you guys gave us a hell of a game one, i think the wings are gonna come out of the west.
go wings.
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS TRASH THREAD
Yes, the second season has begun and it is time to insult other cities and their shitty players while ignoring your own overpaid, terrible blue liners. Will Ovechkin get a shot on net goal next game? Will the Wings fall to Phoenix? Is Lucic tougher than Paul? (NO!) What is Chara hiding behind that bird cage? When is Brodeur going to punch someone in the face? Why don't Vancouver fans cheer at the games but scream at the TV in their homes? Are the Philadelphia Flyers the best hockey club of all time? Where is Montréal bike polo? Time to place your bets Coach.
As you can see from the calendar, the game is coming up this month. I'm sure you are as excited for it as I am, as our cities are rivals and have been for quite some time. Your confidence in your team is high, but rest assured, you will suffer humiliation when the sports team from my area defeats the sports team from your area.
On numerous occasions, you have expressed the conviction that your area's sports team will be victorious. I must admit that every time I hear you make this proclamation, I react with both laughter and disbelief. "Ha!" I say to myself with laughter. "What?!" I say to myself in disbelief. How could you believe that your sports team could beat my sports team? It is clear that yours is inferior in every way.
When the sporting contest begins, the players on your team will be treated as though they are inconsequential. It will be remarkably easy for my team to accumulate more points than yours. There are many reasons for this, starting with the inferior physical attributes of the players representing your area. Strength, speed, and agility are just three of the qualities that the players on the team from your area lack. The players representing my area, on the other hand, have these traits in abundance.
I would not be a bit surprised if the individuals on the team from your area were sexually attracted to members of their own gender. That is how ineffective they are on the field of battle.
Underscoring your team's inferiority is its choice of colors. It is ludicrous to believe that your team's colors inspire either respect or fear. Instead, they appear to have been chosen by someone who is colorblind or, perhaps, bereft of sight altogether. The colors for my team, on the other hand, are aesthetically pleasing when placed in proximity to one another. They are a superior color combination in every way.
While we are on the subject of aesthetics, let us compare the respective facilities in which our teams play. While my team's edifice is blessed with architectural splendor and the most modern of amenities, yours is a thoroughly unpleasant place in which to watch a sporting contest. I know of what I speak, for I once attended a game between our respective teams in your facility. Let's just say the experience left me wishing that my car was inoperable that day due to mechanical problems, rendering it impossible for me to get to your area to attend the game.
If you need another reason why the sporting franchise representing my area is superior, look no further than the supporters for the two sides. Not only are the supporters of the team from my region more spirited, but they are also more intelligent and of finer breeding than you and the rest of your ilk. In addition, the female supporters of the team from my area possess more attractive countenances and figures than yours. Some of the women from my side that I have observed could make a living by posing for pictures for major men's magazines. The women who cheer for your team, I'm afraid, are far too unattractive to do so.
One of the more pathetic aspects of the team from your area is the fact that only people in your immediate area possess an affinity for it. By means of contrast, the team from my area inspires loyalty and affection in individuals who live in many other geographic locations.
To illustrate this point, let me tell a brief story: Recently, I was on vacation in an area of the country far away from my own, and I saw many individuals wearing items of clothing that bore the insignia of my team. I approached one such individual and asked him if he originated from my area. He said no, explaining that he simply liked the team from my area and had for many years. Interestingly enough, during this trip, I saw no clothing or other paraphernalia bearing the insignia of your team.
Do you still doubt that the team from your area is inferior to the one from mine? Just look at our teams' respective histories. In the past, we have defeated you on any number of occasions. Granted, there were times when your team beat my team, but those were lucky flukes.
The day of the game will soon be at hand. And no matter how hard you pray to a higher power or how many foam accoutrements you wear in support of the team from your area, your team will be defeated. We will win and you will lose. This is your fate.
Prepare for humiliation. It shall be upon you at the designated hour
"L.A Kings' all day..
let's make it interesting dave. $5 says the kings don't win a game.
money talks
late on this but first round predictions
eastern
washington over montreal 6 games
new jersey over phuckadelpia 5 games
boston over buffalo 7 games
ottawa over crysby upset special 7 games
western
beloved hawks over nashville 6 games
detroilet over phoenix 6 games
el lay over vancouver 7 games
san jose over colorado barely, 7 games
to bad you got that whole phuckadelphia thing backwards.
BOOSH BOOSH BOOSH
I prediction is Blackhawks v. Capitals for the Stanley Cup. Though I'd be happy seeing Vancouver and Boston make it to the conference finals.
rematch of last year. in the end same result
hate both teams but the regulation finale to the sharks/avs game is dynamite. anderson is out of his damn mind thus far. getting shelled and keeping his team dead even at zeros. end regulation.
aaaaand dan boyle scores on his own net to end it 51 seconds into OT. hahah nice one dipshit.
pretty difficult to watch the playoffs here in europe because of the time difference, except for the sunday 3pm game. so i could watch the wings yesterday. But shit was that painful to watch them getting beaten up.
I brought this up during the Olympics, but now seems like a good time to mention it again.
nhltorrents.co.uk <-- your new favorite site (after LoBP)
pretty difficult to watch the playoffs here in europe because of the time difference, except for the sunday 3pm game. so i could watch the wings yesterday. But shit was that painful to watch them getting beaten up.
go coyotes! the yotes doing good equals more local interest in hockey. more local interest might equal more roller hockey courts built in the future...that means more local rink choices for phoenix bike polo.
Game 3 L.A vs Van 5-3... L.A wins.. just saying Jackal.. heheh also thanks for sending me those $5 and some stickers with Joker.. Gonna buy me some Tecate with that... Kings all the way
heheh Thanks Hawkkkk..
unbelievably brutal special teams from the 'nucks.luongo stoning back to back breaks as i speak. all thats kept em in the hunt
this is turning into a barnburner! 3-2 kings.3-3.4-3 nucks. 4-4............
They may have found their legs but there is a long way to go. Somethings gotta click for them for THE REST OF THE SERIES. Hopefully that is what happened in the third. It was funny watching Quick's pouty face as he was on the bench at the end of the game...
damm.. exiting game to watch... i wear size Large jackal.. if u want to start sending it this way.. ill shot u my address. hehheh
down to overtime for the sens. can they keep it alive?
All Canadian teams will be eliminated by Monday.
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hey lucky what day is it?
Hahaha. It's Wednesday morning, and only one Canadian team has been eliminated. I was wrong. Go Canucks.
"all canadian teams will be eliminated by wednesday" is the new mission accomplished.
3rd overtime after playing rock n roll in my basement since the second period i can't believe the string the sens are hanging from has not snaped yet!
omg the sens are a still in it!
FUCK YOU ALEXIS!
Too bad the Kings can only score when we're a man down. Too bad the Kings try to make up in force and foul play what they lack in skill. Too bad the Kings are gonna lose tonight!
What happens when the kings can't score on power plays? 7-2. That's what!
We'll see who takes who out... Kings All day...
caps!
slow and steady .....
count it, size XL please.
damm... i got u Jackal.. seriously i thought L.A was gonna win and have a Eas Van shirt as well..
ps ur post got me roll'n
game seven in washington wednesday, ovechkin for miss america.
thansk for those awesome stickers though.. put them on my Bern helmet and some on my bike.. XL sounds good
if you send me an old-school kings shirt i will wear it at all-day saturday at the next tournament in honour of marcel dionne.
damnit will somebody beat Detroit! they dont even play polo!
people still live in detroit?!?
that was fucking embarassing last night. 6-1??? even though the wings got lucky by not getting called for more than a few possible penalties.
but the coyotes still got a standing ovation from the crowd at the end of the game.
LES HABITANTS!!!!!!!!! " nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah hey hey hey good bye"
Flyers going to be hurting no Gagne no Carter and no Laperriere. Bring on the Habs?
If your not glued to a tv for the habs vs. caps game tonight your not taking the playoffs seriously enough
come on caps.. put these fools in their place!
8th > 1st! I only watched the 3rd, but what a finish.
Gunna need a good series out of this guy!
...and the big three.
GO SHARKS!
ROUND TWO
GAME 1 DETROIT at SAN JOSE THURSDAY 6 PM ET
GAME 1 MONTREAL at PITTSBURGH FRIDAY 7 PM ET
GAME 1 PHILADELPHIA at BOSTON SATURDAY 12:30 PM ET
GAME 1 CHICAGO at VANCOUVER SATURDAY 7:30 PM ET
GAME 2 MONTREAL at PITTSBURGH SUNDAY 2 PM ET
GAME 2 DETROIT at SAN JOSE SUNDAY 8 PM ET
GAME 2 PHILADELPHIA at BOSTON MONDAY 7 PM ET
GAME 2 CHICAGO at VANCOUVER SUNDAY 9 PM ET
BECAUSE i am a FROM CANADA it will be montreal beat down for pittsburgh and vancover WILL swoop down and eat the black hawks up but then again what do i know
oh my god the flyers almost pulled that one off in overtime. best. nbc. announcer. ever.
to bad briere looked like a lost child on d and couldnt even put put effort once he was lost in the corner. and bettmans script of savard coming back winning it in OT and then a Cooke vs Savard ECF to play out. hopefully Boosh can stand on his head more Lavi takes Briere away from Center and the Flyers clear the bench against bettmans
hmmm cris hasnt said anything after last nights game?
zero zero at the end of the second and crosby is losing his shit! gonna be a hot third period.
wow, the habs sure stunk that one up. i have rarely seen a team dominate so thoroughly in the first suck it so bad in the third.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE20QvCe1TM&feature=player_embedded
hope the flyers can get the mojo back with simon back. next game do or die!
All Canadian teams will be eliminated by the end of the day Monday!
Imma keep saying this until I see a 'Nucks/Habs Cup Series. Cos that's the only way I won't be right at least once.
Lucky you dont have to cheer for Montreal you just need to cheer against Sydney Crosby. The hockey gods are smiling on Montreal again. I'd love to see an all canada final then the cup would be back where it belongs.
You're gonna need to cheer harder! The Penguins are statistically out hitting, shooting and playing EVERYONE! After last night it looks like they have it together on ice too.
Is this what smiling looks like?
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=68953&intcmpid=nhl-...
lets see some money where that mouth is!
The Pens will beat the Habs, so what are we betting on? that they will take it all? I'm down to make it interesting on either accord. Let's say team shirt for the current series?
I will send you a shipping address so you can be ready to ship that on monday. I would like a LRG.
i'll bet the habs win the next game.
i'll take the habs tonight. even don cherry will back me on this one. no matter what, montreal will burn to the ground after this game. you know how we canadians like a good riot after an important game.
nice work to van. good job boys. way to keep proving lucky wrong
once again kids you don't have to cheer for montreal just against sydney crosby
It's a good thing that I don't gamble...
i was thinking its too bad you don't
Coach's Corner on Saturday night was fuggin great! Don Cherry could not be turned off from complaining about refs controlling the game.
that was classic cherry, it doesn't really get better than that, nobody knows playoff hockey better than this guy.
not sure if you know that the cbc has the highest ratings for his segment of any program on the network and that he was voted seventh-most famous canadian of all time a couple years ago.
here is the link for saturday's coach's corner.
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Sports/CBC's_Hockey_Night_in_Canada/Coach's_Corner/ID=1488976482
enjoy, go jets!
you're on as well. done deal
Neil @ Sharks game, not a passive fan. Maybe next year he'll be cheering the Jets again?
1 nothing for montreal in the 1:30 gonna be hot tonight i wish i was on st catherine st right now
twos in the second off the nice backhand
YES 3-2 HABS!
size large please. hey pieter, what size you getting?
Game 7 what's on? Are you coming to Midwests or you want that shirt delivered?
For sure I'll take Montreal for game 7. Double or nothing?
Are you and Pieter making a quilt out of all these bike polo t-shirts? Maybe a canopy to sit under at tournaments?
they mostly just make good grease rags.
NIce! Canada pride I see you, deal.
Damn. Two goals in under a minute. I'm into Chicago winning but that's just weird. Luongo is the SHIT.
UNTHANKS FOR ALL THE BIG SAVES LALONGO.
Good first period from a defense point of view on both ends. Luongo had stopped the one on one all series. Chicago just finally broke him down, thanks to the rest of the Canucks non-D.
http://s225.photobucket.com/albums/dd33/angel6_3/?action=view¤t=Bl...
Cue JAWS theme song.
sorry to see VAN go... would have been nice to see the western conf. final stay on the west coast.
The only reason SJ has home ice is because the Hawks players were so tired from winning all those medals in February. It will be nice to see our 6 goalie killers ruin another keeper's season.
nice sentiment, but there's some fact checking that needs to occur here.
Facts Checked
I see 3 Golds and 1 Silver for the hawks and 4 gold and 1 silver for the Sharks. No Excuses. More Points= Home Adv.
LOVE: Habs, Hawks
Don't care for: Sharks
Only rooting for you because you're playing Philly: Bruins
Never in a million years would I support you: Scumadelphia and Shittsburgh
Vancouver got sonned last night. educate me, are Luongo and Kesler the only likable players on Van? what a bunch of lame-o hackers! Martin, i know that was you in the green suit. . .
we can hope for a habs - hawks final then paul. can't wait for game seven tonight in pittsburgh, i've really started to really hate crosby again.
as for likeable players, i'm not sure anyone in vancouver actually remembers what hockey is the day after. not a hockey city.
Canuck canuck.
Who's there?
Some guy named Stanley.
Stanley who?
Nevermind, he doesn't want to talk to you anymore.
The winner of the Montreal vs Pitt will also win the cup!
Nice, shifting from Canada vs US to East vs West
Seems a reasonable bet. I mean, they did last year.
I was wondering when hockey velo magazine was going to pipe in. How you doing Brad? Will you be in the same somber mood as the rest of Pitt tonight?
Not a chance with how much better the West is, plus 1 and 2 seeds vs. (at best) 4 and 6.
At least we can agree that this is awesome, right?
Here come the hawks!
first minute 1-0 montreal
2-0 5 mins left
2-0 after the first and don cherry just said "pitt looks dopey"
cammalleri !!!! 3- 0
OMG 4-0 vegas is losing
This is hilarious.
WOW !! SIZE LARGE !!
4-1
4-2
whatever happens here i feel bad for fleury, one of the best personalities in hockey, seems like he tokes before every interview
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 5-2
its over, they came tooo week in the first period. But i have to say Halak is ridiculous! Bring on Console Energy Center!!!!!
NEH NEH NEH NEH NEH NEH NEH NEH HEY HEY GOOD BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NEH NEH NEH NEH NEH NEH NEH NEH HEY HEY GOOD BYE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MONTREAL IS GOING OFF!!!!
Party in Canada tonight. I have a date with a razor...
sydney is crying in his post interview.
montreal is on fire.
chuck berry can you bet on the bruins so the flyers can win the series friday night? thanks
nope, the flyers will beat the bruins, and the habs will run out of gas - even riding Halak. the sharks will beat the blackhawks and then beat the flyers. be a man and bet on the flyers yourself!
La Sainte-Flanelle, Les Glorieux, Les Habitants!!!!
Cry, Crosby, Cry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hahaha, those tears make the olympics just a little more bearable.
yeah they do make me feel better. i *hated* cheering for crosby. it was on the level of cheering for patrick kane. i felt strange and unusual.
he scored the biggest goal since henderson and is the youngest captain to ever lift the stanley cup, but god is he ever a pussy.
i want to see him drop the gloves and punch someone in the mouth instead of crying for the ref to step in. paul would drop the gloves. unthank-you for the heroic display of courage sindy.
coaches corner from last night's game:
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/Sports/CBC's_Hockey_Night_in_Canada/Coach's_Corner/ID=1492368186
an ode to the hockey gods. he says lalongo again. and jack martin. also the most conservative suit i have ever seen him in ever, made me think that he was contemplating a retirement announcement.
Leave Patty Kane and his hot mullet alone. He's like 16 yrs old. lil buddy's balls haven't even dropped yet, but man, does he have nice hands.
Uncle Piet, thanks for believing in my glove dropping ability. Can we get some people to commit to fighting at NAs this year? Cmon, bros. All these rules and refs and stuff? lets put them to the test.
this thread is awesome.
bruins looked awful last night.
go celtics.
oh javier, i think i'd look good in a(nother) boston shirt. i am, however, contractually obligated to cheer for the flyers. bonne chance!
Hey lucky I guess Monday is after the Stanley Cup final, eh?
CANADIAN PRESS
MONTREAL - What began as an eardrum-rattling eruption of hockey joy ended in an eye-burning cloud of tear gas as looters and police squared off on streets that had just celebrated a memorable Montreal Canadiens win.
You stay classy, Montreal!
I've been caught in 3 of the 7 Bulls street celebrations in the 90's, plus the White Sox world series win, I never saw any cars turned over or storefronts broken in. Is Quebec where you keep all the impolite, stupid Canadians?
nope, we're all over. vive les canadiens!
i've been to and seen the riots in montreal and vancouver over hockey games, it's not really news up here. hockey is about the only thing that canadians will actually riot for. anyone who is surprised there was a riot in montreal last night probably hasn't been watching hockey for very long. montrealers riot, that's what they do. and god bless them for it. just imagine if they had lost.
its like philadelphia belongs in canada for their sports riots.
Canadians also riot when Axel Rose cancels a show at the last minute.
The FLQ in Montreal was also the reason Trudaeu instituted the War Measures Act (the only time in Canadian history it was instituted during peace time). Montreal's bad ass.
I was at the G-n-R show we followed the Hells Angels out of there.
in 2003 the idiots at the border denied entry to Quebec to the Exploited cause of the riots that supposedly followed them. The esponse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsXQ8-iAGC0
HOLY SHIT 3-0 boston
I love it! Habs vs. Flyers, where the fuck is Adam.
FUCK YES. BEST TEXT FROM TEXAS EVER WHILE I WAS AT WORK TO LET ME KNOW WE CAME BACK FROM THE 3-1 defficit i left them in at the end of the 1st! Now time to go win mobtown throw down and wear my BEAT THE CANADIENS shirt from the 2008 2nd round series! damn tournament and hockey in the same day!
MONTREAL CANADIENS v PHILADELPHIA FLYERS
Game 1 - May 16 - at Philadelphia
Game 2 - May 18 - at Philadelphia
Game 3 - May 20 - at Montreal
Game 4 - May 22 - at Montreal
Game 5 - May 24 - at Philadelphia *
Game 6 - May 26 - at Montreal *
Game 7 - May 28 - at Philadelphia *
SAN JOSE SHARKS v CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
Game 1 - May 16 - at San Jose
Game 2 - May 18 - at San Jose
Game 3 - May 21 - at Chicago
Game 4 - May 23 - at Chicago
Game 5 - May 25 - at San Jose *
Game 6 - May 27 - at Chicago *
Game 7 - May 29 - at San Jose *
ok philly bitches where you at?
3 hours place your bets
taking all bets tonight!
What a game by Niemi! 6 on 4 in the last 30 sec. & the Sharks choke.
I wouldn't say the sharks choked. Niemi was just amazing. Sharks are going to need to find a way to beat that dude. Good hockey being played by both teams IMO
A really good game by both teams. Keith had great vision the whole game, Niemi was ridiculous. Can't wait till tomorrow night. I would have liked to see a little more offense from the Hawks in the beginning & less penalties overall.
In the last 30 sec the Sharks had a great opp. to tie the game, but they missed simple passes & muffed the one good shot. I don't expect the Sharks to make those mistakes again. 5 penalties to nothing is not easy to watch in such a low scoring game.
Kings and Canadians.
i'm feeling lucky tonight, anyone want to bet against the habs?
That's odd. I don't feel a thing.
I could say "All Canadian teams will be eliminated by Monday" But that means 5 games max in the series, which hasn't been the Habs habit. So I'll just sit here, ready my polo bike for Midwests, and say "go hawks".
hhahahahah sorry coming in late but once again im with pieter taking all bets
how come you guys aren't making millions off us? coach, we're looking like a bunch of chumps here. c'mon habs!
your lucky im not a betting man on my team. thats all i think about after the last two games that and capriotti's words of wisdom "unreal"
I think the Habs just realized they're the 8th seed
that might mean something if they weren't playing the 7th seed flyers that finished the season with the same number of points, 88, the number of the beast.
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OLE OLE!
88, the number of the beast.
hahaha
I guess we will see soon enough if the habs really woke up - in this one they looked like the same team from the first two series - or were able to snag a win on home ice. Feels like when the habs are down two games to start the series they end up winning the series at game 7, but hey i dont care, more hockey now = more good hockey on t.v., which is always a good thing.
Teemu Selanne and Chris Pronger accidentally walked into a gay bar. They had just sat when a man walked up to Teemu and asked him to dance.
Horrified, he turned to Pronger and whispered, "Help me out of this!" So Pronger grabs the guy, slams him up against the wall and mumbles something menacingly into his face. Once let out of his clutches, the guy apologized and hurried away.
Wow, Teemu says, "Thanks, what did you say to him?" Prongs shrugged and replied, "Told him we're on our honeymoon.""
afternoon games for nonexistent american tv audiences blow. it's noon in vancouver, honey, time to watch the game.
maybe hockey would go somewhere down there if they started showing the games at night like they are supposed to. i mean really, who gets drunk at noon on a saturday?!
please say something chuckberry, so we can win this one. you're my good luck charm now. someone cue the jaws music.
Laperriere and Carter in the Lineup!
gotta say paul, the habs shat the bed on that one. menace must be laughing himself to sleep. i hate the flyers, especially pronger, but you almost have to wish they win the cup after the 3 - 0 thing. you probably hate them way more than that. montreal may win the next one, or even the one after that, but i don't see them coming back on the flyers. any other team but the flyers. i've almost never seen a team like these habs, they look so amazing one minute and then the next period they are just flat and subban is falling on his face like ben hunter. really, what the fuck happened between periods there? they said jacques martin had troubles motivating the sens when he coached there, they certainly came up empty right when they had to play their biggest period. three shut-outs for leighton, i hope he makes a billion dollars next season for all those years he spent on different teams being told he wasn't good enough. i want to smash MAB's head into the boards, he is so stupid. i also want joe thornton to wake up and plow patrick kane back into hell where he belongs. go habs go, i still think they'll win this next game, going ahead 3-1 never seems to be too good for teams. halak!
well, that's going to be one hell of a cup final. pronger v byfugly.
ole ole the flyers beat the canadiens and head to the stanley cup finals!
hey pieter gonna need to change that photo at the top! maybe this?
or
can we move the espi up to next weekend so i can be up in the north east for some cup games?
and whats the bets on cris gt's polo bike making it thru the finals unscathed?
The more I see that play you linked, the more I think of what a doofus series that was. Battle of the worst to say the least. More like a play-in series for 2 teams that barely made it into the playoffs.
Stay put, Sauls. We don't need anymore Flyers fans in NY.
as i attended a good chunk of Devils divisional match ups this year, I'll offer my Atlantic Division fan breakdown, as we enter the final stretch:
Rangers fans: arrogant, douchey Type A assholes who run their mouth endlessly at away games (in NJ). like bastard sons of Torts. I hope he stays coach. whatever he's doing aint working.
Islanders fans: unclear why and how they've existed, although the young team can be exciting and will be good again as they accumulate top picks. their fans are understated, often wearing sweatpants and and were largely not alive for the early 80s dynasty. they're bearable.
Pittsburgh fans: total bandwagon hopping, Crosby jersey wearing, along w/ that horrid third baby blue jersey. they're from Western PA.. what can i say. bad hair, kinna trashy.
Flyers fans: they're saddled w a nasty attitude fueled by lifelong inferiority complexes, and an overall negative outlook. they'll out drink you, then get dropped off by Bob at their mom's house (their house) to sleep off the drunk, and be late again to their depressing job the next day. i saw a bunch arrive on a rented yellow school bus for one game. like to spew lots of racist side of the mouth insults about Newark. nice, bro. South jersey + delaware... nice neighbors.
Devils fans: although we've become accustomed to early exits of late, we enjoy a high level of quality without massive expectations. all i wanted was for them to make it to the 2nd round. wah wah.
anyway, Go Hawks!
Hawks in 6. 'nuff said.
aw yeah..............
where'd you all go?
God damn last's night game was fun to watch!
I kinda want the Blackhawks to lose on Wednesday just so they can bring it back and win in Chicago.... and they should wear their old school black sweaters.
The difference in last night's game: The refs finally called out the cross checking in front of the goal. If this happens in game 6 the flyers have no hope left. It makes it really hard for Philly to dominate on defense when they have to play by the rules. The hawks put on a clinic when Pronger was in the box.
can someone generate an animated gif of Byfuglien chucking Pronger in the corner? I would watch it all day.
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They made one of those cutsie Stanley Cup commercials out of it.
http://blackhawks.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=894&id=71950
its stupidest one yet. yes it was a great hit. but even if chicago wins game 6. chicago has been bullied in the series. it was history. yea its a good hit but so was this. look where your going towes. and a ton of other hits.
pronger had a bad game against montreal also. hope he gets back on his horse like im sure he will.
this wait till wednesday is going to kill me.
cant forget about this one. shakin my head good ole carcillo
So hard for teams to win on the road. I want a game 7!!
yes, i am rooting for overtime game seven. it's been a great series to watch so far, i love watching teams beat the crap out of each other.
there have been 40 goals scored in this series (chicago 21, philadelphia 19), the most through the first five games of the stanley cup final since 1981, when the new york islanders and minnesota north stars combined for 42 in a five-game series win for the islanders. the five-game total this year is more than the total of any final, of any length, since the new york rangers and vancouver canucks scored 40 times in the rangers’ seven-game victory in 1994. so looks like we'll get a record if chicago doesn't win 1-0 wednesday.
I love the annual opportunity for people to boo Buttman
Lefty Joe just said the same thing.
x 2 on bettman especially on the towes mvp choice. good series and congrats to the hawks. but just cus the dood tore it up in the first 3 rounds doesnt mean he should have gotten it. so many better cases for flyers players besides that pesty not raising the cup detail.
Tying the record for points scored in the playoffs is not good enough for the MVP?
you need to get your record straight briere (30) scored more points than towes thru the playoffs and scored 12 in the finals which was the most since lemeuix in 91.
unless your talking about the first 3 rounds....they were the better team and they won the cup congrats.
how can you possibly be the most valuable player if you don't win the cup? wouldn't that mean you weren't valuable enough?
Yes.
Amazing!
It's time to cut the mullet!
yes blackhawks won the last time they won is when i pop out
How about that silence after Kane scored? Priceless! The ending was kind of anticlimactic but i'll take it. Usually my cheering for a team is a curse.
And what about Roenick about to cry again? He did the same thing before the overtime of the US/Canada gold medal game... "i'm so happy i'm about to cry" Well this time it looks like he actually did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yNmnViwZ7U&feature=player_embedded
Roenick is fucking pure. that guy has loads of heart.
congrats Chicago.. that was a great run!
that's the third philly fan i've heard complain about Toews winning the Conn Smythe today. cmon, bros! get real.
we listened to the end of the game on the stereo while playing polo down at the night court, it was great. play-by-play hockey and polo just belong together. about 20 people outside the fence stopped to listen when the hawks won the cup, the announcer from chicago was freaking out. pronger takes two penalties in the first and is in the box while byufugly scores, that was the end of it in my eyes. i thought the refs were the worst of any cup-winning final match i've ever seen, so many weird interference calls when they'd been playing anything-goes for the first five games. only the world cup is soothing the end of playoffs for me, and it isn't doing a very good job yet.
my two cents:
-growing up playing hockey in the 90's, the red wings were iconic & definitely a respected club. but as a resident of phoenix i'd like to see the coyotes win the series.
-i was born & raised in buffalo, so i'm stoked to see the sabres in a respectable playoff berth this year. i miss pat lafontaine & rob ray. viva rick jeanneret! the one & only voice of the sabres!