BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 29 May 10 - 11:46 AM

Well, I probably won't be able to stay up that late, so... Chicago is at home. They have to come out fast and furious with early goals against a GOOD defense that includes a GOOD goalie who is (was?) on a hot streak. At 1.45 GAA, Chicago may have a rough time with that.

In any case, I think it's gonna be a barnburnner of a series simply because both teams cannot sit on a two goal lead by relying on defense to carry them (until the last minutes of a game).

Poise and controlled stamina and avoiding penalties are taught before the birds and the bees but can easily forgotten for a moment under this kinda pressure. The coaches have their jobs cut out for them also.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: Beer
Date: 28 May 10 - 11:52 PM

Mr. Elbows was a great great dirty player but held everyone's respect.
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Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: GUEST,DannyC
Date: 28 May 10 - 09:44 PM

Baseball? It's my understanding that it was never a gentleman's game until 'frat boy' Christy Mathewson entered the scene. To discern the gentle roots of baseball, you might want to take a look at the great career of Ty Cobb... rough and ready.

At St. Joe's in Philly in the '60s, we were fortunate to have a teacher by the name of Aloysius "Buzzy" Travers SJ who had been recruited to play a single game as a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers for the final game of the year (I think it was 1912 or something). He got recruited off of a college field because Ty Cobb had gotten himself suspended for his rough play and the whole team just went home. To this day (the late) "Buzzy" holds the major league record for the most runs given up in a single game by a pitcher thanks to the immortal Cobb's antics.

I played the three main American sports everyday of my life growing up and we fought (in varying degrees) with each other every day. I doubt that young hockey players grow up much different. My son is currently playing college basketball and he reports that he's continually involved in near-fights in practice on plenty of occasions. It's all part of it... always will be.

Speaking of roughnecks... how about the great Gordie Howe?

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 28 May 10 - 08:51 PM

Well, I remember the bench clearing brawls as soon as they were down a goal or two. Game delay for the better part of an hour more than once. Dirty play... dirty tactics... I stopped watching hockey and stayed away for years after that shit became "TV".

Same thing happened in baseball... in baseball! Kicking dirt on the ump? Brawls in the middle of the diamond? WTF?

Then, it found it's way to other sports. Sensationalizing the supposed violent aspect of games which needn't be "violent". Sickening.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: GUEST,DannyC
Date: 28 May 10 - 06:14 PM

My first wife's parents were from Montreal. Her father actually coached for stint at Cornell where he had the good fortune of having Ken Dryden on his squad before Dryden put everybody's lights out at the next level.

Her father - they called him Gus @ McGill - also skated as a young man with Boom Boom and some other greats.   He was very clear in letting me know that those ones that went on to be Habs were way way beyond his level.

Say what you want about those '70s Flyers... they threw everything they had into the game... Rick MacLeish & Billy Barber & Moose Dupont & Reggie the Rifle & Gary Dornhoefer were a worthy supporting cast. Nobody marvelled at Clarkie's physique or towering stature... he was all heart and overcame the blood-sugar throughout. They beat some damn good teams fair & square.

I suppose there'll always be resentment from some of the old-line crew due to the fact that those Flyers were the first from outside the original Six to win the Cup. Their names will rightly adorn the Cup as long as it exists... Let's Go Flyers!!

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 28 May 10 - 01:57 PM

Only one more sleep.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 27 May 10 - 05:03 PM

Just what I was saying earlier... rooting for the "old team" don't make no nevermind anymore, really. It's all about good hockey.

I kinda want CHI to take it casue they haven't in such a long time. But, good, clean, fast play is what I wanna see on accounta it's nearly as exciting as curling.

Ya know, if they allowed checking in curling it would be better than hockey eh?

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: Beer
Date: 27 May 10 - 04:44 PM

lol, Gnu.
I just did a little checking on players from Canada playing for the Canadians, Flyers and Chicago. Here is what NHL.Com has listed.

Canadians: 3 from Que. 11 from other provinces = 14
Flyers:    4 from Que. 15   '    '      '      = 19
Chicago:    1 from Que. 19   '    '      '      = 20

Doesn't prove anything except there are more Canadians playing for Stanley Cup than if Montreal was still in the running.
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Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 27 May 10 - 04:01 PM

Geeze... I am kinda feelin guilty and torn, now.

I guess I will hafta settle for good clean hockey and make up my mind who ta root fer as it unfolds.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: Beer
Date: 26 May 10 - 08:14 PM

Good points Danny. I like what I see with the flyers as well. They are not the team of old. They have a very solid unit and this is going to be one hell of a series. I'm rooting for Chi. only because it has been so long since they won the cup. All in all I really don't mind if the Flyers win. As long as it has been a good series by both teams.
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Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: GUEST,DannyC
Date: 26 May 10 - 07:56 AM

I don't know how anyone could root against Mike Richards, or the courageous Ian Laperriere, or the emerging Claude Giroux.

There was some fantastic puck movement by The Flyers and some dazzling goals. Used to be called 'teamwork' boys... perhaps a lost art in this era of the mega-media-Star. It's been a joy watching the Philly team over-achieve from afar.

Let's Go Flyers!!

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 25 May 10 - 04:07 PM

Susan: In the end, I like watching good hockey and true sportsmanship. When my team (which is a joke nowadays because I grew up watching MY team... "local lads"... not guys from thousands of miles away) wins, it's a bonus.

So, now, for me, it's about watching good hockey. The only reason I rooted for the Habs was Maurice, Henri, Jean, Yvonne, Frank, Jacques, Dicky, Guy... so many. I couldn't give two shits about the ferriners winning nowadays except that they are good and good hockey is fun for me to watch. I cheer as much for a beautiful goal from the opposing team as much as I cheer for a fluke goal by "my" team.

And I still hate Philly no matter who is on the team. Just like I cheered for the Habs. It makes no sense in this day and age, but I hope Chicago grinds them into the Zamboni.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: wysiwyg
Date: 25 May 10 - 03:48 PM

It's the annual "wean the hockey nuts" treatment program.

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May I just say for the millionth time this month: "F***in' PENGUINS!"

I have a theory that Hardi spawned-- which is that almost any sentence about anything can go like this in just three hops:

"So the season's over, eh. Yer new hobby's gardening, I heard."
"Yes, I'm planting flars this year."
"FLARS!---Fleury! F***in' PENGUINS!


Does that also work for all you other griefstricken layabouts, with your teams?

Acourse we'll watch 'em in the Fall, but.... we're twisted that way.

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GO HAWKS!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 25 May 10 - 02:14 PM

Saturday? I don't wanna wait until Saturday.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 25 May 10 - 02:12 PM

gone HABS gone... sniff

GO BLACKHAWKS GO!!

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: wysiwyg
Date: 25 May 10 - 08:34 AM

What Ad said (several). Great vid Bobad!

Gnu, there are MANY more than two national anthems here. PM if clarification wanted-- it would be thread drift here.

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 25 May 10 - 06:03 AM

Pocklington has also pledged to turn over two of his five Stanley Cup rings, and pay the U.S. taxes he owes.

Here.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: Beer
Date: 24 May 10 - 11:19 PM

Excellent Bobad.
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Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: bobad
Date: 24 May 10 - 11:12 PM

And so another team heads out to the links.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: Beer
Date: 24 May 10 - 09:53 PM

The next series is a tough one for me. I like a lot of players on the Flyer's team but I would also like the hawks to win because it has been such a long time for them. So I think I'll just ride the fence in this one and hope that both play well.
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Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: Beer
Date: 24 May 10 - 08:51 PM

Beer Break
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Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 24 May 10 - 08:14 PM

Wow! Two beauties in a minute and a half! Those were beeeautiful.

They both suck of course but I like watching good hockey.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: Beer
Date: 24 May 10 - 07:51 PM

Canadians out shoot the Flyer's but they certainly didn't out play them.
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Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 24 May 10 - 07:19 PM

Holy batshit Batboy... what a goal by Philly!

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 24 May 10 - 07:16 PM

Put dat puck on dat net!

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 24 May 10 - 07:12 PM

Question... why don't Yanks sing the national anthem? Are there really two?

Always sowin off them Yanks.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: wysiwyg
Date: 24 May 10 - 10:24 AM

No real Chicago fan puts MONEY on a Chi team, but ya can't avoid thinking "this could be the year." That's how ya get hooked-- that Stockholm Syndrome thing. :~)

Until the Sharks did the lose-again thing ydy (last night in our DVRzone), by leaving their net empty on their concluding power play, my money was on them-- but my heart on the Hawks.

This is how a hockey fan-- or any Chi sports fan-- can grow up with two heads. Fortunately (?) only one of them drinks beer. :~)


BTW, are we the only people here who speed-watch some of these periods? Hardi and me have a bet going.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: Rapparee
Date: 24 May 10 - 09:53 AM

How are the Cubs doing?

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 24 May 10 - 08:23 AM

They might go tonight.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: wysiwyg
Date: 24 May 10 - 08:08 AM

Go Hawks!

But first, go Habs!

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 23 May 10 - 05:47 PM

Wow! Best hockey game I have seen since the Limpics!

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: wysiwyg
Date: 23 May 10 - 12:01 PM

GO HAWKS!

~S~
(Hain't read the thread-- DVR to catch up on, post-trip)

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 23 May 10 - 11:44 AM

The game is on CBC again today... The Cherry will be on!

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: GUEST,DannyC
Date: 22 May 10 - 10:59 PM

There's a lot of talk that pellets (or something with bigger particles than sand) were spread in the tunnel entrance to The Flyers' bench.   Several Phiily skaters ran into a bit of trouble with 'bad wheels' throughout.   Might have been intentional. That'd be a shame because I've always held the Montreal franchise in high esteem. It'd be way beyond gamesmanship.

Out for our music/song/dance night @ McCarthy's here on Thursday night, we had a couple of drivers named Michaud in from Alberta. Big fellas and big life-long fans of Les Habs. They were along way from home and we gave 'em the royal treatment, but they really roasted me about hockey. I doubt they enjoyed the result of today's game, but I wish 'em well nonetheless.

Go Flyers!!

(btw, the music n' dance night was terrific... big bar with a good crowd and they all got quiet and gave us our due for the music. I love it when that happens.)

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 22 May 10 - 08:21 PM

Ooooh la la a Montréal needs some fucking manners in the stands. If the Habs lose in the semi-finals, okay... life goes on. But, to boo their own team on home ice for falling behind? It's just sickening.

Maybe Philly should win, even though I still harbour hatred for them. But that hatred was for foul play years ago... tonight, I was disgusted by Les Canadiens "fans" in the stands. Ruined the rest of the game for me.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: bobad
Date: 22 May 10 - 06:38 PM

Montreal needs more than one goal scorer.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 22 May 10 - 05:39 PM

Habs fans booing their own team? That just ain't "Canuck". Almost enough to make me turn it off and forget hockey for the rest of the year. Sickening. Pathetic.

What the hell is wrong with people these days?

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 22 May 10 - 04:55 PM

Wow... that last goal was beautiful! Wrong team of course!

Still cheering here, but if the Habs continue to play on Philly's side by giving them the puck over and over... we'll see.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: wysiwyg
Date: 21 May 10 - 12:26 PM

It would hab to be becuz they need 4, having lost 2.

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 21 May 10 - 11:36 AM

Well, they will want to win at home, so Habs in 6.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: wysiwyg
Date: 21 May 10 - 10:47 AM

GO HABS! Again, please!

~Susan

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 21 May 10 - 06:50 AM

Heheheee... I fell asleep during the first commercial break. Just as well as my throat was getting sore.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 20 May 10 - 09:08 PM

I am gonna try to stay up for the third, but it's gettin difficult. WTF is all the chippy shit? BOTH sides cross checking and raking and interfering BEHIND the play???

Yeah, it's high stakes hockey but that shit is ridiculous. There ARE rules, no? That shit about "letting them play" is a bit much for me. Not the hockey I saw in my youth and was taught to play. If a guy is not near the puck, how can you mess with him like that and not get a penalty? BOTH teams are at it constantly.

If that kind of play is allowed, condoned, "expected" (???), I may as well go to bed early again. Piss poor.

I just hope that if the series comes down to the wire, the players play real hockey.

Third period is on.... I can't resist.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 20 May 10 - 07:57 PM

I am hoping I can stay up for this game. So far, so good.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 19 May 10 - 07:35 AM

I am REAL glad I went to bed even earlier than last game.

What I saw was Philly on fire. Good hockey. Hopefully I'll be able to stay up next game.

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: GUEST,DannyC
Date: 18 May 10 - 10:43 PM

Held serve... now it gets real --- and rough

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 18 May 10 - 03:07 PM

BOUNCE HABS BOUNCE!

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: DannyC
Date: 17 May 10 - 09:37 PM

Glad I stayed awake for the whole shimuzzle

Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: Beer
Date: 17 May 10 - 06:57 AM

Just one of those games that the Canadians have to forget about. They will bounce back.
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Subject: RE: BS: NHL Reg Season '09-'010
From: gnu
Date: 17 May 10 - 05:58 AM

Glad I went to bed early!