Yeah... I mean of course I would want the Canucks to go far and win the cup...
But the only good thing that came out of Canucks losing in second round is that I can go out and enjoy the sun.
Otherwise, I would have to cancel everything (including my own rollerhockey games) just to watch the Canucks.

And when there's a choice, I would pick Canucks over ________.

wow i wouldn't pick the Canucks over my roller hockey games.

I would pick the Canucks over my g/f b-day which is on thursday.

Jaffray with the hattrick. Moose win 3 -1

Nice......

There was a story on the team 1040....Hogdson was travelling with the team and when he got the the airport...he showed up in shorts and a tee......he didn't know about the dress code..suits.....and his roommate didn't tell him..thought that was pretty funny...

Is the AHL championship for the calder cup.? is that what its called?

I agree. But even a few wrinkles on her wouldn't deter me from calling her hot. Actually, I've seen some decently hot looking older woman with wrinkles. Probably in their early to mid 40's. If my wife is still looking pretty decent by that age with a few wrinkles, I'll be a happy camper.

I used to think Linden's wife was hot, now I can't look at any picture of her and not think of her sourface at his number retirement ceremony and how it pretty much ruined the event. Such a bitch... seeing that just makes me think she's ugly.

My wife's 42, she's regularly mistaken for 32.

No knock to your opinion but I disagree dude.

I think bumping the # of NHL games per season would diminish the intensity per game. If you were to lengthen the season by 2 more weeks, you'd be spreading the players even more thin.

I'd actually prefer if they shorten the season back again and make hockey matter. Right now with 82 games, some players care sometimes, sometimes they don't. With, lesser games within reg. season means lesser margins of error which means the teams are forced to strive for consistency - no slacking off mid-season bullcrap.

Just my prefernce though. Despite needing a bad NHL hockey fix, I'd still prefer quality > quantity. It would be nice to see NHL games being played with World jrs. passion.

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Did you even read his post?

Hockey players have a dress code?

of course, when I played minor hockey I had to where dress pants shirt and tie during every game.

Yeah.

That is why all the guys are in suits when they travel.

Only when you are a rep player. House players have no dress code. ;)

Obviously not.

Start season two weeks earlier = end season two weeks earlier.

Yup, 2 weeks is really nothing. You can even cut down on the amount of preseason games but my only concern would be with some teams and what sort of leases agreements they have with their arenas. It could be that some teams can't start early because of these agreements.

I wasn't sure I never played house.

House is where the stick the shitty players or goons..
Or in my case, the token asian kid who is neither shitty or a goon.

Well... I probably wouldn't either. But either way, it would be a tough call if it were a Canuck playoff game. Not a situation I want to be in.

anyone else watching game 4? this is good playoff hockey!!

Pretty good game.

no you got that one wrong, house is where they put the players that just want to have fun. No politics just supposed to be fun.

and you rock for the token asian kid comment, I played with/against a bunch of good asian kids that ripped it up.

Damm I forget the names I think one played for poco./

Detroit looked pretty vulnerable tonight

Top 10 Stanley Cup Stories


#10 1996 - Colorado Avalanche - Sylvain Lefebvre

Many people describe winning the Stanley Cup as somewhat of a religious experience, so it wasn’t too surprising when Sylvain Lefebrve had his first child, Jade-Isis, baptized in the trophy. Ten years later, Andrew Hutchison of the Carolina Hurricanes wanted to do the same with his baby Cole, but the plane carrying the Cup was delayed, and the baptism went on without Lord Stanley’s hardware.

#9 1991 - Pittsburgh Penguins - Phil Bourque

Those who win the Cup earn an engraving of their names on the outside of the trophy, but Bourque has his name on the outside AND the inside. During his day with the Cup in ’91, he heard rattling, and attempted to make his own repairs. In doing so, he took apart the Cup and saw that some repairmen had scratched their names on the inside. Phil followed suit, and etched in: “Enjoy it, Phil Bubba Bourque, '91 Penguins.”



#8 2006 – Carolina Hurricanes – Doug Weight

After hoisting the trophy and drinking out of it, eating out of the dish would probably be the next most logical thing. What better way to celebrate one of the sweetest moments of your life than with a giant ice cream sundae?

Doug Weight filled the Cup “with gallons of ice cream, chocolate sauce, marshmallows, M&M's and chocolate chips decorating St. Louis's largest ice cream sundae. The kids dug into the treat and polished off most of it."

#7 1940 – New York Rangers – Lynn Patrick

The Rangers won their third Stanley Cup championship in 1940, and the same year the mortgage on Madison Square Garden was paid off. Management thought it would be symbolic to burn the mortgage in the Cup. The Rangers wouldn’t win the Cup again until 1994.

Some think burning an object in the Cup was sacrilege, and responsible for the Rangers’ 54-year Championship drought. Maybe it was the burning, or maybe it was Lynn Patrick and other teammates reportedly urinating on the Cup that evoked the curse.

#6 2008 – Detroit Red Wings – Kris Draper

Here is the story that brought about this Top 10 list. If the Rangers had a 54-year curse for urinating on the Cup, Hockeytown USA might be in for a long drought.

A week after winning this year’s Stanley Cup, Red Wings Kris Draper put his newborn daughter Kamryn in the Cup where she did what newborn babies do. We’ll let Draper explain: “She pooped in the Cup…We had a pretty good laugh. I still drank out of it that night, so no worries.”

#5 1994 – New York Rangers – Ed Olczyk

The Rangers curse had finally been lifted and they were ready to celebrate! The Cup was brought on Letterman where they did Stupid Cup Tricks; it appeared on MTV, where it was filled with raw clams and oysters; but it’s most interesting use was reportedly as a feedbag.

Ed Olczyk was said to have fed the 1994 Kentucky Derby winner, Go for Gin, out of the Cup at the Belmont. Olczyk claims that he simply brought the Cup to the Belmont, and no horse ate out of it. Maybe eating out of the Cup would have given Go For Gin that little extra energy he needed to win the Belmont (he led until the final stretch where Tabasco Cat overtook him). It should not come as a surprise that following the Rangers’ time with the Cup, the NHL hired handlers to stay with it at all times.

#4 1987 – Edmonton Oilers – Mark Messier

Mark Messier won the Stanley Cup championship six times over a ten-year span (1984-1994) and has a couple great stories to go along with the wins. The night after winning the Cup in 1987, Messier brought it to his favorite Edmonton strip club, the Forum Inn, and set it on stage with a dancer. No word on whether or not the Cup was a good tipper.

The following year, Messier dented the Cup and brought it to an automotive repair shop to get fixed. I wonder if the Cup is like a car to Messier. At first it's really exciting, but then over the years it becomes a hassle that is in constant need of repair.



#3 1991 – Pittsburgh Penguins – Phil Bourque (again)

Bourque has the distinction of making the list twice, and both instances occurred in the same year.

In this story, Bourque learned the hard way that the Cup does not make a good flotation device. At a party at Mario Lemieux’s house, Phil Bourque jumped into the pool with the trophy. Obviously, the trophy sank to the bottom and had to be fished out. In the process, a piece of the Cup broke off, held together with duct tape. The Cup wouldn’t stay out of the water for long. Just two years later it found its way to the bottom of Patrick Roy’s pool.



#2 1906 – Montreal Wanderers

The Cup was just a quaint trophy in its early years, hardly the iconic figure it is now. The Wanderers hired a professional photographer to take their picture with the Cup, but upon completion the team forgot one thing: the Cup. It was then reportedly briefly stolen, then returned to the photographer, where the photographer’s mother used it as a vase for her geraniums.



#1 1905 - Ottawa Silver Seven

After winning the Cup, the Ottawa Silver Seven took the cup out for a night on the town. After consuming a few (dozen) adult beverages, they thought it would be a good idea to see if they could kick the Cup across the Rideau Canal. The Cup -- at this point, only a cup; the layers were added later -- was punted, but -- surprise, surprise -- didn’t clear the other end.

Fortunately, the canal was frozen over and they were able to retrieve the Cup the next morning

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