HBO 24/7 Open Thread: Final Episode
by Bryan Winters on Jan 5, 2012 9:30 PM EST
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- It will also be interesting to see what happened on the ice, and what was said during the Florida game when Michael Del Zotto was sucker punched.
- Also getting a closer look as the Rangers took to the ice for their outdoor practice, the day before the Winter Classic. Along with the family skate that followed practice, we may have a Landon Girardi sighting!
- Finally the reaction of the Rangers after their 3-2 win in the 2012 Winter Classic, how the felt and reacted after the game.
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anyone streaming 24/7 tonight? I don’t have access to a TV with HBO tonight : (
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by OhCallyMyCaptain on Jan 5, 2012 9:46 PM EST reply actions
Brother and I made predictions on New Years Day as a yearly tradition. If anyone cares, here they are.
Matt (brother):
East
1 Bruins
2 Rangers
3 Washington
4 Flyers
5 Penguins
6 Panthers
7 Maple Leafs
8 Devils
West
1 Canucks
2 Blackhawks
3 Sharks
4 Red Wings
5 Kings
6 Blues
7 Wild
8 Predators
Bruins over Devils in 6
Rangers over Maple Leafs in 5
Capitals over Panthers in 6
Flyers over Penguins 7
Canucks over Predators in 6
Blackhawks over Wild in 6
Blues over Sharks in 6
Red Wings over Kings in 7
Bruins over Flyers in 6
Rangers over Capitals in 6
Canucks over Blues in 6
Blackhawks over Red Wings in 6
Bruins over Rangers in 7
Blackhawks over Canucks in 6
Bruins over Blackhawks in 6
BRANDON (me)
East
1 Bruins
2 Rangers
3 Washington
4 Penguins
5 Flyers
6 Lightning
7 Maple Leafs
8 Devils
West
1 Blackhawks
2 Canucks
3 Sharks
4 Red Wings
5 Kings
6 Stars
7 Wild
8 Predators
Bruins over Devils in 5
Rangers over Maple Leafs in 5
Lightning over Capitals in 6
Flyers over Penguins in 7
Blackhawks over Predators in 4
Canucks over Wild in 4
Sharks over Stars in 6
Red Wings over Kings in 5
Bruins over Lightning in 6
Rangers over Flyers in 7
Red Wings over Blackhawks in 7
Canucks over Sharks in 6
Rangers over Bruins in 7
Red Wings over Canucks in 5
Rangers play Red Wings and they both come to a friendly agreement that the Red Wings would likely win said matchup and they should just all share the Stanley Cup, as that would teach kids the best lesson. The End. In 6.
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I’ll just say it, I don’t think Florida is anywhere close to as good as they played so far.
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I was actually deciding between NJD, WIN, OTT, BUF, and MON. Didn’t really consider FLA much
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We have trouble with Toronto
"It's far from done, but we did get something accomplished."-#19 B.Richards
by -19-AgainstAll on Jan 5, 2012 9:49 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I know, I got worried when I picked that. Figure (hope) if this somehow turns true the Rangers are better then
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Is Reiner healthy?
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OR IS IT REIMER?
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Maybe I think they are good just because they beat Rangers twice, but I don’t think they are a fluke as of now. We shall see.
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I think a lot of it is the season Lupul is having. Kind of came out of nowhere playing with Kessel. Phaneuf playing really well too.
Great night of hockey. Gabby game winner followed by 24/7 and winter classic domination
by RangersBL2 on Jan 5, 2012 9:48 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions
followed by a episode of " Jersey LowLives" wow this Thursday night cant get any better!! !! but love the gabby game winner and its nice to be back i missed you guys
Best Celebration Ever : Artem (SHOTGUN) Anismov
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2K31bF2HxM&feature=player_embedded
Daniel "Mustache" Carcillo YOU GOT FUCKED UP " Haley vs Carcillo "http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/104339
" Can You Hear Us" Best Chant in Sports History !!!!
Jersey Shore ? lol season 5 premiere tonight ??
Best Celebration Ever : Artem (SHOTGUN) Anismov
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2K31bF2HxM&feature=player_embedded
Daniel "Mustache" Carcillo YOU GOT FUCKED UP " Haley vs Carcillo "http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/104339
" Can You Hear Us" Best Chant in Sports History !!!!
Now put it like this Caerid . Say u had to pick watching the Jersey Shore or listening to the homer announcers we hate as punishment? Which would u choose? lol Think about this one
Best Celebration Ever : Artem (SHOTGUN) Anismov
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2K31bF2HxM&feature=player_embedded
Daniel "Mustache" Carcillo YOU GOT FUCKED UP " Haley vs Carcillo "http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/104339
" Can You Hear Us" Best Chant in Sports History !!!!
by Fire Renneyy on Jan 5, 2012 10:02 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone have stream pweassee and thank you
Best Celebration Ever : Artem (SHOTGUN) Anismov
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2K31bF2HxM&feature=player_embedded
Daniel "Mustache" Carcillo YOU GOT FUCKED UP " Haley vs Carcillo "http://www.hockeyfights.com/fights/104339
" Can You Hear Us" Best Chant in Sports History !!!!
I miss anything I need to rewind for for first four minutes?
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Not really. Just a reporter asking Bryzgalov “How would you assess your play” after he gave up 16 goals in 3 games. He goes, “OUTSTANDING, fuck do you think?”
I get the feeling Dubinsky is that guy that thinks he’s really cool. When I met him he seemed down to earth
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LOL!
Dubi’s Girl friends wants a puck or his phone number. LOL!
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:21 PM EST reply actions
Wow Kopecky cut Del Zotto on the sucker Punch.
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:22 PM EST reply actions
I have a pair of those old original Nike Hockey Gloves, Where the stiching’s are around the knuckles, they can be a bit sharp.
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
Damn Giroux almost KO’ed Simmonds hand and missed the Winter Classic.
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:25 PM EST reply actions
It was gross. I didn’t want to watch.
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:28 PM EST up reply actions
Heh, Del Zotto and Phil Hughes having a conversation on twitter
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Games determined by one on one battles. Lavi was right. Rupp beat Meszaros, Lundqvist beat Briere.
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Sorry that was for Brandon C’s coment.
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:42 PM EST up reply actions
Who said the let me score one?
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Just a joke about how they could see McD cover a puck with his hand during all that chaos yet they couldn’t see blatantly loose pucks all game.
Ohh, that reminds me...
… not to stir up trouble, but my eyes bugged out of my head when i read this late yesterday. Still had the tab in Chrome open to the NHL rules, get a load of this:
No defending player, except the goalkeeper, will be permitted to fall on the puck, hold the puck, pick up the puck, or gather the puck into the body or hands when the puck is within the goal crease. For infringement of this rule, play shall immediately be stopped and a penalty shot shall be ordered against the offending team, but no other penalty shall be given. The rule shall be interpreted so that a penalty shot will be awarded only when the puck is in the crease at the instant the offense occurs. However, in cases where the puck is outside the crease, Rule 63 may still apply and a minor penalty may be imposed, even though no penalty shot is awarded. The significant factor when determining whether or not a penalty shot is warranted is the location of the puck at the time it was held, grabbed or gathered into the body. If the puck is in the crease, penalty shot. If the puck is outside the crease and gathered into the body of a player (other than the goalkeeper) who is inside the crease, minor penalty). See also Rule 67 – Handling Puck.
Emphasis mine. Who writes these things? They’re so generic, it’s crazy, but the above doesn’t even specify intent. So, if in a goalmouth scramble a defenseman falls on top of the puck in the crease, even if he didn’t even know where it was, it should be a penalty shot.
The refs did a terrible job, but man they are not given anything well-constructed to work with.
Way I saw it, he slid into the crease and the puck was lost in the area of his hip, and then came out. Whether he did or did not cover it with his hand couldn’t be determined by slow-motion replay. The refs kept losing pucks the whole game, and even earlier in the game the ref fucking TOLD Henrik he couldn’t see the puck. He had to ask Henrik if it was frozen.
Agreed, but that’s what I’m saying. He doesn’t have to cover it with his hand at all, that’s a misnomer that fans/coaches/players understand because, 9 times out of 10, that’s how it’s called.
But, by the letter of the law of the game, the player falling on it or gathering it in ANY way. So, lets say as a player, i just sit on the puck, the rule above says it’s the same treatment.
That’s where I think the confusion comes into play, and I think this was all about a “make up call” for the refs losing sight of the puck earlier in the games. They used this as a way to get a call back, which is the worst way to try and “even out” a mistake.
I think that’s the thing the league needs to stop more than anything. It’s so ubiquitous in our sport that players, coaches and announcers openly discuss make-up calls, and the exchange with Talbot during 24/7 in Ep 3 flat out proves refs do it.
The problem is, you can’t make up a call from earlier in the game with a call that late because it just engenders this type of confusion and anger.
Here comes Rupper Part 1. SAULTE TO JAGR!
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:47 PM EST reply actions
All that air time
And Bryz didn’t even play in the Winter Classic? That’s almost as painful as finding out Santa doesn’t exist
by Guess Who's Back? on Jan 5, 2012 10:47 PM EST reply actions
Wait, what? What about Santa?
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But he’s real…right?
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Last I checked yes, but I’m Jewish so I believe in Hanukkah Harry. ;-)
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
and beat him to within an inch of his life while he was waiting at a Cheese Steak stand and threw his unconscious body in a ditch
by Guess Who's Back? on Jan 5, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
The way Bryz was with the cameras and stuff, I’m betting Laviolette thought Bryz’s head wasn’t in the game, but everything outside of it.
OH MY GOD! THESE BASTARDS WERE PLANNING THE ANISIMOV CELEBRATION IF THEY SCORED A GOAL!
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:50 PM EST reply actions
Again, I don’t think enough is being said about Prust’s passes
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Your right. But we all know Prust is a great passer when he gets the chance to set up a scoring chance.
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:51 PM EST up reply actions
They really wanted this win. Could tell by their goal reactions compared to reactions in previous games.
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HA HA Here comes Briere getting stone walled by Lundqvist.
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:53 PM EST reply actions
Poor Losers, they said fuck this shit meaning they didn’t want to shake our guys hands. FUCK YOU PHILTHY!
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:55 PM EST reply actions
Were they supposed to shake hands and I heard somebody from Philly say something about “fuck shaking their hands get off the ice.” Did I miss something?
That's what I was confused about
I could’ve sworn the post-game handshake was part of all the other Winter Classic games
by Guess Who's Back? on Jan 5, 2012 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
Did
Teams ever do the post-game handshake at any of the other Winter Classics?
by Guess Who's Back? on Jan 5, 2012 10:55 PM EST reply actions
So Philly wouldn’t shake the Rangers hands, but it gets no media coverage? Interesting.
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Do I have that right, though?
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Yes you do. But no one knew that live. Now they can type it.
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:57 PM EST up reply actions
I’d really like some clarification as to:
1. Were they supposed to? As in, is it custom? I can’t remember for the life of me in past Classics, but I think it should be done.
2. Who actually made that decision?
Same. I think they are supposed to and have in the past.
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It was never more apparent than at the end of the Classic, with the Capitals 0.6 seconds away from victory; and then after the game, when the Penguins and Capitals broke a two-year tradition of postgame handshakes by leaving the ice after a stick raise to the fans:
Apparently it’s supposed to happen, but teams get pissy and don’t do it. That’s fucking horseshit. Teams should get fined for that crap.
And apparently it was the Penguins who walked off
So, naturally, he also managed to steal the show in the final episode as well. In one of the coolest scenes of the episode, Boudreau had this to say when the Penguins stormed off the ice, refusing to shake hands.
“F*** them all, we’ll go then.”
Nice job.
I don’t think they should have to in the first place.
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With everything surrounding the classic, it should be done for the fans. It’s already enough of a spectacle, why not add a finishing touch?
The handshakes are so artificial, so fake. I find it so silly.
It’s nice the whole idea of sportsmanship and whatnot, but who really believes these teams want to shake each others hands and act like they don’t despise each other?
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Okay
So it was done in 2009 and 2010, but two classless teams descided against it
by Guess Who's Back? on Jan 5, 2012 11:00 PM EST up reply actions
A 2 year tradition isn’t much to go on. So that means:
No shake in 08
Shake in 09
Shake in 10
No shake in 11
No shake in 12
So before now, it was, as noted above, about 50/50. If it’s meant to be, the league needs to make it so, but I honestly disagreed then (Not that I didn’t rib the Pens fans about it and so I expect to hear it about us) because there’s a difference.
In the playoffs, the shake happens because no matter what occured during the series, those two teams will not meet again until the next year. It’s time to shake the bad blood off for the summer, season’s over, and congratulate the winning team for the losers, while the winning team sends off their opponents with the respect due other players.
The Classic is mid-season. There’s games left to go, and the bad-blood rivalry only fuels more ratings later. Save the handshakes for the playoffs.
For folks like us, it’s pointless, but if it’s something that’s supposed to happen, they might as well do it. Have to figure the banter between the players during it would be worth its weight in gold during the 24/7 telecast.
It’s a little sore loser-ish too considering the past 2 losers decided to just walk off. But hell, the Canucks shook the Bruins hands last year, and the Bruins abused them physically to the point of needing police protection.
I agree it looks odd, but it’s gotta get addressed by the NHL. Tell them to shake or tell them DON’T shake and to save that for the playoffs. Leaving it up to the players means that we’re going to get 50/50 responses.
Yup, that’s what I’m wondering. Does the NHL require it? I doubt it, because it got very little play when it happened last year, and Boudreau actually made a small stink about it. It’s probably nice to see for the casual fan though. For us we’d probably rather see an end-game brawl.
Nah, End-Game is no fun. Gotta do it before the game even starts, a-la Hextall-era Flyers & Habs who had a locker-clearing brawl before the puck even dropped.
(Trivia: Hextall was actually NOT involved as the coach locked him in the equipment cage to prevent him getting hurt after realizing what was going on around the ice.)
After watching the series, I’m amazed at how much Hartnell drives that team. It seems like if he’s going, they’re going, and if he’s not, they’re not. Laviolette points it out a few times as well.
As much as Sir Fozzie has his cold streaks where his contract value utterly infuriates us all, I’ve never seen him out and out quit. After his divorce finalized, which did a lot to him as a player, he’s been pushing hard every game.
He’s also got a pretty good sense of humor. We’re fairly certain he reads BSH and he’s picked up on the #HartnellDown count on Twitter, plus there’s always the Scott Fartsmell saga.
LOOK AT TORTS!
That was awesome seeing him hug Liam.
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:56 PM EST reply actions
No. The Kid who has some form of bone disease and is stuck in a wheelchair. He was apart of the Garden of Dreams and Torts became his friend.
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 7, 2012 4:17 PM EST up reply actions
I like it that Laviolette was crying in his office. LOSER!
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 10:58 PM EST reply actions
And that is that. It’s all over. Fantastic finish HBO. Great job, now send me a copy of the DVD.
by NYR #35 Richter on Jan 5, 2012 11:00 PM EST reply actions
was that shannahan
In the flyers tunnel at the start of the second?
"It's just pain."
by FIRESATHER327 on Jan 5, 2012 11:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions
That’s what I’m wondering. I noticed that too.
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