In just 2 sleeps..... Former Captain vs Ducks!

I am really looking forward to this one! I wonder what the reaction from our Ducks will be? I wonder if players like Rooch and Vishnevski dislike him now (Understandable how he can go from fan favourite to hated by the fans, people who don't know him personally, but it should be interesting to see if 9 year friendships are no more).

I'm tipping a 4-1 Avs win (only because the Ducks always lose when I predict a Duck win)

Game on!

And only 2 more sleeps until my birthday.

But I'll have to catch the highlights since I don't get Ducks games up here.

I'm trying to get tickets for that bad boy...
i'm predicting nothing..
i just want our Ducks to win dammit..
as for the welcome, i doubt anything will change..

I won't make a score prediction, since I know it annoys some people, but I will say that barring a miracle, there is no way this team wins on the road against Colorado.

only because the Ducks always lose when I predict a Duck win
You shouldn't have said that!!!! Now it's obvious. :shakehead

Why don't we just stop predicting scores altogether? It's not doing us any good.

we played a good game last time in colorado,giguere was great but the avs are a great team and hard to play against in their home barn..i can only hope for a great game by giguere and the big name players and for them to step

Jiggy stole the first game....
if we want to win, our guys actually have to play..
heck, can simpson make 4 goals in 4 games?

I just noticed we haven't won in 2004.

Hey, any word on whether or not Kariya was injured in practice today?

I just noticed we haven't won in 2004.

Hey, any word on whether or not Kariya was injured in practice today?
LOL
maybe tomorrow's practice before the game...
so far since he is back
i think 4 games now
2 goals 2 assist:(

Yeah sprained wrist putting on his jersey wont return until January 31 ;) (surprise, surprise the day after the Avs visit the Pond for the final time in 2003-2004!)

Just kidding by the way.... in case it wasn't obvious.

ok.. so tonight's the night...
i'll be at work for most of the game.. dam it..
so i guess booger is the one that will give the play by play again.. and rack up his post count.. lol

I feel a Ducks blowout comming...
Colorado won't know what hit them.

I feel a Ducks blowout comming...
Colorado won't know what hit them.

I have a feeling it will be the other way around. :( This team is going through its toughest part of the schedule and the 1st half is over. Its put up or shut up for this team and they need to start their run, it probably wont start tonight though....

I feel a Ducks blowout comming...
Colorado won't know what hit them.
il ike how you think...
i'm actually at hoem so i get to watch it.. woo hoo
GOOD LUCK DUCKS!~!~!

Great start.. Carney cleanly beats Aieibishslfht but hits the post, Forsberg hits the back of the net.

Your boy Vish was way up ice. Chistov was covering, but Forsberg'll win that battle every time.

2-0.. I might just turn this crap off, I don't think I can watch this.

Andy Mac is on the 4th *****ing line. I lose a bit more respect for Babcock every game.

Is Martensson even playing? That guy had a good game! Why make him sit?

Whoo! 2-0.

Jiggy makes a save. That's news.

That penalty was a light call. Nothing is going our way at all.

Jiggy makes a save. That's news.

A 3 on 1 and a screened shot, kind of hard to fault him on either of those.

"stick to the plan" says Babcock. ***** you. You stick to a plan.

A 3 on 1 and a screened shot, kind of hard to fault him on either of those.

Whatever. There are myriad reasons why he's not making saves this season, but he's not making them.

Make it 3-0 now because it's another Avs PP.

Sorry, but I don't think you've ever played goalie. It's hard to stop what you can't see and it's hard to stop 2 cross slot passes right in front of you like that.

Wow, we had a shot on goal. Don't blow your wad, Ahlers.

Make it 3-0 now because it's another Avs PP.

Sorry, but I don't think you've ever played goalie. It's hard to stop what you can't see and it's hard to stop 2 cross slot passes right in front of you like that.

Does he make the big saves this season? Yes or no.

No. How long before your well of excuses runs dry?

Sakic took 3 huge hits on that shift, 2 from Vish and one from Salei.

See? See what Aebischer did? That's called a save behind traffic, under pressure even! It can be done, we have the technology.

A 3 on 1 isn't an excuse. Quite honestly, this team is working hard which is frustrating to me. They just can't score for some reason.

Yeah, good game except for the insurmountable lead and the being dominated.

Our forecheck has been pretty good so far and were picking up the hitting which is never a bad thing. Cant blame Giguere for the first goal, defense had a massive brain fart and I dont care who you are you arent going to stop Hejduk, Tanguay, and Forsberg if theyre allowed to make passes back and forth. Blake is having a monster season this year and the d was too focused on stopping the forwards that they all lined up in front of Giguere to let Blake shoot through. I like Vish cant see Giguere being blamed for the 2 goals when he really had no chance. He hasnt made big saves this season like he was in the playoffs but tonights not his fault. I wish we could finish. I mean we werent finishing when we had like 20 shots and barely working, now were working hard and getting a ton of shots and still cant find the back of the net. Its really getting frustrating.

Edit: Hey post 2000 for me.

too bad we didn't get any goals.. it's sad to see our guys shoot some quality shots and get robbed.. :(

Getting shots really isn't an effective forecheck. There was really only one sequence where we had traffic in front on a dangerous shot.

Otherwise our chances are only potentials, because we don't have anyone in front to poke at a rebound. Congratulations on 2,000. It's all downhill from there!

i still can't believe they have Andy Mac on the 4th line...
tsk tsk tsk

now we have a line of Chistov-Holmqvist-McDonald

it's nice to play at home..
Salei with a penalty.. ticky tack you fukkin *******..

Kariya with the goal

Two ticky-tack BS calls when there has been a lot worse that doesn't get called on the Avalanche and looky.. goals on both of them.

I hate the Avalanche with a passion.

Wow.. Worrell embleshed that one.. a little fist to the face and Worrell drops like a deck of cards.

Figures Worrell goes after the smallest Duck.

They're just trying to embarrass us and screw with us now.

Wow.. Worrell embleshed that one.. a little fist to the face and Worrell drops like a deck of cards.

Figures Worrell goes after the smallest Duck.
yes
it's nice to see him pick on mac, and when burnett sticks up for him, worrell falls drops like a toilet seat...
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Are they going to cal lthe freaking interference sooner or later? Every single time we forecheck there's an Avalanche D-man stepping right in front of our forechecker.

don't forget abou tthe hooks as well...

I forgot we're playing the mighty Avalanche who get away with everything.

we just can't make any shots.. soo many chances there...

Offseason need #1: Goal scorer.

Getting shots really isn't an effective forecheck. There was really only one sequence where we had traffic in front on a dangerous shot.

Otherwise our chances are only potentials, because we don't have anyone in front to poke at a rebound. Congratulations on 2,000. It's all downhill from there!


Well this game is pretty much over. If we somehow score 4 goals I'll be shocked. I didn say a lot of shots was a great forecheck. The Ducks were cycling pretty good and keeping the puck down low near the end of that period. Thanks, I'll be sure to keep that in mind as it happens.

Burnett pulled a fast one on Worrell... the question is is he really hurt or is he embellishing?

Offseason need #1: Goal scorer.
so it takes one of our guys to be on the ice, and get hit while on the ice, before we can get a penalty... :dunno: go figure..
maybe we need to do that more often..
also vish, did you notice that on the pp when jiggy was trying to grab the puck when everyone was down low, they didn't blow the whistle and worrell just kept on hacking at jiggy???

Stop taking penalties against this team and their powerplay!!!

This is sooooooooo frustrating :mad:

On a personal note if the Avs had to score a goal, I for one, am glad it was Paul.

Blake took a huge run at Lupul there. I'd like to see us hurt a few of their players.

As for the offseason, we need a defenseman, and a scorer, and goalie...

Actually for 1 and 2, we could just trade Fedorov.

Are you kidding me? You're happy that Kariya scored? You disgust me.

dam
4 minute powerplay and nothing...
i'm going to shower..

Fedorov is our best player.. I know you hate him for some reason but it's not exactly like anyone has helped him out this season.

Yeah, big faceoff there. Thank god we won it. It was SO MEANINGFUL for our attack. We all know how much winning faceoffs has added to our offensive prowess.

Fedorov is our best player.. I know you hate him for some reason but it's not exactly like anyone has helped him out this season.
Yeah, he's been awesome. It's 19 other guys that suck. That makes sense.

Our biggest offseason needs as I see them are a defense that can clear the puck, a powerplay that can score, and a goal scorer.

Pretty much everything in other words :D

No, but Fedorov's skill is leaps and bounds above anyone else on this team, no one knows what the hell he's going to do most of the time and when they figure it out, they can't bury his passes... same thing with Prospal.

Sykora can't finish for s---, Rooch is playing like a puss, McDonald hustles but the skill level isn't there, Niedermayer hasn't been the same since the groin injury, Chistov drives to the net once a game and that's it, our defense has no offensive talent without Ozolinsh in the lineup and Giguere isn't playing like God anymore.

It's everyone's fault, but if we had a big goal scorer who could finish on the Fedorov/Prospal line, maybe we'd do better. Leclerc would look nice on that line.

Pretty much everything in other words :D

Well I didnt say goalie. :p

I also wonder if everyone was healthy for the entire season what this team would be like. Not sure how much better but if Carney, Nieds, and Ozo had been healthy all year we would be near a playoff spot IMO. Leclerec wouldnt be a bad addition to this team either.

No, but Fedorov's skill is leaps and bounds above anyone else on this team

Funny, that's the same rationale I use for blaming him. He got his cash, his precious ice time, his butt-*****ety respect, and he's a flop. One of the biggest UFA flops ever IMO. If you have to view his supposed amazing talent level as a hindrance in order to exonerate him, maybe you should re-examine your logic.

EDIT: sorry Vish, I'm picking fights because I'm obviously very frustrated and disappointed. I'd edit out what I said but I want to keep the phrase "butt-*****ety respect".

No worries.. I'm extremely pissed and frustrated right now also.

Two differing views and opinions, it's what makes this board great.

Are you kidding me? You're happy that Kariya scored? You disgust me.

Sort of. If you read I said IF the Avs had to score I am glad it was Kariya. I am not happy they scored. I am happy that Kariya did though seeing as it was him or someone else.

Its a free world, I can like a former player if I like.

Depends on which part of the world you're in.

It disgusts me still.

He's free to be disgusted by it, too.

Did my eyes decieve me or did Sauer finish a check?

Your eyes deceived you.

See? His talent is only a detriment if he screws around and doesn't use it.

He has no one to blame but himself.

Your favorite boy scored.

Is it possible to get back into this? I doubt it unless we get another one quick.

Depends on which part of the world you're in.

It disgusts me still.

Fair enough then.

Nothing personal, I just think Denver is Hell and Kariya is Satan.

Poor Blakey.

THAT'S what you have to do. If you don't go down, you don't get the call. The Ducks MUST adapt to the new rules.

I think that is disgusting also but oh well.. it's a sad fact but true.

Another failed power play.

Nothing personal, I just think Denver is Hell and Kariya is Satan.

That makes sense. I think it is just hard for me to scope the impact Kariya's leaving had on Ducks fans from 12,000 miles away I guess.

That makes sense. I think it is just hard for me to scope the impact Kariya's leaving had on Ducks fans from 12,000 miles away I guess.

I understand.. you probably have to be around here like you said.

Wow.. Selanne was sticking up for his boyfriend.

God, what a *****.

I really wish Vish would've put him through the glass.

Is it just me or does Vishnevski actually look like a 1st round draft pick tonight?

See? Go down, get the call.

Referees are the laziest, most wrongheaded people on earth. I wish there was like a ref convention, on the way to which the plane could crash.

Vish has looked good. That's about it, really.

119 shots, 5 goals.. wtf is wrong with this picture.

"they played so well, I don't understand"

- Hayward.

Shooting doesn't mean ***** all if you're not willing to follow your shots to the net. You can cycle the puck for 60 minutes and never score. That's not playing well. Playing well is being more dangerous to the bad guys than you are to yourself, which we only were in the 3rd period. They haven't learned that and at game 43 or 44 or whatever this is, they're not going to.

It's time to rebuild.

everything is wrong...
we outshot the dam avs.. and we loose..
Jiggy lost this game for us...
Vish looked really good tonight..
too b ad he couldn't get that goal.. oh well..
dam you babcock

I heard Fedorov has some machine in his evil HQ that depletes the ozone layer and contributes to global warming.

I think it runs on the blood of err...tortured kittens.

I heard he was bro's with Saddam Hussein.

How can you blame Jiggy for this?

The offense for not scoring I get.
The defense for giving up a 3 on 1 and not clearing the puck in the goal mouth scramble I get.

Blaming Jiggy I don't get.

I can't begin to describe the number of levels that game sucked on. We played alright, but we can't finish. We need a few good snipers on this team. That should be easy. :shakehead

I thought we had a few good snipers.

So did I. But really, aside from Fedorov and Sykora who else is there? McDonald but he will max out at 20 goals per season. Prospal and Chistov are more playmakers. Leclerc is injured. Pahlsson can't finish. Neidermayer is another 20 goal max guy. Rucchin is decent, but not this year. Can't think of any others. :(

I have one word, regarding soya's avatar:

Scary as hell.

Two would've been enough if they'd done their jobs. Instead they're a couple of 20-goal scorers themselves.

eh...and this season is only going to get worse...we simply can't score goals...

Thinking of the future of this team keeps me from going crazy.
So I'm thinking long term Lupul and Kunitz hopefully will score goals with Chistov and Perry as playmakers...Getzlaf and maybe Shane Hynes as our power forwards...Brent, Martensson and Holmqvist will be good third liners...Severson and Davis pushing people around on the fourth line...

I think were headed towards rebuilding yet we are stuck with Federov and Prospal's contracts... :dunno:

Im glad Johnson and Bylsma are gone...Krog next?

Who to trade at deadline? UFAs are Simpson and Carney...Simpson is gone for sure...best we can hope is maybe a 5th round pick(or worse) from a playoff team who wants a 7th defensmen just in case...

Carney could be the missing piece for a stanley cup contender...how about St. Louis...with Macinnis and Jackman out for the year, Carney would be a good D partner for Pronger during there playoff run...He would be such a valuable player for a playoff team that I'm hoping we could get a 1st rounder and/or high level prospect...

Carney is a huge part of our team but keep in mind that we most likely are going to lose him for nothing.

you guys are funny.
i read the whole thread and i couldnt stop laughing.

119 shots, 5 goals.. wtf is wrong with this picture.

Not enough goals? Hot opposing goaltender? Lack of confidence? Poor shooting percentage? Not enough finishers? Snipers not doing their job?

It goes on and on.

Parakeet.

I feel a Ducks blowout comming...
Colorado won't know what hit them.

haha...Goodness that was funny.
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Prospal sucked tonight. He turned the puck over everytime he had it but once.

Vish made a mistake early for the Fors. goal, but I still think he was the best dman tonight.

Rucchin needs to rest. He is useless.

Atleast Neids took a dive to get a penalty. (maybe they're learning)
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I also have a feeling that Comrie would've done jack shti for the Ducks the way they're playing. It's impossible to win when the NHL doesn't want you to. The reffing has screwed them worse than any opposing goaltender. I just cannot understand why they lose everygame they play. (and tie here and there)


You can say what you want about the Ducks' needs, but what the Ducks really need is everyone to play what they're capable of. Rucchin, Carney, Havelid, and Chistov are really playing WAY below their abilities. Maybe they all suck and just played out of their mind last year... Man I am pissed!!!

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-ducks14jan14,1,1522211.story?coll=la-headlines-sports

"During a players-only meeting, Anaheim team captain Steve Rucchin and alternates Keith Carney and Sergei Fedorov spoke about caring, about persevering if they don't score early, about not waiting until the situation is dire and then trying to hit a grand slam. Goalie Jean-Sebastien Giguere threw a water bottle. Maybe more than once."

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Is this the team meeting that will finally turn things around?

No.

Unless I roll it up and shove it up their butts.

1 i don't blame the offense.. they had some good shots. Abeshier was the better player in that game..
2 i blame jiggy because 2 of those 3 goals were easy...
i'm glad that he didn't get a shut out....
i say gerber in net for the 4th game...

I have one word, regarding soya's avatar:

Scary as hell.
it's mojo time.. have to use the scary avatar to scare the evil demons away from the Ducks so that we can win some dam games...

I don't think any of them were easy. It's just that last year he made those saves.

I think were headed towards rebuilding yet we are stuck with Federov and Prospal's contracts...

I don't think the contracts of Prospal and Fedorov are that bad. After the bonus paid to Prospal his is only 2.5mm per season and that's good for a 50-70 point guy.

As for Fedorov I fully expect him to opt out at his first chance and if he does Murray will be a genious for giving him that weird contract.

Not that this effects the team a whole lot, but did Burnett get injured by Worell, I missed a lot after he got thrown down, but I didn't see him back on the ice. Does anyone know?

Parakeet.
Doofus.

Not that this effects the team a whole lot, but did Burnett get injured by Worell, I missed a lot after he got thrown down, but I didn't see him back on the ice. Does anyone know?
he was woozy..
he was already on the ice, and worrell was hitting him while he was already face down on the ice..

Doofus.
Trogdor!

On Burnett, he did skate one shift after that, in the 3rd. Which is pretty good for him, actually. Usually we don't see him after the first.

Personally, I thought he had a pretty good game.

Trogdor!

On Burnett, he did skate one shift after that, in the 3rd. Which is pretty good for him, actually. Usually we don't see him after the first.

Personally, I thought he had a pretty good game.

I agree, I liked his play the last 2 games actually. Thats why i was hoping he didn't get hurt right when he was starting to play well. His shot in the first period actually really suprised me, i didn't even know he could do that.

Maybe he should take Sykora's spot on Rucchin's line for a game, just to see.

Seriously. I'd like to see a line like that.

Maybe he should take Sykora's spot on Rucchin's line for a game, just to see.

Seriously. I'd like to see a line like that.
so is Burnett rubbing off on ya?

If he can play, with his size, we could sure use him.

blasphemy you blasphemous heathen... 1 game doesn't make him good... you of all people i am shocked you would say something like this...

Was he good or wasn't he? We need help.

only thing i liked about Burnett last night was that he stuck up for little Mac...
Vish has become one of my fav D-men right now..

I thought he looked good in establishing himself in the slot. He's not a very diligent backchecker, and he has a penchant for crosschecking or shoving anything in reach, but he made himself dangerous down low.

If nothing else, I'd like to see him planted in front of Salo on the power play.

Apperantly from the Times there was a players only meeting after the game where the captains and assistant captains spoke to the team about scoring first and not getting behind and having to hit a grand slam to come back. Giggy threw a water bottle. Its about damn time this team started to get pissed off. Maybe we'll start playing better. :dunno:

Apperantly from the Times there was a players only meeting after the game where the captains and assistant captains spoke to the team about scoring first and not getting behind and having to hit a grand slam to come back. Giggy threw a water bottle. Its about damn time this team started to get pissed off. Maybe we'll start playing better. :dunno:
Great, another players only meeting. That hasn't worked to this point in the season. It gives them a temporary boost, but that's it.

Great, another players only meeting. That hasn't worked to this point in the season. It gives them a temporary boost, but that's it.

Unfortunately thats true. :(

#3 by my count.

#3 by my count.

3rd times a charm. ;)

I always hated the team meeting concept. Rather than blow off all their steam behind closed doors, how about taking that energy and using it on the ice?

I hope so. This sucks so much.

yes..yes it does