4-2 Marlies

Grundstrom
- GreatGigInTheSky

Grundstrom and Engvall have been good for Marlies, lots of Swedes in the system

He's not wrong at all

I can't ever recall a team benching their 1st line winger for an elimination game just because he has had a bad handful of games.

The Leafs would be the first
- Santo_44

I’m not sitting him, was just stating it wouldn’t be a surprise when someone mentioned it....I’d play Johnsson over him.

You?

Wait what? someone wants to sit nylander tomorrow?
- burn

Who knows, sitting one of your best players in the biggest game of the season has never been tried before, so we can't know for sure that it's insane idiocy, right?

I'm sorta at a cross-roads here..

On one hand I love hockey so much and i want to see the Leafs succeed. But on the other hand I refuse to support a league that clearly fixes games. I don't know what kompormat the Bruins have on Bettman, but it must be worse than hookers pissing on each other in Moscow.
- Arctic_AARDVARK

Bettman is dirty IMO. There is too much money involved to not be suspicious of his past. Not sure of the extent or how he manipulates and cheats - don't trust the pr!ck! Have a read of this article by Bleacher Report:

https://bleacherreport.co...-a-chip-off-the-nba-block

I agree he hasn’t been great, but series and playoffs aren’t over yet.
- bryant

Sometimes a good kick in the arse can get you going....lol

Bettman is dirty IMO. There is too much money involved to not be suspicious of his past. Not sure of the extent or how he manipulates and cheats - don't trust the pr!ck! Have a read of this article by Bleacher Report:

https://bleacherreport.co...-a-chip-off-the-nba-block
- winsix

sounds like all that dirty Alberta oil money.

Stay dirty bahd.

Wait what? someone wants to sit nylander tomorrow?
- burn

It's stupid. Good way to really alienate a long term piece that has big-time talent. We are paying Babcock to coach and motivate - Hit the (frank)ing bricks already!

8-5 Pens

8 goals in a playoff game? What is this, the 1980's??

All we need is fighting and line brawls!

sounds like all that dirty Alberta oil money.

Stay dirty bahd.
- DeflatedPucks[/quote

Even the most ardent Pens fan would admit that the Crosby draft in the middle of a bankruptcy situation had a certain odor to it.

8-5 Pens

8 goals in a playoff game? What is this, the 1980's??

All we need is fighting and line brawls!


- Hockey_Reverend

There was. Phil Kessel, the toughest guy on either bench, went full MMA.

There was. Phil Kessel, the toughest guy on either bench, went full MMA.
- DeflatedPucks

Really? Did he chop someone with his killing stick???

5-2 Marlies. Empty netter.

[quote=DeflatedPucks]sounds like all that dirty Alberta oil money.

Stay dirty bahd.
- winsix[/quote

Even the most ardent Pens fan would admit that the Crosby draft in the middle of a bankruptcy situation had a certain odor to it.

Not really. I'd be willing to give the '83 pens the deal for intentionally tanking to get Mario, but a number of other teams had the same opportunity to get Sid in '05. Hell, it might have been better for gary's NHL if anaheim had him

I’m not sitting him, was just stating it wouldn’t be a surprise when someone mentioned it....I’d play Johnsson over him.

You?
- Garnie

if it means taking Nylander out of the lineup? Nope.

Now, if Nylander is as poop the past 82 games then it's a different story. You go with your top players and hope they preform. The spare parts are interchangeable.

Really? Did he chop someone with his killing stick???


- Hockey_Reverend

nah he pretty much did nothing and got a very serious roughing penalty. earned some respek among the prison populace tho

if it means taking Nylander out of the lineup? Nope.

Now, if Nylander is as poop the past 82 games then it's a different story. You go with your top players and hope they preform. The spare parts are interchangeable.
- Santo_44

*hopes*😍

Not really. I'd be willing to give the '83 pens the deal for intentionally tanking to get Mario, but a number of other teams had the same opportunity to get Sid in '05. Hell, it might have been better for gary's NHL if anaheim had him
- DeflatedPucks

Pretty sure Pitts was tits up without Sid.

Not really. I'd be willing to give the '83 pens the deal for intentionally tanking to get Mario, but a number of other teams had the same opportunity to get Sid in '05. Hell, it might have been better for gary's NHL if anaheim had him
- DeflatedPucks

Yep, why would the other owners allow it to happen? The other teams wouldn't gift Sid to Pittsburgh, they'd take Sid and say Pitt can fold, we don't give a (frank). Pens just got lucky, like the Leafs did with Matthews.

Not really. I'd be willing to give the '83 pens the deal for intentionally tanking to get Mario, but a number of other teams had the same opportunity to get Sid in '05. Hell, it might have been better for gary's NHL if anaheim had him
- DeflatedPucks

Not the same - NHL was different when Mario was drafted - rules were if you finished last you get the 1st pick - they tanked, many teams have tanked - there is no hard rule against it. With Crosby, there was a lottery - which was suspicious. If you believe there was no fix ok, I don't . Tim Donaghy went to jail for fixing NBA games. Bettman was third in command at the NBA. I think he's dirty. Just my opinion.

Pretty sure Pitts was tits up without Sid.
- Garnie

Toronto should form their own hackey league, then we'll see who's tits up.

Not the same - NHL was different when Mario was drafted - rules were if you finished last you get the 1st pick - they tanked, many teams have tanked - there is no hard rule against it. With Crosby, there was a lottery - which was suspicious. If you believe there was no fix ok, I don't . Tim Donaghy went to jail for fixing NBA games. Bettman was third in command at the NBA. I think he's dirty. Just my opinion.
- winsix

not the same as anything here

and any details about this suspicion?

not the same as anything here

and any details about this suspicion?
- DeflatedPucks

Did you read the post man.....

not the same as anything here

and any details about this suspicion?
- DeflatedPucks

Gary Bettman rhymes with Very Bad Man. Coincidence? I don't think so.

Did you read the post man.....
- bobbyisno1

so b/c bettman worked in the same league as a maligned/rogue ref that equals------> pittsburgh getting crosby in another sport?

so b/c bettman worked in the same league as a maligned/rogue ref that equals------> pittsburgh getting crosby in another sport?
- DeflatedPucks

Not my thinking, but his post was pretty clear that he thinks Bettman is corrupt and judging by last nights officiating I have to agree.