Hockey

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Originally Posted by shadows

Wow! Ovechkin didn't feel it was a dirty hit! Big surprise. I wonder how badly he has to hurt someone before he actually admits that he has been a dirty player before.

A dirty player like Ovechkin will never admit to being dirty, except perhaps to the Russian Orthodox priest who is giving him his last rites.

I hear the Philadelphia Flyers are thinking of trying to trade for him just so they can resurrect the Broad Street Bullies. (Sorry, Jen.)

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Damn Bruins! Tim Thomas gives up 3 goals in the first period, continuing the crappy play that makes me wonder whether being picked for the U.S. Olympic Team somehow destroyed his season. But at least Bergeron is back, and scored late. That's a nice sign ... for the 2010-2011 season, I fear.

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Originally Posted by smc

Damn Bruins! Tim Thomas gives up 3 goals in the first period, continuing the crappy play that makes me wonder whether being picked for the U.S. Olympic Team somehow destroyed his season. But at least Bergeron is back, and scored late. That's a nice sign ... for the 2010-2011 season, I fear.

I thought that Boston had a chance to tie it up, since it looks like the Devils took their foot off the gas after the first period. I think the main problem for Thomas is that he is being played as the second-string goalie(Rask has been given the Lion's Share of starts lately(or at least that is how it seems to me), and with the long lay-off during the Olympic break due to riding the pine while Miller played, I am sure he is a little rusty.

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Originally Posted by shadows

I thought that Boston had a chance to tie it up, since it looks like the Devils took their foot off the gas after the first period. I think the main problem for Thomas is that he is being played as the second-string goalie(Rask has been given the Lion's Share of starts lately(or at least that is how it seems to me), and with the long lay-off during the Olympic break due to riding the pine while Miller played, I am sure he is a little rusty.

Hey, shadows, do you get "rusty" when you "ride the pine" ?

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Originally Posted by smc

Hey, shadows, do you get "rusty" when you "ride the pine" ?

No, but I do get stiff.

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Originally Posted by shadows

No, but I do get stiff.

And splintered, I bet.

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Originally Posted by smc

And splintered, I bet.

An unfortunate by-product of getting wood.

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Ovechkin got a total of 2 games for his hit. Lappierre gets 4 for a similar hit, and Ovechkin only gets 2? Nice job of parity, Colon Campbell(I call him that because his decisions are always full of SHIT!)!

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Originally Posted by smc

Damn Bruins! Tim Thomas gives up 3 goals in the first period, continuing the crappy play that makes me wonder whether being picked for the U.S. Olympic Team somehow destroyed his season. But at least Bergeron is back, and scored late. That's a nice sign ... for the 2010-2011 season, I fear.

The Devils may have taken an early 3-0 lead but they almost succeeded in throwing the game away. They just don't have that killer instinct.

At least Brodeur had a decent game: 34 saves and an assist.

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Well my Maine Black Bears won in overtime in their third game of the first round of the playoffs against U. Mass Lowell. Next up is Boston University on the road.

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Originally Posted by GRH

Well my Maine Black Bears won in overtime in their third game of the first round of the playoffs against U. Mass Lowell. Next up is Boston University on the road.

I'll be rooting for Maine (I hate B.U.), but I fear that beating the Terriers is an uphill battle at best.

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Yay! Toronto won again! They beat Ottawa 4-1(boy, the Senators are playing quite poorly right now)!

Boston won!

Montreal won!

Toronto won!

Philadelphia lost.(but they came back from a 3-1 deficit to tie it at 3, so they were able to at least get a point).

San Jose got spanked 8-2 by Dallas. The goaltending has been pretty weak the past few games for the Sharks. Nabokov had a shaky Olympics, so maybe that is still on his mind? If he doesn't shake his funk, the Sharks will have a hard time in the playoffs.

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Originally Posted by shadows

Yay! Toronto won again! They beat Ottawa 4-1(boy, the Senators are playing quite poorly right now)!

I like to see the Senators lose to Toronto. It keeps them humble.