Ghost of Dwight Drane

Well...at least Lindy looked rested and put on about 15 lbs...... Tallinder was just a horse out there. I was impressed.

He was crying on the ice..... Edler really went for his knee. I would love to see Ethron nail Lindy! Speaking of which...has Tallinder been a good boy this trip?

Did Babcock just do an impression of Patches O'houlihan AND Pirate Steve at the same time?........

He really is a Homer...big time. That's one of the reasons I liked Harry....he would actually tell you what he thought and had no ties. I like what Kelso does in his color. He is smart enough to try and support individual players and not completely throw them under the bus....but still let it be known that somebody just did something poorly or stupid.

I hate that Boston has to play NY now.....if only Montreal played their role and made it to the next round.

Shocked at the Ottawa love.... I really wish Ny/Bos was the finals. I'm with 38 in 100% lockstep. The poster...not Patches.....

I can only imagine this would be the footage from the Sabres' locker room the day it is announced Darcy is gone....

I really think NY/BOS is going to be must see TV. 7 games....5 going to OT sort of must see. I wish it was the conference finals......

Thanks for having fun with it....... At least with Ny winning, my $20 survives another 2 weeks......

I still want to have Lucic's baby......

There at least are no excuses.....the Bills got the #1 QB off the board. I think with Austin and Givens....and a nice D......the Rams are a live longshot next year. I would have risked it myself.

And......3 went to game 7's with Was up 3-1 at one point...Toronto up 4-1 in game 7, and every "advanced statistician" failing to show that coinflip at best of a result....... My guess is that dudes that use advanced stats, never played on a team past the pee-wee level, and had a 3.13 average in school......or a 3.13 something else...... Here's an advanced stat......if you want to average over $42K per year in a sports radio gig.....you may need to leave Buffalo......

I just deleted 3 jokes......

Isn't it amazing how much better guys are on their skates when they know every little call won't be made?

Meanwhile.....Lundqvist is looking like a monster......

There have been 17 muggings and 5 rapes......they are letting the men play tonight.......

HAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just almost killed my dog!!!

This must be CNBC's highest ratings since the Money Honey slowly ate a creamcycle during the '87 crash......

CNBC?

I'm stoked for these games.....prepare for sloppy posting.......

Right.....and like Deluca said, the Kassian/Hodgson trade that some of us still cringe over has nothing against Hodgson. It's that if you rely on only 1 or 2 guys for grit that have actual talent, you can have 5 Cody Hodgsons and Tyler Enniseseses and it won't get you to that magical point. We tried it with Roy/Connolly/Vanek/Stafford etc.....the D was even softer....talented, but soft. I would have liked to see what this team could have looked like if you made that Ott trade 2 years ago at the same time you brought in Regehr....picked up Max Talbot on the cheap at center, and by the end of the year had both Kassian and Foligno in the lineup. It could have helped if Lindy didn't jerk with Weber either. Now you have a talented group of grit with 6 guys willing to jam from the start, and the more protection and example out there, the more the attitude feeds off itself. When 6 guys are doing it, then Stafford buys in, and Vanek has more support. Maybe you don't trade Gaustad and he is going gung ho. You can win games 3-2 and 2-1 when the other team has to work for every inch and to get every shot through. Then maybe the next offseason, Shane Doan sees you as a legit option that he would like to play for.....then maybe someone else signs on or waives a NTC.........and THEN.....you trade a Kassian for a Hodgson......because in 2 short years you have built an attitude, work ethic, and quite probably a playoff team that can WIN a round or two........the culture would be able to handle the infusion of craftier skill guys to improve top end production because the foundation would be strong. Darcy has tried to do it backwards all these years.....and we are left with a glitzy Amherst house swallowed into the ground.

What were the possession numbers in the Ott/Mont series????? Chicago lucked out......if the Ducks won, ANA/LA would have a 5 minute cab ride to their games the next 2 weeks while the Hawks would have to travel cross country the next month. Now Chicago's path got a little easier.

"Advanced Statistics" are usually used as an excuse from a crappy entity to show some sort of value. You can make up any combo of factors you would like to try and ease the pain. The "eye test" tells you all you need to know about captains for the most part.....height, weight, and watching guys bang bodies doesn't require 5 sets of Darcy spreadsheets.......you "see it". And I used every captain.....I waste enough time, I'm not going back in time. Feel free to do so and refute. Steve Ott with a "C", and Weber with an "A" is not going to make you a good team. Having a group of 6-8 skaters with their talent and attitude will however, and give you a large enough pool to have multiple viable letter wearers who can lead by actions and outscoring the other team. That seems to be the simple thing that Darcy hasn't figured out, and what some fans don't seem to think matters. It's like trying to push a car uphill......if you only have 2 or 3 guys trying to do it.....you can't and it will actually roll backwards and run you over. If you get 6 or 7 guys willing and able to push.....you build momentum once you get it moving...and at some point you even may get it over that hill and running on it's own power. That's how you build a Hockey Heaven.

He outhit Kassian, Goose, Roy, Hodgson, Grigorenko, Vanek, Pominville, Sulzer, and Leino!! But I get your jib.

I had 2 threads open and he got dumped in the transfer.......that's why I mentioned Jovo-Cop as well.....you know I'd just love to mention his beef if I was biased! I agree 100%. I think people confuse wanting tougness as being a beer swilling, loudmouth monster. Callahan IS pretty much Jason Pominville.....but with the "it" factor.