Offical 2021 Stanley Cup Playoff Thread
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Though I’ve always been a Pens fan, I do miss the bad, bad Bruins of the 70s (early eighties) especially now in this day of forced civility in hockey. Anyone remember Terry O’Reilly?
I feel you, though. I have always been a pens fan as well, but the guys I miss from my hockey watching youth are guys like Scott Stevens and Bob Probert. Although we have guys making a name from themselves with a similar style of play like Zack Kassian and Ryan Reaves, nobody will every replace the excitement I felt when the devils would take the ice, just on the edge of my seat waiting for someone to get totally annihilated.
When he and Alaska's first real hockey star Scott Gomez were playing together around the turn of the century I didn't miss a devils game.
The Devils in the early 2000s were absolutely stacked. Never saw them much, being on the West coast, but when they came, it was bad news most of the time for my Kings. Between the Niedermayers, Sykora, Friesen, and Elias...there was no sense carrying the puck in, especially with Stevens waiting to bulldoze you to the ice! Dump and chase was all you could do. And Brodeur? Forget about scoring! I'd put him above Roy, honestly, since he never tried to get cute and make stickhandling plays way out of his net. That team had three cups, but they could have had four or five, I think. Great arena too, that Meadowlands!
Yeah, they were special for sure. Brodeur better than Roy? As far as talent? I disagree. As far as who I'd want on MY team? Couldn't agree more.
I should've expounded a bit. It's not just getting caught out of his net which would put him at a disadvantage compared to Brodeur, IMHO. Roy was great, and revolutionized the position, yes, but he was also a headcase. Brodeur kept a cool head, seemingly at all times. He never really got rattled, from what I remember, and that just made him all the more dangerous to a team that was behind in a tightly contested playoff game. Sure, you could say that all playoff games are tightly contested, but I remember watching his play specifically in situations where the other team was down by a goal with maybe seven or eight minutes left in the 3rd. You know, where they really start crashing the net, giving ice showers to the goalie when he covers the puck, taking chances with their defensemen jumping into the play etc. Again, you'd never really see him lose it like some other goalies do when the other team's forwards are trying to throw him off of his game. Roy on the other hand...I'd say that mentally speaking, he was to hockey what Ron Artest was to basketball. One thing both goalies had, however, was an unbelievably deep defense in front of them. And consistently good penalty killing too, both the Avs and the Devils of that era. Very frustrating to play against, either regular season or playoffs.
Don't even get me started on the Red Wings...
Right you are. Someone slipped some hash in my bowl of EMP. Thanks for reeling me in, Barrel.
Over and over again?
No joke. Guy's just begging the league to make an example out of him. Repeat offender too, and playoff repeat offender, no less. I remember a hit he threw on someone (Bruins, I think) in the playoffs a few years back, when he was still with the Leafs. Nasty hit, just crushed the guy, no way to protect himself against it. He's as bad as Tom Wilson, Dan Carcillo, Raffi Torres etc.
About ten or so years ago, knee-on-knee hits were the hot issue in the league, but they started really cracking down on it, and you'll notice that's not the epidemic (can I even use that word these days?) that it was. Still happens, but nowhere near what it used to be. They've been using the same approach with these headhunters, but it's an uphill battle. Headhunting is for lackluster cowards, I think. Whatever happened to good old hooking, tripping, spearing, and cross-checking?
About ten or so years ago, knee-on-knee hits were the hot issue in the league, but they started really cracking down on it, and you'll notice that's not the epidemic (can I even use that word these days?) that it was. Still happens, but nowhere near what it used to be. They've been using the same approach with these headhunters, but it's an uphill battle. Headhunting is for lackluster cowards, I think. Whatever happened to good old hooking, tripping, spearing, and cross-checking?
Yeah, but someone’s got his number. You don’t make a hit like that and come back without a looming dental bill.
Knee on knee hits are gone because MATT COOKE is no longer in the league (that dirty SOB)
Oh, and the cheap hit was actually cheap HITS, in back to back seasons against the B’s. First time on Tommy Wingels, and second on either Debrusk or Krejci, can’t remember, it was definitely 2nd liner. Not surprisingly, B’s ended up coming back in the series and winning in Seven. Kadri is a fool and a dirty player, but Wilson is MUCH worse. Notice Wilson never tangles with other big guys, only smaller players. When he fights guys approaching his size he gets his A$$ handed to him (My favorite is when he was treated like a rag doll by Ryan Reeves)
Hope JT will be okay. Saw the replay of that knee. Ooof. I certainly hope the Leafs make quick work of the Habs too.
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