** The OFFICIAL NHL 2009-2010 Season ** The Olympics are just a bonus!

[TheManofSteel]

Welcome Everyone - It's that time of year, the day after Labor Day for us Americans & it's officially time to start thinking about the upcoming season... I know all of us are looking forward to it plus we have Olympic hockey this year as well...

This thread is for discussion of anything NHL & hockey...

I'll start off by saying... "Let's Go Devils!!!!"

[Nodice123]

This is the new thread is it? Well here is hoping my Sens make the playoffs. I could see them getting the 6,7,8 seed. They really have to deal with the Heatley problem. The guy is a bum...either trade him or BENCH him. I hate people like heatley. The sens pretty much gave him a second chance to his career and this is how he repays them??? SCUM

END RANT

[winthorpe]

Go wings!

[moto46]

In for the leafs!

[LVI]

Welcome Everyone - It's that time of year, the day after Labor Day for us Americans & it's officially time to start thinking about the upcoming season... I know all of us are looking forward to it plus we have Olympic hockey this year as well...

This thread is for discussion of anything NHL & hockey...

I'll start off by saying... "Let's Go Devils!!!!"

If this is the new NHL thread then contact a mod to lock the other one.

[Atlas_Army]

Olympics are gonna be sick.

Calgary flames

[moto46]

Canada russia final. Canada win.

[saluted]

Lets Go Caps!

[2bbig]

In for the Nucks and Team Canada rules.

[KingCanuck]

[thegiraffesback]

what is this sport gaise?

[2bbig]

This is the new thread is it? Well here is hoping my Sens make the playoffs. I could see them getting the 6,7,8 seed. They really have to deal with the Heatley problem. The guy is a bum...either trade him or BENCH him. I hate people like heatley. The sens pretty much gave him a second chance to his career and this is how he repays them??? SCUM

END RANT

The Heatley thing goes 2 ways here...the part we see and the part we don't. I think Heatley has paid his debt in full for his second so called chance at his career.... do you think talent could have played into his so called second chance? What was your take on Hasek several years back?.... who in my opinion gave up on the sens.

[2bbig]

Hey King, I had to LMAO at the B.C. Ferries sign above the nucks.

[Nodice123]

The Heatley thing goes 2 ways here...the part we see and the part we don't. I think Heatley has paid his debt in full for his second so called chance at his career.... do you think talent could have played into his so called second chance? What was your take on Hasek several years back?.... who in my opinion gave up on the sens.

I despise Hasek

LIST OF PLAYERS I HATE:

Yashin
Hasek
Heatley
Daigle
Any leaf player past, present or future j/k

The only part I need to know is a baby that can't get along with his coach. I also have a certain degree of hatred toward Clouston, I'm sure he hasn't helped the situation. However I believe that a coach should be given a couple years to implement his ideas.

[Huse]

Looking forward to the B's dominating the Habs once again!


And then see them lose in the playoffs once again

[DRob27]

LETS GO PENS!!!

I'm interested to see how they'll perform after winning the cup, and who's gonna get called up at certain positions and whatnot... can't wait.

[GrizzStrength]

LETS GO PENS!!!

I'm interested to see how they'll perform after winning the cup, and who's gonna get called up at certain positions and whatnot... can't wait.

2nd'ed!

Canadian Pens Fan checkin' in! Been a fan since before they won the cup back to back 91-92 (yah like 7yrs old). Lemieux still my idol!

[Jyeatbvg]

Hopefully the Olympics are stellar in BC. NHL season is great every year, but you're right that the Olympics will make this winter be over the top.

Cheering for Leafs and Flames btw.
Sat. Nov 14 baby

[Mr.Roarke]

In for the Nucks and Team Canada rules.

THIS.

GO CANADA GO!
GO CANUCKS GO!


If canada wins gold (They will) and canucks win the cup.

That would be PIMPIN both in Vancouver.



Aware?

and to Jyeatbvg

Are you ****ting me?

[markusjj85]

Go Wild even though we will suck with our new coach and same boring players...plus injury prone Havlat

[KingCanuck]

THIS.

GO CANADA GO!
GO CANUCKS GO!


If canada wins gold (They will) and canucks win the cup.

That would be PIMPIN both in Vancouver.



Aware?

and to Jyeatbvg

Are you ****ting me?

[/QUOTE]

[Monkey Helmet]

Go Wild even though we will suck with our new coach and same boring players...plus injury prone Havlat

I think Havlat will surprise you. His shoulder problems are a thing of the past imo and the guy has great offensive awareness and great hands. I'm not looking forward to seeing him dangle through our blue line and putting one over Huet's shoulder this year.

[markusjj85]

I think Havlat will surprise you. His shoulder problems are a thing of the past imo and the guy has great offensive awareness and great hands. I'm not looking forward to seeing him dangle through our blue line and putting one over Huet's shoulder this year.

Yeah but it seemed we lost one walking injury and gained another. I hope he surprises cuz I'm really not too excited for the upcoming season. We still have the same personnel from the Lemaire regime and those guys can't play an offensive minded game.

[Vandamwtc]

Let's Go Islanders!

[ronski621]

[usahockey23]

Hoping the Rags are little more exciting this year and that gaborik stays healthy.
Worse comes to worse we always have this guy:












but srs....this is our only hope.

[thegenerel]

hey guys, we are getting ready for our EASHL NHL 10 team (360)

linky: http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=118963871

[thegenerel]

[/QUOTE]

the canucks have great unis.

did akon take a fan on stage then throw him into the crowd?

[KingCanuck]

the canucks have great unis.

did akon take a fan on stage then throw him into the crowd?[/QUOTE]

I like the Penguins jerseys better.

Canucks jerseys are nice, but I dont really like the "Vancouver" above the logo....strong cash grab for the Olympics.

[LVI]

FYI

PHOENIX - Ice Edge Holdings has formally pulled out of the bidding for the bankrupt Phoenix Coyotes but hinted it may try to buy the team later.

The partnership issued a statement on Wednesday that it was withdrawing because of the inability to reach a new lease agreement with the city of Glendale.

That is the same reason given by a group headed by Chicago sports mogul Jerry Reinsdorf when it pulled out last week.

The Ice Edge departure leaves the NHL and Canadian billionaire Jim Balsillie as the only bidders for the franchise, which is to be sold at auction on Thursday and Friday. Balsillie's bid is contingent on moving the team to Hamilton.

Ice Edge, made up of a group of Canadian and American investors, had said it would spend up to US$150 million to buy the team and keep it in Glendale. The group, whose supporters included Wayne Gretzky, wanted to play five games in Saskatoon.

"We continue to strongly believe in the potential of the Phoenix Coyotes for the long term in Glendale," Ice Edge said, "and therefore we will be examining our options after the conclusion of the bankruptcy auction process."

The NHL says that, if it wins the bid, it plans to resell the team outside of the bankruptcy process, with the first preference to find a buyer to keep the franchise in Arizona. If that isn't possible, the league says it will look to relocate the franchise.

NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said in a declaration Tuesday that Ice Edge was pulling out of the competition. But Anthony LeBlanc, the Ice Edge CEO, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that his company and the city had additional talks Tuesday night and Wednesday morning to try to reach a deal.

"We just came to a collective decision that it just wasn't going to be possible to get this done in time for the bankruptcy auction," LeBlanc said.

He said the city, as a public entity, is in a difficult situation in its negotiations on a lease.

"I don't want to speak for Glendale," LeBlanc said, "but I think they have some challenges in regards to getting a new commercial relationship with the new owners because there are a number of people watching it very closely."

Balsillie has the highest bid, as much as $242.5 million. He upped his bid over the weekend when he offered Glendale $50 million. The NHL has offered $140 million to keep the team in Glendale, at least for now.

The number of documents filed in the complex, often bitter, four-month-old case is approaching 1,000 with Judge Redfield T. Baum yet to rule on the stickiest of the issues involved.

At the top of that list is whether the judge should overrule the 26-0 vote by the NHL's board of governors rejecting Balsillie as an owner. Balsillie also wants the judge to set a reasonable relocation fee since the league says it need not act on moving the team because the issue is moot now that the Canadian has been turned down as an owner.

Still, the NHL has offered two studies that put a proposed relocation fee at between $101 million and $195 million. A study for Balsillie by an economics professor puts the amount at $11.2 million to $12.9 million.

Whatever Baum decides, it almost certainly won't be the end of it. The NHL has promised to appeal and seek a stay if the judge rules for Balsillie. Balsillie, meanwhile, said in a declaration filed Tuesday that he would appeal any adverse ruling.

Balsillie says that if he wins the team may have to play a few games in Glendale before moving to Hamilton. The league vehemently opposes that idea.

Glendale's City Council met behind closed doors to discuss the Coyotes case on Tuesday. City spokeswoman Jennifer Liewer declined to say how Balsillie's offer will affect Glendale's objection to Balsillie's bid.

Coyotes owner Jerry Moyes would get nothing under the NHL's proposal but $104 million from Balsillie's bid. The NHL contends Moyes' $300 million in loans to the team is lost equity and not a debt.