NHL 2006-07

[JangoTat]

well yeah i understand that but from a certain angle Petrovickey hit newbury with his palms and it really wasn't punching anymore. But it was a fight and someone was gonna get hurt. It did look like he felt bad though once the stretcher came out so i give him respect for caring but i still think it was unnecessary for him to use his palms for a punch or two.

[Jesse James]

I dunno man, I know you're obviously a Leafs fan and all, but a fight's a fight...  and the punch that knocked Nuberry out wasn't any open-fist slap...  he got coldcocked across his left cheek/jaw and went down like a sack of potatoes.  He was out before he hit the ice, that was the dangerous part about it. 

I didn't see any "slapping" going on in that fight, Nuberry just didn't win because Petrovitsky unloaded on him fast and got him on his heels. 

[Morgbug]

Forsberg to the Preds?

[Jesse James]

Interesting...  Good for Nashville if it comes about I think, a team that didn't really needa  lot going into the playoffs...  I guess it could be a lack of desire to renegotiate his contract in Philly too, free up his price and all with the cap, and start rebuilding from a dismal season.  His injuries probably didn't help with wanting to hold onto him I suppose...

[jjks]

Wow. Just wow. Forsberg for Upshall, Parent and two picks?

Coming down here for the Cup Finals Brent?


 

So glad I have lower bowl tickets to Saturdays game against the Wild now, it's going to be absolutely electric. Jason's flying out next week and we're going to the Wings game next Saturday, he couldn't have picked a better time to come!

I'm really interested to see what type of local media coverage we get now. Even being tops in the league, we aren't getting nearly enough local attention, so I hope this really is the final piece of the puzzle we need. Saturdays game had about 1500 tickets left right before news started leaking, and we're already down to just a handful of single seat tickets in the lower bowl left now, so that's definitely a good thing.

[Morgbug]

Coming down here for the Cup Finals Brent?

Got tickets?

[jjks]

If you're coming there's definitely one for you!

[Jeff]

So glad I have lower bowl tickets to Saturdays game against the Wild now, it's going to be absolutely electric.

Bah, we used to kick Forsberg's ass all the time in Colorado, beating him in Nashville is no different.   

Definitely planning to catch the game on TV this weekend... I'll be sure to watch for you.  Can you bring along a sign that says "I LOVE MINNESOTANS", maybe even specifically mentioning Scott and I?  That'd make it easier to spot you... thanks!   

[jjks]

2 hours until gametime!!!

I wasn't able to make up my non-hetero love for dudes from Minnesota sign, but will do my best to stand out in the crowd for you guys. When we go on the powerplay I'll flip my fang fingers upside down so it looks like I'm fingering something 

[Jesse James]

Bah, the Islanders ended the Penguin's incredible (almost record setting for the team) point streak...  Including a win over Nashville...  *whsitles innocently* 

Good stretch, now to start another! 

[JangoTat]

geeze with all these young guns on the Pens it wont be long till they have the cup.
to bad the leafs are where most players end up wanting to retire rather then play

[Morgbug]

Not sure if you guys are aware of the Hockeyville thing that goes on up here but it's pretty interesting at times.  There's also a backyard hockey rink contest and it gets pretty impressive at times but I think I saw one tonight that tops them all.

I was driving down a backroad tonight that runs behind a pretty ritzy neighbourhood near ours (we couldn't afford to build there eh?).  Anyway I'm driving along and I'm in a work truck, so I'm higher up than usual in my car and I look over into this yard.  The dude's got boards up with advertising on them, plus some screen in the back behind the nets to catch the high shots.  The rink is maybe 50 feet long and on one side the guy has sculpted a Stanley Cup replica out of snow/ice.   The snow sculpture is at least 10 feet tall.  It's not that great of a job, but still pretty nice.

The kicker though is the guy is taking care of the ice.  With a freaking Zamboni!!  He's got a bloody Zamboni in his back yard   It was totally surreal. 

[DSJ™]

A Zamboni! That's a photo moment! 

And all we have is Mark Messier in town for his No. 11 jersey retirement ceremony. The Moose is loose! 

[Jesse James]

Down here, you had to drive a half hour to get to the nearest rink when I was growing up, haha...  You canuckleheads are lucky to have 'em in your back yards like that!

[Jeff]

He's got a bloody Zamboni in his back yard   It was totally surreal. 

You don't?   I thought they were standard issue up there...


Today is trade deadline day.  I'm not sure if the beloved Wild are going to do anything beyond the Hall-for-Dupuis deal they did earlier in the month.  It would be nice to add a wiley veteran to shore up the offense for the Playoff run (especially after seeing Vancouver making moves ahead of us), but I'm not expecting anything...