Devils-Kings Game 5.
Another must-win for Newark, with Stanley in the house again. In fact, I don’t believe Stan’s ever been in the Rock.
Eighteen years ago tonight, another team up 3-1 in the Stanley Cup finals blew a chance to clinch in Game 5 and had to fly across the continent for Game 6 … and ultimately back to the East coast for Game 7. The difference was that that team blew Game 5 at home. Not mentioning any names.
The Kings, of course, are 10-0 on the road, so that’s like being home to them. They haven’t lost two games in a series yet, haven’t lost two in a row at any point, haven’t lost on the road.
I think hockey ends—until after the lockout—tonight.
And of course I love the whole final handshake thing, and the presentation of the Conn Smythe (could a second Connecticut boy and third US-born player win it?) and the Stanley Cup, and the passing it around and just the whole scene. Hope NBC understands how important those moments are.
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I’m posting about nothing except golf until this series is over.
Let’s Go Tony! Love to see Stanley skated around Newark tonight. Hopefully, the Kings won’t get mugged trying to take it home to LA.
Anyone going to see Prometheus? movie looks insane!
last game of the season
Lgk
Tired…
I’ll wait aboot 2-3 weeks before I see Prometheus. It’s one of those movies that will be packed with dopes that can’t shut up!
I’m hoping someone leaks the screener, so I can illegally download it.
I always crack up watching Pierre, Panger & JR playing hockey.
Time to shave it, Ilya
Interesting that they do a feature on how to beat Brodeur when Quick is the one with only 3 loses and none on the road!
because they don’t know how to beat Quick
Tomb, you’re right! LOL!
Everybody ready to have a blast?
That poor little girl doesn’t want to be seen in that Devils jersey.
Did he say she was a wedding singer? I guess when you’re on a verge of defaulting as a franchise, that’s all you can afford
Hard to have a REALLY GOOD TIME when our boys are training for next year rather than playing this year!
Kings are flying!
shoulda listened to JR. would’ve scored there
Jimbo is here! Kings,win!
DIE DEVILS DIE!!!
So if Brodeur loses, does he announce that he’ll be back next year but Lou will have to come up with 10 million for his services next year?
Another post!!
HOCKEY
Predict now, does the team which scores first win?
Man, i remeber watching that game 5 of the so called team 18 years ago…it was during my senior prom and we snuck in the bar to watch it. Talk about a wave of emotions that night!
Kings lok good, but something tells me we are going back to LA for game six
Fatso sure has those posts working for him, doesn’t he!?
only if the Kings score first
eric in the house . great flow. 3 posts last two games for kings not good omen
I can’t figure out who’s out-coaching who.
Mathew Perry is at the game…biggest celebrity since Gary Coleman
Game over, season over for Ellio’s Pizza
Big tough guy you and your brother
Shameless NBC self-promotion for their Programming department…
What a dumb penalty by Mitchell.
Kings coming close….devs will get one off a bounce
Elias should be called Embelli-as!
something inside of me we will be sitting here for a game 7 wed night. prust saying. hope i am dead wrong
Im not telling you pierre
what lame call on mitchell
I’ll say if Devils score first, they’ll win. At least this game is already more interesting than the previous 4
DeBore is such a great interviewee…Pierre must love him
I don’t think so, eric…I think you’re wrong.
No way kings lose game six at home
WTB?
1-0 Future Ranger
Dammit!
stay in the freaking net u putz
Theres the bounce…the non future rangers
FUTURE RANGER ZACH PARISE
ouch
Quick doing another Hank impression – not freaking good….
so I guess Parise’s good again? not getting beaten up in the corners?
Oh boy…
As much as i HATE to admit this but…If there ever was a franchise that finds ways to win…the Devils would be it
Still lots of hockey left to play
are they chanting for Marty?!
A so-called Vezina candidate would never concede one like that.
Devils block shots?? NO!
I swear Devils hack the heck out of people, no call.
Parise is blocking shots, he’s getting ready
Parise seems to be doing most of his scoring on empty nets in these playoffs…
That’s the difference between you and me, LW.
Kopitar just doesn’t care
ilb, are you watching a game?
I guess this is gonna be another night when NJ doesn’t commit any (called) penalties…?
A commercial break with a minute left? What the fugg?
is it fair to say that quick and hank two biggest weakness both are playing the puck. just both pathetic puck handlers.
i have a bad taste in my mouth losing to devs in 6 still but god forbid i have to see the devs come back from 0-3 down this will be double the pain
Not sure, Carp…
Only flagrant penalties will be called in this game and the later it gets the less that will be called
Not liking the way that period went at all….
empty-net, Jimbo?
>>>Parise is blocking shots, he’s getting ready
You mean, he’s acting like a sand-bag!?
i will be on the ledge come wed night for game 7 if there is one
by the way ORR. roooting for your celts just to see lebron lose and get crucified
ya Quick shouldn’t have left net, but shouldn’t have been power play either.
Probably wouldn’t have mattered there though.
This is the point where Kings fans complain that Kevin Westgarth should be dressed because their team is being intimidated, right?
With this giveaway Quick can kiss lady Vezina good bye and selfhandedly quickly remove his name from list of runnerups.
Let’s Go Celts! Aha, aha…
Peggy,
you need to shave too!
Marty will give one up soon.
I’m hoping this game doesn’t go into OT. I don’t want to miss the 4th period of my Celts game. Aha, Aha!
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
yessssssssssss
Woooooooooohohohohoho!
sounds like a lot of Rangers fans in the building.
that was a good shot
Lol, Carp
freaking fatzo
Parise’s goal is now unassisted. His price just went up again
Nice hit by Clarkson
lots of flow turnovers everywhere
Pretty good game. NJ with too many turnovers
2-1 Devs
Dammit
give me a freaking break
This game is making me thirsty…
Clarckso
powerplay
Fayne trying to kill someone?
sam adams summer ale and some choc cookies here i come
Clarkson’s ass is a 30-goalscorer.
thats the only way LA gets them
Dammit to HELL!! Fat-ass Clarkson deflects it in..
heres fatzo at his best makes me sick
How did that one not go in!?!?!?!?
Doc “true professional” Emrick: “caw caw caw caw Brodeur!”
YEAH!!!!!!!!!
Definitely no goal
No goal. Dammit
Stick looked high – gonna get hometowned here..
feels like kings have 100 scoring chances to the devs 5
Eric, have you tried Ssm Adams Double Bock? My favorite along with their Wee Heavy.
Very eloquent. Sutter is
sam adams cherry wheat good as well
sutter = weird
This is annoying me…..Kings, let’s get going here!!!
I don’t like fruit in my beer. Their Imperial Stout is also yummy!
Kings blowing it….
Wow! Carter blew that. Lucky save for Quick
Carter should have buried that shot
Net wasn’t empty enough, so PA-REE-ZAY couldn’t score there…
He hit Quick in the noggin…
Richards should have been given a low sticking penalty there
Dammit, LA, pick up the pace and drive Fatso from this game.
Doc sounds like a little girl when he laughs.
Well, if a guy wants put his face at ice-level, I guess he’s gonna get it hit by a stick, no!?
Kings gotta score here…
Salvador has taken some bad penalties in this series
Glen Healy didn’t hit his mute button then, so you could hear a Kings player call Volchenkov a Byfuglien feline as he skated past the bench.
this doesn’t feel good
Devils keep blocking shots…I guess we’ll be reading and hearing all about it and how this ruins the game…oh wait, it’s only when the Rangers do that…of course!
richards needs to pick it in up.
I’m not having a great feeling right about now myself, Tomb
Well, all we can do is hope that the Kings come out and have a great 3rd period – I wanna see the Cup awarded tonight, on Newark ice….
Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarty is due for a couple of stinkers now, isn’t he!?
BRich tweeting about tennis now? I despair.
dear torts
please suspend all ranger tweets all year round
thanks eric
ps dont sign bickel
Damn! Fatso never saw that!
Brodeur did a great job getting hit by the puck.
LA’s PP looks horrible…I guess they will be looking for a legit PPQ and few skilled players to help their PP…oh wait! They already have that! Aawwee…
Devils are going into a shell early. really just getting out played.
u need puck luck kings have ZERO NOW
hockey gods want seven games
“inside the glass is Pierre” ...why can’t Pierre be inside the straightjacket, instead?
Time to pull the goalie…
Parise missed an EN…..$1M off per year…..
Just shoot you dumbass!
score!!! errr I mean save
so frustrated watching this. kings control the play for most part and nothing to show for it.
That Marty Brodeur. Sure can take a hit.
only guy worse then tom gulitti is puck daddy wynshinki devs fan
Have the Kings lost their road mojo???
fatzo pissing me off
yes jimbo they have face it this ending will be torture even this as ranger fans we cant enjoy
it all comes down to game 6.
I hope you’re wrong, eric….. :-(
trust me i hope so just know the devs wont disappear
Fugg!
unreal its been since 1942 this series has just taken a turn
The Devils are just delaying the inevitable…
Devils are legit, they can win this series…oh the pain
Game 6 it is…..
Well, more hockey! can’t complain!
wasn’t what I call a convincing win
the Kings better win it Mon at home, or they have blown this series.
FARK!!!!!
how many posts has Fatso gotten lucky on the past 2 games? at least 5 or more
All I can tell: if carsilloed debbies make me (blood) thirsty, byfuglien Kings make me sick to my stomach.
eric, incorrect about Gulitti.
face it we will adore more pain from this devs this year when they come back from 0-3 down. as deboer said why not them its been 70 years
That was a depressing way to spend a Saturday evening at my GF’s place…....
Kings road mojo is done – eric, what was that 1942 reference?
jimbo
last team in cup finals to come back from 0-3 down
Oh! Gotcha, eric – thinks – who was the team? Leafs? Habs? Detroit?
Kings better do it Monday….they don’t want to come back to Jersey and lose….that would be pathetic…
Can a swamp monster just up and swallow Uncle Daddy and that whole franchise?? Ugh
Thanks, eric – sorry that the Kings lost – I was hoping for the sweep, and now this…...
Our Celts are going to lose, NYR & Eric. Aha, Aha, sadness! I’ll need aboot a minute to get over it.
I’m not worried aboot the Kings though. I expect them to win it in game six.
Quick is poor at handling the puck behind his net. that is his one weakness.
“That was a depressing way to spend a Saturday evening at my GF’s place…....”
Then you’re not going to want to hear that New Jersey won tonight.
leafs
No such luck, Mickey – they just won’t go away…
In a way, this is even better. Devils have some hope, then it gets squashed.
“Then you’re not going to want to hear that New Jersey won tonight”
LOL!
Wise guy, Mister D!! The visit wasn’t depressing until I put the game on!!
>>>LOL!
OK, OK, you’re ALL wise-guys!!
Damnit!! My Celts!!
I don’t care! I still love Doc Rivers!! True professional!!
You can never take Larry Bird away from us!!
Doctor Rivers, he’s a future Hall Of Famer. How could you not love the guy. Paul Pearce, Kay-Gee, Ray-John, as well. Then of course there’s Ray Allen, who in my opinion, is an amazing actor. Have you seen him in that one movie, the one where Rosario Dawson showed her bobs? What a performance. Should have won the Oscar, but the Academy is very anti-Boston.
Father’s Day is coming up! Bird = Great Father
Any rangers news?
LOL! Grow up, Tiki. We’re just joking around…
Oh i needed this. I needed this so bad. ive been dealing with bad depression, and i needed this. Go Tony!! I needed this. With every oynce of my beings, i needed this. i couldnt survice another week of them in thef inals. I needed this so badly. Thank you Lebron. Thank you leobron. Yanytk you Lewbron. Thank you Lebron. Thank you so much for saving my life again. I wish those 2 nyr fan and orr the most horrific of deaths. i hope they suffer till they breather their last death. Thank you god., thank you lebron.
that’s enough, tiki.
I am going to boudreau …... Seriously…...WTB!!!!!
im sorry carp. i knew youd be made at me. im sorry. im sorry. iw s houldnt have done it. please forhbgive me. i had too much to drink , got booted out of bar.
I am talking about Kings hockey…..wtb!
Disgusting! Isn’t it, Mama? Can’t depend on anyone else….
On a train now Jimbo with a nutjob… What can I say…..
I hear ya, Mama – sorry, keep your distance from the nutjobs…
Jimbo…..no prob. Mama is a NY girl, Prust saying … Harnelling Devils! Come on LA!
Jimbo, if youre telling Mama to keep her distance from nutjobs, she ought to keep her distance from me. hahahahahahahahah LEBRON!!!!
Rangers win or celtics losee, ill take celtics lose every time. The fire burns deep inisde. The hatred that consumes, that drives, drives me forwarc. I get one week to ejioy this. Tahnk u lebron, more tyan u know.
DarrenDreger 14 pts and counting for Bryce Salvador. He’s scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent…July 1. This unexpected production means $
This is “Howser” written all over it!
Haha!
HowserTanks, Carp.
GO KINGS GO!
Devils showing fight, working on pulling it off, playing in Stanley Cup Final, after dispatching our boys led by Richards….who is tweeting from the golf course. LW I no longer agree to disagree, you’re just wrong.
Pathetic effort by the Kings… put these lowlifes away already!
I agree wit MATTEAU, Carp, and my observation is that a vast majority of the so-called boneheads treat the game of ice hockey as a videogame (90%) and the rest are just cap bean counters (6%), the rest can’t spell or get past a cliquish insider-ish stuff and the MAS (mutual admiration society). Are we back to PC with this ‘carcillo” and “byfuglien” tedium ? Is this funny, sofisticated or cool ??
I am not saying that MATTEAU would agree with everything I’ve said, he may even come back to knock me for all I know – but for Pete’s sake- let’s call a spade a spade.
The NJ Devils played a good game tonight, the refs notwithstanding, and the Kings were not able to respond, all the hatred for the “MARTY” put aside. Unless I missunderstand the nature of THE BLOG, Carp, we should shoot for more quality vs. quantity. How it could be done I do not know, one suggestion I have : sport’s fans always pretend to be a community and get ridiculously spot sentimental when cancer or a stroke pops up. I would like to know, how many commenters on Tony or others have an intimate relationship with these people they profusely wish to get well or to get up and boogie. Or is this a clique of insiders that I have no idea about ? How does it work ? Let me know, just don’t say “if you’re nice you can have my e-mail address” or “if you accept and adopt our byfuglien and carcillo eufemisms”.
Regards to all
blah blah blah…
newbear, or should we call you boom boom? just loves to tell people what to do and gets upset when people tune him out because of his constant nagging.
@ CCCP
Soyuz Nerushimiy Respublik Svobodnych etc, just show me the ‘CONSTANT NAGGING”. pleas make sense , man, talk to me, don’t tune me out, please,