2011-2012 NHL Season Thread: FUCK COREY PERRY

[Anton]

what's wrong with the rangers? seems like they've got bricks for skates

They were foolish enough to not be named "New York Bruins". Now they pay the price.

Boston pushes so confidently and aggressively that we can't ever get our speed game going. They have the shutdown talent to hold our top line scoreless, and their goaltending can bail the team out if anything goes wrong (even outright steal games when the offense is not firing) so the Bruins take that safety net and go full-forecheck in our zone. It's like our kryptonite.

With time and space, this team is freaky fast, and there's guns all over the lineup. It will probably get shut down by a playoff team with competent goaltending and defense, but we're playing like the 2008 Capitals - Guns blazing all over the place

[Palin]

Nah, the Rangers just come out flat every few games. Last year was worse, it was 2 of every 3 games they'd start like this. This year its been better, maybe 1 out of every 5. Improvements!

They'll get their legs and make it competitive in the 2nd or 3rd.

[Anton]

Nah, the Rangers just come out flat every few games. Last year was worse, it was 2 of every 3 games they'd start like this. This year its been better, maybe 1 out of every 5. Improvements!

They'll get their legs and make it competitive in the 2nd or 3rd.

You can definitely credit Lundqvist so far for holding this to 1-0.

Rangers are not dead by any means, Torts is about to make his first 24/7 super-rant, and they will be back. So will we, though. I expect a good game.

Edit: Start of the 2nd. Rangers loading up their top line and bringing heat. Now we can play hackeys

[bluefan]

Caps getting pummeled by the Panthers.

Excellent.

[Anton]

OH MY GOD GUS WHAT THE FUCK BRO?

Thank god he can do the breaststroke

[bluefan]

Dirty Marchand at it again. Blatant slew foot.

[Anton]

2-0 Leafs, penalty to NYR

[bluefan]

This game is fucking disgusting. Neal takes a dive from just a light shoulder shove from Chara.

Think I'll switch games now.

[Judai]

Caps are soooooooooooooooooooooooo bad.

[Chips]

Kessel has been absolutely silky smooth tonight. He had one dangle at the end of the first period where he was literally standing still, and used his hands to move around two rangers.

[Judai]

Knuble scores for the first time in 98 games, (16 actually)

[Anton]

Oh my.

LeafsTV cut to a feed of the armstrong house, where Colby Armstrong's 2 year old kid went ape at the 2nd leafs goal. Was pretty cute

[Anton]

Aaaand 3-0 leafs. PPG, Lupul wide open in front.

Note: Joffrey "Salary Dump" Lupul has tied his points total last year, in half the games.

[Bingbong]

Dirty Marchand at it again. Blatant slew foot.

That was in response to the three shots to the back in the faceoff circle the shift before.

[Anton]

Rangers with their first, 3-1. Anisimov has been dangerous tonight.

Edit: Weak-ass hooking call, 5 on 3 Rangers, gaborik buries, 3-2

[bluefan]

That was in response to the three shots to the back in the faceoff circle the shift before.

Then he should've done his usual thing and gotten physical. Slew footing a guy like that at those speeds right in front of the boards could've been brutal.

[Bingbong]

Then he should've done his usual thing and gotten physical. Slew footing a guy like that at those speeds right in front of the boards could've been brutal.

And by physical, you mean dropping the gloves with a guy that had at least 6 inches in height over him, right? Because that's what he did... took a fighting major to go with the trip.

[Palin]

And we got ourselves a game.

[Anton]

And we got ourselves a game.

That's a sad hooking call. You know this to be true.

Bozak got 2 minutes for forechecking

[Chips]

That hooking call was terrible. He barely touched his hands. Definitely not worth a 5 on 3... and it had to lead to a goal. Oh well, Leafs still outplaying the Rangers.