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[TurtleSnatcher]

Jamie fucking Benn

 

[Acid08]

Pretty sure this McCarthy-Kearns-Pelech line has to be one of the worst we've ever iced.

 

[Smiley90]

Okay seriously, can we get Alberts off the ice already? i swear he's been on the ice for like 80% of our goals against this preseason.

 

[Acid08]

UNF UNF UNF DAT MARLEAU TO JUMBO EXPRESS

Fucking gorgeous pass and shot.

 

[jaybeeze]

SJ's powerplay is the bane of our existence.

Who lets Joe fuckin' Thorton by them unchecked into their zone on the PK.

 

[Acid08]

Ping! So close Juicy.

Nieto has been all over the puck tonight. With Torres out I hope he gets some regular season time. Kid is rad.

 

[Coldnoodle]

UNF UNF UNF DAT MARLEAU TO JUMBO EXPRESS

Fucking gorgeous pass and shot.

That free agency connection UNF UNF UNF

Spoiler

One of them needs to come to Washington.

 

[Smiley90]

SJ's powerplay is the bane of our existence.

Who lets Joe fuckin' Thorton by them unchecked into their zone on the PK.

His name is Andrew Alberts.

 

[Acid08]

I doubt Pizza Hut has very good wings, Vancouver announcer guy.

 

[Acid08]

Juicy!

Where the blocked shots at?

 

[NuclearSpy]

Juicy!

Where the blocked shots at?

Torts is having a meltdown in the locker room already about blocking shots

 

[Acid08]

Tyler Kennedy is an ugly motherfucker, damn.

 

[NuclearSpy]

Tyler Kennedy is an ugly motherfucker, damn.

Well, Tim Kennedy is a lot uglier, so we upgraded. Hahaha

 

[Acid08]

Hertl!!!! I like this kid. I like him a lot.

 

[RC]

This is why I don't watch preseason games.

 

[kingslunk]

You guys read that diaper fetish thread? Holy shit

Also stars have yet to lose a preseason game in regulation.

 

[Coldnoodle]

You guys read that diaper fetish thread? Holy shit

Also stars have yet to lose a preseason game in regulation.

Capitals are 2-0-3

2 shootout wins, 2 shootout losses and 1 overtime loss.

 

[NuclearSpy]

Hertl!!!! I like this kid. I like him a lot.

Told you he was gonna make the roster. Great hands.

 

[Smiley90]

Juicy!

Where the blocked shots at?

This is why I don't watch preseason games.

 

[Freyjadour]

I doubt Pizza Hut has very good wings, Vancouver announcer guy.

When they have a Wing Street they're pretty decent from time to time. Better than the usual microwaved shit anyhow.

 

[Smiley90]

I swear to god, if Alberts shot Horvat, I'm gonna personally make sure Dany Heatley is around when he comes back.

EDIT: It was Corrado, okay. Still. Poor Horvat.

 

[jaybeeze]

It's okay, Thursday's game against the Rangers is the only game that really matters this pre-season.

*cries*

 

[Acid08]

Nemo shutout! Not that he was tested much, but still. Nice to see. D'aww at Hertl getting some Wingels lovin.

 

[Red_Man]

Also stars have yet to lose a preseason game in regulation.

Edmonton is something like 5-0-1 aka preseason means jack shit.

 

[Coldnoodle]

Edmonton is something like 5-0-1 aka preseason means jack shit.

Edmonton gonna win the cup brah.

 

[The Internet]

Edmonton is something like 5-0-1 aka preseason means jack shit.

Didn't Jon Sim once win the pre-season scoring title?

 

[Dastardly Jerks]

Ping! So close Juicy.

Nieto has been all over the puck tonight. With Torres out I hope he gets some regular season time. Kid is rad.

Can he be as big a piece of shit as Torres though?

 

[apocalidiot]

Preseason doesn't mean dick. Other than to get you excited for the season

 

[CCF23]

Preseason doesn't mean dick. Other than to get you excited for the season

Yep. There are things you'll see that might run into the regular season, but for the most part the vets that are comfortably on the team half ass it. That's usually why the guys that light it up in preseason are guys no one would expect to. The guys fighting for a job.

Mason Raymond is comes to mind as an example this this year. Not that he's a scrub, but a clear case of a guy trying harder than some of the vets because he needed to earn a job.

 

[wsoxfan1214]

Glad to see so many new hockey fans in this thread this year.

Yes, coaches can be fined for putting goons on the ice at heated moments during the game. Its happened before and will happen again. The NHL does not like escalating these situations, and Scott was out there for no other reason.

And yes, you do get a bigger penalty for any injury to the head area. It doesn't matter if it was intentional or not. The NHL has a zero tolerance penalty for head injuries. This has only been the most talked about thing in the sport for the last 10 years.

Please let me know if there's anything else I can help you guys with.

That's wonderful.

Can you bail on the thread for the rest of the year again now?

 

[Dastardly Jerks]

That's wonderful.

Can you bail on the thread for the rest of the year again now?

 

[Unhandled Exception]

Bigras was sent down earlier yesterday. Good and bad news seeing as how Wilson is already injured. Glad Roy isn't rushing him though.

 

[Freyjadour]

yo mama yo mama yo mama

 

[Montresor]

David Clarkson commenting on his suspension: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1tRKEgp82wI

 

[MetatronM]

Sounds like Ranger cuts are coming today. I'm really hoping that most of the real lineup gets to play the next two games together. All the games thus far have been mainly about evaluating individual skill. Time to see how the real team functions.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Versteeg has been cleared for contact finally. He, Huberdeau, and Barkov will play tommorrow and Thomas is likely to start as well. Word also is that the new ownership will start taking over operations Thursday before officially at the press conference Friday.

 

[SuperSonic1305]

Less than a week until whacking day.

 

[Spl1nter]

You really can't infer anything from a team's preseason performance.

Remember forever Stalberg and Leafs 2009 preseason

 

[Var]

Voracek's injury doesn't sound too bad. Homer said he expects him to play Friday.

 

[Quick]

Remember forever Stalberg and Leafs 2009 preseason

Preseason stud, regular season scrub.

 

[Curufinwe]

Voracek's injury doesn't sound too bad. Homer said he expects him to play Friday.

I don't know why they had Voracek take the penalty shot after he slid into the post. It was a dangerous play by Salvador; luckily for him Schneider didn't get injured.

 

[Var]

I don't know why they had Voracek take the penalty shot after he slid into the post. It was a dangerous play by Salvador; luckily for him Schneider didn't get injured.

Yeah, it was a stupid play, especially in preseason.

 

[Silexx]

Brennan is reporting that Da Costa will centre the line with Ryan and Michalek. He's got to be trade bait at this point. I'm guessing to Edmonton.

 

[Cake Boss]

Brennan is reporting that Da Costa will centre the line with Ryan and Michalek. He's got to be trade bait at this point. I'm guessing to Edmonton.

there were 18 scouts in last nights game.

Better get something decent for him, hes going to be a pretty productive NHLer.

 

[KernelPanic]

Brennan is reporting that Da Costa will centre the line with Ryan and Michalek. He's got to be trade bait at this point. I'm guessing to Edmonton.

Or we might just keep him if they don't get a good offer. I imagine teams will try and wait and get him for free on waivers. Not sure how much room they have on the roster to keep people up. But I imagine Edmonton will try and pull something off.

Oh and apparently Ryan showed up in great shape to camp, so Simpson was full of shit(no surprise).

 

[CrazedArabMan]

Pen's icing a full lineup tonight while most of the Wings top guys sit (no D ,Z, Kronwall or Big E but Malkin and Crosby and most of their top guys are playing), This could be an ugly game, hopefully Mrazek has a good game though.

Wings:

Franzen-Weiss-Abdelkader
Nyquist-Andersson-Tatar
Miller-Emmerton-Samuelsson
Bertuzzi-Sheahan-Cleary

Ouellet-DeKeyser
Quincey-Smith
Almquist-Lashoff

Mrazek

Pit:

Goaltenders
29 MARC-ANDRE FLEURY – G
37 JEFF ZATKOFF – G

Position Players
2 MATT NISKANEN – D
4 ROB SCUDERI – D
5 DERYK ENGELLAND – D
9 PASCAL DUPUIS – F
12 CHUCK KOBASEW – F
14 CHRIS KUNITZ – F
15 TANNER GLASS – F
16 BRANDON SUTTER – F
17 DUSTIN JEFFREY – F
18 JAMES NEAL – F
19 BEAU BENNETT – F
27 CRAIG ADAMS – F
36 JUSSI JOKINEN – F
41 ROBERT BORTUZZO – D
44 BROOKS ORPIK – D
58 KRIS LETANG – D
71 EVGENI MALKIN – F
87 SIDNEY CROSBY – F

Probably going to be ugly but at least that second line is still together, dat youth!

 

[Silexx]

Or we might just keep him if they don't get a good offer. I imagine teams will try and wait and get him for free on waivers. Not sure how much room they have on the roster to keep people up. But I imagine Edmonton will try and pull something off.

Oh and apparently Ryan showed up in great shape to camp, so Simpson was full of shit.

Well, of course the Sens aren't going to trade him just for the heck of it. Pretty sure Murray enjoys having this kind of depth at centre. But I can't see why else you would put Da Costa on the first line like that unless you want to showcase him.

And yeah, I was glad to see Tim Murray shoot down the BS that Simpson was spewing.

 

[KernelPanic]

Well, of course the Sens aren't going to trade him just for the heck of it. Pretty sure Murray enjoys having this kind of depth at centre. But I can't see why else you would put Da Costa on the first line like that unless you want to showcase him.

Oh yeah he is being showcased, I think they can get a pick for him considering he was a free agent signing.

No way he will make the team ahead of Spezza, Turris, Zibanejad and Pageau ahead of him at centre.

They gotta trade him or lose him on waivers, no room on the roster.

 

[yyzjohn]

Remember forever Stalberg and Leafs 2009 preseason

After that preseason, Bob McKenzie said Stalberg would be rookie of the year. LOL

 

[Solo]

Beaulieu is playing tonight for the Habs, who are basically icing an AHL roster.