Nhl 2010-2011

Been a while since there have been so many trades at this time of year.
Ottawa are really shipping out everyone aren't they?
 
Wittmann45 said:
We are, and I am excited for next year

So that makes me feel even more like a Liverpool fan...out of contention by February, and always looking to next year

We have a good base to build on, and a top 5 pick in the draft this year could only addto the young talent.
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Forget that, the Leafs are like 'Pool and City rolled into one.
 
OK so Richie has stayed with us and hopefully the ownership situation as much as difficult it might be, can be sorted out to the point, where it comes possible to make him a contract that will keep him in Dallas for the rest of his career.

But now he has to have to show some respect towards Joe Nieuwendyk, the team and most of all the fans when after the season he has to make a decision. If he was to leave and not give any heads-up for the management, it would melt all his credibility in the eyes of everyone connected to the Stars.

But all in all I think the management is going to get the money for the contract no matter what.
 
check the sports news for Chara's hit on Pacioretty. Dirty as feck. Pacioretty looked dead on the ice, was ko'd for a good 2 minutes.
 
sidsutton said:
check the sports news for Chara's hit on Pacioretty. Dirty as feck. Pacioretty looked dead on the ice, was ko'd for a good 2 minutes.
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chara isn't a dirty player. never has been. he meant to bump the guy but not to bump him into that stanchion and certainly not to hurt him. unfortunate. he'll probably get some sort of suspension though.
 
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Absolutely no intent there...
 
Can't say I have read the french press this morning. They were fuming last night on tv. The reactions are mixed in the English press.

Just read that he has a fractured vertebrae and of course a severe concussion.
 
sidsutton said:
IMO it's as clear as day but no way of proving it.
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Look at his free hand, should be proof enough. It's not even on the stick so he was trying to clobber his face and he knew exactly where he would end up, it's not like these guys have never played before.

Send him to Maury Povich for a lie detector test.
 
Doesn't look like a dirty hit to me. It was a normal hockey play that happened in a very unfortunate location. Chara isn't a dirty player.
 
Quebec prosecutor asks police to investigate Chara hit

QUEBEC CITY—Quebec's Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions has requested a police investigation into Boston Bruins captain Zdeno Chara over the hit that hospitalized Canadiens forward Max Pacioretty.

In a brief news release Thursday morning, Louis Dionne's office confirmed that he is now asking the police to open an investigation into the on-ice incident.

The agency has forwarded its recommendation to the provincial government's Public Security Department.

This does not mean there will be an investigation — much less an attempt to prosecute — but simply signals the first step in any such procedure.

The move comes after the National Hockey League declined to suspend Chara.

Earlier Wednesday, Dionne's office downplayed talk of a criminal investigation but hardened its tone hours later when the league announced no sanctions would be taken.

Meanwhile, Air Canada has waded into the debate on hockey headshots.

The NHL has confirmed it received a letter from the airline.

In the letter, Air Canada threatens to withdraw its sponsorship unless the NHL moves to impose sanctions to reduce potential serious injuries.

The debate over headshots and concussions has been constant this season, with superstar Sidney Crosby topping the injury list.

Pacioretty, a left-winger from New Canaan, Conn., who had established himself this season as a regular top-line player, suffered a severe concussion and a non-displaced fracture to the fourth cervical vertebra in his neck.

With both racing for the puck near the player benches, the six-foot-nine Chara checked Pacioretty into the boards and the young Hab slammed into a stanchion supporting the glass.

The hit drew criticism from Gary Lunn, the minister of state for sports, and others outside the league. Lunn called it unacceptable.

But the league deemed it “a hockey play that resulted in an injury because of the player colliding with the stanchion and then the ice surface.”

Chara, who said he had no intent to hurt Pacioretty, was given a major penalty for interference and a game misconduct on the play.

The big Bruin is not known to be a dirty player and has never been suspended in his 13-year career.

Pacioretty told TSN he was “upset and disgusted” that the league had not suspended Chara.

“I'm not mad for myself, I'm mad because if other players see a hit like that and think it's OK, they won't be suspended, then other players will get hurt like I got hurt.”
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getting interesting now.
 
It's definitely a big problem with hockey. Concussions are scary as hell, but fans love the the physical aspect of the game. A guy like Scott Stevens for instance is an admired legend even if he ended a bunch of careers, probably giving people physical and mental problems for life.

But that's hockey. I love watching the big hits too, however I understand why hits to the head and other dangerous plays are being looked into more nowadays. Seems like the NFL are trying to crack down on dangerous tackles, but concussions are even more common in hockey than in American football so maybe something really has to be done.

It's hard to change a culture though. And the game is so fast and physical by nature so it will never go away completely.
 
Interestingly enough there did not seem to be as many concussions in the 70s when players tended not to wear helmets (something about not wanting to mess up their flowing locks).

Many would argue that the advent of better and better protective gear has led to more dangerous play.

But to get rid of helmets would be a big mistake now. What should be done is a serious crackdown on checking from behind and hits into the boards that are above the chest. Multiple game suspensions should do nicely. The more sponsors that get on the NHLs back about it the sooner it will happen.
 
Dr. Dwayne said:
Interestingly enough there did not seem to be as many concussions in the 70s when players tended not to wear helmets (something about not wanting to mess up their flowing locks).

Many would argue that the advent of better and better protective gear has led to more dangerous play.

But to get rid of helmets would be a big mistake now. What should be done is a serious crackdown on checking from behind and hits into the boards that are above the chest. Multiple game suspensions should do nicely. The more sponsors that get on the NHLs back about it the sooner it will happen.
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I also saw it mentioned that concussions were less common back in the day.. but does it mean that the game has changed or maybe it wasn't reported as much because of developments in the medical field or something? Maybe a combination of the two.

The problem with cracking down too hard on the dirty hits is that a lot of fans hate the "new NHL" already and think that it's becoming a game for pansies so there will be some resistance to it. But logically, player safety should come first.
 
I don't get the whole "it was a hockey play" therefore we can't punish him. It was an illegal hockey play so why doesn't Chara get an X game suspension like others have for boarding and other dangerous plays. Don't tell me he didn't know where he was on the ice and how low of Chara to try and shift some of the blame onto Pacioretty. Who does Colin Campbell's son play for again?
 
sidsutton said:
I don't get the whole "it was a hockey play" therefore we can't punish him. It was an illegal hockey play so why doesn't Chara get an X game suspension like others have for boarding and other dangerous plays. Don't tell me he didn't know where he was on the ice and how low of Chara to try and shift some of the blame onto Pacioretty. Who does Colin Campbell's son play for again?
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why didn't the Canadian press talk about this hit by the dirty little c**t. he got them same pen that chara did he said the same thing after as well. i didn't mean to hurt the player , like hell he tracked him further and the only difference is the extent of the injury. so please do one!

YouTube - Max Pacioretty dirty hit on Mark Eaton
 
mu77 said:
why didn't the Canadian press talk about this hit by the dirty little c**t. he got them same pen that chara did he said the same thing after as well. i didn't mean to hurt the player , like hell he tracked him further and the only difference is the extent of the injury. so please do one!

YouTube - Max Pacioretty dirty hit on Mark Eaton
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To me, that hit is worse than Chara's hit. Obviously the result wasn't so disastrous, but the intent in that hit is blatant. I still can't see intent in Chara's hit. Anywhere else on the ice, you don't even think twice about Chara's hit and Pacioretty isn't injured. It's just extremely unfortunate how things ended up.
 
nyrfan818 said:
To me, that hit is worse than Chara's hit. Obviously the result wasn't so disastrous, but the intent in that hit is blatant. I still can't see intent in Chara's hit. Anywhere else on the ice, you don't even think twice about Chara's hit and Pacioretty isn't injured. It's just extremely unfortunate how things ended up.
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if it was against the boards at the angle he hits him he rides the check and nothing happens. it was because of the way rinks are built. end of.
 
mu77 said:
why didn't the Canadian press talk about this hit by the dirty little c**t. he got them same pen that chara did he said the same thing after as well. i didn't mean to hurt the player , like hell he tracked him further and the only difference is the extent of the injury. so please do one!

YouTube - Max Pacioretty dirty hit on Mark Eaton
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that's a late hit and made worse by it being from behind but that type of thing is common on the dump. normally it's actually a fair tussle. this one is obviously low but the press won't be interested beyond the highlight reel if no one was seriously injured.
 
Dr. Dwayne said:
that's a late hit and made worse by it being from behind but that type of thing is common on the dump. normally it's actually a fair tussle. this one is obviously low but the press won't be interested beyond the highlight reel if no one was seriously injured.
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the player left the game injured. it's because the presse du canada has feck all to do and in montreal it's truly the only game in town - well they've strippers , fine ones as well.
 
80 concussions this season so far:eek:

Is this because of the lack of "enforcers" these days that protect the star players so now the likes of Ott,Avery and Cooke can injury players for fun without anyone going after them...?
 
Dr. Dwayne said:
Interestingly enough there did not seem to be as many concussions in the 70s when players tended not to wear helmets (something about not wanting to mess up their flowing locks).

Many would argue that the advent of better and better protective gear has led to more dangerous play.

But to get rid of helmets would be a big mistake now. What should be done is a serious crackdown on checking from behind and hits into the boards that are above the chest. Multiple game suspensions should do nicely. The more sponsors that get on the NHLs back about it the sooner it will happen.
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surely that was a case of them being under diagnosed its common sense really
 
Richter said:
80 concussions this season so far:eek:

Is this because of the lack of "enforcers" these days that protect the star players so now the likes of Ott,Avery and Cooke can injury players for fun without anyone going after them...?
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I'd just like to ask - when was the last time you recall Avery injuring someone? I'm not a huge fan of him, but to compare him to the likes of Ott, Cooke, and Ruutu is just unfair on him imo. He's a huge asshole, but injuring players doesn't seem to really be a part of his repertoire. He takes the occasional cheap shot, but generally not the type that's going to put a guy out of commission. (There's only one case of a genuine dirty play that I can recall.. he took a swing at Komisarek's leg - no excuse on that one. Still, no injury)

Overall though, I'd say he's better than the guys listed above. Yet, somehow he's considered worse than the Ruutu's and Cooke's of the world by the majority of people, simply because he's annoying. I've always found that rather odd.
 
So it looks like Savard is done.

I fecking hate Matt Cooke. Guys like that who actually reduce the talent in the league shouldn't be in the game at all. I'd rather watch players like Lecavalier and Savard at the top of their game than cheapshot artists like Cooke.
 
i know it means nothing but the B's win the northeast division. would like to see them get that second spot in the east. maybe they can get on a roll like my Packers did.
 
Dallas choking in the final stretches. Blackhawks probably won't have to do much now to make the playoffs, so that's good. VAN/CHI should be awesome though, but I fully expect the Hawks to underperform in it.

Seabrook and Keith need to wake the feck up properly. Both of them have been in incredibly chill mode this year, they play well, Hawks probably top the division.
 
I think it would be fun to see a third straight Vancouver - Chicago matchup. And it looks quite likely to happen too.
 
We are alive!! When Woywitka scores, you win no matter what..

We'll win the remaining 4 games(CBJ, COLx2 MIN) but even 97 could leave us 9th.. But the fight will continue!
 
I feel sick and mad about tonights failure.. We had it in our hands..

Now football is the only thing I got..
 
lolDallas. thx

4 more games for the Hawls -_-
 
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