farce poobah

Matt Shaw must be great. He beat the Hrkac Circus while playing at US International. (I still can't BELIEVE we lost to a bunch of surfer dudes.)

Star Tribune with an excellent in depth article on how life has already tested Brock Boeser: http://www.startribune.com/life-has-tested-burnsville-s-boeser-a-likley-nhl-first-round-pick/309430711/

DOH.

Why was Syracuse retweeting this .... Hmmm.

This NEEDS a caption.

You wouldn't like my bedtime stories. They all involve the Blackhawks skating rings around the Red Wings.

If I go for a long shot, Toronto at 66-1 would be my pick. * Great respect for Mike Babcock. * I think they figure out the locker room chemistry. * And there's a lot of talent there.

Given these odds, who's a good buy? Who's the worst buy? (Posted by Sioux Rube on the 14-15 thread:) Here’s all 30 teams early odds for the 2015-16 season: Chicago Blackhawks 7/1 New York Rangers 8/1 Anaheim Ducks 10/1 St. Louis Blues 12/1 Tampa Bay Lightning 12/1 Los Angeles Kings 14/1 Minnesota Wild 14/1 Montreal Canadiens 14/1 Pittsburgh Penguins 14/1 Boston Bruins 16/1 Nashville Predators 16/1 Washington Capitals 18/1 New York Islanders 22/1 Winnipeg Jets 25/1 Columbus Blue Jackets 33/1 Detroit Red Wings 33/1 Edmonton Oilers 33/1 Calgary Flames 40/1 San Jose Sharks 40/1 Vancouver Canucks 40/1 Ottawa Senators 50/1 Colorado Avalanche 66/1 Dallas Stars 66/1 New Jersey Devils 66/1 Philadelphia Flyers 66/1 Toronto Maple Leafs 66/1 Florida Panthers 75/1 Buffalo Sabres 100/1 Carolina Hurricanes 100/1 Arizona Coyotes 100/1

For the record Tampa got away with at least two really obvious penalties before goal 2.

He sure did.

Tampa playing only 3 lines .... NBC has made a big deal about Chicago playing only 4 D but nary a word about Tampas short bench.

Keith Strikes Lightning

...making it more dramatic would be out of character ...

I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict Toews elevates his game.

No kidding. "Under-rated."

Hatrick Kane gets untracked tonight.

This is outstanding satire. I hope it stays that way.

The anger in me likes Cavalry. But I still favor Roughriders. "The University of North Dakota is the home of the Roughriders. UND chose the name Roughriders in 2015 to honor the brave men and women who serve in our military. They epitomize honor, courage, pride, overcoming adversity and winning battles. Please use good sportsmanship tonight as you cheer them on to victory."

This series is the future of the NHL. Fast, faster, fastest. Speed kills.

Yeah ... He played such a terrific game but that one will haunt his dreams. I hope not more than a week.

Keith has several more years at 5.9 million cap hit per year. If there's a bargain inthe NHL at that cost, that would be it.

The only Blackhawk that was plus on the night: Keith. The only Bolts that were minus: Stamkos and Filppula. Hockey is a funny game.

Who'd a thought TVR got to the playoffs before big brother JVR. Another very entertaining game tonight. Hawks failed to convert a couple open nets early on and it cost them later.

Teravainen. You can't stop him. You can only hope to contain him.

And everything he gets, is because he earned it with hard work. That's real.