It''s Stanley Cup time again!

[Ara Ann]

Date: 6/3/2009 8:40:39 AM
Author: elledizzy5
We had to give them one, or where would the excitement be?

Look out for Game 4!

This means they will WIN AT HOME, instead of winning in PA, like the did last year!

GO WINGS!!!

 

[lovewhitediamonds]

First of all, it was so obvious who the NHL wants to win this... I mean 20 seconds with too many guys on the ice and it goes unnoticed? This is the Stanley Cup FINALS.... what is up with that TERRIBLE officiating?

The Wings got screw*d. Bottom Line.

But it will be so sweet to win the cup on home ice....

 

[Lauren8211]

Date: 6/3/2009 11:20:39 AM
Author: lovewhitediamonds
First of all, it was so obvious who the NHL wants to win this... I mean 20 seconds with too many guys on the ice and it goes unnoticed? This is the Stanley Cup FINALS.... what is up with that TERRIBLE officiating?

The Wings got screw*d. Bottom Line.

But it will be so sweet to win the cup on home ice....

Uhhh... yeah.

That was BS.

I''m used to the unfair officiating. No one ever likes the Wings or wants them to win. It''s ALWAYS like that.

They''ll take it anyway!

 

[icekid]

Date: 6/3/2009 11:20:39 AM
Author: lovewhitediamonds
First of all, it was so obvious who the NHL wants to win this... I mean 20 seconds with too many guys on the ice and it goes unnoticed? This is the Stanley Cup FINALS.... what is up with that TERRIBLE officiating?


The Wings got screw*d. Bottom Line.


But it will be so sweet to win the cup on home ice....

The wings got screwed? umm, ok. Seriously, that is a result of stupid officials. Even if the league did wants the Penguins to win, do you HONESTLY think that their strategy would be allowing them to have too many men on the ice?

I agree the officiating has not been stellar- for example, in game 2 when the game-winning goal was scored following a slash and broken stick. Ridiculous. They have missed a LOT of calls against the Wings

 

[hlmr]

Well, if we are going to whine about the officiating, then what about Zetterberg's hand on the puck (which was between the shoulder blades of Osgood, in the crease) in game one???

That should have been an automatic penalty shot. Crosby saw it, but the officials somehow 'missed' it. I guess they're biased in favour of the Wings?!

 

[poshpepper]

Just wanted to pop in and comment on officiating...
I play ice hockey and I have seen first hand how poor officiating can make or break a close game (or even make a team loose a game they should have won by multiple goals).
I have yet to see a single game where all calls (or lack of calls) was right on the money.
This applies to both rec hockey and the NHL.. that is the unfortunate part of a game that is dependent on officiating.... very frustrating as a player and a fan.

For the final series I have seen a few obvious calls missed as well as some pretty marginal calls made... we can hope it will get better, but probably not

I don''t really believe that the NHL organization has pegged a winner and is using officiating to determine the outcome... or maybe I am just naive

 

[icekid]

Date: 6/3/2009 6:23:26 PM
Author: poshpepper

I don''t really believe that the NHL organization has pegged a winner and is using officiating to determine the outcome... or maybe I am just naive

Even if they did, do you think they would tell the Penguins to send out an extra player for 20 seconds and have the refs ignore?

If you want to see some bad officiating, be an American team in Canada! It was so much nicer when my brothers played on Canadian teams and were on the other side of the bias

 

[hlmr]

Date: 6/3/2009 6:41:10 PM
Author: icekid

Date: 6/3/2009 6:23:26 PM
Author: poshpepper

I don't really believe that the NHL organization has pegged a winner and is using officiating to determine the outcome... or maybe I am just naive

Even if they did, do you think they would tell the Penguins to send out an extra player for 20 seconds and have the refs ignore?

If you want to see some bad officiating, be an American team in Canada! It was so much nicer when my brothers played on Canadian teams and were on the other side of the bias

Or be a Canadian women's hockey team playing for the gold medal in Salt Lake City against the US, with an over the top biased American ref!

 

[icekid]

Date: 6/3/2009 6:51:38 PM
Author: hlmr

Date: 6/3/2009 6:41:10 PM

Author: icekid

Date: 6/3/2009 6:23:26 PM

Author: poshpepper


I don''t really believe that the NHL organization has pegged a winner and is using officiating to determine the outcome... or maybe I am just naive

Even if they did, do you think they would tell the Penguins to send out an extra player for 20 seconds and have the refs ignore?

If you want to see some bad officiating, be an American team in Canada! It was so much nicer when my brothers played on Canadian teams and were on the other side of the bias

Or be a Canadian women''s hockey team playing for the gold medal in Salt Lake City against the US, with an over the top biased American ref!

hehe, you are right! Isn''t it funny how the refs always seem to biased against your team??

 

[strmrdr]

Who is Stanley and why are people fighting over his cup?

 

[hlmr]

Date: 6/3/2009 7:07:23 PM
Author: strmrdr
Who is Stanley and why are people fighting over his cup?

LOL icekid!! Definitely that''s how sports work!

For you storm:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Cup

 

[poshpepper]

Date: 6/3/2009 6:41:10 PM
Author: icekid


Even if they did, do you think they would tell the Penguins to send out an extra player for 20 seconds and have the refs ignore?

If you want to see some bad officiating, be an American team in Canada! It was so much nicer when my brothers played on Canadian teams and were on the other side of the bias

LOL! no, that wouldn''t be the best way to accomplish it!

I agree about the bias thing... you always feel like it is your team that is under the bus... but I will admit on some occasions I have disagreed with a call that the ref made against the other team (I just don''t speak up in those situations!!!)

I think as long as there are human refs that there will always be inconsistent officiating and biases shown... just human nature I think (and it has become part of the game) just means you have to work harder to win!

 

[cinnamongurl]

GO PENS!!!!!!!

 

[lovewhitediamonds]

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[icekid]

lovely game 4!!

 

[hlmr]

Penssssss!

Yessssss!

Way to clip those 'wings'!

See you in 'hockeytown' Saturday!

 

[hlmr]

icekid, cgurl, and other Pens fans....

...can you cheer on my behalf too tonight? I have another commitment and can''t watch the game.

Go Pens!!

 

[icekid]

Date: 6/6/2009 6:48:00 PM
Author: hlmr
icekid, cgurl, and other Pens fans....

...can you cheer on my behalf too tonight? I have another commitment and can''t watch the game.

Go Pens!!

I will yell extra loudly

(it''s ok, my hubby already thinks I am nuts!) I hope you can still channel energy to Sid, Malkin, and Fluery (et al) though

 

[Lauren8211]

Goal 5.

 

[lovewhitediamonds]

b-e-a-t-d-o-w-n

 

[Lauren8211]

Freakin awesome!

 

[Ara Ann]

Wow...was the crowd at the Joe ROCKING tonight or what!??!? Must have been amazing to be there!

Go Wings, GO!!!!

 

[Tuckins1]

Go Wings!!! Wow- last night''s game was nuts. So many penalties!!! I think the Pens just got rattled and started making poor judgment calls...

 

[hlmr]

Date: 6/6/2009 7:03:02 PM
Author: icekid

Date: 6/6/2009 6:48:00 PM
Author: hlmr
icekid, cgurl, and other Pens fans....

...can you cheer on my behalf too tonight? I have another commitment and can''t watch the game.

Go Pens!!

I will yell extra loudly

(it''s ok, my hubby already thinks I am nuts!) I hope you can still channel energy to Sid, Malkin, and Fluery (et al) though

Thanks for the extra yelling icekid! How was the officiating last night? With a score like that, it makes me wonder.....

Apparently, I can''t go out and leave those Pens alone anymore, so I had better stay home and cheer for game 6! LOL

 

[Ara Ann]

So, will this be the final game????

I can tell you, I will NOT be watching on NBC (I've been watching Canadian TV anyway!)...NBC has now nixed airing the game at the Joe Louis Arena (The Wings arena) on "Joe Vision" (huge screens) for fans to gather and view the game...what is WRONG with the idiots at NBC?!?!? Clueless.


Anyway...GO WINGS!

And thank goodness for Hockey Night in Canada

 

[hlmr]

Yes, thank goodness for the CBC in high definition!!

GO PENS GO!!

 

[hlmr]

Anyone having game time munchies?

I have been craving nachos for weeks now, so I think a small portion would be in order.

I''d bake up some wings, but that would just be wrong...

 

[icekid]

hlmr- So glad that you''ll be watching the game tonight. Clearly they need you to watch!

Yes, given the Pens lost last game, the officiating was clearly horrendous! I think it was a fix

I sooooo wish I could watch CBC. Alas, we live now in crappy Delaware and it''s NBC or nothing.

 

[hlmr]

Date: 6/9/2009 7:54:05 PM
Author: icekid
hlmr- So glad that you''ll be watching the game tonight. Clearly they need you to watch!

Yes, given the Pens lost last game, the officiating was clearly horrendous! I think it was a fix

I sooooo wish I could watch CBC. Alas, we live now in crappy Delaware and it''s NBC or nothing.

Hehee, I thought that might have been the case with the officiating.

It is so obvious they want the Wings to win.

Are you having any nibblies to eat?

 

[canuk-gal]

HI:

The old man is glued to the TV and I hope the Oilers win!!!!

cheers--Sharon