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A third win for the Devils over the 'Canes in twelve days.
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Devils 1-0 Stars
Nick Palmieri scores the only goal after 14:23 in the third. Kovalchuk gets another assist. :)
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My Bruins beat the Flames tonight, with Milan Lucic continuing his winning ways with 2 goals!
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While I am happy that the Devils are playing well, I do NOT like the system they are now playing. The Trap is back. Yay...:confused: Maybe we'll get lucky and both our teams can make it into the playoffs. You never know! Toronto and New Jersey are playing really well right now(they had the misfortune of running into a motivated Anderson in net for their 1-0 loss to Ottawa...a game that they would have won if not for him! Why did Ottawa have to get rid of Elliot?) and Atlanta and Carolina are not. So, let's keep our fingers crossed for that(but don't you dare pass the Leafs! Grrrrrr!:no:).;) Also, I can't believe how wonderful Reimer is playing in net for the Leafs. Have we finally found our true #1 goalie? His stats: GP: 16 Win/Loss/OT Loss : 9-4-2 GA: 31 SA: 470 SV: 439 SV%: .934 GAA: 2.12 SO: 2 Has he logged enough time to be considered for Rookie Of The Year? He certainly is the MVP of the Leafs, as they have been a totally different team whenever he is net. |
Part 1 of an excellent article from today's Boston Globe, worthy of a read by all hockey fans:
A head-scratcher for NHL Many concussions come on legal hits, leaving league with vexing problem By John Powers Globe Staff / February 24, 2011 Brian Burke remembers how hockey dealt with concussions when he was playing in the minors in the late 1970s. ?Coming back to the bench after you got your bell rung, you puked, you missed one shift, you waited until the cobwebs cleared, then the trainer gave you one of those little ammonia sniffers,?? says the Maple Leafs president/general manager. ?And you went back out.?? Now, with the number of head injuries on the rise and the game?s best player on the shelf indefinitely, concussions have become what Burke calls the ?issue du jour,?? with more than 60 NHL players reportedly diagnosed already this season. Though the league has banned the most vicious head shots, legitimate checks and accidental collisions have increased the number of injuries. Pittsburgh superstar Sidney Crosby, who hasn?t played since Jan. 5 after receiving head blows in successive games, was hit inadvertently in the jaw by Washington?s David Steckel, who was dashing for the puck, and then checked legally by Tampa Bay?s Victor Hedman, who pushed Crosby?s face into the boards from behind. Thus the dilemma for the game?s guardians: How do they keep players from getting their brains scrambled without removing much of what makes hockey hockey? ?There is a reluctance to change the essence of the game,?? says Bill Daly, the NHL?s deputy commissioner. ?The physicality of the game is one of its greatest attractions.?? The league made a huge change last year when it created Rule 48 to eliminate blind-side and lateral hits in which the head either is targeted or is the principal point of contact. The penalty is stiff: a five-minute major and an automatic game misconduct, with the offender also missing the next game if the referee deems the hit was meant to injure. ?I think that?s a huge step forward for ice hockey,?? says Dr. Robert Cantu, the neurosurgeon who consulted with the Bruins after Patrice Bergeron and Marc Savard both were put out of commission. ?The [first] hit that put Savard out now is illegal.?? Yet most of the hits that cause concussions ? the head-on ?north-south?? shot and the shoulder check ? are within the sport?s rules and traditions, and there?s little appetite to ban them. ?Hitting is a big part of my game, and you want to do whatever you can to keep that physicality in the game,?? says Bruins forward Milan Lucic, who is both the club?s top goal scorer and its trademark thumper. ?It is a tough sport and it?s inevitable that concussions and injuries are going to happen.?? Tricky balancing act Unlike most contact sports, hockey is played in an enclosed space with rigid wooden dashers, glass barriers, and a slippery playing surface that is pavement-hard. ?It?s an inherently unsafe workplace,?? observes Burke. Since the workers themselves are significantly taller, heavier, and faster than they were half a century ago, the concussions are more frequent and serious. ?It?s speed,?? says Cantu, who is chief of neurosurgery service at Emerson Hospital and a professor at Boston University?s School of Medicine. ?The guys are big and strong and they hit with great velocity.?? Despite the rising concerns, hockey players still are less susceptible to concussions than their football counterparts. ?They?re both collision sports, but in football every single day there are subconcussive hits,?? says Dr. Ann McKee, a BU associate professor who directs the neuropathology service for the New England Veterans Administration medical centers. ?Hockey doesn?t have those.?? Still, the punishing give-and-take of the game has been part of the professional DNA since the NHL was founded nearly a century ago, and hard-nosed teams such as the Big Bad Bruins and the Broad Street Bullies of the 1970s were both feared and admired for their muscularity. ?We?re on record and we?ve said repeatedly that it?s important to maintain the fundamental nature of the sport, which is its physical aspect,?? says Daly. But with Savard sidelined for the remainder of the season after sustaining a second concussion last month and Crosby?s return date unclear, there has been renewed focus on the balancing act between keeping players reasonably safe and turning the game into an all-skate. ?We?re ending careers far too early,?? says Paul Kelly, the former executive director of the NHL Players Association who now holds that post with College Hockey Inc. ?There are dozens of guys who could have and should have played five to 10 more years, but their careers were cut short by hits to the head.?? The concern about head injuries is not new. The NHL was the first professional league to form a working group for the study of concussions, the first to mandate neuropsychological baseline testing, and the first to develop diagnosis and return-to-play protocols. Players suspected of having been concussed are evaluated on the bench by either the team trainer or physician and, if so diagnosed, are kept out of action until they are deemed symptom-free. Equipment challenges Reducing the number and severity of concussions is a complex undertaking. Suggestions have included enlarging the playing surface, modifying the rink confines, softening the equipment, and changing the rules, but all of them come with tradeoffs. Expanding the ice from the standard 200-by-85 feet to the international 200-by-98 size would require removing hundreds of prime seats at a time when foreign rinks are downsizing to the North American standard. Because some concussions result from the player?s head bouncing off the glass, the NHL has been switching from the rigid seamless style back to the original design, with individual panes that are more forgiving. Since most concussions, though, result from open-ice collisions, the conversation has been more about equipment ? specifically helmets and shoulder and elbow pads. Mark Messier, the Hall of Famer who played 25 years in the league, has developed the M11 helmet that compresses to spread out the impact from a blow and then resets. But Messier and neurologists agree that no helmet can keep the brain from being bounced around by a direct blow. ?Helmets are made to prevent skull fractures and brain hemorrhages, not concussions,?? says Cantu, who is co-director of BU?s Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy. The NHL didn?t require helmets until 1979 and grandfathered helmetless players who were already in the league. ?There wasn?t a whole lot of headhunting back then,?? recalls Rick Middleton, who played for the Bruins for a dozen years and didn?t wear a helmet until his final three seasons. ?Call it respect or fear of retribution. But when the game went to all helmets, the hitting definitely got higher. Guys would come and hit you under the chin.?? Equipment designed to prevent injuries to the wearer is being used as a weapon. ?If you put bigger shoulder pads on, the players go in harder,?? says Burke. ?If you put bigger helmets on, they go in head-first.?? A video analysis of 260 reported concussions over four seasons that was performed last year by Toronto neuropsychologist Dr. Paul Comper concluded that 60 percent resulted from a shoulder check. Making the pads less armorlike likely would lower that number. ?I feel strongly about looking at the shoulder and elbow pads,?? says Bruins general manager Peter Chiarelli. ?They?ve done a good job in making them softer, but I think you have to get them even softer and smaller.?? Even then, there?s only so much cushion that can be provided in a collision with a defenseman who stands 6 feet 9 inches and weighs 255 pounds. ?The answer will never be technology,?? says McKee, a CSTE co-director. [Part 2 follows in next post.] |
Part 2 of an excellent article from today's Boston Globe, worthy of a read by all hockey fans:
Hesitant to change rules Tweaking the rules produces countermeasures as players find ways to adapt to restrictions. When the NHL began enforcing obstruction penalties to cut down on the clutching, grabbing, and hooking that was bogging down the game, defenders put more emphasis on playing the body. Comper?s analysis found that only a quarter of the concussed players had the puck when they were hit and that nearly half of them had just released it. ?When you get the puck and you know you?re going to be targeted, you?re braced because you know the hit is coming,?? says Cantu. ?Once you?ve passed it, your antennae aren?t quite as heightened.?? While banning north-south head shots clearly would reduce the number of concussions, it also would skew the time-tested equilibrium between offense and defense. As long as a player can see who?s coming at him, he?s fair game. ?From the time you?re 8 years old, you?re taught to keep your head up, and that if you get labeled, it?s your fault,?? says Kings general manager Dean Lombardi. Even after he has released the puck, the offensive player has to expect to be taken out of the equation. ?Ever since I?ve been involved in the sport, you?ve been taught to finish your check,?? says Chiarelli. ?If you don?t, the guy knows you?re not finishing the check, so he has that much more freedom.?? Any change to the rulebook changes the game, which is why both management and players tend to react hesitantly to proposed alterations. While the general managers will deal with the concussion issue at their meeting next month and likely will talk about north-south hits, their sense is that Rule 48 should be given more time to work before more changes are made. ?Whenever you?re going to change a playing rule and people don?t have a degree of confidence in what the result will be, they?re going to be cautious about it,?? says Donald Fehr, executive director of the NHL Players Association. ?The uncertainty is one of the reasons for the caution.?? There is universal agreement that Rule 48 was necessary and that cheap shots to the head clearly diminished this season with only six penalties (four suspensions and two fines) assessed under the rule and players are more mindful about how they play the body. ?Definitely, guys are thinking a bit more,?? says Lucic. ?If you look at tapes of games where those hits could have happened, guys let up this year. So you can see somewhat of an improvement when it comes to that.?? But the NHL has never been an ice ballet, not since the Montreal Wanderers and Toronto Arenas first had at each other in 1917. Hockey is by its nature a concussive game, and the risks are obvious to everyone who pulls on a sweater. ?I say to people, these guys are all volunteers,?? says Burke. ?There?s no one out there who was conscripted. They signed on for a game that?s dangerous at times. We have to make it as safe as we can while preserving the fabric of the game.?? |
I can't say that I agree with Burke. The fabric of the game doesn't include dirty hits that concuss players. The majority of the concussions this season have happened from either dirty or borderline-dirty hits. They need to start punishing the offenders with REAL suspensions rather than the mickey-mouse ones that Campbell is so fond of handing out.
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Woohooooooooo! Toronto won 5-4 over Montreal. Sorry Ila, but Toronto needed this win.
They are now only 4 points out of a playoff spot(something that I honestly thought they would never attain a few weeks ago!), having passed an idle Atlanta to claim 10th place. They are only 1 point behind Buffalo(I hope Ottawa beats them tomorrow!) and 4 points behind Carolina. Boy, I haven't been this excited to be a Leafs fan in quite some time! Go Leafs GOOOOOOOOOO!:) |
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Devils 1-2 Lightning
Our eight-game winning streak ended by two Bolts' goals in 54 mad, 2nd period seconds. :(
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:-) More than 450 Sharks fans went on the last road trip to Anaheim. The quote was "maybe we'll finally help them get a sellout down there". 17562 every game in the tank. Sharks just swept a three game road trip. Red Wings, Pens, then Calgary. Nice! Niemi is playing on his head. Most of February was on the road, but we now have fewer road games left of any NHL team. Wings game was a heart stopper both ways all night. Great game. Marleau dropped the Pens with 4 seconds left in OT. Take your point east. The west needs two. Another great game. The Calgary game was reffed pretty poorly, but was still pretty exciting, back and forth. Clowe gets some kind of modern Gordie Howe hat-trick, 4-minute minor, KO of Jackman (who didn't return), the game tying goal late in the third, then the OT shootout winner WITH HIS FOREHAND! The west is still very tight, but Sharks are starting to separate a bit. You can't watch all the combinations of other teams helping out, just win your own games. -K |
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Pittsburgh and Ottawa did not do either of our teams a favour. Ottawa lost to Buffalo 4-2 and Pittsburgh lost 4-1 to Carolina. Some bad news for Carolina, that being Eric Staal left with an injury(the whispers saying that it could be a concussion). That is bad news for Carolina. You never want to see a player get hurt even one from an opposing team. If it is a concussion, something NEEDS to be done! How many freaking stars have we lost this season to CONCUSSIONS?!?! ------------ At least Florida beat Atlanta 2-1 in a shootout to keep Toronto ahead of them. |
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Philly would be a challenge, as would Boston(Toronto has struggled against them). Tampa Bay has good offense, but their goaltending is suspect(which is why I think they will get bounced fairly early). The Rangers? 50-50 chance. Montreal I would not want to face just so two Canadian teams would have a chance to move onto the second round than just the one. At least Montreal did the Leafs a favour tonight and won in regulation. Unfortunately the Leafs played a sloppy game and only got 1 point. Buffalo lost in the shootout, so at least they did not gain any more ground either. If Toronto gets back to playing a good defensive game, then they should beat Atlanta tomorrow. I think they have a good chance to do so(Atlanta is freefalling!). |
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A great win by the Bruins over Vancouver tonight, 3-1, with hometown favorite Milan Lucic scoring the winning goal. The bad news is the big hit by fourth-line forward Victor Oreskovich of the Canucks, who took out Bruins defenseman Andrew Ference with a lower body injury late in the first period. That might keep Ference out a while.
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They should have beaten Pittsburgh last night and they should have beaten Atlanta tonight(who were 1-7-2 in their last 10 games for fuck's sake!). If Reimer is gone long-term(or even for more than one or two games), then the Leaf's slim playoff hopes are gone totally. |
Devils 2-1 Panthers
Devils win in Brodeur's first game after three weeks out injured.
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I feel all the cities mentioned by ILA and SMC all are better choices then FL CAROLINA and Nashvile, putting hockey teams in the south was a noble idea but it never took off while a lot of Candians head to FL for the winter as do a lot of seniors from the norther states they are not fans of the FL teams and only go when the home team comes down to Tampa and the locals can care less about hockey, it was a failed experment and the NHL should move to areas when hockey is loved, before i hear from the San Jose Sharks fan the teams in Cal are not really part of the south and the Kings and Sharks all seem to have a decent fan base unlike the above mentioned teams but the Ducks are another story and might be better off relocating and renaming
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Unfortunately for the Leafs, both Buffalo and Carolina won their games. Buffalo beat the Rangers 3-2. With that loss, the Rangers are now only 1 point up on Carolina(New York has 70 points while Carolina has 69).
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I am circulating a petition to keep the Bruins from being allowed to return to Boston. In fact, I don't want them to return to the United States. Tonight, they won their 6th game of the 6-game road trip, and they have been eating up their Canadian opponents as they move across the country!
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Devils 2-1 Lightning
Kovalchuk scores again in a come from behind win over the Bolts. :)
...still only 9pts behind 8th in the East. :innocent: ...and just 10pts behind 7th placed Rangers. :innocent: |
A Tampa loose is always good news and makes for a happy night, i think only Chicgo is the only other team that i hate as much as Tampa
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Unfortunately, Ottawa decided to suck a lemon against the Rangers and lost 4-1 to them.:( The Devils won again(a stupid penalty was taken by Pittsburgh in OT), beating Pittsburgh 2-1 in OT. Will they squeak into the playoffs(if they do, I hope it's not at the expense of Toronto!). I think that Pittsburgh will probably be punted from the playoffs in the early rounds. They just don't have that good of a team anymore.:eek: |
Devils 2-1 Penguins (OT)
NHL.com called it "K-Ilya Instinct", corny I know, but who cares, we stole that extra point when Kovalchuk scored with only 24.9 seconds left in overtime. :)
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Philadelphia needs to wake up, as they are playing some HORRIBLE hockey right now. They got their asses handed to them today by the Rangers, losing 7-0!:eek::eek: Also, Buffalo won in OT and gained 2 more points on Toronto. They also leapfrogged over Carolina into 8th spot! |
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I dfidn't see the first half and was 5- zip when i got home from the store and the part of the game i saw the goaltender appeared to not care and just wanted the game to end as he didn't even try to block a shot Conspearecy theory Flyers lost like five games in a row while the Devils have been on a tear so i think the Flyers are wearing Devils jerseys and playing as the Devils and the Devils are playing as the Flyers now you know how and way the 7- zip game today :(:eek::eek: Flyersfan Jen |
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Devils 3-2 Islanders (SO)
Kovalchuk: 1 goal & 1 assist.
The Devils stole another extra point in a six-round shootout. :) ...only 8pts behind 8th in the East. :innocent: |
are you ready for the return of the Kanas City Scouts
Don't laught i heard on the radio today coming home from work that Kanas City is talking to the NHL about getting a NHL franchise
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By "vocal," I mean I talked about hockey when sports came up. And yes, the Royals were doing well. I went to lots of games at that ridiculous stadium with the fountains, and never missed a game when the Sox were in town. But rooting for a different team than the Royals while in Kansas City does not result in the death threats and invective that Phillies fans would inflict! ;) |
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Chara is not even remotely known as a dirty player. He does battle for position, and uses his size (he's a good 7 inches taller than Pacioretty). While Habs coach Jacques Martin has been insisting it was a dirty hit and has called for the league to review the tape, I think the tape doesn't lie. However, I think Chara will get a suspension anyway. Why? The league has been so inconsistent about this growing problem that it will see an opportunity to look tough -- an opportunity it cannot pass up. And this will be exacerbated by the size difference between Chara and Pacioretty, which will make it even easier to defend a suspension. I hope Pacioretty is okay! |
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Canadiens head coach Jacques Martin updated the media on Max Pacioretty’s status this morning: "Max Pacioretty has a severe concussion, as well as a fracture of the fourth cervical vertebrae, but it’s not displaced. Max will remain at the hospital for further observation. There will be no other prognosis for the time being, but he will obviously be out indefinitely. The most important thing for our organization right now is Max’s recovery. We will continue following recommendations from the doctors and of course, Max and his immediate family would appreciate privacy in this matter." The NHL review of the incident resulted in a ruling that Chara did not intend to injure Pacioretty. Mike Murphy, senior VP of hockey operations, released this statement on behalf of the league: "After a thorough review of the video I can find no basis to impose supplemental discipline. This hit resulted from a play that evolved and then happened very quickly -- with both players skating in the same direction and with Chara attempting to angle his opponent into the boards. I could not find any evidence to suggest that, beyond this being a correct call for interference, that Chara targeted the head of his opponent, left his feet or delivered the check in any other manner that could be deemed to be dangerous." I am surprised by this, although it is clearly the correct call (as you can see from this video). Note that this is from the Bruins broadcast, so there is some bias -- although it turns out that Andy Brickley's assessment of Chara's hit is correct: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QPHHd6jmMo It was clearly interference. The game misconduct and throwing Chara out of the game might have been an overreach, but understandable under the immediate circumstances. Regardless, though, I think Murphy's statement demonstrates that the NHL is thinking through how to avoid knee-jerk reactions to the roughness that is part and parcel of hockey while at the same time dealing with the growing number of dirty hits (which this was not). I don't think many of us who discuss hockey here have had occasion to say that the league got one right, but I hope we can agree this time. |
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If I thought there was intent, I'd be screaming for a suspension -- not that my voice matters. But I have argued long and hard with my Bruins fans friends about how Andrew Ference was treated after his statement criticizing a teammate for a questionable hit, and I had an argument with Mike Milbury about it a few weeks ago at the store in my neighborhood he shops at! |
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from the GIVE ME A FUCKING BREAK DEPARTMENT
This reminds me of when U.S. Senator Arlen Spector of Pennsylvania, a rabid fan of the Philadelphia Eagles football team, wanted to open a Congressional investigation into allegations that the New England Patriots had cheated by videotaping illegally during games. Surely the Montreal police, just like the U.S. Senate, have more important things to do with their time.
Good for Pacioretty for calling this investigation ridiculous, in so many words. Montreal police investigating Chara's hit on Pacioretty BOSTON (AP) -- Montreal police started a criminal investigation Thursday into the on-ice hit by Boston's Zdeno Chara that left the Canadiens' Max Pacioretty with a severe concussion and cracked vertebra. Police said they are acting on a request by Quebec's director of criminal and penal prosecutions, Louis Dionne. After evidence is collected, it will be determined if there are grounds for prosecution, they said. But Pacioretty said he doesn't want Chara prosecuted. "I sincerely appreciate all of the support that I have received since my injury," he said in a statement. "I was disappointed that the NHL did not suspend Zdeno Chara. However, I have no desire for him to be prosecuted legally. I feel that the incident, as ugly as it was, was part of a hockey game. "I understand that this is not my decision. I have respect and admiration for the authorities in Quebec. I simply wanted to make my opinion clear." Also Thursday, Air Canada told the NHL it's considering withdrawing its sponsorship unless the league tightens rules to reduce potentially serious injuries. Commissioner Gary Bettman responded that his teams could retaliate by deciding to stop using Air Canada for charter flights, an important source of revenue for the airline. Chara did not speak at length on the investigation when he talked after the Bruins' morning skate. "I got some media information on that this morning," he said. "But like I said, right now, I'm focusing on playing my game, and playing hockey." Chara, who said he had no intent to hurt Pacioretty, was given a major penalty for interference and a game misconduct on the play Tuesday. The Bruins captain has never been suspended in his 13-year career. The NHL said Wednesday it would not suspend Chara for slamming Pacioretty into a padded stanchion supporting a glass partition. Pacioretty, 22, was released from the hospital Thursday and was resting at home, his agent said. Among Thursday's other developments: -Canadiens owner Geoff Molson said in an open letter to the team's fans that "the Montreal Canadiens organization does not agree" with NHL's decision not to suspend Chara. -In Toronto, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the NHL, "for its own sake," should look seriously at the increase in serious injuries. -NHL Players' Association executive director Don Fehr called for "maximizing the safety" in the area of the rink where the hit occurred and said the union would inspect the rink in Montreal "and elsewhere as needed, to make sure the appropriate padding is in place." The league's general managers are expected to again address hits to the head at their annual meeting next week in Florida. The Bruins entered Thursday night's game against the Buffalo Sabres with 84 points, tops in the Northeast Division. Montreal was in second place with 81 before its game versus the St. Louis Blues. Pacioretty, who has 14 goals and 10 assists in 37 games, is out indefinitely. "He has a right to be emotional and I respect that," Chara said. "I'm wishing him a fast recovery and hopefully he can be back on the ice soon and that's all we love to do. Obviously, when we go out there, we take risks. And sometimes, we do get hurt. But, it's just very unfortunate." Bettman said in Washington, D.C., after a congressional panel discussion about encouraging youngsters to play hockey that "our hockey operations people are extraordinarily comfortable with the decision" to let Chara play. "It was a horrific injury, we're sorry that it happened in our fast-paced, physical game, but I don't think whether or not supplemental discipline was imposed would change what happened and, in fact, the people in the game who I have heard from, almost to a person ... believe that it was handled appropriately," he said. The league said it was "a hockey play that resulted in an injury because of the player colliding with the stanchion and then the ice surface." Molson called news of the decision "a hard blow for both the players and fans of the Montreal Canadiens." He said Bettman had agreed to make the issue a priority at the upcoming GM meetings and added the decision "was one which shook the faith that we, as a community, have in this sport that we hold in such high regard." Julien's team, on a two-game skid headed into Thursday, will need to maintain focus as this cloud hovers. "There's still things hanging over our heads," he said. "It doesn't seem to want to disappear. It's not an easy situation because we understand that there's a player that's injured." Bettman also said Pacioretty's injury is part of the game. Most concussions and head injuries this season have been from accidents or players falling rather than as the result of hits, he said. There, indeed, has been strong debate this season over injuries from hits to the head. Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby is among those sidelined with such an injury. Montreal coach Jacques Martin, like Julien, will need to keep his team level headed. "Our mandate is to focus on the game," he said. "Hopefully next week, (the players) will be in better spirits." The request for an investigation was filed by Dionne after he watched footage of Chara's hit, his spokeswoman said. "Like all police investigations, evidence will be gathered and an investigation report will be submitted ... to see whether there's grounds for prosecution," spokeswoman Martine Berube said. 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Devils 3-2 Thrashers (OT)
The Devils bounce back from Tuesday night's defeat by the Senators to steal another extra point with only 41.3 seconds of overtime remaining.
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Devils 3-2 Islanders (OT)
Another win stolen in OT when Anssi Salmela scored his first goal in 13 months. :)
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A great 4-2 victory for the Devils after trailing the Thrashers 2-0 late in the first period. :)
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Devils 1-3 Senators
Damn! Devils suffer a second loss to Ottawa in nine days. :(
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Devils 0-3 Capitals
Lost 3-0 to the Caps even though we outshot them 33-12. :frown:
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Hometown Support
I have compiled attendance figures for the 2010-2011 season. The list is complete through yesterday?s games. The numbers do not include the opening week games played in Europe. The figures are from the ESPN website which list attendance and per cent of capacity.
Eleven teams have sold out all of their home games. Five of the six Canadian teams and six of the twenty-four US teams. The Senator?s are the lone Canadian team and have averaged 98.1% of capacity. The six US teams that have sold out every game are the Blackhawks, Blues, Bruins, Capitals, Penguins and the Sharks. Even though the Flyers have not sold out every game, they are still averaging over 100% capacity. Not sure how they figured out capacity. The Blackhawk?s have been as much as 12% over capacity. The fire marshal here would never let that happen. The other odd situation was with the Kings. 27 of there 34 games have exactly the same attendance of 18,118 people, which is 97.9% capacity. I would think they wouldn?t have the same figure all the time unless that was all they could seat. As far as average attendance the top 5 are: 1) Blackhawks - 21,370 2) Canadians ? 21,273 3) Flames ? 19,783 4) Flyers ? 19,685 5) Red Wings ? 19,541 At the other end of the spectrum, three teams have average less than 70% capacity. The Islanders, Coyotes and Thrashers. The only other team below 80% is the Blue Jackets. The bottom 5 teams in average attendance are: 1) Islanders ? 10,352 2) Coyotes ? 11,622 3) Thrashers ? 12,892 4) Blue Jackets ? 13,450 5) Devils ? 14,507 The Ducks, Stars and Avalanche are all just barely above the Devils and also less than 15,000. Considering the fact that the Coyotes and Thrashers are both fighting for play-off spots while the Islanders have been pretty bad all year, I would consider them as the two teams with the least hometown support. The one team I was most surprised about is New Jersey. I thought they would have more support. Although it has been better the last 10 games where they are averaging almost 16,000. FYI ? here are the southern teams: Stars - 80.4% Panthers ? 81.0% Lightning ? 86.0% Hurricanes ? 86.6% Predators ? 93.2% So if I were running the league I would move the Coyotes and Thrashers to Winnipeg and Hamilton. If the Islanders don?t get their attendance up, I would move them or the Blue Jackets to Quebec City. I wouldn?t mind eliminating or moving the Stars, Panthers and Ducks. LA doesn?t need two teams and the Kings have much better supported. Heck, give Halifax a shot. |
Well my Flyers have clinched a playoff spot
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Toronto's only 5 points out, but I don't like our chances of getting in. Unfortunately the Rangers are pretty much out of reach(8 points ahead of Toronto/10 points ahead of the Devils), so the 8th spot is pretty much the only slot attainable. New Jersey has a game on hand against the Rangers, but even with that it will be very hard to reach them. |
Devils 3-0 Blue Jackets
Shutout #115 for Brodeur -- it's made easier when he only needs to save 13 shots.
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Unfortunately for us, the Rangers and Sabres have found a bit of good form this month. ...ten games left and only 7pts behind 8th in the East. :innocent: |
Am i the only one who has not intrest in watching the Penguins play without Crosby?
:yes: Flyersfan Jen |
Just popping in to say that I want Detroit. Two points ahead of the sharks now.
It's going to be a crazy end to a crazy regular season. I don't know about you, but our last 8 games are in our division, and with the race so tight almost anything can happen. With that scenario it looks like at least one team in the pacific won't make the playoffs. Could be anyone. Logan Couture, your 2011 NHL rookie of the year, crashed into the boards chasing the puck on the forecheck, and was carried into the dressing room in the last game against the Blues. Replays looked like he broke his knee or something; Horrible and ugly twisty thing. He's listed as day-to-day, and he's young, so maybe he'll be back. We need him! -K |
RATS!!!!shoulda stayed home
Went to the Flyers/Caps game tonight ever wore a retro Bobby Clarke Jersey and sure enought the Flyers lost in a shoot out
I really hate the shoot out crap it's hockeys verson of basketballs slam dunk geared foe a seven year old and those with the mentality of a secen year old At least i got a cheesesteak from Pat's :frown: Flyersfan Jen |
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The Devils lost tonight and I honestly think that pretty much cooked their goose. They are now 9 points behind Buffalo for 8th spot(with 9 games left). Toronto still has a (very) slim chance by winning tonight, and they remain 5 points behind Buffalo(the Buffalo/Toronto game on the 29th could be make or break, depending on how they do beforehand!). |
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Some Montreal fans(thankfully the majority of Montreal fans don't think this) seem to think that PK Subban will win it all. I don't see that happening to be honest. I would like James Reimer to win it, but I don't think he will(or if he even played enough games to be eligible). |
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Trash talk aside, I think it's between Skinner and Couture. Logan, to me, is clearly better when you look at the complete game. He's tough in all three zones. He doesn't just get to the net, he's working hard on defense. Tough for a rookie goalie, especially for a Leafs goalie. :-) |
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Wow!
As the Bruins announcers said on the TV tonight, Montreal was "on the wrong side of a spanking" (which I guess might not be the case if you're into that sort of thing ;) ).
Boston 7, Habs 0. The Bruins had a 3-0 lead at the end of the 1st period. They scored the seventh goal with two guys in the penalty box. They have pulled ahead by 5 points in the Northeast Division, and the Canadiens have only 7 games left. A message game? To quote a famous hockey mom (who's good for nothin' else): "You betcha!" :yes: |
^Montreal is just letting Boston build up some confidence in themselves. From now on until the end of the season Montreal will show Boston how hockey is really played. :)
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Did Price let his evil twin brother play tonight? |
Come on guys can't we all get along how about we all go to Pat's for a cheesesteak :drool:
:yes: Flyersfan Jen |
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Devils 0-1 Pengiuns (SO)
116th shutout by Brodeur, but it's not enough on Friday in Pittsburgh. :(
...now 10pts behind 8th in the East. :innocent: |
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Boston already lost 1-0 to the Rangers in afternoon play, so the Rangers are pretty much a lock to get into the playoffs. Montreal is not looking particular sharp(at least on paper, since I am not watching the game), down 1-0 to Washington with about 5 minutes left in the 2nd period. They are being out-shot 23 to 8 so far and have been penalized 4 times while Washington has yet to receive a penalty. Tampa Bay is ahead of Carolina 3-2 with less than a minute left in the 2nd period. Toronto has given up two PP goals to Detroit and are down 2-1 in the second period.:( Lousy night for hockey to say the least.:(:( |
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And it's over. Buffalo has defeated New Jersey 2-0. That pretty much ends New Jersey's playoff drive(they are 12 points out of 8th with only 7 games left to play). They made it interesting, but they were too far out to be able to catch up.
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First time I've ever seen this on the scoresheet before: 16:49 Montreal Michael Cammalleri: 2 minutes, delaying game-puck over glass 16:49 Washington Marcus Johansson: 2 minutes, delaying game-puck over glass :eek: |
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