I went to Isles/Devils game at the Barclays Center the other night and the ice was in terrible condition! It looked like they were all moving in slow motion.
Are you sure it was the ice?
I would like to see the Isles make some noise this year.Tavares is ready to take control.Made a big move last couple of years, now he has to keep it up.Only 23 years old.
NJ took Brunner from us and I'm surprised he signed for 5mil for 2 seasons.The guy is a goal scorer though.Just wonder if he can keep it up.
I am sure it was the ice, I just wish I could blame the ice for the last 20 years of mostly miserable play
Wild season opens Thursday vs. LA. That could be a tough one, but the Wild tend to start strong, so we'll see.
We've got tickets for Saturday night's game vs. Anaheim. Looking forward to it. I'm tired of being depressed about baseball.
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SI predicts Chicago and Pittsburgh in the finals :roll:
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i've always understood the role of fighting in the nhl ... but what i know of concussions and brain injuries now - i gotta say - i could still enjoy hockey without ever watching another fight ... especially when you see what happened last night ... and i mean - it's kinda bizarre too ... you are fighting and you want to hurt the other guy and then when he is hurt - everyone feels bad ... guys get concussed getting punched too ...
Same shitty team as last year. C'mon draft pick. If anyone needs me I'll be in the F1 thread....
lol, If Price was as good as Reimer last night you would have won the game, and if Parros didn't land on his face maybe the momentum would have stayed with you guys but after that fight the building went all quiet and the energy went out of the habs as well but i understand why it was tough to watch at home.
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Same shitty team as last year. C'mon draft pick. If anyone needs me I'll be in the F1 thread....
lol, If Price was as good as Reimer last night you would have won the game, and if Parros didn't land on his face maybe the momentum would have stayed with you guys but after that fight the building went all quiet and the energy went out of the habs as well but i understand why it was tough to watch at home.
With all the defensive break downs no I don't think. Same old song and dance!
Poor Parros, I think he'll be ok. Gives him a chance to rest his shoulder at least Up until that point the fighting was the only improvement I think our team made! And even that was a freak occurrence.
Im not a fan of the new realignment. I think it is an improvement as I was incredibly bored with the last alignment... but I really liked the Owners' proposal last season of 3 Independent Conferences.
I hate the names of the Divisions. Name them after people. Be unique and cool. It is like they want to do that with "Metropolitan", then suddenly stopped, thus defaulting the name "Atlantic" to the seaboard cities like Buffalo, Detroit, Toronto, and Ottawa.
I also dislike the unbalanced conferences, unbalanced schedule, and weird Top 3 spots plus Wildcard spots confusion. Clear as mud.
Im not a fan of the new realignment. I think it is an improvement as I was incredibly bored with the last alignment... but I really liked the Owners' proposal last season of 3 Independent Conferences.
I hate the names of the Divisions. Name them after people. Be unique and cool. It is like they want to do that with "Metropolitan", then suddenly stopped, thus defaulting the name "Atlantic" to the seaboard cities like Buffalo, Detroit, Toronto, and Ottawa.
I also dislike the unbalanced conferences, unbalanced schedule, and weird Top 3 spots plus Wildcard spots confusion. Clear as mud.
A lot of that realignment was to get the Wings in the Eastern conference ... they've been lobbying for years to be in the Eastern Conference. Personally I would have much rather gone back to the days of the balance schedule and come playoff time 1 vx 16, 2 vs 15 and so on ... that way the 16 best team make the tournament, the way it is now is if you play in a weaker division you stand a better chance to make the playoffs.
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i've always understood the role of fighting in the nhl ... but what i know of concussions and brain injuries now - i gotta say - i could still enjoy hockey without ever watching another fight ... especially when you see what happened last night ... and i mean - it's kinda bizarre too ... you are fighting and you want to hurt the other guy and then when he is hurt - everyone feels bad ... guys get concussed getting punched too ...
I agree with you to a certain extent ... where I have a problem with the current system is it allows some of these puke players to take runs and cheap shots at the league star players. So until the league is ready to admit that it's in everyone's best interest that the top players (all players) should be free from cheap shots and if they means stiff suspensions leading unto lifetime bans on repeat offenders then I'm all for it. Until the league is ready for that I'll always support the elimination of the instigator rule.
I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin
"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
SI predicts Chicago and Pittsburgh in the finals :roll:
EA sports picks my Blues to win the cup....
if only....
I could actually see that. They'll be tough. Minnesota's going to struggle with them.
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I agree with you to a certain extent ... where I have a problem with the current system is it allows some of these puke players to take runs and cheap shots at the league star players. So until the league is ready to admit that it's in everyone's best interest that the top players (all players) should be free from cheap shots and if they means stiff suspensions leading unto lifetime bans on repeat offenders then I'm all for it. Until the league is ready for that I'll always support the elimination of the instigator rule.
for sure - it's not just isolated ... i've always been appreciative of the role of fighting in hockey ... but my views have changed once i started understanding brain injuries and concussions ... i humbly suggest to all that support fighting in the nhl to read up on this stuff ... why are we protecting players from head shots in the game and hits from behind but don't care about guys punching people in the head with bare knuckles?
SI predicts Chicago and Pittsburgh in the finals :roll:
EA sports picks my Blues to win the cup....
if only....
I could actually see that. They'll be tough. Minnesota's going to struggle with them.
every year they talk of how we are gonna compete, then we get not just bitten, but devoured by the injury bug. either that, or our goalie and defense goes cold in the playoffs. this is our first full training camp with hitchcock, so maybe that will help us somewhat. it is going to be exciting though.
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Patrick Roy going nuts already last night. This whole thing is going to be a mess. He's crazy.
Vegas needs to put a betting line down on the following Roy scenerios:
* he ends up scaling the glass and attacking a fan or mascot before the year is over.
* attacking a press member with a microphone in an after game press conference
* fights one of his own players during a game
* makes it 82 games without being fired or kicked out of the league for life
Patrick Roy going nuts already last night. This whole thing is going to be a mess. He's crazy.
Vegas needs to put a betting line down on the following Roy scenerios:
* he ends up scaling the glass and attacking a fan or mascot before the year is over.
* attacking a press member with a microphone in an after game press conference
* fights one of his own players during a game
* makes it 82 games without being fired or kicked out of the league for life
I would bet on the first 3 and bet against the last one.
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We've got tickets for Saturday night's game vs. Anaheim. Looking forward to it. I'm tired of being depressed about baseball.
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Hopefully never, I started to panic when I heard there was interest in Bryzgalov...but I'm sure the Pens will panic at some point.
i thought the new cba was gonna make contracts cheaper! ...[/quote
i guess not lol, but they stopped the 15 year contracts which is a good thing Kessel got the max at 8 years under the new cba
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SI doesn't really know hockey. Pittsburgh is a good reg. season team but I don't think they have the defense and goalie that will win in the playoffs.
I can see another boston-blackhawks final.
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Poor Parros, I think he'll be ok. Gives him a chance to rest his shoulder at least
I hate the names of the Divisions. Name them after people. Be unique and cool. It is like they want to do that with "Metropolitan", then suddenly stopped, thus defaulting the name "Atlantic" to the seaboard cities like Buffalo, Detroit, Toronto, and Ottawa.
I also dislike the unbalanced conferences, unbalanced schedule, and weird Top 3 spots plus Wildcard spots confusion. Clear as mud.
Respect to Colton Orr for not beating on a fallen man.
Sigh... let the annual round of
TAKE FIGHTING OUT OF HOCKEY
articles, blog posts, + talking head editorials begin.
Yay!
Cheers.
Jason Kay, and the aptly named Damien Cox, can both eat a bag of dicks.
A lot of that realignment was to get the Wings in the Eastern conference ... they've been lobbying for years to be in the Eastern Conference. Personally I would have much rather gone back to the days of the balance schedule and come playoff time 1 vx 16, 2 vs 15 and so on ... that way the 16 best team make the tournament, the way it is now is if you play in a weaker division you stand a better chance to make the playoffs.
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if only....
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
I agree with you to a certain extent ... where I have a problem with the current system is it allows some of these puke players to take runs and cheap shots at the league star players. So until the league is ready to admit that it's in everyone's best interest that the top players (all players) should be free from cheap shots and if they means stiff suspensions leading unto lifetime bans on repeat offenders then I'm all for it. Until the league is ready for that I'll always support the elimination of the instigator rule.
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I could actually see that. They'll be tough. Minnesota's going to struggle with them.
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for sure - it's not just isolated ... i've always been appreciative of the role of fighting in hockey ... but my views have changed once i started understanding brain injuries and concussions ... i humbly suggest to all that support fighting in the nhl to read up on this stuff ... why are we protecting players from head shots in the game and hits from behind but don't care about guys punching people in the head with bare knuckles?
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
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Things are a lot different when your on the management side ... maybe the medical bills come out of his budget.
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say it aint so Mr. Y... loving the scraps this year. seems like the players are against it though..
When the Wing's PP gets going watch out. What a stacked line! they looked good last night!
Go Wings Go!
* he ends up scaling the glass and attacking a fan or mascot before the year is over.
* attacking a press member with a microphone in an after game press conference
* fights one of his own players during a game
* makes it 82 games without being fired or kicked out of the league for life
I would bet on the first 3 and bet against the last one.