For those whose teams made it to the playoffs, lets start the discussion, predictions (and smack talking :D) here.
Ducks over Preds in 5. GO DUCKS! hehe
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For those whose teams made it to the playoffs, lets start the discussion, predictions (and smack talking :D) here.
Ducks over Preds in 5. GO DUCKS! hehe
Predictions for the 1st round:
West: Round 1
(1)Vancouver in 5
(2)San Jose in 6
(3)Detroit in 5
(4)Ducks in 6
East: Round 1
(1) Washington in 5
(2) Philadelphia in 4
(6) Montreal in 7
(4) Pittsburgh in 7
well vancouver is rocking the top of the league pretty hard..... but they are playing chicago so if history repeats, haha. I say van over chicago in 6
As much as I hate to admit it, Vancouver will be tough to beat by anyone.
They are my pre playoff pick for the cup.
just better not choke like usual
Let's go Pens!
they've been cup contenders for the better part of the last decade and have never gotten out of the west (hell, half the time they don't get out of the 2nd round).Quote:
Originally Posted by STLVR4
I'd like to see a Wings/Nucks matchup in the WCF.
I think the Preds will sneak by the Ducks, don't know why, just have that feeling.
Screw San Jose, go Pens!
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Originally Posted by TonyM
everyone seems to favor Nashville. we did have a crappy series with them this season (1 out of 4), but to our credit, we put Hiller back on that last game where the usually low-scoring Predators put 3 behind Hiller in less than 7 minutes. We lost that game 4-5 but take away the 3 due to a cold goalie and we could've evened that series.
well we shall see tonight. GO DUCKS! :D
Wings\Nucks would be a great series for the conference finals.Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyM
The Preds are elusively good. If they can get their opponent to play their style of game, they can be very hard to beat. They just dont have the fire power to contend with the Wings\Nucks.
Snoop Dogg says GO DUCKS! ;)
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ASS!Quote:
Originally Posted by Macky
Stupid Wild. :cry:
Stars could have done some damage.
-John
that last game against the stars man....we were robbed blind. 2 no goals and not even a review...
That was crazy!Quote:
Originally Posted by Macky
I was jumping up and down going crazy probably just as much as you. Except I was happy with the calls. haha
-John
WOOT Beautiful break away goal VAncouver up 2-0
Good game Wings!
Beautiful Game Vancouver! Let's keep it up and show these fucking Blackhawks were serious this year!!!
Im not sure if I had said this yet, but Fuck San Jose!
And GG Vancouver.
jeez the game last night was horrible! we played like crap against nashville, but it didnt help that the officiating was terrible. :(
The Ducks got outplayed last night. Nashville had the better goalie, and defense. I expect the Ducks to bounce back tomorrow.
Did you go to the game Macky?
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Originally Posted by 3000GTCSULB
Yeah, we didnt show up for that game last night. It was horrible to watch. sloppy passes, coughing up the puck, no defense at all. it wasnt Ellis' fault by much (although there were 2 soft goals from point shots that shouldnt have gone in). that said, we had no D whatsoever, and that gave Nashville the chance to shoot.
and not that im defending my team, but the horrendous officiating just made things worse. Nashville got away with quite a bit last night. calls against us were marginal at best, and you could tell they were frustrated by the 2nd period.
but even if the calls went our way, it still doesnt change the fact we played like shit last night and gave the game to the Predators. we could have had the same number of power plays (9 vs the 4 we got) and we still wouldnt have won that game.
yeah i was at the game, going back tomorrow for game 2.
Just in case ya'll missed it the first time I said it . . . :)Quote:
Originally Posted by TonyM
As for bad officiating, could go either way. I'll chalk it up to a combination of officiating AND sloppy play. The Wings were shorthanded 5 times before they ever went on the powerplay last night. Luckily the Yotes couldn't convert.
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Originally Posted by TonyM
It was more horrible play last night for us. we just didnt show up for the game. the officiating is moot really. all it did was frustrate us. we were watching the DETxPHX game in the jumbotron before our game. that was quite a matchup.
You know its a bad game when you start blaming the officiating. I expected the Ducks to comeout of the gate a little stronger. Im expecting a bounce back for sure.
As for the all the other games, they went pretty much as expected sans Carey Price standing on his head.
Watched the Sharks Kings game last night. I thought the Sharks were going to blow the Kings away but they held their own. There is definitely a lot of quality goal tending in this playoff race.
round 2 tonight. Ducks better show up this time.
Vancouver Chicago predictions anyone? 4-2 van with the last one being an empty netter.
another bullsh*t round with the refs. unbelievable...
woot vancouver 3-0 on the defending champs! just gotta hold it together!
Vancouver looks strong. Even after spending the whole 1st period on the penalty kill, they still managed to win. Luongo is winning these games for them.
Its crazy how despite everything, every year sucess in the playoffs comes down to goaltending.
Yeah the officiating has been shitty. The Wings-Yotes on Saturday was ridiculous on both sides. There were a couple obvious calls - some slashes, etc. - but all the interference, roughing, etc. were MORE than subjective. The refs really took control of that game, stupid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macky
Either way, 2-0 Wings, ready to send the yotes back to Winnipeg.
We didnt play well yesterday. we were outshot nearly 3-1 by Nashville but the final score was 4-3 in their favor. we didnt play the full 60 min hockey game but it is frustrating when the calls are just not being made - you just get thrown off your game.
hopefully things turn around on wednesday, although with the way things are going, I dont think it looks good for us.
I'd like to start seeing more video reviews for penalties. I'd also like to see players get fined for "drawing" a call. Hockey is the new soccer.
I agree. No respect for those "drawing" penalties.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3000GTCSULB
and Detroit takes a commanding lead in their series, and keeps Bryz's GAA at a nice 4.00 :D
Detoit and Vancouver pretty much won their quarterfinals. It will take a miracle for either Chicago or Phoenix to win.
the Ducks' GM "jokingly" commented during an interview that Anaheim should follow suit, as Nashville's players pretty much dive for the ice the instant they feel a stick next to them.Quote:
Originally Posted by 3000GTCSULB
Go REDWINGS!
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Originally Posted by 3000GTCSULB
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Originally Posted by Caswell239
Its just part of the game. Always has been and always will be. And actually its a lot harder than it looks. Making it look believable that is, if you are truely trying to draw a penalty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macky
I agree though. Its the playoffs. Let the soft and even moderate stuff go and let them play.