Phightins Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 The Sabres are officially the bitchiest team in the NHL. If it wasn't official already... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 (edited) So...big news today. NHL realignment officially approved. Going to 4 "conferences". 1. Canucks, Flames, Oilers, Kings, Sharks, Ducks, Avalanche, Coyotes2. Red Wings, Blues, Blackhawks, Jets, Wild, Stars, Predators, Blue Jackets3. Flyers, Devils, Rangers, Islanders, Penguins, Capitals, Hurricanes4. Bruins, Maple Leafs, Sabres, Canadiens, Senators, Lightning, Panthers Much more logical for travel purposes (except for Tampa and Florida, that is kind of weird). Also, every team will play every other team at least twice per season. Edited December 6, 2011 by Phightins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted December 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Tampa and Florida look so out of place with the Northeast Division teams. Kind of strange having them there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Initial thought...I am not a huge fan. Maybe this will grow on me. I am mostly upset because the Flyers northeast rivalries will be totally gone now. Not to mention, our road to the postseason is significantly tougher than it is for, say, the Bruins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universe Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Wonder what happens with Phoenix? Thought they might have put Tampa or Florida with Carolina to open a spot for Quebec but must not be in the plans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 Wonder what happens with Phoenix? Thought they might have put Tampa or Florida with Carolina to open a spot for Quebec but must not be in the plans. Yeah it is very interesting. Looks like they left themselves with some options in case Phoenix moves by having 16 teams out west and 14 east. If they come east, they could easily be put in either "conference", and it would balance out the east/west thing. If they stay out west, the NHL still has the option of moving Detroit/Columbus/Nashville to one of the eastern conferences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted December 6, 2011 Report Share Posted December 6, 2011 (edited) I honestly just prefer how it is now. I get it for scheduling, but I wish for playoffs the top of the 8 seed system remained, and the best 8 teams from the combined 2 conferences just made it, opposed to the top 4 from each. I would be fine with the top 2 in each of the 4 conferences were automatically awarded home ice or something. Idk, I read somewhere that with this system, LA would have missed the playoffs last year, and that would be absolutely stupid. Edited December 6, 2011 by Check my Stats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universe Posted December 7, 2011 Report Share Posted December 7, 2011 I hope they bring back North America vs the World for All-Star weekend though. Least it's a bit more exciting seeing teammates play against each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted December 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2011 Crosby is out with concussion like symptoms again and there is no timetable for his return. This situation is looking way too similar to what Eric Lindros went through, and it would be an absolute shame if we get robbed from seeing one of the all-time great players play because of concussions, or any injury for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted December 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 Kings fired Terry Murray last night. Can't say I blame them as many people expected the Kings to contend for a top 3 seed in the West and yet they are currently in something like 12th place and among the lowest scoring teams in the NHL. When you have as much talent on the roster as the Kings do, there really isn't any excuse for them to be on the outside looking in of the playoff picture. There is speculation that they might hire Darryl Sutter as their next head coach. It would be great to see him behind a bench again because he has basically fallen off the face of the earth after leaving Calgary. Dude could be dead for all we know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 13, 2011 Report Share Posted December 13, 2011 I am happy for John Stevens. Would be really cool if the Kings go on a hot streak, and they remove the "interim" tag from his title. I think he is a hell of a coach who got a pretty undeserved bad rap here in Philly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 24/7 was awesome! Can't wait til next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Sounds like Pronger is out for the season and playoffs. Horrible break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Sounds like Pronger is out for the season and playoffs. Horrible break. Yep, it's official. Really sucks. I am legitimately wondering if he will ever play again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Kyle Turris to Ottawa. About time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted December 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Kyle Turris to Ottawa. About time. Nice haul for the Yotes. Runblad and a 2nd for a player who was clearly not in their plans? I'll take that kind of haul anyday. Unless Turris completely breaks out in Ottawa and lives up to his draft position, I think that Phoenix wins this trade easily. I honestly don't even know if Turris will be better than Runblad, unless his attitude completely changes, while I think Runblad is going to be a very dangerous offensive defenseman who can quaterback a PP in a few years. On the other hand, Turris does have number 1 center potential and with Spezza already on the roster, a 1-2 center punch of Spezza and Turris could be lethal, if Turris reaches his potential. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted December 22, 2011 Report Share Posted December 22, 2011 24/7 was awesome! Can't wait til next week. Torts' 1st intermission speech in St. Louis was gold. As was basically every other second of last night's episode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universe Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 No re-alignment. Players Union crushed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 I am sure I am in the minority, but I am pretty happy about that. Also, lets all be thankful that ECN isn't around to gloat about the Bruins these days, because oh my goodness that team is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check my Stats Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 I am sure I am in the minority, but I am pretty happy about that. You aren't alone. I think the new playoff format would be absolutely terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Just hoping this doesn't ignite an ugly labor battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted January 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2012 Marchand gets 5 games for his clip on Salo. TSNBobMcKenzie Bob McKenzie 5 games for Marchand. "@NHLShanahan: http://bit.ly/zwqH4u Marchand suspension video." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 5 may be a tad bit harsh, but he definitely deserves to be suspended. I'd have maybe gone 3. ECN, to nobody's surprise, thinks he deserved 0 games. Just had a nice long argument with him on AIM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Built Ford Tough Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 5 may be a tad bit harsh, but he definitely deserves to be suspended. I'd have maybe gone 3. ECN, to nobody's surprise, thinks he deserved 0 games. Just had a nice long argument with him on AIM. I think the fact that he went shoulder to shoulder with Salo about 10 seconds earlier, threw the gloved punch at the back of Salo as he skated away and then did this on the exact same play where he went shoulder to shoulder earlier made it kind of obvious that he was trying to do more than just win a puck battle there. There was intent and I think that was what made him get 5 as opposed to 3. He obviously should've been suspended, though. There is no way in hell that anybody other than a huge homer could look at that play and think that he didn't deserve a suspension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phightins Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 I think the fact that he went shoulder to shoulder with Salo about 10 seconds earlier, threw the gloved punch at the back of Salo as he skated away and then did this on the exact same play where he went shoulder to shoulder earlier made it kind of obvious that he was trying to do more than just win a puck battle there. There was intent and I think that was what made him get 5 as opposed to 3. He obviously should've been suspended, though. There is no way in hell that anybody other than a huge homer could look at that play and think that he didn't deserve a suspension. Oh I agree completely. There was absolutely malicious intent. I was just trying to appease the butt-hurt Bruins fans by saying 5 may be harsh . But honestly, after watching the incident several more times, I am now wondering if 5 isn't enough. Absolutely brutal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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