Toronto Maple Leafs fan here.

well with EDM i don't know what really is in it for them in the futre?

maybe they'll end up trading all their super-star rookies for 39 year old veterans.

Now why is Dwayne Roloson still there? Garon is good and all but EDM needs a number one goalie.

if only they had Luongo....
i also hate trashing my favorite NHL team but its my opinion and I'm saying out loud.

Seeing the amount of work that's being put into the ice surface for the Winter Classic between the Sabres and Penguins on New Year's Day, I'm amazingly impressed. I just hope that all goes well and that we'll see a good game (Shame it's not last year's Sabres though, they would have made it a really good game to see them Vs Sid)

Jason Blake coming back to New York.

Yeah I'm not interested at all. So yeah I'm not watching the game..

New Year's Resolutions, NHL style...

Rick DiPietro: I resolve to be really good through 2020-21.

Mike Richards: I resolve to be really good through 2019-20.

Chris Simon: I resolve to be really good through February.

Patrick Kane: I resolve to grow a playoff beard, even if it takes me three years.

Daniel Briere: I resolve to stop looking younger than Patrick Kane - even though I'm 12 years older.

Sidney Crosby: I resolve to stop making it look so damn easy.

Jonathan Cheechoo: I resolve to stop making it look so damn hard.

Samuel Pahlsson: I resolve to win the Selke Award.

Ilya Kovalchuk: I resolve to be the next "Rocket" winner.

Roberto Luongo: I resolve to shrink my pads.

Martin St. Louis: I resolve to not get lost in Roberto Luongo's pads.

At 12/28/07 02:39 PM, Dick-Dastardly wrote: New Year's Resolutions, NHL style...

Rick DiPietro: I resolve to be really good through 2020-21.

Mike Richards: I resolve to be really good through 2019-20.

Chris Simon: I resolve to be really good through February.

Patrick Kane: I resolve to grow a playoff beard, even if it takes me three years.

Daniel Briere: I resolve to stop looking younger than Patrick Kane - even though I'm 12 years older.

Sidney Crosby: I resolve to stop making it look so damn easy.

Jonathan Cheechoo: I resolve to stop making it look so damn hard.

Samuel Pahlsson: I resolve to win the Selke Award.

Ilya Kovalchuk: I resolve to be the next "Rocket" winner.

Roberto Luongo: I resolve to shrink my pads.

Martin St. Louis: I resolve to not get lost in Roberto Luongo's pads.

Buffalo Sabres: We resolve to get over the loss of our co-captains.... still.

Fixed, although I actually believe we're starting to come around. Except Vanek. He'll never come around. Other than that, there's really nothing else I can say.

Vanek got his payday and he doesn't have to perform at that level again; plus he was more of a product of the play of Briere & Drury, to a degree (as with Afinogenov).

At 12/29/07 01:25 AM, Dick-Dastardly wrote: Vanek got his payday and he doesn't have to perform at that level again; plus he was more of a product of the play of Briere & Drury, to a degree (as with Afinogenov).

Max Afinogenov played on the third line last year - without either center. the talk is he's been lazy throughout this year, though he has recorded 7 points in his last 7 games, so he might be coming around.

DUCKS DUCKS DUCKS - Five games into the return of Scott Niedermayer and they're 4-0-1, with 5 goals total allowed. They'll still have to battle to make it to the playoffs, but I'm betting that's a first round matchup none of the top seeds would want.

Also: man, the eastern conference is so ridiculously shitty. Just..
so bad.

The point differential from 3rd to 15th place in the Eastern Conference is great.

3rd place- 43 pts. (Carolina. Montreal actually has more, but due to divisional leaders, they are in 4th with 44 pts.)
15th place- 33 pts. (Washington and Tampa Bay)

That's a 10 (or 11, depends what team you are) point difference.

At least the west is a little more balanced.

O, and Winter Classic in 3 days. Anybody going? I AM!

At 12/29/07 03:55 AM, VeryProudofYa wrote: Also: man, the eastern conference is so ridiculously shitty. Just..
so bad.

It's a lot like the NBA in that the west has all the rapetastic players and teams, and the east is left with scrubs.

Mine are the toronto maple leafs and the montreal canadians fan!!! Logan2007weirdmcqueen@hotmail.com

At 12/29/07 05:20 PM, Dick-Dastardly wrote:

At 12/29/07 03:55 AM, VeryProudofYa wrote: Also: man, the eastern conference is so ridiculously shitty. Just..
so bad.

It's a lot like the NBA in that the west has all the rapetastic players and teams, and the east is left with scrubs.

I was thinking that too, but I would have had to double post to get that in there.

intresting night in the ER room, waiting to get stitches for a "knife-in soapy sink at A&W accident".
Kept on watching sports, the Patriots win a record 16-0 games or something, the QB with the dreadlocks eye pokes another player. That was pretty funny. And watched the Flames recap of the game. Where they were down 3-2 but rallied to win 5-3, I was in the bathroom, trying to stop the bleeding, (It was one of those bread knives with the Saw like blade. Yiiiii. And all I hear through the door is "Gooooooallllll Jeeeerrrrrommmmme Innnnnngllllinnaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" (the radio announcer . Peter Maher I believe he was
saying every syllable for at least 5 min, or maybe that's what it sounded like, because I lost too much blood" See guys this is why the rules in a kitchen state, not to put knives into sinks like that.

The score was 3-3, But I was concentrated on a very diffrent "Red Mile". Nah I didn't loose that much blood, it just looked bad. The manager's mom was a nurse, and was picking up my manager because she was pregnant... lucky me! So I end up eventually driving while listening to the Flames game, and not trying to crash the car. I wuv radio flames games, because of the Maher's crazy Innnnnnnginnnnnlaaaaahhhhhhhgghhhhhh (Inglia). I remember old WW2 ear post cards that featured families huddled around old Oak radios listening to the game. I even have an old TV that I watch Hockey on, to give a feel of old classical school hockey. The funny thing was I never gave a damn about it before....

Anyways, while driving to the hospital... I hear the "Rock the Dome" (occasionally there are Rock Concerts held at the dome. Billy Graham's revival crusaide attracted many Evangel Calgarians. Might as well call Calgary, Atlanta, or Houston. Man It sounded loud on my car stereo, the car is an out modeled 92 hyundai! so the radio is pretty crackley. Either that or my hearing is going...... But the Fans were loud.

So The Dome gets rocked a bit. So that was a fun night..... But the dread lock football player Giving the other player a 3 stooges poke took the cake! That was funny.

The woman next to me in the ER operation room, had some kind of bandage on her lip. She was at the Game earlier in the evening, a fat fan must have knocked her over the seats (she fell down two row). Ouch. so I told her that her sacrifice wasn't invain that the Flames have won!

Edmonton and Calgary were having a bit of a slump, of a losing streak, but Calgary broke it last night. This particular game was memorable, because I never heard hockey on radio. I cut myself, I drove to the hospital while listening to the game and the Excitement of the announcer's crazy Goalllllll and holding the sylables long, the lady who was getting stitches was at the game, and the Dreadlock dude eye poking the other dude. And I got sitches, getting Freezy drugs. Freezy drugs was the highlight, Man did my finger feel funny! very funny!

I'm just delirious from my teatnus shot, and the flames winning, while Edmonton goes down in the standings. They did this to me! they hurt me! now I get revenge. The Ducks denied Calgary it's cup last year. This is what they get. Roasted Duck, by the Flames of God.

ha ha ha ha....... *passes out from loss of blood*. damn kids not following rules in the kitchen.

I'm a Sabres fan, and I don't mind any other NHL team, except I dislike Toronto, Ottawa, Philly, Rangers, Islanders.

At 12/31/07 03:07 PM, Bored-Kevin wrote: except I dislike Islanders.

>:|

good the flames won the last game of 2007. Keep it up flames. Then I can resurrect the Jets. Everything is going according to plan.

At 1/1/08 04:41 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: good the flames won the last game of 2007. Keep it up flames. Then I can resurrect the Jets. Everything is going according to plan.

The Avs were doing alright on the run up to Xmas, but the break seems to have stalled our progress. We're back down to 4th place in the Northwest and it's still looking like an uphill struggle to reach the playoffs -.-

4 games! Inglina is on a roll. Kipper is Kippersof again! Instead of some alien Thetan who took over Kippersof's brain, and made him depressed and sluggish. Damn you Dead Alien ghost, go back to your screwed up planet, and stop screwing up ours!

Inglina shaked that monkey off his back. Iggy scored two goals. come on Iggy Dazzle us with a hatrik. You can do it!

Iggity Iggity. Iggity....... -instead of Giggity. Giggity giggity. The cup will come home, the oilers will be sold! The Jets will be resurrected. I will own the Jets, and as owner can do what I want, and play D for them. And play for Team Canada...... hehehehehehehehhehehehehehehehehehehhehe hehehehehehehehehehehe,

Iggity Iggity Iggity........ goo!

The Oilers lost! But since they got OT they get "one" point.

Kaplah!

I am in the works of dreaming of getting a nice house of my own, and building the basement into my Falloutshelter-hockeywatchingroom-StarTr ek comfy room. Complete with ancient TV, and old couch! It would also contain a PC and a Ham radio, and a a non perishables (food), but my kids will probaly turn it into a dope-Playstation 5 Room and kick me out :_(.

At 1/4/08 03:00 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: Complete with ancient TV, and old couch! It would also contain a PC and a Ham radio, and a a non perishables (food), but my kids will probaly turn it into a dope-Playstation 5 Room and kick me out :_(.

You've got kids? Fucking hell, it's like they let anyone be parents these days.

Ryan Smyth will be out of action for about 8 weeks with a broken ankle. Depressing.

At 1/4/08 03:00 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: The Oilers lost!

That hurt a lot.

>>> No I don't have kids. But with Stem Cells, I can clone some, I watched a real cool movie called Gattaca and the Island..... It's insane what people can do with some skin cells from foreskin. But what's wrong with me being a parent? I have a decent job. ohhhhh it's the nerdy Hockey Fanatic thing isn't it..... ha ha ha.

You've got kids? Fucking hell, it's like they let anyone be parents these days.

Ryan Smyth will be out of action for about 8 weeks with a broken ankle. Depressing.

At 1/4/08 01:44 PM, DarkSoldier wrote:

At 1/4/08 03:00 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: The Oilers lost!

That hurt a lot.

*cue Merry Mariachi trumpet* Context (from the perspective of the Vanquished team)....

Love is a burning thing..... and it makes a firery ring..... bound by wild desire. I fell intro a ring a fire... I fell into a burning ring of fireeeeeee. I went down down down. and the FLAMES went higher!

The taste of love is sweet. When hearts like ours meet... I feel into a burning ring of fire. and it burns burns burnnssss the ring of fireeeee!

I fell into a burning ring of fire! and it burns burns burnsssssss........

But the most puzzling of Enegmas!!!!! is why the hell didn't the LA Kings ever win a Stanley cup!??!?!?! they had Robatie, and Grezsky! Gretsky! 5 Time Heart Trophy winner! He's the Obiwan of Hockey. Crosby is the Anakin of Hockey. (talented, young, limiteless potential)......

At 1/4/08 08:26 AM, Coop83 wrote:

At 1/4/08 03:00 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: Complete with ancient TV, and old couch! It would also contain a PC and a Ham radio, and a a non perishables (food), but my kids will probaly turn it into a dope-Playstation 5 Room and kick me out :_(.

You've got kids? Fucking hell, it's like they let anyone be parents these days.

Ryan Smyth will be out of action for about 8 weeks with a broken ankle. Depressing.

>>>Ohhhhh now I know what you mean about me and kids.... Because I harbor a childish fantasy of resurrecting a long forgotten team (Winnipeg Jets), to get the last word on assholes who gave me a hard time, for liking them. heh heh....... Well Something has to keep me alive during these shop meetings with a pulse.... It might as well be foamy addictions to Hockey. I don't seem to have any other vices, except hockey.

and Hockey is still a British Game! well a roman, field hockey. My uncle played for team Hong Kong for Goal, and was going to play against Japan, for the World cup, or Asian cup, or whatever, but he's from China. and they didn't let him. This was back in the 70s. And now look at him..... the Faculty head of Economics at Ryerson University. I should go there, just to piss him off ha ha ha! He has quite the Bi Polar temper. First he's happy, then he's pissed off. And not playing Hockey really pissed him off.

as you can tell by my non coherent connections to the Flames and my Uncle.... I'm having severe case of withdrawl! I need hard hits, eye gashes, teeth missing, and crazy saves, and the Iggy scores. See the thing about Iggy is he's not super talented like Missier, Or Robatie, or Greksky, or Crosby. But through determination, and the human spirit, work ethic and trying. He gets better and better. He has character. He shows that humans can overcome with hard work. That's love right there.

Like Cheecho, he tries so hard, and never gives up. But he still tries. I need blood on the ice, teeth and blood. The game with the kings should be an easy win.

so how do you view games over there Cooper? do you, listen via internet, or watch through sattlite? or listen through radio. What is your favorite team and why? and how does your fellow countrymen like Hockey? Like I though they would like it, because of the hard hits, and teeth flying, and blood.... gashes of blood! It's like watching UFC.

With American football, there is too much stopping after a play as the ref hemmms and haaas about the position of ball, then they do some math formulaes then finally after an entire hour. say "first down, or no down". Baseball is just too sleepy.

But hockey is something else. The net is smaller so it's like impossible to get a goal in, the goalies are death ninjas who can do the splits, and the hitting. Like players are knocked in all sorts of funny angles. the top of body goes one way, the legs to another way. They spin around, then they get up again! It's like they're made of rubber!

At 1/5/08 02:03 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: But the most puzzling of Enegmas!!!!! is why the hell didn't the LA Kings ever win a Stanley cup!??!?!?!

Because they didn't win enough games?

they had Robatie, and Grezsky! Gretsky! 5 Time Heart Trophy winner!

*Robitaille

*Gretzky. Spelling it wrong twice sucks :P

*Hart trophy

Your point being? Even if you have got the best players, you won't necessarily bring back the silverware, otherwise the Rangers would have won more cups with their silly $80m payrolls of the late 90s

He's the Obiwan of Hockey. Crosby is the Anakin of Hockey. (talented, young, limiteless potential)......

So therefore, Crosby's son will save the NHL from Crosby, after he has turned to the dark side... He's going to play for the Red Wings?

At 1/5/08 04:36 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: so how do you view games over there Cooper? do you, listen via internet, or watch through sattlite? or listen through radio.

I've been watching it through the medium of Television for about 9 years now. I picked up the second half of the 1999 season through a terrestrial network and now I tend to watch it on a specialist North American Sports Network (NASN) via cable. I watch highlights over the internet every morning and I try to watch all the highlights every day.

What is your favorite team and why?

Colorado Avalanche. I love the way that Joe Sakic not only played hard, but he also played fair. Lady Bing awards say it all really. I stayed up during the 2001 playoffs and watched our triumphant run to the cup, about 6 weeks before attending University. Naturally, I carried on while at University and I still follow the Avs to this day.

and how does your fellow countrymen like Hockey?

I got a demo of the NHL 99 computer game to re-ignite my acquaintance. I had discovered Ice Hockey in 1988, when I went to Vancouver and Edmonton for 3 weeks, when I was only 5. I looked into it a little in 1995, when we went to an Ice Rink for a school trip, but it was more as an olympic thing, because without the internet, I couldn't really get access to anything NHL based.

Like I though they would like it, because of the hard hits, and teeth flying, and blood.... gashes of blood! It's like watching UFC.

It's nothing like watching UFC. I hate those pussies. It's like watching Rugby on ice - fucking brutal.

At 1/5/08 07:19 AM, Coop83 wrote:

At 1/5/08 02:03 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: He's the Obiwan of Hockey. Crosby is the Anakin of Hockey. (talented, young, limiteless potential)......

So therefore, Crosby's son will save the NHL from Crosby, after he has turned to the dark side... He's going to play for the Red Wings?

Well, Coop, it's where all sell out hockey players go when they're career is almost over. Some even go there to end their career, yet for some reason, they keep on coming back,

Hasek, Chelios, Hull (thank God he's gone), Osgood

8 game winning on road?!?! The Flames?!!?!?!?!????! Because last year they sucked. And Edmonton. OT win streak?!? This is one crazyyyyyy year for Hockey! Anyhow they won against the Kings.

and yes we're waiting for the "luke Skywalker" Hockey, to save Crosby, after he turns to the dark side. (when the fame and ego mania of his career, turns into thuggery and drugs). What a game! The Flames were ahead when I left work, then 3-3 then down by one 4-3. Then they pull their crazy miracles! That's what I love about this team. Crazy wild unpredictable mixed in with skill. But it's the Hart (pun Intended) that Inglina puts in, and his teamates put in. They want the cup! They want to build upon old records.

Inglina wants to be a Flamer *snicker* for life!. It's a pity if Edmonton, had mountains. Then it would be a desireable place to live! Perhaps when I live long enough to master transwarp meditation. I can bea, some mountains there. (via Alex Chiu rings). But what I love about the Flames?! they're crazy! they're wild.

Rugby on ice? Why not the orginal soccor? Where the villagers kick a ball to the opposing village, in a rowdy row?

Hey, for ha has Cooper, look up Vancouver Hockey Riot. I know they're nothing compared to a full Firm battle. But still pretty wacky.

I want the world to think of Canada as crazy Canucks! wild and unpredictable! Because as you can tell by my posts. I'm crazy!

Iggity iggity iggity!

meeeeeeowwwwww! The flames are division leaders! They were like last in the division but had the pain to climb back up! They must not lose. Calgary must defeat those Edmontonians!!!!.