2013/2014 Official NHL Thread

[lgna69xxx]

Phill "The Thrill" Taking Care Of Business, Again!

This is why Phillip Kessel is a Star in the NHL = Game Changer/Dangerous at anytime he is on the ice...

Watch this "Beaut" from tonights game, Folks!

[video=youtube;HQtwIG0RD0s]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQtwIG0RD0s[/video]

 

[Doc Holliday]

When Phil "The Thrill" scored this amazing goal, i jumped out of my lazyboy and shouted out "Thank you, Boston!!!!"

What a goal, what a player!!!!!!! :thumb:

 

[lgna69xxx]

Reverdy,

I think it went 5hole, i could not see it either and watched it 10 times lol! I was watching the NJ feed for a change of pace when that play happened and the NJ announcers after said that that play will for sure be in the running for goal of the year....we still have 66 games to go lol....... can Kess top that? (i would not bet against it) Even Daytsuk was green with envy i'm sure.

 

[joelcairo]

Even Daytsuk was green with envy i'm sure.

Correct spelling: Datsyuk (aka "The Magician").

Somehow, I don't think Pavel - with his 2 Stanley Cups, 4 Lady Byngs, 3 Selkes, and THOUSANDS of highlight reel plays is very envious of a one-dimensional player who has thus far done NOTHING of note in his entire career.

 

[Merlot]

BOYZ!

When Phil "The Thrill" scored this amazing goal, i jumped out of my lazyboy and shouted out "Thank you, Boston!!!!"

What a goal, what a player!!!!!!! :thumb:

No goals and no assists for Kessel tonight. So where was "The Thrill" tonight Doc? The thrill was with the Bruins who once again kicked Maple Leaf ass. Why is it when the Bruins play the Leafs the great Kessel typically seems to disappear from the limelight. When I see how invisible Kessel becomes during these games I jump out of my Lazyboy and shout...THANK YOU TORONTO!!! :nod: :thumb:

BTW: one can always tell how the Leafs did when Iggy hides out in the free-for-all to attack other teams after the game.

Now if you want to talk about a bonafide star talk about Patrice Bergeron. Our Leafs fans, including Reverdy, will remember him as the guy who put the final nail in the Leafs coffin last year in the playoffs during the Greatest one-game comeback/collapse EVAH!. Ahhhhhhhhh memories...together with a little deja vu tonight.

BOSTON - The last time the Toronto Maple Leafs played at TD Garden was when
three unanswered goals were scored against them in the third period of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.

Then Patrice Bergeron made the foundation shake with the winner in overtime to send the Leafs packing and the Bruins onto the next round of the Stanley Cup playoffs.

This time around wasn't as epic, but Bergeron did it again.

Bergeron and Zdeno Chara scored power play goals and the Bruins penalty-kill unit went a perfect 3 for 3 to help the Bruins to a 3-1 win over the Maple Leafs before 17,565 Saturday night at TD Garden.

Bergeron potted an empty-netter with 21.7 seconds left to seal it.

It was an extra gutsy effort as the Bruins lost defenseman Adam McQuaid early in the first period with a lower-body injury.

...the Bruins characteristically took advantage of their power play.

"Characteristically". It's not long into this year to say the Bruins power play has been good to use a word like characteristically. Until this year their power play production has been woeful to say the least. For the past few years it's been so bad Bruins fans just dismiss it as any kind of positive factor.

Don't forget Leafs fans, this isn't a strike-shortened half year, where the Leafs can avoid their usual second half season collapse because, well, this time they can't avoid playing the second half.

Cheers,

Merlot

 

[lgna69xxx]

Great game in boston tonight, good ole fashioned NHL hockey! Fights, hard hitting, great skating, one team wins the first periode, the other wins the second and a even third but the more rested team wins the game...

Overall i am happy to see that the Leafs finally went back to their physical play and tho dead tired (arrived at the hotel at 3am after a game the night before) they showed up and gave boston everything they could handle.... It will be nice to see these 2 teams go tooth and nail when equally rested, thats the true test for both of these rival teams. (speaking of rivals, it seems the Leafs have replaced the habs as the #1 rival for the boys from beantown)

 

[joelcairo]

Overall i am happy to see that the Leafs finally went back to their physical play and tho dead tired (arrived at the hotel at 3am after a game the night before) they showed up and gave boston everything they could handle.

Not quite "everything"...considering that BOSTON won the game!

 

[Special K]

By the way, where are the true Bruins fan here? Where is Special K when you need him? LOL

First time I've logged into Merb in almost a week due to my November vacation in the lovely land of Paisa's known as the city of eternal spring, Medellin, Colombia.

I did log in to see the excuse train fired up tonight though with the tired team, we got in at 3am whining. As expected

Glad to see you missed me Rev. Lol

 

[smuler]

lovely land of Paisa's known as the city of eternal spring, Medellin

Ooh..SK

I'm going in February, staying at the Mansion

The boys here are trying to change my mind because of the " scheduling conflict "
I'd like to PM you, for some tips if you don't mind...

I will send you a Derek Sanderson trading card ( of course in his NY Ranger jersey LOL ) :lol:

Best Regards

Smuler

 

[Merlot]

BOYZ!

...the Bruins have done what they have always been known for; that is, to take advantage of opportunities given to them by other teams when the chips are down.

This is how it works for all great teams, this is why the Bruins are in the playoffs nearly every year, and this is the difference between champions and also-rans. There have been many great teams in all sports who might have seemed invincible at the time, but they failed to take advantage of the opportunities given them and fell short of glory. Sure the Leafs played a game the night before, but that's the way it is for all teams once in a while. Being tired does not excuse being 0-3 on power plays. In the playoffs teams get very tired. Winners deal with it.

But it's nice to see another member has decided to post in the sports threads after 6 years on the board. The timing is perfect too. No use suffering through the long bad years with real fans, and one telling way to know a team is getting good is when the Pink Hats start showing up. Welcome!

The Leafs look like they are right on the edge of being a top challenger. The only question mark is endurance. They got into the playoffs in a half season. Can they do it after 82 games?

in the City of Champions, :thumb:

Merlot

 

[EagerBeaver]

Tough Break For Stamkos

Observe this, Stamkos' leg smashed against the goalpost and his tibia is broken like a twig:

http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/9...ay-lightning-suffers-leg-injury-boston-bruins

Very unfortunate as he was coleading the NHL in goals and points. I saw an injury like this in person once before, with a woman on a trampoline in Turks and Caicos. I heard the bone snap and it came right through her skin and was protruding out of her skin several inches. She was in pain that appeared horrifying to even imagine let alone observe.

 

[joelcairo]

It's bad for the whole league when a great player like Stamkos suffers an injury like this.

 

[smuler]

I totally agree

Joel Cairo

MSG played back the Ranger/ RedWing game where Joe Kocur went at it with his good friend Bob Probert

I always said that Joe K was one of the best guys you could ever have on your team, and boy, did they go at it that night ( Ps- Joe K cut Probert )
It was great to see some old people who were young then

Zubov, Graves, amonte

But it was better seeing Vladamir Konstantinov

What a shame ..what he might have been

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/BelievePatch.jpg

Best Regards

Smuler

 

[Merlot]

Gents,

So-called "real fans" don't put up with losers and withdraw their support when management screws up a team; they then return when management has proven themselves worthy of the support.

I partially agree, but running away from a bad situation is just a convenient excuse for quitting, failing to deal with the situation. Real fans stay in there and demand effective change. They don't disappear until things get better. Real fans protest and demand action. Real losers quit...and there's nothing redeemable about that.

Losers who support losers merely enable loser-minded management - and they are then rewarded with even more years of losing. There's nothing meritorious about "sticking with" a loser.

Is this an indictment of Toronto fans? They have been the most loyal in contrast to achieving nothing/next to nothing for almost 5 full decades.



Merlot

 

[Doc Holliday]

Sabres fire GM & coach; hockey great Lafontaine hired as President, along with Ted Nolan as coach

Quite a busy day in the NHL today. Buffalo fired GM Darcy Regier and coach Ron Ralston, replacing them with hockey great Pat Lafontaine & Ted Nolan, who started his coaching career with the Sabres.

Lafontaine refused the GM position and accepted to be the teams President of Hockey Operations. Ted Nolan was hired to coach the Sabres until the end of the season. The team announced that Lafontaine would start searching for a GM, and that Nolan would assist him in the search.

There's also been word buzzing around the league that the asking price for goalie Ryan Miller is currently very high and that there likely won't be any takers unless the price goes down.

 

[joelcairo]

Bye bye Nazem Kadri

Kadri should get at least 10 games for his dirty play tonight....beginning with his cheap shot, brutal attack on Backstrom (goaltender interference, elbowing, dangerous head shot, etc....all rolled up into one) and then compounded later with more filthy behavior.

Do your job Brendan and put this guy out of action for AT LEAST 10 - there's no place in hockey for this stuff!

 

[lgna69xxx]

if anything he will get 1-2 games, i dont think he has ever been suspended before and stop trying to instigate in here cairo, this is not the thread for it. You "claim" to know your hockey and if you in fact do then you would also know nobody would get 10 games as a first time offender, especially since Kadri was given a 2 minute minor penalty. Take it to the free for all thread and dont start your crap here. The rules of the thread are clearly stated in post #1 and backed up by M10. Grow up.

Merci.

 

[joelcairo]

if anything he will get 1-2 games, i dont think he has ever been suspended before and stop trying to instigate in here cairo, this is not the thread for it. You "claim" to know your hockey and if you in fact do then you would also know nobody would get 10 games as a first time offender, especially since Kadri was given a 2 minute minor penalty. Take it to the free for all thread and dont start your crap here. The rules of the thread are clearly stated in post #1 and backed up by M10. Grow up.

Merci.

Take your own advice. MY post was PURELY a hockey observation with NO "instigating". Stop trying to start an argument here! And by the way, it's MISTER Cairo.

Bravo Minnesota: justice was served, as hockey skill - rather than thuggery - decided the game. A well-deserved victory for the Wild - great work.

 

[lgna69xxx]

again take it to the free for all thread.... like i said in my post if you really claim to know ur hockey like you say you do, you would never expect a 10 gamer out of that for a guy never having been suspended b4 and it is the Leafs so therefore its clear you are trying to instigate... lets play in the free for all and keep this clear of the garbage like i asked from day one please, Merci!

btw as soon as it happened i texted Spec K to say "oops Kadri might get a game or two off" (which he likely will)

 

[joelcairo]

Take it to the free for all thread and dont start your crap here. The rules of the thread are clearly stated in post #1 and backed up by M10. Grow up.

Merci.

You're right: the rules ARE clearly stated in post # 1 and you have CLEARLY broken them with this disrespectful post. How DARE you say "don't start your crap here" when I posted a HOCKEY observation? How DARE you say "grow up" in this thread merely because you disagree with my opinion? You are expected to follow the rules here and you are not. Your post has been reported and I sincerely hope the mods will not let you continue to get away with your poor behavior.