The 2005/2006 Hockey Season Thread

[TGO]

Oh my god. Jussi Markanen clearly doesn't want to play in a playoff game again. I don't know how a team losses 5-0 in the Stanley Cup Finals, but it happened. The Oilers need to win the next two at home, because it is looking like they are impotent at the RBC Center.

Edited June 8, 2006 by TGO

[Toe]

Edmonton is now down 3 games to one. This is bad, as it means they need to win there next two games and force a game 7. It's a pretty shitty situation.

[wCwCreator]

It's a done deal...

The Canes will win the Stanley Cup!

[St. Dubb]

Ironically enough a Hurricane/tropical storm is scheduled to be moving into NC on Wednesday...could that be a sign?

[Toe]

Nah. We are all going to find out that, through some NHL technicality, Wayne Gretzky is still a member of the Oilers and he is going to suit up and score 3 goals and crush the Canes is game 5.

[NobBe Nobbs]

And Game 6 and 7 at that.

[Toe]

And Game 6 and 7 at that.

[NobBe Nobbs]

And Game 6 and 7 at that.

The spirit of "The Moose" will fill Ethan Moreau, and him and Gretzky will both break Daryl Sittler's points in a game record.

[Clawson]

Stranger things have happened.

[NobBe Nobbs]

I do love the Oilers catchphrase. 'YOU'RE IN OIL COUNTRY' could only be better if it were delivered by a Canadian lumberjack.

[gunnar hendershow]

This is the NEW NHL!!~!!~!#!#$ so I'm not counting the Oilers out yet. But, yeah, Canes will win on Wednesday if I were a betting man.

[TGO]

I don't see the Hurricanes winning today, the Oilers have not put out their best game of the year yet, and with the season on the line, they are going to come out and give 700%. I do think they will win it in 6 though.

[Clawson]

Carolina tried to steal the lucky loonie idea. I hope Captain Canada starts to pimp-slap the shit out of the Hurricanes for the next three games to win the Cup.

[gunnar hendershow]

I've got work at 5:45 tomorrow morning, but with Lord Stanley in the building there is no way in hell I can go to sleep.

EDIT- And thank you Pisani.

Edited June 15, 2006 by damshow

[Toe]

Fuckin' eh!

Not only did Pisani win it in overtime for the Oilers, but he did it by scoring short-handed!

[Clawson]

Oh man was that ever saucy. That was nice bit of karma for Recchi's lovely dive to draw that penalty.

[wCwCreator]

They always seem to prove me wrong...

I'm jumping on the wagon.

GO OILERS GO!

[EndOfAnEra]

And I'm pushing you off. The regular fans don't have anymore room now that the whole city jumped back on too.

[The Sultan of Swank]

The Hurricanes have been playing a good series so far. I hate them for what they did to my beloved Habs, but they out played the Habs. And it showed the lack of effort we show without Koivu. But they play so well that it's hard to hate them.

The Oilers have gotten a lot of breaks, but it's been a fun series to watch.

I want the Oilers to win if only because they're from Canada, but I don't want to be associated with there new fans. They're almost as bad as the fucking Fan boys in Toronto(no offence, Clawson, GYS, Be, but your team isn't the only one in the world, Belak isn't the best enforcer since sliced bread and no there isn't anymore of a dynasty forming in Toronto as their is in Montreal)

Edited June 17, 2006 by Basha

[NobBe Nobbs]

Ah, Sliced Bread. Truly the greatest enforcer the NHL has ever seen win a fight.