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will be back in pittsburgh tomorrow. can't wait to dahn a HBK sandwich

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couture just mad he looks like butthead

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:thumbsup:thumbsup gotta recharge your yinzer bar. it's getting low from being over there...

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Everyone cheats in the faceoff circle, seriously.

Also, worst Cup Final ever.

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:lol:lol

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pretty hard to trash Crosby, even for me. He's just on another level. I'd argue he's at the same level he was at in 2011. But he's more mature.

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I might have to sig this, coming from you.

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This thread has been nothing short of vomit inducing lately. Come on Sharks, stop fucking this up

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Agreed. The Crosby masturbation session is just disgusting.

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Well picturing any of you guys masturbating anyone or masturbating about anyone would be disgusting so...

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It really is amazing to watch. When they faced TB I was not sure if they could handle the Bolts speed but they matched the speed and played all around better. Before the final I was not sure how the Penguins would be able to contain such a possession orientated team like San Jose who also has quick strike capabilities but they are getting it done.

I do not think the officials missing calls is a huge deal. Quite honestly they have been letting a lot more go (for both teams) than I imagined, which really helps the Pens because that SJ PP is lethal.

Yeah, Sharks have looked fine, even Jones who someone (not sure who) could argue is not pulling his weight is playing some damn good hockey.

That pricing is insane, hell tickets to Chicago for game 6 (the eventual clincher last year) were not that high. I cannot even imagine how much people would be willing to pay if the Sharks can force a game 6 in SJ.

Agreed on Letang, he has cooled off somewhat and is not taking dumb penalties. As for Crosby, damn has he kicked it into another gear, he is playing some of the best hockey of his life at the best possible time. As a Hawks fan I have seen guys like Toews, Kane and Keith take their play up a notch in big games - Crosby is doing the exact same thing.

It isn't cheating, just smart hockey. Anyone who has ever taken a faceoff knows that after a couple of them you get a sense of how long it takes for the ref to drop the puck and Crosby is nailing it completely. Every player does that, no idea why Couture is harping on that.

Agreed on both.

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Couldn't disagree more. If it's a penalty, it's a penalty and should be called consistently.

And if the calls would've been made correctly, the Pens PP would've been out there way more than the Sharks PP.

But anyway, since most ppl want the Crosby masturbation to stop, we should all post our favorite Fat Phil Kessel pics and gifs. I do this with my friends in a group chat and usually devolves into some awesome lols. I'll start with my favorite.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...8de5f3b523.jpg

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Thank you so much for this.

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This is everything.

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Beautiful.

Here's this:

http://media.fyre.co/KdIJdKwXRDWKANUf9UpN_image.gif

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Agree with you on having it be consistent but they also need to be consistent if they are not going to make certain calls. Sort of like a strike zone to me, I don't care if you are going to call a high fastball outside the zone a strike just so long as pitchers on both teams get that same call.

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:lol:lol

i see that gif and raise you this pic

http://media.fyre.co/qTYEjffwRPKpqxY...%20penguin.jpg

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I mean I still don't like the guy because he's on the other team. But it's very hard for me NOT to appreciate great hockey.

It's why I've never had a problem with Toews or really any of the Blackhawks beyond Patrick Kane (and that's purely just because he's a scumbag.)

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yea i guess but i want it to be consistent AND correct

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Oh yes this is good fun

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CI4Tp5kWsAAYpSF.jpg

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:lol reminds me of this scene:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21R_8asVqz0

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Bringing in The Mighty Ducks! Nice!

https://theyuppieyinzer.files.wordpr...8&h=576&crop=1

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http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BhATZbDIYAA5BAu.jpg:medium

http://i.imgur.com/RI0CQ4s.jpg

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best.page.ever.

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Thank you for this, hail

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:lol the pleasure is all mine

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Love the Panthers new crest. Not sure about the whole sweater, but yeah, the crest is rad. Also intrigued by the idea of the captain badge on the shoulder.

http://espn.go.com/nhl/story/_/id/15...rt-next-season

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God, Julie "The Cat" Gaffney was the CLEARLY superior goalie. Coach Bombay was still drinking during that tournament.

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Wtf is going On in here

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images...0/laD3977r.png

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Julie Gaffney.

Great goalie or greatest goalie?

No doubt she was light years ahead of Goldberg. Big Goldy had a lot of charisma back there, but from a technical standpoint, it clearly should've been The Cat's crease the whole. Her athleticism, timing and her never give-up-on-the-puck attitude was simply a class above that which Goldberg could offer. And that glove. Oh, that glove. Gunner Stahl probably still has nightmares.

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:lol last page was so epic

http://s.quickmeme.com/img/8f/8f02e1...0460119e7e.jpg

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Still my favorite Kessel photo ever

http://i.imgur.com/AM6q4l1.jpg

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Absolutely. The decision to start Goldberg over Gaffney alone could have been grounds for dismissal, IMO.

Bombay's greatest talent was in unifying players. And even then, he relied a lot on Conway to do the grunt work.

When it came to actual on-ice strategy and game-time decisions, he was lacking.

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this might be true what did he always end up doing?

WINNING...just win baby

#quack

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Yep. Just like he said about Pat Riley, "the guy wins."

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i bet Phil Kessel would destroy a double order of Hans' famous hasenpfeffer and eggs

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:lol :lol :lol

Man I love this thread

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These last two pages have been incredible.

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Favorite hockey movies right now? Mine has recently changed after watching Goon again. Man, that movie rocks.

1. Miracle
2. Goon
3. Slap Shot
4. The Mighty Ducks

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Miracle
D2
Mystery, Alaska
The Mighty Ducks
Goon


Recently watched Goon for the first time. It was great. Also recently showed the wife Mystery, Alaska for the first time. It was still as awesome as it always is.

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Yeah, that is a pretty solid jersey, though I have never been a big fan of the 'collar tie' - love the captain markings on the sleeves, nice homage to the 101st airborne - who all wear their ranger tabs and their airborne qualification on the sleeves as well.

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Man, I totally forgot about Mystery, Alaska. Such a solid film. I need to watch it again.

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I haven't watched that in forever. Very good movie.

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The new Panthers sweaters make them look like Team Czech Republic. Or like a European football club

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Stevie Weeks, hottest prospect in the game

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Wonder if he ever made the Rangers. Also hope he got to come back and have sex with that girl....

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Excellent analysis of the coaching decisions in The Mighty Ducks. Always remember, Ducks Fly Together.

Slap Shot (always Slap Shot)
Miracle
D2
The Mighty Ducks
Mystery, Alaska

I also really really enjoyed ESPN's 30 for 30 on the Red Army hockey team.

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ugh that was so good

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Hockey 30 for 30s have generally been very strong. The original about the Gretzky trade is still one of my favorites and I consider it highly underrated amongst the rest of that series

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I recently watched The Hateful Eight and kept waiting for Kurt Russell to start saying "Great moments are born from great opportunity..."

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"...Again!!!"

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"A bump on the leg is helluva long way from the heart... candy ass."

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My favorite Herb quote isn't from the Disney-fied version. In a documentary Rizzo was telling what Herb said before the gold medal game. He came in and said "If you lose this game, you'll take it to your fucking graves." He started to leave and then stopped and turned and said "your fucking graves."

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:lol Yeah, I remember that one too. Great stuff. No idea why Disney didn't include it.

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funny you say that because my friend brought up to me the fact that Disney has never made a rated R movie before

i could've sworn they did but i looked and couldn't find anything

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If they ever do a Mighty Ducks re-boot, and they use a real NHL coach, they're definitely going to pick Torts. :lol

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How dare you even suggest such a dastardly act?!

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Pretty sure two "fucks" and you can still slide under the PG-13 rules. They could've used it. Would've been epic.

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I thought it was only one fuck. haha

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i mean IMO Fantasia should be rated R because the first time i watched that after smoking some good weed, i saw some fucked up shit believe you me

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There was a John Travolta scene in some movie where he says something like, "did you know that in a PG13 movie you can only say fuck twice? You know what I say? Fuck that." or something. Movie was rated PG13. No idea what it was called. That's how I know that.

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Be Cool ....

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Yep that's the one

The fuck is COLOR="gainsboro"? :lol

edit: nevermind. I see what you did

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lol didn't know you were an Ants newb

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:lol guess so

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1. Mystery, Alaska
2. Miracle
3. Mighty Ducks
4. Slap Shot

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Everyone does realize D2 was far superior to the original, right?

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Uhhhh no.

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Uhhh yes

By a lot

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You don't say or do many wrong things, Barbs. But you did here. This will take me a long time to get over. I just need time.

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:lol :lol

They are about even for me. I've never seen D3, and I don't plan on remedying that anytime soon.

D2 certainly has its moments: "Greenland is full of ice. But Iceland is very nice." The knucklepuck. The game of three-bar between Bombay and Wolf the Island coach.

Think about that for a second. Can you imagine Mike Sullivan and Peter DeBoer suddenly engaging in a game of one-on-one in the middle of practice, with DeBoer ending it by slashing Sullivan in the knee?

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The Mighty Ducks and Mystery, Alaska are the only hockey movies I've ever seen.

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i highly recommend seeing Miracle and Slapshot

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Look, I'm not saying the first one isn't awesome (it is) but the second one is much better for me. Junior Goodwill Games, that team with tie dye jerseys, Russ Tyler, the stuff Dramageek mentioned, etc etc etc.

It's just better

I can't help that I'm the only enlightened one about this

We can at least all agree D3 is unwatchably bad, yes?

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#9 on Trinidad & Tobago = dangle. snipe. celly.

Team's goal celly is UNMATCHED to this day.

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D3 is hilariously bad. This scene still makes me laugh out loud:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqV_dBPc4XY

(Key hilarious moment at 1:20)

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See this is what I'm talking about

D2 is just better

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Miracle is the most accurate hockey movie I've seen in terms of play. They used actually hockey players who they taught to act, instead of using player doubles, and that really adds to the film. Pretty damn inspiring too. I get teary in AT LEAST four parts of that movie every time I watch it.

Goon is more light-hearted, but totally nails the hockey team and locker room culture. It is this generation's Slap Shot.

Slap Shot needs to be seen just because of its legendary status.
Pretty atrocious, and not just on a hockey movie level. Like, on a film level.

Plus, Charlie is such a bitch in that one. Which I also attribute in part to Bombay's coddling of him over the years.

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:lol hell yea i forgot all about that

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This is definitely a highlight of the film.

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:lol The back body drop through the glass! OH MY GAWD HE'S BROKEN IN HALF!!!!!

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Barbs, barbs, barbs. Or Bob if I may. Yikes.

D1 is way superior. And I like D2.

Haven't seen Goon. Still hate Slap Shot. With that, I'll go:

1. Miracle
2. D1
3. Mystery, Alaska
4. D2

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whenever i watch that scene, all i can think is "someone got their face sliced in half by one of those skates"

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Love the hockey movie talk.

To cover the backread:

I really really like Goon.

D2 > Original

Mystery, Alaska is fantastic.


Miracle is still the best hockey movie of all time.

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:lol you may

And again, I'm totally fine being the only one who holds this enlightened and correct opinion. The first one is awesome. I love it. But I own a combo set on DVD, and D2 gets a ton more action

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Take a second to watch Goon on Netflix this weekend. You will not regret it. When Mini Lads is asleep preferably.

EDIT: And perhaps Mrs. Lads too, depending on how she is with F-words and face-punching violence (their sound effects guy deserves an award for that film).

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You are now my new favorite Penns fan. Congratulations

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holy shit there is like a million non-calls in that short video. :lol :lol :lol

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:: bookmarks this post ::

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My favorite part of Miracle is how well they shot the actual hockey. They synced it up with the play-by-play so damn well.

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Exactly. Like I was saying, the actual hockey in that movie is completely unmatched by any other hockey film I've seen. If you watch the "making of" stuff on that movie, it's really cool to see how closely they studied footage from the actual games, then how meticulously they rehearsed to make the onscreen action look as close to the real thing as they could.

And I think the non-actors thing helped. Being able to show the actual players' faces playing just makes it more impactful.