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#1201
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As long as Detroit fails to make a 3rd straight appearance, all will be good. I hope San Jose takes it all, they've never won the cup let alone make it to the finals.
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#1202
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I was traveling for a few days, but managed to listen to game 3 of the Bruins-Flyers game on the radio while driving (hockey SUCKS on the radio, even when your team wins) and watch game 4 in a pub in Baltimore, Maryland. As I said to the Flyers fans in the pub, you may have won the battle (not allowing a sweep), but you will not win the war (the series). The less-drunk, more-rational ones had no choice but to agree.
I'm looking forward to a Bruins - Canadiens series next, but I'm afraid Montreal is not looking up to the challenge. |
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---------------------- ---------------------- Detroit has been eliminated 4 games to 1 by the Sharks. Kudos to the Sharks for not allowing the 7-1 defeat the game before to affect them, as they held the Red Wings to 1 goal(the Sharks won 2-1). From the looks of it, it will be a San Jose/Chicago Western Final. That should be an entertaining, high-scoring series that either team could win. Vancouver has not been playing well in net, so I am basically counting them out while being down 3 games to 1. Luongo has been quite poor since Game #1 and he is one of the main reasons Vancouver is where they are right now. |
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Hockey
Actually, Montreal's only goal came with 30 seconds left. And in their victory in game 4, they were dominated for two periods, and then won on a goal off the skate of Kris Letang. For some reason the Penguins seem to have trouble being motivated except when their backs are to the wall. Talent-wise no one expected the series to last this long (except, I'm sure, Montreal fans).
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#1205
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All is good. San Jose all the way!!!
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#1206
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Montreal is going to another Game #7! They defeated Pittsburgh 4-3 in Game #6 to force the deciding game. It should be intense.
Boston did not have a very good game at all. They lost 4-0 to Philadelphia and their lead is now 3 games to 2. Brian Boucher got injured in the game(from the sounds of it, it was an injury to his left knee) and was replaced in net by Leighton. |
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That, my friend, is an understatement of epic proportions.
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#1208
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Not all of the news is good for Philadelphia. Boucher is done for the playoffs.
----------------- ----------------- Vancouver is gone, having lost 5-1 to Chicago(who won the series 4-2). The defense and goaltending for many of the games in this series for Vancouver has not been very good. And because of that, they are now out of the playoffs. San Jose/Chicago. That should be a high-scoring series for sure! |
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Just so there's no confusion, Boucher was injured by another one of the Flyers. David Krecji, lost to the Bruins for the rest of the playoffs, was taken out by Philadelphia.
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1. You like Chicago-style hot dogs. 2. You share many Americans' dislike of all things Californian. 3. You always root for the underdog, and in an epic wildlife battle between a hawk and a shark it seems likely the shark would win. No, those aren't the reasons? How about these? 1. You're hoping for an "Original Six" Stanley Cup final. 2. There shouldn't be a hockey team in a place where hockey can't be played outdoors during an actual hockey season. 3. You think the Canadiens can beat the Blackhawks in the finals. The only problem with #3 is that the Habs will not be in the finals. Go BRUINS!! |
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yuck, I just threw up a little bit in my mouth. |
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Montreal just beat Pittsburgh. Bring on Boston (provided that Boston can beat Philadelphia).
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#1215
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Now, this Bruins fan can only hope that playing in Boston, and it being a game 7 after the Bruins were up 3-0, assures a victory ... because the playing of the Bruins themselves does not instill great confidence.
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#1216
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I knew that. I just wanted to mention that losing their goaltender was a bad thing. Of course, it didn't seem to hurt them in Game #6.
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#1217
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If I wasn't already rooting for Montreal before(since they are the only Canadian team left, after all), I would be certainly rooting for them now. Having learned that an entire family in Montreal perished after their house dropped into a sinkhole, and that they were die-hard Habs fans, how could I not?
What a terrifying, horrible way to go. |
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Let's go Habs! I'll root for Montreal over Boston any day of the week!
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#1219
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Why are they referred to as the "Habs"? Is there a reason for this moniker or are Canadians just curious folk?
I will say that I was shocked when they beat the Penguins. It just goes to show that hockey playoffs are an entirely different entity than that of any other sport's playoffs. Or the regular season for that matter. Those 16 wins are so difficult to achieve, it's no wonder the intensity level goes to 11 come the end of April.
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#1220
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It's short for les habitantes (possible spelling error). If I'm not mistaken it translates as the inhabitants (or possibly settlers). It goes back to the era of when Quebec was referred to as New France.
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I kid because I can. Thanks for the info, now I know. I'm still rooting for the Sharks.
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The translation is correct, but the use of the word habitantes (or habs) to describe the team relates directly to the tenuous relationship the Quebecois have with English Canada. There were many who simply could not stomach the idea of their team being called the Canadiens, even with the French spelling, and so the team kind of adopted two names for its fans. Even the shirt has the "H" for habitantes inside the "C" for Canadiens. |
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Since becoming a Hockey fan many moons ago, I've always been curious as to why they were commonly referred to as the Habs. I knew the "H" stood for habs and the 'C' for Canadiens, but never knew why. Thanks for the information guys. By the by, Philly is tied 3-3 with Boston at the end of the 2nd. The Bruins were up 3-0 at one point. Hell, Boston was up 3 GAMES! They only needed one more victory to continue their pursuit. If the Flyers pull off a victory, it will only be the the 4th time ever (not positive here, but I know it's a low number) that a team has been down 3 games and gone on to victory. I think the last time this happened was a series between Colorado and Vancouver. Colorado was in the same boat, up 3, and ended up on the losing end. Stanley cup playoffs are great to watch even if your team isn't in it, which mine is not. And then...and then, they kick it up another notch for the finals! Hockey...I love this sport.
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Shaking like a mad-bull, loving like a wild dog She's a miracle man, she's a lover's disguise ?♦◊♦?╬?♦◊♦? She's got the look Last edited by Tranny Sore-Ass Rex; 05-14-2010 at 07:54 PM. Reason: Listening to the intermission report and forgot what I was doing. |
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Rex is inaccurate about losing after being up 3 game to zero. In the NHL, before tonight, it had happened only twice before, the last time in the 1970s. Never Colorado. I'm too distraught to remember the details. It's happened only once in baseball, one of the two other U.S.-based sports that has 7-game series. And that was my beloved Red Sox, beating the Yankees after being down 3 games to none in 2004. Now I'm going to stick my head in the oven. |
#1225
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I remember: 1975 NY Islanders came back from 3-0 against the Pittsburgh Penguins. 1942 Maple Leafs ... but I can't remember against which team.
Back to the kitchen! |
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Most people predicted that the defending champion Penguins, with almost the whole team back, would easily make the finals once the Capitals and Devils were eliminated. No one gave Montreal a chance. They have played great. Desire and intestinal fortitude are more important in the Stanley Cup playoffs than in any other sport. The Habs have demonstrated those qualities in abundance. The Penguins seem to have lost their will. Perhaps they are tired and never recovered from the two previous seasons in which the playoffs added a lot of games to the season. Perhaps, remembering too well what it takes to go all the way, they didn't have the heart to make another run. Perhaps they missed Hal Gill and Rob Scuderi. Good luck to the Habs...beat the hated Flyers!
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#1227
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Carry on smc, you can do it! Just imagine if you were Lebron James. Highly touted as one the the N.B.A.'s premier talents, yet the past two years he's failed to produce an appearance in the conference finals, let alone a championship. I know one man does not make a team, I'm merely stating the fact that losing sucks no matter who you are.
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What? I might as well save some time and make some cookies while the oven is already in use. And they're chocolate chip! Yum! In all seriousness, I can't fathom how frustrated you are feeling after all this. Boston had total control of the series and they let it slip through their fingers(take heart that you get a #2 pick from my Leafs, at least). Was it due to injuries(they seemed a different team once they lost Krejci) or did they just let their foot off the gas due to the 3-0 game lead? I guess we'll never know for sure, as the players probably don't even know. The Conference Finals start on Sunday! I cannot wait!!! |
#1230
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I'm very disappointed in Boston's loss. I wanted to see a Montreal - Boston conference final.
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#1231
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As for all the other reasons why, well, this is Boston, where nothing is more important to the citizenry than sports and local politics. Therefore, the "why" will be sliced, diced, dissected, mulled over, argued about, and so on, for days and days and weeks and weeks in the newspapers and in the streets, finally abating just in time to start up again when the 2010-2011 hockey season is about ready to open. You and me both! |
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The Habs had better do something. Down 3-0, game 2 in the 3rd period, not looking good for them. I know it's still early in the series, but the rope is growing taut.
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Philadelphia is playing great hockey right now, and to start the series with two straight shutouts does not bode well for the Habs. It's only two games, and anything can still happen, but Montreal is going to have to play some desperation hockey now(again). Chicago beat San Jose 4-2, and now hold a 2-0 game advantage. Could it be a Philly/Chicago final? |
#1234
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At least Montreal won tonight. I hope that they keep it up for three more games in this series.
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#1235
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I hope it continues to be a good series. Halak played like the he did in the two previous series. The whole team looked good tonight.
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I do have one thing I want to say however. I am getting sick and tired of the thugs in Montreal who, in the guise of being Habs fans, decide to loot and pillage whether Montreal wins or loses a series(sometimes even a game). They are not the true fans, and they put the real fans in a bad light. I liken them to the hooligans that show up at soccer games just to pick fights. They don't give a shit about the teams that are playing, they just want to fight. They are not fans, nor are they worthwhile human beings. I'll step off my soapbox now, but I had to get it off my chest. |
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Since I haven't caught Montreal on the tele, I haven't kept up with them very well. But I'm estatic to hear that they won recently!
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#1242
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Legal counsel told me not to say a thing as anything I say can and will be used against me.
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Oh, and wear a Habs shirt. That is usually good for a reduced sentence, or so I've heard. |
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Unless San Jose can pull off a Philadelphia, Chicago will win the West.
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I honestly don't think that they will. They played a pretty good game for the most part, and they still lost(the game could have gone either way) 3-2 in overtime. With Heatley forgetting that the Western finals are on(I think he and Thornton are both still in San Jose, mentally at least), the Sharks have a massive hill to climb.
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#1247
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Montreal just couldn't get anything going today. Major bummer.
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It has been feast or famine for Montreal this series. Of course, it has been famine for three games, while the feasting only lasted one game.
Getting shut out in three games of a series. Has that ever happened before? I honestly don't think they will be coming back from this 3-1 game deficit. |
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#1250
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A Black Hawks - Flyers series may, finally, settle one thing: the age-old dispute over whether the Philly cheesesteak or the Chicago Italian beef sandwich is better.
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