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Dude, this is the greatest thing I ever read. 'Twas the night before hockey: http://crimespreehockey.com/2011/12/...before-hockey/

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Bryzgalov's mask is awesome. I love what they incorporated into it...Reggie, HK, Gene Hart, Joe Frazer, Bobby Clarke, Dr. J, Mike Schmidt, the Vet, the Phanatic. I hope they add Kate Smith. I noticed a picture of her in the video.

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I wish it included the huooniverse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugTUMA5ArOk

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Giroux upgraded to day to day. Good news.

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That's a sweet helmet.

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:thumbsup Nice. It would be such a bummer to have the WC without OMG and Pronger.

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Agree completely.

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Fiesty start to the rangers devils game!

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Crosby hiding from Toews again. Typical. Next year he is going to have to start doing it twice a year.

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Bickell and Neal chirping before the puck is even dropped. Love it.

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Fuck that hit. Stay on your fucking skates. How is that not a penalty?

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God damnit Leddy.

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Good question. 1-0 refs.

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Wow have we looked bad the past 6 or so minutes.

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Instigator is the stupidest penalty in the game. Can't believe they got the power play for that. It's not a suspendable hit or anything, but Scott absolutely did the right thing on that and we get the penalty. Stupid.

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Penguins just absolutely dominating this period.

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Does Emery know what icing is? He's constantly wrong.

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That was just bad. All around bad.

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yeah they need to fix this shit

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Hawks had a couple of good shifts early, but giving up all of the PP's definitely turned the momentum. Couldn't get any momentum going. A bad period but it's unfortunate that the PP that scores comes off a ridiculously bad no-call on that Engelland hit.

Great work by John Scott, though. Get out there and pound the guy.

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Should have at least been 2 for elbowing.

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A hit like that, for leaving the feet and taking a high shot at a guy's head...that's a 5-minute major. It's not like Kruger could do anything. He was already being checked into the boards!

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Agreed, but it just should have been SOMETHING. His stick was in the air and he took his elbows to Kruger's head. The Pens going to the PP on that was ridiculous.

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Fleury has been excellent tonight. Hawks need to get bodies to the net.

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5 FUCKING minutes.

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God, I hate this team. So glad we only see them once. Of all teams to be constantly targeting heads and leaving their feet...

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Hawks are just out of sorts tonight. Credit to the Pens, who are playing extremely good hockey. Malkin and Fleury are the best players on the ice tonight.

Unfortunately the Hawks have played very poorly against one of the most banged up blue lines in the league.

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Malkin is playing fucking dominant.

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damn that was pretty

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Keep it right the fuck up.

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Stalberg - WHERE HAS THIS BEEN FOR 15 MONTHS?!

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its times like these i wish michalek and letang were healthy.

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Dirty, dirty Pens.

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oh man, what an ending this is, my heart is in my throat.

great game hawks.

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So much bitching in this thread.

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great game

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Hell of a 3rd period. That's what that whole game should have been.

Fleury, if absolutely nothing else, is as clutch as it gets between the pipes.

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How about malkin, 15 points in last 6 games. now has 39 points to tie for the league lead, BUT he has only played 27 games, about 6 less than everyone else in the top ten.

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Fleury was outstanding. Pens played a very solid game, and it's pretty impressive what they are doing with the injuries on defense.

Still, they were gifted a PP from the refs in the first that really should've been 5 minutes the other way. That's a shame.

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At the same time, the Hawks made lots of mistakes. Played a lot of bad hockey that first 40 minutes.

Obviously two of the top teams in the NHL. Bylsma is a hell of a coach, and the skill goes really step it up for him. Malkin is impressive to say the least.

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These two teams would make for a hell of a final

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Would love/hate to see this final. It would be entertaining as hell, but I hate the Penguins a little more than I normally would because of this thread :lol

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haha, same here. pretty sure if i wasnt on ants i'd like the hawks a bit more.

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I think I would actually like the Pens if it wasn't for this thread

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This final would be fun as hell, but at the same time I would be freaking out for a solid couple weeks. I don't know if I could handle it :lol

My only problem with the Pens is the headshots taken tonight. Two hits where players are leaving their skates. Completely uncalled for, and Shanahan will probably be reviewing them both.

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that felt like the playoffs there towards the end.

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It was a really fun game to watch. Bylsma is a fantastic coach, he really is. For the Pens to play such solid defense without Letang, without Michalek, without Martin. That's impressive.

It's also pretty frightening that a team has a legitimate claim on perhaps the two best scorers in the league.

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:thumbsup

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Caps>>>Hawks

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I fully endorse this

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Wild ending to the Panthers/Coyotes game.

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........................................for some reason this is hilarious to me.

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Okay then. Well, here's a video: http://deadspin.com/5869957/

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Sabres still suck.

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Ehrhoff and Leino worth their money so far huh? A nice combined -16 and Ehrhoff actualy has more point than Leino. Just cause you can spend money now doesn't mean you should.

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Gabby gets his 600th (and then some) point last night in the 4-1 win over NJ.

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:lol

http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/con...pid=nhl-rxl-fb

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:lol He probably grabbed a drink while he was down there.

The worst, however, is falling into the other team's bench. Not much I can think of that's more embarrassing, and you usually end up taking some abuse on the way out!

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Malkin healthy is a scary thing for the opposition. Last time he was fully healthy (like he is now) he dropped 113 points and followed that up with 36 in the playoffs (the most ever by someone not named Gretzky or Lemieux).

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Got some tix for Hawks-Habs tonight, should be a good one. 6:30 start though I'm guessing this is to accomodate Montreal TV?

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Hockey night in Canada.

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Everyone see tebow on the maple leafs last night?

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this is going to be a fun hockey season for st. louis finally, things are looking up. we need to get our goals per game up, but goaltending has been great. i look forward to meaninful games against the hawks wings and preds.

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Ain't nuttin' but a G-Thang. :thumbsup

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:lol I wasn't doubting you. Just the fact that it's the Coyotes and the Panthers. I mean...it's the Coyotes. And the Panthers.

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apparently Laviolette and Steve Ott got into a shoving match at the end of the first period. Awesome.

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I hate Steve Ott.

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Captain MVP doin work.

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Good beating

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Loved games like this the cup year, where we just whooped them. It's been happening a lot lately, where it never happened last year. It's nice.

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Doesn't everybody?

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Ilya Bryzgalov is the star of 24/7

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The fact that we're not talking about G-Money really hurts my feelings right now.

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I did nothing but devote my entire recap on Giroux hahaha

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Take that, Tampa trap!

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His bit about defensemen being crazier than him had me rolling.... "who's weirder?"

uh... You.

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GiRoo.

Carry on.

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:lol:lol:lol I have it sitting on my DVR. Can't wait to watch it tomorrow.

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Good Hawks game.. Always good to go to the UC.

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whaaaaaat a game between canucks and red wings. so glad i pvr'd it.
does kronwall always jump back first into people?

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He is really one of the biggest pieces of shit in the NHL. I feel like he flies under the radar a bit because he plays in Dallas.

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OMGCG thanks for a great night. Helped my fantasy team out big time. Good thing I brought him off IR yesterday.

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Sorry for the spoiler to all who haven't watched it yet... I got caught up in the moment.

But yeah, there are some hilarious Bryz moments from last night's episode.

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New thread rule. All Bryz quotes must be spoilered until the Saturday after the most recent 24/7 episode. :lol

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:lol:lol:lol Done.

To atone for my sin, here is Parts 1-3 of episode 2. There's more parts, but I don't think they've been uploaded yet:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaA6ec0CaVU
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTYRJ..._order&list=UL
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUXsL..._order&list=UL

These youtube versions can sometimes get taken down pretty quick, or at least they were last year.

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It seems like they are pretty good this year. GromersChannel2 is your best bet in terms of uploading.

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I don't like see Torts so soft on camera. God, so mushy.

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I like to see the other side of these guys... but yeah, now I definitely don't take him as seriously when I look at him all pissed behind the bench :lol

Oh and I bet HBO is lovin' the whole Ott/Laviolette incident from last night.

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Ep 3 is going to be all over it, guaranteed.

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With all that said, last year's 24/7 was way better.

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The Rangers are boring anyway. They should just devote a show to the Flyers for the rest of the season :lol. Well, Philly, Pittsburgh and Chicago because all three of those teams have some great characters.

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Agree mostly. I've enjoyed the Tortorella stuff, and really liked the bit on Rupp last episode. But yeah, if I have the choice to follow around Marian Gaborik or Ilya Bryzgalov, the choice is simple. :lol

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Derek Engelland gets 3 games. Makes sense, I thought 4-5 was the number, but I'm ok with 3. Dirty play.

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I missed it. What happened?

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http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=607821

The sad thing is if Engelland would've just stayed low, he could've delivered a sweet check.

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Exactly. I think three games was warranted.

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Meh. I dont have too much an issue with 3 games, i just wish shanny was little more consistent with his rulings

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It's kind of tough to be completely consistent though, considering everything that's taken into account. The penalty itself, injuries on the play, prior history of supplemental discipline, etc.

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“There’s been fighting in hockey for a long time. Guys aren’t going to do stupid things like that if they’re going to have to answer the bell.” - Toews when talking about the hits to Kruger and Seabrook. If the instigator penalty were gone and John Scott were able to go beat the shit out of Engleland for that hit unpenalized, I think it would lessen some of the hits like this. Regardless, the instigator is a stupid penalty.