Looks like the parade is going to be on hold in Toronto after giving up the go ahead goal to MTL with 35 seconds left
Looks like the same old Leafs
They do it for mood, and to hide the late arriving crowds.Did the Kings forget to pay their electric bill for Staples? Seems like half the lights are on in there.
Well, Boston isn't the Rangers in terms of team speed.Tonight?Chara looks really slow tonight.
Good game, Mason kept them in it. Still not in the Bruins class, and won't be until they fix the overpaid-not-even-mediocre defense. The kids can't get here fast enough, hopefully one or two by seasons end.Raider Nation said:Ruins win.
Must be hockey season.
Is Burakovsky going to be our answer at 2nd line C?Time to get a new one fired up as the regular season is set to begin.
I think he will be fine in the NHL but it's too early to know that answer yet.Love his skill set but I was hoping they would team him with Kuzy and Brouwer on that line so I'm not liking MJ90 sitting on his wing at the moment but as we all know it only takes a few shifts before things change quickly in this league.Is Burakovsky going to be our answer at 2nd line C?Time to get a new one fired up as the regular season is set to begin.
Start here and see if you find something to your likinghas a new extraskater site popped up yet? that site was very handy. stupid Leafs, ruin everything.
The New York Rangers...now with more SPEEDKrieder- MSL- Nash
Hags- Brassard- Zuuc
Duclair- Miller- Stempniak
Glass- Moore- Fast
Very excited to see that third line. Two young guys with SPEED. Fast really needs to step it up this year. Cant keep waiting for him to break out
Captain McD- Girardi
Boyle-Staal
Moore- Klein
Solid Defense with only one change in Boyle which I think is an upgrade over Stralman.
Bring on the Blues
will just be nice to not see B Richards on the point for the PPThe New York Rangers...now with more SPEEDKrieder- MSL- Nash
Hags- Brassard- Zuuc
Duclair- Miller- Stempniak
Glass- Moore- Fast
Very excited to see that third line. Two young guys with SPEED. Fast really needs to step it up this year. Cant keep waiting for him to break out
Captain McD- Girardi
Boyle-Staal
Moore- Klein
Solid Defense with only one change in Boyle which I think is an upgrade over Stralman.
Bring on the Blues
I'm a bit confused as to why they signed him though.....he was supposed to be the #2C to play with Kane. Yet he's been the 3C and hasn't been getting a ton of PP time.will just be nice to not see B Richards on the point for the PPThe New York Rangers...now with more SPEEDKrieder- MSL- Nash
Hags- Brassard- Zuuc
Duclair- Miller- Stempniak
Glass- Moore- Fast
Very excited to see that third line. Two young guys with SPEED. Fast really needs to step it up this year. Cant keep waiting for him to break out
Captain McD- Girardi
Boyle-Staal
Moore- Klein
Solid Defense with only one change in Boyle which I think is an upgrade over Stralman.
Bring on the Blues
Hope he does well with you. He stepped it up last year
Marty is playing center?Krieder- MSL- Nash
pretty stoked.Oh Rud, you gotta be excited to watch a perennial Norris candidate every night.
Was hoping to get to see Zadorov early on.Kid is gonna be a beast!pretty stoked.Oh Rud, you gotta be excited to watch a perennial Norris candidate every night.
Zadorov has regressed a bit I think based on reports I've read.Was hoping to get to see Zadorov early on.Kid is gonna be a beast!pretty stoked.Oh Rud, you gotta be excited to watch a perennial Norris candidate every night.
Grigorenko still not ready?
sheltering the rookies with vetsHawks D pairings to start the season are a bit odd. Hammer is skating with Van Riemsdyk as #3/4 and Oduya with Rundblad as #5/6.
I think they're preparing for Darcy.sheltering the rookies with vetsHawks D pairings to start the season are a bit odd. Hammer is skating with Van Riemsdyk as #3/4 and Oduya with Rundblad as #5/6.
which do you think he's more worried about, having a good season or having a chick's name?I think they're preparing for Darcy.sheltering the rookies with vetsHawks D pairings to start the season are a bit odd. Hammer is skating with Van Riemsdyk as #3/4 and Oduya with Rundblad as #5/6.
Phi-Bos season opener posts best NHL reg-season overnight EVER on NBCSN (0.79). Also up 16% vs 2013 opener (0.68 Was-Chi)
— NBC Sports PR (@NBCSportsPR)
October 9, 2014
It all starts for real Thursday for Sam Reinhart.The Buffalo Sabres' first-round pick and the second player taken in the 2014 NHL Draft will make his debut against the Columbus Blue Jackets. After a busy summer with development camp and training camp, he's ready to make an impact.
"I came in with the mentality that I was going to soak everything in and I feel I've learned more than I could ever imagine from all the veteran guys here," Reinhart said. "I'm going to keep trying to learn every day from them and get better with their help."
Reinhart won't be the only young player on the Sabres' opening-night roster; 19-year-old defensemen Rasmus Ristolainen and Nikita Zadorov were first-round picks in 2013. But he'll be on a line between two more-experienced players, Cody Hodgson and captain Brian Gionta.
"They're obviously very smart players and good players," Reinhart said of his linemates. "I feel if I move the puck to them and get myself open, we're going to create a lot of chances. I feel comfortable on that line."
Reinhart playing alongside Gionta shouldn't come as a surprise. The Sabres' youngest player being on a line with its oldest makes sense at first glance, but it's logical in other areas too.
"We looked throughout the whole lineup which combination would suit [Reinhart] the best, especially early," coach Ted Nolan said. "And Gionta, he's not wearing the captain's 'C' for no reason; he's a true leader. And if you have a guy like him flanking your wing, hopefully it'll be more of a settling influence on a kid than not."
Having two players with varying levels of experience should help Reinhart when it comes to the kind of spotlight he'll face in his first game.
"The advice comes as mistakes happen or you see things, but he's the type of kid away from the rink, off the ice – he's got a good head on his shoulders," said Gionta, who was drafted by the New Jersey Devils in the third round (No. 82) in 1998. "You're not going to have to try to babysit him off the ice. It's [about] letting him mature as a player on the ice and learning the NHL game. That just comes as it comes."
At 24, Hodgson is 11 years younger than Gionta. As the Vancouver Canucks' first-round pick (No. 10) in 2008, he knows what it's like to have the eyes of a hockey-crazed city watching you.
"I know when I was younger it was a different situation, different team, different organization and different players, but the biggest adjustment, I think, from junior hockey to professional is really off the ice," Hodgson said. "That's the biggest thing I've seen transition-wise is eating right, getting your rest and not worrying about things once you're away from the rink. You've done all you can do, so just relax and enjoy it and don't sit at home and worry about what could happen. There's a lot of things that could happen. You just have to take things one day at a time. Every day you're here it's nice to be here, and you've got to be grateful for that."
As for Reinhart on the ice, he's gotten the attention of his linemates.
"Every day his confidence is rising," Hodgson said. "You can see it in the way he's skating and the way he's communicating and that stuff. You can tell on the ice he's getting more comfortable and that's a huge bonus for our team. He's going to be a great hockey player."
Reinhart being comfortable on the ice is an important factor because his future with the Sabres is undecided. Should he play in nine games, the Sabres will have to decide whether to keep him and officially start the first year of his entry-level contract or send him back to his junior team, the Kootenay Ice of the Western Hockey League.
"I'm always going to be trying to prove myself," Reinhart said. "No matter what the situation is, no matter what game it is in the season. Here, I'm just focusing day by day, and my focus right now is on the next however many [games] I have to make a statement."
If there's something the Sabres don't want Reinhart to feel right away, it's pressure.
"We know what he has to offer now," Nolan said. "He has to deliver it in a big man's game. He can't afford to be nervous. He's got to go right in and play as best as he can and, of course, the vets will help him get through those early jitters in the first shift. He's playing his first NHL game. He's going to be nervous. You get through those types of things and hopefully he settles in and plays the way he's capable of playing."
Expectations may be high at the moment for Reinhart, but if the excitement and nerves of playing in the NHL are getting to him, he's not letting it show.
"Obviously the pace of play is a little bit different," Reinhart said. "I felt that the style of game I play, as I start to adjust to that, I'm going to feel more comfortable and start to adapt. I feel great going into the season and competing every day to try and earn my spot."
you may have the worst taste in music on the planet. I'm sorry for your ears.NHLN had The Tragically Hip perform outside of Rogers center before the Leafs/Canadians game.
I had no idea what bad it was, and to be totally honest, I thought it was a spoof band, in particular the lead singer who had perhaps the worst voice I've ever heard in my life.
They cannot possibly be popular, no? I thought it was some garage band with some guy from the crowd brought in to sing. wtf
HUGE in Canada, not so much elsewhere (which makes them ever more appealing to Canadians). Been around since the mid-80's.NHLN had The Tragically Hip perform outside of Rogers center before the Leafs/Canadians game.
I had no idea what bad it was, and to be totally honest, I thought it was a spoof band, in particular the lead singer who had perhaps the worst voice I've ever heard in my life.
They cannot possibly be popular, no? I thought it was some garage band with some guy from the crowd brought in to sing. wtf
Yes, I'm sorry my ears had to endure those 4 minutes too. That was God awful.you may have the worst taste in music on the planet. I'm sorry for your ears.NHLN had The Tragically Hip perform outside of Rogers center before the Leafs/Canadians game.
I had no idea what bad it was, and to be totally honest, I thought it was a spoof band, in particular the lead singer who had perhaps the worst voice I've ever heard in my life.
They cannot possibly be popular, no? I thought it was some garage band with some guy from the crowd brought in to sing. wtf
The Hip are perhaps the greatest rock band going and Gordon Downie is a living legend.
right, I've heard of them before for sure, but never actually listened to any of their music before.HUGE in Canada, not so much elsewhere (which makes them ever more appealing to Canadians). Been around since the mid-80's.NHLN had The Tragically Hip perform outside of Rogers center before the Leafs/Canadians game.
I had no idea what bad it was, and to be totally honest, I thought it was a spoof band, in particular the lead singer who had perhaps the worst voice I've ever heard in my life.
They cannot possibly be popular, no? I thought it was some garage band with some guy from the crowd brought in to sing. wtf
Band sounded good but the singer was pretty brutal.okay, here's the clip.....
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=638147〈=en
I want someone else to tell me that that was actually a good performance. Maybe I caught them on a bad day or something, I dunno.
Crazily popular in Canada and even in Chicago, there are fans. Personally, I think they're ok.you may have the worst taste in music on the planet. I'm sorry for your ears.NHLN had The Tragically Hip perform outside of Rogers center before the Leafs/Canadians game.
I had no idea what bad it was, and to be totally honest, I thought it was a spoof band, in particular the lead singer who had perhaps the worst voice I've ever heard in my life.
They cannot possibly be popular, no? I thought it was some garage band with some guy from the crowd brought in to sing. wtf
The Hip are perhaps the greatest rock band going and Gordon Downie is a living legend.