NHL 2010-2011 Season Thread

[Gertner]

Looks like it might have been suicide.


Boogaard, who was sidelined for the season after just 22 games when he sustained a concussion in Ottawa on Dec. 9 in a fight with Matt Carkner, was given permission by management to leave the team with approximately a week to go in the regular season in order to receive counseling to help him deal with unspecified issues.

[El Fangel]

Fuck :(

[Stickman]

Game 1 starts NOW!

[The Fraze]

Well, shit. Plenty of series left!

Follow The Fraze on twitter. http://twitter.com/MattFraser9

[El Fangel]

Canucks!

[Stickman]

Kevin "Boom Boom" Bieksa!!

[RoXer]

Follow The Fraze on twitter. http://twitter.com/MattFraser9

why?

[The Fraze]

So he can stick his small cock in your ear. Who fuckin cares?

[The Fraze]

GAME 2, Wednesday night! Sharks vs. the officials. Oh, and the Canucks.

[weather vane]

Don't blame the D and Thomas, blame the fact Krejci is the only guy on the team who is really good at face-offs and he wasnt tonight.

Bergeron missing is a HUGE loss for them.

What?

[RoXer]

Who fuckin cares?

The people you are trying to get to follow you, I would think

[El Fangel]

What?

Tampa won like 70% of the faceoffs last game and missing Bergeron who is a good shutdown guy and great faceoff guy is a huge lose.

Krejci is in but 3 out of 20 faceoffs is terrible.

[KleptoKlown]

lol he got knocked out by Tom Kostopolous who had either lost or drawn in over 40 straight fights. Bieksa is not a good fighter at all.

Everyone gets a lucky punch or gets dropped by a lucky punch. Bieska wins more than he loses.

He's much more valuable than being used a fighter, but when he drops his gloves...he's anything but terrible.

[KleptoKlown]

I sure as hell hope it isn't concussion related or the American sports media is going to have a field day with this.

His family has donated his brain to be studied. I think it the same university that got Bob Probert's brain too...

It's actually a much needed study, no matter how bad the media makes things look....as they could be right.

[KleptoKlown]

Sorry, but I'm gonna have to disagree. I hope it IS the end of fighting. I watch hockey to see guys try to put a piece of frozen rubber into a net. If I wanted that other stuff, I'd watch boxing or UFC.

Fighting isn't the only thing about hockey, but it is part of it.

It's like eliminating offsides...the game wouldn't be the same.

[KleptoKlown]

GAME 2, Wednesday night! Sharks vs. the officials. Oh, and the Canucks.

You put the "Twit" in Twitter

[YOUR Hero]

GAME 2, Wednesday night! Sharks vs. the officials. Oh, and the Canucks.

Ron MacLean and Sour Grapes

[The Fraze]

It's not all the officials fault, but they played a major part. That post was hardly neg rep worthy you mother canucker.

[KleptoKlown]

Blaming the refs is never an excuse.

I've bitched about calls before, but the outcome is decided by the players, not the refs.

Game 1 specifically, Ben Eager got a hooking or interference penalty that was a weak call. That's hardly a "major part" of deciding the game. I am sure the Nucks will get a weak call against them through out the series too. It's how teams respond to questionable calls that determines the outcome, not the calls themselves.

[Gertner]

Blaming the refs is a Habs fan thing to do

[The Fraze]

The Fraze isn't completely blaming the refs. I already said it wasn't all their fault but they did play a major part. The Canucks are great actors for sure, but I understand that's not all it was. I don't even know why I'm arguing because at the end of the day I don't really care about your posts. The Sharks will make necessary adjustments, and we'll have a series.

[RoXer]

Who are The Fraze?

[The Fraze]

Fuck that goal was sweet. Awesome awareness by St. Louis.

[The Fraze]

I'm going for Tampa but this game is fucking intense regardless!

[The Fraze]

What a great game, thoroughly entertaining. Doc Emerick can make any game fucking intense and he was awesome calling it again tonight. I wish he was calling the Sharks' series.

[Emperor Smeat]

:D Bruins 6-5 win and Seguin was amazing again (2 goals, 1 assist).

Thomas needs to stop being a bit sloppy and letting in easy goals while the offense bailed him out big time. To be fair, he also had a lot of big saves as usual.

[The Fraze]

That interference call was bullshit but turned out to not mean anything other than the Lightning having to kill a penalty while being a goal down. I thought they were gonna sneak one in there at the end, though.

[weather vane]

who the fuck is this kid???

wow...

[SaskatchewanChamp]

who the fuck is this kid???

wow...

ASk Maple Leaf fans, they know who he is.

[El Fangel]

Phil Kessel?

[The Naitch]

Looks like it might have been suicide.


Boogaard, who was sidelined for the season after just 22 games when he sustained a concussion in Ottawa on Dec. 9 in a fight with Matt Carkner, was given permission by management to leave the team with approximately a week to go in the regular season in order to receive counseling to help him deal with unspecified issues.

They say it was substance abuse. Don't know what exactly. They say he was going through depression. Laraque said that he was told by NYR to take a year off

(sorry if somebody already mentioned this)

[KleptoKlown]

The Fraze isn't completely blaming the refs. I already said it wasn't all their fault but they did play a major part. The Canucks are great actors for sure, but I understand that's not all it was. I don't even know why I'm arguing because at the end of the day I don't really care about your posts. The Sharks will make necessary adjustments, and we'll have a series.


Why post here at all then? Isn't this a hockey discussion forum?

If all you want to do is spew your half baked ideas and spam your twitter account maybe you should take up lawn bowling.

Speaking of acting...Check out Thorton in the last series:

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But yeah, the Canucks are the only ones who embelish to draw a penalty :roll:

[KleptoKlown]

Is Thomas and Roloson's age starting to catch up with them?

Easy to chalk it up to a bad game by both goalies...and it is just 1 game, but still, makes you wonder. Can't wait for game 3.

[El Fangel]

Fraze = Johnny Vegas

[OssMan]

rofl @ ben eager

[Arashi Kage]

rofl @ ben eager

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

Way to go Canucks!!!

Eager :rofl:

[KleptoKlown]

WOOOOO

Fuckin EH! Nucks.

Good and bad...

Good part is the Nucks are up 2-0 going into the HP Pavillion. Even if they can take that series 1-1, they will still be up 3-1 going back to the old GM Place

Bad part is we have already seen the the worst game the Sharks are going to play this series. Nowhere to go but up for the Sharks after this one.

Nucks should enjoy the win...but be careful at the same time.

[Sean]

Tits > Green Men

...

Some radio host down in Tampa started bitching about the Bruins Hockey Rules signs that piss on lightning fans. By encouraging people to call the B's marketing department and call them all fags (not exaggerating) he got them taken down which is a shame, not only because he's more gutless than Marleau for his methods but they were pretty funny - regardless of where your allegiances lie.

I hope Ference's glove gets stuck again tomorrow night.

http://content.ytmnd.com/content/4/4/b/44b1353185e5f61f9956affe43194acf.gif

[KleptoKlown]

Lets the fans be fans...

Hockey is settled on the ice, not in the crowd.

[Emperor Smeat]

Lets the fans be fans...

Hockey is settled on the ice, not in the crowd.

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:shifty:

[KleptoKlown]

Bieksa is an awful fighter.

I know Marleau isn't even close to a fighter...but have you ever seen one fight change the game so much as this one one before?

The "awful" Bieska laid a beat down on Marleau....which caused Eager to act like a fucking goof...which lead the Nucks to embarrass the Sharks...

[KleptoKlown]

Fuck you Eager :lol:

[Sean]

Lets the fans be fans...

Hockey is settled on the ice, not in the crowd.Well obviously.

[KleptoKlown]

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:shifty:


I absolutely love that...

Players would be expelled if that were to happen today.

Kinda sad to sad, but hockey has already peaked and we have already seen the best of it.

[Sean]

It's just different now. Sure it's way more tame but it's far more athletic. Not to mention the fact that small guys are finally able to play and make a name for themselves i.e. Briere, St. Louis

[The Fraze]

Goddamn it, Eager was a fucking punk tonight. That was embarrassing, but the series isn't over. A lot of work to do, but the Sharks can do it.

[LoDownM]

I know Marleau isn't even close to a fighter...but have you ever seen one fight change the game so much as this one one before?



I have. The Talbot/Carcilo fight in game 6 of the Pens/Flyers series in 09, changed the game, the score was 3-0 Flyers towards the end of the period before the fight and the Pens ended up winning 5-3, instead of the Flyers forcing a game 7 like everyone thought they were going to.

[The Fraze]

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[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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Also there was another one that say Tampa Bay Fans: Happy to see you fixed your bandwagon.

[Arashi Kage]

... Also there was another one that say Tampa Bay Fans: Happy to see you fixed your bandwagon.

:rofl: lol, awesome - it's so true. I do like this Tampa team though. Stevie Y has been great with this team.

[Stickman]

Kevin Juice Beiksa

[Emperor Smeat]

:D 2-0 win and a 2-1 series lead for the Bruins.

Thomas was great and played like how he was in the previous series than the 1st 2 games.

Seguin had another goal even though Andrew "Middle Finger" Ference actually scored it but Seguin would get credited with an assist even if its taken away (Ference got credit for the assist instead).

[weather vane]

BRUINS

[Sean]

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Also there was another one that say Tampa Bay Fans: Happy to see you fixed your bandwagon.https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_q56qYWJWy6A/TdQXvW-N-vI/AAAAAAAAD30/CV0a9jaNjEI/Bandwagon_TampFans_Bear.JPG

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Sucks they were taken down. There was a good entry about the "class" of lightning fans on Days of Y'Orr if anyone's interested.

http://daysofyorr.com/2011-articles/may/bruins-poke-fun-at-tampa-bay-fans-make-them-cry.html

[Sean]

:D 2-0 win and a 2-1 series lead for the Bruins.

Thomas was great and played like how he was in the previous series than the 1st 2 games.

Seguin had another goal even though Andrew "Middle Finger" Ference actually scored it but Seguin would get credited with an assist even if its taken away (Ference got credit for the assist instead).They fixed it thankfully. Not sure why Seguin was even credited in the first place, scorer was probably buying into the Seguinista hype.

The first two games of the series were a throwback to the Montreal series as far as the defensive incompetence was concerned. Hoping tonight was a sign that Thomas is regaining the form that shut down those dirty habs and the neanderthal flyers.

Cup or bust, babay.

[Gertner]

Boogaard's cause of death revealed: mix of alcohol and Oxycodone. Wow. About as deadly a mixture as they come.

[LoDownM]

Apparently the Thrashers have been sold and are going to be moving to Winnipeg.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=563305&navid=mod-rr-headlines

[Sean]

I hope they call them the Jets and not something stupid.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Boogaard's cause of death revealed: mix of alcohol and Oxycodone. Wow. About as deadly a mixture as they come.

Same mix that took Ms. Elizabeth. It may have been the concussion he was suffering through. Nobody in their right mind would take pills and then alcohol. I hope Boogaard's family agrees to have the brain donated to the medical group that Chris Nowitski is a part of if they are interested in it.

[El Fangel]

Woooo, more canadian hockey.

[The Fraze]

SHARKS

[Gertner]

Same mix that took Ms. Elizabeth. It may have been the concussion he was suffering through. Nobody in their right mind would take pills and then alcohol. I hope Boogaard's family agrees to have the brain donated to the medical group that Chris Nowitski is a part of if they are interested in it.

They call it an "accident", but that's like shooting a arrow into the air and trying to catch it with your bare hands. No good can come of it.

I know Boogs hurt his shoulder during the fight with Carkner, so I'm guessing he was taking them for that, plus reports are, he was addicted. So many unanswered questions.

[Emperor Smeat]

Missed today's Bruins game but the way ESPN has the report makes it sound like another instance where the Bruins start out huge and then either relax or try to be too defensive instead of continuing what made them great in the 1st period.

Tampa Bay is too strong to just let them dictate the pace and attacking which is why the series is tied at 2-2.

[MVP]

Yup that's exactly what happened.

[The Fraze]

Wish I was going to the Tank today.

[KleptoKlown]

I hope they call them the Jets and not something stupid.


If it were the Coyotes moving back to Winterpeg, then yeah, should be called the Jets. Trashers are a different franchise though...should have a name other than the Jets.

[KleptoKlown]

They call it an "accident", but that's like shooting a arrow into the air and trying to catch it with your bare hands. No good can come of it.

I know Boogs hurt his shoulder during the fight with Carkner, so I'm guessing he was taking them for that, plus reports are, he was addicted. So many unanswered questions.

Mixing booze and pills is never a good idea. Everyone knows that, including Boogy.

He might not have been trying to kill himself, but he definitely wasn't caring if he lived.

[KleptoKlown]

Whats with the Sharks playing the Jaws theme music? Don't the realize the Shark doesn't make it to the end?

[OssMan]

that's a stretch

[OssMan]

what's with the canucks having green men in the crowd... don't realize the green man in it's always sunny in philadelphia gets chased away

[The Fraze]

The powerplay was sloppy and failed them today. Without the 5 on 3's against, we win 2-1. Unfortunately we took bad penalties and that is not the case. The Sharks trail the series 3-1. Can't stop believing though, the series isn't over! Let's go Sharks!

[KleptoKlown]

No shame in losing to a better team.

[The Fraze]

:y:

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: a brawl to end the game.

:D 3-1 win and a 3-2 series lead for the Bruins.

Tampa got their early goal but tried a lot for the quick dagger score and the Bruins held on. I think before Bruins scored to tie it 1-1, Tampa had a 2-3x shot advantage.

[Sean]

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[OssMan]

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[weather vane]

Get me to the Cup baby....

[Sean]

If the Bruins have a chance to win the Cup at the Garden I am considering dropping a fortune on a ticket.

[weather vane]

I would 100% do it... Once in a life time opportunity!

[RoXer]

what a bullshit way to lose

[Sean]

Stanchion strikes again. Shit break for the sharks.

[Arashi Kage]

I expected a flukey goal to end this game. No complaints here. :y:

CANUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How awesome that 17 years ago to the day, the Canucks won the West by beating the Leafs in 2nd OT. Tonight, history repeated itself - so cool!!!

[El Fangel]

Rep to whomever tells me what happened. at work so can't see.

[El Fangel]

Love how 17 years ago,.Toronto was a team to be worried about facing.

[Arashi Kage]

Rep to whomever tells me what happened. at work so can't see.

Canucks went to keep it in the offensive zone along the boards / glass at the blue line. Puck almost went up into the mesh, but actually deflected off on a tangent from the stanchion. Caught everyone off guard, puck came right to Bieksa who shot it from near the point and caught Niemi looking.

[Arashi Kage]

Lou with 54 saves!! Best game of the season without a doubt. :y:

[El Fangel]

Canucks went to keep it in the offensive zone along the boards / glass at the blue line. Puck almost went up into the mesh, but actually deflected off on a tangent from the stanchion. Caught everyone off guard, puck came right to Bieksa who shot it from near the point and caught Niemi looking.

Wow.

Would have been hilarious if Chara did that instead and went over and hugged the stanchion.

I already made my finals prediction.

[Stickman]

Kevin Juice Beiksa

[KleptoKlown]

dsfkjdfhskjhdflkhdswjfkhdajkjshljd

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!


now that that's over with...

Finals...For hockey, Bruins would be a better match. Original 6 team in the final? Great success. I am a Nucks fan first and foremost, but if the Nucks do have to lose, I would rather it be to the B's than the Bolts. Who really wants to see a team from Florida win the cup twice in 10 years? Thats not Hockey...

Nucks vs B's? I would even say the Nucks are the underdogs in that series. Nucks vs Bolts? TB plays more to the Nucks style, except the Nucks are better. St Louis, Lecavilier, Stamkos are great, but Lucic, Chara, bring a lot more boom than the Nucks. Its going to be exciting, that's a guarantee

[Stickman]

Canucks are the best team in hockey, how could you possibly think they'd be the underdog? Canucks in 4-5

[The Fraze]

For some reason I knew there was gonna be some weird, fluke ending to the game. Unfortunately it was for the wrong side. Fuck. Either way, congrats to Vancouver. Perhaps their 40th year is the one.


ps.

The team that wins the President's Trophy should never be considered the underdog or else they don't deserve the trophy. Hoping for the Lightning, but we certainly have to think that the Canucks are taking the cup home.

[The Naitch]

17 years to the day, and in the same 2 OT_style

Olympics 78 in Montreal: won the cup a year later, same with Calgary in 88 follwed by a cup in 89, and now Van 2010 and the cup in 2011

it's destiny :cool:

[weather vane]

bruins

[KleptoKlown]

Canucks are the best team in hockey, how could you possibly think they'd be the underdog? Canucks in 4-5

A lot of the Nucks success in the playoffs has been from a physical game. B's are more physical. Kesler's not going to be able to park himself in front of the net with Chara around. Maybe underdog is a bit of an overstatement, but Boston or Philly were the 2 teams out of the East I was worried about the most going into the playoffs.

[KleptoKlown]

The team that wins the President's Trophy should never be considered the underdog or else they don't deserve the trophy. Hoping for the Lightning, but we certainly have to think that the Canucks are taking the cup home.

Part of the reason the Nucks won the Presidents trophy is because of the division they play in. Oilers, Avs, Wild and Flames - None of them made the playoffs.

I am not trying to take any credit away from the Nucks, but if they played in Pacific or Central division, the Presidents trophy wouldn't have come as easy.

[Sean]

17 years to the day, and in the same 2 OT_style

Olympics 78 in Montreal: won the cup a year later, same with Calgary in 88 follwed by a cup in 89, and now Van 2010 and the cup in 2011

it's destiny :cool:All three teams won the President's Trophy/finished 1st in points (trophy didn't exist in '79) the season following the Olympics as well.

[Adder]

7 games, then 6, now 5. Here comes a 4 game sweep in the finals.

[The Fraze]

Part of the reason the Nucks won the Presidents trophy is because of the division they play in. Oilers, Avs, Wild and Flames - None of them made the playoffs.

I am not trying to take any credit away from the Nucks, but if they played in Pacific or Central division, the Presidents trophy wouldn't have come as easy.

Even despite the division, they have to beat teams outside of that. I see what you're saying, it was made easier. But I still think the President's Trophy winner should never be the underdog.

[Stickman]

A lot of the Nucks success in the playoffs has been from a physical game. B's are more physical. Kesler's not going to be able to park himself in front of the net with Chara around. Maybe underdog is a bit of an overstatement, but Boston or Philly were the 2 teams out of the East I was worried about the most going into the playoffs.

A bigger portion of their success is from their team speed and puck possession. The funny thing is during the season we lost to the Bruins and the Lightning.

[KleptoKlown]

Even despite the division, they have to beat teams outside of that. I see what you're saying, it was made easier. But I still think the President's Trophy winner should never be the underdog.

Yeah, as I said earlier, "Underdog" was probably a bit of an overstatement...But they are a team that can beat the Nucks. The Hawks gave me a bit of a scare when they took it to game 7, but going into that series, I wasn't worried about them...wasn't worried about the Predators...wasn't worried about the Sharks.

[KleptoKlown]

A bigger portion of their success is from their team speed and puck possession. The funny thing is during the season we lost to the Bruins and the Lightning.

Regular season doesn't mean much when you're comparing East/West

Great 5-2 goal by ST Louis a minute ago,,,

[OssMan]

wtf is everybody throwing on the ice

some sort of ping pong paddle

[Emperor Smeat]

:lol: 2nd game in a row to end and then a brawl attempted. Game 7 is going to end in a massive brawl or at least have one guaranteed.

Tampa won 5-4 to send it to a Game 7.

Bruins Defense were sloppy too many times and Tampa took advantage. The worst being after making it 3-4, Bruins then messed up badly and Tampa quickly regained its 2 goal lead.

[weather vane]

bruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuinssssssssssssss

watch me

[weather vane]

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[Sean]

wtf is everybody throwing on the ice

some sort of ping pong paddleThose fucking inflatable thunder sticks. Universal sign of a shit fan base.

[Arashi Kage]

You guys might like this quiz: Can you name the highest money earning NHL players from '89 - '08?

I only got 11/20. My mind went blank during the quiz, I knew that I'd be kicking myself once the results came up. There were an easy 5 that I should have had (5th, 9th, 15th, 18th, 20th).

I"ll say though, 4th and 7th place, never, ever would have thought about them. :p

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Brentzky/top_earning_nhl_players

[weather vane]

Missed three!!! Such a heart breaker!

I missed Rob Blake, Nicklas Lidstrom, and Brendan Shanahan... FUCK

[El Fangel]

17/20

Missed Blake, Weight, Tkachuk

[El Fangel]

http://mit.zenfs.com/206/2011/05/Sharkscough.jpg

[Lara Emily]

19/20

Fuck Missed only Tkachuk. Totally forgot about him since he fell off the map in the last 4 or 5 years for his career

[Lara Emily]

http://www.sporcle.com/games/Pamegranate/Stanley_Cup_Winners

Stanley Cup Winners since 1927

I got all of em.

http://www.sporcle.com/games/nhlgoalie_goals.php

Goalie Goals. Also got all of em.

http://www.sporcle.com/games/gretzkyteams.php (http://www.sporcle.com/games/gretzkyteams.phpGreat)
Great One's Teams, got all of em :D

[El Fangel]

19/20

Fuck Missed only Tkachuk. Totally forgot about him since he fell off the map in the last 4 or 5 years for his career

Took forever to think of him as well. For the same reason's.

[MVP]

Nerves are high for tonight's game. The B's defense can't be as sloppy as it was in Game 6. Also, Kaberle needs to be less predictable on the PP.

[El Fangel]

ARGHHHHHHH JESUS CHRIST MOTHERFUCKER!

I Did the Stanley Cup champs one and only got 18/19

Because they had the Maroons cup as seperate from the Canadiens. Fucking went through all the teams from Anaheim to Washington and thought what the fuck is going on. Bullshit.

[El Fangel]

Nerves are high for tonight's game. The B's defense can't be as sloppy as it was in Game 6. Also, Kaberle needs to be less predictable on the PP.

Come on, don't blame the guy. He finally get's to be on the ice for playoff hockey, he is likely overexcited about everything.

[Lara Emily]

ARGHHHHHHH JESUS CHRIST MOTHERFUCKER!

I Did the Stanley Cup champs one and only got 18/19

Because they had the Maroons cup as seperate from the Canadiens. Fucking went through all the teams from Anaheim to Washington and thought what the fuck is going on. Bullshit.

Ha ha ha I knew that would get most people.

[El Fangel]

Literally sat there for 3.5 mins as I had the first 18 almost instantly.

[The Naitch]

not only do the Canucks have the destiny numbers as previously stated, but the Lightning and Bruins have identical records and other identical stats. Those who saw it on TV know what I'm getting at. DUNNO I just saw it on Sportnet but this is the closest thing I could find to it. All will be decided on this 100th game

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[Emperor Smeat]

:D BRUINS ARE IN THE FINALS
:D Horton's monster goal.

1-0 Game 7 win, 4-3 series win. What a great game and both goalies were insanely good.

Boston vs Vancouver for the Cup

21 years since last time Bruins were in the Finals (1990) and 17 years for Vancouver (1994).

[Evil Vito]

<font color=goldenrod>Knew Horton would bite the Lightning in the ass when he didn't get suspended.</font>

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

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[weather vane]

FUCK YEAH BABY!!!!!!!! IN TEARS!!!

BRUINS!

[weather vane]

Knew Horton would bite the Lightning in the ass when he didn't get suspended.

There was 0% chance he would get suspended... Either way Tampa scored zero goals!!! Can't win scoring zero!!!

BOOOO YAAAAAAAAA

[Sean]

Incredible game. It's fucking time.

[The Naitch]

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[The Fraze]

Goddamn Jets

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Why is everybody stealing The Greenman from Charlie?

[OssMan]

They also need that kid with dwarf limbs who makes videos of himself lip syncing

[KleptoKlown]

In 94...I was just happy to be there...This year the nucks are gonna nut stomp winnie and his emofag friends.

I hope you like Weezer Spilly...cause you're gonna want to cut yourself after this epic final.

[KleptoKlown]

Last time I saw a bear...I was taking a load to the city dump.

[Sean]

Look at the big balls on Shamu here.

[LoDownM]

Thank god Tampa lost, guess I am rooting for Boston in the finals.

[Stickman]

Manny Malhotra cleared to play! One of the best face off men in the league.

[The Naitch]

They also need that kid with dwarf limbs who makes videos of himself lip syncing

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[The Fraze]

If Vancouver loses, it's all Luongo's fault. They're gonna win this thing in 5 otherwise.

[Stickman]

If Vancouver loses, it's all Luongo's fault. They're gonna win this thing in 5 otherwise.

He's been probably the best goalie in the playoffs. A couple bad games but what goalie hasn't in the playoffs this year?

[The Fraze]

I didn't say he wasn't good. I said if his team loses, it's because of a lapse in his play. The Canucks are way too strong and Luongo can go on cold spells so if they lose, that's what happened. I do not think that will happen or that they will lose, however. Vancouver in 5.

[The Naitch]

http://communities.canada.com/theprovince/resized-image.ashx/__size/550x0/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/kurtenblog/6786.malhotra-eye.jpg

http://www.pentictontoday.com/pictures/0/Manny%20Malhotra%20099898.jpg

Career called on account of darkness. Initially, that was the greatest fear for Canucks centre Manny Malhotra, and a horrified audience at Rogers Arena who watched him take a deflected puck square in the left eye on March 16.

The incident recalled visions of Herb Score, baseball's best young pitcher of his day, taking a line drive to the eye socket which finished, for all intent and purposes, a future Hall of Fame career.

Tony Conigliaro, the second-youngest player to hit 100 home runs, saw his chance for Cooperstown evaporate on one pitch that fractured his cheekbone, nearly blinded him, and effectively ended his usefulness as a major-leaguer.

Then there's Calder Trophy winner Bryan Berard, Malhotra's former teammate in Columbus and with the New York Rangers, who needed seven operations to his right eye after being clipped by Marian Hossa's stick and became a shadow of what he could have been.

Yet it looks as if that murky future will not come to pass for Malhotra, whose return to playing status for the Stanley Cup Final, starting Wednesday against the Boston Bruins, is not only inexpressibly fantastic but falls just slightly short of miraculous.

Malhotra appeared before a media conference Saturday at Rogers Arena, following a spirited Canucks practice, with a droopy, bloodshot eye that might still require a medical procedure once the season is over. But he has been medically cleared to play, and Canucks coach Alain Vigneault has one more face card to throw at the opposing coach, Claude Julien, in their game of high-stakes poker.

With Malhotra available, or at least having the potential to be made available, Julien has one more worry line on his forehead. If he didn't have to factor in how to counter one of the NHL's best faceoff men before, Julien does now. The ability to win ownership of the puck at critical junctures was never more amply demonstrated than in the deciding game of the Western Conference final, when Ryan Kesler beat Joe Thornton on a faceoff in the Sharks zone that led to Kesler's tying goal, overtime, and Kevin Bieksa's screwball shot that sent San Jose on its way out of the playoffs.

Even if all that Malhotra does is play a few scant minutes on the fourth line, or take a 10-second shift to win a faceoff on a penalty kill and then head to the bench, or by the mere fact that he is simply dressed and sitting at the end of the bench, the Canucks and their fans can tap into a wellspring of emotion in one of this year's best feel-good stories in sports.

Strategically, Vigneault could play Malhotra at any time he feels his team or the crowd requires a lift -say, if the Canucks trail in the series, or lose the first game, and require that extra intangible to turn the course of the series' direction.

After all, who hasn't felt the goosebumps rising when eternal underdog Rudy Ruettiger finally takes the field in the eponymous movie, with a Notre Dame football crowd chanting as one, "Rudy, Rudy, Rudy ..."

And while Malhotra's story remains to be finished, the sight of No. 27 on the ice at Rogers Arena seems almost certain to illicit a similar response from Canuck fans: "Manny, Manny, Manny ..."

At heart, we're all suckers for a tale that touches the heart, including the cynical media, which was handed a roomservice story Saturday that deflected more probing questions about the health and readiness of other Canucks for the battle ahead. At the very least, the newser bought some of Malhotra's teammates a day of grace from having to come up with a new spin on things.

Still, there was nothing contrived, tactical or artificial in the timbre of Malhotra's voice, only genuineness and poignancy as his words cracked and he fought to stifle his emotions in expressing his gratitude to those who had reached out to him.

He's been given one of life's lucky breaks -from the expectation of permanent and irreversible damage to his vision, or the possibility that he would remain nothing more than a lucky talisman or spiritual touchstone in this year's Stanley Cup playoffs. Now, he could be a valued, on-ice contributor.

"Coming to where I was on March 16 to, potentially, playing in the Cup finals ... there have been a lot of ups and downs there," he admitted. "To be able to sit in front of you guys and say there's a possibility I will play this year ... it's definitely a very uplifting feeling for myself."

Malhotra said he received encouragement throughout his ordeal from former Canuck Mattias Ohlund, now a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning, who took a puck to his right eye 12 years ago and continues to play with reduced vision. But Berard, his former teammate, was especially supportive.

"He [Berard] was a big part of my recovery ... a real friend," Malhotra said. "Through the whole period, a great deal of things were up in the air. He did a great job of settling me down."

What really moved Malhotra, though, was the outpouring of support and concern, not only from Canucks ownership, management, coaches and players, but from scores of executives, coaches and skaters around the NHL with whom he had only passing acquaintance.

"They expressed their best wishes and thoughts, just for my health," he said. "It really put things into perspective."

His injury also changed his perspective on vision protection, something Malhotra had declined to use before. He had logged 777 NHL games without a face shield.

"I realize the importance of it now," he said. "I'll wear the full face shield for the rest of this year and see what my comfort level is with different pieces of equipment."

Will his damaged eye ever be as good as new?

"I can honestly say, I'm not 20-20 in that [left] eye," Malhotra admitted. "I've never been 20-20 in that eye. But I've been cleared medically to play."

Maybe he does, maybe he doesn't. It's still a bit of a guessing game, for everybody, including the Bruins. Vigneault's played this psychological game before, and it's never wise to show what you've got in the opening gambit.

mbeamish@vancouversun.com

[LoDownM]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=564247

Looks like Winnipeg is getting the Thrashers. Pending approval on the 21st of course.

[Nicky Fives]

Welcome back Winnipeg!

[Gertner]

Apparently the NHL didn't learn the first time when that terrible franchise failed.

[Emperor Smeat]

They also didn't learn that hockey won't work in Atlanta in the long run since this is the 2nd time a NHL team had to move out of Atlanta (Flames moved to Calgary).

Almost the exact same reasons and situations that doomed the Atlanta Flames also doomed the Thrashers even though the Flames made the playoffs more times (lost in 1st round each time).

[Arashi Kage]

GO JETS GO!!!!!!!

Awesome news!!! Lets hope that the 13k season ticket drive doesn't end in embarassment.

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[parkmania]

Kings, Penguins to play exhibition game in KC
By RANDY COVITZ
The Kansas City Star
On the day the NHL announced the move of the Atlanta Thrashers to Winnipeg, the league awarded Kansas City an exhibition game.

The Los Angeles Kings announced today they will meet the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sept. 27 at the Sprint Center.

The Kings are owned by AEG, which manages the Sprint Center.

Tickets for the game will go on sale on Friday at sprintcenter.com, the Sprint Center box office and charge by phone at 800-745-3000. Ticket prices start at $10 and include levels of $25, $50, $60, $75 and on-ice seats for $125 each. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. Group tickets are on sale now and may be purchased by calling 816-949-7177 or e-mailing grouptickets@sprintcenter.com.





Interesting to me, as KC was the rumored destination of the Pens had the Consol Energy Center not gotten built.

[Droford]

I assume that if Atlanta goes to Winnepeg, they'll be in the West and they'll move Nashville to the East? I bet that would make Nashville happy.

[Droford]

It is believed that the yet-to-be named team, which brings the NHL back to Winnipeg after a 15-year absence, will compete in the Southeast Division and Eastern Conference for at least a year as the league looks at possible realignment for the 2012-13 season.
If that proves to be the case, the Washington Capitals (http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/capitals) will lose one division opponent while gaining a much more distant foe, at least for the 2011-12 season.
Teams play opponents within their division a total of six times during the regular season, with the contests split evenly between home and away. Washington’s three visits to Winnipeg will require a 2,460-mile round-trip flight from Dulles International Airport. The Capitals will have the shortest distance to travel from their home city of the four remaining teams in the Southeast, though, while the Florida Panthers will have the longest journey at 3,760 miles round trip.
Capitals officials were not made available to comment on the move or the impact of possibly facing a new division opponent in a different time zone might have on the team or its schedule. “The NHL advised us to refrain from commenting,” a team spokesman said.
Coach Bruce Boudreau was asked about the possibility of road trips to Winnipeg during an interview with a Toronto’s The Fan 590 on Tuesday, however.
“Assuming they would be in our division at least another year,” Boudreau said, “I’m looking forward to seeing what the schedule looks like.”


thats gonna suck for one year

[The Naitch]

lol Winnipeg. I wouldn't want to play there

[Nicky Fives]

I assume that if Atlanta goes to Winnepeg, they'll be in the West and they'll move Nashville to the East? I bet that would make Nashville happy.

Detroit is probably more likely..... but I'd rather see Nashville enter becuase Detroit is too good.....

[Gertner]

Nashville is way more likely. Nashville is in pretty close proximity to Florida, Tampa, Carolina and Washington.

Detroit pretty much is the only American draw in the West, so they'll never move.

[Sean]

Detroit to the East would be terrible. Let's just kill the Chicago/Detroit & Detroit/Colorado rivalries. Nashville to the Southeast, Minnesota to the Central, Winnipeg to the Northwest makes the most sense.

...

Thank god it's finally Wednesday. What's up Vancouver.

http://daysofyorr.com/2011-articles/may/bruins-hockey-rules-days-of-yorr-style.html

[parkmania]

It is believed that the yet-to-be named team, which brings the NHL back to Winnipeg after a 15-year absence, will compete in the Southeast Division and Eastern Conference for at least a year as the league looks at possible realignment for the 2012-13 season.
If that proves to be the case, the Washington Capitals will lose one division opponent while gaining a much more distant foe, at least for the 2011-12 season.
Teams play opponents within their division a total of six times during the regular season, with the contests split evenly between home and away. Washington’s three visits to Winnipeg will require a 2,460-mile round-trip flight from Dulles International Airport. The Capitals will have the shortest distance to travel from their home city of the four remaining teams in the Southeast, though, while the Florida Panthers will have the longest journey at 3,760 miles round trip.
Capitals officials were not made available to comment on the move or the impact of possibly facing a new division opponent in a different time zone might have on the team or its schedule. “The NHL advised us to refrain from commenting,” a team spokesman said.
Coach Bruce Boudreau was asked about the possibility of road trips to Winnipeg during an interview with a Toronto’s The Fan 590 on Tuesday, however.
“Assuming they would be in our division at least another year,” Boudreau said, “I’m looking forward to seeing what the schedule looks like.” thats gonna suck for one year

The Capitals are complaining because they would have to travel to Winnipeg 3 times a year? Bunch of fucking babies! Let's see, Winnipeg would have to travel to their Southeast divisionmates 3 times EACH. I'd say that's a little bit more drastic.

[LoDownM]

Detroit to the East would be terrible. Let's just kill the Chicago/Detroit & Detroit/Colorado rivalries. Nashville to the Southeast, Minnesota to the Central, Winnipeg to the Northwest makes the most sense.

...

Thank god it's finally Wednesday. What's up Vancouver.

http://daysofyorr.com/2011-articles/may/bruins-hockey-rules-days-of-yorr-style.html

Colorado/Detroit has been almost dead for a few years.

[Sean]

I have faith that Colorado can turn it around.

[parkmania]

Colin Campbell resigns as NHL's chief disciplinarian
Eric Duhatschek
Globe and Mail Update

The decision by Colin Campbell to step down as the NHL’s chief disciplinarian represents the first step in a long overdue overhaul of the NHL disciplinary process. Campbell will stay on as senior vice president of hockey operations, but will cede the most controversial part of his duties - determining the length and severity of suspensions, assessing fines and also letting teams know what behaviour is not subject to supplementary discipline.

Criticism goes with the territory in Campbell’s job, but he came under increased heat and scrutiny this year, in part because of a series of leaked e-mails involving his son Gregory, a forward with the Boston Bruins, that implied he was asking for favorable rulings from the rest of hockey operations. Campbell denied the charges and said he was just being a “hockey dad.”

In my view, Campbell’s integrity is unimpeachable, but eventually the optics of being the head of discipline in a league where his son had a prominent role this season became too difficult to ignore. Campbell recuses himself in any series involving Gregory and thus is at the Stanley Cup final as a spectator, leaving the disciplinary duties and video reviews to his staff - primarily Mike Murphy and Kris King.

The primary benefit of shifting duties in hockey operations is that it gives the NHL a chance to revamp the disciplinary process.

Campbell has long believed that there can be no one-size-fits-all standard of discipline because no two NHL plays are ever exactly alike - and that multiple factors, including a players’ history of reckless play, must factor into any disciplinary decision.

Others disagree - and believe the system needs to be more narrowly codified, in the same way the ordinary judicial system has a known list of penalties for anyone who breaks the law. Some modified system that lays out more specific penalties for suspendable offences is likely to emerge during the revamp process. Former NHLer Brendan Shanahan, who joined hockey operations about a year ago, is expected to play a prominent role in the new disciplinary heirarchy that may also include some input from the NHL players association.


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[Londoner]

Looking forward to this game. Fuck yeah!

[TheChairman]

I bet they are chanting his name in Boston so far......



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[Stickman]

Raffi FUCKING Torres! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...woooo

[Sean]

:'(


Took them 59+ minutes to score, not exactly discouraging, at least.

[Stickman]

Van 3 wins away, boston 4.

[Arashi Kage]

All the matters is the result: win. Great job Canucks!!!!

:y:

[Sean]

Van 3 wins away, boston 4.Good math.

[weather vane]

fucking homos

[Sean]

Johnny Boychuck has been on the ice for the last seven goals the Bruins have allowed. This would come to the surprise of no one who's seen the last four B's games.

[TheChairman]

Honestly, I don't know if it was nerves, but that game wasn't flattering for any team. Thomas was spectacular, and Luo was as good as he had to be, which wasn't very often. Bruins had nothing going tonight, hopefully they look at some tape and come back stronger.

Honestly, don't care who wins, however, would like the cup to come home.

[KleptoKlown]

If they suspend Burrows I'm going out to the dump and finding some trash eating shit hawk loving brown bear and sending its head to Buttman's office.

Bergeron's finger would have never been chomped if it were never illegally placed in Burrows face...You play with fire, you get burned.

B's will win one, Nucks take the series in 5 so they can win the cup on home ice.

Fuck you Spilly

[weather vane]

wow that is some great logic you got there

[Sean]

Don't be a douchebag, facewashing happen all the time. Biting is never okay.

[KleptoKlown]

fucking homos


Hairy homos aint called "Bears" for nothing...it's based out of the Boston and those fudge packing Bruins fans.

[KleptoKlown]

It's the finals. Burrows got a double minor.

Thats enough

-edit

you don't suspend in the finals unless the other team suffers an injury.

[Sean]

There's no one in hockey gayer than the Sedin twins

[weather vane]

He will get suspended.

[weather vane]

There's no one in hockey gayer than the Sedin twins


Besides Maxim Lapierre...

[KleptoKlown]

wow that is some great logic you got there

Nucks are up 1-0

Logical enough for ya?

[KleptoKlown]

Bruins fuckheads live by such a double standard...why else have Greg Campbell on your team?

[KleptoKlown]

There's no one in hockey gayer than the Sedin twins

The ginger express bent you the fuck over.

[Sean]

So you guys can come up with conspiracy theories that hold no weight.

[KleptoKlown]

Besides Maxim Lapierre...

hahaha, your ass is still chapped from when Lapierre was a Hab.

[Sean]

The ginger express bent you the fuck over.How many points did they have tonight?

[Sean]

Nucks are up 1-0

Logical enough for ya?This isn't the first time the Bruins were down one in a series, I think they'll bounce back just fine.

[Emperor Smeat]

Was over my grandparents house for most of the night but did catch the game.

The game was pretty great even though the Bruins didn't win but the biggest problem was how the Bruins were playing for OT while the Canucks wanted the win. They did great in stopping the powerful Canucks powerplay and Kessler/Sedin twins combo but also relaxed a bit too much in the 3rd when the game was too close to start relaxing.

I think at one point late in the 3rd, the Bruins had a 5-7 shot advantage overall and decided to slow down while Canucks took advantage and pelted Thomas with shots and attacks. Chara was gassed from the lack of offense bailing out the defense.

[KleptoKlown]

How many points did they have tonight?

Torres scored the only goal..obviously the game winner....fucking moron. Even Schneider, sitting on his ass, ended up with better stats than the B's.

[Sean]

Was over my grandparents house for most of the night but did catch the game.

The game was pretty great even though the Bruins didn't win but the biggest problem was how the Bruins were playing for OT while the Canucks wanted the win.

I think at one point late in the 3rd, the Bruins had a 5-7 shot advantage overall and decided to slow down while Canucks took advantage and pelted Thomas with shots and attacks. Chara was gassed from the lack of offense bailing out the defense.Julien has a tendency to try and win games 0-0. That's been the bane of our season, really. And in the playoffs, goals early/late in periods have haunted us. Double whammy tonight, which is surprising considering how they played Friday.

[KleptoKlown]

This isn't the first time the Bruins were down one in a series, I think they'll bounce back just fine.

This isnt the only time the nucks have been up in a series.

If Hamhius is hurt, and Burrows does get suspended...lets see how well the B's do if some plugger like Glass takes a run at Thomas.

B's are a 1 man team. If Thomas does shit...the B's do shit.

That simple.

[Sean]

Thomas will be just fine. I'd be more apt to worry about big game bobby lou. The man literally shit himself over a team that backed into the playoffs on the final day, don't forget.

[KleptoKlown]

I'll admit, Lou has worried me. But games 4/5 vs the Sharks...and game 1 vs the B's...Lou is in his fuckin zone. And when Lou is there..he made the Panthers looks decent.

When he is there, the Nucks are unstoppable.

[KleptoKlown]

This happens during the regular season all the time. Lou gets hot. When Lou gets hot....it doesn't really matter what the other team does.

I know he gets cold too...and when he does...it might as well be a beach ball on the ice. If Lou stays hot for the next 3-6 games.....There is no doubt, no chance for the B's. If Lou goes cold, then we have series.

[KleptoKlown]

Remember Spilly...I posted that suicide hotline for you for a REASON.

[Sean]

Luongo's beaten an eight seed (...barely), a team with worse forwards than the Bruins and a Sharks team with key players carrying major injuries. Just so we keep that in mind.

[KleptoKlown]

Luongo's beaten an eight seed (...barely), a team with worse forwards than the Bruins and a Sharks team with key players carrying major injuries. Just so we keep that in mind.

Nice excuses....

That (barely) 8th place team...defending cup champs, that would have been 6th in the East. Hawks finished better than Habs...coincidentally enough the B's were also almost defeated by. Are you really trying to compare the Hawks vs the Habs? Go watch David Wells re runs...

Canucks Vs Sharks...both teams had injuries. Depth defines teams, not excuses(which you seem to be in excess of.) Injuries are no excuse(concussions otherwise...) Look at Steve Yzerman playing on 2 bum knees...as one of many examples that players play hurt.

You skipped the Predators...they took out the Ducks. Ducks have the best line in hockey. Getzlaf Ryan and Perry...no line is better. Yet the Preds took them out. Those same Preds couldnt deal with all 4 Nucks lines.

Bruins took out the Habs. Small team.

Bruins took out the Flyers. Seeing how you like to use injuries as an excuse...Pronger was hurt. Philly has no proper #1 goalie either.

Bolts. Goalie again. Rollie is 43(?) years old. Started out as the Isles backup. Took you 7 games to beat an old man.

B's have had a way easier path to this series. Trick yourself into thinking otherwise all you want.

[Sean]

I never stated that the Bruins had a difficult road to the Cup. You don't think we weren't fortunate that Crosby & Malkin were out? All I was illustrating was that the Canucks weren't as "unstoppable" as would make them out to be considering the competition they've faced.

I didn't forget Nashville, they were the team with worse forwards than the Bruins.

And none of those are excuses, I don't know how you came to that conclusion.

[KleptoKlown]

lol that was a lot of shit talking last night. came home way too "excited"

[Sean]

Last night was the most watched NHL game since 1999 in the United States. Get some.

[KleptoKlown]

No Suspension for Burrows.

Glad to see the right call was made.

[Emperor Smeat]

Him hiding the bite with his glove helped a lot although felt a bit sorry for the ref in between him and Bergeron since he took a few punches to the head by accident when both wanted to fight.

[Kapoutman]

Game was fucking boring.

No offense to fans of both teams. Hope they make the next game more exciting.

[weather vane]

You thought the game was boring? Hmmm

Also hilarious that Burrows didn't get suspended.

[OssMan]

Wasn't really sure on who to root for in this finals because I like Vancouver but really hate Lu, and I generally don't root for Boston teams but after seeing KleptoKlown in this thread I am just going to root for Boston.

[weather vane]

Can't wait for Game 2. Already drama and excitement! I love it.

[KleptoKlown]

Wasn't really sure on who to root for in this finals because I like Vancouver but really hate Lu, and I generally don't root for Boston teams but after seeing KleptoKlown in this thread I am just going to root for Boston.

:lol:

See you went from only sucking stima's cock to actually getting bent over for it.

[KleptoKlown]

Game was fucking boring.

No offense to fans of both teams. Hope they make the next game more exciting.


First 2 periods were a goal tending clinic.

Too many penalties on both sides, refs couldn't stop blowing the whistle. Kinda boring seeing that.

3rd period was way better. Whistles went away, and the players decided the game.

[KleptoKlown]

You thought the game was boring? Hmmm

Also hilarious that Burrows didn't get suspended.


If this were the regular season, Burrows would have got suspended.

If the roles were reversed and it were Bergeon who bit Burrows...you wouldn't be calling for a suspension.

[Kapoutman]

Don't get me wrong. The game was tight, and had a lot of suspense. But it wasn't exciting to watch. Bruins vs Lightning games were more exciting. Haven't followed Vancouver at all this year though.

[Stickman]

You thought the game was boring? Hmmm

Also hilarious that Burrows didn't get suspended.

The right call was made. If a guy shoves his finger in your mouth you'd bite it.

[Stickman]

Don't get me wrong. The game was tight, and had a lot of suspense. But it wasn't exciting to watch. Bruins vs Lightning games were more exciting. Haven't followed Vancouver at all this year though.

Blame the Bruins for your lack of excitement. At least the Nucks had chances.

[Skippord]

Canucks fans seem to be as insufferable as I imagined

[OssMan]

:lol:

See you went from only sucking stima's cock to actually getting bent over for it.

what do you mean

[Sean]

Just to show (some) objectivity, last year Marc Savard was accused of biting Dan Carcillo in game one of the EC semis. Granted everyone outside of the knuckle draggers in Philadelphia is aware Carcillo is a little shit and his word doesn't hold much weight. However, Savard had previously been accused of biting & was suspended for it while he played for Atlanta so it wouldn't have been out of the question for Carcillo to be telling the truth. I don't recall anyone coming out of the woodwork for Savvy to be suspended so I think it's slightly hypocritical for B's fans to do so when they're the victim.

Granted, I am against biting as whole and I think the "what was he supposed to do" argument is a crock of bullshit. Does this look like a guy who bit a finger as a last resort?

http://boston.3432.voxcdn.com/files/2011/06/OMNOMNOM1.gif.pagespeed.ce_.H08Kg50IIo1.gif


All I am trying to say is that Burrows is definitely guilty of a unsportsmanlike act. I agree that he shouldn't be suspended but a fine seemed a no brainer. You're going to tell me what Horton did was worse than biting?

[KleptoKlown]

Burrows did get a double minor. Fines are useless. $2500 to these guys is like taking a nickel out of your pocket.

Like I said earlier, if this were the regular season, Burrows would and should have been suspended.

In the finals, a suspension should happen if the action results in an injury.

[Sean]

I don't care about the amount, the fact that the league would be handing down a fine of any kind is a symbol of punishment and acknowledgment that what he did was wrong.

[Adder]

I'm a Canucks fan and really dig Burrows, but that biting was ridiculous. I don't want him suspended because it hurts the Canucks chances at fielding their very best line up, but had he been suspended, it would have been justifiable. He got away with one, IMO

[The Naitch]

I hope me and Spilly can still remain friends after this


























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[Sean]

That's very gracious of the Bruins to allow the Canucks to pose with their Stanley Cup. Nice group of guys.

[The Naitch]

class act

Lu is spreading eagle

[Emperor Smeat]

:| Are you fucking kidding me, how the hell does that goal even happen in OT.

:foc: NHL for letting Burrows play and :foc: Burrows

Bruins played well for most of the game and even gave harder hits to show Vancouver if they want to win, its going to be painful but then decide to have a brain fart moment with that OT goal.

[The Naitch]

WOOOOOOOOOOO! NUCKS BABY

I go to drain the weasel and I miss the OT winner

I heard that if the Canucks win the Stanley Cup, they will bring back an NBA team to Vancouver

http://images.google.com/url?source=imgres&ct=img&q=http://m.ctv.ca/assets/images/thumbs/800_vancouver_canucks_fans_cp_110525.jpg&sa=X&ei=7vHqTdXaOY2esQO7rMCGDg&ved=0CAQQ8wc4Ng&usg=AFQjCNFT0afxi7ohCwluryt24omPXYnPZg

Might as well start planning the parade

[The Naitch]

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[James Steele]

Holy shit, that was an exciting game.

[The Naitch]

The Green Men got a date at The Roxy tonight

http://www.vancouversun.com/4883992.bin?size=620x400s

[The Naitch]

Tim Thomas was pissed, just stormed on outta there.

http://www.newstimes.com/mediaManager/?controllerName=image&action=get&id=1032549&width=628&height=471

[The Naitch]

The saga continues...

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[The Naitch]

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[The Naitch]

http://blackandgold.hockeyjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/chara-game-1-600.jpg

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http://bleedblackgold.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/sturmy1.jpg

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http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_W9BFdmFe7_A/S0fzcsabMSI/AAAAAAAAAmU/piRx2yfWciI/s320/savard-injured.jpg

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http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/115304/bruins_cross.jpg

[The Naitch]

I came to see the Canucks, I stay for Jody Vance

http://xa.yimg.com/kq/groups/8954407/homepage/name/953591?type=sn

The Perfect Woman...

http://arodrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Jody-Vance2.jpg

[Stickman]

Alex Fucking Burrows!!

[The Naitch]

Lapierre taunts Bergeron

fast forward to 0:14

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[Sean]

What kind of retard takes pleasure out of serious injuries? Thank god I don't support whatever team is lucky to have you behind them.

[Sean]

Just so everybody's happy I will say that Bruins once again beat themselves. Sloppy play killed them because the Canucks capitalized on mistakes.

Need to really shape things up if they want to win four of the next five.

[Sean]

And Lapierre is the biggest cunt in the NHL. I'd probably kill myself if he played for my team, just to spare myself the shame. Or maybe I'd just follow a different team.

[Stickman]

There's bigger cunts than Lapierre. That was a hilarious taunt.

[KleptoKlown]

Lapierre is solid. He gets under the skin of opposing players(and fans apparently) He's physical, has an offensive upside, and is responsible in his own end.

He's not going to score 30 goals a year, or get 100 points, but he has 15 goal/40 points potential.

It's your loss if you wouldn't want a player like that on your team.

[Sean]

And dives.

[Kapoutman]

Now that was an exciting game. Hope it keeps up.

[Stickman]

And dives.

Get over it, who doesn't dive? Wayne Gretzky dove, Mario Lemieux dove, Joe Sakic dove. Fuck, players embellish all the time in every sport. Just shut up.

[LoDownM]

Oh god, not another dive argument.

[weather vane]

My cousin was just on the Global News in Boston lol. Trying to find the video...

[Sean]

Boston's treating the green men like celebrities. Really?

[RoXer]

want this on a new page

[RoXer]

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[RoXer]

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[RoXer]

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[RoXer]

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[TheChairman]

Horton just got rocked.

Wow. Keep your head on a swivel when heading down the trolley tracks!

[Arashi Kage]

Hope that Horton is alright, didn't look like the hit got him as bad as hitting the ice did.

[TheChairman]

Update from CBC, Horton went to Hospital, has movement in all his limbs.

Lets start the guessing game, how many games does Rome get? I am predicting now, for the rest of playoffs, and 10 games next season.

[Lara Emily]

In the real world he should get a few but based on the fact that Chara got 0 for his Interference injury hit, by NHL precedent if he gets any the Canucks should be outraged.


OH and Bwhahahahahaha Don Cherry just lost the last 0.00000001% of credibility he ever had. He just argued that Boston should be able to put in a scratched player (Tyler Seguin) because Horton got hurt. That's right he basically is saying they should have free right to violate the whole concept of a roster. Fucking Bruins homer

[weather vane]

Horton will be ok. We need to finish this game strong!

[Emperor Smeat]

:D 8-1 beatdown win for the Bruins.

Thomas was great and so was the offense. Luongo quit near the end of the game while Vancouver had its chances (40 saves by Timmy).

Feel bad for Horton but :rofl: Lucic and others taunting with the hands to Burrows. Doesn't matter what happens this series for Burrows since now he's going to be known as a finger bitter for years with a lot of players upset at him (majority not even playing in the Cup).

[Sean]

<iframe width="640" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Pxu2-Ts4AWM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Saw that some time last week. Shit video, shit attempt at a Boston accent. Nice try buddy.

I'M FROM BAHSTAN WE'H WICKED HAMMAH'D GONNA WATCH LOOCH AND DA BRUUNS KICK SOME QUEEAH CANADIAN ASS

ok.

[Sean]

Excellent game from the Bruins tonight. I have no respect for the Canucks and I'm glad they got their asses handed to them.