EHM The Blue Line

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Woohoo! Finally hockey comes back! (I no longer consider Swedish hockey hockey.)

The Wings' lineup will look something like this (I think):

Franzén - Datsyuk - Williams
Cleary - Zetterberg - Samuelsson
Hudler - Lang - Holmström
Kopecky - Draper - Maltby

Lidström - Kronwall
Markov - Schneider
Lebda/Chelios/Lilja

2 hours until I leave for the RBC Center for the raising of our wonderful banners. (Southeast, Eastern Conference and Stanley Cup Champions )

Banners go up at 6:45, faceoff at 7:13!

Hockey's back!!!!!

Yeah, at least i get to see the game on tv. Tonight its Buffalo-Carolina followed by Dallas-Colorado.

Oh yeah, and if you want to see me I'll be a few rows behind the Canes bench.

See if you can pick me out

inSTAALed wrote:Oh yeah, and if you want to see me I'll be a few rows behind the Canes bench.

See if you can pick me out

Will you be the one with the Canes shirt on..............

Warning: OLD MAN RANT:

I get the always thrilling and exciting Sens Leafs matchup followed by the scintillating goaltending of Theodore and Turco. WAHOOO! What a way to start the season TSN...Ummm Carolina vs Buffalo maybe? Nah, we know those guys in Vancouver love to see the Loafs play the Sens. I think we get it for the 25th time in January.YAY! GO LOAFS GO! arrgh.

Anyone heard this about the Leafs-Sens yet: " Will the Leafs be able to overcome the jinx they have had playing the Sens? Yeah, its a jinx...not a Heatley, Alfredsson, Spezza or Redden. A jinx! God Toronto Sports Network SUCKS!

I know many USA fans will say we get games on TV in Canada so stop whining you Canadians and enjoy. Well I say...USA guys stop watching bowling and freaking poker so that US networks will show games and we get some real hockey on TV here.

Let me guess..ON Saturday on CBC who plays Leafs vs Habs or Leafs vs Sens? Again. Great Bob and Harry...WAHOO!

Bob Cole: "McCAbe dumps it in there...Sens dump it out. Save made by that guy who plays goal for Sens" The Sens dump it in there. McCabe to Kaberle to Sundin...LEAFS SCORE. Listen to that crowd Harry"

Harry Neale: Yeah Bob its like Hulk Hogan just pulled out the pythons and beat the rubbish out of Brutus the Barber Beefcake..so now its 10-1 Ottawa. Man, Sundin is amazing eh Bob"

Bob: "Yeah Harry he is, but I tell you those kids on the Sens...Jason Alfredsson and Wade Heatley they may one day be as great as Inge Hammarstrom was back when I was 60 years old"

Harry: "Yeah Bob, but when?"

Intermission: Don Cherryu: "Oooh I love that Dougie Gilmour...isn't he from Kingston. Great town that Kingston. The Killer I tell ya, he is the best leaf ever. What's he got 10 goals this year?"

AYEEE! I never thought I would say I want Bill Clement on my TV, but at least it ain't these 90 year old morons.

oxenhoper wrote:

inSTAALed wrote:Oh yeah, and if you want to see me I'll be a few rows behind the Canes bench.

See if you can pick me out

Will you be the one with the Canes shirt on..............

And the beat up Ohio State University hat.

batdad wrote:Warning: OLD MAN RANT:

I have to say that I was entertained greatly by your rant and encourage you fully to post them at any time I have to say using the Hulk vs Brutus 'The Barber' Beefcake was a piece of genius.

How 'bout that Dougie Gilmour? And Tie in the studio this year I'm sure will be the topic of many glowing reviews by Cherry.

Thanks.

I believe Dougie played in Chicago for awhile. Where did you trade him? Who for?


So....I know..I am banned.

Admin Note:

Get your bar bets ready; first goal scorer of the 2006-2007 season? Jason Pominville, BUF whodathunkit?

batdad wrote:Thanks.

I believe Dougie played in Chicago for awhile. Where did you trade him? Who for?


So....I know..I am banned.

Admin Note:

I got this - to Buffalo with J.P. Dumont for ... wait ... Michal Grosek?

Is it just me or is there something truly special watching the LEAFS lose.? Me and about 99% of Canada.

I'm not talking about last night..................

gba you forgot about Chicago in the deal also agreeing to pay 2 million of Doug's 5 mil contract for the next year as well... Now; the next person to mention 'the deal that shall not be spoken of' again is getting banned

Minstrel wrote:gba you forgot about Chicago in the deal also agreeing to pay 2 million of Doug's 5 mil contract for the next year as well... Now; the next person to mention 'the deal that shall not be spoken of' again is getting banned

Deal what deal

batdad wrote:Warning: OLD MAN RANT:

Although I agree Bob Cole is almost as useless as Pat Quinn, I don't understand your hate for Don Cherry. The guy promotes Canadian hockey like no other in the world, is always looking out for player safety, and above all loves hockey with everything he has.

Nah...I don't hate Don Cherry. I just hate his Kingston comments that used to come out of his mouth constantly. I love alot of his points, especially the safety part. However, some of his schtick can be so annoying and not based in fact as we all know. Just the schtick where he hates Europeans, and he equates French hockey players with being too soft.

batdad wrote:he equates French hockey players with being too soft.

What does he know about it??? Only 2 french guys play(ed) in the NHL. Huet, now with the Habs, and Philipe Bozon, who played 3 years in St. Louis... Not a lot of materials to build a judgement...

I believe they mean French-Canadian; natives of Quebec for example.

The Sabres have a nice powerplay.

Gleason looked like a stud. I'm so glad we got him.

Snuggles is our new Marek Malik.

Letowski played pretty good on a line with Williams and Brindy.

Cole - Staal - Whitney was amazing.

Walker - Belanger - Ladd was also amazing.

Larose is alot faster than I remember him being last year.

Hedican played at about 70% due to hip surgery and didn't show it one bit.

Tim Gleason is a beast.

Tim Gleason had the most minutes out of everybody.

The Swedish guy behind me really hated Tallinder and I now know many expressions such as Where is your gold medal, Tallider? and Central Park, Stockholm Tallinder in Swedish.

Tim Gleason is a stud.

Snuggles is terrible.

Why did we resign Snuggles?

The Sabres got lucky goals.

Ryan Millers new mask is awesome.

The Banana Slugs should go back to their old jerseys.



That is inSTAALed's incredibly hard to read review of the game last night.

And here I watched the game and didn't notice that you guys had suited up the fabric softener bear

So tell me, did you happen to notice Gleason?

Minstrel wrote:So tell me, did you happen to notice Gleason?

Who?

Kölzig is superb in the game.

Edit Lindros Betts just scored, 2-1

Edit2: Shanahan just scored to

As a result of what happened to Kris...I will say nothing about the Canucks Red Wings game, and the players involved there. I am grinning right now in Vancouver though.