NHL Thread

[Southstander]

The season start on on Wednesday. Can the Med's Canes do it again? Talk about it here!! oh and by the way






RED WINGS SUCK

[GREATEST SHOW ON TURF 2000]

It looks like the Flames have the most talent on thier team, but i think that the Ducks will win!

[Medford Bronco]

The season start on on Wednesday. Can the Med's Canes do it again? Talk about it here!! oh and by the way






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I hope so South.

My early season predicitons are in my blog below.

In the East I see Carolina vs Buffalo again and out West I see
the Duck vs the Sharks.

Just some humble opinon.

For Avs fans, I see them in the 7th spot making the playoffs. :salute:

[Jared]

It looks like the Flames have the most talent on thier team, but i think that the Ducks will win!


Ok, I agree with your assessment of the Flames (WHOO HOO!)


But why do you pick the Ducks?

[Medford Bronco]

Ok, I agree with your assessment of the Flames (WHOO HOO!)


But why do you pick the Ducks?

Chris Pronger and they will build off of last seasons great finish

[Jared]

Chris Pronger and they will build off of last seasons great finish



:goofy:


Ok.



They were solid, and they should be again, but I think Calgary's trade with the Avs REALLY helped them out.

And Detroit really had a great regular season last year. That should not be discounted.



By the way.




RED WINGS SUCK

But not as much as Edmonton.

[Missin#7]

I love Hockey!! Can not wait!!

Actually just got my tkts in the mail yesterday for the Av / Wild Game in Nov!
3rd Row! I'm excited!!

[Southstander]

The flames got a great player in Tanguay. I'll have to admit I'm worried about the retooled Avs. Lousy, stupid Lockout/Strike. I miss the good old days of Foppa, Sakic, Roy................

[Medford Bronco]

The flames got a great player in Tanguay. I'll have to admit I'm worried about the retooled Avs. Lousy, stupid Lockout/Strike. I miss the good old days of Foppa, Sakic, Roy................

Do not forget Chris Drury, Adam Foote, Adam Deadmarsh and Mike Ricci

(I am going back to the 96 team. I have seen Landslide on Alt Sports a few times. ) :beer:

[Medford Bronco]

tough loss for my boys in a shootout. :ugh:
The Canes did play an excellent Buffalo team who I respect very much.

Also a tough loss for Colorado in OT. Go Get em next game :beer:\

At least both teams earned a point :heh:

[Gyro]

God damn Maple Leafs once again got worn out by a faster and younger Ottawa Senators squad. After this season we need to fire John Ferguson and get a credible GM in there who doesn't just sign old timers to slow us down. Raycroft looked decent behind the dreadful Toronto defense, Mats Sundin was once again our only real productive offensive player.


As for my pick, I'll go with the Senators and the Ducks in the finals, with the Ducks ultimately coming out on top. Why would I pick the Sens you say?

Well, their goaltending is looking very good with Gerber starting in net, who looked fantastic against Toronto last night, and also an above average young goalie in Emery to back him up. Their offense hasn't changed that much from last year, so it should be just as fast and as potent. I'm worried about their defence with Chara leaving but I think speed and goaltending will make up for it. I hate the Sens, but I think the only reason they didn't win it all last year was because Hasek getting injured was such a blow to thier morale and such a big step for Emery to take in one season, with such high expectations from Sens fans.

As Med already said the Ducks are perhaps the best defensive team in the league now with Neidermeyer and Pronger on seperate lines, maybe the two best defensemen in the NHL. They have a young talented offense and great goaltending with Giguere and Bryzgalov to push eachother for the starting job.


Should be a fun season and hopefully my Maple Leafs can get into the playoffs, I doubt it though...

[SeeingRed]

Another reason Anaheim will be good - Dustin Penner. The guy is a frickin' beast.

San Jose could be good, Phoenix will be good, Colorado will be as good as they were last year, Ottawa will win the East, Anaheim will win the west, and Ottawa will win the Stanley Cup. :coffee: All in a day's work.

[Gyro]

Wow, I make those comments about Toronto and Ottawa and then Toronto comes out tonight with a 6-0 shutout victory over the Sens, OH YEAH! :beer:

[AvsFan26]

two nights in a row. thats just cruel. i know people are going to start saying that this is the beggining of the end for the avs, but there are still positives. We have 2 points. Our goaltending has been superb, with both goalies getting playing time. Our young guys are stepping up as well. This is a team that is going to experience a lot of come from behind games, and a lot of heart-breaking OT losses early in the season. We are a young team that has to learn to finish what we start. I think life will be better on the defensive when leopold comes back. Other than that, i really have no complaints. we are playing solid hockey, we just cant seem to catch a break early on.

[Missin#7]

two nights in a row. thats just cruel. i know people are going to start saying that this is the beggining of the end for the avs, but there are still positives. We have 2 points. Our goaltending has been superb, with both goalies getting playing time. Our young guys are stepping up as well. This is a team that is going to experience a lot of come from behind games, and a lot of heart-breaking OT losses early in the season. We are a young team that has to learn to finish what we start. I think life will be better on the defensive when leopold comes back. Other than that, i really have no complaints. we are playing solid hockey, we just cant seem to catch a break early on.

It was just a good game & thought they both played well....it was an OT game.

Manny is just a really goalie. But I think my husband said about 10 times last night....

I miss Roy, Roy would have never let that in :D

[Medford Bronco]

Wow, I make those comments about Toronto and Ottawa and then Toronto comes out tonight with a 6-0 shutout victory over the Sens, OH YEAH! :beer:

see what a good goalie (Raycroft) can do. I think Boston messed up trading him and keepin Tim Thomas the career minor leaguer.

[Medford Bronco]

Another reason Anaheim will be good - Dustin Penner. The guy is a frickin' beast.

San Jose could be good, Phoenix will be good, Colorado will be as good as they were last year, Ottawa will win the East, Anaheim will win the west, and Ottawa will win the Stanley Cup. :coffee: All in a day's work.

I agree on a lot of this except for Ottawa winning the Cup. I see the Ducks there with Buffalo winning. Carolina is still good and San Jose should challenge out West as well.

[AvsFan26]

the avs can be contenders if our young guns can clean up their defensive acts. those guys can score, no question, but they need to be bigger figures in our own zone. i beleive 4 out of the six goals have been scored while our young guys were out there ( wolski, richardson, stastny, svatos). With Q, that will happen more than likely before sundays decontruction of Vancouver :D .

[AvsFan26]

that laperriere play was a goal. the refs should not have blown that whistle. the puck was still alive and they knew it. thats complete utter bull

[chiefsbabe]

any stars fans on this board??? :D

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

Go Rangers!!!

[Medford Bronco]

Go Rangers!!!

Good start NJ :salute:

Unlike some team that has a Stanley Cup hangover :ugh: and looks pretty lost so far. Yes it is early, but I have not been encouraged so far.

[AvsFan26]

big prediction time. Stastny cannot be sent to the minors. He is going to be crucial this year, simply because of his passing abilities. The guy can send the puck anywhere any time. This tells me that turgeon is gone. i am guessing that because it is more than likely his last year, we will send him to columbus who still needs another veteran out on the ice, and hopefully get footer back for the remainder of the season ( and most likely career). avs fans still miss foote, and hes just not having as much success in ohio as he did in denver. my guess would be that this trade could happen as early as late november.

[Gyro]

What a game in Toronto!!!



Mats Sundin scores the shorthanded winner in OT to get the hat trick and his 500th goal! :salute:


Man, this Toronto offense has been great so far, we've generated close to 40 shots per game! :eek:

[AvsFan26]

theodore was not at his best last night. overall, i think the avs played well, and i have officially decided that we cannot afford to let stasty go down to the minors this season. i think that the avs played a solid game, they just need to work on getting the lower lines to grind the front of the net a little better. if we can crowd that area, life will be good.

[Missin#7]

How bout that.....5 - 0 :beer:

[underrated29]

turgeon for foote- i dont see any way that cbj makes this trade. turgeon sucks, well not really but he is old and not playing his best hockey if you know what i mean, foote is still a fighter and can still bring a lot to the table, but i would LOVE to see it happen- or maybe r nash-that kid is sick.

what i think the avs need.

1. defense to stand the guys up at the blueline, we need a hard nose bad ass person who will throw the body around and punish those who think they can just come in and wont get hit.

2. similiar to above we need someone to check some people, we are not intimidating enoigh

3. we could use another real good high scorer, to compliment all the young talent we got. my fav which everyone is tired fo hearing would be drury, but a solid vet who puts up the numbers

[AvsFan26]

we will get the solid blue liner once leopold returns, which should be sometime in the next week or two. once mccormick gets off of IR we can have a solid body guy, and as far as a solid goal scorer, well, thats why this team is being counted out of the playoffs. we dont have that bonafied goal getter yet, and i think we need someone like wolski or svatos to step up and get goals on a nightly basis. personally, im blaming the last two wins on theo getting complacent. those two game winners were simply him just not concentrating. other than that i have no real complaints about this team. we can get the job done, we just need effort from everyone, something that the avs arent used to needing.

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

Big win by the rangers over the devils last night, 4-2.
Shanahan is looking like a great pick-up already!

[Missin#7]

Manny Was so great last night!!! 34 stops! :beer:

6-0!!

[Medford Bronco]

Manny Was so great last night!!! 34 stops! :beer:

6-0!!

Great start for your Wild :beer:

At least now my team looks a lot better the last 3 games. :D

[Ohio Broncos]

(clap, clap, clap, clap, clap) :clap:

LET'S GO DEVILS!!

[Missin#7]

:sad:
***!!!!!! My Boys, my boys, Mother trucker....
What the hell.......

I am soooooooooooooooooo bummed!!! I'm going to cry myself to sleep.

[AvsFan26]

close game, we just need to stay out of the box. overall i am pleased because stastny got his first NHL goal, and because we were 2-1 on a road trip which we were supposed to go 0-3

[Missin#7]

Nice that my boys redemed themselves against the sharks. Have to say I am a little nervous about facing the ducks again this week. 7-1 is still a great start!
:beer:

[Medford Bronco]

Nice that my boys redemed themselves against the sharks. Have to say I am a little nervous about facing the ducks again this week. 7-1 is still a great start!
:beer:

It is definatley better than 3-4-1. Your Wild look awesome :beer:
But a Stanley Cup hangover could be part of it. :eek: I hope on Wed they start a good streak against a tough Atlanta club.

[Missin#7]

OH my boy is out! Gabby is out with a grion injury. :ugh:
My goodness this sucks so much!!!

[BroncoFanCanada]

Great start to the year this far for the Wild though... they can afford to be without Gaborik for a couple weeks (and so can the team I'm neck-and-neck with for first place in my pool;)).

alwilson91 - I think the Leafs can be a playoff team this year, I really do. The defense is younger and better, as soon as Kubina gets back and Wade Belak gets sent to the ECHL where he belongs, they'll be in good shape.

Oh, and Buffalo won again tonight, they look awesome.

[BroncoAV06]

Peter was solid in the net tonight! Has not given up a thrid period goal yet this year! Iam really liking how Milian is playing with the young guys on some line combos, Wolski and Stastny! Arnasson was a grreat pick up IMO! Having a good start to the season, getting pucks in the net! It is a young team and if they can get soild goaltending from Theo and Peter we should be able to have a good season! Iam really looking forward to see how this team progresses. Jordan Leopold is still on IR so when he can get into the line up with Liles, the D should countinue to improve!

As you can see I am very happy with there win tonight! Taking advantage of the power play, scoring 3, 5 on 3 goals and a total of 5 in the second period! Lets get a solid season going Av's! THe bumps will come but I like the mix of veterns and young guns!

[Medford Bronco]

I am not a huge fan, but the Buffalo Sabers look very impressive so far. 8-0 and close to their best start in franchise history. This is why I Picked them to win it all this year. I Hope I am wrong though and usually am. Last year before the season I picked Ottawa :heh: . :D

[Bronx84]

You guys better watch out for my Ducks and how about that move in the shootout against LA by Getzlaf the other day?

[AvsFan26]

hejduk scored a goal off his face. no one can top that lol!!!!!
I too am impressed with budaj, but im still leaning towards theo. Folks, the avs have two great goal tenders in net, and i hope that will continue for a couple of years to come. Whether goals get let in depends on whether our defense shows up to play or not. Look at the games that theo "lost for us" and you will see little to no movement in defensive zone. this team will succeed if we can keep the puck moving in the zone. both of our goalies are great at watching for the shot. if we let a man sit there with the puck and then let people move around him, we are going to get scored on. if we force that man to give up the puck, it will greatly decrease the possibility of someone getting set up in our zone, and will increase the chance of us intercepting the puck. this is even true on the power play. we have forwards and defenseman who can succeed if they just keep the puck moving. that will decide whether our net gets pelted or not.

[AvsFan26]

2 things. first of all our loss was point proven from my previous thread. the loss was also due to the fact that god must have implanted himself in kolzigs glove hand. i can honestly say that that was an amazing performance by ollie. wow

[Missin#7]

You guys better watch out for my Ducks and how about that move in the shootout against LA by Getzlaf the other day?

The only team to Beat the Wild this yr.

You guys are coming to MN tomorrow. Should be a good game!

Care to bet a CP on the game? :D

[Medford Bronco]

The only team to Beat the Wild this yr.

You guys are coming to MN tomorrow. Should be a good game!

Care to bet a CP on the game? :D

So far two of the best in the West :salute:

As for my Canes, a good win in OT vs a very good Atlanta team. Babchuck scored a nifty goal for the win. Great move for a defenseman. :beer:

[Bronx84]

The only team to Beat the Wild this yr.

You guys are coming to MN tomorrow. Should be a good game!

Care to bet a CP on the game? :D
Sure why not?

[calell]

How about those Penguins....Malkin and Crosby and Staal...The future finally looks good for us Penguin fans, hopefully they remain in Pittsburgh...

[AvsFan26]

my recomendation to pens fans is to go to as many games as you can. if the new management doesnt see a strong fan base they will be more inclined to move the team. just my opinion, i know that more goes into these types of decisions.

[Missin#7]

Sure why not?

K, its on!

Good Luck tonight. Should be a good game :beer:

[Missin#7]

Sure why not?
:D :beer:
3-2 Wild win!!!
I'm pretty happy with my boys in green tonight.

Thanks for the bet sweet pea!!

- Jules

[Bronx84]

:D :beer:
3-2 Wild win!!!
I'm pretty happy with my boys in green tonight.

Thanks for the bet sweet pea!!

- Jules
It was a good game but atleast the Ducks got a point. CP coming up.

[AvsFan26]

*cough* domination cough* :D :beer:

[AvsFan26]

First of all, i am proud of the avs work over the past couple of games. They are moving the puck well, and theodore is finding his niche again. they are especially improving in the defensive zone. im telling you guys, when theyre moving, they are hard to beat. btw, if you wanna see a shot, check out richardson's goal tonight agains Columbus. Holy cow. seriously, an unbelievable shot. watch it on highlights if you can find them. simply amazing.

[Medford Bronco]

My Canes either really look great or terrible :brick: I just hope they find some consistency and hopefully win their divsion still. :heh:


PS I am so impressed with Buffalo. I saw them come back from 4-1 :eek: last night vs Boston. This is a team to be reckoned with.

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

The rangers won again!!! :beer:

[AvsFan26]

the avs were lucky to come out tonite with a win. We played strong hockey, but we played most of it in our defensive zone. That is a terribly misguided idea when the Sedins are out on the ice lol! Theo was up to the challenge though, and played an excellent game. Also, an amazing game winner by Brunette, once again if you have access to highlights it was a good one!!! Overall, a pretty good performance by my Avs. I was at the game, first one this season!!!!!! Ill be there on tuesday when blakey comes back again!!!!! go avs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Medford Bronco]

All I have to say is :eek: Canes blow the lead with 1 minute left and lose in a shootout to NJ. At least they got a point :heh:

Tough loss for Colorado as well. :ugh:

Lets hope for better games later in the week. :salute:

[AvsFan26]

i was at the game. that just plain sucks. we were sooooooo close!!!!!! honestly, we played a great first and third period. during the second period, the defenseman stood there like pillars, and theo was moving slower than a maimed turtle. absolutely terrible. oh well, we had a good game, and the rookies keep producing!!!!!!!!!

[Medford Bronco]

:salute:

I will take my Canes beating an improved Caps team 5-0.

Cam Ward first reg season shutout. I really hope this team is ready to get on a roll. Eric Cole hat trick as well. :beer:

[Missin#7]

Holy Sheet! The Sharks were on Fire!! That was brutal! :ugh:

[AvsFan26]

this is extremely frustrating. :brick:

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

Going to the rangers-devils game tonight...suhhhh-weettttt!!!! :beer:

[Medford Bronco]

Going to the rangers-devils game tonight...suhhhh-weettttt!!!! :beer:

Good win NJ :salute:

But tonight is one night I cant hope your hockey team wins.

NYR at Carolina. Two teams playing kind of similar right now. :salute:

CP bet :confused: if you like. :D

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

Good win NJ :salute:

But tonight is one night I cant hope your hockey team wins.

NYR at Carolina. Two teams playing kind of similar right now. :salute:

CP bet :confused: if you like. :D
Sounds good to me! You going down med! :D

[Medford Bronco]

Sounds good to me! You going down med! :D

No problem.

But remember if you win you will have to wait.

I wonder why :confused: *cough* check current CPS :beer:

[AvsFan26]

alright folks, two things that will have to be done to give this avs team more offensive production. I would give serious consideration to switching anti laaksonen and ian lapperriere. putting laperriere with stastny and wolski is doing no good right now, as lapperriere is a player who needs to grind it out in front for the rebounds. If you stick him with richardson, who has the great snap shot, and rycroft, a pretty darn good passer, you would see a lot more results from quick passes in front and rebounds. Laaksonen is the guy that wolski and stastny need to be a force in the cycle, and to help cover the corners when stastny is waiting behind the net and wolski is in front. laaksonen has the speed to do this, whereas lappy is more ment to be waiting in front. i know this sounds really weird and specific, but i really think that it would help us get some more goals. defense is playing wonderfully right now, and i think that this move is the thing to get both sides on the same page.

[Medford Bronco]

Sounds good to me! You going down med! :D


Canes win :beer:

I saw the 1 hr replay on MSG and it was a good game all around. The Rangers looked good, but Ward was on his game.

For Carolina they looked good as well and hit 4 posts or this game could have been a much bigger score.

Med is happy :beer:

[AvsFan26]

avsfan sighs in relief!!!! the avs were very solid defensively last night, and they took advantage of turnovers to shut the team down like we were supposed to. if we keep playing like that, we are going to win some more games than we have been. and budaj, i love ya, but that shut out goes to Klee and Vaananen!

[AvsFan26]

budaj had another solid game tonight, but avs fans should not worry about theo having success once he inevitably gets the start on monday. this team has a renewed vigor for defensive playing, and we showed it tonight. if anyone watched, we kept minnesota on the perimeter through most of the game, including their power play opportunities. except for that insane tip by koivu, budaj was given a clear look at almost all of the shots, and both of our goalies can stop those pucks easily. the offense is there too, no question-minnesota is just a great defensive club. our confidence is back, and as long as we keep the backchecking and forechecking up, we should be back to fighting for a playoff spot.

[Medford Bronco]

As frustrating as the Broncos game was yesterday, my Canes look pretty good in first place :salute:

I just hope it continues. :cheers:

[NameUsedBefore]

What's up with Wolski? He needs to be more aggressive, he plays like he doesn't sometimes, :confused:

[Medford Bronco]

Canes look like crap against NYR last night. They are at least in 1st place tied with Atlanta. I just hope for a better effort vs NYI tonight :beer:

[SeeingRed]

Wolski is good, but he is also Polish. :heh:

Lots of trade rumors yesterday about Peter Forsberg being traded to San Jose or Colorado. He said yesterday that they were not true. I read on one website that there were talks of Budaj and Liles to Philly for Peter. That would be a bad trade because I have a feeling that after this season Theodore will not be with us and Budaj will have a chance at being our anchor.

[NameUsedBefore]

That would be a horrible trade! Sadly, I can already see them pulling the trigger on that one even though the idea of trading two up-and-comers away for a guy on the down-slope of his career is ridiculous.

[AvsFan26]

now were starting to roll again! wolski got the wake up call after being benched and i would say that him and stastny are back in business. Its good to see shots from the point starting to go our way. clark got his first of the year, and he definetly deserved that. i would say that Cody McCormick needs to get some more skating time right now. He is showing a good deal of strength against the boards, and that is definetly usefull on our fourth line. This guy is going to start putting up more numbers, but expect to see him earn his paycheck with his fists, not his stick. And Leopold might be back this week!!!!!!! WOOOT!!!!!!!

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

My rangers have finally caught fire!!! :rockon:

[Jaws]

My rangers have finally caught fire!!! :rockon:


http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a78/broncojaws/fireextinguisher.jpg


Need this? ;)

[NameUsedBefore]

I'm sure they have their own...

And what the hell is up with the Avs. Up and down up and down. Facing the best teams? Up. Facing some middle and bottom dwellers? Down. Makes no sense.

[AvsFan26]

we will find our niche fellow fans, do not worry. turgeons starting to get hot, and i think that once leopold finally gets some more power play time this team will start to run. and my latest trade inklings are brisebois to carolina ( nothing personal med) for keith aucoin.

[NameUsedBefore]

Wow, I don't believe anyone would trade for Briesbois but if they do more power to 'em! :cheers:

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

And the Rangers win again!!!!!! :beer:

[AvsFan26]

when youve got a team desperate for defensive scoring ( cough carolina cough), then you will be inclined to trade for breezy. really, you just need to stick him with a guy willing to baby-sit for a paycheck. Brisebois is struggling but able defensive player, but hes got enough of an offensive upside that someone would take him. trust me.

btw, avs are on a roll, and wolski finally looks like he is into the game again

[NCBronco24]

As much as I hate to say it but I don't think my Carolina Hurricanes ( STANLEY CUP CHAMPS!!!!!!!!) will make the playoffs this year, I am getting tired of Cam Ward's play, he is not consistant.

[Medford Bronco]

As much as I hate to say it but I don't think my Carolina Hurricanes ( STANLEY CUP CHAMPS!!!!!!!!) will make the playoffs this year, I am getting tired of Cam Ward's play, he is not consistant.


Hello NC. I disagree with you. There is too much talent there to miss the playoffs. Do not worry. I however see an early exit when they get there. :heh:

[NCBronco24]

Hello NC. I disagree with you. There is too much talent there to miss the playoffs. Do not worry. I however see an early exit when they get there. :heh:

Well I do hope they make the playoffs but things aren't looking too well right now.

[AvsFan26]

dont be talkin about consistency in front of people who have to watch jose theodore lol!

[Medford Bronco]

Well I do hope they make the playoffs but things aren't looking too well right now.

At least Carolina has won 2 in a row now. I just hope we get on a roll and separate ourselves from the packed playoff pack :salute:

Wow what a rocket from Babchuck as well. Nice goal :D

[NCBronco24]

At least Carolina has won 2 in a row now. I just hope we get on a roll and separate ourselves from the packed playoff pack :salute:

Wow what a rocket from Babchuck as well. Nice goal :D

I bet it was, I didn't even get to see the game last night, I was watching a college basketball game!!! You should join this panthers board, we have a Carolina Hurricanes section!!!

Panthershuddle.com

[Medford Bronco]

I bet it was, I didn't even get to see the game last night, I was watching a college basketball game!!! You should join this panthers board, we have a Carolina Hurricanes section!!!

Panthershuddle.com

I will check it out. Will they be nice to a Broncos Fan ;)


I am already on the Canes Borad as well. as MedfordCaniac7 :salute:

http://forums.hurricanes.com/jforum/forums/list.page

[NCBronco24]

I will check it out. Will they be nice to a Broncos Fan ;)


I am already on the Canes Borad as well. as MedfordCaniac7 :salute:

http://forums.hurricanes.com/jforum/forums/list.page


Yeah they got fans from just about all the NFL teams on that board!!!

I remember that forum , I posted there for a couple weeks.

[Medford Bronco]

Yeah they got fans from just about all the NFL teams on that board!!!

I remember that forum , I posted there for a couple weeks.


what is your username so I can "see you" :salute:

[NCBronco24]

what is your username so I can "see you" :salute:

On which forum? The Panthers or Hurricanes?

[NCBronco24]

At the Panthers forum my name over there is Clancy4Panthers23

And the Canes forum, I think it was StaalCaniac or something , I can't remember lol

[Medford Bronco]

At the Panthers forum my name over there is Clancy4Panthers23

And the Canes forum, I think it was StaalCaniac or something , I can't remember lol

Resign up on the Canes one :salute: if you like. :heh:

[AvsFan26]

neither team deserved to win that game last night. the refs were terrible ( bad calls on both teams). personally, it was an awesome game for the avs to win, but lord, there was a sloppy game if ive ever seen one.

[Medford Bronco]

neither team deserved to win that game last night. the refs were terrible ( bad calls on both teams). personally, it was an awesome game for the avs to win, but lord, there was a sloppy game if ive ever seen one.

As Bill Parcells would say. You are what you are.
Take any win you can get. :salute:

[NCBronco24]

As Bill Parcells would say. You are what you are.
Take any win you can get. :salute:

Or what John Fox likes to say "It is what it is" :laugh:

[AvsFan26]

i was going through withdrawls. a cancelled game? WHAT?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[NCBronco24]

Canes won last night 5-1!!!!!

GO CANES!!!!!

[AvsFan26]

good win for us. i thought theo was finally on his game. the goals he let in were good hard working goals for the other team. he made some beautiful saves, and just seemed a lot more relaxed than past games.

btw, jassen cullimore has one heck of a backhand!!! seriously it takes skill to beat Khabibulin, so congrats to Jassen!!!!

alright i apologize. it truly must be the worst feeling in the world to score on your own goal. it was a bad play for him, but good persistence by wolski. people will say that he shouldnt have had that goal, but he earned it, and forced cullimore into that "clearing attempt"

[MileHighStud]

MAN!!!! Nashville put the whoopin' on us bad last night 6-0. I am not sure if we scored in the remaining 5 minutes as I couldnt take anymore and changed the channel. I think I know what it might be like to be a Raider Fan. We better get all the wrinkles ironed out NOW, or our playoff hopes can be over by the half season mark!

[AvsFan26]

i have announced this on the Avs thread, but i have to gloat to all of the hockey freaks. I have recieved as a christmas present seats to wednesdays game. 17 rows from the ice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i am so completely excited. WOOOOOHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Medford Bronco]

My Canes have a very very very very very tough game against Buffalo tonight and then come home tomorrow to play the Ducks :eek:

The Canes have won 5 straight and are playing better, we shall see what happens.

I hope to win tonight as I am so sick of the Buffalo Sabres Bandwagon now. :eek:

[AvsFan26]

As i said on the avs thread, theodore is now under plummer status in my opinion. My girlfriend paid good money to get us seats 17 rows from the ice, and theo throws the game away like he did. There is a reason why we're getting beat when we throw 35 + shots on net and put it in 4 times. And its happening more often than not when Theo's in net. Trade him away for anything, if nothing else just to get his salary out of the way. Get Budaj and Weiman going on a tandem thing, and i gaurantee you that they will together perform better than theodore did. I know people will say that i am trading Theodore for Weiman, but for 5.5 million dollars, we could have a freaking Pavol Demitra on our team. Weiman has a 450,000 dollar contract, and one hell of a lot of potential. Coach Q is close to the mind set where i am. It hurts when you have a 5.5 million dollar bust. Lets go ahead and keep the rebuilding trend going, and bring out the young guns full throttle. they will be exciting to watch, and we will still be in the playoff hunt this year, and will be contenders soon again.

[Medford Bronco]

My team looks lost right now.

The Canes after a great win vs Anaheim, have lost to pathetic Philly and Phoenix. Not good.

very erratic this year. :brick:

[underrated29]

aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh...........

need major help here. does anyone know what chanel the avs are on tonight against the lightning, i have dish network and cant find it anywhere. i know it starts at 7 but not even the local channels have it..

please help!!

[Stay Gold]

anyone here like the ducks?

[MileHighStud]

anyone here like the ducks?

NOPE!!! Los Angeles KINGS baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sean Avery #1

[Marshall#15]

anyone here like the ducks?

Hell yeah! :rockon:

Ducks were up 3-0 in the 3rd last time I checked.

[Marshall#15]

Hell yeah! :rockon:

Ducks were up 3-0 in the 3rd last time I checked.

GRRR, how could they give up that lead?!?! :brick: :hammer: :doh:

[AvsFan26]

Mile High Stud, Sean Avery pisses me off. There are two players in this league that i cant stand. Todd Bertuzzi and Sean Avery( Patrice Brisebois and Jose Theodore are no longer hockey players as far as I am concerned). Dont ask me why, im probably still grouchy over the whole french-canadien comment, but it is just beyond me how a player with such little skills can succeed ( speaking of which, does Peter Worell still have a job :) ).

[Medford Bronco]

My Hurricanes are playing pretty well. They are 4-0-1 in their last 5.

I hope they are finally putting it together.

Also good win for Boston vs the Sabres on Monday night :salute:

I enjoy when Lindy Ruff that soresport loses a game :D

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

Go Rangers!
Where's my buddy med!?!?!?! :D

[Medford Bronco]

Go Rangers!
Where's my buddy med!?!?!?! :D

hey NJ long time. Med has been busy :goofy: and sick

Now its a big showdown tonight for a portion of 1st place for my Canes. I really hope they can recapture the magic from last season.

Where is GEM when I need her. :laugh: (she will understand the joke btw)

[Medford Bronco]

hey NJ long time. Med has been busy :goofy: and sick

Now its a big showdown tonight for a portion of 1st place for my Canes. I really hope they can recapture the magic from last season.

Where is GEM when I need her. :laugh: (she will understand the joke btw)


my team is choking down the stretch. I hope a trade is made soon. they need life.
I just hope they get in. I dont want to be labeled a "FLUKE" from last year. :(

as a side not I am impressed with how the Penguins are playing. must be nice to have oodles of talent and be fun to watch as well. :salute:

IF the Canes dont make it :( I will hope the Penguins win. Anybody but the jerk riddled Buffalo Sabres and their loser head coach former cheap shot artist and now crybaby Lindy Ruff

[MileHighStud]

We are duking it out with Vancouver right now!! tied 2-2 We arent looking too bad this second half of the season, hopefully we can keep it going. We got the AVS I believe this weekend. GO KINGS!!!!! :rockon:

[Medford Bronco]

We are duking it out with Vancouver right now!! tied 2-2 We arent looking too bad this second half of the season, hopefully we can keep it going. We got the AVS I believe this weekend. GO KINGS!!!!! :rockon:

Well next year you guys are going to reap the benefits of the Canes (my teams) stupid trade with Jack Johnson. He is going to be a star. I hope he does well for you guys. I just wished he stayed in Carolina but he was not going to

Tim Gleason is mediocre and Belanger was a baby in Carolina and got traded.

From my perspecitve I hope this trade does not set back the Canes for 4 years, like thier stupid trade of Ron Francis in 1991 when with hartford :(

[PatsCrowEater]

What a game last night between Ottawa and Buffalo. Now that's Old Tyme Hockey!

Now I know why Med doesn't like Lindy Ruff at all. He sends his five goons out against Ottowa's skilled line to provoke a fight because he thought classy Chris Neil cheapshotted Drury.

What a turd but that was fun to watch.

[Medford Bronco]

What a game last night between Ottawa and Buffalo. Now that's Old Tyme Hockey!

Now I know why Med doesn't like Lindy Ruff at all. He sends his five goons out against Ottowa's skilled line to provoke a fight because he thought classy Chris Neil cheapshotted Drury.

What a turd but that was fun to watch.


I actually have to give Ruff Credit on that one :eek:

Ruff is a loser but he in a sense was right. If Chris Neil cheap shotted Bergeron or Eric Staal I would hope Dave Lewis or laviolette would take action.

I just would love to see Cam Neely or Kevin Dineen smack that little punk Ruff in the beak. He deserves it. Him, Dale Hunter, Claude Lemieux and Ulfie some of the people I ablsoltely hated in hockey. Cam could crush that little punk Ruff :laugh:

or even Tiger williams, the king of the cheap shot lol

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

Sorry my rangers beat the canes med, but now we are in the playoffs!!! (at least for a couple of days!)

[antiwup]

go ducks!! :rockon:

[antiwup]

FINAL STRETCH: The Ducks have won five straight games, the longest current streak in the NHL...the club has also earned points in eight consecutive (7-0-1) contests and 12 of the last 13 games (9-1-3)...including Wednesday's contest, the Ducks have 12 games remaining in the 2006-07 regular season...of those 12 games, five are home and seven are road games...five (three home, two road) of the games are against Pacific Division teams.
FIGHTING FOR THE TOP SPOT: The Ducks have a record of 42-17-11 for 95 points…Anaheim leads the Pacific Division and is 2nd in the Western Conference...the club is looking to secure their first Division title and attempting to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs in consecutive years for the first time in franchise history...the Ducks have recorded points in 53 of 70 games this season (95 of a possible 140).
FASTEST TO 90: Anaheim reached the 90-point plateau in 67 games this season (40-17-11, 91 pts.), seven games faster than the club's previous record of 74 games set last season (39-23-12, 90 pts.)...this is only the third time the club has reached the 90-point plateau (also 2005-06 with 98 pts. and 2002-03 with 95 pts.).
A THOUSAND REASONS TO CELEBRATE: With a win last game versus Vancouver, the Ducks reached the 1,000-point milestone (423-444-155, 1,001 pts)...the Ducks and Ottawa Senators both reached the 1,000-point plateau in 1,022 games, the fastest among all early 1990’s expansion teams:

Team NHL Entry Year Games Played to Reach 1,000 Points
Anaheim 1993-94 1,022
Ottawa 1992-93 1,022
San Jose 1991-92 1,110
Florida 1993-94 currently at 966 pts. with 1,021 games played
Tampa Bay 1992-93 currently at 969 pts. with 1,106 games played
LIGHTING THE LAMP: The Ducks have scored three-or-more goals in seven of their last eight games (28 goals)...Anaheim has also scored 18 power play goals over the last 13 games (18-for-63, 28.6%)...the club has scored two-or-more PP goals in four of the last six and seven of the last 13 contests…the Ducks rank 3rd in the NHL in both total goals (224) and PP% for the season (76-for-348, 21.8%).
MARCHING AT HOME: Wednesday's game is the sixth of an eight-game homestand, tying the longest in club history (1996-97 & 2001-02)...the Ducks have won all five games of the homestand so far, with a home winning streak of six games dating back to Feb. 25 vs. COL (longest active home win streak in the NHL)..should the Ducks record a win Wednesday, it will tie the club's longest home winning streak (March 7-April 4, 2006)...the opening weekend of the homestand included contests against Division rival San Jose on March 2 (W, 3-1) and Conference-leading Nashville on March 4 (SOW, 3-2)...the club also secured victories against Phoenix on March 7 (W, 2-1), Edmonton on March 9 (W, 5-1) and most recently Vancouver on March 11 (W, 4-2)...the Ducks will next face Chicago on March 16...the homestand concludes with the cross-town rival Los Angeles Kings on March 18 for the eighth and final meeting between the two teams this season.
SELANNE AMONG LEAGUE'S BEST: Teemu Selanne is the first player in NHL history age 35-or-older to record consecutive 40-plus goal seasons (40-50=90 last season and 41-40=81 so far this season)...this is the 7th time in his career he has hit the 40-plus goal plateau, the most among all active NHL players...the last player older than 35 to score MORE goals than Selanne was Mark Messier, who had 47 at age 35 with the New York Rangers (Brendan Shanahan also had 40 goals last season at age 37)...among league leaders, Selanne is currently 3rd in the NHL and 1st in the Western Conference in goals (41)...he is 1st in the NHL in power play goals (22) and T-2nd in game-winning goals (9), which include two overtime winners...Selanne enters with points in six of the last eight games (5-4=9) and 9-9=18 points in his past 13 games...he has points in 15 of the last 18 home games, earning 11-13=24 points during that span.

[antiwup]

ANOTHER NORRIS PERFORMANCE?: Ducks defensemen Scott Niedermayer and Chris Pronger are both candidates to win another Norris Trophy...Niedermayer (12-44=56) and Pronger (11-42=53) both have 50-plus points, marking the first time in club history two defensemen have hit that plateau (prior to this season no pair of Ducks defensemen had each recorded 40-or-morepoints):

-Captain Scott Niedermayer ranks 3rd in the NHL in points among defensemen...he has points in 16 of his last 28 games (6-19=24)...he had an eight-game assist streak (2-10=12 points) Dec. 26, 2006-Jan. 11, 2007, which was the longest point streak of his career and by a player in club history...in addition, Niedermayer leads the club in ice time and is 2nd overall in the NHL in avg. TOI...on Dec. 31 @ MIN, Niedermayer set a club record for TOI with 34:00 and then broke that mark on Jan. 9 @ NSH with 35:51 (real time records kept since the start of the 1998-99 season)...on Nov. 28 @ EDM, Niedermayer played in his 1,000th career NHL game.

-Despite missing nine games with a broken foot Jan. 2-19 and is expected to miss 2 weeks with a broken toe, defenseman Chris Pronger is 6th in points among NHL defensemen and 4th overall in avg. TOI...Pronger is 1st on the the Ducks and T-7th in the NHL in plus/minus...in addition, he is 1st in points per game (.91) among NHL defensemen...when Pronger was injured Dec. 31 @ MIN, he was T-4th in the NHL in assists.

THIS PAIR HAS BEEN TOUGH TO BEAT: Since the start of the 2006 calendar year, no two players have combined to earn more points than Teemu Selanne and Andy McDonald...together they've earned 265 points and both rank among the league's top-10 scorers in that period...below are the NHL's top point producers since Jan. 1, 2006:

Top Point Producers Since January 1, 2006

Player GP G A PTS
Sidney Crosby, PIT 109 48 112 160
Joe Thornton, SJ 114 31 126 157
Alex Ovechkin, WSH 114 68 75 143
Jaromir Jagr, NYR 112 53 88 141
Teemu Selanne, ANA 112 63 77 140
Marian Hossa, ATL 111 62 77 139
Dany Heatley, OTT 115 67 70 137
Marc Savard, BOS 112 32 102 134
Andy McDonald, ANA 114 44 81 125
Paul Kariya, NSH 116 42 79 121

TOUGH TO BEAT: Anaheim netminder J.S Giguere is 22-7-2 in his last 31 starts, with one shutout during that span...in 25 home starts, Giguere has a 20-1-4 record, with a 1.99 GAA and .925 SV%, earning the Ducks points in 24 of those games...he ranks T-4th in the NHL in wins, 3rd in GAA and T-4th in SV%...Giguere has 33 wins on the season, marking the third time in his career that he has reached the 30-win plateau, he is one win shy of his career high (34, 2002-03)...his four shutouts on the year are tied for the second-best of his career behind his eight shutout season in 2002-2003...Giguere was named an NHL Star of the Week (No. 2 Star) for the period ending Oct. 22 after posting a 3-0-0 record, 1.30 GAA and a .952 SV%.

KIDS TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL: After putting up impressive numbers playing on the same line for a portion of the 2005-06 season in Portland (AHL), Dustin Penner, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry have found their stride playing on the same line for the Ducks in the past seven games...since Feb. 26 @ SJ, the trio has scored 9-9=19 points...Penner, 24, has scored 6-1=7 points, Getzlaf, 21, has recorded 2-6=8 points and Perry, also 21, has earned 1-3=4 during that span.

PENNER MAKES CASE AS ONE OF LEAGUE'S TOP ROOKIES: Ducks rookie Dustin Penner has been among NHL rookie leaders all season…Penner ranks 3rd among rookies in goals (25), 2nd in shots (185), 5th in points (40), 2nd in PPGs (9) and T-2nd in GWGs (4)... Penner had a four-game goal streak (5-0=5), Feb. 26-March 4, the longest by a rookie in club history...he broke the club's rookie goals record Feb. 26 @ SJ, previously held by Chris Kunitz last season with 19...in addition, Penner is one point shy of tying the franchise rookie points record, also previously held by Kunitz (19-22=41).

[antiwup]

HOT TICKET IN TOWN: The Ducks have sold out 17 consecutive home contests (longest streak since 1998) and 19 of the last 20...the club has 20 sellouts on the season, eight more than it had all of last season...the 20 sellouts mark the most since the 1997-98 season (25)…the Ducks have averaged 16,252 fans per game through 36 home games, a 9.5% increase over last year’s first 36 home games (14,848)...the club's average attendance and percent capacity (94.6%) are also the highest since the 1997-98 season.

A RECORD BREAKING PACE: After a record breaking season in 2005-2006, the Ducks are on pace again to set new club records in several major statistical categories...a look below at both team and individual records that could fall this season, including some that have already been tied or broken:

TEAM RECORDS
CATEGORY RECORD YEAR NEEDED TO TIE
WINS 43 2005-06 1 (42)
HOME WINS 26 2005-06 2 (24)
ROAD WINS 19 1993-94 1 (18)
STANDINGS POINTS 98 2005-06 3 (95)
GOALS* 251 2005-06 31 (220)
PPG 87 2005-06 11 (76)

*Does not include goals awarded for shootout wins

INDIVIDUAL

CATEGORY RECORD YEAR NEEDED TO TIE
Game Winning Goals 10 (Selanne/Kariya) 1996-97/97-98 1 (Selanne 9)
Shorthanded Goals 3 (several times) several years record tied (Marchant 3)
Wins by a Goaltender 34 (Giguere) 2002-03 1 (Giguere 33)
Goals by a Defenseman 16 (Olausson) 1998-99 4 (Niedermayer 12/Pronger 11)
Assists by a Defenseman 50 (Niedermayer) 2005-06 6 (Niedermayer 44/Pronger 42)
Points by a Defenseman 63 (Niedermayer) 2005-06 7 (Niedermayer 56/Pronger 53)
Goals by a Rookie 25 (Penner) 2006-07 new record set
Points by a Rookie 41 (Kunitz) 2005-06 1 (Penner 40)
PPG by a Rookie 10 (Getzlaf) 2005-06 1 (Penner 9)
GWG by a Rookie 4 (Penner) 2006-07 new record set
Games Played by a Rookie 80 (Sauer) 2002-03 10 (Penner 70)

PK LOOKING GOOD: The Ducks have not allowed a power play goal in the last five consecutive games, killing all 20 penalties they faced...the club has killed 302-of-356 penalties on the season (84.8%), T-6th in the NHL.

20-GOAL SCORERS: Currently the Ducks have five players with 20-or-more goals this season, Teemu Selanne (41), Dustin Penner (25), Ryan Getzlaf (23), Chris Kunitz (22) and Andy McDonald (22)...the five 20-goal scorers are the most the Ducks have ever had in one season.

SELANNE MAKES DUCKS HISTORY: On March 11 vs. Vancouver, Ducks right wing Teemu Selanne tied the club's all-time record for power play goals scored (also, Paul Kariya)...in addition, Selanne broke the club's all-time record for goals scored (301) on Feb. 18 vs. Los Angeles...Kariya also held the previous record with 300...he is also among Anaheim's all-time franchise leaders in points (2nd with 653), assists (2nd with 347), plus/minus (1st with +107) and game-winning goals (1st with 51)...with his game-winning overtime goal on Nov. 26 vs. CGY, Selanne surpassed Paul Kariya on the franchise's all-time game-winning goal list...below is a look at the records

Selanne is closing in on:
Category Selanne As A Duck Behind Kariya For Franchise Mark
Goals 306 broken (previously 300)
Assists 347 22 (369)
Points 653 16 (669)
PPGs 107 tied (107)
PPPs 259 4 (263)
PPAs 152 4 (156)

[antiwup]

SELANNE HAVING A MILESTONE YEAR: Teemu Selanne has reached many career and club milestones this season...on Feb. 18 vs. LA, he scored his 301st goal as a Duck, setting a new franchise record for goals scored, previously held by Paul Kariya (300)...he scored his 30th goal and 1,100th career NHL point Jan. 18 at EDM…he has reached the 30-goal plateau nine times in his NHL career...on Dec. 31 @ MIN, the Anaheim winger played his 1,000th NHL game...Selanne was just the 3rd Finnish-born player and 14th European-born-and-trained player to appear in 1,000 NHL games...in addition, he notched his 500th NHL goal on Nov. 22 @ COL...entering tonight's game, Selanne has scored 533-589=1121 career NHL points.

SELANNE CLIMBING THE CHARTS: Entering this season, Teemu Selanne, ranked 38th among the NHL's all-time leading goal scorers...since that time Selanne has climbed 12 spots to T-26th on the all-time list with 533 career NHL goals...below is a look at Nos. 25-32 on the NHL's All-Time Goal Scoring List:

Rank Player Career Goals
25. Stan Mikita 541
26. *Teemu Selanne 533
Frank Mahovlich 533
28. Bryan Trottier 524
*29. Mats Sundin 522
Pat Verbeek 522
31. Dale Hawerchuk 518
*32. Pierre Turgeon 515

*ACTIVE

CAREER YEARS: Several Ducks players are having career years this season…Chris Kunitz has surpassed his single-season highs in goals, assists, points and power play goals...Travis Moen, Corey Perry and Shawn Thornton have already established single-season highs in goals, assists and points…Ryan Getzlaf has established career highs in goals and points...Samuel Pahlsson broke his career highs in assists and points March 7 vs. PHX:

Player New Career High (s)

Ryan Getzlaf Goals, Points, Power Play Goals (tied), Games Played

Chris Kunitz Goals, Assists, Points, Power Play Goals, Games Played (tied)

Travis Moen Goals, Assists, Points

Samuel Pahlsson Assists, Points

Corey Perry Goals, Assists, Points, Power Play Goals, Games Played

Shawn Thornton Goals, Assists, Points, Games Played

DUCKS TOUGH AT HOME: The Ducks are 24-5-7 at home this season, two wins shy of tying the club's home wins record in a season...the Ducks posted a home record of 26-10-5 during the 2005-2006 campaign, setting a new club record for most home wins...the club is 44-10-10 in their last 64 games at Honda Center dating back to last season (11/25/06)…the Ducks have a .683 winning percentage (87-32-31, 205 pts) over the last 150 home games, earning at least one point in 118 of the 150 contests at Honda Center (19-6-8 in the last 33 home games of 2002-03 season and 19-11-11 in 2003-04).

ROAD SUCCESS: The Ducks are 18-12-4 on the road this season, securing 40 standings points in the first 34 road games for the first time in franchise history...With their win Dec. 13 @ ATL, the Ducks recorded 26 points (12-1-2) on the road, the highest point total in NHL history through 15 road games...the 1951-52 Detroit Red Wings held the previous high of 25 points (10-0-5) through 15 road contests...the Ducks have already matched last year's road win total, which they didn't reach until their 38th road game of the season (April 10 @ VAN)...the club also set a new franchise record with seven straight road wins, Nov. 28-Dec. 13 (eclipising the 5-game mark set, Nov. 26-Dec. 26, 2000)...with 7 road contests left to play, the Ducks are one victory shy of the franchise record, set in 1993-94, with a 19-20-3 road record.

FARM REPORT: The Portland Pirates currently have a record of 28-23-3-9 and are led in scoring by right wing Joe Motzko (22-31=53) and left wing Mark Hartigan (25-23=48)...Hartigan was named the Pirates' player of the week, earning 2-5=7 points during that span, helping to earn Portland points in four of the last five games...in their most recent game, the Pirates fell to the Philadelphia Phantoms in a shootout (2-1)...Motzko scored an unassisted goal for the only point of the game...Sebastien Caron stopped 18-of-19 shots in the shootout loss...the Pirates have 17 games remaining in their regular season schedule, with their next contest taking place Wednesday against the Binghamton Senators.

[Medford Bronco]

go ducks!! :rockon:


another hockey fan :salute: awesome.

Now the Ducks can win, if you help my struggling Canes wake up ;)

[antiwup]

another hockey fan :salute: awesome.

Now the Ducks can win, if you help my struggling Canes wake up ;)
all right c'mon canes pick it up and get into the post season!!!!! :clap:

[antiwup]

how bout them pittsburgh penguins get to stay in pitt and preserve the teams proud hockey heritage and to pick up the shootout win today over buffalo! good luck mario and crosby!

[Medford Bronco]

all right c'mon canes pick it up and get into the post season!!!!! :clap:


Canes have won, one game in a row. :clap:

Seriously they actually looked good. I hope it continues. Also go Ducks for you.

JS Giguere was originally a harford Whaler goalie in the mid 90s for those who did not know.

[antiwup]

ahh i am pissed that the ducks lost to kings 3 times in a row!! they suck how can we lose to those wimps! carlisle needs to pull his head out of the you know what when we play the kings. if the ducks face them again this year they better win or i will be very mad!! :fight: even with those losses the kings aint got nothin on my ducks!!! :D

[HuskerBronco7]

I've been a Flyers fan my whole life, and this season has been rough for me, I'm still hanging in there though, the future looks bright for my flyers. Also living near denver I've become an Aves fan too, so i am going to have to cheer for the aves, since the flyers wont make it in the playoffs.

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

Big win for the Rangers tonight!!! :beer:

[Bronx84]

ahh i am pissed that the ducks lost to kings 3 times in a row!! they suck how can we lose to those wimps! carlisle needs to pull his head out of the you know what when we play the kings. if the ducks face them again this year they better win or i will be very mad!! :fight: even with those losses the kings aint got nothin on my ducks!!! :D
I don't think it's Carlisle's fault at all, did you see how many breakaways the defense gave up?

[antiwup]

I don't think it's Carlisle's fault at all, did you see how many breakaways the defense gave up?
he should motivate them better during line changes! he hardly says anything while in the bench. if he pushes them more i would expect better from the players. they looked tired and out of it. pronger being out hurt us in the game because of how sloppy the defense was. motivation!!!!!!!motivation carlisle and you will hoist lord stanley's cup!!! go ducks kings are a mere pebble in your road to greatness!

[antiwup]

how bout them penguins losin with 33 seconds to go in the third period that sucks for them!

[Medford Bronco]

how bout them penguins losin with 33 seconds to go in the third period that sucks for them!

it sucks for me too as my Canes got bumped to 8th because of it.

Still a lot of hockey left.

4 points separate 6 teams for 3 spots. It ought to be interesting. :salute:

[antiwup]

it sucks for me too as my Canes got bumped to 8th because of it.

Still a lot of hockey left.

4 points separate 6 teams for 3 spots. It ought to be interesting. :salute:
ouch its going to come down to the wire!!! come on canes you got to make it!

[antiwup]

nashville lost yes no points for them!!!
weird league 3 teams in the east with over 250 goals none in the west.
7 teams in the west with less than 200 goals and only 1 in the east.
7 teams in the west allowed less than 200 goals while only 2 in the east.just some interesting facts!

[Bball baller]

i hate hockey all together i think it is one of the gayest sports ever. THen if they take out fighting then it would be even worse cause thats the only fun thing to watch. then they wouldnt have any thing to show on highlight reels. :salute:

[antiwup]

i hate hockey all together i think it is one of the gayest sports ever. THen if they take out fighting then it would be even worse cause thats the only fun thing to watch. then they wouldnt have any thing to show on highlight reels. :salute:
your retarded!!! hockey is a great physical sport!

[antiwup]

ANAHEIM, Calif. -- The Ducks, a team many considered a leading Stanley Cup contender heading into the season, have taken a first step.

They're in the playoffs.

Scott Niedermayer scored with 2:32 remaining in overtime to lift Anaheim to a 3-2 victory over Dallas on Friday night and clinch a postseason berth for the Ducks.

Anaheim coach Randy Carlyle wasn't exactly popping champagne corks.

"It's nice to clinch a playoff spot, but nobody is talking about that for us. We're in, but what does it mean?" he said. "Right now it's about getting our team to play at the top of their game and be more consistent with what we do.

"We'll see how we can carry this out onto the road, and it starts Monday night in Detroit."

The Ducks also set club records for victories (44) and points (100) in a season, bettering the marks they established last season.

Chris Kunitz had two power-play goals for Anaheim, with Niedermayer assisting on the second.

Niedermayer scored his 13th goal of the season on a slap shot down the slot that sailed past goalie Marty Turco and into the top-right corner of the net.

"When it's four-on-four, there's a lot of opportunity to change positioning and move around," said Niedermayer, a defenseman. "Obviously for me, that's a strength in my game. I was trying to help the forwards and move around a bit, making it hard on the other guys -- and it worked out."

Niedermayer's goal and assist gave him 64 points and 51 assists this season, both career highs for the former Norris Trophy winner as the league's top defenseman.

Kunitz scored his second goal of the game to draw the Ducks even at 2-2 at 4:56 of the third period, just 3:16 after Mike Modano had given the Stars the lead.

"We put the puck in behind them a lot and hit them in hopes to kind of wear them down, and it kind off paid off in the third," Kunitz said.

With players from both teams scrambling for the puck in the slot, the puck popped out to Kunitz, all alone at the edge of the crease. The goal was Kunitz's 25th.

Modano scored on a wraparound shot for his 19th goal.

Both teams played with high energy.

"Good speed, good intensity, all of the above in that game," Dallas coach Dave Tippett said. "Scoring chances and some great goaltending, a little bit of everything.

"I liked the way we competed. I thought Turco gave us some big saves, and we fumbled a bit with the puck. But (Jean-Sebastien) Giguere made some great saves for them."

Turco faced 35 shots, and the Stars had 36 shots at Giguere.

Anaheim all-star and former Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Chris Pronger was back in the lineup after missing seven games with a broken left toe. Pronger was hurt during a post-game workout on March 4.

The Stars' Sergei Zubov had tied it 1-1 with an unassisted goal on a first-period power play shortly after Kunitz had put the Ducks ahead.

Kunitz scored his first goal with eight seconds remaining on a power play.

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Game notes
The Ducks, who came into the league as an expansion franchise in 1993, made it into the playoffs for the fifth time and second year in a row -- marking the first time they've been in the postseason in consecutive seasons. ... Giguere tied his career high in wins with 34. ... Anaheim has a 38-12-9 record with Pronger in the lineup, a 6-7-3 mark when he's out. ... Dallas was coming off a 4-2 win over Los Angeles that finished a sweep of all eight games against the Kings this season

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How about them Vancouver Canucks?! :D

[NJBRONCOSFAN]

i hate hockey all together i think it is one of the gayest sports ever. THen if they take out fighting then it would be even worse cause thats the only fun thing to watch. then they wouldnt have any thing to show on highlight reels. :salute:
You aren't very articulate.

[rAiDeRs SuCk]

i hate hockey all together i think it is one of the gayest sports ever. THen if they take out fighting then it would be even worse cause thats the only fun thing to watch. then they wouldnt have any thing to show on highlight reels.

Being Canadian, the most predictable thing would be for me to chew that post apart. But what would be the point of arguing with someone like you.


PS- NJBRONCOFAN... i think its time to take the " jeter for mvp" outta there.. Canadian Justin Morneau baby :D

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damn hasek! shut out my ducks lucky loser!!!

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Canucks are going to beat the Avalance tonight! :smug:

:salute:

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Canucks are going to beat the Avalance tonight! :smug:

:salute:
yep 3-0 shut out good game for the canucks even more so because the avs where so hot the last 15 games!

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damn this season has been high scoring! 6 teams today had 4+ goals and one lost! i have seen more blow outs this year than ever before.
BUFFALO 282 goals for
OTTAWA 269
PITTSBURGH 263
NASHVILLE 259
ANAHEIM 240
COLORADO 251
there have been tons of games where the winner had 5 or more goals!

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yep 3-0 shut out good game for the canucks even more so because the avs where so hot the last 15 games!

Another shutout for ROBERTO :rockon:

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damn this season has been high scoring! 6 teams today had 4+ goals and one lost! i have seen more blow outs this year than ever before.
BUFFALO 282 goals for
OTTAWA 269
PITTSBURGH 263
NASHVILLE 259
ANAHEIM 240
COLORADO 251
there have been tons of games where the winner had 5 or more goals!

:laugh: Lots of goals, but lots of saves too for the Canucks :smug:

only 185 against, second best in the leauge.

Canucks arguably right now have the best defensive team in the league !

:rockon:

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ducks 5-2 over the blue jackets! go ducks!

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only a few more games to go guys!

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RK ---------------- GP W L OT PTS GF GA HOME AWAY L10
1 x - DETROIT* 81 49 19 13 111 247 197 28-4-8 21-15-5 4-2-4
2 x - ANAHEIM* 80 47 20 13 107 253 203 26-6-9 21-14-4 5-3-2
3 x - VANCOUVER* 80 48 25 7 103 217 195 26-11-4 22-14-3 7-2-1
4 x - NASHVILLE 81 50 23 8 108 268 210 28-8-5 22-15-3 4-4-2
5 x - SAN JOSE 81 51 26 4 106 255 195 25-12-3 26-14-1 8-1-1
6 x - DALLAS 80 48 25 7 103 221 194 26-11-2 22-14-5 6-2-2
7 x - MINNESOTA 81 47 26 8 102 230 190 28-7-5 19-19-3 7-2-1
8 CALGARY 80 43 27 10 96 253 217 30-8-2 13-19-8 6-4-0

9 COLORADO 80 43 30 7 93 264 244 21-15-3 22-15-4 8-1-1
10 ST LOUIS 81 34 34 13 81 213 249 18-19-4 16-15-9 4-5-1
11 COLUMBUS 81 33 41 7 73 198 245 18-18-4 15-23-3 5-5-0
12 CHICAGO 80 31 40 9 71 197 248 17-20-4 14-20-5 4-6-0
13 EDMONTON 81 31 43 7 69 192 246 19-19-3 12-24-4 1-8-1
14 LOS ANGELES 81 26 41 14 66 224 281 15-16-9 11-25-5 3-7-0
15 PHOENIX 80 30 45 5 65 211 280 17-20-3 13-25-2 2-6-2

x - clinched playoff spot y - clinched division z - clinched conference
p - clinched Presidents' Trophy (best record in NHL)

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RK ---------------- GP W L OT PTS GF GA HOME AWAY L10
1 z - BUFFALO* 80 52 21 7 111 303 238 28-10-3 24-11-4 7-2-1
2 x - NEW JERSEY* 81 49 24 8 106 214 198 25-10-5 24-14-3 6-4-0
3 x - ATLANTA* 80 41 28 11 93 239 242 22-12-6 19-16-5 5-4-1
4 x - OTTAWA 81 47 25 9 103 282 219 25-13-3 22-12-6 6-2-2
5 x - PITTSBURGH 81 46 24 11 103 275 245 25-10-5 21-14-6 6-3-1
6 NY RANGERS 81 42 29 10 94 241 214 21-15-5 21-14-5 8-1-1
7 TAMPA BAY 80 44 32 4 92 249 251 22-17-1 22-15-3 5-5-0
8 MONTREAL 81 42 33 6 90 240 250 26-12-3 16-21-3 7-3-0

9 TORONTO 81 39 31 11 89 252 264 20-15-5 19-16-6 5-3-2
10 NY ISLANDERS 80 38 30 12 88 241 236 22-13-6 16-17-6 4-4-2
11 CAROLINA 80 39 33 8 86 235 245 20-15-4 19-18-4 5-5-0
12 FLORIDA 80 34 31 15 83 236 250 23-12-6 11-19-9 5-3-2
13 BOSTON 81 35 40 6 76 216 283 18-18-4 17-22-2 1-8-1
14 WASHINGTON 81 28 39 14 70 235 284 17-16-7 11-23-7 4-5-1
15 PHILADELPHIA 80 21 47 12 54 208 296 9-23-7 12-24-5 2-7-1

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