Hockey Trash Talk & BS thread

Fucking shootouts. What a boring fucking ending again to a good game

 

James Reimer
6-2
2.12 GAA
.947 save %
Dubnyk getting an Olympic invite over him is a complete joke

 

Agreed. Both teams worked hard all game.

 

They keep talking about how Toronto gives up so many shots, but if you look at where the shots are coming from they are easy saves. Of the 50 shots last night only 13 were in a scoring area. That was the worst this season too but still not that bad. Most nights its about 5-6
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Yup we would blast from the point but no one was in the crease to put home a rebound. At times the Caps just stood around instead of skating to the net.

 

Made the pens fans wear a Montreal sweater in my morning skate today. He sure wasn't too happy about it, I got a good kick out of it though.

 

What in the holy eff

http://sabres.nhl.com/club/gallery.htm?id=37853

 

I was wondering if those were part of the whole " ugly Christmas sweater " craze

 

Woot! #23 baby!!!!!!

Things are starting to come together. Now just need the rest of your bums teams to fall apart.

 

YOU ME AND THE CUPLESS ONE ARE ALL TIED UP
WOOOT

 

28 pts / 24 pts / 22 pts

28 gets you 9th in the West

24 gets you 6th in the East

Go figure

 

Here's a good way to waste a few min

http://namethatblue.com/?nhl-teams

There's an option for "more than blue" good luck

 

All I hear is



But what about games played?

 

Go Nucks!

 

Uh-oh
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sp...rs-sue-league-over-concussions-233375471.html

Former National Hockey League players sue league over concussions
WASHINGTON - Ten former NHLers, including all-star defenceman Gary Leeman, are claiming in a class-action lawsuit that the league hasn't done enough to protect players from concussions.
The lawsuit seeks damages and court-approved, NHL-sponsored medical monitoring for the players' brain trauma and/or injuries, which they blame on their NHL careers. It was filed in federal court in Washington on behalf of players who retired on or before February 14 of this year and have suffered such injuries.
The suit comes just three months after the National Football League agreed to pay $765 million to settle lawsuits from thousands of former players who developed dementia or other concussion-related health problems — and in an era when more attention is being paid to the damages of head injuries sustained in sports.
Among other things, the suit claims that:
—The NHL knew or should have known about scientific evidence that players who sustain repeated head injuries are at greater risk for illnesses and disabilities both during their hockey careers and later in life.
—Even after the NHL created a concussion program to study brain injuries affecting NHL players in 1997, the league took no action to reduce the number and severity of concussions during a study period from 1997 to 2004. "Plaintiffs relied on the NHL's silence to their detriment," the suit says.
—The league didn't do anything to protect players from unnecessary harm until 2010, when it made it a penalty to target a player's head.
"The NHL's active and purposeful concealment of the severe risks of brain injuries exposed players to unnecessary dangers they could have avoided had the NHL provided them with truthful and accurate information and taken appropriate action to prevent needless harm," the lawsuit says.
It argues that the league continues to contribute to injuries today, by refusing to ban fighting and body-checking, and by employing "enforcers" whose main job is to fight or violently body-check opponents. And the lawsuit accuses the league of promoting a "culture of violence," in which players are praised for their fighting and "head-hunting" skills.
In addition to Leeman, who played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, Montreal Canadians, Vancouver Canucks and St. Louis Blues, the other ex-players on the lawsuit are: Bradley Aitken (Pittsburgh Penguins, Edmonton Oilers); Darren Banks (Boston Bruins); Curt Bennett (Blues, New York Rangers and Atlanta Flames); Richard Dunn (Buffalo Sabres and Calgary Flames); Warren Holmes, (Los Angeles Kings); Robert Manno, (Canucks, Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings); Blair James Stewart (Red Wings, Washington Capitals and Quebec Nordiques); Morris Titanic, (Sabres); and Rick Vaive (Canucks, Maple Leafs, Sabres, and Chicago Blackhawks).
In a statement, Vaive said players "were kept in the dark about the risks of concussions and many of the former NHL players are now suffering from debilitating head injuries from their time in the league. Hopefully this lawsuit will shine a light on the problem and the players will get the help they deserve."
The NHL didn't respond to requests for comment, but earlier this year, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said, "We have, on our own, a long history, going back to 1997, of taking concussions very seriously. We spend a lot of time, money and effort working with the players' association on player safety."

 

Seive

 

TAMPA
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TAMPA

 

PANTHERS
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JACKETS
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TOILERTS
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