NHL 2011 PLAYOFFS

haffajappa

georgia and hamilton :shock:

restlesssoul

lukin2006 wrote:

Hard to believe the Canucks have only scored 5 goals in the series and is up 3-2. Awesome job Lu...great bounce back game..

mind blowing indeed. you let in 12 goals in two games, and two other games are 1-0 shutouts, just bizarre.

ONE MORE WIN BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This run has been too magical not to win it, we must. Monday night we take the cup in beantown.

lukin2006

haffajappa wrote:

georgia and hamilton :shock:

Saw that on the CBC last night...that was awesome...really hope they win the cup...win Game 6 in Boston...that would be awesome.

haffajappa

lukin2006 wrote:

haffajappa wrote:

georgia and hamilton :shock:

Saw that on the CBC last night...that was awesome...really hope they win the cup...win Game 6 in Boston...that would be awesome.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7jL9gHJLj8


Will be at rogers arena for the viewing party on monday. Hope they take it in 6 too.... too nerve-racking to hope for a win at home :S
GO CANUCKS!

haffajappa

I think i've said it before but I love how our Punjabi community has become such a huge part of our fan base
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwk1sZjkjBM

I don't know I guess maybe it's because of my job and stuff but I have a few Afghani students in the ESL class I TA that get soo into it, and I think its just the coolest blend of cultures.

Watching my dad scream at the TV in angry Japanese is fun too

Gary Carter

polaris_x wrote:

uhhh ... i'm not sure i where that proof is ... i read the link and they don't mention anything about getting rid of hitting ...

in any case - this admiring the pass is sooo absurd ... you can argue that maybe he should have had his head forward in case someone decides to hit him late ... but as i've asked over and over again ... what part of the pass is there to admire!?? ... he's seeing how the play is developing where the puck is ...

i don't even think he was admiring the pass. it was a clean open ice hit as far as i'm concerned. was his elbow high, sure was, but again if you leave yourself open like that you deserve to get hit. the hit was no different then what stevens did on lindros way back when and anyother old time hockey hit. call me old school or whatever you want but to me thats hockey. the nhl is becoming like euro hockey. hell why the nhl is at it, why not ban fighting and make the players wear full cage helemts :roll: :roll:.

Gary Carter

lukin2006 wrote:

Don't feel sorry for me...you got the same choice we do...change the channel if you don't want to hear them, Cherry is very popular over here, with Cherry you either love or hate him.

kinda hard to do when you want pre, during and post game analysts.

tybird

metsfan wrote:

polaris_x wrote:

uhhh ... i'm not sure i where that proof is ... i read the link and they don't mention anything about getting rid of hitting ...

in any case - this admiring the pass is sooo absurd ... you can argue that maybe he should have had his head forward in case someone decides to hit him late ... but as i've asked over and over again ... what part of the pass is there to admire!?? ... he's seeing how the play is developing where the puck is ...

i don't even think he was admiring the pass. it was a clean open ice hit as far as i'm concerned. was his elbow high, sure was, but again if you leave yourself open like that you deserve to get hit. the hit was no different then what stevens did on lindros way back when and anyother old time hockey hit. call me old school or whatever you want but to me thats hockey. the nhl is becoming like euro hockey. hell why the nhl is at it, why not ban fighting and make the players wear full cage helemts :roll: :roll:.

I believe that Lindros was looking at his feet/puck when Stevens leveled him...would not be called interference even in today's NHL.

lukin2006

metsfan wrote:

lukin2006 wrote:

Don't feel sorry for me...you got the same choice we do...change the channel if you don't want to hear them, Cherry is very popular over here, with Cherry you either love or hate him.

kinda hard to do when you want pre, during and post game analysts.

Like I said...I like Cherry...he talks about the issues...tells it like it is...

lukin2006

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

Looks to me like the puck was not on Lindros stick...but hr did have his head down.

But it doesn't matter the NHL had a lot more leniency regarding late hits. But there is no way Rome deserved a 4 game suspension...1 maybe 2.

Gary Carter

lukin2006 wrote:

metsfan wrote:

lukin2006 wrote:

Don't feel sorry for me...you got the same choice we do...change the channel if you don't want to hear them, Cherry is very popular over here, with Cherry you either love or hate him.

kinda hard to do when you want pre, during and post game analysts.

Like I said...I like Cherry...he talks about the issues...tells it like it is...

never ever actually heard cherry. damn me for being born in the wrong country. lol

lukin2006

metsfan wrote:

lukin2006 wrote:

metsfan wrote:

Like I said...I like Cherry...he talks about the issues...tells it like it is...

never ever actually heard cherry. damn me for being born in the wrong country. lol

The issues that Cherry talks about, get rid of the instigator rule, then a lot of nonsense will disappear...get rid of that body armour that they call shoulder pads, wants automatic icing...someone's going to really get hurt chasing the puck behind the net, guys already have.

With Cherry you either like him or you don't...

MayDay10

metsfan wrote:

polaris_x wrote:

uhhh ... i'm not sure i where that proof is ... i read the link and they don't mention anything about getting rid of hitting ...

in any case - this admiring the pass is sooo absurd ... you can argue that maybe he should have had his head forward in case someone decides to hit him late ... but as i've asked over and over again ... what part of the pass is there to admire!?? ... he's seeing how the play is developing where the puck is ...

i don't even think he was admiring the pass. it was a clean open ice hit as far as i'm concerned. was his elbow high, sure was, but again if you leave yourself open like that you deserve to get hit. the hit was no different then what stevens did on lindros way back when and anyother old time hockey hit. call me old school or whatever you want but to me thats hockey. the nhl is becoming like euro hockey. hell why the nhl is at it, why not ban fighting and make the players wear full cage helemts :roll: :roll:.

I agree to a point. The hit was very late and Rome kind of launched himself high. The result was a severe concussion and I dont have too much of a problem with the NHL punishing the result.

however, I do not feel that it was a crime against humanity. Horton was watching his pass and lost track of where the LD was. If Rome was a split second earlier, it would have been the same result, but a cleaner hit.

I have no problem with the punishment in this case.



what is up with NBC making Vancouver look like a bunch of classless monsters anyways? People are talking like they are the Broad Street Bullies reborn or something. NBC's crew is almost past the point of being professional.

Gary Carter

lukin2006 wrote:

The issues that Cherry talks about, get rid of the instigator rule, then a lot of nonsense will disappear...get rid of that body armour that they call shoulder pads, wants automatic icing...someone's going to really get hurt chasing the puck behind the net, guys already have.

With Cherry you either like him or you don't...

see now all that i agree with him on 100%

Gary Carter

MayDay10 wrote:

what is up with NBC making Vancouver look like a bunch of classless monsters anyways? People are talking like they are the Broad Street Bullies reborn or something. NBC's crew is almost past the point of being professional.

ratings my fellow ny'er ratings and water cooler talk

they aren't even a poor mans 80's isles or 70's Broad Street Bullies or 70's Boston

MayDay10

its actually making me want to turn it off. Its unbearable.

I cant wait until next season,when Ill be in an area where I get the choice between these clowns and CBC.

lukin2006

metsfan wrote:

lukin2006 wrote:

The issues that Cherry talks about, get rid of the instigator rule, then a lot of nonsense will disappear...get rid of that body armour that they call shoulder pads, wants automatic icing...someone's going to really get hurt chasing the puck behind the net, guys already have.

With Cherry you either like him or you don't...

see now all that i agree with him on 100%

Don't worry he has no problem with fighting in the game.

lukin2006

MayDay10 wrote:

its actually making me want to turn it off. Its unbearable.

I cant wait until next season,when Ill be in an area where I get the choice between these clowns and CBC.

For the most part CBC has done a good job in the finals. Ron McClean is an excellent host...love it when he interviews Bettman, he has has Bettman squirming in his seat a few times.

Gary Carter

lukin2006 wrote:

metsfan wrote:

lukin2006 wrote:

The issues that Cherry talks about, get rid of the instigator rule, then a lot of nonsense will disappear...get rid of that body armour that they call shoulder pads, wants automatic icing...someone's going to really get hurt chasing the puck behind the net, guys already have.

With Cherry you either like him or you don't...

see now all that i agree with him on 100%

Don't worry he has no problem with fighting in the game.

hahaha cool

MayDay10

lukin2006 wrote:

MayDay10 wrote:

its actually making me want to turn it off. Its unbearable.

I cant wait until next season,when Ill be in an area where I get the choice between these clowns and CBC.

For the most part CBC has done a good job in the finals. Ron McClean is an excellent host...love it when he interviews Bettman, he has has Bettman squirming in his seat a few times.

CBC completely puts any US broadcast to shame. National broadcasts on Versus and NBC are embarrassing to me as a hockey fan.

I dont understand why they dont look at CBC and take notes on how to do it right. Doc Emrick has to go too. His voice is grating and he isnt a good pbp announcer. I am hoping Pierre Maguire gets an executive job with a team somewhere. I would wish the same for Milbury but we know that aint happening.

They feel the need to try to create artificial excitement, when they only have to let the game play itself out. An NHL game, especially the finals, has plenty of charge.

Imnot a huge Hughson fan, but Bob Cole is still the man.



and yes, the Bettman interviews are classic. We wont see that on US TV though because they are completely subservient of the NHL.


there are a few decent regional telecasts. Dallas and San Jose come to mind off the top of my head.