NHL Thread

Laces Out Dan! · 07-10-2008, 05:22 PM

Naslund won't do much good for them. He's a skilled player without the spark he used to have.

Thrice · 08-27-2008, 03:36 PM

Go Sabres

Son of JayJamJah · 08-27-2008, 03:52 PM

How good do the wings look

Top 9 Forwards

Zetterberg
Datsyuk
Hossa
Holmstrom
Fillppula
Franzen
Samuelsson
Draper
Hudler

And the Best Defensive Core in the league

Lidstrom
Rafalski
Kronwall
Stuart

Seems likely they will cruise into the playoffs as the number one seed again and the favorite for the cup.

Pittsburgh should be better just because the kids get older.

Chicago looks ready to emerge.

Anaheim and San Jose could both bounce back.

And I think the Flames are going to be in the conference finals against the Wings.

I like New Jersey a lot but I think that the Habs are due for a run and based on nothing but their roster I'll take them as my Eastern pick for 08-09.

ProggyMan · 08-27-2008, 06:58 PM

San Jose should have a damn good year, shame the Wings are an essential lock for the cup...

Laces Out Dan! · 10-04-2008, 02:41 PM

So how about this pre season..I know its only pre season..but seeing my nucks go 6-0 off almost purely young skilled players was pleasing. Pavel, and Bernier are gonna have a big impact on this team this year as well as the underachiever Wellwood who has finally just passed the fitness test to play. He has made some great plays in the pre season. Can't wait for Oct 9th. Gonna see my boys put out the Flames.

jibber · 10-08-2008, 12:57 AM

^Dear god how I wish I could refute your post, but I really can't (well, except for the last sentence that is). we've had a semi-decent showing in the preseason with only two losses, but since one of them was a 6-1 loss to your wanker-filled ****-show of a team I'm very much disappointed. But, the flames have never been a great pre-season team, so I'm fully expecting us to step it up and give you all a lovely dose of reality by sucking the air out of your overly-inflated egos.

Laces Out Dan! · 10-08-2008, 01:52 PM

You better stick around these boards this season..I miss the heated feud.

Thrice · 10-09-2008, 10:04 AM

My sabres just going downhill this year.

jibber · 10-09-2008, 10:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LesPaul43

You better stick around these boards this season..I miss the heated feud.

Oh i'll be here. All I have to say right now is that in true flames style, they are starting off the season by sucking royally. in a couple of games, all will right itself, and we will go back to kicking your asses. just as it should be.

jibber · 10-09-2008, 10:35 PM

I decided to use this thread instead of making a new one. Sean Avery, shut the f*ck up and take a seat over there.

"Our commissioner hasn't realized that he needs to probably do a better job of marketing the game and certainly some of the players in it," Avery said in an interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols.
"Nobody cares about Jarome Iginla and guys like that. They're just not exciting enough. They don't bring enough to the game."

Really Avery? and what exactly do you bring to the game that Iginla, and "guys like him" don't? Call me crazy, but I fail to see how a guy with 33 points last season can be calling out a guy with 98 points for "not bringing enough to the game." Now what exactly is it that you can provide for NHL fans? As far as I can see, Iginla brings something that you certainly dont. seat sales. how many times does a dallas starts game sell out? not that many. calgary games sell out very often. very, very often. Know why? because of stars like Iginla who are exciting to watch, lead the team well, and are well liked by the fans. Now before you go off spouting your ideals as to how the game should be marketed, maybe take a look around. seems like teams like the flames and guys like iginla aren't the problem with marketing. they seem to be doing just fine. your team evidently isnt. wonder why.

/rant

07-10-2008, 05:22 PM	#201 (permalink)
Laces Out Dan! I love Puck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,614	Naslund won't do much good for them. He's a skilled player without the spark he used to have. __________________ We are entirely smooth, We admit to the truth, We are the best at what we do.

10-04-2008, 02:41 PM	#205 (permalink)
Laces Out Dan! I love Puck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,614	So how about this pre season..I know its only pre season..but seeing my nucks go 6-0 off almost purely young skilled players was pleasing. Pavel, and Bernier are gonna have a big impact on this team this year as well as the underachiever Wellwood who has finally just passed the fitness test to play. He has made some great plays in the pre season. Can't wait for Oct 9th. Gonna see my boys put out the Flames. __________________ We are entirely smooth, We admit to the truth, We are the best at what we do.

10-08-2008, 12:57 AM	#206 (permalink)
jibber Freeskier Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Istanbul was Constantinople now it's Istanbul not Constantinople... Posts: 1,536	^Dear god how I wish I could refute your post, but I really can't (well, except for the last sentence that is). we've had a semi-decent showing in the preseason with only two losses, but since one of them was a 6-1 loss to your wanker-filled ****-show of a team I'm very much disappointed. But, the flames have never been a great pre-season team, so I'm fully expecting us to step it up and give you all a lovely dose of reality by sucking the air out of your overly-inflated egos. __________________ What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do -- especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road. William Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways Your toughest competitor lives in your head. Some days his name is fear, or pain, or gravity. Stomp his ass. HOOKED ON THE WHITE POWDER

10-08-2008, 01:52 PM	#207 (permalink)
Laces Out Dan! I love Puck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: British Columbia Posts: 4,614	You better stick around these boards this season..I miss the heated feud. __________________ We are entirely smooth, We admit to the truth, We are the best at what we do.

10-09-2008, 10:04 AM	#208 (permalink)
Thrice أمهاتك[وهور]Aura Euphoria Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Florida/Buffalo/CT Posts: 2,077	My sabres just going downhill this year. __________________ Lew Harrison, who looked like an anarchist with his red eyes and fierce black beard, had been writing furiously in one corner of the room. "That's good—happiness by the kilowatt," he said. "Buy your happiness the way you buy light."

08-27-2008, 03:36 PM	#202 (permalink)
Thrice أمهاتك[وهور]Aura Euphoria Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Florida/Buffalo/CT Posts: 2,077	Go Sabres

08-27-2008, 06:58 PM	#204 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	San Jose should have a damn good year, shame the Wings are an essential lock for the cup...

10-09-2008, 10:35 PM	#210 (permalink)
jibber Freeskier Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Istanbul was Constantinople now it's Istanbul not Constantinople... Posts: 1,536	I decided to use this thread instead of making a new one. Sean Avery, shut the f*ck up and take a seat over there. "Our commissioner hasn't realized that he needs to probably do a better job of marketing the game and certainly some of the players in it," Avery said in an interview with ESPN's Rachel Nichols. "Nobody cares about Jarome Iginla and guys like that. They're just not exciting enough. They don't bring enough to the game." Really Avery? and what exactly do you bring to the game that Iginla, and "guys like him" don't? Call me crazy, but I fail to see how a guy with 33 points last season can be calling out a guy with 98 points for "not bringing enough to the game." Now what exactly is it that you can provide for NHL fans? As far as I can see, Iginla brings something that you certainly dont. seat sales. how many times does a dallas starts game sell out? not that many. calgary games sell out very often. very, very often. Know why? because of stars like Iginla who are exciting to watch, lead the team well, and are well liked by the fans. Now before you go off spouting your ideals as to how the game should be marketed, maybe take a look around. seems like teams like the flames and guys like iginla aren't the problem with marketing. they seem to be doing just fine. your team evidently isnt. wonder why. /rant __________________ What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do -- especially in other people's minds. When you're traveling, you are what you are right there and then. People don't have your past to hold against you. No yesterdays on the road. William Least Heat Moon, Blue Highways Your toughest competitor lives in your head. Some days his name is fear, or pain, or gravity. Stomp his ass. HOOKED ON THE WHITE POWDER