The NHL Thread

[jung]

Bruins need to get Chara off the Power Play. That is assuming they get another one during these finals. Chara at the point is just killing what is already a none to great Power Play. It is getting to the point where the Bruins are so defensive minded as a team that all they end up doing is playing defense. Well you can't just spend a whole game trying to stymie the other team's scoring chances. At some point you have to find some way to get the puck into the opponent's goal.

[Thunder]

Kelly with the equalizer! Just when I began to think it wouldn't happen..

[jung]

Bruins started hitting again and I noticed they did take Chara off the point on the Power Play. They have to play their game and that means they have to win the battles in the corners and behind the goal.

[jung]

They stuck Chara back out on the point of the PP during the second half of that PP that crossed into the 3rd period and it completely killed that PP. Chara can't get the puck up through center ice and the Hanks are not allowing him to even get up to a point where he can dump it in. They are attacking Chara as soon as the puck touches him and he really does not have an answer for that. The minutes may have finally caught up to Chara as well.

[Standing Room]

Another game goes to OT. These two teams truly belong here. They just do not quit.

[Thunder]

f*** yeah! We're tied heading back to Boston! Paille getting the job done!

[jung]

What a game...what a professional effort by the Bruins....just dominated OT after that tough game 1. Great win well deserved....what a great series this is shaping up to be.

[mvp 78]

More Paille please!

[Standing Room]

BRUINS WIN IN OVERTIME!

 

The Bruins dominated this game and unlike Game 1, the Hawks didn't get multiple goals on lucky bounces. No goals off Ference's skate (although he played like s***) and no double deflections. Rask has been money. The Bruins have home ice now, they stole a game on the road.

[mvp 78]

Love any line that has Paille and Seguin. Speeeed!

[jung]

Ference did play like s***. He has been scary at times lately. But I do think the Bruins just flat outplayed the Hawks from the second period on. They deserved this game. I think that if the Hawks had won, they would have been guilty of stealing a game cause they were dominated through the end of regulation and into the OT.

 

The ebb and flow is going to be crazy in this series; As soon as one team lets up mentally just the tiniest bit, the other team doesn't just take over marginally...the other team goes nuts!

[italstallianion]

Hell I feel like the Bruins should have had the first game based on how bananas the first OT was. There were at least 4 moments in the first game where I was wondering what act of God prevented them from winning.

[jung]

I think seeing Lucic coming at you when you are wearing the other sweater in a game like this must be like seeing a mack truck coming that you know has no brakes. Time for a quick prayer and that is about it.

[mvp 78]

Ference better not be back next year. B's should go with Bart, Krug AND Dougie next year. I'd also move Peverly and Kelly to keep Horty.

[mvp 78]

I think seeing Lucic coming at you when you are wearing the other sweater in a game like this must be like seeing a mack truck coming that you know has no brakes. Time for a quick prayer and that is about it.

 

And Bickell is Mr Invisible.

[Standing Room]

Hawks fans are so butthurt about this one. They're blaming the refs and claiming the puck that appeared close to crossing the line 10 seconds after the play was whistled dead should have counted.

 

http://www.secondcityhockey.com/2013/6/15/4434530/scf-game-2-blackhawks-vs-bruins-ot-thread

[jung]

Yea.... I would go into mourning if the B's lost Horton to keep Peverly and Kelly.

[jung]

If somebody heard this different...please correct me.

 

In his post game John Q said that the official told him that "He had intended blowing the whistle". What.....sorry I cannot imagine an official saying the goal did not count cause he had "intended" to blow the whistle. He blew the whistle....end of story...Jeez.

 

If somebody saw the same post game and heard John Q different, I would believe that. But that is what I heard.

[italstallianion]

Hawks fans are so butthurt about this one. They're blaming the refs and claiming the puck that appeared close to crossing the line 10 seconds after the play was whistled dead should have counted.

 

http://www.secondcityhockey.com/2013/6/15/4434530/scf-game-2-blackhawks-vs-bruins-ot-thread

 

 

My facebook feed is lighting up with Blackhawks fans whining. They don't realize that they really should be down 0-2 if it weren't for the "BABIP" gods.

 

Yes, I realize I used a baseball term in hockey but that's the only way I can put it.

 

Blackhawks fans are annoying me about as much as Heat fans are recently.

[Standing Room]

If somebody heard this different...please correct me.

 

In his post game John Q said that the official told him that "He had intended blowing the whistle". What.....sorry I cannot imagine an official saying the goal did not count cause he had "intended" to blow the whistle. He blew the whistle....end of story...Jeez.

 

If somebody saw the same post game and heard John Q different, I would believe that. But that is what I heard.

 

NHL released a statement saying he did in fact blow the whistle. But even if he intended to blow the whistle and the whistle somehow malfunctioned, the goal would not have counted.

[jung]

I would be lying if I said I know the specifics of the rule. Do we know if they stopped play to check the time of the whistle vs the location of the puck or if they stopped play to get a clarification on the ruling from the league officials on the scene siting upstairs? I don't think we ever found out what they were doing during that period when the officials on the ice were talking to the officials upstairs. In any event, they did make it clear that the whistle blew first. So I have no idea what the Hawk fans are squawking about.

[Standing Room]

I would be lying if I said I know the specifics of the rule. Do we know if they stopped play to check the time of the whistle vs the location of the puck or if they stopped play to get a clarification on the ruling from the league officials on the scene siting upstairs? I don't think we ever found out what they were doing during that period when the officials on the ice were talking to the officials upstairs. In any event, they did make it clear that the whistle blew first. So I have no idea what the Hawk fans are squawking about.

 

In order for the goal to have counted, there would have needed to be definitive evidence that the puck was completely across the line before the whistle was blown. I don't think there was definitive evidence that the puck completely crossed the line, and it appeared the whistle was blown well before the puck went in. I'm not exactly sure what they were looking at upstairs either.

[jung]

Come on Bruins.....I know we are not the "skating" team at least when compared to the Hawks but can we have the pre-game skate without wiping each other out? Lucic and Chara no less. That is like a Mac truck running into an Abrams tank!

 

So far, not sure if Chara is OK as he skated off the ice and looked a little shaky doing it.

[mvp 78]

Light em up up up

[Dojji]

I know Rask has got it in the bag at this point but if he hadn't, you might have to look to Dan Paille as a Smythe contender, 2 GWG's so far and active in a near-perfect PK, if he pots another one, he starts to make it interesting.

[mvp 78]

IF Bruins win, it's between Bergeron and Rask. Maybe Krejci.

[jete02fan]

great game last night, B's getting it done, both teams played well...an Original Six Cup Final...you gotta love this!!

[Standing Room]

Rask hasn't allowed a goal on home ice in over 150 minutes. I predict the home team wins the next three games, which would allow the Bruins to celebrate on home ice.

[Dojji]

IF Bruins win, it's between Bergeron and Rask. Maybe Krejci.

 

 

While I don't disagree with any of the names you mentioned, where they beat Paille is in overall contribution throughout the playoffs. The Smythe is for the Finals itself. If a guy with 2 GWG's in a best of 7 isn't at least mentioned, then hype and status have been given too much play in the ultimate team sport.

 

Most of the time the Smythe contenders are going to be the overall best known players on a team. However, if a 4th liner could never win the Smythe, I'd call that a flawed system and expect people to agree. And if a fourth liner can win the Smythe, Paille needs to be talked about as a dark horse.

[italstallianion]

The Bruins winning will be a slight consolation prize if the Spurs lose to the Heat. Only slight but anything is better than nothing.