The Hockey Thread the 2010-11 Edition

**Markous** · 09-23-2010, 12:48 AM

After 18 pages of replies and me sharing my disgust for all the other 29 teams

i thought i would let the old thread drift off into the dank murky depths of the JD.

How about those Oilers eh Richard?

i only caught the last couple of minutes of the game though but all that matters is the two numbers at the end

I am seriously stoked about this season for the Copper & Blue and after last seasons debacle we can only get better

Next up in preseason action the TB Lightning can't wait.

**RNST** · 09-23-2010, 12:52 AM

Originally Posted by Markous

After 18 pages of replies and me sharing my disgust for all the other 29 teams

i thought i would let the old thread drift off into the dank murky depths of the JD.

How about those Oilers eh Richard?

i only caught the last couple of minutes of the game though but all that matters is the two numbers at the end

I am seriously stoked about this season for the Copper & Blue and after last seasons debacle we can only get better

Next up in preseason action the TB Lightning can't wait.

Whut, did you win a pre season game?

Who would have known?

**Markous** · 09-23-2010, 01:07 AM

Hey we only did it (win that is) 27 times last year can you really blame me for being excited?

**tubtar** · 09-24-2010, 08:58 PM

One pre season game does not a Stanley Cup make.

I heard that the kids looked good , but as Winston Wolf so aptly put it , " Let's not start sucking each other's dicks just yet , gentlemen. "

I will be watching the Wild vs. Philly tomorrow night.........free tickets in the club level.
After the buffet for four , I figure to be out a minimum of 125.00.
I am not excited about the off season changes we have made.
Boogaard to the Rangers and Scott to Chicago...........yet they claim that their " team toughness " level is up.
How you accomplish that by getting rid of the two toughest guys in the league is a mystery I'd love to hear the answer to.
They picked up some skill up the middle , but the muscle they picked up from the Sharks..........I can't even remember the fucking guy's name........is a punching bag with mediocre hands.
He may register more points than Boogey , but he won't strike fear in anyone's heart.........Goalies included.
I think that Backstrom's weaknesses will be on display too.........he was great under LeMaire's defensive system , but I'd be surprised if he posts anything near a 2.4 GAA this year.
Brent Burns is a very good defenseman , but is a mental case with concussion issues.
He can fight , but if he does , it may cost him a season........maybe a career.
The rest of the blue liners are unremarkable........steady , but no " greats ".
Havlat has all the talent in the world and a heart the size of a chick pea.
Latendresse ( sp ? ) could be the star on offense and Koivu can be very good at both ends of the ice.
But I was seeing signs of frustration with him towards the end of last year.
He wants to win and I don't think he has the supporting cast to make a run at the post season.
The honeymoon is over for ownership........the sell out string has been broken at 409 games and if they don't put a quality product on the ice , the natives will let them know.

**Markous** · 10-08-2010, 01:18 AM

Raitis Ivanans YOU GOT KNOCKED THE FUCK OUT!!!

**Mr.LaBella** · 10-08-2010, 06:40 AM

*news flash* I am tubtar's and I hoisted a few beverages in honoUr of Minnesota just now getting a hockey team. News reel at 11!

Back to your regularly scheduled programming y0!

**Markous** · 10-08-2010, 07:50 PM

I don't think first NHL goals get much sweeter than this!

A shortie to boot!

**tubtar** · 10-10-2010, 09:06 PM

Nice hands !

**Str8ShooterEsq** · 10-10-2010, 09:58 PM

**Markous** · 10-20-2010, 05:36 PM

I have been looking for this clip ever since i heard about it

Who knew they were such good actors too?

**T-man** · 10-20-2010, 05:48 PM

That had me for a moment

It was a pretty goal though.

**RNST** · 10-20-2010, 05:57 PM

Wake me up when the Canucks pull their heads out of their asses and start playing like they are supposedly capable of playing. Me thinks they were off planning the parade route around Vancouver with the Stanley Cup in hand. Problem is they won't get out of their own division if they keep playing like they did last night. Luongo showed he was really ordinary last night. $7M

**Markous** · 10-20-2010, 06:12 PM

Originally Posted by RNST

Wake me up when the Canucks pull their heads out of their asses and start playing like they are supposedly capable of playing. Me thinks they were off planning the parade route around Vancouver with the Stanley Cup in hand. Problem is they won't get out of their own division if they keep playing like they did last night. Luongo showed he was really ordinary last night. $7M

I heard Lou was a sieve in the Minny game.

Did you see any video of the mess Rypien got himself into? i haven't but it sounds like Colin Campbell will give him a handfull of games off to think about it.

ETA - doesn't look to bad, but unacceptable none the less

**RNST** · 10-20-2010, 06:17 PM

Originally Posted by Markous

I heard Lou was a sieve in the Minny game.

Did you see any video of the mess Rypien got himself into? i haven't but it sounds like Colin Campbell will give him a handfull of games off to think about it.

I heard on the sports radio that some fans threw water on him and were taunting him. He obliged them with a love tap or two. Indefinite was the suspension given to him today. Gonzo for a while.

Rollie Melanson is the new goal tending coach who has been getting Luongo to stay deeper in his net. Not working IMHO. He seems to be being beat in both top corners regularly.

**tubtar** · 10-20-2010, 06:51 PM

I heard from the guy he ( Rypien ) grabbed on talk radio today.
He is a cunt , but all he did according to witnesses is applaud and say " Way to be professional " in a sarcastic manner.
It almost sounded like he was fishing for $$ or something from the league listening to him...........he hasn't lawyered up yet , but I think he wants to.
Rypien was WAAAAAAAAAY out of control........he sucker punched Brad Staubitz in scuffle #2 , then pushed the linesman.
He got two and ten , and on his way into the dressing room he went after this dickwad.
No excuse for it really.........he just lost it.
I predicted six games earlier this a.m. , but after listening to NHL home ice today , I think it will be more than ten.
That will get expensive.
Great clip Markous........no academy awards , but still pretty funny.