On The Eve of the New Season: North of the Border Editio

Abdelkader over Larkin. OK, that's crazy.

i'm not too happy that that USA and Canada are in the same round-robin group.

Team Canada =
G Corey Crawford, Chicago Blackhawks
G Braden Holtby, Washington Capitals
G Carey Price, Montreal Canadiens
D Drew Doughty, Los Angeles Kings
D Duncan Keith, Chicago Blackhawks
D Marc-Edouard Vlasic, San Jose Sharks
D Shea Weber, Nashville Predators
F Jamie Benn, Dallas Stars
F Patrice Bergeron, Boston Bruins
F Jeff Carter, Los Angeles Kings
F Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins
F Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim Ducks
F Tyler Seguin, Dallas Stars
F Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning
F John Tavares, New York Islanders
F Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks

pretty solid, IMHO.

vansmack wrote:
I really thought the Ducks were tanking to get Bruce fired before the break, then they were going to turn it on.

Now I think you can have anyone you want.

What a difference a month makes…this fucker is going to win the division again, and crap out in a game 7 in the playoffs.

obama zings trudeau on hockey: http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/10/politics/obama-justin-trudeau-canada-state-visit/index.html

sweetcell wrote:
obama zings trudeau on hockey: http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/10/politics/obama-justin-trudeau-canada-state-visit/index.html

JT comes back by pointing out the nationality of toews ©, keith and sharp… ;D

(could have piled on with crawford, seabrook, desjardins, shaw, ladd, mashinter, weise… and that what's-his-name dude quenneville…)

Go back to Canada, you hippie, and leave the high paying jobs for REAL Americans.

oh c'mon, you can do better than that… like pointing out that sharp now plays for the stars.

Subban in horrific looking injury. Can move extremities but stretchered off. Jeez.

still interested in a trade?…

(sounds like he's going to be all right, luckily.  of course it's really early to be making any long-term diagnosis.  scary.)

sweetcell wrote:
still interested in a trade?…

Yes.

vansmack wrote:

vansmack wrote:
I really thought the Ducks were tanking to get Bruce fired before the break, then they were going to turn it on.

Now I think you can have anyone you want.

What a difference a month makes…this fucker is going to win the division again, and crap out in a game 7 in the playoffs.

Ding!

let's observe a moment of silence for canadian hockey…

Great!  A game seven at home with Bruce Boudreau in charge!  What could possibly go wrong?

vansmack wrote:
Great!  A game seven at home with Bruce Boudreau in charge!  What could possibly go wrong?

Yeah, but, it's the first round so…………………………………….. everything.

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:
Yeah, but, it's the first round so…………………………………….. everything.

Yep, pretty much….

Only a dozen people have sent me a text informing me that Laviolette is 4-1 in game 7's while Boudreau is 1-7.

I would have thought more.

vansmack wrote:

vansmack wrote:

vansmack wrote:
I really thought the Ducks were tanking to get Bruce fired before the break, then they were going to turn it on.

Now I think you can have anyone you want.

What a difference a month makes…this fucker is going to win the division again, and crap out in a game 7 in the playoffs.

Ding!

And, as predicted, again, ding…..

This is the 4th straight year the Ducks had a 3-2 series lead and lost Game 7 at home.

Getzlaf and Perry are 0-5 in game sevens. They've never even had a lead in a game 7.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again - there's no way Boudreau survives this, right?

'Anaheim will have to make changes this offseason, but aside from Frederik Andersen, they?re mostly depth guys and mid-season additions. The real question is coach Bruce Boudreau, who has won four Pacific Division titles in his four seasons with the Ducks, and took them increasingly deeper into the playoffs?until this year. Boudreau is 181-81-32 in Anaheim, a fantastic number. He?s also 1-7 in Game 7s in his career. If there?s anything to exorcise, it may begin with him.'

sweetcell wrote:
let's observe a moment of silence for canadian hockey…

And the original 6.  First time in history….