Choke on the Magic
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If the Blues implode tonight its over. Haven't seen any news on Petro yet which means Cole will play. 
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NHL '12 Playoffs |OT| "The Cup is our destiny this year."
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yankeehater
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I am amazed the Yotes are up 2-0 on the Preds. I really hope the Preds can get it back together. I would hate for a long playoff run to keep the Yotes from going to Quebec.
They could start the parade in Phoenix and have it go all the way to QC. They could bring the Cup across the land like the olympic torch.
ok, if the Flyers get bounced, i'm all in for this
yankeehater
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Does Bettman get his name on the cup as owner if the Yotes win?
KernelPanic
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I believe he has an out clause if the team moves. They wouldn't keep him anyway, he doesn't speak French.
yankeehater
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I cant remember but did the Quebec team have that same policy in place last time?
Probably. I bet he even gets to skate the Cup around the ice first.
You are implying Bettman knows how to skate
yankeehater
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They would need a way for him to hand the cup to himself. I almost want the Yotes to win the cup now for all the stupidity that it would cause.
ZeroGravity
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I'd probably give it to Hitchcock, simply because he demonstrably turned around a team in-season and almost won the President's Trophy.
I'm surprised at Torts even getting the nomination. Given that the Rangers were looked at as an early EC favourite, Torts did as expected.
A Jack Adams nominee in my opinion is a coach that exceeds all expectations, and does a lot with only a little.
yankeehater
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I would also vote for Hitch. The Blues played so much better after he took over.
I can't trust you with an avatar like that.
They went from huge disappointment to competing for president trophy
Hard to argue
yankeehater
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Dineen would have been the 3rd guy on my list for sure. I loved him when he was a Flyer and he did an amazing job getting the Panthers to win their division when no one thought they would make the playoffs.
Torts doesn't even deserve to be nominated.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Maybe I'm stupid but what is the position for the Coyotes right now? I know the league bought them but apparently the town still has to pay while they play there? Or are they payments from early agreements that they have to and they have to regardless unless they can persuade the new owner to make the payments afterwards instead? The video of Glendale's mayor at the meeting seemed to want them gone no matter what because of the millions of dollars they still have to pay the NHL each year. Unless I'm remembering incorrectly they're paying like member fees or something for being in the league which is why I'm confused as to why they're paying so much money if they don't even own them.
ZeroGravity
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No one thought the Southeast would be that bad either.
yankeehater
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That is true, and that is why I would pick Hitch but most places were picking the Panthers to finish last in that division. It is very impressive they finished 1st, even though a big part of that was due to TB and the Caps being down.
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
I can't stop cracking up at this visual.
I must have been the only one that saw StLouis's lineup on paper last summer and thought they should be one of the top teams in the west, maybe that's why I don't think Hitchkock's success is that impressive. I still think Tippet should be the winner here. What he does with that lineup is simply just amazing.
ZeroGravity
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If they could give the Jack Adams to a goalie coach, it should go to Sean Burke for whatever the hell he did to turn Mike Smith into Patrick Roy.
Freyjadour
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If the Blues implode tonight its over. Haven't seen any news on Petro yet which means Cole will play.
Reports that Petro was on the ice this morning with the team. Good news no matter what the outcome is.
I would vote for Hitch, and I'll cast an extra vote for him in bwg's absence. I'm sure he wouldn't mind.
yankeehater
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LOL I cant wait for him to come back and rant if Hitch wins it.
sazabirules
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Bob to start rest of playoffs.
A special HBO show with Bryz and Neil deGrasse Tyson talking about the Universe.
If Pronger retires, won't his salary crush us against the salary cap? There's some loophole where as long as he stays on longterm IR, his salary is offset...I could be making this up entirely, but I feel like I read this somewhere.
But that has to be what it is.
yankeehater
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Here you go tomp:
From the Inquirer:
Comcast SportsNet is promising a big announcement on Tuesday's edition of its Daily News Live show.
Sources describe this scenario:
DNL -- a programming staple since October 1997 -- will be shaved from 90 minutes to 60 minutes, so it will run from 5 to 6 p.m.
Moving up a half-hour, to 6 p.m., will be SportsNite.
Following at 6:30 will be pregame shows for that night's games.
Edit: Jon you are right, as long as Pronger tries to play the Flyers dont have to count part of his salary against the cap, if he retires they have to count the full amount.
From the Inquirer:
Comcast SportsNet is promising a big announcement on Tuesday's edition of its Daily News Live show.
Sources describe this scenario:
DNL -- a programming staple since October 1997 -- will be shaved from 90 minutes to 60 minutes, so it will run from 5 to 6 p.m.
Moving up a half-hour, to 6 p.m., will be SportsNite.
Following at 6:30 will be pregame shows for that night's games.
Edit: Jon you are right, as long as Pronger tries to play the Flyers dont have to count part of his salary against the cap, if he retires they have to count the full amount.
I'm not entirely baffled by it. Even though the Rangers have a lot of talent and depth, he's getting more out of the team than most coaches would be able to. There's a lot to be said for that. E.g., we don't give the Hart to the player who put up the most surprising performance.
That said, there are a number of others who probably make more sense.
Yeah, just because there are good players or you're expected to do well doesn't necessarily mean you did less of a coaching job than somebody whose team exceeded expectations.
The other two are still decidedly more deserving, though, and you could easily make cases for several other coaches over Torts.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Leighton
the programming schedule changed awhile ago so i don't get why there'd be an announcement about that.
Wait, the Rangers were an EC favorite? I think most estimations had us middle of the pack at best. Most didn't have us winning our division.
Torts is a hell of a coach, he gets more out of these guys than any would. Fans see the bluster and blow ups and think he's a massive cunt, which he may be, but they ignore what he gets done behind the scenes. Terrific coach.
I'm indifferent about the award, more than three deserved nods, I just disagree with the premise that the Rangers were some stacked team going into the season and were going to finish at the top.
yankeehater
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Yeah I dont know I saw a post on another site talking about the new schedule being announced at 5 but that doesnt make any sense. It cant be Pronger retiring, no way would the Flyers be okay with that. Maybe Bryz saw a bear in a dream last night and now he cant play any more.