05-26-2017, 10:42 AM
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#41
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by TheFlamesVan
His real name is Clarence.
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8 Mile?
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05-26-2017, 11:14 AM
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#42
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Also, I feel like playoff beards of the 90s were way gnarlier than today's beards. Are men these days not able to grow a beard like previous generations? Or is that all in my mind.
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Pretty sure that's in your mind. Hipster Millenials can't afford to buy a house, but they sure can grow beards (although, Crosby and Malkin aren't great examples).
If anything, we're in the heyday of the playoff beard. In the 90s, the playoff goatee was more common than a full beard.
Look at the Wings 20 years ago...
A few guys with goatees, but hardly any true playoff beards.
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05-26-2017, 04:15 PM
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#43
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Franchise Player
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Did the Oilers in 2005 touch the cup in the conference finals? They lost in the finals.
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05-26-2017, 04:30 PM
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#44
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Originally Posted by Huntingwhale
I like when players touch it. While the Cup is the ultimate goal, it's kind of offensive to the fans to say ''well this trophy is nice, but it means nothing''. Of course it means something. If it truly meant nothing, then there's no point in hanging division/conference champion banners in every arena. If a team doesn't care about winning the conference trophy, then it sure as #### shouldn't matter about trying to win your division during a ''meaningless'' regular season, right? No point in having a President's trophy either since it doesn't matter. Hell, might as well cancel all the player awards since they don't matter, since I guess the Cup in the only goal.
Of course it matters. I wish more teams lifted the conference trophy and paraded it around the ice. It's a huge accomplishment to win the conference, fans feel pride over it, and it's an objective that has been reached. I think it's dumb when teams act like it's nothing.
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Ask the team that loses the final how much a conference championship matters. Think Thornton is going to brag about the 2016 Western Conference champions? Not a chance.
There's one goal in the playoffs. Anything else leaves a disappointed team and fanbase.
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Before you call me a pessimist or a downer, the Flames made me this way. Blame them.
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05-26-2017, 04:39 PM
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#45
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Originally Posted by codynw
Ask the team that loses the final how much a conference championship matters. Think Thornton is going to brag about the 2016 Western Conference champions? Not a chance.
There's one goal in the playoffs. Anything else leaves a disappointed team and fanbase.
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No, Huntingwhale is right, the conference championship definitely means something. Teams just don't want to take their eyes off the ultimate prize so it is often not celebrated very much.
Just because it isn't the most important doesn't mean it has no importance. Ask Flames fans or players if 2004 meant nothing because we didn't win the Cup. You'd rightfully take some serious flak for saying something so stupid.
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05-26-2017, 04:46 PM
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#46
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Threadkiller
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: 51.0544° N, 114.0669° W
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They shouldn't even have a presentation when the conference finals are over, just give it to the teams after the finals are over, the teams can choose to celebrate them or not.
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05-26-2017, 04:57 PM
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#47
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Originally Posted by codynw
Ask the team that loses the final how much a conference championship matters. Think Thornton is going to brag about the 2016 Western Conference champions? Not a chance.
There's one goal in the playoffs. Anything else leaves a disappointed team and fanbase.
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I'm pretty inclined to believe that any team is going to be proud of what they accomplished after the sting of just missing out on the cup subsides.
You think the team that loses in the finals is as proud as the last-place team? the team that just missed out? or even the team that lost in round 1? I'm going to confidently say that human nature says you'd be completely wrong.
The conference championship matters. It isn't the Stanley cup, but it's a huge accomplishment in its own right. I bet Thornton and Burns were pretty damn proud about getting to the finals.
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05-26-2017, 06:01 PM
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#48
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by CSharp
Did the Oilers in 2005 touch the cup in the conference finals? They lost in the finals.
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No one touched anything in 2005.
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05-26-2017, 06:09 PM
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#49
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Just touch the damn trophy.
Also, Jason Smith didn't touch the trophy in '06.
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05-26-2017, 08:35 PM
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#50
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by codynw
Ask the team that loses the final how much a conference championship matters. Think Thornton is going to brag about the 2016 Western Conference champions? Not a chance.
There's one goal in the playoffs. Anything else leaves a disappointed team and fanbase.
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When I walk into the Saddledome and see our (few) banners hanging, including the '04 WC Champs, I always feel pride about it. Memories come flooding back.
Yeah it sucks to lose in the finals. But it's important to celebrate those moments. Maybe not even for a couple years. But down the road, yes.
Life is about celebrating small accomplishments, even if it means losing out on the big prize in the end. Pro sports shouldn't be any different.
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05-26-2017, 10:12 PM
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#51
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: I'm right behind you
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CroFlames
I wonder if the current Prince of Wales knows about this trophy.
They should actually fly him in every year and have him hand it to the Captain of the Eastern conference champions
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Only if animatronic Clarence Campbell hands the bowl to the West team .
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05-26-2017, 10:26 PM
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#52
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by jayswin
No one touched anything in 2005.
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So, this just proved the curse is just a placebo effect. It's all in player's heads.
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05-26-2017, 11:17 PM
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#53
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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05-27-2017, 06:52 AM
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#54
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by CSharp
Did the Oilers in 2005 touch the cup in the conference finals? They lost in the finals.
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The 2006 Oilers skated right by the Cup and did not even acknowledge it, IIRC.
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05-27-2017, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by CSharp
So, this just proved the curse is just a placebo effect. It's all in player's heads.
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Can't tell if serious.
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05-27-2017, 11:03 AM
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#56
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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Lanny with an 'A' seems wrong
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05-27-2017, 11:27 AM
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#57
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: The Bay Area
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tyler
Lanny with an 'A' seems wrong
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They rotated who wore the 'C'.
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05-29-2017, 04:04 PM
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#58
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by the2bears
They rotated who wore the 'C'.
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Wow, that is super lame
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05-29-2017, 04:29 PM
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#59
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tyler
Wow, that is super lame
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I dunno. Seemed to work out ok.
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05-29-2017, 06:05 PM
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#60
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Fort St. John, BC
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2017 Penguins touched: ?
2016 Penguins touched: Won
2015 Neither touched
2014 Neither touched
2013 Neither touched
2012 Neither touched
2011 Neither touched
2010 Flyers touched: Lost
2009 Penguins touched: Won
2008 Neither touched
2007 Ottawa touched: Lost
2006 Neither touched
2004 Calgary touched: Lost
2003 New Jersey touched: Won
2002 Both touched
2001 Both touched
2000 Both touched
1999 Dallas touched: Won
1998 Both touched
1997 Detroit touched: Won
1996-1981 Both touched
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