Official Hockey Discussion Thread

[racingchick1020]

Okay, I said I was going to make this thread the minute the new boards are up online. So, here we are. This is firstly kind of awkward - only because... Let's face it, it's the new board I'm posting on! But anyway, let's get to it. I'm turning the NHL discussion thread from the old boards to the hockey discussion thread, only because I'm not going to limit this to just NHL talk.

The next post will be the entire history of NHL games up until yesterday. I'm going to try to do that, so let's not post just to be funny. Then I'll post all of the links for tonight's games in the third post, and then I'll start with the usual TV distribution for Thursday's games. Hold on, I'll get all of those up soon...

(I'm also going to be legally abusing the tag system before you know it. Enjoy!)

Edited again. Change of plans. For the boxscores so far in this season (and from 2008 onwards), you can click here. Only because I hate when people can't read.

[kaitlin100]

Hi,do you want to be my friend.
Do you want to play a game with me.

[M2nFarisFan]

I'll, eh, start things (I guess). As you know, the Winter Classic is in three days, and I saw something really interesting: Winter Classic Terrible Towels. So, uh, you can wave your towels at Heinz Field....at a hockey game. (And probably back at the new Taj Mahal in Uptown, too. I know of at least one person who will have something to say about that.

[racingchick1020]

Really dumbarse set of questions I have. Answer up.

Do you think Gary Glitter is overused as a goal celebration song?
If yes, what song(s) would you suggest as worthy replacements?
What song does your favorite team use for goal celebrations?

[kaitlin100]

ok.so some day we should play a game.

[kaitlin100]

no
i don't know

[M2nFarisFan]

1. Absolutely....although I'm thinking that since no one knows who Gary Glitter is, they can sneak it by ASCAP and BMI.
2. Kernkraft 4000 by Zombie Nation. Although I think that's even a bit overused.
3. Honestly, I don't remember. I have been to like 3 NHL games since the strike ended, and I have 10^17 other things on my mind.

[racingchick1020]

I'm sure this is a shocker. *add sarcasm smilie here*

Thirteen days of anxiety and expectation exploded in a coast-to-coast roar of joy as Sidney Crosby scored in overtime to give Canada the medal it wanted most at the 2010 Winter Olympics -- the men's hockey gold.

That moment in Vancouver and the victory in the sport on which so much Canadian pride rests has led the men's Olympic hockey squad to be named the team of the year in an annual survey of the country's newsrooms by The Canadian Press.

MEN'S OLYMPIC HOCKEY SQUAD NAMED CP TEAM OF THE YEAR [TSN]

[racingchick1020]

Here are your games for December 29, 2010.

NY Islanders 2; Pittsburgh 1 (SO)
NY Rangers 3; New Jersey 1
Carolina 4; Ottawa 0
Minnesota 5; San Jose 3
Detroit 7; Dallas 3
Phoenix 6; Los Angeles 3

[racingchick1020]

And more hockey-related love from the Canadian Press. Another shocker? *cue a second eyeroll*

Sidney Crosby's entire year was defined by a split second at the end of February.

In the time it took the superstar forward to deftly corral Jarome Iginla's pass and beat Ryan Miller between the legs, Crosby put an exclamation mark on the Vancouver Olympics and secured a spot in Canadian hockey lore. Not only did his overtime goal against the Americans clinch the men's hockey gold medal for Canada, it sent the entire country into a jubilant frenzy on the final day of the Games.

And all in the blink of an eye.

The golden goal had such an impact that it has earned Crosby the Lionel Conacher Award as The Canadian Press male athlete of the year for the third time in four years.

CROSBY NAMED CANADIAN PRESS MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR [TSN]

[M2nFarisFan]

And the Canadians were so in love with Crosby, that they showed their love at the first Pens-Habs game by....booing him? I am confused by that. Guess that Molson and bacon diet gave them short memories....

[racingchick1020]

Here are your games for December 30, 2010.

Atlanta 3; Boston 2 (SO)
Columbus 3; Toronto 2
Tampa Bay 4; Montreal 1
San Jose 5; Chicago 3
Colorado 4; Edmonton 3
Philadelphia 7; Los Angeles 4

[racingchick1020]

Here are your games for December 31, 2010.

Montreal 3; Florida 2 (OT)
New Jersey 3; Atlanta 1
Nashville 4; Minnesota 1
Columbus 4; Ottawa 3 (OT)
NY Islanders 4; Detroit 3 (OT)
Vancouver 4; Dallas 1
Anaheim 5; Philadelphia 2
St. Louis 4; Phoenix 3
Calgary 3; Colorado 2

I'm back posting these during the early morning hours, as well as doing some TV choices for you.

Not much for your last day of 2010. Obligatory Montreal game on RDS. Although you US viewers will love bonus Friday night hockey on Versus. (TSN2 in Canada will also be covering this game.) Nothing says "pre-2011" like two teams that don't get much TV love in the Coyotes and Blues. Guess what I'll be watching before the ball drops? You can watch that or pretty much any other game seen above.

[M2nFarisFan]

Yes, folks, you will have to wait an additional amount of time for the Ovie vs. Crosby hatefest. NHL bumped back the Winter Classic time to 8 pm tomorrow. Blame it on the weatherman (AccuWeather perhaps ) as a forecast for steady rain means a compromised playing surface. (No idea why it rains in January....global warming perhaps? :P Kidding. Link here.)

[racingchick1020]

Yes, folks, you will have to wait an additional amount of time for the Ovie vs. Crosby hatefest.

Only reason I have any sort of hatred for this rivalry is because the NHL likes to shove it down our throats. Call me bratty, but I'm surprised that this wasn't the matchup in 2008. Buffalo doesn't really strike me as "NBC worthy" unless it was in the playoffs when they had no choice.