The NHL Playoff Thread 2008/09

megatron

hey MILARSO are you goin to the game friday?
im flying in tomorrow and prob gonna go..i could never get tix growing up cause they were like gold back then..
im stoked

milarso

RACE THAT CANT BE WON wrote:

hey MILARSO are you goin to the game friday?
im flying in tomorrow and prob gonna go..i could never get tix growing up cause they were like gold back then..
im stoked

I went to Game 1 against Columbus, and the wallet is taking quite a hit lately, so I'll be watching it from my couch. But I wish I could be there! Have a great time at the game! It should be quite a show. I hope the Wings can get out early and set the pace for this series.

EquallyWorthless

yaaaaar! round 2 is on tonight! been toooooo long it seems!!!!!!!

jimed14

petrocs wrote:

Boston vs Montreal - Bruins in 6
Washington vs New York - Capitals in 5
New Jersey vs Carolina - Devils in 7
Pittsburgh vs Philadelphia - Philadelphia in 6

San Jose vs Anaheim - San Jose in 4
Detroit vs Columbus - Detroit in 4
Vancouver vs St Louis - Canucks in 6
Chicago vs Calgary - Hawks in 5

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Boston vs Phialdephia- Philadelphia in 7
New Jersey vs Washington - New Jersey in 6

San Jose vs Chicago - San Jose in 7
Detroit vs Vancouver - Detroit in 6

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New Jersey vs Philadephia - Philadelphia in 7
San Jose vs Detroit - San Jose in 5

Philadelphia vs San Jose - San Jose in 6

I wish I could say we'll win but I cant

I hope you didn't put money on these picks.

EquallyWorthless

what a 3rd period in Vancouver!

uninnocent-

as unlikely as i think it is that they win another cup, i have to go with the ducks this year. my boy teemu deserves it.

carolina's gonna upset boston and washington is gonna make crosby their bitch.

oh and vancouver's making the conference finals (at least).

jimed14

uninnocent- wrote:

as unlikely as i think it is that they win another cup, i have to go with the ducks this year. my boy teemu deserves it.

why? what makes him more deserving than any of the other guys left?

uninnocent-

jimed14 wrote:

uninnocent- wrote:

as unlikely as i think it is that they win another cup, i have to go with the ducks this year. my boy teemu deserves it.

why? what makes him more deserving than any of the other guys left?

'cause he's my boy.

jimed14

uninnocent- wrote:

jimed14 wrote:

uninnocent- wrote:

as unlikely as i think it is that they win another cup, i have to go with the ducks this year. my boy teemu deserves it.

why? what makes him more deserving than any of the other guys left?

'cause he's my boy.

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, well then ..... by all means ....

uninnocent-

on a side note, i'm sick and tired of people giving me flack for liking the ducks when i'm from toronto. they always tell me i'm supposed to support a canadian team. screw that. i will never cheer another team from the northeast, so no ottawa or mtl. i haven't liked edmonton since their run to the finals a few years back. calgary is my second-favourite canadian team, but it's evident that they are not adapting to the times and it wouldn't surprise me if they failed to make the playoffs next year. vancouver has a good team this year (mighty sundin, luongo, salo, the sedins & kessler), and i will root for 'em until they face my ducks.

also, the ducks had the most canadian players in the league in '07. should i neglect the canadian content for a canadian team with few canadians?

/rant over

uninnocent-

jimed14 wrote:

oooooooooooooooooooooooooooh, well then ..... by all means ....

but really, the ducks have a great team, and bobby ryan performed just as i expected he would this season. pronger and neids are still the best there is at what they do. getzlaf and perry will be a force to reckon with for years to come. and parros has the moustache of doom! this is an awesome team, and yes, they all deserve the cup (again). i just want selanne to get one more before his inevitable retirement, and this year seems to be his best opportunity. he went too long without, and i'd like to see him hoist the cup once more.

Songburst

uninnocent- wrote:

on a side note, i'm sick and tired of people giving me flack for liking the ducks when i'm from toronto. they always tell me i'm supposed to support a canadian team. screw that. i will never cheer another team from the northeast, so no ottawa or mtl. i haven't liked edmonton since their run to the finals a few years back. calgary is my second-favourite canadian team, but it's evident that they are not adapting to the times and it wouldn't surprise me if they failed to make the playoffs next year. vancouver has a good team this year (mighty sundin, luongo, salo, the sedins & kessler), and i will root for 'em until they face my ducks.

also, the ducks had the most canadian players in the league in '07. should i neglect the canadian content for a canadian team with few canadians?

/rant over

Nothing wrong with liking the Ducks. If they beat the dreadfully boring Wings, they will be my new favourite team.

100% clean hit on Hudler tonight too. The 5 min PP was BS. He probably should have let up a bit on him though. No need to kill the guy in that situation.

StevieG

Caps are going to take the Pens out behind the woodshed for a severe beating.

milarso

uninnocent- wrote:

on a side note, i'm sick and tired of people giving me flack for liking the ducks when i'm from toronto. they always tell me i'm supposed to support a canadian team. screw that. i will never cheer another team from the northeast, so no ottawa or mtl. i haven't liked edmonton since their run to the finals a few years back. calgary is my second-favourite canadian team, but it's evident that they are not adapting to the times and it wouldn't surprise me if they failed to make the playoffs next year. vancouver has a good team this year (mighty sundin, luongo, salo, the sedins & kessler), and i will root for 'em until they face my ducks.

also, the ducks had the most canadian players in the league in '07. should i neglect the canadian content for a canadian team with few canadians?

/rant over

Enjoy them while you can.
They won't be playing for much longer.

milarso

Songburst wrote:

100% clean hit on Hudler tonight too. The 5 min PP was BS. He probably should have let up a bit on him though. No need to kill the guy in that situation.

Clean hit? Yes. No elbow, all shoulder.
Late hit? I thought so. The puck was long gone by the time he made contact. Alot of people in the Detroit media are calling for a suspension and comparing it to the Brashier hit. That is BS.
In any event, you might as well get used to watching the Wings. They're going to be around for awhile.

jimed14

milarso wrote:

Songburst wrote:

100% clean hit on Hudler tonight too. The 5 min PP was BS. He probably should have let up a bit on him though. No need to kill the guy in that situation.

Clean hit? Yes. No elbow, all shoulder.
Late hit? I thought so. The puck was long gone by the time he made contact. Alot of people in the Detroit media are calling for a suspension and comparing it to the Brashier hit. That is BS.
In any event, you might as well get used to watching the Wings. They're going to be around for awhile.

If you look at in real time ... man, that's really tough to call a late hit ... these guys are moving so fast.

I heard Randy Carlyle last night, (I haven't checked this out for my self), but, he stated from the time the puck left Hudler's stick to the time he got hit, the clock did not move ... not one second came off ... it was that quick.

milarso

jimed14 wrote:

If you look at in real time ... man, that's really tough to call a late hit ... these guys are moving so fast.

I heard Randy Carlyle last night, (I haven't checked this out for my self), but, he stated from the time the puck left Hudler's stick to the time he got hit, the clock did not move ... not one second came off ... it was that quick.

You think so?
He has the puck at the blue line, passes it, and it's at the red line before he gets hit.
And Brown watched him pass it before he hit him. Even if it was less than a second, Brown watched him pass it. He could see he didn't have possession.
Here's something that's kind of interesting, though. If you watch the clips on youtube, watch the CBC version and the VS. version. The CBC guys are adamant that it was a clean hit and that it was Huddler's fault for having his head down and not realizing where he was on the ice. But the VS. guys say it was "barbaric" and say how the "puck was long gone" before he hit him.
I guess it's a judgment call, but you can't hit a guy who doesn't have the puck. That's interference. I think the right call was made.

jimed14

milarso wrote:

jimed14 wrote:

If you look at in real time ... man, that's really tough to call a late hit ... these guys are moving so fast.

I heard Randy Carlyle last night, (I haven't checked this out for my self), but, he stated from the time the puck left Hudler's stick to the time he got hit, the clock did not move ... not one second came off ... it was that quick.

You think so?
He has the puck at the blue line, passes it, and it's at the red line before he gets hit.
And Brown watched him pass it before he hit him. Even if it was less than a second, Brown watched him pass it. He could see he didn't have possession.
Here's something that's kind of interesting, though. If you watch the clips on youtube, watch the CBC version and the VS. version. The CBC guys are adamant that it was a clean hit and that it was Huddler's fault for having his head down and not realizing where he was on the ice. But the VS. guys say it was "barbaric" and say how the "puck was long gone" before he hit him.
I guess it's a judgment call, but you can't hit a guy who doesn't have the puck. That's interference. I think the right call was made.

I have no problem with the call (as, it still is interference) ... 5 minute major & game misconduct (as, he drew blood) ...

but, that's enough, no suspension needed.

milarso

jimed14 wrote:

I have no problem with the call (as, it still is interference) ... 5 minute major & game misconduct (as, he drew blood) ...

but, that's enough, no suspension needed.

Agreed 100%

Songburst

"jimed14 wrote:

I have no problem with the call (as, it still is interference) ... 5 minute major & game misconduct (as, he drew blood) ...

but, that's enough, no suspension needed.

If you get caught admiring a pass like that, you are fair game. The guy from the Ducks (Brown I believe it was?) should have let up on him a bit because he didn't see the hit coming, but it was not even close to being late. It would not have been called if Hudler saw the hit coming and readied himself, which means that it was not interference. It was essentially 5 minutes for blindsiding somebody with a clean check.

And Milarso, I will never get used to watching the Wings if they keep up the boring play. I only caught some of the last game and it looked like it had bouts of intensity from the Wings -- if they start entertaining, I will be the first to turn on the Wings game.