Hockey

[dauls]

Looks like the Devils are doing their best to miss the playoffs this season. The Devils have dropped 5 points behind the Penguins and are only 12 points above the 9th place Rangers.

On Sunday the Devils were shutout 2-0 by the NHL's 'worst' team, the Oilers, and that's bad enough. But Brodeur was named one of the game's three star players and the Devils were out-shot 35-22.

I thought the signing of Ilya Kovalchuk was meant to strengthen the Devils' offence.

Jacques Lemaire added, "the Devils weren't focused." "We simply went through the motions against a team that doesn't win a lot of games." "The Devils didn't put in the work that is needed for a win."

Next up, the Devils host the Rangers on Wednesday...

[smc]

Originally Posted by dauls

Looks like the Devils are doing their best to miss the playoffs this season.

dauls, your post makes me wonder: Why is there a hockey team in New Jersey? No wait, that's not exactly my question. What I really want to know is: Why is there a New Jersey?

Of course, the poor play of the Devils could be due to one of the two main features of New Jersey: air pollution and political corruption. Perhaps the players are breathing the air of all the chemical plants near Newark, or perhaps the team is being paid to lose as part of some statewide gambling ring among elected officials. Of course, I'm pretty sure they could just lose on their own.

[shadows]

Here are the scores from March 9th's games:

1. Toronto beat Boston 4-3 in overtime. Toronto finally won a game! In overtime! I am honestly shocked. Pleased that they finally won, but wished that it didn't happen to a team that a friend is rooting for and is fighting for a playoff spot(something the Leafs stopped doing about 20 games into the season).

2. Nashville beat Atlanta 2-1. I don't think I could care any less about this game than I already do.

3. Calgary beat Detroit 4-2. This is Calgary's third win in a row, and with the victory they leap over Detroit and take back 8th place(and kick Detroit into ninth).

4. Philadelphia beat the Islanders 3-2. The Flyers came back from a 2-0 deficit and got the much needed 2 points.

5. Montreal beat Tampa Bay 5-3. Montreal is playing some good hockey right now and Scott Gomez is continuing his stellar play of late. He had a goal and two assists in the contest. Steve Stamkos scored his 41st goal of the season(not bad for this being only his second season in the NHL).

6. Florida beat Minnesota 3-2 in a shootout. I thought I could not care any less about a game than I did with the Nashville/Atlanta game, but it looks like I was mistaken.

7. Vancouver beat Colorado 6-4. Vancouver stormed back in this one! They were down 4-1 at one point(and I thought that Luongo was going to get pulled again) but they never looked back. They scored the next 5 goals! Samuelsson had a hat-trick on Vancouver's first 3 goals scored, Daniel Sedin had a goal and 2 assists and Henrik Sedin had 3 assists.

8. Ottawa beat Edmonton 4-1. It was close for a while with the two teams being knotted at one goal apiece, but the wheels fell off in the third for the Oilers.

9. Columbus beat Anaheim 5-2. Columbus bounced back from their horrible game the night before against LA. Rick Nash did not play in this game, and is listed as having a "lower body" injury.

[Captn Sacto]

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Originally Posted by shadows

Here are the scores from March 9th's games:

1. Toronto beat Boston 4-3 in overtime. Toronto finally won a game! In overtime! I am honestly shocked. Pleased that they finally won, but wished that it didn't happen to a team that a friend is rooting for and is fighting for a playoff spot(something the Leafs stopped doing about 20 games into the season).

Thanks, friend, for the sentiment, and I'm glad to see your sorry team win for a change. But let's not get a head of ourselves. The Bruins may be stumbling, accidentally, into a playoff spot, but "fighting"? I mean, really, "fighting"?

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Originally Posted by smc

Thanks, friend, for the sentiment, and I'm glad to see your sorry team win for a change. But let's not get a head of ourselves. The Bruins may be stumbling, accidentally, into a playoff spot, but "fighting"? I mean, really, "fighting"?

There will be some fighting going on during March 18th's game. I imagine that Cooke will be getting some teeth knocked out by either Chara or Lucic since Colin Campbell certainly showed his lack of balls again by not giving Cooke a suspension for his blindside hit on Savard. For crying out loud, even Lecavalier and St. Louis thought he should have been suspended! If your peers are disgusted by it, why the hell isn't the person in charge of discipline? Enjoy your smile Cooke, as it won't be the same after that game!

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Originally Posted by shadows

There will be some fighting going on during March 18th's game. I imagine that Cooke will be getting some teeth knocked out by either Chara or Lucic since Colin Campbell certainly showed his lack of balls again by not giving Cooke a suspension for his blindside hit on Savard. For crying out loud, even Lecavalier and St. Louis thought he should have been suspended! If your peers are disgusted by it, why the hell isn't the person in charge of discipline? Enjoy your smile Cooke, as it won't be the same after that game!

I think you may be right about Cooke, but who says you can't smile without teeth?

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Originally Posted by smc

I think you may be right about Cooke, but who says you can't smile without teeth?

Losing his chicklets will be the least of his concerns.

[ila]

Originally Posted by shadows

5. Montreal beat Tampa Bay 5-3. Montreal is playing some good hockey right now and Scott Gomez is continuing his stellar play of late. He had a goal and two assists in the contest. Steve Stamkos scored his 41st goal of the season(not bad for this being only his second season in the NHL).

The Olympics break was good for Montreal. They again have the desire to win. Now hopefully they will keep on winning and return Lord Stanley's cup to its proper home.

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Originally Posted by ila

The Olympics break was good for Montreal. They again have the desire to win. Now hopefully they will keep on winning and return Lord Stanley's cup to its proper home.

I assume you mean Canada, but to be precise wouldn't the "proper home" for Lord Stanley's Cup be Ottawa?

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Originally Posted by smc

I assume you mean Canada, but to be precise wouldn't the "proper home" for Lord Stanley's Cup be Ottawa?

Blasphemy!

[ila]

Originally Posted by smc

I assume you mean Canada, but to be precise wouldn't the "proper home" for Lord Stanley's Cup be Ottawa?

Nope, I meant that the break was good for Montreal. They are playing better now than before the Olympics.

The proper home for the Stanley Cup is Montreal. It's been there more often than anywhere else and has stayed in Montreal for longer at any one time than anywhere else.

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Originally Posted by ila

Nope, I meant that the break was good for Montreal. They are playing better now than before the Olympics.

The proper home for the Stanley Cup is Montreal. It's been there more often than anywhere else and has stayed in Montreal for longer at any one time than anywhere else.

I was being sarcastic. After all, didn't Lord Stanley ultimately reside in Ottawa?

[transjen]

Originally Posted by shadows

4. Philadelphia beat the Islanders 3-2. The Flyers came back from a 2-0 deficit and got the much needed 2 points.

Geee it's been so long that i have gotten how to do the happy dance
Jerseygirl Jen

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Originally Posted by transjen

Geee it's been so long that i have gotten how to do the happy dance
Jerseygirl Jen

The Flyers are actually doing quite well lately. They can even get home-ice advantage if they continue to play well.

[transjen]

I dout the Flyers get past the first round
Jerseygirl Jen

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Originally Posted by transjen

I dout the Flyers get past the first round
Jerseygirl Jen

Hey, don't be so cynical. I doubt my Bruins even make it into the first round!