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NHL February Thread - Ovechking sez, "Bang a hooker, then score 4 goals! Hi ladies!"
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ForzaItalia
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I'm glad for CuJo. Leafs fan ball-washed him for years and then bashed him when he realized how pathetic this organization was and went to Detroit. In fact, Manics is one of those guys which makes me wonder why he rips Habs fans for the very same thing...
TurtleSnatcher
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Awesome Stars vs Calgary game.. Sucks they got that last minute goal. Oh well San Jose lost.. and Anaheim is losing at the end of the 2nd.
SJ I feel somewhat bad for.. They are just getting eaten alive by the east.
Oh and in the section next to me at the Stars game tonight.. I have no clue wtf happened.. but at the end of the game I see a pile of people on top of eachother.. then 2 guys got out of it and then both lunged at eachother and flew down like 3-4 rows of seats.. ontop of other people.. It was crazy..
1 guy was wearing a red shirt but I dont think it was a Flames shirt.. and the other was wearing Stars gear.. I did hear him say "I TOLD YOU I WOULD DO THIS IF YOU TOUCHED BLAH BLAH"
Crazy shit :lol
SJ I feel somewhat bad for.. They are just getting eaten alive by the east.
Oh and in the section next to me at the Stars game tonight.. I have no clue wtf happened.. but at the end of the game I see a pile of people on top of eachother.. then 2 guys got out of it and then both lunged at eachother and flew down like 3-4 rows of seats.. ontop of other people.. It was crazy..
1 guy was wearing a red shirt but I dont think it was a Flames shirt.. and the other was wearing Stars gear.. I did hear him say "I TOLD YOU I WOULD DO THIS IF YOU TOUCHED BLAH BLAH"
Crazy shit :lol
MaverickX9
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Alucard said:
According to the Post-Gazette:
All signs seem to be pointing to a return around the 6 week mark, which isn't that bad at all.
He seems to be skating fine in all the videos I've seen.
TurtleSnatcher
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Aw Anaheim won in a SO.
Oh well they are still behind San Jose in points with SJ's games in hand on them..
Oh well they are still behind San Jose in points with SJ's games in hand on them..
TurtleSnatcher
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My dreams for SJ to win? rofl..Karakand said:
Lets go back to my pity comment a few posts ago about how they are struggling vs the East :lol
It's basically like rooting for a Canadian team, I expect none of you to miss a beat.Fifty said:
Related: Drafting is overrated. If guys want to trade key championship pieces like George Parros for second round picks you can't really fault Burkie for taking them up on the offer. Somebody will exploit them... might as well be him.
*looks on scoresheet*Karakand said:
Yeah, sorry dude ... grit, locker room leadership, unquantifiables? Not seeing any of those columns, here. Awesome SL (Stache Level), though ... I'm seeing a 42. That's pretty good! From what I recall, Ken Hitchcock has a 30-something and Lanny MacDonald's was around a 57 when he retired.
OpinionatedCyborg
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Glad to see Cujo back. His time as an Oiler made me a fan of the organization (though I barely care about them anymore) and a fan of him as a player. He comes up with some of the craziest flukey saves ever... good for him.
Mike Works
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so Kevin Bieksa started his conditioning stint with the Canuck's AHL affiliate Manitoba Moose last night. the awesome part about the game?
the game was in overtime, with the teams playing 4 on 4. the other team was pressuring the Moose in their own zone, got a shot on net, Moose goalie (Macintyre) played the puck. other team intercepts, draws a penalty on the play. at 4 on 4, the other team pulls their goalie for the extra attacker while retaining possession in the Moose zone. player on the other team gets the puck behind Macintyre's net, throws it out in front, it deflects off a stick, goes all the way down the ice, and into the empty net.
Manitoba Moose goaltender Drew Macintyre scores the overtime game winning goal.
the game was in overtime, with the teams playing 4 on 4. the other team was pressuring the Moose in their own zone, got a shot on net, Moose goalie (Macintyre) played the puck. other team intercepts, draws a penalty on the play. at 4 on 4, the other team pulls their goalie for the extra attacker while retaining possession in the Moose zone. player on the other team gets the puck behind Macintyre's net, throws it out in front, it deflects off a stick, goes all the way down the ice, and into the empty net.
Manitoba Moose goaltender Drew Macintyre scores the overtime game winning goal.
The Dopefish
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*plop*
Hello everyone. First time poster...first time reader. I have been begged by one of my friends (I don't know his name on here, I'm sure I'll figure it out sooner or later) to register here and get in on the action, so I'm doing so. If anyone wants to point me in the direction of a "I'm new here!" thread, that'd be handy.
Anyway, I'm a Penguins fan -- been one since I started paying attention to hockey as a result of NHL 94 for the Genesis (noting here that I have been a fan through some pretty dark times). Of course, I'm excited about the team's current success and outlook...it's hard not to be when you've got the league's leading scorer and an MVP candidate (and he's not the best player on the team) and a Vezina candidate who if he had ever been awarded a trophy of any sort it would be "Worst single-game performance in net for a Canadian Stanley Cup finalist". Yeah, that's probably not true, which is more or less my point, but the fact of the matter is the man has gone from Oilers fans' scapegoat to Penguins fans' hero.
Now I feel that the media (or, at the very least, the fans) are overplaying the whole Fleury-versus-Conklin and Crosby-versus-Malkin thing. (Isn't it odd how those two sets of names are sort of similar?) On the one hand, there isn't enough room for Fleury and Conklin on one team, but for this year, I'd say, leave them both on the team. We've seen a few teams in the last few years make good Cup runs with a platoon goaltending situation and with Fleury's talent (but lack of consistency) and Conklin's history it's sure to come in handy to have a pair of goaltenders who can win games themselves rather than shipping off one or the other for something (Fleury and a bag of pucks for a top-2 defenseman and some pylons?).
On the other hand, the argument that there isn't enough money for Crosby, Malkin, Staal and Fleury is both bogus and reasonable. Of course I agree with the notion that you can't have a deep team if you throw too much money at your top five players, but at the same time I think some people may be overvaluing Fleury (despite what I just insinuated in terms of a trade suggestion) and Staal (who, let's face it, probably wouldn't step up to the plate the same way Malkin has done since Sid went down). I'm not about to say we should keep Conklin and send Fleury on his merry way and kick Staal to the curb but for all the talent those two have it's hard to argue right now that we should keep them.
But isn't it BIZARRE how a guy like Conklin can just turn his value around with a 16-4 record and a fourth-best GAA and a league-best save percentage? We do have a problem on our hands in net, that's for sure.
Hello everyone. First time poster...first time reader. I have been begged by one of my friends (I don't know his name on here, I'm sure I'll figure it out sooner or later) to register here and get in on the action, so I'm doing so. If anyone wants to point me in the direction of a "I'm new here!" thread, that'd be handy.
Anyway, I'm a Penguins fan -- been one since I started paying attention to hockey as a result of NHL 94 for the Genesis (noting here that I have been a fan through some pretty dark times). Of course, I'm excited about the team's current success and outlook...it's hard not to be when you've got the league's leading scorer and an MVP candidate (and he's not the best player on the team) and a Vezina candidate who if he had ever been awarded a trophy of any sort it would be "Worst single-game performance in net for a Canadian Stanley Cup finalist". Yeah, that's probably not true, which is more or less my point, but the fact of the matter is the man has gone from Oilers fans' scapegoat to Penguins fans' hero.
Now I feel that the media (or, at the very least, the fans) are overplaying the whole Fleury-versus-Conklin and Crosby-versus-Malkin thing. (Isn't it odd how those two sets of names are sort of similar?) On the one hand, there isn't enough room for Fleury and Conklin on one team, but for this year, I'd say, leave them both on the team. We've seen a few teams in the last few years make good Cup runs with a platoon goaltending situation and with Fleury's talent (but lack of consistency) and Conklin's history it's sure to come in handy to have a pair of goaltenders who can win games themselves rather than shipping off one or the other for something (Fleury and a bag of pucks for a top-2 defenseman and some pylons?).
On the other hand, the argument that there isn't enough money for Crosby, Malkin, Staal and Fleury is both bogus and reasonable. Of course I agree with the notion that you can't have a deep team if you throw too much money at your top five players, but at the same time I think some people may be overvaluing Fleury (despite what I just insinuated in terms of a trade suggestion) and Staal (who, let's face it, probably wouldn't step up to the plate the same way Malkin has done since Sid went down). I'm not about to say we should keep Conklin and send Fleury on his merry way and kick Staal to the curb but for all the talent those two have it's hard to argue right now that we should keep them.
But isn't it BIZARRE how a guy like Conklin can just turn his value around with a 16-4 record and a fourth-best GAA and a league-best save percentage? We do have a problem on our hands in net, that's for sure.
ForzaItalia
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ForzaItalia
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Man it's like a country club atmosphere here for the Leafs. Why would they want to leave? Check out this quote from Raycroft...a guy who plays once every 3 months:
beerbelly said:
If it was Carter and a 1st round for Kaberle it was alright. Carter is an RFA this year. If it was Carter + Coburn + 1st then we lost out. Oh well Kaberle is going to retain his value through his contract anyway, if we still suck in 2009 we can still get a lot for him when his NTC expires.
R_GILL said:
:lol :lol
No way the Flyers can afford to trade Coburn at this point. And this is Carter's final year, and he's played well enough to earn a good chunk of cash so I wouldn't mind it that much...Only problem is Carter has been the most consistent player on the ice for the Flyers for a while now, I wouldn't have really liked to see him go.
Also, why would the Flyers send arguably their best defenseman this year for him? I can understand trading a guy like Carter, but not your best d-guy (on top of a pick and Carter) for another defensive guy? Makes no sense.
scissorfight
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Mike Works
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Kevin Bieksa called up for tonight's game 
BOOM BOOM BIEKSA
BOOM BOOM BIEKSA
ForzaItalia
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BigJonsson
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Kaberle's NTC is out of play this offseason if the Leafs miss the playoffs
TemplaerDude
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NO ONE likes the preds.
Cold-Steel
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sefskillz said:
Apparently even the HF Boards don't like the Preds
but deep down in my dark heart I like them too small markets FTW
TemplaerDude
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yea man don't talk shit about hurting them, all we got going for us is jeff "punching bag" cowan.
KilledByBill
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The Dopefish said:
Another one? It's like a disease! The NeoGAF Penguin Patrol is overrepresented so we're going to have to reassign you to another franchise such as *spins the wheel* the Carolina Hurricanes! Lucky you, we haven't seen too many of them around since the 2006 playoffs! Welcome aboard and please give us a 300 word analysis on your new favorite team's recent trade with Ottawa and/or the Brind'Amour injury.....
Just kidding.
But seriously, the Devils are going to break your heart once again!
TurtleSnatcher
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sefskillz said:
Dallas beat Anaheim and Detroit between those games FYI.. and we play Edmonton before we play you on Friday at home..
Edmonton though always gets schooled by the Stars.. its just like one of those things..
But with desperate teams that want a playoff spot comes deseperate play.. so who knows they may win for once
TurtleSnatcher
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That 1 game like 2 months ago? D:Karakand said:
lol
The Dopefish
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Well the Chris Simon suspension watch is on. Anyone want to place a wager on the over-under for him to get a call from Colin Campbell again?
I say 15 games.
I say 15 games.
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