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Capitals shutout 7-0 by the Rangers......winless streak now at 6 games!
What the hell is wrong with Washington? Unbelievable!
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=301212013
What the hell is wrong with Washington? Unbelievable!
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=301212013
most all great teams go thru this at one point of the season.... there to good for this to last much longer.
But the real question is: Will owner Ted Leonsis push the panic button & fire well-liked coach Bruce 'Gabby' Boudreau?
I think the big problem this year has been goaltending. Jose Theodore was simply phenomenal for them all of last season & they didn't re-sign him. It might haunt them for the rest of the season.
Jonathan Quick Stymies Wings
Wow, this kid was on fire tonight as he faced 51 shots and saved them all, it was the red wings worst defeat of the season.. Seems the Kings have a great 1, 2 punch in Quick and Jonathan Bernier. Nice win boys!
Wow, this kid was on fire tonight as he faced 51 shots and saved them all, it was the red wings worst defeat of the season.. Seems the Kings have a great 1, 2 punch in Quick and Jonathan Bernier. Nice win boys!
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The Kings are a team to watch in the west. Another team to watch are the Colorado Avalanche, who shocked Chicago last night with a great come-from-behind win. In a year or two, people will be saying the same thing about the Leafs, who are the NHL's youngest team at the present time. A lot of people don't realize this.
A thourough A** Kicking
I guess Taylor Hall learned a lesson about running his mouth tonight, as he said the Leafs were a easy win, well,.,,,,,,,,, Leafs win 4-1 and dominated the final 2 periods
Captiain Dion Phaneuf scored and played a solid game in front of his hometown friends and family and Phil Kessel played a great all around game and Jiggy played solid in goal.
I guess Taylor Hall learned a lesson about running his mouth tonight, as he said the Leafs were a easy win, well,.,,,,,,,,, Leafs win 4-1 and dominated the final 2 periods
Captiain Dion Phaneuf scored and played a solid game in front of his hometown friends and family and Phil Kessel played a great all around game and Jiggy played solid in goal.
I totally agree with you Iggy. The Leafs played a solid game & Jiggy kept the Leafs in the game in the first, stopping future superstar Taylor Hall on several chances, including a breakaway. Phaneuf, Beauchemin & Schenn played a very good game, Kessel played like he's supposed to, and the Grabovski line was Toronto's best. The Leafs killed every penalty & were constantly a threat on the powerplay, scoring one goal.
Colton Orr destroyed Zach Stortini (is that how you spell his name?) and it was a very exciting game to watch. The referees had a fair game...not better or worse. They called a few stupid penalties in the last part of the game, at least one on each side.
It looks like the Habs might have been the perfect tonic for the Leafs to start a winning streak. Can't wait for Captain Dion's return to Calgary on Thursday night. It should be a good one!
Colton Orr destroyed Zach Stortini (is that how you spell his name?) and it was a very exciting game to watch. The referees had a fair game...not better or worse. They called a few stupid penalties in the last part of the game, at least one on each side.
It looks like the Habs might have been the perfect tonic for the Leafs to start a winning streak. Can't wait for Captain Dion's return to Calgary on Thursday night. It should be a good one!
Donald Fehr officially named head of NHLPA
The National Hockey League Players’ Association voted overwhelmingly to appoint Don Fehr as its new Executive Director on Saturday.
The Association said a vote by the NHL's 700 player membership was "nearly unanimous". Fehr will start his new position immediately.
“I am both humbled and honored by the expression of confidence that the players' vote reflects," Fehr said in a statement released by the NHLPA. "I'm looking forward to working closely with the membership and the Executive Board."
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league was happy to see the NHLPA's top job filled.
“We are pleased that the leadership position at the Players' Association has been filled, and we look forward to working with Don in his new role,” Bettman said in a statement.
Fehr's hiring brings a long period of uncertainty to an end for the union, which has not had an executive director for more than 15 months.
The appointment was anticipated since early November but logistical problems caused delays. Contrary to some reports, the delay was not caused by any opposition to Fehr’s salary or hiring or residence plans, according to a source close to the union.
“He’s got the guys believing in him and he should,” the source said.
The players were informed of the results of the vote earlier this week. They were also told the union’s new constitution, which was drawn up under the guidance of Fehr, was approved as well.
Fehr, 62, represents a coup for the players union, which has been in turmoil since the 2004-05 NHL lockout. He became famous during 33 years with the Major League Baseball Players Association, most of them as executive director. Fehr retired from the baseball union in June.
However, Fehr is not expected to remain as head of the hockey union for the long-term. He is expected to stay long enough to negotiate a new collective agreement with the NHL. The current collective agreement expires in 2012.
A tough fight is expected, since the NHL owners will be looking for a wide range of concessions. The owners are expected to demand the players’ share of the league’s hockey-related revenues be cut back from its current 57 per cent. They may also change the revenue-sharing among the owners by allowing some money-losing teams in big markets to participate, which will have an effect on the money available to the players. At present, teams in markets with more than 2.5 million television homes, like the New York Islanders, cannot receive anything from revenue sharing.
Fehr named head of NHLPA
The National Hockey League Players’ Association voted overwhelmingly to appoint Don Fehr as its new Executive Director on Saturday.
The Association said a vote by the NHL's 700 player membership was "nearly unanimous". Fehr will start his new position immediately.
“I am both humbled and honored by the expression of confidence that the players' vote reflects," Fehr said in a statement released by the NHLPA. "I'm looking forward to working closely with the membership and the Executive Board."
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said the league was happy to see the NHLPA's top job filled.
“We are pleased that the leadership position at the Players' Association has been filled, and we look forward to working with Don in his new role,” Bettman said in a statement.
Fehr's hiring brings a long period of uncertainty to an end for the union, which has not had an executive director for more than 15 months.
The appointment was anticipated since early November but logistical problems caused delays. Contrary to some reports, the delay was not caused by any opposition to Fehr’s salary or hiring or residence plans, according to a source close to the union.
“He’s got the guys believing in him and he should,” the source said.
The players were informed of the results of the vote earlier this week. They were also told the union’s new constitution, which was drawn up under the guidance of Fehr, was approved as well.
Fehr, 62, represents a coup for the players union, which has been in turmoil since the 2004-05 NHL lockout. He became famous during 33 years with the Major League Baseball Players Association, most of them as executive director. Fehr retired from the baseball union in June.
However, Fehr is not expected to remain as head of the hockey union for the long-term. He is expected to stay long enough to negotiate a new collective agreement with the NHL. The current collective agreement expires in 2012.
A tough fight is expected, since the NHL owners will be looking for a wide range of concessions. The owners are expected to demand the players’ share of the league’s hockey-related revenues be cut back from its current 57 per cent. They may also change the revenue-sharing among the owners by allowing some money-losing teams in big markets to participate, which will have an effect on the money available to the players. At present, teams in markets with more than 2.5 million television homes, like the New York Islanders, cannot receive anything from revenue sharing.
Fehr named head of NHLPA
If you've watched the game at all (i know for fact you didn't), you would have agreed that the Leafs played much better than the score indicated. Take away those 3 goals allowed in under a minute and it would have been a much different score.
Yeah, the Leafs always play much better than the score would indicate but somehow always come away with the “L” (just take away the goals Vancouver scored and the Leafs would have won 1-0)
So why have the Leafs fallen behind last year's blistering pace for points? Are they again the most unlucky team in the NHL (as you so often claimed last season)?
In 2009-2010 the Leafs had 29 points after 32 games. This year, they're at 28 points.
The hypothesis amongst delusional Leaf fans was that goaltending would be much improved this year.
Team save percentage last season: .896
Team save percentage this season: .898
So much for the idea that Toskala was the source of Leaf woes.
In year 2 of the Blowhard Burke era the Leafs were supposed to take a step forward in terms of contending but they're not in games as much as they were even last season.
Goal differential per game in 2009-10: -0.65
Goal differential per game in 2010-11: -0.75
So much for the idea of blaming it on JFJ as the source of Leaf woes.
Goals for is WORSE than last season.
Average goals per game this season: 2.19
Average goals per game last season: 2.56
Goals against is only marginally better than last season.
Average goals against this season: 2.94
Average goals against last season: 3.21
So what is so different this season? Oh yeah, Toronto is in 28th place instead of 29th - what a difference !!
EDIT: This post just bought you a 5 day suspension. I warned you before about making posts designed to incite a flame war. If you wish to continue to write posts such as this one, do it in the Free For All thread. The next time I will not be so lenient and you will be banned for a month.
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Totally agree Doc. it is frustrating to watch our team play 57 minutes a game so well, then lose it in the other 3 minutes, this time 57 seconds. Well, thats a young team for you, but the ground work for success has been laid by Brian Burke for many years to come. We are in ALOT better shape than we were just 2 years ago, and true fans of the game who follow this team know that as well. Just a matter of time before this, the youngest team in ALL of the NHL learns to win. Like i heard on TSN the other day, a young team needs to lose together before it can win together, so true
GO LEAFS GO!
GO LEAFS GO!
Derek Roy out for the rest of the season
Buffalo Sabres leading scorer Derek Roy will miss the rest of the season after tearing his left quadriceps tendon.
General manager Darcy Regier announced Friday the centre is expected to miss between four to six months, and will have surgery to repair the injury in the next couple of days.
Roy was hurt a day earlier in the first period of a 4-3 loss to Florida. Carrying the puck into the Panthers' zone, Roy was driven into the boards by defenseman Dmitry Kulikov.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/sabres-lose-derek-roy-for-the-season/article1849375/
Buffalo Sabres leading scorer Derek Roy will miss the rest of the season after tearing his left quadriceps tendon.
General manager Darcy Regier announced Friday the centre is expected to miss between four to six months, and will have surgery to repair the injury in the next couple of days.
Roy was hurt a day earlier in the first period of a 4-3 loss to Florida. Carrying the puck into the Panthers' zone, Roy was driven into the boards by defenseman Dmitry Kulikov.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/sabres-lose-derek-roy-for-the-season/article1849375/
Daughter of former NHLer Pierre Turgeon killed in car crash
VAUGHN, N.M. - The 18-year-old daughter of former Montreal Canadiens captain Pierre Turgeon has been killed in a car crash, according to New Mexico State Police.
Elizabeth Turgeon was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-car collision near Vaughn, N.M., early Thursday morning.
Police said in a release that Turgeon was driving southbound when she approached an intersection, failed to stop and crashed into the trailer of a northbound semi.
Brittany Kraemer of El Paso, Texas, a passenger in Turgeon's pick-up truck, suffered life-threatening injuries. The semi driver was uninjured.
Dense fog is listed as a contributing factor in the accident.
Turgeon, from Cherry Hills Village, Colo., was a freshman at the University of Minnesota. Her father played 19 NHL seasons with Buffalo, the Islanders, Montreal, St. Louis, Dallas and Colorado, scoring 515 goals with 812 assists in 1,294 games.
Rejean Houle, head of the Canadiens alumni association who was GM when Pierre Turgeon was named Habs captain, said the news is "very sad for all the community of Rouyn-Noranda."
"I was very close to the family," Houle said in an interview Friday. "They're from my hometown, Rouyn-Noranda. I know his dad and his wife's dad as well, so there's a great sadness.
"The family is very nice, with nice values. It is really too bad what happened. The team and the Canadiens alumni offer their sympathy."
VAUGHN, N.M. - The 18-year-old daughter of former Montreal Canadiens captain Pierre Turgeon has been killed in a car crash, according to New Mexico State Police.
Elizabeth Turgeon was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-car collision near Vaughn, N.M., early Thursday morning.
Police said in a release that Turgeon was driving southbound when she approached an intersection, failed to stop and crashed into the trailer of a northbound semi.
Brittany Kraemer of El Paso, Texas, a passenger in Turgeon's pick-up truck, suffered life-threatening injuries. The semi driver was uninjured.
Dense fog is listed as a contributing factor in the accident.
Turgeon, from Cherry Hills Village, Colo., was a freshman at the University of Minnesota. Her father played 19 NHL seasons with Buffalo, the Islanders, Montreal, St. Louis, Dallas and Colorado, scoring 515 goals with 812 assists in 1,294 games.
Rejean Houle, head of the Canadiens alumni association who was GM when Pierre Turgeon was named Habs captain, said the news is "very sad for all the community of Rouyn-Noranda."
"I was very close to the family," Houle said in an interview Friday. "They're from my hometown, Rouyn-Noranda. I know his dad and his wife's dad as well, so there's a great sadness.
"The family is very nice, with nice values. It is really too bad what happened. The team and the Canadiens alumni offer their sympathy."
Don Cherry at Christmas time
Nice to see Canada's Hockey Ambassador supporting the troops!
http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Cherry+greeted+with+Habs+chant/4025385/story.html
Nice to see Canada's Hockey Ambassador supporting the troops!
http://www.montrealgazette.com/sports/Cherry+greeted+with+Habs+chant/4025385/story.html
I totally agree. It wouldn't look as much of a disgrace as it does on tv on some nights when we watch games involving teams such as the Trashers, Bolts, Panthers & Coyotes, among others.
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