Official 2008-09 NHL Thread
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- juhls0
Looks like I may lose after being ahead for most of the regular season. Damn position limits! heh
- Andrew_D0
In regards to the Leafs sucking. They're not sucking hard enough. A nice 8-10 game losing should secure the No. 1 draft spot.
- flavorful0
I was going to get a Jordan Staal jersey this year, and had been putting it off. I was definitely going to pull the trigger (going with the old school bleu) before going to Chicago to see a Penguin/ Blackhawk game next week.
However...
The trade deadline is 4 days after that game. And though I really don't want him to be traded, he seems like one of the logical choices (as well as Ryan Whitney).
I think it would be dumb to get rid of him, but we have a shit load of Centers as it is. However, he is one of the best penalty killers on our team as well and doesn't mind scrapping it up when needed.
Grrr.
- hmmm...
(also, my sister has the worst luck with this type of thing. She bought Hasek and Emery shirts)juhls
- hmmm...
- slinky0
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- slinky0
C-A-P-S! CAPS CAPS CAPS!!!
Ovechkin needs to stay a Cap forever,
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- hiten0
I'm in the lead in the pool, be ready to send me your $20!
- boobs0
They were born to it?
- ninjasavant0
Dear Maple Leafs,
Why do you suck so hard?
- boobs0
Red Wings have a nice winning streak going
- sikma0
I would get rid of the All-Star break and about 20 games from the regular season. The playoffs go all the way into June - that time of year is for the beach not sitting in front the T.V.
Instead of the All-Star break have several regular season outdoor classic games in the same weekend. And not in regular NHL team cities but small towns with tiny little rinks. Turn out would be huge and it would be a great way to get fans involved that would otherwise never get to see a game. Plus the games would matter, which would make them worth watching.
- Fanco0
(long post warning. if you cant read more than 2 compete sentences per post, you're better off here : http://www.qbn.com/topics/569349… . i'm just posting this because i want other people's opinions or ideas)
This year's NHL All-Star game was slighly more entertaining. However, the format needs a little innovation. It’s like watching an old-timers game. Unless serious changes happen, I can’t imagine myself ever enjoying an All-Star game ever again. Here’s a list of recommendations:
1. Move the All-Star game date from mid-season to the off-season. The mid-season break means nothing to me as a fan and viewer. Having the All-Star game mid-summer would give everybody a little taste of hockey to break up the long summer drought.
2. Eliminate fan voting. The players themselves should vote for the All-Star line-up. This way, it might mean more to the players themselves. There’s a large part of me that thinks that most players believe the current format is a nice diversion, nothing more. The honour of being selected to the All-Star game doesn’t exist anymore and I believe this to be entirely the fault of the current fan-voting system. It’s nice to see so many Habs players dressing up in the All-Star garb but I’m annoyed that it really doesn’t mean anything. None of them have actually earned their spots. Especially on the starting line-up.
3. Assuming my first recommendation is implemented, the host city should be the same as the Stanley Cup victors. Hosting the All-Star game should be a privilege earned through team effort, not by pushing some brilliant business model. Hosting the game 4 weeks after the final Stanley Cup game seems like a decent amount of prep time.
4. The uniforms need to go. I’m not going to budge on this one. The jersers that sell the most are any classic or vintage uniforms. I never thought I’d say this but can we have the hideous orange from the 80’s back, please? The one arm red/blue and the other white with awful streaks all over the place were just pure garbage.
5. Gary Bettman has to go. That’s a no-brainer. There have been a lot of good changes implemented during his tenure but I’ve just about had it. Every major sporting league in North America has stated in public that economic futures are dire and that serious changes need to be done in order to keep afloat. Except the NHL that is. I think the blame goes entirely on Bettman’s shoulders, tiny ones as they may be.- 1. No 2. No 3. No 4. OK 5. OK, but give him bus fare homeboobs
- flavorful0
Malkin's goal was suuuuuuuuuite!
- Jaline0
All-Star games are boring. The skills competition is more interesting.
- sikma0
Never been a fan of the all-star game. Last years was sooooooooo boring.
But the Oilers always do better in the second half! Christ their in 6th right now! =)
- flavorful0
The Penguins sent out a message telling all fans going to the game yesterday to wave their Terrible Towels and cheer on the Penguins and get ready for the Steelers/ Ravens AFC Championship Game (NFL).
It was great, because players on each team go to each other's games. Some of the Steelers even went out to Detroit for the Stanley Cup.
Fleury posted a shut-out and was teh #1 start of the game. And this is how he rolled out, haha:
- I knew it would be you bumping this thread. Pffftt.....Pittsburg... and their sports teams...pfftt.Jaline
- ;)Jaline
- I did watch part of the game yesterday and noticed the towels. The commentators mentioned the two sports.Jaline
- It's Pittsburgh, and most often misspelled city in America due to the -H at the end of it, haha.flavorful
- It was awesome though yesterday. First win in the bleus this season, and first back-to-back wins since NOV, haha.flavorful
- wtf, I swear I added the "h"!Jaline
- Let me try again, with the "h":
Pffftt.....Pittsburg... and their sports teams...pfftt.Jaline - Yeah, it cuts it off. *phewJaline
- hahah, well played automatic trim thing that the q00b has, haha. 12345678901234567890...flavorful
- yeah, that's pretty hilariousJaline
- flavorful0
benfal, this just one of those weird questions that came in my head - and I was just wondering your thoughts. In no way am I trying to start a political discourse, or anything of the sort ... the question itself leads to humourous in my mind, especially after this morning.
Since you consider yourself a separatist ... what is your take on people from Quebec wanting to get a NHL team back to replace the Nordiques? :D
If you broke away, would you* still want a NHL hockey team?
* I have no idea if you even want a NHL team back in teh first place, just that there are groups of people who deux.