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Pru's poor ice conditions mar Game 1
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08:20 AM ET 05.31 | Blaming a layoff may be only half the story in sloppy play during Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final. Of course, it might have helped if the ice wasn't so brutal. That took away from what both teams were trying to do. The bouncing puck hurt the flow of the game. "It was like playing with a tennis ball, quite honestly, out there," Brown said. ... The West Coasters aren't used to playing in the kind of New York/New Jersey-style humidity this week has had to offer. "Yeah, it's totally the humidity," Stoll said. "It wasn't even close in Phoenix, even though it was 109 F. ... It was a battle here tonight. It was the hottest we've played, temperature-wise, in the playoffs. Guys were eating food in here and drinking and getting fluids in them."
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The Devils were looking for the home slush advantage
drysdale
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wants some cheese for that whine?
It's almost summer in The Notheast
Spiny Norman
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bing bing bing...an easy early winner here.....
Spiny Norman
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There were a lot of bouncing pucks last night.
THE BISHOP!
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Kopitar's looked okay
Spiny Norman
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both teams were playing on the same ice...
it was the same complaint when Dallas used to go deep in the playoffs
BrownsBucksBlueJacke…
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Every team in the final four had crap ice. What was going to change in the final?
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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It is what happens when you play hockey in late May/June time frame.
Garbage Man
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My sense is that the Kings were more bothered by the humidity than the bad ice. Even Pierre mentioned it last night during one his moments of typical brilliance
drysdale
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He had to work to reel it in.
THE BISHOP!
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Another fascinating thread. It can get hot in late May. Really? I heard it will be dark tomorrow night.
Slapshot
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Pru's poor ice conditions mar Game 1
Wouldn't happen if they drank their Scotch neat.
Canuck eh?
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they're kvetching about humidity?
Imagine if the finals were in D.C.?
Spiny Norman
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I was shocked to find out that ice isn't as good in the summer, speak for yourself.
Nard Dog
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I can tell you from experience the Jerseyans are most certainly NOT the Scotch-drinking type.
dannylimes
Toronto, ON
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Crank up the AC next time so they can actually play the game.
Burgh-Fan
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I believe the Finals have been played before in more humid locales like Carolina, Dallas and Tampa.
THE BISHOP!
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so did Brodeur. it only worked for one of them though
Spiny Norman
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Dallas is humid?
Spiny Norman
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Wasn't there a game in the 80-'s that they couldn't play in Boston so they moved the game to Edmonton. My memory is a bit foggy on this one.
drysdale
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