SkyMasterson
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You clearly haven't watched any of the Yotes/Kings games this past year. All four games were great including the Feb. 16th matchup which goes down as a classic.
Seriously go watch it. Pure Hockey.
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NHL '12 Playoffs |OT2| NHL ratings up 50%; GAF ratings down 90%
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You clearly haven't watched any of the Yotes/Kings games this past year. All four games were great including the Feb. 16th matchup which goes down as a classic.
Seriously go watch it. Pure Hockey.
I don't want to look at the gaf bracket anymore
Now my last west team is out too with the Preds -sigh-From this we can infer that people are 80% less racist when the black player is on their own team.
I love how the first guy starts with "Not to offend any of my black followers"... like, OH REALLY you don't want to offend them? You say?
What did he do?
If seriously uninformed: Took a double minor (for high-sticking) 20 seconds before the end of the game with the Caps up 2-1. Rangers tied the game 7 seconds before the end of the 3rd and then scored 90sec into OT to win it. Whoops.
Ouch. Getzlaf pulled something similar against the Flyers that cost them the game. I understand the rage. I'm saddened by the comments.
Thanks for info. Had the game on in the background and only caught the faceoff which led to the goal.
Damn even bish is turning on Ward now
The latent racism is really something that's unique to leagues where the black athlete is rare. There are so few black players in the NHL that when one does something impressive (good or bad), his race is instantly in focus for many people. The night that Ward scored the OT goal to put the Caps through, I had a black friend message me asking who this Joel Ward guy is (doesn't follow hockey closely), so that's the good end of things. If there were a handful of black players on each team, no one would be able to (or care to) identify them by their race.
The latent racism is really something that's unique to leagues where the black athlete is rare. There are so few black players in the NHL that when one does something impressive (good or bad), his race is instantly in focus for many people. The night that Ward scored the OT goal to put the Caps through, I had a black friend message me asking who this Joel Ward guy is (doesn't follow hockey closely), so that's the good end of things. If there were a handful of black players on each team, no one would be able to (or care to) identify them by their race.
Dastardly Jerks
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"I'm not racist, but..." is like the war cry of the delusional racist. You can hear it streaming from the hills as a tribe of them power on down to Urban Outfitters.
yankeehater
Member
Man these playoffs started out so well but now they are looking like one of the worst playoffs ever. I cant believe the fucking Yotes are in the WCF. Hopefully a natural disaster strikes the Earth and the playoffs get cancelled.
Hey just because all the fun teams are eliminated and a game between Belarus and Kazakstan in the World Championships have more star players than the combined rosters of the remaining teams doesn't mean these are bad playoffs.
You're telling me the Kings aren't a fun team to watch??
Ugh, shut up. The Kings and coyotes are playing great hockey at the moment. Watching the kings/blues series I'm very excited to see the WCF.
NHL has tentative Coyotes deal
http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/7902929/gary-bettman-announces-tentative-phoenix-coyotes-deal
http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/7902929/gary-bettman-announces-tentative-phoenix-coyotes-deal
The Internet
Member
I haven't enjoyed the Playoffs this much since 2006.
All we need is a Devils win tonight and I wouldn't care who wins the Cup out of the 4 remaining teams. But I'm a little on the Sutter bandwagon in L.A.
All we need is a Devils win tonight and I wouldn't care who wins the Cup out of the 4 remaining teams. But I'm a little on the Sutter bandwagon in L.A.
The Internet
Member
Hahah, you think I don't remember who won?
It was the best final I can remember in terms of speed and amazing goals. Obviously it was disapointing losing Roloson in Game 1 but to force a game 7 after being down 3-1 was something to be proud of.
Carolina's fans matched the loudness of Edmonton, it was great to see them get so involved.
Bitter?
I really, really need to head down to Raleigh to see a home game. Their atmosphere seems amazing. I've only seen them play in Toronto or Buffalo :\
The Internet
Member
You obviously didn't watch the series and opted to dust off a VHS from 1993 and watch Desjardins score 3 times and Bob Cole lose his shit.
Philly columnist Sam Donnellon did a nice job of skewering Shanahan for his inconsistency.
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports...__Giroux__To_tell_truth__lying_preferred.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports...__Giroux__To_tell_truth__lying_preferred.html
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
Not sure what people were expecting. He did it for Pittsburgh, so gifting a Cup for another team isn't crazy.
I am hoping that the caps can bounce back and play strong on weds. They looked almost as bad as they did in some of their regular season defeats but I wouldn't count them out yet. Penalty aside, they couldn't score an odd man rushes, throwing bad passes, and couldn't clear the puck on the final penalty kill. If they can show up at the next game with the fire they had in game 4 I think the series can go to 7.
nah, not with the Lakers winning
Still possible, didn't check the schedules but Lakers shouldn't beat OKC in the next round.
well it would be nice to see the lifelongs roll in here for the cup finals after the Lakers get bounced
Choke on the Magic
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Finals will be Kings vs Devils. Devils win in 6. Kings will roll over Phoenix.
Next year Blues. Next year.
Next year Blues. Next year.
Soon you will be challenging Zaraki for most "favourite teams"I too loved the 2006 Playoffs
Finals will be Kings vs Devils. Devils win in 6. Kings will roll over Phoenix.
Next year Blues. Next year.
whoever comes out of the caps/rags series will make it to the SCF.
Rags > Devils
Caps > Devils --> I never thought I'd be saying that at this point, but the caps are playing some pretty solid playoff hockey. If they were to get thru this series they would have taken out the 2 best eastern teams IMO
both assumptions are obv if the devils make it out, which they most likely will..
I honestly only like the Kings and the Hurricanes. I've been a fan of the Hurricanes since their Whaler days. I became a passive fan of the Kings a few years back. Might as well ride the hype train while I can.
Lone_Prodigy
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Caps may be able to bounce back. They managed to rebound after Game 3.
Kings and Coyotes are too close to call, but that's what I said about the Blues and Kings. Kings in 6.
Kings and Coyotes are too close to call, but that's what I said about the Blues and Kings. Kings in 6.
There's only been two teams to win a Stanley Cup after playing 13 games in the first two rounds, 09 Pens and 71 Canadiens. No team has won the cup after playing 14 games in the first two rounds.
Not sure the numbers really mean anything, especially since the format has changed, but if the Flyers can force a game 6 history may favor the West.
Finals will be Kings vs Devils. Devils win in 6. Kings will roll over Phoenix.
Next year Blues. Next year.
I dunno man
Mike smith has been pretty incredible
Though I really think the series will be a damn war.
Phoenix will take LA to its limits IMO
Dubbedinenglish
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I don't think you can overstate Holtby. Last night should've been a stretch for NY, but Holtby weathered it and bought enought time for the team in front of him to get going. The caps are where they are because of him, not because of the teams's play.