2010-11 NHL Playoff Thread: HOUSE RULES: ENGAGED

[Ratatapa]

Ovechkin is going to play for the Russian team now. Semin? Not so much. Guess the Russian coaches didn't like what they saw from him in the playoffs.

Edit: also just saw that Bryzgalov is negotiating with SKA in the KHL. Same team that signed Nabokov last year. Guess Winnipeg is going to need a new goalie.

Well Bryzgalov said before then playoffs that if Phoenix moved to Winnipeg he will not follow


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[Ace-o-fire]

Is 2 days going to be long enough for the rage to come down, or is it ban for 2 days and if we don't hear from you in 3 call for an ambulance for potential alcohol poisoning/homocide/animal cruelty to a shark?

I'm so hung over... but if you hear about someone getting assaulted by a man with a lemon shark. that will be me.

[Melena]

I'm so hung over... but if you hear about someone getting assaulted by a man with a lemon shark. that will be me.

I think i'm going to be monitoring the smoking gun for our first BG celebrity arrest that's going to happen in the next 48hrs.

[Judai]

Anyone who thinks Boudreau needs to be fired or is a bad coach is either stupid or just trolling.

Long read about Caps' problems.

Spoiler: show

The players are the reason the Caps fall apart in the playoffs.

There are two Alex Semins, one who is a complete beast and the other who is a complete retard. Semin constantly disappears offensively and when he does, he also gives the puck up easily, makes retarded passes and then commits stupid penalties. I would love if we could trade him because for all the times I scream YESS SEMIN, I probably scream WTF semin twice as much.

Backstrom was bad all year offensively and horrible in the playoffs. His passes were nothing special and he stopped shooting the puck this year. He constantly tried to make perfect passes when he had a chance at a good shot. Hopefully he gets back into last year's form.

Green played good in the NYR series. Then came TB and he made several retarded pinches and was trying way too hard to play offensively and put his partners in bad situations. Hannan did the same thing and he isn't as good as Green offensively and is slow as shit.

Arnott and Sturm were non-factors. If there is one coaching decision I question it is why Sturm was playing. He was a non-factor since we picked him up. He's fast but he couldn't finish, couldn't pass and I never saw him play well offensively or defensively. I don't understand sitting Hendricks who was playing good, instead of sitting Sturm when Knuble came back. Arnott was great in the regular season, good against NY and old against TB.

The Caps need someone like NY's Boyle, SJ's Clowe, etc. A big physical guy who is good in the corners and goes to the net and just sits there. We have too many skill forwards who don't get physical enough and don't go to the net. That's part of why our PP sucks atm, everyone sits in one spot and just passes the puck around. They need more movement and they need people sitting in front of the net full time. Laich and Knuble are the ones who typically do this for the Caps but Laich seems to forget to get to the net for long stretches and Knuble is too old to be really physical anymore.

I don't think the Caps were awful during the TB series but they didn't play hard enough to win. A couple bad bounces really killed them and seemed to suck out all their life. It seems like the pucks never bounced their way, multiple scrums around the net and the puck somehow always stayed out but when it happened on our end, the puck found the net. (shit like puck off a skate, puck off a stick.)

Hopefully McPhee doesn't sit around and do nothing this off-season like last year.

Second round has been disappoint as a whole.

[Tweek]

If the sharks make it to the cup, I must score some tickets, I missed out last year on the Giants cause no one I knew was down to spend $500 with me for standing tickets.

[Valisk]

no one I knew was down to spend $500 with me for standing tickets.

You would be a welcomed Cowboys fan.

[Melena]

I know the feeling. Last year I was at Blizzcon for my honeymoon when they closed out the phillies and played the first two ws games. This year I'm just too effin broke to plop down money for tickets for me and the wife.

[Tweek]

You would be a welcomed Cowboys fan.

good... god..... no...


die hard Niners fan baby. Cowboys are my 2nd most hated team in sports right behind the Yankees.

Also: Barry Sanders > Emmitt Smith



but... I'm sure you meant well <3

[vagus]

Think its time for the Caps to blow up the team?

[Penthesilea]

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot..._5418330_n.jpg

Dunno about yous, but with the Flyers down 0-3, I had to go to extremes. Hopefully they lose friday so I don't have to continue to wear this abomination.

Spoiler: show

I've actually already shaved it off, had some meetings today and needed to shave but had some fun last night

[Thoronas]

Nice, if the Canucks win tonight I'll post an update of my chin bush.

[Ace-o-fire]

Love the mentality of these guys.

http://hockeytownblog.com/2011/05/05...ot-us-edition/


At the Q&A after practice.
Reporter "...It's been seven loses in two years all by one goal..."
Backcock " Na never brought that up. But thanks!"

[Penthesilea]

Exactly. Why can't us?

[Callisto]

gotta head out for the night to get blammy'd, got versus up on the SC but won't be around, for those who need a feed

[bluefan]

I'm calling it!...

/rolls dice

There will be 5 absolute horrible calls by the refs tonight.

[bluefan]

Ehrrrrrrrrhoff!

[bluefan]

That Ward guy is pretty good :3

[Elona]

woo Ward! Wonder if Salo can continue after taking a hit on that glass jaw.

[vagus]

2nd time someone in the playoffs to undress Nashville D-men. Beastmode for Kesler.

[Palin]

Boring second round is boring.