97BlackAckCL

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At least it's national pancake day!

97BlackAckCL

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really? he didn't dive on top of Malkin? Oh, I must have imagined that

TeknoKing

^ Watch again... Staal dived or fell?

97BlackAckCL

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You're right, Staal is an innocent little angel, he was just skating by humming "My Little Pony" to himself when the big bad MVP brutally attacked him out of nowhere with a tomahawk chop, while laying on his backside, for no apparent reason. Carry on

black label

You forgot the butt end of the stick to the face after the tomahawk chop.

e30cabrio

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Sloppy undisciplined bad period of play by the Rangers.

97BlackAckCL

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Seriously? Crosby, labeled by most as the greatest player in the world, takes a puck in the face, is laying face down bleeding on the ice, and the Islander fans start cheering and clapping... Fucking classless douchebaggery at it's fullest.

Yumcha

Entertaining tilt between the Sharks/Hawks...

Yumcha

Nice win by Chicago. Good start to the season so far.

khannie112

Ugly game all around - they are not playing with motivation or purpose

Rounder

yup. i was at the game. most isles fans are classless assholes. i did get one handshake and a "nice game you outplayed us" but otoh, i was walking back to my car and a group of guys pulled up and yelled out the window "fuck the penguinssssssssssssssss".... long island gonna long island.

TeknoKing

^ Don't worry, this will change in 2015 when 'long islanders' will travel to Brooklyn. Asses will get kicked.

Rounder

it will be interesting to see how many LI'ers show up to brooklyn. i know quite a few season ticket holders and nobody has committed to bklyn yet. also the arena size for hockey is 12,500 i read, which is very small.

Moog-Type-S

Last I checked it was the Caps with that Russian guy bringing up the rear.

Pass the Pipe!

...btw Caps have played 10 games too, Kings only 8....and currently .500.

Rounder

in their division

TeknoKing

"The Barclays Center is not ideally suited for hockey — a hockey rink is bigger than a basketball court — and the size of the arena’s interior was reduced to pare costs. As a result, the arena has room for 14,500 seats for hockey, far smaller than most other hockey stadiums and 3,500 seats fewer than are available for Nets games. The Islanders’ current home, the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, has a capacity of about 16,250, but the team’s average home attendance last season was 13,191."

source: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/25/ny...anted=all&_r=0

Moog-Type-S

ok

because that really matters.

97BlackAckCL

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It really is disgusting, I've been going to hockey games my entire life, and we've had season tickets for 15 years now, and I would never, no matter how much I despise a guy, cheer or celebrate when they get hurt. So fucking low

97BlackAckCL

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Yeah, not like it has implications for the playoffs or anything

Rounder

hey i call it like i see it. don't get all upset because your team has a cup hangover.

Rounder

I don't understand why they didn't make it for hockey when they were building it. They had the option... and the isles signed a 25-year lease. Tickets may be hard to come by if they start winning...

Rounder

lol

97BlackAckCL

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Moog-Type-S

Kings finished pretty much in the cellar of their division last year and still made the playoffs. Conference Standings > Division standings.

...and yes, turns out the 8th seed can win The Cup

Moog-Type-S

Nobody is upset over your irrelevant post.

Yumcha

I don't think seeding matters too much anymore with parity (thanks to the cap) being the norm in the NHL these days.

So, yeah...just make the dance and anything can happen.

Moog-Type-S

..BUT BUT BUT....last place in your division!!!!!!




Statler, you hit the nail on the head.

Don't look now, your birdies are in first~!

Rounder

nobody cares about your irrelevant team.

Moog-Type-S

^^ You do. You brought them up.

97BlackAckCL

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:gheyfight:

Yumcha

DO NOT WANT PRESIDENT'S TROPHY!

black label

TUUUUUUUU
KKAAAAAAAA















that's all I got.

Yumcha

And black label: WHAT GENEROUS TEAM did the Bruins get Rask from...?!???

Yumcha

Toronto Maple Trees: Boston's Source of Excellence

black label

Tuukka Rask? He's a home grown hero, he came up from our farm team in Toronto.

Rounder

Fibonacci

Okay, catching up on a couple of pages of the bible of hockey wisdom. As domcha would say: teh butt hurt runs strong in pens fans.

Speaking of butt hurt, gosh it would be nice if the Wings could sport the same lineup in more than two consecutive games.

I know my boy Money Moogelino's favorite hair band (and vastly underrated I might add) can speak to how Hockeytown feels lately. Tis gonna be a long cold winter...


Lidstrom, please come back.

Moog-Type-S

^^ You know how I roll, playa!
Why don't you mix in some Heartbreak Station...

Moog-Type-S

Tim Thomas Traded to NY Islanders

Just heard the news.

Moog-Type-S

The Boston Bruins have traded goaltender Tim Thomas to the New York Islanders in exchange for a conditional draft pick in 2014 or 2015.

Thomas announced last summer that he was taking a year off from hockey.

Thomas is in the final year of his current contract, which carries a $5 million cap hit for the 2012-13 season. The no-movement clause that is a part of the deal expired last July 1.

The 38-year-old went 35-19-1 with a 2.36 goals-against average and a .920 save percentage this past season. In the playoffs, he had a 2.14 GAA and a .923 save percentage. Boston lost in seven games to Washington in the first round.

Thomas won the 2009 and 2011 Vezina Trophy, and has a 196-121-45 record and 2.48 GAA in 378 career games with the Bruins. In 50 postseason games, he holds a 29-21 mark with a 2.07 GAA.

Thomas won the 2011 Conn Smythe Trophy after leading Boston to its first Stanley Cup title since 1972.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=415479