The Official NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread - Page 17

Pumpy Tudors · 05-25-2012, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackJack

Start clearing that parking lot in downtown newark for the parade. at least 250 people will show up. yes i'm bitter. and drunk. fuck you. Go LA.

Nice.

ISiddiqui · 05-25-2012, 11:43 PM

Hooray Devils! Win another one for Marty!!

(and yes, this is when I start paying attention to hockey again - well I kind did the last week or so

)

MizzouRah · 05-25-2012, 11:48 PM

Kings in 6

Honolulu_Blue · 05-26-2012, 12:21 AM

I am happy for the Devils.

Lady H_B is from New Jersey. Her maiden name is Dowd. During one of our first conversations, I was all like "Oh yeah? There is a player on the Devils whose last name is Dowd." She replied, "Yeah, Jersey Jim Dowd?"

That is how you make a good first impression, ladies.

ISiddiqui · 05-26-2012, 12:25 AM

I loved Jim Dowd.

Pyser · 05-26-2012, 01:57 AM

there are very few devil wins in history that felt better than that one. wow.

Suburban Rhythm · 05-26-2012, 07:42 AM

Teams playing 14 games in the first two rounds are now 0-39 all time in the conference finals.

miked · 05-26-2012, 10:38 AM

I nearly woke up the little one when Henrique stuffed it in. When I saw the Devils swarming the net, I shouted this is it. The night of my prom saw the bullshit Matteau goal and I am thrilled the Devils finally got a chance to redeem the conference final loss (albeit about 18 years later).

I think the Devils dictated most of this series, but the power play stunk and they were not good at clamping down on the lead. Marty let up his usual fair share of BS (the "shin" redirect, the 2 from behind the net that ricocheted off his pads), but also let up some soft goals. They need to be much more consistent against the Kings.

Logan · 05-30-2012, 08:45 AM

Lot of fairly cheap tickets for the Devils game on Stubhub tonight for anyone looking to go last minute.

BlackJack · 05-30-2012, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Logan

Lot of fairly cheap tickets for the Devils game on Stubhub tonight for anyone looking to go last minute.

That's a shocker. Just went on ticketmaster, game is not sold out, pulled up 2 seats in the first row, lower level. Yes, first row. Seriously, wouldn't the organization be better served as the second team in Toronto, or in some other Canadian city that gives a shit about them. Great run organization, but nobody cares.

Pyser · 05-30-2012, 03:32 PM

very bizarre. media has reported all 4 possible home games were already sold out in a presale over the weekend

Logan · 05-30-2012, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Pyser

very bizarre. media has reported all 4 possible home games were already sold out in a presale over the weekend

Happened in the NYR series too. Seems like the Devils hold back a number of seats for sponsors/important people, players' families, etc and then offer them up for sale once they go unclaimed.

Young Drachma · 05-30-2012, 04:39 PM

If I still lived in Jersey (where I grew up) I'd be all over this. Saw my first game at the Rock back in December. I joked that I wished Phoenix had won solely because I'd have been able to get tickets and it's not super expensive to fly there from Denver.

And yes, sure enough, I just went to Ticketmaster and tickets are available at face value in Section 19 for $138

Matthean · 05-30-2012, 06:16 PM

Detroit Red Wings star Nicklas Lidstrom to retire Thursday - ESPN

Looks like Lidstrom is set to retire.

bronconick · 05-30-2012, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Matthean

Detroit Red Wings star Nicklas Lidstrom to retire Thursday - ESPN

Looks like Lindstrom is set to retire.

Lindstrom? Shit, who cares. That dude sucks.

Young Drachma · 05-30-2012, 07:38 PM

1-0 Kings. Oops Marty. Oops.

Young Drachma · 05-30-2012, 08:46 PM

Devils tie it up. Nice.

chadritt · 05-30-2012, 10:17 PM

YES!!!!!!!!! KOPITAR!!!!!!

Danny · 05-30-2012, 10:18 PM

1 down!!!!

Logan · 05-30-2012, 10:18 PM

I hope that was the end of a long shift for Zubrus. He didn't give much effort on that pursuit, especially when Kopitar slowed down to deke.

EagleFan · 05-30-2012, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Logan

I hope that was the end of a long shift for Zubrus. He didn't give much effort on that pursuit, especially when Kopitar slowed down to deke.

True, it almost seem like a shootout attempt he had so much time.

Pumpy Tudors · 05-30-2012, 10:21 PM

Either Zubrus was at the end of a long shift, or Zubrus is a piece of shit. If the past couple of years are any indication, Zubrus is a piece of shit.

Logan · 05-30-2012, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Pumpy Tudors

Either Zubrus was at the end of a long shift, or Zubrus is a piece of shit. If the past couple of years are any indication, Zubrus is a piece of shit.

How did we not converse over the entire series? Belated congrats Pumpy (bad timing, I know).

Young Drachma · 05-30-2012, 10:25 PM

Yeah, I don't really know what the hell that was about. But even before it, Devils had too many chances that they just failed to convert on. So it was fitting that LA got one and made good things happen.

Pumpy Tudors · 05-30-2012, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Logan

How did we not converse over the entire series? Belated congrats Pumpy (bad timing, I know).

Thanks. Yeah, I don't know how we missed each other last series. It was an entertaining series, though. Here's hoping the Devils fight back hard on Saturday night.

MizzouRah · 05-30-2012, 10:43 PM

That was one fantastic game. That's how an NHL game should be played!

Danny · 05-30-2012, 10:49 PM

Except next time it should be 4-0 Kings

miked · 05-31-2012, 06:23 AM

Man Zubrus sucked a nut there. I don't know how many more blown chances the Devils could have had.

Danny · 05-31-2012, 06:39 AM

I am thrilled the Kings won, but this is going to be a tough series. Devils are the first team the Kings have played that have been able to keep up their energy, physical play and relentless fore checking.

Danny · 05-31-2012, 06:40 AM

The main advantage the Kings have is I believe Quick will prove to be the best goaltender in this series and I think that will end up being the difference.

Logan · 05-31-2012, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Danny

The main advantage the Kings have is I believe Quick will prove to be the best goaltender in this series and I think that will end up being the difference.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danny

I am thrilled the Kings won, but this is going to be a tough series. Devils are the first team the Kings have played that have been able to keep up their energy, physical play and relentless fore checking.

It's the combination of these two that I feel gives the Kings the advantage. I say that of course because I thought Lundqvist would be the better goalie, but when you can't match the energy and forechecking, the goalie advantage gets neutralized some. There's only so much you can hope for when the puck is constantly in your zone. It's something the Rangers really didn't improve on until Game 5.

Danny · 05-31-2012, 07:38 AM

And man do I love Quick's demeanor. Probably wouldn't work too well for a position player, but absolutely perfect for a goalie.

bbor · 05-31-2012, 08:59 AM

I LOVE THIS GAME!

Young Drachma · 06-01-2012, 12:11 AM

@stevelepore Top markets for Game 1: 1. Buffalo, 2. NY, t3. LA, t3. Minneapolis/St. Paul (4.2/8), t5. Pittsburgh (3.6/6), t5. Oklahoma City (3.6/5)

EagleFan · 06-01-2012, 08:39 AM

Oklahoma City? Kind of like the Sesame Street thing, one of these things is not like the others...

Young Drachma · 06-01-2012, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by EagleFan

Oklahoma City? Kind of like the Sesame Street thing, one of these things is not like the others...

Yeah, it was absolutely astounding. Though I seem to recall their minor league team was in the AHL Finals or something...so I think if they've already got/had local hockey fever that would probably explain it. I just didn't realize the fanbase was that rabid.

DataKing · 06-01-2012, 01:04 PM

Maple Leafs · 06-01-2012, 03:21 PM

DataKing, where did you find that image?

johnnyshaka · 06-01-2012, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Yeah, it was absolutely astounding. Though I seem to recall their minor league team was in the AHL Finals or something...so I think if they've already got/had local hockey fever that would probably explain it. I just didn't realize the fanbase was that rabid.

OKC is the Oilers' farm club and they were one of the best teams in the AHL and just lost out in the semi-finals with crowds of 2600 for their two home games in that series. And I've heard a lot of those tickets were freebies.

So, I don't think hockey fever is the correct diagnosis on this one.

Could it be that an NBA game was on the same channel prior to an NHL game and fans passed out after the basketball game was over and left their TVs on?

DataKing · 06-01-2012, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Maple Leafs

DataKing, where did you find that image?

The Detroit Red Wings facebook feed.

Young Drachma · 06-01-2012, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnyshaka

OKC is the Oilers' farm club and they were one of the best teams in the AHL and just lost out in the semi-finals with crowds of 2600 for their two home games in that series. And I've heard a lot of those tickets were freebies.

So, I don't think hockey fever is the correct diagnosis on this one.

Could it be that an NBA game was on the same channel prior to an NHL game and fans passed out after the basketball game was over and left their TVs on?

Sports bars maybe the culprit? The basketball games on ESPN and TNT, hockey on NBC. So no way it's the same channel.

Young Drachma · 06-01-2012, 06:17 PM

Dola:

Steve Lepore, the source of those original numbers posted an article positing on the subject.

Big Hockey Markets Tuning Out To Blame For Game 1's Low Ratings - SBNation.com

Grover · 06-02-2012, 07:06 PM

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Oh, Tim Thomas.

chadritt · 06-02-2012, 07:29 PM

Good penalty kill for LA, hopefully thats a nice momentum swing. NJs looked good at the start.

chadritt · 06-02-2012, 07:33 PM

YES!!!!!! GO KINGS GO!

EagleFan · 06-02-2012, 08:36 PM

If the rest of this series is like this... wow.

Young Drachma · 06-02-2012, 10:21 PM

Crazy series between these two.

EagleFan · 06-02-2012, 10:25 PM

Goal! Flyers West....

MrBug708 · 06-02-2012, 10:26 PM

Young Drachma · 06-02-2012, 10:33 PM

I knew once they didn't convert on that last push at the LA end, that it was just a matter of time. LA is just a better team. I just hope it's not a sweep and at the end of the day, I'm just ecstatic the team made it this far. It's not over yet and perhaps going on the road and being legitimate underdogs now will spur them to get some magic going but...if nothing else, you can't ask for much more after back to back OT games.

Both teams deserve to be here.

05-25-2012, 11:43 PM	#802
ISiddiqui Head Coach Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Hooray Devils! Win another one for Marty!! (and yes, this is when I start paying attention to hockey again - well I kind did the last week or so ) __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

05-26-2012, 12:21 AM	#804
Honolulu_Blue Hockey Boy Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Royal Oak, MI	I am happy for the Devils. Lady H_B is from New Jersey. Her maiden name is Dowd. During one of our first conversations, I was all like "Oh yeah? There is a player on the Devils whose last name is Dowd." She replied, "Yeah, Jersey Jim Dowd?" That is how you make a good first impression, ladies. __________________ *Steve Yzerman*: 1,755 points in 1,514 regular season games. 185 points in 196 postseason games. A First-Team All-Star, Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Selke Trophy winner, Masterton Trophy winner, member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Olympic gold medallist, and a three-time Stanley Cup Champion. Longest serving captain of one team in the history of the NHL (19 seasons).

05-26-2012, 12:25 AM	#805
ISiddiqui Head Coach Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	I loved Jim Dowd. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

05-26-2012, 01:57 AM	#806
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	there are very few devil wins in history that felt better than that one. wow. __________________ to the toppermost of the poppermost! i challenge you to beat me: predict the #1 movie every week

05-26-2012, 07:42 AM	#807
Suburban Rhythm Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Pittsburgh	Teams playing 14 games in the first two rounds are now 0-39 all time in the conference finals. __________________ "Do you guys play fast tempos with odd time signatures?" "Yeah" "Cool!!"

05-25-2012, 11:48 PM	#803
MizzouRah General Manager Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Kings in 6

05-26-2012, 10:38 AM	#808
miked College Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Dirty	I nearly woke up the little one when Henrique stuffed it in. When I saw the Devils swarming the net, I shouted this is it. The night of my prom saw the bullshit Matteau goal and I am thrilled the Devils finally got a chance to redeem the conference final loss (albeit about 18 years later). I think the Devils dictated most of this series, but the power play stunk and they were not good at clamping down on the lead. Marty let up his usual fair share of BS (the "shin" redirect, the 2 from behind the net that ricocheted off his pads), but also let up some soft goals. They need to be much more consistent against the Kings. __________________ Commish of the United Baseball League (OOTP 6.5)

05-30-2012, 08:45 AM	#809
Logan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	Lot of fairly cheap tickets for the Devils game on Stubhub tonight for anyone looking to go last minute.

05-30-2012, 03:32 PM	#811
Pyser Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Los Angeles	very bizarre. media has reported all 4 possible home games were already sold out in a presale over the weekend __________________ to the toppermost of the poppermost! i challenge you to beat me: predict the #1 movie every week

05-30-2012, 04:39 PM	#813
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	If I still lived in Jersey (where I grew up) I'd be all over this. Saw my first game at the Rock back in December. I joked that I wished Phoenix had won solely because I'd have been able to get tickets and it's not super expensive to fly there from Denver. And yes, sure enough, I just went to Ticketmaster and tickets are available at face value in Section 19 for $138 __________________ CURRENT DYNASTY: NBA Players League \| WNBA SLOP: Commissioner FOOL: Colorado Rancheros FOBL: Semi-retired FOFC-FBCB: St. John's NCFA-FCS: Minnesota A&M Redhorse OOTP Mods: FOOL73 Homekit \| Arena Baseball \| 200+ History Quickstart \| OOTP Market Size Calculator FBCB/FBPB3 Mods Last edited by Young Drachma : 05-30-2012 at 04:39 PM.

05-30-2012, 06:16 PM	#814
Matthean Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2008	Detroit Red Wings star Nicklas Lidstrom to retire Thursday - ESPN Looks like Lidstrom is set to retire. __________________ $personal = new Site('soon'); Last edited by Matthean : 05-30-2012 at 06:24 PM.

05-30-2012, 07:38 PM	#816
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	1-0 Kings. Oops Marty. Oops. __________________ CURRENT DYNASTY: NBA Players League \| WNBA SLOP: Commissioner FOOL: Colorado Rancheros FOBL: Semi-retired FOFC-FBCB: St. John's NCFA-FCS: Minnesota A&M Redhorse OOTP Mods: FOOL73 Homekit \| Arena Baseball \| 200+ History Quickstart \| OOTP Market Size Calculator FBCB/FBPB3 Mods

05-30-2012, 08:46 PM	#817
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Devils tie it up. Nice. __________________ CURRENT DYNASTY: NBA Players League \| WNBA SLOP: Commissioner FOOL: Colorado Rancheros FOBL: Semi-retired FOFC-FBCB: St. John's NCFA-FCS: Minnesota A&M Redhorse OOTP Mods: FOOL73 Homekit \| Arena Baseball \| 200+ History Quickstart \| OOTP Market Size Calculator FBCB/FBPB3 Mods

05-30-2012, 10:17 PM	#818
chadritt High School Varsity Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA	YES!!!!!!!!! KOPITAR!!!!!!

05-30-2012, 10:18 PM	#819
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	1 down!!!! __________________ Tyrion Lannister (.) (.)

05-30-2012, 10:18 PM	#820
Logan Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: NYC	I hope that was the end of a long shift for Zubrus. He didn't give much effort on that pursuit, especially when Kopitar slowed down to deke.

05-30-2012, 10:21 PM	#822
Pumpy Tudors Bounty Hunter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Pittsburgh, PA	Either Zubrus was at the end of a long shift, or Zubrus is a piece of shit. If the past couple of years are any indication, Zubrus is a piece of shit. __________________ No, I am not Batman, and I will not repair your food processor. Pumpy's rootin' tootin' 2012-2013 league bowling stats (Friday) Pumpy's rootin' tootin' 2012-2013 league bowling stats (Monday) Pumpy's rootin' tootin' 2011-2012 league bowling stats Pumpy's rootin' tootin' 2010-2011 league bowling stats Pumpy's rootin' tootin' 2009-2010 league bowling stats

05-30-2012, 10:25 PM	#824
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Yeah, I don't really know what the hell that was about. But even before it, Devils had too many chances that they just failed to convert on. So it was fitting that LA got one and made good things happen. __________________ CURRENT DYNASTY: NBA Players League \| WNBA SLOP: Commissioner FOOL: Colorado Rancheros FOBL: Semi-retired FOFC-FBCB: St. John's NCFA-FCS: Minnesota A&M Redhorse OOTP Mods: FOOL73 Homekit \| Arena Baseball \| 200+ History Quickstart \| OOTP Market Size Calculator FBCB/FBPB3 Mods

05-30-2012, 10:43 PM	#826
MizzouRah General Manager Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	That was one fantastic game. That's how an NHL game should be played!

05-30-2012, 10:49 PM	#827
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	Except next time it should be 4-0 Kings __________________ Tyrion Lannister (.) (.)

05-31-2012, 06:23 AM	#828
miked College Starter Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Dirty	Man Zubrus sucked a nut there. I don't know how many more blown chances the Devils could have had. __________________ Commish of the United Baseball League (OOTP 6.5)

05-31-2012, 06:39 AM	#829
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	I am thrilled the Kings won, but this is going to be a tough series. Devils are the first team the Kings have played that have been able to keep up their energy, physical play and relentless fore checking. __________________ Tyrion Lannister (.) (.)

05-31-2012, 06:40 AM	#830
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	The main advantage the Kings have is I believe Quick will prove to be the best goaltender in this series and I think that will end up being the difference. __________________ Tyrion Lannister (.) (.)

05-31-2012, 07:38 AM	#832
Danny Head Coach Join Date: Jul 2001	And man do I love Quick's demeanor. Probably wouldn't work too well for a position player, but absolutely perfect for a goalie. __________________ Tyrion Lannister (.) (.)

05-31-2012, 08:59 AM	#833
bbor Pro Starter Join Date: May 2001 Location: toronto	I LOVE THIS GAME! __________________ Pumpy Tudors Now that I've cracked and made that admission, I wonder if I'm only a couple of steps away from wanting to tongue-kiss Jaromir Jagr and give Bobby Clarke a blowjob.

06-01-2012, 12:11 AM	#834
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	@stevelepore Top markets for Game 1: 1. Buffalo, 2. NY, t3. LA, t3. Minneapolis/St. Paul (4.2/8), t5. Pittsburgh (3.6/6), t5. Oklahoma City (3.6/5)

06-01-2012, 08:39 AM	#835
EagleFan General Manager Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Oklahoma City? Kind of like the Sesame Street thing, one of these things is not like the others... __________________ FREE THE FOX!!!

06-01-2012, 03:21 PM	#838
Maple Leafs Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002	DataKing, where did you find that image? __________________ Down Goes Brown: Toronto Maple Leafs Humor and Analysis

06-01-2012, 06:17 PM	#842
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Dola: Steve Lepore, the source of those original numbers posted an article positing on the subject. Big Hockey Markets Tuning Out To Blame For Game 1's Low Ratings - SBNation.com

06-02-2012, 07:06 PM	#843
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06-02-2012, 07:29 PM	#844
chadritt High School Varsity Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA	Good penalty kill for LA, hopefully thats a nice momentum swing. NJs looked good at the start.

06-02-2012, 07:33 PM	#845
chadritt High School Varsity Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Los Angeles, CA	YES!!!!!! GO KINGS GO!

06-02-2012, 08:36 PM	#846
EagleFan General Manager Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	If the rest of this series is like this... wow. __________________ FREE THE FOX!!!

06-02-2012, 10:21 PM	#847
Young Drachma Dark Cloud Join Date: Apr 2001	Crazy series between these two. __________________ CURRENT DYNASTY: NBA Players League \| WNBA SLOP: Commissioner FOOL: Colorado Rancheros FOBL: Semi-retired FOFC-FBCB: St. John's NCFA-FCS: Minnesota A&M Redhorse OOTP Mods: FOOL73 Homekit \| Arena Baseball \| 200+ History Quickstart \| OOTP Market Size Calculator FBCB/FBPB3 Mods

06-02-2012, 10:25 PM	#848
EagleFan General Manager Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Goal! Flyers West.... __________________ FREE THE FOX!!!