NHL Season 2011-2012

[oVo]

Devils return home with a win in hand. Now can they end the Kings
playoffs road win streak and extend the series?

[whitestazn88]

Devils return home with a win in hand. Now can they end the Kings
playoffs road win streak and extend the series?

booooo. kings break the record for most wins in a postseason and perfect road record

[Army of GOD]

I hate when teams win championships on the road. It's so...awkward...

[IcePack]

I hate when teams win championships on the road. It's so...awkward...

So lets have them lose 2 in a row and make it 3-3.

[Army of GOD]

I hate when teams win championships on the road. It's so...awkward...

So lets have them lose 2 in a row and make it 3-3.

But then their playoff run won't appear as spectacular

[Anthrax821]

the worst part about the "marty" chant in LA was they didnt do it for the first time after a goal was scored in game 4. they did it for the first time in game 4 when a devil tripped over broduer and bumped the net off....

[keiths31]

This series could easily be 3-1 Devils considering the first two games the lost in OT. Nice to see a Devils win last night to make the series a bit more exciting. Don't think the Devils can come back...but it is not impossible.

[Army of GOD]

This series could easily be 3-1 Devils considering the first two games the lost in OT. Nice to see a Devils win last night to make the series a bit more exciting. Don't think the Devils can come back...but it is not impossible.

Yea, that sucks majorly that they couldn't split the two OT games. The goaltending in the series has been spectacular on both ends and really every goal has been mostly luck minus some of the shots in game 3.

[Army of GOD]

wow, how amazing of a series will it be if the Devils are able to sneak out a win in LA? I wouldn't put it past them considering how easily the Kings were able to go through the first three rounds.

[oVo]

Both goalies were unreal last night and still the Devils were lucky,
considering how many pucks eluded Brodour striking iron.

These games have been very entertaining to watch...
but I want to see the Kings finish it at home.

[keiths31]

Suddenly it is a real series! Looking forward to the game tonight.

[Army of GOD]

Suddenly it is a real series! Looking forward to the game tonight.

If the Devils pull out with 6 six, I fully expect them to win 7 too at home.

What a comeback that would be.

[Army of GOD]

that major penalty in the first period decided the game. 3 goals in five minutes and then they got the insurance goal.

[General Brock II]

I would say that was the most biased game by the referees in an entire series. A five minute major because Scoleri took a dive after being hit? Give me a break! That was retaliation for a hit from behind that a King dealt to a Devils player a mere minute earlier! And he's given a flipping game misconduct?! A 4 minute minor awarded to the Devils after that? What in blazes? The Devils were awarded 8 penalties, and the Kings what - 3? And I can guarantee you that the Kings were not playing a clean game, at all. The Referees were seriously blind. I like that one time when the King rammed Brodeur, gave him a push afterward, got up and then skated off. In the other end, a Devil knocked into a King, dove on top of Quick and was given 2:00 for Interference. Niiice and partial.

I wouldn't mind terribly if the Kings won an even game... but that was so far from fair it's pathetic.

I did miss - what happened to that one referee?

[AndyDufresne]

I would say that was the most biased game by the referees in an entire series. A five minute major because Scoleri took a dive after being hit? Give me a break! That was retaliation for a hit from behind that a King dealt to a Devils player a mere minute earlier! And he's given a flipping game misconduct?! A 4 minute minor awarded to the Devils after that? What in blazes? The Devils were awarded 8 penalties, and the Kings what - 3? And I can guarantee you that the Kings were not playing a clean game, at all. The Referees were seriously blind. I like that one time when the King rammed Brodeur, gave him a push afterward, got up and then skated off. In the other end, a Devil knocked into a King, dove on top of Quick and was given 2:00 for Interference. Niiice and partial.

There's always next year.


--Andy

[GreecePwns]

You're probably right General Brock, but the referee mistakes don't account for 6 goals. In the end it didn't really affect much.

[keiths31]

Questionable penalty or not (that is a totally different debatable subject), the Devils needed to step up and kill off that penalty. Instead they folded and gave up three goals. That won't win you the Stanley Cup. Though I wasn't cheering for the Kings, they were the better team. Congrats to the Kings and their fans!

[oVo]

but that was so far from fair it's pathetic.

The previous game in New Jersey, the Devils scored first with a powerplay goal
that proved to be the difference in the game, for penalty call that on replay
wasn't.

Amazing Stanley Cup run by the 8th seeded Western Conference Champ Kings
and Cup MVP Richard Quick. 16-4

[Anthrax821]

someone asked about one referee. in the second period he skated directly between a devil and king i belive and the devil ran into him and just kept going. the ref was laid flat out on the ice pretty bad but got up and skated away to do his referee business.

[Army of GOD]

someone asked about one referee. in the second period he skated directly between a devil and king i belive and the devil ran into him and just kept going. the ref was laid flat out on the ice pretty bad but got up and skated away to do his referee business.

That was just an unfortunate play. There was really no where for the ref to go.

And the hit was ridiculous. His lip was fucking destroyed afterward.

[General Brock II]

You're probably right General Brock, but the referee mistakes don't account for 6 goals. In the end it didn't really affect much.

Pretty hard to win when you're shorthanded through the game. Even harder to come back. Arguably, if it hadn't been a five minute major, there would have been no three goals scored...

[Army of GOD]

You're probably right General Brock, but the referee mistakes don't account for 6 goals. In the end it didn't really affect much.

Pretty hard to win when you're shorthanded through the game. Even harder to come back. Arguably, if it hadn't been a five minute major, there would have been no three goals scored...

That's a terrible hypothetical argument though.

the hit looked bad in live action and the refs thought it should've been a five minute major. If you've ever officiated any sport before, you'd understand where I'm coming from when I say blaming the refs is just ridiculous. I've umped little league baseball and reffed junior high basketball and even in the insignificance of those two I've bee chewed out by players, coaches and parents. I've definitely gained a lot of understanding from those experiences because previously I've done the same things to refs.

You could blame the refs, but even so, subtracting the 3 power play goals and the 1 empty-netter, the Devils would've still lost 2-1. And if you still blame the refs after that, then you should blame the Devils for being down 3-0 in the first place and putting their own team at risk at letting the refs decide who wins.

[Army of GOD]

Pavel Bure, along with Sakic, Oates and Sundin, got into the Hall of Fame.

I'm extremely happy for Bure mostly because he and Ken Griffey Jr. are really my two favorite athletes of all-time. I loved watching Bure highlights as a kid on my older brothers' Rock Em Sock Em VHSs.

[ben79]

Parise and Suter going to play for the Minnesota wild = 196 millions $ = what a joke
imagine Parise at 37-38-39-40 years old trying to get the puck in the corner with his 5'11'' = what a joke

NHL is going crazy again
6 years should be enough not 12-13

[Anthrax821]

they circumvented the changes the league specifically made to prevent contracts like kolvachuks. they loaded it up front, limited to them playign until 40 and gave them the minimum of 1mil each of the last few years. no one expects they to play that long