2009-10 NHL Thread

JR · Mar 23, 2010

Beef03 said:

Raise your hand if at the beginning of the year that you thought with nine games to go that the Phoenix Coyotes would have a shot at first overall in the West.

I completely underestimated them. i thought they had the potential to be very good, but that the lack of an owner would overwhelm them and drag them down. Still thought best case scenario maybe a fifth place team.

If they win tonight in Chicago not only do they win a franchise record 10 straight games, but they can take over first in the conference with 99 points -- currently tied for first with the Blackhawks with 97 points, although the Blackhawks have two games in hand.
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Yeah, and no conflict here.

Double J · Mar 23, 2010

Armchair_QB said:

Beef03 said:

Raise your hand if at the beginning of the year that you thought with nine games to go that the Phoenix Coyotes would have a shot at first overall in the West.

I completely underestimated them. i thought they had the potential to be very good, but that the lack of an owner would overwhelm them and drag them down. Still thought best case scenario maybe a fifth place team.

If they win tonight in Chicago not only do they win a franchise record 10 straight games, but they can take over first in the conference with 99 points -- currently tied for first with the Blackhawks with 97 points, although the Blackhawks have two games in hand.
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After Mike Babcock they have the best regular season coach in the West.
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Makes you wonder if they'd even be in the playoff picture, much less in contention for first place, if they still had Gretzky behind the bench.

Double J · Mar 23, 2010

blueview said:

Investigators and a U.S. Marshals representative make a visit to Washington's practice facility today ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/23/AR2010032302421.html

Investigators interviewed a number of Washington Capitals players Tuesday after a chiropractor with ties to the Washington Nationals and Capitals was arrested at his home in Reston earlier in the day and charged with obtaining steroids and other illegal performance-enhancing drugs from an alleged steroids dealer in Lakeland, Fla.

A Washington Capitals trainer told detectives in an interview last fall he referred a number of past and present Capitals to Douglas Owen Nagel, 50, but investigators have found no "conclusive evidence or proof" that Nagel has distributed steroids to any professional athletes, according Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.

Judd, however, said detectives began interviewing current and former Capitals on Tuesday who had been apparent clients of Nagel. In a phone interview Tuesday, Judd declined to name the players, saying none was currently a target of the investigation. Judd said there were no plans to interview Nationals players.
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You know, roid rage would help to explain Ovechkin's dirty play on the ice. ;D

JC · Mar 23, 2010

Double J said:

Armchair_QB said:

Beef03 said:

Raise your hand if at the beginning of the year that you thought with nine games to go that the Phoenix Coyotes would have a shot at first overall in the West.

I completely underestimated them. i thought they had the potential to be very good, but that the lack of an owner would overwhelm them and drag them down. Still thought best case scenario maybe a fifth place team.

If they win tonight in Chicago not only do they win a franchise record 10 straight games, but they can take over first in the conference with 99 points -- currently tied for first with the Blackhawks with 97 points, although the Blackhawks have two games in hand.
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After Mike Babcock they have the best regular season coach in the West.
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Makes you wonder if they'd even be in the playoff picture, much less in contention for first place, if they still had Gretzky behind the bench.
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they also went with a lot more vets this year.

Boomer7 · Mar 23, 2010

Fly said:

Beef03 said:

The latest ISS draft rankings are out and Tyler Seguin has jumped back in front of Taylor Hall.

http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=314247

I have never seen Seguin play, anyone want to chime in on Seguin getting the nod over Hall, is it legit? How well do they compare?
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Put it this way- do you want a flashy winger (Pavel Bure) who may help put butts in the seats or a smart, steady centre (Joe Sakic) who can also produce points? To me that's what it comes down to.
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Well, it's clear which guy the Bruins will take if they get the top pick via Toronto. "Flashy" and "one-way" are dirty words at the Garden.

Sea Bass · Mar 24, 2010

Double J said:

Armchair_QB said:

Beef03 said:

Raise your hand if at the beginning of the year that you thought with nine games to go that the Phoenix Coyotes would have a shot at first overall in the West.

I completely underestimated them. i thought they had the potential to be very good, but that the lack of an owner would overwhelm them and drag them down. Still thought best case scenario maybe a fifth place team.

If they win tonight in Chicago not only do they win a franchise record 10 straight games, but they can take over first in the conference with 99 points -- currently tied for first with the Blackhawks with 97 points, although the Blackhawks have two games in hand.
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After Mike Babcock they have the best regular season coach in the West.
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Makes you wonder if they'd even be in the playoff picture, much less in contention for first place, if they still had Gretzky behind the bench.
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If memory serves, they were 5th in the West fairly late in the season until Byrzgalov went in the tank. He hasn't this year, and that's gotta be a fairly big chunk of the reason they're going to wrap up a spot soon..

As the old saying goes, "Show me a good goalie, I'll show you a good coach."

GB-Hack · Mar 24, 2010

No surprise, but terrific game between the Caps and Penguins tonight, and just terrific stuff in the shootout from Crosby and Ovechkin.

Cosmo · Mar 24, 2010

That Crosby goal was just filthy. Theodore didn't stand a chance.

What a freaking comeback though. So tough to get back from down 2-0 in a shootout. Pretty backhand flip by Semin and Knuble gets off the shootout schneid.

Moderator1 · Mar 24, 2010

Ovi is God (crossthreading)

Cosmo · Mar 24, 2010

Theodore is 17-0-2 since January 12. That's just astonishing.

JR · Mar 24, 2010

Buffalo sleepwalks through the first 57 minutes, ties up Montreal at two all then win in a shootout.

I'm taking Buffalo to win the East.

Double J · Mar 24, 2010

JR said:

Buffalo sleepwalks through the first 57 minutes, ties up Montreal at two all then win in a shootout.

I'm taking Buffalo to win the East.
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Buffalo and Phoenix in the Cup Final, aka the Bankrupt Bowl.

If the Coyotes win, does Bettman present the Cup to himself? Yikes.

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