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WEFFPIM · Post #121 » by **WEFFPIM** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 5:58 am

Can I just say how awesome 24/7 has been so far. What an awesome program.

SportsWorld · Post #122 » by **SportsWorld** » Sat Jan 1, 2011 4:55 am

Think moving the game to 7:00 PM tomorrow is great for the NHL. It competes head to head with a very terrible Fiesta Bowl. Should do well in the ratings.

WEFFPIM · Post #123 » by **WEFFPIM** » Sat Jan 1, 2011 3:35 pm

SportsWorld wrote:Think moving the game to 7:00 PM tomorrow is great for the NHL. It competes head to head with a very terrible Fiesta Bowl. Should do well in the ratings.

Yep, completely agree. We'll wait to see how big of a ratings boom this is for the NHL, but it wouldn't shock me to see the Classic moved to primetime from here on out.

Post #124 » by **Nolan** » Sun Jan 2, 2011 8:23 pm

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=347691

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired 41-year-old goalie Dwayne Roloson from the New York Islanders shortly after beating the New York Rangers on Saturday night.

The Lightning, who earned a 2-1 overtime win on Saturday, sent minor league defenceman Ty Wishart to the Islanders.

Roloson is 6-13-1 this season with a 2.64 goals-against average and .916 save percentage in 20 games. He is in the final year of a two-year contract and can become a free agent on July 1. In 532 NHL games, Roloson is 196-229-42-33 with a 2.66 GAA.

Roloson has been pretty solid this year but I the Lightning gave up way to much for him. Wishart's only 22 and he was great in the minors last year.

trwi7 · Post #125 » by **trwi7** » Fri Jan 7, 2011 12:09 am

Can someone explain how a team as awful as New Jersey is featured on Hockey Night on Y! so much?

Post #126 » by **Nolan** » Fri Jan 7, 2011 3:35 am

http://video.thescore.com/watch/rask-robs-havlat

Save of the year so far?

Post #127 » by **Nolan** » Sat Jan 8, 2011 2:53 am

And the New Jersey fire sale begins. Langenbrunner to Dallas for a 3rd rounder.

Post #128 » by **ajaX82** » Sun Jan 9, 2011 3:47 am

I hope Colin Campbell does the right thing tomorrow and gives Kostopolous (sp?) a stiff, stiff suspension. That hit on Stuart was beyond cheap and costs us a top-4 Defenseman for 2 months.

Post #129 » by **Celtics_Champs** » Sun Jan 9, 2011 7:35 pm

Nolan wrote:http://video.thescore.com/watch/rask-robs-havlat

Save of the year so far?

Rask played so well that game, he deserved to win. But didn't :-?

Post #130 » by **ajaX82** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:50 pm

Kostopolous got 6 games. I wanted more and felt it was an opportunity for the NHL to show they were serious about head shots but i guess it is a good start

WEFFPIM · Post #131 » by **WEFFPIM** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:19 am

The NHL is getting there, I guess. When you factor in an 82 game season, 6 games is a medium size chunk. 10 would set a precedent.

Post #132 » by **Mr Swagtastic** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:32 am

Kostopolous - Is dirty player I think this is his 2nd or 3rd infraction for head hunting? Either way I am happy that something was indeed done 6 is a fair number.

Also great to see the Wings win a huge shootout game with the Canucks on Saturday minus a few of our stars. Hudler has been so good for Detroit in the last couple seasons I remember being at the 08 draft in Toronto and was happy that Detroit got him where we did the guy is a good role player. Jimmy Howard has been a beast for us I guess Grand Rapids has been for our team seems like all our players who start there turn our real good. Hope Howard will take the Venzia this year. It was funny that one writer had Price as the winner and another had Marc-Andre Fleury as the clear fave.

Post #133 » by **ajaX82** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 12:34 am

WEFFPIM wrote:The NHL is getting there, I guess. When you factor in an 82 game season, 6 games is a medium size chunk. 10 would set a precedent.

6 is more than i thought. I expected 3, knowing how Colin usually hands out nothing.

Its nice to see them giving out some games, but if you saw that hit and now knowing that it is going to cost a good player 2 months, it still seems lax to me. I can't help but wonder if it was Sidney Crosby getting his jaw broken what the punishment would be. 10 games? 30?

Post #134 » by **darth_federer** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 4:28 am

Even NHL 11 rejected the trade...

WEFFPIM · Post #135 » by **WEFFPIM** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:07 am

Awesome.

trwi7 · Post #136 » by **trwi7** » Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:42 am

darth_federer wrote:

Even NHL 11 rejected the trade...

Wish I would've thought of doing this.

Post #137 » by **Nolan** » Wed Jan 12, 2011 3:57 am

darth_federer wrote:

Even NHL 11 rejected the trade...

Well done sir, well done. :lol:

sh00n · Post #138 » by **sh00n** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 1:39 am

xbl_sucks wrote:Kostopolous - Is dirty player I think this is his 2nd or 3rd infraction for head hunting? Either way I am happy that something was indeed done 6 is a fair number.

He's physical, but he's not dirty. You're just saying that because he took out a guy on your team. If you want to see a dirty player, you have Kronwall on your team.

Post #139 » by **Mr Swagtastic** » Fri Jan 14, 2011 10:13 pm

sh00n wrote:
xbl_sucks wrote:Kostopolous - Is dirty player I think this is his 2nd or 3rd infraction for head hunting? Either way I am happy that something was indeed done 6 is a fair number.

He's physical, but he's not dirty. You're just saying that because he took out a guy on your team. If you want to see a dirty player, you have Kronwall on your team.

How is Kronwall dirty? Detroit has the biggest pushovers ever. I mean according to NHL2K10 and NHL11 our enforcer is Johan Franzen. As for dirty I would give you Homer's (Holmstrom) elbows Kostopolus is dirty for what he did I mean he was like "oh I did nothing wrong" I mean you headhunted somebody you deserve to be punished. I am not saying he's the biggest dirt bag in the league that's Avery followed by Steve Ott, Steve Downie and Jarko Rutuu

Post #140 » by **ajaX82** » Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:07 am

sh00n wrote:
xbl_sucks wrote:Kostopolous - Is dirty player I think this is his 2nd or 3rd infraction for head hunting? Either way I am happy that something was indeed done 6 is a fair number.

He's physical, but he's not dirty. You're just saying that because he took out a guy on your team. If you want to see a dirty player, you have Kronwall on your team.

Your Detroit love is always so refreshing. I guess it depends on your definition of dirty but I could easily say the same about Kronwall; physical, not dirty. He hits hard, it's allowed

and while Kronwall has never been suspended in his career that I can remember, Kostopolous has at least 4 suspensions. That suggests dirty to me but what do i know