Western Conference Quarterfinals Gamethread
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Minnesota is outshooting the Avs 37-18. At last check, Extra Skater had them at 70% Corsi. Yet, it is 0-0.
Noted tough guy Max Lapierre boards Brookbank then hides between two linesmen when Brookbank challenges him
edit: is there a team with more likeable and hateable guys than St. Louis?
edit: is there a team with more likeable and hateable guys than St. Louis?
Sobotka just got hurt blocking a shot. Bummer, looks bad he couldn't hold his stick with the injured hand.
I just realized Ott, Lapierre and Sobotka all play on the Blues. That is one hell of an annoying (and cheap, minus Sobotka) team.
Is Ryan Miller still emo in all his interviews or has he passed that awkward early teen phase now that he's been traded to St. Louis?
Maybe he has changed, I haven't heard interviews since he joined the Blues. But I choose to be a petty homer and not forget all the crap from his time in Buffalo.
Cooke not being a repeat offender affects how they calculate the salary lost during a suspension. DPS can still consider Cooke's history and factor it in to whatever the decide here.
My guess, he gets off light. He hasn't been suspended since they created the DPS. Of course, they basically had to create the department due to his reign of terror, but they'll think he rehabilitated and they always seem to come down on the light side in these cases.
My guess, he gets off light. He hasn't been suspended since they created the DPS. Of course, they basically had to create the department due to his reign of terror, but they'll think he rehabilitated and they always seem to come down on the light side in these cases.
Ott arguably boards Keith. Big hit either way. If this series goes long, the winning team is going to have a tough time winning 3 more series.
Detroit could be a blessing in disguise for the Bruins, if they can take care of business. As scary as they are, they're not a team that will punish you physically.
Detroit could be a blessing in disguise for the Bruins, if they can take care of business. As scary as they are, they're not a team that will punish you physically.
The puck has been in the Blues' offensive zone all period but they just can finish(and Crawford has played well)
Tyler Seguin made a good play leading to a goal just now.
That is also an answer to "Sentences pretty much never uttered during the B's playoff run last year."
That is also an answer to "Sentences pretty much never uttered during the B's playoff run last year."
I just saw a replay from a different angle (Cooke skating towards the camera) and he really does go out of his way to make the contact.
Robidas fractured his leg after getting awkwardly fallen on. All in front of his family, who still lives in the Dallas area. Sucks for him.
Yeah they were saying it broke right about the metal rod that got placed in there after the earlier break. Already headed to the hospital.
In other observations, Dallas plays an inordinate amount of techno/EDM/whatever the hell that shit is during breaks in action.
In other observations, Dallas plays an inordinate amount of techno/EDM/whatever the hell that shit is during breaks in action.
Holy shit every single whistle it's techno. Think I heard "Sandstorm", now they're playing "Everytime We Touch".
MoGator71 said:
That's just how long it took for him to figure out a different way to end people's careers that won't get him in as much trouble.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y21rcU4ijVk
Go for the knee and shake your head like it's not your fault.
He's an ex-Penguin, I'm quite sure he knew all about going for the knee.
I almost think a lot of kneeing penalties aren't really intentional. Guy makes a move, you're beat, your first instinct is to spread out and make going by you as difficult as possible. No excuse, but it's not as "predatory" as some of the other crap that goes on.
I almost think a lot of kneeing penalties aren't really intentional. Guy makes a move, you're beat, your first instinct is to spread out and make going by you as difficult as possible. No excuse, but it's not as "predatory" as some of the other crap that goes on.
I agree that it definitely happens to some guys by accident, but, well, here are three more knee incidents Matt Cooke dished out:
http://youtu.be/x-6_OsyIJqs
http://youtu.be/ukB1Yc8izmI
http://youtu.be/hO5TA4vLIZI
(The Donovan one was a career-ender, BTW)
...and the first three clips in Don Cherry's compilation are knee on knee incidents from before he joined the Penguins:
http://youtu.be/u49Ws0zjikI?t=1m10s
It's getting a little tiresome hearing about poor Matt Cooke and all his horrible, freak accidents where he seriously injures somebody completely unintentionally.
http://youtu.be/x-6_OsyIJqs
http://youtu.be/ukB1Yc8izmI
http://youtu.be/hO5TA4vLIZI
(The Donovan one was a career-ender, BTW)
...and the first three clips in Don Cherry's compilation are knee on knee incidents from before he joined the Penguins:
http://youtu.be/u49Ws0zjikI?t=1m10s
It's getting a little tiresome hearing about poor Matt Cooke and all his horrible, freak accidents where he seriously injures somebody completely unintentionally.
In person hearing scheduled... Hope the league doesn't back down on this one. Remainder of the playoffs plus a few next season, similar to the penalty Raffi Torres got for his hit on Hossa a few seasons ago. Sends teams a message that if you are going to employ these pieces of shit that you will lose them when manpower is most important.Ed Hillel said:
It won't be as bad as Torres since he's not a repeat offender under the new rules. Probably something like 7 games.timlinin8th said:
timlinin8th said:
Never mind remainder of playoffs, he should never be allowed to play in the league again. OK, so he behaved himself for 3 years, but it's obvious that his gut hockey instincts will always cause him to go for the dirty, illegal, dangerous hits. He's a fucking menace and he has no place in the league. He's lost his chance to prove himself reformed.
I'm pleasantly surprised that Quintal is going the in-person route. I'm not convinced he'll end up getting more than 5, but at the very least they are taking his history into account and not falling for the "he's rehabilitated!" narrative. As bad as the hit was, I'm not sure they would've had an in-person hearing if it was someone without Cooke's background.
I think Cooke will get 5-7 games. Even without the in-person hearing, I think 4 was a baseline to eliminate him from facing Colorado again this year.