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metirish Apr 10 2007 10:05 PM

I know a few here care about Hockey,it all starts tomorrow,I'm hoping that the Rangers will win but they face a tough test against Atlanta who have a dynamic offensive team,the Rangers are winning by playing great defence..should be a great series,Rangers win in six. Eastern Conference Buffalo Sabres (1) v New York Islanders (8) - Sabres win 4 - 2 New Jersey Devils (2) v Tampa Bay Lightning (7) - Devils win 4 - 1 Atlanta Thrashers (3) v NY Rangers (6) - Rangers in Six Ottawa Senators (4) v Pittsburgh Penguins (5) - Penguins in 7,this should be a classic. Western Conference Detroit Red Wings (1) v Calgary Flames (8) - Don't know much about the teams out West,..Red Wings in 6 Anaheim Ducks (2) v Minnesota Wild (7) - Wild in 7 Vancouver Canucks (3) v Dallas Stars (6) - Canucks in 6 Nashville Predators (4) v San Jose Sharks (5) - Sharks in 7

Nymr83 Apr 10 2007 11:29 PM

people watch hockey?

Gwreck Apr 11 2007 12:27 AM

I'm hardly a big hockey fan but the playoffs just drive me nuts. They're too long and render the regular season meaningless (16 of 30 teams get in). There's no premium for winning your division or being the best team in the conference. Ideas I kick around each year: Drop a round of the playoffs, or go NFL style, with some first round byes for the best teams -- make that regular season count for *something.* Change the first two rounds to best 3 of 5, with the low seed getting game #3 as their only home game. If they must do best of 7 rounds, make it 2-1-2-1-1 instead of the riddiculous 2-2-1-1-1.

Nymr83 Apr 11 2007 02:21 AM

NBA has the same problem, its hard to take the season seriously when a team can literally (not like the yankee jokes) print their playoff tickets before the season starts

metirish Apr 11 2007 05:14 AM

Great,all this thread needs now is Elster......:)...

Frayed Knot Apr 12 2007 09:16 PM

Game one(s): Rangers win Devils win Isles lose

OlerudOwned Apr 13 2007 02:06 PM

Rangers game was hyper-competitive. This should be a great series, provided they keep winning, of course.

metirish Apr 13 2007 02:07 PM

Should be a craker OO,both tems have great offence,Rangers have better defence and goalie.

OlerudOwned Apr 14 2007 04:02 PM

Rangers take both of the first 2 in Atlanta. Absolutely fantastic. Sean Avery distracts people, he rattles people, and then he gets a game winning assist. Awesome.

metirish Apr 14 2007 04:34 PM

Great result,I could say a lot of bad things about Sather but that trade for Avery was pure class and changed the season for them.

PiazzaFan411 Apr 16 2007 07:14 PM

WOO SABRES!

OlerudOwned Apr 17 2007 08:12 PM

Kick ass.

metirish Apr 18 2007 07:55 PM

Great game tonight as the Rangers sweep...

OlerudOwned Apr 18 2007 07:58 PM

metirish Apr 18 2007 08:02 PM

Jagr is playing like perhaps his best hockey in years,certainly his best as a Ranger,long wait for the next series sucks. No reason why it took so long to review the Cullen goal,he's playing great too.

metirish Apr 24 2007 10:38 AM

Game 1 tomorrow night is on Versus,you must have digital cable to get Versus,most Cablevision customer's do,about 80%. Watching games on Versus can be a tad annoying,they show the score bar on the bottom of the screen,makes it hard to see the puck...

OlerudOwned Apr 29 2007 04:23 PM

Not dead yet.

SteveJRogers May 01 2007 07:50 PM

AND WE ARE TIED! THE RANGER TRAIN ROLLS ON! CHOO CHOO! Boom-Chicka-Boom! We will shuffle up to Buffalo Friday night! LETS GO RAN GERS! LETS GO RAN GERS!

OlerudOwned May 01 2007 08:20 PM

sjdhas;fhqwde whew

metirish May 06 2007 08:47 PM

Sabres move on in six,those two quick goals in the second period were a killer. I hope Shanny comes back next season,it's possible that we see Chris Dury as a Ranger next season.

Frayed Knot May 06 2007 09:04 PM

The Sabres are going to have to actually leave New York State during the next round. Not that Ottawa is all that far away, but in the first two series they played a total of 11 games at 3 different sites and never left their home state. Ranger fans gave the team a nice hand after the game and the players returned the salute. I was at the game when the '85 Mets were eliminated from the division in '85 (no WC of course) and a similar scene unfolded. Expectations play a big role in stuff like that and, under some conditions, a 2nd round exit would be considered a disappointment. In those cases, the post-elimination feelings wouldn't be so warm. * I'm Ray Sadecki and Edgy is so very jealous

Frayed Knot May 19 2007 04:07 PM

Talk about getting no respect from TV; NBC is carrying Game 6 of the Eastern Finals today between Buffalo & Ottawa, but when the game goes into overtime they cut out to carry The Preakness. And not even the Preakness really, but the two-hour run up to the race where I guess they interview the horses about hwo many carrots they ate or something. I'm sure the NBC affiliate in Buffalo hung with the game and maybe in a couple other markets too although I have no idea which ones. Hell, the network only had one of the two cities that was playing covered. Ottawa won and advanced btw.

seawolf17 May 19 2007 04:30 PM

What is this NHL everyone keeps talking about? Actually, yesterday, I picked up one those TV plug-in games that plays both NHL 95 and Madden 95 for three bucks at Kay-Bee. I couldn't get it to work on our living room TV, so I plugged it into the guest room TV last night and sat on the floor and played it. It was like I was back in college again!

PiazzaFan411 May 19 2007 05:03 PM Edited 2 time(s), most recently on May 29 2007 04:17 PM

COMPLETE 06-07 PLAYOFF RESULTS (As of 5/29) QUARTERFINALS: Eastern Conference: #1 Buffalo Sabres vs. #8 New York Islanders #2 New Jersey Devils vs. #7 Tampa Bay Lightning #3 Atlanta Thrashers vs. #6 New York Rangers #4 Ottawa Senators vs. #5 Pittsburgh Penguins WINNERS: -#1 Buffalo Sabres in 5 -#2 New Jersey Devils in 6 -#6 New York Rangers in 4 -#4 Ottawa Senators in 5 Western Conference: #1 Detroit Red Wings vs. #8 Calgary Flames #2 Anaheim Ducks vs. #7 Minnesota Wild #3 Vancouver Canucks vs. #6 Dallas Stars #4 Nashville Predators vs. #5 San Jose Sharks WINNERS: -#1 Detroit Red Wings in 6 -#2 Anaheim Ducks in 5 -#3 Vancouver Canucks in 7 -#5 San Jose Sharks in 5 SEMIFINALS: Eastern Conference: #1 Buffalo Sabres vs. #6 New York Rangers #2 New Jersey Devils vs. #4 Ottawa Senators WINNERS: -#1 Buffalo Sabres in 6 -#4 Ottawa Senators in 5 Western Conference: #1 Detroit Red Wings vs. #5 San Jose Sharks #2 Anaheim Ducks vs. #3 Vancouver Canucks WINNERS: -#1 Detroit Red Wings in 6 -#2 Anaheim Ducks in 5 CONFERENCE FINALS: Eastern Conference: #1 Buffalo Sabres vs. #4 Ottawa Senators WINNER: -#4 Ottawa Senators in 5 Western Conference: #1 Detroit Red Wings vs. #2 Anaheim Ducks WINNER: -#2 Anaheim Ducks in 6 STANLEY CUP FINALS: #4 Ottawa Senators (EC) vs. #2 Anaheim Ducks (WC) WINNER: -TBD (Anaheim Leads Series 1-0) (Game 2 on Wednesday) [EC=Eastern Conference] [WC=Western Conference]

PiazzaFan411 May 23 2007 05:36 AM

The Ducks took out the Red Wings in 6 games last night, winning 4-3. Well played game as Detroit led a late third period surge.

SteveJRogers May 28 2007 09:27 AM

No real other place right now to put it, and not yet the time to start a Ranger 07-08 thread so [url=http://www.newyorkrangers.com/pressbox/pressreleases.asp?id=2920]Brian Leetch retires.[/url] THANK-YOU-BRI-AN! clap-clap-clap-clap. #2 most likely going up to the rafters this winter.

SteveJRogers May 28 2007 09:29 AM

Oh, BTW, Ottawa vs Anaheim for The Cup begins tonight at 8

PiazzaFan411 May 29 2007 12:56 PM Edited 1 time(s), most recently on May 31 2007 09:40 AM

Anaheim won a close game 3-2 for Game 1 of the series. Heres some stats: FIRST PERIOD: [0:53] ANA PENALTY: S. Neidermayer (2 min. High-Sticking) [1:38] OTT GOAL: Mike Fisher (Meszaros, Comrie) PPG (1-0) [2:34] OTT PENALTY: D. Heatley (2 min. Tripping) [10:55] ANA GOAL: Andy McDonald (Selanne) (1-1) [14:14] ANA PENALTY: R. Jackman (2 min. Roughing) SECOND PERIOD: [0:59] OTT PENALTY: W. Redden (2 min. Hooking) [3:52] ANA PENALTY: R. Getzlaf (2 min. Cross-Checking) [4:36] OTT GOAL: Wade Redden (Alfredsson, Spezza) PPG (2-1) [6:34] ANA PENALTY: F. Beauchemin (2 min. Tripping) [6:59] ANA PENALTY: R. Pahlsson (2 min. Slashing) THRID PERIOD: [5:44] ANA GOAL: Ryan Getzlaf (Perry, Jackman) (2-2) [6:37] OTT PENALTY: C. Schubert (2 min. Slashing) [10:03] OTT PENALTY: A. Meszaros (2 min. Interference) [13:08] ANA PENALTY: S. Neidermayer (2 min. Hooking) [17:09] ANA GOAL: Travis Moen (S. Neidermayer, R. Neidermayer) (2-3) [19:16] ANA PENALTY: C. Pronger (2 min. Holding the Stick) FINAL SCORE: Anaheim Ducks 3 Ottawa Senators 2 (ANA Leads Series 1-0) GAME 2 WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 8 PM EST

PiazzaFan411 May 31 2007 09:38 AM

Anaheim blows the series wide open after taking the 1-0 win last night, and in a surprising note, there were NO third period penalties. Heres the game breakdown: FIRST PERIOD: [2:17] OTT PENALTY: M. Comrie (2 min. Boarding) [5:40] ANA PENALTY: A. Miller (2 min. Interference) [8:05] OTT PENALTY: A. Volchenkov (2 min. Boarding) [12:31] ANA PENALTY: S. Thornton (2 min. Charging) [13:24] ANA PENALTY: C. Pronger (2 min. Slashing) [18:07] OTT PENALTY: M. Fisher (2 min. Roughing) SECOND PERIOD: [18:04] OTT PENALTY: T. Preissing (2 min. Tripping) [19:36] ANA PENALTY: A. McDonald (2 min. Hooking) THIRD PERIOD: [14:16] ANA GOAL: Samuel Pahlsson (Unassisted) FINAL SCORE: Anaheim Ducks 1 Ottawa Senators 0 (Anaheim Leads Series 2-0) GAME THREE SATURDAY NIGHT AT 8 PM EST

Willets Point May 31 2007 09:49 AM

I'm so glad I don't have to risk a major mousing injury clicking on ESPN to read NHL game reports there.

soupcan May 31 2007 09:50 AM

PiazzaFan411 wrote: Anaheim blows the series wide open after taking the 1-0 win last night, (Anaheim Leads Series 2-0) 2-0 is blowing a 7 game series wide open? News to me.

PiazzaFan411 Jun 03 2007 10:19 AM

Well, sorry if I bothered either of you. I guess me trying to be helpful doesnt work around here. Fine then, I wont say anything else about the games....since it's obvious that what I am putting is annoying, not needed and a waste of space.

Kid Carsey Jun 03 2007 10:37 AM

We're not big on martyrdom either. I saw the highlights of last nights game several times, I'd love to be able to go to a game like that in Canada when the fans are so into it and they've been in such a long drought of success. Live hockey is infinitely better than tv. Talk about stuff, tell us what you think.

Frayed Knot Jun 03 2007 07:54 PM

Ottawa won game 3, thus blowing the series wide closed.

A Boy Named Seo Sep 11 2007 02:03 PM

My friend is quite close to the family that owns the Ducks, so she invited me to go to a Stanley Cup party at the owner's house the other night. I'm not a big hockey guy, but it was cool to see it in person, see everyone else freak out about it, and really cool to meet the guy from the hockey HOF who follows this thing everywhere it goes to keep it from being defiled or smashed or broken by crazy and/or drunk peeps looking for some insane picture with it. For those like me not real familiar with it, the trophy is like a giant, tiered wedding cake, each ring engraved with the names of the past winners. The cup itself at the top and the 3 rings directly below it are the oldest parts (the cup being by itself, the original trophy, as I understood). The five large, equal sized rings forming the base of the trophy are cycled out as new space for engravings are needed. As you might can tell from the pictures, the bottom-most ring is only partially filled out with engraved names. When it is full and a new ring is added, they all get bumped up one place, with the top ring getting removed and placed in the hockey HOF. The HOF guy said that each teams' trip from new team at the bottom ring to being the top ring and getting cycled out takes roughly 65 years. Oddly enough, the bottom ring has a large engraving on it for the lost strike season, it reading something like (No Season Played, No Champion Crowned). It kinda surprised me that they'd "honor" that. A couple of pictures.

Willets Point Sep 11 2007 02:05 PM

Holy Cow, the NHL playoffs are still going on!

Johnny Dickshot Sep 11 2007 02:17 PM

You gotta get Barbie over there to lay one on you next, bruddah.

metirish Sep 11 2007 02:18 PM

Seo is that you with your playoff beard?....

Willets Point Sep 11 2007 02:43 PM

Seo is a fair-skinned African-American.

A Boy Named Seo Sep 11 2007 02:52 PM

Willets Point wrote: Seo is a fair-skinned African-American. Yes, cool of them to reach out to my demographic, I thought. I got that beard question a few times. I didn't know the NHL had that going. It's pretty much my Mets beard from Playoffs '06.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 11 2007 02:55 PM

Less about your face. More about Barbie.

A Boy Named Seo Sep 11 2007 03:13 PM

She's cool. She's my 21-year old (just turned) neighbor at my last apartment. She's so young that a lot of the time she instantly cheers me up with her 21-year old sunshine and bubbliness, but most of the time she just makes me feel tired and old. She's the opera singer that took me to the Dodger/Met game on my last (32nd) birthday. Nothing between us, though she would totally change that. I've got one of her taking a Gene Simmons-like tongue towards the trophy, but I'm not sure that's appropriate for... anyone.

Edgy DC Sep 11 2007 05:01 PM

Good thinking. But you better e-mail it to your mods just to be sure.

Johnny Dickshot Sep 11 2007 06:13 PM

Stanley cup licking, baseball-game treating, opera-singing, cool neighbor chick with a 977 Similarity Score to Suzy "The Bug" Sadecki. I'd be in my home studio making the ultimate Mix Tape.

Nymr83 Sep 11 2007 07:14 PM

i don't open hockey threads and i miss pictures of hot girls. uhoh, its almost hockey season, time for more spam from piazzafan411

seawolf17 Sep 11 2007 07:20 PM

No, you're thinking of wrestling season.

OlerudOwned Sep 12 2007 02:24 PM

metirish wrote: Sabres move on in six,those two quick goals in the second period were a killer. I hope Shanny comes back next season,it's possible that we see Chris Dury as a Ranger next season. Good call.