NHL Hockey thread

[BuddhaRhubarb]

wary of the Hodgson trade, but understand it. He's going to need a big salary and 2nd line time in a year or two. here's hoping the thugs got in return aren't as scared of Scott Thornton as the rest of the team.

[Zoupa]

Thornton is easy to deal with. Hit him hard in the first ten minutes and he's a non factor the rest of the game. Dude s a pussy.

[Barrister]

stupid leafs

Agreed.  The ONE TIME I was forced to root for the Leafs they couldn't do me the courtesy of beating the Panthers.

Tomorrow's game (Jets v Panthers) is huge.  Lose this and we'll never catch them for the division lead.

[Jacob]

wary of the Hodgson trade, but understand it. He's going to need a big salary and 2nd line time in a year or two. here's hoping the thugs got in return aren't as scared of Scott Thornton as the rest of the team.

Well, hopefully the Kassassin will make up for it.

[viper37]

stupid leafs

Agreed.  The ONE TIME I was forced to root for the Leafs they couldn't do me the courtesy of beating the Panthers.

Tomorrow's game (Jets v Panthers) is huge.  Lose this and we'll never catch them for the division lead.

7-0 for Winnipeg... it's sad I can only (well, near-only) get the Canadians and the Senators games here.  It's a very close race to the 8th spot

[Valmy]

Florida delenda est.

Hopefully the Caps and Jets will be the two teams to come out of the division of suck.

[viper37]

In other news, a very long and detailed interview with Gary Bettman.  The interview was made by a francophone journalist, from his tapes.  It was later re-tanslated in English by Sun News/Québécor pro translators.

The original French:
http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2012/03/01/le-patron-saccroche-a-phoenix

The translated article:
http://www.torontosun.com/2012/03/01/bettman-talks-quebec-coyotes


Bottom line:
The NHL will do everything it can to keep the Coyotes in Pheonix.  If they have a prospective buyer in place, even if there's a 5% chance it will work, they will keep the team there yet one more year.
If, however, there's really no one coming forward, or if there's opposition from local groups or politicians that can't make the deal happen, than Quebec is next in line, according to the journalist's feelings.

Also, a nice interview with Gary Bettman, on a totally different subject:
The 3 mistakes Gary Bettman admit as NHL commissionner
Then it was Bettman's turn and ... well, our expectations were low. Gary Bettman admitting an error happens about as often as Gary Bettman receiving a standing ovation at the end of the Stanley Cup Final. He's the type of guy who gets asked about his character flaws in a job interview and replies "my biggest character flaw is not having tolerance for questions like that."

[Barrister]

That game was:

AWESOME!!!111



Best part of the game?



The first 5 on 1 I've ever seen.   

[viper37]

I look forward to seeing them in the playoffs.  Might be the last year they'll be in the Eastern division

[PRC]

Might be the last year they'll be in the Eastern division

...not to mention the playoffs!

[Barrister]

I look forward to seeing them in the playoffs.  Might be the last year they'll be in the Eastern division

Can't get ahead of ourselves yet.  The Jets have 2-3 fewer games remaining than anyone else.  They might be in 8th place at the moment, but could easily slip out again by the time of their next game on Monday.  Playoffs are far from guaranteed.

But the best enws is that they'll definitely be "in the hunt" when I see them live in Calgary in a week.   

[Jacob]

Looks good for the Canucks so far

[Zoupa]

That 5 on 1 was one of the coolest moments I've seen in hockey 

[Barrister]

That 5 on 1 was one of the coolest moments I've seen in hockey 

Wasn't it?

On the Jets boards I frequent, the move was instantly labeled the "Flying W".   

[Barrister]

Hey HVC - your new coach of the Maple Leafs?



Dammit - I might have to start liking the Leafs.  But I'm not sure that's physically possible.