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rushfan4 
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 Topic: 2007-2008 NHL Thread
Posted: October 05 2007 at 16:21 |
I was involved in inadvertantly threadjacking the baseball thread yesterday with a discussion about hockey. With the NHL season starting this week I thought that it might be appropriate to start an NHL thread.
I realized that at the least most United States citizens are apathetic towards hockey, especially after the owner lockout from a couple of years ago, but I figured that there might be enough Canadians on the board to get some good discussions going on.
Let everyone know your thoughts on this upcoming season. Let's try and keep the comments positive. We wouldn't want to give anyone any game misconducts for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Go Wings!!!!!! 
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Posted: October 05 2007 at 16:29 |
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I'm a Flyers fan. I'm going to try to pay attention to hockey this year, it was hard last year since the Flyers were awful. But I think the outlook is OK for them this year, I think they have a shot at the playoffs, though I won't set my expectations too high since they have a lot to prove before making the playoffs.
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Posted: October 05 2007 at 16:53 |
Being in the Western Conference, the Wings don't get to see teams like the Flyers more than once a year; either here or there. I think that it is horrible that the Red Wings only see the Maple Leafs, Bruins, Rangers, and Canadiens once a year. I wasn't around for the original six, but it seems somewhat sacrilege that the only original six team the Red Wings play regularly is the Black Hawks.
Good luck to the Flyers this year. I am not sure who is on their roster. I assume that Derian Hatcher is still there. He gave us one decent season.
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Posted: October 05 2007 at 20:18 |
It's true....the shutout turned my attention away and I forgot about it.
But for what it's worth I have been a life long Rangers fan
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Posted: October 05 2007 at 22:06 |
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Didn't curling overtake hockey as most popular ice sport?
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Posted: October 06 2007 at 00:44 |
 JJLehto wrote:
It's true....the shutout turned my attention away and I forgot about it.
But for what it's worth I have been a life long Rangers fan |
According to a local paper the Rangers are suppose to be amoung the leagues elite.
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Posted: October 07 2007 at 00:20 |
Darn, the Wings got hosed by the refs in tonight's game against the Black Hawks. They led 3-1 and had a power play. Pavel Datsyuk scored about the easiest rebound goal your ever going to see but it didn't could because the referee lost sight of the puck. At no time did Khabibulin have any control of the puck so the ref had no business blowing the whistle. Chicago ended up scoring a short-handed goal during that same power play and later tied the score and then won on a shootout. It is way too early in the season to make much of a difference and they shouldn't have let the Black Hawks back in the game anyhow, but their just should not be that bad of a blown call at the NHL level. Alright, rant over.
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Posted: October 07 2007 at 01:03 |
rileydog22 wrote:
Didn't curling overtake hockey as most popular ice sport? |
oooh...a joke about hockey's waning popularity.....FROM A PROGROCK FAN!!!!!
GO SHARKS!
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 23:47 |
First week surprises?
Islanders 
Rangers  (suppose that shouldn't be that surprising)
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 23:49 |
The Capitals? 
Edited by micky - October 08 2007 at 23:49
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Posted: October 08 2007 at 23:55 |
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Oh yeah, just noticed they dumped the Isles tonight. Shouldn't be too surprising though, they have the talented youngsters (Ovechkin) and signed some experience this Summer. I think they're good enough to take their weak division.
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Posted: October 09 2007 at 12:49 |
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Go Canucks!
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Posted: October 09 2007 at 12:50 |
Go Wings!
I've got the Direct TV Hockey Package. I get to watch the Wings regularly, even living on the wrong coast. I'm hoping to make it to a few Sharks games this year. The Sharks are my #2 team.  |
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Posted: October 09 2007 at 12:52 |
Cool; another Wings fan. I only watched pieces of the game last night, but they looked pretty good against Edmonton with a 4-2 win. This is a good thing since Edmonton is one of the teams that has given them fits in previous years.
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Posted: October 09 2007 at 12:57 |
rushfan4 wrote:
Cool; another Wings fan. I only watched pieces of the game last night, but they looked pretty good against Edmonton with a 4-2 win. This is a good thing since Edmonton is one of the teams that has given them fits in previous years. |
I'm hoping the Wings pick up a power-forward with some size. They tend to get a bit beat up in the playoffs.
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Posted: October 09 2007 at 16:22 |
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Bertuzzi was that grocery list item last year but didn't help out as much as hoped. Of course, now that he is on Anaheim, that makes it even more imperative that the Wings get someone like him. It will be interesting to see who they will pick up. I think that goaltending is a bit of a question mark too. I'm not sure how long Hasek will be able to hold up. Fingers crossed he will make it through the season injury free.
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Posted: October 09 2007 at 16:40 |
rushfan4 wrote:
Bertuzzi was that grocery list item last year but didn't help out as much as hoped. Of course, now that he is on Anaheim, that makes it even more imperative that the Wings get someone like him. It will be interesting to see who they will pick up. I think that goaltending is a bit of a question mark too. I'm not sure how long Hasek will be able to hold up. Fingers crossed he will make it through the season injury free. |
Bertuzzi was never really healthy last year either. I'm sure he's in much better form now.
Hasek... his health scares me for the long haul and Osgood is not someone I'd be secure to follow. Osgood only got a SC ring because of how good the RW's defense was that year. I was hoping the Wings coulda scored Giggy or Toskala... Keeping my fingers crossed for the Dominator.
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Posted: October 09 2007 at 16:48 |
Montrealer here, BIG Canadiens fan, all I can say is that this year's edition is quite "enigmatic". I think the Habs will be a wild card this season. Souray is out, replaced by Hamrlik ; he doesn't have Souray's powerful shot, but he is a MUCH better defenseman, I think he hasn't had a season in the minuses in 10 years. Plekanec and Higgins are still developing, but at great speed, Kovalev must want to play every game, and what about Huet and Price ?
I think they'll end up in the top 5 of their division, easily.
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Posted: October 09 2007 at 19:55 |
Dan Bobrowski wrote:
Go Wings! You better be talking about Paul McCartney!
I've got the Direct TV Hockey Package. I get to watch the Wings regularly, even living on the wrong coast. I'm hoping to make it to a few Sharks games this year. The Sharks are my #2 team. |
#2?!?!? 
I went to Game 3 vs. your #1 last season. Sadly, the last one the Sharks won in the series/season. I am annoyed that the game on Sunday against the Avs was indicative of the same flat footed D play that the put up against the Wings in games 4-6 and the last 35 minutes of game 2.
Edited by Tapfret - October 09 2007 at 19:57
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Posted: October 09 2007 at 20:03 |
GO AVELANCHE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And forget the dead things.... errr I meant red wings
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