Fantasy Season Starts Tonight
by Bob Wage on Oct 1, 2009 4:17 PM EDT
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PrintFantasy season starts tonight and you know what that means? The NHL is facing off for real!
A couple of good match ups are featured right off the bat.
Remember the Washington fans who came here and informed us about how easy it was for the Canes to beat number one seeded Boston in seven games last postseason? Tonight, they will get a first hand taste of exactly how "easy" the Bruins are as the Caps visit Beantown to take on Boston. It should be a good one.
North of the border, it's brother against brother and cousin against cousin as the Maple Leafs host Montreal.
Out west, Vancouver visits Calgary and Dany Heatley's new team, the San Jose Sharks will invade Colorado. The fun starts tonight.
One little tidbit: Someone recently sent me an email and said that on the "War Room" today on XM Radio's Home Ice, they predicted that the Canes would win the Cup. Interesting.
Speaking of fantasy hockey, I'd like to quickly thank everyone who is participating in the Canes Country leagues. I originally started an "A" league and was going to also have a "rookie" league. But that quickly evolved into 63 teams and five leagues. Have a gander at some of the creative team names:
Canes Country Invitation East
- Raleigh River Rats
- Kakalaki Krushers
- BlueDevils
- Eye of the Storm
- Primeaudonnas
- San Diego Wardos
- Max Power
- Andrew's Hacks
- Bubba's Bruisers
- I Dominate!
- Justin's Crew
- lo traigo siempe
- The Ice Hogs
Canes Country Invitation
- Sylva Smoke
- smell the laroses
- Carolina Canes
- The Crease Greasers
- Gale Force Slap Shot
- Old School Puckheads
- Pittsburgh Caniac
- Yes We Cam!!
- 233 Ruutu
- Bubba's Bruisers
- Direct Damage
- statefan 24
- wnchockey
- Pal's misplaced Rage
Canes Country Rookie League
- Slapshot Sharks
- Fellas with Helmets
- Red Ice
- Nasty Mfers
- Marauders3
- canesfan
- Evil's Twins
- Garfield
- HboroCanes
- team FTW
- Ruu Power
- Oakland Seals
- Inebriated Scholars
- Bubba's Bruisers
- Concrete Skates
- the little girls
Canes Country A League
- Lasers Go Pew Pew
- #6 in your programs
- C-Leaguers
- Briney's Boys
- Raleigh Alers
- Garfield's Heroes
- Bandaleros
- Let's go Canes baby!
- Tiger Team
- Skunk
- Bubba's Bruisers
- Blades of Glory
- HaTrix
- Buckets of Blood
Canes Country Challenge 2
- CC Orangemen
- 20 cent
- Babchuk OG
- Cory in 08-09!
- Fourth Line Grunts
- Ice Ice Baby
Good luck to everyone and keep your heads up!
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Also, we should really get together and come up with a formal spelling of Cackalakey.
Maybe that would defeat the spirit of the word…..
Anybody know why center ice doesn’t have the ashington game? I kn ow the chicken shit scums at Direct TV don’t carry Versus, but that shouldn’t effect Center Ice, should it? C an you say fraud and my credit card company will be doing a charge back if these jerk offs are not showing the games on Center Ice that are also on Versus
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Pits
Is pitkanen playing tomoro does anyone know???
by RU4RU on Oct 1, 2009 7:37 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Mo said they will decide after the morning skate tomorrow. He has been practicing full contact the last couple of days, but they may hold him out of the first two games.
Pits looked good today. While the D was taking shots, he and Walker were grinding on the boards (directly in front of me) for several goes. Apparently he was testing his knee for that kind of pushing/twisting. He didn’t seem concerned.
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Oct 1, 2009 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I just called and they are offering some discount, but I’m gonna cancel, screw that.
DIRECT TV SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The only way you make a point is with the money and canceling is the ticket.
BTW, there are two feeds coming out of there, they dam well can broadcast it, they just aren’t
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No, they can’t. Center Ice never has and never will show nationally televised games. It’s the same thing as when the Canes are playing on FS Carolinas. You cannot watch it on Center Ice.
Down here in South Carolina I could get Canes games no center ice regardless of whether FS was carrying the game or not. Very helpful for the times when the games were preempted by divisino 2 college basketball.
But I may be outside the blackout range while those in Raleigh are inside it. Paladin may be lucky enough to be outside the blackout range as well.
be persistant that you are going to cancel...
they will give it to you.
VS games I dont think have ever been on Center Ice…
The Canes games that are broadcast on FSNCarolinas/South are usually blacked out on Center Ice in this area, but are available to all other areas.
by packpigskinfan25 on Oct 1, 2009 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Versus has one or two games a week on average, so what, usually end up being crap, i automatically get my centre ice renewed each season with Directv , i aint even checked the last few years to even see what im paying, plus you get everybody else’s pre and post game shows with the sports pack Kathryn Tappen is a hell of a lot better looking than Bill Clement. Screw VS!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pretty happy about the Caps beating up the B’s. I’m going to start calling their division the North-least now. But after seeing how the Caps have gone, I think it’s a very tall order to have the Canes top the SE. Time will tell, but it’s gonna be tough. Good thing the Canes don’t take many penalties.
I just hope
that it is the B’s that SUCK… and not that the Caps that are THAT good.
All joking aside…
Both teams looked good during parts of the game, but the Caps looked good the WHOLE game. AO was looking for that hat trick HARD. The calls were going the Caps way for most of the game….. but I digress.
by packpigskinfan25 on Oct 1, 2009 9:32 PM EDT up reply actions
1 game does
not a season make.
The Caps could have had a hot game while the Bruins were off.
A conservative is someone who wants to get rid of all illegal immigrants,
Just as soon as those guys finish mowing his yard and building the shed
I totally agree… this is an 82 game season.
I do think they are both good worthy teams. Caps about the same as last year, B’s a little worse off then last year. That is based off of offseason/preseason/and tonights game.
by packpigskinfan25 on Oct 1, 2009 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions
The Caps look like there are in mid-season form already. This does not bode well. I know it’s only one game, but Boston is a sound squad and Washington picked apart any small mistakes. If Washington is this committed to the game plan all season they will be a very tough team to play.
Embrace big ideas!
Poor Chara must be lost without his Wardo. =D…..(Caps weren’t facing the same team we had to beat).
That’s 2 losses at home in a row for Boston. I think they’re gonna start nasty Saturday. Should be interesting to see A-Ward’s response to being traded away. (As cool as seeing Alberts vs Flyers tomorrow0
And with 3 pts, Ovechkin is on track for a 240 pt season.
Let's go Canes!
Hakkaa Paalle!
by Carolyn Christians on Oct 1, 2009 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Some Caps fans probably think that is possible!! ;)
by packpigskinfan25 on Oct 1, 2009 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I think some of them
feel he walks on water too.
A conservative is someone who wants to get rid of all illegal immigrants,
Just as soon as those guys finish mowing his yard and building the shed
So can Staal match that?
I gotta tell ya, I watched Boston alot last year and by the time we got them in the playoffs they were a diff. team. It looks like they are in trouble.
Good, leaves more points on t he table for us!!
The bits I saw of the craps looked good on a bad note, they are gonna be tough again this year!!
The Habs look like they are hating it between crap play and injury. The Leafs on the other hand appear to think they have a team. Will be interesting to see how they both progress/digress. Stajin and that Stahlburg were good, very good. I also still have questions about both Price and Toskela (or however you spell it).
Anyway, it’s on, I feel much better now that hockey is back.
Anyone here from Andrea? Hope her day went well and she is tacking one on in prep for opening night for the ’Canes and her accomplishment of earning a PHD.
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I watched Boston a lot last year also and they did not look like the same team last night. There seemed to be no chemistry between any line and their passing was sloppy at best. They have talent and should turn it around, but that was not what I was expecting from them. I hope they look “that sharp” on Saturday.
The Caps played well. Ovie did his thing, Laich was in good position and Backstrom & Semin did well. That is a top heavy team, but they are going to be difficult to beat. I will give the kid Backstrom his due, he was very good last night.
Anyone else loath cherry? Even I dress better than him and am not as big an ass…
Some people need to retire..or expire.
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This Duchene kid has got some great acceleration down the wing. I’ve been impressed by what he is doing. Set the screen on that last goal too, even though he looks tiny out there at times.
That shift was amazing
All most had an unassisted short hander…. but when that fell through he decided to just hit anything that moved.
Duchene looks like he is going to be REALLY good.
by packpigskinfan25 on Oct 2, 2009 8:51 AM EDT up reply actions
Well Dang
I really wish I would have drafted him in the A-League.
Wait.
What’s that?
I did draft him.
Embrace big ideas!
-2
for giving yourself a +1.
That’s like going home solo and saying you had great sex.
A conservative is someone who wants to get rid of all illegal immigrants,
Just as soon as those guys finish mowing his yard and building the shed
Hey
my hand was tired, no need to rub it in…..
Okay, the rubbing part is just fine
A conservative is someone who wants to get rid of all illegal immigrants,
Just as soon as those guys finish mowing his yard and building the shed
I feel so dirty and cheap now,
please do it again!
A conservative is someone who wants to get rid of all illegal immigrants,
Just as soon as those guys finish mowing his yard and building the shed
I see someone already picked him and Patty Berg up in the rookie league… this is after Duchene was dropped the night before last….
And to think I almost picked him up then….
my team is WEAK.
oh well… I had to learn somehow.
by packpigskinfan25 on Oct 2, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions
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