Bad news for the Penguins: Gonchar out 4-6 months to recover from surgery to repair his dislocated shoulder. The Pens will be without their top two defensemen for a good part of the season.
In honor of the start of this season and in honor of the great Reggie Dunlop(NSFW):
5i_D6oQO6b8
Spicollidriver1
09-30-08, 07:36 PM
I saw that about Khabibulin he'll catch on somewhere just don't know when
nickdawgy
09-30-08, 07:53 PM
I'm hoping the Kings don't suck too bad this year.
JOE29
09-30-08, 10:20 PM
In honor of the start of this season and in honor of the great Reggie Dunlop(NSFW):
5i_D6oQO6b8
Reminds me of the good old days with the Flyers- Canadiens pre game brawl from the 80's!
RIP Reggie.
I don't think I like the first two games of the new season being played overseas. Kind of takes the impact of watching the first game of the season ( in North America ) away. I'm sitting there excited to watch the first game on tv and then I think to myself, wait I already have missed two games of the new seson. It doesn't sound right to me.
Go Flyers!
nateman
10-02-08, 02:22 PM
I don't think I like the first two games of the new season being played overseas. Kind of takes the impact of watching the first game of the season ( in North America ) away. I'm sitting there excited to watch the first game on tv and then I think to myself, wait I already have missed two games of the new seson. It doesn't sound right to me.
Go Flyers!
A TSN hockey analyst was talking about that and he basically said the same thing. He was talking about how Winnipeg kind of got screwed by only having an exhibition game and not getting a regular season game.
I got NHL Centre Ice this year.
JOE29
10-02-08, 04:57 PM
Well ,Winnipeg needs to have another NHL team anyway. Same thing with Quebec.
I'd support either a move from any of the existing American teams or some kind of expansion into Canada.
eXcentris
10-02-08, 08:06 PM
Habs will celebrate their 100th anniversary by winning their conference and then their 25th Stanley Cup. :)
JOE29
10-02-08, 10:16 PM
I like Montreal. Komasarek is a beast. He's one of my favorite players.
They seemed to have gotten a bit tougher this season.
Alex Henry, Georges Laraque, Ryan Flinn although I don't think Flinn willbe in the NHL and I don't know about Henry. But they'll be there if needed, they should have a good, fun team to watch.
astrochimp
10-03-08, 11:24 PM
CBC is showing both the Lightning/Rangers and Pens/Sens games from Europe live starting at noon(est) tomorrow(Sat).
RayChuang
10-04-08, 12:41 AM
Habs will celebrate their 100th anniversary by winning their conference and then their 25th Stanley Cup. :)
From what I've read of the preseason scouting reports, the Canadiens are a good team this year. It would be most appropriate for the Habs to win the Stanley Cup on the 100th anniversary of one of the most famous sports teams in the world. :)
coli
10-04-08, 09:19 AM
Reminds me of the good old days with the Flyers- Canadiens pre game brawl from the 80's!
!
I still have it somewhere on my old VHS tapes. Dave Brown coming out without a shirt beating up Chris Nilan. Ron Hextall trying to get on the ice, but being held back by Mike Keenan, cause he was the reason the Flyers went to the cup in '87. Chico Resch turning the next backwards so Claude Lemeiux couldn't shoot it into the empty net, great times!
As for this season, I have been to a couple of Flyers PreSeason games, and they look great with Richards the Captain now. If Gagne can come back from the concussion and be the 40 goal scorer he was before, you have to put the Flyers the favorite over the Pens in the East. But Gagne is a big IF!
Dr_Evil
10-04-08, 01:55 PM
Anyone know what the deal with online center ice is this year? I have done the regular television center ice in the past, but think i'm gonna do the online version this year. doesn't seem to be too much info on there site though. Guess it got renamed NHL Gamecenter Live, but they don't say how you can buy it or how much.
Coral
10-04-08, 03:21 PM
Well ,Winnipeg needs to have another NHL team anyway. Same thing with Quebec.
I'd support either a move from any of the existing American teams or some kind of expansion into Canada.
That would be fine with me also. There should be more Canadian teams.
But hopefully from teams that moved there from the US, not expansion.
dek
10-09-08, 10:45 AM
Puck drops tonight
shizawn
10-09-08, 01:37 PM
Finally! The Tank should be rockin tonight.
Dr_Evil
10-09-08, 04:36 PM
Anyone want to throw out predictions?
East
1 Montreal
2 Philadelphia
3 Washington
4 Pittsburgh
5 New York Rangers
6 Carolina
7 Boston
8 New Jersey
West
1 Detroit
2 Anaheim
3 Calgary
4 Dallas
5 San Jose
6 Chicago
7 Edmonton
8 Colorado
Philadelphia/Anaheim for the cup
Anaheim wins.
astrochimp
10-09-08, 11:54 PM
Good effort by the Leafs tonight in Detroit to put a damper on the Stanley Cup banner raising.
My picks:
East
1.Montreal
2.Rangers
3.Washington
4.Pittsburgh
5.Philly
6.Ottawa
7.Carolina
8.New Jersey
West:
1.Detroit
2.San Jose
3.Vancouver
4.Dallas
5.Anaheim
6.Calgary
7.Minnesota
8.Chicago
Montreal vs Detroit for the Cup
Detroit wins.
JOE29
10-10-08, 01:40 PM
I watched most of Vancouver-Calgary last night. I thought it was a great game.
Canucks won 6-0. There was a lot of heavy hitting and the flow of the game was very fast. I'm impessed with Vancouver as they have added more toughness to their roster.
Dion Phaneuf is still amazing for Calgary. Very hard hitter. He knocked a few guy's on to their backs last night. Very Entertaining game. Saturday Night should be a barn burner as they go to Calgary for the rematch.
shizawn
10-10-08, 03:08 PM
Strong game from the Sharks last night, especially in the 2nd period. Power play looked much improved thanks to Blake and Boyle, but there were still a lot of sloppy moments.
Goat3001
10-10-08, 03:32 PM
Nice. Hockey season. :up:
I guess I'll do what I always do. Follow the Islanders for a month. Lose interest for awhile (usually around the time the Isles start losing interest in the season). Then jump back in during playoff time.
KnightLerxst
10-10-08, 10:46 PM
Wow...Theadore played like ass tonight.
dom56
10-11-08, 11:59 AM
Someone should have told Joe Elliot the right way to place the Stanley Cup. Red Wings fans probably be dumping all their Def Leppard music cd. :lol:
Maybe the NHL should've gotten a band who's even heard of the sport... or at least undertsand the basic concept that the base of a trophy usually goes at the bottom.
In Joe Elliott's defense, maybe Bettman taught him.
Shamus McAnally
10-11-08, 02:26 PM
That's nuts. Their schedules were so jam packed that the NHL didn't have 30 seconds to talk to Def Leppard (Joe) about how to rest the Stanley Cup?
(Not that the size of the bottom of the Cup, nor the names on the Cup, should have been any clue whatsoever.)
KnightLerxst
10-11-08, 03:23 PM
Maybe the NHL should've gotten a band who's even heard of the sport... or at least undertsand the basic concept that the base of a trophy usually goes at the bottom.
In Joe Elliott's defense, maybe Bettman taught him.
Yeah I think it was more of an artistic statement. Like "Hey...this is what Bettman thinks of the sport."
Nothing says hockey like Def Leppard. Great job marketing the league Bettman...keep up the good work. This is almost as good as when you had EA Sports remove fighting from NHL 94.
starman9000
10-11-08, 04:04 PM
Nothing says hockey like Def Leppard. Great job marketing the league Bettman...keep up the good work. This is almost as good as when you had EA Sports remove fighting from NHL 94.
Better than when they had the Backstreet Boys at the all star game a few years back.
LorenzoL
10-12-08, 01:01 PM
I still don't understand CBC decision to dump the "Hockey Night in Canada" theme song. It just doesn't feel the same without it.
LorenzoL
10-12-08, 01:03 PM
After all the talk of improvement after winning the season opener against the Wings, it seems that the real Leafs showed up against the Habs.
ElementZ
10-12-08, 01:28 PM
Woot Woot. Will be going to my first NHL game in January. Habs vs Bruins in Boston. Hope none of the Boston fans mind me wearing the Bleu, Blanc, & Rouge.
Coral
10-12-08, 02:03 PM
After all the talk of improvement after winning the season opener against the Wings, it seems that the real Leafs showed up against the Habs.
The Leafs are rebuilding... finally. Expect a lot more horrible games like that this season. In fact, they should get even worse as there are still way too many veterans on the team they need to dump.
They should seriously trade Toskala to a potential contender before his value drops. They can get a decent draft pick or a good young prospect for him.
MLSE has the luxury and freedom of being able to sellout every game and getting great television ratings despite having a horrible team. We learned this through the 80's and early 90's with 13 straight below .500 seasons, and it hasn't changed the last 3 seasons of missing the playoffs.
Deftones
10-12-08, 02:28 PM
Not a hockey fan, so I don't know the answer to this. I see that some NHL teams have already played 3 games, while others haven't played any. What's up with that?
shizawn
10-12-08, 03:26 PM
Not a hockey fan, so I don't know the answer to this. I see that some NHL teams have already played 3 games, while others haven't played any. What's up with that?
The main reason is 4 teams played 2 games last weekend in Europe, so their regular season started 5 days before anyone else. But for some reason, a couple teams didn't play their first game until Saturday (or today in the case of Edmonton) even though opening night was technically last Thursday.
Deftones
10-12-08, 03:27 PM
Ok, that makes more sense. Just weird when I saw some teams had 3 games played and some had none.
shizawn
10-12-08, 03:28 PM
Another strong game for the Sharks last night. 40+ shots on goal in both games. 7 points from the blue line already :up:
TheNightFlier
10-12-08, 07:52 PM
I was pretty pleased with the Isles peformance last night. Never thought I'd see a 4 goal period by them this season. The coaching and system change looks to have already gotten these guys out of that trap mentality. They might not be good this season but they won't be boring to watch.
KnightLerxst
10-12-08, 10:58 PM
Glad to see the Caps rebound last night at Verizon center. Theadore looked shaky in the first period...but seemed to get into the groove by the 2nd.
The pre-game "Rock The Red" video shown on the Verizon Center scoreboard is hilarious. Ovechkin as a lead singer, Mike Green on drums...Clark on guitar...good stuff.
TheNightFlier
10-13-08, 04:13 PM
Really sad news..Rangers prospect Alexei Cherepanov died after collapsing during a game.
I was stunned to see that last night. Sad to see someone pass away so young.
Duh Vuh Duh
10-14-08, 02:22 PM
(Not that the size of the bottom of the Cup, nor the names on the Cup, should have been any clue whatsoever.)
:lol: Or the big black base on the bottom of the cup. Just caught that video.
Friend took me to the avs season opener, I guess another season of potential, but I thought Granato was going to work on special teams. *sigh*
shizawn
10-15-08, 02:02 AM
Another impressive win for the Sharks, who are 4-0 for the first time in team history. :banana:
old-boo-radley
10-15-08, 06:19 AM
Here's hoping the Flames can make it happen this season. I'm not holding my breath because teams I cheer for inevitably lose 99% of the time. The only team I've ever liked that has won the championship in any league was when the Red Wings won the cup back in '02 or whatever it was and never before that. Rough!
coli
10-15-08, 08:56 AM
My Flyers are 0-2-1, Ouch! Any Flyers fans on this board, what is going on????
Dr_Evil
10-15-08, 09:48 PM
Real nice goal by Havlat against the Coyotes. Too bad he has trouble staying healthy, he's got a lot of skill.
lordzeppelin
10-15-08, 09:49 PM
What's going on...the flyers are a mess, that's what. It's a shame, too, despite my hatred for that team, there are a few players I really like (Lupul, Richards, Coburn, Timmonen), but they seem...directionless. I did enjoy watching the Pens beat them last night...and then there was this...
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What a great fight...Godard won it by a slim margin, but damn some good blows were thrown on both sides.
And I got to meet Ed Olczyk after the game. Rock...
ElementZ
10-15-08, 10:38 PM
A buddy of mine plays for your Flyers. I always joke with him and ask when is he going to demand a trade to Montreal.
eXcentris
10-15-08, 10:48 PM
What do you expect when you let Sarah Palin drop the puck in your home opener? The Flyers are now cursed. :)
coli
10-16-08, 07:05 AM
What do you expect when you let Sarah Palin drop the puck in your home opener? The Flyers are now cursed. :)
:lol:
eXcentris
10-16-08, 11:35 AM
The Habs took 5 of 6 points on the road and won their home opener against the Bruins in a shootout last night. Pretty good start!
George Laraque got his 1st start for the Habs last night and it only took 7 seconds into his first shift for him to get into a fight. :lol:
lordzeppelin
10-16-08, 01:30 PM
The Habs took 5 of 6 points on the road and won their home opener against the Bruins in a shootout last night. Pretty good start!
George Laraque got his 1st start for the Habs last night and it only took 7 seconds into his first shift for him to get into a fight. :lol:
yeah, but the problem is he'll only do that about 5-7 more times for the rest of the year. No one wants to fight him anymore...Which is why he was let go here. I like Georges, he's a real nice guy (met him last year), but he's dominated so long that he's almost untouchable. Sure, Brashear will throw down with him, but there's only a few guys left that will, and the majority of the 'tough guys' that are smaller won't bother going near him or just ignore him. And in my opinion, because of that, he's not much more than a deterrent to most shots at the top players, but less so than some other guys like, say, Godard. A guy like Scott Hartnell (or "Fartsmell" as one fan had a jersey this weekend that said that) who will drop, won't drop with Laraque, would be more likely to go with Godard. Georges may have fought himself out of vogue...
I can pretty much guarantee that Godard is going to ask him to go when the Pens and Habs play for the first time on 12-27, just so he can stand up to the ol' pens tough guy.
bunkaroo
10-16-08, 02:33 PM
So the Blackhawks just canned Savard after 4 games and a 1-2-1 record. Seems a little premature to me. They've already announced Joel Quenneville as the replacement.
shizawn
10-16-08, 03:29 PM
After 4 games? How completely stupid.
lordzeppelin
10-16-08, 05:28 PM
After 4 games? How completely stupid.
At least it's not like 2 weeks before the playoffs...I'm looking at you, Lou Lamirello....
MrX
10-16-08, 09:31 PM
So the Blackhawks just canned Savard after 4 games and a 1-2-1 record. Seems a little premature to me. They've already announced Joel Quenneville as the replacement.
Word is Scotty Bowman is pretty much running things now and wanted Savard gone before the season but Wirtz wouldn't agree to it at the time. Tallon is next.
dek
10-16-08, 11:00 PM
So they hire Joel Quenneville, good fucking luck with that. Scotty Bowman should have just taken over completely, Quenneville is a horrible coach.
B.A.
10-17-08, 12:20 AM
the Blues are scoring a lot.
I like that.
shizawn
10-17-08, 01:21 AM
Thanks for smacking around the Stars. :up:
Both they and the Ducks are giving up lots of goals. :up: :up:
JOE29
10-17-08, 01:46 PM
What do you expect when you let Sarah Palin drop the puck in your home opener? The Flyers are now cursed. :)
Not to turn this into a political arena, but Snider must be scared to death about paying all that extra money on new taxes that Obama's going to hit him with.
JOE29
10-17-08, 01:50 PM
What's going on...the flyers are a mess
Yeah their defense is terrible. And Biron is Biron. He played great in the playoffs last season but now he's back to his inconsistant self. But it's only been 4 games. They'll have their peaks and valleys as they do every year.
astrochimp
10-18-08, 09:45 PM
Crosby and Malkin owned the Leafs tonight.
Dr_Evil
10-18-08, 10:02 PM
Crosby and Malkin owned the Leafs tonight.
About time they got going. Hopefully this will carry over. Crosby had been very quiet so far this year.
Coral
10-18-08, 11:54 PM
Looks like the Leafs are going to have a very high draft pick this year.
Poor attendance in a few cities I'm noticing. It looks like half the seats were empty in Atlanta, Dallas and Detroit games. Brutal.
Dr_Evil
10-19-08, 12:20 AM
I can't see Atlanta lasting much longer in that city.
Duh Vuh Duh
10-20-08, 03:27 PM
Anybody catch the Avs Laperriere fight Sat. night against the Stars? It was one of the best fights I've seen in a long time, they fell down twice and got right back up and started swinging, then finally fell out of sure exhaustion. It was nice to see a fight that looked like some of the great fights back when I was a kid. Haven't looked on youtube to see if it's there.
Dr_Evil
10-20-08, 09:29 PM
Anybody catch the Avs Laperriere fight Sat. night against the Stars? It was one of the best fights I've seen in a long time, they fell down twice and got right back up and started swinging, then finally fell out of sure exhaustion. It was nice to see a fight that looked like some of the great fights back when I was a kid. Haven't looked on youtube to see if it's there.
Ryan Smyth's second goal tonight was pretty. A little inside out on the defenseman then roofed a backhand as he was falling down.
Avs offense has been looking good. Hejduk and Sakic are starting strong, and it seems Statsny is good for at least a couple points every night.
SunMonkey
10-21-08, 08:11 AM
"NHL governors considering second team in Toronto."
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=253294
Not in Hamilton, though....
Coral
10-21-08, 10:54 AM
"NHL governors considering second team in Toronto."
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=253294
Not in Hamilton, though....
Yep... ridiculous reasons given to ignore Hamilton.
TheNightFlier
10-21-08, 02:17 PM
Ryan Smyth's second goal tonight was pretty. A little inside out on the defenseman then roofed a backhand as he was falling down.
Avs offense has been looking good. Hejduk and Sakic are starting strong, and it seems Statsny is good for at least a couple points every night.
Yeah that was a nice little welcome to the NHL for Drew Doughty. Didn't seem to bother him though as he came back and scored his first goal.
JOE29
10-21-08, 02:31 PM
"NHL governors considering second team in Toronto."
http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=253294
How many teams do they have in NY?
I wouldn't mind another Toronto team.
But would they have to have a few other teams to balance things out?
JOE29
10-21-08, 02:35 PM
Anybody catch the Avs Laperriere fight Sat. night against the Stars? It was one of the best fights I've seen in a long time, they fell down twice and got right back up and started swinging, then finally fell out of sure exhaustion. It was nice to see a fight that looked like some of the great fights back when I was a kid. Haven't looked on youtube to see if it's there.
What's the leagues view on fighting these day's. There has been a large number of fights so far, which is great I think, how is the leauge viewing this?
Are they angry over this, or is it just part of the game?
Any league rumblings either way?
Dr_Evil
10-21-08, 09:54 PM
Caps just got a 9:00 power play. Don't think i've ever seen that before. 5 for fighting, 2 for instigating, 2 for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Edit: And they killed it (with the help of a 2 min Caps penalty mixed in)
greg9x
10-22-08, 04:54 AM
Caps just got a 9:00 power play. Don't think i've ever seen that before. 5 for fighting, 2 for instigating, 2 for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Edit: And they killed it (with the help of a 2 min Caps penalty mixed in)
Yeah, they had like 4 shots in that and another 2 min power play....sad.
Hope the Caps get something together soon !!!!
TheNightFlier
10-22-08, 03:09 PM
It's amazing how bad that power play was with the amount of talent they have.
Shamus McAnally
10-22-08, 06:06 PM
I got the NHL Center Ice package this year for the first time in 3 years this year.
I'm LOVING it, especially all the double feeds (home and away teams). This means I should get to see most of the Pens games, if not all.
(Between the new minor league hockey team/my season tix and not getting to see Pens' games because I was deemed TOO CLOSE to Pittsburgh, it was a no-brainer to give it up.)
Duh Vuh Duh
10-22-08, 06:26 PM
What's the leagues view on fighting these day's. There has been a large number of fights so far, which is great I think, how is the leauge viewing this?
Are they angry over this, or is it just part of the game?
Any league rumblings either way?
Not sure officially their stance. I'm sure publicly they frown upon it because they are trying to get the newer, faster, skills-driven league image going, but they know it is part of the game that will hopefully never leave since it's such a great part of the tradition of the game not to mention the appeal it has for some fans, obviously myself included.
Duh Vuh Duh
10-22-08, 06:28 PM
Ryan Smyth's second goal tonight was pretty. A little inside out on the defenseman then roofed a backhand as he was falling down.
That was great, had to rewind it a couple of times.
ETA: Found it, not the best angle or quality.
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shizawn
10-22-08, 09:36 PM
Gah, what's with the Sharks' D lately. Nabby has been really lousy. Goin to OT in Philly all tied up at 6.
shizawn
10-22-08, 09:50 PM
Sharks win in the SO. :up:
B.A.
10-22-08, 11:18 PM
Damnit, too little too late.
coli
10-23-08, 07:16 AM
Sharks win in the SO. :up:
The Flyers offically......suck right now. They play no defense, their forwards don't backcheck, and the goalies right now are letting in soft goals. The Flyers are usually hush-hush about any rumors, but has anyone heard through the grapevine that Stevens could be gone if the Flyers don't started winning. (literaly):)
JOE29
10-23-08, 08:53 AM
Not sure officially their stance. I'm sure publicly they frown upon it because they are trying to get the newer, faster, skills-driven league image going, but they know it is part of the game that will hopefully never leave since it's such a great part of the tradition of the game not to mention the appeal it has for some fans, obviously myself included.
I 've never liked their stance on fighting ever since Bettman came in.
If they can just leave things alone how they are now, I can accept that and go with it. But in this league they make changes to something every year now to try to bring in more fans which equals more money. But they have to realize, at some point, that the game will never be anything more than what it is now and hopefully finally leave things alone and just go with it.
But when and if these bonehead front office people can realize this, I have no idea.
JOE29
10-23-08, 09:01 AM
The Flyers are usually hush-hush about any rumors, but has anyone heard through the grapevine that Stevens could be gone if the Flyers don't started winning. (literaly):)
I don't see Stevens going anywhere unless things get really, really bad.
John is their golden boy that they have groomed and brought up through their system. However a few trades could happen and I would look for that first. But if things stay bad for a long time ( a few months ) anything could happen. They have Mchllargey there as an assistant who could step right in and has head coaching experience if something were to happen there.
But I would look for a trade or two first and if that still doesn't work, the sky is the limit.
TheNightFlier
10-23-08, 11:54 AM
Brodeur getting his 98th career shutout last night :up:
5 to go to tie Sawchuk.
eXcentris
10-23-08, 04:13 PM
Palin is supposed to drop the puck at a Blues game this weekend. Expect the Blues to start losing shortly thereafter. :)
And this is even funnier:
Also, Palin says if she and husband Todd had had a sixth child, they have already picked a name for a boy joining siblings Track, Bristol, Willow, Piper and Trig.
"I always wanted a son named Zamboni," she said. :lol:
The magazine (Peoples)will be on newsstands on Friday.
Well I guess nothing says "Hockey Mom" like having a child named Zamboni. :)
eXcentris
10-23-08, 04:21 PM
The Habs have be doing great with 11 out of 12 points, only losing in a SO against the Sabres. Lang and Tanguay have added depth, and big George some muscle. They have a solid top 3 D (Markov, Komisarek, Hamrlich), both Price and Halak have been solid and Kovalev/Plekanec/Kostytsyn haven't even gotten started yet. It's a long season but I like this team. :)
JOE29
10-24-08, 04:32 PM
Yes, Montreal has been good. They're a fun team to watch.
If they go all the way that would be fine by me.
I like the fact that they added toughness also.
Looking forward to watching them on Saturday Night vs. Anaheim. That should be fun.
A nice doubleheader on HNIC. Anaheim vs. Montreal and Calgary vs. Phoenix.
- I'm assuming Calgary- Phoenix will be on. Anyway, I know what i'll be doing this Saturday Night. Hey!!!!- NJ at Phily was moved to 4:00 because of the World Series, so i'll have a triple header!!! Gotta love that.
JOE29
10-24-08, 07:57 PM
I don't see Stevens going anywhere unless things get really, really bad.
John is their golden boy that they have groomed and brought up through their system. However a few trades could happen and I would look for that first. But if things stay bad for a long time ( a few months ) anything could happen. They have Mchllargey there as an assistant who could step right in and has head coaching experience if something were to happen there.
But I would look for a trade or two first and if that still doesn't work, the sky is the limit.
Well it just got a little more worse. Flyers lose Brierre for about 4 weeks with abdominal surgery. Also- anyone watching tonights games vs the Devils ( Flyers ) look at all the empty seats. It looks like i'm watching a Minor League game.
U6C84
10-24-08, 08:15 PM
Wow..the Sharks have been horrible as of late. Giving up so many goals...
In the first they already gave up 3 goals to the Panthers.
shizawn
10-24-08, 09:17 PM
Wow..the Sharks have been horrible as of late. Giving up so many goals...
In the first they already gave up 3 goals to the Panthers.
No doubt. Thank goodness for the offense. Down 4-3 after 2. That's 4 straight games Nabokov has given up at least 4 goals.
Coral
10-24-08, 09:51 PM
Also- anyone watching tonights games vs the Devils ( Flyers ) look at all the empty seats. It looks like i'm watching a Minor League game.
It's pretty common. Boston and Nashville only drew 12,000 last night and the Islanders only drew 10,000 even though they had a "buy one, get one free" promotion. Columbus and NJ both had 12,000 a few nights back. It's sad that these numbers are actually boosted to hide the real attendance.
A handful of US teams were financially unstable in the best of economic times. With the economic meltdown kicking in, I have to believe these teams are on the verge of failing - while a few more are probably now deemed unstable.
Not long ago many were asking if Canada would ever receive another NHL franchise, now many are wondering how many.
eXcentris
10-25-08, 02:47 PM
Palin is supposed to drop the puck at a Blues game this weekend. Expect the Blues to start losing shortly thereafter. :)
Legace hurt and Blues lose 4 - 0 :lol:
Legace hurt on Palin carpet
ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues lost a game and may also have lost a goalie for an extended period of time.
Dustin Brown's goal and assist and Jason LaBarbera stopped 15 shots for his third career shutout in the Los Angeles Kings' 4-0 victory over the Blues on Friday night.
Before the game, Blues goalie Manny Legace tripped on a carpet laid out for Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin to drop the ceremonial first puck.
"I went to go step on the ice and the (Scottrade Center security) guy goes, 'Watch the carpet,' and he had his foot there holding it, so I figured it would be safe to step on," Legace said. "If he's holding it and I figured the other end's pretty much secure, I was just worrying about the carpet slipping (forward). As soon as I went to step down, he took his foot off the carpet. As soon as I stepped on the carpet, the carpet just shot out and my leg kept going and my other one was still on the bench. I felt it pull right away."
Legace played the first period but the left hip flexor injury obviously affected his play. He gave up two goals on 12 shots and was replaced by St. Louis native Ben Bishop at the start of the second period.
Dr_Evil
10-25-08, 02:58 PM
Big night tonight, every team is playing. Looking forward to Pens/Rangers, Sabres/Avs and Red Wings/Blackhawks.
TheNightFlier
10-25-08, 06:50 PM
Idiot Flyers fan throwing a stink/smoke bomb onto the ice :lol:
B.A.
10-26-08, 12:45 AM
Blues looked really good tonight. Great game from the big four - Tkachuk, Kariya, Boyes and McDonald.
Ben Bishop looked good as well - too bad he left the game w/ a little over ten minutes to go. Tallest keeper in the history of the league - and a St. Louis native to boot. :up:
whotony
10-26-08, 02:42 AM
Idiot Flyers fan throwing a stink/smoke bomb onto the ice :lol:
sure it wasn't a devil's fan?
shizawn
10-26-08, 04:42 AM
2 starts, 2 shutouts for Boucher. :up:
astrochimp
10-26-08, 10:02 AM
2 starts, 2 shutouts for Boucher. :up:
Against Tampa doesnt count ;)
Dr_Evil
10-26-08, 03:09 PM
The jerseys for the winter classic this year are pretty horrible.
Man, I hate to see hits like that. I'm all for guys getting hit with their head down, but he kind of bent down and took the shoulder right on his head. Could be a season ending injury on a lot of guys. I don't see a 17 in the box score for Carolina, so looks like no one held him accountable.
Spicollidriver1
10-26-08, 04:03 PM
The jerseys for the winter classic this year are pretty horrible.
The blackhawks one is pretty cool the wings one sucks. I would love to go to this game but the "preorder" prices are insane on stubhub
TheNightFlier
10-26-08, 07:21 PM
sure it wasn't a devil's fan?
Devils' fan throwing a smoke/stink bomb at the Devils? Doubtful.
As for the hit on Sutter by Weight, textbook. If Weight doesn't lean over he hits him with an elbow to the head which is even worse.
And I'm tired of hearing and seeing how everyone needs to be held "accountable" for a good clean hit. It's popping up more and more and it's not a good thing. Tell your teammate to keep his head up instead.
lordzeppelin
10-26-08, 08:33 PM
Devils' fan throwing a smoke/stink bomb at the Devils? Doubtful.
As for the hit on Sutter by Weight, textbook. If Weight doesn't lean over he hits him with an elbow to the head which is even worse.
And I'm tired of hearing and seeing how everyone needs to be held "accountable" for a good clean hit. It's popping up more and more and it's not a good thing. Tell your teammate to keep his head up instead.
True, there aren't enough devil's fans at any given game for that to happen anyways...
As for the Weight hit, I have to agree. Carolina's Rutherford made some pretty strong comments on TSN to Bob McKenzie about it, and while I feel bad for Sutter, you have to keep your head up. Rutherford whined about the NHL not doing enough about hits to the head. It's not like Weight was literally going for his head, as he's not that type of player. Sutter was leaning, weight braced himself by dropping in for the blow, and there you have it. It's not pretty, but it's not dirty. Notice you don't see Sidney Crosby get rocked like that, and he was younger than Sutter when he was a rookie. While I don't think Weight was trying to hurt him, I do think he could have pulled up a bit. Now whether or not that would have been worse because of an awkward collision, I don't know.
TheNightFlier
10-26-08, 08:46 PM
True, there aren't enough devil's fans at any given game for that to happen anyways...
As for the Weight hit, I have to agree. Carolina's Rutherford made some pretty strong comments on TSN to Bob McKenzie about it, and while I feel bad for Sutter, you have to keep your head up. Rutherford whined about the NHL not doing enough about hits to the head. It's not like Weight was literally going for his head, as he's not that type of player. Sutter was leaning, weight braced himself by dropping in for the blow, and there you have it. It's not pretty, but it's not dirty. Notice you don't see Sidney Crosby get rocked like that, and he was younger than Sutter when he was a rookie. While I don't think Weight was trying to hurt him, I do think he could have pulled up a bit. Now whether or not that would have been worse because of an awkward collision, I don't know.
I had somebody tell me the same thing today, "oh he should've let up." My response was; if he lets up like you said that could be a real nasty collision; if he lets up and Sutter somehow gets around him it's a 2 on 1 or breakway. It's the NHL, guys shouldn't be letting up on hits like that IMO. If Sutter was facing the glass and Weight saw numbers then yeah, he should let up. As you said, it's the player's responsibility to be aware and have his head up. I remember Witt caught Crosby in open ice, but Crosby was aware the hit was coming and didn't put himself in a position to get hurt. Some players just adjust faster to the speed of the NHL. Hopefully Sutter recovers quickly, he's a good player.
JOE29
10-27-08, 09:59 AM
And I'm tired of hearing and seeing how everyone needs to be held "accountable" for a good clean hit. It's popping up more and more and it's not a good thing. Tell your teammate to keep his head up instead.
I agree. If something like that happens you have to take care of business yourself. I didn't see the game, did anyone 'take care of business'?
Instead of crying to the officials?
KnightLerxst
10-27-08, 12:04 PM
Awesome hit. I don't want to see anyone get injured, but it was a clean play. Learn to skate with your head up. Don't be a Lindros.
TheNightFlier
10-27-08, 02:51 PM
I agree. If something like that happens you have to take care of business yourself. I didn't see the game, did anyone 'take care of business'?
Instead of crying to the officials?
Weight started skating backwards clearly waiting for someone to come after him. It never came. Wallin tried to get him but was headed off by Campoli and Bayda was grabbed by Okposo.
KnightLerxst
10-28-08, 11:16 AM
Brandon Sutter's injury has dad talking about revenge
October 28, 2008 - 2:07 AM
Brandon Sutter's injury has dad talking about revenge
Brent Sutter was speaking as a father, a coach and a longtime hockey man Monday in discussing his son, Brandon. Brent Sutter is coach of the New Jersey Devils. He played in the NHL for many years and said he suffered eight or nine concussions in his career.
But Sutter said what happened to Brandon Sutter on Saturday night in the Carolina Hurricanes' game against the New York Islanders -- Brandon being leveled by the Islanders' Doug Weight and suffering a concussion -- shouldn't be a part of the game today.
"It was a hard hit, a legal hit ... but something has to be done about players being hit in the head while in a vulnerable position."
Sutter said that when he played, such a hit would lead to repercussions. "I'm not talking about suspensions or penalties, either," Brent Sutter said. "If a player got hit in the head, whether it was clean or dirty, you knew what was going to happen. It was going to be a long night for the guy who did the hitting. And the next time, it would be a long night.
"People may say I'm old-school," Brent Sutter said. "The game today is better in a lot of areas. But in some areas, it's not and it's troublesome. There is a lack of respect for opponents' players. It's the way the game is played today, and there are significant injuries. It is what it is."
Brent is 100% wrong IMO. If you skate with your head down in the NHL expect to have a short career.
TheNightFlier
10-28-08, 12:38 PM
Brent is 100% wrong IMO. If you skate with your head down in the NHL expect to have a short career.
I agree with him on this part though...
There is a lack of respect for opponents' players. It's the way the game is played today, and there are significant injuries.
Guys like Tootoo, Kaleta, Hollweg, etc running around like idiots intentionally leaving their feet, hitting from behind, and going for high hits and trying to hurt guys is what needs to be taken out of the game. I honestly woudn't even care if they had their knees taken out.
KnightLerxst
10-28-08, 02:34 PM
I agree with him on this part though...
Guys like Tootoo, Kaleta, Hollweg, etc running around like idiots intentionally leaving their feet, hitting from behind, and going for high hits and trying to hurt guys is what needs to be taken out of the game. I honestly woudn't even care if they had their knees taken out.
I agree with you on that. But Sutter's reaction is totally off the mark. It was a clean play and I don't think there was any intention to cause injury. Leaving your feet to check and hitting from behind into the glass should be automatic 5 minute majors.
JOE29
10-28-08, 08:16 PM
"Sutter said that when he played, such a hit would lead to repercussions. "I'm not talking about suspensions or penalties, either," Brent Sutter said. "If a player got hit in the head, whether it was clean or dirty, you knew what was going to happen. It was going to be a long night for the guy who did the hitting. And the next time, it would be a long night.
"People may say I'm old-school," Brent Sutter said. "The game today is better in a lot of areas. But in some areas, it's not and it's troublesome"
I agree with Brent. So what if it was a legal hit. When your team mate gets stung like that, even with a legal hit, you have to stick up for your team mate. Some people think just because it's a legal hit everything should be ok, I don't think so. I applaud Brent for saying what he thinks. Most of the time you can't even do that now.
shizawn
10-28-08, 08:17 PM
Looking forward to seeing Sid and the Pens tonight at the Tank. Hope it's a good game.
greg9x
10-30-08, 07:53 AM
Yay for Caps shootout win over Nashville !! Still starting strong but finishing tired though..
SunMonkey
10-30-08, 08:32 AM
Team values are up and the average revenue per team raised by 13% for last season. According to Forbes, it was the most successful season since they started tracking the NHL 10 years ago. Still, 12 teams, including the Flyers and the Bruins, operated at a loss.
www.forbes.com/nhl
SunMonkey
10-30-08, 08:34 AM
Looking forward to seeing Sid and the Pens tonight at the Tank. Hope it's a good game.
Pretty horrible game (for the Pens): tied a franchise "record" for fewest shots in a game with 11.
Coral
10-30-08, 01:02 PM
Team values are up and the average revenue per team raised by 13% for last season. According to Forbes, it was the most successful season since they started tracking the NHL 10 years ago. Still, 12 teams, including the Flyers and the Bruins, operated at a loss.
www.forbes.com/nhl
The 6 Canadian teams were in the top 10 in operating income.
shizawn
10-30-08, 01:46 PM
Pretty horrible game (for the Pens): tied a franchise "record" for fewest shots in a game with 11.
Yeah, that game didn't go as I expected (thought there'd be way more goals scored), but I was happy for a Sharks win.
Tonight the Wings come into town. Should be another good game.
SunMonkey
10-30-08, 03:16 PM
The 6 Canadian teams were in the top 10 in operating income.
The Leafs and Canadiens alone earned nearly what the rest of the league earned combined. Of course some of that is due to the strong Canadian dollar they earn and the weak US dollar they pay the players.
shizawn
10-31-08, 02:00 AM
Great game at the Tank tonight. Sharks off to best start in franchise history at 9-2. :up:
Dr_Evil
10-31-08, 10:54 AM
Pens need some offense. Getting Whitney and Gonchar back would help too.
eXcentris
10-31-08, 03:57 PM
The Leafs and Canadiens alone earned nearly what the rest of the league earned combined. Of course some of that is due to the strong Canadian dollar they earn and the weak US dollar they pay the players.
:hscratch:
shizawn
11-01-08, 02:41 PM
Dang, the Canucks beat the Ducks last night in a 13-round SO. Crazy.
Dr_Evil
11-01-08, 03:59 PM
Dang, the Canucks beat the Ducks last night in a 13-round SO. Crazy.
The game was a shootout too. 7 goals in the 2nd period. Big swings too.
astrochimp
11-01-08, 09:31 PM
Amazing 3rd period or last 7 mins of the game by the Leafs tonight vs the Rangers.
eXcentris
11-01-08, 10:25 PM
Same with the Habs, they played like crap for 2 periods and were down 1-4 to the Isles in the 3rd then boom! 4 straight goals to win 5-4.
Jericho
11-02-08, 10:33 PM
The jerseys for the winter classic this year are pretty horrible.
I'm not overly impressed with the results so far, but I'm interested in the Penguins final product.
ElementZ
11-03-08, 04:13 PM
Love how they show a 47 year old Chelios for Detroit and two teenagers for the Hawks. Hard to believe that Chelios won his first stanley cup before Kane and Towes were even born and he's still lacing them up.
shizawn
11-05-08, 03:39 PM
Sharks win again. :banana: 7-0-0 at home. Last year they didn't win their 7th game at home until January.
TheNightFlier
11-05-08, 05:43 PM
Loved seeing the Isles go into MSG last night, and put in 2 shorties vs the Rangers for the win.
Coral
11-05-08, 06:54 PM
Hard to believe that Chelios won his first stanley cup before Kane and Towes were even born and he's still lacing them up.
Even more amazing, Chris Chelios and Gary Roberts are the only players still playing who were alive the last time the Leafs appeared in the Stanley Cup finals.
Dr_Evil
11-06-08, 09:40 PM
Pens go up 5-0 on the Oilers and squeak out a 5-4 win. They've had numerous games this year where they choke huge leads. At least they hung on this time.
Shamus McAnally
11-07-08, 07:22 PM
Watched that Pens game last night. That was pretty scary. (Like Dr. Evil mentioned, there's already been a precedent for doing that this season.)
They could use some help. I'm hoping they may pick up some D help. With Gonchar out so long, they'll need it.
Dr_Evil
11-07-08, 11:32 PM
Welcome back to the league Mark Parrish. Dang.
TheNightFlier
11-07-08, 11:58 PM
Welcome back to the league Mark Parrish. Dang.
It was unfortunate that the Isles couldn't find a place for him. It was nice of Snow to give him the minor league deal to get him some exposure to the rest of the league. Dallas is a good fit for him. He almost scored a 4th.
SunMonkey
11-08-08, 01:28 PM
Watched that Pens game last night. That was pretty scary. (Like Dr. Evil mentioned, there's already been a precedent for doing that this season.)
They could use some help. I'm hoping they may pick up some D help. With Gonchar out so long, they'll need it.
All things considered, though, I think they are doing reasonably well. How many teams can lose one of the best defensive pairings in the NHL in Gonchar/Whitney and still be 7-4-2? Not saying they can't improve, but I also don't think the Pens need to hit the panic button yet or trade anyone away just yet.
And this makes me smile: Satan with 8 goals and 12 points at $3.5 million vs. Hossa with 6 goals and 15 points at $7.45 million.
Dr_Evil
11-08-08, 02:51 PM
Satan has worked out quite well so far. He started a little slow but has been really producing lately. I think Hossa brings more of a total game than Satan, but at those salary numbers, Satan is the way the Pens have to go.
I think this team will be really solid once Gonchar comes back. Really wish Staal would regain that scoring touch of his rookie year. That is looking more and more like a fluke.
Shamus McAnally
11-08-08, 05:36 PM
Good call Sun. I didn't mean to imply that we shouldn't be impressed/happy that the Pens are still so good. They still do need some help, though, either internally or from an acquisition, as Gonch and Whitney aren't due back for some time. I guess as long as they can keep winning more than they're losing and get those guys back in time for the postseason push, then a move isn't absolutely necessary (especially if it comes at the cost of the future of this team).
And that Satan bargain after the snub by Hossa sure is a wonderful thing to behold! If Miro keeps it up, while his all-around game isn't as good as Hossa's, it could end up being a bigger coup that Hossa's defection to the Motor City.
TheNightFlier
11-08-08, 10:53 PM
Another game, another blown 3rd period lead for the Isles :lol:
I can't really fault their effort at all tonight. No DiPietro, Witt, Martinek, Sillinger, or Meyer and they still manage to hustle and pot some goals. Tonight's game was just an example of skill beating will. MacDonald continues to keep them in games and that's all you can really ask of a backup. That was a ridiculous tip from Kennedy for the tying goal.
Coral
11-09-08, 12:30 AM
Roberto Luongo got his 3rd straight shutout tonight.
In only 14 games he already has 5 shutouts.
Simply amazing.
Shamus McAnally
11-09-08, 01:01 PM
Joey Mac is proving a capable backup. The Isles played a good game, for sure. That tying goal was crazy. Pens taking it to the very end again. Two points are two points, but still. I can't imagine them making this magic all season long.
Luongo is on quite the roll. A shutout in better than one out of every three starts? lol That's ridiculous! (Glad Nabby's injury isn't as bad as thought, but it would have been interesting to see Boucher have to be the starter and if his little streak (2 SOs in 3 games) was real or not.)
shizawn
11-09-08, 01:35 PM
Sharks win last night thanks to a gift from Turco. :up:
Not that it means much, especially considering the Sharks playoff struggles, but they're now 31-4-2 in their last 37 regular season games dating back to last year.
JOE29
11-09-08, 10:16 PM
Damn it! I was watching Chicago- Calgary and gave it up for the NFL game.
Looks like the third period was a barn burner.
I knew I shouldn't of left it. These are two of my favorite teams to watch too.
Shamus McAnally
11-09-08, 11:26 PM
So, Boucher can't handle back-to-backs? Or was it just a strong effort for San Jose?
Actually, other than that 2 goal/27 second outburst, with the play coming from behind the net on both, the 3rd goal was a PP goal and then an empty netter, it wasn't a bad effort. And he stood on his head late in the 3rd to try to keep the Sharks in it.
I just wonder if this will hasten Nabokov's return. (Then again, it wasn't at the Shark Tank, so it's not as big a deal. lol)
Shamus McAnally
11-10-08, 10:29 PM
Wow, Deslauriers had a great game in net for Edmonton tonight. 40 saves and 3 stops in the SO to give Edmonton 2 points.
This three-headed goalie monster they have is gonna result in someone being dealt if he keeps this up. (Although, I wouldn't rush him into things. I think Edmonton is playing this one cool and hoping for a goaltender of the future, even if the future is next season. Heck, maybe even later this season.)
TheNightFlier
11-11-08, 10:06 AM
Deslauriers was excellent last night. The Oilers have definitely found their future #1. Lundqvist continues to be the difference maker for the Rangers. They need to find some scoring though to give him a little more breathing room during games.
SunMonkey
11-11-08, 07:29 PM
Sigh... there goes another D for the Pens.
Shamus McAnally
11-11-08, 09:12 PM
Wow! Look at the Pens bring it back to within 1. Crazy!
It looks like this one's going down to the wire.
**edit
Wow! What a weak goal. It wasn't even a "should've had". It was a "had a piece of". :(
**edit 2
Holy crap! Jordan Staal picked up the Pens and singlehandedly took them to the overtime win!
That last play was just an incredible individual effort!
astrochimp
11-11-08, 09:50 PM
Damn i wish id watched that game.Good job Staal and Pens :up:
Dr_Evil
11-11-08, 09:56 PM
That was an insane game. Staal was playing out of his mind tonight. Looks like all it took was me calling him out for him to step his game up. Huge win for the Pens playing with 5 defenseman most of the game.
SunMonkey
11-11-08, 10:03 PM
Impressive win for the Pens. :up:
Dubya
11-12-08, 09:18 AM
That was an insane game. Staal was playing out of his mind tonight. Looks like all it took was me calling him out for him to step his game up.
Do you mind calling his brother out before the Canes' game against the Capitals tonight? He needs something to wake him up! ;)
Great effort by Jordan and the Pens to pull that one out.
coli
11-12-08, 01:38 PM
What a great hockey game last night in Detroit. Even the Sportscenter guys joked when it was the 2nd lead story last night, "This was such a great game, we are going to show Hockey highlights in the first 5 minutes of the show!"
shizawn
11-12-08, 02:18 PM
Sharks put up 57 shots against the Predators, but can only manage 3 goals. First loss at home.
Dan Boyle missed the game because his wife gave birth earlier in the day. Therefore, I place the blame of this loss squarely on her vagina.
TheNightFlier
11-13-08, 10:40 AM
That line of Ovechkin-Backstrom-Semin was deadly last night. 12 points and a +12.
Dubya
11-13-08, 10:45 AM
That line of Ovechkin-Backstrom-Semin was deadly last night. 12 points and a +12.
They are a great line no doubt, but it had more to do with who they were playing :helpme:
TheNightFlier
11-13-08, 11:02 AM
They are a great line no doubt, but it had more to do with who they were playing :helpme:
I can't disagree with that. Staal just seems to be off early on.
ElementZ
11-13-08, 12:14 PM
Wow Semin with 27 pts in 15 games thus far. I wish Crosby would start picking it up. He usually starts gaining steam around January or so.
Dr_Evil
11-13-08, 11:08 PM
2 goals for Crosby tonight
shizawn
11-14-08, 03:49 AM
Sharks get back on winning track with 6-1 win over Flames. The 1st period was about as good as I've seen the Sharks play all year.
Also set a franchise record with 9 points from the blue line. :up:
SunMonkey
11-14-08, 08:40 AM
Multi-goal leads don't seem to mean much to the Pens this season, both for and against.
TheNightFlier
11-14-08, 06:12 PM
Isles beat a reeling Senators team last night. Nice to see them get a win. Don't know what the hell Pock was thinking with that elbow though. He'll have 5 games up in the pressbox to feel shame.
LurkerDan
11-14-08, 06:35 PM
In the "that didn't take long" department, Barry Melrose was fired. :lol:
TheNightFlier
11-14-08, 08:28 PM
^Tampa is challenging the Isles and Thrashers for worst management in the league right now. Melrose was an awful choice from the start.
Dr_Evil
11-14-08, 09:49 PM
Pretty much everyone (save Koules and Barrie) could see that Tampa Bay was assembling a disaster this offseason. No surprise Melrose is out of there.
Nice choice in Rick Tocchet to take over on an interim basis, fresh off of his two year league ban for gambling.
Shamus McAnally
11-15-08, 12:41 PM
Pretty much everyone (save Koules and Barrie) could see that Tampa Bay was assembling a disaster this offseason. No surprise Melrose is out of there.
Nice choice in Rick Tocchet to take over on an interim basis, fresh off of his two year league ban for gambling.
Lol @ Tocchet. (That said, I'd like to see him succeed, him being a former Cup-era Pen and all.)
Melrose was out of the league for so long, he's a bit out of touch, I'm sure. Though, he had a solid staff behind him. However, these new owners and the management didn't help Melrose at all.
Look at all the money they spent in the offseason vs. how said money is currently performing. Between that and Barry's rustiness (not to mention that he probably upset the "wrong" people with his comments after the European tour), it was pretty much inevitable. Folks sure are quick to pull the trigger, though. (Obviously not as bad as the Savard incident, but 16 games isn't that long either.)
TheNightFlier
11-15-08, 10:09 PM
Isles beat the Sens again to sweep the home and home :up:
MacDonald seems to be getting better and better with more games.
SunMonkey
11-16-08, 11:02 PM
Pittsburgh sent Sydor to Dallas for Boucher. I don't really understand the trade on the Pens' side with the contracts being the same, but who knows....
Boucher is another right handed defenseman which is nice to have.
TheNightFlier
11-17-08, 11:30 PM
Isles get their 3rd in a row tonight against the Nucks :up:
shizawn
11-17-08, 11:52 PM
Sharks win again. :up:
Scary collision between Arnott and Pavelski left Arnott motionless on the ice for a few minutes. Hopefully it turns out to be nothing serious.
TheNightFlier
11-20-08, 02:53 PM
The Rangers left Lundqvist out to dry last night. He basically pulled himself after the 5th goal by Demitra. Apparently he looked at Renney and the coach gave him a nod to take himself out.
Buy: