Re: Chicago Blackhawks 2013 Playoffs

[Guest]

It's just my luck that for game 6, I'm traveling out for business. If I do catch some of the game, it will probably be late.

 

And then, if there's a game 7? I'm traveling *back* from business on Wednesday.

 

In 2010, I was on a plane when the Hawks won it.

 

And I don't really travel that much.

In 2010, I had to watch from a bar across from the hotel in KC. I'll be home tonight, but still may have to travel Wed.

 

Hoping to be very hung over tomorrow!

[Pushfrog98]

It's just my luck that for game 6, I'm traveling out for business. If I do catch some of the game, it will probably be late.

 

And then, if there's a game 7? I'm traveling *back* from business on Wednesday.

 

In 2010, I was on a plane when the Hawks won it.

 

And I don't really travel that much.

In 2010, I had to watch from a bar across from the hotel in KC. I'll be home tonight, but still may have to travel Wed.

 

Hoping to be very hung over tomorrow!

Uhhhh... I watched the game in a hotel in KC.

[Soul]

Now with flight delays, I'll be watching whatever I can in airports. And it's Detroit too. Interesting :)

 

DirecTV DVR set to record with an hour buffer!

[Smack]

I moved to a new apartment on 5/31/10. They won every game in the finals that I watched in the new place.

 

After three years, I just moved again on 5/31/13. They've won every game I've watched in the new place (I missed Game 2 due to a wedding and watched Game 3 on the road in Charlotte).

 

I'm watching Game 6 at home tonight. Trend says they clinch.

[Old Style]

Going to call my bookie. BRB.

[Smack]

Going to call my bookie. BRB.

 

tell him you have very specific insider info

[NewUserName]

So for some reason I cannot watch videos today so I may be out on a limb here, but I do not think Boychuk should have been suspended. Of course of the Hawks would have announced Toews was out for game 6 I am sure he would have been. As bothersome as this may sound, what Boychuk did was really quite standard in NHL. It just looked worse because Toews' momentum made the hit all the more violent. Clearing the crease in this manner is common. You would probably really hate any Hawk dman who did not do these sort of things.

 

Okay, I can see videos now. Seeing the video only reinforces my stance. Changed positions, point of contact and all of that. In a more broad sense I do think the NHL does a really bad job at policing this kind of stuff.

 

our captain and a young pillar on which the NHL is built has taken a series of violent shots to the upper body in the series. this is not simple "physical play", it's a constant attempt to injure, to cheat their way into the cup. this should be looked at. players like toews should not have to be the focus of dirty hits, this is real attack on the quality of play in the league itself. if the NHL wants to promote its stars, it needs to protect them. that means a lengthy suspension for hits like this, and any real attempts by goons and other animals to injure actual hockey players.

 

the worst part about this is that when goons like steve moore make intentionally dirty hits in an effort to cheat their way to victory, then get their dirty asses removed from hockey when an opposing player like bertuzzi makes retribution, it's the guys like bertuzzi that pay with draconian suspensions.

 

if the league doesn't want to police this kind of thing, then fine, let the players police it themselves. this means allowing violent retribution without suspension or fine.

 

I am okay with your post. But you have to do this from day 1 for all teams. Game 5 of the Cup finals is not a good time to make a stand, if you have not been consistent about it all year. But I will still contend that clearing the front of the net involves a lot of very high cross-checking that almost never gets called. Almost all d-men do it to just about every player who is willing to go in there. And I think you would be very upset if Hawks d-men were not doing it. I think Boychuk would have hit Frolik just the same as Toews. Boychuk deserved a penalty, but not a suspension in todays NHL. BTW...great observation about the Steve Moore/Bertuzzi incident. I am not a Bertuzzi fan, but Moore being a "victim" is a complete media generated fraud.

[UMFan83]

So looks like Bergeron and Toews are both good to go tonight.

[Exile on Waveland]

Watching in the same position, on the same couch, in the same apartment as 2010.

[A New Era]

what chicago radio station has it since 720 has the cubs?

[Careless]

If the Toews hit is legal, it won't be in a few years.

[Guest]

this guy is off-key

[Careless]

what chicago radio station has it since 720 has the cubs?

try AM 560 and FM 97.9

 

lol@Bruins anthem guy

[Guest]

what chicago radio station has it since 720 has the cubs?

 

The Cubs do not play today.

[ConstableRabbit]

What a clown.

[Careless]

what chicago radio station has it since 720 has the cubs?

 

The Cubs do not play today.

ha, better answer

[Careless]

720 online has been carrying the Hawks when there have been Cubs games, right?

[Careless]

wtf, their stadium is infested with flies?

[Guest]

720 online has been carrying the Hawks when there have been Cubs games, right?

 

During the SCF they have, I can't remember other rounds.

[UMFan83]

mother [expletive]

[Butterscup1679666578]

piss.

[UMFan83]

I guess when you spend like 5 minutes in the offensive zone something bad is probably going to happen

[USSoccer]

Hey, cool, it's the worst possible start.

[Guest]

[expletive].

[Guest]

not even interested in getting it out