Team Canada looks pretty strong. Not sure Ovi will help much, especially if he reverts back to his former self, he of the 5 minute long stand around do nothing shift.
- paulr

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- grinder10[url]

This is so awesome. Whoever originally did this I hope got tons and tons of props for this.

This is so awesome. Whoever originally did this I hope got tons and tons of props for this.
- mrpaulish

Please tell me that is faked?

Please tell me that is faked?
- stljam

No, that was one of Ovi's -35s he earned last year. When I saw that it infuriated me that he got even one Hart Trophy vote.

Edit: That play was in a Game 4 loss to the Rangers in last year's playoffs, the eventual game-winner in a 4-3 Rangers win, which makes it even more egregious.

Please tell me that is faked?
- stljam

Thats an actual OvI shift in his own end. Literally gave 0 (frank)s

Thats an actual OvI shift in his own end. Literally gave 0 (frank)s
- mrpaulish

- grinder10[url]

vintage and typical ovie....one the laziest loser superstars to ever play the game...

"Let's see," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "Let's [take] a look at different options as we go into [the series]. The pair that probably didn't see much of one another was David and Kimmo, so we'll see if we can utilize that as we go along in a game, but it's something we wanted to see."

ooohhhh boy.....i don't expect this experiment to last long...

hmmmm....perry misses 2nd day of practice...

mr bicks and mr shaw: your mission should you chose accept it is to target that little jagbag early and often

I disagree. I think the problem in the room is a druggy culture and party atmosphere. There's probably a lot more we don't hear about... The whole Richard/ Carter thing from their Philly days, Stoll drug bust, etc...

That team was legit.
- kaptaan

That team was legit, but to me a casual observer the lines were always mis-matched?? Too much power not enough givers to feed the power.

hmmmm....perry misses 2nd day of practice...

mr bicks and mr shaw: your mission should you chose accept it is to target that little jagbag early and often
- bogiedoc

Yeah he's hurting. I seen it live.

Make him skate to get the puck and when he does right on him. He loves this D style on him and never gets frustrated when D plays him this way.

Now who gets Getz assignment?

"Let's see," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "Let's
- bogiedoc[take] a look at different options as we go into [the series]. The pair that probably didn't see much of one another was David and Kimmo, so we'll see if we can utilize that as we go along in a game, but it's something we wanted to see."

ooohhhh boy.....i don't expect this experiment to last long...

I'd rather see that pair in VERY limited mins over watching Keith have to cheat tremendously to cover for Rundblad. We saw this in the regular season too much and it mad Keith ineffective. It really hope this talk of Rundblad getting coached up and lots of individual attention the last few weeks makes a difference.

This is so awesome. Whoever originally did this I hope got tons and tons of props for this.
- mrpaulish

Does he even have a stick (no excuse).

That team was legit, but to me a casual observer the lines were always mis-matched?? Too much power not enough givers to feed the power.
- Drgonzo399

The lines were essentially the same as the cup team last year. The changes were at D but they still had a better group than most of the Pacific. No evidence but the Stoll and Voyonov things lead me to believe there is something going on there. If Lombardi makes a few big moves I'll bet it will be more about chemistry (or removing the chemists) than talent judgments.

Thats an actual OvI shift in his own end. Literally gave 0 (frank)s
- mrpaulish

Panarin against Sweden at 8 on NBCSP.

Panarin against Sweden at 8 on NBCSP.
- StLBravesFan

Thanks for the heads up.

The lines were essentially the same as the cup team last year. The changes were at D but they still had a better group than most of the Pacific. No evidence but the Stoll and Voyonov things lead me to believe there is something going on there. If Lombardi makes a few big moves I'll bet it will be more about chemistry (or removing the chemists) than talent judgments.
- tredbrta

Yeah and if they remove guys who have been previously removed it shows where the commitment is at. I use my fair chances of "getting away" from family, work, business as much as any guy but when it's time to step up you have to do your duty as a man. Take care of your priorities first. Bottom line. But with so much expendable cash it get's more difficult.

And my personal favorites:

The Ducks were very effective on the rush against Calgary. Enabled by the Flames’ poor puck control and penchant for allowing very loose gaps, Anaheim consistently gained the zone and fired away. That will not be the case against Chicago.

The gaps Calgary allowed the Ducks to operate in were mindboggling.

...and...

For Anaheim to have a prayer of winning, it will need to force Chicago to dump the puck in. But Anaheim is not a team that plays with a rigid defensive structure...

And one more personal observation, the Ducks powerplay has been on fire, but they aren't going to be the beneficiary of Joe Colborne's idiotic penalties this time around...
- MartiniMan

Hockey 102, take away time and space and isolate the player with or without the puck. Especially with Perry.

"Let's see," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "Let's
- bogiedoc[take] a look at different options as we go into [the series]. The pair that probably didn't see much of one another was David and Kimmo, so we'll see if we can utilize that as we go along in a game, but it's something we wanted to see."

ooohhhh boy.....i don't expect this experiment to last long...

Do we want our top 4 D back together? I think yes against the Quacks.

Does that mitigate the drop off of 5-6 (10-15 mins), me thinks yes. Of course on home ice.

Yeah and if they remove guys who have been previously removed it shows where the commitment is at. I use my fair chances of "getting away" from family, work, business as much as any guy but when it's time to step up you have to do your duty as a man. Take care of your priorities first. Bottom line. But with so much expendable cash it get's more difficult.
- Drgonzo399

Agreed.

Do we want our top 4 D back together? I think yes against the Quacks.

Does that mitigate the drop off of 5-6 (10-15 mins), me thinks yes. Of course on home ice.
- Drgonzo399

Boudreau was playing 3 lines most of the time in round 1 and 2. Even against the Flames Rakell, Jackman, and Etem were getting single digit mins. If he keeps that up playing the 7/2 and 4/27 shouldn't be that difficult. Run KimmoBlad out in spot duty.

BTW someone said Bette Midler was occupying the Honda Center on Friday night? If you look at the Honda Center website and her tour site it says she plays there in two weeks
- golfbard

On Comcast they said it was Kanye West..Friday to set up the stage and Sat for the concert..

On Comcast they said it was Kanye West..Friday to set up the stage and Sat for the concert..
- Glenman12

Yea Kanye West Ludacris and several other people whose names I can't pronounce/ never heard of

Q, Kitchen, and Bowman at the ice hogs game...... Watching Johns I suppose?

Did I miss something? Reading thru it appears the Hawks have already won the cup. I know I have been busy, but wow...whens the parade?

Look at all the victory laps...amazing...