Wednesday, May 10, 2006
WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
Whoooo boy! That, my friends, is what playoff hockey is all about. What an absolutely spectacular game. A pleasure to watch. I'm simultaneously exhausted and totally jacked up.
Just some quick hits before I go lie in my bed and fail to sleep:
Boy that was some good hockey, eh?
Just some quick hits before I go lie in my bed and fail to sleep:
- Thornton gets a lot of heat for his lack of points in the playoffs; but, let's be honest, he and Cheechoo were absolute terrors in tonight's game. I was petrified every single time they were on the ice, and I was in the fetal position under my kitchen table when they were on against Bergeron and Greene. Home ice advantage line-matching is just huge in this series.
- If he wasn't already there, Ryan Smyth has just joined the pantheon of athletes that should only play for one team. Losing his chicklets and then coming back to play the way he did in the third and OTs? Unbelievable.
- It is simply a tragedy that when the Oilers had no goaltending they could score at will, but now that they have terrific goaltending they have to labour like immigrant dockworkers to put one in the net.
- Most of Roloson's saves come from just solid positioning and great effort; but that save on Cheechoo in OT2 was supernatural. It evoked an involuntary groan as my soul reentered my body.
- For a guy who recently shredded his ankle and who has played three games in four nights, Chopper still had some crazy wheels in those OT periods. I can't wait to see what his brother Chad can do with the conditioning of the rest of the team next season. Raffi looked like he was going to expire on camera in his interview after the third.
- The footage of Horc giving everyone hugs and smacks on the head in the hallway underneath Rexall after the game was tremendous. Man were they ever excited.
- One of these days a player is going to take off his skate and stab Scott Oake to death.
- Have I mentioned how much I like Hrudey? The clip showing Roli's shaking hands after losing his mask in the previous game was terrific. Who notices these things?
- The Oilers need to get more options than the point shot. Remember when Hemsky first came into the league and he and Smyth kept setting each other up for those beauty tap-ins? Where did those things go?
- With the exception of the second period, which the Oilers 2006 Playoff Edition apparently don't need to play, the Oilers carried the play. And yet, I still never felt entirely comfortable. They need to find a way to get some goals on Toskala.
- Nice work on building up that Karma again, folks. Now don't go screwing it up again. Yeah, I'm talking to you, Grabia!
Boy that was some good hockey, eh?
# posted by sacamano @ 11:19 pm 
Comments:
WOOOOOHHH!!!!!
I should have written more about it on CinO, but Ryan Smyth is almost more of a true Oiler than a lot of those glory guys.
There's no way in hell I'd show up back to work if someone knocked my teeth out half way through my shift. Fuck that. I'd go to the dentist and cry the entire way there.
Sac, you should be kissing my ass, not talking shit. I'll let it slide cuz your tired, but I expect full thanks in the morning. You too, Winters!
Good job, Mirtle! But Sac can't blame the losses all on me, then not give me the credit for the win.
Where's Fenwick? We need him to come and explain to us that character and will have no place in accounting for the events that unfold in a hockey game.
[guffaw] Fine, the Sharks lost because they gave up and have no heart. That's how this works, right? Also, agreed with Sacamano: that was an epic save on Cheechoo by Roloson['s character]. 99% of great saves look less remarkable on the slo-mo replay; that one probably looked better.
I think they needed to call more goaltending interference penalties on San Jose.
That Roloson save was huge. Cheechoo was trying to go glove side all night.
Good work Andy. You're doing your part.
Was that Raffi Torres being a factor?
With that beard he is resembling our old friend Mr. Weir more and more.
That was a fun game to watch. And as usual, after staying up through 3 overtimes, the team I was cheering for lost.
Still, even though I can't bring myself to cheer for the Oilers, I have to admire Smytty. That is one tough guy. Spits out some teeth in period 3 and sets up the winner in period 6. You don't see stuff like that in any other sport.
Awww, you always maintained that a Sens Stanley Cup that didn't go through the Leafs wasn't worth winning anyway, didn't you Jay?
This better not mean I can't watch the rest of this mind-blowing series. I watched the ten minutes of the second where San Jose scored their goals (missed the first period--visiting relatives) and turned it off.
Sigh...oh, superstition, you are a cruel mistress.
YES!!!!
Edmonton won't lose another game this series.
How can you say Thornton is a terror even without that many points? 6 points in 8 games? If he's so great he should be getting great points but instead he's wussing out these playoffs. we have to focus on Marleau, he has twice as many points as Thornton and is their best player.
YES!!!!
Edmonton won't lose another game this series.
How can you say Thornton is a terror even without that many points? 6 points in 8 games? If he's so great he should be getting great points but instead he's wussing out these playoffs. we have to focus on Marleau, he has twice as many points as Thornton and is their best player.
Players thought they were safe when After Hours shut down after the season but Scott Oake still lurks...
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WOOOOOHHH!!!!!
I should have written more about it on CinO, but Ryan Smyth is almost more of a true Oiler than a lot of those glory guys.
There's no way in hell I'd show up back to work if someone knocked my teeth out half way through my shift. Fuck that. I'd go to the dentist and cry the entire way there.
Sac, you should be kissing my ass, not talking shit. I'll let it slide cuz your tired, but I expect full thanks in the morning. You too, Winters!
Good job, Mirtle! But Sac can't blame the losses all on me, then not give me the credit for the win.
Where's Fenwick? We need him to come and explain to us that character and will have no place in accounting for the events that unfold in a hockey game.
# posted by 
: May 11, 2006 5:18 am
: May 11, 2006 5:18 am [guffaw] Fine, the Sharks lost because they gave up and have no heart. That's how this works, right? Also, agreed with Sacamano: that was an epic save on Cheechoo by Roloson['s character]. 99% of great saves look less remarkable on the slo-mo replay; that one probably looked better.
I think they needed to call more goaltending interference penalties on San Jose.
That Roloson save was huge. Cheechoo was trying to go glove side all night.
Good work Andy. You're doing your part.
Was that Raffi Torres being a factor?
With that beard he is resembling our old friend Mr. Weir more and more.
That was a fun game to watch. And as usual, after staying up through 3 overtimes, the team I was cheering for lost.
Still, even though I can't bring myself to cheer for the Oilers, I have to admire Smytty. That is one tough guy. Spits out some teeth in period 3 and sets up the winner in period 6. You don't see stuff like that in any other sport.
# posted by : May 11, 2006 10:14 am
: May 11, 2006 10:14 am Awww, you always maintained that a Sens Stanley Cup that didn't go through the Leafs wasn't worth winning anyway, didn't you Jay?
This better not mean I can't watch the rest of this mind-blowing series. I watched the ten minutes of the second where San Jose scored their goals (missed the first period--visiting relatives) and turned it off.
Sigh...oh, superstition, you are a cruel mistress.
# posted by : May 11, 2006 12:35 pm
: May 11, 2006 12:35 pm YES!!!!
Edmonton won't lose another game this series.
How can you say Thornton is a terror even without that many points? 6 points in 8 games? If he's so great he should be getting great points but instead he's wussing out these playoffs. we have to focus on Marleau, he has twice as many points as Thornton and is their best player.
# posted by : May 11, 2006 1:56 pm
: May 11, 2006 1:56 pm YES!!!!
Edmonton won't lose another game this series.
How can you say Thornton is a terror even without that many points? 6 points in 8 games? If he's so great he should be getting great points but instead he's wussing out these playoffs. we have to focus on Marleau, he has twice as many points as Thornton and is their best player.
# posted by : May 11, 2006 1:56 pm
: May 11, 2006 1:56 pm Players thought they were safe when After Hours shut down after the season but Scott Oake still lurks...
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