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smc 11-04-2010 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 163458)
Here are some scores from the November 3rd games:

3. Boston beat Buffalo 5-2. And the Bruins keep on rolling. According to some of the comments that I've read, the Bruins didn't play as well as they could have. Tim Thomas finally gave up a goal, his first in almost 3 full games!

Your report should have included that the Bruins were up 4-0 early in the second period!

Anyone remember Tuukka Rask? ;)

ila 11-04-2010 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 163457)
Judging by the score, you would not be blamed for thinking they were playing against Boston.;)

:lol:Good one, shadows, and unfortunately true.

shadows 11-04-2010 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by smc (Post 163486)
Your report should have included that the Bruins were up 4-0 early in the second period!

Anyone remember Tuukka Rask? ;)

The Bruins are truly lucky to have two goaltenders of the calibre that they do. They pretty much have two #1 goalies!

And, unfortunately, I remember Tuukka Rask. The Leafs gave him up for crap! CRAPPPPP! Andrew RayCRAP, that is.:censored::(:no::censored:

shadows 11-04-2010 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ila (Post 163532)
:lol:Good one, shadows, and unfortunately true.

And they are also, quite unfortunately, in the same Division as our two teams, Ila.:eek:

transjen 11-05-2010 02:59 AM

Time to do my happy dance as the Flyers beat the Rangers 4 to 1 and the Flyers are on a five game winning streak
:yes: Flyersfan Jen

dauls 11-06-2010 01:37 AM

Devils 0-3 Rangers
 
The Devils:
:frown: Win streak ends at 1 again.
:frown: Lost each period 1-0 again.
:frown: Are 0-5-1 @Prudential Center.

shadows 11-07-2010 03:13 PM

Damn it!!!!:censored::censored::censored:

17 seconds. That's all that the freaking Leafs needed to win the freaking game! 17 SECONDS!!!!! Of course they give up the lead, and OF COURSE they lose in the shootout. To freaking Buffalo(who are a crappy team this season so far)!!!! ARGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!:censored::censored::censored:

shadows 11-07-2010 03:17 PM

Well, here are some more relevent scores from last night's games.

1. Philadelphia beat the Islanders 2-1. Right now I think the only team that wouldn't beat the Islanders are the Leafs and that is due to their putrid offense.

2. St. Louis beat Boston 2-1 in the shootout. This is Boston's second loss in a row. Tuuka Rask finally gets another start and the offense decides to pull a disappearing act on the poor fellow!;)

3. Ottawa beat Montreal 3-2. Darn it! Why couldn't Ottawa have lost? I really hate Ottawa!

4. San Jose beat Tampa Bay 5-2. Good. Any time an Eastern team loses it helps my team out.

5. I think we have a Dallas fan here. Unfortunately for that person, their team lost 5-0 to Colorado.

ila 11-07-2010 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 163839)
....3. Ottawa beat Montreal 3-2. Darn it! Why couldn't Ottawa have lost? I really hate Ottawa!.....

I'm glad that you feel my pain, shadows.

transjen 11-07-2010 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 163838)
Damn it!!!!:censored::censored::censored:

17 seconds. That's all that the freaking Leafs needed to win the freaking game! 17 SECONDS!!!!! Of course they give up the lead, and OF COURSE they lose in the shootout. To freaking Buffalo(who are a crappy team this season so far)!!!! ARGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!:censored::censored::censored:

I feel your pain :yes:
:hug:Flyersfan Jen

shadows 11-07-2010 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ila (Post 163850)
I'm glad that you feel my pain, shadows.

Thank you Ila.:)

At least that game is a mere blip compared to the doldrums that the Leafs are going through right now.;)

shadows 11-07-2010 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by transjen (Post 163860)
I feel your pain :yes:
:hug:Flyersfan Jen

Thank you Jennifer.:hug:

Unfortunately, here is some bad news. The Flyers lost 3-2 to Washington in overtime today. The refs called a penalty in overtime to allow Washington to score the game winner. Earlier in the game they called a 4-minute double minor to Pronger for a high-stick(which sounds like it was called for), so Philly was playing short-handed for quite a while during the last parts of the game.

Hopefully it will cheer you up that Edmonton beat Chicago 2-1. Chicago is not even a shadow of the team that it was last season. If they continue to play like this they won't be repeating champs, that is for sure!

transjen 11-07-2010 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 163868)
Thank you Jennifer.:hug:

Unfortunately, here is some bad news. The Flyers lost 3-2 to Washington in overtime today. The refs called a penalty in overtime to allow Washington to score the game winner. Earlier in the game they called a 4-minute double minor to Pronger for a high-stick(which sounds like it was called for), so Philly was playing short-handed for quite a while during the last parts of the game.

Hopefully it will cheer you up that Edmonton beat Chicago 2-1. Chicago is not even a shadow of the team that it was last season. If they continue to play like this they won't be repeating champs, that is for sure!

:censored:Ref's :censored: of all the B:censored: :censored: not to mention The damn overtime crap rules :censored::censored:
on the brighter side i believe Hall scored another goal and my second fav team beat the :censored: Blawkhawks
:frown: Flyersfan Jen

shadows 11-08-2010 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by transjen (Post 163871)
:censored:Ref's :censored: of all the B:censored: :censored: not to mention The damn overtime crap rules :censored::censored:
on the brighter side i believe Hall scored another goal and my second fav team beat the :censored: Blawkhawks
:frown: Flyersfan Jen

I just checked NHL.com and it looks like Hall did not get any points in the game, so he is still at 3 goals and 3 assists. If it's any consolation he still has 1 more point than Tyler Seguin(who has 3 goals, 2 assists).:)

smc 11-08-2010 05:58 AM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 163872)
I just checked NHL.com and it looks like Hall did not get any points in the game, so he is still at 3 goals and 3 assists. If it's any consolation he still has 1 more point than Tyler Seguin(who has 3 goals, 2 assists).:)

Why should that be "any consolation"?

ila 11-08-2010 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 163868)
Thank you Jennifer.:hug:

Unfortunately, here is some bad news. The Flyers lost 3-2 to Washington in overtime today. The refs called a penalty in overtime to allow Washington to score the game winner. Earlier in the game they called a 4-minute double minor to Pronger for a high-stick(which sounds like it was called for), so Philly was playing short-handed for quite a while during the last parts of the game.

Hopefully it will cheer you up that Edmonton beat Chicago 2-1. Chicago is not even a shadow of the team that it was last season. If they continue to play like this they won't be repeating champs, that is for sure!

Damn, I really hate Washington.

transjen 11-08-2010 10:14 PM

Today is a great day in hockey history as the first to women were inshrined in the hockey hall of fame
:yes: Flyersfan Jen

shadows 11-08-2010 11:56 PM

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Originally Posted by smc (Post 163882)
Why should that be "any consolation"?

She is a fan for the team that Taylor Hall plays on, and since Seguin plays on another team that she doesn't really follow he wouldn't be as important for her to follow.:)

shadows 11-08-2010 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ila (Post 163915)
Damn, I really hate Washington.

At least we will see them choke in the playoffs like they always do, and Ovechkin will be denied yet again!

Even though they are an Eastern rival, I think Boston has a good chance this year(barring any key injuries). Actually Boston, Montreal, and Philadelphia all look to have improved from last season.

Toronto has more points than they did at the same point last season, but I can't really say they are an improved team. I really hope Ron Wilson gets turfed soon. I just don't think that he is a good fit for the Leafs.

smc 11-09-2010 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 163937)
She is a fan for the team that Taylor Hall plays on, and since Seguin plays on another team that she doesn't really follow he wouldn't be as important for her to follow.:)

Duh. The question was why Hall's stats as measured against Seguin's in particular should be the issue. But there's no need to answer that ...

shadows 11-09-2010 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by smc (Post 163964)
Duh. The question was why Hall's stats as measured against Seguin's in particular should be the issue. But there's no need to answer that ...

Meeee-ow! *scratch* *scratch*:eek::eek:

shadows 11-09-2010 09:36 PM

I am pretty much finished with the :censored:ing Leafs. They get shut out YET AGAIN by the Lightning, losing 4-0. They are pathetic. They could probably make it so Toskala gets shut-out after shut-out. :censored: YOU LEAFS!!!!!!

Ron Wilson better be getting his ass fired soon. I could give a Fiddler's f:censored:k that Burke says his job is safe. Wilson SUCKS!!!!:censored::censored:

shadows 11-10-2010 10:40 PM

Holy crap! Man, are the Leafs awesome or what? They scored a goal this time, and boy oh boy, what a goal! They are the best in the entire NHL...for sucking ass! :censored: you Leafs! We chould make a Club TLB team(co-ed team) and we'd beat those pathetic pieces of :censored:!

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!: censored:

Can I get a hug?:(

transjen 11-10-2010 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 164173)
Holy crap! Man, are the Leafs awesome or what? They scored a goal this time, and boy oh boy, what a goal! They are the best in the entire NHL...for sucking ass! :censored: you Leafs! We chould make a Club TLB team(co-ed team) and we'd beat those pathetic pieces of :censored:!

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!: censored:

Can I get a hug?:(

here you go :hug: :hug: gave you a double one
Flyersfan Jen

dauls 11-11-2010 12:53 AM

#1,500: Devils 4-5 Sabres (SO)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 164173)
Holy crap! Man, are the Leafs awesome or what? They scored a goal this time, and boy oh boy, what a goal! They are the best in the entire NHL...for sucking ass! :censored: you Leafs! We chould make a Club TLB team(co-ed team) and we'd beat those pathetic pieces of :censored:!

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!: censored:

Can I get a hug?:(

And you think the Leafs suck, what about the Devils?

Another loss for the Devils - still winless at home (0-5-2).

We conceded two goals in 13 seconds. We gave up 1-0, 3-2 and 4-3 leads against the Sabres.

The Devils finally made it to 10pts - the last team to do so.

We are also last in goals scored - only 29 in 16 games.

And... have you seen the clip of Kovalchuk losing the puck as he blew his chance in the shootout gainst the Sabres? It's what they call a 'schoolboy error'. Not what you expect from the '$100M man'. I can't take another 15 years of this. :no:

shadows 11-11-2010 03:41 AM

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Originally Posted by transjen (Post 164176)
here you go :hug: :hug: gave you a double one
Flyersfan Jen

Thanks Jennifer. You always bring a smile to my face.:hug:

shadows 11-11-2010 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by dauls (Post 164180)
And you think the Leafs suck, what about the Devils?

Another loss for the Devils - still winless at home (0-5-2).

We conceded two goals in 13 seconds. We gave up 1-0, 3-2 and 4-3 leads against the Sabres.

The Devils finally made it to 10pts - the last team to do so.

We are also last in goals scored - only 29 in 16 games.

And... have you seen the clip of Kovalchuk losing the puck as he blew his chance in the shootout gainst the Sabres? It's what they call a 'schoolboy error'. Not what you expect from the '$100M man'. I can't take another 15 years of this. :no:

The worst part of all this? Neither of our teams has their first round picks this year. The Leaf's go to the Bruins again and New Jersey's goes to Atlanta. Neither of them can afford to finish at the bottom of the standings, but it looks like it's a good chance of it happening to one, if not both, of the teams. Ugh.:(

ila 11-12-2010 03:42 PM

Since shadows hasn't posted last night's results I'll post at least two. Montreal beat Boston 3 - 1.

Philadelphia over Carolina (I think) 8 - 1. It's happy dance time for you again, jen.

smc 11-12-2010 03:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ila (Post 164334)
Since shadows hasn't posted last night's results I'll post at least two. Montreal beat Boston 3 - 1.

Philadelphia over Carolina (I think) 8 - 1. It's happy dance time for you again, jen.

Did you see the Habs / Bruins game? It's hard to say that Montreal "beat" Boston. It would be more accurate to say that two teams arrived under the guise of playing a hockey game, and that as both teams proved they weren't really there, one team ended up being a little bit more "there" than the other team.

If I had gone to the Garden for that one, I would've been demanding my money back -- even if the roles had been reversed!

ila 11-12-2010 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by smc (Post 164338)
Did you see the Habs / Bruins game? It's hard to say that Montreal "beat" Boston. It would be more accurate to say that two teams arrived under the guise of playing a hockey game, and that as both teams proved they weren't really there, one team ended up being a little bit more "there" than the other team.

If I had gone to the Garden for that one, I would've been demanding my money back -- even if the roles had been reversed!

I didn't watch the full game as I was watching another show at the same time, but I did occasionally check to see how the game was going. The game was going quite well when I did watch it, although it seemed neither team could shoot the puck towards the net.

dauls 11-12-2010 07:23 PM

It's getting worse...
 
Midway through the game and the Devils are losing 3-1 to the Oilers. :censored:

This has to be a new season low. :frown:

ila 11-12-2010 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dauls (Post 164360)
Midway through the game and the Devils are losing 3-1 to the Oilers. :censored:

This has to be a new season low. :frown:

I'd feel your pain, dauls, except that I like Edmonton more than New Jersey.

transjen 11-12-2010 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by dauls (Post 164360)
Midway through the game and the Devils are losing 3-1 to the Oilers. :censored:

This has to be a new season low. :frown:

Oh come on where's your love for the Oilers? True they are not the power house from the 80s but they still wear my second fav sweater design
:yes: Flyersfan Jen

transjen 11-12-2010 10:06 PM

:( looks like the Devils pulled it out in ot to beat the Oilers 4-3
:eek: Flyersfan Jen

dauls 11-12-2010 10:12 PM

Devils 4-3 Oilers (OT)
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by transjen (Post 164366)
Oh come on where's your love for the Oilers? True they are not the power house from the 80s but they still wear my second fav sweater design
:yes: Flyersfan Jen

All sympathy for the Oilers goes out the window when they play against my team.

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Originally Posted by ila (Post 164362)
I'd feel your pain, dauls, except that I like Edmonton more than New Jersey.

A little pain relief, as the worst in the East fight back to narrowly beat the worst in the West. :)

A first home win of the season for the Devils (1-5-2). :)

And Wednesday night's boo-boy Ilya Kovalchuk scored the OT winner and left the ice to cheers from the home crowd.

transjen 11-13-2010 11:15 PM

I'll let my friend Stewie sum up my feelings about tonight Flyers game
So here's Stewie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUsiJgMX1c4
:yes: Flyersfan Jen

ila 11-14-2010 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by dauls (Post 164380)
All [SIZE="3"][FONT="Courier New"]......And Wednesday night's boo-boy Ilya Kovalchuk scored the OT winner and left the ice to cheers from the home crowd.

I still say there shouldn't be overtime during regular season games. There was no overtime in the original NHL and it was only brought in to attract hockey fans in nontraditional markets.

ila 11-14-2010 08:40 AM

shadows seems to be missing so I'll give a recap of the scores for last night (for the games that I care about :) )

Montreal thrashed Carolina 7 - 2.

Ottawa beat Boston 2 - 0. What's happening with the Bruins lately, smc. Have they forgotten that there is a full season to be played?

Bad news for shadows as his Leafs went down to defeat against Vancouver 5 - 3. It's time to jump aboard the Canadiens bandwagon, shadows, or maybe the Hamilton Bulldogs.

As Jen has already posted, Philadelphia won last night. They beat Florida 5 - 2.

smc 11-14-2010 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by ila (Post 164513)
Ottawa beat Boston 2 - 0. What's happening with the Bruins lately, smc. Have they forgotten that there is a full season to be played?

Damned if I can explain how any major league-level hockey team can lose to Ottawa.

shadows 11-14-2010 08:05 PM

I remember "Lucky Luke" from when he played for the Leafs. No parent should ever have to go through this. Rest in peace, Daron.:(

Article is from tsn.ca:

TEENAGE DAUGHTER OF SENATORS' ASSISTANT RICHARDSON DIES

OTTAWA -- The teenage daughter of Ottawa Senators assistant coach Luke Richardson has died.

Daron Richardson, 14, was rushed to hospital Friday, the team said in a statement Saturday.

"There was an accident at their home (Friday) and Daron tried to take her life by hanging," the statement read. "Her mother found her in the basement, and Daron was rushed to the hospital by ambulance where she remained in critical condition in ICU until she succumbed to her injuries."

Luke Richardson played 21 seasons in the NHL with Toronto, Edmonton, Philadelphia, Columbus, Tampa Bay and Ottawa.

He retired in 2008, finishing with 35 goals and 166 assists in 1,417 games.

He was not with the team when it shut out the Bruins 2-0 in Boston on Saturday night. Asked about Richardson, coach Cory Clouston choked back tears and walked away.

"It's a difficult time," forward Chris Kelly said after the game in Boston. "It puts things into perspective. We just play a game, and things like that ... I don't know."

Goalie Brian Elliott said the team found out before the morning skate that Daron Richardson had been taken to the hospital.

"It's just a bad situation," he said. "Our thoughts are prayers are with him. You never want that to happen to anybody. We just ... our thoughts are behind the family."

shadows 11-14-2010 08:08 PM

And it looks like the bad news continues for Markov of the Montreal Canadiens. Again, from tsn.ca.

REPORT: MARKOV TO MISS UP TO 3 MONTHS WITH KNEE INJURY

The Montreal Canadiens might have to get used to playing without defenceman Andrei Markov for quite some time.

Citing unconfirmed reports, the Montreal Gazette speculates that Markov could be out of the Canadiens lineup for up to three months after suffering an injury to his surgically repaired knee during Saturday's blowout victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.

The 31-year old Russian blueliner suffered the injury when he collided knee-on-knee with Hurricanes' captain Eric Staal late in the third period. Markov punched the boards in frustration and had to be helped off the ice by teammates. He was unable to put any weight on his leg as he headed to the dressing room.

He was scheduled to undergo an MRI on Sunday to determine the extent of the injury.

It would be a devastating loss for the Canadiens who have been playing their best hockey of the season since Markov returned to the lineup on October 30th. In seven games so far this season Markov has a goal and two assists.


---------------------------------

Man, that guy has had some seriously bad luck with his knees in the past few seasons.

dauls 11-16-2010 06:01 AM

Devils 0-3 Bruins
 
Once again the Devils were consistent and lost each period 1-0. :frown:

shadows 11-17-2010 02:58 AM

Where have all the hockey fans gone?:eek::confused:

Anyhoo, here are the scores from tonight's games.

1. Toronto beat Nashville 5-4. Holy crap! They finally won a game!!!! Yay!!!! And they came back from 3 goals down to do it. It wasn't pretty, but I'll take the win!

2. Montreal beat Philadelphia 3-0. Ila will be happy, while Jennifer will not. Here is a :hug: for Jennifer to help cheer her up.:)

shadows 11-17-2010 03:00 AM

No offence dauls, but I am hoping that the Leafs win their next game. They play New Jersey, and they need the 2 points!

transjen 11-18-2010 10:16 PM

:( What the hell? Every time the Leafs win my Flyers lose? and to the F:censored: Lighting a team that does not belong in the NHL to start with
Now i'm in a real shitty mood F:censored: Lighting
:frown: Flyersfan Jen

smc 11-19-2010 06:41 AM

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Milan Lucic had a hat trick against the Panthers last night, as the Bruins won 4-0.

dauls 11-19-2010 02:18 PM

Devils 1-3 Leafs
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by shadows (Post 164677)
No offence dauls, but I am hoping that the Leafs win their next game. They play New Jersey, and they need the 2 points!

shadows, you got your wish and the two points. :frown: :(

That leaves us in a battle with the Islanders for last spot in the East. :rolleyes:

shadows 11-20-2010 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by transjen (Post 164859)
:( What the hell? Every time the Leafs win my Flyers lose? and to the F:censored: Lighting a team that does not belong in the NHL to start with
Now i'm in a real shitty mood F:censored: Lighting
:frown: Flyersfan Jen

That game was amazing from an offensive standpoint, and Steve Stamkos(a good Canadian kid!:cool:) got himself 3 goals and 2 assists(leads the NHL now with 19 goals and 15 assists for 34 points...all in only 19 games!) led the way! However, from a defensive/goaltending standpoint it was a horrible game!

I honestly thought that Philly was going to win after that first period barrage, but they could not hold the lead! I am glad that Stamkos got the points, but not happy that Tampa won.

Here's a hug for you Jen. Hopefully that will help cheer you up a little.:hug::hug:

shadows 11-20-2010 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by dauls (Post 164933)
shadows, you got your wish and the two points. :frown: :(

That leaves us in a battle with the Islanders for last spot in the East. :rolleyes:

At least you can take solace in the fact that your team will not remain there for the entire season, unlike the Islanders! Small solace, I know, but some nonetheless.:(

And sorry for the rotten wish, but it had to be done.:eek:

shadows 11-20-2010 06:27 AM

I remember Patty from his days as the head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs. They really should have voted him into the Hall of Fame this year(or allowed him in through special circumstances as he is a shoe-in to be inducted next year) while he was still alive. I liked him. He was a good coach and a good person. Rest In Peace, Pat.:(:(:(

Here is an article on his passing, from cancer, on tsn.ca.

FORMER NHL COACH PAT BURNS DIES OF CANCER AT THE AGE OF 58

Pat Burns, who enjoyed instant success wherever he coached and who capped his tumultuous career by guiding the New Jersey Devils to Stanley Cup glory in 2003, has died of cancer. He was 58.

Burns died Friday in Sherbrooke, Que.

The former NHL coach battled cancer of the colon and the liver in 2004 and 2005 and hoped he had beaten the disease, but in January 2009 doctors found it had spread to his lungs.

The third time, he initially opted to forgo any further treatment, but then decided to go with chemotherapy to try to extend his life as long as possible.

"Just as they will remember Pat for his success as a coach, hockey fans also will remember his humour, his honesty, his humanity and his courage," NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a statement. "As it mourns the loss of an outstanding contributor to the game, the National Hockey League sends heartfelt condolences to Pat's family and friends."

Burns remained as a consultant to the Devils for some time after being diagnosed with the third cancer. And, even though his voice had weakened, he did some morning hockey commentaries on CKAC, a French-language Montreal radio station.

Burns was the only coach to win the Adams Trophy as the NHL's top bench boss with three different teams -- Montreal in 1989, Toronto in 1993 and Boston in 1998.

His last official public appearance was in early October, when he attended the groundbreaking ceremony for an arena to be named in his honour in Stanstead, Que.

The wise-cracking Burns couldn't resist a jab at the media, some of whom had reported a few weeks earlier that he had died.

"I'm not dead yet," he told journalists in a hushed tone, his frail body and sunken cheeks showing the physical toll the lengthy battle had taken.

"I'm still alive."

After Burns admitted at his previous public outing last March he likely wouldn't live another year, an online petition gathered thousands of names urging that he be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

New Jersey general manager Lou Lamoriello said categorically Burns would be inducted "in the very near future," but when 2010 inductees were announced his name was not among them.

"Pat was a close friend to us all, while dedicating his life to his family and to the game of hockey," Lamoriello said in a statement. "Today, the hockey world has lost a great friend and ambassador."

It was while coaching the Devils that Burns discovered something was wrong in the weeks leading up to the 2004 NHL playoffs. He announced the day after the Devils were eliminated that he'd been diagnosed with colon cancer.

"For those who know me well, I've never backed down from any fight, and I'm not going to back down from this one," he said after finding out he was sick.

He received hundreds of cards and emails from well-wishers, but it was a tough year: Burns' wife, Line, also underwent surgery in 2004, and their Florida home was damaged by a hurricane.

He let Lamoriello know the team should replace him, and Larry Robinson was named head coach.

Then, hopeful he'd kicked the dreaded disease, the second body blow was delivered -- liver cancer. That forced him to have surgery and retreat to his lakeside home in New Hampshire to recuperate and undergo yet more chemotherapy in Boston.

He was speaking enthusiastically of returning to work when cancer struck a third time. It was then he admitted the end was near.

A big, robust man in his heyday, Burns was already thin and frail as he travelled last March from his home near Tampa, Fla., to southeastern Quebec for the announcement that the Pat Burns Arena would be built at Stanstead College and open in 2011.

"I probably won't see the project to the end, but let's hope I'm looking down on it and see a young Wayne Gretzky or Mario Lemieux" skating on the rink, he said at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

"I know my life is nearing its end and I accept that.

"As for my career, I always said to my kids, 'you don't cry because it's over, you're happy because it happened.' That's the main thing. I'm happy it happened."

He was a sharp dresser and, away from the rink, he got around. He once sat in with a band and played guitar, he wheeled around on a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, and he moored a speedboat at a lake north of Toronto.

Burns was the youngest of six children born into a working-class family in the St-Henri district near the old Montreal Forum. His father died when he was a boy and he moved with his mother and stepfather to Gatineau, Que.

Inspired by his cousin Robin Burns, a former NHL player who would act as his agent during his coaching career, he played hockey but wasn't good enough to make it to the NHL.

So, he became a police officer and began coaching in minor hockey. He worked his way up in both endeavours. He became a detective in Gatineau and head coach of the local major junior team, which was then called the Hull Olympiques.

----End of Part 1----

shadows 11-20-2010 06:27 AM

----Part 2----

He took the Olympiques to the 1986 Memorial Cup final and was an assistant coach of Canada's junior team at the world tournament in Piestany in what was then Czechoslovakia.

Faced with choosing between policing and coaching, Burns chose hockey at the urging of the new owner of the Hull team -- none other than Gretzky.

"I flew to Edmonton to see Wayne about it," Burns recalled in Dick Irvin's book, "Behind The Bench."

"He said, 'Look, you're gonna coach in the NHL one day.'

"I sort of laughed and said, 'Yeah, sure. Easy for you to say.' He says, 'I'm telling you, you're a good coach and someday you'll be in the NHL. So why don't you quit the police force? I'll give you the same salary you're getting as a policeman. Even a bit more if you want. Stay on for three years and I guarantee you someday you'll be in the NHL. You're a good coach.'

"So, I resigned from the police force and signed to work full-time for Wayne."

He was on his way.

Burns moved up to the Montreal Canadiens' AHL farm team in Sherbrooke, Que., and after only one year in the pro ranks was promoted to the big club.

"Six years before, I had bought scalpers' tickets to watch the Canadiens play at the Forum," recalled Burns. "The first time I walked into the dressing room when the players were there, I was shaking."

He soon gained the confidence he needed to succeed at the big-league level and he led the Canadiens to the championship series in his first season in 1988-89, losing the Stanley Cup final to the Calgary Flames. He won more games than any other coach in the NHL (174-104-42) during the four-year span spent behind their bench.

Burns eventually got fed up with being under the microscope in the hockey-mad city.

"In Montreal, the rap was I couldn't handle superstars, which was not true," he told Irvin. "The fans got impatient, I think the media got impatient, and I got impatient with the media. It was time for me to go."

He jumped at the chance to coach Toronto when then-general manager Cliff Fletcher offered him the job, and he took the Maple Leafs to conference finals in 1992 and 1993. He was fired after his fourth season but he'd left an indelible impression.

"Pat forged a tremendous bond, not only with a very good veteran team in Toronto, but also with Leafs fans everywhere," Fletcher, the Leafs' senior advisor, said in statement. "He commanded respect from the players and the team quickly had great success while taking on the identity of the head coach.

"The Leafs' rise at the time was a testament to Pat's strength, toughness and determination. Hiring him 18 years ago was easily my best decision in hockey, and we developed a great friendship that I will always treasure. Pat will be greatly missed."

Burns knew he wouldn't coach the Leafs forever.

"I think after you're four or five years in the same town, even if you have a lot of success, and I had a lot of success in Montreal, I think it's time to move on -- unless you win the Stanley Cup every year," he told Irvin.

After a year on the sidelines, he returned to the NHL with Boston. Eight games into his fourth season there, he was fired.

He often left the impression that he felt the world was against him, and had a rage to strive for success against all odds. His emotional style was a trademark.

He sometimes came across as being gruff or surly, mainly because he would not take guff from anybody, and he often spiked his comments with dark humour.

In talking about the amount of physical play in the Boston-Buffalo playoff series in 1999, he offered, "If this is World War Three, then what's going on in that other series (Colorado-Detroit) is the end of the world."

He'd yell at referees, hoping to stir up his players to greater efforts. Asked his view of the ramifications of criticizing NHL referees, he once suggested, "You either get suspended, fined or have to give your first-born child to the league."

Burns did some radio and television work before Lamoriello called in the summer of 2002. Once again, he was front and centre with an NHL team.

"I owe a lot to Lou," Burns would recall. "I was out of the game for two years and I read a lot of articles saying I was done and I wasn't the style of coach people wanted. He believed in me."

Burns rewarded Lamoriello's faith in him by using a tight-checking style that helped the Devils win the Stanley Cup. He was always defensive about his reputation as a defence-first coach but it was a way to win -- and he took it.

"I coach hard work," he once said.

And he loved to coach.

Feeling better again, he put the word out that he was ready to get back behind the bench, and was named to the coaching staff of the Canadian team for the 2008 IIHF World Championships in Halifax and Quebec City. He also attended Patrick Roy's jersey retirement ceremony at the Bell Centre in the 2008-09 season at the request of his former star goaltender.

After it was reported he had been diagnosed with cancer for a third time, he asked for no one to pity him and kept up as many of his daily activities as possible, including scouting games in Tampa Bay near his home.

"I miss the practice times; I miss the morning skates," Burns told the CBC. "There was something about before a hockey game -- that electricity that existed -- that I really, really miss and probably that's why I like going to games because I can feel some of it, anyway."

After his triumph with the Devils, he took the Stanley Cup to his cottage at Magog in Quebec's Eastern Townships, held it aloft while standing in the back of a pickup truck during a police-escorted parade, had a party at the yacht club and celebrated with his wife, son and close friends.

It was one of the most memorable days of his life.

After coming close so many times but never going all the way, Burns had the title he most craved.

He said later the Stanley Cup was the crowning achievement of his career.

"He definitely was the best coach I had in my career," said former goaltender Felix Potvin, who played for Burns in Toronto. "He was hard, but honest."

In 1,019 games as an NHL head coach, his teams won 501 games, lost 353, tied 151 and lost 14 in overtime. In 149 playoff games, his teams won 78 and lost 71.

He is survived by his wife, a son, and a daughter.

ila 11-20-2010 06:15 PM

Toronto is in Montreal this evening. I hope Toronto continues their losing ways tonight, shadows.

Of special note, there was a tribute to Pat Burns before the game started.

ila 11-20-2010 08:10 PM

^In the third period now and the score is still 1 - 0 for Montreal.

ila 11-20-2010 08:19 PM

^ And now it's 2 - 0 for Montreal with just over ten minutes left in the game.

ila 11-20-2010 09:14 PM

^ The final score was 2 - 0 for Montreal. It's good news for me and not so good for shadows. Your one consolation, shadows, is that Toronto managed to keep Montreal from playing a good game.

shadows 11-20-2010 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ila (Post 165068)
^ The final score was 2 - 0 for Montreal. It's good news for me and not so good for shadows. Your one consolation, shadows, is that Toronto managed to keep Montreal from playing a good game.

To be honest my friend, I don't care about the final score of the game. I am just happy that they had such a wonderful tribute for Pat Burns.:respect:

transjen 11-21-2010 01:22 AM

The Mapleleafs lost so that means the Flyers won and they did 5-4 over the Capitals, i'm starting to see a patron here
:yes: Flyersfan Jen

ila 11-21-2010 09:06 AM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 165070)
To be honest my friend, I don't care about the final score of the game. I am just happy that they had such a wonderful tribute for Pat Burns.:respect:

Last night's game and location was the perfect place for a tribute to Pat. He had a really coaching career with both of those teams.

shadows 11-21-2010 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by transjen (Post 165085)
The Mapleleafs lost so that means the Flyers won and they did 5-4 over the Capitals, i'm starting to see a patron here
:yes: Flyersfan Jen

The pattern that Philly better make sure they get out of is their habit of coughing up leads. They almost gave this one away, just like they did against Tampa Bay.:eek::eek::eek:

shadows 11-21-2010 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ila (Post 165123)
Last night's game and location was the perfect place for a tribute to Pat. He had a really coaching career with both of those teams.

That is a very good point. The hockey world lost a good one. At least he isn't in pain anymore.:(

ila 11-21-2010 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 165126)
.....The hockey world lost a good one. At least he isn't in pain anymore.:(

Very true on both points.

I liked the pictures of Pat throughout his coaching career that were shown during the tribute.

shadows 11-21-2010 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ila (Post 165127)
Very true on both points.

I liked the pictures of Pat throughout his coaching career that were shown during the tribute.

I was visiting my parents at the time and we were playing a couple of games of cards. I unfortunately had missed the tribute(and the game, but with the final score I can't say I missed it quite so much;):p).

Isn't it a shame that he was not inducted to the HoF while he was still alive? That would have been amazing.

ila 11-21-2010 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 165128)
....Isn't it a shame that he was not inducted to the HoF while he was still alive? That would have been amazing.

He should have been inducted into the HoF right after he finished in Boston. The next opportunity would have been when it was announced that his cancer had spread. The NHL tends to miss the best opportunities.

shadows 11-21-2010 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ila (Post 165131)
He should have been inducted into the HoF right after he finished in Boston. The next opportunity would have been when it was announced that his cancer had spread. The NHL tends to miss the best opportunities.

The NHL is far too political at times. The whole issue with Colin Campbell for instance. How can anyone do such a lousy job(from a fan's standpoint) yet keep their job? Easy. He is liked by those in power as he cowtows to their every whim(which is why the suspensions are a joke. The owners don't want their players gone for an overly long amount of time.).

smc 11-21-2010 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ila (Post 165131)
He should have been inducted into the HoF right after he finished in Boston. The next opportunity would have been when it was announced that his cancer had spread. The NHL tends to miss the best opportunities.

Burns has received some very nice tributes here in Bruins country. :respect:

ila 11-21-2010 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by smc (Post 165150)
Burns has received some very nice tributes here in Bruins country. :respect:

I'm glad to read this. He deserves all the tributes for the contributions that he made to hockey.

ila 11-21-2010 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 165134)
The NHL is far too political at times. The whole issue with Colin Campbell for instance. How can anyone do such a lousy job(from a fan's standpoint) yet keep their job? Easy. He is liked by those in power as he cowtows to their every whim(which is why the suspensions are a joke. The owners don't want their players gone for an overly long amount of time.).

You are absolutely right, shadows.

transjen 11-21-2010 11:30 PM

Canada beware, next nov i'll be in Toronto for the card show, that's right i'm coming beware
:yes: Flyersfan Jen

shadows 11-22-2010 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by transjen (Post 165230)
Canada beware, next nov i'll be in Toronto for the card show, that's right i'm coming beware
:yes: Flyersfan Jen

Depending on where you are going, and how comfortable you'd be with it, perhaps a few of us could get together for a meet-and-greet(coffee and chatting, well not coffee for me as I am not particularly fond of it:lol:). I've had a few before and it's a nice way to see online friends face-to-face(since it obviously doesn't happen very often).:)

It would sure be interesting.:cool: We could talk about how the Leafs won the cup(not the Stanley Cup, of course;):lol:).:)

shadows 11-22-2010 09:45 AM

Hey Jennifer!

Edmonton coughed up their 2-0 lead last night, but ended up winning 4-2! That's gotta make you happy.:)

In some not-so-shocking news, the Islanders lost 2-1 in OT to Atlanta. The Islanders lost? NO WAY!!!:innocent:

smc 11-22-2010 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 165134)
The NHL is far too political at times. The whole issue with Colin Campbell for instance. How can anyone do such a lousy job(from a fan's standpoint) yet keep their job? Easy. He is liked by those in power as he cowtows to their every whim(which is why the suspensions are a joke. The owners don't want their players gone for an overly long amount of time.).

Kevin Paul Dupont has a good piece on Campbell in yesterday's Boston Globe. His starting point is the court records in Canada that have him writing that Marc Savard of the Bruins is a "little fake artist." Savard has been out with a serious concussion.

"What's wrong with that?" Dupont asks. And he answers: "Nothing, according to Campbell's boss, Gary Bettman. Ditto for Bettman's deputy, Bill Daly, who, like his boss, believes Campbell is not only doing an acceptable job, but continues to remain an exemplary guardian of the game's officiating system and its overall on-ice integrity.

Dupont points out that the NHL, like it or not, does have a problem with Campbell, though, because "enough people in the viewing and listening audience believe Campbell has a problem."

He also points out Bettman's own history: "We only need to roll back the calendar nearly 18 years when a bold Bettman, less than six months on the job as NHL commissioner, had the mettle, common sense, and temerity to slap Dale Hunter with an unprecedented 21-game suspension for a dreadful and concussive late hit to Pierre Turgeon in the 1993 playoffs."

And now: "Bettman sat on his hands, mouth conspicuously sealed, when Campbell last season watched David Booth and Savard get lugged off the ice, in far worse shape than Turgeon in '93, and then dither about the rulebook not empowering him to punish their attackers (Mike Richards and Matt Cooke, respectively)."

How far we've come!

dauls 11-22-2010 04:49 PM

Devils 2-3 Blues
 
Before the Caps thrash the Devils tonight, I think I'll have a quick moan about Saturday night's loss to St Louis.

The Devils lead the game twice, outshot the Blues 37-27 and still managed to lose 3-2. :frown:
Don't they teach them how to score in New Jersey? :frown:

transjen 11-22-2010 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 165267)
Depending on where you are going, and how comfortable you'd be with it, perhaps a few of us could get together for a meet-and-greet(coffee and chatting, well not coffee for me as I am not particularly fond of it:lol:). I've had a few before and it's a nice way to see online friends face-to-face(since it obviously doesn't happen very often).:)

It would sure be interesting.:cool: We could talk about how the Leafs won the cup(not the Stanley Cup, of course;):lol:).:)

I'm still looking in to it, all i know at the moment is 1] it'll be next nov,2] it's in Toronto. it's supposed to be like a hugh hockeycard sports expo and they hold it twice a year, so if i go most likely i'll drive as i hate flying
:yes: Flyersfan Jen

shadows 11-23-2010 11:12 AM

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Originally Posted by smc (Post 165269)
Kevin Paul Dupont has a good piece on Campbell in yesterday's Boston Globe. His starting point is the court records in Canada that have him writing that Marc Savard of the Bruins is a "little fake artist." Savard has been out with a serious concussion.

"What's wrong with that?" Dupont asks. And he answers: "Nothing, according to Campbell's boss, Gary Bettman. Ditto for Bettman's deputy, Bill Daly, who, like his boss, believes Campbell is not only doing an acceptable job, but continues to remain an exemplary guardian of the game's officiating system and its overall on-ice integrity.

Dupont points out that the NHL, like it or not, does have a problem with Campbell, though, because "enough people in the viewing and listening audience believe Campbell has a problem."

He also points out Bettman's own history: "We only need to roll back the calendar nearly 18 years when a bold Bettman, less than six months on the job as NHL commissioner, had the mettle, common sense, and temerity to slap Dale Hunter with an unprecedented 21-game suspension for a dreadful and concussive late hit to Pierre Turgeon in the 1993 playoffs."

And now: "Bettman sat on his hands, mouth conspicuously sealed, when Campbell last season watched David Booth and Savard get lugged off the ice, in far worse shape than Turgeon in '93, and then dither about the rulebook not empowering him to punish their attackers (Mike Richards and Matt Cooke, respectively)."

How far we've come!

It's been almost 18 years? Holy crap! How times flies when you have a doofus in charge!:eek:

shadows 11-23-2010 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by dauls (Post 165337)
Before the Caps thrash the Devils tonight,

LOL! Dauls, when you're wrong you're really wrong!:lol: There was a thrashing, but it wasn't the way you'd think. The Devils beat Washington 5-0! And Kovalchuk didn't even register a point!

shadows 11-23-2010 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by transjen (Post 165359)
I'm still looking in to it, all i know at the moment is 1] it'll be next nov,2] it's in Toronto. it's supposed to be like a hugh hockeycard sports expo and they hold it twice a year, so if i go most likely i'll drive as i hate flying
:yes: Flyersfan Jen

Well, it's almost a year away so anything can happen between now and then, but if you do end up going let me know if you want to. I only live about 3 hours away from Toronto so it wouldn't be overly difficult for a meet-and-greet.:)


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And here are the scores for all the important games of November 22nd.

1. Toronto beat Dallas 4-1. Sweet! Kulemin had 2 goals and his line looked very sharp! They had some good goaltending in this game as well.:)

2. New Jersey beat Washington 5-0. Washington's vaunted offense decided to take this game off.:p

3. Philadelphia beat Montreal 3-2. In a rare change, Philly was the one who came back from a deficit and ended up winning. They were down 2-0 at one point and then came storming back.

4. Tampa Bay beat Boston 3-1. Stamkos got his 20th goal of the season. From what I read, it looks like Boston did not show up for this game and left Rask hanging.

dauls 11-23-2010 11:41 AM

Devils 5-0 Capitals
 
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LOL! Dauls, when you're wrong you're really wrong!:lol: There was a thrashing, but it wasn't the way you'd think. The Devils beat Washington 5-0! And Kovalchuk didn't even register a point!

:lol: Sometimes it's great to be wrong.

shadows 11-24-2010 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by dauls (Post 165403)
:lol: Sometimes it's great to be wrong.

You would think you would be used to it by now.:p:lol::p:innocent:

Heeheehee!:lol:

smc 11-24-2010 10:37 AM

I just scored some tickets to Friday's Noon game: Bruins v. Hurricane.

dauls 11-24-2010 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 165529)
You would think you would be used to it by now.:p:lol::p:innocent:

Heeheehee!:lol:

:p :p :p :p :p
I just hope I'm wrong again tonight against the Flames.

shadows 11-24-2010 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by smc (Post 165533)
I just scored some tickets to Friday's Noon game: Bruins v. Hurricane.

Let us know how it goes. Of course, I am sure there would be other teams you would prefer to see than the Hurricanes.;)

smc 11-24-2010 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by shadows (Post 165592)
Let us know how it goes. Of course, I am sure there would be other teams you would prefer to see than the Hurricanes.;)

Of course, like a team from a place where ice is a regular occurrence. But these are free ticket and really, really good seats.

dauls 11-25-2010 03:54 PM

Devils 2-1 Flames (SO)
 
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dauls 11-26-2010 09:54 PM

Devils 0-2 Islanders
 
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Losing to the f:censored:g Islanders who were on a 14-game (0-11-3) winless streak.

smc 11-27-2010 06:58 AM

Well, the Bruins took twice as many shots on goal as Carolina and still lost 3-0 on three power play goals. Cam Ward just seems to be impregnable for Boston. What a disappointment ... although the drinking afterwards was fun. As we say in the Boston sports world: "Winnin' or losin', there still will be boozin'."

dauls 11-27-2010 06:46 PM

Devils 2-1 Flyers (SO)
 
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Wins over the Flyers and the Caps (+ the Flames) in the same week the Devils lost to the Islanders - as they say, "It's a funny old game!"

And Johan Hedberg made 40 saves, who needs Brodeur?! ;) :innocent::lol:

transjen 11-27-2010 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by dauls (Post 165984)
Wins over the Flyers and the Caps (+ the Flames) in the same week the Devils lost to the Islanders - as they say, "It's a funny old game!"

And Johan Hedberg made 40 saves, who needs Brodeur?! ;) :innocent::lol:

I would have been happier if he made only 38

:yes: Flyersfan Jen

shadows 11-30-2010 10:04 PM

You know, shit like this really makes me question exactly how far humanity has really evolved. I sincerely hope they catch the garbage that did this and a little payback is issued to them. The article is from tsn.ca.:censored::censored::censored:

AFTER BURNS' FUNERAL, HOCKEY ITEMS STOLEN FROM WIDOW'S CAR

MONTREAL -- A grieving family is pleading for the return of cherished photos, a stack of hockey jerseys signed by NHL stars, and credit cards of a late, Stanley Cup-winning coach.

Pat Burns had barely been laid to rest when thieves smashed a window on his family's SUV and stole personal belongings.

His widow discovered Tuesday morning that thieves had stolen the items, including autographed sweaters from each of the 30 NHL teams. They were supposed to be auctioned for charity.

The robbers also swiped some of the mourning family's most important possessions, including photos, jewelry, articles of Burns' clothing and credit cards -- right out of the late coach's wallet.

Even bedsheets from a palliative-care residence were taken.

The theft was committed in Old Montreal just hours after Monday's funeral for Burns, who died Nov. 19 after a long battle with cancer.

The family urged the thieves to return the items -- especially the jerseys.

"It's a good thing to bring it back so we can do the job we wanted to do with the shirts," the late coach's son, Jason Burns, told The Canadian Press.

"There were a bunch of hockey jerseys that were going to foundations for needy people."

Jason Burns taped a plastic sheet over the Volkswagen SUV's broken window Tuesday, while police investigators snapped photos of the vehicle and dusted it for fingerprints.

"It's a sad event. It's not the greatest timing to do a thing like that," he said at the outdoor parking lot.

"It's (never) a great time to do this, but we think that the person should bring back the valuables."

Chunks of tinted glass from the rear passenger-side window were sprinkled on the vehicle's rear seat and a pile of tiny shards covered the floor mat.

Among the few visible items left inside the silver SUV on Tuesday was a crumpled McDonald's take-out bag.

Police say the robbers know exactly whose belongings they stole.

"They went through his stuff," said Const. Anie Lemieux of the Montreal police.

"The person who left with the shirts and everything knows that this is Pat Burns' stuff."

Burns' cousin Robin, who delivered a eulogy at the funeral, was disgusted by the crime.

Robin Burns said the late coach's widow had already had a tough day.

"Then to have personal effects taken out of your car (after the) funeral reception is absolutely deplorable," Burns said.

"Whoever it is, they must have no conscience."

He pleaded with the thieves, if they have "any type of conscience," to leave the items with a TV or radio station or with anyone who knows Burns -- and no questions will be asked.

"I'd only say to anyone listening, if you think you can sell them or do anything about them, then I think the police and the policemen's brotherhood and friends of Pat might have different ideas."

A former policeman, Burns was an award-winning coach for the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins and New Jersey Devils. He guided the Devils to the Stanley Cup in 2003.

At his funeral, people remembered the gruff ex-cop as a tough but fair man who cared about his players and knew how to motivate them.

Dozens of prominent NHLers, past and present, were among more than 1,000 people who filed into a Montreal cathedral for the service on Monday afternoon.

Many went to a wake afterward at a nearby Irish pub, where they swapped old memories.

The crime occured between midnight and 9 a.m.

Asked if he thought it was possible the thieves specifically targeted his dad's SUV, Jason Burns replied: "I don't know, I really don't know."

But he noted, matter-of-factly, that sometimes these types of things happen in a big city.

"The Montreal police has done good work . . . they're working very hard to find the people who did it," said Jason Burns, who wore a New Jersey Devils cap.

"We're going to try and find (the valuables) as fast as possible."

Others were far less stoic.

On Tuesday, as news of the crime spread rapidly online, a flood of Twitter users expressed their outrage.

"I hope the thugs that robbed Pat Burns' widow go straight to hell. She's gone through enough. What sorry excuses for human beings!!!" read one posting.

Another said: "To the person who robbed Pat Burns' widow: I hope an angry mob forms, tracks you down, and beats you senseless. You are gutless."

The stolen items include:

--Thirty jerseys signed by star players from each NHL team.

--Two suitcases containing Burns' clothes, and those of his wife.

--A Movado men's watch.

--Many family photos.

--Bedsheets from a hospice.

--An iPad.

--Women's jewelry.

transjen 11-30-2010 11:42 PM

Sadly this stuff happens all the time and just to NHLers but everyday Joes, a lowlife reads the furnel announcements and even wedding announcements and they hit on that day i see it on the local news all the time
:frown: Flyersfan Jen

dauls 12-02-2010 10:47 PM

Devils 1-5 Canadiens
 
The Devils offered little resistance in their first game since Saturday.

Trailing 2-0, John MacLean yanked goalie Johan Hedberg after only 1 minute 38 seconds. :eek:

shadows 12-03-2010 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by dauls (Post 166673)
The Devils offered little resistance in their first game since Saturday.

Trailing 2-0, John MacLean yanked goalie Johan Hedberg after only 1 minute 38 seconds. :eek:

At least your team didn't lose 5-0 to Edmonton.

Smc, I hope that your team enjoys another #1 pick, as this Leafs team sucks so much ass that it is almost a guarantee that they will end up in the cellar again.

Wilson needs to go, and so does Burke for pretty much screwing us up for years to come. Burke talks the talk, but seems to do little else.

k.sucks.you 12-03-2010 05:40 AM

Sharks 4 - Senators 0 :lol:

What did you easterners think of the last place team from the Pacific Division?
The Heater didn't score, but he looked pretty sharp and drew a couple of penalties (and quite a few jerseys thrown on the ice). Your 2011 Calder trophy winner scored a couple of goals too in his first game there since the '67s.

I'm hoping a swing through the east does something about that "last place in the division". :censored: We could use some consistency. That was our first shutout this year.

K

smc 12-03-2010 07:33 AM

My Bruins appeared to be playing in an exhibition game with an EHL team last night, but every time I rubbed my eyes it was the Tampa Bay Lightning. Boston won 8-1. The "faker" (cf. Colin Campbell) Marc Savard was on the ice for the first time since May, and both David Krejci and Michael Ryder each produced three points. Wow!

smc 12-03-2010 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by k.sucks.you (Post 166713)
What did you easterners think of the last place team from the Pacific Division?

Sorry to "beat a dead horse," but this Easterner pays little or no attention to the Pacific Division unless the Bruins are playing one of those teams, or until the playoffs. After all, this is one of the two divisions in the NHL where there is not a single team in a single city that should have a hockey team (see all my previous posts on this topic).

More power to those of you who are fans of San Jose, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Phoenix, Dallas, and, for that matter, Florida, Carolina, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, and Washington, but, I mean, really? Hockey in Florida? Hockey in any of those places?

Okay, I'm done venting for now. Long live the original 6 plus a few! ;)

dauls 12-03-2010 08:10 AM

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At least your team didn't lose 5-0 to Edmonton.

Smc, I hope that your team enjoys another #1 pick, as this Leafs team sucks so much ass that it is almost a guarantee that they will end up in the cellar again.

Wilson needs to go, and so does Burke for pretty much screwing us up for years to come. Burke talks the talk, but seems to do little else.

Losing heavily to the Oilers... things can't get that much worse, or can they? Attachment 182749


:eek: What do you think about the $1.3Bn bid by Rogers to acquire a majority stake in Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment (Maple Leafs, Raptors, Toronto's MLS team, etc.)?

ila 12-03-2010 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by dauls (Post 166739)
.....:eek: What do you think about the $1.3Bn bid by Rogers to acquire a majority stake in Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment (Maple Leafs, Raptors, Toronto's MLS team, etc.)?

They're buying the Marlies too, so they will have at least one winning team in that package.

transjen 12-03-2010 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by smc (Post 166734)
Sorry to "beat a dead horse," but this Easterner pays little or no attention to the Pacific Division unless the Bruins are playing one of those teams, or until the playoffs. After all, this is one of the two divisions in the NHL where there is not a single team in a single city that should have a hockey team (see all my previous posts on this topic).

More power to those of you who are fans of San Jose, Los Angeles, Anaheim, Phoenix, Dallas, and, for that matter, Florida, Carolina, Atlanta, Tampa Bay, and Washington, but, I mean, really? Hockey in Florida? Hockey in any of those places?

Okay, I'm done venting for now. Long live the original 6 plus a few! ;)

For the most part i agree a hundred percent but i can see the LA KINGS remaining in the NHL as they were part of the first expansion in 67 and the Captials can remain also as Maryland is a northern state and gets frozen lakes and snow but the rest of those southren states should fold or relocate to a more friendly hockey areas having lived in FL the fans there are more in to football, WWE smackdowns and monster truck pulls and hockey means nothing to them unless there team is deep in the playoffs

:eek: Flyersfan Jen

smc 12-04-2010 10:05 PM

It was nice to see the Leafs break their losing streak, although I would have preferred they did so against someone other than the Bruins. The game was yet another argument against the shootout. As Jack Edwards, the Boston play-by-play man, put it at the end of overtime: "Now this game will be settled by a gimmick."

Kudos to the crowd in Toronto for giving Tyler Seguin a cheer for his textbook-beautiful assist in the second period, when he set up Campbell for a goal. It's always nice when real hockey fans respond to good playing, even by the opposing team.

transjen 12-04-2010 10:59 PM

Why not just flip a coin heads the home team wins tails the vistors win,
It makes as much sense as the shootout
:eek: Flyersfan Jen

dauls 12-05-2010 12:32 AM

Devils 3-5 Flyers
 
Damn! Devils held the lead twice, but couldn't hang on to them. :frown: :frown: :frown:


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