Everwood - Sports #106: NHL Hockey Playoffs approaching and the US Women's Soccer Team (USWNT) is getting ready to crush it at the Olympics!

**jediwands** · 04-11-2016, 09:50 AM

SPORTS

Amazing Alex Morgan.....

2015 Women's World Cup.....

Jordan Morris

Sokolov & Anderson

Zach Parise & Greg Olsen

Copa America 2016 schedule:
Copa America Centenario 2016 Draw Results: Groups, Bracket, Schedule Revealed | Bleacher Report

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Copa America 2016 TV schedule:

June 3: USA vs. Colombia | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.; 9:30 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 4: Costa Rica vs. Paraguay | Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.; 5 p.m. ET (FOX)

June 4: Haiti vs. Peru | CenturyLink Field, Seattle; 7:30 p.m. ET (FS2)

June 4: Brazil vs. Ecuador | Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, Calif.; 10 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 5: Jamaica vs. Venezuela | Soldier Field, Chicago; 5 p.m. ET (FOX)

June 5: Mexico vs. Uruguay | University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.; 8 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 6: Panama vs. Bolivia | Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.; 7 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 6: Argentina vs. Chile | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.; 10 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 7: USA vs. Costa Rica | Soldier Field, Chicago; 8 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 7: Colombia vs. Paraguay | Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, Calif.; 10:30 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 8: Brazil vs. Haiti | Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla.; 7:30 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 8: Ecuador vs. Peru | University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.; 10 p.m. ET (FS2)

June 9: Uruguay vs. Venezuela | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; 7:30 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 9: Mexico vs. Jamaica | Rose Bowl Stadium, Pasadena, Calif.; 10 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 10: Chile vs. Bolivia | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.; 7 p.m. ET (FOX)

June 10: Argentina vs. Panama | Soldier Field, Chicago; 9:30 p.m. ET (FOX)

June 11: USA vs. Paraguay | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; 7 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 11: Colombia vs. Costa Rica | NRG Stadium, Houston; 9 p.m. ET (FS2)

June 12: Ecuador vs. Haiti | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.; 6:30 p.m. ET (FS2)

June 12: Brazil vs. Peru | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.; 8:30 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 13: Mexico vs. Venezuela | NRG Stadium, Houston; 8 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 13: Uruguay vs. Jamaica | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.; 10 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 14: Chile vs. Panama | Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia; 8 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 14: Argentina vs. Bolivia | CenturyLink Field, Seattle; 10 p.m. ET (FS1)
Quarterfinals

June 16: Teams to be determined | CenturyLink Field, Seattle; 9:30 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 17: Teams to be determined | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.; 8 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 18: Teams to be determined | Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass.; 7 p.m. ET (FX)

June 18: Teams to be determined | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.; 10 p.m. ET (FX)
Semifinals

June 21: Teams to be determined | NRG Stadium, Houston; 9 p.m. ET (FS1)

June 22: Teams to be determined | Soldier Field, Chicago; 8 p.m. ET (FS1)
Third place

June 25: Teams to be determined | University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Ariz.; 8 p.m. ET (FX)
Championship game

June 26: Teams to be determined | MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.; 8 p.m. ET (FS1)

**jediwands** · 04-11-2016, 09:52 AM

I just created this thread at work. A guy co-worker was in my office... keep in mind, Minnesota... Minnesota = hockey. He goes, "Oh no, you have to add something about the NHL hockey playoffs starting this week!"

secretk · 04-11-2016, 09:58 AM

I like the title. It sounds great this way

. And thanks for the new thread!

everwoodfan52 · 04-11-2016, 10:32 AM

Great!! Thanks, Michelle!

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Glad you like the title!

Can he be punished? Like I get that he got only yellow card during the game, but I know that sometimes the MLS federation could decide on its own for additional punishment. Is this possible and do you see it happening?

I do see it happening. THe MLS can review a case and add additional punishiment.

Smart man.....

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**jediwands** · 04-11-2016, 02:05 PM

You're welcome!

I can't get over how many threads we have.

Good news that he can be punished. I hope it happens.

Very smart man, indeed.

Jordan Spieth... what a crushing way to lose the Masters.

**jediwands** · 04-12-2016, 06:11 AM

NHL playoffs

The Wild have had a terrible year but they still made the playoffs. However, if there was ever a team that you can guarantee will lose the first round it is the Wild. They have the talent, the problem is major injuries.

A few injuries but this is the biggest one: when you have Zach Parise down at Mayo Clinic/Rochester, Minnesota, getting expert opinions on his back when we have very good back specialists right here in the Twin Cities yet he had to go down to Mayo Clinic?

You know it's a bad sign.

everwoodfan52 · 04-12-2016, 06:19 AM

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A few injuries but this is the biggest one: when you have Zach Parise down at Mayo Clinic/Rochester, Minnesota, getting expert opinions on his back when we have very good back specialists right here in the Twin Cities yet he had to go down to Mayo Clinic?

You know it's a bad sign.

No!! I hope it's not serious!

**jediwands** · 04-12-2016, 06:27 AM

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No!! I hope it's not serious!

On top of it all, the Wild play the Dallas Stars. Norm Green, most hated man in Minnesota for taking away the Minnesota North Stars and bringing them to Dallas because he had to run away from the state due to all of his financial/illegal doings.

So this isn't just a series that doesn't mean something. Minnesotans don't forget what happened and they hate the Dallas Stars as a result. However, the Dallas Stars will escape and get through the first round because the Wild are not able to match up with them when their star players are down at Mayo and already ruled out for the series. Vanek was ruled out to play this series or at least the first part like a week ago. Zach obviously has serious issues. Not looking good.

The only good news to having an early exit in the playoffs is that they will be looking for a new coach. I don't think this interim coach is going to get the full-time job. Just a gut feeling. So I say lick your wounds, figure out who you want for a head coach and get ready for next season.

The other thing that sucks is the New York Islanders deliberately tanking those last couple games the second they got in the playoffs because they wanted the New York Rangers playing Pittsburgh. They were scared to play Pittsburgh so they deliberately tanked and got an easier matchup against Florida instead of Pittsburgh.

everwoodfan52 · 04-12-2016, 06:34 AM

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The other thing that sucks is the New York Islanders deliberately tanking those last couple games the second they got in the playoffs because they wanted the New York Rangers playing Pittsburgh. They were scared to play Pittsburgh so they deliberately tanked and got an easier matchup against Florida instead of Pittsburgh

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That's positive thing I can say about the Rangers. If they had tanked their last game, they would have had a easier opponent in the Playoffs...but they played to win. That's terrible what the Islanders did!

**jediwands** · 04-12-2016, 11:03 AM

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That's positive thing I can say about the Rangers. If they had tanked their last game, they would have had a easier opponent in the Playoffs...but they played to win. That's terrible what the Islanders did!

Exactly. The Rangers went all out but the Islanders deliberately set it up this way. The Rangers were playing the Florida Panthers and it would have been that way had the Islanders played normally. They didn't. There's endless threads on this on that hockey forum I frequent. The Islanders so very clearly tanked in order to avoid Pittsburgh and create the set up between the Rangers and the Penguins so they could get Florida instead.

Look:

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https://newyorkpuck.com/2016/04/10/i...intentionally/

Islanders pull Greiss and lose intentionally

The 82nd and final game of the regular season turned into a joke. The Islanders decided to pull Thomas Greiss after the first period in a tie game so they could intentionally lose to the Flyers. When coach Jack Capuano inserted fourth string backup Christopher Gibson, his intentions were made clear. Do whatever it takes to lose so they avoid the Penguins in the first round.

Indeed, the game was rendered meaningless due to an awful new playoff format which basically gave the Islanders the option. Win and finish third in the Metro Division and draw the red hot Pens or lose and start the first round at Atlantic Division winner Florida. They chose the latter. Who could blame them? They were handled by the Pens easily 5-0 on Apr. 2. They proved they could handle the Panthers, rallying for three goals in the final seven and a half minutes in a 3-2 home win on Mar. 14.

By splitting the playoffs into divisional format for the first two rounds, the NHL created this mess. If they didn’t reseed and went with a more traditional 1-8 format, the Islanders final home game against the Flyers would’ve mattered. They would’ve been locked into a 4/5 first round match-up against the Rangers. A win in any fashion would’ve vaulted them over the Rangers and given them home ice for the first Battle Of New York since ’94. Instead, it won’t happen. We’re left wondering why.

The new format includes two wildcards for the final pair of spots with the top three in each division locked in. The top seeded Caps will draw second wildcard Philadelphia, who at least from that sense is a common opponent from the old Patrick Division before they foolishly went to six divisions. Another silly idea created under the leadership of commissioner Gary Bettman. However, it’s not him who should be blamed but rather the faulty process by the competition committee.

It hasn’t been around that long and fans are already tired of it. Why reward a team who has fewer points? The Islanders chose their opponent. Once the Flyers scored twice to even the contest, the decision was made to insert Gibson for Greiss. While I get the notion of doing it for safety precaution, they basically tanked the final two periods to ensure a match-up against the Panthers.

In no surprise, the Isles’ top three scorers John Tavares, Kyle Okposo and Frans Nielsen all sat out as did Johnny Boychuk, Nick Leddy, Brian Strait and Casey Cizikas. Capuano did reinsert Cal Clutterbuck and Matt Martin with the latter one of the two goalscorers. Nikolay Kulemin also tallied in the all too predictable 5-2 loss to the Flyers.

Speaking of which, they had nothing to play for either. Coach Dave Hakstol scratched Claude Giroux, Wayne Simmonds, Sean Couturier and Mark Streit. With Steve Mason an iron man down the stretch getting them in, he rested him and played Michal Neuvirth, who returned from injury after missing the past three weeks. He turned aside 15 of 17 shots for his 18th win.

After the Isles played a good first period, they were outscored three-zip. After registering seven shots on Neuvirth, they totaled 10 the rest of the way. Eric Boulton, Ross Johnston, Bracken Kearns, Scott Mayfield, Adam Pelech and Alan Quine all played. They did their best. But with the Flyers also inserting Scott Laughton, R.J. Umberger and Jordan Weal, it had the feel of a preseason game.

If that’s what the league wants, then they’re even bigger fools than first thought. To many observers, the Islanders did the logical thing. Rested their stars and played for the potential better match-up. Even with injuries to goalies Marc-Andre Fleury (concussion) and Chad Murray, the Pens look more formidable. They played lights out down the stretch winning 15 of their final 17 led by captain Sidney Crosby, who finished third in scoring. Once Carl Hagelin was put with Phil Kessel and Nick Bonino, they gelled. With Kris Letang playing the best hockey of his career and the Pens playing better than anyone entering the tournament, it’s understandable why the Isles did what they did.

I’m not a big believer in playing or rooting for a certain opponent. The Panthers didn’t win the Atlantic by accident. Led by ageless wonder Jaromir Jagr, underrated Jussi Jokinen and Roberto Luongo, they have plenty of speed, skill and goaltending. Featuring Aleksander Barkov, Jonathan Huberdeau, Vincent Trocheck and Reilly Smith along with stud defenseman Aaron Ekblad, they’re not pushovers.

Florida lacks the experience that Pittsburgh has. However, they have enough guys in that locker room who have been through the playoff wars and know what it takes. As for the Islanders, they have been here before. Led by Tavares and Okposo, they have yet to advance past the first round since ’93. Eventually, it has to happen.

While the Isles concern themselves with the Panthers, the Rangers will once again meet a familiar opponent. The Pens, who even with questions in net and still no indication when Evgeni Malkin will return, are favorites this time. It isn’t the last two years when the Rangers were the better team and prevailed. They are without Ryan McDonagh and possibly Dan Girardi even though I’d prefer Dylan McIlrath over a less than 100 percent Girardi, who has struggled throughout.

The early indication is that Eric Staal should be ready for the start of his first postseason since ’09. He left Saturday’s game with a “upper body” injury. We’ll have to wait and see. If he can’t go, Oscar Lindberg plays on the third line with Kevin Hayes and Jesper Fast. He better.

We’ll delve more into this match-up in another post. At least now, we know who plays who. All due to the Islanders determining who they wanted. What do they say again about karma?

I hope the Islanders get creamed in the first round.

I'm not sure if I agree with the Penguins being favorites over the Rangers this series though. The Penguins starting goalie is out and their second best player in Malkin is out. That is huge. I think the prediction is going with who is the hottest team in the NHL right now... that is definitely the Pittsburgh Penguins.

I hope the Washington Capitals get stopped though. Ovechkin might even get a Cup this season. I would hate to see it happen, lol.

**jediwands** · 04-13-2016, 06:39 AM

Kobe Bryant and Golden State

I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO glad Kobe's neverending farewell tour is completed tonight and the Warriors will break the record so we can stop hearing about this too.

I am so annoyed that the NHL playoffs start today/tonight and they are hardly being mentioned on ESPN... the topic of conversation presently is which event is the biggest tonight... Warriors or Bryant...

The sad thing is even when both "events" are finished up tonight the NHL will STILL not be showcased on ESPN talk shows.

everwoodfan52 · 04-13-2016, 07:35 AM

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I'm not sure if I agree with the Penguins being favorites over the Rangers this series though. The Penguins starting goalie is out and their second best player in Malkin is out. That is huge. I think the prediction is going with who is the hottest team in the NHL right now... that is definitely the Pittsburgh Penguins.

I hope one of our teams wins.

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The sad thing is even when both "events" are finished up tonight the NHL will STILL not be showcased on ESPN talk shows.

I don't understand why hockey is still not respected. I guess...like soccer...it's not considered "American" enough.

**jediwands** · 04-13-2016, 07:56 AM

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I hope one of our teams wins.

I don't understand why hockey is still not respected. I guess...like soccer...it's not considered "American" enough.

Well, hockey is definitely way more respected than soccer. Also, as we know women's soccer is completely not only respected but popular. The problem in this county is men's soccer.

But hockey is definitely way more popular and respected than men's soccer. Best pro league in the world is the NHL which takes place in North America.

The problem isn't that hockey isn't popular enough or necessarily respected enough. The issue is football, baseball, basketball are way more popular as a rule. The NFL is ratings gold, it's a money making machine. You also have the New York Yankees who is the richest, most historical club in the world. Not to mention how popular college football and college basketball are in this country.

So it's not that people don't love hockey in this country even though it's certainly more popular in certain areas. It's just that those three other sports in football, baseball, basketball (in that order) are in a different class. But if you look at the ratings for hockey there's still really good ratings and the games all sell out in the playoffs and every hockey hotbed during the regular season have sellouts.

However those big 3 for sports, if there is a story on any of those three sports (pro or college, even high school for that matter) they will be featured on ESPN talk shows first.

**jediwands** · 04-13-2016, 11:51 AM

Minnesota Wild say leading scorer Zach Parise out indefinitely

Wild are done.

secretk · 04-13-2016, 11:55 AM

Ah this sucks

. What happened? How he god injured?

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