If they're going to do the shootout, I'd prefer a 3 pts for winning regulation or OT, 2 for winning a shootout, 1 for losing shootout, 0 for losing in regulation or OT. Teams are still playing conservatively just to get into the OT sometimes, and this would probably eliminate that.

11/10/2005 2:06:52 PM

i would approve of a system that allows only a certain amount of standings points per game. I dont like how some games have a worth of 2 points and some 3

11/10/2005 2:58:06 PM

yeah, a Win is a Win, who cares how you got it. You should get the same number of points no matter how you win

11/10/2005 11:09:34 PM

I agree that its really confusing about how some games 3 pts are given out and some 2
I wish they would do you win 2pt (OT or reg) you lose nothin that way players would work harder
to get the win

11/11/2005 12:10:43 AM

so what games are 3 pts what games are 2? i think you guys were talkin but just ot but im confused now

11/11/2005 12:38:46 AM

Let me simplify:

As it stands now:

Win in Regulation, OT, or Shootout: 2 points
Loss in OT or Shootout: 1 point
Loss in Regulation: 0 points

The way it probably should be:

Win in Regulation: 3 points
Win in OT or Shootout: 2 points
Loss in OT or Shootout: 1 point
Loss in Regulation: 0 points

11/11/2005 12:58:05 AM

Non-Canes here, but if you wanna see something INSANE, head over to nhl.com and watch the highlight of Crosby vs. Theodore in the shootout tonight.

YOWZA.

11/11/2005 1:03:38 AM

if you go there also check out the plays of the week and see that sick goal by Jason Spezza against the habs

11/11/2005 1:21:16 AM

Such a sick move. Even more impressive against an all-world goaltender like Theodore.

11/11/2005 1:22:33 AM

Theodore is garbage.

11/11/2005 2:13:16 AM

Quote :

"so what games are 3 pts what games are 2? i think you guys were talkin but just ot but im confused now "

During a normal non-OT game, there are only 2 points up for grabs. Once it crosses into OT, 3 points are now available (2 for winner 1 for loser).

11/11/2005 9:36:01 AM

OH NO

floride is coming up. when are we gonna play real team?

edit; ok tomorrow. they better win today, then beat ottawa. it will help moral to beat a team ranked higher then them probably. tomorrows game will really be good im sure.

Quote :

"Win in Regulation: 3 points Win in OT or Shootout: 2 points Loss in OT or Shootout: 1 point Loss in Regulation: 0 points "

no i dont like that. i like there being one full win no matter what each game.

[Edited on November 11, 2005 at 10:44 AM. Reason : -]

11/11/2005 10:41:28 AM

Quote :

"floride is coming up. when are we gonna play real team? "

We've played our share of real teams. And even though Florida is on a 6 game skid, if we don't take them seriously there will be 2 streaks broken tonight. I have no doubt we'll try to dig ourselves into a hole that we seem to enjoy climbing out of.

11/11/2005 10:57:53 AM

I wouldn't be surprised if part of the reason that there are no games worth 3-point to a single team is to keep that 100-point mark a defining milestone (and avoid having teams with 120+ points). For example, there were 10 teams that reached 100+ points in the 2003-04 season. If a regulation win was worth 3 points, there would have been quite a few teams with over 120 points, and even more teams with over 100 points that wouldn't have reached the playoffs (whereas each team that scored 100+ points made it into the playoffs). Yes, there was no shootout so there's no telling how that would have ended up, but work with me here

This is something that will probably come up in the next CBA talks (this one's only going to be around for 6 years, after all) if fans complain enough.



[Edited on November 11, 2005 at 11:05 AM. Reason : .]

11/11/2005 11:04:02 AM

you think they would consider using half-points?

11/11/2005 11:18:44 AM

Canes v. Panthers @ 7

11/11/2005 1:23:06 PM

Quote :

" wouldn't be surprised if part of the reason that there are no games worth 3-point to a single team is to keep that 100-point mark a defining milestone "

I would hope that's not the reason. If they tinker with the game itself to produce a (probable) shit-ton of 100+ point scorers (relatively speaking of course) they shouldn't have qualms about a reasonable standing system that may produce more than the 1 - 3 teams that typically reach that 100 pt position.

11/11/2005 1:36:50 PM

3pts for a regulation win would be about as useful as making halfcourt shots in bball worth 4.

11/11/2005 1:40:12 PM

Personally, I'm fine with the way it is now. Yes, they brought in the shootout, but that was simply for there to be a defined winner each game, not to add more point value to the game itself...I like it the way it is. Sure, there isn't any incentive to winning in regulation versus OT or SO, but 2 points is 2 points. If you're playing a team in your division/conference, having to go to OT/SO is, in itself, a sort of punishment if you win, seeing that the other team still gets 1 point, with that 1 point potentially coming back and biting the team in its ass later on.

11/11/2005 2:08:34 PM

Staal just went down

11/11/2005 7:40:36 PM

and he back

11/11/2005 7:42:26 PM

Danny Richmond (1st pick in the 2nd round of the 2003 draft) is making his NHL debut tonight.

11/11/2005 7:45:23 PM

3 penalty shots for Erik Cole in the last 2 periods...

11/11/2005 8:07:05 PM

That is ridiculous..

He probably should have shot instead of going back to the deke and backhand though.. I'm sure Luongo saw tapes of last game..

11/11/2005 8:07:57 PM

Could anyone give me a site that's selling tickets other than ticketmaster and stubhub?

Or does anyone know of someone who has a ticket they need to get rid of? Thanks!

11/11/2005 8:15:00 PM

^^ He should have shot from behind the net

You know, a friend of mine was asking me why I never watch Canes games and now, in watching this one, I remember why.

I can't stand that one dude who is beyond homerism for the Canes.

[Edited on November 11, 2005 at 8:40 PM. Reason : .]

11/11/2005 8:33:26 PM

HOMERISM? wtf

11/11/2005 9:02:36 PM

what a goal

11/11/2005 9:02:39 PM

11/11/2005 9:12:33 PM

9 straight

w00t

11/11/2005 9:56:09 PM

motha fuckin right!!

11/11/2005 10:06:59 PM

"I'm Martin Gelinas, I got knocked on my ass, so I am going to break my stick over the boards. "

11/11/2005 10:20:37 PM

^that shit was hilarious!!

11/11/2005 10:36:49 PM

^^ haha really?

i had to work so i missed most of the game. i like gelinas, i think he mustve just been mad that he wasnt still with the canes

11/11/2005 10:47:33 PM

canes are the SHIIIIIIT

11/11/2005 11:03:07 PM

ric needs to bring his ass back to the RBC Center and do some live WOO WOOO WOOOOOOOOOs

ps. the front page of http://nhl.com looks pretty nice. plus gerber got 3rd star of the night


[Edited on November 11, 2005 at 11:36 PM. Reason : d]

11/11/2005 11:33:16 PM

love from si.com, from the top 5 suprises of the NHL this year:

5. The first-place Carolina Hurricanes


This team entered the season with more question marks than the Riddler's costume. Where they found the answers had to surprise even their most ardent fans.

Rookie Cam Ward and Swiss vet Martin Gerber have formed a dependable tandem in goal. The power play has hummed along at a stout 22.4 percent, third-best in the league.

And sophomore center Eric Staal, who just turned 21, was scoring at a Gretzky-like pace of two points per game, and trailed only Peter Forsberg in the Art Ross chase.

Going into Friday's game at Florida, the 'Canes were riding a franchise-record eight-game winning streak. More telling than the wins, however, were the ways they found to get the job done.

In five of those eight games, Carolina trailed by two or more goals before clawing its way to victory with grit and determination. Included in that streak was a 3-2 win over Ottawa on Oct. 24, one of just two Senators defeats thus far.

It's too early ... to declare the Hurricanes as Stanley Cup contenders, especially with so little experience in so many pivotal roles, but Carolina has emerged as a team to watch in 2007 and beyond.

11/12/2005 1:34:56 PM

11/12/2005 3:12:36 PM

Aha thanks for imbedding that.

I'll be there tonight.

11/12/2005 3:14:45 PM

329

11/12/2005 3:32:58 PM

328!

11/12/2005 4:31:28 PM

329 tonight, as usual

11/12/2005 6:08:38 PM

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NO TV COVERAGE. FUCK YOU.

11/12/2005 6:55:20 PM

It's probably a good thing that it's not on TV, it's 6-0 Atlanta already

11/12/2005 8:08:35 PM

6-0....youch

11/12/2005 8:20:01 PM

Holy Toledo. Scary. What'd they do to these guys? I had to check the boxscore just to make sure the numbers didn't get flipped...both goalies have been switched ALREADY? Unbelievable.

11/12/2005 8:27:18 PM

ummm 6-0 .... this is a joke, right?

11/12/2005 8:30:02 PM

oh it looks like its 7-0


thats rediculous. that awful. poor stahl and his scoring streak.

[Edited on November 12, 2005 at 8:34 PM. Reason : 3]

11/12/2005 8:33:49 PM

11/12/2005 10:01:14 PM

Glad I paid money to see that shitfest of a game

11/12/2005 10:02:10 PM