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Official 2011-12 NHL Thread - Congratulations to the Los Angeles Kings!

16,570 1,265 September 22, 2011 at 06:13 AM in Sporting Goods
Hockey is back! After a summer of tragedy, it's time to drop the puck!

Who's the Cup favorite? Who made the best off season moves? When will Crosby return? When will Doughty sign?


And to start off the season, Mike Modano officially retired yesterday.
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12-06-2011 at 06:13 AM.
12-06-2011 at 06:13 AM.
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The Islanders are still a hockey team? laugh out loud
If they don't get a new barn, they probably won't be.
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12-06-2011 at 06:30 AM.
12-06-2011 at 06:30 AM.
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If they don't get a new barn, they probably won't be.
They'll just move the team. I wonder if Jim Basillie is glad he didn't buy the Coyotes right now. He's bleeding money left and right.
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12-06-2011 at 06:34 AM.
12-06-2011 at 06:34 AM.
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They'll just move the team. I wonder if Jim Basillie is glad he didn't buy the Coyotes right now. He's bleeding money left and right.
I don't think the NHL will ever sell a team to him. They've blocked it so many times. He wants to move it to Hamilton. I bet the Sabres and Toronto wouldn't like that, but especially the Sabres.
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12-06-2011 at 06:39 AM.
12-06-2011 at 06:39 AM.
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I don't think the NHL will ever sell a team to him. They've blocked it so many times. He wants to move it to Hamilton. I bet the Sabres and Toronto wouldn't like that, but especially the Sabres.
If they move any more teams, it's going to throw off the re-alignment the league just completed yesterday. Somehow I don't think it's going to fly.

It is kinda sad to see the Islanders in the state they're in - they were a good, proud franchise back in the 80s. Now they're just a mess.
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12-06-2011 at 07:13 AM.
12-06-2011 at 07:13 AM.
Glad they went with this option instead of switching out Winnipeg with either Detroit or Columbus, I think that would have ended in a nightmare situation for the league. Either further damage an already troubled fan support in Columbus, or piss off Detroit fans. Not exactly a win-win.

Glad to see that kept BOS-MTL and PIT-PHI together, as well as adding WSH in there, always fun games to watch.
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12-06-2011 at 07:20 AM.
12-06-2011 at 07:20 AM.
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Glad they went with this option instead of switching out Winnipeg with either Detroit or Columbus, I think that would have ended in a nightmare situation for the league. Either further damage an already troubled fan support in Columbus, or piss off Detroit fans. Not exactly a win-win.

Glad to see that kept BOS-MTL and PIT-PHI together, as well as adding WSH in there, always fun games to watch.
The league went back to some of the old rivalries from the 80s. I don't get why Tampa and Florida are in the Northern conference with Toronto, Montreal, etc, but I guess the NHL didn't want to break up the Rangers from the Flyers, NJ, etc.
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12-06-2011 at 07:33 AM.
12-06-2011 at 07:33 AM.
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The league went back to some of the old rivalries from the 80s. I don't get why Tampa and Florida are in the Northern conference with Toronto, Montreal, etc, but I guess the NHL didn't want to break up the Rangers from the Flyers, NJ, etc.
That's one thing I'll agree on, the Florida teams definitely got screwed. With as many New Yorkers as there are in Florida, I'm sure they aren't happy they didn't get in with those teams, but I think you nailed it on the head there.

Going to suck to only see the Pens come to town once a year now though instead of twice Mad
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12-06-2011 at 08:06 AM.
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That's one thing I'll agree on, the Florida teams definitely got screwed. With as many New Yorkers as there are in Florida, I'm sure they aren't happy they didn't get in with those teams, but I think you nailed it on the head there.

Going to suck to only see the Pens come to town once a year now though instead of twice Mad
You can take the Pens and shove 'em where the sun don't shine!

Thank God I'm not renewing my season tickets next season. The Caps are going to get killed.
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12-06-2011 at 09:14 AM.
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You can take the Pens and shove 'em where the sun don't shine!

Thank God I'm not renewing my season tickets next season. The Caps are going to get killed.
God it felt good watching the Bruins beat the Pens last night.. Also was good watching Vitale get his ass kicked by Thomas and Campbell when he ran Timmy in the third last night..
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12-06-2011 at 10:35 AM.
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God it felt good watching the Bruins beat the Pens last night.. Also was good watching Vitale get his ass kicked by Thomas and Campbell when he ran Timmy in the third last night..
Didn't get to watch the game at all, was stuck watching Tampa Bay continue their up and down season, as the Versus game didn't interest me at all. (Can't even remember who was playing Confused )
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12-06-2011 at 10:35 AM.
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That's one thing I'll agree on, the Florida teams definitely got screwed. With as many New Yorkers as there are in Florida, I'm sure they aren't happy they didn't get in with those teams, but I think you nailed it on the head there.

Going to suck to only see the Pens come to town once a year now though instead of twice Mad
There's a lot of Floridians from the Buffalo, Toronto, and Boston areas, too.
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12-06-2011 at 10:37 AM.
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There's a lot of Floridians from the Buffalo, Toronto, and Boston areas, too.
There needs to be more from the Chicago area, because I am craving some Chicago deep dish pizza, and all they have in Tampa is New York style fold it in half pizza, which is not my cup of tea.
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12-06-2011 at 10:42 AM.
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There needs to be more from the Chicago area, because I am craving some Chicago deep dish pizza, and all they have in Tampa is New York style fold it in half pizza, which is not my cup of tea.
Eww. I hate deep dish pizza. New York style ftw!

Although, I just thinking pizza in general is kind of lacking in Florida, because you can't replicate the best!
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12-06-2011 at 10:44 AM.
12-06-2011 at 10:44 AM.
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Eww. I hate deep dish pizza. New York style ftw!

Although, I just thinking pizza in general is kind of lacking in Florida, because you can't replicate the best!
I thought you were from Buffalo. Can't replicate the best wings too?
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Eww. I hate deep dish pizza. New York style ftw!
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