Those Pittsburgh dudes need to shake off that Mumps business though man. WTF. I didn't think mumps was even a thing anymore.

don't look at us. that stuff started out west and in Canada. sid caught it somehow and then it hit Bennett.

i'm more worried about maatta's shoulder issue. may be done for good if it's as bad as people say.

That a separate thing from the tumor operation he had to have?

yes. that was possibly cancer on his thyroid.

no he re-injured his shoulder from last year. report are possibly bone chips and more surgery. could be season ending.

he's such a ridiculously good defender for his age.

Penguins suck:stirthepot:

Glad to see some hockey folks keeping this thread alive.

Let's go CAPS!!!!!!

yup first place in the east.

2 points behind Anaheim for first overall. (the west is pretty weak aside from the top 4-6 teams honestly)

yea they suck bad.....


:facepalm:

Sorry...Did I say Penguins...I meant hockey:stirthepot:

LOL

Preds had a good game against the Blue Jackets last night. Rinne looked much more energized. I was worried he was getting a bit burned out against Minnesota the other night, but it looks like it was a passing thing.

Got the Bruins tonight in Boston! That will be a close one since the last one went to a shootout. Was a great game.

How you guys liking Trotz?

I really like Trotz's system. He now gets to work with a very talented core group of guys. Nick Backstrom is 1 of the top 3 centers in the league. Ovi is the GR8 for a reason, etc. We have some good rookies this year in Burakovsky and O'Brien. The one thing that all the coaches have failed to achieve with this group over the years is getting everyone to buy into the system 100%, this includes certain players addressing and changing there bad habits. He's increased the backchecking on nearly all the forwards, were limiting shots each game and having more controlled breakouts into the oppositions end. Overall I'm highly impressed with what hes done with the team so far.

Now im really impressed with Mitch Korn and his work with Braden Holtby and Justin Peters (even though hes had limited appearances because of Holts great play). I have always had faith in Holtby, he has top tier potential, extremely confident and calm under high stressed positions. Last season he just didn't have it going for him, he always looked tense and never at ease in the crease. Granted the D wasn't giving him much help for a large part of the season. So I'm really looking forward to seeing how he finishes the season.

Now we have a tough task here new years day against the Hawks, Toews and kaner are the absolute best pairing in the NHL PERIOD!!!!

Let's go CAPS!!!!!

Pens play the caps next. Should be a good one depending on who we actually have on the ice. 10 guys on ir right now is not fun. Bright side we do have Crosby and Malkin still playing but a supporting cast is needed. A team of ahl players isn't ideal.

Mitch Korn is goal coaching elite as far as I'm concerned. My brother trained with him for three summers in Nashville until he decided to completely bail on hockey (which still saddens me to this day).

If he's coaching a guy with potential for greatness, he will extract the greatness from them without a doubt. We definitely miss him in Nashville, but we still have the years he spent with Rinne coming through in spades this season.

The WC was amazing, the whole atmosphere, the crowd and both teams played extremely well. Glad my Caps won of course, epic finish by brouwer. Really glad after the game when the press was meeting with the coaches that Trotz finally gave all the due credit that Ovi the GR8 deserves. The guy is a tremendous hockey player and works hard every game. Trotz was all class at that press meeting and showed tons of pride in this hockey club. Very excited to see how the rest of the season plays out :tup:

ovi is ovi-rated.

granted he pulls a sick move out once in a blue moon but ehhhh he's ok.