the Flyers signed Mike Richards to a DiPietro-like deal: 12 yr, $69 mil

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3153967

12/13/2007 9:54:47 PM

these deals are retarded

12/13/2007 11:19:57 PM

blues get andy mcdonald from the ducks in exchange for doug weight

pretty interesting....

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=3155560

12/14/2007 8:58:05 PM

Well, this solves the Ducks' cap problems and means they get to keep all of their defensemen.

Chris Pronger
Scott Neidermayer
Mathieu Schneider
Francois Beauchemin
Sean O'Donnell
Shane Hnidy/Kent Huskins

Best defensive core EVER?

12/14/2007 11:47:45 PM

it is pretty nasty.

12/15/2007 10:33:27 AM

I was quickly reminded by some other people of:

Scott Stevens, Scott Neidermayer, Ken Daneyko, Brian Rafalski, Vladimir Malakhov, Colin White
Brian Leetch, Sergei Zubov, Kevin Lowe, Jeff Beukeboom, Alexi Karpotsev, Jay Wells
Nicklas Lidstrom, Vladimir Konstantinov, Larry Murphy, Slava Fetisov, Stacy Rouse, Aaron Ward
Nicklas Lidstrom, Vladimir Konstantinov, Paul Coffey, Slava Fetisov, Mike Ramsey, Marc Bergevin

12/15/2007 11:15:51 AM

Quote :

"Brian Leetch, Sergei Zubov, Kevin Lowe, Jeff Beukeboom, Alexi Karpotsev, Jay Wells"

Just get ready for the Michal Rozsival, Dan Girardi, Marek Malik/Jason Strudwick, Marc Staal, Paul Mara, and Fedor Tyutin to be added to that there list.

JUST WAIT

[Edited on December 15, 2007 at 5:19 PM. Reason : .]

12/15/2007 5:12:17 PM

Quote :

"Nicklas Lidstrom, Vladimir Konstantinov, Paul Coffey, Slava Fetisov, Mike Ramsey, Marc Bergevin"

winner

12/15/2007 5:13:32 PM

Ovechkin = the NHL's verison of Borat. Anything he's involved in off the ice is funny.

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/dcsportsbog/2007/12/ovechkin_on_a_segway.html#more

12/19/2007 10:48:23 PM

haha.

Quote :

""I'm crazy," Ovechkin said. "I'm sick.""

12/19/2007 10:56:40 PM

ahahahahaha

You just have to love him. I hope the Capitals never get good because then I would have to start hating him.

12/19/2007 11:23:08 PM

Ovechkin fucking rules. He goes nuts like a mini-mite every time he scores, he's a comic genius, and he loves to hit.

12/20/2007 2:57:52 AM

haha, not only is ovechkin a badass, but hes hilarious too.

Quote :

""Have you seen any girls?" Backstrom asked. "No," Ovechkin replied. "Girls, where are you? I can't find you.""

that line cracked me up

12/20/2007 3:42:38 AM

pens blow a 4-0 lead to the bruins (wtg ty conklowned) but win in a shootout

but what i really want to see: apparently crosby fought ference and bloodied him. ference got an extra 2 min and so the pens had laraque playing on the PP with crosby in the box


[Edited on December 20, 2007 at 10:09 PM. Reason : -]

12/20/2007 10:02:36 PM

Gaborik had 5 goals and an assist tonight!! daaaaaamn

12/20/2007 10:37:00 PM

woah.

12/20/2007 10:39:12 PM

yea man, you gotta get ESPN alerts... it's the best thing you can put on your cell phone.

12/20/2007 10:51:30 PM

and that probably will mark the only time the NHL will get the first highlight of sportscenter this season.. at least for the morning editions. and maybe the only time there are two NHL highlights in the first probably 15 minutes of sportscenter.. (granted its the penguins and crosby was in the fight, so they will show that)

12/21/2007 12:05:09 PM

THE GROIN STRIKES AGAIN

Simultaneously carrying and destroying my fantasy team by getting 5 goals but against my own goalie Lundqvist.

12/21/2007 1:56:35 PM

haha

12/21/2007 2:11:18 PM

Five goals in a game is nice and all, but until he gets them five different ways (ES, PP, SH, PS, EN) in the same game, I won't be impressed.

12/21/2007 4:02:16 PM

lol

12/21/2007 4:55:47 PM

whoda thunk Crosby would have a Gordie Howe Hat Trick?

12/21/2007 5:11:55 PM

^^^ i just went and watched the clip of that

it happened on dec 31 and the SHG was his 7th of the year

7 more than all the canes combined this year :/

[Edited on December 21, 2007 at 5:12 PM. Reason : [][][][][][][][][][][][][]]

12/21/2007 5:11:58 PM

12/21/2007 5:22:36 PM

wow i really hope this outdoor game brings in some ratings.. the NHL needs something.

and its getting some discussion too. talking about it a few minutes ago during the NYG/BUF game.. hopefully will pick up some people watching

12/23/2007 3:03:10 PM

recchi with 6 points in 6 games with atlanta

good for him

12/23/2007 9:19:23 PM

[Edited on December 28, 2007 at 1:05 PM. Reason : i'm really excited for this game]

12/28/2007 1:02:31 PM

USA beats Switzerland 4-2 at the World Juniors. They beat Kazakhstan 5-1 on Wednesday and play Russia tomorrow then Finland on Monday. The entire medal round will be shown on NHL Network January 2nd through 5th. James vanRiemsdyk (2nd overall by the Flyers in this year's draft) leads the tournament in scoring so far with 2 goals and 3 assists. Canes prospect Jamie McBain is playing for the Americans and was a +2 against Kazakhstan.

12/28/2007 4:26:06 PM

BTTT

1/1/2008 10:45:58 AM

i'm tempted to make a thread for it, this is a big event

1/1/2008 12:32:51 PM

there should be a ton of goals playing outdoors

1/1/2008 12:35:31 PM

plz2bringinratings

[Edited on January 1, 2008 at 12:36 PM. Reason : they've done a shitty job promoting though, i haven't seen anything about it on TV]

[Edited on January 1, 2008 at 12:41 PM. Reason : vulcan make a thread ]

message_topic.aspx?topic=508247

[Edited on January 1, 2008 at 1:01 PM. Reason : ]

1/1/2008 12:36:30 PM

Canada avoids the upset against Finland with a 4-2 win, which sets up a semi-final rematch between the United States and Canada. 10 AM Thursday on NHL Network.

1/2/2008 12:33:18 PM

i guess the ratings for the game were nothing impressive, i can't find them

[Edited on January 2, 2008 at 1:15 PM. Reason : well, a 38.1 in buffalo]

1/2/2008 1:09:18 PM

Highest rated regular season NHL game in over a decade

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080102.wsptnbcwclass2/BNStory/Sports/columnists

Quote :

"NBC exceeded audience expectations for its coverage of the Buffalo outdoor game on New Year's Day by earning a 2.6 overnight rating (percentage of the potential U.S. audience tuned in). Sources said an American network has not produced an audience of that size for an NHL regular season game since the Fox Sports telecasts in the 1990s. Last season, NBC's regular season NHL telecasts earned an average rating of 1.0."

That should be 3 or 4 million viewers

http://nbcumv.com/sports/release_detail.nbc/sports-20080102000000-nhlwinterclassico.html

Quote :

"NEW YORK – January 2, 2008 – The NHL Winter Classic, broadcast New Year's Day on NBC, earned a 2.6 overnight rating and a 5 share (1-4:45 p.m. ET), the best overnight NHL regular season rating in more than a decade (Feb. 3, 1996 on Fox, six-game regional, 3.0/7). The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in the first U.S. outdoor game in NHL history. Twenty-year-old Sidney Crosby, the NHL's reigning MVP, scored the game-winning goal in a shootout. The overnight rating also surpasses Wayne Gretzky's last game, which was broadcast on Fox (April 18, 1999, 2.5/6). Top Ten Metered Markets: 1. Buffalo 38.2/58 2. Pittsburgh 17.7/30 3. Minneapolis 5.1/11 4. Denver 3.7/7 T5. Providence 3.5/7 T5. Las Vegas 3.5/6 7. St. Louis 3.3/5 8. Boston 3.2/6 9. Sacramento 2.9/6 T10. Richmond 2.8/5 T10. Hartford 2.8/5 "

Some markets bolded for wtf?-ness. And nicely done St. Louis going up against the Mizzou game at the exact same time. Maybe the NHL is on to something about putting a franchise in Vegas.

[Edited on January 2, 2008 at 4:47 PM. Reason : .]

1/2/2008 4:39:08 PM

canada vs. US juniors on NHL network now.

1/4/2008 2:03:28 PM

Fail.

1/4/2008 4:35:42 PM

Canada about to win World Juniors and Flames are the hottest team in the league life is good

1/4/2008 8:31:29 PM

America fails again. 8 players, including the entire top line (unless guys make the move to the NHL) return to the team next year.

1/5/2008 12:48:24 PM

yeah, USA was talented as shit...no heart/leadership though (as displayed in the Bronze Medal game)

1/5/2008 1:03:03 PM

flames get CuJo

1/14/2008 8:24:43 PM

meant to post this earlier -- pretty good fight from a couple weeks ago

best part: it's darcy tucker ftl

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRiLdkOI-KA

1/14/2008 10:13:09 PM

The way Ruutu rolls his arm over and ties up Tucker's throwing shoulder is a thing of beauty.

1/15/2008 2:57:04 AM

good fight, tucker should cut his hair so it doesn't look as bad when he's eating fist

1/15/2008 7:05:21 AM

Dude.. dude.. dude...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wk_wuWmJRs

Wait... what?

1/18/2008 12:11:20 PM

holy shit!!

1/18/2008 12:21:17 PM

wow.

1/18/2008 12:45:15 PM

Crosby out for 4 weeks with a high ankle sprain. NHL offices will lower flags to half mast until he recovers.

1/18/2008 10:14:06 PM

at least 4 weeks

1/20/2008 2:09:48 PM