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He tried to avoid him, but at the same time got his hands right in Miller's face.

It was nice to see the team actually stand up for Miller, at one point Miller, Gaustad, Tropp and Erhoff were all throwing punches at him at the same time. About damn time. Would've been fun to see Kassian on the ice for that.

And speaking of Kassian, kid has scoring touch too. Beautiful goal last night for a guy more known for his physicality than his scoring.

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In regards to Miller punching Tootoo, I don't see how you can really blame him. This is a guy that just got back from a concussion caused by a skater barreling into him at full speed and the same thing happens again. The Sabres got lambasted for their weak response to the Lucic hit, what do you expect them to do in this situation?


:thumbsup:thumbsup I'm pretty pumped that Kassian is playing well. He is exactly the type of player the Sabres need.

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Sucks that happened to miller but lindy ruff has to be the biggest whiner in the league.

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Meh. I think it's more him being honest and telling it how he thinks it is rather than him whining. But that's probably just the Sabres fan in me. He's also been involved with the Sabres organization his entire career. I think he's a little frustrated he hasn't won a cup yet.

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I wish every Hawks-Blues game could have that much bad blood. There's a rivalry that's a sleeping giant for sure. Miss the games between those two where the hate was glaring.

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The thing I liked most about the Miller/Tootoo play was seeing the pile of Sabres jumping in after the play. Far cry from what happened after the Lucic incident.

Also, can't say Tootoo didn't mean to or not, but I loved seeing Miller let him have it.

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The Leafs got dominated by the Bruins last night. It just goes to show you how far away they are from being a cup team. They're taking the right strides, but are leaps and bounds away from being a cup contending team.

Edit: I feel like I need to update this thread with Leafs info from time to time. I think I'm one of the very few Canadians who posts in here, and likely the only Leafs fan. Whether you folks wanna read it or not, it's gonna keep coming!

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It'll be entertaining as your updates get more and more depressing as the year goes on.;)

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Just got back from St Louis. They suck. Anytime you talked shit to a Blues fan, they simply went "Go Cardinals!!!" Lame.

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always nice to hear from other teams:thumbsup, this thread gets mostly dominated by hawks/pens/flyers/bruins talk.

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That's St. Louis for you.

Seriously, though, that must've been a ton of fun. There looked to be so many Hawks fans in that crowd.

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I like the Leafs so keep the info coming!

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Lindy Ruff us te worst whiner in the world. Maybe he would have some more credibility if he ever won a Cup.

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Good match up in Pittsburgh tonight.

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http://www.democratandchronicle.com/...news|text|Home

Well Done Barnaby. I guess there is nothing better to do in Buffalo on a Sunday night

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This guy can't stay out of the news. I don't know how he didn't get fired from ESPN last spring.

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:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

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Here's a good well thought out article from Nick Cotsonika on realignment.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slu...meeting_120411

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Apparently he used to nail Michele Beadle

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I would definitely be up for something totally different. It will never happen, but it would be pretty exciting.

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should be an easy one for the bruins tonight. letang, michalek and probably engelland all out for the pens. this team just cannot stay healthy.

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I have a feeling it will happen. I'm not a fan of the proposed reseeding of the final 4 cause what happens to the Campbell and Wales trophies? But that's another topic.

But you need 20 votes. The 4 division thing should have all 16 West teams on board. Sounds like Philly is on board with the Pens in their division which makes me think Pitt would be on board too. So that's 18. So they only need 2 more teams from the East to say ok. Will it be easier to get 20 for that alignment or for moving Detroit East, which by all accounts will happen if they stick to 6 divisions?

Along with that Phoenix is a huge question mark. Swapping Detroit (or Columbus) for Winnipeg might be the easiest but what if Phoenix ends up in Quebec City? Then Detroit or CBJ moves right back? A lot easier with the 4 regions or whatever to have a Phoenix moves East scenario if needed.

I don't see them pissing off Detroit and Illitch to move Columbus there. I'm biased of course but a team that's been doing this for 30 years with multiple playoff rounds played on the west coast or the Jackets who are a waste of space and only been doing this for 11 years. So seems like I should be happy regardless of the outcome. But for the NHL as a whole? I think the 4 division format is best. Levels the playing field in terms of travel. Gets Dallas out of the Pacific (that's just stupid), keeps Detroit in the West so in turn keeps Detroit and Chicago together, and the divisional playoff makes the travel fantastic for the western teams.

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btw the pens medical staff is the worst. let letang back in after suffering a headshot.

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I'm all down for the 4 divisions thing. I would love to see major changes.


I would also like to see Detroit not in the same conference as the Hawks.

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Don't be greedy now.

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Any Panther's fans in this thread? Looking to make a road trip, and would love some advice on restaurants, hotels, and the area around the venue.

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SPOILER ALERT: No.

But I have always wanted to go do the Florida-TB road trip. Maybe next year.

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Doing that this year in February. I'm pretty familiar with Tampa, but at a loss for the Florida game.

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I actually think Canes is a Florida fan.

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God that lindy ruff rant is absolutely pathetic.