tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post4633605746536164538..comments2023-12-14T09:31:07.139-05:00Comments on Scotty Hockey: 27-16-4: Puttering Out In PittsburghScotty Hockeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18440672878311338910noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-46718677943346674912009-01-19T09:44:00.000-05:002009-01-19T09:44:00.000-05:00Im back on the Scotty Hockey agreement train after...Im back on the Scotty Hockey agreement train after that blog entry. Spot on in all counts. <BR/><BR/>I was infuriated with Scott Gomez antics w/ Philip Boucher as well... what the f-ck was he thinking?<BR/><BR/>I generally like Pierre McGuire, for the same reasons as you said... but I was a little annoyed at him calling out the Rangers and (Colton Orr specifically) when he 'went after' Cindy in the 2nd.<BR/><BR/>He mentioned numerous times in that sequence how he commended the Pens for 'sticking up for their players' ... but isnt that just what Orr was doing? Yet Orr gets criticized? Gimme a break, Pierre.<BR/><BR/>I know he was between the benches, so maybe he didnt see it... but apparently he missed the slash to the wrist of blair betts which is what caused Orr to confront Cindy.<BR/><BR/>Now I may also be wrong on who slashed Betts or what exactly happened... and I hoped to get a second look at it. But due to the fact that it never got replayed again. Only the aftermath... thanks to the stellar replay/camera work.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07410087592122639029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-23596495102898354262009-01-19T02:05:00.000-05:002009-01-19T02:05:00.000-05:00highlight of the game: when Milbury literally hit ...highlight of the game: when Milbury literally hit Maguire at the end of the "ban on fighting" discussion. I think Pierre is a good analyst, but some of the things he believes and says are just outlandish. <BR/><BR/>The Crosby penalty shot was ridiculous. There was no hook, it was a slap on his shoulder at the most, and , I'm still trying to figure out why it was called for a penalty shot at all. The dork skated into the zone with two rangers already defending, and pushed past a third, who took the infraction. To me, it was neither a breakaway nor a clear scoring chance. He was barely at the middle of the circles when he dove. I call shenanigans.<BR/><BR/>So, what, is NBC just picking up regular season games where the Penguins are playing? This pandering to Sidney Crosby has got to stop. Alexander Ovechkin is the real hockey archetype that the fans want to see. If he was playing for just about anyone else but Washington (NJ and the Islanders excluded, of course), I would seriously consider getting a AO jersey. He's just sick. Also, Datsyuk has been playing crazy hockey these past few weeks. There are so many talented players in this league, I can't tell what the big deal is about this one kid alone. <BR/><BR/>Finally, I completely disagree about the Menard goal. I don't blame Hank for missing that one at all. He was watching the puck behind the net, and went down because he couldn't know who that quick pass was going to...usually that turns into a low garbage goal at pad height. The other 2, completely his fault. He had both time to react and also time to position himself better. That said, I hope he has an awesome showing at the All Star Game. And I want him to get that goddamned Vezina. He deserved it last year over Marty "the adulterer" Brodeur, and they gave it to that egomaniac instead. It's worse then watching the Oscars.Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11475304953684560462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-52330079577487533622009-01-18T21:13:00.000-05:002009-01-18T21:13:00.000-05:00ok, seriously, this Mexican't stuff is just annoyi...ok, seriously, this Mexican't stuff is just annoying. The guy isn't nearly as bad as you make him out to be. If SATHER didn't sign him to a stupidly large contract, you wouldn't be all over him, every shift, every game. The fact that he's flippant in interviews doesn't say a thing about how the guy is in the locker room, how good of a leader he is, or anything. We're fans. If he keeps things light in a heavy locker room, more power too him. Same goes for Drury. Just because a guy is not freaking out every two seconds doesn't mean he doesn't care. Hell, same goes to Renney (when someone who doesn't blow up blows up, your guys listen). I've been a fan of this team for many years, and it's nice to have some level heads for once. We have kids for emotion, and men of reason. Sorry for the rant, but this has been eating away at me.<BR/><BR/>Still, good work man, read the blog a lot, and dig your writing, even if I don't jive with some of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-34351308321453872122009-01-18T20:40:00.000-05:002009-01-18T20:40:00.000-05:00YOu must REEEALLLLY be sick of Joe if you actually...YOu must REEEALLLLY be sick of Joe if you actually think Mcquire is all those things. The guy is the biggest blowhard in hockey and has the biggest cases of Napolean syndrome I have ever seen. <BR/><BR/>He absolutely RUIN's the beauty that is NBC hockey in HD.<BR/><BR/>Eddie O is not far behind him mind you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-44423492263773422632009-01-18T19:15:00.000-05:002009-01-18T19:15:00.000-05:00Beyond the fact that the Rangers played/coached pi...Beyond the fact that the Rangers played/coached piss poor today, is it just me or did it seem like the feed for the game might as well be done on the Pens home network. I would rather the NHL not be shown nationally then to hear the homering that the Pens are given on NBC. I am sick, gastrointestinal bleeding sick of hearing that broadcasting team go on and on about them. If you couldnt see the game but hear it you would have hardly known the Rangers were playing, much less any other hockey team period. This could as well have been a broadcast of a Penguins practice (The Rangers play certaintly didn't help change that). Eddie Olczyk makes me bang my head against a wall whenever I have to hear him speak, just not as hard as hearing Micheletti speak diarrhea out of his mouth. Crosby isnt the best player in hockey, he should not be getting those "Gretzky/Jordan" calls because he does nothing to earn them. He doesnt deserve the C on his sweater. I would love to see a true Captain in today's NHL like Iginla knock his teeth in and rip the C off Cindy's sweater while he skates off to the box. Sorry for venting but today's game irked me in so many ways today. And as usual you were spot on about the Rangers lack of play today.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9169155003164451698.post-49814441564877044972009-01-18T18:19:00.000-05:002009-01-18T18:19:00.000-05:00Unbelievably torture. That's what the game turned ...Unbelievably torture. That's what the game turned out to be, great way to show The Rangers to the nation on NBC.<BR/><BR/>You'd think after the last game, the team would have fire lit up their ass going after everything... <BR/><BR/>Oh well...Duniyadndhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16636673329820740115noreply@blogger.com