[Razor Ramon HG]

LMFAO THIS GUYS A LAFFS FAN!!!!!

Please make a separate thread if you're going to be constantly nagging on SkinnyPupp.

With that said, I feel for the Leaf fans. When you're up 4-1 in a Game 7, you don't expect the team to let in 4 goals within 20 minutes like that.

Sure, we might hate the Leafs, but deep down I'll cheer for any Canadian team in the playoffs after the Canucks. Oh well, still have the Sens to cheer for!

[FeistyBearH22a]

Please make a separate thread if you're going to be constantly nagging on SkinnyPupp.

With that said, I feel for the Leaf fans. When you're up 4-1 in a Game 7, you don't expect the team to let in 4 goals within 20 minutes like that.

Sure, we might hate the Leafs, but deep down I'll cheer for any Canadian team in the playoffs after the Canucks. Oh well, still have the Sens to cheer for!

Nope. I like the Leafs as much as Leaf fans like the Canucks. These were the same guys/gal cheering on the Bruins when we were in the brink. Karma is a bitch ain't it?

Im rooting for the Sens though. =)

[EmperorIS]

So are we allowed to semi cheer for the leafs or not .... i'm so confused

[Hondaracer]

I'm not a leafs fan, I'm a whoever is playing Boston fan

if the leafs had made it to the second round i wouldnt have batted an eye at them after tonight, personally i'll be going for the Hawks to win it again. Hawks are the type of team I like and wish the Canucks could be. With that said wouldnt lose sleep over them losing in round two either

I'm a Nucks fan, thats it. I dont change allegiance or hop on another team no matter where they are from, I enjoy watching the playoffs as a neutral observer and obviously through watching you develop feelings towards one side or the other via their actions and play but i've never become emotionally invested in any other team besides the Canucks ever.

and i still say Fuck the Bruins.

[murd0c]

LMFAO THIS GUYS A LAFFS FAN!!!!!

I wouldnt give unwarranted fails to SP, he has been known to take away that privilege before :whistle:

:troll:

[JesseBlue]

i still hate the leafs...too bad there is no way to get both eliminated at the same time at this game

[bballguy]

I wouldnt give unwarranted fails to SP, he has been known to take away that privilege before :whistle:

:troll:

If I'm giving him fails, clearly I think they are warranted....

[Hondaracer]

Also it may sound like ragging on them, but CBC and leafs etc. all built up this whole run and their whole coverage like this was the be all end all

I love Don Cherry, but going on his little rant about how all those fans in the little "leafs square" could "celebrate responsibly" etc.

Guess what Don, Take the emotion of tonights loss, Multiply it by 10, then add 4 more series to it and a home loss in game 7 and you'll have what the Canucks felt

[DanHibiki]

Interesting reaction to my post. I guess it's different if you have to deal with asshole Leafs fans. It's just funny how Canucks fans relish the chance to poke them when they're down, when they choked as bad as you can possibly choke once (almost twice) a few years ago, and have been complete fail in the playoffs since then...

But by the logic the Canuck fans aren't allowed to laugh at any one. Not even Boston. Now where is the fun in that!

I guess an example would be if you, yourself was in the slumps and someone was making fun of u for it. Wouldn't any minor fails on his part bring a smile to your face?
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[Mike Oxbig]

our next playoff slogan should be Vancouver strong.... when we are down in a series

start the twitter trend #vancouverstrong :troll:

[murd0c]

I'm not a Leafs fan what so ever but it was good seeing their fans have some enjoyment the last couple of games. No matter what way you look at it the fans really did deserve it after all the BS they have gone through the last 9 years. That being said I don' care either way that they lost but the hockey was great and 100x better then the Canuck series.

[dinamix]

Luongo would of never let in those goals.
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[EmperorIS]

so cheering for the lesser evil team makes you a fan ?
or that if you're a canucks fan you can't cheer for any other team ever

[tarobbt]

Also it may sound like ragging on them, but CBC and leafs etc. all built up this whole run and their whole coverage like this was the be all end all

I love Don Cherry, but going on his little rant about how all those fans in the little "leafs square" could "celebrate responsibly" etc.

Guess what Don, Take the emotion of tonights loss, Multiply it by 10, then add 4 more series to it and a home loss in game 7 and you'll have what the Canucks felt

Did You See That? Maple Leafs' historic meltdown | Hockey | CBC Sports (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/opinion/2013/05/did-you-see-that-maple-leafs-historic-meltdow.html)

Cue the drama!

[Mr.HappySilp]

I am no leafs fan but seeing them play in this series VS how Canucks makes me feel the Leafs actually play better than we did. The energy the players put out, the effort....... wish Canucks can play as well as they did.

[hotshot1]

There are these weird things people came up with, like you can't ever cheer for the Laffs, Lolers, and Lames if you're a Canucks fan, but when you think about it, it's stupid. There's this impression that you have to be a "loyal fan" and cheer for a team no matter how good or bad they are. I choose to follow the Canucks but I wouldn't give 2 shits if someone I knew chose to cheer for another team. You can cheer for whoever you want.

[Harvey Specter]

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[Mike Oxbig]

Fans really get rowdy for Cartman, something canucks will never do because it's too family friendly

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[Tim Budong]

nothing wrong with hating on the leafs
its a natural rivalry thing

in a way, i cannot stand those leafs fans that throw the "we have a cup"
Yea we know the leafs have had 13 cups, but the last one was in 1967, its irrelevant to the times now.

Whatever it is, I will rag on the Make Beliefs all I want., however, I did think that they played excellent in the series and Riemer stole 2 games for them. If they won, it doesn't change anything.

Those leaf fans probably don't want bandwagoning Canuck fans cheering for their precious anyways.

[bballguy]

in a way, i cannot stand those leafs fans that throw the "we have a cup"
Yea we know the leafs have had 13 cups, but the last one was in 1967, its irrelevant to the times now.


lol, there were 6 teams in the league back then...

[iEatClams]

Nope. I like the Leafs as much as Leaf fans like the Canucks. These were the same guys/gal cheering on the Bruins when we were in the brink. Karma is a bitch ain't it?

Im rooting for the Sens though. =)

It really seems like the Sens are the team every Canadian wants to cheer for when their hometown team is eliminated.

I'll be rooting for them to win. I want the cup back in Canada, and would love to see bettman lose it when a small market canadian team wins the cup!

[Tim Budong]

I couldn't contain the laughter

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[Renthal]

WTF was Lucic doing here..
https://vine.co/v/b09WlivuW3v

[kristianhay]

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:awwyeah:

Seeing the Leafs lose was terrific. Frattin must feel really bad after missing the breakaway late in the game, and Reimer.. harhar.

[CorneringArtist]

No tears only dreams. Jimmies were sure as hell rustled in Toronto tonight, but damn did they get close.
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[snowball]

leafs please fire randy carlyle



we'll take him :troll:

[LUUUUUUUU]

lol
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Used lightly to watch Maple Leaf playoff hockey.

Suffered an unrelated impact that rendered the screen useless approximately 20 minutes ago.

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[H.Specter]

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[Mike Oxbig]

inb4 some japanese tentacle shit :troll:

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[DanHibiki]

wtf

[kwy]

I feel bad for the Leafs fans, who deserved better than this. A 4-1 lead is all but a guarantee in the third, to see the team melt down like this must've been heartbreaking. I'm not a leafs fan, I'm just cheering for whoever is playing Boston, but it's easy to understand how shitty this is.

[LUUUUUUUU]

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[AzNightmare]

In some ways, I still feel the Maple Leafs had it better.
Their goal was to make the playoffs, and they succeeded this season.
They were down 3-1 in the series, and played with heart and clawed their way back to the point where they should have won the series.
There was good hockey to be watched.

Unlike the Canucks series.
Game 1 was garbage and it pretty much defined the entire series.
At the very least, the Canucks could have waited until the middle of the series before bending over and showing the Sharks how submissive they are.
I think Canucks played 3 solid periods out of 12.5 periods...
And they couldn't even string together 3 of those "solid" periods consecutively to win a single game.

Just embarrassing, and missed the organization's goal by a long shot.

[bballguy]

In some ways, I still feel the Maple Leafs had it better.
Their goal was to make the playoffs, and they succeeded this season.
They were down 3-1 in the series, and played with heart and clawed their way back to the point where they should have won the series.
There was good hockey to be watched.

Unlike the Canucks series.
Game 1 was garbage and it pretty much defined the entire series.
At the very least, the Canucks could have waited until the middle of the series before bending over and showing the Sharks how submissive they are.
I think Canucks played 3 solid periods out of 12.5 periods...
And they couldn't even string together 3 of those "solid" periods consecutively to win a single game.

Just embarrassing, and missed the organization's goal by a long shot.

We are laughing at Leafs because we hate them and they choked hard in the last minute of regulation in game 7....Not because we think we did better than them...and did they really do better than us? I mean, if you're not first, you're last, right?

[SkinnyPupp]

nothing wrong with hating on the leafs
its a natural rivalry thing

in a way, i cannot stand those leafs fans that throw the "we have a cup"
Yea we know the leafs have had 13 cups, but the last one was in 1967, its irrelevant to the times now.

Whatever it is, I will rag on the Make Beliefs all I want., however, I did think that they played excellent in the series and Riemer stole 2 games for them. If they won, it doesn't change anything.

Those leaf fans probably don't want bandwagoning Canuck fans cheering for their precious anyways.
I agree, rivalries can be fun. Nothing wrong with that.. just saying have some humility when your own team sucks even worse than the one you're making fun of ;)



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:awwyeah:

Seeing the Leafs lose was terrific. Frattin must feel really bad after missing the breakaway late in the game, and Reimer.. harhar.

Now THAT is fucking hilarious :lawl:

[jackmeister]

http://i.qkme.me/36dacg.jpg :lawl::lawl::lawl::lawl::lawl::lawl::lawl::lawl:

[bballguy]

Now THAT is fucking hilarious :lawl:

Have some humility, bro...your own team's fans' reactions were even worse than the ones you're making fun of...
http://www.angryasianman.com/images/angry/vancouver_riot01.jpg

[AzNightmare]

If you want me to be dead honest...
I could care less about Maple Leafs.
Maybe it's because I don't participate in Toronto forums or where ever their fanbase is.
I don't hear their side of things.

I don't see them as rivals in any form.
I'm clearly missing something, based on the fact I seem to not give a shit about Toronto.
The last time the Leafs played against the Canucks in a series was in '94 (if I'm correct).
And for obvious reasons, we're not going to play them any time soon again.

I really don't care who they were cheering for during our SCF run.
Like I said, I don't go to their forums, so I have no idea.
Were they cheering for Boston? :fuckthatshit: I figured 28 other cities were too.
At least those were the rumours

It's kind of funny how the Leafs blew their 4-1 lead in game 7.
But hey, I would probably be just as amused if it was any of the other 28 teams.
Sorry, Toronto doesn't get any "special treatment" from me.

[bballguy]

If you want me to be dead honest...
I could care less about Maple Leafs.
Maybe it's because I don't participate in Toronto forums or where ever their fanbase is.
I don't hear their side of things.

I don't see them as rivals in any form.
I'm clearly missing something, based on the fact I seem to not give a shit about Toronto.
The last time the Leafs played against the Canucks in a series was in '94 (if I'm correct).
And for obvious reasons, we're not going to play them any time soon again.

I really don't care who they were cheering for during our SCF run.
Like I said, I don't go to their forums, so I have no idea.
(Were they cheering for Boston? I figured 28 other cities were too. At least those were the rumours)

It's kind of funny how the Leafs blew their 4-1 lead in game 7.
But hey, I would probably be just as amused if it was any of the other 28 teams.

Is this a poem?

[AzNightmare]

Is this a poem?

My bad, next time I'll just write it all in one line so it's not so "poem-like"

[SkinnyPupp]

If you want me to be dead honest...
I could care less about Maple Leafs.
Maybe it's because I don't participate in Toronto forums or where ever their fanbase is.
I don't hear their side of things.

I don't see them as rivals in any form.
I'm clearly missing something, based on the fact I seem to not give a shit about Toronto.
The last time the Leafs played against the Canucks in a series was in '94 (if I'm correct).
And for obvious reasons, we're not going to play them any time soon again.

I really don't care who they were cheering for during our SCF run.
Like I said, I don't go to their forums, so I have no idea.
Were they cheering for Boston? :fuckthatshit: I figured 28 other cities were too.
At least those were the rumours

It's kind of funny how the Leafs blew their 4-1 lead in game 7.
But hey, I would probably be just as amused if it was any of the other 28 teams.
Sorry, Toronto doesn't get any "special treatment" from me.
Fuck is Ulic's brain damage contagious? :fuckthatshit:

[highfive]

Wyatt Arndt ‏@TheStanchion 19m

Dallas Stars fired their head coach? Oh man, AV and Rome are probably texting each other like crazy right now "Did u here??" "OMG I KNOW"

Hahha AV is excited.

[spoon.ek9]

hahaha a match made in heaven. hopefully they get reunited.

[Tim Budong]

even 10yr olds in russia fight better..haha

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[Gumby]

And don't forget - the Dallas Stars owner is local businessman Tom Gaglardi...

[jeedee]

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[MR_BIGGS]

I agree, rivalries can be fun. Nothing wrong with that.. just saying have some humility when your own team sucks even worse than the one you're making fun of ;)

I agree with this point. Having lived in Edmonton for a while, my friends go out of their way to rag on me about being a Canucks fan. Yes, at the end of the day they have never won a cup. That said, they have been the most relevant Canadian team of the last two decades. I don't even say anything back to Oilers fans, because there isn't a point. I don't feel a rivalry against the Flamers or Oilers these days because they have been so bad for so long. Teams like the Hawks and now Sharks are the ones I look forward to because they meet in the playoffs where rivalries are born and expanded.

Even the Leafs, use to not like them, but now they have been such a sad franchise for so long, I felt indifference. That's why everyone hates the Canucks, because they have been a top team for so long. Once another Canadian team does what the Canucks have (maybe even win the cup), that will be the team everyone hates.

[bballguy]

Francois Beauchemin was playing with a torn ACL...

Alex Ovechkin put some of the blame on the league and its referees for the Capitals not making it out of the first round.
The Rangers had 28 power plays to the Capitals' 16 in the series and that clearly frustrated the Capitals captain. "I am not saying there was a phone call from (the league), but someone just wanted Game 7. For the ratings," Ovechkin told NHL.com contributor Slava Malamud, who translated to English after the loss. "You know, the lockout, escrow, the league needs to make profit. ... I don't know whether the refs were predisposed against us or the league. But to not give obvious penalties (to the Rangers), while for us any little thing was immediately penalized ..." Let's not forget that Ovechkin was held pointless in the final five games of the series, was sent home in the first round of the playoffs for the third time in six years and is now 2-5 in Game 7s.

[RiceIntegraRS]

Well the leagues best powerplay getting very little powerplays...... in the NHL.... seems about right
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[jeedee]

Well the leagues best powerplay getting very little powerplays...... in the NHL.... seems about right
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If your team name ain't the Bruins or Sharks you ain't gettin no powerplays son

[Tim Budong]

Mehhh... I hate to see the inconsistent officiating but one has to admit that good teams overcome this by accepting their assignment and kill penalties.

The Canucks did a great job on this during the 2011 cup run. They overcame bad officiating all playoffs long to reach the cup final. For whatever reason they let the series slip at 3-1 still boggles my mind.

[RiceIntegraRS]

Mehhh... I hate to see the inconsistent officiating but one has to admit that good teams overcome this by accepting their assignment and kill penalties.

The Canucks did a great job on this during the 2011 cup run. They overcame bad officiating all playoffs long to reach the cup final. For whatever reason they let the series slip at 3-1 still boggles my mind.

From what i remember the Canucks beat the Blackhawks 3-0 to take a 3-0 series lead. The teams were pretty evenly matched. Then the bad officiating began and we lost 3 in a row. MG called out the refs, then the Canucks finally got there fair shake and made it to the finals based who was the better team. Not how awesome our PK was. Look at Boston, they made it to the finals because for some reason, one of the leagues best powerplays the Tampa Bay Lightning received Zero pps in Game 7.

I dont like the good teams/championship teams can overcome bad officiating theory. Most teams nowadays are pretty evenly matched that even one bad call or non call can cost the game or series.

[tonyzoomzoom]

Look at Boston, they made it to the finals because for some reason, one of the leagues best powerplays the Tampa Bay Lightning received Zero pps in Game 7.


This ! And Horton(?) not being suspended on the water bottle incident with the fan and him scoring the only goal in Game 7.

Yes. I am still sore :(

[Tim Budong]

So... Alex Burrows joins twitter.
Follow @aburr14

[Gh0stRider]

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[EmperorIS]

Canucks got swept.

[iEatClams]

Mehhh... I hate to see the inconsistent officiating but one has to admit that good teams overcome this by accepting their assignment and kill penalties.

The Canucks did a great job on this during the 2011 cup run. They overcame bad officiating all playoffs long to reach the cup final. For whatever reason they let the series slip at 3-1 still boggles my mind.

good teams overcome penalties? LOL! dude, it's hard to overcome penalties for even the best teams, winning any playoff game is tough, the talent level is top notch, bad penalties can easily tip the favor to one team. It can sway momentum and if you are killing penalties, that's time in your end that doesn't need to be there.

Just this playoffs alone, think about how different the game would have been if the advantage for the canucks was 27-11 or whatever it was instead of the sharks having the PP advantage. Sharks wouldn't be winning this series.

Or if anyone watch game 6 of the capitals vs rangers. rangers got 5-0 PP advantage. Washington was the # 1 PP unit in the regular season. Even the caps players were saying that it was bad officiating and OVI even said he believes NHL wanted caps/ rangers to go to Game 7 for Revenue purposes.

Or how about Game 3 of the Pens vs Islanders where Crosby had a super soft call in OT to set up the PP? there was more grabbing that occured in other series (kings/blues) that didnt get called compare to the call crosby got for this OT game.

NHL officiating and it's lack of consistency is my biggest pet peeve with hockey.

[MR_BIGGS]

NHL officiating and it's lack of consistency is my biggest pet peeve with hockey.

I agree with this. Penalties in the Sharks/Canucks series were simply not called in the Leafs/Bruins game 7. Lack of penalties in the Blues/Kings series are now being called in game 1 of the Kings/Sharks series.

Frustrating as a fan, that's for sure.

Watching this Kings/Sharks game, I'm convinced the Canucks greatly miss a first pass dman like Ehrhoff.

Voynov and Doughty are breaking the aggressive Sharks forecheck quite easily and making that first pass to the centre whose creating a scoring chance or dumping it in.

[Mike Oxbig]

Canucks fans wish Torres was still on our team.

Therefore fire Gillis. :troll:

[jack_dangerous]

Same Old Ovechkin | Hockeh Blog (http://hockehblog.com/2013/05/15/same-old-ovechkin/)

[Mike Oxbig]

Kings win!

[CRS]

So 7seven... any good bets on playnow?

:lol

[7seven]

So 7seven... any good bets on playnow?

:lol

I have:
-parlay of Pens, Bruins, Kings, Hawks series wins
-Iglina more goals than Alfie
-Zetterberg more goals than Toews
-Kane more points than Datsyuk
-Hawks 4-1 series win
-Hawks 4-0 series win

debating if I should add a Hawks 4-2 series win but will see after game 1 and 2

[Hondaracer]

won Brown points over Pavelski paying +110 :D

[CRS]

I have:
-parlay of Pens (1.16), Bruins (1.66), Kings (1.32), Hawks (1.30)series wins
-Iglina more goals than Alfie (1.53)
-Zetterberg more goals than Toews (2.10)
-Kane more points than Datsyuk (1.40)
-Hawks 4-1 series win
-Hawks 4-0 series win

debating if I should add a Hawks 4-2 series win but will see after game 1 and 2

For those wondering...

I've added/bolded the payouts.

I think I'm just going to go and bet Chicago to win the first game and series. Payout is at 1.74 so it's pretty goodish.

I'm liking the Zetterberg and toews bet though.

[bballguy]

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lol @ Reimer being most googled NHL'er.....I don't think we were googling him, but rather "James Reimer's wife"

[subordinate]

I have:
-parlay of Pens, Bruins, Kings, Hawks series wins
-Iglina more goals than Alfie
-Zetterberg more goals than Toews
-Kane more points than Datsyuk
-Hawks 4-1 series win
-Hawks 4-0 series win

debating if I should add a Hawks 4-2 series win but will see after game 1 and 2

Surprised you didn't go for the Lucic goals over Nash.

2.62 payout for Lucic. 50 on it

For those wondering...
I've added/bolded the payouts.
I think I'm just going to go and bet Chicago to win the first game and series. Payout is at 1.74 so it's pretty goodish.
I'm liking the Zetterberg and toews bet though.

I also picked the Zetterberg bet, his consistency as a monster in the playoffs is going strong. And I was considering that 1.74 bet for Chicago/Chicago but felt the 1.74 wasn't enough to risk it. Game 1's are always iffy.

P.s. Here's the hoping Vokoun chokes...soon I hope

[SupraMan604]

http://vansunsportsblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/168135131.jpg

This pic sums up NHL officiating :alone:

[trancehead]

reminds me of the winter classic between Philly and NYR
Torts comes out at the end bashing the league. telling them how they fantasized going to OT to make it to increase ratings

this among other things , probably just the tip of the iceberg.

people critisize the critics, labeling them as tinfoilers. What? A group of men cant decide behind closed doors the outcome of another event for the direct benefit of a few? It is not like this has never been done before. yes it can be considered overboard sometimes (taking/pulling some extreme circumstances), but not always is this the case

a bitter reminder to us that, often when money is in play, integrity goes out the window

[SupraMan604]

http://postmediacanadadotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/hkn_flames_canucks_hockey_20130123_25654527.jpg?w= 660&h=330&crop=1

"But, but... I am the victim why am I getting the penalty!?"

[bballguy]

people critisize the critics, labeling them as tinfoilers. What? A group of men cant decide behind closed doors the outcome of another event for the direct benefit of a few? It is not like this has never been done before. yes it can be considered overboard sometimes (taking/pulling some extreme circumstances), but not always is this the case

a bitter reminder to us that, often when money is in play, integrity goes out the window

Tim Donaghy is a former professional basketball referee who worked in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 13 seasons, from 1994 to 2007. During his career in the NBA, Donaghy officiated in 772 regular season games and 20 playoff games. Donaghy resigned from the league on July 9, 2007 before reports of an investigation by the FBI for allegations that he bet on games that he officiated during his last two seasons and that he made calls affecting the point spread in those games. On August 15, 2007, Donaghy pleaded guilty to two federal charges related to the investigation. However, he could face more charges at the state level if it is determined that he deliberately miscalled individual games. Donaghy was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison on July 29, 2008. He served 11 months in a federal prison camp in Pensacola, Florida to spend the remainder of his sentence in a halfway house,[8][9] but was sent back to prison in August for violating his release terms. He was released on November 4, 2009 after serving out his sentence.

He's gone on to write a very interesting book in which he tells his story about what he refers to as 'the game within the game.'

"Almost every referee on the staff had an occasional agenda that could affect the outcome of a particular game," he writes.

He states that refs sometimes are subtly pressured by the league's front office to extend playoff series. The NBA's ultimate goal, he says, was always "milking television revenues for every last dollar."

Here's some more excerpts from his book: Excerpts From The Book The NBA Doesn't Want You To Read (http://deadspin.com/5392067/excerpts-from-the-book-the-nba-doesnt-want-you-to-read)


Anyway, don't know how much you can really believe from all this, as he is an ex-con 'cause he got caught doing this shit himself, but definitely interesting to read.

[7seven]

Surprised you didn't go for the Lucic goals over Nash.

2.62 payout for Lucic. 50 on it



I put in my playnow.com round 2 bets on early Tuesday morning, the Lucic prop wasn't up yet, but now that I see it, I'm in on it!

[kristianhay]

Apparent quote from Hank Sedin on Mike Smith, translated from Swedish. Funny if true.

Henrik Sedin on Mike Smith "He's extremely big, and good at playing the puck. He also dives a lot." | CanucksArmy (http://canucksarmy.com/2013/5/15/henrik-sedin-on-mike-smith-hes-extremely-big-and-good-at-playing-the-puck-he-also-dives-a-lot)

"Smith is a fucking big goalie, extremely big and good at playing the puck. He also dives a lot. You can't barely touch him, then he will fall"
"He's the goalie in the NHL that draws more penalties than anyone else. I believe it was twelve penalties that the other team took. He goes out, holds on to the puck and then holds on, holds on. When you challenge him or barely touch him, he falls. That's something we've got to be careful with. I'm going to tell the ref to keep an eye on him."

Daniel and Henrik Sedin Goals - Sweden vs Denmark - YouTube

[7seven]

Bryzgalov cracks me up



When a person first appears in Philadelphia, where the advise to go?Your favorite place in town?

- I live in New Jersey and come to Philadelphia only to play and exercise. No reason to not try to go ride. I have lived in Philadelphia and a half months before we bought the house. I do not really like that sort of town. Me and New York do not like. A big, bustling city with a grim gateways. Philadelphia is the same. But Boston, Vancouver and Dallas - are quite different.These newer, cleaner - there I like. I do not like old age. I love the story, but not in all. So we drove through New Jersey, chose the house. We go into one, realtors say, "Wow, this house 87 years, this is a story!" So what is his story? Well, someone has lived here, he died. Then what? You walk into the house, and there smells of mildew and old age. Americans like it, but let me something new.


Communism - a utopia?

- And is it legal competence capitalism? Look at his true face in the United States and Europe. Russian TV showed us a vivid picture, as if everything is fine. This is not the case. New York, Miami, other fashionable, trendy city, as if to drive off from them...


Ghetto?

- There are enough of them. This is not a small part of the city. Too many do not work, live on welfare and get food stamps for. They just do not want to work. Their principle is: "Why should I work when I can live, let them raise taxes on the rich, which are injected. I'll sit on the dole, the year I will get it here, then move to another state - start getting there.


All journalists try to interview you. And is there a person who you would like to talk to?

-“A lot of them are not alive anymore… I would love to talk to Genghis Khan, Stalin, Einstein.”


Stalin is a very controversial figure. How do you feel about him?

-“Positive. I see logic in his action. Not without going too far, of course. But he came to power in a country that had just lived through a revolution. There were so many spies, enemies, traitors there. A lot of people still had guns after the civil war. The country was in ruins, [people] needed to survive somehow. The country needed to be rebuilt, and in order to do that it needed to be held in iron hands. Then WWII began. A lot of people came back from that war with guns as well. There was devastation all around, the country had to be rebuilt, had to be able to defend itself. There were so many criminals.”


Stalin took Russia in with a wooden plow and left it with nuclear weapons.

-“Yes, he knew what he was doing. He is described as a ‘bloody tyrant.’ But at the time it couldn’t be any other way. Yes, there were innocent people who were victims of repressions… But it happens. Not long ago in the US a person was released from prison, who spent 45 years there. It turned out he was innocent. Can you imagine, a person spent his entire life in jail for something he didn’t do.




http://deadspin.com/ilya-bryzgalov-talks-philly-ghettos-welfare-queens-an-506623110

[CRS]

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[AzNightmare]

Apparent quote from Hank Sedin on Mike Smith, translated from Swedish. Funny if true.


Found this article within that article you posted.

Jerkpuck. Celebrating the Art of Being a Dick on the Ice :lol

The 2013 Jerkpuck All Star Team | VICE Canada (http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/the-2013-jerkpuck-all-star-team)

Such a good read. :lawl:

[CRS]

Surprised you didn't go for the Lucic goals over Nash.

2.62 payout for Lucic. 50 on it



I also picked the Zetterberg bet, his consistency as a monster in the playoffs is going strong. And I was considering that 1.74 bet for Chicago/Chicago but felt the 1.74 wasn't enough to risk it. Game 1's are always iffy.

P.s. Here's the hoping Vokoun chokes...soon I hope

Yes!

Got game one of Chi/Chi series bet.

Also have money on Lucic.

[7seven]

Come on Switzerland, hold on for the upset win. Have a parlay ticket with two upsets by USA (3.80) and Switzerland (2.70) today, US already beat Russia.

[CRS]

Come on Switzerland, hold on for the upset win. Have a parlay ticket with two upsets by USA (3.80) and Switzerland (2.70) today, US already beat Russia.

And boom.

7seven goes on a roll again!

[7seven]

http://oi41.tinypic.com/29dtjf9.jpg

Not a bad way to wake up, too bad it was only a small wager of $50 on the upsets tho. Really didn't like the way Russia was playing especially losing to France earlier in the tourney. Swiss are playing well as a team too, top powerplay in the tourney and top goaltending save %.

They also just added a Krejci (1.57) vs Brassard (2.25) points prop. Liking Krejci

[Gumby]

And boom.

7seven goes on a roll again!
Wow... 7seven REALLY knows his hockey!

Wish I could log on to playnow.com at work and make bets based on his suggestions... :okay:

By the time I get home, it's usually too late!

[rb]

should've seen 7seven's stock call on CAN a few years ago... it paid out much more than his playnow tickets :p

[7seven]

should've seen 7seven's stock call on CAN a few years ago... it paid out much more than his playnow tickets :p

Well hopefully you cashed out on some of that and took profits on the ride up before it crashed and went to hell with the rest of mining and venture markets lol

[Hondaracer]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/sniperslayer/BBAA5A90-9F3B-4DB8-A1BE-B5611A56818D-12665-00000561581246B6_zps625c0cb5.jpg
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[Hondaracer]

Edler just end Staal's career at the worlds?
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[murd0c]

Edler just end Staal's career at the worlds?
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Which Stall and what happened?

[XplicitLuder]

Something bout a knee on knee? Hearing it on 1040
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[murd0c]

Eric Staal injured as Canada, Sweden scoreless after one (http://www.tsn.ca/canadian_hockey/story/?id=423327)

Canada and Sweden are scoreless after one period of their IIHF World Hockey Championship quarter-final in Stockholm.

You can watch all the action live NOW on TSN and TSN Mobile TV, and you can listen live on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto and TSN.ca/Toronto.

Team Canada captain Eric Staal left the game with just over four minutes left in the first period after taking a knee-to-knee hit from Alexander Edler. Edler was penalized with a kneeing major and a game misconduct.

Staal lay on the ice in great pain for several minutes before being helped to the dressing room by two teammates.

Mike Smith of the Phoenix Coyotes is in goal for Canada, while Jhonas Enroth of the Buffalo Sabres is in net for the host Swedes.

The best chance of the first period came when Gabriel Landeskog failed to convert a two-on-one break with Simon Hjalmarsson with about nine minutes left in the period.

Matt Duchene was stopped by Enroth from in close about two minutes later.

Canada defeated Sweden 3-0 last week, but that was before the arrival of forwards Henrik and Daniel Sedin, as well as defenceman Alex Edler from the Vancouver Canucks.

For its part, Canada has added P.K. Subban of the Montreal Canadiens to its blue line.

"They've added some key players and they gave us a tight game already in front of their home fans," Canadian forward Steven Stamkos said. "It's going to be a hostile environment."

Canada has been unable to get past the quarterfinals the last three years at this tournament. They last won a world title in 2007 and its last medal was silver in 2009.

In earlier quarterfinal games on Thursday, the United States beat Russia 8-3, Switzerland ousted the Czech Republic 2-1, and Finland edged Slovakia 4-3.

The Canada-Sweden winner will face Finland in one semifinal on Saturday while the U.S. will play Switzerland in the other.

[MR_BIGGS]

Blogger Jeff Angus asked this yesterday.

Would you trade Edler for Jeff Skinner?

[7seven]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BKaFu2hCcAACcaN.jpg

It looked really bad

[roastpuff]

Effing Edler. Why couldn't he do that in the playoffs or regular season instead of during Worlds?!

[Spoon]

5/16/13: Eric Staal injured in knee-on-knee hit from Alex Edler - YouTube

[trancehead]

lol edler
silent assassin

[Gumby]

Ouch, you never want to see a grown man wince in pain like that...

[Not really racist!]

Edler is one cheeky cunt...

Hope Staal is okay!

[murd0c]

Effing Edler. Why couldn't he do that in the playoffs or regular season instead of during Worlds?!

You never want to see an injury like that especially from a top Canadian player... Remember Olympics are next year as well.

[MR_BIGGS]

WHC: Losing Their Leader - TSN Video (http://video.tsn.ca/?dl=pipe42/latest/1/0/928141/clip/0)

Was that incidental contact?

[The_Situation]

anyone have a working link of that collision?

[Gumby]

anyone have a working link of that collision?
Yeah it's about 6 posts up from yours, posted by Spoon.

[Expresso]

Yeah it's about 6 posts up from yours, posted by Spoon.

key word is working.

The TSN one from BIGG works.

[kristianhay]

It didn't really look like Edler went out of his way to knee Staal, or even really meant to do it. Staal had his leg outstretched and Edler kind of just coasted into him. From one angle, it looks like Edler is going for the shoulder/chest hit, and Staal leans hard to his left. Regardless, hope Staal is okay.

Sweden up 2-1 now, led by another Sedin driven PP. Goal from Nicklas Danielsson (second of the game), 2003 5th round draft pick of the Canucks. Clearly he's the missing link :troll:

[murd0c]

now tied 2-2 and theres a vid of the clip on TSN

[bballguy]

Blogger Jeff Angus asked this yesterday.

Would you trade Edler for Jeff Skinner?

In a heartbeat.

[MR_BIGGS]

In a heartbeat.

I love Skinner, but he's injury-proned. He's had two concussions in the last two years and his contract would be a risk. That said, it's a bold move.

[Mike Oxbig]

Edler (ballard) for Bobby Ryan (sbisa)

[Ronin]

I would instantly trade Edler for Jeff Skinner.

[HonestTea]

Come on Switzerland, hold on for the upset win. Have a parlay ticket with two upsets by USA (3.80) and Switzerland (2.70) today, US already beat Russia.

DAYUMMMM!! Nice bet!

[Mike Oxbig]

Matt Brigidi's post on Vine (http://vine.co/v/bE66j3KgmXi)

[HonestTea]

Eberle is too clutch!

Edit: Damn couldn't get the second shot :(
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[MR_BIGGS]

Wow, Swedan wins.

[lilaznviper]

damn just sucks to lose in a shootout

[7seven]

Wow, 3 upsets today at the Worlds, Swiss, USA and Sweden.

So now its USA vs Switzerland and Finland vs Sweden. The Swiss have a very legitimate shot at advancing to the gold medal game, what a jump that would be in the world standings for the Swiss and the Sochi Olympic groupings.

[Gumby]

key word is working.

The TSN one from BIGG works.
Oops - I had watched the Spoon's video earlier and assumed it was still functional. TSN is pretty hard on having their clips uploaded to Youtube.

[Hondaracer]

Fuck could have taken Swiss at 25/1 on bodog last week
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[kristianhay]

Lu is always good for a laugh.

Strombone ‏@strombone1 4m
Hank and Danny missed in the shootout??? I'm shocked!!!

Also, do not want Smith in net for 2014.

http://i.minus.com/iBOljeSAQN8os.gif

Huge clapper though.

[Gumby]

^
Holy crap, look how much his stick flexes!

[Mike Oxbig]

Torres suspended rest of the series :blueguy:
Shoulder to shoulder hit

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9540/beforebrunt.jpg

[GrapeDrink]

what a fucking jokeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee shanny definitely fucked this one. This is 100% based on reputation, that is shoulder to shoulder, if that was Brent Burns we don't even get a penalty.

[lilaznviper]

Torres suspended for rest of Semifinals Video - NHL VideoCenter (http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=60&id=249243&cmpid=nhl-twt)

[highfive]

Today would've been Rick Rypien's 29th birthday.

So sad to see him go. A little guy who plays as gritty as anyone and willing to drop the gloves with ANYONE.

[Gumby]

Ouch - huge loss for San Jose as Torres was a contributing factor.

Hopefully SJ beats LA then, Torres can come back for the WCF?

Side note - that's a weird suspension. He's suspended for as few as 3 games, up to 6!

[TPMarko]

Today would've been Rick Rypien's 29th birthday.

So sad to see him go. A little guy who plays as gritty as anyone and willing to drop the gloves with ANYONE.

he probably would have made a huge difference in 2011 cup run. guys like marchand, lucic and thornton would have had to answer for their antics.

[spideyv2]

he probably would have made a huge difference in 2011 cup run. guys like marchand, lucic and thornton would have had to answer for their antics.

Don't think Lucic would've been too worried about Rypien, as he's a lot bigger and just as good of a fighter; same goes with Thornton.

Marchand is a piece of shit

[AzNightmare]

Lu is always good for a laugh.



Also, do not want Smith in net for 2014.

http://i.minus.com/iBOljeSAQN8os.gif

Huge clapper though.

Nothing a goalie can do but pray the puck misses the net or hits his equipment.
Humanly impossible to react on a hard accurate slapper like that from that distance...

lol, anyone remember Brian Rolston. Scored a few goals taking hard slappers in shootouts (or penalty shots).

[Renthal]

milf behind rangers bench in yellow shirt? couldnt tell.. only saw a glimpse

[Vansterdam]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/316244_10151673143586803_1551349397_n.jpg

[DanHibiki]

Torres suspended for rest of Semifinals Video - NHL VideoCenter (http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=60&id=249243&cmpid=nhl-twt)

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/972022_466896640068957_957081641_n.jpg

[XplicitLuder]

Goddam Boston and that lil rat
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[Mike Oxbig]

Goddam Boston and that lil rat
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It's ok the kings will fuck them up :accepted:

[Hondaracer]

Sad to see teams that actually play with some try and heart and realize how far off the nucks are

[Mike Oxbig]

Kings tie it :troll:

Eric Cartman encourages crowd to chant GO KINGS GO! - October 18, 2011 - YouTube

[Hondaracer]

Great games, both of them tonight stupid entertaining
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[Mike Oxbig]

:joy: Kings score

[kristianhay]

Wow, what a crushing defeat to the Sharks. That can't be good for their confidence.

[Not really racist!]

strong fucking collapse... holy shit...

[AzNightmare]

Go Kings GO!....

No one loaded up on the Kings in my pool.
So I just want everyone to get trolled now, since I already lost.

[MR_BIGGS]

I don't like the Torres suspension. Give a damn number, not a range. He is suspended 3 to 6 games.

[SkinnyPupp]

Lesson of this year's playoffs: it's not over 'til it's over

[AzNightmare]

Lesson of this year's playoffs: it's not over 'til it's over

That's what the Sharks must have said when they were losing in game 2 and 4...

:heckno:

[Mike Oxbig]

If your like watching hockey, Kings are playing the best hockey right now.

[rsx]

Fucking Edler and that stupid knee on knee.

[AzNightmare]

I finally got a look at the video of the knee on knee incident.

It looked accidental and unintentional.
From the angles I saw, doesn't look like Edler ever stuck his knee out at all.
More like he just skated into Staal and caught him just as he was turning.
That's probably why Edler was so frustrated when he got ejected and threw his stick.

But that reaction from Staal looked really bad.
Haven't seen a player react like that from a knee-on-knee before.
Hope it's just worse than it looked.

[subordinate]

If your like watching hockey, Kings are playing the best hockey right now.

Word, Kings look definitely like their former cup days. If Kopitar picks up his game, it's going to get scary.

[Mike Oxbig]

Bruins are playing pretty clutch right now especially Bergeron. If it's the pens and bruins i give it to bruins in 6.

[Not really racist!]

Canucks' Tanev won't come cheap

The Canucks say they need to get younger next year, for salary cap reasons, but it appears their top young player is not going to be re-signed cheaply.

With the NHL salary cap dropping by $5.9 million next season, a number of teams — the Canucks among them — will be scrambling to find ways to reduce their salary commitments under the new fiscal constraints.

So getting pending restricted free agent defenceman Chris Tanev, 23, locked up for a modest raise is unlikely.

It’s thought by some in the hockey world that, with this dramatic lowering of the cap, some NHL clubs may be more encouraged to tender offer sheets to unsigned RFAs, with the thinking that cap-crunched clubs will be less able to match.

Tanev, who just finished a three-year contract that paid him a $900,000 salary at the NHL level, would be an attractive target for clubs that decide to buck the trend and go after other teams’ RFAs.

In Tanev’s case, another club could offer him up to $3.36 million in annual salary — and surrender just a second-round pick in compensation.

Denver-based player agent Kurt Overhardt, of KO Sports Inc., says it could be “a perfect storm” for offer sheets with the cap going down so much, but said many NHL clubs will suffer cap issues — and that will affect the number of clubs in position to make RFA offers.

Contract offers — or offer sheets — can be tendered to RFAs by teams other than their own, beginning July 5.

If the player signs the contract offer, his original team has seven days to match it and keep the player (and inherit the contract), or opt for compensation instead. The compensation is awarded in draft picks and is determined by a schedule — its value increasing with the average annual salary of the offer.

Tanev — a classic late-bloomer who was signed as an undrafted free agent out of U.S. college but has progressed to where he is one of the Canucks’ most reliable defencemen — should attract some serious interest from potential offer sheet suitors.

According to the offer sheet compensation grid this summer, an offer over $1,682,194 and up to $3,364,391 — which is right in Tanev’s contract wheelhouse — brings just a second-rounder.

At that price, a young player of Tanev’s profile — an excellent puck mover who thinks the game at a high level — would appeal to a number of NHL clubs looking to upgrade their back end.

The first that comes to mind is the Edmonton Oilers, whose new GM, Craig MacTavish, coached Tanev two seasons ago on the Canucks’ AHL farm club in Chicago and was a big fan. MacTavish said last month, when he took over in Edmonton from Steve Tambellini, that the franchise needs to become more aggressive in its management style, and that the Oilers would see six to eight new faces on its roster next season.

As well, the Oilers have a history of not shying away from tendering offer sheets, having signed (and kept) Dustin Penner from Anaheim and Thomas Vanek (matched by Buffalo) in 2007.

Don’t be surprised if there are others interested.

Besides Tanev, other Canucks RFAs of note are forwards Dale Weise and Jordan Schroeder.

Offer sheets have been a relatively rare occurrence in the NHL. That’s because they are almost always matched by the original club. As a result, not many teams bother to make them, because they expect it will be futile and only generate bad blood with the other team for inflating its player’s salary.

It will be very interesting to see if the coming summer is different.

jjamieson@theprovince.com

© Copyright (c) The Province

Read more: Canucks' Tanev won't come cheap (http://www.theprovince.com/sports/Canucks+Tanev+come+cheap/8390209/story.html#ixzz2TX71sXIn).

[spoon.ek9]

i don't think it's an option, we must keep tanev. hopefully he doesn't get offered that $3.3 mil...............

[Eastwood]

It won't be 3.3 that much is sure.

[spideyv2]

Kings vs Hawks is gonna be one hell of a fucking series

[Mike Oxbig]

Kings and Bruins would be a dream match up having the bruins lose in the finals. :joy:

[Not really racist!]

^ heh... but whens the last time we've had b2b SCC?

odds are lowww but possible the way they're playin..

[spideyv2]

Just 2 years ago, the Kings were barely a playoff team - 2 major trades and a new coach changed that.

Gillis pls

[Hondaracer]

Are you watching these games? Our personnel is no where near any of these teams.
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[kristianhay]

I think watching these series' has really put an emphasis on how badly we need a legitimate 3rd centre and a scoring top 6 winger. Look at the 3rd centres all left in the playoffs:

Kings - Stoll
Sharks - Pavelski
Pens - Sutter
Ottawa - Smith
Rangers - Brassard
Bruins - Kelly
Chicago - Bolland
Detroit - Andersson

The only real exceptions would be Smith and Andersson, but both are young guys who are playing pretty well. We have nothing in that spot right now. Not even going to go over the wingers because I'm sure we can all think of what these teams have in their top 6.

[MR_BIGGS]

Canucks need a right-handed dman. That is and will be what ails the PP. Sedins were magical on the PP for Swedan, cause they had a booming shot from the right.

[Hondaracer]

Every single playoff team left has a stronger top pairing outside of maybe the Sens

There is no way in hell the Sedins would be competing in any of these matchups
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[highfive]

Just 2 years ago, the Kings were barely a playoff team - 2 major trades and a new coach changed that.

Gillis pls

We also need two dman in Voynov and Martinez who makes combined of $1.5 million and not have a $4.2 million dman sitting in the press box.

And you have a supporting cast that actually steps up in the playoffs.

[bballguy]

Alexander Edler has been suspended by the IIHF for his knee-on-knee hit of Eric Staal.
Edler will be forced to miss the remainder of the 2013 World Championship for his "reckless" and "dangerous" actions. The IIHF Disciplinary Committee can choose to extend Edler's suspension if they wish, which would open the door to him missing part or all of the 2014 Winter Olympics.

[Not really racist!]

Let's just trade Edler while his value is high....... maybe to move up in the draft or grab a legit winger...or maybe two younger promising pieces
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[CRS]

Let's just trade Edler while his value is high....... maybe to move up in the draft or grab a legit winger...or maybe two younger promising pieces
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wat.

[Not really racist!]

wat.

u w0t m8?
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[SkinnyPupp]

If your like watching hockey, Kings are playing the best hockey right now.
I agree, I predicted a Kings sweep before the series started.. wasn't looking good until the last minute there! :lawl:

Kings are really good, Quick is amazing in the playoffs, and the Sharks aren't nearly as good as the Canucks made them look.

[dinamix]

Kings and bruins. Comeback kings.id Love to see them go at it in the finals.

[Hondaracer]

Kings and Hawks should be good

If DET gets through though kings will steamroll them
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[Tim Budong]

Becuz inspired by
http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mNESz_zl6XlmzXoa0fGjaQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7cT04NTt3PTYzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en/blogs/sptusnhlexperts/C80FNmh.jpg

Frankenstick! ft. Tomas Jurco & Co. on Vimeo

[bballguy]

Spezza might return for Game 3.

[kristianhay]

^

They could use him. Crosby with a hatty, 101 pts in 75 playoff games.

:derp:

[RiceIntegraRS]

what was lehner doin on that shot? he was basically looking down when the slap shot came from the point. How the hell is he supposed to see

[Gumby]

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield comments on the Maple Leafs loss on the day he returned back to earth:

It turns out," Hadfield quipped, "(that) both of us went down in flames on the same day.
:lol

[Tim Budong]

2013 Playoffs rnd1 mic'd up

Best sounds from Round 1 Video - NHL VideoCenter (http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=-7&id=249520&cmpid=embed-share-video)

[RiceIntegraRS]

^No Canucks? maybe the Canucks gotta kiss the NHL ass by getting mic'd up and doing more publicity shit to get decent reffing during the playoffs.

[7seven]

Oh wow, the swiss are looking good to go to the gold medal game. They've been playing great as a team, rooting for them
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[Chronix]

http://youtu.be/u8GCH5qf9IY

[RiceIntegraRS]

swiss win, did u make money 7seven?

[7seven]

swiss win, did u make money 7seven?

Nope, didn't bet on today's games.
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[CRS]

Need a 4-1 win for detroit....

[CRS]

BOOM!

NO MORE GOALS. NO MORE. WE'RE GOOD NOW. STOP IT.

[XplicitLuder]

Gh0strider must be happy :troll:
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[RiceIntegraRS]

BOOM!

NO MORE GOALS. NO MORE. WE'RE GOOD NOW. STOP IT.
lol, how much u win>?

[CRS]

lol, how much u win>?

Not much... Wasn't expecting it

Should've had more confidence but I'm no 7seven.

:p

[Tim Budong]

So...should we trade for Loui Eriksson?

Sedin wizardry hahaha

[spideyv2]

So...should we trade for Loui Eriksson?

Sedin wizardry hahaha

Edler for Eriksson

Hehehuehuehehe
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[CRS]

So...should we trade for Loui Eriksson?

Sedin wizardry hahaha

I don't know who we have in our lineup that the Stars would want enough for Eriksson.

[UFO]

Canucks need a right-handed dman. That is and will be what ails the PP. Sedins were magical on the PP for Swedan, cause they had a booming shot from the right.

No reason why we cannot design and build a pp playing off the left side and utilize garrisons boomer. Heck even hamhuis is good at getting the puck through on net. Teams know our pp can only set up on the right side right now, it's a lot easier to defend knowing where the puck is headed eventually

[CRS]

No reason why we cannot design and build a pp playing off the left side and utilize garrisons boomer. Heck even hamhuis is good at getting the puck through on net. Teams know our pp can only set up on the right side right now, it's a lot easier to defend knowing where the puck is headed eventually

Fuck it, lets just trade for Ehrhoff back.

[Tim Budong]

I don't know who we have in our lineup that the Stars would want enough for Eriksson.

no one
The Stars are in worst shape than the canucks are

[spideyv2]

no one
The Stars are in worst shape than the canucks are

u wot m8?

Stars need a 2C or a 1D

Edler + Schroeder pl0x

[Not really racist!]

Stars don't need D, they have amazing depth, although it may take one or two seasons for them to grow into fruition

We're gonna have to send an impact forward if we want it to happen, period.

And I think its pretty obvious why the Sedins are playing amazing at the IIHF World Champs. Its two different styles of play. They have more space to work with all around the ice, cycling is much easier because the opposition normally has to collapse, leaving the points open. The PK is miles behind the NHL, there's much more room behind the net, the Sedins are left alone there and have all the time in the world to do whatever the hell they want..

Finland - Sweden 0-3 - YouTube

1:10 is the perfect example from today

In the playoffs the Sedins are getting hacked, slashed, and pressured every single shift... they can't cycle the puck because they are getting bodied, and need to rely on their strength MUCH more which is not their game...

Errikson is a pretty slick winger though.. I must agree, but most players would have scored from those feeds from the Sedins anyways..

tl;dr
different play styles
IIHF play benefits and is catered towards the way the Sedins play which is why they are looking so good

[Gh0stRider]

Gh0strider must be happy :troll:
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fuck yeaaaaa
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[Mike Oxbig]

Fuck it, lets just trade for Ehrhoff back.

Too late tbh, we will just be top seed as long as Sedins and Ehrhoff running our PP. Beyond that first-second round exit every god dam year. We will be in the same position as the SJ Sharks. Deadly PP but wsup den during the playoffs?

[spideyv2]

would you guys rather have Ehrhoff or Bieksa?

[Mike Oxbig]

Bieksa. He just needs a better coach teaching him how to defend, hes a Bruin type player according to Don Cherry :troll:

btw where can i find this blue Van Mill hat with white brim & blue V t shirt? do they still sell it at the team store?
http://www.icethetics.info/storage/blog13/0205-van13m-store.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1360090574276

[XplicitLuder]

Give em burrows for eriksson :troll: problem solved
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[spideyv2]

Bieksa. He just needs a better coach teaching him how to defend, hes a Bruin type player according to Don Cherry :troll:

btw where can i find this blue Van Mill hat with white brim & blue V t shirt? do they still sell it at the team store?
http://www.icethetics.info/storage/blog13/0205-van13m-store.png?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1360090574276

that blue fitted is sick

wouldwear/10

[Not really racist!]

Give em burrows for eriksson :troll: problem solved
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Cheaper than Burr, better than Burr, younger than Burr....

[Mike Oxbig]

softer than burr less clutch than burr. Sure ill take him for entertainment for next 5 yrs and wont expect anything more

[Not really racist!]

Nobodys gonna wanna camp in front of the goalie if Burr's gone....

:lol

[kristianhay]

Jeff Paterson ‏@patersonjeff 9m
#WhitecapsFC last 3 home games: 7 goals
#Canucks last 3 home games: 4 goals

:fuckthatshit:

[kristianhay]

Sharks get a little help and get a 5 on 3 going into overtime. A little makeup for the 2 calls against them last game?

This is pretty great. No Canucks though.. not surprising haha.

Best sounds from Round 1 of 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs - YouTube

Getzlaf: "I'm not scared of you". Hahaha.

Karlsson telling Subban he was going to win the Norris was pretty cool too.

[68style]

1:10 is the perfect example from today

In the playoffs the Sedins are getting hacked, slashed, and pressured every single shift... they can't cycle the puck because they are getting bodied, and need to rely on their strength MUCH more which is not their game...

Errikson is a pretty slick winger though.. I must agree, but most players would have scored from those feeds from the Sedins anyways..

tl;dr
different play styles
IIHF play benefits and is catered towards the way the Sedins play which is why they are looking so good

I tend to agree with your rationale, but at the same time it's a bit weird that the Sedins have NOT put up good numbers internationally in the past... they're way below a PPG pace historically... but tearing it up this tourney for some reason.

[Renthal]

daniel to henrik with another powerplay goal :rukidding:

[Hondaracer]

I'm going to be #1 anti Sedins/Schneider from here on out

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y136/sniperslayer/7DC1FB74-9115-4D25-8C89-C35CAC28493D-1177-0000007DD4FFA5F2_zps321c499a.jpg
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[punkwax]

So nothings changed?

:troll:

[Tim Budong]

I tend to agree with your rationale, but at the same time it's a bit weird that the Sedins have NOT put up good numbers internationally in the past... they're way below a PPG pace historically... but tearing it up this tourney for some reason.

Becuz they are not top line guys internationally, plus they historically have not played much international ice
https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/945284_10152832758690725_137888422_n.jpg

[kristianhay]

Anyone see Daniel get hit into the open gate? Looked really painful, could have broken a couple ribs. Hope he's okay.

Daniel Sedin Hit Into the Bench 05/19/13/ [HD] - YouTube

[Not really racist!]

^ that could have been way worse....

The Swedes take the gold @ home.....clearly the Sedins were saving their energy in the playoffs ifyaknowhatimean

When the hell does Henrik ever score two goals.. lol

[Not really racist!]

I tend to agree with your rationale, but at the same time it's a bit weird that the Sedins have NOT put up good numbers internationally in the past... they're way below a PPG pace historically... but tearing it up this tourney for some reason.

Go google and pull up the 2006/2010 IIHF/Olympic rosters and then take a look at this years competition and roster. You'll be able to find the answer to that easily.

The Sedins had no choice really this year, and were the only #1 option for the Swedes, in the past they were able to play a lesser role, not as much as leaders and having to do the bulk of the scoring because you have Alfie, Zetterberg and Forsberg and others around to help with that.

[HonestTea]

CLUTCH GOAL by ALFY!
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[Mike Oxbig]

Becuz they are not top line guys internationally, plus they historically have not played much international ice


No, that's because there are better swedes who can play two way on the top line. Sedin's skills without physicality dominates as seen on TV today.

[cliffhanger33]

i screamed when alfie scored that!

go sens!

[trancehead]

clutch goal by sens to keep it alive

[68style]

Becuz they are not top line guys internationally, plus they historically have not played much international ice

I'd say 49 games at a senior level internationally (nevermind junior) is quite a lot of international play for a NHL player

[bballguy]

g041

[LUUUUUUUU]

Sens Win!

[LsquareD]

Swedes up 2-1. Henrik with a goal
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[spideyv2]

Swedes up 2-1. Henrik with a goal
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Man, can you please keep us posted on the game!?!?

Thanks
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[Not really racist!]

Swedes up 2-1. Henrik with a goal
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GO SWEDEN GO!

I'd put money on a 5-1 Swedish victory and Henrik with two goals, go bet some $$ on playnow.com dude






:troll:

[spideyv2]

Hey, anyone know the score to the Sweden vs Switzerland game? I have no cable at home because I live in a box.

[xxxrsxxx]

with sweden attacking like this, I feel Hjalmarsson will likely get one soon

[jeedee]

Hey, anyone know the score to the Sweden vs Switzerland game? I have no cable at home because I live in a box.

Hey m8, anyone PM me a stream of the Sweden vs Switzerland game? I have no cable atm because I'm at camp.

Are u aware? :troll:

[spideyv2]

Hey m8, anyone PM me a stream of the Sweden vs Switzerland game? I have no cable atm because I'm at camp.

Are u aware? :troll:

Look here you dumb broad
I have a fukking mad crush on you, and I think we need to get together asap. Srs, I've felt like this for a while, I'm not surprised you never noticed, your to busy doing your fukkin hair and makeup, listenin to Ke$ha n shiit.

Hit me back when you get this and let me know what you think.

Peace, bitch

[jeedee]

http://imageshack.us/a/img141/434/2wqaich.gif

[Not really racist!]

http://img.pandawhale.com/44940-dramatic-boston-terrier-gif-Weml.gif

^

[spideyv2]

so did Sweden win?

[LUUUUUUUU]

http://i39.tinypic.com/30sbwgk.gif


http://stream1.gifsoup.com/view/244831/zombie-dog-wants-cupcakes-o.gif
http://i42.tinypic.com/35iomya.gif

[Mike Oxbig]

Jeedee and Jayare604 speaking too much ebonic invading this thread, i feel new in here now... :okay:

I wonder why the rs OG posters like skinnypupp & darthchilli don't post here as much no more, maybe not familiar with the ebonic going on in here. :troll:

[Gh0stRider]

redwings win! awwww yeeeeeaaaaaaa
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[OGCStrike]

that goal from datsyuk :sweetjesus:

[JaPoola]

Stars don't need D, they have amazing depth, although it may take one or two seasons for them to grow into fruition

We're gonna have to send an impact forward if we want it to happen, period.

And I think its pretty obvious why the Sedins are playing amazing at the IIHF World Champs. Its two different styles of play. They have more space to work with all around the ice, cycling is much easier because the opposition normally has to collapse, leaving the points open. The PK is miles behind the NHL, there's much more room behind the net, the Sedins are left alone there and have all the time in the world to do whatever the hell they want..

Finland - Sweden 0-3 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFGIZfa2oaY)

1:10 is the perfect example from today

In the playoffs the Sedins are getting hacked, slashed, and pressured every single shift... they can't cycle the puck because they are getting bodied, and need to rely on their strength MUCH more which is not their game...

Errikson is a pretty slick winger though.. I must agree, but most players would have scored from those feeds from the Sedins anyways..

tl;dr
different play styles
IIHF play benefits and is catered towards the way the Sedins play which is why they are looking so good

Different officiating styles you mean ;) NHL is a joke. Rules change from period to period. Why the fuck is the OT a 5 vs 5 in the playoffs compared to a 4 vs 4 in the regular season?? Why does the rule book change once playoffs start?

[kristianhay]

Patrick Roy to be named the Avs new coach.

Patrick Roy will be new Colorado Avalanche coach, brother says - The Denver Post (http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_23287188/patrick-roy-will-be-new-avs-coach-according)

Patrick Roy will be the next coach of the Avalanche, according to Roy's brother, Stephane.

"They're discussing the final details of an arrangement. Colorado is going to be very happy. Patrick is looking for a new challenge," said Stephane Roy, the younger brother of his famous sibling.

The Avalanche would not confirm a deal is in place. Patrick Roy could not be reached for comment, and neither could Avalanche vice president of hockey operations Joe Sakic.

Stephane Roy, who played briefly in the NHL, posted on his Facebook page Monday night, "For all my friends I'd like you to know before the official news spreads that my older brother will be the new coach of the Colorado Avalanch(sic)."

Reached on the phone in Quebec, Stephane Roy confirmed he made the Facebook posting and reiterated to The Denver Post his belief that Patrick would succeed Joe Sacco as Avs coach.

Roy, 47, has coached the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League since 2005, compiling a 307-128-32 record, including a Memorial Cup championship.

Roy has a home in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., and Stephane Roy said Sakic has been there for the last few days.

"People in Quebec will be sad again that my brother is leaving for Denver," Stephane Roy said. "But he has always loved Denver too, and wants the new challenge of going back to his old team."

[Tim Budong]

Oh Sweden, or most of Europe, really love their music haha

http://vansunsportsblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/169108705.jpg
Tre Kronor hyllade i Kungsträdgården | Hockey-VM | Expressen.tv (http://www.expressen.se/tv/sport/hockey-vm/tre-kronor-hyllade-i-kungstradgarden/)

But this finnish reporter...commenting on the golden helmets

http://www.expressen.se/tv/sport/hockey-vm/finsk-ilska-fran-vesa-rantanen-sportchef-ilta-sanomat/

[Not really racist!]

Different officiating styles you mean ;) NHL is a joke. Rules change from period to period. Why the fuck is the OT a 5 vs 5 in the playoffs compared to a 4 vs 4 in the regular season?? Why does the rule book change once playoffs start?

:facepalm:

Do you even watch these hockey games?

It doesn't matter if there are different officiating styles, its different styles of play, period.

[kristianhay]

If you didn't see this yesterday, wow.

Max Domi Between The Legs Saucer Pass - YouTube

[RevYouUp]

Jesussss
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[jeedee]

Holy fuck...

Too bad his dad Tie Domi was just a goon and couldn't do that :troll:

[pastarocket]

Patrick Roy to be named the Avs new coach.

Get ready for some temper tantrums from behind the Avalanche bench.

Patrick Roy is a hothead. -One heck of an all-star goalie, with a bad temper.

There's already a debate in Colorado over whether Roy is the right coach for the team:

Patrick Roy the Wrong Choice for Avalanche Head Coach | ProSportsColorado.com (http://www.prosportscolorado.com/2013/05/21/6969-patrick-roy-the-wrong-choice-for-avalanche-head-coach/)

From the article: Roy is severely lacking in coaching experience at any level, though. He successfully coached the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League to a Memorial Cup title in 2006 – his first season as a head coach. The rest of Patrick’s time in Quebec was marred with violence on and off the ice, and he never duplicated the success he had as a rookie coach.

Most jarring is Patrick’s handling of his two sons while he was their coach in Quebec. In 2008 Roy seemingly ordered his son – the starting goalie for the Remparts – to charge across the ice during a 7-1 playoff loss and beat the hell out of the opposing goaltender. Jonathan Roy fought another opponent that night before being removed and eventually suspended for five games.
Early the next season son Frederick was suspended 15 games for a cross-check to the head of an opponent while playing for his father. Roy himself was broadly criticized in January of 2007 for an alleged fist-fight with the co-owner of another QMJHL team outside of an arena.
The question then becomes – even before questions about Patty’s ability to coach at the NHL level – can Roy lead a pro hockey team without losing his temper or, worse, inciting his players to lose theirs?

[spoon.ek9]

well, when you're in the position colorado is atm, i think it's worth a shot. hot temper or not, he's a living NHL legend and a proven winner. At the very least, he can give their younger players some good insight into what it takes to succeed in the league.

[Tim Budong]

well, when you're in the position colorado is atm, i think it's worth a shot. hot temper or not, he's a living NHL legend and a proven winner. At the very least, he can give their younger players some good insight into what it takes to succeed in the league.

true, but aside from winning the memorial cup with his first coaching gig,
he's been a hot head with officials, management and players as well
so hopefully, he doesn't do the wrong thing with this young team.

[subordinate]

well, when you're in the position colorado is atm, i think it's worth a shot. hot temper or not, he's a living NHL legend and a proven winner. At the very least, he can give their younger players some good insight into what it takes to succeed in the league.


Like 99? a good player doesn't correlate to a good coach lol.

[kwy]

He himself was fiercely competitive as a player, and would do anything to win. It's a quality that's hard to inspire in other people. Some players are great on the ice but awful behind the bench. I get the feeling that his style of coaching isn't going to work out too well with a very young and undisciplined Avs team..

[7seven]

All I know is that I'll be looking forward to Torts vs Roy press conferences

[bballguy]

Patrick Roy is not yet the new head coach of the Colorado Avalanche and talk of a deal being done is "premature," according to RDS' Renaud Lavoie....have to wait until we see something a little more official before jumping to any conclusions.

[CRS]

He himself was fiercely competitive as a player, and would do anything to win. It's a quality that's hard to inspire in other people. Some players are great on the ice but awful behind the bench. I get the feeling that his style of coaching isn't going to work out too well with a very young and undisciplined Avs team..

This is the very definition of Wayne Gretzky.

[kwy]

And Michael Jordan.

[Mike Oxbig]

It could work well with the Canucks, tough guy behind the bench :fullofwin:

[kwy]

uhh..how

[jeedee]

It could work well with the Canucks, anyone besides AV behind the bench :fullofwin:

Fixed brah

[murd0c]

For some reason I have a stupid feeling that AV isn't going to get fired....

[Mike Oxbig]

Im ok with AV stepping down to assistance coach and hire tippet as Head coach. Tippet knows the pacific division inside out, if we dont do anything we are in big trouble next year.

[CRS]

Im ok with AV stepping down to assistance coach and hire tippet as Head coach. Tippet knows the pacific division inside out, if we dont do anything we are in big trouble next year.

And how do you manage to do that?

We'll also be playing a defensive game. And I remember not too long ago how fans were crying for a more offensively minded team.

[punkwax]

I'm an AV suporter but there is no way he is here next season. MG wants to create a new image and you can't do that with the same coach.

In regard to this offseason:

http://i.imgur.com/kp8te.gif