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Post by jkr on Aug 14, 2020 13:26:15 GMT -5
No Telus in Ontario as far as I know. Not sure if Fibe is in my area yet. All my Rogers promotions came off at the same & my monthly bill went up over 25%. Plus the cable has been intermittent at best for 2 days.
I'll be watching the game with the CBC Gem app this afternoon.
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Post by franko on Aug 14, 2020 14:18:34 GMT -5
No Telus in Ontario as far as I know. nope, no Telus in Ontario I've been off cable (Rogers) for a year plus, on to Ignite. Have had no problems with it. Though of course prices are going up . . . time for a phone call, that usually makes a difference. |
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Post by CentreHice on Aug 14, 2020 20:57:53 GMT -5
Defending champs in tough. Down 2-0 to the Canucks.
Horvat with the OT finish...and an end-to-end beauty earlier.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Aug 15, 2020 9:32:50 GMT -5
Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask opts out
of NHL’s return to playSportsnet Staff @sportsnet August 15, 2020, 10:28 AM Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask has opted out of the NHL’s post-season, the team announced Saturday. “I want to be with my teammates competing, but at this moment there are things more important than hockey in my life, and that is being with my family,” Rask said via a press release. “I want to thank the Bruins and my teammates for their support and wish them success.” More to come…
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Post by jkr on Aug 15, 2020 10:14:18 GMT -5
I find it odd that Rask waited this long rather than opt out before things started.
I wonder if he would have done this if the Bruins didn't have a quality backup in Halak.
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Post by GNick99 on Aug 15, 2020 11:04:04 GMT -5
Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask opts out
of NHL’s return to playSportsnet Staff @sportsnet August 15, 2020, 10:28 AM Boston Bruins goaltender Tuukka Rask has opted out of the NHL’s post-season, the team announced Saturday. “I want to be with my teammates competing, but at this moment there are things more important than hockey in my life, and that is being with my family,” Rask said via a press release. “I want to thank the Bruins and my teammates for their support and wish them success.” More to come… could be major blow to Bruins |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Aug 15, 2020 11:20:52 GMT -5
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Aug 15, 2020 11:37:03 GMT -5
Has to be tough on those with families, as he has a newborn and two young kids. However, this applies to a few players out there. We never know all the circumstances that players are going through in their lives away from the rink.
Anyway, welcome back to the playoff starter position Jaro.
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Post by NWTHabsFan on Aug 15, 2020 11:39:05 GMT -5
Defending champs in tough. Down 2-0 to the Canucks. Horvat with the OT finish...and an end-to-end beauty earlier. That Horvat end to end was something else. Wonder if the Nucks can keep this going. I hope so. Another team with their young players gaining invaluable playoff cred and a goalie on top of his game. |
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Post by seventeen on Aug 15, 2020 12:36:16 GMT -5
Defending champs in tough. Down 2-0 to the Canucks. Horvat with the OT finish...and an end-to-end beauty earlier. That Horvat end to end was something else. Wonder if the Nucks can keep this going. I hope so. Another team with their young players gaining invaluable playoff cred and a goalie on top of his game. That pass from Hughes as Sanford was about to nail him into the boards was exquisite. As he lay there with Sandford on top of him, Horvat scored. A little smile popped up on Hughes face and he looks at Sanford and says something. Sure wish I knew what. |
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Post by folatre on Aug 15, 2020 12:49:21 GMT -5
I think that the right thing is to be understanding and respectful of Rask wanting to be with his young children. But, man, why in the world would you wait until you have been in the bubble for 20 days to spring this surprise on your mates. The timing of the situation is lousy. And coming on the heels of him waxing poetic about how lame the arena atmosphere is and how hard it is to get into playing hockey. The decision is fine but the timing of it makes Rask look a little flaky.
Jeje, Cam Neely might punch him on way out of the hotel.
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Post by jkr on Aug 15, 2020 13:05:39 GMT -5
You're right about the timing. If he had never joined the team, I would be more likely to buy the explanation. But waiting 3 weeks & complaining about the atmosphere, he just sounds like a guy who is bored & wants to go home.
Halak is 35, Rask is 33 & they both have one year left on their deals before they are UFA. Time for the Bruins to start looking around for replacements.
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Post by Willie Dog on Aug 15, 2020 13:47:03 GMT -5
Maybe he or his wife thought it wouldn't be that difficult... or there is something going on with the kids/family issues....
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Post by Cranky on Aug 15, 2020 13:58:54 GMT -5
Rask is not the only one with a family. Probably a third of the players have families and rather be with them, but feel they need to support the league and by extension, themselves.
Unless there is a dire emergency, "I miss my kids" is not much of an excuse.
This looks far more like a "me, myself and i" move that his millions allows him to make.
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Post by Willie Dog on Aug 15, 2020 15:48:41 GMT -5
Svechnikov gets injured in game 3 after getting tangled up with Chara... shocking... but I'm sure the ape felt bad... man I cant wait for him to retire...
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Post by PTH on Aug 15, 2020 22:47:05 GMT -5
I've noticed losing teams from ultra long OT games are usually eady pickings next game, before they get their act back together afterwards How far would you like me to go back? I looked at the 10 longest OTs from 1996-2019 … This would have all games that the OT was 54 mins or longer Of those series, four teams that won the overtime game, won the next game. However, that does include the 3 longest ones (Pitts-Philly in 2000, Anaheim-Dallas in 2003, and Pitts-Wash in 1996) Of the 6 other series, 3 were series ending games, and 3 the losing team won the next game Interesting, your facts and my intuition don't mesh. Please stop ruining my fun factoids with truthful, verifiable, objective information. |
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Post by PTH on Aug 16, 2020 0:16:53 GMT -5
Maybe he or his wife thought it wouldn't be that difficult... or there is something going on with the kids/family issues.... I have to wonder, it might be really legit - like a kid who needs both parents, or a complete joke, like Tuuka not wanting to leave his wife alone too long... |
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Post by seventeen on Aug 16, 2020 1:23:54 GMT -5
It's refreshing in a way. An athlete who doesn't let the game define him. We can probably come up with all kinds of reasons he should have stuck it out...teammates, loyalty, etc. The simple fact is he'd prefer to be with his family than his teammates.
Course, he won't be a Bruin next season. Neely and Jacobs simply won't stand for someone not bleeding brown (that's what you get when you combine black and yellow). Which brings up another question of course. Why are there so few teams that take brown as a uniform colour?
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Post by seventeen on Aug 16, 2020 1:31:32 GMT -5
Svechnikov gets injured in game 3 after getting tangled up with Chara... shocking... but I'm sure the ape felt bad... man I cant wait for him to retire... And then Jack Edwards tweets out that it's natural consequences for 'poking the bear". Edwards is being vilified on Twitter by a lot of good people for that senseless tweet. The dumb thing is that it really looked like an accident. There was some shoving in front of the net and Chara sort of slew footed him (a tiny bit), but the major reason was that Svechnikov's skate looked like it got stuck in a rut in the ice and zigged instead of zagging. Accidental. Edwards' tweet reminded me, of course, of Chara deliberately injuring Max. No question about that one. Besides, Chara seems to be involved in more than his share of 'injuries'. The bear needs to be relocated, not poked. May I suggest Antarctica? |
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Post by CentreHice on Aug 16, 2020 6:58:26 GMT -5
Edwards is a homer who embodies the big, bad Bruins swagger/image. He was a large part of the Boston media nonsense which led to Chara's "hit" on Pacioretty.
Jan. 8, 2011. After scoring the OT winner, Max gave Chara a little shove. Chara took offense and "joined" the Habs' post-game celebration.
The "horrible" shove is shown at 2:37 of the clip.
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Here's the Jack Edwards take of the same play.
"Max Pacioretty! And he bangs Chara! And Chara's takes exception to that! HERE WE GO! Max Pacioretty! The win wasn't enough! He had to do a little trash-talking! 67 is the new name in the books! He's a cocky kid, and somebody's gonna get his head taken off."
Close enough, eh Jack?
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A month of frothing.
Feb. 9. Bruins thug their way to an 8-6 win in Boston. Chara slashes Pacioretty's legs from behind, and takes a run at him in our goal crease during a scrum. Not good enough.
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Another month of festering.
Mar. 8. Chara completes his mission.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Aug 16, 2020 11:44:20 GMT -5
Svechnikov gets injured in game 3 after getting tangled up with Chara... shocking... but I'm sure the ape felt bad... man I cant wait for him to retire... And then Jack Edwards tweets out that it's natural consequences for 'poking the bear". Edwards is being vilified on Twitter by a lot of good people for that senseless tweet. The dumb thing is that it really looked like an accident. There was some shoving in front of the net and Chara sort of slew footed him (a tiny bit), but the major reason was that Svechnikov's skate looked like it got stuck in a rut in the ice and zigged instead of zagging. Accidental. Edwards' tweet reminded me, of course, of Chara deliberately injuring Max. No question about that one. Besides, Chara seems to be involved in more than his share of 'injuries'. The bear needs to be relocated, not poked. May I suggest Antarctica? playing the victim card ... what a concept ... Cheers. |
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Post by franko on Aug 16, 2020 13:10:18 GMT -5
wouldn't it be something if someone on Carolina thought "we can't ignore this, they took out an important player" and thought of some way of revenge . . . like taking out Halak? not that I'm suggesting they do any such thing, but . . .
Boston has gotten away with too much for too long.
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Post by Skilly on Aug 16, 2020 14:16:20 GMT -5
How far would you like me to go back? I looked at the 10 longest OTs from 1996-2019 … This would have all games that the OT was 54 mins or longer Of those series, four teams that won the overtime game, won the next game. However, that does include the 3 longest ones (Pitts-Philly in 2000, Anaheim-Dallas in 2003, and Pitts-Wash in 1996) Of the 6 other series, 3 were series ending games, and 3 the losing team won the next game Interesting, your facts and my intuition don't mesh. Please stop ruining my fun factoids with truthful, verifiable, objective information. I would say your intuition was right. The three longest games in our lifetimes, the losing team lost the next game. I don’t think any were cakewalks though |
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Post by jkr on Aug 16, 2020 15:16:22 GMT -5
Isles beat Caps 2-1 in OT on a Barzal goal. Just moments earlier, Vrana was stoned by Varlamov on a clear breakaway.
Isles now lead 3-0.
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Post by franko on Aug 16, 2020 15:54:36 GMT -5
what's with (a) all of these overtime games and (b) scheduling back-to-back games in the same arena? with east and west bubbles you'd think they'd schedule east then west then east games instead of two in a row in the same arena
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Post by seventeen on Aug 16, 2020 16:23:08 GMT -5
Tobias Reider with 3 shorthanded goals. Amazing, huh? Then consider this. He gets fed a puck deep on the right side and misses the yawning net because his stick breaks. Stuff happens, right? No sweat. Now, explain the rest if this sequence. He’s got no stick. He skates back and goes past his bench on a back check. Does he slow to get a stick, from anyone? Nope. He just flies back into his own zone so his team can play shorthanded. He went right by his own bench! It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a play that stupid. I’d like to know what Geoff Ward was thinking.
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Post by folatre on Aug 16, 2020 16:39:42 GMT -5
I wasn't watching. Reider blew an empty netter and then opted to defend in the final seconds without a twig?
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Post by seventeen on Aug 16, 2020 16:41:05 GMT -5
Flames lose in OT (deservedly). What I will never understand is why coaches don’t have a standing rule that the moment you break a stick you get replaced or get a new stick. A Flame broke his stick and stayed on the ice skating around like tits on a bull until Klingberg scored. Five seconds playing 1 full man short always beats 30 seconds or more playing 9 tenths of a man short. Tampa’s the only team I’ve seen where players make an effort to get a new stick and not consistently even with them. It just seems so obvious to me. Am I the dunce?
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Post by seventeen on Aug 16, 2020 16:43:55 GMT -5
I wasn't watching. Reider blew an empty netter and then opted to defend in the final seconds without a twig? Yes. It wasn’t the final seconds but it was late in the third. The puck wasn’t in the Calgary zone until after Reider skated by his own bench. There was NO risk to getting a new stick. He just panicked. He took a 2 on 1 pas from the LW and one timed it. Goalie completely out of position and 3/4 of the net wide open. Awkward angle for Reider so I don’t blame him for anything up to that point. |
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Post by folatre on Aug 16, 2020 16:47:26 GMT -5
Wow, I guess even pros can have a mental short-circuit.
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