jimjimbo Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Finally here! Should be a great series. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Sea creature cup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Well the sharks certainly ate the penguins in the second period, that's for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Oh, my! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 Great game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Penguins got the last gwack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivervalleymgb Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Wonderful 1st game to watch. Man, was it fast paced!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Lot of early action tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Pens will win it tonight, as per my extremely informed expert opinion..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 It's a barn burner so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 Pens will win it tonight, as per my extremely informed expert opinion..... Jones has been pretty lucky this period... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I would love to see the Sharks come back, but this is going to be one huge uphill climb for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 (edited) One of the things I like about Stanley Cup playoffs hockey is the reduced fighting. IMO, hockey fights are what keeps NHL hockey a peg below other "major league" sports. In no other major professional sport do the officials allow the participants to go at for a bit before they break it up. It cheapens the game. The fights are more theater than reality. If someone really lands a blow that inflicts damage, then punishment and apologies take place. If one adult male is not really trying to injure another, then he shouldn't punch him. If he is genuinely trying to injure the other, then it is a criminal assault. My sons vehemently disagree. Excellent hockey exists internationally and at the collegiate level without the WWE phony fights. When the NHL realizes it's not a cockfight on skates, it will become the fourth major league sport. Edited June 10, 2016 by DizRotus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 (edited) I'm for tonight. 3-2 SJ in the 3rd so far at the 12 min mark. I'm rooting for the regional favs the Pens. Edited June 10, 2016 by wvu80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teaman Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I disagree with you. The staged fights should be out of the game but the spontaneous fights are momentum turners. I am sure you are a Wings fan based on where you are DizRotus, and if I were a Wings fan I may feel that way as well. The Wings no longer carry any toughness and I am sure it is tough to watch them go into the tough buildings and get slapped around. I will take the likes of Probert and Kocur any day on my team instead of the cheap shot team they ice nowadays. The International hockey is not really a fair comparison, when watching any International games they are usually all star teams set up by each nation. You are not going to ice those kind of teams in a league. Of course they are exciting, they are the best of the best. Take a long look at the college hockey and you will see a ton of high sticks, slashes and cheap shots. Once they get to the NHL if so lucky, they learn in a hurry to keep the sticks down and learn to play without these cheap shots or else they get the snot beat out of them. I would much rather the players themselves police the game that dictated by a referee. I grew up in Canada and I can tell you in no way does any other sport match the excitement levels of NHL hockey. Just because Americans prefer baseball and football does not make them better sports. Tim 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 Pens will win it tonight, as per my extremely informed expert opinion..... See? I told ya..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 More hockey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted June 10, 2016 Author Share Posted June 10, 2016 More fighting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I'll take a game 7 anyday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted June 10, 2016 Share Posted June 10, 2016 I'm not opposed to hard physical play. Yes, the Wings could benefit from clean, legal aggressive play, even if it leads to a deserved penalty. The playoffs and Stanley Cup finals have plenty of that. What disappears are the silly selfish penalties that hurt the team. At a time when sports are finally addressing concussions, the NHL seems incapable of weaning itself from punches to the head that have all the authenticity of a thrown folding chair at a WWE match. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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