To me, if Reimer is healthy enough to back-up then just give him the start. I guess they want to ease him back in with a start tomorrow, and not even contemplate back to back.

Ok thanks guys , I'm gonna roll the dice on Scrivens...

Looked like Scrivens was playing well as of late, I was gonna pick between him and huberdeau but Reimer coming back has complicated things
- I-own_da-Northwest

Very poised and doesn't get rattled easily. That being said, he does need to work on corralling the puck and not being a (frank)ing retard when goes behind the net to handle the puck.

To me, if Reimer is healthy enough to back-up then just give him the start. I guess they want to ease him back in with a start tomorrow, and not even contemplate back to back.
- blahman20

Plus, after the last match, may be a helluva welcome back mess to be in.

To me, if Reimer is healthy enough to back-up then just give him the start. I guess they want to ease him back in with a start tomorrow, and not even contemplate back to back.
- blahman20

They'll have to give Scrivens some rest at some point anyway...good time to work Reimer in and see how the knee responds.

I have a question...hockey pool related

I have Luongo, Hiller and Fasthtsts
Should I trade Hiller and Fasthtsts for Shniederer?

Or should I just dump luongo because the canucks suck a big bag of donkey poo

thanks for your time and consideration in the matter

They'll have to give Scrivens some rest at some point anyway...good time to work Reimer in and see how the knee responds.
- p_zub

Good 4 game break for Scrivens after tonight, gives Carlyle time to make some decisions.

I have a question...hockey pool related

I have Luongo, Hiller and Fasthtsts
Should I trade Hiller and Fasthtsts for Shniederer?

Or should I just dump luongo because the canucks suck a big bag of donkey poo

thanks for your time and consideration in the matter
- senstroll

maybe

Remember when the Sharks rang it off the crossbar?

I can tell you exactly where I was standing (in front of a TV in the bar above the Unicorn on Eglinton - I think at the time it was called Ned Hanlon's).
- Atomic Wedgie

I was at that game 6........it was Larionov who rang it off the crossbar.Gardner ended up winning it for us........

I payed $65 for the ticket! (front row Grey)

Mark Spector Sports ‏@SportsnetSpec

Does this heat up Luongo trade? RT @benkuzma: Agent confirms Kesler broke right foot blocking shot in Dallas on Feb . 21, 3 games ago.

I was at that game 6........it was Larionov who rang it off the crossbar.Gardner ended up winning it for us........

I payed $65 for the ticket! (front row Grey)
- billyberg10

sharks were sucking in the playoffs that long ago too huh

maybe
- AdamFrench

thanks...but too late... I have no patience, I traded them all for R.A D1ckey
Jays 2013 Stanley cup champs!!!

-Florida should have one team, and those two teams shouldnt be against the plan anyway. they will have higher attendance #s playing big markets instead of other souther teams like carolina

-Columbus win games? they play in the central now, a tough division and have won 5 games al season, thats par for the course for them, dont see how it could get worse.
- wingz4life

If the NHL plan is to keep Florida afloat because of snowbirds, it's not going to work. The attendance does improve but it's not going to save that franchise. The ticket prices are still dirt cheap. And the divisions are still stupid and uneven.

Columbus, a team the NHL is going to want to save, is going to get murdered in the proposed division. It's definitely going to get worse for them.

The solution is simple and it looks like this.



Western Conference

Northwest
Calgary Flames
Edmonton Oilers
Winnipeg Jets
Minnesota Wild
Colorado Avalanche

Pacific
Vancouver Canucks
San Jose Sharks
Anaheim Ducks
Los Angeles Kings
Phoenix Coyotes (Seattle Stickhandlers)

Central
Chicago Blackhawks
Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues
Dallas Stars
Columbus Blue Jackets

Eastern Conference

Northeast
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Ottawa Senators
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins

Atlantic
New York Rangers
New Jersey Devils
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Buffalo Sabres

Southeast
Florida Panthers (Quebec Nordiques) Another problem for another day.
Tampa Bay Lightning
New York Islanders
Carolina Hurricanes
Washington Capitals

A more radical realignment that includes divisional playoffs would be this.

Northern - The Original Six
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Blackhawks
Boston Bruins
Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers

Atlantic - Patrick Division
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Ottawa Senators
Buffalo Sabres
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders

Central - Smythe Division
Calgary Flames
Edmonton Oilers
Winnipeg Jets
Minnesota Wild
St. Louis Blues
Colorado Avalanche

Southern - Calder Division
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers
Nashville Predators
Carolina Hurricanes
Washington Capitals
Columbus Blue Jackets

Pacific - Campbell Division
Anaheim Ducks
Phoenix Coyotes (Seattle Stickhandlers)
Los Angeles Kings
San Jose Sharks
Dallas Stars
Vancouver Canucks

Regular Season - Every team starts the season by playing the 24 other, non-divisional opponents twice. Once at home and once on the road. That equals 48 games and guarantees everybody plays each other at least twice every season. Once that is complete, every team plays each divisional opponent six times. In total, that creates a 78 game season. To reduce travel, every team will embark on three sets of 8 game road trips as well has host three sets of 8 game home stands. This allows teams to reduce travel and eliminates the need for teams to travel back and forth unnecessarily.

Divisional Playoffs - Top four teams in each division qualify for the divisional playoffs for a total of 20 playoff teams. This helps supplement the 4 games lost in the normal 82 game season as well as expand the playoffs. The first round is a best of 5 series played 1 versus 4 and 2 versus 3. The second round is a best of 7 series.

Stanley Cup Playoffs - Each division champion is seeded 1 through 5 based on their regular season point total with traditional tie breakers being used. The 4th and 5th seeded team would play in a best of 3 series to gain entrance into the semi-finals as the 4th seed.

To accommodate the idea of a Toronto versus Montreal Stanley Cup Finals possibility, this would have to be different. The division champions would have to be seeded 1 through 5 and the final three seeds will be given to three teams with the best regular season record but who lost in the 2nd round of divisional playoffs. This creates 8 spots to challenge for the Stanley Cup and at least allows the possibility for a Toronto vs. Montreal Cup final. The third, fourth and fifth round are best of 7 series.

If the NHL plan is to keep Florida afloat because of snowbirds, it's not going to work. The attendance does improve but it's not going to save that franchise. The ticket prices are still dirt cheap. And the divisions are still stupid and uneven.

Columbus, a team the NHL is going to want to save, is going to get murdered in the proposed division. It's definitely going to get worse for them.

The solution is simple and it looks like this.



Western Conference

Northwest
Calgary Flames
Edmonton Oilers
Winnipeg Jets
Minnesota Wild
Colorado Avalanche

Pacific
Vancouver Canucks
San Jose Sharks
Anaheim Ducks
Los Angeles Kings
Phoenix Coyotes (Seattle Stickhandlers)

Central
Chicago Blackhawks
Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues
Dallas Stars
Columbus Blue Jackets

Eastern Conference

Northeast
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Ottawa Senators
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins

Atlantic
New York Rangers
New Jersey Devils
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Buffalo Sabres

Southeast
Florida Panthers (Quebec Nordiques) Another problem for another day.
Tampa Bay Lightning
New York Islanders
Carolina Hurricanes
Washington Capitals

A more radical realignment that includes divisional playoffs would be this.

Northern - The Original Six
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Blackhawks
Boston Bruins
Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers

Atlantic - Patrick Division
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Ottawa Senators
Buffalo Sabres
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders

Central - Smythe Division
Calgary Flames
Edmonton Oilers
Winnipeg Jets
Minnesota Wild
St. Louis Blues
Colorado Avalanche

Southern - Calder Division
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers
Nashville Predators
Carolina Hurricanes
Washington Capitals
Columbus Blue Jackets

Pacific - Campbell Division
Anaheim Ducks
Phoenix Coyotes (Seattle Stickhandlers)
Los Angeles Kings
San Jose Sharks
Dallas Stars
Vancouver Canucks

Regular Season - Every team starts the season by playing the 24 other, non-divisional opponents twice. Once at home and once on the road. That equals 48 games and guarantees everybody plays each other at least twice every season. Once that is complete, every team plays each divisional opponent six times. In total, that creates a 78 game season. To reduce travel, every team will embark on three sets of 8 game road trips as well has host three sets of 8 game home stands. This allows teams to reduce travel and eliminates the need for teams to travel back and forth unnecessarily.

Divisional Playoffs - Top four teams in each division qualify for the divisional playoffs for a total of 20 playoff teams. This helps supplement the 4 games lost in the normal 82 game season as well as expand the playoffs. The first round is a best of 5 series played 1 versus 4 and 2 versus 3. The second round is a best of 7 series.

Stanley Cup Playoffs - Each division champion is seeded 1 through 5 based on their regular season point total with traditional tie breakers being used. The 4th and 5th seeded team would play in a best of 3 series to gain entrance into the semi-finals as the 4th seed.

To accommodate the idea of a Toronto versus Montreal Stanley Cup Finals possibility, this would have to be different. The division champions would have to be seeded 1 through 5 and the final three seeds will be given to three teams with the best regular season record but who lost in the 2nd round of divisional playoffs. This creates 8 spots to challenge for the Stanley Cup and at least allows the possibility for a Toronto vs. Montreal Cup final. The third, fourth and fifth round are best of 7 series.
- Two_For_Truth

im not reading all of this, all i care about is detroit in the east

Mark Spector Sports ‏@SportsnetSpec

Does this heat up Luongo trade? RT @benkuzma: Agent confirms Kesler broke right foot diving in Dallas on Feb . 21, 3 games ago.
- faceto27

That's rough

That's rough
- BlowMonkey

they have zach kassian. guy is a moron, and thats from watching him one time

im not reading all of this, all i care about is detroit in the east

- wingz4life

In both scenarios, Detroit is in the East.

Mark Spector Sports ‏@SportsnetSpec

Does this heat up Luongo trade? RT @benkuzma: Agent confirms Kesler broke right foot blocking shot in Dallas on Feb . 21, 3 games ago.
- faceto27

Not sure there are too many buyers right now...Only teams I can see interested right now are Philadelphia and Winnipeg. Both situations will need a buyout at season's end if either were to trade for him. That said, not so sure Vancouver will like the offered pieces, unless Briere is an intriguing option for the Canucks.

Ian White healthy scratch tonight, leafs interested.

If the NHL plan is to keep Florida afloat because of snowbirds, it's not going to work. The attendance does improve but it's not going to save that franchise. The ticket prices are still dirt cheap. And the divisions are still stupid and uneven.

Columbus, a team the NHL is going to want to save, is going to get murdered in the proposed division. It's definitely going to get worse for them.

The solution is simple and it looks like this.



Western Conference

Northwest
Calgary Flames
Edmonton Oilers
Winnipeg Jets
Minnesota Wild
Colorado Avalanche

Pacific
Vancouver Canucks
San Jose Sharks
Anaheim Ducks
Los Angeles Kings
Phoenix Coyotes (Seattle Stickhandlers)

Central
Chicago Blackhawks
Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues
Dallas Stars
Columbus Blue Jackets

Eastern Conference

Northeast
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Ottawa Senators
Detroit Red Wings
Boston Bruins

Atlantic
New York Rangers
New Jersey Devils
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Buffalo Sabres

Southeast
Florida Panthers (Quebec Nordiques) Another problem for another day.
Tampa Bay Lightning
New York Islanders
Carolina Hurricanes
Washington Capitals

A more radical realignment that includes divisional playoffs would be this.

Northern - The Original Six
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Blackhawks
Boston Bruins
Detroit Red Wings
New York Rangers

Atlantic - Patrick Division
Pittsburgh Penguins
Philadelphia Flyers
Ottawa Senators
Buffalo Sabres
New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders

Central - Smythe Division
Calgary Flames
Edmonton Oilers
Winnipeg Jets
Minnesota Wild
St. Louis Blues
Colorado Avalanche

Southern - Calder Division
Tampa Bay Lightning
Florida Panthers
Nashville Predators
Carolina Hurricanes
Washington Capitals
Columbus Blue Jackets

Pacific - Campbell Division
Anaheim Ducks
Phoenix Coyotes (Seattle Stickhandlers)
Los Angeles Kings
San Jose Sharks
Dallas Stars
Vancouver Canucks

Regular Season - Every team starts the season by playing the 24 other, non-divisional opponents twice. Once at home and once on the road. That equals 48 games and guarantees everybody plays each other at least twice every season. Once that is complete, every team plays each divisional opponent six times. In total, that creates a 78 game season. To reduce travel, every team will embark on three sets of 8 game road trips as well has host three sets of 8 game home stands. This allows teams to reduce travel and eliminates the need for teams to travel back and forth unnecessarily.

Divisional Playoffs - Top four teams in each division qualify for the divisional playoffs for a total of 20 playoff teams. This helps supplement the 4 games lost in the normal 82 game season as well as expand the playoffs. The first round is a best of 5 series played 1 versus 4 and 2 versus 3. The second round is a best of 7 series.

Stanley Cup Playoffs - Each division champion is seeded 1 through 5 based on their regular season point total with traditional tie breakers being used. The 4th and 5th seeded team would play in a best of 3 series to gain entrance into the semi-finals as the 4th seed.

To accommodate the idea of a Toronto versus Montreal Stanley Cup Finals possibility, this would have to be different. The division champions would have to be seeded 1 through 5 and the final three seeds will be given to three teams with the best regular season record but who lost in the 2nd round of divisional playoffs. This creates 8 spots to challenge for the Stanley Cup and at least allows the possibility for a Toronto vs. Montreal Cup final. The third, fourth and fifth round are best of 7 series.
- Two_For_Truth

Dude, seriously. Write a book...


Edit: All kidding aside...the NHL already had an easy enough solution to the problem, and they somehow decided to do things the hard way. The only teams you could argue were at a disadvantage financially due to geographical reasons, were Detroit and Winnipeg. Any other concerns should have just been passed off as horsepoop and moved on...

Dude, seriously. Write a book...
- p_zub

not a chance

im not reading all of this, all i care about is detroit in the east

- wingz4life

I'd love for Detroit to be in the East. My best friend is from Detroit, the Leafs have destroyed the Wings in the past 4 years, and its brining another member of the Original Six back home! All good reasons.

sharks were sucking in the playoffs that long ago too huh
- wingz4life

Borschevsky says hello.

Borschevsky says hello.
- Atomic Wedgie

yzerman would of had 5 cups if it wasnt for him and brodeur

1. Craig Anderson OTT 15 22 1.49 459 .952 2 0 8 4 2 884 58:58 0 0 0
2. Corey Crawford CHI 11 17 1.50 290 .941 2 0 8 0 3 678 61:43 0 0 0
3. Kari Lehtonen DAL 12 22 2.12 334 .934 0 0 7 2 1 621 51:48 0 0 0
4. Antti Niemi SJ 15 30 1.95 430 .930 1 0 8 4 3 923 61:32 2 0 0
5. Tuukka Rask BOS 13 25 1.89 357 .930 1 0 10 1 2 792 60:55 0 0 0
6. James Reimer TOR 10 20 2.31 281 .929 1 0 6 3 0 520 52:02 0 0 0
7. Ben Scrivens TOR 12 24 2.18 335 .928 2 0 6 5 0 662 55:11 2 0 0
- BestRapperAlive

this can't conceivably be the top goaltenders... where are Schneider and Luongo... I thought they were both top 3 in the league.