Head hunting season has started: the Official 2011-2012 NHL season thread

[lefty]

Shany is watching ........

http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/editorial_image/90/90bf67142560bc5e6ae9d03a9ad72b60/what_we_learned_can_brendan_shanahan_handle_toughe r_tests.jpg

[velik_m]

Go Kings! :king

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5257/5439574795_e60e27a5b3.jpg

[velik_m]

Kings win, Kopi scores! :king

[lefty]

lol LnGrrrr is late again

[Girasuck]

So how long into Crosby's first game back will it take for someone to go after his head?

[lefty]

So how long into Crosby's first game back will it take for someone to go after his head?

Dont worry

[LnGrrrR]

lol LnGrrrr is late again

FASHIONABLY late :D :lol

Tbh, it's sad when I have to rely on the Bruins to not choke lol

[lefty]

FASHIONABLY late :D :lol

Tbh, it's sad when I have to rely on the Bruins to not choke lol

Seguin is off to a great start

Back to back ?

[LnGrrrR]

Seguin is off to a great start

Back to back ?

Seguin AND Marchand

However, our front line hasn't done squat, which is probably why we're 1-3.

[lefty]

Seguin AND Marchand

However, our front line hasn't done squat, which is probably why we're 1-3.

And Habs D is awful right now

No Markov, no Campoli, we let Hammer walk away

Hal Gill sucks and Subban is sucking right now ( no racist)

[Girasuck]

I think Colorado will be the surprise team this year. They have speed everywhere.

[lefty]

I think Colorado will be the surprise team this year. They have speed everywhere.

Possible.

And they will fuck my Habs on Saturday



:-(

[Girasuck]

New season, same old shit. Malkin out, Crosby out, Orpik out.

[lefty]

New season, same old shit. Malkin out, Crosby out, Orpik out.
Still no excuse for losing to Winnipeg :lol


But dont Worry, Sid should be back soon

[Girasuck]

Still no excuse for losing to Winnipeg :lol


But dont Worry, Sid should be back soon

I know. I hate using injuries as an excuse, but it's so frustrating watching our offense run through Staal and Neal when it could be so much better.

And lol at Winnipeg scoring 8 seconds in.

[lefty]

I know. I hate using injuries as an excuse, but it's so frustrating watching our offense run through Staal and Neal when it could be so much better.

And lol at Winnipeg scoring 8 seconds in.
Don't worry

Pens will be fine

[Girasuck]

Boston/Carolina playing like it's a playoff game.

[Girasuck]

The orange hats are driving me crazy.

[lefty]

Pittsburgh vs Habs on Thursday


Or the battle of injury plagued teams

[Girasuck]

lol...Crosby, Malkin, Orpik, Kennedy, Letang (suspension), Strait. Amazing that they have 10 points. Anyway we can bring up Joe Morrow?

[lefty]

Neal has been playing well

6 goals

[velik_m]

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=129058

[lefty]

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=129058
I didn't watch that

[Girasuck]

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=129058

I watched that live and said holy shit...did he just do that? Maybe the pass of the year already.

[Girasuck]

Neal has been playing well

6 goals

Yeah, I complain about Neal and Staal and they both scored last night. Maybe I should just shut up.

[lefty]

Yeah, I complain about Neal and Staal and they both scored last night. Maybe I should just shut up.
Yes please :D


But srsly, the Pens are very well coached

[velik_m]

I watched that live and said holy shit...did he just do that? Maybe the pass of the year already.

He did it last year too...

X8bNUzRI3Pc

[lefty]

Wow

Nice

[lefty]

Holy shit


We suck


Lol Habs


We might as well tank the season

And we haven't played Philly, Boston and NYR yet

[velik_m]

Royal evolution: Kings’ Kopitar joins NHL elite

It was flipping gorgeous. Los Angeles Kings center Anze Kopitar(notes) skated the puck up to his own blue line, lobbed it over the heads of a couple St. Louis Blues and put it where only teammate Simon Gagne(notes) could collect it in the offensive zone. Gagne finished the play with a goal, an exclamation point at the end of a 5-0 victory Tuesday night.

But it didn’t illustrate why Kopitar might be the most underrated player in the NHL. This wasn’t the first time he had gone deep like that – he connected with Dustin Brown(notes) similarly last season, like a QB showing off his touch and arm strength – and even East Coasters who don’t stay up late to watch West Coast games should appreciate Kopitar’s offensive skill. Any hockey fan can type his name into the search bar on YouTube. Everyone should.

What YouTube won’t show you, though, is how Kopitar has developed into an elite two-way player. Brown said Kopitar has become just as good defensively as he has been offensively and is approaching the level of the Detroit Red Wings’ Pavel Datsyuk(notes), a three-time winner of the Selke Trophy as the NHL’s best defensive forward. Kings coach Terry Murray said Kopitar belongs in the same group as Datsyuk; the Vancouver Canucks’ Ryan Kesler(notes), last season’s Selke winner; and, Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews(notes), last season’s Selke runner-up.

“He plays the game 200 feet,” Murray said. “I think in the last couple of years, he’s bought in totally on the checking part of the game. He’s such an intelligent reader of what’s going on without the puck. He’s the guy that I trust in all key situations – on PK, on 5-on-5 late in games. His game has really evolved.”

The ability was always there. The Wings’ Henrik Zetterberg(notes), another top two-way player, who considers Kopitar one of his personal favorites, said Kopitar showed it in Sweden before he arrived in the NHL. “I don’t think just because he came over here he got worse,” Zetterberg said.

But while Kopitar ranged between 20 to 32 goals and 61 to 77 points in his first three NHL seasons, his plus/minus rating came in at minus-12, minus-15 and minus-17. Murray emphasized defense when he arrived in 2008-09, and Kopitar said he focused on not “swinging and swooping.” He stopped anticipating the breakout and starting participating in it.

“A couple years ago, you’d go into the corner and you’d battle,” Brown said. “But now he comes into the corner, takes the puck, and he’s gone. That’s probably the biggest difference I’ve noticed in his game. It’s probably something from a fan standpoint you probably don’t notice.”

Getting the puck on his stick sooner helps Kopitar transition to offense sooner, allowing him to make plays like those deep lob passes. He was plus-6 in 2009-10, while putting up 34 goals and 81 points in 82 games. He was plus-25 last season, while putting up 25 goals and 73 points in 75 games. He is plus-5 so far this season, with four goals and nine points in five games. He ranks second in the NHL in scoring.

“It’s just a process of learning and just getting it done,” Kopitar said. “I’m proud of what I’ve become so far, but there’s still room for improvement. I’m definitely still driven.”

Now that Kopitar has come so far and the Kings have added Mike Richards(notes) – a two-time 30-goal scorer and one-time Selke runner-up – they are as strong at center as anyone in the West. They can go toe-to-toe with the Wings (Datsyuk and Zetterberg), Canucks (Henrik Sedin(notes) and Kesler), Blackhawks (Toews and Patrick Kane(notes)), San Jose Sharks (Joe Thornton(notes) and Logan Couture(notes)) and Anaheim Ducks (Ryan Getzlaf(notes) and Saku Koivu(notes)). That should make it more difficult to match up against them and, they hope, more difficult to eliminate them from the playoffs.

“We want to go deep,” Kopitar said.

He wasn’t talking about a lob pass.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AhEU.7ryfpTb4QnDD9W3GAB7vLYF?slug=nc-cotsonika-3periods_kopitar_tavares_kesler_102011

[Flintstones32]

GJ Wings. Franzen is going to have a great year I think. Franzen could of had the easy hat trick on the open net tonight but passed it off to Filppula. Was pretty cool.

tomorrow should be a good game against Washington.

[LnGrrrR]

It'd be nice if the Bruins could come out on the winning side of these close games.

[lefty]

Wow


Darkreign you were right


Jacques Martin is fucking clueless :pctoss

[Girasuck]

LMAO Lightning

[lefty]

LMAO Lightning
they are up 3-2

[Girasuck]

they are up 3-2

yeah...like a dumbass I thought the game was over after 3 minutes.

[lefty]

yeah...like a dumbass I thought the game was over after 3 minutes.
:lol

[lefty]

Holy fuck, we beat the Flyers 5-1 ?

WTF?



The end is near.........

Bruins are next



http://i.imgur.com/yuTTs.gif

[LnGrrrR]

You ready lefty?

[lefty]

Price WTF

Softest goal ever

[lefty]

Meh

A win is a win

[lefty]

Daaaaaaaaaaamn



Jets are leading the Flyers 9-8



WT fuuuuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiick

[LnGrrrR]

Bruins are trying to set a record for most one goal losses in a season.

[LnGrrrR]

I'd say something positive, but I'd jinx the B's.

[Girasuck]

I really wish I was in Pittsburgh tonight.

[lefty]

I was at the Habs - NY Rangers game saturday night

:elephant

I'm gonna post some shitty pics later

http://i.imgur.com/UY2iW.gif

[lefty]

2nd shift
Goal

Lol

[LnGrrrR]

woot! 9 in a row. Now we're at the middle of the standings!....

/premature celebration

[Girasuck]

What a night. Almost makes me forget about Cutler's thumb.

[lefty]

woot! 9 in a row. Now we're at the middle of the standings!....

/premature celebration

:lol

[lefty]

Bumping this thread for DeadlyDynasty

[lefty]

Capitals dismiss coach Bruce Boudreau




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By Pierre LeBrun
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The slumping Washington Capitals (http://espn.go.com/nhl/team/_/name/wsh/washington-capitals) fired head coach Bruce Boudreau on Monday, replacing him with former team captain Dale Hunter.
Boudreau paid the price for his club's downward spiral since starting the season 7-0-0, the Caps going 5-9-1 since then -- including weekend losses to New York Rangers (http://espn.go.com/nhl/team/_/name/nyr/new-york-rangers) and Buffalo Sabres (http://espn.go.com/nhl/team/_/name/buf/buffalo-sabres).
Via text message, Boudreau declined comment for now when reached by ESPN.com other than to say he's obviously had "better days."
http://a.espncdn.com/photo/2010/0501/nhl_g_boudreau1x_288.jpgJim McIsaac/Getty ImagesBruce Boudreau had adopted a stricter approach this season, and Alex Ovechkin did not respond well, slumping with 17 points in 22 games.


Capitals general manager George McPhee told ESPN.com the "performance over the past 10 days'" was the tipping point.
Under Boudreau, hired in November 2007, the Caps went from non-playoff team to perennial regular-season contender although the club failed to get over the playoff hump, losing to eighth-seeded Montreal in April 2009 in the first round of the playoffs and to Tampa in the second round last spring when the Caps again had high expectations.
Boudreau changed his ways this season, adopting a stricter approach with his players, knowing his job was on the line this year.
Franchise player Alex Ovechkin (http://espn.go.com/nhl/player/_/id/3101/alex-ovechkin) did not respond well, slumping this season with 17 points (9-8) in 22 games (54th in league scoring), and that got Boudreau on the hot seat as well.
Hunter had spent the past 11 seasons in the Ontario Hockey League as coach of the London Knights, where he was the fastest coach in league history to reach 400 wins.
The 51-year-old former NHL player will be behind the bench Tuesday night when the Caps host the St. Louis Blues (http://espn.go.com/nhl/team/_/name/stl/st-louis-blues).
Hunter played 19 seasons in the NHL with Quebec, Washington and Colorado, having his number retired by the Caps in March 2000.
In a 5-1 loss to the Sabres on Saturday, the Capitals (12-9-1) looked very much like a team that has been listless throughout a 3-7-1 stretch.
They've lost four straight on the road by a combined score of 19-4.
"We try our best and know how we have to play, but we don't play," Ovechkin said after the loss. "We make mistakes in our zone and it costs us goals and costs us games."
Pierre LeBrun covers the NHL for ESPN.com. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

[lefty]

MTL beat the Kings in L.A

7th straight win vs the Kings :lol

Kings :lol

Kopitar 0 pt :lol

Velik :lol

[velik_m]

Kopitar is in a slump, he'll be ready in the playoffs.

Which team will you root for in the playoffs?

[lefty]

Kopitar is in a slump, he'll be ready in the playoffs.

Which team will you root for in the playoffs?

Habs all the way

But since they wont make the playoffs this year, I will have to root against Boston :lol

[LnGrrrR]

Habs all the way

But since they wont make the playoffs this year, I will have to root against Boston :lol

How does the anti-jinx work for you? Does it only work when you're cheering for the team you want to lose, or does cheering against a team you dislike also activate?

What I'm saying is, please don't root for Boston. :lol

[LnGrrrR]

Hey lefty, what do you think of the new conferences/divisions?

Here's ours:

Boston Bruins
Florida Panthers
Montreal Canadiens
Tampa Bay Lightning
Ottawa Senators
Toronto Maple Leafs
Buffalo Sabres


The only team I really don't care for is the Panthers.

[lefty]

Fuck that shit

I was hoping for Chicago or Detroit

Dont give a fuck about TB and Florida

But I guess the NHL is glad that vacationing Habs or Leafs fans are filling their sorry arenas.

Notice that our future division has the least teams .... Mmmm ... Coyotes moving to Quebec city ?

[LnGrrrR]

I don't mind Tampa because they're competitive now at least. Would've loved Chicago or Detroit. Would've preferred Carolina over the Panthers, but to no great extent.

Both the Eastern conferences only have seven... and yes, I think that's by design.

[velik_m]

I don't like the the "divisional" playoffs. Otherwise the new realigment is okay

[Jacob1983]

The alignment is flawed because you could have a Kings-Blackhawks Cup Final or a Sabres-Panthers Final.

[lefty]

How does the anti-jinx work for you? Does it only work when you're cheering for the team you want to lose, or does cheering against a team you dislike also activate?

What I'm saying is, please don't root for Boston. :lol
I didnt try to jinx them last spring, because I didnt think they could go all the way
:lol

[velik_m]

Kings fire Murray.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=606089

Hopefully this will get the offense going...

[lefty]

Kings fire Murray.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=606089

Hopefully this will get the offense going...
Yeah Murray's coaching style is not a fit for that roster - considering all the scorers

[lefty]

http://deadspin.com/5868837/

Quote:
After the game, the teams held a shootout just for fun. During this, according to witnesses, Milbury's son tried to pick a fight with the Blackhawk player. Coaches from both teams went on to the ice to break it up, and at this point, says a Blackhawks parent, Milbury grabbed the victim's facemask and screamed at him, asking "What did you say to my son?" Milbury allegedly lifted the kid off the ground and shook him, yelling obscenities all the while, before dropping him roughly to the ice.

Milbury was confronted by the Blackhawks' head coach, at which point he and his son left the ice. According to a grandparent of a player present, Milbury's son told one of the mothers to "**** off."

[LnGrrrR]

Lefty, what do you think about the Canadiens letting go of their coach?

[lefty]

Lefty, what do you think about the Canadiens letting go of their coach?
My balls are running empty


Overall I'm really happy :D, but at the same time it's not like he was the main reason for our subpar season


The positives:

He has done a good job considering the average roster and all the injuries

The negatives:

- Some questionable decisions, lile not having some of our best offensive players in PP situations and giving PP time to shitty 4th liners because they - sigh - go in front of the net :rolleyes

- lack of emotion

- a defensive system that is not adapted to the kind of players we have; we have great skaters, some scorers, an puck moving defenceman; JM's system is fine if your roster is very defensive, I'm sure JM would do well in NJ, but It wasnt for us

- always, always blaming the young players after a loss; I guess when shitty veterans like Hal Gill :lmao turn the puck over in their own defensive zone, it's OK :pctoss

- benching good players in the 3rd period for no apparent reason





We still have Gauthier though

[LnGrrrR]

Of all players, why hate on Hal Gill? :lol that's that Boston hate surfacing.

[lefty]

Of all players, why hate on Hal Gill? :lol that's that Boston hate surfacing.
He is good a blocking shot on the PK

Other than that, he skates like Frankeisten and turns the puck over

He did score last Thursday vs the Flyers though lol

[velik_m]

Kings got a new coach: http://video.kings.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=-6&id=143350

[LnGrrrR]

Revenge!!!!

[lefty]

Revenge!!!!

Meh....




:lol



Fucking Travis Moen and his turnover

[LnGrrrR]

You're still up 2 to 1 this season.

[lefty]

You're still up 2 to 1 this season.

Yeah

Regular season .....


And then you'll beat us in the 1st round


I say Habs should tank ... That Yapukov kid looks good :D


Our next game is in Chicago; I hope they will shit on us

[LnGrrrR]

Yeah

Regular season .....


And then you'll beat us in the 1st round


I say Habs should tank ... That Yapukov kid looks good :D


Our next game is in Chicago; I hope they will shit on us

That's a long time to tank! :)

[LnGrrrR]

Hm.. reading the recap, Boston is 2-2 with Montreal... don't remember the first win. Remembered the home and home losses though. :p

Rask and Thomas are 2 and 3 in most of the goalie categories. Pretty sweet.

[velik_m]

Kings got a new coach: http://video.kings.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=-6&id=143350

https://twitter.com/#!/AnzeKopitar/statuses/148975186593595392

:lol

[velik_m]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Puck-Daddy-8217-s-10-worst-hockey-bloopers-of-2?urn=nhl-wp20506

[lefty]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Puck-Daddy-8217-s-10-worst-hockey-bloopers-of-2?urn=nhl-wp20506
:lol

Link to one of the honorable mentions:

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/puck_daddy/post/Video-Tomas-Plekanec-wins-faceoff-scores-on-hi?urn=nhl-wp15988

Plekanec :lol
vs the Bruins on top of that :lol
Lefty :lol

[LnGrrrR]

Bruins are storming right now...

[lefty]

Bruins are scary

[Brazil]

Tuesday was my first game at the Joe Luis Arena, nice red wings win vs. the Blues. Game was boring untill the third quarter. I know shit about NHL but I think the wings have a solid team.

Too bad the price is very salty $150 for an upper seat in an angle !

[lefty]

Tuesday was my first game at the Joe Luis Arena, nice red wings win vs. the Blues. Game was boring untill the third quarter. I know shit about NHL but I think the wings have a solid team.

Too bad the price is very salty $150 for an upper seat in an angle !
Holy shit those seats are expensive


I'm glad you enjoyed you 1st NHL game :tu


Actually the Wings are not boring, but the Saint-Luis Blues are

Pavel Datsyuk will give you major orgasms.

Who was in the net for St-Louis? Halak?

[Brazil]

Holy shit those seats are expensive


I'm glad you enjoyed you 1st NHL game :tu


Actually the Wings are not boring, but the Saint-Luis Blues are

Pavel Datsyuk will give you major orgasms.

Who was in the net for St-Louis? Halak?

Well apparently seats in the Luis arena are indeed really expensive but the arena was full.

Datsyuk played well 1 goal 1 assist, Lidstrom seems to be a stud too.

In the St Louis net it was Elliott

[lefty]

Well apparently seats in the Luis arena are indeed really expensive but the arena was full.

Datsyuk played well 1 goal 1 assist, Lidstrom seems to be a stud too.

In the St Louis net it was Elliott

Yeah Elliott is good this season


Go to Youtube and type " Pavel Datsyuk "

Enjoy

[LnGrrrR]

Ugly cheap hit here

http://nhl-red-light.si.com/2012/01/05/is-seven-games-enough-for-carcillo/?sct=nhl_t12_a1

[Girasuck]

Crosby, Staal, Letang, Neal, Adams...Ok Bylsma, work your magic one more time.


When it rains it pours. The Penguins received some more bad news on the injury front Sunday.

Center Jordan Staal is out 4-6 weeks with a knee injury after he collided knee-on-knee with Rangers forward Mike Rupp Friday night, according to head coach Dan Bylsma.

Forward James Neal, who leads the team with 21 goals, will be out indefinitely with a broken foot. Bylsma said it will be "weeks not days."

Neal was hit by a shot late in the third period Saturday night against New Jersey.

Craig Adams stressed a previous injury during Sunday's practice. He fell awkwardly to the ice and needed assistance to the locker room. Coach Bylsma said he will be "further evaluated (Monday)."

The Pens injuries were so bad that the team at one point had $28 million dollars in player salary out of the lineup due to injuries.

The Pens are on pace for 431 man-games lost, which would eclipse the devastating 350 lost last season.

[lefty]

http://i.imgur.com/mv4PC.gif

[velik_m]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/kings-dustin-penner-injures-himself-while-eating-stack-155530523.html

:lmao

[lefty]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/kings-dustin-penner-injures-himself-while-eating-stack-155530523.html

:lmao
:rollin

[LnGrrrR]

http://i.imgur.com/mv4PC.gif

:lmao

Bruins inching closer to the top tonight...

[lefty]

Lol Cammalleri being told he was traded when he was going to the bench, before the start of the 3rd period vs Boston :lol


Good riddance :lol

[LnGrrrR]

It's a good thing Boston is strong in the third period. That depth really pays off after 40 minutes.

[lefty]

It's a good thing Boston is strong in the third period. That depth really pays off after 40 minutes.
Staaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaacked

[lefty]

Habs 4
Red Wings 0


After the 1st period :wow


lol WTF is going on ???



Edit: 6-0 in the 2nd period :lmao

[lefty]

Bumping this just because DD is stupid

[lefty]

LnGrrr

Habs vs Bruins tonight

Check that preview made by a Habs fan :lol

http://hfboards.hockeysfuture.com/showpost.php?p=44164781&postcount=1

[LnGrrrR]

Bruins have free fallen a bit, but still positioned well for the playoffs...

[lefty]

Bruins have free fallen a bit, but still positioned well for the playoffs...
Solid bump, my friend


The Bruins need Rask

Thomas has been sucking major donkey ass, and Turco is not a solution

Yesterday, they destroyed a shitty soft ass Leafs team


Forwards, D, toughness, all of that is covered; but they need Tuuka

[lefty]

http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/9386/freeleafbeer.jpg

[lefty]

- Did anyone see Datsyuk's sick over the net pass yesterday vs Florida ? :wow :wow :wow

- oh, and the Penguins-Flyers game yesterday was awsome :tu

THhse 2 rivals will meet in the 1st round of the playoffs; can't wait

https://p.twimg.com/ApbusMnCIAU12Dj.jpg

[Girasuck]

Time to make our Stanley Cup Finals picks. Last year I picked both Vancouver and Boston to make it, so my word is as good as gold.

This year both #4 seeds make it. Nashville vs Pittsburgh for the cup.

[lefty]

Nice bump :D

[lefty]

A stunned Cammalleri asked if he could keep his game jersey as a souvenir of the good times in Montreal. No problem, said Gauthier, as long as he was willing to pay for it.

When Vicki Hall of the Calgary Herald asked Cammalleri about the incident this week, the sniper replied: “I can neither confirm nor deny it.” If Cammalleri had confirmed it, he would have revealed that the asking price was $1,250.

The Canadiens used to have a deal with Mei-Gray, a U.S. company that sells game-worn jerseys, but the team now handle sales through the Canadiens boutique and online. If Cammalleri still wants the jersey, it’s available for $600.


Pierre Gauthier is such a fucktard :lmao

Trading him during a game, then refusing to give him the jersey.

[lefty]

See?

Things end up somehow going back to normal

Ryan F got banned, so we are back here

[IronMaxipad]

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3UttQzF5C5I/0.jpg

:flag:

[lefty]

Kings baby !

[lefty]

4-0 :lmao
Phoenix :lmao
Steve Nash :lmao

[IronMaxipad]

Still undefeated on the road. :cry:cry

[velik_m]

Kings baby! :king

[lefty]

Also LMAO Flyers

Trading Carter and Richards last summer

If they win the Cup :lol

[Jacob1983]

Can someone make a separate thread when the Stanley Cup Final begins?


The Kings have to be the team to beat right now in the NHL.

[lefty]

Can someone make a separate thread when the Stanley Cup Final begins?


The Kings have to be the team to beat right now in the NHL.

There is no need for a separate thread

[velik_m]

http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff291/BMRazzilla/7208070486_f7a2912b3e_b4-0.jpg

[lefty]

lol the 1st guy who scored for the Kings yersterday is named ..... King :lol

[resistanze]

I can't believe WE'RE 2 games away! Let's go KINGS!

[lefty]

I can't believe WE'RE 2 games away! Let's go KINGS!
:lol

[Venti Quattro]

Still undefeated on the road. :cry:cry


I can't believe WE'RE 2 games away! Let's go KINGS!

I always had belief in our LA Kings, but I never envisioned them to be this good. My years of suffering are being rewarded in this magnificent run! Thanks based God. Now we're just two games away from the Stanley Cup. :cry :cry :cry

[lefty]

GIF of Patrick ROy owning the L.A Kings in the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals :lmao

http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/991115_o.gif

[velik_m]

GIF of Patrick ROy owning the L.A Kings in the 1993 Stanley Cup Finals :lmao

http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs/991115_o.gif

I see Canadians are still 20 years behind everyone else. Some tips for coming years: The internet will be huge, buy some Apple stocks, also there will be a terrorist attack on WTC in NY in 2001.

[Venti Quattro]

I see Canadians are still 20 years behind everyone else. Some tips for coming years: The internet will be huge, buy some Apple stocks, also there will be a terrorist attack on WTC in NY in 2001.

:lmao :lmao :lmao

[lefty]

I see Canadians are still 20 years behind everyone else. Some tips for coming years: The internet will be huge, buy some Apple stocks, also there will be a terrorist attack on WTC in NY in 2001.
:lmao


Kings :lmao
L.A :lmao

Gretzky got owned by a dysfunctional French Canadian :lmao

Velik and Venti butthurt :lmao



Kings are gonna get raped by the EC champions, book it :lol

http://25stanley.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/caricature-piget-1993-kings-canadiens-lapresse-580x571.jpg

[Venti Quattro]

looooooooooooooool Canada!!!

oh wait, it should be Oh Canada! :lmao :lmao :lmao

[lefty]

looooooooooooooool Canada!!!

oh wait, it should be Oh Canada! :lmao :lmao :lmao
You are both welcome to Canada, Velik & Venti

http://dennis-kane.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cid_1_3643952502@web88612_mail_bf1_yahoo.jpg

[velik_m]

You are both welcome to Canada, Velik & Venti

http://dennis-kane.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cid_1_3643952502@web88612_mail_bf1_yahoo.jpg

Go to Canada? And miss out on all the good hockey? No way, buddy!

[lefty]

Go to Canada? And miss out on all the good hockey? No way, buddy!
Canadians are the ones making U.S hockey relevant

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3b0fl2J3s1r60wo8.gif

[LnGrrrR]

I am amazed LA is doing this well. Making the 2nd round wasn't super surprising, but doin this well? This late? Crazy.

[lefty]

I am amazed LA is doing this well. Making the 2nd round wasn't super surprising, but doin this well? This late? Crazy.
Eh they'll get bukkaked by the EC champ


http://q8othug.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/tumblr_lj1ecbiakl1qb4ekl.gif

[velik_m]

Canadians are the ones making U.S hockey relevant

http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3b0fl2J3s1r60wo8.gif

Too bad Canadians cannot make Canadian hockey relevant.

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/305/138/98024861_crop_650x440.jpg?1279550172

[lefty]

Too bad Canadians cannot make Canadian hockey relevant.

http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/slides/photos/000/305/138/98024861_crop_650x440.jpg?1279550172
OMG

1 american player and 1 shithole country player !!!! :wow



HOCKEY REVOLUTION !!!!!

[velik_m]

OMG

1 american player and 1 shithole country player !!!! :wow



HOCKEY REVOLUTION !!!!!

Apparently that's all you need to dominate them Canadians.

[lefty]

Apparently that's all you need to dominate them Canadians.
Because most Kings players are americans and slovenians :lol
lol at Kings needing Canadian players to win the WC :lol

[Girasuck]

All these fucking new found Kings fans really put a shit stain on this thread. Just go away.

[Venti Quattro]

All these fucking new found Kings fans really put a shit stain on this thread. Just go away.

crofl chill. I don't even know how to play hockey.

[lefty]

crofl chill. I don't even know how to play hockey.
Neither do I

[sendman]

Neither do I

How could you? You don't have any ice in Algeria. Heck, you don't even have water in Algeria.

[lefty]

How could you? You don't have any ice in Algeria. Heck, you don't even have water in Algeria.

What do you have in your shitty country ?
Oh yeah, nada :lol

[velik_m]

What do you have in your shitty country ?
Oh yeah, nada :lol

I was going to come back with "We have football players that can beat Algeria", but then i remembered that the only way for Algerian to learn football is for his parents to move to France and have him born there, because there are no football fields in Algeria or something, and then i felt sorry for you and other algerians, so i'm going to give this one to you and go with
"yes, we do have nada in our shitty country. :depressed"

[lefty]

You are amazing, Velik :tu

[velik_m]

Back to hockey: Hanzal suspended for 1 game for his hit on Brown: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=631886

[IronMaxipad]

:lol

[LnGrrrR]

Cmon New Jersey! They're the best of a bunch of bad choices.

[Venti Quattro]

:cry Kings

[lefty]

Kings deserve to win the WC

TBH

[velik_m]

Yeah! :king

[velik_m]

http://i145.photobucket.com/albums/r202/LA_Kings_Fan/Kings%20Hockey/WileECoyoteFork.jpg

[lefty]

Congrats Velik :tu

[velik_m]

Congrats Velik :tu

Thanks, how's team Canada doing this days?

[resistanze]

One. More. Win.

And we're back in the Cup Finals. :cry

[lefty]

Thanks, how's team Canada doing this days?
Bukkaked by Slovakia

[velik_m]

Bukkaked by Slovakia

What? They thought they were playing Slovenians and just rolled over?

[lefty]

What? They thought they were playing Slovenians and just rolled over?
:lol

[velik_m]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/fox-news-gives-los-angeles-kings-worst-highlight-194517437.html

:lmao

[lefty]

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/fox-news-gives-los-angeles-kings-worst-highlight-194517437.html

:lmao

:lmao

Pad and Venti are not allowed to laugh at that

[lefty]

Kings in 5, I guess

[velik_m]

:depressed

[resistanze]

We're close!!!!

[IronMaxipad]

http://i41.tinypic.com/avh9hs.jpg

[Jelloisjigglin]

http://i41.tinypic.com/avh9hs.jpg

:lol I'm definitely on the Kings bandwagon, tbh.

[velik_m]

Yeah baby, Kings win, penncakes for everybody! :king

[Venti Quattro]

Let's go Kings!!! Fucking unbeatable on the road :cry :cry

Kings of LA :cry :cry :cry

[lefty]

Thank you refs for that OT goal :tu

Anyway, Kings are gonna get bukkaked in the SCF :lol

[Venti Quattro]

Thank you refs for that OT goal :tu

Anyway, Kings are gonna get bukkaked in the SCF :lol

:lol East

They already said that in the first round, secound round and the third round and look at where it got them. :nope :nope :nope

[lefty]

:lol East

They already said that in the first round, secound round and the third round and look at where it got them. :nope :nope :nope

You are right


Kings are well on their way to winning the SC

[velik_m]

http://i.imgur.com/7IysY.jpg

[Venti Quattro]

http://th02.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2010/202/1/8/Wile_E__Coyote_by_wecato.png

[DeadlyDynasty]

I'm hopping the Kings wagon for the finals...hope its rangers-kings.

[Jacob1983]

So the Kings beat all of the division winners in the West. Interesting.

[lefty]

LMAO Rangers

Devils win game 5 despite the obvious help from the Refs

Bettman wants LA vs NY

[Girasuck]

As Warden Hazen would say to the Rangers...

"You can't even win a fixed game."

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

LMAO Rangers

Devils win game 5 despite the obvious help from the Refs

Bettman wants LA vs NY

Bettman & Stern must be related. Hope to see both of those dipshits be disappointed.

[lefty]

Bettman & Stern must be related. Hope to see both of those dipshits be disappointed.

Bettman was Stern's assistant in the NBA, so no surprise here

[lefty]

NJD going to the SCF


Bettman :lmao

[Condemned 2 HelLA]

Devils in 6.
Got to get one more for Marty.

[Jacob1983]

Kings in 5. I hope the Kings beat the shit out of the Devils. That team does not need another championship. No.

[ace3g]

Lets Go Devils!!!

[lefty]

Post your Stanley Cup predictions here

[LnGrrrR]

Time to pull for the Devils... I wouldn't mind Brodeur getting another cup. At least NY got knocked out.

[Jacob1983]

If you are Dallas Stars fan like myself, you can't go for the Devils eventhough they are playing a rival from your team's division.

[Venti Quattro]

LA in 6 games. :hat

Go go go KINGS!!! :lobt2:

[Girasuck]

Kinda torn. I'm a fan of Brodeur, but I really like how the Kings play. I'll just sit back and enjoy watching the SCF hoping we get a full 7 game series.

I'll say Kings in 7.

[lefty]

LA Kings are well on their way to winning the Stanley Cup.

Congrats, Angelinos :tu

lol Brodeur
lol Jersey Shore

[lefty]

1-0 Kings!

[Venti Quattro]

Let's go Kings!!!

[urunobili]

Overtime... what a great game!

[IronMaxipad]

Kopitar :cry:cry

[urunobili]

Kings win game 1! what a play to win it!

[lefty]

Velik scores !!!!

[velik_m]

Velik scores !!!!

:lol

Kopitsar!

[Kobayagi]

:king Fuck Yeah!

[Jacob1983]

Kopidor!

[ace3g]

I expect Devils to come back and win game 2, every series this playoff, when they lost a game, they came back with 1 or more wins following.

[lefty]

I agree

A. retarded defensive mistake led to that OT goal

Dirty dangle from Kopi though

[Jacob1983]

Defensive mistake? Kopitar clearly tricked Marty and beat him with that game winning goal.

[lefty]

Defensive mistake? Kopitar clearly tricked Marty and beat him with that game winning goal.
You didnt see what happened in center ice before Kopitar got the puck, did you ?

[IronMaxipad]

:king:king:king

[resistanze]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

10-0 on the road - ROAD WARRIORS

2 MORE GAMES AND THE CUP IS OURS!!! :cry

[lefty]

Kiiiiiiii gs.


2-0

[lefty]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

10-0 on the road - ROAD WARRIORS

2 MORE GAMES AND THE CUP IS OURS!!! :cry

:lol

[Venti Quattro]

OMG KINGS YOU ROCK :cry :cry :cry

D:lolvils

[velik_m]

Carter! :king

[lefty]

Great fucking read :cry

http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/nhl/story/_/id/7998050/in-1993-were-kings-los-angeles

[Venti Quattro]

So the :lobt: Kings :lobt: are up 2-0 against the Devils so far.

[lefty]

3

[Venti Quattro]

3

:kings

[Venti Quattro]

:lmao :lmao :lmao :lmao Devils

:lmao 4-0

[Jelloisjigglin]

Kings straight whooping that ass tbh :hat

[lefty]

We are close :cry

[IronMaxipad]

:cry:cry

1

:lobt:

[lefty]

Omg VENTI you were right :cry

Bandwagonning feels so good :cry

I feel healthier now :cry

[resistanze]

ONE MORE.

I can't believe it. My Kings.

Lefty I'm so happy :cry

[lefty]

:lol

[Venti Quattro]

We be rollin' in Figueroa in a couple of days :danceclub :huddle: :convertib

[Girasuck]

Honestly...this is the most impressive playoff run I can remember.

[velik_m]

Los Anželes Kings are rolling... :king

[velik_m]

I guess Kopi takes his new year resolutions seriously: http://video.kings.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=146304

[Jacob1983]

Props to the kings but I just want to know how many of these Kings fans were fans last year? I'm not an expert but I've heard that Lakers fans tend to be hop on and jump off the bandwagon more than Kings fans do. I'm guessing it has to do with the fact that Kings have rarely been great in their history.

[Venti Quattro]

Props to the kings but I just want to know how many of these Kings fans were fans last year? I'm not an expert but I've heard that Lakers fans tend to be hop on and jump off the bandwagon more than Kings fans do. I'm guessing it has to do with the fact that Kings have rarely been great in their history.

We're all Kings fans through thick and thin, obviously

:lol Stars

[lefty]

We're all Kings fans through thick and thin, obviously

:lol Stars
Stars won a Stanley Cup before your Kings :lol

[velik_m]

Stars won a Stanley Cup before your Kings :lol

Who hasn't?

[lefty]

Who hasn't?
I know

But Venti is targeting Dallas :lol

[Jacob1983]

Back to back Stanley Cup Final appearances. Thank you.

[lefty]

Today is the day, Kings fans



Remember 1993


Enjoy 2012

[LnGrrrR]

I guess it's their turn. At least LA will win one championship this year. :D

[lefty]

We ll get them in game 5 :cry

[lefty]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7237/7347033942_a5216af12d_o.gif

[velik_m]

:depressed

[Girasuck]

lol...greatest gif of all-time

[sendman]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7237/7347033942_a5216af12d_o.gif

Finally Lefty did something right!:toast

[velik_m]

:depressed

[Venti Quattro]

I'm hopping off the bandwagon. Fuck the Kings IMO. :depressed

[lefty]

:depressed

Dont worry

We'll celebrate @ home :cry

Burn cars :cry
Steal TV's :cry


Its gonna be a blast :cry

[Jacob1983]

Didn't the Kings blow a 3-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final in The Love Guru?

[lefty]

Didn't the Kings blow a 3-0 series lead in the Stanley Cup Final in The Love Guru?

Yeah but Toronto had a black superstar TBH

[IronMaxipad]

I can almost taste it :cry

[Venti Quattro]

Go go go Kings! Win the Stanley Cup! :cry

[IronMaxipad]

3-0 :flag::flag:

:lobt:

[Venti Quattro]

:cry 3-0 in the first 15 minutes :cry

:cry Let's go Kings!!! :cry

[IronMaxipad]

http://gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs2/1773163_o.gif

[lefty]

Go go go Kings! Win the Stanley Cup! :cry

U jumped off the wagon

GTFO

[lefty]

I can almost taste it :cry

We are close :cry

[Venti Quattro]

U jumped off the wagon

GTFO

I have an extra pass to the bandwagon, so here I come again!

Go Kings!!! :flag: :flag: :flag: :lobt:

[IronMaxipad]

:lol

[resistanze]

We are close :cry

ONE. MORE. PERIOD.

I've waited 45 years for this moment :cry

[lefty]

ONE. MORE. PERIOD.

I've waited 45 years for this moment :cry

Too bad the Montreal Canadiens destroyed us and Gretzky in 1993 :cry

[Venti Quattro]

20 minutes to total ecstasy :cry

[IronMaxipad]

Getting my riot gear ready. heading down to Figueroa in a bit.

[resistanze]

:lmao David Beckham here
:lmao commentator calling him David Beckman

[resistanze]

:lmao David Beckham here
:lmao commentator calling him David Beckman

[Venti Quattro]

Getting my riot gear ready. heading down to Figueroa in a bit.

I'm bringing a tear gas. Go Kings!!! :flag: :flag: :flag: