Hockey Season!!!

[leafstk]

Tonight, the Flames are going to extend their winning streak to eight against the Blackhawks! Think I'm being presumptuous? You're probably right, and I'm probably jinxing them, but check out this biased report: http://www.calgaryflames.com/game_center/game_day.html

You did jinx them, as they lost 5-2 🙁 Looks like they couldn't breach the 'Bulin Wall 😉

 

[ticklingfeet4fu]

You've come up with some great stats, ticklingfeet4u 🙂 Continuing to go tit for tat with this guy seems a bit pointless though, IMO. You're not going to change his mind and he'll only keep coming back with more spewage 😉 Let's just celebrate the game we know and love... I think you've made your point quite admirably 😀

I appreciate that leafstk. But now to hockey, the Devils knocked off the Habs last night 5-3. Second best team in the conference behind the Canes. A quality win. Tonight it is the Devils and Senators. A great game. Since Brodour's return the Devils are 3-1. Time to catch the sinking Rangers. 😀

 

[Wildtime]

You did jinx them, as they lost 5-2 🙁 Looks like they couldn't breach the 'Bulin Wall 😉

AAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhh!!!​

 

[leafstk]

AAAAAAAArrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggghhhhhh!!!​

If it's any consolation, they beat Edmonton tonight too!

 

[leafstk]

I appreciate that leafstk. But now to hockey, the Devils knocked off the Habs last night 5-3. Second best team in the conference behind the Canes. A quality win. Tonight it is the Devils and Senators. A great game. Since Brodour's return the Devils are 3-1. Time to catch the sinking Rangers. 😀

I SO wish your Devils had knocked off those blasted Senators tonight... so close! The Rangers continue to surprise, beating the Canes' tonight It could get better for them this time tomorrow, as they play the woeful Bruins in the afternoon. All in all though, I expect the Devils to be in the thick of things come crunch time 😉

The Leafs have now won four in a row... lookin' good! 😀

 

[amk714]

oh NO! Sure hope it turns around soon, man 🙁

So do I. Tomorrow the Ducks are playing the Canucks at the Pond. If the Ducks lose, they'll tie the franchise record of eight straight losses!

 

[leafstk]

Yikes! The Canucks won't be easy prey, either. But good thing is, the Canucks have been on a slump of late, too 😀 The Ducks are capable of playing much better than they have, that's for sure.

 

[leafstk]

Steve Yzerman's (Detroit Red Wings) thoughts on the new NHL:

Red Wings captain Steve Yzerman has voiced his opinion about the new NHL - and so far, he's not a fan.

"Everybody keeps saying this is great. It's not great," Yzerman told the Detroit Free Press.

"It's not hockey."

After an overtime loss to the Edmonton Oilers Thursday, Yzerman told the paper that he also believed referees should use better judgment when calling penalties.

"There are penalties all over," he told the Free Press.





"I'll just use Mathieu Schneider's penalty as an example. He steps up and takes his guy out, and his stick gets caught and the crowd cheers so the referee puts his hand up. There has to be some discretion. The referees have to use some judgment on what is a penalty and what is not. They've taken judgment out of it and I think it's somewhat made it easy on the referees just to call anything, because there is no judgment.

"Good referees used to have good judgment. Now they've taken that out of the game. I'm not saying I'm blaming the referees for it, I just feel the whole thing has to be adjusted and they have to look at this seriously. They can't continue to call irrelevant things that have no business being called."

Yzerman, in his 22nd and possibly last NHL season, has two goals and four assists for the Red Wings in 2005.

Files from the Detroit Free Press were used for this report"

You know, can't say I disagree with him. If anyone knows hockey, its Steve Yzerman. Interesting to see how Bettman reacts to this 😎

Steve can't be too happy after last night's loss either... to the bottom dwelling St. Louis Blues!!

 

[CurtWild]

absolutely......i think he has earned the right to say whatever he wants

 

[amk714]

Thanks to Sami Salo and the Vancouver Canucks, the Ducks have now lost eight in a row, tying a franchise record.

 

[leafstk]

That really bites, Alex 🙁 On a brighter note, they did pick up a great player off waivers today, forward Todd Marchant 😀 He's no Federov, but he will certainly be a big help to the team

 

[amk714]

I agree that it bites, and that Todd will help the Ducks. Right now, though, I'm more worried about Detroit Red Wing Jiri Fischer's seizure. I hope he recovers and is still able to play hockey. 🙁

 

[leafstk]

Dear Lord, yes! Isn't that awful??

 

[ticklingfeet4fu]

I can only say that Sadira and I were watching that game live so it was quite scary. We can only hope and pray for a speedy recovery and hope he will be able to resume his career without restrictions or limitations.

 

[leafstk]

Thankfully, he's doing quite well 😀 I echo your sentiments exactly, tf4u.

Back to hockey.... young phenom's Sydney Crosby of the Penguins and Ovechkin of the Capitals face off against each other tonight, should be a dandy 😀

 

[leafstk]

Thanks to Sami Salo and the Vancouver Canucks, the Ducks have now lost eight in a row, tying a franchise record.

I'll bet you're happy they broke that string the other night... though it was a rough, dirty game! 😀

 

[amk714]

Leaf, I'm happy that the Ducks beat the Coyotes 😀 but then they lost to the Stars. 😡 Oh well. 😛

 

[CurtWild]

just an update........

The New York Rangers are number 2 in the Eastern Conference....

better get outta here....lol....

 

[ticklingfeet4fu]

The New York Rangers are number 2 in the Eastern Conference....

better get outta here....lol....

Another update: It's only December. They will take their rightful place as a tenth seed and out of the playoffs and on the golf course. The good thing though it will be spring and it will be warmer. You know their usual April routine. They will be on the golf course and the Devils will be looking for their 4th Stanley Cup in 11 years.

 

[amk714]

Meanwhile, the Ducks beat the Coyotes 6-1 last night at Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim. 😀

 

[leafstk]

Gotta admit, I can't believe the Rangers are keeping up their current pace. As ticklingfeet4U warned, its still very early.... lots of hockey yet to be played, but kudo's for the effort 😀

Nice to see the Devils get back on track, as well. I want Marty ready for the Olympics (but he can lose the two games the Leafs face him later this month, lol 😉 )

HUGE trade with the Bruins sending Joe Thornton to San Jose.... I still can't believe they made that deal The players Boston got in return looked good tonight, and they are good players... but really, I think they just traded away the franchise 🙁

GO LEAFS GO!! 😀

 

[ticklingfeet4fu]

Gotta admit, I can't believe the Rangers are keeping up their current pace. As ticklingfeet4U warned, its still very early.... lots of hockey yet to be played, but kudo's for the effort 😀

Nice to see the Devils get back on track, as well. I want Marty ready for the Olympics (but he can lose the two games the Leafs face him later this month, lol 😉 )

HUGE trade with the Bruins sending Joe Thornton to San Jose.... I still can't believe they made that deal The players Boston got in return looked good tonight, and they are good players... but really, I think they just traded away the franchise 🙁

GO LEAFS GO!! 😀

Funny, when I heard about the trade, I thought the same exact thing. Boston traded their franchise. As far as the Devils, Martin Brodour is back on track. As is the rest of the team. The Devils in their last four games are 3-1. They have scored 18 goals over that span while allowing only 7 goals. A very good record over that span. Over a longer span of time the Devils are 7-3 over their last 10 games. In regards to the Rangers they have gotten off to a great start. It would be GREAT for hockey if the Rangers would maintain but I have no confidence ( or like ) in the Rangers. My thoughts on the Rangers are they will fold as they have over the last 8 seasons. I am right? No, not yet. But time will answer whether I am right or not.

 

[trent]

GO RANGERS!!!!! First playoffs since... hmm... can't remember.

 

[ticklingfeet4fu]

GO RANGERS!!!!! First playoffs since... hmm... can't remember.

Without being comical, the Rangers have NOBODY left from the team that last went to the playoffs. They have all retired or have been traded away. GO DEVILS!!!

 

[leafstk]

I still can't believe the Rangers parted with Brian Leetch... to Toronto of all places, too! More than that, I can't believe we didn't resign him 🙁 Boston may be on the rocks, but they've still got a great Defenceman in Brian Leetch.

Go figure, Leafs have to play Thornton and the Sharks tomorrow night.... Go Leafs Go!!