Hockey 2010-2011

[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.

[transjen]

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[smc]

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.

[shadows]

Originally Posted by smc

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.

While I still think that Vancouver can take the series(no guarantees, especially after this game), they certainly got their asses handed to them on a platter tonight. It was like only one team decided to show up, and that was Boston.

While I can only go by what I read on the tsn.ca comment pages, it sounds like Boston was a little guilty of whacking their sticks on Vancouver players. That certainly doesn't justify what was done to Horton, and I am certain that Rome will be gone for at least 2 games(more than likely the rest of the series, and perhaps a few games during the next season due to this being his second Game Misconduct in these playoffs).

I like good, hard hitting but there is NO place for dirty hits.

I don't think that Boston took much motivation over the fact that Burrows was not suspended, nor what Lapierre did. I think that the team being down 2 games to none, and this being a must-win game was all the motivation that they needed, and they proved that by playing with a lot more intensity.

Game four should be a good game, but I think it will be another close game like the first two(at least, I hope so as they are far more entertaining games to watch) were.

[shadows]

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.