Tonight was a good night...

[Nakor BlueRider]

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>Vancouver just finished off a 5 game home stand without losing a game-- a winning streak of 6, only one game behind a team record set in '89.<
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>We're now two points behind the Wild, and they have played one more game than us. And we get to play them (the second time this season) next. <
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>Phoenix, St. Louis, LA, NYR, Chicago, and Detroit have fallen to us now. If we take out the Wild & 'Canes, we set a new team record, AND could possibly yank the Wild's top-3 spot.<
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>And as if the night wasn't sweet enough already, here's something I'm sure we ALL can enjoy: Colorado dropped to 9th place in the West. <
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>Oh yeah. <i></i>

[NOAImawario]

I did enjoy seeing them beat Detroit. <
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>The Avs losing is always good too. <i></i>

[Ingrid]

Wario......you'd better hide before Lord Devilrays attempts to drop Mr. Weight on you.....O_o <i></i>

[NOAImawario]

*Repeats what he said*<
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[kuna]

yep! it must be hockey alright!<
>me think i pass on this one! <i></i>

[DEVILRAYS]

Speak for yourselves, dipwads...Mr. Weight went on a killing spree after seeing the Wings lose in that fluke against the Canucks...it's all Curtis Joseph's fault. Even if he wasn't playing (since i haven't seen a box score) it was all his fault. You know how it goes in Detroit...the Lions' quarterback and the Red Wings' goalie get all the shizam for every loss. Manny Legace should be happy to be the backup in this case. That and all those voodoo dolls you losers seem to be collecting...Mr. Weight, will you stop writing these comments on my cue cards? These people here are not losers, just horribly misguided. Remember that the Wings get three more cracks at the Canucks, and last year they won those three extra cracks at them. Oh yeah, and come talk to me when you can beat the Wings in the playoffs...**holds up a :zeeky trophy instead of the Stanley Cup, since the gremlins took that back to Toronto and the Hockey Hall of Fame, since Toronto seems to believe they are worthy of such a great shrine...well, then again, there are worse cities they could put it in...in fact, just about any city is worse than Toronto, especially Denver...** And just as the Wings were about to take over first place in the Central...forget the fact that they lost to the Canucks...it's that St. Louis is still up on them (well, technically they are tied, but the Blues have a game in hand so they really are not...) <B>God bless America, land that I love; stand beside her and guide her through the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans white with foam; God bless America, my home sweet home; God bless America, my home sweet home.</B><
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><B>"I read people fairly well, and I think I'm reading Elavia. I could be wrong; somebody at home right now is going, 'You ain't reading nothing well. You're way off. It's Bill!'...Maybe it is; I don't know..." Al from Mole 2: The Next Betrayal in a confessional long before he learned Bill was the Mole.</B><i></i>

[Nakor BlueRider]

4-1 is a fluke now? I never told Wario that Dallas beating Vanc 4-0 was a fluke. A bad night perhaps, but not a fluke.<
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>As for CuJo being your problem... That might fly. His SV% was 0.778 that night, which isn't impressive in the least, but a few of those goals wouldn't have been stoppedy by Marty Brodeur either. Maybe CuJo's problem is he was too used to Toronto. He didn't play too well for Team Canada during the olympics either...<
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>As for the playoffs? I'm sure you'll find us there. Only a true master of laziness can make a sig like this.<i></i>

[DEVILRAYS]

You can get blown out and have it still be a fluke...when OU beat the University of Saint Louis (if someone can tell me what the hell a "Billiken" is I will be temporarily grateful...) by an 8-2 score but that can still be a fluke, since Saint Louis somehow managed to come back the next night from down 4-0 to win 5-4 in OT (or maybe that was a fluke...either way, it's a blowout and a fluke at once.) CuJo's problem is that some nights he just sucks. Other nights nothing gets past him, such as that dismantling of the Flames the other night. I hate to use the Jekyll and Hyde analogy, but it sort of works...for that matter, that works for the Wings as a team. They are like a tank that has a lot of horsepower, a lot of firepower, and a lot of speed, but if they hit a roadblock they have a hell of a time recovering, and often times a team like the Canucks (who were also on fire before that game...might have explained their win) serve as such a roadblock. It may take a few games for them to get out of that funk, especially if they have to play the Blackhawks. However, once they get hot, if there's no roadblock in sight, they blow the hell out of everyone else, which explains how they went from mediocre to inches from first place in a short time. <B>God bless America, land that I love; stand beside her and guide her through the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans white with foam; God bless America, my home sweet home; God bless America, my home sweet home.</B><
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><B>"I read people fairly well, and I think I'm reading Elavia. I could be wrong; somebody at home right now is going, 'You ain't reading nothing well. You're way off. It's Bill!'...Maybe it is; I don't know..." Al from Mole 2: The Next Betrayal in a confessional long before he learned Bill was the Mole.</B><i></i>

[Tanthalasis]

And of course, after whomping the Red Wings, Vancouver moves on to beat the Wild 2-1... Kinda sad when you think about it. Vancouver beats Detriot 4-1, but only manages to win against the WILD 2-1... says alot about how well the Red Wings are playing this season! <
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>Maybe we should start calling them the Red Chicken Wings! <
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>Either way, a couple of historic events last night.<
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>1: Vancouver ties it's franchise records for consecutive wins. All that would make this better is if the Canucks manage to BEAT their old record.<
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>2: Trevor Linden manages to
eak the old Canucks franchise record for goals scored. The only thing that woulda made this better is if Linden was still wearing the good ol' C. Either way, he still seems happy wearing an A... <i></i>

[NOAImawario]

LOL Tanis! <i></i>

[Tanthalasis]

I only speak the truth.<
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>Of course, when DRays sees this, they're gonna become the "Red HOT Chicken Wings"<
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[DEVILRAYS]

Tanis, have you even been watching the NHL this season? Do you have any idea how well the Wild is doing? It's no wonder they gave the Canucks a game...sheesh, and you call yourself a hockey fan. It's a wonder they didn't beat the Canucks...a few weeks ago, people had practically put the Wild in the Stanley Cup Finals...granted, it was opposite the Lightning, and we all know how well that's going to do...but still, the Wild is a force to be reckoned with.<
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>As for the Red Wings...give it time, o easy-jumper-to-conclusions. I look to a day when the Wings are challenged not by a savage band of losers like the Avalanche but by a legitimate contender...perhaps the Sharks...perhaps the Wild...perhaps, God forbid, the Blackhawks... <B>God bless America, land that I love; stand beside her and guide her through the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans white with foam; God bless America, my home sweet home; God bless America, my home sweet home.</B><
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><B>"I read people fairly well, and I think I'm reading Elavia. I could be wrong; somebody at home right now is going, 'You ain't reading nothing well. You're way off. It's Bill!'...Maybe it is; I don't know..." Al from Mole 2: The Next Betrayal in a confessional long before he learned Bill was the Mole.</B><i></i>

[Tanthalasis]

Since when have the Shark been a 'legit' contender?<
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>For that matter, since when have the Red Wings been a legit contender! <
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>Seriously though, I'm still amazed at how well the Wild are doing, but I highly doubt it will last.<
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>And as for the "you call yourself a hockey fan" comment, I just have to point out the fact that the only reason the Red Wings are still ahead of the Canucks in standings, is due to the fact that they're on top of their own division. The Canucks are beating them in points. <i></i>

[Nakor BlueRider]

Problem being, Tanis, that it has. They're right behind us in PK as well, with the 2nd in the league. And as for legit contender in the west, I think you'll find that Wild, Canucks, and Dallas are all contenders as well in addition to the Red Wings. The other team that always seems to be there is St. Louis. They also seem to never get anywhere. So they don't make that list.<
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>The sharks today are perhaps comparable to the canucks a few years back, so they might just be moving on up. I don't know what you have against the blackhawks, to me they're just another small team struggling to make it in the big league. If they do, good for them! Nothin' wrong with 'em...<
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>My current choices for top contenders in each conference would be:<
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>Boston<
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>Montreal<
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>Those are the 7 teams I figure have the best chance at getting somewhere, going by the first quarter of the season. And frankly, I think it's going to be another western win, regardless of who comes out where. Only a true master of laziness can make a sig like this.<i></i>

[DEVILRAYS]

I never made any reference to the number of points each teams has, and as far as I could see, the Blues were still ahead of the Red Wings in the standings, and even if not, the Wings need to start winning fast or those games in hand the Blues have might just bite them later. After all, the Blues did win the President's Trophy a couple of year's ago...but wait, that was the year they got beaten by...that's right, the Sharks. The team that probably should have gone to the Conference Finals last year in Colorado's place. The team that struggled at the start of the year merely because of their lack of goaltending (though that didn't seem to hurt the Bruins any. Hell, their old goaltender is having more trouble these days...seems he signed with the Thrashers...)<
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>The Canucks and Wild will have a hell of a fight for the top spot in the Northwest provided that the Wild can sustain their winnign ways, which I see them as perfectly capable of doing. Or unless the damed Avalanche decides to play like a contender...nah, Vancouver and Minnesota should outlast them even then. In the Central, the Red Wings can outlast thee Blues, but if CuJo doesn't learn how to play goaltender anytime soon, that's going to prove difficult. Out West, the Sharks will give the Stars a run for their money. All I can tell you is that it won't be another four-horse race; there are going to be more than four horses in this race.<
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>In the East, Montreal is presently not in the top 8 (last I checked anyway) but they will solve that. The Habs are a good team and may be good enough for a 4-seed or 5-seed (forget the 1-seed; Boston has that sewn up.) The Flyers will go to the top as well but, as is their custom, choke in the first or second round. Another surprise team coud easily come out of this conference, only to be smashed by the Western champ (whoever it may be, as long as it isn't the damned Avalanche.) <B>God bless America, land that I love; stand beside her and guide her through the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, to the oceans white with foam; God bless America, my home sweet home; God bless America, my home sweet home.</B><
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><B>"I read people fairly well, and I think I'm reading Elavia. I could be wrong; somebody at home right now is going, 'You ain't reading nothing well. You're way off. It's Bill!'...Maybe it is; I don't know..." Al from Mole 2: The Next Betrayal in a confessional long before he learned Bill was the Mole.</B><i></i>