NHL 2008-2009 Thread

[Mauser98k]

Ask the same people if they know who David Koci is and I'd bet there'd be very few people who do. If you think it's impressive to have half of the people at a sports bar know who their home team's best player, captain, and superstar is then you haven't been to a true hockey town before.

Go to a place like Edmonton and well over half the people at the SUPERMARKET will know every player on the team as well as several prospects in the farm system. They'll know who Lecavalier is too, since he's one of the league's top ten forwards for sure. I'm glad there are at least some good fans like you, but hockey is just not popular in Tampa.

could be worse, it could be like St. Louis. nobody goes to those games

 

[Dawn]

Go Oilers Go :thumbsup:


Especially that will help to see Keenan fired :nanner:

 

[PlasmaTwa2]

could be worse, it could be like St. Louis. nobody goes to those games

That's more because the team sucks, not because the sport isn't popular.

 

[lost1dc]

Koci... Can't have fighting in the NHL. It will make the game look bush-league. Gary Buttman has done his best to kill the sport in the US. Bring in a freakin basketball goof and he thinks that he will make hockey a major sport in the US. Hope the US expansion fails that the owners fire his ass one of these days.

BTW, it sucks Mike Peca has a 5 game suspension for grabbing a ref.

 

[Nikkifan19]

Another loss, 4-2 to Chicago. At least the effort was there I thought. Huet was good tonight.

 

[Dawn]

Florida Panthers - Montreal Canadien

Georges Laraque and Andrei Kostitsyn arent playing. Francis Bouillon and Chris Higgins could be dressed... we will see.

I will keep you updated.

 

[Nikkifan19]

Believe it or nor, I can watch this game! It's on Versus here in the States.

 

[Dawn]

Awesome!

Panthers are pretty much underrated this year: they have a very solid defense.

Moreover, its Halak in the nets for Habs tonight.

 

[Mauser98k]

i can watch 99% of the games because i have NHL Center Ice. damndest thing though, nearly all Ducks games are blacked out but those are the only ones. go figure.

 

[Nikkifan19]

I have Center Ice too, I'm staying at a buddy's for the rest of the week, so I can't watch.

 

[Mauser98k]

I have Center Ice too, I'm staying at a buddy's for the rest of the week, so I can't watch.

:crying:

 

[Nikkifan19]

I can get to my house from his, it's just a pain to get to and from, so I've only been going for Canucks games.

 

[Dawn]

Im able to watch only games on CBC, which are usually Leafs, Flames and Oilers. I have to catch my Habs on the radio. Hopefully, the guys on the radio are doing an awesome job.

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Kyle Chipchura, the former captain of Team Canada Jr, have been called off minors by the Habs. Not sure if he is going to play tonight tho.

 

[Mauser98k]

Im able to watch only games on CBC, which are usually Leafs, Flames and Oilers. I have to catch my Habs on the radio. Hopefully, the guys on the radio are doing an awesome job.

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Kyle Chipchura, the former captain of Team Canada Jr, have been called off minors by the Habs. Not sure if he is going to play tonight tho.

didn't they just send Kyle down to the minors about a week ago?

 

[Dawn]

Yes.

But we have injuries to Laraque, Higgins, A.Kostitsyn...

 

[Nikkifan19]

What's the status on Kostitsyn? I heard he left the ice on a stretcher last game.

 

[Dawn]

He got hit in the middle of the ice, Scott Stevens style... The Habs havent accepted to let him talk to the media and havent said anything about his injury.

Its definatly a cerebral commotion. I just hope it wont be like Patrice Bergeron's or Simon Gagné's

 

[Nikkifan19]

What a pass by Markov!

 

[Dawn]

1-0 Habs - Koivu scored (600th pt of him in the NHL)

Markov is on fire tonight

 

[Nikkifan19]

Im able to watch only games on CBC, which are usually Leafs, Flames and Oilers. I have to catch my Habs on the radio. Hopefully, the guys on the radio are doing an awesome job.

***

Kyle Chipchura, the former captain of Team Canada Jr, have been called off minors by the Habs. Not sure if he is going to play tonight tho.

They always show the Leafs, don't they?