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June 06, 2011

Stanley Cup Final Game 3
— DrewM

8pm Eastern on Versus.

Boston is down 2-0 in what's been a close series so far.

Two ways of looking at it...

1- Bruins have shown they can hang with the best team in the league in their own building. Coming home to Boston should help them get over the hump.

2- Bruins have thrown everything they have at the Canucks and it hasn't been good enough.

Tonight we find out if we have a series or just marking time until an inevitable Canucks championship.

Posted by: DrewM at 03:52 PM | Comments (143)
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1 Okay, if I admit to not knowing more stuff will there be more diagrams? The diagram was awesome.

Posted by: alexthechick at June 06, 2011 03:55 PM (sf+iw)

2 Wonder if any body parts will be bit off tonight?

Posted by: Trish at June 06, 2011 03:56 PM (yqhkv)

3 Stanley Cup final game 3 are code words for black.

Posted by: Michael Eric Dyson at June 06, 2011 03:57 PM (kCT7A)

4 I'll probably miss at least the first period cutting the grass, but it should be a good one!

So far, not at all like the NCAAs where it was a great tournament capped with a lousy Finals --Stanley Cup Playoffs have been great all the way through.

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 04:01 PM (BP6Z1)

5 Two things

1) Don't count out a Boston team after two games

2) The subway will be crowded tonight

Posted by: fluffy at June 06, 2011 04:02 PM (SwkdU)

6 Yay Hockey!

Posted by: Brock Samson at June 06, 2011 04:02 PM (2dbd9)

7 Bite me.

Posted by: Boston Bruins at June 06, 2011 04:03 PM (BP6Z1)

I'll make my presence felt.

Posted by: Manny Malhotra at June 06, 2011 04:13 PM (7nyPv)

9 Seriously, starting with offsides, seriously, what is this a test?

Posted by: alexthechick at June 06, 2011 04:16 PM (sf+iw)

10 Problem is, Bruins have been a better road team. They dropped the first 2 home playoff games in round 1 to the Habs and then took the next 2 games in Montreal. So...to sit your best skilled player (#19 Seguin) for (#22 Thornton) is a big risk. If Claude Julien loses tonight the calls for his head will be loud and I'll be leading it.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 04:18 PM (H02kX)

11 I don't see the Bruins having a chance at winning more than one game in this series.

Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 04:18 PM (VluVS)

12 garrett, seriously? Did you watch the first 2 games? A bounce of the puck the other way and there up 2 rather than down 2. Vancouver at least knows that.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 04:20 PM (H02kX)

13 That hit was brutal!

Posted by: KennyM at June 06, 2011 04:25 PM (x1NR6)

seriously? Did you watch the first 2 games?

I watched the majority of the games each team played this year.

Directv with the NHL Center Ice package. I have no life. When it is Hockey season, I watch Hockey to the exclusion of most everything.

I am impressed Boston made it this far, and managed to stay as close in the first two games...and I don't think they can handle Vancouver's road game.

Boston just got a huge gift with that misconduct call...

but, Vancouver will keep getting better as the series goes on.

Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 04:25 PM (VluVS)

15 They better get Rome out of town quickly.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 04:28 PM (HBqDo)

16 Cheap shot?

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 04:28 PM (BP6Z1)

17 >>Cheap shot?
Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 08:28 PM (BP6Z1)

Gratuitous head shot and WAY LATE.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 04:30 PM (HBqDo)

Cheap shot?

didn't see it, I was pouring coffee.

Thubderclap, Lightning...Dtv is out?

Dtv IS OUT!?

Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 04:30 PM (VluVS)

19 And Tyler Seguin is watching from the 9th floor. Claude Julien is an idiot

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 04:31 PM (H02kX)

20 Recchi can't even stay up on his skates. Uhg. Did I mention Julien is a moron?

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 04:32 PM (H02kX)

21 Bruins have no one that can finish.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 04:36 PM (HBqDo)

22 Oof, nothing for Beantown after a 5 min PP.

Posted by: Waterhouse at June 06, 2011 04:37 PM (jN/Oq)

Bruins have no one that can finish.

Lucic needs to step it up.

Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 04:38 PM (VluVS)

24 That was an epically pathetic 5 min power play.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 04:38 PM (HBqDo)

Oof, nothing for Beantown after a 5 min PP.

How can you hope to win a cup with no powerplay?

none.

Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 04:39 PM (VluVS)

26 Yaaaaaaaaaaaay!!! I like powerplays. Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Posted by: Special Ed (Bruins Special Teams Coach) at June 06, 2011 04:42 PM (NWU/p)

27 How can you hope to win a cup with no powerplay?

And Julien refuses to shake up the personnel on the PP and he sits Seguin...what a putz.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 04:45 PM (H02kX)

28 And Tyler Seguin is watching from the 9th floor. Claude Julien is an idiot

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 08:31 PM (H02kX)

Tyler Seguin? Never heard of him.

Posted by: Charlie Gibson at June 06, 2011 04:49 PM (NWU/p)

29 Their only good finisher in the playoffs got carted off on the stretcher.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 04:49 PM (HBqDo)

30 Tyler Seguin? Never heard of him.

This would've been even funnier with a Claude Julien sock.

Posted by: Waterhouse at June 06, 2011 04:51 PM (jN/Oq)

31 This series has been one of the nastier finals I've seen in awhile.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 04:51 PM (Fz+L5)

32 Great saves!

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 04:51 PM (BP6Z1)

33 Tim Thomas is standing on his head!!

Posted by: Lazy Sports Talking Head Using Clichés at June 06, 2011 04:52 PM (BP6Z1)

34 Go Canucks in this series

Posted by: YRM (Go Heat, Go Canucks) at June 06, 2011 04:53 PM (UzBwz)

35 Great saves!

#30 is almost solely responsible for the Bs making it this far. Too bad his coach is squandering a season like that from the 37 year old net minder. F'in shame.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 04:53 PM (H02kX)

36 It appears that Boston is starting to spiral the drain tonight.

Posted by: Brian in BC at June 06, 2011 04:55 PM (z3FEK)

Tim Thomas is standing on his head!!

He HAS to. Every night.

Otherwise they get destroyed. He's done it for most of the season, too. Amazing to watch.

Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 04:56 PM (VluVS)

38 This would've been even funnier with a Claude Julien sock.

ROFLMAO!

A good coach never lets his ego get in the way of winning games and he always plays the players who give the team the best chance of winning. That's an alien concept to CLODE CLOUSEAU. Recchi can't even skate anymore and CC keeps sending him out there and putting him on the PP. errrrr

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 04:59 PM (H02kX)

39 36 Great saves!

#30 is almost solely responsible for the Bs making it this far. Too bad his coach is squandering a season like that from the 37 year old net minder. F'in shame.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 08:53 PM (H02kX)

--Damn straight. Record-breaking season at goalkeeper about to be all for naught. He may realize what Dan Marino felt like soon. . . .

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 04:59 PM (BP6Z1)

40
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Posted by: Claude Julien Biden during halftime at June 06, 2011 05:01 PM (NWU/p)

41 Just saw the hit on Horton...what a gutless little piece of shit Rome is. Yeah, maybe Horton shouldn't have been admiring his pass but you don't think some guy is going to crush you like that when you clearly don't have the puck.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 05:01 PM (Fz+L5)

42 41
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

Posted by: Claude Julien Biden during halftime at June 06, 2011 09:01 PM (NWU/p)

--"Halftime"?

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 05:04 PM (BP6Z1)

43 --Damn straight. Record-breaking season at goalkeeper about to be all for naught. He may realize what Dan Marino felt like soon. . . .

With Clode in control, it's almost a certainty. F'in shame. I wish they canned him mid season but they went on that 7 game winning streak out West and it saved him...And now he probably comes back next year...Uhg.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 05:05 PM (H02kX)

44 D'oh. Wasn't paying attention. Food just arrived. Mmmmmmm hot wings!

Posted by: Claude Julien Biden during intermission(!) at June 06, 2011 05:06 PM (NWU/p)

45 Can you imagine if Messier were on the Bruins? He's a Chicago Way guy...a Canuck would be in the morgue after the hit Horton took.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 05:07 PM (Fz+L5)

46 I mean #Hacked!

Posted by: Claude Julien Biden during intermission(!) at June 06, 2011 05:08 PM (NWU/p)

47 Just saw the hit on Horton...what a gutless little piece of shit Rome is. Yeah, maybe Horton shouldn't have been admiring his pass but you don't think some guy is going to crush you like that when you clearly don't have the puck.

Bad, bad, bad. His neck bent and he hit his head really hard. His eyes were glassed - just like a boxer getting KOed - but then they closed which was scary...

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 05:08 PM (H02kX)

48 RT @HackswithHaggs: David Krejci to 98.5: "I saw it on replay. Looked like a blindside late hit to head. That is gutless."

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 05:10 PM (H02kX)

He's a Chicago Way guy...a Canuck would be in the morgue after the hit Horton took.

This is why I disagree with the miconduct penalty. Let the Bruins take it out on Rome. The league can decide to suspend for additional games (or not), later.

I'd rather the Player that made the bad hit take the injury. This encourages retaliation against a skills player.

Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 05:11 PM (VluVS)

50 >Can you imagine if Messier were on the Bruins? He's a Chicago Way guy...a Canuck would be in the morgue after the hit Horton took.
Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 09:07 PM (Fz+L5)

Unless this is very close late, Thornton is going to hurt some Canuck.
Prolly Burrows, maybe LaFairyea.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 05:12 PM (HBqDo)

51 GOAL!!!

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 05:13 PM (BP6Z1)

52 Now if only the Broons can get in Luongo's head...

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 05:14 PM (HBqDo)

53 Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 09:11 PM (VluVS)

Interesting point but they are going to go after a skill guy even if Rome stays in the game.

Messier would simply take out both Sedins (since he couldn't tell 'em apart, he get both just to be safe).

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 05:18 PM (Fz+L5)

54 Now?

Posted by: Tyler Seguin at June 06, 2011 05:20 PM (NWU/p)

55 2-0 Bruins!!!!!

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 05:22 PM (BP6Z1)

56 Does Kesler get the assist?

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 05:23 PM (BP6Z1)

57 The Bruins power play needed that bad.

Posted by: KennyM at June 06, 2011 05:23 PM (x1NR6)

Vancouver needs to stop trying to draw attention to penalties that aren't there and force the play to draw actual penalties.

Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 05:32 PM (VluVS)

59 More great saves, TT

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 05:33 PM (BP6Z1)

60 3-0 Bruins!!!!

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 05:37 PM (BP6Z1)

61 What a play by Marchand.

Second, third effort and a great shot.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 05:38 PM (Fz+L5)

62 Luongo needs a hug. A shorthanded one.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 05:38 PM (HBqDo)

63 Where the heck has that been until tonight? Go Marshmont!

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 05:38 PM (H02kX)

64 Boston is en fuego. That was a really nice goal.

Posted by: Trish at June 06, 2011 05:38 PM (yqhkv)

65
*to the 3 Canucks I just beat short handed, and Luongo*

How's my ass taste?

Posted by: Brad Marchand at June 06, 2011 05:39 PM (NWU/p)

66 Did these teams switch uniforms after the first?

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 05:39 PM (H02kX)

67 Bs are 9 & 2 when scoring more than 2 goals in a game during the playoffs.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 05:40 PM (H02kX)

68 This is friggin' awesome . . . as long as the B's don't blow the lead.

Posted by: Wyatt Earp at June 06, 2011 05:42 PM (zgZzy)

69 Okay, we've gone through the looking glass...

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 05:43 PM (H02kX)

70 Luongo is now a 5 year old.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 05:43 PM (HBqDo)

71 Ah, this is Bobby Lou we all know and love.

Guy has hands of concrete sometimes.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 05:44 PM (Fz+L5)

72 That 4 minutes of domination punctuated by a goal sure made up for the invisible 5 min PP.

Posted by: Waterhouse at June 06, 2011 05:44 PM (jN/Oq)

73 I think my prediction that we'd see Corey Schneider at some point in this series is looking pretty good about now.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 05:45 PM (Fz+L5)

74 So what happened to everyone who was talking about how horrible the Bruins were? Buehler? Buehler?

Posted by: Chris at June 06, 2011 05:46 PM (c3tTB)

Ah, this is Bobby Lou we all know and love.

He goes bad, fast.

Now they need one before the break.

Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 05:47 PM (VluVS)

76 Is it safe?

My job.

Is it safe?

Posted by: Claude Julien at June 06, 2011 05:47 PM (NWU/p)

77 Let the chicklets hit the ice
Let the chicklets hit the ice
Ahhhhhh.....

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 05:49 PM (H02kX)

78 Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 09:47 PM (VluVS)

It's amazing. One minute you get why he's among the elite goalies in the league and the next you think he has the glove on the wrong hand and has never been on skates before.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 05:49 PM (Fz+L5)

79 5 men... we don't need no stinkin' 5 men.

Posted by: Boston Bruins at June 06, 2011 05:50 PM (NWU/p)

and the next you think he has the glove on the wrong hand

He gives up, and checks out. I

'm amazed he wasn't pulled. It seems to phase him less than when he goes off the rails...

and he's come back strong when they pull him.

Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 06:03 PM (VluVS)

...buckle up for a wild 3^rd.

Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 06:04 PM (VluVS)

82 Tim Thomas scores a late round knock down.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 06:25 PM (H02kX)

83 Thornton is gonna be cruisin' for a dance partner.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 06:26 PM (HBqDo)

84 Nice hit there by Zach Thomas, er, I mean Tim.

Posted by: confused sports announcer at June 06, 2011 06:28 PM (+/LDt)

85 And now is the point in the game where everything comes with a 10 minute misconduct.

The penalty benches are going to be full.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 06:29 PM (Fz+L5)

86 What an awful give away.

McQuaid needs to buy Timmy Thomas a beer for that one.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 06:31 PM (Fz+L5)

87 Thornton is gonna be cruisin' for a dance partner.

Refs saw it the same way...Maybe TT will do the honors whenever a VC is dumb enough to skate through the crease.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 06:33 PM (H02kX)

88 What a fucking joke these officials are.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 06:34 PM (HBqDo)

89 Is that the slowest 3 on 2 you've ever seen in your life? Somebody needs to tell them it's okay to score some more.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 06:36 PM (H02kX)

90 Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 10:34 PM (HBqDo)

It's the modern day NHL. The days of "Turn 'em loose Bruce" Hood are gone.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 06:39 PM (Fz+L5)

91 It's getting chippy.

Posted by: KennyM at June 06, 2011 06:40 PM (x1NR6)

92 Just got home from New Orleans... Man, was I ever wrong about Boston (see my remarks from the other night). I honestly thought we'd seen their best in Games 1 & 2, and that this would be a Vancouver walk. The only other thing I'm waiting on is an actual fight... long overdue in this game.

Posted by: tmi3rd at June 06, 2011 06:41 PM (WRtsc)

93 Nice rabbit punch by Lucic on Burrows.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 06:41 PM (HBqDo)

94 Woo-hoo!

Came back just in time to catch the fightin'!!

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 06:41 PM (BP6Z1)

95 Pretty soon only the goalies will be on the ice

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 06:43 PM (H02kX)

96 That was not a quality scrap.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 06:44 PM (Fz+L5)

97 The only other thing I'm waiting on is an actual fight... long overdue in this game.

Posted by: tmi3rd at June 06, 2011 10:41 PM (WRtsc)

I hope Seiderberg and I did not disappoint.

Posted by: Ryan Kesler at June 06, 2011 06:44 PM (BP6Z1)

98 >>It's the modern day NHL. The days of "Turn 'em loose Bruce" Hood are gone.
Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 10:39 PM (Fz+L5)

That's why their TV contracts are $1.50 for 5 years. Canada is politically correct fiasco and they've feminized their national game.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 06:44 PM (HBqDo)

99 Jesus. What do you serve with smoked Canuck again?

Posted by: tmi3rd at June 06, 2011 06:45 PM (WRtsc)

100 5-0!!!

Boston shorthanded > Boston PP

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 06:45 PM (BP6Z1)

101 SCORES!

OMG he really does go bad in a big way.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 06:45 PM (H02kX)

102 2 shorthanded, who needs a powerplay?

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 06:46 PM (HBqDo)

103 The other thing we saw on that goal is classic Bobby Lou- fighting the puck with his glove instead of letting it enter his glove and closing it for him. Full disclosure: I've never been a Luongo fan, and it does my heart good to see him do poorly.

Posted by: tmi3rd at June 06, 2011 06:46 PM (WRtsc)

104 Oops, shutout busted.

Posted by: tmi3rd at June 06, 2011 06:49 PM (WRtsc)

105 Jebus, look at those benches.

Plenty of good seats available!

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 06:52 PM (Fz+L5)

106 Thomas remembered his cape tonight.

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 06:52 PM (BP6Z1)

107 Is is just my imagination or has Chara not been very good/a factor so far in this series?

Big Z needs to get involved.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 06:54 PM (Fz+L5)

108 6-1!!!

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 06:55 PM (BP6Z1)

109 Do I hear carnival music and a shooting gallery somewhere? Wow.

Posted by: tmi3rd at June 06, 2011 06:55 PM (WRtsc)

110 Score! The old man. Some times trailing the play by a mile is a good thing.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 06:55 PM (H02kX)

111 Heh. Now, THAT's just funny, I don't care who you are. (from a Preds fan

)

Posted by: grasshopper at June 06, 2011 06:56 PM (VfwEb)

112 Mark Recchi! Old guy hockey!

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 06:56 PM (Fz+L5)

113 Uh... wow...

Posted by: tmi3rd at June 06, 2011 06:57 PM (WRtsc)

114 Oops... how'd that happen?

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 06:57 PM (H02kX)

115 Fellow Preds fan, Grasshopper.

Posted by: tmi3rd at June 06, 2011 06:58 PM (WRtsc)

116 #Hacked!

Posted by: Roberto Luongo's net at June 06, 2011 06:58 PM (+/LDt)

117 Apparently they took Luongo out a while ago and forgot to tell him.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 06:58 PM (HBqDo)

118

The Canucks would have a better chance if they all piled into the net behind Lou, eliminating any room for the puck.

Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 06:58 PM (VluVS)

119 Things not heard in Vancouver tonight: Luuuuuuuuuuuu

Posted by: KennyM at June 06, 2011 06:58 PM (x1NR6)

120 This was a good old fashioned ass-whoopin'.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 06:59 PM (Fz+L5)

121 One touchdown and the Canucks are back in it!

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 07:00 PM (BP6Z1)

122 All the people who deserve a beating somehow found their way off the ice. Funny how that works.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 07:00 PM (H02kX)

123 Good. God.

Posted by: tmi3rd at June 06, 2011 07:00 PM (WRtsc)

124 I believe that some unwritten rules are being broken at this point.

Posted by: KennyM at June 06, 2011 07:01 PM (x1NR6)

125 The Canucks are a bunch of quitting little bitches.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 07:01 PM (Fz+L5)

126 Rod Serling in net for the Canucks.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 07:01 PM (HBqDo)

127 OMG he really turns to jello. Where's his head going to be next game? What a mistake not pulling him earlier.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 07:01 PM (H02kX)

128 Get that "Dirty Water" queued up.

Posted by: happy Moron at June 06, 2011 07:01 PM (+/LDt)

129 I've never seen a team roll over like this in the Finals. Ever. This is embarrassing to see, and I want the Bruins to win. The Canucks should be ashamed.

Posted by: tmi3rd at June 06, 2011 07:02 PM (WRtsc)

130 Luongo's neck is probably burnt from the red light being on all night.

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 07:02 PM (BP6Z1)

131

Should have pulled Lou at the 3rd goal.

I think they might need to give Schneider the start for Game 4.

I would.

Posted by: garrett at June 06, 2011 07:02 PM (VluVS)

132 I believe that some unwritten rules are being broken at this point.

Better than written rules not being enforced and then being mocked by the team let off the hook the very next game.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 07:02 PM (H02kX)

133 134 I've never seen a team roll over like this in the Finals. Ever. This is embarrassing to see, and I want the Bruins to win. The Canucks should be ashamed.

Posted by: tmi3rd at June 06, 2011 11:02 PM (WRtsc)

--Yeah, I was just saying earlier that the Finals have not disappointed given the high level of play for the rest of the Playoffs. Still, if it goes to 7 all will be forgiven.

I desperately want the NBA and NHL to go the distance since I'm cynical about the NFL starting on time.

Posted by: logprof at June 06, 2011 07:04 PM (BP6Z1)

134 I'm a Rangers fan and saw some pretty bad hockey at times this season but never...NEVER that kind of bullshit quitting.

Torts would have ripped someone's (Sean Avery) head off their fucking shoulders on the bench if they ever dared to play that way.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 07:04 PM (Fz+L5)

135 Game 4 is going to be very interesting.

Do the Canucks rebound and take it to the Bruins or....do the Bruins keep on running.

By talent, I'd say Canucks bounce back but the lack of heart and pride displayed in that 3rd period makes me think the Bs are back.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 07:06 PM (Fz+L5)

136 #78 and #119; Oh Yeah. Seemed like Luongo just fell asleep at the wheel at the end. Will make the next game fun to watch; at least Thomas didn't get smoked WAAAY out of the blue zone tonight.

Posted by: grasshopper at June 06, 2011 07:07 PM (VfwEb)

137 As they say in Boston that was wicked bizzaah.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 07:07 PM (HBqDo)

138 Wanna bet JR rips the Canucks to shit in the post game? Should be fun.

Rome's hit on Horton was gutless crap and it set the tone for the rest of the team tonight.

Posted by: DrewM. at June 06, 2011 07:08 PM (Fz+L5)

139 Do the Canucks rebound and take it to the Bruins or....do the Bruins keep on running.

By talent, I'd say Canucks bounce back but the lack of heart and pride displayed in that 3rd period makes me think the Bs are back.

Dunno. They may be mentally damaged after this, especially Luongo and the Bs were pushed passed their limit. Now they hate Van as much or more than they hate the Habs. It'll be fun to find out.

Posted by: TheBigOldDog at June 06, 2011 07:12 PM (H02kX)

140 The Canucks' hotel needs to put Luongo on suicide watch.

Posted by: ontherocks at June 06, 2011 07:14 PM (HBqDo)

141 tmi3rd, shared two season tickets with friends and I loves me some Preds !! I'll talk hockey with anyone who'll listen. We're looking to sign Weber and Rinne again, and hopefully keep the bulk of the team together. Mr Grasshopper is rooting for Vancouver, but I am having a hard time; especially after Mr Rome's lil' love tap tonight. He's a thug.

Posted by: grasshopper at June 06, 2011 07:16 PM (VfwEb)

142 >>88 What a fucking joke these officials are. Huh? After the first seven minutes of the third, when the score got out of hand, it turned into a mens' league game. Same [stuff] you see on any rink at 10:30: late hits, guys coming in high and blatantly not thinking about the puck (good players can play dirty and not look like they are), and guys getting chippy every whistle. Every Whistle. Now those coaches and those players have played enough hockey to know exactly what the officials have to do in this situation, and what they're gonna do in this situation. Cause it's what every ref does at that point where the players stop playing the game: dump a couple of guys to get everyone's attention, and then keep dumping guys until the teams start playing hockey again instead of trying to settle scores from one perceived slight or another. This is not like Andy Van Hellemond swallowing his whistle in the third of a playoff game and letting the holding and interference go: it's keeping the game under control and preventing the big altercation from happening. BTW, the TV angle on the linesmen breaking up the Sedin-Ference altercation showed perfectly how you do the job: wrapping up the players' arms so they can't throw any more punches, then levering them apart. If you ever have to break up a bar fight, take some lessons from that video.

Posted by: MM at June 06, 2011 07:16 PM (nbAPU)

143 Grasshopper, I used to work for Channel 5 in Nashville. One night, before Chevy Sports Central, a couple of the guys showed up for the show (Vern Fiddler and Shea Weber), loaded down with pizza boxes. "What's this?" "Well, the overnight guys have got to eat, don't they?" Great guys.

Posted by: tmi3rd at June 06, 2011 07:22 PM (WRtsc)

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