e30cabrio

iTrader: (6)

I'm here. No one but me cares about the Rangers.

dom

And yes, I think you are the only one. Although Rounder lives in NY he's somehow a Pens fan.

e30cabrio

iTrader: (6)

I admit they suck, but that is the true measure of a fan no?

dom

Absolutely. No one has sucked more and for longer than the Leafs (well except the Rangers for their 50 year drought ) but I'm still here.

black label

Is it worse to have a team just plain suck or is it worse to have a team that is relatively competitive during the regular season but never makes it past the 2nd round of the playoffs. At least Toronto never gets your hopes up just to smash them to the ground.

dom

Hope > No Hope.

But The Leafs were there for a long time as well. I think at one point they had made the playoffs for 10+ years straight, only to disappoint. So I know how it feels. And IMO, not making the playoffs is worse. I still get giddy for a first round match up. And there's always those rare instances where a 7 or 8 team makes it deep into the playoffs. Last year there were 2, Montreal and Philly.

Moog-Type-S

Little Schenn with a goal and four assists!

Little Schenn gonna bring teh goldz to teh

dom

Canada has been very good to the LA Kings.



And isn't it 2 goals?

EDIT: 2 goals and 5 assists. Moog = sucks at scouting.

e30cabrio

iTrader: (6)

For 7 seasons the Rangers did not make it, then they made it to the second round, then they were eliminated on the last day of the season. They are interesting!

lol

I like to call them the best mediocre team in the league.

dom

Yumchah, sit down and stay away from any sharp objects.....


ok?



This includes die-cast robots....






REPORT: BLACKHAWKS' TOEWS TO MISS 'COUPLE WEEKS' WITH INJURY

Jonesi

It's the holidays! I'm off til Jan 4th. Think you're just the only one working or lack there of

black label

I believe the Bruins went about 29 seasons without missing the playoffs. Unfortunately the last time the cup in that run was '72 and I wasn't born yet, apparently the team name was spelled "Bruns" on the cup.

I just find it frustrating when they have a good product on the ice but it's sill missing the last few pieces that would make it a great product.

The Rangers had one of the best cup wins though. The things Messier did in that town were nothing short of magical. I also liked the Rangers for showing that you can't really buy a cup championship. They were spending some serious dough in the 90's and got no results for their investment.

dom

Excuses. I knew you were a phony hockey fan.

Do you even know how long Crosby's point streak is right now? Without using google?

Rich08RL

The USA team is fast and stronger than last seasons team. I would say USA 4-2

e30cabrio

iTrader: (6)

Both of those statements are 100% true. They still spend the most or near the most. Proves chemistry is as important as talent.

black label

With the cap things are much more equal but back in the late 90's and early 00's they snagging superstars like and paying crazy $$$ and failing miserably. 02-03 they had Eric Lindros, Mark Messier, Bobby Holik, Pavel Bure, Brian Leetch, Alexei Kovalev and went 32-36-10-4. One of the reasons I love hockey more than the other professional sports is that you can't buy championships. Like dom mentioned, there's always a 7/8 seed cinderella story, it's a game where the character of the players plays a huge factor in the success of the team.

Moog-Type-S

I was speaking of his last game only

Junior goldz for all of Canadia!!
Little Schenn will deliver like Doughty did before him.
The LA Kings have been very good to the Eskimos!!

dom

And 3 goals and an assist already tonight with more than half the game left.

HE SHOULD BE A LEAF!

Jonesi

Fuckin jinx.......

e30cabrio

iTrader: (6)

Rangers beat the second worst team in the league!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jupitersolo

Sweet backhand goal

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dom

e30cabrio

iTrader: (6)

Great goal.


Question, why does the Caps fan in the stands have a helmet on?

Yumcha

If they miss the playoffs, this is the reason.








And @ the Blues...

dom

Didn't realize the Hawks were in 8th.

The good news is they're only 2 points out of fourth.

The bad news is they're only 4 points up on 14th.

Yumcha

The Western Conference is nuts.



Not sure why the quality of teams between the two conferences is so different...

dom

It was like that and probably still is in the NBA as well. Probably just a coincidence.

Remember all those years of NFC dominance in the early to late 90's?

jupitersolo

On 24/7 last night (which was really good), they showed Lovejoy getting hit in the face by a puck, in the locker room they stitched him up, not bad, from flying with the team to DC, he became Mask. Man did his face blow up.

Jonesi

Sid and MAF reaction was funny as hell.

Jonesi

Side note but somewhat related.. wish they got rid of the 1 point for OT loss. Really fucks things up IMO.

black label

I brought that up about 200 pages ago. I liked it when they did it originally because teams were playing to not lose in OT instead of playing to win but now that we will always have a clear winner I say no points for losers but some say the purists would be mad with games being settled with shoot outs.

dom

3 points for a win, easy solution.

Anyone else more excited about today's alumni game than they are about tomorrow's?

Mario back on ice

black label

How about 0 points for a regulation tie, 1 point for finishing the 4 on 4 OT in a tie, then 1 point for the shoot out.



I just see no reason to give a point for finishing regulation in a tie now that all games will end one team being declared the victor.

dom

Sure. There are about 4 or 5 better ways to award points than the one they're using now. I think a regulation win should count for more than an OT or SO win.

So 3 - 2 - 1

3 in regulation
2 in OT
1 for SO

That will hopefully get teams moving in the 60 minutes.

Jonesi

Don't get me started.... for some impressive reason they aren't showing the Alumni game live in the US..

dom

Not sure if if its on up here. But I'd bet a Steelers first round playoff exit that it is.

Jonesi

Forbes

Rk GM $/point
1 David Poile, Nashville Predators $397,778
2 Doug Wilson, San Jose Sharks $420,037
3 Ken Holland, Detroit Red Wings $428,675
4 Darcy Regier, Buffalo Sabres $438,889
5 Don Waddell, Atlanta Thrashers $444,076
6 Ray Shero, Pittsburgh Penguins $444,963
7 George McPhee, Washington Capitals $448,380
8 Jim Rutherford, Carolina Hurricanes $455,224
9 Garth Snow, New York Islanders $455,627
10 Brian Burke, Toronto Maple Leafs $480,215

Jonesi

Jonesi

It's live on Pens website if anyone wants to watch.. 4-3 Caps in 2nd.

dom

What were the calculation used to come up with those numbers? Burke is in the top 10? That can't be right. He's the highest paid in the league and has a 28th overall team? He makes 4.5 mill and has 30 points.