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Is there a report that Luongo is hurt? TSN's story says there's no injury report. Either way, I agree that Vigneault has handled this very poorly.
I think Keith Jones is an incredibly stupid human and the rest of them have either not been paying attention or are also stupid.
Oh, I agree with this. The timing of everything does seem odd. I was just wondering if you've seen anything from the Canucks. I think it was a really bad idea for Vigneault to make the switch WITHOUT telling everyone Luongo is injured. At least give your guy some cover from the media vultures.
The Canucks, I believe, are the primary cause of my clinical depression.
Something about there not being enough room on the bench. Didn't make much sense to me honestly.
I don't think he played terribly in Game 6 (granted, it was a small sample size). That being said, I don't know what he should do. Schneider was okay, but three goals allowed is not that impressive. Plus I have no idea if he is really hurt or not. Perhaps Luongo is just the least hurt of the two?
how does richards not get suspended for that. this wasn't the type of thing where connolly failed to protect himself, or where he turned into the wall to get a penalty, this was richards, with a head of steam, checking a defenseless tim connolly head first into the boards.
i know the whole thing's a joke at this point, but if you're not suspending a player for that hit, i don't know why you're even bothering with any suspensions at all.
I don't know about a conspiracy theory or anything, but it was odd to me that nobody seemed to talk about it that night. And lookie-lookie, no outrage and no suspension.
Oh please. Since Downie only got one game for leaving his feet, there's no way that was worth anything.
And it's a ####### disgrace that the ref waited until Connolly was laid out on the ice to give a penalty.
two more quick thoughts:
1) i'm a flyers fan. suspending richards for game 7 would hurt the team immensely, but it was a dirty hit, and there should be no tolerance for that in the central offices. i'm rather fond the kind of physical hockey this team is known for, but this is a new century and the league needs to do a better job of protecting the players, even if that only means punishing offenders after the fact.
2) i'm quite familiar with steve downie. the guy was suspended 20 games before he played a shift in the NHL due to this hit against dean mcammond in the preseason. that suspension was completely reactionary due to the severity of the injury and downie's reputation coming from juniors, where he ended his career on suspension due to a hazing incident that involved (i believe) akim aliu.
now, watch that downie hit, and compare it to raffi torres's hit on brent seabrook this postseason. downie got 20 games. torres got 0.
i do not think it would be possible for the NHL to do a worse job if they were trying to. the whole of management needs to go, from bettman to campbell and down. there's just no excuse for this.
Two great series will conclude tonight, featuring my favorite and second favorite teams, both locked in hate-filled deathmatch, both on the road. The two OTs sunday were exhausting enough, tonight should be horribly, painfully amazing.
The conspiracy as I believe it to be in my own mind went like this: No way in hell they were going to suspend the Flyers captain for Game 7.
But you're right, once more the league was given an opportunity to show they were serious about getting these hits out of the game, and once more they showed me they aren't serious about it at all.
Having said that, I'm rooting for Montreal to blow out Boston early and hold on, so I can pay attention to four Game 7s over tonight and tomorrow. Except for Phoenix, it's been a great first round of games.
It certainly is starting like that. Jesus christ.
Meanwhile, in Montreal, the Bruins are interested in making it as difficult as is possible for themselves.
What the #### were you thinking there, Mike. Argh.
Maybe if you just mean that his intent wasn't to maim. But he's still responsible for his action, and his action was to shove him from behind in a vulnerable position headfirst into the wall. If you don't think it was a dangerous hit from behind, you're a moron.
1. Yes, I do not believe his intent was to injure.
2. I won't say it's a dirty hit because I'm a homer.
Milan Lucic though... see ya.
i think dirty is the wrong standard here, so i'll take the blame for introducing that phrase. what it was is a dangerous hit. it was unnecessary and excessive, and if you don't suspend a player for that hit, there's no reason to suspend anyone for anything.
halfway to that 6 goal margin i was looking for. flyers now up 3-0 on a JVR deflection.
I agree with everything but the suspension part. But again, that's because I'm biased.
Briere's hit from behind was worse than Richards'.
At least Connolly had a chance to put up his arms (not that it did much).
The Buffalo player had no clue Briere was going to nail him like that.
Meanwhile, Miller punches Carcillo in the head and doesn't get called, and Gerbe drops his gloves to punch Carle and the Sabres get a PP out of it. So boo freaking hoo Buffalo.
Because panicking is what NHL coaches do best?
The Flyers don't have any superstar goalies!
That chance by Sharp on the PP usually ends it.
Has to stop a slapshot from the slot on a wobbling puck that could go any direction and in this case happens to fire off into the perfect spot? I think you're being a wee bit unreasonable. The turnover gets all the blame.
I'd say 'totally unreasonable'. That shot was like a shanked five iron. Crawford deserved better.
This game illustrated 2 problems I have with Joel Quenneville:
1. His constant changing up of lines. He rarely keeps the same players together for multiple games, let alone multiple periods. It's led to awkward line changes which has led to opponent breakaways and delay-of-game penalties.
2. Q had no offensive game plan going into this game. Dump and chase, dump and chase, dump and chase. So frustrating to watch, considering the offensive firepower of this team.
This is a good thing, as it means he will never play for the team again.
That was my thought watching the highlights. Usually you don't see the coaches huddle/hug until the Stanley Cup or Olympic gold medal has been won.
I think so too, but I wonder if it's something where someone who brought stability might bring better results. In Montreal, Jacques Martin is forever fiddling with things, burying one guy one week and putting him on the top lines the next. Maybe that's the way it has to be done, but I wonder if the players wouldn't respond better if he just left them alone to do their jobs.
5 of 8. First time since the league went to 6 Divisions that all 6 Division champs won in the first round.
Since 2d round starts tomorrow, might as well get it out of the way:
Washington in 7
Boston in 7
Vancouver in 5
Detroit in 6
I fully expect to be very very wrong this time.
Wondered if you meant the one on Talbot in the other game.
I'm actually on the fence for this hit... because Halpern really should have just avoided him and not turned his head. I'll think on it longer.
I expect the Flyer goaltending to cost them at least 2 games single-handedly.
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here are my picks
Caps in 6
Flyers in 7
Canucks in 5
Red Wings in 7
My picks
Caps in 6
Flyers in 7
Preds in 6
Wings in 6
Wow, I figured the ludicrous homer pick against the Red Wings would've killed me. Horribly, horribly wrong on most of the series lengths, heh.
East:
1- Capitals vs Lightning - Capitals in 6
2- Flyers vs Bruins - Bruins in 7
West:
1- Canucks vs Preds - Canucks in 7
2- Sharks vs Red Wings - Sharks in 7
Really, all of these games are complete toss-ups. Only the Predators are really out-talented, and they will not go gentle. I have no idea what to make of the Lightning, other than I wouldn't want Rolly to be my #1.
Actually, tied for second. Still surprised, though perhaps not quite as pleasantly.
there should just be no tolerance for that. that's not a matter of legislating the result, it's that ferrence went out of his way to create a dangerous situation for an opposing player on a play where the puck was nowhere near them. i don't see how you can let that kind of play stand without being addressed.
and the team is rolling right now. they came into the series against buffalo playing like ####, but they out of it playing really, really well. JVR is on fire. briere is on fire. giroux is on fire. there's a lot of talent here.
The Leafs signed another goaltending prospect, Mark Owuya. That's the fourth free agent goaltending prospect that Burke has signed in less than two years. (Gustavsson, Scrivens, and Rynnas). That's pretty unusual. Owuya is Swedish born, with a Ugandan father and Russian mother.
He's famous in Sweden for performing on the Swedish equivalent of American Idol as a rapper named Mark in da Park.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PfVFHbfita0
Seriously.
The reason I'm hedging at this point: Halpern was looking at Ference and then at the last second turned his head, and ran into his shoulder. As 'easy' as it would have been for Ference to move, it would have just as easy for Halpern to pay attention and skate around Ference. To me, at this point, it's like when a player turns his back on an incoming check.
You argue Ference went out of his way to create the situation, I disagree. I think each of them were equally creating that dangerous situation.
There's no way Halpern spent 15 minutes in the 'quiet room'.
there's just no excuse for him doing that.
i know this kind of play will not be eliminated from the NHL anytime soon, but when situations like this pop up, the offending player should be suspended.
he's a hockey player. last 10 minutes in the 3rd period of a tied game 7. going back on the ice as soon as possible is just what they do.
While I don't necessarily disagree with you in the theory, this was a border-line play that I can't get too worked up about. I prefer to focus on the others, like the Kunitz hit, which in my opinions were much worse.
I get that. Which is why it's not supposed to be up to them. Either that 15 minute thing is more lip service to not actually address the problem, or he wasn't so hurt.
I'm in the same boat. Usually I'm for much more lengthy suspensions. This one - I'm not sold.
Anyways, more hockey.
That's a great video. Thanks for the post. You know he has to be rapping underneath his goalie mask all game long. It's the perfect position for him to marry his love of rapping and hockey.
I tend think last night makes up for Game 3, where the Wings probably should have won, but SJ pulled it out.
That being said, these last two games are a dead cat bounce back. I am as a big a Wings fan as there is, but SJ is the better team all-around (with the exception of the goalie). It is clear to me that Detroit just does not have enough.
(Please god tell me he is going out).
Well, he has at least one more game. I was very surprised how much Detroit dominated last night. Really bad effort from SJ (other than in goal). But they still have another game, and it is in SJ, so I have to imagine they will be up for it.
This series has been interesting, in that it has been much more even than SJ being up 3-0 would imply. Detroit could have easily won one (or more) of those games. By the same token, SJ could have (and probably should have) won game 5. While I have conditioned myself into accepting that SJ will likely win game 7, I have to say it has been some great hockey by both teams who are about as even as two teams can be. Real fun to watch.
If the Wings play with the drive they did last night, I completely agree. However, that team does not show up all that much in the last couple of years, and certainly not in back to back games. I still hope you are correct.
Unfortunately, they waited until the second period to start playing, by which point they were down 2-0. The Wings won the rest of the game, 2-1, but that was not enough. Tough series, well played by both sides.
I hate the Bruins because they ripped off the Leafs in the Raycroft/Rask deal (although the fact the Leafs have signed 1642 goaltending prospects since then has helped alleviate that hatred. It doesn't hurt the Rask was only a backup this year. I still think Rask is going to be a great goalie.) I hate them because they are a division rival. I hate them for the Kessel deal although I still think that was the right move at the time.
I also am rooting against them because Boston fans shouldn't be allowed to enjoy multiple championships while my favorite teams rarely make the playoffs.
STEAGLES hates the Bruins because they knocked the Flyers around like a ragdoll. Well, he may have hated them anyway, but that's the reason for his prediction.
That Stanchion should have a statue of itself outside of Rogers Arena.
other than that, really, i have no problem with them at all.
Yes, because of Jack Edwards.
Oh and hey not a single Finals game played in May. Wonderful.
This time, we mean it!
that's gonna be a hellacious schedule for them.
The only reason I can figure for this, (since I haven't seen a reason from the NHL), is that they don't want to have to realign again next season if Phoenix moves to Quebec (or something east). If they moved Nashville this season, then there's no Phoenix next, Nashville might have to move back West.......? Or something.
I suspect that they have also been working with arenas on the 2011-12 schedule, and don't want to have to rework it at this late date.
I figure that Columbus is the most likely to move East (jump start the franchise, create a rivalry with Pittsburgh), followed by Nashville (natural to move into the Southeast division). No way Detroit moves (despite the fact that the city is actually further east than Atlanta).
-chris jericho
I vote for the Winnipeg Wendigos.
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