Ice Hockey

[SWA733Captain]

At least we beat the Rangers 2-1 yesterday!

Who doesn't beat the Rangers?

[Airigami]

Who doesn't beat the Rangers?

You are aware of where the Caps are in the standings, right?

Right now I don't think we could play our way out of a paper bag. And although I'm upset that Jagr has gone, in reality he wasn't exactly the difference between us and the Stanley Cup right now... I'm just pleased we beat Jagr's new team. OK, OK, I'm just please we beat a team.

[SWA733Captain]

Don't feel bad, Airigami, nobody's worse than Pittsburgh

[srbmod]

And you can't beat the fact that Eric "Momma's Boy" Lindros has suffered yet another concussion. There's a really insightful column in the newest issue of The Sporting News that lambasts the Rangers' "rebuilding" strategy: http://www.foxsports.com/content/view?contentId=2084908

[SWA733Captain]

I swear the only guy that has had more concussions than him is Pat Lafontane

[screaming_emu]

BTW- who here has played in a minor hockey league??

I played juniors for a few years while I lived in germany and because I did that I was a backup goalie for the backup goalie for the semi pro team we were afilliated with. Got to practice with them a few times a year. Painful, and humbling at times, but very fun.

[bloodhound96]

Well, my hopes for the NHL season were dashed when I took a look at the Chicago Blackhawks roster for the season. It didn't help when Eric Daze, Alexi Zhamnov and Jocylen Thibolt all went down with injuries. (forgive my spelling, hockey names are hard to spell). While Tuumo Ruttu has been improving as of late, (he just had a multi goal game) He isn't exactly as good as advertised.

So, watching the Hawks (the few times they manage to get on TV) has been a more painful experience than I had hoped.

At least they finally snapped there 18 game road losing streak.

Here's hoping the rookies can play in the future.