HOCKEY IS BACK!!! :clap: — Forum Archive

20 Jul 2005, 06:11

the Draft order "Lottery" is being held behind closed doors and i would be shocked if he wasn't awarded to the New York Rangers, i hate them but the league wants them to be strong and marketable. we will find out tomorrow

20 Jul 2005, 07:31

Actually, now it WILL be on TV

20 Jul 2005, 07:34

What is hockey? - PAH!!! Patiently waiting for the college basketball and the NBA:\ohwell:

20 Jul 2005, 07:43

Spotnick wrote: Actually, now it WILL be on TV

...says the guy who lives in Canada. I don't know if ESPN will show it. Be sure to post the winner here ASAP.

20 Jul 2005, 07:50

Well, just check tsn.ca, they have everything before the others.

I'll be at work when this will be done.. so ;)

20 Jul 2005, 08:06

i just read that its Only on TSN. oh well. they say this weekend will be crazy, with buyouts and whatnot then August 1st starts the free agent frenzy, lets see what happens

20 Jul 2005, 08:47

If the Rangers gets Crosby, their will be a riot across all hockey cities :lol:

Seriously, they have done SO BAD in the last decade that they shouldn't get a free ride like that!!

Keep your fatly paid players to yourself and avoid the rookies ;)

20 Jul 2005, 11:59

i couldnt agree more nick, he would look nice in an Islanders sweater or canadians, hopefully the leafs dont get him, i really cant stand the teams they have had in the past few seasons, it went downhill when they got rid of Gilmour;) what if pittsburgh gets crosy he can learn from Super Mario, too bad i think the pens will be somewhere else in a couple of seasons, unless they get a new building, even with cost certanty, they will have trouble.

20 Jul 2005, 12:09

Im glad they finnaly settled.

20 Jul 2005, 12:09

Its just another sport thing i can watch on t.v.

21 Jul 2005, 10:37

Sources have told TSN that the NHLPA has accepted the league's proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement. Some 225 players were in Toronto Thursday for the vote, with the other 500 or so casting their ballots electronically. The meeting will be followed by an afternoon news conference with both NHLPA boss Bob Goodenow and commissioner Gary Bettman.

21 Jul 2005, 10:50

i hear that goodenough is planning to step down as leader of the Players Association, i dont know how true it is though. well come october things will be as they should be. hopefully the islanders can build a competitive team in the next 2 weeks :laugh:

21 Jul 2005, 11:21

frank smarra wrote: i hear that goodenough is planning to step down as leader of the Players Association, i dont know how true it is though. well come october things will be as they should be. hopefully the islanders can build a competitive team in the next 2 weeks

Expect him to step down because he said he would never agree on a cap and linkage to revenues..

And expect Mark Gartner to take over...

22 Jul 2005, 03:25

FinalMoment wrote: What is hockey? - PAH!!! Patiently waiting for the college basketball and the NBA:\ohwell:

i went to watch the NY Knicks Vs some team in January....god basketball has to be the most boring sport in the world...they strectched a 52min game or whatever it is not even an hr anyway to just shy of 3hrs with all the stopping and pissing about....basketball= rubbish

22 Jul 2005, 04:09

frank smarra wrote:

Rian wrote: Shit. Now all the good swedish hockeyplayers will return to NHL.

also can colorado afford both sakic and Forsberg? impossible under this CBA so maybee forsberg will stay in sweden where he can command a lot of money and play at home, i think he has said he might do that.

That's what I heard too. That Forsberg will stay in Sweden.

His only problem is that he have never played as good hockey in Sweden, compared to NHL.

Oh well.

22 Jul 2005, 12:31

New rules for 2005-2006:

Allowing the two-line pass (no red line) like international hockey;
Reduction in goalie equipment;
Using the AHL crease and limits on goaltender puck handling;
No tie games; using a penalty shootout after overtime;
No-touch icing;
Bringing back tag-up offside;
Move nets back two feet towards end boards.

Ok, and the lock out is official over ;)

22 Jul 2005, 13:13

So far..

30 - Lightning 29 - Panthers 27 - Avalanches 26 - Flames 25 - Oilers 24 - Blues 23 - Devils 22 - Bruins 21 - Maple Leafs

22 Jul 2005, 13:15

20 - Flyers 19 - Red Wings 18 - Predators 17 - Coyotes 16 - Rangers 15 - Islanders 14 - Capitals 13 - Sabres 12 - Sharks 11 - Kings

Damn it, we're out of 10 in Montreal :eek:

22 Jul 2005, 13:22

10 - Canucks 9 - Senators 8 - Trashers 7 - Black Hawks 6 - Blue Jackets 5 - Canadiens 4 - Wild 3 - Hurricanes

22 Jul 2005, 13:27

Pittsburgh gets Crosby...

Anaheim gets the 2nd pick.

22 Jul 2005, 14:02

Spotnick wrote: 20 - Flyers 19 - Red Wings 18 - Predators 17 - Coyotes 16 - Rangers 15 - Islanders 14 - Capitals 13 - Sabres 12 - Sharks 11 - Kings

Damn it, we're out of 10 in Montreal

Eh, 15 is about where the Isles would be picking anyway. At least the Rangers didn't get Crosby. Bring on the buyouts!

22 Jul 2005, 20:24

Can't fookin believe the Habs will pick so high, they should have been 18th or higher!

They actually got the best pick for the 1 ball teams..!

Forum ghosts are will there ;)

23 Jul 2005, 09:17

Philly buys out LeClair and Amonte already.

What a way for those guys to wake up.

24 Jul 2005, 14:34

...but will people care? even friends of mine here in toronto are less interested. i can't imagine what it's like in the southern U.S.

has the damage been done?...

24 Jul 2005, 21:37

Unagiboy wrote: ...but will people care? even friends of mine here in toronto are less interested. i can't imagine what it's like in the southern U.S.

has the damage been done?...

No one in the Southern US cared to begin with. The new rules and financial structure should provide more interest. Either way, I certainly care. I can't wait.

24 Jul 2005, 22:07

Unagiboy wrote: ...but will people care? even friends of mine here in toronto are less interested. i can't imagine what it's like in the southern U.S.

has the damage been done?...

I though I wouldn't care, but if they DO help the game to be more interesting my applying the damned rules, I'll go back anytime and my interest will peak with the playoffs.

I'm not a super junkie, but when comes the playoffs, I can't get enough of it.

25 Jul 2005, 05:12

I hope so. I'll take hockey over any of the crappy shows the networks put on last year like, So You Think You Can Dance-With-The-Stars-And-Marry-My-Father-With-An-Extreme-Makeover!! :nuts:

25 Jul 2005, 08:10

Happy to see it...but alas my Washington capitals will suck huge time.....and of course the League loves Mario-so he gets Sidney Crosby! and my caps get #14!!

25 Jul 2005, 09:01

I love it not only do the Rangers Pick.. 16TH! the Islanders got the 15TH slot!!! :laugh: don maloney looked like he was just stabbed in the heart, and milbury could barley contain his smile. i think crosby is a good fit with the pens, what a disaster if the Ducks Landed him. all the rule changes are good too, except the point for losing in Overtime, whats with that if you lose you get Nothing, thats the way it Should be. word is the leafs will be trying to lure forsberg to TO, When the free agency Period Opens. will be a busy few weeks

25 Jul 2005, 09:41

Ed Dalder wrote: Happy to see it...but alas my Washington capitals will suck huge time.....and of course the League loves Mario-so he gets Sidney Crosby! and my caps get #14!!

You probably have the rookie of the year in Washington in Ovechkin... so I'd watch them closely if I were you!

Crosby might be good, but Ovechkin is one year older and not that far behind.