The Random Hockey Thoughts Thread

[JOHNNYTHECLOWN]

really mini? doesn't even fucking make any sense

MONTREAL – Montreal police are still investigating a March 8 on-ice hit at the Bell Centre that severely injured Canadiens player Max Pacioretty, Sgt. Ian Lafrenière said Monday afternoon.

However, the police spokesperson deflected more specific questions about any progress in the month-long probe.

Lafrenière wouldn’t say, for instance, whether Boston Bruins defenceman Zdeno Chara – who made the hit on Pacioretty – will be questioned by local detectives when the Bruins return to Montreal for two playoff encounters next week.

That will be the first time the Bruins return to town since Chara checked Pacioretty’s head into a stanchion at the Bell Centre.

The 22-year-old Hab was knocked unconscious, fractured his fourth cervical vertebra and was left with a severe concussion.

“There might have been a misunderstanding” with Bruins management, Lafrenière said in a voice mail.

Peter Chiarelli, the Bruins’ general manager, had suggested during a media teleconference at noon Monday that Montreal law enforcement wouldn’t be asking distracting questions of Chara while the Bruins are in town next week to play Games 3 and 4 against the Habs, in their first round of Stanley Cup playoffs.

“They’ve been very good, the authorities up there,” Chiarelli added, “and don’t anticipate nothing untoward will happen when we get up there.”

The possible “misunderstanding” with Bruins management, police spokesperson Lafrenière suggested, might stem from the Bruins’ last trip north of the border.

“They’d been questioning us, because they were playing against the Maple Leafs in Toronto,” a March 19 matchup, Lafrenière stated.

“They asked, ‘Are we going to be bothered at Customs?’

“And we said, ‘No, we know exactly what we’re looking for, we don’t have to arrest you guys.’

“So,” Lafrenière added, “that might be the misunderstanding.”

In a voice mail, Lafrenière did not make it clear whether Chara had been or will be questioned by Montreal police in connection with the Pacioretty injury.

Nor did he return callbacks posing the specific question and seeking the answer.

Two days after the hit, in the face of a Habs-fans outcry, Louis Dionne, Quebec’s director of criminal and penal prosecutions, said his office had advised the Quebec Ministry of Public Security that it was recommending an investigation.

Montreal police picked up the puck. A probe of the hit and its aftermath would begin immediately, Montreal police Constable Olivier Lapointe said.

Lafrenière’s Monday update – that “we are still doing the investigation” – was the first public follow-up since.

The launch of the police probe followed by one day a National Hockey League decision to not suspend Chara.

After he checked Pacioretty, who didn’t have the puck, into the boards, referees had assessed Chara a five-minute major and a game misconduct.

Read more: Montreal police investigation looms over playoffs with Bruins

 

[Ravin]

VSN is really fucked now. Double posts are out, triple posts are in!

 

[Tailback U]

Stars have fired Marc Crawford and it looks like Stars fans are pretty happy about it.

 

[killgod]

They should be. Maurice should lose his job as well.

When you have a win and in situation at the end of the year, and come out THAT flat vs teams playing for nothing.....unacceptable.

Both Dallas and Carolina were awful in those games.

 

[Fappin Raptor]

Celebrating 20 Straight Stanley Cup® Playoff Appearances - 1998

Probably one of my favorite sports memories of all time.

 

[leaffan]

Thanks for letting me know.

You missed the joke...

 

[killgod]

You missed the joke...

You missed the playoffs...

 

for the record I got the joke and laughed

 

[Tailback U]

They should be. Maurice should lose his job as well.

When you have a win and in situation at the end of the year, and come out THAT flat vs teams playing for nothing.....unacceptable.

Both Dallas and Carolina were awful in those games.

That is impossible to blame on the coach, though.

You can blame him for all the other fuck ups, but there is no way a coach should have to get his guys "up" for a win and in situation. If the players aren't already pumped and ready to go then the Stars need some new skaters more than a new coach.

 

[Ravin]

The thought of a possible Hall - Nugent-Hopkins - Eberle line is just sick. If this team can just find a damn goalie full time, they have a sick team in the making. It might not be next season, but if I'm the Oilers coach, I get those three on a line together as soon as possible and see what they can do together. Hall/Eberle are pure goal scorers, Hopkins has great eyes.

Still say they wont make the playoffs, but they wont be getting the 2012 first pick thats for sure.

 

[leaffan]

Oilers need to draft Larson.

 

[killgod]

That is impossible to blame on the coach, though.

You can blame him for all the other fuck ups, but there is no way a coach should have to get his guys "up" for a win and in situation. If the players aren't already pumped and ready to go then the Stars need some new skaters more than a new coach.

I personally think it's the coach's job to prepare them for the game. These teams were not prepared to win when you lose like that.

They were thoroughly worked in a Game 7.

 

[theMINI]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwXCxaKuyIw&feature=player_embedded#at=106

 

[Tailback U]

Sharks aren't even playing tonight and I'm so stoked to watch playoff hockey!!

 

[Woy]

LET'S GO enguin:S

 

[Apocalypse]

It's too bad I work tonight...I can't watch the game. I do have Sportscenter on my phone and it's gonna alert me when the game starts, goals and end of periods so I guess that's better than nothing.

 

[Obst]

So the Phoenix Coyotes begin their postseason tonight against the Detroit Red Wings with this hanging over their heads: FAN 590 hosts Nick Kypreos and Doug MacLean claimed they heard last night from different sources that the deal with Glendale was "all but dead" and that the Coyotes will relocate to Winnipeg next season.

 

[Tailback U]

^No better way to go out then to win a Cup.

Can anybody tell me if Weber and Suter man the blue line together or are they on separate lines?

If they are on the same line I may switch my pick from Anaheim to Nashville because I think those 2 will be able to contain the Perry-Getz-Ryan line.

 

[strahanfan92]

^No better way to go out then to win a Cup.

Can anybody tell me if Weber and Suter man the blue line together or are they on separate lines?

If they are on the same line I may switch my pick from Anaheim to Nashville because I think those 2 will be able to contain the Perry-Getz-Ryan line.

Truth to the fullest.


So pumped for tonight, if Rangers can steal game 1 like montreal did last year, there is great hope for this series.

 

[Tailback U]

my desktop:

lots of resolutions offered here: Round 1 Playoff Bracket Wallpaper Now Available - LetsGoWings.com Forums

 

[Houston]

Had 5 tickets to the Aeros game.