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  • #62
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Martyn1989 wrote: »
    Tied with 2.45 to play, I'm routing for the Sharks based solely on the pour rebranding the Ducks have been subjected too.

    Still watching here. This one is going to overtime! #bonushockey


  • #63
    Martyn1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989


    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    Still watching here. This one is going to overtime! #bonushockey

    Yeh didn't realise they went 4 on 4, is there any particular reason for that?


  • #64
    MrJoeSoap
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    Martyn1989 wrote: »
    Yeh didn't realise they went 4 on 4, is there any particular reason for that?

    More space/opportunity for goals.

    This one could well be a shootout.


  • #65
    Martyn1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989


    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    More space/opportunity for goals.

    This one could well be a shootout.

    The Ducks are creating chances though


  • #66
    MrJoeSoap
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    Martyn1989 wrote: »
    The Ducks are creating chances though

    Shootout, here we go! Great example, some great shooters and two great SO goalies.


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  • #67
    Martyn1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989


    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    Shootout, here we go! Great example, some great shooters and two great SO goalies.

    And thats it! Oilers tomorrow, Flames on Thurs and I have both evenings off :D

    After a savage performance from Flames on Sat we're still split between the two teams, can't deicide who to follow.


  • #68
    MrJoeSoap
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    Martyn1989 wrote: »
    And thats it! Oilers tomorrow, Flames on Thurs and I have both evenings off :D

    After a savage performance from Flames on Sat we're still split between the two teams, can't deicide who to follow.

    I'm a little confused as to who you follow? What's your situation? Phoenix host Edmonton tomorrow, Calgary host Colorado on Thursday...

    Very happy to have you on board(s) by the way, just want to be clear on this!

    Edit:// Your location surely makes you a Flame!


  • #69
    Martyn1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989


    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    I'm a little confused as to who you follow? What's your situation? Phoenix host Edmonton tomorrow, Calgary host Colorado on Thursday...

    Very happy to have you on board(s) by the way, just want to be clear on this!

    Edit:// Your location surely makes you a Flame!

    I'm Irish, just moved to Calgary for a year or two, maybe longer, always had an interest in hockey but could never get into it as you have to stay up all night to watch it. In the absence of the NHL we went along to see the Hitmen in action in the Saddledome, we had a blast and have been hooked since. $20 tickets, no beer queue and they play hard, you forget how young they are sometimes!

    Now the NHL is back, we're having difficulty deiciding who we'll follow, originally we were turned off the NHL because they wern't playing, we're also well aware the Flames aren't great and the fans known for their silence (apperently). This along with hearing the Oilers have a young team, Edmonton being nearby, working with Oilers fans and knowing a few Oilers fans at home it just seemed to make sense to start following them. Then the Flames showed up on Sat and we're not sure what we'll do, we're going to the Flames game on the 11th of Feb, suppose that'll help us decide.

    Regardless I got myself some skates and a $12 hockey stick from Walmart and I'm out on the ice at the community centre down the road every chance I get, its great craic!


  • #70
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Martyn1989 wrote: »
    I'm Irish, just moved to Calgary for a year or two, maybe longer, always had an interest in hockey but could never get into it as you have to stay up all night to watch it. In the absence of the NHL we went along to see the Hitmen in action in the Saddledome, we had a blast and have been hooked since. $20 tickets, no beer queue and they play hard, you forget how young they are sometimes!

    Now the NHL is back, we're having difficulty deiciding who we'll follow, originally we were turned off the NHL because they wern't playing, we're also well aware the Flames aren't great and the fans known for their silence (apperently). This along with hearing the Oilers have a young team, Edmonton being nearby, working with Oilers fans and knowing a few Oilers fans at home it just seemed to make sense to start following them. Then the Flames showed up on Sat and we're not sure what we'll do, we're going to the Flames game on the 11th of Feb, suppose that'll help us decide.

    Regardless I got myself some skates and a $12 hockey stick from Walmart and I'm out on the ice at the community centre down the road every chance I get, its great craic!

    Sounds like you are living my dream! I visited Calgary when I was 12yrs old, during the stampede. I visited many hockey stores in the greater CGY area and ended up with a reasonably impressive hockey card collection. On the day of the 1998 World Cup Final, we drove from Calgary to Edmonton with my parents, to visit some relatives/friends, and I ended up missing most of the match as a result. In the West Ed Mall, I got myself a cheapskate Pat LaFontaine jersey which is still collectable and certainly above the money I paid for it. In general terms, I would love to see a proper hockey city win it, but also a city with little recent success. It's tough though.

    In a moment of madness, I spent a lot of money this evening on some obscure jerseys to adorn my walls in years to come. Happy to have the jerseys, but expensive all the same...


  • #71
    Martyn1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989


    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    Sounds like you are living my dream! I visited Calgary when I was 12yrs old, during the stampede. I visited many hockey stores in the greater CGY area and ended up with a reasonably impressive hockey card collection. On the day of the 1998 World Cup Final, we drove from Calgary to Edmonton with my parents, to visit some relatives/friends, and I ended up missing most of the match as a result. In the West Ed Mall, I got myself a cheapskate Pat LaFontaine jersey which is still collectable and certainly above the money I paid for it. In general terms, I would love to see a proper hockey city win it, but also a city with little recent success. It's tough though.

    In a moment of madness, I spent a lot of money this evening on some obscure jerseys to adorn my walls in years to come. Happy to have the jerseys, but expensive all the same...

    Woah sounds like your a super fan, considering I've worked 13 of the last 14 days I'm probably not living your exact dream but I get out when I can.


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  • #72
    MrJoeSoap
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    Go Pens!


  • #73
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    What a beauty! Classic Malkin, from a tiny angle.


  • #74
    COYW
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭COYW


    Nice finish by Malkin alright but the Rangers have been dreadful thus far. We are all over the shop on the power play and don't look good on the kill tonight. Complete lack on intensity in our play.

    Lots of improvement needed in the next two periods. LGR!

    The commentary on Setanta is from Pens TV and I am not loving it, ahem, ..... Someone should tell them that hitting Crosby is not a penalty in itself.


  • #75
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Managed to catch Thomas Vanek scoring his hat-trick goal to make it 6-4 Sabres. He's got 5 points tonight and is on a fantastic run of form so far this season.
    COYW wrote: »
    The commentary on Setanta is from Pens TV and I am not loving it, ahem, ..... Someone should tell them that hitting Crosby is not a penalty in itself.

    Root Sports? Bob and Staggy are legends, but they do love Sid! No more biased than any other commentary team I've heard.


  • #76
    Martyn1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989


    Flames making a serious case for themselves here


  • #77
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Shutout win at the Garden, thank you and good night!


  • #78
    Martyn1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989


    Nooooo


  • #79
    COYW
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭COYW


    Dreadful performance from start to finish last night by the Rangers. The peewee team would have put up more of a fight. Vokoun could have snoozed his way through most of the game. Tampa Bay on the road tomorrow night which never ends well for us.

    Looks like it is going to be a season where we will battle for 6-8 in the conference and struggle in the post season. The team is weaker than last season without a doubt.


  • #80
    COYW
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭COYW


    Flyers v Caps on tonight. Haven't seen much of the Caps this year. Interesting to see whether Ovie is on form tonight.


  • #81
    alanmcl12
    Registered Users Posts: 65 ✭✭alanmcl12


    What a poor call on Backes tonight, calling a headshot on a great hit on Huskins I think it was nowhere near the head.
    Changed the game with the 5 min major.
    This compared to the missed elbow by Erskines to Simmonds.


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  • #82
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Erskine got a three-game suspension for that elbow this evening.

    Flyers are leading the Hurricanes 3-2 in the first period tonight, shaping up nicely!


  • #83
    forzacalcio
    Registered Users Posts: 1,438 ✭✭✭forzacalcio


    Watching Flyers game tonight myself, cracker of a game


  • #84
    Martyn1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989


    Anyone staying up for the Flames game, I'm sure the first period will be a cracker :P


  • #85
    forzacalcio
    Registered Users Posts: 1,438 ✭✭✭forzacalcio


    Martyn1989 wrote: »
    Anyone staying up for the Flames game, I'm sure the first period will be a cracker :P
    Finding it tough staying up for this, the US adverts are keeping me entertained though :D

    I really want a Papa Johns pizza for $11


  • #86
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    forzacalcio wrote: »
    Finding it tough staying up for this, the US adverts are keeping me entertained though :D

    I really want a Papa Johns pizza for $11

    Looked so tasty!

    My 'Hockey Night in Canada' setup, complete with pint of Guinness. :)

    proxy.jpg?t=FQQVBBgpaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0cGljLmNvbS9zaG93L2xhcmdlL2MwZnFuYS5qcGcUAhYAEgA&s=4LHsrqhoqlDknNmQUzg65yyKhYDswYhilWTqaBmfqZ0

    Shame the Flyers game didn't stay closer, bit of a rout now.


  • #87
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Fantastic goal by Rick Nash, a typical Nash goal. He can get around people and hold them off like no other forward in the league.


  • #88
    Martyn1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989


    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    Looked so tasty!

    My 'Hockey Night in Canada' setup, complete with pint of Guinness. :)

    proxy.jpg?t=FQQVBBgpaHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0cGljLmNvbS9zaG93L2xhcmdlL2MwZnFuYS5qcGcUAhYAEgA&s=4LHsrqhoqlDknNmQUzg65yyKhYDswYhilWTqaBmfqZ0

    Shame the Flyers game didn't stay closer, bit of a rout now.
    Have you 4 games on the go at once?

    Take out pizza in Calgary is rotten, pizza hut sent us a pizza with no sauce, dominos cut it into squares so you had these middle pieces with no crust to hold by that couldn't support a topping if it had a 6 figure salary.

    I want an $8 16oz of Keiths and dome nachos...... and tickets for tonights game.


  • #89
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Martyn1989 wrote: »
    Have you 4 games on the go at once?

    Yeah four on the go tonight, can get up to eight on a busy night! Never miss a goal. :D

    Can't believe that there's no good pizza in Calgary! You gotta keep shopping around.


  • #90
    Martyn1989
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,561 ✭✭✭Martyn1989


    MrJoeSoap wrote: »
    Yeah four on the go tonight, can get up to eight on a busy night! Never miss a goal. :D

    Can't believe that there's no good pizza in Calgary! You gotta keep shopping around.

    No theres fantastic pizza if you go out, we just havn't found a delivery option thats worth it. Just tuned into the leafs/bruins seems like a slow game.


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  • #91
    MrJoeSoap
    Registered Users Posts: 15,117 ✭✭✭✭MrJoeSoap


    Martyn1989 wrote: »
    No theres fantastic pizza if you go out, we just havn't found a delivery option thats worth it. Just tuned into the leafs/bruins seems like a slow game.

    Yeah probably the worst of the live games at the moment. Kessel is in a major slump, 270 odd shifts since his last goal. Rangers won 3-2 in the end, and the Flyers are holding out for a 5-3 win.

    Not much happening in the Dallas Phoenix game either, though there was a potential goalie-v-forward fight when Jamie Benn landed on Mike Smith. Didn't materialise. Of the late games, I don't know which I'd prefer to watch, both look tasty.


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