NHL 2006/2007 Thread

Archon · Post by **Archon** » 2007-06-05 04:37am

And some Canadian have the gall to say that there is no such thing as hockey fans south of the Mason-Dixon line.

Does CA count as south of the Mason-Dixon line?

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2007-06-05 01:02pm

President Sharky wrote:Ottawa will never be able to live this down. They had it all going for them, and when they had their one chance at the cup, they fucked up. Hahahaha! "Canada's Team" my ass.

-A Loyal Leafs Fan

The sad part is they'll still get the cup before we do. We have a team which is owned by the goddamn teacher's pension plan where all they care about is the annual rate of returns on the pension plan, we will never see a cup as long as the fuckers hold majority ownership of MLSE.

President Sharky · Post by **President Sharky** » 2007-06-05 01:48pm

A likely outcome, I don't doubt you. The fact that our GM is a complete and utter moron is also a significant portion of the Leafs Suck syndrome at the moment. But at least I'll get to gloat a bit longer to my Ottawa friends.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2007-06-05 02:17pm

President Sharky wrote:Glorious. Simply a glorious display. I eagerly anticipate Anaheim's Game 5 victory. At which point I will crack open the champagne bottles and celebrate the ULTIMATE OTTAWA SENATORS CHOKE

Ottawa will never be able to live this down. They had it all going for them, and when they had their one chance at the cup, they fucked up. Hahahaha! "Canada's Team" my ass.

-A Loyal Leafs Fan

Why did anyone think the Sens had a chance in the series to begin with? There were 3-5 teams in the West that were all better than anyone in the East, this year, and the inter-conference play was consistently dominated by WC teams (including things like NJ going West and losing badly to teams like the Kings and Coyotes in succession only to go back east and start dominating, again).

Archon · Post by **Archon** » 2007-06-05 08:52pm

There are still people out there actually trying to excuse, with various excuses, the actions of Daniel Alfredsson at the end of the 2nd period in Game 4. C'est ridicule.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2007-06-06 11:59am

Archon wrote:And some Canadian have the gall to say that there is no such thing as hockey fans south of the Mason-Dixon line.

Does CA count as south of the Mason-Dixon line?

Yes and No. Although SOuthern California could technically be considered further south than the Mason Dixon Line, the line doesn't really stretch this far west and then there's the fact that California was considered part of the Union during the Civil War.

No Alfredsson suspension, this just confirms my belief that the NHL has it out for the Ducks, who are showing that you can still win a cup by beating other teams into submission.

aerius · Post by **aerius** » 2007-06-06 12:10pm

President Sharky wrote:But at least I'll get to gloat a bit longer to my Ottawa friends.

They're like what, 0 for 4 against us in the playoffs?
We even beat them with an AHL farm team one year.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2007-06-06 12:33pm

Archon wrote:There are still people out there actually trying to excuse, with various excuses, the actions of Daniel Alfredsson at the end of the 2nd period in Game 4. C'est ridicule.

Yeah, what the heck was that about? Do they have some sort of history that I haven't heard about? Why would you shoot at another player?

Archon · Post by **Archon** » 2007-06-06 03:35pm

No history that I am aware of but Alfredsson has been suspended for being an idiot before. I think it was something about him throwing a stick into the stands during a game against the Maple Leafs. I might be mistaken, however.

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In other news...

The New York Islanders have bought out Alexei Yashin's contract.

Luke Starkiller · Post by **Luke Starkiller** » 2007-06-06 09:39pm

Fuck, the Sens are sure proving that they don't deserve the cup.

Does anyone know the name of the song that they played before the start of the game, the one that begins "Ladies and gentleman can have your attention"?

J · Post by J » 2007-06-06 09:45pm

Luke Starkiller wrote:Fuck, the Sens are sure proving that they don't deserve the cup.

One of the few things more predictable than the Sens choking when it counts is the Sens losing to the Leafs in the playoffs.

Luke Starkiller · Post by **Luke Starkiller** » 2007-06-06 09:57pm

J wrote:
Luke Starkiller wrote:Fuck, the Sens are sure proving that they don't deserve the cup.
One of the few things more predictable than the Sens choking when it counts is the Sens losing to the Leafs in the playoffs.

No argument here; I'm cheering for the Sens over the Ducks but I'm a Leafs fan myself. My wife is the Sens fan since she just got into hockey this year and we live in Ottawa. The playoffs next year are going to be much more fun.

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2007-06-06 10:42pm

Congratulations to the Ducks on a great season and a well-deserved championship.

Medic · Post by **Medic** » 2007-06-06 10:43pm

I'd love to be an astronaut tonight.
Ottawa will burn I'm sure, though that is a wild-ass-guess, and perhaps an unfair opinion, but Canadian city... losing the Cup, yeah.

Riots.

edit: Kudos to Selanne though, not enough great players get to have the opportunity to leave out on-top.

Post by **Kuja** » 2007-06-06 10:45pm

Quack.

Alex Moon · Post by **Alex Moon** » 2007-06-06 11:03pm

Rumor has it the Senators are being told not to cross the border...l

Archon · Post by **Archon** » 2007-06-07 12:14am

on Thursday Oct 26, 2006 at 1:27 AM Archon wrote:If I were a betting man I would put Anaheim down for a cup win.

I called it. Now, if only I was a betting man.

Congratulations to the Anaheim Ducks, 2006-2007 Stanley Cup Champions.

That is all folks.

BRING ON THE OFF SEASON!

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Question:

Shall we keep this thread for the off season or start a new one?

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2007-06-07 03:04am

Home now, but must sleep. Hopefully I will have my pictures uploaded, stories written, and videos edited sometime before too long.

Absolutely amazing, our anthem was tremendous tonight but I hear it didn't air in the states. Absolute domination, and above all else seeing Ray Emery fuck up almost as bad if not worse than Ty Conklin made me smile so big.

CHAMPIONS!

President Sharky · Post by **President Sharky** » 2007-06-07 08:08pm

What a glorious meltdown. What an absolute choking. What a pitiful performance by the Ottawa Senators, "Canada's Team".

More like the Shame of Canada. Even 8th-seeded Edmonton put up a better fight against 2nd seeded Carolina last year. Ottawa folded like the massive house of cards they truly are.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2007-06-08 10:27pm

Archon wrote:
Question:

Shall we keep this thread for the off season or start a new one?

keep it until the next season methinks.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2007-06-12 06:04pm

Trading their best players away, the Edmonton Oilers will have five first round draft picks over the next two seasons. Wow.

Archon · Post by **Archon** » 2007-06-12 10:52pm

Darth Fanboy wrote:Trading their best players away, the Edmonton Oilers will have five first round draft picks over the next two seasons. Wow.

Will they do anything with those picks though?

Archon · Post by **Archon** » 2007-06-13 10:20pm

Keenan to Calgary...

What the fuck!

I am a very worried Flames fan right now. On the other hand, he has an impressive coaching record:

1987 Finals
1992 Finals
1994 Stanley Cup winner.

Apparently it is all but confirmed and Jim Playfair is staying within the organization. Shades of Tony Granato and the Colorado Avalanche.

Darth Fanboy · Post by **Darth Fanboy** » 2007-06-16 07:13pm

At least Keenan might bring something to the Flames that would encourage some offense. Iginla, Kiprusoff, Phaenuff, and a dozen or so warm bodies isn't going to get you back into the top 8 of a very dangerous Western conference.

Archon · Post by **Archon** » 2007-06-17 02:56pm

The Flames had the same amount of goals as Anaheim in the 2006-2007 regular season. The problem wasn't scoring. It was, IMHO, lackadaisical defensive play from the forwards and poor play on the road. Hopefully Keenan can straighten out these weaknesses.