[A] Western Conference Quarterfinal: 4/17 - CHI (1) vs (1) PHX 8:00 PM

[MassHavoc]

Fighting Down. Injuries Skyrocket. Welcome to the new NHL.

 

[Samurai]

via @chicagotribune 10:05 Hossa was wheeled out of ER @ Northwestern Memorial hospital to a waiting Porsche & got into the car on his own

 

[MassHavoc]

They need to let this shit settle out on the ice not in Shanahan's office.

 

[MassHavoc]

via @chicagotribune 10:05 Hossa was wheeled out of ER @ Northwestern Memorial hospital to a waiting Porsche & got into the car on his own

was he driving?

 

[Samurai]

was he driving?

I don't think so, but not positive.

 

[roshinaya]

What a shitty way to end this game. Bad goal on Crawford who kept the Hawks in it in the first. All in all this game left a bad taste for obvious reasons. They need to get them next game.



**** Torres. **** Smith. **** the Coyotes. **** Shanaban.

 

[winos5]

No words to describe how I feel right now.

 

[roshinaya]

Absolutely gutted. Think of the outrage had it been Torres scoring the winner. There would have been riots.

 

[the canadian dream]

Bad goal by craw on a bad play by hammer. Craw needs to shake that one off for game 4.



Game was far too emotional. Im drained.



Torres is now king twat...worse than Burrows. NHL officiating can have twat 2. I have no faith in the league to do whats right...obviously they have already failed. The twats keep twating while legit talent keeps paying the price.



There were a lot of positives on the ice tonight and a lot of negatives. Im not going to pin any hawks under the bus tonight. Too emotional after what happened to hossa and i thought the hawks reacted as well as a team could. Just a rough play to lose on. Washing it off now.

 

[the canadian dream]

Ps



glad hossa is going to be okay. Thats the most important thing. Were scary reports at points.



Nice that bettman was in the crowd watching it all. Maybe he can whipe the smirk off his face next time.

 

[MassHavoc]

That's the worst part bettman and ferh both up close and personal, yet nothing will change.

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

Well....saw (and spoke) to The Count in the Stadium Club....I no longer know what off sides is or why a puck can be in the offensive zone and suddenly be whistled and placed in the defensive zone. Not going to say this was the worst officiated game I have seen (has nothing to do with the outcome), but based on all of the other series I am not so sure I want to watch the rest of these playoffs.

 

[MassHavoc]

Well....saw (and spoke) to The Count in the Stadium Club....I no longer know what off sides is or why a puck can be in the offensive zone and suddenly be whistled and placed in the defensive zone. Not going to say this was the worst officiated game I have seen (has nothing to do with the outcome), but based on all of the other series I am not so sure I want to watch the rest of these playoffs.

even if it's not why they lost its still the worst I've seen.

 

[BiscuitintheBasket]

even if it's not why they lost its still the worst I've seen.

Honestly it has nothing to so with the loss. Seen enough similar OT winning goals to know it is going to happen....but damn these playoffs have been shit so far and not entertaining because of the whys (or lack there of). And yes I swore, and yes I told the count that these playoff have been embarrising for the league, the officiating, etc....not too long after I was asked to leave.

 

[the canadian dream]

Good for you biscuit.



Its not fun watching players wheeled off in stretchers for anyone. Its not fun watching players dive. Its not fun watching players put other players heads into the glass or cross checking them in the head etc etc etc.



I could care less about the ocassional missed off side or missed trip or missed interference. Thats going to happen in every game. It does piss me off when they are continually missed though...and thats been happening in every series.



Im tired of the highlites and talk after games being about illegal hits and suspensions. I prefer and demand talk about beautiful goals and saves and clean hockey hits. The game i love is being overtaken by hacks and twats. And taken even further when officiating is controlling to much where they shouldnt be.



Anyways...im still going to watch the playoffs but it has been soured the last few days. Im not going to devote as much attention to them as i wanted to now.



Ps...seabrook was awsome tonight. Thought a little positive would be a nice touch. Guys like seabs make me want to watch hockey. Guys like torres make me want to turn it off.

 

[R K]

Good thing I didn't run into him. I'm hot. Really hot.

 

[R K]

even if it's not why they lost its still the worst I've seen.

I don't know had they had the at least 14 more minutes of PP time they should have recieved they MIGHT have scored a goal.



Not to mention losing one of the best players in the World which SHOULD have been 5 minutes right there and the LOSS of one of thier forwards.





Toews clearly addresses it in his presser after the game. You play like you should and those infractions are called. When they aren't you are then at a disadvantage.



Someone explain to me why at the end of the 2nd Kane is completely JACKED yet Toews ends up in the box to start the 3rd? HUH?

 

[the canadian dream]

Isn't it funny how a 23 year old has more common sense and hockey smarts than an office full of ex players and lawyers?



Toews presser was right on the money. He's a smart kid.



I didn't want to buy into the thought that the league was getting their grubby hands on these series..but it looks and smells like it's the truth. The cameras turning to Bettman in the crowd while he smirked and smiled after Hossa laid on the ice for 20 minutes motionless certainly helped the case that the league does have invested interest and may be cheating. That takes a lot for me to say that trust me.

 

[mikita's helmet]

Bad goal by craw on a bad play by hammer.

The first Yotes goal in game 1 and the last Yotes goal tonight, just horrible choices on Hammer's part. Complete brainfreezes.

 

[mikita's helmet]

Isn't it funny how a 23 year old has more common sense and hockey smarts than an office full of ex players and lawyers?



Toews presser was right on the money. He's a smart kid.

Made the refs, Shanahan, Bettman, the league look completely incompetent. Q's interview during the game did too.

I didn't want to buy into the thought that the league was getting their grubby hands on these series..but it looks and smells like it's the truth. The cameras turning to Bettman in the crowd while he smirked and smiled after Hossa laid on the ice for 20 minutes motionless certainly helped the case that the league does have invested interest and may be cheating. That takes a lot for me to say that trust me.

Again, they're just fucking incompetent.