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If they make a deal for another forward who can put the puck in the net, I think they could be in the conversation. Right now, they're good, but a cut below the elite IMO.
By the way, this could have been said about every Bruins team since 2008 - also, 2001-2004 - also, 1988-1994...
Not really. It's not like Paille (or anyone on this Bruins team) has a history of that type of hit.
And then rehired him and had a whole show dedicated to "the shoe incident". Not proud of that at all.
I had a ticket for the shoe game (I was in college, but it was during Xmas break), but couldn't go at the last minute.
I'd always had mixed feelings about the Big, Bad Bruins (my fandom was down mostly to Orr and Cheevers and to a lesser extent ursine solidarity), but that was the last straw for me.
Which is why it took 25+ years.
And there is a bit of Cheevers in Luongo, and a hint of Orr in the Sedins.
BTW, woo hoo.
If they play like that, they could honestly take any team in a best of 7. Of course, the problem all year has been that they dont always play like that...
And Sami Salo got two goals and was first star against Wilkes-Barre (the best team in the AHL) last night.
The Rangers' power play is criminally bad.
Helsinki derby between HIFK and Jokerit in the Olympic Stadium; new Euro record for club hockey.
Here's the first minute.
Not buying it. Part of the reason Chara's slapper is so hard is because of how tall he is (increased leverage due to size and length of stick). Kulyash is six inches shorter...and he shot from a lot closer to the net. Add in a potentially-biased radar gun, and there you go. It has the smell of the KHL once again attempting to attract players.
I watched some of the KHL All Star Game (it was on ESPN3); it made the NHL one look competitive. Final score, 18-16.
Wings shut out in consecutive games by Columbus and Nashville. Will cats lie down with dogs next?
Right decision, but still very sad.
[/colin campbell]
Best playoff insurance out there.
we dodged a huge bullet with that one.
Next game vs. Pittsburgh is March 5th @ Boston. Maybe I should go to the game.
I drove all the way from Ottawa to go to Saturday's game and it was a snooze fest 0-2 match. But between last night's game and the game before Sat, against Dallas, they were probably the two best games of the year. Just my luck that I drew the short straw with a 2/3 chance of seeing an awesome game in person.
'hawks finally get another center...except that he's garbage at the dot and hasn't even played much center this year. Not that there was much they could do, and he's probably a candidate for a rebound. Skille had effort but isn't a big loss.
but really, i just want to see my new handle.
That's beautiful, Matt.
that's a shame.
talbot got crushed though. so did tangredi. and johnson took a big hit, as well.
i wouldn't say that's a great night, but it seems it was productive. they're gonna eat it with the upcoming suspensions, though.
so will PIT, though i guess goddard won't be too big a loss for them.
James Reimer is looking like the goalie of the future. I know it's a small sample but he's got that confident aura about him. For a team that has not had quality goaltending since the lockout, this is a very good development.
When the Leafs signed Beauchemin and Mike Komisarek, they thought they were acquiring the foundation of a defense that would lead the team to the playoffs. Beauchemin was solid but Komasirek has been an unmitigated disaster. He has fallen so far back on the depth chart that when Beauchemin got traded, Keith Aulie, the kid they called up from the minors, played 22 minutes while Komisarek played less than 10.
Kessel has been catching a lot of flak recently but he's still generating a ton of chances. Not worried about him at all.
Grabovski and Kulemin have been outstanding this year.
I think the Leafs make some noise the rest of the way. They won't make the playoffs because I think Buffalo will make as Miller is finding his grove. The Leafs can't beat Buffalo and that'll keep them out of the playoffs but this team will finish strong in my opinion.
They're the Leafs.
The Isles were a disgrace. John Brophy's Long Island Ducks would have been embarrassed.
Most Sabres fans are calling for Regier's head with the ownership change. It may be time for a change just based on time, but he's really gotten a bad rap. That Vanek offer sheet is so completely out of line with anything any other GM has ever had to deal with, and the players he gets #### for letting leave were likewise ridiculous overpays for their new teams. Would you want Drury's, Briere's contracts on your team?
and speaking of this, i believe that same summer bobby clarke put an offer sheet out for ryan kesler. how ####### amazing would that have been if he was on this team, too?
That's because he got impregnated with flyer-spooge and turned into a sniveling little ####.
besides, how can you hate the guy? the guy turned heel on quebec and chose to play for the rival flyers instead of the hometown* canadians. how can you hate someone who is also hated by francophones? that's just not right.
*i believe the team he rooted for as a child was the nordiques, so montreal wasn't really ever his hometown team.
and the pronger hate probably has nothing to do with him being a flyer.
I don't understand this statement. I intensely dislike cheap shots and attempts to injure. My dislike for cheap shots and attempts to injure lead me to dislike the Penguins as they are the dirtiest team in the league. If the NHL were to treat the Penguins like they deserve and punish them for the way they play this wouldn't have happened. However NHL justice is arbitrary and haphazard and has allowed the Penguins to avoid punishment too many teams. In the absence of legal justice it is moral to act outside the law. What the Islanders did was noble and good. They stood up for what was right and I'm glad it happened.
The hypocritical suspensions and fines for the Islanders make me sick. If the NHL cared about any of this they would have suspended Cooke for the season last year like he deserved. Failing that he should be gone for the year now. They say that they want to protect players from head shots while not acknowledging that this was just retribution for previous head shots. If they had punished Cooke more severely and suspended Talbot none of this would have happened. This is all on Campbell and the Penguins.
So, I have no love for the Pens and I don't think the Isles are a disgrace, but they got off pretty easy thanks to the usual gross incompetence.
Calling up a minor league goon solely for the purpose of creating havoc, sucker punching Talbot from the side, beating Tancredi when his bell was clearly rung are "noble and good"?
Do you write Charles Bronson movies for a living?
Cooke is also a disgrace in my book, but what the Isles did would have been out of place in the old EHL.
If your point is that the greatest disgrace is the league's shambolic "discipline system" and Colie in particular than perhaps we don't really disagree.
It was their 5th game in 8 nights and the team just seems to play better with Reimer in net. The Leafs are in a weird spot right now. They want to showcase Giguere so they can get something (anything?) for him.
I'm sure Burke did think he was getting the foundation of a great defence, but thinking Komisarek was part of it was just foolish and pretty mmuch showcases Burke's faults as a GM. Komisarek is exactly the kind of player Burke will overrate: big, without much skill. Komisarek is basically a zero offensively and competent but not great in his own end. He's not a bad guy to fill out the backline, but thinking he's a top-tier defenceman is being blinded by size.
The Isles-Pens game gave a bad taste in my mouth. It just reminded me of minor league hockey and fighting to put butts in seats. I know it's because everybody on God's green earth hates Matt Cooke and some of the Penguins, but damn do I hate fighting. I wouldn't ban it, since I think that could end up giving pests free license, but I played a rough sport too in rugby and while everybody has a punch up now and then it's not something that's actually condoned in the game.
The is a ridiculous statement. Cooke is a thug, a disgrace and the NHL has handled him incredibly poorly. However, that does not excuse or condone the thuggish behaviour of the Islanders on Friday. The attempted sucker punch of Talbot could have ended his career or worse. Gilles threw a vicious elbow into a player and then attempted to beat him up when he was clearly injured. (And, to add insult to injury, mocked him from off the ice). Martin avoided the protocol of going to the penalty box after a fight has broken up to challenge a goaltender who unintentionally injured Martin's teammate during a fight that both players consented to.
The fact someone is Matt Cooke's teammate does not give you a licence to try to viciously injure them through sucker punches, vicious elbows or beating upon an injured players. The Islanders, namely Martin, Gilles and to a lesser extent Healey, deserved a much more thorough punishment than they received.
as for versteeg, he looks like he's got a bit of skill. i think i remember him from last year's playoff run, playing on bolland's wing on CHI's checking line. kind of small, though. i guess that fits in with the rest of the flyer forwards, but it'd be nice to have 1 wing in the top 9 who's bigger than 6'2.
also, i don't much like the $3 million cap hit this year and next, though. if it means that zherdev has to go, i'd be fine with it. same for nodl. but ville leino is set to be an unrestricted free agent next year, and it'd absolutely suck if this was a preemptive move to replace the guy next year.
I could not agree with you more. What Martin did to Talbot (whether or not he violated the "code" by not accepting the invitation to fight) and what Gillies did to Tangradi both had no place in hockey. Yes, Cooke is an ass, and I'll be glad when he's off my team, but Talbot laid a clean hit on Comeau that happened to cause a concussion, and Tangradi was in the minors the last time the Pens played the Isles. I cannot believe that any hockey fan can defend those actions, much less call them "noble and good".
I'm still surprised, because I thought he was going back to Chicago.
If Cooke and Talbot escape punish in the past, the Isles were going to take matters into their own hands on the ice. They lost the plot themselves (Gilles, Martin and Healey probably should have all gotten 10 games as well... the blindside punch on Talbot maybe deserved 15-20) but with the discipline system virtually non-existent or, at best, random, the Isles were bound to make their point and figure they'd get little punishment for it. This snowball started long ago with Campbell being crap, and opening the door for street justice.
On the other hand, old school Patrick Division fun.
The Danyenko comment. I remember hearing him say it on Puck Daddy.
Will they? The World Juniors and Olympics ban fighting and are watched by virtually every hockey fan around. I think even the biggest fight loving hockey fan is still a fan of hockey and wouldn't abandon the sport. If they would, then good riddance. Go watch cockfighting or something.
Edit: Also, fighting all but disappears during the playoffs. Are people turning off the playoffs?
For what it's worth, I think banning fighting will only increase the likelihood of the dangerous hits.
What I've seen from Europe suggests this isn't the case.
Saying that, I wouldn't ban fighting. But I'd look to systematically eliminate goons from hockey. Hockey fights are boring and pointless, and keeping guys on a team who play a nominally offensive position like the wing and score 4 points a year is taking jobs away from more skilled players. Obviously a big problem right now is the stupid disciplinary system headed by an idiot in Colin Campbell and I'd love to see that reformed too.
1) The Pittsburg Penguins are the dirtiest team in the league and deserve comeuppance.
2) In a system of arbitrary and capricious justice it is noble and good to exact retribution.
3) In teams sports there is no individual responsibility. The group is responsible for the actions of an individual and may be punished in lieu of the individual.
In addition I'd add that the comparisons to Bertuzzi are myopic. Martin's actions weren't anything like Bertuzzi's. He was trying to start a fight while Talbot skated away. He wasn't trying to hurt him and once he got him down he didn't hit him. The only bad thing was Gillies punching the guy while he was knocked out and then yelling at him afterward. He also was given a huge punishment by NHL standards.
As for those who don't like fighting in hockey you can go take your fandom somewhere else. I'm sorry to go all Canadian on you but I have no need for your cosmopolitan tyranny. Fighting in hockey is what makes hockey the greatest game in the world because it is the only game that treats its violence as an organic feature of the competition.
A skill player like Michael Cammalleri getting in his one fight a decade is funny. Watching Georges Laraque get in his 50th is just dull.
Mikhail Grabovski had an epic game tonight. Twice, he got crunched by Chara. The second time he got hit by Chara, he was actually really foggy as he needed help to get to the bench. He ended up scoring the game winning goal in the last minute of the game on a 1 on 3 rush. Seriously, this is one of those games you'll remember about him. Outstanding.
Kessel scored a couple goals tonight, his first against Boston. I haven't been worried about him at all because he has been getting chances. He and Grabovski also hit the post as well tonight.
Keith Aulie and James Reimer continue to impress. Aulie has stepped in from the minors and is playing 22-24 minutes a night and has looked comfortable. Reimer was really steady, couldn't really be faulted for the goals the Bruins scored, and made some huge saves down the stretch.
Mike Komisarek played less than 13 minutes tonight, fewer than a Gunnarson, a guy that has been a scratch lately. That's not good value for a guy making 4.5 million a year.
Tim Thomas was awful tonight. He looked shaky the whole game.
The Leaf and Bruin management were talking a lot tonight. Kaberle may soon be an ex-Leaf.
1) The Pittsburg Penguins are the dirtiest team in the league and deserve comeuppance.
2) In a system of arbitrary and capricious justice it is noble and good to exact retribution.
3) In teams sports there is no individual responsibility. The group is responsible for the actions of an individual and may be punished in lieu of the individual.
So true, and why what the Islanders did was necessary and just.
apparently there will be no zamboni due to the thinness of the icesheet. they're worried it'll crack.
Sounds like cap circumvention to me!
This will either be the greatest thing I've ever seen, or the biggest gut-punch since 1994.
I think Buffalo or New Jersey makes it and defeating the Flyers in the first round with the Flyer goaltending getting outplayed. The Flyers have been looking for stability at that position for 15 years.
The Leafs are playing pretty well as well right now. 7-2-2 this month. James Reimer has been phenomenal. The Leafs have been selling at a time when they are palying some of their best hockey of the season.
I would think that if the Devils come all the way back, and Parise's healthy, they would be the most dangerous team come late April. Long, long way yet though to go.
I don't think they are going to make it all the way back. It usually takes 90+ points, which means they are still going to need at least 34 points in the last 22 games. It would be epic but they are trailing to many teams after an already amazing run. But if they do make it, I don't think they'll get beyond the second round. Every games has basically would have been live or die since the midpoint of the season.
It's incredible that they've even entered the conversation.
It's a little like the 10 or 11 game winning streak a few years ago that vaulted them ahead of the Rangers and Flyers to win the division. But, you know, on the other hand, not even close. 16 wins in 19 games, trimming some 18 points already off the deficit in about 6 weeks, to get within 9 of 8th place Canes (with a game in hand), and 13 of NYR (2 in hand).
I have trouble thinking they will make it, as you point out, but my god what they've done so far. The playoff chances website has 94 pts as a near certainty as no worse than 8th. The 'good news' is their schedule is somewhat favorable, as in they have a number of games still against teams they need to catch. But these next two in Florida are the most important.
What I've enjoyed most (I know most people hate them, but that's okay), is the drive shown since Jan 8th. I've said to others that this team had it's heart ripped out vs Carolina in the playoffs two years ago, and despite having a good record last year, the team appeared heartless, and was downright disgusting vs the Flyers. If nothing else, I hope this is a good sign for 2011-12.
I said this on the 12th and he now has 6 goals in his last 5 games. He's got 25 goals on the season, mostly playing with a center who broke a 14 game pointless streak tonight. He could be a 40-50 goal scorer with a true number 1 center.
Leafs win again and are now only 4 points behind the Canes for the 9th spot. The Leafs are the youngest team in the league and the way they are playing right now makes me more optimistic about them than I have been in years.
The biggest problem that the Devils have with making the playoffs is that they are chasing too many teams. A nine point deficit is tough to overcome but now they are chasing 3-5 teams and these teams play each other a lot down the stretch. Somebody has to get those two points.
i think we talked about him somewhere, but erik gustafsson has been called up to replace chris pronger, who left yesterday's game after getting hit in the hand by a slapshot. that's pronger, o'donnell, and bartulis who have gotten banged up in the last week. that's not good.
other news:
marco sturm was claimed off waivers by WAS
craig rivet was claimed off waivers by CLB
So it's nice to see San Jose, Chicago and (until yesterday) LA back up with Detroit and Vancouver.
I would also just like to mention that Jonathan Toews is a God-King. 27 points in the last 17, during which the hawks have collected 65% of their points, compared to 54% overall. He apparently decided to drag the hawks kicking and screaming into the playoffs.
You got that right.
Moreover though, it looks like Duncan Keith finally remembered that he was Duncan Keith. The defense in general has finally figured out how to work the breakout. It seemed like the biggest difference this year was in how the team worked possession into the offensive zone. Last year, the d-men could handle the forecheck and setup a nice rush with a series of 15-20 foot passes. For most of the seasons, it looked like the backline would fluster under the forecheckers, fling the puck 60 feet towards the attacking zone, and hope the forwards could outmuscle the opposition on the blue line.
The PK still inexplicably sucks. Its like they've forgotten how to block shots. I suppose hockey special teams are a lot like bullpen performance.
Tonight, the Leafs beat the Flyers despite two goals by Kris Versteeg, a guy the Leafs traded to the Flyers earlier this season. Versteeg was set up beautifully two times by Mike Richards. Nice bit of revenge for him but luckily for the Leafs, they managed to win the game. Both teams were a little bit sloppy and I don't think the Flyers played a particularly good game.Their goalie played well but gave up a soft one for the winner. Their power play looked pretty bad which is especially egregious considering how crappy the Leafs penalty kill can be at times.
We've generally been talking about the Leafs, Sabres, Carolina, New Jersey, and Atlanta fighting for one spot but the Rangers are collapsing. They are currently 8th, only two points ahead of the Sabres (3 more games played than Buffalo) and three points ahead of the Leafs (1 more played than Toronto). They are only one point behind the Canes. The Leafs have made up 15! points up on the Rangers since the All-Star break.
Tyler Bozak has to be one of the most useless players in the NHL. The Leafs have been playing extremely well since the All-Star break. Kessel in particular has been very hot. But Bozak, despite getting 20 minutes of ice time a game, and playing with Kessel, only has 4 points in 16 games and is a -9. It's ridiculous. Kessel is a -2 during the same time but has 15 points.
Ah, remember last year, when the Leafs traded for Giguere, had a nice little stretch of games and he was supposed to have solved all the Leafs problems? Good times.
The Leafs have been a very good second half team for the last three years but it never spills over to the next season. I still don't think they'll make the playoffs this year but they have a ton of money to spend in the offseason and I think they are a team on the rise. I think they are the youngest team in the league. That said, it's hard to determine how good a team is when they are playing with a hot goalie. We need a bigger sample to determine whether or not Reimer is a flash in the pan.
The Leafs do have some young depth at that position. Reimer, Gustavvson, Scrivens, and Rynnas.
Ahh, the joys of 3-point games.
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