2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs: All hail the Blackhawks, mudbutt (3 Viewers)

[Capella]

Can I get off this ride?

 

[Billy Bats]

Who is the play by play guy?

Don't care, just nice to get a break from the traveling thesaurus the last two nights.

 

[belljr]

Doc is the best, this guy sounds like he's ready for a nap

 

[RUSF18]

Who is the play by play guy?

John Forslund. Guy was killing me in the Caps series.

 

[belljr]

Who is the play by play guy?

John Forslund. Guy was killing me in the Caps series.

More like John Snoreslund amirite!!

 

[northern exposure]

Babcock hype is ridiculous. good coach but jesus, it's just a coach.

Agreed, unless Toronto turns around it's scouting, drafting, and farm system Babcock won't have enough to work with.

Jim Harbaugh turned around a franchise that was mediocre for a decade in his first season with the same personnel. Granted, I personally feel a football coach is by far the most influential of the four major sports, but putting the right coach into a decent situation can have drastic results.

Not saying that'll be the case here, but I understand paying top dollar for the guy you believe to be the right man.

I seem to remember that Jim Harbaugh and his brother, John, shared a room when they were growing up. #keytosuccess

My wrist watch is worth more than your car, HTH.

Jokes on you, he drives a bike.

Yeah, but it's this one: http://www.sportrichlist.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Worlds-Most-Expensive-Mountain-Bike-2014.jpgI bought it with my StubHub profits. #7figures

I drive an HHR, I shared a room with 2 brothers. None of them are worth 7 figures. But I once got tickets to an NFL playoff game off StubHub. I don't mean to brag or anything but it was an aisle seat.

Got me beat. #livingthelife

 

[belljr]

here are several reasons to abhor the broadcast whenever John Forslund is at the microphone.

Start off with his ludicrous catchphrases. When he is broadcasting a Carolina Hurricanes game and the Canes score a goal, Forslund makes like a cheerleader. "Hey, hey what do you say," is how Forslund punctuates the goal.

That phrase rates a 10 on the obnoxious scale and deserves a shaving cream pie in the face.

Then there is Forslund's overall insincerity. You get the feeling that Forslund is trying to show the world how much he cares about hockey. It's not believable. What comes across is that Forslund cares about Forslund.

He tries to sound authoritative in his broadcast, but he comes across like a substitute teacher who is trying to assert himself in a class full of juvenile delinquents. He is ineffective and a bad listen in any broadcast that he is assigned.

We don't blame Forslund. He is what he is. It's the individuals who hired him and actually think he is worth listening to that need to be taken out behind the woodshed and paddled

 

[AcerFC]

Did stamkos leave his feet on the Hayes hit

 

[RUSF18]

Did stamkos leave his feet on the Hayes hit

Don't think so, not until after contact. Found this gif

@myregularface: GIF: Stamkos hit cc @Rupper17 http://twitter.com/myregularface/status/601181462445064192/photo/1

 

[derek245583]

Did stamkos leave his feet on the Hayes hit

Don't think so, not until after contact. Found this gif

@myregularface: GIF: Stamkos hit cc @Rupper17 http://twitter.com/myregularface/status/601181462445064192/photo/1

That was a clean hit looked like to me...a vicious one too

 

[AcerFC]

Does anyone have a yellow glow in the ice or is my tv going

 

[AcerFC]

Gone now

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I actually do like the Leafs roster core and Babcock is s nice fit that should make a difference. I'm just saying they hype this is getting is ridiculous. The whole thing has overshadowed the conference finals...for a coach signing.

He is the best coach in the world. Just sayin'.

Is he? What medal would Canada have brought back with me as coach? Silver at worst IMO.

 

[Billy Bats]

Did stamkos leave his feet on the Hayes hit

Don't think so, not until after contact. Found this gif@myregularface: GIF: Stamkos hit cc @Rupper17 http://twitter.com/myregularface/status/601181462445064192/photo/1

Her gifs don't work for me anymore, all I get are stills.

 

[Billy Bats]

I actually do like the Leafs roster core and Babcock is s nice fit that should make a difference. I'm just saying they hype this is getting is ridiculous. The whole thing has overshadowed the conference finals...for a coach signing.

He is the best coach in the world. Just sayin'.

Is he? What medal would Canada have brought back with me as coach? Silver at worst IMO.

Truth. Even Berube could've medaled.

 

[KCitons]

Does anyone have a yellow glow in the ice or is my tv going

it's just the reflection from the led boards between levels. Only happens at the start of the period, when the ice is shiny.

 

[Billy Bats]

Where's Chet tonight?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALAT!!!!!

 

[Doctor Detroit]

That is a sick pass by TJ, damn.

 

[Bill Brasky]

Who is the play by play guy?

John Forslund. Guy was killing me in the Caps series.

he used to bug me but has grown on me. not bad

 

[Billy Bats]

Saucy.

 

[Bill Brasky]

Palat is really good

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Palat is really good

This line has been ridiculous for 16 games now.

 

[Bill Brasky]

Palat is really good

This line has been ridiculous for 16 games now.

and all young. scary.

 

[derek245583]

Lightning dominating

Gonna be no 1-0 or 2-1 games the rest of this series and one team can't score on the PP

Not good for new york

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Tampa is pretty good

 

[RUSF18]

Tampa is just damn impressive.

McDonagh having an awful game.

 

[Billy Bats]

Wow what a turn. Staal whiffs and Killorn comes right back. Killer.

 

[Bill Brasky]

man Killorn can make some plays for a depth guy

 

[RUSF18]

Ha wow that play.

 

[Billy Bats]

 

[Bill Brasky]

I can't keep up

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Rangers had to have that.

Holy crap, what action in this game.

 

[KCitons]

crazy couple of minutes

 

[Bill Brasky]

I hope Fast gets another one so we can debate what to call it

 

[ffldrew]

Tampa fans getting 26K worth of action this period

 

[Bill Brasky]

this whole period is a scoring chance

 

[Bill Brasky]

Tampa fans getting 26K worth of action this period

 

[Doctor Detroit]

crazy couple of minutes

There are certain games I wish I could pick to have non-hockey fans watch, this would be one of them. How people don't watch this sport is mind-boggling.

 

[derek245583]

I hope Fast gets another one so we can debate what to call it

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Tampa fans getting 26K worth of action this period

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I think Babcock is the best coach but not sure he's Scotty Bowman so the gap between him and #2 or the rest isn't huge.

I'm just not looking forward to Bylsma, DeBoer, or Boucher types. Maybe Richardson would be good for the kids and then get an upgrade in 2 or 3 years when the team is ready to contend.

 

[KCitons]

crazy couple of minutes

There are certain games I wish I could pick to have non-hockey fans watch, this would be one of them. How people don't watch this sport is mind-boggling.

don't you mean mind-bottling?

 

[Doctor Detroit]

I think Babcock is the best coach but not sure he's Scotty Bowman so the gap between him and #2 or the rest isn't huge.

I'm just not looking forward to Bylsma, DeBoer, or Boucher types. Maybe Richardson would be good for the kids and then get an upgrade in 2 or 3 years when the team is ready to contend.

Bylsma out-coached Babcock in the 2009 SCF (and I said that in 2009 FTR), I think he's a pretty good tactician.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Bylsma was too stubborn. Never changed things up even after it stopped working. Not sure he has a rep for development either.

He won as a mid-season replacement. Results since then were always somewhat disappointing.

 

[E Street Brat]

I think Babcock is the best coach but not sure he's Scotty Bowman so the gap between him and #2 or the rest isn't huge.

I'm just not looking forward to Bylsma, DeBoer, or Boucher types. Maybe Richardson would be good for the kids and then get an upgrade in 2 or 3 years when the team is ready to contend.

Where is Boucher? I always liked that guy.

 

[Capella]

Tyler Johnson is putting this entire ####ing city on his back. Good lord.

 

[Billy Bats]

Bylsma was too stubborn. Never changed things up even after it stopped working. Not sure he has a rep for development either.

He won as a mid-season replacement. Results since then were always somewhat disappointing.

Was going to say that about Bylsma in a reply to DD. He admittedly kept Therien's system in tact when they won the cup. After he used his style/system it wasn't much but playoff exits.

 

[Billy Bats]

I think Babcock is the best coach but not sure he's Scotty Bowman so the gap between him and #2 or the rest isn't huge.

I'm just not looking forward to Bylsma, DeBoer, or Boucher types. Maybe Richardson would be good for the kids and then get an upgrade in 2 or 3 years when the team is ready to contend.

Where is Boucher? I always liked that guy.

He's free, wouldn't have minded him coaching the Flyers.

 

[Doctor Detroit]

Bylsma was too stubborn. Never changed things up even after it stopped working. Not sure he has a rep for development either.

He won as a mid-season replacement. Results since then were always somewhat disappointing.

Was going to say that about Bylsma in a reply to DD. He admittedly kept Therien's system in tact when they won the cup. After he used his style/system it wasn't much but playoff exits.

He still beat Babcock on the line changes in games 6 and 7 in 2009, whether he was a mid-season replacement or not is incidental to that fact.