Wheres the god damn hockey?

Well, I think it was actually the States they want to continue to operate and not Canada.

If there was more franchises in Canada that would be awesome, but the NHL isn't really making a new money.

I bet in a couple of years they will give basillie his Hamilton as an Expansion team so he would have to pay much more to the NHL then he would if he relocated the team.

If this doesn't go through, Basillie won't ever get a franchise.

The NHL would never allow him to own an expansion franchise. There would be other suitors for it.

Would it have been better if Basillie owned the coyotes for a couple of seasons then request a move to Hamilton after they continue to lose money?

Originally posted by Smasandian
Atleast the Red Wings build their team up through the draft and not sign every single free agent in sight.

Are you talking about the Pens? If so, i'm really not sure what you mean. It has taken years for Pittsburgh to build their current team. Most of their star and core players have been acquired through the draft. The rest have been gathered through hard trades. Pittsburgh has lost more talent than they have gained over the past years.

Originally posted by Smasandian
Atleast the Red Wings build their team up through the draft and not sign every single free agent in sight.

Yeah, except Hossa.

I also loathe Osgood. He's a wildly mediocre goalie who just happens to have an amazing team in front of him, and he doesn't know it.

With the quote from Backfire, I clearly meant that the Red Wings build their teams through the draft.

I said this because he was comparing them to the Yankees.

Pittsburgh was never in the discussion at all. I know the Penguins got the majority of players through trades and draft picks. They got extremely lucky with the lottery pick of Crosby.

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thats how we play the game in Hockey-tahn

Originally posted by That ACDC Chick
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thats how we play the game in Hockey-tahn

IF thats how the pens play hockey, i think the pens will find it more difficult against the red wings.

Malkin > Crosby

Damn straight he was last night. Malking was unstoppable and seems he's solved his invisibility problem for the moment. Still, this team is playing golf right now if it weren't for Crosby.

But nonetheless, for a team, a Malkin vs. Crosby issue is a nice problem to have.

BTW, I'm going to Game 3 tomorrow night. Section 304, Row F!!!!

Originally posted by Shadow_King
IF thats how the pens play hockey, i think the pens will find it more difficult against the red wings.

What, scoring seven goals against one of the best Goalies in the league? Yeah, i sure hope the Pens have that problem when playing the Wings. 😂

Nah, you do have a point, their defense was suffering and Fluery had an off night but they are definitely coming together as a team like they did last year in the semi-finals. I think the Defense does a great job at shoveling garbage but they have a big problem with getting beat on the rush. The one thing that surprised me about last nights game was the Pens stamina. That is one thing that i thought has been missing this season. Although, the Pens did break Washington down they seem to be getting fatigued a lot easier where as last year they had legs that never tired.

Originally posted by botankus
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BTW, I'm going to Game 3 tomorrow night. Section 304, Row F!!!!

good stuff man. I definitely envy you. You should try to take some pics.

Originally posted by Smasandian
With the quote from Backfire, I clearly meant that the Red Wings build their teams through the draft.

I said this because he was comparing them to the Yankees.

Pittsburgh was never in the discussion at all. I know the Penguins got the majority of players through trades and draft picks. They got extremely lucky with the lottery pick of Crosby.

Yeah, it also helped that Lemieux was scouting him for years. You know, The Pens almost could have had Ovechkin and Crosby? I forgot but it was the same year that the Pens got Malkin because they missed out on the first pick. I know many people around these parts always mention that but i think Malkin is better suited for the Pens.

Originally posted by Shadow_King
IF thats how the pens play hockey, i think the pens will find it more difficult against the red wings.

luckily neither did we and therefore we ended up winning

Finally, Blackhawks win a game, now let's hope they can defy what the analysts are saying and actually win this series.

6-2 😂

ya, hurricanes are pretty much finished in the series, looks like its gonna be a sweep.

Looks like both series are pretty much done. Finals will be Pens vs Wings. Hope Pens win.

ya, hope the pens win aswell.