kovs
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Post by kovs on Sept 12, 2024 19:13:29 GMT -5
Darren Pang?: "Stock doesn't have to go here" But it looked like to me Stock was happy to "go" haha! What a great fight! I liked PJ on HNIC he was a bulldog The other day I asked my husband to be sure, when I pass, that I have my PJ Stock Crew tshirt with me. I still have it
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Post by madmarx on Sept 13, 2024 12:47:55 GMT -5
There’s plenty of really good Players from the 2003 First round draft (Corey Perry ) draft year can you name ten Players? One was a key Player for our Cup in 11 .
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Post by orym on Sept 13, 2024 13:08:42 GMT -5
There’s plenty of really good Players from the 2003 First round draft (Corey Perry ) draft year can you name ten Players? One was a key Player for our Cup in 11 . Nathan Horton as the key player for us in the Cup run from the 2003 draft. Other guesses: MA Fleury I thought went #1 that year perhaps. Eric Staal. Dion Phanuef that year as well I believe. Regina, SK born - Ryan Getzlaf! That's about as far as I can go for names!
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Post by madmarx on Sept 13, 2024 13:43:24 GMT -5
There’s plenty of really good Players from the 2003 First round draft (Corey Perry ) draft year can you name ten Players? One was a key Player for our Cup in 11 . Nathan Horton as the key player for us in the Cup run from the 2003 draft. Other guesses: MA Fleury I thought went #1 that year perhaps. Eric Staal. Dion Phanuef that year as well I believe. Regina, SK born - Ryan Getzlaf! That's about as far as I can go for names! 👍 Nice
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 13, 2024 15:30:59 GMT -5
Nathan Horton as the key player for us in the Cup run from the 2003 draft. Other guesses: MA Fleury I thought went #1 that year perhaps. Eric Staal. Dion Phanuef that year as well I believe. Regina, SK born - Ryan Getzlaf! That's about as far as I can go for names! 👍 Nice I believe that was the year Fleury became 1st goalie to be drafted 1st overall..Mark Stuart was drafted that year I believe but wasnt 1st round, maybe 3rd rd?? Brett Burns and Ryan Suter were drafted somewhere between 2001-2004 so Im guessing 2003.. Patrice Bergeron was drafted in 2nd round..Talk about a bad miss by every team for not taking him in 1st rd, a franchise player overlooked..
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Post by madmarx on Sept 13, 2024 16:02:12 GMT -5
I believe that was the year Fleury became 1st goalie to be drafted 1st overall..Mark Stuart was drafted that year I believe but wasnt 1st round, maybe 3rd rd?? Brett Burns and Ryan Suter were drafted somewhere between 2001-2004 so Im guessing 2003.. Patrice Bergeron was drafted in 2nd round..Talk about a bad miss by every team for not taking him in 1st rd, a franchise player overlooked.. Stuart was 21st
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Post by madmarx on Sept 13, 2024 16:10:17 GMT -5
Sabres drafted a Bruin killer
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 13, 2024 23:17:02 GMT -5
Sabres drafted a Bruin killer Too late for " MAyday mayday" God I hated that!! Gotta be someone around Bergys age gotta be Vanek, scored on us every game seemed like. Damn we DID draft Stuart in 1st rd, not a 1st round player but was a solid defender,,
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Post by madmarx on Sept 14, 2024 7:49:26 GMT -5
Sabres drafted a Bruin killer Too late for " MAyday mayday" God I hated that!! Gotta be someone around Bergys age gotta be Vanek, scored on us every game seemed like. Damn we DID draft Stuart in 1st rd, not a 1st round player but was a solid defender,, Vanek 👍
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 14, 2024 11:03:23 GMT -5
Too late for " MAyday mayday" God I hated that!! Gotta be someone around Bergys age gotta be Vanek, scored on us every game seemed like. Damn we DID draft Stuart in 1st rd, not a 1st round player but was a solid defender,, Vanek 👍 Yabadabado!!!
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Post by madmarx on Sept 14, 2024 13:44:34 GMT -5
What team that missed the Playoffs last year makes it this Year ?
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Post by KSJ08 on Sept 14, 2024 14:29:27 GMT -5
What team that missed the Playoffs last year makes it this Year ? Devils 👹
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 14, 2024 18:14:44 GMT -5
What team that missed the Playoffs last year makes it this Year ? Devils 👹 100%
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 14, 2024 20:21:40 GMT -5
What team that missed the Playoffs last year makes it this Year ? Ully leads the Sens to the playoffs.
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Post by madmarx on Sept 14, 2024 20:24:00 GMT -5
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 14, 2024 20:50:23 GMT -5
What team that missed the Playoffs last year makes it this Year ? I gotta pick Detroit..That young team went so close last season, they'll be hungry this season as well as Jersey but I;ll choose Wings cause we had them for supper..True story haha..
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Post by madmarx on Sept 15, 2024 7:19:16 GMT -5
What team that missed the Playoffs last year makes it this Year ? Ully leads the Sens to the playoffs. At whose expense?
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Post by KSJ08 on Sept 15, 2024 9:07:24 GMT -5
What team that made the playoffs won't this season?
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Post by fforr on Sept 15, 2024 9:33:49 GMT -5
Caps on the outside looking in next season.
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 15, 2024 11:14:17 GMT -5
Ully leads the Sens to the playoffs. At whose expense? Tampa
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 15, 2024 11:22:39 GMT -5
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Post by kjc2 on Sept 15, 2024 12:48:13 GMT -5
New Jersey has the third best Vegas odds to win the Cup so I’m saying those guys are a lock to make the playoffs as much as any other of the big teams in the East. I think 4 of (Ottawa, Detroit, Buffalo and Montreal) are going to be much improved and 1 of these teams could make the playoffs. I think NYI, Washington could be on the outside looking in but if we say Tampa are on shaky ground I got to think we are too.
They have Kuch, Headman, Vasilevskiy and point, that’s solid star power.
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Post by madmarx on Sept 15, 2024 13:11:22 GMT -5
What team that made the playoffs won't this season? Leafs 😂 joking I would agree with the Caps
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Post by madmarx on Sept 15, 2024 13:13:12 GMT -5
There trending the wrong way does there X GM help that ?
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Post by madmarx on Sept 15, 2024 15:16:42 GMT -5
2003 NHL Draft Notables Ryan Suter Jeff Carter Dustin Brown Brent Seabrook Zach Parise Brent Burns Ryan Kesler Mike Richard’s
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Post by nfld77 on Sept 15, 2024 19:09:17 GMT -5
New Jersey has the third best Vegas odds to win the Cup so I’m saying those guys are a lock to make the playoffs as much as any other of the big teams in the East. I think 4 of (Ottawa, Detroit, Buffalo and Montreal) are going to be much improved and 1 of these teams could make the playoffs. I think NYI, Washington could be on the outside looking in but if we say Tampa are on shaky ground I got to think we are too. They have Kuch, Headman, Vasilevskiy and point, that’s solid star power. Ottawa MAY have improved somewhat but they had just 78 points last season so they need a 20 point improvement just to sneak in..I highly doubt Ottawa or Habbies will even be remotely close to making postseason, same goes for the Caps.. Hard to predict again where Bruins will finish..I believe it'll be similar to last season..I think they'll be duking it out for 1st in Conference all season, SHOULD be one of the better defensive clubs in the league..Whether they can score is something else..IF some player can replace Debrusk on 2nd line, Sweeney somehow will be VERY lucky..I think Geekie moves up on 2nd line after the dust settles..I just hope Lysell and Merkulov give it all and both begin season in Boston..In saying that, would not surprise me if Bussi, Lysell and Merkulov begin season in Providence..We'll know more in a couple weeks..
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 17, 2024 12:13:47 GMT -5
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Post by madmarx on Sept 17, 2024 16:11:28 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 18, 2024 6:22:21 GMT -5
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Post by SeaBass on Sept 18, 2024 6:24:09 GMT -5
The Bruins literally get back on the ice Wednesday despite their top goalie remaining on ice figuratively.
The business side of hockey will give way to the business of playing hockey as the club opens training camp.
Coach Jim Montgomery will get to work with the team’s shiny new free agent pieces — crafty center Elias Lindholm and towering defenseman Nikita Zadorov — as well as a batch of beefy bodies looking to fill out bottom-six roles.
While the top line appears to be a no-brainer — Lindholm with David Pastrnak on his right and Pavel Zacha on his left — the other three lines are full of mystery.
Montgomery acknowledged that as the summer draws to a close, his head starts to fill with all kinds of ideas and plans.
“Whenever my mind goes to hockey, it goes to two things, and it’s No. 1, what’s the chemistry going to look like?” said Montgomery at the club’s recent Fanfest in Lewiston, Maine. “What about line combinations and D pairings? Who’s going to surprise us? Who’s going to emerge and grab positions and grab a stranglehold of being either a full-time NHLer or first-line power-play guy or a second?
“And then the second thing is, what do we have to change in how we play to be better? You’ve always got to be looking at growing and changing so that you can add subtle wrinkles that will make you better.”
If the Bruins can find an 11th-hour landing spot with All-Star goalie Jeremy Swayman, that would eliminate the biggest question mark heading into Season 101.
If not, Joonas Korpisalo (acquired in the Linus Ullmark trade) and Brandon Bussi (zero NHL games played) will battle to claim the No. 1 job.
Perhaps the biggest position to fill (non-netminder division) will be finding a right wing to round out the second line of center Charlie Coyle and left wing Brad Marchand.
The top candidates to assume the position previously held by Jake DeBrusk (now a Canuck) are Trent Frederic, Fabian Lysell, and Georgii Merkulov.
“I know there’s probably a lot of open spots right now with the changes we’ve had, but I’m just looking to have a good camp,” said Frederic, who set career highs in goals (18), assists (22), and average ice time (13:45) last season.
“I feel like every year people want to slot you in different spots, and at the end of the day, it can change every game, and you see it even throughout the whole year, all the different positions you play. You never know where you’ll get the opportunities, but I’m just looking forward to wherever they put me.”
Lysell, the club’s first-round pick in 2021, made great strides at Providence last season (15 goals, 50 points in 56 games) despite missing a chunk of time with a shoulder injury.
A slick 21-year-old, Lysell has always had offensive chops, but after two years in the organization, his two-way game has improved.
Montgomery wants to see that continue as camp commences.
“I just want to see him immerse himself in one-on-one battles, coming up with loose pucks,” the coach said. “He is a gifted offensive player, and for gifted offensive players to have success, they need to have the puck on their stick, and that’s why I say you need to win one-on-one battles.”
Merkulov has 55 goals and 125 points in 142 games with the Baby B’s across the last three seasons. Like Lysell, Merkulov, who will turn 24 next month, has improved his 200-foot game and needs to continue to show that to earn a varsity job out of camp.
“I think Georgii had a great second year, improved upon a real good first year, and it’s just continuing to grow to become a full-time Bruin,” said Montgomery. “I think not only for him but for a lot of people it’s understanding how to build a team game consistently, having value because you’re not going to get the same quality ice you get in Providence; it’s not going to be given to you.
“We have Pastrnak, we have Marchand, we have players that fulfill those roles. So if players want to come in and be a big part of what we can do — and we think Georgii is one of those guys — it’s producing and building a team game to help us win consistently.”
On the back end, the Bruins have excellent depth and versatility.
The emergence of Mason Lohrei and the addition of Zadorov give the Bruins one of the best all-around defensive corps in the NHL.
“I have pairings in mind,” said Montgomery. “I’ve talked to [assistant coach] Jay Leach and the rest of the staff, and we definitely see a benefit with Zadorov and Charlie [McAvoy] together and Brando [Brandon Carlo] and [Hampus] Lindholm home together, and you’ve got [Andrew] Peeke and Lohrei makes a lot of sense.
“But we’re deep on defense and we think we have one of the best D corps in the league. And as you know, if it’s not working, we will find different combinations that will work the best. But I think we’ve got a lot of moving parts that can really make us dynamic.”
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