deluca67 Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Yes the Bills are top dog but it's all Sabres by January. Unlike Boston where anything beats the Bruins yearround. PTR Would it be that way if Buffalo had a major league baseball team or still had the Braves? I'm not saying it would, I don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverPowerYou Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 It is obvious that you can't buy yourself a championship, yet it takes some action in the off-season to accomplish the ultimate task of winning a championship. If you look at the Habs, they added Cammalleri, Gionta, Gomez, and even Spacek; Philly acquired Chris Pronger; SanJose added Heatley; and Chicago signed Hossa, and Madden. All of these teams are decent to great to begin with and all play team-oriented hockey. Dear Darcy Regier, see what free-agency can do? One of these teams will win the Cup and have a Superstar that was brought along for the ride to contribute to it. Ladies and Gentlemen: I rest my case. So be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 It is obvious that you can't buy yourself a championship, yet it takes some action in the off-season to accomplish the ultimate task of winning a championship. If you look at the Habs, they added Cammalleri, Gionta, Gomez, and even Spacek; Philly acquired Chris Pronger; SanJose added Heatley; and Chicago signed Hossa, and Madden. All of these teams are decent to great to begin with and all play team-oriented hockey. Dear Darcy Regier, see what free-agency can do? One of these teams will win the Cup and have a Superstar that was brought along for the ride to contribute to it. Ladies and Gentlemen: I rest my case. So be it. It's not just free agency. It's Regier's refusal to use all means available to improve his hockey team. Next to falling in love with his own players it is his second biggest flaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Wings Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I hate the Flyers, but to all Boston fans....suck it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 It is obvious that you can't buy yourself a championship, yet it takes some action in the off-season to accomplish the ultimate task of winning a championship. If you look at the Habs, they added Cammalleri, Gionta, Gomez, and even Spacek; Philly acquired Chris Pronger; SanJose added Heatley; and Chicago signed Hossa, and Madden. All of these teams are decent to great to begin with and all play team-oriented hockey. Dear Darcy Regier, see what free-agency can do? One of these teams will win the Cup and have a Superstar that was brought along for the ride to contribute to it. Ladies and Gentlemen: I rest my case. So be it. All of them have also had a coaching change within the last two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 It is obvious that you can't buy yourself a championship, yet it takes some action in the off-season to accomplish the ultimate task of winning a championship. If you look at the Habs, they added Cammalleri, Gionta, Gomez, and even Spacek; Philly acquired Chris Pronger; SanJose added Heatley; and Chicago signed Hossa, and Madden. All of these teams are decent to great to begin with and all play team-oriented hockey. Dear Darcy Regier, see what free-agency can do? One of these teams will win the Cup and have a Superstar that was brought along for the ride to contribute to it. Ladies and Gentlemen: I rest my case. So be it. You might want to remove Gomez, Pronger and Heatley from your examples if that's the case you want to make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LabattBlue Posted May 15, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I hate Philly more(a lot more) than Boston, but to watch a collapse like that was awesome. Leading 3-0 in games and then 3-0 in Game 7 at home and THEY BLOW IT. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Holy f**k! Did that just happen?! (OK, I watched it on DVR, so it didn't just happen, but you know what I mean.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VansTheMans Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 So after watching the epic collapse of the great TUUKA RASK, and Philly completing one of the greatest comebacks in NHL history, I'm left with one thought: Danny Briere wins. Years later, Danny is still doing his thing. He tied the game 3-3 with an impossible goal. 30 goals, 72 points in 75 playoff games. :wallbash: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kristian Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I'd love to hear that convo between Darce and Lindsey. "Vanek and Staff and a pick for Malkin, Lindy." "No freakin way Darce. What am I going to do with a Russian who can score?" Turn him into Curtis Brown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 So after watching the epic collapse of the great TUUKA RASK, and Philly completing one of the greatest comebacks in NHL history, I'm left with one thought: Danny Briere wins. Little known fact: Danny Briere finished the season with 666 career regular season games and he helped the Flyers beat the Bruins with their Satan. If the Devils had beaten Montreal in the first round, I would have been concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 So what's worse? Losing the first round of the playoffs like Buffalo did, or being Boston where you win the first round but blow the next series in an epic manner? Neither are very good :thumbdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Love how some Bruins are complaining about the too-many-men call. http://sports.espn.go.com/boston/nhl/columns/story?columnist=mcdonald_joe&id=5190839 Recchi is quoted in that article, and in articles on boston.com, a few others are mentioned. Also, about halfway through the video linked above, Barry Melrose compared Scotty Hartnell to Jesus Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Love how some Bruins are complaining about the too-many-men call. http://sports.espn.g..._joe&id=5190839 Recchi is quoted in that article, and in articles on boston.com, a few others are mentioned. Also, about halfway through the video linked above, Barry Melrose compared Scotty Hartnell to Jesus Christ. I don't know that I've ever wanted to watch a video online this badly, but I'd have to install some Flash thing to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I don't know that I've ever wanted to watch a video online this badly, but I'd have to install some Flash thing to do it. Linda Cohn: I don't know who has better hair, Scotty Hartnell, or you, Barry. Barry Melrose: I think he looks like Jesus Christ. Linda Cohn: Whatever works! Barry Melrose: He's playing like Jesus Christ. Oh, Barry. Jesus did many, many things--even a non-believer would have to acknowledge that he changed the course of civilization. But he did not play ice hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampD Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Linda Cohn: I don't know who has better hair, Scotty Hartnell, or you, Barry. Barry Melrose: I think he looks like Jesus Christ. Linda Cohn: Whatever works! Barry Melrose: He's playing like Jesus Christ. Oh, Barry. Jesus did many, many things--even a non-believer would have to acknowledge that he changed the course of civilization. But he did not play ice hockey. Maybe not, but his dad does. That's for you, rbochan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluca67 Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Maybe not, but his dad does. That's for you, rbochan. Maybe Jesus didn't "walk across water." Maybe he skated. I hear he was a real thorn in the side of the opposition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Linda Cohn: I don't know who has better hair, Scotty Hartnell, or you, Barry. Barry Melrose: I think he looks like Jesus Christ. Linda Cohn: Whatever works! Barry Melrose: He's playing like Jesus Christ. Oh, Barry. Jesus did many, many things--even a non-believer would have to acknowledge that he changed the course of civilization. But he did not play ice hockey. He did walk on water. Sorry, that was bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 TMMOTI penalty does in the Bruins. Gotta love those hockey gods. Weird sense of humor. The Bruins have a history of doing this whenever a crucial game is on the line, no matter what epoch of time it is. IIRC, it cost them dearly in the late 70's when they were playing Montreal in the playoffs. (BTW, wasn't Don Cherry the coach way back when?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FogBat Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I'm never happy to see the Flyers win. But I'm less sad tonight than I normally would be. Here's to the Habs in four. HEAR HEAR!!! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I've been trying to imagine, since last night, what it must have felt like to be a Bruins fan. Say what you want about the team and maybe even their typical fan, but there are some real hockey fans there as well. I can't even wrap my head around what a collapse of that magnitude must have felt like. The pure joy of getting through the first round and then going up 3-0 in the series. Then, suffering through the increasing agony of watching them lose the next three. But wait, getting that exciting feeling back after going up 3-0 in the first 14 minutes of game seven, only to watch that lead crumble slowly and steadily over the last 46 minutes. That is an emotional roller coaster that may be unmatched in sports history, ending in the worse kind of despair. I hope I never feel that pain. And, then, there's the Flyers ... squeaking into the playoffs by winning their final game against the eventual 9th-place team, then feeling the exact opposite of everything above. You can't pay for that kind of joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_sauve28 Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I've been trying to imagine, since last night, what it must have felt like to be a Bruins fan. Say what you want about the team and maybe even there typical fan, but there are some real hockey fans there as well. I can't even wrap my head around what a collapse of that magnitude must have felt like. The pure joy of getting through the first round and then going up 3-0 in the series. Then, suffering through the increasing agony of watching them lose the next three. But wait, getting that exciting feeling back after going up 3-0 in the first 14 minutes of game seven, only to watch that lead crumble slowly and steadily over the last 46 minutes. That is an emotional roller coaster that may be unmatched in sports history, ending in the worse kind of despair. I hope I never feel that pain. And, then, there's the Flyers ... squeaking into the playoffs by winning their final game against the eventual 9th-place team, then feeling the exact opposite of everything above. You can't pay for that kind of joy. Great post! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carpandean Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Great post! :thumbsup: Except where I said "there fans" :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PASabreFan Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Except where I said "there fans" :doh: Don't beet yourself up over that. You can pay for that kind of joy though. Probably about 10k an hour, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjag Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I was listening to the game on the radio on the way home last night. Astonishing to say the least. So the question is, was that the most monumental collaspe in NHL history and may in sports history? We all know how few times it has been done in all of 7-series sports. But still, Boston was up 3-0 in game seven and lost. In my opinion, this WAS THE BIGGEST FAILURE in sports usurping the Sox coming back on the Yankees... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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