Fucking Leighton, what an asshole. Couldn't just play like the AHL goalie he is.
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NHL February 2013 |OT| A Black History Month "Miracle in the Making"
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Fucking Leighton, what an asshole. Couldn't just play like the AHL goalie he is.
TheDrizzlerJ11
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Damn Avs 
My dad says
Simon Belmont
Banned
T.M. MacReady
NO ONE DENIES MEMBER
Hey guise how come Rick DiPietro isn't on the bench anymore?
Not looking forward to this homestand. We stink at home
Not looking forward to this homestand. We stink at home
CrazedArabMan
Member
Drowning himself in all of the money he is making while playing in the minors.
Islanders gonna get stretched tonight.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Tonight's lines:
Huberdeau-Shore-Mueller
Fleischmann-Goc-Santorelli
Matthias-Timmins-Kopecky
Skille-Smithson-Parros
We goin' places tonight! 6 straight losses at home!
Huberdeau-Shore-Mueller
Fleischmann-Goc-Santorelli
Matthias-Timmins-Kopecky
Skille-Smithson-Parros
We goin' places tonight! 6 straight losses at home!
Freyjadour
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Something odd happening in Sibir with Lehtera. Suspended from the first playoff game for a fight, but has missed the last 3 for reasons Sibir won't comment on. Could be injury, but rumors of Sibir benching him after he confirmed he'd be leaving for St Louis after their playoff run is done.
Not really sure it has anything to do with the NHL as he's been clear in the past he doesn't want to play in Peoria, and we wouldn't get him past waivers, but interesting.
Not really sure it has anything to do with the NHL as he's been clear in the past he doesn't want to play in Peoria, and we wouldn't get him past waivers, but interesting.
I'm... Not sure... Looks like CCF is a better Marvie than Marvie himself. And he's got an impressive amount of patience.
He should change his name to Marvie Jr. The kids can call him Marju.
ZeroGravity
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Realignment stuff:
NHL has decided to switch from the four conference format, to a two conference format with two divisions each. Eastern and Western conference names remain. Divisions will become Atlantic and Central (Eastern), and Midwest and Pacific (Western).
Divisions at the same as reported on Saturday, with Columbus and Detroit to the Eastern Conference.
Top three teams in each division automatically qualify for playoffs. Last two spots in each conference are wildcard spots among the remaining teams. Playoffs will be divisional format with 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3, with the wildcards being the four seeds.
Of course still needs to be approved by owners and NHLPA.
NHL has decided to switch from the four conference format, to a two conference format with two divisions each. Eastern and Western conference names remain. Divisions will become Atlantic and Central (Eastern), and Midwest and Pacific (Western).
Divisions at the same as reported on Saturday, with Columbus and Detroit to the Eastern Conference.
Top three teams in each division automatically qualify for playoffs. Last two spots in each conference are wildcard spots among the remaining teams. Playoffs will be divisional format with 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3, with the wildcards being the four seeds.
Of course still needs to be approved by owners and NHLPA.
Is that what we're calling it?
Lone_Prodigy
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MDZ and Girardi good to go?
I wouldn't count out the Rangers just yet. Lundqvist gives them a chance to win every game. As long as they can score on a more consistent basis they'll be fine.
Everything tells me this is about supporting expansion to 32 teams
They've looked pretty terrible in the games against the Habs. Their big players aren't playing for shit, and they got shut down pretty easily. If the big guns turn it on they can have a big turn around though.
Mike Works
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Someone had a penis in them, so yeah.
What happens if the top two wildcard teams are in the same division? Wouldn't one division have five teams in the playoffs and the other division have only 3?
ActStriker
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Yeah, that's kind of how the wildcard works in general.
Kuro Madoushi
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wsoxfan1214
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Holy shit, Tabris got piled on last night.
ZeroGravity
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Not only that but the wildcards are independent of the divisions. So even if both divisions finish with four teams in the playoffs each, depending on point totals, the wildcards could play the #1 seed in the other division.
The only guaranteed division matchup in the playoffs would be the 2vs3 seeds.
Central division with 0 teams actually in the central time zone. Makes sense.
/nhl
This is why they need to wait until the expansion teams come in before they put in divisional playoffs. It's just a mess otherwise.
ZeroGravity
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Bryzgalov's new mask is incredible:
wsoxfan1214
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It was a massacre
I swear I just saw this in the funny pics thread.
brucewaynegretzky
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So that's what's he's doing when he's stretching out his arm at the puck letting it go by? Trying to force push it out of the net?
As mentioned before, not looking for respect or not feeling destroyed. The woe is me is simply not wanting to participate in name calling, there was nothing emotional behind ignoring Marvie. I did actually feel really bad when I offended Socreges for some really poor form (on my part) "name calling" against wsox. So that's why I refuse to participate as I don't want to offend anyone personally again like that.
Offending your sensibilities, I'm all good with.
brucewaynegretzky
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I never thought Tabris' tag could get any better. Then it did. The end.
wsoxfan1214
Banned
To counter Tabris' "I can't see you, so you don't exist" tactic, I think we should all do the exact same thing and put him on ignore. It would be like he didn't exist.
Worst-case he just talks to himself again.
Worst-case he just talks to himself again.
Girardi is good to go, because he is some kind of invulnerable freak. MDZ sounds like he's going to play. He was on the ice today. Staal might be out with the flu. McDonagh is out.
Nash is still questionable for tonight. Sounds like a decision is going to be made closer to game time, but the tone makes it sound like he's probably out tonight and good to go for Tampa Bay on Thursday.
I'm not really counting them out, but the problems are all on fundamental levels. Since Nash has been out, our forwards have scored ONE goal. The fact that our offense is so heavily dependent on the creativity of a guy who has only scored 3 goals on the year is boggling. Less than one third of our attempted shots in the game against Montreal on Saturday actually went on goal. The team doesn't fight, doesn't play mean, doesn't play tough. Teams aren't scared of us both in the sense that we're not going to kick their asses for roughing us up AND in the sense that we're not going to make them pay on the scoreboard on the power play. Hank is great, and he always gives us a chance, but he can't do it alone out there.
The good news is that these are all things that can be turned around, though, and quickly turned around at that. Tonight has to be the start of that.
So only 4 teams would miss the playoffs in the West with the new realignment? 6 teams go through (top 3 from each division) then 4 wild card spots between the 2 divisions?
You could technically have an entire division make the playoffs? Well I guess not different than now, but a bit more likely.
You could technically have an entire division make the playoffs? Well I guess not different than now, but a bit more likely.
ZeroGravity
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Four wildcard spots in total for the entire league (two per conference). Still eight teams per conference.
Ah that makes more sense. Thanks.
BigJonsson
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Leafs are ahead of the Canucks in the Sportsnet power rankings :lol
4 NE teams in the top 8......
Bryzgalov needs to post on Gaf, he'd be amazing
4 NE teams in the top 8......
Bryzgalov needs to post on Gaf, he'd be amazing
brucewaynegretzky
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Bryz is cake boss.
BigJonsson
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He is hero like Darkwing Duck