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Bruins Sabres tonight. Should be interesting to see if anyone has the balls to get Lucic to drop em. He said he's expecting to. With McCormick likely out I'd assume Gaustad would have to be the guy.

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Cam Neely and Larry Murphy will be riding on a float tomorrow in the Macy's parade. :lol

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We don't have many fighters. Gaustad, Tropp, Weber and Regher to an extent. Kaleta somewhat, but he never fights bigger fighters...

I really don't expect much to happen tonight in terms of payback. We won't run Thomas, maybe a fight... this isn't a physical team so I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for something.

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I expect Lucic and Sabres gaolie (forget the name) to start something.

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Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday.

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Hawks meeting the Sharks tonight reminds me of this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpReNkRairg

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If Seabrook is still out, I foresee a lot of goals, probably for both teams. Good to see Frolik probably back in the lineup.

A win tonight against a very good opponent would be huge.

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You too buddy.

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I hope you enjoy your thanksgiving. But I also hope you don't enjoy the day after too much.;)

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yeah that game was awesome

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Woooooo lucic just fucked up gaustad

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:lol Gaustad

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Lol just over a minute into the game they dropped gloves.

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Apparently the refs are trying to defend Millers honor too now.

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Omg it's fight night.

"don't poke the bear!" "take notes buffalo, teammates don't let teammates take cheap shots"

I love jack Edwards

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dirty hit by gaustad there. He better get penalized for that

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Not a good idea to dish out cheap shots when Chara and mcquaid are on the ice.

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This is an awesome game. The Sabres haven't won any of the fights tonight but the important thing is that they are not backing down.

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Vanek!!!

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Great goal by marchand

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Great game so far. Playoff atmosphere.

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.......:freak

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Awesome finish for the Flyers!

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Danny fuckin' B.

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Holy shit. What a game. Best!!1!

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10 in a row!!!

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Panthers skated all over the Rangers tonight.

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Hawks fans, just a FYI -

Brandon Pirri netted a hat trick tonight. Kid is tearing up Rockford.

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Loss aside that was a really fun game to watch. Although, Gaustad did a great job "defending Miller's honor"... or not. Oh well, still a fun game. Go Sabres.

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Thanks for the update :thumbsup

The roster is pretty crowded so I don't see him playing with the Hawks barring too many injuries.

Unfortunately the Hawks' woes continue tonight. And really, they probably played one of their better games of the year, but the Sharks' caught a pretty lucky bounce on their only goal and that's the game. But if they play like that all the time they are going to come away with the win more often than not. Still, getting dominated for the first 7 minutes of the 3rd period down 1-0 was pretty disconcerting. They get down and then play their worst stretch of the entire game. Ugh.

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Pirri and Smith are not the answer for this team. I'm sorry but Frolik and Bickell have no business being on this roster. Hawks could really use another top 6 forward and it's going to have to come via trade because what they are throwing out there right now is not cutting it. My wish list come trade deadline is a physical stay at home D and a 2nd to 3rd line legit center so 88 can move back to wing.

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why would you move 88 to the wing? ever? he is magnificent with the puck.

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Intense shootout last night. So exciting.

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Sorry, but Frolik has been a quality player for this team. He is a third liner and does his job well. His shot is very soft but he's very solid defensively and gives us some quality time on the PK. Plus, he is always one of the hardest working players on the team in every game, it seems. I'm not going to complain about a 3rd liner who plays quality defense and works hard just because he's not scoring a lot.

He's not very good on face-offs. As solid as Carcillo has been on the 2nd line, wouldn't you rather have a legitimate 2nd line center who can win faceoffs to center for Sharp and Kane or Sharp and Hossa? I totally agree that Kane's ability to create space and great chances for his wingers is outstanding, but at a certain point you'd like to have more guys who can win faceoffs.

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Happy Thanksgiving, boys. Be safe.

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anyone else see this? pretty cool.

http://wild.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=62258

from the article:
Due to personal reasons, Niklas Backstrom, who was the scheduled starter tonight, will not be at the game tonight. That means Josh Harding will be the starter, but here’s where it gets interesting.

Houston Aeros goaltender Matt Hackett has been recalled and is on a flight to the Twin Cities right now. He’s not expected to touch down on the biggest travel day of the year until about 6:30. That means the likelihood that he’s here for warmups is very small and he may even miss part of the first period.

The Wild has reacted by signing Paul Deutsch, who runs a screen printing and embroidery store in Richfield, as the emergency goaltender. As per League rules, the Wild was forbidden from signing a goalie with professional experience, so Deutsch signed his ATO today.

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Further proof Kyle Wellwood is fat:

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln...b4uqo1_500.jpg

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Brad Richards knows what's up:

http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ln...b4uqo1_250.jpg

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I can't believe some of the saves that were made in that shoot out last night... Actually in that game in general. It was a lot of fun to watch.

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That's so awesome and hilarious at the same time.

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Here is the Flyers alumni game roster http://flyers.thecheckingline.com/bl...ster-announced

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Great game between the B's and Wings right now.

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I think the Wings looked like crap today. A lot of turnovers and really sloppy playing save for a few plays.

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And we still won.


Pavel Datsyuk and Todd Bertuzzi are unreal in shootouts.

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That Datsyuk move in the SO was filthy.

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At game defense seems fake for the hawks

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Solid game by rangers.

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Defense doesn't like to play physical.

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Come alive in the 3rd!

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Good win today. Giroux continues to be a top 250.

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Biggest win of the year by far.

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Claude Giroux is an early Hart favorite. That's all I gotta say.

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Well that was fun!

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OMGCG is the man and gives me a huge boner

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Yea, but did you see how many pts Crosby had in his first game back?!?!?11

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Hey both are on my fantasy team = win

Also OMGCGs moustache :lol

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Toews is super human.

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Giroux's mustache makes me wish November would never end.

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OMGcg should never shave that thing. Too bad it's coming off on December 1st.

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I tweeted Hartnell in hopes to convince him, Giroux and Jagr (once he returns again) to keep their staches. Best line of facial hair in the NHL.

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Did you see Hartnell's dig on Carle using Twitter? :lol:lol

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The weak wrists comment? YES!

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Wow. Go.... Buffalo.......

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Yeah. I mean, it's kinda sad how bad they can be. Getting the puck out of the zone efficiently has been a huge problem. They start running around, passing the puck to the opposing team, taking long shifts, and one of the turnovers ends up in the back of the net. I mean, they let 5 goals in today, but the problem is that you can maybe put 1 of them on Crawford, and on a few he just had no chance.

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Flyers/Rags first meeting before the WC. I wonder how much this game will be hyped up. Regardless of the Classic, this should be a very good game as it always is.

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Two more injuries last night for the Sabres, this is getting ridiculous.

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Pretty good scrap right off the faceoff in the Flyers Rags game.

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Prust has to do Avery's dirty work for him. What a bitch.

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Avery is a little bitch, does this shock you?

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Almost as shocking as Ants bashing hockey. :lol:lol

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Would be nice to close out this trip with a W and finish at .500

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Agreed heading down to Staples Center in about 40 minutes!

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Almost as shocking as Kittens hating hockey :rolleyes

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Because it's nowhere near WWE levels?

*"Oh My God, is that Paul Pierce being wheeled back onto the court?!?!"*

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Hockey fans whining about other sports that are more popular than their precious NHL?? This is the first I have seen this.

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Nine rookies in the lineup tonight for Buffalo against the Caps, happy to see them up 3-1 after the 2nd period. Kassian and McNabb have really showed up tonight. (who?!)

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Nice to see 2 wins in2 days in person

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Foley going off on that anthem singer was classic.

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Very funny. But it is true to an extent. NBA fans here get riled up when anyone suggests that the NHL has overtaken th in terms of attendance.

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What he say? In person thought it was good....a luttle xtina but still

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There aren't many, if any, people playing better hockey than the man J.T. right now

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:thumbsup

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good game for the pens last night, and i loved how Crosby addressed the Foligno incident.

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Something along the lines of "alright honey...it's not all about you. Boy I can't wait to get back and hear Jim Cornelison on Tuesday."

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I wonder if the Montreal police received any complaints after the paccioretty hit last night.

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OMGCG for the Hart trophy.

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there is this guy named Jonathan Toews, and he's coming for you....brother.

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Leafs playing well and in 2nd place? What a strange world we live in.

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The world might actually be ending next year.

Not surprised this has happened:
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=381460

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About time they fired him. Now all they have to do is get a roster full of players that can perform in the playoffs and they'll be all set.

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I believe these players can do it. Just just have to want to do it. It's up to them now.

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They can absolutely do it, if - like you said - they want to. There are few teams with as much natural talent as the Capitals - particularly from Ovechkin, Semin, and Backstrom. They've just shown time and time again that they prefer to wallow in mediocrity instead of deciding to take it to the next level. They can do it, they just won't. Hopefully Hunter will be as hard ass of a coach as he was as a player. It's what the team needs.

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Canes fired Maurice.

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I saw Steve Yzerman go from a 100+ point scorer to one of the best two way players in the game. Also saw Fedorov sacrifice to get it done. Bowman made them believe in it.

Also with Maurice getting fired not much of a surprise. They were really struggling. How many guys have gotten fired. Then hired back a few years later and then fired again? A little odd.

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Carolina is a mess right now. Staal has been awful and the Kaberle signing has been a huge bust thus far. I believe Kaberle was a healthy scratch their last game. I'm so glad the Bruins let him walk and picked up Corvo from them for a 4th rounder.

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I really think Kaberle needs to go back to TO. He was good there. He's bombed everywhere since so far.

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Toronto won't take him back with that contract. Liles has been very good for them so far this year so I doubt they'd have much interest in bringing him back.

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Dale Hunter FTW!!!

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I don't think so either. Just saying that's probably where he belongs.

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Yea definitely. He just can't seem to get comfortable anywhere else.