Equally Obnoxious Hockey Trash Talk Thread, eh?

[tyzippers]

I'm no hater. I've got teams that I like more than others, Pittsburgh's no different. I do get tired of the same old story lines (Crosby vs. Ovechkin, Crosby's current point streak, Crosby's injury rehab, etc), but that's because the repetition is grating. fact is, he's one of, if not the best players in the world today. I know that the league is doing what it thinks is best in marketing him, but I also know that your average NHL fan, no matter where he/she is, gets a little tired of it from time to time.

Ok. I can get that. Admittedly, I kind of get tired of all the attention Crosby gets. And I will rescind my as serration that if your not a fan, your a hater. It's not common to find someone who genuinely is simply not a fan. As much as there are bandwagon pens fans, there are definitely bandwagon pens haters. I'd didn't mean to lump you into a category. My apologies.

 

[Gixxer]

Even as a ranger fan, i saw the commentating was more about frustration of the rangers lack of play in this game. I had to sit there and think about it, but Boston still got some talk time when they broke down all of the scoring chances (admittedly some of them badass) and the things that went into making them badass. Couldn't do a whole lot of that with the rangers. I guess if I had to listen to a commentator go on and on about my team, I hope it's positive stuff...

 

[LabRatBrewer]

I without nhl on tv. Is NBC letting Bob Miller announce round two this year? Go Kings

 

[ICWiener]

As much as there are bandwagon pens fans, there are definitely bandwagon pens haters. I'd didn't mean to lump you into a category. My apologies.

Don't sweat it. I ain't mad. We California hockey fans are a laid back bunch.

You're right though, the Penguins are a lighting rod for the fans. People seem love them or effing hate them. Bandwagoners and loyal fans alike.

I'm not rooting for sh!t in the Eastern Conference this year, because Buffalo didn't make the cut. The Islanders were probably the only team that I would have genuinely rooted for. Everyone loves an underdog.

 

[tyzippers]

Don't sweat it. I ain't mad. We California hockey fans are a laid back bunch.

You're right though, the Penguins are a lighting rod for the fans. People seem love them or effing hate them. Bandwagoners and loyal fans alike.

I'm not rooting for sh!t in the Eastern Conference this year, because Buffalo didn't make the cut. The Islanders were probably the only team that I would have genuinely rooted for. Everyone loves an underdog.

That's cool! I'd rather be the underdog anyway! It's easier to play because there's less of an expectation and less attention!

 

[tyzippers]

The west is certainly getting interesting!

 

[ICWiener]

@jafo28

HA!!! That is awesome.

 

[tyzippers]

@jafo28

HA!!! That is awesome.

How did I miss that?! That's freaking hilarious!

 

[Amff]

I'm not usually a homer but he Kings got screwed on that quick whistle. The Kings got outplayed for the first 3 games and the first half of tonight's game so I guess a 2-2 series tie is only fitting but I've never seen such a quick whistle. Tough break but maybe that's what they need to wake them up.

 

[ICWiener]

Tough break but maybe that's what they need to wake them up.

I'll agree. That was a quick whistle. But I will also say that there has been some seriously terrible officiating on both sides. All 4 games.

 

[emjay]

Thats becauce the league loves cindy crosby...they rhink he is the best think for hockey since someone invented ice....he is a whiner,dirty player,and is not the best...so sick of the nhl praise him like hes ceaser.....where is scott Stevens when u need him to lay cindy out....there are other players in this sport the deserve praise more than cindy

He is dirty to a degree but a lot of players are. I think the only difference is the league lets him get away with more. But it just isn't a clean game.

The whiner part is what I really dislike about him. Why the hell would a league want a poster boy with such a whiny, unlikeable personality? Boggles me.

That being said, there's no question he's one of the best players in the game... top 3 for sure. I'd put Datsyuk at the top, though he's not really pretty enough to be a poster boy.

Of course, if prettiness was the only thing that mattered, Karlsson would win. Dude looks like Link from the Zelda games.

 

[ICWiener]

I'd put Datsyuk at the top, though he's not really pretty enough to be a poster boy.

Not with his candy-corn shaped head. Dude looks like a praying mantis.

 

[dougen]

Well its all about hockey anyway no matter what people look like....just sick of hearing cindys name all the time hockey is brought up...he had talent dont get me wrong he is good but he is not great...if he is the best in the world like everyone thinks should he be dominating the league...thats all im saying....not a sens fan but go sens

 

[CityOChampBrew]

He is dirty to a degree but a lot of players are. I think the only difference is the league lets him get away with more. But it just isn't a clean game.

The whiner part is what I really dislike about him. Why the hell would a league want a poster boy with such a whiny, unlikeable personality? Boggles me.

That being said, there's no question he's one of the best players in the game... top 3 for sure. I'd put Datsyuk at the top, though he's not really pretty enough to be a poster boy.

Of course, if prettiness was the only thing that mattered, Karlsson would win. Dude looks like Link from the Zelda games.

How is Sid a whiner, what you call whining is done by every player trying to buy a penalty. I just happens that when you are the best in hockey everyone always hooks, holds and otherwise impeeds your movement. If he was on your team you would notice how he is the hardest working, most dominate player in hockey, period. So dominate that he can miss 2 full weeks and still almost take the scoring title this season.

 

[ArcticBear]

How is Sid a whiner, what you call whining is done by every player trying to buy a penalty. I just happens that when you are the best in hockey everyone always hooks, holds and otherwise impeeds your movement. If he was on your team you would notice how he is the hardest working, most dominate player in hockey, period. So dominate that he can miss 2 full weeks and still almost take the scoring title this season.

miss two weeks and ALMOST take the scoring title, (ALMOST being the key word) and two weeks... what'd he miss? 6 games?

He's a finesse player sure, but most of his goals are garbage weakside rebounds, he's got positioning sure, but he mostly puts in open netters, I could do that.

And he doesn't get hooked or held any more than any other player on the ice, don't kid yourself. He constantly throws his arms up at the refs in disbelief that someone came within two feet of him and wasn't called for something erronious.

If he was just a good player, and maybe a bit of a whiner then i'm sure everyone would bitch and moan and all would be fine. But he's a giant baby who plays cheap. He hides behind the protection of the refs and his bigger guys, starts fights and runs, or takes cheap shots and jabs when the person is tied up by a ref whos undoubtedly trying to keep the wonderboy safe. He pushes gloves and sticks from opponents trying to pick them up after plays, he does A LOT of the little behind the back Bullsh!t things that make him such a poor sport.

step back for a second and remove the cindy fog colored glasses... he's obviously a great player, but he's a poor sport, and a big whiner. He doesn't take any more abuse because "he's a superstar" than anyone else. He deserves no special treatment because the nhl thinks he walks on water, but yet he acts as if he does.

i'm sorry, but he is hardly the "most dominant player" in hockey... he isn't the fastest, he doesn't have the hardest shot, he isn't the hardest hitter, isn't a fighter... he gets hit in the mouth and he cries, he's a pretty boy who's little school yard antics are going to eventually catch up to him. and i will be watching that day with a beer in hand in enjoyment

And just because the nhl and nbc all say that he is the most dominant player in the nhl doesn't neccessarily mean he is. Their bias, just like any other news or franchise, is so skewed they refuse to take into consideration that there is anyone else that could possibly hold a candle to this child prodigy and gift to viewers everywhere...

 

[Gixxer]

That picture is great!!

 

[jafo28]

@jafo28

HA!!! That is awesome.

A coworker sent that to me, he's a Bruins fan i'm a Rangers fan, but we both agree that Pierre is the absolute worst.

I miss the days when ESPN carried the NHL, with Gary Thorne on the mike.

 

[CityOChampBrew]

miss two weeks and ALMOST take the scoring title, (ALMOST being the key word) and two weeks... what'd he miss? 6 games?

He's a finesse player sure, but most of his goals are garbage weakside rebounds, he's got positioning sure, but he mostly puts in open netters, I could do that.

And he doesn't get hooked or held any more than any other player on the ice, don't kid yourself. He constantly throws his arms up at the refs in disbelief that someone came within two feet of him and wasn't called for something erronious.

If he was just a good player, and maybe a bit of a whiner then i'm sure everyone would bitch and moan and all would be fine. But he's a giant baby who plays cheap. He hides behind the protection of the refs and his bigger guys, starts fights and runs, or takes cheap shots and jabs when the person is tied up by a ref whos undoubtedly trying to keep the wonderboy safe. He pushes gloves and sticks from opponents trying to pick them up after plays, he does A LOT of the little behind the back Bullsh!t things that make him such a poor sport.

step back for a second and remove the cindy fog colored glasses... he's obviously a great player, but he's a poor sport, and a big whiner. He doesn't take any more abuse because "he's a superstar" than anyone else. He deserves no special treatment because the nhl thinks he walks on water, but yet he acts as if he does.

i'm sorry, but he is hardly the "most dominant player" in hockey... he isn't the fastest, he doesn't have the hardest shot, he isn't the hardest hitter, isn't a fighter... he gets hit in the mouth and he cries, he's a pretty boy who's little school yard antics are going to eventually catch up to him. and i will be watching that day with a beer in hand in enjoyment

And just because the nhl and nbc all say that he is the most dominant player in the nhl doesn't neccessarily mean he is. Their bias, just like any other news or franchise, is so skewed they refuse to take into consideration that there is anyone else that could possibly hold a candle to this child prodigy and gift to viewers everywhere...

Let's start off by saying that I may actually have underestimated how long he was out... he missed the last 12 games of the season, 13 if you count the fact he was injured in the 1st 2-4 minutes of the last game he had played in.


You do not have to have the strongest shot, be the fastest skater, harderst hitter, or strongest fighter to be the most dominate player on the ice. When he is on the ice he makes everyone playing with him play better that is a FACT. He scores more points that almost everyone, has and amazing plus minus, and plays sound defensive hockey. To address your "he gets hit in the mouth and crys" comment I wanna see you take a 90mph slapshot to the face and get up and skate off the ice and NOT cry just like he did... To me you sound like a bandwagon hockey fan who doesn't truely understand the sport at all.


90% if not 100% of your arguements are just plain false so go back to putting your ignorant "I hate Crosby" glasses back on and just enjoy as he tears your team up.

 

[paulster2626]

Nah. Crying is for babies.

 

[copyright1997]

miss two weeks and ALMOST take the scoring title, (ALMOST being the key word) and two weeks... what'd he miss? 6 games?

He's a finesse player sure, but most of his goals are garbage weakside rebounds, he's got positioning sure, but he mostly puts in open netters, I could do that.

And he doesn't get hooked or held any more than any other player on the ice, don't kid yourself. He constantly throws his arms up at the refs in disbelief that someone came within two feet of him and wasn't called for something erronious.

If he was just a good player, and maybe a bit of a whiner then i'm sure everyone would bitch and moan and all would be fine. But he's a giant baby who plays cheap. He hides behind the protection of the refs and his bigger guys, starts fights and runs, or takes cheap shots and jabs when the person is tied up by a ref whos undoubtedly trying to keep the wonderboy safe. He pushes gloves and sticks from opponents trying to pick them up after plays, he does A LOT of the little behind the back Bullsh!t things that make him such a poor sport.

step back for a second and remove the cindy fog colored glasses... he's obviously a great player, but he's a poor sport, and a big whiner. He doesn't take any more abuse because "he's a superstar" than anyone else. He deserves no special treatment because the nhl thinks he walks on water, but yet he acts as if he does.

i'm sorry, but he is hardly the "most dominant player" in hockey... he isn't the fastest, he doesn't have the hardest shot, he isn't the hardest hitter, isn't a fighter... he gets hit in the mouth and he cries, he's a pretty boy who's little school yard antics are going to eventually catch up to him. and i will be watching that day with a beer in hand in enjoyment

And just because the nhl and nbc all say that he is the most dominant player in the nhl doesn't neccessarily mean he is. Their bias, just like any other news or franchise, is so skewed they refuse to take into consideration that there is anyone else that could possibly hold a candle to this child prodigy and gift to viewers everywhere...

So much hate....you really shouldn't let your anger and envy cloud your judgement...

 

[ArcticBear]

To address your "he gets hit in the mouth and crys" comment I wanna see you take a 90mph slapshot to the face and get up and skate off the ice and NOT cry just like he did... To me you sound like a bandwagon hockey fan who doesn't truely understand the sport at all.


90% if not 100% of your arguements are just plain false so go back to putting your ignorant "I hate Crosby" glasses back on and just enjoy as he tears your team up.

i wasn't referring to the slapshot he took to the face... i was talking about any time he's taken a fist to the face...ohhh wait, he instigates fights and then turtles or runs away...

I'm certainly not a bandwagon hockey fan, i began playing about the time when i was able to walk. the majority of my comments in this thread have been somewhat objective, clearly with a bias towards boston, but open minded none the less. my opinion of crosby and the penguins is dark because i don't like all of the unnecessarily attention he gets. most of your shots back at this have been that he "almost" lead in this, or "almost" lead in that. He isn't leading, so the argument is invalid. I've already owned up to that he's a great player, i just don't think he is nearly as good as everyone with a microphone makes him out to be.

We'll see where it stands in the next round, they still have the senators to put away, and judging by their series with the islanders, i wouldn't be so confident to have anything locked down just yet.

 

[tyzippers]

i wasn't referring to the slapshot he took to the face... i was talking about any time he's taken a fist to the face...ohhh wait, he instigates fights and then turtles or runs away...

I'm certainly not a bandwagon hockey fan, i began playing about the time when i was able to walk. the majority of my comments in this thread have been somewhat objective, clearly with a bias towards boston, but open minded none the less. my opinion of crosby and the penguins is dark because i don't like all of the unnecessarily attention he gets. most of your shots back at this have been that he "almost" lead in this, or "almost" lead in that. He isn't leading, so the argument is invalid. I've already owned up to that he's a great player, i just don't think he is nearly as good as everyone with a microphone makes him out to be.

We'll see where it stands in the next round, they still have the senators to put away, and judging by their series with the islanders, i wouldn't be so confident to have anything locked down just yet.

[Says the Boston fan.] **Rescinded** (Cuz it was lazy. I was eating dinner. Gimme a break)

 

[ArcticBear]

if that had any validity i would be insulted, but you clearly haven't a clue as to what you're talking about.

i'm not going to continue this crosby is the next coming of christ vs he's just a good player with you. there's no sense in cluttering up this thread any more than already has been done.

 

[MeatyPortion]

Canucks coach is fired: http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=671631&navid=DL|NHL|home

 

[CityOChampBrew]

if that had any validity i would be insulted, but you clearly haven't a clue as to what you're talking about.

i'm not going to continue this crosby is the next coming of christ vs he's just a good player with you. there's no sense in cluttering up this thread any more than already has been done.

Dunno who would say he is the next coming of Christ, other than idiots on tv that are using him to further the sport. Who wouldn't get sick of someone being shoved down your throat like that. But fact is, he is the best current hockey player in the world... second best isn't even close, PERIOD. If he was a bruin I would still be saying the same thing. Will it stay that way, hell no... is he half the player of Gretsky or Mario? I can't really tell since the game has changed so much.. I do know he will NEVER have Gretsky's numbers. But to sit back and call him a crybaby because is he trying to work the system is just laughable.

 

[tyzippers]

if that had any validity i would be insulted, but you clearly haven't a clue as to what you're talking about.

i'm not going to continue this crosby is the next coming of christ vs he's just a good player with you. there's no sense in cluttering up this thread any more than already has been done.

Ok. You know what? I will rescind that remark too. It was lazy.

But here's what I do know. You obviously haven't read any of my posts except the one that really pissed you off! So let me reiterate myself: I could care less what you or anyone else think about Crosby. You wanna call him Cindy or crybaby or whatever, I don't care. I don't have time to sit here and argue about something as pointless as that! I have seen you take a lot of time (maybe too much) to articulate your hate and envy toward the team I support and IMHO it is only as objective as a Boston (or anyone that hates the Pens/Crosby) can be. Like I said before, we're all biased here and I get that. So, hate on and enjoy beating the pants off the Rangers. I'm going to go enjoy this hockey game. I'm not out here trying to insult anyone, so if that's how you took it, that's your issue.

 

[MeatyPortion]

Page 873 needs this image added in somewhere.

 

[CityOChampBrew]

That image would be appropriate after Pittsburgh or Chicago is eliminated...

I see Chicago going 1st, But then again I am biased

 

[MeatyPortion]

Or this one:

 

[MeatyPortion]

And as long as there's an upset Bruins fan in here: