NHL 2009/20020 Season - Drunken Trash talk Allowed

[middleofnowhere]

I will send you one of my homebrew if the Leafs fail to make the playoffs.

(fyi - that is like punishment for you, since all my beer are flavourless uncarbonated crap...lol)

 

[ytsejam]

Damn! What a scrap.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-xRdXtGffQ&feature=player_embedded#t=133

 

[arturo7]

I would like to take this opportunity to invite all Hawks fans to get f'ed.

It is not necessary to extend this greeting to Wings fans because the rest of the league has it covered.

 

[arturo7]

Gretzky is out.

In a positive universe, he will resurface before Keenan.

 

[Homercidal]

I will send you one of my homebrew if the Leafs fail to make the playoffs.

(fyi - that is like punishment for you, since all my beer are flavourless uncarbonated crap...lol)

I will send you a 12-pack if the Wings fail to make the playoffs. And my beer is not flavourless uncarbonated crap. (usually).

On a more positive note, you have several months to improve your process!

 

[njnear76]

As a Wings fan, I'm hoping they get the cup back. It's going to be tough, but the young guys showed more promise than the veterans in the finals. The talent is there, but the toughness factor was somewhat lacking at times. The Wings need a younger Holmstrom type to get the dirty rebound.

Chicago is on the rise, but they now have the Hossa curse and I'm not sure if they rectified their cap. Anaheim lost a bit of talent.

The East is going to be competitive. I don't expect the stars to align for Sid. I'll be pulling for the Rangers, because I like their brand of hockey, but I don't expect them to get too far. Hated the Devils since '95.

 

[middleofnowhere]

I don't think you are gonna lose that bet...but maybe I can give cleary a call to see if he can sabotage the wings chances of making the playoffs. gonna be harder to bribe him now since he isn't the drinker he was 5 seasons ago.

 

[ytsejam]

As a Wings fan, I'm hoping they get the cup back. It's going to be tough, but the young guys showed more promise than the veterans in the finals. The talent is there, but the toughness factor was somewhat lacking at times. The Wings need a younger Holmstrom type to get the dirty rebound.

Chicago is on the rise, but they now have the Hossa curse and I'm not sure if they rectified their cap. Anaheim lost a bit of talent.

The East is going to be competitive. I don't expect the stars to align for Sid. I'll be pulling for the Rangers, because I like their brand of hockey, but I don't expect them to get too far. Hated the Devils since '95.

Chicago is OK on the cap for now, perhaps depending on who gets called up to replace Burish.
It gets tricky after this season when Toews, Kane, and Keith are up for contracts, with Keith specifically being due for a HUGE raise.

 

[Homercidal]

Don't worry. My bet is safe. I'd love to see the Leafs in the playoffs. Besides the Bruins, they are my favorite team in the east. It would be cool to see them lose to the Wings in the Finals.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Wonder if someone will pick up Fleury?

I still haven't heard a damn word about Sundin. If he's staying shouldn't he be training his ass off by now?? And if not then make a damn acquisition already!

 

[middleofnowhere]

Fleury is a much netter deal than Sundin right now, Sundin's Value dropped last year significantly, and he thinks he is god now and only works on his own time. At least Fleury is out working his ass off, any team would benefit from his presence.

 

[Joe C]

This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets a highly movable object.

I can't WAIT for hockey season this year, but I'm really sad that kessel got traded. Despite what the press said, I believe he is an awesome player and it was a poor decision to get rid of him.

Either way, I'm pumped. I will be going to the January 1 game in Fenway. I can't ****iing wait.

 

[Revvy]

My god I went to the Wings/Leafs game with 30 med students who were Canadian. The Wings really didn't look good til the 3rd. It's like they finally woke up after sleep skating through the first two.

But geez I hate shootouts, and especially sudden death shootouts.

 

[Denny's Evil Concoctions]

Shootouts should be confined to lining Bettman and some of the eastern owners up agaisnt a wall and firing at them with hockey pucks till dead.

I wouldn't be suprised if Sundin retires and canucks pick up fleury on the cheap.

 

[arturo7]

Fleury just announced his retirement. Guess the legs just can't cut it anymore.

What does fleury mean in French? Flower boy?

 

[Homercidal]

I like shootouts! Why not have them for regular season games? Of course in the playoffs, it should be play till everyone is too tired to stand. The shootout is an exciting way to end a tied game. No more boring, "well, let's just share the point and head back to the hotel..."

 

[arturo7]

I would expect this type of comment from the typical 'Wings fan. i.e. a bandwagoner who doesn't have much knowledge of the sport. Were it not for the team's recent successes, this type of fan wouldn't give a crap about the hockey.

I'm not saying you are the typical 'Wings fan, but you certainly talk like one...

The shout out is a farce. A good hockey team, just like a good hockey player, has a balance of offensive and defensive skills. The shoot out ignores this and puts all of the emphasis on offense. Additionally, hockey is a team sport. Team sports should not end a game with one-on-one competition.

If the only "excitement" you find in hockey is scoring, you should probably look for another sport. Try basketball or tennis.

What really chides my crotch (even more than bandwagon 'Wings fans!) is watching game highlights that include the shoot out. That just ain't hockey.


EDIT: How's that for trash talk?

 

[ytsejam]

Shootouts are stupid.
It's a shame when players bust their asses for 65 minutes to have the game decided by an all-star-like skills contest.
Keep that crap at the all-star game or in the minors so those yokels can eat it up.
I bet they LOVE shootouts in Peoria. Not sure about Rockford, but they love jangling cowbells the whole damn game and a stupid siren when the gloves come off. That's probably worse than shootouts. Stupid cowbells.

 

[Homercidal]

I would expect this type of comment from the typical 'Wings fan. i.e. a bandwagoner who doesn't have much knowledge of the sport. Were it not for the team's recent successes, this type of fan wouldn't give a crap about the hockey.

I'm not saying you are the typical 'Wings fan, but you certainly talk like one...

The shout out is a farce. A good hockey team, just like a good hockey player, has a balance of offensive and defensive skills. The shoot out ignores this and puts all of the emphasis on offense. Additionally, hockey is a team sport. Team sports should not end a game with one-on-one competition.

If the only "excitement" you find in hockey is scoring, you should probably look for another sport. Try basketball or tennis.

What really chides my crotch (even more than bandwagon 'Wings fans!) is watching game highlights that include the shoot out. That just ain't hockey.


EDIT: How's that for trash talk?

Wow, that IS a great trash talk! I'm not saying I'm a typical Wings fan, at least according to your inaccurate assumptions. I've been a Wings fan since before Stevie Y was a rookie, and was there tuning in on sat. when they were the "Dead Things". I see that their "recent" (if you call nearly 20 years of continuous playoff presence recent) success has made you hate them like a lot of other people. No matter.

My preference would be to play every game until someone scores a winning goal, but that is completely an unrealistic expectation during the regular season. Too many games, and too many late nights for the teams and people in attendance.

I've seen too many games where the teams appear to not be trying to win the game, and instead, would rather each take a single point. This disappoints the fans, who did not come to see either team give up on the game.

If you think the Wings have won out by the use of the shootout, I suggest you look at their success rate. Last time I heard, it was not very good.

So tell me again why the tie game ending is preferred??

 

[arturo7]

So tell me again why the tie game ending is preferred??

To quote myself:
A good hockey team, just like a good hockey player, has a balance of offensive and defensive skills. The shoot out ignores this and puts all of the emphasis on offense. Additionally, hockey is a team sport. Team sports should not end a game with one-on-one competition.


When the game ends in regulation time with the score tied, each team gets one point. In case you haven't noticed, points are a big deal in the NHL. Playoff rankings are determined by points. A difference of one point at the end of the regular season season can mean playoffs or season over.

Your comment about teams "not trying to win the game," is inaccurate. They are playing to gain a valuable point. Inclusion of the shoot out after OT does not change this.

4-on-4 OT is awesome. But to award one team an extra point for an individual skills competition is a travesty.

 

[middleofnowhere]

I am a goalie and I love shoot outs. They are fun!

 

[arturo7]

You probably like it when your team is short-handed as well, you sick bastard!

 

[wildwest450]

4-on-4 OT is awesome. But to award one team an extra point for an individual skills competition is a travesty.

I can't believe I agree with you on this. And yes im a wings fan, born and raised in Michigan. And I root for the lions, tigers , and pistons. So get that "your a typical wings fan" outta my face!

Although being a goalie myself (and not much of one), shootouts make my stomach hurt, but their fun!

 

[middleofnowhere]

I also like pucks to the head, but pucks on the ice freak me out....go figure.

 

[Homercidal]

Well to each their own. I like the shoot out just fine. It doesn't happen that often and it gets the heart pumping.

What I think is a travesty is only giving them 5 minutes of 4-4 hockey. Why not a whole nother period of sudden death? 5 minutes is hardly enough time to decide a game. Probably wouldn't need a shootout if they had 10 or 15 minute OT periods.

I like how you said that because I like shootouts, that means that is the only exciting part of the game for me. Not sure why you figure that because I enjoy one aspect of the game, I should not enjoy any other aspect. As if they were mutually exclusive.

Oh well, I guess some people are just unable to cope with the Wings success, even in a cap system. At least I'm proud enough of my team to tune them in every game I can and proud enough to display their logo. Wait, what is your favorite team again?

 

[middleofnowhere]

I am a wings bandwagon jumper when the playoffs roll around, but only because they are the closest team to Toronto, and somehow it makes geographical sense.

 

[Homercidal]

I am a wings bandwagon jumper when the playoffs roll around, but only because they are the closest team to Toronto, and somehow it makes geographical sense.

Aren't the leafs the closest team to Toronto? Oh, wait.. Sorry...

 

[middleofnowhere]

That was my point....we haven't exactly been very good for the last few years. Hopefully starting this year we will at least get a taste of the post season.

 

[arturo7]

Oh well, I guess some people are just unable to cope with the Wings success,

That is exactly the kind of comment we were expecting.

 

[Homercidal]

That is exactly the kind of comment we were Baiting for.

Fixed that for ya.