OriginofHysteria
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Doesn't matter who wins this series, they're gonna lose to the Rangers in the ECF.
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NHL Playoffs |OT2| stay salty, my friends
- Thread starter DopeyFish
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Doesn't matter who wins this series, they're gonna lose to the Rangers in the ECF.
I just hope the Islanders gave them a sufficient enough scare to make them realize they need to work harder.
Me too.
Let's see, I picked Pens, Sens, Caps, Bruins in the East. Decent-ish so far. Then I went with the Hawks, Ducks, Canucks and Blues in the West. Oh god so bad. And of course despite ALWAYS picking the Canucks to lose every series I pussied out this year.
Sens in 6, followed by Pittsburgh announcing compliance buyouts on both goalies during the post game.
Bruins in 5, because I think the Rangers made a huge mistake in wasting 3-4 games worth of goals against the Caps in game 7
Hawks in 5, come on Chicago put a stake through the heart of that damn team already
Sharks in 7 because really a SCF run for SJ would be, at this point, pretty hilarious
Sens in 6, followed by Pittsburgh announcing compliance buyouts on both goalies during the post game.
Bruins in 5, because I think the Rangers made a huge mistake in wasting 3-4 games worth of goals against the Caps in game 7
Hawks in 5, come on Chicago put a stake through the heart of that damn team already
Sharks in 7 because really a SCF run for SJ would be, at this point, pretty hilarious
Pens can't win a cup with their goalie situation. If you have to go to Vokoun as your starter then you're in trouble. That being said I still think they beat the Sens, but nothing would surprise me at this point.
You would think the last 2 early playoffs exits would scare them.
You can work hard all you want but shitty goaltending is shitty goaltending.
A series loss to Ottawa wouldn't surprise me, but neither would the Pens winning the Cup by shuffling whichever goalie is hot at the moment. Of course, this implies that MAF is doing some serious soul searching right now and will be ready at the drop of a hat to step in and play well if needed.
You're a fan. Nothing you did could have made a difference.
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT FOR SURE
I REALLY HAD TO GO TO THE BATHROOM DURING PERIOD 3, THEY SHIT THE BED BECAUSE I REFUSED TO
:lol
UberTag
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I'm with DopeyFish on this one. Fan karma is a very real thing. I watched three games from the Bruins-Leafs series with a bunch of Leafs fans and not wearing my Bergeron jersey. Boston went 0-3 in those games.
I wear my Bergeron jersey and watch four other games at work and the Bruins go 4-0 in those games and Bergeron gets the game tying & game winning goals in Game 7.
Boston had a ridiculous record whenever I wore my jersey during their Stanley Cup run as well. The trick is that you don't wear it all the time. No team is going to win every playoff game the play unless they have Jonathan Quick playing like a mad man in net.
Lots of fans have their own superstitions before big games. So do the players. Whatever you can do to get karma on your side.
Had DopeyFish worn diapers and shit himself, the Leafs very well may have won last night.
We know a winning hand when we see one?
I was going to say......this superstitious fan bullshit sounds just as stupid as religious BS.
UberTag
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So long as you don't take any of your superstitions seriously or try and indoctrinate others into believing them, there's no real harm in it. Cults and religions are what happens when you A) lose perspective on reality and B) try to exploit people that buy into them for financial and political gain.
Canada
Hmmm over 5 million people tuned into the leafs game last night
That's a lot of money to be made
brb
Seriously. It's called coincidence. Fan karma is bullshit. Player karma? If they actually believe it helps them then maybe there's something to it since they'll be playing with extra confidence, but to think your team is going to win because you wore a jersey? No way. How do you explain them not winning the Cup last year or the years before 2011?
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The "Canadian" thing to do would be to cheer for Crosby's team, IMO. He won Canada their Olympic gold medal. Nobody on the Sens did that.
I'm cheering for Ottawa 'cause I'd rather face them and not Pittsburgh (provided we even survive the Rangers).
Clearly someone else's mystical jersey powers trumped mine last year. And I wasn't wearing the Bergeron jersey for that series. I had a Thomas jersey and he was already planning to quit. Bad joojoo.
Oh no, not this "Canada's team" bullshit again. Pens have 17 Canadians!
equippedwithtowel
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Fuck off.
This x1000
KernelPanic
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It's my birthday today and all I want is a win.
So stressed right now lol.
So stressed right now lol.
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
LOL
I'll be happy if we get one win this series. Great season for the team despite the injuries. Hope we're healthy next year and rookies have a strong sophmore year building on what they've accomplished
OriginofHysteria
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One hour till game time!
You can do it. Remember, when Crosby loses, NHL fans win.
Crosby equals ratings. When Crosby wins, the NHL wins.
equippedwithtowel
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Crosby bashers have had more than enough to cheer about the past two seasons. Between a concussion, a broken jaw, lost teeth, and taking a puck to the throat, I think he's had more than his fair share of bad luck.
KernelPanic
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Happy birthday and best of luck tonight!
equippedwithtowel
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CBC has Sens/Penguins and Hawks wings.
They going for alternating days instead of early/late this year.
KernelPanic
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Obviously he is the best player in the world, I only hate Crosby because of the constant whining and diving(which seems to have toned down recently) and the annoying as fuck media shoving him down our throat.
"We interrupt this programming to inform you that Sidney Crosby had breakfast -- stay tuned for an update on when he takes a shit"
Actually he still seems like a whiner -- look at his meltdown against the Flyers last year.
"We interrupt this programming to inform you that Sidney Crosby had breakfast -- stay tuned for an update on when he takes a shit"
Actually he still seems like a whiner -- look at his meltdown against the Flyers last year.
equippedwithtowel
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The Penguins' success pisses me off because they aren't the type of team I would want to be the ideal for the league.
Give me a physical team with tight defense over a frontloaded mess of superstars any day of the week.
Give me a physical team with tight defense over a frontloaded mess of superstars any day of the week.
KernelPanic
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If the Penguins aren't the ideal NHL team then their postseason record(or lack thereof) will determine that.
I don't really see much of a pattern between Stanley Cup winners from year to year.
We have a history of beating the shit out of each other so I expect some fireworks once the series gets off the ground.
Here is a good timeline of the kind of crap that's happened between us over the years:
http://blog.shnarped.com/2013/05/12...ry-history-timeline-nhl-stanley-cup-playoffs/
I forgot a lot of this stuff lol.
No, sports teams actually exist. Religious deities do not.
equippedwithtowel
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Nah man,
All the times the Penguins were eliminated since 2009 were just flukes.
Cooke is just the biggest incident in a long line of bitterness. I can't see this series not having at least one really nasty moment.
Either way, the Devils still suck in either form.
I wouldn't mind a cup coming to Canada, but I like Letang and Iginla too much.
Done.