Kendrick 4,725 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 RIP this season About a week ago. Each week it changes Sandro, maybe thats why he lumped them in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandro 251 Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 About a week ago. Each week it changes Sandro, maybe thats why he lumped them in. Based on how they were playing a week ago, it didn't look good. Even now, they almost collapsed against the Flames. The depth on defense is still an issue. There are still plenty of question marks around Miller. I don't know what's going to happen, but as of right now the Canucks are a playoff team. In two weeks they may not be anymore, but I can't see the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AIM-11 134 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Why in the world are the Canucks lumped in there? Hell, why are the Flames? Calgary works their asses off every game and are actually making progress. The Canucks are still a playoff team as of today. Edmonton is the only embarrassment out here right now. The Flames have not lost this many games in a row since the 70s. They are atrocious. They were atrocious right from the start but had out of this world goaltending + luck winning them games. Everyone not living in Calgary knew this was coming and now it is. Good chance they are a bottom 5 team by the end of the year. Their "progress" was an illusion. I'll be pretty surprised if the Canucks make the playoffs this year as well but but they have that longshot chance because of the slow start of teams like Minnesota and Dallas. I wouldn't put money on them making it though. The Oilers are the scum of the NHL, everyone knows that. The truth is I want nothing more than for all three of these teams to be great again (at the same time). There is nothing better as a fan of those teams then to see teams that hate each other battle one another in meaningful playoff games. It's SO much fun. I watched Oilers/Flames in the 80s, when they were two of the best teams in the league and hated each other's guts. My family is split between Flames and Oilers fan and we used to call each other after hockey games just to trashtalk each other. It's such an enjoyable thing when rival teams are both relevant at the same time. Right now though all three are piss poor hockey clubs (of varying degrees). The Canucks at least have a top line that is among the best in the NHL when they are on, and the Flames have a solid blueline (Oilers have shit all), but sadly, all three of these teams are pretty unlikely to make the playoffs by the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schneiderman 38 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 It looks like it will come down to the Canucks and the Sharks for that third guaranteed playoff spot in the Pacific Division. I won't be surprised if LA pulls it together and gets the second spot, but I could see the Canucks beating out the Sharks. They gotta string some wins together though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AIM-11 134 Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 Sharks are looking more like the Sharks of old lately. 9-1-0 in their last 10 and playing well to boot. I think the Canucks will be hoping for a wild card spot at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lere2001 90 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Oilers Fans: http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showthread.php?t=1798273 This is a genius GDT written by one of the members of hfboards. Enjoy (Oilers haters will enjoy it too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AIM-11 134 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Oilers (and Sharks) always have good Game Day Threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollarAndADream 3,356 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Toronto just blowing it today and Edmonton as well. Edmonton scores 5 and still can't win. I guess it's Dallas though. They've been scoring a ton and can't put a string of wins together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire Tortorella 2,653 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Pretty cool win for Rob Zepp. 33 year old goalie who played in just about every minor league you can think of, the FEL, and the DEL made his NHL debut in the Flyers' 4-3 win tonight. TheLastOlympian07 and Doomsday 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doomsday 4,057 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Pretty cool win for Rob Zepp. 33 year old goalie who played in just about every minor league you can think of, the FEL, and the DEL made his NHL debut in the Flyers' 4-3 win tonight. The only thing I loved more about that game was Byfuglien having karma collect on his bullshit by setting up Scoreacek for the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smarch 2,971 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I'm sure the Jets could find a beer league defeseman so Buff doesn't have to ever play D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munk 1,298 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 dafuq kings y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomcheck 161 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Johnny Hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munk 1,298 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 So overrated dey shud trade him tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomcheck 161 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 kk, he can get traded the same day gagner gets his number retired in tampa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomcheck 161 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 That Tyler Johnson. Hatty and over a ppg. Getrekt pens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Habs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrick 4,725 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 kk, he can get traded the same day gagner gets his number retired in tampa. They will retire Chris Gratton's in no time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond_ace 3,106 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwfulHomesick 148 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Oh sweet happy day, Pete DeBoer is gone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devise 4,475 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Terrible decision by the Devils imo. It's the GM that is the issue with that team. DaBoer did a fine job with the assets he was given. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwfulHomesick 148 Posted December 26, 2014 Share Posted December 26, 2014 Terrible decision by the Devils imo. It's the GM that is the issue with that team. DaBoer did a fine job with the assets he was given. That's the thing, he did the job with the right pieces he was handed. He's in no way a bad coach. His system is prototypical Devils-like, but his handling of rookies and his DeBoner with veterans was and is crippling to the development to our prospects. Adam Larsson gets benched if he makes a mistake, but Bryce Salvador gets played constantly despite his lack of ability to stop an incoming forward. And somehow, someway, Peter Harrold gets called up everytime Pete needs his #1 guy out there in Peter Harrold over Larsson and Gelinas. Lou is to blame for the shitty pieces, but all in all, there needed to be a culture change in that locker room. As many Devils fans say, In Lou We Trust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendrick 4,725 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 That's the thing, he did the job with the right pieces he was handed. He's in no way a bad coach. His system is prototypical Devils-like, but his handling of rookies and his DeBoner with veterans was and is crippling to the development to our prospects. Adam Larsson gets benched if he makes a mistake, but Bryce Salvador gets played constantly despite his lack of ability to stop an incoming forward. And somehow, someway, Peter Harrold gets called up everytime Pete needs his #1 guy out there in Peter Harrold over Larsson and Gelinas. Lou is to blame for the shitty pieces, but all in all, there needed to be a culture change in that locker room. As many Devils fans say, In Lou We Trust. This. Let's not forget that going out to grab old 35+ aged players past their primes (even Jagr) is not a recipe for a championship team. But I challenge you to go find a team that has lost out on retaining it's most powerful piece twice in 5 seasons. Parise and Kovy both jetted and it's one of the reasons I'll never cheer for Parise. At the same time though yeah Pete didn't want to develop his youth. You have to rely on your youth a lot more than he did and then rely on your veterans in the playoffs (which we won't be attending this year). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomcheck 161 Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Oates and Stevens co-coaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boubabi 4,725 Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Good win for the Habs. They shouldn't have let a goal late in 3rd but still, we won in shootout. Thanks to PA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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