AceInTheSleeve

Why is it sad that jimmy needs to respond to getting punched in the face? Every goalie should respond to that s***, it would happen a lot less.

Finally? Commodore has been solid the whole season, despite his ice time.

Id like to see if crosby donates money to a concussion treatment cause for all hockey players, or something to that effect.

either cleary or flip should go infront of huds. cleary does a forhand-backhand usually, remember his playoff penalty shot vs calgary a few years ago?

Will datsyuk try his move again?

Id really like to see us win in regulation soon, this is too hard on my nerves

yeah a very unfortunate accident, if that doesnt happen this game might have been over as we were on a pp. we are on a winning streak though and that's the law of averages right there

How exactly do you rescind a penalty after a game is over?

Bah, why cant they utilize instant replay to make the correct call on that? hmm? Someone from toronto needs to make a call to the box saying Z is innocent

So how does CBJ not get a penalty swarming homer at the end like that? If we roughed up crosby like that infront of our net Id bet we get a call

Its sad watching us dog-f*** it against these teams. Its games like this that are gonna cost us home ice in the playoffs.

our pp has been weak ass lately

Yeah you're right, hes a firefly aka. lightning bug. Still think Thor would be way way better for a mascot.

Yeah that was funny at the end there, I also liked the way he was pointing to the 'door' as the guy was getting escorted out. Although, silly string to a strangers face is just asking for trouble. That sort of shenanigans should get the guy some free tickets to another game, too bad he wont get s*** all now after shoving the mascot. Pretty strange looking mascot though? What is it, some sort of insect? I would have something like a Thor or Zeus mascot if my team was named the 'lightning'

Yeah that was pretty retarded. But when Datsyuk's move failed, a part of me died inside.

I was just on NHL.com checking up on stats when I noticed they have a reel of great shootout dekes from this season. After watching Z and Huds pull the forsberg, I see a lame ass video of patrick kane coming nearly to a complete stop on a shootout and proceeding to dangle the f*** out of backstrom while gliding mere inches forward. This is the video: My question is should this goal count? I thought the rule was that the puck has to be in constant forward motion the entire time. The way I see it kane makes several lateral and backward dekes with the puck, and while that would be fine if he was still carrying forward momentum, kane has barely any momentum. By definition of the rule I believe that the puck ceases to move forward during the entire dangle infront of backstrom. There is a few other lame shootout moves including the 'spin-o-rama' that I also believe should not count by definition of the rule.

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Haha what a terrible point to use if arguing for Vancouver to host the game, who have 0 cups.

Yes I guess I do, because I honestly don't see the similarity between any of Datsyuk's moves vs. basically standing infront of the net laterally deking out a goalie for 3 seconds.

No I do not consider this a bad goal, it was actually pretty damn sick. Datsyuk quit skating and was actually gliding in from the blue line, whereas Kane actually nearly came to a complete stop at the hash marks at sat there deking out backstrom. (Kane actually went through a stopping motion to slow himself down) Apples and Oranges. I'm just saying where do you cross the line? Theres a reason they start at center ice for a shootout attempt, its meant to simulate a breakaway. I guess I'm being too picky, and maybe I do have homer glasses on because I think if Kane ever pulled that s*** on Jimmy in a shootout I'd be super pissed, cause its lame.

Yeah they really need to go through and clarify some of these rules

Haha yeah I know, but that's the thing - I would still think it was a bad goal., just like I think the spin-o-rama is a bad goal (and bert has used it a multiple times). Plus like I said you would never see Datsyuk do something like that, because he doesn't need to bend the rules to score on a shootout.

OK so they have 2 exceptions to the rule in the lacross move and the spin-o-rama, I can deal with that. But I don't think that those exceptions translate the wording of "the puck must be kept in motion towards the opponent’s goal line" to "as long as the puck is under control of the player he can have the puck stop it's momentum". Infact I think what the rulebook describes is the complete opposite of your interpretation. I also think the rulebook description is worded the way it is for this very scenario I'm referring to on the kane goal - so that players can't just park infront of the goalie and deke them out like an *******. I dunno the goal just bugs me, maybe its the fact that it was patrick kane. I just don't see any player of high moral character pulling that kind of lame shootout strategy.

I am SO glad you are not GM of the Wings!

Question: What if Crosby never returns? If you are Shero and have reasonable doubt that Crosby may never make a full recovery, do you trade him while you can? Get something of value before he hangs em up? Would that be unethical (even for the penguins org.) knowing he likely may not play another game?