NHL Playoffs 2010

[Darren89762000]

Predictions?

EASTERN CONFERENCE

#1 Washington Capitals vs. #8 Montreal Canadiens - Capitals in 6
#2 New Jersey Devils vs. #7 Philadelphia Flyers - Devils in 7
#3 Buffalo Sabres vs. #6 Boston Bruins - Sabres in 4
#4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. #5 Ottawa Senators - Senators in 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

#1 San Jose Sharks vs. #8 Colorado Avalanche - Sharks in 6
#2 Chicago Blackhawks vs. #7 Nashville Predators - Chicago in 5
#3 Vancouver Canucks vs. #6 Los Angeles Kings - Canucks in 6
#4 Phoenix Coyotes vs. #5 Detroit Red Wings - Wings in 6

EASTERN
Washington Capitals vs Ottawa Senators - Caps in 6
New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres - Devils in 7

WESTERN
San Jose Sharks vs Detroit Red Wings - Red Wings in 7
Chicago Blackhawks vs Vancouver Canucks - Canucks in 6

EASTERN FINALS
Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils - Devils in 6
WESTERN FINALS
Vancouver Canucks vs Detroit Red Wings - Canucks in 7

Cup Finals
New Jersey Devils vs Vancouver Canucks - Devils in 7

[Marty]

I'm going to Game 3 of the Pittsburgh-Ottawa series. Hopefully will go to others too.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

#1 Washington Capitals vs. #8 Montreal Canadiens - Capitals in 4
#2 New Jersey Devils vs. #7 Philadelphia Flyers - Devils in 7
#3 Buffalo Sabres vs. #6 Boston Bruins - Sabres in 7
#4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. #5 Ottawa Senators - Penguins in 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

#1 San Jose Sharks vs. #8 Colorado Avalanche - Sharks in 5
#2 Chicago Blackhawks vs. #7 Nashville Predators - Blackhawks in 4
#3 Vancouver Canucks vs. #6 Los Angeles Kings - Canucks in 7
#4 Phoenix Coyotes vs. #5 Detroit Red Wings - Coyotes in 7

EASTERN
Washington Capitals vs Pittsburgh Penguins - Capitals in 5
New Jersey Devils vs Buffalo Sabres - Devils in 7

WESTERN
San Jose Sharks vs Phoenix Coyotes - Sharks in 6
Chicago Blackhawks vs Vancouver Canucks - Blackhawks in 7

EASTERN FINALS
Washington Capitals vs New Jersey Devils - Capitals in 6
WESTERN FINALS
San Jose Sharks vs Chicago Blackhawks - Blackhawks in 6

Cup Finals
Washington Capitals vs Chicago Blackhawks - Capitals in 6

[Darren89762000]

So in the 2nd round in the West in a series between the Sharks and Yotes the Wings will STILL find a way to win in 6? Damn. I know they're good, but not that good

[Marty]

I have no idea what you're talking about, Darren! You must be drunk again!

(Thanks for noticing that!)

[mainstream84]

DAAAAAAAH HAWKS!

[edgehead9]

EASTERN CONFERENCE

#1 Washington Capitals vs. #8 Montreal Canadiens - Habs in 6
#2 New Jersey Devils vs. #7 Philadelphia Flyers - Devils in 7
#3 Buffalo Sabres vs. #6 Boston Bruins - Sabres in 7
#4 Pittsburgh Penguins vs. #5 Ottawa Senators - Sens in 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

#1 San Jose Sharks vs. #8 Colorado Avalanche - Sharks in 5
#2 Chicago Blackhawks vs. #7 Nashville Predators - Blackhawks in 6
#3 Vancouver Canucks vs. #6 Los Angeles Kings - Canucks in 7
#4 Phoenix Coyotes vs. #5 Detroit Red Wings - Coyotes in 6

EAST

Devils vs Habs - Devils in 6
Sabres vs Sens - Sens in 7

WEST
Sharks vs Coyotes - Coyotes in 6
Blackhawks vs Canucks - Hawks in 5

EAST finals

Devils vs Sens - Devils in 6

WEST final

Coyotes vs Hawks - Hawks in 5

LA COUPE STANLEY

Devils vs Hawks - Hawks in 6

[stahl]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=5252 ... L|NHL|home

[Darren89762000]

Doesn't anybody know that Marian Hossa can't win a Cup and whatever team he plays for will choke?! Jeeeeeeze lol

[hitman89762000]

we have the following games on tonight here in the uk:

Montreal at Washington - Conf. Q-final Game 1 - NHL
3.00am Los Angeles at Vancouver - Conf. Q-final Game 1 - NHL

[edgehead9]

Go Habs!!

Go Kings!!

[Marty]

Canadian television for tonight's early games is weird. TSN has the Habs-Caps game and CBC has the Bruins-Sabres game. Feels like it should be the other way around.

Anyways, damn near perfect first period by the Sens last night. Near-perfect in that there was still that PP goal they gave up. Other than that, they completely slowed down the Pens offense and didn't allow any scoring chances. That's the best way to play hockey on the road: Cool down the home team's offense and quiet the crowd.

[Darren89762000]

I swear, I kept thinking to myself last night "How the hell are you guys letting the Coyotes stick around?! You're outplaying them! Shoot! Start being the more aggressive team! Something! Don't Lose!" And guess what? Let em hang around and sucked on the PK.

[Marty]

Nice win by the Habs last night, although it showed several times during the game that Halak is going to need to stand on his head to carry this team. Habs had some bad giveaways at various points, and Halak saved their ass often when they happened.

Sens are in tough now. Three key injuries (Kovalev, Kuba, Michalek).

[Darren89762000]

Pulled off a comment from the Detroit Free Press

Doan is better than any player the wings have.

Win. Just. . . win. . .

[shocker1236]

Go Canucks!!!!

[shocker1236]

#3 Vancouver Canucks vs. #6 Los Angeles Kings - Canucks in 6

Nice call man, Canucks moving on to round 2!!!

[Marty]

Habs 3, Caps 1. That's my official prediction for Game 7 tonight.

[AMG]

Habs 3, Caps 1. That's my official prediction for Game 7 tonight.

You were off by a goal, Marty, but you did pick the right team.

[Marty]

Habs 3, Caps 1. That's my official prediction for Game 7 tonight.

You were off by a goal, Marty, but you did pick the right team.

I know, darn them Habs for not getting an empty netter.

I told that prediction to my coworkers in Gatineau (which, even though Ottawa is next door, is still a suburb of Montreal). A lot of them thought I was crazy. I just couldn't see how Washington was actually going to win. Their PP was nonexistent the whole series. Ovechkin was contained. Semin was the invisible man the whole series. Habs goaltending was better than Caps goaltending. Not only does Halak make lots of saves, but he prevents good rebounds from happening. If he can't hold a puck, he'll knock it to the side, allowing for a tough angle.

Good for the Habs, and a heck of a road game played by them last night.

[Marty]

Fun article about Hogtown turning into Habs-Land:

http://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/nh ... the-closet

The very last line is great!

[Darren89762000]

Let's Go Montreal!

[Marty]

[BackLikeTheBand]

It's going to make me sound jealous & bitter, but I get a warmfeeling seeing Syndey Crosby bounced out of the playoffs on home ice in a game 7 by the 8 seed.

[AMG]

It's going to make me sound jealous & bitter, but I get a warmfeeling seeing Syndey Crosby bounced out of the playoffs on home ice in a game 7 by the 8 seed.

I'm cackling with glee, actually, so I guess that make me much more jealous and bitter then.

[AMG]

It's been a crazy post-season so far, and it looks like it'll lead to a finals between two teams that haven't had a shot in a while. Philly is the closest, having been to the finals in '97, but overall it'll be fun to see another team shine for a bit. I do look forward to the match-up in the West between San Jose and Chicago, and of course Montreal vs. whoever wins tonight with Boston or Philly.

As you can tell, I'm sick of being told by the sports media this hyperbole about how the Pens are this big dynasty now even if they only won the cup once in that span so far.

[dansaint]

Go Hawks!

[mainstream84]

Go Hawks!

YES! Awesome win!

[Darren89762000]

What do the past two Stanley Cups have in Common with this one?

Marian Hossa

What will they have in common soon?

Marian Hossa Losing.

In other words. . .


Let's Go Flyers!

[Marty]

Some might think I'm crazy here (hell, I'm crazy anyway), but I'm calling upset and saying Flyers in 6. I think Leighton is probably a bit hotter/better than Niemi. Philly seems a bit tougher and durable, as they have four guys who can give you 25 minutes a game. Chicago has Duncan Keith, but other than that, no one else who can match that sort of durability. I think the Flyers have more balanced scoring, to a degree. Not by much, but by a little. You can take out Richards, and there are still others, but taking out Toewes really takes a lot out of the Blackhawks game. Philly has been winning a lot of their games more convincingly than Chicago, in my opinion. I think they want it more. Finally, I think the Flyers are tougher to beat in Philly than the Blackhawks are in Chi-Town. In fact, the Hawks have shown they're quite beatable at home, as they're 5-3 at home in the playoffs right now. Philly is 7-1 at home, the one loss being against Boston just before the big comeback in that series. It's a gamble, as you don't hear too often about Cinderella teams winning Stanley Cups (it's VERY rare, if at all), but I'm taking the Flyers.

[skuli65]

Flyers in 7: they are playing better as a team than Chicago right now. If they can lock down the main 3 Chicago O weapons, it could be a quicker series.

[Darren89762000]

One thing I think people will forget fast about the Hawks is that Dustin Byfuglien is on a Roll right now. He scored a goal in every game against the Sharks (some being Clutch even) and started to show up at the end of the Vancouver series. He's pretty hot right now, so I believe you shut down the "Big 3" for the Hawks, but you have to contain this guy somehow. Then again, on the other hand, Leighton got his first Non-Shut Out Win of the series against the Habs to clinch the series, basically shutting down a team with a Hot Scorer (Camillarie going into that series) and the rest of the Habs that were on a good run. The other factor for the Flyers that'll show up big for them will be Pronger. Watch him, he will haunt the hell out of the Hawks, and as much as I hate him, will be a big reason to why they win.

I think the Flyers will take it in a very, very close 6 game series that'll be decided with at least 2 OT Games.

[stahl]

Hawks in 5, maybe 6. Not sure if you guys even watched some of the Hawk games with some of the opinions shown.

[dansaint]

Hawks up 2-0 so far. Hawks have not played very good at all this series...and yet they are still up 2-0. Nieme bailed them out yesterday and in Game 1...they were just able to outrun and outshoot Philly.

I still expect Philly to win 1 in Philly and the Hawks to hoist the Cup in Chicago in Game 5

[dansaint]

BLACKHAWKS WIN THE CUP!!!!!

Great game and a great finish.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bieSkYOC8RM

[mainstream84]

As a Chicago sports fan, I kept my mouth shut for the duration of the playoffs because I know of only heartache and letdown.

Now I can smile and let out a cheesey-beer-covered, "DAAAAAAAAA HAWKS!"

YES!

[Marty]

Congrats to the Hawks. I eat my words above. They, in some ways, looked stronger during the Finals than any other series, even the one where they swept the Sharks. Good killer instinct too with finishing the Flyers in Philly rather than waiting.

I also now would like to congratulate the Toronto Maple Leafs. You now have the longest Cup drought among active teams, at 43 years and counting. Of course, we'll see if they win more than two playoff series first (they've never done that).

[Blazed]

I live right next to Chicago.
Everyone was going crazy here!


Congrats to the Hawks.

[skuli65]

that was a hell of a last shot...just tossing it in you expect the goalie to get down & stiffle one of those fast.