NHL Hockey - Page 9

CC1GC · #1 03-11-2004, 03:34 PM

Did anyone else catch The Score broadcast last night, with the usual geust analyst from the Winnipeg Free Press (scott taylor?). He brought up a lot of good points about the state of the game, basically reiterating mostly what i've said...that the game is fine but the enforcement of the rules is the root of all the problems with the league. He also ripped on Bettman, saying we have a commissioner that should be in the NBA and not NHL.

DeltaSigStan · #2 03-11-2004, 05:24 PM

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Originally posted by CC1GC
Did anyone else catch The Score broadcast last night, with the usual geust analyst from the Winnipeg Free Press (scott taylor?). He brought up a lot of good points about the state of the game, basically reiterating mostly what i've said...that the game is fine but the enforcement of the rules is the root of all the problems with the league. He also ripped on Bettman, saying we have a commissioner that should be in the NBA and not NHL.

To quote Bettman:

"If I saw Jeremy Roenick walking down the street, I probably wouldn't recognize him."

CC1GC · #3 03-12-2004, 01:25 AM

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Originally posted by DeltaSigStan
To quote Bettman:

"If I saw Jeremy Roenick walking down the street, I probably wouldn't recognize him."

Touche.
I love watching bettman squirm when he's being interviewed by maclean.

CC1GC · #4 03-12-2004, 01:28 AM

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servl...PSports/Hockey

Lady Pi Phi · #5 03-12-2004, 11:41 AM

I didn't read the whole article (just skimmed it because Globe and Mail journalists are long winded and I got bored), but this code is BS. It's okay to play a little dirty as long as you don't seriously hurt the other guy. I don't think so. You want to seek justice. Fine. Be a man and confront the guy face to face.
The NHL has basically said they aren't going to do anything about this problem. So it looks like we're going to have to wait till someone dies before any action is taken. It's a shame.
Fighting is not the problem. It's dirty players that are the problem and the lack of punishment from the NHL that is the problem.

bcdphie · #6 03-27-2004, 02:00 AM

Woo Hoo I got playoff tickets.... to the Vancouver Giants that is - yeah for minor hockey. I am so starved for live hockey action that I am going down to the minors; however the Giants are doing really well and if they win tomorrow they will move into the second round of the playoffs.

I will let you all know tomorrow if I get my Canucks playoff tickets, as that is how I will be spending my saturday morning...

I hope I can get them - I haven't been to a playoff game in 10 years...

TreeHugger · #7 03-30-2004, 12:01 PM

Bah, at least your team is in the playoffs. I have to wait on the edge of my seat to see if the oil can hold on to 8th place.

On the plus side, this is proving to be an excellent distraction from final exams.

CC1GC · #8 03-30-2004, 12:07 PM

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Bah, at least your team is in the playoffs. I have to wait on the edge of my seat to see if the oil can hold on to 8th place.

On the plus side, this is proving to be an excellent distraction from final exams.

it's tight, but they're peaking at the right time...anyone catch the sens-t.b. game last night, whoa, on the edge of my chair the whole time - awesome.

bcdphie · #9 03-30-2004, 10:00 PM

Well I didn't end up at the Giants game saturday, cause my friend gave me tix to the Canucks-Stars game! First game I've been to this season - talk about leaving it to the last minute. It was a fun game - and the Giants advanced to the second round of their playoff series.

Well the Canucks have to make it to round 2, as my tickets are for the 1st home game of round 2. (I wasn't about to pay $187/ticket, so instead I paid $70/ticket to sit waaaaaaayyyyy up in the rafters...)

As soon as we start winning again so does Colorado - bah. I want that division title!

Tree Hugger I am rooting for the Oilers - it would be really awesome to have all 6 teams in the playoffs this year!

TreeHugger · #10 04-01-2004, 05:32 PM

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Tree Hugger I am rooting for the Oilers - it would be really awesome to have all 6 teams in the playoffs this year! [/B]

Woo Hoo! Edmonton knocks over the Stars and breaks the curse!

Any chance the Canucks can throw a game to help a fellow Canadian team make the playoffs?

LeslieAGD · #11 04-01-2004, 05:37 PM

The only things that sucks for Edmonton is that, I believe, they only have one game left...whereas Nashville and St. Louis have three.

Yay Red Wings...Western Conference Champs!

TreeHugger · #12 04-01-2004, 05:41 PM

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The only things that sucks for Edmonton is that, I believe, they only have one game left...whereas Nashville and St. Louis have three.

Yay Red Wings...Western Conference Champs!

yeah, but Nashville plays the Avs and Chicago. The last one may be the blues, I'm not sure. They have a shitty record against the Hawks this season, and I doubt they can beat the Avs or the Blues.

GO OIL!

bcdphie · #13 04-01-2004, 06:39 PM

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Originally posted by TreeHugger
Woo Hoo! Edmonton knocks over the Stars and breaks the curse!

Any chance the Canucks can throw a game to help a fellow Canadian team make the playoffs?

I don't know about that - we may just have to beat you this Saturday to win the Division Championship - I like the Oilers but not enough to give up knocking Colorado off its high horse and becoming the NW Champions

LeslieAGD · #14 04-01-2004, 11:51 PM

Woo Hoo, Go Wings! President Cup Winners!

bcdphie · #15 04-02-2004, 01:04 AM

Are you Towel Power Ready?

Towel Power isn't just a Canadian thing, it's a Vancouver Canucks thing! It started with Roger Neilson in '82 and has snowballed into something that virtually every team in the NHL does. The difference is that we know what Towel Power is...we know that it's not just fans waving a white towel in an arena...we know that it's the ultimate way for Canucks fans to support their team through the toughest part of the year, the Stanley Cup playoffs. It's waving a white towel at the tv, it's getting your jersey on before every game, it's even decorating your car, window or house to show everyone just how big a fan you are! We are only a week away from the 2004 Stanley Cup Playoffs...and we want to make sure you're ready to cheer your Canucks on to victory. (insert knock on wood and other superstitions here).

Back in 1982... The Birth of Towel Power... Stanley Cup Finals vs. NY Islanders...

This isn't my car, but sites like these will be popping up over Vancouver over the next week...