WOOT

6/6/2011 9:37:20 PM

Wow

6/6/2011 9:38:07 PM

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"but it cause a head injury"

So actions and intent mean nothing, its just the end result?

6/6/2011 9:41:17 PM

GG LUONGO!

6/6/2011 9:43:04 PM

And the floodgates open.

6/6/2011 9:43:46 PM

van in 5, unreal how classless and gutless boston is. Also, Is it a law that if you are a Boston fan, you have to be at least 20 lbs overweight?

[Edited on June 6, 2011 at 9:53 PM. Reason : m]

6/6/2011 9:52:34 PM

^^^^Result plays a large part. You board a dude and he gets hurt that can be the difference between a minor or a major, there are fringe cases. The right call was made on the ice. We're not even getting into supplemental discipline.

[Edited on June 6, 2011 at 9:54 PM. Reason : .]

6/6/2011 9:53:39 PM

^^ lol, that is hilarious to me considering this series to this point.

Fuck Vancouver. I don't care for Boston at all but I see no reason to hope for a Canada team to win.

6/6/2011 9:56:03 PM

Am I the only one getting pissed that at least like half of the playoff teams (including both Vancouver and Boston) use the Ric Flair "Wooo!" after goals?

6/6/2011 9:56:39 PM

hahahahahah lucic is going to get fined for that one.

6/6/2011 10:42:19 PM

lucic is a piece of shit, i can't stand that dude

6/6/2011 10:43:59 PM

6/6/2011 10:45:10 PM

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"lucic is a piece of shit, i can't stand that dude"

6/6/2011 10:45:19 PM

here they come

6/6/2011 10:48:42 PM

Hell of a goal by vancouver

6/6/2011 10:48:55 PM

why would they not pull him after the 4th goal?

6/6/2011 10:55:24 PM

6/6/2011 10:57:26 PM

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

6/6/2011 10:57:36 PM

6/6/2011 11:00:23 PM

IBT goal before the horn

6/6/2011 11:00:48 PM

Roberto luongo is the best goalie since 02-03 until Jun 05,2011

6/6/2011 11:01:14 PM

QFT

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"PaulBranecky Paul Branecky Can't wait for the Jack Edwards poem/monologue that results from this game"

6/6/2011 11:03:19 PM

I dont feel bad for Horton one bit... keep your head up douche.

Undecided on legality... it was a lot quicker in real time. Clean hit as far as I am concerned.

6/6/2011 11:05:10 PM

6/6/2011 11:08:11 PM

too lazy to scroll back up to see if this was posted but lulzy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtY5g4o72qk

6/6/2011 11:08:46 PM

lol meant to post this here

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"I got home during the 2nd intermission. Game was already at 4-0. But damn it has been fun to watch. That Game misconduct on Boston a little while ago was bullshit."

6/6/2011 11:10:25 PM

i watched the hit a couple more times, watched the angles rome was coming in from... from earlier than that gif

i still believe the hit deserved the major and game misconduct, but i'm not sure he should be suspended.

6/6/2011 11:12:04 PM

Shit was premeditated. How often would he even be on the ice vs Boston's first line? He's their 7th defenseman.

6/6/2011 11:14:52 PM

that's just ridiculous to think

6/6/2011 11:17:43 PM

Ridiculous? Don't think so. The guy is a fucking goon who has a history of bullshit like that.
Why would it be ridiculous to think he may have planned on taking a run at Boston's best offensive player?

6/6/2011 11:19:58 PM

he's paired with bieksa because hamhuis is hurt, he's been going against boston's first line since game 2

6/6/2011 11:21:12 PM

Premeditated hit on their 7th-best forward? Yeah right.

6/7/2011 2:36:24 AM

All hits in hockey are premeditated. It's fucking hockey. Simple fact is, Horton is coming down the center of the ice with his head down. He just released the puck, and he got fucking smoked.

How many times do you see someone get hit along the boards way longer after they have played the puck? I would say 10 times a game.

6/7/2011 8:06:57 AM

^ his head is hardly down, he is looking at the dude he just passed it to. He also appeared to be turning to look forward and got lit up.

6/7/2011 8:21:45 AM

not that this matters, but I wonder if the initial hit knocked Horton out, or if it was the way his head hit the ice on the way down

6/7/2011 8:26:21 AM

is it wrong that i took delight in that hit bc it was Boston?


I mean somewhere Max Pacioretty had to be smiling.

6/7/2011 9:00:57 AM

I was all for rule 48, and I still am despite the inconsistent nature in which it's applied, but I don't want big open ice hits to be legislated out of the game. If Horton has the puck, that's a good open ice hit. He doesn't have the puck, so it's interference. After watching the hit from several angles, it seems pretty obvious to me that Horton is knocked out when his head slams into the ice. I hope the NHL doesn't suspend Rome, but I'm guessing they will with all the hoopla surrounding the hit. His disciplinary hearing is at 11, so I guess we'll find out shortly.

6/7/2011 9:28:30 AM

clearly interference, clearly not dirty

6/7/2011 9:49:36 AM

+1

6/7/2011 10:45:04 AM

LOL, you guys are SO TUFF. Of course it was a dirty hit. The league will (justly) make an example out of Rome, especially since he's a non-factor.

The main issue facing the league right now is the ridiculous instigator rule. Players used to be able to police bullshit hits like Rome's themselves, though I realize guys may show a little restraint in fear of missing a game in the Finals.

6/7/2011 11:31:05 AM

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"his head is hardly down, he is looking at the dude he just passed it to."

Okay, look. We're talking about a professional hockey player. Unless they've just lost the puck in their feet, their heads are never "down." If you're not looking where you're going, your head is "down."

I realize it's silly to have to explain this, but I'm doing it on the off chance that you are indeed as dumb as you sound.

^ If you want to call any late hit a dirty hit by default, I suppose that's fine, but the hit itself was not "dirty" in the sense that it was a blindside or an elbow; it's shoulder-to-chest on a guy who's watching his pass.

6/7/2011 11:45:12 AM

I was the only one at my table last night who thought it wasn't an illegal hit. the outcome of it was bad, but I don't think other than being a tad late that the hit was against the rules. It looked like the shoulder caught Horton around his collarbone.

6/7/2011 11:52:54 AM

^^ I understand what your saying, and obviously he wouldn't be staring at his skate laces. He just passed the puck to the guy he is looking at, probably to determine if he received it. Wouldn't make much sense for him to barrel into the zone if the pass wasn't received. You can also clearly tell he was turning away from ensuring he got the pass to look down ice. I am not arguing that the hit was/wasn't 'dirty' I'm simply stating the Horton was not doing anything unusual in terms of his ice awareness.

Look at the gif the majority of those players are moving in a direction which differs from where their head is looking. No sense in following the puck in hockey, they should all just skate around hit one another bc that's what the games all about.

[Edited on June 7, 2011 at 12:05 PM. Reason : .]

6/7/2011 12:02:04 PM

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"it's shoulder-to-chest on a guy who's watching his pass."

lol

shoulder-to-chin maybe

6/7/2011 12:27:34 PM

4 games for Rome. http://www.nhlwheelofjustice.com/ comes through in the clutch again!

6/7/2011 12:39:18 PM

What a fucking joke. Nice to have your daddy in the front office.

6/7/2011 12:49:17 PM

wheel of justice indeed, my god, 0 games and $0 for chara on pacioretty

i wish i could read french, i'm sure habs fans are PISSED

6/7/2011 12:58:44 PM

Horton done for year also... but no surprise there.

Also, non-twitter folks.... appears Jokinen and Pitkanen will be gone.

Cole, Larose and Stillman appear to be staying.

But that's just a twitter update... nothing firm

6/7/2011 1:27:13 PM

^whose twitter are you getting that from?

6/7/2011 1:32:13 PM

I'd be happy if we kept Jussi and got rid of the other 4 guys, dammit

6/7/2011 1:32:38 PM