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  5. Pens edge past Habs in 6

    in Game Recaps

    Posted

    The Penguins managed to take the 1st 2 games of the series to go up 2-0. Patrick Roy and his boys Teppo and Dave Ellett put on the ritz for the ladies and gentz at the Civic Arena, playing solid D, trademark of the Pens all years.

    As the series moved to Montreal, coach KingCupsRun93 must've pulled one of those naked lady bits seen in the movie Major League to motivate his squad. Cliff Ronning and Dale Hawerchuk made Roy consider early retirement, and Tommy Barasso was playing like it was the 91-92 playoffs of old. The Gilette all-in moment of the day was the Habs game 4 decisive 4-0 victory. Muller, Juneau, and Hogue were frustrated the entire game by the defensive guru-ings of good ol' Larry Murphy.

    Series, tied, 2-2.

    At this point, I was considering having kgman sign in under my screenname to play for me, because I was getting smashed by the Habs and I couldn't do anything about it. Luckily, I have years of experience of losing in the playoffs, so I didn't let it get under my skin. Resorting to fundamental park my ass in the lane defense, I was able to get a grip and give KingsCupRun93 two of my best efforts ever to squeak by and win the series 4-2.

    Series MVP: Teppo Numminen. I think he scored as many goals in this series as the regular season.

    Bizarro world food for thought: Patrick Roy on the Penguins,.... Tom Barrasso on the Canadiens.

  6. Gilmour Makes Plea to Delgado to Return

    in Game Recaps

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    Scotty Stevens: keep up the good write ups, some people do enjoy reading them. We also enjoy having you in the draft league, and in future leagues. If people don't care to read your write-ups or banter, they have the option not to. Hopefully they can keep their opinions to themselves, but in the meanwhile, continue being yourself, and don't let anyone get under your skin.

    Just smash them in the mouth like Scott Stevens would.

  8. All star teams

    in General Discussion

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    I'll fight for the Penguins in the Stanley Cup. I don't care much for an All-Star game. Let's not call it bowing down... I'm not stepping up.

    and as a P.S. I think we can all agree the coaches in the West as a whole are better. It would be interesting if someone could get a power ranking formula worked out based on schedule and what not, just to see where everyone stacks up. I'm not statistician, but I'll give you the #1.... backhand. You can work from there.

  11. Online Etiquette

    in General NHL'94 Discussion

    Posted

    The GG or some form of sportsmanship after a game I think shows a lot of class, especially when coming after a loss. Of course everyone will get pissed if they lose in OT by a crease cutting goal, but it's just a game!

    I'm onboard with the rest of backhand's pointers.

    On top of those, I'm wondering how people feel about checking after the whistle... is it stat boosting, or headhunting? If you're up 6-0, are you going to start checking the opponent after a whistle? It feels unwholesome to me if it's against someone you don't know that well.

  14. Anaheim does the unthinkable

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Yea skool, you are a cool dude, it would be a shame if you stopped playing. It is true that leagues are getting more competitive, but don't let that be a reason for leaving the game. You still had a successful season where you were not only competitive in every game you played, but were someone most coaches feared to play because of your skills. I experienced the same in the last Gens League where I had a losing season, but I enjoyed playign anyways.

    There seems to be an overemphasis on the importance of NHL94 playoffs. I play every game because I enjoy playing, not because of the dream of winning a "Stanley Cup" in one of these leagues. I hope most guys feel that way too... or everyone is WEIRD!

  15. Online player area

    in Getting Started

    Posted

    The newest release of AIM allows you to run multiple ScreenNames.

    and thank you addison for looking into this... I remember mentioning this months ago, but it wasn't such a big issue with many people. I would like it however because I have my IM name as invisible to people who I don't have in my buddy list, so new players would probably never have a chance to contact me for a game.

  16. Suggestion for Season 2

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    A keeper league is a fantastic idea......

    but I think I remember this being discussed prior to season 1 being started, and Dmitry mentioned that it is a good idea to get a feel for the draft and what is important to draft for first. I'm sure a few guys are disappointed with some of their picks given the available players.

    I would definately keep Roy and Hogue.... but if it were put to a vote, I'd say keep the keeper league off for another season.

  17. All star teams

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Since all players are listed as "Forward" and "Defense" only, I won't bother splitting players up by position... but here are my votes:

    East:

    Fowards

    1. Lemieux

    2. Alex Mogilny

    3. Pavel Bure

    D-men

    1. Iafrate

    2. Zhitnik / Svoboda

    Goalie

    1. Roy

    West:

    Fowards

    1. Stevie Y

    2. Mike Gartner

    3. Jimmy Carson

    D

    1. Housley

    2. Borque

    G.

    1. yup... Belfour

    ---> are we gonna have coaching awards?

  20. #16 in the rafters

    in NHL Discussion

    Posted

    I'll give you this: Bret Hull had one of the most amazing shots of all time. Nary a star of the 1990s could compare with that shot.

    But that was the 90s...how about this to stir the pot:

    Better shot: Bret Hull or Mike Bossy?

    Now there is a debate. Comparing Yzerman to Hull is comparing apples to oranges, but this is a more relevant comparison. I'd love to hear from the new NYI fan.

  22. Tribute to Steve Yzerman

    in NHL Discussion

    Posted

    Theeen, the flakes in the front office brought a colossal ball- licker named Mike Keenan

    You win the argument just for making this point. This was the point of the decade!

    But I see comments about how no one around here likes the new NHL

    I love the new NHL. Sidney Crosby is of course my new love child. But I think the mid 90's offered a lot of star quality players like Hull, Yzerman, Messier, Gretzky, Lemieux, etc, that today's NHL can't match.

    But give it time! The new NHL has some crazy young talent that is going to develop into a league of new crazy stars.

  23. Tribute to Steve Yzerman

    in NHL Discussion

    Posted

    I'm from Pittsburgh and Mario was always my favorite, but he doens't need any ceremonies. He was inducted into the HoF after his 97 retirement, bypassing the waiting period. Then when he returned, he had a damn fine welcome back party (his 1st game back was pretty much the happiest day of my life).

    But the last few years, he missed most of his games with injury. Last year, he looked absolutely terrible on the ice when he did play... his skating was not up to par on any level. It was best that he left quietly, he didn't need any more fanfare.

    I think Stevie Y is better than Hullie. Hull had 3 terrific years with Adam Oates, but beyond that, I don't think he matches what Yzerman has done.

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