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Stanley Cup Final: Boston Bruins vs. Vancouver Canucks

  • Raw Dawgin' it
    Thought it was offsides but too close to call...what a heart breaker. Also, Bruins may have had over 30 shots but i didn't think they threatened to score nearly as much as the canucks. Not scoring on a 5-3 is ridiculous
  • gerb131
    That 5-3 was costly for the Bruins no doubt. It was close on the offsides thats for sure. Entertaining game 1 though.
  • Raw Dawgin' it
    gerb131;788410 wrote:That 5-3 was costly for the Bruins no doubt. It was close on the offsides thats for sure. Entertaining game 1 though.

    Was a really intense game. Hopefully burrows gets the two game suspension for biting. Wouldn't mind seeing their top line center sit for a couple games. Also, really like that they have chara in front of the net on the PP, only problem is you lose his cannon of a shot from the point.
  • End of Line
    Seidenberg has a cannon of a shot as well. So losing Chara at the point is ok.

    Nice dive Sedin.
    [video=youtube;v8XHcG8DwrY][/video]
  • Raw Dawgin' it
    Between the biting and the diving....the canucks are a bunch of bitches. fuck canada.
  • End of Line
    If the Bruins are winning by a good margin late in the 3rd, then look for the Canucks to get very dirty.
  • gorocks99
    Alex Burrows will NOT be suspended for his game 1 incident: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2011/news/story?id=6619567
  • End of Line
    Last nights game did very well rating wise:
    The final ratings have been released for last night, which average in how many folks tuned to various programs in every market, not just the big, metered markets used to measure overnight.
    NBC’s coverage of Game 1 in the 2011 Stanley Cup Final drew 4.56 million viewers, up from 4.56 million in the overnights. The game was up 5% from last year’s numbers, and the best numbers for a Game 1 telecast since 1999. Remember that from 2000-2008, Game 1 of the Final aired on cable via either ESPN or VERSUS, whereas Game 1 in 1999 aired on broadcast’s FOX.
    NHL Markets Local Ratings For Game 1 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final
    1. Boston – 25.5/39
    2. Buffalo – 7.2/11
    3. Pittsburgh – 4.3/7
    4. Minneapolis/St. Paul – 4.2/8
    5. Detroit – 4.2/7
    6. Columbus – 3.6/6
    Non-NHL Markets Local Ratings For Game 1 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Final
    1. Providence – 16.7/24
    2. Hartford – 5.5/8
    3. Ft. Myers – 3.9/7
    4. Richmond - 3.9/6
    t5. Sacramento - 3.4/6
    t5. Las Vegas - 3.4/6
    http://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/2011/06/02/nbc-draws-4-56-million-finishes-game-1-up-5-from-2010/
  • gerb131
    I'm going to be watching them all good to see Cbus fans tuning in.
  • DeyDurkie5
  • End of Line
    It was very, very close to being offsides though.
  • Raw Dawgin' it
    gorocks99;788834 wrote:Alex Burrows will NOT be suspended for his game 1 incident: http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/playoffs/2011/news/story?id=6619567

    talk about bullshit
  • Commander of Awesome
    Raw Dawgin' it;790255 wrote:talk about bullshit

    I'm glad he's not suspended. Shouldn't be suspended IMO. Bruins should man up. Can't believe he allowed himself to be bit by a canadian.
  • like_that
    Commander of Awesome;790265 wrote:I'm glad he's not suspended. Shouldn't be suspended IMO. Bruins should man up. Can't believe he allowed himself to be bit by a canadian.

    +1, just plays into the stereotype that the city of Boston needs to grow a pair.
  • Commander of Awesome
    I have a sneaking feeling that the canucks got into Thomas's head. I think Vancouver will build off it last second's heroics and skate away to a comfortable win. Bruins should have tried to make a trade for Derek Broussard before the deadline IMO.
  • Raw Dawgin' it
    like_that;790268 wrote:+1, just plays into the stereotype that the city of Boston needs to grow a pair.

    The stereotype that you made up on the spot while typing that? What about the stereotype that cleveland teams suck? actually that's more a fact than stereotype since stereotypes are more generalizations and well, cleveland sucking is a fact.
  • SportsAndLady
    Raw Dawgin' it;790277 wrote:The stereotype that you made up on the spot while typing that? What about the stereotype that cleveland teams suck? actually that's more a fact than stereotype since stereotypes are more generalizations and well, cleveland sucking is a fact.

    Haha little sensitive, are we?
  • End of Line
    NEW YORK/VANCOUVER – June 3, 2011 – The combined Stanley Cup Final Game 1 viewership in North America of 10.9 million (NBC, CBC, RDS) is the best for a Game 1 on record (since 1994). The Boston Bruins-Vancouver Canucks Game 1 boasted a 36 percent increase over last year’s Game 1 between the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers, which averaged 8 million viewers in North America.

    The game drew 4.6 million viewers on NBC, 5.6 million on CBC and 714,000 on French-language RDS. The 10.9 million viewers is also the fifth-best combined viewership total for any Stanley Final Game.
    TOP 5 STANLEY CUP FINAL GAME 1 NORTH AMERICAN VIEWERSHIP

    2011 10.9 million
    1997 8.9 million
    2010 8.0 million
    1996 7.8 million
    1995 7.1 million
    TOP 5 STANLEY CUP FINAL NORTH AMERICAN VIEWERSHIP (All Games)

    2010 13.4 million Game 6
    2009 12.7 million Game 7
    2004 11.8 million Game 7
    1994 11.5 million Game 7
    2011 10.9 million Game 1
    http://puckthemedia.wordpress.com/2011/06/03/north-american-viewership-for-game-1-hits-nearly-11-million/
  • End of Line
    Game 2 tonight, btw.
  • End of Line
    Boston up 2-1 at the end of the 2nd
  • End of Line
    Overtime!
  • gorocks99
    Two goals (including the OT game winner) and an assist from a player that probably shouldn't have been playing. Yikes.
  • End of Line
    Burrows made Chara his bitch on that goal.
  • gerb131
    The_Crosby_Show;791050 wrote:Burrows made Chara his bitch on that goal.

    That he did.
  • End of Line
    The past 2 games, Chara has looked pretty bad. Seidenberg and Boychuck have been their best dmen.