If anyone forgot, The puck drops tonight!

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:43 pm

I'm afraid even slow grit isn't wanted much in today's NHL.

Take care,
PK

nyisles16 · Post by **nyisles16** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:50 pm

well so long to Mr Softy.. Janne's on the move - to Dallas.. thank god that waste is gone.. rejoice Isles fans..

nyisles16 · Post by **nyisles16** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 9:05 pm

ugh.. i hope Milbury & Stirling are next

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 2:53 am

hulkster29 wrote:well so long to Mr Softy.. Janne's on the move - to Dallas.. thank god that waste is gone.. rejoice Isles fans..

And speaking of soft, you know you're in trouble when the coach rips you apart in public, calling the worst defense in the league, that half the team only cares, that maybe they should be payed 50% of their salary because only a 50% effort is shown, that they got no vision, that they are pathetic... and I can go on, but do a search and you know that I can only be speaking of the Penguins.

I think a firesale will start soon, with M. Recchi leading the way.

Big WIN for the Canucks as they beat the Leafs in a very up tempo game as usual at the garage.

The Zebras blew the call on Thornton's long awaited return to BOS last night when he hit H. Gill from behind, maybe a penalty but not a misconduct and ejection.

rubba19 · Post by **rubba19** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:20 am

They should trade Recchi and LeClair for a couple of used puck bags. At least they would get more value out of the puck bags.

Talk about a couple of vets just collecting paychecks.....

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:56 am

10spro wrote:
hulkster29 wrote:well so long to Mr Softy.. Janne's on the move - to Dallas.. thank god that waste is gone.. rejoice Isles fans..
And speaking of soft, you know you're in trouble when the coach rips you apart in public, calling the worst defense in the league, that half the team only cares, that maybe they should be payed 50% of their salary because only a 50% effort is shown, that they got no vision, that they are pathetic... and I can go on, but do a search and you know that I can only be speaking of the Penguins.

The Zebras blew the call on Thornton's long awaited return to BOS last night when he hit H. Gill from behind, maybe a penalty but not a misconduct and ejection.

Well, Terrien was right about the Pens. Either the Pens don't care, are incredibly slow, or the Oil is even faster than I thought. The Oilers simply blew away Pittsburgh with their speed in the 3-1 victory last night. First career hat trick for Shawn Horcoff!

Pittsburgh is a very slow hockey team, which is inexcusable for a team that has a decent amount of young players. Recchi, LeClair and Gonchar are a waste of space. Relics from a past era.

Yep, the refs blew the call on Thornton. That was a boarding or charging minor. Even Hal Gill, the recipient of the hit, said after the game that the ejection was too stiff of a penalty.

Take care,
PK

Zlax45 · Post by **Zlax45** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:18 am

I see a ton of college hockey and the hit Thorton did deserved a game misconduct in the college game because Gill could not defend himself. Remember, I have lived in the Boston area my whole life and everytime I see a player checked from behind I think of Travis Roy. Just my opinion.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:42 am

Zlax45 wrote:I see a ton of college hockey and the hit Thorton did deserved a game misconduct in the college game because Gill could not defend himself. Remember, I have lived in the Boston area my whole life and everytime I see a player checked from behind I think of Travis Roy. Just my opinion.

Hmm ... this was an NHL game, not a college game. Plus Gill was somewhat sideways, as he started to turn away at the last second when he saw Big Bird coming, not with his back completely turned like Travis Roy.

Take care,
PK

nyisles16 · Post by **nyisles16** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:50 pm

agreed - Thorton didnt need a ejection - maybe a double minor or something, but not a game misconduct... oh- glad to see the Isles still losing..

ps- about the Roy thing, didn't he injure himself by trying to hit the other guy (not the other guy hitting him)? i know they had a thing on ESPN about it the other night - man, he has had to overcome a lot since then...

Zlax45 · Post by **Zlax45** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 1:34 pm

hulkster29 wrote:agreed - Thorton didnt need a ejection - maybe a double minor or something, but not a game misconduct... oh- glad to see the Isles still losing..

ps- about the Roy thing, didn't he injure himself by trying to hit the other guy (not the other guy hitting him)? i know they had a thing on ESPN about it the other night - man, he has had to overcome a lot since then...

You are right about the Travis Roy hit but it is more common to happen on a hit from behind thus the reasoning that hitting from behind is one of the most severe penalties in hockey.

One of the scariest things to happen to me when I was in college was when I was reffing intramural floor hockey. We had full boards and glass like a regular hockey rink but with a gym flooring. I had a kid hit someone from behind and I automatically ejected him beacuse it was so dangerous. It is not the intent that is the problem, it is doing the action.

Sully · Post by **Sully** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:16 pm

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/w ... index.html

Word is starting to get out.
This isn't the kind of reputation you want to earn as a rookie, as it's probably the hardest one to shake. Hopefully, Lemieux can get through to the kid. He's definitely a special talent.

vader29 · Post by **vader29** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 7:45 pm

Link to Therrien's comments from last night http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/penguin ... pc700k.asx

Sad but true.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 8:29 pm

Boys, thursday is a special day in NYC, at MSG.

Mark Messier's number will be retired in a game featuring the Rangers vs the team that kick started his awesome career. He is one of the finest leaders in any sports, if not the best IMO.
In NY he was what B. Ruth did to the Yankees, what W. Reed meant to the Knicks in the 70's, J. Namath to the Jets.

His defining moment, guaranteeing a victory in NJ in game 6 in 94, sudden death, scoring a hat trick and winning eventually the Stanley Cup against my beloved Canucks.

A game to watch for sure, number 11, was the best captain the Rangers ever had!

HipE · Post by **HipE** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:12 pm

I guess the Pens defense really took those comments to heart. They gave up a goal 10 seconds into the game tonight, and are now down 6-1 with 13 minutes left in the second period.

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 9:43 pm

HipE wrote:I guess the Pens defense really took those comments to heart. They gave up a goal 10 seconds into the game tonight, and are now down 6-1 with 13 minutes left in the second period.

I was just watching that game...wow....that has to be my Blues wearing Penguin jerseys tonight!

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 10:53 pm

HipE wrote:I guess the Pens defense really took those comments to heart. They gave up a goal 10 seconds into the game tonight, and are now down 6-1 with 13 minutes left in the second period.

A soft, slow team led by a diver -- not a great recipe for success!

Take care,
PK

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 11:43 pm

hulkster29 wrote:ugh.. i hope Milbury & Stirling are next

Your wish came true...Well, one of them at least.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:50 am

Sully wrote:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/w ... index.html

Word is starting to get out.
This isn't the kind of reputation you want to earn as a rookie, as it's probably the hardest one to shake. Hopefully, Lemieux can get through to the kid. He's definitely a special talent.

Mario Lemieux talking to a player about diving and complaining to the refs too much? Now that is some rich irony if I've ever seen it.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 12:58 am

vader29 wrote:Link to Therrien's comments from last night http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/penguin ... pc700k.asx

Sad but true.

Maybe it was his French accent, but when he said: "They are sooooft...." I think what he really meant was "They suck...."

laurenskye · Post by **laurenskye** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:33 am

Naples39 wrote:
Sully wrote:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/w ... index.html

Word is starting to get out.
This isn't the kind of reputation you want to earn as a rookie, as it's probably the hardest one to shake. Hopefully, Lemieux can get through to the kid. He's definitely a special talent.
Mario Lemieux talking to a player about diving and complaining to the refs too much? Now that is some rich irony if I've ever seen it.

No doubt about that!

Should be a good one at the Joe tonight, Detroit/Philly as Detroit tries to snap a 2 game slide. I still can't believe they blew that 3 goal lead to Dallas.

Leebo33 · Post by **Leebo33** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 9:53 am

Naples39 wrote:
Sully wrote:http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/w ... index.html

Word is starting to get out.
This isn't the kind of reputation you want to earn as a rookie, as it's probably the hardest one to shake. Hopefully, Lemieux can get through to the kid. He's definitely a special talent.
Mario Lemieux talking to a player about diving and complaining to the refs too much? Now that is some rich irony if I've ever seen it.

Exactly. That's why I don't think it is a big deal. I think he'll learn from it and improve. These are the SAME exact comments that came out during Lemieux's early career. And he did lose a lot of calls and apparently the benefit of the doubt from the refs from his diving. I guess you can say it hurt the team. They probably would have won at least 4 or 5 cups instead of only two.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 10:25 pm

NBC is back with the NHL this weekend including upcoming playoffs games. No glowing puck this time (thank goodness) but they'll include a goalie cam and the announcer & analyst will be joined by a third "inside the glass" voice between the two benches like TSN does their broadcasts.

The announcers will try a more converstional approach to the game, trying to explain not only what's happening, but how and why. I hope this works to bring more interest in the US market.

James_E · Post by **James_E** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:02 pm

Damnit. The san jose v. Ottawa game showed me "This program has been blacked out in your area" crap again, as did the calgary one. THis is on Bell Expressvu, on both the Sportsnet channels and A-OTT which was carrying the Sens game.

So, there was NO game on TV that I could watch (without the NHL Center ice package... but maybe they'd black it out on that too?)

Yeah, I live in Toronto area, but the blue&white were not even playing tonight as far as I can tell. Even if they were, the ACC is always sold out anyway.

WTF is up with the blackout?

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:17 pm

10spro wrote:
hulkster29 wrote:ugh.. i hope Milbury & Stirling are next
Your wish came true...Well, one of them at least.

And Milbury will be stepping down as soon as a succesor is found.
Now you should be happy.

Feanor · Post by **Feanor** » Thu Jan 12, 2006 11:56 pm

I like the glowing puck, so long as the tails are left off and the glow isn't a stupid colour.