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[WOLF]

Great scheduling by the NHL. Only one team in the East has an NBA scheduling conflict and they still can't figure it out. Now both series are head to head the rest of the way.

You should be glad the league isn't making the Bruins play an afternoon game or at 10:00 PM tonight!

[chungasrevenge]

Great scheduling by the NHL. Only one team in the East has an NBA scheduling conflict and they still can't figure it out. Now both series are head to head the rest of the way.

You should be glad the league isn't making the Bruins play an afternoon game or at 10:00 PM tonight!

I suppose it could be worse.

They just unveiled a Bobby Orr statue downtown and Mayor Menino described him as the "ionic" Bobby Orr who's famed goal was the equivalent of "Varitek splitting the uprights in the Super Bowl."

[Scatman]

Boucher out, Leighton in for a combined shutout performance. Game six in Philly!

[WOLF]

Habs/Pens going to 7th heaven!

[John Simon Ritchie]

Boucher out, Leighton in for a combined shutout performance. Game six in Philly!

Leighton looked really good. Can't wait.

[TawnyVonJagger]

Great scheduling by the NHL. Only one team in the East has an NBA scheduling conflict and they still can't figure it out. Now both series are head to head the rest of the way.

You should be glad the league isn't making the Bruins play an afternoon game or at 10:00 PM tonight!

I suppose it could be worse.

They just unveiled a Bobby Orr statue downtown and Mayor Menino described him as the "ionic" Bobby Orr who's famed goal was the equivalent of "Varitek splitting the uprights in the Super Bowl."

That's...

GODDAMMIT B's!! And HELLO Game 7! GO HABS!

[SkyDog112046]

How does a team with a 3-1 series lead go home and quit in game 5? I still say regardless of the outcome this season Julien has to go. There have been far too many games like that over the course of the season where this team hasn't bothered to show up. That's the coaches fault.

Hey Wideman - for $4M a year you aren't supposed to stand there and let a guy skate in all alone. So what if your stick broke, you still can check him.

[WOLF]

How does a team with a 3-1 series lead go home and quit in game 5? I still say regardless of the outcome this season Julien has to go. There have been far too many games like that over the course of the season where this team hasn't bothered to show up. That's the coaches fault.

Hey Wideman - for $4M a year you aren't supposed to stand there and let a guy skate in all alone. So what if your stick broke, you still can check him.

It's starting to feel like that 2004 series where the Habs came back from 3-1 to beat the B's. If there's any team that could fuck this up, it's the Bruins. However, they're probably just putting a scare into their fan base. They'll lose game 6, only to win game 7 at home, providing the Jacobs family with an extra home date.

[chungasrevenge]

How does a team with a 3-1 series lead go home and quit in game 5? I still say regardless of the outcome this season Julien has to go. There have been far too many games like that over the course of the season where this team hasn't bothered to show up. That's the coaches fault.

Hey Wideman - for $4M a year you aren't supposed to stand there and let a guy skate in all alone. So what if your stick broke, you still can check him.

Julien go? I think they need to sign him to another extension. Injuries have decimated this team and here they are up 3-2 in the Semi's. I think they would have packed it in a while ago if they were tuning him out. He's done a great job and there really isn't too much to complain about over the last couple of months as far as effort is concerned.

Last night reminded me of game 5 in Buffalo when we were up 3-1. I'm hoping it was just a matter of having the cushion of a 3-1 lead, but we'll see tomorrow. The Krejci injury might be the final nail for them, but Boucher going down for Philly could be worse.

Another thing, Rask seems to be wearing down a bit. Hopefully that is also a bit of laziness with a series lead and will be corrected tomorrow.

[Garbageman]

Why are they playing that Jay-Z/Alicia Keys "New York" song in Vancouver?

[Lardbucket]

Why are they playing that Jay-Z/Alicia Keys "New York" song in Vancouver?

Because they're idiots?

[Kid-Wicked]

time to dump luongo.

i don't blame the entire loss on him but that's all we get for 7.5 million? give cory schnider the job and bring in a vet to back him up if raycroft bails.

spend that cash on some D.

demitra- gone
wellwood- gone
bernier- gone
bieksa- gone

that's over 18 million in salary


k.w.
go boston
or philly.........whatever

[Royal Dudeness]

time to dump luongo.

i don't blame the entire loss on him but that's all we get for 7.5 million? give cory schnider the job and bring in a vet to back him up if raycroft bails.

spend that cash on some D.

demitra- gone
wellwood- gone
bernier- gone
bieksa- gone

that's over 18 million in salary


k.w.
go boston
or philly.........whatever

I agree with most everything you said about the Canucks.

How does a guy like Demitra lead the Olympics in scoring and play like utter shit when the Canucks get going again? It just shows he doesn't give shit.

Bieksa is a massive liability, and his contract is too huge to being to deal him. The only gm I see stupid enough to take him on is Burke.

Bernier has hands of god damn stone. This guy was highly touted when he came to the Canucks, but there's a reason why teams like the Sharks and Sabres passed on him. The guy has no hockey sense, and can't take a shot to save his life. Adios muchachos.

Wellwood is a different story to me though. I like him more than the 3 aforementioned players. But the Canucks need tougher forwards to compete against the likes of the Hawks and other upper echelon teams in the playoffs. He seems to play well in the playoffs, but they need someone willing to punish the other team at the 3rd line center position.

As for Luongo, I completely agree, they need to get rid of that overrated bum. Unfortunately, he has a no trade clause for the next several years I believe. So our only options with him are to send him to the minors or make life horrible enough for him that he'll want out. Schneider is the way to go, but it just doesn't seem like it'll work out. Although, what they could do, is bring Schneider up as the backup and have him start a fair number of games to the point where Luongo will get pissed. Luongo is the WORST fucking captain in league history perhaps (Messier when he was a Canuck is up there too).

Lastly, Vigneault has got to go. He got terribly out-coached. How do you lose 3 home games in one series? Good riddance!

[alecjonsludge]

From the Olympic thread :

i'm gonna say right now......

remember you heard it here first.....

by me..........

kid wicked.........

luongo-miller showdown for the stanley cup.

Both those goalies got owned in the playoffs-both logged a lot of minutes in the regular season as well as the Olympics,not trying to make excuses for either one of them,but fatigue may have been a factor.Then again, if I'm paying someone 7.5 million,I'd expect a much better return on said investment,fatigue be damned!

In fairness to the Canucks, their defence core was decimated by injuries. Willie Mitchell's abscence alone was devastating,the other ones just compounded things.Kesler's injury hurt them as well-a big part of his game is banging, and with the shoulder injury, he just wasn't himself.

[wickedsensation]

[KillDevilHill]

wow, I dont think many people saw this game being a blowout for the habs

[WOLF]

wow, I dont think many people saw this game being a blowout for the habs

Pens have made it 4-2 and are starting the 3rd with a 4-3 PP for 1 minute. I' m going to throw up I'm so nervous. C'mon Habs, bend don't break. The storm is coming....

[WOLF]

Pens lay an egg at home and Habs win! This is miraculous. Habs in the semis for the first time in 17 years! Downtown Montreal is bedlam right now. Now I want to see a Philly/Boston game 7 that goes to quintuple OT.

The next NHL "what if" commercial:

What if Crosby the dummy didn't take a stupid penalty 10 seconds into game 7!

[Dana_Dubrow]

Pens lay an egg at home and Habs win! This is miraculous. Habs in the semis for the first time in 17 years! Downtown Montreal is bedlam right now. Now I want to see a Philly/Boston game 7 that goes to quintuple OT.

The next NHL "what if" commercial:

What if Crosby the dummy didn't take a stupid penalty 10 seconds into game 7!

For at least one game, I was a HUGE Habs fan. That was great. Actually, since the Wings are done, I'll jump on the Habwagon.

[John Simon Ritchie]

Flyers one step closer and Cindy Crosby out...'tis good.

[Kid-Wicked]

From the Olympic thread :

i'm gonna say right now......

remember you heard it here first.....

by me..........

kid wicked.........

luongo-miller showdown for the stanley cup.

Both those goalies got owned in the playoffs-both logged a lot of minutes in the regular season as well as the Olympics,not trying to make excuses for either one of them,but fatigue may have been a factor.Then again, if I'm paying someone 7.5 million,I'd expect a much better return on said investment,fatigue be damned!

In fairness to the Canucks, their defence core was decimated by injuries. Willie Mitchell's abscence alone was devastating,the other ones just compounded things.Kesler's injury hurt them as well-a big part of his game is banging, and with the shoulder injury, he just wasn't himself.

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck........i was hoping nobody remembered me saying that.lol

all of my pools have gone to shit. losing a lot of money.

[Supersonic]

The Habs have been great over the last 2 series. Now the Canucks have screwed it up, I'm throwing my hat in with the Habs for the rest of this season. Really hope they win the cup now.

[pieceofme]

time to dump luongo.

i don't blame the entire loss on him but that's all we get for 7.5 million? give cory schnider the job and bring in a vet to back him up if raycroft bails.

spend that cash on some D.

demitra- gone
wellwood- gone
bernier- gone
bieksa- gone

that's over 18 million in salary


k.w.
go boston
or philly.........whatever

I agree with most everything you said about the Canucks.

How does a guy like Demitra lead the Olympics in scoring and play like utter shit when the Canucks get going again? It just shows he doesn't give shit.

Bieksa is a massive liability, and his contract is too huge to being to deal him. The only gm I see stupid enough to take him on is Burke.

Bernier has hands of god damn stone. This guy was highly touted when he came to the Canucks, but there's a reason why teams like the Sharks and Sabres passed on him. The guy has no hockey sense, and can't take a shot to save his life. Adios muchachos.

Wellwood is a different story to me though. I like him more than the 3 aforementioned players. But the Canucks need tougher forwards to compete against the likes of the Hawks and other upper echelon teams in the playoffs. He seems to play well in the playoffs, but they need someone willing to punish the other team at the 3rd line center position.

As for Luongo, I completely agree, they need to get rid of that overrated bum. Unfortunately, he has a no trade clause for the next several years I believe. So our only options with him are to send him to the minors or make life horrible enough for him that he'll want out. Schneider is the way to go, but it just doesn't seem like it'll work out. Although, what they could do, is bring Schneider up as the backup and have him start a fair number of games to the point where Luongo will get pissed. Luongo is the WORST fucking captain in league history perhaps (Messier when he was a Canuck is up there too).

Lastly, Vigneault has got to go. He got terribly out-coached. How do you lose 3 home games in one series? Good riddance!

Pretty much agree with this.

Goodbye Cry baby Crosby!

Hawks vs Habs final imo.

[SkyDog112046]

Dr Heimlich. Paging Dr Heimlich. You are needed in Boston Garden ASAP.

[chungasrevenge]

The bandwagon is empty this morning. I had a feeling that would be it for the B's when Krecji went down. Should be a great game on Friday. It could get ugly if they lose another game 7 at home in the semifinals in consecutive years. What a change a week makes.

[alecjonsludge]

Full credit and congrats to the Habs.Camalleri,Halak,Gill and Gorges all played outstanding.Gonchar,who was good as gone as a UFA this summer anyways,most certainly is gone now after his soft play last night.

[chungasrevenge]

Montreal is going to be destroyed by the time the finals roll around. It's looking like the LA riots up there after the semi's. B's/Habs would be fun, but I'm prepared to be disappointed.

[John Simon Ritchie]

The bandwagon is empty this morning. I had a feeling that would be it for the B's when Krecji went down. Should be a great game on Friday. It could get ugly if they lose another game 7 at home in the semifinals in consecutive years. What a change a week makes.

The loss of Krecji and the return of Gagne for the Flyers is what I think definitely flipped the momentum of the series.

[chungasrevenge]

The bandwagon is empty this morning. I had a feeling that would be it for the B's when Krecji went down. Should be a great game on Friday. It could get ugly if they lose another game 7 at home in the semifinals in consecutive years. What a change a week makes.

The loss of Krecji and the return of Gagne for the Flyers is what I think definitely flipped the momentum of the series.

Yeah, for sure. Most people predicted a long series, just not this way. It should be interesting on Friday. I just hope somebody takes it in regulation time. Game 7 overtime sucks when your team is one of the participants.

[Lardbucket]

The bandwagon is empty this morning. I had a feeling that would be it for the B's when Krecji went down. Should be a great game on Friday. It could get ugly if they lose another game 7 at home in the semifinals in consecutive years. What a change a week makes.

The loss of Krecji and the return of Gagne for the Flyers is what I think definitely flipped the momentum of the series.

Yeah, for sure. Most people predicted a long series, just not this way. It should be interesting on Friday. I just hope somebody takes it in regulation time. Game 7 overtime sucks when your team is one of the participants.

It's great if your team wins. It rips your heart out and pukes in your chest cavity if your team loses.