Has hockey made a full recovery from the strike/lock out?
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Not yet.....may never. Total attendence is down across the league.
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Since the Washington Senators are no longer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Senators  I can only assume you were referring to the Ottawa Senators and I believe their officials certainly are honest and hard-working and call the games as fairly as possible.  They're playing quite well this season and I believe it's simply due to skill... and big sticks.\n\nI know you weren't talking politics...
856943
Rumor is it's a separated shoulder.....Regardless we are without his talent for about 10 days.\n\nWe did manage to set a new road win record for the start of the season tonight with a win against the Rangers---if that's any consolation.\n\nThe Leafs played great, no question about it on Saturday.  Makes you wonder where they are a lot of the "other times".  I really wanted to see them beat Belfour on Thursday but they were just flat as pancakes.
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okay, i just answered your eastern conference question and was hoping you put this one up too....\nk...well, the oilers beat an over-rated red wings team, impressively none the less; and then a sharks team that i was convinced would be in the cup, possibly winning it all...the ducks played a spirited series vs. the flames, and then absolutely wrecked the avalanche...it seems like a closer battle then one would have guessed at the beginning of these playoffs, but i will get to the point-this ducks team seems vaguely familiar to the ducks team who almost took the cup against the devils a couple of years ago...so i'll give u this- ducks in 6... but a very good six
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Yes, and it was amazing.  The Oilers fought to the very end, but the Canes managed to hold on and take the Cup.  It was a classic series, and Game 7 may go down as one of the greatest ever, in my book.  Kudos to the Oilers for not giving up when Dwayne Roloson went down.  They could have given up after getting blown out in Game 2, but they fought back and pushed Carolina deep into the third period of the final game.  \n\nAnd yes, there were hockey fans long before the 'Canes came to Carolina, myself being one of them.
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I watched the game last night with the coyotes I think that SJ was playing better but just not putting the puck in the back of the net many great scoring Chance but not many goals. Cujo has also has a 30-7-0 record against the sharks so I don't see a change in that unless the sharks step it up a notch. I like what I saw of the sharks but if they want to win they need to keep crashing the net and stop with the bad turn overs. also stop giving away odd man rushes. As for the chances of making the play-offs not to good a lot of teams in the running will have to drop the ball for this to happen. Go Leafs and Canadians and ottawa :)
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Disappointing to see a Canadian team out of the playoffs, but coming from an Avalanche fan, that's good for me!  Can't really put a finger on what happened to the Canucks this year, started off really well but I think it was a combination of injuries, inconsistent goaltending and Naslund/Morrison/Bertuzzi never really getting going.  I think Crawford's time has come as well as Bertuzzi and possibly Naslund as well.  Will be changes for next year.
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I've played goal at a pretty competitive level for the past several years and I've had some really nasty bruises from slapshots that snuck under a pad or hit me in an unprotected area. I've also strained the ligaments in my knee pretty bad and aggravated an old lower back injury several times. All in all, though, I've been pretty fortunate as well. No broken bones or missing teeth!
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yeah i am. the trick is looking forward to the next season and finding a replacement sport. i suggest soccer with the fIFA world cup on every day it is a great way to get your mind of hockey try it. if it doesnot work im sorry my be play your own hockey games with your friends.
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No. Exciting. No.\n\nNo 4 on 4 in regulation...totally changes the sport.\n\n4 on 4 is exciting in OT, because you get to watch some of the fastest skilled players on the ice.....but it takes away from the TEAM aspect of the game.\n\nNot a better brand of play, a sometimes exciting brand, but not the brand that I prefer...I'll take the old pair of Levi's over the flashy pair of Diesel's...
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I am not sure what exactly you mean. If you mean technical problems? well sometimes the log in page doesn' load and I have to refresh the page a few times. That seems to be a Yahoo problem in general\n\nif you mean the game itself, it is generally good but I would suggest some improvements.\n\n1- the number one improvement that is absolutely necessary is the IR/IL lists. Sometimes other website report that  certain players, eg. Ed Jovonavski or Amare Stoudomire have been put on the IR. Yahoo however, doesn't follow suit immidiately, they are a few days late. They have to keep in mind that those few days are very important for some of us. \n\n2- KEPPER LEAGUE OPTION: I play Keeper leagues, meaning that I have inherited a team and its minor league system (in case of hockey). I get to trade draft picks, prospects and active players. I think it would be better if Yahoo had a keeper league option. \na)That way we wouldn't have to set up a new league every season. \nb) I'd also suggest that they have a minor league section as part of this keeper league option. We could then keep our prospects who are not yet part of the NHL on our minor league roster. That way no other GM accidentally picks these guys up and also we won't forget about one of our many prospects. \nc) When trades occure, they need to announce to the other GM's all parts of the trade. As you know, when you trade in Yahoo leagues, it also gives the GM an comment box in which people that play keeper leagues put names of prospects or draft picks. As it's currently set, these comments don't appear to the other GM's when the trade is accepted. For us the active players that are exchanged is one thing, most of the time it's the draft picks and prospects that are the real deal makers. Right now GMs have to post extra comments letting everyone else know of the trade. IMO that needs to change.\n\nthat's it for now till I think of other things.
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I hope so. \n\nBut it WILL 'return' to the Hall of Fame and of course, any players on the winning team that are from Canada will have a chance to 'bring it home'.
1055458
Agreed.   \n\n\n   Without a venue to vent frustration in a high paced physical game like hockey, there would be more incidents of stick swinging and potentially more violent injuries.  \n\n  Fighting is not really 'allowed' but tolerated and penaltized.
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6 - 5 victory over Florida last Wednesday. The leafs never led in the game until 10 minutes left, and picked up a much needed win late in the game.\n\nSundin, their leader played his best game of the season, possibly best game as a Maple Leaf..registering 4 goals and 2 assists, being involved in every goal they scored that night. He was so good that if Sundin scored one more goal and the game was on TSN instead of LeafsTV, TSN would have given away $1,000,000.\n\nThen, their 53 shots in the game. Their FIRST 40+ shot effort of the season, the most shots the leafs have had on net in over 10 years. It was a pleasure to watch, and by far the best game the Leafs played in the past few weeks.
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I myself am not a Wild fan, but I just watch the Sharks beat them on national tv. They didn't play good, but they also didn't play bad... so I get what you're saying. They almost let in a goal when the Sharks took a penalty and Manny left the net, except it hit the post. I guess the most exciting part about the Wild is Manny Fernandez, I love watching him grab saves out of nowhere (it can get frustrating when playing against him). But yeah, they never seem to keep any sort of momentum and when they got some today (a late power play down by a goal) the power play dismantled. Still though, the Wild are one of my favorite teams to follow and I hope that they can get more exciting to watch for you. Best regards.
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I'm not disappointed.  When I was there for the last Ducks/Sharks game at the Sharktank, the Sharks fans got too cocky for their own good.\n\nI think its karma.  They thought the Thorton /Cheechoo line was unbeatable.  Then when Toskala gave up that one goal by trying to play the puck, the entire game shifted to the Oilers.\n\nThe last clinch was the fans booing the Canadian anthem.  Sure, fans are posting they were not booing at the song but at the TV monitor... yeah, whatever, but the fact is, that fired up the Oilers and they beat the Sharks in 4 consecutive game.. because of Cockiness.\n\nSharks fans... have those Raider fans turned hockey fans stay home if you want to win.  Bad Karma for you
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I actually think so. They've done some really good moves to bolster the team - the trade for Thornton being paramount. The main reason isn't so much based on the strengths of their own team (even though they showed some stamina against the Preds tonight and got the OT win) as other teams above them in the West right now faultering. I predict Anaheim and Colorado out of the playoffs in 15-16 games time and the Sharks sneaking into that 8th spot.