Nice Catch Hayes.... - Stanley Cup Finals Game 1 Thoughts.

Toews: -3. I feel bad for the self-flagellation going on right now, and for the next 22.5 hours (imagine the comparative tranquility between Kane and Buff’s ears.)

At 7 PM tomorrow, I’ll feel bad for whomever is then across from him (not really.)

during a single shift.

Especially in the Second when it looked like Brouwer had a step on their defenseman 1 on 1 and O’halloran instead of backing away from the play into the boards, seemed to back in towards the net. This made Brouwer have to take his foot of the gas and gave the flyers defenseman a better angle to defend from. It is one thing to have bad judgement or to miss something on a play, but to be so far out of position on a rush to give one team an advantage is unacceptable, especially for a referee who graded out high enough this season to be rewarded with a spot in the SCF. I bet if if Brouwer had to do it over again, he would put his head down and pound the shot towards the net, it’s not his fault Dan O’halloran decided to the the third flyers defenseman for a couple seconds. Hopefully they can find a couple of striped shirts that have a fucking clue for monday and beyond.

as Cuntface because, well, just fuckin’ look at him. The only cunt bigger than him is the one that squeezed his sad little mullet head out.

How about “concerned?”

That was a great assist, definitely not your every day routine pass.

I think if it’s a choice, I keep Eager in (he seemed to skate REALLY well last night), keep Kop (he looks like he’s trying to prove something) and bring in Ladd (if his injury doesn’t lessen his usual high degree of play). And Burish sits. Right now, his contribution on the ice is just a bit less than Eager’s. And you can’t leave Ladd out if he’s available to play.

Regardless, isn’t it a nice dilemma to have? So many good players, so few open spots.

because I’m pretty sure the criteria for getting your name on there is either 41 reg-season games or a Cup Final game.

So Ladd would be on there even if he didn’t come back for a game (which I hope is not going to happen!) as would Huet (I like Huey, but I hope he’s not needed).

So it’s been nearly 10 years since a no penalty game for the Flyers.

Is Pronger a machine? (But I also heard the theory that Pronger paces himself and only really goes “all out” when he absolutely has to.)

made me shoot jack and coke all over the place…You owe me one laptop

that the last Stanley Cup final game in which a team went penalty free was in 1953.
Fucking 1953! 57 fucking years ago. Only a McCreary led crew could perpetrate this kind of idiocy.
Thank God that stupid douche is taking his sorry ass and going home when this is done.

Maybe that’s the reason. It’s hard to keep ice frozen when it’s too hot outside. Hence, both teams playing so sloppy.

I heard a fellow fan refer to last night’s game as “pond hockey”.

so an hour before the game. It was a 1-0 affair, so it probably ended by no later than 8:30 central, or 1.5 hours into the hockey game.

It’s the day when the animals and thugs who go to Eagles, Flyers and Phillies games all year get to dress up in feathers, dance in public and examine the source of their homophobia.

I actually get both coverages and the CBC one was at least 5 seconds ahead of the NBC coverage. When Brouwer scored in the 1st period on the CBC channel Hossa had just received the puck and was getting ready to pass it to Brouwer.

I can understand the frustration of the American viewers at this.

Such an uncharacteristic game from both teams … you can hardly hang blame on the goalies for the score. He deserves another shot, his record in all his previous big games is stellar.

haven’t been around much today, so that’s a serious question. Rogers is cranking out too many features to keep up with.

dude was struggling majorly all night. Boosh looked A LOT better.

by all means, run Leighton out there again.

The team has played more confidently and comfortably in front of Leighton than Boucher, all year. It wasn’t just Leighton who was out of whack on Saturday, so you can’t really isolate on him. Another, more interesting, reason would be if there was something up with Leighton’s health, though there’s no reason to think that from what was on TV.

If Leighton has another lousy game and he’s the only one who does, then Boucher might get the call for Game 3, in which case you can start celebrating. The guy bailed us out against the Rangers so thank you thank you Brian but the Devils were by far the worst team in the playoffs and he was in goal for the three losses against Boston (not that they were his fault, but still). Most of us who were grateful to Boucher were thrilled when Leighton was able to get back in. Blackhawks will have an easier time scoring goals against Boucher and the Flyers need every break they can get to win this.

but happy about the outcome

thats why it rocked

allowing an offensive showcase. Every one of the Hawks goals was a thing of beauty.

and ‘duh’ the better forwards part too. ;-)

my comment from before last night’s game:

There’s been a lot of talk from analysts about this series having a lot of 4 pt total games. I don’t see it, especially tonight. I see this being more of an 8 pt game, with the Haws hopefully being on top 5-3.

If the Hawks can get pucks on the net, they should be able to figure out Leighton early and pot a couple in the 1st period. He’s big, but slower and not as athletic as Niemi. Look for a lot of "dirty" goals from both teams.

Figured this was as good an opportunity to toot my own horn.
How did I know this might happen? THE EYE TEST!

You know Flyers.

Richards, Hartnell, Carcillo, etc.

Good team, but weird. You can’t figure out what they do.

I think that the last game is the best they’ve got. Hawks survived it. I hope I’m right.

yeah i’d say he’s def out for today. though i doubt we’ll hear anything more about it than that.

and there are still no penalties against the Flyers I’m breaking out the foil and making my hat. I’ll go out to the ledge and scream CONSPIRACY at the top of my lungs.

He’s a fine D man. Yes, he is the best on the Preds.

1. is still playing for a team that technically should not be here anymore, but here they are. They put up 5 on the Hawks thanks to a mountainous effort from him. He’s a hall of fame type player. Will Weber last this long and at this level? You sure hope so, and most hockey fans do as well. Right now the jury is out on if he will or not. We can talk in 10-15 years and see if he measures up to #20.

sorry, douchebag Pronger has set a pretty high mark for a long time and that wingspin is like a pterodactyl

Right now, today, Pronger looks better. Over the next few years, Weber is the better option, but that doesn’t apply to the next 3-6 games.

he will always live in Panda Sr. shadow

but this doesn’t seem right to me….