NHL Canadian Playoffs Thread

[Fly]

right fucking on..........Canucks lead the series 3-1.......


goin' home for game 5.........should be able to pull it off.

[Sticky]

Fly, they will have another two shots at the can I guess.

[Fly]

yup...........dammit.


helluva goaltending clinic these two are putting out there.


tonight could be the night.



go Nucks go.

[Fly]

bastards choked............


1 more chance back home.


lets just see if home ice "IS" an advantage.

[Leto]

not according to tradition for Vancouver hosting games 7... but there can always be a first time..

Go Canucks!

[Sticky]

I don't know if I will be awake for that game. Should be good though.

[Fly]

fuckin' eh.................see ya' dallas.(man was that close)


let's see what 'ol brian burke will pull in anahiem now.

[Sticky]

So we are down to:

East:
BUF vs. NYR
NJD Vs. OTT

West:
DET vs. SJS
VAN vs. ANA

Any predictions?

Here are mine:
BUF
OTT
SJS
VAN

[Leto]

I would love to see a Buffalo/Ottawa conference final. Followed by a Buffalo/Vancouver Stanley Cup final.

Yes, I believe that will be the case, and Buffalo will win the cup.

(go Canucks!)

[Fly]

gotta go with

BUF
OTT
DET
VAN


it'd be too cool if there were two Canadian teams in the cup........


let's see what the Nucks do tonight.

wow!!!!


got spanked...........

[Fly]

pulled it off last night............saved face they did.


fuck you Burke............

[Fly]

bastards..............10 fuckin' power plays and no fuckin' goals on them.

[Leto]

i feel for you. Now you know what it is like to be a Leafs fan...

[Fly]

2 zip goin' into the 3rd and they fuckin' lose in overtime............


i hate to say it but,we're screwed now.


win 3 in a row.............better get thier heads outta thier asses then.

[Sticky]

Sorry Fly

[Leto]

so sad. who do I cheer for now???

[Fly]

yeah well...........they didn't deserve it anyways.


next year.

[Sticky]

Do you think Luongo can have another year like that?

[tenniels]

I totally think Luongo has many more great years in him. I'm a Flames fan through and through, but after they were out my focus shifted to cheering for Vancouver and Ottawa, and now that Vancouver is out, Ottawa all the way. I really want the Cup back in Canada. I know even when a US team wins it, 75% of the players are Canadian anyways, but it's just not the same. I definitely don't want Anaheim getting it because of Pronger, have a bit of a beef with him after the Edmonton situation (or a beef with his wife I should say haha). Anyways, can't wait for the game on Thursday, let's go Cens!

[Sticky]

I was going to post last night that I thought the Sabres would surprise everyone and play to their capabilities and sweep Ottawa.

[Sticky]

Suspension to Pronger for his hit on Holmstrom?
An elbow to the head from behind into the boards, I think yes.

What do you think?

[tenniels]

Originally Posted by Sticky

Suspension to Pronger for his hit on Holmstrom?
An elbow to the head from behind into the boards, I think yes.

What do you think?

I am in agreeance. I do think though that a penalty should have been given to him in order to justify the suspension. The excuse was that Pronger is just too tall. Bullshit. I have it out for Pronger though since the whole Edmonton fiasco. I think a penalty should have been called and the suspension given after that. Right now I'm all for Ottawa, bring the Cup back to Canada, where we actually care!!! (Even though it ends up here since a majority of the players on any given American team are of Canadian decent...)

[DesertDave]

Senators in the final?! What could piss a Leafs fan off more than another Montreal cup win than the Senators being crowned the Stanley Cup champions? Watch from the sidelines, Leafers, as a non-Toronto Ontario team gets to be where no Maple Leafs team has been in 40 years - the Stanley Cup final.

[Fly]

Originally Posted by Sticky

Do you think Luongo can have another year like that?

yeah.........he's a great goaltender......he was great in florida but,just didn't have the any of the playmakers to help him get the wins.


go sens




damn does it hurt to say that!

[tenniels]

Really wish the finals were starting on Saturday rather than having to wait until Monday. Hope the break hasn't been to long for Ottawa. Let's go Sens!

[silent_jay]

Go Ducks Go....fuck I hate the Sens.

[tenniels]

Originally Posted by silent_jay

Go Ducks Go....fuck I hate the Sens.

Ugh, the last thing I want to see is gap-tooth hoisting the cup *throws up in my mouth a little*

Oh btw, that's Pronger I'm talking about

Either way, I'm psyched for the finals to start, and sad that it will all be over soon and I'll start going thru my hockey withdrawls until the new season starts again. Happens every year at this time.

[Sticky]

But the pre-summer signings will start, then free agency signings, then the draft and before you know it traning camp opens.

Any final round predictions?
I think I want the Sens to win, but I think the Ducks will in 6.

[percy]

Originally Posted by silent_jay

Go Ducks Go....fuck I hate the Sens.

I'm reading this welll after Ottawa lost the finals and I must admit, I got a chuckle out of it.

My attitude exactly mirrors that of every Leaf fan. If any Canadian team were in the finals except for TO, I would cheer for them.

If the Leafs ever made it to the finals which is a good many decades off as it is, ya know what, I wouldn't waste my time watching them either.

Leaf fans are a bunch of their own, a special breed. It takes alot of balls to support a perrenial bunch of losers year in and out.

Me, I like winners not losers. I also like the new style of the game. Skill, speed, style and a bucket full of creativity and talent. Something the LEAFS will never have as long as they think the perfect model of hockey foresight is modelling themselves after the Broad Street Bullies of the 70's

They will never get it, especially when they are losing by 2 or more goals with a period and a half to play.You don't go goony gaggah and take more penalties. You play hard to try and get back in the game.

But for that you need a qualified GM, a coach that can control his players temperament, scouts that are not looking for the next Ken Linesman (aka Darcy Tucker) gosh,,..so old and 1970ish thinking and players that have a clue what a gameplan is.

But when you add it all up, the Leafs will never change,..and for non-Leaf fans that is excellent.

And for those who dabble in the odd bet,..here's a sure thing every time. When the Leafs play their second or third game on a road trip, pretty much anywhere, bet the over. You'll win everytime.

And before I forget. Leafs suck big time.

[Leto]

Originally Posted by percy

I'm reading this welll after Ottawa lost the finals and I must admit, I got a chuckle out of it.

My attitude exactly mirrors that of every Leaf fan. If any Canadian team were in the finals except for TO, I would cheer for them.

If the Leafs ever made it to the finals which is a good many decades off as it is, ya know what, I wouldn't waste my time watching them either.

Leaf fans are a bunch of their own, a special breed. It takes alot of balls to support a perrenial bunch of losers year in and out.

Me, I like winners not losers. I also like the new style of the game. Skill, speed, style and a bucket full of creativity and talent. Something the LEAFS will never have as long as they think the perfect model of hockey foresight is modelling themselves after the Broad Street Bullies of the 70's

They will never get it, especially when they are losing by 2 or more goals with a period and a half to play.You don't go goony gaggah and take more penalties. You play hard to try and get back in the game.

But for that you need a qualified GM, a coach that can control his players temperament, scouts that are not looking for the next Ken Linesman (aka Darcy Tucker) gosh,,..so old and 1970ish thinking and players that have a clue what a gameplan is.

But when you add it all up, the Leafs will never change,..and for non-Leaf fans that is excellent.

And for those who dabble in the odd bet,..here's a sure thing every time. When the Leafs play their second or third game on a road trip, pretty much anywhere, bet the over. You'll win everytime.

And before I forget. Leafs suck big time.

As a bleeding blue fan of the Leafs, I appreciate your perspective. Because I have the exact same sentiments. Talk about conflicted. I often wonder why a team like the Mighty Ducks can put together the winning formula so quickly, while Les Blanc et Bleu spends 40 years in the wilderness. Is it ownership? How can it be? we blamed Ballard for that. Then Stavros. Now the Teachers.

Broad Street Bullies? I wish we were that good. So far the only satisfaction that we got has been the total ownership of the arrogant Sens (team & fans) in previous playoffs. But that's a pretty negative outlook and old history.

I'm with you Percy. It's been over two years since I donned my Leafs jersey
(#21 - Salming) and I refuse to do so until they shape up. I have never attended a game at the ACC, and will not do so until they bring their prices in line with what the average person can afford (i.e. ...never).

I'm not a bandwagon jumper. I have never given up on the hometown team. But for the love of God, I wish they would give me a reason to wear my jersey again!!

[percy]

[QUOTE=Leto]

I'm with you Percy. [QUOTE]

Funny I used to be a Leaf fan also way back when I was a kid. Gary Leeman, Rick Vaive etc.

But I got older and moved away from that style altogether.

I hate Darcy Tucker not because he is a good hockey player,,...but because he is the rebel rouser. He can hold his own without the fake dives and the sideshow.A dying breed my friend. Kinda a wasted talent. The ever evolving league will use the "shit disturber" tag and outlaw it,...very much a precursor to banning fighting.

Fan favourite Chris Neil adapted his game and did a good job. Very disciplined. That type of player is in demand. Kills penalties, relentlessly forechecker, can put the puck on any stick as well as in any net and can fight. Don Cherry would say, "Beauty."

Heard Scotty Bowman bowed out! Not intended, for Director of Hockey Operations in TO. Guess he wanted to can Fergie.

Not quite a toss up!!!

[Sticky]

OK, so here we go again.

You can check out the standings here - http://www.nhl.com/nhl/app?service=p...sPage&type=CON

The Habs clinched a playoff spot last night beating Ottawa 7-5 (the score was 7-1 going into the 3rd).
Only 3 teams have clinched a spot in the Playoffs so far - Habs, Redwings, and Sharks.

Who is going to make it into the playoffs and who is going to fall off?
Which Canadian teams will make it?

I don't think Toronto is going to make it. I believe that Ottawa will remain in.

In the West I think that Calgary will be in and that Edmonto will make it in but it may be becuase Vancouver falls off.


Note to Moderators maybe this should be moved to sports.

[silent_jay]

Go Leafs Go, Go Leafs Go, but realistically, they wait until too late in the season to pull their heads out of their collective asses and start playing hockey, as much as I love the leave and bleed blue, it would look good on them not to make the playoffs, maybe then they can play a whole fuckin season of good hockey, rather than having a circle jerk for the first 3/4 of it.

[Leto]

Originally Posted by HeyAgain

Time to fire JFJ.

It's Done!

Okay Leafs, lets do some leapfrogging. 2 games against Boston this weak, 4 pts out of 8th, no Sundin, no Antropov, no Carlo.... I think we've got them just where we want them...

[Fly]

2-0 for my boys so far.......1st is almost over.

fuck you calgary........


glad this thread came back.....



thanks Sticky........

[silent_jay]

Leafs effectively fucked after losing to the Bruins tonight.

[Ace_O_Spades]

Originally Posted by silent_jay

Leafs effectively fucked after losing to the Bruins tonight.

At least you don't have to carry your slow gasping death to the playoffs like the Canucks do this year.

Prove me wrong Vancouver... But as a fan since birth I reserve the right to criticize what I see as a non-contender for the Stanley Cup.

[Leto]

Originally Posted by silent_jay

Leafs effectively fucked after losing to the Bruins tonight.

Fuck I say... FUCK.

[Fly]

Originally Posted by Leto

Fuck I say... FUCK.

i couldn't agree more.

[Sticky]

Originally Posted by Fly

i couldn't agree more.

Fly, you are a Leafs fan?