06-08-2018, 01:45 PM
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#141
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Acerbic Cyberbully
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: back in Chilliwack
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Originally Posted by CroFlames
I surprised myself how much I was rooting for the Caps. Even in 2011 it wasnt so much cheering for Bruins as it was cheering against the Canucks. I don't recall ever cheering this much for a team.
Maybe Flames fans see a bit of Iggy in Ovi so they wanted to see that story finish differently...
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There is a lot of parallel for Flames fans in the Washington Capitals: from Iginla and Ovechkin, to Washington's hurdle with Pittsburgh and the 1980s Flames struggles with the Oilers, to the high number of first-round playoff exits.
Hell, the Capitals even used to play in a building that looked like this...
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06-08-2018, 02:12 PM
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#143
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Franchise Player
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Seriously, wtf is up with that picture.
One of the replies to that post is classic
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06-08-2018, 02:42 PM
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#144
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Ah ClipArt! Its like Jr. High all over again.
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06-08-2018, 02:50 PM
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#145
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Nsd1
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Yeah...Cup holding hands seem familiar...roasted on Twitter.
Hope SI gets a nice little fallout from that, wow.
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06-08-2018, 03:00 PM
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#146
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Lifetime Suspension
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Originally Posted by Pointman
The first Russian captain to win the cup 
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Amazing when you think about it, fitting it was Ovechkin he took a heap ton of crap for not "getting it done".
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06-08-2018, 03:39 PM
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#147
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Franchise Player
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Have been overwhelmed by the incredible joy displayed by Cap fans. The videos are unbelievable.
Man to be part of that. For us tortured Flames fans it just seems to far away...
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06-08-2018, 03:48 PM
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#148
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by GirlySports
Can we snag Beagle?
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my old classmate... so happy for him, he signed my yearbook "see you in the nhl!"
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06-08-2018, 03:51 PM
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#149
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by renny
my old classmate... so happy for him, he signed my yearbook "see you in the nhl!"
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So you let down the team?
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06-08-2018, 04:05 PM
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#150
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Franchise Player
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There are so many awesome shots of Ovi showing passion why the eff did they feel the need to manufacture one? The horrendous shopping aside, there is no need for that.
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06-08-2018, 04:14 PM
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#151
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tromboner
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: where the lattes are
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Originally Posted by Matata
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Ha! They need some singing and dancing lessons from the Brazillian soccer team.
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06-08-2018, 04:43 PM
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#152
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#1 Goaltender
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Beagle lives on my cul-de-sac. Hoping he brings the cup to his house and that I'm around to go congratulate him. Way to go Caps, you deserved it.
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06-08-2018, 05:04 PM
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#153
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Locke
So you let down the team?
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i had to focus on math, and science and yea.... curse my asian upbringing!! So pumped for him though.
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06-08-2018, 05:10 PM
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#154
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by renny
i had to focus on math, and science and yea.... curse my asian upbringing!! So pumped for him though.
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You're a self-racist! Asians can make the show!
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06-08-2018, 05:18 PM
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#155
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Uh...
· 1986 - Some 5,000 jubilant Montreal fans celebrating the Canadiens' Stanely Cup win over the Calgary Flames rampaged through the city's downtown. Officials were so poorly prepared that Quebec courts ruled police criminally negligent.
· 1993: Montreal's Stanley Cup victory over the Los Angeles Kings turned ugly when fans began vandalizing stores and setting police cars ablaze. Nearly 170 people were injured and more than 100 were arrested. The violence caused an estimated $2.5 million in damage.
· 2008: Cars were burned and downtown stores were trashed after the Canadiens beat the Boston Bruins to advance to the second round that season's playoffs.
· 2010: Looters smashed windows and clashed with police on Montreal's Ste-Catherine St. after the Canadiens defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins in the final game of the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. At least 25 people were arrested.
While it is true that Montrealers seem only to riot when the Canadiens win, they and Vancouverites are pretty much the poster-children for hockey riots.
Here's a List of Significant Hockey Riots in Canada
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Hmm, i stand corrected.
Why am I not surprised by those 3 fan bases?
None of those cities should ever win the cup again.
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06-08-2018, 05:26 PM
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#156
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Locke
You're a self-racist! Asians can make the show!
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hahaha fair enough =)
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06-08-2018, 06:50 PM
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#157
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
Have been overwhelmed by the incredible joy displayed by Cap fans. The videos are unbelievable.
Man to be part of that. For us tortured Flames fans it just seems to far away...
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I honestly don't think we're that far away.
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06-08-2018, 10:58 PM
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#158
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
Have been overwhelmed by the incredible joy displayed by Cap fans. The videos are unbelievable.
Man to be part of that. For us tortured Flames fans it just seems to far away...
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seeing Ovi win was great... seeing fans in Washington DC celebrate has been equally joyful... i mean 40+ seasons they've waited to win this things.
i think i read 91 seasons combined of their pro sports franchises not winning a championship...that is an incredible dry spell.
remembering how fun it was to walk on 17th during the 2004 run, makes me happy for Washington fans... great fanbase who have suffered tons of heartbreak...so happy for them
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06-08-2018, 11:40 PM
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#159
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damn onions
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Laine was for sure cheering for Washington. His favourite player growing up just won the Cup and knocked out the team that knocked out his.
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06-09-2018, 05:27 AM
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#160
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Coach
Was really hoping Vegas would win it. What a great story it would be. I also really don't like it when teams win away from home, it's always a bit of a let down. Seems like it's been happening a lot over the last few years.
Happy for Ovie though.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stang
Its been said, but being winning the Cup in Vegas is the best place to win if it you can't win it at home.
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At home or on the road, it doesn't matter where you win the cup. The Flames winning it in Montreal was awesome! Revenge from 1986. The Penguins have won all their cups on the road, so did the Bhawks until winning it at home in 2015.
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