05 PM
youtube vlog of lil guy going to a Flyers game with Havas and then Havas going to a union game with lil guy
who says no?
i went to 2 flyers game last year. hockey is great in person.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on October 15, 2019, 06:35:37 PM
I thought they had to be in Philly to count. Last I checked, Chester is not Philly.
PHILADELPHIA union, plus chester is a cousin of philly where as villanova is the snotty in law who comes to thanksgiving and complains about black on black inner city crime
I can't really argue with that!
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on October 15, 2019, 06:58:25 PM
Roll up and set up the flag pole and have a nice new Union flag on there
lol
and a scarf
Absolutely.
It would be funny to have you roll up at a Union tailgate and put the beats on next to Braxton and Braiden while they're listening to Maroon 5 or whatever.
me and the Chester corner boys in the middle of the most petrified crowd of white people in history
like four thousand Reggie dennys
the locals dont go to the games. suburban minivans and priuses from the city jet in on 95 and go right from the off ramp to the lot without setting foot in chester proper
there has been some legit talk of them moving to either the linc or franklin, but its not feasible for a bit. ultimately thats where they want to be.
locals will come when my beats are there...ill be the farging pied piper
Union games are way more fun than Flyers games these days. Unless sitting with corporate douchebags in $350 seats watching the Brooklyn Islanders is your thing.
Quote from: ice grillin you on October 15, 2019, 08:10:19 AM
I know no one cares about hockey but this avs team is pretty damn good and are putting on a show
8-1-1
https://twitter.com/2murphy8/status/1189350628750966785 21
this might be the best goal ive ever seen
https://twitter.com/craigjbutton/status/1190099401299001349 21
i cant even see the puck
probably a reason hockey isnt more popular
Laviolette fired by the Predators.
dope
https://twitter.com/yahoosportsnhl/status/1216523983589380097 21
https://twitter.com/hockeycentrai/status/1223833041891733504 21
Jay Bouwmeester collapsed on the St. Louis bench in a "medical emergency." It led to the postponement of the game.
https://twitter.com/StLouisBlues/status/1227440474480422913
Update:
https://twitter.com/frank_seravalli/status/1227441485777375235
Both of Carolinas Goalies got hurt so they used the Toronto Zamboni driver in net. Carolina won 6-3, he stopped 8 of 10 shots and got player of the game.
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/28761372/zamboni-driver-42-stars-emergency-goalie-hurricanes
lol wtf
https://twitter.com/ianoland/status/1232475988203687938 21
This is farging bananas
https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/more-explosive-and-shocking-allegations-against-junior-hockey-in-newly-filed-lawsuit
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 18, 2020, 06:32:40 PM
This is farging bananas
https://thehockeynews.com/news/article/more-explosive-and-shocking-allegations-against-junior-hockey-in-newly-filed-lawsuit
Damn. What the hell is wrong with people?
QuoteI'm told the most likely plan for the NHL is to have three games a day in each of the hub cities: 12 pm, 4pm & 8pm.
Given the two hour difference between Toronto & Edmonton, should be a viewer's dream.
so if my math is right, there will be hockey (ill never watch) at 12,3,4,7,8 and 11
that is pretty cool if theres no good baseball or basketball on
QuoteSeattle is scheduled to announce the name of its NHL franchise today at noon Eastern. Regardless of what it is called, that club is not expected to get Pennsylvania's permission to play at PNC Park.
Can someone explain what PNC Park has to do with this?
Quote from: phattymatty on July 23, 2020, 09:10:47 AM
Can someone explain what PNC Park has to do with this?
It's a dad joke about the Blue Jays' situation.
Ugh.
Holy shtein.
https://twitter.com/Avalanche/status/1290096043275759622
ridiculous...
https://twitter.com/amandacstein/status/1290480289538441216
Damn... Hope he's OK.
https://twitter.com/puck_report2/status/1290778051220058119
5/7 nhl first round series are currently tied 1-1 and one is 2-1...they wont quite be like game sevens but we are headed to potentially a gang of elimination games
both have done really well with the restarts but btwn nba and nhl i think hockey has been the superior watch...to be fair most of their league is in the playoffs so thats a built in advantage
LolPens
what a farging great day of hockey yesterday
Rangers got the #1 pick.
instant classic brewing
this columbus goalie is out of his god damn mind
Quote from: ice grillin you on August 11, 2020, 07:54:29 PM
this columbus goalie is out of his god damn mind
just set the record for most saves in a game - 75
twelve minutes and two seconds away from this being the longest game in modern day nhl history....will surpass flyers pens
korpisalo up to a preposterous 85 saves
Phils and their shtein-spewing bullpen relegated to the small side TV. 5OT on the big one.
Hell of a game. They're all spent.
flyers keep the record by 1.35
Enjoying this all day playoff hockey. Reminds me of March madness
Canes/Bruins going to OT again
someone better score in the 2OT or the flyer game is going to start to come into question
than you petr mrazk!!
lol
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EfPddcOUYAAGiIx?format=png&name=900x900)
why do the western conference games get all the good announcing teams
if i had to guess....its a knee jerk reaction by nbc because generally those teams dont get the good announcers. now that everyone is announcing from home and it doesnt matter who does what, theyre like making the minnesota wild fans or anaheim mighty duck fans feel like they matter. and no fans whine more about this kind of petty shtein than hockey fans
ps i have no clue what teams are in the playoffs in the west
PLEASE don't score Carolina
the born in 1985 class....pretty farging impressive
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EiHh5FMXYAA8MvG?format=jpg&name=small)
proposed new nhl divisions...
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EnM5NuTUYAIys5A?format=jpg&name=small)
further context needed that this is only for this season...im not a hockey guy but you cant separate pittsburgh
NYI Johnny Boychuk retires due to the eye injury suffered last season.
we sure it was the eye and not being a 36 year old who cant play anymore?
the new nhl season just took over first place for dumbest sports league move of the year which is sayin a lot
im not a huge hockey person but i actually love how the flyers are only playing east coast teams. always thought it was kind of dumb for a super regional sport like nhl to not lean into that more. flyers/stars is pointless no matter how good or bad the stars are. flyers/devils is always a thing.
should have stopped at I'm not a hockey fan
and baseball is more regional than even hockey
im 100% in the same boat for baseball...phillies should play the orioles, sox and yanks not the stupid diamondbacks and padres
if you like watching flyers/panthers go crazy
if you are only going to play your division teams then just don't have a league...the winner of each division gets their own championship trophy
well there should be *some* games against the other teams
for a fake covid year i wouldnt get my panties in a bunch about it
I really don't care it's just fun to watch all the leagues in a race to see who can embarrass themself the most
that they are playing at all is what makes me angry
The League announced on Tuesday that its teams will play in the Scotia NHL North Division, Honda NHL West Division, Discover NHL Central Division and the MassMutual NHL East Division during the 2020-21 season, which runs 56 games and begins on Jan. 13.
Call it the MassMutual Patrick Division and I'm in... :paranoid
the sabres have been shutout this season the same amount of times that they have won a game
Patrick Marleau tied girdle Howe tonight for most nhl games played
Pretty farging big
i have no idea who he is but i googled and he
-made his debut 3 months before anyone had heard the name monica lewisnky
-was teammates with someone who was in russia in his teens when the soviet union broke up
-was teammates with someone who is a few months shy of 60
-since the time he started his career, 7 presidents have been elected
wow I'm pretty sure I used to play with Marleau and the sharks on nhl for Sega genesis.
https://twitter.com/hayyyshayyy/status/1389376106546049025
lol at crosses the line
if people only watched hockey before the year 2000
Wilson gets a $5000 fine.
This got two games:
https://twitter.com/NHLSafetyWatch/status/1389758019668488193
I don't think ghost should have been suspended but it was worse than anything Wilson did.
you want to see something truly bad and suspendable check out what bucevich did tonight
Just realized that the Wilson video I posted wasn't complete (I think I picked the wrong one). It was missing the body slam:
https://twitter.com/BradyTrett/status/1389377668500520962
For those that haven't seen it, here is the one by Buchnevich that Igy was writing about:
https://twitter.com/hayyyshayyy/status/1390099868304257026
This Tampa-Florida matchup tonight has been excellent. Heck, all three games I've watched have been.
It's amazing how entertaining playoff hockey can be.
double OT in Boston
Damn. Just... damn. Just hope Tavares comes out of this OK.
(Note: Didn't put the replay of the hit on here.)
https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1395532820429295617
these penguin throwbacks are on my short list of best sports jerseys ever
The Vegas-Colorado game has gotten a bit nasty.
After the latest blowup, Colorado ended up with a nine-minute power play.
Quote
3rd 8:04
COL - Brandon Saad (Misconduct - 10 min)
3rd 8:04
VGK - Zach Whitecloud (Misconduct - 10 min)
3rd 8:04
VGK - Alex Pietrangelo (Misconduct - 10 min)
3rd 8:04
COL - Valeri Nichushkin (Misconduct - 10 min)
3rd 8:04
VGK - Ryan Reaves (Match Penalty - 10 min) served by Jonathan Marchessault
3rd 8:04
VGK - Ryan Reaves (Roughing - 2 min) drawn by Ryan Graves served by Jonathan Marchessault
The Knicks of the NHL blew it again.
https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/31544824/zero-excuses-toronto-maple-leafs-cap-first-round-collapse-game-7-loss-montreal-canadiens
(http://images.dailyhive.com/20161103151143/leaf-fan-waiting-for-cup.jpg)
Mark Scheifele just about murdered Jake Evans with a minute left in the game. Evans taken out on a stretcher. Scheifele gets a 5-minute and game misconduct for charging.
NOTE: Scheifele was trying to prevent the empty netter.
https://twitter.com/BradyTrett/status/1400275153070657537
Decided to watch some hockey tonight.
Didn't last long bc it was a blowout early. Just checked the score...Yikes
Was Roman Cechmanek in net?
Logan Mailloux got in legal trouble in Sweden for sending sex pictures taken without the woman's consent. His legal ramification was a fine. During the interview process, most NHL teams declared that they would not draft him, and he even took the step of announcing that he was renouncing himself for the draft (he was the 23rd ranked skater in NA and estimated to be a round 2 pick), and asking that teams not take him.
The Canadians took him with the 31st pick tonight.
Someone may have farged up this year's first-round pick worse than the Flyers... but here is their statement.
https://twitter.com/CanadiensMTL/status/1418780212469411841
its a good move by them...they just made the finals and have the cover to do this. itll be a story for a second but its hockey and nobody cares really so by the time he comes in 3 years it wont even be a thing
https://twitter.com/TSNHockey/status/1458194300932694018
The Flyers didn't beat the Canes. Carter Hart beat the Canes.
https://twitter.com/nhl/status/1468393187647578118 21
zdeno chara started his nhl career before Tom Brady got to michigan and he's still playing
Quote from: ice grillin you on January 18, 2022, 09:53:41 PM
zdeno chara started his nhl career before Tom Brady got to michigan and he's still playing
And he tagged Zack MacEwan pretty good tonight.
...and shootouts still suck.
chara was born in an country that hasnt existed for almost 20 years
i personally like it when there are athletes still significantly older than me and this dude qualifies
if you can stomach hockey even a little you should watch this Toronto Tampa OT....should be great
Dallas and Phoenix is on tho
That Flames and Stars game was bonkers
The Dallas goalie had about 60 saves
The way the Panthers lost...my god
8-1/2 minute challenge to review a goal by TB and it's taken off the board
And now another goal about to taken off the board
Florida has like 30 shots and can't score
Giroux must've felt like he was a Flyer again
Dominating series by Tampa
That dude who hurt the Blues goalie last game and needed police protection from the loons in STL just scored a hat trick on them
That's a nice farg you to the STL crowd
for my sports sanity and really my overall lwell being I need Carolina to win tonight in the worst way
not sure how i could be rooting for the rangers more now
I don't even know if I can put into words how awful it would be for the Celtics to be in the nba finals same time rangers are in a conference final
if it makes you feel any better nobody cares about hockey
You spelled baseball wrong
im most interested in the SCF matchup differences...tampa/edmonton is pretty much as bad as you can get for ESPN while rangers/avs is a top 5 matchup (rangers are the #1 draw and denver is equal with san jose, dallas, minny, seattle who all massively trail chicago and then LA)
tampa edmonton is to the point where they could put the game on paramount+ and nobody would notice or complain
Baseball is a third class sport. Hockey is trying to hitch a ride in the landing gear.
7-6 now.
Goals galore
So Rangers and Avs cup final eh?
LOL Rangers
Dude whiffs and misses a sure goal and then TB scores and scores again
farg the rangers
yeah such sweet Tampa victory
incredible final on paper
Quote from: MDS on May 31, 2022, 11:32:26 AM
im most interested in the SCF matchup differences...tampa/edmonton is pretty much as bad as you can get for ESPN while rangers/avs is a top 5 matchup (rangers are the #1 draw and denver is equal with san jose, dallas, minny, seattle who all massively trail chicago and then LA)
tampa edmonton is to the point where they could put the game on paramount+ and nobody would notice or complain
tampa colorado is pretty terrible...minor win is its 2 american teams. outside of puck heads i cant imagine this breaking through
Probably the best final in 30 years
Quote from: ice grillin you on June 13, 2022, 02:55:27 AM
Probably the best final in 30 years
not a single person knows that either of these franchises exist
man did that game live up to the hype of what could be the best Stanley Cup final ever
I was happy with the quick ot goal because I was tired and didn't feel like watching triple ot
im here for as many ot's as possible
i watched a movie after the game anyway
Yeah I wanted more OTs.
That was a helluva game. I hope Tampa wins for the three peat
Any recommendations on a good movie to watch? Drubbing
Avs completely dominated that ot.
Let's go Tampa
Whoa
https://twitter.com/theathletic/status/1540540018514616322 21&t=RYTDmIJy_vPn1f-wwnts_g
could be the dumbest most misleading tweet ever....the game was on the big screen as well
colorado has 1 more cup than the flyers and came into the league when i was in middle school
how did Joe Sakic do in the playoffs
God I hate Montreal.
Ha - Toronto had to drop 13 spots (25 to 38) to get Chicago to take on Petr Mrazek's contract.
Quote from: Geowhizzer on July 07, 2022, 10:13:17 PM
Ha - Toronto had to drop 13 spots (25 to 38) to get Chicago to take on Petr Mrazek's contract.
Rumor floating around earlier the flyers were going to trade #5 plus jvr to clear space to sign Gaudreau.
65 win 1 seed Boston up 3-1 just lost 3 straight to the 8 seed Caps...series clinched in OT 4-3. Semi reminiscent of when they blew the lead to the flyers
Loved seeing Boston lose. Epic choke by them after being up 3-1
And now Seattle is up 2-0!
Kraken winning is the biggest story in sports including stephs 50 piece
how many people in the country know what the seattle kraken are
o/u 50 million
cut that number in half.
The Kraken are up 4-2 in the first!
Too bad the Leafs lost
Being a Leafs fan must be torture
To me they are the NHL Knicks. They should be the league's prestige team but it's just so funny to keep them face down in the shtein forever.
its one of the funniest ongoing things in sports
imagine being from a place that worships the sport and your team hasnt won a title in 60 years and youre currently being run out of the building by a franchise with 0 fans that 99% of america doesnt know exists. comedy.
i would murder to be the maple leafs
Nick Cousins just clinched the series for the Panthers.
When I think ice hockey I think...Carolina and Florida!
Ratings bonanza.
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 12, 2023, 10:53:33 PMWhen I think ice hockey I think...Carolina and Florida!
Ratings bonanza.
tampa has more cups than the flyers
OT baby
j without looking name 1 person playing in this game
(full disclosure i cant either)
Bobrovsky
Montour
Gudas
Tkachuk
Hockey J at your service son
you are a true sportsman unlike your boy
I just saw Ghost is on the ice too. Didn't realize he played for Carolina
But I did know they're coached by former Flyer Rod BrindAmour
One good thing about hockey in Hawaii, 7:20 pm here,loving this overtime. Hope it goes all freaking night.
in one of the stranger series youll see carolina got outscored by a total of four goals in a sweep
two OT losses a 1-0 regulation loss and gave up a goal tonight with 5 seconds left
do you think you can fit every person watching the SCF in your basement
i go to the bar for the finals
Prob the corner TV next to the ones showing cornhole.
I asked for hockey on a TV at a bar here and got funny looks
i wouldnt say it's big here but theres a solid amount of caps fans out and about especially since they won the cup
Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 25, 2023, 01:01:08 PMProb the corner TV next to the ones showing cornhole.
I asked for hockey on a TV at a bar here and got funny looks
You're in Texas, so you've got to ask for ice hockey so they don't think you're a drag queen or something.
Quote from: General_Failure on May 25, 2023, 04:39:34 PMQuote from: PhillyPhreak54 on May 25, 2023, 01:01:08 PMProb the corner TV next to the ones showing cornhole.
I asked for hockey on a TV at a bar here and got funny looks
You're in Texas, so you've got to ask for ice hockey so they don't think you're a drag queen or something.
Haha true
Although downtown they have a couple bars for Canadians and Brits that show hockey a lot
End this shtein tonight Miami.
Have to somehow beat that reinvigorated Celtics defense. Vincent playing should be huge. And need to hope the Celtics can't hit their threes
Realized wrong thread.
End this shtein tonight Vegas
Panthers: Ouch.
the mls cup had more viewers than g5 of the cup finals
not a 1:1 comp but its close and jeez, not good for the league
A former student of mine is a possible first-round pick in the draft this year. He was a good kid.
https://twitter.com/NHLAdamK/status/1670786785335562240
I didn't realize that Florida was putting out nhl prospects
Near where I teach we have a large complex that includes our ECHL team. I have taught a lot of kids that have played for the Junior Everblades. Several went on to pretty big hockey NCAA programs, but Gavin is the first to be seen as a top-tier prospect.
The cost is pretty high between equipment and travel.