the Night the NHL died

[DChero]

I'm really glad that it wasn't one of the same 5-10 teams that seem to be clear contenders on a regular rotation. I would have been happier if it was a Wings/Pens III.

 

[4thstreet]

i really would have thought that bwf guy would have used one of his other screennames to start this thread

the maple leaf avi doesn't help either-hockey has been dead there for years.

 

[DChero]

the maple leaf avi doesn't help either-hockey has been dead there for years.

 

[Vadered]

I'm really glad that it wasn't one of the same 5-10 teams that seem to be clear contenders on a regular rotation.

Actually, in the last ten years there have been nine different Cup winners and fourteen different teams in the finals. The NHL has a remarkable amount of parity compared to baseball or the NBA.

Amusingly enough, that first statement is true whether you go by ten calendar years or ten NHL seasons.

 

[DChero]

Actually, in the last ten years there have been nine different Cup winners and fourteen different teams in the finals. The NHL has a remarkable amount of parity compared to baseball or the NBA.

Amusingly enough, that first statement is true whether you go by ten calendar years or ten NHL seasons.

I meant the regular teams that we usually assume will make it. Wings, Sharks, Flyers, Penguins, Blackhawks, Bruins, Capitals, etc. I'm sure going in, at least half of us thought that the Canucks had a better chance of winning A series than the Kings. This is why we love the playoffs.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

these are very emotional times


bye bye ... BWF guy
you drove your chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
your pregnant would be brides been drinking whiskey and rye singing
this will be the day the nhl died
this will be the day the nhl died

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

these are very emotional times


bye bye ... BWF guy
you drove your chevy to the levee but the levee was dry
your pregnant would be brides been drinking whiskey and rye singing
this will be the day the nhl died
this will be the day the nhl died

The month of June made me shiver,
With every BWF post he deliver'd.
Bad news on the SportsHoopla,
I couldn't click - one more post.
I can't remember if I cried,
When I read BWF had no bride,
But something touched me deeeeeep inside,
The day - the NHL - died.

 

[UTVolCountry]

The month of June made me shiver,
With every BWF post he deliver'd.
Bad news on the SportsHoopla,
I couldn't click - one more post.
I can't remember if I cried,
When I read BWF had no bride,
But something touched me deeeeeep inside,
The day - the NHL - died.

 

[UTVolCountry]

I don't know why you're so upset. The Kings have been around, for what, 45 years? This is their first time ever winning the Cup...and you go ape shit. Get with the times and todays NHL. Not every team named Montreal, Toronto or Detroit is going to win the Cup.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

I don't know why you're so upset. The Kings have been around, for what, 45 years? This is their first time ever winning the Cup...and you go ape shit. Get with the times and todays NHL. Not every team named Montreal, Toronto or Detroit is going to win the Cup.

No, sometimes it even goes to teams in Chicago and Boston.

 

[juliansteed]

Umm... Can people please stop with this "didn't deserve to win" bullshit?

They steamrolled every team, with help from Quick, yes, but as a team.

 

[Vadered]

JStew and WW beat me to it by about eleven hours, but oh well.


About a day ago...
I can still remember
How that hockey used to make me smile.
And I knew if I had some luck
That I could watch that small black puck
And, maybe, I'd be happy for a while.

But may and june - they made me shiver
With each game TV'd deliver.
The end was getting closer.
I didn't want it - nossir.

I can't remember if I cried
As I watched California's pride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the hockey died.

So bye-bye, Mister Shanahan guy.
Saw some f-ing shitty "reffing,"
Heard some Jeffing from Sly.
And for three months fans of hockey dormant will lie,
Singin' "This'll be the year for our guys!
This'll be the year for our guys!"


Did you see that Weber ass,
Faceplant Zetterberg into the glass,
And not get a single game?
Is Torres just a massive troll?
Can Fleury or Bryz stop a shot on goal,
And did Quick learn to 'tend by selling off his soul?

Well, I know Briere was way offsides
The Sens took the Rangers for a ride.
Boston and Florida lose,
And how 'bout them Kings and Blues?
First round's done like the Canucks,
Detroit and Hawks had spent their lucks,
And one more thing - PITTSBURGH SUCKS,
The day the first round died.

I started singin',
Silly, Mister Sidney Crosby
Saw some shovin of the glove and
he ain't lovin Philly
(Just don't remind me how we lost ten to three)
Singin' "Man that was a series to see.
Man that was a series to see."

Now for twenty years the Devils have had Brodeur
A goalie the Flyers have no answer for,
But that's not how it used to be.
When the Caps threw down with Lundqvist the king
A goalie show was quite the thing,
The Rangers moved on to round three.

Oh, and while the King was looking down,
Quick stole his "Best Goalie" crown.
The courtroom was adjourned;
And LA would return.
And while Glendale subsidized the 'yotes
They had the Preds right by their throats,
And Radulov got back on his boats
The day that round two died.

We were singing,
Bye, bye Mr. KHL guy!
We're not mad he's just a baddy
Hell, we're glad he said bye.
And the Kings got a sweep in the Conf'rence Semis,
Singing, "That Quick is one helluva guy.
That Quick is one helluva guy."

Round three found me sulking 'way from hockey
But the game goes on with or without me.
Phoenix 'gainst the LA Kings.
Game five: Yotes got angry,
The players thought 'twas a knee-on-knee
But LA was going forward toward rings,

Now New York faced down the Garden State
A trip to the finals was at stake,
Defense and block-ed shots,
Accumulated in bulk lots!
'Cause the Cup's the thing that all teams seek,
Despite Tort's angry coaching-speak,
Old Henrik lost to new Henrique
The day the third round died.

We started singing,
Bye-bye, loud Tortarella guy,
You were swearin', we weren't carin'
I'll be fair and say why. <Reported>
We think your city stinks, yes we all hate N-Y.
Singing, "Rangers Cup? I'd rather die.
Rangers Cup? I'd rather die."

Oh, and there we were at the last place,
A pair of teams off would face
Off with no chance to start again.
So come on: Let's go Marty! Let's go Quick!
Let's see goalies who're really sick.
Cause the next Cup chance will come God knows when!

Oh, and as I watched them on the ice
Although the games were worth the hefty price
In the corner of my mind
I knew what the end would find!
And as the LA Kings were victors whole,
I raged with all my mortal soul
I saw Carter score the winning goal
The day the playoffs died

I was singing,
Why? Why? Mister Jeff Carter, Why?
He was chilly back in Philly
And yet still HE's the guy?
Couldn't hit empty net on his forty-third try,
Singing, "My Island's no longer Dry.
My Island's no longer Dry."

I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some hockey news,
But she just smiled and turned away.
I turned on my old radio
Where I'd heard the hockey days ago,
But the man there said there was no CBA.

And on SportsHoopla, the posters prayed
For bargains planned and agreements made
But not a word's yet spoken.
Yet I know we'll keep hopin'.
For the three sounds we all love to hear:
The goal horn screaming, the home crowd's cheer,
And in September, "Hockey is near!"
We'll show the game's not died.

And they were singing,
Bye-bye, Mister Shanahan guy.
Saw some f-ing shitty "reffing,"
Heard some Jeffing from Sly.
And for three months fans of hockey dormant will lie,
Singin', "This'll be the year for our guys.
This'll be the year for our guys."

They were singing,
Bye-bye, Mister Shanahan guy.
Saw some f-ing shitty "reffing,"
Heard some Jeffing from Sly.
And for three months fans of hockey dormant will lie,
Singin' "This'll be the year for our guys!"

 

[TheRobotDevil]

reps to vadered and ww when i reset

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

You know it's funny Wayne Gretzky called the Devils a Mickey Mouse Organization awhile back. Since then the Devils won 3 & appeared in the finals 5 times before the Kings finally won their 1st Cup.

 

[Vadered]

You know it's funny Wayne Gretzky called the Devils a Mickey Mouse Organization awhile back. Since then the Devils won 3 & appeared in the finals 5 times before the Kings finally won their 1st Cup.

They WERE a Mickey Mouse Organization.



Much like Christina Aguilera, a mouseketeer (second row, right)

they grew up.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

They WERE a Mickey Mouse Organization.



Much like Christina Aguilera, a mouseketeer (second row, right)

they grew up.

Well it could have been worse. I was expecting a picture of Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake or Mario Lopez.

 

[Vadered]

Well it could have been worse. I was expecting a picture of Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake or Mario Lopez.

Expecting? Or hoping for?

 

[Winged_Wheel88]

JStew and WW beat me to it by about eleven hours, but oh well.


About a day ago...
I can still remember
How that hockey used to make me smile.
And I knew if I had some luck
That I could watch that small black puck
And, maybe, I'd be happy for a while.

But may and june - they made me shiver
With each game TV'd deliver.
The end was getting closer.
I didn't want it - nossir.

I can't remember if I cried
As I watched California's pride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the hockey died.

So bye-bye, Mister Shanahan guy.
Saw some f-ing shitty "reffing,"
Heard some Jeffing from Sly.
And for three months fans of hockey dormant will lie,
Singin' "This'll be the year for our guys!
This'll be the year for our guys!"


Did you see that Weber ass,
Faceplant Zetterberg into the glass,
And not get a single game?
Is Torres just a massive troll?
Can Fleury or Bryz stop a shot on goal,
And did Quick learn to 'tend by selling off his soul?

Well, I know Briere was way offsides
The Sens took the Rangers for a ride.
Boston and Florida lose,
And how 'bout them Kings and Blues?
First round's done like the Canucks,
Detroit and Hawks had spent their lucks,
And one more thing - PITTSBURGH SUCKS,
The day the first round died.

I started singin',
Silly, Mister Sidney Crosby
Saw some shovin of the glove and
he ain't lovin Philly
(Just don't remind me how we lost ten to three)
Singin' "Man that was a series to see.
Man that was a series to see."

Now for twenty years the Devils have had Brodeur
A goalie the Flyers have no answer for,
But that's not how it used to be.
When the Caps threw down with Lundqvist the king
A goalie show was quite the thing,
The Rangers moved on to round three.

Oh, and while the King was looking down,
Quick stole his "Best Goalie" crown.
The courtroom was adjourned;
And LA would return.
And while Glendale subsidized the 'yotes
They had the Preds right by their throats,
And Radulov got back on his boats
The day that round two died.

We were singing,
Bye, bye Mr. KHL guy!
We're not mad he's just a baddy
Hell, we're glad he said bye.
And the Kings got a sweep in the Conf'rence Semis,
Singing, "That Quick is one helluva guy.
That Quick is one helluva guy."

Round three found me sulking 'way from hockey
But the game goes on with or without me.
Phoenix 'gainst the LA Kings.
Game five: Yotes got angry,
The players thought 'twas a knee-on-knee
But LA was going forward toward rings,

Now New York faced down the Garden State
A trip to the finals was at stake,
Defense and block-ed shots,
Accumulated in bulk lots!
'Cause the Cup's the thing that all teams seek,
Despite Tort's angry coaching-speak,
Old Henrik lost to new Henrique
The day the third round died.

We started singing,
Bye-bye, loud Tortarella guy,
You were swearin', we weren't carin'
I'll be fair and say why. <Reported>
We think your city stinks, yes we all hate N-Y.
Singing, "Rangers Cup? I'd rather die.
Rangers Cup? I'd rather die."

Oh, and there we were at the last place,
A pair of teams off would face
Off with no chance to start again.
So come on: Let's go Marty! Let's go Quick!
Let's see goalies who're really sick.
Cause the next Cup chance will come God knows when!

Oh, and as I watched them on the ice
Although the games were worth the hefty price
In the corner of my mind
I knew what the end would find!
And as the LA Kings were victors whole,
I raged with all my mortal soul
I saw Carter score the winning goal
The day the playoffs died

I was singing,
Why? Why? Mister Jeff Carter, Why?
He was chilly back in Philly
And yet still HE's the guy?
Couldn't hit empty net on his forty-third try,
Singing, "My Island's no longer Dry.
My Island's no longer Dry."

I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some hockey news,
But she just smiled and turned away.
I turned on my old radio
Where I'd heard the hockey days ago,
But the man there said there was no CBA.

And on SportsHoopla, the posters prayed
For bargains planned and agreements made
But not a word's yet spoken.
Yet I know we'll keep hopin'.
For the three sounds we all love to hear:
The goal horn screaming, the home crowd's cheer,
And in September, "Hockey is near!"
We'll show the game's not died.

And they were singing,
Bye-bye, Mister Shanahan guy.
Saw some f-ing shitty "reffing,"
Heard some Jeffing from Sly.
And for three months fans of hockey dormant will lie,
Singin', "This'll be the year for our guys.
This'll be the year for our guys."

They were singing,
Bye-bye, Mister Shanahan guy.
Saw some f-ing shitty "reffing,"
Heard some Jeffing from Sly.
And for three months fans of hockey dormant will lie,
Singin' "This'll be the year for our guys!"

^^ I nominate this piece of genius for post of the year.

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

Expecting? Or hoping for?

Hoping for? GOD NO!!!!!!!

Expecting? YES.

 

[UTVolCountry]

JStew and WW beat me to it by about eleven hours, but oh well.


About a day ago...
I can still remember
How that hockey used to make me smile.
And I knew if I had some luck
That I could watch that small black puck
And, maybe, I'd be happy for a while.

But may and june - they made me shiver
With each game TV'd deliver.
The end was getting closer.
I didn't want it - nossir.

I can't remember if I cried
As I watched California's pride
But something touched me deep inside
The day the hockey died.

So bye-bye, Mister Shanahan guy.
Saw some f-ing shitty "reffing,"
Heard some Jeffing from Sly.
And for three months fans of hockey dormant will lie,
Singin' "This'll be the year for our guys!
This'll be the year for our guys!"


Did you see that Weber ass,
Faceplant Zetterberg into the glass,
And not get a single game?
Is Torres just a massive troll?
Can Fleury or Bryz stop a shot on goal,
And did Quick learn to 'tend by selling off his soul?

Well, I know Briere was way offsides
The Sens took the Rangers for a ride.
Boston and Florida lose,
And how 'bout them Kings and Blues?
First round's done like the Canucks,
Detroit and Hawks had spent their lucks,
And one more thing - PITTSBURGH SUCKS,
The day the first round died.

I started singin',
Silly, Mister Sidney Crosby
Saw some shovin of the glove and
he ain't lovin Philly
(Just don't remind me how we lost ten to three)
Singin' "Man that was a series to see.
Man that was a series to see."

Now for twenty years the Devils have had Brodeur
A goalie the Flyers have no answer for,
But that's not how it used to be.
When the Caps threw down with Lundqvist the king
A goalie show was quite the thing,
The Rangers moved on to round three.

Oh, and while the King was looking down,
Quick stole his "Best Goalie" crown.
The courtroom was adjourned;
And LA would return.
And while Glendale subsidized the 'yotes
They had the Preds right by their throats,
And Radulov got back on his boats
The day that round two died.

We were singing,
Bye, bye Mr. KHL guy!
We're not mad he's just a baddy
Hell, we're glad he said bye.
And the Kings got a sweep in the Conf'rence Semis,
Singing, "That Quick is one helluva guy.
That Quick is one helluva guy."

Round three found me sulking 'way from hockey
But the game goes on with or without me.
Phoenix 'gainst the LA Kings.
Game five: Yotes got angry,
The players thought 'twas a knee-on-knee
But LA was going forward toward rings,

Now New York faced down the Garden State
A trip to the finals was at stake,
Defense and block-ed shots,
Accumulated in bulk lots!
'Cause the Cup's the thing that all teams seek,
Despite Tort's angry coaching-speak,
Old Henrik lost to new Henrique
The day the third round died.

We started singing,
Bye-bye, loud Tortarella guy,
You were swearin', we weren't carin'
I'll be fair and say why. <Reported>
We think your city stinks, yes we all hate N-Y.
Singing, "Rangers Cup? I'd rather die.
Rangers Cup? I'd rather die."

Oh, and there we were at the last place,
A pair of teams off would face
Off with no chance to start again.
So come on: Let's go Marty! Let's go Quick!
Let's see goalies who're really sick.
Cause the next Cup chance will come God knows when!

Oh, and as I watched them on the ice
Although the games were worth the hefty price
In the corner of my mind
I knew what the end would find!
And as the LA Kings were victors whole,
I raged with all my mortal soul
I saw Carter score the winning goal
The day the playoffs died

I was singing,
Why? Why? Mister Jeff Carter, Why?
He was chilly back in Philly
And yet still HE's the guy?
Couldn't hit empty net on his forty-third try,
Singing, "My Island's no longer Dry.
My Island's no longer Dry."

I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some hockey news,
But she just smiled and turned away.
I turned on my old radio
Where I'd heard the hockey days ago,
But the man there said there was no CBA.

And on SportsHoopla, the posters prayed
For bargains planned and agreements made
But not a word's yet spoken.
Yet I know we'll keep hopin'.
For the three sounds we all love to hear:
The goal horn screaming, the home crowd's cheer,
And in September, "Hockey is near!"
We'll show the game's not died.

And they were singing,
Bye-bye, Mister Shanahan guy.
Saw some f-ing shitty "reffing,"
Heard some Jeffing from Sly.
And for three months fans of hockey dormant will lie,
Singin', "This'll be the year for our guys.
This'll be the year for our guys."

They were singing,
Bye-bye, Mister Shanahan guy.
Saw some f-ing shitty "reffing,"
Heard some Jeffing from Sly.
And for three months fans of hockey dormant will lie,
Singin' "This'll be the year for our guys!"

Beautiful