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Islanders for life. Favorite team/sport.

Have watched nearly every minute of every game for as long as I can remember.
First games were with the Cup teams so I've seen greatness. If we ever get a new owner and arena and spend some money, maybe we'lll see greatness again. In the meantime, I'll enjoy watching JT mature in an elite superstar and hope some of the rest of the young talent develops too.

Had 1/2 season tix paid for with my own money as a teenager with older brother. More affordable back then.

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Can't wait for 1pm! Finally for the first time all year rangers play bruins.

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Hopefully its not as boring as the games between these 2 teams have been the past few years. They've played some serious snoozers the past couple years.

It could be. They are arguably the two best defensive teams in the league, which could lead to low scores.

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He was never "pretty." Kid looks like an alien.

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Rask will probably be in net today for the bruins.

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Boston - NYR has been pretty damn entertaining.

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Agreed. Great pace to this game.

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potential conference finals matchup

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What a job by gaborik. Waits for the puck to bounce once off a blocked shot, then one times it inside the left post. He broke a pretty log drought there too.

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i really wish the game was on here.

Where? Are you a time Warner victim? I'm in my iPhone so I don't see locations.

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Wow. Rask gets his masked knocked off by a slap shot. Never seen that before.

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I'm on comcast in VA

Oh okay. Time Warner in new York didn't renew their contract with MSG on January 1st so no Knicks rangers isles or devils for A LOT of fans.

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yeah, i heard about that.

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Did anyone see the save on datsyuk last night in the shootout? Wow.

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Great game to stay in and on a snowy afternoon. Hate the Rag$ but that justice for the cheap shot by Ference. Thinking at least 3 games.

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I'm thinking he gets 0.

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solid win for us

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Rangers should have won that game in regulation. Very happy the B's got through that with a point.

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great win NYR, thats how you pay a team back for that cheap hit in overtime.

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That was barely even a hit :lol Ference was flying up the ice what was he supposed to do when a Rangers players steps in front of him barely moving?? Give up on the puck?

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He didn't let up at all dude, that hit shows no respect for the guy your hitting once you see the numbers on his back you have to let up alittle bit thats how the game is played now, those are the types of hits that get you suspended in the NHL, I wouldn't be surprised if he did.

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It was not that bad at all.

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I don't think Ference has a history either. Wouldn't be surprised at all if there was no suspension.

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I'm not saying there definitely will be a suspension, I think your right about him not having a history. I've just seen similar hits with suspensions given out...I could really care less if he gets suspended I'm just happy we won.

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Happy to get a point :) Should have been over over on one of those PP in the third. Rangers have been horrible on the PP lately.

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You see the numbers, you need to let up. When will players learn that you can't shove a guy from behind a foot from the boards. He will get games, history or not.

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Our PP is embarrassing, it's actually somewhat amazing we have played so well with such an awful Powerplay. Our PK is top notch though, the bruins have a good PK too. I know its early to talk about the playoffs but I can say I really do not wanna see boston in the playoffs... tough team to play

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Andrew Ference is a scumbag. Flipping off a crowd after scoring a measly goal is stupid--albeit, it was against Montreal, but still--ridiculously stupid.

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Briere out indefinitely with a concussion. Yikes.

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Flyers having awful luck with injuries this season.

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I think they still win tomorrow. Knowing my luck, this is a very slippery slope to go down on with these guys in this thread, but I'm going to do it. :haha:lol:lol:lol

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:lol:lol well either way it should be an awesome game, rangers/flyers/bruins playing each other in any combination are always entertaining hockey games.

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Sean Couturier (+16) and Matt Read (+14) are 1st and 2nd in +/- among rookies. Read also leads rookies with 15 goals.

Bad news for the Flyers: Briere is their 7th player to be out indefinitely with a concussion.

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After seeing the hit, Ference gets three.

It doesn't matter if he barely got McDounagh. He was going in way too fast (which he admitted after the game), and got his numbers. Its a play the NHL wants to get rid of in the league. Shanny is gonna come callin'.

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Hate playing in Nashville. Guaranteed this one will be something like 2-2 with 5 minutes left. Shootout is likely.

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Malkin got another goal last night. he is just in another world right now.

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That goal was pretty damn nasty. Hot one time bullet into the upper right corner.

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Not many players can do to Shea Weber what Marian Hossa just did. Skated right by him like he was Nick Boynton.

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Worst goal I have seen Crawford allow

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Hawks look abysmal.

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well hit 3 posts....

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Any video on the Ference hit?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Urfv3...e_gdata_player

I have a feeling the Caps are gonna get obliterated in Pittsburgh today. We're taking a really shitty offense into a building that houses a team on a serious roll featuring a ridiculously hot Malkin. Gonna get ugly.

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Time to ROCK THE RED!!!! :multi:multi:multi:multi:multi:multi

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Of course Ricky doesn't think that was a dirty hit...

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It's still not dirty imo. Rangers player clearly just steps in front of him while he is flying up ice. I guess he is just supposed to give up on the puck. More players should just step in front of players and turn their back then. Seems to work well.

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At what point do we just consider every hit dirty because we have all seen much worse than that hit. Watching it over and over again it is not that bad.

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ooo ovie is lucky his went to the ice, orpik was about to kill him

and of course ovie left his feet and targeted the head on that hit

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The hit itself is not bad. Where they are on the ice is what makes it look worse. Defender is just as much to blame for that.

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09-10 Blackhawks: Ladd - Captain. Campbell - alternate. Byfuglien - alternate. Kopecky - alternate. Brouwer - wearing an A right now. Versteeg - one of the league leaders in points.

That was one damn good team. Too bad it couldn't stick together.

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Ference suspended at least one game as of now.

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You don't really understand boarding then, huh?

Where they are on the ice is what makes that hit dirty! You simply don't push a guy on the numbers into the boards like that. Especially when you are flying in with that speed, you have to realize when it is time to let up and not give him the extra push into the boards. It wasn't malicious, just stupid.

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He didn't even get called for boarding :lol

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Damn good game going on. Really wish I got more than just the blue jackets on tv here in cincy on a regular basis.

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neal! was right about to say we need someone to step up

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btw, thats a crazy streak the wings have going at home right now.

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Flyers make shift lines today

Hartnell/Giroux/Schenn
Simmonds/Couturier/Read
Sestito/Talbot/Voracek
Zolnierczyk/Holmstrom/Shelley

Bryz in net vs Thomas

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Malkin is a god

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Best in the world.

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mvp! mvp!

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Damn you Evgeni

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Ference gets 3 games

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Boston is such a piece of shit team. Brad Marchand looks like your typical French pussy too

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Flyers fans crying about losing???

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Who's losing now? Hartnell going off in the 2nd period for a natty hatty

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:lol You thinking that the refs always get it right. Classic.

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:lol :lol

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That's exactly what I said!

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This fucking game is giving me agida

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they playing defense?

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Bruins!!!!!

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good day for boston.

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At least we got a point. Hartsy has been killing it the past few games.

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ovie and michalek both have hearings tomorrow

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=613175

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Bruins crying about a "blindside" hit on Horton. Jesus...

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When will Bob get to play 3-4-5 in a row???... This is pitiful.

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So Timmy Thomas has skipped the visit to the White House, most likely because of his political views. Not every often you get honored by the highest office in the land. Who cares what party is in office? Nothing political about this event. Also now what are people talking about (like me I guess)? They are talking about him instead of the team. Too bad really.

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he's probably still being held hostage by that cabbie

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I don't remember if this got posted in here but the pic of Schenn with blood all over his visor is one of the greatest shots I've ever seen.

http://mobilwi.typepad.com/.a/6a0120...0f359de970b-pi

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Good for Timmy..

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Hey fellas... allow me to indulge myself for just a moment? All the regulars in here will know what this means to me.

I'm going through security at the airport today, just looking around, until all of a sudden I think I recognize someone clear up ahead of me in the line... yep, it's Adam Foote.

I was bummed, however, as I was stuck back in line and he was already going through security. I chalked it up as a cool sighting and left it at that. Well, lo and behold, I get to my gate, and his gate is RIGHT NEXT TO MINE. He was on his cell phone, so I kept my distance, but I got up the nerve and approached him after, addressing him as "Mr. Foote." I felt like a little girl I was shaking so bad. :lol

All in all, we spoke for a couple minutes (he was with his family so I didn't want to be TOO intrusive). He was incredibly gracious, and when I told him he'd always been my favorite player and to this day I wear #52, he said, "Wrong number buddy, you should be wearing #19" (for Joe Sakic obviously).

It amazes me how approachable hockey players are, at least the ones I've met. Another cool story... while he was on the phone in the seating area, he noticed someone dropped their ticket as they were walking. He ran out, got the ticket, and literally ran the guy down to return it. Cool dude.

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fonzz, hockey players are the greatest, most approachable athletes ever. It's amazing how nice these guys are off the ice in just a one-on-one setting.

Very awesome story indeed.

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Super super :thumbsup to you buddy. He's your boy. So that's awesome.

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That's pretty sweet Matty. Of all the people for you to run into it had to be him. Hockey players do seem to be pretty approachable especially compared to other athletes.

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Thanks fellas. I had to do a double take when I first saw him... I was like, "nah, no way could it really be him." But there's no mistaking that nose. And the fact that his gate was right next to mine... I chalk it up to destiny... :lol

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I hate this Tim Thomas story, or any story like it for that matter. I don't care who the president is at the time or if you agree with him, it's the goddamn White House and he is the goddamn President of the United States, almost no one gets this opportunity. Get over yourself.

Also, Tim nailed it when he said this is taking away from the story of Boston celebrating the cup. BS on Thomas' part.

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Another reason to hate to the Bruins.

Pretty sure Jack Edwards should get fired for calling Bryz a "sieve"

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Glad to hear Adam Foote wasn't kidnapped. :lol:lol:lol

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:lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

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No suspension for Michalek

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=385872

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I agree. When i was a kid a few friends and I would hang out at the Marriott in Uniondale right outside the Nassau Coliseum and wait for autographs/ask for players sticks. Most of them were very courteous.

Off the top of my head, Sakic, Brind'Amour, Tanguay, Kovalev, Kovaluchuk, Foote, Drury, Sundin all cool guys... Roenick too, he would always chat with the fans.

some jerks IMO: Ron Francis, Recchi, Koivu, Messier (im a ranger fan, he just never signed) Koivu promised me his stick after the game but didnt come through. Francis would only sign "shards" as he called them, or hockey cards.

My stories pale in comparison to my friends brother who did the same thing in the early nineties and would give players rides from the Marriott to the coliseum like Brodeur and Lindros to name a couple.

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Ive heard stories of Gretzky taking cards and bending them and then signing them. Also, Barrasso was known for being a complete doucher.

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Ovie gets 3 games

I think its just right, cant take runs like that, leave your feet and target the head. although, i though michalek should have gotten a game for his hit as well.

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Oh Roy too, huge asshole. i think thats expected though

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http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/con...d=60&id=151827

video explanation is up for ovie suspension

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I think three may be a bit much, but this isn't the first time with Ovechkin, so I'm okay with it. I wish he wasn't so reckless sometimes.

I also thought Michalek should've gotten a game