Quote from: dropstharockalot on April 18, 2012, 06:27:37 PM
'Cuz once you get that one hit out of there, you can then clearly see that Shannahan has no f'ing clue what the hell he's doing.

Penguins put it on the Flyers tonite. 

Canucks hung tough tonight. Schneider had 43 saves, one of which was a penalty shot. 

Quote from: kraptaker on April 18, 2012, 06:36:46 PM
Sure he does. 

////Shanahan Fight Video///

I actually think that's part of the problem... Shanny played during a time when the players self-policed - mostly at the end of what I lovingly refer to as the "goon era."  You knew if you crossed the line with a dirty hit, there were immediate consequences.  Like, if Weber pulled that sh#t with Hank Z with Shanny on the ice, Shanny would have dealt with Weber immediately.

What we've got now is the "rat era."  The rule changes that open up the game make the fighter-only players obsolete, and the rule changes that penalize brawling behavior are keeping enforcers from protecting stars.  Shannahan really only played for a couple of seasons during the onset of the "rat era," so he doesn't have the mindset down.  He's still waiting for the players to regulate the behavior.

My $0.02.

Quote from: kraptaker on April 18, 2012, 07:20:29 PM
Penguins put it on the Flyers tonite. 

I knew the pens would come out with their heads on right last night. the flyers have never played well after a brawl like that. nobody was making any hits, the game was very slow, and it's like they gave up afterthe pens scored.

glad that rinaldo will be gone. i swear that guy has an auto-deduct on each paycheck that goes straight to the fine bucket. We always joke that he gets 2 min just for getting on the ice.
You had to know the refs were going to call EVERYTHING. anything resembling a fight and you are out of the game.


i also blame the assholes that started the "you can't beat us" chant. we are not the rangers. 

i remember the days between the AV's and Detroit..i think it's interesting, and worth noting that Shanahan liked to get in there and grapple and punch,...even if he also took some licks. seems like today they try and hold the other guy off and look for a shot.

regardless,..he reminds me of Lucic.

Semin's goal for the Caps was a rocket.  

Caps tie up the series. Holtby is in the zone.     Oh yeah, wtf was up with the clock in the last 9.5 

Coyotes....damn. 

I'm having deja vu with the bruins not being able to score on the PP......    good series so far. It seems the bruins/caps series is boring compared to rest of the league. 

Quote from: RonBurgundy on April 19, 2012, 07:50:41 PM
I'm having deja vu with the bruins not being able to score on the PP......    good series so far. It seems the bruins/caps series is boring compared to rest of the league. 

Yeah, seems a few series have been under the radar. Sharks/blues is another.

Seems this years first round is making for some good watching.

Quote from: kraptaker on April 19, 2012, 07:14:49 PM
Caps tie up the series. Holtby is in the zone.     Oh yeah, wtf was up with the clock in the last 9.5 

It's a glitch in the matrix - they changed something.

i was going to be pissed if that last push on Holtby, which happened *after* the clock *should* have been up had resulted in a goal. THough I hope they would review since everyone noticed the freaky clock action

Holtby's been unbelievable.  Some really fantastic netminding is getting overshadowed by all the thuggery... Smith is absolutely stealing the Chicago/Phoenix series, Elliot's been great for STL, and "The Pekker" is freakin' standing on his head against Detroit.

the end of the caps-bruins game was amazing. Holtby was great.

it's nice to see the actual play take center stage instead of fights.

watched a bit of the devils-panthers game. i can't compliment a devils player...it's against my religion 

Quote from: kraptaker on April 19, 2012, 07:48:09 PM
Coyotes....damn. 

Oh yeah!  Almost woke my kid up I was screaming at the TV.

(crap, I've become my father).