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Old 05-27-2011, 10:45 PM   #2121
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Knew Horton would bite the Lightning in the ass when he didn't get suspended.
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Old 05-27-2011, 10:59 PM   #2122
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Old 05-27-2011, 11:14 PM   #2123
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Old 05-27-2011, 11:15 PM   #2124
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Knew Horton would bite the Lightning in the ass when he didn't get suspended.
There was 0% chance he would get suspended... Either way Tampa scored zero goals!!! Can't win scoring zero!!!

BOOOO YAAAAAAAAA
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Old 05-27-2011, 11:22 PM   #2125
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Old 05-28-2011, 01:09 AM   #2129
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Old 05-28-2011, 01:23 AM   #2130
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Old 05-28-2011, 01:26 AM   #2131
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Old 05-28-2011, 01:38 AM   #2132
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Old 05-28-2011, 02:27 AM   #2133
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Old 05-29-2011, 12:30 PM   #2134
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Manny Malhotra cleared to play! One of the best face off men in the league.
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Old 05-29-2011, 02:30 PM   #2136
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He's been probably the best goalie in the playoffs. A couple bad games but what goalie hasn't in the playoffs this year?
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I didn't say he wasn't good. I said if his team loses, it's because of a lapse in his play. The Canucks are way too strong and Luongo can go on cold spells so if they lose, that's what happened. I do not think that will happen or that they will lose, however. Vancouver in 5.
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Career called on account of darkness. Initially, that was the greatest fear for Canucks centre Manny Malhotra, and a horrified audience at Rogers Arena who watched him take a deflected puck square in the left eye on March 16.

The incident recalled visions of Herb Score, baseball's best young pitcher of his day, taking a line drive to the eye socket which finished, for all intent and purposes, a future Hall of Fame career.

Tony Conigliaro, the second-youngest player to hit 100 home runs, saw his chance for Cooperstown evaporate on one pitch that fractured his cheekbone, nearly blinded him, and effectively ended his usefulness as a major-leaguer.

Then there's Calder Trophy winner Bryan Berard, Malhotra's former teammate in Columbus and with the New York Rangers, who needed seven operations to his right eye after being clipped by Marian Hossa's stick and became a shadow of what he could have been.

Yet it looks as if that murky future will not come to pass for Malhotra, whose return to playing status for the Stanley Cup Final, starting Wednesday against the Boston Bruins, is not only inexpressibly fantastic but falls just slightly short of miraculous.

Malhotra appeared before a media conference Saturday at Rogers Arena, following a spirited Canucks practice, with a droopy, bloodshot eye that might still require a medical procedure once the season is over. But he has been medically cleared to play, and Canucks coach Alain Vigneault has one more face card to throw at the opposing coach, Claude Julien, in their game of high-stakes poker.

With Malhotra available, or at least having the potential to be made available, Julien has one more worry line on his forehead. If he didn't have to factor in how to counter one of the NHL's best faceoff men before, Julien does now. The ability to win ownership of the puck at critical junctures was never more amply demonstrated than in the deciding game of the Western Conference final, when Ryan Kesler beat Joe Thornton on a faceoff in the Sharks zone that led to Kesler's tying goal, overtime, and Kevin Bieksa's screwball shot that sent San Jose on its way out of the playoffs.

Even if all that Malhotra does is play a few scant minutes on the fourth line, or take a 10-second shift to win a faceoff on a penalty kill and then head to the bench, or by the mere fact that he is simply dressed and sitting at the end of the bench, the Canucks and their fans can tap into a wellspring of emotion in one of this year's best feel-good stories in sports.

Strategically, Vigneault could play Malhotra at any time he feels his team or the crowd requires a lift -say, if the Canucks trail in the series, or lose the first game, and require that extra intangible to turn the course of the series' direction.

After all, who hasn't felt the goosebumps rising when eternal underdog Rudy Ruettiger finally takes the field in the eponymous movie, with a Notre Dame football crowd chanting as one, "Rudy, Rudy, Rudy ..."

And while Malhotra's story remains to be finished, the sight of No. 27 on the ice at Rogers Arena seems almost certain to illicit a similar response from Canuck fans: "Manny, Manny, Manny ..."

At heart, we're all suckers for a tale that touches the heart, including the cynical media, which was handed a roomservice story Saturday that deflected more probing questions about the health and readiness of other Canucks for the battle ahead. At the very least, the newser bought some of Malhotra's teammates a day of grace from having to come up with a new spin on things.

Still, there was nothing contrived, tactical or artificial in the timbre of Malhotra's voice, only genuineness and poignancy as his words cracked and he fought to stifle his emotions in expressing his gratitude to those who had reached out to him.

He's been given one of life's lucky breaks -from the expectation of permanent and irreversible damage to his vision, or the possibility that he would remain nothing more than a lucky talisman or spiritual touchstone in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs. Now, he could be a valued, on-ice contributor.

"Coming to where I was on March 16 to, potentially, playing in the Cup finals ... there have been a lot of ups and downs there," he admitted. "To be able to sit in front of you guys and say there's a possibility I will play this year ... it's definitely a very uplifting feeling for myself."

Malhotra said he received encouragement throughout his ordeal from former Canuck Mattias Ohlund, now a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who took a puck to his right eye 12 years ago and continues to play with reduced vision. But Berard, his former teammate, was especially supportive.

"He [Berard] was a big part of my recovery ... a real friend," Malhotra said. "Through the whole period, a great deal of things were up in the air. He did a great job of settling me down."

What really moved Malhotra, though, was the outpouring of support and concern, not only from Canucks ownership, management, coaches and players, but from scores of executives, coaches and skaters around the NHL with whom he had only passing acquaintance.

"They expressed their best wishes and thoughts, just for my health," he said. "It really put things into perspective."

His injury also changed his perspective on vision protection, something Malhotra had declined to use before. He had logged 777 NHL games without a face shield.

"I realize the importance of it now," he said. "I'll wear the full face shield for the rest of this year and see what my comfort level is with different pieces of equipment."

Will his damaged eye ever be as good as new?

"I can honestly say, I'm not 20-20 in that [left] eye," Malhotra admitted. "I've never been 20-20 in that eye. But I've been cleared medically to play."

Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't. It's still a bit of a guessing game, for everybody, including the Bruins. Vigneault's played this psychological game before, and it's never wise to show what you've got in the opening gambit.

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Looks like Winnipeg is getting the Thrashers. Pending approval on the 21st of course.
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They also didn't learn that hockey won't work in Atlanta in the long run since this is the 2nd time a NHL team had to move out of Atlanta (Flames moved to Calgary).

Almost the exact same reasons and situations that doomed the Atlanta Flames also doomed the Thrashers even though the Flames made the playoffs more times (lost in 1st round each time).
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Kings, Penguins to play exhibition game in KC
By RANDY COVITZ
The Kansas City Star
On the day the NHL announced the move of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg, the league awarded Kansas City an exhibition game.

The Los Angeles Kings announced today they will meet the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sept. 27 at the Sprint Center.

The Kings are owned by AEG, which manages the Sprint Center.

Tickets for the game will go on sale on Friday at sprintcenter.com, the Sprint Center box office and charge by phone at 800-745-3000. Ticket prices start at $10 and include levels of $25, $50, $60, $75 and on-ice seats for $125 each. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. Group tickets are on sale now and may be purchased by calling 816-949-7177 or e-mailing grouptickets@sprintcenter.com.





Interesting to me, as KC was the rumored destination of the Pens had the Consol Energy Center not gotten built.
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I assume that if Atlanta goes to Winnepeg, they'll be in the West and they'll move Nashville to the East? I bet that would make Nashville happy.
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It is believed that the yet-to-be named team, which brings the NHL back to Winnipeg after a 15-year absence, will compete in the Southeast Division and Eastern Conference for at least a year as the league looks at possible realignment for the 2012-13 season.
If that proves to be the case, the Washington Capitals will lose one division opponent while gaining a much more distant foe, at least for the 2011-12 season.
Teams play opponents within their division a total of six times during the regular season, with the contests split evenly between home and away. Washington’s three visits to Winnipeg will require a 2,460-mile round-trip flight from Dulles International Airport. The Capitals will have the shortest distance to travel from their home city of the four remaining teams in the Southeast, though, while the Florida Panthers will have the longest journey at 3,760 miles round trip.
Capitals officials were not made available to comment on the move or the impact of possibly facing a new division opponent in a different time zone might have on the team or its schedule. “The NHL advised us to refrain from commenting,” a team spokesman said.
Coach Bruce Boudreau was asked about the possibility of road trips to Winnipeg during an interview with a Toronto’s The Fan 590 on Tuesday, however.
“Assuming they would be in our division at least another year,” Boudreau said, “I’m looking forward to seeing what the schedule looks like.”

thats gonna suck for one year
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I assume that if Atlanta goes to Winnepeg, they'll be in the West and they'll move Nashville to the East? I bet that would make Nashville happy.
Detroit is probably more likely..... but I'd rather see Nashville enter becuase Detroit is too good.....
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Nashville is way more likely. Nashville is in pretty close proximity to Florida, Tampa, Carolina and Washington.

Detroit pretty much is the only American draw in the West, so they'll never move.
 
Old 06-01-2011, 11:13 AM   #2151
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Detroit to the East would be terrible. Let's just kill the Chicago/Detroit & Detroit/Colorado rivalries. Nashville to the Southeast, Minnesota to the Central, Winnipeg to the Northwest makes the most sense.

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It is believed that the yet-to-be named team, which brings the NHL back to Winnipeg after a 15-year absence, will compete in the Southeast Division and Eastern Conference for at least a year as the league looks at possible realignment for the 2012-13 season.
If that proves to be the case, the Washington Capitals will lose one division opponent while gaining a much more distant foe, at least for the 2011-12 season.
Teams play opponents within their division a total of six times during the regular season, with the contests split evenly between home and away. Washington’s three visits to Winnipeg will require a 2,460-mile round-trip flight from Dulles International Airport. The Capitals will have the shortest distance to travel from their home city of the four remaining teams in the Southeast, though, while the Florida Panthers will have the longest journey at 3,760 miles round trip.
Capitals officials were not made available to comment on the move or the impact of possibly facing a new division opponent in a different time zone might have on the team or its schedule. “The NHL advised us to refrain from commenting,” a team spokesman said.
Coach Bruce Boudreau was asked about the possibility of road trips to Winnipeg during an interview with a Toronto’s The Fan 590 on Tuesday, however.
“Assuming they would be in our division at least another year,” Boudreau said, “I’m looking forward to seeing what the schedule looks like.”
thats gonna suck for one year
The Capitals are complaining because they would have to travel to Winnipeg 3 times a year? Bunch of fucking babies! Let's see, Winnipeg would have to travel to their Southeast divisionmates 3 times EACH. I'd say that's a little bit more drastic.
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Detroit to the East would be terrible. Let's just kill the Chicago/Detroit & Detroit/Colorado rivalries. Nashville to the Southeast, Minnesota to the Central, Winnipeg to the Northwest makes the most sense.

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Colin Campbell resigns as NHL's chief disciplinarian
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The decision by Colin Campbell to step down as the NHL’s chief disciplinarian represents the first step in a long overdue overhaul of the NHL disciplinary process. Campbell will stay on as senior vice president of hockey operations, but will cede the most controversial part of his duties - determining the length and severity of suspensions, assessing fines and also letting teams know what behaviour is not subject to supplementary discipline.

Criticism goes with the territory in Campbell’s job, but he came under increased heat and scrutiny this year, in part because of a series of leaked e-mails involving his son Gregory, a forward with the Boston Bruins, that implied he was asking for favorable rulings from the rest of hockey operations. Campbell denied the charges and said he was just being a “hockey dad.”

In my view, Campbell’s integrity is unimpeachable, but eventually the optics of being the head of discipline in a league where his son had a prominent role this season became too difficult to ignore. Campbell recuses himself in any series involving Gregory and thus is at the Stanley Cup final as a spectator, leaving the disciplinary duties and video reviews to his staff - primarily Mike Murphy and Kris King.

The primary benefit of shifting duties in hockey operations is that it gives the NHL a chance to revamp the disciplinary process.

Campbell has long believed that there can be no one-size-fits-all standard of discipline because no two NHL plays are ever exactly alike - and that multiple factors, including a players’ history of reckless play, must factor into any disciplinary decision.

Others disagree - and believe the system needs to be more narrowly codified, in the same way the ordinary judicial system has a known list of penalties for anyone who breaks the law. Some modified system that lays out more specific penalties for suspendable offences is likely to emerge during the revamp process. Former NHLer Brendan Shanahan, who joined hockey operations about a year ago, is expected to play a prominent role in the new disciplinary heirarchy that may also include some input from the NHL players association.
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Took them 59+ minutes to score, not exactly discouraging, at least.
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