Ducky

As far as I'm concerned, if the Bruins never made the playoffs again, it would be too soon. I don't care who plays for them (exemption Bobby Orr), I hate them if they are a Bruin. They got schooled ont he Hamilton trade and screwed up royally in the first round of the draft....it looks good on them. When I was in Cuba earlier this year, I met a guy from Boston...the convo went something like this... "Hi, I'm Jim and I'm from Canada." "Hi, I'm Steve and I'm from Boston." "Hi Steve, I hate your hockey team." "I get a lot of that." nuff said

The wind this morning was 47 mph and gusting to 73 mph..I had never hunted in wind like this before. We got out limits before 11am and Black Lab we had retrieved them all and it was his first time ever retrieving for an actual hunt!....made his owner proud....also got a Ross ' Goose as well.

Burmistrov Lowry Stafford

He has a great shot and one of the fastest skaters in the league but needs to use his line mates a bit more. Bogo is still out?

Stafford scores a goal on a great passing play and finishes with 2 points and a +2. His line mates finish with a +1 and a +4 and the line scores 5 points. Not bad for playing most of the game against the Bruins #1 line. Stafford was one of the best players on the ice if you ask me. Myers didn't do anything to hurt the team and carried the puck well and seems to gain the O zone fairly easy. Playing with Enstrom tends to make a D man look good though... You're not going to see Stafford on the 4th line for very long. Although, the 4th line did put up 3 points and a goal tonight and they all finished as plus players. Pavs held the team in it when the Bruins were taking the game to the Jets. Not sure who the stars were but I would have Pavs as #1 star and Stafford as #2 star. Bogo is still not playing? How did Kaner look? I see he assisted on Eichel's goal.

You've got to make the playoffs first........ He'll be playing with two VERY responsible players and going against the opposition's top lines... I can't see him playing on the 4th line much at all.

Scuttlebut is that Staf is playing on the checking line with Lowry and Burmistrov and he is looking forward to it.....lotsa minutes every game.

What is bollixed? There were rumors about Bogo's extracurricular activities before he was traded but not sure how true they were. Who is Kaner playing with?

How are Bogo and Kaner doing in the preseason?

If Kane stays healthy, he gets my vote........

Myers got Staf the puck and he made sure he got past center and then tipped it past his defender and skated around him, picked up the puck and netted it....he played a really good, sound, veteran game all night. I love Myers' O smarts but he better pick it up some n the D side although it is early. If I were Pavs, I'd be mad about the last goal, he played well and didn't deserve that last goal scored on him....those used to drive Scotty Bowman nuts.

Stafford played very well last night as did Myers. Joined up on the winning goal. Let the season begin!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just started reading Thunder and Lightning by John Ferguson....yup, he and Phil Esposito named their book Thunder and Lightning.

Six of us were going to The Who on the 8th of October but they cancelled.

Petan will make the team as a LW. I say he will make the team and start on the 4th line as the LW. I agree about being too small for center in the West. Armia or J C Lipon will be the first call up...if they need grit, Lipon......offense, Armia. Too many players with more talent ahead of him right now and we will be starting 3 rookies and Burmistrov who played in the KHL the last two seasons. I didn't see the game tonight (hunting) but saw the interview after the game with the coach and he sure wasn't too pleased about the first 2 periods. We had 4 guys playing there first game and 2 playing their second and it is exhibitioin so I take these games with a grain of salt...he doesn't. I think the last 2 games of exhibition are kinda important but that's me.

Congrats on the shutout win guys........looks good on the Laffs.

Armia is 22 so this is not the end of the line......yet. I was listening to the game but not watching....drinking beer and deep-frying duck outside....glad I wasn't watching. Raffl (29 years old) Lipon, Copp, Petan, and Ehlers are the rookies still with the club. All played better than Armia and Lemieux. Lemieux needs to work on his skating and I expect Armia or Lipon to be the first call up in case of injury. Ehlers, Copp and Petan will stick with the team.

Like I said earlier, if I lose, I will put Hawerchuk's name on the back of it and wear it with pride........ not gonna happen tho. Lemieux hits everything he can and rang one of the post early....not much else. Armia didn't play. Stafford was playing with Scheifele and Wheeler and I don't know why. He is not fast enough to keep up. The line was average (Wheeler had a tough game).

You're not going to get rid of me that easy. I have a uni bet to collect on!

Good to see him healed up and playing well. He should get a ton of goals for you guys this year. I caught a part of the highlights (rarely watch tv not counting hockey and football) and he scored a goal. What about Bogo? I will come back on tonight or tomorrow and give an unbiased report on how I think Lemieux and Armia play tonight. I hope they play Armia with some skill guys.

Kaner got a goal I see, how was his overall play?

The pup turned 7 this year. You can't tell but he is FULL of burrs. The better half spent over an hour getting them out. This was my hunting partner's spot (Erika in the pic) and it produced despite the warm climes. Had we not waited until legal shooting time, we would have been out of there early. Probably going back to that spot on Saturday morning so he will be full of burrs again.

I don't think Armia and Lemieux will play on the same line on the big team if/when they do. Armia is projected for the 1st/2nd and Lemieux the 3rd/4th. If Kane plays with the right setup man, the sky is the limit.

Kaner has confidence. He'll probably score 30+ if he and his line mates stay healthy but don't forget, at the beginning of last season he said he was set to score 50 goals...

Just watched a video of the first TC scrimmage. Only a scrimmage but Copp centered Lemieux and Armia and was probably the best line out there. Staf played with Scheifele and Wheeler and that line did not impress me at all. Armia is smooth in traffic and a very good passer. Set up Lemieux for a nice goal. How's Kaner and Bogo looking? I haven't heard anything. Who is Kaner playing with?