5 hole against 1 is just stupid. As of this moment I have 44 points, which puts me 97th percentile in all of ESPN's playoff challenge, and I'm second to last place in 5 hole against 1. Freaking ridiculous.
holy shit what a game. Hawks injure both Canuck goalies in the series and force game 7. If Van. loses, head coach and lou are gone imo. Bolland has brought the hawks back into this thing and frolik and smith came up huge!!! Let's go Hawks!!!
holy shit what a game. Hawks injure both Canuck goalies in the series and force game 7. If Van. loses, head coach and lou are gone imo. Bolland has brought the hawks back into this thing and frolik and smith came up huge!!! Let's go Hawks!!!
Lou is gone? Where's he going? He's under contract for 5.3 million until 2022.
5 hole against 1 is just stupid. As of this moment I have 44 points, which puts me 97th percentile in all of ESPN's playoff challenge, and I'm second to last place in 5 hole against 1. Freaking ridiculous.
Carissa's gotta pull up her socks . I notice she didn't say much in the post below this one ^^...:P
5 hole against 1 is just stupid. As of this moment I have 44 points, which puts me 97th percentile in all of ESPN's playoff challenge, and I'm second to last place in 5 hole against 1. Freaking ridiculous.
Carissa's gotta pull up her socks . I notice she didn't say much in the post below this one ^^...:P
The only thing I have going for me is I still have a few players this round because the Sabres couldn't win in game 6. I never imagined that a bunch of us from the 10C would be so competitive for this stupid ESPN playoff challenge! I'm glad I decided to participate!
5 hole against 1 is just stupid. As of this moment I have 44 points, which puts me 97th percentile in all of ESPN's playoff challenge, and I'm second to last place in 5 hole against 1. Freaking ridiculous.
Carissa's gotta pull up her socks . I notice she didn't say much in the post below this one ^^...:P
I tried the high risk/high reward method, and it didn't work. I was hoping that Horton and Boyes were going to make the most out of being in the playoffs after coming from non-playoff teams. Also, I'm a Wings fan, and I did not expect them to sweep. I only got about 2.5 games out of Franzen. And I knew Niemi sucked, but I was really expecting the Sharks to handle the Kopitar-less Kings. I should know by now to never underestimate the choking ability of the Sharks in the playoffs. Though, Vancouver looks like they might be able to overtake them in that department soon.
I'm Just trash talkin....you obviously know your hockey. I've been pretty lucky with my team, and I have all but 3 players in a game 7.
Big Drop - I wish more people had joined! I need to spend some time looking at that site, I've spent about 20 minutes on it total...but I don't think id give much credence to the percentiles at this point...the other fantasy sites I've used, the user-generated stats are always skewed by unmanaged teams and people with no clue what they're doing..not to deny our awesomeness or anything, but....its also bound to be tight at first.
I have always believed that Joe Thornton was the most overrated player in the playoffs, i now have reserved that right for Louuuuuuuuuuuuu! its still shocking to me that people call him an elite goalie. What a joke
luongo is definitely not that great a goaltender ... honestly, i think canada would have steamrolled in the olympics if not for him ...
some great hockey yesterday ... flyers vs. sabres ... i mean - wow ... that was some killer hockey ... flyers definitely have the offensive guns and just need someone who can stop a puck every now and then ...
canucks completely outplayed the hawks ... but 4 bad goals and you are facing all those demons ...
I get why people on jumping on Luongo but what about the twins...how many times in that overtime did they come into the Chicago zone trying to make all the moves and the perfect pass...look at Chicago, they were just putting the puck to the net and going in after it. Chicago is playing playoff hockey...Vancouver is not.
Who else were we to use in goal in the Olympics? At 1 time goaltending was a strong point for Canada, not so much anymore...but I do see that starting to emerge again with Price and Fleury but they are no where near as good as Roy and Brodeur.
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I get why people on jumping on Luongo but what about the twins...how many times in that overtime did they come into the Chicago zone trying to make all the moves and the perfect pass...look at Chicago, they were just putting the puck to the net and going in after it. Chicago is playing playoff hockey...Vancouver is not.
Who else were we to use in goal in the Olympics? At 1 time goaltending was a strong point for Canada, not so much anymore...but I do see that starting to emerge again with Price and Fleury but they are no where near as good as Roy and Brodeur.
vancouver totally outplayed chicago ... the twins were pretty good - you have to make those plays ... chicago blocked like 30 shots yesterday ... not one could get the puck to the net ... the twins created scoring chances ...
the reality is they need to not let in bad goals ... all 4 yesterday were bad goals ... luongo is just not a big game goalie ...
I get why people on jumping on Luongo but what about the twins...how many times in that overtime did they come into the Chicago zone trying to make all the moves and the perfect pass...look at Chicago, they were just putting the puck to the net and going in after it. Chicago is playing playoff hockey...Vancouver is not.
Who else were we to use in goal in the Olympics? At 1 time goaltending was a strong point for Canada, not so much anymore...but I do see that starting to emerge again with Price and Fleury but they are no where near as good as Roy and Brodeur.
I agree that the twins are not playing well either but i don't think you can say that they are the reason that Vancouver is losing. the twins have always played that way. the reason the black hawks are throwing every thing at the net is because Lou is not playing well. he is being outplayed by Crawford who is a rookie.
as for the goalie situation in Canada, i actually think that we are getting better. I really like cam Ward, i really like price and also Fleury but your right they are not a Roy or Brodeur but they are 2 of the best goalies of all time and not easily replaced.
I get why people on jumping on Luongo but what about the twins...how many times in that overtime did they come into the Chicago zone trying to make all the moves and the perfect pass...look at Chicago, they were just putting the puck to the net and going in after it. Chicago is playing playoff hockey...Vancouver is not.
Who else were we to use in goal in the Olympics? At 1 time goaltending was a strong point for Canada, not so much anymore...but I do see that starting to emerge again with Price and Fleury but they are no where near as good as Roy and Brodeur.
vancouver totally outplayed chicago ... the twins were pretty good - you have to make those plays ... chicago blocked like 30 shots yesterday ... not one could get the puck to the net ... the twins created scoring chances ...
the reality is they need to not let in bad goals ... all 4 yesterday were bad goals ... luongo is just not a big game goalie ...
The twins are pretty good from 10-15 feet away from the net, Toews, Kane, Sharp, Bowland are excellent right in front of the net...in close games, playoff hockey, grittier teams are often more successful...imo.
I thought the Canucks were good enough to win the cup...still think they are...but I think they have to get to the net, they are not getting nearly enough traffic in front of Chicago's net
Nothing they can do about the goaltending situation now. It was a bold move by their coach not to go with Luongo yesterday...but you are paying the guy over 5 million a year to come up big in games like that, he's been in tough games before. Vancouver better learn to live with LU because he's signed for a loooooong time.
I have certain rules I live by ... My First Rule ... I don't believe anything the government tells me ... George Carlin
"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
luongo is definitely not that great a goaltender ... honestly, i think canada would have steamrolled in the olympics if not for him ...
some great hockey yesterday ... flyers vs. sabres ... i mean - wow ... that was some killer hockey ... flyers definitely have the offensive guns and just need someone who can stop a puck every now and then ...
canucks completely outplayed the hawks ... but 4 bad goals and you are facing all those demons ...
I thought the Flyers game was really good and entertaining but i was upset about the refs in that game. I think they called some bullshit calls and missed some easy calls. I believe that Richards hit was really bad and he deserve to be kicked out of the game (which is hard for me to say since i am a Flyers fan) also, i believe that Myers should have gotten a penalty for punching Pronger. I sometimes wish that the refs would make up their mind. if your going to be strict than be strict but don't pick which calls to make. the Flyers are still my pick to come out of the East but they need to play better and can't always go down early in the games.
I thought the Flyers game was really good and entertaining but i was upset about the refs in that game. I think they called some bullshit calls and missed some easy calls. I believe that Richards hit was really bad and he deserve to be kicked out of the game (which is hard for me to say since i am a Flyers fan) also, i believe that Myers should have gotten a penalty for punching Pronger. I sometimes wish that the refs would make up their mind. if your going to be strict than be strict but don't pick which calls to make. the Flyers are still my pick to come out of the East but they need to play better and can't always go down early in the games.
hockey is the toughest game to ref .. game moves so fast and everyone is trying to get every advantage possible ... i mean, they basically allow cross-checking if you stand in front of the net ... personally, i thought the richards hit was borderline ... and based on the rules, it was not a major penalty ... you gotta remember players will exaggerate this stuff to get the calls ... thing is if they called every little thing - it would be disastrous ... it's a tough job ...
i just think the refs don't want to decide the games ... and in the games i watched, there have been some bad calls for sure but they aren't one-sided ...
4 games to win. I don't even think about celebrating until 5 minutes after the 4th win. I've seen too much happen in my life. After all, I've seen Philly beat us in a series because a goal that went through the side of the net counted.
I'm really curious what you're talking about. I'm pretty sure the last 3 times the Flyers beat the Sabres (1995, 1997, 2000) were in 5 convincing games. So it would be hard to blame a whole series on one goal when your team only won 1 game anyway. :?
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It was an amazing game, great storylines. We should have won that thing in regulation, I don't see how you can look at the decision to play Shneider as anything but a mistake. Those two goals were atrocious. Bush League play that doesnt belong in the playoffs. Lou would not have handled the puck like that and would have saved all else. Can't believe this thing is going to game 7. My fandom has never been tested so much.
We are blowing a 3-0 lead to a the team that has kicked us out the past two years, we win the presidents trophy this year, they don't even EARN getting in the playoffs, its just unthinkable if we make it three years in a row, combined with another Presidents Trophy winner that doesnt get out of the first round. The city will never live this one down. Unfortunately, Coach V will be let go too. He doesnt deserve that.
Go Canucks Go?
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From Schneider: "Just cramped up real bad. I could feel it coming after the second...It was real frustrating...Its something that used to happen to me in the AHL. A lot of nervous energy, probably sweating a little more than normal, got a little dehydrated."
It was an amazing game, great storylines. We should have won that thing in regulation, I don't see how you can look at the decision to play Shneider as anything but a mistake. Those two goals were atrocious. Bush League play that doesnt belong in the playoffs. Lou would not have handled the puck like that and would have saved all else. Can't believe this thing is going to game 7. My fandom has never been tested so much.
We are blowing a 3-0 lead to a the team that has kicked us out the past two years, we win the presidents trophy this year, they don't even EARN getting in the playoffs, its just unthinkable if we make it three years in a row, combined with another Presidents Trophy winner that doesnt get out of the first round. The city will never live this one down. Unfortunately, Coach V will be let go too. He doesnt deserve that.
Go Canucks Go?
Yes, GO CANUCKS GO! Nobody else comes back from 3-0 in this league!
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From Schneider: "Just cramped up real bad. I could feel it coming after the second...It was real frustrating...Its something that used to happen to me in the AHL. A lot of nervous energy, probably sweating a little more than normal, got a little dehydrated."
It was an amazing game, great storylines. We should have won that thing in regulation, I don't see how you can look at the decision to play Shneider as anything but a mistake. Those two goals were atrocious. Bush League play that doesnt belong in the playoffs. Lou would not have handled the puck like that and would have saved all else. Can't believe this thing is going to game 7. My fandom has never been tested so much.
We are blowing a 3-0 lead to a the team that has kicked us out the past two years, we win the presidents trophy this year, they don't even EARN getting in the playoffs, its just unthinkable if we make it three years in a row, combined with another Presidents Trophy winner that doesnt get out of the first round. The city will never live this one down. Unfortunately, Coach V will be let go too. He doesnt deserve that.
Go Canucks Go?
Since when did the blackhawks not earn their playoff spot? I believed we played 82 games like everyone else and had the points to qualify...just cause dallas blew their chance doesn't mean the hawks don't deserve to be there. I think this series proves that we deserve to be there; we didn't dominate like last year but we sure as shit have showed how tough of a team we are. If we win game 7, we're taking this far.
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beautiful play by hossa to set it up
agreed. he stuck with that thing, but
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Lou is gone? Where's he going? He's under contract for 5.3 million until 2022.
Carissa's gotta pull up her socks
The only thing I have going for me is I still have a few players this round because the Sabres couldn't win in game 6. I never imagined that a bunch of us from the 10C would be so competitive for this stupid ESPN playoff challenge! I'm glad I decided to participate!
I tried the high risk/high reward method, and it didn't work. I was hoping that Horton and Boyes were going to make the most out of being in the playoffs after coming from non-playoff teams. Also, I'm a Wings fan, and I did not expect them to sweep. I only got about 2.5 games out of Franzen. And I knew Niemi sucked, but I was really expecting the Sharks to handle the Kopitar-less Kings. I should know by now to never underestimate the choking ability of the Sharks in the playoffs. Though, Vancouver looks like they might be able to overtake them in that department soon.
I'll have to make my comeback in round 2.
Big Drop - I wish more people had joined! I need to spend some time looking at that site, I've spent about 20 minutes on it total...but I don't think id give much credence to the percentiles at this point...the other fantasy sites I've used, the user-generated stats are always skewed by unmanaged teams and people with no clue what they're doing..not to deny our awesomeness or anything, but....its also bound to be tight at first.
some great hockey yesterday ... flyers vs. sabres ... i mean - wow ... that was some killer hockey ... flyers definitely have the offensive guns and just need someone who can stop a puck every now and then ...
canucks completely outplayed the hawks ... but 4 bad goals and you are facing all those demons ...
Who else were we to use in goal in the Olympics? At 1 time goaltending was a strong point for Canada, not so much anymore...but I do see that starting to emerge again with Price and Fleury but they are no where near as good as Roy and Brodeur.
"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
Yes they do...but they are not afraid to get dirty and go to the net.
If the Hawks win this series I can see them going a long ways.
"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
vancouver totally outplayed chicago ... the twins were pretty good - you have to make those plays ... chicago blocked like 30 shots yesterday ... not one could get the puck to the net ... the twins created scoring chances ...
the reality is they need to not let in bad goals ... all 4 yesterday were bad goals ... luongo is just not a big game goalie ...
I agree that the twins are not playing well either but i don't think you can say that they are the reason that Vancouver is losing. the twins have always played that way. the reason the black hawks are throwing every thing at the net is because Lou is not playing well. he is being outplayed by Crawford who is a rookie.
as for the goalie situation in Canada, i actually think that we are getting better. I really like cam Ward, i really like price and also Fleury but your right they are not a Roy or Brodeur but they are 2 of the best goalies of all time and not easily replaced.
The twins are pretty good from 10-15 feet away from the net, Toews, Kane, Sharp, Bowland are excellent right in front of the net...in close games, playoff hockey, grittier teams are often more successful...imo.
I thought the Canucks were good enough to win the cup...still think they are...but I think they have to get to the net, they are not getting nearly enough traffic in front of Chicago's net
Nothing they can do about the goaltending situation now. It was a bold move by their coach not to go with Luongo yesterday...but you are paying the guy over 5 million a year to come up big in games like that, he's been in tough games before. Vancouver better learn to live with LU because he's signed for a loooooong time.
"Life Is What Happens To You When Your Busy Making Other Plans" John Lennon
I thought the Flyers game was really good and entertaining but i was upset about the refs in that game. I think they called some bullshit calls and missed some easy calls. I believe that Richards hit was really bad and he deserve to be kicked out of the game (which is hard for me to say since i am a Flyers fan) also, i believe that Myers should have gotten a penalty for punching Pronger. I sometimes wish that the refs would make up their mind. if your going to be strict than be strict but don't pick which calls to make. the Flyers are still my pick to come out of the East but they need to play better and can't always go down early in the games.
hockey is the toughest game to ref .. game moves so fast and everyone is trying to get every advantage possible ... i mean, they basically allow cross-checking if you stand in front of the net ... personally, i thought the richards hit was borderline ... and based on the rules, it was not a major penalty ... you gotta remember players will exaggerate this stuff to get the calls ... thing is if they called every little thing - it would be disastrous ... it's a tough job ...
i just think the refs don't want to decide the games ... and in the games i watched, there have been some bad calls for sure but they aren't one-sided ...
I'm really curious what you're talking about. I'm pretty sure the last 3 times the Flyers beat the Sabres (1995, 1997, 2000) were in 5 convincing games. So it would be hard to blame a whole series on one goal when your team only won 1 game anyway. :?
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It was an amazing game, great storylines. We should have won that thing in regulation, I don't see how you can look at the decision to play Shneider as anything but a mistake. Those two goals were atrocious. Bush League play that doesnt belong in the playoffs. Lou would not have handled the puck like that and would have saved all else. Can't believe this thing is going to game 7. My fandom has never been tested so much.
We are blowing a 3-0 lead to a the team that has kicked us out the past two years, we win the presidents trophy this year, they don't even EARN getting in the playoffs, its just unthinkable if we make it three years in a row, combined with another Presidents Trophy winner that doesnt get out of the first round. The city will never live this one down. Unfortunately, Coach V will be let go too. He doesnt deserve that.
Go Canucks Go?
Yes, GO CANUCKS GO! Nobody else comes back from 3-0 in this league!
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Since when did the blackhawks not earn their playoff spot? I believed we played 82 games like everyone else and had the points to qualify...just cause dallas blew their chance doesn't mean the hawks don't deserve to be there. I think this series proves that we deserve to be there; we didn't dominate like last year but we sure as shit have showed how tough of a team we are. If we win game 7, we're taking this far.