goalnut3133

...when goalnut was a 'Nucks fan... response would have been:  :blink: 

And to all of the above: You're all still WAY better off than the Nucks...

I'll add more as my grumpiness increases.

Which is why I changed my avatar...JR, you need one like mine....for now it's Grump City & I'm the Mayor.

@goalnut3133  Well...well....look what the cat dragged it  

 

 

 Nice to see ya bro, missed ya!!

LOL! Thanks jammer! How's your mom? Haven't been on here to check all the news...

@OccamsRazor  Thanks guy! I've been laying pretty low under the radar lately & gotten pretty behind the hockey news, so thanks for this! Slowly catching up....

Here am I! Here am I!  It's not too hard to beat the Nucks no matter how strong they come out in the 1st period, they just can't play a whole 60 mins....

By the 3rd period, it was just shooting practise for the Hawks....hopeless when the Hawks are set up in our zone like it's a PP & yet it's actually OUR power play!  'Nuff said!

I'm certainly not holding my breath that we'll even make the 1st round of playoffs....Hank is out right now & Santorelli, (the 1 of our few goal scorers) will be out after his operation for 5 months!!  And the hits just keep onnn comin'!!  :wacko: 

Wow, that's quite the staggering differential!   Oh yes, I do remember hearing something about Sharpie being with the Flyers once, I'd totally forgotten!  It's so hard to imagine him being anywhere else now..haha.  

A very Merry Christmas to you & your family, Hawkie!   

It seemed a tight game at first, surprising, not many shots on either end for most of the 1st I think. But then, KA-POW! Here come da Hawks! Sharpie almost got the hat-trick! Hit the post. Dunno what Schneids was thinking there!  Imo, he really isn't a match for the Hawks, he's just not ready yet. Annnnd, his puck handling needs a little bit of work..haha.

Hawkie, how about the least number of shots allowed by Hawks in a game this season-- 12 shots allowed from NJ!  2nd lowest S/A was Oct vs Tampa I think with 15 shots allowed. Unreal!

I liked Sharpie's post-game interview, he's a cool dude.   

Hmm, it will be interesting if Schneids is in goal for NJ & see how he fares against the Hawks.  :unsure:

Haha, who does he think the Nucks are, the Leafs? Lol!  Yah, I was also most surprised that the top shooters for the Hawks couldn't capitalize on the shoot out!  (& I still have no clue why on earth Torts would continue to put the Sedins in the shootout?! That just ain't gonna happen!)  :unsure:

So big bad Byfuglien of the Jets made a dirty fly-by on Lu tonite, dragging his right leg out sideways, & Lu seemed to have injured his groin (again!) & left the ice. So Lack played most of the game & did very well again. Who knows now how long Lu will be out. Can't believe they allowed goaltender contact like that without penalty or the League looking at it. It was so obvious. 

Yah I also can't believe how good Jagr still is either, imagine the level of conditioning in order to keep up! He can come out of nowhere & still work the magic. Ovy with his 30th? That is un-bloody-believable! Esp when so many are still on just their 6th & 7th goals right now...lol.  This match-up was a real upset in our Pick 'Em tonite, 99% of us chose the Caps for the win! 

Yah, I woulda almost bet money on this one that we woulda lost! Plus it was our 2nd nite of back-to-back games after a tough one vs Stars, we were looking pretty slow & tired in the 1st period against you. And after 2-0, I thought, OK here comes the slaughter!! Then by some Christmas miracle, we got our 2nd wind & found our legs in the 2nd per. It's weird, we can't beat teams like the Wild & the Stars (not that they're bad teams), but we slaughter the likes of the Bruins & win the best team in the league, the Hawks?? Talk about schizoid...lol. 

Yah, I was super happy for Lack that he got the start (shows trust from Torts) & that he played so well & didn't fold under the pressure from the Hawks, it was really his 1st 'big' game against a monster team. He's a really good guy that deserves it. One of my fave players on our team. I don't know if you're aware, but he had some obstacles to overcome recently too, he had major hip surgery during last spring or so, & the fans were really unsure if he'd recover/rehab in time to be a decent back-up for Lu when the season started...whew, it was touch & go there for a bit for us fans! (Esp when we didn't know if Lu was gonna stay with us or what? All that drama!) So all the more, it's a very sweet success story. 

So are you gonna get razzed by your boss etc on Monday? lol.  (Remember the duct tape trick!)   

Wow @FlyersFan4Life that was a beaut goal ^^^^ !   Merry Christmas to pilldoc & all!  (Peanuts characters are my fave too!   )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKk9rv2hUfA

Wow, unbelievable! Quite a few surprises: 1) Kassian actually scored!     2) We shut down the Hawks' PP! (ending their 11?- game PP goal streak!)  ....this was 1 of the most exciting things to watch tonite...the 'strength against strength'....Hawks' 3rd in PP vs Nucks' 1st in PK!   and 3) WE ACTUALLY WON IN THE SHOOTOUT?!!     (So miracles do happen!)

Good game Hawkie!!  Next game against you, at home for us, Jan 29th!

It's ok Hawkie, if you do get on, send me a msg here or in a PM! Otherwise, I've got the game PVR'd, to watch with my spouse later on. But if you go to chat room, I'll watch it with you in real time.

May the best team win tonite!!   

"Hi goalnut!  

Are you on for another game bet?      I will try to get into the chat room before the game and between periods also.  My brother is coming to town to visit me tomorrow, but I think he can keep himself busy on the other computer while I am on this one, and while I am watching the game if he doesn't want to watch the game with me.  I just hope he doesn't decide to cheer against the Hawks in this game just to mock me ... if he does and the Hawks lose, I'll just say it's his fault ... 

The Hawks have been doing great lately except for that game in Toronto, but your Canucks almost beat the Hawks in that last game ,,,"

Yah that was a close score our last game with you (I looked it up)...I can't remember the details of that game though (short-term memory probs). Yah, I'll definitely try to be in the chat room before the game starts...it will be nice to 'meet you' finally...haha! 

What will happen in this game?  Will Raanta start in net again against Roberto Luongo?  How will the Hawks deal with known agitators (at least against the Hawks) Alex Burrows and Kevin Bieksa?  Will Patrick Kane keep up his mad scoring streak?  How will Brian Bickell do now that he is back from injury?
 
Perhaps the most important question of all is ... will goalnut's signature get another makeover?? 

It would be cool if Raanta gets to play tomorrow!  There's a rumour that Eddie Lack may be starting tomorrow nite for us, instead of Lu. Lu let in 4 goals on 19 shots vs Dallas tonite, then was replaced by Lack who did well the rest of the game. From how Lu played tonite, I wouldn't mind Lack getting the start tomorrow. Burrows is still on the injured list but Bieksa will be flying around the Hawks faces no doubt.  Knowing us, I'm sure Kaner will continue his hot streak!  Oh, great...Bickell!  The human wall.... . Just what we need!  lol

Yes, we are on for the siggy bet again!  but of course, you KNOW who's gonna win!!    Charbroiled Nucks, anyone??

Congrats Hawkie...again!!  I think I fell asleep so didn't catch much of the game, but I think from what I caught, the Preds were looking good early on.

Now...(tremble   )....time to serve up 1 ca-NUCKLE sandwich (& I don't mean that in a good way!)...it's feeding frenzy time for the Hawks!! 

Congrats Hawkie! An amazing game, practically a clinic put on by the Hawks! It's a shame Raanta didn't get his shutout & LA scored at the very end, but you really had them looking lost for most of the game, the Hawks were just too quick for them. 

One if these days @ruxpin is gonna come to visit and find himself with a free room down the ole Graybar Motel.

LOL!!  I love that!  Make sure you put him in there with the smelliest drunks too!  That oughta learn 'em!    

Total absurdity (hey, how did Kuato get in here??  )...I say cuff 'em & thrown him in the paddy wagon @Polaris922!  It's too bad there aren't more 'real' hockey fans out there,  & not just the type that love to hate other teams just for the sake of hating, instead of appreciating skilled players/teams....(& unfortunately, I speak of many Nucks fans as well who do the same).

PS-- I say cuff @ruxpin too while you're at it!  He's a poop disturber! (Tho' 1 of my fave poop disturbers here! heh heh   )

To be honest, I didn't see this coming!  Couldn't see the whole game, but WOW.  Some upsets tonite, esp for Pick'em huh?  I would not have guessed what happ'd with Nucks tonite either vs Bruins!  

You mean there's actually someone out there that's worse at the shootout than the Nucks?!  Unbelievable!    (Hank & Dank = choke!!)

This seems fair to me, I personally think it could have been more, like 20 games, but pretty fair. These sort of things are so debatable & controversial anyway.

Just fyi- mine was the 2nd vote...

I totally second that MOTION!!  Let 'em have it TRIX!!  

@goalnut3133

 

Hi goalnut! 

 

Emery got the yank when it was 6-2.  I'd say the chat room was crowded, but I enjoyed myself.  I actually had a difficult time logging on at first ... got an error message that said, "Something seems to be wrong.  We could not log you on." or something like that ...

 

"Hey, we should do the chat room together when we play you next Friday! (Oh man, it'll be WELCOME TO THE MADHOUSE for us!  :wacko: )"

 

YES, we should!     Even better:  I am off for that weekend after having worked 2 weekends in a row, so I can stay up for the game!

Wow, they kept Emery in for 6 goals? I'm surprised. Glad you enjoyed the chat room! Yah I've seen a few others in the past also have the same prob logging on, just try again or you can also send either a PM to hf101 or digityman, or just put a message in the 'shout box' & you'll get a response from them.

Awesome that you'll be able to do the chat next Fri & watch the whole game!  Should be good fun haha! 

Well since the Calif teams are our biggest rivals, I will be rooting for the Blues to definitely put up a good fight!!  I think they'll be able to hold their own against them.....Now the Nucks, ehh, that's a different story!