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Old 04-25-2014 | 11:31 PM
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Always picking on the poor Pens.
Old 04-25-2014 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by dom
Always picking on the poor Pens.
I wasn't...?


Just saying that it would've been ridiculous if Pengoons had Sid, Malkin, and Toews...
Old 04-25-2014 | 11:35 PM
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And thank gawd Hawks did not select Phil the Thrill with the 3rd pick. Whew.
Old 04-25-2014 | 11:36 PM
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ANYHOW...euphoria of the OT winner speaking.

Series isn't over. Blues aren't going anywhere.
Old 04-26-2014 | 12:05 AM
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This is stuff from the Twilight Zone...

Blues/Kings in 2013:
Game 1: Alex Steen scored game-winning goal in OT.
Game 2: Barret Jackman scored game-winning goal.
Game 3: Blues outshot Kings by nine, get shut out.
Game 4. Blues blew 3-2 lead late in third period, lost 4-3.
Game 5: Alex Pietrangelo scored game-tying goal (his first of the playoffs, assisted by Jaden Schwartz), Blues lost 3-2 in OT.
Game 6: Blues lost 2-1, eliminated from playoffs.

Blues/Hawks 2014:
Game 1: Steen scored game-winning goal in OT.
Game 2: Jackman scored game-winning goal.
Game 3: Blues outshot Blackhawks by nine, get shut out.
Game 4: Blues blew 3-2 lead late in third period, lost 4-3.
Game 5: Pietrangelo scored game-tying goal (his first of the playoffs, assisted by Schwartz), Blues lost 3-2 in OT.
Game 6: ???
Old 04-26-2014 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by dom
Phil and I are going fishing then posting how its the best thing EVAR. Don't you have twitter?
Me no tweet and me no floss on facebook.

I confirmed firsthand why hockey fails in Florida. How can a supposed 4.5 star rated hotel not carry teh fawkin' NBC Sports Network??? I couldn't watch games 1, 2 or 3.

#marlinstoquebec

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/04/23...ansion-bettman
Old 04-26-2014 | 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Fibonacci
Me no tweet and me no floss on facebook.

I confirmed firsthand why hockey fails in Florida. How can a supposed 4.5 star rated hotel not carry teh fawkin' NBC Sports Network??? I couldn't watch games 1, 2 or 3.

#marlinstoquebec

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/04/23...ansion-bettman
You gotta check out this new thing called the internet, you can find almost anything there.
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Old 04-26-2014 | 12:01 PM
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You gotta check out this new thing called the internet, you can find almost anything there.
Owned by apple ecosystem.
Old 04-26-2014 | 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Fibonacci
Owned by apple ecosystem.
All games on nbc app
Old 04-26-2014 | 12:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Fibonacci
Owned by apple ecosystem.


I watched all 3 games yesterday on a macbook. Although if you're dealing with iphones or ipads, your kinda screwed but skyfire can help.
Old 04-26-2014 | 12:35 PM
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Oates and McPhee to the unemployment line in D.C.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=7...d=nhl:topheads
Old 04-26-2014 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by black label
Oates and McPhee to the unemployment line in D.C.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=7...d=nhl:topheads
So, a loafing millionaire Russian got two people fired because the loafing Russian has a laziness problem?

Cool.



Fire people who were brought in to help you but because you are lazy and irresponsible, get them fired. What a great thing, sports.
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Old 04-26-2014 | 01:03 PM
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McPhee is useless, good riddance
Old 04-26-2014 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Fibonacci
Owned by apple ecosystem.
All games on nbc app
Old 04-26-2014 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumcha
So, a loafing millionaire Russian got two people fired because the loafing Russian has a laziness problem?

Cool.



Fire people who were brought in to help you but because you are lazy and irresponsible, get them fired. What a great thing, sports.
Norta America what a country!!!



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Old 04-26-2014 | 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
McPhee is useless, good riddance
I dunno...from my observations, he tried. He brought in players that apparently, the Caps were missing (i.e. Brouwer, Ward) to upgrade their grit and "intangibles" to surround what was supposedly a really GREAT core.

Who knew Ovie would fall from being in conversations to be the planet's greatest to now, a bad-attitude selfish...loaf?

Remember, just a couple years ago, Ovie was in the same conversation as Crosby. And with Semin, Backstrom, Green, the Caps had a core almost all the NHL envied.



Somewhere, the wheels fell off of that.
Old 04-26-2014 | 02:02 PM
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Personally, I think giving Ovie the captaincy was the start of sending the Caps down this path of mediocrity. He's not captain-material.

He was outstanding when he was NOT a captain.
Old 04-26-2014 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumcha
Who knew Ovie would fall from being in conversations to be the planet's greatest to now, a bad-attitude selfish...loaf?
Old 04-26-2014 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumcha
Personally, I think giving Ovie the captaincy was the start of sending the Caps down this path of mediocrity. He's not captain-material.

He was outstanding when he was NOT a captain.
Old 04-26-2014 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Yumcha
Personally, I think giving Ovie the captaincy was the start of sending the Caps down this path of mediocrity. He's not captain-material.

He was outstanding when he was NOT a captain.
I think your forgetting how well he led his national team to Russia in the Olympics.
Old 04-26-2014 | 03:13 PM
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Old 04-26-2014 | 04:56 PM
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There sure is some wacky officiating in this Bruins/Wings game.
Old 04-26-2014 | 05:00 PM
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Cost of a testicle related incident is going down.

Dallas Stars forward Ryan Garbutt has been fined $1,474.36, the maximum allowable under the CBA, for spearing Anaheim Ducks forward Corey Perry during Game 5 of the teams’ First Round Stanley Cup Playoffs.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=716622
Old 04-26-2014 | 05:08 PM
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Although if you're dealing with iphones or ipads, your kinda screwed but skyfire can help.
This. Mebbe wsklar can help me out on skyfire, but not before I rage like domcha. And the NBC app sucks almost as much donkey balls as marchand.

Old 04-26-2014 | 05:16 PM
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
McPhee is useless, good riddance
So you're telling me, I gotta chance!


If Holland can earn a big payday for brilliant signings like Weiss, TooToo, Sammy, Cleary and Jimmay. I surely have the ability to get overpaid as GM in the Count's league!
Old 04-26-2014 | 05:26 PM
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So, we all now know black label is the worst humble-cocky in here.


Worrying about the farm-team Wings...yeah, sure.
Old 04-26-2014 | 05:27 PM
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Of the guys in here who have a legit team that they cheer for (not counting the fair-weathered fans), black label's Bruins got the easiest first round...ever.
Old 04-26-2014 | 05:31 PM
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Of the guys in here who have a legit team that they cheer for (not counting the fair-weathered fans), black label's Bruins got the easiest first round...ever.
This is the time of year when I really appreciate 's hockey sense, insight and fair assessment of the state of hockey.


Pissed that noone cracked a smile at my #marlinstoquebec joke.
Old 04-26-2014 | 05:44 PM
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Just wanted to send a shout out to domcha to say thanks for setting up the t-time at St. Georges tomorrow.

As a courtesy, I'll let hit off the ladies t's with Elisha. April and I will hit off the back t's.
Old 04-26-2014 | 06:02 PM
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Say what you will Yummy but Detroit gave Boston trouble all year and they were no push overs in the playoffs. All 5 games were played very close.

Detroit and Montreal is no easy road for Boston.
Old 04-26-2014 | 07:11 PM
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Originally Posted by black label
Say what you will Yummy but Detroit gave Boston trouble all year and they were no push overs in the playoffs. All 5 games were played very close.

Detroit and Montreal is no easy road for Boston.
C'mon dude. This series was never in doubt against the Things. The Habs are a tougher match-up but given the Lilliputian size of that squad, the bigger Bruins should have a winnable series as well.

And also, don't quote past playoff series either. I never understood how past years' playoffs has any bearing on the present. And your Bruins won as recently as 2011 in the series where all Pengoons like to remind you about Chara's "dirt".



Please don't quote me regular season stats and all that baloney. Don't care that Habs won all or most of the games or whatever. Again, playoffs are a different beast.
Old 04-26-2014 | 07:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Fibonacci
This is the time of year when I really appreciate 's hockey sense, insight and fair assessment of the state of hockey.


Pissed that noone cracked a smile at my #marlinstoquebec joke.
Dude, new where the Cup was at every moment. That's hockey sense right there.
Old 04-26-2014 | 07:41 PM
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Old 04-26-2014 | 07:58 PM
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All 5 games were played very close.
I think you're being very generous. Jimmay still has not earned his paycheck, but the future is bright in Hockeytown.

Not returning:
Cleary
Bertuzzi
Tootoo
Sammuelson

Wouldn't shock me if they sign Ultra-Alfie to another 1yr deal. Weiss needs to actually play more than 20 games next year. Will have to make a decision on Quincy, but he was not worth the trade to get him back IMO. Plenty of spare powder to sign the kids to extensions and perhaps resign Monster at the right price.

Probably the biggest mistake on Holland's watch was signing the Mule to a long term deal instead of Hossa. Wings still have a nice mix of veterans and youth to make another run at a cup...
Old 04-26-2014 | 08:19 PM
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Fans in Pitt sounds pretty sad.
Old 04-26-2014 | 09:13 PM
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Jussssssssssssiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old 04-26-2014 | 09:30 PM
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that was the "transcript" from when the pens were playing "soff" a number of years back.
Old 04-26-2014 | 09:31 PM
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I wasn't...?


Just saying that it would've been ridiculous if Pengoons had Sid, Malkin, and Toews...
don't get me started on this. I hate Jordan Staal with a passion.
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Old 04-26-2014 | 09:38 PM
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try not to blow this 3-1 lead you fucks
Old 04-26-2014 | 09:54 PM
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Pens with a nice bounceback win.


Now, onto Minnows/Kings.



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