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  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    kenshunt wrote:
    Rygar wrote:
    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.
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,853
    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.
  • Dru_Cortez
    Dru_Cortez Posts: 953
    Damn, sayin' a prayer for George Parros.
    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.
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  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,853
    Parros is a smart man. There are many other things he could be doing to make money. He knows the risks. And he will be back.

    Jason Kay, and the aptly named Damien Cox, can both eat a bag of dicks.
  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    MayDay10 wrote:
    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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  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,075
    eeriepadave wrote:
    SI predicts Chicago and Pittsburgh in the finals :roll:
    EA sports picks my Blues to win the cup....

    if only....

    :|:|:|:|
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  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    polaris_x wrote:
    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.
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  • vant0037
    vant0037 Posts: 6,170
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    eeriepadave wrote:
    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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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    lukin2006 wrote:
    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?
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,075
    vant0037 wrote:
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    eeriepadave wrote:
    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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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,302
    gimmesometruth27 wrote:
    eeriepadave wrote:
    SI predicts Chicago and Pittsburgh in the finals :roll:
    EA sports picks my Blues to win the cup....

    if only....

    :|:|:|:|
    Should be a lot easier to get a better playoff spot now that the Wings are gone. :P
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  • badbrains
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    Lets go rangers!!!!!!
  • gimmesometruth27
    gimmesometruth27 St. Fuckin Louis Posts: 24,075
    Jason P wrote:
    Should be a lot easier to get a better playoff spot now that the Wings are gone. :P
    truth!!

    8-)
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    stevie y wants fighting out ... :\:|
  • kenshunt
    kenshunt London, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,863
    the Leafs are won :mrgreen: back to back on the road, pretty good start tho Bernier stole the game but i'll take it lol
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  • lukin2006
    lukin2006 Posts: 9,087
    polaris_x wrote:
    stevie y wants fighting out ... :\:|

    Things are a lot different when your on the management side ... maybe the medical bills come out of his budget.
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,910
    Patrick Roy going nuts already last night. This whole thing is going to be a mess. He's crazy.
  • Nami
    Nami Newfoundland Posts: 5,999
    polaris_x wrote:
    stevie y wants fighting out ... :\:|

    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!

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  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,302
    Indifference71 wrote:
    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
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  • Indifference71
    Indifference71 Chicago Posts: 14,910
    Jason P wrote:
    Indifference71 wrote:
    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. :lol:

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