NHL offseason

CP · Post by CP » Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:50 pm

Well, I did expect them to make the playoffs last year. It's not like I expect them to make the finals, usually.

nitrofuel · Post by **nitrofuel** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:56 pm

us stars fans have been getting teased since we won the cup in 99. every yr they have one of the best records and then get dropped in the 1st round. i would rather not make the playoffs than go thru that bs

CP · Post by CP » Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:57 pm

No you wouldn't, not making the playoffs sucks.

nitrofuel · Post by **nitrofuel** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:59 pm

it really sucks thinking you have a team that can make the finals and then your season is over before the end of april/may.
but not making it does suck as well as we knew that feeling the yr before the strike

Dawdy · Post by **Dawdy** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:57 pm

Neil Smith got fired as GM by the Islander already, and replaced him with GARTH SNOW

nitrofuel · Post by **nitrofuel** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:59 pm

yeah after a month.

must not of kissed the owners ass well enough

Hunter/Killer · Post by **Hunter/Killer** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 5:00 pm

i was wondering what the hell happened to garth snow

Avulsed · Post by **Avulsed** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:37 pm

I feel weird cheering for the Stars but lets hope they make it to the finals along with the Leafs

nitrofuel · Post by **nitrofuel** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:39 pm

avulsed i could most definitly handle that. of course then i would hope the stars crush the leafs. no offense as i am sure you would wish the opposite

axlash · Post by **axlash** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:40 pm

it's allll milbury. Smith was an experienced Gm who knows how to run shit, even if he did fuck up the rangers future for 3,4 years. Milbury still wants control and that's why he needs a puppet like snow.

nitrofuel · Post by **nitrofuel** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 6:42 pm

i used to love the rangers. brian leetch's brother was my lieutenant in the army. got to go to his house in conn. thing was f'ing huge. even saw gretzky's last game in canada in ontario about 4 rows off the ice

axlash · Post by **axlash** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:14 pm

hahahah lafontaine just quit the islanders too. This is hilarious.

hippy · Post by **hippy** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:18 pm

Dawdy · Post by **Dawdy** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:27 pm

so much for the Islanders trying to restore some credibility

Dawdy · Post by **Dawdy** » Tue Jul 18, 2006 10:28 pm

boo yeah

Diamond Dee · Post by **Diamond Dee** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:54 am

CP wrote:No you wouldn't, not making the playoffs sucks.

Yes it does suck. Especially when your team is on fire the beginning of the season. It's irritating.

axlash · Post by **axlash** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:56 am

not making the playoff is the worst. Take it from me, My team missed it from 98-04. Even though we got swept by our archrival in the first round, being able to TALK playoffs and look forward to it in march and april rules.

CP · Post by CP » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:59 am

axlash wrote:not making the playoff is the worst. Take it from me, My team missed it from 98-04. Even though we got swept by our archrival in the first round, being able to TALK playoffs and look forward to it in march and april rules.

98-04 is pretty pathetic. You'd feel like you were never going to make the playoffs again.

Diamond Dee · Post by **Diamond Dee** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:59 am

axlash wrote:not making the playoff is the worst. Take it from me, My team missed it from 98-04. Even though we got swept by our archrival in the first round, being able to TALK playoffs and look forward to it in march and april rules.

I did follow the playoffs and cheered against Anaheim every chance I got. That was the extent of my playoff talk. I started looking forward to the following season back in January when the Kings took a shit like they usually do. Maybe one day my team will win a cup but it's unlikely.

Desquamation · Post by **Desquamation** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:13 am

Avulsed wrote:make it to the finals along with the Leafs

Sorry... Whenever I hear, or in this case read, "finals" and "Leafs" in the same sentence I can't help but laugh.

axlash · Post by **axlash** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:24 am

i'm still pissed off about 2002. That year was destined to have a toronto detroit final.

Desquamation · Post by **Desquamation** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:28 am

axlash wrote:i'm still pissed off about 2002. That year was destined to have a toronto detroit final.

That would have been awesome... I'll admit I was a little giddy at the thought of a Habs/Wings final last season (a pipe dream, but seemed possible at the start), that was until Detroit decided that golf was a better way to spend their summer. Fuckers.

Three Second Doom · Post by **Three Second Doom** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:32 pm

"The Philadelphia Flyers have signed unrestricted free agent forward Geoff Sanderson to a two-year contract."

We have forwards out the ass now, which will most likely mean we'll be trimming the fat soon and using the extra cap space for a few more pickups or maybe a trade or two.

Good pickup, I'd say.

Avulsed · Post by **Avulsed** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:26 pm

Just like every Leafs fan says every year "This year we'll take it

"

Hunter/Killer · Post by **Hunter/Killer** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:31 pm

Avulsed wrote:Just like every Leafs fan says every year "This year we'll take it "

and end up routing for the next best canadian team in the playoffs

the_clansman · Post by **the_clansman** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 6:56 pm

Wayne wrote:
Avulsed wrote:Just like every Leafs fan says every year "This year we'll take it "
and end up routing for the next best canadian team in the playoffs

which end up losing in game 7 of the finals

nitrofuel · Post by **nitrofuel** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:21 pm

how do u guys think the senators feel? every yr the finish w/ one of the best records and then choke in the playoffs

Dawdy · Post by **Dawdy** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:28 pm

nitrofuel wrote:how do u guys think the senators feel? every yr the finish w/ one of the best records and then choke in the playoffs

Avulsed · Post by **Avulsed** » Wed Jul 19, 2006 7:56 pm

Dawdy wrote:
nitrofuel wrote:how do u guys think the senators feel? every yr the finish w/ one of the best records and then choke in the playoffs

Area53 · Post by **Area53** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:23 am

I bought a sens jersey about 12 years ago... It was better when they sucked. It was cool to see them win, but then they became this rediculous powerhouse team. Now i cant stand them.

nitrofuel · Post by **nitrofuel** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:24 am

yeah power house team during the regular season. after that they revert back to their losing ways

FUBAR · Post by **FUBAR** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:34 pm

Fuck the Sens. I'm not one of these guys who says "The Leafs will take it" I'm the optimistic guy who no matter what says "The teams looking pretty good and I guess we'll just wait to see what happens". If they don't wina cup in my lifetime, my life=failed.

nitrofuel · Post by **nitrofuel** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:20 pm

what do you think the leafs win the cup first or the blue jays win the world series first? gotta go with the leafs

axlash · Post by **axlash** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 4:58 pm

right now the blue jays have the better team, but they're still about 2 years away from being serious contenders, especially in the AL East. In the NHL, you can become a contender overnight, but toronto is missing a few too many pieces, so i'll go with the jays.

nitrofuel · Post by **nitrofuel** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 5:00 pm

i would much rather see the leafs win before the jays. like u said though they could spring up this season and have a good run to the cup. ya never know. right now the yanks and bosox are to strong. don't like the jays anyway. shitty stadium and i live in dallas so i root for the shit rangers

the_clansman · Post by **the_clansman** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 6:42 pm

I hope Toronto never wins a cup. Detroit, Colorado and Toronto are my most hated teams in the NHL.

The Sens might some day actually win a cup, but I think they will have to beat the leafs in a series first, the year they do that is the year they win the cup.

FUBAR · Post by **FUBAR** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:05 pm

the_clansman wrote:I hope Toronto never wins a cup. Detroit, Colorado and Toronto are my most hated teams in the NHL.

The Sens might some day actually win a cup, but I think they will have to beat the leafs in a series first, the year they do that is the year they win the cup.

This guy must be a Canucks fan

the_clansman · Post by **the_clansman** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 9:32 pm

FUBAR wrote:
the_clansman wrote:I hope Toronto never wins a cup. Detroit, Colorado and Toronto are my most hated teams in the NHL.

The Sens might some day actually win a cup, but I think they will have to beat the leafs in a series first, the year they do that is the year they win the cup.
This guy must be a Canucks fan

wow, you see the fact that im from BC and deduct that im a canucks fan, I'd bake you a fucking hero cookie but the kitchen is closed.

FUBAR · Post by **FUBAR** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:54 pm

the_clansman wrote:
FUBAR wrote:
the_clansman wrote:I hope Toronto never wins a cup. Detroit, Colorado and Toronto are my most hated teams in the NHL.

The Sens might some day actually win a cup, but I think they will have to beat the leafs in a series first, the year they do that is the year they win the cup.
This guy must be a Canucks fan
wow, you see the fact that im from BC and deduct that im a canucks fan, I'd bake you a fucking hero cookie but the kitchen is closed.

No, Canucks fans HATE the Leafs. I mean it was quite the rivalry I can see why you'd hate a Canadian team that isn't even in your conference so much

the_clansman · Post by **the_clansman** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 11:58 pm

FUBAR wrote:
the_clansman wrote:
FUBAR wrote:
the_clansman wrote:I hope Toronto never wins a cup. Detroit, Colorado and Toronto are my most hated teams in the NHL.

The Sens might some day actually win a cup, but I think they will have to beat the leafs in a series first, the year they do that is the year they win the cup.
This guy must be a Canucks fan
wow, you see the fact that im from BC and deduct that im a canucks fan, I'd bake you a fucking hero cookie but the kitchen is closed.
No, Canucks fans HATE the Leafs. I mean it was quite the rivalry I can see why you'd hate a Canadian team that isn't even in your conference so much

The reason I hate the leafs is because of the legion of moron fans like you.