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[Royal Nonesuch]

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Hockey Jesus himself: John Tavares.

Two consecutive four-point games, five goals in two game, a hat trick on Saturday...

And then no games for four days. I hate the October schedule.

[Doc Jon]

Is Matt Read for real? Tyler Bozak and Bobby Butler received so much (unwarranted?) hype in my neck of the woods that I was soured on the idea of any college hockey player having a major impact in his rookie season.

Too early to tell...

[Doc Jon]

Yes, topo, that was a bullshit call on Ovechkin.

Pretty goal by Giroux though.

[Doc Jon]

Scott Hartnall is killing us.

Nice goals by the Caps in taking advantage of some egregious mental lapses.

[Royal Nonesuch]

Islanders down 1-0 in Tampa Bay in the 2nd. They are pretty sloppy right now, and Tampa Bay is looking very focused.

[Doc Jon]

Flyers looked good in the second, but have played very sloppy hockey. And they've paid for it. Hats off to the Caps.

[ThirtyFiveMinutesAgo]

Islanders down 1-0 in Tampa Bay in the 2nd. They are pretty sloppy right now, and Tampa Bay is looking very focused.

I think you were right: the four-day break had a negative effect on the Islanders. Focused or not, the Lightning feature one of the worst group of defensemen in the league in terms of defensive zone play. Yet, in the parts of the game I watched, the Islanders rarely used their speed to exploit them.

[ThirtyFiveMinutesAgo]

My Blue Jackets are 0-3-1! Wooo, fifth most-paid team in the NHL!

They finally won a game! Against Detroit! Ryan Johansen with two points! Steve Mason had a good statistical line too. Of course this game might be a blip instead of a trend but the Blue Jackets need a productive second line and a steady Steve Mason if they are going to make the playoffs.

[eltopo]

Flyers looked good in the second, but have played very sloppy hockey. And they've paid for it. Hats off to the Caps.

yeah that game got out of hand in the 3rd
C A P S
CAPS CAPS CAPS

[BlueStreak]

They finally won a game! Against Detroit! Ryan Johansen with two points! Steve Mason had a good statistical line too. Of course this game might be a blip instead of a trend but the Blue Jackets need a productive second line and a steady Steve Mason if they are going to make the playoffs.

To be fair, Steve Mason has been neither the problem nor the solution this year. Bad turnovers and crappy defense has been the culprits behind our losses, not subpar goaltending (although Mason hasn't exactly pulled out any wins for us yet).

Also, the second line issues have been ridiculous, considering they all got contract extensions during the off-season.

Oh well, now that Wiz is back, our unprecedented 74 game win streak is about to start.

[ThirtyFiveMinutesAgo]

The NHLPA rejects the league's proposal to switch to a four-conference system! Discuss.

In other (non)news the Blue Jackets, Islanders, and Oilers could be fighting for the No. 1 pick in the 2012 Entry Draft.

[ReturnoftheMack]

The NHLPA rejects the league's proposal to switch to a four-conference system! Discuss.

In other (non)news the Blue Jackets, Islanders, and Oilers could be fighting for the No. 1 pick in the 2012 Entry Draft.

There was no reason for them to do that. I bet they tried to extort the league and it backfired.

I can't believe the Rangers are so good. They are making me nervous. I'm just not used to it.

[ThirtyFiveMinutesAgo]

There was no reason for them to do that. I bet they tried to extort the league and it backfired.

I would think there are more important issues for the players to take a stand on.

I can't believe the Rangers are so good. They are making me nervous. I'm just not used to it.

Neither can I. I am happy that Callahan and Girardi became such good NHL players. They were hard workers (and great players) back in junior hockey but expectations were set fairly low for their pro careers. It seems the Rangers management put together just the right mix of talented shooters and gritty checkers.

[Royal Nonesuch]

The NHLPA rejects the league's proposal to switch to a four-conference system! Discuss.

In other (non)news the Blue Jackets, Islanders, and Oilers could be fighting for the No. 1 pick in the 2012 Entry Draft.

NHLPA to Winnipeg Jets fans: "Drop Dead!" Seriously, this is all on Donald Fehr, and the precursor to the next lockout.

As to the Islanders, I'm guessing it's going to be a third consecutive fifth overall pick. They just broke their winning streak (three games) due to playing fairly well for fifty minutes, and then playing stupidly for the last ten.

[Zechs]

The NHLPA rejects the league's proposal to switch to a four-conference system! Discuss.

Aw man.. I liked that idea.