Equally Obnoxious Hockey Trash Talk Thread, eh?

[StittsvilleJames]

WTF is wrong with Ottawa's ice?

Yes. The ice is the problem. Not Gunnarson. Not Scrivens....It's the ice.


LOL

silly leaf fan.

 

[bdharstad]

Kings are finally looking like the team that won the cup last year! Wining 5 of their last 6.

 

[emjay]

Yes. The ice is the problem. Not Gunnarson. Not Scrivens....It's the ice.

LOL

silly leaf fan.

Scrivens blew it, no argument from me there.

But I made that "ice" comment when the game was tied 2-2 (check the timestamp if you must), so I wasn't exactly looking for an excuse. I just don't think I've ever seen the puck bounce around quite so much, quite so ridiculously. For all I know or care, the Leafs could have received the net advantage from it. So while I'll assert that the ice was "a" problem, I'm not about to say that the ice was "the" problem... homer fail.

 

[day_trippr]

Watching Bruins/Panthers on DVR. Good first period so far for the Bs, but there was a "Big Bird On Skates" goal scored by Chara that will definitely make the hockey highlights tonight...

Cheers!

 

[Bulls Beers]

Nice win against the Panthers. Lots of hockey in the next few weeks. A game every other day. I love it...

 

[schmoe]

The Vancouver Canucks looked like they were on the 2nd day of a back-to-back and not the Red Wings.

 

[dudius]

Wow, I wish I'd had gone home to watch the Wings. I forgot they played until I checked my phone for their schedule. They were down when I checked so I decided to stay at my parents' house and visit.

Looks like I'll have to watch FSN's Replay of the game.

 

[MoPhunk]

Just wanted to say that I am on the Blackhawks band wagon early this year

 

[paulster2626]

Scrivens blew it, no argument from me there.

But I made that "ice" comment when the game was tied 2-2 (check the timestamp if you must), so I wasn't exactly looking for an excuse. I just don't think I've ever seen the puck bounce around quite so much, quite so ridiculously. For all I know or care, the Leafs could have received the net advantage from it. So while I'll assert that the ice was "a" problem, I'm not about to say that the ice was "the" problem... homer fail.

Yep. That ice made for a terrible game overall. And I said this to the wife while the game was 1-1, 2-2, whatever. Not really any nice goals save for that tip-in by Ottawa. Basically:
1. Direct bouncing puck to net
2. Crash with as many players as possible
3. Somehow knock puck in
4. Also knock goalie over
5. 2 points!

It appears they are still waiting for good hockey to arrive in Kanata.

 

[Homercidal]

2 games ago I watched the Wings win 4-0 in the standard tv in the bedroom. Yesterday I watched Vancouver tie it up 3-3 in the HD tv in the family room right before I gave up the TV to the wife for the Oscars crap. And went to the bedroom to watch the Wings score 5 goals...

I may have to watch every game in SD now!

 

[paulster2626]

2 games ago I watched the Wings win 4-0 in the standard tv in the bedroom. Yesterday I watched Vancouver tie it up 3-3 in the HD tv in the family room right before I gave up the TV to the wife for the Oscars crap. And went to the bedroom to watch the Wings score 5 goals...

I may have to watch every game in SD now!

Butterfly effect, for sure.

 

[oldstyle69]

Just wanted to say that I am on the Blackhawks band wagon early this year

the only kind of fans they have are bandwagon fans.

 

[dudius]

I'm glad Detroit is playing on the west coast Wednesday and Thursday, I'll be able to watch at least half of each game after I get out of work. And I love watching Detroit and San Jose play, regardless of the outcome.

 

[Goofynewfie]

The hawks streak ends tonight! Go oil!

 

[MeatyPortion]

The hawks streak ends tonight! Go oil!

Negged.

 

[Goofynewfie]

Crap

 

[oldstyle69]

Crap

yeah...stupid OT win

 

[MoPhunk]

the only kind of fans they have are bandwagon fans.

Usually I only watch playoff hockey but the bulls are average this year so time for some hockey!!

 

[Channel66]

I'm glad Detroit is playing on the west coast Wednesday and Thursday, I'll be able to watch at least half of each game after I get out of work. And I love watching Detroit and San Jose play, regardless of the outcome.

They match up well.

 

[paulster2626]

Philly has terrible D. That is what is costing them games. Bryz is good, but the D can't clear rebounds, tie up the proper guys, or keep the shots to the outside.

Kessel can put a puck through a 3" hole, so I wouldn't worry about that first goal.

Toronto didn't play well, rather Philly played bad enough to lose. Also - I had trouble with the Philly feed - anyone else notice it was jumpy or is that just me?

 

[day_trippr]

Solid win for the Bruins over the Islanders tonight. Nabokov kept this game within reach (guy was haunting at times) but the Bs bottled up the NY offense for long stretches of this game, and Rask mopped up what got through.

There was one end-to-end Bruins goal scoring rush that was a thing of beauty. Catch the highlight reel if you can.

3 game home stand starts Thursday...

Cheers!

 

[schmoe]

 

[Homercidal]

:rockin:

 

[paulster2626]

That.... is amazing. LOVE IT!

 

[jtkratzer]

Philly has terrible D. That is what is costing them games. Bryz is good, but the D can't clear rebounds, tie up the proper guys, or keep the shots to the outside.

Kessel can put a puck through a 3" hole, so I wouldn't worry about that first goal.

Toronto didn't play well, rather Philly played bad enough to lose. Also - I had trouble with the Philly feed - anyone else notice it was jumpy or is that just me?

I didn't have problems with the feed, but I watched from the DVR. Philly just has to get better starts. They've gone down 0-2 or 2 goal deficits in a lot of games recently and played well enough to get wins over Pittsburgh and Winnipeg, etc, but they have to break this trend. There were a number of close plays that could have resulted in a different outcome. The goal Giroux just missed, went wide, and down the ice for one of Toronto's goals. There were a couple plays that were very close, but missed shots by the Flyers.

Toronto just capitalized where Philly failed. I think only one of the goals was on a scramble with a rebound in front and bodies all over the place. Parts of the game were controlled by Philly and if they can play more consistently throughout the game, without falling behind the way they have, they're a pretty strong team. They outshot the Leafs something like 12-1 at one point in the game, they won the special teams numbers, fewer penalties, more shots, even on faceoffs, fewer turnovers, and more hits.

Toronto capitalized on some opportunities and that was the game. Kessel's goal was one I would have liked Bryz to stop.

 

[paulster2626]

I didn't have problems with the feed, but I watched from the DVR. Philly just has to get better starts. They've gone down 0-2 or 2 goal deficits in a lot of games recently and played well enough to get wins over Pittsburgh and Winnipeg, etc, but they have to break this trend. There were a number of close plays that could have resulted in a different outcome. The goal Giroux just missed, went wide, and down the ice for one of Toronto's goals. There were a couple plays that were very close, but missed shots by the Flyers.

Toronto just capitalized where Philly failed. I think only one of the goals was on a scramble with a rebound in front and bodies all over the place. Parts of the game were controlled by Philly and if they can play more consistently throughout the game, without falling behind the way they have, they're a pretty strong team. They outshot the Leafs something like 12-1 at one point in the game, they won the special teams numbers, fewer penalties, more shots, even on faceoffs, fewer turnovers, and more hits.

Toronto capitalized on some opportunities and that was the game. Kessel's goal was one I would have liked Bryz to stop.

So Toronto didn't play well, rather Philly played bad enough to lose. Got it.

 

[jtkratzer]

So Toronto didn't play well, rather Philly played bad enough to lose. Got it.

No, Toronto controlled a lot of the first period and were outshooting the Flyers badly. Then the play flipped completely and the Flyers dominated. Then it was pretty evenly matched both ways for the rest of the game. Toronto got their goals, the Flyers didn't finish.

I don't think Toronto played a bad game, it's pretty typical for them. They haven't been good or a serious threat for a long time the way going into a game with Pittsburgh, NJ, Rangers, or some of the Western Conference teams Philly has struggled with. This year, the Flyers have not played well enough on offense to really look at any game as a walk in the park.

So, no, I think it was a combination of Toronto getting enough (ie more than average play) to get the win and Philly didn't play well enough to get to OT or win. Leafs have played better games this year, but I think their play on Monday was better than their average.

 

[CityOChampBrew]

So Toronto didn't play well, rather Philly played bad enough to lose. Got it.

Thats the only way that philly can play

 

[jtkratzer]

Thats the only way that philly can play

You mean play the way Pittsburgh did, especially Vokun. 5 Pens and 3 Flyers behind him and in the net and he's facing the wrong direction from where the puck is?

Let me caption this for you:

Goaltending and defense: You're doing it wrong. #FAIL.

Oh look, he figured out where the puck is!

Or maybe how he hugged the post on Jake's 3rd and winning goal of the night?

And he realized where the puck is, again:

I wonder if he can see the replay overhead through the top shelf of the net or if he's thinking about sucking his thumb.

 

[jtkratzer]

With the trade for Gagne complete, Flyers also seeking to get Lindros, Recchi, LeClair, Roenick, and Desjardins to come out of retirement to join Knuble, Gagne, and Fedetanko to get the band back together from years back.

Is Homer digressing into Bob Clarke in his attempt to get old players, past their prime in Orange and Black? I was always a fan of Gagne, but it seems this is the year of bringing back guys from years ago that probably aren't going to get much done for them.