NHL Season 2005/6 Games Discussion *Spoilers*

BlackCats101 · Post by **BlackCats101** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 8:45 pm

Various bits of good news for you Bruins fans...
Thomas contract extension
and rookie Boyes gets a hat-trick last night...

Meanwhile, the play-off chase is hotting up...
play-off race
It is really frustrating that this is also a busy period for me- despite taping Hockey on Five I never get round to watching it. It was the Olympic final the last time I watched a full game of hockey...

Post by **archibalduk** » Sun Mar 19, 2006 11:06 pm

That's great news for us B's fans! Boyes is a great talent - he's really come out of his shell this season. I must admit that I haven't been staying up to date with the hockey due to the amount of stress my studies are causing me.

Systemfel · Post by **Systemfel** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 6:50 am

Wonder how much Thomas signed for. Some people say it's like $3M over those three years.

Post by **inSTAALed** » Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:24 pm

The way he's played, he deserves it

noctambulist · Post by **noctambulist** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:00 am

I haven't seen any details on Thomas's new contract, but $3m for 3 years sounds about right. I guess this means Raycroft will be out at the end of the season. You don't pay a guy that much to sit in the minors. I'm glad for him, he's not only been a good goaltender, but you can't beat his attitude. I think he's been a good guy to have in the locker-room.

BlackCats101 · Post by **BlackCats101** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:12 am

archibalduk wrote:That's great news for us B's fans! Boyes is a great talent - he's really come out of his shell this season. I must admit that I haven't been staying up to date with the hockey due to the amount of stress my studies are causing me.

Hmmm, same here-coursework is a drag...

Post by **inSTAALed** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:50 pm

I've heard that it's 3.3 mil over 3 years.

Not bad

Post by **Minstrel** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:53 am

I understand and even appreciate guys like Thomas who have 'paid their dues' being rewarded but at his age and amount of NHL experience three years seems excessive to me. Yeah give the guy credit a vote of confidence and a pay raise but it would have made more sense to give him a year and an option year along with some potential bonuses should he string together a whole solid season. He's 32 next month which should have been more of a consideration I think.

It's a fair enough deal but I just don't understand the three years part... but then I guess we shouldn't be looking for Boston personel decisions to make sense after the Thornton deal.

Systemfel · Post by **Systemfel** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 12:04 pm

Oh my God.

flea · Post by **flea** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 2:31 pm

Well, I think that the Thomas deal is not bad.
He is playing really good and he has waited a long time to get a good contract. He seems always happy and is always smiling in the game, it seems that he is really enjoying what he is doing.
I dont think that his age will be a problem, ok he will be 32 soon, but I dont think that this is old for a goalie.

With this signing it seems that the days of Razor Raycroft in Boston are counted, and I dont like that!! I still believe that Razor will be a excellent goalie in the NHL and that we probably will regret if he leaves.

Lately all the decisions ODonnell has made are questionable and this is probably the only good thing he has done this year. I really hope we dont have to see him for a long time as GM in Boston!!! Please leave the Boston Bruins, Mike!!!!

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

13th. BOSTON: GP: 70 W: 27 L: 31 OTL:12 PTS: 66 GF: 198 GA: 223

GUILTY!!!!!!!!!

Harper · Post by **Harper** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:19 pm

Big night for the Flyers...win against the Rags and we are tied for Atlantic lead, lose and the Rags take a four point lead with a game in hand.

BlackCats101 · Post by **BlackCats101** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:12 pm

Whoa nelly...

story

BlackCats101 · Post by **BlackCats101** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:45 pm

A painful loss for you Bruins fans last night, against the Thrashers...How does that effect your play-off hopes? The crowds look pretty good though, on a positive note...

Post by **archibalduk** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:05 pm

I don't think we have any chance of getting into the post season. We just couldn't sustain our run of results; for that we don't deserve to be in the playoffs.

The only positive note was Czerkawski's first goal. He had been playing on the left but yesterday MOC put him on the right (apparently his preferred side).

Post by **E5150_ca** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:44 pm

So I just heard that Greg Handlon (coach of the Washington Ovechkins) BENCHED the king for a period because 'His shifts were too long'. This means war.

Post by **archibalduk** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:32 pm

PJ Axelsson has signed a three year extension with the Bruins

Systemfel · Post by **Systemfel** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 9:52 pm

archibalduk wrote:PJ Axelsson has signed a three year extension with the Bruins

WHAT THE...?!

I was so hoping he'd come back to FrÃ¶lunda in the summer!

Well, guess I'm gonna have to wait 'til 2009 then.

flea · Post by **flea** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:34 pm

archibalduk wrote:PJ Axelsson has signed a three year extension with the Bruins

Well, thats not a bad news. PJ has been playing good this season, specially on defense, shuting down the opponent stars (I remember great games of him against Ovechkin, Alfredsson or Jagr!!!).

Seems that MOC wants to do something right before he leaves!!!!.........hopefully!!!

NOW RESIGN PATRICE LONGTERM!!!!!!!!!! PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!

Systemfel · Post by **Systemfel** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:48 am

Pebben's new salary is said to be at $1.85M a year. Sounds about right!

BlackCats101 · Post by **BlackCats101** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 7:17 pm

the failure of the original six teams...
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Post by **Minstrel** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:05 pm

Two seriously rediculous

moments in last nights Vancouver - LA game if you can snag some highlights

First of all on a rush one of the Sedins played the puck around his back and then through his legs to beat a defender, it's one of those things you just have to see to believe, it defies description.

The other was just a bonecrusher of a hit (literally too as the blood seemed to poitn to a sure broken nose) on Matt Cooke by Dustin Brown. Yikes!!!

It was borderline high elbow/sholder hit along the boards but Cooke bounced off the glass like a ping pong ball and went straight down to ice seemingly out cold when he hit. He hit the ice like someone picked him up over their head and dropped him flat. He went off with blood pouring from the outside and inside of his nose into a towel... what a unbelivable hit though, replays will probably slo-mo it but it was even worse in real time.

BlackCats101 · Post by **BlackCats101** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:41 pm

Both of the above events are on the ESPN videos on the NHL page...

flea · Post by **flea** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 3:48 pm

Yes, I saw them too....I usually watch the highlights on NHL.com, where they are a bit more longer than in ESPN.

The hit from Dustin Brown was brutal!!!

BTW, did somebody watch the (I think it was their third) goal from the Devils against the Bruins the other day??

Devils on the PP, a dman shot the puck into the zone and it came slowly to Tim Thomas who wanted to play the puck away, but missed and it squeezed into the goal....even me as a Bruins fan had to laugh about that!!! Stupid goal, really!!

BlackCats101 · Post by **BlackCats101** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:03 pm

Why did Henrik Lundqvist only play for about 24 mins last night? I noticed that he wasn't in net very often during the Buffalo goals-is he injured or just being rested?

BlackCats101 · Post by **BlackCats101** » Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:05 pm

flea wrote:Yes, I saw them too....I usually watch the highlights on NHL.com, where they are a bit more longer than in ESPN.

The hit from Dustin Brown was brutal!!!

BTW, did somebody watch the (I think it was their third) goal from the Devils against the Bruins the other day??

Devils on the PP, a dman shot the puck into the zone and it came slowly to Tim Thomas who wanted to play the puck away, but missed and it squeezed into the goal....even me as a Bruins fan had to laugh about that!!! Stupid goal, really!!

This one?:-D
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