Pens and Sabres game on Saturday night was totally sweet! I got to see a breakaway, a fight, Crosby looking miles ahead of everybody else on the ice every time he was on it (he successfully completed a SPIN-O-RAMA around the lone dman in overtime but sadly didn't put the puck past Miller), and a long shootout. (11 shooters or so) It wasn't the result I wanted (Sabres won the shootout 2-1, Crosby getting the only Pens goal of the SO), but still a great time and a game well worth the money. Crosby looks phenomenal and it's seriously bordering on ridiculous how much better he looks than just about everyone else on the ice every time his skates touch the surface. The rest of the Pens really need to step up though. With a healthy Malkin and Crosby, this team could potentially make the playoffs, but still needs improvement in so many areas. We'll see what happens when the real season begins.
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TemplaerDude
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Luongo is gold money. God damn no more massive 5 holes or rebounds straight to the slot. This man is better than advertised.
Mike Works
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He's allowed 7 goals in 2 games.TemplaerDude said:
TemplaerDude
Member
Mainly due to the absurd amount of odd man rushes the inexperianced defence has given him, not to mention that it's only preseason and he's already playing damn good. If you'd seen him in action you'd know too. He made this one wicked glove save off of Green or someone tonight that was just jaw dropping mid-season crap that Cloutier or Auld pulled off once a MONTH. He doesn't send rebounds to the opposing team, he either covers it up or slides it safely to the corner... he tricks shooters into thinking his 5 hole is bigger than it really is and he shuts it faster than you can wink, and his lateral movement is awesome. The guys the real deal.
Mike Works
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Every goal he let in tonight was a rebound goal, except for that one goal where the player banked it in off him.
Kabuki Waq
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Socreges said:Sometimes I feel like TemplaerDude should be cheering for the Maple Leafs.
Anyway, even though Luongo has had a so-so start, I find it pretty exciting to see him in net. It's also very comforting somehow. Let's just hope that confidence remains...
**** you guys we already have Big Johnsson and Dopeyfish!
Things got interesting today in Penguin land.... Malkin is ruled to not have to have surgery after a 2nd opinion... He will be out 4-6 weeks, (probably will only miss 4-7 games of the season).
So now they have a hole in the middle of the 2nd line they need to fill. I thought Eric Christiansen would be the one to fill it, as he had a decent call up last year, but lost his confidence and fell in the doghouse...
Well, they cut him today to Wilkes-Barre, which means there is only one other candidate that will be able to fill that hole one the 2nd line (and who wasn't projected to make the team)..
Jordan Staal......
He has a clause that says he can play the first 9 games of the season without having the year count against his contract.... I sure hope he plays well enough to force them to sign him to a contract this year.
So now they have a hole in the middle of the 2nd line they need to fill. I thought Eric Christiansen would be the one to fill it, as he had a decent call up last year, but lost his confidence and fell in the doghouse...
Well, they cut him today to Wilkes-Barre, which means there is only one other candidate that will be able to fill that hole one the 2nd line (and who wasn't projected to make the team)..
Jordan Staal......
He has a clause that says he can play the first 9 games of the season without having the year count against his contract.... I sure hope he plays well enough to force them to sign him to a contract this year.
Mike Works
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uh... i don't think you want that...Kingpen said:
The Pens really have nothing to lose by playing Staal for the first nine games, which pretty much coincides with how much time Malkin will miss. It won't count as a year of service for Jordan, and it gives him a little taste of the NHL and what he really needs to work on. I don't support keeping him any longer than that, but they might as well give him the shot while Malkin is recovering.
Mike Works
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Playing Staal for 9 games makes perfect sense, especially with Malkin's injury, but anything more than that would be absolute idiocy.
TemplaerDude
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Socreges said:Sometimes I feel like TemplaerDude should be cheering for the Maple Leafs.
Someone has to be optimistic around here. All this doom and gloom is depressing.
Malakhov
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Ah, Latendresse... what a saga it has been...
I wanted him to get cut from the team because he gets too much media exposure and attention since he's a quebec born player and it was getting on my nerves until I saw him play last Tuesday against the Bruins when I went to the game, let me just tell you this:
It's pure stupidity if Latendresse gets sent down again, the kid is great.
Edit: He just scored a few mins after I typed this :lol
I wanted him to get cut from the team because he gets too much media exposure and attention since he's a quebec born player and it was getting on my nerves until I saw him play last Tuesday against the Bruins when I went to the game, let me just tell you this:
It's pure stupidity if Latendresse gets sent down again, the kid is great.
Edit: He just scored a few mins after I typed this :lol
I remember being mad that they sent him down last year. For what, so that Sundstrum and Dagenais could have a spot?
Worked out for the best though, the past year has helped him lots, he looks more complete than last years version.
Hey Malakhov what do you think about Ryder so far? He's playing great this pre-seas, his skating is improved, he looks better handling the puck and he's still scoring. I see career year coming up for him.
Worked out for the best though, the past year has helped him lots, he looks more complete than last years version.
Hey Malakhov what do you think about Ryder so far? He's playing great this pre-seas, his skating is improved, he looks better handling the puck and he's still scoring. I see career year coming up for him.
Mike Works
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Yes, this won't be confusing to tell you two apart at all.
Malakhov
Banned
I'm a huge Ryder fan, some people rag on him because he's a pure goal scorer and his defensive play isn't that great but so what, he's young and still improving. It's been ages since we've had an homegrown player like Ryder in Montreal.
I'm really glad we've got Ryder and especially Higgins (he's becoming my favorite Habs player), they are two young and improving forwards who we will be seeing on the Habs first two lines for years to come.
Higgins/Ryder/Latendresse... Finally what we've been waiting for for a decade.
I'm really glad we've got Ryder and especially Higgins (he's becoming my favorite Habs player), they are two young and improving forwards who we will be seeing on the Habs first two lines for years to come.
Higgins/Ryder/Latendresse... Finally what we've been waiting for for a decade.
Mike Works
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oh god, change it back, change it back
Stevie Y named Red Wings vice president.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-redwings-yzerman&prov=ap&type=lgns
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=ap-redwings-yzerman&prov=ap&type=lgns
ForzaItalia
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Leanne Domi Calls Tie a "Rat"
http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2006/09/26/1899363-sun.html
http://http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2006/09/26/1899364-sun.html
Tie Domi is ugly. Tie Domi has no personality. His slut wife obviously married him for his money and the posh lifestyle so I feel no sympathy towards her. I have a funny story concerning both her and Tie that took place a couple of years at a club here in Toronto that I shall post later.
TSN went HD at the right time. Tie's mug will never look so ugly on my tube ever again....
http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2006/09/26/1899363-sun.html
http://http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2006/09/26/1899364-sun.html
Tie Domi is ugly. Tie Domi has no personality. His slut wife obviously married him for his money and the posh lifestyle so I feel no sympathy towards her. I have a funny story concerning both her and Tie that took place a couple of years at a club here in Toronto that I shall post later.
TSN went HD at the right time. Tie's mug will never look so ugly on my tube ever again....
ForzaItalia said:Leanne Domi Calls Tie a "Rat"
http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2006/09/26/1899363-sun.html
http://http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoAndGTA/2006/09/26/1899364-sun.html
Tie Domi is ugly. Tie Domi has no personality. His slut wife obviously married him for his money and the posh lifestyle so I feel no sympathy towards her. I have a funny story concerning both her and Tie that took place a couple of years at a club here in Toronto that I shall post later.
TSN went HD at the right time. Tie's mug will never look so ugly on my tube ever again....
WTF, that Toronto Sun article is written like some kids' novel or something.
"The wife of the hockey enforcer-turned-hockey broadcast analyst spoke briefly after she parked her GMC Denali SUV with black tinted windows beside the perfectly manicured lawns and hedges of the mansion."
"Two of her three children, still wearing their school uniforms, emerged from the SUV kicking a soccer ball around before standing in the front archway of the family's home."
"Smiling, she raised her left hand, which did not have a wedding band, to take off designer sunglasses, exposing her tired-looking eyes."
OH TORONTO SUN, CONNECTING WITH THE POPULACE AND MAKING THINGS SO REAL.
ForzaItalia said:
:lol
Oh yeah, so much for his family rep...
http://www.tiedomi.com/ThePerson.htm
*Ahem*
:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol :lol
This is one time where I'm glad a hockey story is dominating the front pages. Can't wait to see how TSN covers this. :lol
sefskillz said:
Don't get Canada dragged into this, this is Toronto's garbage.
You know what gets me the most? Their are so many other news stories that derseved the front page..
Police accused of racial profiling
Man crashes car moments after being shot in the back of the head
Police looking for shooter
Bob -"So what do you think Jim?"
Jim - "uhh, I don't know....tough to pick...hey, did you hear about that Domi affair?"
Bob - "FRONT PAGE!!!"
Foreign Jackass
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Wolf said:
Mmm. Sounds like a Journal de Montréal reader.
QFT IAWTP ZOMG A+++Shinobi said:
It's worth having his ugly talentless mug pushed in my face for another few days just to see if TSN squirms at all. I'm still pissed they hired that hack to insult my intelligence during the NHL broadcasts.
Oh man can't wait till tonight, my main yahoo league drafts. $40 a person, a whopping 17 teams in it so far (and we may still add one or two depending) and the trash talking has already reached "whoa yahoo is going to shut us down if the death threats continue" levels. Woot!
Considering the only french I know is "tir le but", I don't think I'll be reading any Montreal papers anytime soon.Foreign Jackass said:
Manics said:
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uhh..slowdown there manics, you're confusing yourself. Why are you bringing Montreal papers into this, like I'm some proud Montrealer or something... I was born and raised in the Jane/Finch area, North York. I'm a proud Torontonian. I said It's Toronto's garbage because it is our garbage. I know I'm not the only one ashamed that the Sun is the most popular newspaper.
btw I hope you haven't forgotten our little bet.
Wolf said:
I was pointing out that the type of media dirt doesn't just exist in Toronto, but in fact any city in the world. The difference is in Montreal the headline would be due to the fact it's a hockey player. That Sun headline has nothing to do with Domi and all to do about Belinda, since as you know living in Toronto, the Sun is entirely pro-Conservative Stephen Harper ball-washing material. Any chance to portray a Liberal in a bad light they jump on, what better way then to show Belinda Stronach hooked up with Domi? :lol
Also, the Sun is the most popular newspaper??? By what criteria??? It's sure not subscriptions cause the Toronto Star is by far the leader there.
I haven't forgotten our bet, you were the one who was hesitant to make the bet in the first place.
Alucard said:
http://www.sportsline.com/nhl/stats
You have fault divorce in Canada, right? Domi gonna get-a hurt real bad as Russell Peters would say.
Manics said:
I guess your old age has truly caught up with you, because you've steered off into a completly different direction with this. I'll be a nice guy here and explain this nice and slow to you.
sefskillz said:
You see, he's asking if Canada has a weird fixation towards Tie Domi, making the comparison to the Beckham family. I responded by saying no, this current fixation towards Domi is Toronto exlusive, thus the "Toronto's garbage" comment. Understand?
Your welcome, and don't worry, we don't expect you to keep up all the time, keep popping your pills and you'll be fine.
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As long as you still remember.
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