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Official NHL Off Season Thread
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Holy shit those are some big hits. Still something about him rubs me the wrong way though, and not just his borderline late/high hits (*cough*kariya*cough*) or his womanly blubbering post-game when someone he staples is taken off on a stretcher.bishoptl said:
But if that clip showed me anything, it's that Ron Francis is the ****ing man. Watching him try to get up and make it to the bench 3 times while he's clearly 2 semi-functioning synapses from a mild coma-like state is unreal. Respect.
Ok, if that clip showed me anything else it's that Bob Cole has been totally missing the play for years now. :lol I mean, you'd think the #1 hockey announcer on HNIC would notice the biggest open ice hit in memory happen 20 feet from the puck.
Hell yeah. You can tell that all he's thinking is "gotta get to the bench". He doesn't even seem to take into consideration the possibility that he could get a whistle called.calder said:
I laugh ... and then it makes me think about the approaching hockey season. Then I cry a little.
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
Malakhov said:
It's blinding it's so bright...
:lol
Malakhov
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MrToughPants said:It's blinding it's so bright...
:lol
1996-97 Lost Conference Quarterfinal to Buffalo
1997-98 Lost Conference Semifinal to Washington
1998-99 Lost Conference Quarterfinal to Buffalo
1999-00 Lost Conference Quarterfinal to Toronto
2000-01 Lost Conference Quarterfinal to Toronto
2001-02 Lost Conference Semifinal to Toronto
2002-03 Lost Conference Final to New Jersey
2003-04 Lost Conference Quarterfinal to Toronto
2005-06 Lost Conference Semifinal to Buffalo
*yawn*
ForzaItalia
Banned
ESPN has their Easten Conference preview:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=buccigross_john&id=2597756
And the Western Conference:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=buccigross_john&id=2610677
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=buccigross_john&id=2597756
And the Western Conference:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/columns/story?columnist=buccigross_john&id=2610677
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
What have Montreal won since Roy left?
1992-1993 Won Stanley Cup
1993-94 Lost Conference Quarterfinal
1994-95 Did not qualify
1995-96 Lost Conference Quarterfinal
1996-97 Lost Conference Quarterfinal
1997-98 Lost Conference Semifinal
1998-99 Did not qualify
1999-00 Did not qualify
2000-01 Did not qualify
2001-02 Lost Conference Semifinal
2002-03 Did not qualify
2003-04 Lost Conference Semifinal
2005-06 Lost Conference Quarterfinal
2006-07 Will not qualify :lol
1992-1993 Won Stanley Cup
1993-94 Lost Conference Quarterfinal
1994-95 Did not qualify
1995-96 Lost Conference Quarterfinal
1996-97 Lost Conference Quarterfinal
1997-98 Lost Conference Semifinal
1998-99 Did not qualify
1999-00 Did not qualify
2000-01 Did not qualify
2001-02 Lost Conference Semifinal
2002-03 Did not qualify
2003-04 Lost Conference Semifinal
2005-06 Lost Conference Quarterfinal
2006-07 Will not qualify :lol
MrToughPants said:
I'll take a Stanley Cup and a decade of suckage over a Cupless, "successfull" team any day of the week. I'm not sure what I'd enjoy more this year, another year of Ottawa being billed champions all year only to watch them yet again fall short of making the finals, or to see them bow out in the first round by a 8th seed Toronto squad.
The Ottawa Senators, all bark and no bite.
Kabuki Waq
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anyone else watching the sportsnet hockey preview?
Charles Wong just basically confirmed that Nolan got Smith fired :lol
Charles Wong just basically confirmed that Nolan got Smith fired :lol
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
Wolf said:
:lol Hab fans are all the same. To compensate for shitty scouting, mediocre prospects, and management you bring up the team's past success, over a decade ago!, as your beacon of hope and another team's failure as your guilty pelasure. :lol
"But we ganger 24 Stanley coupes! Your pourri team only won X cups we're les best isti! Le 'ockey it appartient to nous!"
For my money, Montreal is better than Ottawa. Gerber is nothing special, and if you can shut down Ottawa's best line (like Buffalo did in the playoffs) they're done. Huet scares me, and Montreal just seems to have a bunch of young, fast, and skilled no name forwards. I think Buffalo will win the division of course but at this point I'm more nervous about Montreal than Ottawa.
I was thinking the same thing. Ron Francis is the man.calder said:
Kariya too. If I remember correctly, he scored a couple goals after that hit.
Most those hits were just asshole-ish. Stevens cut across his own dman in a lot of those hits to paste the guy. Some of them were the hit-ees fault (e.g. Lindros), but many weren't.
Btw, the Habs are a pretty good team...but soo boring.
I don't know why. Even though I'm not a fan of the Leafs, I find them pretty entertaining. Sens used to be boring, but are probably one of the most exciting teams in the league now.
Mike Works
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I think the problem with the Habs when it comes to watching them play (as someone who's not a Habs fan) is that they just don't have any exciting personalities.
Vancouver - Naslund/Luongo
Calgary - Iginla/Kiprusoff
Edmonton - Smyth/Roloson
Toronto - everyone wants to watch them lose
Ottawa - everyone but chris neil, but even chris neil sometimes
Montreal's got Koivu, but he's not as dominating nor flashy as Iginla/Naslund, and doesn't get the shit beat out of him with a smile (in general) compared to Smyth. Montreal just hasn't had a marquee player since Patrick Roy.
Vancouver - Naslund/Luongo
Calgary - Iginla/Kiprusoff
Edmonton - Smyth/Roloson
Toronto - everyone wants to watch them lose
Ottawa - everyone but chris neil, but even chris neil sometimes
Montreal's got Koivu, but he's not as dominating nor flashy as Iginla/Naslund, and doesn't get the shit beat out of him with a smile (in general) compared to Smyth. Montreal just hasn't had a marquee player since Patrick Roy.
Pochacco said:
It was only one goal that game IIRC. He went to the locker room after the hit, came out a while later and scored after ten minutes or so. I'd be proud of him for that if he didn't go and sign with the ****ing Dives that offseason.
"Come back Paulie Boy. It'll be like old times! Karakand can bust out his old jersey."
MrToughPants said:
We bring up 1993(or later depending on how old people are) because seeing your team overcome it all to become Stanley Cup Champions honestly holds you over pretty good.
You know you can wait it out because you've already experienced the ride and you can contently go to the back of the line and wait for your team's turn again.
As a Sens fan I don't expect you to understand though
dem
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0eY78VSXJo
Hilarious clip about Wayne Gretzky circa 1982.
"He couldn't have played third line centre on some of the great Leafs teams of the past."
Sergei Shepelev plz
Hilarious clip about Wayne Gretzky circa 1982.
"He couldn't have played third line centre on some of the great Leafs teams of the past."
Sergei Shepelev plz
Cold-Steel
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dem said:
...and this is why no one likes the city of Toronto, the Maple Leafs, or its hockey fans.
Cold-Steel
Member
R_GILL said:
He doesn't have to be to be considered "one of them".
ForzaItalia
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Pochacco said:
Oh spare me. Were he an Oiler, you'd be jizzing your pants for years. He had a knack for the open ice hit, a skill that is evaporating nowadays and he NEVER pulled punches. He went after EVERYONE.
Scott Stevens >>>>>than any Oilers d-man of all-time!
ForzaItalia
Banned
Kabuki Waq
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ForzaItalia said:
cmon man look at the Elbows!
Foreign Jackass
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Mike Works said:
I'm not even that big a fan of his, but I have to recognize Latendresse's potential to become this kind of player. The kid's got grit, an attitude, can score goals, hits like a train... I think Montreal will be a lot more exciting this year with him in the lineup. Higgins is also very exciting to watch, to me.
:lol Best caption to a photo so far from cnnsi.
Last season, Sean Avery (prone) of the Kings took a couple of dives that relieved his wallet of $1,000 plus another $1,000 for complaining.
BigJonsson
Member
GO DUCKS GO!!!
Hmm, so both Staal and Letang are going to be in the Pens' lineup for the first little part of the season. If Staal really lights it up then I say keep him here, but I'd really just like him to get a taste of the NHL and then to send him back to the Petes for this season. We'll see how it goes.
And Fleury's starting on Thursday against the Flyers. Let's go Pens. We've actually had surprising success against Philly the last little while. But no Malkin =
And Fleury's starting on Thursday against the Flyers. Let's go Pens. We've actually had surprising success against Philly the last little while. But no Malkin =
Foreign Jackass
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The last one who had the potential to be a marquee player, I think, was Saku Koivu. He kinda is, but not that much.Manics said:
Paul Coffey. But I digress.ForzaItalia said:
I'm not saying those Stevens hits weren't clean (or awesome), but they really are asshole-ish. It's one thing to clip a guy who's head is down, but it's another to charge a guy who's busy trying to deke out your defensive partner. Hey, I'm not hating on Stevens.
It's kinda like LOST's Sawyer. Dude is a douche, but you still love him
Foreign Jackass
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He was terrific this camp, almost took Latendresse's place. We'll see down the road. He went lower because of them seizures, but he was never supposed to be first overall.dem said:
I don't know any habs fan who would say this.Manics said:
Habs fans seem to be pissing me off more than Leafs fans these days (in fact I've had more arguments with Habs fans these past few months than Leafs fan) Habs fans are actually way over their heads whereas Leafs fans are actually more modest now, maybe the Habs need to miss a playoff or two rather than just squeaking by into it.
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