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NHL '11 Playoffs |OT| Pierced Nipples and Penalty Boxes
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vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
Not at all talking about the trophy presentation. Just about when the final seconds ticked down and the players sort of just walked onto the court. Hockey players always go nuts and seem so much more thrilled. I don't even mean that hockey players are somehow more thrilled about winning a championship than basketball players they just seem to show it differently.sazabirules said:
brucewaynegretzky
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Who cares about the celebration. I still think its weird cheering for something 100 times in one game. And 48 minutes is just lazy.
KingHenrik30
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SO
at this time tomorrow night
DO WE HAVE AN OFFSEASON THREAD?!?!?
edit: I say no!
at this time tomorrow night
DO WE HAVE AN OFFSEASON THREAD?!?!?
edit: I say no!
brucewaynegretzky
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KingHenrik30 said:
We already have an offseason thread....
KingHenrik30
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brucewaynegretzky said:
Oh shit I forgot how early the offseason thread starts around here haha
I guess I should revise that then.
WILL THIS THREAD BE GONE AFTER TOMORROW NIGHT?!?!
I say no!
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
More Conn Smythe speculation, just since we had so much fun with it earlier. Bob McKenzie on Twitter:
Stunned that Bieksa got more votes than Luongo. Probably an indicator that stuff like this should be taken with a grain of salt. But fuck it, I'm posting it anyway.
sazabirules
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BorkBork said:
What happens if Loluongo gives up another 8?
CrazedArabMan
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snack said:
Considering there are more reasons to hate the Canucks, then yes, we will keep hating.
brucewaynegretzky
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r - b - x said:
Let them hit eachother?
CrazedArabMan
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Revenant said:
I used to watch streetball back in the day, now that was how basketball should be!
Also, why the heck do we have this dang NBA stuff in my NHL thread, you even have me talking about it, nooo!!!
CrazedArabMan
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Revenant said:
Can we just talk about how the Red Wings are the greatest pro sports franchise of the modern era please. It would make me happy.
CrazedArabMan said:Can we just talk about how the Red Wings are the greatest pro sports franchise of the modern era please. It would make me happy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwmlJspiIZM&feature=related
Tabris said:
The hockey gods do much worse to people like you. Like let your team come back from down 3 games to 1 in the finals and then hit the post on an open net in game 7. Like go up 3 games to 2 as the favourites and lose in overtime in game 6 despite dominating the game, and then get beat convincingly on home ice (please don't let this happen).
Seriously. The hockey gods are cruel, so shut up!
So I write for a small website in Vancouver about the Canucks from time to time. I've tried to write a kind of essay as to what the Stanley Cup would mean to the province. It was REALLY hard to do and kind of jumbled (I usually don't have to edit my pieces much, but I edited this one quite a bit) and I'm not sure of the end result, but it at least conveys how I feel about what one more win would mean to me as best as I can put into words.
Figured a couple of you might want to give it a look.
*shrugs*
Keep in mind I have not had any post secondary education in English/journalism/any of that. It's more of a hobby of mine.
What the Stanley Cup Truly Means To Vancouver A Hard Luck History Lesson
Witnessing upwards of 100,000 people stuffed like sardines on the streets of Vancouver, its easy to see something big is happening in here. The Canucks are far more than a hockey team to British Columbia; theyre our identity; a common thread between complete strangers. Even the most casual fan cant help but hit the streets in anticipation of this citys defining sporting moment. The Olympics were incredible, but we had to share that with the rest of Canada and while there are many who consider the lone remaining Canadian team in the NHL playoffs as Canadas team, a Stanley Cup would truly be ours, to be viewed and celebrated by any who want to, but not to be shared.
The city of Vancouver has for forty years craved what is now within reach. The Canucks have been close to the Stanley Cup before. In 1982 an upstart team unexpectedly sped through the playoffs straight into a brick wall called the New York Islanders and were swept in four games. Twelve years later, with yet another team not expected to win; the Canucks once again scratched and clawed their way to the finals only to face another New York power in the Rangers. 94 wasnt a sweep, in fact the Canucks were a mere goalpost away from sending a pivotal game seven into overtime where they had been so good in those playoffs, and that is the sour taste that has lingered in the mouths of Canuck fans for the past seventeen years while waiting for another chance to play for Lord Stanleys Cup. Weve been left remembering how close we were, left celebrating when we almost won, because we havent come close since.
A lot has happened over those seventeen years. During the 1994 run I was 6 years old and while I was swept up in the playoff fervor, I was still much too young to truly grasp what losing meant or just how long Id have to wait to see my team play for its first championship again. Now with the Canucks back on the edge of greatness and now that Im old enough to truly understand what a Stanley Cup would mean to this city, its easier to recognize the importance of the impending game or (god forbid) games, and describe what winning the Stanley Cup would mean to me, and the rest of the fans that have followed the Canucks through 40 years of (a few) highs and (mostly) lows.
The Canucks are a franchise of constant heartbreak, so much so that they have been since before the franchise ever played its first game. In the roulette wheel draft lottery to determine the first overall draft pick between Vancouver and expansion cousins Buffalo, the Canucks were mistakenly named the winners before it was revealed that Buffalo actually owned the pick. The Sabres would select hall of fame player Gilbert Perreault, marking the beginning of 40 years of hard luck for the Canucks.
From losing in the finals in 1982, to trading away hometown star Cam Neely for spare parts (another hall of fame inductee, if were going to start keeping a tally); to coming oh-so-close in 1994. Mentioning, but skipping right by the Mark Messier years, for everyones sanity, to 2003 where the Canucks were but a single game away from eliminating the Minnesota Wild (up 3 games to 1) to reach the conference finals. Heading into game 5, Todd Bertuzzi would tell the Minnesota fans not to bother buying tickets to a game 6. The Canucks would go on to lose not only game 5, but game 6 as well forcing a deciding game 7 in which the Canucks would take a 2-0 lead halfway through the game before seeing Minnesota storm all the way back to win 4-2. Most recently, Vancouver would finally trade for the star goaltender for which it had searched for over a decade only to see Roberto Luongo crumble against the Chicago Blackhawks in two consecutive playoffs. The Canucks have suffered from day one, but are now on the verge of finally ending the pain.
The Canucks have been a history lesson in heartbreak in their 40 year existence which is what makes a Stanley Cup more than a championship to this city. With the franchise a single win away from the Cup; fans of the team are waiting for a slap back to reality. If that never comes, and the Canucks are to close out the Bruins and win the teams first championship it represents deliverance from 40 years of agony; a means of putting a history comprised of futility and frustration where history belongs: in the past.
Figured a couple of you might want to give it a look.
*shrugs*
Keep in mind I have not had any post secondary education in English/journalism/any of that. It's more of a hobby of mine.
What the Stanley Cup Truly Means To Vancouver A Hard Luck History Lesson
Witnessing upwards of 100,000 people stuffed like sardines on the streets of Vancouver, its easy to see something big is happening in here. The Canucks are far more than a hockey team to British Columbia; theyre our identity; a common thread between complete strangers. Even the most casual fan cant help but hit the streets in anticipation of this citys defining sporting moment. The Olympics were incredible, but we had to share that with the rest of Canada and while there are many who consider the lone remaining Canadian team in the NHL playoffs as Canadas team, a Stanley Cup would truly be ours, to be viewed and celebrated by any who want to, but not to be shared.
The city of Vancouver has for forty years craved what is now within reach. The Canucks have been close to the Stanley Cup before. In 1982 an upstart team unexpectedly sped through the playoffs straight into a brick wall called the New York Islanders and were swept in four games. Twelve years later, with yet another team not expected to win; the Canucks once again scratched and clawed their way to the finals only to face another New York power in the Rangers. 94 wasnt a sweep, in fact the Canucks were a mere goalpost away from sending a pivotal game seven into overtime where they had been so good in those playoffs, and that is the sour taste that has lingered in the mouths of Canuck fans for the past seventeen years while waiting for another chance to play for Lord Stanleys Cup. Weve been left remembering how close we were, left celebrating when we almost won, because we havent come close since.
A lot has happened over those seventeen years. During the 1994 run I was 6 years old and while I was swept up in the playoff fervor, I was still much too young to truly grasp what losing meant or just how long Id have to wait to see my team play for its first championship again. Now with the Canucks back on the edge of greatness and now that Im old enough to truly understand what a Stanley Cup would mean to this city, its easier to recognize the importance of the impending game or (god forbid) games, and describe what winning the Stanley Cup would mean to me, and the rest of the fans that have followed the Canucks through 40 years of (a few) highs and (mostly) lows.
The Canucks are a franchise of constant heartbreak, so much so that they have been since before the franchise ever played its first game. In the roulette wheel draft lottery to determine the first overall draft pick between Vancouver and expansion cousins Buffalo, the Canucks were mistakenly named the winners before it was revealed that Buffalo actually owned the pick. The Sabres would select hall of fame player Gilbert Perreault, marking the beginning of 40 years of hard luck for the Canucks.
From losing in the finals in 1982, to trading away hometown star Cam Neely for spare parts (another hall of fame inductee, if were going to start keeping a tally); to coming oh-so-close in 1994. Mentioning, but skipping right by the Mark Messier years, for everyones sanity, to 2003 where the Canucks were but a single game away from eliminating the Minnesota Wild (up 3 games to 1) to reach the conference finals. Heading into game 5, Todd Bertuzzi would tell the Minnesota fans not to bother buying tickets to a game 6. The Canucks would go on to lose not only game 5, but game 6 as well forcing a deciding game 7 in which the Canucks would take a 2-0 lead halfway through the game before seeing Minnesota storm all the way back to win 4-2. Most recently, Vancouver would finally trade for the star goaltender for which it had searched for over a decade only to see Roberto Luongo crumble against the Chicago Blackhawks in two consecutive playoffs. The Canucks have suffered from day one, but are now on the verge of finally ending the pain.
The Canucks have been a history lesson in heartbreak in their 40 year existence which is what makes a Stanley Cup more than a championship to this city. With the franchise a single win away from the Cup; fans of the team are waiting for a slap back to reality. If that never comes, and the Canucks are to close out the Bruins and win the teams first championship it represents deliverance from 40 years of agony; a means of putting a history comprised of futility and frustration where history belongs: in the past.
Take it to the SlamBall |OT| thread, dude.r - b - x said:
Dastardly Jerks
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Tabris said:
You absolutely cannot be for real at this point in time.
Dastardly Jerks
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Good Pass it to Bulis article on media bias in the SCF (no not THAT media bias)...
There's too much to copypasta, but suffice to say that anybody who believes in the term Sedin Sisters, Classless Canucks and is loving a bit of Luongo vitriol while sipping on Thomas juice should really take a look.
There's too much to copypasta, but suffice to say that anybody who believes in the term Sedin Sisters, Classless Canucks and is loving a bit of Luongo vitriol while sipping on Thomas juice should really take a look.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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r - b - x said:
Huh? What dives have you seen penalized this playoffs? How would that make it more like the NHL?
Epic Tales of Penis
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Was listening to the FAN590 on the way to work this morning and they mentioned how the Canucks have flown nearly 40,000 km during these playoffs.
That's crazy.
That's crazy.
brucewaynegretzky
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Epic Tales of Penis said:
And BOY are their arms tired! BA DOOM CHIIII......
Epic Tales of Penis said:
Yeah on Sportsnet they were arguing whether the final, because it's east vs west, should move to a 2-3-2 format to save some jetlag. One dude mentioned though, imagine if Vancouver had to play THREE games in a row in Bah-ston. Would they have won game 5? So maybe the 2-2-1-1-1 format does what it's supposed to do, give an edge to the winning-est team.
sikkinixx said:
It was on Hockeycentral, was RJ Broadhead and Denis Potvin that had that discussion. I think it's a valid point given the distance some of these teams travel, but man it was nice to get the Canucks home for Game 5.
As for the Conn Smythe, who cares who gets it in my opinion, the real prize the Stanley Cup of course. I'm sure Luongo would trade a Conn Smythe for the Cup if it means the Canucks win the Cup.
Lol at 2-3-2. Yeah let's reward the weaker team in the regular season with three home games in a row. I could never abide the thought of a weaker team (in the regular season) bringing in more playoff revenue than the other (which could happen in a 2-3-2 format if the away team won in five games).
Also does it burn anyone else that Tampa played 18 playoff games and still lost 20-something million dollars? That fact and Tampa being Richards's number one destination makes me so salty.
Also does it burn anyone else that Tampa played 18 playoff games and still lost 20-something million dollars? That fact and Tampa being Richards's number one destination makes me so salty.
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