The Great Canadian 2011-2012 NHL season discussion thread - Page 147

freeweed · #**2921** Posted **Mar 16, 2012, 5:25 AM**

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Originally Posted by bulliver

No, Edmonton riots when they win. I was in the city on Whyte ave when the Oilers closed out the San Jose series during the 2006 cup run. Pretty sure I didn't imagine those bonfires, and drunken goons destroying shit. I saw some real knuckledraggers throwing bottles at the firefighters simply standing by in case the fires got out of control.

Implying that rioting is a Vancouver thing is completely disingenuous.

That's a little like saying "hey, some old lady tripped the other day on the curb, and there's a war in Afghanistan - therefore both places are equally violent because people got injured in both cases".

What happened in Edmonton was maybe 1% of what Vancouver saw. I'm pretty sure Edmontonians weren't burning police cars and looting half of downtown in 2006. Unless there was a huge media conspiracy to keep things hushed up, all because we secretly hate Vancouver and just try to make them look bad.

In short, you guys are talking apples and oranges. I don't think anyone's implying that rioting is ONLY a Vancouver thing. The implication is that so far, only Vancouver (and arguably to a lesser extent, Montreal) has had a real, honest-to-goodness make-international-headlines type riot over hockey. Fortunately we're extremely unlikely to see a repeat this year.

PS: who are these guys and what have they done with my Flames? It's almost like a real hockey team in this city. Double yew tee eff.

freeweed · #**2922** Posted **Mar 16, 2012, 5:44 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nicko999

Boston loses 6-2 vs Florida. Tim Thomas lit up again.

Ottawa is within 1 pt of Boston. Game in hand, but still.. who would have seen this one coming in October?

MacLean for the Jack Adams trophy if the Sens take their division. Hands down.

SHOFEAR · #**2923** Posted **Mar 16, 2012, 1:43 PM**

Hey, Vancouver. Nobody respects your teams or your fans.

Nice to see Calgary make another late season run for the last playoff spot. Just enough to convince the powers that be to keep this team together for another year and maybe add some veteran leadership. whoops.

mintzilla · #**2924** Posted **Mar 16, 2012, 2:50 PM**

wow montreal, you guys really dont want that 3rd pick do you?

Calgarian · #**2925** Posted **Mar 16, 2012, 3:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Yume-sama

If the hockey gods actually intervene enough to get the Flames in to the playoffs, is Baertschi eligible to play?

He's better than 75% of the team. He should have been up all year instead of old bums who don't care.

In fact most of these emergency call ups have been better than the stiffs on the roster.

Baertschi can play as soon as Portland's season is over. Since they are one of the top teams in the WHL, already have a playoff spot locked and could potentially make a run for the Memorial Cup, I wouldn't count on it.

Calgarian · #**2926** Posted **Mar 16, 2012, 3:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by SHOFEAR

Hey, Vancouver. Nobody respects your teams or your fans.

Nice to see Calgary make another late season run for the last playoff spot. Just enough to convince the powers that be to keep this team together for another year and maybe add some veteran leadership. whoops.

The Flames will be a very different team next year, many players have their contracts expire at the end of the year and you can bet a lot of them will not be coming back. The big question is whether or not they will bring Jokinen back next year, he's had a great year and could very well make it to 70 points. Seeing some of the contracts that other players have signed, I think it would not be unreasonable for him to ask for $5mil.

ZeDgE · #**2927** Posted **Mar 16, 2012, 5:18 PM**

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Originally Posted by logan5

Calgarians may not have rioted over a game 7 loss, but they have rioted over a fake wrestling match.

From Wikipedia...

July 10, 1983 - A riot broke out during a Stampede Wrestling match at the Ogden Auditorium. Speaking of the events, announcer Ed Whalen remarked, "We're starting to scare the patrons with this violence outside the ring, and I will not be associated with it anymore."[29] The event led to Stampede Wrestling being banned from Calgary for six months by the city's wrestling and boxing commission, and within a year the operation was sold to the World Wrestling Federation.

If a fake wrestling match can cause Calgary to lose control, I'm pretty sure they're capable of having a hockey riot.

A couple dozen rowdy wrestling fans compares to what has happened in Vancouver?? Twice...

Give me a break.

Baertchi playing tonight in EDM too!

Nicko999 · #**2928** Posted **Mar 16, 2012, 6:50 PM**

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Originally Posted by mintzilla

wow montreal, you guys really dont want that 3rd pick do you?

I blame Markov's return... dude is still the heart and the brain of this team.
I'm extremely glad he came back he's ruining our tank chances.

2-0-1 with him in the lineup.

Nicko999 · #**2929** Posted **Mar 16, 2012, 6:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by freeweed

Ottawa is within 1 pt of Boston. Game in hand, but still.. who would have seen this one coming in October?

MacLean for the Jack Adams trophy if the Sens take their division. Hands down.

If we lose tonight, Ottawa takes the division lead and Boston falls to 7th.

freeweed · #**2930** Posted **Mar 17, 2012, 1:51 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nicko999

If we lose tonight, Ottawa takes the division lead and Boston falls to 7th.

Nicko, you rock.

Now let's see if the Jets and Flames can repeat.

Who the hell would have seen Ottawa lead this division... EVER?? Everyone had them pegged at 13th-15th.

Coldrsx · #**2931** Posted **Mar 17, 2012, 1:55 AM**

Nuuuuuuuug

Yume-sama · #**2932** Posted **Mar 17, 2012, 2:09 AM**

Hmph. I know we can't play Kipper EVERY game, but this team really has no hope with him on the bench.

Coldrsx · #**2933** Posted **Mar 17, 2012, 2:24 AM**

Ebbbbbbbbbssssss

Coldrsx · #**2934** Posted **Mar 17, 2012, 3:41 AM**

NÜuuuuuuuuge!!!!! EEEEEEBBBBBBBSSSSS

Coldrsx · #**2935** Posted **Mar 17, 2012, 4:00 AM**

Awesome

Ayreonaut · #**2936** Posted **Mar 17, 2012, 4:31 AM**

Lame. Though I did watch the game with Russian commentary, so that was interesting.

They call him "Nugget-Hopkins"

Nicko999 · #**2937** Posted **Mar 17, 2012, 5:28 AM**

Great thing we have Campoli and Cunneyworth to support the tank.

Next step for Boston... 9th place. They are only 7 pts ahead of Winnipeg.

logan5 · #**2938** Posted **Mar 17, 2012, 9:03 AM**

Go Canucks!

eemy · #**2939** Posted **Mar 17, 2012, 11:35 AM**

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Originally Posted by Nicko999

Great thing we have Campoli and Cunneyworth to support the tank.

Next step for Boston... 9th place. They are only 7 pts ahead of Winnipeg.

Winnipeg only has to get ahead of Florida at 81 points.

Coldrsx · #**2940** Posted **Mar 17, 2012, 1:47 PM**

Enjoyed this Cory Sarich quote:

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Cory Sarich on Theo Peckham: "He's a guy we want on the ice, so I'm not going to fight him and take him off the ice."