Hitting The Links: Start The Year Right Edition
by sarahconnors on Jan 4, 2012 10:01 AM EST
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Well, here we go, the first game of 2012. Time to put that Stars loss in the past and focus on the future. Ahead of the Bruins today is what could be a potential first-round matchup in the playoffs; the Devils currently sit in 8th place in the east, tied for points with the Capitals in 7th. Although these aren't really the sort of things you really think about until later in the season, it's fun to speculate, considering that three of the teams in playoff position right now weren't in it last year, which could create some really interesting, different matchups this year.
After the jump, more elbows to the head, an unpopular Winter Classic, Tyler Seguin's game is ever-improving, and more...
Bruins News
- Tyler Seguin has added a new, physical aspect to his game, and it's showing. [Gazette]
- NHL 36 debuts tonight and will showcase how awesome Patrice Bergeron is. [NHL]
- Adam McQuaid is the P.E.I. newsmaker of 2011 -- and here is some video. [CBC]
- The Canucks game is looming on the horizon, and they're eager to get to Boston for another showdown. [Sun]
NHL News
- Here is a tribute to those the hockey world lost in 2011. [NHL]
- Canada not only lost to Russia in the WJC last night, but did it in the SEMIFINALS! lol. [Canoe]
- The Maple Leafs traded Luca Caputi. [FSW]
- Could Seattle get the Coyotes? [PHT]
- Randy Cunneyworth is vowing to learn french to keep his job. What a gongshow. [Globe and Mail]
- The Blackhawks should plan to be without the indefinitely-suspended Daniel Carcillo for a while. [NBC Chicago]
- The Rangers-Flyers winter classic drew the lowest overnight ratings in the history of the showdown. [Puck the Media]
- Rene Bourque elbowed Nicklas Backstrom in the head last night and will probably be Shanabanned for it. [Post]
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NHL 36 debut?
Didn’t they already do one for Kane? Bergeron is the second player to be featured on it.
by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 4, 2012 10:25 AM EST reply actions
The Kane 36 debuted last month I believe. December 14th from what I can tell from google.
by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 4, 2012 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
ugh I meant this episode debuts tonight. SORRY, I FAILED AT WORDS.
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by sarahconnors on Jan 4, 2012 12:04 PM EST up reply actions
Was very confused when the article I was reading on TSN called Koko a D…
by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 4, 2012 10:39 AM EST up reply actions
1g3a for both!
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 4, 2012 11:13 AM EST up reply actions
goalie knockouts are how we roll!
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Jan 4, 2012 11:46 AM EST up reply actions
he will fit right in!
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by sarahconnors on Jan 4, 2012 12:05 PM EST up reply actions
TSN is showing them both as having 1-1-2 in last nights game.
4-1-5 in 6 games for Koko and 2-3-5 in 5 games for Dougie
by BobbyOrrsBastard on Jan 4, 2012 11:36 AM EST up reply actions
These two are so exciting to watch… really hoping they both make the big club someday.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Jan 4, 2012 11:47 AM EST up reply actions
so does IIHF…I guess that’s what you get for believing twitter
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 4, 2012 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
Also if you didn’t watch that game last night, I feel bad for you. It was totally awesome.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 4, 2012 12:22 PM EST up reply actions
nonononono hit someone else!
It was fun watching the two of them, but I heard “Dougie Hamilton checks Khoklachev” and cringed. :)
It was probably the biggest hit any Canadian threw in the game.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 4, 2012 3:59 PM EST up reply actions
For some reason, I’ve always loved the idea of the NHL in Seattle. Although the downside for me there is that every story I’ve heard relating to the return of the Metropolitans is that the new arena would be in collaboration with an NBA team. To be honest, the way that city supports the Sounders, the NHL could find itself in 5th place if the NBA came back.
I’m not so sure Seattle would work, either. The arena that’s there right now (the name of it escapes me) would at best be a temporary home for an NHL team. A new arena would need to be built, and it’s doubtful the taxpayers would allow for it to happen. More importantly, is there a viable ownership group in Seattle?
Honestly, I see Portland as a better option. The arena that the Trailblazers play in is considered NHL-ready, the demographics are just as hockey-friendly as Seattle, and there is potential ownership in Bill Gallacher (owner of the Portland Winterhawks)
An escalator can never break. It can only become stairs.
Agreed. The Winter HAwks have a pretty good following too, so I’m betting an NHL franchise would work there.
Kick his ass, Seabass!
by phonymahoney on Jan 4, 2012 11:48 AM EST up reply actions
To me, Seattle makes way more sense than Phoenix...
Plus, you have the instant (and I use the term very loosely) rivalry with the Canucks being such close neighbors.
Living just outside of Portland, I would LOVE a team in Portland. It would mean I would get to see the Bruins play live at least once a year. I think that Portland makes more sense than Seattle (arena already in place, WHL attendence is higher); however, I can’t see the NHL coming to the northwest. They talked about it in the early 90s when expansion was happening and could never make it work. Unfortunately for me, I think that other venues would beat Portland for a team. Guess I’m stuck travelling in order to see the Bs. Five 1/2 hour drive up to Vancouver…ugh!
The NHL and the Northwest are a fascinating case study (for me anyway), climate wise, it should be at least somewhat conducive to hockey up there. They have the population (both cities), and a ready made easy to hate Canadian city nearby.
For some reason I always operated under the assumption that Allen had built the Rose Garden so it couldn’t house an NHL team. I’m probably off by that.
I love proximity rivalries though. I’d approve both cities having teams under the divisional format.
by Michael Taylor on Jan 4, 2012 12:29 PM EST up reply actions
You would think that the NW would be conducive to hockey; at least over the heat of California and the South. However, I’ve found not many people here know about the sport (unless they’re transplants from other areas). Maybe just too much rain and not enough freezing.
The Portland Winterhawks occasionally play some of their games at the Rose Garden, so it works for playing hockey. I don’t know how Paul Allen feels the game though.
That Canucks teaser article is funny
Luongo:
“I think we both want to play that one,” Luongo said. “I don’t know what’s going to happen but, whatever the decision is, it will be fine with me. It’s a fun building to play in. I’ve always said I enjoy playing in hostile environments and I don’t think it gets any more hostile than that.”Henrik:
“When you play a team in the final, which I haven’t done before, it’s special,” he explained. "It’s special, I think, when you don’t play them that much. I mean, it’s going to be once this yearBieksa:
I think it’s being blown out of proportion
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 4, 2012 11:27 AM EST reply actions
For those of us NHL Network-less, (and, uh, cable-less, for that matter) any ideas on how we can see the Bergeron special? I heard the Kane one was on YouTube, but if I could see it streaming, that would be the best.
The Bergeron special will be on NBC Sports Network at 6:30pm, an hour before the Bruins game on the same channel.
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 4, 2012 1:41 PM EST up reply actions
not anywhere legitimate I don’t think but the usual spots to watch the games, sure
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by Cornelius Hardenbergh on Jan 4, 2012 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
I found interesting that the Canadiens Gm
apologized for hiring Cunneyworth, and even stated that next year, they will hire a coach that speaks French. If that is not undermining your coach, I have no clue what is. But then again, it is the Canadiens…so it is being very, very entertaining! =)
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