2006/2007 Hockey Season Thread

[Ruki]

The Leafs won? Awesome! The last I seen it was 3-2 with about ten minutes left, and then we left the resturant. I'm glad that they pulled it out

[NobBe Nobbs]

EDIT - I was blown away to hear that Iggy averages 24 minutes a night. That is insane for a forward, and that just shows how solid he is in both ends of the ice

[Clawson]

Ottawa's not even waiting for the playoffs to choke this year. This could have easily be a 5-1 game for the Leafs.

[Toe]

Also, Micheal Peca skated on his own today and Maurice says his conditioning his still pretty good. That is a good sign, considering how devastating Peca's injury was.

[SeanDMan]

It's not really insane.

Insane is how long it takes to load NHL.com. >_>

The Tampa Bay Lightning have three players who average more time on ice then Iginla (whose offical average time on ice per game is listed at 21:58), with St. Louis (24:15), Brad Richards(24:01), and Lecavalry(22:33) all pulling more time per game. Rod Brind'Amour(23:25), since he's a two way guy who plays in all situations, does it too. And, from another one-player team, Jaromir Jagr(22:05) is ahead of him too. Hell, there are over 30 NHL forwards who play more then 20 minutes average per game, so it's not THAT unheard of, and in a salary cap world, is going to become downright commonplace.

[SeanDMan]

Also, do yourself a favor and check out http://www.kevinweekes.com/

[Ruki]

Hopefully Peca will be ready to play soon, any boost he could give would be great. Also, isn't Peca's contract only a 1-year deal? Think he'll bail out July 1st?

[SeanDMan]

Tampa defeats Calgary. Tampa's powerplay setup is so bizarre, with four forwards, Martin St. Louis and Brad Richards playing the point with Dan Boyle playing at the side of the net, but then again Dan Boyle got the game winner so.

[Hajjhowe]

Anyone see Brashear knock out that Islander after he scored a goal?

Another fine reason to love that man.

[Toe]

It's not really insane.

Insane is how long it takes to load NHL.com. >_>

The Tampa Bay Lightning have three players who average more time on ice then Iginla (whose offical average time on ice per game is listed at 21:58), with St. Louis (24:15), Brad Richards(24:01), and Lecavalry(22:33) all pulling more time per game. Rod Brind'Amour(23:25), since he's a two way guy who plays in all situations, does it too. And, from another one-player team, Jaromir Jagr(22:05) is ahead of him too. Hell, there are over 30 NHL forwards who play more then 20 minutes average per game, so it's not THAT unheard of, and in a salary cap world, is going to become downright commonplace.

[lari]

David Koci has arrived!

My new favourite player. He is a monster. 6'6" 238lbs Czech defenseman filling in on injured James Wisniewski. The Hawks have been needing toughness desperately - Koci leads AHL in penalties despite only having played 39 games. And what an impact he's already made with the Hawks.

2:52	48	D. KOCI		5:00	Fighting (maj)

9:30	48	D. KOCI		2:00	Roughing

15:04	48	D. KOCI		5:00	Fighting (maj)

42:50	48	D. KOCI		5:00	Charging (maj)

42:50	48	D. KOCI		10:00	Game misconduct

42:50	48	D. KOCI		5:00	Fighting (maj)

42:50	48	D. KOCI		10:00	Game misconduct

One blocked shot, big hits, three fights and 42 PIM's with just 2:31 of ice time in his NHL debut. And the Hawks win 7-5. Just what the team needed.

Koci vs Josh Gratton Round 1

Koci vs Josh Gratton Round 2

He has to stay up even after the West coast road trip. Who wouldn't want to see Koci play?

[lari]

A little thing called Firesale Mafia 2.

[NobBe Nobbs]

Fuck the NHL. Simon gets a 25 game suspension, but Emery and Janssen both got 3. Where's the fucking consistency, you shits?

Fuck this shit, I'm going to watch the NBA

[lari]

You can't even compare the Simon slash to the Janssen hit. The Janssen hit was clean, just late. Didn't even deserve a suspension, in my opinion. However, Simon used his stick as a weapon and there was intent to injure. 25 games seems about right.

[NobBe Nobbs]

Janssen hit late, hit from behind, hit with intent to injure.

And he's a faggot.

[Toe]

The problem is that if Simon's swinging stick had been an inch lower, that could have collapsed Hollweg's throat, and if it was a little higher then Hollweg could be missing his eyes. The hit on Kaberle was a head hit and late, but it was not as awful as someone using a stick as a weapon.

Of course, this does not apply to the Emery thing. That shot to the face should have been a longer suspension, in my opinion.

[SeanDMan]

A little thing called Firesale Mafia 2.

Yeah, I saw it now. And was interested.

...until I saw it was about the Detroit Red Wings, that is.

Ruki signed up, and Ruki hates the wings! And I bet Ruki is happy he did.

[Hajjhowe]

I hate the Wings too, and I enjoyed myself.

Also, Koci looks like a horrible waste of space.

[Ruki]

I never said I hated the Wings. I don't care for them.....I only care about the Leafs, the Penguins, and the Blue Jackets.

And yes, I am glad I signed up.

[The Sultan of Swank]

I don't love you anymore. Leafs... might as well just stick a knife in my heart right now.