HadesGigas
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lol @ the TSN frontpage pic of Henrik...
Looks like he just opened a Zelda treasure chest . You got the Master Stick!
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NHL '12 Playoffs |OT| "The Cup is our destiny this year."
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Looks like he just opened a Zelda treasure chest . You got the Master Stick!
brucewaynegretzky
Member
Life is shit? Doing it wrong, dude.
y'know, I've learned something here today.
Where's the part where it explains how to play defense/goalie?
"Are you not entertained!"
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
"We are united in our differences". It means you're united with the Pens ability to score on your shit D.
Somebody photoshop a Stanley Cup in it for the ultimate jinx.
lol @ the TSN frontpage pic of Henrik...
Looks like he's ready to down a big mac meal, Jokinen style.
brucewaynegretzky
Member
Ducks in 5.
Dastardly Jerks
Banned
Are you talking about our draft pick? It's #6 actually.
brucewaynegretzky
Member
I'm just scowling now.
I had to duck out partway through the second period to go see The Raid with my brother...walking down the street to the Scotiabank theater just in time to hear everyone at the pub across the street screaming at the 3-1 goal. Great game, great movie...this is the team I know. Pulling off 4 straight wins probably isn't in the cards, but at least the playoff performance was up to expectations for one game.
Feels good, man. Feels good.
I honest to god legitimately believe the Canucks are capable of pulling off the comeback. I don't think it will happen, but I wouldn't be shocked if it did. It's a combination of things...getting Daniel Sedin back, Schneider looking like the best goaltender in the series, 2 of the next 3 (if it goes that far) on home ice, and the fact that aside from Richards and Carter and Penner (but Penner doesn't really count) the Kings don't have a whole lot of positive playoff experience on their roster. If the Canucks were in this hole against the Red Wings or Blackhawks or a team who had a lot of playoff experience I'd say there was zero chance, but if they can win game 5 LA might start freaking out a little bit faced with the possibility of needing to win on home ice in game 6 to avoid facing their own elimination game.
TLDR: I don't think the Canucks will win the series, but I wouldn't be dumbfounded if they did.
TLDR: I don't think the Canucks will win the series, but I wouldn't be dumbfounded if they did.
I got a noise complaint at 915pm during the playoffs. My landlord actually called me to whine. What the fuck, Victoria?
Whatever.
Whatever.
I got a noise complaint at 915pm during the playoffs. My landlord actually called me to whine. What the fuck, Victoria?
Whatever.
I like how the gif is named "SedinCheapShot", not "BrownDive"
Henrik barely touched him. I'm dissapointed at all my drunken friends for telling me otherwise.
Henrik got a decent jab in with the elbow. You can see it better from the other angle. But the fact that Brown's head fell back to embellish the 'slap', instead of to the left to react to the elbow, shows that it couldn't have been all that bad.
Fucking Craig Simpson saying "that should be looked at" (ie, considered for suspension). It's amazing hearing one guy who obviously likes the Canucks (Hughson) versus another guy who obviously dislikes them (Simpson) and yet they don't seem to ever want to contradict each other.
Fucking Craig Simpson saying "that should be looked at" (ie, considered for suspension). It's amazing hearing one guy who obviously likes the Canucks (Hughson) versus another guy who obviously dislikes them (Simpson) and yet they don't seem to ever want to contradict each other.
I think the Pens have a better chance of coming back than the Canucks. It kind of looked like they broke the Flyers and took all the momentum. Meanwhile the Nucks/Kings series is very tight and luck has a big hand in what happens. Winning 4 straight... I can't see it. Not with Quick playing as he is.
Schneider's playing great, your two stars are back, and your PP looks reinvigorated. I think the Canucks have a shot.
The Pens may have played one freak game, and could be back to being a mess in the next one; especially with Paul Martin probably coming back, and Despres going back out.
Pretty impressive stat from today's Rangers-Sens game:
Its hard to score against 6 goalies.
yankeehater
Member
Flyers can definitely beat the Panthers if they get them next round. I also think the flyers played well against the Sens this year. I think that series would go 7 but the Flyers could win it. The only teams in the east that they cant beat are the Rangers or Bruins. They would have a chance against either of the other 2 teams that have a chance to advance.
gutter_trash
Banned
Flyers was full of LOLs last night but they are going back to the cursed Console Center on Friday so....
Flyers need to fish for better D for next season because the Defense situation is a joke.
Flyers need to fish for better D for next season because the Defense situation is a joke.
KernelPanic
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Lots of blocked shots also means the other team had the puck a lot more.
Yeah I am very surprised at how we pretty much carry the play and always have the most pressure in their zone, its suppose be the #1 seed, I expected better offense.
yankeehater
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There are supposed to be a lot of FA defensemen this year so hopefully they can grab a couple of guys. It is weird that the D and Bryz looked so good around the trade deadline but both things have fallen apart in the playoffs. Oh well Flyers own the Pens in the new place so hopefully they will close it out next game.
Scott32020
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Flyers should put Leighton as backup Friday so they can put him in if there are more goalie mishaps early again. They'll need something to revitalize them at that point. (just gotta hope he doesn't let in 5 goals...)
yankeehater
Member
Leighton will be the backup on Friday I would think. It was clear yesterday that bob wasnt ready to play, and he got rattled way to easy. I wonder if Bob will ever be able to get it together at this point. His career playoff numbers are horrible.
On the flip, the Rangers were really lucky to pull out game 3 tbh. Sens outshot them 39-23 and lost 1-0. It could easily be 3-1 Sens the way they/Rangers have played the past 3.
Look forward to another awesome playoff night tonight.
brucewaynegretzky
Member
Sober thoughts for last night:
Man, I was pretty spot on last night.... Not a single player played. Bryz and Bob were the worst offenders. What's funny about this was back in November or December I had the exact same conversation with my best friend and dad and said to them "Bryz is fine but the problem is at least once ever seven or eight games he just completely loses a game singlehandedly. We can't do that in the playoffs." Now it's the playoffs... and... yeah....
Take off the rose colored glasses and think back to the Buffalo series. No Motherfucking Leighton.
Man, I was pretty spot on last night.... Not a single player played. Bryz and Bob were the worst offenders. What's funny about this was back in November or December I had the exact same conversation with my best friend and dad and said to them "Bryz is fine but the problem is at least once ever seven or eight games he just completely loses a game singlehandedly. We can't do that in the playoffs." Now it's the playoffs... and... yeah....
Take off the rose colored glasses and think back to the Buffalo series. No Motherfucking Leighton.
Fixed1979
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#reversesweep
And I'm sure you were just trolling at this point but...he's an obvious cog to the team.
And I'm sure you were just trolling at this point but...he's an obvious cog to the team.
It's a day to love hockey again. Besides the football game that broke out in Pittsburgh, the Sens win was terrific, and there's life in the Canucks again, but god damn, not playing until Sunday? Terrible.
Hoping the Caps can rally and get the victory tonight and tie that series up.
Hoping the Caps can rally and get the victory tonight and tie that series up.
brucewaynegretzky
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You realize I never said otherwise right? My point was that the series wouldn't be different. Of course they were gonna be a better team with him in the lineup. My point was that they still would have been down 3-0 based on how the games against the Kings played out. I admitted it was unprovable, but saying they would have won any of those games just because they won the one where he came back isn't exactly convincing. I think a lot of people expected a Nucks win last night regardless.
What I'm saying is that the Canucks didn't win because their offense with Daniel back was unstoppable.
They won because Schneider stopped everything that came his way.
Foreign Jackass
Member
I see Puddles is just as retarded about sports than he is about movies.
I guess being retarded is applied to everything
I guess being retarded is applied to everything
Fixed1979
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It's obviously all just opinion but there's absolutely no doubt in my mind we would have been in a much better position to win 1 or 2 of the first 3 with both Sedins in the lineup.
Schneider let in 1 goal last game, we lost.
Schneider let in 1 goal this game, we won.
The difference was offence and confidence...who you'd like to attribute that to is up to you.
Not to take anything away from Schneider, he obviously played like a fucking beast last night.
no he won't.
at least I hope he won't be.
He's our fourth goalie, bacuishaihahuahsauha is our 3rd goalie I do believe.
edit: and no shit bob wasn't ready to play, we rode bryz ridiculously hard for the last half of the season. Bob got like 2 starts in the past 3 months. not sure what you expected..
I'm the best sports analyst and the best movie critic on this board. STFU, Jackass.
On around twice the number of saves. Not taking anything away from that sweet, sweet PP goal to put the Canucks up 3-1, but it's not like they put up a 6-spot. They won this game on defense. Nothing wrong with that. The Kings won Game 3 on defense as well!
Foreign Jackass
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You don't win often when you score 4 goals in 3 games.
So yeah, Daniel Sedin makes a fucking huge difference. End of the story.
So yeah, Daniel Sedin makes a fucking huge difference. End of the story.
Fixed1979
Member
We don't need to put up 6 or 10 goals to know that the offence clicked last night, this isn't the pond hockey the state of Pennsylvania is playing. Puck movement got progressively better and more creative as the game went on last night, quality scoring chances were higher this game than in previous games, the offense as a whole was greatly improved up and down the lineup. The only Canuck I can really call out is Raymond who had "a few" bad shifts.
brucewaynegretzky
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t0mp throwing down the knowledge. I like it.
Anyone else feel like last night was such an epic beatdown by the Penguins that they are going to win three more in a row and take the series?
Because that's how I feel.
I mean, you can argue that the Flyers had all the momentum coming into game four, and that the Penguins had few things they could look to build upon, and yet they kicked the doors down in game 5. Conversely, I do not see the Flyers being able to recover from such a drubbing. The defense was already suspect in the previous three games, but it was masked by the excitement and the wins. With Grossmann likely out now, the defense loses a key shot-blocker. I guess my question becomes, what can the Flyers even work on to ensure something like that doesn't happen in game 5?
Because that's how I feel.
I mean, you can argue that the Flyers had all the momentum coming into game four, and that the Penguins had few things they could look to build upon, and yet they kicked the doors down in game 5. Conversely, I do not see the Flyers being able to recover from such a drubbing. The defense was already suspect in the previous three games, but it was masked by the excitement and the wins. With Grossmann likely out now, the defense loses a key shot-blocker. I guess my question becomes, what can the Flyers even work on to ensure something like that doesn't happen in game 5?
yankeehater
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Why did they call him yesterday if he is the 4th goalie then?
Rangers have done that all season, despite the protestations about their aggressive forecheck from friends of mine and how 'they're totally interesting to watch' and 'not at all like the late 90s Devils', which popped up often this season among talking heads and has become the most abhorrent insult possible for Rangers fans (it seems). The Rangers want an early lead (no matter the size) so they can park the bus, soccer-style, in front of Lundqvist, and occasionally counterattack. But as you guys saw... it winds up looking like one team blitzing Lundqvist and the Rangers forming a protective wall around him down in front.
Well, there is one difference: the late 90s Devils deployment of the NZ trap at least challenged an opposing offense halfway up the ice. This is just absurd to watch.
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Game day again. Sweet tasty Jesus if we can steal another from the Jersey shore it would me monumental. Hopefully Clemmer starts this game. Nothing against Theo but Clemmer has this sort if spite and ire for his former team that drives him.
Also, here's to the Devils staying out of the penalty box tonight or their record-setting PK showing up.
We've dominated 5-on-5 play in this series, but we're getting straight up murdered by Florida's PP every time. They're converting at a 60% rate right now (6/10), which is clearly an unsustainable fluke but in a seven game series, you don't need it to last long to build an insurmountable 3-1 series lead.
We've dominated 5-on-5 play in this series, but we're getting straight up murdered by Florida's PP every time. They're converting at a 60% rate right now (6/10), which is clearly an unsustainable fluke but in a seven game series, you don't need it to last long to build an insurmountable 3-1 series lead.
the other dude is called up, too. Are you not aware of the "Black Aces"? Since the phantoms are out of the playoffs we called up their top players in which were:
Tyler Brown
Matt Ford
Erik Gustafsson
Ben Holmstrom
Oliver Lauridsen
Michael Leighton
Brandon Manning
Tye McGinn
Harry Zolnierczyk
These guys practice and shoot against leighton to stay fresh in case of emergencies.
Like I said this is a very overrated team even if they to the 2nd round, they will get bounced in 4 by Boston or Philly.
Rangers have our number and play us perfectly. it'd be the complete opposite. they know how to shut down our offense and they have JUST enough offensive talent to put in 2-3 against the worst D and goaltender in the league.
rangers sweep the flyers if that's the matchup
Fixed1979
Member
Fuck it's incredible, before they announced Schneider was starting I was so confident that it would be Schneider leaving or else there'd be a miracle long shot and we'd keep them both for another year. Now because of one start everything has changed and unbelievably Luongo could be traded once again in his career. Time to mark July 1st on your calenders, should be an interesting summer.
I still don't see Luongo wanting to come to Toronto but never know.
But I definitely agree when it comes to what would be traded for him. Neither team is really in a position of strength to demand a lot.
*incoming someone saying Leafs have nothing of value to trade except Gardiner.