The NHL Thread

Haha

I feel like I can live without hockey for a year these days, too much school shit keeping me busy these days and it's preventing me from watching football.

A tentative CBA deal has been reached! Only took them 113 days...

The NHL will hopefully be back on the ice by the 20th.

Flames Line-up for the 2013 season:

Tanguay - Cammalleri - Iginla
Glencross - Cervanka - Stempniak
Hudler - Backlund - Comeau
Baertschi - Stajan/Jones - Jackman

Bouwmeester - Wideman
Giordano - Butler
Smith/Babchuk - Sarich

Kiprusoff
Irving/Karlsson

Pretty excited for the brief season, I'm quite optimistic about this line-up. Looks pretty strong in center with Cammy leading the way as Backlund should maybe look to make a breakthrough season. Super pumped to see what Cervanka can do, when he was a free agent the likes of Rangers and some other teams wanted to sign him.

One of Iginla or Kiprusoff should probably leave the team after this season though, most likely Kiprusoff as he could yield the most in terms of what we can get... I think a rotation between Karlsson and Irving (who's close to being NHL-ready) would do a decent job.

Brian Burke has been fired by the Leafs.

Boston are playing Boston tonight and it's going to be stream on their site. If anyone's interested in some free hockey.

Tonight's the night.

Can't fucking wait.

Ladies and gentlemen, the first goal of the 2013 NHL season, courtesy of Patrick Kane:

Excited. Renewed my GameCentre account. GameCentre isn't loading. Good.

The NHL.com server is getting absolutely slaughtered by all the activity it's been getting tonight.

Fuck the Leafs.

Bruins 1-0 up over the Rangers after first period.

Watching this game it's pretty clear that a lot of these players haven't played hockey for a long time. So many mistakes.

Balls to this, I'll VoD it tomorrow afternoon.

Apparently the key to success last night was to either be a rookie playing your first game or a really old veteran. Strong nights from veterans Jagr, Selänne, Kovalev, Whitney and St. Louis as well as rookies Huberdeau, Tarasenko and Conacher.

Awesome goal by Tarasenko:



And the save of the season by Lundqvist?:

Andrei Markov - Power Play God.

Erik Karlsson impresses me more than anyone as a powerplay quarterback. Had a chance to see him play last season vs. Rangers in Ottawa and he ran the show. Skated up and down the ice making plays and being the main source of creativity on the powerplay as well.

Same for Ekman-Larsson, 2G 1A last night!! Picked him on my fantasy team and paid off nicely, love these Swedish offensive Ds

I love Andrei Markov. Praying to the hockey gods that he'll stay healthy all season long. We'll make the playoffs if he does.

Oh, and Alex Galchenyuk is going to be a superstar in this league.

You're a Hab this season?

I've found my way home again, yes.

Did I ever tell you my ex was a Canadiens fan? Apparently wearing hockey jerseys in bed is "weird".
Anyway, I just found out you can stream from GameCentre onto your Xbox. My life has changed from this day.

Thanks for putting all kinds of unwanted images in my head.

Great to have P.K. signed. Hope he carries on his development and grows into becoming a defenceman actually worthy of the $6M contract his agents initially asked for.

Habs are awesome

Can't wait for us to play the Bruins.

Crisse de câlice de tabarnak!

3 straight losses to divisional opponents, the guys better grab their fucking sacks and get their asses out of their heads ASAP.

Oh, and Cole needs to be traded to Siberia or something, useless meathead.

The Columbus Blue Jackets have fired GM Scott Howson.

Rumours going around saying former Blues Assistant GM Jarmo Kekäläinen is on the Jackets shortlist to take over, if that happens he would be the first non-North American to be appointed general manager of an NHL team.

Edit: It's official now, Jarmo Kekäläinen is the new GM of the Blue Jackets.

Bruins have had their best 10 game start in franchise history apparently. 8W, 1L, 1OTL.

Erik Karlsson lacerated his Achilles tendon on this play tonight:



I bet his season is over with that. Harsh for the Senators who already have Jason Spezza and Jared Cowen out with long-term injuries, it'd be a miracle if they make the playoffs now.

I just became aware that someone writes about the NHL for The Grauniad.

This pass is just pure hockey porn:

Man this Habs team is just soooo much better than last year.

The Penguins and Bruins this weekend will be a nice test to see where this team is really at. If we beat them I might actually start to consider this team as a contender.