[Tournament] 06-07 NHL Discussion Thread

Hagman had a silly, Ovechkin-esque goal in that same game

10-2!!!!!!!

but it was falling forward and he could see what he was doing so it's not nearly as good.

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Rory Fitzpatrick missed being named for the starting six for the Western Conference by 23000 votes.

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Buffalo Sabres center #48 Daniel Briere (first All-Star selection)
Pittsburgh Penguins center #87 Sidney Crosby (first All-Star selection)
Washington Capitals left wing #8 Alexander Ovechkin (first All-Star selection)
Buffalo Sabres defenseman #51 Brian Campbell (first All-Star selection)
Montreal Canadiens defenseman #44 Sheldon Souray (second All-Star selection, first start)
Buffalo Sabres goaltender #30 Ryan Miller (first All-Star selection)

Colorado Avalanche center #19 Joe Sakic (twelfth All-Star selection, fourth start)
San Jose Sharks right wing #14 Jonathan Cheechoo (first All-Star selection)
San Jose Sharks center #19 Joe Thornton (fourth All-Star selection, second start)
Detroit Red Wings defenseman #5 Niklas Lidstrom (ninth All-Star selection, seventh start)
Anaheim Ducks defenseman #27 Scott Niedermayer (fourth All-Star selection, second start)
Vancouver Canucks goaltender #1 Roberto Luongo (second All-Star selection, first start)

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Originally Posted by Fiddlegoof

Did he decide whether or not he's going to participate? Or did he decline the invitation. I hope he declined, because he's far from an all star.

If you're not voted to the starting lineup, you're at the mercy of the players/coaches/whoever else that votes for the reserves.

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Originally Posted by Borg1982

Can anyone tell me if there's a specific point to the all star game like there was in the baseball one in the summer? In that one, the American league won and thus obtained home advantage.

There is no reward for your conference winning the NHL All-Star Game. Home-ice advantage (if there is one) is determined either by a coin-flip or regular season record/playoff seed.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Originally Posted by Brent

The starting lineup is the only thing the fans are voting on. The remainder of the players on each team are chosen by the respective coaches. I guarantee Rory will not be chosen to play on the team by Carlyle

Well when he says things like "I'm a traditionalist, I have a plan I don't think I'd like to commit to...but if Rory Fitzpatrick would be voted in we would have to make a decision as a coaching staff on how much he would play," yeah, I'd bet he wouldn't be playing.

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The Bruins are the new 2006-07 Flyers.

How ya doing, buddy?

6 of the last 20 President's Trophy winners have won the Stanley Cup. All-time, 39 (of 87) teams with the best record have won the Stanley Cup.

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http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app/?service=...ticleid=287354 Full All-Star rosters announced.

http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?articleid...e&service=page Youngstars rosters announced.

Apparently, in the time since the NHL last held an All-Star Game, they decided to make a rule where every team gets one player on the team. It's a stupid rule in baseball, it's even worse here. The number of players not on the teams that should be can be counted on two hands.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

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Looking further at the All-Star rosters (game is next week), the choices by the league (not the coaches, apparently, but the marketing department with help from the GMs) are really odd. Cristobal Huet was like 8th or 9th in Eastern Conference goaltender voting, and he's the 3rd keeper for them.

Justin Williams? Bill Guerin? Yanic Perreault? Very odd selection. And look at the West defense. Three young no-name dudes.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I'm not saying unpopular players don't deserve to play, but there's a delicate balance between talent and popularity the NHL ignored this year.

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Ray Emery.

I was speaking idiomatically.

Anyway, I'm not saying Huet was a bad choice. I'm saying some of the other choices were suspect and indicative of an NHL that wants to balance an improved game with shitty little bad things (new jerseys, odd All-Star picks, high ticket prices despite new economics).

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Rory Fitzpatrick scored the game-winning goal against the Ottawa Senators tonight. All-Star snub!!!

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Well, I can tell you what happened with the Pens and Bruins.

Malkin scored two very impressive goals and Fleury played out of his mind (44 saves on 48 shots in regulation and OT, especially in the last 7 minutes or so), but Crosby's and Malkin's shootout woes continued for another night. Erik Christensen made them look really bad. Jordan Staal continues to impress.

But, man, Phil Kessel. He had testicular surgery a few weeks ago and he's scoring big goals (like tonight's game-winner in the shootout) and playing like he didn't skip a beat. If the Bruins stopped winning one, losing one, they have the offense and some good defense and could make a serious run in the playoffs. But Dave Lewis is going to bury this team, I think, as will the wonky goaltending. Remember when the Red Sox went with a bullpen by committee? (As recently as 2003, actually.) That's more or less what the Bruins are trying right now.

Anyway, 5-4 Bruins after the shootout. Bruins and Penguins are now equal in the points race, but Boston is 10th (Pittsburgh 11th) on wins.

The East is so wide open, it might come down to the last week of the season. (Buffalo's not THAT far ahead, and 6 points seperate 8th place and 14th place.) Forget the Flyers.

FreeHooker: how does it feel to know your 'Nucks are going to run away with a division where, if St. Louis and Phoenix continue to win, no one else will make it to the playoffs?

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Surprise: Bruins lose, Penguins win big. All is right with the world.

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If you haven't seen these already, you're not missing much anyway. Hockey fans, myself included, were hoping to see all the teams' new jerseys today, but instead just get confirmation that the NHL is using new jerseys. Guess we'll have to wait a little longer to see the new designs.

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Well, the NHL All-Star Game is tonight. No one cares since it is on Versus.

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West beats East 12-9, but Briere gets the MVP. Uhhh.

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Rolston had a better +/-.

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Mario had three goals and three assists in the 1990 ASG.

I was speaking idiomatically.

The Bruins STINK. I'm 60 miles away and the only smell coming from Boston metro right now is PUTRID (Celtics, 0-11 last 11 games) and I smell it every time I go outside.

What kind of toxic man-thing is happening now?

Pittsburgh and Minnesota.

Rematch of the 1991-92 Stanley Cup Finals! ONLY WITHOUT MIKE MODANO.

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FreeHooker: I was actually going to say PIT v. NSH, but I thought that would make for one shitty SCF.

In other news, the Penguins may have an arena deal by the end of...tomorrow.

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It's NASHVILLE. Like Carolina, they probably have to pay their fans to come into their stadium.

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They have Sergei Gonchar! :sarcasm:

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Anywho Deni, I agree; the Pens could use a good stay-at-home D-man. Too bad there aren't many of them in the NHL and they're all probably under brand-new contracts anyway.

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Phil Kessel is the Bruins' David Ortiz. Or Adam Vinatieri.

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And the Penguins beat the tar out of the Predators, 4-1. They're tied with the Sens for 5th, and beating a team like the Predators on any given night means a lot for later in the season. 9-0-1 in their last 10.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.