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not cool :sl

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Sorry, Craig is a friend. ;s

Hawks down 2-1 after 1. Coyotes definitely have the better goalie.

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Lots of 5 minute majors so far in the playoffs. I don't think I like it.

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So am I. :sl

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:wo

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Atleast Hawks win tonight.

Sharks got out worked bad tonight. Was what I was expecting.

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Thursday with 14 seconds left, only to lose in OT.

Tonight, 5 seconds left, and a W.

http://i196.photobucket.com/albums/a...CoyotesOT1.jpg

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Just scored a ticket for Tuesday's Game 3, Hawks V 'Yotes! :wo

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Karlsson should wear a dress for game 3. What a little *****.

Hagelin should be suspended for his elbow to Alfredsson's head. Since he was concussed earlier this year, it may be lights out for his season after that one.

Carkner is a dirtbag. Where is Joey Kocur when you need him? That little prick wouldn't have dared to play again in the series if he were still playing.

Kicking Dubinsky out as the third man in was a bs call. Although technically correct, it was not reflective of why the rule was created. They messed up on the intent of it there.

Ottawa gets the credit for playing well. Game three should be an escalation of the bad blood from the first two games of the series.

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Stupid sexy Predators.

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Thats why I picked them. Better goalie and picked up key pieces this year. Very deep team. Wings have the better stars but its on them to win. I think the preds have more depth of scoring, speed/ youth, and arguably the best goalie in the league.

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Watch the first period of today's game again, Ken, and let me know if you still feel this way. :rolleyes:

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Rinne nay be the best. I still ain't counting out the Wings, Mike.

Flyers are right there with 'em IMHO, Joel. :)

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Yup, the Pens were by far the Dumber of the 2 teams today though. Totally got trolled and fell into the Flyers plan.

Asham was bad, his high stick was way over the line, but Hartnell whining about hair pulling in the middle of a fight was lame. It was obvious that Adams was grabbing for his collar, not his fault Hartnell is a Caveman.

This series is over, and I hope the Pens from the TOP down learn a lesson here.

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Hartnell looks more like the Cowardly Lion.

"If IIIII......were kinnnnnnnng.....of the iceriiiiiiiiiink......."

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Man, I love this time of year....:)

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Hey wheres Geoff?
Oooo thats right the Canucks are playing bad in the playoffs. If they win though I am sure hill come in honking. Atleast this year theres no comments about how the Canucks are going to win it all.

As much as this hurts.
Go Kings Go!
Go Kings Go!

Just poking yeah Geoff

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I think they need Iginla to put them over the top. We'll give you him for Staal and a second ;)

Seriuosly though, I had the Pens to win the East...don't know what the hell happened.

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Man I am a praying for a LA home win tonight!!

I am a Canadian but there is literally two teams I can't stand in Canada- Maple Leaves and the Canuckle heads.

Plus it's fun to piss off all my boys in BC :)

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Dustin Brown. Hero of the Day three times in 5 days. :)

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There's that goofy picture of Brown squeezing a water bottle the wrong way with a funny look on his face, I love that picture. But Man he was a beast last night. The difference between the Kings' captain and the Canucks captain is staggering.

I know the differences between leaders can be subtle, but Sedin *looks* like he is not a very good leader, and Brown took the opposite approach. In your face and scoring goals and absolutely destroying the only healthy Sedin left.

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Every team has a certain amount of cheap and dirty in them...the Flyers this year seem to have been less so than years past. I'm assuming the league's (Shanahan) disciplinary actions should shed light on who went overboard yesterday. ;)

What gets me is the Pens like to portray they aren't that type of team. Tortorella said he thinks they are, Laviolette hinted he thinks they are...and their actions say they are. Lemieux's statement last year makes the contradictions laughable.

And Crosby is a punk! :r Interesting article about him here...http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1...rodigy-to-punk

Best line, "What would your boss do?" :r

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Don't count on any light being shed from Shanny unless it is the sunlight going in one ear and out the other. His "justice" is a crap shoot. Has been all year. Consistency is not his goal.

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Hagelin gets 3 games for the hit on Alfredsson, which I think is a little much but I understand. Yet somehow Carkner gets only 1 for what he did to Boyle? I don't get it.
Consistency is certainly not his goal. But common sense doesn't seem to be either.
It will be interesting to see what comes out of yesterday's game 3 between the Pens and Flyers.

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Anxiously awaiting Shanahan's verdict on Andrew Shaw's collision with Mike Smith. If he suspends him, I call bullshit...but I won't be shocked. ;)

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Don't think that should be a suspension.

Asham, yes.

Neal, no.

Adams, no.

And if your avatar is Sidney Crosby portrayed in makeup and lipstick, don't expect to be taken seriously when you give opinions about the Penguins.

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I agree with who you think will be suspended and who won't...but I think the league's decision on Neal and Adams will be intriguing. If Neal hadn't gone after both Couturier and Giroux I don't think there would even be a possibility. As for Adams, he received an instigation penalty in the last five minutes of the game, and if after review they deem the instigator call correct he will, by rule, be suspended...not that I necessarily agree with that.

And feel free to judge my posts by my avatar. :rolleyes: I guess that means it's hard to argue the merit of the posts. ;)

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Blue moon again? I agree with Mike. I hate the Canucks.

BTW, don't bury the Wings yet. Seems that the team who carries the play has been on the losing end. Strange series. I just wish the Wings could play 60 minutes with the same desparation they played 30-40 min with last game.

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I went back and watched the first period again. Sorry Scott the Pens didnt get trolled. Both teams were equally chippy. Sidney had the big troll move of the period. Pushing the glove away with his stick? The Pens got frustrated and went too far.

Mike I just think the Preds depth/speed and goalie will win the day. Last game Datsyuk stole that puck and got a goal. Thats not going to happen often. Be honest great individual effort by a superstar, but flueky goal. The second goal was end of the game 6-4 empty net and pp goal. The Preds had one 5-4 pp but the other two goals were speed goals were the D got beat. Kleins goal the D got flat out beat. He skated right up the middle splitting both D. Kosti goal was speed also 3 on 1. The Preds scoring is coming from everywhere. I dont think the Wings carried the game.

As for Sharks this is tge make or break game. They got out skated, out played, and multiple players got a physical beat down by a Very good Blues team. Today we see if experience can win again. If they dont come out hitting and flying and go down early game is likely over. This game to me sets up the series winner

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NHL announced Adams is suspended for game 4 and Bylsma fined $10K. Asham and Neal to have hearings tomorrow.

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Checking NHLcom every 15 minutes trying to get the Shaw decision.

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Disagree. Watch video. At 1min. To me that angle shows possible intent. Could have pinched the wall. Didnt. got the goalie. Good thing it wasnt luongo he could have been killed.

Just saying could see a game or two. Maybe.

Luls forgot to post video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVPuI...e_gdata_player

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I'll probably end up 1 for 3 on the predictions. Looks like Neal will go as well. I didn't see the Adams announcement when I checked NHL.com earlier, just the blurb about the other two and their 'meetings'.

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Hmmm... interesting. I'm not sure though. If you look at the 1:14 point of the video, Smith looks to embellish it a bit. Being it was against a goaltender, Shaw may be suspended, but I'm still guessing he won't.

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Well looks like I will be pulling for Hawks soon. Sharks down 3-1 after 2. Just getting out skated and out played. That arrnot goal was a killer. Vlassic standing still watching the puck never even saw him creeping down. It will take a miracle to win this one the way they look.

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Yup. He has been that way all season long. Class A jackass. Although, if Alfredsson is out the rest of the series, three games may be a fair trade off. Carkner's bs should have been dealt with more severely.

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It was a good bounce back game for my boys. I like the way they play team d.

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Tough luck for Craig Anderson tonight, what a crap goal.

Sharks need to bear down on Thursday or it's gonna bring on the Fat Lady.

Heading to the U.C. for the Hawks game tomorrow after some fish tacos at the Twisted Spoke.

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B's win...It's going to be interesting to see if Shanahan dose anything to Backstrom for the cross check to the Face?
The Caps have been doing a lot of stick work on the B's Ovi done the same thing, and Chimera been running wild and nothing is called and that's fine, but if a Bruin does it there gone for a few games.
Poke the bear this series is going to get nasty next game?:sh

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Looking forward to the Hawks game tonight. Watched a little of their morning skate online this morning. Have fun at the game tonight Tom. Going to Thursday's game.

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The fat lady is warming up. I can hear her. Will take a dramatic change in heart and effort to escape the Blues. I just dont see it. The leaders are not stepping up as usual. Post game last night Boyle kept reminding the reporters it was 4-1 everytime they discussed the lat.e push. Maybe its good, appears the team is in need of an overhaul.

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Again I disagree. Datsyuk's goal was unusual but I wouldn't call it flukey. He lifted the d-man's stick twice, stole the puck and tucked it into the net. Rinne fell asleep on the play. Had Rinne been paying attention Dats would hav still hade a 1 on 1 against him at point blank range. I have to figure Dats would score on that play half the time anyway.

Preds got two majorly flukey goals in game 1, which they went on to win 3-2. One off Stuart's skate, from behind the net, and the other was unintentionally deflected twice from 50 ft out. Wings carried much of the play in that game; most of the 2nd period and all of the 3rd. Game 2, Preds carried most of the play but Wings won. Game 3, Preds jumped on the Wings early but Wings were strong in most of the 2nd and dominated the 3rd. In fact, had there been .1 seconds more on the 2nd period clock that game would've been tied 2-2 in the 2nd. I know, if wishes and buts were candy and nuts. My point is it's a tight series between two teams that matchup well. I feel the Wings have better overall talent and skate better. Look at the 4-4 play for evidence of that. Rinne is good but not head and shoulders above Howard. Rinne's numbers will look better but some of that is due to the type of offenses their facing.

I expect a strong showing tonight.

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Seems to me the Yotes are playing it coy, saying Smith is a game time decision tonight, forcing Shanahan to make a decision without knowing if he'll play. Interesting tactic if that's what it is...I'm guessing Smith will play.

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That's what the Wings should have done when Weber turnbuckled Zetterberg. "Day-to-Day" until after the sentencing.

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Exactly...what a joke. :rolleyes:

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3 games

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Wow...

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Got to watch the video. I thought max 2. Does Shaw have a history. Thats pretty stiff. I saw the intent to make contact, but 3 games.

Mike move on about Weber. If the Wings get bounced are you going to use that as a crutch?

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Watched the video. Shanahan is high. Shaw has no history. I am so mad I can hardly see straight.

Off to the city shortly, seeing if I can find a "F*** Shanahan" shirt to wear to the game.

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Adams - 1 game
Neal - 1 game
Asham - 4 games

Flyers - 0

And some really entertaining hockey tonight! The Panthers come back from a 3-0 deficit, Preds handle the Wings in a very good game and the Hawks and Yotes currently battling...with yet another suspension likely coming out of that game.