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  • Mignelli14
    Mignelli14 Posts: 626
    Wobbie said:

    I'm just now starting to watch hockey.

    Q: how much skill is involved in winning a face off? seems kind of random to me.

    vegas used to have a pretty good IHL team in the 1990s.....I went to a lot of their games. thunder vs. USSR National team is a great memory (thunder 4-3)

    A lot of it is timing, and having the hand-eye to corral the puck as it hits the ice and win it back towards your teammates. Also knowing the tendencies of your opponent. Unfortunately the last few years of face-offs have been plagued by linesmen messing with the players and almost faking the puck drop. You used to get a rhythm down knowing each linesmen which called for good face-off battles against good centres. But now if a guy gets thrown out of the draw (for acting prematurely) a winger takes his spot in the face-off and it takes away from the moment.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    F Me In The Brain said:

    Norm, you forgot....Fuck the Sharks

    #neverforget ;)
  • edwho
    edwho Posts: 811
    edited June 2016
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    Sharks in 7 :joy:

    At least the parade will be free.

    Jason P, at one point walking through the parking lot in Oakland there was a row of cars that caught my eye. Every other car was a new Mercedes (counted six next to each other), BMW, Acura or Tesla (tons of Tesla’s), but everyone wears jeans and a t-shirt. A lot of money/credit around here.

    btw, cheapest Super Bowl tickets here were $800.00 face value.

    Wobbie, NASCAR and NHRA live racing, revving those engines, what a sensation, nothing is more spine tingling.
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    Three Fish

    July 1996 San Francisco

    June 1999 Chicago

  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,252
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    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • edwho
    edwho Posts: 811
    eeriepadave said:

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    Love it!
    No way penguins survive shark attack.
    2 more to go :money:

    Three Fish

    July 1996 San Francisco

    June 1999 Chicago

  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,252
    The one team i didn't want to win the whole thing did. :angry:
    8/28/98- Camden, NJ
    10/31/09- Philly
    5/21/10- NYC
    9/2/12- Philly, PA
    7/19/13- Wrigley
    10/19/13- Brooklyn, NY
    10/21/13- Philly, PA
    10/22/13- Philly, PA
    10/27/13- Baltimore, MD
    4/28/16- Philly, PA
    4/29/16- Philly, PA
    5/1/16- NYC
    5/2/16- NYC
    9/2/18- Boston, MA
    9/4/18- Boston, MA
    9/14/22- Camden, NJ
    9/7/24- Philly, PA
    9/9/24- Philly, PA
    Tres Mts.- 3/23/11- Philly. PA
    Eddie Vedder- 6/25/11- Philly, PA
    RNDM- 3/9/16- Philly, PA
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    How the FUCK does Crysby win the fuckin Smythe??? That should be Kessel's or Murray's all god damn day over that little bitch.
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25
  • pjhawks
    pjhawks Posts: 12,930
    HesCalledDyer said:

    How the FUCK does Crysby win the fuckin Smythe??? That should be Kessel's or Murray's all god damn day over that little bitch.

    Crosby was great in the Cup but no way did he deserve the Conn Smythe. Not sure about Murray either as I thought he let in a lot of soft goals and was more a benefit of great defense by the Pens. I actually thought LeTang was great in the playoffs and deserved some mention.
  • northerndragon
    northerndragon Posts: 9,851
    How about those Pens. :plus_one:=)
    #stanleycupchampions
    Anything you lose from being honest
    You never really had to begin with.


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  • Mignelli14
    Mignelli14 Posts: 626
    I would have went with Murray but Crosby works. His game is just so totally sound even if he's not producing points his impact on each shift is inimitable
  • Dr. Delight
    Dr. Delight Posts: 11,210
    Awful.
    Played hockey and watched it since I was very young, didnt even know there was a game tonight. And the Penguins?
    And so you see, I have come to doubt
    All that I once held as true
    I stand alone without beliefs
    The only truth I know is you.
  • pjsteelerfan
    pjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,905
    edited June 2016
    Going through the Capitals made winning the cup that much sweeter

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    ...got a mind full of questions and a teacher in my soul...
  • MayDay10
    MayDay10 Posts: 11,856
    Meh.

    Worst playoff year in my memory of about 30 years.

    Holy shit June 12th. Really couldnt care less after memorial day. Start the fucker mid September and end it mid may.
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,823
    Tip if the hat to those jagoff Penguins. At least it wasn't the Sharks!
    The love he receives is the love that is saved
  • Vitalogensia
    Vitalogensia Posts: 2,203
    LET'S GO PENS! That was an amazing game, series, playoff, year!
  • HesCalledDyer
    HesCalledDyer Maryland Posts: 16,491
    MayDay10 said:

    Meh.

    Worst playoff year in my memory of about 30 years.

    Holy shit June 12th. Really couldnt care less after memorial day. Start the fucker mid September and end it mid may.

    Just plain awful. If it would have been Penguins/Blues... I would have boycotted the NHL forever. At least I had a team to root for in the Final; too bad they didn't win.
    And no one is ever going to convince me that Crosby deserved the Conn Smythe. There is absolute zero justification other than the NHL catering to their little golden boy. He wouldn't even be in my top 5. You have to go with Murray or Kessel on the winning team, hell even Bonino before Crosby. And I'd take Couture or Pavelski on the losing side over Crosby for that matter. What a crock of shit.
    Suddenly everyone where I live is wearing Penguins gear. Where were ya the last 7 years, ya jackasses?!?
    Star Lake 00 / Pittsburgh 03 / State College 03 / Bristow 03 / Cleveland 06 / Camden II 06 / DC 08 / Pittsburgh 13 / Baltimore 13 / Charlottesville 13 / Cincinnati 14 / St. Paul 14 / Hampton 16 / Wrigley I 16 / Wrigley II 16 / Baltimore 20 / Camden 22 / Baltimore 24 / Raleigh I 25 / Raleigh II 25 / Pittsburgh I 25
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,029
    Ugh, going to Pittsburgh this weekend for the US Open and have to deal with all this...
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    haters gotta hate ... hahahaha
  • Jason P
    Jason P Posts: 19,315
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    Be Excellent To Each Other
    Party On, Dudes!
  • edwho
    edwho Posts: 811
    Congratulation Pittsburgh fans.

    Three Fish

    July 1996 San Francisco

    June 1999 Chicago

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