Conference Position / Out of Town thread

Anaheim currently ranks third in the Pacific, three points shy of Dallas and SJ, and 7th in the Western Conference.

Teams Ahead:
Dallas loses today to bring their games played to 43, tied with Anaheim for the most played in the West. SJ currently has three games in hand.


Teams Behind:
9th place Columbus currently is three points back with two games in hand, 10th place St. Louis is four points back with five games in hand, and 11th place Phoenix is six points back with four games in hand.


Western Standings:

Detroit - 65 (two games in hand)
San Jose - 52 (three games in hand)
Calgary - 51 (one game in hand)
Vancouver - 50 (three games in hand)
Dallas- 50 (one game in hand)
Minnesota - 48 (three games in hand)
Anaheim - 48
Colorado - 47 (three games in hand)
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St. Louis - 45 (five games in hand)
Columbus - 44 (two games in hand)
Phoenix - 43 (four games in hand)
Nashville - 42 (four games in hand)
Chicago - 41 (four games in hand)

It's probably a little premature to be scoreboard watching in terms of making any kind of playoff implications. But why not, what else is going on?

Personally I've always preferred the win% since it accounts for games in hand.
http://www.nhl.com/nhlstats/app?fetchKey=20082ALLAAAAll&page=Stats&service=page&sort=winningPct&viewName=standings
This is the West, presumably ignoring today's early games:
| Team | GP | W %
1 | DET | 41 | 0.768
2 | SJS | 40 | 0.625
3 | VAN | 41 | 0.61
4 | MIN | 40 | 0.6
5 | DAL | 42 | 0.595
6 | CGY | 42 | 0.583
7 | STL | 38 | 0.566
8 | COL | 40 | 0.563
9 | ANA | 43 | 0.547
10 | CBJ | 41 | 0.537
11 | PHX | 39 | 0.526
12 | CHI | 40 | 0.513
13 | NSH | 39 | 0.513
14 | EDM | 42 | 0.452
15 | LAK | 42 | 0.381


So we're 9th right now. Dallas, surprisingly enough, has lost 4 in a row. SJ has jumped into 1st with a 5 game point streak, their last regulation loss was against us on the 22nd.

I'm not that concerned with games in hand right now, I am more concerned with that dreadful road string we have coming up. Plus the whole ppg thing is a little misleading because we have been significantly better record wise with Niedermayer back..

Updated

Games of note today: Detroit vs Chicago. Chicago has beaten Detroit in all 4 meetings so far this year.

Of note last night: San Jose takes over the Pacific Division lead with a win over Columbus. Edmonton wins yet another shootout to drop our pick to the number 4 overall.

Including tonights games:
| Team | GP | W %
1 | DET | 48 | 0.750
2 | SJS | 46 | 0.620
3 | MIN | 46 | 0.598
4 | ANA | 49 | 0.592
5 | VAN | 47 | 0.585
6 | DAL | 49 | 0.582
7 | COL | 46 | 0.576
8 | STL | 44 | 0.568
9 | CGY | 48 | 0.563
10 | CBJ | 47 | 0.553
11 | PHX | 46 | 0.533
12 | CHI | 46 | 0.500
13 | EDM | 48 | 0.490
14 | NSH | 56 | 0.429
15 | LAK | 47 | 0.404


And in regards to our draft pick:
25 | EDM | 48 | 0.490
26 | WSH | 46 | 0.489
27 | FLA | 47 | 0.468
28 | TOR | 47 | 0.468
29 | TBL | 46 | 0.424
30 | LAK | 47 | 0.404



And as to out of town, I just have to post Nash's goal again. http://www.nhl.tv/team/launch.htm?hlg=20072008,2,696&event=PHX709

And in regards to our draft pick:
As much as I'd like to see them suck so the Ducks have a high pick, you can't not love watching Hemsky and Horcoff working together. Almost as good as Getz and Perry. :D

Out of town: The golden boy is injured with a high ankle sprain. Seems like players really don't want to play in ASG. Luongo, Stastny, Crosby, Heatley.

The new low-scoring NHL took a hit tonight with a 10-1 game (Buffalo over Atlanta) and a 7-2 game (Carolina over Edmonton). Calgary has an un-we-need-to-have-bigger-nets like 5-1 lead over the Kings. Dammit LA, you need to win and place above our draft pick.

What's sad is if you go to TSN, there's like a gazillion pieces on Crosby's injury. Seriously, there's other players in the NHL.

Tonight was good for the Ducks. Florida, Carolina, Buffalo, and Tampa all win. Now Chicago needs to score in the 3rd to beat Colorado, and LA again proves to be of no help, losing 6-1 to Calgary in the 3rd period.

Stupid LA. And that Sanjaya Kopitar.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Sanjaya_at_Seattle_Center.JPG/220px-Sanjaya_at_Seattle_Center.JPG

Other funny notes related to the blowouts. Atlanta pulled the starter, Hedberg, after 4 goals in 11 shots. Lehtonen lets in 3 goals in the 2nd period, and he gets pulled, so Hedberg plays the 3rd. I'm not sure I've ever seen a goalie get unpulled before.

Also, the two blown out teams, Atlanta and Edmonton, play each other next game. Does that mean it'll be like a 10-9 game where crappy defenses meet or a 1-0 game of inept offenses?

It's amazing how a month ago we were not even in a playoff position, and now are one of the top 4 teams in the league point wise...screw games in hand as long as we win our games it will not matter.

Rank|Team|GP|W|L|OT|Pts|GF|GA|Home|Away|L10
1|Detroit Red Wings|48|34|10|4|72|163|106|19-4-2|15-6-2|6-3-1|
2|Ottawa Senators|46|30|12|4|64|162|128|16-7-2|14-5-2|6-4-0|
3|Anaheim Ducks|50|27|17|6|60|131|127|16-6-4|11-11-2|8-1-1|
4|San Jose Sharks|46|25|14|7|57|119|110|9-10-4|16-4-3|6-2-2|
5|Dallas Stars|49|26|18|5|57|143|129|13-7-2|13-11-3|3-6-1|
6|Montréal Canadiens|46|24|14|8|56|142|129|8-7-5|16-7-3|7-1-2|
7|Calgary Flames|49|24|17|8|56|144|142|11-8-7|13-9-1|6-3-1|
8|New Jersey Devils|46|26|17|3|55|112|106|13-7-0|13-10-3|6-4-0|
9|Pittsburgh Penguins|46|26|17|3|55|133|123|13-9-2|13-8-1|8-1-1|
10|Minnesota Wild|47|26|18|3|55|130|132|15-8-1|11-10-2|5-4-1|
11|Vancouver Canucks|47|25|17|5|55|123|111|13-7-2|12-10-3|5-4-1|
12|Colorado Avalanche|47|25|18|4|54|133|130|16-6-1|9-12-3|4-4-2|
13|Philadelphia Flyers|44|24|15|5|53|142|124|9-5-5|15-10-0|8-1-1|
14|Columbus Blue Jackets|47|23|18|6|52|121|118|16-6-4|7-12-2|7-3-0|
15|New York Islanders|46|23|18|5|51|112|126|13-8-2|10-10-3|5-2-3|
16|St Louis Blues|44|22|16|6|50|115|118|14-7-4|8-9-2|4-3-3|
17|CarolinaHurricanes|50|23|23|4|50|152|162|11-10-2|12-13-2|3-6-1|
18|Boston Bruins|45|22|18|5|49|116|120|11-8-3|11-10-2|4-5-1|
19|Phoenix Coyotes|46|24|21|1|49|124|127|9-11-1|15-10-0|7-3-0|
20|New YorkRangers|47|22|20|5|49|114|121|15-10-0|7-10-5|4-5-1|
21|Atlanta Thrashers|49|23|23|3|49|138|165|12-11-2|11-12-1|4-4-2|
22|Nashville Predators|46|22|20|4|48|128|129|13-8-2|9-12-2|5-3-2|
23|Chicago Blackhawks|47|22|21|4|48|135|138|13-12-1|9-9-3|3-6-1|
24|Edmonton Oilers|49|21|23|5|47|129|149|12-12-1|9-11-4|5-4-1|
25|Buffalo Sabres|45|20|19|6|46|136|128|12-8-2|8-11-4|1-4-5|
26|Florida Panthers|48|21|23|4|46|119|135|9-11-3|12-12-1|3-6-1|
27|Washington Capitals|46|20|21|5|45|132|144|11-11-1|9-10-4|7-2-1|
28|Toronto Maple Leafs|47|18|21|8|44|132|155|9-8-5|9-13-3|3-7-0|
29|Tampa Bay Lightning|47|18|24|5|41|135|157|12-10-2|6-14-3|3-5-2|
30|Los Angeles Kings|48|18|28|2|38|136|162|11-15-1|7-13-1|6-4-0|

Sharks had a tough night.
Ducks needs to keep working hard this season.

I fully expect the leafs, Caps and sabres pass the Oilers but I don't think the Blackhawks amongst others will stay ahead...i'd be satisfied with anything in the top 8.

I'll wait to make bold predictions since some of these teams will be holding fire-sales soon.
Some teams will be aiming for the basement as they dump salary.

The Sharks have dropped 4 straight and will make it a tight three horse race down the stretch in the Pacific.

Edmonton will be a seller at the trade deadline. Once the Oilers sell off some more players, they will fall further back in the pack and giving us a much better pick.

They are playing well, and hopefully they continue to respond well to this epic road trip. I hope the joy of winning will help keep the wear and tear of the trip down and keep their energy up.

Good thing is, we have to play well down the stretch here, and its such a big advantage in the playoffs when you enter the playoffs on a high note (although the playoffs are a ways away)

I fully expect the leafs, Caps and sabres pass the Oilers but I don't think the Blackhawks amongst others will stay ahead...i'd be satisfied with anything in the top 8.

Yeah I've been kinda saying to myself that if we get a top 10 pick back from Edmonton I'll be happy.

The Sharks have dropped 4 straight and will make it a tight three horse race down the stretch in the Pacific.

Edmonton will be a seller at the trade deadline. Once the Oilers sell off some more players, they will fall further back in the pack and giving us a much better pick.
Will Edmonton really be a seller? There's some awfully short-sighted fans who seem to be really focused on winning, not for winnings sake but just to avoid giving Anaheim a top pick. Fan pressure may prevent a sell off, even if it'd be better for the long term health of the franchise. They also don't really have any impending UFA of interest or importance to the team. Tarnstrom, Sanderson and Reasoner are the only UFAs. Losing those 3 isn't going to be that much of a loss.

Biggest potential drop off through selling UFAs that I can see are Tampa (Boyle, Prospal, Gratton), LA (Blake, Nagy, Stuart), Atlanta (Hossa, Holik, Recchi), Carolina (Hedican, Stillman, Commodore). Buffalo (Campbell), Washington (Kolzig) and Toronto (Sundin) have big sell off parts, but only 1.

i'm not too concerned with the games at hand....because that is assuming u'd have to win all those games...keep in mind..our ducks have 17 losses having played more games..there are teams like the flames and stars who have a game in hand with 17 and 18 losses respectively ....but look at it this way...they have to win that game in hand just to keep pace..dallas..which i'm hoping will lose tonite:yo: will still have a game in hand, BUT 19 losses...so it may be better to look at winning %...but then again...the way the ducks are playing..that % is just sky rocketing up :yo:

Only team whih is way behind in games that i can see, is St.Louis...but can they win all those games? and..besides...its St.Louis..they're not touching any of the top 3 seeds in the long haul

As this is the mishmash of stuff around the league thread... There's a thread on the Edmonton board talking about "do the oil intend to keep Pitkanen" thread.

It's not particularly interesting, but I did find one aspect quite humorously ironic. There's an oft-stated view that it's not worth paying Pitkanen big bucks because he's inconsistent and not proven enough. Penner who?

As this is the mishmash of stuff around the league thread... There's a thread on the Edmonton board talking about "do the oil intend to keep Pitkanen" thread.

It's not particularly interesting, but I did find one aspect quite humorously ironic. There's an oft-stated view that it's not worth paying Pitkanen big bucks because he's inconsistent and not proven enough. Penner who?

As it stands right now Penner is on pace for one more point than Todd Bertuzzi, in around 15 more games. Yes, I will take that top 5 pick thankyou.


On an even funnier note, I wouldnt put it past Lowe to not sell anything off at the deadline just to try and finish in the highest possible spot to spite Burke, further hurting his team's rebuild process.

As it stands right now Penner is on pace for one more point than Todd Bertuzzi, in around 15 more games. Yes, I will take that top 5 pick thankyou.


On an even funnier note, I wouldnt put it past Lowe to not sell anything off at the deadline just to try and finish in the highest possible spot to spite Burke, further hurting his team's rebuild process.
Bert will surpass him as long as he stays healthy.

and No Lowe will not sell he's proven he has an ego as big as Burkes, even though what he should be doing is get rid of players he has no use for long term..then again they have no high picks to tank for.

Don't look now, but Phoenix is 4 points behind the Ducks with 3 games in hand. And to think they were the 4th worst team in the league when we waived Bryz. They're 8th in the West right now.

You owe us one Maloney... take Marchant to repay us.

No Burke just made a big mistake by letting that happen, but yeah this stretch could make us or break us here the west is that tight.

It's been a couple weeks, I figured it's worth an updated standings.
Place| Team | GP | W % | Pts
1 | DET | 54 | 0.778 | 84
2 | SJS | 52 | 0.625 | 65
3 | MIN | 52 | 0.606 | 63
4 | DAL | 56 | 0.598 | 67
5 | CGY | 52 | 0.577 | 60
6 | COL | 53 | 0.566 | 60
7 | NSH | 53 | 0.557 | 59
8 | PHX | 52 | 0.548 | 57
9 | VAN | 53 | 0.547 | 58
10 | ANA | 56 | 0.545 | 61
11 | STL | 51 | 0.539 | 55
12 | CBJ | 54 | 0.519 | 56
13 | CHI | 52 | 0.49 | 51
14 | EDM | 54 | 0.472 | 51
15 | LAK | 54 | 0.417 | 45


Currently we're out of a playoff pace. If you estimate that we need 94 points to make the playoffs, we need to go on a .635 point pace. Which is better than we've played since Niedermayer returned (.614). Of course home ice would be nice, but I'm not sure it's realistically attainable.

Stuff around the NHL:

Toronto beat Detroit. Wow. Good news for our draft pick. And Cleary's out for 6-8 weeks with a broken jaw. He's really been a revelation for them, their 3rd highest forward scorer. That takes him out to just before the playoffs.

In Edmonton, the Oilers fans are complaining about how Penner didn't stick up for Hemsky when Regehr boarded him. And how he let up on a few hit opportunities on Regehr later. Ha. Remember when they talked about how Penner would be the power forward of the future and would bring physicality to the Oilers? Don't say we didn't tell them so.

Tonight's results don't look so good in relation to us, but they look pretty good in relation to our draft pick on the East. Atlanta, Florida, Toronto, Tampa, and NYI all picked up at least a point. Sadly, the bottom Western teams St. Louis and LA both lost.

We seem to be 6th in winning% in the West not including today's games. So that's an improvement.

This is kind of random, but the Nucks just recalled Ryan Shannon and I remember that the '09 third round pick the Ducks acquired along with Jason King was dependent on how many games Shannon played. What was the # again?

I'm not sure I ever knew the exact number, but I believe it was around half the season. I don't believe the local newspapers ever said. I'm pretty sure we don't get the pick though. You could try searching for some info from the Nucks board.

I'm not sure I ever knew the exact number, but I believe it was around half the season. I don't believe the local newspapers ever said. I'm pretty sure we don't get the pick though. You could try searching for some info from the Nucks board.

I seem to recall the half game number too. Oh well.

Right, the Ducks would receive Vancouver's 3rd rounder in '09 if Shannon plays 41 games this season, which seems to be out of the question at this point.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_NHL_Entry_Draft

Team|GP|W|L|OT|Pts|GF|GA|Home|Away|L10
Detroit Red Wings*|58|41|12|5|87|192|126|21-6-2|20-6-3|7-2-1
Dallas Stars*|59|34|20|5|73|174|147|17-9-2|17-11-3|8-2-0|
Minnesota Wild*|56|32|20|4|68|155|148|17-9-2|15-11-2|6-3-1|
San Jose Sharks|55|31|17|7|69|146|133|14-12-4|17-5-3|6-4-0|
Anaheim Ducks|60|31|22|7|69|148|150|16-7-4|15-15-3|4-5-1|
Colorado Avalanche|56|30|21|5|65|162|154|18-8-2|12-13-3|5-3-2|
Calgary Flames|56|28|20|8|64|161|161|15-10-7|13-10-1|6-4-0|
Nashville Predators|57|29|22|6|64|165|154|17-8-3|12-14-3|6-2-2|
Vancouver Cansucks|57|28|22|7|63|149|145|15-11-2|13-11-5|3-5-2|
Columbus Blue Jackets|58|26|23|9|61|141|148|16-8-6|10-15-3|3-4-3|
Phoenix Coyotes|56|28|24|4|60|154|157|11-13-2|17-11-2|4-3-3|
St Louis Blues|54|24|22|8|56|138|157|15-10-5|9-12-3|2-6-2|
Edmonton Draft Picks|57|25|27|5|55|151|170|14-14-1|11-13-4|4-5-1|
Chicago Blackhawks|55|24|25|6|54|150|160|13-13-1|11-12-5|4-4-2|
Los Angeles Queens|58|24|31|3|51|165|190|12-16-1|12-15-2|6-3-1|

So I can't comment on the game because I was watching our draft pick improve, but Montreal came back from a 5-0 deficit nearly halfway through the game to win 6-5 in the SO. Dayam.

Oh, and ignore the Edmonton fans on the main board. Penner is as lazy and inconsistent as ever. Their claims of improvement are only over fat, out of shape post-Cup Penner, not pre-Cup Penner. He's pretty much the same guy we know. Damn glad he's not being paid 4.25 for 5 years. Now if only we could get rid of our own lazy 4 million dollar guy...

So I can't comment on the game because I was watching our draft pick improve, but Montreal came back from a 5-0 deficit nearly halfway through the game to win 6-5 in the SO. Dayam.

Oh, and ignore the Edmonton fans on the main board. Penner is as lazy and inconsistent as ever. Their claims of improvement are only over fat, out of shape post-Cup Penner, not pre-Cup Penner. He's pretty much the same guy we know. Damn glad he's not being paid 4.25 for 5 years. Now if only we could get rid of our own lazy 4 million dollar guy...

I think it's mainly (ha!) on the main board. There was one post on the Oilers board that described him as MIA and another said if he's only going to occupy space on ice, he should take a seat in the press box. Imagine that.

Well, it's the lesser of two evils, but I hope Edmonton can find a way to beat Dallas on Friday.

Maybe the move back with the twins will kick some life back into Bert. Maybe we need a Bert is being Bertuzzied thread. Nah, somehow that doesn't have the same impact as the team being Bertuzzied thread.

That pick is looking nice....I looked at the schedule for the next few games for Edmonton and its pretty tough....next three against Dallas, Colorado, and Detroit, and it doesnt get much easier for a while. Hopefully they start to demoralize and tank hard.

I think a big reason why Edmonton sucked so hard at the end of last year (man I cleaned up on vbookie with them) was that they totally lost heart with Smyth traded away. This year there's not as much reason to sell, and they never really had the leadership to lose. And they seemed to bond pretty well last game, where the massive fights might draw the team together, so they may actually be building heart.

I don't think the team can do very well, just because they're pretty weak to begin with and are wracked by injuries, but I don't really foresee a collapse like we'll see with Toronto, LA, and maybe Tampa.

I watched the Montreal game and man, what a comeback! WOW! I'd hate to be a Rags fan right now.

And go Nashville for beating Edmonton!

I watched the Montreal game and man, what a comeback! WOW! I'd hate to be a Rags fan right now.

And go Nashville for beating Edmonton!

Personally I hate the Oilers for obvious reasons, but I was hoping they would be Nashville. The Ducks are definitely not locked for the playoffs right now. These two games against Colorado and Calgray are vital for the playoffs.

So I can't comment on the game because I was watching our draft pick improve, but Montreal came back from a 5-0 deficit nearly halfway through the game to win 6-5 in the SO. Dayam.

Oh, and ignore the Edmonton fans on the main board. Penner is as lazy and inconsistent as ever. Their claims of improvement are only over fat, out of shape post-Cup Penner, not pre-Cup Penner. He's pretty much the same guy we know. Damn glad he's not being paid 4.25 for 5 years. Now if only we could get rid of our own lazy 4 million dollar guy...
Agree he looks like the same guy as last year. Very good some nights, very invisible others although I think he would have improved this year had he stayed with us and been with Getz and Perry all year. But he'll never carry a line and i'll take possibly 3 top 65 picks in a deep draft for a guy who will score under 50 points...

So far so good tonight. SJ lost again, the Isles and Caps are in OT which means they both move farther ahead of Edmonton, and Tampa is in OT bringing them closer to Edmonton.

I cant decide if I want Calgary or Dallas to win though....Dallas wins, then the division is farther off. Calgary wins and they are one point behind us.


Edit: And TB lost...bah.

What? Tampa was up 2-0, so I started watching the Caps game. And they lost? If only we had another Bryz to waive to them.

Be sure to root for Chicago.

Oh, and the semi-desired deadline pickup Comrie scored in the SO to give the Isles a win. Makes it more unlikely the Isles will be selling.

So far so good tonight. SJ lost again, the Isles and Caps are in OT which means they both move farther ahead of Edmonton, and Tampa is in OT bringing them closer to Edmonton.

I cant decide if I want Calgary or Dallas to win though....Dallas wins, then the division is farther off. Calgary wins and they are one point behind us.


Edit: And TB lost...bah.

As much as I hate the Flames you have to root for them. You always need to root for the teams ahead of you. You can't worry about the teams behind you. Unless they are as far ahead as the Wings are.

I can't say i'm happy if either one of those teams win, but we really need one of those teams to win in regulation. They are tied right now so let's up someone scores soon.

As much as I hate the Flames you have to root for them. You always need to root for the teams ahead of you. You can't worry about the teams behind you. Unless they are as far ahead as the Wings are.

I can't say i'm happy if either one of those teams win, but we really need one of those teams to win in regulation. They are tied right now so let's up someone scores soon.

Well Calgary pulled it out in the end....only time will tell if that is a good thing.

Well Calgary pulled it out in the end....only time will tell if that is a good thing.

At least they did it in regulation. Good news is that San Jose and Minnesota both lost in regulation as well.

Three games of concern tonight for Anaheim: Dallas vs Edmonton, Detroit vs Calgary, and Phoenix vs Colorado.

I cant decide if Id rather have Dallas or Edmonton win, so Im ok with either winning in regulation. The same goes for Colorado/Phoenix as they have the exact same amount of points with the exact same amount of games played. As for the other one, as much as I hate Detroit we arent going to catch them, so Id rather they beat Calgary.

Games Tonight (2/22/08)

:stars 5
:edmonton 2

Meh.


:flames 1
:wings0

Boo!

:coyotes 2
:avs 3 (SO)

Worst result possible out of this game.

Well Calgary pulled it out in the end.
:sarcasm:
Games Tonight (2/22/08)

:stars 5
:edmonton 2

.

Yeah a lot of ppl booed at the game tonight when they showed this score. I'm glad Edmonton lost.

:sarcasm:


Yeah a lot of ppl booed at the game tonight when they showed this score. I'm glad Edmonton lost.
Ditto, i'll let Dallas win the division if it means we get Stamkos.

:sarcasm:


Yeah a lot of ppl booed at the game tonight when they showed this score. I'm glad Edmonton lost.

Same here. Well, maybe not glad, but not altogether mad about the result either. For one, it will make it less likely that the pick will be traded. And two, I just don't want Edmonton to win. Period :biglaugh: :D.

I'm trilled with the news.;)

Important Games: 2/23/08


Teams | First Period | Second Period | Third Period | Final

http://cdn.nhl.com/images/logos/25/dal.gif| 1 Miettinen | 3 Riberio (2), Eriksson | 2 Morrow, Eriksson | 6
http://cdn.nhl.com/images/logos/25/nsh.gif| 1 Koistinen | 0 | 2 Dumont, Suter | 3

Teams | First Period | Second Period | Third Period | Final

http://cdn.nhl.com/images/logos/25/det.gif| 0 | 0 | 0| 0
http://cdn.nhl.com/images/logos/25/van.gif| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

Definitely want Detroit to win. The other game is not as clear. On the one hand, you want to catch Dallas, but on the other, the Preds are right on the tale of the Ducks. Wouldn't be mad either way as long as it ends in regulation (though probably would prefer if Nashville won).

Important Games: 2/23/08


Teams | First Period | Second Period | Third Period | Final

http://cdn.nhl.com/images/logos/25/dal.gif| 0 | 0 | 0| 0
http://cdn.nhl.com/images/logos/25/nsh.gif| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

Teams | First Period | Second Period | Third Period | Final

http://cdn.nhl.com/images/logos/25/det.gif| 0 | 0 | 0| 0
http://cdn.nhl.com/images/logos/25/van.gif| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

Definitely want Detroit to win. The other game is not as clear. On the one hand, you want to catch Dallas, but on the other, the Preds are right on the tale of the Ducks. Wouldn't be mad either way as long as it ends in regulation (though probably would prefer if Nashville won).



A lot of the games today are of interest to Anaheim: Toronto vs Atlanta (Toronto wins they move 2 pts ahead of Edm), Tampa Bay vs Boston (Tampa wins they move into tie with Edm), and Chicago vs LA (LA wins they move to 2 pts behind Edm).

So, root for:

Detroit
Nashville
Toronto
Tampa Bay
LA

A lot of the games today are of interest to Anaheim: Toronto vs Atlanta (Toronto wins they move 2 pts ahead of Edm), Tampa Bay vs Boston (Tampa wins they move into tie with Edm), and Chicago vs LA (LA wins they move to 2 pts behind Edm).

So, root for:

Detroit
Nashville
Toronto
Tampa Bay
LA

I definitely love having that pick because it makes every other game so much more interesting to watch.

I definitely love having that pick because it makes every other game so much more interesting to watch.

It also gives us a reason to root for the Kings, strangely enough. :sarcasm:

|GP|W|L|OT|Pts|GF|GA|Home|Away|L10
Detroit Red Wings|63|42|16|5|89|199|137|21-7-2|21-9-3|3-6-1|
Dallas Stars|65|38|22|5|81|190|160|20-10-2|18-12-3|8-2-0|
New Jersey Devils|62|36|21|5|77|168|147|21-11-1|15-10-4|7-1-2|
Anaheim Ducks|65|35|23|7|77|161|160|19-8-4|16-15-3|8-2-0|
Ottawa Senators|61|35|20|6|76|206|180|19-11-3|16-9-3|3-5-2|
Pittsburgh Penguins|61|35|21|5|75|182|165|18-10-3|17-11-2|7-2-1|
Montréal Canadiens|62|33|20|9|75|196|177|14-11-5|19-9-4|5-5-0|
Minnesota Wild|61|34|22|5|73|169|166|18-9-3|16-13-2|5-3-2|
San Jose Sharks|61|32|21|8|72|159|150|14-13-5|18-8-3|4-5-1|
Calgary Flames|62|32|22|8|72|178|177|16-10-7|16-12-1|6-4-0|
Nashville Predators|63|32|23|8|72|183|175|20-9-4|12-14-4|5-2-3|
Vancouver Canucks|61|31|22|8|70|163|156|16-11-3|15-11-5|5-2-3|
Boston Bruins|60|31|23|6|68|160|164|14-12-3|17-11-3|5-4-1|
Buffalo Sabres|61|30|23|8|68|182|170|16-9-3|14-14-5|7-2-1|
Colorado Avalanche|62|31|25|6|68|170|171|18-11-2|13-14-4|4-4-2|
New York Rangers|62|30|24|8|68|157|155|19-13-0|11-11-8|6-2-2|
Phoenix Coyotes|62|31|26|5|67|171|171|13-14-3|18-12-2|4-4-2|
New York Islanders|63|30|26|7|67|156|180|17-12-3|13-14-4|6-3-1|
Carolina Hurricanes|64|31|28|5|67|188|204|16-11-3|15-17-2|5-4-1|
Philadelphia Flyers|61|30|25|6|66|187|177|13-12-5|17-13-1|1-8-1|
St Louis Blues|61|28|23|10|66|159|171|18-10-5|10-13-5|4-3-3|
Columbus Blue Jackets|63|28|26|9|65|153|166|16-9-6|12-17-3|3-4-3|
Washington Capitals|61|28|26|7|63|173|188|15-13-2|13-13-5|5-3-2|
Chicago Blackhawks|60|28|26|6|62|169|169|15-13-1|13-13-5|5-3-2|
Atlanta Thrashers|62|29|29|4|62|168|200|16-14-2|13-15-2|6-4-0|
Florida Panthers|63|27|29|7|61|173|183|12-12-6|15-17-1|4-4-2|
Edmonton Oilers|62|27|30|5|59|166|188|15-14-1|12-16-4|4-6-0|
Toronto Maple Leafs|62|25|28|9|59|169|199|15-12-5|10-16-4|5-4-1|
Tampa Bay Lightning|61|25|29|7|57|174|198|15-14-2|10-15-5|5-3-2|
Los Angeles Kings|63|26|34|3|55|181|206|14-17-1|12-17-2|5-5-0|

So, root for:

Detroit
Nashville
Toronto
Tampa Bay
LA

:naughty:

If you care about the pick, you should root for Florida too.

Stupid Cloutier shat the bed again. 5-2 Chicago over LA so far.

I plan on watching Toronto-Atlanta. Hopefully Toronto wins. And to see Sundin's last game in Toronto.... as a hero before he gets vilified for exercising his well-deserved right.

edit: Holy crap! LA just tied it up! Unjinx? It was even 5-1 when I started typing the post, and they scored the 2nd goal before I hit "send."

It was 5-2 and I stopped watching. Now they are tied??

yep...kopitar 14 seconds before the end of the 3rd. but they lost in OT...well, at least a point.

yep...kopitar 14 seconds before the end of the 3rd. but they lost in OT...well, at least a point.

lol it's weird when we're glad that LA got a point isn't it?

Important Games: 2/23/08


Teams | First Period | Second Period | Third Period | Final

http://cdn.nhl.com/images/logos/25/dal.gif| 1 Miettinen | 3 Riberio (2), Eriksson | 2 Morrow, Eriksson | 6
http://cdn.nhl.com/images/logos/25/nsh.gif| 1 Koistinen | 0 | 2 Dumont, Suter | 3

Teams | First Period | Second Period | Third Period | Final

http://cdn.nhl.com/images/logos/25/det.gif| 1 Meech | 0 | 0| 1
http://cdn.nhl.com/images/logos/25/van.gif| 1 Edler | 1 Salo | 2 Kesler (2) | 4

Definitely want Detroit to win. The other game is not as clear. On the one hand, you want to catch Dallas, but on the other, the Preds are right on the tale of the Ducks. Wouldn't be mad either way as long as it ends in regulation (though probably would prefer if Nashville won).




Score update so far. Dallas won of-course... :cry:

Yeah, so-so night so far. Only Toronto won and LA gained a point. Tampa losing sucks because that would have brought the pick to a tie for 2nd overall. Oh well.

Dallas might be a lost cause. They're 8-2 in the last 10 (as are we). It's amazing that they're doing this without Zubov and Boucher. I just can't believe how everyone always underestimates them, every year.

And Tampa sucks. Win dammit.

Dallas might be a lost cause. They're 8-2 in the last 10 (as are we). It's amazing that they're doing this without Zubov and Boucher. I just can't believe how everyone always underestimates them, every year.

And Tampa sucks. Win dammit.

Dallas is fortunately making the best of a heavy schedule so far. How the NHL has them playing 5 more games than San Jose at this point in the season is beyond me. So pretty much every team in hockey has some catching up to do in games played, though I'm thinking the slowed-down schedule Dallas has coming up will help with the return of Zubie and Boucher.....and whoever Dallas can get at the deadline as well. :thumbu:

Anyways, race for the Pacific title isn't over by a long shot, should be an exciting final stretch.

I watched the Vancouver vs. Detroit game and Detroit got completely outplayed. All the teams that we needed to win lost except for Toronto. We should try reverse psychology next time.

I watched the Vancouver vs. Detroit game and Detroit got completely outplayed. All the teams that we needed to win lost except for Toronto. We should try reverse psychology next time.
Ha. The games I mentioned: Florida won, Toronto won, and LA OTL. Maybe you guys need reverse psychology, I just need to use psychology.

It also gives us a reason to root for the Kings, strangely enough. :sarcasm:

I thought it would bother me extremely but it really doesn't. I think that it is just because they suck SO bad and my hatred for them has had the biggest outlet for so long that is pretty insignificant for the time being. I really enjoy watching Cloutier, too. It's entertaining waiting for his blowup or horrible GA.

I thought it would bother me extremely but it really doesn't. I think that it is just because they suck SO bad and my hatred for them has had the biggest outlet for so long that is pretty insignificant for the time being. I really enjoy watching Cloutier, too. It's entertaining waiting for his blowup or horrible GA.

It doesn't bother me rooting for them at all either. I remember when I used to LOVE watching them lose (like in the '03-'04 season when they lost, what was it, the last 10 or so games of reg. season and missed the playoffs :naughty:) but now I think I got so used to them sucking and the disparity between the two teams has grown so large that it's kind of pathetic and comical in a sad way. Maybe if they were more of a threat but the rivalry doesn't have much lustre or stir much emotion in me right now at least. It is greater w/ other teams as of late (Sharks, Wings, Oilers--because of the feud between Burke & Lowe, etc.). I think most fans of both teams are waiting for a time when both teams are good at the same time so the rivalry means something again.

I've been rooting for the Kings all season long. I hate the ignorant fans at the Honda Center who cheer when the Kings lose. There was a game earlier in the year when the Oilers lost to the Kings. My bro and I were cheering like crazy but we were the only ones.

Four games of interest for Anaheim today: Calgary vs Minnesota, Pittsburgh vs SJ, Edmonton vs Colorado, and St. Louis vs Phoenix. You could also count Wash-NJ and Flor-Nyr since both Washington and Florida are only 4 pts up on Edmonton. So, tonight, root for:

Calgary
Pittsburgh
Colorado
St. Louis
Washington
Florida

I've been rooting for the Kings all season long. I hate the ignorant fans at the Honda Center who cheer when the Kings lose. There was a game earlier in the year when the Oilers lost to the Kings. My bro and I were cheering like crazy but we were the only ones.

90% of the "Duck fans" at Honda Center on any given night don't know their ass from a hole in the ground, but feel that yelling their ignorant opinions at the team will do something.

Sharks and Pens go to OT...

Sorry for the old logos, but I am just using HF's team smileys.

:devils 2
:caps 1 (OT)

Not bad...at least the Caps got a point.

:flames 2
:wild1

This game was going to suck either way...probably better that Calgary won. And in regulation too!

:pens 1
:sharks 2 (SO)

...

Conklin's a friggin' idiot. Brilliant all game, and blows it by getting beaten clean on three straight shots in the shootout. Sharks win, boo.

:flames 2
:wild1

This game was going to suck either way...probably better that Calgary won. And in regulation too!


I'm glad the Wild lost. Not because of the playoff race or anything. I just don't like the Wild.

Remember how I was thinking other teams would tank below the Oilers because the Oilers weren't going to sell/lose leadership like LA, Tampa, and Toronto likely would?

Well their captain, Moreau, just broke his ankle and is gone for the season.

I'm not sure I've ever seen a club as cursed as this. Although the Toronto stuff going on right now is pretty close.

It's too bad Colorado blew a 2-0 lead yesterday to the Oil. Boooooo

Man if the Ducks didn't have so much stock in Edmonton's demise, and Lowe wasn't wearing his ass for a hat I might have some sympathy for them.

Remember how I was thinking other teams would tank below the Oilers because the Oilers weren't going to sell/lose leadership like LA, Tampa, and Toronto likely would?

Well their captain, Moreau, just broke his ankle and is gone for the season.

I'm not sure I've ever seen a club as cursed as this. Although the Toronto stuff going on right now is pretty close.

This reminds me of that part in the movie Old School when Vince Vaughn asks Luke Wilson how he was able to get such a good deal on his lease for his house. Luke Wilson says something like "The guy that used to live here just had a heart attack and died." Vince Vaughn: "That's awesome. Awesome."

Man if the Ducks didn't have so much stock in Edmonton's demise, and Lowe wasn't wearing his ass for a hat I might have some sympathy for them.

I thought Lowe's hat looked kinda funny...and fat.

The only game of interest today is Toronto-Ottowa. Toronto is currently tied with Edmonton in points, and leads Ottowa 1-0. I dont really expect it to stick.

The only game of interest today is Toronto-Ottowa. Toronto is currently tied with Edmonton in points, and lead Ottowa 1-0. I dont really expect it to stick.

You never know, they have beat Ottawa in the last two games they have played together.

You say "only 1 game," I say that half of all games are of relevance. That's a lot!

Basically the NHL is stupid. Why were there 7 games yesterday and only 2 today? And 11 on Saturday? They're basically preventing people from watching games because there'll be boatloads of conflicts on busy days and quiet days with no games on.

Tucker just made it 2-0. Quick, offer Edmonton's 1st and MacMillan for him!

edit: Now he just assisted "Wayne Gretzky-like" (according to the announcers) on a 3rd goal. Upgrade that offer to Edmonton 1st, 2nd, Ryan, and Mitera!

3-0 now kubina

Holy crap. Tucker scores again. Edm 1st, Edm 2nd, Ana 1st 09, Ryan, Mitera, MacMillan, Perry, Niedermayer for Tucker? Please?

Holy crap. Tucker scores again. Edm 1st, Edm 2nd, Ana 1st 09, Ryan, Mitera, MacMillan, Perry, Niedermayer for Tucker? Please?

only if he scores a third hold out

5-0 Leafs now...wow what a blow out.

You say "only 1 game," I say that half of all games are of relevance. That's a lot!

Basically the NHL is stupid. Why were there 7 games yesterday and only 2 today? And 11 on Saturday? They're basically preventing people from watching games because there'll be boatloads of conflicts on busy days and quiet days with no games on.
The league has loaded saturdays up with games since the lockout ended, I think it's great. They were trying for an NFL Sunday kind of feel.

First off, I agree with Chock. Saturday games are awesome. :D

Secondly, looks like the Leafs pulled it off. 5-0 final. Also, the Flyers beat the Sabres in a SO ending their 10 game skid.

Tonight may have been relatively boring in terms of action around the league relating to the Ducks, but there will be PLENTY of action tomorrow night. Washington plays host to Minnesota. The Caps are three points up on Edmonton and the Wild are close on the Ducks heel. The Thrashers, who are one point up on the Oilers, play in Montreal while Edmonton will host Detroit. Dallas is also in action at St. Louis and the Avs play the Flames in Calgary. So root for:

Washington
Atlanta
Colorado
St. Louis
Detroit

Tonight may have been relatively boring in terms of action around the league relating to the Ducks, but there will be PLENTY of action tomorrow night. Washington plays host to Minnesota. The Caps are three points up on Edmonton and the Wild are close on the Ducks heel. The Thrashers, who are one point up on the Oilers, play in Montreal while Edmonton will host Detroit. Dallas is also in action at St. Louis and the Avs play the Flames in Calgary. So root for:

Washington
Atlanta
Colorado
St. Louis
Detroit

Caps won tonight 4-1 Minnesota got Chris Simon ***************

****ing detriot!!! 2-1 edm w/ 12 min left in the 3rd. i dont care if ur injured..so is edm! stop ****ing up our pick!:rant:

Tie game! :D

3-2 Wings...really bad goal let in by Garon. Just brutal. :yo: :yo: :yo:

Dammit stop commentating on it mid game. You totally jinxed it.

And THAT is why Stuart is better than Lilja.

Dammit stop commentating on it mid game. You totally jinxed it.

And THAT is why Stuart is better than Lilja.

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Alot of things are better that Lilja

ipqQhTG7YdY
Alot of things are better that Lilja

I miss A.McDonald. :cry:

So tonight do we root for
Buffalo
Columbus
Tampa Bay
Chicago
Vancouver

So tonight do we root for
Buffalo
Columbus
Tampa Bay
Chicago
Vancouver

Don't forget Toronto, who has already let Florida jump out to a 2-0 lead.

Don't forget Toronto, who has already let Florida jump out to a 2-0 lead.

Both are currently tied w/ Edmonton so I'll take any of the two in OT.

man Blue Jackets let me down.

Oilers 5 Kings 4 :(

Oilers 5 Kings 4 :(

The times I cheer for the Kings are few, I mean c'mon!

Cloutier = 1 man tank.

Cloutier = 1 man tank.

You know, I am actually glad he is playing well and people are cutting him some slack.

Well Detroit continues to suck... San Jose 3 Detroit 2. :shakehead

Tonight's action (DFC-ized):
Wash 4, NJ 0 :thumbu:
Minn 3, Fla 2 :thumbd:
SJ 3, Det 2: :pullhair:
TB 3, Tor 2 OT :banana:
Cbs 3, Van 2 OT :dunno:

Tonight's action (DFC-ized):
Wash 4, NJ 0 :thumbu:
Minn 3, Fla 2 :thumbd:
SJ 3, Det 2: :pullhair:
TB 3, Tor 2 OT :banana:
Cbs 3, Van 2 OT :dunno:

Admit it, you like the little buggers. :thumbu: :silly::walrus:

Well Detroit continues to suck... San Jose 3 Detroit 2. :shakehead

They're going to miss the playoffs.:sarcasm:

The times I cheer for the Kings are few, I mean c'mon!

Actually the Kings suck so bad this year, I've been rooting for them every game. That and it would be nice to get the #1 overall pick in the 08 draft. ;)

Well tonight sucked for us in every game with the exception of one...

Nashville beat Dallas in regulation.:yo:

The day has been pretty good for the Ducks draft pick so far.

Chicago beat Vancover 4-2.

Florida beat NYI 1-0.

Atlanta lost to Pittsburg, but they managed to get a point out of it.

The Kings and Wild are currently tied 1-1 in the second period. Same goes for the Oilers and Bluejackets.

Oilers win in the SO...14th win in the SO for them.

The Kings lose in OT to the Wild 2-1.

god that oil pick gets worse everyday

god that oil pick gets worse everyday

I know, hopefully they start losing soon.

Meh. The Oilers have been hovering around .500 all year. It's never really changed. Even when they were 3rd from last, it was just like a 3-4 game losing streak after reaching .500, after which they slowly make it back up again.

We just have to hope some other teams string some wins together. Tampa, Florida, Atlanta, St. Louis, and LA are all slumping. At least Toronto is making a push.

I expected about a 6th overall since the beginning of the year, and have never seen anything that would make we want to change it.

wow...Edmonton actually passed St. Louis in the standings. :shakehead

At this point I just hope the pick stays top 10 and the Ducks have a shot at Kyle Beach.

wow...Edmonton actually passed St. Louis in the standings. :shakehead

At this point I just hope the pick stays top 10 and the Ducks have a shot at Kyle Beach.

It's not looking as good as before for sure, the hockey Gods must be on vacation or something.

Wow just looked at Edmonton's schedule. They don't play anyone in a playoff spot in their next six games, except for 8th seed Colorado. Maybe they'll suck it up like they're supposed too...

Wow just looked at Edmonton's schedule. They don't play anyone in a playoff spot in their next six games, except for 8th seed Colorado. Maybe they'll suck it up like they're supposed too...

Could be good too, if they end up losing to teams blow/close to them, it's a bigger gain.

Wow just looked at Edmonton's schedule. They don't play anyone in a playoff spot in their next six games, except for 8th seed Colorado. Maybe they'll suck it up like they're supposed too...

After that, though, I think their sked gets pretty rough. I'm not sure, but I think its playoff teams till the end of the season. Let's just hope they begin their slide now and finish as low as possible.

Wow just looked at Edmonton's schedule. They don't play anyone in a playoff spot in their next six games, except for 8th seed Colorado. Maybe they'll suck it up like they're supposed too...

In a way you kinda want that though because teams with players fighting for jobs tend to play harder at the end of the season, like St.Louis last year for instance was an incredibly tough out towards the end of the season. Teams like Phoenix for example will be a tough out at the end of this year. You actually want Edmonton playing teams like that rather than Det, Dal, at this point or later on in this season IMO.

Big slate of games tonight, I think the bolded are who we want...

Florida vs Boston
NY Islanders vs NY Rangers
Buffalo vs Philadelphia
Pittsburgh vs Tampa Bay
New Jersey vs Toronto
Chicago vs Minnesota (although MINN is on our tail)
Los Angeles vs St. Louis (OT please!)
Columbus vs Calgary (CAL same as MINN)
Nashville vs Edmonton
Vancouver vs Colorado :dunno:

Vancouver vs Colorado :dunno:

Colorado. Keep Vancouver on a skid and hope it bodes badly for team morale. Plus I'm an Avs fan, so... :D

Root for St. Louis, not LA. Edmonton is one point up on the Blues while LA is much further behind and is likely a lost cause.

Florida wins and passes Edmonton for the time being. Craig Anderson with another 40+ save shutout.

Nashville taking a quick 3 goal lead. If they blow it I'll kill Garth Brooks with his own guitar pick.

Isles win as well, putting them 4 points up on Edmonton.

Root for St. Louis, not LA. Edmonton is one point up on the Blues while LA is much further behind and is likely a lost cause.

I hope for OT in these games, for maximum point gainage. :thumbu:

Also, hope we can beat the Hawks 1-0 in OT tomorrow... Giguere/Hiller get a shutout, we get the 2 points, and the Hawks get help in their race not to finish below the Oilers. :naughty:

It's been a good night for now.

Hopefully Nashville will bring home the game.

Who said the loser point sucks?

kings down a goal, but its too st louis so that is good. I doubt edmonton will "catch" the queens.

Edmonton gets destroyed 5-1 (:D); Calgary beats the Jackets 1-0 (:p:), and the Avs beat the Nucks 2-1 (:dunno:). Chicago also beat Minnesota 4-2 (:) )

Edmonton gets destroyed 5-1 (:D); Calgary beats the Jackets 1-0 (:p:), and the Avs beat the Nucks 2-1 (:dunno:). Chicago also beat Minnesota 4-2 (:) )
Fun with statistics. Geoff Sanderson's 1st 3 shifts? 64 seconds TOI, -3. Ouch. He played a 4th shift of 21 seconds (which was interrupted by some fights) and was apparently benched afterwards.

That's Jackman-esque.

So close from going to OT in the Blues vs. Kings game.

Dallas deciding to hang back and make things more interesting down the stretch, it seems. ;)

Ottawa's got an early lead on SJ. Fingers crossed.

But the Blues lost in regulation, so that does us no good. :(

^^I'm watching it as well (hoping it makes up for the waste of 2 hours watching the Ducks game earlier).

Go Sens:)

^^I'm watching it as well (hoping it makes up for the waste of 2 hours watching the Ducks game earlier).

Go Sens:)

I WOULD be watching, but Cox OC doesn't carry the NHLN and Center Ice can't show games being shown on the NHLN... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!

This is the last straw. I am sending them a letter tonight.

I WOULD be watching, but Cox OC doesn't carry the NHLN and Center Ice can't show games being shown on the NHLN... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!

This is the last straw. I am sending them a letter tonight.

I've been fortunate enough to have a friend let me used his CI online (he never, ever uses it). Usually I always order the cable version but I'm in dorms this year so I can't. FSN Bay Area comes in up here though so I'm watching the game on there.

Edit: but we don't have Versus in the dorms so I won't be able to catch lots of playoff games this season. :cry:

Marleau just hit the post. :amazed: Sharks will have about a minute on pp to start the 3rd.

Sens lead 2-1 w/ 7 mins left

And....Sharks tie it up. 2.5 mins left

Sens lead 2-1 w/ 7 mins left

And....Sharks tie it up. 2.5 mins left

:shakehead Dang.

Going to OT :thumbd:

Sharks win in OT

Stupid Sens:shakehead

Toronto wins :)

Toronto wins :)
On the other hand, Tampa sucks more than a sumo wrestler with his mouth wired shut. They have 1 win in 3 weeks, against Toronto.

Florida wins too. That's 2 teams that moved to 3 points better than Edmonton tonight. Nice. With the LA and TB tankjobs in full effect, 3rd is probably our best case scenario right now for Edmonton.

Sharks win again, they are putting some distance on the Ducks. It looks like the Ducks need to worry about the teams behind them they aren't even close to locking in a playoff spot

Gee. The out of town scoreboard probably couldn't have been worse tonight. Tampa and Columbus got a OTL point. That's good. Atlanta winning is good too. But then Tampa didn't get the 2nd point, Edmonton won (preventing Columbus from getting the 2nd point too), Minnesota got a loser point, San Jose beat Chicago, and Calgary-Nashville was a 3 point game.

Anyone else concerned how St Louis has dropped below Edmonton in the standing? Edmonton is only 4 pts away from making our pick an out-of-the top 10 pick...which would stink monkey balls.

I can't believe it!

Put the Oilers in the OT or SO and they will win all games including the Stanley Cup Finals hands down. :pullhair::soap:

I find myself cheering for the Kings tonight against Vancouver. I have reached a new low.

Sharks win again, they are putting some distance on the Ducks. It looks like the Ducks need to worry about the teams behind them they aren't even close to locking in a playoff spot

and again!

I dread meeting you guys in the playoffs though.

Kings utterly worthless again in losing to Vancouver after blowing a lead and wasting a brilliant goaltending performance by Cloutier.

Incindentally, my fiancee was at this game since her company has season seats. Now, she's not into sports at all, I don't bother her with my hockey obsession, and she's seen all of one hockey game, a Ducks game I took her to earlier this season. Her report on the Kings tonight: "they're so slow and boring. They don't hit anything and they don't ever get angry about anything. It's like watching my cousins squabbling over the leftover turkey at Thanksgiving. Who cares? The Ducks were so fast and grouchy all the time."

Two games, two teams. It's obvious to a complete sports neophyte. That's my girl :D One thing we can always be thankful for, no matter how much Bertuzzi sucks and our cap is hurting- we'll never be as sorry or hopeless as Los Angeles.

One thing we can always be thankful for, no matter how much Bertuzzi sucks and our cap is hurting- we'll never be as sorry or hopeless as Los Angeles.

Amen to that.

Kings utterly worthless again in losing to Vancouver after blowing a lead and wasting a brilliant goaltending performance by Cloutier.

Incindentally, my fiancee was at this game since her company has season seats. Now, she's not into sports at all, I don't bother her with my hockey obsession, and she's seen all of one hockey game, a Ducks game I took her to earlier this season. Her report on the Kings tonight: "they're so slow and boring. They don't hit anything and they don't ever get angry about anything. It's like watching my cousins squabbling over the leftover turkey at Thanksgiving. Who cares? The Ducks were so fast and grouchy all the time."

Two games, two teams. It's obvious to a complete sports neophyte. That's my girl :D One thing we can always be thankful for, no matter how much Bertuzzi sucks and our cap is hurting- we'll never be as sorry or hopeless as Los Angeles.


A what?

A what?

LMAO!!!! i was thinking the same thing...those words do not go together:shakehead

A what?
I know, which was why it was so retarded to see them waste it.

A what?

He actually played a really good game though, it's nice to see people cutting him some slack around the board.

He actually played a really good game though, it's nice to see people cutting him some slack around the board.

Just enough for him to hang himself.

Just enough for him to hang himself.

Hahahahaha oh wow.

Tonight's games, with the hopeful winner in bold:

Tampa Bay @ Boston
Calgary @ Atlanta
Dallas @ Detroit
Ottawa @ Montreal
Los Angeles @ Nashville
New Jersey @ Minnesota
Edmonton @ Colorado
Vancouver @ Phoenix

Tonight's games, with the hopeful winner in bold:

Tampa Bay @ Boston
Calgary @ Atlanta
Dallas @ Detroit
Ottawa @ Montreal
Los Angeles @ Nashville
New Jersey @ Minnesota
Edmonton @ Colorado
Vancouver @ Phoenix

Why do we want Vancouver to lose to Phoenix? Does the winner of that game really matter?

Why do we want Vancouver to lose to Phoenix? Does the winner of that game really matter?

So they have something else to obsess about (besides that evil, ne'er-do-well Pronger)? :dunno:

Tonight's games, with the hopeful winner in bold:

Tampa Bay @ Boston
Calgary @ Atlanta
Dallas @ Detroit
Ottawa @ Montreal
Los Angeles @ Nashville
New Jersey @ Minnesota
Edmonton @ Colorado
Vancouver @ Phoenix

Tampa is taking care of business as well as Atlanta. Go them!

dallas lost, leaving us 1 pt behind with the same amount of GIH's if im not mistaken.

dallas lost, leaving us 1 pt behind with the same amount of GIH's if im not mistaken.

Yea Stars have nine and we have nine.

Tonight's games, with the hopeful winner in bold:

Tampa Bay @ Boston :thumbu:
Calgary @ Atlanta :thumbu:
Dallas @ Detroit :thumbu:
Ottawa @ Montreal
Los Angeles @ Nashville :thumbu:
New Jersey @ Minnesota :thumbu: (In a SO though... :( ).
Edmonton @ Colorado Good so far!
Vancouver @ Phoenix 0-0 so far. :dunno:

Really good night for the Duckies tonight!

Why do we want Vancouver to lose to Phoenix? Does the winner of that game really matter?

because their only a few points behind us and in no way have we locked up a playoff spot.

Tampa Bay @ Boston Tampa wins :)
Calgary @ Atlanta Calgary loses :)
Dallas @ Detroit Dallas loses :)
Ottawa @ Montreal Meh...
Los Angeles @ Nashville LA wins :)
New Jersey @ Minnesota NJ wins in SO...:p:
Edmonton @ Colorado Edmonton is getting destroyed :)
Vancouver @ Phoenix losing by 1 :)

Tampa Bay @ Boston Tampa wins :)
Calgary @ Atlanta Calgary loses :)
Dallas @ Detroit Dallas loses :)
Ottawa @ Montreal Meh...
Los Angeles @ Nashville LA wins :)
New Jersey @ Minnesota NJ wins in SO...:p:
Edmonton @ Colorado Edmonton is getting destroyed :)
Vancouver @ Phoenix losing by 1 :)

I am a little curious. Do you root for the Nucks when they aren't playing the Ducks? I probably know the answer (;)), but I am a curious fellow.

BTW, nice use of smilies! :banana:

Tampa Bay

New Jersey @ Minnesota NJ wins in SO...:p:



Sorry about that guys but Lemaire did help us win a cup.

haha, everything went Anaheim's way today.....means tomorrow could be rough.

Sorry about that guys but Lemaire did help us win a cup.

How did Lemaire help us win the Cup?

How did Lemaire help us win the Cup?

helped NJ.

Right. Got it.

Every game tonight is of interest to Anaheim....

Root for:

Atlanta
Chicago/Columbus OT
Buffalo
Florida
St. Louis


ESPN NEWS just rewound itself on PTI. Weird.

Chicago wins raising our pick to 5th.

Every game tonight is of interest to Anaheim....

Root for:

Atlanta
Chicago/Columbus OT
Buffalo
Florida
St. Louis


ESPN NEWS just rewound itself on PTI. Weird.

Buffalo and Florida win

I am a little curious. Do you root for the Nucks when they aren't playing the Ducks? I probably know the answer (;)), but I am a curious fellow.

BTW, nice use of smilies! :banana:

Yes, I do root for the Canucks when they aren't playing the Ducks. They have slowly grown on me and yeah... lets never speak of this again.

Every game tonight is of interest to Anaheim....

Root for:

Atlanta Lost
Chicago/Columbus OT Chicago wins
Buffalo Won
Florida Won
St. Louis Hopeless


Not a bad night, although we really needed St. Louis to win.

Good scores so far:

Van beat Dal in regulation
NJ beat Colorado
Tampa beat NY

Bad scores:

NYI lost, they would have tied Edmonton with a win
Nashville beat Detroit
Toronto lost to Buffalo
LA lost to Minnesota


Still going:

Edmonton up 1-0 on Phoenix.

Doan ties it up in the 2nd. Better not blow it.

Doan ties it up in the 2nd. Better not blow it.

I say that and the Oilers promptly score.

Edmonton ends up winning the game by 3 goals...

****ing phoenix

****ing phoenix
****ing Bryzgalov.

Interesting fact: Penner (and his 2 linemates) are the only players on the entire team to be -. On a team that won 5-1. That takes skill.

Penner has the talent to make that save.


ah he's gone. oh well.

Ok, recap of the day so far....

Good scores:

Columbus beats Detroit moving into a tie with Edmonton
Washington and Atlanta both win moving 3 points up on Edmonton

Bad Scores:

Calgary beat Chicago, if Chicago won they would have moved 2 points up on Edmonton

Still Going:

Edmonton vs SJ....I have no idea who to root for. Im leading towards SJ because I really dont think we are going to catch them anyway.

Do we actually need to root for Edmonton tonight? Lets hope the Sharks go back to their mediocre performance from earlier in the year soon. Winning the Pacific Division crown mean you don't have to face either the Sharks or Stars at this point. I don't see any reason for that to change when the playoffs start.

I don't know who to root for...whoever loses or wins will be good and bad for us.

I tend to agree with Static though.

1-0 Sharks after 1. The Sharks absolutley dominated the Oilers.

I'm rooting for the Sharks, and I still think we can catch them. They just have to lose their other games in hand and we have to beat them when we play 'em.

As long as it doesn't go to OT, there's no good/bad outcome for us. We have to cut our losses and hope that one team wins in regulation, although if the Sharks do, at least we still have a chance to play them while we catch up. However, the further away they get from us, the more likely we'll see that dreaded 4-5 matchup. We could always tumble to sixth, but sometimes that can backfire too. =\

1-1 after two despite the shot count being 35-12. Roloson has been amazing.

And it goes to OT...

46 shots on goal by San Jose and one goal.

Why oh why couldn't SJ score on the PP in the third?!!!!

just what we needed a 3 point game.

Edmonton wins in the SO.

To the surprise of no one.

I think Sharks fans should be forced to wear their demeaning avatars now, because they failed against the Oilers.

I think Sharks fans should be forced to wear their demeaning avatars now, because they failed against the Oilers.

Short memory :o

Tonight's (3/18) games, with the hopeful winners in bold:

Toronto @ Islanders (OT)
Atlanta @ Philadelphia
Pittsburgh @ Rangers
Calgary @ Columbus
St. Louis @ Montreal
Washington @ Nashville
Phoenix @ Edmonton
San Jose @ Los Angeles

Lets go Kings!!!

Washington, St. Louis, Columbus all came through. Phoenix is losing to Edmonton in the 2nd.

Go Kings! Do something right, you craptaculous doucherags!

Washington, St. Louis, Columbus all came through. Phoenix is losing to Edmonton in the 2nd.

Go Kings! Do something right, you craptaculous doucherags!

Nobody seems to be able to keep a lead when they play Edmonton, c'mon Bryzgalov!

Nobody seems to be able to keep a lead when they play Edmonton, c'mon Bryzgalov!

I take full responsibility for tonight's game. The 4th, 5th and 6th goals by Edmonton all occurred when I "checked in" on the edmonton game.

I take full responsibility for tonight's game. The 4th, 5th and 6th goals by Edmonton all occurred when I "checked in" on the edmonton game.

SIX. Seriously? SIX.

SIX. Seriously? SIX.

SEVEN. Seriously? SEVEN.

SEVEN. Seriously? SEVEN.

If it was any other team besides the Oilers, I'd actually think they have a chance of making it to the playoffs. I believe in karma.

If it was any other team besides the Oilers, I'd actually think they have a chance of making it to the playoffs. I believe in karma.

TOPPEP > karma

If it was any other team besides the Oilers, I'd actually think they have a chance of making it to the playoffs. I believe in karma.

heh I couldn't resist...

Lets not turn this into a pissing match, or a debate about the Karma coming back to the ducks.

I shall bow out of this thread gracefully!

OH hell...

EIGHT. SERIOUSLY? EIGHT.

now I'm done.

heh I couldn't resist...

Lets not turn this into a pissing match, or a debate about the Karma coming back to the ducks.

I shall bow out of this thread gracefully!

What a tool.

Well LA sucks.

Penner managed to be a minus tonight.

Penner managed to be a minus tonight.

He also managed to score the game winner.

He also managed to score the game winner.

So he scored the fifth Oiler goal in an 8-4 win?

Big whoop.

As much as I hate to see the Oilers do well, I'm curious to see if they can make the playoffs after such a horrible season. Talk about Cinderalla team.

So he scored the fifth Oiler goal in an 8-4 win?

Big whoop.

It was 4-4 mid way through the third, that goal was the back breaker on the PP.
But hey... if it makes you feel better, you're right no big deal.

Short memory :o
heh I couldn't resist...

Lets not turn this into a pissing match, or a debate about the Karma coming back to the ducks.

I shall bow out of this thread gracefully!

OH hell...

EIGHT. SERIOUSLY? EIGHT.

now I'm done.
TOPPEP > karma
He also managed to score the game winner.

Dear Oilers fans:
**** off. In this thread we mock any and all teams. None of us are serious, and we don't give a damn what you have to say. We aren't saying this to anyone other than other Ducks fans. You don't need to defend the honor of your city/team/way of life.

Dear Oilers fans:
**** off. In this thread we mock any and all teams. None of us are serious, and we don't give a damn what you have to say. We aren't saying this to anyone other than other Ducks fans. You don't need to defend the honor of your city/team/way of life.

I've never understand this board's bizarre xenophobic attitude to outside fans. It goes from posters all the way to moderators and I've never understood why everyone is so defensive considering out of all the NHL teams, you don't really take it like some do from opposing fans.

This is a fun thread and a good read. *grabs popcorn* Carry on...

I've never understand this board's bizarre xenophobic attitude to outside fans. It goes from posters all the way to moderators and I've never understood why everyone is so defensive considering out of all the NHL teams, you don't really take it like some do from opposing fans.

lol, did you even read what he said?

As Oilerdiehard said grab popcorn, but ****. :thumbu:
SOTU (State of the Union, but not really).

I've never understand this board's bizarre xenophobic attitude to outside fans. It goes from posters all the way to moderators and I've never understood why everyone is so defensive considering out of all the NHL teams, you don't really take it like some do from opposing fans.

Are you kidding? I take major **** all the time because I'm a Ducks fan. People instantly think I'm some stupid bandwagon bro who's never touched ice in my life and wouldn't know a pad stack from a pancake stack. Not to mention that at the first sign of animosity between us and other users on this site, the first thing they do is fanbase bash (just ask Sens fans). Add to that the **** we've gotten over the past because of the Pronger incident (apparently we should be embarrased, because we=Colin Campbell), and I'd say we've got every right to be a little irritable when other fans harass us.

Are you kidding? I take major **** all the time because I'm a Ducks fan. People instantly think I'm some stupid bandwagon bro who's never touched ice in my life and wouldn't know a pad stack from a pancake stack. Not to mention that at the first sign of animosity between us and other users on this site, the first thing they do is fanbase bash (just ask Sens fans). Add to that the **** we've gotten over the past because of the Pronger incident (apparently we should be embarrased, because we=Colin Campbell), and I'd say we've got every right to be a little irritable when other fans harass us.

Fair enough in regards to Cup winning. I still don't think Vancouver has forgiven Alberta for the 80's. I've just seen a lot of topics that aren't very welcoming to outside guests. But you know what, this will just turn into that so I'll take your answer and believe you and leave it as that how about.

Fair enough in regards to Cup winning. I still don't think Vancouver has forgiven Alberta for the 80's. I've just seen a lot of topics that aren't very welcoming to outside guests. But you know what, this will just turn into that so I'll take your answer and believe you and leave it as that how about.

That's got more to do with the Pronger thing and its not being very conducive to civilized discussion. I think most of the time our threads are fairly welcoming to other fans. Of course, that changes quickly when people start to *****. Not you personally, but some people, it seems, have nothing better to do than troll.

OT: I was just given a ticket to the mother****ing NCAA tourney games on Thursday. Now I can go watch UCLA lose while wearing every piece of USC clothing I own.

I've never understand this board's bizarre xenophobic attitude to outside fans. It goes from posters all the way to moderators and I've never understood why everyone is so defensive considering out of all the NHL teams, you don't really take it like some do from opposing fans.

Are you kidding me? I mean, seriously.

Also, Edmonton, start losing god dammit.

I've never understand this board's bizarre xenophobic attitude to outside fans. It goes from posters all the way to moderators and I've never understood why everyone is so defensive considering out of all the NHL teams, you don't really take it like some do from opposing fans.
Do you need to understand it?

I've never understand this board's bizarre xenophobic attitude to outside fans. It goes from posters all the way to moderators and I've never understood why everyone is so defensive considering out of all the NHL teams, you don't really take it like some do from opposing fans.
And I've never understood some fans' bizarre thinking that people cracking jokes in a tucked away thread in a tucked away board requires them to come to "defend their honor." It's not like we're standing on a soapbox preaching that the Oilers should be moved to Houston and I've never understood why some people can't seem to differentiate a joke from an actual argument in an actual discussion.

Outside fans are welcome to provide serious discourse in serious topics. "Nuh uh, mine is bigger" and ignoring explicitly defined guidelines is not welcome.

Dear Oilers fans:
**** off. In this thread we mock any and all teams. None of us are serious, and we don't give a damn what you have to say. We aren't saying this to anyone other than other Ducks fans. You don't need to defend the honor of your city/team/way of life.


Dude your the one who made freaked out cause I essentially said seven.

Dude your the one who made freaked out cause I essentially said seven.

That was actually me and that was far from freaking out.

Ps. the avatar drive is working already!

So on top of being amoral, cheaters and un-knowledgeable... we're also xenophobes now. Score! :D

Dear Oilers fans:
**** off. In this thread we mock any and all teams. None of us are serious, and we don't give a damn what you have to say. We aren't saying this to anyone other than other Ducks fans. You don't need to defend the honor of your city/team/way of life.

Obobo you're making yourself look like a donkey...again. Get this straight as much as you may not give a damn what others have to say, your comments reflect the intelligence of your posts and the feeling may be mutual.

Just because you’re on the ANA board that doesn’t protect you from the HF boards rules of conduct.

I find that this board is not too friendly to other HF Posters. The Ducks boards means that anyone that wants to get involved in duck discussions is welcome to do so. It doesn’t mean that ONLY ducks fans are welcome. IT CALLED A PUBLUC FORUM.

This thread in particular is an out of town scoreboard thread. You would think that posters that actually watched the out of town games would be welcome to post? A comment was made about Penner, I provided input that he scored a big goal tonight. That’s a fact if you don’t want to hear that, ignore the post.

Obobo, hiding behing your computer and dropping scary F-Bombs doesn’t contribute much and is probably not as intimidating as you think.

Obobo you're making yourself look like a donkey...again. Get this straight as much as you may not give a damn what others have to say, your comments reflect the intelligence of your posts and the feeling may be mutual.

Just because you’re on the ANA board that doesn’t protect you from the HF boards rules of conduct.

I find that this board is not too friendly to other HF Posters. The Ducks boards means that anyone that wants to get involved in duck discussions is welcome to do so. It doesn’t mean that ONLY ducks fans are welcome. IT CALLED A PUBLUC FORUM.

This thread in particular is an out of town scoreboard thread. You would think that posters that actually watched the out of town games would be welcome to post? A comment was made about Penner, I provided input that he scored a big goal tonight. That’s a fact if you don’t want to hear that, ignore the post.

Obobo, hiding behing your computer and dropping scary F-Bombs doesn’t contribute much and is probably not as intimidating as you think.
So going by your statements, as free as you are to provide input, we're free to tell you to get lost. Especially in a thread where there isn't much serious discussion.

As for outsiders, I guess I should apologize for being so "unfriendly." I wouldn't want to scare them away, because mocking the dumb opinions of outsiders is a minor hobby of mine.

And really, the fact that you can't distinguish the difference between being "intimidating" and being "dismissive" is really all I need to know about the value of your opinions. But I'm glad you're feeling great about your team now that they're winning and feel like "getting involved" now, versus when your team was losing.

we're free to tell you to get lost. As for outsiders, I guess I should apologize for being so "unfriendly." I wouldn't want to scare them away, because mocking the dumb opinions of outsiders is a minor hobby of mine.

But I'm glad you're feeling great about your team now that they're winning and feel like "getting involved" now, versus when your team was losing.

...and I'm free to give you a gonchie pull the next time i see you. Bring you back to your Highschool days when you wern't able to hide behind that computer of yours.

By the way, what team our you refering to...do you even know who "my team" is? I thought my HF name might give it away but apparently not.

I'm just having fun with you Obobo, I was kidding about the Gonchie pull. Just carry on as you were...I wouldn't want to limit those creative "****off posts" or the famous "GET LOST" post.

Hooray for internet tough guys!

Wanna post your address so we can come over and give it a try?

wow this thread took a turn :help:

wow this thread took a turn :help:

It's really odd how fans have the urge to defend their teams on our board. I seen our fans do it, but nobody does it as well as Oiler fans. There's a reason this is in the Ducks board and not in the main boards, a lot of the stuff we say in this thread is all in good fun. No need for fans to come jumping in here defending their team's honor.

tie game between the sharks and wild with 6 mins left in the third.

tie game between the sharks and wild with 6 mins left in the third.

Wild tie it up late and then the Sharks win in the SO... :shakehead

YES :yo:

Little late but a "preview" of tonight's games:

Root for:
TB (Losing to Pitts)
Nashville (Losing to Detroit)
Calgary (beating Colorado)
Vancouver (scoreless with Edmonton)
Stl (losing to Ottawa)
Florida (tied with carolina)
Phoenix (not started, LA will probably **** us over)

Clearly not a good night so far.

Vancouver is playing a solid game against Edmonton, I'll be surprised if Vancouver throws this game away.

LA leading 5-3 in Phoenix. *** is it with both these teams trying so hard to screw us over...? :rant:

Does the LA/PHX game honestly have anything to do with us? Phoenix isn't going to catch us...

Does the LA/PHX game honestly have anything to do with us? Phoenix isn't going to catch us...

I'm assuming it's Edmonton related.

knock on wood.

Anyways, I thought the oil would never lose

I'm assuming it's Edmonton related.
Bleh. Edmonton's a lost cause. They successfully made the transition from awful to mediocre, deal with it.

Does the LA/PHX game honestly have anything to do with us? Phoenix isn't going to catch us...

No, not really but it's amazing that after we play the dogs and lose, they give up 13 goals in 2 games... Meh, whatever.

That's got more to do with the Pronger thing and its not being very conducive to civilized discussion. I think most of the time our threads are fairly welcoming to other fans. Of course, that changes quickly when people start to *****. Not you personally, but some people, it seems, have nothing better to do than troll.

OT: I was just given a ticket to the mother****ing NCAA tourney games on Thursday. Now I can go watch UCLA lose while wearing every piece of USC clothing I own.
Assuming you're a USC fan/alum, the night probably couldn't have gone worse for you. Kansas State over USC, UCLA winning by 41?

No, not really but it's amazing that after we play the dogs and lose, they give up 13 goals in 2 games... Meh, whatever.

Karma. Phoenix has owned us this year.

The Oilers lost today! At least Vancouver is taking care of business.