Quick question, do you think Glenn Anderson should be in the Hall Of Fame ?
im guessing this woud be more appropriate questtion for an oiler fan,...
he works on MSG sportsdesk every now and again- seems like an allright guy.
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Well it'd be even funnier if you both missed them.
lmfao, oh man that was good one. u have one big win and all of a sudden u start talking bout hockey on here, have fun watching the playoffs without the habs in it
Ron: I just don't feel like going out tonight
Sammi: Wanna just break up?
lmfao, oh man that was good one. u have one big win and all of a sudden u start talking bout hockey on here, have fun watching the playoffs without the habs in it
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lmfao, oh man that was good one. u have one big win and all of a sudden u start talking bout hockey on here, have fun watching the playoffs without the habs in it
Yeah, it's the first time I've ever seen a hockey game. Yep. Good job.
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They don't play until Saturday and the thread languishes a couple of pages into the pit. How dare you guys. This is the best hockey thread on here. A little biased some days but what am I to expect.
They don't play until Saturday and the thread languishes a couple of pages into the pit. How dare you guys. This is the best hockey thread on here. A little biased some days but what am I to expect.
They don't play until Saturday and the thread languishes a couple of pages into the pit. How dare you guys. This is the best hockey thread on here. A little biased some days but what am I to expect.
Bump...........
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i already quadruple the nearest re-poster on this thread , i try my best
Alltho Toronto is definitely a concern of mine, i am very concerned about Sat nights match in Philly.
They have basically nothing to play for but pride , and possibly their jobs , and I can foresee them trying to have some sort of retaliation or payback in some capacity - ( i dont even know that Fedoruk is back , or that Eager will be ready to get dropped next )
but they are going to be coming at us, in their house, full force.
Perhaps Liffiton should take the spot of one of the more finesse & less physical defensemen . And I sure hope Orr and Hollweg are ready , please dont force an oldtimer veteran like Shanny to get into a fistfight.( we all know if this is neccessary it will happen )
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i already quadruple the nearest re-poster on this thread , i try my best
Alltho Toronto is definitely a concern of mine, i am very concerned about Sat nights match in Philly.
They have basically nothing to play for but pride , and possibly their jobs , and I can foresee them trying to have some sort of retaliation or payback in some capacity - ( i dont even know that Fedoruk is back , or that Eager will be ready to get dropped next )
but they are going to be coming at us, in their house, full force.
Perhaps Liffiton should take the spot of one of the more finesse & less physical defensemen . And I sure hope Orr and Hollweg are ready , please dont force an oldtimer veteran like Shanny to get into a fistfight.( we all know if this is neccessary it will happen )
i already quadruple the nearest re-poster on this thread , i try my best
Alltho Toronto is definitely a concern of mine, i am very concerned about Sat nights match in Philly.
They have basically nothing to play for but pride , and possibly their jobs , and I can foresee them trying to have some sort of retaliation or payback in some capacity - ( i dont even know that Fedoruk is back , or that Eager will be ready to get dropped next )
but they are going to be coming at us, in their house, full force.
Perhaps Liffiton should take the spot of one of the more finesse & less physical defensemen . And I sure hope Orr and Hollweg are ready , please dont force an oldtimer veteran like Shanny to get into a fistfight.( we all know if this is neccessary it will happen )
When the Laughs get waxed by the 'Guins on Saturday night their season will all be but over. Good riddance! Some nerve of Sudin to complain about the way the playoffs are set-up when they are on the outside looking in. Does he not realize that you have to play four rounds to win a Stanley Cup and complaining about one whole seeding placement is pretty stupid.
On the bright side my Dead Wings with Osgoode in net last night no less, put a good game up against the Preds. Watch for Calgary to knock off the first two teams they play in the playoffs this year. And for the Thrashers to get knocked out in the first round. Which could be your beloved NYR doing it to them.You heard it here first.
i already quadruple the nearest re-poster on this thread , i try my best
Alltho Toronto is definitely a concern of mine, i am very concerned about Sat nights match in Philly.
They have basically nothing to play for but pride , and possibly their jobs , and I can foresee them trying to have some sort of retaliation or payback in some capacity - ( i dont even know that Fedoruk is back , or that Eager will be ready to get dropped next )
but they are going to be coming at us, in their house, full force.
Perhaps Liffiton should take the spot of one of the more finesse & less physical defensemen . And I sure hope Orr and Hollweg are ready , please dont force an oldtimer veteran like Shanny to get into a fistfight.( we all know if this is neccessary it will happen )
The Hockey News conducted a players' poll for their most recent issue and published their basic findings online. As Brooks notes in his story, Avery ranks as the most overrated player in the eyes of other players -- Jaromir Jagr is on the list too. Based on what we've seen so far, Avery seems to be the most underrated player, at least by his peers. Maybe that's because he is the runaway winner of most hated player. "I would've been disappointed if it wasn't me," Avery told THN about being most hated. But most overrated? "You've got to be kidding me," he said. "I've never really heard anybody say I was good. How come Shane Doan wasn't most overrated? Hey, if I'm going to take shots, I'm going to dish them out too." Two people voted Shanahan the most hated (Donald Brashear and who else?), and someone in the NHL hates Dominic Moore more than anyone else. New York is the #2 city players want to be traded to, the Island #3 unwanted destination.
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For our April 3 issue cover story, The Hockey News polled players from all 30 NHL clubs - 283 NHLers in total - to find out their thoughts on the game. Here are their responses:
Compared to 2005-06, how is the NHL product this season?
1) About the same (167) 62%
2) Better (84) 31%
3) Worse (20) 7%
How do you feel about the NHL schedule format?
1) There should be more games against the other conference (248) 89%
2) Like it the way it is (25) 9%
3) There should be fewer games against the other conference (6) 2%
What would you do to change the shootout?
1) Nothing, it¹s fine the way it is (197) 70%
2) Expand it to five shooters per side (58) 21%
3) Abolish it (25) 9%
Would you consider a shorter regular season knowing it would mean 10 to 15 per cent less revenue from gate receipts?
1) No (175) 63%
2) Yes (103) 37%
What should the NHL do about the delay-of-game penalty for clearing the puck over the glass?
1) Keep it as is: a two-minute minor (128) 46%
2) Treat it like an icing: no line change for offending team (110) 40%
3) Revert to the way it used to be: no penalty (38) 14%
Are you open to the idea of bigger nets?
1) No (236) 84%
2) Yes (44) 16%
Do you think a point should be awarded for an overtime/shootout loss?
1) Yes (210) 75%
2) No (70) 25%
What is an appropriate penalty for fighting?
1) 5 minutes (273) 97%
2) 10 minutes (5) 2%
3) 20 minutes (3) 1%
4) Game misconduct (0)
Would you rather see a fourth-line roster spot go to:
1) An enforcer (177) 66%
2) A skilled player who can play the power play and participate in the
shootout (93) 34%
Would you support increasing the number of teams in the playoffs?
1) No (223) 79%
2) Yes (59) 21%
If you could play for any NHL team (other than your own), which would you choose?
1) Toronto Maple Leafs (34) 14.4%
2) New York Rangers (29) 12.3%
3) Detroit Red Wings (19) 8%
4) Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks (18) 7.6%
5) Dallas Stars (15) 6.3%
6) Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens (14) 5.9%
7) Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning (10) 4.2%
8) Phoenix Coyotes (9) 3.8%
9) Calgary Flames (8) 3.4%
10) Anaheim Ducks and Florida Panthers (5) 2.1%
11) Nashville Predators, Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins (4) 1.7%
12) Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks (3) 1.2%
13) Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres (2) 0.85%
14) Carolina Hurricane and Edmonton Oilers (1) 0.42%
To what city would you least like to be traded?
1) Buffalo Sabres (40) 16%
2) Edmonton Oilers (28) 11.2%
3) New York Islanders (24) 9.6%
4) Pittsburgh Penguins (18) 7.2%
5) Florida Panthers (17) 6.8%
6) Carolina Hurricanes and St. Louis Blues (13) 5.2%
7) Washington Capitals (12) 4.8%
8) New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers (9) 3.6%
9) Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens (8) 3.2%
10) Calgary Flames (7) 2.8%
11) Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings (6) 2.4%
12) Nashville Predators (5) 2%
13) Los Angeles Kings and Ottawa Senators (4) 1.6%
14) Philadelphia Flyers and Phoenix Coyotes (3) 1.2%
15) Atlanta Thrashers, Minnesota Wild, San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs (2) 0.8%
16) Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning (1) 0.4%
What is the toughest building to play in on the road?
1) Detroit Red Wings (41) 16.4%
2) Calgary Flames (37) 14.8%
3) Montreal Canadiens (25) 10%
4) San Jose Sharks (21) 8.4%
5) Philadelphia Flyers (14) 5.6%
6) Toronto Maple Leafs (13) 5.2%
7) Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils (12) 4.8%
8) Ottawa Senators (9) 3.6%
9) Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators (7) 2.8%
10) Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild and New York Rangers (6) 2.4%
11) Anaheim Ducks and Pittsburgh Penguins (5) 2%
12) Tampa Bay Lightning (4) 1.6%
13) Vancouver Canucks (3) 1.2%
14) Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals (2) 0.8%
15) Atlanta Thrashers, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings (1) 0.4%
Who is the best player in the NHL this season?
1) Sidney Crosby (144) 56%
2) Joe Thornton (20) 7.7%
3) Vincent Lecavalier (14) 5.4%
4) Marian Hossa (13) 5%
5) Nicklas Lidstrom (12) 4.6%
6) Martin Brodeur, Alexander Ovechkin and Roberto Luongo (8) 3.1%
7) Teemu Selanne and Martin St. Louis (4) 1.5%
8) Daniel Briere and Jaromir Jagr (3) 1.16%
9) Peter Forsberg, Evgeni Malkin Scott Niedermayer (2) 0.77%
10) Erik Cole, Pavel Datsyuk, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Goddard, Josh Green, Jarome Iginla, Mike Modano, Ryan Miller, Brian Rolston and Henrik Zetterberg (1) 0.38%
Who is the most respected player in the NHL?
1) Joe Sakic (166) 63%
2) Nicklas Lidstrom (30) 11.4%
3) Brendan Shanahan (19) 7.2%
4) Martin Brodeur and Chris Chelios (7) 2.6%
5) Rod Brind’Amour, Jarome Iginla and Scott Niedermayer (6) 2.2%
6) Sidney Crosby and Jaromir Jagr (3) 1.1%
7) Teemu Selanne and Mats Sundin (2) 0.76%
8) Zdeno Chara, Rob Blake and Martin St. Louis (1) 0.38%
Who is the most hated player in the NHL?
1) Sean Avery (168) 66.4%
2) Jordin Tootoo (14) 5.5%
3) Darcy Tucker (9) 3.5%
4) Jarkko Ruutu (8) 3.1%
5) Marc Savard (7) 2.7%
6) Chris Neil (6) 2.3%
7) Sidney Crosby (5) 1.9%
8) Donald Brashear and Matt Cooke (4) 1.5%
9) Matthew Barnaby, Jason Blake, Zdeno Chara, Ben Eager, Steve Ott and Brendan Shanahan (2) 0.79%
10) Derek Boogaard, Dany Heatley, Ryan Hollweg, Sean Hill, Cam Janssen, Paul Kariya, Ryan Kesler, Kirk Maltby, Dominic Moore, Steve Ott, Michael Peca, Dion Phaneuf, Chris Pronger, Maxime Talbot, Raffi Torres, Ryan Whitney and Brandon Witt (1) 0.39%
Who is the most overrated player in the NHL?
1) Sean Avery (17) 8.5%
2) Bryan McCabe and Brad Richards (16) 8%
3) Pavel Kubina (9) 4.5%
4) Marc Savard (8) 4%
5) Jaromir Jagr (7) 3.5%
6) Shane Doan and Ed Jovanovski (6) 3%
7) Jonathan Cheechoo (5) 2.5%
8) Todd Bertuzzi, Kevin Bieksa, Rick DiPietro, Bobby Holik, Sheldon Souray and Alexei Yashin (4) 2%
9) Sergei Fedorov, Hal Gill, Derian Hatcher, Cristobal Huet, Dion Phaneuf, Sergei Samsonov, Jeremy Roenick and Saku Koivu (3) 1.5%
10) Jay Bouwmeester, Dan Cloutier, Sidney Crosby, Adam Foote, Shawn Horcoff, Olli Jokinen, Paul Kariya, Olaf Kolzig, Rick Nash, Marcus Naslund, Petr Nedved, Vaclav Prospal, Jose Theodore, Joe Thornton, Darcy Tucker and Marty Turco (2) 1%
11) Daniel Alfredsson, Patrice Bergeron, Joel Bouchard, Jason Blake, Martin Brodeur, Anson Carter, Zdeno Chara, Mike Comrie, Peter Forsberg, Dominic Hasek, Nikolai Khabibulin, Alex Kovalev, Matthew Lombardi, Roberto Luongo, John Madden, Evgeni Malkin, Willie Mitchell, Chris Neil, Alexander Ovechkin, Brendan Shanahan, Bryan Smolinski, Ryan Smyth, Eric Stall, Mats Sundin, Alex Tanguay, Tim Taylor and Doug Weight (1) 0.5%
Which of these under-22 players would you select as a foundation for you franchise?
1) Sidney Crosby (202) 76%
2) Alexander Ovechkin (39) 15%
3) Dion Phaneuf (11) 4%
4) Evgeni Malkin (9) 3%
5) Other -Dan Fritsche, Ryan Getzlaf, Karl Lehtonen, Mike Richards and Mathias Tjarnqvist (1) 0.4%
Which NHL arena has the best ice?
1) Edmonton (152) 58.4%
2) Calgary (22) 8.5%
3) Montreal (21) 8.1%
4) Detroit (13) 5%
5) Minnesota and Toronto (9) 3.5%
6) Carolina (6) 2.3%
7) Ottawa and Vancouver (5) 1.9%
8) Pittsburgh (4) 1.5%
9) Buffalo and Colorado (3) 1.2%
10) Nashville (2) 0.77%
11) Atlanta, Boston, Columbus, Dallas, Los Angeles and Philadelphia (1) 0.38%
Which NHL arena has the worst ice?
1) Anaheim (42) 16%
2) Rangers (41) 15.7%
3) Florida (40) 15.3%
4) San Jose (19) 7.2%
5) Phoenix (18) 6.8%
6) Tampa Bay (17) 6.5%
7) Toronto and Washington (13) 4.9%
8) Dallas (10) 3.8%
9) St. Louis (7) 2.6%
10) Los Angeles (6) 2.2%
11) Boston, Carolina, Chicago and New Jersey (5) 1.9%
12) Atlanta, Buffalo, Columbus and Nashville (3) 1.1%
13) Edmonton, Islanders and Pittsburgh (1) 0.38%
What’s your position on the visor issue?
1) Keep it optional (214) 77%
2) Grandfather it for all players entering the NHL (44) 16%
3) Mandate it for all players (20) 7%
If you had a son who was an NHL prospect, would you prefer to see him play:
1) U.S. college hockey (140) 52%
2) Major junior hockey (104) 39%
3) European hockey (26) 10%
4) Other (0)
What’s the best thing about your job?
1) Living dream/playing/adrenaline/sold out buildings, etc. (111) 43%
2) Friendship/Teammates (32) 12%
3) Money/Lifestyle (26) 10%
4) Travel/other cities/road trips (25) 9.7%
5) Times off/Summer (22) 8.5%
6) Playing against best/competing (11) 4.2%
7) Everything (8) 3%
8) Fans (6) 2.3%
9) Women (5) 2%
10) Naps (3) 1.2%
11) Winning (3)1.2%
12) Fame (2) 0.78%
13) Hotels (1) 0.4%
14) Media (1) 0.4%
15) Trainers (1) 0.4%
16) Video Coach, Steve Summers (1) 0.4%
What’s the worst thing about your job?
1) Travel/flying/sked/missing family (104) 42.6%
2) Injuries (33) 13.5%
3) Nothing (25) 10.2%
4) Losing/slump (17) 6.9%
5) Media/questions/etc. (12) 4.9%
6) Uncertain future/Job security (9) 3.6%
7) Trades (8) 3.2%
8) Pressure (7) 2.8%
9) Practice (5) 2%
10) Politics/Business side (3) 1.2%
11) Working out (3) 1.2%
12) Backchecking (2) 0.81%
13) Back-to-back games (2) 0.81%
14) Protein shakes, watching video, late nights, filling out forms, fighting, autographs, missed childhood, girls, money, Cam Janssen, getting yelled at, pre-game skate, coaches and being booed (1) 0.4%
Which of the following phrases most closely resembles your opinion of the NHL working environment?
1) Somewhere in between (161) 60%
2) Progressive and open-minded (55) 21%
3) Old boys network (51) 19%
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Here is a little addition to the story on Forsberg from last Sunday's paper here in the city. Some stuff that will make you smile on here......
QUICK HITS WITH PETER FORSBERG
Q: Did you ever go see the Rocky statue when you were in Philly?
A: Yes, of course. People who came over to see me from Sweden wanted to see it.
Q: Ever shop at Ikea?
A: Yup.
Q: What did you get?
A: I got my whole apartment when I moved to Quebec for the first time.
Q: Worst roommate on the road?
A: Adam Deadmarsh.
Q: Snoring?
A: No, all I ever did was clean up his messes.
Q: Where are your Stanley Cup rings?
A: Back home in a safe.
Q: Did you cry when you won?
A: I don't think I cried when I won. I might have cried when we lost, though.
Q: You think Messier cries too much?
A: (Laughs) No, some people are just emotional.
Q: Favourite band?
A: U2.
Q: You listen to ABBA growing up?
A: Of course you listen to ABBA when you grow up in Sweden.
Q: What's your favourite ABBA song?
A: Hmmm. I don't want to say Dancing Queen.
Q: I wouldn't.
A: Let's go with Mamma Mia.
Q: Yes, Mamma Mia is much cooler. What's your favourite road trip city?
A: Phoenix.
Q: Least favourite?
A: Long Island.
Q: Toughest playoff series?
A: Dallas in 1999 and 2000. They were even tougher than Detroit. Both of those years we lost in Game 7 of the semifinals. I had to play against Hatcher and Matvichuk for 14 games straight. It was like wrestling.
Q: What would you be doing if you weren't a hockey player?
A: Something to do with economics, that's what I went to school for.
Q: Who's bigger in Sweden, you or Annika Sorenstam?
A: Good question. I think she's bigger, but the thing that works against her is she spends most of her time over here and people in Sweden don't get to see her. If she had more tournaments at home, like hockey players have with the national team, she would be 10 times bigger.
Q: Do they call them Swedish meatballs in Sweden, or are they just meatballs over there?
A: Just meatballs, actually. But I never ate ground beef until I was 17.
Which NHL arena has the best ice?
1) Edmonton (152) 58.4%
2) Calgary (22) 8.5%
3) Montreal (21) 8.1%
4) Detroit (13) 5%
5) Minnesota and Toronto (9) 3.5%
6) Carolina (6) 2.3%
7) Ottawa and Vancouver (5) 1.9%
8) Pittsburgh (4) 1.5%
9) Buffalo and Colorado (3) 1.2%
10) Nashville (2) 0.77%
11) Atlanta, Boston, Columbus, Dallas, Los Angeles and Philadelphia (1) 0.38%
Q: Who's bigger in Sweden, you or Annika Sorenstam?
A: Good question. I think she's bigger, but the thing that works against her is she spends most of her time over here and people in Sweden don't get to see her. If she had more tournaments at home, like hockey players have with the national team, she would be 10 times bigger.
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i hear that Lundqvist is like a rock star over there, bigger then the both of them .
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Who is the most hated player in the NHL?
1) Sean Avery (168) 66.4%
2) Jordin Tootoo (14) 5.5%
3) Darcy Tucker (9) 3.5%
4) Jarkko Ruutu (8) 3.1%
5) Marc Savard (7) 2.7%
6) Chris Neil (6) 2.3%
7) Sidney Crosby (5) 1.9%
8) Donald Brashear and Matt Cooke (4) 1.5%
9) Matthew Barnaby, Jason Blake, Zdeno Chara, Ben Eager, Steve Ott and Brendan Shanahan (2) 0.79%
10) Derek Boogaard, Dany Heatley, Ryan Hollweg, Sean Hill, Cam Janssen, Paul Kariya, Ryan Kesler, Kirk Maltby, Dominic Moore, Steve Ott, Michael Peca, Dion Phaneuf, Chris Pronger, Maxime Talbot, Raffi Torres, Ryan Whitney and Brandon Witt (1) 0.39
Come on Darcy maybe next year.
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Sundin was the biggest name in swedish hockey, before him it was Salming, funny that they both played for the Leafs.
hes a hero because he backstopped the Olympic Gold team .
And, he really is a rock star ( i believe he plays the drums , and his brothers also an nhl'er / bandmate ) , they have a band over there.
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hes a hero because he backstopped the Olympic Gold team .
And, he really is a rock star ( i believe he plays the drums , and his brothers also an nhl'er / bandmate ) , they have a band over there.
I wish he could score a goal really, has 1 goal in like the last 14 games.
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Saturday night the Rangers visit the Wachovia Center, and there's one Flyer who plans to make them feel unwanted.
Riley Cote saw what happened when the Flyers played in New York on March 21. Teammate Todd Fedoruk was knocked unconscious in a premeditated fight by the Rangers' Colton Orr.
Although even Fedoruk suggests the fight was simply the product of some liberties he took with Jaromir Jagr on Feb. 17 and the slate should be clean, Cote doesn't quite see it that way.
“I'm obviously thinking about it in the back of my mind,” he said. “I know my role. I've played two games, and I still haven't gotten in a fight. I'm still trying to make a name for myself.
“It kind of works out hand-in-hand. It's a team issue, that's the biggest thing. I have two incentives. It's going to be a big night for me. I'm aware of what happened. It's something that needs to be addressed. You don't want to see anybody go down like that, especially a teammate and friend. I'm going to do my best.”
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Hurricanes @ Lightning
The key game is that the Senators take out the Canadiens. That team worries me, because they can skate, and they suddenly have goaltending, and after the Devils, Isles, and Flyers, the Habs are the next team that I like to see lose, for the same reason I loathe the Yankees; the Franchise has won enough, and can't lose enough for the rest of my lifetime.
If the lightning win, it's not the worst because it would be a serious blow to the Hurricanes, but then the Bolts would move back into the 6th spot while we are idle, so I kind of want the Bolts to lose.
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My opinion is yes, he scored alot of key goals in his career.
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im guessing this woud be more appropriate questtion for an oiler fan,...
he works on MSG sportsdesk every now and again- seems like an allright guy.
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i do remember his goal from game 2 assisted by the moose
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Sammi: Wanna just break up?
you mean the scHabs
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Yeah, it's the first time I've ever seen a hockey game. Yep. Good job.
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all pretty much not affecting us, except
c'mon Trashers
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no,
i really am pulling for the trashers over the qweefs.
:rolleyes:
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Bump...........
much respect
we take some days off w/ the team
good job thrashers
lets' go buffalo
haha
i already quadruple the nearest re-poster on this thread , i try my best
Alltho Toronto is definitely a concern of mine, i am very concerned about Sat nights match in Philly.
They have basically nothing to play for but pride , and possibly their jobs , and I can foresee them trying to have some sort of retaliation or payback in some capacity - ( i dont even know that Fedoruk is back , or that Eager will be ready to get dropped next )
but they are going to be coming at us, in their house, full force.
Perhaps Liffiton should take the spot of one of the more finesse & less physical defensemen . And I sure hope Orr and Hollweg are ready , please dont force an oldtimer veteran like Shanny to get into a fistfight.( we all know if this is neccessary it will happen )
Is Weekes back yet ?
How about Tyutin ?
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When the Laughs get waxed by the 'Guins on Saturday night their season will all be but over. Good riddance! Some nerve of Sudin to complain about the way the playoffs are set-up when they are on the outside looking in. Does he not realize that you have to play four rounds to win a Stanley Cup and complaining about one whole seeding placement is pretty stupid.
On the bright side my Dead Wings with Osgoode in net last night no less, put a good game up against the Preds. Watch for Calgary to knock off the first two teams they play in the playoffs this year. And for the Thrashers to get knocked out in the first round. Which could be your beloved NYR doing it to them.You heard it here first.
tyutin skated 1/2 hour yestertday
renney said maybe sunday but def by next week
weekes ?? i think he is back
but if we need him in..we have problems anyway
and yes philly will be chippy to say the least
they will be hungry ,, must be ready
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For our April 3 issue cover story, The Hockey News polled players from all 30 NHL clubs - 283 NHLers in total - to find out their thoughts on the game. Here are their responses:
Compared to 2005-06, how is the NHL product this season?
1) About the same (167) 62%
2) Better (84) 31%
3) Worse (20) 7%
How do you feel about the NHL schedule format?
1) There should be more games against the other conference (248) 89%
2) Like it the way it is (25) 9%
3) There should be fewer games against the other conference (6) 2%
What would you do to change the shootout?
1) Nothing, it¹s fine the way it is (197) 70%
2) Expand it to five shooters per side (58) 21%
3) Abolish it (25) 9%
Would you consider a shorter regular season knowing it would mean 10 to 15 per cent less revenue from gate receipts?
1) No (175) 63%
2) Yes (103) 37%
What should the NHL do about the delay-of-game penalty for clearing the puck over the glass?
1) Keep it as is: a two-minute minor (128) 46%
2) Treat it like an icing: no line change for offending team (110) 40%
3) Revert to the way it used to be: no penalty (38) 14%
Are you open to the idea of bigger nets?
1) No (236) 84%
2) Yes (44) 16%
Do you think a point should be awarded for an overtime/shootout loss?
1) Yes (210) 75%
2) No (70) 25%
What is an appropriate penalty for fighting?
1) 5 minutes (273) 97%
2) 10 minutes (5) 2%
3) 20 minutes (3) 1%
4) Game misconduct (0)
Would you rather see a fourth-line roster spot go to:
1) An enforcer (177) 66%
2) A skilled player who can play the power play and participate in the
shootout (93) 34%
Would you support increasing the number of teams in the playoffs?
1) No (223) 79%
2) Yes (59) 21%
If you could play for any NHL team (other than your own), which would you choose?
1) Toronto Maple Leafs (34) 14.4%
2) New York Rangers (29) 12.3%
3) Detroit Red Wings (19) 8%
4) Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks (18) 7.6%
5) Dallas Stars (15) 6.3%
6) Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens (14) 5.9%
7) Minnesota Wild and Tampa Bay Lightning (10) 4.2%
8) Phoenix Coyotes (9) 3.8%
9) Calgary Flames (8) 3.4%
10) Anaheim Ducks and Florida Panthers (5) 2.1%
11) Nashville Predators, Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins (4) 1.7%
12) Chicago Blackhawks, Philadelphia Flyers and San Jose Sharks (3) 1.2%
13) Boston Bruins and Buffalo Sabres (2) 0.85%
14) Carolina Hurricane and Edmonton Oilers (1) 0.42%
To what city would you least like to be traded?
1) Buffalo Sabres (40) 16%
2) Edmonton Oilers (28) 11.2%
3) New York Islanders (24) 9.6%
4) Pittsburgh Penguins (18) 7.2%
5) Florida Panthers (17) 6.8%
6) Carolina Hurricanes and St. Louis Blues (13) 5.2%
7) Washington Capitals (12) 4.8%
8) New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers (9) 3.6%
9) Columbus Blue Jackets and Montreal Canadiens (8) 3.2%
10) Calgary Flames (7) 2.8%
11) Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings (6) 2.4%
12) Nashville Predators (5) 2%
13) Los Angeles Kings and Ottawa Senators (4) 1.6%
14) Philadelphia Flyers and Phoenix Coyotes (3) 1.2%
15) Atlanta Thrashers, Minnesota Wild, San Jose Sharks and Toronto Maple Leafs (2) 0.8%
16) Anaheim Ducks, Colorado Avalanche, Dallas Stars and Tampa Bay Lightning (1) 0.4%
What is the toughest building to play in on the road?
1) Detroit Red Wings (41) 16.4%
2) Calgary Flames (37) 14.8%
3) Montreal Canadiens (25) 10%
4) San Jose Sharks (21) 8.4%
5) Philadelphia Flyers (14) 5.6%
6) Toronto Maple Leafs (13) 5.2%
7) Edmonton Oilers and New Jersey Devils (12) 4.8%
8) Ottawa Senators (9) 3.6%
9) Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers and Nashville Predators (7) 2.8%
10) Colorado Avalanche, Minnesota Wild and New York Rangers (6) 2.4%
11) Anaheim Ducks and Pittsburgh Penguins (5) 2%
12) Tampa Bay Lightning (4) 1.6%
13) Vancouver Canucks (3) 1.2%
14) Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals (2) 0.8%
15) Atlanta Thrashers, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Dallas Stars, Los Angeles Kings (1) 0.4%
Who is the best player in the NHL this season?
1) Sidney Crosby (144) 56%
2) Joe Thornton (20) 7.7%
3) Vincent Lecavalier (14) 5.4%
4) Marian Hossa (13) 5%
5) Nicklas Lidstrom (12) 4.6%
6) Martin Brodeur, Alexander Ovechkin and Roberto Luongo (8) 3.1%
7) Teemu Selanne and Martin St. Louis (4) 1.5%
8) Daniel Briere and Jaromir Jagr (3) 1.16%
9) Peter Forsberg, Evgeni Malkin Scott Niedermayer (2) 0.77%
10) Erik Cole, Pavel Datsyuk, Rory Fitzpatrick, Eric Goddard, Josh Green, Jarome Iginla, Mike Modano, Ryan Miller, Brian Rolston and Henrik Zetterberg (1) 0.38%
Who is the most respected player in the NHL?
1) Joe Sakic (166) 63%
2) Nicklas Lidstrom (30) 11.4%
3) Brendan Shanahan (19) 7.2%
4) Martin Brodeur and Chris Chelios (7) 2.6%
5) Rod Brind’Amour, Jarome Iginla and Scott Niedermayer (6) 2.2%
6) Sidney Crosby and Jaromir Jagr (3) 1.1%
7) Teemu Selanne and Mats Sundin (2) 0.76%
8) Zdeno Chara, Rob Blake and Martin St. Louis (1) 0.38%
Who is the most hated player in the NHL?
1) Sean Avery (168) 66.4%
2) Jordin Tootoo (14) 5.5%
3) Darcy Tucker (9) 3.5%
4) Jarkko Ruutu (8) 3.1%
5) Marc Savard (7) 2.7%
6) Chris Neil (6) 2.3%
7) Sidney Crosby (5) 1.9%
8) Donald Brashear and Matt Cooke (4) 1.5%
9) Matthew Barnaby, Jason Blake, Zdeno Chara, Ben Eager, Steve Ott and Brendan Shanahan (2) 0.79%
10) Derek Boogaard, Dany Heatley, Ryan Hollweg, Sean Hill, Cam Janssen, Paul Kariya, Ryan Kesler, Kirk Maltby, Dominic Moore, Steve Ott, Michael Peca, Dion Phaneuf, Chris Pronger, Maxime Talbot, Raffi Torres, Ryan Whitney and Brandon Witt (1) 0.39%
Who is the most overrated player in the NHL?
1) Sean Avery (17) 8.5%
2) Bryan McCabe and Brad Richards (16) 8%
3) Pavel Kubina (9) 4.5%
4) Marc Savard (8) 4%
5) Jaromir Jagr (7) 3.5%
6) Shane Doan and Ed Jovanovski (6) 3%
7) Jonathan Cheechoo (5) 2.5%
8) Todd Bertuzzi, Kevin Bieksa, Rick DiPietro, Bobby Holik, Sheldon Souray and Alexei Yashin (4) 2%
9) Sergei Fedorov, Hal Gill, Derian Hatcher, Cristobal Huet, Dion Phaneuf, Sergei Samsonov, Jeremy Roenick and Saku Koivu (3) 1.5%
10) Jay Bouwmeester, Dan Cloutier, Sidney Crosby, Adam Foote, Shawn Horcoff, Olli Jokinen, Paul Kariya, Olaf Kolzig, Rick Nash, Marcus Naslund, Petr Nedved, Vaclav Prospal, Jose Theodore, Joe Thornton, Darcy Tucker and Marty Turco (2) 1%
11) Daniel Alfredsson, Patrice Bergeron, Joel Bouchard, Jason Blake, Martin Brodeur, Anson Carter, Zdeno Chara, Mike Comrie, Peter Forsberg, Dominic Hasek, Nikolai Khabibulin, Alex Kovalev, Matthew Lombardi, Roberto Luongo, John Madden, Evgeni Malkin, Willie Mitchell, Chris Neil, Alexander Ovechkin, Brendan Shanahan, Bryan Smolinski, Ryan Smyth, Eric Stall, Mats Sundin, Alex Tanguay, Tim Taylor and Doug Weight (1) 0.5%
Which of these under-22 players would you select as a foundation for you franchise?
1) Sidney Crosby (202) 76%
2) Alexander Ovechkin (39) 15%
3) Dion Phaneuf (11) 4%
4) Evgeni Malkin (9) 3%
5) Other -Dan Fritsche, Ryan Getzlaf, Karl Lehtonen, Mike Richards and Mathias Tjarnqvist (1) 0.4%
Which NHL arena has the best ice?
1) Edmonton (152) 58.4%
2) Calgary (22) 8.5%
3) Montreal (21) 8.1%
4) Detroit (13) 5%
5) Minnesota and Toronto (9) 3.5%
6) Carolina (6) 2.3%
7) Ottawa and Vancouver (5) 1.9%
8) Pittsburgh (4) 1.5%
9) Buffalo and Colorado (3) 1.2%
10) Nashville (2) 0.77%
11) Atlanta, Boston, Columbus, Dallas, Los Angeles and Philadelphia (1) 0.38%
Which NHL arena has the worst ice?
1) Anaheim (42) 16%
2) Rangers (41) 15.7%
3) Florida (40) 15.3%
4) San Jose (19) 7.2%
5) Phoenix (18) 6.8%
6) Tampa Bay (17) 6.5%
7) Toronto and Washington (13) 4.9%
8) Dallas (10) 3.8%
9) St. Louis (7) 2.6%
10) Los Angeles (6) 2.2%
11) Boston, Carolina, Chicago and New Jersey (5) 1.9%
12) Atlanta, Buffalo, Columbus and Nashville (3) 1.1%
13) Edmonton, Islanders and Pittsburgh (1) 0.38%
What’s your position on the visor issue?
1) Keep it optional (214) 77%
2) Grandfather it for all players entering the NHL (44) 16%
3) Mandate it for all players (20) 7%
If you had a son who was an NHL prospect, would you prefer to see him play:
1) U.S. college hockey (140) 52%
2) Major junior hockey (104) 39%
3) European hockey (26) 10%
4) Other (0)
What’s the best thing about your job?
1) Living dream/playing/adrenaline/sold out buildings, etc. (111) 43%
2) Friendship/Teammates (32) 12%
3) Money/Lifestyle (26) 10%
4) Travel/other cities/road trips (25) 9.7%
5) Times off/Summer (22) 8.5%
6) Playing against best/competing (11) 4.2%
7) Everything (8) 3%
8) Fans (6) 2.3%
9) Women (5) 2%
10) Naps (3) 1.2%
11) Winning (3)1.2%
12) Fame (2) 0.78%
13) Hotels (1) 0.4%
14) Media (1) 0.4%
15) Trainers (1) 0.4%
16) Video Coach, Steve Summers (1) 0.4%
What’s the worst thing about your job?
1) Travel/flying/sked/missing family (104) 42.6%
2) Injuries (33) 13.5%
3) Nothing (25) 10.2%
4) Losing/slump (17) 6.9%
5) Media/questions/etc. (12) 4.9%
6) Uncertain future/Job security (9) 3.6%
7) Trades (8) 3.2%
8) Pressure (7) 2.8%
9) Practice (5) 2%
10) Politics/Business side (3) 1.2%
11) Working out (3) 1.2%
12) Backchecking (2) 0.81%
13) Back-to-back games (2) 0.81%
14) Protein shakes, watching video, late nights, filling out forms, fighting, autographs, missed childhood, girls, money, Cam Janssen, getting yelled at, pre-game skate, coaches and being booed (1) 0.4%
Which of the following phrases most closely resembles your opinion of the NHL working environment?
1) Somewhere in between (161) 60%
2) Progressive and open-minded (55) 21%
3) Old boys network (51) 19%
To read in-depth analysis and expert opinion on the player poll, pick up the latest issue on newsstands, buy it digitally or subscribe online.
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QUICK HITS WITH PETER FORSBERG
Q: Did you ever go see the Rocky statue when you were in Philly?
A: Yes, of course. People who came over to see me from Sweden wanted to see it.
Q: Ever shop at Ikea?
A: Yup.
Q: What did you get?
A: I got my whole apartment when I moved to Quebec for the first time.
Q: Worst roommate on the road?
A: Adam Deadmarsh.
Q: Snoring?
A: No, all I ever did was clean up his messes.
Q: Where are your Stanley Cup rings?
A: Back home in a safe.
Q: Did you cry when you won?
A: I don't think I cried when I won. I might have cried when we lost, though.
Q: You think Messier cries too much?
A: (Laughs) No, some people are just emotional.
Q: Favourite band?
A: U2.
Q: You listen to ABBA growing up?
A: Of course you listen to ABBA when you grow up in Sweden.
Q: What's your favourite ABBA song?
A: Hmmm. I don't want to say Dancing Queen.
Q: I wouldn't.
A: Let's go with Mamma Mia.
Q: Yes, Mamma Mia is much cooler. What's your favourite road trip city?
A: Phoenix.
Q: Least favourite?
A: Long Island.
Q: Toughest playoff series?
A: Dallas in 1999 and 2000. They were even tougher than Detroit. Both of those years we lost in Game 7 of the semifinals. I had to play against Hatcher and Matvichuk for 14 games straight. It was like wrestling.
Q: What would you be doing if you weren't a hockey player?
A: Something to do with economics, that's what I went to school for.
Q: Who's bigger in Sweden, you or Annika Sorenstam?
A: Good question. I think she's bigger, but the thing that works against her is she spends most of her time over here and people in Sweden don't get to see her. If she had more tournaments at home, like hockey players have with the national team, she would be 10 times bigger.
Q: Do they call them Swedish meatballs in Sweden, or are they just meatballs over there?
A: Just meatballs, actually. But I never ate ground beef until I was 17.
God love Canada and our ability to make good ice.
i hear that Lundqvist is like a rock star over there, bigger then the both of them .
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Who is the most hated player in the NHL?
1) Sean Avery (168) 66.4%
2) Jordin Tootoo (14) 5.5%
3) Darcy Tucker (9) 3.5%
4) Jarkko Ruutu (8) 3.1%
5) Marc Savard (7) 2.7%
6) Chris Neil (6) 2.3%
7) Sidney Crosby (5) 1.9%
8) Donald Brashear and Matt Cooke (4) 1.5%
9) Matthew Barnaby, Jason Blake, Zdeno Chara, Ben Eager, Steve Ott and Brendan Shanahan (2) 0.79%
10) Derek Boogaard, Dany Heatley, Ryan Hollweg, Sean Hill, Cam Janssen, Paul Kariya, Ryan Kesler, Kirk Maltby, Dominic Moore, Steve Ott, Michael Peca, Dion Phaneuf, Chris Pronger, Maxime Talbot, Raffi Torres, Ryan Whitney and Brandon Witt (1) 0.39
Come on Darcy maybe next year.
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and forsberg hateds it too
and joe sakic most respected yea boy
hes a hero because he backstopped the Olympic Gold team .
And, he really is a rock star ( i believe he plays the drums , and his brothers also an nhl'er / bandmate ) , they have a band over there.
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FRIEND / FOE
Sabres hosts Icelanders
Senators hosts Canadiens
FOE (but FRIEND for this game / FOE
Hurricanes @ Lightning
The key game is that the Senators take out the Canadiens. That team worries me, because they can skate, and they suddenly have goaltending, and after the Devils, Isles, and Flyers, the Habs are the next team that I like to see lose, for the same reason I loathe the Yankees; the Franchise has won enough, and can't lose enough for the rest of my lifetime.
If the lightning win, it's not the worst because it would be a serious blow to the Hurricanes, but then the Bolts would move back into the 6th spot while we are idle, so I kind of want the Bolts to lose.
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