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Post by vladtaltos on Jun 11, 2013 11:11:20 GMT -5
Too bad about the Penguins, Frau. It looks like it took them a couple of games to hit their stride, and when they did, they lost two really tight games that could have gone either way. What was surprising to me was when they went back to the studio after game 4, and the guys around the desk crushed the Penguins' coach, saying he should be fired, among other things, for not having the team prepared. It was brutal, one of the worst hatchet jobs I've seen. Now, they could be correct; I don't follow hockey, but I watched it thinking those guys were just tearing him apart.
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Post by mister frau blucher on Jun 13, 2013 9:53:27 GMT -5
Thanks, guys, finally back in off the ledge! There was little bit to what the studio guys said, because Bylsma did not really come up with a way to get through the Bruins' defense, instead they kinda stuck with either stretch passes (which would usually get intercepted and came back the othe way) or trying to stickhandle one on two (with equally productive results). But their criticism was way over the top. Milbury is a buffon who failed as coach and GM and is simply a cheap soundbite; Jonesy who I kinda like is a TV color man for the Flyers, the Pens' arch rivals, and he can't help himself. While the coaching was not great, the biggest failures were the star players' inability to generate a sustained forecheck and straight up puck luck. All the bounces went the B's way, from hitting the posts 4 times a game to the literal bounce of the puck. The B's even acknowledged that after the series. What is funny, is that the B's were down 3 goals in game 7 of round 1 in the third period. if they did not pull off that historic comeback, Julien would have been the coach getting savaged on the TV; now he is a genius. It is a fine line between success and failure. No excuses, though, you have to find a way to win even when the puck is bouncing away from you. The guys had the skill to win, but couldn't. I like the B's, though, and I am pulling for them in this final. They are a solid team that plays hard and the right way, with a solid coach. Tough loss for them in 3 overtimes last night.
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Post by vladtaltos on Jun 13, 2013 13:59:24 GMT -5
That's him, Milbury. He was the loudest calling for Bylsma's head. What's funny is I heard the Pens gave him a two year contract extension yesterday. I guess no one listens to Milbury these days. ;D
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Post by darkscar on Jun 14, 2013 9:27:55 GMT -5
That's why I call these jokers "so-called experts." Say something controversial, get their name spread across the web, and they're happy. Meanwhile, their pre-season predictions are always wrong. They mindlessly (especially in the NFL) pick the loser of the championship game to win the title the following year, and never can predict an up and coming team to do well. Bah!
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Post by darkscar on Jun 27, 2013 10:26:11 GMT -5
Sure has been quiet around here...I'll talk about the hockey finals from a novice fan's perspective.
The Bruins really blew it in that last game. Bad!
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Post by mister frau blucher on Dec 28, 2013 12:17:14 GMT -5
This has been a brutal season for the Pens, injury-wise, but they keep getting it done. Every team suffers injuries, so I am not whining about that in and of itself, but the Pens are supernaturally slammed this year. Just lost Pascal Dupuis, a top line player with Sid and one of our best penalty-killers.
Still, the guys getting called up from the AHL are playing very well, particularly the D-men, and that is what our GM Shero has drafted for. That has really paid off this year.
Once again, it seems like the top 2 teams in the east are the Pens and the Bruins. Nothing is a given, of course, and 6-8 seed teams come alive in the playoffs every year, but I do expect these two teams to meet in the conference finals again.
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Post by vladtaltos on Dec 30, 2013 9:52:37 GMT -5
I recall how much of a hockey fan I used to be reading this thread. After the Flames left ATL, several years passed and we had an IHL team, the Atlanta Knights. I was at the Omni the night they defeated Fort Wayne and won the Turner Cup (no affiliation with Ted Turner). It was the largest crowd, at that time, to ever watch an IHL game--approx. 16k fans. It was a great night. Very loud.
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