NHL, anyone?

[416girl]

Originally Posted by nwave

Yeah, I got it from you dissing them in your post. I am. GO LEAFS GO!!!!

My condolences.

[embraer]

Go Sens Go!! I hate the leafs, I wish cbc would put a decent team on tv. How do leaf fans stay so loyal, when game after game, year after year of failures. Just a thought.

[odun]

bruins win again!

OMG BRUINS NATION!!!1

i want a pink bruins hat about right now.

[Gerard]

Sharks for the Cup. If they make it to the playoffs hope they improve more from last year.

[seattlegrunge]

I'm supporting the LA Kings. I think we can make the playoffs this year (It'll be the first time since 2002). We're in the Pacific (one of the worst divisions) and not far behind San Jose. Although, I think Detroit will definitely make the finals this year (now that Anaheim is out of the way).

[PGVan]

Don't anybody dare count the Ducks out. They've had a slow start, but so will any team playing its first two regular season games on the other side of the planet. Reality is that they have a great lineup and they still have Selanne and Scott Niedermayer contemplating returning. It just won't happen until Christmas at least, likely due to salary cap issues.

[2Talkative]

Whats going on with our Canucks ????? I see we are down Salo and Bieksa looks like Cowan won't making a return either for a while. I can't believe the fans booing Loungo

[seattlegrunge]

The Canucks are 1-6 at home this season (you can't blame them for booing).

[PGVan]

You can't blame them for booing, but you can blame them for booing Luongo. That guy is by far the best player on the team and he is the reason the Canucks have won any games this season. That one weak goal he allowed against Nashville was the only weak goal he has allowed all season. EVERY goaltender lets those in here and there. The difference between Luongo and other top goaltenders is that they all play for teams who bail their goalie out when needed. If Hasek lets in a weak one, Detroit goes out and gets it back. When Brodeur lets in a weak one, New Jersey goes out and gets it back. When Patrick Roy let in a weak one, Colorado/Montreal went out and got it back. When Luongo lets in a weak one, Vancouver sulks and mopes around the ice, hanging Luongo out to dry and the opponents score more goals.

What is also unforgivable is sarcastically cheering the other team. It's one thing to boo and show your displeasure with the effort and results, but it is at a whole new low level to cheer the other team, even if it is sarcastic. That is flat-out insulting your team, and good fans don't do that.

I am a Canucks fan, and it makes me sick having to associate myself with 90% of other Canucks fans. Nothing but bandwagoners and a general laughing stock among the other Canadian-based NHL clubs.

[Strength]

Luongo never wins whether it be in Florida or Vancouver. You're basically saying that he needs to be on a great team like Detroit or NJ in order to win. If he needs to be on such a great team to win, maybe he's not that good after all? Kiprusoff has been stuck on a pretty crappy Flames team for the last few years and he has had more success. Even Roloson has seen more success.

[PGVan]

No goaltender has ever won a Stanley Cup on his own. People who expect Luongo to win 40-50 games behind a bad team simply don't know the game. If Luongo is the only one on his team playing great, he is going to have a higher number in the loss column than the win column, as will any other goaltender.

While you have to have goaltending to win, you also have to have offence and defence that performs.

[Whir]

Originally Posted by PGVan

No goaltender has ever won a Stanley Cup on his own. People who expect Luongo to win 40-50 games behind a bad team simply don't know the game. If Luongo is the only one on his team playing great, he is going to have a higher number in the loss column than the win column, as will any other goaltender.

While you have to have goaltending to win, you also have to have offence and defence that performs.

[seattlegrunge]

With Scott Niedermayer's return, the Duck's are only 2pts out of first and going to make the west a little more interesting.

[Gerard]

Sharks are doing well.

Gerard

[seattlegrunge]

Did anyone catch the Caps vs Penguins game? It was awesome!! Both Ovechkin & Malkin had great a game. After that performance it's painfully obvious that both these guys are the future of hockey.

[Djinn]

Grr, stupid Calgary.



That is all.

[neoteric]

haha

Go Flames!

[PGVan]

Originally Posted by seattlegrunge

Did anyone catch the Caps vs Penguins game? It was awesome!! Both Ovechkin & Malkin had great a game. After that performance it's painfully obvious that both these guys are the future of hockey.

There are a load of young players who are the "future of hockey". Off the top of my head...

Crosby
Malkin
Ovechkin
Backstrom
All 4 Staal brothers (even Jared, who is still in the OHL)
Toews
Kane
Setoguchi
Gagner
Nash
Zherdev
Mueller
Kopitar
Jack Johnson
Turris (NCAA)
Stamkos (OHL)
Tavares (OHL)

There are many more now and will be many more to come. Players are being developed so much better at the minor and junior hockey levels than they used to be. Hockey has a very bright future.

[seattlegrunge]

The All Star weekend was great. Ovechkin vs Getzlaf in the breakaway competition was very interesting (Ovechkin had the best moves). The All Star game itself was better than it has been over the previous few years. I would've given the MVP to Rick Nash!!

[batman can]

Go Leafs Go!!!

lol