Blackhawks 2010-2011 season

[Guest]

There's no general playoff thread so I'll put it here.

 

The Sharks just became the fourth team in NHL history to come back to win from at least four goals down in a playoff game.

[Magnetic Curses]

for one night...

 

[Old Style]

That was fun last night. I hope they play the same way in Game 5. And then Game 6. And then Game 7.

[UMFan83]

LOL!

 

http://fastcache.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/11/2011/04/61019026-1.jpg

[Soul]

OK, but I also liken it to a football player celebrating a sack being down 35-3 in the 4th quarter.

[ChiCubsFan]

OK, but I also liken it to a football player celebrating a sack being down 35-3 in the 4th quarter.

 

The difference is if you are down 35-3 in the 4th quarter you have like a 0.0001% chance of coming back. If you're down 3-0 (now 3-1) in a series you have maybe like a 3% chance of coming back.

 

Besides that it's nice to at least not get swept. Vancouver is a really, really, really good team this year. It's not really an embarrassment to lose in 5 to them.

[UMFan83]

It's just fun to tee off on Luongo whether you are up 3-0 or down 0-3. Also its a gentle reminder, "hey we might suck this year but we can still embarrass you horribly."

[kujay]

It's just fun to tee off on Luongo whether you are up 3-0 or down 0-3. Also its a gentle reminder, "hey we might suck this year but we can still embarrass you horribly."

 

Right. I take heart for next year too, watching an effort like that. This team still has a little bit of that "it" and they can get it back.

[Flames24Rulz]

It's just fun to tee off on Luongo whether you are up 3-0 or down 0-3. Also its a gentle reminder, "hey we might suck this year but we can still embarrass you horribly."

 

Right. I take heart for next year too, watching an effort like that. This team still has a little bit of that "it" and they can get it back.

 

It felt a lot like a game from last year. We actually made scoring look easy for a night.

[Soul]

It's just fun to tee off on Luongo whether you are up 3-0 or down 0-3. Also its a gentle reminder, "hey we might suck this year but we can still embarrass you horribly."

 

Right. I take heart for next year too, watching an effort like that. This team still has a little bit of that "it" and they can get it back.

 

It felt a lot like a game from last year. We actually made scoring look easy for a night.

 

It was fun to see.

 

Also, Luongo's response to the media was Canuck-patented snotty and defensive.

 

I do find their attitude towards things to be hilarious -- makes it more fun to watch them lose :)

 

But I'm keeping all that stuff in my back pocket for now, because they're going to win this time around.

 

Right now I'm trying to decide who would be more fun to watch lose. Red Wings or Canucks.

[UMFan83]

It would actually be more fun for me to see the Canucks lose, unless it was to the Red Wings, if that makes any sense.

[gflore34]

Kane, Toews and Hossa haven't scored yet, I gotta believe they're going to break through before long. Maybe Thursday night is the night they break the seal on the net. Hasn't Toews been especially snake bit? Didn't he hit the post 2 or 3 times in Vancouver?

[TruffleShuffle]

There's no general playoff thread so I'll put it here.

 

The Sharks just became the fourth team in NHL history to come back to win from at least four goals down in a playoff game.

 

in tonight's action, dan carcillo gets repeatedly punched in the face by ryan miller and another sabre player, which results in coincidental minors. then mike richards braces himself for a check from patrick kaleta, clips him with an elbow, and gets a 5 minute major.

 

maybe the nba isn't the only north american sports league that's rigged? :-k

 

and in related news, this is only a two minute minor:

[Garwilly]

in tonight's action, dan carcillo gets repeatedly punched in the face by ryan miller and another sabre player, which results in coincidental minors. then mike richards braces himself for a check from patrick kaleta, clips him with an elbow, and gets a 5 minute major.

 

maybe the nba isn't the only north american sports league that's rigged? :-k

 

http://www.labsafety.com/images/xl/Smith-and-Wesson-Magnum-LSS-_i_3WLL9_AS01.jpg

[TruffleShuffle]

in tonight's action, dan carcillo gets repeatedly punched in the face by ryan miller and another sabre player, which results in coincidental minors. then mike richards braces himself for a check from patrick kaleta, clips him with an elbow, and gets a 5 minute major.

 

maybe the nba isn't the only north american sports league that's rigged? :-k

 

http://www.labsafety.com/images/xl/Smith-and-Wesson-Magnum-LSS-_i_3WLL9_AS01.jpg

 

i assume you watched the game, correct?

 

oh this was kind of funny/dirty:

 

http://yfrog.com/47hycvz

[Garwilly]

in tonight's action, dan carcillo gets repeatedly punched in the face by ryan miller and another sabre player, which results in coincidental minors. then mike richards braces himself for a check from patrick kaleta, clips him with an elbow, and gets a 5 minute major.

 

maybe the nba isn't the only north american sports league that's rigged? :-k

 

snip

 

i assume you watched the game, correct?

 

oh this was kind of funny/dirty:

 

http://yfrog.com/47hycvz

 

I have seen both sequences in full, several times. And watched it again as I am typing this.

 

Carcillo took a little shove near the crease, and Miller gave him a shove/swing. He didn't get hit in the face, Carcillo faked it, and then pretended to be knocked out/flopped, before collapsing into the crease.

 

As for Richards, you cannot seriously think popping an elbow that high is simply "bracing" himself.

[Garwilly]

To clarify, I do think 5 minutes was excessive. My point is that he did not simply brace for impact.

[TruffleShuffle]

in tonight's action, dan carcillo gets repeatedly punched in the face by ryan miller and another sabre player, which results in coincidental minors. then mike richards braces himself for a check from patrick kaleta, clips him with an elbow, and gets a 5 minute major.

 

maybe the nba isn't the only north american sports league that's rigged? :-k

 

snip

 

i assume you watched the game, correct?

 

oh this was kind of funny/dirty:

 

http://yfrog.com/47hycvz

 

I have seen both sequences in full, several times. And watched it again as I am typing this.

 

Carcillo took a little shove near the crease, and Miller gave him a shove/swing. He didn't get hit in the face, Carcillo faked it, and then pretended to be knocked out/flopped, before collapsing into the crease.

 

As for Richards, you cannot seriously think popping an elbow that high is simply "bracing" himself.

 

he got hit in the face by miller and the other guy also grabbed him about the head. carcillo was called for roughing; he didn't do anything during that play that would justify a roughing call. if you think he was faking it, then you call him for diving. you can't call a player for something he didn't do.

 

i should clarify on richards that he did peek over his shoulder and get his elbow up, and he hit kaleta in the face, so a penalty was justified there. but 5 minutes was a terrible call. if that's 5 minutes then every elbowing penalty should be automatic 5 minutes.

 

and part of the frustration is the fact that kunitz' flying elbow, an attempt to injure if there ever was one, is assessed as a two minute minor while richards gets 5. you might as well just not have rules if you're going to apply them so arbitrarily.

[Drew Doughty]

in tonight's action, dan carcillo gets repeatedly punched in the face by ryan miller and another sabre player, which results in coincidental minors. then mike richards braces himself for a check from patrick kaleta, clips him with an elbow, and gets a 5 minute major.

 

maybe the nba isn't the only north american sports league that's rigged? :-k

 

snip

 

i assume you watched the game, correct?

 

oh this was kind of funny/dirty:

 

http://yfrog.com/47hycvz

 

I have seen both sequences in full, several times. And watched it again as I am typing this.

 

Carcillo took a little shove near the crease, and Miller gave him a shove/swing. He didn't get hit in the face, Carcillo faked it, and then pretended to be knocked out/flopped, before collapsing into the crease.

 

As for Richards, you cannot seriously think popping an elbow that high is simply "bracing" himself.

 

he got hit in the face by miller and the other guy also grabbed him about the head. carcillo was called for roughing; he didn't do anything during that play that would justify a roughing call. if you think he was faking it, then you call him for diving. you can't call a player for something he didn't do.

 

i should clarify on richards that he did peek over his shoulder and get his elbow up, and he hit kaleta in the face, so a penalty was justified there. but 5 minutes was a terrible call. if that's 5 minutes then every elbowing penalty should be automatic 5 minutes.

 

and part of the frustration is the fact that kunitz' flying elbow, an attempt to injure if there ever was one, is assessed as a two minute minor while richards gets 5. you might as well just not have rules if you're going to apply them so arbitrarily.

 

every referee is perfect and calls the game ideally and sees exactly what we see without replay. kunitz got suspended, richards won't.

 

carcillo got 2 minutes for being dan carcillo. you have players like him on your team and you take the good with the bad. he draws calls, he takes bad calls, and he gets calls against him that perhaps don't exist.

 

as for game 3 of the kings' series, i'm inclined to believe that it didn't actually happen and was all a dream. right? please?

[MWV]

...and the Canucks are on a power play. I can't stand the Canucks, but I love the Canadian national anthem.

[Butterscup1679666578]

we look [expletive] awful

[bukie]

Hossa!

[Butterscup1679666578]

jk

[bukie]

Keith!

[Butterscup1679666578]

[expletive] YES