On The Eve of the New Season: North of the Border Editio

vansmack wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
let's observe a moment of silence for canadian hockey…

And the original 6.  First time in history….

Good riddance.

Thank you Ducks.

I'd rather not make the playoffs then go in knowing you will go down in a ball of flames.  We fans just can't take it any more.

does losing in 7 really constitute going "down in a ball of flames"? 

i'm not denying your pain, just questioning your choice of words…

Big Willy fined $2403.67 for his knee on knee hit to Conor Sheary. Seems like a pretty specific number. I wonder how they come up with that.

Obviously don't want to see ANYONE getting hit like this and I especially don't like it coming from Tom Wilson. His reputation will only get worse as they go against the golden Penguins and the angel Sidney Crosby.

sweetcell wrote:
does losing in 7 really constitute going "down in a ball of flames"? 

i'm not denying your pain, just questioning your choice of words…

Are you still mad that Calgary didn't make the playoffs?

i'm upset that no canadian team made it, calgary was our best shot, but i couldn't say i'm mad…

and your reaction to my questioning of of "ball of flames", sir?

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:
Big Willy fined $2403.67 for his knee on knee hit to Conor Sheary. Seems like a pretty specific number. I wonder how they come up with that.

It's the maximum amount allowed by the collective bargaining agreement, equivalent to half of one days salary.

sweetcell wrote:
i'm upset that no canadian team made it, calgary was our best shot, but i couldn't say i'm mad…

and your reaction to my questioning of of "ball of flames", sir?

I assumed my use of the word "flames" upset your Canadian heritage.

As for the Ducks, while not often talked about, under Boudreau, the Ducks are also 1-5 in Game 6 and have never even had a lead in any of the subsequent game 7's.  All while being the higher seed.  That my friend, is going down in a ball of flames.

vansmack wrote:

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:
Big Willy fined $2403.67 for his knee on knee hit to Conor Sheary. Seems like a pretty specific number. I wonder how they come up with that.

It's the maximum amount allowed by the collective bargaining agreement, equivalent to half of one days salary.

Did not know that!

Brooks Orpik gets a 3 game suspension for his hit in Saturday's game. Millbury called him a  "predator" who hunts people down for hits. Don't recall him giving him this much grief when he was a Penguin… The hit was nasty, but I wouldn't call him a "Predator". Caps have, arguably, played better with Orpik out of the line up. He's made some super bone headed plays in these 2 series. Will be interesting to see who we can get to neutralize Geno.

loui erikson begs to differ

Hit the Caps game on Saturday. Was fairly surprised to see how few Pens fans there were. They were mostly confined to the nose bleeds, lots and lots of red in the stands. Nice to see DC fans stand strong instead of just selling the tickets and letting the hoard of Pitt fans takeover the phone booth.

Good luck, Minnesota.

vansmack wrote:
Good luck, Minnesota.

He was rehired before I even heard he was fired.  Practically.

At least this time he didn't inherit a total dumpster fire.

Awesome to see 2 series go to game 7's. Hopefully Caps push a third series to a game 7  ;D

Nuke wrote:
He was rehired before I even heard he was fired.  Practically.

He was only unemployed for 48 hours when he went to Anaheim, so these eight days must have seemed like an eternity to him…

Fantastic gif response, btw.

playing party hard on repeat today

Caps just really have to go out in extraordinary fashion every year. Can't believe THAT team lost to a glorified AHL team. Credit to Pitt, but god damn. Insane how flat the Caps came out of the gate. Holtby letting in a softie to start must have deflated them. Sheesh.

DeathFromAbove1979 wrote:
Caps just really have to go out in extraordinary fashion every year. Can't believe THAT team lost to a glorified AHL team. Credit to Pitt, but god damn. Insane how flat the Caps came out of the gate. Holtby letting in a softie to start must have deflated them. Sheesh.

Glorified AHL team? LoL. Goodnight, Caps!