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lucaskrajnik
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Anchorage, AK
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May 16, 2011 - 10:47am PT
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Till what period....? Anyway..... Lightning will mop tonight :)
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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May 16, 2011 - 11:16am PT
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I have renewed dislike for anything Canadian...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 16, 2011 - 11:46am PT
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I thought the shark was also a metaphor for Luongo's stick handling skillz.
Or maybe just his decision making.
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nature
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Railay, Thailand
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May 16, 2011 - 12:19pm PT
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Under "S" I don't see San Jose.
shouldn't they top the list?
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 16, 2011 - 02:08pm PT
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I especially enjoyed Luongo's classy giveaway for the first goal. What could he have been thinking? Maybe he just wanted to let the Sharks get one to make a game of it.
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dugillian
Trad climber
Vancouver
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May 16, 2011 - 04:38pm PT
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Luongo is the weak link in the CAucks lineup for sure.....hard to believe we are stuck with him until he is a senior citizen. To think he is making $10 mill a year---He is as useful as a sack of rusty hammers.
He is good for one soft gimme goal every game and that may catch up to us.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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May 18, 2011 - 10:25pm PT
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Pretty good first period. 2-2.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 18, 2011 - 11:07pm PT
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Whoa, Bieksa is an accurate puncher! Musta landed 5 or 6 to Marleau's 1.
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Mighty Hiker
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Vancouver, B.C.
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May 18, 2011 - 11:59pm PT
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Why are we suddenly talking about curling?
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 19, 2011 - 12:19am PT
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Eager is a d*ckhead. Should have got 4 for the hit on Sadin. Lost the game for the Sharks singlehanded.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 19, 2011 - 01:07am PT
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Is it legal to fish for sharks using Powerbait?
Ya mean yous guys haven't figgered out that Eager is a double agent?
And it would seem that Niemi's 5-hole got supersized.
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Paul_in_Van
Trad climber
Near Squampton
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May 19, 2011 - 01:17am PT
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Go Canucks, woot, woot.
I guess from the SJ perspective Eager is still going to play on Friday. As long as he doesn't hurt anyone, I am cool with him losing games singlehandedly.
Could be a sweep, though I kinda think 5 is more likely.
P (who went to game 5, series 2)
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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May 19, 2011 - 11:48am PT
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That was a sad game. Eager is totally unprofessional. The Sharks were in it until the penalties. The Canucks scored on every one...You can't win a game like that in the playoffs.
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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May 19, 2011 - 10:36pm PT
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Eager got worked up for a reason...
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tom woods
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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May 19, 2011 - 11:57pm PT
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Eager isn't really a Shark. I don't know why he was out there. Perhaps some sort of double agent.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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May 19, 2011 - 11:58pm PT
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Tom, that's what it looked like!
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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May 22, 2011 - 03:21pm PT
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Game on!!!!
If you ain't climbing...
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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May 22, 2011 - 06:07pm PT
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Grrrrr....
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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May 22, 2011 - 06:26pm PT
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That was a terrible game... I'd rather watch some 5 on 5, but a W is a W I guess.
Hope big Joe is OK.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 25, 2011 - 01:03am PT
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Regardless of the ultimate outcome (2nd OT still) and aside from his seemingly obligatory and patented illogical decision Luongo has been
unconcscious tonight! Almost 2:1 shot differential!
The save of the year though was Thomas' sick stick save last night.
edit:
Ha! I posted this two minutes too early.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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May 25, 2011 - 01:08am PT
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Yes! Yes! Yes!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 25, 2011 - 01:12am PT
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Did the puck actually cross the line?
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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May 25, 2011 - 01:15am PT
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Definitely crossed the Sharks goal line.
Yes! Yes! Yes!!!
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Paul_in_Van
Trad climber
Near Squampton
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May 25, 2011 - 02:15am PT
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Yes indeed. Go Canucks go. On the anniversary of our last Campbell cup win 17 years ago to the day.
Next up Boston or TB.
Not sure which I would prefer, travel sucks either way. Boston has a slower defense, but a better goalie than TB (refer to save yesterday as the above poster mentions).
TB has speed to kill up front. We have a pretty decent defense (specially if we get our couple of injured guys back).
Ah, either way it is good to win tonight.
P
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 25, 2011 - 02:23am PT
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Can't take sides not being a fan of either team. Fun game to watch, but what about the officiating?
The icing call which set up the faceoff where VC tied the game with 13 seconds left was a bad call, right?
Then in the 1st OT, as if shell shocked they called nothing. High sticks, tripping? It was a free for all.
VC did deserve to win the series regardless of the ugly details though.
Sharks looked relieved to be done really.
Bring it on Bruins!!!
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Mighty Hiker
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Vancouver, B.C.
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May 25, 2011 - 02:35am PT
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From that perspective, doesn't matter who wins. 1/3 to 1/2 the players on every team are Canadian, so we always win.
Of course, the thing drags on interminably, the death of 1,000 faceoffs. It's kind of embarrassing.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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May 25, 2011 - 11:22am PT
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Yeah, that overtime goal was a heart-breaker.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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May 27, 2011 - 05:14pm PT
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So the final begins in Vancouver next Wednesday, June 1st. Boston and Tampa Bay have their seventh game to decide who is in the final, and off we go. If the final goes seven games, the last game would be on June 15th, or possibly the opening day of the World Series - the 'world' championship that non-Americans aren't much welcome at.
A Vancouver team, the Millionaires, last won the Stanley Cup in 1915. (Surprising they kept playing during World War I.) A team from Victoria also won it in that period. No Canadian team has won the cup since Montreal in 1993, although heaps of Canadians have.
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Chief
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The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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May 28, 2011 - 01:42am PT
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What an epic seventh game!
Heartbreaker for Tampa and huge win for Tampa.
Hard to imagine two more evenly matched teams playing with more heart.
Roloson and his team mates expressions and obvious disappointment were enough to bring a tear to a glass eye.
It's going to be a hell of a final!
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 28, 2011 - 02:24am PT
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I didn't see the game the same way.
It was great to see an entire game with no penalties called, a credit to the officials and both teams.
But despite the low score Boston dominated to the end, when TB could not get posession for long enough to even pull their goalie.
The finals are gonna be awesome, and I don't think the Bruins are the team Vacouver would have chosen to face.
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nick d
Trad climber
nm
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May 28, 2011 - 03:09am PT
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No penalties called?
Who benefits from that? The speed based skill team or the most physically punishing team. Sure there were no penalties, just a little outcome management, Gary Buttman style (ex-NBA exec).
Never forget the press conference when Buttman gets introduced as the new commish. He didn't know who Jeremy Roenick, who was also on hand, was. Pretty sure Buttman had never seen a hockey game before.
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thetennisguy
Mountain climber
Yuba City, CA
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May 28, 2011 - 06:06pm PT
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Happy for my friend in Boston (loved that series) ... I'm still bummed about the Sharks losing to Vancouver who proved to be an excellent team. It's been a another disappointing season for my Sharks ... it seems like they lost a lot of steam in the Detroit series ... the last game was a true heart breaker but it was a summary of what it's been like to watch the Sharks in last half of this "second season" the playoffs.
So as always ... shorten the damn season! But they won't there's too much greed involved.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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You'd think that there were playing soccer, with the number of goals that have been scored in the last games. No more firewagon hockey, sadly.
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Boston could make Pizza out of Vancouver!
It ain't over till the fat lady sings!
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tooth
Trad climber
The Best Place On Earth
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Boston Pizzas here have been re-named Vancouver Pizzas.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Is this true?
Despite Stanley Cup drought, Canada isn't fully embracing the Canucks
A Canadian team hasn't won the championship since 1993, but there's some things about Vancouver (location, the city's beauty) that the rest of the country doesn't care for.
By Helene Elliott
May 31, 2011, 5:48 p.m.
Canada prides itself on having invented hockey, and it sometimes seems this vast country is united only by its passion for a game that mixes finesse with fisticuffs and celebrates players who carry on through the pain of separated shoulders and bashed-in noses.
Canada still produces more than half the players in the National Hockey League — the number has recently hovered around 53% — but no team based in Canada has won the Stanley Cup since the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Kings in 1993. Four of Canada's six teams have lost in the Cup finals since then: the Vancouver Canucks in 1994, Calgary Flames in 2004, Edmonton Oilers in 2006 and Ottawa Senators against the Ducks in 2007.
So it would seem logical that Canada's Cup-starved fans would back the Canucks over the Boston Bruins when the Cup finals start Wednesday at Vancouver's Rogers Arena.
Not so much.
The Canucks are getting great support in Vancouver, where cabs bear team placards, people wear team jerseys on busy downtown streets and prices for tickets through online resellers are averaging more than $1,000 per seat. But the Canucks aren't the popular choice across the country despite being the last team from Canada standing.
"It's a complex thing," said David Fransen, the consul general for Canada in Los Angeles and an avid hockey fan.
"It's tough because in Ontario you can be fans of Toronto, Detroit, Buffalo or Montreal and places beyond. In Alberta you're a fan of the Oilers or Flames, and at what point do you transfer that loyalty to Canada?"
For some fans that point hasn't arrived.
Columnist Joe O'Connor wrote in the National Post that cheering for the Canucks, who had the NHL's best record this season, "is like rooting for the New York Yankees: it cheapens the thrill. … Are we that hungry? Me? I'd rather starve, or wait, at least until the next Cinderella story comes along."
An editorial in the Toronto Sun that called the Cup finals "the greatest two weeks on the Canadian calendar" noted that many fans haven't adopted the Canucks. "Can't say as we blame them. The reason is simple. It's not their team. In fact, it would also be a safe bet more Canadians will be rooting for the Boston Bruins than cheering for Vancouver, even if both have 17 Canadians on their roster."
Why the hate?
Jealousy is a likely factor. Vancouver's mountain and sea vistas make it one of the world's most beautiful cities, and it has milder winters than the rest of Canada. Its success in hosting the Winter Olympics has given it new prominence internationally, too. Is it fair for Vancouver to have all that and the Stanley Cup too?
"Vancouver is now a place that is identified as having come of age and has a newfound sense of pride. It's unapologetic pride in its excellence. In the past there's been a tendency to be modest and even timid," Fransen said.
Some of the weak support stems from geography. The Canucks play most of their games while the more populous Eastern part of Canada is sleeping and their players aren't as familiar as those in Toronto or Montreal.
Tradition also plays a part. Canada's easternmost Maritime provinces have ancient ties to Boston through seafaring industries. And some fans respect the Bruins as one of the league's "Original Six" teams and see the Canucks, who joined the NHL in 1970, as lacking in history.
"This is kind of a different country on this side of the mountains," said Cam Cole, a columnist for the Vancouver Sun and six-year resident of Vancouver. "People look at it as tree-hugging, marijuana-smoking weirdoes out here. It's a strange world that nobody considers exactly like the rest of Canada.
"The other thing is they play so late that if you're watching you're kind of half paying attention. The center of the universe based on East Coast," he said, poking fun at Toronto's self-importance, "and the whole national perception is formed by that. There's not the same adoration as there is for Montreal or, God help us, Toronto."
Canucks forward Alexandre Burrows said he and his teammates want to win for each other, the organization and Canucks fans. "What happens outside doesn't impact my preparation or the way I'm going to feel if I win the Cup or if I don't," he said Tuesday.
"It's nice to bring the Stanley Cup to Canada because I'm Canadian. But at the same time I really don't care a whole lot about what people in Calgary or Edmonton or Quebec think."
Roy MacGregor, a much-honored columnist for the nationally distributed Globe and Mail, said hockey fans in Canada remain "hyper-sensitive" to the fact the Cup hasn't been won by a Canada-based team for so long. He said Vancouver's distance from Eastern-based media works against the Canucks' popularity more than the fact their top two players — twins Henrik and Daniel Sedin — are Swedish and that standout center Ryan Kesler is American.
Most Canadians, MacGregor said, "just aren't that familiar with the players. No one knew anything of Kevin Bieksa, for example. And Roberto Luongo has this huge national rep of not winning the big games, despite his Olympic win right there in Vancouver."
Had the Tampa Bay Lightning won the Eastern Conference championship instead of the Bruins, MacGregor said, French-Canadians would have backed the Lightning because of French players like Martin St. Louis and Vincent Lecavalier.
Personal connections like that influence rooting interest. Fransen has long been a friend of Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli, who was an agent before becoming a club executive. Chiarelli represented Fransen's son, Aaron, who played major junior hockey.
"All that said, in the end I don't think anything trumps the fact that hockey is our national religion. Nothing binds Canada together the way hockey does," Fransen said.
MacGregor thinks the rest of Canada could be persuaded to back the Canucks.
"I think the country is warming to the idea," he said, "but it will take some early success in the final for them to leap aboard the bandwagon."
helene.elliott@latimes.com
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"People look at it as tree-hugging, marijuana-smoking weirdoes out here. It's a strange world that nobody considers exactly like the rest of Canada."
Now that I can believe.
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Mimi
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We're watching.
Here are the anthems. Get ready for battle!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Way to go Cannucks, 2 - zip.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Vancouver bites!!
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marv
Mountain climber
Bay Area
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anything that will piss off bostonians gets my seal of approval
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Good singers for the anthems. Now it is time for the fat lady in three games.
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Oplopanax
Mountain climber
The Deep Woods
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Killer whale vs. bear? No contest.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Okay so here we are early in game 3. F*cking way late blind side hit. Vancouver sucks!
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Abenda
climber
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10 MIN powerplay
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Abenda
climber
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END OF 1ST PERIOD 0-0
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D.Eubanks
climber
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Ya, and the BEST player on the Canucks is an American.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Aren't the Sedins the top players on the Canucks? They're Swedish, which is almost as good as Norwegian. Last year one of them won the MVP award, and this year the other is nominated. Granted that it's all pretty arbitrary, and to them it's a paycheque.
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tooth
Trad climber
The Best Place On Earth
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And is that best player on the Canucks the one who just scored on his own net?
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D.Eubanks
climber
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The Sedins are great players.
The best single player on the Canucks in the 2011 playoffs is Kesler, an American.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Yes, the prediction is for the series to go six or seven games, with most or all of the games close and low-scoring. The days of firewagon hockey in the finals are over.
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D.Eubanks
climber
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Canucks, best record in regular season.
They deserve to be there.
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james Colborn
Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
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brutal blindside check, looked almost criminal.
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Abenda
climber
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The days of firewagon hockey in the finals are over.
Damn Anders, your so old school I bet you climb without a helmet.
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Abenda
climber
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Canucks not doing so good. 0-3
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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4-0 Boston, Vancouver's pizza right now!
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Abenda
climber
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Correction -
0-4 boston
Start of 3rd
bostan winns faceoff
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Abenda
climber
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Quiet nite Van
Lose one in Boston
Whatever
Hockey Haiku
Roy wonder
see you nex game
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Abenda
climber
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1-7 Boston
L8er skater daters
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Abenda
climber
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oops
1-8 boston
sucks, eh?
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Karma
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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OK whatever, 1-8 and Boston serves Vancouver a pepperonied Luongo pizza.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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You guys are funny!
It was 8 to 1. Not 1 to 8.
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Abenda
climber
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Dude yur and o so moran!
The home team was the bean bagers, soooooooooooooo
Canucks 1 Bruins 8
WHHHHHHAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTTTEEEVVVVVVEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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So Boston puts one notch in their gun. A tip of the hat to them.
I'd of hated to see a shutout in the Cup finals.
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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It's amazing what 1/4 second can do in a game as fast as hockey... Basically that was the interference call right there. Any injury on an interference penalty results in a misconduct. Them's the rules. Blindside? No. Rome lined his man (Horton) up when he came into the neutral zone, stayed in FRONT of him, and contact of some sort was a given at the blue line.
Seriously... What d-men hear all through their childhood is, 'If your man comes over the blue line in any way but on his ass, you're not doing your job.' Odd man rushes and such negate that, but it stands if you've got enough of your guys back.
I hope Horton's going to bounce back.
Food for thought on interference calls,
Possession of the Puck: The last player to touch the puck, other than the goalkeeper, shall be considered the player in possession. The player deemed in possession of the puck may be checked legally, provided the check is rendered immediately following his loss of possession.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Lucic was in posession of the puck and was in fact lining up a shot on goal when Rome hit Horton. The puck was away for at least a full second.
Horton is out for the series, and it could be worse than that. A serious concussion like that is hard to assess until some time goes by.
Rome is suspended for the duration as it should be. In fact the suspension will carry over to next season if this series does not go to seven.
You can watch the play here. It is clear that Lucic had posession of the puck cleanly before either player crossed the blue line.
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ontheedgeandscaredtodeath
Trad climber
San Francisco, Ca
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The hit was late and to the head. I love hockey and play in an adult league, but crap like that is why I don't let my kids anywhere near it.
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the Fet
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Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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That was a BS hit. Late, and he drove his shoulder into Thorton's head, so much so that he jumped up and his skates left the ice.
It happens in a split second, but blatant disregard for your competitor's well being like that is bad sportsmanship.
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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That was an ugly hit and by today's NHL rules as I understand them, illegal.
I hope Horton's OK and support drastic punitive measures for these kind of hits.
Let's also bear in mind that Rome and the Canucks don't have a monopoly on ugly hits and that Boston's dished out some beauties as well. Their intent and delivery were identical, only the consequences differed.
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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From Mike Murphy who was in charge of discipline on this hit due to Campbell's conflict of interest,
"This has nothing to do with Rule #48 [the blindside rule hit]," Murphy said. "This is just an interference penalty, an interference hit. If it was immediate after he released the puck, it would be a legal hit. We have them all the time."
1/2 second earlier, and Horton would still be out with no call on the play. Head UP all the time, especially on the D man who picks you up. Rome was put out vs SJ from a check to the head, and already attempted to contact Horton. The guy cares, should've pulled that check back, but it wouldn't have been an injury if Horton was looking. It's a game fast enough that the right decision can't always be made, and both parties missed on this one.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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That's all politics.
View the video link I posted and tell me that was anything like a clean hit.
Certain teams in hockey, and imo Vacouver is one of them, have a fundamental problem when it comes to aggressive play with intent to injure.
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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I've watched all the video I can find. At least 10x per angle.
Here's a DIRTY hit,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxLs-g9lPEc
Late? >5 seconds
Left his feet? Yup
Target the head? With an elbow
Intent to injure? You tell me
Oddly there was no call or suspension, and this was MILES worse on all counts except injury.
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nick d
Trad climber
nm
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FACT ! This is Gary Buttman series management. He needs for Boston to win because, hey, they are a bigger market.
Boston has free license, but Vancouver better watch it or the whole team will wind up suspended.
Zdano Chara already broke one guys neck this year, blind side, hit to the head. No fine, no suspension.
Buttman's ruined the game, I just wish I could get a run at him on the ice. WORST commish in any sport, and thats saying a lot.
edit: Nevah, so what do you think is going to happen when you drive somebody into the stanchion? It was a purposeful act. He's a 6'9" sissy who doesn't lay out to many face to face hits in open ice. Classic Euro trash tactics.
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nevahpopsoff
Boulder climber
the woods
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that's not what happened. he hit the guy, his head went over the boards and he hit the stantion. got messed up real bad. if there had been glass there it would have just been another hit. sounds like you have an axe to grind.
from what i understand the canucks have a reputation for playing dirty. we don't get to see them very often on the east coast so i had no opinion until this series. as i see it now, they are dirty and like to embelish any contact no matter how minor. i have lost all respect for canadian teams after watching these clowns and the montreal drama queens.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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^^^^^
Go Bruins!!
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nevahpopsoff
Boulder climber
the woods
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Jim, you seem to misunderstand. I always thought Canadian teams had alot of class. Example; Montreal, as a Bruins fan always hated them. But you can't argue with success. The Leafs; if not the greatest team at least a class act. And I always had alot of respect for the other Canadian teams . Ya know, what do they know about hockey in Florida? After watching the Montreal series, I think they should be nominated for an acadamy award. And the Canucks just play dirty.
I'm also not saying the Bruins are lilly white. They play physical hockey. If the Canucks didn't start all this s#!t with the biting and hits to the head, ect, they would probaby be winning the cup tomorrow night. They lit a fire and now, who knows?
Did they get the best record in the league by playing like this all season? If so, I wouldn't be so proud.
Enjoy the game tomorrow, should be interesting.
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nick d
Trad climber
nm
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If you think I've got an axe to grind just wait till the series is over and listen to the crowd reaction when Buttman takes the ice to hand over the cup.
It doesn't matter which city it happens in, they will be booing so loud it will drown out the p.a. system. If he had any respect for the game he'd have someone else hand it over, Gretzky maybe?
Most anyone who's been watching hockey for more than a season or two shares my feelings about the commish. He was an NBA lawyer who didn't know anything about the game before he took over, most fans still feel that way now.
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Mighty Hiker
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Bettmann does what the governors (owners) tell him to do. Basically their errand boy, doing nothing to jeopardize revenues. Hence their long-standing resistance to restraints on violent behaviour, to changes that would rebalance the game towards the offensive (average goals per game down significantly over the last ten years), and to any real mandatory drug testing. And, of course, to any "interference" by government in how professional hockey is managed - although they're all quick to run for subsidies from local and regional government for their rinks.
And the terms of the trust for Lord Stanley's cup state that it is to be awarded to the top amateur ice hockey team in Canada.
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D.Eubanks
climber
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The Burrows biting incident showed no class at all, the Rome late hit on Horton was way late. Some players are known to be dirty players, I dont think these guys are known to be dirty players. Alot of players are looking for a cheap shot, especially when the refree has his back turned. It has nothing to do with what team their on, every team has one. Its hockey crunch time. Lets face it, all these guys are desperate to win the cup. Its like that every year.
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nick d
Trad climber
nm
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To quote the infamous Conrad Dobler,"If he didn't want to get bitten, he shouldn't have stuck his finger in my mouth".
There's a certain ring of truth to that statement.
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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Jun 10, 2011 - 02:17am PT
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I still don't think Rome was head hunting... A couple of the Bruins have even said that. I don't trust them, though.
The series is a whole lot more interesting tied 2-2, that's all I know. Hope there's something resembling a decent game tomorrow. Blowouts, and no shows are crap either way.
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nevahpopsoff
Boulder climber
the woods
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Jun 10, 2011 - 07:06pm PT
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Nick, you are all concerned with the politics of the sport. It is politics, there is money involved, therefore it is corrupt. Pro sports are "for entertainment purposes only". No matter who wins this game the sun will still rise tomorrow. Lighten up, it's no more important than if I send some random boulder problem.
Enjoy the game, I'm going to go have some "Bruin Fingers", as they are now known in this house.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jun 10, 2011 - 10:36pm PT
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Hopefully some day television in the US will carry ice hockey, so they can appreciate it for themselves. :-)
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Roughster
Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
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Jun 10, 2011 - 10:48pm PT
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Its on NBC during prime time. I think that qualifies. :)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 11, 2011 - 01:15am PT
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These were the same teams as the last two games, right? I guess Looey put
his contacts in tonight. It would also seem Vigneault put the fear of
relegation into the defense; very disciplined they were.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Jun 11, 2011 - 01:41am PT
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I'm guessing that it's going all the way to game 7 in Vancouver.
Congrats to the Cunnucks on game 5.
Boston 2
Vancouver 3
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 11, 2011 - 01:55am PT
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go canucks!
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nevahpopsoff
Boulder climber
the woods
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Jun 11, 2011 - 08:25am PT
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Great game.....not so thrilled with the out come, but that's the way it goes. Hats off to the goalies.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jun 13, 2011 - 09:21pm PT
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All part of the Canuck's master plan, so that the winning game is at home. Plus everyone makes more money if there's another game.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jun 13, 2011 - 09:31pm PT
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All part of the Canuck's master plan
Comedy post of the year!
Canucks look like they drank the champagne before the game.
Thomas is gonna get the last word in this match.
Who opens in net for VC in game 7 ?????
I wish someone would pay me 10 mil a year to let pucks in the net.
Juss' sayin' ...
edit: If you follow the money there is waay more $ in winning the cup than losing so a strategy of stringing it out to G7 is rediculous unless everything is rigged.
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D.Eubanks
climber
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Jun 13, 2011 - 09:47pm PT
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Now I'm second guessing Vancouvers chances on winning the cup, they've given up way too many goals in this series.
edit: This series is meant to go 7.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jun 13, 2011 - 10:14pm PT
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I agree with Jim - even in the playoffs, it's wise to play your second goalie once or twice in each series. It gives the first goalie a rest, and keeps the second sharp.
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Paul_in_Van
Trad climber
Near Squampton
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Jun 13, 2011 - 11:15pm PT
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Yikes. I am starting to think that we should be very happy to have the home rink advantage.
I don't care how we win, but we win at home...
Go Canucks Go for game 7.
P
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 13, 2011 - 11:53pm PT
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Luongo's just done. The playoffs have gone on for 2 months!
I love it when I hear how hard professional athletes 'work'. Oh, yeah, a
regular millwheel it is. Looey shoulda kept his mouth shut about Thomas
playing outside the paint.
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klimski
Trad climber
Bridgeport,CA
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Jun 14, 2011 - 12:05am PT
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The Bruins will win the cup!!!
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sac
Trad climber
Sun Coast B.C.
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Jun 14, 2011 - 12:10am PT
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With all due respect... indeed... IMO,
The Stanley Cup Finals are usually decided by:
"the finer points of goaltending"
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D.Eubanks
climber
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Jun 14, 2011 - 12:27am PT
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Who wants it most?......will see.
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klimski
Trad climber
Bridgeport,CA
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Jun 14, 2011 - 12:53am PT
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This has been an awesome series! Some of the best games I've seen in a long time. But I am biased, being born a Bruins fan.
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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Jun 14, 2011 - 01:30am PT
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Blowouts suck either way.
At least Vancouver showed up tonight, and had some great chances. Could've been much closer, unlike the last two games in Boston. It was a pretty good game.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Jun 14, 2011 - 02:17am PT
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This has been a great play off series. Bad calls have gone both ways. Any holder of the cup has to have a bit of luck.
Congrats to the Boston Brawlers tonite.
All tied up and game 7 is up for grabs.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 15, 2011 - 09:03pm PT
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Uh oh. 1 -0
Bruins look like they want it more and look sharper.
Thomas looks very sharp.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 15, 2011 - 09:51pm PT
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The game is half over and other than the one shot early I can't say the
Canucks have really bothered Thomas. They're getting held up at the Bruins'
blue line, when they can even get it out of their end.
It's over.
edit:
posted 30 seconds before the dagger. Nice job of taking out Looey by Sedin.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 15, 2011 - 10:12pm PT
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Coz,
The first goal was a touch soft, if screened, but his defense has totally left him
marooned on a desert isle.
Jim,
You are correct in a sense. This game is a veritable Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods).
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D.Eubanks
climber
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Jun 15, 2011 - 10:18pm PT
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Looks like Boston wants it more to me.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Jun 15, 2011 - 10:18pm PT
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I love seeing guys like Thomas who took a long time to make it to make it to the top excel and win it all. Plus I'm a BoSTONian. Go bruins!
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Jun 15, 2011 - 10:20pm PT
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Do not rule out Vancouver.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 15, 2011 - 10:22pm PT
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i'm out.....i'm totally over with being a canuck.... go bruins!
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nick d
Trad climber
nm
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Jun 15, 2011 - 10:52pm PT
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Hey the officials accidentally called a penalty on the wrong team. Oh well, I guess with a three goal lead and six minutes in the third it's ok.
Got to be able to "say" it was a fair game, hey Butman?
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Jun 15, 2011 - 11:00pm PT
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The Bruins are two minutes from hoisting Stan's Mug after a convincing win over the Canucks. Way to go Bruins, thanks for a great run Canucks!
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D.Eubanks
climber
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Jun 15, 2011 - 11:03pm PT
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When was the last year a Canadian team one the Stanley Cup ?...
Congratulations Boston Bruins.
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ME Climb
Trad climber
Behind the Orange Curtain
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Jun 15, 2011 - 11:04pm PT
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Glad to see the Bruins hoist Stan!
I cannot imagine the feeling of winning it. The times I have been near it have left me speechless.
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ME Climb
Trad climber
Behind the Orange Curtain
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Jun 15, 2011 - 11:07pm PT
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1993 Montreal over Kings in 5. I had tickets to game 6
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james Colborn
Trad climber
Truckee, Ca
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Jun 15, 2011 - 11:12pm PT
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Thomas wins MVP. Well done.
Excited to see my two favorite cities in the cup. However, when Horton got the cheap shot I was all in for Boston. Congrads!
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nevahpopsoff
Boulder climber
the woods
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Jun 15, 2011 - 11:29pm PT
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congrats to both teams for a great series. hats off to tim, not so much for luongo. great game, hasta later....
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jun 15, 2011 - 11:32pm PT
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Sorry, guys - I forgot to wear my lucky gumboots, on the wrong feet, and because of that the Canucks lost.
Overall, Boston was a much stronger team, especially in goal and in goal scoring. A deserved win.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jun 15, 2011 - 11:49pm PT
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It sounds like some parts of downtown Vancouver are a bit scary right now, on what is otherwise a pleasant early summer evening. Three vehicles overturned (one burnt), a few fires, maybe some fights and broken windows - the reports are fragmentary. Let's hope that'll be all there is to it.
http://www.vancouversun.com/overturned+Georgia+Street/4953593/story.html
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 12:02am PT
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That's very sad. I always expect more of Canadians.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 12:11am PT
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what the hell, Vancouver! looks stupider than LA. am embarrassed to be from BC with yahoos like that!
a friend just sent me this link:
post stanley cup riot happening
live feed:
http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/livenow?id=8193381
edit: was glad to see your example though Perry, of respect and graciousness for the winning team
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jun 16, 2011 - 12:19am PT
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Montreal is famous for its hockey riots, the most recent in 2008. Especially the "Richard Riot" of 1955.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Riot
It's still light here, and I suspect the police are being very pro-active about controlling whatever is actually happening. (Too early to really tell.) Also, anyone rioting may have forgotten that videocameras are far more common than in 1994, both outside businesses and personal ones. Which means you have a good chance of being a 'star', if you're dumb enough.
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nick d
Trad climber
nm
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Jun 16, 2011 - 12:20am PT
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Right ON!!! They are flipping police cars, Yo!
FACT: It's ok to take it out on the cops. This is like a trip to Disneyland for the brownshirts.
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nick d
Trad climber
nm
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Jun 16, 2011 - 12:38am PT
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Jim: My local force just shot a mentally retarded guy...in the back...three times.
It's ok though, the Chief proclaimed it a "good shoot".
So, the moral is, don't sell your modern outfit short! You might wind up on the wrong end of the stick...literally!
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Jim E
climber
away
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Jun 16, 2011 - 12:42am PT
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If it makes any of you Canuck fans feel better, most of the Bruins are Canadian. You can take pride in your exports, at least.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 12:45am PT
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Jim,
Having lived in Seattle BITD, worked on Vancouver Is, climbed and traveled
extensively all across Canada I have nothing but fond memories. To wit,
we arrived in Gaspe while there was still snow on the beaches and the campgrounds
were still closed. It was late so we threw our tent down at a picnic area.
The next morning we hear someone clearing his throat to give us fair warning.
The poor ranger was freaking apologizing for disturbing us but would we please
pack up at our earliest convenience? Are you flipping kidding me?
The rels in Barrie report all is peaceful there. ;-)
edit:
I did have one 'interesting' experience on the frozen tundra. On the way to
the Bugs we stopped at a liquor store somewhere north of Penticton. The
first (?) Worlds were being played between Canada and Roosia. We stood there
listening to the radio at full volume while the zombies completely ignored
us for a looong shift. When the break came they came back from the dead and
distractedly saw to our pressing needs. Ho ho ho...
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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Jun 16, 2011 - 01:08am PT
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Heard from someone in the neighborhood that 2 people jumped off the Georgia buildings a little while back.
On another note, a friend of mine got called in to deal with rioters on his day off today. Wish him well!
On the other less important side of things,
Grats Boston, and good season Canucks.
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jun 16, 2011 - 01:13am PT
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The news media will naturally focus on things that are newsworthy, but whether that will present a fair picture of what's happening is another matter. It certainly won't be complete, as they can't be everywhere. It's tempting to jump to conclusions, but risky too.
That said, the area near the CBC building - a few blocks from the arena - has apparently been declared a riot zone. All sorts of stupidity going on, including tear gas, rubber bullets, overturned cars (one burnt), fights, police dogs, batons, someone falling off a bridge, fires, and some looting.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2011/06/15/bc-stanley-cup-fans-post-game-7.html
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Jun 16, 2011 - 01:26am PT
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I know three people who went downtown this afternoon to watch the game at one of the 'fan zones'. When asked, I advised that they leave the area as soon as the game ended (or if trouble began), and walk home.
My admittedly old computer doesn't seem to want to show CBC tonight, so I'm missing some of the drama.
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Jun 16, 2011 - 02:03am PT
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Still digesting the unfortunate turn of events downtown.
Shameful and embarrassing to say the least.
It would appear that what were seeing is the consequences of a marginal percentage of otherwise respectful and well behaved fans making a mess of things. I was real proud of the post game proceedings inside Rogers Place with most in attendance staying to cheer both the Bruins and Canucks.
One has to wonder if the outcome would have been any different if the Canucks had won with some people just wanting to come downtown to drink and cause trouble. We won't know the full extent of the damage till tomorrow but I for one feel horrible about this and hope that Boston fans and people outside Vancouver can see this behavior doesn't reflect the attitudes of the majority of Vancouverites, British Columbians or Canadians.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 02:33am PT
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It has been interesting listening to CBC 690 - many callers commented on how
much 'fun' the rioters were having and how it was clear that they fully
intended to do this win or lose. They've not allowed the QE Theatre crowd out!
Sounds to me like the VPD should not have responded wearing kid gloves and
maybe downtown Vancouver needs some surveillance cameras.
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Wayno
Big Wall climber
Seattle, WA
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Jun 16, 2011 - 02:44am PT
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I seem to remember things like this happening before. It's no big deal. Fans all over the world are just that, fans.(fanatics) I don't think it portrays your average citizen. But then again, if it was my town, I would probably be a little pissed. Remember that Battle in Seattle, WTO crap? WTF?
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NigelSSI
Trad climber
B.C.
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Jun 16, 2011 - 03:12am PT
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Sounds like some structure fires as well from what I heard. The Fire scanner was going like mad for a few hours.
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nick d
Trad climber
nm
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Jun 17, 2011 - 10:08pm PT
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Jim, I appreciate what you are saying and yes, I might be kinda flip in describing the cops, but I am afraid of our local force. We have so many bad guys in our force it is hard to trust any of them.
On a hockey note, I thought the officiating was designed to bring Boston the cup. Not to say Tim Thomas might not have been able to do it on his own, but Boston got away with some unbelievable thuggery throughout the playoffs. Hope somebody breaks Chara's neck next year. Classic Bettman series mangement, because marketing is what really matters.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Apr 12, 2012 - 07:12pm PT
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Game 1, San Jose vs. St Louis, starts in 15 minutes...woot!!!
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Apr 12, 2012 - 07:37pm PT
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Kings win game one in Vancouver 4 to 2.
Yeah!!!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 12, 2012 - 08:27pm PT
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What is up with the Canucks inability to be displined and not take stupid penalties?? really..
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 13, 2012 - 04:35pm PT
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Go Canucks! Play smart tonight!
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atchafalaya
Boulder climber
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Apr 13, 2012 - 04:41pm PT
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Go Redwings!!!!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Apr 13, 2012 - 04:49pm PT
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Yawn. Isn't it over yet?
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atchafalaya
Boulder climber
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Apr 13, 2012 - 05:05pm PT
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check back in june
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cowpoke
climber
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Apr 13, 2012 - 05:06pm PT
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Everyone in Vancouver has on a Canucks jersey, today.
Not that I'd dare mention it around these parts, but relieved to hear that the Bruins squeaked out with a W in G1 despite what sounds like some pretty sweet net play by the Caps goalie (who the heck is this guy, Holtby??).
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 13, 2012 - 06:58pm PT
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Anders, it wont be over till july! :)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 14, 2012 - 12:43am PT
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Are they rioting on Granville yet?
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 14, 2012 - 12:44am PT
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sac
Trad climber
Sun Coast B.C.
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Apr 14, 2012 - 12:51am PT
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Just sat through Nucks/ LA game...
Yawn is right... imo
Chelsea/ Newcastle in the a.m fer me!
A.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Apr 14, 2012 - 01:02am PT
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the Tyler, we sukked ur dick photo is hilarious
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 14, 2012 - 01:44am PT
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They are hard not to hate. I'm an Oilers fan by birth but I'll support the canadian teams at playoff time. They need to put Schneider in!!
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Apr 14, 2012 - 02:05am PT
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Riley: shoulda watched the Frozen Four this year -- it was Epik
only poseur wanna-bees watch NHl
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cowpoke
climber
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Apr 14, 2012 - 11:12am PT
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^^^Vancouver fans might be mildly pleased to know BC has been champs 3 out of last 5 in frozen four...just a different BC...Go Eagles!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 14, 2012 - 11:17am PT
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Well, Bruce, ya gotta admit it was a sweet wrap-around. The three Canucks
on the other side of the crease sure had a nice view of it.
"Gee, I wonder why he is going behind the net?" Bwa Ha Ha Ha Ha!
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Apr 14, 2012 - 11:27am PT
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Funny how LA wins a couple decisive victories and all of a sudden everyone is "bored."
Ha!!
I'm predicting riots in VC when this thing is over.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 14, 2012 - 11:52am PT
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Sedin sisters
2 girls
NO CUP!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 16, 2012 - 01:20am PT
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briham89
Trad climber
los gatos. ca
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Apr 16, 2012 - 01:48am PT
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YES!!! Pyro that is awesome Hahahaha
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 16, 2012 - 11:15am PT
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Sad. La played better. Gotta give it to them. Sad.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Apr 16, 2012 - 11:24am PT
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Not so sad if you're a Kings fan.
Last night's game was crazy. VC came out hard and for the first two periods I expected them to get the win. Quick kept LA in the game, and in the third they woke up.
Both teams play pretty good defense. I'm glad Browns hit did not do any serious harm to Sedin. That looked a little scary for a minute.
VC did take a couple pretty good dives though... there was one behind the net that actually worked too.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 16, 2012 - 04:33pm PT
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Ksolem this is a pic from last nights game.
fresh Zam Job!
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Apr 16, 2012 - 04:44pm PT
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"Welfare queens" bwaahaahaaa...That's rich!!!
Pyro,is that yer shot?If so,what do you do and can you get me there? ;)
Edit:Who just deleted their post?? Don't chime in then,it's like a cheap hit.
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Vitaliy M.
Mountain climber
San Francisco
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Apr 16, 2012 - 04:47pm PT
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I think Sharks will be reborn tonight. Predict a 4-1 win. And, they will win the Stanley Cup.
Go Sharks!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 16, 2012 - 05:09pm PT
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Man I really, really hate LA fans
Really Riles? All of us? ;-(
All right, you read it here, Flyers and Kings in the finals. That is if
there are enough Flyers still allowed to play.
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Apr 16, 2012 - 05:26pm PT
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Just to keep this climbing related...I actually did climb today.Preppin' for hockey now though.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Apr 16, 2012 - 08:45pm PT
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Sharks vs. Blues at 7:30 PST. Series tied 1-1. Game in San Jo'.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Apr 16, 2012 - 08:49pm PT
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sharks have done nothing but lose in the postseason; that continues tonight
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Apr 16, 2012 - 08:49pm PT
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Riot in Vancouver - Wednesday night.
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Apr 16, 2012 - 08:53pm PT
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Note to self ^^^^ book plane ticket now!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 16, 2012 - 10:39pm PT
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Doubt we'll see another riot. You need a big crowd for that to happen, which a: the cops wont allow, and b: everyone is allready disillusioned so no reason to go downtown. Im sure the criminal element responsible for the last one would love to do it again, but you need a bunch of pissed off fans to join in and that really only happens when you lose the cup winning game.
Interestingly my friend was in the crowd last year when they set the bear on fire at the start of it all and there was a guy with a huge sign that said "RIOT 2011" before it even started. He took a picture ill try and find it later. Probably some of the same hooligans who coordinated the first one in the 90's now using social media to expand the anarchy.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Apr 17, 2012 - 01:57am PT
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Every other city riots when they win.
Vancouver is unique that they double-down on the shame by only rioting when they lose.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Apr 17, 2012 - 02:50am PT
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I'm still tryin' to figure out why Riley hates me so much.
Being Sid Crosby's doctor must be a tough job...
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 17, 2012 - 03:54am PT
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+1 chaz +1
You know why? Because they've never won!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 17, 2012 - 11:25am PT
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Being Sid Crosby's doctor must be a tough job...
It must be even tougher to be his shrink. After that 'fight' how
ya gonna break it to him that it wasn't 'Dancing With the Stars' and
that he needs to come out?
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the goat
climber
north central WA
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Apr 17, 2012 - 02:19pm PT
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I don't know why but I think Nashville's gonna make it to the big dance. Rinne is a great goalie and consistently up for big games. Quick is amazing but I'm not sure he can keep it up. Other than Martinez, the LA defense has been spectacular as well as physical.
Go Habs...................next year.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Apr 18, 2012 - 10:47pm PT
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Kings vs Canucks right now....
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Apr 18, 2012 - 11:03pm PT
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wild 1st period in Philly tonight. It was like a low-scoring NBA first quarter
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Apr 21, 2012 - 10:47pm PT
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Sharks lost, improbably
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shakin' man
Trad climber
california
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Apr 21, 2012 - 11:14pm PT
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I decided to grow a hockey beard so LA has a better chance.
At least they will have Bob and Jim doing the broadcast tomorrow instead of those HNIC Canuck lovers on NBC.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 21, 2012 - 11:44pm PT
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Schneider ain't new. He's the reason they made the playoffs! Lou is a bum. Everyone knows it. Flopping around like a whale all the time.
It sure is nice to have a solid positional man in net. D men like it better too since they dont have to babysit lou, they can join the attack more which is when van is at its best.
Gretz is right! He had goons to protect him bitd. So did mario. They used to send the d men for boxing lessons so if anyone got out of line they would kick the living sh#* out of them.
Then they put in the enforcer rule and now everyone is out with a concussion. Ya the shoulder pads and elbow pads are insane too but people have no respect because they know no one is coming for revenge at risk of a major.
Which is why went brown had the late hit on sedin and the boys went after him, i was stoked because thats the way it should be!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 22, 2012 - 01:48am PT
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Yup. You got it. Don's been saying it for years. I been listening too because don tells it like it is.
Lou didn't win the olympics. It was his fault we almost lost! Crosby saved the day! Even in his best performance the offense had to come to his defence.
Go Canucks! Better play like you showed us you can last game.
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the goat
climber
north central WA
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Apr 22, 2012 - 02:09am PT
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Ron MacLean=Mighty Hiker
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 22, 2012 - 10:41pm PT
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 22, 2012 - 11:00pm PT
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How ya gonna beat a goalie named Quick?
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hamish f
Social climber
squamish
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Apr 22, 2012 - 11:24pm PT
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Now we can all get back to actually getting something done.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Apr 22, 2012 - 11:54pm PT
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This season Kings are up on St Louis 3 to 1.
Juss' sayin'
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 23, 2012 - 02:22am PT
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Both teams played well, wierd no-call at the end there... they put themselves in this position though.
I was simuling the apron for the first period but caught the end. :)
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Apr 23, 2012 - 08:35pm PT
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So now the only Canadian team left in the interminable playoffs is Ottawa. What do you hockey fans do in such a situation? I suppose it could be worse - what if the only Canadian team left was Toronto? (Not that the Maple Laughs are going to get to the playoffs...) Still, a difficult choice.
Oh well, half the players are Canucks, regardless who they play for.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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it's the Guido Apocalypse: Jersey-Philly tied up 1-1 in the third period, Game 2
pretty entertaining
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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The Kings should change their name to The Anaconda.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Kings should be named the kings!
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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I'll bet at least 75% of the people in L.A. have no idea who the hell The Kings even are.
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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the kings crushed st louis...swept away...
(i'm routing for the caps and philly just because I hate ny and nj...as a buffalo fan, i've learned to just hate everyone...its easier that way...)
go hartford !!!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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well sure, but can she girth hitch into the belay real quick while getting ready to haul the piggie...
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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May 15, 2012 - 10:57pm PT
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ok - so all my teams are out...i was gonna support LA just for the ^^...after that slash by smith just now i think i'm sold...
yer goalie punches like a girl ;-)
bump for hockey in may...in phoenix...i liked em better in winnipeg...
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 16, 2012 - 01:53am PT
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What are those Kings smoking? Just mail 'em the damn Cup!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 18, 2012 - 01:03pm PT
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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May 18, 2012 - 01:11pm PT
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I've been backin' the 'Yotes,but must say that LA is lookin' pretty damn stellar.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 18, 2012 - 01:40pm PT
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Funny how many King's fans threw hissy fits when they brought in Darryl Sutter mid season. Turns out to have worked out fairly well in fact.
L.A. Kings are on a tear, and I for one am loving it.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 20, 2012 - 04:07pm PT
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Looks like the refs wanna keep Phoenix in it...
Everyone on both teams including Smith knew that goalie interference call was total bs.
No biggie. Kings have 'em by the balls either way.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 20, 2012 - 04:47pm PT
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Go Rangers!
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cowpoke
climber
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May 21, 2012 - 10:23pm PT
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Rangers are down tonight but my pick to skate with the cup.
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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May 21, 2012 - 10:59pm PT
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Once again,I'd like to see the the Yotes do it.Super underdogs.But I think the Kings are killin' it!!! I'm a Leafs fan so it's not killin' me :)
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 24, 2012 - 09:22pm PT
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it might have been hard for the regulars to accept Sutter at the beginning, however he's got 3 decades of NHL life. Sutter Bro might help make for a better hockey team.
Go King's Go!
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 24, 2012 - 09:25pm PT
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Sutter Bro might help make for a better hockey team.
Dude yer a bit late on that call.
Go Kings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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May 24, 2012 - 09:35pm PT
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i don't think either team skating last night could beat the kings...but we will see...
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 25, 2012 - 12:00am PT
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Barry Melrose on NHL tonight commenting on last night's Rangers / Devils game:
“It was the craziest game I’ve seen in a long time. It was like someone kidnapped both goalies and put two guys who have never tended goal in their lives…”
Tortorella after the game:
“It was our best game in the series…”
I actually think it looks like Lundquist is playing with a groin or hamstring injury. He just doesn’t look right down low.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 27, 2012 - 12:52pm PT
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i met barry in a hockey shop years ago when they were practicing at iceoplex! Ksolem u can call the toyota center and they will put ur name on a list to watch them practice. that's how come sutter will make for a better team! thay are great to watch.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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May 30, 2012 - 10:10pm PT
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anyone's game heading into the 3rd
OT edit: sweet finish. Dude didn't panic or cream his pants, got a nice juke and finished. nice.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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May 30, 2012 - 11:31pm PT
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Interesting how noobody in L.A. seems to care about hockey.
I just came from the Local Bar, and the TVs there were all tuned to basketball.
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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May 31, 2012 - 12:01am PT
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"hockey ? are they still playing that ?" out here in utah...
i'm moving to canada - who wants to marry me and get me citizenship ? anders ? ;-)
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 31, 2012 - 01:50am PT
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Good/not so good game.
Ksolem call Toyota center in el segundo before 11:30am to see the kings practice.
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rbolton
Social climber
The home for...
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Found this recently and it made me smile. GO KINGS!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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The juggernaut rolls on! What an overtime! Get out the brooms!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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good game!
now they can write their own history!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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I find it amazing that there is no TV coverage of these games in SoCal. Listening to hockey on the radio is boring as hell. Why won't FSW cover this?
Maybe this was covered up thread....
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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i took a picture of the goal winning food that the King's are eating b4 the game!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Game 5 is looking iffy.
Kings pounded NJ tonite
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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this zam cut the ice for the kings when they were practicing in Vanuys. years later i'm scrapping it for parts. she did good!
Go King's Go!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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cup ina house - riley get your ass there and pretend they are still winnipeg, eh...
sweeeeet pics pyro ;-) i want to drive that thing...
edit doh ! confusing them with the coyotes. go anyway riley !!
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Watching it on NBC Sportz, getting ready to grill a steak, swilling merlot.
Fast game. These guys are working hard.
YEEHAW!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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That was an NBA-like bogus interference call on Williams that gave the
Devils their power-play goal although Quick's shockingly poor stick-handling
almost gave them another in the second. The Kings are taking it to them in
the second. - it would be 2-1 but for Brodeur's brilliant save. Great second period.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nice scrum in the crease! There is little doubt that the refs have been letting
things go in Quick's crease that they are calling in Brodeur's.
Of course, there were three Kings' post shots. No matter, they'll win at home now.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Kings showed little speed tonight. Sad.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 11, 2012 - 09:07pm PT
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do i smell a cup?
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Jun 11, 2012 - 09:19pm PT
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don't jinx it...
there is plenty of time left. went to all the home games during the 1993 cup finals. it ain't over till it's over.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jun 11, 2012 - 09:24pm PT
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spotted four nice, fake tits in the stands to match the Kings' four goals.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 11, 2012 - 09:39pm PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 11, 2012 - 10:43pm PT
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Go Kings Go!
Cup in hand!
King's win stanley cup in 2012.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 11, 2012 - 11:23pm PT
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Only the second team with an American captain.
I forgive McSorley now, almost.
Gotta call the rels in Barrie now and rub it in. WOOT!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Jun 12, 2012 - 01:13am PT
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Congrats Kings. A long, hard fought battle of a season.
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D.Eubanks
climber
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Jun 12, 2012 - 02:55am PT
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Reilly, Zach Parise for the Devils is an American born Capt.
Chris Chelios, Mike Madano, Brian Leetch are a few more American born Capts.
Edit: Derian Hatcher was the first American born to win the Stanley Cup, Dustin Brown the second.
Congrates to the Kings and all the fans too!!!!
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Gary
climber
"My god - it's full of stars!"
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Jun 12, 2012 - 09:39am PT
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I forgive McSorley now, almost.
You just had to bring up that idiot. I gave up on the Kings many years ago. Joe Robles still owes me $20, I bet him the Ducks would win first.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 12, 2012 - 11:02am PT
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D. Eubanks, the announcer said Brown is only the second American captain to win the cup. :-)
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D.Eubanks
climber
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Jun 12, 2012 - 11:24am PT
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Reilly your right, I jump the gun on that.
The excitement of the Kings Stanley Cup victory was a little overwhelming.
They just mentioned a few days ago how hockey has always been predominantly Canadian players but it's not so much now. There are plenty of American born players in the NHL and Europeans too.
Hockey is the best team sport, thanks to Canada.
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rbolton
Social climber
The home for...
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Jun 12, 2012 - 01:44pm PT
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YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 12, 2012 - 04:53pm PT
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Bob miller's been a kings fan since 1972. i'm ready4next season!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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about time those babies got organized.
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Apparently after all that drama and torture, ticket prices are going up.
I wouldn't consider it inappropriate for fans to boycott the remainder of the season.
After all it's our time and money the owners and players have been arguing over.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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chief i keep thinking about my buddy max who skates so good that getting drafted with detroit was all lined up until this crap occured.
max will get the chance to play with the big boy's now.
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shakin' man
Trad climber
california
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+1
Freakin' Unions , Freakin' Bettman almost equal IMO.
SEIU thats another topic for another day.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boycot these brats!
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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I fully agree Chief.This is third time in twenty years the NHL has pulled this BS.The fans are the people that get robbed,which is kind of a catch22 since we pay for everything.Full disrespect in my opinion.
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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pyro, you provide a valid example of the many ways the sport has been harmed.
Somehow though, in all of this, I think the NHL has to be held accountable to the fans without whom the league wouldn't exist.
I for one am not going to be rushing to watch a game or breaking out my Linden jersey for the remainder of this season.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Yeah Criley ,take it back to Canada.And also dont play in world championships,especially juniors. USA 3 SWEDEN 1 .Did Canada have a team over there? Dustin Brown from ithaca,ny,had little to do with why the kings won,it was because they are a big market....please.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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So Jim, do you think you'll be confirmed as the new head of the CIA or what?
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Wow Riley...Do you just piss on the fire and poison the well everywhere you go??
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Riley,what the hell isnt about the money anymore? Lets just enjoy hockey,aye?
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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I disagree with the view that hockey and the NHL are solely Canadian institutions.
The fact that hockey is such a big part of North American culture with great players and dedicated fans on both sides of the border (as well as other countries in the northern hemisphere) is an inherent part of it's appeal.
The fact that a Canadian team hasn't won the Stanley Cup since 93 is because for a variety of reasons, our team aren't good enough. It is however, interesting to note that this period coincides with Count Bettman's tenure as league commissioner. (Time for my tin foil hat?)
I agree with the view that expanding the league to the deep south may be a key factor in the league's financial challenges and begs the question as to why franchises are subsidized in locations with limited fan bases and revenue streams.
I still think the NHL deserves to be boycotted for the remainder of this season to remind them that without their fans there'd be no money to fight over and that we're the disenfranchised stakeholder that happens to pay the bills.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Look ,Riley,Chief,Im with ya on boycotting and i dont think Atlanta,Pheonix,Florida or Tampa Bay should be "hockey towns".Not for a minute.I live near Rochester,the ahl team there has better attendance than those above.Its a northern sport,even overseas.Yeah they are fightin over money,who does not?It is nothing compared to baseball or football,so drop the puck.45yrs.+ hockey player,wilbeer
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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And one more thing,this short season could create the most meaningful hockey to be seen in some time.You cannot go on say a 5-10 game losing streak and expect to be in it at the end.Less games = More urgency
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Valid perspective wilbeer.
Still leaning towards a boycott though.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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chief i'm still boycotting from the first time this happened.
kings get to become the real champs when they finally hang that banner.
riley u learned from the best!
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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I was hoping that they'd award the Stanley Cup this year to the amateur champions, that being a term of the original donation:
Originally, Stanley intended that the Cup should be awarded to the top amateur hockey team in Canada, to be decided by the acceptance of a challenge from another team. He made five preliminary regulations:
1.The winners shall return the Cup in good order when required by the trustees so that it may be handed over to any other team which may win it.
2.Each winning team, at its own expense, may have the club name and year engraved on a silver ring fitted on the Cup.
3.The Cup shall remain a challenge cup, and should not become the property of one team, even if won more than once.
4.The trustees shall maintain absolute authority in all situations or disputes over the winner of the Cup.
5.If one of the existing trustees resigns or drops out, the remaining trustee shall nominate a substitute.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Ya the NHL stole it!
Riley you know it would be great if the oils won again, or any Canadian team for that matter! The chances are unlikely though since Buttman is still in power. (joining the tin foil hat club?)
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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NHL is way homo
quality college hockey -- e.g. Minnesota-Duluth against Boston College -- or minor-league hockey is almost always far more enjoyable to watch, and is always cheaper and less self-abusing than high-production value NHL crap
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Michelle
Trad climber
Toshi's Station, picking up power converters.
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This pathetic American money grab by these twits has left a pretty bad taste in my mouth. I'll pass on this season. Unless I get free tickets.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jan 10, 2013 - 12:04pm PT
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quality college hockey
for sure it is. the college hockey that i've seen was hit hit hit.
college hockey is way better because hockey players are proving to the scouts how good they can be worth.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jan 10, 2013 - 01:17pm PT
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I was actually at the game in 1990 when Gretz came back to Edmonton and beat Gordie Howes all time points record in the last minute - bliss!
Cool!! I still remember him crying at the press conference when he left and a five years of age I was crying too! What a sad day.
Minor hockey is good too! Maybe the regular season will actually be watchable this year since there is less time to make the playoffs...
Doubt it
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Jan 19, 2013 - 09:57pm PT
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i will bet you all are watching,no way of really telling ,just sayin .
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Feb 25, 2013 - 06:49pm PT
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So, um, anybody following the Blackhawks?
'cause, um, they're doing pretty good.
There's a part of me that thinks they probably need to lose one now, just to shake off this whole streak record juju. But then again, if they won every game straight through the post-season, that'd be pretty cool with me also.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Feb 28, 2013 - 11:33pm PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 14, 2013 - 11:06pm PT
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go kings!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 15, 2013 - 11:44am PT
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super close shot of kopitar
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 19, 2013 - 04:51pm PT
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god damn shark's. next time..
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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May 19, 2013 - 04:57pm PT
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B's are up at the end of the second. Nice!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 19, 2013 - 05:07pm PT
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b's are my fav to bro! my surf buddy is right outta boston. i was worried middle season but they killed it with toronto. chicago looks good but as always detroit is killing it also...brandon my Vaj is wet will u come over and help me!! i'll show u some good mexican food..
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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May 19, 2013 - 05:16pm PT
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Ya bruins look good this year.
wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
Jan 19, 2013 - 06:57pm PT
i will bet you all are watching,no way of really telling ,just sayin .
This is funny because i actually didn't even pay attention to the regular season this year. My buddy and i had a joke at gf that every time i watched the canucks game they would lose. If i could have watched the oil i might have been more excited.
I did watch the Oil Change series on Sportsnet which i found quite interesting.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/shows/connected/oil-change-season-3/
The playoffs have been somewhat interesting with a typical Canucks exit...
This Bruins- Rangers bout has been pretty interesting tho.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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May 30, 2013 - 10:43pm PT
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Kings (5) vs. Blackhawks (1). Where is this going?
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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May 30, 2013 - 10:50pm PT
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I was born in Pittsburgh,lots o family there,they would kick my ass if i wanted Boston.
Big Mike, i hope you are doing better and sorry bout them canucks.
Some real good hockey ,still coming.
Kings vs. Blackhawks where's this going? I think its going 7.
Not for nothing ,but this is a great time of year ,to actually bbq and watch hockey.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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May 30, 2013 - 11:20pm PT
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I love it when it reaches game 7. Balls to the wall and chippy!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 30, 2013 - 11:56pm PT
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Blackhawks in six.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 31, 2013 - 12:08am PT
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Reilly, I doubt this is the match up that Chicago wants. Who beat them every time they met this season? That's right, Kings all the way baby.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 31, 2013 - 12:10am PT
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Kris, Chi town took two out of three from the Kings. I think the 'Hawks
are deeper. Their comeback against Detroit was tres impressive.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 31, 2013 - 12:42am PT
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Hawks in five or six. Hard to say. Quick is playing great, but the Hawks ought to be able to crack 'em.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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May 31, 2013 - 12:49am PT
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Big Mike, i hope you are doing better and sorry bout them canucks.
Thanks Willbeer. I am making progress everyday. I am working hard to get back in shape so i can return to work and play like i used to. I also need to allow time for my spine to fuse more, so i don't mess up screws.
As far as the Canucks go, they sucked anyways;)
Lol
That organization needs work from the gm on down.
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the goat
climber
north central WA
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May 31, 2013 - 12:51am PT
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For Chicago to win Crawford will need to play at the same level Quick has been the last two series. Detroit played physical, LA will be more so. Remember how LA shut down the Devils' big scoring line last year.
The other series? Watch out Matt Cooke.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 31, 2013 - 01:06am PT
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I stand corrected on the Kings season vs Chicago this year. I saw the game the Kings won, maybe I watched it three times? Whatever.
Sure that was a big comeback against Detroit, but did the Redwings really look that strong? Not. Beautiful as always (I am an incorrigible Wings fan) but not on that level for the cup this time 'round.
This will be a great western finals and at the same time the Bruins and Flyers will be beating each other to a pulp. Yeah!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 31, 2013 - 01:17am PT
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Ksolem, you're thinking of Anaheim. Also, last I checked the Bruins were playing the Pens. Kinda crazy that the last four Cup winners are in the final four.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 31, 2013 - 01:34am PT
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Geez. I shoulda quit while I was behind. The Pennz. I actually pay attention to hockey even if it doesn't show.. ;-)
Richards is gonna drive Toews nuts. That guy already lost his composure a few times in the Wings series. Kings are tougher. Should be good.
When was the last time we had back to back games in the playoffs?
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Mr Roy
climber
Seattle
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May 31, 2013 - 03:00am PT
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GO KINGS
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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May 31, 2013 - 06:46pm PT
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I like the Kings,i used to ref. hs games in my area,Dustin Brown was dominant in Ithaca , as a freshman!He was playing juniors in canada real early. GO KINGS.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 31, 2013 - 07:10pm PT
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Ithaca... fond memories.
My mom did post grad work at Cornell late 60s. We lived in Cayuga Heights, and I had a friend down the street whose parents provided a basement apartment to Ken Dryden who played goalie for Cornell. My friend Reid and I hung out down there and played pool with Dryden. We were just a couple young punks but he put up with us since Reids' dad was a big Cornell hockey backer.
Life was grand, then we moved to Buffalo...
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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May 31, 2013 - 07:43pm PT
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Ksolem ,i love ithaca. great music ,great hills,bars and hockey.
We may have crossed paths ,i was like 8 or 9,my father took me to a Cornell game ,i think 67,68.It was against Penn,Cornell crushed them,it was a memorable game,Dryden was a wall.
Sorry about Buffalo,although i like that town as well.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 31, 2013 - 08:00pm PT
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Jim that's an interesting point. I think he turned down pro offers to finish his college education at Cornell. I remember that even though I was too young to know much, I knew I was in the presence of greatness there.
Sorry about Buffalo,although i like that town as well.
Actually Buffalo was cool. I was just kidding. I became a dedicated Sabres fan, and still get excited when I think of the rock star presence (long blond hair and all) of Jim Schoenfeld. That old Memorial Auditorium in Buffalo was steep like El Cap!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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May 31, 2013 - 08:02pm PT
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THE AUD ROCKED,LITERALLY,MOVED,AND WAS STEEP.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 31, 2013 - 08:05pm PT
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Jim we need pic's of the girls! love dryden.
girls..
Quick's goalie coach!
Best!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 31, 2013 - 08:08pm PT
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My best friend in high school went to Cornell with Dryden.
"Paging Mr. Bacon."
And look as those ridiculously small pads an gloves from BITD!
Damn, those guys really had to work to keep the puck out, eh?
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 31, 2013 - 08:21pm PT
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THE AUD ROCKED,LITERALLY,MOVED,AND WAS STEEP.
"The Aud..." Obviously you are for real. Hey I used to show up at school the day after a game not being able to speak after screaming so hard. The Aud moved, it was steep, and IT WAS LOUD.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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May 31, 2013 - 08:31pm PT
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The new arena is good ,and loud,but man ,the aud is missed, as are the trips to allentown.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Kings 1. Blackhawks 2
Shots on goal : Kings 22. Hawks 36!!!!!.
That ain't gonna get it done.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Reilly,positively going 7,home ice ,a big advantage.
Pens /Bruins = war
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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That ain't gonna get it done.
Depends who your rooting for, Reilly. Go Hawks!!!
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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I think Sutter may have made an error starting with Quick. The guy took a shitload of shots the afternoon before, and looked less than his usual solid self from the get go. Bernier is a reliable goalie, and with the other line changes forced on him by scratches it might have been interesting to start with him in net this time.
Of course retrospect is a perfect science...
Was it the third goal where two veteran defensemen were fighting for the puck right in front of quick and basically scored one for Chicago? Let your goalie make the saves guys...
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Pretty sure the B's are going to take it all.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Brandon, a few weeks ago I would have laughed at you but as silly as they
made the Pens look I'm gonna keep my money in my wallet.
Bruins over the Hawks in 6.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Ksolem, I don't think anybody could blame Sutter for going with Quick. He's been a wall lately.
Regehr definitely scored that Bickell goal. He nearly popped another in with his shoulder. Maybe it's all part of a greater conspiracy. Let's not forget:
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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i hope this was a perfect game of fake/ply'n dead for the king's. i left work it was 1-0 when i got home it was 4-0. ouch!
go king's go!
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cowpoke
climber
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^^just a couple weeks ago the spoked-wheel B's were a flip of the puck away from being disassembled, and now...well, some hockey still to be played and no one from Boston has forgotten the colossal 2010 collapse against the flyers, but Tuukka has made us forget Tim.
When was the last time a team won the cup in 2 out of 3 years with two different goalies? Oilers in late 80s, maybe??
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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hope the king's can pull it off.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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keep it up King's. great show last night.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Bruins are up at the end of the first period.
I'm blacked out from the game, damn you cable!!!
Lets go, B's!!!
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cowpoke
climber
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Brandon, if you have Comcast, it is on nbcsp 865 for hd. Bruins just killed Pitt powerplay
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cowpoke
climber
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But another minor against bruins :(
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Ok, I've found a reason why an iPad sucks. No flash player.
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cowpoke
climber
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Might not be the worst game to miss...so far penguins are outplaying bruins
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cowpoke
climber
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^^^dang, fell asleep after the first overtime and woke up to a 3-0 series lead. huge cause penguins really played well last night and to lose...they gotta be stunned.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Huge.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Go kings go!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Is Crosby the most over-rated evah?
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Andresg
Trad climber
Belmont, California
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So... good season Canucks?
Go Sharks!
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cowpoke
climber
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Is Crosby the most over-rated evah?
that's a little extreme for a guy who led his team to the finals twice and won it once (not to mention the Olympic gold medal), but he and the rest of the Penguins sure are struggling to get the puck past Tuukka.
I'm happy as could be about it, but no Bruins fan walked away last night feeling anything but lucky...if not for a few lucky bounces and a couple outstanding saves by Rask, the score could have easily been 4-1 at the end of the second period.
A lot has been made about the Penguins lack of D, but I also think they are a little stunned that when they come flying down the ice and pound the net with pretty play after pretty play that the Bruins don't just stop and watch...instead the B's just keep banging away (last night the way Marchand or Lucic just kept racing the puck back across without seeming flustered by the near goals, seemed to really frustrate the Penguins).
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cowpoke
climber
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I'm flipping back and forth between nba and kings-hawks. is it just me or does the center ice crown look weird? ...is that what it always looks like on the ice? doesn't look anything like the crown on their jerseys (even when they wear the ones with just crowns)...looks more like a space ship.
sorry, maybe I'm just a Bruins fan getting psyched up for the finals (not like the Bruins have some work of art at center ice, no doubt), but that "crown" is distracting. tell me I'm not alone on this.
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cowpoke
climber
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Holy shit! When Campbell toughed out that Penguin's power play after stopping Malkin's slap shot...his leg was broken! That is the stuff of freaking Bruin's legend. I saw it happen and not knowing his leg was broken was still totally impressed with the way he not only stood up, finished the shift, but actually played his position until the seconds ticked off...crowd gave him a huge ovation once it was killed, but it would have been even huger if everyone had known it was a broken leg. Add this to the game 7 comeback in R1 and with this kind of grit, there is only one logical conclusion: no one stands a chance against these B's. Hawks, Kings, whoever. Freaking legendary run that youngsters in new england will still be talking about in their 80's.
^^^that is the image that I bet is on every 12-year-old hockey players wall in the greater boston area for years...I wanna hang it on my wall, for goodness sakes
[Click to View YouTube Video]
edit: even before this, the 4th line had achieved cult status...amazing contributions from the whole bunch
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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That's burly man. You've got to really want it to keep going with a broken leg.
You don't really see that in other sports.
I agree, with determination like that, the B's might just take it all.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Yeah, B's!
I thought the Penguins were supossed to be good...
It's such a good decade to be a fan of New England sports teams.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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kane,from buffalo ny,ends it
going to be a great final
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 12, 2013 - 07:59pm PT
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Game one starts now.
Lets go, Bruins!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Jun 12, 2013 - 09:04pm PT
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W/ya there Brandon!
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jun 12, 2013 - 09:08pm PT
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this will not end well for the Bruins
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 13, 2013 - 01:06am PT
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Hard luck Beantown. What a game! Go Hawks!
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 13, 2013 - 06:46am PT
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In Norway and didn't get to see the game, but sounds like a great one, minus the final score. go bruins!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Jun 13, 2013 - 03:42pm PT
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Some of the predictions over the last several weeks have been downright ... silly.
The Hawks proved last night, without a question, that Rask and the Bruins' defense is not impervious. The Bruins played out of their minds in that last series, but the Penguins also fell apart. I cannot fathom the Blackhawks doing that, and they've been continuing to look more solid as the playoffs have gone on. Hell, they scored twice as many goals on the Bruins last night than the Pens did in their four games.
Also, the playoffs are a battle of attrition, and while the Hawks have had the deepest team in the league all season, the Bruins are dropping bodies. What in the heck did Horton do to himself last night? Looks like he just aggravated something that's already very wrong, prob. a wonky shoulder.
Looks like we'll have a series, which is always exciting, but I expect the Hawks to come out on top. As with my prediction with the Kings series, Hawks in five or six.
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'Pass the Pitons' Pete
Big Wall climber
like Ontario, Canada, eh?
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Jun 13, 2013 - 04:55pm PT
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I live near Toronto, therefore it is too painful for me to be a hockey fan.
This playoff season, the Maple Leafs squandered a 3-1 lead [or was it a 4-1 lead?] to Boston with only ten minutes left in Game 7.
I have been schlepping, fixing and climbing almost ever since.
Accordingly, last night as I was drinking some fine William Hill Napa Valley Chardonnay in the Mountain Room Bar, I was amazed and not amused to see Boston still in it. However I was quite delighted when Chicago won.
Do Bobby Hull and Stan Makita still play for Chicago?
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Jun 15, 2013 - 09:57pm PT
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bad ass hockey.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jun 15, 2013 - 10:00pm PT
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close games so far, but I bet Chicago sweeps. that'll piss off some Mas#@&%es, but Allah doesn't care about them
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 16, 2013 - 08:17am PT
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Going to triple ot in game 1 and losing game 2 on home ice = trouble.
See ya in Boston tomorrow night -- go Bruins!!!!
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 17, 2013 - 08:11pm PT
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Game three. Bruins on home ice.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Jun 17, 2013 - 09:23pm PT
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That was a great goal.....love hockey ,cant be helped .
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 17, 2013 - 10:55pm PT
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2-1
Bruins in the drivers seat.
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 19, 2013 - 09:04am PT
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Game 4 toooonight.
Got worrying feeling bruins might let hawks win a faceoff or, even, score...b's are gluttons for big drama.
But, if Boston wins, well, guess who is gonna skate with the cup?
I'll give you Tuuuuuuuuuuuuukka guesses
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Jun 19, 2013 - 09:38pm PT
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What a goal,Kane.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 19, 2013 - 10:14pm PT
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Shooting gallery at the end of the second.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 19, 2013 - 10:35pm PT
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here we go!
go bruin's..
love the game tonight..
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Jun 19, 2013 - 10:47pm PT
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awesome hockey game.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jun 19, 2013 - 10:48pm PT
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f*#king blackhawks
grab the lead only to concede it a minute later
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 19, 2013 - 10:51pm PT
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That 5th for the bruins was a gorgeous blast. Fun, fun, fun.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 19, 2013 - 11:08pm PT
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This might be the craziest Finals game evah!
I must say I am impressed with Jagr's play. He isn't exactly the Czech Rocket
any more but he sure seems to be in the right place at the right time and
his assist to Bergeron was sweet.
Did I mention I've played chess against him? Yeah, he's all about the offense. LOL
He likes to trash talk, too. It was fun.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jun 19, 2013 - 11:32pm PT
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most excellent launch from the point. done.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Jun 20, 2013 - 02:47am PT
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That game was NUTS!
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 20, 2013 - 04:04pm PT
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That was some of the most high energy hockey I've ever seen.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 20, 2013 - 04:14pm PT
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I thought that Mo dude was on the Boston bench but I'm thinking he
might have switched to the Hawks'.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Jun 24, 2013 - 08:14pm PT
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 24, 2013 - 08:36pm PT
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goal.
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 24, 2013 - 08:52pm PT
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ouch.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 24, 2013 - 09:07pm PT
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I'll reserve my comments on account of superstition.
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 24, 2013 - 09:09pm PT
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^^^smart.
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 24, 2013 - 09:27pm PT
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damn.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 24, 2013 - 10:28pm PT
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I'm on the edge of my seat right now.
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 24, 2013 - 10:35pm PT
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goal.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 24, 2013 - 10:41pm PT
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Shhhhh...don't jinks it.
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 24, 2013 - 10:49pm PT
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boo.
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cowpoke
climber
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Jun 24, 2013 - 10:50pm PT
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crying.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 24, 2013 - 10:52pm PT
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Damn.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jun 24, 2013 - 11:23pm PT
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In a previous lifetime?
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jun 24, 2013 - 11:43pm PT
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That was a great series! I kinda wanted to see Jagr skate the cup, but Chicago really earned it. What a phenomenal season!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Jun 24, 2013 - 11:45pm PT
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Incredible finish, way to go Hawks.
Loving it.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 25, 2013 - 12:08am PT
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WOW! that's why the Cup is the greatest show there is, with the only equal being the World Cup. But hockey players are the classiest sportsmen by a long shot. Nothing beats the hand shake.. And NBC sucks bad for totally missing putting Jaromir on camera for, most likely, his last handshake line. They also couldn't wait til everybody had hoisted the Cup before going to a commercial touting their prowess at televising sports. LAME!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Jun 25, 2013 - 12:37am PT
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I can finally return to my normal levels of cortisol and norepinephrine. What a finish to a an amazing season!!
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Roughster
Sport climber
Vacaville, CA
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Jun 25, 2013 - 12:40am PT
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Got to agree, this is one of the best, if not the best finals in a long time. I was routing for Boston at the end just so there could be a game 7!
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jun 25, 2013 - 01:12am PT
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I'm in with Reilly. NBC sucks. Jagr's first playoff games were 20 years ago. Today they ignore him as if there is some shame in losing in the finals.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 25, 2013 - 11:29am PT
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go chicago!
would have loved to see the b's win last night so i can watch another game on wed.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Jun 28, 2013 - 12:35pm PT
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Classy.
This was a full page ad in today's Boston Globe.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Hockey is OPEN!
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Capt.
climber
some eastside hovel
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Finally a worthy topic to post on,all this "closure" crap's gettin' old----Woohoo!!! Toronto startin' it right!!!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Hawks Caps was superfun. Good night for the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club too.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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As my rels in Toronto would tell you, tonight is the likely highpoint of the season.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Did anybody ever see the movie faceoff?
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Vgavinator
Social climber
Ladera Ranch, CA
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Oct 10, 2013 - 10:39am PT
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Gotta admit the Sharks are looking pretty good. They have rookies that can score like that.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Oct 10, 2013 - 10:45am PT
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Damn, Will, that smacks of disrespect! But it is the most insane goal I've ever seen.
He must have planned it, no?
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose, ca
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Oct 10, 2013 - 11:12am PT
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Man that was so awesome. Apparently he practices that shot during shootouts at every team practice.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Oct 10, 2013 - 11:17am PT
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Awesome.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Oct 19, 2013 - 11:23pm PT
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Oct 21, 2013 - 10:22pm PT
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I don't think the Sharks will top Chicago's start from last year, but they're giving it a good run!
Niemi's last save tonight was sweet!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Nov 17, 2013 - 11:05pm PT
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got2hang with some of the kings last weekend!
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Nov 17, 2013 - 11:17pm PT
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Word on the street is most Kings are homos....#justwhatIheard
(SharksFan)
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Dec 11, 2013 - 11:52pm PT
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Blackhawks are looking solid!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 12, 2013 - 12:30am PT
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Bluering, ask the Canadians about the Kings' new goalie.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Dec 20, 2013 - 11:08am PT
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Hey, Shark lovers, are you feeling the love today? At least you got one goal.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jan 27, 2014 - 11:00pm PT
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Bump for the olympic puck!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Jan 28, 2014 - 01:12am PT
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Anybody make it to any SF Bulls games? They folded today, which is a bummer. They were pretty fun games.
Sharks v. Hawks coming up on Saturday, and I WILL BE THERE.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jan 28, 2014 - 11:51am PT
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i'm sure the shark lovers are loving the one nothing win from L.A!
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Apr 17, 2014 - 11:12pm PT
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Sharks vs. Kings tonight....game#1 playoffs
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 18, 2014 - 12:03am PT
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I'm going for Boston.
Bluey vs ducks :-)
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Apr 18, 2014 - 12:30am PT
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Sharks are just dumping on the Kings.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Apr 18, 2014 - 12:44am PT
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Ka-pooyah!!!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 18, 2014 - 01:05am PT
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Niemi stoned 'em in the first period and it is like they gave up.
Showing a little heart in the third.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 19, 2014 - 02:35pm PT
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hope the kings show up to play Sunday night!?!
edit: thought the game was for sat night
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 19, 2014 - 02:42pm PT
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Detroit sure showed up in Boston! It sure seems like those Wings know how
to crank it up a few notches in the playoffs, doesn't it?
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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Apr 19, 2014 - 09:59pm PT
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Hockey bump...
its just like ballet...only on ice...with sticks...
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Apr 23, 2014 - 01:24am PT
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Sharks are looking pretty good right now.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Apr 23, 2014 - 01:53am PT
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Someone should take a broom to LA.
I'm being facetious. The kings can play. But with a deeper bench now Sharks seem to really want this.
4 to 3 in OT, btw.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 23, 2014 - 11:10am PT
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Sharks are looking pretty good right now
no not really the kings just suck!
I was hoping ryan and cory from ducks could show some better hands.
good job Montreal 9day rest!
go boston!!!!
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Apr 23, 2014 - 12:34pm PT
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Think the Sharks are holding back and not giving full power to the Kings? I don't see it, but I barely know how to skate.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 23, 2014 - 12:47pm PT
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Yeah, I don't think the Sharks are that good.
Go Habs!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Apr 24, 2014 - 01:19am PT
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All these OTs in the Hawks v. Blues series are KILLING me. What a series!!
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briham89
Big Wall climber
san jose and south lake tahoe, ca
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Apr 24, 2014 - 02:07am PT
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SHARKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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perswig
climber
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Apr 25, 2014 - 07:48pm PT
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Good first-period end to end in Philly, although the Flyers are lucky to reach intermission tied up. Great legs on the Rangers.
Dale
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Apr 26, 2014 - 12:02am PT
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Toews!!! Blackhawks!!! Playoff hockey!!!!
Looking forward to tomorrow night's battle between LA and the Sharks. Gonna be so chippy!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 26, 2014 - 01:51pm PT
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[Click to View YouTube Video]
Boston is such a better game to watch!
Sharks vs Kings = L.A fans gave up couple games ago!
Ducks took over last night.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 26, 2014 - 01:57pm PT
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Who's gonna stop Boston? I gotta fiver that says NOBODY. (but it is still legal tender)
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perswig
climber
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Apr 26, 2014 - 02:58pm PT
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^^^
Tuuuukka for the Vezina, for sure.
I got outvoted and watched "Mud" after the Flyers first period; glad to see they held on (now where's my Ron Hextall jersey?).
Dale
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the goat
climber
north central WA
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Apr 27, 2014 - 01:31am PT
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Habs in six. Price is hot and Montreal is balanced with four lines and solid blue line pairings. Bye bye beantown.
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Madbolter
Big Wall climber
I used to be hard
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Apr 27, 2014 - 02:01am PT
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Not so fast my friend, Pyro. Kings aren't dead yet!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Apr 27, 2014 - 09:45am PT
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Sharks didn't even show last night. After that performance it wouldn't surprise me if they blow the next two.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 27, 2014 - 02:15pm PT
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Not so fast my friend, Pyro. Kings aren't dead yet!
LOL!
not too sure who will show sharks or the kings!?!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Apr 27, 2014 - 03:01pm PT
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Reilly,I concur,Boston looks like they mean business.
I think most of the rest look like they want to golf.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz CA
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Apr 27, 2014 - 03:15pm PT
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Sharks didn't even show last night. After that performance it wouldn't surprise me if they blow the next two.
Yup. Scary.
Susan
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Madbolter
Big Wall climber
I used to be hard
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Apr 27, 2014 - 06:05pm PT
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Watched the Kings smother the Sharks last night. LA played like they played most of the year. Standing tall at the blue line, separating opponents from the puck and keeping the slot clear of traffic. Quick made some great saves, but fortunately didn't have to stand on his head. Offense was sharp and we did get a couple of lucky bounces.
Probably helps us to have 2 guys on the team from the Philadelphia team that came back and won a series when down 0-3.
I hope the Sharks are feeling nervous about not closing out LA early.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 28, 2014 - 11:26am PT
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nice job Ducks!
great finish!
Dallas crowd went silent!!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 28, 2014 - 11:44am PT
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Nice comback by the Blackhawks, eh? Maybe they have their mojo back.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz CA
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Apr 28, 2014 - 11:20pm PT
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Not happening. Argggggh
Susan
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 29, 2014 - 12:31am PT
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Wow, looks like the Kings have found their mojo!
ANZE!!!!!!
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz CA
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Apr 29, 2014 - 12:40am PT
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Major arrrrrggggghhhhhh
WTF
Susan
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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Apr 29, 2014 - 12:41am PT
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Go Habs...
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz CA
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Apr 29, 2014 - 12:41am PT
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FIGHT. FIGHT. FIGHT. FIGHT
susan
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 29, 2014 - 12:42am PT
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GROUP GROPE!
Kopitar is one of those players who can take over a game, when he wants to.
It just seems to me he doesn't want to often enough.
BTW, McSorley, YOU STILL SUCK!!!!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Apr 29, 2014 - 03:10am PT
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Nice comback by the Blackhawks, eh? Maybe they have their mojo back.
Yup. Sure looked like it! Period Two was a little shaky with all the penalties, but they put that all to rest in the last 20. Favorite part of the game was when Pierre said they were "going all Harlem Globetrotters over the Blues." That's the Blackhawks I know and love.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 29, 2014 - 11:10am PT
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Wow, looks like the Kings have found their mojo!
Finally!! it's about time!
I lost all hope but must cheer em on!
good game last night!
BTW, McSorley, YOU STILL SUCK!!!!
bob probert rules
doug gillmore rules
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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Apr 30, 2014 - 09:37pm PT
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3 game 7s on one night bump...and its only the 1st round...
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Apr 30, 2014 - 09:41pm PT
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Holy!!!, tonights Sharks/Kings game should be good.
(they all will be...)
Rangers just defeated Philly.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
Nothing creative to say
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Apr 30, 2014 - 10:17pm PT
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Go Kin
just kidding
home ice advantage!!!
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Banks
Trad climber
Santa Monica, CA
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Apr 30, 2014 - 10:34pm PT
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I'm looking forward to the Sharks finishing off another classic choke job in the playoffs.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 30, 2014 - 11:27pm PT
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Holy crap! What a save by Quick!!!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 30, 2014 - 11:45pm PT
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Anze!!!!!!!!!
Third period is gonna be a war!
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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As a Raiders fan I'm used to bad calls. The team needs to recognize this and step up their game.
Go Sharks!
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Go, Wild! Don't c*#k it up!!
heading to OT in Game 7. Would like to be optimistic, but ...
...
THEY'RE GONNA COCK IT UP!!!!11111111
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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What a pass!
The Sharks are gonna have to work on their power play while they're golfing next week.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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It's ovah! Historic!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Respect to the Sharks - they're a classy bunch - no cheap shots that I saw.
But their fans are kinda weak leaving early - ouch!
Bring on the quackers!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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go King's Go!
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Madbolter
Big Wall climber
I used to be hard
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I TOLD YOU SO. Don't count the Kings out...EVER.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Habs take Game One - wow!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Finally some playoff hockey over here!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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boston vs canadiens what a looong series this will be!
madbolter i apologized to my computer screen for doubting the kings
freeway series has all in l.a excited..
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rbolton
Social climber
The home for...
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From a couple of years ago
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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How about them Kings.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Defense wins chaampionships.
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johntp
Trad climber
socal
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Kings vs. Quacks. Should be chippy.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Like I said, D! And enough O. Rollin'!
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Madbolter
Big Wall climber
I used to be hard
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What's wrong with your arm?!? LOL
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 12, 2014 - 11:00pm PT
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Plenty of NHL game seven coming on!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 16, 2014 - 11:47pm PT
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go kings go!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 17, 2014 - 02:16am PT
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SO AWESOME! Is Quick money, or what? Tough way for Selanne to go out.
What a class dude and it was so nice to see the respect from the Kings.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 17, 2014 - 11:20am PT
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it's been 8yrs since selanne announced he was going into retirement.
sunday at noon kings and Chicago!
let the rematch begin!!!
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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May 17, 2014 - 01:03pm PT
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go habs...
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 17, 2014 - 01:22pm PT
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Psyched for a Kings Hawks rematch ... and repeat outcome!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 17, 2014 - 01:29pm PT
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Yeah, Will, being from Chitown this is tough for me but I'm afraid I'm a Kings fan now.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 17, 2014 - 02:02pm PT
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We pity you, Reilly.
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Madbolter
Big Wall climber
I used to be hard
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May 17, 2014 - 10:36pm PT
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^^I'd pay to see Mr. T skate.
HAHAHAHAHA...
PYROOOOOooooooo. I told you not to count the Kings out. How 'bout dem KINGS!
The boys are rolling. Blackhawk rematch is going to be good.
GKG
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 18, 2014 - 03:53pm PT
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Well, I was about to say the Kings did a good job of killing that stupid penalty by Martinez but
I jinxed 'em by just thinking it I guess. That was a really good flop by Bollig - worthy of the World Cup.
Is Kane the best player in the league, after Kopitar?
I just upped my game by getting an HD box. Wow, there really is a puck out there!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 18, 2014 - 04:32pm PT
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Kings asserting themselves after the good call by the refs on the no-goal. Good game.
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Banks
Trad climber
Santa Monica, CA
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May 18, 2014 - 04:39pm PT
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Kane isn't even the best player on the Hawks and your Kings bias is showing in thinking Kopitar is the best player in the league. Goal should have been allowed.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 18, 2014 - 06:01pm PT
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^^What Banks said.
A few questionable calls that game, but c'est la vie. Pretty good battle.
You guys see Hossa flatten Brown behind the net?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 18, 2014 - 06:11pm PT
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OK, I agree that Toews is pretty good. Funny yous Hawks guys are OK with
that goalie interference by the post on Toffoli's breakaway. If that goes
in then it would have been really interesting, not that it wasn't anyway.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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May 21, 2014 - 10:38pm PT
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How about them kings.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 21, 2014 - 10:40pm PT
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my Puck's collection!
poor hab's!
Go King's Go!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 21, 2014 - 11:22pm PT
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IT'S SOOO OVAH! Just give the Kings the damn cup now!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 21, 2014 - 11:30pm PT
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No.
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 22, 2014 - 12:57am PT
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How about that Lundqvist, eh?!?
Couldn't get a bullet past him this year.
Go Rangers!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 22, 2014 - 09:01am PT
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i liked watching rangers the other night!
good hockey!
have any of the supertopo hockey fans seen the last gladiators documentry on the net flix?
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 24, 2014 - 09:09pm PT
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I was at the beach today!
Thesee playoffs are like a game of cards..
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Steve Grossman
Trad climber
Seattle, WA
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May 24, 2014 - 09:22pm PT
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I liked the Puck Justice in game 3 with own goals canceling out right at the end of regulation.
The Finals are going to be Fan-Tastic!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 24, 2014 - 10:56pm PT
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At a game of card u never know what u will get!?!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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May 24, 2014 - 11:55pm PT
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Damn the Kings anyway.
:0
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 25, 2014 - 01:32am PT
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Look, I told y'all the other night it was ovah.
Must I repeat myself?
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 27, 2014 - 12:07am PT
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NICE! ICE Randy!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 27, 2014 - 12:14am PT
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Uncle?
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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May 27, 2014 - 10:52pm PT
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Way to go Montreal!!!!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 27, 2014 - 11:00pm PT
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Habs, wow. That game was nuts!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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May 28, 2014 - 11:45pm PT
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Yes yes yes!!!
Way to keep it alive Chicago.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 29, 2014 - 02:04am PT
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Indeed. Two down, two to go.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 29, 2014 - 08:47am PT
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dam guess the kings ate too many of randys donuts!¿!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 29, 2014 - 09:13am PT
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muzzin DESTROYED Krueger!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 29, 2014 - 10:40pm PT
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Bye hab's!
GoKingsGo!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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May 29, 2014 - 10:42pm PT
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Congrats Rangers, going for the cup next.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Congrats to the LA Kings.
Dang it anyway.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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How about them Kings?
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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GoKing's Go!
win win !
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Justin Williams = Mr Money!
Man, the Rangers were almost totally out of it after the second period. 18-2 shots in the third?
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Edit: go CLIFFORD!!!! effing monster!!!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Kings in 6. They're too physical for the Wankers. This is playoff hockey.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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A hard fought win for the Kings.
Rangers will win the next one, I hope.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Comeback Kings! Wow!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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These guys just don't wanna end this! Lol
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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^^^^^^
Seriously....
They are now though!!
Double tip!!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Nice damn game!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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The game shouldn't have even gone into overtime since that one goal of the Kings in regular time was goalie imteference. Then right before the last goal in 2nd OT the puck clearly didn't hit the glass and the Rangers should of had a power play on the Kings for delay of game.
Guess you can't cry over spilt milk but they were bad calls.
Maybe when the games start back in New York the referee's will wear red and black.
Anyway, congrats King's on 2-0, but the next two will be in the real home of cockroaches, NYC.
Watch out Kings.
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Aya K
Trad climber
Boulder, CO!
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fail.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Don Cherry said he's never seen anything like the Kings' resilience.
He also favors the Kings because "they have nine guys from Ontario, from
where I come... they're just too good."
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Anyone but me think McDonagh backing into King had something to do with King falling into Lundquist? I'd say there was some shoving going on there.
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fluffy
Trad climber
Colorado
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Maybe when the games start back in New York the referee's will wear red and black.
Red and black?
Anyway Kings are the team of destiny, 'Foghorn Leghorn' Sutter has them believing. Sorry Rangers, there's always the Yankees though!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Red and black?
Wait for it, wait for it........lol
I agree it's looking good for the Kings, but I can still hope for the Rangers to find a way to the cup.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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The game shouldn't have even gone into overtime since that one goal of the Kings in regular time was goalie imteference.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
from sharks series.
check out quick getting nailed by his own guy!
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fluffy
Trad climber
Colorado
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I agree it's looking good for the Kings, but I can still hope for the Rangers to find a way to the cup.
Good luck. I want a 7 game series personally, 2 OT games so far is awesome.
Cheer up if anyone can get it done it's Lundqvist. He can shut the door like no one else. Quick is good for a couple softies a game IMO.
Rangers have to back-check and clear the zone better. And stay out of the box. Most of what they're doing is good enough to win.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Maybe it will hit me later but I don't see what your clip ^^^ has to do with last nights game and the failure to call goalie interference.
I watched the game with a friend who is a Kings fan, when we first saw it live I didn't think is was a foul, but he did. After watching the replay closely, we both thought (and the announcer) that it should have been called. Probably a reason I'm not a referee though.
I have to rally for some team and my favorite is out, so I'd like to see the Rangers get it since the Kimgs just had it a couple years ago. You know, spread it around a little.
: )
Edit.
From Lindquist:
Lundqvist said the play in question didn't warrant a goalie-interference penalty on King, but he thought the referee should have blown the play dead because of the incidental contact in the crease.
He complained that the officials called goalie interference on Rangers forward Benoit Pouliot in the second period for contact with Kings goalie Jonathan Quick, who was standing above the crease when the contact was made.
"Benny got pushed in and tried to avoid him and he gets two minutes, and the puck was not even there," Lundqvist said. "Then we have the same play and they score. I don't think it's a penalty, but you've got to stop the play if the goalie can't move in his crease. It's not like I'm outside the crease; I play pretty deep. Just be consistent with it."
So much for my career as a referee. Even Lindquist thinks it wasn't goalie interverence.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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My guess is you had better sit back cuzz the king's quick can take an interference just like ur linguist..and have the reff do nada!
I heard the staples center has a bunch of statues with kings jersey's for decoration!
edit: ref's can make or break the game!
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fluffy
Trad climber
Colorado
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Blowing two 2 goal leads can make or break the game!
Refs are human, they drive us all crazy at some time but the conspiracy theories are nonsense.
Tough no-call on that goal but you put it behind you and get the next one.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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I'm still not convinced the call was bad. Just because the announcers said so doesn't make it so. Lundquist said it wasn't interference but the play should have stopped. That's what he was incensed about on the ice. That's a much harder argument to defend. i'm certainly not an NHL official but I've watched a ton of games (major and minors, live and tv.) When I watch the replay I see Rangers #27 back aggressively into King, sending him hard into Lundguist. Did the Rangers player see the setup for the shot, or was it unintentional? I think the whole situation was too ambiguous to void the goal.
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fluffy
Trad climber
Colorado
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Yeah that was probably why they didn't call it
Totally agree that was the right call too
Your own teammate has a responsibility not to throw people into you
Think the officiating has been fine so far I dunno about that Nash flop though
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Quick
edit: wow! Maybe rangers will show up for the next game!?!
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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The next game begins with the announcement:
" Ladies and Gentlemen, The Stanley Cup is in the building."
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Maybe rangers will show up for the next game!?!
I think they were sorry they showed up tonight.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Wow, hats off to the Kings for the lesson in hockey they gave the Rangers.
l sure hope this goes more then 4-0, but I ain't betting on it.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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It's over when the fat lady sings as they say. First two were really close. Rangers are a good team with a great coach.,. I think it's in the bag but so did San Jose.
Kings tomorrow on the road!!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 10, 2014 - 05:11am PT
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last time i checked the stats kings demand a game
7!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 11, 2014 - 02:41pm PT
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O.T repair of a Zamboni's frame! I'll update ASAP!
Can't wait for the rangers to show up tonight!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 11, 2014 - 08:39pm PT
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Nice game!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Jun 11, 2014 - 09:20pm PT
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Yeehaw Rangers.
Now, on to game 5..........hang in there.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jun 11, 2014 - 09:21pm PT
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Rangers showed up i take it?? I missed it.. Went climbing instead..
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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Jun 11, 2014 - 09:31pm PT
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boring!!!!!!!!11111111111111111111111111111111
Thank God, Gopher Hockey is just 5 months away!1!1111
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 12, 2014 - 07:44am PT
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i bet the kings could have won last night if the reffs would have called some calls!
whine whine whine whine
glad the rangers can hold their end of the bargain!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Jun 12, 2014 - 10:06am PT
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Hey pyro, I admitted I was wrong on that call.
Now quit being a jerk.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 12, 2014 - 01:25pm PT
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Johnny I'm a jerk!
Hey johnny go kings go!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 13, 2014 - 08:05pm PT
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jun 13, 2014 - 08:25pm PT
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I'd be surprised if one-in-ten people in L.A. know the Kings in the finals.
I'll bet there are more people in L.A. who think the Kings are a sub-set of the Crips.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jun 13, 2014 - 08:25pm PT
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Sick game. Go Kings!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jun 13, 2014 - 08:33pm PT
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Lol. What can i say.. Gotta represent the west!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 13, 2014 - 08:48pm PT
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Here is my recent zamboni repair
Edit: #gokingsgo!
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jun 13, 2014 - 09:16pm PT
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Who woke the rangers up??
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jun 13, 2014 - 09:32pm PT
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La wins!!!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Jun 13, 2014 - 09:32pm PT
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Damn hard fought game.
Congratulations to the Kings, Stanley Cup winner's.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Jun 13, 2014 - 09:34pm PT
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Gotta hand it to Lundqvist!! Outstanding performance!!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 13, 2014 - 09:35pm PT
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Go kings go!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 13, 2014 - 09:37pm PT
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Kings win 2014 Stanley cup
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 13, 2014 - 10:06pm PT
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Fortfart:
I will rub it in considered Martinez has been hanging around my rink!
kings 2014!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 14, 2014 - 08:19am PT
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Everybody is walking around LA with a big smile!
..sharks soup
..duck soup
..Blackhawk soup
...new York steak!......KINGS win Stanley cup!!!!
i'll update when the cup comes over to the rink!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jun 14, 2014 - 08:46am PT
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Big respect to the Rangers.
Best moment of the celebration was when the Kings' equipment assistant, who has Down's Syndrome,
hoisted The Cup - you've never seen a bigger smile. Later Kopitar had his arm around him
the whole time he was being interviewed by Roenick. Kopitar even brought him into the
conversation. That's why hockey players are so special and down to earth.
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Karen
Trad climber
So Cal urban sprawl Hell
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Jun 14, 2014 - 11:20am PT
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Notice there weren't any riots after the Kings won.
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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Jun 14, 2014 - 11:25am PT
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That's because nobody in L.A. knows who the Kings are, let alone knew they were in the finals.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 14, 2014 - 05:21pm PT
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edit: still dreaming of the cup!
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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Jun 14, 2014 - 05:27pm PT
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Big congrats to LA Kings.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
honeoye falls,ny.greeneck alleghenys
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Jun 14, 2014 - 05:29pm PT
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Glad to see it Pyro,they were the truly dominant team.A good blend of toughness and talent.
I will be over in Ithaca the night Dustin Brown brings the cup over.
Have a good time when they bring it .
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 16, 2014 - 08:31pm PT
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I spent this afternoon at the KINGS RALLY!
perfect seat location.
I shot picture after picture!
good job coach!
quick's coach Bill Ranford
Game winner!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jun 16, 2014 - 10:41pm PT
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edit: Pyro ultimate king fan!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Sep 29, 2014 - 11:38am PT
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Let the Hockey begin!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Chicago aint looking too good for pre-season!
king's are 5-0-0! king's of California pre-season!@!!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Oct 10, 2014 - 07:59am PT
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sharks came out with a big bang!
what was quick doing on that first goal.
kings want to become 8th seed team instead of champion team.
last night perry from ducks earned a hat trick..ducks lost hard.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Nov 24, 2014 - 09:33pm PT
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RIP Quinn
get well Gordy.
RIP Sharks who have no team captain..
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Le Jean was a classy standup guy, not that he was above sending you to LaLa Land with a
good clean hit. The LA Times obit called him a 'philanthropist'.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 20, 2015 - 07:14pm PT
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OK, I'm already beyond the Stoopidbowl. Most excellent game tonite between the Pens and
the Broad Street Bullies. Despite being a born and bred Blackhawk fan I've long had a secret
respect, if not more, for the Pens. Super Mario might be the greatest, after His Gordiness. I
also had the singular pleasure, to put it mildly, of playing a couple of games of chess with His Jaromirness. Dood was a trip - trash-talkin' mofo! Played a good game to back up the talk!
As you might expect he was all about his offense and, to put it discretely, left his defensemen
alone on an island. I whooped his punk azz! BwaHaHaHaHa!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Jan 20, 2015 - 07:37pm PT
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Reilly like what you say!
Mario was and is bad ass!
I say keep the fighting in hockey..
although
pens are a team that promote anti fighting! Not tonight..
Ty Gretzky and pyro SELFIE!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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gochicago!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 21, 2015 - 11:29am PT
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Roll up the rim, eh?
They're as ready here in Toronto as they are in LA, eh?
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 21, 2015 - 01:56pm PT
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I don't know what happen to kings but the Ducks looks okay..
first time Winnipeg in playoff since 96' good for them..
Chicago can suck it!!!
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the goat
climber
north central WA
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Apr 21, 2015 - 02:29pm PT
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Go Habs!
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atchafalaya
Boulder climber
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Apr 21, 2015 - 03:38pm PT
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Go Wings!!!!!!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Apr 21, 2015 - 05:27pm PT
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It is good to see some new teams involved.
Islanders ?
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 21, 2015 - 06:32pm PT
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If i had to vote it be
Ducks to keep it in california
ottawa because I like the team struggle story
new York I just love that handsome goaIe
predators just need a cup
and last Washingtons ovechkin
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 21, 2015 - 07:00pm PT
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I say break up those canuck twins Jim
Calgary I like
Winnipeg I have family there
Canucks is okay
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 21, 2015 - 07:03pm PT
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Nucks suck. Oil is out though so i geuss i'll jump on the bandwagon... It's just sooooooooo disappointing when they lose! ;)
I would like to see them kick the flames a$$.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 21, 2015 - 07:22pm PT
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Man it's hard to watch these guys... Lol
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 21, 2015 - 07:49pm PT
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Calgary has an ex duck goalie...hiller
broke down alot..
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Apr 22, 2015 - 12:48am PT
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All these Blackhawks OT playoff games sure do make me glad I live in the Pacific Time Zone.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 25, 2015 - 06:02pm PT
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very kool hockey puck to have reilly
This is my recent puck!
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Apr 25, 2015 - 06:50pm PT
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WOW, the Predators vs Blackhawks game is great!
My internet keeps blinking and it is all bundled TV phone and I net.
So that can mean I miss stuff.but this game is amazing five goals in two and a half minutes!
Or some crazy stat !
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Apr 25, 2015 - 09:17pm PT
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Nucks suck..
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 26, 2015 - 06:17am PT
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It's soooo gooood being up here, especially in Parry Sound, to really savor the playoffs!
Being an old Chicago Cubs fan I get on well with the almost equally unrequited Leafs fans.
Assuming that the 'Hawks will fall in Nashville I'm tossing my hat in with the Flames. I'm
NOT tossing my #4 Bruin hat in though. That'll only be worn at church now. :-)
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Apr 26, 2015 - 06:33am PT
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Assuming that the 'Hawks will fall in Nashville...
Nope. That game was fantastic last night. Happy to see Neal and Ribiero sent golfing. Two of the cheapest, least-likeable guys in the league.
Go Blackhawks!!!
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Apr 27, 2015 - 12:16pm PT
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LA Kings have set some records the last few seasons. Three years ago they won the playoffs in the least number of games played. Last year against San Jose they won four in a row to get out from under a three game San Jose lead.
This season they became a member of a very small club, maybe five, who failed to make the playoffs the season after winning the cup. Ouch.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Did you guys hear about Chicago exploiting NHL Injured reserve rules...
cheaters..
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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"Rules are made to be broken" - Tom Brady
Hawks are looking good. Them and Tampa Bay for the marbles, eh?
Caps are looking pretty strong but I don't like Ovechkin.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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I heard the Wilds overinflate their pucks.
Hawks all the way!!!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 10, 2015 - 05:34pm PT
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Hawks all the way, indeed. In the meantime, let's go Calgary!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 10, 2015 - 06:07pm PT
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That right Chicago fans don't want another L.A team showing them off!
Go calgary!
Edit: go ducks!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 10, 2015 - 10:24pm PT
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this is a kings fan gone ducks!
GoDucksgo!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 10, 2015 - 10:33pm PT
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That was a fun game, but now I'm psyched for some bird on bird violence. Blackhawks in six.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 11, 2015 - 07:56am PT
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That was a fun game, but now I'm psyched for some bird on bird violence. Blackhawks in six.
ur on!
cant wait to hear Quinville complain just like the poor sport did when Martinez put Chicago to sleep..
best of luck!
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hamie
Social climber
Thekoots
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May 11, 2015 - 10:49am PT
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Zero interest in hockey! Will they revoke my Canadian citizenship?
Just wanted to grab the 700th post!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 11, 2015 - 05:08pm PT
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Zero interest?? If Tom Connors were alive, he'd Stomp ya!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 13, 2015 - 04:42pm PT
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Surfed all morning now I'm stoked for some good ice hockey.. I'm going for Ovechkin even though he abit selfish..
Go new York vs washington!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 13, 2015 - 04:49pm PT
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I got an old college roommate now in Warshington who's turned into a serious hockey mom, but I picked Rangers in the bracket challenge, so I kinda want to keep my streak. Win-win either way. Any of you guys do the bracket? I'm probably waaaaay out of the prizes, but psyched to be hanging in at the 97th percentile.
Islanders was a ridiculous pick, but you got throw in some upsets, eh?
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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May 13, 2015 - 07:39pm PT
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They keep calling it the first over time. . .?
One /one tie
Rangers under pressure
Un able to clear or freeze
The Caps are strong
Lundkwist holds
4:37 of the first over time q
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 13, 2015 - 07:51pm PT
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Go rangers!
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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May 13, 2015 - 07:52pm PT
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RANGERS WIN!!
Y 'all watch an type
Tip n' 'moke?
Great game!
Buzzed but not ashamed to call some sh#t to post that you don't care for Hockey,
On a hockey thread.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 13, 2015 - 08:04pm PT
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Helluva series
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 20, 2015 - 02:16pm PT
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Ducks vs Blackhawks = good game last night..3ot
Chicago failed at putting the puck in the next except for luck..
Thursday should be good..
rangers game tonight excited...
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 21, 2015 - 08:55pm PT
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 23, 2015 - 07:38pm PT
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3goals 37seconds!
GoducksGo!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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May 23, 2015 - 11:14pm PT
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Wild game tonite, but the Hawks pulled it out and they needed it.
Go Hawks.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 25, 2015 - 11:39pm PT
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Man, oh, man, this series has been fun viewing!!! Both of 'em actually, though I haven't caught the games in the Eastern Conference. Go Hawks!!!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 26, 2015 - 05:14am PT
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Ducks took the overtime in 45sec!
Guess they wanted Blackhawks fans to get some rest..
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 26, 2015 - 08:12pm PT
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Game seven for the East. Love it!
Now I'm just hoping for the same tomorrow.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 27, 2015 - 11:08pm PT
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Two Game Sevens coming up. Unbelievable. Love it!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 28, 2015 - 05:58am PT
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First regulation game loss for ducks with chicago.
Two game 7 = fun time coming up..
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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May 28, 2015 - 08:56am PT
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You bet pyro,willoughby
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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May 29, 2015 - 07:51pm PT
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So, will Bolting be allowed in California?
I'm hoping they'll be in Chicago.
You had a nice run Rangers.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 29, 2015 - 08:00pm PT
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In January of 2004, a Zamboni machine operator for the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning buried a pewter Zamboni machine charm at center ice for good luck during the Stanley Cup Finals. The Lightning went on to win the 2004 Stanley Cup.
Nice job thunder!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 30, 2015 - 06:54pm PT
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Good nite ducks
Go tampa!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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May 30, 2015 - 07:08pm PT
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A little early, but I hope your right about the ducks pyro.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 30, 2015 - 07:37pm PT
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Duck soup.
GO HAWKS!
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Chaz
Trad climber
greater Boss Angeles area
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May 30, 2015 - 07:39pm PT
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How do you guys watch this sh#t?
Everything that happens looks like it happens totally by accident.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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May 30, 2015 - 07:57pm PT
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E for effort Ducks.
All the way Hawks.
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Hawks brought their A game.
Hossa giving out free puck protection classes.
One down, three to go Hawks.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Wow, thought they were gonna lose that one! Two goals from the worker bees!
Give 'em the Cup NOW!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Tampa sure looked like they came to play, that first period. Something to be said for not getting frustrated and keeping on the grind. And solid goalkeeping from Crow. Psyched for this series - gonna be fast stuff!!! Go Blackhawks!!!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Bolts getting it done.
The last two games have been a lot of fun to watch, and its just going to get better.
GO HAWKS !!!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Jun 10, 2015 - 07:53pm PT
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Looked kind of sloppy, but the Hawks prevailed.
2 games apiece.
Go Hawks.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jun 15, 2015 - 07:32pm PT
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Great game six,
Hawks up 1 To 0in the third,
Stopped at fifteen seconds, 2 to 0
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jun 15, 2015 - 08:05pm PT
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The Chicago Black Hawks Win! The Stanley Cup !!! yeee - Ha!!!
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johnboy
Trad climber
Can't get here from there
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Jun 15, 2015 - 08:17pm PT
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Great games everyone of them, all by only a point except this last one.
Lightning can hold their heads high too.
Way to go Hawks, 2015 Stanely Cup winners.
Yeeeeeeehaaaaw
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Jun 15, 2015 - 08:22pm PT
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Bump!!
The whole play-off hockey thing !!
Year after year it delivers,
this year almost every game was overtime or no more than a two goals difference !
BUMP For good giant screen tv and beers !
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Jun 16, 2015 - 04:45pm PT
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Pretty happy to see Duncan Keith getting the credit he deserves.
Great final game, great series, great playoffs, great season. Good job, Blackhawks! Hope we can team most of the squad together, but I'm sure there's gonna be a lot of salary cap demolition. If I'd had my 'druthers I'd try hard to keep Sharp but I don't think they can afford it. Definitely lose Bickell.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jul 23, 2015 - 07:19pm PT
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Hoh, man, so GOOD! "Don't ever fight Tie Domi in a bar." HaHaHaHaHa!
THANKS!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Sep 10, 2015 - 04:56pm PT
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Not much happy news with the Blackhawks right now, so this sure was pleasant to watch. Fourth try?
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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Marlow
Sport climber
OSLO
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Ice hockey: RED ARMY
[Click to View YouTube Video]
In the film Red Army, recounting the resentment he faced from North Americans following his move to the NHL, Fetisov cites the south-Boston born John Cunniff, his second coach with the Devils, as someone who wouldn’t even “look at Russians.”
“I don’t know specifically about Cunny, but there were a lot of old school coaches and players who were afraid of those guys coming over and ‘stealing’ jobs from North Americans,” Shanahan said. “But we also had a lot of younger guys like Kenny Daneyko and Kirk Muller who saw what he and Alex could do for us as a team.”
Jim Schoenfeld was Fetisov’s first NHL coach. He was also the coach who made Fetisov a healthy scratch for what would have been the defenseman’s 14th NHL game on Nov. 4, 1989, in Calgary. The game, a 7-3 New Jersey defeat, was televised in Russia.
The game also marked Schoenfeld’s last one behind the Devils’ bench, as he was fired two days later.
“No, I don’t think it was a coincidence that was my last game, but I also don’t believe that was the only reason,” Schoenfeld, in his eighth season as Rangers’ assistant general manager, told Slap Shots last week. “Of course I knew who he was, of course I knew the significance of what I was doing, and of course it was a hard call, but I thought he’d been beaten down and worn and needed a rest at that point.
“You could see he was a real elite player, but I don’t think Slava realized how good this league was and that he had to be in top shape in order to play at a highest level. Most importantly, the most physical players on the other teams were all targeting him and running roughshod over him.
“I had a long talk with Slava. He obviously wasn’t happy. But the times I’ve seen him since, he’s been friendly. If there’s animosity, he doesn’t show it.”
Fetisov played well for the Devils, but was never a difference maker. He re-ascended in Detroit with Scotty Bowman’s Russian Five that included Larionov, Sergei Fedorov, Slava Kozlov and Vladimir Konstantinov.
In New Jersey, Kasatonov was the better player.
“In Detroit, Slava was in a place where they all appreciated his style,” said Shanahan, a teammate for the 1997-98 consecutive Red Wing Cup championships. “It was a different environment.
“We were talking one time about his whole experience of leaving Russia and coming to New Jersey,” he said. “And Slava told me, ‘You know, it was so draining to try to get my freedom, it was such a grueling fight, I didn’t realize I was going to have another fight here.’ ”
The Great Fetisov.
The great “Red Army.”
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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That looks great,look forward to seeing the movie.
TFPU Marlow!!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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I had to selfie w/ KINGS Jim Fox before I zamboni his ICE!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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GOKINGSGO!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Malemute, you up there? That was rad! Nice ice, if expensive!
It didn't even look like they had to do any shoveling! WTF?
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Feb 12, 2016 - 07:15pm PT
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Hockey Players,some of the best sh#t talkers I have ever met.
LOL.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Feb 12, 2016 - 07:26pm PT
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Really good king vs rangers game tonight..
Gokingsgo..
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Mar 13, 2016 - 12:13pm PT
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I'm forcing myself to watch the Rangers loose to the Penguins.
I'm not impressed with the refs, on the go ahead goal #4 there was an obvious slashing, then a retaliatory trip sending the Penguins guy to his knees,
the announcer, play by play was saying - " going down to try to draw the penalty to hide the slash wasn't ... (Going to work ),,, before he got the 3 words out.....he said.."He scored!"
The front ref, behind the ranger net, had his hand up and looked at a Ranger defenseman as if to blow the whistle . . .but didn't.
Squared up the Ranger held up the Penguins then got to have a clear from his knees, have a clean step to throw the puck in front, it went off Rangers Skates left and right, then through the goalie, now before I've hit send and when I'm not through bitching, the Penguins have scored again 5 to 3 the final...
I wanted to say something about th stick play, slashing used to get called so did blatant Cross checks, and the crap of riding a stick high in an opponent's crotch, between the legs at the stoppage of play, that cause fights and is really a Penguins trade-mark. BS not to call it all game!
I hate that I'm at the top & bottom of this page a year apart but still explains the 20 lbs I need to shed....
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Mar 13, 2016 - 12:19pm PT
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The Dallas Stars are a force to be reckoned with. My Blue notes barely beat them last night after giving up a decent lead.
Of all the teams I've seriously watched this year, the Stars are the fastest I've seen. Incredible.
Let's Go Blues, Let's Go Blues,
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Mar 13, 2016 - 02:02pm PT
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escopeta your blues took down Chicago a couple days ago. felt good..
GOKINGSGO!
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Mar 13, 2016 - 04:46pm PT
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Yep, presently exhausting every friend, relative and acquaintance to secure tickets to next year's Winter Classic in St Louis.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Mar 13, 2016 - 07:04pm PT
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That would be a good one if they can keep ice.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Mar 31, 2016 - 10:48am PT
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Is it possible??
Not one Canadian team is in the playoffs?
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Mar 31, 2016 - 11:20am PT
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I was hoping for the Sens to make it, but no. First time in 46 years. Habs' season was maybe the most impressive ... in terms of freefall. They came out so damn hot at the start!
As a Blackhawks fan, I've been having a tough time these last few weeks. Half of me wants these boys to go out first round and have some time to think, rest, and regroup. Let that fire build back up. And Keith's periodic slashes to folks' faces have really got to stop. So disappointing.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Duncan will get himself rested up for the playoffs..
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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So, I take a pit stop & when I check the Idiot box I find A game Is on
Blackhawks Hosting the Bruins, 6 to 1 at the end of the 1st.
the Bruins have just scored 3 goals in 10 min, no team has ever come back from a 6-0 deficit
to win... that was what the man on the TV said?
so it is on between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins, a classic. . .
EDIT: the end of the game was a panic, Boston pulled their goalie with 2 min, but failed to notch another goal.
Chicago 6 / Boston 4
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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the other day the kings went to B town and killed em 8-0
B town is not looking to good this year..
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Duncan will get himself rested up for the playoffs..
And his first game back I hope someone reminds him what it feels like to get injured.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Please disregard whatever I said the other day. The Blackhawks are heating up at just the right time, and despite missing a ton of key players. 16 goals in the last 3 games, and Panarin on 11 of those! Kane and Toews have been huge too. Thursday night's game against the Blues will be an important test though.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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I know where Escopeta stands on that one...
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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I know where Escopeta stands on that one...
No kidding. At this point given recent history, I'm uncomfortable with the Bluenotes playing the Little Sisters of the Poor in the first round of the playoffs. And the Blackhawks are certainly not that.
I guess we are going to get a good look at how that might go down tomorrow when the Blues and Hawks play in the last vestiges of the regular season.
Can't wait to hear the fans sing on Saturday night when they bring back the old tradition of serenading the team as they take the ice. Fond memories of my childhood and it was every bit as loud as the national anthem in Chicago.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Blues "win" one in overtime tonight against the Blackhawks. At least they secure home ice for the first round but the Hawks gave them all they could handle and more.
I am very fearful off the playoffs....
Go BlueNotes
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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The Kings and Ducks are warring tonight for the Pac Div lead. GO KINGS!
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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That was a good game.
I especially liked the part where the Kings had 'em on their heels and their goalie suddenly had an "equipment malfunction." That was the best performance of that particular ploy I can recall seeing. Not only did Gibson spend a minute at the bench getting his skate adjusted but when he got back out to the crease he fell over like his blade broke off. So he left the ice and they had to helmet up and deploy their second guy. All in all that was about two time outs. :-)
Big win for the Kings.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Had to work last night so just catching up on scores and highlights now.
This Wild Card race between Boston, Detroit, and Philly just will not end!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Apr 11, 2016 - 07:22pm PT
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Apr 11, 2016 - 09:07pm PT
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Weird how things worked out for the Kings. The snatched defeat from the jaws of victory the other night by blowing a three nothing lead on the Jets only to lose 4-3 in a shootout. So when the Ducks won last night they took over as division leader with home ice advantage against the Predators.
But, the Kings now have home ice advantage over the Sharks. Somehow I'll bet they like that outcome. Kind of makes me wonder about losing that Jets game...
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Apr 11, 2016 - 09:51pm PT
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Quick's forearm save in the final seconds was bananas.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Apr 12, 2016 - 05:02am PT
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Blackhawks recovering from many injuries and will be ready for the playoffs
Cubs will win the 2016 world series
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 13, 2016 - 09:33pm PT
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Go BLUES!
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Apr 14, 2016 - 04:16am PT
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Well, I guess you just can't complain in playoff hockey about the quality of the wins. They're just wins. I'll take it.
Too bad the league didn't have the stones to suspend Duncan Keith for the proper amount of games. So he'll be back.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Apr 19, 2016 - 09:44pm PT
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Warms my heart to see Andrew Shaw ruin the game for the Blackhawks as the Bluenotes take a 3-1 lead in the series.
Holding my breath....
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 19, 2016 - 09:55pm PT
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just finished with ducks..
ducks goalie Anderson took a forehead slap shot puck then fell over..
he got up played the rest of the game
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Apr 19, 2016 - 10:00pm PT
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Some people think goalies are the pussies in that sport. Not so.
I was watching this game when this happened.
[Click to View YouTube Video]
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c_vultaggio
Trad climber
new york
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Apr 23, 2016 - 07:47am PT
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Great show by the Isles last night to take the series lead from the Panthers in double OT: blocked penalty shot in first OT, backup goaltender standing on his head, and a lot of effort with a road win.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 25, 2016 - 07:55am PT
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goducksgo!
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Apr 25, 2016 - 08:22am PT
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Warms my heart to see Andrew Shaw ruin the game for the Blackhawks as the Bluenotes take a 3-1 lead in the series.
Holding my breath....
Still holding your breath? Game 7 tonight. Go Blackhawks!
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Apr 25, 2016 - 09:36am PT
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I'm dying! Very scared, the Hawks are dangerous! I'm will be wearing every piece of St Louis Blues gear I own tonight in an effort show support from afar.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Apr 25, 2016 - 10:13am PT
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I'm dying! Very scared, the Hawks are dangerous! I'm will be wearing every piece of St Louis Blues gear I own tonight in an effort show support from afar.
One side of me wants the hawks. But I know if the hawks get past the blues tonight, they lose in the next round. I think the blues *deserve* the next round, particularly their long suffering fans; and I can relate, I'm a long suffering Cubs fan.
If the hawks lose tonight, Go Blues!
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 25, 2016 - 10:59am PT
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gobluesgo!
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Apr 25, 2016 - 10:59am PT
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I wouldn't be so sure about the future of either team. Based on what I've seen the Blues and Hawks current quality of play would dominate all other playoff teams except for the Pens. They are playing at a different speed than the rest of the playoffs. Not sure either team can keep it up though.....
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Apr 25, 2016 - 11:07am PT
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gobluesgo!
YEEEESSSSSS!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Apr 25, 2016 - 04:01pm PT
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So fired up for Game 7 that I can't get work done today. My prediction: Blackhawks v. a bunch of former Blackhawks (aka Stars) in Round Two. I pity the fool that thinks otherwise.
The real question, is which sweater to wear. Hmmmmnnnn.... I think I'll go #18, Denis Savard.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Apr 25, 2016 - 04:58pm PT
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^^^^ Good Choice, I'm rocking a Chris Pronger signed captains jersey. Us big folk stick together.
Bad juju on the Hawks!
EDIT: Exhale.........
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 25, 2016 - 08:32pm PT
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F*#k you chicago
F*#k you kings..
GoducksGo!
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Apr 26, 2016 - 05:08am PT
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Congrats to the Blues! I turned off the game @ 2-0 (frustrated and needed to catch the early train into the city this morning for a meeting). Blues just attacked so violently in those first 8 minutes. Just slap shot after slap shot really rattled Crawford. Great game plan.
Go Blues!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Apr 26, 2016 - 08:03am PT
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Heck of a game, series, and season, but I am disappoint. Mr. T is disappoint too.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 26, 2016 - 08:11am PT
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MrT love the guy!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 26, 2016 - 08:20am PT
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Kings and Blackhawks gone and nary a Hoser team to be seen -
I guess I'll pull for the Isles.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Apr 26, 2016 - 01:49pm PT
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Just saw that Game 7 between the Hawks and Blues was the most watched telecast in the history of Fox Sports Midwest. A testament to how good the game was.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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Apr 26, 2016 - 01:58pm PT
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escopeta did you watch after the Hawks game the interview with black hawk coach.. he's angry..
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Apr 26, 2016 - 03:03pm PT
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He's always angry.
He has a legitimate case for one missed call late in that game, a tripping penalty on Andrew Shaw. However, you live by the sword and die by the sword and since Andrew Shaw is a known embellisher - he didn't get the call. So sad....I'll cry a tear later.
Refs missed a few calls against the Blues also.
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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Bluenotes win in OT!!!!!!
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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May 10, 2016 - 10:22am PT
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Last night turned out exactly as I'd hoped. Game Sevens are the best! Here's hoping the Caps can force seven tonight.
Blues v. Pens in the final?
Playoff hockey, anything can happen. My bracket predictions were almost perfect last year, but this season got obliterated after the first round.
Hockey.
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pyro
Big Wall climber
Calabasas
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May 10, 2016 - 02:16pm PT
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Blues v. Pens in the final?
maybe so!
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Escopeta
Trad climber
Idaho
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May 10, 2016 - 04:46pm PT
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MY god, I can't even imagine the ecstasy of the Blues and ANYONE in the Stanley Cup finals.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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May 27, 2016 - 06:27pm PT
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PITTSBURGH,YEAH MAN!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Fleury has been standing on his head, eh?
I would enjoy seeing Wayne's old team win it all.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Can't believe Edmonton dropped that game tonight. Playoffs, man...
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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May 15, 2017 - 06:29pm PT
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Have I mentioned ,I dislike the Ottawa club.........lol
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 25, 2017 - 07:58pm PT
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Go Pens! Didn't like Crosby when he first came up but he's proved himself.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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May 25, 2017 - 09:02pm PT
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I can say that the cup will stay in.........Appalachia.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Jun 13, 2017 - 05:57pm PT
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Now that a couple of days have gone by I'm still pissed at the early whistle - no goal call against Nashville. How does that happen in game 6 of the Stanley Cup Finals!?
A tainted victory for sure. Not by the Penns, but by the ref.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Jun 13, 2017 - 07:34pm PT
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I agree,it was a goal. I wanted a game 7.
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Willoughby
Social climber
Truckee, CA
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Jun 14, 2017 - 06:58am PT
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Agree. I didn't have a dog in the fight, but that was terrible.
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kunlun_shan
Mountain climber
SF, CA
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Nov 21, 2017 - 08:35pm PT
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See the link for the full story:
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/11/21/sports/hockey/stephen-peat-concussions.html
Time for the NHL to wake up and completely BAN FIGHTING in hockey.
‘I Have No Idea How to Tell This Horror Story’
NOV. 21, 2017
John Branch, a sports reporter at The New York Times, has been in sporadic contact via text messaging and email with Walter Peat since writing about him and his son Stephen, a former N.H.L. player.
At the time of the article, in June 2016, Stephen Peat was 36 and experiencing debilitating headaches and violent mood swings. Peat was primarily an enforcer, a player designated to drop his gloves and square off in fist-to-fist combat with an opponent. The Peats presumed that Stephen’s problems were rooted in brain trauma sustained on the ice in so many fights.
Walter Peat, the head saw filer at a lumber mill in a suburb of Vancouver, British Columbia, gave The Times permission to publish the texts and emails he had sent John over the previous 18 months. Some have been trimmed for concision.
(Stephen disputes his father's accounts and said, “I am disappointed in my father since I once held him so high on a pedestal.”)
Earlier story: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/02/sports/hockey/stephen-peat-nhl-enforcer-concussions-cte-health.html
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 18, 2018 - 10:17pm PT
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A lot of the time the fighting is stoopid but come playoff time it serves a purpose.
And for Buttman to say the fans don’t want to see it just tells me how out of touch he is,
the little limp-wristed twerp. If he ever played hockey it was with a broom and a whiffle ball.
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Ben Harland
Gym climber
Kenora, ON
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Apr 10, 2018 - 03:48pm PT
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Well, it's that time of year again. With Toronto-Boston running into each other in the first round and Winnipeg-Nashville looking likely in the second, there'll be some disappointed fans.
The Canadian Cup Drought Clock is at 24 years and Iiii don't know if this is the year, but you never know!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 10, 2018 - 03:51pm PT
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I can tell you they’re pumped up for the Jets even in Hongcouver.
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Ben Harland
Gym climber
Kenora, ON
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Apr 10, 2018 - 04:39pm PT
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Great to hear Reilly!
And Mr. Hocking - that goalie story is a riot. I'm surprised we don't hear about this thing happening more often. It might be unlikely, but people win the lottery all the time.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Apr 11, 2018 - 03:13pm PT
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Kings face off in Sin City tonight!
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toejahm
Trad climber
Chatsworth, CA
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Apr 13, 2018 - 09:04am PT
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And again tonight Kris.
Sorry about Doughty. A bad hit , an extra couple of minutes ya, but a one game suspension I don't know.
Good luck tonight.
From a humble VGK fan
Peace,
kenny
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 13, 2018 - 09:10am PT
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Proud effort by the Kings Wednesday, tonight is the money game.
Strong work by Columbus last night! Bruins looking gud.
Pens and Lightning looking unstoppable.
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Ben Harland
Gym climber
Kenora, ON
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Apr 14, 2018 - 03:01pm PT
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The Leafs are going to take the ice in two hours - I'm interested to see if they can split the first two games in Boston on Hockey Night in Canada. Naz is out for three games due to poor impulse control.
Winnipeg had a great party going off Portage Ave. last night
This year has had some good stories - for example Toronto and Winnipeg setting franchise records. But I'll take Vegas breaking out as frosh as the story of the year.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Apr 14, 2018 - 05:14pm PT
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Sitting inside waiting out an Icestorm,doing something you may rarely do in the states.
Watching Toronto play Boston on national tv on a Saturday night.
Sweet.
And congrats Ben and all Canadiens for getting a couple teams in the playoffs.At least for now....lol
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Apr 22, 2018 - 01:39pm PT
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Great hockey being played in Pennsylvania today.
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Ben Harland
Gym climber
Kenora, ON
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May 17, 2018 - 08:44am PT
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Man, the Las Vegas pre-game theatrics are something else. Then, what was I expecting?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 17, 2018 - 08:47am PT
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Whoa! Taking prisoners?
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Ben Harland
Gym climber
Kenora, ON
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May 17, 2018 - 09:00am PT
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Yeah:) -- he was clearing out a scrum that Scheifele started by getting too cozy with Fleury.
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Ben Harland
Gym climber
Kenora, ON
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May 17, 2018 - 11:50am PT
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^Ha. Hockey 101, "because I'm 99 plus 2 -- sorry Wayne"
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BigB
Trad climber
Red Rock
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May 17, 2018 - 11:58am PT
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Go Knights Go!
Pc: not mine
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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May 17, 2018 - 01:22pm PT
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The GKnights are fun to watch,a lot of hockey left though.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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May 17, 2018 - 01:51pm PT
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Never thought I’d live to see the NHL in Sin City, although they can repurpose the Sin Bin.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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May 17, 2018 - 03:55pm PT
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Looks like it’s doing pretty well there.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Lookin’ like the Golden Knights are getting renamed the Good Night Irenes.
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labrat
Trad climber
Erik O. Auburn, CA
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Looks like the choking dogs are no more!!!
Go Caps!!!
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toejahm
Trad climber
Chatsworth, CA
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Hello hockey fans,
I'm a VGK fan and willing to accept defeat when fairly delivered, but last nights game was without a doubt the poorest officiating I have ever seen. If this is what it takes for the Caps to win then so be it, but to suggest that we've lost our mojo seems a little premature!
yes yes I know....down 3 to 1
Maybe Gerald should just unleash our hitters and see how that works out!
all in good fun,
peace,
Kenny
Go Knights Go
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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but last nights game was without a doubt the poorest officiating I have ever seen.
Some of the non-calls really blew my mind.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Actually the worst call I've ever seen was in a Detroit/LA 2014 game. On a Detroit shot the puck got deflected, sailed up and hit the netting, fell down and bounced off Quick's (LA goalie) back into the net and stood as a goal. It cost the Kings the game, but they went on to win the Cup.
That's also when I lost any respect I ever had for Babcock. He saw it, and if he had an ounce of character he would have said something. Instead he just stood there.
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toejahm
Trad climber
Chatsworth, CA
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I'll give you that one Chris, that's painful to watch.
KR
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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No team can have the home advantage more than the GK.
The Capitols want it and they have a few world class players.
If the GK hit less posts , could have been different .
I will say it again,there’s a lot of hockey left,teams don’t get this far and then fold their tents.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Anyone besides Sharks fans remember when, in the 2014 playoffs, the LA Kings came back from being down three games to none, winning four in a row?
I wouldn't write off Vegas yet.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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More finals hockey!
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toejahm
Trad climber
Chatsworth, CA
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Win or loose, this is great Hockey!
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Great game. Caps get their first cup in what, 40 years?
Knights are the best first year team ever and get to the finals.
It's a win-win if there ever was one.
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Fluoride
Trad climber
West Los Angeles, CA/Joshua Tree
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Alex Ovechkin deserved this Stanley Cup. 13 years of loyalty to the Caps and his sheer joy upon winning and hoisting the cup above his head was infectious. Won the Conn Smythe as well. One of the NHL's all time greats. That cup is going to have some serious fun in the off season. Kris -- 43 years since the team was founded and this is their first NHL championship. Love Ovi so much. Guy has so much heart and desire for the sport.
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toejahm
Trad climber
Chatsworth, CA
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Congratulations Caps and the great fans.
See ya next year!
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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Happy the Caps won. LV will be a force next season. These guys are athletes.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Every time I see your avatar with that Shilke trumpet I get kicked back about 35 years.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Good clean game and well reffed.
But what was up with that goofy cartoonish intro? That was embarrassing even by Vegas’ standards! I almost expected Roseanne to come out to sink the national anthem!
(nice Freudian slip, eh?)
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Had to look Dauphin up, despite it being Manitoba’s 8th ‘largest’ town, at 8500! LOL
Proud little place:
Lt.-Col. William George Barker, VC, Canada's most decorated serviceman, was born in Dauphin in 1894. The Dauphin airport and a school are named after him.
26% speak Ukrainian. Pretty funny for a place named for the bro of Louis XV. 😉
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Outside the Asylum
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So curious minds wish to know:
1. Will the Washington Capitals - being pretty much the only 'winners' in that town at the moment - be invited to the president's palace, aka white house?
2. Being that probably half of them are Canadian, will they be searched for flammables before being allowed in?
3. Will the emperor require that they kneel before him, or allow them to stand?
4. Again, as more than half aren't citizens, why would they care if someone else's national anthem is played?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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why would they care if someone else's national anthem is played?
Because the Finnish national anthem is boring?
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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It was a good final,despite the 4 games to 1 outcome.Damn Athletic.
7 USA born.
8 Canadien.
11 International.
I doubt they will visit the house on the other side of town.
But, there are a few Russians
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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RIP Stan Mikita, truly a legend and a standup guy.
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Rollover
climber
Gross Vegas
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^^^RIP Stosh^^^ Legend...
Was lucky to see him play in the late 1970’s.
Ranger fans respected him immensely.
Even though he was a Hawk.
Edit: Was one of the first NHLer’s to wear a helmet,
after almost getting his ear ripped off by a puck in 1967.
True hard man Slovak.
Also he was a scratch golfer who became a club pro after
his NHL retirement.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Apr 27, 2019 - 05:58pm PT
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^^^^^^^^When I was eight,my dad would take me to the outside rink and have me skate around blindfolded stick handling an egg.
Thanks Stan Mikita.
Old time looking Hockey game going on in Boston right now.
Is off topic wrong?
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 27, 2019 - 06:30pm PT
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U guys shoulda seen Game 7 of Boston-Toronto! That was epic!
The rels in Toronto are still in mourning. Thinkin’ Bruins are gonna take it.
Rask is feeling it.
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Apr 27, 2019 - 06:34pm PT
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They can score and play defense as well.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Apr 27, 2019 - 06:39pm PT
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What the hell is in the Boston whatta? Sox, Pats, Bruins! Geez!
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wilbeer
Mountain climber
Terence Wilson greeneck alleghenys,ny,
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Apr 27, 2019 - 06:45pm PT
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Whatever it is ,is temporary. Lol
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briham89
Big Wall climber
santa cruz, ca
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Apr 27, 2019 - 09:23pm PT
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Game 7 of Sharks vs Vegas was insane. One of the most exciting games I have ever watched.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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May 20, 2019 - 12:23am PT
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Blues Sharks series is getting ugly. Blues dominate game 5 (5 to zip) and San Jose does what they do best when they're frustrated and beat.
Go Blues!
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