Any NHL fans here?

[Puckstop31]

IF so, how excited are you for the new season?

It would be easy to pick the Wings to repeat... But my finals pick is Chicago vs Montreal. Montreal wins in 5 games.

[JenBKR]

I'm excited! I can't even think about the finals yet, too far away. But I am cheering on my Penguins, all the way! :D

[smokey the elder]

Martin Brodeur of the Devils is within reach of several goaltending records, and he's only played for about 15 years!

[Puckstop31]

Jen... If the Penguins can keep in the hunt until Gonchar gets healthy, they have a chance. But loosing him is a BIG blow. Also, when he comes back, he needs to hit the ice running.

I like the Penguins, especially after Fleury ditched the obnoxious yellow pads. LOL But with their D weaked as it is, they are going to need to score a truckload of goals to stay in games.

I hope they can do it.

Hey, I have to live vicariously through other teams. My Sabres, well, they are going to have a tough year I think. LOL

[Puckstop31]

Smokey... If Marty can stay healthy for 3 more years, he is a cinch to break Roy's wins record. And a lot of other goalie records.

But he DID jinx himself a little. LOL He has a new mask design this year. :eek:

:D

[sparks19]

Habs all the way...

Well really I don't know if they will take it all the way or not. they seem to have bad ju ju in the playoffs lately even if they are stellar in the regular season.

[JenBKR]

Jen... If the Penguins can keep in the hunt until Gonchar gets healthy, they have a chance. But loosing him is a BIG blow. Also, when he comes back, he needs to hit the ice running.

I like the Penguins, especially after Fleury ditched the obnoxious yellow pads. LOL But with their D weaked as it is, they are going to need to score a truckload of goals to stay in games.

I hope they can do it.

Hey, I have to live vicariously through other teams. My Sabres, well, they are going to have a tough year I think. LOL


I know, we really NEED Gonchar back. Our defense is hurting. They also really have to play with the lines to see who is going to work well together, after the changes over the summer. I thought that they looked pretty good on Saturday, but Sunday not so much (although I didn't actually see the game since I wasn't home, but they lost 3-0 so it couldn't have been good..). Well, it will be fun to watch them again this year, in any case.

[Grace]

The Captain, and 6 time Norris Trophy winner -

http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/nicklas-lidstrom.jpg

[Puckstop31]

I know, we really NEED Gonchar back. Our defense is hurting. They also really have to play with the lines to see who is going to work well together, after the changes over the summer. I thought that they looked pretty good on Saturday, but Sunday not so much (although I didn't actually see the game since I wasn't home, but they lost 3-0 so it couldn't have been good..). Well, it will be fun to watch them again this year, in any case.

Don't worry about the 3-0 score. The Penguins put a lot of rubber on net, but Auld was a wall. Ya got beat that night by a good goalie.

Indeed... The Penguins, if anything, will be exciting to watch. They play a fast, north south kind of game. It will be hard to trap against them. BUT, that north south kind of puck movement can lead to turnovers... So Fluery is going to have to be good and not give up goals on weak first shots.

Malkin plays on the left side, right? If so, if I were the coach (LOL) I would run a left wing lock. At least with his line out there. If anybody can change directions in a hurry, its him.

[Puckstop31]

The Captain, and 6 time Norris Trophy winner -

http://weblogs.newsday.com/sports/watchdog/blog/nicklas-lidstrom.jpg


Deservedly so. The Detroit Red Wings are the envy of the professional sports world. They do it all right.

[RICHARD]

Why does Detroit need wheels when they have Wings?

Yes, I know the reason.


Lost Angeles, Out of the cellar this year!:D

[Puckstop31]

Did LA figure out who the #1 goalie is going to be yet?

[RICHARD]

Did LA figure out who the #1 goalie is going to be yet?

They are still trying to figure out when to show up for the games.;)

I dunno!

[Puckstop31]

They are still trying to figure out when to show up for the games.;)

I dunno!

LOL

Uff Da! Jason Labarbera.

Sorry dude. You could always root for the Ducks...

:)

[RICHARD]

I'd rather shave my lower regions with a dull rusty pair of Bauers than root for the Ducks.

That is another Orange County/Dizzyland abomination.;)

The Pond/Honda Center/Iceland or whatever they are calling the arena this year is a neat spiffy venue anyway!:D

[Shelteez2]

Go Flames Go!

Our season starts tomorrow against Colorado. Stupid me I mean against the Canucks. I'm going to the game on Tues the 14th which is against Colorado. lol I think I'm a little excited.

[jennielynn1970]

Been a Penguins fan from way back! Went to Pitt for a few semesters (before I decided I didn't know what the heck I was doing in college at that point...) and loved watching the games. We were one of the few apartments that paid for cable, so we'd charge admission for the games, and that would cover the expense for the refreshments, lol. Fun days back in 1990 and 1991.

[The Cat Factory]

Go Canucks! The season opener is tomorrow night against the Flames, I can't wait!

[Puckstop31]

I'd rather shave my lower regions with a dull rusty pair of Bauers than root for the Ducks.

That is another Orange County/Dizzyland abomination.;)

The Pond/Honda Center/Iceland or whatever they are calling the arena this year is a neat spiffy venue anyway!:D



When you put it THAT way... I'd rather root for the Ducks. ;)

As for the Arena... It IS Ka-la-forn-ee-a, right? "Land of the easily amused"? LOL

[Puckstop31]

Fun days back in 1990 and 1991.

Good team. IMHO, Lemieux was the greatest ever. Gretzky had it easy, when the game was played differently.

[Puckstop31]

Ryan Dixon... Fun-nay

http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/18469-THNcom-Blog-Wacky-predictions-for-of-opening-night.html


Shelteez2 and The Cat Factory... Pay attention to his last entry. :)

[JenBKR]

Good team.  IMHO, Lemieux was the greatest ever.  Gretzky had it easy, when the game was played differently.Oh man was he fun to watch.  I don't think that anyone has ever playing the game quite like Lemieux.  Although, Crosby lives with Lemieux during the season, and gets a lot of one-on-one...maybe a little Lemieux will rub off on him :D

[Desert Arabian]

NASHVILLE PREDATORS!!!! I wish Scottie Upshall still played for them, ugh such a hottie. Upshall, Tootoo, and Klein used to play for AHL team- Milwaukee Admirals. Going to those games were intense! Now that those 3 have moved on up to the Predators, Admirals games just aren't the same- pretty boring. Tootoo puts up some pretty good fights! My boyfriend was a season ticket holder so we got to meet all the players and had some of the best seats in the house- 3 rows up from the ice- right next to the opposing teams tunnel enterance.

I wish I had a lot of money, I'd love to see an NHL team in person. When I was in Nashville I stopped at the arena to have a look around- some day I will see a game! Hopefully!

Had Klein autograph many pictures and my bf's Klein jersey...(don't mind the red lines)
http://photos-f.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v30/171/60/212700288/n212700288_30376229_9321.jpg

Klein in front of us getting warmed up
http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v14/171/60/212700288/n212700288_30365713_1665.jpg

http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v14/171/60/212700288/n212700288_30365728_6273.jpg
My bf Josh and Rich Peverley

http://photos-e.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v50/171/60/212700288/n212700288_30412428_2233.jpg
Klein, Upshall, Tootoo, Peverley, Zanon and others signed

:love::love:

[RICHARD]

When you put it THAT way... I'd rather root for the Ducks. ;)

As for the Arena... It IS Ka-la-forn-ee-a, right? "Land of the easily amused"? LOL


NOTHING could get me to root for the Ducks-nothing. It's all a Disney plot to take over the sports world.


ANyway, I am still recovering from Marty McSorley's crooked stick. ACK!

We do have some great arenas here. I do like the Honda/Pond/Anaheim/whoever paid for the name arena, Concerts are good there, rodeos and roller hockey, when they had a team.

I loved the Inglewood Forum, saw tons of stuff there. THat was the Kings old home. Haven't been to the Staples Center tho.....to expensive and parking is 20 bucks off the top!


IT's anyway you want to pronounce it! Cah Lee Fuh Nee Ah is my governor's way to do it! and yes, we are easily amused!

Land of the fruits and nuts, ya know?

[Queen of Poop]

Go FLAMES Go!!!

Not off to a great start though. Losing the first game in Vancouver and now tied with them the second game, 3rd is almost over. Come on guys, get your stuff together!!!

[finn's mom]

I had a brief fling with a hockey player back in '99/'00, and really followed the Dallas Stars as a result for a couple years until the strike, and since then, I haven't really been paying attention. I love going to the games, and would never turn down the opportunity. But, I don't watch on tv anymore. It's a great sport to watch live, though!

[Grace]

I had a brief fling with a hockey player back in '99/'00, and really followed the Dallas Stars as a result for a couple years until the strike, and since then, I haven't really been paying attention. I love going to the games, and would never turn down the opportunity. But, I don't watch on tv anymore. It's a great sport to watch live, though!

I agree - it is much better live. But watching in HDTV is certainly not a bad second choice.

[sparks19]

I'll take it anyway I can get it lol, on tv, live, on the radio. I don't care lol. I have listened to many a habs game on the radio before my center ice days... doesn't have QUITE the same magic but better than nothing :D

Our AHL team here is Hershey Bears... but their home opener isn't until October 18th or 19th I think. So we have to wait. We took Hannah to her first hockey game there when she was three months old LOL. can't wait to take her again and take her to see CoCo (the mascot). Although most of the players from the past couple of years are now up with the Caps. they aren't my favorite team but they do have my favorite goalie :D so I can't wait to go see them play this year.

WOOT... Go habs 6-1 win over the Leafs last night *does happy dance*

BUT... I am TOTALLY P.O'd that Hockey Night in Canada actually went through with a theme song change. Why don't you just change the canadian national anthem for crying out loud :rolleyes:

[Grace]

On the radio - brings back memories.

I can remember times driving into work at night - picking up a Canadian station on the car radio. There was a hockey game - in French!! I could still pick out player's names, and no mistaking a goal.

[finn's mom]

I'll take it anyway I can get it lol, on tv, live, on the radio. I don't care lol.

Oh, yeah, I went through two years feeling that way. ;) I listened to many Stars games on the radio at work (we weren't allowed to have radios, but I worked late enough and would sneak one in and keep it low).

[Puckstop31]

Go FLAMES Go!!!



WTF is wrong with Mikka? :confused:

[Puckstop31]

On the radio - brings back memories.

I can remember times driving into work at night - picking up a Canadian station on the car radio. There was a hockey game - in French!! I could still pick out player's names, and no mistaking a goal.

EH-LA-BUTTTTTTT!!!!


:D

It's TEH FUNNAY watching a TV broadcast of a Habs home game. When they score, that little screen that goes around the middle mezzanine says...

BUT!!!

LOL

Also, the French word for "Goalie"... Gardiene de But (Sp?)

[Puckstop31]

How BOUT those Sabres, eh? :D

[RICHARD]

KIngs!
Second Place! for how long?:D

[RICHARD]

Back to .500 after tonight.

Hmmmm, they look pretty good-for a change!:eek:

[Shelteez2]

WTF is wrong with Mikka? :confused:


He got a slow start. Big deal. He looked pretty good last night. I think he just needs me to come to all the games to support him.... ;)

[Grace]

From ESPN -

Hossa gave Detroit a 2-1 lead for good with his first goal. He picked up a loose puck just inside the Atlanta blue line, cut in off the left wing, used a fake and a toe drag while cutting across the slot on defenseman Mathieu Schneider, a former Red Wing, and goalie Kari Lehtonen and put the puck into the empty net.

This was a high light goal - for sure. If you get to see it, you will understand. I kept re-winding, over and over.

Then there was this that happened in St. Louis tonight -

Ex-Red Wings goalie injured on Palin red carpet

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ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Blues goalie Manny Legace left after one period Friday night with an injury that might have occurred when he tripped over the carpet placed on the ice for Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

The Alaska governor dropped the ceremonial first puck before the Blues hosted the Los Angeles Kings. A narrow carpet walkway was placed from the gate at the Blues bench for Palin, her husband and two of her daughters to walk to center ice.

Just before the ceremony, Legace was the first player onto the ice for St. Louis. A team official pointed to the carpet, but as Legace stepped onto it with his skate, he fell, then gingerly made his way to the crease.

After that, the team official rolled up enough of the carpet so other players wouldn’t have to step on it.

Legace played one period, giving up two goals on 12 shots. After the intermission, the team said he suffered a “lower body” injury but did not elaborate.

He was replaced by Ben Bishop, making his NHL debut.

[sparks19]

Oh man... that's as bad as leaving your skate guard on when you hit the ice. How many times do they have to step on a red carpet before going on the ice lol.

All I have to say is GO HABS GO.

halak is playing GREAT which means we might be able to get a good trade for him at the deadline. Price is playing like himself... ice water. our offense is great as usual. the big change has been our D. they aren't perfect but our big problem has always been allowing an onslaught of shots on the goalie one after another after another and so one. we seem to be doing MUCH better at taking away the rebound. :D

[RICHARD]

LOL, Sarah is a KINGS fans.:D

[Puckstop31]

Ouchie....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpv_0NEwI1I


So of course, some critics are now bringing up the notion that hitting needs to be removed from the game. :rolleyes:

This play was a clean hit, period. The idea of checking in hockey is to take the puck carrier off the puck. It is not Weight's fault that Sutter had his head down at the last second there. Weight did not jump, lift his elbow or do anything illegal. In fact, it almost seems to me that he realized what was going to happen at the last second, when Sutter put his head down. If you wathc the whole video, I think Weight felt sorry for the kid... But what are ya gonna do? We learn from the first day we are taught the contact part of the game to keep your head UP. ESPECIALLY in the neutral zone.

Lets hope Sutter makes a good recovery and learns his lesson.

[Shelteez2]

I watched the clip before I read the rest of your reply, but everything you said is what I was thinking while watching. It was a clean hit, and though I've never played hockey I've heard my boyfriend say it enough to know...you're supposed to keep your head up through the neutral zone.
I hope it looked worse than it was and I too hope he makes a speedy recovery.

[RICHARD]

Ouchie....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpv_0NEwI1I


So of course, some critics are now bringing up the notion that hitting needs to be removed from the game. :rolleyes:

I think Weight felt sorry for the kid... But what are ya gonna do? We learn from the first day we are taught the contact part of the game to keep your head UP. ESPECIALLY in the neutral zone.

Lets hope Sutter makes a good recovery and learns his lesson.

SO far this year I have seen two of the side panels get broken. I think one was at a Ducks games the other was at the Kings game this week.
Yep, hitting is part of the game and people should have their heads up display on. Weight could have been looking a little forward to see that Bettman is going to do when he gets the video of the hit.

When some takes a hit or delivers a hit like that it is part of the game, but you can line someone up and take them out of the play, not their skates.

When you have players over 6 foot and 200-210 lbs on the ice playing against forwards who are giving up a few pounds and inches, it's just a matter of time before another player gets really hurt and I mean career ending hurt.

Hitting is part of the game but the giver has to take responsibility for the hits, too.:(

[sparks19]

SO far this year I have seen two of the side panels get broken. I think one was at a Ducks games the other was at the Kings game this week.
Yep, hitting is part of the game and people should have their heads up display on. Weight could have been looking a little forward to see that Bettman is going to do when he gets the video of the hit.

When some takes a hit or delivers a hit like that it is part of the game, but you can line someone up and take them out of the play, not their skates.

When you have players over 6 foot and 200-210 lbs on the ice playing against forwards who are giving up a few pounds and inches, it's just a matter of time before another player gets really hurt and I mean career ending hurt.

Hitting is part of the game but the giver has to take responsibility for the hits, too.:(


I hear what you are saying... but that doesn't really apply to this case

Doug Weight is 5'11" 196 and Brandon Sutter is 6'3" 183

the problem here was lack of experience. You NEVER NEVER NEVER put your head down coming through the neutral zone let alone bend over to poke at the puck. dough Weight was doing his job... There is no possible way he could have stopped the hit when Sutter bent over. Gary Bettman better not hand down ANY suspension or anything else... that was a CLEAN hit plain and simple. You can't start suspending guys for clean hits because someone got his bell rung.

Career ending injuries are usually the result of cheap hits. Off the top of my head I can't think of any player who has had his career ended by a plain old check.

I believe that hits from behind should be zero tolerance. if you are called for boarding... the league hands down a suspension... NO MATTER WHAT. that's what I think needs to happen. Instead they analyze each hit from behind on a case by case basis and most of the time there is no suspension. I think that's wrong. THAT is how guys get hurt. I think something like that needs to be consistent... YOu hit from behind... you get suspended PERIOD. THAT is what they need to start cracking down on.

[RICHARD]

LOL,

What does a Ruutu eat? FINGER food....

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I miss the years when the NHL would bring the Russkie teams in to play.

On NYE I saw Gretz and the Kings take on Dynamo Riga and get their zambonis kicked....

[Puckstop31]

Off the top of my head I can't think of any player who has had his career ended by a plain old check.

What about Erica Lipglosses meeting with Scott Stevens? ;) Did not end Eric's career directly... But it DID end his career, eh? LOL

[sparks19]

What about Erica Lipglosses meeting with Scott Stevens? ;) Did not end Eric's career directly... But it DID end his career, eh? LOL

LMFAO... touche.

[Puckstop31]

LMFAO... touche.


LOL That hit has to be in the top 10 most influential plays in NHL history. Even more so that it was as clean as they come. Eric broke rule number one, most likely because he thought he was too big to get his bell RUNG like that.

[*LabLoverKEB*]

go sharks!!!!

[cassiesmom]

Man, I don't know what happened with the Blackhawks last night (3/17). They lost to Dallas 5-0. It's like they were AWOL for most of the game. This year's team is so much different than last year. Oh, well.