Attention Hockey Fans

by phil333 on Apr 7, 2007 2:37 PM PDT

This is pretty OT but I know there's a lot of hockey fans on this blog. As many of you know, tonight is a win or go home game (basically) between the Habs and the Leafs. I imagine this game is going to be pretty crazy. For us American hockey fans, there would usually be no way to watch it. But NHL Center Ice is offering a free preview this weekend. I'm pretty excited to get to see this amazing Hockey Night in Canada matchup.

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I'm not rooting for Montreal to win...

So much as for the Leafs to lose.

by Graham MacAree on Apr 7, 2007 2:40 PM PDT reply actions

BLOW LEAFS BLOW

Go Habs.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 2:44 PM PDT reply actions

GO

PENGUINS -- Senators suck

by ppl4life on Apr 9, 2007 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions

Oh, and while we're at it

Ottawa locks up the 4 seed and home ice against Pittsburgh with a win tonight in Boston.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 2:47 PM PDT reply actions

All I know about hockey

is that it's hard to watch NHL games in Seattle and that Ottawa chokes in the playoffs.

Hot potato is an entirely different game when you're starving

by Mariner John on Apr 7, 2007 2:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Two universal truths.

>:(

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 2:53 PM PDT up reply actions

Seattle should have an NHL team

along with an MLS team. Then I could actually have a rooting interest in those leagues.

by Matthew on Apr 7, 2007 2:57 PM PDT up reply actions

I want to follow hockey so bad

but I know I couldn't do it unless I had a local team to root for. So I am forced to keep on waiting until Seattle gets a NHL team or till the Canucks start sucking so I wont be considered a band wagoner.

by Robert on Apr 7, 2007 3:14 PM PDT up reply actions

Do it by 'who has the coolest logo?'

That's what I did when I moved to the States and found out Seattle didn't have a team.

by Graham MacAree on Apr 7, 2007 3:16 PM PDT up reply actions

I went with "who sucks the most?"

Go Sens!

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions

I couldn't find the US sports channels

For the longest time. I had no idea who was good and who was bad until mid 6th grade.

by Graham MacAree on Apr 7, 2007 3:22 PM PDT up reply actions

Hey thats how I found the Seahawks

by Robert on Apr 7, 2007 3:25 PM PDT up reply actions

and Mariners

Hot potato is an entirely different game when you're starving

by Mariner John on Apr 8, 2007 12:48 AM PDT up reply actions

By that logic

It's down to the Ducks, Wild, Thrashers or
Senators. I suppose I could root for the Islanders for now since I lived on Long Island for the first 10 years of my life.

by Robert on Apr 7, 2007 3:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Eh

I live down the street from the Los Angeles Kings, I get all the Ducks and Kings games and I STILL can't find myself getting interested in hockey.

by bluemax on Apr 7, 2007 3:24 PM PDT up reply actions

Well

That's because the Kings are terrible and Anaheim blows.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 3:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Anaheim

is the worst franchise in the hisotry of professional sports. They are an abomination in the NHL.

As far as I am concerned this jersey

never existed.

by abelard on Apr 7, 2007 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, that's pretty awful.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions

Ah yes, the fish-stick jersey

That's the kind of thinking that led to a backup goalie being named GM.

But this:

might be checkmate.

by abelard on Apr 7, 2007 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions

Okay, yeah.

That definitely beats the Tampa Bay monsoon alternates.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions

best part about that jersey

It was designed by a psychologist. The V didn't stand for Vancouver, it stood for victory.

by abelard on Apr 7, 2007 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions

When i was in New York

I never had a problem with that jersey. That also might be because I was 10.

by Robert on Apr 7, 2007 3:45 PM PDT up reply actions

This jersey

Gave us Ranger fans endless sources of amusement.

by phil333 on Apr 7, 2007 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions

How bout the Mooterus?

by Robert on Apr 7, 2007 3:44 PM PDT up reply actions

What the hell

Do you have to be a crackhead to design hockey jerseys?

by Gomez on Apr 7, 2007 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Why the Ducks hate?

2nd in the West.

by phil333 on Apr 7, 2007 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't hate the Ducks.

I hate Anaheim.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 3:50 PM PDT up reply actions

Im guessing

that you were molested by Mickey Mouse at a young age.

by Robert on Apr 7, 2007 3:52 PM PDT up reply actions

More the name / logo

And Disney movies and cartoon show than anything about the team itself. Of course, they're now called Ducks (not The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim), and their jerseys are more respectable.

by abelard on Apr 7, 2007 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions

Watching MLS games

Is really depressing.

by Graham MacAree on Apr 7, 2007 3:17 PM PDT up reply actions

You're just a soccer snob

and yes, I called it soccer. Do something about it. :P

Hot potato is an entirely different game when you're starving

by Mariner John on Apr 8, 2007 12:50 AM PDT up reply actions

Given a choice

between walking down the street and watching rec league teams play soccer, and watching MLS, I'd pick the rec league 100 times out of 100.

by Gomez on Apr 8, 2007 11:22 AM PDT up reply actions

Uh . . .

Go Leafs Go? Can I say that here without getting attacked?

by abelard on Apr 7, 2007 2:59 PM PDT reply actions

Barely.

Little Sherrill's on your side.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 3:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Careful, You might get demoted to Halo Heaven

by Robert on Apr 7, 2007 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions

You won't be -physically- attacked...

by Graham MacAree on Apr 7, 2007 3:08 PM PDT up reply actions

Well, of course I can't be physically attacked

None of you know where I live.

Why, I could even in your house as you read this. I might be slowly creeping up behind you, threatening you with a DVD copy of "He Gone! Hawk Harrelson's greatest hits!"

by abelard on Apr 7, 2007 3:30 PM PDT up reply actions

You'll give me nightmares :(

by Graham MacAree on Apr 7, 2007 3:35 PM PDT up reply actions

In that case

I won't mention my other weapon: "'They need a derrick to get Jeter out': The Best of Tim McCarver" (Special bonus feature: all the Slider segments!)

by abelard on Apr 7, 2007 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions

The best of Tim McCarver

"If the double play is a pitcher's best friend, what is a fielder's choice? An acquaintance?"

Yes folks, he actually said that.

by phil333 on Apr 7, 2007 3:56 PM PDT up reply actions

CANUCKS WIN!!!!!!!!!

Holy shit that was a great game!

by The Beer Baron on Apr 7, 2007 3:53 PM PDT reply actions

Woohoo!

by marc w on Apr 7, 2007 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions

I heard

that they are supposed to be going back to those next year.

by Robert on Apr 7, 2007 4:07 PM PDT up reply actions

Me too.

That'd be magnificent.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions

not quite

I read they're going back to those colors, but they're sticking with the orca logo. Apparently a lot of fans up there wanted the stick-in-rink logo, and even more wanted the Johnny Canuck logo, as featured over the left ear on Roberto Luongo's vintage-night mask. I, for one, have no problem with the orca whale logo. The "C" can stand for Canucks, courage, commitment, many things. The stick-in-rink logo is actually a "C" as well.

Sports and Bremertonians. Because we can.

by wackomann on Apr 7, 2007 4:35 PM PDT up reply actions

Only NHL jersey I own...

I love that thing...
But hey, the Canucks already DID bring these back as alternates. Check it:

Pretty damn sharp, really.

by marc w on Apr 7, 2007 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions

Am I the only one

who saw these and immediately thought of the Hartford Whalers?

by Gomez on Apr 7, 2007 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions

They are very Whalers-esque

by phil333 on Apr 7, 2007 7:06 PM PDT up reply actions

Luongo

Apparently Luongo had a save of the year candidate. I'm waiting for the YouTube link.

by phil333 on Apr 7, 2007 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions

You ask...

...and I provide

by Graham MacAree on Apr 9, 2007 9:49 AM PDT up reply actions

Jaw ---> Floor

Wow.

by phil333 on Apr 9, 2007 10:27 AM PDT up reply actions

what's crazier,

that or Joey Gathright jumping over cars?

by Matthew on Apr 9, 2007 8:17 PM PDT up reply actions

I don't know if it's safe to admit

that I had to look up "Habs" on Wikipedia...

by Slozbury Stouvre on Apr 7, 2007 4:11 PM PDT reply actions

Just root for them

To kick some Leaf ass and you'll be ok.

by Graham MacAree on Apr 7, 2007 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions

term

The "H" in the Canadiens logo, which I thought meant Habs originally, doesn't mean Habs, but rather "Hockey" in the French translation of their name ("Le Club de Hockey Canadien").

Also, Habs is short for Les Habitants.

Sports and Bremertonians. Because we can.

by wackomann on Apr 7, 2007 4:38 PM PDT up reply actions

I like watching hockey

though I don't have a team, never had and probably won't ever.

I can't fucking stand the Devils, Stars or the Red Wings, though.

by Gomez on Apr 7, 2007 4:13 PM PDT reply actions

Man, screw the Devils.

I think the Devils are run by a bunch of guys like Corco who want to see the NHL suffer.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions

Passes puck back and forth for 60 minutes

by Robert on Apr 7, 2007 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions

How to play Devils hockey:

NEVER attack. Hang back on every play.
Wait for other team to bring up puck.
Stick/hit/grab/push player with puck, or player to whom controlling player is passing puck. Have teammate steal puck and flip back towards own net.
Repeat until game ends. Make sure to score a goal at some point so your overrated goaltender can get credit for a shutout even though he only made like 5 saves.

Gee, that sounds so exciting! Why did ratings and attendance tumble in the 90's again?

by Gomez on Apr 7, 2007 5:38 PM PDT up reply actions

Hockey

is for stupid Canadians. Stupid Canada, spreading the love of dumb sports to America.

by Corco on Apr 7, 2007 4:15 PM PDT reply actions

Dont mess with Canada boy

Any sport that serves Poutine at the game is alright in my book

by Robert on Apr 7, 2007 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions

As a friend of mine once said

It's soccer on ice!

No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 7, 2007 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions

curling...

...is chess on ice.

Its scores might be soccerlike, but hockey has more thunderous physical contact, and on television you can at least see the players' numbers and know who's who (there's my hours of grueling research watching Fox Soccer Channel). The surface of play is also smaller, so more things are forced to happen. Just my piece.

Sports and Bremertonians. Because we can.

by wackomann on Apr 7, 2007 4:52 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, I can at least respect Hockey a little

because with guys beating the hell out of each, I can understand the draw of it.Because hockey fights are cool.

Unlike basketball, which just bores the hell out of me.

No sir, I don't like it. ~Mr.Horse

by Goose on Apr 7, 2007 5:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Curling is shuffleboard on ice

by Gomez on Apr 7, 2007 5:39 PM PDT up reply actions

Wild first in Boston.

Four goals already in the first 6:50.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 4:24 PM PDT reply actions

I barely have enough time

To get angry at our defense before we tie it up again :(

by Graham MacAree on Apr 7, 2007 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions

I can't be too angry.

There's just something about the Bruins that drives these guys crazy.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 4:36 PM PDT up reply actions

Grrr

Leafs up 1-0.

by phil333 on Apr 7, 2007 4:24 PM PDT reply actions

To steal the RR line

What do 19 shots get you? That's right. One motherfucking goal. Whee!

by abelard on Apr 7, 2007 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions

Montreal ties it up...

by Graham MacAree on Apr 7, 2007 4:39 PM PDT reply actions

Goooooooooooooooal

Wow, that was bad.

by abelard on Apr 7, 2007 4:42 PM PDT reply actions

Man

That'd be wild if the whole Ryan Smyth deal went for naught.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 4:44 PM PDT reply actions

nw division champs

One of the reasons I root for the Canucks is that I have one more team to root for when it comes to possible postseason glory.

By virtue of beating the Sharks today, the Canucks locked up the Northwest Division title and the third seed in the Western Conference. They will now face the Dallas Stars in the first round. The bad news is that Marty Turco has an insanely good record against Canadian teams. The good news is that he's saddled with the reputation of a lack of playoff success. There was a chance that the Canucks could have drawn the Sharks in the first round, but based on the physical beating the Sharks put on the Canucks today, it's probably good they won't be facing them in the first round.

The save-of-the-year candidate by Luongo (mentioned above) apparently was on Ryane Clowe with an open net. Luongo had lost his stick in the crease and went back to retrieve it, then made a paddle save about a fraction of a second later.

By the way, twenty minutes are over with in Saint Louis and it's a scoreless game between Boston College and Michigan State. Vancouver goalie prospect Cory Schneider plays for BC, though being a goalie prospect in the Canucks' system won't get you anywhere for the next three years barring an injury to Luongo or unforeseen suckitude. Schneider was in the net for that horrible giveaway goal behind the net in the North Dakota game. That was bruuuuuuuutal.

Sports and Bremertonians. Because we can.

by wackomann on Apr 7, 2007 4:46 PM PDT reply actions

Cory Schneider is obscenely good.

Some goalies succeed because the defense doesn't let them face quality shots. Other goalies succeed because they're freaking amazing.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 7, 2007 4:51 PM PDT up reply actions

def

That was a pretty brutal defensive giveaway that led to that North Dakota goal.

As for Schneider, Vancouver's way too enamored with Luongo to even think about letting him go. Vancouver hasn't had a goalie this good in forever (Kirk McLean). So, I'm thinking Schneider gets traded for something the Canucks need. The first thing that comes to mind is a righty shot for the Sedins to mess with on the power play.

Gary Thorne calling hockey. A rare sight nowadays. I know he does other sports, but I'm really surprised he didn't bolt for Versus/NBC. It's weird seeing Jack Edwards on Versus.

Sports and Bremertonians. Because we can.

by wackomann on Apr 7, 2007 4:58 PM PDT up reply actions

This game

makes me want to drink. It's like a game of NHL 2004 with the defensive awareness slider all the way down, and the . . . I dunno, goaltender drunkenness slider all the way up.

by abelard on Apr 7, 2007 5:52 PM PDT reply actions

vintage hockey vidgames

It's not a true old-skool hockey video game unless you have the Quebec Nordiques and the Hartford Whalers (Brass Bonanza!) involved.

Sports and Bremertonians. Because we can.

by wackomann on Apr 7, 2007 9:54 PM PDT up reply actions

NHL 94 for the Gensis was the greatest game ever

Tikkanen and Bure were beasts.

by Robert on Apr 7, 2007 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions

Nah

All you need is Blades of Steel. Or, to get even lower-tech, the original Ice Hockey for the NES. Nothing like having three types of hockey players: fast ones, average ones, fat ones.

by abelard on Apr 7, 2007 10:16 PM PDT up reply actions

OMG

I had completely forgotten that song even existed! Incredible find.

by Gomez on Apr 7, 2007 10:48 PM PDT up reply actions

5-4 Habs after 2

Hell of a game.

by phil333 on Apr 7, 2007 5:53 PM PDT reply actions

Well

at least the T-Birds are good.

Come on! I've had better runs in my shorts!-Rip Torn, Dodgeball.

by Coach Owens on Apr 7, 2007 11:00 PM PDT reply actions

I love my life.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 8, 2007 7:15 AM PDT reply actions

Jeff's hatred:

Anaheim Angels > Maple Leafs > BC Hockey > Hitler

by Colby In Boston on Apr 8, 2007 1:42 PM PDT up reply actions

I need that on a t-shirt.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 8, 2007 1:45 PM PDT up reply actions

You hate BC hockey like I hate Duke basketball

CRY ME A RIVER, COACH K.

by Gomez on Apr 8, 2007 2:41 PM PDT up reply actions

otf

By the way, the old NHL On the Fly player link doesn't apply. They've changed the URL, snazzied it up, run it through Flash, and now you can pick the games you want to see the highlights from. Instead of XM ads, what you have to put up with now are those bullcrap Esurance ads. Keep in mind the show does stick around for the playoffs.

The link be here.

Sports and Bremertonians. Because we can.

by wackomann on Apr 8, 2007 10:33 AM PDT reply actions

I watched enough hockey today

to see Modano score two goals and Philly beat Buffalo.

NHL teams have some of the worst color schemes in all of sports.

by bluemax on Apr 8, 2007 12:53 PM PDT reply actions

No wonder Angels fans are stupid

they have to listen to Physioc and Hudler say things like this.

"There's of course the natural athletic ability, and then the intangibles. Things like hand eye coordination for example."

This was during a discussion on why Michael Jordan failed to make it as a ball player.

by bluemax on Apr 8, 2007 1:22 PM PDT reply actions

Oh hell

I thought I switched to a different discussion, this has nothing to do with hockey :(

by bluemax on Apr 8, 2007 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Yeah, that crappy Jordan

just a shorter, blacker Scott Hastings.

by Gomez on Apr 8, 2007 1:23 PM PDT up reply actions

Isles up 1-0 after 1

Win and they are in (and Leafs are out)

by phil333 on Apr 8, 2007 1:27 PM PDT reply actions

I've never rooted so hard for the Isles.

Although Buffalo/Toronto would be fun.

by Jeff Sullivan on Apr 8, 2007 1:35 PM PDT up reply actions

ISLES WIN!

It's hilarious because the Canuck announcers weren't giving a crap about the Vancouver/Phoenix game and the color guy was totally watching the Isles/Devils game on the monitor.

"The Leafs are done like dinner!" --Tom Larscheid

Hilarious. Montreal and Toronto don't make it. The CBC is crapping their pants right now. They're realizing they have to rely on Ottawa, Calgary, and Vancouver for their playoff ratings. Gasp! Haha.

Sports and Bremertonians. Because we can.

by wackomann on Apr 8, 2007 3:18 PM PDT reply actions