Hockey Anyone? Go CAPS!!!!!!!!!!!

MixedMelodyMindBender

MixedMelodyMindBender

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Im loving the way things are turing out. I wanted penguins out early along with detroit and for LA to advance. Things are picture perfect in my playoff picture :) Surprised to see St louis over the sharks. I don't think the blues will fend to well in the second round and rumors are that halak will be out two games with injury. But Elliot is a hell of a tender for backup. Glad nashville beat detroit. Sick of seeing 90% of playoff's always including the wings. I think Nashville and LA are the teams to beat.

Member, its not about who played the best during the season, but who's playing best right now. LA, Nashville, Phili are the hottest...Phili will be tossed this round :) I promise lol. Or should I say I hope. They did'nt really beat the pen's, pittsburgh beat themselves...to many mind games on the self. With that,

LETS GO KINGS~!

Cheers World~
 
MixedMelodyMindBender

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kelly4 said:
Thank you sir!

Back in the day goonery was fun to watch and part of the game. It was tough guys playing a rough sport. I still think thuggery is a necessary part of the game to get into players heads, and keep them from getting too comfortable out on the ice. Obviously, I disagree with intent to injure.

I miss the days of the North Stars/Blackhawks rivalry. 10-12 fights a game, a couple hundred penalty minutes, and YES, Secord STILL SUCKS! HAHAHAHA!!
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Yeah for sure m8!!! If you take a look at the pen minutes from the 60-70's they are 4-5 times higher than what they are now. I am sure my pops could tell a story or three where he went to a mma fight and a hockey game broke out :)

Cheers~
 
st0wandgrow

st0wandgrow

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kelly4 said:
Thank you sir!

Back in the day goonery was fun to watch and part of the game. It was tough guys playing a rough sport. I still think thuggery is a necessary part of the game to get into players heads, and keep them from getting too comfortable out on the ice. Obviously, I disagree with intent to injure.

I miss the days of the North Stars/Blackhawks rivalry. 10-12 fights a game, a couple hundred penalty minutes, and YES, Secord STILL SUCKS! HAHAHAHA!!
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I disagree with you guys. There is still fighting in hockey, and it does little to prevent the cheap shots and head hunting.

If the NHL was truly serious about putting an end to the head hunting, they would adopt fines/punishment similar to the NFL. Big suspensions (20, 30, 40+ games without pay) and big fines for both the player and the team. Hit them in the wallet and the shit will stop.
 
MixedMelodyMindBender

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So then u agree :) I stated in previous post either the NHL rid completely off the goon hockey, or play full force with it. Make up our minds, and the players.

I am not for head hunting, cheap shots, dirty play, etc. I am for fighting. This year alone, every player was asked if the wanted to keep fighting apart of the game, only 1 player said NO.

Even the smuck shannahan is for fighting :)
 
kelly4

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st0wandgrow said:
I disagree with you guys. There is still fighting in hockey, and it does little to prevent the cheap shots and head hunting.

If the NHL was truly serious about putting an end to the head hunting, they would adopt fines/punishment similar to the NFL. Big suspensions (20, 30, 40+ games without pay) and big fines for both the player and the team. Hit them in the wallet and the shit will stop.
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Yeah, but the fighting isn't the same. It was different when every team had 1 or 3 fighting specialists. It made people think twice about cheap shots. Every time they try to make the game less physical, all they do is make the problem worse.

I'm all for the old way of "punishment". Letting the "cheap shotter" serve his time in the box, then on his next shift Shane Churla and Basil Mcrae beat the living snot outta him.;-)
 
MixedMelodyMindBender

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Amen. I love how they used to call Lindy Ruff the Judge Jury and Verdict :) Fuck the sin bin, you've got real punishment coming at ya, then were gonna stuff this puck in your net repeatedly, all fucking night long :)

I think you have a great point in stating its only making matters worse. This is hockey, and if it was played the way it was meant to be,very few men that are in the NHL now, would want to be in it, nor have any business in it :)

All in all, politics and political correctness does not have a home in a game that originates sometimes in the 1800's. Granted the game has evolved, but it really should not evolve away from its essential core elements. Its a brutal, warzone like competitive game, played on ice by men carrying sticks and moving at speeds upwards of 40 mph. That in and of itself is very dangerous, so what logic could there be in trying to make it safe. Its a dangerous game, because its supposed to be. Its a fucking battle on ice, its barbaric, bloody, and horrific since its inception. I think I just may have to forward this post to someone in the NHL who gives a fuck :)

If people like Shane Chrla and Basic Mcrae still played, I would promise people like kane, toews, datsyuk, weber, shortest player in nhl ; nathan gerbe :) would be far out the reach of the nhl. AND UFC ratings would go down while NHL ratings go up. I hope I can see such a day, but I don't think politics will ever let me.
 
kelly4

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MixedMelodyMindBender said:
Amen. I love how they used to call Lindy Ruff the Judge Jury and Verdict :) Fuck the sin bin, you've got real punishment coming at ya, then were gonna stuff this puck in your net repeatedly, all fucking night long :)

I think you have a great point in stating its only making matters worse. This is hockey, and if it was played the way it was meant to be,very few men that are in the NHL now, would want to be in it, nor have any business in it :)

All in all, politics and political correctness does not have a home in a game that originates sometimes in the 1800's. Granted the game has evolved, but it really should not evolve away from its essential core elements. Its a brutal, warzone like competitive game, played on ice by men carrying sticks and moving at speeds upwards of 40 mph. That in and of itself is very dangerous, so what logic could there be in trying to make it safe. Its a dangerous game, because its supposed to be. Its a fucking battle on ice, its barbaric, bloody, and horrific since its inception. I think I just may have to forward this post to someone in the NHL who gives a fuck :)

If people like Shane Chrla and Basic Mcrae still played, I would promise people like kane, toews, datsyuk, weber, shortest player in nhl ; nathan gerbe :) would be far out the reach of the nhl. AND UFC ratings would go down while NHL ratings go up. I hope I can see such a day, but I don't think politics will ever let me.
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Exactly. IMO, the NHL is taking the fun out of the game to try to bring in the "average joe fan". Hockey is mostly a niche sport in America and I hope it always will be.

No other sport, IMO, is so perfectly balanced in violence and grace.

My worst fear is that they go NFL on it and take ALL the fun out of the game.

Now I miss the days when players would get pissed and climb the glass to kick some fans ass!
 
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DoctorSmoke

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americans... u know canada pwns that game. i like how they fight over that puck just to put it into a net. but what i like more is hockey riots. u know up here in canada once we come to end of hockey season we go smashing stuff and burning cars.
 
po'thead

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That Caps win tonight was HUGE! This was the closest series in NHL history. I doubt there will be much aggression held over to next season( if there isn't another lockout), because I feel like i anything, they'll have a certain respect for each other due to how close the series was. over the whole series, the caps scored 16 goals and the bruins scored 15, it will be a long time before we see a series this close, if ever. Also, Holtby is a FUCKING BEAST. GO CAPS!
 
Amaximus

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DoctorSmoke said:
americans... u know canada pwns that game. i like how they fight over that puck just to put it into a net. but what i like more is hockey riots. u know up here in canada once we come to end of hockey season we go moose raping and piss drinking.
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Fixed that for you.

Lets see, the last time a canadian team won a cup? 1993! lol.
 
48martin

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shrxhky420 said:
yup... go home... sorry ottawa.. let's see if NJ can finish off Fla... stay high
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Actually a Caps fan hoping for a better match up. If they get by NY they most likely will have to face Philly and than most likely the Kings. What a tough road ahead but at least there still playing.

Go Caps
 
Amaximus

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Boom! And the Rangers come through even though Ottawa dominated the last 11:30 of the third.

I'm fine with the Washington match up, After the trouble ottawa gave them, I dont see the caps being much of a threat.
Should be a good game Saturday, I can't wait.
 
po'thead

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Amaximus said:
Boom! And the Rangers come through even though Ottawa dominated the last 11:30 of the third.

I'm fine with the Washington match up, After the trouble ottawa gave them, I dont see the caps being much of a threat.
Should be a good game Saturday, I can't wait.
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If the boys in blue have the same attitude toward this series, then the Caps will definitely win. Not much of a threat? really? Did you hear anything about the first round? The Caps aren't going down easy, I fully expect this to be another tight, long series. LETS GO CAPS!!!
 
48martin

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Caps did it on Defense also.. If they can pick up more goals, they are a real threat.
If Holtby continues to play as awesome, they have a real chance considering OV had very little impact offensively in the Bruin series.
Woo Hoo GO CAPS
 
Amaximus

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po'thead said:
If the boys in blue have the same attitude toward this series, then the Caps will definitely win. Not much of a threat? really? Did you hear anything about the first round? The Caps aren't going down easy, I fully expect this to be another tight, long series. LETS GO CAPS!!!
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Yeah, Not much of a threat. You heard me. It's my opinion and right now I'll take any team other than Ottawa. The first round had less to do with the rangers "attitude" and more with a surging senators team. That's how I see it.

That being said this very well could be a tight series. I look forward to the game in a few hours! Go RANGERS.
 
st0wandgrow

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Amaximus said:
Yeah, Not much of a threat. You heard me. It's my opinion and right now I'll take any team other than Ottawa. The first round had less to do with the rangers "attitude" and more with a surging senators team. That's how I see it.

That being said this very well could be a tight series. I look forward to the game in a few hours! Go RANGERS.
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You might want to worry a bit. The Senators are not very good hockey team, and they gave the Rangers all they could handle.

Washington>Ottawa.
 
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