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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: videoholic on March 11, 2004, 10:34:45 AM
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OK, now that it\'s getting close to playoffs it\'s time to drum up interest in the NHL. Heck, we haven\'t had a sticky either so that\'s always good.
Quick question. Do people in other areas of the country even realize how freaking good the Lightning are playing? You look on national websites and you don\'t get shit for coverage on the Lightning, yet they have the best record in the league.
They have a deal now, buy 6 tickets and get two playoff tickets for free. So tempted to do it, but that\'s 600 bucks for my wife and I... Damn it would rock though. Oh well. I have Big Log to deal with anyway.
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Honestly, I had no idea how well the lightning were doing. My friend I talk about hockey with was just like...how the hell are the Lightning in first in all of the NHL and I was just like...wait...what...how? That\'s prolly just because I haven\'t been following hockey closely. The Rangers are too depressing. Oh well. In the playoffs, go any Canadian team. If that doesn\'t work out, go anyone who isn\'t the Devils.
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That is how I got to see the Stanley Cup in Philly back in the mid 80\'s. Dad had a 12 game plan and we were offered tickets to the playoffs and he bought the Stanley Cup Finals ones betting Philly would go the the Cup and sure enough they did. Didn\'t matter to me though as I was an Edmonton fan at the time. ;) Nothing like being in the old Spectrum wearing a Gretzky jersey.
I think the Lightning will fold in the post season - just a hunch. I am surprised no one has talked about the Bertuzzi incident and the ruling.
Funny how Marty McSorley taps a guy with his stick and he is suspended for a year. Bertuzzi gets away with 17 games...
McSorley - untalented goon
Bertuzzi - All Star goon
I would bet if Bertuzzi didn\'t put the numbers he does he would have been gone for a lot longer - if not indefinitely.
I am disappointed the Thrashers won\'t be going - they had such high hopes before Heatley\'s accident. I went to the Thrashers/Rangers game two Sundays ago and had club seats - gotta love being waited on.
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Actually it is being reviewed and Bertuzzi may be suspended next year as well.
http://www.nhl.com/onthefly/news/2004/03/206088.html
"No final determination on the total duration of Mr. Bertuzzi\'s suspension has yet been made," Mr. Campbell said. "Mr. Bertuzzi will be required to meet with Commissioner Bettman prior to the start of training camp for the 2004-05 season, at which point Mr. Bertuzzi\'s eligibility will be reviewed in light of all the available facts at that time, including Mr. Moore\'s physical status and the progression of his recovery."
And even last year the Lightning went on to the second round. They are a great team. I went to the Devils game last weekend and it rocked. We were down 2-1 and with the goalie pulled we scored to tie it up with 9 seconds left. We then won 2 minutes into OT. Friggen awesome.
We took Logan and he absolutely loved it.
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I don\'t know I just can\'t see Tampa going to the Cup - This is like deja vu withe the Hurricanes 2 years ago. Besides the regular season means nothing as long as you make the playoffs.
I have been taking Ethan to games since he was 6 months old - he is so used to everything now and when we went to the Rangers game it was kids day and he got a free jersey. It was hilarious since it is huge, but I put him in it anyway.
As for Bertuzzi - I bet he is back at the beginning of next year if Moore is doing fine.
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I say boot Bertuzzi for good and nail him for atleast a misdemeanor.
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Originally posted by Bozco
I say boot Bertuzzi for good and nail him for atleast a misdemeanor.
He was a big drama queen last night at the press conference. Being able to cry on demand is a talent. :rolleyes:
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No seriously, he\'s sorry for breaking the guys neck.
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I am not buying it. It was a premeditated attack.
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every canadian team is probably going to make the playoffs... except maybe the oilers.
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Of course it was premeditated, but you can be sure he didn\'t mean to break the dude\'s neck.
I didn\'t see the press conference, but I certainly can\'t imagine the dude isn\'t feeling a ton of regret.
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I guess you all don\'t watch much hockey - Bertuzzi isn\'t the nicest guy around. His Academy Award performance during the interview I am sure influenced some of those that judged him. "Steve, I didn\'t mean to hurt you." Sure he didn\'t.
Also when Moore was lying on the ice in his own blood - Tony Granato (the Avalanche coach) was yelling at the Vancouver bench and the camera had a close up one of the Vancouver coaches smirking over the incident.
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They didn\'t know the dude broke his neck though dide they? I mean it looked like a bloody nose. Although he was a little motionless.
Dude busted his nose hard core on the ice at the game I was at last week. Damn blood looks nasty on the ice.
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When a guy is lying motionless on the ice you don\'t smirk. Sorry... but it seems everyone else in the arena knew something was terribly wrong.
Anyway, I remember being at a preseason Ranger/Philly game that turned into wrestlemania. Hell even the the two goaltenders got into it... and the blood was everywhere - you know its a bitter rivalry when the bench clears in a meaningless pre season game.
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Settle down Giga... yes bertuzzi meant to punch moore in the face... but that isnt exactly considered an injury in the NHL...
Moore fractured his neck when he hit the ice... Bertuzzi didnt intend to injure him that way... so thats what he meant when he says he had no intent to injure.
And shame on you for thinking his press conference was an act... Im sure if you were responsible for the possible end of another mans career you would be a slight bit emotional....
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I was kidding, I don\'t buy his shit either. You don\'t hit someone from behind without meaning to do a lot of damage.
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Originally posted by Bozco
I was kidding, I don\'t buy his shit either. You don\'t hit someone from behind without meaning to do a lot of damage.
Ok
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Originally posted by Kimahri
Settle down Giga... yes bertuzzi meant to punch moore in the face... but that isnt exactly considered an injury in the NHL...
Moore fractured his neck when he hit the ice... Bertuzzi didnt intend to injure him that way... so thats what he meant when he says he had no intent to injure.
First of all, it wasn\'t just a punch. A punch is one thing. This was a punch from behind, totally blindsiding the guy, during play. And yeah he was injured when he hit the ice...Bertuzzi drove him into the ice.
Bertuzzi did not mean to hurt the guy as badly as he did, no. But he meant to hurt him. And the fact is, he went about it in a dirty, cowardly way. You want retaliation, you fight a guy fairly. You don\'t punch him from behind and drive him into the ice. There is no place for that in hockey. Bertuzzi deserved what he got and more.
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I\'m Canadian therefore know everything about Hockey.
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uhm i know about hockey ie know of the sport but don\'t know anything about it...other than it\'s dominated by big husky cocasion menz! ;) although i know there are a few brothers on the squad here or there so i\'ll cheer for my local squad..go devils! :D
ps: as far as that hit was concerned..that was just plain wrong the way he clocked that other guy..there was no reason for that..i can never understand some of these athlets ...your\'re gettin\' paid to play a sport...basicaly gettin paid to have fun! why go that route with seriously hurtin somebody?
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Adrenaline ;)
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From the front angle, the Bertuzzi hit looks bad, but it looks like he fell on him as he went down. From the side angle it looks like he drove Moore down hard into the ice, with his arms.
I tend to lean a bit towards the second hypothesis, and as such I had no problem with his suspension (even though it means a Canadian team will be hurt bad in the playoffs). I think they\'re going to keep Bert suspended next season if Moore isn\'t recovered by then, up to 1 year (sort of bringing in the OHL version of the rule).
I think the sens have a good chance this year, assuming Lalime or Prusek can step it up a notch.
Toronto has a chance, assuming Belfour can stay healthy for the duration.
Calgary, Tampa Bay, Philly, or Colerado all have a shot, assuming they keep playing like they have been recently.
I don\'t think Detroit will make it too far, I have a feeling that they\'re going to run out of gas soon.
Other than that, well.. the rest of the contenders don\'t stand out either way for me.
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Lets just hope my beloved oilers can make it into the playoffs. I think everyone can agree that they are a fantastic team to watch in the playoffs.
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Yeah there was that period where they would always knock the top seed out in the first round.
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ummm... GO SABRES!!!
going to the game tomorrow, corner front row seats, bitch.. Don\'t get to see many plays develop, but the hits make up for it....
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Let\'s go Lightning!@!!!@#$#$)(*
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looks like they\'re gonna play the Islanders, whom they just lost to twice in a row...
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:crap:
Edmonton needs to win their last game... and nashville needs to lose their last to in order for edmonton to make it.
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We can finally get this thread going after this weekend ;)
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Damn it\'s been frustrating for Ottawa fans. Boy did we totally outplay every player on Toronto last game except for a couple of them - Belfour and Lady Luck.
On a good note, tomorow night I won tickets to center ice baby! Game 4! Go sens go!
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GO lightning. 2-1!!!
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Bruins up 3-1, anyone catch the game last night, it was an amazing 2OT game.
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Hehehe Go Preds - only because I hate Detroit. ;) Vokoun is awesome.
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I want a Canadian team winning this year. It\'s been too long.
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Toronto is Canada\'s best bet, but they will choke as usual.
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Not now that they have Conn Smythe winner and New York Super Defenseman Brian Leetch!
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Do they let 3 year olds sit on your lap? Or does it have to be 2.
I want to buy tickets, but I would need to take Logan with me.
Tickets are 100 bucks a piece though so I don\'t really want to buy a ticket for him if I don\'t have to.
It is a complete understatement if I tell you guys Logan loves hockey.
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Boy... as soon as that first goal got in on Belfour... the flood gates opened up... 4 to 1 sens! Man I hope we can end this with a W in 6, cause goin\' to 7 will be mighty stressfull.
I think Ottawa is the best bet for Canada bringing home the cup, second Vancouver.... I still think detroit doesn\'t have the stamina to see things through to the end.
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Originally posted by GigaShadow
Toronto is Canada\'s best bet, but they will choke as usual.
oooh.... this just in.....
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I don\'t get why you all are watching any games besides the Lightning. You are simply wasting your time. They smoked the freaking Islanders. Those pussies never even scored a goal on their home ice.
Bring it on Ottawa!!!
Bring it on Toranto!!!
We\'ll be rested and waiting for you!!
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Originally posted by CHIZZY
oooh.... this just in.....
:laughing: :laughing: Good one Chizzy... nothing like some smack talking during the playoffs!
I enjoyed watching the Avs/Stars game last night - 2 OT and the Avs pulled it out. We might as well enjoy this years playoffs because who knows if there will be any next year. :(
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Oh yeah, I alsmost forgot....
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Originally posted by CHIZZY
Oh yeah, I alsmost forgot....
:laughing: :laughing:
Hahaha I had almost forgotten about "Peter Pan" - that guy is disturbing.
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Damn, Chizz is back in full effect.
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Originally posted by videoholic
Damn, Chizz is back in full effect.
Not quite, but I\'m trying... still no Interweb at home... Work is frantic... I\'m processing about $3 million a week in scrap gold, silver and platinum... I still haven\'t sent your coins, \'cos we keep selling out of them before I can buy them... We\'ll get a Brinks semi dropping off 150,000 and they\'ll be gone in a week...
anyhoo, I haven\'t watched any hockey since the Sabres shit the bed...
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I check my doorstep every freaking day you homo..
Wait a second, I guess that was a bit counterproductive.
How about this.
No problem...
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Lightning wrap it up. Guess they\'ll just kick back for a week till the Canadians are done with their thing.
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Both game 7s tonight were very exciting. I couldn\'t believe Calgary let Vancouver tie it up with 5 seconds left... but at least they won quick in OT.
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I was really hoping Ottawa would beat those homos... I would have liked to see Rob Ray retire with a cup...
Oh well, at least he\'ll be back doing color commentary with Danny Gare here in Buffalo next year, (if there is a season... ):rolleyes:
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I am also happy Calgary won - now the Avs face San Jose rather than Detroit :)
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I guess a few Canadians found out we have a friggen team in Tampa. I am going to laugh if Tampa gets the Stanley Cup. They get just as little respect as the Bucs did two years ago. The Lightning have won by a combined total of 16-5..
I\'d say that\'s some pretty damn good goal tending. 3 shut outs. Maybe one of these days the team will be on a nationally televised game.
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Stupid Sharks... where the hell did they come from?
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Um...Nabokov rocks, basically.
Detroit\'s tied up 1-1 with Calgary after that Game 1 disaster...we actually looked old in Game 1. Game 2 was a different story...Calgary never had a shot.
San Jose vs. Detroit in the Western Conference Finals, just wait for it :)
See Yuz.
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Detroit is old. Anyway, Maybe the Avs can pick up two at home.
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Lightning have scored now 19 goals to the opponents 6.
Not bad for only 7 games. These games aren\'t even close. Hopefully next round will be more fun to watch.
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Vid? Cocky? Never thought I\'d see the day ;)
Flyers over Lightning in 6. Lightning are good, but for the Flyers, they\'re well past due.
See Yuz.
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I\'m not cocky. Just can\'t believe not a single source thinks they have a shot.
BTW, Lightning tied the game 3-3 with 9 seconds left in the 3rd period. Then smoked their asses one minute into OT.
Looks like it may be a sweep. Hopefully they will lose Friday so they can win the series here in Tampa.
Although it\'s awesome listening to the change in the crowd. Freaking awesome.
Oh, and btw, Lightning swept Philly in the regular season.
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Yeah, and the Avs beat the Sharks 7-2 in their season series. Look what\'s happened there.
While the Lightning are kicking ass, the Red Wings are looking half dead...looking sluggish against a Flames team that they should know they\'re better than. Oh well...c\'mon Wings, rally!
Oh, and yes, you are cocky ;)
See Yuz.
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Calgary, Tampa Bay, Philly, or Colerado all have a shot, assuming they keep playing like they have been recently.
There you go vid.. I said that early, I think pre-round 1. Obiously Tampa Bay is playing as well as they were or better, so they\'ve got a really good shot. Calgary too... although I think the aged Detroit team just doesn\'t have the stamina....
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Colorado might as well polish up the golf clubs... Might as well cheer on Philly - we might not have hockey next year :(
Our ECHL team here folded as well - bummer. On a postive note the youth hockey team I coach won the championship.
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Seems like Tampa Bay had the upperhand yet again 2nite.
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So, Colorado absolutley rocks for forcing a Game 5. Seriously, that was a great win for them, and they finally got to Nabokov. Here\'s to Colorado winning the next 3 :)
as for the Red Wings, they\'re up 1-0 at the end of the 1st period, down 2-1 in the series. a Must Win in Calgary.
See Yuz.
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Well I am back now in Hockey town. Good to get out of Canada. Those bastards don\'t know a thing about hockey. :)
This may turn out to be a curse for TB Lightning. THey are going to be off for over a week when they finally get to play again.
Luckily FLyers scored their goal quota last night.
Can someone please tell me why anyone would throw a 10 dollar hat on the ice so they can throw it away?
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Originally posted by videoholic
Well I am back now in Hockey town. Good to get out of Canada. Those bastards don\'t know a thing about hockey. :)
This may turn out to be a curse for TB Lightning. THey are going to be off for over a week when they finally get to play again.
Luckily FLyers scored their goal quota last night.
Can someone please tell me why anyone would throw a 10 dollar hat on the ice so they can throw it away?
Tradition.
In Atlanta - they take the hats and put them in a plexiglass booth as sort of an exhibit.
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Well that was a shit load of hats.
And it\'s not like he even needed the hat trick. They were smoking them.
I\'d probably throw a hat in if they won 3-2 with seconds left in the 3rd period, but not for the 7th goal in a 7-2 victory.
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Huge night for Hockey tonight.
Both Detroit and Colorado face Elimination Game 6\'s tonight. The Red Wings will be without Steve Yzerman, I can only assume, due to getting hit in the eye with a puck. They lost Game 5 1-0 at home, and now have to force a Game 7, and have to force it in Calgary. Not so good.
As for Colorado, they\'re in much better shape, simply because they have the confidence, and the fact that in the last two games, the plays are being made by Sakic, Selanne, and of course, Forsberg. It\'s huge for those guys to get hot, especially with Aebischer playing the way he is. If Colorado wins Game 6 tonight at home, I think they\'re goona take Game 7. More power to them...the Sharks are finding ways to lose games.
See Yuz.
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I agree but I thought the Colorado game was tomorrow night?
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Either way, go Flames and Sharks. I\'m tired of Colorado and Detroit.
And go Canada for a change :) Come on Leafs!
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Originally posted by GigaShadow
I agree but I thought the Colorado game was tomorrow night?
Coulda sworn it was last night, but oh well.
As for Tony, you\'re just bitter because the Rangers haven\'t done shit for 10 years :)
Cujo was great, something I didn\'t think I\'d be saying. But, it\'s hard to win when you DON\'T ****ING SCORE. Jeez. No Goals in the last two games, both 1-0 losses. Seriously, if the best offense in the game can\'t score goals against the Flames, you don\'t deserve to win.
Go Avalanche, I hate the Sharks, and I now hate Jerome Iginla and the Flames, not to mention the entire Eastern Conference.
See Yuz.
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Originally posted by ROL Jamas
As for Tony, you\'re just bitter because the Rangers haven\'t done shit for 10 years :)
THAT\'S A DAMN LIE!
We knocked the #1 seed Quebec Nordiques out 9 years ago :p
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*sniff* well goodbye my Leafs. Sigh, looks like i\'ll start my rooting for next year...again...
LEAFS - CUP - 2018!
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They need to put Don Cherry in charge - then the Leafs might win something. ;)
Oh well the Avs are gone too... no big surprise. Go Flyers!
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Giga, you really should pick teams who are going to win to root for. Although from the teams you\'ve been rooting for so far I guess I should be happy you are saying Go Flyers.
I went to buy tickets for Saturday\'s game and they are 150 a piece. Ouch... Looks like I\'ll be watching it from my couch.
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Bah Tampa Bay... Flyers in 6. ;)
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Been waiting a week and a half to watch the Lightning play again and now I have to go to a freaking 3 year old birthday party at 3 oclock. Same time as the game.
oye.
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9-1 in the playoffs.
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Yeah, this round I predict Tampa Bay over Philly in 5.
For the Flames and Sharks... well, battle of the Goalies. Man, the Sharks must be really kicking themselves for trading Kiprusoff now... and if they loose, it\'ll be even worse. No doubt in my mind that the Sharks are the better team, and both Goalies are the key players, but I think that if Kiprusoff keeps up his game, and gives the Flames a chance they\'ll win it for him... but the Flames won\'t be able to win the series without great goaltending every game. For Nabokov, I think he could win the series for the Sharks, but even if he doesn\'t bring his A game every night, the Sharks could pull it out.
I doubt Kiprusoff will be able to maintain for the whole series... prediction? Sharks in 6.
:hat: (Hope I\'m wrong tho, I\'d like to see a Canadian team in the Cup) :hat:
Oh and...
Originally posted by videoholic
Well I am back now in Hockey town. Good to get out of Canada. Those bastards don\'t know a thing about hockey. :)
I\'m glad we don\'t need red and blue streaks to tell us where the puck is and if it\'s a pass or a shot.
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Yeah...I think they got rid of those streak things. Apparently they either cost too much, or they didn\'t help, something like that :-P
I\'ve honestly never had any trouble with that, of course, since I\'m a Red Wings fan, it seems like everyone else\'s hockey is really sloppy :-P
See Yuz.
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Yeah, they got rid of them eventually in the US. They put them up in a CBC hockey night in Canada game ONCE, and there was such a flood of outrage that we didn\'t have to wait for them to realize they were stupid. We told \'em.
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Originally posted by FatalXception
I\'m glad we don\'t need red and blue streaks to tell us where the puck is and if it\'s a pass or a shot.
Do they still do that? I thought they did that for like one year and killed it.
Plus, I watch it in HD. Not at all hard to follow the puck in HD.
Tampa Bay has 4 of the top 4 +/- goal scorers.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/statistics
For those of you who still feel Tampa has no shot.
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Tampa Bay is getting.....
own3d..! Muhahaha
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Big time. I was watching it in a bar in Indy and Damn. They sucked hard core.
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Even though the Western Conference Finals seem like a crapshoot, is anybody else paying attention to them?
Calgary goes into San Jose and takes the first two games, and Game two in relatively convincing fashion? Either San Jose thought they were goona walk over the team that took out Vancouver and Detroit, or Kiprousoff is just THAT good. Calgary up 2-0 going into Game 3 at home. Here\'s to a sweep, and a Calgary vs. Tampa Final...I realize now that I will forever hate all Philly teams in everything.
See Yuz.
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Ah, so much better.
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Come on Philly... ;)
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I\'m really excited 2nite!!! Calgary wins against San Jose so Clagary is heading to the finals. I think the best part was when they got that last goal with .1 seconds left.:laughing: Anyway I don\'t care who makes it now.
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Tell ya this much, its crazy here in Philly tonight.... word - what a great game
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Ugh.. So freaking close. What a goal by Premeau. Talk about being in the right place at the right time. This whold series has been pretty damn great. Especially the past two games. That OT was brutal. That must be so freaking tiring.
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Saturday nite will be fun as hell... Go Lightning!
BTW St. Louis rules...
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Just drove by the Ice Palace. People are camped out all over the place for tickets.
Damn I want to go. I know people don\'t give a shit about Tampa hockey, but our team is definitely better than Philly\'s..
ABC is cringing though. 2 very non glamorous teams potentially playing in the finals can\'t possibly do much for ratings in an already dismally rated sport.
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Originally posted by ROL Jamas
Vid? Cocky? Never thought I\'d see the day ;)
Flyers over Lightning in 6. Lightning are good, but for the Flyers, they\'re well past due.
See Yuz.
Originally posted by GigaShadow
Bah Tampa Bay... Flyers in 6. ;)
Tampa should have won game 6 in Philly. THat was ridiculous how they sat on their ass from the middle of period 2 all the way to the closing seconds when they tied it up.
Luckily they learned their lesson and played the freaking whole game Saturday night.
Finally people are realizing we have a team in Tampa.
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You are right about one thing - having those two teams in the finals is a marketing disaster. I won\'t be tuning in. :(
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Sucks to be you. Too bad the teams you rooted for got spanked. I\'ll be watching some very good hockey.
If you don\'t like Tampa, then you are in trouble because they are going to be good for a while.
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Nah they are a one Cup wonder. Sure they had a good team this year, but there many more teams with more money to lure their players away.
No one on TB except for Andreychuck is a HOF\'er and even then his best years were 15 to 20 years ago. Not only that TB fans are homers, but then again what can you expect from a hockey franchise in Florida?
Exciting hockey ended in the late 80\'s when Edmonton dismantled.
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Homers? You do realize that the people in Tampa mostly come from up north and aren\'t even Tampa fans, right? OK, just making sure.
And by the way, Tampa was good last year too.
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They were OK - they lost in the 2nd round, but like I said I see the Lightning losing players in the off season just like they did Prospal their leading scorer last season.
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TAMPA IN 5, BABY!
I think their only stumbling block w/ Philly was philly\'s size. Calgary is a great team, but Rhett Warrener is a pussy, and Iginla is a one-trick pony. This is a hockey fan\'s series, two low-salary teams battling it out... Should be fun.
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Originally posted by videoholic
Sucks to be you. Too bad the teams you rooted for got spanked. I\'ll be watching some very good hockey.
Sounds kinda like the World Series last year. The Difference between Marlins/Yankees and Cubs/Yankees would have been huge marketingwise. Hell, I think the Cubs woulda taken that series, anyway.
Iginla as a One-Trick Pony? The kid\'s one of, if not THE best player in the NHL. On a bad Calgary team last year, he was the best scorer in the NHL. Now, he\'s coming up with big goals in crucial situations, and that\'s all you can ask for from a star.
Even so, Tampa in 6. They\'re so much better than Calgary, but then again, The Devils were supposed to be "that much" better than Anaheim was last year...and that went to 7 games.
See Yuz.
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I guess I was a little hard on Iginla, but when you have to face Lecavilier, Richards and that little punk St. Louis night after night, prepare to have some clutch goals scored against you...
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Cow Town in 6.
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Lightning in 5
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Go Calgary! ;)
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Sweet... Thanks Giga.
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LOL you caught on! I actually am pulling for TB - I don\'t want to see the Cup go back to Canada. ;)
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Originally posted by ROL Jamas
Iginla as a One-Trick Pony? The kid\'s one of, if not THE best player in the NHL. On a bad Calgary team last year, he was the best scorer in the NHL. Now, he\'s coming up with big goals in crucial situations, and that\'s all you can ask for from a star.
Actually, he was the top scorer two years ago. He had a bit of an off year last year :p
Calgary in 6
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I have to agree with Chizzy, Iginila has only proved himself once. St. Louis won\'t win the Ross again. Nothing against him or the team, but he won it with less than 100 pts this year. I am not impressed. Iginila tied for the Richard Trophy with 41 goals... not even a 50 goal scorer this year - and the NHL wonders why it has no ratings.
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Originally posted by GigaShadow
LOL you caught on! I actually am pulling for TB - I don\'t want to see the Cup go back to Canada. ;)
I guess I have you to thank for that performance.
Damn, Iginla was hot tonight.
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Go Lightning! ;)
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I still think TB will take it... I even bet a twelve-pack on it this morning...
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Originally posted by videoholic
I guess I have you to thank for that performance.
Damn, Iginlia was hot tonight.
What a one-trick pony.
Flames are a better road team than a home team (9-2 in the playoffs on the road this year). If the Flames take Game 2, and the Lightning played like they did in Game 1, it\'s goona be a very short Stanley Cup Finals.
See Yuz.
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pfft... his one trick is scoring goals, apparently... ;)
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Hey man, that\'s a pretty good trick :)
Hell, my trick would be the ability to skate on the ice. That would rock.
See Yuz.
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Hey, another penalty.. Whadda ya know.
This series is going to get dirty.
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Best of 3 and 2 games in Tampa. nice.
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Originally posted by videoholic
Hey, another penalty.. Whadda ya know.
This series is going to get dirty.
Don\'t worry. They\'ll stop calling the penaltys sooner or later.
It\'s how the Flames play, physically -- unlike any team in the West, and from what I can see, the Lightning.
See Yuz.
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Originally posted by ROL Jamas
Don\'t worry. They\'ll stop calling the penaltys sooner or later.
It\'s how the Flames play, physically -- unlike any team in the West, and from what I can see, the Lightning.
See Yuz.
You do realize I wrote that message 3 games ago, right?
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*shrug*
Don\'t really care. It still applies...they\'ll stop calling the penalties. Just like they did in the Red Wings Flames series.
See Yuz.
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Originally posted by Kimahri
Cow Town in 6.
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Damn that sucked. Lightning were down on their end so much that OT and just let one slip by. Ugh.. Fun game though.
THey just don\'t seem to be getting up for these games. They didn\'t turn the switch on till the 3rd period. Very frustrating.
And the missed passes. Ugh. They ahd so many.
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TB in 7 QQ for the Flames who have dominated the series on the ice.
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Originally posted by Kimahri
Originally posted by Kimahri
Cow Town in 6.
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You\'re the one that said Lightning in 5. Look how that worked out.
Flames take Game 7 and get the Stanley Cup as far away from Florida as possible. Jerome Iginla scores the game winner midway through the 3rd period, and Martin Gelinas adds an empty netter in the final minute, Flames win 3-1.
Series MVP - Jerome Iginla
Playoffs MVP - Martin Gelinas
Kiprousoff for a 2nd round pick...that\'s the best trade in the past 10 years.
See Yuz.
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Already seen it Rol?
I think Lightning are finally going to break out of their freaking shell and win 2 games in a row.
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Should be a fun game tonight.... I hope it doesn\'t go till 3 AM....
Go lightning....
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I know. I had fallen asleep a little in the first overtime, but then woke up and watched a little family business. That kept me awake till the 2nd overtime.
Luckily St Louis took care of bidness fast.
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*yawn*
Welp, that was rather anticlimatic (or so I can assume now that Calgary\'s down 2-0 with a period to play). 7 SOG\'s I believe after 2 periods? Has Khabibulin broken a sweat? At all?
See Yuz.
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Yeah, pretty anticlimactic. Heh.. right.
Nice having Erin on the lightning\'s side.
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Originally posted by videoholic
Yeah, pretty anticlimactic. Heh.. right.
Nice having Erin on the lightning\'s side.
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Too bad you don\'t watch Baseball. I\'ve already had 2 years with good ol\' Erin by watchin\' Braves baseball in TBS.
Another Florida sports team wins a title -- nobody cares. As much as you want us to, it\'s simply not going to happen. Nobody cared when the Marlins won their 2nd World title, and nobody cares that the Lightning just won their first.
Is there anybody else that just naturally hates all Florida teams, or is that just me? :-P
Well, Mr. Vid, it would have been anticlimatic had your team decided not to make it worth watching in the final 10 minutes of the game. Really wanted to see them choke. Would have made this post that much sweeter, but oh well.
So a Floirda teams wins the Stanley Cup. The NHL is in good hands *rolls eyes*
See Yuz.
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Congrats for Tampa! I wanted Calgary to win, but overall it was a great Stanley Cup final. Both teams were great!
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Them choke or that powerplay goal by Calgary a complete gift. The was obviously a terrible call that should have been absolutely nothing.
No one cares about Florida teams winning, but they care a hell of a lot more than anything from Nebraska doing anything.
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Ah....
One more thing...
:stick:
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*Collects winnings on bet......
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At least Tampa won... can\'t say I was happy to see two small market teams in the Finals especially with this lockout looming. I will admit that it was a very interesting and entertaining series - not as good as the Colorado-Devils series back in 2001 though ;)
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I\'m not going to lie and say that I\'m a big fan of hockey but WTF was up with that "goal" in game 6? The NHL said it was an "optical illusion". What kind of shit is that?
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It wasn\'t over the line. THe tv angle that got that shot was at an angle to it and since the puck was a couple inches in the air it just looked like it was over the line. I haven\'t seen anyone give any kind of proof to the contrary.
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Originally posted by videoholic
Them choke or that powerplay goal by Calgary a complete gift. The was obviously a terrible call that should have been absolutely nothing.
No one cares about Florida teams winning, but they care a hell of a lot more than anything from Nebraska doing anything.
Wow, what a tremendous burn. With the Dozens of pro teams that Nebraska has, I WONDER why nobody cares when a Nebraska team wins a professional sports title *rolls eyes*
See Yuz.
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I think he actually means "but they care a hell of a lot more than anything from Nebraska doing anything."
no pro sports mentioned there, corn boy.
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Exactly.
I don\'t know why anyone could rag on Florida Sports for anything.
Why do people just assume that because we have a beach that we can\'t comprehend, much less be good and support, a game like hockey.
Check the attendance records. I\'m willing to bet that we hold at least the top spot for single game attendance and maybe even the top 5-10 spots.
The attendance at hockey games all year have been great. I know the games I went to were packed.
No worries. It\'s ok to be like most others and just assume Florida sucks. It certainly worked when everyone underestimated the Bucs two years ago.
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Originally posted by videoholic
Exactly.
I don\'t know why anyone could rag on Florida Sports for anything.
Why do people just assume that because we have a beach that we can\'t comprehend, much less be good and support, a game like hockey.
Check the attendance records. I\'m willing to bet that we hold at least the top spot for single game attendance and maybe even the top 5-10 spots.
The attendance at hockey games all year have been great. I know the games I went to were packed.
No worries. It\'s ok to be like most others and just assume Florida sucks. It certainly worked when everyone underestimated the Bucs two years ago.
The Lightning haven\'t been THAT successful when it comes to NHL attendance...
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
National Hockey League 16549 16486 16591
Tampa Bay Lightning 14907 15366 16545
an avg of 16,545 in an arena that can hold over 27000 in 2002/03? That is below the league avg as you can see. The games that they do sell out are due to the other team that is visiting - ie. Detroit, Colorado, etc... That is how it is everywhere there is a weak market. Colorado, I believe has the record for consecutive sold out home games.
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03/04 Attendance Records (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/attendance?sort=home_avg&year=2004)
Tampa Bay was about 12th in attendance.
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Oh, full year, no. I said single game record.
But even 12th in attendance beats out almost 2/3rds of the other teams.
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Well no, the Edmonton - Montreal game played this past season up in Edmonton holds the single game record. ;)
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they had over 30,000 people? Let me see. Tampa vs Philly in 96 had 29,550 or something like that.
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They had 57,165 and set the record on November 22 2003. Then again it was an outdoor game.
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oh, nevermind then. DIdn\'t know they did an outdoor game. Probably just wanted the record back. Friggen Canadians.
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I for one didn\'t realize how big the arena in Tampa was - it can hold 28,000? That is insane!
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not any more. They use to play in the baseball stadium. It\'s capacity is around 22,900 now in the hockey arena.