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Official 2011/2012 NHL Thread

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PacificRimJob
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147 pages in the 2010-11 Thread. Here start's next season.

Now the season's over, Boston has the cup for the summer, but it's all up for grabs come autumn. Bump it through the slow summer months as transactions occur

Oh, and to start some tradition: LOL @ Anaheim.


Who's winning the cup next?
Jun 16 2011 3:44AM
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PANDA_SWAGGA
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Boston Bruins will fuck up any team this year baby...4-1 beat Tampa Bay! Lord Stanley is staying where he likes it the best, beantown.[IMG]nypost.com/rw/nypost/2011/06/16/sports/web_photos/zdeno_chara--300x300.jpg[/IMG]

Oct 9 2011 5:38PM
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PacificRimJob
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that was scary with cammilleri
Oct 9 2011 5:48PM
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.Emerson.
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That was scary to watch, like imagine what it feels like to be hurt but have to wait for play to stop before you can get to the dressing room.
Oct 9 2011 5:49PM
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Contender
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if hes out, i don't even know....
Oct 9 2011 5:59PM
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PacificRimJob
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Flagged.
Oct 9 2011 6:30PM
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Bar_Down
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dog what are you sayen, cammalleri is a fuckin beaut
Oct 9 2011 6:47PM
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Bar_Down
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sucks to see winnipeg get blown out on their season/home opener after all these years without hockey, but i wont complain
Oct 9 2011 7:43PM
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ilanna.
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still standing and cheering though! awesome fans
Oct 9 2011 7:47PM
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Contender
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jets didnt soar very high today
Oct 9 2011 7:54PM
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.Emerson.
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Not a surprise though, I mean it's still the Thrashers
Oct 9 2011 7:59PM
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Mr.Gaga
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mtl stommmmp!!
Oct 9 2011 8:37PM
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collinder
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i was at the jets game. some tickets were selling for over two grand. talk about intense fans...

it was SO loud!
Oct 9 2011 9:05PM
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scratchproteen
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Wild played real good in their first game, cullen,heatley settoguci, and scandella all scored goals. The defense was my biggest worry and they played pretty good for the first game and yeah it was against columbus but always nice to come out and dominate.

Backstrom was really solid in net, and our PK rocked it with Columbus going 0 - 6 on the PP opportunities....got the islanders tomorrow followed by ottowa, edmonton and detroit. It'll be nice to see how these first 4 games go to get a better feel.


Go Wild!
Oct 9 2011 10:22PM
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T-Bell
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Ya oilers. Winnin first season game against Pittsburg. Hopefully in for a good season. ya oil!
Oct 10 2011 12:02AM
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J.D.
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Burke left in 04, so 6-7 years after his departure would basically be now. He drafted the Sedins and Kesler and Bieksa. So I'd say he did some good things setting us up for where we are, wouldn't you?
Oct 10 2011 12:09AM
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Bumblesteeze
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It's frustrating to see our players disintegrate early in the season. When will we ever get a full and healthy team?
Oct 10 2011 12:46AM
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Contender
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NEVA!!
Oct 10 2011 2:51AM
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corona
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oilers are going to dominate in a couple more years with a few good trades
Oct 10 2011 9:47AM
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Elijah.
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Can't decide who to root for on Wednesday.. Have to say though, Flyers new lines are looking pretty filthy. Giroux JVR Jagr..
Oct 10 2011 12:24PM
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Alexander_Keith
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Agreed, that's more what I was getting at. Burke spots a certain toughness and potential in the players he selects and they usually end up working out. As for being an unsuiotable GM for rebuilding the leafs? I wouldn't want anyone else to be doing the job.

Oct 10 2011 1:00PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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Hell yeah, we stomped the shit outta the devils this weekend. Simmonds is all over the puck, that guys got some serious hustle.
Oct 10 2011 1:34PM
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EmperorKuzco
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dammit another loss in Boston.
Oct 10 2011 3:25PM
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Elijah.
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Fucking flies all over the damn rink.. So speedy. I really like watching him play. And how about that Matt Read?
Oct 10 2011 4:07PM
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Alexander_Keith
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To the Avalanche too
Oct 10 2011 4:16PM
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Bar_Down
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man this caps/lightning game has been sick so far, im down for a dirty OT winner, both teams deserve it at this point
Oct 10 2011 9:36PM
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DERS.
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such an intense game.

jason fuckin chimera with 2 3rd period goals... clutch!!!!

2-0. caps looking good so far...
Oct 10 2011 10:46PM
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Alexander_Keith
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We'll talk after the first round of playoffs

Oct 10 2011 10:49PM
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DERS.
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hence the "..." man. i know we suck dick in the playoffs. layoff
Oct 10 2011 10:53PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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He looked pretty stoked to get his first NHL goal against brodeour(sp?) He's pretty damn fast that's for sure. All our rookies look pretty good actually.
Oct 11 2011 10:22AM
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.Hugo.
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Yes Matt Read! Reppin Bemidji State!
Oct 11 2011 2:07PM
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PANDA_SWAGGA
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count me in dk
Oct 11 2011 6:32PM
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vordulmega
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Little late but Dion had a pretty tight bar-d against Montreal. And I was there. Oh, and the Blackhawks are taking the Cup again. Hells yeah
Oct 11 2011 10:18PM
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iSmokeweed
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CAPS BABY!!!!!
Oct 11 2011 11:59PM
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jimmer
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when is the draft!?
Oct 12 2011 4:57AM
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PhaedeD
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ya when is da draft
Oct 12 2011 9:52AM
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.Hugo.
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seriously we need to do this asap!
Oct 12 2011 11:11AM
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PhaedeD
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ya and if we dont have someone to fill the last team just make another one and play with 2 shitttt
Oct 12 2011 11:13AM
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J.D.
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There is talk that the realignment solution might be to simply put Winnipeg in the Central division and Detroit in the southeast.

I think that's stupid. The solution is Dallas to southeast, Winnipeg to the NW, Colorado to the Pacific.

Oct 12 2011 11:19AM
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J.D.
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Here is the above, mapped out.

Red = NW

Dark blue = Pacific

Yellow = Central

Green = Southeast

Orange = Atlantic

Light blue = Northeast

Click for larger image

Arguably, Washington should not be in the SE. If you wanted to solve that, easiest way would be to move Washington into the Atlantic, Pit into the central and Nashville into the SE.

Oct 12 2011 11:36AM
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.Hugo.
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Your way definitely makes a lot more sense. I always wonder what goes through peoples heads when they make a decision. They just try to take the easy way out instead of doing ti the right way.
Oct 12 2011 11:38AM
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scratchproteen
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Why even have divisions in Hockey?

Why not just have two conferences East and West....i mean half the teams already make the playoffs anyways....and since it's all based on points the divisions don't really matter.
Oct 12 2011 1:20PM
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PacificRimJob
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Dallas will not be moving to the south-east. No way... Nashville makes far more sense to move there, and then move Dallas into the central if you're going to be moving teams geographically...

Detroit and Columbus are about the only teams I could see moving east... and I don't see Detroit getting it. All the other east time zone teams have to take trips out west... Detroit/Columbus might have to take more, but time zones aren't fair.
Oct 12 2011 1:21PM
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Bar_Down
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they split them up into divisions just for the matchups. it makes more sense to play more often against other teams in your division because, in most cases, it makes it easier for travelling. i like it, i'd rather have more games against toronto and boston and less against random teams like phoenix and whatnot. division rivalries are a part of the game that i would like to remain intact. we'll see how it turns out.
Oct 12 2011 2:26PM
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Bar_Down
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i lol'd
Oct 12 2011 2:27PM
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General_Ripper
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Sabres!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 2-0 WOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oct 12 2011 2:30PM
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PacificRimJob
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...Dallas isn't even interested. They have always been considered "west" in almost every sport...
Oct 12 2011 3:00PM
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J.D.
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... Wut

Dallas has been whining for the last 2+ years to get out of the Pacific and they have a point. They are nowhere near those teams and it makes no sense that Colorado is in the Northwest and Dallas is in the Pacific. Just as it would make no sense to move Winnipeg to the Central when Winnipeg is both north and west of Minnesota.

Oct 12 2011 3:30PM
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J.D.
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The ideal divisions, optimized for geographic position, would look like this.

Northwest: Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Minnesota
Central: Detroit, Columbus, Chicago, St. Louis, Pittsburgh
Pacific: Anaheim, L.A., San Jose, Phoenix, Colorado

Southeast: Florida, Tampa, Carolina, Dallas, Nashville
Atlantic: Philly, NYR, NYI, New Jersey, Washington
Northeast: Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, Boston, Buffalo

Bolded teams are the ones that have moved.

Oct 12 2011 3:33PM
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PacificRimJob
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They've been wining to be placed in the Central... not in the eastern conf...

Travel to Chicago and St. Louis is a lot easier than travelling to either Phoenix/California or DC/Carolina/Florida... That's always been their main complaint - Travel costs.


Oct 12 2011 3:41PM
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Mr.Turtle
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and the Bills are 4-1
fuck yea Buffalo
Oct 12 2011 3:42PM
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