Unocal Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 If Sidney Crosby is the best NHL player of this/our generation, than this era/generation of hockey is watered down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiK Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Cup engraver: "How do you spell referee Kevin Pollack's last name? With one "L" or two?" 73, 77, 81, 83, 90, 06 29, 30, 31, 36, 39, 44, 61, 62, 65, 66, 67, 96, 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJimmy Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 You wanna know why I make fictional leagues? Because real life sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeypower Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, BlackBolt3 said: I casually come in here to check in on what y'all thought about the game, and we got a full blown region war breaking out. Y'all wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 1 minute ago, SabresRule7361 said: If Sidney Crosby is the best NHL player of this/our generation, than this era/generation of hockey is watered down LeBron James, Sidney Crosby. What is it with you bitching about elite talent? You'd probably have complained about Gretzky in the 80s. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 After the worst postseason of my hockey fandom which has also effectively ended my team's relevance forever, I am finally able to feast on pain and suffering. PERDS I WANT ALL YOUR GARMONBOZIA ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 24 minutes ago, Brass said: If that happened after Hornqvist scored (ie; the final minute or minutes of the game) then I'd say it's a fair point to make, but to not be able to either use that no-goal as a motivating factor or just put the damn puck in the net in the 28 minutes after makes the argument less stable. It's also an attitude I would expect out of someone who hasn't played the game. You, however, have played the game and I think you A.) know better and B.) just letting emotion get the best of you. Because I played the game I've always found that mindset to be silly. When I played the game I always struggled after a good goal was unfairly erased. It immediately mentally handicaps the team who should've had a goal and asks them to overcome something their opponent doesn't have to and it creates a game situation that is no longer level. Something that should've had one team with the advantage shifts the advantage to the other through no doing of either team. The Predators scored a goal, but the scoreboard still read 0-0. The Predators were forced to do that twice in this series. The Penguins - 0. It's not the Predators job to beat two teams out there. That's on top of a pile of incidents in this postseason where the Penguins found themselves benefiting from officiating ineptitude. If it was the first time in the postseason where the Penguins were the beneficiaries of a terrible call then maybe I'd be less emotional, but when every call that people know to be bad always seems to end up benefiting them then yeah that's gonna bother me a lot. It should bother every hockey fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, Alex Houston said: Well, I suppose they could wear any color, as long as it ain't red ? Also so do we know what they do with the fish they take off the ice? Seems like a waste of protein to just throw it away. Might as well May some catfish poppers and sell them later in the game. Thanks to these extra two months of hockey, Predators fans are backed up on their cross-burnings. Or something like that. While that blown call stinks, they just couldn't get it done all series long on the power play and had stretches where they just looked terrible. Three fast goals in Game 1, three fast goals in the 3rd period of Game 2, a dreadful first period of Game 5, and shutout in their last two games. They didn't take advantage of their chances and allowed problems to compound themselves. While I don't always agree with "experience" being a deciding factor, you could see throughout that Pittsburgh was more composed throughout. When you're low on attrition, you need that one intangible to rely on when things go the other direction. Pittsburgh just made the extra-effort plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 4 minutes ago, McCarthy said: Because I played the game... Look McCarthy. I think you're easily one one the best regular contributors this place has. I also think you're off-base on this one. I mean I've played the game too. Maybe it's different because I was a goalie, but a perceived slight against us by the officials always steeled my resolve. Different people react to situations, well, differently. And I definitely think you're letting your anti-Pittsburgh bias get in the way of rationality here. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTConcepts Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Refs in 6. "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 2 minutes ago, McCarthy said: Because I played the game I've always found that mindset to be silly. When I played the game I always struggled after a good goal was unfairly erased. It immediately mentally handicaps the team who should've had a goal and asks them to overcome something their opponent doesn't have to and it creates a game situation that is no longer level. Something that should've had one team with the advantage shifts the advantage to the other through no doing of either team. The Predators scored a goal, but the scoreboard still read 0-0. The Predators were forced to do that twice in this series. The Penguins - 0. It's not the Predators job to beat two teams out there. Well, I guess we're just different in that regard. I always found that the "two-second memory boys, forget about it and lets get the next one" mentality trumped the "well, we're :censored:ed" mentality after a disallowed goal or slip-up on the ice. I can certainly see where you're coming from, but I disagree. On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 7 minutes ago, MiK said: Cup engraver: "How do you spell referee Kevin Pollack's last name? With one "L" or two?" Twitter is too much right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coast2CoastAM2006 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 35 minutes ago, buzzcut said: I'll just say this: Outside of the NFL(and outside of Florida), pro sports in the Real South(I don't consider Texas a Southern State) is cursed. Using teams based in the ex CSA states including Texas and Florida. So I'll include them in this list. Since 2000 NFL: 2003 Tampa Bay Bucs 2010 New Orleans Saints MLB 2003 Florida Marlins NBA 2003 San Antonio Spurs 2005 San Antonio Spurs 2006 Miami Heat 2007 San Antonio Spurs 2011 Dallas Mavericks 2012 Miami Heat 2013 Miami Heat 2014 San Antonio Spurs NHL 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning 2006 Carolina Hurricanes If you take away Texas teams that won in the NBA since 2000, you still have 3 championships from Miami. Take away Florida's pro sports championships and you still have recent championships from the Hurricanes and Saints. Spoilers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted June 12, 2017 Author Share Posted June 12, 2017 I don't consider the SEC "not pro sports" ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadragon76 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Let's see if I got this right... Nashville had the edge in the face off circle and had 4 power plays and went 0-4. This is on them. You have that kind of advantage, you need to take advantage of it and make sure of it. Congrats to Pittsburgh on the repeat, but I think most people are going to look at it and think 'Man, Nashville kind of blew it... didn't they?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 12 minutes ago, Ice_Cap said: LeBron James, Sidney Crosby. What is it with you bitching about elite talent? You'd probably have complained about Gretzky in the 80s. I will say this. For being a "generational" talent, Crosby has never really been very compelling. He's had a lot of success both in the NHL and internationally, but he's almost never been truly likeable. Not it that he really cares or anything. But I've always felt that one of the biggest reasons the NHL struggles is because it's biggest star since Gretzky is about as appealing as a bologna sandwich you left in your backpack all day at summer camp. I mean, you probably could still eat it without dying, but... Yuck. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 41 minutes ago, buzzcut said: I'll just say this: Outside of the NFL(and outside of Florida), pro sports in the Real South(I don't consider Texas a Southern State) is cursed. I, and Texas, urge you to reconsider that stance. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 53 minutes ago, Morgo said: As I said before, why bother to watch or care. So that makes you what, 0-4 in this year's playoffs? Yeah, I think a lot of fanbases would rather you not watch or care. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcj882000 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Okay, so my thoughts on this are kinda numerous. On one hand, there ain't no way that the NHL rigged this for Crosby and the Penguins (although, a tip for you, NHL: giving Crosby the Conn Smythe when even most Penguins fans don't seem to think he deserves it only feeds that fire), and honestly I think I'm just gonna start asking for hard proof now when I see people claiming that. And yeah, the Predators playing like garbage at Paints Arena is easily what sunk them in this series. But holy crap was the reffing still awful in this series. Missed penalties, botched offsides, garbage goals... Like, the NHL's referees are always spectacularly awful at their jobs in my opinion, but this year's Finals seemed like a whole new low for them. And while I'm glad people are actually speaking out & slamming the league hard for such incompetence now, is that even gonna change anything? The NHL has never cared about anything anyways, why would they start now? And frankly I lost a lot of respect for Crosby this series. I used to like him for being one of the few guys who can consistently get 100-point seasons in an era where that's becoming a sad rarity. (And heck, come next April I may still like him for that reason. ) After all that happened in game 5, though? To paraphrase someone else here, he's Matt Cooke with talent as far as I'm concerned. (The same goes for the fans who were so uncomfortably fast in trying to justify or handwave it, too, honestly... Like, really? Your best player acted like a jerk. Own it.) So as a Predators bandwagoner for 2017 I say congratulations, Penguins. Though I take issue with the way you played in some games, I can't deny that you earned it this year. I hope your fanbase will forgive me, though, when I say I hope y'all fall apart next year and someone new can come in and take the Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedleyLamarr Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 27 minutes ago, Alex Houston said: Also so do we know what they do with the fish they take off the ice? Seems like a waste of protein to just throw it away. Might as well May some catfish poppers and sell them later in the game. If you want to eat catfish that's been carried around in a guy's pants all day, go ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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