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Oh Historic SCF Comeback Attempt, We Barely Knew Ye

June 11, 2012 by Schnookie

So, is this the point where all of our “tra la la, we’re so happy the Devils just managed to get this far!” gives way to heartbreak?

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Posted in Playoffs, Stanley Cup Finals | 52 Comments

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on June 11, 2012 at 8:14 pm EJGRgunner

So, is this the point where all of our “tra la la, we’re so happy the Devils just managed to get this far!” gives way to heartbreak?

Yah, probably. Although, with our luck, they’ll win, and lose at home and make me watch another team hoist the cup on our ice.
on June 11, 2012 at 8:23 pm Pookie

I hadn’t considered that angle, Gunner. That would… I’m not sure there are words for how much that would suck.
on June 11, 2012 at 8:23 pm suenj97

What, is Quick having a chat w/his goalposts? Does he think he’s Patty Roy?
on June 11, 2012 at 8:28 pm suenj97

Volchenkov’s fired.
on June 11, 2012 at 8:30 pm Pookie

They’re all fired except Mustache Man and his sidekick Hank “Who Knew That Guy Was Lucky?” Talinder.
on June 11, 2012 at 8:34 pm suenj97

So, Henrique took one in the nuts in Game 6 against the Rangers and Clarkson took one in the nuts tonight. Ouch….
on June 11, 2012 at 8:38 pm Pookie

This is sports, Sue, I believe the technical term is “midsection”. ::snicker snicker::
on June 11, 2012 at 8:40 pm suenj97

Oh, well, here comes at least a double-minor. Who am I firing?
on June 11, 2012 at 8:41 pm suenj97

Bernier’s fired.
on June 11, 2012 at 8:42 pm EJGRgunner

…we’re boned.
on June 11, 2012 at 8:43 pm Schnookie

I’ve been making myself busy canning cherries. Doesn’t sound like I’ve missed anything exciting. ::gnaws on non-existent bloody stumps::
on June 11, 2012 at 8:44 pm suenj97

I don’t blame the refs on that one. Bernier should have known better. He should have gotten that for stupidity. Is Clarkson infecting his team mates with something other than the inability to stay upright?
on June 11, 2012 at 8:45 pm Pookie

Well, it was fun while it lasted! Looks like you won’t have to worry about G7, Gunner.
on June 11, 2012 at 8:46 pm suenj97

For once I fire someone, and they leave. Oh, and bleh.
on June 11, 2012 at 8:48 pm suenj97

Fuck. Well, that’s it. They aren’t coming back froim 2-0. It’s been a nice season, guys.
on June 11, 2012 at 8:48 pm EJGRgunner

This is the way the world ends: This is the way the world ends: This is the way the world ends: Not with a bang but a whimper.
on June 11, 2012 at 8:49 pm Pookie

It’s been an AMAZING season. I mean, seriously, they made this series respectable, even with getting blown out tonight on a major penalty!
on June 11, 2012 at 8:53 pm suenj97

I hope Bernier apologizes to the rest of the team, not that it wil mean much.
on June 11, 2012 at 8:55 pm Schnookie

Aw, man. Well, I agree with Pookie, unsurprisingly. It’s been a great season, and a pleasure to share it with you guys!
on June 11, 2012 at 8:56 pm EJGRgunner

Well, I guess it’s a bang in LA.
on June 11, 2012 at 9:11 pm 40'sGuy

This hurts a lot guys
on June 11, 2012 at 9:15 pm Schnookie

Yeah, 40′sGuy, it’s kind of surprising how much it hurts. Why’d they have to go and do a stupid thing like win Game 5???
on June 11, 2012 at 9:22 pm EJGRgunner

Do we have to keep watching?
on June 11, 2012 at 9:23 pm suenj97

They really ought to pull Marty, this is now just a rout. Might as well let Hedberg finish up.
on June 11, 2012 at 9:23 pm Schnookie

We’re certainly not watching anymore. Summer viewing commences tonight!
on June 11, 2012 at 9:23 pm 40'sGuy

The linesman will get an assist for that, right? he definitely put in the sacrifice to help his favorite team score on that play
on June 11, 2012 at 9:25 pm 40'sGuy

I’m being unnecessarily bitter, sorry everyone!
on June 11, 2012 at 9:29 pm Schnookie

No, no — bitterness is definitely welcome. That was the play that really made us hurry up and turn on a DVD. Life’s too short, man. Heh.
on June 11, 2012 at 9:33 pm Pookie

I watched ’til the bitter end in 2001 and in hindsight, really wish I didn’t, so it’s “Law & Order” for me. (That’s right, “Law & Order”. I’ve never seen it before! It’s like a whole new world out there! Or something.)
on June 11, 2012 at 9:44 pm 40'sGuy

Okay cool, I was hoping that I wouldn’t be the only one who has lost interest in watching more NJ penalty killing… and unknowledgeable bandwagon Kings fans being rewarded by the performance of a bunch of ex-Flyers. It’s just not my thing, I guess…
on June 11, 2012 at 9:49 pm Schnookie

40′sGuy, you’re definitely not alone. I give you my blessing to find something else to be watching, so you don’t have to remember this season this way. Heh.
on June 11, 2012 at 9:52 pm EJGRgunner

The kid scored. 1:31 to go in the second. 4-1 Kings.
on June 11, 2012 at 9:54 pm suenj97

I think the “bunch of ex-Flyers” thing is unfair. Most teams don’t somehow win with all homegrown players now. Hey, if NJ had won, we would have done it with a defense where only two of the guys playing tonight (I’m not counting Larsson, he’s a scratch) were actually signed by NJ out of college or juniors. All the rest of them came from somewhere else. That’s what happens these days. I realize you are disappointed but you have to be realistic.
on June 11, 2012 at 9:56 pm suenj97

The bunch of ex-Flyers thing also reminds me that either way it went, it was going to kill Flyer fans.

Oh, and good for Henrique!
on June 11, 2012 at 10:00 pm Schnookie

Henrique is clutch! Only four more to go!

either way it went, it was going to kill Flyer fans.

There is definitely a positive to take away here either way. :D
on June 11, 2012 at 10:17 pm 40'sGuy

I didn’t mean to regard the entire Kings organization as “ex-Flyers”, I was only referencing the fact that L.A. does have 4 highly-skilled offensive players from Philly, 3 of whom played with one another personally in Philadelphia, which isn’t exactly common.
on June 11, 2012 at 10:24 pm EJGRgunner

Unless things change, I’m punching out at five minutes to go.
on June 11, 2012 at 10:26 pm suenj97

It may not be common, but it’s not like LA broke any rules in acquiring them. The Flyers were more than happy to get rid of 2 of them (Richards/Carter) and they didn’t even trade them both to LA, originally. Gagne has had a series of injuries over the last several years and this is his second team after Philly. Williams played for the ‘Canes for over 4 years before he was traded to LA and he’s been there for several years. If LA has been able to acquire all of them over time (and it has been over time) and make it work, that’s their business.
on June 11, 2012 at 10:38 pm Pookie

It may not be common, but it’s not like LA broke any rules in acquiring them.

Yeah but is now any time to be reasonable about the opponent? :D
on June 11, 2012 at 10:39 pm Pam

I feel as though I made the right choice to not watch at all tonight. It really stinks.
on June 11, 2012 at 10:40 pm suenj97

Yeah but is now any time to be reasonable about the opponent? :D

Bah. I’m more pissed off at Bernier than I am at LA – ex-Flyers or not. That was just incredibly dumb.
on June 11, 2012 at 10:42 pm Pam

I hate them so much….I accepted defeat after Game 2 (yes, Game 2). Then they go and lose Game 3 and I barely flinched. Then those jerks win Game 4 and it’s “oh they’re delaying the inevitable.” Then they win Game 5 and make me believe. So now I’m back on board, and this. UGH
on June 11, 2012 at 10:42 pm EJGRgunner

My god this game is crawling now. It’s lie they don’t want me to leave.
on June 11, 2012 at 10:43 pm 40'sGuy

It certainly IS their business, and by no means did I imply that any of their past acquisitions were in violation of any rules. I was merely stating my heightened dissatisfaction with those particular players and highlighting the fact that they happened to be teammates on the Flyers fairly recently, which I found odd. Not to mention that the Kings General Manager is a former Flyers scout. All of that aside, I was just trying to express my disdain for the Kings. They’re a team I never expected to despise, but I’m grateful for the circumstances that made it possible
on June 11, 2012 at 10:45 pm 40'sGuy

I guess 5 wasn’t enough for the Kings huh?
on June 11, 2012 at 11:05 pm Nell

Cross-posted on the original thread:

I didn’t get a chance to look back at the boards for a while :( and then they kept winning…so got all superstitious and decided that as long as I stayed away from IPB, they would keep it going strong. It worked…until the finals. Shoulda come back during Game 1.

Poo.

Pics to come…if only in a futile attempt to cheer everyone up with the sheer ridiculous-ness of my hat.
on June 11, 2012 at 11:09 pm Pookie

They’re a team I never expected to despise, but I’m grateful for the circumstances that made it possible

That’s the spirit!

Nell, I’ve been wondering about your hat — can’t wait to see pictures!
on June 11, 2012 at 11:31 pm Nell

See:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a2d830b3127ccef00322121a7e00000030O18ActWzFy1atAe3nws/cC/f%3D0/ps%3D50/r%3D1/rx%3D550/ry%3D400/

It cheered me up a little.

Great season, y’all!
on June 12, 2012 at 11:29 am Mike in Idaho

I started hitting fast forward after the second goal and just kept going until the end of the game as it was a disaster. Bernier should definitely be fired, and yet I must temper my anger with the fact that the fourth line was a huge reason they got to the finals at all.
I can only hope I’ve seen Brodeur’s final game as a Devil but I’m sure I won’t be that lucky, why he was left in so long is beyond me. I think pulling him could have provided a spark but leaving him in basically waved the white flag. So I am finally getting my bitterness at Brodeur in after keeping it inside this whole round, now I feel a little better. My offseason to do list if I was Lou is don’t resign Marty, sign Zach, and release/trade Bernier, who I do think is the most expendable out of the 4th line.
on June 12, 2012 at 6:52 pm Pookie

Nell, that hat is fantastic!!

Bernier should definitely be fired, and yet I must temper my anger with the fact that the fourth line was a huge reason they got to the finals at all.

The fourth line giveth, the fourth line taketh away.
on June 12, 2012 at 8:17 pm suenj97

I may have to fire Lou. NJ is holding onto this year’s 1st round draft choice and not using it to satisfy the last of the Kovy contract penalties? I know Lou says they expect to win every year, but Holy Larsson, it’s #29. Unless he’s got someone who will take Janssen/Boulton plus the pick for a real player….
on June 13, 2012 at 12:35 pm Mike in Idaho

Sue you are 100% right, Lou is an idiot for not paying the draft pick. The good news is this must mean that Lou expects to win the Cup the next three years which obviously means Marty is on his way out. Obviously!