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Pens are done for the season.

See you guys next year.

EDIT: 10-1

Blackhawks.

What the hell happened to the pens?

Blackhawks off to a decent start after a mixed pre-season. Demolishing the Penguins, easily handling the Blue Jackets and looking on track to beat the Leafs away.

FFS.

Blackhawks beaten in OT.

Mockers gods laughing.

HaHa Suck it Ducks

Nobody and I mean NOBODY beats the Flames 30 times in a Row

Go Leafs go!

5 and 1.

The Native wrote:FFS.

Blackhawks beaten in OT.

Mockers gods laughing.

My Habs are stinking it up! Tough start to the season, with not a whole lot to be optimistic about other than Price can play better.

GO CANUCKS. We can be a top 25 team this year if things go right....

PS - the Calgary LAMES and the Edmonton COILERS both suck

Edmonton COILER Fans - do you really think you deserve yet another first overall pick again this year. It has become an embarrassment (situation ) for your club.

Caught the Canucks game against the Red Wings last night and, hey, now, Vancouver looked like a decent skating, forechecking team. Virtanen also played very well. The key for them and him is to play at that level 40-50 more times this season.

canuckles wrote:Caught the Canucks game against the Red Wings last night and, hey, now, Vancouver looked like a decent skating, forechecking team. Virtanen also played very well. The key for them and him is to play at that level 40-50 more times this season.

I watched it too, but came away thinking how woeful DET were (rather than how decent the Canucks were). And I think the players outnumbered the crowd. Abysmal turn out - I know it's only the Nucks, but really??

Edut: Pleased with how Vegas are doing. Good for them.

Heading up to Niagara (Canadian side) tomorrow for a few days' vacation. Any recommendations or pointers?

Flyin Ryan wrote:Heading up to Niagara (Canadian side) tomorrow for a few days' vacation. Any recommendations or pointers?

Go visit Snooze,, he is a great guy.

Flyin Ryan wrote:Heading up to Niagara (Canadian side) tomorrow for a few days' vacation. Any recommendations or pointers?

Winery tours Very good wine region.
If you are into casinos, Fallsview...check out who the acts are.
Niagara on the Lake...small town outside Niagara Falls very nice.
Best/reasonable dinner is Niagara College... Culinery/winemaking/brewery school

Three on the bounce for the Nucks. Amazing scenes.

CanNZ2000 wrote:

Flyin Ryan wrote:Heading up to Niagara (Canadian side) tomorrow for a few days' vacation. Any recommendations or pointers?

Go visit Snooze,, he is a great guy.

For a start - lies.

But yeah, get on the 401 bus, for about, I dunno, 4 or 5 days, then change to the 602. I'll meet you.

fudge all to do in Niagara. Been there a few times, normally with kids hockey, but the waterfall is great, the town is folksy, then you go south and catch a Bills/Sabres game or something. Or maybe head into Grimsby and try to drink all of their whiskey. It's probably shit liquor, but gives you something to do. Good luck. Actually, I think there's a historical place called St Catherine's in-between Niagara and Grimsby that is meant to be pretty cool. Old port on the lake or something. Google.

Canucks got themselves 8 out of 10 points on the road trip. We'll take it even though we are pretty sure it's a false front. And the front will most likely fall off.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM

When I visited Niagara, I thought the falls were nice, but the town itself looked a bit

The rest of Canada though (well, Toronto, Thunder Bay, then from Calgary to Van Island by car)

Are these Golden Knights the real deal?

LandOTurk wrote:Are these Golden Knights the real deal?

No. But ride the wave while they can. It's a long season unfortunately for them. As of right now there is nobody who isn't pleased for them given the latest events in the city.

The boy and I landed tickets on short notice last night and took in the Flames v Caps game.


Well played game by the Flames, they had the majority of the play.

2-1 win good guys.

This thread like the Oiler's offence is dead.


Flames lay a beating on Conference leaders last night.

Scored more goals in 1 game than the Oiler's in there last 4 or maybe 5, at this point who can keep track.

Johnny Hockey sitting in 4th for scoring, boy is ripping it up.

hornets wrote:This thread like the Oiler's offence is dead.


Flames lay a beating on Conference leaders last night.

Scored more goals in 1 game than the Oiler's in there last 4 or maybe 5, at this point who can keep track.

Johnny Hockey sitting in 4th for scoring, boy is ripping it up.

I thought last night's game was excellent. The Flames have waited on Jankowski; he is starting to come through. His line with Bennett and JJ last night was outstanding.

canuckles wrote:

hornets wrote:This thread like the Oiler's offence is dead.


Flames lay a beating on Conference leaders last night.

Scored more goals in 1 game than the Oiler's in there last 4 or maybe 5, at this point who can keep track.

Johnny Hockey sitting in 4th for scoring, boy is ripping it up.

I thought last night's game was excellent. The Flames have waited on Jankowski; he is starting to come through. His line with Bennett and JJ last night was outstanding.

Last nights game was also excellent. Putting 4 past one of the top goalies in the past few seasons.

Johnny Hockey is stuck in beastmode this season.

Canucks tumbling back to earth and the Oilers......well do they know the season has started?

Canucks are now treading water a bit. Decent team, if they stay healthy, big if, they have a shot at the playoffs as a wild card team. Oilers are waking up but the hole they dug themselves might be too deep to get out of.

LandOTurk wrote:Are these Golden Knights the real deal?

A month later and that wagon is still rolling along.

Devils also keeping their surprising start going.

Go Sabres.

I still don't understand why they put Buffalo in this game instead of the Isles or Devils considering it's a Ranger away game. And here we are day of the game Buffalo are the next-to-worst team in the league.

So, what are the odds of the Oilers winning the draft again? It is amazing how much the franchise screws up with all the breaks it gets from the NHL.

CanNZ2000 wrote:So, what are the odds of the Oilers winning the draft again? It is amazing how much the franchise screws up with all the breaks it gets from the NHL.

There isn't a worse organization in the league.


4 numbers on O/A in 7 years and they are still horrible.

hornets wrote:

CanNZ2000 wrote:So, what are the odds of the Oilers winning the draft again? It is amazing how much the franchise screws up with all the breaks it gets from the NHL.

There isn't a worse organization in the league.


4 numbers on O/A in 7 years and they are still horrible.

Only 4 over 7 years? Come on, we know they need more help then that.

Rumour making the rounds that the Canucks will try to sign Ken Holland in the off season. Seems to be some truth to the rumour as they tried to get him before but hired Benning instead as he turned them down. My gut feeling is that Benning is out (not entirely his fault as the canucks have a very meddlesome ownership group) but no guarantee that Holland will be in. Trade Deadline will be very telling for the Canucks, only minor moves and he is clearly out.

Flames are crap.

I hate the flames.

Good night / that is all i had to say......

CanNZ2000 wrote:Rumour making the rounds that the Canucks will try to sign Ken Holland in the off season. Seems to be some truth to the rumour as they tried to get him before but hired Benning instead as he turned them down. My gut feeling is that Benning is out (not entirely his fault as the canucks have a very meddlesome ownership group) but no guarantee that Holland will be in. Trade Deadline will be very telling for the Canucks, only minor moves and he is clearly out.

Check out some of the trades and FA signings Holland has done the last five/six years and run. GMs, coaches, scouts are like players, they will eventually lose their touch. Perhaps the Canucks should give Benning a bit more time. It looks like Vancouver missed on their 2014 and 2016 top picks. But they hit on Brock and the Swede looks promising.

canuckles wrote:

CanNZ2000 wrote:Rumour making the rounds that the Canucks will try to sign Ken Holland in the off season. Seems to be some truth to the rumour as they tried to get him before but hired Benning instead as he turned them down. My gut feeling is that Benning is out (not entirely his fault as the canucks have a very meddlesome ownership group) but no guarantee that Holland will be in. Trade Deadline will be very telling for the Canucks, only minor moves and he is clearly out.

Check out some of the trades and FA signings Holland has done the last five/six years and run. GMs, coaches, scouts are like players, they will eventually lose their touch. Perhaps the Canucks should give Benning a bit more time. It looks like Vancouver missed on their 2014 and 2016 top picks. But they hit on Brock and the Swede looks promising.

I would say they only missed out on the 2014 pick. Joulevi will be fine, yes Thachuk would have been better. I am of the mind that they should keep Benning if it is a choice of those two.

moosehead wrote:Flames are crap.

I hate the flames.

Good night / that is all i had to say......

CanNZ2000 wrote:

canuckles wrote:

CanNZ2000 wrote:Rumour making the rounds that the Canucks will try to sign Ken Holland in the off season. Seems to be some truth to the rumour as they tried to get him before but hired Benning instead as he turned them down. My gut feeling is that Benning is out (not entirely his fault as the canucks have a very meddlesome ownership group) but no guarantee that Holland will be in. Trade Deadline will be very telling for the Canucks, only minor moves and he is clearly out.

Check out some of the trades and FA signings Holland has done the last five/six years and run. GMs, coaches, scouts are like players, they will eventually lose their touch. Perhaps the Canucks should give Benning a bit more time. It looks like Vancouver missed on their 2014 and 2016 top picks. But they hit on Brock and the Swede looks promising.

I would say they only missed out on the 2014 pick. Joulevi will be fine, yes Thachuk would have been better. I am of the mind that they should keep Benning if it is a choice of those two.

Benning is doing a fine job, I support all his moves.


Also, haha stupid Edmonton

hornets wrote:

CanNZ2000 wrote:

canuckles wrote:

CanNZ2000 wrote:Rumour making the rounds that the Canucks will try to sign Ken Holland in the off season. Seems to be some truth to the rumour as they tried to get him before but hired Benning instead as he turned them down. My gut feeling is that Benning is out (not entirely his fault as the canucks have a very meddlesome ownership group) but no guarantee that Holland will be in. Trade Deadline will be very telling for the Canucks, only minor moves and he is clearly out.

Check out some of the trades and FA signings Holland has done the last five/six years and run. GMs, coaches, scouts are like players, they will eventually lose their touch. Perhaps the Canucks should give Benning a bit more time. It looks like Vancouver missed on their 2014 and 2016 top picks. But they hit on Brock and the Swede looks promising.

I would say they only missed out on the 2014 pick. Joulevi will be fine, yes Thachuk would have been better. I am of the mind that they should keep Benning if it is a choice of those two.

Benning is doing a fine job, I support all his moves.


Also, haha stupid Edmonton

In case you were being semi serious, he has done a better job in the past few years when ownership step away a bit. Clearly the Loui Erikson signing was forced by ownership. In fairness to them, they have always been willing to spend to the max, so they are rightfully pissed at the lack of return in their investments.

CanNZ2000 wrote:

hornets wrote:

CanNZ2000 wrote:

canuckles wrote:

CanNZ2000 wrote:Rumour making the rounds that the Canucks will try to sign Ken Holland in the off season. Seems to be some truth to the rumour as they tried to get him before but hired Benning instead as he turned them down. My gut feeling is that Benning is out (not entirely his fault as the canucks have a very meddlesome ownership group) but no guarantee that Holland will be in. Trade Deadline will be very telling for the Canucks, only minor moves and he is clearly out.

Check out some of the trades and FA signings Holland has done the last five/six years and run. GMs, coaches, scouts are like players, they will eventually lose their touch. Perhaps the Canucks should give Benning a bit more time. It looks like Vancouver missed on their 2014 and 2016 top picks. But they hit on Brock and the Swede looks promising.

I would say they only missed out on the 2014 pick. Joulevi will be fine, yes Thachuk would have been better. I am of the mind that they should keep Benning if it is a choice of those two.

Benning is doing a fine job, I support all his moves.


Also, haha stupid Edmonton

In case you were being semi serious, .

I think we both know the answer