Ducks Gameday—Ready or not, it's Game Seven
by Earl Sleek on May 14, 2009 7:22 AM PDT
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Winging It In Motown, A2Y, On the Wings, IAmJoe, Triple Deke -- we're all on the ropes now.
Game Seven -- it's a crazy, crazy experience that maybe only can be summarized by cliches: best players have to be the best players, time for a full sixty minutes, everyone will be laying it all on the line, and most importantly, anything can happen.
That last part is really what makes G7 special -- throw away the spreadsheets, forget about the season or even playoff stats, and basically just plan on being surprised. Anybody can step up and be the hero, and anybody can blow it and be the goat. Veterans can look like rookies, and rookies can look like veterans. And even though by definition a G7 means that teams have been neck-and-neck so far (and full congrats to both teams for battling as they have so far), it doesn't guarantee that they'll stay that way for G7.
Sometimes G7s are epic -- down to the final buzzer -- and sometimes they are stinkers -- see PIT / WAS last night. There's really no telling how teams will react to scoring or giving up the first goal, as everything has a new level of end-of-the-world urgency. All I can hope is that somehow, when the fireworks of G7 are all over, the aftermath looks a little like this:
When push comes to shove, I always fall back on the A-Team. They always seemed "clutch" in a jam.
Throughout these playoffs, Thursdays have always sucked for my hockey-watching habits. Because of the early start time today, I should be around in the comments for the first two periods at least, but assuming tonight's game ends before the fifth overtime, I'll be following the end of it on my cell phone.
Prediction: Captain Elbows gets booed (wait, I have to specify which one now?). Afterwards, handshakes. Who knows? Maybe even Chelios will participate.
Go Ducks.
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Who knows? Maybe even Chelios will participate.
funny shit right there…getting off work early today…then gonna have my roomate knock me out until game time….(he better wake me up)…
too many nerves….drinking heavily today
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 7:29 AM PDT reply actions
Well, as today probably needs a few gimmicks to help pass the slow-ass hours until puck drop, here’s an Irish joke that my dad forwarded me yesterday:
98-year-old Mother Superior from Ireland was dying. The nuns gathered around her bed trying to make her last journey comfortable. They tried giving her some warm milk to drink but she refused it.
One of the nuns took the glass back to the kitchen and remembering a bottle of Irish whiskey received as a gift the previous Christmas, she opened it and poured a generous amount into the warm milk.
Back at Mother Superior’s bed, she held the glass to her lips. Mother drank a little, then a little more and before they knew it, she had drunk the whole glass down to the last drop.
“Mother,” the nuns asked with earnest, “please give us some wisdom before you die.”
She raised herself up in bed and said, “Don’t sell that cow.”
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BTW, I did also use the A-Team as motivation for the Ducks back in the 2007 WCF, G5 — I guess nowadays Jonas Hiller has become the new H.M. Murdock — miss you, Sammy.
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BTW, I did also use the A-Team as motivation for the Ducks back in the 2007 WCF, G5 — I guess nowadays Jonas Hiller has become the new H.M. Murdock — miss you, Sammy.
I always thought Perry was a better fit for Murdoch. Although back then, he wasn’t as important as Sammy was.
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Loved this Ducky cartoon version. Murdock Duck especially. Amazing how a little cartoon tongue can make a duck look crazy, er, howling mad.
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Ready or not, it’s Game Seven
I’m not so ready…
but super thankful for this game 7!
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Well, there’s still about a bazillion hours until puck drop. This is going to be one long day.
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nah, much shorter wait than if it were at HC.
but still more than enough time to pull out a few thousand strands of hair…
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G7 does weird things to my clock, though — I’d swear it’s been 10 a.m. already twice today, and now we’re not even there yet.
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you havent let out one of your chants yet….i think thats why time is moving so slow
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions
I’m praying for Osgood to have a Varlamov meltdown tonight. How can he have a mediocre season and then play great in the playoffs? He silenced his critics big time with this playoff run.
"Concentration, not strength." - Coach GB
nah … Hiller is due for a collapse … :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 10:25 AM PDT up reply actions
nah … that was a mini-break … nothing more … :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 10:36 AM PDT up reply actions
was that early?? nah!! …. you are just late catching up … :)
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by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 1:20 PM PDT up reply actions
yeah … some over on FTF are thinking that too and hopeful for it
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 1:34 PM PDT up reply actions
um yea he did…remember game 4…soft goals….remember me going off the handle about it….member? you member!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions
Actually, if anyone is going to go Varlamov in this game, it should be Hiller, right? He’s the one who is the big rookie goalie playing the role of savior, blowing everyone’s mind. If Ozzie blew it, no one would really be surprised.
So yeah, lets hope Hiller follows in those rookie goalie footsteps.
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Per Puck Daddy:
Randy Carlyle, meanwhile, offered one of the most pimp quotes of the postseason when asked why his team has been outshot in 12 of the last 12 playoff games: “They’ve got more shots on net than we have. San Jose did, too, but San Jose is where?” Ouch.
Thats great stuff.
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bastard.
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by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 10:38 AM PDT up reply actions
and let me add … that is even more reason why I want the ducks to lose … asshole fucking jackass ugly motherfucking bastard
okay I’ll stop now … :)
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by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 10:39 AM PDT up reply actions
Zinger from Carlyle. LOL.
In terms of where the Sharks are, I think I’ve narrowed it down.
http://tinyurl.com/sharktracker
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(glares @ you)
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by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 11:00 AM PDT up reply actions
I literally LOL’ed at that one.
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by jamestobrien on May 14, 2009 5:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Bruce McCurdy approves of Randy Carlyle’s message.
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tee-hee
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions
BTW, I must say I’m surprised that the NHL hasn’t even addressed the postgame scrum from G6 — I was expecting some announcement of (presumably) no suspension, but I haven’t even seen that. Maybe they’re on vacation.
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if you pretend it never happened, it never happened
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by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 10:44 AM PDT up reply actions
The poster child for epic G7s will always be NYI/WAS, 1987. My mom still talks about that game, and she didn’t give a shit about either team.
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Isn’t 11 a.m. a little early for a nun joke?
I’ll be watching this game and secretly hoping that the earth opens up and swallows up both teams. But I suppose if that doesn’t happen I’ll be placated by a Ducks win if only to see more epic cartoons from you :P
Earl is more than welcome to draw cartoons for the Wings run to the Cup, if the Ducks lose tonight.
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Heh, I could try, I guess, but I’m still stumped a lot about a proper winged-wheel character — not something you see in cartoons a lot.
Can’t you guys go Disney or something? :)
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Man, I’m offside even when I don’t mean to be.
My personal favourites were the winged-wheel as Pacman and Koopa-Troopa. I think those are keepers.
Well, since it is G7 and all, here were some Red Wing character ideas that never really got off the ground. Basically I’m resorting to just sticking wings onto peoples’ heads.
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the matrix one is awesome
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 1:17 PM PDT up reply actions
ROFL at the Magneto one. Mostly for the huge “WTF?” it got out of me.
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hte magneto one is plausible…could be some viking or roman soldier….the matrix one is just way too funny
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions
That’s one hell of a cartoon. I particularly like how the white A Team-ers are green ducks and Mr. T is a blue one, for the aesthetic difference.
Whichever way this thing goes, it’ll be memorable at least. If it goes south for the Wings, I hope that you understand my BoC commenting career will die while it’s still in its infancy. And I’ll hate you.
Cheers.
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naw Boc commenting is like Lays Potato Chips…cant have just one..
bad analogy
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 11:40 AM PDT up reply actions
Whichever way this thing goes, it’ll be memorable at least.
Yeah, no shit. Earlier in the summer there was some debate at A2Y about whether the Ducks qualified as rivals; I assume that debate’s largely put to bed by now.
If it goes south for the Wings, I hope that you understand my BoC commenting career will die while it’s still in its infancy. And I’ll hate you.
In the immortal words of Harry Crumb: “Take a number.” :)
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Anyone skipping the two Game 7s tonight to go to the Bullshit State of the Sharks thing tonight?
Anyone?
Yeah. Me neither.
quite a few from FTF will be there it seems
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by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I’ll pass. I’ve been to a few of them and it’s the same formula every time.
Jamison grovels.
DW double-speaks.
The players mumble, then leave after an hour.
Ron Wilson was interesting sometimes but I get the feeling that McLellan won’t be as quotable (or irritable — Ron would get visibly irked with stupid questions).
As a Hawks fan
I’d love for the Ducks to win tonight. It has nothing to do with their playing ability. I just hate those scum from detroit. I don’t care who beats them. Watching them lose in the playoffs is one of the great joys in my life (although it doesn’t happen nearly enough). Plus I’d love to see Wiz back in the United Center, even if it is with another team. That guy sure was entertaining all the time. Even though I’m sure you’ve all seen it : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIJn9Ii1Fic
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From the column posted at A2Y the other day, the best reason for Hawks fans to hope for an Anaheim win is home ice advantage.
That made the most sense to me anyway, that and the wing fan that refered to Scott as “Neidavacation”
Hawks shouldn’t hope for home ice advantage … if Ducks win, it would mean it didn’t work out for the Sharks & Wings.
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by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 1:27 PM PDT up reply actions
If you look at it like that, it might be the lesser of two evils. Either way I think Chicago is going to have it’s hands full.
If I’m them though, I would take my chance with Hiller cooling off AND home ice advantage vs. Detroit forgeting how to dominate every aspect of the game.
Nah, the Blackhawks should be rooting for the Wings.
Even when the Blackhawks were RAWFUL for the previous 10 years or so, they’ve always played the Wings really tough. A game against the Blackhawks for most teams was a win, but for the Wings it was always a real hard one. They could beat the Wings when they sucked. They’re good now, and could definitely put a fight up against the Wings.
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Pick up Line
I just hate those scum from detroit.
We discussed at MileHighHockey yesterday how that could be a successful pick up line with certain Avalanche-loving gals. Hahaha.
I swear the clock slowed down again this hour…
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Hi, I’m here for about 15 minutes…
So…have fun! I’ll be freaking the fuck out on the freeway! :)
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got a buzz…with some dos equis…cuz i dont nornally drink beer…but when i do…i drink dos equis!!!
all motherfuckers….time to lay it all on the line..
oh hi grace!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 3:59 PM PDT reply actions
I’m too nervous to say anything funny tonight. Every comment I make will be stuff like “Ack!” “Yay!” and “ACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
marchant just said it…the pressure is on them….were not suppose to be here….with his red ass beard
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 4:09 PM PDT up reply actions
“for all the marbles” — versus guy (was it Jones?)
that reminds me of that classic Bryz quote from the 06 playoffs…
“It’s the playoffs and all the marbles are on the floor,” Bryzgalov said. “Every game is so close, but it’s still fun.”
Crazy Russian…
Franzen voodoo dolls
Someone mentioned sticking pins in one last game. For being a moose with a big head there are not many good head shots of Franzen to use out there.
Disclaimer, the one I made for Lu for the Blues/Canucks round didn’t work.
Dum spiramus tuebimur
by spectr17 on May 14, 2009 4:11 PM PDT reply actions 2 recs
Disclaimer, the one I made for Lu for the Blues/Canucks round didn’t work.
Still, the hockey gods do love persistence.
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yes yes yes!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions
Gah. I’m at work and can’t watch or listen to the game. I’m leaving in 15 minutes so it looks like I’m going to miss the first period :(
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I bring luck…. take Detroit down, I hate them…. Pens fan here but cheering for your boys tonight… can I play in your sanbox?
aw come on, you know you wanna see Hossa in a SCF
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at least hes on honest. more people should appreciate that
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not if he’s honestly willing to switch to SCF enemy camp because he thinks it’ll be easier to win with them. jesus.
its honest! Everyone is in it for the money, and hell, he’s even passing up the cash for a chance at a cup. Whats wrong with that, except that he didnt sign with (insert your favorite team here)?
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“hey, bruthas! i know i just went to war with you guys against that scum but since they beat us, i’ve decided to join them for the next war. bye, take care!
love,
me
(marion)”
it was more like “hey dudes, im gonna skip out on 74 million of Kevin Lowe’s money to go win a stanley cup with the year-in and year-out best team in the league because I want a Cup more than I want 74 million extra bucks in my bank.”
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If Datsyuk scored shorthanded on a 5-on-3, I would have killed myself.
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um yes
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions
i would be buried right besides you
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions
wtf….were playing in there end…!!! go pk!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 4:24 PM PDT reply actions
top line…is playing good though..real good sign….
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 4:29 PM PDT reply actions
thats two minors for getzlaf
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getzlaf better have a whale of a 2nd and 3rd period…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 4:48 PM PDT up reply actions
HOW THE FUCK DID HILLER SEE THAT?!?!?
Fucking goalies
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Ack. C’mon, Ducks. At least let’s try not to allow a follow-up eight seconds later.
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How the hell is Hudler there by himself?
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Quiet brain, or I shall jab you again with a q-tip
Well, could have been worse. Question for the intermission: should the Ducks come out in period 2 with their Disney-logo uniforms?
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well…at least it wasnt a soft goal!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 4:48 PM PDT reply actions
it wasnt soft on hiller’s part, but id say it was kinda soft on his D
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well yea…but…i dont want game 4 all over again..so…at least that isnt gonna happen
it appears
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 4:53 PM PDT up reply actions
bad start….should have scored on the 5 on 3….uh fuck…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 4:50 PM PDT reply actions
Didnt they say something in their “3 players to watch” that draper was making his debut? I never heard his name called, and Abdelkader and Helm are both playing, and one of them would’ve likely been the one to sit, or maybe Maltby. Was VS lying to me?
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ah
good, Abby and Helm have both been doin real well, I don’t want to see them sit. They’re gonna be on the roster next season to replace one of Hossa/Hudler plus Samuelsson.
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sleek..wheres the positivty..need some numbers or wisdom…im dying over here
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 4:54 PM PDT reply actions
sounds good to me!!!
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 4:56 PM PDT up reply actions
the NHL is always really good about planning series out in the absolute stupidest manner possible
i kinda feel bad for BOS/CAR.
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Yeah, it was pointed out on NHL Live today that had VAN / CHI gone seven, their G7 would have been tonight also.
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but at least the way the VAN/CHI series worked with this one, you couldve had one be the early game every night,a nd the other be late, due to opposite coasts having the higher seeding
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sleek tell me that everything is gonna be ok….this fuckin sux…hard donkey dick
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 5:01 PM PDT reply actions
hehe
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 5:02 PM PDT up reply actions
if we’re following a Disney script here, then this game is going to a shootout (wtf?!?!) and Getzlaf redeems himself by skating to a stop about 30 feet from Ozzie, does a “triple deke” by just moving the puck back and forth while standing still, and then is going to take a slapshot. Ozzie will for some reason have stepped about 10 feet out of the net, and then when the shot comes, he’s going to dive wildly across to close those 10 feet, and just miss it on the glove, and we’ll see a picture perfect angle of an entire half of the net empty except for a futilely flailing red glove.
Can you tell I always had a hard time watching the Mighty Ducks? Mystery, Alaska was better about the actual hockey action, but still kinda bothered me.
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YEAAAAAAH
DARREN FUCKIN HELM
I WANT HIS FUCKIN BABIES
YEAAAAAH
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Damn, Hellmuth.
Selanne, you need to telegraph a little less. Now we’re reaching for miracles — the Ducks have never overcome a 2-goal defecit against the Red Wings in the playoffs.
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yeah that sucks.
but, for the next hour, i will be an optimist, and say ‘if any team can pull off a miracle, it’s the Ducks’.
fucking Getzlaf. score a goal you penalty taking douchebag.
WTF
No call on Pronger for that?!?!?!?
Thats the first hes lost his temper this playoff
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i do, but when youre 6 feet from the ref’s face and have an arm completely wrapped around a guy’s waist… well, thats one of those that you almost can’t avoid calling.
i say almost, because apparently it doesnt get called 100% of the time.
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hahahah
fair enough, good sir
the point remains though about Pronger keeping his cool. Unless this gets to 3-0, and then he probably will try to kill someone.
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I don’t know man, I think we’re just talking reputation more than what we’ve seen this series.
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Certainly reputation plays into it. I’m honestly impressed with his keeping his cool this playoff though. Last thing he wants though is to take a penalty that ends the game for the Ducks.
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what exactly was that chant? I could hear Pronger Pronger, but i couldn’t hear anything clearly like “fuck you pronger” or something.
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youre probably right
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he’s not
he’s staying down to draw it, and probably got the wind knocked out. He’s just fine, and will be back at some point in this power play.
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Retarded Detroit fans showing some class.
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Well, this will be interesting — now Wings fans get to play the opposite side of the Brown debate. They’re pretty good at situational versatility, though.
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it was late, and i certainly can’t argue with the 2:00. It looked like he popped right in the chest with his hands going into the hit though, not beginning contact with the head. Maybe I didn’t get a good look at it, but it didn’t look like he began the hit at the head, he just hit his check and drove through. 2:00 for interference for sure, but thats all i see there.
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to me, the big thing on deciding what penalty/suspension a hit deserves is where the hit starts. When you’re starting a hit, you are in a position to decide how to hit him. Bring the arms high, jump up, stand straight up and be a tree, whatever you wanna do. If you intentionally start the hit at the head, that’s the kind of thing that I think needs to be taken out of the game. That’s why I had a problem with Brown.
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Is it too much to hope that hit will ignite the Ducks offense?
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This 378000 seconds in the playoffs thing bothers me. Thats only if you have 15 7 game series, and none go to OT. This has never happened. It’s probably closer to 2/3 or 3/4 of that number, which puts them off by 50,000+.
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Red Wings are Still Punks
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you know Roy got the worst of both of those fights, right?
And Lemieux really got the worst.
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of course, the wings usually win
so you must live in a really dark place
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hey how about those Blues, huh?
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and hey, Rafi was in his first game after being hurt, and probably is still hurt. Why should he fight?
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Rafi needed to stay healthy for a long cup run. He still has a month of hockey ahead of him. Would’ve sucked to go hurt himself again in his first game back.
Who else turtled besides him? Datsyuk was goin after Neidermayer, Hossa was just kinda filling in wherever he could, and one of the other guys just kinda stood around with Pronger (why was Pronger standing around?)
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i counted 3 Wing turtles last game
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by spectr17 on May 14, 2009 5:35 PM PDT reply actions 1 recs
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Ducks are on the board!!!! It’s a game!!!
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Saw that Coming
WTF was that shit coming across the blue line? Shouldn’t there have been a call?
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Oh good lord, that was plays ago. Um, Wiz and the Wing player interfering with him or something like that. My memory sucks.
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Fucking Red Wing punks crashing Hiller.
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yeah, how dare they be checked into him!
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Gah. That’s what you would see.
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Pronger saw it too :P
He saw it real good
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some have blinders on
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by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 5:45 PM PDT up reply actions
WOOOOOOOOOT
Perry scores!!!!
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i second that and raise you another
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, if only anybody on the Marchant-Rob-Miller line had any hands! Big third period — and I’ll only get to see some of it! Hooray for shitty Thursdays!
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Hey, I called in for game 5. You gotta call in for game 7.
Besides, God would understand.
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yea i know..a 3rd line goal would have been huge for us
i didnt excited on any of the goals…waiting for the tieing goal to wave my towell again..uggggg
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 5:47 PM PDT up reply actions
How the hell does Miller keep making the line up every night? Seriously?
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I like him, actually — smarter in the defensive end than in the offensive end, that’s for sure, and won’t beat anybody in a physical confrontation. But cheap and serviceable.
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I suppose you’re right… So then why does Rob Niedermayer make the line up every night? The guy has “puck-phobia”. Watch him and you’ll see him do everything possible to NOT touch the puck. To the point that he just lets the other team take the puck away instead of chiping it away from the Wings.
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some positivity…getzlaf owes the ducks for his penalities…one that lead to a goal..i tihnk hes gonna redeem himself..he usually does
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 5:49 PM PDT reply actions
Things are definitely not looking good for the Ducks right now.
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Really? I think they’re playing well enough. It’s slowed down, yeah, but they’re not letting Detroit shuffle the puck around like they were in the previous periods.
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by Justice and Rule on May 14, 2009 6:11 PM PDT up reply actions
i just opened a bottle of wine and poured a glass. i’m watching this game on versus and the bruins/canes on my computer.
That is some serious playoff commitment right there. I’m about to grab a shot.
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WOOOOOOOOOT
Ducks score!!!!
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honestly, after all the stuff pronger got away with in the first period? they call that reach-a-round by teemu a penalty? what the hell?
for some reason, theyre letting the really blatant ones go, but theyre calling some real ticky-tack ones. As far as I’m concerned, it kinda evens out. No one should complain about the refs after this game. At least, not yet. Theres still 11 minutes.
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At least they didn’t take a look at Teemu’s stick. That thing is a 4-minue illegal equipment penalty, hands down.
ya know, if the wings give up another goal, id go for that. worth a shot when mactavish did it, and it’d be worth it here.
in fact, id seriously consider it if we get to the last little bit here and its still tied.
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How was that trip on Bobby not a penalty??
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Man I can’t even eat
What a game
I wish you guys would just start believing in this happy to be here house money business and take your second round loss and leave.
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Well, I am taking off soon, but I should point out — ain’t it sort of cool when a best-of-seven series gets decided by a best-of-seven goal? Take that, Caps-Pens!
I’d better extend my DVR time.
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i saw that coming as soon as pronger pulled off cleary, and no one picked him up
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I’m. Having. A. Heart. Attack.
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by Justice and Rule on May 14, 2009 6:37 PM PDT reply actions
Unreal the amount of NON-CALLS in this game. Blatant NON-CALLS. Tripping, High-sticking.
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i wouldn’t even go there. i think its balanced out for the night. officials didnt knock this game to one side or the other. appreciate it for what it was, a hell of a game.
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Bullshit
Dude, you can’t NOT call a tripping penalty, no matter what time of game it is.
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and you can’t call a goaltender interference on a guy who has been crosschecked into a goal.
now you point out the 2 faceoff-toss
now I point out Pronger bearhugging someone behind the net
The refs didn’t take that game away from either side.
I didn’t say anything right then, but right after Bobby Ryan got tripped, a Wing got tripped at his own blue line taking the puck out, and it directly led to a change of possession (usually the criteria for deciding to call or not call something) and a chance for the Ducks.
It went both ways. It was one of the best games I’ve seen in a long time. Be happy you got to see it.
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Sorry Dude.
That’s not enough, just to be happy.
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I can understand that. But you guys just lost in the Cup Finals. Nothing to be ashamed of there.
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You’re right there.
But it was the Semi-Finals.
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no it wasnt
that was the cup finals
no eastern team is getting their dirty hands on that cup, and CHI isnt gonna knock off DET.
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If Detroit keeps playing like a bunch of entitled, sissy, europeans, the Blackhawks could shock them. You guys are banged up from this series, and your team is playing below their talent level in my opinion.
They squeaked past the ducks, but what happens when Chicago gets a lucky bounce in a game where Detroit doesn’t do enough to put it away? Uh-Oh.
Agreed that no East team will win the cup though…i picked Boston a couple months back, but it’s looking like they may not even get to the finals. Det/Chi vs. Carolina?? give me a break.
Entitled, European Sissies? Were we watching the same series? The Wings aren’t as good at being physical as the Ducks, but acting like the “Chicken Swede” comparison still holds after the last three years of playoff success against rough teams (San Jose, Calgary, and the Ducks this year, to name a few) is ignoring reality.
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by Justice and Rule on May 14, 2009 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions
BORN AND RAISED IN SOUTH DETROIIIIIIIT
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Windsor?
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by Justice and Rule on May 14, 2009 6:39 PM PDT up reply actions
Hahahahahahahahaha. That’s hilarious. Coach Q couldn’t beat the Wings if his life depended on it.
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guess we're gonna find out
Cause everyone said we couldn’t beat Calgary or Vancouver either, and they are on the golf course while we get to let Toews keep trying to grow a beard.
by runningquicklynowhere on May 14, 2009 6:52 PM PDT up reply actions
nice knowing everyone…
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by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on May 14, 2009 6:40 PM PDT reply actions
Thanks to all for letting me crash on your territory.
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well… as far as game 7 losses go, that was pretty dignified. for us, anyway. incredible game.
thanks to BoC and everyone for the great comments… and see you all next year!
Are you kidding? You guys were fucking heroic. And hockey doesn’t end with the playoffs; wait until Murray starts moving in Free Agency. I’d stick around if I you…
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by Justice and Rule on May 14, 2009 6:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Just like a Detroit fan to be verrrry gracious in victory…i just wish the majority of them would be the same in defeat. I’m almost glad the wings won so I wouldn’t have to hear about all the ways they got robbed and the ducks are inferior. (hopefully none of the ducks faithful are doing this).
On paper, Detroit is the better team. The Ducks almost stole the series with character and heart, but Detroit has the talent. I guess we get to watch another year of Detroit dominating with discounted talent…whoopee.
This game was the hockey equivalent to Ali-Frazier III. How can’t I be gracious?
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by Justice and Rule on May 14, 2009 8:21 PM PDT up reply actions
Hold your head up, man. As I just said above, it certainly went both ways. Don’t devalue your team’s performance by crying about something that didn’t exist.
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Yeah,
Cleary didn’t hack at the pads and knock it in. And Selanne really man-handled on that hold. And Ryan didn’t get tripped.
But, we lost, so whatever.
Insanity is just a state of mind.
Pad pushing with a stick is certainly a viable play while the puck is loose. And it was.
I didn’t say the calls were perfect. But they went both ways pretty fairly. You got a long 2 man advantage and a second lengthy 4 on 3 and then 5 on 3. There were chances both ways. Don’t lay it on the refs.
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Joe is right. Those calls have been like that the whole series on both sides.
I am proud as hell of those Ducks, I hope we can keep the meat of this team together.
by Mike in OC on May 14, 2009 7:12 PM PDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
Honestly, I don’t mean to pile on or whatever, but if you had a better seed, this might’ve all been different. This should be a lesson to this year’s Ducks team. The benefit of a good regular season is to not have to play a #1 and #2 seed in succession.
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In that same vein, if I were MIN or NSH I would be pissed that STL and CBJ rolled over. Regardless of what you say, they both lost miserably and were swept.
I’m happy the Ducks thumped the Sharks, and it’s no small feat to take the Wings to game 7. But I don’t have to be happy just to have seen it happen.
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Yeah, I can definitely see why those fanbases would be pissed to have been beaten into the playoffs by a couple of teams that just rolled over.
And you’re right, you don’t necessarily have to be happy just to have seen it happen. But I think its inaccurate to try to lay that one at the feet of the refs. Anaheim had their chances and just didn’t take advantage of them. I guess I mean to be happy that your team went out giving everything they had. I don’t think you can say anything bad about their performance over the last 25-30 games, except that they should’ve never needed to be in the position that they got in to. At least they went down throwing haymakers, and didn’t roll over like CBJ/STL or get flatout embarassed like WSH. I think you can definitely be proud of their performance.
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cant really pin it on the refs when we go 0-2 in the 2 man advantage category.
Fuck all that though, this was a great season, a great post season, and an awesome series. Seeding better going into it would just get us eleiminated in the WCF’s. No banner, No cup, just one more round. My hat is off to Detroit, no small feat to ice a team that good in a salary cap NHL.
On the bright side...
I don’t have to pay $100 per ticket for the next round.
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Honestly, I don’t mean to pile on or whatever, but if you had a better seed, this might’ve all been different. This should be a lesson to this year’s Ducks team. The benefit of a good regular season is to not have to play a #1 and #2 seed in succession.
Dude, you’re stealing my recap post material. I guess mine’s said slightly different — the first seventy games of the regular season matters (as we all probably expected).
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we can complain about the officiating all we want, but it does no good. I’m not happy that Detroit wins the serious on an ugly, flukey bounce just under Hiller’s pads and Cleary is able to push in Hiller with the puck…but that’s how it goes. San Jose stole one late the same way in that series, and I’m not a fan of it. Maybe NHL can implement a more clear rule stating that goals can’t be scored if the goalie is pushed with the stick in the process, but i doubt it.
Remember we got a quick whistle earlier in the series too. Referees have a big impact on games, and it sucks, but i just wish we had converted on a couple of those chances late in the 2nd.
Maybe NHL can implement a more clear rule stating that goals can’t be scored if the goalie is pushed with the stick in the process, but i doubt it.
Sure, but be careful what you wish for. Had that been the rule two years ago, I suspect Anaheim would have one fewer cup than they got.
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Wah-wah-wah-waaaaa
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by Justice and Rule on May 14, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
Trumpet sounds, not whining.
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by Justice and Rule on May 14, 2009 6:45 PM PDT up reply actions
You know the scariest part? This Ducks team is almost certainly going to improve in the offseason.
And I’m going to throw up now. Nice meeting you Anaheim/San Jose/Colorado/St. Louis/Dallas am I missing anyone else here? guys. Hopefully we can do this in the Conference Finals next year, because I don’t think the next two rounds of hockey are going to compare to this.
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by Justice and Rule on May 14, 2009 6:45 PM PDT reply actions
yeah i think the wcf will probably be a bit of a let down after this series.
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Thanks! Great to see some international fans. Are you going to be traveling down to the Chicago/Florida games next season?
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by Justice and Rule on May 14, 2009 6:48 PM PDT up reply actions
Good news, I guess now I can be productive at work again on tuesdays and thursdays.
They just ran out of gas. Murray’s #1 priority, find someone to play with Selanne on the 2nd line.
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Ran out of gas? Ran out of luck. The Ducks were playing their hearts out. I was wrong about being tired; they hung in to the last seconds. Christ, what a game.
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by Justice and Rule on May 14, 2009 6:49 PM PDT up reply actions
Wait, nm. I thought it was in Slovakia, forgot it was in Finland. Sorry. :-\
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by Justice and Rule on May 14, 2009 7:04 PM PDT up reply actions
I won't do a happy dance on your grave ...
but do want to say you guys played a good series … :)
and now that this series is over with … Go Hawks!
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by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 6:48 PM PDT reply actions
that was an incredible series
I think it was better than PIT/WSH, in all honesty. but I’m not such a fan of the Eastern Conference style.
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maybe you can explain this to me … I’m still relatively a new hockey fan … compared to most … and I keep hearing how the Western Conference plays a different style than the Eastern Conference … how so?? I dont’ really follow the East too much myself unless we are playing them during the regular season or during the playoffs. (and it does seem the West dominates them, but not sure why that is)
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by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 6:56 PM PDT up reply actions
west = physical
east = not physical
west = play defense
east = dont play defense
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thx both of you … this helps … :)
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by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 7:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Pretty steadily since the lockout, there’s been three or four notable trends:
1. Pretty much all the top scorers in the league (with a few exceptions) play in the east.
2. Pretty much all the top goaltenders in the league (with a few exceptions) play in the west.
3. A lot of 1 and 2 can be attributed to “defense” — just seems in the west a lot more teams play it rigorously.
4. I haven’t checked too much this year, but the general rule has been that in head-to-head matchups, the west owns the east.
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which would make you think the east would rethink their way of playing
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by ang6666 on May 15, 2009 6:49 AM PDT up reply actions
As a Penguins fan, it pains me to say this but I highly doubt any team left in the playoffs will make the Wings sweat like the Ducks did. Maybe Anaheim should kick themselves for putting themselves in the predicament of playing the two best teams in the NHL as a No. 8 seed, but they put together another gutsy playoff performance.
There are a lot of fans out there that would kill for the Ducks’ three biggest playoff performances.
That won’t change the fact that I will mock the Ducks heavily in my Eulogy post.
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you get to do the Eulogy? I figured A2Y would get that.
So is it going to be Joe vs James in the SCFinals at CLS? I think so.
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I dread it greatly. The Penguins are not equipped to beat the Red Wings. Don’t want Sidney Crosby to become the next Jim Kelly.
And yeah, I was a little surprised to get the nod but when PD asks you, there’s no doubt you say yes. It IS odd, though, for me to act like I “hate” the Ducks. Sleek will roll his eyes at this because I openly rooted for the Sharks to win enough for me to get to Game 6 … but I have a weird little soft spot for the Ducks. What makes it especially weird is that I’m a staunch supporter of the greatness of Getzlaf and Pronger. Yup, I’m weird.
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by jamestobrien on May 14, 2009 7:27 PM PDT up reply actions
Man, I’m tired
That game was so tense
And now I gotta watch another game 7 that might go to OT? Good thing its my weekend.
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no might about it … we have a game 7 OT!
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by ang6666 on May 14, 2009 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
Scotty N has to return. Considering how he plays, he could be a #1/#2 defenseman for at least 3 or 4 more years. And I think that’s conservative; look at how Lidstrom plays at his age, and I think you can draw parallels. Sure, Niedermeyer is more physical, but his biggest asset is his intelligence on defense. Teemu could be back for another year, too, now that he isn’t the one they need to rely on for scoring.
Honestly, I don’t see either retiring after the way this series ended.
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by Justice and Rule on May 14, 2009 7:41 PM PDT up reply actions
I sure hope so.
I think Scott has one year left on his contract, but I dont know about Teemu. Both have semi retired before.
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True, but look at where the Ducks have come. Watching this series, I think Scott has his fire for the Cup back, and you can see how high a level he can still compete at. Stevie Y put it best:
‘’You can be retired for the rest of your life. You’ll know when you’re done… If you’re not 100 per cent certain that you don’t want to play anymore, then the decision is that you should be playing.’’
Teemu is not the same as Scott, but he doesn’t have to be the guy like he was before. Now that Getzlaf, Perry, and Ryan are taking over the offensive side of things, he can be a specialist sniper on a second or third scoring line.
I really think both of these guys are going to come back.
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by Justice and Rule on May 14, 2009 7:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I’m gonna agree on both those.
But you guys should still be all on top of that “trade Pronger” thing. Preferably to like, Atlanta or somewhere else where we’ll never have to see him again.
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by jamestobrien on May 14, 2009 7:59 PM PDT up reply actions
You have it backwards
Teemu has 1 year left, Scotty is UFA.
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Sleek & Spade...
You guys have my condolences. I never thought it would be possible to befriend a Ducks fan, but you guys are proving me wrong. I will keep hanging around in the offseason to check out your banter.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on May 14, 2009 9:51 PM PDT reply actions
First off, thanks for any condolences, but here’s really my feeling on this one. Of all the times that Anaheim has been eliminated from the postseason, this one hurts the least. I actually feel pretty good.
Joe keeps mocking me for saying this, but we weren’t supposed to be in the playoffs, we weren’t supposed to survive round one, and we weren’t supposed to push the Wings to the closing minutes of G7. Sure today could have had a different ending, and that would have been swell-icious, but I’m happy we weren’t blown out in really any part of this series.
We found out we have a killer goalie in Hiller (one big offseason question: will anybody approach Giguere about his no-movement clause? that’s a big $6M sitting around if it’s not being used), a blueline maybe better than 2007 (more summer questions to be answered there), a top line that might be among the best in franchise history — all 23 or younger, I think, and that guys like Niedermayer, Selanne, and Marchant all had lots in their tank. And as noted, we have a new GM in Murray who hasn’t done anything close to wrong yet.
Yes, the lesson is kind of trite — the first 70 games of a season do matter — and we may have to ask what really went wrong there. But it’s pretty much been all smiles since that 1-0 regular season loss where I declared the team’s season dead — and I can’t truly complain about that.
Congrats, Wings and (a few of you) Wings fans — held your end of the deal quite well. I will be rooting against you in the next round, but it has nothing to do with bitterness and everything to do with Sammy Pahlsson. Ducks fans, you may have been surprised at what a mess I’d have been next round had the Ducks advanced — Sammy’s got that much a hold on me. But should the Wings survive that, I have zero interest in a Carolina or Pittsburgh cup.
And fuck blaming refs, guys. Leave that to the amateurs.
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by Earl Sleek on May 14, 2009 10:25 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Actually Getzlaf just turned 24 and I’m pretty sure Perry will also be 24 soon. So therefore everything you said is nullified.
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by DodgerBlueBalls on May 14, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions
oe keeps mocking me for saying this
I wouldn’t say mocking as much as just a complete lack of understanding. I truly believe we just saw the Stanley Cup Finals. As far as I’m concerned, you guys just lost a heartbreaking 7 game Cup Finals. I would lay money on the Ducks in a 7 game series over any other team left in the playoffs.
I think the “first 70 games DO count” thing is an important lesson here. As you said, this team now has a young nucleus to build around. The top line is all kids, you’ve got a new #1 goalie who is young, and you have a couple of other younger guys throughout the lineup. Those guys will be the veterans soon, and having seen this happen to them, they can kick the shit out of future incoming kids until they play right during the regular season. I know some people are looking at this as “higher seeding just means we would’ve been eliminated a round later”, but honestly, it can make a difference. If say, the Ducks got #4, and all 4 top seeds win, you draw SJ, and the Wings draw VAN, who I was kind of scared of. Obviously, this is all hypothetical, but it certainly jumbles the matchups a bit, and who knows what can happen then.
Giguere turns 32 this weekend, if I just read the NHL.com card on him right. Hiller just turned 27. Keeping both Giguere and Hiller through next year will cost 7.3M in cap hit, which actually isn’t terrible for such a fantastic goaltending tandem. And Giguere is under contract for 2 more years, the second one being at 7M (but still 6M cap hit). It’s safe to say that Giguere has a solid 5 years left in his career as a legit #1, and maybe longer. I think next year, the Ducks strategy has got to be to come out of the gate and give Giguere plenty of starts to show off his form. As of this summer, if I’m another GM, knowing that ANA is reluctant to spend to the cap, and that they have this 6M white elephant in the room, and no one knows how good he really is at this point, I’m looking to bend Anaheim over the barrel. If you wait till next season, you can give him some starts, and let him show that he’s still a quality goalie. Then his value goes back up, and you trade him. Preferably, you trade him to Detroit. If not, then get him the hell out of the Western Conference, please. Of course, before you pull the trigger on a trade, you get Hiller inked to a nice extension. He’s actually a UFA after next year, so if you give him the chance to walk, he’s gonna get a big payday. Don’t let Giguere go until Hiller is secured for the future.
Also, if the Ducks had won today, I’d have rooted for them to go all the way. The Eastern Conference can go to hell, and I just don’t want to see Chicago succeed… at least not yet.
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I wouldn’t say mocking as much as just a complete lack of understanding. I truly believe we just saw the Stanley Cup Finals. As far as I’m concerned, you guys just lost a heartbreaking 7 game Cup Finals. I would lay money on the Ducks in a 7 game series over any other team left in the playoffs.
Here’s the only thing that I think underlies that theory — in one sense, the playoffs were no different than the regular season. The Ducks, seemingly, would play any team to a coin flip, whether it was the NY Islanders or the TB Lightning or the SJ Sharks or the DET Red Wings. They looked very good and very close throughout the playoffs against the west’s best, but I’m not sure it wouldn’t have been close and coin-flippy if they played a lesser team.
Even when they did have their 10-2-1 stretch to end the year, it did involve surrendering game-tying goals four times to teams that wouldn’t make the playoffs, but then winning in OT or the SO. There still was flimsiness there, though on the surface it worked out great.
So while DET’s path to the a cup looks bright, I’m not sure the same path would have been as bright for the Ducks — they still had something to prove to me, at least.
I think next year, the Ducks strategy has got to be to come out of the gate and give Giguere plenty of starts to show off his form.
Yeah, I don’t really know if trading him in the summer is the ideal time (though who knows — at least that’s when teams have cap space), but at the very least, I think someone should be asking him about his NMC this summer, even if it’s for later use.
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Hate to see the Ducks go down, they played a heck of a game. So did the Wings. Watching the highlights Ozzie made several great stops to keep them in the game. Same for Hiller.
I missed the third period, when I saw the post game presser with Carlyle and they asked him about Hiller’s pad be shoved into the net on the game winner I just groaned, not another disputed goal again. After seeing the goal there is no argument, it was a goal. Same for Pronger bulldogging the Wing behind the net for no call. I think Earl may have converted me on my call to lynch the refs this year.
Why is Giggy so expendable now after being the sensation? I must have missed what tainted the goods on this one.
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Why is Giggy so expendable now after being the sensation? I must have missed what tainted the goods on this one.
For me, it’s nothing more than the fact that $6M spent among the forwards and defense would go farther than $6M spent on a reserve goalie. If Hiller is Mr. Go-To-Guy in the playoffs, I’d rather see the money spent on depth forwards, I think.
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