2010-11 NHL Playoff Thread: HOUSE RULES: ENGAGED

[Melena]

Welcome to how I felt after games 4-6 of the Van/Chi series.

I'm blaming my wife. She's home for games 1-3, we win. She has to work 4 & 5, they lose. Bitches are evil.

[Callisto]

Was there something on one of the Chicago news channels last night about Kane requesting to be traded to Buffalo? My Dad sent me a text last night saying he saw it on the news, but I can't see shit about it anywhere on the internet.

probably a bogus twitter joke

[Ishido]

Twitter is the best thing that has happened to sports reporting.

I remember at one point some guy set up an account and specifically said that he made it to post bogus trade rumors, but despite that several "experts" cited him as an inside source and reported on his bogus trades.

[Thoronas]

Twitter is the best thing that has happened to sports reporting.

I remember at one point some guy set up an account and specifically said that he made it to post bogus trade rumors, but despite that several "experts" cited him as an inside source and reported on his bogus trades.

something something Eklund.

[Ishido]

[aurik]

Need to add the part where Thornton is grinning in the box afterwards because the dive was so obvious.

[Selamis]

Holy shit, that's incredible lol.

[Valisk]

Both western conference series going to game 7. Book it.

[Callisto]

semi-related:

http://communities.canada.com/thepro...e.aspx#Canucks

Bieksa calls his own team out for diving and says they should knock it off. I think Bieksa's a shithead, but I find it pretty interesting that he's willing to stand up and say his own team needs to cool it on the embellishment.

[Melena]

Yea, the dive was fucking stupid. Should have been a power play but no -_- And god have mercy on Marleau if he goes pointless in this series.

[Callisto]

Yea, the dive was fucking stupid. Should have been a power play but no -_- And god have mercy on Marleau if he goes pointless in this series.

forget God, he's got JR to worry about

[Melena]

Marleau has this annoying habit of only producing in the playoffs when the fan base shits on him. I remember when we lost to the ducks in the opening round, first few games he was getting railed hard by the fans and media, then he turned it up. So now it's one good series to shut the fans up, then back to same old Patrick.

[Callisto]

http://mit.zenfs.com/206/2011/05/church+sign+preds.jpg

lol

[Elona]

Too drunk to see the game, but GO PREDS!

Do well Jor. Go all the way. Take care of the family. You are the man. Ter.

And of course my local team backup goalie Rinne, GOGOGO!

[Callisto]

And of course my local team backup goalie Rinne, GOGOGO!

Picking a starting goalie as the Finnish national coach must be difficult as shit lol

[Ishido]

“I am a huge Sharks fan,” said Roenick, whose last two NHL seasons were with the Sharks. “I am a huge Doug Wilson fan. I think Doug Wilson has stepped to the plate and been very loyal to people, including to Patrick Marleau. And I’m going to call things the way I see them. This is not a personal attack. It’s my job to speak my mind. People can say whatever they want. I want the Sharks to win the Stanley Cup someday. I think the fans deserve it. I think Doug Wilson deserves it. But when you’re in a position to close out your arch-rival, I think you need a better effort. I don’t think it was there and I stand by what I said.”

Roenick, of course, has been needling Marleau ever since he retired. So I asked him if there something personal between them.

“This is totally on the record,” he said. “I am not a Patrick Marleau fan. I’m not going to pretend to be. But I also will tell you that he is an incredible, incredible talent. I wish I had the talent he has. If I had the talent Patrick Marleau has, I wouldn’t even know what I could have done. But I have my opinion of his determination and effort level, especially with the amount of money that he makes. I respect people’s opinions, but I have one, too. I really feel that the San Jose Sharks, the fans, and Doug Wilson deserve a better effort than they have gotten on a lot of nights in this series. And I have the ability to say that. This is not an act. This is me speaking my mind. Patrick Marleau has a lot of fans. I just happen to be not one of them.”

Roenick is well aware of loose-cannon reputation in a sport where players and coaches don’t like to criticize one another in public. Roenick said he’s just giving voice to what others think about Marleau’s level of competitiveness.

“Nobody else will say it,” he said. “I am sure I’m not the only person who feels this way. Read my Tweet board and there are Sharks fans agreeing with me. There are fans who are mad at me. And that’s OK. That goes with the territory. The word gutless might have been a little strong. But I chose to use it and I’m not backing off it.”

Finally, Roenick said nobody will have to pass him the salt if he has to eat some crow over his comments as the series continues.

“What if Marleau has the game of his life tomorrow, the San Jose Sharks win the series and they go on and win the Stanley Cup?” he asked. “That’s what I want to happen. As a loyal Sharks fan, I hope my comments are slammed down my throat and Patrick Marleau plays the best game of his life. And if he does, I will be the first one to give him kudos.”

I must say I'm not the biggest JR fan but I've liked him a lot more than pretty much everyone else on VS as far as giving commentary.

[Melena]

Roenick is awesome. Was never the greatest player but it feels good to have someone outright say what the fans have been screaming the past few years. It's the same of the sharks announcers, praise the team when they do things right, and they will outright blast them between periods if they don't play to the level they are capable of.

[Callisto]

I must say I'm not the biggest JR fan but I've liked him a lot more than pretty much everyone else on VS as far as giving commentary.

So far in the playoffs Keith Jones has been surprisingly decent imo, he also called out the Sedins for doing jack crap in the playoffs and saying the Preds should basically just focus all their top defensive guys on the Kesler line and ignore the Swedes.

[Thoronas]

Bit of drama developing on twitter over Sean Avery supporting gay marriage. The sports agency that represents Mike Fisher posted the following an hour ago.

Very sad to read Sean Avery's misguided support of same-gender "marriage". Legal or not, it will always be wrong.

Expect to see stories about this in the near future as well as a possible retraction by the agency.

[Flarega]

forget God, he's got JR to worry about

I don't see any difference between the two.