national champs baby
Stanley Cup Finals Game 7
June 15th, 2011 at 9:31 PM | 
Good job by Bruins' D
Good job by Bruins' D
June 15th, 2011 at 9:34 PM |
This crowd is on pins and needles
This crowd is on pins and needles
They're going to add pressure to Vancouver as the game goes on if they can't tie this thing up soon
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
June 15th, 2011 at 9:36 PM |
Woo Hoo
Woo Hoo
Wrap around goal Boston up 2-0
This might be arrogant, and if it is, it is, but we're Michigan
June 15th, 2011 at 9:36 PM |
2 - 0 Boston. I don't see
2 - 0 Boston. I don't see
2 - 0 Boston. I don't see Vancouver putting 2 past Thomas to come back.
Now with 100% less South Bend, 100% more Washington DC.
June 15th, 2011 at 9:37 PM |
And there it is
And there it is
This crowd is about to enter full on Panic Mode. We'll see if Vancouver can play aggressive or panicky from here on out
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
June 15th, 2011 at 9:43 PM |
Vancouver is going to riot
Vancouver is going to riot
Vancouver is going to riot either way.
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
June 15th, 2011 at 9:42 PM |
First PP of the game, and
First PP of the game, and
First PP of the game, and Vancouver gets the man advantage. Hope they can get a goal & put some pressure on.
Now with 100% less South Bend, 100% more Washington DC.
June 15th, 2011 at 9:46 PM |
Shortie for Boston. Put a
Shortie for Boston. Put a
Shortie for Boston. Put a fork in Vancouver, they're done. :(
Now with 100% less South Bend, 100% more Washington DC.
June 15th, 2011 at 9:47 PM |
Luongo
Luongo
Incredibly weak goal to let in.
Under review though.
June 15th, 2011 at 9:49 PM |
Not a whole lot he can do
Not a whole lot he can do
Not a whole lot he can do about that - got run into, but it was his D-man's fault, so no goalie interference. Can't give up a breakaway like that, esp on the PP.
Now with 100% less South Bend, 100% more Washington DC.
June 15th, 2011 at 9:50 PM |
Not really
Not really
There is nothing he can do about two guys sliding into him and the puck happening to slide in behind them
This might be arrogant, and if it is, it is, but we're Michigan
June 16th, 2011 at 9:16 PM |
the puck stalled on his stick
the puck stalled on his stick
he could have flicked it away with it.
his fault.
June 15th, 2011 at 9:47 PM |
3-0. Ballgame
3-0. Ballgame
This game is about to get ugly, and the city of Vancouver is about to get ugly...
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
June 15th, 2011 at 9:52 PM |
Nah. Rioting after a loss is
Nah. Rioting after a loss is
Nah. Rioting after a loss is an East Lansing thing.
June 15th, 2011 at 9:54 PM |
Canuck riots?
Canuck riots?
Nah. Typical west coast city. They're a lot like Seattle. They'll shrug their shoulders and return to their lattes.
Keep your stick on the ice.
June 15th, 2011 at 9:47 PM |
If that's a goal, that's the
If that's a goal, that's the
That's the strangest goal I've ever seen. Yikes. This one is over.
June 15th, 2011 at 9:48 PM |
Woo Hoo
Woo Hoo
Reviewed and good goal. Definitely over now. Really glad to see Vancouver lose
This might be arrogant, and if it is, it is, but we're Michigan
June 15th, 2011 at 9:50 PM |
LOLuongo strikes again.
LOLuongo strikes again.
LOLuongo strikes again.
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June 15th, 2011 at 10:01 PM |
Lebrongo. Looks like he
Lebrongo. Looks like he
Lebrongo. Looks like he won't have to show up for the fourth period either.
"It would be a travesty, it would be ridiculous to all of a sudden come back and get the feeling back, get the health back, feel good again and then all of a sudden go throw some other colors on my shirt and go coach."
June 15th, 2011 at 10:03 PM |
Score please???
Score please???
..
From the Red Cedar Message Board: "God hates us." Yes He does Lil Bro, yes he does. Everyone hates you.
June 15th, 2011 at 10:04 PM |
3 zip, Bruins lead. Tough
3 zip, Bruins lead. Tough
3 zip, Bruins lead. Tough night for Luongo, it hasn't so much been bad goals this time; Boston's just plain the better team.
Now with 100% less South Bend, 100% more Washington DC.
June 15th, 2011 at 10:06 PM |
Hi there SBW
Hi there SBW
How the hell have you been? How is school going?
From the Red Cedar Message Board: "God hates us." Yes He does Lil Bro, yes he does. Everyone hates you.
June 15th, 2011 at 10:21 PM |
Doing quite well. Semester
Doing quite well. Semester
Doing quite well. Semester wrapped up pretty favorably, and now I'm on summer break. Took a bit of time off to visit friends & family, and now I am buckling down to some research projects - one on literacy in Late Antiquity, the other a translation thing.
How've you been? I've enjoyed the softball recruiting posts, looks like there's some promising talent there.
Now with 100% less South Bend, 100% more Washington DC.
June 15th, 2011 at 10:31 PM |
Doing well
Doing well
myself. Getting ready to start my Master's program and doing the coaching thing. Im trying to get my team ready for the State (Michigan) finals in a few weeks.
I have two more recruiting posts to write but I am so busy. Hutch just keeps on re-loading. The next two kids on the list are studs. I am so looking forward to fall ball.
From the Red Cedar Message Board: "God hates us." Yes He does Lil Bro, yes he does. Everyone hates you.
June 15th, 2011 at 10:36 PM |
State finals, eh? Good luck
State finals, eh? Good luck
State finals, eh? Good luck there! Hope your team rolls!
Now with 100% less South Bend, 100% more Washington DC.
June 15th, 2011 at 10:19 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
There is another dirty hit
This might be arrogant, and if it is, it is, but we're Michigan
June 15th, 2011 at 10:20 PM |
3-0 i love it
3-0 i love it
3-0 i love it
June 15th, 2011 at 10:30 PM |
Fantastic
Fantastic
Fantastic
June 15th, 2011 at 10:31 PM |
Best five-on-five team in the
Best five-on-five team in the
Best five-on-five team in the league with terrible special teams and a team that does things like slam someone's head into the stancheon. Keeping the whistles in your pocket for both the game 7s they've been in is not somehow even, it's officiating in favor of Boston. Make no mistake, Vancouver would have lost this game anyway, but still...
"I just hope Tressel doesn't fire me"
-Gordon Gee
June 15th, 2011 at 10:34 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
Hasn't Vancouver had 3 powerplays?
This might be arrogant, and if it is, it is, but we're Michigan
June 15th, 2011 at 10:35 PM |
On at least five or six
On at least five or six
On at least five or six penalties.
"I just hope Tressel doesn't fire me"
-Gordon Gee
June 15th, 2011 at 10:39 PM |
Not really
Not really
Considering Vancouver deserved about 3 separate penalties on their last powerplay and somehow nothing was called, I don't think you can say that's accurate. The officiating in this series has been brutal, but tonight's been bad for both sides.
June 15th, 2011 at 10:40 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
I don't know. I think you have to let the boys play in the deciding game
This might be arrogant, and if it is, it is, but we're Michigan
June 15th, 2011 at 10:34 PM |
MVP
MVP
Boston has a lot of guys that are candidates for the Conn Smythe, but I'd be absolutely shocked if Tim Thomas isn't carrying it in about 20 mins from now.
June 15th, 2011 at 10:39 PM |
Even if Vancouver had won
Even if Vancouver had won
Even if Vancouver had won tonight, he'd have been among the leading candidates. Shutting out game 7, it's a done deal.
Now with 100% less South Bend, 100% more Washington DC.
June 15th, 2011 at 10:44 PM |
Boston will have won titles
Boston will have won titles
Boston will have won titles in all four major sports in the last five years. That's just insane. I'm not sure if that's ever happened before, even in multi-team cities like New York and L.A.
Bill Simmons can never again write an article about long-suffering New Englanders.
June 15th, 2011 at 11:03 PM |
I believe it's 6/7 years
I believe it's 6/7 years
Pats 2005, Sox 07, Celtics 08.
The other closest I know is Chicago had done it in a 25 year span (85 Bears, Bulls 90's, Sox 2005, Hawks 2010) Anyone done it closer together?
"Over? Did you say, over? Nothing is over until we decide it is!"
June 15th, 2011 at 11:38 PM |
I don't think so
I don't think so
It makes it a little more impressive to think that Detroit had the Wings and the Pistons win within a 5 year span as well as the Tigers making a World Series.
But for a city with all 4 major sports...this is pretty much an unprecedented run of success.
June 15th, 2011 at 11:57 PM |
Oh that's right. I was
Oh that's right. I was
Oh that's right. I was thinking the Pats' last title was in '07.
New York pulled it off in around 12 years or so from the Jets' Super Bowl to the Islanders' first Stanley Cup in 1980. The Knicks and Yankees/Mets won titles in between then. But even then, obviously, there were some NY area franchises that never won it all.
New York also came close in 1990-96, winning in football (Giants), baseball (Yankees) and hockey (Rangers/Devils), and the Knicks made game 7 of the NBA Finals, but lost.
June 16th, 2011 at 4:47 PM |
The Knicks won in 72-73
The Knicks won in 72-73
So if you're going 25 years for Chicago, you can go 21 for New York. But it's not like there can be a long list of cities to accomplish this, because how many towns have a hockey team and the big 3? And how many of those have only had it since the expansion of the last 10-20 years? I mean, over time, even the LIONS made a conference final.
Edit: I forgot the Islanders. So Knicks, then various Mets/Yankees, Islanders, Giants...that makes for maybe 13 years.
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
June 16th, 2011 at 2:22 AM |
Truly
Truly
What is he going to write about in half his columns now?
"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk
June 16th, 2011 at 8:59 AM |
Hey now
Hey now
Let's not forget that the New England Revolution have reached the MLS Cup Final four times without a single victory to show it. That's at least a year's worth of columns.
June 15th, 2011 at 10:41 PM |
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posted from iPhone
Empty netter for Boston to go up4-0
This might be arrogant, and if it is, it is, but we're Michigan
June 15th, 2011 at 10:41 PM |
Empty netter for Boston, and
Empty netter for Boston, and
Empty netter for Boston, and you can make it official. Congratulations to Boston, and especially Tim Thomas. He was truly sensational.
Now with 100% less South Bend, 100% more Washington DC.
June 15th, 2011 at 10:43 PM |
According to CBC, Boston will
According to CBC, Boston will
According to CBC, Boston will become the first team to win 3 Game 7s during the NHL Playoffs en route to a Stanley Cup Victory. That's nuts.
June 15th, 2011 at 10:47 PM |
You have to love the respect
You have to love the respect
You have to love the respect hockey fans show the Cup - even when the visiting team locks up the Cup, no one leaves early. You stay & honor the most beautiful trophy in the world.
Now with 100% less South Bend, 100% more Washington DC.
June 15th, 2011 at 10:49 PM |
Wheres that dude with the
Wheres that dude with the
Wheres that dude with the "canada....americas hat" avitar whem you need him?
PS: i wish this Longo had played in the Olympics
June 15th, 2011 at 10:53 PM |
The one thing all hockey fans
The one thing all hockey fans
The one thing all hockey fans share: hatred for Bettman.
June 15th, 2011 at 10:53 PM |
Stay Classy Canada!
Stay Classy Canada!
All the fans are doing is booing. Go Home Sore losers!
June 15th, 2011 at 10:54 PM |
They're booing Bettman, not
They're booing Bettman, not
They're booing Bettman, not Boston.
Good job by Bruins' D sacrificing the body.
Now with 100% less South Bend, 100% more Washington DC.