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Tom Kostopolous just scored a shortie for a case of tastey-cakes.

:lol:lol

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Flyers PK.

Followed by Caps.

Clubhouse leader = brohan

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Chris Neil brought the boom for tonight's game against the Bruins. Man, cleaned Boychuk's clock with that hit.

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So the Flyers do know how to win shootouts? Interesting

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Matt fuckin' Read!!!!!!!

Great things or horrible things??

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Strong showing from Bryzgalov in the shootout.

No bueno, Calgary.

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Tim - I'm as surprised as you are, bud. The Avs played for the most part like they want to make the playoffs. Finally. Too bad that even if they do crawl in, they won't get past the first round.

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No love from the Caps. Ok...

Rebecca Black >>>>>>>>> Flyers in OT

Yezzir

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I saw that hit coming too, and it's lucky for both guys that neither got seriously hurt.

Side note, B's 8th win in a row vs. Aw-tawa.

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Except for the Flyers won in OT yesterday. Suck AO's dick.

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Wings were dead till the 3rd. Wings better wake up or the Blues will catch them. way to go Winnipeg. Couldn't even win a shootout.

Avs obviously have young talent just haven't put it all together yet.

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Rangers again didn't play great last night, but I'll take the two points:

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You're "team" is currently out of the playoffs and you're making fun of the team sitting in 4th place?

OK.

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As a Sabres fan I was more than happy to get the one point. It's sort of a strange phenomenon rooting for the Sabres this year. I want them to make the playoffs but I am fully aware that they are going to get absolutely destroyed in the first round if they somehow got in, I root for it anyways.

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I hate that they've managed a couple points. I wanted a losing streak going into the deadline so that dealing Roy would be a no-brainer.

I WANT DEREK ROY.

/nh

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:lol honestly I wouldn't mind if the traded him. He's not the kind of player they need right now.

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Nobody in the East is out of it though, it's incredible.

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I can see Roy returning to 70-80 points next season if he centered a line with Hossa and Sharp. That line would be dangerous.

I think with him being dangled out there, Bowman should do whatever it takes to get him here. If we seriously hit this deadline without Roy, I'm going to flip shit.

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It is amazing how bad the Hawks were last night. Talk about your all-time most lifeless performances. It's unfortunate that they just do not come ready to play so often. Completely listless, everyone just horrible. And then when you consider the fact that they play like that in two straight games against two teams sitting just below you in the standings.

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I just don't get why they have been so cautious in terms of dealing a prospect or pick for some proven help this deadline. Keep in mind someone like Kyle Beach was drafted at 13 and boy did that ever pan out. Prospects are hit and miss you never really know. I have my own theory and feel free to bash me over it but you kind of get the feeling that Stan is keeping all these picks and prospects that he has selected in hopes they pan out and lead to another cup. Most Hawk fans know the Cup team was put together by Dale not Stan. Now it's as if the new regime is doing whatever they can to put their stamp on this team and watch their players pan out. They might, they might not. But we do know that dealing someone like a Saad or McNeil could lead to Roy, Gaustad, Visnosky, etc. Not really sure what they are waiting for but at this point I'm not sure one move is going to save this team going for a hopeful postseason run, especially with a banged up Toews and Sharp and suspect goaltending.

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It's funny I feel like I have seen that exact game last night several times this year. Actually they have had 12 games this year where they have lost by 3+. Last night though there was just ZERO jump from puck drop to the finish.

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I'm right there with you. I don't understand this ridiculous desire to hold on to as many possible draft picks and prospects as you can. Yeah, obviously the more you have the better your chances are of some of them developing into something special, but we're seeing the ramifications of constantly planning for the future.

If guys DON'T work out (Ben Smith, Kyle Beach), you're left scrambling to make the playoffs every year in the NHL waiting for these guys to become something. I'm not a Cubs fan, but I'm starting to feel like one constantly waiting for "next year".

Everyone thought Ben Smith was going to be something after that playoff series with Vancouver. Clearly that didn't happen. Everyone thought Morin was going to play in the NHL this year, and he's still down in Rockford. Not saying Morin is done, but my point is we have all these guys we keep talking about, and none of them are really making the jump from the AHL to the NHL. Kruger maybe, but he was never really down in Rockford and he's still a year or two away.

Not to get TOO far in the future, but when Toews and Kane resign, they're obviously going to command more than the $6.3 they are being paid now. We're seeing guys like Sharp and Seabrook take more cap room now. Point being, our "core" is only getting more expensive. Everyone is wanting Hammer's $3.5 off the books, but once that is, we're in the last year of Kane and Toews being paid $6.3.

I guess the point of this rant that really has no central focus is...at some point we need to address NOW and not just wait for prospects and picks to develop. We have a couple years here. Look at Philly as an example. Making the moves to win the next couple years. That kind of attitude makes free agents want to come to the organization, knowing they have a chance at winning every year, and some guys will take a discount to play for you. It comes full circle.

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Right, and I'm not buying into the notion that I have heard they don't want to take on any more salary past this year because of the uncertainty of the next CBA. Hard to believe that when EVERY team in the league is uncertain of what is going to happen but that hasn't stopped Philly, Detroit, and more than likely Vancouver from upgrading at the deadline. IMO it's going to send a terrible message to the team if they don't do anything by tomorrow afternoon.

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PP goal!!!!!!1!!11!1!!!!

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Goal or no goal, screw this 15 minute delay 30 seconds before intermission

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what bullshit that is.

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Tough to tell but looked like it went off Cogliano's skate then off Emery's left pad and Cogliano's stick tapped it in. Didn't actually see the stick touch it but it would almost of had to the way that replay looked.

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Take a look at the schedule the rest of the way, very good chance this team misses the playoffs completely. Hope Stan has a plan for tomorrow following 2 more heartless efforts this weekend.

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Derek Roy.

DEREK ROY.

DEREK ROY!

Do it Stan. HE'S STILL BEING DANGLED OUT THERE! WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE IT YET STAN?!