NHL Playoffs

[Crazy Horse GT]

mtu 50 the one i sent you was too large for my pos pc , crap my other jpeg did'nt work either, the wing's one i sent you has to be 150 x 150 pixel's? , crap i wish my other one had worked, it was the wing's logo with two hand's flying out shooting bird's , heheh, we own roy, & his mystery flu he get's when he has to play the wing's , even little ozzy kicked his azz in a fight,bwahahaha, later.

[1969Mach1]

GO MAPLE LEAFS GO!

We play the Islanders tonight and we're going to kick some *****. I think we're going to go to atleast the Semi-Finals.

[Crazy Horse GT]

hey sam even though the hab's are my 2nd fav team i love the white leaf's jersey , i used to try & collect jersey's but as of lately, i cant, cujo is a bad mofo , i just dont like tie dummy. good luck to the leaf's

[7up]

I have a feeling I'm Hopelessly out numbered. Anyone else even remotely like the Av's?

[Mach 1]

Originally posted by MTU 50



They don't have more money than anybody else. The talented players that the Wings aquired are there because they took a pay cut to be on that team and make a run at the Stanley Cup. This isn't baseball. The Wings aren't the Yankees of Hockey where they outspend everybody 2:1.

This shows your lack of hockey knowledge. It is widely accepted and well known that the Red Wings are one of the wealthiest teams in the league, and have one of the highest payrolls in the league as well.

[7up]

Here's a nice little piece from ESPN on ROY. Saying this was his best year and he is a favorite to win MVP of the league. http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/preview?gameId=220418017

[95mustanggt]

The Oilers are out. They are my team.

And EVERYONE who knows anything about hockey has to agree that the best series in the playoffs is the Stars vs. the Oilers. Hands down, the best.

Roy is a baby. I dislike like his attitude, however he is a very talented goaltender.

[Ponygirl67]

Have the Canucks EVER won the stanley cup????? I dont think so, but I am not a hard cord hockey fan...I love the playoffs though and we are going to the top boys.....GO CANUCKS GO!!!!!

[HiFlow5 0]

BRUINS, BRUINS, BRUINS, but they will probably be knocked out in the first round again. So I'll have to fall back on my second favorite team, the AV's!

[MTU 50]

Originally posted by Mach 1


This shows your lack of hockey knowledge. It is widely accepted and well known that the Red Wings are one of the wealthiest teams in the league, and have one of the highest payrolls in the league as well.

Maybe compared to the other teams they do have more money, but that wasn't really my point anyway. In hockey you can't buy the Stanley Cup . It just doesn't work like other sports or at least it hasn't yet.

The New Jersey Devils won the cup in 2000 with a mid-level payroll and Colorado's payroll wasn't exceedingly high until after they won the cup last year and gave Sakic, Roy, and Blake big contracts. A big payroll in the NHL doesn't mean that you will win.

That is why I drew the parallel with the yankees. The Red Wings are not the Yankees of hockey. Yes, they probably do have more money than a lot of teams, but they are an original six, are in a huge market for hockey, have been sucessful the last decade, which means the Joe has been sold out for god knows how long, and that gives them more money to spend. They spend the money by rewarding players such as Yzeerman, Lidstrom, Federov, Shanahan, and others for the hard work and grit they have put into the team. Those players weren't just big name free agents when Detroit won in 97' and 98' who signed on that year to try and "buy" the cup. Yzerman, Federov, and Lidstrom had been on the wings for a while and deserved the money they have gotten. And I'm pretty sure they didn't get the big bucks until after they won the cup.

I'll say it again. A big payroll doesn't guarantee you get to take lord Stanley out waterskiing in Manitoba in the summer, or back home to your European country of birth, or whatever you chose to do with your day with the cup. Teamwork, Skill, Luck, and good ole' fashion grit your teeth Hockey does. And if the Wings are fortunate enough to win this year it will be for those reasons and not $ the$e $.

[Mach 1]

well, I agree with some of what your saying. Yes, teams havent been able to buy the cup, but Detroit certainly seems to be trying. Along with the rangers. The rangers have failed miserably. The wings have been successful for many years now, and were a good team before they started signing big money free agents.

However, this doesnt take away from the fact that they have a huge payroll and can aquire a lot of players that other teams cant afford to pay, Hasek being a good example.

A lot of people tend to root for the team that can get it done with a lower payroll, and less big name stars. Im not trying to take anything away from the wings. they are a great team, and have great coaching and management.

But you cant deny they have large dollars and pay a lot of "veterans" large money that other teams dont have the luxery of doing. Does this mean they will win the cup automatically? Of course not, but it certainly isnt going to hurt thier chances.

[Crazy Horse GT]

Originally posted by 7up
I have a feeling I'm Hopelessly out numbered. Anyone else even remotely like the Av's?

no, hel- no but that dont mean i dont like you, im a radier's fan also, i just hate that denver greater than thou attitude, i hate the av's & i hate the bronco's , but that doesnt mean i hate you, so let's just agree to disagree, it really dont matter, if the wing's or the av's or the shark's win the cup, our light bill wont be cheaper, we will still have to go to work, our car ins. isnt going to get cheaper, that's what i'm saying , it's just sport's, life move's on.peace on

[geno5.0]

MTU 50 Patrick Roy cant hear you because his fingers are in his ears glimmering with 4 yes 4 stanley cup rings compared to hasek's little czech gold medal!!!!. Ask kris draper if he is now able to wash his back side after lemieux made him kiss the boards in 96. Go Avs one more for the thumb saint patrick.

[Stangrrr]

Another Leafs fan here. Hey, you gotta go with the hometown team, eh?

[Crazy Horse GT]

waaa roy didnt get all those ring's in denver, just a fact. what is it with all these jr member's trying to flame on senior member's- if i may borrow your sentence unit?

[MTU 50]

Originally posted by geno5.0
MTU 50 Patrick Roy cant hear you because his fingers are in his ears glimmering with 4 yes 4 stanley cup rings compared to hasek's little czech gold medal!!!!. Ask kris draper if he is now able to wash his back side after lemieux made him kiss the boards in 96. Go Avs one more for the thumb saint patrick.

Does the water in Omaha destroy brain cells? Oh wait, of course it does. I should know that after reading your informative post.

No Sh*t. He is a good goalie. I admitted that. I like it how Roy lost a fight to little 5' 9" Mike Vernon. Lost badly I might add. And then he tied in a fight with Osgood, who is another little guy. I wasn't comparing him with Hasek either. I'll take Terry Sawchuk in his prime over Roy in his prime any day of the week! Theres your Roy comparison with a Red Wings goalie.

I hope you were joking about the Lemieux thing, because if you weren't your a moron, plain and simple. Don't get me going again about that panzie. I don't know many people, even Colorado fans, that will actually defend him.

[Crazy Horse GT]

hahahaha, corn is in the way , go king's, we know they are tough, & who traded them two of their best player's, uuuhhh jeeezz the av holes. bwahahaha, better dig ray dork back up

[geno5.0]

Now HOLD ON A SECOND!!! I never flamed MTU 50 for a fact I just flamed his TEAM!!!!! Just trying to back up a fellow AVS fan. If I am not mistaken the only flame was from you two( Does the water in Omaha destroy brain cells? Oh wait, of course it does. I should know that after reading your informative post.) (hahahaha, corn is in the way ,) (, just a fact. what is it with all these jr member's trying to flame on senior member's- if i may borrow your sentence unit?) And just because you have posted more than me on this site it does not make you better than me!!!


Only moved to omaha for business

And I thought the HUSKERS fans were a** holes

"Note to self" Never move to Detroit the fans are worse than the Husker fans! Now I think that was the first flame I've done

[geno5.0]

1995,1996,Detroit 62 wins. Western Conf Finals. Colorado 4 games to 2, Colorado Stanley Cup Champs.

1998,1999.Colorado 4 to 2

1999/2000 Colorado 4 to 1

2001/2002 Vancouver vs Detroit 2 games to 0,

If Im not mistaken Roy was going to kick(Hasek a** but he cant even skate he looked like Michelle Kawn floping on the Ice)He was a great pick up )

Now Oct 17 th 2000 Terry Swachuk record fell, Oct 17th the new Saint Patricks Day.

April 20th 2003 ever member of the Detroit RedWings will be eligible for social security and the seinor discount at the Sizzler.

[Crazy Horse GT]

hahaha, now you know why i hate the av's, i wasnt flaming just joking, beside's isnt it a fact, that every team that has won the president's cup has never won the stanley. true! im not worried yet, but dont take the king's lightly either, look what they did to the wing's last year, if the wing's get put out, so be it, i will root for the hab's or, the hawk's, but you can bet this, the av's are the bottom of my list, social security, = ray bourqe, lighten up man it's only sport's