From: tz@ll.mit.edu (Taras Zommers)
Subject: Re: 2 shows in 1 night!!!!!
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 92 14:10:30 GMT

In article <92283.001940RAP115@psuvm.psu.edu> <RAP115@psuvm.psu.edu> writes:
>Last night's Pens-Isles game in review.
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>First, it was a SPECTACULAR 'beam me up scotty' show before the game.  It was
>truly a touching moment and to see those banners come up again was just
>incredible.  Brought back a lot of memories from the Historic playoffs - 11
>game winning streak.  It appeared Rick Tocchet enjoyed it the most - you know
>first time's a charm.  The only thing I don't like about it is that there
>should have been 4 banners last year and 3 this year.  It should be
>differentiated between Patrick Division Champions and Patrick Division Playoffs
>Champion.  If I'm not mistaken, the Bruins have Adams Division Champions and
>Adams Division Playoff Champions in the Garden.  The way the Pens do it gives
>no credit to the Rangers, and you can't take away the fact that the Rangers
>had the best record in the league last year....Troy Loney carried the puck
>away from center to the locker room before the opening faceoff.
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I'll have to take a closer look at the flags when I go to my next Bruins
game but I thought the flags were either Division champs or Conference
champs (the aging and dust collecting Stanley Cup champ flags not-included).
But obviously back in the old playoff schedule determination a divisional
champ was the team that had the best record in his division during the
regular season.  Now that they have inter-division playoffs before the
conference playoffs (and so on) it does make it more confusing as to who
should be the division champ.  I guess having two flags makes sense.
Actually, I think the only reason the Bruins have to hang those Division
flags is because their Stanley Cup flags look pretty lonely next to the
Celtics' World Champion banners!  :)

>FINALLY :  Did anybody hear McCarver's quote on Wednesday night?  From what I
>           heard he said something like, "Since we gave the hockey scores
>           last night, we'll give the chess results tonight."
>           What kind of quote is this?  Wake up Timmy!!!!  Baseball is a
>           (snor) borrrrrrrrrring sport compared to hockey.  People like
>           McCarver give hockey a bad name.  No wonder it's taking so long to
>           grow.  Thanks Timmy - we all apprectiate that.  Just because your
>           beloved Mets lose over 90 games, you have to take it out on
>           someone else.  Well, if you'd watch the Rangers - you'd be watching
>           a winner - since you only like winners!!!!!!!!!!!  Show some
>           decency - there are 4 MAJOR  PRO SPORTS IN AMERICA!!!!!
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>* Rob *        GO PENGUINS!!!!!! DID IT! DID IT! DO IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!

The biggest problem with getting hockey to be a nationally recognized major
sport is that not everyone knows how to skate.  Everyone can pick up and
dribble a basketball, throw a baseball or football, but there must be
some fear of recognizing hockey as a major sport if you don't know how
to skate.  You think this McCarver guy has ever laced on a pair of skates?
Ha!

TZ

8^)

Go Bruins!  And look out Ulf... Cam is real mad... (loved the time Ulf
almost crawled under the ice when Jay Miller came looking for him)
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