[Karren]

Lol... Not me. Our draft is Thursday and call in on Friday so I suspect we'll be playing summer hockey this weekend!! .

I love those 2 week off seasons!! Lol

[linda_marie_606]

Originally Posted by Karren_Hutton

And Petr Sakora rips one past Osgood... Half way through tripple OT!! As the Penns beat the Wing IN Detroit!!!

Fleury had 55 saves. Unbelievable.

[TracySchapes]

I didn't stay up to watch and just saw the highlights this morning...

But it looked like a great ending to a great game. Good job Penguins!

-Tracy

[Karren]

Originally Posted by linda_marie_606

Fleury had 55 saves. Unbelievable.

Originally Posted by TracySchapes

I didn't stay up to watch and just saw the highlights this morning...

But it looked like a great ending to a great game. Good job Penguins!

-Tracy

Yeah!! Marc Andre was standing on his head to make some of those saves.... Kept the Penns in the game..... Gonchar went out after getting crunched bad but came back for the 3rd overtime to help and having a 4 minute power play because one of the Red Wings drew blood on a high sticking doesn't hurt either....

I was so wired that I stayed up till 3 am watching Top Gear on BBC America...

[Dragonfly]

I am so tired - I didn't fall asleep until 2am. I got up at 8 - I am too old to go on 6 hours of sleep.

With all due respect, Detroit got a few CRAPPY penalties - including the two interferance penalties that they did not deserve.

Notice how the officials can't look at themselves when Crosby cries like a baby - he needs to learn that a true leader doesn't whine.

Wednesday 8pm be there or be square.
Detroit is going to put this series to bed.

[Darla_G]

you might be right about those two penalties, but the one that let to the game winning power play for Pittsburg was justified IMHO (ha ha like I'm some kind of authority) hey i want the checking rule explained better.

[Dragonfly]

No doubt, the last penalty was justified.
It was a high stick - 2 minutes. Blood is drawn - 2 additional minutes.

What checking rule do you need help with?

[Karren]

Originally Posted by Carolyn

I am so tired - I didn't fall asleep until 2am. I got up at 8 - I am too old to go on 6 hours of sleep.

With all due respect, Detroit got a few CRAPPY penalties - including the two interferance penalties that they did not deserve.

Notice how the officials can't look at themselves when Crosby cries like a baby - he needs to learn that a true leader doesn't whine.

Wednesday 8pm be there or be square.
Detroit is going to put this series to bed.

Hey... Hit the goalie and go to the box!!! lol

And the checking rules are.... if you check someone wrongly in the first and second periods and get caught you go to the box... If you check some one wrongly in the third and get seen by a ref.... maybe you go to the box... In OT... anything goes except if you cut someone and they bleed...

[Dragonfly]

I want to add to the checking rules:
If you check someone in game one, you get watched in game two.
Then they give you a penalty in game three for good measure.

I liked that the officials let the game go on without too many penalties.
I saw lots of trips and elbows, but it made the game more fun to watch.

And when blood is drawn, then you know it is more then just a game!

[Darla_G]

no my question is more basic than that. (i am still such a hockey newbie) . can you only check next to the boards or can you just come up and level someone in the open ?

[TracySchapes]

You have to admit the wings were really hitting it hard in the third period, they were really relentless. Tying it up in the last 34 secs, AHHHHHH. The champagne was already chilled!

Oh well there's always Wednesday. We'll see....

-Tracy

[Karren]

You can hit any where as long as the player you hit... has or just had the puck.. usually... Open ice hit's are harder than on the boards but Kromwall is a master of taking people out... Darius Kasperitus was also great at blind siding forwards especially if they looked down for a second... Keep you head up and stick on the ice....

[Dragonfly]

When a check occurs away from the boards, it can be spectaculer.
Scott Stevens retired from the New Jersey Devils. He was the master at taking his opponents out!

As Karren said, the opponent has to have possession of the puck, or just got rid of it. If a check occures well after the puck was passed, the checker will be facing a penalty - interferance maybe.

If the checker throws a check, his skates have to be on the ice. If not, this could be a penalty like charging.

You know Darla, by this time next year you will be a pro. We'll be calling you hockey girl!

[Darla_G]

Hockey girl? moi? i have a long way to go. at least i have learned icing then again i did understand offsides in soccer.