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The way this game has gone, I wouldn't be surprised if Bob ends up coming back in to finish it out

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....Aaand they've tied it in 2 minutes. :lol

Wow, the Jets are terrible.

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Oh my God, Winnipeg. Flyers have now scored 5 goals in 10 minutes, the last 3 in less than 2 minutes.

Edit: And of course, the Jets get their extra point. 7-7. :lol

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This game is so fucked

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8-7 Jets a minute later. One of the sloppiest games in recent memory. Bryzgalov looks baaad.

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Seriously what the fuck is going on in this game

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this is one of the worst games i've ever watched. to top it off, this is the kind of game that the average fan loves.

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There haven't been any fights

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Obviously I don't want to see too many games like this but every once in a while it's pretty entertaining.

And I certainly hope the Hawks aren't watching.

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Winnipeg - 9 goals on 25 shots
Philadelphia - 8 goals on 48 shots

Bryz was somehow even worse than Bobrovsky tonight.

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Lollerbruins.

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If we can stay out of the penalty box, Caps are looking A-OK in my book.

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Caps :lol

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Well atleast Pavalec got me a win for fantasy out of that mess of a hockey game

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My recap of that ridiculous Flyers game (I write for a credentialed hockey site now): http://flyers.thecheckingline.com/bl...yers-fall-jets

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playoff hockey is still the best

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Absolutely, but followed closely by baseball and March Madness. Still prefer the series vs single games any day.

NHL
CB
MLB


NFL




BCS
NBA

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Bryz says he has "no confidence" right now, the lowest his confidence has been in his entire career.

That has to feel re-assuring considering you just signed him for what, $5.7m a year?

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puc...rn=nhl-wp15994

Yeah, so that was weird. Looks like the goalie problems in Philly never end.

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Only 4 points out but a random stat

@TSNResearch: BOS is last place in the Conf. First defending SC Champ to be in last place in expansion era (1967-68) after games concluded Oct 27th.

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Bruins are awesome. :lol

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wtf was that?

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i was flipping between the oilers(!) caps game and the world series game last night. man, baseball legitimately sucks.

nice little win by the oilers last night, nice to have a hot goalie to make up for the inconsistencies of the young guys.

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You must be the only one to come to that conclusion after that game last night.

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Going back to some of the soundbites from last night's Flyers game. Here are some Kimmo Timonen quotes from last night:

"I felt like we were still playing the same game as we played in Montreal the last two periods... we should have learned and we didn't." He also said the team is lacking a desire to play defense: "It's a learning process but still playing defense is more desire and execution." He also refused to blame goalie Ilya Bryzgalov, who was blaming himself mercilessly last night.

I don't think I have ever witnessed a player so upset with himself than Bryzgalov last night. Thankfully, a couple of the beat guys reported he was in a great mood today and up to practice with a little swag in his step. Jeff Reese, the goalie coach, said he thinks Bryz is back in the right frame of mind. We'll find out tomorrow night vs Carolina.

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It's like game 10. I don't care how he's feeling right now. I care how he's feeling in April.

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"I have zero confidence in myself right now. If you throw a ball instead of a puck, I'm not going to stop it."

That is just all sorts of awesome.

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That subban marchand fight last night has to be the funniest fight I've ever seen in my life.

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Khabibulin is playing like a man possessed right now.

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Kudos to Marchand for allowing Subban to compose himself after that first wild "haymaker". Marchand could've been all over him at that point, but let him get back up and square off like a man.

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The question is would Subban have done the same? My guess is no.

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:thumbsup:thumbsup
Probably not.

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Hawks, Canes tonight in an early game. Should be all Hawks on paper, but we all know how that usually turns out...

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Definitely not. And that's what sets him apart from other guys as far as respect goes.

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My favorite quote on the fight is "Marchand wins by a nose"

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Anyone see Chara as the pinko bunny for Halloween? :lol

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:lol:lol:lol:lol

He'll have another DUI soon enough.

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lol @ Big Buff being a fat ass

http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/spo...132842748.html

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Big Buff izzz so sickzzzz lol>!<1,1,!>!>!>!1 CUP CHAPMZZZ

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the fuck? Carcillo is suspended the next 2 games, for a hit that had no injury and no penalty. This is when Shanahan is starting to get out of hand. This is a little ridiculous.

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Hello. :)

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Flyers!!!!

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Bruins!!!






Are going to get a great draft pick.

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Carcillo is a repeat offender though.

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Eh, I'm good with it. Carcillo is a repeat offender, and it was a dangerous play. Eerily similar to this hit:

http://youtu.be/1B4uX03vs8E

And we were begging for a suspension. Ovie should have gotten more than 2 games for that one, and probably would have under Shanahan.

Those are plays we're trying to eliminate. Bad play by Carcillo. It's really a love/hate relationship with this guy, and I know a lot of people were hopping too quickly on the "love Carcillo" bandwagon. I hate shit like that.

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Meanwhile, in Columbus...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8E_zMLCRNg

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This is gonna be a long fucking season.

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Come on now, if he were still a Flyer you would be applauding this decision. Carcillo is a repeat offender and needs to get it in his head that he needs to play not like a complete jackass. He is a good asset to have if not playing like an ass hat

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I'm starting to think someone sold their soul for that 09 cup. Since Consol opened, Crosby, Malkin and Staal have only played 2 games together, and one of those games was the classic. The injuries just keep coming, but they've somehow been able to stay afloat.

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proposed realignment: http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puc...rn=nhl-wp16144

If Columbus were to stay in the West and be in the Hawks division, there would be no consistently difficult teams in the Hawks division. Terrific.

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Just carved my Pens punkin last night. Turned out pretty well. Check it out...

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Too bad I hate the Pens or else I would say that looks freakin' awesome.

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Too bad I hate the Flyers or else I would say thanks! I was most happy with how the detail on the gloves turned out. All it took was a carving knife, an x-acto knife, and 3 hours of not blinking.

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Carving is tough. I could barely make a smiley face.

Looks like Avery might be back with the Rangers on Monday.

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i could never carve a pumpkin knowing i was going to throw it out in a few days

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Yeah, it's hard to argue with it. I don't think there was any intent to injure but it was a mistake in a dangerous spot on the ice.

Nice to see the Hawks win last night after their dreadful effort against Carolina. It's still early, but the Central is looking pretty bad so far with Detroit going on a 4-game losing skid. The Hawks have a solid record so far but haven't looked too dominant and they have some issues that need to be worked out, IMO.

Emery had a really, really solid game as well against the Jackets. He gave up a few rebounds but made some very good stops.

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Apparently my losing team has signed Kronwall to a 7 year deal. Nothing on financials yet.

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7 years 33.25mil. $4.75 cap number for Kronner. Not bad. Apparently the last year he get's paid 1.75mil. Within the rules by a long way this time since he'll be well under 40 when the contract is up. The NHL wanted averages so..

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Here's the Hot Stove from HNIC talking about it:

http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockeynight...#id=2162216125

Elliotte Friedman says he thinks Detroit stays in the West in this scenario. Again this is what I was ok with before. It helps Detroit in every way possible other than the move to the East. Probably only going to the far west twice at most is awesome and playoffs in division means no more Phoenix, Western Canada or Cali trips in the first two rounds. It benefits the teams like the Sharks, Ducks and so on too. Pens fans won't be happy with it because of losing Philly and only seeing them twice but is there a way everyone is happy? Probably not. You can make the Pens happier by moving them into the div. with Philly and moving the Canes out and I think that might create less of a problem.

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Tim, is your son dressing up as Darren McCarty this year?

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Of all the players that's who you think of? Well I guess he probably does create bad memories. No just being a monkey this year since someone gave us the costume. Guess there is a DMB allusion to that one though.

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I'll dress up as Janne Niinimaa if that makes you feel any better. :lol:lol

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I'm dressing up as Rod Brind'Amour.

Detroit better not be moving to the East.

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Rusty Olesz is sitting in the press box in favor of John Scott. I think that I could get ice time over Olesz at this point, and there is absolutely no reason for it.

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Hey...you ready to lose tonight?

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:lol :lol :lol

I'll be sure to quote this with more laughter later.

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:lol:lol:lol...I was hoping to think of better trash talk but I just got home and took a nap and that's all I could think to say...but I'll be sure to quote you with laughter later on as well sir.:violent

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I hate the Predators so damn much. They have no primary scorers, so anybody that scores annoys me. Weber and Suter are awesome, in the discussion for top pairing in the league. Rinne is a nut, and every single game is so goddamn boring, dump and chase, clog the neutral zone and no offense happens. Kill me.

plus they're annoying. Did I mention that?

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So just putting on a Planet of the Apes costume with a Flyers/Canes jersey? ;)

I guess some people were pissed on Twitter after pics leaked of Raffi Torres dressed up as Jay Z for halloween. He was black and everything. :lol

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Weber and Suter are the shit. Love Rinne. I hate the fact that we never take shots. Half of our power plays are the crowd yelling at the team to just take a fucking shot. If they'd start doing it more often then we'd be a lot better off.

You can't tell me you don't love the Tootoo whistles. :lol

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oh god stop. Tootoo is a penis on skates. I can't stand him. I'm sure he will annoy me tonight, and I'll post in here right when it happens.

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You've got to be from here to love Tootoo...that's the only way.

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I once thought as you do. Get back to me when you have kids.

I spent four hours carving Darth Vader's face last week. Thing looked awesome but lasted one fucking night. So a couple days ago I did one with Jack Skellington. Will post pix later.
:lol :thumbsup

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Some would take this as a compliment.

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There are many players like that in the league. Pronger is a prime example, except he is actually good. Tootoo, not.

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Half the time he's the only guy on our team that actually shows some energy out there though. We get bursts here and there. Of course he's not that great but he actually works his ass off out there quite a bit which is more than a lot of our guys do.

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Chris Pronger is not a penis. But if he was, and you got slapped by him, you would then be dick slapped.

So, yeah, I guess he is.

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Really? I agree with the part about Tootoo, but from what I've watched of the Preds over the past couple years, they're one of the harder working teams in the league. As I look down their roster, it really is the only way for them to stay competitive, which they've managed to do the past couple years in a deep western conference. From what I've seen of the Preds, they perhaps epitomize better than anyone else the Herb Brooks quote from Miracle: "You think you can win on talent alone? Gentlemen, you don't have the talent to win on talent alone."

Yeah, their style is a bit trap-ish and boring, but Trotz has done a great job getting top effort out of a team lacking in high-end talent. He's been the perfect fit for a low-budget team.

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I guess I was more pointing to this season so far in particular and there have definitely been times in the past where I've noticed it as well. I agree that Trotz has done an outstanding job though. Couldn't be happier with him even if the games can get a bit boring from time to time.

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The fact that Barry Trotz hasn't won the Jack Adams award is a crime in itself. Every season Nashville puts out a playoff caliber team with absolutely no offensive scoring punch like you see from other teams. And yet, they're just so good defensively.

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Well that's a nice way to start a game.

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Hawks get 2 PP's in the first 5 minutes and are down 1-0. They have looked pretty lifeless the last 2 games and no different tonight. Sloppy, lazy team right now.

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Martin Erat is so annoying

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Hawks look dreadful. No urgency.

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Fixed for ya.

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Damn who brought the Haterade. I don't think they're all that annoying. That's just me though.

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Damn...tied it up.

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How Rinne stopped some of those shots on that 5 on 3 I'll never know.

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I love watching both Rinne and Craw play. Both do it so well. Makes the game that much more fun.

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There are few teams I hate watching more than the Preds.

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Patrick Kane is a mother fucker.

Rinne is unreal. Seriously saved 3 or 4 shots tonight that most goalies in the league don't save.

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Wow...this game is intense...loving it.

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David Legwand.......




That's the joke.

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Well, with the Hawks going to the PP we're basically guaranteed OT.

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the PP has looked alright tonight, Rinne just happens to be in net

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Unreal saves by Rinne tonight.

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goddamn it

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Fuck that.

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Hawks looked pretty good for the most part tonight. Game could have easily been 10-4. Rinne was that good.

Great to see Stalberg look so strong.

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Yep, really liking this team, and our power play is probably last in the league now. Happy.

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:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol