Any NHL fans here?

[Puckstop31]

Go FLAMES Go!!!

WTF is wrong with Mikka?

[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!!!!




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?

[RICHARD]

KIngs!
Second Place! for how long?

[RICHARD]

Back to .500 after tonight.

Hmmmm, they look pretty good-for a change!

[Shelteez2]

WTF is wrong with Mikka?

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.

[RICHARD]

LOL, Sarah is a KINGS fans.

[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.

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.

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