At 10/15/07 11:57 AM, Molotov wrote: Just a question that has always plagued my mind,why is it 80% of Hockey players last names you can't pronounce or spell if asked to.

Some of them are quite simple - Jagr (Yog-er)

Bryzgalov (Breeze-gal-ov)

Joel Kwiatkowski of the Atlanta Thrashers is anyone's guess.

The joy of it? He's a Canuck :P

At 10/15/07 11:57 AM, Molotov wrote: Just a question that has always plagued my mind,why is it 80% of Hockey players last names you can't pronounce or spell if asked to.

Makes me wonder if this Asdfghfds everyone talks about is a hockey player.

Maxim Afinogenov?
Dmitri Afanasenkov?

or if you're just talking about local players, then I would think it's Khabibulin

or if you're referring to popular NHLers, i think you'd mean Ovechkin, Afinogenov, or Kiprusoff.

DENVER (AP) -- Jose Theodore has gone from MVP to backup goalie.

On Tuesday night, he showed he still has what it takes to be a No. 1 netminder.

Theodore, who relieved Peter Budaj after Colorado fell behind by four goals, stopped all 17 shots he faced in regulation and overtime to lead the Avalanche to a 5-4 shootout victory over the Calgary Flames.

"When you get in, it's never easy, you're not as warmed up," said Theodore, who is 4-1 in shootouts in his career. "I was trying to keep it simple, give my team a chance to win, and they showed a lot of character coming back."

Ryan Smyth had a goal and an assist, then scored the decisive goal in the shootout.

Jarome Iginla, who had two goals and an assist, had Calgary's only goal in the shootout.

"We had them," Iginla said. "We had them on the ropes and took our foot off the pedal. We picked up our foot and let them back in the game."

The Flames went up 4-0 on Iginla's second goal of the game 2:50 into the second period. Iginla took a pass from Alex Tanguay, blew by defenseman Brett Clark and beat Budaj with a high shot. That ended Budaj's night and brought on Theodore, who was the NHL's MVP with Montreal in 2001-02.

"I wasn't blaming the goalie, but you're down 4-0, you want to do something to change the flow of the game," Avalanche coach Joel Quenneville said. "Down 4-0, it was an easy time to make a change."

And the Avalanche started their comeback with help from the Flames. Three of Colorado's four goals banked off Calgary players, starting after Marek Svatos deflected a pass from Smyth from the left circle 13 seconds after Iginla had made it 4-0.

Colorado made it 4-2 when Calgary defenseman Anders Eriksson kicked a rebound of a shot by Smyth past a sprawling Miikka Kiprusoff midway through the second period. Andrew Brunette's pass toward the net hit off defenseman Adrian Aucoin's skate and went in to make it 4-3 just 2:32 later.

Avalanche defenseman Kurt Sauer tied the game with 3:38 left in the second period with a shot from the point that was tipped by Eriksson.

"We let up and made some critical mistakes," Flames coach Mike Keenan said. "The forwards turned the puck over three times in our end and they wound up in our net."

Midway through the third period, Colorado nearly took the lead on a 3-on-1 rush, but Kiprusoff made a great glove save on Ian Laperriere.

The Flames appeared to be in control with a 3-0 lead after the first period. Defenseman Dion Phaneuf made it 1-0 lead 6:54 into the game. Forty-eight seconds later, Marcus Nilson's backhander went off defenseman John-Michael Liles as he slid into Budaj, and the puck slipped between the goalie's leg pad and the post to make it 2-0.

Iginla made it 3-0 when Joe Sakic's lazy pass toward Scott Hannan drifted in front of the Colorado net. Iginla picked up the puck and beat Budaj with a wrist shot with 1:03 left in the first period.

"It's important that we play a full 60 minutes and we didn't do that today," said Smyth, who tied a franchise record with 11 shots on goal. "It wasn't what we had in mind, but we'll sure take it any way we can."

Kiprusoff made 31 saves.

He made 17 fucking saves. It's not that big of a deal. It's expected of him to do that. It doesn't change the fact that he's the worst thing to happen to Colorado.

Lmao the good ol Atlanta coach got the boot right after going 0-6-0,didn't he win a Stanley Cup with Colorado not too long ago?

At 10/18/07 12:43 AM, Twerpo wrote: DENVER (AP) -- Jose Theodore has gone from MVP to backup goalie.

He made 17 fucking saves. It's not that big of a deal. It's expected of him to do that. It doesn't change the fact that he's the worst thing to happen to Colorado.

The fact remains that we're paying our backup goalie more than our current 1st choice netminder and our leading scorer put together.

Think about it - Stastny and Budaj don't earn much more than $1m per season, Jose is around $5m last time I looked.

At 10/18/07 03:23 AM, Molotov wrote: Lmao the good ol Atlanta coach got the boot right after going 0-6-0,didn't he win a Stanley Cup with Colorado not too long ago?

Yeah, but those days have been forgotten by lots of Atlanta fans, who never even cared :P

Twerpo, why are you complaining. The goalie might of sucked in that game, but he did save where it counted, to shut us out in the shootout. Man that was an exciting, game. and managed to save enough to allow for the Avs to catch up, and ultimately beat us, when whey were down two points.....

I'm just glad that Calgary is showing some form of pulse. after their crappy 3 game losing streak. Oh well. As long as they can crush Edmonton. That's all I care about. That Edmonton never raises their drunk-drugged stupor heads again. Perhaps another 13 game losing streak is in order for them lol.

once again, i would like to state:

CAPITALS JUST GOT BERAR'D

At 10/18/07 05:25 PM, hongkongexpress wrote: I'm just glad that Calgary is showing some form of pulse. after their crappy 3 game losing streak. Oh well. As long as they can crush Edmonton. That's all I care about. That Edmonton never raises their drunk-drugged stupor heads again. Perhaps another 13 game losing streak is in order for them lol.

*looks at Edmonton Goalies in fantasy team*

Aaw, crap!

At 10/18/07 10:18 PM, Buddhist wrote: once again, i would like to state:

CAPITALS JUST GOT BERAR'D

Yeah and Bill Guerin opened his NYI scoring account in style :P

Say Coop, I was meaning to ask you since you're from England.... what do the English think of Ice Hockey. It was invented in England no? I seem to recall old Victorian sketches of people playing Hockey on the Thames, image suck in the black hole that is my brain, and Lord Stanley, was an English nobleman, before being Govenor General of Canada.

To Craig Mctavish: You fell into a burring a ring of fire! You fell into a burring ring of fireeeeee. And it burns burns burns the ring of fireeee!! *Merry Mariachi trumpt music*. And the flames went higher and higher!

Edmonton will never be the "city of Champions". Never never never, as long as I have something to say about that city of toxic mutants, who look like Tar Zombie from Dawn of the Dead, that says "MORE BRAINS!!!!!". Fuck you Edmonton,

Fuck you Edmonton. Fuck you Forever! Can we say OILer fire? Yoga fire Yoga FLAMES!

At 10/20/07 08:30 PM, hongkongexpress wrote: Say Coop, I was meaning to ask you since you're from England.... what do the English think of Ice Hockey.

It's not as big a sport as it deserves to be!

It was invented in England no?

Not that I was aware of - I always thought it was a Canadian invention...

I seem to recall old Victorian sketches of people playing Hockey on the Thames, image suck in the black hole that is my brain, and Lord Stanley, was an English nobleman, before being Govenor General of Canada.

Lord Stanley put it on the map in Canada and the USA with the donation of the Stanley Challenge Cup. Now the world's oldest cup competition, it's one of the most magnificent trophies available and instantly recognisable the world over.

If Peter Forsberg decides to play again in the NHL, it will only be for a Stanley Cup contender. Which means the Ottawa Senators might be in line for another Swedish scorer.

A pair of NHL sources told the Toronto Sun that Ottawa and Colorado Avalanche are the only two teams on Forsberg's list. A decision from the star is expected by the middle of November.

The flames lost 4-1 :( to the Sharks.

At 10/23/07 03:51 PM, Buddhist wrote: A pair of NHL sources told the Toronto Sun that Ottawa and Colorado Avalanche are the only two teams on Forsberg's list. A decision from the star is expected by the middle of November.

Well, I'd like to suggest that he takes us off his list - of the things we need in our team, more goalscoring is not one of the credentials. Defense and maybe a Goalie to replace Theodore are what we require.

We beat the Oilers (wow, that's fucking news :P) last night, with Ryan Smyth making his return home. He was kept off the scoresheet and I wonder how Oilers fans will react when he scores against them.

What a GAME! The Flames, defeated the Avs and messed their perfect season thus far..... and the flames were losing...... To bad I was out! dammit I would have loved to watch that game. Ha ha ha the fucking Oilers are almost dead last. Oh God, let the Avs.... what am I saying. I know the Avs can easily rape the Oiler's asses.

Crush them Avs, destroy Edmonton. Destroy Edmonton. Destroy Edmonton.

say Cooper how did you discover Hockey? and I looked it up.... you guys invented Ice Hockey. That's nuts.

At 10/25/07 06:19 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: What a GAME! The Flames, defeated the Avs and messed their perfect season thus far..... and the flames were losing......

*Wild

To bad I was out! dammit I would have loved to watch that game. Ha ha ha the fucking Oilers are almost dead last. Oh God, let the Avs.... what am I saying. I know the Avs can easily rape the Oiler's asses.

Crush them Avs, destroy Edmonton. Destroy Edmonton. Destroy Edmonton.

What the fuck are you talking about? I know that The Avalanche play the Flames on Friday night, which should be entertaining to watch.

say Cooper how did you discover Hockey? and I looked it up.... you guys invented Ice Hockey. That's nuts.

I could do with a link to your source for saying that we invented Ice Hockey. Hell, we invented lots of other sports that we're shit at, so why not hockey too :P

I was on holiday in Canada in 1988 and watched a little of it at the tender age of 5. I kind of drifted away from it until the late 90s, when I was given a demo of NHL99 for the PC and I got back into it, showing the Capitals how they should have defeated the Red Wings in the Cup final :P

A few days later, I noticed they were broadcasting it on Channel 5 twice a week, so I recorded them and watched the games over the next few days. This was also the way I got into watching Baseball, as the same channel started broadcasting the games and as a statwhore, I was completely hooked.

I'd say that Hockey is my second favourite sport, behind cricket. Since I play cricket, I'd be lying if I said I loved it less than any other sport.

*Wild

To bad I was out! dammit I would have loved to watch that game. Ha ha ha the fucking Oilers are almost dead last. Oh God, let the Avs.... what am I saying. I know the Avs can easily rape the Oiler's asses.

Crush them Avs, destroy Edmonton. Destroy Edmonton. Destroy Edmonton.

What the fuck are you talking about? I know that The Avalanche play the Flames on Friday night, which should be entertaining to watch.
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Yea That's the one I'm talking about. Oppps, I just checked the Edmonton site, I meant to say Minasota Wilds...... My bad. Penalty box for me, for hooking. Neverless, the Wild can easily rape those Oilers. I want those oilers's asses raped so bad, they bleed out oil. Fuck Edmonton!

I myself was never really into hockey. It was only untill the Playoff run back in '04 where Calgary almost made it! I have an insane plan to watch the Flames win 5 more Stanley cups, and bury that city of Deadmonton zombies. Then resurrect the Winnipeg Jets, and watch them destroy Calgary. They falling into my Nobunaga like Strategy. muwahahaahahahahahahaaha. Because to be beaten by the Jets, is like..... To be beaten by the (insert Worse Cricket team here). That would be the ultimate kick in the sweets for Edmonton and Calgary....

Blackhawks on TV!?! Unbelieveable!

I see some changes around here.

They seem to happen at a snail's pace in this town, but when they do happen, it's quite stunning.

There have been a couple of them this week. The first is the Blackhawks: We may be getting home games on TV. My god, what is happening?

Hey, I'm glad we're getting these games. Not that I need more TV watching, it's just that the Hawks are now, well, watchable.

By the way, nice timing, Rocky Wirtz. The old man isn't even gone two weeks and already you're ... nevermind. Sensitive topic.

Give the Hawks their due. They've got the two best rookies since ... they've never had two rookies like this.

Patrick Kane. I think the guy's almost 19. Even i'm older then him which is the first sports guy i can say i'm older than (didn't think it would be a hockey player though).

Jonathan Toews. He's amazing. He should win the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year. I have no idea who this Calder person is, but if Toews doesn't win it, I'm stalking him on the Internet and I might threaten him physically.

You know who these guys are? They're Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant in 1987. Only the Hawks don't exactly have a Michael Jordan ... yet.

There are others, you know, like our goalie, Nikolai Khabibulin. I confess, I have no idea what country he's from, but I think it's the same one Dracula is from. Anyway, he's tough, real tough.

So we've got youth, excitement and televised games.

At 10/26/07 02:34 AM, Molotov wrote: There are others, you know, like our goalie, Nikolai Khabibulin. I confess, I have no idea what country he's from, but I think it's the same one Dracula is from. Anyway, he's tough, real tough.

Khabibulin was borkn in Sverdlovsk, Russia. Dracula was from Transylvania, which is a region of Romania.

I've got Patrick Lalime in my squad, but that's as far as I go for Hawks talent. A shame, becuase they're putting something decent together there...

At 10/26/07 05:07 AM, Coop83 wrote: I've got Patrick Lalime in my squad, but that's as far as I go for Hawks talent. A shame, becuase they're putting something decent together there...

And they all laughed at me for taking Patrick Kane in the 18th round, and now he's got 13 points and we're only ten games into the season. The only player picked later to have outperformed him thus far is Nik Antropov (23rd round, 310th overall).

WHO'S LAUGHING NOW?

also: bergeron, power play captain, berard injured, nooooo, etc.

Some hockey news...

Former New York Rangers deenseman Darius Kasparaitis has reached an agreement to play the rest of the season for SKA St. Petersburg in the Russian Elite League.

Kasparaitis, whose whopping contract had him stuck in the minors, will join St. Petersburg next week, with the Rangers only too happy to have him seize the opportunity.

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The Igor Grigorenko experiment didn't work.

After a four-day stay in Detroit, but not appearing in a game, the Red Wings officially sent down Grigorenko to Grand Rapids. But this is more a paper transaction, as Grigorenko, a right wing, will head to Russia and look for a team to land with for the coming season.

Grigorenko will remain Red Wings property.

At 10/26/07 04:43 PM, Buddhist wrote: also: bergeron, power play captain, berard injured, nooooo, etc.

Yeah, I feel sympathy for anyone who has injury issues. Anyone interested in offering me some decent trades for my Avs players? I traded Ryan Smyth to Gooch and he comes up with a few points and we win... maybe this is the way to go :P

EEhhhhcellent Smithers, The Flames have resigned Mikka Kippersof. Good! and the Flames crushed the Oilers, (well crushed the Predators, but any win for Calgary is crushing the Oilers). and the Oilers also actually lost tonight, so in a sense...... ahem......

Love is a burning thing.... and it makes a firey ring..... bound wound desire..... They fell into a ring of fire! and the oilers went down down down, and the FLAMES went higher.. dit dit dit dee dee dee. doo dooo dooo dooooooooooo.

God I love that song......... They play it everytime the Flames burn those Oilers. Now only if a disgruntled oil refinery worker can just set those fucking refineries of Edmonton on fire. I would make a Bastards worthy submission on here!

At 10/31/07 01:56 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: Now only if a disgruntled oil refinery worker can just set those fucking refineries of Edmonton on fire. I would make a Bastards worthy submission on here!

Are you any relation to Dream-of-Duke? We don't need this sort of attitude in the club, as it may drive away Edmonton Oilers fans, who are Hockey Fans, just like the rest of us.

Duke? Duke Nuke Em? Duke University? Dukes of Hazard? you must be more specific Cooper. Duke is also a title in the British Peerage is it not?

At 11/1/07 08:28 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: Duke? Duke Nuke Em? Duke University? Dukes of Hazard? you must be more specific Cooper. Duke is also a title in the British Peerage is it not?

Dream-of-Duke is an NG user, who loves the Red Sox (allegedly) and flames The Yankees when they win and the Red Sox when they lose.

Want more details? Check out the Major League Baseball thread.

nope. I don't like baseball, so I'm not this Dream of Duke you speak off. Baseball actually reminds me of Cricket..... no offense. Even the announcer for these sports seem unenthusiastic. Where as Hockey or Soccer, or boxing, resemble pin ball, with the constant movements.

and don't worry about my rabid posts here. I found that I am much happier outside of this dead thread.... cherrio.

Anahiem Ducks....................Buffalo SABRES

I want to join this...

At 11/1/07 06:10 PM, hongkongexpress wrote: nope. I don't like baseball, so I'm not this Dream of Duke you speak of.

I didn't ask if you were him, I asked if you were any relation of his. Your posting habits looked a lot like his :P

At 11/1/07 06:17 PM, Comrade-K-rad wrote: I want to join this...

Welcome.

Two good things happened last night - The Avs beat Sidney Crosby 3-2 (thanks in particular to one particularly sick save from Jose Theodore, as he sprawled on the ice like Hasek) and Rick DiPietro got a shutout for the Islanders and my Fantasty Team.

I'm looking for more goaltending and I've got Rick... One more good goalie should do it :P