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Man that's terrible. I would flip out and kill people if I didn't have my beloved NHL Centre Ice. You have my sympathy. The fact that it's not on Digital Cable is weird and ridiculously stupid at the same time! I would go kick their asses!

Speaking of ass beatings, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks got a good one from the Dallas Stars. Giguère looked terrible out there. These new pad restrictions must be effecting him big time. Stu Barnes had a good night. You didn't see that prediction or the previous post.... :mad: -> :cry:

John Leclair gets injured. Busted foot...

thibault got a shutout so that made me happy. anybody else think if a game ends tied after the OT that neither team should get a point? i mean that OT with the Bruins/Devils tonight was amazing but during the course of the season i see way to many "playing for the point" OT's that are just a waste of time. i mean for one, 5 minutes is waaaaay to short and like i said it's too easy for teams to "stepandfetchit" and bore us to death.

I have long been in favour of stealing the football system of 3 points for a win and 1 for a tie. That way a tie is worth less than half a win and it gives much more incentive to go for it. It's a no brainer, IMO... the only problem is that it would screw up the NHL record books... but they already did that with the OT loss point so why not. :)

your idea sounds good as well. i just think the way it is now doesnt really give much incentive after the teams reach the ot. i mean IF you win you only get one more point so play it safe. then again id love to see the shootout in place myself. not for the playoffs mind you (the continuous OT there is just fine) but if they want to draw more fans and viewers what better way? most say they're against it because it puts too much pressure on the goalies but i disagree. im a goalie myself and the whole game is pressure in itself, the shootout wouldnt make much difference. i mean they have penalty shots so its basically the same situation because even tho the goalie had nothing to do with the call hes basically penalized anyway. they need to do something tho. the current OT situation is a pile of shit atm.

Stars started off the season great tonight, thrasing the Ducks pretty soundly. Giguere looked pretty darn below average in net. Wonder if Anaheim'll pull off a Carolina Hurricanes of '01-'02 this year? Miracle run all the way to the Finals, then bottom out the following season. They sure as hell didn't look like Western Conference Champs tonight...

On another note, Barnes is awesome. STUUUUUUUUUUUUUU.... :D

is it just me, or did Anahiem look really sloppy last night? the were missing passes and fumbling around alot. Giguere didnt look too hot either.

as for tonight: GO KINGS! WOOO!

The funny thing is, Giguère still looked like "Goldorak" out there in spite of the new regulations.

As for the Kings, I expect they'll have a bounce back season.

Tonight, I watch les Glorieux... en anglais! Go Habs Go. :)

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Originally Posted by SGGG

Tonight, I watch les Glorieux... en anglais! Go Habs Go....

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..get smoked by the Ottawa Senators! Bwahahahahaha!

Seriously, it should be a good game tonight. Hopefully Theodore gets his form back.

In all likelihood, the Sens will win. I like the Sens a lot too though (and the Canucks and Wild). What do you think of the Havlát situation? From the outside it seems like he might be being greedy. But his last offer to the team was something like 1y/$1.9m? That would still be a great bargain for the Sens. I think they should up their offer.

The whole thing reminds me of when Eliás was a RFA 3-4 years ago. He too had no leverage in the CBA and held out and played in Czech. When he finally did sign he caved in and was making something like $650k a season, even tho he was one of the team's best players. Luckily he was a professional about it and held no grudge.

It's good to see teams holding a hard line against salaries... but this situation might be a bit over-zealous. He's a fantastic player.


edit: the forum ate the s+diacritic and turned into into a "?" - stupid forum.

I am not happy with Muckler at this moment in time for pulling this Boston Bruins/Chicago Blackhawks like penny-pinching. Havlat deserves what he is asking for in my eyes. Most people here in Ottawa are on the fence about if he's worth it. Some people are calling him greedy, but really his numbers are much better than most players in the league and it all done on Ottawa's 3rd or 4th line. He's gone back to Europe at the moment and will probably not play this season unless he gets moved. I assume he will now be used as trade bait for later instead of Bonk, Fisher, Phillips or White. Jacques Martin was able to roll 4 lines last season for a reason and Havlat was the major reason why. I guess it'll affect the Sens offence a little bit, but not really. I was not pleased with that whole Elias thing either. He too deserves a bit more money.


Oh yeah..... GO KINGS!!!