I'm watching the end of the Wings / Kings game now. Wings up 3-0. It's funny, when they put in the salary cap, everyone thought that the Wings would take a tumble, but it seems that they really do have the best GM in the league.
I'm watching the end of the Wings / Kings game now. Wings up 3-0. It's funny, when they put in the salary cap, everyone thought that the Wings would take a tumble, but it seems that they really do have the best GM in the league.
Just wanted to know what other hockey fans thought of the All-Star weekend. Personally I enjoyed it. I really liked the relay race part of the skills competiton. The game itself was ok, nothing special because it always lacks the intensity that makes hockey great. I was happy to see Savard get the game winner though! (Go Bruins!) and Rick Nash should have won the MVP regardless of the fact that his team lost.
rhoges6 wrote:Just wanted to know what other hockey fans thought of the All-Star weekend. Personally I enjoyed it. I really liked the relay race part of the skills competiton. The game itself was ok, nothing special because it always lacks the intensity that makes hockey great. I was happy to see Savard get the game winner though! (Go Bruins!) and Rick Nash should have won the MVP regardless of the fact that his team lost.
Nash's backhander was a thing of true beauty. St. Louis (I think?) tried to do the same move in the Breakout Challenge but failed miserably.
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To qoute Sam Seaborne, "Why not just stick a Sumo wrestler in goal, the other team would never score".
Hockey is for people that think country dancing is a valid use of someones time.
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But, alas, you are all cock munching rent boys, with an IQ that would make my local spaco clinic blush.
I personally didn't care much for the skills competition. Some of the stuff was entertaining, but then when they wrapped up with the "Breakaway challenge", that was just ridiculous. I hate all judged competitions, such as figure skating and freestyle snowboarding, and that silly "breakaway" thing was more of the same. Just nonsense. When is Ovechkin ever going to throw the puck in the air, and take a baseball-style swing at in in a game? Never. Just silly.
As far as the game itself, I'd rather watch an AHL or college game. It's just not hockey. I'm a fan who likes to see big hits, and while the pretty goals are fun to see, I want to see them be earned, it makes things so much more exciting.
GO WILD.Yea that's right the wild rock.I'm also a big wings fan.My worst team to me and as i''m concered they can go away are the dallas north stars they blow.TThey should of never had taken the star name to fricken texas.
karel
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Avid hockey fan. Favourite team would be the Hurricanes (see avatar), or Flames because of location.
I am always disappointed by the All-Star Game, although the changes to the Skills Competition (especially the Fastest Skater) made this year's festivities much better than usual.
Anybody else notice how much better the game got at the end when the players decided to win at the end? Still not NHL regular season quality, but much better than the first and second.
Huge early to mid 90's Blackhawks fan. I know, weird. Hockey has faded for me, back to the hardcore fan of baseball I was as a little boy. But I miss playing hockey badly. (Goalie.)
