2006/2007 Hockey Season Thread

[NobBe Nobbs]

Who promptly retires. You'll get Damon'd, you watch.

[The Sultan of Swank]

Montreal wins it's 6th game in 7. Beating the Caps 4-1. After the first period Montreal completly dominated the game, and it was too bad that Washington scored with 3 minutes to go. Another shorthanded goal for Montreal, Another goal for Souray, who TSN was speculating could command upwards of 6 million per year next season.

[Toe]

Even though it looks doubtful that Montreal will be able to keep all of these defenceman who are going to be free agents at the end of the year, I don't think they should trade any of them (except Niinimaa). Souray and Markov will be worth the most in trade and to resign, but they could also be crucial in the playoffs (barring any major breakdown, the Canadiens are going to make it in).

[The Sultan of Swank]

I'm still thinking that Niinimaa is left for free agency, Rivet gets traded, Markov signs, and in a perfect world Souray signs for a multi-year deal but will most probably go to test free agency as his stock is sky high.

[lari]

Tallon trades for some minor leaguers from Anaheim. St. Jacques and P.A. something. Matt Keith and Caron go the other way. Not happy to see Keith traded away, but I think the motivation was to get rid of Caron and make way for returning Patrick Lalime. Boucher is still with the team and there's no need for three second-string goalies. And Keith probably wasn't going to get another shot with the team this season.

[Toe]

I'm loving this time of the year. I get to watch Team Canada vs. Germany at the IIHF World Junior Jockey Championship and then tonight watch the Maple Leafs take on the Penguins. It's going to be a fun night.

[The Sultan of Swank]

Montreal vs Florida tonight, the last time these two went at it, it was 60 minutes of some of the most fantastic goaltending I've seen this season as Montreal took it 1-0 in a shootout. Hopefully Montreal can be more dominant tonight and win their 7th in 8.

[Clawson]

Shanahan on the "bike"=Interview of the Season

[Toe]

Blah. Toronto and Pittsburgh play even for 40 minutes, and then with some bad calls from the referees hands the game over to the Penguins. But, even without those calls, Aubin let in one or two stinkers and the offence just was not there for the Leafs. Except for Sundin and call-up Boyd Devereaux, no one looked good.

[The Sultan of Swank]

Belfour plays sober again and stonewalls the Habs for a good 45 minutes, awesome display of goaltending. Our D is too sloppy, giving up goals to the other team. Had we won last night, it would have been the 19th time the Habs have made it to 50 points in 37 games, 11 of those times going on to win the cup.

[Lint]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Purchase-The-Pittsburg...1QQcmdZViewItem

So..who is up for taking a collection?

[Clawson]

The refs last night were just fucked. Like that had to be the worst called game I've ever seen. How do you not notice a net is off for thirty plus seconds?

[Toe]

That was pretty bad. I know you can't allow a goal when the net is off, but when it has been clearly off it's moorings for a good 30 seconds, and they only call it when the puck is in the net, that is bad.

At least Toronto salvaged a point. Andrew Raycroft played well enough in my opinion to start against Boston.

[Guest Grapehead]

Atlanta vs Ottawa had some moments of bad officiating, especially everything to do with Chris Kelly essentially. First he got two seperate high sticks that both cut his nose, meaning two 4 minutes penalties missed. Then he gets shoved, blatantly, into Lehtonen and gets an interference penalty.

[Toe]

I wanted to watch that game too, but since I live in "Leafs Region" the Sportsnet channel with the game on was blacked out. Gay.

[IAceI]

I went to the Tampa Bay @ Atlanta match the other day.

Fucking awesome when Jim Slater scored with 8 seconds left

[NobBe Nobbs]

Leafs up 3-1 approaching the end of the second. Sundin, Gill and Newbury with the goals.

[Clawson]

Yep. Mats is God. Officially.

[Toe]

That picture says it all. Belak, Newbury and Ondrus put in an amazing shift, and they have done that in the past two games as well. Just playing extremely hard and not taking penalties.

Andrew Raycroft was good in that game and has made a huge leap forward in his attempt to recapture the starting goaltender position.

[NobBe Nobbs]

ROAR. HE R BELAK.

I've also just remembered seeing him play once, during the lockout. I can't believe I didn't remember this before, but there you go.