IF ILYA BRYZGALOV IS SO GREAT WHY HAS HE BEEN ON FOUR TEAMS IN TEN YEARS: THE NHL 2011-2012 THREAD (INCLUDING VANCOUVER RECONSTRUCTION, BOSTON HANGOVER AND OFFSEASON SHENANIGANS. HOCKEY IS THE BEST)

(not that he'd know what one was in the first place)

also tbh there is a real difference between a fight and a hit

actually I was kinda wondering after seeing a fight at the hawks/stars game last week why these dudes keep their helmets on, seems like punching a helmet would be pointless

Also, apparently Bryzgalov earned the first shutout for the Flyers since April of last year.

"also tbh there is a real difference between a fight and a hit"

It's never a bad time to see video of Scott Stevens destroying someone. This one was a perfectly clean hit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYQf9cxzJFg

Goalie clothing pr0n 4 u

http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/story/_/id/7126472/uni-watch-previews-nhl-season-rundown-custom-goalie-masks-pads

side note: p. much all professional masks are gay as hell at this point.

bill simmons went to a kings game! but only because the nba is on strike! there is a godfather reference!

http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7123705/arms-nhl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg51_7mTrag

this is a wrist shot

http://l.yimg.com/a/p/sp/editorial_image/2c/2c56935dca4f9fcd7fc89142a8bdacb5/brett_hull_trolling_sabres_fans_on_twitter_is_the_best_thing_ever.jpg

oh man must google where to get that shirt

brett hull's twitter is really entertaining because he doesn't seem to know what he's doing so you never really know what he's responding to

2ndBestHull Brett hull
Maybe the kids should be off limits you lowlife fuck

he doesn't seem to know care what he's doing

fixed

truth

ilya bryzgalov, eight games into a nine-year contract:

3-4, 3.45 gaa (36th in the league), .870 svp (38th)

Subban vs Marchand last night. One of the funniest bouts ever:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbEHU4GskX4

They tried to fight two times before during the game, but linesmen wouldn't let them. Finally they took advantage of getting out of the penalty box simultaneously and squared off right away. Linesmen backed off this time.

It was the highlight of the night. The Bruins played like poopoo.

loooool

hope they fight each other five more times this season

hahaha fucking inept

fight called for hysterical lameness

Bob Probert. Now more than ever (RIP)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig7E4-A8zQ8

sick

oh man. wow.

pfft I can do that

jk

in other news, brodeur looks big and slow to me these days (SSS)

i.e. cooked

props to the guys *not* wearing eyeblack today

rupper

nhlpa rejects realignment; winnipeg remains in the southeast

also did anyone watch the hbo 24/7 thing?

ilya brzgalov is a weird dude

is he the weird goalie?

/hockey is the best

All goalies are weird. Even in these modern times of even-keeled mumbly goalies the calm is the serial-killer kind of calm.

also, congratulations to jarome iginla for scoring 500 career goals. You are basically doug gilmour.

wings/hawks tonight was wildin' -- hawks up by two in the first 10 minutes, wings fight back and survive a penalty shot to win in OT, best game I've seen all season

got free tix to rangers-coyotes (2-1 rangers in so) last night -- second row from the glass behind henrik wau.

a) no way henrik is 6'1", not that it matters because he is awesome (insert jmod migraine joek here)
b) rangers looked awfully good on defense and forecheck; not sure they have the scoring to hang with boston or philly in a long series, tho
c) current coyote (and former rangers/penguins) defenseman michal rozsival is terrible
d) penalty shot called in ot; pretty sweet save by (enormous) coyotes goalie mike smith
e) i hate the rangers, but it is really awesome that their fans still chant POTVIN SUCKS 24 years after he retired

btw not sure if jmod's doug gilmour shout out is a joke or not?

but i don't remember too many players totally dominating a series the way dougie gilmour dominated the '93 campbell conference finals, even though his leafs lost to jimmy's kings.

also hockey is the best

got some freebies (in a corporate box no less) for hawks-wild tomorrow

stoked

who will you be rooting for

the wild as my gf is from minnesota

that mike smith save is sweet

btw not sure if jmod's doug gilmour shout out is a joke or not?

but i don't remember too many players totally dominating a series the way dougie gilmour dominated the '93 campbell conference finals, even though his leafs lost to jimmy's kings.

― mookieproof, Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:35 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

I'm thinking of JI in '04, which was his best chance to win a Cup only to lose to the lightning under controversial circumstances. So, yeah, it was a joke but not 100% inaccurate imo

I mean I'm not 100% homer to know that the leafs got jobbed in 93 but I also know that my team totally shat the bed after the stick, and after patrick roy cast some voodoo on the entire planet

The two Wings-Hawks games in the past week have been some of the best non-playoff hockey I've seen in a long time, and not just because Detroit won both in OT. Amazing atmosphere and intensity from both sides.

2013 winter classic: maple leafs vs. red wings at the big house

should just flood the empty block at michigan & trumbull and have it there imo

but i don't remember too many players totally dominating a series the way dougie gilmour dominated the '93 campbell conference finals, even though his leafs lost to jimmy's kings.

Still holds the NHL record for most points in a postseason without making the final, I believe .

Montreal fans plan 1-year anniversary celebration in honor of Scott Gomez's last goal

still pisses me off that someone let glen sather off the hook by trading for this guy and his contract

Tim Thomas:

"I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People.

This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level.

This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision for the Federal government.

Because I believe this, today I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL.

This is the only public statement I will be making on this topic. TT"

38 minutes ago ·

gross

tbf i probably would have skipped out on bush