Hockey 2010-2011

[Captn Sacto]

Originally Posted by smc

I agree that the Bruins better play better, but the idea that Tampa Bay controlled "earlier parts of the game" is ridiculous. Most of the first period was spent in the Bruins' offensive zone! And Boston scored 5 goals in the second period! If that's "control" by Tampa Bay, what team would ever want to be "in control"?

Yeah, they scored 5 goals on 9 shots. TB had 16 shots on goal. They took advantage of their opportunities, but getting outshot by almost 2 to 1 doesn't sound like they were in control.

[smc]

Originally Posted by Captn Sacto

Yeah, they scored 5 goals on 9 shots. TB had 16 shots on goal. They took advantage of their opportunities, but getting outshot by almost 2 to 1 doesn't sound like they were in control.

Step right up and join the anti-Bruins bandwagon of which my friend Shadows
seems to have become the driver.

[transjen]

Originally Posted by smc

Step right up and join the anti-Bruins bandwagon of which my friend Shadows
seems to have become the driver.

I'm no bandwagon fan or jumper but i do hope Boston sends Tampa home until training camp opens for the 11/12 season
Penguinsfan Jen

[smc]

Originally Posted by transjen

I'm no bandwagon fan or jumper but i do hope Boston sends Tampa home until training camp opens for the 11/12 season
Penguinsfan Jen

Thank you, Jen. I'll go one step further. I'd like to see the Tampa team be "sent home" to somewhere where there ought to be a hockey team, which means nowhere in Florida. Halifax, Saskatoon, Portland (Maine), Fargo, Duluth, etc. ... now those would be nice places to relocate the Lightning.

[transjen]

The Qubec Lightining has a nice ring to it
Penguinsfan Jen

[smc]

Originally Posted by transjen

The Qubec Lightining has a nice ring to it
Penguinsfan Jen

As superb a hockey player as Marty St. Louis is, can anyone actually imagine that he isn't at least a little bit embarrassed to be playing for a team in Florida?

[transjen]

Originally Posted by smc

As superb a hockey player as Marty St. Louis is, can anyone actually imagine that he isn't at least a little bit embarrassed to be playing for a team in Florida?

I said the Qubec Lightining because i believe they deserve and could support a hockey team and i believe but could be wrong but i think Vincent L is french Canadian and would be very popular in Qubec making the Lightining a big draw
Penguinsfan Jen

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

Step right up and join the anti-Bruins bandwagon of which my friend Shadows
seems to have become the driver.

Where the hell did this dig come from? My last posts were about the current score of the game. They had a 6-3 lead, then 6-4, then 6-5. I said that it was probably stressful to a Bruin's fan to watch, hence the comment on whether your heart could take it(which was a joke).

If you read earlier in the thread, I want Boston to win this series. The only other team I want to win more than Boston is Vancouver. How is that being on the anti-Bruins bandwagon?

[smc]

Originally Posted by shadows

Where the hell did this dig come from? My last posts were about the current score of the game. They had a 6-3 lead, then 6-4, then 6-5. I said that it was probably stressful to a Bruin's fan to watch, hence the comment on whether your heart could take it(which was a joke).

If you read earlier in the thread, I want Boston to win this series. The only other team I want to win more than Boston is Vancouver. How is that being on the anti-Bruins bandwagon?

First, I was joking. I should have used an emoticon to make that clear, but I never thought you'd think I was really "digging."

I do note, though, that despite who you want to win the series, you have posted some dismissive things about Boston -- such as in our little exchange about the Philadelphia series.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

First, I was joking. I should have used an emoticon to make that clear, but I never thought you'd think I was really "digging."

I do note, though, that despite who you want to win the series, you have posted some dismissive things about Boston -- such as in our little exchange about the Philadelphia series.

It is hard to tell the meaning behind people's posts sometimes, since they are just words after all.

Saying that people were concentrating on Philly's atrocious goaltending was by no means me dismissing Boston. They have a good team. In the regular season, I do not like them because they are a fellow Eastern team(but they were pretty much out of the reach of the Leafs this year, so I didn't hate them as much). That being said, in these playoffs the order of teams I wanted to win the Cup go: Vancouver, then Montreal(Canadian team), and then Boston. Being in the top three isn't too bad.

Boston pretty much shut the door on the Lightning tonight. Thomas played really well, and there were a lot less penalties going on(well, with the suspect refereeing this post-season, a lot of penalties have been of the phantom call variety.

Seguin was a lot quieter tonight, but he was still a +1 on the night.

[smc]

Originally Posted by shadows

It is hard to tell the meaning behind people's posts sometimes, since they are just words after all.

Saying that people were concentrating on Philly's atrocious goaltending was by no means me dismissing Boston. They have a good team. In the regular season, I do not like them because they are a fellow Eastern team(but they were pretty much out of the reach of the Leafs this year, so I didn't hate them as much). That being said, in these playoffs the order of teams I wanted to win the Cup go: Vancouver, then Montreal(Canadian team), and then Boston. Being in the top three isn't too bad.

Boston pretty much shut the door on the Lightning tonight. Thomas played really well, and there were a lot less penalties going on(well, with the suspect refereeing this post-season, a lot of penalties have been of the phantom call variety.

Seguin was a lot quieter tonight, but he was still a +1 on the night.

In addition to my note just above, in response to Captn Sacto, which explains this communication problem generally, I would note that there is a big difference between the analytic perspective one adopts and the support perspective one adopts. It is easy to write, for instance, "I am glad Team A won, because that's the team I support. Team A won because Team B gave away the game."

It seems to me that many of the posts about the Bruins have been of that sort -- concentrating on victories as results of the Boston opponents' shortcomings rather than the Bruins own achievements. That is the source of my joking sarcasm.

Anyhow, I'll wait for the post that says the Bruins won Game 3 because of the breakdown of the Lightning in various areas, as espoused by the TV commentators, before continuing this line of discussion any further.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

In addition to my note just above, in response to Captn Sacto, which explains this communication problem generally, I would note that there is a big difference between the analytic perspective one adopts and the support perspective one adopts. It is easy to write, for instance, "I am glad Team A won, because that's the team I support. Team A won because Team B gave away the game."

It seems to me that many of the posts about the Bruins have been of that sort -- concentrating on victories as results of the Boston opponents' shortcomings rather than the Bruins own achievements. That is the source of my joking sarcasm.

Anyhow, I'll wait for the post that says the Bruins won Game 3 because of the breakdown of the Lightning in various areas, as espoused by the TV commentators, before continuing this line of discussion any further.

Well, you won't get it from me. They won Game 3 because they were the hungrier team and outplayed Tampa Bay.

[Captn Sacto]

Originally Posted by smc

Step right up and join the anti-Bruins bandwagon of which my friend Shadows
seems to have become the driver.

I don't even think you read the posts. I even said I wanted to see Boston win, I only stated that they need to play better.

Which they did tonight.

[smc]

Originally Posted by Captn Sacto

I don't even think you read the posts. I even said I wanted to see Boston win, I only stated that they need to play better.

Which they did tonight.

It is very apparent that friendly joking via sarcasm -- in this case, sarcasm about ANY criticism of the Bruins in the context of their wins -- is useless absent emoticons. In my own posts, I take full responsibility for the failure to have communicated successfully.