National Hockey League (NHL)

[Jerry]

This is absolutely amazing and perfectly captures north midwestern hockey culture.

"Beautiful. Love that."

 

[TheNetworkZ]

I can't stand PK and the Habs, I'm really surprised they've made it this far.

 

[Coasterfreek]

Right now. I'm backing the Habs too, primarily because it pisses off everyone in Toronto.

It's all about rooting for the team in Canada though right? Just kidding.

I'll prefer whoever wins the East. Would want the NY Rangers first, but I have nothing but respect for the Habs and their fans.. plus these two teams in the East are two of the best uniforms in all of sports.

 

[IRR26]

This is absolutely amazing and perfectly captures north midwestern hockey culture.

"Beautiful. Love that."

First I was okerface: what the fuck is this shit and then

 

[Jerry]

plus these two teams in the East are two of the best uniforms in all of sports.

Those colors don't run.

I'm all about the Blueshirts. But who wouldn't love an Original Six Stanley Cup Final? Blackhawks vs either club would be legendary.

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First I was okerface: what the fuck is this shit and then

Definitely takes a few minutes to warm up, but also holds up on further viewing. Top ten and hon mention are best part.

Highlights:
"Dual exhaust pipes"
"Love that."
"Slicks it straight back Andy Garcia Style"
"Classic program. Love everything about it."
The Annie reference

 

[Pharaoh]

I just don't want the Hawks to win. I don't care if the Ducks win tbh. But I'd prefer the Rangers/Habs to win. PK is a freaking boss

 

[Jerry]

"Are those stripes? Yes they are. I'm proud of ya, bud."

"Don't like turtlenecks, but I love that hair! Nice job, Grace."

"Lot of touching of the flow this year, which I like."

 

[Coasterfreek]

I just don't want the Hawks to win. I don't care if the Ducks win tbh. But I'd prefer the Rangers/Habs to win. PK is a freaking boss

No Ducks or Kings please. Would be a larger kick in the balls as a Sharks fan knowing we have to wear the shame. Chicago winning wouldn't annoy me.

 

[Pharaoh]

Eh I have no problem with the Kings winning. Drew Doughty is probably the best defensemen in the league. I enjoy watching him play, so seeing him until June wouldn't bother me

Ducks, meh. I hate getzlaf and perry, but indifferent about the rest of them.

I hate the hawks, with a passion. Teows, Kane, Seabrook, Hjalmarsson, Versteeg all of them can f off lol. I'd rather a Pacific Division team represent the West.

 

[Coasterfreek]

Eh I have no problem with the Kings winning. Drew Doughty is probably the best defensemen in the league. I enjoy watching him play, so seeing him until June wouldn't bother me

Ducks, meh. I hate getzlaf and perry, but indifferent about the rest of them.

I hate the hawks, with a passion. Teows, Kane, Seabrook, Hjalmarsson, Versteeg all of them can f off lol. I'd rather a Pacific Division team represent the West.

Doughty and Carter are total whiny punks. The reason is because they whine and got what they wanted. Carter went to Columbus, got his wish of reuniting with mike richards. Doughty had a nasty holdout before the 2011-2012 season began but the Kings were forced to give in. Screw those two.... I don't hate Dustin Brown or others, but those two deserve the hate from a non-sharks perspective.

As for the Ducks, it's Orange County. Never rooting for an OC team. It's more annoying to be in the distinction of never winning a cup while both California teams already have. Fans get to suffer while the sharks players still get paid... sigh.

 

[Pharaoh]

So doughty is a whiney punk because he wanted a contract paying him why he rightfully deserves?

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Also lets not get carried away with our sufferings. Sharks fans get to experience playoffs a whoooooole lot. That within itself is a blessing and an awesome thing fans always take for granted. Would you rather be the panthers? Or the blue jackets? Those fans have suffered more than we have bro.

 

[IRR26]

Those colors don't run.

I'm all about the Blueshirts. But who wouldn't love an Original Six Stanley Cup Final? Blackhawks vs either club would be legendary.

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Definitely takes a few minutes to warm up, but also holds up on further viewing. Top ten and hon mention are best part.

Highlights:
"Dual exhaust pipes"
"Love that."
"Slicks it straight back Andy Garcia Style"
"Classic program. Love everything about it."
The Annie reference

My favourites.

"Look at this guy’s stare, love it."

"I don’t even know if that mustache colour is suppose to match his hair but I’m glad I’m wondering."

"What’s that space in the middle for is that called the spacebar, it is now."

"This goalie, now thats what I call a glovesave."



The calmness in his voice is the best.

 

[Jerry]

For sure - it's that deadpan delivery. Amazing stuff.

Conveying such a positive attitude while making fun of something - it's really typical of North American hockey culture.

I hung out with some Midwest & Canadian hockey dudes in college and they used to joke around the same way. Generally pretty nice dudes. They will psychotically beat the hell out of you on the ice and then buy you a beer afterwards. Hilarious.

 

[Coasterfreek]

So doughty is a whiney punk because he wanted a contract paying him why he rightfully deserves?

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Also lets not get carried away with our sufferings. Sharks fans get to experience playoffs a whoooooole lot. That within itself is a blessing and an awesome thing fans always take for granted. Would you rather be the panthers? Or the blue jackets? Those fans have suffered more than we have bro.

You don't make an effort to be good. Some of these exits are worse than being the Panthers. At least Columbus has heart, sometimes we see this sharks team show us and tease us only to do nothing. when it matters. This past exit is the low of all lows.

 

[Pharaoh]

Man you must have some inside info on the Sharks....... How do you judge their heart? What are they drinking in the locker room, talking about their summer beach homes in the locker room? Those are some pretty bold statements to make as an observer. Judging a team's heart isn't something you can throw around like that.

That series was never going to be done in 4, no matter how badly we wanted it to. The series was predicted to go 7 and it did, because both teams were evenly matched. I don't care about how hard we throttled them the first two games, good teams make adjustments and thats exactly what LA did. And they're on the verge of beating the ducks at this moment, and probably go on to beat the Hawks as well. We're not the first team to lose a 3-0 series lead, and we won't be the last. And honestly this one isn't as bad as the Ducks 1 vs 8 seed debacle, or the triple overtime elimination from the Stars. The sharks should've beaten both those teams back in the day, however this year I was more surprised when we took a 3-0 lead.

You know, for hating Giants fans a lot, you sound a lot like they did back in the late 90s early 2000s when they had a star studded lineup and couldn't win the world series.

 

[Coasterfreek]

Man you must have some inside info on the Sharks....... How do you judge their heart? What are they drinking in the locker room, talking about their summer beach homes in the locker room? Those are some pretty bold statements to make as an observer. Judging a team's heart isn't something you can throw around like that.

That series was never going to be done in 4, no matter how badly we wanted it to. The series was predicted to go 7 and it did, because both teams were evenly matched. I don't care about how hard we throttled them the first two games, good teams make adjustments and thats exactly what LA did. And they're on the verge of beating the ducks at this moment, and probably go on to beat the Hawks as well. We're not the first team to lose a 3-0 series lead, and we won't be the last. And honestly this one isn't as bad as the Ducks 1 vs 8 seed debacle, or the triple overtime elimination from the Stars. The sharks should've beaten both those teams back in the day, however this year I was more surprised when we took a 3-0 lead.

You know, for hating Giants fans a lot, you sound a lot like they did back in the late 90s early 2000s when they had a star studded lineup and couldn't win the world series.

The heart was gone in game 5. You can't just come out flat in a first period and not have adjustments. There is a serious identity crisis and there aren't any excuses for losing 4 straight games in a row like that.

Columbus actually has the grit, defense and scrappyness that made them interesting and fun to watch all year. The talent was lacking, but I can see a team with heart. The Sharks didn't finish their checks or take shots.. they was no accountability or not communication anywhere on offense in those last three games. I saw a team who kept waiting for someone else to step it up and make a play.. they kept passing, and passing and passing. 0-16 on the powerplay, inexcusable.

 

[Pharaoh]

The heart was gone in game 5. You can't just come out flat in a first period and not have adjustments. There is a serious identity crisis and there aren't any excuses for losing 4 straight games in a row like that.

Columbus actually has the grit, defense and scrappyness that made them interesting and fun to watch all year. The talent was lacking, but I can see a team with heart. The Sharks didn't finish their checks or take shots.. they was no accountability or not communication anywhere on offense in those last three games. I saw a team who kept waiting for someone else to step it up and make a play.. they kept passing, and passing and passing. 0-16 on the powerplay, inexcusable.

Really? NO heart? Or just being outplayed? Come on dude, we were still executing and keeping the games close till the third period. And we had plenty of grit, especially from our fourth line, that pretty much carried us the first 2 games.

And 0-16 on our powerplay is nothing new, every year before we get eliminated our powerplay goes cold. Rather than blaming the players, maybe it's a coaching thing????? Our powerplay has NEVER carried us in the playoffs, and we refuse to make adjustments on it. Every year, once a team figures out what our strategy is on the powerplay they adjust their defense to it, and we refuse to make another adjustment or tweak it.

Also, I hate the shot stat, because we're notorious for inflating that shit with 50 shots with no screening or any pressure. Every goaltender stops them yet at the end of the day it makes them look like a god, when really only about 20-25 shots were threatening.

Finally, we still hit the kings plenty. That series was nothing but hitting, and everyone who watched it saw how ridiculously difficult it is to make it out of the west, both teams we relentless. Every game in that series was over 65 hits, and all but two were over 95.

 

[Coasterfreek]

Really? NO heart? Or just being outplayed? Come on dude, we were still executing and keeping the games close till the third period. And we had plenty of grit, especially from our fourth line, that pretty much carried us the first 2 games.

And 0-16 on our powerplay is nothing new, every year before we get eliminated our powerplay goes cold. Rather than blaming the players, maybe it's a coaching thing????? Our powerplay has NEVER carried us in the playoffs, and we refuse to make adjustments on it. Every year, once a team figures out what our strategy is on the powerplay they adjust their defense to it, and we refuse to make another adjustment or tweak it.

Also, I hate the shot stat, because we're notorious for inflating that shit with 50 shots with no screening or any pressure. Every goaltender stops them yet at the end of the day it makes them look like a god, when really only about 20-25 shots were threatening.

Finally, we still hit the kings plenty. That series was nothing but hitting, and everyone who watched it saw how ridiculously difficult it is to make it out of the west, both teams we relentless. Every game in that series was over 65 hits, and all but two were over 95.

I saw a team that's demoralized. That game 5 is completely inexcusable there were not adjustments to what the Kings just dod.

 

[AntonTheGreat]

7-1... Holy shit was not expecting this score. Rangers are pretty damn stacked. And they have a goalie that could win the cup on his own.

 

[Coasterfreek]

7-1... Holy shit was not expecting this score. Rangers are pretty damn stacked. And they have a goalie that could win the cup on his own.

They benefited from some self destructing moves by Montreal... it's one game, but they indeed looked nice. RIP to St. Louis' mother.... they're flying back to attend her funeral for Sunday.