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Lari
Metal master
Number of posts: 905
Age: 32
Registration date: 2009-03-03
 |  Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Wed Apr 20, 2011 4:30 am | |
| A 7-2 rout! Hawks get their first win, finally. Might be a little too late, the Nucks are up 3-1, but it felt good to get a win.
Dave Bolland played his first game and what a game it was! A dominating performance with three points and shutting down the Sedin line.
The only bad thing about this game was the refereeing. Chicago's tough guy John Scott got two 10 minute misconducts in the third, basically for nothing. First he was on the ice during a scrum and well, did nothing (lost his gloves, but he didn't punch anyone). The second time, he looked at Raffi Torres before a faceoff and said "hello Raffi" and got a misconduct. Obviously the refs knew he was going to beat the smurf poo out of Torres for knocking out Brent Seabrook in the last game (for which the NHL decided not to give a suspension for, despite the fact Torres just returned from a suspension for a similar headshot).
Yeah, okay, I don't know what Scott was actually telling Torres, but not to digress - WHAT THE HELL?! What are the officials trying to do? Suck the life out of the rivalry? You have to let Scott and Torres fight, it's a hockey tradition to force a player to own up to their actions. It builds up the rivalry, sets the tone for the next game and gets the fans into it. Worst part is, after Scott got tossed, the Canucks suddenly grew balls and started acting tough and Hawks' Swede Viktor Stalberg ended up having to fight Kevin Bieksa. Ridiculous. Scott beating Torres up would have taken about ten seconds, it would have stopped the cheap shots and yapping and would have made tonight a perfect hockey night! Smurf you, NHL! |
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Joe
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1730
Age: 37
Registration date: 2009-09-22
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Wed Apr 20, 2011 6:43 am | |
| What a comeback by the Sharks!!!  |
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ultmetal
Administrator
Number of posts: 16191
Age: 45
Registration date: 2007-01-04
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Wed Apr 20, 2011 1:12 pm | |
| | Joe wrote: | | What a comeback by the Sharks!!! |
Sharks can suck my butt!
Kings had a friggin' meltdown in the second period yesterday. Can't believe they gave that game away in the second period after having a four point lead!
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007
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 3425
Age: 43
Registration date: 2007-01-25
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Wed Apr 20, 2011 3:16 pm | |
| | Lari wrote: | A 7-2 rout! Hawks get their first win, finally. Might be a little too late, the Nucks are up 3-1, but it felt good to get a win.
Dave Bolland played his first game and what a game it was! A dominating performance with three points and shutting down the Sedin line.
The only bad thing about this game was the refereeing. Chicago's tough guy John Scott got two 10 minute misconducts in the third, basically for nothing. First he was on the ice during a scrum and well, did nothing (lost his gloves, but he didn't punch anyone). The second time, he looked at Raffi Torres before a faceoff and said "hello Raffi" and got a misconduct. Obviously the refs knew he was going to beat the smurf poo out of Torres for knocking out Brent Seabrook in the last game (for which the NHL decided not to give a suspension for, despite the fact Torres just returned from a suspension for a similar headshot).
Yeah, okay, I don't know what Scott was actually telling Torres, but not to digress - WHAT THE HELL?! What are the officials trying to do? Suck the life out of the rivalry? You have to let Scott and Torres fight, it's a hockey tradition to force a player to own up to their actions. It builds up the rivalry, sets the tone for the next game and gets the fans into it. Worst part is, after Scott got tossed, the Canucks suddenly grew balls and started acting tough and Hawks' Swede Viktor Stalberg ended up having to fight Kevin Bieksa. Ridiculous. Scott beating Torres up would have taken about ten seconds, it would have stopped the cheap shots and yapping and would have made tonight a perfect hockey night! Smurf you, NHL! |
A good old fashioned butt whipping ! Pretty funny actually.
Lari,I think the NHL is trying to clean up their image. A lot of non-fans think it's a brutish violent game while the old schoolers hate to see that kind of ref/league interence. It's probably going to get worse now that the NHL inked a 10 year broadcasting partnership with NBC yesterday. |
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007
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 3425
Age: 43
Registration date: 2007-01-25
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:27 pm | |
| Great job by the Penguins last night to take a 3-1 lead over the Lightning. It's just too bad they let Tampa back into the game from a 2 goal deficit and take it into double overtime.Oh well, a win's a win. Now finish them off on Saturday ! |
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exact33
The King
Number of posts: 15600
Age: 38
Registration date: 2007-02-10
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:51 pm | |
| doh - the flyers go blanked  _________________  |
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007
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 3425
Age: 43
Registration date: 2007-01-25
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:33 pm | |
| | exact33 wrote: | | doh - the flyers go blanked |
They were single-handedly beat by Miller. The guy's incredible. |
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MetalGuy71
Bukkake Tsunami
Number of posts: 15716
Age: 40
Registration date: 2007-02-01
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:42 pm | |
| | exact33 wrote: | | doh - the flyers go blanked |
TWICE!!
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scottmitchell74
Jada Pinkett Smith's Cabana Boy
Number of posts: 7359
Age: 38
Registration date: 2007-01-23
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:44 pm | |
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shamgar75
Metal master
Number of posts: 595
Age: 36
Registration date: 2008-01-08
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:29 am | |
| Ugh - my Rangers lost in 2OT after blowing a 3-0 lead going into the third period.
Sadly the Rangers will probably lose the next game.
They just can't get over that hump.
It actually has been a good series - Washington has just been slightly better and that's all that matters. |
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shamgar75
Metal master
Number of posts: 595
Age: 36
Registration date: 2008-01-08
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:29 am | |
| BTW Ult, Ryan Miller stole another one for Buffalo.
They would've been swept by Philly already if it wasn't for his play in goal. |
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Lari
Metal master
Number of posts: 905
Age: 32
Registration date: 2009-03-03
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:45 am | |
| | 007 wrote: |
Lari,I think the NHL is trying to clean up their image. A lot of non-fans think it's a brutish violent game while the old schoolers hate to see that kind of ref/league interence. It's probably going to get worse now that the NHL inked a 10 year broadcasting partnership with NBC yesterday. |
I don't know about that. The NHL has been through this already several times. You always see people (non-fans, old women, tree huggers) saying how violent the game is, but it's not like those people come to the games, why listen to them? Fights or no fights, guaranteed they won't come watch hockey anyway. It's part of the game like punching is a part of boxing. Overwhelming majority of real hockey fans like the fights and so do the players, coaches, management and thus does the league, considering fights per season have been around the 700 mark the last four seasons. It used to be over a thousand per season, but that's because a lot of those one-dimensional players have been eliminated from the game. Not that there was anything wrong with being a 'tough guy', but with the crackdown on interference, you have to be able to keep up with the game at least somehow, even as an enforcer. See Shawn Thornton for instance, he is not a liability to his team.
Anyway, another solid W for the Hawks tonight. That's two dominating performances in a row. They are still behind 3-2 and need to keep it up to stay alive. But you have got to think Vancouver and especially Luongo, who has been yanked from the net twice in a row, is starting to get nightmares of seasons past... |
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Joe
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1730
Age: 37
Registration date: 2009-09-22
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:38 pm | |
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troublemagnet
Metal Conspiracist
Number of posts: 410
Age: 41
Registration date: 2009-11-17
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:39 pm | |
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Lari
Metal master
Number of posts: 905
Age: 32
Registration date: 2009-03-03
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:51 pm | |
| | Joe wrote: | | Sharks roll!!! Up 3-1!!! |
A bit lucky, I'd say. One clear win, two OT wins and one blowout loss. But it's been a great series so far. The Kings have certainly been more feisty than most expected.
But, assuming the Sharks do advance, I'd 100% want them to win the West ahead of the Red Wings or the Canucks. |
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exact33
The King
Number of posts: 15600
Age: 38
Registration date: 2007-02-10
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:22 am | |
| Sabres and Flyers going into OT!! _________________ |
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007
Metal is in my blood
Number of posts: 3425
Age: 43
Registration date: 2007-01-25
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:12 pm | |
| Geez,the Penguins were spanked today ! That's downright embarrassing . |
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MetalGuy71
Bukkake Tsunami
Number of posts: 15716
Age: 40
Registration date: 2007-02-01
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:31 pm | |
| The Flyers live to see another day. Game 7, here we come.
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thejokeriv
Metal is Forever
Number of posts: 9068
Age: 42
Registration date: 2007-01-23
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:34 pm | |
| Capitals in the 2nd round!!!!!!! Only took us one extra game to finish off the Rangers!!!!! |
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MetalGuy71
Bukkake Tsunami
Number of posts: 15716
Age: 40
Registration date: 2007-02-01
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:35 pm | |
| | thejokeriv wrote: | | Capitals in the 2nd round!!!!!!! Only took us one extra game to finish off the Rangers!!!!! |
Will the Caps face the winner of the Flyers/Sabres series?
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DeathCult
Master Of The Crotch Grab
Number of posts: 6510
Age: 38
Registration date: 2007-12-18
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:45 pm | |
| | MetalGuy71 wrote: | | The Flyers live to see another day. Game 7, here we come. |
That was a really exciting game. Hopefully they keep it up when they come back to Philly. |
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thejokeriv
Metal is Forever
Number of posts: 9068
Age: 42
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| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Mon Apr 25, 2011 3:51 pm | |
| | MetalGuy71 wrote: | | thejokeriv wrote: | | Capitals in the 2nd round!!!!!!! Only took us one extra game to finish off the Rangers!!!!! |
Will the Caps face the winner of the Flyers/Sabres series? |
Not sure, but they will play whoever is the lowest seed left |
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MetalGuy71
Bukkake Tsunami
Number of posts: 15716
Age: 40
Registration date: 2007-02-01
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:13 pm | |
| | DeathCult wrote: | | MetalGuy71 wrote: | | The Flyers live to see another day. Game 7, here we come. |
That was a really exciting game. Hopefully they keep it up when they come back to Philly. |
I only caught it in bits & pieces. My father had control of the remote at my brother's house and was flipping between that and the Phillies game, where Halladay had a career high 14 strike-outs. The Sixers somehow survived another day as well.
All-in-all, it was a good day to be a Philly sports fan.
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Lari
Metal master
Number of posts: 905
Age: 32
Registration date: 2009-03-03
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:19 am | |
| Hawks come back from 0-3 to force a game seven.
Had to go to overtime in game six. Not as convincing a win as in the previous two. Rookie Ben Smith scored the winner. He's been great so far. |
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iamrockerfun
Heart of Metal
Number of posts: 1405
Age: 32
Registration date: 2007-01-30
| | Subject: Re: NHL Playoffs 2011 Tue Apr 26, 2011 7:59 pm | |
| Vancouver + Buffalo tonight We want M.Hossa back home for IIHF world championship |
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