St. Louis Blues vs. Pittsburgh Penguins [Open Thread]
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That’s one of my favorite clips of Mark Messier. And yes, that includes his playing days as well.
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Yeah, although I will admit that any advancement in helmet and protective gear gets my vote. I think the entire Harvard College team is wearing his new helmet, but then again they have a better reason to protect their brains than the average person.
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I agree that it’s nice to see helmets continue to advance but when so many players still refuse to wear visors I wonder how much of an effect the helmet will really have.
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I’d ask Mr. Nicklas Lidstrom. Took a puck to the face last pre-season, broken nose, wore a visor ever since.
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 Minutes for Excessive Stanley Cup Raising.
Right. Unfortunately it takes an incident like that to make them think. Look around at how many guys still don’t use them. After Sundin got popped in the eye he still didn’t wear one.
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And I’m surprised they are teasing Mason as the guy to get the start in net. Conklin goes 2-0 with a shutout in his last start and he gets benched? Tough break
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I hate John Forslund. It would be hard to pick a worse PxP guy.
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Is that a reaction to his comment about Pittsburgh’s third line?
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No it’s a reaction to his work with the ‘Canes. I hope he saves the “Hey hey whatdya say” for the ’Canes because that call drives me crazy. He’s actually probably better on VS because he won’t be such a homer (though he may have a hard on for any Staal) but my hatred for his work runs deep. (The Pens 3rd line is unquestionably bad ass, I don’t know why you’d think I would take issue with that.)
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This is going to open up a lot of rushes soon enough. Going end to end this fast works in the first period but I have a feeling it’s going to come back to bite the Pens in the pads
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might be true
The Blues were able to turn it on against us in the late part of the game. But then again you don’t have Jimmy Howard in net luckily for you guys haha
by Casey Richey on Oct 20, 2009 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions
I love that mine does. It just took a long time to find it because our cable saw fit to change every channel a week ago.
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 Minutes for Excessive Stanley Cup Raising.
Oh little Sydor. He was just never happy in Pittsburgh.
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Has MAF been asked for a reaction to the NHL’s new pad sizing rules? He’s got to be wearing some of the most over-sized pads around.
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that goes to
Hiller. I swear that guy had some illegal pads
by Casey Richey on Oct 20, 2009 7:21 PM EDT up reply actions
I would actually be interested to see a semi-official list. Some of these guys wear pads that go almost to their hips.
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agreed
I’m sure if i put enough time into it, i could figure it out based on pictures. Hiller’s were probably about 4 inches too tall in my opinion
by Casey Richey on Oct 20, 2009 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
Manny Legace always looked like his were too big as well. I think Carey Price is also a prime offender.
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guys that could use bigger pads:
Cristobal Huet, Vesa Toskala
by Casey Richey on Oct 20, 2009 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
He looked like he could play for the Angels infield with that goal the other night. Aren’t goalies expected to know the bounces in their home rink?
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haha yeah, expected is the key word. the best part was the FS-Dallas announcer flat out laughing at the goal.
by Casey Richey on Oct 20, 2009 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
I love Razor. He is hysterical. Definitely one of the top US broadcast teams in the league.
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They always sound like they’re having a good time
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Yeah. Very laid back, great sense of humor, but also amazing hockey knowledge. I really like how the PxP guy just does his freaking job and let’s Razor take care of the hockey stuff.
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I never really took notice to be honest. Although I do remember some of the chest protectors were under some scrutiny at some point and the first guy who comes to mind is Henrik Lundqvist.
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I heard a goalie say something about MAF’s pads recently so I made sure to look today and they definitely look taller than they need to be. Hank definitely has huge equipment as well.
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If you didn’t know Alex Goligoski was from Minnesota you will by the end of tonight. I believe that is the second mention already…
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Just picked him up in fantasy. He better keep that shit up.
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I had him and hoped to add Del Zotto but he got snagged in every one of my leagues.
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Yeah MDZ went real quick after that start. How many points does he have so far? I’m kinda shocked he got snapped up so quick but Goligoski is still under the radar.
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Not entirely sure but I think I remember seeing 7 PPP which is just unreal
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reminds me of how often i heard that Jordan and Eric Staal are brothers during the playoffs
by Casey Richey on Oct 20, 2009 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Ugh, yes. They also bring it up on every Rangers broadcast.
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Just wait. One day he will literally put it through a player.
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Kennedy!
That was one heck of a bullet.
Eric Berry for sending the guy who wins the Heisman spinning 720 degrees in the air at the podium - or for intercepting it and returning it to where it rightfully belongs
oh how they all laughed when I took him as my third center in a 20-team fantasy league.
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They laughed at you for taking TK in a 20 team league? Who are these people? That’s a ton of players.
I was being semi-sarcastic, but I think I was just called a homer really. But I knew he was going to have a good year
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I try to avoid being “that guy” that picks homer players. It’s coming back to bite me in football this year, though.
I have a few Pens on the team but nothing someone else wouldn’t take over me.
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in the SBN
i took a lot of Wings players haha. Unfortunately one of those was Franzen…
by Casey Richey on Oct 20, 2009 7:36 PM EDT up reply actions
eesh. I have him too. Sent him to IR and dropped Kari Lehtonen. I don’t know why, but I always get suckered into drafting him. He’s such a resounding disappointment I think I do it for the misery factor of it all.
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I was praying, praying that PHI would trade JVR for Letitin.
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JVR would just add to Atlanta’s youth run. That would be pretty scary
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Their ownership will blow it. I’m not worried about ATL in the long term. That trade would have been payback for the Coburn/Zhitnik debacle.
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But if you can stick him on IR then it’s just an ace in the hole for the stretch run and playoffs.
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true.
i accidentally dropped him completely but he’s still available
by Casey Richey on Oct 20, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions
I did not expect Ben and Hines to have the years they are having. On the other hand, I expected way more from Holmes.
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Drew Brees, Randy Moss, Ricky Williams are tearing it up for me.
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Well, I actually expected more TDs from Hines, but that’s okay. I’m upset that I intentionally skipped over Ben because of his checkered past in fantasy terms (can’t argue with the results, but his stats, that’s something else), and Heath Miller.
I didn’t expect much from Ben or Heath because of the same reason: The OL still blows. I thought Heath was going to have to stay in to block a lot more and Ben would get killed. (And after Sunday Hines should have at least one more TD.)
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haha don’t feel bad. I drafted Brandon Marshall and Michael Crabtree. Marshall was suspended in week 1, Crabtree didn’t sign and I had to rely on Randy Moss and Tory Holt. Thank God Drew Brees threw six TDs that week
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I have Drew Brees too
I lost to an autodrafted team that week. Their first round pick was Brian Westbrook. Yep.
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That was a fantastic effort there.
Great play by Malkin to keep it up. Apparently Mason can be beat high.
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Are we out shooting them about 13-1 or something by now?
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 Minutes for Excessive Stanley Cup Raising.
I think Geno had about 15 shots on goal right there
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I think we may get to see Conks in this game, if the Blues defense does stuff like that more.
PensBurgh penalty - Lavender - 2 Minutes for Excessive Stanley Cup Raising.
To quote Mike Lange, “He’s playing like a man possessed.”
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Mason shaky
He looks rattled by the amount of pressure (not that I blame him) and is giving up a LOT of rebounds.
no kiddin. 18-2 shots in favor of Pittsburgh
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Jesus man. How dare Backes hit Sidney? I’d really like to see Sidney stop wielding his stick like that.
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He can take it. Only thing that sucks from a Pittsburgh perspective is that it takes Sid off the ice for 2 minutes.
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I know he can take it. But he didn’t right there. Or in several other games so far this season. He has at least 3 retaliatory stick fouls that I’ve seen, and none of them were prompted by anything egregious. I’d rather him man up and fight if he wants to do something about it (which he shouldn’t). Swatting your stick makes you look like a spoiled brat.
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Indeed it does. This is something I will agree with to no end.
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at least he didn’t swing it at someone’s head like wildman Malkin
/end semi-rant
by Casey Richey on Oct 20, 2009 7:47 PM EDT up reply actions
Well it’s 1-1 with you guys so this game could go through full 20 man rosters, leaving only Marian Hossa to cry in the corner.
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agreed.
because we all have that in common. Huck Fossa.
by Casey Richey on Oct 20, 2009 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Wow, Ray Borque has the record with 19 SOG? Would not have expected it to be a D.
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And I can think of 2 Bruins I would have expected ahead of Borque.
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Phil Esposito?
Ray Bourque is the career leader in SOG. It doesn’t surprise me that he holds the record for a single game.
Espo and Orr. If you said “A Bruins D has the record for SOG in a game” I would immediately say Orr. Borque has the career record for BOS SOG because of longevity. He’s obviously an amazing player but he’s still only 2nd best in franchise history (no shame there).
(And his son is scratched for Godard again. Who exactly does STL have to be afraid of?)
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Cam Janssen? Is he playing? I haven’t noticed him yet or heard his name if he is. So is Bylsma saying Eric Godard is a better hockey player than CBo?
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Yup. Janssen. Just under 4 min TOI so far.
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I agree. I’m not that scared of Janssen, and in reality, I’m not that scared of any of the enforcers. They play less than 10 minutes and they can’t fight a guy who doesn’t want to be fought. When they try to play hockey they usually take restraining fouls because they can’t skate. I’d let Rupp do the dirty work and put the most skilled lineup you can on the ice.
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That was a beauty of a move the other night. I think his problem is that he doesn’t skate well enough to get those chances regularly.
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I was saying Barrett Jackman, but he’s been toning down the goonery over the years.
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Yeah I was just countering with another example. I just couldn’t remember if Janssen was still playing in STL or even in the NHL.
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Apparrently there is an unidentified aircraft in the air over Pittsburgh. It must be the Blues because they certainly haven’t shown up to the arena yet.
by ButchersDog on Oct 20, 2009 7:52 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
thanks for stoppin in. good luck with your studies and whatnot
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The Blues are one Chris Kunitz goal away fom being demoralized!!!
by ButchersDog on Oct 20, 2009 7:56 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Letang really has to stop trying to buy penalties…
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Is there really any way to make players stop? I’m talking from a league-wide perspective. The last thing I want to see is NHL players start acting like soccer players, but it’s becoming more and more prevalent.
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The diving penalty was supposed to, but that’s such a huge gray area that refs understandably don’t want to call it.
Refs almost never call it and when they do they call the “other infraction” as well. It almost never results in a PP so it’s not much of a deterrent. The league office was going to review plays and issue fines, etc. for dives but they don’t do that either anymore.
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I don’t know if you can control it so much but it would be nice if he’d stop trying to buy one. He clearly was grazed on that play at best. He tried to play it off as if the Blues tried to rip his face off
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Yeah but he’s not nearly alone in that. It happens every single game. I know it’s annoying when your guy tries that crap (especially when it takes him out of the play, hello Kovalev). I’m just looking big picture. Until the league does something to stop it players will keep doing it. Can you see Bylsma benching anyone for trying to draw a call?
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Well, often when a player dives, there is an actual infraction to call. A trip that doesn’t succeed is still a trip in the rulebook; it’s not a legal code with room for “attempted” anything. I don’t know that I can recall a trip (say) when there wasn’t a stick on a guy’s legs or feet. Someone falling like they got shot when nobody touches them is just too rare to bother considering.
And I’d just like to say, of all the people charging to the net on a 2-on-1, Eric Godard is at the bottom of my list.
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Bullshit. I have Gooch, Crosby and Goligoski and they play this stupid PP2. Bylsma is killing me.
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It’s personal, you understand.
Eric Berry for sending the guy who wins the Heisman spinning 720 degrees in the air at the podium - or for intercepting it and returning it to where it rightfully belongs
by Chris Pendley on Oct 20, 2009 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Hey, Mason's weak up top y'all.
Fedotenko got the memo.
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The announcer just announced the wrong goal scorer. Funny
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Bylsma looks bored.
Eric Berry for sending the guy who wins the Heisman spinning 720 degrees in the air at the podium - or for intercepting it and returning it to where it rightfully belongs
This announcer is an IDIOT. He just announced Letang as the goal scorer again. Cooke had the clear tip-in on tha
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That fill-in guy who just can’t get any love…
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There you go Frank. I told you Forslund was an ass right at the top.
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nah not Forslund, the PA guy in the arena. But I’m not going to disagree with you right now
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Guerin had that set up for him.
Really, I shouldn’t be annoyed by this and yet I am.
Eric Berry for sending the guy who wins the Heisman spinning 720 degrees in the air at the podium - or for intercepting it and returning it to where it rightfully belongs
I’m not sure how that first scoring chance on the PP didn’t succeed. It looked to me like Mason dragged the puck in with him there.
Oh well. The Blues really had to work for that one
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Looks to me like the Pens are starting to play keep-away instead of continuing the pressure. I hate that.
that was so friggin close. Fleury almost got in trouble there
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I thought Mason got up on that one.
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by Chris Pendley on Oct 20, 2009 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Alright folks. I’m off to hockey. Enjoy the rest of your night.
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Possibly nursing something nagging.
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by Chris Pendley on Oct 20, 2009 8:59 PM EDT up reply actions
can’t be that bad. i didn’t see him go down hard ot anything
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Wow what a save by Fleury. Nice way to get the pad out
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Conklin was beat bad there. Sid and Geno couldn’t get it to connect
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damn I missed it. Ran upstairs for something and of course someone scored
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“The young man from Minnesota”
Third Minnesota reference
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is really pissed he missed gogo in his fantasy league
" Lord Stanley, scratch thier names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009
by oldtimehockey09 on Oct 20, 2009 9:11 PM EDT reply actions
took some vacation time, back to work today...busy night so far
" Lord Stanley, scratch thier names on your fabled cup" Mike Lange june 12, 2009
by oldtimehockey09 on Oct 20, 2009 9:13 PM EDT up reply actions
no doubt. Him and McKee are just shot-blocking fiends out there
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My mancrush has moved from Scuds to McKee. It’s official.
by JustinM on Oct 20, 2009 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Good win. The announcers were really starting to trail off there at the end. Lots of nonsensical things. I’m pretty sure they went a good four minutes of not saying a single thing about the game and instead talked about the Penguins locker room. Lame.
Good win. Keep this streak goin
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