OT: NHL Thread

[chelsea new yorker]

Will the "guest" feel right at home at the Meadowlands? :D
Oh yes HE certainly will! Albany 's NOT in the AHL playoffs, and instead of ten games (and twenty healthy scratches, where he still made NHL money) this year, I expect a full 82 (plus a long, long playoff run) in 06-07.

Re last night: (to the tune of "Rule Britannia")
Rule the Devils,
The Devils rule the waves
Rags and Flyers will be our slaves!

[CanadaBlue]

re the Devils last night... had a great time with the avid Rangers fan in the office this morning!!

[Eddie26]

re the Devils last night... had a great time with the avid Rangers fan in the office this morning!!

I thought the Flyers won the division until around noon when I saw that the Devils came back and won 4-3. I turned it off at the start of the third figuring that the Canadiens could/would hold the lead. DOH!

[sanariot]

Oh yes HE certainly will! Albany 's NOT in the AHL playoffs, and instead of ten games (and twenty healthy scratches, where he still made NHL money) this year, I expect a full 82 (plus a long, long playoff run) in 06-07.

Re last night: (to the tune of "Rule Britannia")
Rule the Devils,
The Devils rule the waves
Rags and Flyers will be our slaves!



I REALLY like you!

Isn't it funny how fans of the NY Rangers are so quick to dismiss their 6 game losing streak to end this past season (afterall, the playoffs are a new beginning)....whilst simultaneously disregarding the Devils' NHL season high win-streak to end the current year (and in the process, they set an NHL all-time record for greatest comeback by a division winner, ever?)...and still somehow being able to muster up the stones to act as if something so distant as 1997 has any relevance?

It's official now. Cheering for the NY Rangers causes brain damage...

[sanariot]

Oh, Jeezus...

The Rangers are on the brink of elimination, and suddenly The New York Times realizes that there's another local team in the running for the Stanley Cup (and amazingly enough, they're also surprised that there are still a large number of knuckle-scrapers in the tri-state area that choose to wear something that's best used for personal hygiene, imho):

"On the ice, it has barely been a contest, with the Devils easily taking a three-games-to-none lead over the Rangers in their first-round playoff series. But in the stands and on the streets, Rangers fans are holding their own, matching their Devils counterparts sweater for sweater, a No. 68 Jagr for every No. 30 Brodeur."

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/28/sports/hockey/28fans.html?ei=5094&en=b933c5e41e1d5c97&hp=&ex=1146283200&partner=homepage&pagewanted=print

Thanks for finally noticing us New York Times, now eff off!

[chelsea new yorker]

Oh, Jeezus...

The Rangers are on the brink of elimination, and suddenly The New York Times realizes that there's another local team in the running for the Stanley Cup (and amazingly enough, they're also surprised that there are still a large number of knuckle-scrapers in the tri-state area that choose to wear something that's best used for personal hygiene, imho):

"On the ice, it has barely been a contest, with the Devils easily taking a three-games-to-none lead over the Rangers in their first-round playoff series. But in the stands and on the streets, Rangers fans are holding their own, matching their Devils counterparts sweater for sweater, a No. 68 Jagr for every No. 30 Brodeur."

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/28/sports/hockey/28fans.html?ei=5094&en=b933c5e41e1d5c97&hp=&ex=1146283200&partner=homepage&pagewanted=print

Thanks for finally noticing us New York Times, now eff off!
Astorian, you rule!
Was at MSG , with the nephew and the other healthy scratches and family members. Polite applause for the first goal got us a few fingers, but by goal #3, there was silence and could see some Rags fans muttering under their breaths......

[yasik19]

you East Coast folk. Don't you know, it's all about the Sharks.:)

[chelsea new yorker]

you East Coast folk. Don't you know, it's all about the Sharks.:)
Yes, but were it not for a gift (Mr. Thornton) from the world's most overrated team (Boston Bruins)........

[yasik19]

Yes, but were it not for a gift (Mr. Thornton) from the world's most overrated team (Boston Bruins)........

true, he has been nothing short of a miracle.

[chelsea new yorker]

true, he has been nothing short of a miracle.
..and probably the most underrated player in the NHL - fianlly realizing the promise he had when he entered the league

[yasik19]

..and probably the most underrated player in the NHL - fianlly realizing the promise he had when he entered the league

honestly, if you have been following our games against Nashville, Joe doesn't have more than 2 or 3 points, which is far below his standard. But if you actually see the games, he is a monster. He draws penalties, he keeps the puck as good as anyone else and his vision is remarkable. The Bruins made a huge, huge mistake.

[chelsea new yorker]

honestly, if you have been following our games against Nashville, Joe doesn't have more than 2 or 3 points, which is far below his standard. But if you actually see the games, he is a moster. He draws penalties, he keeps the puck as good as anyone else and his vision is remarkable. The Bruins made a huge, huge mistake.

I have - though I've been battling sleep.
The value of a player goes far beyond goals, assists, or even his plus/minus rating. Thornton's in control when he is on ice.
Another Bruin mistake - giving Detroit all they can handle - Sergei Samsonov.

[Dear_Claudio]

Amazing stuff between Buffalo and Ottawa thus far. For some reason the Sens are playing a bit dirty thus far, and there are tons of stoppages. 2-2 right now...

[Eddie26]

Amazing stuff between Buffalo and Ottawa thus far. For some reason the Sens are playing a bit dirty thus far, and there are tons of stoppages. 2-2 right now...

What a game that was. Freaking 7-6 in OT. Buffalo ties the game TWICE in the final 2 mins. Damn.

[The Rage]

You guys have deserted this thread just when things have started heating up? IT'S GAME 7 OF THE STANLEY CUP FINALS BABY! GOILERS!!

[chelsea new yorker]

Yeah - I think it shows a bit of bi-coastal bias - merely due to geography.
Was a great season - hats off to Edmonton and we salute Carolina (? well, I got used to Tampa) Is Grapes Cherry pulling his remaining hair out????

[Dear_Claudio]

IT'S ONLY 3-1 EDMONTON WILL EASILY WIN THE NEXT 3 GAMES BY 12 GOALS EACH!!!!!!!!!! [/Cherry] Thank God they didn't, I cannot stand the guy. It was the most neutral I've ever been watching any game:p

[chelsea new yorker]

IT'S ONLY 3-1 EDMONTON WILL EASILY WIN THE NEXT 3 GAMES BY 12 GOALS EACH!!!!!!!!!! [/Cherry] Thank God they didn't, I cannot stand the guy. It was the most neutral I've ever been watching any game:p

I hear ya.
Lotta Sabres fans in greater NYC (my SO is from Buffalo). So, do you support the team that eliminated you, or the other? And when the "other" is supported by that idiot who can't count (Boston-Montreal ring a bell?) you're forced to be as neutral as a Swedish-Swiss marriage.....

[Eddie26]

Plain and simple...I was happy for Rod Brind'Amour and Mark Recchi and Doug Weight but I hate that a real hockey city like Edmonton lost out to a fraud city like Raleigh, NC. NHL should have retracted all those fraud teams. The Stanley Cup spending 3 years in the southeastern US is a joke. That's my two cents!

[Factorial]

Crazy day so far in the NW.

Pronger says he wants out of Edmonton.

My Calgary flames friend was thrilled to see that, but his excitement was tempered when this bombshell dropped:

Luongo to Vancouver:

Luongo, Krajicek and 6th for Bertuzzi, Allen and Auld.