lol FA was right. Lucic fights guys 20 pounds lighter or non fighters. Every time he's stepped up and fought an actual fighter he's lost. Spilchuk will claim otherwise, but check his fight card on dropyourgloves.com or hockeyfights.com. Lucic is a notorious spot picker ala Chris Neil.

Orr is fun to watch because you know there's a chance either him or his opponent is getting knocked out.

Carcillo has been a bitch this year. His fights haven't been nearly as exciting.

Downie is meh, same as Biz Nasty

The two most exciting fighters in my opinion are Zenon Konopka who has had some amazing fights and probably Rick Rypien are far as non heavyweights go. Derek Dorsett is up there too.

Two most exciting heavyweights are Colton Orr for reason I explained and Steve Macintyre for the same reason as Orr.

The most boring fighter who fights alot is Can Janssen who has made a career of doing nothing for a minute until his opponent punches himself out.

It's a shame Riley Cote retired because he was ALOT of fun to watch. Jay Rosehill also has some exciting fights. His fights with Lessard and Lucic were great.

Yup Lucic is a total coward

Deryk Engelland also deserves recognition as a great fighter

In terms of lightweights Tyler Kennedy has awesome fights

Engelland has really come on this year.

Just checked Gerts PBP thread again and it made me really miss those mid and late 90s sabres teams.

lol Reimer has been outstanding tonight. The saves he's made have been incredible.

I miss Rick's calls on Rob Ray, Barnaby and May's fights.

Leafs out

Habs officially in

All in one night

Dunno about this article. I haven't heard this one. Admittedly I was fairly out of touch over the weekend but I'm 100% certain that Mark Madden would have this all over his radio show if it were true.

The talk of a "new original 6" makes me think it's a April Fools joke.

Reason #1 Why Not To Block A Chara Shot.

NEW YORK (AP)—Rangers’ second-leading scorer Ryan Callahan(notes) is out indefinitely because of a broken right leg, just as New York is making a final push for an Eastern Conference playoff spot.

The injury occurred when the fearless forward blocked a shot by 6-foot-9 defenseman Zdeno Chara(notes), who broke the league record for the hardest drive with a 105.9 mph blast at this year’s All-Star skills competition.


http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_yl...rs-callahanout

A Carolina loss at any point in their last games locks them out. They need to win out, and have the Sabres lose out.

ah ha

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puc...urn=nhl-wp1867

Thats amazing.

And yes the NHL will most likely have a shitstorm over it.

Turco plays for the Hawks?

Habs fans probably called the cops on Turco.

Turco is the man!

Great of him to enjoy the game as "one of the guys". I'm sure it was a great experience for the fan.

Rick Rypien...even though he is not technically in the NHL right now.

Pound for pound, on Carcillo gives him a run for his money.

Dallas is in no way shape or form a playoff team. Although considering they could sneak in over the Hawks...

I'm torn.

In one hand, facing the Stars should be a pretty straight forward round 1 win

On the other hand, facing, and beating the Hawks will give that Nucks teams a huge morale boost. Such a boost that barring anymore injuries, will make the Nucks the hardest team to play against.

I love how my dream final is possible. Vancouver vs Montreal.

Almost every time, in any sport...

A potential free agent will tell the media he wants to stay with his current team. I am not saying Richards doesn't want to stay with the Stars, but he will never admit while his contract is still valid that he plans on skipping town at seasons end. Doesn't mean he wants to be a Leaf either. As a Canadian (PEI or otherwise) I am sure he has pride in his profession. He probably wants more than to just blend in. Maybe I am wrong...maybe he is content making his millions with minimal media pressure. Maybe he wants to carry a team on his back...

Anyway you slice it, Richards as a free agent is something I am really looking forward to this offseason.

I will literally shit a brick if he signs with the Rangers.

lol no it isn't

I'm sorry, can someone tell me what Gertner said. hard to hear someone talking from outside the bubble.

The Habs will be joining us real soon.

George Parros is awesome.

Depends on what Carcillo fights. He's been awfully hit or miss this year. I'd definitely put Konopka ahead of him

Aww, someone's bitter.

Lucic is a lot more than just a fighter though.

He's not going to go toe to toe with a player like Booreguard (whatever the spelling)

He's capable of 30+ goals 80+ points...and he can handle himself in a fight.

That's the X factor.

All in all, it doesn't matter what Lemuiex says right now...it matters what he does.

If Cooke plays another game in a Pens jersey, even I can't defend that.
Lemuiex has been trying to make a clean game since...forever.

If he backs Cooke, and lets him play again, "two face" is the best PG-13 word I can think of.

On the other hand, if Cooke is released/bought out...atleast Lemuiex's money is where his mouth is. Doesn't matter if you agree with what he's trying to do...or hate him because of it. As long as he's consistent,
no one can bitch.

Not like the Rangers really had a chance anyway....but I would have creamed myself to see a Nucks/Rangers final.

Yeah a guy who can score AND fight are premium players.

See: Getzlaf, Iggy, Downie.

When did Iggy get downs syndrome?

Probably screams flame me, but the Rangers are a rata bunch at best.

Naaah, nothing more than a finger shaking just to save face.

Guarantee you the NHL higher ups love this kinda thing...brings the fans closer to the players.

oooh Downie...now the whole retarded concept seems clear.

Doesn't matter if you finish 1st or 16th. Playoffs is a whole new beast. No one will argue with that.

Could be Nucks vs Philly

Could technically be the Flames vs the Canes

Nucks and Habs would be amazing...and I wouldnt be disappointed at any outcome so long as it was a good fair series.

Unfortunately I truly believe that Bettman would get involved...would do everything he could not to let that happen.

6 Canadian teams keep the NHL stable....we need a Canadian Commish.

Carcillo has a face that everyone likes to see get pounded. As entertaining as he is...I love it more when he's face down.

I was going to say, if you insulted Ryan fucking Getzlaf, we were going to have to have words.

Getzlaf is amazing...he just plays for the wrong team

What could Bettman do to stop an all Canadian final that wouldn't piss of its largest fanbase.

Everything possible...