So the regular season is no big fucking deal UNLESS the Bruins are winning. Gotcha.
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So the regular season is no big fucking deal UNLESS the Bruins are winning. Gotcha.
Bruins are just about to lose the NE division title to the Sens, idk what this "back into the 2 seed" garbage is
That was nothing lol. For a 'slam' the guy on the boards didn't move much. I really don't have an issue with anything that happened at the end, I just wanted to point it out because it was exciting.
They have a 3 point lead with 3 games in hand, it would be a huge leap for the Sens to win that division
who cares about Edwards, he's only on NESN anyways. Olcyzk is a moron who is contradicted multiple times by his own replays in every game I see him announce. Even if you don't like the homerism, Edwards isn't proven to be completely dead wrong like Olcyzk has a habit of, and then still holding those opinions anyways. You have to question someone who says Johnny Boychuk is one of the best players on the Bruins and calls a bounce off someone's hand into the net a "creative play". And that's not even getting into the ear-piercingly horrible sound of his voice. And we'll probably have to suffer through the playoffs with him. :(
Uh, no, not even close. If you had bothered to read the rest of that paragraph you would see that I immediately started talking about the playoff implications of the streak right after I pointed it out. Nothing in either of my posts is wrong or contradictory.
I'm a Patriots/Red Sox fan, I think you should take my word on this: the regular season doesn't mean anything in the end. To put it in terms you'd be more familiar with, would you trade that President's Trophy the Canucks won last year for the Stanley Cup in my avatar?
Get off it. You were bragging that the Boston Bruins were doing so well in the regular season (23-3-1 in Nov-> Late Dec/Early Jan) and therefore were probably in contention for Stanley Cup (or as you eloquently put it, "Stone Cold Champs" because they were playing so well and team stats were quite frankly pretty damn good), but now that they're playing like shit, the regular season play doesn't matter and they'll STILL win the Stanley Cup. Going by your logic, the playoff implications of their streak is: Tim Thomas isn't playing that great, and Boston cannot score (They have a <2 GF/game since their defeat to the Canucks) and their defense is pretty terrible at the moment, surrending on average about 2.6-3goals per game. Does that sound like a playoff machine to you that you so eloquently described previously?
Granted, I'm not about to say that Boston will be shit in the playoffs; quite the opposite really. I'm predicting that they'll be in the ECF with the Rangers. But my entire point was: you're a homer to the point where you blatantly ignore any sort of logic or statistics. Your reply to Carl's post further cements this fact; that headshot by Lucic was dirty and that's undeniable, and you shrug it off like it's nothing. The homer is strong within you.
"I looked at statistics for 10 seconds before posting so now I'm an expert". The Bruins haven't had the success record-wise that they did earlier, but they are still playing the same way that carried them to the Cup last year and that impressive streak during this regular season. Even with injuries to most of their defense and now Rask they are still playing well enough to have the 2-seed as theirs to lose.
In short, they're in a funk but most other fans would kill for this kind of play from their team on a nightly basis. To answer your question, I don't care what they "sound like", I care what they look like. And right now they still look like the "playoff machine that so eloquently described previously" (lol talk about irony). Even the games they lose they are losing to something weird like one bounce or one shot off the post. These are things that can be handled in the postseason thanks to the balancing nature of the 7-game series. I'm not worried.
Neither of those were dirty. Calling them dirty does nothing except devalue the word. The tap along the boards was during the play and didn't even cause the defender to react. The punches post-whistle were completely justified because Lucic was hit by two Rangers. And you say "homer" like it's a bad thing, and like I am the only one in this thread doing it.
It wasn't necessarily a tap but it was "fine" in that it wasn't overtly a headshot or anything. Borderline boarding but the right non-call was made. My point wasn't the play prior to the Lucic/McDonagh shoving match, but simply that Lucic wasn't randomly targeted as "the closest Bruin" for no reason. It was retaliation for what could have been a dangerous play.
2 games in hand, and if the Sens beat a struggling Panthers team tonight they'll be one point back with 15 games to go. Plus the Bruins haven't even been playing .500 hockey in the past few months.
not seeing the "huge leap" here
I was hoping for the Jets to make the playoffs too
and then the Sabres shit the bed down to 15th and crawled their way back up again JUST LIKE LAST YEAR and now we can only make the dance by getting that eighth spot, so sorry Jets maybe next year
considering the last two games against the Rangers, I would love to see that as the 1-8 matchup
and then the Sabres shit the bed down to 15th and crawled their way back up again JUST LIKE LAST YEAR and now we can only make the dance by getting that eighth spot, so sorry Jets maybe next year
considering the last two games against the Rangers, I would love to see that as the 1-8 matchup
I have to admit, the "SILVER MEDAL" chant was actually pretty funny.
I'm curious if anybody else feels like the NHL is headed back towards the pre-lockout days. I've noticed a lot of players getting away with interference lately. I also feel like I've seen a lot more boring games this year than the previous few years. Even Brooks Orpik admits that the refs are letting more slide now:
http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/10/is-obstruction-back-some-penguins-say-it-is/
I read somewhere that Stamkos, DSedin, Kessel and Moulson are the ONLY players in the NHL with 28+ goals in 09/10, 10/11 and 11/12. Time to start calling players for interference again. I'm bored of dump and chase hockey and these 1-4 forecheck strategies full of neutral zone and blueline clogging.
http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2012/02/10/is-obstruction-back-some-penguins-say-it-is/
I read somewhere that Stamkos, DSedin, Kessel and Moulson are the ONLY players in the NHL with 28+ goals in 09/10, 10/11 and 11/12. Time to start calling players for interference again. I'm bored of dump and chase hockey and these 1-4 forecheck strategies full of neutral zone and blueline clogging.
Ottawa/New Jersey/Philly are better than any of the Southeast teams. Not saying Winnipeg couldnt beat those teams but I dont think home ice will make a huge difference.
if the 6th seed is from the Atlantic then the Jets are done
edit: probably the Sens too. I'd take Pens, Flyers, Sens and Devils over the Jets even with home ice advantage in a 7 game series
Ugh, good game between the Leafs and Bruins but man did the refs have a huge hand in the victory. I counted 7 non-calls, 4 blatant in the second half of the game alone and from what I was told, and saw to a lesser extent, they were obstructing the Leafs quite a bit along the walls and breaking out.
Absolutely beautiful shot by Grabo though.
Absolutely beautiful shot by Grabo though.
Although Montreal made their fare share of bad trades over the years, they had no choice in Grabovski's case. He wasn't performing up to expectations and he had off ice issues in Montreal at the time. It was probably a good move for Montreal because they would of eventually lost him for nothing.
As far as Toronto's offer of 27.5 million for a 5 year extension, the price was a little high but if he continues playing the way he has, it's worth it I guess. The main thing to consider at this point is his performence within the coming years. A lot of these types of players have a tendency to "slow down" after a big contract so only time will tell if this plays into Toronto's favor.
The thing with the Grabovski signing is that there will be nobody else out there this summer as a free agent that Toronto could get to replace him. Better to extend him now rather than to wait until July 1 and end up in a bidding war with other teams to sign him. It's pretty much market value that they got him at so overall I'd say it's a win for the franchise in that it's what had to be done.
You should probably take a look at home/away records. Jets have a fighting chance against any team at home, not that they have any sort of guarantee, but the statistics do favor the jets in most home-ice advantage scenarios.
I'd rather not have Grabovski than have Grabovski at 5+ millions a year. What an hindrance that contract would be now that le Canadien needs to resign both Subban and Price.
Besides, right now Desharnais produces more points for like 500k (and 900k next year).
The Jets' home record is not significantly better, or better at all really, than most of the Eastern teams in the playoff race