BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 09 May 09 - 04:40 PM

Understood... but, re, "If OvieWanGoalobie had hit Gonchar's healing shoulder..."... ya can't expect a player in the heat of the game to let up on a check bcause someone has a "healing injury". If they are that fragile, they should not be playing.

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 09 May 09 - 04:50 PM

No, but the league IS trying to end deliberate hits to areas known to be already-injured.

"Heat of battle" covers a LOT of things IMO.... especially during the playoffs, but I know yer still mad about it. :~)

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: 3refs
Date: 09 May 09 - 05:53 PM

"DEFINITELY not an easy job to "feel" the situation... let em play or call everything? Tough stuff."

The secret is being consistent! You can put the hammer down and wreck a really good hockey game because you end up calling what is referred to as "The Standard". I get alot of "You let em play" whenever I get supervised. What they mean is "You could have filled the box up all night long with little shit, but no majors where missed or needed to be called".

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 09 May 09 - 06:13 PM

Thanks 3. Spot on from my POV. Still... a hard old job. Dunno if I coulda kept my cool if I was whistlin last night.

Hehehehe... actually, I do know! I lost it in front of the TV in my living room! Hope I didn't wake anybody up. >;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 09 May 09 - 10:05 PM

Oh I heard you,l gnu!

Oh, Staalsie just scored, here we go....

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 09 May 09 - 11:52 PM

By golly we wunnit!

GO PENGUINS!

And come on home, and put it away.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: Bobert
Date: 10 May 09 - 08:53 AM

Well, just for some perspective here... Watching a Caps/Penguins playoff is like watching Lucy pull the football out from Charlie Brown yet again... It does get to be sickening... I mean, let's get real here... These playoffs go back a couple decades and I think that Pittsburg has won about 15 of them to the Caps 1...

Purdy disgusting...

But when it comes to sports, the Washington, D.C. area has been about the most snakebit sports center in the universe...

Wish I wasn't both a sports fan and a homie...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 10 May 09 - 12:52 PM

I have been looking forward to the Ducks Wings for days... now I see it's on at 6PM here... on Mother's Day! Yeah, that's what I'd LIKE to say. grrrrr

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 10 May 09 - 01:21 PM

Can you say DVR?

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 10 May 09 - 01:55 PM

No way I can stop myself from watch the rest of the game when I get home.

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 10 May 09 - 02:29 PM

I am gonna tape the IHF gold medal game between Canada and Russia momentarily, though... so I will have the Ducks Wings on that tape immediately after that.

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 10 May 09 - 02:32 PM

Beer... better head for the corner store... or were you already there? >;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: Beer
Date: 10 May 09 - 02:38 PM

I'm ready. I have to watch it at my neighbors house as I'm not subscribed to tsn. But it happens to be my son's house and I think he has a beer in the fridge.
Adrien

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 10 May 09 - 02:46 PM

GO WINGS!

Geez, don't you guys know how to post? :~)

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 10 May 09 - 06:12 PM

Canucks came so close. Saw the last 8 seconds... when my great nephews

1 - 0 Wings

started yealling downstarirs

2 - 0 Wings??? Was that a legal goal???

Think I'll watch the game.

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 10 May 09 - 06:51 PM

Call me crazy, but I was glad to see the Ducks score after such a stupid and dirty penalty... that wasn't just interference, that was an attemted elbow. It missed, but elbowing is thuggery to me. An elbow in the side of the head can kill.

I was sure that slap goal was above the bar, but the slo-mo showed it was not.

Overall, good hockey eh?

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 10 May 09 - 07:02 PM

And that there Gadzooks!! guy eh? That there guy can rag that there puck eh? It's like he's got double sided tape on that there stick eh... stick stuck puck er what eh? Geeze oh eh?

Go Wings!

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: 3refs
Date: 10 May 09 - 07:44 PM

Great game...Can vs Russ! As long as we remember that this was our/theirs "B" team. Not that it wasn't fantastic hockey, but that's not the best we/they have to offer! 2010 might be the best hockey tournament the planet has ever seen!

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 10 May 09 - 07:59 PM

Silver at 2 to 1 ain't bad eh!

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: Beer
Date: 10 May 09 - 09:13 PM

I was worried for a bit. Wings out shooting a playing but the score remaining 2/1 for to long a time as a wing fan. However the results came out as they should. I thought that Pronger was not giving his tops which was just fine for me.
Ad.

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: 3refs
Date: 11 May 09 - 01:28 PM

3-2, 3-2, 3-2 and 3-2. This has been one of the best 2nd round of the playoffs I can remember in recent years.

Ovetchkin's knee! Glad I didn't have to make that decision. The fact that it was unitentional would have been a consideration in deciding how many games I would have suspended him. 1 for sure!

Scott Walker's sucker punch! I'm not real sure what lead up to the incident, but he's getting 3-5 games from me.

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 May 09 - 04:16 PM

If only these things were REALLY up to us, wouldn't that be fun? (prolly not) But wunnit be cool to have fantasy officiating along with fantasy teams? We could be pioneers in that concept......

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 11 May 09 - 04:33 PM

Susan! 3! Start a website... ask the ref... "Hockey Rules!" A place for fans to learn, to carp...

Get Big Bobby Clobber to do a blog type thing. Don Cherry doing a coach's blog.... maybe even get The Greay One to The Wet Towel Blog.

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 May 09 - 06:04 PM

All my best ideas have been stolen. Steal it. Send me a cut.

Send Max one, too.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 11 May 09 - 06:20 PM

Oops... maybe that should have been The Great Whine? Yes.... he was the second greatest hockey player of all time, but that lad sure can ween at times. Dunno why. I mean, if he wanted the Yotes to stay where he's at, why doesn't he just buy them? Pocket change for the Great Weener.

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: Michael Harrison
Date: 11 May 09 - 06:46 PM

Between Mother's Day, graduation, cooking dinner and a bunch of other activities I did get to watch the Wings game yesterday on my computer (very small screen) but missed all of the first and much of the second period.

I heard about Datsyuk's "over the net" pass but didn't see it until today on YouTube. I've never seen anything like it - anyone see it when it happened? Did the announcers go nuts over it? The replay is just amazing and I'm certain it will be a new color, not only on Pavel's palette, but across the NHL. What a fantastic move! I'm really looking forward to game six tomorrow night and hope we can close it out. Looks like there might be a rematch - Pens & Wings; of course, the Bruins may have something to say about that. Cheers,......mwh

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 11 May 09 - 07:10 PM

I saw it. It's too bad it didn't work out... mighta been real cool... almost as cool as "The Crosby".

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: Bobert
Date: 11 May 09 - 08:06 PM

Like watching a snake eat a mouse I reckon I'll check in on the Caps/Penguins game...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 11 May 09 - 08:40 PM

That there must be a rat snake then.... what a game! I expect Susan has had to pee as many times as me!

I love playoff hockey!

Why, I might even watch that there roundball stuff. I heard that's on the go too.

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: 3refs
Date: 11 May 09 - 09:10 PM

Wash 4-Pitt 3.........minutes left!

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 May 09 - 09:12 PM

Ssssh! We're a period behind on the DVR-- big funeral stuff today has us running late.

WHY is it again that our county does not have free beer delivery???

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 11 May 09 - 09:16 PM

Free beer? Delivered? WHERE?????

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 May 09 - 09:17 PM

MY RECLINER, of course!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: Beer
Date: 11 May 09 - 09:47 PM

Get your hubby to bring it to ya. My wife does for me.
He! he!.
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Overtime I hear??

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 11 May 09 - 10:08 PM

Beer overtime... and tickets.

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 11 May 09 - 10:21 PM

I said it duiring the 2nd period letdown-- they're losing this game right now. And they did.

Hubby already went and fetched savory sides to go with BBQ for supper. He tired. Neither of us could make it to the beer store, too tired to drive safely-- beer 15 minutes west, food 15 min, east. Got fud.
Big day.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: 3refs
Date: 11 May 09 - 11:05 PM

Game #7 in hockey(apparently I have to say ice hockey)is the most exciting game of all the major sports game #7's. I really think that any game #7 in any sport at any level is more often than not an "all out affair", but there's just something about the Stanley Cup playoffs! In most cases, as long as my team isn't playing I don't care who is!
Van just scored 4-3!

Enjoy the playoffs!

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: Beer
Date: 11 May 09 - 11:09 PM

Lol Susan.
Sorry for your loss this evening. Well lets hope the next game is a turn around for you.
My wife has never bought a beer for me from the local store. And that is O.K. I can get it very easily if i want.
ad.

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 12 May 09 - 05:18 AM

There are some health concerns with beer I will not go into, but recently we were able to reintroduce it in small quantities. Hardi bought porter. Being too tired to fetch it last night for the half=glass each we can have, we comforted ourselves thus: the new tradition will be "no beer till they get into the playoffs, and then one ritual six-pack of very good stuff per series."

= No new sixpack till they earn their way into the next series. So no beer unless they win #7 and start the next. Hardi will buy.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: Bobert
Date: 12 May 09 - 08:15 AM

Not to worry, WYSuzie... Like I said, for Caps fans watchin' a Caps/Penguins playoff series is like watchin' a snake devour a mouse... We no lnger expect to win these things 'cause it only happens once outta every 10 or so times... So we watch from a morbid curiousity mindset...

Actually, that applies to all Washington, D.C. sports... Redskins, Bullets (Wizards), Mystics, Nationals... They all suck and have for decades... 'Cept the Mystics and Nationals who only suck going back to gettin' here...

So not to fear, WYSuzie...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 12 May 09 - 09:30 AM

Thanks, Boberino, but....

The problem is.... that as an "RCF," (recovering Chicago fan, all sports), I know that the flipside of your reassuring mindset is part of my path to sure, hoodwinked destruction. "We can still win this thing" is the mantra of many a heart-crushed Chicagoan as we go down to the dust. Even as the Bulls and the Bears celebrated the championship wins they DID finally achieve, that was still the mantra, with its "maybe next year" echo in counterpoint.

So I cannot, as a RCF, if I really want to aim for total wellness, allow myself the start thinking that the Pens/Caps record means a damn thing. The TVblatters were FULL of assurances last night that no game-6-elimination-game had even been won by the Caps, and then, of course, they DID.


See our struggle? And beerlessly.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 12 May 09 - 08:22 PM

The Bruins are growling.

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: Ref
Date: 12 May 09 - 09:10 PM

Of course the Bruins are growling. They've been screwed yet again by the NHL brass. Nothing like a little injustice to stimulate the lads!

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: Bobert
Date: 12 May 09 - 09:43 PM

Not to worry, WYSuzie...

The Caps will blow it... They are not as good a team as the Penguins... They cannot keep control of the puck... Pittsburg can and will in Game 7... Pittsburg will outshoot the Caps by at least 10 shots and will win...

Guarenteed!!!

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: Beer
Date: 12 May 09 - 10:07 PM

No mention of Chi. upset?

I don't see them taking the Wings if it goes that way, but if the Wings loose I think they would have a fair shot at beating the Avalanche

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: Michael Harrison
Date: 13 May 09 - 12:03 AM

Oh, no, this does not look good for the Wings. I sure hope they come out storming in the third or it's back to the Joe on Thursday; which, really stinks for me (selfishness here, to be sure)as I've got a show that day at 5pm, my daughter's senior choir dinner at 6:30pm, senior choir performance (her solo) at 7:30pm - and the Red Wings will be playing elimination game #7 at the same time. Well, I'm just going to have to leave the choir performance early enough to catch the third period. Damn it! It's not fair! Of course, in a few minutes the guys could come out storming, sustain it for twenty minutes, and kick hell out of the Ducks. GO RED WINGS! Cheers,..........mwh

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: wysiwyg
Date: 13 May 09 - 06:46 AM

We have a period left of the Chi game to see later-- am I gonna like it?

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: 3refs
Date: 13 May 09 - 07:20 AM

Game 7 can be new territory for many!

"I've watched a lot of Game 7s, but this will be my first one," Crosby said before his team headed off to Washington where it will meet the Capitals tonight at the Verizon Center.

"I've never played one in juniors -- or any level."

Hockey Night in Canada's Ron MacLean once described Game 7 as "the two most exciting words in sport."

"There are few sporting events as compelling as a Game 7 in the N.H.L. playoffs. Maybe the final round of a golf major, but that depends who's in the running. Certainly not do-or-die games in the baseball postseason, many of which end around sunrise EST. Super Bowls amount to corporate schmaltz, with the continuity of the contest destroyed by the glut of advertising. Some prefer the N.B.A. playoffs. But, no, not me. Give me a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup playoffs, any round, any teams, with the season hanging on every rush up ice, every goalmouth scrum."
Stu Hakcel

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: Bobert
Date: 13 May 09 - 08:08 AM

Vegas odds on the Caps winning tonight: 1 in 3...

I'd say that it very optomistic for the Caps...

I would be stunned if any Washington team made the finals in anything... Tiddly winks included...

B~

Subject: RE: BS: Hockey: Stanley Cup 2009 (08-09 Season)
From: gnu
Date: 13 May 09 - 09:23 AM

Severn might take offense there, Bobert!