Not always to get a hold of the guy as I said. Just trying to get a hold of him. Everyone can chill out. Myself included
- CaptShark

S'all good. text can easily be mis-read and taken with the wrong tone of voice.

it's all good. DM me.
- Eklund

sup EK

long time since ive seen your lovely avatar in a forum.

you never did respond to me months ago when i messaged you about St. Louis..

would Scott Stevens have ever been suspended in the playoffs?
- drexel

may write a blog about my thoughts on this at some point here...where should I send the royalty check? cheers/

let us get off this please. maybe we could show some more respect for each other then...well...
- Eklund

i told him to PM you and i wished him good luck with his SJ writtings, its all good in the hood

i told him to PM you and i wished him good luck with his SJ writtings, its all good in the hood
- big_dion

no worries. tensions are high. no instigator. just skate back to your benches

no worries. tensions are high. no instigator. just skate back to your benches
- Eklund

thats how the madness started in the pens/flyers!! neal going back to the bench and all hell broke loose!

that series is off the charts in ratings...

no worries. tensions are high. no instigator. just skate back to your benches
- Eklund

So watching the Phillies game tonight Ek? Not much else is on tonight

50 games - he's not a repeat offender, he's a chronic offender.

no worries. tensions are high. no instigator. just skate back to your benches
- Eklund

He should get 20+ games to send a firm message...
Why Neal only got one is beyond me

So watching the Phillies game tonight Ek? Not much else is on tonight
- Juice

bwahaha.

How about them Jays

that play happend so fast but i look at it as pretty much the same hit as neal on couturier. anyone who plays the game who has played it at any sort of competitive level knows the game is extremely fast. to call a guy making a hit .87 of a second after a puck was passed is unbelievable. idc who you are its literally impossible to get out of the way in less than a second. Torres was lined up for that hit when hossa still had the puck. and if your going forward in the hit your feet almost always leave the ground because of momentum running into an object. he doesnt even touch hossa's head on the play. i hope he doesnt get more than 1 game i didnt really see that bad of a play and the refs obviously didnt either.

All around, the refs were horrible last night:

Torres hit on Hossa - no call
Torres slew foots Stalberg in the 2nd - no call
Kane blatantly trips forward at center ice - no call
Hjalmarsson highsticks resulting in blood - no call

But yet, Doan and Hjalmarsson casually flip the puck at one another - unsportsmanlike conduct

Way to take control of the game!!

S'all good. text can easily be mis-read and taken with the wrong tone of voice.

- Juice

Good point! Biggest problem with communication these days!

Torres is a scumbag and everyone knows it. Unfortunately that's a great trade for the yotes. The lack of respect among today's NHLers is staggering. Another issue is the officials are forcing the players to police themselves. That's where you get guys running each other after the lack of calls during "playoff hockey". 4th line guys aren't worried about being suspended especially if they can take out a high end player without a major. The suspension doesn't hurt the team as much as an in game penalty. It's a circus out there from the ice to the office.

that play happend so fast but i look at it as pretty much the same hit as neal on couturier. anyone who plays the game who has played it at any sort of competitive level knows the game is extremely fast. to call a guy making a hit .87 of a second after a puck was passed is unbelievable. idc who you are its literally impossible to get out of the way in less than a second. Torres was lined up for that hit when hossa still had the puck. and if your going forward in the hit your feet almost always leave the ground because of momentum running into an object. he doesnt even touch hossa's head on the play. i hope he doesnt get more than 1 game i didnt really see that bad of a play and the refs obviously didnt either.
- boltsfan48

The refs didnt say they didnt see anything wrong with it...they said they didnt see it. That's what's concerning. a hit like that, when a ref is 10 feet away, where the puck just was .87 secs prior....and they say they disnt see the hit?!

sup EK

long time since ive seen your lovely avatar in a forum.

you never did respond to me months ago when i messaged you about St. Louis..
- big_dion

Exactly why I came here to get a hold of him

Almost exactly the same hit as Neal on Couturier...only the results differ. And if the NHL continues to base discipline upon injuries (or not), things are only going to get worse.

It's kinda like saying shooting at someone isn't a crime unless you actually wound them.

bwahaha.

How about them Jays
- IrishRage

Where the heck have you been....swear I haven't seen you in ages.

may write a blog about my thoughts on this at some point here...where should I send the royalty check? cheers/
- Eklund

sweet!

NJ may have had less success in the past...

BTW...hearing is Friday, not tomorrow. torres and NHLPA deferred to Friday. Way to research.

The refs didnt say they didnt see anything wrong with it...they said they didnt see it. That's what's concerning. a hit like that, when a ref is 10 feet away, where the puck just was .87 secs prior....and they say they disnt see the hit?!
- HajdukChicago

Right...what the hell else are they watching?

thats how the madness started in the pens/flyers!! neal going back to the bench and all hell broke loose!

that series is off the charts in ratings...
- big_dion

Holy Crap! Went to watch a fight and a hockey game broke out!!

The refs didnt say they didnt see anything wrong with it...they said they didnt see it. That's what's concerning. a hit like that, when a ref is 10 feet away, where the puck just was .87 secs prior....and they say they disnt see the hit?!
- HajdukChicago

as a ref myself i can tell you my head is always in motion. im constantly looking around at the whole play just incase something is going on away from the puck. a persons vision if in the right position can only see roughly one zone of ice. you can easily miss the hit. especially with line changes going on on both benches at the same time.

also i very rarely follow the actual puck. i try to just keep my eyes in the area of the play. if you are looking down following the puck you will almost certainly miss something going on during the play.

All around, the refs were horrible last night:

Torres hit on Hossa - no call
Torres slew foots Stalberg in the 2nd - no call
Kane blatantly trips forward at center ice - no call
Hjalmarsson highsticks resulting in blood - no call

But yet, Doan and Hjalmarsson casually flip the puck at one another - unsportsmanlike conduct

Way to take control of the game!!
- HajdukChicago

Right in front of Bettman too

Exactly why I came here to get a hold of him
- CaptShark

i guess i needed 2006 as the year i joined to get a PM back! dag nabbit!