No Hockey Fans This Post Season??? (Page 22 of 31)

A good game to take the series, Bill.  That was a perfectly scripted tying goal by the Kings, boy did the air go out of the crowd fast on that!  Kings flatter than a pancake on power plays.  As messed up as they all made the ridiculous build up to a near no-show season, the 2 teams playing the best ARE meeting in the players' playing sponsored "all-star game series".  Should be pretty good. 

If somebody in Chicago (not a Blackhawk) has a sacred obligation made on his mother's grave, and somebody in New York has respectfully reversed "The Fix", I'd say look no further than a Blackhawks Sweep!  They have been awesome this year, it will have the "appearance"  of being entirely plausible....(*Maxwell Smart voice* "Aha, just as I suspected, the old hands clean as a whistle, unfix the fix trick!"..."or is it the dirty handed fix the fix by unfixing the fix trick?" "Ah, yes, well, I have no idea what I'm talking about 99!"    )

I know this: either venue can be intimidating to play in, no question and any player who says they don't believe so is deluded or at least was hit in the head too much in junior hockey.  Especially when things are going too good for "them" or too bad for "us"...lookout!  Chicago just has to do what they've done, and charge at the goal instead of shooting it in and digging it out, but amazing how the Bruins disrupt so very well.  I call goalies really about equal.  Hot prior (as well as suspect at times earlier) has zero significance until proven again from scratch in the finals.

Should be pretty good. 

They do what they did to this season again though............I don't care who accuses whom.

Rock ON & Keep the Faith,
Rocket

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#1 from Boston would be lobsters, or a baked bean casserole?

The score should never have been 3-2. Officiating hasn't been this bad in the playoffs since the Islanders won Cups by "cheating" in OT.

If its fans complaining yes, but I actually had no problem with the officiating in the Rangers games (except the ridiculous delay of game rule, which isn't the refs fault). Way too much inconsistency this year, within many games and especially game to game.

I started playing hockey as if I grew up in Canada, not the US.  I've had to play referee, without training (talk about on the job training), and the guys doing this are premier, even as the pros continue learning.  Always simple to blame the officials, but teams in any sport that get to the ultimate goal do it despite the officials (and a bow to Rocket, wasn't it him that said "fix"....fans swear that happens, too).  EDIT:  And breaks of whatever kind are part of every game.  Didn't hit that post, didn't miss that pass, didn't get called for a "no call".  All part of the game, whatever it is.

I've messed up as an official, they (we) all do.  Did a team get knocked off, because of that?  Maybe....

Play on, and win, it's the name of every game, in life.

EDIT:  It's killing me, but I passed on tix to tomorrow's game.  300 level and $300.  Too busy for it, work-wise.  Maybe later in the series.

Last night's triple OT game was one for the ages!
Two very hot goaltenders kept their teams in it. That 3rd OT period was almost tough to watch...very little gas left in the players tanks. This looks like its going to be a historic series.

I did, but I was disappointed that Toronto let that one slip away. Not because i was cheering for either team, i just felt bad for Toronto to lose that way. I give credit to Boston for the comeback, but Toronto folded. Also, that game was pretty tame until the last few minutes of the 3rd period.
Last nights game was pretty much contested from start to finish AND it was a Stanley Cup Finals game. IMO, was a much more exciting game...although I was emotionally invested in the game which certainly colors my opinion.
How about game 7 Chicago vs. Detroit? Where do you rank that out of curiosity?

I know last nights game was a Stanley Cup game and yes it was contested from start to finish but the Boston and Toronto game was a game 7 and the loser was out. Of course Toronto "folded" or they would have won. The 2 goals in the last minute was unreal once again in a game 7. Yes last nights game was exciting and I was right there with you for every minute of the game but I personally just disagree and if one of last nights teams was my favorite team I can definitely see your point.

The team I root for (I'll duck now for the jabs thrown my way now) is the Capitals. Started rooting for them when they joined the league in the mid 70's because it was tough having a home team 1000's of miles away. I live in Virginia so it was nice having pro hockey games I could go to in about a 3 hour drive. Before that my 2 favorite teams were ....... you guessed it the Blackhawks and the Bruins. Still like them next in line after the Capitals and don't have a favorite of either in the cup finals. Just want to see it go 7 (being selfish and wanting the season to be as long as it can because its the most exciting sport out there). As for the game 7 between Chicago and Detroit it was also an edge of your seat game and hard to figure out what team was going to score but it didn't have a hold of me like last nights game did. I bet in a few months you'll be talking about last nights game long before the Hawks/Red Wings game. I think Chicago is going to take it but I think Boston showed they are more than deserving being there. Got a chance seeing Boston play more during the season more than I saw the Hawks play so have more insight on their team and they are one tough bunch of players defensively. Their problem during the season was scoring and looks like they have that back. My season was made by whoever took out Pittsburgh and it couldn't have happened better than the way it did. I know your a big Hawks fan so for you I'll end it like this ........... GO HAWKS.