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Posted: 3/18/2008 8:45:01 AM | | cant say i can argue with that list. | |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 9:51:08 AM | So TSN has its power rankings up and while the fact that the hottest team in the league, the Edmonton Oilers (9 wins in their past 11 games) is ranked 23rd overall does not surprise me – it is, after all, TSN – what DOES shock me is how they list the Oilers as having NO KEY INJURIES! I guess missing your captain, your leading scorer, your top defenceman (at least salary-wise) and your top agitator (Moreau, Horcoff, Souray, Torres) are not considered "key" injuries.
Pitiful. Someone really should tell them that the league does extend past the Eastern Time zone. | |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 10:30:04 AM | ^ Are you F'in serious??  Goes to show that they have no clue as to what they're talking about half the time. No injuries, my arse! I'm thinking there should be a trophy for a team that overcomes such adversity and elevates their level of play to compensate for missing key players. That's a good question...hmmm...this year's recipient would have to be the Oilers. The Nucks have had serious injuries as well, but their play has really diminished after they sustained those injuries. | |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 11:07:30 AM | Whaaaaaaa my team gets no respect..... Whaaaaaaaa big bad TSN hates the West... Waaaaaa Oilers can't make the playoffs ... waaaaa waaaa waaaa
To be taken seriously at this point in the season you have to be in a playoff position. Respect is earned not appointed.
No argument with the defense list . Does Lidstrom move up with another Norris this year? | |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 11:33:10 AM | ^^^^
Speaking of diatribes
"Hello kettle. My name is pot. You sure are black." | |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 11:47:01 AM | When will the NHL get this punishment/suspension down? 8 games for Pronger is a joke. Hopefully he will now be neutered for the playoffs at the very least.
Leafs power ranking 26.
Toronto Maple Leafs Striving for Mediocrity Since 1967! | |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 12:06:33 PM | """...a trophy for a team that overcomes such adversity and elevates their level of play to compensate for missing key players...this year's recipient would have to be the Oilers..."""
Oilers would probably be the odds on favorites, but Avalanche, Bruins and Sabres would warrant serious consideration as well.
Could be just a glitch in their system. They have about 9 clubs there with no key injuries including Chicargo (Havlat and Yanick Perrault not mentioned) and the Sabres have only two D-men listed when in fact they're missing 4. They also have the Bruins 5 spots back of the Flyers in the rankings in spite of the Flyers being winless in 4 while the Prunes picked up 3 big points over the weekend including a win over the Flyers As a matter of fact they have both the Sabres and the Panthers ahead of the Bruins as well. The guy's a bit of a joke that put this thing together.
i seldom look at these things unless it's the CBS one for football and you get to sit and read all the users comments hurling abuse at the writers for being braindead. kinda funny stuff to sit back and read.
Maybe there's a time limit on how long they keep track of injuries. Bruins have been missing Zhamnov and Fernandez all year, but no mention of a starting goalie being out as being a key injury. Islanders have 7 regulars on IR but only two are mentioned on the so-called power rankings. The guy must have been drunk when he put it all together, or he did it just to stir the pot.
I was surprised some old defensive stalwarts like Bones Glennie, Waldo Neely, Howie McKenny, Pat Quinn, Mike Pelyk and Dave Dunn and Al the human highlight Iafrate, didn't make it onto the top 10 d-men of all time. A lot of "hockey people" probably remember them.
 
EDIT: And i guess Simon gagne being out for the Flyers isn't key either.
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/injuries/ | |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 12:09:07 PM | Yep, and it's not like Pronger is a first-time offender either.
Look at last year's play-offs. He was suspended twice, for a game both times. Shouldn't suspensions increase in duration?
Pronger must have some nasty photos of Colin Campbell with a weather girl or something | |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 12:14:41 PM | No kidding. I love Pronger but he should have got 50 games to send the message around the league that nobody wants to see this crap. 30 games obviously didn't do the trick and both Simon and Pronger are 8 time offenders.
I guess it's not who you know, but who you blow that counts.
That suspension is a complete joke. | |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 12:15:37 PM |
Pronger must have some nasty photos of Colin Campbell with a weather girl or something
Or the weather man. Anyway, I was listening to Twat and Gaylord the other day and they were speculating on the reasons Pronger's suspension was less than expected. For one thing, Pronger is a superstar in this league, so he's not going to be treated the same way as a Chris Simon is. Secondly, they thought the fact that Burke was the ex-disciplinarian in the NHL probably helped his cause a lot. | |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 12:22:45 PM | | Whatever the reason, I have seen 3 players now speak out that the suspension was to short. | |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 12:29:50 PM | I thought it was pretty funny the way Pronger painted it as though his team has been victimized by this suspension and that they will, once again, have to play through adversity. Oh brother! | |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 12:40:49 PM | | pronger should of being forced to play for the oilers again. | |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 12:45:41 PM | They shouldn't even have bothered if that's all they were going to give him. I was at a buddies place with a big screen where you could put the image of the computer on the tv, and while i don't condone Simon's actions, he was baited by Ruutu to much the same extent that Kesler wrapped his legs around Prongers lower leg. That's why i didn't bother commenting on the outrage shown towards Simon for his actions in the other thread. it's hard to have compassion and pity for a guy like Simon, but in this case, he was set up by Ruutu. He shouldn't have done it, but most folks couldn't see that it was Ruutu that initiated it behind a wall of refs and linesmen. You could tell the one linesman noticed it as he looked down at Ruutu's leg, but i can only guess he kept his mouth shut during the hearing.
It's really hard to see but if you look real hard, Ruutu initiated like a backwards aerobics type kick while he was down on all fours. He missed Simon full on, just brushing legs on the sides and then Simon reacted with the stomp. He actually initiated the whole thing but the sneaky little prick got away with it. In essence he could have just as easily cut the backside of Simon's left leg open had he made contact.
There was no difference in the two plays. The Nhl felt Pronger's wasn't as blatant which is just a crock of sh.it. I hope they tear a strip of Colin Campbell on HNIC this weekend because he is just a complete joke with that 8 game suspension. I don't care if it was Pronger or Sundin. It should have been 50 games. There's not only not a deterrent now with this action, but it's opened up a real pandora's box for when it happens again.
Like the poster mentioned in the other thread on this, if it's Iginla he'll get 4 games. if it's Belak, he'll get 30. But all in all, it seems it's no longer sacred in hockey not to do this, so i wonder how all this will trickle down to the minor leaghuers and the tykes playing and watching this type of stuff. Suddenly some kids will think it's OK to do this and it's absolutely not. This suspension brings back memories of when Mario Lemieux called the NHL a garbage league. That suspension's a joke. Two thumbs 
If they had banned Simon from the game, what would Prongers penalty have been then? 12 games? | |
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Posted: 3/18/2008 10:52:57 PM | | Toskala thought he'd try the Jedi mind trick on the puck...it failed. The puck's mind was stronger. Anyway, that was so laughable that you almost feel sorry for Leaf nation right now. It's just indicative of the entire team, its management and their year. | |
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Posted: 3/19/2008 3:42:58 AM | "Maybe there's a time limit on how long they keep track of injuries. Bruins have been missing Zhamnov and Fernandez all year, but no mention of a starting goalie being out as being a key injury. "
I thought it might be a time thing as well, except they do list Bergeron for the Bruins and he's been out since, what, the third week of the season, with that concussion at the hand of a Flyer? | |
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Posted: 3/19/2008 7:44:22 AM | """...Anyway, that was so laughable that you almost feel sorry for Leaf nation right now. It's just indicative of the entire team, its management and their year..."""
A wee bit dramatic here perhaps tick? But i do see your point a bit the way they managed to come up with new and innovative ways to drop games back in the first half of the sked.
They've actually played some respectable hockey overall since their brutal trip west back in mid january.
I seen that one coming a mile away on Toskala. That puppy had eyes. It went three different directions on the way down and then caught something just before it got to him and skipped from his right over to his left and in. Players were blowing tires all night so it's my guess that ice was total crap last night. Reminded me a bit of Sundays Briar final.
Doesn't matter. It was the only shot to beat him all night and Isles tried it four or five more times as the game went on. Leafs staged a third period rally (rare) spearheaded by, of all people, Kyla Wellwood. to get the two points. That's all that matters in that one. Done with those pesky Islanders and now it's just head to head divisional matchups. We are in the home stretch. Collaiaocovo gone again for the rest of the season. 92 games of hockey he's played since being drafted 17th in 2001. We got 28 games out of him this year.
And Kubina nets his third game winner in a week. Too bad he didn't play like that all year.
Toskala's as cool as a cucumber. He's one unflappable Finn and he enjoys the spotlight in Toronto. No pun intended, but this one's a keeper.
I like the way McCabe came back and had him laffing about it. They were both actually busting a pretty good gut over it. Mccabe was prbably asking him if he remembered the one he put in on him in OT in Buffalo back in the fall. High to the glove side for the gamewinner for the Sabres that night. Toskala won't let that one bug him. | |
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Posted: 3/19/2008 7:59:36 AM | | i know no one care,but i am still liking carolina in the east. | |
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Posted: 3/20/2008 6:12:39 AM | Blackhawks sell out their building for the 9th time this season. With a night honoring Tony O i guess it's apt that they post a 5-0 shutout with Tony in the building. Nice to see the Hawks honoring some of their old warriors this year. Rocky Wirtz has done a bigtime job of reviving hockey in the Windy City.
Sharks clinch a playoff spot with Roenick tying Beliveau all time in goals with his 507th plus the shootout winner. Now there's a 500,000 dollar bargain. 4 points shy of 30. Sharks are gonna be tough.
"""...but i am still liking carolina in the east..."""
12-3-1 since Brind'Amour went down. Samsonov has finally found his game after losing it for a few years. 29 points in 31 games since being picked off of the waiver wire in January. That's kind of impressive actually. How many teams passed him by on waivers? And Staal has just stepped it right up a notch or two. They could surprise some folks and have a good run, but I think when it comes to playoffs eventually missing Brind'Amour will be too tough a hole to plug. But, you never know. That's assuming we're not going to see Brind'Amour back this year. | |
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Posted: 3/20/2008 7:12:54 AM | | samsonov just found a system that works for him.carolina plays a high pressure style that lends itself perfect for his game.as much as i love brindy,i thought staal was being stalled by not getting the icetime.rutherford did a great job when he unloaded to ufas in stillman and commadore for eaves and corvo.not only did he get good return ,he filled a offensive defenceman hole that they were lacking in a big way.if they can get brindy and/or williams back for the playoffs they are to me the odds on favorite.oh by the way sly.who was carolinas coach when they won their cup again? | |
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Posted: 3/20/2008 8:35:39 AM | | and who was the one that brought them to the final before that. | |
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Posted: 3/20/2008 8:43:36 AM | As usual I'm not sure what point it is you're trying to make. It was Maurice. the same Maurice that has now qualified for the playoffs three times in 10 years of coaching and only once has gotten past the opening round. Maybe the old story about a broken wristwatch being right twice a day is apt for him. 341 wins in 830 games coached isn't my idea of a top calibre coach. Sorry. He's all yours. The quicker the leafs move him out, the better.
You want him. You can have him. Straight trade for Mactavish. Mac-T would have gotten this leaf squad into the playoff mix. That's my belief and opinion anyway. | |
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Posted: 3/20/2008 9:00:58 AM | You want him. You can have him. Straight trade for Mactavish. Mac-T would have gotten this leaf squad into the playoff mix. That's my belief and opinion anyway
not a chance in hell.lol.just thought id get a rise out of ya.lol.i cant think of one coach out there that has the capabilities of coaching in toronto that is available.also until ownership gets their head out of there ass,i doubt it matters. | |
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