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beastboy said:
Your owie still bugging you?
LOL!!!
Hockey is like soooooo boring. It's almost like watching Golf where once every 12 holes Ernie els and Tiger throw down. Its fun for five minutes but after that zzzzz...back to the color commentary.
Now if the guys could beat the living shit out of each other all the time. You would have an interesting game.
pauly
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Hockey is the most skillfull sport around. I think the Wings are gonna make a strong run again this year, we may need to tinker with the team by trade deadline but what we've got now is pretty solid. I can't wait to see Zettenburg start flying circles around everyone.......him and Datsuyk, man...young talent.
cure
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Ok....HERE GOES!!
a) Wings don't go anywhere...another year older + cujo in nets = 1st round loss.
b) Teams i believe to be sleepers...Phoenix, Edmonton, Montreal, Atlanta...
c) First coach to get canned???....John Tortorella TB Lightning...
d) Coach of the year....Ken Hitchcock
e) Stanley Cup champs....PHILLY FLYERS!
f) Scoring champ will be Lemieux...he's only gonna play 70 games yet Mario is Mario so he should take it easily.
a) Wings don't go anywhere...another year older + cujo in nets = 1st round loss.
b) Teams i believe to be sleepers...Phoenix, Edmonton, Montreal, Atlanta...
c) First coach to get canned???....John Tortorella TB Lightning...
d) Coach of the year....Ken Hitchcock
e) Stanley Cup champs....PHILLY FLYERS!
f) Scoring champ will be Lemieux...he's only gonna play 70 games yet Mario is Mario so he should take it easily.
gymrat
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I think it's going to be interesting to see how well the "crack down" on obstruction is going to be enforced this season. If implement, and working properly, the superstars like Mario Lemieux, Jager and Karia, will be able to flourish. When these guys are able to play old fashioned hockey it's truly exciting to watch.
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cure
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gymrat123 said:
First year coaches tend to do very well + he already has a great team to begin with.
Early exits don't mean as much as these stats...
Stanley Cups
Montreal Canadiens 24 cups
Toronto Maple Leafs 13 cups
Since 67
Montreal Canadiens 10 cups
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 cups
The Varnsen
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Most of the times i can´t even see that thing theythrow around with the sticks... how´s it called? Disk?
gettinlarger
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Go Flyers.
Go Senators.
Go Senators.
Is it me or does anybody else find it hard to believe that the Sabres traded Rob Ray???? I mean 14 years with Buffalo, he's an f'ing institution.
though, I find it even more unbelievable that Ottowa took him. I mean honestly he's a seond rate brawler now.
Ugh. I just hope they stay here. I can't stand the thought them going to an AHL city like Hamilton. Eeeck.
Pebcak
though, I find it even more unbelievable that Ottowa took him. I mean honestly he's a seond rate brawler now.
Ugh. I just hope they stay here. I can't stand the thought them going to an AHL city like Hamilton. Eeeck.
Pebcak
bigAragorn
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GO LEAFS GO
theyre all fucked now we got dougie back and there aint nothing anybody can do about it. Owen Nolan, Alexander the Great, Sundin ooohhhhh what talent....its all very good and exciting.....see here in Ontario the leafs are equivalent to the New York Yankees or the Dallas Cowboys.......and my god ive been waiting since the day i was born for this fucking cup and this could be the year.
Ill be praying to the hockey gods.
theyre all fucked now we got dougie back and there aint nothing anybody can do about it. Owen Nolan, Alexander the Great, Sundin ooohhhhh what talent....its all very good and exciting.....see here in Ontario the leafs are equivalent to the New York Yankees or the Dallas Cowboys.......and my god ive been waiting since the day i was born for this fucking cup and this could be the year.
Ill be praying to the hockey gods.
jnuts said:
I'm a hockey freak myself. I remember watching the Wings vs. Canes go into triple overtime last year. That was the last Sat. that I sat a home and didn't do anything, since the game went till 1:30.
It irratates me the number of fair weather Carolina fans there are now. I love the sport, but before last year you never saw a Cane emblem in Raleigh. Now, ever other car has one.....
Of course I say that after Buffalo lost to them tonight, including losing Curtis Brown for a couple of weeks.
Damn.
Pebcak
jnuts said:I've been a wings fan for a looooooong time. Even when they sucked many moons ago
Oh, I understand. I am as well. Though it's because I was a retarded little kid that didn't understand the difference between AAA baseball teams, and NHL hockey teams (long story). Not because I lived in Detroit.
Another cup will be a great thing.
Pebcak
bigAragorn
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jnuts said:I've been a wings fan for a looooooong time. Even when they sucked many moons ago
man cmon, they sucked, but do you remember the leafs during the harold ballard era.....MY GOD. Gary Leeman and Ed Olyczk were our best players....our best.......
the closest thing to winning the stanely cup for us young (20 and under) leaf fans was when we beat detroit in the seventh game in 92 93 when nik borchevsky tipped that goal in like double overtime.....i was actually in tears.....(that year detroit was good to go all the way too) in fact they've been a solid team for like the last 10 years so you should shut up
bigAragorn said:
Big A,
The thing I love about the Leafs is that they are always a contender when it comes playoff time. They just play tough.
I saw a handle of games at Maple Leaf Gardens (though none at the Molson Center, or is the Air Canada center???).
Anyhoo, I saw a couple of classic Sabres vs. Leafs games while I was in college in the old Aud in Buffalo. Nothing like feeling the floor sway under you to the movement of the crowd.
I digress.......
Pebcak
jnuts
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Detroit sucked pretty hard in the 70s and early 80s.
They were baaaaaaad.
I grew up watching them on WKBD TV-50, Detroit.
Things started changing after Yzerman showed up.
I miss getting Hockey Night in Canada. Where I grew up (Upper Michigan) we'd get it (think they still do). Awesome show. Don Cherry is an interesting dude...
They were baaaaaaad.
I grew up watching them on WKBD TV-50, Detroit.
Things started changing after Yzerman showed up.
I miss getting Hockey Night in Canada. Where I grew up (Upper Michigan) we'd get it (think they still do). Awesome show. Don Cherry is an interesting dude...
bigAragorn
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Pebcak said:
thats funny you mention leaf sabres games.....cause i am not allowed in the HSBC arena anymore. I beat the shit out of two sabres fans who were like 2 times my age last week when the sabres beat the leafs....im not a mean guy but they fuckin deserved it......fuck looking back i really pummeled them.....right in the stands too....it was on sportcentre highlights in canada.....as i fought them in the stands as the game was going on. we actually rolled down the aisle as one guy jumped on my back. I got cheered as i was escorted out it was pretty funny but i had like 12 in me so its something i normally wouldnt do.
bigAragorn said:
DAMN!! That's pretty funny.
Let me preface by saying they probably deserved it. Buffalo fans have a notorious history for being drunk, stupid, ignorant, assholes. They even irritate me sometimes. In fact some Buffalo fans remind me of Rob Ray....Useless, but entertaining in a fight. So you can see why I am upset he is leaving.
I wish I had seen that footage, what day was it? Don't have the schedule available. I know they played Thurs and Sat of last week. I usually watch them when I am out on Friday nights, but went to see Flogging Molly last Sat.
That was a good story.
Pebcak.
bigAragorn
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Pebcak said:
bud if you only knew the half of it. I basically went up with about 400 other leaf fans on a bus tour. It was last thursday. I go to about 10 away games as the ACC is a bitch to get tickets. yeah i tried to get the security footage as the security were the coolest people from buffalo in that place but they wouldnt give it to me. We rolled down about 20 stairs. You should have seen the horror on the faces of the buffalo fans i looked like a leaf jersey wearing devil or something.....it was howls.
Its surprising how ignorant the fans were... totally disrespectful. Detroit is the only place in the U.S where the knowledge of the game and respect for visiting fans is great....chicago wasnt bad either. I would have expected that shit in columbus but not buffalo/
bigAragorn
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jnuts said:
you know it....but go to a game in T.O or Montreal then youll really know what its all about.
bigAragorn said:
I totally agree with you. Detroit being one of the original 4 makes sense for the ...."honor" of the game. the same with Chicago, there is a loooong history of hockey in that town as well. I can't imagine seeing a west coast game (in the US that is). That has to be a really....interesting crowd. Sort of wonder why the Kings never got to be as good as they should have been (though I'm not a big Barry Melrose fan).
Have you seen any Rangers games?
Any Rangers games in NYC? That is a great trip...IMHO.
Pebcak
jnuts
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And another thing.... I'm pretty sure the ice sucks in a lot of those rinks. Not in Detroit. They take care of their ice. I played hockey throught the college level but can't anymore due to my location. I always loved stepping onto a nice clean sheet of cold ice. It just has a smell to it that makes a hockey player happy. Know what I mean?
bigAragorn
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jnuts said:
hey bud i know exactly what you mean.....i grew up in a small town and played AAA all through my career. We actually played in a rink that was originally an outdoor arena. They had them up till about the 60's way before i was born. I was drafted pretty high in the OHL draft and was projected to be a mid round NHL pick but i quit after my first O training camp. 3 guys i played with and against most notably Steve Ott who plays for Dallas and scored a goal last night for the stars are now in the NHL and im sitting on my ass typing this shit. I actually played on a line with steve and was kind of his "enforecer" though he never needed one. He was the dirtiest mutherfucker i ever played with but he was fuckin good. He went in the FIRST round to dallas the year after they won the cup.
bigAragorn
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jnuts said:
when you play like i did there were two ways to go.....i enjoyed scoring and they said beef up 30 pounds (this was when i was 15 and weighed 175) and be our scrapper cause i was also my AAA teams fighter but only cause i was big for that age. That combined with my lack of discipline and disrespect for the coaches wishes and they sent me walking.....i never signed with the team (sarnia sting) and then played a year of tier 2 before suffering a severe shoulder dislocation and i never played again.
but hey i won the cup like 20 times when i was a kid (if you know what i mean) and have no regrets. I loved the game and the teams i played for.......i have friends from those teams that have become closer to me than family. Its all good.
bigAragorn
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its so true man....i remember watching a few of my friends (steve ott included) lose to russia in the world juniors championship game and i felt their pain man. Ill never forget what Bob Mackenzie said as they were scrolling along the sad faces of the canadian team....." For alot of these kids this was their stanley cup".....its so true.
bigAragorn
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its so true man....i remember watching a few of my friends (steve ott included) lose to russia in the world juniors championship game and i felt their pain man. Ill never forget what Bob Mackenzie said as they were scrolling along the sad faces of the canadian team....." For alot of these kids this was their stanley cup".....its so true.
and another thing im not a rare thing in Canada. Where im from for every steve ott there are 20 guys just like me.......some of us he'd even say WERE better than him at one point. I cant even count the number of guys i know in my area where they were at one point NHL prospects......the U.S. is starting to catch up though man.....they're gettin better look for them to do some damage at next years world juniors ( the true world championship IMO).
and another thing im not a rare thing in Canada. Where im from for every steve ott there are 20 guys just like me.......some of us he'd even say WERE better than him at one point. I cant even count the number of guys i know in my area where they were at one point NHL prospects......the U.S. is starting to catch up though man.....they're gettin better look for them to do some damage at next years world juniors ( the true world championship IMO).
bigAragorn
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Pebcak said:
Seems like you have all the fundamentals down. Maybe some day one of your kids will be a hockey star.
Pebcak
im praying all the roids wont hinder my chances of that later on in life bro.....
seriously though i learned everything i know about the game from my father and i would love to pass it on one day to a lil Aragorn or Aragornette. Im definately gonna give back beit coaching or administration of a team or something.
bigAragorn
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Pebcak said:
that wasnt Berard was it? or was it Reasoner.....i think that was Marty Reasoner wasnt it?
Man it is true but like i said you guys are definately catching up.
bigAragorn said:
Yeah Marty Reasoner out of Boston College.
Like I said I never played hockey, but I played soccer against that kid (a year younger than me) for years. FYI, he was great at soccer too.
I wasn't until I went to college until I realized how big hockey was, and how much I would liked to have played. Oh well.
Fun to look back and wonder.
Pebcak
sh4dowf4lcon
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The Stars looked good against anaheim, what the hell did we let Hatcher go for?? Verbeek, Hatcher, Langenbruenerr, newiendyke, I mean WTF is wrong with this dickhead GM in Dallas? Hatcher? Langenbrunner? WTF??? **pissed**
sh4dowf4lcon
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Y_Lifter said:
Could it be panthers? Florida Panthers? hehe
