2006/2007 Hockey Season Thread

[Gabriel]

I'm curious, is this like previous years where all of Canada is getting behind the last team reamining? I remember everyone became Flames fans in 04. Or is the Ottawa-Toronto rivalry so big that most Leafs fans don't care who makes it out of the East?

[Toe]

New York!

Nylander showed some great patience and great hands, getting the puck in the open in front of Miller and then moving around him to score. Sick goal.

[Toe]

That turned to shit pretty quickly for the Rangers. Now they have to mount a comeback with not a lot of time remaining to salvage their playoff lives.

[Forky]

That's not likely to happen. There's a herd of Buffalos stampeding through New York today! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Sorry

Edited May 6, 2007 by The Enforker

[Toe]

Does Be have to change his avatar and stuff now that the Devils are out?

[NobBe Nobbs]

Does Be have to change his avatar and stuff now that the Devils are out?

[Gabriel]

Aside from a really shitty second period... the New York Rangers played a hell of a game, especially in the last 10 minutes of the third period.

They have come a long way from being an overpaid underachieving team just a few years ago.

My Eastern Final prediction: Buffalo over Ottawa in six.

[Forky]

Aside from a really shitty second period... the New York Rangers played a hell of a game, especially in the last 10 minutes of the third period.

They have come a long way from being an overpaid underachieving team just a few years ago.

My Eastern Final prediction: Buffalo over Ottawa in six.

I'm almost with you. I think Ottawa is going to stretch them to seven though. Sabres in seven. On the other side I'm still saying Anaheim in six, which leads to the Anaheim vs Sabres finals that I've been calling since the playoffs started.

[Toe]

I'm going to other way, I see it being Ottawa over Buffalo in 6 games.

I think Ottawa can match the speed and skill of Buffalo with their grit, and I think Ottawa has a much better defence then the Sabres do.

[Gabriel]

I'm going to other way, I see it being Ottawa over Buffalo in 6 games.

I think Ottawa can match the speed and skill of Buffalo with their grit, and I think Ottawa has a much better defence then the Sabres do.

[Toe]

I'm going to other way, I see it being Ottawa over Buffalo in 6 games.

I think Ottawa can match the speed and skill of Buffalo with their grit, and I think Ottawa has a much better defence then the Sabres do.

While I'll agree that Ottawa has a better defence, I have to say that Ryan Miller is a much more solid goaltender than Ray Emery, and Emery's tendancy to gift-wrap rebounds for his opponents is going to be Ottawa's undoing.

[oldskool]

I root for the Sens only because Rochester is fully effing loaded with bandwagonning douchebags that started supporting Buffalo in last year's playoffs only because they made them in the first place.

[grind your soul]

I'm curious, is this like previous years where all of Canada is getting behind the last team reamining? I remember everyone became Flames fans in 04. Or is the Ottawa-Toronto rivalry so big that most Leafs fans don't care who makes it out of the East?

[SeanDMan]

I refused to root for the Flames. I would likewise refuse to root for the Leafs, but the Sens are cool so fuck the world Ottawa.

[NobBe Nobbs]

As long as the Northeast wins the Cup, I'm not bothered.

[Toe]

Anaheim FTW.

Now that the Canucks are out, who sees Naslund and/or Morrison leaving Vancouver?

[SeanDMan]

If Morrison has any trade value whatsoever, he's gone. Naslund has an NTC and Vigneault loves him, not to mention the fact that the twins are his best friends. Unless his wife starts sleeping with the team, he sticks around.

[Toe]

No Surgery For Sundin

Not only do we get great news in that Sundin just needs rest to recover, but buried in the article is mentioned the fact that the Leafs and Sundin are negotiating a two year deal instead of having the Leafs simply pick up his option.

[Toe]

Ted Saskin is gone!

I am not too involved or informed about all of this, but it seems that Ted Saskin has ben fired by the NHLPA.

[Gabriel]

Aside from the first 10 minutes last night, Ottawa outplayed Buffalo, and the Sabres had no right to win that game, so I'm not going to claim that they should have... but Daniel Alfredsson got away with murder last night, and it's bullshit. That was clearly a hit from behind, and he didn't even get 2 minutes for it... he just kinda slowly wandered off, looking around at the linesmen and ref because he knew it was from behind and he should have been penalized.