Equally Obnoxious Hockey Trash Talk Thread, eh?

[Ashz]

Well at least the Flyer's jumped in from the break full gun's blazing. Damn what an awful game. And I am all for Shelley rattling some teeth but what the hell was up with him sucker punching Alberts? I mean they were getting housed, it seemed like a fairly silly thing to do. Drop gloves and go mano a mano yeah, ie; o'donnell earlier. But that was straight up stupid. I wonder if there will be a suspension out of that.

/rant off.

Still say flyers make a run.

 

[Homercidal]

Thought the Stars had us there last night.. Nope.

I know you wouldn't look at a 7-3 score and think "COMEBACK VICTORY"...

 

[PvtSkippy]

I'd keep an eye on the Bruins @ Thrashers game tonight...after the last go round, I expect more fisticuffs.

 

[rjwhite41]

Thought the Stars had us there last night.. Nope.

I know you wouldn't look at a 7-3 score and think "COMEBACK VICTORY"...

Nice to see Hudler starting to return to form and I can't believe the tear Eaves has been on lately. Never would have expected it from him. Helluva comeback!

 

[Homercidal]

Nice to see Hudler starting to return to form and I can't believe the tear Eaves has been on lately. Never would have expected it from him. Helluva comeback!

I agree entirely, although Huds should have been this good from the start. I think he can be much better yet. Eaves has been on a tear lately. Not sure where that came from...

Good to see the 3rd and 4th lines getting some action lately too. The Wings can't seem to have any one constant line giving it every night.

 

[arturo7]

Blues D is finally healthy again: 4-0, 6 goals allowed with the top 6 blueliners back on the ice.

If our top 3 scorers can get off IR we might have a team.

 

[MeatyPortion]

NBC has highlights from the 2008 Winter classic on at the moment, followed by the 2009 and 2010 games before they show the Capitals/Penguins game at 1530 CT. I got the Caps.



edit --- due to crappy weather, game start time is changed to 8PM ET http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=547980

PITTSBURGH – With rain expected to soak Pittsburgh throughout Saturday afternoon, the NHL announced the start time for the 2011 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic has been moved to 8 p.m. ET (NBC, CBC).

Jim Cantore from the Weather Channel, who consults with the NHL on weather for the Winter Classic, confirmed there will be a steady rain in the afternoon. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman had the final say on the start time and V.P. of Hockey Operations Colin Campbell notified the general managers of both Pittsburgh and Washington.

CBC will still have coverage of the game except for affiliates in Toronto and Ottawa, where it will broadcast the Hockey Night in Canada game between the Maple Leafs and Senators.

 

[Revvy]

Anyword on the rink conditions? I know they moved the game to the evening becuase of the temps and rain, is it going to be playable?

 

[MeatyPortion]

It's supposed to drop to 30F tonight in Pittsburgh so it might be okay. Maybe. It's apparently 52F right now.

http://www.weather.com/weather/today/USPA1290

 

[MeatyPortion]

To kill a few minutes here's a time lapse of the rink build.

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=14&id=89016

 

[MeatyPortion]

So far 0-0 after one period. One fight that I saw, not too bad.

 

[Revvy]

Pittsburgh just scored. Grr.....

 

[Revvy]

So was that just a weak call against Ovechkin's goal or what? I'm loving Pittsburgh getting creamed here.

 

[DirtyPolock]

I wouldn't say that we got creamed. It was a good game and we'll definitely see them again in the playoffs

 

[MeatyPortion]

Excellent game.

 

[rjwhite41]

I agree entirely, although Huds should have been this good from the start. I think he can be much better yet. Eaves has been on a tear lately. Not sure where that came from...

Good to see the 3rd and 4th lines getting some action lately too. The Wings can't seem to have any one constant line giving it every night.

We'll need all 4 lines till we get healthy again. Yeah, Huds has been a disappointment for most of the year. Hopefully he keeps producing, he's been skating real well lately. Cleary has been the hungriest player on the ice all year (until he got hurt), I've been real impressed.

 

[rjwhite41]

The baby cries again after last nights loss.

"He got my head, for sure," Crosby said. "But I can't comment on it. I don't even know. Maybe it was so far behind the play the officials didn't see it."

 

[arturo7]

Crosby is no Gordie Howe.

 

[DirtyPolock]

Nobody is going to be Gordy Howe, I'll keep Crosby around for a long time to come.

 

[arturo7]

Nobody is going to be Gordy Howe,

some less so than others

 

[rjwhite41]

Wings almost had another comeback yesterday. Came up short though.

Good game from Fil and Huds. I like what I'm seeing from those two. Now, if only, Howard could catch a break. Some crazy goals going in the net.

 

[Homercidal]

Howie got 2 unlucky goals against to get started. I liked the way Ozzie played in relief. Wings seemed to respond when he got put in too. Just wasn't enough.

So glad to see Crosby lose out. Even the wife mentioned the game and she usually doesn't care unless the Wings are involved.

 

[arturo7]

Try this one on...


The shoot-out is utter bullshvt and a gratuitous perversion of the sport.

 

[MeatyPortion]

It's to save time. I don't like it either though ftr.

 

[Boleslaus]

The only realistic option is to either have a shootout or to bring back ties and OT wins. Like you said MeatyPortion, gotta save time. You can't be playing sudden death overtime during the season.

 

[rjwhite41]

The only realistic option is to either have a shootout or to bring back ties and OT wins. Like you said MeatyPortion, gotta save time. You can't be playing sudden death overtime during the season.

Can't we do longer than 5 minutes though? I really don't like the way it is now. Shootouts suck! It doesn't prove anything.

 

[Boleslaus]

Can't we do longer than 5 minutes though? I really don't like the way it is now. Shootouts suck! It doesn't prove anything.

I agree, shootouts aren't a good way of deciding the best "team" on that night. I think if they went to a 10 min OT and then a tie it would work just as well as it does now, without tiring the players out too much more. Ties would earn 1 pt. a piece with a win earning 2 and the loser 1 just like now.

 

[arturo7]

It's to save time.

Obviously, the shoot out adds time to the event.

Perhaps what you mean is that a shoot out likely takes less time than playing OT until someone scores.

What the hell is wrong with earning a point from a tie?

 

[arturo7]

Maybe the only thing that pisses me off as much as the shoot out are 3 point games.


If any one game is worth 3 points, they should all be worth 3 points.

Regulation win, 3 points
OT win, 2 points
OT loss or tie, 1 point

 

[Scooterkdavis]

regulation win 2 points
ot win 1 point
ot loss 0 points

no points for a loss, insted lets just hand out points for which ever team tries hardest.