Official NHL Thread

[Montreal]

Canadiens win 3-2!

[Muradistan]

Canucks lose 4-2 Anaheim, they don't deserve to be in playoffs, its very fitting Brian Burke probably the best thing to happen to Canucks in a decade is let go only to lead Anaheim into the playoffs, a position which at one point was the Canucks.

Bertuzzi should've been traded and we should've signed an better 1st line centreman.

lol GOO SENS!!!

[police in helicopter]

Montreal, since you are a habs fan, what do you think of Gainey giving some playing time to Aebisher? I really don't like this strategy, we will be in the playoffs because of Huet. He is our no 1 goalie. I think it's a lack of respect from Gainey to not assure him being the number one in Montreal's goal.

[Mr.Click]

bye bye Leafs... TB got the winning goal in OT despite the great showing by Leafs in beating Senators 5-1 tonight

a sad day for fellow Torontonians ....

[Nokhodi]

bye bye Leafs... TB got the winning goal in OT despite the great showing by Leafs in beating Senators 5-1 tonight

a sad day for fellow Torontonians ....

Ha Ha.

[faraz]

Very Very Sad Day.

The playoffs without the leafs is not really the playoffs. I don't even care who wins anymore. Friggen TB with their overtime win! We were so hot too - by far the hottest team not to make the playoffs. Oh well - it was a good experience for our younger players to play this whole season, and I'm sure next season we will be much improved.

[Montreal]

Montreal, since you are a habs fan, what do you think of Gainey giving some playing time to Aebisher? I really don't like this strategy, we will be in the playoffs because of Huet. He is our no 1 goalie. I think it's a lack of respect from Gainey to not assure him being the number one in Montreal's goal.

I agree, but I think he wants Aebischer to redeem himself.

The Canadiens might not make it to the playoffs either, both Atlanta and Tampa have easy games and MTL needs at least 1 pt. against New Jersey.

[khabalood]

Very Very Sad Day.
The playoffs without the leafs is not really the playoffs. I don't even care who wins anymore. Friggen TB with their overtime win! We were so hot too - by far the hottest team not to make the playoffs. Oh well - it was a good experience for our younger players to play this whole season, and I'm sure next season we will be much improved.

Detroit is by far the hottest team going into the playoffs. Even Steve Yzerman is back to his old scoring ways.

And man was I happy that Toronto didn't make it. Leaf fans have to be among the stupidest fans in hockey, for continually supporting the leafs. Lets be honest. Toronto has the second highest ticket of all nhl teams, and instead of investing it in the team like detroit, they continually put together weak teams. I hope they disband the team and build it from the ground up. While they are at it fire teh gm and some of the executives because they hve no idea what they are doing.

[faraz]

Detroit is by far the hottest team going into the playoffs. Even Steve Yzerman is back to his old scoring ways.

And man was I happy that Toronto didn't make it. Leaf fans have to be among the stupidest fans in hockey, for continually supporting the leafs. Lets be honest.

WHY?...loooool...I support them because I LIVE THERE!!..you don't always have to support championship teams my friend. Plus, we are one of the original six, making our fan base HUGEE...and so what if our tickets are expensive??? People here actually care about hockey unlike in Tampa Bay!!...i gaurantee you that NHL commissioners are pissed that TB made it but not Toronto, b/c had Toronto made it, the NHL would've made tons more money. There is almost no fan base there!

Secondly, they're the hottest team NOT to make it to the playoffs was what I said.

[khabalood]

sorry for misreading.

i don't support toronto because the organization doesn't take steps to improve the team and win.

[faraz]

sorry for misreading.

i don't support toronto because the organization doesn't take steps to improve the team and win.

Agreed - we shoulda had a bunch of great players this year, especially with the amount of money the club makes due to merchandise, ticket sales, blah blah blah.

On the bright side, we are building our team around youngsters like Stajan, Wellwood, McCabe (although not THAT young), antropov, ponikorovsky, Kaberle, Tellqvist, along with some experiences members like Sundin and Allison. I think next years gonna be much better - the key is, we gotta go through some turmoil for a couple of years in order for the talented youth of the leafs to mature and get better each season. We definitely do need some more investment.

With that being said, I'll support the Leafs till I DIE. I am no bandwagon fan and will stick by pat quinn and his troops for the next 20000 years.

[khabalood]

all that you mentioned should have happened years ago. These players have been tested for too long as well. The only difference is that in the old nhl they could get by with having big slow players, and do relatively well. In the new nhl you need faster more technical players which toronto does not have at all. Even the leadership failed this year both on and off the ice. A total disaster to say the least. There stupidity really knows no bounds when one looks at how well the farm team players have done recently in games against Buffalo, and yet they were not integrated into the team until the end of the season, which led to Toronto actually winning some games back to back.

I don't think much will change next year, unless there is a major outcry from the fans. Which there won't be, considering Toronto fans have gotten use to not winning anything. Toronto hasn't won a league or cup in about 40 years.

You should forget about supporting such a team and switch your alegance to Detroit as I did about 12 years ago, and I have never regretted it once.

[police in helicopter]

I agree, but I think he wants Aebischer to redeem himself.
The Canadiens might not make it to the playoffs either, both Atlanta and Tampa have easy games and MTL needs at least 1 pt. against New Jersey.

Mate, I can't even imagine how spring is going to suck without the Habs in the playoffs.

[Darvish11]

Devils are on FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE!!!!!!!!

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10 in a row b1tches! Weve got the front page: http://www.nhl.com/

I remember a few weeks ago i was wondering if they would even make the playoffs..

[faraz]

You should forget about supporting such a team and switch your alegance to Detroit as I did about 12 years ago, and I have never regretted it once.

aaaaahhh...that would be much too easy.

baba, you and are pessimistic views! When will they ever stop?...

I'm die-hard leafs fan. Die hard. And it'll always stay that way, no matter where I go, or if they don't win the cup in the next 2000 years. They still made me proud in the way they pushed for a playoff spot at the end of the season. Now Quinn and co. have some stuff they need to talk about before next season, and I'm sure we'll see the Leafs in the playoffs once again.