Probably shoulda just smashed his face against the glass.
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facetiousa wit so dryit shits sandRegistered Userregular
I haven't given up hope that the Pens could still win four straight - as crazy as the series has been, why not even more insanity? - but I'm still annoyed that they even had to play the Flyers in the first round.
I think that a) the Penguins are the better team but also b) the Flyers are by far the worst matchup for them of any team in the league. I genuinely believe that the Flyers are the only team that can beat the Pens. So it's a bummer as a Penguins fan that the seedings had to go down like this, especially since I think that there are teams that will beat the Flyers that the Penguins would dominate. (By which I mean the Rangers, more or less.)
Also as annoying as I find Philly sports fans, I do have to admit the "you can't beat us" chant was at least moderately clever.
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As someone mentioned before, either in this thread or the D&D hockey thread, Atlantic teams have a weird rock-paper-scissors game this year. Rangers have issues with the Pens, Pens can't beat the Flyers, and the Flyers had trouble with the Rangers. Islanders just plain can't win, except those few games against the Pens, and the Devils just slowly but surely rack up points every year. It was just bound to happen that one team would get burnt right away.
I don't think the Pens have any chance to beat the Flyers. I'd let to see us avoid the sweep, but even that might not happen. With the way the Pens were playing at the end of the season, the complete collapse our of defense following that massive lose in Ottawa and the April 1st debacle against the Flyers, I doubt we would've won the Cup even if we didn't have to face the Flyers. I really wanted us to and picked the Pens to win it all, but deep down inside I knew it was a fading dream.
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Aren't the Isles getting better, though? I've watched more Islander games this year than any other regular season hockey.
Also I wanted to ask here: The highest seed always plays the lowest seed every round, correct?
Losing Alfredsson really hit our shooting power. Just hope the Sens don't get bogged down trying to deal with only Brian Boyle and letting the real power forwards loose. Oh and someone should probably give Lundqvist food poisoning, juss sayin
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this is major junior hockey, but my local team (Halifax Mooseheads) pulled off what the Penguins and Canucks are dreaming of last night. 5-4 in overtime to complete a comeback from being down 0-3 in their first round playoff series. The team captain scored all 4 goals in regulation because the story apparently wasn't impressive enough without him picking up the team and carrying it on his back.
If the Finals come down to Quick/Lundqvist, I think the networks will kill themselves.
I, on the other hand, will love every scoreless minute of it.
Are you kidding? The network executives would sell their own children into slavery for a Finals series between the two biggest media markets in the country.
I feel like Flyers fans being cocky about being up 3-0 in the series is tempting fate. Tempting fate hard.
I sure hope so. I'm sure as much as the Flyers would love to put away the Pens in 4, it might be worth their while to throw a game so they're not sitting around twiddling their thumbs for quite as long waiting for the next series.
If the Finals come down to Quick/Lundqvist, I think the networks will kill themselves.
I, on the other hand, will love every scoreless minute of it.
Are you kidding? The network executives would sell their own children into slavery for a Finals series between the two biggest media markets in the country.
I didn't really think about it being LA/NY.
That would be an interesting dynamic. A huge new crowd, drawn in to watch scoreless OT games.
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Raijin QuickfootI'm your Huckleberry YOU'RE NO DAISYRegistered User, ClubPAregular
Raffi Torres is currently suspended indefinitely. There will be a hearing on Friday.
Sure but does he realize how it looks? I'll keep using the Flyers/Pens example because it's the one I know best, it looks like he gave Asham 4 games because he's a thug and who cares but Neal 1 because he's pretty ok. It makes me think Crosby or Giroux could decapitate a guy on the ice with their stick and get a small fine.
Its not just you who thinks that, its pretty much the running joke of the playoffs so far.
I've been using "Webers" as my units of measurement when joking about it.
Honestly, I think Asham should have gotten a stiffer suspension than Neal, because he tried to decapitate Schenn. Neal was just out the flailing wildly trying to hurt somebody.
But yes, Shanny is making a mockery of the disciplinary process.
It seems like they need to codify suspensions.
Suspendable infraction: 1 game
Repeat offender: 1 game
Injury: 1 game
Etc, etc, add/subtract/change to fines until you get a workable fair system so that everyone knows the consequences
I don't understand why not injuring someone would result in a lesser suspension.
If you go after someone with the intent to inflict damage, and the guy is lucky enough not to get a concussion/broken bone/whatever, you still were being just as big of a dickbag as someone who caused an injury, and should be treated the same.
It seems like they need to codify suspensions.
Suspendable infraction: 1 game
Repeat offender: 1 game
Injury: 1 game
Etc, etc, add/subtract/change to fines until you get a workable fair system so that everyone knows the consequences
Its not just you who thinks that, its pretty much the running joke of the playoffs so far.
I've been using "Webers" as my units of measurement when joking about it.
Honestly, I think Asham should have gotten a stiffer suspension than Neal, because he tried to decapitate Schenn. Neal was just out the flailing wildly trying to hurt somebody.
But yes, Shanny is making a mockery of the disciplinary process.
I haven't been watching much coverage beyond local stuff so it's nice to know everyone's noticed. But honestly Neal launched himself high and took a run at Giroux's head in the same shift, he should have gotten more.
I can sympathize with Shanahan because he's probably having to invent a policy out of the air because these playoffs have been so violent but c'mon man.
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Its not just you who thinks that, its pretty much the running joke of the playoffs so far.
I've been using "Webers" as my units of measurement when joking about it.
Honestly, I think Asham should have gotten a stiffer suspension than Neal, because he tried to decapitate Schenn. Neal was just out the flailing wildly trying to hurt somebody.
But yes, Shanny is making a mockery of the disciplinary process.
I haven't been watching much coverage beyond local stuff so it's nice to know everyone's noticed. But honestly Neal launched himself high and took a run at Giroux's head in the same shift, he should have gotten more.
I can sympathize with Shanahan because he's probably having to invent a policy out of the air because these playoffs have been so violent but c'mon man.
Quinnville publicly called the refs out last night, and the Rangers front office put it in writing after the Hagelin suspension. The Red Wings sort of played the backhanded, "I guess we'll play through it" thing when Weber went nutso in Game 1.
Its gone beyond noticing at this point. The refs not only didn't call Torres for a penalty, they also missed a blatant high stick on the guy with the puck in the 3rd that would have been 4min.
Add that into Clowe's magic stick at the end of the regular season, and one has to wonder wtf is going on with the refs.
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same, my friends text me while the games are on so either way I'm going to know what's up
also I obsessively check my phone if I can't watch for updates
so anyways if anyone needs me this evening I will be watching hockey and if you interrupt me you will either get cut get stuffed or get shot
Using my conversion, I believe that is 12 Shea Webers in value.
I think that a) the Penguins are the better team but also b) the Flyers are by far the worst matchup for them of any team in the league. I genuinely believe that the Flyers are the only team that can beat the Pens. So it's a bummer as a Penguins fan that the seedings had to go down like this, especially since I think that there are teams that will beat the Flyers that the Penguins would dominate. (By which I mean the Rangers, more or less.)
Also as annoying as I find Philly sports fans, I do have to admit the "you can't beat us" chant was at least moderately clever.
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I don't think the Pens have any chance to beat the Flyers. I'd let to see us avoid the sweep, but even that might not happen. With the way the Pens were playing at the end of the season, the complete collapse our of defense following that massive lose in Ottawa and the April 1st debacle against the Flyers, I doubt we would've won the Cup even if we didn't have to face the Flyers. I really wanted us to and picked the Pens to win it all, but deep down inside I knew it was a fading dream.
Also I wanted to ask here: The highest seed always plays the lowest seed every round, correct?
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Torres has a history of this shit.
Jesus... I just saw the replay. Torres should definitely get some time off for that hit.
doesn't even deserve a colorful cuss.
just a fucker.
Losing Alfredsson really hit our shooting power. Just hope the Sens don't get bogged down trying to deal with only Brian Boyle and letting the real power forwards loose. Oh and someone should probably give Lundqvist food poisoning, juss sayin
Dear satan I wish for this or maybe some of this....oh and I'm a medium or a large.
Although with the ratings and questionable officiating we've seen, I wouldn't be surprised if you are right.
Are you kidding? The network executives would sell their own children into slavery for a Finals series between the two biggest media markets in the country.
I sure hope so. I'm sure as much as the Flyers would love to put away the Pens in 4, it might be worth their while to throw a game so they're not sitting around twiddling their thumbs for quite as long waiting for the next series.
I didn't really think about it being LA/NY.
That would be an interesting dynamic. A huge new crowd, drawn in to watch scoreless OT games.
Second, Shanny has no rhyme or reason for what he's handing out.
I've been using "Webers" as my units of measurement when joking about it.
Honestly, I think Asham should have gotten a stiffer suspension than Neal, because he tried to decapitate Schenn. Neal was just out the flailing wildly trying to hurt somebody.
But yes, Shanny is making a mockery of the disciplinary process.
Suspendable infraction: 1 game
Repeat offender: 1 game
Injury: 1 game
Etc, etc, add/subtract/change to fines until you get a workable fair system so that everyone knows the consequences
If you go after someone with the intent to inflict damage, and the guy is lucky enough not to get a concussion/broken bone/whatever, you still were being just as big of a dickbag as someone who caused an injury, and should be treated the same.
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thing about set systems is people cheat them
Dear satan I wish for this or maybe some of this....oh and I'm a medium or a large.
I haven't been watching much coverage beyond local stuff so it's nice to know everyone's noticed. But honestly Neal launched himself high and took a run at Giroux's head in the same shift, he should have gotten more.
I can sympathize with Shanahan because he's probably having to invent a policy out of the air because these playoffs have been so violent but c'mon man.
If the Rangers make it to the finals, that will shock me above anything else that has or can happen this year.
Quinnville publicly called the refs out last night, and the Rangers front office put it in writing after the Hagelin suspension. The Red Wings sort of played the backhanded, "I guess we'll play through it" thing when Weber went nutso in Game 1.
Its gone beyond noticing at this point. The refs not only didn't call Torres for a penalty, they also missed a blatant high stick on the guy with the puck in the 3rd that would have been 4min.
Add that into Clowe's magic stick at the end of the regular season, and one has to wonder wtf is going on with the refs.