2nd Round Playoff Preview: The Prologue And Bob
by SamFels on Apr 28, 2010 9:48 PM CDT
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PrintOver the next couple days will be doing our usual series preview extravaganza. Anyway, a couple notes before we get started:
-We'll be doing our fifth episode of Live From The Five Hole tomorrow, with guest to be determined. Look for it late tomorrow night or Friday morning.
-The schedule has finally been released: Game 1 Saturday, Game 2 Monday, and going every other day after that. Nothing official is booked yet, but if I were you in the Chicago area I would block off the Friday night Game 4, as we'll probably be hosting something somewhere.
-Before this series gets started, I am going to see if I can't head off some unpleasantries that will probably come up. There will be Canucks fans coming here to participate, and I know some of you will head off to Nucks Misconduct as well. We like the guys at NM, and they always help when asked. I know passions run high and sometimes that spills over, and it's hard to resist being baited by the straight-up trolls who will likely invade our space. But we're better than that, so all I ask is that when you get vitriolic you are first and foremost clever and funny. I'm not asking you to be polite and turn the other cheek, but we demand a certain level of humor and wit here, and you're all capable. So leave the "You suck" and "Burrows sucks cock" sentiments for the idiots around (though the latter is very true). That's all I ask.
-A word on the Caps: When they visited the UC, the boys at Japers Rink participated in the Q&A I run in every Committed Indian. The first question I asked them was about whether or not the Caps had run into goalies having career games against them because of the amount of shots and possession they usually have, like the Hawks have seen a few times this season. Their reply was no, they hadn't, because the Caps had so much scoring talent that they always broke through. Well, now you have, kids. Enjoy.
Right, let's get to it. We usually go by position, so that means there's only one place to start:
You can break down this series in any number of ways or look at any number of factors, it really is going to come down to is Roberto Luongo finally going to become the playoff killer he's advertised and paid as? Or is he going to be the whining, whimpering, stone-handed bitch we saw last spring? Evidence from the first round is ambiguous at best. The numbers overall, .893% and a GAA of 2.92 are not going to make you pause for one second. Bob was straight up bad in Games 3 and 4, even getting pulled in Game 3. He didn't have much to do in Game 5, as the Canucks put up 7 on the other end. But he was magnificent in Game 6, keeping a badly outplayed Canucks team in it long enough for Jonathan Quick to die of exhaustion in the 3rd period Vancouver to see it out.
You know this series means so much to Luongo. Last spring may have been the nadir of his career, and like the rest of the team he's been eying redemption since that game ended. But there's no question the Hawks are in his head, and no one knows if he can get them out. When Luongo gets rattled, his glove hand has all the speed and softness of Hellboy's, but he can't use it as a weapon. Remember Versteeg and Jordan Fucking Hendry beating him to that side easily during the blowout in March. The Hawks are moving Buff back to forward for the sole purpose of getting Bob off his game. Buff or others will probably get a goalie interference call or two during the series, if for no other reason than the officials will get tired of listening to Roberto and the rest of the Canucks bitch about it. But will Bob be more concerned with drawing calls and complaining than stopping pucks? Anyone who claims to know for sure is lying through his teeth, and even those are false.
Last spring, Luongo had two very good games in Games 3 and 4. But that was when the defense in front of him did their best job of shielding him, and they still lost one of those. He was ok the rest of the series, and obviously awful in Game 6. I don't think anyone would disagree that Luongo will have two really good games in this series. But the Canucks have to win both of those. He hasn't proven that he's going to be a stud for a whole series yet, and I don't see why he would start now. Though I used to be worried that this series would mean more to Vancouver, I'm starting to think it may mean too much to them. Luongo is certainly teetering on that cliff. He still scares me, because I can't shake the feeling that one day he's going to get it right. But his play since the Olympics has been "meh"-tastic, and I wonder if someone can just turn it on when they want. Especially if they never have before. Make no mistake, if Luongo is anything less than really good for the whole series, Kesler and Burrows can go sample some of BC's legal weed together starting in two weeks. And then the buttsex, of course.
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Is that Logan's Run?
It is, isn’t it? Best bad sci-fi movie ever.
by spokeinthebandwagon on Apr 28, 2010 10:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I liked Logan's Run
It wasn’t Hugo or Nebula Award level core content by any means, but it was well done “B movie” entertainment without a lot of cringe inducing basic science errors
Confusion will be my epitaph.
Bobby Lu
Even in his excellent game 6, he had a few stone-handed stabs with the glove. The Hawks need to pepper the shit outta that glove side and then jump on the rebounds for some ugly goals (a la Parise on the tying goal in the Gold Medal Game).
Van’s glaring weakness is their D (and, as a result, their PK has been awful… not that we’d know what to do with that). Some ‘Nucks fans have been asserting that the likes of Andrew Alberts will be just fine moving Buff, Brouwer, et al out of the crease because "he’s a big guy"… Oh, you mean the same Andrew Alberts that got thrown around like a rag doll and bent over the boards by less-than-willing-to-fight Brent Seabrook?
I’m gonna chalk up that one under “not worried”
by HungryHungryPanda on Apr 28, 2010 10:09 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Boy, Alberts looks like he has high blood pressure there...
"My name is Byfuglie33, and I am a RCG..."
mediocrity from guys who should not be mediocre
makes me sad for them. i end up cheering for the underdog, not because they’re not expected to win, but because by all rights they should win and they just suck.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Alberts is listed at 6'4" and 214 so he is little different than a taller Ladd or a lighter Brouwer
I won’t say he’s not tough at all, but doesn’t figure to intimidate a Buf or Bickell
Confusion will be my epitaph.
rec'd
to shut a few mouths
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 11:23 AM CDT up reply actions
I was thinking of the same thing
I believe that this was Alberts’ first game as a ’Nuck too.
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This is going to be one fun series
I also lean towards the “means too much to them” theory. They appear to have put an enormous amount of pressure on themselves – you know, the kind of pressure that they completely wilted under in the same series last year. I mean, Luongo cried.
Who knows, I guess. The Hawks just got done getting the fear of God put into them by Nashville, so it’s not like they can count on anything now. But one also gets the feeling that, to the Hawks, this is when things REALLY get started.
The Canucks have spent the last year making sure the Hawks have their attention. And now it’s on.
I also lean towards the "means too much to them" theory.
I agree here too. Always a chance that they get too fired up, and start playing against individual Hawks and lose sight of the big picture. Realistically, it’s probably a pretty small chance, but we can hope right? Personally, I don’t care how much more open ice they see in this series, I want to see the Hawks show up with the same blue-collar, lunch pail game that they had to bring against Nashville. That’s the playoff bread and butter boys, no reason to get cute now.
by Hjammer of the Gods on Apr 28, 2010 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope they were watching the Habs
Maybe I’m just wrong here, but it looked to me like they epitomized the concept of a “simple game plan.” They were really solid fundamentally, and saw very few attempts at flashiness.
'means too much to them' theory
I’m choosing to down play the significance of this theory. Why? If the Hawks get out of this series we may be reading the same type of “we wanna get revenge” quotes from the Hawks in a Hawks Detroit WCF.
I know the hawks and detroit still need to win, but the shoe will be on the other foot if there is a WCF rematch.
Ditto for CNS
I would hope that the Hawks might learn from others' errors if they see Vancouver flop on the revenge idea
It is always best (least painful) to learn from other people’s mistakes
Confusion will be my epitaph.
With a little luck,
one of our plagiarizing sports writers will read this and write an article on it.
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
I really hope
the Hawks come out guns blazin’. The last thing I would want to see is Luongo getting comfortable, into a rhythm. Get him early boys.
Preferably HatTrick Kane
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 28, 2010 10:10 PM CDT reply actions
Sam
has put the whole thing in a nutshell (or perhaps a nutsack, who can say).
I can’t add anything other than: “Hi, I’m Bob LeDonne.”
PS: Fuck Scum.
My work here is done. Off to Louisville for the 2nd best sporting weekend on earth (after the NCAA Men’s basketball opening 2 rounds). If the played the Cup over one weekend, that would obviously be #1, but . . .
teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.
Your team sucks
Oh wait, i’m supposed to go do that over there.
But you're meant to be witty while doing it
So go so over-the-top that they’ll know you have to be joking & poking fun at the trolls (note: this is impossible).
try "your team engages in auto-erotic asphyxia"
it gives you “chocking” and “wanking” in the same tidy little bon mot.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
I suppose this comment should wait for the defense preview
but there is no one, absolutely no one, on Vancouver’s blue line that I fear even remotely as much as Suter and Weber. In fact, they don’t have even ONE defenseman remotely as good as either one of those guys. I honestly feel we’re going to average 35+ shots per game on good ‘ol Lu, and should we put up 4 or 5 on him early in the series, he will fold under the pressure. I think he’s an overrated goaltender, if for no other reason than his fragile mindset and ability to get flustered easily (by guys like Dustin fucking Byfuglien…I thought you had more respect for yourself, Lu).
Get to him early, and we win this run and gun series in 6.
i was thinking something similar
NM asked Dirk Hoag (sp?) at OtF if he had any observations/advice about playing the Hawks, and one question they asked him was what they thought Nashville did well. When I read that I thought “well if they want to emulate what Nashville did well, good luck with that w/o the Preds D….”
Generally, while I think a portion of the Preds offense was generated by brain-farting on the part of the Hawks in some capacity (and being scared by the forecheck), their D is what really opened up chances for them. And I don’t see the Nucks D just bringing the same energy and skill to the table.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 28, 2010 10:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I suggested that we would be afraid of a strong forecheck
And somebody scolded me for forgetting how bad the Canucks D was. I hope that’s true.
it's not the forecheck that scares me
it’s their one really amazingly good ginger-haired player
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
that was me
it wasn’t meant to be a scolding LOL just an honest observation of the shit they call a def corp
September 26, 2007 The day a Franchise was reborn.
Uh, yeah. Vancouver can’t copy us. At all.
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Rinne doesn’t cry and they have no one close to as good as Hamhuis, much less Weber or Suter. I foresee this series being a big L-O-L.
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe I'm the only one
But I thought he looked real, real shaky in Games 5 and 6.
Oh, the 'Hawks bailed him out big time in Game 6
Wait, which one are you talking about? Because Niemi was solid the last 40 minutes of Game 6 against the Preds.
yeah, the Hawks really bailed out Rinne in that second period of Game 6
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Niemi had a big test last series...
…after a painful, ill-timed goal that let the team down (the kind of thing that could melt, um, a fragile goalie’s psyche) he was nails- way better than I hoped. Two shutouts and big saves when the team needed them.
Also, his best game of the year was in Vancouver- a rare Hawk steal.
I think both goalies will get lit up at times this series- how will they respond?
Hockey is a man's game. The team with the most real men wins.
am I legit the only one
concerned about a Canucks series?
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Apr 28, 2010 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
I've gotten too excited.
I really want to see it, but I was nervous before, so I may be again once the excitement wears off.
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Nope. I'm worried.
We played them 2-2-0 in the regular season. Anyone who thinks this series will be a breeze is a moron.
by spokeinthebandwagon on Apr 28, 2010 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
as long as it isn't just me, then
Although, I still refuse to get confident about facing the Flames anytime, so maybe it’s just my general disposition in life too.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 28, 2010 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm more concerned than I was with the Preds
And we can see where that got us…
Alex Burrows is French Canadian for "hair braid"
by AirTrafficAJ on Apr 29, 2010 6:57 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm very concerned
about Vancouver, but I was still slightly more concerned with Nashville. The team has always struggled more with the type of game the Predators play so I was worried that they wouldn’t be patient enough or able to get through the not-trap without Campbell and Johnsson. Vancouver is dangerous, but they play a more open game which lets the Hawks play their game more easily. So I think I’m less worried they’ll be motivated for this series than I was with Nashville.
by Katherine215 on Apr 29, 2010 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions
I am very concerned about Vancouver
but I am really hoping they have even less luck with the “Big O – No D – Hope the Goalie Stars” game plan than Washington did.
Confusion will be my epitaph.
I'll worry
about Vancouver if they can win a game at teh UC. The team, while once red-hot has cooled off considerably.
Should be a good series. Would expect one or two close ones and a few not-so-close.
I'm with you
The Nucks are very evenly matched with the Hawks in terms of talent. While Nashville is less talented, they’re a great team that’s build to slow down the pace of the opposition.
With the Nucks, I see a pretty wild, fast-paced series with tons of momentum swings. Normally that would work in our favor, but they have the talent to match ours.
I'm not saying I'm not concerned
Not at all. They’re semi-playing with a chip on their shoulder (always dangerous), they have some great players, and I’m not sure yet which Hawks team will show up on Sat (b/c we saw a few versions last series). But I’m most worried about us being our own worst enemy.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 28, 2010 11:24 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Well said
I think we are the better team, but it’s not a terribly wide margin, and being the playoffs, anything can happen.
My worry is that we underestimate their D, but after underestimating the Preds as a whole, I hope that doesn’t happen.
Their D
is bad. That being said, I didn’t want to insinuate that I think this is going to be easy. I think Vancouver is a team that is pretty on par with us, with the exception being team defense, which I think we win by a wide margin. As I mentioned above, I think this is going to be a very, very high scoring series.
mebbe
two games this year were very tight. I expect we’ll see both types of games again.
Hockey is a man's game. The team with the most real men wins.
I feel like besides the Wings, the Canucks most know how to skate with the Hawks
And for all the talk of Byfuglien parking his ass in front of Luongo, I haven’t seen evidence of that during the regular season series at all. He tried, maybe during the first game, but he only got penalized. Missing Mitchell in the lineup doesn’t seem to faze the Canucks as much either.
Of course, the playoffs are always a different beast, and part of my concern is how the Hawks can definitely be their worst enemy.
Which is why Saturday cannot come soon enough. Even though I won’t be able to watch.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 28, 2010 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
"Even though I won't be able to watch"
The whole series against the Preds, and the latter half in particular, prepared my heart well enough for this. It didn’t kill me, so it must’ve made me stronger. Right? Right.
Nietzsche:
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
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"My name is Byfuglie33, and I am a RCG..."
Agree 100%
I feel like besides the Wings, the Canucks most know how to skate with the Hawks
This series will be great playoff hockey. It would be shame if we fail to enjoy it because our stomach linings’ are disappearing.
Also, it will be a long series. Please, no ledge hangers until the Hawks face an elimination game, and no discussion of the WCF until the clock reads 0:00 in the last game.
Oh, and a constant stream of appropriate hilarity (see Sam’s post for textbook illustrations) and funny pictures (crack team standing ready) at all times.
Nuck the Fucks!
Hockey is a man's game. The team with the most real men wins.
I'm just happy
that Buff has one rather simpe goal to follow this series.
Having him think about: a) skating backwards, while b) stopping offensive threat was way too much for this simpleton.
Right on - we scare me more than they do
the story of the second half of the season
Confusion will be my epitaph.
I'm concerned because they played us tough all year and were one of the few teams able to neutralize our puck possession
However, there’s a pretty big dropoff after you get past their top 2 lines and their D corps is pretty suspect. Not to mention Lu’s habit of shitting the bed in big games. I feel comfortable that as the series goes on the Hawks depth will wear them down and this is done in 6.
That said, the Sedins have a habit of playing very well against us and it’s possible that Lu can get hot. Either way, I think this is over in 6. I predict a split of both sets of home games, and whoever takes down game 5 finishes it in the 6th.
Tremendously tremendous
Sedin's did nothing
Aside from Game 6. While I don’t expect quite the same shittiness, I think they will find that Toews, Seabs, and Keith are quite difficult.
The Sedins also did nothing
in 3 of the 4 games this year. I don’t expect that to be the case during this series, but a guy can hope.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 11:40 AM CDT up reply actions
I think you'll find
the kings underestimated our 3rd line to their cost. Bernier is a big body who throws hits like Jay Cutler throws picks which is often and in big situations. Demitra lead the Olympics in scoring and had a good series against LA plus Mason Raymond is a young speedster with good hands who scored 25 goals this year, plus his wife is hot. The third line isn’t as bad as you might think. And the only people who think our D is bad are people who haven’t seen what Salo, Edler and Ehrhoff did in the first round. We are very think on the back end for depth but the top 3 are very good.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
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by Section 312 on Apr 29, 2010 4:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Demitra lead the Olympics in scoring
Too bad he’s not playing with Hossa anymore…
Also, have you seen Hjalmarsson’s girl?
Nope I haven't
can you provide a pic?
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Apr 29, 2010 5:05 PM CDT up reply actions
What’s that phrase? Something like comprehension = successful communication? It’s perfect “Svengelska.” About the best I can muster these days too.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 30, 2010 12:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Finally!
I like-minded person who also feels this series will be ultimately be decided by the hotness of the players’ significant others.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 6:09 PM CDT up reply actions
What about celebrity fans?
Cause we all know Cobie Smulders is a big Nucks fan. And she is hot.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Apr 29, 2010 6:22 PM CDT up reply actions
fuck
all we have is Belushi and Vaughn.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 29, 2010 6:51 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
hey you.
This is a much more compelling argument than “this stat and this stat mean that Mike Green should win the Norris.”
I agree!
Plus, since we’ve pretty hashed out of the hockey related aspects of this series, I’m ready for some soap!
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 8:51 PM CDT up reply actions
I expect high scores
and dont be surprised if it goes back and forth. Side note, I recommend having an AED on standby at your houses, and a lot of booze
Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 29, 2010 12:28 AM CDT up reply actions
I've tried the AED a couple of times... marginal results.
Booze so rarely lets me down.
It's my ass. It's huge. Smell it. Focus on it. Stare into it's unending beauty. It will be your undoing.
they're just not built the same
what worries me the most about the Nucks are those creepy, annoying Sedin twins. But as a team they play more into the Hawks strengths.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 28, 2010 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree, I think the nucks play a more favorable style for the hawks
and I’m concerned, but not to the degree that is listed in this little thread. actually, I wouldn’t say that I’m more or less concerned than I would be against any other opponent, it’s just that the stakes are so much higher in each round.
I still have confidence in the Hawks, and I know we can do it! My guess is the nucks will come out with tons of agression and play physically. Maybe earn a few hawks PP’s. We might see some peroids like Game 6, period 1, but I think the Hawks learned a lot about their effort level from playing the Preds, and they’ll be ready to go.
by blackhawkeyes on Apr 29, 2010 12:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Its funny about our D’.
Everyone says they are weaker, andt hat is true to a point, with depth and all. But they lead the friggen league in points from the back end during the regular season, I think I remember hearing on the TSN panel of experts…or something like that. The thing about the defensive numbers…they are a little skewed by the fact that in the last couple weeks, when they were pretty well locked into 3rd, they strayed from the strong defensive posture in an effort to go all out. The players wanted to help Hank go for the Art Ross, and AV let them.
Lui..well…we think you will get his best this time around. I don’t know about this wanting it too much though. That is a bit of an invention of the media telling you so.
They all talked about wanting a second chance at the team that took them out. That’s natural. But from following this team, I can tell you that the mood and feeling I get from the interviews and whatnot is “we have an unfinished job to do, they are a great team, etc.” The Hawks have home ice this tome….so, it should be interesting.
Looking forward to this one a lot. 3 more sleeps huh?
Ohhh, and BTW, weed isn’t legal per se in BC. But in Vancouver, the courts were getting so overwhelmed with simple possession cases that the judges told them to basically stop bringing people in for it. So it is de facto legal.
Also our #1 agricultural crop in BC. Imagine if they just regulated it? 6 billion plus every year…all going to gangs and the underground economy.
“getting to know you, getting to know all about youuuuu…”
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
"I'll see you in the playoffs"
Right out of the horse’s mouth. I don’t know if the media’s exaggerating as much as you might think.
that's pretty messed up
the handshake for the fricking gold medal and he brings up the NHL playoffs?
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I think it was meant as a joke.
It was the same game his teammate Kes’ trash talked him for the US, and the game after he robbed his other teammate Demo and then had a laugh with him afterwards.
I thought it was funny…just me?
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
i think it's hilarious
don’t me wrong. it was perfectly timed, and a moment of comedic genius. but, such a weird joke to make. he’s at the absolute top of his career, having been brought in to replace Marty Brodeur and shore up a sagging Canadian team, and then backstopping them to the Gold on Canadian soil, and in the handshake line, he makes a joke about the playoffs to the one guy on Team USA who has consistently given Lu fits in elimination games? seems strangely obsessive. then again, he had almost had his ass handed to him on a silver platter by that very same Kane, so maybe it was just fresh on the mind.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Did Kane hit the scoresheet in that game? I can't remember...maybe he assisted Kes's goal.
I think meeshak, that it was not anything obsessive though.
Rather, more in response to Kane’s comments before the game about having a “book” on Luongo…and his talk earlier in the tourney of that being “one goalie I’d like to face”.
And gamesmanship is fun and funny, you know? They were both looking for that little edge on the biggest stage, and the rivalry had been brought into it by Kane’s talking about him already anyhow. He just added to it.
Cannot wait until Sat to see the rivalry get added to on the ice….rather than just in the past…you know?
FTR…I would never argue that goaltenders are not a little “off” though. They all have their little superstitions and whatnot.
Patrick Roy had long and involved conversations with his posts, and was and is hailed as the best playoff goalie of recent memory.
Fat Bastard is a close second. Luongo is from the same province…hell, the same neighborhood as FB. I am pretty sure they have heard and said almost everything before.
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
He assisted both goals
Time for some thrillin' heroics!
by shinkicker on Apr 29, 2010 7:45 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Niemi
also talks to his posts. He’s probably telling them “Thanks. I buy you Isotoners now.”
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 11:49 AM CDT up reply actions
what if the posts don't understand
maybe they don’t speak Finnish
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
At the UC they probably say
(Insert your Chicago slang) Don’t worry about it, just get me a beef sandwich and a nice italian sausage with a bunch of them Jardiniee peppers. Oh hey, and get me a beer will ya!
Soldier, how did you get so close to me? Sniper approached the instructor by being a sneaky bastard, Sergeant Major!
by thepuckstopshere31 on Apr 29, 2010 1:55 PM CDT up reply actions
i've driven through St. Léonard many times
it’s never stopped me in my travels
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Many Canadians are not happy about it. Not happy at all.
2010 PLAYOFFS: ROUND ONE MVP
Patrick Kane: 4 goals and the master of the 13.6 second left escape.
Without that who knows how things would've turned out.
Why would
Canadians be not happy about that? I don’t understand.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Apr 29, 2010 5:14 PM CDT up reply actions
That he put his personal vendetta ahead of enjoying one of the greatest triumphs in this country – maybe ever.
Canada has just won a gold medal on home soil – in OT no less – and Luongo decides to become Sean Avery and start making predictions and putting himself before the team. I’m sure Keith would have loved to say something like that to Kessler, or Crosby to Rafalski. But they didn’t.
A real captain, a real leader, a real teammate wouldn’t have said that at that time. There is a time and place for certain things to be said and that wasn’t one of them.
Just because people in Vancouver aren’t upset don’t think the rest of the country isn’t.
2010 PLAYOFFS: ROUND ONE MVP
Patrick Kane: 4 goals and the master of the 13.6 second left escape.
Without that who knows how things would've turned out.
I live in Fort St John
so you are probably closer to Vancouver than I am. Haven’t heard one single Oiler, Flame or Leaf fan say anything about it. And there are lots of them here. Lots. I am curious how it is that you know exactly what each player said to the others in the hand shake line up? How do you know Keith didn’t say something like that to Kesler? And why is it a big deal if Luongo was ribbing Kane a little? It’s not like in that moment after winning gold that Luongo wasn’t going to remember what Kane had said about him in the press and so he had some fun with him. I think you need to relax about it.
"We love them, We mourn for them, Unlucky boys of Red" - Morrissey
"Giggs gets past Viera, past Dixon, who comes back at him, it's a wonderful run from GIGGS!!!" - Martin Tyler
"He's got a man deep..wait, no that IS Mandeep!!" - Don Taylor
by Section 312 on Apr 29, 2010 5:28 PM CDT up reply actions
I’m nor angry nor happy. In fact, I really don’t care.
I live in Ottawa, so this should come as no suprise that there are people complaining about this incident or whatever you want to call it. There are a ton of ‘Hawks fans here but there seems to be more complaing coming from the Habs fan base – that in a nutsell should be self-explanitory. Personally, I don’t care other than the fact that he could’ve chosen a better time and place to have said that.
If Crosby would have said something I’m sure we would’ve heard something from either Rafalski or Draper. And if Keith said something I’m sure Kessler would’ve been more than happy to share it with the world. Just sayin’.
2010 PLAYOFFS: ROUND ONE MVP
Patrick Kane: 4 goals and the master of the 13.6 second left escape.
Without that who knows how things would've turned out.
I saw it as compliment...
A little “keep your chin up kid, you might have lost this one, but we’ll see each other again”.
You guys don’t know how it was said – tone, inflection, with a grin, with a scowl – neither do I.
It can be seen a few ways.
From watching the replay of it…there were smiles on both guys’ faces.
I agree with you….it seemed good natured to me.
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
I'm gonna have to agree here...
…considering the horrific memories evoked by saying “playoffs” to 20 Cent, I though it was self-deprecating, almost classy (ok, not going that far.)
In victory, magnaminity, sayeth Churchill.
Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!
whoa, what?
it never fails to amaze me how the very same things are interpreted/taken so many different ways by different people.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Apr 29, 2010 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
ell…its been like two days straight of that quote, you know? Yeah, we know what was said now. We know what happened in Game 6. We know the rivalry and its origins.
It’s like Lui was saying today in the interviews. It was a spur of the moment thing.
Both teams seem to be saying all the right things and showing the right respect. Maybe its just all the media struggling to find new things to talk about. ( reading the threads here and there, it doesn’t seem to be a prob’ here at SBN )
I get the sense its a little because both teams are confident, but nervous at the same time.
Should be fun. I’m looking forward to the banter and whatnot with the SCH clan and the NM visa versa…
It’s funny. Reading you guys, the rivalry is built on hockey.
With the Flamers, the rival you guys replaced, its more about the history and the divisional hatred that built up in all those 8 games a year divisional battles. Even now, the six games are intense.
But they pale in intensity to the Hawk/Nuck games of the past two years.
Sat cannot come soon enough for me. I imagine its the same for you guys.
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
THE HABS FREAKING WON, I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT!!!
I lost my shit when that final buzzer sounded. The Habs won. The Caps lost. Ovechkin is golfing starting TOMORROW and I don’t have to hear about him any more for five months. Thank you, Jaroslav Halak, thank you thank you thank you; if you were located within 500 miles of me I would totally volunteer to jump your bones (drive your limo? locate your Johnsson? go Cuthburt on your stick?). I just…. OMG THEY WON THAT GAME!!! Ahahahahaha, I feel so vindicated. The schadenfreude is strong with this one.
by spokeinthebandwagon on Apr 28, 2010 10:16 PM CDT reply actions
What's more amusing
is that the Habs are now facing the Penguins . . . meaning . . . that the #4 seed is the HIGHEST SEED left in the East after the FIRST FUCKING ROUND. What a weak-ass division. And of course it has to be Pitt that has a huge advantage now. Fuck them.
not sure I'd wanna draw Halak right now.
Hockey is a man's game. The team with the most real men wins.
not to take away from Halak
but I don’t think he makes the Habs unbeatable. I don’t know how the Hawks would do if they faced him, but I feel like the Pens would.
Then again, I also have the Pens coming out of the East. Again.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Apr 29, 2010 6:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Shoot high and/or get traffic in front of the net. He’s far from unbeatable just Washington kept shooting low and getting rebounds but had nobody willing to go to the front of the net. It was like picking cherries for him.
It will be a ton different against Pittsburgh who love to shoot high. It’s a bad match-up for him and Montreal. Not to mention Montreal has been swept in the 2nd round twice and are 3-12 in the 2nd round since winning the Cup in 1993.
2010 PLAYOFFS: ROUND ONE MVP
Patrick Kane: 4 goals and the master of the 13.6 second left escape.
Without that who knows how things would've turned out.
I basically agree with you all...
…I was like illinikc at first (Pens got a cakewalk), but Halak still seems like a bit of a fly in the ointment the way he’s playing right now.
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not only is pitt the highest remaining seed in the east
If you reseeded the remaining 8 playoff teams
1) San Jose
2) Hawks
3) Vancouver
4) Detroit
5) Pittsburgh
6) Boston
7) Philly
8) Montreal
No matter what happens in the west, the western conference gets home ice in the Stanley Cup finals. Crazy.
Ditto for CNS
you flipped the SCUM and the Pens...
Detroit a 5 and Pittsburgh a 4.
So the east could get home ice if we get another SCUMguin Stanley Cup…. which is the match-up that we are all dieing to see, obviously
Schadenfreude ist die schönste Freude (denn sie kommt von Herzen)
it was right
hackerar had it right.
those standings are based upon the points earned in the regular season. detroit with 102 had more than pittsburgh with 101. doesn’t matter if the pens are a 4 seed on their side, just how they stacked up overall.
my mistake...
…i was thinking that it was still based on their seeding. i stand corrected
Schadenfreude ist die schönste Freude (denn sie kommt von Herzen)
another amazing stat
montreal wasn’t just the worst team in the playoffs, the would have been tied for the 12th worst record in the West. Below St. Louis, Anaheim and Calgary.
When Dominic Moore scored
I literally jumped off the couch and yelled “YES!” My wife was confused because I told her earlier it wasn’t the Hawks. I surprised even myself with that reaction
by HungryHungryPanda on Apr 28, 2010 10:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I found myself
screaming “Suck it Ovie” at the TV
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
Also
You can bet your ass you’re gonna hear about Ovechkin for the next 5 months, maybe even more so than usual. Except now, it’s gonna be everyone trying to answer the same tired meme, wondering if he can ever win the big one.
by HungryHungryPanda on Apr 28, 2010 10:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Short answer?
No.
Actually, impossible to say of course, But I’d like to say that’s correct because of the inability of management there to put all the pieces in place, and not necessarily an indictment of Ovie (as much as I’d like it to be such).
teaching respect for the Indian, one Red Wing fan at a time.
it's hard to put all the pieces in place
when more than a sixth of your salary cap is going to one guy
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
and teh Caps have never been all that well managed at the front office
the front office has been somewhat good at building “bridesmaid” teams here and there, but falling well short of “bride” teams
Confusion will be my epitaph.
I have to wonder if coaching is their biggest problem
The way they surrendered their own blue line all series long without a hint of challenge, and never made an adjustment.
Tremendously tremendous
it's pretty clear to me that Boudreau had some issues
his comments after the Ovechkin hit seemed a little too brash, like even if campbell had been paralyzed, he would still have defended the hit as not a big deal
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
"the boards caused the damage"
“we play the way we were built”
/Boudreau Logic
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Apr 29, 2010 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Compare Babcock and Boudreau's comments...
…before Game 7. Babcock was confident (“We’ll be ready”), Boudreau was tap-dancing and uneasy.
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I don't remember either coach's comments
care to quote them? I’d be interested to see.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Apr 30, 2010 10:05 AM CDT up reply actions
I quoted Babcock above
the full quote was a longer version of the same.
Boudreau was asked about game 7 in general (Caps had 3 of ’em last year.) Do they feel they have an edge having been through this?
He got all mad at the question, said it was stupid, then basically said no, no advantage. You could tell he was flrustrated at the outcome of game 6. Felt like a failure of leadership.
Detroit got spanked pretty good in game 6, but Babcock stood tall and said all the right things.
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by cliffkoroll on Apr 30, 2010 10:28 AM CDT up reply actions
a bridesmaid is still worth watching, at least before it matters
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
That is one of my favorite movies
Who’d have thought I’d see 2 of my favorite chick flicks linked to/talked about on a hockey site.
by Katherine215 on Apr 29, 2010 7:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Embarrassed in the Olympics, embarrassed in the playoffs...
If one were smart, one might think that this was an indictment of the “no defense, screw the backcheck I’mma score goals” system that Ovechkin seems to play. Wonder if the Caps will beef up the D in the offseason.
by spokeinthebandwagon on Apr 28, 2010 10:31 PM CDT up reply actions
I thought this summed it up
wyshynski RT @methodfilter So I guess Ovie can’t beat Canadiens OR Canadians
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
This is fantastic.
Thanks for posting it. Made my day.
You're the captain, huh? Here... smell my Buff(et)!
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They are screaming for Boudreau’s head. Can’t say I blame them, but the coach isn’t what’s wrong with that team. It’s leadership and chemistry, plain and simple. Ovie as captain is a joke to me. Sure, it’s fine in the reg. season, but you need your captain to step up in the playoffs and lead by example (a la Toews winning crucial draws in Game 6). Ovi played selfishly tonight.
Also, Semin might be first on my list of players I’d least like on my team. What a fucking choke artist, he was absolutely invisible tonight.
by HungryHungryPanda on Apr 28, 2010 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Coaching
Coaching is the single most overrated position(?) in all of sports. I read a study once that showed a “great” coach, a la Belichick, has something like a 5% advantage over the long term than an average coach. Players play and players win. Sometimes a coach can mask bad players with a certain system, e.g., Minnesota Wild the past bunch of years, but, bottom line, players win games, not coaches.
In-game coaching maybe
But doesn’t a coach often bring a “system” to a team? I’d imagine that would have more than just a 5% effect.
I have to imagine it varies significantly from sport to sport, though. Probably the least important in baseball, or at least the AL.
I believe the NHL
would have the most effect. NBA coaches are worthless. MLB coaches are mostly worthless. NFL coaches are a little less worthless.
Yeah, just line changes alone
That’s a pretty fast-paced tactical element you don’t see in other sports (in football at least you have all that time between plays to draw something up, plus you have a whole book you’ve devised). I feel the coaches are as much a part of the team in an NHL game as the guys on the ice.
"The Skating Penises of Detroit"
Has a nice ring to it.
Alex Burrows is French Canadian for "hair braid"
by AirTrafficAJ on Apr 29, 2010 7:01 AM CDT up reply actions
I disagree
I’d say Ovi was trying to do too much and basically do everything himself, which isn’t necessarily selfish; it’s just how some players react when they’re desperate (see also: Mike Green).
I’d say the Caps are the new Sharks: built for the regular season, not a great fit for the gritty, hard style of the postseason. For that reason, I’d blame their GM (though credit to him for bringing in Knuble to try & fix it).
You have a point
With under 5 minutes left, he did get that look like “fuck it, looks like I gotta do this on my own.”
Mike Green and John Carlson (I think it was him) were both TERRIBLY out of position on Montreal’s second goal. I really hope Green doesn’t win the Norris, but I fear he might since voting is done before the postseason.
by HungryHungryPanda on Apr 28, 2010 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Mike Green was awful today
The cross-checking penalty he took that let to the Habs first goal was a prime specimen of numbskullery.
He kinda has a shit-for-brains look to him, doesn't he?
I’m okay with that look if it’s on a 4th liner (Benny Eager), but not if it’s my “Norris-caliber” Dman
by HungryHungryPanda on Apr 28, 2010 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Wow
what a douche. When is the release date of his next rap album?
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 12:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I couldn't tell if he lost the puck and then went after the defenseman
but if it was the other way around, that was even stupider than I thought
I still put that play more on Carlson
He let Moore totally outskate him to the puck when he already had position. However, he’s only 20 years old and doesn’t even have a full year of NHL experience under his belt.
by HungryHungryPanda on Apr 28, 2010 10:53 PM CDT up reply actions
I really hope
he doesn’t win the Norris over Keith
by Stephanie19 on Apr 28, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
my money's on Doughty
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Apr 28, 2010 11:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I would be ok with him getting it.
I think he really deserves it. I am just biased and would want Keith to get it….as I’m sure must of us would!
by Stephanie19 on Apr 28, 2010 11:12 PM CDT up reply actions
meh
i’m fine with these Hawks players never winning any personal hardware, but racking up four or five Cups
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I'd like both!
but if I can only have one, team accolades it is!
by blackhawkeyes on Apr 29, 2010 12:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Dunky must've
taught him a thing or two. Biscuit, however, I have heard paid off as many people as he could to vote for Green.
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If Duncs doesn't get it
I’d be okay with Doughty. But I really want Duncs to get it. He deserves it after all the blood, sweat, and tears he’s poured into this team.
by spokeinthebandwagon on Apr 28, 2010 11:13 PM CDT up reply actions
I would like Keith to get it
but I think the votes would end up in Doughty’s favor. I don’t know, just a feeling.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Apr 28, 2010 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions
I want Keith to get it
just because Doughty has a good shot of taking it for the next few years, perhaps at his expense.
haha, true
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Apr 28, 2010 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
I also think Keith is having somewhat of a career year in scoring
so I don’t think his chances are as good as this year going forward. It was his unexpected scoring early in the season that put him on the radar.
I tend to prefer him in more of a shutdown role with secondary emphasis on scoring anyways. Therefore, I hope he wins it this year.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 11:57 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm pretty sure Green killed his Norris chances tonight.
This game was just ugly for him, and ugly in a way that people will remember.
Incidentally, note how Keith is the only Norris-nominated player with a team still alive in the playoffs. I like Doughty a lot, but at this point, Keith hopefully has at least five more games to show off his skills than any of the other nominated players. Here’s hoping he makes the most of it.
by spokeinthebandwagon on Apr 28, 2010 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Voting’s already done
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 10:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Boudreau, Semin
I’d blame whoever loaded that team up offensively at the expense of defense, rather than Boudreau. I loved how everyone thought of the ’Hawks as an offensively-focused team this year, before our D really came out into its own.
Also, I don’t think Semin choked only today — he’s been absent most of the series. I think he’s had a ridiculous number of shots, which have served to do nothing but hog the puck and pad Halak’s stats.
Yup
They’re calling him “Russian Joe Thornton”…. different type of player, but same type of result.
by HungryHungryPanda on Apr 28, 2010 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
didn't the Caps simply run into...
..the dreaded hot goalie?
Games 6 and 7 wre one-sided- gotta be frustrating.
Hockey is a man's game. The team with the most real men wins.
Yeah, but why be a buzzkill, cliff?
Can’t we please just focus on the negatives?
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 11:59 AM CDT up reply actions
i don't know if Halak was especially hot
the Caps had a really good record, especially when he was between the pipes, against East coast playoff teams. even the games they lost, they still made a game of it into the third or overtime, and a lot of that came down to keeping their opponent’s score low.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
in the last 3 games Halak stopped 131 of 134 shots (97.8% with 44.7 shots per game on him)
I call that pretty hot for a goalie
Confusion will be my epitaph.
I don't recall anyone going at a 97.8% clip while playing in character
He was a 92.4% guy for the regular season
And a 94.0% guy for all 6 games of Round 1 (meaning he was essentially a 90.2% for the 1st 3 games – discounting any skewing of the percentages due to some games being OT)
Confusion will be my epitaph.
No meeshak...
…Halak routinely throws down 98% SV% against top teams.
It’s the fuckin’ Leafs that hurt his overall numbers.
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cliff
have you looked it up? i honestly have no idea, but the guys i worked with would always talk about how the habs did against top competition, and then ask me to tell them that it was going to be OK because they were beating the Caps and taking the Pens to overtime, even if they lost to Atlanta.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
What? Irrational Habs fans? You must be lying. You must know that since they beat the Caps they’re going to win it all now because Halak is the new Dryden/ Roy. And so forth.
At work today they were obnoxious, worse than the Leafs fans which is saying something.
2010 PLAYOFFS: ROUND ONE MVP
Patrick Kane: 4 goals and the master of the 13.6 second left escape.
Without that who knows how things would've turned out.
I'm waaaaay to lazy to look that up
…if someone does and he’s 98% though, I’ll…I’ll…well, I’ll do something then, but not before.
I get your point, and it’s interesting if true.
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I say it's a fallacy but so are my stats
45 games is barely a good sample size, but.
Halak played 20 games against playoff teams. He had a 2.4 GAA and a 0.917 SV% out of 583 shots.
He played 25 games against non-playoff teams. 2.28 GAA and 0.929 SV% out of 803 shots.
Also, Montreal had a 22-12-5 record against non-playoff teams, and 17-21-5 against playoff teams.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
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by chiblackhawks on Apr 30, 2010 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Good enough for me. Thanks.
Conclusion: Hab fans are drinking some strong kool-aid.
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by cliffkoroll on Apr 30, 2010 10:30 AM CDT up reply actions
Can’t say as if I blame them. He benched Fleishmann, their only efficient 2nd line centre, for Walker, a thug at best, for Game 7. That would be like Q benching Sharp for Eager for a Game 7, how happy would people be if that happened and then wound-up losing that game? Not happy at all.
2010 PLAYOFFS: ROUND ONE MVP
Patrick Kane: 4 goals and the master of the 13.6 second left escape.
Without that who knows how things would've turned out.
my thoughts exactly
now we have to hear all about him and the collapse throughout the entire playoffs
He seems to be allergic to game 7...
What goes around comes around… wonder if he realizes how inspirational he was to the Habs when he sprayed that kid before the game?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEajRuKGm5Q
"My name is Byfuglie33, and I am a RCG..."
What is Halak doing with our Johnsson?
Good one spoke… me likey.
22 was found dead, murdered by a Chelsea Dagger.
now that ovi is eliminated nbc can focuses on its one true love again an show nothing but Crosby
look its a bird no its a plane no wait its Patrick Kane!
Preds fans are calling for the suspension of Dunc
meh, case of sore losers or legitimate?
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 28, 2010 10:39 PM CDT reply actions
Yes
technically according to the rules it is supposed to be a suspendable offence. Ridiculous yes, but it is a rule.
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
how is that ridiculous?
the fans are untouchable, and always have been. that’s one of the cardinal tenets of professional sports. remember that incident where the football player was getting hit with snowballs, and he found an absurdly huge chunk of snow and chucked it into the crowd? everyone was laughing, it was hilarious, but he still got fined $10,000.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
But this is hockey
Did Milbury get fined? And what about Gordie Howe and Co. tromping around the stands in Toronto kickin’ some ass?
Old school.
This was a squirt from a water bottle, for chrissakes! Pansy ass fan got a little dirbbling he deserved. Turn the page.
Hockey is a man's game. The team with the most real men wins.
Rules change
not always for the better. I yearn for the good ole days, when a fan could actually be part of the game. How are we supposed to show our support? Beating up an opposing team’s fans gets so lame. Getting beat up by the opposing team, now that’s a TRUE fan.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 12:05 PM CDT up reply actions
LOL
I’m aware of notions of “evolving standards of decency”, but I was reacting in part to meeshak’s comment that “the fans are untouchable, and always have been.” (emphasis added.)
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I don't think a fine would be unreasonable
But I do think a suspension would be. But Jesse Rogers already said the NHL doesn’t give a fuck
Time for some thrillin' heroics!
by shinkicker on Apr 29, 2010 9:06 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yep
Comparing Tortella incident, except Dunc and the Preds fan were joking from the video I saw. While Tortella is a fucking lunatic.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 28, 2010 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
From the looks of it
Didn’t he just squirt the glass, anyway?
by CraftyLefty2126 on Apr 28, 2010 11:15 PM CDT up reply actions
nope
there was a partition or something so the fan got squirted.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 28, 2010 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
Gotcha
I just watched the video for the first time today
by CraftyLefty2126 on Apr 28, 2010 11:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you sure?
You can see the guy’s reflection in the glass the whole video. Perhaps there’s some space between, but it’s hard to tell in the video because the camera moves right at the end…
I believe there's some space between the glass
because he kept putting his ear against it to hear what Duncs was saying. He was probably squirted right there, which says that Duncs has good aim.
then he should hit the net more often!
It is a bigger space, after all…
by Katherine215 on Apr 29, 2010 9:38 AM CDT up reply actions
Look, its a lame rule. But its a rule.
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 10:43 PM CDT up reply actions
But to focus on it, honestly looks like sour grapes
No offense Chris, but I’d be somewhat embarrassed if the 3 Alcoholics that run this site posted something like that here.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 12:07 PM CDT up reply actions
I see what you’re saying. I think Dirk’s point, which is being overlooked, is to question the NHL’s piss poor discipline system. I thought it was funny. Keith should be left alone. But it IS a rule.
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on Apr 29, 2010 1:05 PM CDT up reply actions
I think the rule book
needs to have a bit of an overhaul and maybe get someone to have the cahones to enforce it
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
Chris - you know full well that in hockey "rule" really means something like "suggestion" or "general guidleline"
Confusion will be my epitaph.
Heh. Unfortunately.
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on Apr 29, 2010 1:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Has the whole world gone crazy? Am I the only one around here who gives a shit about the rules?
Rule or not, the NHL isn’t going to suspend a top line defensemen during the playoffs for something insignificant like squirting an asshat with at water bottle through the glass. Suspending a relative star for puerile behavior isn’t just silly, it’s bad marketing, and that is likely as significant as the rule itself
Schadenfreude ist die schönste Freude (denn sie kommt von Herzen)
right - now if he'd climbed over the glass and pummeled him that would be different
Confusion will be my epitaph.
I probably was reacting more to some of the comments I read
blaming the loss on the officiating. It works both ways, but I guess I can see where some fans are upset because we were on the “giving end” of three borderline situations.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 2:12 PM CDT up reply actions
certainly, the preds lost because of officiating
if hossa had been kicked out of the game, and suspended, and then keith had been suspended, there’s a good chance the Hawks lose two of the last three.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
maybe
but i feel like Duncs should know better, esp since he’s not that guy and never has been
by puppetmasterp on Apr 28, 2010 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I wonder if the Preds succeeded in getting to his head
He was getting physical in ways I don’t see him doing as much normally
Really?
I thought his defense was damn good. Just lacked offense. Honestly I found it funny but he shouldn’t have done it.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 28, 2010 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't see that in the last game.
He played his own game and played well, but it was Seabs and Buff who made hits. Duncs just did his ‘quietly effective’ thing.
by spokeinthebandwagon on Apr 28, 2010 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Dunc isn't much
of a hitter anyways. Doesn’t need to with Seabs out for blood lately.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 28, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Game 4.
Game 3 was when the team collectively shit the bed. No one played well that night.
by spokeinthebandwagon on Apr 28, 2010 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
didn't the league already say nothing was going to happen?
and I think I’m confused as to whether or not the fan was actually hit. It seems like poor planning to have an opening like that.
Time for some thrillin' heroics!
Answer to this
meh, case of sore losers or legitimate?
Both.
Hockey is a man's game. The team with the most real men wins.
So, am I allowed on the bandwagon? Preds failed, Caps failed. Rest of the East is lame, Hate San Jose, fucking hate Vancouver, and Fuck Detroit.
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
Plenty of room on here
There’ve been bandwagoners joining for the last 2 years(ish), no reason to stop now.
As spoken by my father, the warrior poet, mid-2008:
“Those pisshead “Hawk fans” are taking all our tickets!"
Of course
Mutual hatred is always welcome.
Speaking of the Caps fail, I can’t wait for that eulogy.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 28, 2010 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I legit feel bad for Caps fans.
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 10:47 PM CDT up reply actions
so do i
As much as I dislike the Caps, there aren’t that many Caps fans I’ve met that I didn’t like
by puppetmasterp on Apr 28, 2010 10:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Climb aboard
But absolutely no squirting, or you’ll be asked to leave for 1 game.
by HungryHungryPanda on Apr 28, 2010 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
But absolutely no squirting
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on Apr 28, 2010 10:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I saw this comment somewhere...
“The last time a predator got a facial like that, Chris Hansen nearly got fired for showing up late to work.”
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 28, 2010 10:50 PM CDT up reply actions
The Preds did nothing for the Chris Hansen jokes
when they started playing Gary Glitter at their stadium. I cringed every time I heard that song.
we know it will only be temporary for you
but hell yes – welcome aboard
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
Welcome!
The bandwagon is big enough for all!
by spokeinthebandwagon on Apr 28, 2010 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm OK with it
as long as you’re not going to bitch about how our #1 defensemen should be suspended.
Well, he should have…
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on Apr 29, 2010 7:06 AM CDT up reply actions
I feel like
you’re probably the only Pred fan backing us? haha
by Stephanie19 on Apr 28, 2010 11:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Is this
a trap?
2009 SCH Post Whore
2010 Troll Collector
SCH's Resident Mom
The sun never sets on a badass
by Trixietrx on Apr 28, 2010 11:08 PM CDT up reply actions 3 recs
TY
hope I can say the same to you soon and in person.
2009 SCH Post Whore
2010 Troll Collector
SCH's Resident Mom
The sun never sets on a badass
May 10th, which MEANS
that if this series goes to game 6, we need to schedule a road watch party for the game on the 11th.
by puppetmasterp on Apr 28, 2010 11:33 PM CDT up reply actions
MOM!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you for the b-day wish earlier and i’m glad ur back from Tx.
fisting barry rozner with every goal!!!
by soupy's spin-o-rama on Apr 28, 2010 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Alex Burrows is French Canadian for "hair braid"
by AirTrafficAJ on Apr 29, 2010 7:06 AM CDT up reply actions
haha you stole my pic
when i put it up, they made fun of me
Legacy of KA(i)NE
by Kaner's Revenge on Apr 29, 2010 3:38 PM CDT up reply actions
eh it worked with nashville
Legacy of KA(i)NE
by Kaner's Revenge on Apr 29, 2010 4:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't be a stranger
Put a feather in your hat and start screaming “ONE GOAL”!
Get off my Land!
ART.I§8-11; AM I-XXVII
James Madison is my Hero!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Apr 28, 2010 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions
So, the same guy who says this
Before this series gets started, I am going to see if I can’t head off some unpleasantries that will probably come up
also says this:
Kesler and Burrows can go sample some of BC’s legal weed together starting in two weeks. And then the buttsex, of course.
>.<
So much for heading off the unpleasantness…
Can’t wait for Saturday. Buff is a douche. Go Nucks.
Burrows sits down when he pees
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 28, 2010 11:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Now you are confusing
Toews with a Sedin’s mouth.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 28, 2010 11:09 PM CDT up reply actions
I didn't say ass
if I did then yes Buff’s face. haha.
Speaking of Buff and ass, Luongo should love sniffing that each game by now.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 28, 2010 11:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Well played
I thought Ryan Smyth would do more of that, but he wasn’t as effective as I had thought. byFUGLYien will surely do a much better job.
Yeah Ryan Smyth
was non existent. Kopitar must’ve been playing on life support.
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 29, 2010 12:05 AM CDT up reply actions
He never had to deal with our German engineered “Hoff” last year either.
You know what they say about German engineering…
;-)
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
who is byfuglyien?
if you’re going to make fun of someone’s name, make sure you don’t leave too many vowels in a row
try this: byFUGLYen
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
You raise a good point,
but…
all I ask is that when you get vitriolic you are first and foremost clever and funny.
1. Laughed my balls off.
2. I contend the writer was fully aware of the irony of that offending quote coming after the initial plea. Hence, pretty clever IMO.
Fels FTW.
Rock Over London
Rock on Chicago
Diet Pepsi
Uh-Huh!
it is also his goddamned site. i thought he was referring to the way we treat trolls on this site, and comport ourselves on NM
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
This too.
Plus, I forgot an important point: here at SCH, we are first and foremost a tolerant people, accepting of all cultures. Referring to the gay buttsex Kesler and Burrows have in the privacy of their homes isn’t necessarily a dig on them. We do not support gay-bashing.
Rock Over London
Rock on Chicago
Diet Pepsi
Uh-Huh!
I
Time for some thrillin' heroics!
by shinkicker on Apr 29, 2010 7:54 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I for one would like to encourage their fornication
If it means they skate funny, afterwards.
Carry on, men!
(also fuck the iPhone and the goddamn go button)
Time for some thrillin' heroics!
by shinkicker on Apr 29, 2010 7:57 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
It's cool
I read the first “I” as a call to attention.
Rock Over London
Rock on Chicago
Diet Pepsi
Uh-Huh!
with those two micro-phallused doofuses, they'd likely skate just fine after
Confusion will be my epitaph.
Just a "heads up"
If anyone is planning on joining Fear the Fin to support them over the Scum there is a two day waiting period so you may want to do it now so you can post by game #2.
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
I found that out this morning
not cool, I was going to give them a virtual friendly pat on the back
When in Rome we shall do as the Romans, when in Hell we do shots at the bar.
by HolyBlackhawksBatman on Apr 28, 2010 11:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Did FFH have a waiting period?
If they did, they must’ve removed it… I was able to post right away there. I wonder what kind of troll problems they had at FtF to have 2x the Buttfudge rule.
FFH must have removed theirs
I think I had to wait one day to post when I signed up. I thought the 2x Buttfudge rule was excessive too.
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
imagine always having to hear
about their early exit from Ducks fans and other trolls
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Since we're still in it
check out the beardathon. Pledge our very own Hackerar who is currently in 5th place, and also, Bolland and Hendry haven’t been pledged yet (nor has the dead guy, but fuck, he’s dead still, right?). I pledged Madden and I think it helped, so someone needs to help out Bolland and my son.
2009 SCH Post Whore
2010 Troll Collector
SCH's Resident Mom
The sun never sets on a badass
For you lazy asses
here’s a link (I hope): http://beardathon.com/blackhawks
2009 SCH Post Whore
2010 Troll Collector
SCH's Resident Mom
The sun never sets on a badass
planning to pledge bolland
when I get paid. And if no one has pledged him by then.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 28, 2010 11:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Strangely enough - Jihnsson might still be in the beardathon
the hair appears to grow for a while on a corpse (it is actually the skin layers getting thinner from dehydration, but give the appearance of growth).
Confusion will be my epitaph.
Bay!
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 12:29 PM CDT up reply actions
hey, thanks for the plug
Right now I’m in 6th of 194 with $440 in hand.
The fact that beardathon doesn’t know how to format a leaderboard is kind of annoying.
1. Guy
2. Guy
3. Guy
4. Guy
4. Another Guy, tied with #4
5. Me (of course I’m not in fifth, Beardathon, if 2 guys are tied for fourth, that makes me 6th)
Ditto for CNS
I was sort of disappointed
that you weren’t wearing your suit and tie.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 12:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Been Busy crunching numbers for a post idea
Wanted to stop by and say
FUCK SCUM
FUCK LU
and somebody keep an eye for Bettman and Pierre near any Cliffs
FUCK YOU OVIE
Get off my Land!
ART.I§8-11; AM I-XXVII
James Madison is my Hero!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Apr 28, 2010 11:19 PM CDT reply actions
Crunching numbers = always tasty
Ovie’s already been fucked tonight. You don’t want Halak’s seconds.
by spokeinthebandwagon on Apr 28, 2010 11:22 PM CDT up reply actions
On a final Note, regarding the Hossa-Ovie poll I had going
The current total is
82% No; Hossa is not a fucking Douche Bag like Ovie and make dirty plays (Hit is different than Ovie)
18% Yes: I have no fucking real idea what Hockey is, NBC said they are the exact same, so that they must be (Ovie’s and Hossa’s hit were the same)
Get off my Land!
ART.I§8-11; AM I-XXVII
James Madison is my Hero!
by Toews-makes-funny-faces on Apr 28, 2010 11:27 PM CDT reply actions
Im getting tired of this waiting crap
seriously, it needs to be saturday right the fuck now.
Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
The rest will be very good for the team.
larry. A kind word for everyone.
I agree with that
Sopel probably has to be partially rebuilt after all those blocked shots, and Buff has to practice parking his big ass in front of the crease
Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 29, 2010 12:01 AM CDT up reply actions
Also, I hope Seabs' ankle is okay
Last I heard, it was really swollen from that blocked shot in Game 6.
better swollen than broken
we’ve heard what those shots from Weber are capable of
by puppetmasterp on Apr 29, 2010 12:39 AM CDT up reply actions
i wish our Johnsson was swollen
but we all know he’s just dead
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
Ok, now it's a Palomino!
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 12:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Found this posted at NM
The Nucks reaction to Chelsea Dagger
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
by stacie7 on Apr 29, 2010 12:03 AM CDT reply actions 9 recs
OMG!
thats awesome! The footage of Luongo listening to the song must have been cut, because it made him break down and cry!
Drink it up!
They had to talk him off the roof of GM Place
Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 29, 2010 12:10 AM CDT up reply actions
I thought Sedin's reaction was the best
he didn’t even want to talk about it
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
NIce.
It's my ass. It's huge. Smell it. Focus on it. Stare into it's unending beauty. It will be your undoing.
Priceless!
I liked fuckstain Kesler’s reaction the best.
See if you can guess what I am now.
by IndianHeadCrest on Apr 29, 2010 9:42 AM CDT up reply actions
That was hilarious
I wonder how hard it was for them to resist the urge to pick that iPod out of the guy’s hands and stomp on it…
ahahaha
I’m kinda starting to like them. :|
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 29, 2010 7:43 AM CDT up reply actions
NM or the Canucks?
If it’s latter, we’ll hook you up with a cootie shot by Saturday.
Time for some thrillin' heroics!
by shinkicker on Apr 29, 2010 8:19 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
the Canucks :(
they amuse me one minute and disgust me the next.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 29, 2010 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
All Chelsea Dagger, All Day All Night
I think that maybe they should play the song before a random faceoff in the first period (after the Hawks have the lead of course) just to really mess with the Nucks. Let’s Go Sharks!
22 was found dead, murdered by a Chelsea Dagger.
Haha!
I like that idea!
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 12:35 PM CDT up reply actions
The key would be...
…if the fans and Hawks were like “what! I didn’t hear anything?”
Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!
perhaps a small speaker could be attached to the net-cam to surreptitiously pipe the tune to him
Confusion will be my epitaph.
or in Buff's back pocket
or the whereabouts.
Or Kane can hum it every time he skates past Lu, a la Boynton mumbling “Bork Bork Bork” to Hjalmarsson.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 2:25 PM CDT up reply actions
they did seem to take it pretty well - they may be better sports than they sometimes show us
Confusion will be my epitaph.
One big plus that I haven't seen anyone talk about
is how much better Niemi plays when he sees more shots per game. Also Our D tends to really step up its game against a tough opponent. Not saying that either of this should be taken as gospel but it is an observation I have been having. Most goaltenders seem to play their best when they see between 25-35 shots a game.
Drink it up!
Ack
I’m working on a different FanPost, but I’ve thought about looking into that (BtN says there isn’t a strong correlation, but I wanted to test for our goalies this season specifically). Hold that thought / remind me, maybe I’ll get on that one next.
This is kind of interesting - read on twitter
Second round each seeding position represented: SJ(1) CHI VAN PITT DET BOS PHI MTL
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
my numbers went away
SJ (1) CHI (2) VAN (3) PITT (4) DET (5) BOS (6) PHI (7) MTL (8)
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
how sweet would it be
to have yet another match-up of the 4th and 5th seeds
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
please no
you told us you were done with the prophecies!
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 29, 2010 7:44 AM CDT up reply actions
a 4th & 5th Seed final would blow - totally
now a 2nd and 4, or 6, or 7, or 8 would be OK
Confusion will be my epitaph.
I was seeing meeshak's response
as being sarcastic – am I off base on that one?
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
i think she was looking at that same thing i was above...
…that is, that one team holding each of the 8 seeds (in their respective conference) advanced.
Schadenfreude ist die schönste Freude (denn sie kommt von Herzen)
So
I stopped on by to Jaspers rink… you know just to see how the Caps fans were taking it…. (Not good I might add) So after reading through the Bandwagon spontaneously combusting and crashing off a cliff… I actually got to some real hockey discussion… The thing that caught my attention is to how they kept referring to “I don’t play defense but still get nominated for the Norris trophy every year Mike Green” as one of their best “Skaters” Here is a guy that is on their top “defensive” pairing and they keep calling him a “skater”! I just found that odd because every Cap fan I have ever known will argue till they are blue in the face that Mike Green is an EXCELLENT DEFENDER! Pause for laughter But then on their own blog they will flat out not call him one of their best defensive players…. Honestly if Mike Green was their best skater then they deserved to lose game 7 on that aweful “Defensive” play or lack thereof “defensive” play… I know that was a little out of left field, but I really can’t stand this big debate on Mike Green… If your sooo impressed with his offensive numbers for gods sake make him a fucking forward…. but until he starts playing shutdown D to go along with his O numbers he is going to continue to keep getting “Snubbed” for the Norris Trophy!
Drink it up!
Someone has to have posted this
It was emailed to me and first time I heard it, thought it was damn funny. Im sure im way behind on this or missed it when originally posted (sorry if I did)
Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 29, 2010 2:17 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Link fail
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zd5iUGG7hY&feature=related
stupid Mac, trying to not let me post links…Fuck you Steve Jobs
Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 29, 2010 2:18 AM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I feel bad for the caps fans
but the caps themselves got what they deserved. The man-child ovie was standing around for what seemed like half the game last night. At one point semin tried to shoot through 2 mont players, the shot was blocked, and a third mont player skated in front of him, with a fourth on his left. Four fucking players drawn to him, and all I could think was that he was going to pass to one of the four open players and score. Instead, he tries to shoot again. Shockingly, the shot was blocked. All game long, the caps were playing one on five, while the canadians were playing as a team. Fuck, even Gretzky could pass the puck once in a while.
Okay, rant over, is it Saturday yet?
/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
by burpchelischili on Apr 29, 2010 6:57 AM CDT reply actions
Gretzky pass once in a while?
Most assists of all time Burp. He passed a lot indeed.
MTL 2nd goal. All on the Norris candidate and the rookie d man. If Green plays the puck, there is no goal. If the rookie isn’t hypnotized by the puck, no goal. Mostly, it’s Green though. Play the puck.
“No Norris for you”
Chewing gum?
Just realized
Duncs is the only Norris candidate left
Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 29, 2010 9:37 AM CDT up reply actions
heh,
I knew I would fuck something up in the rant, I don’t know why I put the “even” in front of Super-G’s name.
I just hate it when I go for a closer with bitting sarcasm, and end up with nibbling wtf.
sigh, I blame Global Cooling.
/Note unceasing sarcastic laughter in background.
by burpchelischili on Apr 29, 2010 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Luongo is not the key here
He will be streaky like he always is. He will most likely give Van a chance to win in some games and will almost certainly shit the proverbial bed in others.
I know the preview of the centers are coming on a different thread. The key to this series is Toews, Sharp, Bolland, Madden, and Fraser (if he plays). They are the players with the toughest assignment. If they play solid defensive hockey and limit the cycling chances of thing 1 and 2, this could be a quick one.
Finally, Andrew Ladd. Do your thing.
Chewing gum?
Additionally
We need to stay out of the box, something tells me that the Nucks aren’t going to go 1 for 28 on pp opportunities, especially if Ginger twin power is activated. I’m looking at you bolland/buff
Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 29, 2010 10:30 AM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Staying out of the box
is going to be key! Let them take the dumb penalties. I’m sure there will be more than enough scrums after each play, but just don’t be stupid. No need like you said to get those ladys going.
Couple goaltender Interference calls will be fine
That means Ladd, Toews, Buff, Brouwer, etc asses are in Lu6ng6’s face.
Chewing gum?
Everyone on SCH go to Nucks Misconduct NOW!
They are playing Chelsea Dagger on an iPod for the Vancouver players and getting their reactions. Sedin’s face is priceless. Let’s Go Hawks! I want to hear Luongo’s favorite song many times at the UC.
22 was found dead, murdered by a Chelsea Dagger.
In an attempt to avoid anyone reply with a Palomino,
I would say that the headline photo looks like the Canucks are preparing for a Cylindrical Shaped version of a type of a popular Jamacian barbeque.
Maybe, just once, someone will call me 'Sir' without adding, 'You're making a scene."
LeBrun picks Canucks in 7 ...
just like he did last year.
Does everybody else hate the ESPN hockey page as much as me? Sometimes they do video blogs where Burnside and LeBrun stand uncomfortably close to each other, where you can feel the sexual tension between them.
by Billy Charlesbois on Apr 29, 2010 11:44 AM CDT reply actions
Everyone on versus (daily line) picked the ’Nucks too…. which is totally fine by me.
Schadenfreude ist die schönste Freude (denn sie kommt von Herzen)
The daily line=
4 future unemployed people, that show is just not good at all
Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 29, 2010 12:40 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yep
That “show” is the worst. I’m now dumber a result of watching about 10 minutes of it
September 26, 2007 The day a Franchise was reborn.
yea, not a fan of the show either...
…but was watching it after the Cap/Habs ended yesterday. They were all firmly in agreement that it was going to be the Nucks and Wings winning in the west.
Schadenfreude ist die schönste Freude (denn sie kommt von Herzen)
Good karma, methinks...
…remember the Bears Saints NFC Chmpionship game?
Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!
And seriously
What the hell is the point of having jenn sterger on there, she adds nothing of value except boobs
Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 29, 2010 12:55 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
but how would they do
Jenny from the Blog without her
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
her boobs are smarter than any of the other boobs on that show
and her’s at least look nice
Confusion will be my epitaph.
I wish they would just be honest
And say “now it’s time for a gratuitous Jenny cleavage shot” then they just show the sweater puppies for a few seconds and she does not talk
Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 29, 2010 1:13 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Don’t underestimate boob power, friend.
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on Apr 29, 2010 1:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I dont
It’s my fatal weakness. A nice rack has gotten me into my fair share of bad relationships
Hossa's Attorney says:
TAKE OFF THOSE CLOWN SHOES OR I WILL SHOOT THIS DOG!
by BigCSouthside on Apr 29, 2010 1:19 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
well, it makes sense...
The Nucks have the top scorer in the league and Hawks don’t. The Nucks have the gold medal winning veteran goal tender and the Hawks have the unknown rookie in net. The Nucks have the emotional “revenge” edge over the somewhat lackluster (in the 1st round) Hawks. The Nucks came back from deficits to win in the 1st round while the Hawks have shown a disturbing habit of giving up 2 goal leads.
Looking at those things, the Nucks have the edge. What they don’t consider is that Hawks have yet to play their best hockey. Which is exactly what I expect the Hawks to do. The 1st round served as a good wake up call to this team and I think we’ll see a much better Blackhawk team in this round.
I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.
by Preacher000 on Apr 29, 2010 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
And a great attempt to portray the faves as the underdog.
The truth is, even with all the truths listed…that the Hawks have home ice.
They won the last series. They are the faves.
But it should be a close series…only two more sleeps!
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
they're obviously not the faves
if everyone is picking the Nucks. since “favorite” is a label chosen and applied by the media, if they’re choosing the Nucks, then the Nucks are the favorites
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I guess it is like the PHO - DET series, with the lower seed as the favorites
Confusion will be my epitaph.
if it hadn’t been for detroit, Chicago would have been the higher seed last year, too. the Nucks were the faves going into that series. all i’m saying is, the media chooses the Nucks over the Hawks, regardless of regular season performance.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
that's weird
there must be some sort of trap lying around here.
(170 g) * (3x10^8 m/s)^2 = 1.5x10^16 J
I do like to throw you with utterly clear statements now and then
no boobytraps or anything
Confusion will be my epitaph.
The Hawks are the favorites...
…according to the betting lines. I’ll take people who put their money where their mouths are over a bunch of media windbags any day.
Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!
Except for lines involving the Cubs
..due to my moronic fellow Cub fans.
Gentlemen! I have invented...this thing!
Last year, most of ESPN picked Calgary over Chicago in round 1
but I went back to look around round 2, and all the previous predictions had turned to “Hawks” instead of “Flames”.
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 29, 2010 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
think it was maybe a glitch in their site or something?
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 29, 2010 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I believe 1984 is only edited/re-edited history to meeshak
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions
According to Michelle Beadle's twitter page
The sportsnation crew is jumping on the Blackhawks bandwagon. They are a big 0-fer in picks.
ESPN_Michelle I’m being told by @LadyProducer_SN that we should jump on Blackhawks bandwagon. We’re also only an hour and a half from Boston. Just saying
by MadisonMadHatter on Apr 29, 2010 1:01 PM CDT reply actions
well here's to hoping their luck changes
I went to a fight the other night and a hockey game broke out.
- Rodney Dangerfield
According to Michelle Beadle's twitter page
The sportsnation crew is jumping on the Blackhawks bandwagon. They are a big 0-fer in picks.
ESPN_Michelle I’m being told by @LadyProducer_SN that we should jump on Blackhawks bandwagon. We’re also only an hour and a half from Boston. Just saying
by MadisonMadHatter on Apr 29, 2010 1:01 PM CDT reply actions
this is great/more Kesler doucheism
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
grr
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4erc2SPDJGE&feature=player_embedded
On the Forecheck/Twitter/CLS
"What do you think this is? Major League Baseball?"- Shea Weber
by Chris Burton on Apr 29, 2010 1:06 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd party with Kesler
He seems like he knows how to get down.
by MadisonMadHatter on Apr 29, 2010 1:30 PM CDT up reply actions
ah shit
now I really like them. They’re such asses but. Amusing ones?
But when it was suggested to him that Toews v. Kane seems likely to become a sidebar to every future international hockey tournament, he smiled and said: "I'd like us to win something together, too."
(Tweets @ChiBlackhawks and blogs at Blackhawks Down Low.)
by chiblackhawks on Apr 29, 2010 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
What kind of wine-cooler
will Roberto Luongo use to release the stress the Blackhawks cause him?
Legacy of KA(i)NE
by Kaner's Revenge on Apr 29, 2010 3:39 PM CDT reply actions
he just likes it
cuz most alcoholic beverages are too strong from him. Plus it tastes like Welch’s which is a plus
Legacy of KA(i)NE
by Kaner's Revenge on Apr 29, 2010 4:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Mike's hard lemonade?
Oh…I like how some Hawks fans are calling the Canucks favorites…the respect is great guys.
But you guys are the fave, regardless of what Lebrun says…
;-)
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
To your signature – We’ll see how prepared Vancouver is.
The Canucks quotes are reminding me of the quotes launched by Capitals before their series with Montreal with “we’re better prepared this year” – Boudreau, “we know what it takes” – Semin, “who’s Plekanec? I thought you were talking about Jagr.” – Theodore. We all know how that series ended.
Talk is cheap.
2010 PLAYOFFS: ROUND ONE MVP
Patrick Kane: 4 goals and the master of the 13.6 second left escape.
Without that who knows how things would've turned out.
Sure is.
But we have two more days of it before puck drop.
No doubt the bigwigs at SBN are enjoying the traffic and all.
But what’s left to talk about?
Oh, and AV’s quote sounded pretty common sense and level headed to me. “We hope to learn from our mistakes…and do better” is all I got out of it.
The Caps ran their mouths pretty hard…but you would be hard pressed to find any bulletin board material coming from either team in our series.
Like Q said…all that hatred and anger is there already.
Between them only I hope.
""I felt last year our guys were ready to take that next step," Vigneault said. "We weren't able to get through Chicago. I feel we're even more ready now. Having gone through that experience, having learned from it. . . we're going to be better prepared to face the challenge ahead of us."
I think it's a good quote
It’s what I’d want to hear from a Hawks’ coach if the situation were reversed.
Well, folks, I want to thank you for being here for the recording of my live comedy album. Funny material and laughter will be dubbed in later.
by ChicagoNativeSon on Apr 29, 2010 8:47 PM CDT up reply actions
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