2011-12 NHL Regular Season Thread - Page 9

RomaGoth · 11-21-2011, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Chief Rum

Cue joke about the power never coming back on in the Anaheim bench area.

BTW, I wonder what the heck is going on at the Honda Center? The start of the third period last Thursday was delayed a good 15 minutes or so as well by a lighting issue.

Occupy Honda Center rally?

Chief Rum · 11-21-2011, 10:28 AM

Break out the pepper spray.

Suburban Rhythm · 11-22-2011, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by HiFiRevival

Caps come from down 2-0, both goals for Phoenix were short handed, to win 4-3. I'm still not sold on Vokoun. Alex Semin was a healthy scratch and Ovi may have been the worst player on the ice for the Caps and they still won.

There was also a point in the game where a red balloon was floating just above head level on the ice. The Phoenix goalie got annoyed enough that he swung his stick at it before one faceoff.

Crosby only 11 points behind

RomaGoth · 11-22-2011, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by HiFiRevival

Ovi got slammed on the front page of the Washington Post sports section yesterday by one of the Caps lead writers. There's legitimate discussion among fans about whether or not he can be moved with his contract. I actually heard someone say he's got a little Gilbert Arenas in him yesterday.

He pulled a gun on a teammate during a poker game on a plane?

Grover · 11-23-2011, 08:43 PM

Flyers come back down 3-1 after two to beat the Isles 4-3 in overtime. Briere with the equalizer with 5:42 left and gets the winner too. Great penalty kill after Harts took a stupid (shocking) penalty just :21 into OT. He gets the puck after the kill, gives it to Danny Boy who finds some space and DiPietro's five hole.

Flyers have now beaten the Isles in 22 of their last 23 meetings.

JonInMiddleGA · 11-23-2011, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by HiFiRevival

I've never seen that kind of improvement from someone in his 30s.

Hope they don't ask him to pee in a cup anytime soon

JPhillips · 11-23-2011, 09:00 PM

I'll take a risk and say the Caps would not be a better team without Ovi and Semin.

DeToxRox · 11-25-2011, 02:35 PM

Suburban Rhythm · 11-25-2011, 10:53 PM

Crosby has 7 points in 3 games. And actually in 2, as he was scoreless Wednesday night vs STL.

Sure, those 2 games are against NYI and OTT, but still.

And, he could add to it tomorrow night in Montreal-

3 straight seasons, the Saturday following Thanksgiving, Crosby has a HT.

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MizzouRah · 11-25-2011, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DeToxRox

LMAO..

MizzouRah · 11-25-2011, 11:05 PM

Another shutout for G Elliott.. I hope Hitchcock plays him now and keeps Halek on the bench.

Wolfpack · 11-25-2011, 11:22 PM

Canes may have just had a dead cat bounce. They managed to shrug off a two-week stretch of horrid hockey with a pair of wins, but then blew a lead twice and lost in SO against Montreal a couple of nights ago, then followed that up with a generally inept performance in a loss to Winnipeg at home tonight. The rapidly deteriorating mistake that is Tomas Kaberle allowed himself to get outworked on the game-winning goal by Andrew Ladd, then followed up with a spectacular fail on an open-net chance set up by a beautiful feed from Skinner late in the third that could have tied the game. The "Mo must go" chants are getting a bit louder by the game right now on top of all that, so things are really getting to a critical point for this season. The question is now becoming whether it's worth firing Maurice to try to salvage the season, or consider the season something of a write-off at this point (at which time the team will go on a massive tear after the New Year that will flicker some hope, only to run out of gas at the end, similar to 2010) and let him finish out the last year of his contract and make the change with a new coach and a possible lottery pick for next year.

Dr. Sak · 11-27-2011, 08:40 PM

How much longer does Bruce Boudreau have a job for?

Wolfpack · 11-27-2011, 09:41 PM

Hey now, no cutting in line! We Canes fans want to fire our coach first! 4-3 loss in Ottawa tonight and thus Carolina remains mired in 14th place in the East and that's only because the Islanders would have to win two games to catch up to us, which means the Islanders must really suck....

Suburban Rhythm · 11-28-2011, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by HiFiRevival

And the Caps lose 5-1 to a Buffalo team missing 9 regulars. Roman Hamrlik, Jeff Halpern and Tomas Vokoun are massive downgrades from Scott Hannan, Boyd Gordon and Semyon Varlamov at nearly 7 times the money.

3rd shorty given up by the Caps this week, and nearly gave up a 2nd again tonight, that just happens to coincide with Fat Fuck putting Ovi back on the PP point. Anybody willing to take nearly 10 years and $97 million off our hands?

There are 6-8 professionals on the Caps roster. That's all.

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Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

How much longer does Bruce Boudreau have a job for?

Bob McKenzie reporting Coach BB(Q) is out, Dale Hunter in

gstelmack · 11-28-2011, 07:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolfpack

(at which time the team will go on a massive tear after the New Year that will flicker some hope, only to run out of gas at the end, similar to 2010)

Or 2005 or pick your year. Even the 2006 cup year was a horrid start, but they went on the massive tear after New Year that by some miracle they did not run out of gas on.

I don't think I've ever seen the Canes put together a complete season. Inconsistent play and lack of effort has ALWAYS been a hallmark of these teams. I still remember the Boston game when the Canes win and they're in, and Boston was down several players including the starting goalie due to injury and they couldn't win. And I'll always remember the Montreal game during one of their stretch collapses that cost them a playoff spot where the entire game consisted of dumpoff into the Montreal end, scrum around the Montreal goal, puck squirts out, two Canadiens bring it down the ice, one Cane trailing trying to catch up, goal.

Ah well, at least I won the NC Lottery prize pack back a few weeks ago when Washington came to town, that we almost missed because both kids needed a potty break...

RomaGoth · 11-28-2011, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

How much longer does Bruce Boudreau have a job for?

Apparently.................none.

Honolulu_Blue · 11-28-2011, 08:57 AM

Glad to hear it's Dale Hunter behind the bench. It's not at all surprising, since he's been linked with that job for a while now, but nice. It will be very interesting to see if the Caps adopt his identity as his OHL teams tended to do and how Hunter and Ovechkin get along. Could be a fun, wild ride.

Honolulu_Blue · 11-28-2011, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolfpack

Hey now, no cutting in line! We Canes fans want to fire our coach first! 4-3 loss in Ottawa tonight and thus Carolina remains mired in 14th place in the East and that's only because the Islanders would have to win two games to catch up to us, which means the Islanders must really suck....

Muarice is out!

Suburban Rhythm · 11-28-2011, 10:53 AM

Guy Boucher, and his 100 games of experience, is the most tenured coach in the SE division.

gstelmack · 11-28-2011, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Muarice is out!

Carolina Hurricanes fire coach Paul Maurice - NHL - SI.com

Kirk Muller is the replacement.

Chief Rum · 11-28-2011, 12:48 PM

Is it Fire The Coach Day?

Randy Carlyle, you might want to be looking over your shoulder right about now.

Suburban Rhythm · 11-28-2011, 02:02 PM

Pronger out 4 weeks after knee surgery.

Good thing Homer studied the CBA extensively before that deal.

Grover · 11-28-2011, 02:03 PM

Pronger out 4 weeks, undergoing knee surgery.

Cap genius Paul Holmgren made the mistake at waiving Oskars Bartulis before the season and now we can't even afford to call him back up. With Lilja out six weeks, the Flyers will continue to skate with a pair of rookies in the back six. I'm curious to see how this team gets to the new year with 6 rookies starting every night.

Suburban Rhythm · 11-28-2011, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Grover

Pronger out 4 weeks, undergoing knee surgery.

Cap genius Paul Holmgren made the mistake at waiving Oskars Bartulis before the season and now we can't even afford to call him back up. With Lilja out six weeks, the Flyers will continue to skate with a pair of rookies in the back six. I'm curious to see how this team gets to the new year with 6 rookies starting every night.

You still have Matt Walker...or is he already playing?

Grover · 11-28-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Suburban Rhythm

You still have Matt Walker...or is he already playing?

Walker is utter crap. He's been in and out of the lineup. I'm much more comfortable with Bourdon and Marshall as rookies than I am with Matt Walker and his 1.7m salary.

He and Jody Shelley were awful, awful signings for their prices.

Suburban Rhythm · 11-28-2011, 02:11 PM

I appreciate that each of our prior 3 posts combined reference Holmgren's terrible cap management for 3 separate reasons...and all are correct.

Fidatelo · 11-28-2011, 02:45 PM

I find it really interesting to see how harsh some of you guys are on your own teams. It will be fun to see if I become this bitter about the Jets as time goes on.

Dr. Sak · 11-28-2011, 03:07 PM

Nodl has been put on waivers...There is a trade brewing.

Grover · 11-28-2011, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

Nodl has been put on waivers...There is a trade brewing.

Disappointing to hear. I can only assume it's for a d-man. Nodl's been a decent player for us, a good fourth liner, excellent penalty killer, but the rise of Couturier and especially Matt Read on the PK has made him expendable.

It could also be to make room for Brayden Schenn, who's expected to be back for for the game against the Ducks on Friday.

Homer says it's to gauge interest in Nodl... but why not pick up a phone?

Honolulu_Blue · 11-28-2011, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

Nodl has been put on waivers...There is a trade brewing.

Not the Noodler!

Pumpy Tudors · 11-28-2011, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

I find it really interesting to see how harsh some of you guys are on your own teams. It will be fun to see if I become this bitter about the Jets as time goes on.

Yeah, I wonder where it's all coming from. I mean, we've got Capitals fans, Flyers fans, Hurricanes fans, and that guy with the funny blog who likes the Maple Leafs (I can't remember his name) griping. These four teams have one Stanley Cup championship combined in the past 36 years. Where are the expectations coming from?

If this is the norm, I should've shot myself in the face after the Devils missed the playoffs last season. [insert joke here about how I should shoot myself in the face for being a Devils fan]

Grover · 11-28-2011, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Yeah, I wonder where it's all coming from. I mean, we've got Capitals fans, Flyers fans, Hurricanes fans, and that guy with the funny blog who likes the Maple Leafs (I can't remember his name) griping. These four teams have one Stanley Cup championship combined in the past 36 years. Where are the expectations coming from?

Well, I can't really gripe about the Bengals this year, so something has to fill that spot.

Homer's cap (mis)management has been poor ever since he's been in charge in Philly and it's really, really starting to hurt the team by forcing Lavy to play a bunch of untested rookies.

And while Read and Couturier have been excellent as rookies, it's still early in the season and neither of them have ever played a season as long as an NHL season. Burnout is bound to happen, much like JVR did his first year.

johnnyshaka · 11-28-2011, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

I find it really interesting to see how harsh some of you guys are on your own teams. It will be fun to see if I become this bitter about the Jets as time goes on.

On the internet, "fanboys" are usually ridiculed and eventually forced to change their handle. Also, being contradictory is way "cooler"...you know, the "I'm a rebel" for making off the wall comments.

That's why I don't post often in this thread these days...I don't want to change my handle nor am I cool enough!

Honolulu_Blue · 11-28-2011, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

On the internet, "fanboys" are usually ridiculed and eventually forced to change their handle. Also, being contradictory is way "cooler"...you know, the "I'm a rebel" for making off the wall comments.

That's why I don't post often in this thread these days...I don't want to change my handle nor am I cool enough!

I post here all the time... Mainly on the account of my coolness.

RomaGoth · 11-28-2011, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Yeah, I wonder where it's all coming from. I mean, we've got Capitals fans, Flyers fans, Hurricanes fans, and that guy with the funny blog who likes the Maple Leafs (I can't remember his name) griping. These four teams have one Stanley Cup championship combined in the past 36 years. Where are the expectations coming from?

If this is the norm, I should've shot myself in the face after the Devils missed the playoffs last season. [insert joke here about how I should shoot myself in the face for being a Devils fan]

Why all the self-hurt?

Suburban Rhythm · 11-28-2011, 03:24 PM

I have no real complaints about my team...other than the rest of the hockey world not conceding the season and giving them the Cup now.

Dr. Sak · 11-28-2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RomaGoth

Why all the self-hurt?

You've never seen his face have you? Some would consider it an improvement

Suburban Rhythm · 11-28-2011, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

Nodl has been put on waivers...There is a trade brewing.

Bryzgalov only has 8 3/4 years remaining on his deal...

Pumpy Tudors · 11-28-2011, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by RomaGoth

Why all the self-hurt?

Being a Devils fan is self-hurt.

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Originally Posted by Dr. Sak

You've never seen his face have you? Some would consider it an improvement

ice cold imo

11-21-2011, 10:28 AM	#402
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Break out the pepper spray. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

11-23-2011, 08:43 PM	#409
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	Flyers come back down 3-1 after two to beat the Isles 4-3 in overtime. Briere with the equalizer with 5:42 left and gets the winner too. Great penalty kill after Harts took a stupid (shocking) penalty just :21 into OT. He gets the puck after the kill, gives it to Danny Boy who finds some space and DiPietro's five hole. Flyers have now beaten the Isles in 22 of their last 23 meetings. __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

11-23-2011, 09:00 PM	#411
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11-25-2011, 10:53 PM	#415
Suburban Rhythm Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pittsburgh	Crosby has 7 points in 3 games. And actually in 2, as he was scoreless Wednesday night vs STL. Sure, those 2 games are against NYI and OTT, but still. And, he could add to it tomorrow night in Montreal- 3 straight seasons, the Saturday following Thanksgiving, Crosby has a HT. New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins Box Score, November 29, 2008 \| Hockey-Reference.com New York Rangers at Pittsburgh Penguins Box Score, November 28, 2009 \| Hockey-Reference.com Calgary Flames at Pittsburgh Penguins Box Score, November 27, 2010 \| Hockey-Reference.com __________________ "Do you guys play fast tempos with odd time signatures?" "Yeah" "Cool!!"

11-28-2011, 08:57 AM	#425
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	Glad to hear it's Dale Hunter behind the bench. It's not at all surprising, since he's been linked with that job for a while now, but nice. It will be very interesting to see if the Caps adopt his identity as his OHL teams tended to do and how Hunter and Ovechkin get along. Could be a fun, wild ride. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

11-25-2011, 02:35 PM	#413
DeToxRox Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Michigan

11-25-2011, 11:05 PM	#417
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Another shutout for G Elliott.. I hope Hitchcock plays him now and keeps Halek on the bench.

11-25-2011, 11:22 PM	#418
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	Canes may have just had a dead cat bounce. They managed to shrug off a two-week stretch of horrid hockey with a pair of wins, but then blew a lead twice and lost in SO against Montreal a couple of nights ago, then followed that up with a generally inept performance in a loss to Winnipeg at home tonight. The rapidly deteriorating mistake that is Tomas Kaberle allowed himself to get outworked on the game-winning goal by Andrew Ladd, then followed up with a spectacular fail on an open-net chance set up by a beautiful feed from Skinner late in the third that could have tied the game. The "Mo must go" chants are getting a bit louder by the game right now on top of all that, so things are really getting to a critical point for this season. The question is now becoming whether it's worth firing Maurice to try to salvage the season, or consider the season something of a write-off at this point (at which time the team will go on a massive tear after the New Year that will flicker some hope, only to run out of gas at the end, similar to 2010) and let him finish out the last year of his contract and make the change with a new coach and a possible lottery pick for next year.

11-27-2011, 08:40 PM	#420
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	How much longer does Bruce Boudreau have a job for?

11-27-2011, 09:41 PM	#421
Wolfpack Pro Rookie Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC	Hey now, no cutting in line! We Canes fans want to fire our coach first! 4-3 loss in Ottawa tonight and thus Carolina remains mired in 14th place in the East and that's only because the Islanders would have to win two games to catch up to us, which means the Islanders must really suck....

11-28-2011, 10:53 AM	#428
Suburban Rhythm Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pittsburgh	Guy Boucher, and his 100 games of experience, is the most tenured coach in the SE division. __________________ "Do you guys play fast tempos with odd time signatures?" "Yeah" "Cool!!"

11-28-2011, 12:48 PM	#431
Chief Rum Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Where Hip Hop lives	Is it Fire The Coach Day? Randy Carlyle, you might want to be looking over your shoulder right about now. __________________ . . I would rather be wrong...Than live in the shadows of your song...My mind is open wide...And now I'm ready to start...You're not sure...You open the door...And step out into the dark...Now I'm ready.

11-28-2011, 02:02 PM	#432
Suburban Rhythm Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pittsburgh	Pronger out 4 weeks after knee surgery. Good thing Homer studied the CBA extensively before that deal. __________________ "Do you guys play fast tempos with odd time signatures?" "Yeah" "Cool!!"

11-28-2011, 02:03 PM	#433
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	Pronger out 4 weeks, undergoing knee surgery. Cap genius Paul Holmgren made the mistake at waiving Oskars Bartulis before the season and now we can't even afford to call him back up. With Lilja out six weeks, the Flyers will continue to skate with a pair of rookies in the back six. I'm curious to see how this team gets to the new year with 6 rookies starting every night. __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

11-28-2011, 02:11 PM	#436
Suburban Rhythm Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pittsburgh	I appreciate that each of our prior 3 posts combined reference Holmgren's terrible cap management for 3 separate reasons...and all are correct. __________________ "Do you guys play fast tempos with odd time signatures?" "Yeah" "Cool!!"

11-28-2011, 02:45 PM	#437
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	I find it really interesting to see how harsh some of you guys are on your own teams. It will be fun to see if I become this bitter about the Jets as time goes on. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

11-28-2011, 03:07 PM	#438
Dr. Sak Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Stuck in Yinzerville, PA	Nodl has been put on waivers...There is a trade brewing.

11-28-2011, 03:24 PM	#446
Suburban Rhythm Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pittsburgh	I have no real complaints about my team...other than the rest of the hockey world not conceding the season and giving them the Cup now. __________________ "Do you guys play fast tempos with odd time signatures?" "Yeah" "Cool!!"

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