^yet another example of why ovechkin is better than crosby

10/20/2007 5:58:47 PM

10/24/2007 11:21:23 AM

ahh... the Dick Vermeil of hockey.

10/24/2007 11:24:50 AM

Quote :

"The Kings defied math tonight by scoring 1 goal on 0 shots in the third period. Dustin Brown was tripped going to take a shot on the empty net, and was awarded a goal (which I had no idea was even possible)."

Pretty much anything that prevents an obvious empty netter results in an automatic goal. For example, if the pulled goalie throws his stick off the bench to stop the puck, a goal is awarded. Interestingly, though, if the pulled goalie jumps off the bench and stops the puck himself, it's just a too many men penalty, not an automatic goal.

Anyway, there are a lot of provisions for goals being scored without shots taken...if you bank the puck off the goalie's back from behind the goal line, there's no way it can be counted as a shot on goal.

10/24/2007 1:30:55 PM

http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/hockey/bruins/view.bg?articleid=1040306

Quote :

"According to sources in the B’s dressing room, Reebok has been unable to correct problems with the new jerseys introduced this season across the NHL and will replace them at the company’s expense with new uniforms made of the old materials. Players have complained since training camp that the new jerseys, which are supposed to be lighter and allow sweat to evaporate out through the shirts, have instead trapped water inside and gotten heavier. . . ."

Is this the NHL's equivalent of the new NBA ball that didn't last half the season?

And for those that went out and dropped a couple hundred bucks on one of these, terrible decision or collector's item?

10/25/2007 2:51:01 PM

attn Stein: Bite me!

10/25/2007 9:24:11 PM

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Who knew scoring goals would be helpful in winning hockey games?

http://www.newyorkrangers.com/downloads/mp3/RangersVictorySong.mp3

10/25/2007 9:27:02 PM

4 beers on the line this year. The first goes to you.

10/25/2007 9:44:25 PM

wow NHL's realtime thing is nifty

no loading and it shows you who shot the shot, from where and what happened to it

10/25/2007 9:45:56 PM

Quote :

"And for those that went out and dropped a couple hundred bucks on one of these, terrible decision or collector's item?"

We'll have to see what they replace them with first. If you're not sweating in it, the new fabric seems fine. That article suggests that the replacement jerseys will be cut the same as the new ones, but made of the old air-knit material...but the new jerseys are so fucking tight on the elbows, I'm not sure they can cut them the same without stretch fabric.

10/25/2007 10:30:22 PM

Chara busted that guy's nose again tonight! damn!

10/25/2007 11:44:47 PM

anyone go to the canes game on wednesday?
my friends were telling me there were a couple fights in the stands

10/26/2007 2:27:38 AM

ya i saw one or two.. i think one in 107/108 was a buffalo fan throwing a beer at someone else (both women)

that's just kinda what it looked like anyway

10/26/2007 2:35:51 AM

I know the girl who was on the receiving end...Buffalo chick threw a beer and then a punch and her boyfriend didn't even go with her when she got carted away.

10/26/2007 3:13:13 AM

I like how msfag has been oddly quiet.

10/26/2007 3:28:16 AM

Oh, I'm sure he has some convenient excuse all lined up....

....for when he gets let out of the lockup with the rest of the SlugThugs.

10/26/2007 3:37:46 AM

http://www.30gamesin30nights.com

This guy just started a trip to see games in all 30 cities in 30 days. Insane.

10/28/2007 5:00:44 PM

that is fucking awesome.

10/28/2007 8:39:02 PM

Stomp on Wirtz's grave:

Quote :

"The Chicago Blackhawks and Comcast SportsNet have announced that Comcast SportsNet will televise their first home game of the season on Sunday, November 11 when the Blackhawks play host to the archrival Detroit Red Wings at 6:00 p.m."

10/29/2007 8:05:07 PM

yeah that didn't take long

now maybe they can prove to chicago they still have a team

10/29/2007 8:07:57 PM

flames sign kipper for another 6 years, that keeps iginla, regehr and kipper locked up, now they just need to resign phaneuf

10/29/2007 8:53:00 PM

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AlwsHMuKLIgk_Ms64TcZYEU5nYcB?slug=rm-saintpaul110107&prov=yhoo&type=lgns

This article pissed me off a little bit, so I called him the fuck out.

Quote :

"Ross, I'm sure you've already received some emails about this already, but your article about the new Hockeytown, USA is somewhat of a joke. I could not agree with you more about the Wild. I had a chance to visit the Twin Cities and see the Wild play on opening Saturday this season, and it was a fantastic experience. They certainly are worthy of the title, but the "State of Hockey" works just fine. The bottom portion of your article, on the other hand... You quoted Minnesota's attendance, but apparently forgot to look at anyone else. Tampa Bay is probably the silliest team listed here; in case you haven't been paying attention, they are the highest attended American team over the last 3 years. Phoenix and Florida... okay, sure, the numbers basically back you up on this one. The problem is, these teams have been terrible for a long time, and history has shown that they are a hot ticket when not playing at the bottom of the standings. Glancing at the numbers, I'm actually pretty surprised that Florida has managed to draw 15,000-16,000 every season despite the fact that they've finished 4th in the Southeast for five straight years and have not made the playoffs since 2000. Atlanta, no doubt they have some work to do, but they are still a young franchise. Columbus has a great fanbase and solid attendance (happen to watch the draft this summer where their fans filled up the building?), which is a real credit to them since they are the only franchise in the league to have never made the playoffs. I am from Raleigh, so obviously I have quite a beef with you regarding the Canes. They have had the biggest attendance jump in the league each of the last two seasons, and were one of the better attended American teams last year. They are the only major league show in town, and receive great support here in an area that is a mix of born southerners and relocated northerners. Youth hockey is also growing rapidly here. And hey, don't forget about that big shiny thing we won a couple of years ago. I guess the point I am trying to make here is that things in these "non-traditional markets" are not as bleak as you seem to believe. It really surprises me that a Sharks fan would buy into the traditionalist rhetoric that a handful of noisy elitists have been spouting for the last decade. If you find yourself tiring of the cold dreary weather this season, take a trip down south and we'll show you that we do love our hockey down here. I have yet to see any Leafs fans tailgating come playoff time wearing shorts while cooking BBQ and throwing back a few cold ones. -Jonathan Hawkins Raleigh, NC"

[Edited on November 1, 2007 at 6:45 PM. Reason : .]

11/1/2007 6:35:22 PM

well put without getting unreasonable

11/1/2007 9:23:02 PM

^^ We need to put the myth of paid attendance and tickets distributed aside and start focusing on actual butts in seats. The only reason I say that is cause I watched the Florida-Carolina game last night and there were a ton of empty floorsides and the game's atmosphere was dead. 15000-16000 average attendance for the Panthers is irrelevant unless people actually fill them.

By the way, here's a picture of my favorite inflated attendance. 400 when they announced 10,121.



[Edited on November 1, 2007 at 9:57 PM. Reason : .]

11/1/2007 9:57:00 PM

You see the same problem at Joe Louis Arena, Madison Square Garden, and Air Canada Centre with tons of corporate seats that aren't filled. A sold out game last week in New York looked like the Greensboro Coliseum in the 1st period. Obviously no one is really quite as bad as Florida on a consistent basis, but the fact is, to the bottom line of the team, it's how many people bought tickets. If the season ticket holders don't want to show up, so be it. They'll be losing food revenue, but the season ticket holders probably aren't spending much money in-arena anyway. Not to mention Wednesday may have been the worst night in the NHL for attendance that I have seen since before the lockout. A mid week game on Halloween is just not going to do that well.

11/1/2007 10:08:30 PM

^ Well, as far as watching the NHL and it being an entertaining experience, the bottom line of the owners does not matter. So if the private media want to follow level of interest in a team, we need to follow actual butts in seats, and local TV ratings.

11/1/2007 10:12:17 PM

Nothing I was talking about really has much to do with entertainment value. Personally I don't really give a shit whether anyone goes to Panther games or not; just gives me more to make fun of them about. My beef with the article I posted was that he basically said Florida, Phoenix, Tampa Bay, Atlanta, Carolina, and Columbus are failing and will not be around much longer. I don't think this is true at all, and the only team that has big question marks in my mind is Atlanta.

11/1/2007 10:18:52 PM

I want the Florida Panthers to move to Charlotte for potential rivalry reasons. A Raleigh-Charlotte sports rivalry would be really cool.

[Edited on November 1, 2007 at 11:33 PM. Reason : .]

11/1/2007 11:30:43 PM

Didn't miss a shift. Never question a hockey player's toughness.

And two BRUTAL injuries in the Canucks game last night to Sami Salo (in the face) and Kevin Bieksa (achilles tendon). Apparently Bieksa is going to miss 6-8 weeks, but there was some early speculation that it could be career ending.

11/2/2007 11:18:49 PM

^ damn

^^ and that won't happen.. even if it would be cool

11/3/2007 12:19:22 AM

http://www.newyorkrangers.com/downloads/mp3/RangersVictorySong.mp3

PETR FUCKING PRUCHA

11/3/2007 8:41:30 PM

Haha I was just playing that.

More like HENRIK FUCKING LUNDQVIST

11/3/2007 8:47:44 PM

Hail to the King, baby.

11/3/2007 9:07:44 PM

Richard Brodeur?!

11/3/2007 9:11:04 PM

attn Stein: I don't think you should get a beer for a shoot out.

11/4/2007 1:04:00 AM

You only got a point because the Rangers were lazy after scoring the first goal.

Politely thank the Rangers and continue living at the bottom of the East.

11/4/2007 2:55:08 AM

attn: SportsCenter

FUCK YOU

11/6/2007 12:37:47 AM

Oh yeah, that reminds me:

http://www.newyorkrangers.com/downloads/mp3/RangersVictorySong.mp3

11/6/2007 1:05:36 AM

I could care less that they beat the Flyers. It was like watching a cripple fight. Speaking of crippled, my Devils are looking like the Rags of yesteryear. At least the Canes are doing well.

11/6/2007 4:58:08 AM

You don't want to play too well against the Flyers unless you're looking to get killed by some no talent goon on their team.

11/6/2007 7:11:55 AM

every TV stat with some kind of streak that shows up always ends it right after its shown

Rangers/Islanders, longest shutout streak and like 150 minutes for Lundqvist

ends 2:30 later

11/6/2007 8:53:33 PM

wow VS reviews the 1st month of the season and the canes don't even get a mention (i think, i wasn't paying full attention, but i think i would have heard something if they said carolina or hurricanes)

11/6/2007 9:42:03 PM

They'll have plenty of chances to talk them up Monday when Carolina and Florida play on there.

11/6/2007 10:25:13 PM

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Channel 330 on Time Warner Cable = NHL Network!

11/7/2007 1:11:39 PM

Going for the triple post...

I have to say, I'm kind of silently hoping that Nashville or somebody moves to Kansas City, because I HAVE to go to a hockey game in this building: http://forum.kcrag.com/index.php?topic=13120.0

GORGEOUS.

11/7/2007 4:35:10 PM

damn that's nice.

i hope we get a scoreboard like that every time i see a new one like that

11/7/2007 4:56:19 PM

Quote :

"I have to say, I'm kind of silently hoping that Nashville or somebody moves to Kansas City, because I HAVE to go to a hockey game in this building: http://forum.kcrag.com/index.php?topic=13120.0"

Well, the owner of the Kansas City arena that would be used also owns the L.A. Kings, so I think there's a very good possibility of them moving after this year with Bettman's approval.

11/7/2007 5:01:31 PM

No way in hell the Kings are going anywhere

11/7/2007 5:31:33 PM

^ I did not say the Kings were going anywhere. The Predators will move to Kansas City cause the prospective K.C. owner is friends with the owner of the Kings, and the Kings' owner wants his building in Kansas City to get rent money. So he will ensure all the other owners will back the move.

11/7/2007 8:36:07 PM

is ESPN really about to show NHL highlights not shoved into the last 15 minutes of sportscenter?

[Edited on November 7, 2007 at 9:04 PM. Reason : oh not without showing the NBA first, not even their game on ESPN.. this is on ESPN2]

[Edited on November 7, 2007 at 9:05 PM. Reason : and not without talking about the NFL game that is 4 days off]

11/7/2007 9:03:56 PM