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Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - daylight - 05-20-2008
I'm pulling for the Wings, if only because I don't want the NHL management types to have the satisfaction of Crosby winning the cup just yet. Fuck those guys.
Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - sean.bonner - 05-20-2008
daylight Wrote:I'm pulling for the Wings, if only because I don't want the NHL management types to have the satisfaction of Crosby winning the cup just yet. f**k those guys.:thumb:
Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - Lizard King - 05-20-2008
Bettman's probably paying off the ref's as we speak...GO RED WINGS!
Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - tigerthelion - 05-20-2008
teemudog Wrote:This is gonna be a great Stanley Cup Finals IMO. I hope the young Pens can overcome the odds that the media seems to attach to the chances of their success. The Wings are a bit old and tired, and I am banking on them wearing out. Also, I am kind of a poor sport, sad to say but too true. I am not nasty or anything but I have been known to pout...so I really really hope the Pens win!! :jump
Well, the Pens have arguably the second best player in the world on their team (Malkin) and they also have Crosby, Hossa, and Gonchar.
I've seen some "media" members pick the Pens. I don't think they're as big of an underdog as you might suspect.
Don't know how it'll go down. I don't like either team. :lol:
Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - opiated - 05-20-2008
Go Wings..i'm sick of the Crosby hype as well
Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - tommygunn - 05-20-2008
I'll go out on a limb and say Wings in 5! :rambo:
Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - teemudog - 05-20-2008
I, as you might have expected am a huge Crosby fan. His talent and skill level is awe inspiring. I have a friend that coaches in a pee-wee league and it is so cool to see all the Crosby hats and tee's etc. He is a great ambassador of the sport for the kids, especially down here. OK, OK enough of that kind of Crosby talk :wink:
I am so impressed with Evgeni Malkin. He is an all around talent. He is the total package IMO. His hockey story is so crazy, I think he really deserves the cup. I really like this team right now and have been a fan since I was like 8 years old. And yeah, I am pretty old now...
My best friend here is from Port Huron. She is a complete Wings fan, since she was a little kid, we have had fun debates lately. I know the Wings are great, have known for many years, they have proven it time and time again, but I just hope my boys can take 'em.
Out here, or down here, in the desert we don't get the overload of hockey news you all must get bombarded with on radio, newspapers and tv. Most times we get none at all, box scores in the last page of paper, that is when the Coyotes are winning. We do see the NHL channel and VS. but that is it besides watching games. We get online to see any hockey info. so, I was looking for some support here, but its alright, for you all its overkill on Crosby, I get it :thumb:
but...LETS GO PENS!!
Cheers,
Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - grimes - 05-20-2008
I think the Wings will be tough to beat, but I will be cheering for the Pens. While I agree the Crosby hype does get annoying, the Crosby haters are even more annoying. Like him or not, the fact is he's had ridiculous expectations placed on him since the day he played his first game in the league (and well before that, actually) and yet he's still managed to exceed them. Last year he won the scoring title at age 19. This year at age 20 he's tied for the playoff scoring lead after three rounds, helping his team advance to the finals. He's hyped for good reason. And whether or not they win it this year, I think we'll be seeing a lot of the Pens at the top of the eastern conference in the years to come.
Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - teemudog - 05-20-2008
:jump
Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - cferneyh - 05-20-2008
grimes Wrote:I think the Wings will be tough to beat, but I will be cheering for the Pens. While I agree the Crosby hype does get annoying, the Crosby haters are even more annoying. Like him or not, the fact is he's had ridiculous expectations placed on him since the day he played his first game in the league (and well before that, actually) and yet he's still managed to exceed them. Last year he won the scoring title at age 19. This year at age 20 he's tied for the playoff scoring lead after three rounds, helping his team advance to the finals. He's hyped for good reason. And whether or not they win it this year, I think we'll be seeing a lot of the Pens at the top of the eastern conference in the years to come.
Well put.
Go Pens!
(FYI, so far this year in the playoffs I've cheered for Washington, San Jose, Dallas, and now Pittsburgh.......sorry Pens fans).
Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - daylight - 05-21-2008
I'm not anti-Crosby, I'm anti-Bettman & co. They just happen to be pro-Crosby!
Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - tth_fan - 05-21-2008
daylight Wrote:I'm not anti-Crosby, I'm anti-Bettman & co. They just happen to be pro-Crosby!
:thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - emperor penguin - 05-21-2008
teemudog Wrote:I am so impressed with Evgeni Malkin. He is an all around talent. He is the total package IMO. His hockey story is so crazy, I think he really deserves the cup.
I lost all respect I had for him when he went on his big slew foot rampage against the Rangers at the end of one of the games. he should have been suspended for that and he didn't even get a penalty as I recall. Still, I'm a big Crosby fan and I'm cheering for the Pens.
Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - thedarkcanuck - 05-21-2008
emperor penguin Wrote:teemudog Wrote:I am so impressed with Evgeni Malkin. He is an all around talent. He is the total package IMO. His hockey story is so crazy, I think he really deserves the cup.
I lost all respect I had for him when he went on his big slew foot rampage against the Rangers at the end of one of the games. he should have been suspended for that and he didn't even get a penalty as I recall. Still, I'm a big Crosby fan and I'm cheering for the Pens.
i agree with you, even as a hardcore pens fan, that kind of thing is bush. as the pens march deeper i`m hearing alot of whiner talk from people i work with and for. i just kindly point out how young these guys are and that kids are kids sometimes. it was no different for gretz and mario when they started their careers and everyone calling them crybabies/whiners
Re: NHL Playoffs 2008 - tigerthelion - 05-21-2008
emperor penguin Wrote:teemudog Wrote:I am so impressed with Evgeni Malkin. He is an all around talent. He is the total package IMO. His hockey story is so crazy, I think he really deserves the cup.
I lost all respect I had for him when he went on his big slew foot rampage against the Rangers at the end of one of the games. he should have been suspended for that and he didn't even get a penalty as I recall. Still, I'm a big Crosby fan and I'm cheering for the Pens.
Do you have respect for past players like Messier and Howe? Do you respect a whiner who repeatedly takes dives? (hint- he wears #87)
This isn't directed at you, btw, but:
I'm so fucking glad that Russia beat Canada the other day. Just for the simple fact that it humbles at least a few of the loud, obnoxious in this country, at least for a day.......I do find it quite predictable that Don Cherry even found a way to discredit the Russian win by complaining about the rules.....of course, he didn't mention that the same rule was applied earlier in the game and went against Team Russia.