The Random Hockey Thoughts Thread

[Apocalypse]

Personally I'd like Phoenix to leave for Winnipeg or a different Canadian city.

 

[Tailback U]

The sharks forum at the hfboards is like having a bunch of omars on it. Just hilarious.

One minute its the series is over everyone just give up to "we're going to win it all!"

What? Where did I say the series was over or that the Sharks are going to win it?

Anybody can beat anybody, obviously. I just complain when I see a lack of effort. I think every fan has a right to do bitch and moan when a team that is inferior to theirs scores 8 straight goals on 'em.

Kings aren't going to just lay down and accept defeat. I expect them to come out and play hard with a good chance of winning Saturday. They're tough and they have a lot of fight in them. As I've been saying all along, the Sharks just need to fight and compete for puck control on the boards. That is where the Kings are strongest. Sharks fought hard for pucks last game and it paid off.

 

[wingsfan77]

And once again the Flyers lose because their bargain-bin goalies can't hold up, is anybody surprised?.....Anybody? Didn't think so.

 

[Ravin]

Flyers knew their goalie issues and did nothing to solve it. Rather they went out and got Vertseeg who basically does jack all for a team already loaded with talent. Toronto is probably just laughing their ass off now because with Boston and Philly both not playing good, their first look a hell of a lot better.

 

[killgod]

I can see why because a lot of them now have ties to that area. Shane Doan for example has a lot of charity work and his family is all set up there and he isn't happy about the prospect of moving again. That is the one thing people don't take into consideration when talk of relocation happens. There are hundreds of people whose lives are going to go through a major change having to move to not only a different location, but in this case, a different country all together.

I still think Winnipeg is a stupid location, and if the NHL goes through with this, I do think Jim Balsile has a good case he can make that the NHL was blocking him from owning a team, since he wanted to move them to Ontario. And we know Ontario is a bigger hockey market then Winnipeg.

Yeah but it's not so much about leaving Phoenix as it is hating on Winnipeg. They are just trashing the city, it's not something you really see in these situations.

Not sure why Winnipeg is a "stupid" location when they have an arena along with the richest fucking guy in Canada ready to be the owner.

Not sure what kind of "case' you think JB can make, if the NHL doesn't want him then wtf can he do? It's their league and they can have whoever they want as an owner.

 

[killgod]

3/4 goals vs Philly tonight were as hilariously bad as the Stanley Cup clincher last year.

Fucking terrible.


Although Philly just spending big on a goalie likely isn't an answer either, cause it's not translating into championships. Journeymen vets and young players out to prove themselves seem to be the best bet. Probably would help Philly to pick one guy and stick with it.

Last year they played what, 3-4 goalies? Same as this year. I mean fuck, how do you expect results when these guys know their getting benched if they don't win every night? Stupid.

 

[Tailback U]

Holy shit. Bobby Ryan just had the sickest goal ever.

 

[Ravin]

Agree with Flyers goalie situation. It is fine to run two goalies throughout most of the year. Look at Washington, they seem to do it every year, and Boston does as well. Then comes a time when you pick a starter and that is it, and stop changing shit up. Nurvirth won it in Washington because of injury but he played great, and Thomas won the starting job easily. To me, there was no reason not to play Bob's and give the kid some playoff experience.

Like way to say to the kid "oh we trust you to win regular season games, but we want you in the press box come playoff time."


The thing with Winnipeg is more the corporate side of things and that they really don't have much out there. Plus Winnipeg is kind of a loner city in the middle of Canada. They don't have a lot of big cities to feed the team. If Quebec had the arena done I would think the team would go there. They have the richest man in Canada, but he doesn't buy all the tickets. Hopefully it works, and then will begin the clusterfuck of retooling all the divisions.

 

[Tailback U]

I can't remember seeing so many big (2, 3, 4 goal) comebacks in the playoffs.

Anybody know what the record is for number of OT games in the playoffs?

 

[wingsfan77]

I know this is wishful thinking but I'd like to see both Carter and Versteeg traded over the summer..anybody want Carter and his 30+ goals a year? Pretty, pretty please?

 

[leaffan]

I know this is wishful thinking but I'd like to see both Carter and Versteeg traded over the summer..anybody want Carter and his 30+ goals a year? Pretty, pretty please?

Yah sure that would fix toronto wanting a first line center problem.

 

[calgaryballer]

I know this is wishful thinking but I'd like to see both Carter and Versteeg traded over the summer..anybody want Carter and his 30+ goals a year? Pretty, pretty please?

I know when Calgary was shopping Phaneuf, they tried to take Carter. Philly smartly refused

 

[leaffan]

I know when Calgary was shopping Phaneuf, they tried to take Carter. Philly smartly refused

Carter actually would of been a leaf 2 years ago along with phillys first round pick and something else for kaberle if kaberle would of waived his NTC.

 

[calgaryballer]

Carter actually would of been a leaf 2 years ago along with phillys first round pick and something else for kaberle if kaberle would of waived his NTC.

Wow, they wanted Kaberle bad. Carter + a 1st? The seems excessive

 

[leaffan]

Wow, they wanted Kaberle bad. Carter + a 1st? The seems excessive

Boston had a deal in place in 07 that would of sent Savard and their first rounder to toronto for kaberle as well which was of course denied by his NTC.

For philly they ended up getting Pronger a year later so it was pretty much a moot point.

NTCs have killed toronto bad over the years. I remember there was a deal in place that would of sent Sundin to a playoff team in his final year of his contract but he didn't waive his NTC and signed with the canucks the next year and the leafs got nothing.

The John Ferguson Jr. Era killed the leafs bad lol. The only good thing to come out of it was the guy made some good draft picks.

 

[Woy]

Horrible showing by the Penguins today. Looked good early but couldn't get one past Roloson. Fleury was awful and Johnson just went through the motions when he came in.

Fun fact: Dan Blysma is now 0-5 in series-clinching games at home. That's crazy in my mind.

Not too worried going into Game 6 though.

 

[calgaryballer]

The graphics NBC uses are terrible. That 'Washington Leads Series 3-1' looks like I made it in Grade 9 computer class

 

[strahanfan92]

C'mon Rangers score one and make this a game.

 

[PEYMAN18]

Winnipeg would be shitty place to move a team. Here in Canada we are desperate for another team. But Winnipeg? We will take it but its not the most ideal place. They had the lowest attendance when they were in the leauge and will be in the bottom once again when they move back.

I don't think Toronto/Quebec would be good places to go ethier. Sure those are the two of the biggest cities in Canada. But there is no way in hell they would be able to compete with the Maple Leafs/Montreal.

I really want a team in London. It's not nearly as big as Toronto, Quebec, Hamilton, Winnipeg, but it has a shit ton of large areas around it. The Waterloo area and ALL of South Ontario. I guarentee it could support a NHL team.

 

[Obst]

I bet Quebec would be able to give major support if you gave them the Nordiques back.