NHL 2011-2012 Season - Page 4

On October 07 2011 22:33 Hawk wrote:


I never understood why he does this move, it's sooooo bad. They were showing some of the Finals highlights. That one (I think G7) where he flopped out at a puck that was rolling ahead of two skaters... jesus

I really can't think of any other goalie who has the ability to play like a top 5 dude one night and then like Michael Leighton another.

On October 08 2011 00:28 turamn wrote:


It's really inexplicable as to why he thinks this will stop ANYTHING. Unless they are just rolling the puck 5 hole, any decent player is going to do exactly what Malkin did and make him look stupid.

I like how all the talking heads are saying that he will be play better more consistantly because he will get more time off from Schneider, but I don't really think that "fatigue" is the issue. First it was because he "was under a lot of pressure being the capitan", now it's fatigue. Is it possible that he's just not on some nights and doesn't have the ability to consistantly be a top 5 goalie in the NHL?

On October 07 2011 11:50 ninini wrote:
I wonder if San José will finally win. I have been a fan since 03-04, and seeing them going from a overachieving team, to a underachieving team have been confusing. How they made it to the western finals in 03-04, relying on a young Marleau and Cheechoo is pretty much a miracle. They really played like a team back then.
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/leagues/seasons/teams/0000442004.html
And then they turned into this monster, who dominated the regular season, but always slumped in the playoffs. Man, how many times our dreams have been crushed by Detroit and Anaheim.

On October 09 2011 10:56 Bengui wrote:
Now it's official : I will always hate the maple laughs with a burning passion. I put 20 bucks on them to win by 2 goals, and they manage to go from 4-0 to 6-5...

On October 10 2011 13:08 ander wrote:
Atta boy Nuge! This kid is gonna be amazing; he had a fucking unreal game. Over and over he made insane passes that kept catching his teammates so offguard that they couldn't finish despite the perfect scoring position. This is the first time I've been excited for an Oilers season in a looooong time. GOGOGOGO

On October 10 2011 13:25 iCanada wrote:


RNH is such an awesome player. Not flashy, but just really really smart.

As I predicted in the last thread, he had a great game. Legitimately, he was on the right side of the puck all game long, didn't make a single mistake, and looked real comfortable all game long.

Not only was he comfortable, but he won every puck battle I saw him in. He sealed the deal by tying up the game a foot from the paint beating the huge throw-back defender Engelland... who said this kid was too small to play in the NHL? Best part, he had a great game, and all the kid himself could talk about was his 2 for 15 on the dot... RNH is gonna be good.

Other than that, the Oilers played real hard tonight, felt great to slip out a win. Did a great job penalty killing, blocking shots, getting pucks in deep, and overall I think we out worked the pens.

^_^

It was a good night to be an Oilers fan.

On October 07 2011 23:11 Zorkmid wrote:
Don Cherry has been past his prime for more than a decade.

I just shake my head at some of the things this guy says.

He shows videos of dudes brains being jarred by head hits and nostalgically says "We're never going to see that again".

On October 11 2011 11:04 Manifesto7 wrote:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80bLR3Bgupg

Maybe Don Cherry should just shut up. Awesome hit, shoulder to chest, and the fact that his lid flipped off is only because he is stupid and doesn't do up his chin strap.