ejp626 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Well, what a huge disappointment. I don't have particularly strong sports allegiances, and mostly pull a bit for Chicago teams, except when it comes to hockey where the 'Wings are my team. I realize they won it recently, but I really thought they would pull it off again. I guess they just didn't have enough gas in the tank at the end there. It just seems like one more kick in the shins for Michigan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 At least Detroit fans can console themselves saying they have by far the best NHL franchise of the last 20 years and they still will be Cup contenders next year, can't say the same for our local team which is now in ownership limbo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 I assumed that the Wings had it in the bag once they made it to the finals. Maybe the players did as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Well it was a homer series 'til the last game, Wings looked flat tonight, give credit to the Pens, they played a smart game tonight . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Well, whoever anyone was pulling for, at least Washington wasn't involved. I realized I had officially crossed over into the realm of the official Old Fart when I noticed how much Ovechkin bugged me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Missed the game. Turned the old boob tube on just in time to see the Penguins passing Lord Stanley around. Surprised. Good for them, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 I caught the last two minutes of the game. I don't think I've ever seen a crowd in any sport so dejected after a loss. Total silence. No one leaving for the exits. Just sitting there in shock. Really weird. And how would you like to be Hossa right now??? Left the Pens to sign with the Red Wings after they lost to Detroit in last years Cup finals. Bad move dude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van Basten II Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Well i still remember the crowd non reaction in Atlanta after 4x 100 m relay, it was quite eerie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewHill Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Congrats Pens! Now the cup goes back to Pittsburgh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Thirty years later, still the City of Champions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Did any brothers play in the NHL finals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quincy Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 And how would you like to be Hossa right now??? Left the Pens to sign with the Red Wings after they lost to Detroit in last years Cup finals. Bad move dude. He should give baseball's Tommy John a call. Left the Dodgers for the Yankees after losing twice to them, then loses with the Yanks vs. LA in '81. That's gotta hurt. Penguins surprised me. Pittsburgh is back to being the city of champions...er, other than that Pirate problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 I'm massively disappointed. I've been a Red Wing fan since the late '50's. Hockey is my sport, so I kind of live and die with them. Like many others, and maybe the Wings themselves, I thought at The Joe they were money. When you go 11-1 at home in the playoffs and the one loss was triple OT, there's reason for optimism. I don't know, it looked like after the first five minutes, they lost their legs. The offense just wasn't there, very few quality opportunities until the last five minutes of the game. Kronwall's shot that ricocheted off the post and then traversed the crossbar about did me in. I guess that's why they say close only counts in horseshoes. I'm still tweaked about the non-call that led to the Penquin's first goal. How two linesmen can miss such an obvious icing is beyond me. That puck was shot from at least three feet inside the red line. Sorry, that's icing and that's all there is to it. If something like this had happened in the NBA, the conspiracy theorists would be all over it. While I know Gary Bettman would have stood on his head in a bucket of shit to get the Cup into Cindy Crosby's hands, I can't go quite that far. I'd like to say wait until next year, but there are a number of things that need to happen. Say goodbye and thanks for the great memories to the likes of Kris Draper, Kirk Maltby, Tomas Holmstrom and Chris Chelios and think twice about signing Hossa to another deal. In spite of a great regular season, he really sucked when it counted. And for cryin' out loud fix the penalty kill. Up over and out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulstation1 Posted June 14, 2009 Report Share Posted June 14, 2009 Only hockey match I've seen in person was Detroit vs Phoenix in the late 1990s Went with some who were from Hockeytown and they could never get tickets when they lived there I like when Detroit and Colorado would go at it back then I remember when Roy and Vernon or Osgood threw down on Center Ice Those teams did not like each other PERIOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted June 15, 2009 Report Share Posted June 15, 2009 Hockey's always been my favorite sport, but I gradually followed it less after I stopped playing (age 40). During the long NHL strike (about 1-1/2 years?) I realized that I could get by without the NHL, and I've rarely watched post-strike. FWIW, my impression is that the Wings have gotten a bit long in the tooth, and losing the Finals wasn't a big surprise. Pitt finished the season strong (after horrid start), and was still improving when it mattered. I really wanted Det to win, though, among other reasons because I think Bettman and the League want to over-hype Crosby, who I don't like that much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 NHL Playoffs 2010 Caps vs Montreal. I couldn't believe it when the Caps came back to win this one tonite. I thought they were toast when they were down 4-1. Amazing. Boudreau's yanking of Jose Theodore from the net 12 minutes into the 1st period after he'd let in the two Canadiens goals was a bit surprising. Caps defense is still quirky imo.....hard to believe they won't get hosed in Montreal....but hey??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 If I was a Caps fan, I would be very concerned about goaltending. Theodore is notoriously inconsistent and tends to struggle when the going gets tough. If you have to rely on him to get you to the promised land, you'd better plan on scoring goals in bunches. Not that the Caps aren't capable of doing just that, but as they move deeper into the playoffs, that isn't going to be as easy as it's been against the Canadians. I also think the Blackhawks are going to have problems between the pipes and out West, Evgeni Nobokov has looked decidedly ordinary, if not worse. Usually by now some team's keeper has started standing people on their heads. That hasn't happened. Not even close. I'll tell you one thing. There is some terrific, extremely competitive and entertaining hockey being played right now. The games have been way more wide open than usual considering that the SCP's tend to put a premium on tight checking and lockdown defense. It would be tough to pick a favorite at this point. There are probably at least six team that have a legitimate shot at winning the whole thing. I'm just glad to see my Red Wings completely healthy and playing at the highest level they have all year right at the right time. I love the Stanley Cup. Honestly, I haven't the foggiest notion as to how anyone could choose NBA basketball over NHL hockey. There is no comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 Hopefully this will all be over soon, and I will have fought off the urge to get a TV and cable for another season... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregK Posted April 18, 2010 Report Share Posted April 18, 2010 For one brief moment, all the Canadian teams in the playoffs were up in their respective series' 1-0. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 An embarrassing loss for Montreal. Some of those boys need to go back to school and git some learnin' re: self control. Some of the Montreal fans might also want to make appointments with the local Optometrist. What? They didn't see Gionta cross-checking the Caps player in the back multiple times like a fiend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Embarrassing loss? Try the Sharks loss in overtime... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 What happened to the New Jersey Devils?? They were the #2 seed in the East and got blown out in the first round by the Flyers, 4-1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave James Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Marginal goaltending and no offense. The combination of these two will rarely get you out of the first round. So much for the addition of Ilya Kovalchuk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Apparently the Flyers' strategy for the series was,"Let Kovalchuk have the puck". He was a non-factor at best. Every time he got the puck the Devils O just sputtered. It's like the rest of the team just stood around watching him waiting for him to do something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papsrus Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 (edited) An embarrassing loss for Montreal. Some of those boys need to go back to school and git some learnin' re: self control. Some of the Montreal fans might also want to make appointments with the local Optometrist. What? They didn't see Gionta cross-checking the Caps player in the back multiple times like a fiend? heh hem .... Ah, I think it's becoming clear what the 'O' in Ovechkin stands for. He was a non-factor in the clutch. And a guy who seems a bit lost when the offense is struggling. A front-runner, in other words. Historic choke by the Caps. Edited April 29, 2010 by papsrus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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