Eastern Conference Final
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Didn't the Bruins pull Thomas once, only to have the back-up actually do worse than him, and so Thomas was put back in to be terrible again? Am I making this up?
very convenient extra second went off the clock after the whistle there. Should be 5 on 3 for another second
Yeah, 5 or so years ago they had a 8-6 games (or something like that) where Thomas started, got pulled for Fernandez, then put back in the game. I think it was against the Leafs and they did the same thing.ngruz25 said:
Imagine how pissed you'd be if you were trying to sleep and just got that flood warning
Good god
Good god
Centre Bell with the "get your hands up in the air" club banger.
There is nothing redeeming about that city
There is nothing redeeming about that city
That song always reminds me of the Indians singing that tune in Close Encounters planted by the aliens. Work with me.
Match penalty for Moore. We won't see him at least on Thursday or maybe longer. Didn't think it warranted a match.
I got into an argument on Twitter with a guy about this, but at what point does the league suspend Subban or at the very least penalize him during the game? It is disgraceful to watch all his initiating contact then flopping or embellishing contact act EVERY SINGLE FUCKING GAME. Its sad to watch and for a league that prides itself on toughness and manning up, it's a definite black eye.
I also have to wonder, what is his Q rating throughout the league among the players? I know all the mediots and the hockey "experts" love him and can't slob on his knob enough, but I highly doubt the players are as keen on his bullshit act.
I also have to wonder, what is his Q rating throughout the league among the players? I know all the mediots and the hockey "experts" love him and can't slob on his knob enough, but I highly doubt the players are as keen on his bullshit act.
ngruz25 said:
Pull out the other one, Saku is the most popular Hab captain since Jean Beliveau.
Spacemans Bong said:
You're the Subban of messageboard embellishment. While I know Koivu is pretty popular in Montreal, there is no chance he is "more popular" than the little Richard, Cournoyer, Savard or Gainey.
cshea said:
The Leafs game I'm thinking of, Thomas got yanked for the 3rd but wasn't put back in. Manny came in for the 3rd and shut the door. The Leafs yanked the starter (who the hell was it...Toskala, I think), put in CuJo, who sucked even worse, then they put Toskala back in.
pedro1918 said:
Oh, he's definitely more popular than Gainey, the guy who traded for Scott Gomez. He's definitely more popular than Serge as well, since he has his fair share of enemies due to his brusque management style and avowedly pro-federalist views, although people have since come to realize that two Cups in 10 years of GMing is a pretty fair return in the modern day NHL where the Habs can't swindle teams for number one draft picks.
As for Henri and Cournoyer, I'll split hairs here a bit - Saku is more popular than them as a captain. Nobody really thinks of Richard (both of them) or Cournoyer with the C on their sweater like they think of Saku, Guy Carbonneau or Jean Beliveau. They just happened to be the senior members of the team at a particular time and got the job.
Seriously, people under 30 adore Saku. Absolutely love him. About half the HFBoards crowd wants to retire his number and he's a good, but not elite centre with zero Cups. I'm an Aspie who didn't grow up there and loved the history and the goalies so I never saw the appeal, but I know people who think he's the greatest thing since sliced bread.
tbb345 said:
The guys (Boomer and Carton) on WFAN this morning were just railing against Subban and the Canadiens for their embellishment, as if this is something new. B's fans have been observing this for a while now.
But it's nice to see other cities recognizing what crap Montreal pulls, game in and game out.
TheStoryofYourRedRightAnkle said:
Oh yeah, that was where his popularity went off into the stratosphere and not for a bad reason. Who doesn't remember this?
It just shouldn't get his number retired.
ivanvamp said:
It is a great thing it's getting the attention it deserves. This can't continue, it will hurt the game. They really need to try to nip it in the bud to the best of their ability now. I realize it's difficult, but i do think some kind of "after the game" review would help, a lot. If you see a blatant dive, a player is suspended for a game. That will stop it right quick.
A guy I know is a Montreal fan. He thinks they are not known for diving through the years and said those Subban/Plekanic incidents were the only two this series they embellished. LOL delusional.
Someone's got to tell Subban it's ultimately going to damage his reputation and career. He's so fuckin' talented and a really good player. Clutch, too; he's a huge reason the Bruins aren't in the ECF. There's just no need for all the childish theatrics. Does he want to become the next Lidstrom, or to become known as a diving jackass? It takes away from his impressive game when he pulls this shit.johnmd20 said:
It really makes me think it's an organizational philosophy that's been instilled there based out of the misguided belief that they're hockey's chosen ones.
I think you're overthinking it, SJH. At worst, it's Italian soccer style "These idiots in stripes will fall for this shit, so let's push it and see how far we could go". Bergevin's org is different than Gauthier's org, which is different (although less so) than Gainey's org. Bergevin's generally gone for bigger, more physical guys who you don't necessarily consider as embellishers.
I don't think there's any belief in being God's gift to hockey. That got beaten out of us by the Houle era. There's an insane desperation to win the Cup that maybe a franchise like Columbus doesn't have in the same way, but I don't think that's the same thing.
And Subban is the best player I've ever seen in the CH, outside of goal. He obviously likes being a pest but he's going to do that whether he embellishes or not.
I don't think there's any belief in being God's gift to hockey. That got beaten out of us by the Houle era. There's an insane desperation to win the Cup that maybe a franchise like Columbus doesn't have in the same way, but I don't think that's the same thing.
And Subban is the best player I've ever seen in the CH, outside of goal. He obviously likes being a pest but he's going to do that whether he embellishes or not.
Spacemans Bong said:
But if he keeps embellishing like this on this big stage, he's going to get a rep as a flopper and that might take away all the great things about his game. Subban is tough, fast, relentless, and he has a powerful shot. But, right now, all I think is that he's a flopping dick.
Spacemans Bong said:
Yeah right.
If Subban starts getting referred to as the Italian-style soccer player of the NHL that's just going to kill his long-term rep.
johnmd20 said:
I don't think that the swan dives remotely take away from his status as the Habs' Conn Smythe candidate through 2.5 rounds, but I definitely don't want to see a Subban haters club start the way that there's always that one guy who thinks Crosby is a pussy. Guys like Subban who play the game with such offensive verve from the blue line are the type of players that get me out of bed in the morning as a hockey fan - forget the grinding third liners from Saskatchewan.
Just finishing watching the game now....can we win a game without a shoving match at the end of it? Christ.
cromulence said:
I expect Bruins fans to hate Subban, it's the people in the Western Conference I worry about.