At 4/21/08 05:07 PM, Risterajas wrote: If the Habs lose tonight, I can't even imagine the backlash.

Interesting that the last time these two teams met:

Montreal was down 3-1 in the series
Montreal won the next game 5-1
Montreal came back to win the series
Montreal was coached by Claude Julien

and now..

Boston was down 3-1 in the series
Boston won the next game 5-1
Boston came back to win the series??
Boston is coached by Claude Julien

If the Devils still had Claude, they probably could have beaten the Rangers. Stupid Lou.
Boston better win. I hate the Habs with a passion. Actually.. any Eastern Conference Canadian team I can not stand. For some reason, although they are in Buffalo's division, they are one of the teams that I can tolerate most... even though I have to watch that 6'9" lug of a Zdeno Chara.

Also... you may take Buffalo off of the Emery list. No way will they go for a guy who beat up Marty Biron and tried to destroy Peters, although give Emery credit... he had all the pads on... he was the one slowed down. Of course, that didn't stop Jonathan Roy (haha, sorry, that I've never seen someone just dig someone's grave that deep.

Finally, I really hope that Sharks can solve Kiprusoff. I don't know why he's not up for Vezina. What a great great tender, there.

At 4/21/08 07:26 PM, Tluck-Person wrote: Finally, I really hope that Sharks can solve Kiprusoff. I don't know why he's not up for Vezina. What a great great tender, there.

Because his numbers are absolutely atrocious, why else?

Lundy should win it.

At 4/21/08 07:29 PM, Risterajas wrote:

At 4/21/08 07:26 PM, Tluck-Person wrote: Finally, I really hope that Sharks can solve Kiprusoff. I don't know why he's not up for Vezina. What a great great tender, there.

Because his numbers are absolutely atrocious, why else?

Lundy should win it.

OK... other than the Conn Smythe, they should make a playoff goalie award... and Kip would win that lol.

At 4/21/08 05:33 AM, Risterajas wrote: Ugh, I thought you left

>>> No but your Wild have....

At 4/21/08 07:53 PM, Tluck-Person wrote: OK... other than the Conn Smythe, they should make a playoff goalie award... and Kip would win that lol.

... he got PULLED in the playoffs. And his numbers are still poor in comparison to many other goalies. The second worst GAA in the entire playoffs too...

At 4/21/08 08:28 PM, hongkongexpress wrote:

At 4/21/08 05:33 AM, Risterajas wrote: Ugh, I thought you left

>>> No but your Wild have....

OMG you got it right!! WILD, not wildS.

Anyways... that's right.. and the CuJo goes in and keeps SJ off the board. I don't know. I think SJ takes it tomorrow. Also, Philly.

ahhh good ol' Buffalo Wing breath boy, how are you doing? or should I say how are the Sabers doing? Oh I see. They didn't make it.

At 4/22/08 01:36 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: ahhh good ol' Buffalo Wing breath boy, how are you doing? or should I say how are the Sabers doing? Oh I see. They didn't make it.

Do you purposely try to irritate everybody in the entire club at every opportunity? Didn't getting banned for a month for it teach you anything at all?

Jesus. Grow up.

... and it's *Sabres.

You started this by typing "Faggit" on my profile Risterajas.

At 4/22/08 04:03 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: You started this by typing "Faggit" on my profile Risterajas.

Then keep it in your profiles and PMs.

We don't want to hear about which one of you thinks they have a bigger penis than the other.

*****

Back to the Hockey and Carey Price showed us that he can play in big games, blanking the Bruins 5-0.

A pair of game 7s tonight, which fans of 10 clubs will be watching with baited breath. These two matchups hold the key to who plays whom in the second round.

Great entertainment!

EA sports and TSN did a simulation of the playoffs before they started. This was the result, and it's very... very interesting.

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2008 NHL Playoff Simulation - Series Breakdown

EASTERN CONFERENCE Quarterfinals
(1) Montreal vs. (8) Boston
Boston had not beaten Montreal yet this season until the first two games of this series, and it started to look like rookie goalie Carey Price was not going to be the star the Canadians needed him to be. After a stunning performance in games three and four, Price seemed to have turned the corner, allowing only 1 goal on 60 shots over the two games. The Canadians spread the offense around with multiple goals coming from Alex Kovalev and Michael Ryder throughout the rest of the series as Montreal was able to hold on and finish off the Bruins in seven.
Montreal wins series 4-3

(2) Pittsburgh vs. (7) Ottawa
The Senators skate into this match up a shadow of the team they started the season with. With their captain Daniel Alfredsson out with an injury, the Senators didn't put up much of a fight against the hungry Penguins. Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Marion Hossa continuously lit up the scoreboard throughout the series including a 7-2 rout in game 3. Jordan Staal also found the scoreboard potting 3 in the series against Ottawa. Marc-Andre Fleury was solid when he needed to be but wasn't challenged significantly at any point in the series losing only one game in the series.
Pittsburgh wins series 4-1

(3) Washington vs. (6) Philadelphia
The Capitals arrive at this series after tenaciously clawing their way into the playoffs, led by Alexander Ovechkin - winner of the scoring race. The Flyers chances of winning this series lay in their ability to stop Ovechkin and Niklas Backstrom - a tough job in one night, flirting with the impossible when you have to do it for an entire series. The Flyers toughness won out following a break out performance by Daniel Briere and Valclav Prospal in combination with tight checking from Mike Richards that stopped the unstoppable Ovechkin. The Flyers come back from a 3-2 deficit to take the series in 7.
Philly wins series 4-3

(4) New Jersey vs. (5) New York Rangers
The veteran power of the Rangers was a bit too much for the Devils to handle in this first round battle of the goalies. Henrik Lundqvist and Martin Brodeur both brought their A-game in this low scoring series. After trading back to back victories on their home rinks it was a break out performance by ex-Devil Scott Gomez that beat his former netminder. Gomez had two goals in each of New York's wins in games 5 and 7.
New York wins series 4-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE Quarterfinals
(1) Detroit vs. (8) Nashville
Despite all efforts from the Predators they just couldn't get the puck past Dominic Hasek enough times to have a chance in this series. Hasek posted two shutouts and gave up only 1 goal in each of the other games. Combined with two, 2-goal games from Henrik Zetterberg and this series was over in a flash.
Detroit wins series 4-1

(2) San Jose vs. (7) Calgary
The red hot Sharks were pushed to the brink of elimination from a Flames team that wasn't going to go down easy. The Flames jumped to an early series lead taking the first two games in San Jose and kept Joe Thornton relatively quiet. That shook up Thornton who went on to score 5 goals in the next three games. With strong play from Patrick Marleau and great goaltending from Evgeni Nabokov in game 7, the Sharks manage to stave off early elimination.
San Jose wins series 4-3

(3) Minnesota vs. (6) Colorado
Jose Theodore closed the door on all of Minnsota's shooters including the usually reliable Marion Gaborik. With Colorado generating offense from its key forwards - Peter Forsberg, Paul Statsny and Milan Hejduk - this series was never really within reach for the Wild.
Colorado wins series 4-0

(4) Anaheim vs. (5) Dallas
The defending Stanley Cup champions proved to be no match for Mike Ribeiro and the Dallas Stars winning only the opening game before losing the next four in the series. Brad Richards leadership and experience quickly lead the Stars past the floundering Ducks.
Dallas wins series 4-1

EASTERN CONFERENCE Semifinals
(1) Montreal vs. (6) Philadelphia
Coming off a very close round one match up, Montreal looked to wrap this series up quickly with two decisive victories on their home ice. Philly looked to be exhausted after a tough matchup with the Capitals and were quickly down 3 -1. They were able to squeeze one more victory over a seemingly unshakable Carey Price before losing the final contest in game 6.
Montreal wins series 4 -2

(2) Pittsburgh vs. (5) New York Rangers
Pittsburgh top scorers Crosby and Malkin continued to put up significant numbers and made Lundqvist look like less of the superstar goalie he had become in the Eastern Conference this season. The Rangers scorers could not answer offensively and managed only one victory before this series ended.
Pittsburgh wins series 4-1

WESTERN CONFERENCE Semifinals
(1) Detroit vs. (6) Colorado
Detroit managed to score on Jose Theodore a little more frequently than the Wild were able to do in the first round, which proved to be enough for them to scrape by the Avalanche in a seven game series that went back and forth until the final buzzer. This was a low scoring tilt where Hasek proved to be the better goalie.
Detroit wins series 4-3

(2) San Jose vs. (5) Dallas
San Jose flew out to a quick 3 - 0 series lead and looked to put away the Stars in a sweep, before the Stars were finally able to solve Nabokov. After two hard fought victories, the Stars were sent to the golf course at the end of game 6.
San Jose wins series 4-2

EASTERN CONFERENCE Finals
(1) Montreal vs. (2) Pittsburgh
Arguably the most intense series of the entire 2008 playoffs, this was a classic matchup between a team of snipers and a goalie who was playing unbelievable hockey. Carey Price was phenomenal, regularly facing 45 shots a game. It was also the return of Saku Koivu to the Montreal lineup, who led by example netting 3 goals and 6 assists over the seven game series. This battle goes in favor of the Habs, and sends the young guns home one game short.
Montreal wins series 4-3

WESTERN CONFERENCE Finals
(1) Detroit vs. (2) San Jose
After splitting the first two games, San Jose came out hard at home and jumped to a 3-1 series lead. Joe Thornton was a force on the ice throwing the body and getting great scoring chances almost every time he hit the ice. Detroit battled back to win game 5, but in the end Thornton and the Sharks pushed their way into the Stanley Cup Finals.
San Jose wins series 4-2

STANLEY CUP Finals
(1) Montreal vs. (2) San Jose
Montreal's Stanley Cup dream came to a disappointing end despite great goaltending from Carey Price. Montreal's offense never arrived in the final series. Alex Kovalev and Saku Koivu were effective, but nowhere close to likes of Joe Thornton who was making it his mission to win a Cup for his team. A low scoring series with great goaltending, the Sharks prevail and win the Cup for the first time in their franchise history, and giving Thornton the well deserved Conn Smythe Trophy.
San Jose wins series 4-3

PLAYOFF POINT LEADERS PTS G A
Alex Kovalev (MTL) 24 11 13
Joe Thornton (SJ) 22 13 9
Sidney Crosby (PIT) 19 7 12
Patrick Marleau (SJ) 17 8 9
Niklas Lidstrom (DET) 17 7 10
Evgeni Malkin (PIT) 16 12 4
Saku Koivu (MTL) 16 5 11
Henrik Zetterberg (DET) 16 11 5
Peter Forsberg (COL) 15 8 7
Mike Ribeiro (DAL) 13 6 7

STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
San Jose Sharks

CONN SMYTHE WINNER
Joe Thornton

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Extremely likely outcome, although they didn't predict many upsets. The could get the entire first round correct if the Flames and Caps lose tonight, too. Nevermind that, but they already predicted a few dead on.

I'm not a big fan of all the analysts who said San Jose v Montreal, which is pretty much everyone, but it's not a bad bet.

At 4/22/08 04:03 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: You started this by typing "Faggit" on my profile Risterajas.

yeeaa, only I didn't send threatening PMs and create alt accounts simply to insult you, nor did I send PM after PM to a certain mod littered with insults. Nor do I constantly insult everyone that isn't a fan of the Flames, or any team I like for that matter.

It's okay though, you obviously have some kind of anger-related mental disorder. It's not your fault mommy drank when she was preggers.

At 4/22/08 01:36 AM, hongkongexpress wrote: ahhh good ol' Buffalo Wing breath boy, how are you doing? or should I say how are the Sabers doing? Oh I see. They didn't make it.

All I do is comment on how well you're coming along with your English, and you just flow with insults.

Hope your Flames wither out tonight, chinaboy.

ming sang wang wong ching ching chong chong.. translates to: Buffalo Sabres have been eliminated. And ching wong chi chi bing bong chow: The Chinese owns the US dollar.

At 4/22/08 07:41 PM, hongkongexpress wrote: ming sang wang wong ching ching chong chong.. translates to: Buffalo Sabres have been eliminated. And ching wong chi chi bing bong chow: The Chinese owns the US dollar.

Thank you for telling me news I've know for weeks, now.

It's really too bad Philly won.... and the Habs for that matter.

Guess there are no Cinderella's in hockey this year.

At 4/22/08 10:09 PM, Risterajas wrote: It's really too bad Philly won.... and the Habs for that matter.

Guess there are no Cinderella's in hockey this year.

A team from the Southeast division doesn't deserve to have a Cinderella moment. If anybody did, it was Boston. They were so close. Anyways, now all that's left is for the Sharks to extinguish those Flames.

So we've established that Calgary is still a solid team that can't get shit done in the playoffs, and that Joffrey Lupul is a dream-crushing asshole for Alex Ovechkin, Sergei Federov, Cris Huet, the Washington Capitals, the entire hockey fanbase of Washington, and the advertising department of the NHL.

Not even the Flyers wanted the Flyers to win.

And then they were like

"nah nvm lol"

After the excitement of last night, I've got a quick update on the playoff picture and my own predictions for the next round:

First Round matchups gave me 6 out of 8, with my wrong guesses going towards Nashville (Wishful thinking) and Washington (Anybody want Philly? Anybody at all?)

This round needs some more thinking, as the matchups in theory get closer.

I've picked for this round wins in the East for Montreal and Pittsburgh, while the West will hopefully see wins for Colorado and San Jose. I've gone wildly different from my mum's calls, as she managed 6/8 just on the names, which is quite scary, as she does this every year!

At 4/23/08 04:11 AM, Coop83 wrote: I've picked for this round wins in the East for Montreal and Pittsburgh, while the West will hopefully see wins for Colorado and San Jose. I've gone wildly different from my mum's calls, as she managed 6/8 just on the names, which is quite scary, as she does this every year!

Before the playoffs started I called Philly to make the final, and I wasn't too sure, but I called the other sixth seed Colorado to get there too.

So far i've only predicted one series incorrectly, and that was the Ducks and Stars. I'm not so sure if Colorado can get past the behemoth Wings, but really, they have a habit of choking against teams with a little more leadership. Who's the leader on the Wings anyways? McCarty? Liddy? There's something just not as threatening as Brendan or Stevie.

At 4/23/08 03:58 PM, Risterajas wrote:

At 4/23/08 04:11 AM, Coop83 wrote: I've picked for this round wins in the East for Montreal and Pittsburgh, while the West will hopefully see wins for Colorado and San Jose. I've gone wildly different from my mum's calls, as she managed 6/8 just on the names, which is quite scary, as she does this every year!

Before the playoffs started I called Philly to make the final, and I wasn't too sure, but I called the other sixth seed Colorado to get there too.

So far i've only predicted one series incorrectly, and that was the Ducks and Stars. I'm not so sure if Colorado can get past the behemoth Wings, but really, they have a habit of choking against teams with a little more leadership. Who's the leader on the Wings anyways? McCarty? Liddy? There's something just not as threatening as Brendan or Stevie.

Philly and Colorado? Just because they look like their 2000 Championship team doesn't mean they'll play to that standard. I have San Jose and Pittsburgh going.

Also, I am glad to see that HongKong isn't complaining about his Flames..... Yet.

SORRY! Screwed the last post up.

At 4/23/08 12:44 AM, Buddhist wrote: So we've established that Calgary is still a solid team that can't get shit done in the playoffs, and that Joffrey Lupul is a dream-crushing asshole for Alex Ovechkin, Sergei Federov, Cris Huet, the Washington Capitals, the entire hockey fanbase of Washington, and the advertising department of the NHL.

Good. Glad to see that Lupul plays for himself and his team, and not to the expectations of the NHL.

At 4/23/08 04:11 AM, Coop83 wrote: After the excitement of last night, I've got a quick update on the playoff picture and my own predictions for the next round:

First Round matchups gave me 6 out of 8, with my wrong guesses going towards Nashville (Wishful thinking) and Washington (Anybody want Philly? Anybody at all?)

This round needs some more thinking, as the matchups in theory get closer.

I've picked for this round wins in the East for Montreal and Pittsburgh, while the West will hopefully see wins for Colorado and San Jose. I've gone wildly different from my mum's calls, as she managed 6/8 just on the names, which is quite scary, as she does this every year!

I also went 6 for 8, as I changed my mind mid series on Boston-Montreal. I also got the Ducks-Dallas series wrong. Silly me. Also, I don't trust Montreal as a playoff team. Almost choking to a team they beat all 8 times this year is a little freaky. I feel like Philly has something more to prove, especially Marty.. who has about as much starting goalie playoff experience as Carey Price. I agree with you on Pittsburgh, and also Colorado and San Jose.

Also, I am glad to see that HongKong isn't complaining about his Flames..... Yet.

I personally doubt the Habs will make it past the second round. They were almost beaten by the 8th seed who's captain was playing through what seems to be a rather serious shoulder injury the whole series.

At 4/23/08 10:22 PM, Tluck-Person wrote: Also, I am glad to see that HongKong isn't complaining about his Flames..... Yet.

Thaaaaat's because he's banned

Haha!!!!

San Jose did it!

I knew you Sharks could do it!

SHARKS ARE ON THE ROAD TO VICTORY!!!!!

At 4/23/08 11:24 PM, Risterajas wrote:

At 4/23/08 10:22 PM, Tluck-Person wrote: Also, I am glad to see that HongKong isn't complaining about his Flames..... Yet.

Thaaaaat's because he's banned

Hahaha thank God.
Also. I agree with DarkSoldier. GO SHARKS!

At 4/23/08 03:58 PM, Risterajas wrote: So far i've only predicted one series incorrectly, and that was the Ducks and Stars. I'm not so sure if Colorado can get past the behemoth Wings, but really, they have a habit of choking against teams with a little more leadership. Who's the leader on the Wings anyways? McCarty? Liddy? There's something just not as threatening as Brendan or Stevie.

Most of our 11 losses to the Wings this season came without the veterans like Sakic, Foote and Forsberg in the team, due to injuries and late aquisition of the players.

We need Jose to recover and come back to his best. He was off last night, but Budaj looked sharp. Let's hope we can recover, because I'd hate to think that the season will end for me while I'm away on Holiday :P

At 4/23/08 10:24 PM, Tluck-Person wrote: I also went 6 for 8, as I changed my mind mid series on Boston-Montreal.

Surely that doesn't count. We all called the series without seeing a puck drop. Just because you didn't want to do worse than my mum :P

At 4/25/08 08:22 AM, Coop83 wrote:

At 4/23/08 10:24 PM, Tluck-Person wrote: I also went 6 for 8, as I changed my mind mid series on Boston-Montreal.

Surely that doesn't count. We all called the series without seeing a puck drop. Just because you didn't want to do worse than my mum :P

Well, if you put it that way, I went 7-for-8 then! lol

>:[

that's all I have to say