hey, hockey season!

[DJSteel]

Originally Posted by Snevik

i agree. i hate crosby...but he scares the crap out of me every time he's on the ice.

still a punk, though. going after forsberg and hatcher when he's not even wearing big boy pants? unwise.

ehh.. hockey ethics...i never understood why they have to be around...

[kewl]

Originally Posted by Northernlion

That stat becomes a little less relevant when you keep in mind that they won the President's Trophy at least once during that stretch and made the playoffs every single year. In hindsight it seems more like bad luck that the Blues didn't win the cup in that stretch.

:beatdead:

Not when you get past to the second round once in that long stretch. Either way Bryzgalov never had a bad defence infront of him & he had the best backchecking team in the league. Also he's only played two NHL games before last season, so the majority of his career was spent in front of a solid defensive team.

[Northernlion]

Originally Posted by kewl

:beatdead:

Not when you get past to the second round once in that long stretch.

Yeah, but the Ducks went to the conference finals last year with one of these defensemen, so either way the comparison falls apart.

Either way Bryzgalov never had a bad defence infront of him & he had the best backchecking team in the league. Also he's only played two NHL games before last season, so the majority of his career was spent in front of a solid defensive team.

I never said Bryzgalov had bad defence, I'm just saying that the defense now is significantly better with the addition of Pronger and you will see that reflected in his numbers. What you will also see reflected in his numbers is:

1) Last year's rookies, who played a big role in Anaheim's success, maturing
2) The fact that he's finally got a year under his belt

[kewl]

Originally Posted by Northernlion

It's pretty common to see a goalie who has played behind a poor defense for the majority of his career suddenly take off when he has the top 2 defenders in the league in front of him, too.

My whole thing was a lot of goalies who are thrown into the net and do good cause of the adrenaline. Bryz seems like that kinda goalie to me. i don't think he is going to do anything close to what he did last season no matter who else is in front of him.

[Northernlion]

Originally Posted by kewl

My whole thing was a lot of goalies who are thrown into the net and do good cause of the adrenaline. Bryz seems like that kinda goalie to me. i don't think he is going to do anything close to what he did last season no matter who else is in front of him.

We should bet on this.

[Snevik]

anaheim won't win the cup. i'll bet on that.

[Northernlion]

Obviously I'm not going to make a bet with just slightly better than 1:30 odds. I was talking about a bet that Bryzgalov ends up in the top 20 in goalie stats or something.

[kewl]

top 20...i'd atleast need top 10 to take you seriously. but whatever i'll bet against pretty much anything online.

[Snevik]

Originally Posted by DJSteel

ehh.. hockey ethics...i never understood why they have to be around...

it's pretty evident once you play the game. i'm all for scrappy youngsters- hell, our franchise player was one- but you prove you deserve respect with play without complaint.

edit: as a hockey fan, should i have a moral qualm with gutting barry melrose's abdomen with a machete, given the opportunity?

edit2: on second thought... lundqvist should have won the calder last year.

[kewl]

Originally Posted by Northernlion

Obviously I'm not going to make a bet with just slightly better than 1:30 odds. I was talking about a bet that Bryzgalov ends up in the top 20 in goalie stats or something.

Although Bryz hasn't been the starter all this year he's been shakey in almost all of his starts. Probably only one or two really solid starts.

So far this year I can't believe how mediocre the Northwest division is, how bad philly is and how unreal Crosby is seeing the ice.

[Snevik]

Originally Posted by kewl

So far this year I can't believe how mediocre the Northwest division is, how bad philly is and how unreal Crosby is seeing the ice.

agreed all the way around. i've (true story) puked twice in my mouth while watching flyers games this year.

[kewl]

Originally Posted by Northernlion

I never said Bryzgalov had bad defence, I'm just saying that the defense now is significantly better with the addition of Pronger and you will see that reflected in his numbers. What you will also see reflected in his numbers is:

2005-2006 GP 31 GAA 2.51 S% .910
2006-2007 GP 27 GAA 2.47 S% .907

[Snevik]

Originally Posted by Snevik

anaheim won't win the cup. i'll bet on that.

hahahahaha

[kewl]

should have bet you one exrotic night in a hotel.

EDIT: No wait motel.

[Grizzlyman93]

Go Canada and Buffalo Sabres!