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  • ImTellinTim
    YNWA
    • Sep 2006
    • 33028

    #556
    Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

    ****ing Lucic.

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    • RealmK
      Banned
      • Sep 2003
      • 4198

      #557
      Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

      Originally posted by ImTellinTim
      ****ing Lucic.
      Right? I'm all for Lucic playing with an edge but some of the **** he does is Pens level ridiculous. He needs to take lessons from the Honey Badger (Marchand) on when to let it go.

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      • Kobalt
        All Star
        • May 2010
        • 9674

        #558
        Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

        Big save by Anderson on Callahan's break away chance. Still 1-0 NYR.

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        • bcruise
          Hall Of Fame
          • Mar 2004
          • 23274

          #559
          Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

          Halak is out, Elliot in goal tonight for game 3.

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          • ImTellinTim
            YNWA
            • Sep 2006
            • 33028

            #560
            Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

            Originally posted by bcruise
            Halak is out, Elliot in goal tonight for game 3.
            He's the better goalie. He's been putting up ridiculous GAA and SAV% (when he has a good team in front of him) since his days at Wisconsin.
            Last edited by ImTellinTim; 04-16-2012, 09:08 PM.

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            • IlliniM1ke
              Heroes Never Die
              • Feb 2003
              • 8082

              #561
              Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

              Laich ties it up 3-3 with 6 mins to go
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              • bcruise
                Hall Of Fame
                • Mar 2004
                • 23274

                #562
                Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

                Murray plants Oshie into the boards right off the opening faceoff. Tone set.

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                • VanCitySportsGuy
                  NYG_Meth
                  • Feb 2003
                  • 9351

                  #563
                  Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

                  Originally posted by DrJones
                  As you can see below, most of the important Canucks are under contract for next season:

                  UFA: Salo, Rome, Pahlsson, plus 4th line junk (Bitz, Volpatti, Ebbett)
                  RFA (not including Schneider): Raymond, Gragnani, Weise

                  Salo will probably retire. Rome may be retained for cheap. Pahlsson's gone. 4th liners gone. Gragnani might be kept just for Gillis to avoid embarrassment of being fleeced by Buffalo. I'd let Raymond walk. He's a scorer who can't score.

                  So much to the chagrin of local sports radio callers, Vigneault and the non-goalie core (Sedins, Kesler, Burrows, Booth, Edler, Hamhuis, Bieksa) will probably get one more chance. Secondary players like Higgins, Lapierre, Hansen, maybe Malhotra, will be back. Tanev and Kassian will get full-time jobs. So basically 3rd/4th line, 3rd D-pairing tinkering. Hope Daniel's healthy, Kesler gets his head out of his ***. I think they need more scoring, but I'm not sure where it's coming from. I don't expect big changes in the offseason, to be honest, unless something big comes out of dealing Schneider, or if Gillis thinks his neck is on the block.

                  If the Canucks get off to a bad start next season, though, all bets are off. Vigneault's job is definitely on the line. I get the feeling that he was instrumental in Hodgson leaving town, as he didn't trust him defensively. The PP stalled shortly after the Bruins game in January, and never really got back on track. Lapierre did really well on the Henrik/Burrows line after Daniel went out, yet AV inexplicably put Raymond on the top line against the Kings. Gillis acquires players that AV doesn't play (Ballard, Kassian). He can't control (or does he encourage?) the diving BS that flares up when the pressure gets turned up, especially from top 6 forwards. What the hell is Kesler doing? He's supposed to be our Toews, not another Lapierre.

                  This is still a contender. But management has to address the REAL problems with this team, not media-fuelled BS about Luongo or "toughness".
                  - You just saved me 15 minutes. I agree with everything you typed out.

                  BTW why did David Pratt "leave" Team 1040? I haven't listened to that station in over a year but I thought the Pratt and Taylor show was pretty interesting. I just googled his name and saw that he's now back on CKNW.

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                  - It looks like I made a mistake on a earlier post about Melrose being the only NHL guy in studio. I found out Bruce Boudreau was also on ESPN.

                  - If anybody wants to laugh, listen to latest BS Report. Simmons called Shea Weber Shea Walsh and he basically described him as the guy that slammed the Red Wings players head in the glass. How in the world does a season ticket holder (Simmons is a Kings season ticket holder) not know who Shea Weber is? He also had to ask Joe House if the Bruins were playing tonight or tommorow night, lol.

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                  • ImTellinTim
                    YNWA
                    • Sep 2006
                    • 33028

                    #564
                    Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

                    Originally posted by VanCitySportsGuy
                    - If anybody wants to laugh, listen to latest BS Report. Simmons called Shea Weber Shea Walsh and he basically described him as the guy that slammed the Red Wings players head in the glass. How in the world does a season ticket holder (Simmons is a Kings season ticket holder) not know who Shea Weber is? He also had to ask Joe House if the Bruins were playing tonight or tommorow night, lol.
                    Even though I don't follow the NBA like I used to, I thoroughly enjoyed his basketball book. I might even read it a second time. He should just not talk about any other sport, though.

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                    • bd007h
                      Banned
                      • Sep 2011
                      • 501

                      #565
                      Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

                      Brad Marchand takes an obvious dive and Milan Lucic starts punching random Capitals players. This is why I hate the Bruins.
                      Last edited by bd007h; 04-16-2012, 09:26 PM.

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                      • ImTellinTim
                        YNWA
                        • Sep 2006
                        • 33028

                        #566
                        Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

                        Wow, what a gigantic goal for the B's.

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                        • Stu
                          All Star
                          • Jun 2004
                          • 7924

                          #567
                          Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

                          Originally posted by bd007h
                          Brad Marchand takes an obvious dive and Milan Lucic starts punching random Capitals players. This is why I hate the Bruins.
                          Marchand has been diving all over the place tonight but you can't tell me Lucic wasn't provoked there.
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                          • BlueNGold
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Aug 2009
                            • 21817

                            #568
                            Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

                            Originally posted by bd007h
                            Brad Marchand takes an obvious dive and Milan Lucic starts punching random Capitals players. This is why I hate the Bruins.
                            And this is why it's funny for Bruins fans to be talking about lack of class or whatnot for other teams.

                            Originally posted by VanCitySportsGuy
                            - If anybody wants to laugh, listen to latest BS Report. Simmons called Shea Weber Shea Walsh and he basically described him as the guy that slammed the Red Wings players head in the glass. How in the world does a season ticket holder (Simmons is a Kings season ticket holder) not know who Shea Weber is? He also had to ask Joe House if the Bruins were playing tonight or tommorow night, lol.


                            He's just slowly starting to get back into hockey after hardly watching this past decade (I know too much, lol) so it's kinda passable on his part. There's a reason he had Katie Baker carry most of the playoff preview podcast.
                            Last edited by BlueNGold; 04-16-2012, 09:25 PM.
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                            • bd007h
                              Banned
                              • Sep 2011
                              • 501

                              #569
                              Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

                              Originally posted by Stu
                              Marchand has been diving all over the place tonight but you can't tell me Lucic wasn't provoked there.
                              Uh he really wasn't. After Holtby made the save and held on and the one Capitals defenseman calmly keeps Lucic separated from Holtby, and the other caps d-man skates by him and Lucic throws an unprovoked punch.

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                              • VanCitySportsGuy
                                NYG_Meth
                                • Feb 2003
                                • 9351

                                #570
                                Re: The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

                                Originally posted by ImTellinTim
                                Even though I don't follow the NBA like I used to, I thoroughly enjoyed his basketball book. I might even read it a second time. He should just not talk about any other sport, though.
                                I also have the book and loved it. I pretty much love everything Simmons does (BS Report, Grantland, 30 for 30) but his NHL knowledge is questionable. I am glad that he came back to "following" the NHL after the lockout. He's the most popular sports writer in the United States and I do think he has the power to influence people.

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