and to you assholes saying philly deserved to be in the finals - fuck off. you assholes dont know a damn thing about hockey. philly sucks - theyre old, theyre slow, theyre boring, theyre skilless. primeau was the best player on their team and thats pretty fucking sad.

tampa raped philly. after winning a game vs them, they just held back in the next one. tampa had the skill to finish off philly in 4. lecavalier stlouis and richards ran circles around you losers.

I'm a die hard hockey fan, so I course I care. I watch the playoffs every year, no matter who is playing.

I watch it a little..Go Lightning

Dude, thanks for this. You look like one of the Hanson brothers. :1orglaugh

You would kick my ass in the rink. I'll give you that, because I can't skate for shit. Always wanted to play hockey, I have the size for it, but I can't skate.

Off the ice is another story...

Asshat. I said I respected Calgary. What are you bitching at? I just said they bore me to the point where I don't care to watch them. Anaheim was the epitome of an underdog and therefore were fun to watch. This year seems like a snoozefest to me. But you are free to have your opinion about it.

And I'm not from Miami, I just live here. I am from Philly, hence me being a Philly fan.

You are a fucktard. What are you rambling on about now? Tampa RAPED Philly? Since when is going seven games, and losing the final game by a goal being raped? Oh, right, they 'held back' to make it interesting. That's the funniest fucking thing I heard all day. Thank you.

:thumbsup

hey asshole

philly didnt stand a chance against TB
anaheim didnt stand a chance against NJ

philly sucks - always has, always will.. when was your last cup - 30 years ago? :1orglaugh

Your standards are pretty warped. 'Didn't stand a chance?' THEY WENT TO 7 GAMES? AND ONLY LOST BY A GOAL.

Philly penalty killing is what did them in. Nothing more.

If Philly sucks so bad, then why have they made it to the playoffs every year in recent memory? Why did they go to the Cup in '97? Why did they make it to the conference finals in '00? Because they sucked so bad?

Only ammo you have on Philly is that they can't go the distance. But I am not sure what I'd rather have...a team that is consistently solid like Philly, or a team that surprises you once a decade like Calgary. I'd rather have good teams across the board.

Where is Calgary by the way? I know it's in Canada, in the Western portion, but what the fuck is there except snow and ice?

tampa had philly on a leash that series. did you even watch the games? tampa had the skill to crush philly. philly barely got by toronto, and to think philly was going to beat tampa (who was 8-1 at the time) is laughable. without miracle-boy primeau, youd be finished in 4. lets see primeau pull off that shit next year - aint gonna happen.

i dont give a fuck philly has made the playoffs often. st louis has done it 24 (i think) seasons in a row - what do they have to show for it? nothing. anaheim made it to the finals too, so did buffalo, so did washington - does that mean theyre good teams? fuck off.

and again, typical ignorance on your part. snow and ice? go watch game 3 you retard and see how beautiful calgary is

GO LIGHTNING !!

Ive been to Calgary and its a beautiful city.. Not sure you know what youre talking about Vic. Saw my Rangers play there New Years Eve..
Myst, I hate Philly and are routing for Tampa, but til they show consistancy, not much you can say comparing them to Philly.

http://www.amacontent.com/downloads/hockey3.JPG

Yeah I watched all the games Philly played in this postseason. And Philly was on a leash? And barely got by Toronto? Please, send me whatever drugs you are on right now, cuz it sounds like you have a great high.

First off, if Tampa had the mad skills you're talking about, the series would have been over in 4. It wasn't. It was over in 7. Furthermore, Tampa got routed in game 2, 6-2. How is that being on a leash?

Secondly. We beat Toronto in 6 games, one of which was a 7-2 rout. And they barely got by?

I should be asking you if YOU were watching the games. Pay attention, son. You might learn something.

I am sure Calgary (and Canada) is beautiful this time of year. How long does that last? 4 months? 5? Then it's fucking cold and snowy. I think your brain still needs thawing, you fucknut.

I think you are the only fucktard Canadian I have encountered. Most of them seem nice and logical. What happened to you?

they should just get rid of hockey...no one cares anymore...the stanley cup finals arent even on broadcast television this year are they?

I am sure Calgary is nice. Never been. But I don't have a desire to go, because there's nothing there to go to.

I am still getting over your hockey pics, Joe. I'm not laughing at you...I find them amusing. You have the classic 'hockey hair' in the one in the locker room.

I dont have hockey hair anymore but I still play. Plys hockey , shoot porn , make a fortune. Tell me who has it better

its not gonna be a fucking bore, this series is gonna be awesome and tight, u have Calgary who has made history defeating all 3 division champs and its a bore fest?

Philly sucks, and deserved to lose because their goaltending is a piece of shit.

only american teams that deserve to ever make the final are:
Detroit
Colorado
Philly
Chicago

Florida is filled with old ass retired fucks who dont even know what a hockey stick is, Calgary is gonna pound them into the ground.

GO FLAMES GO!

Agreed with everything you said except Philly goaltending. For the most part, Esche was solid. In previous years, their goaltending was not up to par, and the reason for their early exits.

This year it was their penalty killing that was their demise. Game 5, all three Tampa goals were off the powerplay. He might have had 2 bad nights, and maybe 3 soft goals the entire playoffs.

Saying Philly 'sucks' is not a valid comment.

let me edit, i didnt say my sentence correctly, Philly sucked because of Esche. Their team is full of gritty veterans. Esche lets in long shots because he is blind. if Philly ever gets great goaltending again they will be way more competative. as u know goaltending is everything now in hockey, and i dont see Esche even close to being a top goaltender.

I dont know what TV show you are watching, and this coming from an avid Flyer hater, but Esche was pretty dam good in most of series. The only reason Flyers lost game 1 was they couldnt put the puck in the net and Tampa finally broke through.
He was outstanding in Game 2 when he had to be.
And he lost game 7.... 2 -1

Not sure what games you were watching

This will be one of the better finals. Both team skate hard and play an open game. You cant beat that. Best final in many years.

CANADA PERIOD
we rule hockey...stick too basketball america

This series is going to be great, Calgary is the biggest underdog I think ever to make it to the finals. :thumbsup

Esche is horrible, he lets in long shots like crazy, Philly will have to fix their goaltending situation but there is only few top notch golaies in the league.

its hurt me to tell this but tampa si a solid hockey team, but calgary are hardworkers and they presently have the best goalie in the league, they gonna win in 6
for the fans part of the discution, im a die hard fan of the habs, no city live or die with a hockey team like Montreal , the original 6 team are all in great hockey town, but Montreal is one step higher !
Esche is a good goaler, but not in the class of Nabokov or Kiprusoff.

Khabibulin is over-rated , he have to thank is defenseman who are doing an awesome job...

anyway guys, the habs gonna kick your ass next year !see ya in Stanley Cups final and be ready for riot on Ste-Catherine street :2 cents:

btw
GO FLAMES GO !

Youve obviously are not knowledgeable of the game, the team or the goalie. All the networks were discussing was how Philly is finally set for goaltending and was not the issue in the loss.
As for long shots, you me Vinnys shot with 30 seconds left in a game thats over. Obviously youre an armchair QB and know nothing of the game

Id like to see who your team is and who u think best goalie is. Please dont be on the Tampa or Calgary band wagon either

This is sorta like Vancouver in 94

go Flames go !! :thumbsup

Canada rule hockey and USA rule at eating cheeseburgers.

Go Flames! Aim high!:winkwink:

is it over? who won...i didnt see shit!! whats up with the NBA finals toio?