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Post by triplethreatmark on Jan 17, 2013 18:31:24 GMT -5
OK, a couple of hot topic questions: 1. Maple Leafs or Oilers- better shot at the playoffs? 2. Who will be this year's underrated/overrated team or player? 3. Who wins the scoring title? 4. Who are your top goalies? In order- mine are Quick, Henrik, Rinne Oilers Underrated Team: Hurricanes Overrated Team: Minnesota Scoring Title: If healthy, Crosby. If not, Malkin. Goalies: 1. Quick 2. Lundqvist 3. Rinne 4. Price 5. Miller
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2013 18:37:50 GMT -5
OK, a couple of hot topic questions: 1. Maple Leafs or Oilers- better shot at the playoffs? 2. Who will be this year's underrated/overrated team or player? 3. Who wins the scoring title? 4. Who are your top goalies? In order- mine are Quick, Henrik, Rinne 1. Oilers. The Leafs are rebuilding a rebuild. 2. Underrated: Colorado Avalanche. Overrated: Minnesota Wild 3. Crosby. 4. In order: a) Jonathan Quick b) Lundqvist c) Cory Schneider d) Carey Price e) Pekka Rinne
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Post by armbar on Jan 17, 2013 18:47:54 GMT -5
OK, a couple of hot topic questions: 1. Maple Leafs or Oilers- better shot at the playoffs? 2. Who will be this year's underrated/overrated team or player? 3. Who wins the scoring title? 4. Who are your top goalies? In order- mine are Quick, Henrik, Rinne Oilers. Underrated: Columbus Blue Jackets (because from what I have read, they are either last or second to last. I predict them to be 25th) Overrated: Carolina. Heavy build with Staal, Semin during summer. I predict that Semin will flop, Staal is ok. Scoring: Who ever gets the best start. Might as well say someone from Rangers, so Richards. Eller and Bödker from might get good points. Goalie: Lindbäck from Tampa Bay as a surprise pick. Seemed like a good player here once he started to play on top of his game (had three games in leagues worst team, let in one goal during them).
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 17, 2013 19:03:01 GMT -5
OK, a couple of hot topic questions: 1. Maple Leafs or Oilers- better shot at the playoffs? 2. Who will be this year's underrated/overrated team or player? 3. Who wins the scoring title? 4. Who are your top goalies? In order- mine are Quick, Henrik, Rinne 1. Oilers 2. Underrated Team - New Jersey Devils, Overrated Team - Minnesota Wild 3. Crosby if he stays healthy. 4. Quick, Lundqvist, Brodeur, Rinne, Miller
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2013 19:16:03 GMT -5
OK, a couple of hot topic questions: 1. Maple Leafs or Oilers- better shot at the playoffs? 2. Who will be this year's underrated/overrated team or player? 3. Who wins the scoring title? 4. Who are your top goalies? In order- mine are Quick, Henrik, Rinne 1. Oilers 2. a. Underrated team: Sabres b. Overrated team: Wild 3. Stamkos 4. Henrik, Quick, Rinne, Rask, Holtby
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Post by Urethra Franklin on Jan 17, 2013 23:41:55 GMT -5
OK, a couple of hot topic questions: 1. Maple Leafs or Oilers- better shot at the playoffs? 2. Who will be this year's underrated/overrated team or player? 3. Who wins the scoring title? 4. Who are your top goalies? In order- mine are Quick, Henrik, Rinne 1. Oilers, but I sure as hell don't trust Dubnyk 2. Too hard to say. In a 48-game season, anything can happen. 3. Steven Stamkos 4. 1. Lundqvist 2. Rinne 3. Quick 4. Howard 5. Ward
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2013 23:44:43 GMT -5
OK, a couple of hot topic questions: 1. Maple Leafs or Oilers- better shot at the playoffs? 2. Who will be this year's underrated/overrated team or player? 3. Who wins the scoring title? 4. Who are your top goalies? In order- mine are Quick, Henrik, Rinne 1. Oilers, but I sure as hell don't trust Dubnyk 2. Too hard to say. In a 48-game season, anything can happen. 3. Steven Stamkos 4. 1. Lundqvist 2. Rinne 3. Quick 4. Howard 5. Ward Whats wrong with Dubnyk? For a guy on the 2nd worst team in the league a 20-20-3 record and .914% is impressive. Than again he had a bad start last year but a very impressive second half of the season.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2013 0:16:35 GMT -5
So for the heck of it, I decided to make a top ten list of what I think are the biggest NY Ranger moments since the 04-05 lockout. The list is finalized, and now I just gotta write a passage for each.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 18, 2013 5:11:20 GMT -5
It's tomorrow, can't wait... yet I'm not paying for Android Gamecenter, the league doesn't deserve my money this season.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 18, 2013 12:28:39 GMT -5
Isles suspend Lubomir Visnovsky By Katie Strang | ESPNNewYork.com
NEW YORK -- The drama between the New York Islanders and Lubomir Visnovsky continues.
The team announced Thursday they have officially suspended the 36-year-old veteran defenseman. Despite conflicting reports whether he would return or not to fulfill his contractual obligation with the Islanders, he has not yet arrived for training camp.
The Islanders open the season Saturday at home against the New Jersey Devils.
Visnovsky has tried to remain with his European club, Slovan Bratislava, in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League, despite a rule prohibiting that. The NHL and KHL have a memorandum of agreement that any player with an NHL contract must return to his club once the lockout is lifted.
The move was made to in order for the Islanders to officially get down to the 23-man roster needed for opening night.
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 18, 2013 12:56:45 GMT -5
Kings hand out extensions By Arash Markazi | ESPNLosAngeles.com
LOS ANGELES -- The continuity and long-term stability that the Los Angeles Kings roster has was extended to the front office and coaching staff on Friday.
President and general manager Dean Lombardi, president of business operations Luc Robitaille and coach Darryl Sutter all agreed to multiyear contract extensions with the team, Kings governor Tim Leiweke announced Friday.
The deals for Lombardi and Sutter are four years each, a source told ESPN.
"We are ecstatic that we have kept our leadership team in place both on the hockey side with Dean and Darryl and on the business side with Luc and remain in a position to continue competing for the Stanley Cup for many more years," Leiweke said. "They have all done a fantastic job in their respective areas and they have put together outstanding leadership teams. They collectively are a huge reason our franchise is enjoying the success we are enjoying. Now the challenge is to stay on top of that mountain."
Lombardi was named the eighth general manager in Kings' history on April 21, 2006 and was able to build the Kings into a championship contender in five years. Over the last three seasons the Kings have registered 294 points, a franchise record.
Robitaille, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009, is the highest scoring left wing in NHL history and the all-time Kings leader in goals scored. He is in his sixth season as Kings president, business operations since assuming the position on May 25, 2007. Since 2007-08, the Kings have increased their number of sellouts at Staples Center each season.
Last season the Kings sold out a Staples Center-record 37 of 39 games (the club had two "home" game in Europe) and they enter this season expecting to sell out every game. Last year the Kings enjoyed an average attendance of 18,119, which is the best in club history, while also enjoying record revenues on the whole.
Sutter is in his second season as head coach of the Kings and his first full season after being hired on Dec. 20, 2011. Last year he helped lead the Kings to the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship as the team went 16-4 in the postseason and, prior to that, 25-13-11 in the regular season with him behind the bench. He is also only one of nine head coaches in NHL history to lead three different teams to 100 wins and Sutter's teams have qualified for the postseason 11 of his 12 seasons.
Information from ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun was used in this report.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jan 18, 2013 12:59:02 GMT -5
Kings hand out extensions By Arash Markazi | ESPNLosAngeles.com LOS ANGELES -- The continuity and long-term stability that the Los Angeles Kings roster has was extended to the front office and coaching staff on Friday. President and general manager Dean Lombardi, president of business operations Luc Robitaille and coach Darryl Sutter all agreed to multiyear contract extensions with the team, Kings governor Tim Leiweke announced Friday. The deals for Lombardi and Sutter are four years each, a source told ESPN. "We are ecstatic that we have kept our leadership team in place both on the hockey side with Dean and Darryl and on the business side with Luc and remain in a position to continue competing for the Stanley Cup for many more years," Leiweke said. "They have all done a fantastic job in their respective areas and they have put together outstanding leadership teams. They collectively are a huge reason our franchise is enjoying the success we are enjoying. Now the challenge is to stay on top of that mountain." Lombardi was named the eighth general manager in Kings' history on April 21, 2006 and was able to build the Kings into a championship contender in five years. Over the last three seasons the Kings have registered 294 points, a franchise record. Robitaille, who was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2009, is the highest scoring left wing in NHL history and the all-time Kings leader in goals scored. He is in his sixth season as Kings president, business operations since assuming the position on May 25, 2007. Since 2007-08, the Kings have increased their number of sellouts at Staples Center each season. Last season the Kings sold out a Staples Center-record 37 of 39 games (the club had two "home" game in Europe) and they enter this season expecting to sell out every game. Last year the Kings enjoyed an average attendance of 18,119, which is the best in club history, while also enjoying record revenues on the whole. Sutter is in his second season as head coach of the Kings and his first full season after being hired on Dec. 20, 2011. Last year he helped lead the Kings to the franchise's first Stanley Cup championship as the team went 16-4 in the postseason and, prior to that, 25-13-11 in the regular season with him behind the bench. He is also only one of nine head coaches in NHL history to lead three different teams to 100 wins and Sutter's teams have qualified for the postseason 11 of his 12 seasons. Information from ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun was used in this report. Not surprising in the least. These guys shouldn't be going anywhere.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jan 18, 2013 13:00:01 GMT -5
Also as a reminder, the draft is tonight at 8 PM EST so see you there.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2013 13:32:57 GMT -5
Also as a reminder, the draft is tonight at 8 PM EST so see you there. Like I said I'll be there around 20-30 mins late most likely. So make me one of the last guys to pick or something
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 18, 2013 13:41:57 GMT -5
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Post by Steveweiser on Jan 18, 2013 13:53:00 GMT -5
The ESPN team's predictions for the Stanley Cup, and one matchup is very popular.
BUCCIGROSS: Blues over Sabres BURNSIDE: Blues over Penguins COHN: Rangers over Blues CUSTANCE: Rangers over Canucks GRANT: Rangers over Blues HUME: Rangers over Blues LEVY: Blues over Rangers LEBRUN: Rangers over Blues MELROSE: Wild over Rangers McDONALD: Rangers over Kings MURPHY: Bruins over Canucks STRANG: Penguins over Blues
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Post by triplethreatmark on Jan 18, 2013 14:14:55 GMT -5
Also as a reminder, the draft is tonight at 8 PM EST so see you there. Like I said I'll be there around 20-30 mins late most likely. So make me one of the last guys to pick or something It's not up to me, dude. It's up to the computer.
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 18, 2013 16:42:24 GMT -5
DeBoer just commented on the different style of power play approach for the Devils under Matt Shaw vs. Adam Oates. It's more like Detroit's: more aggression and shots on goal than waiting for clean looks at the net.
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Post by HMARK Center on Jan 18, 2013 16:59:36 GMT -5
DeBoer just commented on the different style of power play approach for the Devils under Matt Shaw vs. Adam Oates. It's more like Detroit's: more aggression and shots on goal than waiting for clean looks at the net. As long as they balance it against senseless shots that create easy turnover breakaways, then oh please oh please oh please be the case.
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Post by darbus alan on Jan 18, 2013 17:13:15 GMT -5
I hope so, too. I don't want recklessness, but the power play last year was way too conservative at times.
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