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the best parts of hockey are, in order: 1. sick dekes 2. snipe shows 3. monster hits 4. big saves 5. injuring the other team (different than #3 because you can appreciate #3 even if it happens to your team if its a clean hit)
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^^^^^ Add laser beam slap shot goals from the point and that's a pretty solid list xzzy posted:I think the issue is that stick infractions are pretty subjective when seen in real time at game speed and referees have a storied history of losing their whistles in the playoffs. They don't want a penalty to 'decide a series' or some wishy washy bullshit when we all know the real reason is fans go apeshit for violence and the NHL is happy to let it happen. It may just be me, but I've never seen a player hook another dude's hands for a half second and thought "wowee, what tough, manly play."
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Apr 18, 2017 17:22
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T-Bone posted:the worst thing honestly is the interference on dump ins, let those d-men get trucked it's exciting and gently caress d-men anyway unless they're ERIK KARLSSON Sorry ure dumb casual brain can't enjoy the exquisite subtely of illegal pick plays 
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Pornographic Memory posted:Sorry ure dumb casual brain can't enjoy the exquisite subtely of illegal pick plays ya i sincerely enjoy it, it's a lot of fun. cheapshotting and overrating prospects are honorable mentions for my list.
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Apr 18, 2017 17:23
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To complete the feeling of existential dread permeating Capitals land, today (and tomorrow) is the 30th anniversary of the Easter Epic. gently caress Pat LaFontaine.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:ya i sincerely enjoy it, it's a lot of fun. Columnists trying to elevate routine plays to legendary status.
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Jamwad Hilder posted:ya i sincerely enjoy it, it's a lot of fun. For a whole summer Cole Cassels was the Canucks' answer to Connor McDavid. Aphrodite posted:Columnists trying to elevate routine plays to legendary status. Talking heads fumbling to derive a narrative from a Chicago/Nashville playoff series before it starts.
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Apr 18, 2017 17:30
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Jamwad Hilder posted:the best parts of hockey are, in order: also when a penalty ends right as the puck is being cleared so a player gets a breakaway as they're leaving the box
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Sharks Eat Bear posted:also when a penalty ends right as the puck is being cleared so a player gets a breakaway as they're leaving the box this is seriously the best https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cZrpaZ326o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjJ7FheCkCU HappyHippo fucked around with this message at 17:36 on Apr 18, 2017 |
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Gunjin posted:To complete the feeling of existential dread permeating Capitals land, today (and tomorrow) is the 30th anniversary of the Easter Epic. As someone who's bandwagonning the Caps these playoffs (I apologize), please tell me what the Easter Epic is.
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Apr 18, 2017 17:35
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I love drop passes, no idea why. They are my favorite. Worst hockey thing is dudes waterskiing on other dudes. It's gonna get worse before it gets better since it's transitioning to a speed game again. There will not be enough fast skilled guys for every team so GM's and coaches are going to build obstruction and trapping rosters to compete, AGAIN.
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Captain Internet posted:I love drop passes, no idea why. They are my favorite. Man, you would love PK Subban on a PP breakout.
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Sharks Eat Bear posted:also when a penalty ends right as the puck is being cleared so a player gets a breakaway as they're leaving the box This happened in Game 2(?) of TOR/WSH and you just knew they put Ovie in the box to set this exact thing up. Sure enough, away he went.
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HookShot posted:As someone who's bandwagonning the Caps these playoffs (I apologize), please tell me what the Easter Epic is. It was a 4 OT game 7 against the Islanders. Caps lost.
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HookShot posted:As someone who's bandwagonning the Caps these playoffs (I apologize), please tell me what the Easter Epic is. 4 OT game seven loss, the longest game 7 in Stanley Cup playoff history. After the Capitals had a 3-1 series lead. The game that started the legend of the Capitals playoff futility.
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CBJSprague24 posted:This happened in Game 2(?) of TOR/WSH and you just knew they put Ovie in the box to set this exact thing up. Sure enough, away he went. Yes, that ruled.
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If we're just listing actually cool hockey things I'd like to add: 1. Power forwards just leaning into a defender and outmuscling them as they drive to the net at full speed 2. Emotionally charged fights between two actually useful players 3. Goalie stretch passes 4. Tic-tac-toe passing plays 5. Diving pokechecks 6. Penalty shots in tie games 7. Hip checks 8. Lesser light players going absolutely nuts after scoring an important goal 9. Games that go completely off the rails due to lots of chirping and cheap shots 10. Anything past the 2nd OT
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Aphrodite posted:1. Checking goalies* *Not to be confused with goalies checking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txBVdz6UO3U
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That's #2. #3 is utterly destroying the guy who was designated the goalie revenger.
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CBJSprague24 posted:This happened in Game 2(?) of TOR/WSH and you just knew they put Ovie in the box to set this exact thing up. Sure enough, away he went. Yeah that was badass. Also for cool things, goalies coming waaaaaay out of the crease to like the face off circles. It's either super badass or a hilarious blooper with no in between.
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kalensc posted:Yep. Add in cross-checks in front of the net and after the whistle (and all the other stuff) and I've really soured on the NHL over the years. I love hockey but the ratio of smart/skilled dekes & passes to dumb/cheap hits & stickwork has gotten too low for me to enjoy watching much more than highlight reels. I don't mind some of the crosschecks and rough stuff that goes on to an extent, it's the interference they've let creep back into the game and the inconsistency of how they'll let poo poo go until they realize oh maybe we should get this game under control and then start calling terrible poo poo. ThinkTank posted:The league's conscious decision to almost completely ease up on stick infractions and interference is one thing I'll never understand. It kills offence and it's not like people consider hooks and slashes to be tough/cool hockey. It just slows things down and sucks the joy out of a lot of games. I'd really love to hear the league's perspective on all that, because it makes absolutely no sense to me. I think a lot of old timers in league management feel that "you gotta play through it!" and "you can't even touch a guy anymore!" are valid opinions and they also hate lots of power plays.
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ThinkTank posted:If we're just listing actually cool hockey things I'd like to add: Oh, are we doing PYF hockey stuff? Give me a pants-on-head stupidly awesome game, made even better if I have no rooting interest in the outcome. One of the greatest games I've ever attended was Pens/Caps, Super Bowl Sunday 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19tyj_8VNDc Bonus points for playoff games.
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Sharks Eat Bear posted:also when a penalty ends right as the puck is being cleared so a player gets a breakaway as they're leaving the box oh ya that poo poo loving rules
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I'm sure that's a secondary reason, but it's mostly cause Ovi doesn't penalty kill and would just sit on the bench anyway.
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When a goalie makes a save that involves any or all of the following: - Stacking the pads - Catching the puck with the paddle of the stick - His helmet coming off - Reaching completely behind him the catch a puck on the goalline that he has no business getting to - Does a fill split
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ThinkTank posted:*Not to be confused with goalies checking they block youtube at my work (but not sites like this or reddit or twitter for some reason?) but, assuming this is Tim Thomas doing Tim Thomas things to Avery or a Sedin, the time that Hasek flipped Gaborik is also really good.
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When somebody tries to run the puck carrier, but the puck carrier stands tall and knocks them on their rear end instead.
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I hate the Leafs and all, but just lol if they do end up winning. I would like to see Ovi win a Cup, but the Caps playoff bed-making GBS threads is pretty hilarious.
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CBJSprague24 posted:This happened in Game 2(?) of TOR/WSH and you just knew they put Ovie in the box to set this exact thing up. Sure enough, away he went. And Marner caught him, too.
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Tbh I kind of hate lots of power plays too but also think maybe it's the fault of players who commit too many penalties instead of the refs getting drunk with power or making the game about them??
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ThinkTank posted:*Not to be confused with goalies checking why was Henrik sitting in the penalty box at the end? Did nobody want the Canucks to win the cup that year or something?
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Goalie Fights Really long shifts in the attacking zone that end in a goal Aces High posted:why was Henrik sitting in the penalty box at the end? Did nobody want the Canucks to win the cup that year or something? Who knows? It was a weird series and literally everyone except for Canucks and Habs fans were rooting for the Bruins. It's probably the chippiest cup finals series in modern memory, so honestly the penalties were pretty fair all things considered.
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Pornographic Memory posted:Captain fights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6go7EZ0gog Sort of.
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1. Players looking at the jumbotron screen seeing them self getting all awkward and then looking away. 2. Breakaway passes that go over players. 3. Something that would be considered attempted murder outside the game.
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Aces High posted:why was Henrik sitting in the penalty box at the end? Did nobody want the Canucks to win the cup that year or something? That's Daniel at the end, and he and McQuaid both got misconducts at the same time. Probably the usual trying to control a game getting out of hand stuff.
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xzzy posted:Sort of. Vinny had been stripped of the Captaincy by then, but this is the best fight in the history of the sport https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Txhs_g5O7E8
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