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"I was hoping for an EN so thegoodlife3 would be right, though."

you and me both, pal

really thought it was going to happen, too

6/11/2011 4:42:01 AM

just calling the luongo shutout after his games 3 and 4 was pretty nice

6/11/2011 8:51:54 AM

I did only catch one period, thought the third was officiated fine.

6/11/2011 9:49:24 AM

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" That's not the way the rule works. Even if someone lifts your stick, you're still responsible for where it goes. The fact that it contacted a goaltender makes it seem like a specialized situation, but it would still be a penalty if Kaberle was on the receiving end of the high stick, and there's plenty of precedence for that."

Not entirely, b... those are judgement calls at the nhl level. Follow through is also not penalizable as a high stick... within reason. USA hockey/hockey Canada you are always responsible, even in a follow through situation.

6/11/2011 9:52:16 AM

i recall a call in the 2006 playoffs where Justin Williams' stick hit a Montreal guy in the face but it wasn't called because the stick was lifted or was raised by someone else somehow

6/11/2011 9:58:33 AM

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"I did only catch one period, thought the third was officiated fine."

third was fine.

6/11/2011 11:02:06 AM

^^^ You know I know this, but clearly we're not talking about a follow through.

6/11/2011 12:26:02 PM

I'm just happy this thread got to 22 pages thus far.

I also had to miss most of the game last night due to the manager of the establishment I was dining in being a little slow.

6/11/2011 5:35:46 PM

^^just saying there's times its a discretionary call. There's a gray area on follow through and stick lifts. USA hockey is obviously black and white, despite officials forgetting that and using the nhl standard.

6/11/2011 10:33:11 PM

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303848104576381750167474230.html

6/13/2011 11:27:53 AM

ratings down 33%, that sucks.

6/13/2011 1:42:17 PM

it hasn't been that bad considering vancouver in the final... http://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/

6/13/2011 1:59:25 PM

^^ I know you're talking about total series numbers, but I think the ratings have been pretty good. It was going to be hard to beat a Chicago/Philadelphia series. It's still doing pretty well considering there's a Canadian team involved. Lest we forget the shitfest that was the '07 Final.

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"Game 5 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final drew a 3.2/6 overnight rating. While this was down 20% from the 4.0/7 Game 5 drew in 2010 for Philadelphia/Chicago, the number is still quite respectable for Boston/Vancouver, considering it was up 19% from 2009's Pittsburgh/Detroit series, and was up 25% from the last Stanley Cup Final Game 5 to feature a Canadian team, which was Anaheim’s clinching victory over Ottawa. The local markets were once again led by Boston, which hit a series high 25.8/44. Providence followed, as has been typical throughout the series, with a 16.0/26. Buffalo (7.9/14), Detroit (4.6/8), and Pittsburgh (4.2/7) rounded out the top five. Expecting all the metered markets to come in later. Overall, not a bad Game 5 draw for NBC. Stanley Cup Final Game 5 overnights since 2007 2011, Boston-Vancouver: 3.2/6 2010, Philadelphia-Chicago: 4.0/7 2009, Pittsburgh-Detroit: 2.6/5 2008, Pittsburgh-Detroit: 2.9/5 2007, Ottawa-Anaheim: 2.4/4"

I think hockey is finally gaining some traction with casual sports fans. With the new tv deal and basketball and football likely locking out their players next year, I think there is huge potential for the NHL to gain both new fans and higher ratings.

[Edited on June 13, 2011 at 2:06 PM. Reason : ^beat me to it]

6/13/2011 2:06:29 PM

How is that a dive when you're getting throw by Chara?!?!? Really?!?!

6/13/2011 8:25:08 PM

^^ I would agree if they had not just locked themselves into a ten year tv contract with NBC and versus.

I used to watch all the time when espn owned the rights. versus is typically part of higher level cable/dish tiers which limits availability of midseason games. Plus espn doesn't cover it as much because it's not on their network.

[Edited on June 13, 2011 at 8:35 PM. Reason : Add]

6/13/2011 8:31:04 PM

WTF is Vancouver doing...

6/13/2011 8:34:22 PM

Just go ahead and pull luongo, its obvious he can't play in Boston.

And of course it had to be marchand and lucic who scored, two shitheads

6/13/2011 8:38:14 PM

3-0

LOL at Roberto. Bye

Fuck Canada.

6/13/2011 8:42:07 PM

Luongo fucking sucks in Boston.

I fucking hate Boston fans. I can't imagine if they win what assholes will come out of the woodwork like they've been fans all along a la Red Sox and Patriots.. Fuck that city.

Vigneault is a terrible coach. The time out should've been called after goal #2 then goal #3. 4-0, wow.

[Edited on June 13, 2011 at 8:45 PM. Reason : .]

6/13/2011 8:42:11 PM

Yeah, we've all see this before. Pull him. Oh well, I'd rather this go 7 anyway

And there's the third. Goodnight Roberto.

[Edited on June 13, 2011 at 8:44 PM. Reason : I'm watching on DVR, just saw the goal]

6/13/2011 8:42:53 PM

HOLY SHIT 4-0 in the first 10 minutes.

Crazy that Vancouver will probably win game seven 1-0 and win the cup with a huge negative goal differential.

6/13/2011 8:45:00 PM

The sedin brothers need to show the fuck up. Hell kesler and rafi have been nonexistent too

And yes, fuck boston and their asshole fans.

Wow 4-0, the canucks are doing their best hurricanes big game impression

6/13/2011 8:46:06 PM

Yeah, Canucks are failing all over the ice tonight.

6/13/2011 8:49:20 PM

Yeah, this has been one of the weirdest fucking series I've seen. Fun to watch though.

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"I would agree if they had not just locked themselves into a ten year tv contract with NBC and versus."

This was the smartest thing the league has done in years. Fuck espn.

[Edited on June 13, 2011 at 8:54 PM. Reason : ]

6/13/2011 8:49:41 PM

Van pwnt, stay home.

Also, can someone explain to me how every Bruin fan is 20 lbs overweight? Jesus Christ, eat a salad.

6/13/2011 8:56:16 PM

It's hilarious because Boston is considered the best walking city in America.


LOL: http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=616&id=117866

6/13/2011 9:03:56 PM

it's all those lobster rolls you hear so much about

6/13/2011 9:04:20 PM

Sweet jesus, this is great

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=616&id=117866

They zoomed out now, but there were some great zoomed in reaction shots before.

[Edited on June 13, 2011 at 9:05 PM. Reason : ^^goddamn you]

6/13/2011 9:05:19 PM

6/13/2011 10:11:42 PM

two goals in 2 mins

6/13/2011 10:26:12 PM

nope post

6/13/2011 10:26:50 PM

the circles are lame as fuck - everyone looks the same. fail

6/13/2011 10:27:38 PM

did anyone just see the gestures those 2 guys were making when the van. player entered the penalty box? lol

6/13/2011 10:32:36 PM

Can the B's score in Vancouver? That is the question.

6/13/2011 11:30:38 PM

Fuck yeah for a game 7. I'm fucking pumped for wed.

[Edited on June 13, 2011 at 11:49 PM. Reason : ]

6/13/2011 11:47:46 PM

6/14/2011 3:24:56 PM

Hahahha.

6/14/2011 3:27:20 PM

classic Luongo says he comes back and gets a shutout in game 7

6/14/2011 3:29:01 PM

Also, mason Raymond out with a broken vertabrae on the hit by boychuck

6/14/2011 3:30:53 PM

classic Luongo says he comes back and gets a shutout in game 7

6/14/2011 3:45:36 PM

Conversation between Sedin and Referee kelly sutherland.

*Sedin gets punched in the face 4 times without retaliating, Referee gets into the fray and pulls Marchand away from Sedin*

“Are you going to call a penalty?”
“I will”
“When? After the 5th punch?”

*Sedin gets 2 minutes misconduct*

Terrible.

6/14/2011 3:50:47 PM

Quote :

"2 MINUTE MISCONDUCT"

6/14/2011 4:22:16 PM

^^there was a wee bit more profanity in that conversation than you noted. It looks like he called the ref a fucking asshole as well. That'll usually get you tossed. see the first video on the link:
http://hfboards.com/showthread.php?t=925363&page=17

6/14/2011 5:10:05 PM

^^but clearly he knows more about hockey than everyone else!

I'm also going to point out the Marchand got 2 for roughing and a misconduct on that play, too. Se in did not get the only misconduct.

[Edited on June 14, 2011 at 6:00 PM. Reason : .]

6/14/2011 5:59:20 PM

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"t looks like he called the ref a fucking asshole as well. That'll usually get you tossed."

In the NBA, yes. In a hockey game, it usually takes calling the ref a "cocksucker" to get an extra two.

6/14/2011 9:03:37 PM

6/14/2011 11:16:45 PM

Quote :

"but clearly he knows more about hockey than everyone else! "

If you look at the sequence, and feel the ref made the right call on the initial play, I don't know what to tell you.

I have more hockey knowledge in my left nut....na, lets be positive - Game 7 for the cup, is there anything better?

6/15/2011 7:12:00 AM

OH WE BACK!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtmheGnLwvE

6/15/2011 8:35:27 AM

[Edited on June 15, 2011 at 9:14 AM. Reason : hqahaha]

6/15/2011 9:12:11 AM

I have just placed a 40 buck bet that Lou gets a shutout @ 7.5 to 1. Fuck it, I just live.

6/15/2011 9:18:11 AM