06-03-2015, 08:55 PM
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#101
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Yeah he's the classic big man who's best skill is his ability to take up space.
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He is immensely skilled and agile, size aside.
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06-03-2015, 09:01 PM
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#102
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good ... #### your trap hockey
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06-03-2015, 09:05 PM
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#103
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Not sure what Cooper was thinking. You aren't going to beat the Hawks 1-0. They didn't even get a shot for half the 3rd period. You just knew the Hawks were going to come back.
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i think they just were playing it too safe... not sure if it was Cooper or just the inexperience on the ice, preventing the kids from doing 'too' much.
agreed though; thinking you are going to beat Chi 1-0 by going into a shell for half the game is a big miscalculation
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06-03-2015, 09:05 PM
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#104
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by timbit
He is immensely skilled and agile, size aside.
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If he was "immensely" skilled and agile, he would be the best goalie in NHL history, given the size.  Clearly, he is good, but it is ridiculous that the NHL refuses to account for the fact that a goalie can have his shoulder at the crossbar while kneeling...
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06-03-2015, 09:08 PM
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#105
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Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
If he was "immensely" skilled and agile, he would be ghe best goalie on NHL history, given the size. Clearly, he is good, but it is ridiculous that the NHL refuses to account for the fact that a goalie can have his shoulder at the crossbar while kneeling... |
He outplayed Carey Price and when it really counted Lundqvist.
Where do you rank him amongst goalies in the playoffs?...
And who handles the puck better than him?
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06-03-2015, 09:39 PM
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#106
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Lifetime Suspension
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Wasn't this tested by sniper Georgie Parros versus an average sized goalie and versus a sumo sized goalie and was determined it made little difference. Of course being immensely tall is very different than being immensely fat but it may have some validity.
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06-03-2015, 09:47 PM
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#107
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Oh that's gotta hurt, losing it in the last few minutes, must feel bad almost like seeing the puck cross the line and not counting! I want more Kesler Tears Damn It! 
Last edited by 1Nite; 06-03-2015 at 09:50 PM.
Reason: youtube fail
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06-03-2015, 10:46 PM
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#108
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by timbit
He outplayed Carey Price and when it really counted Lundqvist.
Where do you rank him amongst goalies in the playoffs?...
And who handles the puck better than him?
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Did he? Maybe, but to me it looked like TB just played great in front of him and he didn't have to. What does puck-handling have to do with it? I just wish the net was a foot higher and a foot wider - this is not about Bishop really.
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06-03-2015, 11:01 PM
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#109
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Fort St. John, BC
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Originally Posted by H2SO4(aq)
Wasn't this tested by sniper Georgie Parros versus an average sized goalie and versus a sumo sized goalie and was determined it made little difference. Of course being immensely tall is very different than being immensely fat but it may have some validity.
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Except the sumo wrestler had zero goaltending experience
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06-03-2015, 11:12 PM
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#110
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah
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The 'Hawks withstood the adrenalin filled start by the Bolts, and escaped only down 1-0, after a frigging amazing tip-in. They then settled into their game of shot lane denial, and gradually took over the possession numbers, aided by the Bolts' bad decision that 1-0 would be enough to win because of their goaltender...
The 'Hawks' experience and lower line depth along with the progression of TT at this level, turned the tables, and the Bolts never got their offense going again, when they needed it.
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06-04-2015, 01:56 AM
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#111
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah
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My son hadn't seem the game live, and on my 2nd viewing, I was struck by what I would call a bad habit, by Ben Bishop, of apparently relying completely on his size...I can't recall seeing a goalie so passive, as to seem indifferent to the exact location of the puck, while being screened. More than once, it seemed clear that Bishop made saves while NOT tracking the puck, just letting the puck hit him...The save is great, but, there is NO rebound control when playing this way...on TT's GTG, a screen by our smallish center, Kruger, was enough to allow a shot where Bishop made NO EFFORT TO REACT...call it a "seeing eye" shot, if you like, but an effort to find the puck BEFORE having to fish it out of the net, might allow a shoulder shrug save, or a lucky stick handle save or ANYTHING that might seal the victory...as it was, Bishop was oblivious as the best chance to win game 1 whizzed over his Right Shoulder...
Moreover, a team can use his passivity to create rebound chances...set the screen, let the puck hit Bishop, and go get the inevitable rebound.
I admit, I don't see much of Eastern teams, and don't know if that is the normal way Bishop plays, simply ignoring screens, but, it does seem a weakness, at first impression.
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06-04-2015, 05:18 AM
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#112
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The Bhawks sure know how to pull one out of the hat. During the 1st period, Hughson had to remind everyone about the Lightning winning game 7 over the Flames.  
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06-04-2015, 07:59 AM
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#113
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah
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Heh, Tsawwassen, Hughson is still crying in his heart that his beloved divers were eliminated by your Flames this year, and had to dig up that knife from the past.
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06-04-2015, 08:10 AM
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#114
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah
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One more thought on Game 1...
My Son, a Desert Dog fan, was wondering how Hjalmarsson is still alive after eating so many hard shots over the course of the year...Defensively, Hammer was heroic yesterday, making play after play in the shooting/passing lanes, yet, he doesn't get a mention on many fan forums...including Chicago ones.
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Last edited by thefoss1957; 06-04-2015 at 11:21 AM.
Reason: I never get the damn R in the right spot for Hammer's name!
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06-05-2015, 02:21 PM
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#115
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah
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Reports from the Chicago press have Trevor Van Reimsdyk as dressing tonight...Rundblad will sit...
Q showed some confidence in TVR before his fractured patella injury...but, I expect him to be "protected" with limited minutes and a rotating top 4 Partner, the same way Rundblad, Cumiskey, and Timonen have been...at least, until he can prove that he is up to game speed.
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06-05-2015, 02:29 PM
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#116
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Resident Videologist
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Calgary
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They don't play tonight.
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06-05-2015, 02:35 PM
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#117
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Chicago Native relocated to the stinking desert of Utah
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The 'Hawks have been every other day, except for game 7 vs. the Ducks...the extra day has thrown me off...again!
In any case TVR will get a few minutes in game 2
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06-05-2015, 03:19 PM
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#118
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The Lightning definitely learned a lesson to not play hang on with the Blackhawks. The Lightning lost their electrical charge as the third period progressed. The Blackhawks silently crept up and scored quickly.
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06-06-2015, 05:24 PM
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#119
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must show all Flames games nationally when they play on Saturdays, Mondays, and Wednesdays !!!
Last edited by hwy19man; 06-06-2015 at 05:29 PM.
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06-06-2015, 05:31 PM
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#120
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Calgary
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Drouin making an early case that he belongs.
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