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I think the proper idea is to turn the 4 out of 7 into an 8 out of 15 so that we need double the fluke to gently caress up a series
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Matt Zerella posted:AV, stop it. STOP IT RIGHT NOW See, I really want to go with rags in 5 or 6 cause Ottawa ain't great and Karlsson is half dead, but poo poo like this makes me think it can easily go either way. E: Lol Cocaine Bear fucked around with this message at 18:47 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Apr 26, 2017 18:45
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Loqieu posted:If the Sens play Chris Neil, gonna have to insert Glass. The rangers win that trade.
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Apr 26, 2017 18:56
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Jordan7hm posted:The rangers win that trade. Due to my above post I briefly though the trade you were referring to was zbad and brassard. Now that would be a funny one!
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"Mats Zuccarello on former Rangers teammate Derick Brassard: ‘Who? I don’t know him’ "
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Hey, I still have a Metrocard that's probably got some money left over on it from the last time I was in DC. Will that grant me admission to the Caps Stanley Cup train? I'll listen for unintelligible announcements preceded by the Windows XP ding like on the Metro if that's how the answer will be delivered. e- bizarre deformity posted:That PIT@CBJ game a few years back where Fleury got caught out of the net and gave up the tying goal with less than a minute left, then Nick Foligno slid the length of the ice on his knees after scoring the OT winner was one of my favorite Playoff games I ever watched. I was there. It was Good. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 19:18 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Apr 26, 2017 19:12
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CBJSprague24 posted:Hey, I still have a Metrocard that's probably got some money left over on it from the last time I was in DC. Will that grant me admission to the Caps Stanley Cup train? Much like the Metro, the Caps playoff hypetrain is prone to fires. They'll tell you not to get off if you see smoke, but you really probably should.
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Apr 26, 2017 19:24
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Hagelin practiced today. Sounds like he's getting close. It would be nice to have him for this series.
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Apr 26, 2017 19:51
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Ginette Reno posted:Hagelin practiced today. Sounds like he's getting close. It would be nice to have him for this series. yassssssss this makes me happy something i've been meaning to mention here. i noticed the pens using an interesting system for PKs during the CBJ series. i'm not sure if i just hadn't noticed it during the season or if it was new. it looks like instead of a traditional box structure, they had both forwards play towards the center of the ice. the higher forward would follow the puck to put pressure on the carrier, while the lower forward would move to weak side to clog lanes. tbh it seemed pretty ineffective and looked like it made it easier for CBJ to shake coverage since the pens forwards would be constantly roving across the sides of the ice. anyone else notice this? is this something new, and what's the strength of this system?
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Apr 26, 2017 19:58
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Buch was practicing on the top PP unit though. I don't know why AV thinks he should rotate Buch and Glass but considering ti'd be downright insane to play Glass with kreider and Zibby I'm gonna assume we won't actually see that during a game.
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Apr 26, 2017 19:58
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Yeah I think AV did the same thing for practice before game 6.
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"Look kid, you might think your hot poo poo, but that guy there? Tanner? He's my boy. You loving see what I'm saying? You better get your head in the game or your rear end is in the pressbox!"
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Apr 26, 2017 20:36
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Sharks Eat Bear posted:yassssssss this makes me happy It's basically a diamond formation and it's used to pressure the top of the pk and force them into mistakes. You see a decent amount of teams using it now because a lot of powerplays use more of an umbrella formation where one guy is up top passing to a one-timer option on his left or right. The disadvantage to it is because it's more aggressive it means a quick passing PP can make it look bad. The advantage is when done well it forces teams into rushed passes and can often take away one-timer passes from at least one part of the ice. Box formations do a better job taking away cross-ice one-timers but they lack pressure up top which can be a disaster against a good passing PP. Torts used more of a traditional passive box with his players and the disadvantage there was they gave the Pens PP all day to pass the puck around the perimeter and worst of all they gave Kessel room to skate the puck off the ice and try to penetrate the box with shots/passes. If you let Phil do that, you're in trouble. I'd say in general the trend these days is towards aggressive pks that play more of a diamond formation. Teams are all about trying to pressure the top of umbrellas hard to force turnovers. You don't see a whole lot of passive box pking any more.
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Apr 26, 2017 20:38
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Yeah PKs are a lot more aggressive now.
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Ginette Reno posted:It's basically a diamond formation and it's used to pressure the top of the pk and force them into mistakes. You see a decent amount of teams using it now because a lot of powerplays use more of an umbrella formation where one guy is up top passing to a one-timer option on his left or right. thanks, makes sense. i think their PK may have just been poorly executed, because I don't think they really maintained the diamond formation very well at all iirc. seemed to me like the forwards were both often in the middle of the ice, with one higher near the blue line and one more in the slot yeah the CBJ really gave the pens PP too much space. caps have been much better at pressuring their PP in the past, which causes major problems because the pens essentially don't have a zone entry strategy on the PP
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Announcing schedule for NBC/NBCSNquote:Wednesday, April 26 Man, Pierre's gonna log a lot of travel. DJExile fucked around with this message at 21:59 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Apr 26, 2017 21:56
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Levitate posted:Buch was practicing on the top PP unit though. Ahem, Playoff Game Winning Goal Scorer Tanner Glass.
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DJExile posted:Announcing schedule for NBC/NBCSN I forgot we lose regional coverage in the second round 
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Jovial Cow posted:I forgot we lose regional coverage in the second round This is a good thing if you're a Pens fan. No more listening to Steiggy! Also I guess I'm in the minority but I like Pierre. He can be a little annoying sometimes but he's pretty knowledgeable and he clearly has a passion for it. Sharks Eat Bear posted:thanks, makes sense. i think their PK may have just been poorly executed, because I don't think they really maintained the diamond formation very well at all iirc. seemed to me like the forwards were both often in the middle of the ice, with one higher near the blue line and one more in the slot My take on it is the Pens pkers have been pretty bad all year about choosing when to pressure and when to back off, and the result is they get caught in the middle too often where they're both not covering lanes but also not sufficiently pressuring the puck carrier. When not executed properly a diamond pk is a disaster and you'd be better off with 4 cones just sitting in a box not moving. Ginette Reno fucked around with this message at 22:53 on Apr 26, 2017 |
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Apr 26, 2017 22:48
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But....where is Bob Cole?
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Ginette Reno posted:
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Apr 26, 2017 22:59
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The commentator pauses, Pierre starts explaining in excruciating details player X's favorite sandwich shop in the town he used to play junior in.
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Apr 26, 2017 23:03
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Suspicious posted:The commentator pauses, Pierre starts explaining in excruciating details player X's favorite sandwich shop in the town he used to play junior in. This is totally my fetish
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Apr 26, 2017 23:02
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I like Pierre because he's enthusiastic and does do his research (though the last part to a fault). Doc is cool and good.
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bunnyofdoom posted:But....where is Bob Cole? In a hyperbolic time chamber.
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Apr 26, 2017 23:16
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Pierre tries too hard at giving useless trivia on players to make viewers think he's full of in-depth knowledge, and in turn he very rarely goes any deeper than basic fundamentals. He at least provides more accurate analysis than Don Cherry, but it's not much more. On the other end of the spectrum would be guys like Kevin Weekes and Steve Valiquette who are really good at explaining technical parts of the game. edit: And to clarify, I do believe Pierre knows the technical parts of the game. He just spends far too much time trying to impress the audience with trivia no one cares about.
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Apr 26, 2017 23:25
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Pierre is great
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Apr 26, 2017 23:28
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Pierre ruined gord miller's call of eberle's last second game tying goal in the world juniors by answering a rhetorical question. Everytime TSN plays that clip they cut out Pierre's voice
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Apr 26, 2017 23:38
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i think pierre saw some early nardwuar interviews and decided he wanted to be that but forgot to be funny and interesting
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Apr 26, 2017 23:40
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Of course Pierre will be at every Caps/Pens game, Crosby needs his fluffer.
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Apr 26, 2017 23:42
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pierre is such a caricature, he definitely makes broadcasts more entertaining even if he isn't all that insightful also doc emrick is an awesome PBP guy
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i get sick of doc because it feels like they have him on literally every NBC penguins game
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Pornographic Memory posted:i get sick of doc because it feels like they have him on literally every NBC penguins game Well good news, they probably won't have as many after the crappy ratings this year.
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Sharks Eat Bear posted:pierre is such a caricature, he definitely makes broadcasts more entertaining even if he isn't all that insightful I love Doc (Emmy-award winner!) but I grew up in Jersey, so I am inherently biased. Nobody waffleboards things like he does.
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Pierre is good because he's a cartoon who spouts off a bunch of trivia that doesn't matter and that's better than listening to some former player say, essentially, "You gotta work harder and score more goals than the other team"
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bunnyofdoom posted:But....where is Bob Cole? Lost, I'm guessing
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Something that I feel like happens a lot: Pierre, enthusiastically: "Oh man, that was just like time [blah blah blah], right Eddie!?" Everyone else: *awkward silence, then move on to something else.*
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Apr 27, 2017 00:38
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I might be in the minority here but I hope when Bob Cole finally retires, they let him call another finals game.
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Blues and preds on soon. Btw have you seen Crosby? Here's 20 minutes of Crosby highlights Also his rival Ovi(3 clips of checks)
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