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BP2011
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
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 Posted - 05/01/2009 : 10:08:59 PM
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| Way to sweep the Jackals, now its back to the American Conf Finals against Florida/South Carolina and South Carolina is up 2-1 ....i smell Cincinnati/South Carolina part 2!!! Mike Sgroi can go home and cry!! |
08, 10 Kelly Cup Champions
08, 10, 14 American Conference Champions
08, 09, 13 North Division Champions
08 Brabham Cup Champions |
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tamg4393
(The Next Level!)
USA
237 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 10:11:55 PM
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAH BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
American Conference Finals here we come!!!!!!!!! |
2008 Kelly cup champs, the best Cyclones team ever! |
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HECKLERFROMHELL
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
607 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 10:24:38 PM
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| SWEEEEEEEEEP I hope the Jacka$$es enjoy the shaving cream I sent the team! LOLOL |
Welcome to Hell Frozen Over |
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jung46n2
(The Next Level!)
169 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 10:28:34 PM
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Glad that was quick. I don't know if I could handle another B2 game shot from the moon.  |
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tjpavlik
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
552 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 11:01:43 PM
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This series ended at the conclusion of game two. Giving up a three goal lead to lose in overtime is just too much for a team to overcome mentally. Ask SC last year. Ask Paul McIllveen this year... and last year.
For all its bluster Elmira was just an average team. When they ran up against a team that could take what they were dishing out and hand it back to them they simply imploded. A very average offense and a limited defense ultimately did them in, oh and you have to mention a nutcase who wants to go with anyone who won't fight him back. (Justin Johnson is still waiting, Mike.) Sgroi is simply a liability when he can't intimidate the opposition and ends up taking needless penalties. I wonder what team he will start with next year for his 10th ECHL SEASON!! My bet is Toledo!
I do not mean to belittle the Cyclones efforts. We dominated this series. The secondary scoring was outstanding... Elmira never knew which direction it was coming from and spent a lot of time chasing the puck. The physical play was just enough to keep Elmira off guard but not enough to draw a ton of penalties. Ryan Nie stepping up when called on was key.
Now we wait. Hopefully this wait will treat us better than other pauses we've endured this season. |
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elvis77
(Loves To Post!)
1435 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 11:25:16 PM
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i couldn't agree more tjpavlik....
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i took that right after we tied the score in game 2 and i think the body language says it all... |
"PBR can do that to you....1,2,3,12 beers and you're f**ked"
-oscar
"and i don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation" - joan jett
"beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy." - benjamin franklin
"is that a pulled pork sandwich i smell?"
"some things are just better without pants...."
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XcloneiacX
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
869 Posts |
Posted - 05/01/2009 : 11:35:56 PM
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| Well I was at work, so this was a good thing to come back to! YAY! |
CYCLONES HOCKEY! |
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Lisa_19_78
(The Next Level!)
USA
230 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 12:12:59 AM
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Sitting pretty in Elmira at the hotel after a Cyclones victory!! Even though it's raining... LOL
So proud of our boys tonight... It was a great game and a great sweep. Bring on the Conference Finals!
Oh yeah, and Dustin Sproat is my hero...  |
What you do today can change the course of your life far into the future. Today is critical. Today really counts. |
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XcloneiacX
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
869 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 01:00:18 AM
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Originally posted by BP2011
Mike Sgroi can go home and cry!!
Or an octagonal cage. That sounds more likely. |
CYCLONES HOCKEY! |
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elvis77
(Loves To Post!)
1435 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 01:27:19 AM
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| is it me, or is the sweep of elmira only made better by the fact that chico and ryan nie both played big parts in the series and both of them were released by elmira. chico last season and nie this season...... |
"PBR can do that to you....1,2,3,12 beers and you're f**ked"
-oscar
"and i don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation" - joan jett
"beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy." - benjamin franklin
"is that a pulled pork sandwich i smell?"
"some things are just better without pants...."
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hrc666
(Loves To Post!)
1363 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 02:33:57 AM
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Originally posted by tjpavlik
This series ended at the conclusion of game two. Giving up a three goal lead to lose in overtime is just too much for a team to overcome mentally. Ask SC last year. Ask Paul McIllveen this year... and last year.
For all its bluster Elmira was just an average team. When they ran up against a team that could take what they were dishing out and hand it back to them they simply imploded. A very average offense and a limited defense ultimately did them in, oh and you have to mention a nutcase who wants to go with anyone who won't fight him back. (Justin Johnson is still waiting, Mike.) Sgroi is simply a liability when he can't intimidate the opposition and ends up taking needless penalties. I wonder what team he will start with next year for his 10th ECHL SEASON!! My bet is Toledo!
I do not mean to belittle the Cyclones efforts. We dominated this series. The secondary scoring was outstanding... Elmira never knew which direction it was coming from and spent a lot of time chasing the puck. The physical play was just enough to keep Elmira off guard but not enough to draw a ton of penalties. Ryan Nie stepping up when called on was key.
Now we wait. Hopefully this wait will treat us better than other pauses we've endured this season.
Couldn't agree with you more. I posted this on another board before I read your post:
I watched the last two games on B2 at a local sports bar with a group of fellow Cyclone fans. It appeared that the Cyclones had more zip and energy than the Jackals. Given that the quality of the feed made watching the game similar to watching an archived tape of a 1968 Chicago Blackhawks game (is that Pit Martin and Stan Mikita that I'm seeing?), I could be entirely wrong.
Game #2 killed the Jackals. They should never have let a 3 goal lead slip away from them. Some losses hit harder than others, and I think that this loss was fatal for the Jackals. They went from having the traditionally acceptable split on the road entirely within their grasp to an 0-2 hole and that was probably very hard for them to stomach.
The Cyclones are rounding into top form right now and the Jackals just weren't able to or were prevented from bouncing back from game 2.
In some series, a sweep is just the result of one team being entirely overmatched. That certainly wasn't the case in this series. The Jackals are a much better team than they showed. I still think that their first round 9 game series (7 +4OT +2OT+OT=9) took a lot out of them.
The Cyclones are now in a very enviable position of having a few days off and plenty of time to prepare for and travel to either SC or FLA. I would imagine that as I type this the BAC level of some of the players on the bus is borderline toxic. They've earned a mid-playoff bash.
Just another thing. I had posted that the Cyclones would open at home if SC is the opponent due to the fact that the NC Coliseum is booked May8-10. That is not the case. The Cyclones have already announced the USBA CF playoff dates: Wed. 13th, Fri 15th and Sat 16th (if necessary). Evidently the Stingrays have another venue in the area which they will use. Shorty Rock has described it as a Sports Plus-type facility except that the support beams on the ceiling are LOWER.
This ought to make for some interesting strategy as flipping the puck out of one's zone will result in a defensive zone faceoff if the ceiling is hit.
It will also make getting tickets very tough as the capacity of the building is probably very small. I plan on calling the Stingrays office tommorrow to get more information about where and when they will play and will post whatever information I obtain. |
"The only way David Desharnais will see an NHL game is if he buys a ticket".
--donnie hockey
"David Desharnais will be invisible during 5 on 5 hockey. IN THE AHL"
--donnie hockey
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robo21
(Finally Got A Star!)
USA
70 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 03:08:07 AM
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| I just looked and the Red's are out of town for this series. Parking shouldn't be a nightmare like it was last series. |
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XcloneiacX
(Been Here Awhile)
USA
869 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 04:03:55 AM
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Originally posted by elvis77
is it me, or is the sweep of elmira only made better by the fact that chico and ryan nie both played big parts in the series and both of them were released by elmira. chico last season and nie this season......
Did Chico play for Elmira? He doesn't have any stats from them on Hockey DB. |
CYCLONES HOCKEY! |
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elvis77
(Loves To Post!)
1435 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 08:53:06 AM
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Originally posted by XcloneiacX
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Originally posted by elvis77
is it me, or is the sweep of elmira only made better by the fact that chico and ryan nie both played big parts in the series and both of them were released by elmira. chico last season and nie this season......
Did Chico play for Elmira? He doesn't have any stats from them on Hockey DB.
he got tied up in a numbers game there last year and he was the unaffiliated player the they decided to release.... |
"PBR can do that to you....1,2,3,12 beers and you're f**ked"
-oscar
"and i don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation" - joan jett
"beer is proof that god loves us and wants us to be happy." - benjamin franklin
"is that a pulled pork sandwich i smell?"
"some things are just better without pants...."
www.cycwords.wordpress.com |
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Kymerik
(The Next Level!)
255 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 10:53:32 AM
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Originally posted by elvis77
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Originally posted by XcloneiacX
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Originally posted by elvis77
is it me, or is the sweep of elmira only made better by the fact that chico and ryan nie both played big parts in the series and both of them were released by elmira. chico last season and nie this season......
Did Chico play for Elmira? He doesn't have any stats from them on Hockey DB.
he got tied up in a numbers game there last year and he was the unaffiliated player the they decided to release....
I'm glad they let him go :) he was a major part of the unstoppable force that was the JM DD and Chico line last year and has played well this year, most of the time |
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jsun51
(The Next Level!)
143 Posts |
Posted - 05/02/2009 : 11:42:20 AM
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Here's a link to Elmira's NBC affiliate that has some good highlights of last night's game... They even included a few interviews after the game.
http://www.wetmtv.com/sports/default.aspx |
Edited by - jsun51 on 05/02/2009 11:43:55 AM |
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