Guest Sharks Postgame: Bye Bye Red Wings.
by Earl Sleek on May 8, 2010 9:51 PM PDT
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PrintOur brave Sharks blogger Megalodon is moving today, so he asked Rudy to cover tonight's postgame post. Rudy quickly found something better to do, so he in turn asked me. Ha ha, suckers. It's Plan C.
Goals scored in the five-game series: Detroit 17, San Jose 15.
Even-strength goals scored in the five-game series: Detroit 13, San Jose 9.
5-on-4 goals scored in the five-game series: Detroit 4, San Jose 3.
And yet, the Sharks move on. This represents the fewest wins that Detroit has picked up in a playoff series since 2003, the fewest wins that Mike Babcock has picked up in any playoff series he's coached in, and now BoC has taken 4 of the last 6 meetings with the meddling octopus. Huzzah!
Sweeeeeeeeeeeet.
Congrats, Sharks and Sharks fans -- I do love the taste of Red Wing tears.
Go WCF drama.
[Late addition: This is not the best-designed or most justified State Rape ever, but I'm posting it anyway. I had to get a bit creative with Michigan's split-state geography.]
Link to the original State Rape, back in Anaheim's cup year. Maybe it's good luck?
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Sigh. At least they went down swinging. Fuck.
Ok, look, here’s the deal – The Sharks and the Canucks (who are about to be eliminated) are the only teams I think that can actually hang with the Penguins. And clearly, the Penguins are going to the Finals AGAIN because the terrible Eastern Conference is once again showing how NOT to play defense, and letting the golden boy ride a big white creamy train to the Finals again. I don’t mind that the Wings lost – it happens, and frankly, we’re due – we haven’t been out sooner than the 3rd round in what, 4 years? And if we had to lose to anyone, I’m glad it was the Sharks – I’ve always cheered for them, from when they were an underdog in the late 90’s to the current powerhouse teams. What I WILL mind is if the fucking Penguins are given another Stanley Cup, uncontested.
Show the Penguins how a Western Conference team rolls. Have Doug Murray actually lift Sidney Crosby up, turn him around over his head, and break him into two separate halves over his knee, like I was hoping Pronger would in Philly. Rearrange Malkin’s funny ogre face, maybe give him Marleau’s smile. And then after you win the Cup, someone PLEASE point out in a nationally televised interview how you beat the Penguins even after you went through a marathon in the harder conference, while they were handed a first class plane ticket to the Final.
Just please, beat the Penguins, and keep it in the better conference.
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Seriously. Please beat the Penguins. It drives me fucking bonkers that no one in that conference stands up to them.
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The Canadiens are doing what they can, but…man, have you seen their lineup?
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Boston...
… may have something to say about that also. They’re surprising a lot of people this postseason.
If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. - Anatole France
But they’re pretty run-down at this point. I’d be stunned if they beat PIT. (Montreal, less so.)
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Have Doug Murray actually lift Sidney Crosby up, turn him around over his head, and break him into two separate halves over his knee
I’d be ok with this!
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
by ZeroIndulgence on May 8, 2010 11:31 PM PDT up reply actions
So the Wings choked harder than the Sharks, eh?
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by Bleys on May 8, 2010 10:07 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
Per the Toronto War Room, Detroit was guilty of a Distinct Choking Motion.
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by Earl Sleek on May 8, 2010 10:12 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs
Awesome
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by Lurker Shark on May 9, 2010 12:28 PM PDT up reply actions
Eh. At least we can blame it on having played how many extra games over the last few years?
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For sure — that’s quite valid, plus the whole Olympic fun.
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Plus the zero turnaround time after the Coyote refused to roll over and play dead.
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No tears, sorry
We’ve been here before, we’ll be here again. Nothing can ever touch the 1996 loss to the Avs.
That out of the way, you’re now the standard bearers. Crush the Hawks, then annihilate the Pens.
You’ve got the game for that. We’re counting on you.
Right?
Nothing can ever touch the 1996 loss to the Avs.
I thought last year’s was worse. Me and my roommate just sat there on the couch for a really long time after that game was done, just softly mumbling curses off and on for a while. That was hard.
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It was brutal on home ice, true. And to that greasy Crosby punk no less. But we have four recent Cups in the bag. In 1996 we’d been swept the previous year, had 131 points, but didn’t make it back to the finals. At that point it was like “WTF is it going to take?”
by quasi-dynasty on May 9, 2010 7:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Please, please please
beat the hell out of the Hawks and wipe the ice with .20 cent Kane.
Enjoy the taste of my tears because I’m bummed my season is over. Congrats to the Sharks.
Any time you can use a state rape graphic is a good time.
How do you win a series 4-1, when statistically being the second best team in the series?
Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.
How does a team do so well in one game, yet play like shit in all the others? And who would’ve thought Detroit’d be that team?
Denis Gauthier sucks at hockey... and life.
maybe the answer is in the converse...
how did a team play like shit in 1 game, and win all the others?
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by Jay Fin Anderson on May 9, 2010 5:05 PM PDT up reply actions
WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
FUCK YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is where we hold them! This is where we fight! This is where they die! Remember this day, men, for it will be yours for all time.
I'll link this tomorrow on FFH if you don't mind, Sleek.
I may live in AZ and moderate at FFH, but I’m still from San Jose. Meaning, that picture epitomizes how I feel, and can get away with it without Travis murdering me. If you don’t object, that is. Obviously, I’ll send you some hits.
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on May 9, 2010 12:42 AM PDT reply actions
Y'all better fucking win the Cup now...
I don’t wanna restart my season in NHL 10…
Everyone needs to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer.
Hey, I said it in '04.
Calgary beat us. Seriously? Calgary? It was almost as bad as Edmonton. I dunno. Those were both terrible, and catalysts for the choke label.
The question I pose to everyone else is, ‘Is the choke label gone, since the Sharks are right back to where they were ’supposed’ to be for the last few years ? "
My guess is “no”. Anything short of The Cup will be viewed as some degree of failure. I will say this, as a diehard Sharks fan: It’s sure nice to be back in this situation. Feels very foreign. I hope the players don’t let that get to them, and take one win at a time and pull off 8 more.
I like my goals like I like my booze..... Top shelf.
by GhostOfLinkGaetz on May 9, 2010 1:33 AM PDT up reply actions
WOOOOOOOO!
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Yeah, Game 4 really screws with the statistics.
by In Bust we Trust on May 9, 2010 2:14 PM PDT reply actions
Oh and WOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
by In Bust we Trust on May 9, 2010 2:33 PM PDT up reply actions
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
The curse shall be ended.
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WHOOO HOO HOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
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WHOOO HOOO WE WON!!!!
sorry late to the party…it was quite a late night last night :)
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I know, but c’mon, we are Sharks fans. Not only did we get to the third roud, we beat Detroit in five games to get there, and gave the tin foil industry a huge boost while we’re at it.
by In Bust we Trust on May 9, 2010 9:09 PM PDT up reply actions
of course we know … we aren’t silly … but we broke thru the 2nd round door!! … and who ever put a damn lock on that thing, I would like to talk to you … :)
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
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As I explained it to my friend, we’re like the Rebels in the original Star Wars trilogy. We know that we still have two movies to go, but damn, we just blew up the fucking Death Star! Usually we’re the pilots that get blown to smithereens before Luke swoops in with his fancy little proton bomb, but this time, we’re Luke. Or Han Solo, I haven’t decided which.
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holy cats that was amazing
brought a tear to my eye! :)
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by mssjsclowie29 on May 10, 2010 9:47 AM PDT up reply actions
Oh, jeez — I had to steal borrow show this brilliant image from the Puck Daddy Wings Eulogy, written by one of SBN’s Blackhawk bloggers.
Fantastic.
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by Earl Sleek on May 10, 2010 10:09 AM PDT reply actions 1 recs
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