Stanley Cup Finals - Game 5 [Open Thread]
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 7:01 PM EDT
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In Detroit at 8:00 p.m.
Watch on NBC, Yahoo! or listen live on WXDX.com.
NOTES
This is it - there's nothing left to say that hasn't been said already.
Holmstrom is back.
Goglioski is most likely a scratch in place of Letang who has traveled for Bourdon's funeral.
Should Detroit win (or even lose for that matter), outside of Detroit fans' thread comments, they can expect any fanshots or videos that hold a pro-Detroit/anti-Pittsburgh stance to be deleted. You're all welcome guests here, but this isn't a Red Wings blog. Go here for your Red Wings. If the article is non-biased (or Pro-Penguins) then it will hold - otherwise you'll just be wasting your time.
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Fired up good to go – here’s to a good game (and preferably a Pitt victory).
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 8:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Extend It
Seems like everyone, mainly media guys I’ve seen so far, is saying this one is over. Hopefully Malkin will show, Crosby will have another one like his game 4 and the Penguins will keep this series going. Good luck.
Green Bandwagon: Celtics '08 or bust. Are you on the bandwagon?
by Jim Weeks on Jun 2, 2008 8:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks man – good luck to you in the finals too. Slap that smirk off Kobe’s face.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
kill kill kill kill
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 8:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Best of luck tonight, Pens fans. Please keep the cup out of the Wings grimy hands… please! I won’t be able to participate tonight, but I’ll be cheering for you guys while I’m away!
by Rather Dashing on Jun 2, 2008 8:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Hoosa with the first one again – disgusting display of deja vu…for now
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 8:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
very strange case of deja vu is right...
First time the Penguins have scored in Detroit in this series. We shall see where this leads.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 8:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh man, that American Gladiators looks so bad…
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 8:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you Kronwall
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 8:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
shades of Paul Coffey back in 95 or 96, the own goal
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
now that i think about it, it was 1996, against the nordilanche, cuz it was the last straw for Paul Coffey in Detroit, and we shipped him to the wasteland that was the Whalers
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t recall any instances this year where a Pens scored on Fleury.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
even though Detroit has dominated statistically...
...the Penguins have done the damage on the scoreboard. Wow, 2-0 now.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 8:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
While more goals would be nice, it’s really going to come down to Fleury between the pipes to decide whether Pitt walks away with this one or Detroit steals it back.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Nope – but I’d be lying if I wasn’t squinting through one eye.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was the chance for Detroit right there…
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 8:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
This Dockers commercial is killing me
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
the batman trailer should give you a reason to live
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 9:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
the love guru trailer just wants me to puke all over again
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ditto
Stupidest concept ever
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I still like it...
but yes, it’s TOO repetitive.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
seriously, wtf was that, 2 straight here, have the puck for free’s?
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 9:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
can the wings give it away inside the zone any more????
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
there’s a giveaway back in the pens zone….and SCORE!
Weak goal….if it’s up to MAF, there’s the first chink in the armor
The power of teh 4th line
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
ugh – Detroit gets one. Looks like redirects are all they’ll manage past Fleury tonight. He’s looking good.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
at this point, games like these...
where it is at the highest magnitude, you’re much more likely to see any goals scored in that fashion (redirects and weird caroms or bounces).
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Malkin with the chance to take control again – couldn’t do it
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ouch . that looked like it was knee-to-knee
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You can’t dump against Detroit
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
call it both ways. Orpik should have been rung up for sticking the hip out….
that trip on the clear could have been called too
Instead, Pens on a pp from a play where orpik was looking at the ref all the way down the ice
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 9:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
orpik could have been rung up, not should
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 9:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It looks like the Pens are trying to win the neutral zone and then just drop it in. If they really think they can maintain a 2-1 lead they are out of their minds. The other system was working, keep the pressure on.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
MAYBE a penalty? I mean, I know nbc is all about the commercial money instead of serving the game, but…can we at least not leave the fans hanging on if there is a penalty or not?
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 9:29 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
my sentiments exactly. It looks like Crosby said, “You’re giving me two?” But what do I know?
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
every Red Wing loves that cross-ice drive…they just try to ownt he offensive zone
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Man, I wonder what’s wrong with Sykora. If he’s hurt, and Malkin’s playing hurt, then it’s going to take a monumental effort to turn this entire series around.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
wow – that was close
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:39 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
me too – looks like Gonch got winded.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
not good, not good – having Gonch out like this. Huge loss on the PP
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
his face is broken – Pitt is taking out their own guys now. this is getting ridiculous
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oh bleep, i saw the blood pouring out his nose…pens dropping like flies
hope it isn’t like the puck yzerman took to the face a few years ago, took him out of the playoffs his last year
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 9:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
shame of it from your point of view, that was a ridiculously effective sequence for the Pens right before that shot to Malone’s face
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And a beautiful slam into the ref
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is with these twist passes???!!!
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
especially with possibly the best defenseman ever to play the game waiting to pounce on that pass…not happening….
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 9:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pierre Mcguire bounces when he talks
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 9:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wow – Malone and Gonch expected back? THIS is playoff hockey to the extreme.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The Dockers commercial is back! LOL.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 10:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
never fails. It’s every….single…break
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Malone
Looks like a train hit him right in the face
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
here comes the dramatic review
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
prepare
to hear a million boos
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:07 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
either way, that was a sick move for Datsyuk
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
oughta be a penalty for the stick to the head, or for the takedown
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s just amusing to me how you hear a giant “Ummmm” from the refs
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:08 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
no trip – no way. Nice job trying to sell it Fillieuoqwpqwpula
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
2-1 Wings!
Just took the lead for players IN the net in this series
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Save of the lifetime!!
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
highlight reel save
great glove stop by Fleury… big one indeed
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 10:12 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
errr….kinda weak penalty, but I’ll take it
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
too many hooks and holds in this game....
a penalty like that was bound to be called and Tyler Kennedy got caught.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 10:14 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wanna get a perspective on hooks and hold-ups in a postlockout NHL? Watch video from the 90s…seriously, it’s like night and day. I watched a classic Pens game today during their 92 playoff run and was amazed and what you could get away with back then. You forget sometimes…
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oh I know that...
problem is that sometimes I still see it happening… just not anywhere near as much and as bad.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah. The most inconsistent thing to come from the lockout was those obstruction calls. It’s like goaltending in basketball – entirely up to the discression of the ref.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
F that camera angle
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i’ll take the nausea for that result anyday
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
though, I don’t understand the comment “no chance for MAF”, because when it goes between your legs, you always have a chance, you just screwed up
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not so much screwed up – I mean, he had the puck on lockdown before it got tipped. One second away from being a save
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was quick...
you talk about capitalizing on a power play right away, that was it. 2-2.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 10:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Who wants to be Darren McCarty?
Flashing back to 1997, and his amazing cup clinching goal (well, it would have been Lidstrom’s honor, except Vernon gave up a goal late)....
Who wants to be the hero today?!!!
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o93Hxjt-fcA
(forgive me Frank :)
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it’s ok – it’s relative
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Detroit is hungry now – they’re on fire.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That one play was so close to going in off of Whitney
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
notice that last Detroit chance...
...was just like the tying goal two nights ago? It was where Cleary jumped up in front of Fleury to allow the shot through.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 10:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Wonder where Jiri Fischer is today? He was the next big stud Detroit D-man who had the heart issue right on the bench back in….2005…
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Waiting for Detroit fans to come flooding into the thread…
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Everybody in Detroit is not likely to be online anyway...
Even Christy isn’t around tonight. If this was a potential Cup clincher in New York, I wouldn’t be online either.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
She works at the Joe, I doubt she wants to be home.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't know that.
If your hometown team is playing in your own building with a chance to win a title, there’s no chance in hell I’d be chatting online. I’d be in a midtown Manhattan bar or restaurant right now.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 10:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
What is Malkin doing???
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
THERE ITIS!!!!!!!!!!!
Good Wisconsin boy, wonder if the State Journal might have a tidbit on the Badger with a cup winning goal tomorrow?
Or am I getting ahead of myself?
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you have every right to be confident right now…Pitt isn’t playing anymore
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i think he’s from Michigan originally though, so it might even be a case of home town hero
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
is it just me, or has Talbot taken an obscene amount of punishment in this series?
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:25 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s taken a beating – it wouldn’t surprise me if every guy is banged-up in some way, shape or form.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
New question: who wants to be brendan shanahan?
The empty net goal that finishes the deal, a la the 2002 cup clincher
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he probably feels rushed – everyone feels rushed on the Pens. Detroit gives little to no time to shoot and Pitt can’t handle that.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I’m glad the wings are carrying it into the pens zone rather than dumping, all the momentum is our way now, and they shouldn’t sit back and wait on the cup
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
on the ropes...
The Red Wings can taste the Cup right now, so they’re obviously going for the knockout punch. If the Penguins have anything left, they’ll put pressure on Ozzie… something that’s been non-existent in this period.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 10:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
unbelievable…just unbelievable
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
took some wacking to put that in...
and the Penguins survive to play another period in this dying season.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 10:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Talbot had a couple of seconds to stand there alone….5 on 5, the Wings were clearing the Pens away from the net. the 6th skater was the difference
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
talbot, after all those hits….man, I’ve been at a championship hockey event before, Wisconsin-BC ncaa chamionship a couple of years ago, those last minutes last FOREVER….and then BC hit the post with 2 seconds to go, but it didn’t go in
this is much worse, it feels like the Anaheim goal in game 5 of the WCF last year….except…..it doesn’t, there, all Wings fans knew it was over at that point, here, the Wings still have the momentum, it still feels like this is it, and there will be an immortalized OT Stanley Cup winning goal to be celebrated
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
If I were an announcer I would definitely turn to the camera now and say, “Well confidence isn’t an issue for ahtrap tonight. But will his offense turn this around to claim Lord Stanley? We’ll find out in just a few. It’s the Stanley Cup Finals on NBC.”
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow. I’ll give you guys credit for that one. Franzen had the opportunity to end this came but couldn’t clear it. Unreal. Go Wings.
Go Tigers
by Tony K on Jun 2, 2008 10:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
one hell of a game
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talbot's goal reminds me vividly of one...
Valeri Zelepukin tied Game 7 of the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals in the same fashion… very eeriely similar… final seconds of the third period… jamming and jamming away at the puck to shove it past Mike Richter’s left pad to go over the goalline.
Tonight… we saw nearly the exact same thing with Talbot here. But who will win tonight? We’ll soon find out.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 10:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you aspire to be an on-air announcer? Because that sounds like you’re ready to head to a commercial break.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL, maybe I should.
I admit I do some practice play-by-play, but for hockey it is SO hard to do it. It’s a skill you have to really master to call an NHL game, that’s for sure.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hockey and football are the two hardest by far. Hockey beats football though because the action never stops and you have to really keep an eye on the line changes. Baseball…no, golf wins hands down as the easiest to call.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Who’s it gonna be? The Mule or the Hoss? Those are my picks, either way
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Last OT Cup winning goal?
I can’t recall any since Arnott got the Devils past the Stars in 2000 (right?)
am I forgetting one?
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
there were a bunch all together, what with Krupp in 96 for the Nordilanche, Brett Hull’s illegal goal in 99 and Arnott the next year
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
interestingly...
all those goals were by the road team though… I wish it could’ve happened in New York in 1997 for the Rangers.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
All i can think about is the Pittsburgh OT goal against Buffalo by Kasparitis
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
but that wasn’t the FInals
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes, Arnott was the last to score an overtime Cup-winning goal.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 10:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Malone’s face is toast
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can’t imagine what nerves are like right now
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
whereever adamgruel is tonight, I hope he has some adult supervision right now
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha i was thinking the same. I’m surprised he didn’t pop in with less than a minute to go to try and brag about this.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 10:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gotta switch to rollerblades soon.
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
new question: who wants to be Igor Larionov….big triple OT game winner against the Hurricanes in game 3 of the 2002 finals
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
only one shot combined in 6 minutes
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
against Datsyuk with the ridiculous move….one of those have to go in, right?
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That looked like it was it
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
here they come, and there’s MAF standing up to the barrage
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oooh, that would haev been a brilliant finish
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it was Bobby Nystrom...
the last player from the home team to win a Cup with an overtime goal… 1980 Islanders.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 11:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Father of a MIchigan hockey player, got a six degrees connection there, too
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
unnecessary dramatics there by Osgood.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:10 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
at least he had in, unlike Patrick Roy’s Statue of Liberty back in 2002 WCF
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha oh man I remember that
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
close call there...
The Penguins had the Red Wings pinned in their zone due to fatigue. Big faceoff here.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 11:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Anniversary of Pittsburgh as a city
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That song is Sid’s gatorade commercial – that’s a good omen
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Kennedyyyyy the only forward without a goal in the playoffs and he can’t get a shot off
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
pens found some jump….couple of scary moments for wings fans
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
THAT WAS THE GAME RIGHT THERE
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and now a stupid penalty. Must kill this.
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:23 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
how did that not end it...
holy crap that was close… should’ve been over on that play
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
samuelsson couldn’t find it…...how the fuck is that on the red wings?
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
oh, he hit MAF on the way by…..goal wouldn’t have counted, unless they pulled a Stars move and just ran off to the dressing room
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
do you pull osgood, or is 2.2 too much time?
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
unless it's an immediate shot...
off this faceoff, we’re looking at a second overtime… yeah, I know. Duh.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 11:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
here we go again
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:28 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you’re tellin me. Those guys on gassed
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Malkin gave all he had to give on that one shift… He looked dead on his feet after that one.
It was a great shift though.
by JasonB on Jun 2, 2008 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No doubt the best shift of this series for him. He’s been limping against Detroit since Game 1. If Pittsburgh wins this I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets the game-winner.
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It wasn’t a bad call. You can’t let Fleury get out of position like that and if Detroit scored that one it would’ve been a horrible way to end the season. Fortunately for the NHL the Pens didn’t capitalize on the PP or you’d have heard it from every direction.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:33 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what’s up with this ridiculous glowing puck wanna be on these replays?
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
dunno – i noticed that on the highlights two nights ago too. So lame.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I think I saw Christy from Winging it in Motown holding her face in agony on that Talbot goal.
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, she sits up on the boards when she isn’t working. She has a pic on her page of her on a getty images pic.
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This is the one she had on her site a while ago…
http://www.behindthejersey.com/wp-admin/images/detnews.jpg
Two in from the left
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That was her site before WIM
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ah, I can imagine that happening.
Cannot blame her though. I think both her blogs are on my blog roll. I have to ask her if I should keep both or just have her Winging It In Motown site.
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 11:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just thought I would stop by...
Didn’t have time before because I have two huge presentations due tomorrow. THIS IS NERVE WRACKING!!!!!!
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by adamgreuel on Jun 2, 2008 11:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He’s not dead after all!
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm actually doing okay for now....
The intermission has saved me for now. I haven’t even got any work on my presentations for a long time. Still can’t believe we only had 25 seconds to go!!! :(
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by adamgreuel on Jun 2, 2008 11:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WOW – 47 to 20 on shots. That is just insane
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What if this comes down to a broken stick changing everything…
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:46 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
penalty on the wings…
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
babCOCK doesn’t look happy
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
so be it. At least this dive had some weight to it and reason. Osgood was just being a jacko
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The first one was more legit that this one…
by JasonB on Jun 2, 2008 11:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Shut up McGuire…the NHL just doesn’t want any question on the game-winner, regardless of what team does it
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
BS call
that penalty is ridiculous… Cleary didn’t run Fleury, sorry
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 11:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
zetterberg was a penalty, this one not so much
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Fleury – don’t leave the crease ever again.
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:53 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ruutu with a post-shot. I just threw up.
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
in a game like this, why should he?
unless you’re 100% positive you have time, don’t play the puck and stay in your crease
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 2, 2008 11:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i was being sarcastic. I obviously want him to play the puck, but I’d hate for something like that to cost us the season.
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
that was a tired franzen, he couldn’t get there
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Oddly enough – the Ruutu/Hall/Roberts line is the freshest set of guys on the bench. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a lot of them in this period.
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
not helpful to have the stick up there around the neck area in a mini scrum like sykora just had…could lead to misunderstandings
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
love how you could hear the Pen who gave that puck away audibly swear on national TV
by ahtrap on Jun 2, 2008 11:58 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it’s almost midnight – you can kinda sorta get away with that now.
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by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
STEAL BY FLEURY.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 2, 2008 11:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
The announcer almost said Mario Lemieux
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
has Crosby been all but invisible in OT or what?
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:01 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
he’s resting up. He’ll be out there soon enough. Just wait
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
i hope this game is getting some decent ratings..
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:02 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
you know what’s not? The 11 o’clock news.
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talbot killed again and yet right back on the puck no time at all. That guy is all hustle.
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:08 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
thought Zett hurt himself, the way he flexed that knee….just the stick snapping
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i guess so huh? Hopefully it’s not a jinx
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I bet Sykora didn’t call the penalty…
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
WHen he said “Im gonna score” he was talking about banging some Detroit skank in the 3rd row…
by JasonB on Jun 3, 2008 12:14 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Notice how they didn’t show the penalty box after the cal…that’s exactly what he was doing.
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:15 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Pierre was all set to do play by play on it…
by JasonB on Jun 3, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
wow, Pittsburgh penalty in overtime?
oooo, shocker, LOL
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 3, 2008 12:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
twice off the top of the cage….i’ve never seen that before
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That horn was not in sync with the TV clock…
by JasonB on Jun 3, 2008 12:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i was wondering about that, that was a quick 6.4
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
After the horn
A good 3 seconds ran off the clock.
by JasonB on Jun 3, 2008 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
cannot believe this game...
going to a third friggin’ overtime? just end it already, geez
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 3, 2008 12:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
and you’re not even a wings or pens fan….imagine how we feel
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
unfortunately the pittsburgh stick was caught up in his skates tripping him up
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:15 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s insane to think that with 35 seconds to go in the game Talbot scored and made it 40 minutes longer
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:16 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
zetterberg had it on his stick with the goalie pulled, he could have finished it before Talbot got his shot(s), but couldn’t corral it
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Pens have no respect for a tired girl’s early morning work schedule. I’m blaming any stupid mistakes I make tomorrow on them.
by Dayna on Jun 3, 2008 12:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Do you work with heavy machinery? If so I’d advise calling out of work.
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Same for me. Except for the whole “tired girl” part.
by JasonB on Jun 3, 2008 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Starting next Monday I’m going to have to be at work in 3 1/2 hrs
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would quit my job. Not a word of a lie. Sleep.
by Dayna on Jun 3, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
it’s a new job. Can’t quit it before I work ;-)
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn’t even apply. That was the swaying factor in my job decision this summer. Not the pay, the fact that we open later than at the other job.
by Dayna on Jun 3, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
eh, it’s a good opportunity. I couldn’t turn it down. I don’t like to sleep anyways.
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
nice timing, wait til after the SC finals to go to that schedule
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
exactly…it worked out pretty good
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:21 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
good to see ya, Danya...
not to worry, you deserve to be given some slack… this is an extra special night to stay up late
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 3, 2008 12:20 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wonder what happened to Gonch
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:21 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
God, I wish these announcers would go away
I cannot stand listening to them anymore! (doesn’t include Doc or Eddie O, here)
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 3, 2008 12:22 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Watch McGuire’s head – he bobs
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:22 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s just his shine. That’s not atypical.
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don’t know if CBC is any better tonight. I was switching back and forth, but McGuire drives me crazy.
by Dayna on Jun 3, 2008 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
This reminds me of the FLyers Pens game back in 2000… I was in college at the, our whole suite stayed up until around 3am if I remember. Of course, we’re all Flyer fans…
by JasonB on Jun 3, 2008 12:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
yes I remember it. Keith Primeau in 5 OTs
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
stayed up for that game too… Steve Levy calling the game… too bad I haven’t heard him in recent memory unless you cound the Final Four in Denver
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 3, 2008 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I gave up after three OTs of that one…shoud have stuck it out, but I didn’t have a dog in that fight
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Edmonton was in one last year too. Who did they go up against?
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I remember Conklin had to step in for Luongo because he had a ‘lower body injury.’ We all know it was explosive diarrhea, but the NHL likes to cover those things up.
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:26 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
little story about that game, 1990 Boston/Edmonton, I had a big paper (well, big for high school freshmen) due the next day, so I missed most of the game.
Well, so I thought, I turned on hockey night in canada’s coverage with about 5 minutes to go….and then I watched what essentially turned into game 2, the triple overtime marathon that was finally ended up former Red Wing Petr Klima
Now that I think about it, this is the 4th triple overtime SCF game I’ve watched, that one, the Uwe Krupp Nordilanche game, the Larionov one I cited earlier….
Craziness, that’s what it is
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
5 minutes to go in the third, to clarify
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:25 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yes we know – Detroit wins the Stanley Cup, Pitt wins game 6. This is becoming a cliche of itself at this point.
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:27 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
we’d be so lost without that piece of wisdom, clearly
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jay Leno’s biggest fan is cursing the Hockey Gods right now.
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Gonchar back and on the bench
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:31 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
at this point….Leno’s time is up, conan’s being seriously eaten into….I hope they just say screw it, we’ll give a proper coverage of the celebration (if there is one)
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I want the Red Wings drug tested after this game
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
what’s the acceptable caffeine level for a hockey player?
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s probably the last thing they’re ingesting. They’d crash in 5 minutes. Probably just carbs, protein and water.
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:36 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That ice is $* right now
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
4 crosschecks in a row by crosby in the corner….he was almost daring the refs
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:36 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Ryan Whitney leads all players in ice time right now – over 47 minutes
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:38 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I can’t believe I missed most of this game. gah!
by Rather Dashing on Jun 3, 2008 12:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
You missed the best game in years.
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:40 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Look at those empty seats. Those are all the “I have work tomorrow” people.
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:40 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
ok, that’s probably mean….i’m sure the guy going into surgery tommorrow probably appreciate if his doc didn’t stay out until 2 am or whatever
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“I stayed up till 3am” is the last thing i want my surgeon telling me when I’m on the table at 8am
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
franzen is one of those guys you look at and think….sure, it’s 1 on 3, but he can do it
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Detroit fans are probably thinking Scuderi punched himself in the face really quick to draw the blood.
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
check his glove for the razor blade! :)
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this could be the game here...
4-minute penalty to Jiri Hudler
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 3, 2008 12:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sykora called it – put that in the record books
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:46 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Just wanted to check in...
...and say congrats!
I do feel bad for those people in Detroit who stayed the entire game and now have to go to work tomorrow.
by Matty I on Jun 3, 2008 12:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks for checking in. I don’t. :)
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by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:47 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
HOE. LEE. CRAP!!!!!!
Bring hockey back to Louisville!
by JDunman on Jun 3, 2008 12:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
that’s all she wrote… a penalty decides this game, surprise surprise
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 3, 2008 12:47 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
good night, be back possibly Wednesday… maybe my prediction will come true then
by cityhockeyfever on Jun 3, 2008 12:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
i’m drained right now…..guess we do it again Wednesday, huh?
by ahtrap on Jun 3, 2008 12:48 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
indeed we do. Until then – have a good one.
FrankD from Pensburgh.com
by FrankD on Jun 3, 2008 12:49 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Congrats Pens fans, see you Wednesday!
by Rather Dashing on Jun 3, 2008 12:49 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
What a game!!!
Syk’s called shot was awesome, but you have to go back and give credit to Talbot for keeping us in the game.
Malkin was pathetic tonight… I’ve been kind of defending him all along, but I can’t do it after tonight. He just seems to have no confidence right now, passing the puck to other players to carry in… I don’t know what his problem is.
I was happy with the way Ruutu played once he actually started getting some playing time in the overtime. He almost won it for us in the 2nd OT.
2 more wins to go!!!
Go 'Stros!
by Stros Bro on Jun 3, 2008 1:05 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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