Western Conference Semifinals: (5) Los Angeles Kings vs (6) San Jose Sharks

**fungchen3** · May 21, 2013, 11:38 PM

Oh the Kings certainly have the chops to tie this puppy.

**MXHockey** · May 21, 2013, 11:38 PM

Quick is so good. Any other goalie and this game is 4 or 5 nothing.

**fungchen3** · May 21, 2013, 11:40 PM

Originally Posted by tgraveline

Couture for playoff MVP man. If they get to the finals, he's my MVP.

He's making a strong case for sure. I also think Rask has been phenomenal, especially since late in the 3rd period of Game 7 vs. the Leafs. Of course Sid is in the mix as well.

**tgraveline** · May 21, 2013, 11:50 PM

Yeah, it will depend on who wins the Cup. Something just tells me Pens don't make it all the way. Just a gut feeling.

**hockeyrobot** · May 21, 2013, 11:54 PM

Darren Pang: "premature whistlization"..... Hahaha what a word

**fungchen3** · May 22, 2013, 12:29 AM

Kings are on the board and this has the makings of a sick finish.

**tgraveline** · May 22, 2013, 12:47 AM

Sharks found a way to pull it off even though they kept getting caught in their own zone. Let's see if they can do some damage in LA.

**tgraveline** · May 23, 2013, 5:26 PM

Who wins tonight people? I'm hoping and betting on the Sharks taking some momentum into LA. They've found a way to score, now if only they could just steal this one. They could win back home.

**Dakkster** · May 23, 2013, 5:30 PM

Am I the only one finding the shitflinging war about diving hilarious? Galiardi calls Quick a flopper, Doughty comes back calling Galiardi a diver. All the while Doughty's captain is one of the biggest divers in the league.

**andrewklassen** · May 23, 2013, 5:44 PM

Originally Posted by Dakkster

Am I the only one finding the shitflinging war about diving hilarious? Galiardi calls Quick a flopper, Doughty comes back calling Galiardi a diver. All the while Doughty's captain is one of the biggest divers in the league.

When VAN complained about SJ's diving they were whiners [and admittedly, VAN is hypocritical to gripe about this]. This doesn't make them wrong in their assessment though. I watched game 4 and thought SJ got several generous calls b/c of this. Every team does this to some extent. The generalizing isn't helpful nor is the mud-slinging. I wish refs would simply start calling obvious dives as penalties without the even-upper. It shouldn't be 2 min for hooking and 2 for diving. If it was primarily a dive it wasn't a hook. If it was primarily a hook it wasn't a dive. The game happens too quickly to be able to always see this, but the refs would do us all a great favor by just calling the obvious ones. Galiardi's antics in that last game were embarassing, but if the refs are going to call even 30% of that it's hard to argue he shouldn't keep doing it.

**tgraveline** · May 23, 2013, 7:10 PM

Yeah, I would say the diving was going both ways even in the last game.

**doulos** · May 23, 2013, 7:43 PM

Originally Posted by andrewklassen

When VAN complained about SJ's diving they were whiners [and admittedly, VAN is hypocritical to gripe about this]. This doesn't make them wrong in their assessment though. I watched game 4 and thought SJ got several generous calls b/c of this. Every team does this to some extent. The generalizing isn't helpful nor is the mud-slinging. I wish refs would simply start calling obvious dives as penalties without the even-upper. It shouldn't be 2 min for hooking and 2 for diving. If it was primarily a dive it wasn't a hook. If it was primarily a hook it wasn't a dive. The game happens too quickly to be able to always see this, but the refs would do us all a great favor by just calling the obvious ones. Galiardi's antics in that last game were embarassing, but if the refs are going to call even 30% of that it's hard to argue he shouldn't keep doing it.

I agree that there are times when calling one OR the other is appropriate. However, I have no problem with a penalty being called, and then the refs essentially saying "Yeah that was a penalty but you tried to make me look stupid, so here's 2 minutes for you as well."

**tgraveline** · May 24, 2013, 1:41 AM

So I hate Jon Quick now. Guy is ruining my hopes and dreams single-handedly. Some incredible saves there.

**blayze** · May 24, 2013, 1:49 AM

This about sums up Quick's performance tonight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn1NH3j6k6g

**PrairieDog** · May 24, 2013, 1:57 AM

Originally Posted by blayze

This about sums up Quick's performance tonight.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn1NH3j6k6g

That was bizarre...

If he keeps this up does that bode well for Bernier getting moved? Man I hope so...

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