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Fair enough. :thumbsup

^ I agree on both counts. I like his shoot as much as possible mentality, but please hit the net. Though he hit the crossbar last night, so he's getting better with that!

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lol what? that happens with p much any goalie

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Any good goalie. I never heard anyone sing Raatna over and over....

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that's because he doesn't play...

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:thumbsup

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:lol wut?

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he's the backup to a top 5 goalie ipso facto he rarely plays

and when he does play no one cares

there are maybe 5 players total in the league who get booed every time they touch the puck in multiple cities...whereas there are dozens of goalies who would get mocked when letting in a softie or getting lit up for a bunch of goals

all you need is a first or last name with 2 syllables

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he plays just about as much as every other backup to a good goalie.

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lol yea, agreed....

not sure where you're going with this

shady's use of a backup who rarely plays was a bad example in terms of drawing ire from hostile fans, yes?

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In other news, the Caps can clinch their second President's Trophy tonight with a point against the Jackets, all but guaranteeing a first round exit. ;)

And looking at the standings, I realized I don't actually know how playoff seeding works with the current divisional format. Is it the top seeds in each division get the Wild Card teams, then the divisional opponents play each other in Round 1?

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Dude, you are the only person I know that could start an argument over a Rangers fan giving Crosby a complement.:lol

My point was simply that fans taunt the away goalie when they know he is good and they have him beat that game. It happens because those fans know that goalie is good and by singing his name in taunting they are actually giving him respect for what he has accomplished.

Rangers fans do this to Crosby in a similar fashion. If the player (or goalies in my example) truly did suck, the fans would not bother!

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yes

oh stop it, your intention was not to compliment Crosby

and my point is that very few skaters get booed the way Crosby does all over the league in tons of cities

whereas p much any goalie will get the taunt on a bad night if their name has 2 syllables

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Actually my point was to complement 87. He is one of the best players in hockey and that is why he gets booed. Just like Lundqvist is one of the best players in hockey too.

Seriously, Hank is as important to the Rangers as Crosby is to the penguins. I feel like Hank gets taunted more than most goalies because everyone knows how good he is and how integral he is to the Rangers success.

I don't see much of a difference between Crosby and Hank.

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Before or after he chucks the net off the moorings?

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ok if you say so bud :thumbsup

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There, I fixed my comments for you. See in you in a week #2016NHLPLAYOFFS :violent:violent:rattle

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don't forget that Crosby has a ring and Hank doesn't

don't ever forget that

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:lol:lol I forgot about that

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Awfully glad the Oilers old boys club was finally broken up. Here's a nice little article outlining how they ignored ALL their scouts to draft Nail 'The Fail' Yakupov. If the Oil got a bag of pucks back for him I'd be thrilled.
http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/o...yakupov-start/

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I am sure the Penguins organization will be totally happy with the one Cup they got from Crosby and Malkin. #metexpectations. #shouldhavedraftedtoewsandkane

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:lol :lol

I'd rather have one ring than none, but there are days I wish the Pens drafted Toewes instead of J. Staal.

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Every goalie with a two syllable name gets chanted if they get scored against. It's not just Hank at all, nor does he get it any worse than anyone else.

Anyway, going to Caps/Jackets tonight. First time at a game in a few years. Hopefully I get the good Caps and not the bad ones.

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I disagree. Moving on.

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Malkin probably isn't there right now. No way they could have all 3 of them and Toews does not get traded. Makes you kinda wonder how the rest of that draft worked out too. Do Hawks take Staal or do they go with someone like Backstrom, etc?

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After I made that post I went back and looked at the first round from 2004-2008. Could have changed so much had the top 3-4 teams each year selected differently.

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1 ring is better than 0 and the core still has several years left in their primes

plus the issue wasn't drafting Crosby and Malkin instead of Toews and Kane, it was how the Pens built the team around them

clearly Chicago has had a much deeper, more consistent team

yup :thumbsup just facts

yea plus hindsight is 20/20

Jordan Staal was an integral part of the Pens' 2009 cup team

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I'm just not sure how. I mean have you watched when Holtby or Fleury gives up a goal at MSG? It's literally the same reaction that Lundqvist gets when gives one up at Consol or Verizon

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Very much this. It's hard not to be satisfied with the Pens' superstars. And Jordan Staal did great. After 2009, the supporting cast they put around them was questionable at best. Bylsma tried too hard to give the muckers and grinders serious playing time (Craig Adams, what?!).

I just find it interesting to play the what-if game.

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We know Flyers fans hang on 2007. Look at the drop off after Kane...I don't know most of those guys in the first round.