SeanDMan

Who the hell is King Diamond?

Obviously Bertuzzi's hit on Moore was not an accident. I said it was a headshot, which is what it was. And Moore's hit on Naslund was very much an accident. Naslund slipped. Moore couldn't have known that when he leaped off his feet with his elbow out, but still. It doesn't chance the fact that the guy ended up on the ice with blood pouring out of his face. Regher didn't know Fedtetenko was slipping. But that doesn't chance the fact that he ended up on the ice with blood pouring out of his face. The hit by Nieminen on Lecavalier was both blatent and inexcusable. He deserves to have the rest of the playoffs as unpayed vacation for such a stupid hit. The worst part is that when you compare it to the three incidents I mentioned with the exception of Bertuzzi's punch none of them were deliberate, but you could pracitcally spot the twinkle in Nieminen's eye as he saw Lecavalier looking the wrong way. And Moore's hit on Naslund wasn't a hit from behind either. It was just a freak headshot that could have and should have been avoided. When a guy slips you let up. When he's falling he has no way to defend himself, why not just let him fall? He takes himself out the play, all you have to do is skate past.

Hockey is a passionate game. When you're in a situation with the adrenaline flowing and you're having a shitty day, you can get frustrated, and when you get frustrated and someone pisses you off, you want to beat their ass. You're talking about fighting as if it was Chris Simon going up to St. Louis with a bat. It's players who are both into the heat of the moment and it boils over. You ever heard of the need to blow off a little steam? </Limbaugh> Besides, when you have a 4 goal lead, you like to boast about it. You can guarantee the fight was mutual.

If you want an example of how fighting can be the lesser of two evils, have Steve Moore, or Rob Blake, drop the gloves with Bertuzzi instead of him losing his cool and crippling the guy. If Moore went and fought him, or one of his teammates did, both guys fight no problem... but that didn't happen and one guy left in a collar.

Calgary is very much the redneck capital of Canada. I wouldn't be suprised if they took after their American friends and started fighting dirty, and beating women. And GYS, we'll agree to disagree. It was a freak accident and it was bad timing, but it doesn't change the fact that it could have been much more serious, and it could have been avoided. Hits where a player is defenseless... the Bertuzzi hit on Moore, Moore's hit on Bertuzzi, Reghers shove on Fedtatenko... are incredibly dangerous, and should be avoided and an attempt made to deter them. Anyway, game's starting.

Okay, we clearly have differing opinions on what a hit from behind is. Regher was behind him, and he rode him, face first, into the boards. That's a hit from behind. A lot of people think you have to charge the guy to hit him from behind. That's generally what they call hitting from behind. But in my opinion, if the guy is unable to defend himself and you take him face first into the boards, that should be a major penalty. Fedtatenko was slipping. He didn't need to get that last shove that sent him into the boards. I'm sure Regher didn't mean to break his face, but it was clearly a play that could have and should have been avoided. He just ate the boards, and was unable in any way to stop himself. It was one of those ugly head shots the league insists on cutting down. Only instead of using an elbow, he used the boards. It doesn't make it any better.

3-0. Iginla on the powerplay. Nice deflection. And hey, for all the talk about how awesome the goaltending is, thats 3 games so far with 13 goals. Who says we need more offense in the NHL?

Ooooooooo poor Fedtatenko. That was a hit from behind... so painful, so dirty. Headshot. Needs to be penalized, which it wasn't.

Does it have Tommy Salo in drag?!?!?!

Same. Only with the Canucks. I feel like a traitor, supporting that team that eliminated the home team and likely cost Brian Burke his job.

Miss the Leafs?

Whew what an awesome shot. Right off the corner of the post.

That was a fucking awesome fight.

US: Out of Touch by Daryl Hall and John Oates UK: Do They Know It's Christmas? by Band Aid Bleh.

Ocarina. Every game since the first has been less serious and more aimed at a child then the last. Majora's Mask was half story, half goofing around. And Wind Waker is so bleh. Ocarina is the only one I finished since LTTP.

Thank you, Sean. It's a confusing interface. I don't understand what I'm doing. And I made it crash twice. EDIT: MARKOUT! I CAN FINALLY DOUBLESHIFT! NOW TO CELEBRATE I HAVE DOUBLE SHIFTED EVERYONE! I predict half my team dies from exhaustion before the preseason is over!

Perfect time to get the demo, I just overwrote my firesale save. RIP Firesale.

I booked the openers first

Hah! You booked the Foo Fighters and Radiohead, which earns you instant plus plus, and then A Perfect Circle... and then Wierd Al? What a very, very bizzare combination. I forgot to book the Foos. Aw well, suprise guests.

Friday Main Stage: Audioslave System of a Down Godsmack Stage 2: REM Matt Good Our Lady Peace Saturday Main Stage: Prodigy Rammstein Metallica Stage 2: Radiohead Matt Good Coldplay

Floorchecking? I agree with you on everything else. It was a really sloppy game. Lots of chances, both ways actually. The main difference was Tampa was allowed to infiltrate the crease and pot rebounds, otherwise the game would have gone to overtime 1-1.

You just described the majority of emo and punk with a great amount of "rock" produced today. And I wish people would stop using the term genius when we talk about metal. There's basically two kinds of metal. We have enough money we want to become techno metal. And we have no money, so we're going to yell real loud about killing people so that angsty teens will buy our music. Metal is pathetic. Metal has never recovered from hair metal, and it never will, because unlike rock even the indy metal scene sucks. There is no hope for a breakout star, because all metal bands with no fans just whine, bitch, and growl about eating people. And major metal is all just rock rock pause, rock rock pause. See Metallica. See Godsmack. It's all popular music that becomes more and more refined with the day. And like most music, when you refine it it just tastes like chlorine.

Puddle of Mud are commercial crap. Their name is very appropriate. They are just wet, mass marketted dirt.

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