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Hockey: News and Discussion Thread
06-02-2014 | 06:13 PM
I feel the need...
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I wouldn't be planning the parade yet. Hockey gods have a funny way of gifting puck luck at certain times. And it only makes sense that its cabby's turn to bring the cup home and complete the circle. All the regs here since this thread was created have had a turn.
Well, except one.
Well, except one.
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e30cabrio (06-02-2014)
06-02-2014 | 06:14 PM
Not quite. The Kings under-achieved during the regular season...when they made the playoffs that year, they were the team NO ONE wanted to play because that line-up is built for the grinding, hard-nosed playoff atmosphere.
Pretty much the same team returns abeit a bit faster and more skilled now with the likes of Gaborik and Toffoli.
Rangers have a nice blueline. But, they don't have a Drew Doughty. And goaltending...let's just say both goalies can steal a game. So, tie there. So, it comes down to the forwards. And your team looks to be 1-line short against the Kings.
Look, anything can happen in the playoffs, but from a match-up standpoint, and with LA having home-ice (not that home ice mattered for the Kings), your Rangers have it tough because AV does not get the last change and has a team that's not as deep.
Not hatin'. Just telling it as it is.
Pretty much the same team returns abeit a bit faster and more skilled now with the likes of Gaborik and Toffoli.
Rangers have a nice blueline. But, they don't have a Drew Doughty. And goaltending...let's just say both goalies can steal a game. So, tie there. So, it comes down to the forwards. And your team looks to be 1-line short against the Kings.
Look, anything can happen in the playoffs, but from a match-up standpoint, and with LA having home-ice (not that home ice mattered for the Kings), your Rangers have it tough because AV does not get the last change and has a team that's not as deep.
Not hatin'. Just telling it as it is.
You had Montreal winning in 5 no? Rangers too slow I think you said.
Rangers were better on the road (20-17-4 25-14-2) regular season & playoffs so sorry, not bothered by that.
Bottom line no one expected the Rangers to make it past round 2, time will tell & you can say what you like, the #1 & #2 teams in the NHL this year are meeting for the cup. All that is left is to decide which is #1.
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06-02-2014 | 06:18 PM
I feel the need...
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06-02-2014 | 06:21 PM
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Not quite. The Kings under-achieved during the regular season...when they made the playoffs that year, they were the team NO ONE wanted to play because that line-up is built for the grinding, hard-nosed playoff atmosphere.
Pretty much the same team returns abeit a bit faster and more skilled now with the likes of Gaborik and Toffoli.
Rangers have a nice blueline. But, they don't have a Drew Doughty. And goaltending...let's just say both goalies can steal a game. So, tie there. So, it comes down to the forwards. And your team looks to be 1-line short against the Kings.
Look, anything can happen in the playoffs, but from a match-up standpoint, and with LA having home-ice (not that home ice mattered for the Kings), your Rangers have it tough because AV does not get the last change and has a team that's not as deep.
Not hatin'. Just telling it as it is.
Pretty much the same team returns abeit a bit faster and more skilled now with the likes of Gaborik and Toffoli.
Rangers have a nice blueline. But, they don't have a Drew Doughty. And goaltending...let's just say both goalies can steal a game. So, tie there. So, it comes down to the forwards. And your team looks to be 1-line short against the Kings.
Look, anything can happen in the playoffs, but from a match-up standpoint, and with LA having home-ice (not that home ice mattered for the Kings), your Rangers have it tough because AV does not get the last change and has a team that's not as deep.
Not hatin'. Just telling it as it is.
What's Jonathan Quick gonna do when Kreidermania runs wild on him brother.
06-02-2014 | 06:28 PM
06-02-2014 | 06:35 PM
Trolling Canuckistan
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I wouldn't be planning the parade yet. Hockey gods have a funny way of gifting puck luck at certain times. And it only makes sense that its cabby's turn to bring the cup home and complete the circle. All the regs here since this thread was created have had a turn.
Well, except one.
Well, except one.
06-02-2014 | 07:12 PM
The sizzle in the Steak
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I wouldn't be planning the parade yet. Hockey gods have a funny way of gifting puck luck at certain times. And it only makes sense that its cabby's turn to bring the cup home and complete the circle. All the regs here since this thread was created have had a turn.
Well, except one.
Well, except one.
Again....any better teams?
Nope.
06-02-2014 | 07:22 PM
The sizzle in the Steak
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How epic was that game 7 Kings V Hawks?
http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/king...medium=twitter
There is a reason why many referred to this series as the Stanley Cup Final.
The Los Angeles Kings and Chicago Blackhawks finished a series for the ages in fitting fashion Sunday night. A fluke goal in an overtime ended the series on a heartbreaking note. The seventh game between the second and third largest markets was a big hit.
Game 7 drew a 3.17 overnight rating for NBCSN, the highest ever for an NHL game on the network. While NBCSN has only been around since 2012, that also counts the histories of VERSUS and OLN. That means the game drew higher ratings than every Stanley Cup Final game on cable going back to at least 2006.
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this comes from the local markets. Both Chicago (22.7!) and Los Angeles (4.8) drew record ratings on NBCSN. Now, don’t forget, Los Angeles has played two Stanley Cup Final games on NBCSN, while Chicago has played four, so Game 7 out-rated all of them in those markets.
Other top 10 markets for NBCSN: Buffalo (which, due to its size, finished ahead of LA), Minneapolis, Boston, San Diego, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, New York and Providence. New York, who’s Rangers await the Kings in the Stanley Cup Final, drew a 3.7 rating. That’s a record for any game not featuring the Rangers, Devils or Islanders.
Game 7′s numbers give hope that viewers might stick around for the Stanley Cup Final. This is a small-scale key moment for the NHL. Setting a huge record, and owning the night on cable is another big step for them on television.
Game 7 drew a 3.17 overnight rating for NBCSN, the highest ever for an NHL game on the network. While NBCSN has only been around since 2012, that also counts the histories of VERSUS and OLN. That means the game drew higher ratings than every Stanley Cup Final game on cable going back to at least 2006.
Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this comes from the local markets. Both Chicago (22.7!) and Los Angeles (4.8) drew record ratings on NBCSN. Now, don’t forget, Los Angeles has played two Stanley Cup Final games on NBCSN, while Chicago has played four, so Game 7 out-rated all of them in those markets.
Other top 10 markets for NBCSN: Buffalo (which, due to its size, finished ahead of LA), Minneapolis, Boston, San Diego, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee, New York and Providence. New York, who’s Rangers await the Kings in the Stanley Cup Final, drew a 3.7 rating. That’s a record for any game not featuring the Rangers, Devils or Islanders.
Game 7′s numbers give hope that viewers might stick around for the Stanley Cup Final. This is a small-scale key moment for the NHL. Setting a huge record, and owning the night on cable is another big step for them on television.
http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/king...medium=twitter
There is a reason why many referred to this series as the Stanley Cup Final.
06-02-2014 | 07:29 PM
1) No one "took out" Price.
2) Price was far worse and anyone that knows anything about the game or the series knows that.
I can't wait for the Rangers to knock that smug off your face.
06-02-2014 | 07:31 PM
How epic was that game 7 Kings V Hawks?
http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/king...medium=twitter
There is a reason why many referred to this series as the Stanley Cup Final.
http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/king...medium=twitter
There is a reason why many referred to this series as the Stanley Cup Final.
You can refer to a roach race in Rangoon as the Indy 500, it don't make it so.
06-02-2014 | 07:36 PM
The sizzle in the Steak
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06-02-2014 | 07:40 PM
06-02-2014 | 07:53 PM
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How epic was that game 7 Kings V Hawks?
http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/king...medium=twitter
There is a reason why many referred to this series as the Stanley Cup Final.
http://awfulannouncing.com/2014/king...medium=twitter
There is a reason why many referred to this series as the Stanley Cup Final.
viewership ratings go up And you think the count is bad for hockey.
06-02-2014 | 07:54 PM
The sizzle in the Steak
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06-02-2014 | 08:27 PM
Trolling Canuckistan
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is here.
06-02-2014 | 08:34 PM
L.A. > the rest
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i remember this from a couple years ago.
you'll have to excuse chuck though... he left the building a looong time ago.
and i didn't know alec martinez was
... i thought he was spaniard. i suppose all
athtletes are from china then?
06-02-2014 | 08:42 PM
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players from china, they are all Korean. You should realize from my location that I'm racist, everyone from the Boston area is racist.
Good game, thanks for playing, I'm going to fucking kill you next year.
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dom (06-02-2014)
06-02-2014 | 08:55 PM
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I wouldn't be planning the parade yet. Hockey gods have a funny way of gifting puck luck at certain times. And it only makes sense that its cabby's turn to bring the cup home and complete the circle. All the regs here since this thread was created have had a turn.
Well, except one.
Well, except one.
did he really type that? No red text? No smiley. I was about to 
And then I remembered my iPad doesn't show white text. Lucky Fibs, I was getting ready to hit the ban button.
06-03-2014 | 08:11 AM
L.A. > the rest
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I see you're new here, let me explain, yes he's bandito, there are no players from china, they are all Korean.
You should realize from my location that I'm racist, everyone from the Boston area is racist.
Good game, thanks for playing, I'm going to fucking kill you next year.
players from china, they are all Korean. You should realize from my location that I'm racist, everyone from the Boston area is racist.
Good game, thanks for playing, I'm going to fucking kill you next year.
thanks for the clarification brian6speedAnd 0:40 mark...baboso...
Spaniard.
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06-03-2014 | 08:27 AM
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Bottom line is Montreal played good but Henry was on his game throughout the series. I mean the last game montreal lost by a single goal. You cant ask anything more from your goaltender than that.
BTW Rangers in 6
06-03-2014 | 10:19 AM
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06-03-2014 | 11:25 AM
The sizzle in the Steak
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BS because the first game Price got his ass whopped in game one and Torqarski played very well in the following games. in fact it took him 3 games to give up the same amount of goals price gave up in one.
Bottom line is Montreal played good but Henry was on his game throughout the series. I mean the last game montreal lost by a single goal. You cant ask anything more from your goaltender than that.
BTW Rangers in 6
Bottom line is Montreal played good but Henry was on his game throughout the series. I mean the last game montreal lost by a single goal. You cant ask anything more from your goaltender than that.
BTW Rangers in 6
06-03-2014 | 11:32 AM
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This one's for dom:
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Brady Doty falling over the boards with excitement after the Kings won in OT.
Priceless!
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Brady Doty falling over the boards with excitement after the Kings won in OT.
Priceless!
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06-03-2014 | 12:07 PM
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thanks for the clarification brian6speedAnd 0:40 mark...baboso...
Alec Martinez Celebrates Cinco De Mayo - YouTube
Spaniard.
status, it's less embarrassing.
06-03-2014 | 12:10 PM
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06-03-2014 | 12:15 PM
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WTF...! No way. I was hoping for some tear-jerking story about how he jumped the fence and snuck through from Mexico to here and learned how to skate on wooden skates while living in on the plantation back in
-land.