Hockey Anyone? Go CAPS!!!!!!!!!!!

48martin · May 10, 2012

Go Caps! What a great series so far.

Steve French · May 10, 2012

Amaximus said:
Steve - All teams start selling playoff tickets before the next round is a "lock" - They've been on limited sale for 4 days now. Hell, I still have my Mets playoff tickets from several years back for a game that never happened. (Yes, They refunded my money - I didnt think they would)

I guess I can't look back in time, or rather am too lazy to look through one of those web archives, but of the teams left in the conference semi-finals only the Rags have started selling tickets. Which the Caps arena staff referenced on the jumbotron to try and pump up the crowd, suggesting the Rags thought little of the Caps and had complete confidence in a series win.

Amaximus · May 11, 2012

"ok"

Go RANGERS.

po'thead · May 11, 2012

Amaximus said:
"ok"

Go RANGERS.

Good luck your rangers, this one is going to be a flip of a coin. GO CAPS

Steve French · May 11, 2012

Amaximus said:
"ok"

Go RANGERS.

You just got something wrong buddy. I had to explain it to you. Don't go being a fucking twat now.

po'thead · May 11, 2012

If you look on stubhub, you can already buy tickets for all the teams left for the SCF. In fact, you can buy playoff tickets waaaaay in advance. The caps radio was always playing commercials for buying playoff tickets during the regular season, even though it was looking like the caps were going to miss the post season all together.

Steve French · May 11, 2012

po'thead said:
If you look on stubhub, you can already buy tickets for all the teams left for the SCF. In fact, you can buy playoff tickets waaaaay in advance. The caps radio was always playing commercials for buying playoff tickets during the regular season, even though it was looking like the caps were going to miss the post season all together.

Those are tickets sold by fans. Most likely season ticket holders who are given a guarantee, selling tickets that do not exist yet but they have first dibs on if they do come into effect. The Capitals organization, however, has not started selling tickets to the general public yet. Which the Rangers have. I can't speak on whatever deals the Caps radio was offering however.

Amaximus · May 12, 2012

po'thead said:
Good luck your rangers, this one is going to be a flip of a coin. GO CAPS

Aye, Good luck to your Caps as well. It has been a great series and both teams deserve to move on IMO. I feel sorry for the Devils. (though I'll be rooting for them if the Rangers get eliminated) :lol:

Steve French said:
You just got something wrong buddy. I had to explain it to you. Don't go being a fucking twat now.

I'm being a twat? I was proven wrong? What the fuck are you babbling about? I said teams are already selling tickets, You told me that only Rangers are. Sorry if you're from some podunk place where the idea of a team selling tickets before they "clinch" is foreign to you.

And I guess Super Bowl teams are asshats for all the Championship gear they order before the game is played. I dont argue with ignorance so i said "ok" but if you want to draw this out, whatever, i wont be replying to you, You're a fool.

Go RANGERS!

48martin · May 12, 2012

I hope the game is as feisty as this post has been. LOL

Go Caps!

Amaximus · May 13, 2012

Tough loss Caps fans, I feel for ya, I do. The Capitals played real good this round. It was a great series and both teams played hard. Entertaining as hell. Good luck next year!

48martin · May 13, 2012

yeah, it was a great series. They had their chances and they fell short. Good luck to the Rangers and GO Kings. LOL.

-48

st0wandgrow · May 13, 2012

po'thead said:
Obviously you don't know anything about hockey. If Ovi was always going after the puck he would constantly be out of position. The problem in round one was that he had Chara and Seidenberg to deal with, this round he's dealing with the same thing, this is tight hockey we're seeing here. The days of the great 8 getting 150 foot passes for a break into the offensive zone are over, this is not the run and gun capitals anymore. For you to question his commitment in the playoffs is ridiculous, he has more points per game in the playoffs than anyone post lockout. Also how can you make a statement like that if you haven't watched any games in this series!? He's had plenty of grade A scoring chances in this series, there's just this guy who happens to be the best goalie in the world protecting the net. Try commenting on something that you know about.

Ovechkin turns the puck over at the offensive blue line instead of getting the puck deep, sits on his ass for 3 seconds, gets up and skates slow motion back to the bench while HIS MAN goes up the ice to score the series winning goal.

I'll leave it at that and not rub your nose in this any further.

po'thead · May 13, 2012

st0wandgrow said:
Ovechkin turns the puck over at the offensive blue line instead of getting the puck deep, sits on his ass for 3 seconds, gets up and skates slow motion back to the bench while HIS MAN goes up the ice to score the series winning goal.

I'll leave it at that and not rub your nose in this any further.

There's not much to rub my nose in buddy boy, the rags won by 1 goal and it could have gone either way. It's not like Ovi just sat there and did nothing, he was trying to get the puck and when they got the puck away he got up and went to the bench, as I remember he had a great scoring chance while on his ass earlier in the series that queen hankie had to make a pretty nice save on. He's obviously in a transition period. He's been much better defensively of late and will only continue to improve, being one of the most talented players out there. There's no GM that wouldn't love to get Ovi for their team, and you and all the Ovi haters are just jealous, and when he's through transitioning you'll be even more jealous as he defends and scores.

rocpilefsj · May 13, 2012

Until Ovi learns how to play team hockey he will never lift a Stanley cup. Even his team mates are sick of his selfish play and attitude. The guy has more talent than most but doesn't put out on a nightly basis.

po'thead · May 14, 2012

rocpilefsj said:
Until Ovi learns how to play team hockey he will never lift a Stanley cup. Even his team mates are sick of his selfish play and attitude. The guy has more talent than most but doesn't put out on a nightly basis.

Agreed, but he's showing promise. You can't blame him for the way he was raised in the NHL, Bruce Boudreau's plan was pretty much to get the puck to Ovi and let him shoot. It worked for a while......in the regular season, haha.

st0wandgrow · May 14, 2012

po'thead said:
There's not much to rub my nose in buddy boy, the rags won by 1 goal and it could have gone either way. It's not like Ovi just sat there and did nothing, he was trying to get the puck and when they got the puck away he got up and went to the bench, as I remember he had a great scoring chance while on his ass earlier in the series that queen hankie had to make a pretty nice save on. He's obviously in a transition period. He's been much better defensively of late and will only continue to improve, being one of the most talented players out there. There's no GM that wouldn't love to get Ovi for their team, and you and all the Ovi haters are just jealous, and when he's through transitioning you'll be even more jealous as he defends and scores.

LOL! I'm not talking about the score of the game, the fact that the "rags" won by a goal, or how many points Ovechkin has per game since the lockout. You are talking about that shit, and it's completely off topic. Perhaps because you can't face facts, or you have no clue what you're watching.

Ovechkin is very talented. I've said that several times. BUT, he's a selfish player, that only works hard at one end of the ice. The SERIES WINNING goal was a result of him playing half-assed hockey. Anyone that knows anything about hockey understands that you don't turn a puck over at the offensive blue line in a tight game. You get the puck deep, HUSTLE off the ice, and get a fresh line out there. It was a selfish, lazy play on his part, and is just one more example of how he is a terrible leader.

You think any GM in the game would want Ovechkin? I beg to differ. In a salary cap league, players are judged based upon value, not talent. For a streaky player that only plays at one end of the ice, he is not a good value. Maybe if he were making half of what he is right now teams would consider him.

You're obviously a casual fan of the game. There is nothing wrong with that, but please save the faux-expert nonsense for someone else. I have forgotten more about the game than you will ever know.

rocpilefsj · May 14, 2012

I guess we will see what Ovi and Semin can do for Russia at the Worlds as they are heading to Finland to join the Russians...

st0wandgrow · May 14, 2012

rocpilefsj said:
Until Ovi learns how to play team hockey he will never lift a Stanley cup. Even his team mates are sick of his selfish play and attitude. The guy has more talent than most but doesn't put out on a nightly basis.

He's not a lost cause by any stretch. Datsyuk was an absolute joke come playoff time for his first few seasons. The guy looked like Wayne Gretzky all year, then just disappeared once playoffs started.

I credit Babcock with turning his game around. The guy is arguably the best two way player in the game now .... balls out at both ends of the ice.

po'thead · May 14, 2012

st0wandgrow said:
LOL! I'm not talking about the score of the game, the fact that the "rags" won by a goal, or how many points Ovechkin has per game since the lockout. You are talking about that shit, and it's completely off topic. Perhaps because you can't face facts, or you have no clue what you're watching.

Ovechkin is very talented. I've said that several times. BUT, he's a selfish player, that only works hard at one end of the ice. The SERIES WINNING goal was a result of him playing half-assed hockey. Anyone that knows anything about hockey understands that you don't turn a puck over at the offensive blue line in a tight game. You get the puck deep, HUSTLE off the ice, and get a fresh line out there. It was a selfish, lazy play on his part, and is just one more example of how he is a terrible leader.

You think any GM in the game would want Ovechkin? I beg to differ. In a salary cap league, players are judged based upon value, not talent. For a streaky player that only plays at one end of the ice, he is not a good value. Maybe if he were making half of what he is right now teams would consider him.

You're obviously a casual fan of the game. There is nothing wrong with that, but please save the faux-expert nonsense for someone else. I have forgotten more about the game than you will ever know.

Blah Blah, I played hockey, blah blabitty blah.

kelly4 · May 15, 2012

po'thead said:
Blah Blah, I played hockey, blah blabitty blah.

Blow it off if you want, but stowandgrow is completely right.

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