We're losing 1-0 so far.

We're losing 1-0 so far.

LOL

How many of our GDTs start this way?

Three of the last four now. Our records pretty amazing in those games too :sarcasm:.

hella props to miller there, drop and punch!!

Pretty good start to this game...I think that the Ducks are outplaying the Rangers.

Good garbage goal by Ryan. Props to Miller for standing up for that hit, even if he got the extra penalty.

crap penalties!! high shot on perry, oh well, league wont look at it as its against the ducks

Rags score on a bs call on Kunitz and now Dubinsky gets nothing for that hit? He's the luckiest man in NY at this time seeing as Getz wasn't on the ice to beat his skinny ass blue.

That hit wasnt a board, but it was still targeted at the head and dirty as hell. Well done by Miller to stick up for his teammate.

Good period by Anaheim but Perry is in his 'head in ass' mode right now. He needs to wake the hell up.

Wont here me bash Miller for a while after doing something i thought he would never do. His fighting skills do rival Semin's though :laugh:

<3 Ryan

I sure hope Dirk saw Miller's fight, I would pay to see his face when he noticed Miller was not only fighting, but fighting well :laugh:!

Wont here me bash Miller for a while after doing something i thought he would never do. His fighting skills do rival Semin's though :laugh:

Oh come on, he landed some decent shots and didn't tossed around like I would have thought.

That hit wasnt a board, but it was still targeted at the head and dirty as hell. Well done by Miller to stick up for his teammate.

Good period by Anaheim but Perry is in his 'head in ass' mode right now. He needs to wake the hell up.

He's playing with Miller and Pahlsson... not much he can do.

He's playing with Miller and Pahlsson... not much he can do.

Yes, but Miller and Palhsson played much better than Perry did.

That hit wasnt a board, but it was still targeted at the head and dirty as hell. Well done by Miller to stick up for his teammate.

Good period by Anaheim but Perry is in his 'head in ass' mode right now. He needs to wake the hell up.

Perry: Questionable asshat?

pathetic. how did they get caught like that?

Anaheim's 2nd pp unit is pretty bad...

I've been impressed with Miller. Well, atleast he has wheels, unlike Moen, who is completely useless.

mikkelson is having a tough night

Mikkelson has had nothing but tough nights in the big show. He's not ready but our lack of depth at defense isn't his fault.

Festerling on the other hand looks like a keeper.

Perry scores, 2-2

That's better perry.

WOW!! perry

Very nice one by Perry.

also great play by ryan and parros just before than, how much did you want george to score there!!!!

also great play by ryan and parros just before than, how much did you want george to score there!!!!

Wasn't Ryan's pass to Getzlaf?

That pass was unreal btw.

Wasn't Ryan's pass to Getzlaf?

That pass was unreal btw.

No, it was big George. Hayward just mistook him for Getzy. The broadcast booth must be really high because they are confusing players a lot tonight.

so if we're keeping the officiating fair surely thats an extra 2 mins to the ranger for either

a) instigation
b) roughing or
c) fighting with a visor

but oh no, its the ducks!!!!

Morrison to the ref: wake the fu.ck up.

Wow. No call, and Anaheim to the box. We haven't had a call go our way all night.

I hate to whine but this reffing has been so pro-rangers it's insane.

I can't believe these stupid refs!

Second time Ryan and Pahlsson have collided. They're cute.

Miller draws a penalty.

He shows the speed on that partial breakaway. He also had a decent use of the stick earlier while backchecking on the rush.

I wish I hadn't missed the fight. Or seeing Dirk's head explode.

Here's something to think about. How come our RWs are the only ones who score goals? Perry, Ryan, Selanne?

Man, another dangerous hit. Miller has balls dirk.

Voros contributing greatly to this game with his three minor penalties.

Miller playing his best game of the season IMO.

Bonehead penalty by Anaheim there...hope that doesn't hurt them.

lol at the boarding call. The refs have no idea what they want to call a penalty. Perry gets hit the same and no call.

Pronger awful on the pp tonight, christ.

Great call as well. ****ed again.

wtf is going on with the reffing tonight, holy hell!!!!

im guessing that was just an interference call on sammy, what about the no call on kunitz in the 2nd, puck was way gone, got hit!! what about the no call on morrison, geeeeeez

And they score on that bs.

Somehow I'm not surprised. They had 7 PPs and only scored 1. So they were due.

3-2.

What do you expect, just the way things are going.

refs f.ucked anaheim over.

The referees ruined this game for us. They are missing obvious calls and making calls where there are none. Just now a Ranger player touched a puck ahead, less than a second later Pahlsson checks him cleanly and gets an interference call. The Rangers get score on a power play they never deserved in the slightest. I know that kind of thing is bound to happen, but it's frustrating how much bad luck the Ducks have run across, there were many situations like this in this game. What gives?

That call on Pahlsson was crap. It would suck if the PPG holds up as the winner.

Gotta love the new NHL, where clean hits are illegel if they come after a questionable hit that deserves some retaliation.

There's only one thing to say.....you yell at the refs ..."hey ref... Does your wife know you're screwing us too?"

Rangers=big market team
Big market team=NHL darling


Memo from Bettman's desk and NHL front office to Steve Waukum: Head of Officiating.....Make sure our big market darlings win...BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY!!!!!


It's become a joke watching non-calls on the other team....and phantom calls on the Ducks.
I wonder which team the NHL has winning the Cup this year???

QP just got outmuscled twice in short succession. First by ?, then by Staal. He needs to spend next summer working out at least as hard as last.

Delay of game penalty gives us a PP.

Our PP is the suck.

New president, same result.

NYR: recently voted the most exciting team in the East.

Ok, time for a brawl. This game needs to get out of hand so the refs maybe get the message.

Ducks loose because the refs are retarded. And the Ducks have no heart.

Microcosm of the season, Anaheim cant overcome difficulties like a good team should. Our powerplay lost us this game, not the referees, though they didnt help.

Thank God the refs won tonight!!!!!

It was close between the Rangers and the Ducks....but the refs finally prevailed. Bettman can sleep in peace tonight.

Ok, time for a brawl. This game needs to get out of hand so the refs maybe get the message.

too right

refs screwed ducks on this one, ridiculous, utter crap, when are we gona say something to the league or is that gona produce the same results as pissing in the wind??

yay for 0 pts

Yeah that's one thing we haven't had in a while. A good ole brawl.
Seems like it was daily event a couple seasons ago.

Microcosm of the season, Anaheim cant overcome difficulties like a good team should.

This is such a cop out. That's not always why we lose. It's like saying we would win more if we were better. Of course we would, but we don't deserve it when we get cheated just because we can't always have a 3 goal lead. The name of the game is to beat the other team by one goal or more, not the refs as well. Why do some people hate excuses like it's noble to do so, to always blame yourself when you lose no matter the reason because supposedly that's what a person with responsibility does (Or other such nonsense.)?

This is such a cop out. That's not always why we lose. It's like saying we would win more if we were better. Of course we would, but we don't deserve it when we get cheated just because we can't always have a 3 goal lead. The name of the game is to beat the other team by one goal or more, not the refs as well. Why do some people hate excuses like it's noble to do so, to always blame yourself when you lose because that's what a person with responsibility does (Or other such nonsense.)?

Anaheim lost this game because of themselves, the referees dont have sticks and score the goals themselves. Fact is, Anaheim got beat in the crease once again, and didnt cash in on their pps like the Rangers did. I could give a **** if the Rags had three more, Anaheim still failed when they had to succeed, with the game on the line. Thats it.

Detroit fans blame losses on the refs, keep that in mind when doing the same.

Fire Carlyle! The Ducks have problems and he doesn't have the answer. Tonight, the Rangers made adjustments. The Ducks didn't and lost. I am tired of losing.

This teams defense is beyond awesome.

I wonder if we can manage to beat the Islanders?? They're yet to win in 09 so far, lets see if the Ducks can change that.

Fire Carlyle! The Ducks have problems and he doesn't have the answer. Tonight, the Rangers made adjustments. The Ducks didn't and lost. I am tired of losing.

Its the personnel...not enough speed in this lineup, and it shows badly when playing a trap team like the Rangers. Absolutely zero momentum going into the offensive zone tonight. That, and the defensive depth is downright awful right now. We get reamed every night in the crease and tonight it cost us the game winner.

Ducks loose because the refs are retarded. And the Ducks have no heart.

Woah, I thought they lost because they scored less than the rangers.



If you think this game was ref'd badly you obviously don't watch much hockey :shakehead

This teams defense is beyond awesome.

I wonder if we can manage to beat the Islanders?? They're yet to win in 09 so far, lets see if the Ducks can change that.
Great, another streak for us to break.


In the end, when the Ducks tried to make one last push and the coaching goes out the window, the Rangers fought harder for the puck and won all the battles. Ducks deserved to lose.

The trap gives us fits.

Anaheim lost this game because of themselves, the referees dont have sticks and score the goals themselves. Fact is, Anaheim got beat in the crease once again, and didnt cash in on their pps like the Rangers did. I could give a **** if the Rags had three more, Anaheim still failed when they had to succeed, with the game on the line. Thats it.

Detroit fans blame losses on the refs, keep that in mind when doing the same.

So it really doesn't matter how a game is called? Why even bother having referees if regardless of what they do, it's the teams that have the sticks and score the goals?

That, and the defensive depth is downright awful right now. We get reamed every night in the crease and tonight it cost us the game winner.
It was the same with Pronger, Nieds, Schneider, Beauch and O'Donnell. Maybe it was the defensive depth then too?

Woah, I thought they lost because they scored less than the rangers.



If you think this game was ref'd badly you obviously don't watch much hockey :shakehead

Or your sense of objectivity is blinded by the stench of ass permeating from most of New York. Yes, a smell can blind you. Run along now.

So it really doesn't matter how a game is called? Why even bother having referees if regardless of what they do, it's the teams that have the sticks and score the goals?

Hmm...players have the sticks and score the goals...Im going to have to agree with that.

Anaheim lost this game because of themselves, the referees dont have sticks and score the goals themselves. Fact is, Anaheim got beat in the crease once again, and didnt cash in on their pps like the Rangers did. I could give a **** if the Rags had three more, Anaheim still failed when they had to succeed, with the game on the line.Thats it.

I'd say taking Anaheim players off the ice numerous times for little to no reason makes up for their lack of hockey sticks.

Of course if they were better and scored more goals this wouldn't come back to bite them as much, but that is IRRELEVANT because they aren't better, they are who they are. They even worked hard almost the whole game. They held up their end of the deal. The primary reason they lost tonight was the refs. The secondary reason they lost was because they couldn't score enough to make up for the bad reffing.

It's easy to blame too much on the refs, bad calls happen all the time, but TONIGHT it was an unusual amount of bad calls tonight and it made the difference, clearly. It's just as easy to blame to much on the players too like you do, like it's always their fault, it's never an unusual amount of bad bounces or bad calls, that they could have always done more. It's just not realistic. Maybe it's an attitude that is good for winning because if a player always blamed himself for not doing enough maybe he wouldn't ever be content to sit on his laurels, but it's still not realistic.

It was the same with Pronger, Nieds, Schneider, Beauch and O'Donnell. Maybe it was the defensive depth then too?

The 07 team didnt take crap like this team does in the crease, not even close.

Or your sense of objectivity is blinded by the stench of ass permeating from most of New York. Yes, a smell can blind you. Run along now.



Haha and I presume you're blinded from your thick stereotypical tendencies which seem to plague you, no worries if all you can do is try and attack me instead of the point I made proves me correct.

:laugh:

I'd say taking Anaheim players off the ice numerous times for little to no reason makes up for their lack of hockey sticks.
Of course if they were better and scored more goals this wouldn't come back to bite them as much, but that is IRRELEVANT because they aren't better, they are who they are. They even worked hard almost the whole game. They held up their end of the deal. The primary reason they lost tonight was the refs. The secondary reason they lost was because they couldn't score enough to make up for the bad reffing.

No, the primary reason they didnt win tonight was because they werent good enough, you said it yourself. The Rangers had two more pps than Anaheim, and they executed when Anaheim didnt. There isnt anything else.

Haha and I presume you're blinded from your thick stereotypical tendencies which seem to plague you, no worries if all you can do is try and attack me instead of the point I made proves me correct.

:laugh:

You didnt have a point, which just left you.

This is such a cop out. That's not always why we lose. It's like saying we would win more if we were better. Of course we would, but we don't deserve it when we get cheated just because we can't always have a 3 goal lead. The name of the game is to beat the other team by one goal or more, not the refs as well. Why do some people hate excuses like it's noble to do so, to always blame yourself when you lose no matter the reason because supposedly that's what a person with responsibility does (Or other such nonsense.)?
I don't personally like blaming the refs. Refs are human and make mistakes. It's just something you should deal with if you want to win, like the wind blowing your direction, or having to deal with crowd noise. But I don't care much when other fans do it. It's something to talk about.

What I can't stand, though, is when the players play the ref card. "Why me?" That's a loser mentality. Go out and do something about it. Complaining about it just takes your head out of the game.

Hmm...players have the sticks and score the goals...Im going to have to agree with that.It's a simple question really, do you think the referees play a significant part in the game? If you do, then your comments sound a bit silly. If you don't, why not take the refs out of the game altogether if their calls have no effect on the outcome of a game.

The 07 team didnt take crap like this team does in the crease, not even close.They didn't exactly play well either, so is it really a personnel problem when regardless of the personnel, they don't get the job done?

It's a simple question really, do you think the referees play a significant part in the game? If you do, then your comments sound a bit silly. If you don't, why not take the refs out of the game altogether if their calls have no effect on the outcome of a game.


The referees' part of the game is 90% relevant on player actions. Good teams should be able to overcome referee mistakes, and unless under incredible circumstances, shouldnt have the crutch of blaming the referees for a loss.

dont worry you guys will get back on stride tomorrow against the islanders. we are horrible.

The referees' part of the game is 90% relevant on player actions. Good teams should be able to overcome referee mistakes, and unless under incredible circumstances, shouldnt have the crutch of blaming the referees for a loss.

We aren't actually a good team you know... and just because a good team maybe could overcome such one-sided reffing doen't mean it's not an issue nor a valid reason to be pissed.

-Dubinsky charges/boards Perry ->NYR PP
-Girardi hooks Morrison on a breakaway ->NYR PP

Kunitz, Montador and Sammy very weak calls. (as was the 2nd one on Voros too)

Just because a good team should be able to overcome doesn't mean they should have to.

Woah, I thought they lost because they scored less than the rangers.


You must be highly blinded by whatever religion you follow. Apparently there are no REASONS for the Ducks loosing. It just happens, correct? The game was never played out. God magically appeared and said the score was such. The Rangers win. No explanations. None.

Reasoning is beyond your superior abilities. I' am sorry. Forgive me for my sins.



If you think this game was ref'd badly you obviously don't watch much hockey :shakehead


OK, so you make an assumption that I don't watch much hockey because I believe that this game was "ref'd" badly. Sure, it is a valid assumption.

But, your argument is weak. To properly assert yourself, you should have proven this game was NOT badly "ref'd", then gone on to show what a badly "ref'd" game is.


So, next time you come here and attempt to troll, please argue properly and with some sense of mind.

PS- Yeah, the calls were bad. They were also inconsistent (as they have been in the past). A bad call lead directly to the Rangers GWG. So it is a reasonable assumption to say the Ducks lost because the refs gave a nice gift to the Rangers.

PPS - I may not watch as much hockey as others do, but at least I understand what is happening.

PPSS (PPPS?) - I' am bored.

Haha and I presume you're blinded from your thick stereotypical tendencies which seem to plague you, no worries if all you can do is try and attack me instead of the point I made proves me correct.

:laugh:

What point were you trying to make? Stop being ambiguous and say it. Then maybe we can argue if you are correct or not.

If not, then run along but don't forget to take your nap little one.

dont worry you guys will get back on stride tomorrow against the islanders. we are horrible.

4-3 Win Islanders. Oksopo (however you spell it) with a hat trick.

4-3 Win Islanders. Oksopo (however you spell it) with a hat trick.

Giguere will let in all 4 goals on less than 25 shots, and one of Oksopos' goals will be on an Islanders PP where Perry/Kunitz are in the box for goalie interference.

The non-Oksopo goal will come shorthanded as Pronger/Niedermayer mishandles a pass to the point?

dont worry you guys will get back on stride tomorrow against the islanders. we are horrible.

4-3 Win Islanders. Oksopo (however you spell it) with a hat trick.

Giguere will let in all 4 goals on less than 25 shots, and one of Oksopos' goals will be on an Islanders PP where Perry/Kunitz are in the box for goalie interference.
Does anyone remember last year, when we played the Islanders.

We had been shut out for like 2+ straight games (the last goal was like at least a period before the end of the game 3 games prior). The Islanders were like the only team who had scored fewer goals than the Ducks or something. Then Ducks fans and Islanders fans went back and forth over who was more inept offensively and which team would get shut out.

Then we shut them out as Teemu plays his first game. Ha. Good times.


edit: the goalscorers were Scotty, Marchant, and WEIGHT. Most unlikely trio ever.

FACT: The Ducks won't win many games when they split up their three best forwards and put one of them with Parros

We aren't actually a good team you know... and just because a good team maybe could overcome such one-sided reffing doen't mean it's not an issue nor a valid reason to be pissed.

-Dubinsky charges/boards Perry ->NYR PP
-Girardi hooks Morrison on a breakaway ->NYR PP

Kunitz, Montador and Sammy very weak calls. (as was the 2nd one on Voros too)

Just because a good team should be able to overcome doesn't mean they should have to.

No, they arent a good team....which is why they lost. You are making my point for me. Its cool to be pissed about it, I know I am, its just dumb to blame the loss on the refereeing. If the team was good, they would have won anyway. They arent, so they didnt.

The referees' part of the game is 90% relevant on player actions. Good teams should be able to overcome referee mistakes, and unless under incredible circumstances, shouldnt have the crutch of blaming the referees for a loss.

you seriously don't get how your reasoning makes it impossible for the refs to ever blow a game? a ref could probably start calling off goals for no reason and you'd just say "well you gotta be able to overcome that"

i totally know what you're saying, that we can't just blame the refs for the team's shortcomings, totally get that, and this team has plenty of shortcomings all their own, but i'm starting to doubt if you watched the game tonight, because that was exceptionally terrible officiating.
No, they arent a good team....which is why they lost. You are making my point for me. Its cool to be pissed about it, I know I am, its just dumb to blame the loss on the refereeing. If the team was good, they would have won anyway. They arent, so they didnt.

we're saying they aren't good enough to automatically overcome everything unfair that happens to them. doesn't mean they deserve to lose, just means they deserve to lose more than a better team. you're getting wrapped up in this whole "ability to overcome bad things" thing... the ducks got jobbed pretty hard. are you sure you watched, or are you just being the devils advocate who doesn't like people blaming the refs?

you seriously don't get how your reasoning makes it impossible for the refs to ever blow a game? a ref could probably start calling off goals for no reason and you'd just say "well you gotta be able to overcome that"

i totally know what you're saying, that we can't just blame the refs for the team's shortcomings, totally get that, and this team has plenty of shortcomings all their own, but i'm starting to doubt if you watched the game tonight, because that was exceptionally terrible officiating.


we're saying they aren't good enough to automatically overcome everything unfair that happens to them. doesn't mean they deserve to lose, just means they deserve to lose more than a better team. you're getting wrapped up in this whole "ability to overcome bad things" thing... the ducks got jobbed pretty hard. are you sure you watched, or are you just being the devils advocate who doesn't like people blaming the refs?

I thought "incredible circumstances" covered that pretty well. Again, Anaheim had only TWO less pps and they didnt convert. They didnt, not the refs. On top of that, the Rags even had a goal taken away because of another quick whistle. Really, the Ducks could have won that game and had several chances to do so, they just didnt execute.

There was terrible officiating, but the Ducks lost because of themselves, not the calls.

Btw, I realize I could have used more tact earlier, I was just frustrated by another loss cemented around an illness. Hell Ive never even been to New York. The point is that it would be hypocritical to blame referees on losses when we (or I) look at others who do so with such disdain.

Yeah the refs sucked. Pahlsson call was so mind-blowing, I wrapped all the way around from outraged into complete euphoria. It was weird.

But overall, this loss due to an epic fail by the special teams. Two power play goals and two shorties. And we sink all our money into our defense. Yikes.

I was at this game. A few things:

1. Mikkelsen has been terrible, though I was hoping it was someone else when he was announced as Michaelson everytime he went to the box. It wasn't.

2. I'm still not a fan of putting out the shutdown line for an offensive zone face off down by a goal reasonably late in a game.

3. A few quotes I heard by Ranger fans both on the train and at the game....

- "What do you think Sal? We need Forsberg or what?"
- "I can't wait to see Selanne tonight"
- "Pwnasaurus is devilishly handsome with the dry wit of a Brixton haberdasher"

I made that last one up but you get the idea

Oksopo
Oksopos'
Oksopo
O-K-P-O-S-O... pronounced oh-POH-so

Oksuita?

Oksuita?

Roman Oksuita is a name I thought I buried deep in my mind forever with the likes of Anti Aalto and Pavel Trnka. Thanks a lot!

Great, another streak for us to break.


Sjostrom's first goal in 27, Betts' first in 15, Gomez's first PP goal.

Roman Oksuita is a name I thought I buried deep in my mind forever with the likes of Anti Aalto and Pavel Trnka. Thanks a lot!
Send me your therapist bill. Not that I have the money to pay it.
Sjostrom's first goal in 27, Betts' first in 15, Gomez's first PP goal.
I had to look them up to make sure you weren't ****ing me. ****ing typical.