Goulet don't even think about the playoffs...it ain't going to happen. But Tavares isn't the prize for finishing last anyway, Swedish defenceman Victor Hedman is...
In somewhat related Leafs news, last night as part of Toronto's Nuit Blanche arts festival, they opened the doors to Maple Leaf Gardens. It was pretty cool to be in there, it brought back lots of good memories of going to games with my dad as a kid - I even spotted our old seats up in the end blues. Unfortunately my camera died on me so I only got some crappy shots with my phone. It was nice to see they cleaned things up inside, I remember a news report not too long ago showing how decrepit things had become. Now if only they could figure out something to do with the building on a more permanent basis...
As for Cfern - he's probably just pulling a Sundin and can't decide when or if to come out of his hiatus....
Election time ... cfern is probably up to his neck in polls.
Either that, or his real name is Sundin.
Haha, that sign is classic!
My Flames finally kick off their season tonight against the Canuckleheads. Last night's TSN preview show got me pretty pumped for the season, especially since they picked Calgary to win the Northwest. Not that predictions mean anything of course, but hey, it was still fun to hear. GO FLAMES!!!
That's funny because in TSN's latest power rankings they have the Flames only 4th best in their division (16th overall). Not sure where they came up with that though. The Northwest race should be great to watch this year, with every team except the Canucks having a shot to win it. Calgary is my early pick too, but if Edmonton stays healthy and their young guns don't suffer a sophomore slump it could be a battle of Alberta for the division title. On paper it looks like Minnesota took a step back in the off season, but I wouldn't count them out completely either. And if Colorado's goaltending holds up they could be right there as well. Vancouver just doesn't seem to have enough offense and I'd be surprised if they make the playoffs.
My picks for division winners:
West: Calgary, San Jose, Detroit
East: Montreal, Philly, Washington
Are you ready?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
i knew they were terrible but my god def leoppard are fuckin terrible!
kleh Wrote:i knew they were terrible but my god def leoppard are fuckin terrible!
Agreed, a thousand times over.
So much for Vancouver not having enough offense, they put up a six-spot on the Flames?! And how about those Leafs, stealing one from the Stanley Cup champs?! Here's hoping those wins don't end up being the highlights of the season for these two teams.
Calm down everyone...It is basically still the pre-season even though the regular season started...
cratch:
We all know where the Leafs will end up.
grimes Wrote:So much for Vancouver not having enough offense, they put up a six-spot on the Flames?! And how about those Leafs, stealing one from the Stanley Cup champs?! Here's hoping those wins don't end up being the highlights of the season for these two teams.
As good as the Canuckleheads looked, I think that might be the only time they score 6 goals all season. Yeah they played a solid game, but the Flames didn't bother showing up after the first period and gave Vancouver all sorts of gift-wrapped goals in the 2nd and 3rd. Their defensive coverage was embarrassing, and Kipper was just plain awful. His typical craptacular start as usual. I'll give Vancouver credit though. They've got some toughness on that team this year, and they totally outskated the Flames and beat them to every single loose puck. Luongo is a freakin' wall. First game of the season and the dude is already in top form.
Keenan really ripped into his team after the game and I'm betting we'll see a much different Flames team on Saturday. Revenge will be ours!
The Heron Outside Wrote:kleh Wrote:i knew they were terrible but my god def leoppard are fuckin terrible!
Agreed, a thousand times over.
What has seven arms and sucks?
Overall a much better effort from the Flames tonight, but they still don't have an answer for the Sedin sisters. They kill us every single time, and the Flames' inability to defend against those weenies is the sole reason they lost tonight. And man oh man, did we ever get hosed by the refs in OT. Brutal.
:nooooo
F**k I hate the 'Nucks.
I'm in shock, very sad news out of Russia today, 19 year old Alexei Cherepenov collapsed & died today during a KHL game. Terrible news. My thoughts & prayers definitely go out to his family, 19 is way too young to go. And as a Rangers fan, this news is devasting. I personally was really, really looking forward to Alexei joining the Rangers, likely next season.
Hopefully we get the MSG feed of the Rangers/Devils game tonight.