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Post by davers on May 22, 2012 20:57:45 GMT -8
Congrats to the Kings. Maybe now their sports casters will learn the players names.
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on May 22, 2012 20:59:22 GMT -8
That's a hell of a DDT by Doan,
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2012 18:40:43 GMT -8
"FUCK THE RANGERS" - TIM TOOL TIME TAYLOR
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2012 10:42:56 GMT -8
I FOUND OUT THE DEVILS MADE THE CUP FINALS DURING GIRL TALK AND THAT'S A PRETTY COOL SENTENCE
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Post by Pea on May 30, 2012 10:48:15 GMT -8
I win $30 no matter what happens. Go Kings! Go Devils!
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Post by wompwomp on Jun 11, 2012 17:04:50 GMT -8
Looks like Bernier is going to cost his team any shot at the cup after that hit. Good. Brutal hit. If there's another game he should be suspended.
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Post by davers on Jun 11, 2012 17:30:57 GMT -8
I missed that because I got home late from work but it looks like it's all about wrapped up unless the Devils can pull a miracle.
I was kind of hoping the Devils would pull one of the biggest comebacks ever to end one of the greatest cup runs ever just because I wanted this series to get interesting because the games I watched had been pretty boring.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 11, 2012 18:55:00 GMT -8
Ah, well. Congrats to the Canucks fans who get to keep their weird little "lose to the champs" streak going.
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Post by davers on Jun 11, 2012 19:00:51 GMT -8
Well, I guess that's one thing to be happy about.
Congrats to the Kings, even if they did play some of the more boring playoff hockey I have seen in a while. (I know that sounds bitter but I really don't care that they beat the Canucks)
Pretty hard to argue with a 16-4 playoff record though, especially from an 8th seed team.
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Post by wonk on Jun 11, 2012 19:25:44 GMT -8
the games I watched had been pretty boring. Congrats to the Kings, even if they did play some of the more boring playoff hockey I have seen in a while. I always thought you were an advocate of "boring?" I recall Barry Melrose saying on Sportscenter during the second round that the Kings are his favorites to win the cup. He said something about how they have the best goalie on the planet, and further complimented their style of play. That's an 8th seed he picked before the conference championships even started. Barry Melrose, so mulleticulous. |
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Jun 11, 2012 19:28:10 GMT -8
I love the way the Kings play. Tight systems. Everyone doing their part every shift. The ability to control the game without the puck. That's some sexy hockey for me!
The sexiest team won!
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Jun 11, 2012 19:32:17 GMT -8
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Post by davers on Jun 11, 2012 19:42:44 GMT -8
They play a bit too defensive for my tastes. Quick played amazing and was a huge reason why that style worked so well for them.
Luckily there aren't 30 goalies in the league as good as Quick so their style can't catch on overnight.
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Jun 11, 2012 19:47:15 GMT -8
They play a bit too defensive for my tastes. Quick played amazing and was a huge reason why that style worked so well for them. Luckily there aren't 30 goalies in the league as good as Quick so their style can't catch on overnight. Davers, what? Check out their blocked shots and average shots against per game. Quick was great, but the team played solid text book hockey every game. Team hockey! |
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Post by davers on Jun 11, 2012 20:49:28 GMT -8
I didn't mean to imply he was the only reason they won, but he was a huge part of their success. He had an amazing 1.41 GAA in the playoffs. You have to give some credit to the defence on that, but what about his .946 save average? Not a single goalie was able to do that over the regular season or in the playoffs.
Put an average goalie in net for the Kings and at the very least they would not have such an impressive record at the end of it all, and it's possible they would not have even made the finals at all.
My main issue with the Kings play is that they don't force the issue enough. They are fantastically patient and wait for the other team to screw up, make them pay and then hold that lead. Few teams in the NHL can sit on a 2 goal lead in the 1st and make it work, but the Kings can.
You can call me an uneducated hockey fan that just wants to see highlight reel goals one after the other, but that isn't it either. That Pittsburgh/Philly series was stupid in the other direction and would frustrate the hell out of me if I had to watch that on a regular basis.
The Kings kept amazing composure and indeed played text book hockey for all of the playoffs. It worked and good for them, but it still bored me. If I am paying $150 a ticket to see a game I don't want to see a bunch of guys out doing their job like they have done it hundreds of times before. I want to see some emotion; panic, anger, desperation and bad choices (not the ones that hurt people though). The Kings didn't seem to have any of that for almost the entire playoffs and that's what it was hardly worth watching for me.
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Post by emptyfox on Jun 11, 2012 21:25:39 GMT -8
The Kings kept amazing composure and indeed played text book hockey for all of the playoffs. It worked and good for them, but it still bored me. If I am paying $150 a ticket to see a game I don't want to see a bunch of guys out doing their job like they have done it hundreds of times before. I want to see some emotion; panic, anger, desperation and bad choices (not the ones that hurt people though). The Kings didn't seem to have any of that for almost the entire playoffs and that's what it was hardly worth watching for me.  |
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Post by davers on Jun 11, 2012 21:51:13 GMT -8
That gif scared me because it took a second to load then started moving, like that creepy one pea posted a while back.
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Post by wonk on Jun 11, 2012 23:13:47 GMT -8
I didn't mean to imply he was the only reason they won, but he was a huge part of their success. He had an amazing 1.41 GAA in the playoffs. You have to give some credit to the defence on that, but what about his .946 save average? Not a single goalie was able to do that over the regular season or in the playoffs. Put an average goalie in net for the Kings and at the very least they would not have such an impressive record at the end of it all, and it's possible they would not have even made the finals at all. My main issue with the Kings play is that they don't force the issue enough. They are fantastically patient and wait for the other team to screw up, make them pay and then hold that lead. Few teams in the NHL can sit on a 2 goal lead in the 1st and make it work, but the Kings can. You can call me an uneducated hockey fan that just wants to see highlight reel goals one after the other, but that isn't it either. That Pittsburgh/Philly series was stupid in the other direction and would frustrate the hell out of me if I had to watch that on a regular basis. The Kings kept amazing composure and indeed played text book hockey for all of the playoffs. It worked and good for them, but it still bored me. If I am paying $150 a ticket to see a game I don't want to see a bunch of guys out doing their job like they have done it hundreds of times before. I want to see some emotion; panic, anger, desperation and bad choices (not the ones that hurt people though). The Kings didn't seem to have any of that for almost the entire playoffs and that's what it was hardly worth watching for me. As much as I enjoy teasing you because you can't handle it, this is one of the worst fan boy posts I've read about any sport in a long time. You asked me to call you an uneducated hockey fan, so I will. As you say, "the Kings displayed no emotion, panic, anger, or desperation." They just played text book playoff hockey, and dominated the playoffs. So what the fuck is your problem, other than you didn't see a Triple Lutz or a Butterfly Jump from your famed Canfucks. You are a fairweather fan, and knew nothing about hockey until the Canfucks started winning a couple years ago with their paired twist lifts. |
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Post by Pea on Jun 11, 2012 23:47:48 GMT -8
Fuckin A, Kings!
I would just like to reiterate that I picked those assholes to win at the beginning of the playoffs. I have my first ever adopted team. FEELS GOOD, BRO.
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Post by davers on Jun 12, 2012 7:05:54 GMT -8
As much as I enjoy teasing you because you can't handle it, this is one of the worst fan boy posts I've read about any sport in a long time. You asked me to call you an uneducated hockey fan, so I will. As you say, "the Kings displayed no emotion, panic, anger, or desperation." They just played text book playoff hockey, and dominated the playoffs. So what the fuck is your problem, other than you didn't see a Triple Lutz or a Butterfly Jump from your famed Canfucks. You are a fairweather fan, and knew nothing about hockey until the Canfucks started winning a couple years ago with their paired twist lifts. I'd actually say the Canucks are going in the same direction as far as lack of intensity goes. When the Canucks lost to the Kings in the opening round of this years playoffs they played most of the series as if it was a pickup game in someone's back yard. Had I not been a Canucks fan my whole life I would likely find it a lot more difficult to get behind them now because they seem to care less and less, despite being a winning team. Hockey, just like any spectator sport, is about entertainment. Different people find different aspects of the games entertaining, so there is no right or wrong way to play the game in terms of making it fun for the fans. I do think it takes more than a winning record though, because certain teams (like New Jersey) have had consistently strong teams and still fail to sell out their stadium on a regular basis or gain a large fan base because the hockey they play just isn't that entertaining. |
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