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Homer
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 Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2005 7:30 am Post subject: |
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Welcome back Matko...thought you only graced other boards with your presence and contribution.
Nuck to the cup...hmmm...its a stretch but what the heck. |
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Dalton
Joined: 26 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 3:46 pm Post subject: |
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This is going to a great year for Canadian teams. If we're lucky we'll see an all Canadian final.
I think I'd rate them this way according to their ability to win the cup:
Calgary
Vancouver
Toronto
Ottawa
Edmonton
Montreal
Points are a different story because of the unbalanced schedule. |
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quadra87
Joined: 28 Jun 2004
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:40 pm Post subject: |
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Ok.... Lines for your team. Only include players currently on the roster.
Nucks:
Naslund - Morrison - Bertuzzi
Sedin - Sedin - Carter
Cooke - Linden - Park
Ruutu - Kesler - Bouck/Brookbank
Jovanosvki - Allen
OHlund - Salo
McCarthy - Butenschon/Baumgarntner
Cloutier
Auld
I hope we pick up one more stay-at-home dman (secretly hoping we get baron back), and I really hope we re-sign cooke. Other than that I think we look pretty good. The fact that we have the only Korean in the league on our team is going over big with my students. The closer we get to hockey time, the more my classes have turned into "Intro to Hockey 101." One little smartass had the balls to tell me that hockey isn't graceful. We all know who's failing his next test  |
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Dalton
Joined: 26 Mar 2003
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| Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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Leafs:
Forwards:
Ponirovsky Sundin Lindros
Kilger Allison O'Neil
Kukumberg Antropov Tucker
Belak Stajan Domi
Perrott, Wilm, Steen
Defence:
McCabe Kaberle
Klee Khavanov
Pilar Berg
Coliacovo, Kronwall
Goal:
Belfour
Aubin,Tellqvist
Big forwards, scoring and D from three lines.
Fast mobile, puckhandling D.
Belfour. |
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Alias
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
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Pretty sleazy event from what I've heard. I guess the "ring-side girls" were from a local escort agency for christ sake.
I'll admit that if they had a similar event with the top NHL fighters my interest would be peaked.
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PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. (CP) - The arena was about one-third full. There were long, confusing delays. One fighter never showed up and two others inexplicably started but didn't finish.
Some people who paid between $35 and $200 to watch the inaugural Battle of the Hockey Enforcers left early. Others griped that they had never heard of most of the fighters.
At least four fights broke out among patrons in the crowded beer garden at one end of the arena.
Once in a while, between fights, the rink rats would skate out and scrape a little blood off the ice.
But the promoters and many of the customers at CN Centre for the pay-per-view event, also known as Black and Blue, pronounced it a big success.
Sixteen hockey players signed on to duke it out with each other - no sticks, pucks or hockey - just skating to centre ice and letting the fists fly for 60 seconds, or until the referee called a halt.
In the end, Windsor, Ont., native Dean Mayrand, 27, earned a split decision and grabbed the $62,000 first prize with a crowd-pleasing win over Mike Sgroi, 27, a Toronto native who grew up in Florida.
Mayrand plays minor professional hockey in Sorel, Que., in the fight-happy North American Professional Hockey League, while Sgroi spent last season with Wilkes-Barre of the American Hockey League.
Mayrand finished the night with four wins and no losses and was bluntly frank in describing the win.
"To be honest with you, after a fight it's hard to even remember how it went," said Mayrand, whose face was scarred with red welts on his forehead and cheeks.
"I just try to throw (punches) as fast as I can and try not to get hit as much as possible."
Many fighters' faces appeared battered and bruised after the three-hour battle and Sgroi said a couple of his fellow fightmates had broken hands or thumbs.
One pre-fight favourite, ex-NHLer Link Gaetz, took a pounding from Steve Reid in the night's first fight and never returned.
"Link was hit really hard and early and he didn't expect the shot," said Ray Walker, the event's director of hockey operations. "He said the stars started spinning and he said to the doctor he couldn't determine shapes and sizes."
There was a whiff of bush league about the event with another ex-NHLer, Lyndon Byers, also not showing up due to an injury.
His replacement, B.C. junior player Kyle Wolkosky, also didn't show up at the last moment.
"We got a call hours before the fight and he said he had a family situation," said Walker.
The no-show and early departures of others forced the format to undergo some hasty scrambling, resulting in some fighters getting a "bye" while others, such as Derek Parker, ended up fighting twice in succession.
A common complaint by many in the stands was the long delays between some fights with no public address announcement to explain what was happening.
During one particularly long delay, the promoters put on an unscheduled "grudge match" between Parker, a 22-year-old Melville, Sask., native and Jamie Leinhos of Montreal, likely as a way to appease the impatient crowd.
Still, many enjoyed the non-stop fisticuffs.
"It was watching a bunch of crazy rednecks go crazy," said Ted Calloway, who was seated in the $200 VIP section.
Jake Chow especially enjoyed the Mayrand-Sgroi final.
"The main event should have gone longer," he said. "One minute is not long enough and the guys had a lot more to give."
Ken McEvoy, who was seated in seats costing $52 but got them for free, called the proceedings a "disappointing gong show" because there were "no big names."
By the time the semifinals came around, more than two hours into the event and with the beer flowing freely, security officials and police had to break up at least four punch-ups among the patrons.
The runnerup, Sgroi, sat in the dressing room only metres from Mayrand and said he was bitterly upset with the loss.
"I didn't get beat and I think there should have been a way to determine who won that fight."
He said he didn't think Mayrand won but "I don't think I beat him either. I don't think anybody deserves that money until there is a reasonable way to find a winner."
Sgroi also pleaded for a little understanding from the naysayers for those who make a living in the world of hockey fighting.
"I really hope that people who are mad about the event don't take it out on the fighters," said Sgroi.
"I don't have a lot of money and I'm here because I'd like to get a little more money. I've worked in bars, bounced in bars to pay rent in the summers and this was a chance to make money."
The event drew a crowd of about 2,000 people in the 6,000-seat arena, including dozens in ice-side VIP seats costing $200.
The fighting area was reduced to an ice surface between the blue lines where temporary boards were built; a referee and two linesmen supervised the rules.
A panel of judges seated on the side boards decided the winners, with some fights being declared unanimous and others a split decision. Several fights were stopped early when the referee decided it was a mismatch.
A Canadian TV crew was there for the weekend, filming for a future documentary called Brawl. Another film crew from Munich also was there, preparing to show the event in Europe in three one-hour specials.
Many of the fighters were at the Prince George airport Sunday morning, heading home.
Some might have been living Mayrand's prediction from the night before.
"They haven't kicked in yet but I'm sure I'll have headaches."
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Homer
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| Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 9:40 am Post subject: |
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Habs
Forwards:
Zednik-Koivu-Kovalev
Ryder-Ribero-Dagenais (or another from the roster, a few russian prospects here)
Sundstrom-Bonk-Bulis
Vandermeer-Begin (or Higgins)-Pletanek
Defence:
Souray-Markov
Dandeneaut-Komisarek
Rivet-Hainsey
Bouillon
Goal:
Theodore
Yanis and or Huet
The habs might still pick up a stay at home defenseman and a big forward. |
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spidey112233
Joined: 21 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Sat Sep 10, 2005 3:21 am Post subject: |
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hye Poddubny! the leafs picked up ANOTHER great acqusition  Polish sensation Mariusz Czerkawski!! WOW! haha!
Can you say Reichel or Renberg all over again?? Geezz.. the leafs are adding qualified olympic divers and floaters to their team |
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Hanson
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:32 am Post subject: |
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So, how right were these posters?
PS: Am I the only one who's glad spidey112233 doesn't post here anymore?  |
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coolsage
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
Location: The overcast afternoon of the soul
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| Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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| I once went to a wrestling match and a hockey game broke out. -- The Canucks have choked; what a waste of talent. Oh, well, go Oilers. |
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SarcasmKills
Joined: 07 Apr 2003
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2006 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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1 - Calgary
2 - Ottawa
3 - Vancouver
4 - Montreal
5 - Edmonton
6 - Toronto
And that 6th place ranking has nothing to do with the fact that I despise the Leafs... I truly believe that they will be the worst Canadian team this year.. |
Knock Vancouver down two spots and my predictions were pretty accurate... What a disappointment the Canucks were this year, wow. Maybe now they'll finally do what they've needed to do for the past 5 years or so.. get a top notch keeper!
As for the Leafs, I am thrilled that my prediction about their demise was spot on... that's one team that needs a COMPLETE overhall.. too bad they've drafted so poorly over the past decade or so... |
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jaebea
Joined: 21 Sep 2003
Location: SYD
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 12:24 am Post subject: |
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Even though the Canucks are divisional rivals, it would have been good to have them in the playoff race (especially since the Oil have had their number this season and also to have the Leafs be the only Canadian team to miss out in the postseason).. :D
As much as it kills me to say it, if Calgary can pick up another 0.5 GF/G in the postseason, they'll be strong contenders for the Conference title.
I'm just happy we're in the playoffs. Bring on Detroit / Dallas!
jae. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:30 am Post subject: |
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Looks like there is a strong possibility that Ottawa and Montreal will play first-round. Too bad because it seems the Canadian teams always elminate each other, but it should be exciting either way. The season series is 4-4 with Montreal winning the last 4 games. Ottawa being the play-off chokers they are, and Montreal rarely losing in the first-round have got my hopes up. Plus, Montreal is definitely kicking Ottawa's butt between the pipes.
I wish I was at home so I could drive around laughing at all the Leaf fans and the f-ing losers they are (most delusional people on Earth)!
Go HABS! |
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