Stanley Cup Playoffs 2010

[Dasquian Belargic]

Who's watching? :D

[Emelie Shadowstar]

...yup. :p

Some interesting things happening so far. Kinda bummed at some of the pairings since either - a. I wouldn't mind seeing either time go farther (Buffalo and Boston are a good example of this one) or... b. - I'd rather both teams got knocked out real quick. rofl. (I'll be nice and keep silent on this ;) ...mostly.)

I do get to see game 4 of Kings/Vancouver in person though. Uber late bday gift to the boy.

So far I think I'd love to see the Coyotes just go insane and take the West... but I'll settle for them knocking out Detroit. :lol Though not sure what'll happen there thanks to last night's game. Same goes for the Avalanche really.

mmm... Red Wings and Sharks knocked out in the first round... a girl can dream right? :3

[Tear]

I do get to see game 4 of Kings/Vancouver in person though. Uber late bday gift to the boy.


Super exciting match up between those two teams. The first game was amazing hockey. Best game I've watched since the Olympics.

[Aurelias Kazaar]

I'm rooting for the Dallas Stars (to have a new owner by next season. And a new coach.)

Outside of that...a Chicago/Washington final would be cool.

[Dasquian Belargic]

I'm wondering why I picked a western conference team to support, since it means I have to stay up until 3am to watch any of their games, and 5am for some of these playoff matches.





... go 'nucks! :dance

[Dasquian Belargic]

I do get to see game 4 of Kings/Vancouver in person though. Uber late bday gift to the boy.


Super exciting match up between those two teams. The first game was amazing hockey. Best game I've watched since the Olympics.

Another fun game last night for these two! I watched some of Montreal / Washington as well but tuned out before the Caps big comeback.

[Saladin]

I don't follow the NHL much during the regular season, but, as usual, now that the playoffs are on, I'll be watching whenever I'm able!

It's the same way with NCAA basketball for me. The regular season doesn't interest me at all, but the added intensity in the tournament makes it a must-see.

Obviously, I'll be pulling for the Penguins as hard as I can. :D

[CMJ]

I am a Sabres fan, but I think we have too many injuries to make a deep run.

[Emelie Shadowstar]

At this moment... while still bummed supremely about the Ducks not being in the playoffs...

Seeing Boyle score on his own goal to secure game three for Colorado makes me insanely happy. :lol

[Dasquian Belargic]

lol @ u, sharks bahaha

in other news!

[Emelie Shadowstar]

lol @ u, sharks bahaha

in other news!

lol... oops?

I've been noticing Versus has been having some graphical errors throughout this entire thing. I actually had about a 3 second time span last night where they tossed up the big template that shows the "safe" zones for text and such. Laughed myself silly.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Haha :D I get the impression that Versus kinda sucks?

I have been watching with ESPN Centre Ice, still hoping that some of the Nucks/Kings games will be Nucks feeds... so sick of Fox Sports West already.

[Xavier Synik]

I think because it's ESPN's Centre Ice your stuck with whoever the American feed is coming from.

Only other option is CBC for the 'nucks game and doubt that ESPN would be carrying that.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Handzus :shakefist

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Watching Colorado! Tied 2-2 in the series. :shakefist

We should have already won the series, I think, with a little help from our friend, Boyle. :lol But Game 2 was a bit of a heart breaker, and last night was down to the wire again in overtime. ^_^;

[Dasquian Belargic]

While I'll admit that the Nucks PK sucked after the first period (when we were totally dominating the Kings with some awesome physical play), I'm still ticked that they disallowed the goal that went in off Daniel Sedin's skate. Distinct kicking motion my ass.

Another really exciting game though. Here's hoping they even the series up tonight (...Sarah, give the Nucks a little cheer from me? :D)


I think because it's ESPN's Centre Ice your stuck with whoever the American feed is coming from.

Only other option is CBC for the 'nucks game and doubt that ESPN would be carrying that.

Aha. I was hoping maybe they'd alternate, but I guess not. I watched one of the Versus feeds a couple of nights ago - is it just me, or do they seem to constantly have huge graphics obscuring parts of the game? Although I appreciate that they are trying to keep you up to date on other playoff matches, I can happily find out what's going on in those after the game I'm watching is over, instead of having a third of the ice underneath a giant Versus news ticker.

:twak

[CMJ]

Philly with the 1st round upset.

[Xavier Synik]

Philly with the 1st round upset.

Only an upset given the rankings... The Leafs would have had a chance at beating the Devils...

Marty's not the same Marty of a couple years ago, and their high priced forwards can't put the puck in the back of the net.

You have to wonder if it's time to change the philosophy in Jersey. The defensive game they play is not working any more.

[CMJ]

I looked at the Devils as a team that was either gonna lose in the first round, or maybe make the Finals. Broduer actually had one of his better regular seasons this year. The Flyers were a bad matchup for them(as evidenced by their regular seasons dominace of the Devils as well). I'm sure they were crushed when they watched Philly win the shootout over the Rangers in the regular season finale.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Mikael Samuelsson, you beauty.

Also:

[Wyl Staedtler]

Unf, motherfucker.

[Saladin]

Yay the Pens advance! :D

[Xavier Synik]

I'd like to thank the Pens for their service in knocking off the Sens.

I now no longer care about what happens to them though.

[Jane Starborn]

ARGH Avalanche go down to the Sharks. :shakefist

[CMJ]

Nice to see San Jose not totally flame out again. I wonder if now that the pressure off if they can really make some noise.

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Nice to see San Jose not totally flame out again. I wonder if now that the pressure off if they can really make some noise.

Not allowed. :mad

[CMJ]

Hey, I really don't give a crap about either the Avalanche or the Sharks. But I was starting to feel bad for SJ after all the early round losses they've had the last few years after great regular seasons. I mean they won the Presidents Trophy last year and were out in the first round.

[Xavier Synik]

If it wasn't for Heatley being on the Sharks I wouldn't care about them... but I have no time for guys who pull the shit he did on Ottawa (yes even if it was Ottawa), so just for him I hope they don't make it to the finals.

kinda hoping the 'yotes can knock of the red wings... 1) It's the wings... 2) I'd love to see what kind of reaction it gets. Been hearing some things in the sports media up here that some owners and GMs aren't too happy with the fact that a league run team went out and added salary at the deadline.

Personally I don't care... I think it's funny the lengths the NHL is going to save PHX... especially when there are at least 3 if not 5 other teams that are in as much trouble financially as PHX and it only being a matter of time before it becomes more widely known.

[CMJ]

Vancouver moves on.

[Dasquian Belargic]

:wave byebye Kings

:dance

[CMJ]

Sabres are eliminated. Maybe one of these years we can win the Cup.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Man, I am excited for the Canucks / Blackhawks series to start!

[Wyl Staedtler]

Me too. Revenge hockey is always the best.

[Dasquian Belargic]

:wave Caps

XD

[Xavier Synik]

Caps fail... Now I have to root for Pitt again... :\

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Dammit Caps... your choking and elimination not only took away another team for me to actually like seeing advance... but set up yet another match up where I'd rather both teams moved on over the other two. But I guess I'll be throwing my love towards Boston over the Flyers (sorry Pronger...)

:| That being said... I'm effing sick of Crosby and the Penguins in general. Go Montreal! rofl.

As for the teams over here in the West. Yeahhhhh... I'm praying for an act of god and for the earth to open up in San Jose and swallow the Red Wings and the Sharks in one go. ...couldn't care less who wins with Chicago and Vancouver. Though Chicago does have Hossa nowadays... which kinda makes me want to see Chicago advance all the way to the final just to lose to the Eastern team so I can watch the camera focus on his pouting again this year. :lol

[Xavier Synik]

:| That being said... I'm effing sick of Crosby and the Penguins in general. Go Montreal! rofl.



Blasphemy...:twak I don't know if we can be friends anymore...

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Blasphemy...:twak I don't know if we can be friends anymore...

:cryFine fine... I'll pray the earth opens and swallows those teams too. Better?

[Saladin]

I can actually empathize with you over Crosby, since, for much of the American sports media, he is the only hockey player. I suspect it's as bad as the height of the Tom Brady worship, though not as bad as the Tony Romo worship, because at least Brady and Crosby have the credentials.

But, of course, I love the Pens and hate the Caps, so that's where my empathy ends. ;)

[Dasquian Belargic]

Anyone else watchign Boston/Philly? I've got the game on just for the novelty factor of being able to watch a game live, during the daylight hours ^_^;

Any thoughts on who should win the Hart Trophy?

* Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (one-time winner)
* Alexander Ovechkin, Washington Capitals (two-time winner)
* Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks (first nomination)

[Dasquian Belargic]

Hooray for Jaroslav Halak!

[CMJ]

Bruins looking really good so far.

[CMJ]

Once again...Sharks win 4-3. Up 3-0 in the series.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Chicago up 3-1 :( What a disappointing game 4. Way too many penalties taken, and poor penalty killing.

[Xavier Synik]

yeah the Canuck's were able to get by their woeful penalty kill against LA, but it certainly came back to bite them against the Hawks.

[Dasquian Belargic]

More than one of those penalties could have been avoided as well. That's what was frustrating me the most, when the other team is consistently scoring on the power play so what do we do... oh we give them a power play, or a 5-on-3 :headache

[Dasquian Belargic]

I am not enviny Sami Salo right now, but wow, what a great comeback. I thought Luongo was gonna get a shutout, which would have been miraculous after the last few performances. Great game for Bieksa and Wellwood.

[Xavier Synik]

Fucking Habs just won't die. They truly are the cockroaches of the NHL playoffs.

In other news, will the Flyers become only the third team in history to come back from down 3 games to none and win? Still need to win 2 more to make it, but their looking a hell of a lot better then the Bruins right now.

[CMJ]

Montreal is a great story no matter what happens in Game Seven.

[Dasquian Belargic]

I really hope they win the series.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

I'm just glad the Canucks are out. :mneh

[CMJ]

Montreal advances. Philly is looking like they're about to force a Game Seven. It could be the 7 seed vs the 8 seed in the East.

[Xavier Synik]

Game 7 for the Flyers and Bruins.

From the completely biased spot of wanting anyone but Montreal, I'm hoping that Philly can pull off the come back. They are playing way better right now then Boston, they've got all the momentum right now.

[Tear]

I'm just glad the Canucks are out. :mneh

Never speaking to you again.:twak

[Dasquian Belargic]

I'm just glad the Canucks are out. :mneh

seconding the :twak !

[Lilaena De'Ville]

What can I say - I'm not a fan. ;)

[Wyl Staedtler]

Hush your mouth, you phillistine. :twak

[Dragon]

Alas, poor Penguins... :(

[Dasquian Belargic]

So, who are we all rooting for now? (Since I'm apparently not allowed to cheer on the Habs)

Boston?

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Sharks. :D My hubby is rooting for the Bruins though.

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Boston.

Sharks are failing in their "choke in the playoffs" duty. :mad *fist shakes at them*

[Lykaios]

Boston.
I don't know you anymore! :(

I've no vested interest in the NHL playoffs anymore; considering how much I dislike the remaining times, if I had to pick one, I'd have to pick the one I dislike the least and that would be the Habs, cause they're sorta like my Yankees :D except for how many losing seasons they've had.

[CMJ]

Hardcore Bruins fans may never get over this one.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Shocking, really. They blew a 3-0 series lead and blew a 3-0 game lead in game 7!?

Like the coach said - there's no excuse for that.

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Effing FINALLY. Thank you, Chicago! :lol

[CMJ]

I guess I don't consider making the conference final a choke -- even if the Sharks got swept.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Flyers to win!

[Emelie Shadowstar]

Flyers to win!
Yup. That seems to be the general opinion in my house as well. Though it gets me to point out to my roommate that he's cheering for a team that Pronger is on which... is infinitely amusing to me.

Certainly not the final matchup I would have predicted... could be very interesting :)

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/hockey/blackhawks/ct-chris-pronger-poster-flyers-blackhawks,0,6571141.photo

:x

[Dasquian Belargic]

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[Emelie Shadowstar]

Good game overall...but seriously... the ending was just kinda... "Huh? Oh." Was odd when only Kane knew the goal was scored there for a bit. My roomie (who is a goalie) basically said The Flyer's goalie probably hated himself at that moment since the goal was pretty soft. Nice angle on Kane's part but the goalie should have had it.

Either way... Chicago gets its moment. Which I figured they had completely jinxed themselves when they painted a seriously ugly giant mural of Toews with the cup on the side of a building... before the playoffs even started.
I guess whitewashing the damn thing did the trick, though.

So... how many other cities will do ugly paintings of their team's captain with the cup and then cover them up before the playoffs start next year? :lol

[Dasquian Belargic]

Well, I don't feel so bad that we lost to Chicago now, knowing that they were cup-winning quality.

So... when do we get more hockey? :|

[Tear]

Well, I don't feel so bad that we lost to Chicago now, knowing that they were cup-winning quality.

So... when do we get more hockey? :|

Aye, can't say they didn't earn it. Good on ya Chicago.

I still hates though. Still hates so hard.;)

[Dragon]

As a Pens fan, I was naturally rooting against our hated division rivals. And, honestly, I was glad to see Marion Hossa finally win one! Yeah, I was hacked off that he left Pittsburgh for Detroit, but he got the best comeuppance a Pens fan could hope for, so I have no ill will toward him anymore, and if he'd lost his third Stanley Cup finals series in a row, people would start to say he's jinxed.

Both teams put on a great series, and that was a fantastic Game 7. Flyers fans should feel proud of their team. As for the final goal, it was a little bizarre in the delayed reaction, but I don't think it's any harder to swallow than any other overtime championship loss. I think the tension in hockey's brand of sudden death is higher than any other team sport. You can watch your goalie turn away fifty shots, your heart in your throat each time, and the one that goes in doesn't necessarily look any different until you see the puck in the back of the net. Football and basketball are games of seconds and inches; hockey is a game of nanoseconds and milimeters.

I can only imagine how heart-rending it must be to be cheering your team on in your home arena one moment and then suddenly seeing the other guys celebrating the next. The chant of "Let's go Flyers!" moments after the winning goal was a brilliant display of loyalty and gratitude, and it gave me a new level of respect for Flyers fans and for hockey fans worldwide.

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://www.theonion.com/articles/most-thrilling-playoffs-in-recent-memory-unfortuna,17590/


Most Thrilling Playoffs In Recent Memory Unfortunately Happen In Hockey

PHILADELPHIA—The most riveting, nail-biting, and story-laden playoff series in the past several years of professional sports had the misfortune of reaching its amazing overtime finish in the sport of hockey Wednesday night, as the Blackhawks defeated the Flyers to win the NHL's championship series 4-2. "To see a team that was 14th out of 15 teams in its conference a few months ago not only make the playoffs, but advance to the final by coming back from three games down, was really a shame," said ESPN's Bill Simmons, who spent the evening preparing for Thursday's Lakers-Celtics game and did not watch the hockey finals. "And when the barnstorming Chicago team hoisted that trophy, ending its championship drought with an overtime win on the road, I felt sick to my stomach that it wasn't the Cubs and the World Series trophy." The NHL playoffs also saw Montreal goalie Jaroslav Halak stop 131 of 134 scoring attempts over three games in a superhuman defensive effort that was tragically not put forth by the Baltimore Ravens.

:lol