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tth_fan · 03-10-2009, 09:13 PM

Edmonton definitely outplayed Montreal tonight, but the Habs got the breaks (literally with Markov's stick snapping in OT) and pulled it off. Good thing because the East is tight and they need all the points they can get to hold off some real surging teams. Take them anyway you can get them! :jump

Lizard King · 03-11-2009, 05:29 AM

tth_fan Wrote:Edmonton definitely outplayed Montreal tonight, but the Habs got the breaks (literally with Markov's stick snapping in OT) and pulled it off. Good thing because the East is tight and they need all the points they can get to hold off some real surging teams. Take them anyway you can get them! :jump

Montreal was all over them in the first, Edmonton came back and played a strong game, but they got some bounces. Two of their goals were lucky bounces, the first one off Pleckanec's leg of Souray's point shut was just back luck Price was handcuffed and that last goal from the scrum in the net was lucky that just barely got over the line.

Either way like you said its two points, and the team showed some fire and determination for a change. I hope a strong late season charge is in the cards.

redhill · 03-11-2009, 09:39 AM

Dark Canuck17 Wrote:Hilarious! A little older than me. It would be guys like Nick Ricci and Mark Laforest later on that were in between the pipes. I grew up very close to N.F. arena and actually still play there on Friday nights.

One more year for that barn and then they are bringing it down long overdue.

wow... I played with Nick Ricci all the way up , and on the junior B Canucks with him for 4 years or so
he's a real good guy , got nervous as hell tho

emperor penguin · 03-11-2009, 10:03 AM

Rumour has it, Halak wanted to play last Monday, but Carbonneau elected to start Price instead, and when Muller told him about it during the morning skate he was visibly upset about the decision and could be seen waving his hands around pleading his case. Since then, Price has started again, and he didn't look great last night either. I think Halak has earned a chance to be the number one goalie and getting the flu shouldn't be the reason why he lost his job again. I'm afraid they may have damaged Halak's psyche, and he should be the guy getting the starts. You go with who's playing the best and who will give you the best chance to win. I think Gainey might be going with Price because he hand picked him to be the goalie of the future last year, and doesn't want to look bad.

tth_fan · 03-11-2009, 06:37 PM

emperor penguin Wrote:Rumour has it, Halak wanted to play last Monday, but Carbonneau elected to start Price instead, and when Muller told him about it during the morning skate he was visibly upset about the decision and could be seen waving his hands around pleading his case. Since then, Price has started again, and he didn't look great last night either. I think Halak has earned a chance to be the number one goalie and getting the flu shouldn't be the reason why he lost his job again. I'm afraid they may have damaged Halak's psyche, and he should be the guy getting the starts. You go with who's playing the best and who will give you the best chance to win. I think Gainey might be going with Price because he hand picked him to be the goalie of the future last year, and doesn't want to look bad.

Naw, I don't see Gainey having that much foolish pride. I think he's trying to allow Price to find his game and confidence before he hopefully leads them to a long run in the playoffs. As for Halak, ya I think he's earned the right to play.

emperor penguin · 03-11-2009, 06:42 PM

tth_fan Wrote:As for Halak, ya I think he's earned the right to play.

They'd be out of the playoffs right now if it wasn't for Halak stealing 4 games for them prior to getting sick, that they should have lost. He made over 40 saves in all of those games I believe.

tigerthelion · 03-12-2009, 01:09 AM

The Darkest Canuck Wrote:The part about Cherry was a joke (he once said the very same thing of himself on Coach's Corner)...if you can't comprehend or take a joke, or catch a reference, perhaps you shouldn't be so quick to judge something i say as being "dumb"...or is that too dumb for you to wrap your head around too?

I do like him though, he's outspoken, unapollogetic, and never afraid to make an ass out of himself on national television. Aside from that, he's probably forgotten more about hockey than you will ever know, and is to commenting on/analyzing it, what you are to complaining about it in this thread.

i'm stickin' to my :rambo:, the only hot dogs i want to see at a hockey game are at the concession stand, where they belong.

BTW: Inbred Hicks? WTF does that have to do anything...you know you have no arguement when... :roll: :thumb:

That wasn't the dumb part of your post. The part about celebrations and hot dogging and warrior mentality and that crap is what was dumb. That prehistoric view of the game is old and outdated, just like Cherry. Don Cherry has never actually provided any analysis during Coach's Corner. If he analyzed the game, like Howie Meeker did, I might actually give him a little credit. All Cherry does is use Coach's Corner as a platform to spew his dumb caveman ideas to the public, and to brag about his bigotry and racism on national television. Most people try to hide their bigotry and prejudices, but I guess Don thinks it serves a purpose to spread ignorance to the masses. There's not all that much to the game of hockey to begin with. What special knowledge does Don Cherry possess about the game? Please inform me. It's not rocket science. :?

tigerthelion · 03-12-2009, 01:12 AM

Dark Canuck17 Wrote:i'm stickin' to my :rambo:, the only hot dogs i want to see at a hockey game are at the concession stand, where they belong.

I hear ya...Even though I love football I can't stand the shit in the endzone and one of the many things I love about hockey is the sportsmanship I don't want to start seeing that crap...I heard a line from a great song once before and I know you all know it.

"If and when you get into the endzone act like you've been there a thousand times before"!

You cannot be serious? Hockey is the most barbaric major sport that exists. What is so sportsmanlike about the sport, anyway? There has never been any respect in hockey, regardless of what the media tries to feed the public. If there was respect, there simply wouldn't be so many agregious attempts to injure other players.

The funny part about the whole Canada/Russia ordeal is that it was a Canadian who performed a vicious act against the Russians and somehow Don Cherry has millions of people fooled into thinking the Russians are the "bad guys" who disrespect the sport. :? Bobby Clarke's slash on Varlamov must be one of those honourable, sportsmanlike acts shown by a Canadian, is it?

About the hot dogging issue, why is it that Don Cherry doesn't condemn the World Junior Canadian players for excessive celebrations? Why the double standard?

Dark Canuck17 · 03-12-2009, 12:07 PM

tigerthelion Wrote:
Dark Canuck17 Wrote:i'm stickin' to my :rambo:, the only hot dogs i want to see at a hockey game are at the concession stand, where they belong.

I hear ya...Even though I love football I can't stand the shit in the endzone and one of the many things I love about hockey is the sportsmanship I don't want to start seeing that crap...I heard a line from a great song once before and I know you all know it.

"If and when you get into the endzone act like you've been there a thousand times before"!

You cannot be serious? Hockey is the most barbaric major sport that exists. What is so sportsmanlike about the sport, anyway? There has never been any respect in hockey, regardless of what the media tries to feed the public. If there was respect, there simply wouldn't be so many agregious attempts to injure other players.

The funny part about the whole Canada/Russia ordeal is that it was a Canadian who performed a vicious act against the Russians and somehow Don Cherry has millions of people fooled into thinking the Russians are the "bad guys" who disrespect the sport. :? Bobby Clarke's slash on Varlamov must be one of those honourable, sportsmanlike acts shown by a Canadian, is it?

About the hot dogging issue, why is it that Don Cherry doesn't condemn the World Junior Canadian players for excessive celebrations? Why the double standard?

I agree with you regarding the attempts to injure but that is generally kept to a few useless players that can't play the game anyway. As far as the sportsmanship I was referring to it was mostly on the celebration that was being referred to and that fact that the shaking of hands that is done at the end of a playoff round still.

Dark Canuck17 · 03-12-2009, 12:08 PM

emperor penguin Wrote:
tth_fan Wrote:As for Halak, ya I think he's earned the right to play.

They'd be out of the playoffs right now if it wasn't for Halak stealing 4 games for them prior to getting sick, that they should have lost. He made over 40 saves in all of those games I believe.

Price is getting the start again tonight. Halak can't be happy. :x

direwolf74 · 03-12-2009, 09:11 PM

Holy crap, that Flames/Wings game tonight was crazy. The first period featured possibly the worst officiating I've ever seen in an NHL game. HUGE comeback win by the Flames. Woohoo!

:jump

tigerthelion · 03-14-2009, 09:09 PM

The Leafs beat the Flames 8-6. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

direwolf74 · 03-15-2009, 12:17 PM

tigerthelion Wrote:The Leafs beat the Flames 8-6. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Oh man, what an embarrassing game to watch as a Flames fan. Those guys should be ashamed of themselves for losing that game. A few of the media people here in Calgary are saying it was partly because of all their injuries and that they were a tired team at the end of a very long road trip. But I don't buy it. They had a full day's rest after the Detroit game, so they should've been ready to play. When their plane touches down in Calgary I hope Keenan drives the team straight to the rink and bag-skates them till they puke.

:nooooo

fingernailsonhull · 03-15-2009, 01:57 PM

direwolf74 Wrote:
tigerthelion Wrote:The Leafs beat the Flames 8-6. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Oh man, what an embarrassing game to watch as a Flames fan. Those guys should be ashamed of themselves for losing that game. A few of the media people here in Calgary are saying it was partly because of all their injuries and that they were a tired team at the end of a very long road trip. But I don't buy it. They had a full day's rest after the Detroit game, so they should've been ready to play. When their plane touches down in Calgary I hope Keenan drives the team straight to the rink and bag-skates them till they puke.

:nooooo

I was embarrassed as a Leafs fan for the Flames fans. Everything was going in the net. At both ends of the ice.

But I've come to expect it.

Kipper and the Flames' D had a bad night for sure.

Lizard King · 03-20-2009, 08:43 PM

Anyone think Ovechkin overdid it or was it all good?

The guy got his 50th goal and it wasnt all that bad, he just pretended his stick was too hot to pick up..meh. Ive seen worse, was it rob ray who rode his stick in buffalo, or what about Fleury sliding all over the ice like a fool in the playoffs against Edmonton?

Getting at least 50 goals three years in a row, he should be allowed to celebrate, I dont think he went too far with this one. I still think his enthusiasm will carry this team far, its infectious. If they had a real goalie Id call them a Cup contender, though they're not far off.

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