Game 2: Sens vs. Ducks

[lars1970 1]

I can't get my head around the fact that a team called the Ducks might actually win The Stanley Cup.

Great point. Because "Penguins", "Hurricanes", "Stars", "Red Wings", "Maple Leafs", etc. are so much more 'manly' and hockey-like than "Ducks".

What a stupid post.

Edited May 31, 2007 by lars1970

[HenrikRules40 14]

Great point. Because "Penguins", "Hurricanes", "Stars", "Red Wings", "Maple Leafs", etc. are so much more 'manly' and hockey-like than "Ducks".

What a stupid post.

That's not very nice.

[puckloo39 5,686]

Great point. Because "Penguins", "Hurricanes", "Stars", "Red Wings", "Maple Leafs", etc. are so much more 'manly' and hockey-like than "Ducks".

What a stupid post.

I don't think Glas is stupid, nor is his post. It's his opinion. You added the "meaning" to it, which is your opinion, I guess.

I think it's unnatural for Lord Stanley to go to California at all, just as it was weird to see it in Carolina and Florida. Old School, here, I guess.

High five, Rabs... we shall defend our Glas, right??

Edited May 31, 2007 by puckloo39

[e_mcgrath88 0]

Great point. Because "Penguins", "Hurricanes", "Stars", "Red Wings", "Maple Leafs", etc. are so much more 'manly' and hockey-like than "Ducks".

What a stupid post.

haha.. a SoCal Hockey fan using the word stupid on a hockey message board.... who would have thought..

[Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204]

Great point. Because "Penguins", "Hurricanes", "Stars", "Red Wings", "Maple Leafs", etc. are so much more 'manly' and hockey-like than "Ducks".

What a stupid post.

Since when are Red Wings and Maple Leafs less manly then the ducks. The ducks have only gained there respect over the past 3 years. The wings and leafs have had respect since the game was created.

[Duckette 0]

nah, D... I am much less impressed with Giguere than the rest of the world is, but he's OK. It's Pronger I despise, and I am sorry it spoils my opinion of your club that he is there, as does the association of Brian Burke, whom I also detest. Giggy is a little tooooo excited considering he wasn't exactly the reason they won.

I know the Ducks haven't made it this far before. I think the Sens are displaying what pretty much everyone who watches hockey knew: the West is incredibly tough conference. Hence the Wings -- injured and depleted as they were -- took the series farther than they should have, really. Gave 'em a run for the money, as it were.

The East is weak, hence Ottawa doesn't know what to do with the Ducks. Regrettably, having to face the Wings taught the Ducks how to win. They look very much like they did versus the Wings (minus Pronger trying to kill someone, I mean). Ottawa can't compete. I will be interested to see if the Sens play better in front of their own crowd.

Fine with me! I love Jiggy! But I fell in love with him during the 2003 run, my first ever hockey game. You don't have to love him, I just thought you mean that what he did was unsportsmanlike and I didn't understand how that was possible You don't have to like Pronger. I'm not too fond of him myself, but I do love what Burke has done with this franchise. I like his passion that he shows, so it doesn't bother me I'm a very passionate person too, so it fits right in my book just fine

[lars1970 1]

haha.. a SoCal Hockey fan using the word stupid on a hockey message board.... who would have thought..

Unfortunately, the only thing I dilsike about this board is the "high and mighty" attitude of many Red Wings fans. I realize that most of the people on this board are males under 25 and subsequently the posts are testorone driven and not well thought out. My post was.

Don't think for a second that because I live in So Cal and you live in Michigan, that I don't know anything about hockey. This isn't a d**k measuring contest. It is a message board. It is a place to talk hockey which is why I come here.

I promise not to lump you in with the two dudes from "Aspen Extreme" if you promise not to lump me in with the poor opinion of hockey fans in California.

Edited May 31, 2007 by lars1970

[seeinred 1,488]

Unfortunately, the only thing I dilsike about this board is the "high and mighty" attitude of many Red Wings fans. I realize that most of the people on this board are males under 25 and subsequently the posts are testorone driven and not well thought out. My post was.

Don't think for a second that because I live in So Cal and you live in Michigan, that I don't know anyhting about hockey. This isn't a d**k measuring contest. It is a message board. It is a place to talk hockey which is why I come here.

I promise not to lump you in with the two dudes from "Aspen Extreme" if you promise not to lump me in with the poor opinion of hockey fans in California.

Dude, a Red Wing would smoke a Duck any day. Once that wheel with a wing on it gets rolling, it'll crush a puny little duck. Duh. I thought even a hockey fan from California would realize that.

[Guest ZDH]

Unfortunately, the only thing I dilsike about this board is the "high and mighty" attitude of many Red Wings fans. I realize that most of the people on this board are males under 25 and subsequently the posts are testorone driven and not well thought out. My post was.

Don't think for a second that because I live in So Cal and you live in Michigan, that I don't know anything about hockey. This isn't a d**k measuring contest. It is a message board. It is a place to talk hockey which is why I come here.

I promise not to lump you in with the two dudes from "Aspen Extreme" if you promise not to lump me in with the poor opinion of hockey fans in California.

If you don't like it here then get the F out.

[lars1970 1]

If you don't like it here then get the F out.

Actually, I love it here. I have been a member for four years, unlike yourself. I like coming here and reading the posts. I think Red Wing fans in general are a good bunch of fans. I was treated pretty decently at the Joe when I flew there to see the Kings get their asses kicked.

[HenrikRules40 14]

High five, Rabs... we shall defend our Glas, right??

Thas right. Glas is our homeboy.

[puckloo39 5,686]

Fine with me! I love Jiggy! But I fell in love with him during the 2003 run, my first ever hockey game. You don't have to love him, I just thought you mean that what he did was unsportsmanlike and I didn't understand how that was possible You don't have to like Pronger. I'm not too fond of him myself, but I do love what Burke has done with this franchise. I like his passion that he shows, so it doesn't bother me I'm a very passionate person too, so it fits right in my book just fine

Understand, you're cool, D. Pronger has a long history of trying to kill Red Wings, including a cheapshot attempt on Stevie Y which backfired, when Pronger ended up tearing up his own knee (playoffs 2002). Not sure if you saw that, since you started watching in 2003. But, it was poetic justice at its best. One can hope that sort of lightening will strike again, and Chris Neil will discover that physics stuff works on Pronger, too. One can hope.

As for Burke, he falls into the Whine Gretzky category. You say passion, I say complaining. You can accomplish a lot of great things, without being a whiner and obnoxious about it. Bryan Murray, not surprisingly, comes from the same school of thought. They need to take lessons from Kenny Holland, Mike Babcock and Jim Nill, classy guys with hockey accumen to spare. But it takes all kinds, I reckon.

Take it easy, D. Good luck to your Duckies in Canada, eh?

Edited May 31, 2007 by puckloo39

[seeinred 1,488]

Actually, I love it here. I have been a member for four years, unlike yourself. I like coming here and reading the posts. I think Red Wing fans in general are a good bunch of fans. I was treated pretty decently at the Joe when I flew there to see the Kings get their asses kicked.

When I was in school at USC, I almost made it to see a Ducks-Wings game on my birthday, but I had a hockey game of my own that night. I had tickets right behind the Wings bench and everything too. I always wondered what other arenas are like compared to the Joe

[Duckette 0]

Understand, you're cool, D. Pronger has a long history of trying to kill Red Wings, including a cheapshot attempt on Stevie Y which backfired, when Pronger ended up tearing up his own knee (playoffs 2002). Not sure if you saw that, since you started watching in 2003. But, it was poetic justice at its best. One can hope that sort of lightening will strike again, and Chris Neil will discover that physics stuff works on Pronger, too. One can hope.

As for Burke, he falls into the Whine Gretzky category. You say passion, I say complaining. You can accomplish a lot of great things, without being a whiner and obnoxious about it. Bryan Murray, not surprisingly, comes from the same school of thought. They need to take lessons from Kenny Holland, Mike Babcock and Jim Nill, classy guys with hockey accumen to spare. But it takes all kinds, I reckon.

Take it easy, D. Good luck to your Duckies in Canada, eh?

I guess I forgot to put that I mean I like Jiggy's passion. I don't like whining either, from anyone, but I love what Burke has done for this franchise. But I mean Jiggy's passion, not Burkies. It's past midnight, I'm a little tired. Forgive me

No, I did not see that hit. I saw ZERO hockey until Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against your Red Wings. But I have heard about it. I don't approve of any cheap shots or cheating. When Teemu was caught with that illegal team, I was crushed. I wish Pronger would learn to control himself. I don't like for the Ducks to be tagged as a bunch of goons, because they aren't. This is an extremely talented team.

I will be taking it easy, seeing how I'm on summer vacation (woohoo!) Have a great summer!!

[RockyMountainWingGal 108]

Well congratulations to the Ducks - two well deserved wins. I guess I expected more out of the Sens, but i'm a Western conference person and I rarely watch the east games, so I took alot for granted about the Sens chances from expert analyses and the few playoff games I've seen them play.

The West is clearly the better conference. The Sens cannot even hang with the Ducks. If it's any consolation to us, we gave them a hell of a series that we came close to winning (kind of). Thus, unless the Sens can really turn it around and impress me, the Red Wings look like the second best team in the league.

The last few SCF the West has not given the East it's best teams - the 8th seeded Oilers? I cannot believe the Canes needed 7 games for that one. Now were seeing what the top seeded West teams can do.

Personally, I think the Wings could have taken it to this team like the Ducks are doing - which is kind of sad in and of itself to realize how close we actually were.

[Duckette 0]

When I was in school at USC, I almost made it to see a Ducks-Wings game on my birthday, but I had a hockey game of my own that night. I had tickets right behind the Wings bench and everything too. I always wondered what other arenas are like compared to the Joe

The Pond is very nice in perspective of cleanliness and comfortability. The atmosphere (80% of the time) is nothing compared to the Joe, but it's on SoCal, so what do you expect? I love the Pond, its my home, but we can't compare to the Joe in atmosphere.

[IceMunkee 15]

Actually, I love it here. I have been a member for four years, unlike yourself. I like coming here and reading the posts. I think Red Wing fans in general are a good bunch of fans. I was treated pretty decently at the Joe when I flew there to see the Kings get their asses kicked.

LMAO!!! That was funny....

[RockyMountainWingGal 108]

No, I did not see that hit. I saw ZERO hockey until Game 3 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals against your Red Wings. But I have heard about it. I don't approve of any cheap shots or cheating. When Teemu was caught with that illegal team, I was crushed. I wish Pronger would learn to control himself. I don't like for the Ducks to be tagged as a bunch of goons, because they aren't. This is an extremely talented team.

Don't keep apologizing because Pronger is on your team. It's not your fault he laid a dirty hit on someone - and not the first time he's done it. Personally, I thought the Ducks had a great team before they added him - he has been a great player for your team though and has seemingly pushed the Ducks over the top. I feel he's a bit lucky his suspension didn't cost them the series. If the Ducks win (looking likely now) he's really the only one most people don't like lifting the cup. But every team has guys other teams hate (like Bertuzzi is an angel )- I'm not going to lose sleep over it. I wouldn't like it if he got the CS though - I just don't think that would be fitting with his behavior - give it to your guy Giggy - noone could argue with that.

[Duckette 0]

Don't keep apologizing because Pronger is on your team. It's not your fault he laid a dirty hit on someone - and not the first time he's done it. Personally, I thought the Ducks had a great team before they added him - he has been a great player for your team though and has seemingly pushed the Ducks over the top. I feel he's a bit lucky his suspension didn't cost them the series. If the Ducks win (looking likely now) he's really the only one most people don't like lifting the cup. But every team has guys other teams hate (like Bertuzzi is an angel )- I'm not going to lose sleep over it. I wouldn't like it if he got the CS though - I just don't think that would be fitting with his behavior - give it to your guy Giggy - noone could argue with that.

If I could, I'd SO give it to Jiggy! I'd love for him to have the Conn Smythe! You're right. It isn't my fault that he laid a dirty hit on someone, but I am a fan of the team so I feel some responsibility. I can't help it... as a player, I hate cheap shots, so it's something I highly detest, even more so with my own team.

[Guest ZDH]

Don't keep apologizing because Pronger is on your team. It's not your fault he laid a dirty hit on someone - and not the first time he's done it. Personally, I thought the Ducks had a great team before they added him - he has been a great player for your team though and has seemingly pushed the Ducks over the top. I feel he's a bit lucky his suspension didn't cost them the series. If the Ducks win (looking likely now) he's really the only one most people don't like lifting the cup. But every team has guys other teams hate (like Bertuzzi is an angel )- I'm not going to lose sleep over it. I wouldn't like it if he got the CS though - I just don't think that would be fitting with his behavior - give it to your guy Giggy - noone could argue with that.

If Giggy wins the Conn Smythe, he will be one of the few players who achieved such an honour. The only ones I can think of right now are Gretzky and Lemieux, and Roy. I believe Gretzky won it in '85, '87 and in '88. Lemieux in '91 and '92. Roy in '86 and '93. I can't recall who won it in '96. Sakic?

Anyway winning 2 Conn Smythe Trophies is a hell of an achievment.

[Duckette 0]

If Giggy wins the Conn Smythe, he will be one of the few players who achieved such an honour. The only ones I can think of right now are Gretzky and Lemieux, and Roy. I believe Gretzky won it in '85, '87 and in '88. Lemieux in '91 and '92. Roy in '86 and '93. I can't recall who won it in '96. Sakic?

Anyway winning 2 Conn Smythe Trophies is a hell of an achievment.

I believe Parent did it as well. Between Roy and Parent (who I think it is) one had 3 of them and the other had 2.

[glasgowcelticwing 18]

Great point. Because "Penguins", "Hurricanes", "Stars", "Red Wings", "Maple Leafs", etc. are so much more 'manly' and hockey-like than "Ducks".

What a stupid post.

Can't you take a joke !!!!

Your post is pretty dumb seeing that you replied about it. And come to think about it ....yes ....yes they are.

Thas right. Glas is our homeboy.

Thanks for sticking up for me when I'm not around HR and Loo.

[glasgowcelticwing 18]

Unfortunately, the only thing I dilsike about this board is the "high and mighty" attitude of many Red Wings fans. I realize that most of the people on this board are males under 25 and subsequently the posts are testorone driven and not well thought out. My post was.

Don't think for a second that because I live in So Cal and you live in Michigan, that I don't know anything about hockey. This isn't a d**k measuring contest. It is a message board. It is a place to talk hockey which is why I come here.

I promise not to lump you in with the two dudes from "Aspen Extreme" if you promise not to lump me in with the poor opinion of hockey fans in California.

This is a Red Wings board , what did you expect to read. As For the not well thaught out part , your the only fan of another team that I've ever seen come on here and have this opinion. Most of them enjoy coming on here and having good debate's / discussion's with us.

I'm sorry that you dislike visiting and posting here.

Edited May 31, 2007 by glasgowcelticwing

[arnoldbuck 0]

If Giggy wins the Conn Smythe, he will be one of the few players who achieved such an honour. The only ones I can think of right now are Gretzky and Lemieux, and Roy. I believe Gretzky won it in '85, '87 and in '88. Lemieux in '91 and '92. Roy in '86 and '93. I can't recall who won it in '96. Sakic?

Anyway winning 2 Conn Smythe Trophies is a hell of an achievment.

Hate to say it, but Roy is the only guy to win it 3 times. The two dates above, plus in 2001. I hate Giggy simply based on the fact he beat us out ... twice now. But if he were to be on the winnign team this season and win the Conn Smyth it would be very cool. Cuz last time he won it, he was on the losing team. Not too many guys can say they have done that.

[Roberto Who? 0]

well well well...for some odd reason i am still on here...so what did you guys think?? are you at all impressed with us or still in denial??? were lucky huh...were dirty huh....jiggys got big pads...all garbage...is it possible for a whole team to win a conn smythe? (just being a smart ass)

so what did you guys think of the game?? fill me in here....