If anyone forgot, The puck drops tonight!

dbdynsty25 · Post by **dbdynsty25** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:26 pm

Isn't that hair replacement medication?

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:43 pm

It acts apparently as a masking agent, but yes it does help hair growth and it's a banned substance. Recently U.S. skeleton racer Zach Lund of Salt Lake City, a potential gold medal favorite, was in an arbitration hearing today to determine his Olympic eligibility because of a failed test that turned up the same "masking agent" that is associated with hair loss products. Lund said the positive test was because he was taking the product for hair loss. A ruling on his eligibility for the Olympics is expected by the end of the week.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Thu Feb 09, 2006 8:47 pm

On Wednesday, Monaco bobsledder Sebastien Gattuso was suspended over a positive test for a hair-restoration drug banned because of its steroid-masking properties.

laurenskye · Post by **laurenskye** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 9:30 am

laurenskye wrote:
pk500 wrote:
laurenskye wrote:No love for Detroit? I would say they are somewhat a surprise seeing as everyone before the season was saying they are to old and slow for the new rules.

Speaking of new rules, I love the fact that rushing defensemen are making a comeback. I thought we'd never see the likes of a Paul Coffey or Bobby Orr again, as they were a dying breed.
Detroit is good, but its record is inflated and deceptive because it plays in the worst division in the NHL, by far. Eight games per year against Columbus, Chicago and St. Louis is like stealing the proverbial candy from a baby.

Put it this way: Minnesota is last in the five-team Northwest with 42 points. Chicago is third in the five-team Central with 30 points. I rest my case.

The jury is still very much out on the Wings in my mind.

Take care,
PK
Here's thier schedule up to the Olympic break:
Nashville W
Dallas L
Carolina L
Philadelphia W
Rangers W
Columbus W
Colorado W
Nashville L
Nashville L OT
Vancouver W
Dallas L
Minnesota W
St. Louis W
Colorado W
Nashville W
Nashville W
Colorado ?

I'll talk to ya again after this stretch and see what the jury says.

11-5
Legace leads the league with a 1.96 GAA
#1 power play
#1 penalty kill
I would think you'd have to give them some credit now.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Sat Feb 11, 2006 10:08 am

Not bad. But I'm still not convinced they could beat Calgary, Ottawa, the Rangers, a healthy Philly, Carolina or Buffalo in a seven-game series.

Take care,
PK

laurenskye · Post by **laurenskye** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:45 am

Make that 12-5 after storming from behind to dust Colorado. You are one tuff cookie to impress. Maybe it's personal bias

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Feanor · Post by **Feanor** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 9:38 am

pk500 wrote:Not bad. But I'm still not convinced they could beat Calgary, Ottawa, the Rangers, a healthy Philly, Carolina or Buffalo in a seven-game series.

Take care,
PK

Ha! Philly hasn't been healthy all year and I think the Flyers lead the league in man games lost. Hasn't been an easy season to watch as a fan, especially when Primeau got elbowed in the face right in front of the ref and no penalty was called. He hasn't played since.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 10:05 am

laurenskye wrote:Make that 12-5 after storming from behind to dust Colorado. You are one tuff cookie to impress. Maybe it's personal bias .

No, it's because they haven't consistently beaten any of the NHL's elite teams during that stretch other than the Rangers.

Did they beat Ottawa? Did they beat Buffalo? Did they beat Calgary? Lost twice to Dallas. Lost to Carolina.

If the Wings hoist the Mug, I'll be the first to congratulate you and Jackdog. But until Detroit starts winning deep into the playoffs, color me unimpressed. The Wings play in the weakest division in the NHL, by far, and that makes their regular-season path that much easier.

Three teams still in the 40-point range in the Central? That's a joke. All five teams in the Northwest have 63 points or more.

Take care,
PK

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:42 pm

Feanor wrote:
pk500 wrote:Not bad. But I'm still not convinced they could beat Calgary, Ottawa, the Rangers, a healthy Philly, Carolina or Buffalo in a seven-game series.

Take care,
PK
Ha! Philly hasn't been healthy all year and I think the Flyers lead the league in man games lost. Hasn't been an easy season to watch as a fan, especially when Primeau got elbowed in the face right in front of the ref and no penalty was called. He hasn't played since.

Well Philly missed a lot of players but other than them, the Canucks are right there in terms of injuries with "key" players. Naslund had a groin problem at one point. Cloutier is gone, so is JOVO, Cooke and Park just returned, 2 other D-men are hurt, at one point they recalled 8 players from their farm team. Add the fact that they are in the toughest division in the league and those injuries do make a difference.

Regarding Detroit, I also thought they would become soft eventually during the season, especially with all those Vets but after their impressive win vs the Avs last night, and watching their PP go into action, no other team controls the puck better than them. They'll be a tough team during the playoffs.

laurenskye · Post by **laurenskye** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:14 am

Injuries?

Fischer is gone for the year
Lang just came back
Kronwell just came back
Yzerman returnd a few weeks back
I could go on and on about Detroits injuries. Hell, we were down to our third string goalie for a good stretch and still kept winning. Depth is a big part of the NHL, so don't use that tired excuse.

Have you seen enough Wings games to make a fair judgement? Alot more goes into it than just the boxscore It's how they play the game that impresses me, even in some of their losses.

I know they're not in Edmontons league yet because they beat us twice but we're working on it

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But you're right, all this talk doesn't mean bunk until the playoffs. See ya then, if Edmonton makes it that is.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:48 am

laurenskye wrote:But you're right, all this talk doesn't mean bunk until the playoffs. See ya then, if Edmonton makes it that is.

If Edmonton played in the Central, getting in wouldn't be nearly the problem it is playing in a competitive division like the Northwest, where you don't have a night off every third game or so.

Take care,
PK

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:14 pm

Well boys, the NHL resumes on tuesday. The second half promises to be as exciting as it has been so far and we'll see if teams like Nashville, NYR, and Carolina can keep up with tier torrent pace so far.

Trade deadline is March 09 and as usual it's a fun time as teams want to upgrade their rosters while others prefer to dump salary as Phoenix will do.

Keith Primeau is done for the season, Philly as usual gets active during the trade deadline.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:43 pm

The Oil needs a goalie, as Morrison and Markkanen are too inconsistent to be a No. 1.

Candidates are pretty slim now that Kolzig has re-signed with Washington.

No way on Theodore, as his $5 million salary is too steep for a guy who might be past it. But Edmonton could bring in Theodore just as a hired gun for the rest of the season, as Devyn Dubnyk is a very promising prospect in goal for the Oil.

No go on Roloson or Fernandez, as I doubt Minnesota will deal with a team in its division.

That leaves three possibilities in my mind: Noronen or Biron from Buffalo, and I read a rumor that the Rangers may shop Kevin Weekes. None of those encourage me, as I still think Biron is a bit overrated.

Fun times ahead!

Take care,
PK

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:52 pm

Another thing PK. Not only Theodore is expensive, you know he's injured and gone until the playoffs? If they make it , that is.

Sully · Post by **Sully** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 9:53 pm

A lot of rumors swirling around these parts about a Doan to Philly deal.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:03 pm

B. Clarke does some amaizing stuff during trade deadlines, Sully. But the team just fall short during the playoffs no matter what ace he pulls out of the card. Besides Doan, I think Phoenix is done with, Nash, Sanderson, Johnson and Comrie. How about taking a chance on CUJO too, PK? I am sure he'll be available, and he did well there, in Edmonton.

Canucks need D-men ASAP as the are missing 4 of their top 6 defensemen.

Feanor · Post by **Feanor** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 10:25 pm

10spro wrote:B. Clarke does some amaizing stuff during trade deadlines, Sully. But the team just fall short during the playoffs no matter what ace he pulls out of the card. Besides Doan, I think Phoenix is done with, Nash, Sanderson, Johnson and Comrie. How about taking a chance on CUJO too, PK? I am sure he'll be available, and he did well there, in Edmonton.

Canucks need D-men ASAP as the are missing 4 of their top 6 defensemen.

I still maintain that the Flyers were a better team than the Lightning in 2004 despite losing 2-1 in game 7 - they just had far worse luck with injuries. But I can't see them getting past Ottawa or Carolina this year, even if they weren't injury riddled once again. Kim Johnsson and Chris Therien still aren't back from concussions suffered before the Olympics. As a Flyers fan since 1993 I'm worn out from all the head injuries. Primeau's career is probably over thanks in part to an elbow to the chin in October which happened right in front of the ref without a penalty being called.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:02 pm

pk500 wrote:The Oil needs a goalie, as Morrison and Markkanen are too inconsistent to be a No. 1.

Candidates are pretty slim now that Kolzig has re-signed with Washington.

No way on Theodore, as his $5 million salary is too steep for a guy who might be past it. But Edmonton could bring in Theodore just as a hired gun for the rest of the season, as Devyn Dubnyk is a very promising prospect in goal for the Oil.

No go on Roloson or Fernandez, as I doubt Minnesota will deal with a team in its division.

That leaves three possibilities in my mind: Noronen or Biron from Buffalo, and I read a rumor that the Rangers may shop Kevin Weekes. None of those encourage me, as I still think Biron is a bit overrated.

Fun times ahead!

Take care,
PK

I heard a rumor the other day about there being a 'done deal' with CuJo going to edmonton. Hard not to doubt a rumor like that, but maybe CuJo is another name to keep in mind for Oil fans.

snaz16 · Post by **snaz16** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 11:14 pm

Feanor wrote:
10spro wrote:B. Clarke does some amaizing stuff during trade deadlines, Sully. But the team just fall short during the playoffs no matter what ace he pulls out of the card. Besides Doan, I think Phoenix is done with, Nash, Sanderson, Johnson and Comrie. How about taking a chance on CUJO too, PK? I am sure he'll be available, and he did well there, in Edmonton.

Canucks need D-men ASAP as the are missing 4 of their top 6 defensemen.
I still maintain that the Flyers were a better team than the Lightning in 2004 despite losing 2-1 in game 7 - they just had far worse luck with injuries. But I can't see them getting past Ottawa or Carolina this year, even if they weren't injury riddled once again. Kim Johnsson and Chris Therien still aren't back from concussions suffered before the Olympics. As a Flyers fan since 1993 I'm worn out from all the head injuries. Primeau's career is probably over thanks in part to an elbow to the chin in October which happened right in front of the ref without a penalty being called.

Lets see,the Lightning swept the Flyers in 2004 regular season,beat them in the playoffs,won the Stanley Cup,and oh yea,have beat them 3 straight this year. I'd be worried about NOT having to play the Bolts,before setting my sights on Ottawa or Carolina.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:19 am

From my biased point of view, I think Feanor has a fair point about Flyers-Lightning. If you actually look back at the 2004 playoff series, the Lightning eeked out the number one seed which can be largely attributed to the Lightning padding their point total by playing hockey's worst division. They then got to cruise to the conference finals by beating up the 7 and 8 seeds, the Islanders and Canadiens, before meeting the Flyers, who had just finished grueling series against rivals New Jersey and Toronto. By this point the Flyers were already missing their best dman (Desjardins), had their two top centers playing with concussions (Roenick and Primeau), and had other top players playing injured as well (Recchi, Johnsson, Pitkanen). Ultimately a 7-game series was just too much for Flyers to overcome. Anyway, it's all water under the bridge now.

As a Flyers fan today, I am worried enough about stopping the freefall they are in now, or else they will be going out in the first round no matter who they play.

Feanor · Post by **Feanor** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:15 pm

Regular season head-to-head results are meaningless when it comes to playoff matchups, snaz.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:28 pm

10spro wrote:Another thing PK. Not only Theodore is expensive, you know he's injured and gone until the playoffs? If they make it , that is.

Good point. Forgot about that. Makes him even less desirable.

Take care,
PK

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:29 pm

10spro wrote:B. Clarke does some amaizing stuff during trade deadlines, Sully. But the team just fall short during the playoffs no matter what ace he pulls out of the card. Besides Doan, I think Phoenix is done with, Nash, Sanderson, Johnson and Comrie. How about taking a chance on CUJO too, PK? I am sure he'll be available, and he did well there, in Edmonton.

Canucks need D-men ASAP as the are missing 4 of their top 6 defensemen.

Are you sure Phoenix would be willing to deal Cujo to Edmonton? I'm not so sure, considering Edmonton is the team Phoenix likely is to chase for the final playoff spot.

Take care,
PK

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 1:41 pm

pk500 wrote:
10spro wrote:B. Clarke does some amaizing stuff during trade deadlines, Sully. But the team just fall short during the playoffs no matter what ace he pulls out of the card. Besides Doan, I think Phoenix is done with, Nash, Sanderson, Johnson and Comrie. How about taking a chance on CUJO too, PK? I am sure he'll be available, and he did well there, in Edmonton.

Canucks need D-men ASAP as the are missing 4 of their top 6 defensemen.
Are you sure Phoenix would be willing to deal Cujo to Edmonton? I'm not so sure, considering Edmonton is the team Phoenix likely is to chase for the final playoff spot.

Take care,
PK

The Cujo to Edmonton rumor has been making the rounds for the past 2 months so where there is smoke there is usually fire. I think the Coyotes are in a selling mode especially with the Doan to Philly rumor. I know the Blues are going to make a few more trades here shortly but Tkachuk was on local sports radio this morning saying he will not waive his no trade clause and that he holds the cards and he's staying put in St. Louis. Here are the current rumors involving some other Blues players
Weinrich to Vancouver - probably for nothing more than a 5th round pick
Drake to Edmonton - probably for a draft pick
Dean McAmmond - has drawn interest from 10 other teams and will probably go for a couple of draft picks. He appears to be the most sought after Blues player right now.

snaz16 · Post by **snaz16** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 7:48 pm

Feanor wrote:Regular season head-to-head results are meaningless when it comes to playoff matchups, snaz.

It was your statement that you felt the Fyers were the better team in 2004. Sweeping the season series,winning a 7 game playoff 4-3,then proceeding to win the Stanley Cup...well you're entitled to your opinion,but you are in a minority. Put any spin you want to on it,but when one team takes 8 out of 11 from another in one season,and eliminates them in the process,that team is the better team.