Official NHL/hockey thread

Well, talking about Vancouver lately, Sundin surely didn't shine at his first outing in Canucks' shirt.

Who else we're yet to miss in the league?? Right, Jagr.. :mark:

THE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS :eek:

The Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup every year----in Sept.
Trouble is by the time the actual playoffs begin the only thing the Leafs are playing is golf. ;)

Bells...you are delusional like a great portion of the Leaf's Nation. Only the most optimistic person in the world who knows hockey could put them in the playoffs much less to the finals.

How about that Brad May by the way? Fighters are to add toughness the code says. People think blue collar guys with limited skills but great in the room are an asset. Great...so why did May fight 2 times against the Habs and the Leafs were NEVER IN THE DAMNED GAME!!!???


Brian Burke...you will have some splaining to do if you don't find TALENT instead of cement handed pluggers for the 4th line.....

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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa

Woody....you guys saw Theo at the end of his career but his conditioning wasn't likely all there and one player by himself cannot really shine too much under those circumstances. Also, as I said, at this level the differences don't look large but they are there. Many top Major Jr. A players who score 50 plus goals in Jr. hockey in Canada get drafted and are lucky to get 10 a year in the NHL....while others come out of nowhere to be stars. It isn't an exact science evaluating talent. Right now everyone keeps saying John Tavares of the Oshawa Generals who just scored 8 goals in the World Junior tourney in 6 games is the number one pick in this years NHL draft. Yet I suspect with his footspeed, he will be a limited player in the NHL. Yet if he went to England, I am sure he would light up the scoreboard, he has tremendous hands and puck sense but only in the NHL would his lack of speed be a detriment. The defense in the NHL is the huge difference. They are as fast as the forwards often and they hit harder and are well coached. You cant teach speed.....

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Hopefully one day there will be a friendly match between an NHL team and an Elite League team.

Guess what is that lazy basta*d Kari Lehtonen's only function in the league??? To make Vesa Toskala look good.

God for bid we have actually good goalies coming. Pekka Rinne, Karri Rämö and now Tuukka Rask, all soon playing.

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Originally Posted by BTCC2

Hopefully one day there will be a friendly match between an NHL team and an Elite League team.

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You think so? Write a letter to Gary Bettman asking for NHL team to come over and play a British team in their pre season games. Since the NHL are playing games in Europe at the start of seasons now...it could happen. That said...the British league better have an allstar team ready and be in midseason shape because an NHL team would work them over pretty good. Trust me...if British hockey was at even an AHL level already...then the UK would have a team in the B or A pools at the World Hockey Championships. British hockey isn't at that level yet....

Go Leafs GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Kessel-less Bruins expand their Eastern division lead by beating the Habs :( . Thomas has been impressive lately :up:

leafs play tonight, likely another loss :rolleyes: