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2 events that changed the Stanley Cup Finals


Heretic

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I believe there were 2 events that happened in seconds that had a huge influence on how the 2011 Stanley Cup Final series wound up.

The first was the late hit by Rome on Horton.

For the Canucks, it wasn't so much the hit as it was the suspension.

After that, the Canucks looked timid - they didn't want to hit the Bruins with any sort of impact for fear of a penalty.

That hit fired the Bruins up and it helped them win their first 2 home games of this series. Now, it's a best of 3.

The second was the hit by Boychuk on Raymond 20 seconds into game 6.

No penalty called seemed to deflate the Canucks.

If there was a call, the Canucks could very well have scored on the Power Play and the series might have been over.

No suspension for Boychuk even though Raymond was done added salt to the already open wound.

The outcome of game 7 was basically done before the puck dropped.

The Canucks just didn't have it in their mindset to overcome those 2 events.

10 seconds of ice time in a seven game series affected both teams differently.

Positive on the Bruins and negative for the Canucks.

History was made.

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Hello,

A Trolls's response...

I've been a hockey fan since I was born, the year Bobby Orr came to Boston. I couldn't make it out to the Olympics from Boston last year, but I did make it to your beautiful city this past February, for the Bruins/Canucks regular season game. I enjoyed your city and people very much.

[then a bunch of blah blah blah's.........

Can't wait until the 2011/2012 NHL season opener!

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Okay, Okay, Okay, we get it!

None of us Canucks fans are happy with an extremely small percentage of Vancouverites that decided to wreck havoc on the city last night. We understand it makes us look bad.

That being said your comments are way worse!

Boston Won Congrats! They proved they were the better team this time. There is no use arguing this point. But why don't you show some CLASS and hold your head high and your mouth shut instead of taking the opportunity to come on a Canucks Fan board and basically further insult our team and our city. Your comments about our style of play and the members of our team are not required here. Your lack of respect for sportsmanship is brutal.

Go back to your pathetic life you Troll.

PS - Maybe your Dad can still give you a lesson in manners especially your stupid comments about Canadian hockey teams.

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I definitely agree that there were two events that sent the Canucks into a downward spiral. I just thought that event 1 was the loss of Dan Hamhuis. You could visibly see the defense core crumble once he was out of the series. It was like Bieksa became someone's lost puppy without the Hammer on board. Rome's late hit was my second event. It was like the icing on the cake. It seemed to take the fight right out of the whole team. What happened to poor Raymond was unfortunate, and looked like total interference, but hey what do I know? What I'm trying to say is, by the time Raymond got hurt, it was already much too late for Vancouver. When they lose huge, like games 3 & 4, they dont often recover quickly enough. They only barely managed to do that against Chicago. To do it twice would be a lot to expect from a team.

Of course, we all still held hope in them, as you do.

Strangely, I do agree about the leadership issue that Mr Original6 has pointed out. The Canucks simply didnt have anyone stepping up to the plate to give them a much needed spark. It was present in previous series, be it Burrows or Kesler. No one stood out like that in the SCF.

Boston, however, did step up. The whole team rallied together most notably after Horton was injured. They used that momentum to bring their A Game to the Canucks and very much deserved to win.

Also could have done with some consistent goaltending. That would have made a huge difference. While its totally acceptable for goalies to let in a few soft ones, Luongo is hideously unreliable. I love the guy, but seriously.

Anyway, very good points. Glad to hear I wasnt alone in thinking the series was lost before game 7. Its a little hard to find someone to sympathise with down here in Australia.

Also I have to laugh at Original6 just a little. Bad mouthing 'Canadian hockey' and 'Eurotrash' when 90% of Boston is comprised of Canadian players captained by supposed Eurotrash. Lol

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"Okay, Okay Okay, we get it"

Who's we and what did you get? All I see is that you censored my opinion(s). What are you going to write in this space?

Continue to name call? Edit as you see fit? A bit childish isn't it. A lot of facts were in my comments, but that doesn't interest you.

You'd rather whitewash them out and name call.

Also, "wreck havoc"? Isn't it wreak havok?

Canuck fans trash their beautiful city with worldwide press, but my comments are "way worse".

Millions of dollars in tourism will be lost due to the images going around the World regarding the riot, my comments will have no negative effects on your city and really can't be described as "way worse".

Lack of sportmanship? Over the years, I have been on every website in the NHL and have never seen such poor sportsmanship on any other official site. Nor have I ever been compelled to respond.

Seeing a video report on the official Canucks website of a bunch of juvenile Boston fans from a reporter who teased the youths into showing how bad the Boston fan base is worth responding to, especially after last night's festivities.

It's an open forum, but you can edit this as you see fit.

Pathetic life? Troll? Great articulation.

And with regards to my Dad, unfortunately he died of a brain aneurysm on May 25th, 1989 at the age of 50. Truth.

You edited my writing and you'll probably edit this one, but don't be a hater, if you're a hockey fan, take a look at the Boston/Tampa game 7.

And yes, Langley 84, my comments regarding "Eurotrash" and Canadian Style of hockey was a bit much and even laughable, but my point that was being made is that Europe has always had a different style of hockey. After this playoff season, I've seen two Canadian teams (Montreal and Vancouver) who have a similar style of sportsmanship. Go back and see the games and you'll see for yourself. And listen to their post game comments.

If a Boston player ever took a dive, the President (Cam Neely a BC native), the team itself, the fan base and the media would run that player out of town. It's not accepted. It's not good for hockey. Yes, there are 90% Canadians on the Bruins, but they're not caught up in the elite status of being the only game in town. Until this week, most current Bruins could walk down the street and not get noticed or bothered by the public.

Yes, I didn't miss the point that Chara is European. And when he came here he was soft, he used to let people half his size push him around with no retribution. Take a look at last years Philly games. Just like Sedin taking the hits from Marchand (yes he's a rat) - please see my previous post regarding rats - oh yeah, "Kid Rock" decided to edit my post. Just like a school bully, if Sedin fought back, it could have been a different game 7 - Leadership.

If you could re-edit my previous comments back, I'd appreciate it.

Cheers

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I agree that losing Hammer was a big factor in our failure to win the Stanley Cup. Aside from that, I feel so down when I read stories on the net about how all the canuck and luongo haters are rejoicing at our defeat. I feel we had a great run and a great season. I'm proud to be a canucks fan and will be forever.

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Orignal 6, you are just plain pathetic. How do I know that you may ask?

Because of what you admitted yourself and I quote:

"Lack of sportmanship? Over the years, I have been on every website in the NHL and have never seen such poor sportsmanship on any other official site. Nor have I ever been compelled to respond."

Only a total loser would go to another teams website and look up or worse get involved about what those fans talk about. And you want us to believe you only responded on our board....lol...yeah right.

Just like your team, dirty and no class at all.

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