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Post by H-Fist on Oct 13, 2011 20:14:01 GMT -5
Kaner! From Hossa and the Carbomb. How's that for a forward line?
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2011 20:34:25 GMT -5
I find a PP that is worse than the Bruins': The 2011-12 Detroit Red Wings.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Oct 13, 2011 20:43:04 GMT -5
Tough, tough loss in NJ tonight for the Kings. We didn't deserve to win anyways. We played like crap after Elias tied the game in the first period.
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Post by H-Fist on Oct 13, 2011 20:50:17 GMT -5
Bolland like a Boss, son! 3 goals in 4.5 periods on the year!
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Post by Beast Army Ass on Oct 13, 2011 20:54:24 GMT -5
While I admire that Puck Daddy gave the story about the Flyers fans booing the PSA a balanced look, the comments made me sick. Consider:
- The ad starts IMMEDIATELY with "Hi I'm Sidney Crosby" (before you see/hear anything about cancer)...how the hell do you think we're going to react? What if it was played at say, a Caps game? How about the Rangers? The Devils? You don't think him talking would get a Pavlovian chorus of boos there? - The ad features the three WORST possible people to put on an ad in the Flyers arena. There's Crosby (star player of rival team), Toews (skated with the Stanley Cup on our home ice fairly recently), and Miller (whined along with his coach, almost singlehandedly got the Sabres past the Flyers in the first round last year). It's like that ad was DESIGNED to get Flyers fans booing. What, was Sean Avery too busy? Seriously, would it have been so hard to get three people on the team to do it? - Finally, let's go ahead and not even mention where two vets were given a standing ovation and "USA" chants for their service. Or that a respectable moment of silence was held for the horrible deaths in the hockey world. Nope, we're just horrible people that just looooooove us some cancer. Love it.
I am glad this board didn't give it much mind, but it's stories like that which make me LOATHE sports media.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2011 23:06:54 GMT -5
DETROIT WINS AGAIN...but their PP suck balls!!!
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Post by therealsks on Oct 13, 2011 23:09:08 GMT -5
MOOOOOOOOSE
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Post by triplethreatmark on Oct 13, 2011 23:11:47 GMT -5
MOOOOOOOOSE I know he was on point tonight especially that save he made on Drew in OT. Luckily Quickie got us 1 point by himself. man, did we suck today.
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Post by therealsks on Oct 13, 2011 23:38:14 GMT -5
MOOOOOOOOSE I know he was on point tonight especially that save he made on Drew in OT. Luckily Quickie got us 1 point by himself. man, did we suck today. Yea, Quick was awesome. So many chances for us, but he made some great saves. Loved Moose in the SO, that 1 save after the multiple dekes was a real beaut.
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Post by Unocal 76 on Oct 14, 2011 0:00:05 GMT -5
DETROIT WINS AGAIN...but their PP suck balls!!! Who needs a PP? After all, we are talking about the almighty Red Wings.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2011 0:01:50 GMT -5
Oilers lose in Minnesota again. 17 times in a row they have lost in Minnesota. Whats new? Well for starters it wasn't a blowout for once.
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Post by HMARK Center on Oct 14, 2011 0:51:58 GMT -5
MOOOOOOOOSE I know he was on point tonight especially that save he made on Drew in OT. Luckily Quickie got us 1 point by himself. man, did we suck today. Quick really was the reason that wasn't a 5-1 game, the Parise/Elias/Sykora line was FLYING tonight, and Kovy was absolutely everywhere. Devils gave up a few nice chances too, but LA never got as close to putting them home as NJ did on Quick. Regardless, huge win for the Devils, as huge as game 3 of the season can be. Last season is still a black cloud over the proceedings around here, despite the awesome second half they had, and the past two games have really emphatically said "This is NOT last season anymore". DeBoer's system is suddenly looking a lot better, but now I just want to see them start converting on the PP. That said, nice to see them not have to rely too heavily on the PK tonight, just one minor. Marty got hurt, but he came back out onto the bench and seemed to be in good spirits. If it was actually serious they'd have taken him off the ice in the 1st and taken him to get a MRI. Seeing him out there tells me he's ok, but he might need a few days of rest (probably a muscle pull). 'Til then, we shall RIDE THE MOOSE.
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Post by triplethreatmark on Oct 14, 2011 3:45:33 GMT -5
I know he was on point tonight especially that save he made on Drew in OT. Luckily Quickie got us 1 point by himself. man, did we suck today. Quick really was the reason that wasn't a 5-1 game, the Parise/Elias/Sykora line was FLYING tonight, and Kovy was absolutely everywhere. Devils gave up a few nice chances too, but LA never got as close to putting them home as NJ did on Quick. Regardless, huge win for the Devils, as huge as game 3 of the season can be. Last season is still a black cloud over the proceedings around here, despite the awesome second half they had, and the past two games have really emphatically said "This is NOT last season anymore". DeBoer's system is suddenly looking a lot better, but now I just want to see them start converting on the PP. That said, nice to see them not have to rely too heavily on the PK tonight, just one minor. Marty got hurt, but he came back out onto the bench and seemed to be in good spirits. If it was actually serious they'd have taken him off the ice in the 1st and taken him to get a MRI. Seeing him out there tells me he's ok, but he might need a few days of rest (probably a muscle pull). 'Til then, we shall RIDE THE MOOSE. This game bummed me out. How is it that Terry Murray keeps instilling this dump and chase system with all those skilled players, especially after it became painfully obvious that New Jersey was pinching off the sides and patrolling the end boards, hence making this strategy ineffective? Not to mention that our bottom 6 and Dustin Brown kept turning the puck over and ruining scoring chances. Somehow, someway I hope they fix this problem by Saturday in Philly.
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Post by Dr. Bunsen Honeydew on Oct 14, 2011 4:44:42 GMT -5
Also, it's nice to see the drama queen Sidney Crosby is up to his old antics again. What's that, hockey fans? You want to mourn the players lost over the past few months? Well, too bad! Sidney Crosby is the face of the league, and therefore must be the center of attention at all times! We need a press conference telling us that he'll most likely return for the next season. No s***, Sherlock. The only reason you didn't return last season is because you wanted to whine and pout because the guys that rocked your face weren't fined and suspended. Too bad, drama queen. Suck it up and realize you're a target out there because of your immense skill, and learn to protect yourself. Stop acting like you're the first person to ever get a concussion. You're not going to change the rules to suit you just because you act like a baby. Grow up, Sidney, and stop trying to be the center of attention all the time. You're not fooling anyone. [/end rant] Spoken like someone who is completely ignorant about concussions.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2011 7:28:06 GMT -5
I really don't get the Crosby hate...
I HATE the Pens but Crosby is someone I've always liked and respected.
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Post by Princess Kendall on Oct 14, 2011 7:36:31 GMT -5
I really don't get the Crosby hate... I HATE the Pens but Crosby is someone I've always liked and respected. He's considered the "face" of the NHL by a lot of people, and there are also a lot of people who feel like he doesn't deserve to be. I used to have this theory that people hated him because he was so talented, but I got over that quickly after about the thousandth time I got verbally beat down for saying he was the best. He's a respectable guy. In his rookie years he dived quite a bit, whined, etc, etc. There are plenty of teams and people who still do, and it would take me far too long to list them all out. It's not fair he's singled out for the rookie years.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2011 9:28:47 GMT -5
How is that fair for the balance of power? You take one of the worst teams in the league (Winnipeg) and swap them for one of the best (Detroit). Why not swap Winnipeg for Nashville, which would be more geographically appropriate? Or how about Winnipeg for Minnesota, which would be a wash in terms of overall team talent? I'd pick Columbus over all of them. Maybe they can get a rivalry with Pittsburgh started that way. However I read Detroit wants to go to the east to lower the travel costs. I think it's more of a power shift. Columbus and Nashville are closer and more logical (especially Nashville in the Southeast division), but Nashville doesn't bring much to the table, and Columbus just flat-out sucks (that's the one market I don't understanding putting an NHL team in). By bringing Detroit in, you get a bellwether to compete in the east (which leaves Chicago as the only Original Six team in the Western Conference)... and expand the reach of the Eastern Conference by about 240 miles or so.
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Post by Ace Baretta on Oct 14, 2011 9:35:46 GMT -5
I'd pick Columbus over all of them. Maybe they can get a rivalry with Pittsburgh started that way. However I read Detroit wants to go to the east to lower the travel costs. I think it's more of a power shift. Columbus and Nashville are closer and more logical (especially Nashville in the Southeast division), but Nashville doesn't bring much to the table, and Columbus just flat-out sucks (that's the one market I don't understanding putting an NHL team in). By bringing Detroit in, you get a bellwether to compete in the east (which leaves Chicago as the only Original Six team in the Western Conference)... and expand the reach of the Eastern Conference by about 240 miles or so. Nashville doesn't bring much to the table? Need I remind you that we've at least made the playoffs (and taken some teams to 6/7 games in that stretch) 5 of the last 6 years, and despite being a small to mid market, non-traditional hockey franchise are starting to see marked improvements in fan awareness and participation, not to mention selling out more and more games every year? Oh and lets just completely forget Norris Trophy candidate and perennial All-Star selection Shea Weber and Vezina Trophy candidate (and runner up) Pekka Rinne. Yeah those two suck wind and totally bring nothing. What is with the collective stick of the NHL fan's rear that says Nashville is nothing, worthless, and uneducated in the ways of hockey? Seriously, we are, as I have dubbed us, The Team The League Forgot. Course that is till we make the playoffs, again, and people start talking about the greatness that is Peks, again. Oh then we're marketable. Where's that double facepalm?
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Post by HMARK Center on Oct 14, 2011 9:42:38 GMT -5
I really don't get the Crosby hate... I HATE the Pens but Crosby is someone I've always liked and respected. Initially, it goes back to his early years, when he was infamous for whining a lot to refs, diving, etc. In fairness to Crosby, he's gotten better about that stuff over time. More recently, I think it's collective frustration over the NHL's marketing tactics since Crosby became the face of the league. The same small handful of teams, and even smaller handful of players, keep getting pushed into the public consciousness, and a lot of fanbases are getting bitter, and rightly so, that their teams aren't getting any mainstream notice whatsoever. Like I said before, there's a feeling out there that the only teams that matter to the NHL are the "Bettman Six", and it really gets on a lot of fans' nerves. What's more obnoxious is that before Crosby got to Pittsburgh, nobody was watching the Penguins...lo and behold, they start getting tons of national attention, and now they're mega popular. Meanwhile, other teams have nice stories like that (albeit not with the greatest player on Earth right now as captain), and are still left with almost no media exposure. Felt to me like the icing on the cake was Pitt being the first team to play TWICE in the Winter Classic before anybody else had.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2011 10:08:28 GMT -5
I think it's more of a power shift. Columbus and Nashville are closer and more logical (especially Nashville in the Southeast division), but Nashville doesn't bring much to the table, and Columbus just flat-out sucks (that's the one market I don't understanding putting an NHL team in). By bringing Detroit in, you get a bellwether to compete in the east (which leaves Chicago as the only Original Six team in the Western Conference)... and expand the reach of the Eastern Conference by about 240 miles or so. Nashville doesn't bring much to the table? Need I remind you that we've at least made the playoffs (and taken some teams to 6/7 games in that stretch) 5 of the last 6 years, and despite being a small to mid market, non-traditional hockey franchise are starting to see marked improvements in fan awareness and participation, not to mention selling out more and more games every year? Oh and lets just completely forget Norris Trophy candidate and perennial All-Star selection Shea Weber and Vezina Trophy candidate (and runner up) Pekka Rinne. Yeah those two suck wind and totally bring nothing. What is with the collective stick of the NHL fan's rear that says Nashville is nothing, worthless, and uneducated in the ways of hockey? Seriously, we are, as I have dubbed us, The Team The League Forgot. Course that is till we make the playoffs, again, and people start talking about the greatness that is Peks, again. Oh then we're marketable. Where's that double facepalm? Hey, you guys have a chance to make it to the Stanley Cup finals, or at least run to the conference finals in the next couple of seasons. I only mentioned that becuase the NHL seems to want to move Detroit to the East just cause. Besides, if there is a team I love to bash, it's the Blue Jackets (and the Panthers).
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