Hockeytyme !!!

 

I know it's just preseason, but the pathetic Canucks lost to the new team already

 

Go new team!

 

Treading water means their record was still not what we all saw by springtime. By end of December last season, they were 19-12-7. So, without pity points, as the "7", they were effectively a .500 squad at 19-19. The Oil caught fire in January going 9-5 and in March, they were outstanding as well.

 

woot one down!

lol

 

Is it me or is this funny considering their preseason home opener was "iced out" due to sh! tty ice?

Yes, you can probably take the Arizona Coyotes seriously now ? ProHockeyTalk

lol

 

It must be Hockey Season when Cabby pokes his head out of his hole

 

Er no, I posted all offseason.

 

Was supposed to be on call this week but had to trade with a coworker, had already given GF and her dad my preseason tickets for tonight to see the Fibby Wings. At least I get a guy's night out instead

Guess I have to shave the playoff beard before the next season starts

 

Yankees already won, hoping for a Boston loss & Rangers preseason action.

 

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Hayes!!!

Woot!

 

Why are the Rangers & Islanders in Connecticut?

http://www.websterbankarena.com/

 

Avery was always a clown act. But, it's still interesting to see his take on Torts and etc.

https://sports.yahoo.com/sean-avery-...164531904.html

 

I was glad when Torts left. He is a dog lover though.....

 

Nothing he says about Torts surprises me, that guy kills locker rooms and wears out his welcome pretty quickly

 

Dang...just read Puck Daddy's announcement that he's leaving and pursuing other interests. I enjoy his writing...always very amusing and has some decent insight. Even if he does not spew how Deano is never wrong and everyone is in cap hell except LA.

 

Ahhhh...sure is great to have hockey back.




And nice the Leaves applied to the Winnipeg Thrashers.

 

Parade planning begins tomorrow

 

Well, if this is the year to get bullish about Canuckian teams, it'd be all about the Oilers, Flames, and Leaves.

On paper, I actually quite like Toronnah's squad and even a bit more than Edmonton's simply because I like the blueline the tree-parts have versus McDavid's. But...the latter does have McDavid. It'll be interesting.

 

Jagr is a Flame.

 

Connor McDavid 3 Calgary Flames 0

 

Connor McDavid 3 Calgary Flames 0

 

What an opening night.. at McDavid just blowing the doors off everyone, he's ridiculous..

Andersen was SOLID last night, should be another fun season..

 

Great banner raising ceremony last night, I'll post pics in a bit

 

McDavid might be been the only person to get on the score sheet last night, but it wasn't for a lacking of trying on the Oilers part. They pelted Mike Smith with almost 50 shots, and fuck me, one to the jugular and one to his face cage

Start to finish, Calgary looked like an AHL team in comparison

 

But dey got Jagr doe...

 

McDavid's speed is breath-taking. Geebus Christ...Edmonton needs to pinch itself every day on just how fortunate they are to have such a hockey treasure.

 

Patrick Kane is killing the Pens less than 10 minutes into the game, infuckingsane.

 

Ok, I know it's just the first period, but I think Pittsburgh forgot to show up to the game against the Hawks. 5-0 in the first period is Oilers-level terrible

 

you think the flames will do better than the senators this year? I think it'll be close, but for some reason I want to give the sens the edge.

 

Holy Stanley Cup hangover yum-man.... The Hawks know an awful lot about that. This game is absolutely embarrassing, so frustrating to see our lack of depth and rusty play. Ugh, can only go up from here....

 

I was thinking it was the cup hangover too

they'll be back... but still funny to see!

 

@ Pens...

WOW...they clearly forgot to board the plane to Chicago.

 

I like what they have (no Jagr joining has zip to do with it). Harmonica, Jordano, Brody, Hammilten, and Rock...it's a solid blueline.

I dunno. Just a hunch. But, we'll know more by the 40 game mark. Definitely was impressed with what I saw from Edmonton yesterday. McDavid is awesome.

 

 

The Hawks certainly looked better than the team who was swept in 4 games

 

They scored more in 3 minutes yesterday than they did in an entire series.

For 1 night, it looks like Hawks may have addressed a few issues (i.e. speed and better fits at wing). But, it's just 1 game.

 

The start of the season has been like some 1-upmanship between some of the League's stars though.

McDavid went ape-poop against the Flames and then Ovie scores the hattie. But, Kane had some absolutely gorgeous setups and his goal was also insane. Murray had zero chance to save that.


But, if Moogie was here, he'd tell the Pens to trade both their no-name goalies cuz yeah, that was why the Pens got obliterated last night.

 

I'll be honest... for every time I watch a game, I say a little "thank you lord sweet Jesus" for McDavid. No one in Edmonton takes him for granted. We know just how damn lucky we got, rigged or not.

 

If Edmonton wins it all as some are predicting, it's because of your city's savior. Seriously. Talk about single-handedly saving a franchise. Pretty much what Sid did for the Pens too when they "won" the lottery right to draft him.

I'm not some cap expert like Deano's Acolyte, but the Oilers are NOT yet in "cap hell" because the mega contracts don't kick in until next year, right? So, if anything, this is THE year for Sharelli to go all-in...Edmonton has the cap space to really add some nice players if they choose to.