Nhl thread

[Beanflicker]

I remember being 5 or 6 in peewee hockey league, and the whole team fighting over who got Pavel's #10. He was a fucking rockstar.

[El Kabong]

Goalies back in the day were SOOOOO much better!

Fuhr, Potvin, Roy, Osgood, Hasek, McLean, Vanbiesbrouke, CuJo, Moog, Richter, Brodeur, Belfour, there were so many more great goalies back then.

Pavel Bure was my favorite, Theo Fleury was a favorite, John LeClair, Mats Sundin, Doug Gilmoure, Dave Andrychuk, Stevie Y, Ron Francis, Roenick, Modano, Messier, so many STAR players

[Beanflicker]

They were great (especially Roy who I still think is the #1 GOAT) but they marked the beginning of the evolution of goalie when Roy popularized the butterfly style. They got the ball rolling and now they have goalie down to a science. I'll watch old goal highlights and it's like "what the fuck was that goalie doing" with the stupid kick-save attempt that looked more like a "rock pose".

To me Roy will always be the best, because he was amazing when it mattered and won 3 Conn Smythe's, which is something nobody else did. Not even Wayne Gretzky won 3 Conn Smythes

[El Kabong]

The NHL in the 1990's was just filled to the gills with STARS! Skaters and net minders, just studs on every single team.....bar Ottawa for the most part though, they ALWAYS sucked out loud! They had Yashin & Alfredsson and that was it!


Hopefully hockey will get back to that status, it's progressing pretty good since the lockout. I love the Winter Classic! Brilliant idea! That fucktard Dan Shaugnessy wanted to abolish it though stupid old lesbian lookalike! He believes in "spirits" and "ghosts" and "curses"........dumb dumb dumb.


Anywho the NHL is doing ok now, hopefully the Olympics pique the interests of the fans as well. It should be great hockey. I want USA vs Canada of course, that HAS to happen. Russia has a squad but 0 defense which is tragic because they used to produce EXCELLENT defensemen! Zubov, Konstantinov, Fetisov, etc

[El Kabong]

Just ordered my custom Bauer IMS 11 helmet and visor.....going to play stick and puck for the first time next Thursday. Hopefully I pick up where I left off.

Canes lost vs the Habs the other night but they've been in good form recently. Hopefully that continues. Anton Khudobin is solid at making saves, but he spills too many rebounds. Jay Harrison has been weak in the last few matches but our attack looks sharp and we're getting lots of shots on goal....maybe Muller knows what he's doing after all.

[El Kabong]

...now I've just got to come up with a decent original goal celebration

[Beanflicker]

Canes lost vs the Habs the other night but they've been in good form recently. Hopefully that continues. Anton Khudobin is solid at making saves, but he spills too many rebounds. Jay Harrison has been weak in the last few matches but our attack looks sharp and we're getting lots of shots on goal....maybe Muller knows what he's doing after all.

It'll be interesting to see if they end up dealing Cam Ward and what they can get for him if they decide to go that route.

Jeff Skinner is coming along nicely too.

[El Kabong]

The Canes have a great minor league system! I was talking with my friend about Ward and if we should trade him. Khudobin is awesome but he gives up loads of rebounds. I would not mind swapping Ward for Miller, but I think Peters should be the one dealt. Ward can still get hot for the playoffs.

Yeah Ottawa was great in the 2000's very strong.

[Beanflicker]

just studs on every single team.....bar Ottawa for the most part though, they ALWAYS sucked out loud! They had Yashin & Alfredsson and that was it!

Yeah that's my team hahah. Yashin was good but he was an unlikable asshole who everyone (including Ottawa press) hated.

Ottawa really got fucked by Alexander Daigle, who is probably the biggest draft bust in any sport ever. I don't know if you remember him (why would you or anyone else) but he had INSANE numbers in the minors and was projected to be the next Mario Lemieux, picked 1st overall in the 93 draft (over guys like Paul Kariya, Pronger, Arnott, ect), but turned out to be a mediocre bum.

Ottawa had a good 2000's though. Heatley/Spezza/Alfredsson was, at one time, the best line in the NHL IMO.