[Hardhatdan]

What up Oilers, 4 more goals. Nice being able to piss away 1.5 periods and have your goalie keep you in it, then pot a couple goals for the win.

Holy sh*t Oil, maybe cut down on giving up so many shots though.

[Boris2k7]

The Flames have nothing to worry about after the loss to Toronto. We took it to overtime, and Giordano not only made his first goal in the NHL but followed up with another several minutes later.

Otherwise, same problems as usual. Slow starts, too many penalties, not being able to score on powerplays (though we did manage to get a short-handed goal), and not nearly enough shots-on-goal. It doesn't help that Sundin was doing great.

Oh well, as long as Phaneuf is willing to dish out the punishment, I'm gonna keep watching. He just needs to learn how not to get caught. :pepper:

[CMD UW]

He changed his plea from innocent to guilty so that he would only serve 1yr in prison.

1 yr is just not enough - sorry.

While you may feel the justice system in N.America is enough to guide your personal moral compass, i do not.

He should have served 25 years. Which means he would have just gotten out of prison (although i realize this would never happen, ~10 years is more likely). Which means he would never have made millions of dollars or lived in a big home or basically been able to live like it never even happened. THAT is why i have a hard time respecting anything he does with the Oilers. Because he should have been sitting in a cell thinking about what he did and discouraging others from doing the same instead of playing a little game with a stick and puck.

If he got out of prison in say... 1996 and THEN got to where he is then i would probably be able to leave it alone and even respect the guy for having served his time.

I would love to see a drunk driver kill your mother/brother/child/wife and then you be happy with a 1yr punishment!?

Yeah right....


If i (or say my father or brother or whomever) ever do what McTavish did PLEASE, lock me up for life. I should have known better - just like McTavish.

Claeren.
Fact: A judge or jury, under their sole discretion and mandated by Canadians under our common law system, sentenced him as they deemed appropriate. Now if you want to continue to debate the moral aspect and how you percieved the sentencing to be 'wrong' or 'too short', then you can do so until you're blue in the face. There is always two sides to the coin my friend.

But you can't deny the fact that he served his time as directed.

[bayrider]

Flames and Oilers fans have got to be the most annoying and childish there are. What a bunch of homers fighting over whos cock is bigger. All this back and forth banter has lead to absolutely nothing.

[LordMandeep]

there the most Canadian thats' why...

ahahaha

[SHOFEAR]

Let the Downey/Regehr discussion begin!

Clean=>1
Dirty=>0

[The Chemist]

Let the Downey/Regehr discussion begin!

Clean=>1
Dirty=>0


Looked pretty clean to me. No different than Phaneuf smoking Hamel in the Ottawa game.

[WHISTLERINMUSKOKA]

Dirty

[habsfan]

Let the Downey/Regehr discussion begin!

Clean=>1
Dirty=>0

Well considering that Latendresse got a game misconduct when he hit Dimaio in a similar fashion, i thought Regher deserved a two minute minor for Boarding(or something like that) Downey no longer had the puck(for about 2 seconds) .

The hit itself was clean, but regher did lift his feet off the ground.

I'm just thankfull it wasn't Koivu or Higgins.

Anyways, the Habs kicked the Flamers ass'. They got what they deserved!

So much for Kiprusoff being the best in the league. 10 goals in 2 games...hmmmmm.....

CLean=> 2
Dirty=> 1

[The Chemist]

^Your man Brodeur hasn't exactly had a Vezina start either :rolleyes: Kipper started slow last year too, but I'd still argue he's the best goalie in the NHL right now. He'll pick it up pretty damn quick - he always does.

[habsfan]

Your man Brodeur hasn't exactly had a Vezina start either

Brodeur, has an amazing record over a 14 year career. Kiprussoff has two good years in a 6 year career, and he's already 30 years old!

[PhilippeMtl]

Dirty!

[bayrider]

Well considering that Latendresse got a game misconduct when he hit Dimaio in a similar fashion, i thought Regher deserved a two minute minor for Boarding(or something like that) Downey no longer had the puck(for about 2 seconds) .

The hit itself was clean, but regher did lift his feet off the ground.



What were expecting exactly with the two officials we had last night? I can think of 3 blatant calls that were missed while we got marginal "slashing" calls to another players stick.

As far as I'm concerned, the hit was clean. It was all shoulder, although like habsfan said, Regher did have both feet off the ice. The timing issue isn't relevant because a player isopen to a hit a a couple of seconds after he lets go of the puck.

[Coldrsx]

edmonton was lucky to pull that disaster off last night

[Calgarian]

I have absolutely no problem with Regehr's hit, it was a good clean hit. Downey (or what ever his name is) should have been paying attention. I didn't see his feet come off the ice, but if they did that would be charging or boarding.

As for Kipper, I think the d let him down, they couldn't catch Montreal's forwards.

[sync]

edmonton was lucky to pull that disaster off last night

my god were they ever.

how are the oilers 4 and 2?

i was in hawaii for a couple of weeks and missed all the games except the last 2 and have not been impressed.

oh well, at least they got the 2 points.

[bayrider]

I have absolutely no problem with Regehr's hit, it was a good clean hit. Downey (or what ever his name is) should have been paying attention. I didn't see his feet come off the ice, but if they did that would be charging or boarding.

As for Kipper, I think the d let him down, they couldn't catch Montreal's forwards.

Kipper just was not sharp. Even if your D lets you down, a goalie like Kipper should win those head to head battles like the Bonk's SHG or Kovalev's slap shot.

[habsfan]

Clean => 4
Dirty => 2

[Hardhatdan]

Kipper just was not sharp. Even if your D lets you down, a goalie like Kipper should win those head to head battles like the Bonk's SHG or Kovalev's slap shot.
I hope he keeps playing like that...I want to start calling him Kiprusieve.:yes:

[mexx_P]

Anyways, the Habs kicked the Flamers ass'. They got what they deserved!



Yeah, 5-4 final, both teams going back and forth with the lead all night...quite the ass kicking...

Do hab fans always boo anything the refs call against them. They would be offside by a mile, they would boo the ref for stopping play, One of their players would get hit cleanly (not refering to the Regehr hit) they would boo and want a penalty...

[brento79]

The Oilers need to start working on thier Power Play...what the &*$* are they doing? They have been lucky so far. Nice seeing Thoersen, Smyth, Skoya and a few others doing well...wheres Lupal and Pisani though?

[SHOFEAR]

Could we be seeing Nedved come back to the Oilers and packaging up a couple players for a number one D?

[habsfan]

Yeah, 5-4 final, both teams going back and forth with the lead all night...quite the ass kicking...

Do hab fans always boo anything the refs call against them. They would be offside by a mile, they would boo the ref for stopping play, One of their players would get hit cleanly (not refering to the Regehr hit) they would boo and want a penalty...

is that frustration i'm sensing from flamers fans(who were soo cocky not very long ago)!?!?!!?

You make sure a ref knows that he made a mistake(and trust me, when 21,000 + fans let you know you fvcked up) you remember it!

ever heard of being the 7th man on the ice???

HEy, the FLamers left MOntreal with a big fat 0points, and we got teh 2 points.

enough said!

[mexx_P]

is that frustration i'm sensing from flamers fans(who were soo cocky not very long ago)!?!?!!?

You make sure a ref knows that he made a mistake(and trust me, when 21,000 + fans let you know you fvcked up) you remember it!

ever heard of being the 7th man on the ice???

HEy, the FLamers left MOntreal with a big fat 0points, and we got teh 2 points.

enough said!

I'm talking about all of the boos that where over being offside by a mile like I said...If its a bad call (which there were in that game) all Canadian arenas will boo. I just noticed Montreal booed anything and everything last night. Even when the right call was made.

And no, thats not frustration you're seeing. It was just a question from someone who doesn't see alot of Montreal games, wondering if they're normally that vocal to the refs about every call.

Thanks for that. I know Calgary got no points. I was pointing out the fact that you claimed we "got are asses kicked" when it really was a back and forth game. We lost. Montreal was the better team that night. It was no ass kicking though.

[rrskylar]

Sports

NHL seats unfilled?
Just offer free beer

Thu Oct 19 2006
WHEN it comes to the NHL in particular non-traditional hockey markets, it always reminds me of that classic Loony Tunes cartoon with the singing, dancing frog.

You know, where the guy finds the frog and immediately his eyes are filled with dollar signs. So he rents a theatre with his few remaining dollars, puts a sign out front offering a ticket for $25... and nobody comes.

So he lowers the ticket price to $10... and nobody comes.

Then the sign blares "Free Hotdogs" and... you guessed it, nobody comes.

Finally, exasperated, the guy puts out a sign that promises "Free Beer!" and he gets trampled by a mob of thirsty patrons rushing into the theatre.

Long story short: The crowd never gets to see the singing, dancing frog and his "agent" is left penniless.
Click here to find out more!
We raise this topic today on the heels of early returns on NHL attendance figures, which although quite solid in a majority of markets, are downright frightening in others.

It's not just the usual suspects, either.

For example, the Chicago Blackhawks, one of the league's Original Six franchises, drew just 8,008 the other day in a building that seats 20,500. One could only imagine the echoes.

Remember, that's just a few hundred more than the Manitoba Moose average in the lower bowl of the MTS Centre.

The Los Angeles Kings reported their lowest attendance in five years and the Colorado Avalanche didn't sell out for the first time in nearly 11 years on Tuesday.

That same night, an announced crowd of 8,531 St. Louis fans showed up to see the Blues drop a 5-2 decision to the Phoenix Coyotes. No doubt the fact the Cardinals were embroiled in baseball's National League championship series that evening took a toll on hockey ticket sales. Not to mention the little matter that the Blues suck out loud.

We're not talking about the Carolina Hurricanes or the Nashville Predators here, but either very successful (Avs) or long-standing NHL franchises not usually considered weak links.

In fairness, almost half the 30 NHL teams have played before capacity home crowds at this early date in the 2006-2007 season. But in most markets, the after-effects of the NHL lockout and lost season caused ticket prices to be slashed up to 50 per cent (Nashville).
Not only that, last year the Predators had a $1 hotdog night on Thursday, and on Tuesday nights, popcorn was free.

Clearly, Predators fans are patiently waiting for the free-beer sign.

As is his custom, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman has dug his head in the sand when it comes to attendance figures.

"It's a couple weeks into the season and any speculation would be premature," Bettman told the Los Angeles Times. "It's a little premature two to three weeks into the season to be writing attendance stories."

What Bettman actually meant was that it's too early in the season to be writing negative stories. The NHL headquarters propaganda machine would be working overtime if attendance were not an issue in so many markets, as they had hoped.

According to Hockeynews.com, through 78 games Monday night, the NHL was averaging 16,743 fans per game, down about 500 per game from last season (17,285).

But don't forget two things: First, those numbers from last year were undoubtedly, ahem, massaged to put on a brave face after the lockout and, secondly, that was last year, when the mood toward the NHL was decidedly hostile in many corners.

But after a season of positive reviews pretty much across the board, not to mention across North America, for the new NHL, you'd think league executives -- like the guy with the frog -- would be expecting the audience to come running.

Clearly, not so.
Not even in Phoenix, where this year -- ta-da! -- they've equipped Glendale Arena with a Hooters Restaurant and an 18-member dance squad to (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) increase the quality of entertainment for Coyotes customers.

"It's like putting on a huge Broadway show 41 times a year," gushed Coyotes president Doug Moss.

Perhaps. Or maybe hockey fans in Phoenix, wherever they might be, know a singing frog when they see one.

It's the old axiom of business: If you can't sell 'em what you have, sell 'em what they want.

So our advice to the NHL can be summed up in two words: free beer.

You're welcome, Gary Bettman.

[NutmeG]

^^ I'm glad thats not a problem here in Canada, all of our teams sell out almost every game ( every Montreal and Toronto game was sold out last year ), but the thing is they get bigger tv contracts in the US than in Canada. If it was up to me i'd move 2-3 teams up north (Winnipeg, Quebec, Hamilton), they would attract more people than in St-louis thats for sure.

Btw does anyone have a list of average NHL attendance from last year??

[Distill3d]

i have a solution for the Calgary Flames slow start (i'm fan, don't get me wrong, but this is just crap)

lets trade Alex Tangauy for Craig Conroy and Sean Avery.

figuring of course with Conroy back Jerome Iginla will turn back into Iggy Pop instead of Iggy Flop. It was Conroy who set Iginla for most of the goals he scored a couple seasons back. Plus, Conroy can't keep his yap shut when it comes to talking to the press. so it would be a match made in heaven.

anyone else want in on this idea? i'm thinking of starting a petition to send to the Flames.

[bayrider]

I'm talking about all of the boos that where over being offside by a mile like I said...If its a bad call (which there were in that game) all Canadian arenas will boo. I just noticed Montreal booed anything and everything last night. Even when the right call was made.

And no, thats not frustration you're seeing. It was just a question from someone who doesn't see alot of Montreal games, wondering if they're normally that vocal to the refs about every call.

Thanks for that. I know Calgary got no points. I was pointing out the fact that you claimed we "got are asses kicked" when it really was a back and forth game. We lost. Montreal was the better team that night. It was no ass kicking though.

It's called passion. The Bell Center is one loud arena but I guess it's ahrd to be passionate when ur team is among the bottom ranks in terms of scoring and play one hell of a boring game.

The boos were directed at the non-call on Kipper's trip on Kovalev in the crease, in front of the ref. More boos when Johnson got high sticked in the face and no call. Or how about Iginla's spear on Komisarek as he was skating off to the bench. More boos for marginal penalties like slashing a players stick etc...

Admitted, the 2 refs that game were complete morons, they even made bad calls on Calgary.

[Mister F]

Btw does anyone have a list of average NHL attendance from last year??

NHL attendance (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/attendance?sort=home_avg&year=2006)

Chicago...dead last with only 65% of the seats filled. How the hell does Calgary get 112% capacity??

[bayrider]

standing room. Didnt they add more seats somewhere? Maybe they didnt factor that into the overall capacity

[Calgarian]

what the hell is going on with Kiprusoff? he lets in the weakest shots. I heard that he showed up to training camp 20 pounds overweight. I say bench him for the next 2 games so he can reflect on why he is making as much money as he does.

[Distill3d]

what the hell is going on with Kiprusoff? he lets in the weakest shots. I heard that he showed up to training camp 20 pounds overweight. I say bench him for the next 2 games so he can reflect on why he is making as much money as he does.


i couldn't agree with you more. but lets send Tanguay down for a stint in Omaha (anyone here notived i'm not liking him too much?). and lets trade someone to FLA for Martin Gelinas. my reccomendation is Darren McCarty and Sean Avery (when we get him and Conroy from LA for Tanguay).

i say a three team trade. Tangauy to LA For Conroy and Avery. Avery and McCarty to Florida for Martin Gelinas.

with those two back we'll be in contention again. maybe we'll even start scoring (heaven forbid)

[Calgarian]

have some faith in Tanguay, he will hit his stride. Why the hell would we want Sean Avery? that guy is a complete idiot.

[Distill3d]

...Why the hell would we want Sean Avery? that guy is a complete idiot.

well i was thinking so that i could see the sexy Elisha Cuthbert at some of the games. otherwise, use him as trade bait to the Panthers to get Gelinas back.

[Hootch]

How the hell does Calgary get 112% capacity??

Because the Flames used to say a sellout was 17,145 and ESPN still goes by that. A sellout in Calgary now—"now" being post-2004—is 19,289.

ESPN is stupid, I see the Oilers are listed at 98.5% when the Oil are the hottest ticket in town. They are still basing that on when Northlands' capacity was 17,100, before they added more luxury suites, bringing a sellout down to 16,839.

[SD]

It's funny how people paint Leaf fans as unrealistic, impatient and fickle when I frequently see the exact same thing from fans of all the other Canadian teams.

Kiprusoff is the reigning Vezina winner. The season is barely 10 games old. Give him some time.

And trade Tanguay? He's young and talented...he'll come around too. I'm starting to think that the Flames need a better system though.

[Distill3d]

blah. the flames will come around, and Tangauy will live up to the hype (something in the city has too, EnCana Center..the Bow..certainly didn't do it for me). But what we really need to do is start scoring and winning games. We were first in our division last year, and should be first in the west. we have the team and the talent to do it.

Playfair as a coach should be asking Sutter for some advice. He was a good coach in the minors. think we can send him back for a stint?

[Calgarian]

we need to tighten up our defense first, once we do that all will be good. Our goal should be to win the jennings trophy again.

[mexx_P]

It's called passion. The Bell Center is one loud arena but I guess it's ahrd to be passionate when ur team is among the bottom ranks in terms of scoring and play one hell of a boring game.



Easy buddy. I love how everyone thinks Calgary plays boring hockey. We have some skilled guys now. Defense doesn't automatically mean boring. I guess everyone doesn't like to see big hits and hard forechecking anymore. They whould rather watch the euro leagues I guess.

We'll see at the end of the season. Calgary had a same start last year and look where they ended up at the end of the season. I'm not to worried. Those last few games they weren't playing their game of hard forechecking and defense.

[CC420]

Being that the title of this thread is NHL 06-07 and not The Battle of Alberta thread, I'll post about another NHL team.

Anyone see the Canucks game last night. A nail bighter, by having the Canucks come back late in the third from a 2-0 defficit to send the game into OT. After several chances by both teams in OT, including two posts. Sami Salo, the finnish McInnis, slapped a beauty from the point crossing the line with 0.8 seconds left on the clock. Very good game.:cheers:

[SD]

Easy buddy. I love how everyone thinks Calgary plays boring hockey. We have some skilled guys now. Defense doesn't automatically mean boring. I guess everyone doesn't like to see big hits and hard forechecking anymore. They whould rather watch the euro leagues I guess.

We'll see at the end of the season. Calgary had a same start last year and look where they ended up at the end of the season. I'm not to worried. Those last few games they weren't playing their game of hard forechecking and defense.

Defense isn't necessarily boring, but Calgary is indeed a boring team so far.

[SHOFEAR]

/\ There's nothing boring about watching a player wrist a shot from the blue line toward a maskless goalie's head a good two seconds after the wistle.

[renthefinn]

Being that the title of this thread is NHL 06-07 and not The Battle of Alberta thread, I'll post about another NHL team.

Anyone see the Canucks game last night. A nail bighter, by having the Canucks come back late in the third from a 2-0 defficit to send the game into OT. After several chances by both teams in OT, including two posts. Sami Salo, the finnish McInnis, slapped a beauty from the point crossing the line with 0.8 seconds left on the clock. Very good game.:cheers:

That was a heart stopper, but please, he's Sami Salo, no need to compare him to anyone else! Looks like there's one thing that the Canucks haven't lost with all the trades and that's how to play exciting down to the wire hockey!

[Calgarian]

Defense isn't necessarily boring, but Calgary is indeed a boring team so far.

So far i think every game has been pretty exciting, especially the Montreal game. :koko:

[SD]

So far i think every game has been pretty exciting, especially the Montreal game. :koko:

Well, I meant relatively. When you're a fan games are always exciting.

[habsfan]

Well, I meant relatively. When you're a fan games are always exciting.


SD,

i don't if you got a chance to watch the Habs/Flames game, but it was a crazy game.

[ErickMontreal]

Toronto lost Tonight

It`s always a real pleasure to see Toronto lose! ! !

[SD]

SD,

i don't if you got a chance to watch the Habs/Flames game, but it was a crazy game.

Yeah, so was the Leafs-Flames game. But most of the games so far this year for Calgary would fall under boring category as far as their play goes.

That's not to say that won't change, or that it isn't changing already.

[SD]

Toronto lost Tonight

It`s always a real pleasure to see Toronto lose! ! !

Yeah. But still ahead of Montreal.

[Distill3d]

Toronto lost Tonight

It`s always a real pleasure to see Toronto lose! ! !


I concur. go HABS go!! :cheers:

[Coldrsx]

oilers win another game they played poorly in...1/25 on the PP in past 4...come on. Thank you rolli and some crazy passes for 2 breakaway goals.

Markov had a HUGE hit on stoll....omg was that nuts.

[habsfan]

GO HABS GO

[Calgarian]

oilers win another game they played poorly in...1/25 on the PP in past 4...come on. Thank you rolli and some crazy passes for 2 breakaway goals.

Markov had a HUGE hit on stoll....omg was that nuts.

And Datsyuk turned the defensemen and Roloson inside out. highlight of the night!

[Coldrsx]

oilers 6-2 out of the gate...without pronger, samsonov, and peca.....oh my god....tsn analysts must be turning in their studios.

Decent effort tonight, but far too close for the nix.

sykora looks fucking wicked and torres getting back on track.

hemsky gonna explode soon...once he realizes shooting means goal

mr.norway looks like a rookie of the yr contender if he continues his strong play.

rolli, thank you....again

[Hardhatdan]

^Just gotta get Pisani, Horcoff, Stoll and Moreau (Though now hurt) going and get a few goals outta Bergeroen and we should be rollin.

[Coldrsx]

thats the thing....we are playing maybe 40mins now...if that...with only 60% of our team contributing....watch out.

[dougtheengineer]

oilers 6-2 out of the gate...without pronger, samsonov, and peca.....oh my god....tsn analysts must be turning in their studios.

Decent effort tonight, but far too close for the nix.

sykora looks fucking wicked and torres getting back on track.

hemsky gonna explode soon...once he realizes shooting means goal

mr.norway looks like a rookie of the yr contender if he continues his strong play.

rolli, thank you....again


Peca is overrated.

There is a lot of skill in the Oilers, its just a shame they don't get the respect they deserve. Maybe another good season will convince people that the run wasn't just luck.

[Hootch]

Moreau is probably out for the season. Big blow to the Oil. :( He was a huge part of the PK, but luckily one player doesn't = successful PK.

[Calgarian]

Flames looked much better last night. We haven't seen that team play run and gun hockey like that in a long time. This team is going to start kicking ass and taking names.

[Coldrsx]

^yeah, if they play phx everynight:>

[Calgarian]

gotta build your confidence somewhere. lets see how they do against Nashville

[Coldrsx]

Edmonton/Ducks tonight.....pronger is going DOWN!

this will be edmonton's 1st real test IMO...both teams are doing well but ducks have the edge.

I bet torres will hit pronger hard in the 1st 5min

[SHOFEAR]

Cold, catching it at 1905?

[Hardhatdan]

Boooooo Pronger Booooooo

[sync]

as much as i can't stand pronger, i hope the oil make the game more about the 2 points than about "getting" pronger or whatever.

[Hootch]

lets see how they do against Nashville

Predators own the Flames.

[Bigtime]

Predators own the Flames.

Quoted for truth unfortunately, I'll be at the game and look forward to drowning the sorrow in lots of ether beer. :cheers:

[Hootch]

Attendance at RBC: 15,008. Way to go, "Caniacs"! :rolleyes:

Carolina just proved what alot of people suspected, I just didn't think it would happen this early. :yuck:

[harls]

Going to see the Sens/Leafs game tonight.. wonder if Neil or McGrattan are going to go after Belak for calling them idiots? should be a great game!

[bayrider]

Attendance at RBC: 15,008. Way to go, "Caniacs"! :rolleyes:

Carolina just proved what alot of people suspected, I just didn't think it would happen this early. :yuck:

Get over it... like Flames fans have already ;)

[Coldrsx]

oilers = brutal

[habsfan]

Going to see the Sens/Leafs game tonight.. wonder if Neil or McGrattan are going to go after Belak for calling them idiots? should be a great game!

Hey, I'm going to the habs/Losers game saturday night at the Mecca.

Nice job by the hens to beat up on the Losers. They'll come into montreal with their tails between their legs!

[SD]

Hey, I'm going to the habs/Losers game saturday night at the Mecca.

Nice job by the hens to beat up on the Losers. They'll come into montreal with their tails between their legs!

You mean the Losers/Leafs game? Or will there be an intrasquad Montreal game on Saturday?

Lame jokes aside, I wouldn't discount Toronto. Ottawa is a good team that finally came around and the Leafs are pretty thin on defense right now. That said, Montreal does not have the talent Ottawa does and they'll probably be in for a tough time to make the playoffs just as the Leafs will.

[harls]

Half the crowd at Scotiabank was probably leaf fans.. it was nuts. I acutally had a couple of guys in my section almost go at it.

[habsfan]

You mean the Losers/Leafs game? Or will there be an intrasquad Montreal game on Saturday?

Lame jokes aside, I wouldn't discount Toronto. Ottawa is a good team that finally came around and the Leafs are pretty thin on defense right now. That said, Montreal does not have the talent Ottawa does and they'll probably be in for a tough time to make the playoffs just as the Leafs will.

Good one!;)

The leaves have no goalie either...12 goals in 2 games...ouch!

[malek]

leafs = gang de plottes

[circle33]

you mean like this?:

http://www.atomicbooks.com/43/images/dirtyplotte1.jpg

[Hootch]

oilers = brutal

I would have bag skated those fcukers right after the game, right there! :hell:

Getting your butt kicked by Phoenix...shameful.

[CMD UW]

/\ 12 goals against in two games....terrible.

[dougtheengineer]

/\ 12 goals against in two games....terrible.

These things happen, lol.

[Calgarian]

Calgary is hosting Nashville tonight. I think this will be the biggest test for both teams so far. Tanguay needs a multi goal game for the flamers to win me thinks.

[Hootch]

Oilers win; Flames lose.

A victory for hockey. :P

[Coldrsx]

was at the oiler game....the only solid game other than game 1 for the oil....rolli strong, D strong, offense was ok, but good enough.


GO OIL GO.

kinda cool to see A.O.....he looks so above everyone it is scary.

[The Chemist]

:gaah:

When will the Flames start playing a whole 60 minutes?

[Hootch]

Flames fans after the Oilers lost to Phoenix ----> http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/6113/gayfightqs6.gif

Flames fans right now:

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/7113/tempertantrumrn2.jpg

Please lose to Washington on Monday night too! :P

[habsfan]

leafs = gang de plottes

It'S all good. The habs played like pussies saturday, i was there!

Luckily Aebisher was in fine form, to allow us to steal a point!

[CC420]

I'm liking the Canucks. There so much fun to watch this season unlike last. Last year I kept screaming at the TV, yelling for the Canucks to actually try and skate and shoot the puck on net. This year their fast, crisp and actually have a goalie to feel comfortable with in net. I feel they have a good chance at taking the division but then again, all teams in this division have a chance at #1. It's gonna go down to the wire.

[bayrider]

It'S all good. The habs played like pussies saturday, i was there!

Luckily Aebisher was in fine firm, to allow us to steal a point!

Too bad he didnt play as good in the first 2 periods as he did in the 3rd and OT.

Aebischer's rebound control was horrendous. I would give about 15-20 shots of Toronto's 50 to Aebischers rebound control. Of course, our D were pylons all night.

That Perezhogin kid is going to be incredible. I wish Carbo would see the light and put him on the #2 line isntead of pimping Guillaume.

[SD]

Nothing like a game against Montreal when you're on a losing streak.

[malek]

It'S all good. The habs played like pussies saturday, i was there!

Luckily Aebisher was in fine firm, to allow us to steal a point!

we ended up playing like pussies, but we still managed to get a point from the game.:haha:

[bayrider]

speaking of playing like pussies... what's up with the Flames?

[sync]

speaking of playing like pussies... what's up with the Flames?


OH SNAP! :haha:

[The Chemist]

:dead:

That's what the Flames are looking like right now. I think it's time to bring some of the kids up from the farm (Boyd, Chucko, Taratukin) and send some other guys out to pasture (Amonte and McCarty for two). They'd better get this team turned around soon, or the season will be over before Christmas. :(

[Calgarian]

^they'll figure it out. they had the exact same record last year heading into last nights game

[sync]

^they'll figure it out. they had the exact same record last year heading into last nights game

yes, but take look at the flames divison rivals records as compared to last year.

that's the real difference.

[Calgarian]

^ Vancouver will remember their losing ways before too long, and Roloson will remember his sucking ways. literally.

[bayrider]

johnny, so you're saying the only way for Calgary to succeed is if their rivals fail? Doesn't sound like you have much hope for the Flames this season.

[Calgarian]

I was just responding to sync's comment, I think the Flames will be the best Canadian team this season, they just need to hit their stride.

[feepa]

Team GP W L OT PTS
MONTREAL 10 5 2 3 13
EDMONTON 11 7 4 0 14
VANCOUVER 12 7 4 1 15
TORONTO 13 6 4 3 15
OTTAWA 10 5 5 0 10
CALGARY 10 3 6 1 7

[Calgarian]

^It's kind of funny that the 2 favorites are in last right now