NHL Playoffs 09. Drop The Puck.

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:53 am

MizzouRah wrote:

Game 2 tonight.. I believe a must win for the Blues.

Why is that? Didn't you insist that there was no way Vancouver would win a game at St. Louis, or was that Tim?

Take care,
PK

EZSnappin · Post by **EZSnappin** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:56 am

pk500 wrote:
EZSnappin wrote:The Bruins-Habs game last night was chippy as always. The Habs defense has to be the worst passing D in the league - intercepted pass after tip after forecheck giveaway.
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You didn't see the Oilers' D play much this year. The Habs' D looks like vintage late 70s' Canadiens this year compared to the Oil, especially after Visnovsky got hurt.

Take care,
PK

I only caught the Oilers once and they were pretty awful; sorry you had to sit through a season of it (Though the Bruins before the last few years were painfully bad). How about I amend it to "worst passing D in the playoffs?"

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:02 am

EZSnappin wrote:The Bruins-Habs game last night was chippy as always. The Habs defense has to be the worst passing D in the league - intercepted pass after tip after forecheck giveaway. I was unsurprised but disappointed by scuffles after the open-net goal and after the final whistle. Frustration fights just make the instigators look stupid.

It will be very interesting to see how the NHL handles discipline from the shenanigans at the end of the Bruins-Habs game last night.

Carcillo's shot was cheap in the Flyers-Penguins' game, but the crap in the Bruins-Habs' game was even more of an eyesore for the league. But it was two-way battling once the cheap shot was leveled on Kessel, and you never know how the NHL will rule on these things.

Honestly, I didn't think Carcillo's infraction was that bad even though I think he's a cementhead. It set a bad precedent because there will be plenty of stickwork like that throughout the playoffs, and now the NHL will be forced to act on all of them or look inconsistent.

And we all know, the NHL discipline enforcement always is consistent.

Take care,
PK

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:03 am

EZSnappin wrote:I only caught the Oilers once and they were pretty awful; sorry you had to sit through a season of it (Though the Bruins before the last few years were painfully bad). How about I amend it to "worst passing D in the playoffs?"

Spot-on, bro! But I'd rather be the worst-passing D in the playoffs than the worst-passing D preparing the offseason cottage on Georgian Bay!

Take care,
PK

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:41 am

I cant stand the hitting/cheapshots after a goal.

Feanor · Post by **Feanor** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:09 am

I feel sorry for Sharks fans, their stomachs must be tied in knots already.

Great article ripping the Flyers for their dumb penalties.

When you send a player with Carcillo's skill set out there, you can't act surprised when you're on the phone with the league office. And when you continually take a bunch of ill-advised and well-deserved penalties, you can't act surprised when your penalty killers log too much ice time.

Instead of putting on their blank faces and explaining stupid penalties, the Flyers might try actually changing their behavior. It's worth a try.

Feanor · Post by **Feanor** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:30 am

10spro wrote:Mike Cammalleri shouldn't play game 2 because of his cheap hot.

Kostopoulos should be suspended for his attempted elbow at 2:19 on this video. He missed, but the intent to injure couldn't be more obvious.

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tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:13 pm

pk500 wrote:
MizzouRah wrote:

Game 2 tonight.. I believe a must win for the Blues.
Why is that? Didn't you insist that there was no way Vancouver would win a game at St. Louis, or was that Tim?

Take care,
PK

That was me!!!! There sure is an awful lot of eye rolling in here too. My eye rolling is coming too but i'll wait for the appropriate time!!!!

fletcher21 · Post by **fletcher21** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:26 pm

Go Blues

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:26 pm

pk500 wrote:
MizzouRah wrote:

Game 2 tonight.. I believe a must win for the Blues.
Why is that? Didn't you insist that there was no way Vancouver would win a game at St. Louis, or was that Tim?

Take care,
PK

HAHA... not me...

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:43 pm

You Blues' homers are so unified in your blind support of the team that I can't tell you apart!

Take care,
PK

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:02 pm

I guess I'm in the minority: I LOVE all of this chippy, nasty sh*t in the playoff openers.

That's what playoff hockey is all about, doing whatever it takes to get an advantage on the ice and weaken the will of the opponents. It's also one of the reasons why the Stanley Cup Playoffs is the most grueling postseason grind in sports, and nothing else is even close.

Take care,
PK

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:10 pm

The Hockey News is providing superb analysis of the first two nights of the playoffs, as usual:

http://www.thehockeynews.com/

Take care,
PK

EZSnappin · Post by **EZSnappin** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:28 pm

I like the chippy stuff - the hard checks, the hair-trigger tempers - even the pointless stuff like knocking back someone's helmet when they poke at a goalie; I don't like the late, pointless, frustrated child-like tantrums and petty would-be goading crap like at the end (and after the final whistle) of the Bruins-Habs.

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:50 pm

pk500 wrote:I guess I'm in the minority: I LOVE all of this chippy, nasty sh*t in the playoff openers.

That's what playoff hockey is all about, doing whatever it takes to get an advantage on the ice and weaken the will of the opponents. It's also one of the reasons why the Stanley Cup Playoffs is the most grueling postseason grind in sports, and nothing else is even close.

Take care,
PK

I love it too...this is the way it should be. I'm old school hockey, you man up and you play. Late hits after goals being scored, melee's at end of games...now that's real hockey.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:02 pm

Anyone watch the SJ - Anaheim game? I was just wondering how they shut SJ out?

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:13 pm

MizzouRah wrote:Anyone watch the SJ - Anaheim game? I was just wondering how they shut SJ out?

Fell asleep early in the second. You can thank a double of Clan MacGregor and an eye dropper's worth of water at about 10:30 p.m. for that.

Take care,
PK

Gangrel · Post by **Gangrel** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 5:02 pm

MizzouRah wrote:Anyone watch the SJ - Anaheim game? I was just wondering how they shut SJ out?

From the highlights I saw Hillier played pretty good for ANH, and SJ hit I think 4 or 5 posts and crossbars that must have them cursing their luck.....

Feanor · Post by **Feanor** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:50 pm

The Penguins tied the game at 1-1 late in the 2nd on a soft goal let in by Biron. That's according to the Flyers forums; the game was blacked out on Versus from the start for me this time.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:04 pm

MizzouRah wrote:Anyone watch the SJ - Anaheim game? I was just wondering how they shut SJ out?

You obviously did not get a chance to follow J.Hiller as they were fighting for a playoff spot the past two months. As I mentioned earlier, ANA is a team I wouldn't want to face in the 1st round.

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:24 pm

pk500 wrote:
Fell asleep early in the second. You can thank a double of Clan MacGregor and an eye dropper's worth of water at about 10:30 p.m. for that.

Take care,
PK

Nothing wrong with that!

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:26 pm

Gangrel wrote:
From the highlights I saw Hillier played pretty good for ANH, and SJ hit I think 4 or 5 posts and crossbars that must have them cursing their luck.....

Sounds like NHL 09

fletcher21 · Post by **fletcher21** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:27 pm

5 minutes left come on Flyers!

MizzouRah · Post by **MizzouRah** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:29 pm

10spro wrote:
You obviously did not get a chance to follow J.Hiller as they were fighting for a playoff spot the past two months. As I mentioned earlier, ANA is a team I wouldn't want to face in the 1st round.

No I haven't been able to see much of ANA this year.

fletcher21 · Post by **fletcher21** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 9:30 pm