WTF is Brian Burke smoking?

Yeah Rafalski and Parise and Langenbrunner had nothing to do with the win and they were all terrible. What a f*cking idiot

While most everyone around Team USA is celebrating Sunday's win over Canada, GM Brian Burke has thrown cold water on the "Minor Miracle on Ice."

"I'm not happy with the way we played,'' Burke told SeattlePI.com. "If that's how we play, we're going to have a hard time getting where we want to be."

Goaltender Ryan Miller made 42 saves in the 5-3 win over Canada that gave the USA the top seed in the single-elimination medal tournament.

"Except for the goaltender position, we did not deserve it," Burke said. "But that's why we brought him. That's not going to work in the next round. We know it.''

Team USA will play the winner of the Belarus-Switzerland qualifying game.

"I am not pleased with how we played to this point," Burke said. "Unless we crank it up, this will all be for naught.''

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anyone in here interested in a yahoo fantasy hockey league?

was going to do a league, none of my dopey friends do fantasy crap...not as nerdy as me i guess

obviously it would just be for fun or whatever...im pretty civil with the hockey crowd in here so if you know my yahoo id who cares

i would do it as a points league
and set it up for # of people we'd get in

team names would be user name on here if you wanted

do an autodraft where you rank your guys and  then it runs and you get guys according to how you rank em

id use this set up for points...roster set up under that
Forwards/Defensemen Stat Category Value Goals (G) 5 Assists (A) 2.5 Plus/Minus (+/-) 1 Penalty Minutes (PIM) .25 Shots on Goal (SOG) .25 Goaltenders Stat Category Value Wins (W) 5 Goals Against (GA) -1 Saves (SV) .2 Shutouts (SHO) 10

id use this setup for rosters
C, C, C, C,
LW, LW, LW,
RW, RW, RW,
W, W,
D, D, D, D, D, D,
G, G,
BN, BN, BN, BN


if you would want to do it  put a  in here and if we get 8-12  I can set it up

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How good was that f'n game!!!

You Pens and Wings fans mustve had f'n heart attacks

I must admit rooting for the Pens and my brother...who was about to be handed the cup til they cut to the Mario interview

Tuesday's winning NHL picks

3-1 since I have stopped betting...to be fair I would not have laid the juice on Det-Bos, probably just done a 2 teamer that day

1-1  -.9  last night Pit- Chi   I am stunned Washington didnt get buried in that game.

Those were some good games...a little too much scoring for my liking but fun games

Canes E... The way I look at this game is that they were up 3-1 , got the Bruins best effort last game and now they come home and clinch it. Boston did look goos though. Chara was a beast and the forwards did what they hadnt done all series. I just think back at home with that crowd the Canes advance.

Red WIngs -150... You could make a case that they should have won all 5 games. Hiller goes down more than women in porn. Also seems to allow as many things between his legs. I think he has been solved. May not be a blow out byut on the road I think the Wings get the job done and advance

NHL players on Facebook

Ok we got that out of the way so you dont have to post it in your replies. I have a facebook account so one of my friends from high school is buddies on there with Chico Resch (the actual Chico Resch) So I click on his freinds and he has Sergei Brylin, Marty Biron, pretty funny though when you keep clicking on the friends of these players to see what players are actually on there and not just made up fan sites of the guys

Like Alex Burrows is there
Cal Clutterbuck
Leafs fans you can be buddies with Vesa Toskala and Justin Pogge

Marty Biron is there and his friends include Malkin and Ovechkin..and OVs photo is of him at the draft with Malkin

I just found it funny as to how many guys have accounts..Ryan Callahan

Maybe I should send a friend request to Eric Staal

my thought for the new season... as if you care, but if you do here they are

1st off the Devils will be much better than the "experts" think. getting Rolston is huge, they have a good #1 line now. Rolston between Gionta and Elias is a terrific line. The #2 line is solid with Parise,Zajac and Langenbrunner. the 3rd line is always the Madden line with Pandolfo and Zubrus or whoever they to put there (atleast Zubrus wont be centering 1 of the top 2 lines this year) a big 4th line with Rupp , holik etc. Rolston helps the PP immensely   Also on D they have young guys but they will be a year better. Martin, Oduya,Greene. Mottau isnt young but he will be pretty good. Savador and White are the vets. Salmela made the team hoepfully he is as good as the last Dman they got who was playing in Europe (Rafalski)   In goal Brodeur will be Brodeur and hopefully will not suck in the playoffs I really think a run at cup 4 is possible, I did not think this last year   REST OF THE LEAGUE   better than expected teams for me (bet the early before people figure this out) ...my top 2 in this category are Bruins and Oilers others that fall into this category for me are the Canes, Kings, and Senators   overrated (bet against them before people figure it out) Penguins , i d ont see how you lose 6 forwards 2 big Dmen and think that Satan and Fedotenko will replace all that. Flyers- Marty Biron really? I think he had his year last year. Lightning but i think most people in here know they arent going to be good and for some reason people a... [More]