Sharks Gameday: Sentencing
by Megalodon on Mar 10, 2011 6:36 AM PST
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Today I'm in a bit of a rush, so I've decided to settle some of hockey's great debates with a single sentence each. I'm going to lay down the law: Meg's Law. That sounds catchy, right?
Here we go!
Issue #1: Shootouts.
Shootouts are exciting and prevent ties, so we should keep them.
Issue #2: The "loser point."
It was introduced to solve a problem that wasn't really that big a deal in the first place and now just annoys everybody, so we should get rid of it.
Issue #3: Fighting.
Fighting rules and if you don't like it I'll fight you.
Issue #4: The Chara-Pacioretty hit.
There was little that was "dirty" about the hit so I'm fine with no suspension, but it does seem odd since the league has scaled punishments to fit injuries before.
Issue #5: Sometimes bloggers get lazy or can't think of something to write about and just throw together some half-assed BS at the last minute.
This is a deeply shameful practice.
Now it's your turn! Share your thoughts on any of these issues - or others - in the comments. But remember - you only get one sentence to make your point! Oh - and if you think you're being clever by just having a bunch of commas and creating a giant run-on sentence then you should probably try getting over yourself, James Joyce.
Prediction: Sharks win 3-2 in OT, with goals from Couture, Clowe, and Marleau.
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Fighting rules and if you don’t like it I’ll fight you.
Please, beat the crap out of Damien Cox then.
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I wish there was something I could do. But What?
by Kevin Sellathamby on Mar 10, 2011 6:37 AM PST reply actions
I’m sure every single person in his high school already beat me to it.
I was almost going down and then I didn’t go down and then it came and it was too late to get down.
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Okay fine beat up Mike “i’m anti-fighting all of a sudden” Milbury then.
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I wish there was something I could do. But What?
by Kevin Sellathamby on Mar 10, 2011 9:03 AM PST up reply actions
Or Bob McCown, if you please.
Taylor Morgan: "My abortion was botched!"
Teemu Selanne: "Wow. That sounds awesome."
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 10, 2011 9:43 AM PST up reply actions
I vote Meg vs all those anti-fighting candidates. He’d probably win because they won’t want to fight him.
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I wish there was something I could do. But What?
by Kevin Sellathamby on Mar 10, 2011 12:00 PM PST up reply actions
You’ve discovered the secret of my strategy. Even if I lose, I win!
I was almost going down and then I didn’t go down and then it came and it was too late to get down.
Battle of California
Fuck Mike Milbury fo' reelz.
While I’m at it: Jeremy Roenick is a loud-mouthed media whore and I am tired of him.
by meetyourmako on Mar 10, 2011 3:22 PM PST up reply actions
add Scott Burnside to the list. He makes those two look smart.
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I wish there was something I could do. But What?
by Kevin Sellathamby on Mar 10, 2011 7:40 PM PST up reply actions
Meg – it’s not often that I think you are wrong, but you are wrong. Issue #4 – Players are showing a tremendous lack of respect for each other, Chara proved it with this hit. Yes, I’m not keeping to the “rules”, but players know where the partitions are, maybe the severity of the injury wasn’t his intent, but he knew damn well what he was doing.
GO SHARKS!
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by Angy on Mar 10, 2011 7:02 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
That is my feeling on it too
Hits from behind are regarded as “dangerous” because of the location that the hit happens – from behind, into the boards.
How is that any different from the location of this hit making it more dangerous?
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I was looking at “the picture” again and noticed that his hand was taken off the stick and pushing his head into the stanchion. Chara is either a) trying to injure and deserved a hefty fine and suspension or b) trying to push him onto the bench and didn’t realize the stanchion is coming, which is negligent and reckless, and deserves a hefty fine and suspension.
Either way, fighting rules.
By the way, “the picture” is this: http://a323.yahoofs.com/ymg/ept_sports_nhl_experts__90/ept_sports_nhl_experts-320053676-1299704056.jpg?ym4zXrEDb60ckrEv
I’m too lazy to figure out how to post that directly or link correctly.
Agree with this. Initial hit was interference, but not dirty. Continued contact & shoving the his head into the stanchion/turnbuckle made it dirty. Made it suspension/fine worthy.
Good fights rule. Slap fests like Kovalchuk’s earlier in the year should result in a game misconduct for being stupid.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for dinner.
Liberty is well armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin
This is true. I’m sure you could take a still picture of lots of clean hits and see something in them that looked bad.
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This is my interpretation based first on the video, then on the photo.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for dinner.
Liberty is well armed lamb contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin
Oh good, now the police are involved.
Regardless of what you think of the hit on the ice, the police getting involved has to be a bad thing, right? Especially since, no joke, there is a good chance that many people who will be involved in this investigation are probably die-hard Canadiens fans?
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Yes. I do see that. Been over reading the Bruins and Habs SBN sites. hooboo, calling the police. Yeah that’s going to work wonders.
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"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
Not only are the police and politicians getting involved, but now Air Canada is throwing their weight around regarding the lack of discipline in the NHL, too.
Yeah, that’s just what the NHL needs now: more fucking Sky Law!
Taylor Morgan: "My abortion was botched!"
Teemu Selanne: "Wow. That sounds awesome."
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 10, 2011 9:48 AM PST up reply actions
Honestly, with the NHL’s decision to not do anything about this dirty hit (and I agree with Ang and stufflife above on why it’s dirty), then they should face outside consequences. If they start losing money over their indifferent attitude towards dangerous hits like this, maybe they’ll actually wake up and realize something needs to be changed.
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by ZeroIndulgence on Mar 10, 2011 10:34 AM PST up reply actions
I’m really happy that someone stepped up and told the NHL to cut it out. Why would an airline want to be associated with a sport that is unsafe?
Why would an airline want to be associated with a sport that is unsafe?
I’m sure that Air Canada is only involved now because they are objectively concerned with the safety of the league as a whole, and none of this at all has anything to do with the fact that Air Canada’s Corporate Headquarters is only 16.4 kilometers from the Bell Centre and probably all of the company’s executives are shamelessly biased towards le Bleu, Blanc, et Rouge.
Taylor Morgan: "My abortion was botched!"
Teemu Selanne: "Wow. That sounds awesome."
by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 10, 2011 10:56 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
shamelessly biased
That was my thought. We have to remember that all this is taking place in Canada, a strange parallel world where people in positions of power actually care a great deal about hockey.
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That’s what I mean. So far it’s been a happy coexistence. This could really be a black eye on the league.
I hope all the Canadians leave and we can finally get some peace; also, all of you are writing more than one sentence and that’s bullshit.
by RudyKelly on Mar 10, 2011 12:29 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Two distinct thoughts separated by a semicolon is bullshit, jerk.
by stufflife on Mar 10, 2011 12:35 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, take your queer-ass punctuation mark and go to hell, Rudy!
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by Megalodon on Mar 10, 2011 12:55 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Or maybe Air Canada won’t actually do anything and they’ll look like morons. We’ll see.
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
by Nut on Mar 10, 2011 8:33 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
How do you know that he knew what he was doing. He doesn’t look at the turnbuckle. He also doesn’t have his hand on his face, its on his shoulder. When I’m playing I know where the parts of the rink are but I don’t always know where I am in relation to the rink while I’m playing (especially to the outside of the rink). I could maybe see it if Pacioretty was skating straight up the boards in a straight line, but he’s skating at kind of a diagonal and then he does kinda take a little half jump as Chara pushed him (I know Pacioretty was skeptical on this to Bob McKenzie, but he also said he couldn’t remember anything, so…). It would be pretty skilled on Chara’s part to time that perfectly to smash him into the turnbuckle.
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
GO SHARKS!
don’t know how I forgot to say that … I clearly need to be back in bed
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Issue #2: The “loser point.”
Totally disagree: The standings point earned through 60 minutes of 5-on-5 hockey has much more to do with potential playoff success than the standings point earned through regular-season-only sideshows.
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That’s a fair point. Do you feel that three-point games are not a problem that needs to be addressed, then?
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I think it's more
The fact that some games are worth 2 while others are worth 3
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Well, yeah, that’s obviously the problem. That’s what I’m asking – how would you fix that? It seems to me that all games should be worth the same number of total points, so do you just start awarding three-points for a regulation win?
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I would
Just like Cagny says.
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
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I also would. And since we’re fixing hockey and ignoring legacy (since the NHL has changed anyhow), I’d get rid of two conferences of three divisions each. Make four groups of between six and nine teams and adjust playoffs accordingly. My suggestion would be something like western, central, northeast, and southeast.
I don’t mind them terribly — they’re universally available. But if I had to get rid of them, I’d strip the “winner point” from 3-point games before I’d touch the “loser point”.
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by Earl Sleek on Mar 10, 2011 8:09 AM PST via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
I’d strip the "winner point" from 3-point games before I’d touch the "loser point".
That would make it pretty much the same it was before correct? The change was to inspire teams to try once they hit OT, and not just mail it in and run the clock out during the regular season. I think they were trying to make regular season OT more intense like playoff OT. Based on that i would award 3 points to regulation wins and keep the current system for OT the same. That would also help with the log jam in the standings (don’t you think?)
I guess, if the aim is to remove the logjam, but I think it makes the end of the season rather exciting, no?
Sure, the system’s not perfect, but it’s equitable — nobody starts the season with an advantage; that just sort of happens based on the success of their play. I’m not against an entirely 3-point system, but I don’t know that I’m clamoring for it.
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Winning should be more rewarded than losing. The loser point sucks.
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
by Nut on Mar 10, 2011 8:34 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Agree wholeheartedly in regards to the leagues discipline with Chara. I don’t really believe it was dirty (I think it was more of an emotional play considering they were losing) but stay consistant in regards of what you are basing suspensions on! I would have given Chara two games.
Shootouts are okay- they are exciting but I am not a huge fan. Take em or leave em. Don’t matter to me.
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It seems unfair to me to base suspensions on how badly a player is injured, because even clean hits can lead to devastating injuries, but that is the policy the league has followed in the past. It does seem inconsistent, even if I think this was the right call.
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The suspension should be based on the recklessness / intent of the injury. I guess the illegality.
Consistency is a real problem, though, so the NHL disciplinarians need to stop trying to justify a rashly made decision and spend some time putting forth real rational thought and precedence.
I think the emotional aspect of the Chara hit is what is so suspension-worthy. Breaking your hockey stick on the boards or the post may help you take out your frustration, but being frustrated enough to do it might make you forget that there’s a person in the way. Ask Tomas Vokoun.
Speaking of consistency
This could easily describe the Chara hit
“And so I think he has to be responsible in how he takes a [player name] in, and what kind of position the other player’s in. And he had moved the puck already, [player name]. Look, if there’s no injury on the play, we probably, we don’t do anything, but that’s part of the supplemental discipline process. If you cause a player to be injured, then you have to be responsible for the play that you’re involved in, if there’s any carelessness or recklessness in it.”
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I saw this earlier. I don’t agree with it.
If I’m standing on the top of a cliff from which my friend just fell, I don’t want my punishment to be decided by whether he died. I want it to be judged by whether I pushed him or whether I tried to stop him from going over.
Bettman needs to do something about these Wisconsin legislators NHL disciplinarians.
by stufflife on Mar 10, 2011 10:41 AM PST up reply actions 1 recs
The NHL has said in the past...
That reckless plays that result in an injury will be weighed more heavily. Ovechkin got a suspension last season for a seemingly innocuous hit that injured someone else. The league (Campbell, himself) said about it at the time:
If you cause a player to be injured, then you have to be responsible for the play that you’re involved in, if there’s any carelessness or recklessness in it.
So even if you don’t think there was intent, it was certainly reckless, and with the injury this recklessness caused, should have resulted in a suspension…based on their own stated standards.
But since when has the NHL ever had a consistent supplemental discipline process? Guess we shouldn’t have expected anything different.
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by ZeroIndulgence on Mar 10, 2011 10:43 AM PST up reply actions
it wasn’t a reckless hit. It wasn’t even a hit, he rubbed him out. Unless you can prove Chara meant to hit him into the turnbuckle, it isn’t a penalty. Ovechkin had priors (in 09-10) and made a reckless hit.
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by Nut on Mar 10, 2011 8:39 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
SHARKS!!!
- I dont mind the shootouts
- I like Cagny’s idea
- along with the ice and bonecrushing hits, its what makes this game unique and passionate
- after the Thornton suspension, I have given up on what the league considers disciplinary
- shit happens, you got a life too
"What if the 'Golden Brett' didn't cheat" - History will be made
I wanted Chara to be suspended. In other news, the Sabres play the Bruins today. I am about as unbiased as Air Canada on this issue.
On the Mike Weber bandwagon (Stupid penalties and all!)
Rob Niedermayer scored a goal. Your argument is invalid.
by Ubiquitous on Mar 10, 2011 10:59 AM PST reply actions 1 recs
And probably as unbiased as Gregory Cambpell’s Father is, as well.
Taylor Morgan: "My abortion was botched!"
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 10, 2011 11:06 AM PST up reply actions
I'm just not into it today......
Seeing Gionta, Gomez, Hamrilik, and Kostystin help lift the crippled and lifeless body of their teammate onto the stretcher has just…….. I don’t know…………just kind of knocked the joy out of my day. I hear and saw this hit on Tuesday after it happened, and when I first heard he broke his neck, I thought “Oh my god he could be paralyzed for life” Then I learned the bone wasn’t displaced, but it could still be a career ender.
My deepest sympathies go out to him and his family. I really hope this isn’t a career ender.
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Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
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Don't know if this was mentioned
I was listening to NHL Home Ice on my way to work this morning and Max Pacioretty basically said he was disgusted that Chara did not receive a suspension and that Chara led him/his head to the glass stanchion. Don’t know if he is talking out of emotion or if he really remembers that happening but just adds fuel to the fire.
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This wasn’t a direct quote, this was from “Around the Rinks in 90 Seconds”
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by winthecupsj on Mar 10, 2011 12:28 PM PST up reply actions
Max Pacioretty basically said… Chara led him/his head to the glass stanchion
Like he remembers a thing.
by RudyKelly on Mar 10, 2011 12:29 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
he doesn’t remember … he has said that … but was shown a reply at the hospital … I saw something where he said he remembers leaving on the stretcher but not the whys
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If I were Pacioretty I’d be pissed-off too, but that’s why we don’t let victims determine punishments. If that was the case then that old lady who smashed off my side-view mirror that one time would have gotten the electric chair.
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by Megalodon on Mar 10, 2011 12:56 PM PST up reply actions 5 recs
Wasn’t this game at the Bell Centre? I doubt Chara is as familiar with the rink as Max is. Then again, they are division rivals and see each other a ton every year.
Oh, Chara has to be familiar with the rink. Remember, before he was a Bruin, Zdeno played for another Northeastern Division team, the Senators. I guess that Chara has played in more games at the Bell Centre during his career than Max Pacioretty has.
I think this is all irrelevant to the hit, though.
Taylor Morgan: "My abortion was botched!"
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 10, 2011 1:11 PM PST up reply actions
Personally, I think the hit was dirty......
But I think the NHL should maybe make it a mandatory penalty if you hit someone near the stanchion. If that’s too extreme, maybe a fine or something to get the players aware of the dangers of that area of the ice. Personally, I think players should make it an unwritten rule to not check near that area anyway. If there is one place that can literally kill on a hockey rink its that area.
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Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
San Jose: Being Kept save from ferocious enemies by the Sharks and Earthquakes since 91 and 96.
Why does everyone cheer like crazy during the greatest hits clips for the hits that are JUST LIKE that one, and hits that drive players into the bench?
Sucks this happend, but i’m pretty sure had Pacioretty not been hurt that hit would have made every highlight that night. (i guess it kind of did anyway, but not in the same manner)
well, then remove the glass seperating the benches.
That way the players can deal with Pierre Mcguire.
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Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
San Jose: Being Kept save from ferocious enemies by the Sharks and Earthquakes since 91 and 96.
by Diamondback15 on Mar 10, 2011 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
A designated No-Hit Zone along one wall sounds like the most retarded suggestion I’ve heard yet.
by meetyourmako on Mar 10, 2011 3:07 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
I agree with Mako; the proposal of a No-Hit Zone in hockey is full of fail and wearing a pair of
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by DodgerBlueBalls on Mar 10, 2011 3:31 PM PST up reply actions
Doesn't look as bad from all the way over here...
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I rec’d that shit.
I was just saving this from elsewhere’s to place it here … actually I think it does look bad. Looks as tho Chara deliberately pushes his head into that partition.
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His arm is in his shoulder. people are making it sound like he waited like a fucking tiger and pushed just his head into the turnbuckle. In reality they come together halfway up the benches.
Also its not like people haven’t been hit into the turnbuckle before. Its always been a scary play, because injuries like this can happen.
Anyways it doesn’t matter. Its over and done with and bitching isn’t going to undo it( just like the holocaust). Lets move on let the mounties deal with it and watch some damned hockey.
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I rec’d that shit.
It’s over and done with? Someone is laying in the hospital with a broken neck and it’s over and done with? Damn … and people think I’m cold. :)
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It is. The Montreal police is investigating, nothing else you or I can do other than bitch and argue about the hit.
Oh and I suppose the NHL can try and fix hits like this in the future…But they won’t.
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I rec’d that shit.
It’s not over and done with until I get to hear the 911 calls from distressed Montreal fans.
by RudyKelly on Mar 10, 2011 3:20 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
I’m guessing they involved a lot of “sacrebleu!”
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by Megalodon on Mar 10, 2011 4:08 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I'm down
if you bring the translator.
"I was thinking it would be cool to see a game on the road. I have been looking all over this atlas but I don't see Vancouver anywhere. What state is this sh*t in!?"
- Dallas Stars Forum
What? Where?? :)
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Wasn’t me. I want him to heal, but when has complaining about something ever sped up time. Steve Moore knows what I’m talking about. I also need to point out that they haven’t arrested Bertuzzi yet so they aren’t going to do a damned thing to Chara.
"Thank you very much fans and let’s go for the next game together!"
— Lubomir Visnovsky
I rec’d that shit.
I was thinking that too
The Moore hit was way more accidentally on purpose then this. Where is Pacioretty responsibilty? Its his home rink. Looks like he starts loosing skating control before he passes the blueline and right before he hits the turnbuckle lowers his arm.
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by sharkblood99 on Mar 10, 2011 4:07 PM PST up reply actions
Where is Pacioretty responsibilty? Its his home rink
Seriously, he could have damaged that stanchion.
by Mike in OC on Mar 10, 2011 4:38 PM PST up reply actions 3 recs
Thats guy is such an asshole.
"Thank you very much fans and let’s go for the next game together!"
— Lubomir Visnovsky
I rec’d that shit.
right?
and the NHL will never do a damn thing about it until one day a stanchion gets completely destroyed.
by Mike in OC on Mar 10, 2011 4:54 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
they'll say something stupid like.......
Well, the stanchion should have kept his head up, or Pronger can’t help it if his elbows are so high.
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Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
San Jose: Being Kept save from ferocious enemies by the Sharks and Earthquakes since 91 and 96.
by Diamondback15 on Mar 10, 2011 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
Chara is looking at the puck/Pacioretty until a split second before they are at the turnbuckle. I seriously doubt he knew it was right there.
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
by Nut on Mar 10, 2011 8:44 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Where were you all day? I agree with all your comments.
I was almost going down and then I didn’t go down and then it came and it was too late to get down.
Battle of California
To me it looks like Chara is just pushing the player away from him with his arms, the way many players do after a hit. This is the same reason people always said that Scott Stevens was “elbowing” when he was really just hitting cleanly and then pushing off with his arms. This natural follow-through is what ended up hurting Pacioretty, but I don’t see it as malicious.
I was almost going down and then I didn’t go down and then it came and it was too late to get down.
Battle of California
pushing him away right into the partition … the players know they are there … he pushed him right into it … what the hell did he think would happen? a little bump on his head? as I said, clear lack of respect for his fellow hockey player
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"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
One Sentence Regarding Shoot-Outs:
Shoot-outs are moderately exciting and allow me to leave the arena with a sense either that my team has won or that the “loss” was basically a tie, but it comes at the extreme cost of cheapening wins, standings points, goals, and penalty shots in particular.
by meetyourmako on Mar 10, 2011 3:18 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
I like your run on sentence.
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Good job Giants, now win 3 more world series titles and then you just might be worthy of being mentioned in the same league as the A's.
THAT IS NABOKOV IN NET NOT NITTYMAKISHUTUP!!!!!!!!!!
San Jose: Being Kept save from ferocious enemies by the Sharks and Earthquakes since 91 and 96.
by Diamondback15 on Mar 10, 2011 4:55 PM PST up reply actions
I’m watching the Buf – Bos game – what a bunch of fucking loser homers the announcers for the Bruins are. They are making jokes about the Chara hit and they just received a bunch of penalties and they are blaming it on Montreal.
Bunch of fucking losers. They are really making themselves look pathetic with their comments.
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Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
by Angy on Mar 10, 2011 5:20 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
Man…and I get the boring Buffalo feed..
"Thank you very much fans and let’s go for the next game together!"
— Lubomir Visnovsky
I rec’d that shit.
grrr!
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
Seriously?
That’s really really bad form. You don’t do that as an announcer. Someone should fire their asses
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
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It’s really bad form. I get they want to show support for their guy, but you do not make jokes of it. Ignore it fine. Concentrate on the game – fine. But to make jokes? That is just classless.
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
Joe Thornton says the league goes easy on Boston when it comes to discipline. I’m on my phone so I can’t post the link but Mirtle just tweeted it.
I was almost going down and then I didn’t go down and then it came and it was too late to get down.
Battle of California
by Megalodon on Mar 10, 2011 6:23 PM PST via mobile reply actions
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
NM's Chief Lady Pleaser. Just ask eightyseven.
Also
Wellwood is a dicktip, but that’s for another day
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
NM's Chief Lady Pleaser. Just ask eightyseven.
Well if you’re going to be part of a dick, that’s the best part, right?
I was almost going down and then I didn’t go down and then it came and it was too late to get down.
Battle of California
You have a favorite part of dicks?
For every moment of triumph, for every instance of beauty, many souls must be trampled.
by Nut on Mar 10, 2011 8:45 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
It’s all good.
I was almost going down and then I didn’t go down and then it came and it was too late to get down.
Battle of California
its like the marines…the first one to go in…but the first one to get shelleacked when the enemy if the enemy is using chemical weapons….but yea…
Meg bows down to my fantasy greatness
"Thank you very much fans and let’s go for the next game together!"
Go Ducks!
www.battleofcali.com
by SPADE-IN-VICTORHELL on Mar 11, 2011 6:43 AM PST up reply actions
Savard would like a word with Thornton
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
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He can still speak english? You know I just figured with his brain being a pile of mush..
"Thank you very much fans and let’s go for the next game together!"
— Lubomir Visnovsky
I rec’d that shit.
Exactly. That’s why I’m not buying Thornton’s excuse.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
I think Chara gets a free pass more than the Bruins do. Not getting suspended here and getting an automatic suspension rescinded in last years post season..Well those are quite the lucky breaks…
"Thank you very much fans and let’s go for the next game together!"
— Lubomir Visnovsky
I rec’d that shit.
No wonder Drew is so wired for games. He drinks a Red Bull right before a game.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Niemi standing on his head.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Booooo
I was almost going down and then I didn’t go down and then it came and it was too late to get down.
Battle of California
GOAL!!
twice even !! :)
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
The conversation isn’t as dirty over here.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
What’s going on at the other place then? Because a few comments up from this I was talking about dick parts.
I was almost going down and then I didn’t go down and then it came and it was too late to get down.
Battle of California
Angy was talking about her boobs over at FTF.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
NO!! … I was not … and I didn’t start anything … just … added a little comment here and there
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
I just saw you talking about “Twins” and assumed you started that conversation.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
I just wanted clarification … that’s all … :)
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
You’re doing your civic duty and we appreciate that about you.
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
Too many penalties
"Time for the laser show, boys!"- Aubrey Huff
Adopted Giant: William VanLandingham
I'm on the Twitters
OT
in this very crazy game
GO SHARKS!
Ever get the feeling we are on a collision course with reality?
"They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security" -- Benjamin Franklin
SO TENSE
I was almost going down and then I didn’t go down and then it came and it was too late to get down.
Battle of California
Booooo!
Amazing game though. Sharks dominated and really impressed in the late game.
Wouldn’t mind a playoff series between these two teams.
I was almost going down and then I didn’t go down and then it came and it was too late to get down.
Battle of California
My heart would explode
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
NM's Chief Lady Pleaser. Just ask eightyseven.
The Awkward Patty jokes just write themselves
While most of his teammates were very familiar with the hit, Patrick Marleau said he has avoided watching the play.
"I haven’t seen it," he said. "I don’t like seeing those things."
Just to keep the image out of your head?
"I don’t want to be thinking about that," he said.
Nate woulda had that.
by MonochromeGarden on Mar 11, 2011 7:16 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
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