Originally posted by trunks1022
see when you're talking about injuring players on purpose, that's when it's ridiculous. if you don't want to see his antics, then hope that the devils beat the rangers in the series. otherwise, gtfo.
No, the idea of our hitman injuring a key player is called tactics. An elimination of a Gomez or a Jagr or an Avery is the tipping point that changes the entire course of the series. The Rangers know this too, as you can see from their cheapshots (sticks to the face) on Zach Parise. It's part of the game, and if a hard-hitting player can CLEANLY eliminate a player, that changes everything. Scott Stevens proved this many times.
sweds00
Avrey is a little bitch and I hope he gets what he deserves. Karma is a bitch and I wouldnt be supprised if NJ doesnt loose another game. That made me sick!!!!
DJ Eco
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Originally posted by yankeeBaby
LOL @ avery comments. I once told Wai how much I loved the guy because his energy and antics are so entertaining....but that if he wasnt on my team I would want to punch him. He is simply "THAT guy"... you love if he is on your team, and the guy you hate if he is not. period.
No, I thought he was a kunt when he was on the Kings, and I think he's a kunt now.... And if he were signed to the Devils and got the same numbers he's getting now, I'd still think he's a kunt, and a joke to hockey... Daneyko said it right, he's a very skilled player who's gone down the wrong path thanks to his actions... He's a punk and one day soon, he'll get his.
Scoops
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Originally posted by DJ Eco
For the most part, I like some of the Rangers players... Some of them... For example, I have a great amount of respect for Jagr as a player. He's "one of those players." I think Shanahan's another one.
you should like Shanny....he is a former devil, his trade for Stevens helped in getting the devils 3 cups
DJ Eco
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Originally posted by Scoops
you should like Shanny....he is a former devil, his trade for Stevens helped in getting the devils 3 cups
Yeppp... And he's just a good player, I've liked him throughout his career....
Some pics from the game :)
Dany Veltri
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Originally posted by DJ Eco
No, I thought he was a kunt when he was on the Kings, and I think he's a kunt now.... And if he were signed to the Devils and got the same numbers he's getting now, I'd still think he's a kunt, and a joke to hockey... Daneyko said it right, he's a very skilled player who's gone down the wrong path thanks to his actions... He's a punk and one day soon, he'll get his.
C'mon dude, you think he's any worse than Clarkson (minus the fact he's more skilled than Clarkson)? Most every team has someone like this and you love him because he plays for your team and you hate him if he doesn't. He's certainly not a cheap shot artist, he toes the line, but that's about it. As for stuff that goes on after the whistle, the Devils have players doing the same things he is.
sinisterbeats
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Originally posted by Dany Veltri
C'mon dude, you think he's any worse than Clarkson (minus the fact he's more skilled than Clarkson)? Most every team has someone like this and you love him because he plays for your team and you hate him if he doesn't. He's certainly not a cheap shot artist, he toes the line, but that's about it. As for stuff that goes on after the whistle, the Devils have players doing the same things he is.
You don't with goaltenders.
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Dumb lucks goals, curious calls in our favor, pucks deflecting off our own players that convert to goals, getting spanked on your home ice…
So this must be what it feels like to be a Rangers fan.
Some much-needed lucky breaks in Game 3 was all the help the Devils needed to notch their first win in the series. And the win was made that much sweeter by the following (in no particular order)…
1) Dubinsky denied a hatter: It was looking like the kid was gonna do the nearly-impossible. Mercifully, Marty came through at the thirteen minute mark of the third period and crushed the little #$#@’s dreams like a child informed that not only does Santa not exist, but if he did exist, he’d be a child-hating Nazi responsible for the cancellation of next year’s Nickelodeon’s Kid’s Choice Awards.
2) Avery’s ooga-booga antics: Did Sean Avery remind anyone else of the animated Harlem Globetrotters when they met up with the Scooby Doo gang? Y’know – like pulling fire extinguishers out of their pants and doing stuff on the court in the cartoon that made their non-animated counterparts in real life look like the Chicago Bulls, circa Michael Jordan. The dude flat-out turned his back on the game and started flapping his wings at Marty like he was a club-kid on Ecstasy hearing “It’s the End of the World as We Know it” for the first time. Sure, it’s a legal move (and only something you can even think about trying when you’ve been blessed with a two man advantage), and granted, a minute or so later, he somehow managed to score thanks to a gift of an assist (Gomer – why’d you never play this well when you were collecting your check on the other side of the Hudson?). But for that moment, the dude stripped hockey of its dignity and brought it down to the level of ’84 WWF. I half expected the Iron Sheik or “Classy” Freddy Blassi to jump on the ice in support and hit Marty with a folding chair.
3) Hearing that hush fall over the Garden after John Madden’s game-winning goal: They say silence is golden; if so, then in that moment, every Devils fan was a billionaire. There’s no sweeter sound than that of a mouth-agape, dumbfounded Rangers fan who’s suddenly realized his or her team just pissed away a series stranglehold… except the sound of twenty thousand mouth-agape, dumbfounded Rangers fans who simultaneously realize their team just pissed away a series stranglehold. I hope ya’ll saved enough cash for yet another train ticket to Newark, ‘cause now this $#%^’s going back to the Rock on Friday, no matter what.
4) Vs. leaving the audio open so we could listen to Mike Rupp call Paul Mara a “#$% #$%” and a “little #$”: Seriously, why doesn’t every non-network hockey telecast do this? Do they really think toddlers are watching? We’re all adults here: let us listen to other adults swearing at each other in the heat of the moment. As much as I love the NHL, I’d divorce my wife and marry the NHL if they hung ninety microphones over the ice so we could hear every desperate blasphemy and vulgarity that escapes these guys’ lips when they get into it. They always let us see them beat the snot out of each other; why can’t we always listen to them call each other % suckers, too? I don’t wanna have to strain to hear it or read lips, either; I want that in 5.1 stereo sound. THX, even. The audience is listening… and we wanna hear some nasty cuss words hurled around like we’re listening to “Eddie Murphy: Raw.”
5) Twice converting power-plays into goals: In the same game, no less. Not since their Feb. 9th game against Carolina (poor, poor un-seeded Carolina) have the Devs been able to do this. That the double-PP-goals drought ended in a game against the Rangers, however, was just perfectly poetic.
6) The hero becomes the goat (sorta): there was no shortage of affection from Ranger fans for rookie Brandon Dubinsky after he notched two goals in the game. But if I were a Ranger fan, I’d be pissed he didn’t cover his man Madden after that final face-off. If Brandon stuck to Johnny, number 11 wouldn’t have had the chance to hurl that puck at Lundqvist to win the game. Still, though, it ain’t all Brandon’s fault: I’d save a little bitterness for Marc Staal (well, really Marc Staal’s skate).
The best part about the Sunday night win, though, is we don’t play again ‘til Wednesday. That gives the Devils two and a half days to rest up and plot their next move; but more importantly, it gives the Rangers two and half days to think about how they blew a series shut-out that was well within their reach. You just know they’re burning right now; burning in Devils’ Hell.
Thank you, John, Patrik, Zach, Sergei, Marty, Brent and all the boys for rewarding the faithful. Not only did you make it a series last night, but you did so by entering the House of Henrik and taking a huge dump on his carpet.
Rating: 4.14 (29 Votes)
Dany Veltri
[QUOTE]Originally posted by sinisterbeats
You don't with goaltenders.
Like when a Devil's scrub (I forget his name, he only played 12 seconds) tries to whack the puck out of Lundquist's hand after the whistle blows? Or continually spraying ice in his face after he freezes the puck?
It goes both ways.
chimera66
no offense guys but this series is really in the grand scheme of things not exciting. i get they are "your" teams but the playoffs is a time to watch great hockey whether your team is involved or not. stop bitching and watch other games.
DJ Eco
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Originally posted by Dany Veltri
Like when a Devil's scrub (I forget his name, he only played 12 seconds) tries to whack the puck out of Lundquist's hand after the whistle blows? Or continually spraying ice in his face after he freezes the puck?
It goes both ways.
It was Mike Rupp who did that, which led to a big brawl and 4 guys going into the penalty box.... We then scored a few minutes after that, and then another few minutes after that. It's a ballsy move that got him a few punches in the face, and gave the Devils momentum, a little gesture to show the "King" who he's dealing with... It obviously disturbed him a little bit and gave us a shot of adrenaline. It's a commonplace occurrence to rush the net like that, ESPECIALLY the skate-spray thing...
Avery, on the other hand, turned his back on the play, and did something that everyone's talking about the day after... He looked like a fool doing it and any normal-headed Rangers fan is, with a grin, at least admitting it was kinda dumb and shouldn't have happened... It looked like backyard hockey, and the fact that all the NHL bigshots, bloggers, and officials are talking about it doesn't help your case in saying it's no different than a skate-spray or pressure on the net.
trunks1022
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Originally posted by chimera66
no offense guys but this series is really in the grand scheme of things not exciting. i get they are "your" teams but the playoffs is a time to watch great hockey whether your team is involved or not. stop bitching and watch other games.
who exactly are you rooting for now? :conf:
DJ Eco
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Originally posted by sinisterbeats
Vs. leaving the audio open so we could listen to Mike Rupp call Paul Mara a “#$% #$%” and a “little #$”: Seriously, why doesn’t every non-network hockey telecast do this? Do they really think toddlers are watching? We’re all adults here: let us listen to other adults swearing at each other in the heat of the moment.
