Hockey

[gaijinmark]

^ There was a lot of talk that Roloson shouldn't start game 6 and I think those people were correct. I'll be very surprised if he starts game 7.

If the B's could've stayed out of the box, they'd be going over scouting reports on Luongo now.

[Rev]

Well, with the Bolts win, the Finals will begin next Wednesday. Should be a great Game 7 Friday night!

[hitomi #1]

Rev wrote:

Well, with the Bolts win, the Finals will begin next Wednesday. Should be a great Game 7 Friday night!

If the end result is this it'll be a great game.

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[Rev]

Haha, I'm picturing Chara will be the one scoring the game winner and flying across the crease after scoring. What a sight that would be


Just have to hope Chara doesn't retire in a few years due to numerous knee injuries

[gaijinmark]

gaijinmark wrote:

^ There was a lot of talk that Roloson shouldn't start game 6 and I think those people were correct. I'll be very surprised if he starts game 7.

Shows what I know.

Roloson played great, but the B's got the one they needed. Off to Vancouver now!!

[hitomi #1]

^^ Roloson did play a real good game, can't fault him, Thomas was solid too in facing fewer shots. Nerves have finally calmed down a tad, love seeing OTs in game 7's but not in a game where you're rooting for one of the teams. Well, one jinx will be going away in the finals, B's haven't won the cup in 39 years, 'Nucks have never won it in 40 years, here's hoping Luongo goes back to his usual playoff form before this year's run.
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[Rev]

What a hard fought game 7. I'm sure NBC is happy with the Bruins making it to the Cup Final :p


Can't wait for Wednesday!

[gaijinmark]

hitomi #1 wrote:

love seeing OTs in game 7's but not in a game where you're rooting for one of the teams.

For awhile I thought it was going to be one of those double-OT games where the winning goal is scored by a defenseman that's taken 3 shots all year, it gets redirected 4 times and bounces off the goalies head.

[hitomi #1]

gaijinmark wrote:

For awhile I thought it was going to be one of those double-OT games where the winning goal is scored by a defenseman that's taken 3 shots all year, it gets redirected 4 times and bounces off the goalies head.

To be honest I was picturing some sort of scenario like that but sadly had some unknown TB player scoring it. You know what was strange about last night's game is that there were ZERO penalties, don't recall ever seeing a game that had none, can understand the B's not taking any the way TB's PP has been going but the way the B's PP has been going certainly wouldn't have hurt TB to play with a little bit more aggression.
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[gaijinmark]

It's official (sort of):

Thrashers moving to Winnipeg

ATLANTA (AP)—First, the Flames. Now, the Thrashers.

The struggling NHL franchise was sold Tuesday to a group that will move it to Winnipeg next season, making Atlanta the first city in the league’s modern era to lose two teams.

The Flames left for Calgary in 1980. The Thrashers are following them to Canada three decades later.

“I want to thank all the Thrashers fans that supported us in Atlanta for my two years there. Very unfortunate there will be no NHL hockey,” tweeted Evander Kane, one of the team’s most promising young players. “I will miss the great people and city of Atlanta.”

True North Sports and Entertainment announced the deal during a news conference at Winnipeg’s MTS Centre, the 15,015-seat arena where the team will play. The news sparked a raucous celebration in Manitoba’s largest city, which is rejoining the league after losing the Jets to Phoenix in 1996.

The new team could also be known as the Jets, though a decision on the name has not been reached. The Thrashers name—which was coined by former owner Ted Turner and referred to the state bird of Georgia—will not be going north of the border.

Thousands of fans in red, white and blue Jets jerseys cheered, waved flags and played impromptu games of street hockey. While the deal is subject to approval of the league owners, that’s expected to be a mere formality when the board of governors meets June 21 in New York.

“It’s nice to be back in Winnipeg after all these years,” said NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman, who attended the True North news conference.

In Atlanta, there was little reaction other than a tearful news conference held by co-owner Michael Gearon. He said the group that controls the Thrashers, the NBA’s Atlanta Hawks and operating rights to Philips Arena did all it could to find someone who would help keep the financially ailing team in the city.

No one made a serious offer.

[hitomi #1]

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[Rev]

Oof! This one had to hurt, Hitomi. *Gives Hitomi a handkerchief*

[hitomi #1]

Grrrr grrrr!!!!
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[Jav_sol]

I wasn't expecting anything to happen to Burrows, but to say there was no conclusive evidence. Did Mike Murphy even look at the video?

[Rev]

Season Tickets went on general sale in Winnipeg today for their "Drive to 13,000" campaign...

They sold out in 17 minutes and the waiting list is at 16,000 and counting. Bloody hell.

[hitomi #1]

^^ Such a long waiting list because they're sick of making that long ride to Toronto.
Grrrrr, OT.

EDIT- 11 seconds in? You gotta be kidding me!!!!
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[Rev]

Wow, just wow.

Chara

[hitomi #1]

^^ What exactly was Chara doing on that play, no excuses for that, worst comes to worst drag him down and take the penalty, Thomas wasn't to great on that play either.
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[Jav_sol]

B's need better defensive zone play tonight.

[hitomi #1]

^^ And to start taking more quality shots, Luongo has played well as far as stopping a lot of shots but very few have been real testers though. Gonna be tougher for the B's now, think their best clutch player has been Horton and he's been knocked out of the game.
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