Knock em' down.

Why does OLN keep saying they are going to have bonus coverage of Calgary/Anaheim? The game is officially listed on their schedule, and on the NHL.com schedule as being covered by OLN. I would hardly call it 'bonus coverage'.

Red Wings win in 2OT

[Edited on April 21, 2006 at 10:50 PM. Reason : Maltby]

4/21/2006 10:39:29 PM

ATTN: OLN

SWITCH TO THE FLAMES GAME, DAMN YOU! I WANT MY DARREN MCCARTY FIX!

4/21/2006 10:54:12 PM

It's in intermission right now.

4/21/2006 10:55:50 PM

Quote :

"ATTN: OLN SWITCH TO THE FLAMES GAME, DAMN YOU! I WANT MY DARREN MCCARTY FIX! "

You could always just go to court and watch him talk about how broke he is?

4/21/2006 10:57:10 PM

I wouldn't go to Detroit if you put a gun to my head, yo.

4/21/2006 11:19:09 PM

that shit had to hurt for the oilers

4/22/2006 12:45:37 AM

Dang, the Oilers and the Ducks got beat in OT tonight.

I'd love to see Edmonton pull it out though.

4/22/2006 2:52:05 AM

Roli can play better, and will.

I think I overestimated the Wings with my prediction.

GO OIL!

As for the Ducks, good on Ilya Bryzgalov for stepping up to a damn fine playoff game after Giguere hurt himself in the goddamn morning skate.

4/22/2006 2:59:18 AM

the sens w/o hasek are doing fine, which is not a good sign

4/22/2006 1:03:41 PM

Question. What is the difference that games in the playoffs go into multiple over times, where as regular season games go to a shoot out? Is there a limit on the number of overtimes before a playoff game will go to a shoot out?

or, is the shoot out rule just to get rid of ties in the regular season and it has no effect on playoffs at all?

4/22/2006 1:28:48 PM

Shootout rule has no effect on the playoffs. In the playoffs, if a game is tied after regulation, there is a full length intermission, and then a full length period, with sudden death. Repeat as necessary.

4/22/2006 1:36:08 PM

thanks

4/22/2006 1:37:32 PM

also should be noted that it is 5 on 5 in playoffs in overtime not 4 on 4

4/22/2006 1:38:31 PM

if you havent paid attention to any detroit playoff run in the past, they usually win the OT games

4/22/2006 1:42:32 PM

^^ Durrrrr.

Multiple overtime hockey is fucking EXQUISITE.

4/22/2006 1:55:09 PM

I love the playoffs! Especially when the Rangers get to play those cross-river pieces of shit. I wish Scott Stevens was still playing so Kasparitis could break his leg..

4/22/2006 3:11:25 PM

Anyone who isn't thinking this Devils will win this first round against the Rags hasn't been paying attention to the Devils nor have they watched the last few Devils/Rangers games where the Devils dismantled them.

I am really wanting Ottawa to do well in the playoffs and choke like they always do.

P.S.- Fuck the Rangers and P. "Goon" Flyers.

4/22/2006 3:38:17 PM

1) Rangers love committing penalties but terrible at killing the PP

2) this game is gonna be the UFC before long

4/22/2006 5:28:39 PM

What a fucking disaster.. Jagr hurt now.

4/22/2006 5:30:26 PM

not only hurt, but hurt himself giving an ineffective stiffarm

wtf

4/22/2006 5:32:14 PM

Quote :

"What a fucking disaster.. "

Welcome to NY Rangers hockey! (at least when they play against the Devils)

Yo Stein, where are you hiding???

4/22/2006 5:37:57 PM

Not really. I mean they've never lost a playoff series to New Jersey.. EVER. Too bad it's been 9 years since they last were in the playoffs though

Anyway, I'm going to go down as much liquor as I can and maybe when I sober up the game will not have happened (actually I'm going to the Canes game but that sounded better..)

4/22/2006 5:39:28 PM

Every OLN game so far has gone to overtime. R.J. Umberger just got knocked the fuck out. Awesome zoom in on his face as he was lying on the ice completely shell-shocked.

4/22/2006 10:18:55 PM

w00t, nice tip-in by Briere, Sabres win 3-2 in 2OT.

4/22/2006 10:58:36 PM

gg sabres

4/22/2006 11:00:19 PM

Quote :

"Every OLN game so far has gone to overtime. R.J. Umberger just got knocked the fuck out. Awesome zoom in on his face as he was lying on the ice completely shell-shocked."

He just laid there for three minutes. That was an awesome hit.

So:

1) Ottawa Senators vs. 8) Tampa Bay Lightning
2) Carolina Hurricanes vs. 7) Montreal Canadiens
3) New Jersey Devils vs. 6) New York Rangers
4) Buffalo Sabres vs. 5) Philadelphia Flyers

1) Detroit Red Wings vs. 8) Edmonton Oilers
2) Dallas Stars vs. 7) Colorado Avalanche
3) Calgary Flames vs. 6) Anaheim Ducks
4) Nashville Predators vs. 5) San Jose Sharks

Sabres, Red Wings, and Flames win in overtime.

If these results carried the first round, that would setup some interesting second round matchups: Senators-Canadiens and Red Wings-Avalanche.

[Edited on April 22, 2006 at 11:13 PM. Reason : .]

4/22/2006 11:12:03 PM

Umberger video: http://jonathanhawkins.net/umberger.mpg (save to your hard drive)

4/22/2006 11:43:09 PM

Quote :

"Yo Stein, where are you hiding??? "

The penalty box



[Edited on April 23, 2006 at 3:31 AM. Reason : .]

4/23/2006 3:31:18 AM

Haha Umberger "good to go" for game 2.

"That's hockey baby."

4/23/2006 12:30:05 PM

Hahahaha

"If you're wondering why play hasn't started yet, it's because a monster piece of alberta beef came flying onto the ice during the Canadian national anthem."

4/23/2006 1:18:58 PM

^ I don't understand how they're making fun of Edmonton with a piece of beef.

4/23/2006 1:46:48 PM

I'm pretty sure it was an Edmonton fan that tossed it onto the ice as a mockery of the octopi being tossed by Wing fans.

4/23/2006 1:49:51 PM

LOL at fucking red wings...go peca

4/23/2006 2:57:35 PM

that shit is funny

4/23/2006 3:06:18 PM

Oilers even the series up at 1 as do the Sharks. Toskala with the shutout

[Edited on April 23, 2006 at 3:39 PM. Reason : Cheechoo train]

4/23/2006 3:37:43 PM

Quote :

"I'm pretty sure it was an Edmonton fan that tossed it onto the ice as a mockery of the octopi being tossed by Wing fans."

Explain the octopus. I know it's something with the number of games required to win is the number of legs on an octopus, but they'd have to win 16 games.

4/23/2006 3:42:08 PM

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"The Legend of the Octopus is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings home games in which an octopus is thrown onto the ice surface to symbolize good luck during a playoff run. The origins of the activity go back to the 1952 playoffs, when a National Hockey League team played two best-of-seven series — needing to win eight games — to capture the Stanley Cup. The octopus, having eight tentacles, symbolized the number of playoff wins necessary for the Red Wings to raise the Stanley Cup. The team swept the Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens en route to winning the championship, as well as winning two of the next three championships. Since 1952, because the octopi-toss is generally viewed as a successful symbol of good luck, the practice has persisted each year; in one 1995 game, fans threw 36 octopi, including a 30-pounder. In recent years, however, animal rights groups, such as PETA, have objected to the activity, claiming that "flinging an octopus is no more acceptable than hurling kittens and puppies." The Red Wings' mascot is a purple octopus named Al."

4/23/2006 3:43:30 PM

Hurling kittens isn't kosher?

4/23/2006 3:45:47 PM

they forgot to add that the octopuses are dead and are ones gotten at the markets in downtown DET that would otherwise be sold to restaurants


the way it would be the same is if the kittens were dead and were sold as food

stupid fucking PETA

4/23/2006 3:49:25 PM

I'm from Detroit, and until I read this thread I'd not met a single soul down here that was interested in hockey. This is refreshing.

4/23/2006 4:01:34 PM

welcome to mayberry

4/23/2006 4:59:22 PM

ahahahah i hope that makes some highlights......

4/23/2006 7:17:50 PM

3-2 sens, could be up 2 games soon

[Edited on April 23, 2006 at 8:11 PM. Reason : nm 3-3]

4/23/2006 8:07:40 PM

Damn what a shot by Boyle

4/23/2006 8:12:24 PM

dear god 4-3

4/23/2006 8:15:23 PM

been a damn exciting game! that St. Louis goal was a fucking LASER

[Edited on April 23, 2006 at 8:20 PM. Reason : .]

4/23/2006 8:20:28 PM

they split. meh.

4/23/2006 8:36:25 PM

Roli tossed the puck out of his glove and batted it out of the zone to prevent a d-zone faceoff. Awesome.

4/23/2006 8:45:46 PM

more like bc he wanted the goal

4/23/2006 8:52:18 PM

OH SNAP!

Scott Niedermayer blocked a shot, chased the puck, and scored on a shorthanded breakaway.

4/23/2006 9:33:21 PM