Anyone else pumped for tonights game?

Looking forward to an epic battle...
- Hockey_Reverend

No.

Are you telling me there was a "goon" spot, but you could just take any player in that spot?

- Scabeh

Abso-franking-lutely.

Once you figured it out, it was franking glorious.


But human nature being what it was, people saw "goon" and almost everyone picked Domi - because at the time, he was wracking up PIM, and he was chipping in a few points.

Let's say it was the 96-97 season:

Domi: 28 points from points, 275 PIM, so an additional 28 points. Total: 56 points

Shanny: 87 points, plus an additional 13 points from his 131 PIM: 100 points.

Even with 26 players, a 44 point differential on one selection was huge.

Oh poop, I just remembered: it was the year that Ottawa first made the playoffs.

Confirmed: 1996-97

A friend had 4 tix for the final game of the year (or at least final weekend) in Ottawa. The visiting goalie was Hasek for the Sabres.

(Side note: holy poop, the internet is great: 04/12/97 - final weekend).

I figured the only way I could lose 1st place in the pool was if Hasek got the shutout, so I was really happy to be at the game.

The place was a mad house, because if the Sens won, they made the playoffs for the first time.

It was 0-0 until 15:59 of the 3rd, when Ottawa scored to make it 1-0 (I cheated by looking up the box score):

https://www.hockey-refere...xscores/199704120OTT.html

I went absolutely franking berserk - dancing on the stairs in my section, next to some 80 year old guy celebrating the Senators. They put me on the Jumbotron (him, really, but I was still in the shot!), and thousands of Sens fans thought I was happy for them.

I wasn't.

I was happy for Wedgie.

Only for Wedgie.

Good times.

who wins if the Leafs don't start on time?
- BorjeFan4Ever

Nashville..

They're fast, smart and are a well-coached hockey club. They are a deep team with a lot of talent all over the lineup.

We should go after Karlsson too.

On second thought, (frank) that. It's better that he's someone else's problem.
- TrashPanda

can you imagine a Karlsson Gardner pairing - Anderson's hair would fall out.

Nashville..

They're fast, smart and are a well-coached hockey club. They are a deep team with a lot of talent all over the lineup.
- PatC80

but.... how many gud pros do they have?

No.
- AdamFrench

Okay then... looking forward to a big letdown in typical Leafs style?

I think the boys will be flying tonight. Hopefully Nylander doesn't bean Hutch in the head...

Abso-franking-lutely.

Once you figured it out, it was franking glorious.


But human nature being what it was, people saw "goon" and almost everyone picked Domi - because at the time, he was wracking up PIM, and he was chipping in a few points.

Let's say it was the 96-97 season:

Domi: 28 points from points, 275 PIM, so an additional 28 points. Total: 56 points

Shanny: 87 points, plus an additional 13 points from his 131 PIM: 100 points.

Even with 26 players, a 44 point differential on one selection was huge.

Oh poop, I just remembered: it was the year that Ottawa first made the playoffs.

Confirmed: 1996-97

A friend had 4 tix for the final game of the year (or at least final weekend) in Ottawa. The visiting goalie was Hasek for the Sabres.

(Side note: holy poop, the internet is great: 04/12/97 - final weekend).

I figured the only way I could lose 1st place in the pool was if Hasek got the shutout, so I was really happy to be at the game.

The place was a mad house, because if the Sens won, they made the playoffs for the first time.

It was 0-0 until 15:59 of the 3rd, when Ottawa scored to make it 1-0 (I cheated by looking up the box score):

https://www.hockey-refere...xscores/199704120OTT.html

I went absolutely franking berserk - dancing on the stairs in my section, next to some 80 year old guy celebrating the Senators. They put me on the Jumbotron (him, really, but I was still in the shot!), and thousands of Sens fans thought I was happy for them.

I wasn't.

I was happy for Wedgie.

Only for Wedgie.

Good times.
- Atomic Wedgie

Anyone else pumped for tonights game?

Looking forward to an epic battle...
- Hockey_Reverend

I'm "pumped" alright

Abso-franking-lutely.

Once you figured it out, it was franking glorious.


But human nature being what it was, people saw "goon" and almost everyone picked Domi - because at the time, he was wracking up PIM, and he was chipping in a few points.

Let's say it was the 96-97 season:

Domi: 28 points from points, 275 PIM, so an additional 28 points. Total: 56 points

Shanny: 87 points, plus an additional 13 points from his 131 PIM: 100 points.

Even with 26 players, a 44 point differential on one selection was huge.

Oh poop, I just remembered: it was the year that Ottawa first made the playoffs.

Confirmed: 1996-97

A friend had 4 tix for the final game of the year (or at least final weekend) in Ottawa. The visiting goalie was Hasek for the Sabres.

(Side note: holy poop, the internet is great: 04/12/97 - final weekend).

I figured the only way I could lose 1st place in the pool was if Hasek got the shutout, so I was really happy to be at the game.

The place was a mad house, because if the Sens won, they made the playoffs for the first time.

It was 0-0 until 15:59 of the 3rd, when Ottawa scored to make it 1-0 (I cheated by looking up the box score):

https://www.hockey-refere...xscores/199704120OTT.html

I went absolutely franking berserk - dancing on the stairs in my section, next to some 80 year old guy celebrating the Senators. They put me on the Jumbotron (him, really, but I was still in the shot!), and thousands of Sens fans thought I was happy for them.

I wasn't.

I was happy for Wedgie.

Only for Wedgie.

Good times.
- Atomic Wedgie

I'm "pumped" alright
- TheMussel

I'm three pumped chump.

I'm "pumped" alright
- TheMussel

bet you're still drunk...

bet you're still drunk...
- 21peter

Drunk on Gold

Drunk on Gold
- TheMussel

so... on the Finn scale... Leafs have Krapanen...

who do the Preds have?

this will obviously be the deciding factor.

PS should have take Laine

so... on the Finn scale... Leafs have Krapanen...

who do the Preds have?

this will obviously be the deciding factor.

PS should have take Laine
- BorjeFan4Ever

Tolvanen

so... on the Finn scale... Leafs have Krapanen...

who do the Preds have?

this will obviously be the deciding factor.

PS should have take Laine
- BorjeFan4Ever

Preds have Pekka Rinne and Juuse Saros.

Krapanen is a golden goal scorer for WJC Gold tho.

Tolvanen
- Dongull_Trump

Hard to make heads or tails of that guy.

Interesting article in the Atlantic from Mirtle - comparing last year to this year at the halfway mark.

Most interesting stat (for me):

Kapanen on pace to match JVR's goals totals from last year.

When you consider what else Kapanen brings to the table, holy poop, that worked out well for us, didn't it?

Tolvanen
- Dongull_Trump

Admirals of Tolvanen

Admirals of Tolvanen
- TheMussel

Bust

Interesting article in the Atlantic from Mirtle - comparing last year to this year at the halfway mark.

Most interesting stat (for me):

Kapanen on pace to match JVR's goals totals from last year.

When you consider what else Kapanen brings to the table, holy poop, that worked out well for us, didn't it?
- Atomic Wedgie

and JvR has had a tough go in Philly, I believe he's getting 3rd line minutes for the most part...

and JvR has had a tough go in Philly, I believe he's getting 3rd line minutes for the most part...
- BorjeFan4Ever

third line LW, and Wayne Simmonds on the 3rd line as well..

new blog everyone

I'm "pumped" alright
- TheMussel

time to release the pump on the organ enhancement ...

True Wedgie story:

Once upon a time, I entered a hockey pool at a large company (I wasn't an employee, but I was allowed to enter, as I had a few buddies there).

This was a while ago - I think there were 26 teams in the NHL at the time.

The pool was interesting: you had to take (iirc) 15 forwards, 8 defencemen, 2 goalies...and one goon. And you could only take one player from each NHL team.

Forwards and D: 1 point for every point.

Goalies: 2 pts for a win, and maybe 5 points for a shutout? Doesn't matter.

And the goon: 1 point for each point, and 1 point for every 10 pts in penalty minutes.

There were probably over 100 entries. Most people took Domi or Probert or some other goon as their goon.

But there were about 5 of us who figured out a better way, and took Shanny or Nolan.

Well, about 3 weeks in, the others who had donated their $50 realized that they had been stupid - they had no hope of winning. People started complaining via emails - but since I wasn't at at the company, I couldn't tell them to go eff themselves, not my fault they didn't figure it out.

The guy running it eventually let a select few people change - and I positively lost my poop. It was only later that they explained to me that the people who got to change were still going to come in dead last.

I ended up winning the pool, and it paid for my patio furniture.

Thank you, Shanny.
- Atomic Wedgie

Funny. I have a reverse Shanny story.

In 2002 at the place where I worked, we knew we'd be watching the Olympic Hockey together, so we all agreed to get different Canada jerseys - but also agreed that no one could take Lemieux because everyone would want him. Guys ended up with Blake, Sakic, Yzerman, Niedermeyer, Nieuwendyk, Kariya . . . my wife even got Joseph. I had Shanny. Still do, of course.

Anyway, the tournament goes on and we all get to revel in the performance of our namesakes. Well. Except my wife whose goalie was pulled against Sweden and of course me, whose player did SFA. In fact Shanny's performance was so weak that Don Cherry even had a segment on coach's corner where he blatantly pointed out that Shanny had run a pick on a play. "See there? See there? He runs a pick! All you people saying Shanny did nothing!".

My guy ran a pick. Whoop.

Babcock wants the leafs to play heavier.
Queue kessel rumours.

Hot dog stands by the ACC rejoice.
- Fakepartofme

Gotta move some inventory