Hockey 2010-2011

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Originally Posted by smc

Seriously, you don't think it would be cool to be rooting for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the, say, North American Super Supremo Hockey League? (Wait, that sounds like some kind of Mexican wrestling federation. )

This must be from the same people who brought us the XFL
NHL Penguinsfan Jen

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Happy dance time
The ratings for the stanley cup game one were better then the ratings for the NBA game one which here in the states is a great day
Penguinsfan Jen

[smc]

It really BITES when a player who should be serving a suspension instead is on the ice and scores a goal against the team you root for, eh?

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

It really BITES when a player who should be serving a suspension instead is on the ice and scores a goal against the team you root for, eh?

To be fair, Nathan Horton wasn't suspended for an action that had been suspendable before(squirting a water bottle and then throwing it into the stands). And who happened to score the game-winner in Game 7 vs Tampa Bay?

Unless Burrows bit his finger clean off, there wasn't going to be any suspension.

Another close game that could have gone either way(I was following it on someone's cellphone while at my sister's wedding reception). I think Tim Thomas made a serious error in judgement committing himself so much with Chara there to cut it off. I also think that he'll be able to shake that off and be a wall again in game #3. Plus, they'll be at home and the home crowd should get them into a frenzy.

It's been a great series so far! The refs were less prominent in game 2, and I am thankful for that.

And how great was it to see Manny Malhotra playing in game #2? For a while there, it didn't look like he may ever get a chance to play again, and now he is playing in the Stanley Cup finals! He may have only logged about 7 minutes of ice time, but he was definitely a boost for Vancouver.

I cannot wait for game #3. It should be another action-packed close game.

[smc]

Originally Posted by shadows

To be fair, Nathan Horton wasn't suspended for an action that had been suspendable before(squirting a water bottle and then throwing it into the stands). And who happened to score the game-winner in Game 7 vs Tampa Bay?

Unless Burrows bit his finger clean off, there wasn't going to be any suspension.

How you can equate what Horton did and what Burrows did is truly beyond my comprehension, irrespective of anything else ... including my team allegiance.

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For those who still wonder why i'm now a Penguins fan
Just watch the link below and all i have to say is after watching it how can anyone not love the Penguins
http://youtu.be/csNiFY4SeKk

Penguinsfan Jen

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For this, my 10,000 post (oh my fucking god!), I would just like to point out that tonight the Boston Bruins in Game 3 did to Alexandre Burrows what the NHL didn't have the balls to do after Game 1, and dealt with the unsportsmanlike mocking by Maxim Lapierre in Game 2, in a most decisive, and satisfying fashion.

Oh, and bye-bye Aaron Rome for his vicious Rule 48 violation!

Boston 8, Vancouver 1.

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Originally Posted by smc

How you can equate what Horton did and what Burrows did is truly beyond my comprehension, irrespective of anything else ... including my team allegiance.

I can equate them as they would both be considered suspendable offenses under the NHL rules normally. I did not say that what Horton did was as bad as what Burrows did. Those are two totally different things.