Archive 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Laley23

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Apr 19, 2012 10:25pm

LOL. Phoenix is the worst at closing out games. Seriously, the worst.

dazedconfused

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Apr 19, 2012 11:24pm

Laley23;1148382 wrote:LOL. Phoenix is the worst at closing out games. Seriously, the worst.

good thing chicago's goaltender is really bad

Tiger2003

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Apr 20, 2012 1:48am

Laley23;1148382 wrote:LOL. Phoenix is the worst at closing out games. Seriously, the worst.

Can't be the worst they are up 3-1.

Laley23

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Apr 20, 2012 10:24am

Tiger2003;1148508 wrote:Can't be the worst they are up 3-1.

No, the worst. They have given up the tying goal in in the last minutes of all 4 games. What you do in OT has nothing to do with how you close out regulation with a lead.

gorocks99

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Apr 20, 2012 10:25am

Looking like a team without a Cup will come out of the West, with St. Louis, Phoenix, Nashville and LA all on the brink of advancing (of course, the odds were that was going to happen when only 2 of the 8 had a Cup to begin with, but still...)

Raw Dawgin' it

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Apr 20, 2012 10:27am

gorocks99;1148634 wrote:Looking like a team without a Cup will come out of the West, with St. Louis, Phoenix, Nashville and LA all on the brink of advancing (of course, the odds were that was going to happen when only 2 of the 8 had a Cup to begin with, but still...)

I'd like to see LA in the finals. Fuck the rest of them.

Crimson streak

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Apr 20, 2012 10:29am

It's nice to see Holtby do well for the caps. He was damn good for Hershey when they won the calder cup a few years ago

Raw Dawgin' it

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Apr 20, 2012 10:34am

Crimson streak;1148642 wrote:It's nice to see Holtby do well for the caps. He was damn good for Hershey when they won the calder cup a few years ago

gfy

Crimson streak

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Apr 20, 2012 11:18am

Raw Dawgin' it;1148647 wrote:gfy

Haha I'm not surprised by what he's doing this playoffs. He is a talented goaltender and I could see him being the caps goalie next year and beyond.

Raw Dawgin' it

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Apr 20, 2012 11:21am

Crimson streak;1148693 wrote:Haha I'm not surprised by what he's doing this playoffs. He is a talented goaltender and I could see him being the caps goalie next year and beyond.

over 40 stops last night was impressive - but the bruins lacked intensity in the game and didn't put anyone in front to screen him. It's not hard to stop shots from the point you can see the entire way.

killer_ewok

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Apr 20, 2012 11:25am

Crimson streak;1148693 wrote:Haha I'm not surprised by what he's doing this playoffs. He is a talented goaltender and I could see him being the caps goalie next year and beyond.

He made a couple of saves that he should not have had to there at the end of the game.

gorocks99

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Apr 20, 2012 11:27am

Raw Dawgin' it;1148700 wrote:It's not hard to stop shots from the point you can see the entire way.

Tell that to Bryz and Fleury

Raw Dawgin' it

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Apr 20, 2012 11:29am

gorocks99;1148712 wrote:Tell that to Bryz and Fleury

lol talk about getting the yips

Speedofsand

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Apr 21, 2012 1:38am

GTFO Detroit, see ya next season!

Classyposter58

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Apr 21, 2012 9:51am

Speedofsand;1149226 wrote:GTFO Detroit, see ya next season!

Rinne might just win Nashville the cup. Detroit was the better team probably but couldn't score on em despite doubling the Preds in shots 3 times this series. Very reminiscent of Giguere actually

Classyposter58

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Apr 21, 2012 9:53am

Btw if it's St. Louis vs LA and Phoenix vs Nashville the NHL will get just terrible terrible ratings sadly. Thank god NY, Boston and Philly are in it

End of Line

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Apr 21, 2012 11:50am

Classyposter58;1149265 wrote:Rinne might just win Nashville the cup. Detroit was the better team probably but couldn't score on em despite doubling the Preds in shots 3 times this series. Very reminiscent of Giguere actually

Detroit was not the better team, at all.

DeyDurkie5

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Apr 21, 2012 12:02pm

Classyposter58;1149265 wrote:Rinne might just win Nashville the cup. Detroit was the better team probably but couldn't score on em despite doubling the Preds in shots 3 times this series. Very reminiscent of Giguere actually

LOLOLOLOL

End of Line

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Apr 21, 2012 12:30pm

Torres has been suspended for 25 games.

ts1227

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Apr 21, 2012 1:21pm

The_Crosby_Show;1149336 wrote:Torres has been suspended for 25 games.

He needed suspended, but given the suspension lengths of some of the other similar hits (0 for Weber, 1 for Neal, 4 for Asham), this is downright retarded. Torres has a little bit of a history, but god damn. Obviously the NHL is trying to send a new message after coming off way too light handed to start.

Heretic

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Apr 21, 2012 1:37pm

ts1227;1149354 wrote:He needed suspended, but given the suspension lengths of some of the other similar hits (0 for Weber, 1 for Neal, 4 for Asham), this is downright retarded. Torres has a little bit of a history, but god damn. Obviously the NHL is trying to send a new message after coming off way too light handed to start.

I read a column on Yahoo (I think?) a couple days ago that basically said that in the history of hockey, an illegal hit leading to a stretcher job tends to have MUCH larger ramifications for how things are dealt with than anything else. We're talking things like rules changes; big stuff like that. So, for a crazy-long suspension to come down on Torres really didn't surprise me. Bringing out a stretcher just seems to flash a light on above someone's head like, "Wait...we've had brawls and constant cheap shots...but now someone really got fuckered up! HEADS. WILL. ROLL."

ts1227

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Apr 21, 2012 1:40pm

Yeah, the hit wasn't much worse, if at all, than the others. It just happened to hurt someone worse this time because the impact angle was a slight bit different. They all had the same intentions.

Crimson streak

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Apr 21, 2012 4:29pm

Thomas is playing unreal right now

Laley23

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Apr 21, 2012 4:51pm

Laley23;1141533 wrote:Pulling for Detroit and the Datsuykian (take a drink) one. But their form to end the year has really tempered my expectations. They leave a lot to be desired. But as always, they have the experience, and it wouldnt shock me or anyone else if they made a deep run...or got bounced in 5.

Sigh...

I hate being right on this kind of thing.

Crimson streak

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Apr 21, 2012 4:54pm

Caps go up 2-0 then Boston answers with 2 goals within a minute and a half crazy game so far