The Official 2011-12 Regular Season Talk Thread

[Bellsprout]

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I will be shocked if they score a goal tonight.

Yeah... about that...

[DrJones]

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Yes. Mike Bossy's record for most goals by a rookie in a single season.

"52, 53, 54, Bossy's record is no more!"

And then Teemu added another 22 for good measure.

On another note, Jacques Martin just got fired by the Habs....

Not a big Martin fan, but he wasn't the problem in Montreal. Too many mediocre players making too much money.

[DrJones]

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And as I type that, Vancouver likely just put away Toronto at 5-3 with 1:30 left.

LOL. Every time Phaneuf is mentioned for a possible spot on Canada's 2014 Olympic team, I'm going to respond with a YouTube clip of that goal.

[BlueNGold]

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[ImTellinTim]

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Well, got a point. This becomes the Wild mantra for the next couple of weeks.

[Kobalt]

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I really like Brad Malone, he should stick with the club. He's better than Yip and Porter by far.

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[ImTellinTim]

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The 50/50 jackpot tonight in Winnipeg was $43K. Holy ****.

In other news, let's all laugh at Martin Havlat being Martin Havlat. This is new even by his standards:

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[TheMatrix31]

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Buffalo sucks.

[Psyblast]

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The Kings looked like a minor league team last night. Wings just toyed with them.

[Rancid Radio]

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2 wins in a row, what up San Jose!??

[SPTO]

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The Kings looked like a minor league team last night. Wings just toyed with them.

I think it's going to get worse before it gets better in La La Land. Apparently the reason for Murray getting fired is that the players wanted a coach who'd be more of a players guy and be an offensive minded coach. Apparently Lombardi is not going for that and is basically saying "OK i'll get rid of Murray but we're sticking to our style so good luck with Sutter" It really looks like there could be a rebellion with the players against management. Sutter is walking into a powder keg over there.

As for the Leafs yeah, they have pretty good offense but the forwards don't play anything resembling two way hockey and the defense while okay at times isn't as good as everyone likes to make it out to be with Phaneuf and Schenn. The PK is also atrocious (once again) They're actually talking contract extension with Ron Wilson. I hope that Burke isn't going to be bullheaded and give Wilson an extension based on the relatively hot start because the Achilles Heel of his tenure in Toronto is starting to show up again and that is a lack of a PK whatsoever.

[TheCaptain]

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Crazy win for the Rangers. 0.1 seconds left and Richards slides in a back hander to beat the Coyotes.

[gopher_guy]

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Hope the Wild can find a way to get 3/6 points on this road trip with such a depleted roster....

[Buckeyes_Doc]

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Chicago is on a roll in December. Another W tonight over Calgary.

[SidVish]

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Chicago is on a roll in December. Another W tonight over Calgary.

Yes sir. Calgary got a bunch of hits up high. I hope Seabrook is fine after Bourque pasted his face into the boards. He's had a concussion history so hopefully he's ok.

Also, Emery has played very well and is 6-0-1 in his last 7. It seems like forever since Corey's actually been in net.

John Scott I repeat John Scott was a team best +2 tonight. I had to repeat that because you might not hear it again.

Congrats to Quenneville on his 600th win. He's the second fastest to 600 behind Scotty Bowman.