Hockey

[Rev]

Could this be the off-season where the Flyers FINALLY go after a proven goaltender!? Nahhh.

Bolts/B's should be a good one.

[hitomi #1]

Rev wrote:

Could this be the off-season where the Flyers FINALLY go after a proven goaltender!? Nahhh. Bolts/B's should be a good one.

I don't know who the B's wanted from the Flyers but last off season they offered them Thomas and got turned down, glad that didn't go down.
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[gaijinmark]

gaijinmark wrote:

'Nucks win in OT to get home ice back. Not that that seems to matter this year.

And we're going back to Nashville, 'Preds win 4-3.

[Jav_sol]

hitomi #1 wrote:

B's made it look somewhat easy tonight, was tied at one before they erupted for 4 goals to send the Flyers to their summer vacation by winning 5-1 and sweeping the series.

I had my victory dance ready.

http://youtu.be/V8Vn35Ybr90

[hitomi #1]

gaijinmark wrote:

And we're going back to Nashville, 'Preds win 4-3.

H. Sedin was -3 for the game while his brother was...-4.
Nice dance JS.
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[hitomi #1]

Bet no one knew Ryoko was a hockey fan, can really see her breaking up a fight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOIfITtsD-s
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[gaijinmark]

^ Judging from that video, she might be a Sharks fan. If that's the case she better start worrying, Wings get 3 in the third to send it back to Hockeytown.

[hitomi #1]

gaijinmark wrote:

^ Judging from that video, she might be a Sharks fan. If that's the case she better start worrying, Wings get 3 in the third to send it back to Hockeytown.

Yeah, back home for them, win that and anything can happen in a game 7, Sharks better treat this as a do or die game.
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[Rev]

Nice going, Canucks. You made Carrie cry

[hitomi #1]

^^ Must not have been looking at her bank statement then.

Possible history for the second year in a row as the Wings pull out a thrilling victory in winning 3-1 and forcing a game 7 in San Jose. Sharks took the lead in the 3rd but the Wings answered with 2 quick goals, scoring their last on an empty netter, no offense for the Sharks again, Niemi kept them in the game by stopping 42 out of 44 shots. I'm usually wrong on these but my $$ is on the Wings, Sharks have all the pressure on them and they have a bad history when the pressure is on them.
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[Rev]

Sharks finally get the job done in an AWESOME game 7. Nice to see you again, Marleau

Don't know who to pull for in the West Final, leaning towards Sharks since Thornton and Couture are local boys. In the East Final, have to go with the Original Six rival

Also, rumours going around that Rangers/Flyers at Citizens Bank Park will be next years Winter Classic.

[gaijinmark]

Rev wrote:

Sharks finally get the job done in an AWESOME game 7. Nice to see you again, Marleau

Don't forget "Mr. Clutch", Joe Thornton NO shots on goal!!

Good thing Sniper Setoguchi showed up. A goal and an assist, had a total of 5 goals in the series.

[hitomi #1]

Rev wrote:

Sharks finally get the job done in an AWESOME game 7. Nice to see you again, Marleau Don't know who to pull for in the West Final, leaning towards Sharks since Thornton and Couture are local boys. In the East Final, have to go with the Original Six rival Also, rumours going around that Rangers/Flyers at Citizens Bank Park will be next years Winter Classic.

Hopefully your original six prediction is on the mark. Don't care as much about the West but wouldn't mind see the Canucks make it though they'd be bit more difficult in the finals if the B's make it. Think the rest they've had will help the 'Nucks, even the mascot has been relaxing the right way.

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[gaijinmark]

Woo-Hoo Finland!!! World Champions!!

Finland gets 5 third period goals and beats Sweden 6-1: http://www.iihf.com/channels-11/iihf-world-championship-wc11/homeiihf.html

[gaijinmark]

Return of the Winnipeg Jets??

Winnipeg group in talk with Thrashers' for relocation

By Greg Wyshynski
On Friday, Chris Vivlamore of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that "It is unclear this morning if the Thrashers have been granted permission by the NHL to begin negotiations with True North Sports and Entertainment, the entity that would purchase the franchise and move it to Winnipeg, or if those talks have already begun."

On Monday, Vivlamore offered clarity: The two sides are in negotiations on the sale of the Atlanta Thrashers to True North, and the relocation of the struggling franchise to Winnipeg.

From the AJC:

A deal has not been completed and it is also not known how long the two sides have been negotiating. However, the fact that talks are on-going negotiations could mean the Thrashers would relocate to Manitoba perhaps as soon as next season.

NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, reach via e-mail, said there was "nothing I'm prepared to say at this point." A True North Sports and Entertainment spokesperson had no comment.

Technically, NHL owners do not have to seek league approval to sell a franchise. However they would have to get permission to negotiate with a party interested in relocation. Once an agreement in principle has been reached, the NHL's Board of Govenors would be asked to judge the acceptability of the new ownership.

The Winnipeg Free Press has received a "no comment" from True North.

Previously, the AJC wondered if other NHL owners would block the relocation because if the Phoenix Coyotes were to move next offseason, they'd net "upwards of $170 million from True North [and] all of that money could go to repay the owners." The Thrashers would bring in substantially less.

Jeff Schultz of the AJC presents a few scenarios through which the Thrashers would stay in Atlanta, including:

Bettman effectively stalls and gives the Atlanta franchise a one-year stay of execution, telling [Thrashers' part-owner Bruce] Levenson and the Spirit that the franchise can't be moved for next season. It's not believed the Atlanta Spirit could just walk away from the hockey team and throw the keys to the league. So it's not certain what would happen if Bettman disallowed a move right now and the Spirit resisted.

As you can see from Schultz's piece, the options are running short -- as is the time.

[hitomi #1]

^^ I'm not sure why they moved in the first place, low attendance or the new owners just wanted to move? Lot of NHL teams could move, there are some struggling really bad, Islanders could be next, their lease is ending and the owner wants the county to put up $400 M for a new arena, problem is that county although quite affluent also has the second biggest debt of any county in the state, they just can't afford to build a new arena.
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[hitomi #1]

Someone needs to tell the B's it's a must win game tonight, after one period they're down 2-1 but it's how TB scored, first goal 13(!) seconds into the game and the last one with only 7(!) seconds left in the period.
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[Rev]

Looks like they heard you, Hitomi . Although, whenever I see Seguin score now I shed a tear

Thankfully Kaberle still sucks


EDIT: Bloody hell!

[hitomi #1]

Rev wrote:

Looks like they heard you, Hitomi . Although, whenever I see Seguin score now I shed a tear Thankfully Kaberle still sucks EDIT: Bloody hell!

Yeah, they must have visited this thread during their intermission. That Seguin wasn't that good during the season but he's really come alive during the playoffs, why do you shed tears?
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[Rev]

hitomi #1 wrote:

Yeah, they must have visited this thread during their intermission. That Seguin wasn't that good during the season but he's really come alive during the playoffs, why do you shed tears?

From Wiki:

1.* The Toronto Maple Leafs' first-round pick went to the Boston Bruins as the result of a trade on September 18, 2009 that sent this pick along with a second-round pick in 2010 and a first-round pick in 2011 to Boston in exchange for Phil Kessel.


2 Tyler Seguin Canada C Boston Bruins (from Toronto)