2007/2008 Hockey Thread

[SeanDMan]

The East has relatively weak goaltending on par. Toskala is good, but holy shit he lets in some absolute garbage sometimes.

[Clawson]

Then turns around and saves something he has absolutely no business saving.

[Toe]

The East has relatively weak goaltending on par. Toskala is good, but holy shit he lets in some absolute garbage sometimes.

...well, I did go from watching Andrew Raycroft making all the starts to Vesa Toskala.

Still, I think that Toskala was exposed to a lot of bad situations by a weak defence in front of him and actually did well most of the time. That bouncing shot against the Islanders was funny though.

[The Sultan of Swank]

I'm excited to see if being the #1 team in the East this past season gives Montreal any credibility in the Free Agent market. A number of players had fantastic seasons, and the media circus here was no where near as bad as 06/07. I mean there was that horseshit at the beginning of the year bout Koivu not speaking French, but asides from that, even when Kosto and O'Byrne were arrested, the media was good natured about it. Kovalev seemed awfully happy.

It's kinda funny, someone earlier mentioned, why would anyone WANT to go play for Toronto. How long was Toronto a great place to go to get a big paycheck and play for a decent team? On the other hand, if Montreal is any more favorable in the eyes of FA's, then I'll be quite happy, because probably for the last what... since Le Trade, this hasn't exactly been a place people want to come play in.

[Clawson]

CTV and TSN continue to try and be like the old CBC. Getting Cuthbert, Williams and now they've acquired the rights to the Hockey Night in Canada Theme Song. I gotta say, I wish CBC kept it and I wish CTV and TSN didn't sign for it as it shouldn't be heard anywhere on TV outside of Saturday Night.

[Guest Dr. Potato Head]

Bwahahaha, awesome. More so if CTV had managed to outbid CBC for the hockey package last time around, but oh well.

[Toe]

Ron Wilson is the Leafs new coach and Maxim Lapierre has signed a two year deal with the Montreal Canadiens.

[Guest Dr. Potato Head]

Quiet Toey, we're talking about something important.

[Enter Blue Guy]

I really don't want the HNIC theme anywhere but Hockey Night in Canada. LIVE ON TSN, It's Hockey Night in Canada! ON A MONDAY!

[Guest Dr. Potato Head]

They don't get to use the HNIC name.

[Enter Blue Guy]

Duh. That would be blasphemy! If that was the case, I would have ranted. Then posted. Then realized it actually wasn't worthy of a rant on an internet message board.

[Toe]

The song is not "The Hockey Theme", its the "Hockey Night In Canada" song. It is not going to be right hearing it on another night on TSN.

[Clawson]

Yeah I love how TSN is making a big deal and they're like we signed the "Hockey Theme". The what? It's the fucking Hockey Night In Canada Theme, you don't get to change the name 40 years later.

[Toe]

They opened Sportscentre with the song, and it made me feel angry.

It just feels so wrong. What was wrong with what they did before? I loved TSN's hockey coverage last season. I don't see having this song as something that will draw in a million more viewers for them or something.

Edited June 10, 2008 by Toe

[Clawson]

Yeah I got annoyed that they've played it about 10 times in the past 2 hours...on a Monday. It should only be played one time a week at the most.

[Guest Dr. Potato Head]

They're doing it so they can laugh at CBC.

Also they should use the That's Hockey theme (the old, longer version of the current one) more often.

[grind your soul]

Let me just say that TSN is so full of shit leading off their show with the headlines of getting a fucking song.

Honestly, WHO GIVES A SHIT? The only purpose for TSN doing this is to try and grab some positive PR, and to stick it in the face of CBC... but it has absolutely no relevance to anything going on. Lead off the show with some Euro 2008 coverage! Or the Jays game! Or, hell, Ron Wilson just signed with the Leafs! Don't spend five minutes talking about a god damned 40 year old song.

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I hate TSN. Their 2008/2009 schedule pisses me right off, too. I don't want to see 70 god damn games featuring Canadian teams. I want to see AMERICAN TEAMS!!! We're being deprived of some great match-ups [Pens/Flyers, anyone?] because of this shit. adgljbsdgljbsgbj

In conclusion, sdguioasghisahgpisg

[Clawson]

You know gys, we never did get your commentary on Belak going to Florida?

[grind your soul]

Second worst day of the year, only eclipsed by him re-signing in Florida.

That said, my Panthers #33 Belak jersey is in the mail.

[Enter Blue Guy]

Did anybody see the ending credits of Off the Record? It was clips of Maple Leaf goals from last season and Ron Wilson behind the bench set to the version of the HNIC theme they played during the ending credits on CBC. It's the one they play in between periods and after the game. Pretty weird.

Edited June 10, 2008 by Enter Blue Guy