2014-2015 NHL Thread

[Heroic Shrimp]

On the TSN panel it was Ward & Ferraro who had the Leafs in and on the SN panel it was Cox

So then 3 guys predicted the Leafs would be enough better than mediocre to make the playoffs.  My God, the corruptive power of that almighty dollar.

 

[GhostofPotvin29]

Nice to see that the hockey experts / panels in this country still have zero integrity and that the almighty dollar still trumps reality. Panel members on both sides predicting a Leaf playoff appearance. Are the networks that afraid of losing viewers that they still have to pander?

How does them predicting or not predicting a Leafs playoff appearance have anything to do with 'the almighty dollar'?

 

[Madferret]

Trolls and Feeding them: Is it Alright To?

Still one of the best method posters in the game.

 

[Heroic Shrimp]

Nice to see that the hockey experts / panels in this country still have zero integrity and that the almighty dollar still trumps reality. Panel members on both sides predicting a Leaf playoff appearance. Are the networks that afraid of losing viewers that they still have to pander?

How does them predicting or not predicting a Leafs playoff appearance have anything to do with 'the almighty dollar'?

Enough of your insolence.  They are clearly shameless whores for choosing incorrectly among the dog's breakfast of mid-lower Eastern Conference teams.

 

[Madferret]

Nice to see that the hockey experts / panels in this country still have zero integrity and that the almighty dollar still trumps reality. Panel members on both sides predicting a Leaf playoff appearance. Are the networks that afraid of losing viewers that they still have to pander?

How does them predicting or not predicting a Leafs playoff appearance have anything to do with 'the almighty dollar'?

I hardly expect someone who is a slave to the music to understand!

 

[Frank E]

Nice to see that the hockey experts / panels in this country still have zero integrity and that the almighty dollar still trumps reality. Panel members on both sides predicting a Leaf playoff appearance. Are the networks that afraid of losing viewers that they still have to pander?

How does them predicting or not predicting a Leafs playoff appearance have anything to do with 'the almighty dollar'?

I don't know, I'd be a little leery about my job if I was publicly suggesting that my "bosses" put out an inferior product.

 

[Kin]

Over at Deadspin they've linked to some interesting articles regarding the deal that kept the Coyotes in Glendale including a story from Seattle about how if the council vote to keep the Coyotes had failed(it passed 4-3) then the trucks were standing by to take the team to Seattle:

http://seattletimes.com/html/hockey/2024716050_seattlenhl07xml.html

And then the saga might not be entirely over. The Mayor of Glendale has asked the Attorney General to investigate whether or not a meeting between a Coyotes attorney and three of the councile members who voted to keep the team in town violated state law.

http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale/2014/07/21/glendale-mayor-council-members-violated-open-meeting-law/12956523/

 

[Bender]

I didn't know where to put this but I just read this randomly on Wiki and had to share.

In the playoffs, Webb established himself with a number of cheap hits on numerous Toronto Maple Leafs players. At one point during the playoffs, he did a late hit on Toronto forward Darcy Tucker seen as retribution for Tucker injuring Isles captain Michael Peca in the previous game. He always got what he deserved in the end though, see external links.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrrXvNm7y4k

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Webb_(ice_hockey)

 

[Kin]

I didn't know where to put this but I just read this randomly on Wiki and had to share.

In the playoffs, Webb established himself with a number of cheap hits on numerous Toronto Maple Leafs players. At one point during the playoffs, he did a late hit on Toronto forward Darcy Tucker seen as retribution for Tucker injuring Isles captain Michael Peca in the previous game. He always got what he deserved in the end though, see external links.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrrXvNm7y4k

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Webb_(ice_hockey)

I'm someone who has no problem calling out a Leaf player for doing something dirty but I'll just never for the life of me understand the people who think that hit on Peca was dirty.

 

[Deebo]

I didn't know where to put this but I just read this randomly on Wiki and had to share.

In the playoffs, Webb established himself with a number of cheap hits on numerous Toronto Maple Leafs players. At one point during the playoffs, he did a late hit on Toronto forward Darcy Tucker seen as retribution for Tucker injuring Isles captain Michael Peca in the previous game. He always got what he deserved in the end though, see external links.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrrXvNm7y4k

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Webb_(ice_hockey)

I'm someone who has no problem calling out a Leaf player for doing something dirty but I'll just never for the life of me understand the people who think that hit on Peca was dirty.

It was Tucker, that's all some people need to know.

 

[hockeyfan1]

I didn't know where to put this but I just read this randomly on Wiki and had to share.

In the playoffs, Webb established himself with a number of cheap hits on numerous Toronto Maple Leafs players. At one point during the playoffs, he did a late hit on Toronto forward Darcy Tucker seen as retribution for Tucker injuring Isles captain Michael Peca in the previous game. He always got what he deserved in the end though, see external links.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrrXvNm7y4k

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Webb_(ice_hockey)

I'm someone who has no problem calling out a Leaf player for doing something dirty but I'll just never for the life of me understand the people who think that hit on Peca was dirty.

It was Tucker, that's all some people need to know.

Tucker, not my favourite Maple Leaf.  Besides, that hit on Peca was termed as "kneeing".  While many of you may not agree, that's the way some others see it.

 

[Kin]

Tucker, not my favourite Maple Leaf.  Besides, that hit on Peca was termed as "kneeing".  While many of you may not agree, that's the way some others see it.

Those people are wrong.

 

[Deebo]

that hit on Peca was termed as "kneeing".

No, it wasn't.

Kneeing by the NHL rule book is:

Rule 50 - Kneeing
50.1 Kneeing - Kneeing is the act of a player leading with his knee and in some cases extending his leg outwards to make contact with his opponent.

That definitely is not what the hit was. It was a low hip check, now called clipping, which wasn't in the NHL rule book in 2002.

 

[dappleganger]

Tucker. Just exactly what this team is missing. I guy who can play on the second line and can take care of himself and others. (kinda what we thought we were getting in Clarkson)

Was it a dirty hit? Sure. I wish Peca didn't blow out his knee other than that I have no problem with it. Ways to intimidate without fighting.

Should I say Tucker was my favourite Leaf?

 

[Kin]

Was it a dirty hit?

No.

 

[dappleganger]

Was it a dirty hit?

No.

I guess it depends on your definition of what dirty is.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrQt8g60AuM[/youtube]

 

[Kin]

I guess it depends on your definition of what dirty is.

I think there are two ways to determine if a hit is dirty. One has to do with it's place within the league's rules and the other has to do with intent to injure. The hit wasn't against any existing rules and even if you want to assume that Tucker wanted to hurt Peca then you'd have to explain why he went with such a ass-backwards, literally and figuratively, way to do it.

 

[dappleganger]

I think there are two ways to determine if a hit is dirty. One has to do with it's place within the league's rules and the other has to do with intent. The hit wasn't against any existing rules and even if you want to assume that Tucker wanted to hurt Peca then you'd have to explain why he went with such a ass-backwards, literally and figuratively, way to do it.

I didn't have a problem with the hit, but if someone wanted to argue it was a dirty hit? I wouldn't waste my time.

 

[Kin]

I didn't have a problem with the hit, but if someone wanted to argue it was a dirty hit? I wouldn't waste my time.

Me either. That's why my responses would be like "No." and "Those people are wrong."

 

[Madferret]

The Leafs are still reaping the karma benefits from having guys like Tucker running around with a Leafs jersey on. Hockey God justice