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NHL 2008
- Thread starter Dr Stankface
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Just add that the Flyers string together 2 wins after getting creamed by the Flames. Those two wins came against teams that were on decent streaks but on the outside looking in on the PO picture. Flyers need to tighten it up against stronger teams or risk fading out early in the POs.
I wonder out loud if Shero can convince Roberts to come out of retirement and join us for the playoffs if we get in. What is the date for NHL playoff rosters to be set? Has it come and gone already?
-Mike
-Mike
I went to the Blackhawks game against Columbus last night with GregC. I really wanted Chicago to win after Columbus beat my Pens on Thursday. Well, it didn't turn out like I hoped. Chicago scored two quick goals in the second, and looked really fast and dominating on the ice for most of the second period, but just kind of faded away in the third.
The Blackhawks have some good young talent, hopefully they keep it all together. I wanted to see Khabibulin play, but he was still out as was Sharp. I did get to see Havlat play and I saw Kane score a suh-weet wrap around. That goal was great, and it was at our end of the ice.
There was something cool about sitting there watching one of the original six play. Kind of like watching NHL history come alive. I thought it was cool, even though we were in the generic United Center.
-Mike
The Blackhawks have some good young talent, hopefully they keep it all together. I wanted to see Khabibulin play, but he was still out as was Sharp. I did get to see Havlat play and I saw Kane score a suh-weet wrap around. That goal was great, and it was at our end of the ice.
There was something cool about sitting there watching one of the original six play. Kind of like watching NHL history come alive. I thought it was cool, even though we were in the generic United Center.
-Mike
Columbus looked good against the bruins the other day,They've been off my radar, Solid Hockey.
I'm looking forward to the pens game game tomorrow. I love Malkin's play. IMHO best player in NHL.
Aj
I'm looking forward to the pens game game tomorrow. I love Malkin's play. IMHO best player in NHL.
Aj
I missed the first of a Home and Home between the Flyers and Rags because of work =(
Looks like it was a good one.
Watched the highlights and Biron looked quite good from what I saw. Kind of sucks that he is a springtime goalie.
Was Gomez's goal really a no goal. The highlights had no speculation or explanation and only a quick replay. I couldn't tell if his stick was to high or if it went in off of his hand. Hmmmm?
Asham has a multi goal game....has he ever done that before?
The second game is tomorrow on ABC. I kind of like these 9:30 am games. Coffee and Hockey, what more could a guy ask for? (Don't answer that you perverts.)
Looks like it was a good one.
Watched the highlights and Biron looked quite good from what I saw. Kind of sucks that he is a springtime goalie.
Was Gomez's goal really a no goal. The highlights had no speculation or explanation and only a quick replay. I couldn't tell if his stick was to high or if it went in off of his hand. Hmmmm?
Asham has a multi goal game....has he ever done that before?
The second game is tomorrow on ABC. I kind of like these 9:30 am games. Coffee and Hockey, what more could a guy ask for? (Don't answer that you perverts.)
I'm not much help on this one. I had it on, but was in another room for virtually the entire game. We had company for my wife's birthday. I'd go through the living room and catch the score now and then, but that was about it.
But yeah, I too was wondering if a two-goal game was a first for Asham. Then he couldn't even enjoy one of them because he thought Staal had cheap-shotted him after the shot.
But yeah, I too was wondering if a two-goal game was a first for Asham. Then he couldn't even enjoy one of them because he thought Staal had cheap-shotted him after the shot.
I caught that in the highlight but it cut out before any fisticuffs ensued. I saw Asham give Staal a little hook.
Asham has been on 3 teams in his career but I think he is a perfect fit for the Flyers. I really hope they keep him around for a while. He is one of my favorites.
PS. Happy Birthday to your wifey BTW.
Thanks!
Yeah, I was watching a game about a month or so ago and Asham got into a fight with somebody (I can't remember who it was). What struck me was that he just looked so calm and relaxed. Waited for his opening, then clearly won the fight. He's not a huge guy, but he's plenty tough and has a lot of heart.
I also like Hartnell a lot. That guy really leaves it all out on the ice, and keeps the other guys loose. He's another one that I hope they keep for awhile.
Yeah, I was watching a game about a month or so ago and Asham got into a fight with somebody (I can't remember who it was). What struck me was that he just looked so calm and relaxed. Waited for his opening, then clearly won the fight. He's not a huge guy, but he's plenty tough and has a lot of heart.
I also like Hartnell a lot. That guy really leaves it all out on the ice, and keeps the other guys loose. He's another one that I hope they keep for awhile.
We had an argument not too long ago about Avery being bad for hockey, or something like that.
The whole time I was in Chicago, NBC ran ad after ad promoting the Sunday Philly/Rangers game. The whole promo centered around Avery and how he is a gritty tough guy who is the best agitator in the NHL. They also went off on the "Broadway Bullies", which is so far removed from Philly, no one on the current rroster can even relate to those players.
I haven't been following the game as seriously as the rest of youn'z, but this looks to me to be a BIG mistake by the NHL in promoting guys like Avery as a "star" or the "bully" type player. Maybe they think they can rope in all the MMA fans??
-Mike
The whole time I was in Chicago, NBC ran ad after ad promoting the Sunday Philly/Rangers game. The whole promo centered around Avery and how he is a gritty tough guy who is the best agitator in the NHL. They also went off on the "Broadway Bullies", which is so far removed from Philly, no one on the current rroster can even relate to those players.
I haven't been following the game as seriously as the rest of youn'z, but this looks to me to be a BIG mistake by the NHL in promoting guys like Avery as a "star" or the "bully" type player. Maybe they think they can rope in all the MMA fans??
-Mike
Woo-flippin-Hoo!!! What a game from my Pens.
Kunitz throws in a hat trick, two off deflections. Our other new guy, Billy Guerin, scored a goal himself and added two assists. It adds up to a huge win at home that puts us in fifth place in the East now. Even though the final score was 6-4, it was really just 5-4 since Staal scored the empty netter with about a minute left. Wow, exciting.
-Mike
Kunitz throws in a hat trick, two off deflections. Our other new guy, Billy Guerin, scored a goal himself and added two assists. It adds up to a huge win at home that puts us in fifth place in the East now. Even though the final score was 6-4, it was really just 5-4 since Staal scored the empty netter with about a minute left. Wow, exciting.
-Mike
Yup,,,Good game. Could have been better
The B's have lost ALOT of games like that lately. Well played,one goal games. Nasty habit, losing, hope they shake it off.
I'm miserable. I've been in bed for 10 days and I have alot more to go. At least in a week I should be able to start practicing bass.
Aj
The B's have lost ALOT of games like that lately. Well played,one goal games. Nasty habit, losing, hope they shake it off.
I'm miserable. I've been in bed for 10 days and I have alot more to go. At least in a week I should be able to start practicing bass.
Aj
I haven't been to see a Hawks game since they tore down the old stadium. My dad and his buddy shared season tickets to the Hawks when I was a kid and I got to see at least a dozen games a year until i was about 12. I saw Stan Makita's 500th career goal and the legendary Chicago Stadium "roar" went on for minutes at a time.
I miss hearing the old stadium organ.
The Wings became the first team in NHL history to reach 100 points nine seasons in a row! Wow, we definitely take this franchise for granted to some extent in the D. Considering the change in the rules of the eras (the salary cap) and the fact that other teams spent as much or more during the big spending days. And also considering how far ahead of the rest of the NHL the Wings are in scouting (still finding blue chippers consistently with low picks in the draft). The Wings may be the best franchise in pro sports in North America today.
I was SO dissapointed after Saturdays loss to the Sens. Damnit anyway. But they got a point so it's good. Today after Guerin scored I went crazy, until Boston scored, what, 13 seconds later? A very long and boring second period but the third was unreal. I'm glad that Garon got a start and Fluery got a rest. Sid gets 3 more points also. What's happened to Malkin the last few games? I mean, I know he's playing hard but the breaks just haven't been there. Is the opposing defense just shutting him down? When he steams from his own end and crosses the blue line into 2-3 opposing players it just reminds me of Jagr. AND that pisses me off.
Bring on the playoffs!!!
Good, thank you. I've about had it with some guys whining about the officials all the time.
-Mike
Heh. I'll call a spade a spade if the officials drop the ball, but I'll do so if it's for or against the team I'm rooting for. All I ask, and I feel every fan should ask, is that the refs are consistent with themselves for both teams. Period.
Congrats to the Wings for setting a record of consecutive 100+ point seasons. Definitely a huge acheivement considering how the paradigm of the league has changed over that stretch, not the least of which was the no-cap/cap change.
Kudos also for sort-of overtaking the Sharks for the lead in the West, though the 2 games in hand SJ has still loom large.
Ozzie is looking MUCH better after this weekend, as has the defense. Hopefully the meltdown and wasted point against the Flames was the last straw to make the Wings' D wake up. If they play the lockdown game like they did on Sunday, they're going to be extremely difficult to play in the playoffs.
Burk - you're spot on with the scouting comment. Hakan Andersson (the Wings' director of European scouting) is more than worth every cent he makes.
Mike - I'd give a LOT of the credit for the Pen's resurgence to the return of Gonchar. Kunitz has been a nice pickup, and Guerin is showing flashes of his old self. I wouldn't be surprised if the Pens clawed their way to 4th place and home ice in the first round. Right now the Bruins are going in the tank, hopefully (for their sake) they'll turn it around.
If the playoffs started today, I'm most afraid of Pittsburgh and New Jersey in the East, with Washington as a major dark horse. If Boston wakes up, they're in the mix for sure, but they're ripe for an upset at the moment.
In the West, Detroit seems to have righted the ship, and SJ with the return of Nabokov is right with them. That's your WCF, and, imho, what will be the real cup final. The Flames are my Western dark horse.
