OFFICIAL HOCKEY THREAD: NHL, KHL, NCAA, IIHL

[frenchblue23]

Seriously, Winnipeg fans are one of the best fans in the league.  They need to get a winning team on the ice though, it would be a shame if all the games are sold out, and the team is underachieving. 

 

[stillin729]

Originally Posted by Proshares

So this was brought up on the radio today and my homerism won't let me say no

Is Neidermayer a top 5 defenseman of all time?

he's good but top 5? nahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh; maybe top 10 though
Orr

Coffey

Potvin

Stevens

Lidstrom

Bourque

Robinson

Chelios 

Leetch

MacInnis 

 

[proshares]

I don't know if I put the last three over him.

 

[stillin729]

Originally Posted by Proshares

I don't know if I put the last three over him.

I would except maybe Chelios 
MacInnis and Leetch had a scoring ability that neither of those 2 have which makes me place them a tad higher; they could take over a game offensively 

 

[proshares]

Not to take anything away at all from those two but they had some big offensive years in a different era than when Niedermayer was in his prime. One of the best at going from defense to offense and joining the rush. Plus, gotta consider how heavy of a trap game the Devils played and how little they managed to score as a team outside of the top line. Overshadowed by Lidstrom for the most part but I'd say he's top 5.

 

[newbs24]

Hope that Detroit can land a forward like Tuomu Ruutu.

 

[nestasprotege]

Speaking of joining the rush, Dimitri Orlov is one of the bright spots on this dismal Caps team. He is a magician with the puck on his stick.

 

[hawkflight6]

Originally Posted by FrenchBlue23

Seriously, Winnipeg fans are one of the best fans in the league.  They need to get a winning team on the ice though, it would be a shame if all the games are sold out, and the team is underachieving. 

Given where we are in the standings right now most people would say we're overachieving. There were a lot of people that predicted we would finish in the bottom 2 or 3 of the Eastern Conference and as of right now we are 1 point out of a playoff spot.

 

[stillin729]

Originally Posted by Proshares

Not to take anything away at all from those two but they had some big offensive years in a different era than when Niedermayer was in his prime. One of the best at going from defense to offense and joining the rush. Plus, gotta consider how heavy of a trap game the Devils played and how little they managed to score as a team outside of the top line. Overshadowed by Lidstrom for the most part but I'd say he's top 5.

yeah I hear your points; it's all oranges to apples and in his prime Niedermayer def. played when scoring was probably at an all time low
Kimmo Timonen reminds me a lot of Niedermayer; Niedermayer Lite

 

[jewseejay]

needs playoff prowess moves him right on the fringe for me, hate these kinda lists but yea id say so... cant think of 5 dmen id rather have all time...

obv didnt get to see much of some of the older guys tho

 

[DownByLaw]

Possible Stanley Cup preview tonight, let's go Hawks!

 

[thehbkid]

Filatovs back..hahahaha
what a guy....we call him Zuby Jr. cause when Ilya Zubov was with the Sens, wed go out and hed drink a bottle of grey boose to himself every night thus his stint at the NHL Rehab centre so Filatov has made us call him Zuby Jr. lol

 

[stillin729]

theHBkid

do you know the same Claude Giroux? He's back tonight not after the all star break

 

[thehbkid]

yes..

like i said that was what he bbmed me when we chatted and as i stated, it could be different and it is... ive been in exams so havnt followed alot alot of anything but my books nor do i follow philly much cause i only have time to watch the sens if that. heres a pic of rundblad hammered 4 hours before Karlsson took him to the airport

 

[stillin729]

Giroux with 4 points so far; beastttttttt mode 

 

[scuse7]

Giroux

About to watch this 24/7 I dvr'd

Oh and Toews is having a hell of a year

 

[philballa09]

Giroux

 

[physicx]

man what the @!@@

i still had giroux on the IR today SMFH

nice to see he beasted tho...

 

[duba169]

What a shot by del zotto

 

[sosly]

cannot wait for the WJC. thats one tourney i try not to miss

 

[addictedtofreshkicks]

beat the Flyers tonight and the Rangers are on top in the Eastern Conference

 

[stillin729]

Originally Posted by AddictedToFreshKicks

beat the Flyers tonight and the Rangers are on top in the Eastern Conference

heading up to my local spot to watch; should be a good game...they need to do this after the last meeting

 

[physicx]

Originally Posted by sosly

cannot wait for the WJC. thats one tourney i try not to miss

are you hitting up any of the games?

i was at the city centre mall here and some of the swedish team (including klefbom) were in sportchek

one of them bought a nugent-hopkins t-shirt

 

[duba169]

How bout them rangers

 

[hawkflight6]

My man Blake Wheeler

I think he heard my rant a couple weeks ago

17 points in his last 16 games, now he's tied for the team lead in points