NHL 2011 PLAYOFFS

Break The Sky

81 wrote:

Some nasty dirty hits in the tb pitt series

That series needs to take some lithium because it's extraordinarily bipolar. It'll go to a game seven and one team is going to win that game 8-1.

81

Did you see thit on gagne? Or the downy launch

Heisenberg

Downie might want to get the gold clubs out. He could be off the ice for a while.

Break The Sky

81 wrote:

Did you see thit on gagne? Or the downy launch

I haven't seen any of the hits but after the Sabres game it's the first think I'll do.

The Fixer

polaris_x wrote:

i dunno ... the puck was in the vicinity ... and torres doesn't lift his elbows or anything to go directly for the head ...

I agree. I don't think it was dirty.

but society doens't allow violence, so there will be reprecussions. sad

The Fixer

Big Drop wrote:

polaris_x wrote:

i dunno ... the puck was in the vicinity ... and torres doesn't lift his elbows or anything to go directly for the head ...

And that's why he's not getting suspended. He targets the body 100% of the way and doesn't even try to play the puck. Intent to injure may not be black and white, but it sure looked like Torres had no other intentions. It wasn't a smart play and the fact that he's fresh off an earlier suspension isn't exactly a mitigating factor. I think when it comes down to it the reason he's home free is because Bettman has no balls.

these kinds of hits have been going on for years. when stevens knocked lindros out in the playoffs I didn't cry. that was a clean hit. when umberger got knocked out by campbell that was a clean hit as well.

society has become pussified. now when someone gets hurt everyone cries for a suspension or penalty. there are no such things as good hits anymore (in the NHL or NFL).

soon all sports will be non-contact. that will be fun :?

Gary Carter

81 wrote:

Some nasty dirty hits in the tb pitt series

how shocking shittsburgh is involved in dirty hits :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

The Fixer

fox_mulderX wrote:

Drowned Out wrote:

I'm an Oilers fan....I will NEVER cheer for another NHL team. The last thing I want is my Canuck-fan friends to rub in a Cup until the Oilers win one again in 3 yrs or so...I don't want to hear them talk about how 'their' team brought it back to Canada. I will never cheer for the sisters, and I would never expect (or want) a Canucks fan to cheer for the Oil...sacrilege, I say!

oh, aaaaaand....what's with everyone praising the Vancouver anthem guy over the crowd sing-along thing? How quickly everyone forgets.....That's OUR opera-dudes trademark! Donnelly wishes he was Paul Lorieau!

thank you. i'm glad another canadian has logic. it's the maple leafs (for me) or no one. i'd rather see the nhl fold than cheer for another (esp canadian) team. congrats on the #1 pick again, you bastard lol

I tried bringing up this up over the weekend. I don't get the canadiens trying to incorporate a sense of civic pride. I could never root for the pens or rangers or devils or leafs or habs. I don't care what country they represent or how many americans are on those teams. I will always hate them all.

Heisenberg

metsfan wrote:

81 wrote:

Some nasty dirty hits in the tb pitt series

how shocking shittsburgh is involved in dirty hits :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Agreed. I hear they hate puppies in Pittsburgh too.

Gary Carter

Heisenberg wrote:

metsfan wrote:

81 wrote:

Some nasty dirty hits in the tb pitt series

how shocking shittsburgh is involved in dirty hits :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Agreed. I hear they hate puppies in Pittsburgh too.

thats not cool :evil:

lukin2006

Big Drop wrote:

polaris_x wrote:

i dunno ... the puck was in the vicinity ... and torres doesn't lift his elbows or anything to go directly for the head ...

And that's why he's not getting suspended. He targets the body 100% of the way and doesn't even try to play the puck. Intent to injure may not be black and white, but it sure looked like Torres had no other intentions. It wasn't a smart play and the fact that he's fresh off an earlier suspension isn't exactly a mitigating factor. I think when it comes down to it the reason he's home free is because Bettman has no balls.

Bettman doesn't determine suspension, Campbell does.

Break The Sky

lukin2006 wrote:

Bettman doesn't determine suspension, Campbell does.

Yeah, because he's totally not Bettman's puppet. :roll:

The Fixer wrote:

these kinds of hits have been going on for years. when stevens knocked lindros out in the playoffs I didn't cry. that was a clean hit. when umberger got knocked out by campbell that was a clean hit as well.

society has become pussified. now when someone gets hurt everyone cries for a suspension or penalty. there are no such things as good hits anymore (in the NHL or NFL).

soon all sports will be non-contact. that will be fun :?

Yeah, and they used to wear leather helmets in football and I used to have to walk uphill both ways to school when I was your age. :roll:

It's not the same NHL as x years ago. Someone else said it before, Torres goes past the puck to get to Seabrook. That's a really stupid defensive play, especially when you're trying to clear the puck. Torres only intention on the play was to rattle Seabrook's head.

lukin2006

Big Drop wrote:

lukin2006 wrote:

Bettman doesn't determine suspension, Campbell does.

Yeah, because he's totally not Bettman's puppet. :roll:

The Fixer wrote:

these kinds of hits have been going on for years. when stevens knocked lindros out in the playoffs I didn't cry. that was a clean hit. when umberger got knocked out by campbell that was a clean hit as well.

society has become pussified. now when someone gets hurt everyone cries for a suspension or penalty. there are no such things as good hits anymore (in the NHL or NFL).

soon all sports will be non-contact. that will be fun :?

Yeah, and they used to wear leather helmets in football and I used to have to walk uphill both ways to school when I was your age. :roll:

It's not the same NHL as x years ago. Someone else said it before, Torres goes past the puck to get to Seabrook. That's a really stupid defensive play, especially when you're trying to clear the puck. Torres only intention on the play was to rattle Seabrook's head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeZDE9H3_vU

I am not really sure why he was even penalized, Seabrook was about to play the puck and did not appear his elbows were up. Sure Seabrook had his head turned, but it was not a blind side hit, it's a rough game, it's Seabrook's responsibility to keep his head. Sure Torres went back their to rattle him and a good hockey player would, he didn't try to injure him.

voidofman

Big Drop wrote:

and I used to have to walk uphill both ways to school when I was your age.

I recently saw an episode of the Wonder Years where the dad said that he walked 30 miles to school every day!! Doing some quick math, if he walked it would have taken 10 hours, even if he ran it still would have been 4.5 hours.

fife

fox_mulderX wrote:

Drowned Out wrote:

I'm an Oilers fan....I will NEVER cheer for another NHL team. The last thing I want is my Canuck-fan friends to rub in a Cup until the Oilers win one again in 3 yrs or so...I don't want to hear them talk about how 'their' team brought it back to Canada. I will never cheer for the sisters, and I would never expect (or want) a Canucks fan to cheer for the Oil...sacrilege, I say!

oh, aaaaaand....what's with everyone praising the Vancouver anthem guy over the crowd sing-along thing? How quickly everyone forgets.....That's OUR opera-dudes trademark! Donnelly wishes he was Paul Lorieau!

thank you. i'm glad another canadian has logic. it's the maple leafs (for me) or no one. i'd rather see the nhl fold than cheer for another (esp canadian) team. congrats on the #1 pick again, you bastard lol

and does anyone else want to see anthems stop being played at games? am i the only one who thinks it's a tradition that is just plain stupid?

While I'm a lifelong Flyers fan, i do like to watch certain hockey teams play and actually cheer for them except when they play against the Flyers.

81

i only cheer for the flyers, but i will cheer against other teams.

restlesssoul

Game Day. My Broom Is Ready.

Drowned Out

haffajappa wrote:

Drowned Out wrote:

I'm an Oilers fan....I will NEVER cheer for another NHL team. The last thing I want is my Canuck-fan friends to rub in a Cup until the Oilers win one again in 3 yrs or so...I don't want to hear them talk about how 'their' team brought it back to Canada. I will never cheer for the sisters, and I would never expect (or want) a Canucks fan to cheer for the Oil...sacrilege, I say!

oh, aaaaaand....what's with everyone praising the Vancouver anthem guy over the crowd sing-along thing? How quickly everyone forgets.....That's OUR opera-dudes trademark! Donnelly wishes he was Paul Lorieau!

dream on
donnelly started that ages ago, this is by far not the first season he's done it.

Pretty sure the Oilers cup run in 06 was when that started! .....and it was because Lourieau was completely drowned out by the crowd, gave up, and held up the mic....everyone talks about how loud their barn is, but NOTHING tops that cup run.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meLpuF9UMvk

Who could forget Joey Moss beltin it out? or Bryzgalov being so impressed by the Edmonton fans that he was unable to contain his ear to ear grin (toward the end of the clip)? It was spontaneous magic....Your guy is a cheap imitation

You're right about hockey in canada, and the Count taking teams from us tho...Seeing Ron Maclean grill him about the weak american franchises during their interview at the Oly's was one of the best interviews I've ever seen...gotta love RM.
Katz has made some veiled attempts to threaten Edmonton with relocation if we don't get the new arena built...the guy would not make it out of town if he did.

Your team is lookin good! damnit!

81

restlesssoul wrote:

Game Day. My Broom Is Ready.

beat the shit out of them :P

polaris_x

lukin2006 wrote:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeZDE9H3_vU

I am not really sure why he was even penalized, Seabrook was about to play the puck and did not appear his elbows were up. Sure Seabrook had his head turned, but it was not a blind side hit, it's a rough game, it's Seabrook's responsibility to keep his head. Sure Torres went back their to rattle him and a good hockey player would, he didn't try to injure him.

agree ... haha

as for the cheering for other teams ... it comes down to this:

i am a hockey fan ... my team sucks the balls ... i love playoff hockey ... it's the best game out there ... i need to cheer for some team ... mainly that's decided annually by what players i get in my playoff pools ... hahaha ... but in general, i cheer for other canadian teams because in the past - it was slightly harder for canadian teams to compete because of the disparity in the US/Can dollar and taxation ... now - not so much ... still, i think there are only a few cities that match the passion canadian fans have for hockey so, i'd rather have Vancouver win ... i don't hate teams ... there are some players i hate but in general - i don't hate teams ... that's just stupid ... i think lindros once said that "what happens on the ice stays on the ice ... and that there is a general comraderie amongst hockey players ... that there aren't many guys in the league he wouldn't share a beer with" ... some of us take sport like it's war with another country ...