Why the Chiefs and not the Steelers? :hmmm:

Have you met Steelers fan? Now imagine everyone in your area is one. :D

The Hawks just got scary on offense. Yikes....

Yeah, that's been the one thing that's gone through my mind watching them all season... get Toews some help without splitting up Kane and Panarin... and uh, they succeeded. :eek:

Yeah, when they get into close games it's inevitable that they'll combine lines and run with Ladd-Toews-Hossa & Panarin-Anisimov-Kane.

Good lord.

If the Preds do get a Wild Card, hope they get the Pacific Bracket now lol

Just got back from the Avs-Wings alumni game. Not the best way to watch a real game necessarily, but it was a lot of fun to watch the old guys go at it again. Fun atmosphere if nothing else.

http://i.imgur.com/OVOYBAQ.jpg

Glad to see this thread still
Gets some activity. Go Cats

And just like that, the Hawks 3rd & 4th line get bolstered - sheeesh.

Beaut shot.

Panthers get Jiri Hudler from the Flames for a 2nd and a 4th and Teddy Purcell from the Oilers for a 3rd

This is a solid move for the Cats. They gained some speed, size & skill.

Seeing super joe, Peter forsberg on the ice again....

That is awesome! Enjoy the game tonight!

BS calls today against Florida. Especially that penalty with 5 seconds left in the 3rd. Luongo also gets plowed into and no call. Oh well got a point I'll take it

Yep I was stoked as hell when I saw the trade

Penguins trade for Justin Schultz from Edmonton for a 2016 3rd rounder.

Meh....Pens need defensive help, but Schultz sucks something fierce defensively. He's there to help the power play and be a puck mover like Daley. If he hits it off with the Pens, he's an RFA entering the offseason so the Pens can negotiate. If not, let him walk.

Praying that old man Rutherford doesn't deal another 1st rounder for a rental.

Because they are the Blues, totally dominate Ottawa tonight then let them tie it up .1 left in the 3rd. Typical Blues.

Then they win in 11 round shootout.

Avs lost to the Wild after Varly failed to show up. :sulk:

Meh, I have no expectations for the Blues in the playoffs this year.

If they somehow manage to get out of the 1st round I'll be happy.

Jagr comes up big tonight and Cats get a comeback victory over Winnipeg. https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net...g=eyJpIjoidCJ9

I'm sure I could google this, but...

How do they make those outdoor games work when it's 60-70 degrees outside? (and the cotton flying around looked pretty tacky the other night)

Here you go sir.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...ticle16480346/

Yeah, I don't know why they felt the need to put a bunch of fake snow all over the place. So we didn't have any snow the week the game was here. So what?

Normal grass certainly would've been preferable to having that stuff flying all over the place.

Shayne Gostisbehere is just beasting for the Flyers right now. Big win tonight.

That was fun watching on TV, what a great rivalry. Damn those Red Wings. :cuss:

So the rumor is the Blues/Blackhawks Winter Classic announcement will be made tomorrow...

That's bullshit if so (the Blackhawks, not the Blues). They're ruining the stadium games by constantly showing Chicago.

Chicago has lost more stadium games than most teams have played in.

Couldn't agree more, but stoked to finally get the Winter Classic.

Announcement being made tonight before the game.

Can't wait to see what this is going to cost me.

And the league bowed to all the bitching from the Maple Leafs and created the "Centennial Classic" where the Leafs will host the Wings on New Year's Day.

Pens and Flyers are also getting an outdoor game next season as well.

I was a lot more excited about the Avs' version before the prices came out. Cheap seats were around $150 I think. I ended up getting a ticket to the alumni game alone, and that was great for me.

The league is really devaluing these games by having the same handful of teams playing every year.

Bitching Maple Leafs? Oh, I'm sorry, I guess the Leafs should just ignore their 100th year and just watch the Blackhawks get every favor from the league.

Are we sure this is about their 100th season and not celebrating the 50th anniversary of their last Cup?

How many times must we see the Hawks? Yikes.

Don't mind the Leafs, I just hate it's against the Wings again.

Reaves ejected on a questionable game misconduct penalty. Chicago spent almost an entire half of the first period on the power play.

That was a tough call on Reaves.

When the Blackhawks announcer disagrees with the call you know it's bad.

**** off Seabrook

Blues are getting fisted by the guys in stripes tonight.

No consistency between the Reaves call and that last Seabrook hit. Both "looked" bad. So why is one a game misconduct and the other nothing? But hey, let's let both sides get away with interference as make-ups.

Is the league celebrating 100 years or 100 wins in the last 4 years?

Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooal

Mine is better because I looked it up right after that and it actually is the 50th anniversary of their last Cup.

I may sound like Knowmo but, under Brendan Shanahan the Leafs have embarked on the most thorough rebuild in the history of Professional Sports.

I won't bore everyone with the details, but, they're using their wealth as a franchise to build a great management team that have already done some amazing things.

It should be a few years until they get to where they want to be but watching the process has been fascinating. I haven't been as interested in the Leafs since the mid 90's Dougie Gilmour days.

You'll see. You'll all see.

What a shitshow.

Some teams seem scared to trade away their core players, whether they spin their wheels with half-assed rebuilds or perpetually believe they're one piece away... Toronto definitely doesn't seem shy about dumping what isn't working.

This game started at 7? Three hours is kind of ridiculous unless I missed someone dying on the ice earlier.

Suck it Hawks!!! Too bad they gave them a point though by piss ing the last minute away.

This...

I think they're trying to send Reaves a message. He sure didn't hit his head. Not need for more the 2:00 right there.

Well, message not delivered considering the league rescinded the major and removed it from his statistical record.

When the league actually admits they ****ed up, you know they ****ed up bad.

Other than the 9 minutes of power play the Hawks had in the first 22 minutes of the game, the Blues pretty much controlled the play.

Would be nice to see the same tonight against another Western Conference heavyweight.

Well ****.

Blues just signed Gunnarson to a three year deal. As tight as they are to the cap, seems to be a sign that Shattenkirk isn't in the long term plans.

If they re-sign Backes I'm gonna be ****ing furious.

Not a big fan of Carl, but I guess he's trying to prove that that it was money well spent with that pretty assist tonight. It's definitely a sign that Shatty won't be re-upped. If it wasn't known based on Petro's salary and what Shatty will demand, this deal plus all the young D (Parayko, Edmundson, Lindbohm, Bortz) seals the deal.

Edit: Gotta let Backes walk, no need to bring him back at an inflated price.

They definitely missed the call. But with his past I'm sure he'll be hard-pressed to get the benefit of the doubt for a while.

But you're right, they messed-up... And I hate to see the Blackhawks win..

Flyers with a tough shootout loss tonight to the Panthers. Really needed that extra point.

the calls in the league are stupid. Charging and boarding are so ****ing random in the league I swear I am playing nhl 99 on n64

Flyers beat the Hawks and move into the last wild card spot. Playing some great hockey right now.

Any Hawks loss is a good deal! :D

Hoping the Hawks can make a push for the #1 seed

Let's do it again
http://2.cdn.nhle.com/nhl/images/upl...061515_672.jpg

Oilers and Flames...ugh

Cats were on a bit of skid but now 4-1 in our last 5 games and we just ****ed up some Canadian Squads...**** yea

Canadians taking it in the ass this year relative to making it into the playoffs...

Chances are pretty high that Auston Matthews is drafted by a Canadian team.
Ideally, for the league, he'd go to Arizona and prop up the fan base there but we'll see what happens.

BTW - I'm really enjoying Toronto's "scorched earth" approach. The fans have been calling for it for years and the kids they're bringing up don't look out of place. The fact that they keep losing games by 1 goal only makes things better.

Suck a high hard one, Philly.

This

No clue how this Blues game is 0-0. Credit to the Canucks minder, he's playing a hell of a game!

1-0 Blues... Woot...

Stars/Blackhawks games this season...

Stars win 4-0
Blackhawks win 5-1
Stars win 4-2 after going up 4-0 after 1
Stars win 5-2 after going up 4-0
Stars are up 5-1 right now after being up 4-0.

Great headed for another Blues Blackhawk playoff shit fest

Lets see Blues get swept. Blues go up 3-0, then lose 4 straight. Some crazy way I'm sure.

Hell of a game by Elliot. Sharks had a 6 on 3 at the end and couldn't tie it

Watch Hitchcock start Allen in the next game, Allen gets a shutout and Hitch creates a goalie controversy out of it.

Because Hitch.

Elliott has to be the guy. He's been amazing since Allen went down. Frankly, he's always been given short shrift around here. His numbers compare favorably to literally every single goalie in the NHL since he's been a Blue. Price, Quick, Lundqvist - none of them have been demonstrably better than Elliott over the last several years.

But when the playoffs come, Hitch seems determined to bury Elliott and it seems to all spring from a single bad game (hell, a single bad goal) against the Kings a few years back. That game 4 loss against the Kings where he gave up 4 seemed seems to have permanently tarnished him. Don't get me wrong, that game was BAD. We had a 2-0 lead and even after coughing that up, took a 3-2 lead to the third only to lose 4-3. The series went from the Blues being up 3-1 and heading back to STL to being tied at 2-2.

And then of course Blues stuff happened, they scored 3 goals in the last 2 games and went home early. I just don't think it's fair to hang that on Elliott.

Damn, the AVS play terrible vs in a 4 point game the wild then play damn good vs Nashville last night. Good win for them, but it may be too late.

Unsurprisingly, Allen pitched a shutout in his last start (after 2 straight from Elliott) and of course Hitch says that he won't be naming a #1 for the post-season but rather both goalies will likely play in the playoffs.

All 6 games of it.

#Bluesstuff.....nothing changes but the date.

Who the heck alternates goalies in the playoffs?

A team with two goalies who could start on any NHL team. So, the Blues.

Yes, it's odd, but it's a great problem to have.