Any NHL fans in here?

torontoke said:

And Rick Nash is basically a jack in the box each game you turn the handle hoping he pops out but even when he does the fucker vanishes just as quick. He was one of my favourite players but he never seems to put it all together.

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i wonder about him. does he not play at 100% all the time? i'd love to see him play mad for a whole period. just fucking laying out dudes, banging the net, scoring. i'd love him on my team. don't get me wrong.

rkymtnman said:

i wonder about him. does he not play at 100% all the time? i'd love to see him play mad for a whole period. just fucking laying out dudes, banging the net, scoring. i'd love him on my team. don't get me wrong.

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I've skated with him in the past.
Dude has every tool but I think that has maybe gotten into his head a bit. One of my buddies was lining up pucks across the centre ice line at the powerade centre in Mississauga he was skating with a group of our mutual friends he rips out onto the ice and b lines the pucks. In a matter of half minute he put 20 pucks in a row off the cross bar with snap shots. Then he sat down for half hour lol.
He probably got sick of scoring lol
He scored a crap load of goals as a kid.
Every team in the league would gladly take him but they would all take him thinking I can fix him.

some guys have no fix. take it or leave it. i'd still take him. you can probably vouch, his hands for a big dude are top notch.

so were you ex NHL @torontoke ?
and is that a VW in your pic? what does the license plate say?

rkymtnman said:

some guys have no fix. take it or leave it. i'd still take him. you can probably vouch, his hands for a big dude are top notch.

so were you ex NHL @torontoke ?
and is that a VW in your pic? what does the license plate say?

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No I wish
I played junior hockey and went to an ohl camp but left after 2 weeks.
I played with and against a lot of guys that were borderline nhl ahl players. My best friends brother is in Davos playing and he knows like every gta born nhl guy.
I've been to some serious skill level rec skates lol

Not my car however I do own one but not this Color.
I just liked the pic
It says slow n lo

puck1969 said:

I agree but the sports radio stations around here are railing against long ot's and shootouts.
I personally love a long ot. Every shot keeps you on the edge of your seat.

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I remember watching one of those NYI vs. WSH, when Pat Lafontaine scored to clinch it. Man, just watching that was a test of endurance, I can only imagine how tired they were.

Even though I'm in Oregon my family roots are east coast. So I have always been a Bruins fan. In '72, I adopted the Islanders, as my dad is a Rangers fan. Old enough to have seen the last goalie play w/o a mask (Gump Worsely), but don't have satellite or cable, so don't see much anymore unless I catch the NBC weekend game.

rkymtnman said:

as a flyers fan, i don't like the Rangers but they still looked solid last nite. especially for 1st game of year. top 3 goalies gets you far in the nhl.

oops. wed nite game.

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The top goalie is the key, structured d and top goalie will give you a chance in the playoffs.

Sonnshine said:

I remember watching one of those NYI vs. WSH, when Pat Lafontaine scored to clinch it. Man, just watching that was a test of endurance, I can only imagine how tired they were.

Even though I'm in Oregon my family roots are east coast. So I have always been a Bruins fan. In '72, I adopted the Islanders, as my dad is a Rangers fan. Old enough to have seen the last goalie play w/o a mask (Gump Worsely), but don't have satellite or cable, so don't see much anymore unless I catch the NBC weekend game.

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LOL not to bring back bad memories but remember Turgeon getting crushed by Dale Hunter
AFTER Turgeon scored a goal. Took him out of the playoffs when the Islanders were making
a great run.

puck1969 said:

LOL not to bring back bad memories but remember Turgeon getting crushed by Dale Hunter
AFTER Turgeon scored a goal. Took him out of the playoffs when the Islanders were making
a great run.

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Yeah, that was a pretty cheap shot, and Turgeon was never really the same after that.

At least the Isles seem to finally be moving in the right direction after a few decades of futility. Still lacking the depth to make a real run in the playoffs, but even competing for a spot is a change. They really faded late last year, we'll see what this year brings.

Sonnshine said:

Yeah, that was a pretty cheap shot, and Turgeon was never really the same after that.

At least the Isles seem to finally be moving in the right direction after a few decades of futility. Still lacking the depth to make a real run in the playoffs, but even competing for a spot is a change. They really faded late last year, we'll see what this year brings.

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Can't believe you aren't more upset about it. I was on the Isles bandwagon that year ('cause the B's were out)
and I hated Hunter after that. That was blatant and he deserved to be suspended as long as Turgeon was out.

puck1969 said:

Can't believe you aren't more upset about it. I was on the Isles bandwagon that year ('cause the B's were out)
and I hated Hunter after that. That was blatant and he deserved to be suspended as long as Turgeon was out.

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Oh, I was extremely pissed at the time. There's been some nasty stuff in hockey - Green/Maki swinging sticks at each other, Clarke breaking Kharmalov's arm as just two examples - but running someone from behind and boarding them while they are into celebrating the GW goal was worse, because that other shit went down between two players aware of what was happening.

Fuck suspension, I wanted the Isles to take a few runs at him, cross check his face and break his jaw to wire the yapping hole shut. Every time he stepped on the ice against the Islanders from that point on, he should have been a marked man.

Is that more what you were expecting? I was pissed at the time, time and weed take the edge of though.

There are players I've never liked, but still, when the became Isles, (Claude Lemiuex, even though he got shipped right away), I was okay with them on the team. Hell, I even had some grudging respect for Messier on the Rangers. But Hunter I always thought was a world class asshat after that. In a class with Jack Tatum for what he did to Stingley.

Sonnshine said:

Oh, I was extremely pissed at the time. There's been some nasty stuff in hockey - Green/Maki swinging sticks at each other, Clarke breaking Kharmalov's arm as just two examples - but running someone from behind and boarding them while they are into celebrating the GW goal was worse, because that other shit went down between two players aware of what was happening.

Fuck suspension, I wanted the Isles to take a few runs at him, cross check his face and break his jaw to wire the yapping hole shut. Every time he stepped on the ice against the Islanders from that point on, he should have been a marked man.

Is that more what you were expecting? I was pissed at the time, time and weed take the edge of though.

There are players I've never liked, but still, when the became Isles, (Claude Lemiuex, even though he got shipped right away), I was okay with them on the team. Hell, I even had some grudging respect for Messier on the Rangers. But Hunter I always thought was a world class asshat after that. In a class with Jack Tatum for what he did to Stingley.

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Preach on about Tatum, but at least it was during a play. It was pre season I believe but still... Yes
that's what I was expecting. I really still hate the guy. He never had to pay for that hit. Someone should
have beat his ass, suckered him blindside like he did. Only guy I hate more is Ulf Samuelsson for
shortening Cam Neely's career.......

I gotta go smoke a bowl before I punch someone......

hey puck
you ready for next wednesday's rivalry nite on NBC? B's v Flyers. I think it's in Beantown too. i miss my boy rinaldo taking dumb penalties. he actually has some pretty good hockey skills at times. not often enough but glimmers of hope.

have you heard how long marchand might be out for?

rkymtnman said:

hey puck
you ready for next wednesday's rivalry nite on NBC? B's v Flyers. I think it's in Beantown too. i miss my boy rinaldo taking dumb penalties. he actually has some pretty good hockey skills at times. not often enough but glimmers of hope.

have you heard how long marchand might be out for?

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I'm ready for sure, thank god we got our first win last night in Colorado. Should be a good
game, the Flyers are on the upswing I think. Gotta get Gerioux and Simmons (sp?) going
but I think they will be a playoff team this year!
I've been impressed with Rinaldo so far. He's been skating well but has yet to find any
chemistry with Talbot and the rookie they have.
As far as Marchand there is no word on how bad the concussion is, it was a crazy play and
nobody's fault. Hopefully he makes it back soon but more importantly for the rest of his
life he's ok.

puck1969 said:

I'm ready for sure, thank god we got our first win last night in Colorado. Should be a good
game, the Flyers are on the upswing I think. Gotta get Gerioux and Simmons (sp?) going
but I think they will be a playoff team this year!
I've been impressed with Rinaldo so far. He's been skating well but has yet to find any
chemistry with Talbot and the rookie they have.
As far as Marchand there is no word on how bad the concussion is, it was a crazy play and
nobody's fault. Hopefully he makes it back soon but more importantly for the rest of his
life he's ok.

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like i said, rinaldo has some skills. maybe the change of scenery woke him up to all the dumb shit he was doing.

that marchand play was strange. you never know with these concussions nowadays. hell, when i was a kid i knocked myself out a few times on the old BMX bike. maybe all this THC i ingest is the only thing keeping me going?? lol.

rkymtnman said:

like i said, rinaldo has some skills. maybe the change of scenery woke him up to all the dumb shit he was doing.

that marchand play was strange. you never know with these concussions nowadays. hell, when i was a kid i knocked myself out a few times on the old BMX bike. maybe all this THC i ingest is the only thing keeping me going?? lol.

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LOL got hit by a car when I was 7, KNOCKED THE FUCK OUT! I do have memory
problems etc. but hard to tell what it's from. Back then all they did was wake you up
and make sure you knew your name. Guy's in the nhl have to go to a dark room etc.

rkymtnman said:

hey puck
you ready for next wednesday's rivalry nite on NBC? B's v Flyers. I think it's in Beantown too. i miss my boy rinaldo taking dumb penalties. he actually has some pretty good hockey skills at times. not often enough but glimmers of hope.

have you heard how long marchand might be out for?

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Well, I hope you enjoyed the game... We both need steadier goaltending.

Just realized we had an NHL thread here. Go Hawks!

Thefarmer12 said:

Just realized we had an NHL thread here. Go Hawks!

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Welcome! Bet your happy the Kane situation cleared up!

Just watched a great Youtube video The Last Gladiators. Basically about Chris Nilan's
life.