GDT SC Final Game 7: St.Louis Blues @ Boston Bruins, 8:00pm EDT

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2 minutes ago, jad1 said:

JBott, is that you??

[jad1]

1 minute ago, ... said:

[7+6=13]

Our #1 center is better than theirs.  At least we have that going for us. 

[Eleven]

13 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Live look at Jason Botterill:

 

Is this because of ROR or Jordan Nolan?

[Thorner]

4 minutes ago, Eleven said:

Is this because of ROR or Jordan Nolan?

Moreso Nolan

[Zamboni]

I love that STL won. Man I miss ROR.

[Stoner]

Why did Bettman say the Cup was returning to St. Louis after 50 years?

[WildCard]

3 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

Why did Bettman say the Cup was returning to St. Louis after 50 years?

Caught that too. Chalked it up to him just being an idiot 

[Stoner]

1 minute ago, WildCard said:

Caught that too. Chalked it up to him just being an idiot 

I don't think he is. The people who boo him are, though. He usually does a great job with those speeches, but he seemed off his game a little.

[dudacek]

53 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

I don't think he is. The people who boo him are, though. He usually does a great job with those speeches, but he seemed off his game a little.

Bettman is a lot of things, but idiot is not one of them.

It was notably odd.

[Zamboni]

Yea I never will understand the loathing and hatred for Bettman.

[klos1963]

2 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

Why did Bettman say the Cup was returning to St. Louis after 50 years?

the Cup was awarded to Montreal in 1969 , in St Louis, 50 years ago.

[Formerly Allan in MD]

2 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

Why did Bettman say the Cup was returning to St. Louis after 50 years?

He was flustered and attempting to deflect the boos.

11 hours ago, Zamboni said:

I love that STL won. Man I miss ROR.

+1

[Marvin]

3 hours ago, Zamboni said:

Yea I never will understand the loathing and hatred for Bettman.

HFBoards is a great source for this because I don't get it either.

• One lost season
• 2 other lockouts
• Shortly after he came on board, Winnipeg and Quebec moved to the US
• Even though much of the expansion was planned before he came on board, he presided over growth in the Sun Belt.
• He is the face of the owners and most fans identify with the players
• He comes of as if he thinks that he is smarter than most everyone else in interviews
• He is considered the one person who blocks teams from moving to Canada, Canadian teams winning, etc.
• Big market teams hate the Cap
• He is paid to shield the owners from their stupidity and deviousness.

Note that most of these are the owners, the NHLPA, etc.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

5 hours ago, klos1963 said:

the Cup was awarded to Montreal in 1969 , in St Louis, 50 years ago.

This is the correct answer.  Therefore, not at all odd for the kid commish to say what he did.  The Blues lost in 1970, but game 4 was in Boston and ended on one of the most memorable goals in the history of hockey.

[klos1963]

21 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

This is the correct answer.  Therefore, not at all odd for the kid commish to say what he did.  The Blues lost in 1970, but game 4 was in Boston and ended on one of the most memorable goals in the history of hockey.

and i have an autographed framed photo of Orr's goal. Which is nice.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

33 minutes ago, klos1963 said:

and i have an autographed framed photo of Orr's goal. Which is nice.

IMO, Orr was the best ever, but he is one of those dastardly Bruins (mostly), so I must hate him too.

[Weave]

53 minutes ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

IMO, Orr was the best ever, but he is one of those dastardly Bruins (mostly), so I must hate him too.

 

THis is reasonable and logical.  Cold, emotionless logic.

[Stoner]

7 hours ago, klos1963 said:

the Cup was awarded to Montreal in 1969 , in St Louis, 50 years ago.

That's generous.

[PromoTheRobot]

9 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

Why did Bettman say the Cup was returning to St. Louis after 50 years?

Drinking.

[klos1963]

21 minutes ago, PASabreFan said:

That's generous.

and a fact.

1 hour ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

IMO, Orr was the best ever, but he is one of those dastardly Bruins (mostly), so I must hate him too.

I can't, he's just too special.

[SwampD]

3 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

That's generous.

Especially because game 4 was in Montreal.

[Sabres Fan in NS]

7 hours ago, SwampD said:

Especially because game 4 was in Montreal.

Love you SwampD, but you are incorrect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968–69_NHL_season#Stanley_Cup_Finals

[SwampD]

2 hours ago, New Scotland (NS) said:

Love you SwampD, but you are incorrect.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968–69_NHL_season#Stanley_Cup_Finals

Yep. I was looking at 67-68 finals.

[Stoner]

13 hours ago, klos1963 said:

and a fact.

Are we speaking English or robot? In this context, "return" means the Cup is going back to where it once belonged. It never belonged in or to St. Louis. When the Sabres win the Cup, will it be returning to Buffalo?