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Post by CentreHice on Apr 25, 2006 19:11:27 GMT -5
What has gotten into Kelly Hrudey now? During the first intermission of a 3-1 Ottawa lead in Tampa Bay, he's admonishing the Tampa Bay PR people for putting on a long national anthem ceremony and a fireworks display that may have contributed to the 3-goal outburst by Ottawa. Works both ways, doesn't it, Kelly?
Then he shows highlights of how he's sure Tortorella will tell his defensemen to be stronger in their own end.
He showed one good play by Redden taking away time and space from Richards....
Most of it was pro-Tampa.....
How about....."Wow, did Ottawa ever come out strong and catch the Lightning off-guard. Bryan Murray really has the Sens ready for this game. After losing home-ice advantage, they're very focussed on getting it back. And the key will be to keep up the intensity without taking penalties."
That would make sense coming from a Canadian broadcaster, wouldn't it?
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Post by franko on Apr 25, 2006 21:34:55 GMT -5
Sens: 12 penalties in the first two periods; 8 in a row at one time (TBay had five in the same time frame). TBay scores 2 PP goals (Ottawa 1).
Ottawa can be beaten . . . they play sloppily enough to lose but just good enough to win. TBay has an uphill battle -- I don't see them doing it.
Chara threw Vinnie around like a little rag doll at the end, and could have pummeled him into the ice should he have chosen to.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 25, 2006 21:37:33 GMT -5
Sens: 12 penalties in the first two periods; 8 in a row at one time (TBay had five in the same time frame). TBay scores 2 PP goals (Ottawa 1). Ottawa can be beaten . . . they play sloppily enough to lose but just good enough to win. TBay has an uphill battle -- I don't see them doing it. Chara threw Vinnie around like a little rag doll at the end, and could have pummeled him into the ice should he have chosen to. I actually found something else to do when Neil did his Tie Domi routine. He was actually grinning on the bench watching the mess he started. Cheers. |
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Post by Skilly on Apr 26, 2006 6:18:36 GMT -5
What has gotten into Kelly Hrudey now? During the first intermission of a 3-1 Ottawa lead in Tampa Bay, he's admonishing the Tampa Bay PR people for putting on a long national anthem ceremony and a fireworks display that may have contributed to the 3-goal outburst by Ottawa. Works both ways, doesn't it, Kelly? Did Hogan give his pre-game pep talk? Did Hogan's daughter sing the anthem? These were bona-fide reasons for them winning the Cup last time, you know!  |
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Post by BadCompany on Apr 26, 2006 7:33:21 GMT -5
In the "it would be funny if it weren't so sad department" how about Bob Cole insisting that a Tampa goal under review was good, and wouldn't be waved off. "It's a goal, no doubt about it, for sure, lets drop the puck, Tampa has scored no doubt, for sure, for sure, for sure."
The goal, of course, was waved off.
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Post by franko on Apr 26, 2006 8:38:29 GMT -5
In the "it would be funny if it weren't so sad department" how about Bob Cole insisting that a Tampa goal under review was good, and wouldn't be waved off. "It's a goal, no doubt about it, for sure, lets drop the puck, Tampa has scored no doubt, for sure, for sure, for sure." The goal, of course, was waved off. Followed by "The replay shows that there was indeed a kicking motion" . . . as if they'd been laning towards that possibility rather than discounting it. |
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Post by Polarice on Apr 26, 2006 8:40:26 GMT -5
In the "it would be funny if it weren't so sad department" how about Bob Cole insisting that a Tampa goal under review was good, and wouldn't be waved off. "It's a goal, no doubt about it, for sure, lets drop the puck, Tampa has scored no doubt, for sure, for sure, for sure." The goal, of course, was waved off. Cole must be a Leaf fan, because anyone watching the series could tell that he hates Ottawa. |
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Post by Skilly on Apr 26, 2006 9:00:11 GMT -5
In the "it would be funny if it weren't so sad department" how about Bob Cole insisting that a Tampa goal under review was good, and wouldn't be waved off. "It's a goal, no doubt about it, for sure, lets drop the puck, Tampa has scored no doubt, for sure, for sure, for sure." The goal, of course, was waved off. Cole must be a Leaf fan, He is actually a Habs fan. Or was in his youth. www.canoe.ca/Slam030504/col_brennan2-sun.htmlIf you notice his favourite rink is Montreal, his favourite hockey memory is Jean Beliveau's only OT goal, and his first game was a double-OT playoff game between Montreal and Boston. In this article he is asked about his "Toronto bias" when calling Senator games ... his answer is pretty suspect. I have seen him screech out-loud for a Doug Gilmour empty net tap in ... and down-play a great goal by the other team. So..... But I think Cole is more now a "player-man". If a player he likes scores or makes a decent play he goes nuts, but if a no-name or a guy he doesn't like makes a good move he doesn't get too excited. But I have never heard him say he is/was a Leaf fan, but I have read articles where he has said he was a Hab fan in his youth. |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 26, 2006 9:02:50 GMT -5
I watched the Edmonton OT win over Detroit, through sleepy eyes.....and I couldn't believe the send-off from Ron MacLean.
When showing a graphic of the Montreal-Carolina Game 3 promo, he said, "Carolina has to find a way to get back in the series. Will it be Gerber or Ward?"
What is with these guys? I wouldn't mind if he said that ALONG WITH "Montreal looking to take an absolute strangle-hold on the series on home ice....."
We're getting little to no credit at all from our Canadian crown corporation.
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Post by Doc Holliday on Apr 26, 2006 12:00:39 GMT -5
We're getting little to no credit at all from our Canadian crown corporation. Which is why I absolutely believe that pro sports should solely be a private broadcaster's affaire. It's painful enough for French Canadien to send tax money so a biggot like Cherry can have his show, we're now all paying for Leaf's Night In Canada. Heck RDS is totally private and they show less of bias towards the HABS than the CBC crew show for the Leafs. IMO CBC should only get involved when sports involve National teams (Olympics, World Cups, etc...), for the rest, you want to watch/support your local team: you buy the feed. Back to the topic: |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 26, 2006 12:59:13 GMT -5
In the "it would be funny if it weren't so sad department" how about Bob Cole insisting that a Tampa goal under review was good, and wouldn't be waved off. "It's a goal, no doubt about it, for sure, lets drop the puck, Tampa has scored no doubt, for sure, for sure, for sure." The goal, of course, was waved off. From one angle, it looked as if the puck took a funny hop and into the net without touching anyone. I was certain that it was a goal, too. |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 26, 2006 15:22:18 GMT -5
RE: Detroit and Edmonton.
I know it's nowhere near over....but I think the Wings are finding out that, if they're to win the Cup, they're not going to get 16 wins over the likes of St. Louis, Columbus, and Chicago.
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Post by Skilly on Apr 26, 2006 21:17:41 GMT -5
RE: Detroit and Edmonton. I know it's nowhere near over....but I think the Wings are finding out that, if they're to win the Cup, they're not going to get 16 wins over the likes of St. Louis, Columbus, and Chicago. Interesting fact .... 54 of Detroit's 124 points came against St. Louis, Columbus, Chicago and Nashville. In the 32 division games they went 25-3-4. |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 26, 2006 21:52:19 GMT -5
RE: Detroit and Edmonton. I know it's nowhere near over....but I think the Wings are finding out that, if they're to win the Cup, they're not going to get 16 wins over the likes of St. Louis, Columbus, and Chicago. Interesting fact .... 54 of Detroit's 124 points came against St. Louis, Columbus, Chicago and Nashville. In the 32 division games they went 25-3-4. Not too shabby, if you can get it.......meanwhile the Habs were likely in the toughest division. 32 games against the likes of Ottawa, Buffalo, Toronto, and Boston (who usually gives us a tough time).....considering that.....we did okay this year. |
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Post by seventeen on Apr 26, 2006 22:37:42 GMT -5
I have a good buddy who's a hellacious Oiler fan. I told him Edmonton had a chance to beat Detroit, primarily because they had the worst 3 teams in the league in their division. For example the 3 worst teams in the Habs division had about 68 more points than those in Detroit's. You can develop some bad habits playing poor teams all the time. I personally don't like it, even if the points are relaxed ones.
BTW, Dallas leading Avalanche 3-2 with 15 minutes to go. The announcers were saying Theo has not really shown the kind of form Colorado was hoping for, and that when a shot goes toward him, they thought Colorado must be holding their breath wondering if it's going in. Sounds familiar.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 27, 2006 0:03:05 GMT -5
Yeah.....but......I wonder if the Stars aren't chewing out the refs now.
Stars scored on a 5-on-3 in the second period to go up 3-2. So you know it's going to be evened up. In the third, they get 4 penalties to Colorado's 1. The last one with 1:45 to go. Are you kidding me? Brunette scored at 19:03, likely with the goalie pulled for a 2-man advantage. I swear it's almost every single game that something like this happens.
Avs win in OT, and despite whatever they're saying about Theo, he and the Avs are up 3-0. Good on them.
This "new NHL" is really starting to bother me, only because it's so inconsistent and I would say half the hooking calls are marginal and half the tripping calls are dives. Players are deliberately skating into sticks now and falling down...and most of the time it's called. Rivet's penalty in Game 2 near the end of the second period was a perfect example of it.
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Post by Skilly on Apr 27, 2006 9:46:10 GMT -5
A Buffalo player last night got called for diving ..... it was the most obvious dive in the world. Forsberg skated right by Derek Roy. Forsberg had one hand on his stick and it barely and I mean barely glanced off of Roy (if they didnt slow the replay down I would have thought henever touched him at all). Roy slid to his knees and into the boards. I wish they showed the replay right to its conclusion, because when he fell Forsberg threw his hands in the air, (almost as if to say "WTF!!") ... and Roy was probaly smiling ... until they called it diving.
About time.
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Post by Skilly on Apr 27, 2006 9:50:24 GMT -5
*cough* Never lost in first round *cough* as a starter *cough* I also have a Crystol-Ball .... ok its a Magic 8 ball .... but boy am I ever looking good picking this series. hmmmmmmm let me see ..... HabsRus = everyone picked Dallas Skilly picked Colorado "One is the loniest number"My momma told me it wasn't nice to gloat ... but momma I dont get to do it very often!! ;D |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 27, 2006 10:01:40 GMT -5
When it comes to leadership.....would you rather have Joe Sakic or Mike "that wouldn't pay for my dog's food" Modano?
No question.
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Post by Pam on Apr 27, 2006 13:04:59 GMT -5
Sens: 12 penalties in the first two periods; 8 in a row at one time (TBay had five in the same time frame). TBay scores 2 PP goals (Ottawa 1). Ottawa can be beaten . . . they play sloppily enough to lose but just good enough to win. TBay has an uphill battle -- I don't see them doing it. Chara threw Vinnie around like a little rag doll at the end, and could have pummeled him into the ice should he have chosen to. I actually found something else to do when Neil did his Tie Domi routine. He was actually grinning on the bench watching the mess he started. Cheers. Neil is another player I've never liked. Glad he isn't on the Leafs. Tie is more than enough. I'll celebrate with Champagne if the Leafs dump him this year. |
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Post by Pam on Apr 27, 2006 13:22:03 GMT -5
I haven't been able to watch the Oilers/Wings series because their games start practically the same time as the Sharks/Preds series. I've always liked the Oilers, but if I have to choose between watching the Oilers and watching SCOTT Thornton, Jonathan Cheechoo, Alyn McCauley, Steve Bernier and Mark Smith, the Sharks are going to win my viewing. I'm watching the Stars/Avs series too. I detest the Stars and Wings, so I've been rooting for the Avs to beat the Stars. I'm more than thrilled they are 3-0 against the Stars. I really wanted the Oilers to eliminate the Wings, but I didn't think they had a chance. Kudos to the Oilers taking game 1 into double OT and hats off to the Oilers for beating the Wings in games 2 and 3. I sure hope the Oilers pull it off. I'm not watching the Flames/Ducks games because most of them aren't televised here, plus I would have to give up one of my other games. I can't stand the Ducks so I hope Calgary takes them out. It was bad enough having the Ducks in the SFC once without them advancing in the Playoffs again. I wanted TBay over Ottawa because I detest the Sens more than any other team in the League. I'm not watching that one at all. I don't want to lose my dinner watching the team I dislike the most. Devils/Rangers. I've always disliked the Rangers, but I dislike the Devils even more, so I was hoping for the Rangers. It sucks the Devils are going to win this Round. Losing Jagr really hurt the Rangers chances (I'm glad Thornton won the Art Ross Trohpy instead of Jagr). Sabres/Flyers. I really don't care who wins this one. Habs/Canes.    |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 27, 2006 19:12:28 GMT -5
Ottawa getting the short end of the stick in the first period of Game 4.
With the Sens ahead 1-0, St. Louis pushed Smolinski into Emery...then St. Louis hits Emery's pad with his skate in the crease...the puck goes in off St. Louis. And it counts.
Only Kelly Hrudey said it was goalie interference. You'd think that Greg Millen, a former goalie, would have been outraged. Nope.
Bob Cole is making a huge deal out of every Grahame save and Tampa scoring chance.
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Post by Skilly on Apr 27, 2006 20:48:32 GMT -5
I thought St. Louis' goal was good. The Senator defenseman was engaged withhim, and although he never pushed him into the goalie, he led him into the path of the goalie. Plus I am not a fan of the "goalie interference" call if the goalie is not in the blue paint. Emery was half in the crease and half out ....
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 27, 2006 22:27:52 GMT -5
I thought St. Louis' goal was good. The Senator defenseman was engaged withhim, and although he never pushed him into the goalie, he led him into the path of the goalie. Plus I am not a fan of the "goalie interference" call if the goalie is not in the blue paint. Emery was half in the crease and half out .... Compared to all the marginal goalie interference calls I've seen this year from the "new NHL", that was a no-brainer IMO. At least no one was seriously injured....  |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 27, 2006 23:25:40 GMT -5
Detroit and Edmonton were tied 2-2 in the third period. Now, we can't have Edmonton going up 3-1 in the series over the President's Trophy winner, can we? Not only does Detroit get a 5-on-3.....but Lidstrom throws the mother of all picks on Stoll at the blueline. No call. And to rub it in, while Stoll is still getting up, Lidstrom takes the pass and scores the go-ahead goal. The fans littered the ice. Final score 4-2 Detroit. I'm tellin' ya.....I've never seen such defective officiating as in this year's playoffs. Not only is it inconsistent during a game, it's inconsistent game to game. EDIT: I don't know if McTavish avoided a fine, but in his press conference he said something like, "We put the outcome this game into the capable hands of Joanette and Warren....and it turned out to be an egregious error." |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 28, 2006 10:57:47 GMT -5
Tortorella went up one side of John Grahame and down the other in his post game comments.
"3 goals on 4 shots (second period Ottawa outburst).....that just deflates a team. We need a "bleeping" save.....4 goals on 16 shots. I'm really getting tired of the 25 percent rule."
Darren Pang, on the TSN Panel, said that Tortorella should be calling out his defensive coverage. Grahame is back in his net a bit....but too many Sens are left uncovered.
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Post by Skilly on Apr 28, 2006 12:43:53 GMT -5
Tortorella went up one side of John Grahame and down the other in his post game comments. "3 goals on 4 shots (second period Ottawa outburst).....that just deflates a team. We need a "bleeping" save.....4 goals on 16 shots. I'm really getting tired of the 25 percent rule." Darren Pang, on the TSN Panel, said that Tortorella should be calling out his defensive coverage. Grahame is back in his net a bit....but too many Sens are left uncovered. When asked about how he felt his goalie played he replied: "I'm tired of all the BS" (but he said the word) He was also asked if Sean Burke would start in Ottawa. His reply: "You GD right he will!" |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 28, 2006 13:02:45 GMT -5
Tortorella went up one side of John Grahame and down the other in his post game comments. "3 goals on 4 shots (second period Ottawa outburst).....that just deflates a team. We need a "bleeping" save.....4 goals on 16 shots. I'm really getting tired of the 25 percent rule." Darren Pang, on the TSN Panel, said that Tortorella should be calling out his defensive coverage. Grahame is back in his net a bit....but too many Sens are left uncovered. When asked about how he felt his goalie played he replied: "I'm tired of all the BS" (but he said the word) He was also asked if Sean Burke would start in Ottawa. His reply: "You GD right he will!" I think it's safe to say that Grahame, a UFA this summer, won't be offered a contract by Tampa Bay. Tortorella was off-base....even though lousy goaltending can deflate a team (ask Dallas)...you don't hear coaches sound off like that very often if at all. |
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Post by Pam on Apr 28, 2006 13:57:52 GMT -5
He already stated Grahame wouldn't be returning to TBay. This isn't the first time I've heard about Tortorella spouting off that way. If I was a player and he did that to me, I'd want to be gone anyway. Apparently Tortorella has forgotten the forwards and defense on the team need to do their job. Apparently he thinks its all up to the goalie. That said, I don't think Grahame is that good a goalie, but Tortorella doesn't need to rip new ---holes on players like this. Last time (2 years ago?) he did this, I lost any respect I had for him.
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Post by franko on Apr 28, 2006 22:14:32 GMT -5
Esche gets second star for 26 saves and a save pct of 867? What's with that -- must have had a spectacular game!
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