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by **NuuX** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:58 am

ShoreSlayer wrote:
shaneos wrote:...in which case my goal is to finish ahead of Rob

Yeah, interestingly enough, my goal is just to catch you haha

Well, that and to not be caught by anyone for total points overall. I know it's about the HT's but I've maintained a degree of pride for being the King of 2 for 3's

I'm gaining grounds on that, only 2 points behind now

And I totaly blew my HT yesterday by going with Washington. Didn't expect Devils to win, less alone blow Caps away.

by **mooyagi** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:02 am

The streak is broken :cry:

Got 2 out of 3 last night.

by **NuuX** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 1:43 pm

Bruins just lost to Islanders at home *snicker*

The commentators did say the third NY goal was a bit controversial and on top of that great stick save by Nabokov in last 10 seconds of the game.

Though schedule coming up for Bruins now, playing every second day except the last week of March when they have two off days to get their butts to the west coast.

by **mooyagi** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 5:59 pm

NuuX wrote:Bruins just lost to Islanders at home *snicker*

The commentators did say the third NY goal was a bit controversial and on top of that great stick save by Nabokov in last 10 seconds of the game.

Though schedule coming up for Bruins now, playing every second day except the last week of March when they have two off days to get their butts to the west coast.

Didn't see the game, just the score. Losing to the Islanders? Really? Yeah, they've had an easy ass schedule so far. Lots of off time, which I thought was pretty weird, so now they have to make up for it.

by **mooyagi** » Sat Mar 03, 2012 6:08 pm

Shit, looks like Tuukka Rask got hurt too. Hope it's not a bad injury, he was primed for a lot more playing time with the upcoming schedule.

by **mooyagi** » Mon Mar 05, 2012 8:15 pm

Looks like Rask is out 4-6 weeks, which sucks. Anybody ready for the Marty Turco era in Boston?* :lol:

*Assuming he clears waivers first

by **NuuX** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:39 am

Turco was playing for Red Bull Salzburg (the richest, the biggest and msot hated club in EBEL (league with Austrian, Slovenian, Croatian, Hungarian and Slovak teams). They went out in the first round of play offs. Everyone rejoiced. I am also happy to say that my team entered semi-finals with an average player age of 23.2 and they barely managed to make three offensive and three defensive line-ups due to injuries. The opponents (Hungarian champions which consist mainly of Hungarian national squad with an addition of a bunch of Canadians) injured our goalie in 5th game so the burden of being the last man fell on shoulders of a 20 year-old inexperienced goalie. Needless to say, his brave goaltending was one of the reason we are now in the semis!!!!

But enough about boring Euro hockey nobody cares about - good job to all HTers. I flunked on the 6 goal question :oops:

by **ShoreSlayer** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 8:25 am

NuuX wrote:...good job to all HTers. I flunked on the 6 goal question

Close one though. If not for that 3rd period outburst, most of us would've gone 2/3 and you would've extended your lead even further :shock:

Gratz on your Euro team's success too! :headbanger:

by **mooyagi** » Tue Mar 06, 2012 10:07 am

NuuX wrote:Turco was playing for Red Bull Salzburg (the richest, the biggest and msot hated club in EBEL (league with Austrian, Slovenian, Croatian, Hungarian and Slovak teams). They went out in the first round of play offs.

Sounds like a Turco team. :lol:

Luckily he's ineligible to play in the playoffs this season because he's joining a team too late. Gratz on your team's success.

by **NuuX** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 2:06 am

Turco received 21 goals in 6 games, which is a lot with a team that supposedly has best defense and offense.

My team played first semi final game last night away at #1 seed. They went a goal behind in 56. and at the end lost 2:4 due to empty netter. But things are looking better, only 6 players left on injury list (they started playoffs with 9 on injury list).

Congrats to Rob for back-to-back HTs. I was hoping for Blackhawks to continue their winning strak and just fill Halak with shots so he would make 28 saves, but at the end they only mustered 20 shots. Another 2/3.

by **mooyagi** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 11:18 am

NuuX wrote:Turco received 21 goals in 6 games, which is a lot with a team that supposedly has best defense and offense.

He's really only a stopgap to help rest Thomas as the team prepares for the playoffs. I'd actually rather see them give one of the players from Providence (AHL) a chance for the 5 or 6 games that he'll end up playing.

by **ShoreSlayer** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:13 pm

mooyagi wrote:
NuuX wrote:Turco received 21 goals in 6 games, which is a lot with a team that supposedly has best defense and offense.

He's really only a stopgap to help rest Thomas as the team prepares for the playoffs. I'd actually rather see them give one of the players from Providence (AHL) a chance for the 5 or 6 games that he'll end up playing.

This is what I don't get about the whole thing. So, if Thomas goes down in the playoffs, who do the Bruins throw in net then?

by **mooyagi** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:38 pm

ShoreSlayer wrote:
mooyagi wrote:
NuuX wrote:Turco received 21 goals in 6 games, which is a lot with a team that supposedly has best defense and offense.

He's really only a stopgap to help rest Thomas as the team prepares for the playoffs. I'd actually rather see them give one of the players from Providence (AHL) a chance for the 5 or 6 games that he'll end up playing.

This is what I don't get about the whole thing. So, if Thomas goes down in the playoffs, who do the Bruins throw in net then?

Rask is out 4-6 weeks so it is possible that he'd be back in time for them. Turco is ineligible to play in the playoffs because he's joining a team after the deadline (meaning they wouldn't be able to sign any goalie, I think). I don't know what the rule is on calling up minor league players but if they can (and I believe at least one has already been on the roster, even for a day so may be eligible) they may call up a goalie from the Providence Bruins of the AHL.

The Turco thing is really confusing to me. Why pay to bring in a washed up guy for only 5-6 games instead of giving one of your prospects a shot? Hell, if a prospect performs well maybe he becomes trade bait in the offseason. Do they really think Turco would give them that much better a chance of winning?

by **mooyagi** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:54 pm

It looks like it might actually be that just those who are signed from outside the league are ineligible for the playoffs, so they may be able to find someone else off the scrap heap if Tuukka is unable to go. Of course none of it matters if Timmy stays healthy

by **mooyagi** » Wed Mar 07, 2012 7:00 pm

Looks like Anton Khudobin, the Providence #1 goalie would have been called up and Turco never would have been signed, but he's got a wrist injury. That explains the need to find a backup I guess.

by **NuuX** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 1:39 am

What is this "wave" I read about that Turco has to pass in order to play for Bruins?

by **shaneos** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:45 am

NuuX wrote:What is this "wave" I read about that Turco has to pass in order to play for Bruins?

"Waivers" is a labor management procedure by which an NHL team makes a professional ice hockey player’s contract and rights available to all other NHL teams. The term refers to the term that other NHL teams 'waive' any claim to a player designated for assignment, re-entry from minor leagues or designated for release. The process is typically referred to as 'being placed on waivers.'

Return waivers

Players who play ice hockey outside of North America during a regular season and who are not on loan from a NHL club must also be placed on waivers if they are signed to play in the NHL. If the player is picked up by another NHL club on waivers, the player must be placed on waivers again before a further trade or loan can take place

by **mooyagi** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 10:04 am

He's cleared waivers and has joined the team. It was funny. Reportedly he was standing on the ice, or close to it just waiting for the Bruins GM to give him the OK to join practice if he cleared. :lol:

by **NuuX** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 1:48 am

Bad yesterday for my hockey :(

First my team loses home game in the semis in OT to fall 0:2 behind and then Ovechkin scores a winner in OT denying me a HT. :bitch:

by **ShoreSlayer** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:08 pm

NuuX wrote:Bad yesterday for my hockey :(

First my team loses home game in the semis in OT to fall 0:2 behind and then Ovechkin scores a winner in OT denying me a HT.

I too was denied by that goal but at least my home team bumped their slump and squeaked out a win vs the Jets

by **CaptOblivious** » Fri Mar 09, 2012 7:20 pm

wooo nothing like them not having picks up before i went to sleep to make sure i could get nothing but a shut out :cry:

by **NuuX** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:44 am

Did anyone watch Red Wings vs. Kings last night? Pretty high score (4:3 for Red Wings) compared to the number of shots (24:15 for Kings).

by **mooyagi** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:17 am

CaptOblivious wrote:wooo nothing like them not having picks up before i went to sleep to make sure i could get nothing but a shut out

I got shut out even though I made my picks last night :oops:

Should be going to the Coyotes/Sharks game tonight :headbanger:

by **KDibildeaux** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:36 pm

If the tickets ever download :lol:

by **mooyagi** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 2:40 pm

KDibildeaux wrote:If the tickets ever download

We got 'em! :headbanger:

by **CaptOblivious** » Sat Mar 10, 2012 4:40 pm

mooyagi wrote:
KDibildeaux wrote:If the tickets ever download

We got 'em!

jebus they really are desperate for fans down there if you buy a ticket to a Vancouver game and you cannot prove that , that ticket was forged in the fires of Valhalla you may or may not get in ..... of course thats only a rumour i have heard and it may have been blown out of proportion

by **mooyagi** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:46 am

CaptOblivious wrote:
mooyagi wrote:
KDibildeaux wrote:If the tickets ever download

We got 'em!

jebus they really are desperate for fans down there if you buy a ticket to a Vancouver game and you cannot prove that , that ticket was forged in the fires of Valhalla you may or may not get in ..... of course thats only a rumour i have heard and it may have been blown out of proportion

Just got back. Game was fun! 3-0 Coyotes with some standout goaltending. The crowd was definitely the smallest and quietest I've ever seen for an NHL game though.

by **KDibildeaux** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:49 am

There were quite a few empty seats, though there were more people than I expected. This was my first hockey game and it was a lot of fun. The Coyotes beat the Sharks 3-0, the first game they win in March. And we got to see one guy's first goal since joining the NHL. That was cool

by **mooyagi** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:01 pm

Bruins looked baaaaad against the Penguins today. At least Turco did fairly well after Thomas got yanked.

by **ShoreSlayer** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:04 pm

Was watching Canuck game with Kyoko (JCM hehe) and saw rhe Coyotes result on the ticker. Was glad to see ya got a win AND a shutout at yer first nhl game. Who was player to get their first goal? I know BoomBoom Geoffrion's great grandson scored his 1st vs us last night making him the 4th generation Geoffrion to score in nhl.

F'n habs :evil:

by **KDibildeaux** » Sun Mar 11, 2012 12:07 pm

ShoreSlayer wrote:Was watching Canyck game with Kyoko (JCM hehe) and saw rhe Coyotes result on the ticker. Was glad to see ya got a win AND a shutout at yer first nhl game. Who was player to get their first goal? I know BoomBoom Geoffrion's great grandson scored his 1st vs us last night making him the 4th generation Geoffrion to score in nhl.

F'n habs

Ah cool! it was Michael Stone

. Cool! seems last night was a night of firsts

by **Ogre** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 9:31 pm

mooyagi wrote:Bruins looked baaaaad against the Penguins today. At least Turco did fairly well after Thomas got yanked.

Broons have looked particularly bad ever since Thomas refused to join his club at the WH and started talking politics.

by **mooyagi** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:10 pm

Ogre wrote:
mooyagi wrote:Bruins looked baaaaad against the Penguins today. At least Turco did fairly well after Thomas got yanked.

Broons have looked particularly bad ever since Thomas refused to join his club at the WH and started talking politics.

He really hasn't played too well since then. Should've just kept his mouth shut but I guess he preferred to be a fucking idiot. :roll:

Not saying that has any saying on the team's performance, though. There are more issues than that. Injuries, lack of energy, you know, the normal stuff that happens to every team over a long season. Hopefully they'll get their shit together come playoff time.

by **shaneos** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 7:36 pm

ShoreSlayer wrote:Was watching Canuck game with Kyoko (JCM hehe) and saw rhe Coyotes result on the ticker. Was glad to see ya got a win AND a shutout at yer first nhl game. Who was player to get their first goal? I know BoomBoom Geoffrion's great grandson scored his 1st vs us last night making him the 4th generation Geoffrion to score in nhl.

F'n habs

Blake Geoffrion actually scored 6 goals for the Preds last season, including a hat-trick against Buffalo, but that was his first for this season.

by **ShoreSlayer** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 8:34 pm

shaneos wrote:
ShoreSlayer wrote:Was watching Canuck game with Kyoko (JCM hehe) and saw rhe Coyotes result on the ticker. Was glad to see ya got a win AND a shutout at yer first nhl game. Who was player to get their first goal? I know BoomBoom Geoffrion's great grandson scored his 1st vs us last night making him the 4th generation Geoffrion to score in nhl.

F'n habs

Blake Geoffrion actually scored 6 goals for the Preds last season, including a hat-trick against Buffalo, but that was his first for this season.

Ahh, good to know. I think the point the announcers were making was that it was his first for Mtl, making him the 4th generation G to score for them. Thanks for the clarification prompt :beerwink:

by **NuuX** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:49 am

Have you guys overseas switched to summer time? Last three picks I was always late. Usually if game started at 7:00 EST it meant I can make my picks untill 01:00AM my time, now when I log sometime past midnight the 7:00 PM match is already going on. Lost a HT last night due to that :bitch:

by **WizardBeast** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:10 am

NuuX wrote:Have you guys overseas switched to summer time? Last three picks I was always late. Usually if game started at 7:00 EST it meant I can make my picks untill 01:00AM my time, now when I log sometime past midnight the 7:00 PM match is already going on. Lost a HT last night due to that

yeah we have set the clocks forward one hour already in the states! booo...

by **NuuX** » Wed Mar 14, 2012 8:40 am

gnoff wrote:
NuuX wrote:Have you guys overseas switched to summer time? Last three picks I was always late. Usually if game started at 7:00 EST it meant I can make my picks untill 01:00AM my time, now when I log sometime past midnight the 7:00 PM match is already going on. Lost a HT last night due to that

I thnk most of them in the states have already, are you on for Saturday/Sunday in 1½ weeks as well?

I think we're switching on the weekend of 23rd.

PS: My team just pulled one back yesterday, so they're 1:3 behind on #1 seed. Still playing on sudden death mode now

by **shaneos** » Fri Mar 16, 2012 9:09 pm

Typical, hasn't done anything all series between Oilers and Flames but NH decides to busy out with a pair tonight. I'd even picked yes earlier and changed it. :bitch:

by **shaneos** » Sat Mar 17, 2012 9:16 am

Well done Rob. Looks like I may lumping home in 3rd place unless I pick up game.

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