I know! Let's hope they keep that up then!Quote:
Originally Posted by sparks19
GO PENS!!
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I know! Let's hope they keep that up then!Quote:
Originally Posted by sparks19
GO PENS!!
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Originally Posted by JenBKR
I'm rooting for the PENCILS!:confused:
Jen, I hope Philly keeps playing that way! GO PENS and win the Stanley cup!Quote:
Originally Posted by JenBKR
NOOOO the PENCILS are BAD! It's the PENS you want to root for ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by RICHARD
WINGS 2
STARS 1
WINGS 5
STARS 2
Datsyuk had his very first hat trick. http://assets.espn.go.com/photo/2007...atsyuk_195.jpg
Zetterberg had a spectacular, unassisted, shorthanded goal.
This was the Wings 9th straight win, going back to the first series against Nashville.
Am I the only Wings fan here?
I like mine spicy with ranch dressing.
;)
Great games.
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The Lost Angeles Kobes are 0-2 since the MVP was awarded.:rolleyes:
Now that was wonderful!! How much better does it get than God Bless America sung by both Lauren Hart and Kate Smith.
GO PENGUINS!! Three in a row over the Philadelphia flyers! They won this game 4-1 in Philly, where the Penguins usually have trouble winning there. Sweep'em, Penguins!
I'm guessing that both the Wings and Pens want to finish up at home. this is going to make for a wonderful weekend!!
Kate the Great sang again tonight. I remember when the Flyers first started using her rendition of God Bless America. Her record was fantastic back then. Then they brought her to the Spectrum to sing live - that was really cool. And the 1974 Stanley Cup finals - she sang, and Orr and Esposito tried to get some of the magic to rub off on them - but it didn't work.
That's pretty creepy....how did they manage that?;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Grace
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Originally Posted by RICHARD
Video tape from one her appearances way back when . . . . . not creepy at all - unless you're a Pens fan?
The Penguins have just beaten the Flyers 6-0 to get them to the Stanley cup finals. Fleury has posted a super shutout and Captain Sid the Kid lead the way! YAHOO!!
I am so glad the pens beat the Flyers.
However, I'm not sure the Pens can beat EITHER team that comes out of the West. We will see.
I don't hate Sid... but I can't stand the suck up commentators. they are all on Sidneys' Jock and it drives me crazy. GET A LIFE. OVECHKIN was a better player this year and yet he doesn't get the recognition that Sid does. Kind of fishy to me. I like Sidney (other than his diving .... when he gets breathed on he falls like a sack of rocks lol). But I am curious to see what the Pens do when all those kids demand a REAL salary... they can't afford them all. Who will they keep and who will they let go?
I am glad to see that it seems Fluery seems to have gotten his HEAD out of his ARSE after his big screw up in the world juniors a few years ago. When he played for Wilkes barre Scranton he ALWAYS lost the big game when it mattered most... couldn't keep his head in it after his big choke job with the Canadian juniors.
I hate to say it but I think who ever comes out of the west (it will be detroit) will take the finals and win the cup
Go Wings!!!
What a game that was! SOOO exciting! On to the finals, good luck PENS!!Quote:
Originally Posted by david p
I think the Pens are screwed.
Who are the red wheels?;)
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Here we go....I have to root for the LA Kobes......I don't like the other team.
Go HOCKEY!
Detroit 4- - - Pittsburgh 0
Samuelsson - 2
Cleary - 1
Zetterberg - 1
Ozzie - shutout
I definitely wouldn't credit Osgood for that win. If he played behind any other team he would have been screwed. His team bailed him out A LOT.
BUT on the other hand... the Marc Andre Fleury we all know and love showed up for this game. Two BONE HEAD plays for the puck.... two goals against.
And just for the record... that no goal call was BULLLLLLLLLLLLLLL.
The only thing we agree on is the no goal call.Quote:
Originally Posted by sparks19
I neither know, nor love the Pittsburgh goalie; on the other hand, I have been cheering for Ozzie dating back to the mid-90s.
Shots on goal: Detroit 36 - Pittsburgh 19. And none during the first 7 minutes of the 3rd period.
Ah I have had the pleasure (is that the right word?) of seeing Fleury play live many many times... and have also had the pleasure of seeing him do exactly what he did tonight when it really matters many many times. I thought perhaps he was over his bonor from the juniors but apparently it still sticks with him. he was supposed to be the next Roy... then he banked a shot off his OWN player and into his OWN net in the championship game and he has never recovered from it. STOP TRYING TO PLAY THE PUCK MAN.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grace
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Originally Posted by RICHARD
:confused: You mean the NBA is still playing??!!! I quit watching a long time ago -:rolleyes:.
;)
Detroit must be rocking!
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Yep, looks like the Kobes against the Celts!:eek:
Im rooting Celts all the way!
:D
No offense to my Cal pals but Portland stinks and there is absolutely NO hope for Seattle (so no rooting for the local guy) and Ive been a Celtics fan ever since I was a little kid watching Larry Bird.
I am exited to see a classic matchup between LA and Boston though
WINGS 3 - PENS 0
Stuart 1
Holmstrom 1
Filpulla 1
Ozzie - 2nd shutout in a row.
For those who tend to scoff at Ozzie, let me point out that he is only the 4th goalie in NHL history to register shutouts in the first 2 games of the Stanley Cup finals.
Last was Martin Brodeur in 2003.
that is true... but look at the team in front of him. if rolls were reversed and he was playing for the pens I don't think he would have two shut outs. but regardless it is quite an accomplishment for any TEAM to go scoreless in the finals. Wondering if the Pens are going to score at all lol. (BTW Marty ALSO had one of the best defenses in the league at the time of his shut outs... not a coincidence)Quote:
Originally Posted by Grace
It's not the Osgood isn't a good goalie. he is... he just has an even better team in front of him to bail him out. I mean... if Hasek can be successful on this team anyone can lol.... WHEN is he going to retire for good?
My biggest issue tonight... the DIVING. Osgood dove twice. he's too good for that. BUT if they called goalie interference for that stick barely grazing Fleury in the first game... they should have called something in this game... diving or not.
The Pens are OBVIOUSLY frustrated. They took a lot of cheap shots at Franzen. Only thing that frustrates me more than diving is cheap shots or intent to injure. They are Pro's... they don't need to resort to that pansy cr@p. Let your talent speak for itself... don't dive... don't 'cheap shot. Just PLAY THE GAME. if you lose at least you can maybe take pride in the fact that you didn't sell out.
BTW... Hello... MALKIN? where are you? I think he forgot they were playing tonight and SAturday lol.
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Originally Posted by sparks19
You brought it up, so I can now comment. Where is Malkin? He hasn't been seen much since the last series. Roberts is a thug - he was when with the Leafs - he hasn't changed.
Whatever. I'm just very happy right now. And I am exceedingly happy with the country of my heritage -
http://www.english2swedish.com/Sweden_flag_300.png
Don't count your chickens - the Pistons won by 19 tonight, so this series is tied. Personally, I think the Lakers will win, no matter the opponent. I'm not happy about it; just think that's the way it will come out.Quote:
Originally Posted by DJFyrewolf36
LOL apparently Therrien had some words with Malkin about his (lack of) performance. He's just totally fallen off the map lately.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grace
yeah I never liked Roberts much either. I do NOT like thugs.... guys who go out to lay cheap shots really irk me. the league wants to crack down on rules... how about cracking down on THAT? If a guy goes out to play and takes a good hit and gets injured... well it sucks but that is the nature of the game. but when guy goes out and is taken out for MONTHS (bergeron) because of a cheap hit... that does not sit well with me. especially when the league hands out a measely slap on the wrist and THEN talk about getting rid of fighting. YEAH fighting is the problem :rolleyes:
Sparks, have you read this article - http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08148/885120-150.stm.
I know it wouldn't be so enjoyable to me, if I were a Pens fan; but it is funny.
LOL I couldn't BELIEVE Therrien actually said the things he said. HELLO... have you never been in the playoffs? don't say stuff like that while still playing the series lol it only gives the opposition some material to get them p umped up... DUH. At least wait until it's over hahaha.Quote:
Originally Posted by Grace
As for Hossa. I remember the Habs were trying to get him... they wanted THREE of our youngest and greastest up and comers for him AND a draft pick. I am glad they told them to pound salt lol. Hossa is NOT worth that.
I said it before and I'll say it again... the Red Wings are going to pound the Pens. I just hope the pens can at least make it a series lol. I don't want Bettman to have any more fuel to make more stupid rules that don't make sense and to disadvantage the goalies anymore. They are already getting run over and beat up non stop... why take away more of their protective equipment... it's not going to change anything... they are just THAT good.
Stupid Buttman. lol
I guess the refs want to see El Lay in the championships too!:rolleyes:
Well, as a Pens fan of course I am disappointed in Games 1 & 2 - although 'someone' kept me too busy to actually watch them ;) But no matter what happens, I love my team and I support them. I am not a fair-weather fan. They have had an amazing season and playoffs up until this series, and I think that says a lot for them.
On a side note, I have been having weird dreams throughout the playoffs.....for example, for game 5 with the Rangers, I dreamed the night before that the Pens won 3-1....well they won 3-2, but close. Then last week, I dreamed that they lost...and BAD...to the red wings for games 1 & 2. (although in my dream the red wings had like 14 goals and the Pens had a couple...but still, they lost bad). Yesterday I had a dream that the Pens win tonight, with 2 goals very close together......we will see if I am right this time! If I am, and I have another dream, I better start placing bets!
Neither am I - a fair weather fan. I moved to this area 40+ years ago, and immediately became a Wings fan - through all the years when they were called the Dead Things. I truly thought I would die without seeing the Stanley Cup here. Then came 1997, followed by 1998 and then 2002.Quote:
Originally Posted by JenBKR
Hockey Bliss http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...16th/bliss.gif http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v288/March16th/WE.gif
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Originally Posted by Grace
I hear ya - just a few years ago the Pens were about the worst team in hockey. Of course it's more fun to see my team win, but I still love them when they are losing.
LOL Jen... is it considered inside trading if you share your dreams so we can all bet? LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by JenBKR
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Originally Posted by JenBKR
I'm with ya there. Although I'm not a Pens fan or a Red Wings fan. My team was knocked out a while ago lol. Stupid Flyers... I'm just glad the Pens beat out the Flyers haha.
I remember the commentator saying the other night that the Pens used to have trouble selling 1200 tickets for a home game and now they have 1200 fans travelling to away games. So where were all these fans when they were losing? Don't fair weather fans drive you nuts lol. They come in during all the glory and then are no where to be found during the hard times. STINKS
hmm...well if you promise not to tell on me, I'll share my next dream with a select few :DQuote:
Originally Posted by sparks19