That happens every year and so long as they allow people to vote multiple times per day it will continue to happen.
The All Star Game is just a popularity contest, typically led by the fans of the hosting city plus delusional Leafs fans. It’s why I have to laugh when someone mentions ASG appearances on a player’s resume as some kind of career accomplishment.
“Mike Komisarek, NHL All-Star”
I know, Montreal fans are guilty of that one, but it’s still hilarious. The way I see it now, it just shows how great a defenceman Andrei Markov is (I refuse to say was!) to make Komi look so good 
Last game of 2011 tonight…Go Habs Go! Here’s hoping to a much better 2012.
WJHC: Canada has clinched Pool B and the USA must play a relegation game in order to be invited back next year, regardless of the outcome of tonight’s game between the two teams. I’m pretty sure that counts as a massive upset.
I am so impressed by the Czech goalie, Petr Mrazek. He’s faced a bazillion shots and not allowed all that many. Calm, focused and great puck tracking and positional play. I haven’t watched most of the other games, but so far, he’s the standout player of this tournament (with Mark Stone as a strong runner-up). Congratulations to him, if for nothing other than turning away 50+ shots by team USA and winning that game!
You can dress it up any way you want, it was still completely classless. Jagr was instrumental in Pittsburgh winning back to back Stanley Cups. He was traded by the team because they couldn’t afford him. He won multiple scoring titles as a Penguin and is a sure fire hall of famer. Right thinking Penguin fans should be embarrassed by the booing, not justifying it. I’d guess the ovation to Talbot was just another dig at Jagr, but I could be wrong.
Part of the trade was his idea. (Jagr himself as said so) He wasn’t all that happy here in Pittsburgh. And classless? Maybe so, but people have long memories. No one is doubting his contributions to the Pens, but they also don’t appreciate the way he treated the very people who once supported him. I’ve heard that he also wore out his welcome with the Caps when he was traded to the Rangers.
And yes, you are wrong. Very, very wrong. Max was extremely popular here, and the reaction was genuine. The idea that people would only do so to piss off Jagr is insulting to Talbot.
And Flyers fans have no room calling Pittsburgh fans “classless”. Hell, these people booed a “Hockey Fights Cancer” ad because it had Crosby in it!
Well obviously we were just booing cancer. 
If anyone can find it on TV, the outdoor alumni game is on right now between the Flyers and Rangers.
Looks like it’s on Versus. (That pisses me off, since they didn’t broadcast it last year)
Its a sell-out too apparently.
I am not a Flyers fan. I am a hockey fan.
Stay classy,Krys Barch. :rolleyes:
Team Canada is still undefeated at the World Juniors. Canada will next play the winner of tomorrow’s Russia-Czech match up. Sweden will meet the winner of the Slovakia-Finland game in the other semifinal.
The USA will play in the relegation round, with Denmark, Switzerland and Latvia. Bob McKenzie from TSN kept calling the US being relegated “an epic fail”, then trying to make it seem like it wasn’t so bad. It’s like he couldn’t avoid using those words…it was kind of funny!
It’s been a great tournament so far. WJHC hockey is good hockey.
Fine then, I appologize for being wrong. But I’m not going to pretend there wasn’t a history of Jagr spitting all over the fans here, and for all that he claims to admire Mario, he sure has a funny way of showing it.
It’s nice when we can all cheer for the same team.
Go Canada!
Apology accepted. Here’s the thing- and I mean this in the nicest way possible… Penguin fans are spoiled. In the last 17 years the NHL scoring champion has been a Penguin NINE times. Four different players!!! No other team comes even close to having had anything like that. Malkin could do it again this year, and if Crosby should ever regain his health (and I for one am sincerely hoping his career will resume soon) he could win it multiple times in the next ten years. How’s about you guys share the wealth a little? Fans of every other team in the league would piss on their own feet to have a former player like Jagr in the history of their team. I realize that you will never know the feeling of futility of being a fan of a team that has never had such talent, but just try to see things from the other side of the fence!
Edmonton? An Edmonton Oiler won the scoring championship SEVEN times in SEVEN years.
Ok there might have been some slight hyperbole in my statement. If you go back to 1980 Edmonton did have one guy who was pretty good at hockey and he won 7 times in a row. That is somewhat close to Pittsburgh’s record since that time of having one guy win it six times, another guy win it five, and two others win it once apiece. Pittsburgh can match the 7 straight years of having an Art Ross winner though, and they throw in another six more wins for good measure. And just to be completely clear Edmonton fans were super spoiled to have the team they did in the 80s.
Why don’t they drink coffee in Vancouver?
Cuz all the cups are in Edmonton!
Bastards!!!