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Title: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on September 30, 2018, 10:08:03 PM
https://youtu.be/cP3sxnwN4Zw
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on September 30, 2018, 10:10:53 PM
Oh my goodness Azhya, it's that time of year already..



The regular season is about to start..



Go Flames go.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on September 30, 2018, 11:17:47 PM
The Leafs are really looking good this year. Tavares will make a fine addition to the blue and white.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on September 30, 2018, 11:47:20 PM
Winnipeg Jets all the way to the cup.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on October 01, 2018, 04:52:18 PM
I love this commercial.



https://youtu.be/YDt77V_WEFw
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on October 01, 2018, 05:37:33 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"I love this commercial.



https://youtu.be/YDt77V_WEFw

I like it too.

 :smiley_thumbs_up_yellow_ani:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on October 05, 2018, 04:22:21 PM
My Ice Gladiators came back on the first game of the season as unstoppable. They blanked the Bruins 7-0. All impact players scored. What a game! Firing on all cylinders, as they say! Electric!



https://youtu.be/Z_Y7f4MqjL4
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on October 05, 2018, 05:36:13 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"My Ice Gladiators came back on the first game of the season as unstoppable. They blanked the Bruins 7-0. All impact players scored. What a game! Firing on all cylinders, as they say! Electric!



https://youtu.be/Z_Y7f4MqjL4

Maybe they'll repeat as Stanley Cup chamnpions.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on October 06, 2018, 03:30:55 PM
Washington Capitals



All aboard, everyone! Let's have a roll call:



Forwards



Players

   Nicklas Backstrom (A)

   Travis Boyd

   Andre Burakovsky

   Brett Connolly

   Nic Dowd

   Lars Eller

   Shane Gersich

   Dmitrij Jaskin

   Evgeny Kuznetsov

   Jayson Megna

   T.J. Oshie

   Alex Ovechkin (C)

   Devante Smith-Pelly

   Chandler Stephenson

   Jakub Vrana

   Nathan Walker

   Tom Wilson



Defense



Players

   Madison Bowey

   John Carlson

   Christian Djoos

   Michal Kempny

   Matt Niskanen

   Dmitry Orlov

   Brooks Orpik (A)

   Jonas Siegenthaler



Goalies



Players

   Pheonix Copley

   Braden Holtby
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on October 06, 2018, 03:37:34 PM
Calgary Flames



Forwards



Players

   Mikael Backlund

   Sam Bennett

   Austin Czarnik

   Dillon Dube

   Michael Frolik

   Johnny Gaudreau

   Garnet Hathaway

   Mark Jankowski

   Curtis Lazar

   Elias Lindholm

   Sean Monahan

   James Neal

   Derek Ryan

   Matthew Tkachuk

    

Defense



Players

   TJ Brodie

   Mark Giordano (C)

   Travis Hamonic

   Noah Hanifin

   Michael Stone

   Juuso Valimaki



Goalies



Players

   David Rittich

   Mike Smith
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on October 06, 2018, 05:03:36 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Calgary Flames



Forwards



Players

   Mikael Backlund

   Sam Bennett

   Austin Czarnik

   Dillon Dube

   Michael Frolik

   Johnny Gaudreau

   Garnet Hathaway

   Mark Jankowski

   Curtis Lazar

   Elias Lindholm

   Sean Monahan

   James Neal

   Derek Ryan

   Matthew Tkachuk

    

Defense



Players

   TJ Brodie

   Mark Giordano (C)

   Travis Hamonic

   Noah Hanifin

   Michael Stone

   Juuso Valimaki



Goalies



Players

   David Rittich

   Mike Smith

I really like Johnny Gaudreau..



He is half Filipino too.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on October 06, 2018, 11:34:44 PM
NO GOAL?!
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on October 06, 2018, 11:35:59 PM
Goal. Haha! Go Flames Go!
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on October 07, 2018, 03:04:11 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"NO GOAL?!

They beat Vancouver seven to four.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on October 07, 2018, 03:10:18 PM
I know. Pretty exciting game!
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on October 07, 2018, 03:11:54 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"I know. Pretty exciting game!

I didn't watch the game.

 ac_blush
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on October 07, 2018, 03:18:22 PM
It was electric, as I always say.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on October 07, 2018, 03:38:47 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"It was electric, as I always say.

It's always a good game when the Flames win.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on October 07, 2018, 09:56:47 PM
:thumbup:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on October 07, 2018, 10:48:50 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola":thumbup:

I have a feeling the Flames will make the playoffs this year....I hope so.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on October 09, 2018, 01:17:54 PM
They very well could. I will stay positive, as always.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on October 12, 2018, 08:42:56 PM
And now, Hockey and Politics.







https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2018/06/05/flashback-media-attacked-conservative-hockey-player-who-snubbed-obama-white-house-visit/



The Associated Press

5 June 2018



Back in 2012, the Boston Bruins were invited to Barack Obama's White House to celebrate the team's Stanley Cup win. However, goalie Tim Thomas decided that he would not make the trip because he didn't approve of how powerful and cumbersome the federal government had become.



At the time, Thomas took to his Facebook page to explain his reasons: "I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People."



Thomas went on to say that because he is a "free citizen" he did not visit the White House with his team adding that his decision was not about any particular party or politician. In fact, the player blamed both parties equally for the growth of big government and the obviation of the U.S. Constitution.



But his explanation was not good enough for Sports Illustrated. The venerable sports magazine said the player was flat-out wrong not to visit Obama's White House and that a visit with the president of the United States was the "wrong place and time" to make such statements.



"Thomas was wrong not because he holds those particular views on the government. He is certainly entitled to them. That is his legal right — one of the things that is truly great about this country. Not every nation is so fortunate," wrote the magazine's Stu Hackel. "But Thomas went wrong when he decided to use this particular time and place to exercise his right."



Hackel went on to insist that the team's visit to the White House was not the time for players to act as individuals because the event was for the team, not any particular player. Not only that, but it was "disrespecting" the whole country.



"Tim Thomas may think he's protesting what he sees as some sort of government wrongdoing," the haughty Hackel wrote. "But — whether he realizes it or not — he's really being disrespectful to the people of the United States. That's who he snubbed here."



Hackel continued:



His team, the Boston Bruins, are what this event was all about. They are the object of the celebration — not the government, not the president, not even the Constitution. This was all about the Boston Bruins being acknowledged as the best team in hockey.



And if there's one thing that makes a hockey team great, it's unity, that none of the individuals put themselves ahead of the team. This is one the most fundamental principles in the sport. In fact, putting yourself ahead of the team is one of the worst things a hockey player can do. It violates that fundamental principle.



And that's exactly what Tim Thomas — who wants to paint himself as a man of principle — did. He put himself above his team.



Hackel continued for several more paragraphs before ending with a body slam to the hockey player.



"A segment of fans and media observers, who likely agree with Tim Thomas's politics or don't really understand the notion of principle, have now hailed him as some sort of righteous figure. He's not," Hackel concluded. "There's nothing heroic in what he did. He trampled on the only principle that really matters here, the one that got him invited to the White House in the first place. He misguidedly and unprofessionally turned his back on the group that propelled him into public prominence and the sport that has made him wealthy. Where's the principle in that?"



But Hackel wasn't alone in his condemnation of the goalie. Others piled on.



Joe McDonald of ESPN also attacked Thomas: "Tim Thomas put himself above the team," McDonald cried. He added that Thomas picked the wrong time to make a statement and continued saying, "When the president of the United States invites you and all your teammates to the White House to honor your Stanley Cup championship, you go and represent the team. On Monday, Thomas instead chose to represent himself."



James Hardie from Bleacher Report then added his two cents: "If Thomas was a real man, he would have gone to the Boston Bruins management and ownership, returned the money from his contract and quit the balance of it by retiring—so he could exercise his rights as a free citizen."



The Boston Globe's Kevin Paul Dupont also hammered the goalie: "Yesterday was not about politics and government until Thomas made it about politics and government. The day, long set on the calendar was a day when the Boston Bruins were asked to visit Pennsylvania Avenue to celebrate what they did as a team last season. It was their day in the national spotlight until Thomas didn't show, and then the focal point became, much the way it would be in a hockey game, on the guy who was no longer standing in goal."



DuPont exclaimed that Thomas was "Shabby. Immature. Unprofessional. Self-centered. Bush league."



There were many more, of course, but these excerpts tend to show the hypocrisy of the liberal sports media that is now — nearly universally — supporting the Philadelphia Eagles for not going to the White House.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on October 12, 2018, 08:45:06 PM
I disagreed with the actions of Tim Thomas and I disagree with the actions of many professional athletes today..



Sports should be neutral.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on October 29, 2018, 04:29:32 PM
Yeah, baybay! :thumbup:



 :nhl_checking:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on October 30, 2018, 01:03:20 AM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Yeah, baybay! :thumbup:



 :nhl_checking:

Do you think Washington will repeat as Stanley Cup champions Azhya?
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on October 30, 2018, 01:03:20 AM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Yeah, baybay! :thumbup:



 :nhl_checking:

Do you think Washington will repeat as Stanley Cup champions Azhya?
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on October 30, 2018, 11:11:04 AM
They could, Fash, but I don't know when that will be. They are in 18th place right now but they can also improve that. There is time.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on November 02, 2018, 01:07:38 AM
Calgary beat Colorado six to five.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Berry Sweet on November 02, 2018, 02:16:53 AM
I use to be a big hockey fan in my teens.  Now I find it boring.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on November 02, 2018, 09:00:54 AM
Quote from: "Berry Sweet"I use to be a big hockey fan in my teens.  Now I find it boring.

I am a bandwagon jumper.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on November 05, 2018, 04:05:29 PM
The Flames are hot.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on November 05, 2018, 07:44:27 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"The Flames are hot.

Flames usually are hot.

 :laugh:

I'm enjoying the NHL season so far.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on November 05, 2018, 09:31:38 PM
With less than 4 minutes remaining in the final period, I hope the Caps squash the Oilers.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on November 05, 2018, 09:34:44 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"With less than 4 minutes remaining in the final period, I hope the Caps squash the Oilers.

They should do it now.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on November 08, 2018, 05:06:37 PM
Washington Capitals hand the Pittsburgh Penguins their 5th straight loss yesterday.



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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on November 08, 2018, 08:44:42 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Washington Capitals hand the Pittsburgh Penguins their 5th straight loss yesterday.



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What's happening to Pittsburgh.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on November 11, 2018, 11:29:22 AM
The Flames scorch the LA Kings 1-0 in their home ice, Staples Center. Sweet.



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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on November 13, 2018, 08:52:20 PM
Woohoo! Tom Wilson returns to the ice tonight. The Caps and Minnesota Wild game is underway.



Wilson's 20-game suspension was reduced to 14.



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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on November 13, 2018, 10:59:59 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"The Flames scorch the LA Kings 1-0 in their home ice, Staples Center. Sweet.



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Yay
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on November 20, 2018, 09:56:14 PM
Flames beat the Golden Knights 7-0.



Caps beat the Habs 5-4.



All in all a good night in hockey.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on November 20, 2018, 09:58:41 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Flames beat the Golden Knights 7-0.



Caps beat the Habs 5-4.



All in all a good night in hockey.

I saw that, wow.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on November 21, 2018, 12:18:43 PM
Correction, 7-2
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on November 21, 2018, 12:57:05 PM
Alex Ovechkin and Carey Price were fun to watch. Great goals and great saves.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on November 21, 2018, 01:00:28 PM
But not this time, mon ami, eh? See where it's at? Spasibo, comrade!



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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on December 04, 2018, 06:55:02 PM
Welcome to the NHL, Seattle!



Seattle was awarded the 32nd franchise. They will join the gang in the 21-22 season.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on December 04, 2018, 07:24:43 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Welcome to the NHL, Seattle!



Seattle was awarded the 32nd franchise. They will join the gang in the 21-22 season.

 :ohmy:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on December 11, 2018, 10:20:17 PM
Alex Ovechkin and the Capitals are squashing the Red Wings, 6-1. They are unstoppable. The Caps' captain just scored a hat trick. He leads in goals this season.



Now back to the game...
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on January 07, 2019, 05:16:59 PM
USA falls to Finland in World Juniors Ice Hockey Championship.



It was a hard pill to swallow but kudos to the better team.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on January 07, 2019, 08:56:47 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"USA falls to Finland in World Juniors Ice Hockey Championship.



It was a hard pill to swallow but kudos to the better team.

Finland defeated Team Canada too.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on January 08, 2019, 08:50:21 PM
They are indeed the better team on the whole.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Odinson on January 08, 2019, 09:19:50 PM
We just have superior warriors... Thats all..
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on January 08, 2019, 09:25:52 PM
You can claim that this year. They have not always been winning the championships. They were not superior in past years.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on January 25, 2019, 02:25:43 PM
No wins for the current champions for their last 7 games.



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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on January 25, 2019, 02:26:18 PM
Consistently, the Flames are in 2nd place. They have a chance to be in the playoffs. Not the Oilers though.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on January 25, 2019, 02:59:22 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Consistently, the Flames are in 2nd place. They have a chance to be in the playoffs. Not the Oilers though.

I'm excited about hockey this season.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on February 01, 2019, 06:41:14 PM
The Calgary Flames will face  off against the Washington Capitals this evening at Capital One Arena in the nation's capital! Woohoo!



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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on February 01, 2019, 06:52:32 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"The Calgary Flames will face  off against the Washington Capitals this evening at Capital One Arena in the nation's capital! Woohoo!



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That will be a good game.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on February 04, 2019, 12:14:41 PM
It was a great game! However, they lost to the Bruins yesterday. :sad:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on February 22, 2019, 06:46:38 PM
There is no battle for Alberta. Connor McDavid, Captain of the Edmonton Oilers is suspended for two games for headshot on Nick Leddy of the New York Islanders. It will not make a difference this season, however. The Oilers are in 27th place in the league, close to last place. Only the top 16 teams will make it to the playoffs.



The Calgary Flames, on the other hand, remain in 2nd place in the league. Hot Hot Hot Flames.



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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on February 22, 2019, 06:49:41 PM
https://www.nhl.com/news/oilers-connor-mcdavid-suspended-two-games-for-actions-against-islanders/c-305105788



https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/oilers-connor-mcdavid-suspended-two-games-hit-nick-leddy/
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on February 22, 2019, 06:57:18 PM




https://russianmachineneverbreaks.com/2019/02/17/alex-ovechkin-on-future-caps-white-house-visit-i-would-ask-trump-when-hes-going-to-fix-the-relationship-with-russia/



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The Washington Capitals intend to visit the Trump White House to celebrate their Stanley Cup championship. The Caps and the Trump administration are discussing when, not if, that visit will occur.



"There's been some reach out from the White House and this will be a team decision, I've said that from Day One," Leonsis said on January 31. "They're in discussions right now but I think that they will have an answer to that soon. Again, it's our players and coaching staff that will decide and whatever they decide I think that the team would support that."



Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov are two players eager to make the trip and they recently spoke about it with Sport-Express's Igor Rabiner.





"Of course I'll go there," Ovechkin said. "The opportunity to visit the White House is very pleasant."



Kuznetsov agreed he'd go too. "I always thought that sport is outside of politics," he said. "Everybody needs to take care of their own business. We are simple people, our business is to play hockey, not to declare how to invest the money or where and how to build a wall. And you have to respect the people. It's not like some kind of Vasya Pupkin [Russian version of Joe Schmo] is inviting you to come by to ChTZ and have a drink with him. I work in the country, and I have to respect its traditions. If I don't show up, it would be disrespectful."



Ovechkin had a wish list of what he'd like to accomplish at the White House.



"I would chat with [President Trump] for a little, take a photo." He began to smile. Then "ask when he's going to fix the relationship with Russia."



Popular in both America and Russia, Ovechkin was asked if there was something he could do to bring the two countries closer together. The Capitals captain has a friendly relationship with Russian president Vladimir Putin.



"I'm away from politics," Ovechkin said. "Politics is a separate topic. For me, the most important thing is world peace and health for all people."



Meanwhile, not all Capitals players are enthusiastic about going to the White House. Brett Connolly and Devante Smith-Pelly have pledged not to go. Brooks Orpik called the visit a "sensitive issue."



"The things that [Donald Trump] spews are straight-up racist and sexist," Smith-Pelly said. "I already have my mind made up."



"For me, I just don't think it's the right thing to do," Connolly said. "Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I think there'll be a few guys not going, too. Like I said, it has nothing to do with politics, it's about what's right and wrong, and we'll leave it at that."



Kuznetsov was supportive of teammates who choose not to attend.



"Every player has his own mentality, his own upbringing, and if somebody for whatever reason decides not to go, I will under no circumstances condemn them," Kuznetsov said. "It is their right."



But despite all this talk in the media about the visit happening soon, Kuznetsov said that behind the scenes, the planning is "so far – quiet."



"At the end of the last year, and the beginning of this year, there was a shutdown of the US government," Kuznetsov said. "Maybe that is why there still has been no [White House] visit."
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on February 22, 2019, 07:32:30 PM
Alexander Ovechkin the diplomat.

 :laugh:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on February 23, 2019, 03:02:33 PM
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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on March 06, 2019, 10:04:50 PM
Who is the oldest player in the NHL right now?



Matt Cullen, oldest NHL Player. "It's been mentioned a few times," Cullen said. "It gets around." Without Jagr in the League, Cullen is the only 41-year-old remaining in the NHL and is one of just two players who are playing at 40 years of age (Boston's Zdeno Chara will turn 41 later this season).



Matt Cullen of the Pittsburgh Penguins.



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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on March 06, 2019, 10:37:41 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Who is the oldest player in the NHL right now?



Matt Cullen, oldest NHL Player. "It's been mentioned a few times," Cullen said. "It gets around." Without Jagr in the League, Cullen is the only 41-year-old remaining in the NHL and is one of just two players who are playing at 40 years of age (Boston's Zdeno Chara will turn 41 later this season).



Matt Cullen of the Pittsburgh Penguins.



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I've heard of him.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on March 16, 2019, 10:30:26 PM
Rest In Peace, Vancouver Canucks.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on March 18, 2019, 01:35:17 AM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Rest In Peace, Vancouver Canucks.

Are they officially out of the playoffs.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on March 18, 2019, 07:01:51 PM
They are nowhere near the playoffs, not in the recent years and I predict not for a long time.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on March 18, 2019, 07:11:35 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"They are nowhere near the playoffs, not in the recent years and I predict not for a long time.

That's too bad for Canucks fans.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on March 20, 2019, 11:09:31 AM
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/03/19/washington-capitals-celebrate-stanley-cup-victory-white-house-monday/?utm_term=.c009eba97066



NEWARK — The Washington Capitals will join President Trump on Monday to celebrate their 2018 Stanley Cup victory at the White House, according to a team spokesman. The visit will come nearly 10 months after the team won its first championship in franchise history, and the event is expected to be more low-key than some in the past, though plans are still being finalized.



The Capitals will be the first Washington professional team to be honored at the White House since D.C. United in 1997. Visiting the White House has long been a tradition for many championship college and professional teams, but it has been mixed with some controversy during Trump's presidency. In the week after they won the Stanley Cup, most Capitals players said they would visit the White House. Russian captain Alex Ovechkin confirmed that he will attend after the team's 4-1 win at the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night.



"We just found out today, so I don't know what to say," he said. "I'm just excited. It's nice."



Said Swedish center Nicklas Backstrom: "It will be fun. It's exciting, I think, and every time you get an invitation from the president and being at the White House, it's going to be a great experience. ... I feel like it's always up to whoever wants to go, but we got the invitation, and it's been a tradition, I think, for many years. We're not going to mix politics with sports. It's because we won last year; that's why we're there. Yeah, it'll be a cool experience, I think."



Forward Devante Smith-Pelly, who is black and Canadian, previously said he would not want to be part of a White House ceremony because "the things that [Trump] spews are straight-up racist and sexist," he told Canada's Postmedia.



Smith-Pelly was waived in February and sent down to the American Hockey League in a salary cap-clearing move so he is no longer with the Capitals, but all members of the 2018 team are invited and will have the option to attend or decline. Players and coaches new to the team this season will not be part of the visit.



Forward Brett Connolly joined Smith-Pelly last year in saying he would also skip a White House visit, and he stood by that decision when asked Tuesday night, referencing his support for Smith-Pelly.



"I respectfully decline," said Connolly, who is Canadian. "That's all I'll say about it. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. It's obviously a big deal, and it gains a lot of attention. I've been in full support of an old teammate that I'm really good friends with who I agreed with and a guy who will be back here, I'm sure, at the end of the year. That's all I'll say."



Trump canceled the 2018 Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles' visit to the White House after some players said they would skip the ceremony to protest the president and his rhetoric. When the Golden State Warriors won the 2017 NBA championship, multiple players, including superstar guard Stephen Curry, said they were not in favor of a visit to the White House. They were later disinvited by Trump. The Warriors won another title last year and, rather than visit the White House during their trip to Washington in late January, they met with former president Barack Obama. The team visited the National Museum of African American History and Culture during its trip to Washington the previous February.



The Pittsburgh Penguins visited the White House after both their 2016 and 2017 Stanley Cup wins. In 2012, then-Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas, an American, skipped the team's White House ceremony, citing his political and ideological differences with the Obama administration. The Capitals went down to the wire with this visit, discussing dates earlier in the season to no avail because of scheduling conflicts.



Clemson, winner of the College Football Playoff, and North Dakota State, seven-time winner of the NCAA's Football Championship Subdivision, are the most recent teams to visit the White House, and both were served a fast-food spread.



"It's another chance to recognize the special run that we had last year," Capitals forward Tom Wilson said Tuesday. "Anytime the group gets together and gets to see the Cup and be around it, it is awesome. We'll take it in stride and see where it goes here and look forward to celebrating that one whenever we can."



Isabelle Khurshudyan covers the Washington Capitals. A University of South Carolina graduate, she has worked at The Washington Post since 2014, previously reporting on high school sports and local colleges.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on March 20, 2019, 04:47:35 PM
In the photo above, my oldest son and I were wearing our championship red t-shirts and we were somewhere to the left mixed with the crowd waving our hands and screaming.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on March 20, 2019, 06:43:49 PM
Tonight, the puck drops at 7 p.m. Eastern at Capital One Arena. The Caps host the Tampa Bay Lightning. This will be a tough match.



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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on March 20, 2019, 11:36:42 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"In the photo above, my oldest son and I were wearing our championship red t-shirts and we were somewhere to the left mixed with the crowd waving our hands and screaming.

I hope to do that in Calgary with my son...if we are still living in Calgary.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on March 21, 2019, 03:23:38 PM
Good luck, Fash. I hope it happens too.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on March 25, 2019, 06:36:37 PM
I am so very happy today. My warriors with my president at the White House today.



https://youtu.be/jfvNbMJaLGU
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on March 25, 2019, 06:44:50 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"I am so very happy today. My warriors with my president at the White House today.



https://youtu.be/jfvNbMJaLGU

It's refreshing to see no players used this to make some political gesture..



They showed true sportsmanship.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 02, 2019, 06:41:48 PM
That is actually not entirely accurate, Fash. Three Canadian players did not want to attend because of political reasons. I was very disappointed in Braden Holtby, the goal tender. He's from Llyodminster, Alberta. He and Devante Smith-Pelly chose to opt out of attending the White House. Smith-Pelly hails from Scarborough, Toronto. Add to that Brett Connolly who hails from Campbell River, BC. However, not all Canadian players refused to attend. Tom Wilson, the team's fiery goal-scoring goon comes from Toronto. He was at the White House visit.



More here: http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/26357829/stanley-cup-winning-capitals-visit-white-house



Apart from these three who chose not to attend, I think the rest have my respect because they are not letting politics seep into sports. It should never.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 08, 2019, 05:14:32 PM
The Calgary Flames will play the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs....go Flames go.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 08, 2019, 10:58:48 PM
Alright alright alright!  :thumbup:



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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 10, 2019, 10:52:48 PM
Yes! New York Islanders beat the Penguins in their first round! Woohoo! Smashing! ac_dance  :nhl_checking:



 :thumbup:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 12, 2019, 09:18:46 AM
Calgary and Toronto won last night.

 ac_dance
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 12, 2019, 12:11:57 PM
Fash, you define a true Canadian.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 12, 2019, 04:15:41 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Fash, you define a true Canadian.

You are the true hockey fan Azhya.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 15, 2019, 04:42:59 PM
I take pleasure in the defeat of the Penguins, again. Woohoo! :thumbup:  Lost 3 times. I hope the Islanders knock them out.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 15, 2019, 06:38:31 PM
I want to know the enemy.



Know Your Enemy!



Carolina Hurricanes. We will crush you again tonight.



Forwards

   Sebastian Aho

   Micheal Ferland

   Warren Foegele

   Saku Maenalanen

   Jordan Martinook

   Brock McGinn

   Greg McKegg

   Nino Niederreiter

   Jordan Staal

   Andrei Svechnikov

   Teuvo Teravainen

   Lucas Wallmark

   Justin Williams



Defense

   Jake Bean

   Calvin de Haan

   Justin Faulk

   Haydn Fleury

   Dougie Hamilton

   Brett Pesce

   Jaccob Slavin

   Trevor van Riemsdyk



Goalies

   Curtis McElhinney

   Petr Mrazek



https://youtu.be/zSHtniUl8V4
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 16, 2019, 09:43:00 PM
Super shit.



https://youtu.be/0g8eLQCpNB8
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 16, 2019, 10:12:25 PM
Once in a while I can stomach Don Cherry.



https://youtu.be/GrSRaHMMiWA
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 16, 2019, 10:27:42 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Once in a while I can stomach Don Cherry.



https://youtu.be/GrSRaHMMiWA

He knows hockey very well.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 16, 2019, 10:58:18 PM
He does not know fashion very well.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 16, 2019, 11:17:45 PM
R.I.P



Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins have been eliminated. Woohoo! They were both opponents of the Capitals last year to get to the Stanley Cup and the Caps smashed both.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 16, 2019, 11:53:00 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"He does not know fashion very well.

Lol, that's true.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 17, 2019, 10:13:18 AM
Tampa Bay Lightning stayed on top all season only to be eliminated. Haha. The Caps has had such an experience as well.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 18, 2019, 07:14:46 AM
Toronto and Boston are now tied at two games each and Colorado now has a three to one series lead over Calgary.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 19, 2019, 10:57:06 PM
Fan the Flames



Forwards



Player

   Mikael Backlund

   Sam Bennett

   Austin Czarnik

   Dillon Dube

   Michael Frolik

   Johnny Gaudreau

   Garnet Hathaway

   Mark Jankowski

   Elias Lindholm

   Andrew Mangiapane

   Sean Monahan

   James Neal

   Alan Quine

   Derek Ryan

   Matthew Tkachuk    



Defense



Player

   Rasmus Andersson

   TJ Brodie

   Oscar Fantenberg

   Mark Giordano - Captain

   Travis Hamonic

   Noah Hanifin

   Oliver Kylington

   Dalton Prout

   Michael Stone

   Juuso Valimaki



Goalies



Player

   David Rittich

   Mike Smith
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 19, 2019, 11:01:23 PM
It's two to one for Colorado at the end of the first.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 20, 2019, 07:54:13 AM
Calgary has been eliminated after losing five to one to Colorado..



Winnipeg faces elimination tonight.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 21, 2019, 07:13:36 AM
St Louis defeated Winnipeg three to two to eliminate the Jets..



The Toronto Maple Leafs are the sole Canadian team still in playoff contention.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 22, 2019, 02:47:19 PM
Boston beat Toronto four to two to force a game seven.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 23, 2019, 06:41:24 PM
I will be very disappointed if the Caps lose but they really should have eliminated the Hurricanes while they were ahead. Oh well. Such is life. You cannot always win.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 23, 2019, 08:48:31 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"I will be very disappointed if the Caps lose but they really should have eliminated the Hurricanes while they were ahead. Oh well. Such is life. You cannot always win.

I know what you mean Azhya..



Calgary's performance was very disappointing.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 23, 2019, 09:15:32 PM
The only Canadian team left, the Maple Leafs, are hanging by a thread.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 23, 2019, 09:36:28 PM
Toronto is eliminated. No Canadian teams are going to the Stanley Cup championship.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 23, 2019, 10:26:54 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Toronto is eliminated. No Canadian teams are going to the Stanley Cup championship.

 :sad:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 23, 2019, 11:29:54 PM
A hungry Hurricanes could eliminate the Caps but it remains to be seen, of course. The Canes captain is now Justin Williams, a three-time Stanley Cup champion, with the Canes in 2006 and twice with the Los Angeles Kings in 2012 and 2014 so he is experienced. The Caps, of course, are hungry to get their back-to-back wins but that might not be such an easy thing to accomplish but they have the roster for it. We shall see what tomorrow brings or maybe I won't watch. I get too emotional. Haha.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 24, 2019, 10:12:53 AM
The officiating in a number of these playoff games recently have drawn criticism. I dread the moment the Caps could be winning tonight's game but lose it to bad officiating. I am going to be a mad woman tonight, I think. Sigh.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 24, 2019, 10:13:36 AM
I can already predict my blood pressure will be going off the rails tonight.  :swoon:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 24, 2019, 10:35:10 AM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"I can already predict my blood pressure will be going off the rails tonight.  :swoon:

The better teams have been losing in this first round.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 25, 2019, 09:07:54 PM
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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 25, 2019, 09:09:28 PM
Go, Columbus Blue jackassets, Go!



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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 26, 2019, 09:07:04 AM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Go, Columbus Blue jackassets, Go!



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Is that the team you support now Azhya?
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 26, 2019, 10:01:25 PM
It would be nice to see them win. This will be their first Stanley Cup if they win. I am rooting for the teams my sons are rooting for.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 26, 2019, 10:02:31 PM
We like the Dallas Stars and the New York Islanders also.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 26, 2019, 10:03:02 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"It would be nice to see them win. This will be their first Stanley Cup if they win. I am rooting for the teams my sons are rooting for.

Good idea.

 ac_smile
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 27, 2019, 04:05:24 PM
Let's get to know the team from hot and sunny Dallas, the Dallas Stars. There are no superstars here but you just never know. They could be the next Stanley Cup Champs. Only time will tell.



Forwards



Player

   Jamie Benn - Captain

   Nicholas Caamano

   Andrew Cogliano

   Blake Comeau

   Jason Dickinson

   Justin Dowling

   Radek Faksa

   Denis Gurianov

   Martin Hanzal *

   Roope Hintz

   Mattias Janmark

   Joel L'Esperance

   Adam Mascherin

   Valeri Nichushkin

   Tyler Pitlick

   Alexander Radulov

   Brett Ritchie

   Tyler Seguin

   Jason Spezza

   Mats Zuccarello



Defense



Player

   Gavin Bayreuther

   Taylor Fedun

   Joel Hanley

   Dillon Heatherington

   Miro Heiskanen

   Julius Honka

   Stephen Johns

   John Klingberg

   Esa Lindell

   Ben Lovejoy

   Marc Methot

   Jamie Oleksiak

   Roman Polak    



Goalies



Player

   Ben Bishop

   Landon Bow

   Anton Khudobin

    

* = Injured reserve
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on April 30, 2019, 07:47:34 PM
This towering giant is one of the oldest hockey players in the NHL today at 42. Zdeno Chara. Captain of the Boston Bruins.



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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on April 30, 2019, 08:16:41 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"This towering giant is one of the oldest hockey players in the NHL today at 42. Zdeno Chara. Captain of the Boston Bruins.



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I remember him most from a playoff game almost ten years ago when he caused a player to go off on a stretcher.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on May 04, 2019, 11:08:15 PM
The Islander were swept out in 4 games by the Hurricanes.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on May 06, 2019, 11:36:41 AM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"The Islander were swept out in 4 games by the Hurricanes.

Do you think Carolina will win the Stanley Cup Azhya?
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on May 06, 2019, 05:12:50 PM
As the Stanley Cup playoffs are unpredictable, I can only say that the Hurricanes appear dominant but they have not faced the others yet. It is the fight for the Stanley Cup so we will see more hunger in the way the game is played from here on.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on May 07, 2019, 05:45:31 PM
Like my son, I too detest Brad Marchand with a passion. Look at his detestable hit on Scott Harrington here of the Columbus Blue jackassets. Too bad the Bruins eliminated them. Boston advances to face the Hurricanes.



https://youtu.be/0B0VQVvJm84
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on May 09, 2019, 04:46:19 PM
Newest ad from the NHL.



I casnm't serre thye keryboard! Dsamn tewars.



https://youtu.be/D0IR1nxnIOo
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on May 09, 2019, 06:17:14 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Newest ad from the NHL.



I casnm't serre thye keryboard! Dsamn tewars.



https://youtu.be/D0IR1nxnIOo

 :ohmy:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Odinson on May 26, 2019, 04:32:02 PM
Look at that..



Canada defeated.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Odinson on May 26, 2019, 04:33:07 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3atJWUBl76I
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on May 26, 2019, 07:28:04 PM
Quote from: "Odinson"Look at that..



Canada defeated.

By Finland.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Odinson on May 26, 2019, 07:47:24 PM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "Odinson"Look at that..



Canada defeated.

By Finland.


Yes..



Finland is now the hockey world champion.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on May 26, 2019, 08:17:15 PM
Quote from: "Odinson"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "Odinson"Look at that..



Canada defeated.

By Finland.


Yes..



Finland is now the hockey world champion.

What is the name of that tournament?
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Odinson on May 26, 2019, 08:21:09 PM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "Odinson"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "Odinson"Look at that..



Canada defeated.

By Finland.


Yes..



Finland is now the hockey world champion.

What is the name of that tournament?


World cup... World championship..
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on May 26, 2019, 08:24:46 PM
Quote from: "Odinson"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "Odinson"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "Odinson"Look at that..



Canada defeated.

By Finland.


Yes..



Finland is now the hockey world champion.

What is the name of that tournament?


World cup... World championship..

tthat.thank you Odi.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on May 26, 2019, 08:30:09 PM
Always remember these four letters, Fash: I I H F



That stands for International Ice Hockey Federation.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on May 26, 2019, 09:03:48 PM
Congratulations to Finland.



That should fire up the two Fins in the Boston Bruins for tomorrow's first round of the final Stanley Cup championship against the St. Louis Blues. Defenseman Urho Vaakanainen, and goalie Tuukka Rask.



I have a disdain for Boston and their fans so I am hoping St. Louis will win but all the teams I rooted for this time have lost so maybe the Blues might not make it also. We'll see.



 :nhl_checking:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on May 27, 2019, 06:12:57 AM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Congratulations to Finland.



That should fire up the two Fins in the Boston Bruins for tomorrow's first round of the final Stanley Cup championship against the St. Louis Blues. Defenseman Urho Vaakanainen, and goalie Tuukka Rask.



I have a disdain for Boston and their fans so I am hoping St. Louis will win but all the teams I rooted for this time have lost so maybe the Blues might not make it also. We'll see.



 :nhl_checking:

I'll watch tonight's game.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on May 27, 2019, 09:24:36 PM
Be quiet!



I am watching the playoffs!!!



 :nhl_checking:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on May 28, 2019, 03:29:05 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Be quiet!



I am watching the playoffs!!!



 :nhl_checking:

Boston scored four unanswered goals to beat St Louis in game one, four to two.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on May 28, 2019, 06:56:53 PM
As I stated earlier in the thread, I'll always root for the Blues over Boston.  I'm not an overt StL fan because I find their fans deplorable, but two of my siblings are lifelong fans and I've never liked the Bruins.



Even so,  I tuned in to the game last night when the score was 2-2, watched maybe 2 minutes, sighed and told my wife "The Blues are totally losing," and turned it off.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on May 28, 2019, 07:56:14 PM
I always keep the faith alive until the last few seconds. Haha! I love a great game of hockey and playoff hockey games are the best! I want St. Louis to beat Boston badly. They last faced off like this in 1970. I'm always rooting for the underdog. The Bruins won the Stanley Cup last in 2011 but have won many times in the past. They were the team to beat. St. Louis has never won. I would love for them to win it this time.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on May 29, 2019, 12:32:04 AM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"I always keep the faith alive until the last few seconds. Haha! I love a great game of hockey and playoff hockey games are the best! I want St. Louis to beat Boston badly. They last faced off like this in 1970. I'm always rooting for the underdog. The Bruins won the Stanley Cup last in 2011 but have won many times in the past. They were the team to beat. St. Louis has never won. I would love for them to win it this time.

I would prefer Boston, but with Calgary and Toronto out, I don't really care.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: JOE on May 29, 2019, 02:05:16 AM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"I always keep the faith alive until the last few seconds. Haha! I love a great game of hockey and playoff hockey games are the best! I want St. Louis to beat Boston badly. They last faced off like this in 1970. I'm always rooting for the underdog. The Bruins won the Stanley Cup last in 2011 but have won many times in the past. They were the team to beat. St. Louis has never won. I would love for them to win it this time.

I would prefer Boston, but with Calgary and Toronto out, I don't really care.


The NHL is fixed Fashionista.



A Canadian team will never win the Stanley Cup as long as Gary Bettman is President



Bettman is to the NHL what Vladimir Putin is to Russia.



A virtual dictator who is making the NHL into a sad joke.

 & running the game into th ground.



Everything you see has already been determined



nNHL cimmisiober Gary Bettman is nothing but a sleazy fixer.



The only hockey I believe in & ever bother with now are International hockey championships played on Olympic sized ice.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on May 29, 2019, 10:43:41 AM
Fash, please do not believe a word of this rubbish.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: cc on May 29, 2019, 03:03:47 PM
True. It is joe-idiocy  as usual. He  has a weird conspiracy take on most things



That said and while I detest hockey itself, it is fun watching our unwitting Village Idiot entertain us
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on May 29, 2019, 03:19:35 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Fash, please do not believe a word of this rubbish.

I don't take anything JOE posts seriously..



His posts are for his own amusement and he amuses himself by derailing our threads like he is trying with your thread.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on May 29, 2019, 08:30:56 PM
It is a lie that ice hockey is Canada's game. Look at all the Canadians who don't like hockey. If someone tells me ice hockey is Canada's game, I will slap them in the face.  :laugh3:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on May 29, 2019, 11:41:31 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"It is a lie that ice hockey is Canada's game. Look at all the Canadians who don't like hockey. If someone tells me ice hockey is Canada's game, I will slap them in the face.  :laugh3:




I think the Blues won tonight.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on May 30, 2019, 12:28:59 AM
Quote from: "Peaches"
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"It is a lie that ice hockey is Canada's game. Look at all the Canadians who don't like hockey. If someone tells me ice hockey is Canada's game, I will slap them in the face.  :laugh3:




I think the Blues won tonight.

Yes, they did...three to two in overtime.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on May 30, 2019, 07:24:24 PM
I am so happy for the Blues. I hope they dominate in the next three games and win it for St. Louis. That would be historic, similar with the Caps.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on June 02, 2019, 12:24:32 AM
Boston has two game to one lead after beating St Louis seven to two.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: cc on June 02, 2019, 02:05:39 AM
I think the "blues" will ultimately demonstrate that they were aptly named
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on June 08, 2019, 11:16:23 AM
In Game 5, the Blues made Boston look like just one more bunch of losers.



Even if the Bruins recover their poise and sweep the last 2 games for the Cup, StL fans have something to be proud of.  I expect the "celebrations" will be huge, either way.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on June 08, 2019, 11:48:59 AM
Quote from: "Peaches"In Game 5, the Blues made Boston look like just one more bunch of losers.



Even if the Bruins recover their poise and sweep the last 2 games for the Cup, StL fans have something to be proud off.  I expect the "celebrations" will be huge, either way.

I thought Boston would win in four or five games.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on June 09, 2019, 11:01:55 PM
Boston won Game 6, so the Cup will have to wait til Wednesday night to be awarded.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on June 10, 2019, 03:28:32 AM
Quote from: "Peaches"Boston won Game 6, so the Cup will have to wait til Wednesday night to be awarded.

It's been an interesting final.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on June 12, 2019, 10:53:48 PM
...and the St Louis Blues win their first ever NHL championship in 7 games, in Boston tonight, 4-1 score in regulation.  WTG, champs!    :yahoo:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on June 13, 2019, 12:01:59 AM
Quote from: "Peaches"...and the St Louis Blues win their first ever NHL championship in 7 games, in Boston tonight, 4-1 score in regulation.  WTG, champs!    :yahoo:

Who would've predicted that at the start of the season.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on June 15, 2019, 01:00:23 PM
They certainly had a Cinderella story. I am so happy for them. First times is the trend these days. The Caps last year was their first. This year, it's the first for the Blues. Woohoo!
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on June 15, 2019, 01:03:57 PM
The names worth mentioning. Congratulations, boys!



This year's champions:



Forwards

   Ivan Barbashev

   Sammy Blais

   Tyler Bozak

   Robby Fabbri

   Jordan Kyrou

   Mackenzie MacEachern

   Pat Maroon

   Jordan Nolan

   Ryan O'Reilly

   David Perron

   Zach Sanford

   Brayden Schenn

   Jaden Schwartz

   Nikita Soshnikov

   Alexander Steen (A)

   Oskar Sundqvist

   Vladimir Tarasenko (A)

   Robert Thomas

   Chris Thorburn    

Defense

   Robert Bortuzzo

   Jay Bouwmeester

   Chris Butler

   Michael Del Zotto

   Vince Dunn

   Joel Edmundson

   Carl Gunnarsson

   Jakub Jerabek

   Colton Parayko

   Alex Pietrangelo (C)

   Jordan Schmaltz    

Goalies

   Jake Allen

   Jordan Binnington

   Chad Johnson
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on June 15, 2019, 05:05:17 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"They certainly had a Cinderella story. I am so happy for them. First times is the trend these days. The Caps last year was their first. This year, it's the first for the Blues. Woohoo!

And next year will be the Flames second.

 ac_biggrin
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on June 15, 2019, 05:35:05 PM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"They certainly had a Cinderella story. I am so happy for them. First times is the trend these days. The Caps last year was their first. This year, it's the first for the Blues. Woohoo!

And next year will be the Flames second.

 ac_biggrin


I've bookmarked it.    ac_dunno
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on June 15, 2019, 09:10:35 PM
No more great hockey games to watch for a while. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!  :sad:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on June 16, 2019, 12:29:27 AM
Quote from: "Peaches"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"They certainly had a Cinderella story. I am so happy for them. First times is the trend these days. The Caps last year was their first. This year, it's the first for the Blues. Woohoo!

And next year will be the Flames second.

 ac_biggrin


I've bookmarked it.    ac_dunno

 :laugh:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on June 18, 2019, 11:55:26 AM
My first choice is the Capitals, of course, but my second would be the Flames.  :laugh:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on July 11, 2019, 08:00:56 PM
Hockey season, come back soon.



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Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on July 12, 2019, 12:18:00 AM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Hockey season, come back soon.



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 :laugh:
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on August 15, 2019, 04:29:47 PM
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Hockey season, come back soon.



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 :laugh:


One more time...so bored...can't wait for hockey season to come back...
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on August 15, 2019, 05:20:48 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"
Quote from: "Fashionista"
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Hockey season, come back soon.



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 :laugh:


One more time...so bored...can't wait for hockey season to come back...

The exhibition season starts in about three weeks I believe.
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: @realAzhyaAryola on August 19, 2019, 06:37:31 PM
Woohoo!
Title: Re: 2018-2019 Hockey Season
Post by: Anonymous on August 19, 2019, 07:12:35 PM
Quote from: "@realAzhyaAryola"Woohoo!

I hope Calgary has a good year.
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