NHL deal done
 

now stima has to watch gay hockey highlights on sportscentre.

Poor stima :'(

'bout bloody time too.

Draft to be held in Ottawa July 30th. My bro is coming down from the Suds so hopefully we will hit it.

:love:

Fuck hockey. It's only popular in Canada, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Denmark, and Turkey :lol: :lol: :lol:

Finally! I'm about as giddy as a little schoolgirl right now.

I :heart: Hockey!

I just heard that fans may not be able to attend the draft in Ottawa. Nice way to treat us after the year or so of shit you've dealt us.

Not confirmed yet, but if true I'm extremely pissed.

Came home, tired as shit from working my summer day job. Went to watch Tv and saw about this. Fuck yes :love:

Deal in principle, still not signed sealed and delivered.

lol

It's done. If the greedy bastards who oppose this deal try to renege and refute it, the damage done to the league will never be able to be repaired.
They have lost all power.

it's about time. i miss not watching blackhawk home games on tv. :nono:

Gretzky MIGHT coach the Coyotes

Doubt he will make a good coach right away, he's never coached anything to do with hockey. Sure he was the greatest player of all time. doesn't make him a good coach.

also fuck the Coyotes... Jets for life

Remember when Gretzky had a miraculous deal that was going to bring back the cancelled season too?

I'm happy, but I got to say the draft setup for this season is fucking bullshit

WHOOOOOOOOOOO

The Jets live on with Sega Genesis.

Phil Housley was the man in those EA games.

Yea, players with natural talent aren't really good at teacher others how to be good. They can't explain what makes them awesome, its just something they do. I'm not saying he doesn't know matchups, strategies, etc. It's just that playing skill doesn't = coaching skill.

PS: WOOOO HOCKEY!!!

PPS: Goddamn Redwings trying to hire that f'ng Duck as their coach. It just feels so wrong. Can't anybody hold a grudge these days!!

I'm just interested to see how significantly the rosters may change with all the potential free agents on the market.

*2nd greatest player :mad:

Tony Tanti - #1

I read an article about the Wild when they come back, they look pretty solid still. We have pretty much all of our major guys still signed, Gabby, Roloson, Park, Brunette, Dupuis, and I didn't even remember that we randomly have Rolston. The only guys I was concerned that are now FA's are Pierre Marc-Buchard and Willie Mitchell.

I am as excited as ever for hockey to come back.

The player signings that are fast approaching should be interesting. I think next year will be even better.

with the type of rolling cap they have, it really should be more interesting every year.

I wouldn't really say the set up gives any team a good shot, even the teams with 3 balls in the drum could all miss out on him. COME ON BUFFALO

With the Crosby thing, I keep hearing that the Rangers have a really good chance at getting him. Were they real bad in 2004 or how come they have such a good chance? I want to see a good team in New York again, but for some reason I just see Crosby being a choke if he gets drafted there. I want him on a smaller market team, the Mighty Ducks would be cool for him.

Rangers, Buffalo, Columbus, Pittsburgh all have 3 balls in the lottery

Anaheim, Atlanta, Calgary, Carolina, Chicago, Edmonton, LA, Minnesota, Phoenix, all have 2 balls

Boston, Colorado, Dallas, Detroit, Florida, Montreal, New Jersey, New York Islanders, Ottawa, Philly, St. Louis, San Jose, Tampa Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, Washington all have 1 ball

The lottery formula is as follows - each team begins with three balls. For every playoff appearance in the last three years or No. 1 overall pick over the last four years, a team loses one ball. But each team will still be guaranteed to have one ball in the lottery. The first round will go with teams picking 1 through 30, with the 30th team picking 31st and the draft order 'snaking' back and forth in a seven round draft.

so out of 46 balls the Rangers have 3... I wouldn't really call that fantastic odds.

Bruins are getting the first pick

no one wants to play for the bruins lol.

Fuck the Bruins.

Habs are getting him, and if not now, then later. The way the system works now, we'll have him at his peak. Of course he's gonna wanna sign with his all time fave team. But fuck the Bruins.

Aslong as he doesn't play for Toronto I don't care where he plays :cool:

Yeah screw TO. I agree. Hell I'm actually fine with him playing for the Rangers. But the Leafs? Nope.

Are they televising the draft do you know?

yup, TSN july 30th and 12 eastern.