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I scratched my head when Bowman re-signed Zeus. He caught lightning in a bottle last year for sure. It was foolish to think that it could happen again. Now if Bowman keeps Zeus around for next year, then I might explode. For all the talk that the Hawks are heavy users of fancy stats, some decisions sure are headscratchers.
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I was hoping for another afternoon game for the Rangers but I see that they're playing 2 am CET.  I didn't catch last game but I've understood that they played pretty bad and had some bad luck so hopefully they can win tonight and then close the series out on tuesday.
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May 25, 2014 18:10
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May 25, 2014 18:53
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D C posted:Handzus was too slow for the KINGS when they let him walk in 2011, and he sure as hell hasn't gotten any faster. Ahhhh the ol' David Steckel play.
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Emetic Hustler posted:I scratched my head when Bowman re-signed Zeus. He caught lightning in a bottle last year for sure. It was foolish to think that it could happen again. Now if Bowman keeps Zeus around for next year, then I might explode. For all the talk that the Hawks are heavy users of fancy stats, some decisions sure are headscratchers. Yeah, some of Bowman's decisions this year baffled me as well. I remember going into this season Bowman was heavily talking up Pirri as being ready to take on the second-line center role, but then he resigned Handzus. Then Pirri only had playing time during the season when Handzus got hurt (coincidentally, the Hawks played their best and most consistent hockey during that stretch). I thought Pirri looked fine in the time he had, in spite of his defensive weaknesses (and Kane actually could produce with him as center!), but Q never intended on giving him a chance to develop his game further and Bowman traded him away. There's no guarantee that Pirri would have worked out here, but I can't imagine him being any worse than Handzus, and he flashed the potential to be far better. The Sun-Times did a piece on the Hawks use of analytics after Bowman spoke at the fancy stats conference which might explain why Handzus is still here, or why Bollig is soon getting a million dollars a year to do what a dozen guys on the Ice Hogs could do for far less. He said the Hawks invented their own fancy stats, but he did not explain what those were. I imagine they found a way to quantify the veteran grit Handzus provides or the high-fives Bollig gives the team after games.  As for the task at hand, I think Q needs to shift Handzus down to the 4th line and pretty much only bring him onto the ice for defensive zone draws. He did this during the Wild series and Handzus still got pasted, but if you're going to play him, minimize the damage he does to your own team. He'd need to create a line to counter Carter's (maybe Bickell-Shaw-Saad) and a new second-line center (Smith or Regin). I think LA would still have an advantage, but not quite as drastic as the one they enjoy now.
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Looks like I'll be watching tonight's game at the Bell Center. Someone bought me a ticket. Little do they know, my powerful blonde beard comes with the package. I look like the guy on Sons of Anarchy right now.
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Star posted:I was hoping for another afternoon game for the Rangers but I see that they're playing 2 am CET. Rangers have played fine, just couldn't finish last game
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May 25, 2014 20:08
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lmao boxc is going to the game tonight and CBC picked him and his girlfriend to throw it to Ron MacLean for the opener
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T-Bone posted:lmao boxc is going to the game tonight and CBC picked him and his girlfriend to throw it to Ron MacLean for the opener Hahahahah yesssssssss
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T-Bone posted:lmao boxc is going to the game tonight and CBC picked him and his girlfriend to throw it to Ron MacLean for the opener I've never been more angry to not have CBC in my life.
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T-Bone posted:lmao boxc is going to the game tonight and CBC picked him and his girlfriend to throw it to Ron MacLean for the opener We did it. We're famous.
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Hand Knit posted:We did it. We're famous. It was the SA connection for sure. Cherry is a goon, we all know it. opinionated, loud, and annoying, the SAS checklist
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I'm sure he'll subtly work in the phrase "C'est une boulette de viande épicée!" e: Rotten Cookies is right, it'd be way better/more succinct if he just screamed TRICHER POUR GAGNER Pancakes by Mail fucked around with this message at 00:36 on May 26, 2014 |
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Someone please record it and post a link TIA
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E: ^^^ That, too. If he doesn't shout "Tricher Pour Gagner" I'm gonna be pisssssssssed.
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LmaoTheKid posted:I've never been more angry to not have CBC in my life. http://hockeyreality.com/stream01.html (Adblock recommended)
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T-Bone posted:lmao boxc is going to the game tonight and CBC picked him and his girlfriend to throw it to Ron MacLean for the opener Throw it to Ron MacLean? Forgive me I don't understand 
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Top Hats Monthly posted:Throw it to Ron MacLean? Forgive me I don't understand At the beginning of the broadcast they have (a) fan[s] give a short intro. I think that's what they meant.
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Top Hats Monthly posted:Throw it to Ron MacLean? Forgive me I don't understand
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HOW COULD YOU posted:Did it already happen? Would have been 2 hours ago. They had 4 or 5 people. I don't know what he looks like.
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Furnaceface posted:We got so lucky last year. Short season and all really hid how bad Handzus was, and now this year were seeing why SJ fans were laughing that someone actually traded for him. That's a ridiculous stat. Where'd you dig it up from? I'd like to see who Kane scores his goals alongside.
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Yessssssssssssssss one game away. Get the gently caress in! Tokarski had a pretty rough first game but has been spectacular in games 3 and 4.
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Levitate posted:Rangers can still blow this Yes, in the Stanley Cup Finals, to the Los Angeles Kings. Also known as Literally the Worst Stanley Cup Finals of All-Time.
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Congratulations Rangers/fans, by crappy luck the best player on the Habs was taken out and you punched a ticket to the Finals on that day. Tokarski has played his best but he just isn't Price. ~~Being a butthurt fan ends here~~ The Rangers have been the overall better team and even with Carey I think the Rags are up in this series.
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Leaving people wide open is a problem that I doubt Therrien realizes. Gonna be a long four years of him trying to fix every problem with the same solution.
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I'm officially on the gently caress Off Emelin bandwagonRene Bork posted:Leaving people wide open is a problem that I doubt Therrien realizes. Gonna be a long four years of him trying to fix every problem with the same solution. It's not like our loving problems haven't been issues that have plagued us all season and could be solved by good coaching adjustments. Anemic PP when PK gets pressured? gently caress it keep trying it. No defensive depth? gently caress it send out Dog again.
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double sulk posted:Yes, in the Stanley Cup Finals, to the Los Angeles Kings. Also known as Literally the Worst Stanley Cup Finals of All-Time. It wouldn't even be the worst finals to feature the Kings and a team from a state with New in it.
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double sulk posted:Yes, in the Stanley Cup Finals, to the Los Angeles Kings. Also known as Literally the Worst Stanley Cup Finals of All-Time. Also known as Bettman's media market wet dream Honesty it's really interesting to watch how the Habs play in always trying to fly the zone as fast as possible and hit breakaways etc. It probably bit them in the rear end on that last goal but at least it's an interesting style that you don't see a lot of in tight checking playoffs etc etc.
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 demonic carl Aphrodite posted:It wouldn't even be the worst finals to feature the Kings and a team from a state with New in it. yes
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Lets all stop annointed the Kings West champs asap. Don't want to give the Blackhawks bulletin board material.
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Jam Band Death Cult posted:Can anyone explain to me who Doug Murray is and why everyone seems to hate him? He's a defenseman on the Canadiens who is really very, very awful. But Michel Therrien seems to like him for his grit and the message he sends to other players. All he does, however, is turn the puck over and ice it. Habs fans hate him. Also, he hates being called Doug, because it sounds like dog. And his nickname is Crankshaft.
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Mr. Kite posted:Lets all stop annointed the Kings West champs asap. Don't want to give the Blackhawks bulletin board material. they will win regardless (the cup)
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Loqieu posted:The Flying Puck on 7th is the hockey bar you see in all those reaction videos. I like going to Molly Wee's on 8th as it's cheap, they have good food, and Dancing Larry is always there pre-game. If you want something more upscale then try Legends. Thanks for this. I walked by the Flying Puck first, and the place was so crowded they weren't even letting anyone else inside. I walked around the corner to Molly Wee, and it was great. Good crowd, but not so crowded that you couldn't move. Also they had a raffle and I won a Stephane Matteau signed puck so that was awesome.
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Tonight was a terrible, horrendous game. They tried to call the game really tight, but they made some horrible calls on dives and they missed some. It ended up being a bad hockey game to watch with lots of bad calls, dives, and tick-tock poo poo that could've been called with how they were handling it. They didn't let intense playoff hockey happen, they called a precarious game with a third of it on power plays. This is dumber than waving off icing in 1994.
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Zodijackylite posted:Tonight was a terrible, horrendous game. They tried to call the game really tight, but they made some horrible calls on dives and they missed some. It ended up being a bad hockey game to watch with lots of bad calls, dives, and tick-tock poo poo that could've been called with how they were handling it. They didn't let intense playoff hockey happen, they called a precarious game with a third of it on power plays. This is dumber than waving off icing in 1994. I can't even really fault the calls that much. I mean, every team tries to get away with shifty poo poo, but the rangers were just so goddamn bad at doing it subtly. A lil slash/trip here and there happens every game, but you can't hack on someone while staring the ref in the eyes and using your non-dominant hand to sign language "you're next, stripey"
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