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PDSF: (2) San Jose Sharks vs (3) Los Angeles Kings
Riviera82 replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in General Hockey Discussion
Ahhh, I laughed and laughed and laughed some more. Goodbye sharks, nobody chokes better than you. -
You make some good points but lets not forget that our Canucks team was an overtime goal away from perhaps the most epic collapse in playoff history in 2011. It could be said that Burrows saved AV's job twice between 2009 and 2011, first with that shorthanded game winner to end the 9 game losing streak and of course the "dragon slaying" goal a couple years later. I guess Burrows ran out of miracles and the result was AV getting canned.
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PDSF: (2) San Jose Sharks vs (3) Los Angeles Kings
Riviera82 replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in General Hockey Discussion
San Jose dodged the reverse sweep in 2011 against Detroit, I have a good feeling they wont be able to do that again tonight. -
Agreed, I dont think the game is fixed indefinitely. The NHL does clearly seem to favor certain teams in the playoffs from year to year, but I think if a Canadian team or one of their less favored American teams happen to win a cup in spite of the bias they have to overcome perhaps the league would just try a little harder to get the result they want the next season. I would be very interested to see what kind of aftermath (if any) would result from that.
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On the AV front, he's one game away from being eliminated in the first round tomorrow. He also now has the benefit of playing in the Metro division which in terms of just making the playoffs is a cakewalk compared to the Pacific.
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MG tied his own hands by hitching his wagon and padlocking it to a group of players who'd become too old, complacent, and had diminishing or not that much talent to begin with.
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PDSF: (2) San Jose Sharks vs (3) Los Angeles Kings
Riviera82 replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in General Hockey Discussion
They're a lot like the Canucks (usually), terrific in the regular season but never able to get the job done in the playoffs. I would actually be more surprised if they didn't lose Game 7 on Wednesday. -
PDSF: (2) San Jose Sharks vs (3) Los Angeles Kings
Riviera82 replied to -Vintage Canuck-'s topic in General Hockey Discussion
That Sharks team will get blown up if they lose this series. Which I hope they do, that'd be hilarious. -
The Sharks are collapsing, the Habs beat up on a team without a #1 goalie, and the Bruins knocked out a Detroit team that are barely a shell of their former selves. Dont count on Anaheim either, they needed 6 games to beat a Dallas team with very little playoff experience and goalie who's a playoff sieve. These Blackhawks are the defending champions and while I dont like them, I'd put more stock into what they're doing than what any of those other teams have done.
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AV had become a big part of the problem. Just because the Rags have won 3 games in the first round with home ice advantage against a team that's a couple hours bus ride down the highway is supposed to mean he wasn't part of the problem? C'mon. When AV coached here in his first year we won the first round. That has yet to happen for him in New York, let's see what he does over the next couple years and then talk about it.
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I dont necessarily think there is any clear cut rigging. I do think the four Canadian teams that lost the cup in 7 games were good enough to win and quite possibly good enough to win in fewer than 7 games. I dont include Ottawa in the conversation because they were wiped out quickly by an obviously stronger Ducks team. As for the four Game 7 cup losers, I for one dont think anybody could say that officiating didn't play a noticeable role in the outcomes of those series. That's not to say that the winners are predetermined indefinitely, what I think is that the on-ice officials are instructed by Bettman or one of his cronies to tilt the ice in favor of the league's preferred team without being terribly blatant about it. This has resulted in 4 Final series' which have gone the entire distance with all but the 2011 Canucks losing the cup by 1 goal. I think it's very safe to say that Bettman and the NHL are more pleased to have the Rangers, Lightning, Hurricanes, and Bruins win Stanley Cups over any Canadian team. Two original 6, Two sunbelt, who better to win at the expense of the teams from Canada. I dont think it is impossible for a Canadian team to win a championship, I just think that the Canadian team will need to be noticeably stronger than their opposition in order to overcome them and the officials. Again I'm not saying that there is any true fix, but Bettman himself does speak of "game management", why not series management as well? The officials do have the ability to give the league's preferred team a helping hand, one example that we've all seen was the Canucks quarterfinal against Chicago in 2011, not to mention last year against San Jose as well. Although if the referees were trying to hide their bias in that series they failed miserably, that was ridiculous. Speaking of the on-ice officials, does anyone else find it a little suspicious that they seemingly dont have to be held accountable for their actions? They dont have to be questioned by the media after games, players almost never point the finger at them when their team gets jobbed, they dont get suspended when they clearly appear to be incompetent, and if a coach or GM questions or says any ill word about them then Bettman slaps said coach or GM with a hefty fine. It all seems a bit shady to me.
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I wont be devastated if Torts stays into next season, but it wouldn't bother me at all to see him go either. Regarding the bolded part, perhaps the Canucks would be best served to try and find a coach who is somewhere in the middle in terms of style and personality. AV was too much of a soft touch and Torts is a bit too much of a hard-ass lunatic, what we need is a happy medium.
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Ryan Smyth should end his career with a victory, go Oilers.
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I think under the circumstances we'll get to see a barn-burner tonight. 7-5 Avs.
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I love this move by the Canucks organization, Trevor is a great guy and I think he will do very well. Whatever he might lack in experience with this job he more than makes up for in likability. Personally I think that goes a long way when doing business.
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Bold maybe, stupid definitely. He chucked away to #1 goalies for a prospect, a third liner, and a goalie who cant play until the games are meaningless.
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Well as far as I know he's the only non-1040 radio personality out there, plus I also really his 'McLean Monday' segment.
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I'm looking forward to what Dan Russell has to say about this tonight.
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Yeah but but but, with Gillis we made it to Game 7 and won a few creampuff division titles in a row. I agree with you.
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I think that would be fantastic.
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That's what all the Lu-lovers said as well. Aint happening for either of them.
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Let the cleanup begin!
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Outscored 21-6 through 4 games against the Ducks this year. Tonight we get officially eliminated, hopefully they put us down quick and clean.