NHL January |OT| Taking it outside, and other Winter Classic cliches

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only thing the refs screwed up was the penalty that put the the flyers on their last powerplay, and the quick whistle on that powerplay when the puck was clearly still in play. otherwise, refs were fine and let them play.

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I have no idea either. Callahan grabbed his stick and I'm not sure about the Penalty shot.

I am guessing they think Callahan got called for diving, which isn't true. He got called for holding the stick, which he obviously did. McDonagh covered the puck in the crease, which is a penalty shot.

Again, Flyers being on the powerplay with 5 or so minutes to go was BS...and Timonen could've been called for hooking on Gaborik's break...but neither of the calls at the end were bad calls. The refs let them play and I'm all for that.

Here's an idea how about next winter classic it's TWO teams that haven't been in it yet
And this, I don't want the Flyers taking part in this for a long time.
 
Here's an idea how about next winter classic it's TWO teams that haven't been in it yet
 
I want to see the Blues in it but I'd be extremely surprised if they were chosen anytime soon.

My guess is Leafs/Wings next year.
 
Well now that that shit is over, time for the important stuff. Sharks-Nucks tonight, Sharks really need to find a way to win against the Nucks. Last game was really good but they need this win, it would do wonders for the teams confidence.

Things I think would help the Sharks tonight:
1. Don't make it a special teams battle. Our PK is improving but it still isn't good and the PP has been looking worse. 5 on 5 though the Sharks really compete and do well against the Nucks.

2. Big guys need to show up. Marleau can't coast for another game and Thornton needs to stop being hilarious and start paying attention on the ice and not turning over the puck so much.

3. Burns could make all the difference tonight, he hasn't played well against the Nucks so far this season so if he can get it into gear for just one fucking game against them then it should do wonders for the team.
 
Why didn't Giroux take the penalty shot?

Don't know. I'm pretty sure he was on the ice and thus could've taken it. Giroux is way more creative on his attempts, but I believe Briere has a higher success rate.

It's not like Briere is some slouch in shootout/penalty shot situations, but Henrik made him look like a dope on that one in a big moment.
 
So I'm at my local favorite Italian restaurant here in Winnipeg and Jim Slater walked in to pick up some Lasagna to go. At least I know if he's going to be ok to play on Wednesday.

I dunno, was kinda random to see a Jet show up.
 
That play with the empty net was called correctly. I was freaking out at first on how they could blow a call so badly, but you can clearly see that Callahan pulls the stick into his body to try and draw the penalty which was a pretty bonehead move since there would've had to be a penalty anyway or he could've scored. It didn't matter anyway.

I knew Briere was just going to shoot on the penalty shot. It was the end of the 3rd period on already sketchy ice. Dekeing would've been like asking to lose control of the puck. I'm sure Lundqvist knew this as well.
 
lolololol

USSR coach has a completely calm disposition explaining what happened and the voice-over/translator is over-the-top mad russian
 
Another Winter Classic in the books. Getting 24/7 out of this event is now the best part of it. :) I'd even consider buying the Rangers/Flyers disc on Blu-Ray/DVD.
 
Finally got around to uploading some photos from the last couple days. Overall the whole experience was absolutely amazing. I had awesome seats, and the whole environment was absolutely amazing. Today's game was a fucking punch to the face though. No reason the Flyers should have lost that game. We were dominating for far too long. That said, I've never felt that good after such an awful loss.

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The album has a few more if anyone cares...
 
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