Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE Mele...start stirring the pot...yes conspiracy...oh..just minute..we have to call the Bruins Brian Burke for info on how to handle this suspension to Rome.. Oh and the hit to sedin in the head was nothing, the slash to Bieska was nothing, the list is just too long...quick hide it...it is easy to do..we like cover ups down here..shhh don't let those heathens hear you they'll shout " CONSPIRACY "
Originally Posted By mele Hey, at least Julien chastised his team publicly and privately and Lucic and Recchi apologized for their behavior. Still waiting for Vigneault, Burrows and Lapierre to apologize (especially since the latter two started it all). Those two were put in their place and, frankly, it was awesome. If they want to play like little babies, they'll get treated as such. Lapierre is the one who is most to blame for what happened on Monday. Hopefully someone has the balls to tell him that. Glad Rome apologized, so props to him for that. Waiting...waiting...waiting on the others. Noticed a lot of Canuck fans are crying about how they were treated in Boston. Unfortunate and inexcusable. Too bad Lucic and other Bruin family members had beer poured on their seats, things thrown at them and people screaming at them. (Seriously, who throws things at the elderly?) Especially sickening considering that the family members are Canadian.
Originally Posted By mele Oh yes, Bieksa is such a gentle, delicate player; no one should ever play hard against him. Please. Sedin is such a diver it's pathetic. Not as bad as PK Subban but still a fantastic actor. Hey, if you need to believe in a conspiracy, have at it. Whatever gets you through the night.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Vbdad...come on..it wasn't a cheap hit it was a unfortunate hit..what was Norton thinking, they were bashing each other from the opening whistle..why did he make himself look like a sacraficial lamb..He is half responsible why is it when the Canuck try and take someone out ( as they seem to do often- I sometimes wonder about bounties )- it's always a clean hit and other teams are dirty ? c'mon, the league saw it as I did- he lowered his shoulder just before impact and rose up thru him..period. That's why he's out for the rest of the series. Their rep is growing regardless -- I don't have anything to do with that.. they need to look in the mirror. And then to say I wasn't trying to hurt him-- OMG- how disengenuous..he was trying to knock him out and he did -
Originally Posted By vbdad55 as for the other instances you mention- then the league needs to deal with each on their own merit- but to claim this was just a good clean hockey hit is covering your eyes.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Seems that way Tasha...There is a real DISLIKE here on LP for the Canucks -- ever wonder why? they have earned it. There is no NHL team I dislike more at present.. they make plenty of dirty plays and then whine about referees... dirty plays occur in hockey and need to be dealt with - they are not alone- but the choir boy image they try and portay in each incident isn't working.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ....especially in the Chicago series against a Team that is far Superior than the Bruins --- aaah - something we agree on -- LOL !!!! once the Penguins took their injuries the east was toast
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE Julien loved the taunting , he allowed his players to do it...then he says his players would never do it, when they did he exercised damage control and ordered them to apolozie..he is a phoney..he was only thinking of himself..and the flack he was going to get for his players doing what he wanted them to do, if he was so concerned he would of stopped it after the first mocking by Rechi , but no it had to happen all thru the game not once not twice not three times not four times, how bout 5 - 6 times, but then you wouldn't know you never watched the game remember..you were on the phone.. ..If you think it was fine to hit a player viciously with a stick using both hands from behind , so be it..
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE Vbdad...Murphy stated the hit was not to the head..the only illegal aspect of the whole incident was that Rome was .3 of a second late..if the hit was .3 of a second earlier it would be fine..what was illegal in his opinion was, the .3 that is it...his words..Horton hit his head on the ice that is what caused his injury, the hit itself did not plain and simple.. I wish the hit never happened ethier , Sedin was given a elbow to the head in this game , no call, thomas cross checked sedin in the throat chest area no call, Bieska slashed no call in game 2, edler high sticked in the face twice no call, kessler broken stick slash no call...The Bruins shoved their fingers in opposing players faces no less than 6 times, no calls for ungentlemanly conduct..it was a joke....The whole Nhl is a joke... Do not understand these Dirty plays, where have they been Dirty, spit it out..this must be a long held secret... Canucks are not a Dirty Team...might as well park that thought....Once again the hit by Rome was not Dirty...Murphy has set the Standard he has changed everything, he is biased and now will have to answer for it....he has changed the culture of the game..tonite very well may be a war...Boston can't even sell out Vancouver Fans 3000 of them are there it was reported by the Boston Paper maybe more....There are a lot of NHL teams right now that are furious with Bettman...he should really not come to Vancouver he is not Welcome here..Don Cherry as well is not welcome here in Vancouver...Wonder if he will wear his red white and blue suit tonite..i kinda doubt it...though.. Yes Pitts would be along with the Habs the top two teams from the east..with Vancouver and the Wings as the top two..The Hawks and Sharks right in there as well... There are some shots by the Canucks I do not like ethier...slash by burrows on thomas, hit by torres , emblishments by sedin, luongo, ect...but in no way is this team dirty...it all starts tonite the refs have their instructions..lets just wait and see if they call their new instructions fairly or if they continue to screw the Canucks just like they did in 1994..The media here by the way does not cater to the Canucks they are ruthless to them...how is it in chicago...
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE Mele...play hard as you want against our players....let it rip....A VICIOUS TWO HANDED BLAST FROM BEHIND STRIKING THE UNPROTECTED BACKSIDE OF THE KNEES IS ONE OF THE MOST COWARDLY PLAYS IN HOCKEY... and you CONDONE such a feat...You don't have to tell anyone what gets you thru the night....Get your facts straight about the Lucic Family...and beer on the seats..were you there...no of course not..you were on the phone again...
Originally Posted By mele Well, for one thing...Lucic stated that his family was mistreated in VANCOUVER (see, I can shout, too). Go ahead and google it. I wasn't on the phone for that one so maybe you're the one with the comprehension issues. Also, Julien never said his players "would never do it". This is the quote: ``If it's acceptable for them, then so be it,'' Julien said. "Certainly wouldn't be acceptable on our end of it. I think you know me enough to know that. Not much I can say on that. The NHL rules on something. They decide to make a mockery of it, that's totally up to them." And it wasn't...he reamed them publicly and privately for it. You really don't have a firm grasp on reality, do you?
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE We never saw Lucic's Family get mistreated at all , they were having a Great time..now there were a few Drunks just up a few rows from them but most of the people around them were Boston people I heard Julien told his boys off, but the finger in the mouth garbage was happening all game long, first period, 2nd period, third period and he said nothing to his players..he wanted it to happen and had his planned little apology speeches already set up...why because he knew it would make his boys look better and he looked like jerk, which he is.You can fool some of the people some of the time but you can fool all of the people all of the time..well he didn't fool most of the media they all laughed at his phoney apologies.. He was just trying to cover his butt..he was asked why did they do it, he said he never told them not to do it before the game....they laughed at that.... Lucic couldn't help but smile....the public is so easy to fool..they are now going to change the rule 48 taking out blindside hits and saying that if the player has the puck and gets hit the same way it is a legal hit, they are missing the point if the player has the puck and is in a vulnerable position, you still should not be able to hit him..and you talk about reality..the reality is no one is listening..to the cries of the victims...I do not condone the hit by Rome, but as the rule sits now, it was a legal hit...but the timing was off by .3 of a second..the hit still was going to take place even if it was right on...they can not change the rule for cultural purposes, but they did..and most teams are furious...if you can change it after game 3, then you can change it to protect players now...not tomorrow ...A good friend of my Dad died by a hit from Bobby Hull.I believe it was a televised game along time ago.Bill Masterson..he hit his head ..died on the ice...he had no helmut...the helmuts must also be looked into because Hortons injury was from hitting his head on the ice, not the hit itself...So enough of this...lets hope game 4 is fun and exciting, if we lose or win let it be by good play....
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE Tim Thomas was outstanding, we had plenty of chances, but that boy is playing great..we make key mistakes and it cost us goals, we need our keeper to make a save and he didn't...see you on friday..nothing more to say on this one..
Originally Posted By mele I like Luongo. (Just not his mask. LOL) Feel badly how much smack people talk about him constantly. Pretty bad when #Pull Luongo is one of the top trends on Twitter. :-(
Originally Posted By Labuda ^^^ The dude gave up 12 goals in two games (or did some of the goals yesterday come after he was pulled?)...right now, he is DESERVING of the above trend As for last night's game... I think the Bruin who pulled the crap where he bent down to mess with D. Sedin should be out for a game... that was dirty play more like what I expect from the Canucks than from the Bruins. It will be interesting to see how game 5 goes back there in Vancouver.
Originally Posted By mele Yes, I realize that Luongo has played poorly the past two games...but even when he is amazing, there is a massive amount of criticism from pundits. It's annoying. Almost every goalie gets it but the sheer amount of smack talk about him, no matter how he plays, is weird.
Originally Posted By mele Aaahhhh, I am going to my niece's graduation tonight and will miss most of the game.
Originally Posted By TINK-MOBILE Canucks played very well, it was a good exciting game..both teams had a few chances on the powerplays but give both teams penalty killers credit they didn't allow much, what they did allow the keepers stopped... Vancouver was the better team on this night, they are very close to solving Thomas...they did manage one..a big one at that...Canucks will be ready in Boston...they have to be...hope it is a good one.. Both keepers were great... .Boston ice cleaners I heard are not cleaning the ice very good..leaving snow along the boards and missing large portions..teams will do this to make the ice slower for fast teams..an old trick....they will be cleaning it better on Monday....I hope...no wonder we were not as fast..all that snow slowed us down, jimney cricket...lol..
