TheGrimReaper Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 10 hours ago, the admiral said: Yeah, that makes the most sense if the AHL is to assume a national footprint. I'd look at Salt Lake City (or West Valley City as the case may be) as a replacement for Stockton, Bakersfield, or The NHL's Best Rec Complex. Why would they have to replace one of those? Vegas is coming in and they'll probably need their own affiliate. SLC would be a good spot for them. I could see Stockton or Bakersfield moving closer to Alberta eventually, but not for a while. Of the three, San Jose (who play at the Tank btw) should be the first to go. If and when the Oilers or Flames move their affiliate closer to home, I could see the Sharks moving their team to that city (preferably Stockton), or maybe even Fresno or Reno. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Whoa damn the Flames have won seven in a row and can bust the Ducks down to the wild cards. I'll take a Battle of Alberta in the first round, especially in lieu of this boring-ass go-nowhere Ducks team. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 3 hours ago, the admiral said: Whoa damn the Flames have won seven in a row and can bust the Ducks down to the wild cards. I'll take a Battle of Alberta in the first round, especially in lieu of this boring-ass go-nowhere Ducks team. The Canucks swept SoCal this weekend, so the Ducks are tied with Calgary at the moment. BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Anaheim still has a game in hand, and the Oilers can't seem to hold second place for more than a day or two without booting it back to the Ducks. And I realize full well that I've now jinxed it and the Ducks will win the West when John Gibson finally, as promised, changes the way we ever thought about goaltending instead of merely being a really good goalie like, you know, the last seven or eight Anaheim goalies or whatever it's been. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 On 3/4/2017 at 9:10 PM, the admiral said: This Avs team is sweet, sweet karma for every anti-Canadian dickhead who reveled in the Oilers' years of miserable failure. Hey, look, guess Edmonton doesn't hold the trademark on high-drafting, low-depth run-and-gun teams getting lit up like a Christmas tree. This team was meant to be good and they're worse than the Sabres team that tanked for McEichel. Fail forever while mumbling Sakicforsbergandwah-Sakicforsbergandwah like some magical incantation that makes your team anything but a filthy rich guy's neglected old toy. "Gabriel Landeskog is Toews. MacKinnon is Kane!" they shouted. Yeah and the Blackhawks also were smart enough to surround those guys with other lines of forwards and very good defenseman. They have 37 points in 64 games which is on pace for 47 in the full season. That would easily be the worst record in the shootout era. Worse than teams who were trying to be bad. They won 52 games three years ago. On 3/4/2017 at 8:58 PM, habsfan1 said: worst play of the year... Blake Comeau was a decent third/fourth line guy on several different playoff teams. Puts on the Avs' Bettman stripes and forgets how to play the sport. This is what guys look like when they're overthinking and have no confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvus Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 We have a Golden Knight everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 6/10 WHL name. Let's go for at least a 9, like Kolltyn Penn or Cam Saszykerchuk ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvus Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Duke/Knight is a pretty good name combo though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTConcepts Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 We did it. The New York Islanders are in a playoff spot. Now let's hope Toronto keeps losing, and we can turn it around. "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twi Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 17 hours ago, Zeus89725 said: We did it. The New York Islanders are in a playoff spot. Now let's hope Toronto keeps losing, and we can turn it around. I don't know who your "we" is, but I would like to see the kids on the Leafs get some playoff games. Though that is null and void if my "we" (Lightning) are able to climb all the way back. That is doubtful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 I'm okay with saying "we" when talking about your favorite team. It's faster. The Leafs have won 28 out of 64 games. That's not good. I don't think this will be their year. Next year when they're more experienced and can turn all of those OT losses into wins then I expect them to be in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted March 7, 2017 Share Posted March 7, 2017 Islanders Josh Ho-Sang causes controversy for wearing Mario Lemieux's #66 as his number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Granted, a number in the 60's is pretty rare (and ugly-looking, too) for a non offensive lineman athlete to wear, but has there not been a #66 in the league since Lemieux? Even his first go-around? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmm Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 This "controversy" is beyond stupid. I guess Justin Schultz shouldn't wear #4 for the Penguins since that was Bobby Orr's number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Sergei Bobrovsky has a shutout in 3 straight starts. The start before that he held Montreal scoreless in regulation before losing in overtime. So he hasn't allowed a goal in regulation in four starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Devils now down to 2.18 goals scored per game. Sure am glad that Taylor Hall trade didn't end the world. ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Tonight's game in Vancouver felt like a Habs home game. Is this why Tampa Bay banned Canadiens jerseys from their building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001mark Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 4 hours ago, cmm said: This "controversy" is beyond stupid. I guess Justin Schultz shouldn't wear #4 for the Penguins since that was Bobby Orr's number.4 It would merely take another 2-3 players to debut/change to #66 for this to really stop being a thing. That it's one single guy making a debut makes it clickbait. I might say it's a story if it were a Flyers high draft pick. @2001mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unocal Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 I'd rather see the Leafs in the playoffs than the Islanders. The Toronto young gun rookies are way more interesting. Forgive me if you will, but I'm not enthralled with John Tavares and I find his Isles to be quite frankly not that interesting. Auston Matthews is exciting. Tavares just doesn't do it for me.. And Barclays Center might be the worst environment/atmosphere for postseason games as we saw with the Nets for a few years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 8 hours ago, cmm said: This "controversy" is beyond stupid. I guess Justin Schultz shouldn't wear #4 for the Penguins since that was Bobby Orr's number. I think he's going to be one of those guys who seem to attract this kind of dumb attention, whether or not he deserves it (think PK). He's brown-skinned, Jewish, and he actually has a personality. It's going to encourage certain creeps to come out of the woodwork. Thank goodness he wasn't drafted by Toronto or Montreal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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