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[Kuro Madoushi]

Love seeing fans getting riled up over pre-season games. Good times.

I expect nothing and I'm still disappointed.

 

[Alucard]

I expect nothing and I'm still disappointed.

Eh, the real disappointment kicks in around April.

Pens' pre-season has been shitty, but I'd expect nothing less from a team with a whole new front office and goaltending issues. They've outshot every opponent by a wide margin but have still been losing more often than not. *shrug* Mostly playing young guys anyway.

 

[Freyjadour]

Blues have lost every preseason game to date, and as much as it would be comforting to win one it doesn't mean anything.

Our Roster has objectively improved by leaps and bounds to one that doesn't rely on ironclad defense or goaltending each night to make up for their lack of scoring. Stastny was a big addition, but I think Lehtera will be almost as big an addition. We have actual competition for the Top 9. We don't need Steve Fucking Ott to Center the top line if Backes goes down.

That said, Central is a nightmarish division.

 

[Zombie James]

What the hell, Joe Bowen got kicked off television? As if I needed another reason to hate the ever-living fuck out of Rogers.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Eh, the real disappointment kicks in around April.

Pens' pre-season has been shitty, but I'd expect nothing less from a team with a whole new front office and goaltending issues. They've outshot every opponent by a wide margin but have still been losing more often than not. *shrug* Mostly playing young guys anyway.

Eh, it's kind of hard to care when none of our talent has been playing. Once people who matter start playing. Then we should worry.

 

[Red_Man]

What the hell, Joe Bowen got kicked off television? As if I needed another reason to hate the ever-living fuck out of Rogers.

He was terrible, sorry.

 

[Curufinwe]

Clear slew foot from Zuccarello. No wonder Morin was mad.

 

[MetatronM]

He really does, lol. He could have a great year the way he's being playing so far too. More physical, seems like he's got more jump. Still snakebitten though!

This team has a lot of leaders. I don't think losing Richards and Cally even impacts that. In that sense I think the captain is less of a huge role for us. I certainly agree that MSL stepped into the role very quickly and is already a very well liked teammate. McD is McD. Both guys will continue to be leaders regardless of who gets the official title. Step, Staal, Moore are all presences. Hags is always running around chattering positive reinforcement to everyone. More like our cheerleader, lol. This is a fun team and an easy one to like.

Having a blast with these kids too. Fast, Lindberg, Hayes, Duke, Haggerty, Miller. Any of these guys could make the roster now or at some point this season and not look out of place much. Gonna be interesting to see how it all plays out. Obviously in Duke's case it's more of a matter of whether he gets his 9 before he's back to juniors.

Realistically speaking, there's very little room for the kids unless AV seriously kicks a bunch of vets to the curb, which probably isn't going to happen.

Kreider-Brassard-Zuccarello
Nash-Miller-St. Louis
Hagelin-MYSTERY CENTER-Stempniak
Glass-D.Moore-Fast

McDonagh-Girardi
Staal-Boyle
Klein-J.Moore

Lundqvist
Talbot

Basically every slot is already accounted for except for the third center slot, and even that slot goes away when Stepan comes back. That is, of course, unless one of the rookies beats Glass (won't happen because he's AV's boy and has had a decent camp) or Stempniak.

Would be fun to just make the 4th line a high flying youth line with Duclair and Haggerty and just let them eat opponents' bottom pairings alive, though. Living dangerously!

 

[Curufinwe]

Almost a full lineup tonight. I don't know if BSchenn has ever played a whole game as Giroux's left wing before.

BSchenn-Giroux-Voracek
Raffl-Lecavalier-Umberger
Read-Couturier-Simmonds
Rinaldo-Bellemare-Akeson

Morin-Coburn
Grossmann-Streit
MDZ-Schenn

 

[MetatronM]

Man, the game against the Flyers tonight is going to be a completely different beast from the game last night.

Schenn-Giroux-Voracek
Raff-Lecavalier-Umberger
Read-Couturier-Simmonds
Rinaldo-Bellemare-Akeson

Streit-Grossmann
Morin-Coburn
LSchenn-Del Zotto

Emery
Mason

Meanwhile the Rangers are going to have a much scrubbier lineup filled mostly with guys bound for the Wolf Pack, with a few exceptions. Talbot is getting the full game in net, too.

So basically the reverse of last night. Let's see how the kids do against an actual NHL team.

 

[bonesmccoy]

What the hell, Joe Bowen got kicked off television? As if I needed another reason to hate the ever-living fuck out of Rogers.

Shame. Bowen at least has some personality. Who's the new guy?

 

[MetatronM]

Rangers lineup tonight (line combos unknown since skate this morning was optional)

Forwards: Ryan Bourque, Anthony Duclair, Carl Hagelin, Ryan Haggerty, Kevin Hayes, Marek Hrivik, Danny Kristo, Oscar Lindberg, Dominic Moore, Chris Mueller, Lee Stempniak, Nick Tarnasky
Defensemen: Conor Allen, Mat Bodie, Matt Hunwick, Kevin Klein, Mike Kostka, John Moore
Goalies: Cam Talbot, Jason Missiaen

So, yeah. Welcome to WolfPacktown.

 

[Stasis]

Still no Girardi =/

Looking forward to seeing more of Duke, Haggerty, and Hayes. It's good to have them up against real NHL talent as much as possible. Good warmup for Talbot too.

That D lineup is... something. It'll be exposed. Talbot's gonna face a lot of heat.

 

[Freyjadour]

Waino and Osh on SI cover.

Think there's a few of these for various cities' NHL and MLB teams.

 

[Foggy]

http://bluejacketsxtra.dispatch.com...kers/2014/09/jenner-out-with-broken-hand.html

Fuck a duck, Boone Jenner's gonna be out 4-6 weeks. Then there's lingering injuries with Ryan Murray, Nathan Horton, and who knows when the Ryan Johansen soap opera is going to end. Good news for Dano and Wennberg I guess.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Lehtonen with a mild concussion.

 

[Curufinwe]

Rangers lineup tonight (line combos unknown since skate this morning was optional)

Forwards: Ryan Bourque, Anthony Duclair, Carl Hagelin, Ryan Haggerty, Kevin Hayes, Marek Hrivik, Danny Kristo, Oscar Lindberg, Dominic Moore, Chris Mueller, Lee Stempniak, Nick Tarnasky
Defensemen: Conor Allen, Mat Bodie, Matt Hunwick, Kevin Klein, Mike Kostka, John Moore
Goalies: Cam Talbot, Jason Missiaen

So, yeah. Welcome to WolfPacktown.

So this means the Flyers will have one preseason game where it's a full NHL team versus a full NHL team. Out of nine.

 

[zroid]

Blake Kessel was on Leafs Lunch just now. He's a much better interview than his brother. :lol (he's trying out with the Marlies)

 

[Razorskin]

Blake Kessel was on Leafs Lunch just now. He's a much better interview than his brother. :lol (he's trying out with the Marlies)

No surprise, Phil has the social skills of a 12 year old.

 

[Acid08]

Mueller is skating with Burns on defense and Goldobin with skating with Thornton/Hertl today. Kids are gonna be given a big chance here against LA.

 

[Calamari41]

Fuck a duck

 

[TUSR]

Coworker forgets to brief me on a project at work.

Authorized inspector from Shell coming in to oversee production welding tests.

+5 hours to my day.

 

[Smiley90]

Coworker forgets to brief me on a project at work.

Authorized inspector from Shell coming in to oversee production welding tests.

+5 hours to my day.

When are you moving to Vancouver bud

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Blues have lost every preseason game to date, and as much as it would be comforting to win one it doesn't mean anything.

Our Roster has objectively improved by leaps and bounds to one that doesn't rely on ironclad defense or goaltending each night to make up for their lack of scoring. Stastny was a big addition, but I think Lehtera will be almost as big an addition. We have actual competition for the Top 9. We don't need Steve Fucking Ott to Center the top line if Backes goes down.

That said, Central is a nightmarish division.

Avs are in the same situation. I don't think it means much, but I do suspect we're going to be fighting tooth and nail for a playoff spot if at all this year.

 

[shadowkat]

Coworker forgets to brief me on a project at work.

Authorized inspector from Shell coming in to oversee production welding tests.

+5 hours to my day.

FUN!

 

[Alucard]

Listening to a podcaster talking about a double standard that exists between wrestling and pro sports. Do you agree with this?

-Ray Rice abuses someone and HE takes the fall. Meanwhile, the NFL doesn't get scrutinized...just Rice.

-If Orton or another wrestler had done the same thing, they'd be scrutinized, but so would the WWE. Vince would be the focus of the news stories, etc.

What do you guys think?

Whoops. Wrong thread. Sorry, dudes.

 

[Smiley90]

GET OUT OF HERE ALU

 

[Unhandled Exception]

I love how he says it was a mistake to post that here but there's no edit notice on his post.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

No double standard. Lots of criticism on Goodell and the NFL for staying silent until the video became public.

 

[Alucard]

I love how he says it was a mistake to post that here but there's no edit notice on his post.

I edited. Just didn't put "EDIT."

 

[Unhandled Exception]

I edited. Just didn't put "EDIT."

I'm talking about the automated message it puts in an edited post in the lower right corner bro

 

[Alucard]

GET OUT OF HERE ALU

Is it because I'm more entertained by pre-determined athletic theatre?

 

[shadowkat]

I'm talking about the automated message it puts on an edited post in the lower right corner bro

Depends on how fast you edit. If you edit fast enough it won't appear.

 

[MetatronM]

I'm talking about the automated message it puts in an edited post in the lower right corner bro

Edit notice doesn't show up if you edit fast enough.

 

[zroid]

even

Spoiler

playoff

baseball is better than pre-season hockey

 

[Alucard]

even

Spoiler

playoff

baseball is better than pre-season hockey

Fact.

 

[Smiley90]

Canucks headshots are up, so good.

Ryan Miller's face still looks like it's just not symmetrical, I can't get over it.
these guys are professional hockey players.

 

[Alucard]

Canucks headshots are up, so good.



Ryan Miller's face still looks like it's just not symmetrical, I can't get over it.
these guys are professional hockey players.

LOL. All of these look like Photoshops. These guys have small head syndrome.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Depends on how fast you edit. If you edit fast enough it won't appear.

Edit notice doesn't show up if you edit fast enough.

I had no idea!

 

[Cake Boss]

Hmmm we might get a new arena downtown oh wow.

The city will kill the dream by building something stupid and boring like a museum or a duck pond.

 

[Razorskin]

Goddamn Shadow of Mordor, such a big download.

Not like I would be able to play tonight anyway, will just leave it to download.

 

[Unhandled Exception]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPZDBF0kei0

SMELLY, TUSR, ACID

:lol :lol how the fuck is that real holy shit

 

[Razorskin]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPZDBF0kei0

SMELLY, TUSR, ACID

:lol :lol how the fuck is that real holy shit

I just know TUSR has this playing in the background somewhere.

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

Goddamn Shadow of Mordor, such a big download.

Not like I would be able to play tonight anyway, will just leave it to download.

You didn't preload? Yeah 33 GBs...

 

[bonesmccoy]

Goddamn Shadow of Mordor, such a big download.

Not like I would be able to play tonight anyway, will just leave it to download.

My d/l finished last night at 10:45. I started it up and was impressed with how it looked and ran on High settings, but didn't slice up that many orcs (only about 20 or 30).

 

[sector4]

Would anyone living in the US who didn't buy NHL 15 like my $25 off NHL GCL code?

Turns out I can't use it in Australia, and our sub is a lot more than $25 cheaper so it wasn't worth trying to work around. Anyway it's up for grabs for the first person to respond

 

[Razorskin]

You didn't preload? Yeah 33 GBs...

I bought it under $40 at GMG so no preload for me. Only got home now to activate it, and I'm leaving soon anyways.

 

[RC]

Canucks headshots are up, so good.

Looks like he still burns ants with a magnifying glass.

 

[KernelPanic]

Hmmm we might get a new arena downtown oh wow.

The city will kill the dream by building something stupid and boring like a museum or a duck pond.

Whoa what's this?

 

[MetatronM]

@PLeonardNYDN: AV on Duclair: “Ongoing process. He might start with us. He might go back to junior. After 5, 6 gms, we might say we're gonna keep him ..."

Hype rising...