[Durrann]

Rangers lose to penguins

[AzNightmare]

Canucks seem to be on vacation mode on the PP whenever the puck gets dumped.
Had no hustle trying to bring it back in the offensive zone.


Rangers lose to penguins

Nice! Canucks in control now. :awwyeah:

[kwy]

It's good that NYR lost, but it shows just how dangerous the Pens are..I hope they get taken out early.

[SumAznGuy]

It's good that NYR lost, but it shows just how dangerous the Pens are..I hope they get taken out early.

Based on the last game, it won't be a walk in the park for the Pens come saturday and that will continue all the way to the end of the series against the Flyers. Even if they win, the Pens will be quite bruised and battered.

[RiceIntegraRS]

Ok trivia fans heres a question. Whose the last player to play for the Canucks, leave and then come back to play for us?

[Sentinel]

Ok trivia fans heres a question. Whose the last player to play for the Canucks, leave and then come back to play for us?

Brendan Morrison?

[mickz]

Ok trivia fans heres a question. Whose the last player to play for the Canucks, leave and then come back to play for us?

If you're excluding pre-season then I'd say Peter Schaefer.

[MG1]

Last game of the year for the two Johns.

Hoping to get Jim on CBC more often than not.

[AzNightmare]

Ok trivia fans heres a question. Whose the last player to play for the Canucks, leave and then come back to play for us?

Peter Schaefer?

[RiceIntegraRS]

Yes it was Schaefer. When i thought of this question i thought it was Baumer

[SkinnyPupp]

I'm watching the Calgary feed.. man you guys think Mark Lee is bad?

[jeedee]

I will never understand how some of you guys can watch the game on streams [besides the people not in Vancouver]

I've always preferred to watch it on my TV :lol

[dboy]

I will never understand how some of you guys can watch the game on streams [besides the people not in Vancouver]

I've always preferred to watch it on my TV :lol

Maybe someone else is already watching TV?
Maybe the person doesn't have cable?

[SkinnyPupp]

I will never understand how some of you guys can watch the game on streams [besides the people not in Vancouver]

I've always preferred to watch it on my TV :lol
We don't have a choice!

But I prefer to watch on my computer actually. The only time I use the TV is for movies and tv shows I watch with my wife. Everything else I watch on my computer :alone:

[Mike Oxbig]

lol mr. hard nose aliu... he was our draft pick that we traded to the hawks who drafted him

[mb_]

:fuuuuu:

[AzNightmare]

:fuuuuu:

[Noir]

weak! Start motherfuckin' skating.

[satek]

:fuuuuu:

[MR_BIGGS]

People have to watch the post games comments from Torts re: the Penguins.

Just ripping the Pens and calling Crosby and Malkin whiners.

[SkinnyPupp]

Canucks attitude for this game: :fuckthatshit:

[MG1]

People have to watch the post games comments from Torts re: the Penguins.

Just ripping the Pens and calling Crosby and Malkin whiners.

Totellini is such a classless cunt, whose lips are as loose as a Mustang Ranch ho.

[MG1]

Where the hell is Tegra_devil?

[SumAznGuy]

I'm not trying to hate, but how can I have confidence on the Canucks and their coach when they play like this.
I'm talking about that second goal. Hank loses the puck and he makes no effort to turn around. Instead, he does what he usually does and that is reach out with the stick and try to hook the other player.

If that was Hodgson, he'd be riding the pine for that effort but since it is Hank, he can turn a blind eye.
Hank and Daniel both have this tendency where they stop skating and try to use their sticks to hook the player going by.

Same thing on the Bieska slip up and letting his man go to the net who ends up being Camalleri and scoring the Flames first goal.
If that was Ballard, he'd be riding the pine too.

[AzNightmare]

Where the hell is Tegra_devil?

He threw his jersey away, and gave up being a Flame fan...
Don't even have the heart to brag when his team is beating the Canucks...
:troll:

[MG1]

I miss those nipples....... that's all.

[MG1]

Time's a running down.............. gotta get the equalizer soon. Gotta take advantage of the NY loss.

[spideyv2]

I'm not trying to hate, but how can I have confidence on the Canucks and their coach when they play like this.
I'm talking about that second goal. Hank loses the puck and he makes no effort to turn around. Instead, he does what he usually does and that is reach out with the stick and try to hook the other player.

If that was Hodgson, he'd be riding the pine for that effort but since it is Hank, he can turn a blind eye.
Hank and Daniel both have this tendency where they stop skating and try to use their sticks to hook the player going by.

Same thing on the Bieska slip up and letting his man go to the net who ends up being Camalleri and scoring the Flames first goal.
If that was Ballard, he'd be riding the pine too.

Wow, thanks for posting what most of us are thinking. Hank takes way too many shitty hooking and tripping calls.

[Ch28]

Wtf Henrik no look pass

[cliffhanger33]

Bull......

[DsZ24]

fuuuuuuuu

[MG1]

Damn.................... oh well. Flames need some positives, I guess.

[LUUUUUUUU]

:rukidding:

[MG1]

Woo Hoo!!!!

[DsZ24]

HANSEN

[mb_]

HONEY BADGER!!!!!!!

[HonestTea]

HANSEN!!!!

[LUUUUUUUU]

hansen WOOO

[satek]

woooo!!

[kristianhay]

Canucks D is playing like shit. Yay Hansen though.

[cliffhanger33]

One more pls

[dyan]

SUCH INTENSE END TO END PLAY!!

HANSEN

[MG1]

PP!!! Make Them Pay

[dyan]

FUCK YEA PP!!

6 on 4 probably.

[LUUUUUUUU]

PP! cmon

[Bonka]

Critical juncture

[MG1]

Let's get the point!!

Keep the streak alive!!

[cliffhanger33]

Comoonnnnnn

[MG1]

Fucking Flames are like seaweed stuck between your teeth

[cliffhanger33]

Fuck the flames

[LUUUUUUUU]

:yuno:

[Bonka]

Spoilers! Lame.

[dyan]

fuck the flames

If NY wins next game.. they clinch president trophy..

[Sentinel]

Fuck

[MG1]

Damn............ oh well. And a Fuck you, to you too, Calgary!

[Noir]

What a fucking piss poor show. This team has a bad habit of pissing on their own destiny.


Up 2 games @ SCF, losing in 7
Finally rangers give up 1 and opens the door to for the PT, lose to the Flamers (a team that had nothing to win)


Starting to become a definitive quality.

[satek]

bye bye win streak

[SkinnyPupp]

Calgary play by play guy: "the only role they had tonight was spoiler, and tonight, they played that role to perfection!"

:seriously:

[spideyv2]

PP going into the playoffs isnt looking good, shitty deal

[MG1]

If NY wins the next game, the Canucks have to play it safe and stay injury free for the playoffs.

[pure.life]

Gragnani sucks at D. That guy plays like he's the forward on the team. Wouldn't want to see him come playoffs

[MG1]

It WAS a purple baby I saw....... LOL at Calgary fans. Can't get their own green men, so they resort to a lame vinyl baby.

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa......... ...........

[kristianhay]

PP going into the playoffs isnt looking good, shitty deal

Can't forget Daniel's out, our top PP scorer.

[RiceIntegraRS]

Gragnani sucks at D. That guy plays like he's the forward on the team. Wouldn't want to see him come playoffs

From wat ive read. Hes played enough games for us (Today) for him to be a RFA next season opposed to being a UFA. I was wondering why he even had a spot in our lineup

[Noir]

Gragnani sucks at D. That guy plays like he's the forward on the team. Wouldn't want to see him come playoffs

There's a few underachievers at D right now.

[MG1]

Not gonna complain about the Canucks this game. They lost. Time to move on. Can't wait for the playoffs.

[Noir]

Can't forget Daniel's out, our top PP scorer.

Our PP has gone dry well before Daniel's concussion.

[Noir]

I really hope AV is ripping it to them tonight. That wasn't a good game, and it's a bad way to end the season/start the playoffs.

You can't get complacent now; and can't buy into your own hype and think some games will be a walk-through.

[kristianhay]

^

Yeah, but it will help.

[MG1]

I don't think AV will. No point. He's no Tortellini. The players feel badly about their loss. No need to harp on it.

[spoon.ek9]

one last game, hopefully we can leave this season on a winning note and head into the playoffs with some positive energy. go nucks!

[SkinnyPupp]

John Tortorella post-game vs. Penguins - 4/5/2012 - YouTube

[Noir]

one last game, hopefully we can leave this season on a winning note and head into the playoffs with some positive energy. go nucks!

It's not just that too. But I'm a lot pissed because the Canucks had a chance of walking into the Play Off Arena with some huge swagger against everyone.

But tonight not only did they show that the Canucks can bleed, but they also showed that non-competitors can take them down.



Or maybe it just hit an emotional spot with me because I saw a lot of last year's SCF in tonight's game. You have your destiny & greatness in your fingertips, and then they start coasting to the finish line. :rukidding:



UGH! They fucking had it. The stars were aligned on their favour.

[rsx]

Love Torts. Too bad Brooksie didn't ask a dumb question so Torts could go off on him.

[jeedee]

But tonight not only did they show that the Canucks can bleed, but they also showed that non-competitors can take them down.


....It's been like that all year.

Carolina, Calgary, Columbus, Anaheim, Buffalo, Edmonton, Minnesota, Dallas, Montreal, all considered bottom-feeders/in your case non-competitors have all taken down the Canucks.

I don't see why you're getting upset over this loss/potential loss over the PRESIDENTS TROPHY which isn't important unless the Canucks face the Rangers...

You usually aren't this moody, Noir :lol

[Noir]

You usually aren't this moody, Noir :lol

I know eh...


I think I'm getting overly emotionally invested much earlier this year. Like I said a couple of weeks ago. This moment (next playoffs) I've been waiting for for a year.

I know I'm just a fan, but it's felt like an unfinished business of mine that's been hanging all year long.

[punkwax]

This was the Canucks' game to lose, and they did. Going to be tough to win the Presidents trophy now and we definitely want to win the conference because I sure as hell would like to avoid playing the Blues in their own barn. 30-5-5 compared to 18-16-6 on the road. :fuckthatshit:

I'm just glad Schneider was in net so it couldn't be blamed on Lu like it would have been.

[Mr.C]

My opinion? They don't care. They busted their balls for the trophy last year, and what good did it do? That's probably what they're thinking.

[Hondaracer]

what a shitty game, even when they "controlled" the play for the first half they didnt really generate anything

and fuck.. Kesler has been doing NOTHING lately, for the last like 20 games even

i swear ever since he switched over to his new APX stick he's been fucking terrible

[jeedee]

My opinion? They don't care. They busted their balls for the trophy last year, and what good did it do? That's probably what they're thinking.

Agreed. They should only be concerned about the Blues getting 1st in the West, not some stupid trophy that isn't the Holy Grail.

Let the Rangers have the presidents trophy. I could care less.

[Noir]

I'm just glad Schneider was in net so it couldn't be blamed on Lu like it would have been.

C'mon. Give the Canucknation some credit. Yes there was a round of cheers during the initial pull, but that's as was discussed, that's not really cheering for Lu's misfortune than it is cheering to rally a lacklustre team and a cold goalie.

To support that statement, there was absolutely no fan or media frenzy about Luongo's pull, or performance post-game was there?


My opinion? They don't care. They busted their balls for the trophy last year, and what good did it do? That's probably what they're thinking.

This is a bad cancerous attitude. They're professionals.

They should never EVER play like they don't care
They should never EVER play like they have nothing to win
They should never EVER play like they have no one counting on them (the team, the fans)

I mean c'mon. Even bottom feeders and teams out of contentions spots are still professionally expected to still play the remainder of their seasons as if they still care; because it's not even just about the "paying" fans, it's also about "personal pride."

This should be moreso evident against teams that DO have something to win, especially an organization that have done so much, yet still has so much to prove.



The fact that team is starting to coast is such a bad sign. I don't know if they're coasting because like you say... they could care less about the President's Trophy... or maybe they're coasting because there's only 2 games left against CGY & EDM and they've been on a win streak. Or maybe they're coasting because after leading after 2 periods, they think they have the game in the bag. I mean c'mon that's the worst 3rd period in a long time.

At the end of the day, I would like to see "coasting" habit/attitude snapped out of their system (and even better, before the playoffs).

[jeedee]

I think what he meant was "The Canucks are only playing for 1st in the West, not the president trophy's".

Well...that's what I meant, really lol.

[Noir]

I think the Canucks are bad for my health. I'm going to have a heart attack before I even turn 40. :lol


But then again, when you're this passionate with a sport... and moreso a team... it's hard not to get this emotionally invested. I mean c'mon. I was cheering for the Boston Bruins 2 games ago (just so my team can have a shot @ PT). Do you know how dirty I felt doing that? :lol

[Not really racist!]

That was a horrific last period; the boys picked it up for maybe two shifts after the tying goal but then just relaxed right after again...

our PP is brutal... special teams probably gonna be a problem in the playoffs

[Hondaracer]

I think the Canucks are bad for my health. I'm going to have a heart attack before I even turn 40. :lol


But then again, when you're this passionate with a sport... and moreso a team... it's hard not to get this emotionally invested. I mean c'mon. I was cheering for the Boston Bruins 2 games ago (just so my team can have a shot @ PT). Do you know how dirty I felt doing that? :lol

werd cant handle the playoff stress no more, and i'm pretty much a guy who never gets stressed about nothing

[spideyv2]

....It's been like that all year.

Carolina, Calgary, Columbus, Anaheim, Buffalo, Edmonton, Minnesota, Dallas, Montreal, all considered bottom-feeders/in your case non-competitors have all taken down the Canucks.

I don't see why you're getting upset over this loss/potential loss over the PRESIDENTS TROPHY which isn't important unless the Canucks face the Rangers...

You usually aren't this moody, Noir :lol

I guess the point is the Canucks tend to take their foot off the gas peddle, and fucking blow it. Being up three games against the hawks and end up nearly blowing it..being up against the bruins two games and blowing it..they also had a chance to end the preds in five, but instead they had to endure a long travel back to nashville. Losing to all these bottom feeding teams all season has been brutal to watch. People say Luongo is mentally weak, but I think the whole team is.

[Not really racist!]

I pray we play the Yotes and not the Sharks/Kings

I guess Laich's "prediction" that his caps were gonna make the playoffs was actually true.. poor Miller could do nothing but watch Read's shot blow past him

[SkinnyPupp]

special teams probably gonna be a problem in the playoffs

People don't seem to be aware of how true this is, and how scary it is. The Canucks have been built around PP success. Most of their success the last few years have been because of 2 things: 1) Great goaltending, 2) Powerplay

Now with one of those two things missing, they look quite mediocre (although with one of those two things still there, they still have a good record amazingly)

I know people like to have 'faith' that they are going to win, because they can't accept anything negative about the team. But unless they can turn their PP around, I don't see how they are going to make it out of round 2.

[threezero]

sorry if this is a dumb question, where can i find some cheap playoff ticket for game 1 next wed?

[cliffhanger33]

Just wanted Nucks to be one of the first teams in 13 years to get prez trophy twice in a row, even though it doesn't matter, it's just a pride thing

I'm just gna hope NYR loses tmr =|

[jeedee]

sorry if this is a dumb question, where can i find some playoff ticket for game 1 next wed?

craigslist? stubhub?

[punkwax]

People don't seem to be aware of how true this is, and how scary it is. The Canucks have been built around PP success. Most of their success the last few years have been because of 2 things: 1) Great goaltending, 2) Powerplay

Now with one of those two things missing, they look quite mediocre (although with one of those two things still there, they still have a good record amazingly)

I know people like to have 'faith' that they are going to win, because they can't accept anything negative about the team. But unless they can turn their PP around, I don't see how they are going to make it out of round 2.

PP failed us when it mattered most. Seems to me they're concentrating more on being prepared defensively, hence all the one goal games. Losing Ehrhoff hurt our PP and thats a fact.

As for the faith, I dont have the same "feeling" as I did about our chances last year, but you have to admit we have more depth. Added to the fact that Cory has proven himself in some big games vs tough opponents, we know our goaltending will be solid should Lu struggle at some point. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall many maintenance games last year either. I also have a sneaky feeling that Daniel is more ready than the organization will admit.

The Canucks took last year as a learning experience and are seemingly more prepared for the grind. Like I said, I'm not as confident as I was last year but we're still a very strong contender and I very much like our chances.

GO NUCKS!!!!

[Gumby]

sorry if this is a dumb question, where can i find some cheap playoff ticket for game 1 next wed?
"Cheap" and "playoff ticket" shouldn't be used in the same sentence... :p

[spoon.ek9]

PP failed us when it mattered most. Seems to me they're concentranting more on being prepared defensively, hence all the one goal games. Losing Ehrhoff hurt our PP and thats a fact.

As for the faith, I dont have the same "feeling" as I did about our chances last year, but you have to admit we have more depth. Added to the fact that Cory has proven himself in some big games vs tough opponents, we know our goaltending will be solid should Lu struggle at some point. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall many maintenance games last year either. I also have a sneaky feeling that Daniel is more ready than the organization will admit.

The Canucks took last year as a learning experience and are seemingly more prepared for the grind. Like I said, I'm not as confident as I was last year but we're still a very strong contender and I very much like our chances.

GO NUCKS!!!!

that pretty much sums up my feelings exactly. if the last 10 games or so have been an indication of anything, the canucks are trying to win without relying so heavily on the powerplay. hopefully the 7 game win streak they had put together is a sign of good things to come in the playoffs. if not, i won't be surprised if they don't make the cup final. it would suck total ass, but it wouldn't be a surprise unfortunately :(

[Not really racist!]

First round shouldn't be too bad.. but shouldn't be taken easily, but after that.. I don't know

[logistik]

shitty result tonight

[GrapeDrink]

anyone watching the kings/sharks game? god damn powerplay galore.

[Ronin]

Holy shit...you guy see Ryan Clowe break up a 3-on-1 FROM THE BENCH!? He's sitting on the boards, reaches down and tips the puck off the stick of a Kings player...when he wasn't a legal player on the ice.

All four officials miss it. Sharks win in a SO.

Blows my mind. Both teams tied with 94 points now so that one play has huge playoff seeding implications.

[jeedee]

Holy shit...you guy see Ryan Clowe break up a 3-on-1 FROM THE BENCH!? He's sitting on the boards, reaches down and tips the puck off the stick of a Kings player...when he wasn't a legal player on the ice.

All four officials miss it. Sharks win in a SO.

Blows my mind. Both teams tied with 94 points now so that one play has huge playoff seeding implications.

Don't forget the point(s) LA got when their clock "malfunctioned"

[Noir]

Holy shit...you guy see Ryan Clowe break up a 3-on-1 FROM THE BENCH!? He's sitting on the boards, reaches down and tips the puck off the stick of a Kings player...when he wasn't a legal player on the ice.

All four officials miss it. Sharks win in a SO.

Blows my mind. Both teams tied with 94 points now so that one play has huge playoff seeding implications.

video for the others

4/5/2012 - Ryan Clowe Plays The Puck Off The Bench - YouTube

[GrapeDrink]

yeah that play by clowe was absurd, I'm actually more mad at how stupid he was for trying, I mean what were the odds all the refs would miss that ? I mean yeah obviously now everyone bleeding teal is going to be like oh what a hero clowe was blah blah, but if he got caught which I fully had expected him to have been, thats another 5 on 3 for the kings and I probably woulda had a heart attack like a hour ago lol.

[Hondaracer]

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/17969846.jpg

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/17969898.jpg

:troll:

[Noir]

yeah that play by clowe was absurd, I'm actually more mad at how stupid he was for trying, I mean what were the odds all the refs would miss that ? I mean yeah obviously now everyone bleeding teal is going to be like oh what a hero clowe was blah blah, but if he got caught which I fully had expected him to have been, thats another 5 on 3 for the kings and I probably woulda had a heart attack like a hour ago lol.

Yeah I don't get that either. I mean there's 4 of them, and it's not like the incident in question occurred away from the play; it was THE play.

[SkinnyPupp]

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/17969846.jpg

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/17969898.jpg

:troll:
You could have done a much better job lol... Appreciate the attempt though :D

[xeryusx]

Why was Tort so mad? Anyone update me pls

Nvm, just saw the Orpik hit

[PiuYi]

Ryan "cLoL"... i'd be so mad if i were a kings fan

[UFO]

As for the faith, I dont have the same "feeling" as I did about our chances last year, but you have to admit we have more depth. Added to the fact that Cory has proven himself in some big games vs tough opponents, we know our goaltending will be solid should Lu struggle at some point. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't recall many maintenance games last year either. I also have a sneaky feeling that Daniel is more ready than the organization will admit.

The Canucks took last year as a learning experience and are seemingly more prepared for the grind. Like I said, I'm not as confident as I was last year but we're still a very strong contender and I very much like our chances.

GO NUCKS!!!!

^+1

I believe the PP turns it around in the playoffs. Losing Ehrhoff hurts, but the PP was head and shoulders above everybody else for the first half of this season even without Ehrhoff.

IMO we (I'm going to include the fans and the team) had perhaps too much swagger and cockiness going into the playoffs last year, could be a reason why the team and fans were perceived by many to be most hated on in the league. Although we made it all the way to the finals, many felt that there was no way we wouldn't make it, and when we lost game 7 it was a huge let down because we couldn't live up to the hype.

This season, there is not the same level of cockiness. The fans are too emotionally invested from last year's run as well as this year's regular season and what we saw last year as fan arrogance is now this year fan concern. But I believe all is well in the room. The brass has done well to build the team to better endure the prospect of a long run. The team is playing less flashy and more close games that you typically see when games matter. But ultimately I believe they all know once the playoffs start, its anybody's game. Doesn't matter if you just squeak into the playoff or won the President's trophy by 10pts. You take it a game and a series at a time and with some puck luck, you get to hoist the ultimate prize.

[TheKingdom2000]

This has probably been posted already, but who has the tie breaker between the Canucks and the Rangers?

[fliptuner]

NYR. We have to win by a game.

[b0unce. [?]]

yeah i think nyr has more wins. didn't actually check though.

[GrapeDrink]

I know everyone would love to see the blues lose tonight, but man if they beat the yotes, it would sure set up a very very interesting last night of hockey. Assuming they beat the yotes in regulation anyways. Chi-Det kicks it off a battle for the #5 seed, then blues and nucks duke it out for the #1 seed, too bad they are not actually playing each other, that woulda been quite interesting. Then to end the night off we would have SJ-LA for the division title. I beleive washington/florida can also flip flop for the divisionbut fuck the east lol.

[pastarocket]

Why was Tort so mad? Anyone update me pls

Nvm, just saw the Orpik hit


Tortorella gives some of the best post game interviews and rants ever. Thumbs up to John for his scathing comments on the Penguins.

-lost a great deal of respect for Crosby, their coach, and the Penguins organization after all the whining, crosschecking on Flyers players, and the cheap, dirty knee on knee hit by Orpik on Stepan. Stop whining Sid!

Smart move by Bylsma to send his goon line, a line that didn't play for twelve minutes, when his team was losing 6-3 to Philly last week. Real smart Bylsma!

Shanahan, I hope you throw the book at Orpik and give him a big suspension that includes playoff games.

Tortorella is correct. He's spot on about the state of the league. What happened to RESPECT among NHL players? We see headshots, blind side hits, knee on knee hits.

Players can play football with the hard foam padding that they wear these days.

Here's Tort's post game rant. One of the best ever.

John Tortorella Post Game Rant April 5, 2012 "Penguins Arrogance" - YouTube

[SumAznGuy]

Yeah I don't get that either. I mean there's 4 of them, and it's not like the incident in question occurred away from the play; it was THE play.

Posted on twitter, they said only the 2 refs can call that play and both missed it. The linesmen cannot blow the play down even if they saw it.

[spoon.ek9]

This has probably been posted already, but who has the tie breaker between the Canucks and the Rangers?

Rangers have like 5 or 6 more ROW's than us. We have to beat them by at least a single point in order to get the PT.







edit: post # 9600 :awesom:

[fliptuner]

Hiller's making a push to get on EA's cover for NHL13

OFFICIAL Vote Hiller for EA Sports NHL 13 Cover (Part 1) - YouTube

[Tegra_Devil]

Where the hell is Tegra_devil?

Hahaha. You guys miss me? Was too busy having intercourse. Didnt have time for the game.

You guys are at each others throats already. Though, as we are hitting the links, you guys are praying for the presidents trophy as its gonna be the only achievement you guys might get this playoffs.

Nashvilles got the cup this year fosho(vs pinguins btw)......try not to burn down the city id like to be able to be somewhat proud of my city, when i tell people where i am from ;)

[spoon.ek9]

there's the seaweed :suspicious:

i had forgotten to skip reading your post and stare straight at your avatar after all this time.

[FeistyBearH22a]

Hahaha. You guys miss me? Was too busy having intercourse. Didnt have time for the game.

You guys are at each others throats already. Though, as we are hitting the links, you guys are praying for the presidents trophy as its gonna be the only achievement you guys might get this playoffs.

Nashvilles got the cup this year fosho(vs pinguins btw)......try not to burn down the city id like to be able to be somewhat proud of my city, when i tell people where i am from ;)
How is the president's trophy a playoff achievement? I guess the flames the miss the playoffs YET again. And probably for the next two more years as they blow up your team next year. LOL :lawl:

[civicyvr]

I know eh...


I think I'm getting overly emotionally invested much earlier this year. Like I said a couple of weeks ago. This moment (next playoffs) I've been waiting for for a year.

I know I'm just a fan, but it's felt like an unfinished business of mine that's been hanging all year long.

This was the Canucks' game to lose, and they did. Going to be tough to win the Presidents trophy now and we definitely want to win the conference because I sure as hell would like to avoid playing the Blues in their own barn. 30-5-5 compared to 18-16-6 on the road. :fuckthatshit:

I'm just glad Schneider was in net so it couldn't be blamed on Lu like it would have been.

Feel the same as you guys.

I am sure now that MAG is locked in as a RFA, we'll have a better look at our true D line up. Need to work on the PP for sure. Still miss Hodgy for secondary scoring.

[Tegra_Devil]

How is the president's trophy a playoff achievement? I guess the flames the miss the playoffs YET again. And probably for the next two more years as they blow up your team next year. LOL :lawl:

My bad. Regular season achievement. Now you wont have any achievements in the playoffs. Was just trying to make u guys feel better. Lol

[Not really racist!]

Ive missed you tegra

[Tegra_Devil]

Ive missed you tegra

:alone:...........that means a lot :)...wish i coulda brought my A-game, my trolling is a little rusty, havent graced this thread in far too long

[Soundy]

:alone:...........that means a lot :)...wish i coulda brought my A-game, my trolling is a little rusty, havent graced this thread in far too long

Well, it's been so long since Flames fans had anything to brag about... I guess Iggy has that gold medal... oh wait, so does Louie!

[SumAznGuy]

Well, it's been so long since Flames fans had anything to brag about... I guess Iggy has that gold medal... oh wait, so does Louie!

Fun fact.

Not sure about the current Flames roster, but Hank and Daniel and Sammy Pahlsson also have gold medals from 2006 as part of team Sweden.

[Tegra_Devil]

Well, it's been so long since Flames fans had anything to brag about... I guess Iggy has that gold medal... oh wait, so does Louie!

iggy has 2 ;)

or were you talking about his other gold medal in world cup?

sorry, i lose track sometimes of all the combo of achievements he has.....



im glad luu has a gold medal.....he only had the best offensive and defense team in the WORLD infront of him.......no big deal at all...we could have put a scarecrow in net and won gold

[spideyv2]

Poor Iggy..such a quality person stuck on a shit team

[Tegra_Devil]

i dont actually know whats worse. being a great player on an average team or a bunch of above average players on a good team.........both of which never win stanley cups

[spideyv2]

i dont actually know whats worse. being a great player on an average team or a bunch of above average players on a good team.........both of which never win stanley cups

The latter isnt as bad. A few good runs is always better than being a bottom feeder with monkeys running the organization.

[DanHibiki]

i hate boston

[Gh0stRider]

NEW YORK -- New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella has been fined $20,000 for comments following NHL Game #1204 at Pittsburgh on Thursday, April 5, the National Hockey League announced today.

The fine money goes to the NHL Foundation.

[fliptuner]

He knew he'd get fined for his comments. It's just a matter of it being worth it to him to voice his opinion.

[spideyv2]

Tortorella only spoke the truth

[Gumby]

How is the president's trophy a playoff achievement? I guess the flames the miss the playoffs YET again. And probably for the next two more years as they blow up your team next year. LOL :lawl:
Blowing up the team would be doing Calgary a favour. Knowing management, they'll pick up some bums from free agency, over-pay them, and call it a day. :)

[Gumby]

NEW YORK -- New York Rangers head coach John Tortorella has been fined $20,000 for comments following NHL Game #1204 at Pittsburgh on Thursday, April 5, the National Hockey League announced today.

The fine money goes to the NHL Foundation.
Awesome - dangerous hits get fined $2500 (a tiny percentage of a typical player's salary), whereas some unpleasant comments get fined $20k...

[cliffhanger33]

Tort is speaking the truth, but he whines a lot himself too.

[Soundy]

Blowing up the team would be doing Calgary a favour. Knowing management, they'll pick up some bums from free agency, over-pay them, and call it a day. :)

Wait, when did Bill Wirtz move to Calgary??

[spideyv2]

Canucks PP is 6th in the league at 19.6%. I guess the drop pass is getting predictable

[jeedee]

Canucks PP is 6th in the league at 19.6%. I guess the drop pass is getting predictable

The drop pass has nothing to do with converting on PP's. It's just to get in the offensive zone.

It's just getting shots on the net and scoring on the PP that is concerning, not how to enter the other teams end.

[murd0c]

awesome to see Phoenix winning 3-1 at the end of the second right now. Hopefully they play well in the 3rd

[RiceIntegraRS]

The drop pass has nothing to do with converting on PP's. It's just to get in the offensive zone.

It's just getting shots on the net and scoring on the PP that is concerning, not how to enter the other teams end.

I would like to see Salo and Edler switch sides alot sooner in the PP to setup the one timer. Even though i like Kesler on the side as a shooter, maybe put him back in front of the net Or a big body like Bitz.

[murd0c]

Canucks win the west :fuckyea:

we just need a win tomorrow and the caps to beat the Rangers!!!

[Sw0op]

I think STL still holds the tiebreaker if they end up with the same amount of points as us (ie. STL can still finish first if we lose our last game in regulation and STL wins theirs)

[RRxtar]

^true

[dinamix]

I think STL still holds the tiebreaker if they end up with the same amount of points as us (ie. STL can still finish first if we lose our last game in regulation and STL wins theirs)

No.we have more wins

[clowe]

No.we have more wins

Regulation/OT Wins is the tiebreaker and the Blues 44 compared to our 42.

[cliffhanger33]

We wont lose to the oilers. :whistle:

[murd0c]

We wont lose to the oilers. :whistle:

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/3483/woode.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/826/woode.jpg/)

[jeedee]

I would like to see Salo and Edler switch sides alot sooner in the PP to setup the one timer. Even though i like Kesler on the side as a shooter, maybe put him back in front of the net Or a big body like Bitz.

I'd prefer Kesler on the point with Edler

I'm still waiting for AV to put Kassian on the PP infront of the net...

We wont lose to the oilers. :whistle:

That's not what happened last year at the end of the season :badpokerface:

[RRxtar]

We wont lose to the oilers. :whistle:
Canucks havent beat the Oil in April since before the lock out


SAT, 2 APR 2011 EDM (4) - VAN (1)
TUE, 5 APR 2011 VAN (0) - EDM (2)
SAT, 4 APR 2009 VAN (3) - EDM (5)
THU, 3 APR 2008 EDM (2) - VAN (1)

/intredasting stats

[SkinnyPupp]

Canucks havent beat the Oil in April since before the lock out


SAT, 2 APR 2011 OILERS CANUCKS 7:00 PM FINAL EDM (4) - VAN (1)
TUE, 5 APR 2011 CANUCKS OILERS 6:00 PM FINAL VAN (0) - EDM (2)
SAT, 4 APR 2009 CANUCKS OILERS 7:00 PM FINAL VAN (3) - EDM (5)
THU, 3 APR 2008 OILERS CANUCKS 7:30 PM FINAL EDM (2) - VAN (1)
Maybe it was Edmonton I was thinking about when I thought Calgary was the team that always spoiled the end of Canucks seasons :considered:

[RRxtar]

damnit you quoted me before i cleaned up my post

[jeedee]

Maybe it was Edmonton I was thinking about when I thought Calgary was the team that always spoiled the end of Canucks seasons :considered:

We discussed this a few days ago. It was Edmonton :lol

[SkinnyPupp]

Oh yeah :ahwow:

[MG1]

im glad luu has a gold medal.....he only had the best offensive and defense team in the WORLD infront of him.......no big deal at all...we could have put a scarecrow in net and won gold

So true......... I'm glad you're back. With nobody else to argue with, we had to resort to bitchslapping each other. LOLOLOLOL.

[murd0c]

So true......... I'm glad you're back. With nobody else to argue with, we had to resort to bitchslapping each other. LOLOLOLOL.

it sound's like you are saying that you don't like a little smack here and there ;)

[MG1]

it sound's lie you are saying that you don't like a little smack here and there ;)

Spank me, bitch. You know I like it! :whistle:

[murd0c]

Spank me, bitch. You know I like it! :whistle:

as long as I'm doing the spanking:megusta:

[jeedee]

Oh gawd...the conversations this thread has without game days :heckno: :lol

[Expresso]

So with the STL loss, we just need one more point to clinch the West correct?

[MG1]

^ yes

Canucks are two points up with both teams going into their last game of the season.

If New York loses and Canucks get a single point, Canucks win the President's Trophy.

[ShyGuy]

I think we already clinch the west. Even if we lose and STL(48 wins now) wins, we'll have more wins (50 now).

So its either San Jose or LA for us in the first round.

[bballguy]

I think we already clinch the west. Even if we lose and STL wins, we'll have more wins (50 vs 49).

So its either San Jose or LA for us in the first round.

It doesn't go by more wins; it goes by more non-shootout wins...St.Louis has more non-shootout wins than the Canucks and, therefore, St.Louis gets the tie-breaker...

This has been stated like 50 times already....

[fsy82]

I think we already clinch the west. Even if we lose and STL wins, we'll have more wins (50 vs 49).

So its either San Jose or LA for us in the first round.

Nope wrong the blues have more regulation plus overtime wins than us. They hold the tie breaker. We need a point to clinch the west

[Not really racist!]

I guess people still don't understand ROW, then again they implemented it not too long ago lol and shows as a specific column now

[Gh0stRider]

yotes move into 3rd..

http://i.imgur.com/T8nWz.png

[Gh0stRider]

ROW = total number of regulation plus overtime wins. For tie-breaking purposes, wins obtained in a shootout are not counted.

[murd0c]

San Jose scares me to to play them in the first round.

[jeedee]

San Jose scares me to to play them in the first round.

Well, in 4 games this regular season, we've beat them 3 games to 1. Hope that takes a scare a bit away from you.

Canucks are guaranteed to play either:

Phoenix
LA
SJ

I'm not sure who to pick... San Jose would be a fun series, but you can expect them to play a bit edgy considering we took them out last conference finals

[civicyvr]

yotes move into 3rd..

http://i.imgur.com/T8nWz.png

If it holds true, the wings-preds and the flyers-pens are going to be sick series.

[bballguy]

Detroit plays Chicago tomorrow. Nashville plays Colorado.
If Detroit beats Chicago and Nashville loses, Detroit will move into 4th and Preds will move into 5th, which would be huge for Detroit, considering how good they have been at home and how bad they have been on the road.
However, if Chicago beats Detroit in regulation, Chicago would hold the tie-breaker and that would put Chicago in 5th and Detroit in 6th.

[OGCStrike]

hmmm first round against the sharks would be pretty interesting and scary at the same time... :accepted:

[civicyvr]

I would like to see Salo and Edler switch sides alot sooner in the PP to setup the one timer. Even though i like Kesler on the side as a shooter, maybe put him back in front of the net Or a big body like Bitz.

^ Enables their one timer on the proper side. I also like Kess in front as he has decent hands for tip ins and able to bang in rebounds or disengage quickly to shoot from circle area.

[bballguy]

I would much rather play San Jose than LA or Phoenix...

[TRDood]

LA road trip? I rather spend the money on the 2nd round though. SJS in the first round doesn't look too favourable.

Coyotes would be my pick.

In other news, looks like the Bruins will cruise to R2.

[threezero]

craigslist? stubhub?

Found some tickets on craiglist but how can i make sure its not fake?

[beanzzz]

You really can't, the best thing to do is get as much information on the person selling them as you can, cell/home phone number, pick up the tickets from their home or work place, or ask for ID.

[Ronin]

I'd rather not play Phoenix. They have hot goaltending and can score. The Kings have the same goaltending but can't score worth shit. The Sharks have no goaltending and they aren't particularly strong on D.

Of the 3, I'd want to play SJ.

[snowball]

Sorry if this has been posted:

Gretzky's daughter on TMZ, video "may" be NWS for side boobage

Paulina Gretzky was TMZ’d (http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/paulina-gretzky-tmz-d-lingerie-video-154648317.html;_ylt=AomBi4snr40x8Rhr.1s0KWl7vLYF)

[SkinnyPupp]

I'd rather not play Phoenix. They have hot goaltending and can score. The Kings have the same goaltending but can't score worth shit. The Sharks have no goaltending and they aren't particularly strong on D.

Of the 3, I'd want to play SJ.
My thoughts exactly. The way the Canucks have been scoring, I do NOT want them to have to deal with Smith or Quick

The last few seasons I would have been scared of the Sharks, but this year :fuckthatshit:

Scariest teams in the west for me:

1) Chicago (almost always have vancouver's number, and a mental edge against Lu)
2) St. Louis with home advantage (killer home record)
3) Detroit (its Detroit!)
4) St. Louis without home advantage (still a scary team)
5) Phoenix (hot goaltending + grit + scoring ability lately)
6) LA (amazing goaltending)
7) Nashville (Canucks seem to have the answer for them somehow)
8) San Jose (:fuckthatshit: )

[RRxtar]

Detroit has won 3 road games since mid January. Beat them once at home and you probably take the series. I think Nashville takes their series.

And I would like to play SJ first round. LA/SJ play each other tonite


Philly/Pens is going to be a hell of a series to watch!

[Soundy]

I'd rather not play Phoenix.
Bet ya never thought you'd ever say that before...

[bballguy]

Detroit has won 3 road games since mid January. Beat them once at home and you probably take the series. I think Nashville takes their series.

They might not even play each other 1st round...

[bballguy]

Chicago draws first blood....1-0 midway through the 1st period.

[OGCStrike]

tonights game against the oilers is going to be fun :)
hopefully the 2nd line gets out of their slump and go crazy tonight :fuckyea:

[TheKingdom2000]

Burrows
CanucksTV: Heart of a Canuck - Alex Burrows (Full Show) - YouTube

Hamhuis
CanucksTV: Heart of a Canuck - Dan Hamhuis (Full Show) - YouTube

Malhotra
CanucksTV: Heart of a Canuck - Manny Malhotra (Full Show) - YouTube

[rsx]

What NHL Players Really Think - YouTube

[murd0c]

Chicago up 2-1 one with 11mins to go in the 3rd. This game is getting interesting.

[highfive]

Jeff Patterson Twitter

Jim Hughson calling tonight's #Canucks game. And he's got the Nux in the playoffs too

WOOO finally something smart by CBC.

[murd0c]

Jeff Patterson Twitter



WOOO finally something smart by CBC.

I would snap if we had Kevin Weeks in the playoffs.

[murd0c]

fuck detroit just scored with 46 seconds to go to tie it up

[Alatar]

2-2, Detroit just tied it up with 46 seconds to go.

[pure.life]

Jeff Patterson Twitter



WOOO finally something smart by CBC.

Glad Hughson is calling the games but I hate Craig Simpson

[b0unce. [?]]

teared up when burrows mentioned luc bourdon :(

[bballguy]

So Detroit will finish 5th and Chicago finishes 6th; had Chicago finished Detroit in regulation, they would have finished 5th and played Nashville in the 1st round.

[murd0c]

holy fuck Kane shows up datsyuk with a between the legs shoot out goal

[Renthal]

holy shit kane! highlight reel Shootout goal

[Renthal]

no raymond tonight as per cbc

[bballguy]

Raymond won't play as his wife is expecting their first child. Here's what the coach said he will do tonight:
Henrik between Burrows and Ebbett;
Kesler between Booth and Lapierre;
Pahlsson between Higgins and Hansen;
Bitz between Malhotra and Weise.

On defence, Tanev will come back into the lineup and Gragnani will come out.

Luongo will start in goal.

[jeedee]

Hopefully Kassian is ready for the playoffs :alone:

[Hondaracer]

Video of Kane's move?

[jdmhaze]

Video of Kane's move?

Its uploaded to NHL.com - The National Hockey League (http://www.nhl.com) , but im not sure about youtube.

[Kilinim]

NJ has the best 5 on 1 pp haha

[bballguy]

Its uploaded to NHL.com - The National Hockey League (http://www.nhl.com) , but im not sure about youtube.

AMAZING PATRICK KANE SHOOTOUT GOAL 4-7-12 - YouTube

Meh, wasn't really all that great....Was really slow and should have been an easy save for Howard...

[bballguy]

So pumped for the Leafs vs Habs game tonight!!!! :troll:

[murd0c]

The thing about Kanes move was he pulled that out after a sick between the legs move that Datsyuk did he just missed.

[cliffhanger33]

1-1 between phili and pens

[bballguy]

The thing about Kanes move was he pulled that out after a sick between the legs move that Datsyuk did he just missed.

Datsyuk may have missed but his way more orthodox; Had Datsyuk scored, THAT would've looked sick, but Kane's was slow and almost seemed like it had nothing to do with "tricking" the goalie, if you will; Howard just missed what should have been an easy safe IMO.

[UFO]

Raymond won't play as his wife is expecting their first child.

Canucks SCF baby? April minus 9 months = June 2011 conception

Because after he had his back broken I'm sure he was in no shape to procreate

[Not really racist!]

Maybe his wife did all the work, after all I guess its still possible... ahaha

[Oleophobic]

NJ has the best 5 on 1 pp haha

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8238/lulzwd.jpg

:lawl:

[spideyv2]

Paul Maclean constantly looks like hes ripped on coke

[Verdasco]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O41ZRZHsOow&context=C467d862ADvjVQa1PpcFOd1hzadAb9H2OYMb7U1nh1 5iJJPmGe6fQ=

[jeedee]

Can anyone explain where the other 3 Senators went? :lol

[spoon.ek9]

that's just brutal....

[bballguy]

Can anyone explain where the other 3 Senators went? :lol

They ran into each other and fell down! LOL

[Verdasco]

They ran into each other and fell down! LOL

sad but he is telling the truth :lawl:

[MG1]

Maybe his wife did all the work, after all I guess its still possible... ahaha

Yup, rode him hard, she did..........


3 and a bit more hours to go till game time.


can't wait..........

[EmperorIS]

woot caps up 2 -0

[cliffhanger33]

dayum ovechkinn

[Ronin]

It was a good play by the Sens until two of them in the corner tripped over each other and Alfredsson made a really bad pinch when he should've been covering for whoever the D-man was that went down low. It was a bad play by the Sens but good heads up vision by the Devils to break out that fast, recognizing that Alfredsson made a bad decision.

The Canucks do this shit ALL THE TIME with Burr/Kes and Higgins or Malhotra/Hansen especially where they dig the puck out and hold it in the opposition's zone during the PK but our D is always way back. They recognized that this is a "hold the other team in their own zone for as long as possible during the PK" rather than trying to hold it in for a scoring chance, which is the only reason I can think of that Alfie would be down there.

[TheKingdom2000]

So many games tonight. Can't wait.

[UFO]

Yup, rode him hard, she did..........



I had never thought of this the other way around but you just made me consider it. Maybe she made his back weak enough to be broken by Boychuk

hmmm

[cliffhanger33]

So many games tonight. Can't wait.

All 15 teams

[bballguy]

All 15 teams

huh?...

[jeedee]

huh?...

He meant all 30 teams playing today

Oh cliffhanger and his posts :lol

[cliffhanger33]

He meant all 30 teams playing today

Oh cliffhanger and his posts :lol

:bigthumb:

[Mike Oxbig]

Anyone else want to see flames dump kipper and iggy for a fast rebuild to keep up with the oilers?

[spideyv2]

Anyone else want to see flames dump kipper and iggy for a fast rebuild to keep up with the oilers?

I want to see the flames continue with their shot streak

[cliffhanger33]

lol flames were better with their youths in the line up when their vets were injured this season

[dlo]

Petr Sykora 5 on 1 Goal - Senators @ Devils 4/7/2012 - YouTube

[jdmhaze]

Petr Sykora 5 on 1 Goal - Senators @ Devils 4/7/2012 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O41ZRZHsOow&feature=share)

That was on the last page:facepalm:

[beanzzz]

woot caps up 2 -0

3 now!!! :fuckyea:

[cliffhanger33]

3-0 caps

[Verdasco]

onthedlo :seriously: i posted it last page

[cliffhanger33]

4-0 caps........

[bballguy]

Caps up 4-0; Looks like president's trophy is ours to lose...

[Not really racist!]

wow.. now the caps are fkcen trying?

[GrapeDrink]

^ well if they win and florida loses, they get the 3rd seed lol

[604778]

2-0 for florida right now.

[bballguy]

^ well if they win and florida loses, they get the 3rd seed lol

Even if Florida wins, if Washington wins, they have all the momentum heading into their series with New York.

[cctw]

Yup, rode him hard, she did..........


3 and a bit more hours to go till game time.


can't wait..........

is it just me..cos i almost read it as she rode him hard for 3 and a bit more hours until game time lol

[LSF22]

Phoenix up 2-0 right now.... looks like they gonna take the pacific... which leaves the last game of the regular season sharks vs kings to sorta choose their 1st round match up...

Not that there's much to choose from... Nucks or St Louis.... I wonder who wants to play who....

[bballguy]

Phoenix up 2-0 right now.... looks like they gonna take the pacific... which leaves the last game of the regular season sharks vs kings to sorta choose their 1st round match up...

Not that there's much to choose from... Nucks or St Louis.... I wonder who wants to play who....

For reasons stated earlier in this thread, we would much rather play San Jose than LA; I'm not worried about our goaltending/defence as much as I am worried about our recent struggles with putting the puck in the back of an opponents net. San Jose has both weak goaltending and defense, whereas LA has one of the best goalies in the league in Jonathan Quick.

[bballguy]

Stamkos has 20 minutes left to get his 60th.

[MG1]

Ah ha... Tortellini.

Classless cunt. Sidney Crosby is right. Keep it on the ice. You can flap your loose vagina lips all you want, but what happens on the ice is what matters.

I hope we meet the cunt in the SCF and we take the cup - payback for 94.

[cliffhanger33]

NYR is done for tonight, thanks to the Caps. Now it's all on the nucks to win it tonight :accepted:

[bballguy]

Ah ha... Tortellini.

Classless cunt. Sidney Crosby is right. Keep it on the ice. You can flap your loose vagina lips all you want, but what happens on the ice is what matters.

I hope we meet the cunt in the SCF and we take the cup - payback for 94.

Tortellini is right too though; Sidney Crosby is babied in the NHL.

[MR_BIGGS]

Anyone else watch Hotstove? I fucking hate Ron Mclean. Stirring shit up for no reason. They were on the topic of coaches being let go in the off season and Freidman said, depending on how teams do in the playoffs, anywhere from 4-8 coach positions could be filled in the off season. Then Mclean says, he'd love to see AV get a crack in Montreal again. Even if the Canucks were to lose in the first round, AV would not get fired.

[LSF22]

For reasons stated earlier in this thread, we would much rather play San Jose than LA; I'm not worried about our goaltending/defence as much as I am worried about our recent struggles with putting the puck in the back of an opponents net. San Jose has both weak goaltending and defense, whereas LA has one of the best goalies in the league in Jonathan Quick.

I was actually thinking in regards to San Jose or LA's mindset... assuming we can get at least a point tonight to finish first.... if I were LA or San Jose, I wonder who I'd prefer... facing Vancouver or St Louis....

[BoySupra604]

Stammy just got his 60th.