black label

That's only because they haven had the chance to draft him yet. But you know what they say in leaf land, there's always next year.

black label

And probably thought it would be fun if the bruins missed the playoffs. I think it's going to make him hate me even more

e30cabrio

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dom

If I'm not named GM, I figure I'm a shoe in for one of those 18 scouting positions.

dom

I'm used to the losing, the failure, the missed opportunity. You on the other hand, you must be burning up inside. Your big bad Bruins are on the way to irrelevancy and will be there for quite some time. Welcome to the club.


As for the Leaves, it's been bad for a long time but the cleansing today has pretty much rewritten their sorry history books. It's never been this bad. But can only go up from here.

:ibtheMcWaffle&Babspressconference:

dom

And that's why Babs is coming.......he who wins the Cup in Toronto will become a Hockey immortal.

black label

Meh, a couple adjustments and they're good to go. Plus, it's Boston, one of our other kick ass teams will win a championship this year, oh wait, they already did

97BlackAckCL

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Yumcha

97BlackAckCL

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It's the truth, like last year where they barely made the playoffs, and someone was extra silent

Yumcha

Just remember, if your team wins the Cup, it's because Deano let them win it.

97BlackAckCL

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black label

We still sometimes get the occasional "f00k" and "that shoulda been a penalty" updates

Yumcha

Fixed.

e30cabrio

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hmmmm

Not so (assuming that is aimed at me)

0& I was r00ting Peng00ns end 0 season.


Sure, sure you betcha.

e30cabrio

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Having given it some thought, it occurs the officiating has been so bad for so long it is obviously obvious there are several of those per game for both sides.


OBVIOUSLY.

dom

Bruin jokes with images, finally!!!

Get used to that BL. Its going to be a while before you're team is taken seriously again.

dom

You that Karma thing that's really screwing Black Label over right now. Its coming for you next.

The Dougler

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If Shanahan lands Babs the hype machine in TO will be unbearable.

Rounder

Rangers vs. Penguins: Rangers in 5
Canadiens vs. Senators: Habs in 6
Lightning vs. Red Wings: Lightning in 6
Capitals vs. Islanders: Capitals in 5

Ducks vs. Jets: Ducks in 6
Blues vs. Wild: Blues in 5
Canucks vs. Flames: Flames in 7
Blackhawks vs. Predators: Hawks in 6

dom

Rangers vs. Penguins: Rangers in 7 (5 Rangers will be out with knee injuries by game 4)
Canadiens vs. Senators: Habs in 6
Lightning vs. Red Wings: Lightning in 4 (Babs signs in Toronto within 24 hours after)
Capitals vs. Islanders: Isles in 6

Ducks vs. Jets: Ducks in 6
Blues vs. Wild: Blues in 5
Canucks vs. Flames: Nucks in 5 (Cinderella going to get raped)
Blackhawks vs. Predators: Preds in 6 (Karma)

e30cabrio

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I think they should just let the Kings keep the cup & forget about it.

OBVIOUSLY

Rounder

fucked up comment of the week:

Pens fan: St Louis mom can't die again, can she?
Rangers fan: No, but his dad can.

Yumcha

What karma thing? We all know I love the Hawks to death but even my myopia of namebrand goalies doesn't transpire to make Chicago's GM and every prospect the second coming of Jesus or Kanye West...?

Yumcha

Well, hang on, unless by karma, it means that every single one of the regulars in this thread tastes bitter defeat because dom had to suffer all these years of watching inept hockey...


Well, then...hang on...my Hawks have been eliminated plenty by other teams in the playoffs to-date since I started to participate. So, I have bitternesseseses...

Yumcha

But, two bitternesseses I'll NEVAR taste because dom was proven DEAD WRONG (i.e. Moog-style wrong), was both Hawks Cups were with NO-NAME GOALIES.

Yumcha

Deano THAT.

The Dougler

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Ducks - 5
Canucks - 6
St louis - 6
Chicago - 7

Canadiens - 5
Lightning - 7
Rangers - 6
Islanders - 7

dom

Karma for being an annoying jackass. Surely you know what I'm talking about.

Yumcha

But, I was just doing my part to ensure the continuity of this thread. We were missing our usual Deano praise.

e30cabrio

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Pens fan:
Or, Where's the D????

e30cabrio

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Penguins weather injury storm to reach postseason with help on way
April 13, 2015 12:00 AM

Penguins weather injury storm to reach postseason with help on way | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

By Jenn Menendez / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

The first time the Penguins were forced to play with just five defensemen, Ben Lovejoy logged upward of 27 minutes of ice time.

That, he joked, would have been the equivalent of time amassed over three games in his previous stint with the Penguins.

The joking is over. The salary-cap woes that hamstrung the Penguins from recalling an extra defenseman the past three weeks now disappear when the club opens the playoffs at 7 p.m. Thursday against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden.

To stop the Rangers offense and its considerable depth, they will need all the reinforcements they can get.

“Six ‘D’ is awesome,” Lovejoy said. “I will never complain about too much ice time. It’s fun to be out there. I think we’re a better team when we have six.”

That’s a very diplomatic way of expressing what nearly turned disastrous.

Both statistics and the naked eye prove the Penguins are better with six defensemen, as well.

The Penguins were tied for a league-worst minus-21 goal differential their final 14 games, a stretch in which they were just 4-9-2.

The combination of injuries to Christian Ehrhoff, Kris Letang and then rookie Derrick Pouliot, coupled with the club being up against the cap, was nearly a recipe for disaster.

It certainly equated to a tired group of defensemen.

In the Penguins’ final game of the regular season Saturday at Buffalo, Ian Cole topped the minutes chart at 27:20, followed by Rob Scuderi (26:28), Paul Martin (25:50), Lovejoy (24:47) and Taylor Chorney (15:35).

Those totals were frequent over the season’s final month.

“They’ve been taxed to the max,” coach Mike Johnston said. “The minutes they played, how they played, has been outstanding.”

In the final week, the club was essentially playing with four NHL-caliber defensemen plus Chorney, a minor league veteran who has fulfilled the challenge admirably.

“You look at a guy like, maybe a guy who gets unnoticed like Chorney, how he’s come up and handled playing, the pressure of playing high-end minutes against some top players over the last week,” Johnston said.

Now, they can breathe easy, at least for a few nights.

The club recalled defensemen Brian Dumoulin and Scott Harrington Sunday from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton.

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton allowed the fewest goals in the American Hockey League this year (153) and Dumoulin finished the regular season with a plus-25, Harrington plus-19.

Johnston said he expects Pouliot to be available for the playoffs and there is an outside chance Ehrhoff could return, as well.

Regardless what little playoff experience the two bring, they would allow the taxed defensemen to take a breather.

“Five ‘D’ is always hard, especially back-to-back with travel,” said Cole, who then chuckled when someone asked if playing with five could somehow be beneficial heading into the postseason.

“I think there might be some times you might have a little more gas in the tank later on in a shift, for sure. But, like I’ve heard before, no one’s going to complain about too much ice time. We had a job to do, we tried to do it to the best of our ability.”

New York produced a plus-60 goal differential this season and managed to go 18-4-3 while standout goalie Henrik Lundqvist was sidelined when he sprained a blood vessel after taking a puck to the throat.

They have significant scoring depth.

Rick Nash scored 42 goals, veteran Martin St. Louis added 21, Derrick Brassard another 19, and rookie Kevin Hayes had a surprising 17.

The Penguins earned the final wild-card spot in the conference after game No. 82 at Buffalo and will be playoff underdogs for the first time in recent history.

“Was it stressful when we kept losing games? And taking it down to the wire? Yeah, it was stressful, without a doubt,” Cole said. “I think we handled the pressure well. We went out in a very businesslike manner and really were able to get the job done when it counted. There’s a little bit of relief. But I think there’s a lot of excitement going forward, too, in being able to play a great team in the Rangers.”

dom

The Shanaplan is being unveiled.

Step 1: Shanaban 20+ employees.

Step 2: Suck some more

Step 3: Hire new President/GM/Coach/Front Office in 4 years. Rinse & Repeat.

Yumcha

If it makes you feel better, read the MacTavish's year in-review about his Oilers.

dom

Oliers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Leaves

Yumcha

If you say so...Oilers have finished 28th this season...prior to that, it was 28th, 24th, 29th, 30th and 30th.

I don't think you can say that about any team in hockey.

Yumcha

Year 1 of Oilers rebuild: 62 points.

Year 5 of Oilers rebuild: 62 points.

black label

dom

Leaves were on pace for 44 points after firing Cralyle!!! Not even Edmonton could touch that number.

Kings VP of Hockey Ops and Player Personnel is apparently a candidate for the Leaves GM gig. If you can't get the best (Deano) you get the next best thing.

dom

Or Shirelli and Julien when they're fired from Bean Town.