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  1. UMFan83
    Another good thing, the Canucks haven't done as good at keeping the Hawks pinned on the boards tonight, which I think really limited us last game.
  2. UMFan83
    Both teams were flying up and down the ice. The Hawks had several great chances to score in the first couple of minutes but couldn't get one in. Luongo seems to be really on tonight, as has Niemi.
  3. UMFan83
    you could ask the same about the canucks There have been a few indeed
  4. UMFan83
    ok we get it you think he accidently saved sharps attempt.
  5. UMFan83
    Man, how many chances have just been an inch or two away from being goals for the Hawks?
  6. UMFan83
    BTW, I just want to say, when Hendry controls the puck in the Blackhawks zone, for my sanity, I am going to just assume he is going to turn it over to the other team without clearing
  7. UMFan83
    That was one of the better saves I've seen this season. Easily the best of the series. SOB where choker Luongo
  8. UMFan83
    HOLY [expletive] [expletive]. There is no way Niemi would have made that save. If we blow this series, Luongo = Beckett
  9. UMFan83
    They have been getting destroyed at the faceoff circle so far.
  10. UMFan83
    Nice job there Niemi. The "great chance" numbers are evening out.
  11. UMFan83
    You thought 5 on 5 in this game was nerve wracking, let's see how we all fare shorthanded. If you stop posting I'll assume you died.
  12. UMFan83
    That's great for the Hawks against most teams that would be the case, but i don't think it really favors either team. the canucks are just like the hawks. both like to play the same way I thought so too but I read somewhere that Vancouver would rather play a slower style of play. They certainly aren't bad playing like this though.
  13. UMFan83
    Luongo is giving up enough rebounds to make me feel ok about our chances.
  14. UMFan83
    http://atdhe.net/ has at least 1 working feed that I've seen.
  15. UMFan83
    That's great for the Hawks
  16. UMFan83
    Dammit we've been just a second or an inch away from scoring like 6 different times so far.
  17. UMFan83
    Damn, some fantastic chances so far. Looks like we have good Lu tonight...although usually all it takes is one to squeak by him...
  18. UMFan83
    Dammit, fantastic save for Luongo. Chicago looked really good in the zone there.
  19. UMFan83
    I think he will say something like "I don't have any answers for you. What can I say? Ask someone else."
  20. UMFan83
    Yeah we have 5 hitters hitting well, 1 thats hitting near career norms, 2 sucking really badly, and a pitcher.
  21. UMFan83
    Hawks and Canucks are it tonight. Yeah Hawks are the only NHL game tonight. It's on VS and CSN, though for out of town people like me I assume CSN will be blacked out again. I wonder if VS will do a separate announcer team then. Or just cut in on the CSN broadcast. I believe I've seen it both ways. I have to assume it will be a VS crew. I feel like it's been that way all throughout. VS only has 1 announcer team I'm pretty sure. Or if they have 2, they don't use them both all the time because they have shown feeds of CSN games throughout the playoffs, particularly on Sharks games I've noticed. I think it's just because VS. only shows one game at a time so if there is a game that starts at 6 on VS, and another game at 7 VS doesnt show the game, but will show the CSN feed at the end of the 6pm game. Does that make sense?
  22. UMFan83
    It's voicing frustration. There's not really meant to be a positive effect. So whats the point then? It makes you feel better inside? I'm not saying everyone should be "that's ok do better tomorrow!", but booing as constantly as our fans do does nothing to help the team do better at all. If you want to voice frustration, don't show up at the game. That is a billion times more likely to do something to better the team. Then why are you whining about this, when there was a problem with effort. The ball was a few feet away, and he didn't go get it. That didn't take much effort, but he didn't even offer that. As I said below, theres a difference between a 10 year vet doing that and a 20 year old rookie who has played 4 games above AA ball in his career and is probably full of nerves. That's my opinion. As I said, if you feel you must boo then whatever I'm not going to stop you, I just think it's dumb. I don't know how what this difference is that you are trying to pretend exists, but it was a lazy play. And personally I don't boo. I'm not a fan of booing. But in a world where booing is a completely acceptable form of showing frustration, especially for lazy play, there's nothing wrong with fans booing that. Agree to disagree. You aren't going to change my opinion and I'm not going to change yours. It's allowed to happen.
  23. UMFan83
    It's voicing frustration. There's not really meant to be a positive effect. So whats the point then? It makes you feel better inside? I'm not saying everyone should be "that's ok do better tomorrow!", but booing as constantly as our fans do does nothing to help the team do better at all. If you want to voice frustration, don't show up at the game. That is a billion times more likely to do something to better the team. Then why are you whining about this, when there was a problem with effort. The ball was a few feet away, and he didn't go get it. That didn't take much effort, but he didn't even offer that. As I said below, theres a difference between a 10 year vet doing that and a 20 year old rookie who has played 4 games above AA ball in his career and is probably full of nerves. That's my opinion. As I said, if you feel you must boo then whatever I'm not going to stop you, I just think it's dumb.
  24. UMFan83
    I just don't understand the positive effect of booing in many situations. Does it make the player play better? Is Soriano going to try to focus harder to not strike out the next time he's up with the bases loaded? Is John Grabow going to throw better pitches because of booing? Does it make the fan feel better to blow off steam with a nice hearty boo? You can do it if you want, whatever, I'm not saying you can't, I just can't see how it makes the team better or make the person booing feel better. It must though because the booing keeps getting worse at Wrigley The only booing that I think is justified is when its an issue of effort. Soriano stares at a fly ball off the wall and gets thrown out at 2nd, that's worth a boo. When a player boots a ground ball not so much. I have turned my opinion slightly on Castro getting boo'ed. I still don't think he should have been, but at the heat of the moment I can see why they did, because it is as I admitted inexcusible for Ramirez to take 2nd there. I just wish we hadn't on his first home game when he was clearly pissed off at himself for making another error and lost his focus for a minute. If he was a 10 year veteran, I'd be livid. But a 20 year old rookie playing in his 4th MLB game, probably not. He'll get enough crap from Lou and his teammates, he doesn't need to have shaken confidence performing in front of 40,000 booing fans.
  25. UMFan83
    Bynum got savaged by the boo-birds that game, including when he came up to the plate. Castro got some after his 3rd error, and it was one that resulted from just piss-poor baseball. He didn't get anything when he came up to bat after that. I know he did, I was at that game. It just wasn't as bad as it sounded like Castro got it judging upon hearing the replay. Not exactly scientific I know, especially because the Cubs were 2 months away from any sort of meaningful baseball, and the stadium was less than full.
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