1st game begins in a couple of days.

go canadians big time.  

:willya

wrote on Apr 22^nd, 2008 at 9:19pm:

1st game begins in a couple of days. go canadians big time.   :willya

Oh hell yeah. You're talking with the biggest Canadiens fan at Rocks off and biggest hockey fan here period. I like American sports too (love football and baseball, basketball is cool but I don't have a favourite team and I'm not about to start now considering I wouldn't know who to cheer for), so I'm not pure Canadian folks. I welcome the Flyers and just hope they don't resort to their usual plethora of mugging and violence.

http://i301.photobucket.com/albums/nn53/Avs_Flyers_158/Flyers.gif

Go Habs!

NFL draft in two days.

robpop wrote on Apr 24^th, 2008 at 3:04pm:

NFL draft in two days.

Steelers need to hit big. Stewart the running back if he falls or Kentwan Balmer the DT only because all teh top OT will be gone even though with a name like Gosder Cherilus ya gotta love him!

Word on the street is that he is our man.

go canucks tonight

this is going to be a good one

:willya

everybody say ow

wrote on Apr 24^th, 2008 at 3:56pm:

go canucks tonight this is going to be a good one :willya everybody say ow

I won't be watching.  The NHL playoffs are a bit of a joke, thought they are not as bad as they used to be.  I remember a few years ago, when just about every team made the playoffs.  Sixteen teams making the playoffs, makes the regular season seem meaningless.  The old system in MLB was the best.  The best team in the NL vs. the best of the AL.  Makes every game mean something.  Those days are gone.  Its all about money.  

Best of seven in every round makes it even worse.

wrote on Apr 24^th, 2008 at 3:56pm:

go canucks tonight this is going to be a good one :willya everybody say ow

Ummm,last time I checked the Canucks were in Vancouver and not in the playoffs. :o

robpop wrote on Apr 24^th, 2008 at 8:26pm:

wrote on Apr 24th, 2008 at 3:56pm: go canucks tonight this is going to be a good one :willya everybody say ow I won't be watching.  The NHL playoffs are a bit of a joke, thought they are not as bad as they used to be.  I remember a few years ago, when just about every team made the playoffs.  Sixteen teams making the playoffs, makes the regular season seem meaningless.  The old system in MLB was the best.  The best team in the NL vs. the best of the AL.  Makes every game mean something.  Those days are gone.  Its all about money.   Best of seven in every round makes it even worse.

I like it better than other playoffs because more upsets can happen plus you don't need just 11 wins to have it all. 16 teams make it because it is 4 rounds of best-of-7. The NHL owners are too accustomed to playoff gate so don't expect the greedy hogs to let it go down to a small group of elites playing for the cup. Playoffs are a real grind and test of fortitude by being so long, IMO.

P.S. Go Habs, up 1-0!

i enjoy hockey more these days for this reason
i remember back in the day, it seemed, as soon as the ref droped the puck there would be a whistle.  it was so boring to watch and no play.
now i have noticed i gat 4 sometimes 5 minutes of play time and by the time it is over with the players look like they are ready to keel over.

:keithpunky

wrote on Apr 25^th, 2008 at 6:18pm:

i enjoy hockey more these days for this reason i remember back in the day, it seemed, as soon as the ref droped the puck there would be a whistle.  it was so boring to watch and no play. now i have noticed i gat 4 sometimes 5 minutes of play time and by the time it is over with the players look like they are ready to keel over.

I don't like the shootout.
It's like ending a baseball game with a home run hitting contest.

BTW, you do realize that in those 4 or 5 minutes of non-stop action, the same guys aren't out there that whole time, right?

left shoe shuffle wrote on Apr 25^th, 2008 at 6:51pm:

wrote on Apr 25th, 2008 at 6:18pm: i enjoy hockey more these days for this reason i remember back in the day, it seemed, as soon as the ref droped the puck there would be a whistle.  it was so boring to watch and no play. now i have noticed i gat 4 sometimes 5 minutes of play time and by the time it is over with the players look like they are ready to keel over. I don't like the shootout. It's like ending a baseball game with a home run hitting contest. BTW, you do realize that in those 4 or 5 minutes of non-stop action, the same guys aren't out there that whole time, right?

line changes....right?