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DopeyFish said:
hey. it's not my fault you guys don't understand.
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Right.

And because of that you shouldn't be attacking me or eklund. It just makes you look even dumber in the end.
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No one in the world attacking Eklund's credibility or your sensibility would ever come out looking dumber in the end.

to say "oh vay that rumor is dumb! eklund is dumb!" it DID come from somewhere and it was not his head or his ass.
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There was a person on another forum, some complete random nobody guy, just a hockey fan, who made a thread joking about sending Eklund a "hot rumor" that he completely made up (in the thread). One day later, Eklund posts it. That rumor did not come from Eklund's head nor his ass, but when he goes ahead and posts information from some completely random no-name person on the internet, I can tell you where his credibility ain't flowing from.

Teams have done VERY STUPID trades before and they will continue to do so in the foreseeable future.
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So I'm not sure why i'm bothering to defend him because you guys are ass backwards.
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No one knows why you're trying to defend him, Dopey.
 
Well I didn't ask for a defense of him, just some situations where he was right. I guess that would be the best form of defense as well...but as I said, I don't have any opinion on him.

Ah well it doesn't matter anyways. I haven't been paying attention to Eklund from the beginning and it seems that I'm not missing anything.
 
Not rumours!

Steve Thomas, reported by Mojo Radio, willing to sign with Leafs at league minimum. Should be signed by next week.

Bryan Marchment, reported by the FAN radio, also willing to sign with Leafs at league minimum, however no news on whether the Leafs are interested.


Leafs close to signing with Mariusz Czerkawski according to a Polish website. For one million. That's a steal! :D GO LEAFS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
http://www.nhl.com.pl/plotki.php?pid=770
 
Good resign by Canucks.

Some Leafs fan still believe the Leafs have a chance with Zetterberg :lol

Mike, sorry, I don't know, my friend sent me it and I thought it was weird and funny :lol
 
beerbelly said:
Leafs close to signing with Mariusz Czerkawski according to a Polish website. For one million. That's a steal! :D GO LEAFS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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You're in for a rude awakening
 
Any team that has Steve Thomas or Bryan Marchment at any price is destined to fail utterly if they actually need them to play more than 1 minute a game over a season.



No shortage of NHL hockey

TORONTO (CP) - Crack open a cold one. Hockey is back and there's plenty on TV this season north of the border.

TSN, CBC, RDS and Rogers Sportsnet unveiled their broadcast schedules for the upcoming NHL season Thursday.

-The CBC will broadcast 60 regular-season contests.

-TSN will carry 71 regular-season games - including a network-high 42 featuring Canadian teams

-RDS will show all 82 Canadiens games and 14 Senators games.

-Rogers Sportsnet will carry 45 Canucks games on its Pacific channel and 39 Senators games on Sportsnet East (with 20 available on the Ottawa area).

Both CBC and TSN will carry NHL playoff games with the CBC having exclusive coverage of the Stanley Cup final.

The vast majority of CBC's games will be Saturday night, which has long been a tradition for the Canadian broadcaster. TSN will continue to make Wednesday night the staple of its hockey coverage, carrying 32 games on that night.

CBC has announced its games, but not who will be calling them.

The network locked out 5,500 members of the Canadian Media Guild on Aug. 15, which includes its on-air sports staff. That has forced the corporation to broadcast CFL games without commentators and audio provided through public-address announcements.

CBC spokesman Jason MacDonald said while the broadcaster and Canadian Media Guild have resumed contract talks, CBC will go ahead with its NHL schedule even if its labour impasse isn't resolved.

"Labour dispute or not, fans will be able to watch Hockey Night in Canada," MacDonald said. "We do have a contingency plan that hopefully we don't have to use and we're hoping that this dispute is resolved soon.

"But Hockey Night in Canada is going to be on regardless."

MacDonald would not provide details about the CBC's contingency plans.

"The focus should be on hockey starting up in about six weeks and not about something that might not even come to pass," he said.

CBC might be able to use local U.S. broadcasts in games featuring U.S. teams but that won't help games with all-Canadian content.

TSN will feature all six Canadian teams over the first two days of the NHL season.

The network will begin its opening-night coverage Oct. 5 by broadcasting four games. TSN will carry the Toronto Maple Leafs-Ottawa Senators game nationally (except in Alberta) starting at 8 p.m. ET, then go to the Vancouver Canucks home game versus the Phoenix Coyotes at 10:30 p.m. That contest will mark the head-coaching debut of Phoenix's Wayne Gretzky as well as the return from suspension of Vancouver star Todd Bertuzzi.

In Alberta, TSN will provide regional coverage of the Calgary Flames road game versus Minnesota before heading to Edmonton for the Oilers home game against the Colorado Avalanche.

On Oct. 6, TSN will carry the Montreal Canadians-Rangers game in New York nationally starting at 7 p.m. ET.

"This is by far the strongest NHL schedule we've ever had," TSN president Phil King said in a statement. "With all the recent trades and free agent signings in the past couple months, the anticipation and excitement continues to build.

"This year promises to be one of the most gripping, wide-open NHL seasons ever. We can't wait to get started."

CBC's coverage will begin Oct. 8 with two nationally televised games. The Montreal Canadiens will face the Toronto Maple Leafs at 7 p.m. ET, followed by the Vancouver Canucks in Edmonton to take on the Oilers, starting at 10 p.m..

The Ottawa Senators home game versus Buffalo, which starts at 7 p.m., will be carried on a regional basis.

CBC will also broadcast Hockey Day in Canada on Jan. 7, carrying a NHL tripleheader, starting at 2 p.m. with Ottawa at Montreal. Then at 7 p.m., Toronto is at Edmonton, followed by Calgary at Vancouver at 10 p.m.

CBC will also serve as the host broadcaster for hockey at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, which will be held from Feb. 15 to Feb. 26. Canada is the defending champion in both men's and women's hockey.

In the U.S., NBC is showing 18 games with 58 on the Outdoor Life Network. Only one of those will feature a game in Canada.
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Uh, WTF?!? Does this mean Snet West doesn't have the Flames or Oilers anymore?? That's just bullshit, thanks for nothing fucking TSN.

Still, that's a lot of hockey. But I can't get Center Ice, so I was counting on getting 50+ Flames/Oilers games on Snet again. :(
 
calder said:
Uh, WTF?!? Does this mean Snet West doesn't have the Flames or Oilers anymore?? That's just bullshit, thanks for nothing fucking TSN.
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Huh? Where do you get that from?
 
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/index.jsp
They mention the Sens and Canucks' regional broadcasts, but there's no mention about the Flames or Oilers. I hope that means they just haven't made those deals yet, but then the report mentions how TSN is airing at least one Flames and Oilers game each locally this upcoming year. To me, that sounds like TSN is doing the regional telecasts, which fucking sucks for me since only the ppl in those cities will see the games. On Snet it was perfect, everyone in Snet West (or those who subsribed to all the Snet channels) got all the Alberta teams' regional games.
 
calder said:
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/index.jsp
They mention the Sens and Canucks' regional broadcasts, but there's no mention about the Flames or Oilers. I hope that means they just haven't made those deals yet, but then the report mentions how TSN is airing Flames and Oilers games locally this upcoming year. To me, that sounds like TSN is doing the regional telecasts, which fucking sucks for me since only the ppl in those cities will see the games.
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Ive already seen the Oilers tv schedule.. and theres sportsnet all over it. I'm sure the flames are still there aswell.
 
dem said:
Ive already seen the Oilerst tv schedule.. and theres sportsnet all over it. I'm sure the flames are still there aswell.
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I'm holding you to that. If I can't see the games on Snet, you're going to have to drive to Winnipeg and drag a coax cable to me and hook me up. I'll give you a 2-way splitter.
 
Fuck they'd make a great movie if they wanted to.

LEMIEUX CROSBY

DULL AND DULLER

50 mil opening weekend guranteed.
 
Wolf said:
Fuck they'd make a great movie if they wanted to.

LEMIEUX CROSBY

DULL AND DULLER

50 mil opening weekend guranteed.
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I know you're joking...but I think they've sold a lot of away games as well. Though not so much in places like Montreal and Toronto, as they have a lot of die hard fans in those places and it would pain them to see their favorite team get raped by the Penguins.

Why I added that last remark...I'll never know. Maybe I feel threatened by all these pro-Leaf and pro-Habs avatars.
 
Uh oh Calder

Just read in today's herald that only 48 games are on SNET, TSN and CBC. 10 Road PPV games are going to be available for a grand total of 58. Meanwhile the Oilers are on 77 times and the Canucks and Leafs are on for 82 games.
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Flames get screwed! Might aswell be cheering for the Blackhawks with that TV deal :lol
 
dem said:
Flames get screwed! Might aswell be cheering for the Blackhawks with that TV deal :lol
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The Flames will thrive off this lack of respect and channel it into another thrilling playoff run!

I'll admit though, I find it incredibly annoying how pro athletes and coaches etc now ALWAYS try to make themselves the underdog and always cite a 'lack of respect' from various made up sources as an inspiration. But if Darryl wants to pull the respect card, I'm on board! :D
 
I was at my friends house last night and I was looking at all his NHL signed stuff on his wall and he had a, wait for it...

SIGNED PICTURE OF TEEMU SELANNE ON THE JETS :o :o

I wish I stole it
 
I have a signed picture of Teemu Selanne on the Ducks where he's wishing me a happy birthday (from 1997). I think I may have ruined his career.
 
Quick side note guys:
Does anyone know any good sites that sell hockey related shirts? I'm trying not to spend $20 for a tee. Thanks
 
Teamstore.com has a bunch of fairly nice stuff on clearance right now.


FYI tomorrow 130 edt is a draft for one of the leagues.
 
beerbelly said:
Not rumours!

Steve Thomas, reported by Mojo Radio, willing to sign with Leafs at league minimum. Should be signed by next week.

Bryan Marchment, reported by the FAN radio, also willing to sign with Leafs at league minimum, however no news on whether the Leafs are interested.
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:lol :lol :lol

beerbelly said:
Leafs close to signing with Mariusz Czerkawski according to a Polish website. For one million. That's a steal! :D GO LEAFS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
http://www.nhl.com.pl/plotki.php?pid=770
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For Czerkawski.
 
Lyle Odelein signs with the Pens (the team with the fountain of budget). Interesting to see that Cliff Ronning is willing to accept the minimum to sign with the Canucks, though.
 
Odelein? Meh, can't say I ever followed him much but I guess he's supposed to be the big tough D guy the Pens need. Not sure if he fits the bill though. Anyone watch him play a lot and want to give a scouting report?
 
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