BS: Hockey's back...Are ya happy about it?

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From: Cluin
Date: 01 Nov 05 - 06:00 PM

If you wanna call it Hockey...

It ain't been good in years. This year is the worst.

I'll wait for the Winter Olympics.

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From: Cluin
Date: 01 Nov 05 - 06:48 PM

http://gorillamask.net/hockeyjules.shtml

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From: Cluin
Date: 01 Nov 05 - 06:51 PM

Beer League.

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From: Beer
Date: 01 Nov 05 - 07:11 PM

Cluin,
That's great stuff. Really enjoyed it.
Why not join us. It will give you something to do instead of just waiting for the Olympics.
Beer

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From: Cluin
Date: 01 Nov 05 - 07:15 PM

Sorry, but I'm in the box right now. I gave somebody a dirty look and got 2 minutes.

Damn these new rules!

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From: wysiwyg
Date: 01 Nov 05 - 07:56 PM

Re: Barnaby's incident-- In case youse are wonderin', dat small distoibance was a impromptu prelude to a scheduled turd-period fisticuff.

~S~

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From: GUEST,Pseudolus at work
Date: 02 Nov 05 - 10:17 AM

This is just for braggin rights isn't it?

Frank

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From: wysiwyg
Date: 02 Nov 05 - 02:52 PM

It better be.

~S~

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From: bobad
Date: 02 Nov 05 - 09:53 PM

Senators 10 Sabres 4

Havlat 4 goals
Alfreddson 4 goals
Heatley 2 goals
Spezza 4 assists

Go Sens!

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From: Peace
Date: 02 Nov 05 - 10:02 PM

Detroit be lookin' gooooooood.

But

GO, OILERS, GO!

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From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 02 Nov 05 - 10:25 PM

Wow! With Havlat bak and his line scoring and Alfredson playing on a line with Spezza and Heatly the Sens are going to score A LOT of goals this year!!

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From: Cluin
Date: 03 Nov 05 - 12:49 AM

Why is Eddie Belfour stinking up the ice so much this year?

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From: Beer
Date: 03 Nov 05 - 07:31 AM

Common Cluin, you must be out of the box by now?
Beer

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From: ToulouseCruise
Date: 03 Nov 05 - 03:31 PM

Cluin... except for the fiasco Saturday night (8-0 loss to the Sens), Belfour is doing decent. Biggest problem is that Toronto only have two defencement to speak of (McCabe and Kaberle). The performance level of the others on their "D" drops off tremendously compared to those two... The guys are looking decent up front (Mats Sundin to come back either Saturday *likely* or Sunday), but will need some more quality in the rear guard to have any chance of making it beyond, say, one round of the playoffs... but irregardless..

GO TORONTO! WE GOTTA BE-LEAF!

Brian

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From: wysiwyg
Date: 03 Nov 05 - 05:07 PM

BTW, Cluin, Hardi has just entirely lost it over those videos. Thanks!

~S~

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From: Cluin
Date: 03 Nov 05 - 05:57 PM

Hockey.

It's like the Roller Derby.

But with fighting.

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From: leftydee
Date: 03 Nov 05 - 10:05 PM

Hey Beer,

Bummer,man! Wings lost to the Oilies 4-3 in OT. My worst nightmare is coming true. Legace's hurt and Chris "I couldn't stop a beachball" Osgood is in the nets for the Wings again. I was soooooo happy when they got rid of him before. He makes lots of spectacular saves, just never when they mean anything. Onward and upward!

Lefty

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From: bobad
Date: 03 Nov 05 - 10:10 PM

Don't feel too bad Beer, your second pick team (Sens) won tonite.

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From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 03 Nov 05 - 10:37 PM

Oilers beat Wings!!

Senators beat the reigning cup champions. Too bad about the Leafs though.

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From: GUEST
Date: 03 Nov 05 - 10:42 PM

It sure is JtS.

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From: wysiwyg
Date: 03 Nov 05 - 11:19 PM

Nice widdo Pengies. Good widdo Pengies. Po widdo Iwanders.

~S~

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From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 08:30 AM

Jacques Demers is illiterate???

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From: Beer
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 12:37 PM

Had a bad feeling about this game before it started last night. I listened to the first two periods and then went to bed. Again not feeling good about how the Wings were playing. The wings didn't deserve to win and they didn't.
Beer

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From: ToulouseCruise
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 04:57 PM

Here is an update on the Making the Cut players....

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From: Peace
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 09:45 PM

"Jacques Demers is illiterate???"

The horrible truth about illiteracy in Canada and the US is this: The bullshit about literacy rates being 99% is just that--bullshit. The figure is arrived at by counting newspapers sold per capita. Fact is that the North American illiteracy rate is nowhere near that.

"The 2003 ALL survey measured the literacy skills of adults in seven countries, including Canada, and found that four in 10 Canadian adults lack the literacy skills that are required for most everyday reading requirements. Canada's youth aged 16-25 generally performed better than older Canadians, however, after their parents' education was taken into account, the survey showed a decline in literacy scores of youth between 1994 and 2003."

Sorry to post something so bloody shameful on the hockey site.

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From: Peace
Date: 04 Nov 05 - 10:11 PM

"Fact is that the North American illiteracy rate is nowhere near that."

Then there's those of us who don't proof read worth a shit . . . .

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From: Beer
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 10:19 PM

HOLY SHIT Lefty........Two in a row..Were in trouble now. Any news on Legace?

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From: Peace
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 10:22 PM

I want the Oilers to get one in a row, SOON.

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From: Beer
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 10:37 PM

Peace, they are one of the hottest teams right now.
Beer

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From: Peace
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 10:43 PM

Crap. I haven't watched a game in weeks. HOW HOT?

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From: Beer
Date: 05 Nov 05 - 10:58 PM

Well this is how hot.   
"The Edmonton Oilers won their fifth straight game Friday night with a 7-2 win over the St. Louis Blues. Jarret Stoll and Ryan Smyth each scored two goals to lead the way for Edmonton."

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From: Mooh
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 08:13 AM

Leafs handled Tampa Bay decently last night, and Sundin is back in good form. "The New NHL" is better without the red line but there are still too many stoppages due to insignificant penalties. I can't however believe that stick infractions are down as blood was drawn twice last night.

Peace, Mooh.

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From: Jack the Sailor
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 12:32 PM

Mooh I don't follow every team. Early on The Senators were getting a lot of obstruction penalties. Hasek was bailing them out with acrobatic goaltending. Now they have embraced the new rules and are winning games with scores like 10-4, 6-0. I think by December, as teams learn not to grab and as they emphasize speed and talent, we will have very fast very exciting hockey with lots of shots and some young quick goalies becoming big stars.

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From: bobad
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 01:18 PM

"we will have very fast very exciting hockey with lots of shots and some young quick goalies becoming big stars."

Just like it used to be.

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From: Mooh
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 02:31 PM

That should be true if they can keep "care and control" of their sticks.

Aside...Belfour took a stupid slashing penalty last night. When goalies resort to that it usually means the defence is asleep at the wheel.

Peace, Mooh.

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From: Peace
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 02:36 PM

Thank you, Beer. I actually have no television of my own. Gave it up years ago. I doubt I'll get one just to watch hockey, but maybe I can find a quiet corner of a bar and watch there the next time the Oilers are playing. I do appreciate the update. Thank you very much.

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From: Peace
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 02:37 PM

How do I find out the next time the Oilers are playing?

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From: Steve Latimer
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 02:49 PM

Mooh,

I have to disagree with you about the defence being asleep at the wheel. I think that they are handcuffed by the rules. I don't like this one. While I think that forwards were often mugged by denfencemen in the past, they are now untouchable in front of the net. I think that the D should at least be able to try to move them out of there and to tie up their sticks. Eddie was sending a message to make the forwards think twice about trying to screen him. Nice to see Mats back.

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From: Mooh
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 03:11 PM

Steve...Maybe, but better to get physical in the crease than some stupid slash or high stick infraction. I agree that the D should be able to get the Fs outa there, but they weren't, and that drove the G to take a penalty. It sucks. Maybe things will smooth out by mid-season, mabe not.

Fwiw...I still think there are too many striped shirts on the ice, the ice is too small, shootouts suck, and the Leafs rule. (Ain't a fantasy life grand?)

Peace, Mooh.

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From: wysiwyg
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 03:33 PM

Peace, the teams' schedules are all at NHL.com. There is live radio for each game at that site also, as well as OLN TV schedules for US viewers, and links to each team's site. From the individual team site, you can usually find the local radio station that carries live audio... better sound quality than the radio feed via NHL.com (tho the NHL radio is archived about 24 hours). Thus, you can see if your team's local radio coverage streams-- mine does, and most others, I bet. In the case of Pittsburgh and other teams, there also is regional TV coverage of some games via Fox Sports, in addition to the OLN TV coverage.

~Susan

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From: Steve Latimer
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 03:39 PM

Mooh, you said "I still think there are too many striped shirts on the ice, the ice is too small, shootouts suck, and the Leafs rule."

AMEN to all.

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From: Peace
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 03:41 PM

Thank you, Susan. Appreciate the help. Just be my luck to have the Oilers take the Cup and me miss most of the games.

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From: wysiwyg
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 03:43 PM

Peace, it would be CBC for TV for you? All the networks are listed on the NHL sched page-- maybe some of those others I see listed are Canadian?

Nov 19, 2005 Blackhawks @ Oilers 10:00 PM EST CBC

I'll be watching the Oilers grease the skids on the Blackhawks that night.

~S~

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From: wysiwyg
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 03:44 PM

The Oilers' site is FULL of audio and video clips, Peace. Take look around in there! :~) See you at the "game"!

~S~

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From: bobad
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 03:51 PM

Belfour has been slashing players ankles for years, in my opinion he's a bit of a nut case, fits right in to the "Leafs Nation".

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From: Beer
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 05:09 PM

Peace.. Just getting on line and I see Susan has taken good care of you.
I rarely watch a hockey game. But I do enjoy it on the radio while I do other things. I really like listening to it via the internet as I can listen to it without it fading out.
Beer

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From: Mooh
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 05:30 PM

bobad...Yeah, well, whatever it takes I guess. I love hockey but they're all nut cases, especially goalies, many are superstitious too. Let's all just stand in front of large hard rubber projectiles shall we, while standing on ice no less. Padding be damned, 100 miles an hour makes me wince.

But in my little boy fantasy life I'm Jacques Plante (in the Laughs...um...Leafs days) and you're Boom Boom. Hey, I called Plante first, you can be Gump. How I loved being a road hockey hero!

Peace, Mooh.

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From: bobad
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 05:47 PM

Mooh

In my childhood road hockey days I was Boom Boom unless I was in nets, then i was Jacques Plante.

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From: wysiwyg
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 08:54 PM

Re: hockey on radio. It's amazing how differently the local play-callers call the game.

First, you REALLY need them to tell you which goalie is to their right and left as they view the game.

Second, you need to know the names of the players on your team. Never mind what position they play-- that will come-- but you can't tell WHAT the heck the caller is telling you unless you know your own guys. (We kept the team list handy the first few games-- been a LONG time out of the game for us.)

Third, the pregame show is actually really helpful to ghave an idea what some of the unfolding events will signify, especially if you are just getting into radio hockey.

Fourth, LISTEN to the crowd noises. You can hear from the crowd's tone whether the home or the visiting team is doing somehting interesting, and this helps when the caller isn't clear. This will help you sort out your team's offense from its defensive action when the caller gets tongue-tied or you don't know the games. Also listen for the hitting on the boards and the glass. You get so you can tell the diff between parts of the rink, just by the sound. Hearing the sound of players squabbling over a puck on the boards is helpful when the caller stops talking cuz there's nothing big to relay.

Sometimes the caller will stop describing action-- it's for sure that the players aren't just standing around scratching each other's nuts! Often, it's a player back by the net with the puck, trying to see how his offensive line is looking, up ice, fidgeting the puck back and forth till a likely play forms up with the line.

Our team's play caller doesn't tell us when people go on and off the ice, or who is in each offensive line, or what exactly some miscreant did that caused a penalty whistle. I hope yours does!

The first game or two or three via radio will probably seem like nonsense. I would urge you, hang in for a few more games anyway. Turn the lights low and sit back and relax-- soon you will see pictures of what is described. And it beats a lot of other ways of wasting time, too!

Scuse the typos,

~Susan

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From: Beer
Date: 06 Nov 05 - 09:14 PM

Are you knew to hockey Susan? I've never had the problems that you are referring to. Maybe it's the Blackhawks broadcasters. A good part of the fun in listening instead of watching is that you form a picture in your mind and make things up to your liking ( especially when your team scores).
There was some musician who once said that he didn't put his songs on video because it would take away from a persons imagination. Or something like that.