Hockey 2011-2012
 

I don't want to steal mojo from Shadows or anyone else who by all rights should start this thread, but I'm Jonesin' to talk about the coming season. Got a pile of tickets in the mail. Pre-season start is just a week away!

Who do you like for your division? Out west, strong will be Vancouver, Kings and Sharks.

Gotta say that a couple of the trades were tough (Seto was a favorite), but on balance, Sharks look strong. Better D for sure and more size and speed up front. See you in the cup final! :innocent: :rolleyes: :kiss:

-K

Still no word on when Sid will lace em up and take the ice :frown:
But i still like my Penguins to kick Tampa's butt
:yes: Penguinsfan Jen

The Bruins finally signed Brad Marchand, and they look good in their division. I am still working hard to score a couple of tickets for October 6th, when the Championship Banner will be hoisted to the rafters of the Garden!

You stole my mojo!:eek:

*looks for the ban button*:innocent:

In all seriousness, I am hopeful of the Leaf's chances this season. I think they will be an improved team over last year, and if they can get off to a better start, they should be okay. I don't think they will win the Cup, but I do think they can make the playoffs.:)

Look on the brightside as you started the previous two hockey threads perhaps by someone else starting it this year will break the Leafs funk and help them put the biscuts in the basket this year

But i still say my Penguins will be lighting the red light this season

:yes: Penguins cheerleader Jen

Colorado looks like they want to make the playoffs this year. Got rid of Peter Budaj and Brian Elliot in goal that imploded Last year and being last in GAA I think it was 3.6 GAA. Signed Varlomov from Washington and Giguire from FA. Last year was Depressing from being in the playoffs to being the 2nd to last team in the west. I think Playoffs for them is Possible with the Avs lineup being young and Milan Hejduk the only one that is couple of years away from Retirement and the only one from the Avalanche Glory Days.

And Detroit. We must beat The Dead Things.

That's a good point. Thanks Jen.;):)

The teams to watch this year will be Montreal and Winnipeg. Can Montreal finally get through a full season playing hockey to their full potential or will they choke again when it comes to the important games? They haven't made any major changes over the off-season. I think that they could have used a good shakeup, even if it was only verbally.

Winnipeg bought a team with a lot of potential. I don't think that they will win the cup this season, but they should make the playoffs. They're stuck in the east division for this season so it should be an interesting race for first place. Watch for Winnipeg to become cup contenders during the next few seasons.

Montreal doesn't need a personnel change so much as it needs an attitude change. It's time for the Habs to concentrate on performing as hockey players and not trying to win Oscar nominations as Best Actors when it comes to trying to milk penalties out of non-penalty "infractions."

I agree the new Jets should be a fun team to watch and should make the playoffs and may be a cup contender in a few years but for now i only see opening playoffs then done but the fans could provide them with extra gusto with there support something they really never had in Altana


:yes: Penguins Cheerleader Jen

I'm hoping for a different result as well this year! :)
Good luck to you all! :respect:

Saw the first game action of the 11/12 preseason last night on the NHL Network the Mapleleafs vs Flyers
While it was nice seeing some new hockey action i'm sorry to say Shadows that the Mapleleafs look the same as last year
While the Flyers won 4-zip i was not that impressed with em and they showed me no reason to come back and root for em
:no: Penguins cheerleader Jen

Sharks won their pre-season opener v. Anaheim 6-1. I didn't see/hear the game, but the stats are pretty dominant.

Clowe and Couture put in a decent appearance, 12-15 minutes, but it was largely young guys playing for both teams. Greiss was in goal for the whole game.

None of the big new trades played, Havlat, Handzus, Burns, etc. New D-men Jim Vandermeer and Colin White played though. Brad Winchester (who I used to "hate") is now with the Sharks, getting an assist and penalty. :-)

I'm looking forward to seeing a pre-season game soon, and seeing how things start shaking out.

K

And then they won their next game 4-2. It's pre-season, so I don't take too much stock in how a team does(lots of players won't even end up cracking the opening day roster). The Leafs had a pretty good pre-season last year, and stunk coming out of the gate. I think they will be better this year.:)

I think the Sharks might be in a little trouble with their goaltending. According to an article at tsn.ca, Niittymaki will be out for 12 weeks due to hip surgery.:eek: Of course, Niemi is their #1, so it might not affect them overly much.

Niemi hasn't practiced yet either this year. He had surgery to remove a cyst from an "undisclosed location". They say he'll be alright for the season, but who knows.

Good thing it's the preseason, we've got seven keepers on the roster. :-)

I think Greiss will be in goal for a while. He was the backup for Nabokov two years ago.

Saw the first two preseason Penguins games on the NHL network
Looks like Malkin is 100 percent and played verywell in game one Staal and Latang looked good
The only thing missing from the Penguins is Sid :frown:
But my Penguins look great
Boston better hang up any dreamers of a repete
11/12 is the season of the Penguins
:yes: Penguins cheerleader Jen

16500 saw the Sharks improve to 3-0 last night. Unlike the home preseason opener where they spanked Anaheim with 49 shots and won 5-1, it was a goaltending/defensive struggle against Phoenix. Very few shots throughout. Sateri, in goal for the Sharks got the shutout and first star, despite some dangerous rebounds that the Sharks jumped on first. Ferriero got the goal and the second star. LaBarbera got the third star for Phoenix.

Judging from some of the linescores I've seen in the past, Greiss is a very capable goaltender.

Boston's offense has been scary-good so far in preseason. If their goaltending is the same as last year(barring any post-SC lapses by Tim Thomas, it should be) they should be at the top, or near the top, of the Eastern Conference this season.

Crosby participated in a controlled scrimmage, so he has taken another step towards being able to play fully again. Hopefully it won't be too much longer before that happens.

Sharks are now 5-0 in the preseason and 22/24 on the PK. The latter number is more interesting since they're tweaking the approach after last year's mediocre numbers. The last two games were against the Cauncks, but not really since they've been sitting most everyone that's got a locked spot. Nice to see Malhotra back to playing form.

Great start to the season for the Toronto Maple Leafs. They beat Montreal(sorry ila!) 2-0. Excellent game!:)

It's On!
 

The season is here! :turnon:

Sharks open at home Saturday against Phoenix, with the second game of the season THE FOLLOWING SATURDAY at Phoenix. :turnoff:

I'll be watching your teams play for a while ... :)

Good luck!

Time to strike up the music for my happy dance

http://youtu.be/PIYsdliq4TU

Not only has the 11/12 season started but my Penguins won over the the Canucks but Cook scored twice and recieved no fines :lol:
Hockey fever catch it baby

:yes: Penguins cheerleader Jen

Can't wait for The Avalanche to start their season tonight. They retire Forsbergs Number and start the season with Varlomov in goal. I think that the Avs made a good move in trading their draft pick to Washington for Varly. Also a nice pick in Giguire as he won in Anahiem in 2007.

Best thing to start the Season. A rivalry renewed from 1996-2002 as we play against Detroit. Man I miss those Days.:(

I feel your pain. Toronto plays against Ottawa Saturday night and then they don't play again until the following Saturday. Needless to say, the scheduling to start the season is kind of screwy.

Darned right it is.:frown: The head office must have taken a thousand monkeys with a thousand computers and let them write the schedule.

I am so sick and tired of this kind of species chauvinism. Anyone who follows hockey knows full well that the NHL is perfectly capable of fucking stuff up without having to use monkeys. Lay the blame where it should lie, my friend!

That is the best response yet to any comment. It gave me the best laugh I've had in a long time.

Happy to be of service.

Whew! Toronto escaped with a 6-5 victory tonight to improve to 2-0 for the season. They had a 5-1 lead at one point, and then seemed to fall asleep at the second half of the third period. Thank goodness they didn't completely fall apart and were able to win the game!

Other games of note:

1. Philadelphia beat New Jersey 3-0. Dauls won't be very happy about this.

2. Boston beat Tampa Bay 4-1 for their first victory of the season. Smc will be very happy about this.

The other games that have TLB fans are still ongoing.

how about a little Shakira music for my happy dance

http://youtu.be/4N7laeCd-aM

Yes my Penguins won tonight and are now 3-1 for the season and there only loose is cause of the annoying BS shoot out rule :eek:
Still no word on when Sid will lace em up and play a game :frown:
:yes: Penguins cheerleader Jen

"Annoying" ?! That's the best you can do, Jen? How about ASININE ?! ;)

I don't think anyone here likes the shootout. I think it's a waste of time. If anything, just bring back the tie. It's not an ideal solution, but it's certainly better than the fiasco known as the shootout.

Just trying to be a lady
:yes: Penguins cheerleader Jen

Johnson is the Mesa of hockey
 

The Phillies had a closer named Jose Mesa and everytime he took the mound a feeling of dread came over me cause i knew he'd blow the game ending in a Phillies loss
Well i now get that feeling every time i see Johnson at in the net for the Penguins
just about every loss this year had Johnson in net
And sure enought he was in net tonight and my Penguins lost
:( Penguins cheerleader Jen

To those of you who have asked, I have no explanation for the performance of my Bruins thus far this season. The "hangover" from an off-season of Stanley Cup celebrations is no longer viable as an excuse. I am a very disillusioned (albeit loyal) fan.

One thing that would help right now would be a hug from a Penguins fan, of course in the interest of hockey loving in general. ;)

The hang over from Lord Stanley's cup is very powerfull just ask the Blackhawks

But i don't see how huging a Penguins fan will help but since i'm the Penguins cheerleader here here's your hug :hug:

:yes: Penguins cheerleader Jen

Thank you, Jen. That's exactly what I was hoping for.;)

I haven't kept up with the current NHL season very much so far this year. I did, however, catch the third period of the Montreal vs. Boston game the other evening. I was happy to see Montreal win. The thing is, I'd of been happy for either team to win (but I tend to lean a bit toward Montreal). I get razzed at work for being a fan of both Montreal and Boston, considering how both teams are such rivals.

The only other hockey that I've caught have been University of Maine games. I got to see an exhibition game versus New Brunswick at the start of the season and I've also seen a few games on television. It's always good to see the Black Bears win.

True but the greatest US hockey team arrived at the start of the 1967 season the Pittsburgh Penguins ;)

:yes: Penguins cheerleader Jen

This I can state with absolutely certainty: the best thing about the Pittsburgh Penguins is their fans ... ONE IN PARTICULAR. :heart:

My Bruins have looked really good in their last two games. I am hopeful that the team is turning around from its bad start ... permanently.

Yeah Seguin is really coming into his own this year. Glad to see he got his first career hat trick over the weekend. I watched him for 2 years in the OHL and he should be a good one.

You're welcome, remember it was after my hug that they got there heads out of the sand ;)

:yes: Penguins cheerleader Jen

I dout Shadows shares your joy. if memory surves me right The Leafs gave the pick to Boston in a trade and Boston picked Seguin so he's another bad trade by the Leafs :eek:

:yes: Penguins cheerleader Jen

Yes, Jen, your hug made all the difference ... especially for me. :inlove:

Not to mention that his hat trick was against the Leafs, who lost 7-0!

I think we can say officially that the Lord Stanley Hangover that the Bruins suffered at the beginning of the season is officially over. Four straight wins, with 24 goals total!

Now i need a hug
 

After last nights game i need a hug :(
My Penguins lost 5-3 to the stinking Hurricanes and surpise surpise Johnson was in the net :eek:
And as usual he stunk the joint up
Johnson has to go he's the Jose Mesa of hockey :frown:
:( a sad Penguins cheerleader Jen

Here's a hug for you, Jen. :hug:

One from me, too, Jen :hug: ... and I'll give you one anytime (but you already knew that ;)).

WOW a double hug thanks guys i feel better now
:yes: Penguins cheerleader Jen

How so? Both Seguin and Kessel are still young and they are both playing very well. After that All-Star game snub(and the jackass Ovechkin taking the picture of him), Kessel's demeanor and play have totally changed. He is more of a complete player than he was before(shades of this were shown during the latter part of the season last year).

Kessel: 12G 12A +9

Seguin: 11G 9A +14

The only difference is that Kessel is playing on a team that doesn't have as much depth as Boston. If Toronto had a deeper team who knows how many points Kessel would have?

I think both teams did well with this trade. Neither team lost out, and both players are playing well. I am personally sick and tired of the whole Seguin/Kessel "who's better?" talk.

And who even knows if either player will be like this in the future? Either of them could get hurt and be a shadow of their former selves or they could pull a Yashin and have their game totally disappear! Heck, Jonathan Cheechoo had a 50 goal season, so I think no one can truly say anything definitive about this trade until both of their careers are finished.:)

I will always give you a hug Jennifer, and the Penguins don't have to lose for me to offer one.:hug:

Thanks Shadows
:yes: Penguins cheerleader Jen

You're welcome, Jen.:)

The Leafs lost again tonight, so I could use a hug now.:(

How about a double hug and a beer to drown our sorrows as both our teams lost on thrusday
:( Penguins cheerleader Jen

That sounds perfect! Thank you, Jennifer.:)

Woo-hoo!!!!!!
 

HAPPY DANCE TIME :yes:
Tonight The Penguins play the Islanders and Sidney will repete will be playing
Avery happy Penguins cheerleader Jen ;)

Bruins beat the Habs. It's now 9 straight victories, dispelling any talk that it's a fluke.

In the only game played tonight
My Penguins destoryed the Islanders 5-0
And Sidney Crosby had 4 points 2 goals and 2 assists :cool:
Tonight i wore my number 87 yellow/white Penguins jersey and as i watched the game poor ED didn't know what he got himself in by watching a hockey game at my house
Coca-Cola and chessesteaks for everyone my Penguins are back and are unstopable
:yes: Penguins cheerleader Jen

Hey, Jen, it may have been the only game you cared about, but it wasn't the only game played!

AHH come on everyone loves the Penguins we're America's team after all :lol:
:yes: Penguins cheerleader Jen

Toronto was able to score a lot of goals again, scoring 7 goals for the second time in three games! They beat Tampa Bay 7-1!

Anytime Tampa loses it's a great night

;) Penguins cheerleader Jen

You're darned right, Jen. It's only equalled by Phoenix, Nashville, Carolina, Florida, St Louis, Dallas, San Jose, Anaheim, and LA losing (did I miss any southern teams?).

Do you define "southern" as below the Mason-Dixon line? If so, you need to include Washington (which, as anyone who has spent time there doing anything other than tourist stuff can plainly see, is decidely a U.S. SOUTHERN city).

That's a close call as Washington has been known to get cold enough to make ice. Since I don't like Washington (and Ovechkin) then I'll classify it as a southern city and it's always a good day when they lose.

Ah, so it's weather and not geography? I prefer that approach, as you know. If you can't grow up in a place and play pond hockey, that place should never, ever, ever have a team in the NHL.

Oh, and how about my Bruins tonight?! What a game in Buffalo!

I've never been a fan of Buffalo so I like to see them lose.

Montreal won tonight which is good to see.

Buffalo, as well as Boston, are in the same Division as Boston. Unfortunately(due to that fact), one of the teams had to win tonight.

I was not surprised to see Lucic being in a fight tonight, which obviously stemmed from their last game.

I wonder who can end Boston's win streak? They play Detroit next, so it could happen there. Sometimes it's better to lose a game rather than go on a looooong win streak, as it can sometimes cause a fairly long losing streak afterwards. That's not to say that this will happen this time, but it has happened in the past(it happened to Washington after they started the season 7-0).

I wonder how many years Tim Thomas has left? He's 37, and I can't imagine him playing past 40 to be honest. I wish that Toronto had a goalie like him the past few years(it's almost been like Musical Chairs with the amount of goalies that have come and gone in Toronto). I really like Reimer, but Thomas is a proven veteran.

^^^ Sorry SMC but i'll be cheering for the Redwings
;) Penguins cheerleader Jen

Nobody's perfect, Jen. I still love you. ;)

I'm kind of bummed that there was no hockey yesterday. I realize that it was the American Thanksgiving, but there was still hockey played on the Canadian Thanksgiving! If anything, the Canadian teams should have played. There could have been 3 games(Winnipeg, being the newest team, would have gotten the day off;)) played!:eek:

Phoooey!:p

On a more serious note, Happy Thanksgiving to all our American members!:)

Cheer up Shadows there's a ton of games on today/night

Like the Redwing/Bruins sorry SMC but my Redwings won in the shootout ending the Bruins ten game streak
And later tonight the Sens play my Penguins so time to order a cheesesteak campout on the sofa and watch my Penguins
:yes: Penguins cheerleader Jen

Unfortunately, I had to work. Thursday would have been better as I had that day off.;)

It looks like the Leafs lost two more players to injury. This is getting ridiculous!:eek:

At least they won the game!

I am a Sabres fan. Not a fan of Ryan Miller!
With that said the hit he took from TooToo Saturday was just plain wrong!
TooToo should have been thrown out and if he doesnt get suspened it's open season on Miller.
I dont want to see any goalie get hit like that it's uncalled for!

I'll check in w everyone in april. Being originally a new englander i still like all the boston teams, even though i cannot stand the commonwealth of ma any more. too much damn regulation and the state troopers remind me of uniformed gestapo down to the hats and riding breeches. It's one of the 5 states i will never live in again, pending serious changes in its government / laws.

Too bad they couldn't have gotten their act together when Adam Oates and Ray Borque were playing.

WTF?????
last sat the Leafs played the Bruins and i would think since two of this threads main posters one a Leafs fan and the other a Bruins fan that at least one of em would have commented on the game
;) Penguins cheerleader Jen

WTF does any of this have to do with hockey.

By the way, I am proud to be from Massachusetts.

Yeah, I didn't want to rub it in.

But now I feel compelled to write the following:

WTF????? last nite the Penguins played the Bruins and i would think since two of this threads main posters one a Penguins fan and the other a Bruins fan that at least one of em would have commented on the game

;)

I can't comment on a game i didn't see
:no: Penguins cheerleader Jen

I was too busy drowning my sorrows.:(

It's a General discussion page. I was just qualifying my preference towards the NE sports teams. I like the teams, but not the area where they are located (at least not any more)...

Staying warm up there? Of course boston is never as cold as the inland parts of the state.

Oh and Jen: Down with the :censored: penguins (hope i don't have to eat my words later).

Well, to be specific, it's the General Discussion SECTION of the site, but a hockey "page."

And the stupid Leafs lost again! Giving up 4 PP goals is not going to win you very many games. The only good thing about this game is that Kessel scored his 18th goal.

Paladin68 you mean down with the :censored: Lightining who would have lost to my Penguins in last years playoffs had my Penguins been healthy
:yes: Penguins cherleader Jen

TB Lightning is my second favourite team! :p

About Sidney missing more time
:censored: :censored: :censored: :censored: :censored:
:( Santa's naughty elf Jen

Don't forget to add Claude Giroux(Flyers), Jeff Skinner(Hurricanes), and Milan Michalek to that list. Giroux has the lead in points, Skinner is the defending ROTY, and Michalek is the leading goal-scorer.

Strike up the music cause it's happy dance time
My Penguins shlacked the Sabers 8-3
The only sad thing was no Sid
:eek: Santas naughty elf Jen

Flyers/Rangers winter classic
 

Today at work my boss gave me an envelope and inside was a ticket for this years winter classic
So guess who be freezing her little thushie off
:yes: Santas naughty elf Jen

What a thoughtful boss. Enjoy it, Jen. You deserve to go, even if neither of the teams playing are yours. ;)

The Winter Classic at Fenway Park was awesome!

Not sure what the details are but he gets lots of sporting event tickets and when he can't go or doesn't want to go he gives em away and at my work place i'm the biggest hockey fan so he gave me the extra ticket
:yes: Santas naughty elf Jen

happy dance time
Yes my Penguins won which is always good news to me but what makes the win even nicer it was a win agiast the stinken Blackhawks :cool:
:yes: Santas naughty elf Jen