Stanley Cup Finals
 

The only powerhouse left in the playoffs is the New Jersey Devils, obviously a favorite. The Anaheim Mighty Ducks have been carried by J.S. Giguere into the finals. Both teams have great goaltending, so simply put who do you think wins the Cup?

I hate both teams.. but I will watch..and if I had to put money on it, I'd go with New Jersey..there's alot of experience on that team. Can Giguere hold up? It will be interesting to watch but unfourtunately I think the devils will be skating with the cup this year.

Brodeur is the guy to match Giguère. Ney Jersey in 6.

I guess I'll be the first to say the Ducks in 6. Although if it does go 7 then the Devils.

Both teams have a similar style of game play. NJ is bigger but Anahiem is faster. It will definetly come down to goaltending and lucky bounces.
I expect 1-0/2-1 games and a few OTs.

Go Giggy!!

Oh and Giggy will be on Leno tonite :D

Going out on a limb here....

Anahiem in 5. Two shutouts for Giguere.

Choosing The Ducks and Giguere is the popular choice right now, especially being well rested. I really have to go with experiance and home ice on this one though. Brodeur really stood on his head when they needed him too, and if Newendike(sp) gets healthy then I can't see the Ducks having an answer for all their weapons. Giguere is definately the key to the puzzle though. New jersey in six.

If you think about it, the New Jersey Devils just beat the best hockey team during the regular season, which I think will give them more confidence going into the Stanley Cup Finals.

Go Devils Go! Thanks for beating those Senators.

gotta go ducks, even though i dont want them to, i think they will just come out a head

Ducks in six. Hottest goaltender beats hottest lineup every time.

Being well rested doesn't necessarily help in hockey. It's been awhile since Jiggy has seen a game shot or had a game type situation. I think the ducks will come out flat. Also they are going up against the most physical team they've had to play so far. If jiggy plays as well as he has been it will go to the ducks but if he slips up at all.. the devils will own.

East hockey will dominate the west style,

http://images.sportsline.com/u/photo...img6388642.jpg

Just insert Lord Stanley's cup here.

Devils in 5

from the little hockey i watch, i'll go w/ anaheim cuz of their goal keeper

I would have to say that unfortunatly Anheim has a great chance of winning jsut becuase they went through Detroit like it was nothing and Dallas fell to them also.

I'll be at both games in Anaheim :D I say Ducks in 6

<b>crfpilot:</b> You lucky dog!
I also say Ducks in 6, if only cuz I was going for Ottawa, so I'm pissed off at the Devils now.

Ok, nothing against your math skills at ALL, but if you're saying ducks in 6, there will be 3 games in Anaheim.

Game 1 In NJ
Game 2 In NJ
Game 3 In ANA
Game 4 In ANA
Game 5 In NJ (If needed)
Game 6 In ANA (if needed)
Game 7 In NJ (If needed)


In any case Broduer is one of the BEST goalies ALL TIME in the playoffs, I think he has more shutouts then any other goalie. He's atleast in the tops for Game win percentage, GAA, and Save Percentage. If you had the same goalie in net for both teams, the advantage would goto NJ. Basically what I'm saying, these goalies are so much alike as far as stats that you have to look at the rest of the team. I'd like to see the Ducks win, but logic should have NJ winning the series.

New Jersey in 5.

Yet logic should've had Anahiem losing to Detroit, Dallas and Minn.... but they beat all of those teams with relative ease.

Doh, I knew that, what I meant to say is the first 2 home games. I'm gonna be in Vegas for the 6th.

I guess I just got used to the Ducks only being home for 2 games a series.:D ;)

NJ in 6
One solid goaltender and one on a hot streak

NJ easy.

I don't care how rested they are. I don't care how much confidence they have after beating Dallas and Detroit.

The DUCKS will not beat the DEVILS. (Though they will probably give them a run for their money)

NJ in 6

Ducks in 6. Quaaccck!!! However, the long rest they had kind of scares me.

Experience is a wonderful thing. Devils in 4

Bwah ha ha ha ha ha. Ok seriously......5

Who'd a thunk. Ducks give up 2 goals While Giguere is in net (A third when he was pulled) and the NJ Devils open up with a shut out. All on the same day that Roy decides he's going to annouce what he's going to do. The worse thing about the entire Series though, both teams are playing a trapping defense. This series sets back Hockey a few years because ultimately it's going to be BORING!

Goddamit if I hear one more person say this is boring I'm going to explode.
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In case you hadn't noticed, hockey, REAL hockey, is about grit, determination, and the very fine edge between hard earned wins and hard fought defeats. What, it's boring just because there aren't as many points put on the board as there are in baseball? These two teams are comprised of GALDIATORS, plain and simple. If you can't appreciate the trension and drama of the Niedermeyer brothers going at it, or of Freisen and Sykora playing against thier old teams and trading checks with each other, CHANGE THE FUCKING CHANNEL. This series isn't going to set hockey back... it is going to be one of the greatest, most dramatic finishes in recent memory.
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Giguere = Flash in the pan. Latest new thing....

The Devils have a HOF goalie. THAT is the story in goal.

I hate to say it but the Devils will win. I don't want them to win but they will.

Duck dreams are over. The devils play a tight defence and that will kill the ducks. They made out well against talent layden wide open offences but the Devils are quite a bit different.

OMFUG-

Ok, I'm a pure hockey fan I'll watch the series no matter who's playing. These teams have no history, it's no Dallas/Sabres Wings/Avs or Rangers/Islanders. The rest of the nation, both US and Canada will probably turn the channel because nothing is going on. I don't blame the goalies, they're both excellent, I blame the coaches. The NHL needs to do something about traps, I say get rid of the two-line pass rule. Not only will it speed up hockey...it'll also get rid of the traps.

Who cares about trapping hockey? Big deal..both teams played a trap last night and look at the energy. Both teams had great energy and speed. NJ killed the ducks with odd man rushes despite the ducks playing a trap defense. The ducks are screwed. Broduer is the best goalie in the game (now that Roy is gone) Giguere is good..but he can't match up with Broduer.. add to the fact that NJ collapses in front of the net better than any other team and you have your winner. NJ. I hate the devils but they will win because they are just better. You can say oh the ducks beat the red wings. I've been a red wings fan forever but we sucked this year ... really we did. The stars ppfft.. big deal.. they weren't that good of a team. The ducks are good but I just can't see them beating a team like NJ. Have you seen Broduer's GAA at home??!! .99... heh.. doesn't sound good for the ducks.

Right on, man.... now THERE is a fan.

Me, I'm going for the Ducks just cause I'd like to see Kariya win it for his father (who passed away earlier in the year). I also would love a west coast team to win for a change...its been quite a while!

Unfortunately, I'm not sure they can do it. NJ is quite a stifling team and they have tons of playoff experience (not that it helped Detroit or Dallas but..)

Wow, bet that was tough for a wings fan to say Roy was the best goalie in hockey.

nah, I hated when we got cujo.. what a choke artist. I look at the game like it should be..objectively. ;) The red wings are gonna be doing some major roster changes .. sergei is a free agent.. we've already let go of Luke Robataiie (sp?) and Larionov..but we have Jason Williams..the kid is good. I hope we keep federov because the man is a work horse.. and hopefully the greatest captain ever Stevie Y will be healthy all year .. we'll kick some ass then :D

Well...trying to get back on Topic. The ducks won one tonight. Anyone think they can honestly pull this sucker out? (Honestly.)

Yes, I think if we win Monday, NJ will be shocked and not have alot of confidence going into game 5.

Oh BTW the game tonight shouldn't have gone to ovwertime either. The Devils were offside before their second goal and it wasn't called.

If you wanna go that route.. then the ducks shouldn't have won at all. The ducks played their best game and the devils played one of the worst games I've seen them play in this playoff run. Brodeur obviously didn't have his head in the game.. he gave up 1 soft goal, and one ridiculous goal.. the one in OT was bad positioning on his part. Don't look for that to happen again. The Devils played like crap and it still went into overtime. Stevens had a bad game and madden and friesen didn't do much either. Did you see that shot by Elias? Man that was a great goal. Giggy didn't even move it fooled him so bad.

Gotta agree with guccilvr.... Giggy didn't even flinch when that goal went in. And don't pull out the offsides stuff... that's somethign that could get called constantly but doesn't because it would kill tha game... like holding in football, you know? Still, Brodeur needs to turn it back up... he looked slow. I have to say I'm glad the ducks won one, it makes things interesting, but tonight will eblong to the the red and black.

/me comes out of hiding

Oh...my...god!! I can't belive it 2-2!!

A fucking amazing. I never thought we'd be in this position now. What a great game.
Martin almost let in another soft goal with that save he made on himself. But now the pressure is on the Devils to win the next game. I don't think they wanna go back to Anahiem down 3-2.