Around the NHL Part XII: Playoff Madness

[Darth Vitale]

The ebb and flow of this Nashvile/Chicago game is unique. Momentum is real in this series.

Yeah I was just at the bar watching with my nephew but had to cut it short unfortunately. That first period was insane.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Rinne just hasn't been that good these playoffs. Fleury syndrome?

 

[ColePens]

Not signing Hossa might be one of the key moments in our organization's history that kept the Pens from being insanely good.

Hossa is so ****ing good.

 

[KIRK]

Not signing Hossa might be one of the key moments in our organization's history that kept the Pens from being insanely good.

Hossa is so ****ing good.

Does that mean not drafting Saad would be another?

Sid is better than Toews. The difference between Sid and Toews is a lot smaller than the difference between Saad/Hossa and Horny/whoever.

Watching that team just really reminds me why I hate the Pens organization so much. Gifted two generational talents. Refused to build around them.

 

[Ogrezilla]

Does that mean not drafting Saad would be another?

Sid is better than Toews. The difference between Sid and Toews is a lot smaller than the difference between Saad/Hossa and Horny/whoever.

Watching that team just really reminds me why I hate the Pens organization so much. Gifted two generational talents. Refused to build around them.

to be fair, we tried to sign Hossa, offering him more money and term than Detroit did.

 

[ColePens]

Chicago man.. wow. INSANE shift

 

[Ogrezilla]

Keith is ridiculously good. Man.

 

[Penguinator]

Haha...what have got against the Sedins?

They seem pretty innocuous.

They tend to become invisible in the playoffs, especially under spotlights manufactured by Chara inc.

Also... I loathe divers/actors like the Sedinettes, ***** Showban etc.

 

[Al Smith]

Wow. Keith

 

[Penguinator]

Censored word started with P and ended with K, as in PK Showban.

 

[Darth Vitale]

Not signing Hossa might be one of the key moments in our organization's history that kept the Pens from being insanely good.

Hossa is so ****ing good.

It's unquestionably one of those moments. Bar none. At least with this generation.

We made him a pretty great offer if I remember, something like 7 years, 7M. He walked not because of our offer but because he thought he'd get in the Cup in Detroit.

But yeah, the world of the Penguins would be a different place if he had signed on the dotted line. Milk spillage. What can you do?

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Not signing Hossa might be one of the key moments in our organization's history that kept the Pens from being insanely good.

Hossa is so ****ing good.

Yeah. I was thinking about that the other day when I was watching the Hawks. He's even getting up there in age, but he's still just a monster on every shift. All over the ice, he's still fast with and without the puck, he's still great offensively. Man...

I'd much rather have the luxury of worrying about the future with a guy like Hossa being 36 than a guy like Kunitz being 36.

 

[TNT87]

Sooooo close. lol

 

[KIRK]

Wow, what a finish here. That was close . . .

 

[ColePens]

Keith is ridiculously good. Man.

My favorite defender - but this series has been weird for him. He's been clutch, but he also has 3 really bad goals against. Neal/Forsberg right in front of the net. And tonight he got walked by Cullen.

But then when the game is on the line... the mother****er comes up with the biggest plays of the season.

Strange series for him btu he's been lights out when the game is on the line.

 

[ColePens]

Yeah. I was thinking about that the other day when I was watching the Hawks. He's even getting up there in age, but he's still just a monster on every shift. All over the ice, he's still fast with and without the puck, he's still great offensively. Man...

I'd much rather have the luxury of worrying about the future with a guy like Hossa being 36 than a guy like Kunitz being 36.

Hossa reminds me of Jagr. Both guys could play until they are 60.

 

[td_ice]

This is intense.

 

[KIRK]

This is intense.

This is what it's supposed to be.

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

Ugh, **** Chicago.

 

[td_ice]

"NHL Central....better than your division".

 

[td_ice]

Hawks win!!!

 

[xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Gotta love Chicago's offense and defense... But man, their goaltending is suspect.

That being said, it's gotta be entirely on Rinne. All he had to do, as the consensus best goalie in the world, was outplay two vastly inferior goalies. He couldn't do it. That's gotta sting.

 

[cheesedanish87]

I didn't see much of the Hawks game, but i read on twitter about a stupid James Neal penalty turned the game around.

Typical Neal.

 

[TNT87]

Nashville had such a good season but did anyone really think they were legitimate Cup contenders?

 

[ColePens]

Not going to lie - i love Chicago, but I don't want them winning out of jealousy. Anaheim, Calgary, St Louis, Tampa, Minnesota. Those are the ones I am pulling for.