General Hockey Thread v2.0

[Al Wilson]

All Candian teams won.

I hope Montreal lose tonight. I like them going to 6-7 games and win, then we can finish them off easily.

People in the US get OLN only? You don't get CBC?

[Clockwork Orange]

Originally Posted by Al Wilson

People in the US get OLN only? You don't get CBC?

I get the CBC feeds for games on Center Ice. If I didn't have Center Ice, I'd be stuck with OLN only.

[Breck Bronc]

Originally Posted by Al Wilson

All Candian teams won.

I hope Montreal lose tonight. I like them going to 6-7 games and win, then we can finish them off easily.

People in the US get OLN only? You don't get CBC?

OLN has been simulcasting the CBC's coverage of Calgary/Anaheim and Edmonton/Detroit.

[Bronx33]

Originally Posted by Pezman

Just thinking out loud here, but if both Dallas and Detroit fall in the first round, will both clubs be dismantled for next year?

Both clubs will be looking for a real starting goal tender that's for sure.

[Clockwork Orange]

Originally Posted by Bronx33

Both clubs will be looking for a real starting goal tender that's for sure.

Dallas is stuck with Turco. They just re-signed him to a new deal for big $$ over 4 or 5 years.

[Bronx33]

Originally Posted by mtbrncofn

That Bobby Clarke, what a piece of work he is.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=163915&hubname=nhl

GM Clarke slams Leafs for Quinn firing

4/26/2006 7:09:37 AM

Philadelphia Flyers head coach Ken Hitchcork isn't the only one on his team who can go on an animated tirade.

The Flyers may be down 2-0 in their first-round playoff series with the Buffalo Sabres, but it hasn't stopped colourful general manager Bob Clarke from voicing his opinion on hockey matters, notably the state of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In an interview Tuesday with the Toronto Sun, Clarke said he spoke to recently-fired Maple Leafs head coach Pat Quinn and did not hide his displeasure at the way the two-time Jack Adams Award winner was treated in his final days with the club.

"He got (expletive) in Toronto," Clarke told the Sun. "That was really wrong."

"He is a lot more classy than I am. His goalie (Ed Belfour) was hurt. His centre (Mats Sundin) was hurt. Even with that, his team just missed the playoffs."





Quinn, who coached Clarke for four NHL seasons in Philadelphia, had a winning record in each of his seven years behind the bench in Toronto and only missed the playoffs twice in his 19 years as a head coach.

"Look at the tradition he had built there, and this is how he gets treated?" Clarke told the Sun. "There has got to be some kind of loyalty out there.

"You look at what (expletive) happened there and you have to wonder: Who would want to work in Toronto? What's going to happen next year? Are they going to fire the new coach if he doesn't make the playoffs?

"What the (expletive) is going on in our business with all these coaches and GMs being fired? A lot of good teams didn't make the playoffs this year. And by next week, a lot more good teams will be out, too."

Clarke then compared Quinn's firing to putting the family pet down.

"It's like taking the dog down to the vet. (Say) goodbye," Clarke told the Sun.

"Listen, even if they thought Pat needed to change his coaching style or something, they could have offered to make him the team president or something. Look at his track record there. Look at the (expletive) success he had there."

Clarke also told the Sun he did not place the brunt of the blame on Maple Leafs general manager John Ferguson, all but indicating that he was pointing further up the front office ladder.

Thats where i stopped reading..

[Bronx33]

Originally Posted by Clockwork Orange

Dallas is stuck with Turco. They just re-signed him to a new deal for big $$ over 4 or 5 years.

Ouch!!

[chadta]

ok time to start playing, no more getting pushed around, the real flyers better show up tonight or i swear thats it, im gonna have to hide until october.

[Bronx33]

Now this is funny!

http://www.deadspin.com/sports/nhl/y...hot-169484.php

[Hogan11]

Originally Posted by mtbrncofn

That Bobby Clarke, what a piece of work he is.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=163915&hubname=nhl

GM Clarke slams Leafs for Quinn firing

4/26/2006 7:09:37 AM

Philadelphia Flyers head coach Ken Hitchcork isn't the only one on his team who can go on an animated tirade.

The Flyers may be down 2-0 in their first-round playoff series with the Buffalo Sabres, but it hasn't stopped colourful general manager Bob Clarke from voicing his opinion on hockey matters, notably the state of the Toronto Maple Leafs.

In an interview Tuesday with the Toronto Sun, Clarke said he spoke to recently-fired Maple Leafs head coach Pat Quinn and did not hide his displeasure at the way the two-time Jack Adams Award winner was treated in his final days with the club.

"He got (expletive) in Toronto," Clarke told the Sun. "That was really wrong."

"He is a lot more classy than I am. His goalie (Ed Belfour) was hurt. His centre (Mats Sundin) was hurt. Even with that, his team just missed the playoffs."





Quinn, who coached Clarke for four NHL seasons in Philadelphia, had a winning record in each of his seven years behind the bench in Toronto and only missed the playoffs twice in his 19 years as a head coach.

"Look at the tradition he had built there, and this is how he gets treated?" Clarke told the Sun. "There has got to be some kind of loyalty out there.

"You look at what (expletive) happened there and you have to wonder: Who would want to work in Toronto? What's going to happen next year? Are they going to fire the new coach if he doesn't make the playoffs?

"What the (expletive) is going on in our business with all these coaches and GMs being fired? A lot of good teams didn't make the playoffs this year. And by next week, a lot more good teams will be out, too."

Clarke then compared Quinn's firing to putting the family pet down.

"It's like taking the dog down to the vet. (Say) goodbye," Clarke told the Sun.

"Listen, even if they thought Pat needed to change his coaching style or something, they could have offered to make him the team president or something. Look at his track record there. Look at the (expletive) success he had there."

Clarke also told the Sun he did not place the brunt of the blame on Maple Leafs general manager John Ferguson, all but indicating that he was pointing further up the front office ladder.

Clarke has always been a loose cannon....I found this to be an enjoyable read actually.

[Bronx33]

[Al Wilson]

Originally Posted by chadta

ok time to start playing, no more getting pushed around, the real flyers better show up tonight or i swear thats it, im gonna have to hide until october.

Do you like getting swept

[Tredici]

Originally Posted by Bronx33

Now this is funny!

http://www.deadspin.com/sports/nhl/y...hot-169484.php

Thanks Bronx that was good for a laugh.

[Smiling Assassin27]

Originally Posted by Bronx33

Both clubs will be looking for a real starting goal tender that's for sure.

yzerman, chelios, legace, and maybe draper, shanahan, and fischer will be done in detroit too. should make some room for luongo or another top tier goalie. of course, with holland, he may just opt to bring back larionov and claim he did the best he could...

[Hogan11]

Let's Go Flyers!!!!

[Bronx33]

Originally Posted by Hogan11

Let's Go Flyers!!!!

Forsberg is having a good game i see.

[Bronx33]

Ok lets get this game going!

[Hogan11]

Originally Posted by Bronx33

Forsberg is having a good game i see.

I'm not getting the game where I'm at but I see they finally won one... It's about time they played the way I know they can.

(I edited the hat trick stuff, evidently the site I was following it on got that all wrong.)

[Bronx33]

avs score PP 1-0!

[Ray Finkle]

at least the Rangers made the playoffs....

[Bronx33]

Originally Posted by Ray Finkle

at least the Rangers made the playoffs....

True dat!

[Ray Finkle]

Originally Posted by Bronx33

True dat!

I mean I thought they would really make a series out of this....Lundqvist must be really hurt to be playing like Mike Dunham...

[azbroncfan]

People watch hockey

[Bronx33]

Originally Posted by Ray Finkle

I mean I thought they would really make a series out of this....Lundqvist must be really hurt to be playing like Mike Dunham...

Losing jager early killed them.

[Bronx33]

Originally Posted by azbroncfan

People watch hockey

I tried not watching it once and it wasn't as fun as watching it so from that point on i watch it.