NHL general discussion thread

[Magnum Force]

Originally Posted by Scuba Steve

The Sharks just beat the Predators, 3-0 to win their first home game.

Damn right the Sharks won. I just got back from the game. Wow it was crazy. There were so many hits and retarded calls. Practically the whole arena was getting in to it.

Oh, and I have come to the conclusion that Mason is up there alongside Turco and Belfour for the most annoying goalies. He whines wayy too much.

[pyro120]

Originally Posted by Scuba Steve

but if I were to award anyone a win in this fight, I'd definitely give it to Brashear.

Why? Explain your reasoning. The people at HockeyFights are having a really heated discussion.

Pittsburgh at Washington 10/20/07

[Scuba Steve]

Brashear didn't really take any hits in the beginning. Most of the punches thrown at him did not make contact. The arm of (what was the other guy's name) would hit Brashear's shoulder when he ducked. Most of the punches thrown looked like they were landing, but never did. Plus, Brashear came back, landing several and then winning the wrestling match.

[Cylon]

The Rangers lost yet again, this time to Boston 1-0 in a shootout. Lundquist was amazing all game long and only let one puck in. Unfortunately, that one puck was the last shooter for the Bruins in the shootout.

You would think with so many talented offensive players the Rangers would manage to score at least one goal. They have been shut out in 15 of the 20 periods this season, only have one even strength goal, and no one on their team has at least 3 goals. The Rangers really need to start getting to the root of their problems.

First order of business: Trade Jaromir Jagr. No one wants a selfish puck hog on their team, and that's putting it nicely.

[pyro120]

Originally Posted by Cylon

First order of business: Trade Jaromir Jagr. No one wants a selfish puck hog on their team, and that's putting it nicely.

I was so unbelievably happy when he left Pittsburgh. I don't even think hes good anymore.

[dansdarkside]

Originally Posted by Cylon

The Rangers lost yet again, this time to Boston 1-0 in a shootout. Lundquist was amazing all game long and only let one puck in. Unfortunately, that one puck was the last shooter for the Bruins in the shootout.

You would think with so many talented offensive players the Rangers would manage to score at least one goal. They have been shut out in 15 of the 20 periods this season, only have one even strength goal, and no one on their team has at least 3 goals. The Rangers really need to start getting to the root of their problems.

First order of business: Trade Jaromir Jagr. No one wants a selfish puck hog on their team, and that's putting it nicely.

Who is on the line Drury is on? And has he done anything yet?

[NJD4 BamF]

They need to get rid of Jagr and give Scotty Gomez more ice time. He's a play maker, has an amzing shot and only a handful of people in the league can compare to his speed. Get him on the right line and you're set.

[Cylon]

Originally Posted by dansdarkside

Who is on the line Drury is on? And has he done anything yet?

For the first two games the top two lines looked like this:

Jagr-Drury-Hossa
Straka-Gomez-Shannahan

Now they look like this:

Jagr-Gomez-Dawes (Hossa is injured)
Straka-Drury-Shannahan

Drury has not done much since his 3 point game in game one. In fact, no one has done much since the first game for the Rangers.

Originally Posted by NJD4 BamF

They need to get rid of Jagr and give Scotty Gomez more ice time. He's a play maker, has an amzing shot and only a handful of people in the league can compare to his speed. Get him on the right line and you're set.

I agree, Gomez is an amazing player. He is the best end to end skater in the league. Unfortunately, I have seen him give far too many opportunities because he tries to feed the puck to Jagr.

People think I'm crazy, but there must be some kind of clause in every players contract stating that they must feed the puck to Jagr at all times. No matter how good of an opportunity, they will pass the puck to Jagr, even if he has two or three guys around him. Jagr really just hurts the team chemistry and takes a lot away from the word "Team." He wants to be in the spotlight, and he cries when he's not.

[NJD4 BamF]

Sounds like the worst player on the Leafs, Mats Sundin.

[Scuba Steve]

On November 30th, a ground of friends and I are going to hopefully go to the Sharks vs. Avs game. Quite a few of us like the Avs, so I wouldn't be surprised if our group is split between Sharks and Avs clothing items.

Hmm, do you know if airhorns are banned from HP, Mag? I'm assuming they are. It should be an awesome game. We're also going to try and go to the Canucks game two weeks after that.