# Game On! NHL: October 2010 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 30, 2010, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673 "2010-09-30T23:30:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/81 "2010-10-17T01:18:59Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > Does anyone know of a website which lists the rosters of NHL teams by year? I’ve been watching a lot of classic games and I wonder if there is an easier way information on historical team rosters than typing “1998 Toronto Maple Leafs” into Wikipedia. Try [Hockeydb.com](http://www.hockeydb.com). You can search by player, team, league, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/82 "2010-10-17T04:04:08Z")
It seems that the NHL may have found a chump to buy the Coyotes and keep them in Arizona… ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2010, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/83 "2010-10-17T14:13:50Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > It seems that the NHL may have found a chump to buy the Coyotes and keep them in Arizona… Thank god. The southern United States has long been a hotbed of rabid hockey fandom, where teams have thrived. I was worried the team would have to move to Canada. Ain’t no hockey fans to be found there. No sir. In Arizona, hockey isn’t just a sport. It’s a way of life. As their most famous resident, John McCain, once said “Hockey? Never heard of it.” ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/84 "2010-10-18T18:54:23Z")
Looks like the penalty against Kris Letang has been [rescinded](http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/sports/penguins/s_704774.html). Good. (Tangers isn’t known to be a rough player, either) Now, we just need to get Jordan Staal well and back out on the ice. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/85 "2010-10-19T13:46:46Z")
All is right with the world, as the Leafs finally lost a game. Although they still got a point, and they probably deserved to win. I’m a little worried about the Habs-Devils game on Thursday. I think the Devils might be due. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/86 "2010-10-19T14:39:12Z")
I love your optimism, **Kenner!** As for the Leafs, they never \*deserve \*to win. It violates most religions and several laws of physics. It seems Markov might be cleared to play as early as tomorrow. I’m so looking forward to seeing him back, especially on the power play! Though I’m more and more impressed with Gorges…he’s quickly becoming one of my favourite players. He just gets better and better! ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/87 "2010-10-19T15:51:50Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > I love your optimism, **Kenner!** > > As for the Leafs, they never \*deserve \*to win. It violates most religions and several laws of physics. > > It seems Markov might be cleared to play as early as tomorrow. I’m so looking forward to seeing him back, especially on the power play! Though I’m more and more impressed with Gorges…he’s quickly becoming one of my favourite players. He just gets better and better! Getting Gorges close to the '07 deadline might be one of Bob Gainey’s best deals as Habs GM. He’s certainly come a long way from the beginning of '07-08, when he was a frequent healthy scratch. And I still have hope that the Habs can continue Brodeur’s and the Devils’ funk for at least one more game, especially with Price playing very well right now. But New Jersey is too good to keep playing the way they are playing right now; sooner or later they’ll start winning. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/88 "2010-10-19T17:04:11Z")
> [@KennerTheGreat](#): > > And I still have hope that the Habs can continue Brodeur’s and the Devils’ funk for at least one more game, especially with Price playing very well right now. But New Jersey is too good to keep playing the way they are playing right now; sooner or later they’ll start winning. Brodeur does always seem to get up for games in his home town and, IMO, he’s been the largest part of what’s been wrong with the team. If he can start playing at even average goalie level, they’ll be fine. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/89 "2010-10-20T19:28:51Z")
Vancouver’s Rick Rypien has been [suspended indefinitely]([http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2010/10/19/rick-rypien-loses-cool-attacks-fan-suspension-looming/?utm\_source=feedburner&utm\_medium=feed&utm\_campaign=Feed%3A+HousesOfTheHockey+(Houses+of+the+Hockey)](http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2010/10/19/rick-rypien-loses-cool-attacks-fan-suspension-looming/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HousesOfTheHockey+(Houses+of+the+Hockey)) for attacking a fan in Minnesota. (Video embedded in link) ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/90 "2010-10-20T21:28:33Z")
> [@KennerTheGreat](#): > > Vancouver’s Rick Rypien has been [suspended indefinitely]([http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2010/10/19/rick-rypien-loses-cool-attacks-fan-suspension-looming/?utm\_source=feedburner&utm\_medium=feed&utm\_campaign=Feed%3A+HousesOfTheHockey+(Houses+of+the+Hockey)](http://blogs.thescore.com/nhl/2010/10/19/rick-rypien-loses-cool-attacks-fan-suspension-looming/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HousesOfTheHockey+(Houses+of+the+Hockey)) for attacking a fan in Minnesota. (Video embedded in link) That has to be a minimum of 40 games. Stupid, stupid stupid. He should have punched the guy in the head, that way it would only end up being 2 games. ---
**Author:** ![Foldup\_Rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Foldup\_Rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foldup_Rabbit)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/91 "2010-10-20T23:52:18Z")
They suspended him indefinitely pending a decision because the Canucks were playing another game tonight; they had to act quickly. As a Vancouver fan and a person who has a soft spot for bruisers in general, I think that this is the most idiotic thing Rypien could have ever done. Most of me hopes that they throw something extra insanely harsh at him for a penalty. The rest of me remembers that we probably need him for the rest of the season. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/92 "2010-10-22T02:35:21Z")
I have a love-hate relationship with Martin Brodeur. ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/93 "2010-10-22T03:04:31Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > I have a love-hate relationship with Martin Brodeur. I have a hate-hate relationship with him. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/94 "2010-10-22T13:13:02Z")
> [@mnemosyne](#): > > I have a love-hate relationship with Martin Brodeur. As do I, but for very different reasons, I’m sure. ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/95 "2010-10-22T19:33:07Z")
> [@KennerTheGreat](#): > > I’m a little worried about the Habs-Devils game on Thursday. I think the Devils might be due. Sometimes I hate being right. Brodeur is now 39-16-5 against Montreal, including a 16-8-1 record at Le Centre Bell. (Not sure if that includes the '97 playoffs, when the Devils spanked Montreal in five games.) And Rypien has been[suspended for six games](http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=541289) for going after that fan in Minnesota. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/96 "2010-10-22T21:10:35Z")
That’s why I hate him. Reasons to love: great goalie, Québecois, and freaking adorable (the braces make me squee). ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/97 "2010-10-23T02:05:49Z")
Daniel Alfredsson. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/98 "2010-10-23T02:28:47Z")
6 games for Rypien is too few, but I am certain that the Wild are going to get fined as well, question is will we ever find out how much? ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/99 "2010-10-23T12:18:50Z")
When Stamkos was drafted 2.5 years ago, he seemed like the skinny type of kid who wouldn’t really hit his stride until he was well into his 20s (say 23 or so). Seems like I was dead wrong on that one. I never thought I’d say this, I actively seek out Tampa Bay Lightening games! ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2010, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673/100 "2010-10-23T13:00:54Z")
> [@KennerTheGreat](#): > > Sometimes I hate being right. Brodeur is now 39-16-5 against Montreal, including a 16-8-1 record at Le Centre Bell. (Not sure if that includes the '97 playoffs, when the Devils spanked Montreal in five games. It was a bit of a perfect storm: it was highly unlikely that the Devils would continue shooting as poorly as they had been and would start converting shots into goals; they had four days to rest, practice and prepare; and Brodeur (among others) loves playing in Montreal and has a history of success there. I was more surprised at how the Devils took Gomez out of the game entirely… I don’t think I heard his name called once, and it’s unusual for him to go a whole game where he doesn’t make a few good rushes/passes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673.md?page=6)