NHL '08- '09 Thread

[LasciviousXXX]

Originally Posted by Waynegro1

It's very hard for me to pay attention to your posts, with all the beautiful babies in your avatar. You're killing me here!!
I'm just sayin'

You're welcome

Originally Posted by ahc4353

In option one you gave him an out.

I'm not going to argue with you or anyone about it.

Everyone will have there view on the matter.

I want to clarify my last post as I can see where it sounds a bit cold.

My only point is I'm not looking for an argument on this as both sides have strong feelings. Not a hill I want to die on myself is all.

New season start yet?

[LasciviousXXX]

I can't wait for the new season. Center Ice package here I come!!!!

Originally Posted by LasciviousXXX

I can't wait for the new season. Center Ice package here I come!!!!

Center Ice is the bomb!

[LasciviousXXX]

Agreed!

I've had the Center Ice package for the last few years and man am I ever glad I did. Love being able to watch every game if time allows.

[loki]

Originally Posted by King James

Oh great, is Loki as "passionate" about the Steelers and Nittany Lions too

yes I am, but don't worry, you'll never see me in a sports banter thread again.

[DrDubzz]

Originally Posted by LasciviousXXX

Agreed!

I've had the Center Ice package for the last few years and man am I ever glad I did. Love being able to watch every game if time allows.

I had it back in high school and would watch 5-15 games a week...

real life sucks, I hardly ever watch hockey anymore

[Ahbroody]

Pretty sure this is not a rules violation.
I have been unable to have center ice for the past year do to agreement with the wife. Basically I work swing shift and miss most games. As a result I found a site that allows me to watch the games on my computer either when in the office or the car using a data cable from my phone.

Anyway if you are ever find yourself out or unable to watch a game at home I recommend the site www.myp2p.eu The Forums sections has links to streaming websites where people stream almost every game. I use this site a lot during the season while at work. The also do football, baseball, cricket, rugby, etc . Pretty much all things sports.

[alley00p]

I haven't posted in this thread since Friday night, but I have read all of the posts since them.

IMHO, this series was outstanding - exciting from start to finish. I always figured it was going to go 7 games, especially with the extra experience that the Pens have acquired since last year.

In the end, with each team winning their games on home ice, this became a 1 game series. I love my Wings, but the better team won on Friday night. There were a few lucky breaks - each team hit the top goal crossbar... the Pens shot went in the Wings shot didn't... sometimes little things make the difference in a game. I have to congratulate the Penguins, and hope my Wings will be there next year again to get the Cup back!

Regarding Crosby's actions after the game, I've read all the comments and excuses, here and on line, but I have to agree with Al completely on this! If Sidney has any cojones at all, he would make a public apology to the Wings and to Lindstrom in particular. I really don't expect that to happen, but that's my personal opinion.

Go Wings!!

[Prefy]

Originally Posted by Ahbroody

Pretty sure this is not a rules violation.
I have been unable to have center ice for the past year do to agreement with the wife. Basically I work swing shift and miss most games. As a result I found a site that allows me to watch the games on my computer either when in the office or the car using a data cable from my phone.

Anyway if you are ever find yourself out or unable to watch a game at home I recommend the site www.myp2p.eu The Forums sections has links to streaming websites where people stream almost every game. I use this site a lot during the season while at work. The also do football, baseball, cricket, rugby, etc . Pretty much all things sports.

When i'm at school I watch all my sports streaming, I usually have multiple games running at a time. The only problem I have is that I need a bigger monitor.

[King James]

What did crosby do after the game? I must have missed it. If it was early in the thread I'll check later tonight but I'm on phone now
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[Mikey202]

Originally Posted by loki

yes I am, but don't worry, you'll never see me in a sports banter thread again.

Damn son, I can't take you anywhere!!!

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by Ahbroody

While Toews seems to be a standup young man and good player, he is not as good a player as Crosby.

Yet. I see a lot of Joe Sakic in this kid.

Originally Posted by RX2010

and there are always exceptions, but correct me if I'm wrong, he played a while with them before gaining the "C" right? I would tend to think he earned, was voted captain etc.

I have to agree that Toews earned the "C" as a sophomore with his attitude and leadership as a freshman.

[SmokeyJoe]

You can file this under...

"Better Late Than Never"

or

"Never Win A Bet With Ahbroody (Mike)"

Back a ways, I made a wager with Mike (Ahbroody) from the Hurricanes - Bruins series. Bet was for a fiver... I'm afraid Mike can't count!



RG Corona from 01
Por larranaga from 08
los statos 01
JLP brevas 08
HUGE Padilla
Montesino Maduro

Thanks, Mike! You really went over and above my friend.

[icehog3]

DETROIT -- Chris Chelios won't be with the Detroit Red Wings next season.

Wings general manager Ken Holland tells The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press he met with the 47-year-old and Chelios wouldn't be offered another contract.

The Associated Press left a message for Holland Monday evening seeking comment.

Holland tells the News it was "kind of understood last summer" when Chelios signed a one-year deal that it would be his last.

Holland says Chelios wants to play another season and believes the veteran player can still play.

Detroit signed Chelios in 1999, and Holland calls him "just a perfect role model for young players."

I have little doubt Chelly will be playing somewhere next season.

Originally Posted by icehog3

I have little doubt Chelly will be playing somewhere next season.

I love the old guys!

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by ahc4353

I love the old guys!

It won't be the same for me after Chelly retires.

[Ahbroody]

Originally Posted by ahc4353

I love the old guys!

you are an old guy but yeah Im a big JR fan despite his comments from time to time

[SmokeyJoe]

Just saw this:

Yzerman, Hull, Robitaille, Leetch elected to HOF

-Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille and Brian Leetch are going into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The selection committee announced on a conference call Tuesday it had elected the maximum four players this year. All were eligible for the first time. New Jersey Devils president Lou Lamoriello was also elected in the builder category.
Yzerman ranks sixth all-time in points with 1,755. The longtime Detroit Red Wings captain won the Stanley Cup three times and a gold medal with Canada in the 2002 Olympics.
"Even now when I go back home in the summers, it's really something that's really important to Canadian hockey fans and Canadians in general that we were able to win that medal," Yzerman said.
Hull's 741 goals rank third all-time. He played 19 years with the Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, Dallas Stars, Red Wings and Phoenix Coyotes. Hull received the Hart Trophy as league MVP in 1991.
His father, Bobby, is already in the Hall.
"It is hard to put into words what this means to me, especially since I'm joining my father in the Hockey Hall of Fame," Hull said in a statement.
His 741 goals trail only Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe, and his 24 career playoff game-winning goals are tied with Gretzky for the most in NHL history. He scored the Stanley Cup-winning goal for the Stars in the third overtime of Game 6 of the 1999 finals.
Hull was traveling in his current job as the Stars' executive vice president during the announcement.
Leetch became the first American-born player to earn the Conn Smythe Trophy after leading the New York Rangers to the Stanley Cup in 1994. He also twice won the Norris Trophy as the league's top defenseman.
Leetch is one of just five defensemen to have a 100-point season.
He and Hull played on the gold medal-winning 1996 U.S. World Cup team for which Lamoriello was the general manager.
"For sure, Brett and I were part of a group that were old enough to remember 1980 and to be spurred on that from a country standpoint," Leetch said.
Robitaille's 668 goals are the most by a left wing. He received the Calder Trophy as the league's top rookie in 1987.
Yzerman, Hull and Robitaille won a Stanley Cup together with the Red Wings in 2002.
"It was a great amount of good pressure where we were expected to win, but it was a lot of fun," Robitaille said.

Originally Posted by SmokeyJoe

Just saw this:

Yzerman, Hull, Robitaille, Leetch elected to HOF

Very good!! Thanks for the info, Joe.
I miss watching all four play the game. I'm getting a bit misty eyed.