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2014 NHL Playoffs |OT2| 'Yoff Harder
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SmackCrackleNPop
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Why would we need 2 centers?
bonesmccoy
Banned
polyh3dron
Banned
So I just got off work and HOLY SHIT WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY ESPN APP
5 goals in the 3rd, 3 of which were scored by Carter?
IN CHICAGO?
What was the actual score and how much did the Kings lose by?
5 goals in the 3rd, 3 of which were scored by Carter?
IN CHICAGO?
What was the actual score and how much did the Kings lose by?
wsoxfan1214
Banned
Yeah, Bollig is so intimidating when he gets his ass kicked "standing up" for teammates.
He was black.
MetalGuardian
Banned
Oh man
This was the first odd game I've ever watched
"COOL, Hawks are up 2-0, time to walk to the closest bar and enjoy the the victorious conclusion to the game", I think to myself
One hour sitting by myself at the local dive and three drinks later: "Am I drunkenly hallucinating?"
Seriously, what the hell happened? Not only am I new to hockey, but I'm new to sports in general. How often are momentum shifts that dramatic?
This was the first odd game I've ever watched
"COOL, Hawks are up 2-0, time to walk to the closest bar and enjoy the the victorious conclusion to the game", I think to myself
One hour sitting by myself at the local dive and three drinks later: "Am I drunkenly hallucinating?"
Seriously, what the hell happened? Not only am I new to hockey, but I'm new to sports in general. How often are momentum shifts that dramatic?
wsoxfan1214
Banned
The Hawks love to take periods or entire games off. Get used to it.
Pickles the Firecat
Banned
^^^^^^
not only that, but when you have two teams that are pretty close, subtle momentum shifts and fluke happenstances can swing games. The Kings and the Hawks are super close and the series will be back and forth like this.
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
It's not unprecedented. Especially these days where the rules favor speed. Years ago whenever a team would get a lead they can sit on it and muck up the neutral zone to hold off the other team.
Also this is Chicago where they decide on a whim they don't want to play too hard
Get used to the idea that sports are never over until it's over.
Crazy shit happening is par for the course.
Calamari41
41 > 38
I come out of Godzilla and everything is right in the world, then I come back to this? What in Christ's name happened?
WHAT DID YOU DO, BLACKHAWKS?
WHAT DID YOU DO, BLACKHAWKS?
They shit a godzilla sized bed.
opticalmace
Member
Holy crap. I missed the third period. Can't believe it ended up 6-2.
Game 3 is gonna be a bloodbath.
Game 3 is gonna be a bloodbath.
Ahh the days of the 'ole New Jersey trap...exciting hockey times those were. Chicago fans shouldn't worry yet, it was 1 terrible period. This series will be a doozy.
MetalGuardian
Banned
While I don't understand how "speed" can turn a game that dramatically, I'm sure I'll learn why that's such an important element in time.
Chicago "taking a period off" though is clearly the bitter inside joke of a jaded fan, which would be great if I had been following the team for years, but as of now doesn't help me understand anything
THe Hawks are clearly a great team, so I highly doubt they randomly get tired on the ice and think "fuck it, lalallalalalala!" 2/3rds through a game.Yeah, that's one of the things I'm most excited about!
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
Exactly New Jersey.
Anaheim and other teams ran the trap then too. Jacques Lemaire just ran it to boring perfection.
While I don't understand how "speed" can turn a game that dramatically, I'm sure I'll learn why that's such an important element in time.
Chicago "taking a period off" though is clearly the bitter inside joke of a jaded fan, which would be great if I had been following the team for years, but as of now doesn't help me understand anything
Yeah, that's one of the things I'm most excited about!
.....that's what they do though.
Seriously trap hockey was boring, but you gotta admire how he had it down to an artform. Nobody trapped like NJ.
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
While I don't understand how "speed" can turn a game that dramatically, I'm sure I'll learn why that's such an important element in time.
Chicago "taking a period off" though is clearly the bitter inside joke of a jaded fan, which would be great if I had been following the team for years, but as of now doesn't help me understand anything
Yeah, that's one of the things I'm most excited about!
Speed is important when you want to score, either by rushing in or counter attacking a turnover. Back in the day you'd have to go through a bunch of players just to get in the zone and they'd all clutch and grab you as you went by. With rules where interference is called more often than not it allows for speedier teams to skate without getting held up. More chances to get in the zone to try to score.
Chicago probably doesn't consciously take a period off. At least I hope not, but they weren't ready for the Kings coming out gunning. After they scored the tying goal LA didn't let up and Chicago were on their heels 'defending' when they should have taken it right back. LA with the lead know how to play by not turning the puck over. Probably a coaching thing too where Coach Q doesn't make the adjustments
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
Down 1-0? Game over. I think that system held back Scotty Niedermayer's talent
While I don't understand how "speed" can turn a game that dramatically, I'm sure I'll learn why that's such an important element in time.
Chicago "taking a period off" though is clearly the bitter inside joke of a jaded fan, which would be great if I had been following the team for years, but as of now doesn't help me understand anything
Yeah, that's one of the things I'm most excited about!
As a Canucks fan that watched his team go from 3-0 at the end of the second period to losing 3-7 against the fucking ISLANDERS......... that can definitely happen.
Calamari41
41 > 38
One thing you'll find as you watch more and more hockey, especially important games, is that shit can flip in an absolute instant. All it takes is one shot, and you can add a point to the board. Five seconds later, another shot can put one more up.
Just look earlier in these playoffs, Game 6 of Anaheim vs Dallas. Ducks were down by two goals with just over two minutes left to go in the game, and they won. It ended up being three goals scored in something like four or five minutes, including overtime. You will become so jaded and paranoid that you will be a nervous wreck no matter how big your team's lead is and no matter how little time they have to run out.
It's a huge part of why hockey is so fun to watch, and it is also the reason that everybody in this thread will die of a heart attack around this time of year at some random point in their lives.
Oh, and I know you asked about what resources you can get into in order to learn a thing or two way earlier in the thread. When I was 8 or 9, after I had been going to games for a year or two and realized that hockey was the shit, I straight up bought and studied Hockey for Dummies. Any book like that will be a really good resource as you watch games.
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
Happier times. Kingslunk will never forget.
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
Who wants smoothies?
I need an Advil
Calamari41
41 > 38
He's fever-dreaming about it as we speak.
Given how many Leafs/Canucks-couples there are in Vancouver, I'm gonna start assuming this kind of choketeam-choketeam partnership might actually work.
WHO'S LAUGHING NOW
Wow, I don't get how the puck changes direction after he headbutts it. Did it just bounce off his head twice?
Coldnoodle
Member
Hits the bar looks like.
looks like it bounces on top of his helmet onto crossbar to me, but I'd need another angle to confirm.
Calamari41
41 > 38
I've watched that shit from every angle they've got multiple times, and I still have no clue what the hell happened.
Like, I don't think it actually hits his helmet.
Like, I don't think it actually hits his helmet.
Oh ok. So it's probably helmet -> crossbar -> Regin's stick -> defender's stick? Pretty crazy sequence
timetokill
Banned
Oh man did that third period do my heart good. Kings offense got rolling early this series. Good sign I hope.
Well here's another angle:
Explain this one, science!
Lucky bounce or Quick voodoo magic?
Explain this one, science!
Lucky bounce or Quick voodoo magic?
SmackCrackleNPop
Member
I just thought this was more appropriate for Hank's performance in the playoffs and I was bored.
apocalidiot
Banned
God fucking damnit
Felt like it was weirder during the Ducks games. Ducks could have gone up 10-1 in like... three games.
edit:
I just thought this was more appropriate for Hank's performance in the playoffs and I was bored.
amazing
Hawks could be on their way to a 3rd cup in 5 years, but lets fire Quennville. Anything less than 5 straight cups is down right embarrassing.
I kind of want the Habs to lose tonight so I don't have to think about this series while I'm away this weekend.
I kind of want the Habs to lose tonight so I don't have to think about this series while I'm away this weekend.
Calamari41
41 > 38
Clydefrog, bro, you missed me calling you out before the game started because you had already left for whatever it was you were doing. I stumbled upon your admission in the "Where To Live In Orange County" thread that you live in Newport Beach but wish you could live in Laguna Beach.
Why on earth are you a Kings fan when you clearly have the good taste to actually choose to live in Best County? The best city in the county, at that.
Clyde, it's time to get on the Ducks train. Give back to the community that has given you so much.