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helgrenze wrote:Ok.. Semis prediction.... Flyers over the Caps in 6.
sorry, the Flyers arent playing Ovechkin this round.. I'm picking Boston over the Flyers, because those unis are piss ugly.
My bad... forgot how hockey playoffs run. Still if they playing Boston.. its Flyers in 5 then. Philly has the shooters in place, Thomas (B) doesn't do well when taking 30+ shots per game. and Boston has problems on both sides of the power play. Of course the Flyers had trouble on the offensive side too...
BUT they have Pronger back and we should be seeing Carter before this series gets old.
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helgrenze wrote:homas (B) doesn't do well when taking 30+ shots per game. and Boston has problems on both sides of the power play. Of course the Flyers had trouble on the offensive side too...
BUT they have Pronger back and we should be seeing Carter before this series gets old.
Thomas' stats say otherwise. All the games in this last series that he won he had over 30 shots against him (45 shots in one of them) and his playoff percentage is like .926.
But yes Boston has NO power play as of yet: they have not scored a single power play goal in the playoffs. they would be better off declining the penalties and staying 5:5...
Lucic needs to come alive and either start scoring again or start taking the body. Thornton has to start banging as well. Bruins need to step up their physical game without taking stupid penalties.
The NHL also needs to decide if they are actually going to have any sort of consistent stance on boarding/head shots, because the refs in the Bruin's round one series sucked on calling these fairly and consistently, even from period to period.
I'd like to see the play on the ice decide the series not horrible officiating handing goals to teams via undeserved power plays...
I know. Gah, I want to watch GSP beat the hell out of Shields, but I'm just feeling hockey so much more right now, on account of the fact that it's the Canucks. If the Hawks would've knocked them out, I'd be watching UFC for sure.
Double OT loss for the Cannots. Gotta hurt. Didn't see the game as I couldn't wait around for it to start (11 am start - I've got things to do). How about the Bruins putting the hurt on the Flyers? I was surprised by the score as I figured Boston would've been on the receiving end of that beating.
Khornholio wrote: How about the Bruins putting the hurt on the Flyers? I was surprised by the score as I figured Boston would've been on the receiving end of that beating.
I was surprised they were able to run it up like that tbh. Philly sort of gave up.
Speaking of giving up the place was three quarters empty by half-way through the third. Gotta love fickle fans...
It is still a long series so I'm not gonna start making predictions yet, but the Phillie goal tending was soft...
Also Pronger=giant cry baby. Seriously play the game and stop bitching at the refs every whistle.
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Khornholio wrote:Double OT loss for the Cannots. Gotta hurt. Didn't see the game as I couldn't wait around for it to start (11 am start - I've got things to do).
No, it didn't really hurt TBH, unless you count the chest pains from multiple heart attacks It was a solid game, and I think Nashville earned every bit of those two goals.
The Canucks played well, they just had the same problem with Rinne that they did in game 1 - The guy has wicked annoying rebound control. If they could just figure out a way to stop him from using it, they'd be in business.
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Flyers admitted their heads weren't in that game for some reason... probably still hungover after beating Buffalo.
May 1
2:51 p.m.
NOT GOOD ENOUGH
The resounding theme around the locker room was pretty clear during the Flyers practice and media availability today.
Their effort wasn’t good enough.
“There was a lot of things on video that were revealing, but most of them had to do with attitude and competitiveness,” said Flyers head coach Peter Laviolette.
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Freakin' Caps!!! They're gonna be the death of me...
Thought they had some good momentum with that late regulation goal and danged if they didn't have the better run of play in OT, but that was just a horrible goal to give up, never mind going down 0-2 on it. That was just a horrible shift change...
Valete,
JohnS
Valete,
JohnS
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I'll give it to Thomas.... stopped 52 on the night and 45 in a row.... might be some kind of record there.
Of course Boston went up on Philly 3- zip last year and the Flyers fought back to win the series... losing to Chicago for the cup.
Still.... 52 stops.... damn..... Just..... damn.
Of all the races of the universe the Squats have the longest memories and the shortest tempers. They are uncouth, unpredictably violent, and frequently drunk. Overall, I'm glad they're on our side!
Office of Naval Intelligence Research discovers 3 out of 4 sailors make up 75% of U.S. Navy.
"Madness is like gravity... All you need is a little push."
Ugh... Some amazing saves by Neuvy in that 3rd period to at least give the Caps a shot at getting a W against the Lightning...
A win and a quick turn-around game tomorrow might have gotten the younger Caps right back in things. But ugh...
Lookin' very grim for the boys from DC.
Valete,
JohnS
Valete,
JohnS
"You don't believe data - you test data. If I could put my finger on the moment we genuinely <expletive deleted> ourselves, it was the moment we decided that data was something you could use words like believe or disbelieve around"
My dad called me to say he was having heart problems and to see if I could come over to watch his house while he was in emerg, but refused to go to the hospital until the game was over
KamikazeCanuck wrote:Yikes, that's going a little too far. Plus Canucks games aren't good for cardiac problems!
Ha... Most playoff games are not good for heart problems. Hope he is doing ok though.
Hoping the Flyers grab a W tonight. Really do NOT want a repeat of last year, kinda doubt they have enough luck stored up to drop to 3-0 and still advance after 7.
Of all the races of the universe the Squats have the longest memories and the shortest tempers. They are uncouth, unpredictably violent, and frequently drunk. Overall, I'm glad they're on our side!
Office of Naval Intelligence Research discovers 3 out of 4 sailors make up 75% of U.S. Navy.
"Madness is like gravity... All you need is a little push."
What's going on with the Capitals,eh? They're totally tanking it. I haven't been able to watch any games due to the fact that I'm at work when they are on, but I'm hoping something goes the distance so I can at least watch a game on the weekend.
Anyone else think Detroit still has it in them to beat San Jose?
mega_bassist wrote:I dunno, I see the B's pulling off a win tonight.
I really want to see what happens with the Sharks/Red Wings tonight (rooting for the Sharks )
Like I said.. do not want to see a repeat of last year when the Flyers fought back from 3 down to win the series... way too much stress.
Of all the races of the universe the Squats have the longest memories and the shortest tempers. They are uncouth, unpredictably violent, and frequently drunk. Overall, I'm glad they're on our side!
Office of Naval Intelligence Research discovers 3 out of 4 sailors make up 75% of U.S. Navy.
"Madness is like gravity... All you need is a little push."
KamikazeCanuck wrote:The Caps were voted "most overated team" by their peers. I guess they knew what they were talking about.
Down 3-1 in the second, it's kinda hard to argue the point...
Hey!!! I gotta post more often during a game! Goal Caps!!! 3-2! Go Caps!
Valete,
JohnS
Valete,
JohnS
"You don't believe data - you test data. If I could put my finger on the moment we genuinely <expletive deleted> ourselves, it was the moment we decided that data was something you could use words like believe or disbelieve around"
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