The NHL Thread

you just keep getting more interesting. I really enjoy your contributions.

Chuck Gormley ‏ @ChuckGormleyCSN
#CapsBolts Leaving dressing room, Alex Semin takes scoresheet, says, 'Wow, 14 minutes,' crumples scoresheet, tosses in trash bin (14:11)

Who are you and why are you here? Ohhh, that's right, it's getting close to playoff time and the bandwagon fans (YOU) are gonna come out from under their rocks.
For your information, the 2 photoshop pictures took me about 10 minutes to make, I didn't give two shits about detail. The faster I got that fucking team off my screen the better. I was just having a little fun at the Flyers expense.
One more thing, I find it disgusting that you fantasize about cum, men's chins and fingers up ass's. I guess that goes with being a Flyers fan though, so I can't hold it against you too much.
Check back in a few days, when I get 5 minutes to myself I'll make more photo-hacks.

The final standings for the Vancouver Islanders Fantasy League. Thank you to everyone who stuck with it till the end.

I need to watch that game and see what happened. From what I read on NHL.com, both, Granato and Laviolette were both fined. Wtf did they do?
EDIT: http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/...500-for-actions-during-flyers-penguins-melee/

Well, The Pens and Flyers finish their seasons against each other in a few days. I watched a highlight of the last few minutes of Sunday's game and the hit on Briere was as clean as it gets. Where is the problem at and how can certain coaches bitch about who is on the ice? Philly has goons too and they are used regularly in games.

Everything went down when Crosby took a harmless crosscheck from behind and was raging at the Flyers bench. The last 2 minutes of the game was more entertaining than the first 58.

That was certainly the tipping point but there was nasty shit going on all game.

It's frustrating for players to play against a guy who can pretty much do whatever he wants and no penalties are called. When talking about Sid people love to pull up comparisons to Gretzky and how he had enforcers protect him and that Sid isn't afforded that luxury.
Too bad that whole point is utter bullshit. Wayne was 180 different than Sid and didn't go around breaking sticks over opposing players. I do agree the instigator rule is a crock but don't bring up Sid as an example. A closer player would be Stamkos or Seelane.

Exactly. Last I checked the Flyers led the NHL wire to wire in minutes shorthanded. Or for the hockey impaired, that means they take the most penalties in the NHL.

You need to NOT look at overall PIM's to assess a teams goonerie but rather the time they are shorthanded. Reason being fighting majors are the heaviest penalty yet don't result in PP time.

I'm sure everyone noticed after he took that crosscheck, instead of seeing who did it to him Crosby looked directly at the refs on the ice. He's such a fucking whinebag

Laviolette is the same guy who put Rinaldo's line against Parise and Kovalchuk in a 6-0 game in which Fat Pete had the last change. Rinaldo then slew foots Parise after the play was over and it got ugly. What is the point of that??? We all know that if that game was tied in the 3rd Rinaldo wouldn't even be on the ice let alone matched up against Parise and Kovalchuk. I'm sure "Cheese Steak" Pete has done it to other teams as well.

I'm just saying if he's gonna do shit like that he can't throw a tantrum when another coach does it to him. He's a fat, whiny, cunt who dresses goons and teaches diving. "Man Tits" Pete is a disgraceful person and he fits perfectly with that disgraceful franchise....I hope the Pens sweep em.

“Look, everybody knows that (they) put the line that was on the ice, on the ice with a minute left in a game that was out of hand,” Briere said. “Everybody knows the intent, what the intent was. Was it a bad hit? No. It was a clean hit.

“But obviously, you knew what he was doing. He was obviously trying to hurt me. We all know that.”


This coming from a dirty player playing for a dirty organization. The hypocrisy level here is through the roof.

I can't imagine a bigger non-story in hockey.......

April 3, 2012, 8:53 am
A loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs over the weekend damaged the Buffalo Sabres' chances of making the post-season, but they received some help on their off day.
The Sabres will try to stay afloat in the playoff race Tuesday night when they host the Maple Leafs to conclude a home-and-home set.
Watch the Leafs-Sabres game live on Sportsnet Ontario with coverage starting at 7 p.m. ET.
Toronto (34-36-9) will try to play spoiler again. It snapped a three-game losing streak with its win over Buffalo on Saturday.
The Maple Leafs, who were officially eliminated from playoff contention last week, are 6-17-3 since Feb. 7, hurt by poor goaltending.
AHL call-up Ben Scrivens gave Toronto a rare solid night in net Saturday. He made 29 saves in the win, two nights after the Maple Leafs had given up seven goals in a home loss to Philadelphia.
Toronto is preparing for a much tougher challenge Tuesday, particularly since it is 1-8-1 in its last 10 visits to Buffalo.
"We have to be prepared mentally more than anything for the start of the hockey game," Leafs coach Randy Carlyle said. "We know they'll be coming. They're fighting for their playoff lives. It's going to be a desperate Buffalo hockey club."
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Buffalo trails Washington by two points for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, with three games remaining compared to two for the Capitals. The Sabres' prospects improved Monday night when the Capitals lost 4-2 at Tampa Bay.
Though Buffalo (38-31-10) has a game in hand, Washington -- which is idle Tuesday -- owns the tiebreaker.
"We've put ourselves in a tough spot," Buffalo right wing Jason Pominville said. "Instead of making it easy on ourselves, we're going to need some help and we're going to have to win our games. ... It might be the case where we have to win all three."
The Sabres didn't helped themselves with back-to-back losses over the weekend, 5-3 at home to Pittsburgh on Friday and 4-3 at Toronto the following night. Tyler Ennis, Ville Leino and Drew Stafford scored in the loss to the Maple Leafs, while Ryan Miller made 25 saves.
Defencemen Christian Ehrhoff and Tyler Myers both sat out Saturday. Ehrhoff, who has missed the last two games with a left knee injury, will miss the final three. Myers did not practice Monday, but could return for this contest after taking a shot off his foot against the Penguins.
Coach Lindy Ruff said the Sabres need to cut down on mistakes, particularly since they are playing undermanned.
"We've made it real tough on ourselves," Ruff said. "Obviously we know where we're at with a depleted defence. We've put ourselves in a real tough spot. We have to play a cleaner game than that. To try and chase the game with two of our more mobile defencemen out of the lineup that are on the offensive side of it, it's tough to chase. You're going to make some mistakes and give up some high-quality opportunities."

Milbury is a joke......... say what you want about Don Cherry, at least he has a very high hockey IQ. Milbury is a fucking turd.

April 3, 2012, 1:24 pm
THE CANADIAN PRESS
Hockey analyst Mike Milbury has apologized for his rant against Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby, saying it was "inappropriate and wrong."
The former NHL coach and general manager ripped Crosby on a Philadelphia radio station Monday, calling out the Pens captain for his role in a game-ending line brawl Sunday between the Penguins and Flyers.
A day later, he apologized via a one-paragraph statement.
"I reached out to (Pittsburgh president) David Morehouse and the Penguins about the comments I made yesterday on Philadelphia radio," Milbury said.
"In hindsight, I realize what I said was inappropriate and wrong, and I want to apologize to the Penguins organization and their fans."
Milbury, who is an analyst on NBC and also appears on CBC, took issue with Crosby's behaviour during the chaotic scene near the end of Sunday's game.
The fighting was touched off in part by Flyers forward Brayden Schenn's cross-checking Crosby in the back.
"So you know, Crosby gets cross-checked, big whoop," Milbury told the radio station. "He said after he came back from his 35th concussion, 'I'm not going to do this anymore, I'm not going to get into this scrums, I'm going to stay away from that stuff.' He couldn't help himself because there's a little punk in Crosby.
"He's not the perfect gentleman. He's not the sweet kid you see in interviews with his hat pulled down over his eyes. I'd say screw him, hit him."
It's not the first time Milbury's mouth has landed him in hot water.
During last year's Stanley Cup finals Milbury, who was working as an analyst on U.S. television network Versus, mockingly referring to Vancouver Canucks twins Daniel and Henrik Sedin as "Thelma and Louise" for their "soft" play against the Boston Bruins.
Milbury also made headlines last year when Boston-area police sought to have the 59-year-old charged with assault and battery after an incident at a public hockey rink.
Police said Milbury grabbed, shook and threatened a boy who was fighting and jawing with his 12-year-old son.
A Massachusetts clerk magistrate later ruled there wasn't not enough evidence to charge Milbury.

Milbury is what he is and always has been. Nothing new here. There is story after story after story of what a human peice of shit this ape is both in and away from the sport. He is a buffoon that thinks being controversial is his stamp to a TV career.

Poor Mikey is gonna get a rude wake up call when the NBC sends him packing and don't think for a second he isn't gone and doesn't already know it.

Lundqvist just robbed Simmonds. They can't beat this fuck.

How do you like your goon Rinaldo going after Gaborik only to have Prust come out and kick his ass??

Nice two bullshit calls the Flyers have gotten so far. It's really a joke the calls this team gets.

Shelley just knocked Rupp the fuck out. I wonder if he thinks he is relevant now?

Maybe that will wake the Flyers up. They always come out flat each game though they came ready to play, but Lundqvist is a wall.

do you really ever watch hockey? really?

Knock out? You're as big of a joke as your team.

He knocked his ass out on the ice.

This shit is over. Good thing they face Penguins first round.

I guess Turco never got the memo that yellow pads are easier to see in a players peripheral vision.

you are an idiot. Usually when you're knocked out you're unconscious you dolt.

God, you and your team suck.

Bury this fucking goon squad.

Just turned on the Rangers-Flyers game and I see it's 4-0 Rangers in the 1st period. Keep your heads up Rangers because Chubby Pete will unleash the Goon Squad. Gaborik BEWARE!