06-07-2013, 08:45 PM
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#2021
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Canuck-Hater
Nobody could of predicted this though. Most expected the Penguins to get to the finals this season. Bruins haven't won the cup yet so whether or not Iggy made a bad decision is debatable.
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Iggy made a bad decision - there is no debating that imo.
The Bruins aren't gonna wim many Presidents Trophies, but they're made for the play-offs. I'd love to be a Bruins fan - they play hard, beating teams on the ice and getting in the opposition's heads off it.
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06-07-2013, 08:45 PM
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#2022
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ricosuave
who would have thunk a team with crosby, malkin, iginla, and a norris candidate would be swept?
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Who woulda thought they'd score 2 goals?
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06-07-2013, 08:46 PM
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#2023
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Red Deer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Canuck-Hater
Nobody could of predicted this though. Most expected the Penguins to get to the finals this season. Bruins haven't won the cup yet so whether or not Iggy made a bad decision is debatable.
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Not really. Had he chosen the Bruins, and assuming history played out in a similar fashion, he would have at least gotten closer.
If his goal was to win a Cup, on any level, this can be defined as a bad decision. Of course, we now have the benefit of hindsight.
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06-07-2013, 08:46 PM
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#2024
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Cambodia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kyuss275
Shero should get a lot of blame also. Heading into the deadline the Pens biggest need was a top D man. Instead he spent assets on the 3 slowest players available.
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The Penguins defense wasn't the problem in this series, and the "3 slowest players available (plus Jokinen)" carried the Penguins for a month and showed how valuable they could be to the team. There was a specific moment when the Penguins took a step backwards and never recovered, but it wasn't when Shero made those trades - it was when Crosby returned against the Islanders. As I said a few games ago, if a coach can't find a way to insert the best player in the world into the lineup without hurting the team, that coach has gotta go.
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06-07-2013, 08:46 PM
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#2025
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Franchise Player
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Did not like the officiating. Both teams should have been penalized more, to protect players.
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06-07-2013, 08:46 PM
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#2026
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: At a garage sale
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Got to feel for Iginla there, but overshadowing that is the complete collapse of the penguins....Wow! 2 goals in 4 games and it didn't even dawn on Bysma to change things up. I don't think its that bad for iggy since he finally made it back to the 3rd round....although I hardly noticed him out there.
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06-07-2013, 08:47 PM
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#2027
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Calgary
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Defense and goalies win cups. Iggy should have know better.
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06-07-2013, 08:47 PM
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#2028
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
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I wanted to see Iggy win a Cup, but at the same time it's fun to watch the mighty fall. So sick of having the Penguins constantly shoved down our throats as the end all and be all of hockey teams. It's very satisfying to watch them lose in such spectacular fashion. Yea, they made it to the 3rd round, which is no easy feat...but considering the ridiculous amount of talent on that team, this can only be viewed as an epic collapse.
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06-07-2013, 08:48 PM
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#2029
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Lifetime Suspension
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Pittsburgh really did look a lot like the Canucks of the east in some ways. Thought talent alone would get the job done, when that doesn't go their way they become useless.
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06-07-2013, 08:48 PM
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#2030
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Red Deer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by M*A*S*H 4077
Will Crosby face any criticism for his pathetic play this series or will he be given a pass because he might have been not fully healthy?
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If it turns out he is still injured, then it's a legitimate pass. If not, then he absolutely should be accountable for only showing up in spurts.
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-Dr. Amos "Doc" Cochran
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06-07-2013, 08:49 PM
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#2031
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by puckluck2
Good to see the true colors of some people. Pathetic hatred of a legend.
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No one hates him. It's the player he's become that people like myself are surprised about.
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06-07-2013, 08:51 PM
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#2032
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burn_this_city
No one hates him. It's the player he's become that people like myself are surprised about.
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Someone staple this to puckluck's forehead.
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06-07-2013, 08:51 PM
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#2033
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Toronto
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yamer
If it turns out he is still injured, then it's a legitimate pass. If not, then he absolutely should be accountable for only showing up in spurts.
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Not for me. He was apparently deemed healthy enough to come back to play in the playoffs
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06-07-2013, 08:52 PM
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#2034
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Lethbridge
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Quote:
Originally Posted by M*A*S*H 4077
Will Crosby face any criticism for his pathetic play this series or will he be given a pass because he might have been not fully healthy?
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I am sure he will get some criticism but since Malkin played worse, the defense was a disaster, goaltending an issue for ever and tons of questions about Bylsma I think that the injury, his history and the total cluster f and blame to go around he will avoid the spotlight.
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06-07-2013, 08:53 PM
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#2035
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Lifetime Suspension
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The Bruins are in the zone, and I mean in the ZONE. I don't think Chicago can stop them.
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06-07-2013, 08:53 PM
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#2036
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Lifetime Suspension
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burn_this_city
No one hates him. It's the player he's become that people like myself are surprised about.
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Maybe try reading before replying. People saying they're happy Iginla lost is pathetic. But it's from the same guys that make me embarrassed to be a fellow Flame fan with so not surprising.
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06-07-2013, 08:53 PM
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#2037
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Erie
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Yamer
If it turns out he is still injured, then it's a legitimate pass. If not, then he absolutely should be accountable for only showing up in spurts.
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If he's still hurt and cannot compete at his usual level, then the coach is accountable for not using him differently?
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06-07-2013, 08:53 PM
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#2038
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Franchise Player
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If Letang ends up winning the Norris, he should immediately hop on a plane, fly directly to wherever Chara is, and personally hand deliver the award to big Z himself.
He isn't half the D man Chara is, and I'm not just talking size wise.
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06-07-2013, 08:54 PM
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#2039
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Judea
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Red-Mile-DJ
The irony: Iginla with the last Penguins shot.
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It's not ironic. It's just a fact. The only ones that think its somehow spectacularly significant are the ones that are currently bagging on Iggy like he's some kind of hack instead of a future hall of famer. I'm so sick of this crap.
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06-07-2013, 08:54 PM
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#2040
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by burn_this_city
No one hates him. It's the player he's become that people like myself are surprised about.
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Agreed. I still love the guy. I wish him all the success in the world, and I hope he gets to win a cup before he retires. But let's be honest. Iginla is a shell of his former self these days. He just doesn't have that fire in his eyes like he used to and he looks disinterested half the time.
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