Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks Thread!!!!!!

[UMFan83]

CSN just said they changed the scoring and gave that last goal to Buff. HAT TRICK!

[Wilson A2000]

Some of the hits Buff was laying near the goal and on the forecheck were ridiculous. Why was he ever on defense?

[UMFan83]

Also, wanted to point out that the defense played fantastic in the 3rd period tonight. Every rebound that Niemi gave up was quickly cleared out of the zone. If they play like that the rest of the series, we'll cruise into the WCF.

[brinoch]

Some of the hits Buff was laying near the goal and on the forecheck were ridiculous. Why was he ever on defense?

 

Because Johnsson is in Al Gore's lockbox. And, Buff is really inconsistent.

[Flames24Rulz]

Some of the hits Buff was laying near the goal and on the forecheck were ridiculous. Why was he ever on defense?

 

Because Johnsson is in Al Gore's lockbox. And, Buff is really inconsistent.

 

If he can ever put it completely together, he's going to be a damn good player.

[Drew Doughty]

today was like a complete reversal of game 1. niemi made crucial saves and the hawks finished on their early chances.

[chuckywang]

Canucks message boards are hilarious right now.

[Drew Doughty]

are they all crying conspiracy because of the last goal? i've talked to a couple of nuck fans and they seem legit pissed off about that even though it was completely meaningless toward the outcome of the game.

[Old Style]

Niemi was outstanding last night. That was a fun game to watch.

[Banedon]

Ok, so I'm a pretty new hockey fan with these playoffs. I'm not complaining about this at all, but why was that last goal not goalie interference? If you're allowed to push the goalie into the net, why wouldn't everyone do that?

[Drew Doughty]

Ok, so I'm a pretty new hockey fan with these playoffs. I'm not complaining about this at all, but why was that last goal not goalie interference? If you're allowed to push the goalie into the net, why wouldn't everyone do that?

 

it shouldn't have counted, but the ref missed it on the ice for whatever reason. maybe he thought the vancouver players pushed luongo into the net. goalie interference is not a reviewable play for some stupid reason, so whatever call is made in the ice is the one that counts.

 

didn't really matter though.

[Old Style]

FWIW, the hockey expert on SportsCenter (can't think of his name right now) said it was the right call.

[Old Style]

dp Edited May 6, 2010 by Old Style

[Hairyducked Idiot]

Vancouver players pushed the Blackhawks into Luongo on that goal. They need to learn to not do that.

[Drew Doughty]

it still shouldn't count. "incidental contact" isn't allowed either.

 

regardless, i thought it shouldn't have counted last night, but it was irrelevant to the outcome of the game so whatever.

[jersey cubs fan]

it still shouldn't count. "incidental contact" isn't allowed either.

 

It's allowed all the time.

[jersey cubs fan]

Some of the hits Buff was laying near the goal and on the forecheck were ridiculous. Why was he ever on defense?

 

Because Johnsson is in Al Gore's lockbox. And, Buff is really inconsistent.

 

If he can ever put it completely together, he's going to be a damn good player.

 

That won't happen, but that contract will be tradeable.

[Drew Doughty]

it still shouldn't count. "incidental contact" isn't allowed either.

 

It's allowed all the time.

 

no it isn't

[jersey cubs fan]

it still shouldn't count. "incidental contact" isn't allowed either.

 

It's allowed all the time.

 

no it isn't

 

Okay, think that if you will, but it's true. Contact with the goalie happens all the time and is usually allowed. That's especially true when the puck is bouncing around in front of him and everybody is hacking at it.

[kujay]

Missed the game on account of flying back from Vancouver (the one in Washington, not Luuu-sertown), but watched in fast-forward last night.

 

What else can be said -- Buff is a maniac when he gives max effort. Thankfully, his head is screwed on straight right now and he's going insane. I was listening to Sirius 208 this morning (don't know what the station is called, but it's basically 24/7 NHL talk) and they were talking about Buff and people probably wondering where that effort level was all season. The other fellow on the show said if he played like that every night, he'd be dead. Fair point.

 

I don't want to get carried away with optimism, but just like the Canucks were playing with house money in game 2, the Hawks are now. But the way game 2 went down changed everything. So, Hawks, listen up. Win game 4. But if you are going to lose, don't do it in heartbreaking fashion. Got it? Good.

[UMFan83]

LMAO. I expected this but it's still funny. The beginning of the Vancouver Sun article on the game:

 

It's as if the Chicago Blackhawks woke up Wednesday morning and the light-bulb went on and they decided: “Wait a minute. These guys are wimps! If we push them around, who's going to push back?”

 

 

It was a good thought. Dustin Byfuglien, the man-mountain who got so thoroughly under the Vancouver Canucks' collective skin — Roberto Luongo's in particular — last spring, chose Game 3 to insert the needle again, and followed it with a couple of slashes, a rash of uncalled interference fouls, one that was detected, a roughing penalty arising from a charge on Luongo's turf … oh, and three goals.

 

http://www.vancouversun.com/sports/Cole+Buff+roughs+Canucks+Dustin+Byfuglien+three+mendous+Blackhawks/2991744/story.html#ixzz0n9ws4eZL

[Hairyducked Idiot]

LMAO. I expected this but it's still funny. The beginning of the Vancouver Sun article on the game:

 

Not that it probably matters to most people, but that's a columnist, not their game coverage.

[jersey cubs fan]

The villain has arrived. There is no evidence of a hero coming over the horizon.

[Banedon]

The article is a backhanded compliment to Buff though...he gets some digs in, but really is impressed with Buff's play.

[kujay]

LMAO. I expected this but it's still funny. The beginning of the Vancouver Sun article on the game:

 

Not that it probably matters to most people, but that's a columnist, not their game coverage.

 

Angry journalist...but I suppose you're right.

 

Either way, that's pretty funny. But go ahead and whine, Vancouver. I hope the nucks read those articles and are in a whiny mindset tomorrow night.