Easy guys, it is idiotic to resort to name calling.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
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Easy guys, it is idiotic to resort to name calling.
first it was rangers could only beat Pittsburgh if fleury sucks, now it's they can only beat Montreal if they take out price. Hilarious. If what people say about the habs is true, then they can still win. But it isn't true. Their team is pretty ordinary. 9/10 the bruins make it through
I am not sure what replay you are looking at but Emelin CLEARLY hits CK's knee with his stick. Not sure how much skating you have done in your life but when skating at high speed (in CK's case it was 35+ kph) even a small tap is enough to send you skidding on your @$$.
I want to know why a minor penalty on Emelin wasn't called. Seriously man that is a penalty as he prevented a shot on goal and a scoring chance and Emeline did not come close to touching the puck.
The other plays in CK's ALLEGED goalie "running" history consist of
Methot pushing him into Craig Anderson (another uncalled penalty)
&
Letang pushing and slashing him into MAF
in all 3 cases
1. no penalty was called on the Defense
2. the Defensemen were cleanly beaten yet used stick or pushed CK while he was in on the netminder
3. It was a hockey play
This isn't Matt Cooke blindsiding Marc Savard and ending his career
nor is it
PK Subban taunting the opposition bench, nor slewfooting numerous opponents
nor is it
Lucic stating he will kill someone during the handshake
nor is it
Bertuzzi taking a shot at Steve Moore
Its a hard play by a 6'3" 225 pound forward skating at 30+ kph who cleanly beats the covering D.
Calls for MTL to run henrik are bush league
I understand people are mad at the situation, but be mad at the coaching staff and the defender not CK. The staff for not developing a plan to contain CK's outstanding speed and the defense for causing a 225 pound missile to go skidding into their own netminder
/rant complete
Consider Sim Hockey because guys who play shutdown minutes, deflect shots and clear creases build championships. Yet in fantasy they litter the unwanted UFA lists.
I have done enough skating thank you.
Nowhere in his address does Kreider himself say any opposing player caused him to fall. He said he felt pressure but pretty well admitted going on his a** himself. This idea that you can go barreling towards a goaltender at such a high speed and somehow not be responsible for the consequences is completely absurd. Yes, you can create speed and blow past defenders but just because you are carrying the puck it can't give you some kind of free pass to charge at the goaltender and fly into him without regard for the consequences.
He may not have dived into Price but he certainly didn't have to much concern for how that play was going to end and how he was about to crash into Price and smash his leg against the post. Reckless doesn't mean that the actor has premeditated the consequences of his actions, but rather that the degree of carelessness shown in the play infers that we can impute an intent on Kreider to cause those consequences. Reckless negligence still comes with responsibility. It's a duty of care and I think on this play, Kreider has a duty of care to do EVERYTHING he can to avoid any sort of contact with the goaltender, which includes reducing your speed, veering away or turning your body in such a fashion to not cause harm to the goalie.
But in this situation, it's the playoffs, Kreider doesn't care what happens to Price and the negative consequence just so happen to help his team in the series by about 450%. So, yeah, with all of that bunched together, I am going to impute some intent on Kreider for this play, if only because he and his team benefit ridiculously from his rather careless actions.
rant over.
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Crosby, Wheeler, Bergeron, Forsberg, Connor, Kopitar, E.Lindholm, Pastrnak, DeBrincat, Fiala
Jones, Klingberg, Hamilton, Theodore, Letang
Saros, Shesterkin
Garland, Vrana, Bjorkstrand, Verhaege, Backstrom, Karlsson, Perunovich, Spurgeon, Pulock, Hellebuyck
Well the coach of the Habs wasn't even mad about this play before we knew Price was injured. That says it all. It's a nothing play that nobody cares about. More whining from the Habs, whining about respect. It's all they ever do. Two straight years of a simple hockey play injuring a player (Eller last year), and they whine whine whine.
How's that relevant? We're allowed to discuss any team we want. It's BS to say I'm not allowed to talk about the Habs and their hypocrisy because my team is not playing.
Michel Therein said this was an accidental play the day it happened. Now he says the opposite. Two plays where the Habs player is the one who caused the incident (Diaz last year, Emelin this year).
I love how you call people trolls when they post something they don't like. Do us all a favour and take a break from the forums.
"We'll be there". Who would that be? Cuz I've got many people agreeing with my previous comments via positive rep.
The only troll on this site is yourself. You are a fool, and everyone is tired of your act.
I think I speak for the majority of readers on these forums when I say you are both trolls who feed on each other and most on here are tired of reading your foolish bickering that contributes nothing to a thread.
How about I start a sandbox thread for you two to hammer the crap out of each other. If people want to stop by and read it then that's their perogative. Other then that, I see no purpose for the mindless bickering.
10 Team, Points Only, Cash League
25 Man Roster (no position), top 20 point getters count at end of month
Keep 20/25 at seasons end, Cut 5 to FA for redrafting
Goalie points W=2pt L=-1pt SHO=2pt
Stamkos, Tavares, Eichel, Mercer, JRobertson, RThomas, Kucherov, Nugent-Hopkins, Tuch, KConnor, Necas, Point, Konecny, SJarvis, Cozenz, Morrissey, Bouchard, Josi, Novak, Tolvanen, Peterka, SBennett
G- Vasilevskiy, Sorokin, Oettinger
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Amen. Seriously, Ev, what is your deal? Your complete and utter lack of perspective and respect and your rather evident bias and hate for fans of other teams is far beyond annoying. I can count on one hand the amount of constructive posts you've made in the last while and I am not a fan. Grow up. Either participate in conversations like an adult, or don't participate at all. Yeesh..
Blades of Steel
9 Team Full Keeper - Pts Only (G,A,W,SO)
Crosby, Wheeler, Bergeron, Forsberg, Connor, Kopitar, E.Lindholm, Pastrnak, DeBrincat, Fiala
Jones, Klingberg, Hamilton, Theodore, Letang
Saros, Shesterkin
Garland, Vrana, Bjorkstrand, Verhaege, Backstrom, Karlsson, Perunovich, Spurgeon, Pulock, Hellebuyck
Blades of Steel
9 Team Full Keeper - Pts Only (G,A,W,SO)
Crosby, Wheeler, Bergeron, Forsberg, Connor, Kopitar, E.Lindholm, Pastrnak, DeBrincat, Fiala
Jones, Klingberg, Hamilton, Theodore, Letang
Saros, Shesterkin
Garland, Vrana, Bjorkstrand, Verhaege, Backstrom, Karlsson, Perunovich, Spurgeon, Pulock, Hellebuyck
Umm... I'm pretty sure Gryba was suspended. His hit was predatory, with no play for the puck and he got two games for a headshot.. So, not a simple hockey play. It was deemed illegal, so this post is senseless...
Also, I doubt knocking a team's franchise player out of the playoffs can be considered a "nothing play that nobody cares about". In fact, it is very much an important play that thousands, if not millions, care about. Just because you don't, doesn't mean others don't as well. Come on...
If you're just gonna join in threads to poke at Habs fans and not to discuss anything of substance, then I would suggest that to be trolling..
Blades of Steel
9 Team Full Keeper - Pts Only (G,A,W,SO)
Crosby, Wheeler, Bergeron, Forsberg, Connor, Kopitar, E.Lindholm, Pastrnak, DeBrincat, Fiala
Jones, Klingberg, Hamilton, Theodore, Letang
Saros, Shesterkin
Garland, Vrana, Bjorkstrand, Verhaege, Backstrom, Karlsson, Perunovich, Spurgeon, Pulock, Hellebuyck
Um excuse me? I expected better from you, a guy who I thought was a good poster. I make a valid post and buddy tells me to **** off? And you wanna talk about respect? As for the bolded, what are you talking about? Am I the one telling people to **** off?
Just because you don't like what I or other people post doesn't mean it isn't constructive. Just because I am criticizing the hypocrisy of the Habs and a lot of their fans doesn't mean I'm not posting like an "adult". The only person who needs to grow up is Mr. McGoo. Telling guys like me and Praba who are posting their thoughts, not insulting others, not trolling, to **** off is disrespectful.
There are dozens of people who agree with what I wrote. That is not trolling. That is not disrespect (gee, that word again).
So I have a lack of perspective for saying that Michel Therrien is a hypocrite when the facts are all laid out on the table? I have a lack of perspective for saying Kreider didn't do that intentionally (which he didn't and everyone pretty much agrees except Habs fans with their blinders on).
Absolutely ridiculous. It is pointless to discuss anything if you guys just take everything personally and get your feelings hurt. And I'm the one who should grow up? Wow.