Boston Bruins Are Your 2010-2011 Stanley Cup Champions
by Keith Quinn on Jun 16, 2011 8:48 AM EDT
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After going down in the series 3-2 Friday on the strength of a Roberto Luongo shutout, the Boston Bruins rallied to win the final two games of the Stanley Cup final with the Bs being the only team to take a road game in the series in last night's game seven. Boston erases their "choker" label after last year blowing a 3-0 series lead in the second round against the eventual conference champion Philadelphia Flyers. There were great stories across the board for the Bruins in this one; Brad Marchand, Patrice Bergeron, and especially Tim Thomas (your 3 stars of the game incidentally) were dominant throughout the game. Thomas set the NHL record for saves made in a playoffs (798) and in the finals (238) as well as most shots against (849) on his way to earning the Conn Smythe trophy as MVP of the playoffs. He also is now the only goaltender in NHL history to post a game seven shutout on the road. Clutchitude, thy name is Tim Thomas.
SBN Recaps: The Ecstasty [Stanley Cup of Chowder] The Agony [Nucks Misconduct]
Marchand finished the night with 2G 1A 3pts +3 to improve his impressive rookie playoff total to 11G 8A 19pts +12 and tied for 6th in playoff scoring. He skated at will, all over Vancouver last night, and did a lot of the heavy lifting on Bergeron's first goal. Our former Isle to congratulate, Zdeno Chara hoisted the cup first as his team's captain, passing it first to Mark Recchi (who is retiring, NSFW) who apparently loves big Z, who passed it to Bergeron, then to Thomas.
While Boston had its heroes, Vancouver certainly had their goats as the players who were supposed to perform were found wanting. Ryan Kesler, Daniel Sedin and Henrik Sedin combined for 6 points -18 and 65 penalty minutes in the series while Roberto Luongo is in the process of taking off his LeBron James costume as we speak...It's a shame none of his teammates gave him the Heimlich at some point.
It was a memorable and hard fought if not dirty and despicable series at times, but one of the most enjoyable in recent memory with perhaps one of the only "good guys" coming away the victor. This was a tough rooting interest for many. The biggest story to come out of this championship will unfortunately be the loathsome behavior of many Vancouver fans in the overnight devastation of their city as police are still struggling to bring rioters and looters to order. More on this and game highlights and links after the jump.
Stories and Links:
Bruins at Canucks - 06/15/2011 - NHL.com - Recap
NHL.com front page with complete coverage, interviews and video links all over the place.
Video: Nathan Horton pours Boston water on Vancouver ice - Puck Daddy - NHL Blog - Yahoo! Sports
Did Nathan Horton's black magic change home ice advantage for the Bruins? You decide.
How Thomas Changed the Position
Chris Higgins Hits Zdeno Chara In First Period Of Canucks-Bruins Game 1 - SBNation.com Some of the dirty stuff continued in this game as well.
Choose Your Own Adventure: The ____________ (Canucks/Bruins) are Stanley Cup champions! | The Two-Line Pass
Here is a "media narrative" choose your own adventure story for the series that really could apply to any game you've ever seen.
Video: Boychuk’s bottle-opener mouth; Lucic champ-beer bath - Puck Daddy - NHL Blog - Yahoo! Sports
YouTube - CBC's 2011 NHL Playoffs Montage (June 15)
The Riots:
Vancouver Riot Pics: Post Your Photos (2)
Please help police by posting photos to bring the dirtbags to justice.
Post Riot Clean-up - Let's help Vancouver (2)
Remembering the 1994 Stanley Cup riot | Posted Sports | National Post
Bruce Arthur of the National Post foreshadows what is to come by recalling the Vancouver riots in '94 after, hmm, I forget who, defeated the Canucks in game 7.
Vancouver Riots After Losing Stanley Cup To Boston Bruins In Game 7 - SBNation.com
Game 7: On the streets | Page 5 | Liveblog live blogging | The Province
Timeline of riots beginning on the end of page 4. Very comprehensive with pictures and video.
Riot police struggle to calm violent crowd in Vancouver - CTV News
A violent and unruly crowd overturned cars, set fires and looted stores throughout downtown Vancouver late Wednesday, after the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup final 4-0 to the Boston Bruins.
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On a last note, it's always a struggle to make sense of the destructive tendencies of people; the selfishness, the thoughtlessness and the harm people can do to others and the larger community. There is no justification or explanation that would appease the rational and those not connected to the mob itself. What has happened in Vancouver is a tragedy and a black mark/stigma that will stick with that community and even more specifically, that fan base for some time. It's important to remember there are good people out there despite overwhelming images to the contrary; good Canuck fans who not only didn't participate in this sideshow, but also condemned the acts and wished and hoped for the safety of their fellow citizens and the police. Guys like semi_colon and others shouldn't be lumped into the portion of the fan base that is absolutely bat-shit crazy. Scenes like this have the potential to happen anywhere if we don't concentrate on being better people, respecting each other, ourselves, and most importantly, our morals and principles as humans.
For those who can be swayed into mayhem and hooliganism, I wish many of these upon you. Be safe Vancouver.
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Yay Bruins
I’m glad Thomas finally has a ring. He deserves it.
All Who Oppose Grabner Shall Perish.
by pippup on Jun 16, 2011 9:22 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
I couldn't believe the classless booing
When Thomas got the Conn Smythe the fans were booing. Why? Because their leaders should have had their pictures on milk cartons? And Also when Chara held the cup (why doesn’t anyone take a real victory lap like the old days??) they booed. Their team wasn’t good enough, they gave up. Boo them. Show class.
Did they?
I thought they were kind of cheering in a way when Thomas’ name was announced….I know they were booing Bettman….but I was half asleep and could be wrong. If you are right I apologize.
Booing the other team is wrong, but booing Bettman is fine by me.
Proud to root for the Jets, Mets, and Islanders!!!
by CharlieIsles on Jun 16, 2011 9:41 AM EDT up reply actions
No one gets booed like Bettman
I couldn’t even hear what he was saying. I half expected him to just start spewing stuff like “You people, settle down. I said settle down! That’s it! You’re moving to Oklahoma City!” He’s always booed when he hands out the awards, but this year was the worst I’ve seen (or heard).
Congrats Bruins, the one almost likeable Boston team.
I had to laugh (through tearing up) at him tapping the mic to try and get everyone’s attention
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
"You can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
Yea
They were totally booing Bettman, not the Bruins.
by afrosupreme on Jun 16, 2011 10:04 AM EDT up reply actions
They were booing Bettman, not Thomas.
When Thomas skated with the cup, he got an absolutely remarkable response from the crowd. So did Recchi and Lucic.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jun 16, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
They were saying "Boo-urns, Boo-urns"
They really like Brent Burns, figured he should’ve gotten some award as well. Especially this guy.
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by Fabtraption on Jun 16, 2011 10:35 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
They didn't boo Thomas
They cheered for him, just like they cheered for Chara when he lifted the cup.
Say what you want about the idiotic neanderthals rampaging outside, but everyone that stayed to the bitter end at Rogers Arena is a true fan of hockey and I’m proud of them.
The rest can go fuck themselves. It’s a hard day to be associated with that team
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
"You can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
by Semi_Colon on Jun 16, 2011 1:16 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Yeah, sorry man
not to this degree, but we kind of know what that’s like.
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by Keith Quinn on Jun 16, 2011 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I'm sure
they were all Boston provocateurs . I’m almost positive I saw Tom Brady lighting a car on fire.
by afrosupreme on Jun 16, 2011 2:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
So sorry, Semi, I was rooting for them Nucks!
We are all Islanders, even if we are in Jersey!
by Russel Ginart on Jun 16, 2011 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions
They booed Bettman
Thomas actually got a huge cheer, at least when he got his turn with the Cup
Reaction to the Conn Smythe seemed mixed, but that was probably just some residual from Bettman’s reception
am i the only one
who noticed people trying to hit chara with trash while he lifted the cup?
"Mario Lemiuex… I used to respect you."- Turgeon1992
So "Luongo" Roberto
Scapewagon premier!!!!
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by Russel Ginart on Jun 16, 2011 10:13 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
ALSO: Sedins????
What are Sedins? Scapewagon’s first two pasengers!
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by Russel Ginart on Jun 16, 2011 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions
Roberto
Lebrongo. Heard that somewhere.
I kinda feel bad for the guy. He’s like the person we all know who just keeps putting their foot in their mouth despite not having a malicious intent.
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by CharlieIsles on Jun 16, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions
Also heard
LuuBron
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by Keith Quinn on Jun 16, 2011 10:24 AM EDT up reply actions
It's gonna be reeeally hard for the Canuck fans to watch him in their uniform.
Especially at home. I know he won’t be going anywhere because of his DiPietro-esque contract but the first month or two of the season is not gonna be good for this guy after the way he choked on the road.
by sayvillelax94 on Jun 16, 2011 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Actually I think they will rationalize it and keep “LOUUUU”-ing.
For all the shit Ive given him (justifiably, IMO) it is only fair to acknowledge that they would NOT have gotten where they were in the 1st place if not for Luongo.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jun 17, 2011 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Hypocrites
Canadians love to tell everyone how much better than Americans they are. It is really sad to see this stuff. NY really has the standard for sports celebrations. I have never seen this happen after a NY championship, and over the last 30 years we have had plenty. I am tired of all the reports that say that it is a few bad apples, the whole city it seems is gathered around watching this. The monly concern I see in the pictures that I have seen are of a few people who are out cold(hopefully not dead). I could only imagine what may have happened if they lost the olympic gold, especially to the US. Really simply pathetic and an indication of the society as a whole.
Is it true they got to Luongo’s car?
Totally classless city….too many bad apples to use that sort of excuse.
The burning of stores and businesses is just the act of criminals which reminded me of the black outs here in NYC a long time ago.
Get out of the sticks, Charles, move to Queens!! Come, Get some respect a Professional team deserves!!
by Martys301 on Jun 16, 2011 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Come on guys
Of course this a scourge, but again, you can’t lay that kind of weight on an entire city. What about the tens of thousands that took off work today to clean that shit up for free. Or the random people in videos fending off would be attackers and rioters at their own peril. Some people care, some don’t and some are dangerously and insanely useless. It happens in every country and state.
Here’s a list of the top 10 sports riots of all time. It’s shared pretty evenly.
http://xfinity.comcast.net/slideshow/sports-topwinriots/1/
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The bottom line is
Calgary/Edmonton/Ottawa didn’t riot when they lost
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
"You can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
by Semi_Colon on Jun 16, 2011 1:32 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Calgary just showed boobs.
"I think we consider too much the luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm." ~ FDR
Montreal Riots
When they win a first round series though
"I bet Calgary wishes they had a backup goalie as their GM" - Pauly C
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by Mark D on Jun 16, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
also true
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
"You can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
Wow
One of those was from a women’s volleyball match…..in Greece…..I didn’t know women could play volleyballOUCH (wife throws coffee cup at my head….it was a JOKE, honey)
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by CharlieIsles on Jun 16, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yea
And bottom line is there’s dudes like this too:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWLqLeRv5sw
Love the video because it shows what utter cowards the people destroying stuff were. One man drove them off.
Ha
I was in Barcelona for that championship riot. Spent a month in an apartment on La Rambla. Someone set a flare off in my face, but luckily not in my face.
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by Thaddeus Ballpheasant on Jun 16, 2011 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Never would have picked the Bruins to win the cup this year
In the parlance of tired sports announcers: “I guess that’s why they play the games!”
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I'll be working on it in the next few days
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don't know if i was in the pool
but i know in one of the fanshots or posts before the playoffs started i called a van/bos final with boston winning. not bragging just saying.
there's a native Vancouverite in our league
Not a teammate, but a friend of mine. My team played his on Tuesday night. After the game, we were all hanging out in the parking lot shooting the breeze, when someone jokingly said, “Go Bruins!”
My buddy hauled off and slugged him in the arm. I don’t think he was really joking either.
The guy happened to be the captain of his own team.
Now, my friend isn’t a bad guy, and he didn’t mean any actual harm… but this whole situation has been fantastically stressful for Canucks fans. It’s not necessarily malice driving the riot. They’re not rational at all about this. Not that this excuses any of the mayhem, but we have to understand what we’re watching.
Honestly, I’m worried about Semi. I hope he’s well out of it.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Ugh
Now, my friend isn’t a bad guy, and he didn’t mean any actual harm… but this whole situation has been fantastically stressful for Canucks fans. It’s not necessarily malice driving the riot.
Well, I for one would prefer malice because it inherently implies intent, which can be changed. An inability to control neanderthal or animal urges is far more dangerous and sub-human. If you’re that stressed out about hockey, do everyone a favor and jump off a bridge. Most people have significant things to worry about like life, love and the pursuit of happiness and their right to property and assembly.
Really, that is the same type of logic I envision being in the mind of a headshot perpetrator.
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by Keith Quinn on Jun 16, 2011 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions
to be fair to my friend
He’s not out rioting right now. Nor would he be if he were back in Vancouver. That’s not his mentality. People are kind of losing their minds over this.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Sorry, I didn't mean to lump him in with that mindset
obviously, there is a huge jump from arm punch to molotov cocktail, but I hope you understand what I mean.
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by Keith Quinn on Jun 16, 2011 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions
haha thanks
I’m fine. Mainly bitter and questioning a lot of things about this team right now, but I’m a rational person
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
"You can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
Might have to 'support' an Eastern team for a while
next season
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
"You can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
by Semi_Colon on Jun 16, 2011 1:20 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I hear there's a team on the up-and-up in New York these days...
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by Fabtraption on Jun 16, 2011 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
May have to buy a ticket
While they’re still cheap!
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
"You can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
by Semi_Colon on Jun 16, 2011 10:53 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
whew
It’s good to see your name pop up, Semi.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Haha
I don’t get taken down that easily!
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
"You can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
We all knew you are just not the rioting type. :)
I really am sorry about what happened… like you fans dont feel shitty enough, to have to deal with idiots making you all look bad to people who generalize certainly didnt help.
The Nucks fans over at the Arena were pretty outraged by it all, too.
Let Us Go, Islanders! (Ever notice how strange that sounds without the contraction?)
by TheMetalChick on Jun 17, 2011 12:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Well
In order for me to riot I’d have to have traveled across the country
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
could always have just rioted by yourself`
but i dont think thatd be much fun…..or much of anything for that matter
"Mario Lemiuex… I used to respect you."- Turgeon1992
Now that the CUp has been won...
camps open up next week, right?
Yeah, yeah, yeah, man!!!!
I can’t get enough of NYI hockey I am already starting to slap my veins for the NYI fix!!!!
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by Russel Ginart on Jun 16, 2011 2:32 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Ugh
I didn’t get to watch much of the finals at all, unfortunately, but the Bruins winning the Cup is a horrible outcome. Expect people from Boston to be even more insufferable than usual now.
As for Vancouver . . . awful stuff, but not particularly unexpected.
People from Boston are insufferable?
Shocking!
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New Yorkers don't riot because
The NYPD is always deployed and trained to deal with possible violent problems. There are certainly elements in the city that are up to cause trouble, but they know they willl be dealt with quickly and effectively. Prevention and preparedness are everything. Obviously the Vancouver Police did not learn from 1994.
I agree
I agree with that statement, but i really think that New Yorkers don’t riot because they have more street sense and have learned more control over themselves. NY has been through more, maybe. But I don’t think that it is a fear of the cops entirely, just more respect for them. Mostly because just about everyone in NY knows a cop. We also have more respect for our city, love it more and want it to win more than anywhere else. In Vancouver, everyone seems so nonchalent in the videos, as if it was there right to do this. So many people watching idly as these tools took out there aggression on every inanimate object they could. Over a game. I remember being in Manhattan for the Diamondback WS win over NY, they were going for a fourth straight title, when they lost it was business as usual, a little solemn, but back to everyday life. As I posted earlier, I think that the entire city of Vancouver is to blame for this. You cannot point at a few bad apples and blame it on them, the system is not working, the problem must be deeper and they will have to collectively figure it out. So again I say pathetic, to riot and then to try to blame it on few indiviuals.
And yes, it was a bad series,childish behavior throughout the playoffs from both sides and the NHL really needs to pull its head out of its ass, and stop trying to turn it into the NBA. two different games, two different fan sets and two different mind sets. Stop trying to write the story and let it write itself. Can’t wait for next season.
It will be embarrasing tonight...
…when Vancouver shows up and realizes the game is already over.
by Bepfront on Jun 16, 2011 12:15 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Some of their players should certainly feel embarrassed….
The biting incident…
The shot to a guys head that suspended one guy and kept Horton out of the remaining series…
The constant tripping and falling down that made Vancouver look like clowns…
When you run into a the butt end of a goalies stick, DO make it look like he did it on purpose.
(even if the goalie was looking the other way)
In baseball we placed our hopes on a player who let us down ,,,Mighty Casey Has struck out…
In Vancouver you have the Sedin sisters not showing up…
I, the captain of the Canucks promise a win tonight…Oops….
A summer of what if’s and couldv’es await the Vancouver team, but ll they need to do is look in the mirror.
Kudo’s to Tambellini for making it to the Stanley Cup series….
And at least one player could hold his head high is Malhotra…even apologized for hitting a guy and shooting the puck into the Boston bench.
Admittedly, some of the Canucks may have played injured……. oh well…
Get out of the sticks, Charles, move to Queens!! Come, Get some respect a Professional team deserves!!
by Martys301 on Jun 16, 2011 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
From the east coast..
I can tell you it was weird out here. WAY more Bruins fans than Canucks fans, even though the normal mindset is to go for any remaining Canadian teams in the hunt. For some reason the Canucks just never got the whole country behind them like the Oilers and Flames did during their runs. Perhaps it was because those runs were improbable and the ‘nucks were expected to do well, or even we got sick of the lack of heart and grit that seemed apparent. The constant diving and dirty play got on my nerves, the Sedins feeling it was good enough to stay on the outside and not do what it takes to win, and the fragility of Luongo’s self esteem.
Yeah, I’m an Isles fan, and maybe that contributed to the “don’t care, don’t care, don’t care” mindset I had, but I just didn’t feel it for the Canucks. I found it hard not to root for the Flames and Oilers as the country’s team, but also found it hard to root for the Sens, especially after their owner asked the country to make them their team. Advertised in the papers and everything. It also has to do with there being a ton of Bruins fans around my home province (Nova Scotia) mostly due to the huge humanitarian effort Boston gave Halifax after the Halifax Explosion in 1917. Either way, I think for most Canadian hockey fans you heard an “eh, whatever” type reaction when Vancouver lost.
"I think we consider too much the luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm." ~ FDR
I think you nailed it
Heart and Grit did not really seem to be present, especially after the first two wins. It was a battle do not get me wrong, but Boston did bring the goods every single night like it was their last on earth.
And good for Timmy Thomas, always like the guy and his story.
Kind of speechless watching the riots. I did not see that coming or would ever expect it either, especially from Vancouver.
As a fellow Nova Scotian
I think the lack of Nation wide supprt for the Canucks is two fold. First a strong historical connection between Halifax and Boston ( We all have “Boston cousins”). And when Edmonton and Calgary were in the finals, their opponents were “Johnny come lately” Beatman market teams, that no one in the north wanted to see win.
NOWHERE Nearly enough defensemen to last through the injury bug
well, one of them was
Carolina was team-jacked from the good people of Hartford; they’ve existed for as long as the Oilers have. But Tampa, I grant you.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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DiPietro would have won that series for them Nucks!!!
We are all Islanders, even if we are in Jersey!
by Russel Ginart on Jun 16, 2011 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Maybe I see these finals with my NYI glasses on but...
Watching Boston in these playoffs I kept saying to myself, “This ain’t right. If we played like that we’d get a penalty or a suspension.”
I really can’t get behind the enthusiasm for the Bruins or even if it were the Canucks that won. What kills me is that a lot of stuff the Bruins pulled in front of their own net we’d never get away with. All the slashing, tripping and can openers.
It’s dissapointing cause it seems like the Bruins get to play under a different set of rules than everyone else. Even their fight night during the regular season against Montreal drew no suspensions or ire from the league.
After the conclusion of these playoffs I still have that sickening feeling in the pit of my stomach that something is very rotten and corrupt in the NHL today. Pity.
I hate to admit it...
that was my first thought too. Maybe not so much the NHL, but more Boston.
I would really hate seeing a scandal involving more dirty Colon Campbell emails. Not for Campbell’s sake, but for the game’s sake. Something was quite rotten with Boston this season.
In the TB series
they got away with a couple suspendable/fineable offenses…no penalty
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by Thaddeus Ballpheasant on Jun 16, 2011 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
Like when Ryder obliterated that guy
With a blindside hit to the head?
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
"You can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
just one of many jokes
With the league as the punchline.
And did you notice who worked the finals as one of the refs? Steven Walkom – aka Colin Campbell’s email buddy in those missives exposed by Tyler Dellow.
And how does the league possibly fail to see how that could look REALLY bad? You may as well have Stephane Auger or Tim Donaghy as the other ref.
We may be in the box, but you get the penalty.
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Not to mention
Colie was down on the ice celebrating with his son. Yeah, he’s the father-but still, those optics don’t look good at all.
Especially after what’s come to light this year.
"Playin hurt, baby that don't faze me. I don't got time for pain. The only pain I've got time for is the pain I put on fools who don't know what time it is!"
"You can't come in my kitchen, kick my dog, and take a box full of ballpoints! Your ass must be crazy!"
I would like to add
that Vancouver is a great city and well worth the visit…just do it when they are losing a Stanley Cup (or winning, as they may riot anyway).
Lots of great parks (and a decent number of big ones), nice museums, good bars, poutine, crepes, and more.
And for those into it, you will get offered pot on the streets (not every minute, but occasionally).
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May 24, 1980: Tonelli to Nystrom. At long last, the steady build of the New York Islanders from expansion doormat to surprise semifinalist to annual contender reaches the promised land: Buoyed by a late season trade for Butch Goring that gave the team the depth up the middle GM Bill Torrey had been seeking, the Islanders knock off the Philadelphia Flyers in six games.
The victory justified the faith in coach Al Arbour who guided them from their second season to their first Stanley Cup seven seasons later. The Islanders would not be the first expansion team to win the Stanley Cup, but they would be the only one capable of a dynasty.
1980-81
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May 21, 1981: This time it was much easier. After falling to "only" 91 points in the 1979-80 season, the Islanders returned to their division title tradition, piling up 110 points -- a whole 13 points over second-place Philadelphia.
Between the quarterfinals (where they beat the upstart Oilers in six games) and the finals, the Islanders reeled off eight consecutive wins -- with a four-game sweep of archrival Rangers in between. As they defeated the Minnesota North Stars in five games for their second Cup, their goal difference in the final was a combined +10.
1981-82
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May 16, 1982: Another year, another landslide title. The Islanders won the Patrick Division by a whopping 26 points over the second-place Rangers, and were seven points clear of their nearest competition for the President's Trophy, the still-not-quite-ripe Edmonton Oilers.
A first-round scare against the Pittsburgh Penguins turned in the Isles' favor thanks to John Tonelli's heroics, and a true dynasty was on its way: Past the Rangers in six games, then an eight-game sweep of the Quebec Nordiques and Vancouver Canucks to run away with the Stanley Cup.
1982-83
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May 17, 1983: Not so fast, whipper-snappers. The Edmonton Oilers' steadily rising challenge for league supremacy took them all the way to the finals for the first time, where the New York Islanders summarily dispatched them in a four-game sweep. For the Islanders, the Dynasty was secured. For the Oilers, it was a powerful lesson in where talent ends and the demands of playoff hockey begin.
Four years, four Cups, 16 consecutive playoff series wins (a record that would grow to 19 until the rematch with the Oilers the following year). Mike Bossy scored 60 goals yet again, and Wayne Gretzky became acquainted with Billy Smith's crease.
