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[T.M. MacReady]

didn't breaking up the union help end the basketball lockout? Is there optimism again?

 

[KernelPanic]

Completely forgot about this guy.

Waste of a 3rd rounder lol.

We still own his rights, you never know. Maybe he'll remove his head from his ass someday.

 

[Cake Boss]

This might as well be an NHL game, Kane, Thornton, Spezza, Seguin, Bergeron,Tavares, Smyth, Duchene, Williams.

 

[Cake Boss]

TAVARES TAVARES TAVRES TAVARES!

Every time Tavares is on the ice this announcer just keeps mentioning where Tavares is on the ice even though he doesn't the puck.

 

[Alucard]

Wasn't there supposed to be "hope" yesterday?

Team Nope is winning this one, folks. No hockey this year.

 

[Cake Boss]

Spengler > WJC.

This is the best hockey we will see all year.

 

[CCF23]

http://www.truehockey.com/articles/New-Years-Solution-ComingPlus-What-the-Owners-Have-Given-NHLPA

 

[Freyjadour]

Eh. Not that he said anything but pointless speculation, but take any Strickland article with copious amounts of sodium.

 

[Row]

I don't care anymore, a 40-ish game season, while better than nothing, feels kind of cheap to me anyways. I rather have hockey this season, but seeing all the players lose more money than they can ever hope to recoup due to impractical thinking isn't a bad alternative I guess.

 

[Smiley90]

Spengler > WJC.

This is the best hockey we will see all year.

Yep. The game was great! Some impressions from watching live:

Seguin is a beast, wow.

Who is this Brydon Ritchie guy, he was great too.


How were the impressions on TSN like?

Canada dominated and won deservedly, was a lot of fun to watch.

Duchene, Tavares, Spezza, Williams; Seguin, Bergeron > Kane, Eriksson, Thornton, Brunner.

Oh, the game ended 5-0 for Canada.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

Byron Ritchie used to play for the Canucks.

 

[CCF23]

Spengler > WJC.

This is the best hockey we will see all year.

World Championship will be glorious if there's no season.

...but there will be a season...

HOPE THE HERALD ANGELS SING
"HAWKS ARE CUNTS, AND FUCK THE KINGS"

 

[TemplaerDude]

The Ghost of Nope past comes out and says "Get fucked".

 

[CCF23]

The ghost of NOPE past will be the only one left in a couple weeks.

 

[Red_Man]

Plekanec may have cracked some ribs in a game today, Dat top pick once the season begins

 

[Cake Boss]

Plekanec may have cracked some ribs in a game today, Dat top pick once the season begins

Very good year to tank, draft is 2008esque, instead of dman its #1 centers up the ass.

 

[Solo]

He has 11 months to heal up.

 

[The Atticus]

With the Lockout situation, it seems like a good point to jump into NHL, right?
Can you guys help me decide which team to choose, one that isn't considered a top-team or one that I'd be bandwagon-ing?

Not the Penguins

EDIT: I probably won't post often for a while.

 

[Solo]

Welcome to Habs-nation, Ezekial.

 

[BigJonsson]

With the Lockout situation, it seems like a good point to jump into NHL, right?
Can you guys help me decide which team to choose, one that isn't considered a top-team or one that I'd be bandwagon-ing?

Not the Penguins

Phoenix Coyotes

 

[CrazedArabMan]

Yep. The game was great! Some impressions from watching live:

Seguin is a beast, wow.

Who is this Brydon Ritchie guy, he was great too.


How were the impressions on TSN like?

Canada dominated and won deservedly, was a lot of fun to watch.

Duchene, Tavares, Spezza, Williams; Seguin, Bergeron > Kane, Eriksson, Thornton, Brunner.

Oh, the game ended 5-0 for Canada.

Brunner played, how did he look?

Edit: Eh, saw he went -2, but so did Kane, Thornton and what not. So he is on the same level as Kane and Thornton, SWEET!! Though he only put up one shot on goal, but he was 2/2 on the faceoffs, ALL STAR MATERIAL!!!

 

[Red_Man]

Very good year to tank, draft is 2008esque, instead of dman its #1 centers up the ass.

I need Druin right in my veins

Welcome to Habs-nation, Ezekial.

:lol aka team Galchenyuk

 

[The Atticus]

Being in the UK, it's gonna be difficult to keep up with the games... how many are in a season? And how often are games (ignoring this Lockout situation) played?

Sorry for the simpleton questions.

 

[Red_Man]

82 games in a season, October - April + playoffs and on average 2-3 games a week, sometimes more sometimes less. UK is 8 hours ahead of eastern time right? games will be shown around 3 amish most often for you then

 

[The Atticus]

82 games in a season, October - April + playoffs and on average 2-3 games a week, sometimes more sometimes less. UK is 8 hours ahead of eastern time right? games will be shown around 3 amish most often for you then

Only 5 hours ahead iirc. Damn that's alot of games. I'll probably pick a team once I get the hang of the sport, and see which team's sensibilities I prefer.

 

[Quick]

Only 5 hours ahead iirc. Damn that's alot of games. I'll probably pick a team once I get the hang of the sport, and see which team's sensibilities I prefer.

Check out your local (or closest?) EIHL team, too. Doesn't hurt to check out the home grown product.

Think of a player you either like or are familiar with, Penguins players exempt, and go from there. Or do what I did as a kid and watch the Mighty Ducks and call them your home team.

 

[The Atticus]

Check out your local (or closest?) EIHL team, too. Doesn't hurt to check out the home grown product.

Think of a player you either like or are familiar with, Penguins players exempt, and go from there. Or do what I did as a kid and watch the Mighty Ducks and call them your home team.

Sadly the London team is now defunct :/ And there isn't one remotely close by.
The only famous player I've heard of is Gretzky, and it seemed as though he had played for an elite team.
Wait.. The Mighty Ducks was based on a real team?!?!?
Okay it's sorted.

 

[Solo]

ducks fan?

zkl kysr pls

 

[Quick]

Sadly the London team is now defunct :/
Wait.. The Mighty Ducks was based on a real team?!?!?
Okay it's sorted.

Other way around, actually!

Movie did well, Disney founded the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in 93, now renamed to just the Anaheim Ducks due to an ownership change.

ducks fan?

zkl kysr pls

SOLO PLS

Almost spat out my drink reading this.

So, we've got an Aussie, a Yankee, and now a Brit as part of Ducks-GAF?

 

[The Atticus]

Other way around, actually!

Movie did well, Disney founded the Anaheim Mighty Ducks in 93, now renamed to just the Anaheim Ducks due to an ownership change.

Holy shit that's awesome.
That's like a fucking Disney movie in itself. They should make a movie on this. A Disney movie.
I probably won't find time to watch the games till February though.

How are the Ducks considered in the echelon of teams?

 

[Red_Man]

Dastardly and Heretic will be pleased, although the Ducks play in California so the time zone difference will be even greater.

 

[Heretic]

World Championship will be glorious if there's no season.

...but there will be a season...

HOPE THE HERALD ANGELS SING
"HAWKS ARE CUNTS, AND FUCK THE KINGS"

YES.

 

[Quick]

Holy shit that's awesome.
That's like a fucking Disney movie in itself. They should make a movie on this. A Disney movie.

At the risk of fellating Dastardly and Heretic's ego:

 

[The Atticus]

Dastardly and Heretic will be pleased, although the Ducks play in California so the time zone difference will be even greater.

This may be a problem.
Are games usually played at night?

 

[Solo]

This may be a problem.
Are games usually played at night?

Always.

 

[Heretic]

Sadly the London team is now defunct :/ And there isn't one remotely close by.
The only famous player I've heard of is Gretzky, and it seemed as though he had played for an elite team.
Wait.. The Mighty Ducks was based on a real team?!?!?
Okay it's sorted.

Welcome!

Baggio fan too!

 

[Heretic]

Always.

Can't believe baseball is sometimes playing at noonish. I'm fucking working!!!

 

[The Atticus]

Always.

Oh fuckity-fuck.
Recorded games it is, then?
:/

 

[Heretic]

Oh fuckity-fuck.
Recorded games it is, then?
:/

On the weekdays, Ducks mostly play at 4:00 pm or 7:00 pm on the West Coast.

 

[Solo]

On the weekdays, Ducks mostly play at 4:00 pm or 7:00 pm on the West Coast.

AKA 7 or 10 on the east coast AKA even fucking later in the UK.

 

[Quick]

Anaheim doesn't do the Flying V, though. Fucking amateurs.

 

[The Atticus]

I want to support Ducks now, despite the time-zone absurdities.
I will make it work goddammit.

Any tips on learning the rules quicker? Apart from playing the NHL games, of course.

 

[Quick]

If I didn't move to Toronto, I'd probably still end up being a Ducks fan.

 

[Solo]

I want to support Ducks now, despite this time-zone absurdness.
I will make it work goddammit.

Any tips on learning the rules quicker? Apart from playing the NHL games, of course.

It's soccer (football, my bad) on ice, more or less.

Okay, that's being a little too general, but it will give you some idea.

 

[Red_Man]

I want to support Ducks now, despite the time-zone absurdities.
I will make it work goddammit.

Any tips on learning the rules quicker? Apart from playing the NHL games, of course.

You're already a better fan then KingHenrik, congrats and welcome to NHL-Gaf

 

[KernelPanic]

I want to support Ducks now, despite the time-zone absurdities.
I will make it work goddammit.

Good luck !

Your loyalty will be tested very soon as they lose Getzlaf and Perry to free agency

 

[KingHenrik30]

With the Lockout situation, it seems like a good point to jump into NHL, right?
Can you guys help me decide which team to choose, one that isn't considered a top-team or one that I'd be bandwagon-ing?

Not the Penguins

EDIT: I probably won't post often for a while.

edit: NM

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

I want to support Ducks now, despite the time-zone absurdities.
I will make it work goddammit.

Any tips on learning the rules quicker? Apart from playing the NHL games, of course.

Come to the side of light and join the side of the Florida Panthers. EST zone for easier viewing, #1 prospect pool in the league and very much an upcoming team.

 

[Quick]

Good luck !

Your loyalty will be tested very soon as they lose Getzlaf and Perry to free agency

And Ryan getting traded to Toronto for a 3rd rounder.

 

[The Atticus]

Come to the side of light and join the side of the Florida Panthers. EST zone for easier viewing, #1 prospect pool in the league and very much an upcoming team.

But it's Florida.