Huaco Kid Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 woohoo. I don't really care who wins. The dearth of "old school" hockey seems especially prevalent. I've seen a couple scrappy games that were kinda exciting. Maybe it'll get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Once upon a time such events were described as “a fight on ice where a hockey game might break out” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Batesmotel Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Hardest surface in sports. Sharp blades on their feet. Sticks in their hands. Fun time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norton Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Don't have a dog in the fight but I have been watching some of the NHL playoff action. One thing I like is the fact that every player flat out hustles. No loafing. I also like the rare today sportsmanship shown with the lineup and shaking hands after the series is decided. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuteTheMall Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 ........Three-peat for the Lightning Bolts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 On 5/16/2022 at 9:38 AM, ChuteTheMall said: ........Three-peat for the Lightning Bolts? Which team would you like to see in the playoffs against Tampa Bay? I assume that the Lightning can dispose of either New York or Carolina. I would be delighted with a series between Tampa Bay and Edmonton, even if they are Canadian. The best goalie in the league against the best scorers in the league. NB a Canadian team hasn't won the Stanley Cup since Montreal in 1993. Let's keep the streak going. All your hockey are belong to us, hosers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeMason Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 Avalanche are gonna win it all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted May 25, 2022 Author Share Posted May 25, 2022 On 5/16/2022 at 10:38 AM, ChuteTheMall said: ........Three-peat for the Lightning Bolts? I'll root for them just for that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted May 27, 2022 Share Posted May 27, 2022 So, I was watching Colorado - St. Louis game 5. Pretty good game, St. Louis came from 3 behind to tie, but Colorado scored with 2 minutes to go. Game over. I changed the channel. But, St. Louis scored again in regulation and then won in overtime -- which I didn't see. Because I though that the game was over with 2 minutes to go. NB here's to Edmonton for not plastering their helmets with some dopey corporate sponsor logo and Calgary only doing it for road game. Next thing we know, professional teams in all sports will all have their sponsors logos plastered all over their uniforms like NASCAR drivers. Game on, eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 3 hours ago, tous said: Game over. I changed the channel. Your team could be down by 2, with two minutes left.... and the game isn't over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 You could be down by 1, with 18 seconds left... and the game isn't over. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 That Calgary goal was good. He didn't; kick it. He wasn't even looking at the puck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 I forget what, or when, (a long while ago), but Pittsburgh had the "No Goal" controversy. A very bad call that ended their playoff run. People got "NO GOAL!" tattoos. I think the referees, anymore, are just there to make the scoring more even, for more overtime (and more commercials). I've witness too much cheesy officiating, waaay too often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 I agree. The referees do seem to call penalties on the most innocent of stuff and let obvious tripping and slashing go . Don't get me started on goalie interference. Remember when it was no goal if anyone but the goalie was in the blue paint? Now they damn near sit in the goalie's lap and the NHL counts it good. And what happened to the rule that in a face off in either team's zone, the team whose zone it is in had to put his stick down first? And they also had a time limit between stopping of play and the shenanigans before a face off. I'm old and cranky. NB I hate ESPN and TNT's coverage. Their play-by-play people can't stop inserting cute little stories between who has the puck and where and the intermission hosts are all conceited assholes trying to be more clever and snarky than the others. I mute them. I am now older and crankier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 16 minutes ago, tous said: I mute them. I leaned it from Dad, decades ago... Watch the TV. Listen to the radio. It cuts out 99% of the bs, and screams, "OH! GET GRANDMA A HOT TODDY OR HER HEART MIGHT STOP!!!" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted May 28, 2022 Author Share Posted May 28, 2022 They not only practice blistering, laser, wrist-shots, their whole lives, but they also practice aiming for the water bottle on top of the net. When it flips 3' into the air, the goalie feels much dissapoint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 A shot that any NHL goalie would have stopped 99 out of 100 times. I think the poor lad was exhausted after all the saves on that power play. I'm up for overtime. Unbelievable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Edmonton and Colorado. in the words of the immortal Harry Caray, voice of the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs -- Holy Cow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 The gnarliest, baddest men in the sports world must go to acting school, because the pitifully phony dives they perform to draw penalties are painfully embarrassing. It's something a toddler would do when they want a hug. Pretty good game, full-on, and no one wants to be the f-up at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Huaco Kid Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 Ronnie is as skinny as me, from the waist up. His legs are as big as redwood trunks. And I think he's got a cigarette. They'll let you touch the cup. But if you try to pick it up, the goons rush over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 After a goal, they show the replay 20 times, in slo-mo, of the guy, maybe making spectacular moves, and making a wicked shot. But they don't show the five or seven seconds before that, where the f-up, or total breakdown, occurred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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