Another Down Goes Brown Gem!


HILARIOUS!

id agree the devils wont get over 96 points, but i think theyll be a lot closer than you guys think. theyll be within 6.

I swear dude, when I wrote that I didn't know the guy was you.

I hope every game goes to overtime. Then we may have the possibility of every team going over the Vegas line in points!

When did Varlamov change the spelling of his first name?

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=292399

Wayne Gretzky has stepped down as coach of the Coyotes.

The Coyotes have turned into one of the worst - run teams in all of sports. Too bad, really. They should have stayed in Winnipeg.

They weren't exactly well-run in Winnipeg, but yes, I agree with the sentiment.

Better Wayne resign then eventually get fired by whoever the new owner would be. Talk about a tough gig to have to do.

8 Mil a year is too much for a bankrupt team to handle i guess.

Especially for a coach that, well let's face it, really did nothing in 4 years with this team. Not all his fault of course, but you have to at least show signs of going forward. This team didn't even tread water with Gretzky as coach, if anything they regressed.

Interesting...he was never a crasher and banger while he played...:D

Habs D Brisebois retires, eyes auto racing career - NHL News - FOX Sports on MSN

Dola...BTW....i think his NHL nickaname (Breeze-by) will suit him in his new career.

Moved the cable box into my room (I am renting a room in a house until next year), and BOOM!!!

NHL Center Ice later this month is coming, and right now watching Tampa Bay/Edmonton preseason game on the NHL Network. Can't remember the last time I watched an NHL game that wasn't on network tv.

Loving it.

How does Hedman look?

Haven't watched it closely enough. Not even sure what number he is.

Hedman looks very good....Having Ohlund playing with him will be a huge boost for the kid.

It looks like Brad May has the third annual Detroit Red Wings Annual "Brad Norton Tough Guy"* award. He's trying out with the Wings and will play tonight against Toronto. He'll be an incredible long shot to make the team. He may play in Grand Rapids (if he wants to), which will inevtibly lead to a bunch of people hoping the Wings call him up throughout the season.



*Past winners include: 2006-07: Brad Norton; 2007-2008: Aaron Downey; 2008-2009: Aaron Downey/Darren McCarty.

Red Wings win some awards from The Sporting News. Seem to be some no-brainers here, especially regarding Holland being the best GM.

Red Wings quartet earns Sporting News All-Decade honors - NHL.com - News

Dola

Theo Fleury let go by the Calgary Flames. Too bad, he was fun to watch. I doubt anyone will be interested in a 41 year old at this point though.

Flames release Fleury from tryout agreement - NHL.com - 2009 NHL Offseason News

Double Dola (belated)

Devils add the "other" Niedermayer. I find it rather odd that the Ducks wouldn't take him back for one more season to play with his brother.

New Jersey Devils sign Rob Niedermayer to one-year deal - ESPN

Greatest sports name of all time?
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He has been pretty terrible for at least the last season. If his name was Smith he'd have been cut by the Ducks a long time ago. I'm very glad to have Scott back and just as glad to see Rob go. I can't see him making the Devils roster TBH.

If there was a kid who was ever destined to play for his hometown team, it would be him.

Got my Sporting News yesterday as well. They are really going out on a limb predicting Pens-Wings III.

But then again, after seeing them have the Rangers 5th in the East, I'm not sure how much I put into their predictions.

Dola

Avs extend Hejduk one year

So, there goes one of the guys who contenders would have been after at the deadline.

Hockey News has Flyers winning the Cup. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. :eek: :lol:


He could still be moved. One year extension doesn't mean all that much, although I would doubt it at this point.

Jeez....Osgood looks terrible tonight.

Try all preseason.

Agreed.

Note to self...

Draft Howard

Note to CR ...

Draft Larsson because I honestly think he is going to end up in Detroit by January and Howard will end up, well, on a team that isn't in the state of Michigan.

I know it's preseason...

I know the Sharks played their full complement of expected starters...

I know the Ducks sat several of their best players, including Getzlaf, Selanne, Koivu, Lupul, Niedermayer, Jiggy, Hiller and Wizniewski (so four of the top six F, 2 of the top 3 D, and both top GK)... (ping: Toronto fans, Pogge was in net)

And I know it was the second night of a back to back on the road...

But, damn, 6-0!! :eek:

The much vaunted D that Burke put together tonight looked like and AHL blueline as teh Leafs lose to the Sabres by a converted touchdown 7-6

More important then any of that when you're dealing with the Sharks is that we're talking September, not April.

The most embarrassing thing has to be the 3 goals, assist line for Douglas freaking Murray. Wish I could have seen that.

Quick question for you guys. Is there any sort of package that allows you to watch NHL games, similar to MLB.tv?

Yes. There is the NHL Center Ice Package, which gives you all the games (outside your market) on TV.

There is also a very robust NHL GameCenter, which I think is similar to MLB.tv. It allows you to watch games on the internet. I think you can watch 4 games at one time.

Here's the info on both:

NHL Center Ice - NHL.com - NHL Center Ice

NHL.com - The National Hockey League

There is also the NHL Network and Versus, although Versus has rather limited coverage. I am fortunate to have both of them + Center Ice this year.

Crap. I left out the most important requirement. I need to be able to watch on my computer.

Wow...it's more expensive than the MLB.tv package.

This probably has nothing to do with anything here, but can someone please kick Gary Buttman in the nuts for me k thx

The NHL GameCenter Live package is overpriced, IMHO. Late last season they debuted a day pass for $20 and were shocked with fans cried foul on Twitter.

Not huge news but the Islanders have claimed Schremp off of waivers.

Assuming they don't turn around and try to sneak him through and to the farm, I'm really curious to see if they pair him and Tavares together on the PP. Good to see him (hopefully) getting a chance at the NHL level though, really too bad he never got a chance here before the numbers game caught up with him.

How much is the MLB.tv package?

I'm fairly sure it was $120 for the year.

Impressive win in Europe:

Lions roar against Blackhawks - NHL.com - 2009 Compuware NHL Premiere

Dola

Really love this quote from the story:

Double Dola

Pens sign Skoula

Penguins sign Skoula to 1-year deal - NHL.com - News

I had forgotten all about NHL GameCenter Live until I got an email from them the other night. They were reminding me that they would automatically start billing me this week. That's fine. I actually liked it a lot last season. If I could get all of the NHL Center Ice games in HD, I would do that, but it's not an option on my cable system. So I'd rather just watch on my computer. It's nice to have a league scoreboard right above the picture. If a game is late and close, I can click one button and switch over. I found myself doing that a lot last season. No jumping around on the TV just to see what the other scores are. I have it all right in front of me.

I definitely got my money's worth out of it.

Who is your cable provider?

Whoever Colin White shills for.

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE

The real answer is Comcast.

Yea, I'm definitely going to jump on this online thing. You get a discount until the 31st.

I am struggling with this issue right now. I've had the Center Ice Package for the last 3 years now, but the lack of HD channels really hurts. It's night and day. If they had just one or two HD channels set aside each night that would be fantastic, but the utter lack of any really sucks. To be honest, among the local Wings games, the games on Versus and CBC (which I get locally), I am rarely for want of hockey to watch.

Hrmm....

I just got the GameCenter package. :popcorn:

Hockey is still the best sport to play and to watch. NHL fever...CATCH IT!!!!