New NHL season

**superfrank** · 04/10/2006, 5:14 PM

Starts today.

As a Leafs fan, I'n hoping for a better return then last season. Balfour's gone but we got Mike Peca and we was one player that really impressed me in the Oilers playoff run last year. I won't forget that goal he scored against the Mighty Ducks in Edmonton.

Hopefully we'll make the playoffs. We beat the Canadiens in pre-season, which is good, imo. I don't know what to expect from Ottawa last year. Thought they had a decent chance in the playoffs. It won't be easy.

On another note, it's great to see Saku Koivu back after his horrific injury. Wish him the best.

**Poor Student** · 04/10/2006, 5:42 PM

I've fallen out of the news over the off season. Just checked the Penguins roster there. They seem to have finally signed Malkin and they've got Jordan Staal from the draft. With Crosby that's 3 exciting young centres. They'll have a lot of power but I don't know if they did anything about their defence. Sadly they won't be on TV for a while. If they've improved enough they might scrape the last playoff spot.

**Dodge** · 04/10/2006, 5:44 PM

I'm off to see the Blackhawks in December. Wouldn't be a buff so will probably have to look at it more closely this year...

**Aberdonian Stu** · 04/10/2006, 10:14 PM

Christ a Leafs fan

Hoping the Habs can make up for the collapse in the playoffs, SI haven't got that much faith in them but I do.

**theworm2345** · 05/10/2006, 1:51 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

I'm off to see the Blackhawks in December. Wouldn't be a buff so will probably have to look at it more closely this year...

I hope to get to a Hawks game as well. Hopefully they will do better this year than last year (And better than the Cubs

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**Na Chlairsigh** · 05/10/2006, 2:54 AM

Not good news for the Leaf fans out there. They were hopeless tonight, got well and truly stuffed by Ottawa. Toronto are going to struggle to score this year, gonna be a rough one.

Buffalo beat defending champions Carolina in a shoot out after a 2-2 draw in reg time.

Here's to a good season.

**BohsPartisan** · 05/10/2006, 8:21 AM

I'm a bit of a Canucks fan but they haven't started the season very well. Does anyone watch games on the net? Where?

**Karlos** · 05/10/2006, 8:21 AM

I'm a part-time Leafs fan and a full time Bruin. Not overly confident that either is going to have a good year but hopeful that one might surprise me

**superfrank** · 05/10/2006, 6:53 PM

Hopefully things can only get better after losing 4-1 last night. We play em again tonight but I can't imagine the score will be muchof an improvement.

Mats Sundin scored from a penalty shot. Doesn't make for good reading.

**R�iteoir** · 06/10/2006, 12:33 AM

Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu

Christ a Leafs fan

Hoping the Habs can make up for the collapse in the playoffs, SI haven't got that much faith in them but I do.

Good to see a fellow Habs fan here - just have to hope that Huet stays fit and we may have a chance at the Playoffs this year - was sad to see Theodore go to the Avs.

Will be interesting to see how Tomas Plekanec does in the secondary lines as well

**Na Chlairsigh** · 06/10/2006, 2:06 AM

Toronto are going to struggle to score this year, gonna be a rough one.

Shows what I know!

Leafs won 6-0 tonight, complete turnaround.

Good thing I'm not a gambling man

**Poor Student** · 06/10/2006, 7:56 AM

4-0 win for the Penguins over the Flyers.

Sid Crosby picking up from where he left off last season with a goal and an assist.

I see Malkin isn't playing as he dislocated his shoulder in the preseason.

**BohsPartisan** · 06/10/2006, 8:04 AM

Nice win for the Canucks at Detroit 3-1.

**R�iteoir** · 06/10/2006, 1:55 PM

Hahahah what an incredible set of scores

Ottawa 0-6 Toronto (Kilger 2, Tucker 2, Ponikarovsky, Battaglia)
NY Rangers 5-2 Washington (Jagr, Betts, Shanahan 2, Straka; Semin, Fata)
Atlanta 2-3 Tampa SO (Mellanby, Hossa; Craig 2)
Detroit 1-3 Vancouver (Zetterberg; Naslund, Linden, Salo)
Nashville 6-8 Chicago (Dumont, Timonen, Legwand 2, Vasicek, Sullivan; Havlat 2, Sharp, Handzus, Lapointe, Bourque, Smolinski, Vrbata)
Phoenix 6-3 NY Islanders (Nagy 2, Morris, Doan, Perreault, Reinprecht; Satan, Kozlov 2)
Pittsburgh 4-0 Philadelphia (Ouellet, Ruutu, Crosby, Melichar)
Minnesota 3-2 Colorado (Radivojevic, Gaborik, White; Richardson 2)
San Jose 5-4 St Louis (Carle, Michalek 2, Bell, Brown; Hinote, Mayers, Stempniak, Guerin)
Edmonton 3-1 Calgary (Sykora 2, Tjarnqvist; Iginla)

dont think i've ever seen chicago score 8

Canadiens get their season underway tonight

**theworm2345** · 06/10/2006, 9:57 PM

Originally Posted by R�iteoir

Nashville 6-8 Chicago (Dumont, Timonen, Legwand 2, Vasicek, Sullivan; Havlat 2, Sharp, Handzus, Lapointe, Bourque, Smolinski, Vrbata)

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**R�iteoir** · 07/10/2006, 12:13 AM

Montr�al - Buffalo live on NASN Extra at the moment

That's the free coverage they have on normal Setanta

**Na Chlairsigh** · 07/10/2006, 6:14 AM

Montr�al - Buffalo live on NASN Extra at the moment

What a game!! Great comeback, hope you guys stayed up to watch it.

Other scores from tonight:

New Jersey 4 Carolina 0 F
Vancouver 3 Columbus 2 F (OT)
Montreal 4 Buffalo 5 F (SO)
Boston 3 Florida 8 F
Los Angeles 3 Anaheim 4 F

**BohsPartisan** · 07/10/2006, 9:56 AM

8 goals 2 nights in a row?

**superfrank** · 07/10/2006, 10:06 AM

I was watching the Montreal Buffalo game last night. Partly due to my tiredness and also my drunkness, I didn't catch all of it. I thought Daniel Briere's goal was pretty good though. Good control.

I was so tired last night that when Buffalo equalised and then it went to OT I just turned off the telly and went to sleep. It was just too much!!

**BohsPartisan** · 09/10/2006, 11:52 AM

Vancouver lost 3-2 to the Avalanche last night

Going on the highlights at Canucks.com it was a great game. Colorado even had a goal disalowed (whistle had gone before the shot). Luongo is in great form in front of nets (he was amazing against Detroit and Minnesota) and along with the two Sedin's and Markus Nasland will be key to the Canucks drive towards the playoffs.
Here's hoping.