Ovechkin should stop running people over and oh, I dunno, score. It’s like watching the NBA. Call a penalty.
This series the biggest surprise to me. Montreal is out hustling out thinking and just plain out playing Washington. If they could tighten up their breakout and neutral zone passing the package would be complete.
Ah, but the Caps are not going away just yet. 4-3 now
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[quote]Testy1 wrote:
[quote]hockechamp14 wrote:
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[quote]Irish Pride wrote:
Sid+Malkin is just too good to stop. Fleury needs to step it up but the Pens got this.[/quote]
Isn’t Malkin injured?[/quote]
He had 2 pp goals last night, pretty good if he isn’t 100%. But, he’s at least playing.[/quote]
I thought he was out. Definitely a very talented player, I thought he was better than Cindy when the Wings met them year before last. I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t make it far this year, Wings fans know, hangovers can be a bitch.
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Malkin is definitely better than Crosby IMO. And he’s not such a whiny baby prima donna like Cindy.[/quote]
Crosby doesn’t whine anymore. He did before, but doesn’t anymore. He wouldn’t be a captain if this was the case. Malkin it can be argued is the Jagr to Crosby’s Mario.
The fact is that it is infinitely harder to try to “check” two lines than one, so at some point one slips through the cracks. Crosby also has a much more sound defensive game than Malkin.
Point being, is that Malkin isn’t necessarily clearly “better” than Crosby as much as you want to say. If I had to start a franchise with Ovechkin, Malking, or Crosby, I’m going with Crosby. I’d pick Malkin before Ovechkin though. Talent is only one dimension of a player. HUGE props for Malkin for coming through big in last year’s playoffs though when it counted.
Damn you Washington! shakes fist in air
Montreal has now officially lost control of this game.
OK, I take that back.
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Montreal has now officially lost control of this game.[/quote]
We’re back =D
[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
Montreal has now officially lost control of this game.[/quote]
Dammit! You Jinxed the Caps!
Yeah, Washington was carrying the play for a while there and now the Habs tie it again. Some good series this year. The Sabres Bruins game was great this afternoon too. Of the course the very best games are won by my beloved Red Wings, but they don’t play again until tomorrow.
Wow. I love playoff hockey.
Unbelievable!
Here comes OT. BTW, I root for lower seeded teams unless some other consideration comes into play. I wouldn’t mind seeing Montreal take this series.
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Here comes OT. BTW, I root for lower seeded teams unless some other consideration comes into play. I wouldn’t mind seeing Montreal take this series.[/quote]
I root for two teams: the Bruins and whoever is playing the Habs.
That’s a heartbreaker there
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[quote]Tiribulus wrote:
Here comes OT. BTW, I root for lower seeded teams unless some other consideration comes into play. I wouldn’t mind seeing Montreal take this series.[/quote]
I root for two teams: the Bruins and whoever is playing the Habs.[/quote]
I have players that get under my skin, but there’s not really a team I hate anymore.
[quote]Testy1 wrote:
[quote]hockechamp14 wrote:
[quote]Testy1 wrote:
[quote]Irish Pride wrote:
Sid+Malkin is just too good to stop. Fleury needs to step it up but the Pens got this.[/quote]
Isn’t Malkin injured?[/quote]
He had 2 pp goals last night, pretty good if he isn’t 100%. But, he’s at least playing.[/quote]
I thought he was out. Definitely a very talented player, I thought he was better than Cindy when the Wings met them year before last. I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t make it far this year, Wings fans know, hangovers can be a bitch.
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Malkin was completely invisible in the '08 Final. Of course last year was a different story. He has had a down year by his standards this season.
[quote]hockechamp14 wrote:
[quote]Saint Anger wrote:
[quote]Testy1 wrote:
[quote]hockechamp14 wrote:
[quote]Testy1 wrote:
[quote]Irish Pride wrote:
Sid+Malkin is just too good to stop. Fleury needs to step it up but the Pens got this.[/quote]
Isn’t Malkin injured?[/quote]
He had 2 pp goals last night, pretty good if he isn’t 100%. But, he’s at least playing.[/quote]
I thought he was out. Definitely a very talented player, I thought he was better than Cindy when the Wings met them year before last. I wouldn’t be surprised if they don’t make it far this year, Wings fans know, hangovers can be a bitch.
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Malkin is definitely better than Crosby IMO. And he’s not such a whiny baby prima donna like Cindy.[/quote]
Crosby doesn’t whine anymore. He did before, but doesn’t anymore. He wouldn’t be a captain if this was the case. Malkin it can be argued is the Jagr to Crosby’s Mario.
The fact is that it is infinitely harder to try to “check” two lines than one, so at some point one slips through the cracks. Crosby also has a much more sound defensive game than Malkin.
Point being, is that Malkin isn’t necessarily clearly “better” than Crosby as much as you want to say. If I had to start a franchise with Ovechkin, Malking, or Crosby, I’m going with Crosby. I’d pick Malkin before Ovechkin though. Talent is only one dimension of a player. HUGE props for Malkin for coming through big in last year’s playoffs though when it counted.[/quote]
Doesn’t whine anymore? Is he finally mature after being captain for 3 years? Who’s to say… Ovechkin is the only one I personally like of that bunch. Talent is great, but I love his fire and overall joy of being where he is and playing the game. Plus he’s a very physical player, which I like seeing in superstars.
The final straw for me not respecting Crosby at all came when he purposely didn’t shake hands with Lidstrom after the Pens won last year in the Finals. Absolutely no class.
I am no great Crosby fan, but he is better with the whining. He even floored me last night basically saying that he would need a closer look before pronouncing Judgment on the Sutton hit on Leopold. Some of all that whining can be blamed on Therrien too. When your coach does nothing but cry game after game it has to rub off on a young guy like that.
Also, I defended him in the Penguins forums last year because I don’t think he intentionally designed to not shake Lidstrom’s hand. I think he was just excited. All that said, the hype and worship wore me out quick and the guy still aggravates me.
This has been some of the best opening round hockey I have ever seen. Almost every game has been close with plenty of scoring to go around.
Not to mention that my Sharks won a game!
[quote]Saint Anger wrote:
The final straw for me not respecting Crosby at all came when he purposely didn’t shake hands with Lidstrom after the Pens won last year in the Finals. Absolutely no class.[/quote]
OH MAN
That pissed me off so bad! I forgot about that! He’s completely under a microscope, so he will make some mistakes, but that was pretty awful. Kid is clutch, and I don’t think he forgot to shake the USA’s hands during the olympics… yeah he still needs to mature.