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And that's exactly it, it was an eye for an eye suspension. It really couldn't be anything else given the injury Horton sustained and the furor over the non-suspension on Burrows. Really anything less could hav resulted in a very ugly remainder of the series.

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Definitely agree. After doing nothing to Burrows which is still simmering as last nights taunts showed. The league had to come down hard or it would have raised a lot of questions about motive and vigilante justice would have been very likely. I still dont put it past the Bs to smoke a Ginger in retaliation. Rome for Horton tied for second in scoring on the Bs is not a fair trade especially when the Canucks can just plug in another D man of similar ability.

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Definitely not a fair trade off. I'm doubtful that the Bruin's will try and take out a Sedin though unless we end up in another Cherynobl-esque blowout like last night. Julien showed a lot of judgment by keeping his enforcer on the bench last night, I can't see him letting the team go vigilante on the Canucks and risk putting the Bruins into an elimination game as a result.

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I chuckled when I read that, it just sounds funny. If the Bruins were to retaliate at all, I would leave the Sisters alone, they have been invisible anyway. Kessler or Burrows would be the targets.

I don't think they will retaliate though, if the coaches and the league can stop the shenanigans with the finger wagging, diving, etc etc, I think if the Bruins take game 4, they will win the series.

A huge bounce back game, followed by another win could put those doubts back into the Canucks. I can totally see Boston taking 4 straight.

Besides, I want Cam Neely to finally get his ring!

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That would make me smile as well. :)

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The Sedins were involved in and setup 2 of the 3 goals in Game 2, and were an offense threat pretty much every shift in both the first 2 games. They may not have been a threat last night, but honestly who on Vancouver was?

I would be pretty surprised at this. I expect the Canucks and Bruins to split in Boston then head back for the decider this Friday in Vancouver. I actually thought that Boston would take game 4 and not game 3, but either
way. If Boston does manage to send the series back to Van tied at 2 it will be Vancouver in 7.

Not a chance. If something like that was going to happen it would have been in the Chicago series. The Hawks are the only team that's really gotten into Vancouver's head, everyone else are just teams that you occasionally have bad games against. Vancouver is still the odd-on favourite, but Boston is going to make is a great series :tu

He's been a significant figure in the league long enough that he certainly deserves it. Just like I hope that Trevor Linden's involvement with the Canucks this year is enough to entitle him to a ring. Both those guys are well deserving of the championship that was denied them in their long and distinguished playing careers.

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Luls I guess they should just give the Canucks the Cup now then eh. I mean why play if theres no chance the Bs can win.

I mean the Giants werent predicted to win a single series last post season but they won it all. Dont jump the gun so soon.

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Always a chance of winning, just not a chance of the Canucks unravelling so badly that Boston wins in 4 straight ;)

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If Boston is going to take out a Sedin, let's make sure it is Henrik. Daniel helped my fantasy team to second place this year :)

Look for the Wings to possibly take a D-man off the Canucks this year as well, unless we go after Shea Weber hard. RFA's aren't what Ken Holland goes after but I guess it also depends what happens. Rumor recently that the Wings are also interested in Brad Richards to a deal similiar to Hossa's a few years back.

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Aren't the Sedins attached at the labia?


;) :r

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Zing!

:noon

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http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slu...es-flyerstrade

If the Flyers get a legitamate goalie they could make a serious run at it next year. It was definitely there undoing this year.

Id post the obligatory creepy picture of the sisters, but everyone knows what them Gingers look like.

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:lr

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I believe goes deeper than the labia Tom...

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I haven't been on in a few days my internet is broken,and a repair man is supposed to come out today so I'm in the library:fl
All I can say is the Canucks are a bunch of gutless pukes and it starts with their coach, the beatdown is not over yet :D

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This is probably the most objective opinion I have heard in this thread yet!:D

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The Bruins are in the East, it took their fans a lot longer to discover this as they only see them in town once a year. :r

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Sure hope you right as those 1st two game felt like someone punched me in the Jimmy, game 3 made up for it some.

Lets save the retaliation for game 6 when the B's are up comfortable and were about to clinch. :sl

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That's actually a rather ironic statement given that it was the Canucks not being a bunch of "gutless pukes" and going toe-to-toe that played directly into the Bruins hands last game. The Canucks have the size and strength to grind it out whistle to whistle with any team in the league. Getting dragged down into a nasty, dirty, scrummy kind of game like Game 3 is exactly where the Bruins want the series to go since that plays to their strengths (I don't mean that as a negative towards the Bruins, it's just the kind of game Boston plays and what they've built their team around). The Bruins had also better be careful with all the slashing and dirty crap behind the play tonight. Game 3 was an absolutely disgusting display of classlessness and you can bet that's been brought up with the league and they'll be watching for it (from both teams) tonight.

The Canucks strengths are using their speed and size to exploit slow D cores and using the transition game to set our finesse players on odd man rushes and controlling/cycling the puck through the offensive zone to create holes for the Keslers and Burrows and Sedins to punish them with tic-tac-toe scoring plays. That's what took the Canucks to the Presidents Trophy and it's what brought them to a 2 - 1 lead in the Final... look for a resumption tonight. I'd also expect the Canucks to get just as big a jump, if not more so, than the Bruins off the Rome suspension. In their minds that length of suspension was completely unwarranted and, while I personally feel it was a perfectly acceptable response from the league, I can see where they're coming from too.

Charra breaks a guys neck, literally, on a stanchion and doesn't even get 2 minutes let alone a suspension? Eager intentionally tries to injure the NHL's scoring champion and likely MVP with a late hit from behind, again no suspension? Rome himself is concussed with a brutal elbow to the head forcing him to miss a game in the last round, yet again no repercussions from the league? None of those would ever be legal in any situation, yet Rome taking out Horton with what would have been a completely legal hit except for the offset timing is reason enough to give the harshest suspension in Finals history? That part I have massive issues with too, either you're consistent or you're not... and the league's ridiculously inconsistent application of justice means that far from sending a message, the Rome suspension is just going to be looked as enough another feeble response in a long line of joke "actions" from the NHL resulting in no changes.

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Just figured I would quote this again. It seems relevant after the last post.

Hey homer you won the presidents trophy in part because of all those extra wins against your division teams. You know those other clubs none of which made the playoffs and sucked. Put you in the pacific or central and take away all those gimme games and you dont walk away with the trophy. If you do still get it its much closer. The Hawks and Wings would have won a lot more against you.

Mcginn did not make elbow to head contact it was shoulder to head and head to glass. His elbow never comes up. You cant rewrite an incident when everyone can watch the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAKE27l7ZzA. You can jump to 110 and see the elbow stays down.

As to the other stuff I said Charas hit was dirty. Eagers was not a clean hit but sedin say him coming and turned to face the boards. The league has been begging players (euros) :r to stop doing it.

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Christ, what a joke. I know I'm doing something right when my opinions here get me labeled a "homer" and those same opinions get me labeled "not a Canucks fan" (to use the polite terminology) on my local boards. Sorry, that goes more towards support Tom's statement that yours. I get that you hate the Canucks, I get that it colours your opinion on everything to do with them. Can we move on or at least pretend to have an objective discussion? No? That's fine too :rolleyes:

Show me exactly where I said the Canucks didn't have an easier time of it because they were in a weak division. Funny, you can't because I didn't. The NW inflated their point totals, there's no doubt about that. There's also no doubt they they were still the best team in the regular season. Doesn't matter how much you hate the Canucks those are still the facts.

You're right, my apologies for incorrectly remembering the incident. Still a very dirty hit and still far more deserving of a suspension than Rome's hit on Horton. My point stands.

Contrary to what you seem to think, none of my comments were directed at your personal opinions. While I'm glad we agree on the Charra hit, I really don't care what you think about the Eager hit. No amount of explanation or prevarication can justify intentionally putting a goon like Eager on the ice specifically to run an elite player with the intent of injuring him. Period.

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:r
I do have so much fun here.

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I hope Game 4 is as competitive as this thread! :D

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:noon

Sometimes I actually wonder if I should write certain things. I wonder why Micah is such an instigator.

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I wonder if them eight goals might just creep into Roberto Luongos head :r

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Much as I hate to admit it, Luongo sometimes has big "bounce-back" games after a shelling. Doesn't mean the B's can't win 1-0, though. ;)

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Nice cross check to the face on the face off! Class act for sure!

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Good first period B's just got to keep working.

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Where the hell do they get the time!? Friggin amazing! Do you two have jobs?

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2 - 0, keep shooting at the Glove Side. :noon

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Make it 3-0 :sl

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Winning! :D

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Getting Ugly.

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I'm sure Mike could argue that Tom. :r

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Works for suckers. :noon
I work swing shift and am up early with the kids every morning. Lots of time for post whoring/stirring the pot. This is my fun thread. I enjoy poking people. I gots issues I know.

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You know what I just realized Mike? I was asking a guy that has over twenty seven thousand posts where you find the time. :r

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Never played anything more than pond hockey. So tell me why I get a lump in my throat and my eyes get watery every time I see this.

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I luled about that also. This is the only thread I whore though. I honestly dont even venture into a lot of the rest of the board.

Ooooooo $hit. Give him the hook looks like he has crapped his pants again. I guess thats why they play these games huh? Who would have thunk it.

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Will vs skill, B's are grinders they bring their lunch pails to work with them.
I wonder what Vigneault will complain about to the league now :r

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Best of 3, Men! I love this game!!! :D

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Bwahahahahah I honestly thought they couldnt look like a bigger bunch of Dbags. I stand corrected. Canucks set a new record for goals scored against in 2 cup games 12-1. What a bunch of Nancys.

Burrows pulls a bit$h move yet again and gets what he deserves. Thomas should be glad he didnt bite him or scratch his eyes out. He turtled just like Eirhoff imagine that.
http://www.youtube.com/user/thereallucci

Eirhoff turtles. Dont put your glove over a guys face if you dont want to get punched right? Atleast he didnt bite him like a Bit$h though. I mean his fingers were near his mouth.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ody/turtle.png

As so many Canuck fans liked seeing Ginner get low bridged. Sedin shows everyone his Vijayjay
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...y/bwahahah.png

Wonder if Torres will try to cheapshot Marchand now.

Yes I have my pot and my spoon and Im stirring. :r

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It's clear the twins and Kesler want no part of getting in front of the net? I guess the President Cup winners really can't withstand the physical play and are not used to being dominated in every facet of the game.:D

The B's have the momentum and know they can beat these guys,look for more of the same kind of play in Vancouver,
but they better keep on their toes,I'm sure even more cheap shots will be coming?

I like the idea of the Canucks going home like whipped dogs and having to listen to their fans for two days feeling the pressure with nothing to take out of Boston to build off:banger

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:tpd:


This is great!!!
I love the fact that Marshmont :D dirtbagged Sedin on the play at the end of the game. that was awesome!

I love this!

Let's go Bruins!!

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Release the hounds!!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...orr_b1_400.jpg

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The Bruin's got into Louongo's head and now they know how to score on the Cannucks. Will they start Louongo tomorrow?

This is a fantastic series.

So many in Boston are amped over the B's. There's windows all over with Bruins banners and excitement put the Sox-Yankees series to small side note.

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Eddie O was saying Marchand's hit on Danielle Sedin was dirty? Why, Sedin was clearly running him after the play had been whistled dead.

Erhoff made a wise move turtling, McQ is a skilled fighter to say the least.

I wish it was tomorrow already! :r

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Yeah I dont know what Eddie wanted him to do. Stand there and let her hit him with her purse?

I actually think the Bs should be seen as the favorites at this point. The schmucks won 1-0 and 3-2 on a break down by TT. Boston has now won 8-1, and 4-0 and has beat the Canucks like red headed step children all over the ice. Timmy looks like a stud and Luongo has gone basket case. More importantly in the all important bounce back game after a horrible loss he looked bad again. Clearly the Canucks are scared to fight as well. Only one team has been dominated in this series and its not the Bs. You know Vancouver is praying that the fire in the Bs bellies from the Rome hit dies because if it doesnt they will need luck and some suspect officiating help to win the series. Its not like they have any chance to out physical the Bruins. Chara looked out for blood at the end of game 4 as well which was interesting to see. The last time he got that pissed was at Pacioretty and that ended very badly. I just hope they get the jump on the Canucks early and get a couple past Luongo so we can all watch him go basket case again. I cant imagine that locker room right now.

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I am curious to see if AV gives Schneider the start....

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Okee dokee.

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Nice post Mike ...We finely agree on something :r :D