Game 2: PLAYOFFS Wild @ DUCKS 4/13/07...7:30 PT

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Ducks' decision works out fine (Written by Elliot Teaford)
The decision could have sparked some serious postgame second-guessing late Wednesday night at the Honda Center, but it didn't simply because everything turned out just fine for the Ducks.

Coach Randy Carlyle picked goalie Ilya Bryzgalov to start Game 1 of the Ducks' opening-round playoff series against the Minnesota Wild because Jean-Sebastien Giguere has been dealing with some distressing news about his newborn son, Maxime.

Giguere learned after a visit to a specialist at UCLA on Tuesday that Maxime's left eye is normal, however.
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Defensemen Aaron Rome has been called up to offset the loss of Ric Jackman, who has been having back spasms.
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Well, that's it for littl' ol' me. Toodle loo! :) Have a good one and a good day!

That looks fine.

Looks good to me. Is that the trivia questions you're going to use for the GDT?

I just made this thread the regular GDT. Enjoy. :)

Giguere starting tonight?

I hope game will be on sopcast..
my only hope to see 4th ducks game this year

Forgot to check before but the game will also be shown on KDOC tonight. :D

Giguere starting tonight?

Doubt it, if Giguere will either go in in game 3 or when Bryzgalov falters in my opinion.

Giguere starting tonight?
doubt it as well.. but who knows.. he's only had 2 full days of practice under his belt since his leave

I'll be there tonight...cant wait.

I'll be there tonight...cant wait.

I'll be there too^^

Go :ducks !

I'll be there tonight...cant wait.

Same here...I AM SO EXCITED! :yo:

I'll be there in spirit...As i live 5 hrs away :cry:

At least i can watch it on versus w/ my 42" plasma with my infinity surround system and cold beer....w00t

Doesn't sound like Giggy will start, but with Bryzgalov there isn't a huge drop off. Ducks need to keep playing the same way they did in game 1. Contain Gaborik and keep up the intensity. Eventually they will breakthrough and get a few pucks past Backstrom. Heading to Minnesota up 2-0 would be very nice. Go Ducks! :handclap:

Forgot to check before but the game will also be shown on KDOC tonight. :D

Great News! Gotta support those Ducks!

First game since the Western Conference Finals tonight, for me. First game since the name and jersey change, too.

I'm excited.

I hope game will be on sopcast..
my only hope to see 4th ducks game this year

Sopcast has it listed as (Maybe), but I'm praying it's being shown. Hopefully if it's coming on after the Preds - Sharks game they don't go into overtime and run into the Ducks feed.

anyone know of any sites that have free live-feeds for the game??

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Parros Nation Assemble!

Is the game televised in Los Angeles?

Is the game televised in Los Angeles?

It's on KDOC.

Ah damn... Don't get that channel. Sucks that baseball and basketball get priority on FSN and Prime Ticket.

Ah damn... Don't get that channel.

Are you sure?

http://www.kdoctv.net/findus_LA.htm

I may have got the time zones wrong, is the game about to start (has started?) or is there another hour to go?

Are you sure?

http://www.kdoctv.net/findus_LA.htm

Ya don't have it here at UCLA. Thanks for your help though.

looks like Shannon is in and Hartigan is out.

I can live with that...

Go Ducks:handclap:

first powerplay goes to the Ducks.

Wild can't handle Penner along the boards.

the Ducklings get aggressive and gets a PP!

What's up with Giggy?Will he play?

Forgot to check before but the game will also be shown on KDOC tonight. :D

Versus is showing that they'll be showing the game as well. But you'll miss the first quarter or more.

What's up with Giggy?Will he play?

Bryz stays in as long as the Ducks win.

Boogaard just took out Huskins.

looks pretty bad...

Damned cheap shot on Huskin's knee(or that's what been said). It happened so fast, but no replay. Huskins' is down for a bit and needed help up. Boogard's prolly following what Lemaire's plan of playing "gritty", eh?

Was it just me or when Huskins got up, he said "mother effer"?

Replay showed that Huskins tried to pivot.

OMFG! That was a trainwreck. Looked knee on knee.

wow...2 for tripping...no 5 for kneeing?? wow....

Good to see Huskins get up.

Boogaard gets a tripping call for kneeing Huskins?

waiting for the retaliation...

Getzlaf runs Schultz.

don't bother with Boogaard...hit Gaborik and Demitra.

Was it just me or when Huskins got up, he said "mother effer"?

Replay showed that Huskins tried to pivot.

He did say something like that. And yeah, replay showed Huskins leg out and Boogard trying to avoid the knee to knee. Nothing too dirty there, but scary.

more intent to injure in that hit by Boogaard than the Hartnell hit on Cheechoo which earned a 5 minute major.

Are the refs giving the Wild a lot of leeway for penalties! BS@!!!!!

And what's up with Minny going after the talented players?! Cheap shot!@

Kunitz handles himself nicely against the bigger Burns.

The Wild are getting aggressive here. This should only make the series more interesting.

if this is Minnesota's game plan to even up the series it's not going to work.

stick to a boring defensive style...trying to get dirty with the Ducks is not going to work, too much team toughness. The Wild get pretty soft after Boogaard.

I wanna see Parros take on Gaborik! Go Stache!

Goal!! 1-0

there it is

beauchemin from the point

1-0

Robby with the screen

Perfect screen by Rob and great shot by Beauch. :handclap:

Quirky things... Pahlsson doesn't move and the other centerman practically falls down trying to win the puck, but Pahlsson gets kicked out?! BS!

Karma sucks and Beauch scores on the PP! Yeah!

Way to go Francois! With a nice screen by Rob.

How many players will fit in the penalty box?

Playing well so far

The minnesota colour guys seem to think the minor on carney was bs

Huskins is back!

:handclap:

Good first period so far. Glad that Huskins is ok.

Demitra getting frustrated with Pahlsson.

Thats a good sign the checking line is doing their job!!

What's up with the hit AFTER the whistle blows? Yet another cheap, "gritty" shot on a Ducks' player, this time it was Pahlsson. The team is under their skin!

After Boogard's hit on Huskins, I'd be perfectly "okay" with Parros taking a run at that little fagg Gaborik.

Boooogaaard is a joke of a hockey player.

After Boogard's hit on Huskins, I'd be perfectly "okay" with Parros taking a run at that little fagg Gaborik.
Yep. Hurt him.

Ducks have to stay out of the box. Although I'd rather have Kunitz in the box than Pronger.

marginal hooking call on Kunitz.

Well, out of the box on the little hooking, obstruction calls...not standing up for each other.

theres a fluke goal for Minnesota.

1-1

Darn. 1-1, Broken play they say

****. The little *** scores.

Man... that sucks... Bad bounce... if Robbie kept the puck down, then there isn't a defensive side faceoff.

Kunitz might need to be benched for a while.

3 minor penalties...he needs to calm down.

Kunitz with yet another penalty... this one was obvious. I can't believe he actually stuck his stick between his legs twice!

Pronger was close

Wow... and I thought the Ducks were on the PK? Pronger with a short handed shot! Too bad he didn't label it for either top corner.

May with two huge hits on Minnesota's d-men.

Anybody else's KDOC feed suck right now?

Anybody else's KDOC feed suck right now?

not anymore than usual.

Anybody else's KDOC feed suck right now?

No more sucky than usual.

Anybody else's KDOC feed suck right now?

No im getting HD like quality right now :sarcasm:

It's my cable actually. It's got that digital blocky thing going a lot.

Ducks are due for a powerplay...

No im getting HD like quality right now :sarcasm:

Horrible definition?

Jesus. Too bad nobody at the far post on that Perry shot.

Good they called that hook.

refs had to call one of those little hooks on the Wild eventually.

here we go Ducks powerplay!

big pp here

Beauchemin!!!

thats what a powerplay is supposed to look like!

Beauchemin! 2nd of the game!

One more for a hat trick!!

Good for stats that it's a pp goals.

Wooooooooooowhoooooooooooooo! Go Beauch!

Damn. Parros takes a holding the stick penalty.

ok refs blow the whistle when the Wild have the puck...

Parros holding the stick...

first shift after a big goal...Carlyle can't be happy.

wow Parros got f-ed by the anti-enforcer refs :shakehead

Too many penalties! I thought during the first intermission Beauch stated about playing more 5 on 5 hockey. But wow... It's a good thing the PK unit is working hard!

Parros getting hooked and gets a penalty called on him

they gotta make some calls on Gaborik and Demitra for the extra crap they are doing to Pahlsson after the whistles.

HUGE pk here. Gabby should get a penalty there. A little testy there huh little boy?

Refs are turning a blind eye to Gaborik. He was going on right in front of the ref after the whistle was blown too! :@


GOAL GETZLAF!!

Getzlaf!!!!

shorthanded beauty!!

3-1 Ducks

Getzlaf BABY!

Getzlaf with an amazin' shorty!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WHAT A GOAL! :handclap:

KDOC's feed can't handle the feed (namely energy) and the feed is choppy.

that was a thing of beauty

that was a thing of beauty

Amen. Great way to end the period. Getzlaf just absolutely undressed that defenseman(Skoula?). Nice to see Backstrom finally make a mistake or at least look vulnerable.

Some nice hits in this game

Good period. I hope the Ducks keep up the momentum in the third.

We gotta keep the lead this time.
If only there were more fights. It's my dream to see a goalie fight.
Let's Go Ducks!

For those unable to see the game, I'll try to recap the Getzlaf shortie.

The Ducks' were killing off a penalty that the 'Stache took. Minnesota Wild D-man Burns came pinching down into the corner, but the puck got past him and Ducks' Travis Moen pounced on the puck along the boards. The lone Wild D-man, Skoula, was out of position defensively (of course he would be b/c he's on the PP) on the opposite side of the ice. Moen had seen Getzlaf race through the center of the ice and made a nice saucer pass to him in stride.

Then Getzlaf went into super-'Stache mode with the puck. While brimming with speed through the neutral zone, Skoula angled to check on Getzlaf. Getz felt him and deked to his right, but brought the puck back into him again which scared Wild netminder to creep deep into his net. When Getz brought his deke back into him, the puck was on his backhand and swiftly lifted the puck over Backstrom's leg pad and past his glove. Red light sirens on... we see the red light and Getz celebrates with what looks like a "Captain Morgan- Do you have the Captain in you?" commercial.

Sweet.

It's my dream to see a goalie fight.



That would be pretty good.

Ducks are just to big and physical for the Wild.Aside from the Boogieman the Wild have nobody to reek havoc in front of the net.I'm a Wild fan and they don't even have a thread going for the game.Unreal.

:( Penner not on the bench. Still in the locker room for an unknown reason apparently.

Ducks are just to big and physical for the Wild.Aside from the Boogieman the Wild have nobody to reek havoc in front of the net.I'm a Wild fan and they don't even have a thread going for the game.Unreal.

Yeah, that's weird since hockey is so big in Minnesota.

Penner in the locker room. No word on why. Please be an equipment issue.

Backstrom look like a puppy playing dead there. Was he lying on the puck?

Wow. That was a great pass by Perry to Getz. It looked like a move that can be only be done in a video game!

Yeah, that's weird since hockey is so big in Minnesota.

Penner in the locker room. No word on why. Please be an equipment issue.Very wierd.
Penner played at a small college north of here 200 miles in Bottineau,North Dakota.Town of about 2500 people and a 2 year college.Played my high school hockey in the same barn he played.Hard to believe he's in the NHL although it's obvious he worked his butt off to get there.Hope he is alright.

May is taking Penner's shifts on the kid line.

Wild hit the post as O' Donnell trips over the faceoff dot.

Anyone have any info on the missing Penner?

Walz got nailed in the face with a puck there. Hope he's okay.

Ducks are just to big and physical for the Wild.Aside from the Boogieman the Wild have nobody to reek havoc in front of the net.I'm a Wild fan and they don't even have a thread going for the game.Unreal.

Well, we're watching the freaking game, for christ's sake. What kind of moron would be reading a thread about the game when they could be watching the damned game for themselves? I've never understood this game day thread business. Plenty of time to talk about it afterwards, or during commercials. Speaking of which, commercial just ended. Bye.

Well, we're watching the freaking game, for christ's sake. What kind of moron would be reading a thread about the game when they could be watching the damned game for themselves? I've never understood this game day thread business. Plenty of time to talk about it afterwards, or during commercials. Speaking of which, commercial just ended. Bye.
Hit a nerve?BTW it's called a laptop.

Penner's not returning to the game. :'(

Anyone have any info on the missing Penner?

Will not return. Announcement post game about his status.

Great.:cry:

lets hope its a minor day to day injury.

Will not return. Announcement post game about his status.

Great.:cry:

It better not be serious. Please don't be serious. :(

Hit a nerve.BTW it's called a laptop.

What's that? One of them there computers that sit on your lap? I've heared a' them; might have to pick me one up at the general store next time I go to town.

Sorry, didn't mean to seem as though I was snapping at you. I was going for a jocular tone, but the mood is hard to find right now. Can't believe how utterly crappy these characters have decided to play this week. It's very disappointing. Anyway, game's over, so I might as well get online. :shakehead

It better not be serious. Please don't be serious. :(I may be a Wild fan but I gotta pull for a guy who took a tough and different road to the NHL.Hope he is okay.

What's that? One of them there computers that sit on your lap? I've heared a' them; might have to pick me one up at the general store next time I go to town.

Sorry, didn't mean to seem as though I was snapping at you. I was going for a jocular tone, but the mood is hard to find right now. Can't believe how utterly crappy these characters have decided to play this week. It's very disappointing. Anyway, game's over, so I might as well get online. :shakeheadI understand.It's frustrating to watch no doubt.No powerplay goals=no Wild wins.

I may be a Wild fan but I gotta pull for a guy who took a tough and different road to the NHL.Hope he is okay.

huh?

2-3 Ducks

another weird goal for the wild...

3-2

come on guys...

Wild trying to make it interesting.

Yikes... Pronger accidently knocks Bryz' goalie stick out and in through the five hole.

Hope May didn't hurt himself. Losing two left-wingers in this game would be tough.

Yay! He looks fine.

21.2 seconds left. How many guys have gotten injured here for the Ducks?

timeout Wild.

21.2 seconds left.

I hope Moen is okay. That looked nasty.

Ducks win.. Leading the series 2-0!!!!

See ya in Minny.Wild have there work cut out for em.

Ducks win.

2-0 series lead.

will be interesting in Minnesota where Carlyle can't automatically get the Pahlsson line out there against Gaborik at all times.

I hope Moen is okay. That looked nasty.

he stayed on the bench and the trainer wasn't with him anymore so hopefully he is ok.

Wow. Beauch has an accent. Never saw that coming.

Ducks win! The Ducks played all defense in the third and played it safe.

Ducks up in the series 2-0. I hope Penner and Moen are okay. May is okay and the Ducks are going to need everyone to be able to play the Wild well.

Good game by the Ducks. Any news from anywhere on Penner?

Wow. Beauch has an accent. Never saw that coming.

What part of Fran-swa Bo-shay-may from Sorel, Quebec did you miss?

(or whatever the actual French pronunciation is)

P.S. Jean Sebastien Giguere speaks funny too. :D

Wow. Beauch has an accent. Never saw that coming.


He's French. A friend of mine is French Canadian and didn't learn English until 19.

he stayed on the bench and the trainer wasn't with him anymore so hopefully he is ok.

Well that sounds good. I'd hate to lose Moen.

Ducks win, taking a 2-0 lead to Minnesota. :handclap:

So, any word on Pens?

Good game. Backstrom made it closer than it otherwise would have been.

Getz toe-dragged that puck right up Backstrom's snatch. Winning two at home means Minnesota faces a must-win scenario.

Hope Penner's okay. Hope Walz isn't.

Great Win, let's win on Sunday as well!!
and still no word on Penner yikes

Good win for the Ducks. Will be interesting to see what happens when the Wild have the last change because it seemed like the Wild were more concerned with changes after the faceoff than anything else. Hopefully Penner isn't out for any significant amount of time. That'd be a big blow. :(

We know that Penner's hurt: "It was just announced that Dustin Penner will not return to the game due to injury. The specifics are unknown. " (http://anaheimducks.com/press/release/topstory.php?dir=200604&id=1682) We just don't know why.

He's French. A friend of mine is French Canadian and didn't learn English until 19.
What part of Fran-swa Bo-shay-may from Sorel, Quebec did you miss?

(or whatever the actual French pronunciation is)

P.S. Jean Sebastien Giguere speaks funny too.
Well, I knew his name or he himself was french or of french origin... but I wasn't expecting an accent. Actually, I don't expect accents from anyone unless I hear them speak (like Teemu).

Well, I knew his name or he himself was french or of french origin... but I wasn't expecting an accent. Actually, I don't expect accents from anyone unless I hear them speak (like Teemu).

I know what you mean. The French-Canadian and European accents usually don't get me though, because I'm not expecting anything normal. It's the regular Canadian accent that gets me all the time though.

Congrats to Francois Beauchemin for his NHL third star. http://cdn.nhl.com/images/threeStars3.gif (http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?page=ThreeStarsPage&service=page)

If only someone would send word of the injured now.

Well let's just hope it isn't a Pyrrhic victory, with Pens going down. With the playoffs, injuries seem almost inevitable, but often the healthiest team wins.

Good game all around by the Ducks, the goals we gave up were pretty ugly. Getzlaf and Beauchemin had a great game. Kunitz was the only one that seemed a little off. By the way, I didn't see what happened to Penner? Does anyone know?

Anaheim F Dustin Penner, who had the deciding goal late in Game 1, left the second game during the third period because of a muscle strain and did not return. ...

Located in the Game Notes (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/recap?gameId=270413025) at the bottom of the page. Hopefully it gets better!!

I was at the game! GREAT ATMOSPHERE! :yo: Was mad at Kunitz for that absurd stretch of penalties, but King Beauchemin and Getzlaf made up for that. :) Got nervous near the end, but WOOHOO! :handclap:

Go Ducks! :)

Good game. I was invited to a dessert party at the 1st intermission in which Brian Burke was speaking...unfortunately I got there late and only heard that he is happy with Bobby Ryan's progression and that at the very best Todd Marchant is 2-3 weeks away. I tried to ask a question but they ended the questions too quickly.

Great game. Ducks really clamped down nicely in the third, and it was seemingly lights out until Minnesota scored that late goal. Good last few minutes of the second period, and that's all we needed.

Backstrom is really, really impressive.

The Ducks played a NJ Devils type game. Credit goes to 25 and 27 who competely shut down the Wild offense. Backstrom is playing a good game but not enough to steal games from Anaheim. The Ducks are going to have a handful with Gaborik on their home ice. Pahlsson has played a damn good series and can be credited with being one of our best players. Carlyle is going to need to get him on the ice every time Gaborik skates a shift. He might have to play without RNieds and Moen.

I didn't get to see the game, but it looks like the Wild outplayed us in 3rd. How was the effort on our end? Were we getting beaten to the pucks? Did we continue our forecheck and hitting?

The Wild outplayed us in the 2nd. The 3rd was basically a shutdown period, and most of Minny's shots weren't dangerous. We did, of course, allow our usual last-5-minute flurry. Cuz we're the Ducks.

But otherwise, the Wild have one good period in this series so far. How disheartening for them that in the period they played their best they were outscored 2-1?

Was at the game... had great seats in sec 204, 3 rows up right on the goal line.

Even though Minny had 32 shots on goal, I didn't many of them were dangerous enough. They had problems going deep in the Ducks zone all night and weren't winning many battles along the boards. Even at the end when they came on strong after making it a 1 goal deficit, I just didn't feel that the Wild had many pure scoring chances. All Bryzgalov had to do was play sound positionally and let the puck hit him. He wasn't being forced side to side and make any spectacular saves. Wild weren't connecting on many good passes, especially in the Ducks zone. I thought the backcheck of the forwards was great, as was the forechecking.

As a side note... who are those girls who clean up the ice/snow during the TV timeouts? OMG are they sexy or what! At least the girls on my end were.

Those are the power players. Was that your first game at the Pond?

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Yup, first game at the pond :) I really enjoyed it too... an easy transition from the Bell Center

I was at the game! GREAT ATMOSPHERE! :yo: Was mad at Kunitz for that absurd stretch of penalties, but King Beauchemin and Getzlaf made up for that. :) Got nervous near the end, but WOOHOO! :handclap:

Go Ducks! :)

I agree--nothing like NHL playoff atomosphere!

I really hope Penner is ok...

Btw, did anyone see Rolston after the game when he and a few other Wild players were waiting for their bus? If so, was that a (man?) purse that he was swinging around?? Quite a few Ducks fans waiting around after the game were intrigued by this sight.

Ducks played this one almost perfectly.

Wild tried to stand up to the Ducks and get physical and were unable to do that and create offense. Our shorthanded goal was because two of their players tried to hit O'Donnell instead of taking the loose puck, also Mikko Koivu had a weak backcheck and Getzlaf completely undressed Mr.Puck Poise. Getzlaf is starting to emerge as a star with his two way ability.

It is time for people to take note that Beauchemin is a damn damn good defensemen..

You could really see Minnesota getting frustrated before they scored goal 2, if we can keep Gaborik to one point a game and not allow him to score 3/4/5 I can live with that we are doing a great job on their secondary players.

Let's hope Penner and Moen are not hurt badly, we cannot afford to lose either.

Chris Kunitz was terrible he's alot better than the player we saw, also Andy McDonald has not done anything, Teemu can't be the only player on that line elevating his game.

Bryz looked good again, gotta stay with him til he loses. Now let's go split in Minnesota.

So, any word on Pens?

Good game. Backstrom made it closer than it otherwise would have been.
I saw the play where he went off, it looked like something in the lower body because he skated off pretty slow and was kind of slumped over so that could mean it's a shoulder too..hopefully it's just an ankle sprain. If he's out who goes in? Do you put May up there and go with Thornton on the 4th? or do you roll the dice with Bobby Ryan(He is supposed to be with the team Monday)

Was at the game... had great seats in sec 204, 3 rows up right on the goal line.

Even though Minny had 32 shots on goal, I didn't many of them were dangerous enough. They had problems going deep in the Ducks zone all night and weren't winning many battles along the boards. Even at the end when they came on strong after making it a 1 goal deficit, I just didn't feel that the Wild had many pure scoring chances. All Bryzgalov had to do was play sound positionally and let the puck hit him. He wasn't being forced side to side and make any spectacular saves. Wild weren't connecting on many good passes, especially in the Ducks zone. I thought the backcheck of the forwards was great, as was the forechecking.

As a side note... who are those girls who clean up the ice/snow during the TV timeouts? OMG are they sexy or what! At least the girls on my end were.
They tried a different strategy, they were shooting their forwards out of their defensive zone to try and get our dmen off the line, our guys just shadowed them. Minnesota does not have the defensive personel to be able to connect on those long stretch passes very often. They have also been bad at dumping the puck in IMO.

I know people didn't and don't like the Parros trade, and even think that Parros should sit, but, wow, has this trade saved our series. Without Parros, Boogaard would be running everyone and probably keeping the team from playing their physical game. But, Parros has clearly kept him in check, and he's been fairly tame with the exception of a hit or two. This has been great as now it allows the team to play physical and that's the reason they're leading this series 2-0.

I know he might've been able to get less, but great job nonetheless by Burkie. The whole 'stache phenomenom doesn't hurt, either.

I was at the game as well (sec 442), it still hurts to talk. The atmosphere was awesome! So much better than the Clipper playoff game I went to last year. I'm hoping to save up and go to the next round or the one after. During the practice I was watching both goalies practice in net and Bryz looks A LOT sharper than Giguere. Jiggy just doesn't seem to have that side to side movement down. I hope he'll get it back soon or just wasn't trying too hard, but Bryz made some good saves during the pre-game practice as well.

Another question I have to playoff vets (those that have been to multiple games), do all games come really close to fights between fans? There were at least two or three in our area alone.

I know people didn't and don't like the Parros trade, and even think that Parros should sit, but, wow, has this trade saved our series. Without Parros, Boogaard would be running everyone and probably keeping the team from playing their physical game. But, Parros has clearly kept him in check, and he's been fairly tame with the exception of a hit or two. This has been great as now it allows the team to play physical and that's the reason they're leading this series 2-0.

I know he might've been able to get less, but great job nonetheless by Burkie. The whole 'stache phenomenom doesn't hurt, either.

I was more or less unexcited about the Parros trade, but you're right. His presence helps this team play their game and play it well without having to worry about cheap shots from the other team. I wouldn't want to imagine what Boogaard would be doing if Parros wasn't in.

I was at the game as well (sec 442), it still hurts to talk. The atmosphere was awesome! So much better than the Clipper playoff game I went to last year. I'm hoping to save up and go to the next round or the one after. During the practice I was watching both goalies practice in net and Bryz looks A LOT sharper than Giguere. Jiggy just doesn't seem to have that side to side movement down. I hope he'll get it back soon or just wasn't trying too hard, but Bryz made some good saves during the pre-game practice as well.

I was watching ESPN this morning and Melrose was talking about Giggy's family problems. Perhaps this is why he may not be as sharp as Bryz.

I could be wrong tho.

I was watching ESPN this morning and Melrose was talking about Giggy's family problems. Perhaps this is why he may not be as sharp as Bryz.

I could be wrong tho.

Yeah, it's got to be that or maybe he's just not quite in game shape yet. I hope him and his family will be ok. Bryz is doing a good job of letting him take his time getting back without hurting the team.
Good luck Ducks in Minny!

Look, I hope you guys know by know that I don't come here to troll, but just for the sake of curiosity, I have to ask - just what exactly do you think Boogard wants to do that Parros is somehow keeping him from doing, and how exactly do you think Parros is keeping him from doing it? Don't get me wrong; I actually like Parros quite a bit, and have nothing bad to say about him. But what in the world makes you gusy think he's somehow "keeping Boogard in check?"

Look, I hope you guys know by know that I don't come here to troll, but just for the sake of curiosity, I have to ask - just what exactly do you think Boogard wants to do that Parros is somehow keeping him from doing, and how exactly do you think Parros is keeping him from doing it? Don't get me wrong; I actually like Parros quite a bit, and have nothing bad to say about him. But what in the world makes you gusy think he's somehow "keeping Boogard in check?"

I'm with you on this. I like that Parros is in the lineup, but I don't think he's keeping Boogard in check at all. In my opinion a fight between Boogard and Parros would be to Parros' disadvantage. The guy is a monster, and a proven fighter. If neither one are fighting I don't think it's because they are keeping each other in check, but because one team, or both, just aren't looking to have the heavyweights go at it right now.

Look, I hope you guys know by know that I don't come here to troll, but just for the sake of curiosity, I have to ask - just what exactly do you think Boogard wants to do that Parros is somehow keeping him from doing, and how exactly do you think Parros is keeping him from doing it? Don't get me wrong; I actually like Parros quite a bit, and have nothing bad to say about him. But what in the world makes you gusy think he's somehow "keeping Boogard in check?"

That's why if Boogard takes another run like he did at Huskins, I say Parros takes a run at Demitra or Gaborik.

I know people didn't and don't like the Parros trade, and even think that Parros should sit, but, wow, has this trade saved our series. Without Parros, Boogaard would be running everyone and probably keeping the team from playing their physical game. But, Parros has clearly kept him in check, and he's been fairly tame with the exception of a hit or two. This has been great as now it allows the team to play physical and that's the reason they're leading this series 2-0.

I know he might've been able to get less, but great job nonetheless by Burkie. The whole 'stache phenomenom doesn't hurt, either.

Don't forget the May acquistion. Wow... he's a hitting machine and provided energy. It would be nice to see a May-Marchant tandem just running amok hitting everything! But that won't happen in this series as Marchant is out for at least a month.

I was at the game as well (sec 442), it still hurts to talk. The atmosphere was awesome! So much better than the Clipper playoff game I went to last year. I'm hoping to save up and go to the next round or the one after. During the practice I was watching both goalies practice in net and Bryz looks A LOT sharper than Giguere. Jiggy just doesn't seem to have that side to side movement down. I hope he'll get it back soon or just wasn't trying too hard, but Bryz made some good saves during the pre-game practice as well.

Another question I have to playoff vets (those that have been to multiple games), do all games come really close to fights between fans? There were at least two or three in our area alone.
I've been to a few playoff series, back in 97, 99, and 03. In 97 there were some drunken Red Wings fans right behind me (it was game 3) and they kept chanting "sweep." I'm sure people wanted to get into fights with them. But no one really said anything except a few "shut up" shouts. But no fights. Although the same fans (I think) were chanting stuff like that after the game in the parking lot and they almost picked a fight with some Ducks fans there. A little sad that this was the only game that we didn't take the Wings to OT in.

That's the most belligerent I've seen in my 3 playoff games.

Don't forget the May acquistion. Wow... he's a hitting machine and provided energy. It would be nice to see a May-Marchant tandem just running amok hitting everything! But that won't happen in this series as Marchant is out for at least a month.

They showed him on TSN wired and he was encouraging his team mates and congratulating them from the bench and stuff, he seems like a really nice guy to have in the locker room.

Look, I hope you guys know by know that I don't come here to troll, but just for the sake of curiosity, I have to ask - just what exactly do you think Boogard wants to do that Parros is somehow keeping him from doing, and how exactly do you think Parros is keeping him from doing it? Don't get me wrong; I actually like Parros quite a bit, and have nothing bad to say about him. But what in the world makes you gusy think he's somehow "keeping Boogard in check?"
Exactly what he did to Edmonton even though Boogard is a better fighter then Parros he knows he has someone who will answer the bell and the rest of the team to go after Minny's stars should anything happen. I'm sure thats facturing into his decision of not running wild.

Look, I hope you guys know by know that I don't come here to troll, but just for the sake of curiosity, I have to ask - just what exactly do you think Boogard wants to do that Parros is somehow keeping him from doing, and how exactly do you think Parros is keeping him from doing it? Don't get me wrong; I actually like Parros quite a bit, and have nothing bad to say about him. But what in the world makes you gusy think he's somehow "keeping Boogard in check?"

We all saw what Boogaard did when we didn't have a heavyweight on the roster. Now, I know that Parros probably won't beat him in a fight, but, Boogaard has been fairly tame this series, aside from the odd stupid hit that lands him in the box. Maybe it is Parros and maybe it isn't, but, Boogaard could easily be out there doing whatever the hell he feels like, and completely disrupting the Ducks' game plan, but he isn't, and after that hit on Huskins, it seems that Parros is somewhat keeping him from doing alot more damage.