BoC Gameday—Insider tip for your 2012 playoff pools
by Earl Sleek on Apr 21, 2009 7:41 AM PDT
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PrintSan Jose Sharks (1st in west) at Anaheim Ducks (8th in west)
Ducks lead series 2-0, JavaGeek Odds: ANA 72%
Fear the Fin, where they are practically screaming about their lack of panic.
In two games thus far, the Sharks have launched 79 shots at Jonas Hiller; the Ducks have thrown 43 shots at Evgeni Nabokov. Per JavaGeek, the Sharks by now should have scored 8.6 goals in this series; instead they've got 2. Quite simply, the reason why Anaheim's making any first-round-splash at all is the inspired play of their playoff-rookie netminder. The fact that Hiller's won either one of the games is stunning; the fact that he won them both is incredible.
But hey, incredible playoff debuts by an Anaheim goalie? I wish I could tell you that was a rarity -- instead it seems to be a downright regular occurence. I know two games makes a horrible sample size, but take a look at the single-playoff-year goaltending stats of the last three Anaheim netminders to make their postseason debut.
| Goalie | GP | W-L | Min. | GA | SA | GAA | SvPct | SO |
| Giguere 2003 | 21 | 15-6 | 1,407 | 38 | 697 | 1.62 | .945 | 5 |
| Bryzgalov 2006 | 11 | 6-4 | 659 | 16 | 285 | 1.46 | .944 | 3 |
| Hiller 2009 | 2 | 2-0 | 120 | 2 | 79 | 1.00 | .975 | 1 |
See the pattern here? Every three years some new goalie gets trotted out in the high pressure of postseason and, at least so far, dominates. And heck, the GAA for these playoff newbies keeps getting ridicuolously lower and lower -- at this rate, Anaheim's going to have some goalie who you've barely heard of make his debut in the 2012 playoffs, and his goals-against-average should be somewhere in the mid-0.60s. You heard it here first.
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In the two games, the Sharks have spent a full 24 minutes on the power play, compared to just under 11 minutes for the Ducks, and I'm hopeful that the penalty ratio shifts somewhat at home (let's say from 2-to-1 to maybe 3-to-2?). Still, it's not a new phenomenon for Anaheim, that's for sure. In 5 games against the Minnesota Wild in Rd 1 2007, the Wild had 51 minutes of power play to Anaheim's 33. In 6 games against the Detroit Red Wings in Rd 3 of that year, the Wings had 68+ minutes of power play to Anaheim's 48+ minutes. In terms of beating a capable opponent in a best-of-seven, giving them an extra period of power play time seems on paper to be a horrible strategy, but then again here we are.
Ah, here's an old good-luck charm.
Of course tonight's game is a huge one, and yesterday's Rangers-Caps game is handy evidence of how quickly momentum can swing back to the higher seed. For the first time in this series, the Ducks are a JavaGeek favorite to advance, but a loss tonight would probably push it back to a coin flip series. Here's hoping the Ducks seize control, and you know what might be nice? If the fellas won one for Hiller this time instead of the other way around.
Prediction: There should be enough visiting Sharks fans in attendance -- even at home, Pronger gets booed.
Go Ducks.
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gonna be hard to pull this one off..its amazing to think the sharks…being backed into a corner..are gonna come out even harder..than they did in game 2…were they played like a chicken with there head cut off…
i think the only way we got a chance is if we score “2” (not just one) goals early…deflate them….
and of course…for the millionth time stay out of the box..gawd hate saying that every fuckin time
i also smell a bad hiller game today
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:23 AM PDT reply actions
Yeah, tonight’s game will be terrifying — I’ve rented a respirator to make sure I keep breathing throughout.
Forgot to mention, but I’ll be around for comments tonight.
Also forgot to mention, Giguere and Bryzgalov both got back-to-back-to-back shutouts in their playoff debut years. C’mon Hiller, you’re lagging.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
im working on being in the comments tonite…im suppose to go to dinner…wa wa waaaaaaa
so i might be a little late….
i am drinking tonite…as i couldnt on sunday…so expect comments that dont make sense..and increased misspellings..( i feel like im setting myself up right now for a rebuttal)
im expecting us to lose…so im not as anxious…..but if we go up early….then ill be freakin the fuck out…..so maybe i so i dont go into cardiac arrest…maybe we should lose…
wait what im I saying….fuck it GO DUCKS!!!!!!
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:36 AM PDT up reply actions
Hey, I’m not much better. I keep catching myself strategically planning losses so that my G6 tickets can get used. Then I also give myself a good “What the hell are you talking about, Sleek?!”
http://www.battleofcali.com/
I’ve rented a respirator to make sure I keep breathing throughout.
I should really look into something like this. I get insanely lightheaded during the playoffs.
Here’s hoping the Ducks seize control, and you know what might be nice? If the fellas won one for Hiller this time instead of the other way around.
That would be REALLY nice…but you know…I’m not that damn picky to care who wins it for the Ducks.
GO DUCKS!! DUCKSandPUCKS.com
im expecting us to lose…so im not as anxious…..but if we go up early….then ill be freakin the fuck out
This is exactly how I feel! That whole “I gave up the Ducks for dead in March, so playoff hockey is bonus hockey” attitude was all fine and dandy until they won G1, and then G2. Now the “bonus hockey” mindset is out the window, replaced by stomach-churning suspense. We weren’t supposed to be here, we weren’t supposed to be up 2-0, but now that victory is more than a pipe dream, it’s amazing how much I want it. I have to keep reminding myself that the Ducks have been through this before, that I’ve been through this before. But somehow, this playoffs just has a different feel to it. Is it because it’s a BoC? Is it because the Ducks won in 2007? Is it because of the way the regular season went? I don’t know, but I need more than a respirator. I need someone to knock me unconscious and wake me up after the game. (But, of course, I’m going to be there cluttering up the comments thread with my inanity, as usual.)
yea grace we need your comments…hold off on getting “knock the fuck out” Devo style…
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 10:20 AM PDT up reply actions
But somehow, this playoffs just has a different feel to it. Is it because it’s a BoC? Is it because the Ducks won in 2007? Is it because of the way the regular season went?
Yes, yes, and yes.
One thing I’ve avoided doing is drawing comparisons between the start of this series with the 2003 Rd1 matchup against Detroit. There’s obviously some parallels (playoff-rookie goalie stealing games from a superior team), but some differences to note as well. For one, I’m not sure the Sharks forwards, as scary as they are, hold a candle to the HOF roster that the ’03 Wings brought:
Fedorov, Yzerman, Shanahan, Holmstrom, Robitaille, Hull, Larionov, Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Draper, Maltby, McCarty
That is a sick, sick lineup. Not that these Sharks are any slouches, but I think that Detroit lineup may be one of the greatest of all time.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
One thing I’ve avoided doing is drawing comparisons between the start of this series with the 2003 Rd1 matchup against Detroit.
I’ve noticed this, and I thought I’ve understood why — we might be thinking about it inside our heads, but it’s early yet to make those comparisons out loud. Though I thought it was funny that you couldn’t help yourself a little in today’s post. But yes, that was a great, great series. Very good times.
haha, I just refuse to make comparisons period. All of those numbers mean shit now…different team, different time. I don’t even buy into this whole 87% win after going up 2-0. That leaves 13% TOO much of an option for a comeback that I hate thinking about. Basically, until it’s all 100%, will I think about comparing anything.
GO DUCKS!! DUCKSandPUCKS.com
I don’t even buy into this whole 87% win after going up 2-0.
Totally. Every series is a different story with different rosters, and it’s not that useful to draw up trends from a bunch of “other guys’ experiences”.
That said, I’m kind of on a streak of nonsense-trending, but that’s mostly because the underlying numbers in this series are a bit too scary to acknowledge.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
i am happy to see the foot kicking out…that has brought us luck in the past
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:24 AM PDT reply actions
I think for the pre-game video they should edit the “burst” scene from Alien with a webbed foot coming out instead of an alien. Totally appropriate.
"Concentration, not strength." - Coach GB
i like your thinking
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions
one of my fears
This whole playing at home thing. I don’t understand why the Ducks can’t seem to play better at home. I checked…since the trade deadline (when it seems this season turned around for the Ducks) they are 5-5. That’s what gets my heart rate racing…
GO DUCKS!! DUCKSandPUCKS.com
Yes. This makes me nervous, too. As I’m sure the folks at Fear the Fin are saying, it’s entirely possible that the Sharks could take two in Anaheim.
But what I’m trying to tell myself is that the PK was terrible all season long, and they seem to have turned that one around (for now). Maybe they can do the same for the home record?
This is crazy, but you know the “press Z” habit that we’ve all developed since the migration over to SBN? I’ve got this weird compulsion to press Z all the way til game time.
This is crazy, but you know the "press Z" habit that we’ve all developed since the migration over to SBN? I’ve got this weird compulsion to press Z all the way til game time.
LOL, I expect when I get home tonight there is a chance I’ll be seeing alot of posts that look like this…
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
GO DUCKS!! DUCKSandPUCKS.com
its also possible this is the game the ducks play well….no one (except me on an earlier post) has brought this up….or on the flip side..the first game were the sharks actually play bad and get only 20 shots on net and play conservative…its possible? arent we due for that type of game?
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 11:08 AM PDT up reply actions
its also possible this is the game the ducks play well….no one (except me on an earlier post) has brought this up….
It’s sort of what I meant when I said, “if the fellas won one for Hiller this time instead of the other way around”. That would be really nice.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
that would be nice…like a shot of johnnie walker
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
Yes, we are absolutely due that type of game. I’m just the nervous, expect-the-worst (but secretly hope for the best) type of fan.
yea me too…im trying to think the other way though
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 11:13 AM PDT up reply actions
its also possible this is the game the ducks play well….arent we due for that type of game?
I hate to think this…but what if we’ve already had THAT game.
GO DUCKS!! DUCKSandPUCKS.com
Well, it’s possible the Ducks’ play goes downhill from here, but I don’t suspect that they’ve peaked — they are capable of playing a game without such a wide disparity in shots or power plays, and I don’t think we’ve seen it yet.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Watch, we’ll get much better numbers that way tonight but we’ll lose 5 – 1
Nobody cares about your opinion.
i was hoping no one would say that
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 2:15 PM PDT up reply actions
Eff Superstition!
You guys keep winning so I’m posting here. Maybe that will ruin your mojo, or maybe not. Can’t hurt to try.
We have to scream about a lack of panic to be heard over the multitude of panicked bandwagoners screaming around us. It’s not fun times in Teal land. Go down 2-0 and suddenly everyone hates you.
This series will go how it goes, doesn’t matter how much we whine about it, so why bother?
Go Sharks!
resident cartoonist @couchtarts.blogspot.com
That’s the spirit, Gray. Superstition is overrated, anyways.
Except for that superstition where I predict Pronger gets booed — that one’s pretty cool.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
It seems like, at least from the crappy ass Prime Sports feed I watch, that the crowd forgets to boo Pronger at times. Maybe I just can not hear it on the TV because of the crowd noise, but it would be pretty funny if the conviction to boo disappears with the fans faith in the win.
I’d boo him regardless. What better way to take out your frustrations on a series go awry than to boo a guy we’ve been booing for years? Even if you don’t feel like you can cheer, you can boo Pronger.
resident cartoonist @couchtarts.blogspot.com
im booing cheechew on thrusday…think as a ducks fan i got that right
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
I get that. To tell you the truth, it’s sort of helpful to me when the opposing fans boo Pronger. The resolution of my video feed leaves much to be desired, so I’m not always aware of exactly who is on the ice. For road games, I’m almost always assured of knowing when (Alternate) Captain Elbows is on the ice.
good point…
wish they would boo bobby ryan also…i like knowing when hes on the ice
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
i’d like to think our worrying and anaylisis makes a difference…dont take that away from me gray!!!
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 11:06 AM PDT up reply actions
i am gonna go home and cry on “my huge pillow”!!!
quick what movie was that from?
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions
damn that was quick!!!..good job grace!!!
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 11:16 AM PDT up reply actions
his head is like sputnik!!!……..
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions
always hated the colonel with his wee beadie eyes…and that smug look on his face!!….ooohhh your gonna buy my chicken oooohh
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions
You tell 'em Gray
Superstition is bullshit anyways. Go Sharks.
by I.C. Wiener on Apr 21, 2009 11:24 AM PDT up reply actions
Sh! Don’t tell my lucky green shirt!
You gonna be wearing it for Game 6?
by I.C. Wiener on Apr 21, 2009 11:28 AM PDT up reply actions
i got a cheap guiness green shirt someone got me from target…thinking of wearing for game 4….
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 12:17 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh, crap
A very important reminder for Ducks or Sharks fans attending either G3 tonight or G4 on Thursday. The Ducks play at 7:30 each of those nights, and the cross-Katella Angels are playing 7 pm games.
Basically, traffic going in is going to suck a LOT. Viewers at home, don’t be surprised if the crowd seems thin at the start — I pity the fools who have to fight that traffic battle.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
im saying shit…not cuz i expect to be late…but because ill be drunk..walking to the honda center…might get ran over..
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Thanks for the heads up, Sleek! Had to coordinate with my ride. We carpool from that Benihana parking lot which the Angels fans also use.
by Arthur from Anaheim Calling on Apr 21, 2009 12:22 PM PDT up reply actions
use cerritos
You can hit it from Lewis, Anaheim (Haster) Blvd, or St College. It dog-legs right, goes under the fwy and turns into Douglas. Google it.
I’ve used that route for every event, and even concert traffic is bearable.
Thanks for the warning
I’m gonna try and avoid traffic all together. I booked a room at the Hilton on N. State College. I’m hoping it’s just close enough to walk/stagger.
Ball Road Car Dealerships Entrance
If you come from anywhere where you can get to the 55 freeway, exit Katella West, then Tustin North, then Taft West. It’s about 3 miles then on a fairly empty street to the arena. If you are a cheapskate like me then park near the Phoenix Club at the end of the cul-de-sac. Park backwards in the driveway that leads to the old Saturn dealership. Works every time. Though now that I told you all it’ll be filled up… DAMMIT!
A half-hearted congrats
To both Todd Marchant and Francois Beauchemin for both becoming fathers since G2. Yesterday’s quote:
"Beauchemin and Marchant, both their wives were giving birth this morning," Carlyle said.
Kind of surprising that these two guys don’t seem very aware that they’re married to the same gal.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
yeah tonight.
I’m trying to bribe my buddy to pick me up and I offed to pay for parking. I am not worried as much about traffic, but it’s full open bar tonight and I would hate to have to pace myself and quit early.
Oh, then let’s shuffle my good luck wishes to that endeavor, then.
Few things are more tragic than self control at an open bar.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
mike you gotta tell us hows the crowd is tonite…be the Boc special corispondent
p.s. call a taxi man if u have to….
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll keep you informed. I hope it’s insane.
BTW. Don’t worry about me, I’m always responsible. I only smashed into a card from behind after drinking at a Ducks game once, but that was the 2007 cup run, and I crashed my wifes van into other ducks fans (car), so it was all good.
I guess I should clearify
It was my wifes van (not my Jeep) so that was good.
And it was Ducks fans (so they did not make a huge deal and call the cops) so that was good.
well if u have to crash..and u dont kill anyone..make sure its a sharks fan…
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 3:59 PM PDT up reply actions
good point..ignore the sharks fan statement..unless hes a pussy…(more than likely) and u can proceed
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
poor form indeed…..i do apologize
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
my pens fan roomate..said he heard a interview with kunitz..were he said the pens fan were better…knew when to cheer..etc….i was like..fucker..i bet the ducks fans were great when you won that cup puto
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 4:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Kunitz is all right, he kind of has to say that.
BTW Spade, that soccer post had me rollin as well. nice job bro.
thanks….cant stand when they give me that “its the worlds game”
like a phat needle in my cock hole…
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 4:06 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, every time a player is on a team it’s his obligation to say that this crowd is the loudest he’s ever heard.
Nobody cares about your opinion.
that makes me feel better…
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
sleek hows your heart rate?….game time approaching…fuck….hows it gonna turn out….im so unclear..its driving me nuts
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 3:49 PM PDT reply actions
So far so good, but I’m still here at work for a little longer. Once I get home, then the seriousness of the situation starts to kick in, and that’s when the ol’ heart-ticker will kick it up a notch.
And before you ask the follow-up question, the answer is once again: Johnny Walker Black.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
that was the next question….yea i need to get home too…drink a glass of wine…get the nerves chilled a little bit..20 more mins and im out of here
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 3:58 PM PDT up reply actions
Dammit, we have to start this chant 3 1/2 hours before puck drop?
I hate sitting at work at the end of the day, though, so… go clock go.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
i know huh..fuuuuuuuck
GO CLOCK GOOOOOO!!
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 4:04 PM PDT up reply actions
what lucky shirt to wear...
The 07 orange fan giveaway shirt is 2 – 0 this offseason, but the 07 playoff bazooka blast “got beard” shirt performed well toward the end of the season.
One thing is certain, the Pronger jersey is jinxed.
im home and on glass two…..the wine helped..im calm
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 6:01 PM PDT reply actions
had to calm them nerves…..GO DUCKS GO!!!!1
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 6:15 PM PDT up reply actions
isnt it….whew….watching the pens game with my roomate….an hour doesnt feel so long away anymore
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m watching Detroit give CBJ the hard-welcome to the playoffs. Blue Jackets really blew it letting the Blues (and almost the Ducks) catch up with them at the end of the year. And I guess it didn’t work out that swell for the Blues, either.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
That ending was insane.
I can’t believe they didn’t make them take a faceoff after the goal. They’re usually sticklers for things like that — that was a regulation goal, not an OT.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
i changed it..for a sec to check the dodger game…and turned it back and there talking ducks-sharks…wtf?
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 7:03 PM PDT up reply actions
’Canes scored past Brodeur with 0.2 seconds left (or however ridiculously close you want — wacky).
http://www.battleofcali.com/
just saw the highlight….wow was that close
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 7:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Given Marty’s reaction, I’m not sure anyone would have wanted to call him back on the ice. What a heart-breaking goal.
Yeah, I can’t tell what’s worse — losing in the last second of regulation, or going to the locker room and then losing 12 seconds into overtime — there’s been some crazy endings in this first round, that’s for sure.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
at the last second would be worse i think
your tired….all excited to get a breather..then bammmmm
that would suck nutsack
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions
sleek almost time!!!..nerves coming back!!! fuuuuuuuck
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 7:16 PM PDT reply actions
Speaking of which, what’s the drinking game of the night? I propose taking a shot when the Ducks score…
and taking a shot if the Sharks score. (Hope it’s not a high scoring game.)
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
there’s no such thing as a quota for this series
Earl… Guinness on tap a few feet away… fresh keg as of Sunday afternoon…
Wow — we need to turn this the other direction somehow.
I nominate Perry.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
tee hee…..
so that was ryan?
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:03 PM PDT up reply actions
Off Nabokov’s foot an in, was that ruled Bobby Ryan? Horrible goal to allow in for Nabokov. They need him to outplay Hiller.
hey made up for the goal that went in off a duck player..were even now my friend
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:04 PM PDT up reply actions
“Blake just missed the net”. How many times have I heard that?
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
son of a bitch…mike brown too slow on that pk
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:10 PM PDT reply actions
i know….heart racing too much
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Oh Man
Shot. Cheers!
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
We’ll be making one soon enough, probably for three teams. That gimmick is money.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
It’s in our Fanposts somewhere. It’s just a bingo square you fill out as a telecast goes on. Drinkiing is just implied.
Parros!
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Well, I drink every time Getz skates up ice trailing some looking like he’s on his last breath. Also when Perry toe-drags. I’d throw in every time Selanne turns over the puck but I think I’d be hammered by the end of the first period.
Here is the original version, mostly penned by Spade. It was pre-deadline, though.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
i meant to update that….
how did u link that being so drunk….i give u props mr sleek
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
parros took out douglas murray for 5 mins…and stuck up for the flash
can we ask for anytihng better than that from him
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions
credit to murray for not backing down….sounds like from the non heyward..they have history might have somthing to do with it
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions
"The teams trade turnovers as..."
That’s a great line by whoever this play-by-play guy is. Stupid Getzlaf line — stop passing to nobody.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
son of a bitch i knooooooooooooooow!!!!1
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
So I'll ask this in some seriousness
But in this-critical a BoC game, from an outsider’s perspective, could you ask for a better first than this?
The answer is probably just “yes”, but I’ve been drinking.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
yea if your an otusider…this game is blowing your mind right now
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions
I blame the Jager but yeah, it’s a great playoff game.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
i just spilled my wine on my roomates coach..he didnt kick my ass..so all is well
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:35 PM PDT up reply actions
I think a good wine-splash gives a couch some good character.
If it’s really a coach, though, he might make you run laps.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
there it is..the first spade…disaster..that should call for a shot!!!
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
yo i didnt see after selanne got hit, what did he do to murray? did he try and rock him? if he did, did he rock him? sorry im in canada and the feed is on the stl-van ot game and will switch to the ducks after, and the online feed is crappy.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on Apr 21, 2009 8:30 PM PDT reply actions
I’m actually a bit to tipsy to tell you — it might not have been a big deal.
Stupid playoff overtime — I mean, it’s really awesome, up to the point when you want to watch something else.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
haha thanks, i just imagined selanne laying him out like he did back when he played for the jets after he got rocked. if you havent seen it, you must youtube it, pretty crazy to think selanne did that
by Victorian Duck - 8 on Apr 21, 2009 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
he leveled him with a good hit…clean though…still nice to see parros do his job
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:34 PM PDT up reply actions
Re: Doing His Job
Besides growing a porn ’stache? Yeah. I was entertained.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
porn stache rocks!!! mustache ride city!!!
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 8:36 PM PDT up reply actions
Good grief. Mrs. Marchant’s at the game?? A day after giving birth?! No kidding, she gets one of the three stars..
Good Lord
Seriously? One of the stars for sure.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
And......
boo shot.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
Sharks mixing up the lines a little bit. Grier was on the third line I think with Marleau and Moen, and Setoguchi was on the top line with Thornton and Roenick?
Whatever — with these two coaches they’re trying to match up so badly it’s bound to get crazy.
G4, I expect to see a forward lineup of Marchant-Pronger-Parros. Try to match that, McLellan!
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Was That
a hint of ….. positivity… I detected?
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
and Pronger as a forward lol.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
That was one weird reverse jinx. Cheers.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
Canucks over St Louis
Canucks 3-2 win over St Louis, sweep series 4-0.
http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/boxscore;_ylt=At2JWaFFoscAl.8WwUZo.qN7vLYF?gid=2009042119
BTW, this fervent pacing is helping the stress levels, I think. I’d still be a wreck if it were G1.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
god damnit
this is more like it, now im starting to really hate san jose. the first two games they were just overly whiny that their team shoots from the blue line with no one in front of the goalie and its not going in. but now i fucking hate them, id like to see them throw a big hit when a duck isnt in a vulnerable position.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on Apr 21, 2009 9:04 PM PDT reply actions
although im 99% sure that im just being biased and that anaheim is equally dirty, but this is what playoffs is about. fans are supposed to feel this way about other teams.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on Apr 21, 2009 9:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, seriously, as much as you might hate the Sharks right now, just revel in how much they despise us.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
by the way, murray is looking like a genius GM right now. unbelievable trades.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on Apr 21, 2009 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
No shit — it’s almost unreal. The last guy I saw work GM magic like that was Bryan Murray.
Something about being a B. Murray managing for Anaheim, I guess.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
a bag of pucks for mike brown? are you kidding me? even moen and injured huskins for 2 prospects i think is a good trade. that bonino kid was unreal for BU in the frozen 4. nokelainen is a stud. and the 2 d man wiz and whitney give us an unreal top 6.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on Apr 21, 2009 9:15 PM PDT up reply actions
If it’s tied going into the 3rd, I’ll be feeling good.
After all, that’s how we started games 1 and 2. Keep it close, strike the dagger late.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
fuck getzlaf, shoot your wrist shot more then once a game.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on Apr 21, 2009 9:10 PM PDT up reply actions
I know it’s the playoffs and all, but at what point do you say who ever scores next wins? Watching the Avs this season, 12 minutes of the third period wasn’t too soon.
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
OK, maybe it’s already time for that Marchant-Pronger-Parros line. Rally purposes only.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
Hahaha. Another Porn stache fight/ Pronger goal wouldn’t be a bad thing. I just want to LMAO at the Sharks for C-H-O-K-I-N-G hard core. Or the Ducks for screwing up a 2 game loead. Feel free to ban me :)
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
I think the Ducks need a home-ice make-up (made-up) call. Sharks won’t be easy to get shots against, methinks.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
sorry my neighbor came over…had to entertain…
im fuckin pissed….
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 10:17 PM PDT up reply actions
That's Harsh
/Alicia Silverstone voice
An ounce of confidence can carry you a mile toward winning. Oh, and Red Wings suck.
you know what, i know perry takes a shit load of bad penalties, but serious, tie game 3-3 in the playoffs, and thats a fuckign penalty. fuck you. i know ducks take dumbass penalties but thats BS. ive had 4 people call me who dont give a shit about anaheim and say what the fuck was that. /done ranting now.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on Apr 21, 2009 10:11 PM PDT reply actions
No
The Sharks are perfect people who can never commit a penalty, and the Ducks are evil killers.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
can anyone honestly say that that is a penalty in the playoffs, i dont give a shit about the new nhl, that has been a borderline penalty all year. so for that to be called in the last 10 is horseshit.
Incidentally anaheim had enough chances to win the game, so its their own fault, SJ probably deserved this one.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on Apr 21, 2009 10:14 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah, my buddy – who is a Sharks fanatic – texted me to tell me the penalty was perfectly fair.
My response was not PG.
it may, or may not, have been an infringement in croquet.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on Apr 21, 2009 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions
well the good news is im not worried at all about anaheim winning this series. i am kind of worried they will be too injured to beat detroit.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on Apr 21, 2009 10:13 PM PDT up reply actions
that cheap penalty was the difference..that sucks dick…
El Spade-o
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Apr 21, 2009 10:20 PM PDT up reply actions
Shrug, for this team, I can’t pay attention to good or bad penalties anymore. When they get called, they’re probably deserved, whether in the pure moment or from earlier developments.
Really, it’s just — penalties are going to happen, and you’ll have to kill them. Worked with a shitload of penalties in G1 and G2, but a bad fallback in G3.
I’m a bit drinky, but what I mean to say — penalties didn’t kill this team tonight, but penalty-killing probably did.
http://www.battleofcali.com/
yah, i dont think that penalty cost them the game. they had ample chances to even it up, thats their fault for not doing that. but its still a bs call so late in such an important game. maybe in the beginning of the regular season, but not there.
by Victorian Duck - 8 on Apr 21, 2009 10:35 PM PDT up reply actions
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