Konstantinov

Meh, fret not my good fellow fan. Calgary is doing below mediocre even for their standards. I think we shall have this game well in hand.

+1 ... RIP Pat Burns.

I always thought it would be cool to have a mask featuring an octopus mutilating a penguin, but... jk jk

I miss Gary Thorne as well. He always got his voice worked up during a game and every time someone would score he sounded like he was going to have a heart attack - but that's what I liked about him.

This is now confirmed by the way: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=543059&cmpid=nhl-rxl-fb

Yeah, politics does not belong here. But c'mon, the joke was funny. To take the shootout thing a bit further, should we really be rewarding points to a team that loses anyways? Bring back the tie.

Agreed.

I would like this as well.

What has Bettman really done wrong? What have you really been smoking there in Pittsburgh? One and a half lockouts, leaving a franchise in Phoenix where it doesn't belong, TV deal with some stupid outdoor sports company... If you're gonna talk about how no one cares about rule changes, then ask us if we liked the clutch and grab style of hockey, you are a flippin' ******. Integrity or GTFO.

I really could care a lot less who it is. I'd rather have Delta Burke or Frank Stallone as commissioner of the NHL. Just as long as they get captain smirk out of the NHL. I hate Bettman.

Awesome!!!

Wow. The most painful part of that video was watching Perron embellish the hit by laying on the ice for whatever amount of time like a *****. Seriously? The hit was clean, like someone has said, what is he (Thornton) supposed to do, let him skate by with the puck? Clearly by the video yes it is mostly his arm that makes contact. But his arm does not equal his elbow, and if Perron had his head up instead of looking back at the passer, this hit would not even be an issue. Bettman and the other fairy f***s who are used to commissioning / administrating basketball are seriously putting a bad name to the game. Just let 'em play! I could see maybe a 2 minute minor fairness-wise for the hit. MAYBE. That Thornton got suspended for this is totally f***ed, as much as I dislike Thornton. Would we want this to happen to one of our guys, God forbid he actually make contact with someone who doesn't have their head up and is off in la-la land while the puck is coming their way?