[iceonfire]

okay one thing i don't like about hocky that i gotta admit is how they got the yag est names seriously the pinguins ooooh scary or no wait the ducks dn't get me wrong i love the cartoon but seriouslt too funny

[Blue_Phoenix]

Originally Posted by iceonfire

okay one thing i don't like about hocky that i gotta admit is how they got the yag est names seriously the pinguins ooooh scary or no wait the ducks dn't get me wrong i love the cartoon but seriouslt too funny

Huh?

It's all up to the (ugh!) Penguins.

[hockeychicka]

Originally Posted by iceonfire

okay one thing i don't like about hocky that i gotta admit is how they got the yag est names seriously the pinguins ooooh scary or no wait the ducks dn't get me wrong i love the cartoon but seriouslt too funny

uh huh?!

ive kinda lost interest in the playoffs.. ive been watching the world championships more.

[Blue_Phoenix]

The Stars beat the Red Wings in game four. Part of the reason why, of course, is because ANOTHER goal from the Stars that should have been discounted has been counted, and furthermore, there was a discounted goal by Detroit which was very contestable at best. Do we need any more proof that Gary Bettman is favor-trading in Dallas?

[hockeychicka]

that wings goal in game 1 shouldnt have counted!! ur right about that one in game four thoe..

there will be a game 6!! oh man, if it goes to seven...



Russia wins 5-4 in OT on the PP. Canada had a 2 goal lead with like 5 min left in the third. ...aww so sad


Pens vs. Wings Stanley Cup Final

[Blue_Phoenix]

The world hasn't ended. The Stars are out, finally. Go Penguins, I guess.

[Blue_Phoenix]

Wings win. Drat.

[hockeychicka]

MAF falling out of the tunnel was funny! lol but he played great! it was pretty much all Red Wings last night.

Pens shutout again! Wings are rreally handing it to them.

[Blue_Phoenix]

Yeah. I'm surprised. I thought Pittsburgh's youth would beat the older guys in Detroit. (How old is Chris Chelios now?) But they seem hell-bent on proving they can win without Yzerman.

[hockeychicka]

i think he is 46, I dont think he has played since game 4 of the Dallas series, he didnt play in game 1 or 2.. but the Wings are still pretty old without him! Half the roster has to be 35ish+ and 20 year old Malkin is saying he is tired.

Wings seem faster on the puck, the way they enter the zone, the D has been awesome.. freakin Pens didnt get their first es shot till the second period...
Its more the experience factor than the age thing... but obviously, age comes with experience :S lol


just turned on game 3.. 3-1 Pens... looks like Pens brought their game tonight. Pens win 3-2.


in other news:

REPORT: BLACKHAWKS TO HOST NEXT SEASON'S WINTER CLASSIC

It appears that NHL Winter Classic will be back and making a visit to the Windy City.

TSN has confirmed that the Chicago Blackhawks will take on the Detroit Red Wings next January in what has become the league's annual outdoor game.

Following the success of this season's Winter Classic in Buffalo, where a record 71,217 fans watched the Sabres take on the Pittsburgh Penguins at Ralph Wilson Stadium, a number of cities have been pushing for the right to hold the event.

There was talk that the New York Rangers were looking into the possibility of hosting a game at Yankee Stadium. With the baseball team moving into a new stadium next season, it would have been the final event held in the old ballpark.

It is not yet clear whether the game would be held at Wrigley Field, home of MLB's Cubs, or Soldier Field, home of the NFL Bears.

tsn.ca

although i would have prefered if they held in up here... weather premitting i think i just found the perfect road trip.

as for the venue.. i think u (blue_phoenix) said that solider field was better?!

[Blue_Phoenix]

Oh that is so cool!

No, I actually think Wrigley Field is better. Soldier Field is too close to the waterfront and wind would become too high a factor there. And although the hockey fans here are coming up from the underground, I still can't see there being enough of us to sell out the 71000 seats at Soldier Field. Wrigley has just over 40000 and should suffice. Plus the Blackhawks new marketing guy started his career with the Cubs about 24 years ago and stayed there until Rocky Wirtz brought him in, so Wrigley stands as the most likely.

[Blue_Phoenix]

Fans haven’t warmed to Florida teams
Jerry Sullivan
Updated: 05/27/08 9:39 AM



Like any true baseball lover, I pulled out the sports section on Monday and turned immediately to the box scores. After skimming through most of the games, I noticed something odd on the last line of the Marlins-Giants box. The attendance was listed as 0.

“It’s finally come to this,” I chuckled to myself. “They played a game in Miami and no one bothered to show up.”

Actually, it was a misprint. It was the first game of a doubleheader. Below, in the Game Two box, they had the real attendance figure. The Marlins and Giants played before a whopping 14,674. Two games for the price of one, on Sunday of Memorial Day weekend. A first-place team. And the park was a third full.

Across the state in St. Petersburg, the Rays were beating Baltimore to take over first in the AL East and go 10 games over .500 for the first time ever. They did it before a gathering of 17,762, baseball’s second- smallest crowd Sunday.

The Marlins and Rays are the talk of the game on the field. Memorial Day is an early milestone for any baseball fan. So it was astonishing to look at the standings Monday and see both Florida teams sitting in first place.

It’s a quaint occurrence, a great conversation piece for baseball fans. But it’s hard to get past the fact that people in Florida don’t care. The Marlins, as usual, are 30th and last in home attendance at 14,520 a game. The Rays are 27th at 18,686, ahead of the Royals and Pirates.

The Marlins were last in attendance in 2006 and ’07. Tampa Bay was 29th both years. If they combined their attendance last season, they would have finished ninth in attendance.

That’s pathetic. The Marlins are finally spending some money to lock up star players. They’re building a new stadium, which is expected to jolt an indifferent Miami community when it opens in 2011. I’ll believe it when I see it.

The Rays have plans for a new “sailboat” stadium in St. Petersburg, with a roof resembling a sail. Tropicana Field’s domed facility is a turn-off for fans. Still, that doesn’t excuse the lack of support. Minnesota fans packed the Metrodome when the Twins were winning big. Canadians flocked to the SkyDome when the Blue Jays were contenders.

Florida doesn’t deserve a major-league team, never mind two. If people can’t show up for two exciting, first-place teams, what hope is there? On May 13, the Rays hosted the Yankees. They won their 11th straight home game and moved into first place, the latest they’d ever been in first. They drew 16,558.

Buffalo sports fans shake their heads at this stuff. The Bills haven’t made the playoffs in eight years and sell out. You can’t get a Sabres ticket. And still, fans have to live in fear that their pro sports team might leave one day.

Meanwhile, in the glorious Sun Belt, teams are greeted by a yawn of indifference. Sabres fans grit their teeth as the Stanley Cup is lifted in languid hockey towns like Raleigh, Dallas and Tampa.

It’s passe to talk about Buffalo as a potential big-league baseball town. But when I learned of Jimmy Griffin’s death, I thought back to the early days of Pilot Field, and how Griffin and Bob Rich Jr. genuinely believed a Major League team could succeed here.

From the start, I was skeptical, assuming Buffalo was a stalking horse for expansion. Baseball wanted the big, untapped TV markets in Denver, Phoenix and Florida. Maybe baseball would have struggled in this economy, but Western New York surely would have showed up in larger numbers than Florida.

You can’t tell me that if Buffalo had a Major League team in first place on Memorial Day, there would be 14,500 people in the stands. I’m not saying we could support a big-league team at a high level, not in these difficult economic times. But we’re a good baseball town, and we wouldn’t embarrass ourselves.

That’s Florida’s department.

[hockeychicka]

cant believe the pens couldnt score on that 5on3... what the heck is wrong with malkin!?

....nice work by zetterberg on crosby during that sequence.

[Blue_Phoenix]

Stick a fork in the Pens, they're done.

[hockeychicka]

wings were 45 seconds away from the Cup!!!

.........oh well game 6 here we come!




Pitts almost tied it at the last second or so.... but they missed their chance early by not scoring on that 5on3!!

Red Wings win...another hockey season comes to an end! now lets start the wheeling and dealing! looking forward to the draft!

the residents of Newfoundland & Labrador are petitioning to have the province renamed to Daniel Cleary!


how many goals wnet off Hall Gill this playoffs? haha