It's certainly close out West, but I can't see many surprises when it comes to the play-off's. I can't see the Oilers getting there for one, and talking of tanking we fans have talked about a possible lottery pick for this year as well, but I think we are looking for 6 or 7th pick this season. As for the others, Columbus are doing there norm, and the Wild are flirting with the chance to reach the play-off's. However it's in cow town that I'm more than shocked. I know it's way too early to say, but it wouldn't shock me to see the decks cleared both on ice and front of house if they continue to stink the West out.
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It's certainly close out West, but I can't see many surprises when it comes to the play-off's. I can't see the Oilers getting there for one, and talking of tanking we fans have talked about a possible lottery pick for this year as well, but I think we are looking for 6 or 7th pick this season. As for the others, Columbus are doing there norm, and the Wild are flirting with the chance to reach the play-off's. However it's in cow town that I'm more than shocked. I know it's way too early to say, but it wouldn't shock me to see the decks cleared both on ice and front of house if they continue to stink the West out.
A bit, except the Leafs are shit and their fans are deluded, now if Sky tried to buy Liverpool earlier this season we'd be onto some kind of similarity.
It certainly seems like that fan base definitely gets caught up in the hype a lot. I can definitely see where you're coming from with the Liverpool analogy.
welcome to the NHL Linus Omark, let Grapes have his say tonight and as for Tampa, stop moaning, the shoot out is there to entertain the fans, he did nothing wrong. A little cocky from a rookie in his first game perhaps, but hey you've got to have something to make it in the NHL.
I absolutely loved it. Great ending to the game and just so typical of Omark. He's an entertainer no doubt.
Caps on a bit of a losing run, but still own the 2nd best record in the league, not that it matters...come the playoffs we'll choke AGAIN
How long before Bodreau gets canned?
His one for Sweden against Switzerland was even better than that one. Can't believe some people have the cheek to call it "lucky"
EDIT: Omerk'd should become a staple NHL saying.
Yeah, we had to show this in this thread...... Oh boy not only does he score, but he looks good in that retro shirt...
As for being #23, the history of that shirt isn't exactly storied for the Oilers, could he make it his own I wonder?
Previous Oiler 23's are Kyle Brodziak, Dick Tarnstrom, Cory Cross, Bobby Allen, Sean Brown, Dan McGillis, Jason Bonsignore, Nick Stajduhar, Vladimir Vujtek, Dave Manson, Greg Hawgood, Dan Currie, Martin Rucinsky, Tommy Lehmann, Tomas Jonsson, Keith Acton, Jim Wiemer, Moe Lemay, Marc Habscheid, Tom Roulston, Mike Forbes
Watched that game live on tv. A typical Omark penalty shoot, don't get why the Tampa players are so upset. Maybe he should skate 2 yards away from the goalie and unleash a slap shot like Stamkos instead...
Seen a few Oilers matches lately due to my NHL betting. The future looks good, Whitney is very good but they still need more quality D and a younger no 1 goalie.
Oh and Avs ruined another bet by deciding to win... They take on a struggling Caps tonight should be a good game. Despite Mueller,Hejduk,Stewart and Galiardi being out, 4 of the top 6 guys damn injuries....
Seen a few Oilers matches lately due to my NHL betting. The future looks good, Whitney is very good but they still need more quality D and a younger no 1 goalie.
Oh and Avs ruined another bet by deciding to win... They take on a struggling Caps tonight should be a good game. Despite Mueller,Hejduk,Stewart and Galiardi being out, 4 of the top 6 guys damn injuries....
The goalie situation is a bit of a concern, neither JDD or DD have shone when given a chance, though both were first round picks. I don't think the situation and the standard of team in front of them helped, certainly didn't help last season. However, we've got Pitton playing in the ECHL and Oliver Roy down in the Q, whom hopes are high.
We've also got our own team in the AHL now, which we didn't have for a few years and so the likes of JDD and DD never got near starting in that to aid the development. The whole organisation has really let them two down in my opinion. I just hope that Pitton and Roy get a better chance at the cherry. If not we will have to trade up for a netminder, it's been the one spot on the Oilers where traditionally even when we've had bad teams we've been fairly strong.
I have seen DD and JDD a few times. I would be very surprised if they end up becoming more than NHL backups at best. Heard good things about O Roy even though it seems to be some concerns about his lack of size. Oilers should be able to find a good goalie when the Bulin Wall is gone, there is only 30 starting jobs in NHL and I would estimate there is around 40 goalies that can do a job as starting goalies.
Crosby is having a great year
Nothing unsportsmanlike about that goal. I like his style.
And Crosby has been annoyingly phenomenal lately. And annoyingly twatish:
In the true form of the dreadful NHL refs, Callahan got called for interference on that play.
And Crosby has been annoyingly phenomenal lately. And annoyingly twatish:
In the true form of the dreadful NHL refs, Callahan got called for interference on that play.
Omark certainly likes to be creative when it comes to penalties.
You've all probably seen this one before
but this is just taking the piss
I read that his KHL coach was furious after he tried that one.
You've all probably seen this one before
but this is just taking the piss
I read that his KHL coach was furious after he tried that one.
Rangers 7 - 0 Capitals. Can't say I expected that.
Pens have won 12 in a row...
Pens have won 12 in a row...
That result made me laugh. Even more so when I remember a guy in a NHL chat saying a few weeks ago that Crapitals are the best team in NHL after they lost against Stars, when will the Washington fans learn that winning matches in regular season proves nothing? Well when they actually win, they have lost 6 in a row
Great win, and what a great day
1-0 against the Arse
Great comeback against the Blackhawks
1-0 against the Arse
Great comeback against the Blackhawks
Great gif that.
Waffles fly in protest as Leafs losses pile up
Nicole Baute
Living Reporter
The Detroit Red Wings have their octopus tradition. Calgary Hitmen fans toss teddy bears. And now the Toronto Maple Leafs have . . . waffles.
Yes, waffles. They made yet another appearance during the third period of Monday night’s game. The Leafs were losing to the Atlanta Thrashers and fans were getting restless when a fan ran down the aisle to pitch several waffles and an Eggo box onto the ice.
He was met with a mixture of boos and cheers and, on his way out of the stands, two security guards. He has been banned from all three Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment arenas.
Toronto police charged Joseph Robb, a 31-year-old Oakville man, with mischief.
The breakfast-food saga began Dec. 9 when a man threw a handful of waffles onto the ice after the Leafs lost to the Philadelphia Flyers. Someone tweeting under the name @EGGO_BOMBER, identifying himself only as Jack M., took responsibility for the ruckus and vowed to strike again.
Then the waffle craze went West. At a game in Vancouver between the Canucks and the Leafs, Vancouver’s infamous green men taunted Leafs centre Tim Brent in the penalty box by tossing Eggos into the air in a frenzy.
Entrepreneurs have picked up on Waffle Nation’s marketing potential. Matt Johnson, a designer and Buffalo Sabres fan who lives near Rochester, NY, designed a T-shirt with a Maple Leaf-shaped waffle.
“It took around an hour at the most to design it and it only took that long because I was laughing at all of the coverage on Twitter the whole time,” Johnson said in an email.
Bob Hunter, executive vice-president of venues and entertainment for Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, said a frozen waffle could actually do some damage.
“The fact is if he missed the ice and hit somebody he could hurt a patron, and obviously that’s a little more of an issue than it is worrying about a frozen waffle getting through on the rink.”
Hunter said the team had a tough game.
“We lost the game and the fans are showing their frustration. But only one person in 19,000 threw anything on the ice.”
Waffles may be one of the most absurd items to be thrown onto a hockey rink, but they definitely are not the first. Once a year the WHL’s Calgary Hitmen invite fans to throw thousands of teddy bears on the ice for a charity fundraiser. Octopi have been making appearances during Detroit Red Wings games since 1952, the eight tentacles representing the number of wins it took to claim the Stanley Cup.
But why waffles? The original waffle tosser, “Jack M.,” said in a published report that the Leafs “need to wake up and eat some breakfast.” Apparently that logic was as good as any.
At the Detroit Eatery on Danforth Ave., a headquarters for Detroit Red Wings fans that serves all-day breakfast, owner Chris Antaras laughed and said he would consider adding a Maple Leaf-shaped waffle to his menu. “We would make fun of the Leafs, no problem.”
Robb, who intends to fight the charges from Monday night, said he was not the original waffle thrower but just a copycat expressing his frustration with the Leafs. He says “real fans” can’t even afford game tickets — his ticket was a gift — and they are tired of empty promises from management.
“I didn’t mean to cause no trouble.”
Robb tossed the waffles — which were thawed and soft — “just to say ‘wake up’ or something. Stop treating your fans like Eggos.”
The Leafs themselves are sufficiently baffled. “I still don’t even understand the whole joke about the waffles,” rookie forward Nazem Kadri told the Star’s Kevin McGran on Tuesday. “Some fan throwing Eggos on the ice during the play, I don’t know what to think about it.”
Streaked out Sidney. What a bitch, can't score against the Islanders, should off himself.
Just met and had a 5 minute conversation with Joe Sakic at a swanky steak place in Keystone. Considerin I was a season ticket holder for ten years in the second row, I had to still pull out this as my opening line: "you look a lot like Joe Sakic" as we washe our hands in the washroom. What a testament to the man that his first words were pleased to meet you. Had a great quick convo with him abou the past avs, also thinks Crosby is great, and this is the kicker I will never forget he asked me what I did and I told him I work at a hospital in Cali which he knew was right off the I 10. We wished each other well and happy new years and went back to our tables.
So if you were wondering if it was a myth that Sakic was as classy and stand up as they come, it's the truth. The guy won the Stanley cup and gold medal and was MVP in both respective competitions at the time of victory, yet he took a few minutes to talk to a lifelong fan on new years. It's good to know that in a world of primadonna sports stars their are still great people who are stars.
Happy new yeArs super Joe!!!
So if you were wondering if it was a myth that Sakic was as classy and stand up as they come, it's the truth. The guy won the Stanley cup and gold medal and was MVP in both respective competitions at the time of victory, yet he took a few minutes to talk to a lifelong fan on new years. It's good to know that in a world of primadonna sports stars their are still great people who are stars.
Happy new yeArs super Joe!!!
I always liked Sakic.. Such a classy guy.
are you guys watching the World Juniors this year? I absolutely love this competition.. It's the hockey highlight of the year for me along with the Stanley Cup Playoffs (and Olympics in those years).
are you guys watching the World Juniors this year? I absolutely love this competition.. It's the hockey highlight of the year for me along with the Stanley Cup Playoffs (and Olympics in those years).
Super Joe is the man. I have meet Forsberg at a night club, he didn't seem to enjoy having a few drunk guys peppering him with questions
Yes I'm watching the juniors, its great. Just waiting for the usual Swedish bottle job....
Yes I'm watching the juniors, its great. Just waiting for the usual Swedish bottle job....
Super Joe is the man. I have meet Forsberg at a night club, he didn't seem to enjoy having a few drunk guys peppering him with questions
Yes I'm watching the juniors, its great. Just waiting for the usual Swedish bottle job....
You were saying..
Every fecking year it's the same story.
Still, this team looked amazing this year, even if so many of our stars were in the NHL or injured. So can't say I was too disappointed. I didn't really expect them to do this well.
Damn, is Tarasenko a great prospect for the Russians though. I hope they win against Canada (which they probably won't).
Super Joe is the man. I have meet Forsberg at a night club, he didn't seem to enjoy having a few drunk guys peppering him with questions
Yes I'm watching the juniors, its great. Just waiting for the usual Swedish bottle job....
Met Forsberg at Chipotle once, no where near as nice as Sakic, although we alll worshipped him them. He will always be the more talented of the two, but in the end Sakic will be remembered as the better player.
Just saw the Avs won in OT 4-3, its funny the less often you go to the games the more you enjoy this is coming from a past several season ticket holder when the Avs where the Manchester United of the NHL
Pittsburgh - Tampa Bay 4-0 (after 7 minutes)
and Crosby didnt even get one of the goals
The Avs are driving me crazy. Scoring for fun but no D or goalie to speak of atm. I miss the days of them being a powerhouse but at least regular season are more fun now, every little point gained might make a difference in the play-off race.
Yeah the only shame is we only won two cups during that era, we should have had at least 4
You were saying..
Every fecking year it's the same story.
Still, this team looked amazing this year, even if so many of our stars were in the NHL or injured. So can't say I was too disappointed. I didn't really expect them to do this well.
Damn, is Tarasenko a great prospect for the Russians though. I hope they win against Canada (which they probably won't).
Swedish national hockey teams are quite predictable hehe. They beat some contenders in group stages and suddenly everyone is hoping for a gold and then a crap QF/Semi follows. At least we didn't get the obvious hammering from Canada in the final by losing to Russia in semi. Glad Russia won final though, Canada winning year after year is no fun for anyone except them of course.
Damn Minnesota ruined the 2002-2003 season when Avs had Kariya and Selänne. Wow those two flopped badly in a Avs uniform
That was an awful season, I think we were the first seed too haha. I remember after losing game 7 we were walking out and I see this 50 year old man screaming his head off. This catches my attention and I notice he is crying, he then kicks over a trash can, continues screaming and cussing. About 30 seconds later he got arrested haha.
Yeah, I always cheer against Canada by default, even when when Finland are playing them. ABC!
They are just too dominant at this game and everyone's an underdog against them. I hope Sweden can get it together for next year. Seems like the younger age groups like the 93's and 94's could be very strong too, so the window to finally win another gold hasn't closed yet. But damn it's time that we won this thing.
So now it's back to watching NHL hockey. I honestly feel a bit bored at this point and just want the playoffs to begin. 82 is just a ridiculous amount of regular season games.
the struggling B's coughed up a two goal lead very late against montreal last game and turned it around tonight against pittsburg in the same manner. four goals in the final three and a half minutes (two just twelve seconds apart to tie the game) a pp goal (by recchi) to take the lead and an empty netter to top it off.
Players like Recchi, Lidström and Selänne are having great seasons.
The talk about it being a "young man's game" now seems premature.
The talk about it being a "young man's game" now seems premature.
fantastic game between the B's and the flyers tonight. came from behind four times and beat them 7-5 in Boston. gaining confidence and momentum.