TOMapleLaughs Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Were we screwed in 2011? Yes. But did we also benefit? Also yes. The playoffs have been rigged for quite some time. The league says so itself: 'History will be made.' And in recent years we've seen far to many epic collapses after being up 3-0 in a series, or even in a game 7 for it to be normal. Meanwhile, American O4 teams view themselves as the league's true deserving power. If you are to face them and you're not an American O4 team yourself, odds are you'll have no chance in the finals. As for the way we were bounced out by American O4 teams, the way Boston and Chicago trounced this team is indicative of PED abuse. If you look at how they played the other series against other teams, they weren't nearly as pumped up. Canada has been subsidizing league growth down south for decades, yet we see no cups. Instead we see SoCal teams getting preferential treatment while they try to grow the game in Cali. (Let there be no mistake, once they start losing again, their alluvasudden fans and twitter account will vanish.) Back to 2011. Look at all the 'heroics' Boston performed over and over again. Too many series went to game 7. That's controlled. Too many times were they just made to look like heroes, when in fact they're just a goon squad. That being said, yes, we also beneffited in 2011. The SJ series was a joke. They laid down. And the Chicago series was artificially made more exciting through game-to-game management of penalties, but in the end they also laid down. And Nashville? Please. In the end Boston's true colors popped up, the goon squad popped enough PED's to rage all over our squad and 'hockey' became a bloody gong show. We laid down while another American O4 team prospered. Bettman's NHL is as fake as NBA basketball, and that's the way he wants it. Increase the level of parity in the league and you can control the outcomes of games, series and potentially even seasons of teams that are deemed blessed to make it all the way. Examples of rigging: - LA's sudden rise from barely 8th-place overpaid lazyasses to total dominance after a coaching swap? Give me a freakin' break. - Chicago's 2010 roid-raging powerhouse. Including getting a 300lb fatass defenseman to alluvasudden skate like the wind for a long playoff run? Please. Don't see too many youngish players on other teams playing with this kind of gumption. Unless they're also 'destiny' teams. - The Devils make it to the finals vs LA? Was that just a reward for taking on Kovy's bs contract? Yes. That team stunk. - Ducks acquire Nieder and Pronger via shady means and rise to league power status out of the blue, making Burke king of the GM's. Was that artificial? Damn right it was. Just look at his time outside of Anaheim... Burke is a big fat idiot! - Carolina wins cup? Hahahaha. Thanks, 'modified to suit us' NHL rulebook! - Tampa wins cup. Calgary is still screaming murder about that missing goal that Gelinas scored. Tampa (not that great that season) was a team of pre-destiny. These wins in Florida in Carolina haven't helped matters much though, as both teams are still useless at getting fans to pay money. All of these things happened for a reason. The NHL wants to boost game popularity down south. And to that end, it's kinda worked. So get used to Canadian teams being screwed for another decade or two, while poor markets down there get a foothold and/or American O4 'league control' teams get their fill. And then keep in mind both TO and Mtl want their cups too. The Canucks may be waiting awhile folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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goalie13 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 If it was all rigged you would think they would arrange at least one Cup win north of the border just to shut up the conspiracy theorists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronalds.Kenins41 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 The playoffs have been rigged for quite some time. The league says so itself: 'History will be made.' +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRussianRocket. Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Long story short, yes. Bettman has made the league in favour for the American teams for quite some time now and you see it on a consistent basis with Canadian teams always on the shorter end of the stick. Look at all the playoffs, the treatment the Canadian teams get and Americans and what not, etc, and it's clearly obvious. Believing it's not would be like saying boxing/soccer/baseball isn't rigged/effected by outside sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riviera82 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I tend to believe that the playoffs aren't 100% fair to all teams, especially the canadian ones, but I think this is a little far fetched. +1 for creativity though OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppleJack Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I am going to take this a little farther the Nhl playoffs are rigged in favour of the americans unless your the Toronto maple leafs and since they suck and barely make the post season (and then fall when they do) canada doesn't stand a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronalds.Kenins41 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I am going to take this a little farther the Nhl playoffs are rigged in favour of the americans unless your the Toronto maple leafs and since they suck and barely make the post season (and then fall when they do) canada doesn't stand a chance. Why did they get rid of the old commissioner was there some scandal or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronalds.Kenins41 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Bettman's NHL is as fake as NBA basketball, and that's the way he wants it. Increase the level of parity in the league and you can control Strange thing was he was part of the NBA and third in command before he came to the NHL according to this video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Industrious1 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Well this is certainly a bold topic, TOMapleLaughs. I'd definately say there is some 'game management' happening..not just in the playoffs but also in the regular season. But outright fixing? I'm not so sure...not yet. The PED theory is potentially interesting...i've also often wondered how Byfuglien was such a dominant beast in Chicago and yet somehow manages to stink up the building regularly in Winterpeg. Some definate food for thought there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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La Mauviette75 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Oh great another one of these topics. Yes of course the playoffs are rigged. What else could possibly explain the Canucks losing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronalds.Kenins41 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Oh great another one of these topics. Yes of course the playoffs are rigged. What else could possibly explain the Canucks losing? He said that we benefited from this too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
La Mauviette75 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 He said that we benefited from this too. Yes in the conference finals, which BTW makes no sense if the argument is that Bettman wants to grow hockey in California. But notice how he blames every single ultimate canucks loss on the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canuck_trevor16 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 yep NHL is rigged I mean NHL wants the same team to win year after year after year......Boston do not deserve another stanley cup for cheating in the cup finals and pay off the refs........and is controlled by organized crime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMR Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 LOL, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 So if it's rigged, did they pay Luongo not to stop Pucks and the rest of our players not to score goals against Boston? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronalds.Kenins41 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Yes in the conference finals, which BTW makes no sense if the argument is that Bettman wants to grow hockey in California. But notice how he blames every single ultimate canucks loss on the league. That's exactly what he said "Were we screwed yes. Did we benefit from it yes." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Rigged like an oil patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronalds.Kenins41 Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 So if it's rigged, did they pay Luongo not to stop Pucks and the rest of our players not to score goals against Boston? Well if you watched game 7 you would notice on every two on one that every player took the puck straight to Thomas instead of passing it and getting a goal like the Torres goal in game 1 and the Lapierre goal in Boston. Heck even the sedins weren't passing on the two on one's. If you know something is working why not do it again . http://canucks.nhl.c...p?id=2010030417 0:26 sec's if Henrik passes empty net goal for Burrows. Takes it to the net no pass(yes this is Henrik I am talking about) 2:40 Burrows to bieksa empty net goal for Bieksa. Takes shot even though there is nothing to shoot it 4:36 Daniel to Hansen empty net goal for Hansen. Yes once again I am talking about another sedin who failed to make a pass for a guy in perfect position something they never pass up on. Sounds like the Sedin's weren't themselves that game neither was burrows in the most important game of their lives. gimme a break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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