2012-2013 General NHL Hockey Thread

[Lestat]

can't wait to see Ovie and the Caps. my 2nd fav team and hopefully they finally hoist the cup.

[DivineLegion]

Originally Posted by Lestat

can't wait to see Ovie and the Caps. my 2nd fav team and hopefully they finally hoist the cup.

Well they won't have a full season to fall apart like usual, so maybe. You have to get past the rebuilt Canes first. I would wish them good luck, but I don't have it in me. It's going to be fun watching Skinner, and Semin snipe the Caps. I can't wait!

[WABronco]

Originally Posted by 24champ

So you want to see this again?

Originally Posted by Lestat

oh how i love seeing Canuck misery.

The hardships will only make it sweeter.

[Lestat]

Originally Posted by DivineLegion

Well they won't have a full season to fall apart like usual, so maybe. You have to get past the rebuilt Canes first. I would wish them good luck, but I don't have it in me. It's going to be fun watching Skinner, and Semin snipe the Caps. I can't wait!

i wanted Semin on the Avs but the bastards were being cheap.
Ovie with Oates as coach should become better than ever.
now if the Avs could get a coach...

[Lestat]

Originally Posted by WABronco

The hardships will only make it sweeter.

make what sweeter? being the San Diego Chargers of the NHL?

[WABronco]

Originally Posted by Lestat

make what sweeter? being the San Diego Chargers of the NHL?

Wish I was cool enough to have two favorite teams!

[Requiem]

Penguins will win it all.

[broncocalijohn]

Originally Posted by Lestat

don't think the schedule is set quite yet. season to be no shorter than 48, no longer than 52 games.

Didnt think we would see that many games if a deal got done. Interesting to see this schedule. Training camp will be short as most of these guys were playing or at least staying in shape.

[SoCalBronco]

Originally Posted by Requiem

Penguins will win it all.

QFT

[Lestat]

Originally Posted by WABronco

Wish I was cool enough to have two favorite teams!

i greatly dislike the Canucks but it's true. they have been arguably the most talented team in the NHL the past 4-5, they had one of the top 2 goalies in the league and kept choking in some way in the playoffs.

[SoCalBronco]

Excited to see what a healthy Sid can do. We need another defenseman tho and possibly another winger.

[RedskinBronco]

Originally Posted by SoCalBronco

Excited to see what a healthy Sid can do. We need another defenseman tho and possibly another winger.

the bolded is just never a true statement

He is injury prone.

btw, I was at fedex today and people start chanting C-A-P-S caps caps caps in the 4th quarter and after game had ended.

I was thinking to myself; "I guess it's been so long that people forgot about the choke jobs" Thought you would like that as a pens fan lol

[RedskinBronco]

Originally Posted by Lestat

can't wait to see Ovie and the Caps. my 2nd fav team and hopefully they finally hoist the cup.

FWIW, Brett Hull believes Ovie will blow up under Oates. Like 70+ goals blow up.

I forgot the exact article but it read like Ovie + Oates = deadly

[RedskinBronco]

Originally Posted by Requiem

Penguins will win it all.

Is buttman fixing the outcome again?

[SoCalBronco]

Originally Posted by RedskinBronco

the bolded is just never a true statement

He is injury prone.

btw, I was at fedex today and people start chanting C-A-P-S caps caps caps in the 4th quarter and after game had ended.

I was thinking to myself; "I guess it's been so long that people forgot about the choke jobs" Thought you would like that as a pens fan lol

I don't think he is injury prone...he has only had the concussion issue and a high ankle sprain issue back in 08. He should be good to go now.

Not sure how good Washington will be this year. They lost Semin...but he also brought negatives to the team. PIT needs to add a winger and one more get defenseman.

[RedskinBronco]

Originally Posted by SoCalBronco

I don't think he is injury prone...he has only had the concussion issue and a high ankle sprain issue back in 08. He should be good to go now.

Not sure how good Washington will be this year. They lost Semin...but he also brought negatives to the team. PIT needs to add a winger and one more get defenseman.

He seems tentative to me, but we will find out. I do think this lockout helped him out from concussion standpoint.

As for the caps, fringe playoff team and need a deadline scoring winger acquisition IMO to be legit contender. Im glad they got rid of Semin, it was time to cut ties. Although, things always seem to work out for guys who go to Carolina and you can't go wrong with double Staal down the middle so I expect them to be at top of Southeast with TB/WSH fighting for 2nd.

[maher_tyler]

Originally Posted by Lestat

i wanted Semin on the Avs but the bastards were being cheap.
Ovie with Oates as coach should become better than ever.
now if the Avs could get a coach...

You ready for another year of dump and chase hockey?? I can't stand Sacco...I almost didn't care there wasn't any hockey for that reason. I want to see major strides from Duchene. He was pretty disappointing last year.

[RedskinBronco]

btw SoCal, is Fleury over his meltdown or are you guys still uneasy about what transpired last playoff?

[SoCalBronco]

Originally Posted by RedskinBronco

btw SoCal, is Fleury over his meltdown or are you guys still uneasy about what transpired last playoff?

People are uneasy. The Flower has been great in the regular season he last few years but outside of the TB series he has struggled recently in the postseason (MTL and PHI).

Actually PIT will have a great defense pretty soon to help him....but prolly not this year as most of our stud prospects are prolly a year away from making a meaningful contribution. They need Martin to get a lot better and fast.

[Lestat]

Originally Posted by maher_tyler

You ready for another year of dump and chase hockey?? I can't stand Sacco...I almost didn't care there wasn't any hockey for that reason. I want to see major strides from Duchene. He was pretty disappointing last year.

Sacco is just a bad coach. his strategy and doghouse issues are wildly frustrating.
if he'd have more of a freed offensive system and less distinct restriction and dump hockey the team would play a lot better.

[Goobzilla]

Still spending my $$$ on the Colorado Eagles. It will take me a while to get over this stoppage, regardless of who was at fault.

[maher_tyler]

Originally Posted by Lestat

Sacco is just a bad coach. his strategy and doghouse issues are wildly frustrating.
if he'd have more of a freed offensive system and less distinct restriction and dump hockey the team would play a lot better.

I'm hoping most of it is just being a young team. At some point guys need to start producing. When your highest scorer has 55 points and the 18 year old rookie leads the team in goals, it usually means another year of no playoffs. Like I said earlier...I'm hoping for big things out of Duchene and Landeskog.

[RedskinBronco]

Originally Posted by Goobzilla

Still spending my $$$ on the Colorado Eagles. It will take me a while to get over this stoppage, regardless of who was at fault.

Kudos to you. I gave up my caps season tickets to another STH. No obligations this year for that and I don't know when I will go back, if I do.

[maher_tyler]

Originally Posted by Goobzilla

Still spending my $$$ on the Colorado Eagles. It will take me a while to get over this stoppage, regardless of who was at fault.

Your missing out. Hockeymonkey.com had killer deals on customized authentic jerseys.

[Lestat]

Originally Posted by maher_tyler

I'm hoping most of it is just being a young team. At some point guys need to start producing. When your highest scorer has 55 points and the 18 year old rookie leads the team in goals, it usually means another year of no playoffs. Like I said earlier...I'm hoping for big things out of Duchene and Landeskog.

it's not just a young team. the only guy who got significantly better is ROR.
the rest either regressed or stayed the same.