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degenerasian wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 3:15 pm
brian wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 3:10 pm I hope one of the lessons the NHL is taking from this is that they should absolutely be scheduling quintuple headers on Saturdays and Sundays for the first round of the playoffs in future years.
Except that hockey players and hockey fans really hate afternoon games. I've never figured out why, just habit I think.
Sportsnet often tries to sneak in a Saturday triple header and the afternoon game gets horrible ratings. And for playoffs, teams don't play back to back. This is probably the first time in 20 years.
Could still do quadruple headers.
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wlu_lax6 wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 12:03 pm So the reason the Caps don't have Samsonov backing up Holtby....ATV accident in mother Russia. Apparently messed up his neck and back pretty seriously. Caps are not allowed to disclosure it but guessing they are very unhappy. Especially since everyone expected him to be the #1 next year due to Holtby's well deserved salary won't work for the Caps cap.
I wonder what kind of offseason clause he has in his contract. Hope he's OK, but selfishly, it really bugs me when pro athletes do stupid shit like this in the offseason.
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Samsonov: "My neck! My back!"

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mister d wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 3:46 pm Samsonov: "My neck! My back!"

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Scary looking injury to Jake Muzzin. Could be a neck or head injury. They're wheeling him off on a stretcher.
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brian wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 5:34 pm Scary looking injury to Jake Muzzin. Could be a neck or head injury. They're wheeling him off on a stretcher.
Very scary. On a somewhat positive note, he did move his hands and his legs while they were being extra cautious around his neck
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degenerasian wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 5:48 pm
brian wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 5:34 pm Scary looking injury to Jake Muzzin. Could be a neck or head injury. They're wheeling him off on a stretcher.
Very scary. On a somewhat positive note, he did move his hands and his legs while they were being extra cautious around his neck
Yeah, I didn't see the hit/injury happpen, but definitely noticed him moving his hands on his own. It looked like he was flexing his feet as well, but that was harder to tell if it was him, or the trainers moving them. Scary. 15 minute or so delay. Really took them a long time to get that back board put together.
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Can't remember if I wrote this here, in a group text, or got drunk/high and never posted it at all, but...

How can NBCSN be so good with EPL coverage and so bad with NHL coverage?

It's mindboggling.
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govmentchedda wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:04 pm Can't remember if I wrote this here, in a group text, or got drunk/high and never posted it at all, but...

How can NBCSN be so good with EPL coverage and so bad with NHL coverage?

It's mindboggling.
Because there are no challengers. Whos going to take the NHL contract away from NBC? The NHL is practically paying them.
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Now the Jets D-man Poolman just blocked a shot with his teeth. Long delay as they scrape the blood off the ice.
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degenerasian wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:54 pm Now the Jets D-man Poolman just blocked a shot with his teeth. Long delay as they scrape the blood off the ice.
Boy, that was ugly. Trail of blood followed him as they helped him off the ice.
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sancarlos wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:07 pm
degenerasian wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:54 pm Now the Jets D-man Poolman just blocked a shot with his teeth. Long delay as they scrape the blood off the ice.
Boy, that was ugly. Trail of blood followed him as they helped him off the ice.
Hes back in the game. Face swollen.

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degenerasian wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:34 pm
govmentchedda wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:04 pm Can't remember if I wrote this here, in a group text, or got drunk/high and never posted it at all, but...

How can NBCSN be so good with EPL coverage and so bad with NHL coverage?

It's mindboggling.
Because there are no challengers. Whos going to take the NHL contract away from NBC? The NHL is practically paying them.
Also, a lot of NHL coverage still has the residue of the more "caveman" style of play due to the age of the analysts.
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🎵Poolman, sewn together by two hands🎵
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DSafetyGuy wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:58 pm
degenerasian wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:34 pm
govmentchedda wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 6:04 pm Can't remember if I wrote this here, in a group text, or got drunk/high and never posted it at all, but...

How can NBCSN be so good with EPL coverage and so bad with NHL coverage?

It's mindboggling.
Because there are no challengers. Whos going to take the NHL contract away from NBC? The NHL is practically paying them.
Also, a lot of NHL coverage still has the residue of the more "caveman" style of play due to the age of the analysts.
Ridding themselves of Roenick was a start, but Milbury, McGuire and Jones are all dreck. If they were smart they'd poach Jeff Marek. Give him a godfather offer, with editorial control.
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God do I fucking hope this is DeAngelo’s last game in NY.
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mister d wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:39 pm God do I fucking hope this is DeAngelo’s last game in NY.
Who did we give you him for?
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mister d wrote: Tue Aug 04, 2020 9:39 pm God do I fucking hope this is DeAngelo’s last game in NY.
I feel your disappointment, D. My team didn’t play any playoff hockey, either.
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Rangers are definitely winning the lottery now.
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Because I’m now a miserable adult, if you said either NYR wins the lottery and signs DeAngelo for 6 years or they don’t win and trade him, I pick the latter without a second thought.
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The Rangers got more 3-game sets in Toronto this year than the Blue Jays
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And the Rangers are the only team to get swept in the opening round.
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Poor Jack Johnson. Sometimes he looks like an elephant on roller skates.
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brian wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 1:32 pm And the Rangers are the only team to get swept in the opening round.
Gives us better lottery odds.
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Edmonton should be rolling Chicago but they can’t get out of their own way.
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sancarlos wrote: Wed Aug 05, 2020 9:14 pm Poor Jack Johnson. Sometimes he looks like an elephant on roller skates.
Bad series, awful game.

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So this is what competent goaltending looks like.
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L-Jam3 wrote: Thu Aug 06, 2020 6:53 pm So this is what competent goaltending looks like.
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Remember it’s not the playoffs yet.
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Hate to say it but if I were DeBoer I’d start Lehner Game 1
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I can only imagine VGK is bapo’s second rooting interest after Pittsburgh with MAF and a Panda Bear as their two goalies.
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Mark Stone’s hand/eye coordination is off the charts.
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Woo! So two teams have advanced and there are 6 game 4s tomorrow. The scheduling worked out.
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If Toronto or Edmonton or Pittsburgh get Lafreniere I'm gonna be pissed. Florida or Montreal, less so.
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I think the Rangers should.
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Not sure I feel strongly either way there. I'd rather he went to a Eastern team for starters, but it being Toronto or Pittsburgh would still chap me.

ETA: At least the Rangers really wouldn't have made the playoffs if it were a "normal" season. Pittsburgh being rewarded for being a five seed and shitting the bed in the qualifying round would be peak NHL.
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Johnson is playing...
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"Mike Sullivan changing up that d again..."
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rass wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2020 2:56 pm Johnson is playing...
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