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NHL '12 Playoffs |OT2| NHL ratings up 50%; GAF ratings down 90%
- Thread starter ZeroGravity
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Herpes Reasons
Banned
fuck yes.
my dad was a huge kings fan.
he passed away a few years ago.
brings a tear to my eye.
my dad was a huge kings fan.
he passed away a few years ago.
brings a tear to my eye.
littleworm
Member
Quick for Conn Smyth !
timetokill
Banned
you guys, I seriously feel like a kid again... I never thought this was going to happen...
Marty will always have his rings and legacy. Devils were not win or bust this year.
Crazymoogle
Member
There should be no question. Best goaltending in the playoffs for quite some time
Still waiting for that first one. I begrudgely congratulate Kings-GAF.
Oh my god you guys, I can't believe it's finally going to happen.... LA-GAF hold me
I have only been a fan for 5 or 6 years but still, its unreal that this is happening.
Since last year?
yellow submarine
Member
He got banned for this? Weird.
Yup
Crazymoogle
Member
Have to think Tim Thomas let in a lot more than Quick did
In the first half of the season, they had a coach who didn't know how to properly use his personnel. Some of our high-potential players, like Brown and Penner, didn't really do anything in the first half. Our only real offensive threats were Kopitar, Richards, and Gagne.
In December, our second-best offensive player at the time (Simon Gagne), went down with a concussion that kept him out until two games ago. Richards got a less serious injury, but it clearly affected his play for a few months, as his scoring dropped off completely. Kopitar started to show definite fatigue from having to carry the team.
In January we changed coaches, and the offense started to click. Then we made the trade for Carter, which allowed us to solidify our lines. Brown went on the trading block, which seemed to motivate him to reach his true potential. Richards started playing better, and our top line of Kopitar, Brown, and Williams became dominant. Our second line of Richards, Carter and King was also a serious threat, and we were able to move Penner to the third line.
TL;DR: we had a shit system and under-performing players for most of the season, but it all came together at the end.
KingHenrik30
Member
So Hextall gets his name on the cup right?
brianjones
Member
Lol uhhhhh did he make a ban bet
CrazedArabMan
Member
Yep, hopefully that is the consolation prize for us. Anyways congrats Kings fans like Clydefrog for winning the Stanley Cup, however for the thousands of bandwagon fans that joined the Kings, the same can't be said to you. But congrats to the real fans who knew they had a hockey team before this year.
yellow submarine
Member
Boo Bettman damn it!!
Grats to bluemax (you've been around for awhile), Clydefrog and the rest of Kings-GAF.
That was almost as loud as a Jets crowd in December!
He looked more jealous to me.
lazybones18
Banned
Hail to the.....you know the rest
Congrats
Congrats
CartridgeBlower
Member
THAT'S WHY WE FUCKING PLAY!
Let's get that on some shirts down in L.A...
Let's get that on some shirts down in L.A...
SuperSonic1305
Member
LA isn't booing Bettman. Not real fans confirmed!