I agree, but as long as Butt-of-all-jokes-man is in charge of the NHL, then it won't be going anywhere.:frown:

Well we had back-to-back nights of OT/SO free hockey, so the run had to end sometime soon and as expected the Flyers were the first victims.

Who will suffer tonight? Although after a nightmare second period I doubt Toronto's game will go beyond 60 minutes tonight.:innocent:

:cool: A Friday/Saturday double win for the Devils.:cool:
A 4-2 win over the Senators on Friday, followed by a 5-4 win against the Thrashers after seeing Brodeur pulled at 3-1 down after 20 minutes. Even the greats have bad days.

And what happened in Toronto tonight shadows?:eek:
First thing... ESPN-UK actually showed the game!!!:yes:
And then I was able to watch the Leafs score twice and record a shutout.:eek::eek::eek:
After their collapse in last night's woeful 5-2 thumping by the Sabres, I wasn't expecting them to keep the Bruins at bay for 60 minutes. Just imagine where you'd be if Gustavsson hadn't had the heart problems/surgeries this season. Does this mean more bench time for Toskala?

Sorry, Jen bad night for Flyers against the Rangers... of all teams.

But good news for ila, a 3-0 win at the Islanders. Must've been down to these rookies the Habs used for the first time tonight.;)

At last Montreal broke their losing streak. It was happy dance time. A win at the Islanders is even sweeter.

I see you've found Montreal's new lineup. :lol:

Brodeur's 104th shutout...
 

Brodeur now has the shutout record all to himself, and for it to happen in a 4-0 Devils' win over their closest division rivals (Penguins), makes it 'happy dance' time for this Devils fan.:cool:

No happy dancing in Philadelphia :( or Toronto :(, but in Montreal :) the new rookies are causing quite a stir, back-to-back wins for the Habs and those cheeky rookies show that when you come from behind late in the 3rd period, even an OT win deserves a happy dance.;):lol:

I think shadows may be wishing Toronto had picked up Brodeur a long time ago.

:lol:The attached picture looks something like my happy dance.

Thought a word on the Bruins was in order. They won last night, and Milan Lucic says he may be able to skate for a while in the Winter Classic on New Year's Day at Fenway Park!

I'm waaaay behind in my reports.:(

Here are the scores from Dec. 18th's games.

1. New Jersey beat Ottawa 4-2. Ottawa was feeling pretty good about themselves...until they faced the Devils.

2. Buffalo beat Toronto 5-2. Actually, Buffalo beat Toskala. He sucked royally! I honestly don't think he likes the pressure of fighting for the #1 spot. When the Monster was on IR, Toskala played okay, but when he came back, Toskala went back to sucking again. Ugh.

3. Florida beat Carolina 6-3. More of the same for Carolina.

4. Tampa Bay beat St. Louis 6-3. Go figure. Tampa finally found some offense.

5. Chicago beat Boston 5-4 in the shootout. Close game until the shootout. Boston couldn't score in the shootout, while Chicago converted on both of their shots.

6. Vancouver beat Washington 3-2.

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Here are the scores from Dec. 19th's games.

1. The Rangers beat Philadelphia 2-1. An unfortunate fact that Philly has scored less times than the Rangers. The Rangers outplayed Philly until they scored their first goal 5 minutes into the game. After that, it was ALL Philly but Lundqvist stole the victory for the Rangers.

2. Dallas beat Detroit 4-3. Bertuzzi scored a couple of goals in this one.

3. Anaheim beat Phoenix 4-2. Darn it.

4. Nashville beat Calgary 5-3. Calgary is slumping.

5. Pittsburgh beat Buffalo 2-1 in the shootout. Close game.

6. Toronto beat Boston 2-0. Finally! They were able to finally beat Boston, and with a shutout no less! Sweeeeet!

7. Ottawa beat Minnesota 4-1. Was the replacement equipment that Minnesota had to use due to the fire in their equipment van a factor? We may never know...

8. Montreal beat the Islanders 3-0. Halak is really trying to impress the teams that may trade for him as he played very well.

9. Carolina beat Florida 3-2. Carolina won? Bizarre!

10. New Jersey beat Atlanta 5-4. New Jersey survived a shaky performance(and subsequent pulling) from Brodeur. The way they were shooting the pucks towards Pavolec, I figured it was only a matter of time before they scored a few goals. However, I didn't think they would dominate as much as they did the rest of the game.

11. Colorado beat Columbus 5-2. Columbus is horrible right now.

12. Washington beat Edmonton 4-2. Unfortunately, not a big surprise to be honest.

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Here are the scores from Dec. 20th's games.

1. Chicago beat Detroit 3-0. This was Huet's second straight shutout.

2. St. Louis beat Vancouver 3-1. Vancouver should hang their heads over this one. St. Louis was last in the West, and Vancouver took them too lightly which cost them dearly.

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Here are the scores from Dec. 21st's games.

1. Buffalo beat Toronto 3-2 in overtime. Ryan Miller(the Buffalo goalie) totally bailed out Buffalo in this game. Toronto should have won this game, but they ran into a goalie who has been excellent the majority of games this year.

2. Tampa Bay beat the Islanders 4-2. The Islanders are floundering right now.

3. Florida beat Philadelphia 4-1. If Philly doesn't wake up soon, it has the potential to be one of the greatest collapses of all time!

4. The Rangers beat Carolina 3-1. Not a big surprise.

5. Montreal beat Atlanta 4-3 in overtime. To be honest, Halak bailed out Montreal in this game. He made 47 saves in the victory. I really think he will be getting traded shortly, especially with the way he is playing recently.

6. Boston beat Ottawa 2-0. A measure of revenge from a game between them earlier in the year.

7. New Jersey beat Pittsburgh 4-0. A game after getting yanked, Brodeur breaks the all-time shutout record. Congrats to a fellow Canuck!:cool:

8. Colorado beat Minnesota 4-3.

9. San Jose beat Dallas 4-2. They are back on the winning track, it seems.

10. St. Louis smoked Edmonton 7-2. Ugly, ugly, UGLY!

11. Phoenix beat Columbus 5-2. Speaking of ugly...

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Here are the scores from Dec. 22nd's games.

1. San Jose beat Chicago 3-2. San Jose got VERY lucky. Nabokov was the ONLY reason they won this game, as they were badly outshot by Chicago.

2. Anaheim beat Colorado 4-2. A come-from-behind victory for Anaheim.

3. Vancouver beat Nashville 4-1. I thought for sure that Luongo was going to get a shutout the night after Brodeur the way he was playing(since they are both fighting for the #1 spot on the Team Canada hockey team).

World Junior Tournament
 

Does anyone follow the World Junior Hockey Tournament that starts on Decemeber 26th?

Does anyone want to guess right now who will win?

I think Canada has a good chance to make it 6 wins in a row. They have a very talented and strong team.

:respect: for the lengthy round-up shadows. It's about time the Leafs showed a similar level of commitment for 60 mins. Tonight was a bad loss at the Islanders.:(

Another night off for the Devils, and another frustrating night of NBA on ESPN-UK (sh:censored:t!) It would've been nice if they'd showed one of the following games...

* Good win for the Flyers over Tampa - Jen, what did Laviolette say to them between the 2nd and 3rd periods?
* And also for the Habs over the Hurricanes - those lucky rookies are on a roll ;).

:) Merry Xmas fellow hockey fans. :yes:

It's next to impossiable to get decent covaege of the NHL here in the states and i dout the World junior tourment will get even a two second mention on ESPN as they only care about the NBA and NFL


:eek: Jerseygirl Jen

Ila, I think Canada has a very good chance to win it this year. Sweden was a team that gave them trouble in the past, but they lost a lot of their good players to the NHL. They are more defensively minded than in years past, but their defense has potential to score goals on the rush. I like their chances.

As for the Men's Olympic team? Man, that is a crapshoot. I think Russia will have a good team this year and will be a tough team to beat(Malkin, Ovechkin, Semin...:eek:).

Thanks for the :respect: and the Rep, dauls.:)

I really wish the Leafs would wake up and play a full game of hockey. To lose to the Islanders(and waste a good goaltending game by the Monster) after the Islanders have been so horrible the past few games is inexcusable! Arghhhh!

And with that....

Here are the scores from Dec. 23rd's games.

1. Boston beat Atlanta 6-4. Certainly no goaltending duel this game.;)

2. The Islanders beat Toronto 3-1. The Monster only gave up 2 goals(the third was an empty net goal), but the offense decided to take an early Christmas break! A lump of coal(or another lump of something!) for them! Bah humbug!!!

3. The Rangers beat Florida 4-1. Great. More points between them and the Leafs now. They picked a perfect time to start laying eggs again.

4. Pittsburgh crushed Ottawa 8-2. Pascal Leclaire returned in net for Ottawa after suffering an injury on the bench a while back. Perhaps he should have stayed away another game.:eek: Malkin had a hat-trick and Crosby had 3 assists.

5. Washington beat Buffalo 5-2. Washington was firing on all cylinders tonight.

6. Montreal beat Carolina 5-1. Montreal as a team played better tonight than other games in recent memory, but again Halak was the difference. He made 46 saves in the victory, and Cam Ward(Carolina goalie) was not sharp. He let in 3 goals off 7 shots(he must be taking tips from Toskala. Bad career move, Ward!).

7. Minnesota beat Edmonton 3-1. Yet another loss for Edmonton. Yikes!

8. Philadelphia beat Tampa Bay 5-2. Jennifer can do the double happy dance for this one! Philly won, and they beat Tampa Bay as well!

9. Chicago beat Detroit 3-0. Second game in a row where Chicago shutout Detroit. The first had Huet getting the shutout, and this time it was Niemi. The guy's started only 10 games, yet he has 4 shutouts. I think he's going to be a great goalie in the years to come(he's only 26!).

10. Dallas beat Columbus 3-1. Columbus is just plain horrible! Purplehead should be happy that Dallas is playing well right now, but I have not seen her post in this thread in a while.

11. Phoenix beat Anaheim 4-0. Sweet! Another shutout for Bryzgalov! That helped me in the pool immensely!:cool:

12. St. Louis beat Calgary 2-1 in the shootout. Calgary had another night of struggling to score goals.

Well, that is it folks. There are no more NHL games scheduled until December 26th. I hope everyone has a wonderful Christmas and a Happy and safe New Year!:hug:

Hockey is BACK! Unfortunately, a couple of our teams decided to give us a lump of coal in our stockings tonight.:(

Here are the scores from Dec. 26th's games:

1. Ottawa beat Buffalo 3-2 in the shootout. Not a very auspicious start to the post-Christmas hockey season!

2. Montreal beat Toronto 3-2 in overtime. I feel that Toronto should have won this game, but Halak shut the door again. Toronto had 49 shots and Montreal only had 23. Montreal needs to stop relying on Halak(and Price when he is playing) and start going on offensive spurts. That way, you can still win games even if your goalie has an off night. At least Toronto got a point out of it. It was a good game, when all is said and done. Did you get a chance to watch it, Ila?

3. The Islanders beat the Rangers 3-2 in overtime. Three games in a row that went past regulation! Ugh! The Rangers had trouble scoring again.

4. Washington beat New Jersey 4-1. The Devils must have drank too much egg nog over the holidays, as they didn't play well. Sorry dauls! I feel your pain, my friend!

5. Philadelphia beat Carolina 4-3 in the shootout. Philly almost blew this game! At least Jennifer got a candy cane in her stocking unlike the coal that dauls and myself got.;)

6. Detroit beat Columbus 2-1. If you are a team with a losing streak, the team to play would be Columbus. They stink!

7. Tampa Bay beat Atlanta 4-3. Close game!

8. Chicago beat Nashville 4-1. Chicago is hot right now! They are getting some good scoring opportunities and some great goaltending.

9. Minnesota beat St. Louis 4-3. This is my "meh" game of the night.

10. Phoenix beat LA 3-2. Both of these teams are surprising with regards to how well they are playing!

11. Colorado beat Dallas 4-1.

12. Vancouver beat Edmonton 4-1. Edmonton and Columbus are both pretty crappy right now!:eek:

13. San Jose beat Anaheim 5-2. Number 13 wasn't very lucky for the Ducks!;)

Ok crank up JOAN JETT'S DO YOU WANNA TOUCH so i can do my happy dance

:yes: Jerseygirl Jen

The game was on CBC out here. I turned on the tv with the express purpose of checking out the game. I ended up sidetracked and never did watch it.

I'm glad that Montreal won, but you're right that they have to play more offensively. For that matter, they haven't played defensively too well either. They've relied too much on Halak and Price all season.

The Dallas Stars have been consistently inconsistent.

Win one, lose one, lose in overtime or a shoot out.

Hopefully, they will get it together.

They did move Mike Modano onto the wing-looks like this will work.

The big story in the Southwest is, of course, the Cowboys. Are they the team that shut down the vaunted Saints offense or was that just a mirage?

Hopefully, they will take care of business tonight in Washington and then take care of the Eagles.

*cranks up some Joan Jett so Jen can do her Happy Dance*;)

On the bright side, at least you have some goalies that you can rely on. Gustavsson is still green and Toskala is pure garbage. Wanna switch goalies?:innocent:

When are the Dallas Cowboy's not the top sports story in the southwest?


:rolleyes: Jerseygirl Jen

I cannot think of too many times when the Cowboys were not the top sports story.

With the NFL season headed into playoff mode, they certainly are front and center.

With that said, the Dallas Stars make a national TV appearance against the Blackhawks on December 29

Here are the scores from Dec. 27th's games:

1. Do the happy dance again, Jennifer! Philadelphia beat the Islanders 2-1. It sounds like it should have been 3-1 but Philly had a goal taken back.

2. Boston beat Florida 2-1. A little bit of deja vu...especially when I do up the Dec. 28th report later tonight.;)

3. Buffalo beat St. Louis 5-3. A bounce-back win for Buffalo after their poor showing their previous game.

4. Toronto beat Pittsburgh 4-3! And with Toskala in net! A Christmas miracle indeed!:lol: It's hard to believe that we beat the team that crushed Ottawa 8-2 earlier in the week.

5. Chicago beat Nashville 5-4. Kane won it for Chicago with less than a minute left in the game. Better to win this way, eh Ila?;)

6. Vancouver beat Calgary 5-1. Kiprusoff got pulled in this game.

Wow! Another night without any games going beyond regulation!

I got the stero cranked up blasting Joan Jett's DO YOU WANNA TOUCH and i'm doing my happy dance

Pictures, we want to see pictures!:p

In all seriousness, you'd be better at doing a happy dance than I ever would.:lol::lol::lol:

Here are the scores from Dec 28th's games:

1. New Jersey beat Atlanta 3-2. The Devils are back in the winning column, dauls must be happy about that. Speaking of dauls...where are you buddy?

2. Carolina beat Washington 6-3. Big-time shocker! I thought for sure that once Washington got to 4-3 they would take over the game, but that was not the case. Eric Staal(good Canadian kid!) had 2 goals and 3 assists in the game. It hurt me in the hockey pool, but it helps his chances to make it to the Olympics.

3. Columbus beat Detroit 1-0. Detroit gets shut out two times in a row by Chicago(3-0 both times), they only score 2 goals in their next game against Columbus, and then get shut out again in this game. I think it is safe to say that Detroit is hurting big time in the offense department.:eek:

4. No happy dance for our favourite bear tonight. Ottawa beat Montreal 4-2. The Habs actually had a good number of shots on net, so their offense was not to blame. Just one of those games, perhaps?

5. Tampa Bay beat Boston 2-1. Remember in my previous report I said the Boston score was deja vu? Yep. You guessed it. The same score(just different winners) as Boston's last game.

6. Calgary beat Edmonton 4-1. Not really a shocker, as both Edmonton and Columbus are the two teams that are playing the worst hockey right now(in the Western Conference).

7. Minnesota beat LA 4-3. LA ties it up late in the third, and then Minnesota scores the winner 12 seconds later. A heart-breaker!

8. San Jose beat Phoenix 3-2 in the shootout. Darn it! I wanted Bryzgalov to get me two more points, but Phoenix couldn't score. Nabokov played well again.

Here are the scores from Dec. 29th's games. Except for purplehead(Dallas), no one's teams played tonight.

1. Buffalo beat Pittsburgh 4-3. Even thought Ryan Miller got pulled, his team ended up with the victory. It doesn't happen often, but it looks like it does.

2. The Islanders beat Columbus 2-1 in the shootout. Columbus had 42 shots on net, so they at least tried to win. As has been the case too many times this season, they failed.

3. Nashville beat St. Louis 4-3. St. Louis almost came back, but it was a case of too little, too late for them.

4. Dallas beat Chicago 5-4. Huet got pulled, but unlike the result in Buffalo's game, the end result was different.

5. Phoenix beat Vancouver 3-2 in the shootout. I hate the shootout. It sucks.

6. Anaheim beat Minnesota 4-2. Bobby Ryan had 2 goals and 1 assist. It looks like he is starting to heat up!

Small night for hockey. Tomorrow there are 8 games, and all the teams of the usual suspects that post here are playing. Go Leafs GO!!!!

It is with a heavy heart that I make this Report for the Dec 30th games. The Leafs sucked a lemon against a team they should have beaten...the Edmonton Oilers. ArgghhhhhhHH!!!!!!!:(

1. Boston beat Atlanta 4-0. Why did we give up Rask for Andrew Raycrap again? Please, can someone tell me, WHY?!?!?!?!?!

2. New Jersey beat Pittsburgh 2-0. I'll bet Brodeur wishes that he could play Pittsburgh all the time. The Pens better hope they don't meet up with the Devils in the playoffs this year...:eek:

3. Philadelphia beat the Rangers 6-0. Third shutout in a row. Looks like Philly is coming around.

4. Montreal beat Tampa Bay 2-1 in overtime. Looks like dauls, Jennifer, and Ila will be doing happy dances....but not me....

5. Colorado beat Ottawa 4-3. Ottawa almost came back, but they didn't complete the rally.

6. Calgary beat LA 2-1. *snore*

7. Edmonton beat Toronto 3-1. I am really getting pissed off with the fact that they can beat teams like the Pittsburgh Penguins, but they suck eggs against teams like Edmonton and the Islanders, teams that they SHOULD be beating. This team is SO frustrating!:censored:

8. San Jose beat Washington 5-2. Pretty easy to win when you are awarded 2 penalty shots. That's right! TWO! You don't see that very often.:eek:

I got hammered in the pool tonight. I got 2 measly points. Ouch.

Devils shutout the Penguins 2-0. That's another one for Brodeur.

But can a Devil pull off the Happy Dance?

Since you are able to do the Happy Dance, and I am not....well how about a little Rep.;):p:lol:

So, you getting ready for New Year's? (I created this thread, so a little off-topic won't kill us.;))

Phillie beats NY and Tampa lost so what could be better so it's a double happy dance tonight
:yes: Jerseygirl Jen

Toronto could have won as well. That would have been better. *pout*:(

Well will an electronic :kiss: and :hug: make you feel better?
:yes: Jerseygirl Jen

Yep. Thank you!:yes::hug:

That was thoughtful Jen.
But I'd have thought a long suffering Leafs fan would be very, very, very familiar with the agony of defeat by now!:eek:;):lol:

Ouch! That was a hit below the belt!:eek::lol:

(By the way, I sent you a PM.;))

Winter Classic!!!
 

Just back from the Winter Classic. I thought all the hockey fans out there might like to read my impressions.

But first, a note for Transjen -- sorry it had to be your Flyers that lost. But I'm not sorry it was the Bruins that beat 'em!

So, the opening ceremonies were kinda cool. Dropkick Murphys played. Even with James Taylor singing the Star Spangled Banner quite beautifully, I think Canada has a better national anthem (it ought to be a song people without extensive vocal training can sing, don't you think?). Bobby Clarke and Bobby Orr taking the first puck drop ... I was sure Clarke (who seems to have front teeth now, as my binoculars revealed) was going to deck the army guy who dropped it. Then I thought he might try to knock down the flyover Stealth Bomber with his stick. But I guess he really is old. An old Broad Street Bully.

Once the game started, the first five minutes were as intense as any NHL game I've seen. I don't think I've seen a puck hop this much since the last time I played pond hockey, and that was too many years ago to say. The Flyers scored first (a cheap goal; Tim Thomas was distracted), but threatening again, in the 2nd period, the Bruins demonstrated why they are the #1 penalty killing team in the NHL.

Then came the end. An awesome goal by the Bruins to tie, and then an ending that was just phenomenal: sudden death.

Fenway Park looked awesome for hockey, although the sight lines weren't very good. Retired Bruins numbers were hanging there with the Red Sox. It was Boston sports heaven!!!

What a way to start the new year now i need a hug
:( Jerseygirl Jen

Here you go
 

:hug::hug::hug:

It would have been fun to go together. I would have even endured a Bruins loss (which is how things looked for most of the time, anyhow).

Since you had given me a hug when my beloved Leafs had fallen to the Oilers, I will give you one as well. At least Philly lost to a good team, and the game could have gone either way.

:hug::hug::hug::hug:

(Smc, the refs gave the game to Boston!:p)

Just kidding, of course, but I had to say it since the ref I(and all other Leaf fans) most despise was there(Kerry Frasor).:respect::cool:

Thanks SMC and Shadows i needed that
:yes: Jerseygirl Jen

No problem. That is what friends are for.:)

It's going to be a 2 for 1 report tonight.;)

Here are the scores from Dec. 31st's games:

1. Montreal beat Florida 5-4. A close one! I thought for sure that Montreal was trying to lose, what with all the times they continued to give up their lead. The offense helped out Halak who did not have a particularly sharp game.

2. Ottawa beat the Islanders 3-2 in the shootout.

3. Detroit beat Colorado 4-2. Detroit scored more goals in this game than their previous 4 games combined(a 3-0 loss, a 3-0 loss, a 2-1 win, and a 1-0 loss)!

4. Nashville beat Columbus 2-1 in overtime. Columbus lost? I am surprised!;)

5. San Jose beat Phoenix 3-2 in the shootout. If Phoenix could learn how to score in the shootout, they may have actually won this game.

6. Vancouver beat St. Louis 4-3 in overtime. A comeback win for Vancouver, who were down 3-1 in the third period.

7. The Rangers beat Carolina 2-1. Carolina was lucky they weren't blown out this game, as the shot count heavily favoured the Rangers.

8. LA beat Minnesota 5-2. First points for Frolov in quite a long time. Kopitar has cooled off immensely from the torrid start he had to the season.

9. Dallas beat Anaheim 5-3. I am sure that Purplehead will be quite pleased with this.

10. Chicago beat New Jersey 5-1. I think the Devils ran into a very hot team right now, who's goaltending, defense, and offense are ALL clicking.

11. Calgary beat Edmonton 2-1. Apparently the Oilers refused to pay their entire bill from when they ate at a Calgary restaurant after this game. They must have still been angry that they stink so bad this year!:eek:

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Here are the scores from Jan 1st's games:

1. Boston beat Philadelphia 2-1 in overtime. Close game, but the atmosphere looked to be intense. This would have been a game that I would have loved to have attended, especially if some of my friends from here could have attended it with me.:respect::cool:

2. Buffalo beat Atlanta 4-3 in overtime. Only two games and they both go into overtime? Arghhhhh! Buffalo was badly outplayed in this game, but it looks like Ryan Miller stole the show again.

And one last hockey related item!

Canada comes back from a 4-2 deficit in the third period to win the game 5-4 in the shootout against the US team! The US played excellent, and Canada was lucky to get the victory. Kudos to both teams!:respect:

Maybe the Devils in their 3rd game in 4 nights were a bit tired against a form team.

I'm glad this one wasn't on ESPN-UK. If it had been I'd have recorded it and then sat down to watch it with a hangover in the morning on New Years Day, I'm happy I didn't start 2010 watching the Devils get thumped.

Tough way to lose the big game Jen.:hug:

Stupid f:censored:ing ESPN-UK didn't show the game live, they're showing it today, twice!!! It takes the entertainment out of sport, knowing the score before watching the game. However I will watch a bit of it to see what Fenway looks like with it's diamond hidden under ice.

Fenway looked bizarre. The sight lines were awful. People behind home plate who have awesome seats at a baseball game had to stand the entire time to watch hockey. I was up high enough to see, but binoculars just don't cut it with the fast action of hockey. They showed the match on big screens in the Park, though, which helped.

I also DVRed the Winter Classic so I could see what it looked like on television. There are some particularly cool aerial shots.

Enjoy.

Kerry Frasor
 

Shadows, did you know there is a Facebook group called "Kerry Frasor is a douchebag"? It has this description:

"For all those of you who hate Frasor and his shitty calls and his terrible haircut."

:yes:

If I belonged to Facebook, I would sign up for that one for sure! What is your opinion of him? I'm glad they forced him to wear a helmet! LOL! Of course, the guy put so much hair spray in it I'm sure the puck would just bounce right off if it hit him in the melon!:lol::p:lol:

Canada played a piss poor game. They went out and dogged it for three periods and almost paid the price. Hopefully they won't take the playoff games with the same attitude.

On a slightly related note, I see the Olympic team picked up Brodeur for goalie. That can only be good news.

I don't think you will see the same Canadian team next game. By this I mean they will play with a hell of a lot more intensity and drive to win than they did during the US game. Their coach will make sure that will be the case! At least they better!:eek:

Brodeur for the Olympic team is excellent news! He is a phenominal goalie!:respect:

Even when his shitty calls go the way of the Bruins, I can tell they're shitty. I think that probably answers your question.

How about this for a Winter Classic?
 

Hockey at Fenway Park was so awesome yesterday that I think next year there should be a short break in the NHL season to allow for a round-robin tournament at Fenway involving the original 6 teams: Bruins, Habs, Leafs, Blackhawks, Rangers, and Redwings.

(Sorry, Jen, but I bet your Flyers would be up for a violent attempt to crash the party!)

What do all you hockey fans think? Wouldn't that be great?! If my dream, by some miracle comes through, I'll host a huge blowout (perhaps even with actual blowing) for all Forum member hockey fans who travel here to the Hub of the Universe for the game!

Boston is now called Toronto?:confused: :lol:

A tournament and party in Boston sounds like a great idea and that is as good a reason as any to go to Boston. If I show up early, smc, can you take me to the New Yankee Workshop and to the Silva brothers?

If I remember right, it was about a month ago that Bettman said that the league should possible look at two classic games per season with the second game in Canada. My opinion is Canada should be hosting the classic game as a matter of protocol.

The real hub and the imagined hub
 

Ila, I assume your first line has to do with the "hub of the universe" reference in my posting. Let me clear this up. Boston is actually known as the "hub of the universe"; the use of this phrase to describe other cities (e.g., Toronto) has been well documented as a delusion.

Oliver Wendell Holmes used the phrase first to describe our State House (he actually called it the hub of the solar system). If you go to Downtown Crossing in Boston, there is a plaque in the sidewalk in front of where the Filene's building used to be that indicates the exact center of the universe. I remember it from when I was a kid, although it's covered up now with a storage shed of some sort.

My favorite use of this phrase is the famous apocryphal Boston Globe headline we Bostonians occasionally refer to:

2 Hub men die in blast;
New York also destroyed

(Of course, this is Bostonian on another level, too ... we hate New York!)

As for your other requests: I'm not sure about New Yankee Workshop. Do you mean the PBS show with Norm Abrams? His store is actually in Essex Junction, Vermont, so you could stop on the way. Silva Bros., on the other hand, is in nearby Lexington, but I'm not sure there they have anything you can actually visit. They did build the late, lamented set for Victory Garden, but Lexington Gardens (the site), is long gone.

Back to hockey: I would love to see more outdoor games, and I am a big fan of having them in Canada or Quebec.

Yes, my first comment was a little dig at Toronto. Just about everyone that doesn't live in Toronto likes to say that those in Toronto think they are the centre of the universe.

Yep, I meant Norm Abrams. I always suspected that his workshop was in Vermont. I'm not from Quebec so any drive I took to Boston wouldn't take me through Vermont. My comment about the Silva brothers was a little tongue-in-cheek. I like the work Tom Silva does and it would be a pleasure just to meet him.

Some in Quebec may think that they are a separate country, but they are still in Canada.

I'm not so sure that it would be a good idea to have many outdoor games in Canada. It's usually too :censored: cold.

Winter Classic
 

As a Flyers fan it was a tough to see them lose the Winter Classic that way, and I know how much the hockey fans here at the forum hate overtime and shootouts during the regular season. I watched a repeat of the game on ESPN (UK) yesterday, but I didn't know the score beforehand so it was almost like watching the game live.

I do think the layout of a baseball ground is wrong for hockey. As you said smc some fans behind home plate spent the whole game standing up to catch the action. Perhaps the rink should have run along one of the foul lines rather than across from 1st to 3rd bases.

I realized that it isn't the optimal route, but it would be an option.

Sorry to have included you in my regular experiment with Canadians. I like to see how they will answer a seemingly innocent "slip" that seems to separate Canada and Quebec. I usually get no response, your response, something very angry, "Long live Meech Lake!", or "Vive le Qu?bec libre!" I will keep my own view to myself, lest I provoke even more of a non-hockey discussion in this thread.

Smc, I wouldn't worry too much about it. I actually don't mind if posts slip into off-topic from time to time(I'm guilty of it too.;)).:)

Also, any sport is good for this thread. Although it started out as just a hockey thread, it has evolved into a thread where any sport can be discussed(football, soccer, baseball, rugby, etc.).:respect:

I have to go and get ready for work shortly, but before I do I'll post a quick report about today's games(I'll post yesterday's and the games still not a final for today, tomorrow).

It will not be happy-dance time for two of our favourite members.

1. Buffalo beat Montreal 1-0. Can't really fault anyone on Montreal for this one, as they were unlucky to run into Ryan Miller when he is on unbeatable mode(this is his 5th shutout of the season, tied for 1st in that department)!

2. Ottawa beat Philadelphia 7-4. Philly was down, then they tied it up 4-4, and then gave up 3 goals in the third. Neither team had good goaltending in this one. Philly was doing so well, and now they have lost two straight.:eek:

Canada is playing Switzerland as I type this. I hope they play better than they did against the US! Go Canada GO!!!

What a crappy way to start the new year, Geez wonder if someone has the Stanleycup from 74/75 or 75/76 so i can watch the Broadstreet bullies kick the Sabers butt
:frown: Jerseygirl Jen

The World Junior game between Canada and Switzerland just finished. The final score was 6 - 1 for Canada. Canada now goes on to the gold medal game against the winner of the Sweden - US game.

Actually, the problem of how far the rink was from the stands was secondary. The primary problem -- and this is just bizarre -- is that people anywhere in the stands (other than the outfield bleachers and the Green Monster seats) who were sitting anywhere in the first 15 or so rows were actually below the level of the rink. That's why they had to stand!!

It may have been a nice idea to use Fenway, but to have 15 rows of people sat too low for the ice is as you put it "just bizarre". Isn't there another stadium better suited for hockey in Boston - maybe one of the university stadia?

I hope the next Winter Classic is shown live in the UK rather than 24 hours later. It would be great to put my feet up on New Years Day to watch a game of hockey, sipping a few beers in the early evening - NHL games are always shown after midnight in the UK.

Despite your obvious point, I think part of the Winter Classic that the NHL thinks makes it "classic" is to hold it in a venue that has a lot of sports history, and Fenway Park is one of the most storied sports venues in the entire world!

The US beat Sweden 5-2, so it will be a Canada/US gold medal game. If Canada plays the US like they did the last game they will be toast, but if they play like they are supposed to play, then the game will be very evenly matched. No matter what team wins, it should be a great game! I've got Tuesday off, so I think I may watch me some of that game!:cool:

This one's gonna be big!

Here are the scores from Jan 2nd's games:

1. Carolina beat the Rangers 2-1 in overtime. Carolina won? Yep. The Rangers scored 1 goal...again. Hard to win when that happens.

2. Vancouver beat Dallas 3-1. Daniel Sedin had another point. He has been amazing since coming back from his injury. Luongo was preparing himself for Olympic duty by having another good game.

3. Tampa Bay beat Pittsburgh 3-1. Fourth loss in a row for the Penguins. A little bit of burnout, perhaps?

4. LA beat Washington 2-1. Backstrom left the game with a migraine, hopefully nothing serious. Ovechkin was held pointless, and Quick(LA goalie) played great. He is on the Olympic squad(USA) because of his play this year.

5. The Islanders beat Atlanta 6-5 in the shootout. Ugly finish for an ugly game. Atlanta kept tying up the score, and then giving it right back again. Ugly, ugly, ugly.

6. Colorado beat Columbus 3-2. Columbus lose? No surprise.

7. Calgary beat Toronto 3-1. Way to not show up, guys! Arghhhhhhhh!:censored:

8. Chicago beat St. Louis 6-3. Chicago keeps on rolling, and smoked St. Louis on the night of their new head coach's debut. Not a good debut.

9. Nashville beat Anaheim 3-1. Anaheim has been better than Toronto this year, but only marginally. Who would have thought they would stink this bad?

10. New Jersey beat Minnesota 5-3. It looked like Minnesota was going to tie it up(when it became 4-3 NJ) but Langenbrunner got his 3rd goal via the empty net to squash the rally.

11. Detroit beat Phoenix 4-1. Getting 3 goals past Bryzgalov is hard to do(4th goal was an empty net goal), but Detroit was able to do it. Their offense is so inconsistant right now, and that is the main reason for their struggles.

12. San Jose beat Edmonton 4-1. No surprise, since it seems the only team that Edmonton can actually beat are the freaking Leafs! Man, I'm still pissed about that loss!:censored:

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Here are the scores from Jan 3rd's games:

1. Ottawa beat Philadelphia 7-4. Kovalev scored 4 goals, but I imagine he will disappear again for a month before he has another game like this. This guy is so hard to figure out. The talent is there, but the mentality is not. Poor Jen. I'll bet this one was difficult to watch.:(

2. Buffalo beat Montreal 1-0. No fault to Montreal at all, as when Ryan Miller is on he is almost impossible to beat. This is Miller's 5th shutout of the season.

3. Florida beat Pittsburgh 6-2. The Penguins actually had a 2-0 lead at one point, and then totally fell apart. This is their 5th loss in a row. They need to wake up soon, otherwise they will find themselves on the outside looking in.

4. Chicago beat Anaheim 5-2. True, Anaheim is not a true test to gauge Chicago's might, but the Hawks look GOOD right now! If they play like this, I honestly think they could take out SJ in the playoffs!:eek:

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Here are the scores from Jan 4th's games:

1. The Rangers beat Boston 3-2. Boston is third last in goals scored in the entire league(which is surprising, to be honest), and they were dealt a big blow when Bergeron got hit in the hand with a puck. It now looks like he will miss 2-6 weeks with a broken thumb(which sucks for him as he was named to the Canadian Olympic roster).

2. LA beat San Jose 6-2. LA is going to be a good team to watch this year, and like Chicago, could knock San Jose out of the playoffs. Some good teams in the west this year.

I know i said i can't wait for baseball season but that doesn't mean i wanted to see a baseball game score in a hockey game

:(Jerseygirl Jen

A scary thought is that this score was bigger than most of the Cleveland Brown's scores this past NFL season!:eek:

I'm curious, Jen. Who is in your current Avatar?:)

One other thing. If Toronto wins on Wednesday, will you still be my friend?:eek:

I agree on both counts -- mostly that I can't wait for baseball season to begin. As much as I like hockey, my love of baseball is several orders of magnitude greater, since baseball is the greatest sport ever invented by humans. (Uh-oh, that might start an argument ... which isn't my intent.) :no:

To answer the first question, DYNA-GIRL from an old sat morning tv show called ELECTTRA WOMAN and DYNA-GIRL which is a rip off of the 60s BATMAN tv show

Now for the second question yeah i guess so but will you still be my friend if the FLYERS win?
:yes: Jerseygirl Jen

Baseball is my top sport also, Even if as a kid i was told i hit like a girl

:eek: Jerseygirl Jen

One of my pet peeves
 

Jen, for a long time I coached softball for girls ages 6 to 14, and that "hit like a girl" remark used as a negative is one of my pet peeves. It's really that there are some fundamentals to stance and swing that girls are not shown because of sexism in society, and without being shown them most girls -- because of their natural body -- tend to do the things that are called that. I am proud to say that to this day I have kids come up to me and say thanks for teaching them how to hit (even their moms, and sometimes their dads, say thanks, too).

Sorry i didn't mean to offend anyone and i'm the last person who would put down girls. As a kid i played little league baseball and i was a good flieder and mostly played shortstop but i was never a good hitter and my team mates use to say i hit like a girl and little did they know that when i grew up i would become a girl so in away i find it funny but by no means was i putting down girls sports
:respect: Jerseygirl Jen

Please, don't apologize!!!!!!
 

Jen, I am so sorry if you thought from my post that you had been offensive in using the "hit like a girl" words. That is not the case at all. My anger at the phrase is directed at the sexist society that lets such expressions exist for the wrong reasons (as I explained), not at anyone who grows up in that society and uses the phrase because it was put into his or her head. So, please don't worry about it and don't apologize.

By the way, I think it's absolutely great that you were able to "become" the girl you always were! :respect::hug:

Ok no harm done, I bet there where girls who could hit better then i could i mean my dad and the team coach worked with me and all but i still could never hit gurss it's something i just never got the knack of but i still love baseball in fact i still have a lot of baseball cards from the 80s shoved away somewhere rember Dwight Gooden and Bo Jackson?


Thanks you're one of the few people who seem to understand deep down i was always a girl
:yes: Jerseygirl Jen

Of course I would.:yes::cool:

I thought that Dyna-girl may have been a painted picture of yourself, so that is why I asked.:)

Here are some scores for games going on right now:

-Toronto and Florida are tied 2-2 with less than 5 minutes left in the 2nd. Now it is 3-2 Toronto! Darn it! They are scoring faster than I can type! LOL!

-Montreal and Washington are tied 1-1...holy crap! It was 1-1 when I checked less than a minute ago and now it is 3-1 Washington. Montreal was getting badly outshot, but it looked like they were holding their own. 3-1 is not an insurrmountable lead, but Montreal needs to pick up their offense if they want to win this one.

-Boston is beating Ottawa 4-0. I guess the yelling they got from their head coach woke up the Bruins!;)

-New Jersey is beating Dallas 4-0. Dauls will be happy, purplehead not so much.

The rest of the scores are for teams that no one here follows(as far as I know) so I will just put them down in my final report.

1-0 for Canada against the US in the World Juniors.

I remember 'Doc' Gooden and Bo Jackson.:cool:

Reading your posts, it is easy to see how big of a baseball fan you really are. You can tell the fans who are bandwagon jumpers or fair-weather fans, but you are neither one of those. I'll bet you are one of the fans who yells lustily for the player on their team to "hustle their ass to first base" rather than just lope at a slow pace.:respect:

Can you imagine if we had been friends way back when Philly and Toronto played each other in the World Series? Man, that would have been some killer conversations I'll bet.:cool:

I checked the score not much more than a few minutes ago and saw the Devils leading 2-0, half way through the second period. So 4-0 is a score I can accept. I can't watch it, damn ESPN-UK, but I can at least be happy.

At least I didn't spoil the score for you.;)

Damn! Tied 2-2 in the World Junior game.:(

SMC, I have read some posts at tsn.ca that call Tim Thomas 'Timmy the Tuna'. Why is it they call him that? He pretty much helped them reach the playoffs last year, and he certainly is not playing that badly this season either.

Why would any fans of Boston call a player that is playing well, a name that is obviously derogatory? I call Toskala names of course, but that is due to the fact that he sucks.;)

How can anyone forget all those "Bo knows... " adverts. We even got them in the UK and in the late 80s there was no baseball and very little NFL.

shadows, is that a preemptive low blow, just in case tomorrow night turns into a Leafs' nightmare?:p

Nope. No low blow at all. The series between the Phillies and Blue Jays was an excellent one that could have went either way. Jennifer and I are both big baseball fans and I know that we would have had some interesting conversations about the series.:respect::cool:

3-2 US. Looks like Canada didn't learn from their mistakes the last time they played.

Not that excellent for the Phillies.:no::(

But 2008... was perfect.:):cool:

I loved those old BO KNOWS adverts if fact i still love them hmmnn wonder if youtube has em
:yes: Jerseygirl Jen

Wow, I went to dinner and the discussion just blossomed. How could I not remember Doc and Bo?!

Jen, if you ever want some hitting lessons, I'm still an excellent hitting coach.

And you're welcome.

You must have been talking to my boyfriend haven't you, He's on of those who silently watchs the game and i'm jumping all over the place and when i get ticked off on a bad call or play he calmly says Jen relax it's only a game
:yes: Jerseygirl Jen

Timmy the Tuna
 

You're right that the name sounds derogatory, but it actually isn't. It derives from his rather unconventional style of defending the goal. The first nickname he got was "the flopper" -- and someone decided a tuna flopped and the "T" was a nice alliteration with "Tim".

It sounds as if the two of us watching a game together could result in a hole in the floor! I'm the same way. Plus, I analyze each and every moment. No one wants to watch with me.

Go Red Sox!!

Bo knows...
 

I was thiking the same thing... Bo Jackson Nike @youtube

I can't remember seeing that one before.


But this one everyone remembers... Bo, you don't know Diddley! @youtube

All the better for the guest appearance of The Great One.

Now that i'm no longer the same little boy i can now look back and see why i couldn't hit and basicaly all the teasing for starters made me believe that i couldn't hit and i'm guessing that when it was my turn to step to the plate i just wanted it to end so i'd swing at anything instead of waiting and picking my pitches to hit
:yes: Jerseygirl Jen

I could fix that forever in 1 hour.

Is that the one with BO in a formule race car and Sonny Bono makes a cameo and says i thought this was a Bono's commercial


:lol: Jerseygirl Jen

LOL! Nope. But I could tell that you were an passionate fan just from reading your posts. I am like that as well!:)

"What the heck? A penalty? What do you mean that was a penalty?!?";)

"Come on! Hit a 'tater! You freakin' idiot! You swung at ball 4!"

etc., etc.;)

I guess it's good if they mean it that way. There are a few that definitely are not treating it nicely, as in the same sentence they want Boston to punt him and keep Rask in net. A few bad apples spoils the bunch, I guess.

I can find any fault to his playing style, especially since his last name is the same as my first name!;):lol:

You, me, and Jennifer would probably end up kicked out of the stadium for "causing a ruckus".:lol:

In the first advert "Bo Jackson Nike", Bo drives the Racing Car, Sonny Bono does his cameo and Bo wears at least 25 different outfits. Lasts about 60 seconds.

The "Bo, you don't know Diddley!" advert has Michael Jordan, John McEnroe, Wayne Gretzky's "No", Bo Diddley etc. (30 seconds)

5-3 US in the third period. I don't think Canada can come back again.:(

*eats crow*

Canada tied it up 5-5! It is now going to overtime! Wow! What a game!!!!:respect:

smc caught on camera...
 

Red Sox fan smc caught on camera.:eek:

If you go to every game dressed like this, no wonder no one wants to watch a game with you.:innocent::lol: