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The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
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He fixes the cable?
Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
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Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
Good clean hit by Ohlund. Good night for Kessel -- 10 shots on goal, and he hit a post in regulation and the crossbar in OT.
Bad night for the Leafs -- they lost in OT -- AGAIN!
Good clean hit by Ohlund. Good night for Kessel -- 10 shots on goal, and he hit a post in regulation and the crossbar in OT.
Bad night for the Leafs -- they lost in OT -- AGAIN!
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
bronconick
Yep, still here
Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
This, except mentioning Jim Leyland and Gerald Laird.
This, except mentioning Jim Leyland and Gerald Laird.
Jon
Say, this is nice.
Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
Yet, the Leafs suck more. The Habs might suck more too, but since they'll be getting a shut out tomorrow, you'll be hard pressed to make that statement. Oh for a djinni, a lamp and a wish directed toward Mac Savard.
Yet, the Leafs suck more. The Habs might suck more too, but since they'll be getting a shut out tomorrow, you'll be hard pressed to make that statement. Oh for a djinni, a lamp and a wish directed toward Mac Savard.
unh_hockey
pain is temporary pride is forever
Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
what I don't understand is that the bruins did okay when kessell was injured last year, and this year they can't finish worth a ****. They are holding teams to 1 or 2 goals which speaks well for their D. I haven't been able to watch this year, and maybe that is for the best
what I don't understand is that the bruins did okay when kessell was injured last year, and this year they can't finish worth a ****. They are holding teams to 1 or 2 goals which speaks well for their D. I haven't been able to watch this year, and maybe that is for the best
Jon
Say, this is nice.
Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
They're not playing badly, but they couldn't score in Providence indoor brothel with a fist full of $1's.
what I don't understand is that the bruins did okay when kessell was injured last year, and this year they can't finish worth a ****. They are holding teams to 1 or 2 goals which speaks well for their D. I haven't been able to watch this year, and maybe that is for the best
They're not playing badly, but they couldn't score in Providence indoor brothel with a fist full of $1's.
bigblue_dl
Armed
Jon
Say, this is nice.
Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
They could rebuild Hadian's Wall with all the bricking.
They could rebuild Hadian's Wall with all the bricking.
The Paragon of Virtue
Captain Ressentiment
Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
I saw the Rangers lost. Did the refs screw them over again?
I saw the Rangers lost. Did the refs screw them over again?
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Jon, Eagles, etc - time to give me my props regarding the B's. I told you they have little talent and can't put the puck in the net from Day 1. No kidding their D is playing well. When your focus all game is not on scoring goals but clogging lanes and playing back instead of rushing the net, you will most likely not give up a lot of goals. Problem is, you won't score any. Boring, loser hockey being churned out by one of the most expensive teams to watch in the league. Whenever you see an organization start talking about 'defensive play', 'back checking', and 'the 4th line' instead of 'playmaking' and 'scoring', run for your lives.
Jon, Eagles, etc - time to give me my props regarding the B's. I told you they have little talent and can't put the puck in the net from Day 1. No kidding their D is playing well. When your focus all game is not on scoring goals but clogging lanes and playing back instead of rushing the net, you will most likely not give up a lot of goals. Problem is, you won't score any. Boring, loser hockey being churned out by one of the most expensive teams to watch in the league. Whenever you see an organization start talking about 'defensive play', 'back checking', and 'the 4th line' instead of 'playmaking' and 'scoring', run for your lives.
Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
The penalty on Rozsival when Sedin picked up his stick tucked it in his armpit and then fell over like he got shot certainly didn't help. However, the Rangers shot straight in to defensemen at least 50% of the time and Raycroft played pretty well. Many other teams will probably be watching this tape on how to shutdown Gaborik and thus all of the Rangers offense.
The penalty on Rozsival when Sedin picked up his stick tucked it in his armpit and then fell over like he got shot certainly didn't help. However, the Rangers shot straight in to defensemen at least 50% of the time and Raycroft played pretty well. Many other teams will probably be watching this tape on how to shutdown Gaborik and thus all of the Rangers offense.
GreatLakerMohawk
Mushroom Cloud-Laying Mofo
Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
Asking others to give you credit is no way to win friends and influence people... But the Bruins did spend all year sticking it up your backside and waited to give you your due in the playoffs.
That said, statistical correction is a huge b-tch. Shots that found the net for the B's last year aren't doing the same thing this year. 29 shots against a Detroit team that may, actually, be getting their stuff together while still riddled with injuries is a good start... But Detroit's PK has been their Achilles Heel and the Bruins had nothing going on the power play. That's some bad juju there.
Asking others to give you credit is no way to win friends and influence people... But the Bruins did spend all year sticking it up your backside and waited to give you your due in the playoffs.
That said, statistical correction is a huge b-tch. Shots that found the net for the B's last year aren't doing the same thing this year. 29 shots against a Detroit team that may, actually, be getting their stuff together while still riddled with injuries is a good start... But Detroit's PK has been their Achilles Heel and the Bruins had nothing going on the power play. That's some bad juju there.
PrezdeJohnson09
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Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
If anything they helped the Rangers for a majority of last night...They did make one bad call on Roszival which resulted in the Canucks scoring a PP goal. I think it was even their second goal but the Rangers had plenty of chances and couldnt convert.
They had terrible defensive breakdowns which resulted in the Canucks' goals.
Defensive style hockey teams have really been giving the Rangers trouble early. Devs, Canucks, Wild, and Isles all have beat the Rangers.
Canucks did an excellent job of isolating Gaborik and not letting him beat them. Willie Mitchell especially did a great job of shadowing Gaborik and really not allowing him to ever get comfortable and dictate control of the game while he was on the ice.
If anything they helped the Rangers for a majority of last night...They did make one bad call on Roszival which resulted in the Canucks scoring a PP goal. I think it was even their second goal but the Rangers had plenty of chances and couldnt convert.
They had terrible defensive breakdowns which resulted in the Canucks' goals.
Defensive style hockey teams have really been giving the Rangers trouble early. Devs, Canucks, Wild, and Isles all have beat the Rangers.
Canucks did an excellent job of isolating Gaborik and not letting him beat them. Willie Mitchell especially did a great job of shadowing Gaborik and really not allowing him to ever get comfortable and dictate control of the game while he was on the ice.
GreatLakerMohawk
Mushroom Cloud-Laying Mofo
Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
Not everyone plays the trap the way the Canucks do.
Not everyone plays the trap the way the Canucks do.
Jon
Say, this is nice.
Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
He's still trying to prove that beating UML 5-4 in OT somehow counts as "smoking" them.
Prezde's comments about the Bruins overachieving are closer to the truth than Rover's. Still, if they can somehow pull this together once Savard and Lucic return, none of us are right - a situation I'm more familiar with.
Asking others to give you credit is no way to win friends and influence people... But the Bruins did spend all year sticking it up your backside and waited to give you your due in the playoffs.
He's still trying to prove that beating UML 5-4 in OT somehow counts as "smoking" them.
Prezde's comments about the Bruins overachieving are closer to the truth than Rover's. Still, if they can somehow pull this together once Savard and Lucic return, none of us are right - a situation I'm more familiar with.
GreatLakerMohawk
Mushroom Cloud-Laying Mofo
Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
I hate to be the wet blanket around here and I hate to break out a Pitino-ism (OK I really don't hate doing that) but:
Cam Neely isn't walking through that door... Adam Oates isn't walking through that door... Ray Bourque isn't bringing the Stanley Cup he won with someone else through that door...
I hate to be the wet blanket around here and I hate to break out a Pitino-ism (OK I really don't hate doing that) but:
Cam Neely isn't walking through that door... Adam Oates isn't walking through that door... Ray Bourque isn't bringing the Stanley Cup he won with someone else through that door...
Re: The 2009-10 NHL regular season thread: Slightly less meaningless hockey
While I tend to like Jon's posting, he's suffering from Bruins Derangement Syndrome. Its a phenomenon I haven't seen in any other team's fans in all of professional sports. Despite continued losing, poor drafting, bad roster moves etc, B's fans will continue to believe that 1) the team is on the cusp of greatness, and 2) management (be it Sinden, O'Connell, or Chiarelli) is competent. This allows their stingy owner to line his pockets while not putting the best product possible on the ice.
As you state, the Bruins problem is they don't nearly have the talent they did back in their heyday, and even then they weren't winning the Cup. Spending 3-4M bucks on 3rd line players while letting your top goal scorer go would normally be regarded as bad hockey. For B's fans, its brilliant.
Then when they keep getting shut out the next year, try telling these same fans that maybe there's a connection there (now cue somebody pointing out that Kessel just got back, thus completely missing the point).
The team's fans are passionate, the team tries. No argument on either. But trying doesn't = winning. All that needs to happen now to complete the cycle is a whispering campaign against the coach, followed by him getting turfed in the off season even though he's not the one picking the players.
While I tend to like Jon's posting, he's suffering from Bruins Derangement Syndrome. Its a phenomenon I haven't seen in any other team's fans in all of professional sports. Despite continued losing, poor drafting, bad roster moves etc, B's fans will continue to believe that 1) the team is on the cusp of greatness, and 2) management (be it Sinden, O'Connell, or Chiarelli) is competent. This allows their stingy owner to line his pockets while not putting the best product possible on the ice.
As you state, the Bruins problem is they don't nearly have the talent they did back in their heyday, and even then they weren't winning the Cup. Spending 3-4M bucks on 3rd line players while letting your top goal scorer go would normally be regarded as bad hockey. For B's fans, its brilliant.
Then when they keep getting shut out the next year, try telling these same fans that maybe there's a connection there (now cue somebody pointing out that Kessel just got back, thus completely missing the point). The team's fans are passionate, the team tries. No argument on either. But trying doesn't = winning. All that needs to happen now to complete the cycle is a whispering campaign against the coach, followed by him getting turfed in the off season even though he's not the one picking the players.
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