Wamsley01

This is pretty blatant, ######ING BS!!

THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!

7 minute power play for that????????? Give me a BREAK!!

Don't count on tickets. The NHL schmoozefest will probably fill the lower bowl with corporate suits. Leaving a lottery for the upperbowl more than likely. That was what happened in T.O.

You can buy a player out over 2-3 years like the Leafs did with Domi. They owed him 1.5 million and paid it out over 2 seasons creating a $750,000 cap hit for this year and next instead of 1.5 mil for this season. So you can lessen the hit, but the amount will remain against the cap.

I believe you could acquire 10M worth of players at the deadline if they were unrestricted next season. If they were not unrestricted I believe you would have to trade, release or buyout somebody to fit them under next season's cap. New Jersey was way over the cap and sent guys to the minors, bought salaries out and left Mogilny on the IR until they got under the cap in order to activate Elias last season.

Personally I do not care, just seem like strange selections to me. Steen is born in 84/Higgins 83 as is Keri Lehtonen. Steen has no business being there. Steen scored 10 points in the first 40 games of the season and 1/4 of his points came in 1 game? Who is bashing Kessel? Because he has had a mediocre last 2 seasons and dropped from consensus number 1 to number 5 and is putting up ordinary numbers he should be in the young guns game because he had cancer? I judge what I have seen on the ice and he has been invisible in 6 of the 7 games I have seen him play. He is -11 and is averaging a point every 3 games. It is not called the Young Mediocre Game. I would just like to know the process, thassit

EASTERN CONFERENCE Goaltender Kari Lehtonen, Atl. Defencemen Mike Green, Wash. Paul Ranger, T.B. Andrej Meszaros, Ott. Ryan Whitney, Pitt. Forwards Patrick Eaves, Ott. Phil Kessel, Bos. Evgeni Malkin, Pitt. Zach Parise, N.J. Jordan Staal, Pitt. Alex Steen, Tor. Thomas Vanek, Buf. Just wondering who picks this team. Patrick Eaves? Alex Steen? Phil Kessel? Chris Higgins could not make this team? Lats has had a way better year than Kessel and is on par with Steen and Eaves for points at 19 years old. Interesting choices

I think it was a total coincidence. The fans sing that song 4-5 times per game. I think Wittman and Neale misunderstood it's purpose. I don't care if they sing songs, but tthe Na Na Na song is the equivalent to talking shit, so that does make me nervous!

I agree with Habsfan88 I don't think it is a taunt. I believe it's roots are from Football and that it is a cheer. I may be wrong. I have heard the Bell Center sing it in a 0-0 tie, so I don't see it as a taunt. It is not like they were singing Nah Nah Nah....goodbye

Neale does essentially 82 Leaf games a year, no shock with the bias. That is the CBC for you. Cole has the most exciting voice of all the announcers but I am sure he called about 3 Recchi from Stevens and Lemiuex goals tonight to go with some huge saves from Barasso!!

What was up with Wittman and Neale calling the Ole Ole chant a taunt at the Sabres?

The problem is that some people view it as points. Take the Leafs their record is 22-20-6. And everybody in Toronto says the Leafs are 2 games over .500. Even though they are 22-26 in reality. BOUILLION!!!!!!!!!!!

The NHL and Reebok have been designing and testing the new uniforms for 30 months. That quiet period has spawned several myths, Jennings told USA TODAY. No, NHL players won't wear form-fitting garb like Olympic speedskaters. No, the new uniforms won't eliminate horizontal stripes, although some clubs will experiment with vertical striping next season. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/nhl/...-uniforms_x.htm Let's hope this report is correct. The Habs are so tradition oriented that I doubt they will remove the horizontal striping.

Gary Bettman has gone on record as saying that the teams control what goes on the uniform and the NHL has only dictated the materials and jersey style. I believe the image that everybody is in an uproar over is a fans interpretation. So either Bettman is full of shit, or if the jersey's change it is the Habs organization who is responsible.

It is going to be a hell of a lot easier to sleep tonight. Although I will still have to listen to the Leaf idiots at work tomorrow. You know the kind who told me today that John Pohl will one day have a 35 goal season

I am a little concerned....with a fragile team a last minute goal is a back breaker

Brutal....best period they have played in 3 games and they give up a goal with 10 seconds to go

Good to see that being benched straightened out RIVITTT!! HERE WE GO 5 on 3 Getting some bounces tonight!! Give me a break, why call a penalty for diving if your are going to give out coincidentals?????? Gutless, actually it is Koharski, He ain't gutless!!

That helps too. Although Saturday that didn't seem to help!

1 shift at a time, When you are in a slump you just take it 1 shift at a time. Need something to get me through the game

2 posts!! Good first 10 minutes, Let's follow it up with another solid 10!

Lack of puckmoving defencemen is huge on this team. A hardworking strong forecheck gives the Habs all kinds of problems. Look at the games versus Toronto. Hardworking limited in talent. Strong forecheck and we have been badly outshot and have had to battle from 2 goal defecits 2 times to salvage points. With Streit on the wing we have one solid puck moving defenceman. And it is not Souray!!

I have to say just when I finally began to believe this year was different they respond with their regular mid season collapse. It is definitely frustrating to watch. They get outworked and outshot almost every game and they are no longer winning those games. We lived off Huet, Higgins, Koivu, Souray, Markov and special teams all year. And the second their production dipped nobody else has stepped up. Kovalev, Samsonov have done nothing. When the special teams struggle, the 5 on 5 has not gotten us off the hook. Aebischer has had ample opportunity to raise his game and push Huet and he continues to make 2-3 spectacular saves to offset his 2-3 brutal goals per game. They have used up their cushion and now sit 7 points from missing the playoffs. They play Atlanta on the road, Buffalo at home and then Ottawa who is flying and Toronto who we have struggled with all season. This season we are not even competing, during our streak last season we were blowing late leads or suffering 3rd period meltdowns but signs of life were there. This season I see no fire. No accountability. It definitely worries me. Last season we had the option of firing the coach, and turning over the reins to Huet. This season we will not fire the coach and Abby is not the answer. So either this bunch of players take some responsibility for their actions or Gainey is going to have to make a deal. We'll see what happens but this streak is getting to long to ignore.

Ryder is heating up. About time!!