05-09-2009, 03:06 PM | #701 |
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NEVER mess with a dude named Francis......Dude has been in scraps his whole life about his name
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05-09-2009, 03:54 PM | #702 |
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Well, looks like the Game 5 of the Wings - Ducks is not being shown here in Atlanta unless you have the NHL Network or the Center Ice Package (or whatever its called). Crap. Thanks NHL. They really need to work out stuff with ESPN to get games on a proper network again.
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05-09-2009, 04:00 PM | #703 | |
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Honestly have no idea why he was fighting. He didn't drop the gloves all season, and there he was, voluntarily taking his helmet off and basically shoving his face into a couple of very solid haymakers. I'm surprised he was able to skate off under his own power. I know the purists love the hockey fights, but I don't see what they have to do with the game, especially human sacrifices like that one. Now Detroit's down a player for no other reason than stupidity. |
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05-09-2009, 04:20 PM | #704 | |
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I'm just trying to figure out how Indy Poll Day ended up on Versus.
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05-09-2009, 04:56 PM | #705 |
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my biggest surprise this post season was seeing just how easy it is to stream a live hockey game online. for free.
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05-09-2009, 04:58 PM | #706 | |
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Well, apparently Crosby/Ovechkin > Indy Poll Day > anything else in the NHL.
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05-09-2009, 06:43 PM | #707 |
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Fluery looking sharp tonight.
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05-09-2009, 08:29 PM | #708 |
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This is one hell of a series.
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05-09-2009, 08:34 PM | #709 |
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I don't see a whole lot of the Pens. Does Scuderi always look this good?
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05-09-2009, 08:41 PM | #710 | |
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During the 06-07 season, he was paired with Joe Melichar to form what was possibly the worst defensive pairing ever created. Since Melichar's been gone, he's played with Whitney and Letang a little, and this season, Gill to be the shutdown pair. There are probably not very many players in the league who get as much out of minimal natural talent as him. Very little offense, not really even a good breakout pass (I think Gill's is actually underrated), but he's so good with his stick on his side of the blueline. He's a free agent after the season, and I wouldn't be surprised to find someone (Isles, he's a Syosset native) give him a nice amount more than the Pens can afford to offer him. He's a ridiculous bargain right now at $700K.
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05-09-2009, 08:53 PM | #711 |
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That's a crusher for Washington. Two OT losses like that for such a young team is going to be so hard to overcome, I just don't see it happening.
I am happy that I might just get to see the series I wanted to see most in the East, Carolina/Pittsburgh. |
05-09-2009, 08:58 PM | #712 |
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It sure liked interference on the Pens prior to Malkin's rush and goal.
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05-09-2009, 09:09 PM | #713 | |
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Probably was interference during regular time...but not O.T
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05-09-2009, 09:32 PM | #714 |
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So now there is a group wanting to move the Thrashers to Hamilton? I love it.
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05-09-2009, 09:44 PM | #715 |
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This was the best game of the series, possibly of the playoffs this year.
The calls that were made were solid calls. As much as the Caps will complain, there is no way they can not make the call in OT. Already seeing at HF looking for a call in front of Fleury just prior to Malkin scoring. By the book, that was interference. But, it was allowed, both ways, all game long (and last night, Bradley twice on one shift). The refs let them play outside of any blatant calls. I believe each team ended up with 2 PP chances. Backstrom is a hell of a player. He is the 2 of the Caps 1-2 punch, not Semin. Semin reminds me a lot of Kovalev, where he might be a top 5 talent at forward in the league, but only a top 50 player.
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05-09-2009, 09:49 PM | #716 |
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Is Mike Green hurt? Or seriously THAT bad in his own end?
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05-10-2009, 05:26 PM | #717 |
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I was really worried the Ducks wouldn't show up today. Glad to see my fears were unfounded.
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05-10-2009, 05:28 PM | #718 | |
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Detroit is exerting their will today, though it's obvious Getz is not 100%. Ducks aren't getting many breaks though. Got jobbed on a non call on a blatant Too Many Men by Detroit. I loved Dats trying to flip it over and batting it in even though he didn't have much of a shot. So much fun to watch. Still only a 2 goal game and plenty of time left. |
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05-10-2009, 05:36 PM | #719 |
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Big PPG by Anaheim there to make it 2-1. This isn't over by a long shot.
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05-10-2009, 05:37 PM | #720 | |
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Oh, I knew it wasn't over, if the Ducks started to play their game. It was just that at the point I posted that, they hadn't yet. Still not sure it will end up paying dividends in the long run. Unless they start playing better at even strength, this isn't going to go anywhere. You don't beat talented teams like the Wings at their place being outshot 5-tp-1.
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05-10-2009, 05:40 PM | #721 |
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Huge save by Ozzy there. Anaheim has started pushing back and Detroit has been on their heels.
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05-10-2009, 06:37 PM | #722 |
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Good to save Helm get rewarded for how great he has played defensively with a huge goal to make it 3-1 and then Z ices it with the empty netter. Big win. Anaheim is just getting worn down. Still not saying this series is over but it will be if Anaheim can't get some production from people other then their top 4 forwards.
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05-10-2009, 06:57 PM | #723 | |
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Agreed. The Ducks just looked awful the whole game. Other than from maybe the second period PPG forward to the second intermission, I never saw an indication the Ducks showed up to play today.
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05-10-2009, 08:11 PM | #724 |
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Very good to see Helm finally get one. He has been one of the Wings' best forwards all series.
This could have been Hiller's best game of the series so far. He made some great saves. The score could have been much, much worse.
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05-10-2009, 08:59 PM | #725 |
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Though it's not over yet, it's now going to be 3-2 Carolina going back to Raleigh and I'm not feeling particularly good at the moment. I expected a loss tonight. I didn't expect such a poor game on our part, though. I'd rather have lost a close game that Boston had to fight to win to keep them thinking about things (of course, I could hope that a blowout would have them relax thinking they've got it figured out before Carolina takes them out in Game Six, but I'm not doing that). The pressure I think is going to be definitely on Carolina's side because I don't think they can win Game Seven in Boston as they've now gotten clobbered twice in the series in Beantown and I don't think a highway robbery of the order of Game Seven against New Jersey is in the cards this time.
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05-10-2009, 09:10 PM | #726 |
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Good win for the Bruins tonight. Where was this team in games 2-4? It was a completely dominating effort for Boston but which team will show up in Raleigh on Tuesday night?
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So far this postseason Carolina has limited it to one bad game in a row and has played hard the game after a listless effort. That's the one good sign I take from this. But yes that was an ugly, listless, no urgency effort by Carolina. Too many "one guy crashing the zone" plays.
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05-11-2009, 10:14 AM | #728 |
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I think the NHL needs to think about moving the Hurricanes to Hamilton, if only so Wolfpack can stop living a life of misery 6 months of the year. I've never seen a guy get so down about his team all the time. I swear the 'Canes could be up 3 games to 0 in the Stanley cup finals and dude would find a way to be worried that they are holding the weakest 3-0 series lead in sports history.
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If you had followed this team for the last decade or so, you know they are more than capable of rolling over and playing dead for a couple of weeks. They've choked away a couple of playoff appearances with horrible efforts in the last week of the season; I remember them losing a potential playoff-clinching game to Boston several years back when Boston had just traded Ray Borque and was sitting its #1 goaltender, for example, and a similar bum effort against last-place Montreal another year. That said, they've done a good job of bouncing back this postseason. I do agree they need to win in Raleigh, because I don't think they can win a game 7 in Boston.
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05-11-2009, 10:21 AM | #730 |
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are the Bruins bipolar?
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Blah blah blah... just stare at your damn Cup banner if you guys can't stomach watching your team lose sometimes. Good grief, this act can get annoying when it comes from fans of teams that haven't won anything in 50+ years, let alone 2.
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05-11-2009, 10:59 AM | #732 |
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Fuck you, Gary Bettman: "We generally try to avoid relocating franchises unless you absolutely have to," he said. "We think when a franchise is in trouble, you try and fix the problems. That's what we did in Pittsburgh and Ottawa and Buffalo prior to our work stoppage. That's what we did when the perception was that five out of the six Canadian franchises around the turn of the century were in trouble. We fixed the problems. We don't run out on cities." - http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=277750 I think he should tack the word "anymore" onto the end of that last sentence. Fucking weasel-faced douche.
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I can take a lot of things when I'm a fan of a team. I watched the Patriots and the Bucs through the horrible years and was fine with it. What I can't stand is lack of effort, and the Canes put that forth often enough to tick fans off.
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05-11-2009, 11:05 AM | #734 |
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That said, I didn't think the Canes had a chance in this series against Boston, so it's been fun to watch. They've already done better than I expected.
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No, they just took games 2, 3 and 4 off in this series. The real Bruins were back last night. Who knows if they'll show up in Raleigh tomorrow.
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Ok, this game has just gotten crazy: 3 goals in 2 minutes.
SI
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The Pens outshot the Caps something like 17-5 in the first and only had a 1-0 lead.
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Crosby ties it up with about 4 mins to go!
I'd love this to be a long OT playoff game but I think the scoring has been excellent and the goaltending too shaky. SI
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Is this thing on?
Man, Caps get jobbed a bit on a holding call with 2 mins to go. Then they add an eternity (1.5 seconds) onto a faceoff in the Washington end that should have been more like 0.5 seconds. We're going to OT! SI
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05-11-2009, 08:32 PM | #740 |
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What the hell was Hal Gill trying to do? Cut through his own crease, behind his goalie, at a crucial point in the game?
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05-11-2009, 08:53 PM | #741 |
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Wow.
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05-11-2009, 08:56 PM | #742 | |
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I don't watch Hockey at all...
But having a good Caps team has me watching some... been watching since about 7:00 left in the 3rd period of this one.
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05-11-2009, 08:57 PM | #743 |
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YEA!
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Game 7!
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Have the Pens won a "white out" this playoff year?
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The Caps assistant coach likes to rub heads, doesn't he?
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w00t!
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Heaven forbid if the Caps make the SCF this year. It'll be the exact same thing as when LeBron went up vs the Spurs. A sweep against whoever wins the West.
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05-11-2009, 09:00 PM | #749 |
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Dola, and I love the Caps, but they have the least most likely chance to win the Cup this year of any of the 8 teams left.
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FUCK!!
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