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NHL 2008-2009 Thread
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Nikkifan19
Sorry for my bud english!
Canucks lose again 4-2. Totally dominated the 3rd. Kesler had a golden opportunity to tie it at 3, but couldn't put the puck in the empty net.
at Canucks
Nikkifan19
Sorry for my bud english!
Yeah. 3 losses in a row now. Hank and Dan were much better tonight then they've been the past week. I love Bernier playing with them. He's a beast. Again, Burrows-Kesler-Hansen were good. Leclaire was phenomenal in the 3rd.
Dawn
I'm so great I'm jelous of myself.
That guy can steal any match when he is on fire. Injuries got him earlier in his career but now he is one of the best young goalies in the league in my opinion.
Nikkifan19
Sorry for my bud english!
Completely agree. How many shutuouts did he have 2 years ago? 8? He's already top 10 in the league right now I think.
i'll be watching San Jose @ Philadelphia. Philly is the only team in the NHL left that has not gotten a win yet this season
Thunderbolt
A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke.
Bah , in the new NHL a team doesn't need a guy to fight if they have a physical enough team to face intimidation . Goons don't win hockey games , they don't really change the course of a game these days . Talented players win games for a team .
Dawn
I'm so great I'm jelous of myself.
Thats what we thought in Montreal, Thunder Bolt. Carbonneau been talking about team toughness for few years now... And also how PP goals are a better answer to intimidation than fighting back. That strategy works in regular season but not in playoffs (way too many injured players after our serie against Boston).
And we hired Laraque as soon as he have been available.
I have to agreen that goons arent as important as before but when they can play hockey (like Laraque, Brashear, etc), they still usefull tools in a coach arsenal.
It's just sad that in the new NHL, a new kind of player, Ryan Hollweg being a prime example, are now rising. With the silly instigator rule, they can play their dirty game without being punched, they hide behind referees and are injuring other players.
Montreal changed his mind about having a goon or not. I guess our team toughness wasnt good enough or there is too many cheap players ala Hollweg in the NHL which needs to be intimidated...
Also, for us, loosing Komisarek for 5mins really hurts. So we needed someone to do that job on our team when it was necessary.
Im expecting a change in rules regarding headshots and/or instigator rule. But untill something is done regarding the Avery and Hollweg of this world, we need goons to face them.
My :2 cents:
And we hired Laraque as soon as he have been available.
I have to agreen that goons arent as important as before but when they can play hockey (like Laraque, Brashear, etc), they still usefull tools in a coach arsenal.
It's just sad that in the new NHL, a new kind of player, Ryan Hollweg being a prime example, are now rising. With the silly instigator rule, they can play their dirty game without being punched, they hide behind referees and are injuring other players.
Montreal changed his mind about having a goon or not. I guess our team toughness wasnt good enough or there is too many cheap players ala Hollweg in the NHL which needs to be intimidated...
Also, for us, loosing Komisarek for 5mins really hurts. So we needed someone to do that job on our team when it was necessary.
Im expecting a change in rules regarding headshots and/or instigator rule. But untill something is done regarding the Avery and Hollweg of this world, we need goons to face them.
My :2 cents:
true, but you can't deny that when your team is down and out in a game, the one thing that gets the home crowd going is a fight. i hate silent arenas.
Thunderbolt
A woman is an occasional pleasure but a cigar is always a smoke.
The problem Montreal had was overall team toughness ( a problem the Lightning don't have because they are a big tough team ) . Laraque changes that a bit but he can't change the toughness of other players on the team .
It's true sometimes but if the team plays hard and wins , the arena will not stay silent.
Nikkifan19
Sorry for my bud english!
San Jose/Philadelphia like Mauser mentioned. Edmonton's in Chicago, good matchup of young, up and coming teams. Dallas is in New Jersey if you want a defensive battle (watch it be a 5-4 game now). Then Florida's at Ottawa and Detroit's in St. Louis.
Nikkifan19
Sorry for my bud english!
What's up with Nabokov? 3 in the first? That's not like him at all.
most of the 7 goals have been pretty ugly so far
Nikkifan19
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Just read online that Nittymaki started for Philly tonight
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