Official NHL Regular Season Thread... Capitals win President's trophy

[doublejs07]

Originally Posted by bjm5295

Devils vs _____ wouldbe good, Parise vs American #2. The NHL needs to focus on an American rivalry.

Devils play that trap system....you most likely want to feature teams that won't bore the casual fan.  No knock on the Devils, but I don't really see them getting a major event on New Years Day due to the Zzzzzzzzzz system of hockey they play. 

 

[DeadsetAce]

tim thomas you freakin' sieve....god damn momentum killer

 

[DeadsetAce]

tim thomas: 3 goals allowed on 14 shots
tuukka rask: 0 goals allowed on 19 shots PLUS 1 assist

timmy is the bane of my existence

 

[DeadsetAce]

thank god the thrashers lost


/rant

 

[bjm5295]

...no comment.

 

[bjm5295]

faklsjdfj I know 3/14 is bad but I cant believe they pulled him considering one of those goals was deflected twice.

Claude's really taken a dump in his pants the last few games on goalie decisions. Neither is gonna have confidence going into the playoffs.

 

[son of troy]

[h1]Penguins Sign Defenseman Kris Letang to Four-Year Contract[/h1]

Tuesday, 03.30.2010 / 9:30 AM / News

Pittsburgh Penguins

The Pittsburgh Penguins have signed defenseman Kris Letang to a four-year contract extension, it was announced today by executive vice president and general manager Ray Shero. Financial terms were not disclosed.

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The new contract goes into effect at the start of the 2010-11 season and will run through 2013-14. Letang, 22, has played 211 career NHL games in three-plus seasons with Pittsburgh, totaling 79 points on 21 goals and 58 assists.

This season, the 6-foot, 201-pound defenseman has set a new single-season career high with 24 assists while recording 27 points. Letang has seen his role expand with added time on the team’s power play and penalty killing units. He ranks second among the Penguins’ defensemen (and third overall) with an average of 21:30 minutes per game.

Letang was a major contributor to the Penguins’ 2009 Stanley Cup championship. During Pittsburgh’s title run, Letang was the NHL’s third leading scorer among defensemen with 13 points (4G-9A). His shining moment occurred in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against Washington. Letang nearly missed the game with an injury, but suited up and scored the overtime winning goal (his first career playoff goal) to help the Penguins avoid a 3-0 series deficit, and inject the team with new life.

The Montreal, Quebec native was originally drafted by the Penguins in the third round (62nd overall) of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. Letang saw his first NHL action at just 19 years old when he appeared in seven games and scored two goals for the Penguins during the 2006-07 season. 

Letang won back-to-back gold medals with Canada at the 2006 and 2007 World Junior Champions, and was captain of the 2007 team. He was named one of Canada’s top three players on the 2007 squad after tying for second in tournament scoring among defensemen with six points (6A).

With today’s signing, the Penguins now have locked up a strong core of their young players. The Penguins now have mulit-year contracts with Sidney Crosby (through 2012-13), Jordan Staal (2012-13), Evgeni Malkin (2013-14), Brooks Orpik (2013-14) Letang (2013-14) and Marc-Andre Fleury (2014-15).
  

 

[dmxfury]

Good to see this though more cause to believe Gonchar is gone next year

 

[DeadsetAce]

Originally Posted by bjm5295

Claude's really taken a dump in his pants the last few games on goalie decisions. Neither is gonna have confidence going into the playoffs.

yeah that's for sure

 

[son of troy]

Originally Posted by dmxfury

More cause to believe Gonchar is gone next year

I know

  

 

[True Blues]

Just thanking the hockey gods that Atlanta lost last night.

 

[bjm5295]

Good Job Tuukka, but for the moment, I still don't like you.

Bergy needs the C. Can we have two captains?

 

[frenchblue23]

Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:39 pm EDT
[h2]Blackhawks fans snort in disgust at Toews/pig nose mural[/h2]
By Greg Wyshynski

The image above (viaAssignment Chicago) is a mural visiblefrom the Eisenhower Expressway that depicts Chicago Blackhawks captainJonathan Toews(notes) after escaping from the Island of Dr. Moreau with trace amountsof swine DNA fused with his genetic code ...

Oh, the jokes this pig-nosed image immediately launched. That Toews looks like themutant nurse from "The Twilight Zone." That he resembles the fabled ManBearPigfrom "South Park." That he's the only player in the NHL who can smell thetop of his own face shield.

But while the transformation of CaptainMarvel to Porky Pig may have been egregious, that image isn't what hasBlackhawks fans enraged about the mural.

Look at the snout, and follow to theleft; what do you see? Hint: The Blackhawks haven't seen it since 1961.
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Stanley Cup superstitions are the stuff of sports legend.For example, it's considered an affront to the hockey gods if a player touchesthe Cup before he actually wins one.

The depiction of the Stanley Cup on a mural, for a team thathasn't been in the Finals since 1992? Pack up the gear and call it a season,because theBlackhawks are jinxed according to blogger Sarah Spain of Chicago Now:

This is worse than the Sports Illustrated cover jinx, worsethan the Madden cover jinx, worse even than the "buy me a Coke" jinxthat occurs when you unintentionally say the same word as your buddy at theexact same time. The city of Chicagomight as well throw the Hawks a pre-playoff parade, start schedulingappearances for the Cup at the Taste of Chicago and Venetian Night and beginwork on the Championship banner for the UC rafters.


Or as reader Cathy B. said in an email to Puck Daddy: "It'samazing Chicago'spretty much guaranteed to never win the Cup again, what with Hossabeing on the team and now this."

Toews told the Sun-Times that thisisn't a case of premature celebration. It's not even the first time theBlackhawks have acted like a champion before becoming one, from theirred carpet arrivals two years ago to a commercialthat mocked the then-Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings'octopus-tossing tradition.

Despite the bad ju-ju, the Blackhawks could beat the jinx. Chicago is second in the Western Conferenceand a favorite to win the Cup. They may not have karma on their side, but they certainlyhave the talent to hog the spotlight this postseason.

Oh dear ... sorry, Jonathan; poor choice of verb there.  

 

[DeadsetAce]

Originally Posted by bjm5295

Good Job Tuukka, but for the moment, I still don't like you.

Bergy needs the C. Can we have two captains?

gotta have love for mr. "two U's, two K's, two points", man

bergy and krejci have really stepped it up lately...thank god. that was a good win last night. needed it after the monday night debacle

 

[DownByLaw]

Originally Posted by FrenchBlue23

Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:39 pm EDT
[h2]Blackhawks fans snort in disgust at Toews/pig nose mural[/h2]
By Greg Wyshynski

The image above (via Assignment Chicago) is a mural visible from the Eisenhower Expressway that depicts Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews(notes) after escaping from the Island of Dr. Moreau with trace amounts of swine DNA fused with his genetic code ...

Oh, the jokes this pig-nosed image immediately launched. That Toews looks like the mutant nurse from "The Twilight Zone." That he resembles the fabled ManBearPig from "South Park." That he's the only player in the NHL who can smell the top of his own face shield.

But while the transformation of Captain Marvel to Porky Pig may have been egregious, that image isn't what has Blackhawks fans enraged about the mural.

Look at the snout, and follow to the left; what do you see? Hint: The Blackhawks haven't seen it since 1961.
http://
Stanley Cup superstitions are the stuff of sports legend. For example, it's considered an affront to the hockey gods if a player touches the Cup before he actually wins one.

The depiction of the Stanley Cup on a mural, for a team that hasn't been in the Finals since 1992? Pack up the gear and call it a season, because the Blackhawks are jinxed according to blogger Sarah Spain of Chicago Now:

This is worse than the Sports Illustrated cover jinx, worse than the Madden cover jinx, worse even than the "buy me a Coke" jinx that occurs when you unintentionally say the same word as your buddy at the exact same time. The city of Chicago might as well throw the Hawks a pre-playoff parade, start scheduling appearances for the Cup at the Taste of Chicago and Venetian Night and begin work on the Championship banner for the UC rafters.

Or as reader Cathy B. said in an email to Puck Daddy: "It's amazing Chicago's pretty much guaranteed to never win the Cup again, what with Hossa being on the team and now this."

Toews told the Sun-Times that this isn't a case of premature celebration. It's not even the first time the Blackhawks have acted like a champion before becoming one, from their red carpet arrivals two years ago to a commercial that mocked the then-Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings' octopus-tossing tradition.

Despite the bad ju-ju, the Blackhawks could beat the jinx. Chicago is second in the Western Conference and a favorite to win the Cup. They may not have karma on their side, but they certainly have the talent to hog the spotlight this postseason.

Oh dear ... sorry, Jonathan; poor choice of verb there.  

  

 

[crazy dav0]

Detroit will make it to the cup !!!!

 

[DownByLaw]

Originally Posted by cRazy dav0

Detroit will make it to the cup !!!!

They are finally healthy and playing great puck right now, it's not a stretch to say that.

 

[philballa09]

Originally Posted by FrenchBlue23

Tue Mar 30, 2010 4:39 pm EDT
[h2]Blackhawks fans snort in disgust at Toews/pig nose mural[/h2]
By Greg Wyshynski

The image above (via Assignment Chicago) is a mural visible from the Eisenhower Expressway that depicts Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews(notes) after escaping from the Island of Dr. Moreau with trace amounts of swine DNA fused with his genetic code ...

Oh, the jokes this pig-nosed image immediately launched. That Toews looks like the mutant nurse from "The Twilight Zone." That he resembles the fabled ManBearPig from "South Park." That he's the only player in the NHL who can smell the top of his own face shield.

But while the transformation of Captain Marvel to Porky Pig may have been egregious, that image isn't what has Blackhawks fans enraged about the mural.

Look at the snout, and follow to the left; what do you see? Hint: The Blackhawks haven't seen it since 1961.
http://
Stanley Cup superstitions are the stuff of sports legend. For example, it's considered an affront to the hockey gods if a player touches the Cup before he actually wins one.

The depiction of the Stanley Cup on a mural, for a team that hasn't been in the Finals since 1992? Pack up the gear and call it a season, because the Blackhawks are jinxed according to blogger Sarah Spain of Chicago Now:

This is worse than the Sports Illustrated cover jinx, worse than the Madden cover jinx, worse even than the "buy me a Coke" jinx that occurs when you unintentionally say the same word as your buddy at the exact same time. The city of Chicago might as well throw the Hawks a pre-playoff parade, start scheduling appearances for the Cup at the Taste of Chicago and Venetian Night and begin work on the Championship banner for the UC rafters.

Or as reader Cathy B. said in an email to Puck Daddy: "It's amazing Chicago's pretty much guaranteed to never win the Cup again, what with Hossa being on the team and now this."

Toews told the Sun-Times that this isn't a case of premature celebration. It's not even the first time the Blackhawks have acted like a champion before becoming one, from their red carpet arrivals two years ago to a commercial that mocked the then-Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings' octopus-tossing tradition.

Despite the bad ju-ju, the Blackhawks could beat the jinx. Chicago is second in the Western Conference and a favorite to win the Cup. They may not have karma on their side, but they certainly have the talent to hog the spotlight this postseason.

Oh dear ... sorry, Jonathan; poor choice of verb there.  




  

 

[frenchblue23]

Regardless of the jinx, I see Chicago in the Finals.

 

[DownByLaw]

FrenchBlue23 wrote:

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Regardless of the jinx, I see Chicago in the Finals.

No way, they will be watching it at home on their couches. The Blackhawks are making a 1st round exit, mark my words. They arguably have the two coldest goalies going into the playoffs.

  

 

[bjm5295]

Niemi will have to do handstands to get the Hawks to the finals. I dont think Huet is as bad as hes playing, but the 6(?) goal debacle when he got his first start in forever wont help him see any time.

 

[son of troy]

I think we see a surprise team come out of the west such as the Coyotes, Kings or even the Wings. I see the Hawks and Sharks both exiting in the 1st round, call it a hunch.

 

[gingersaintbad]

Cam Ward saving me in the semi's!

 

[msaba07]

cindy is a bum without great players around him ... if malkins injury lingers into the playoffs, the penguins are as good as done ...

 

[DeadsetAce]

Originally Posted by msaba07

cindy is a bum without great players around him ...

o'rly? while he may not be AS effective (just like any other hockey player is without a supporting cast), "bum" is a reach