2011-2012 NHL Playoff Thread: MOOSE NOOSE ON THE LOOSE

[BadKarma]

Marty now has full use of nope.gif

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/11...ody_medium.gif

[BadKarma]

Scratch that McDonagh can use it too

NOPE

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/11...agh_medium.gifhttp://assets.sbnation.com/assets/11...cd2_medium.gif

[Bregor]

Ovechkin-Datsyuk-Semin on the same line for Russia at Worlds. Damn that's hot!

[Penthesilea]

who the fuck is this guy? lol

I'm proud of my homerism, I stick with one team and don't get all wishy-washy when it comes down to it. But I'll be rooting for Flyers west. Gags got cleared for contact!

[NynJa]

Gags got cleared for contact!

He probably wont get any action, presuming he's ready for game action before the playoffs end. why would you tamper with the lineup that took out the #1 and 2 teams by a combined record of 8-1, and is up 1-0 against the NHL Coyotes...to put someone whos been out for 5 months with a concussion?

[Bregor]

He probably wont get any action, presuming he's ready for game action before the playoffs end. why would you tamper with the lineup that took out the #1 and 2 teams by a combined record of 8-1, and is up 1-0 against the NHL Coyotes...to put someone whos been out for 5 months with a concussion?

Because they're dressing Dustin Penner?

[Callisto]

you might have missed the part where Penner is having an awesome playoffs

[BadKarma]

you might have missed the part where Penner is having an awesome playoffs

Did those words feel like sandpaper when you said them?

[Callisto]

nope, soft as bisquick

[Richybear]

nope, soft as bisquick

Penner is now out with 'nam flashbacks after reading that

[Sepukku]

http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.ht...id=DL|PIT|home

Penguins season broadcasts on Root Sports was highest average rating among all NBA and NHL games from the 2011-2012 seasons.

Bob Errey must be doing something right!

[Sepukku]

Third straight year Penguins beat all other USA NHL teams too.

[BadKarma]

http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.ht...id=DL|PIT|home

Penguins season broadcasts on Root Sports was highest average rating among all NBA and NHL games from the 2011-2012 seasons.

Bob Errey must be doing something right!

I would hope they had the highest ratings in their own region.

The NYR have officially recalled G Cam Talbot, D Tim Erixon & Dylan McIlrath, and F JT Miller, Kris Newbury & Casey Wellman from the Whale. Yay, they get free playoff seats!

[BadKarma]

I would hope they had the highest ratings in their own region.

You know considering all the other teams in that area are a joke, Eagles and Phillies included.

[Sepukku]

Maybe you misinterpreted, the Penguins had a higher household viewership rating than any other team did, nation-wide. Take whatever your channel broadcasts your Knicks, Rangers, and Islanders locally (not the nationally televised games like NBC or VS/NBCSN). Take what their rating was. IT WAS LOWER THAN THE PENGUINS.

Penguins were the most popularly watched NHL team for the third year in a row and this year (presumably due to two big spikes of Crosby returning and the NBA strike dimming interest in the league as the NHL saw happen to itself, too, years back) was more popular than the local market average ratings for all NBA teams.

[Selamis]

Not just the Penguins with increased viewership though. NHL playoffs, ratings are up.

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=6...id=nhl-rxl-twt

Way to go NHL fans.

[Sepukku]

Now if only Baseball and Football would strike so we could gain on them.

[Bregor]

you might have missed the part where Penner is having an awesome playoffs

Sustainable.

[Bregor]

Say what you will about Hunter's system and lineup decisions, this is why I'm pissed he's leaving:

It seems the Caps were genuinely surprised by Hunter’s decision to leave. Brooks Laich said it caught him off guard, “because I thought [Hunter] really enjoyed it.”

“I just had a short chat with him and shook his hand and asked him if there’s anything I can do to convince him to stay,” Laich explained. “I was sort of shocked when I found out, but he will be missed.”

Defenseman Karl Alzner was also stunned to learn the news.

“It surprised me a fair bit,” Alzner said. “I didn’t know what to expect, I knew it was a possibility but I think it’s taken a lot of guys by surprise.”

After surprise, the next most common reaction was disappointment.

From Mike Green (“We’re sad to see him go”) to Nicklas Backstrom (“It kind of sucks, actually”) to Jay Beagle (“It wasn’t what I wanted to hear”), the news of losing Hunter hit hard.

Beagle went to far as to say he “loved” Hunter as a coach and that sentiment seemed to stretch across a number of guys who experienced winning in a whole new way this postseason.

For the first time in a long time, the Capitals came into the postseason as decided underdogs. They also showed a gritty, determined, resilient side many weren’t sure they had. Teven-game ouster of the defending Cup champion Bruins and pushing the top-seeded Rangers to the brink said a lot about the Capitals.

The Capitals, in turn, explained their playoff success said a lot about Hunter.

“He taught us as much about leadership and team aspect, and respect amongst players and trust in teammates as he did about hockey,” Laich said. “It’s like having another veteran in the locker room.

“He was great.”

http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2...as-caps-coach/

If he's good enough from Brooksie, he's good enough for me.

[NynJa]

I love how they left out canadian markets...not to mention they got highest rated cuz nbc was busy suckin their cocks broadcasting all their games.