Hockey

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

I thought our hockey fans would get a kick out of this. Kevin Paul Dupont, the Boston Globe's resident hockey columnist, suggested yesterday in the newspaper a solution to the Bruins' current woes when it comes to defending against the power play. (Remember that earlier in the season the Bruins were at the top of the NHL in this category; how great the mighty have fallen!)

Dupont's suggestion: use the "not-so-secret weapon" of Zdeno Chara and "park the big lug right at the top of the crease for the full two minutes."

He adds: "... and as those great old Habs teams would have said, 'Que sera sera, baby!'"

I love this idea. Chara is 6'9", the tallest player in NHL history. Dupont writes of "Trencin Tower of Power, parking his stretch-limousine 6-foot-9-inch self right in front of that piddly 4-foot-by-6-foot net."

Pretty nifty idea, eh?

Actually, it looks like the cure for the Bruin's ails is to play the Calgary Flames. Boston smoked them 5-0 this afternoon(Tim Thomas got the shutout)!

[smc]

Originally Posted by shadows

Actually, it looks like the cure for the Bruin's ails is to play the Calgary Flames. Boston smoked them 5-0 this afternoon(Tim Thomas got the shutout)!

Damn! I was so busy working and ... well ... being distracted by thoughts of Connie (see other thread) that I forgot to watch. Nice that Thomas played for a change; he was so good earlier in the season.

[ila]

You probably can't get tonight's New Jersey - Montreal game, dauls, so I'll give you a little spoiler right now. There's ten minutes left in the second period and New Jersey is up 2 - 1. Montreal is on a power play and they aren't doing a thing with it.

[ila]

^ You're not missing much of a game. Both teams look like they are too tired to bother playing at all. I've seen more action in an oldtimers game and that was what was happening between periods.

[dauls]

Originally Posted by ila

^ You're not missing much of a game. Both teams look like they are too tired to bother playing at all. I've seen more action in an oldtimers game and that was what was happening between periods.

Bit of action just now, NHL.com says it's 3-2 to the Devils.

[ila]

Originally Posted by dauls

Bit of action just now, NHL.com says it's 3-2 to the Devils.

Damn, I just changed the channel a couple of minutes ago because of the lack of movement on the ice.

It' not been a good for me. Early this morning I watch Munich lose to Stuttgart in what should have been an easy game for Munich and in Munich no less. Now Montreal can't win in their own arena.

My only hope is now for Vancouver to beat San Jose later this evening.

[dauls]

Originally Posted by ila

Damn, I just changed the channel a couple of minutes ago because of the lack of movement on the ice.

It' not been a good for me. Early this morning I watch Munich lose to Stuttgart in what should have been an easy game for Munich and in Munich no less. Now Montreal can't win in their own arena.

My only hope is now for Vancouver to beat San Jose later this evening.

Devils win 4-2. However it went all the way down to the wire, the Devils only sealed the victory with an empty net goal at 19:50 in the 3rd.

Devils needed that win following wins by the Penguins and the Sabres today. It's turning into a close fight for #2 seed in the East.

I can't remember the last time ESPN-UK showed a Devils game, it must've been before the Olympics.

And Toronto managed to use a 2-0 deficit to their advantage, stealing it 3-2 in OT from the Rangers.
The Leafs are 8-2-0 in the last 10, surely they left it a bit late to start their run for the playoffs.(sorry, shadows)

[shadows]

Originally Posted by ila

Damn, I just changed the channel a couple of minutes ago because of the lack of movement on the ice.

It' not been a good for me. Early this morning I watch Munich lose to Stuttgart in what should have been an easy game for Munich and in Munich no less. Now Montreal can't win in their own arena.

My only hope is now for Vancouver to beat San Jose later this evening.

Unfortunately, prepare for your hopes to be dashed. Vancouver lost 4-2.

Montreal picked a lousy time to go on a losing streak.

At least my Leafs helped you and smc out tonight by beating the Rangers(one of the teams vying for Montreal's and Boston's playoff spots). Sorry that they allowed the Rangers to get a point, but at least they prevented them from getting two!

[dauls]

Originally Posted by ila

You probably can't get tonight's New Jersey - Montreal game, dauls, so I'll give you a little spoiler right now. There's ten minutes left in the second period and New Jersey is up 2 - 1. Montreal is on a power play and they aren't doing a thing with it.

You're right ila. It's Mixed Martial Arts and Ultimate Fighting through to 6am on ESPN-UK. Tomorrow more UFC and the NBA. No NHL until Monday night (starts at 3am Tuesday, Ducks-Stars, so I won't be watching that one).

As for the latest score...

And Boston winning 5-0 today.