Doc Holliday

Maybe you shouldn't spout uninformed bulls*** and he won't have to defend his own fanbase on here.

Perry got Vokun pretty good. Should have been a penalty because you can't expect the goaltender to try and get out of his way on that play. No slewfoot, and the slash was hardly anything, but that goal shouldn't have happened. Nothing else to get out of that play.

If inflation continues then those contracts won't look as big 8-10 years from now.

Not bad for a rookie. Let in some real stinkers at bad times, but he has time to work on that. Next year is going to be crucial to his development.

But no captain is asked about his victory by reporters seconds after the game is over other than Crosby. It just didn't happen. I don't know, you aren't looking that way? You are paying attention to the guy giving an interview? Honestly, you honestly believe that Sidney Crosby, just because he can, decided not to shake Lidstrom's hand after WINNING? How much do you have to hate Crosby to make that statement?

Crosby did not "skip out" on the handshake line. He was mobbed by reporters and likely didn't even notice the handshake line had started. That is on the media, not Crosby.

Word salad for the win.

I'm curious how there is no parity and how easy the conference is for teams like Pittsburgh and Washington when they were both ousted by an 8th seed. These playoffs show that just about any seed can make it out of their conference.

And Boston's high after beating the Yankees in 04 lasted 6 years. What a joke of a series for that group.

"And I'm ****....Ron Burgundy."

This is why I like John Keating, even if he is a jackass on tv. The guy has a mind for sports entertainment.

Before I start, pardon my continuous snipping of your posts. Just a habit when dealing with a lot of content. As a whole, absolutely. I have responded to many people who make the same "Crosby Bettman whining homosexual diving overrated etc." comments about him. I disagree that this thread is just another manifestation of that, because I trust the OP's judgment on making threads (though I disagree with him about the whole enforcer issue). That is a valid point. Agreed when it comes to a good number of members here. Also agreed. I disagree here. I think criticizing a player's performance CAN involve intellectual discourse even if the player being discussed is vehemently hated. For the most part this thread gave at least some civil discussion regarding the play, not the attitude, of number 87. Fair enough. The difference between our opinions on the site is it is very easy to ignore those threads discussing Crosby, which normally house people like Carman (sorry but your posts do NOT improve the discussions on the forum and its incredibly stupid) and other "I hate Crosby and I want the world to know" posters. Don't let some stupid threads spoil the whole bunch. Especially since you are an intelligent poster from what I have read.

Pittsburgh has Crosby, Malkin, and Fleury. They are easy to isolate with a solid defensive system. Vancouver has always been overrated when it came to their talent. Jersey has been noticeably getting worse. Their system is not what it once was and now that Brodeur is getting older it is showing. Also consider what the former teams would be doing (Boston, Philly, Montreal) if they had Fleury or Nabokov pay invested in their goaltenders? Would their team be the same? Arguably Boston because of their atrocious contract with Thomas but not the rest of the league. What about Howard? Think of how f***ed the Wings would be (if they weren't already in a cap grind) if he was being paid Thomas cash.

This is one of the few warranted threads, Gordie. Crosby did poorly against an 8th seeded team and his team lost in game 7 in their own barn because of it. Most people (Carman and those who argue with him in the minority of course) posted on topic information. Just because it give Crosby serious negativity doesn't mean it is a "hey let's bash Crosby" thread. What? Nobody is doing that. This isn't about Fleury. In a GDT, yes. Fleury has been given plenty of blame. But he isn't the captain, and the captain is going to have a spotlight on him no matter what team he plays for. Did you already forget what happened with Yzerman before they won the cup? Also it is strange how much you harp on the stupidity of LGW yet you still post here. Is this really something you want to spend your time on? Yeah and people have responded to it pretty well in my opinion.

It's simple, really. Today you can't put your money on a goaltender because you don't have the freedom to spend what you want in front of him in case he falters. Roy had it with the Avs, Brodeur had it with the Devils, and Hasek had it with the Red Wings when they won it. Even if a goaltender is elite, they demand so much that it hurts the talent of the rest of the team, and they simply can't get it done when it counts. Especially when these goaltenders are not consistent enough to warrant such high salaries.

Ninja works too, since ninjas are meant not to be seen when they do their job.

Crosby vs. the HABS.

Bye bye Pittsburgh. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

Buff is such an unbearable tool. He had to be told by a ref and his own coach to stop the hot dogging. What a ******* dickwad.

You are going to feel like a really jackass when those "chokers" hoist the cup in June.

Yeah, like a player gets used to that. Good on Downey for being the only guy to think the Wings just lost to a better team but have plenty of a chance to come back with some rest next season.

Dear Lord I cannot stand CC.

He's still not playing that great.

Wow Crosby be a gracious ******* loser....

Crosby talking to an official again? Hmmm.