Cant believe I lost this historic game. Stayed later in the office today.




Well fuck shittsburgh. And... fuck shittsburgh.

Oh, please! You can't even begin to compare them to each other. They aren't anywhere close to being the same thing.

You know, maybe the NHL should stop the re-emergence of clutching and grabbing because THIS is the kind of hockey that will bring back fans.

I feel like I'm selling my soul a little that I'm not only rooting for Philadelphia, but New Jersey too. It's amazing what happens when I have the Rangers in the postseason and the soul mission isn't to merely see mutual misery from our rivals.

You know what's funny is Philly looks like a team right now that could sweep Pittsburgh, but completely in all ways lose their mojo if they dusted off the Pens but then had 9 days off to come off the emotional high.

With that said, I think this is going at least 6 games, but even if Pittsburgh turned this around, I will say there's a chink in the armor. Their defense has now played pretty brutal hockey for almost 3 weeks now.

In the past month they've given up 3 or more goals in 10 of their past 15 games, including over 4 five of those times.

It's true.




Potvin Sucks is way worse.

And there's still at least two games. Someone can get hurt. Can you imagine a scenario where the flyers are closing the series, a last period where they are 2 or more goals ahead? Shittsburgh will go outta there to destroy and vice-versa.

Has there ever been a team that both dives/embellishes and gives out cheapshots left and right as much as the Canucks? How great would it be to see these cuntwaffles go down to LA?

That might not even make the top-10 of reasons why to hate Canucks fans.

1. Burn their city down whenever they lose big games.
2. Whiniest mothers ever (though Rangers fans can be up there)
3. History of booing the US anthem
4. Think the 1994 series was rigged in favor of the Rangers

AND SO ON.

It's bizarro world in Vancouver. Luongo is personally keeping the Canucks in this series. I thought L.A. was a bad match-up for them, but seriously?

The seeding looks reversed right now. L.A. is beating them in almost every facet of the game. If the Canucks go down fast, these fans better not give poor Lou any crap.

Who in the fuck are the six people on this forum who are rooting for the Canucks in this series? I bet you dicklicks root for Iceland when you watch D2: The Mighty Ducks, too.

Vancouver has great people.









Vancouver, WA.

And it's 3-1 Kings. Red Alert Vancouver PD. Red Alert. Fans may be getting ready to storm.

*Edit*. This may be some of the best hockey I've ever seen Luongo play. This could EASILY be a 5-1 or 6-1 game right now without him.

By the way...

I have a vested personal interest in the Canucks success, because otherwise my household grumpiness level goes up by a factor of about 50. Should there be a Canucks-Rangers Cup Finals (*knocks frantically on wood*) I've already been offered a separate viewing venue at a friends' house.

That and I hate people, and the Canucks doing well seems like a good way to get to watch people be pissed.

So Jagr is doing is best to completely demolish his relationship with the Pens.



He also said Couturier is as good as Ron Francis.

Jagr is trolling the Pens pretty hard.

Haha. I just hate Potvin Sucks so much, and find the green men so unbelievably inoffensive. It's confuzzling.

Alex Burrows really needs to get his knee taken out. Big scrum in front of Quick, and he uses that to his advantages to start short jabbing the goalie incessantly. Keep doing it buddy. It's been proven over the past two games the Kings can beat the crap out of your team within the rules, so just keep it up.

See? jkman is all riled up. That puts Burrows in my good books.

Hey those Iceland unis were really cool. (no I dont root for the nucks, fuck 'em)

Ahhh. I always wondered where your Vancouver fandom (as much as it can be called that) came from. I can see it. I'd probably pull for them, too.

Great job, LA dudes! The 2-0 team has a 88% chance of winning the series, but it's still a long way from over. Don't get too high.

I meant mentally, but that goes for coke, too *cough* Mike Richards *cough*.

So, you're saying that Gunnar Stahl is your favorite player?

I'm saying why on earth would I remember D2.

You just keep digging yourself a deeper and deeper hole.

Holy shit was that Pens /Flyers game batshit insane!

2 things though. 1) As mentioned, both goalies were terrible. 2) Neither team seems at all interested in, or capable of, playing any kind of defense. They're relying on offense to get through this series. If the Rangers wind up playing either of these teams, they feast on that. The Rangers are capable of shutting down any offense, and, when they get the forecheck going, create havoc on weak defenses with incessant hitting and a strong cycle. They've got 1 line that can get in ahead of most defensemen, another that creates chances off of strong board play, and a third that is making a habit of just crushing guys. If they keep their forecheck going, I like their chances against anyone in the East. Boston would be a tough match up.

I really hope this happens. I think they're right on par with Pittsburgh.

If it wasn't for such a shitty first period the Panthers could have won that game. The Devils looked like crap in the next 40 minutes.

But wow, what a difference! My FIRST playoffs game! Freaking crowd was crazy, the rats were thrown, the chants against the refs were very loud. Perfect. I LOVED IT!!!! Except for the outcome. BUT I LOVED IT!!!

Do you feel more or less confident about their chances to win the series after seeing the game?

Even though they lost its still awesome you got to go. Going to game 2?

I think that the 40 minutes showed that the Panthers can beat these guys. The heavy trap in the 3rd was very hard to break, but the Panthers can beat this Devils team if they come out swinging. The first goal is key against the Devils. You want them to play offense, not defense. You also hope that the refs don't fuck it up by calling a ghost 4 minute penalty that made no sense what so ever, but this Panthers team cannot play these games as if they were regular season games 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88. Some players looked nervous (Weiss) but now the playoffs jitters are out of the way.

We'll see what happens. I am more confident that they can beat the Devils, but i also am not sure what kind of Panthers team will start the game. Devils are really just not that good.

YESSS!!!!! I wish it could be like a best of 11 series!

The BAC was not a sell out last night, but the less expensive seats were filled up and the crowd was insane. I've been to Panthers game since 2004. I've never seen this. If Tallon can manage to continue building this team to make the playoffs on a regular basis, South Florida has something quite special.

Pittsburgh sure looks like they'll never lose again. Including the regular season they are now 6-6 in their last 12. It was also a great time going out drinking with a group that had a Pens fan and a Flyers fan. Talk about momentum shifts throughout a single game for trash talking.

Sara says: wake me when it's hockey time!!

Well keep on hatin' cuz this isn't happening. Not this year, that's for sure. Sucks for you.

The Caps' goalie is pretty damn good.

I see she controls the remote. Smart move. lol

Another OT for Bruins/Caps. Caps took the lead late in the 2nd, came out in the 3rd and just tried to sit on it, and of course a period full of pressure lead to a Bruins goal. Defensive shells. Tsk.

This series is the antithesis of Pens/Flyers. It's still entertaining 'cuz it's playoff hockey, but... yeah.

Who'da thought the Rangers would have the same amount of goals in their first game as the Caps and Bruins will have in total in 2 games.

Eat a cock, Bruins.

Five-hole on Timmeh by Backstrom. Effin' socialist!

THAT WAS SOFT, TIM. HA HA HA.

There was plenty of blame to go around on that. Definitely not all on Timmah.

Caps have been tough. Very tight series. The first of these teams who find their offensive games is gonna have a huge advantage, they're both playing real tight.

Oof. Halak looked bad.

God I hate the fucking Coyotes. It looks like somebody took a liquid dump on their uniforms.

That first Blues goal tonight is the type of hard working goal that wins playoff games.

Mike Smith gets absolutely clobbered. Sheez.

Unintentional, I don't think there could possibly be any sort of supplemental discipline on that. That's two accidental goalie freight trainings today.

Game misconduct and major charging for what amounts to "skating too close to the goalie?" Harsh.