NHL Playoffs

[Dylflon]

Vancouver's got the division title and will be matched up with Columbus. These are exciting times.


Who're your teams? Who's watching the playoffs? Who will emerge victorious and hoist the cup high for all to see and be forever etched into the annals of hockey legend as the God-kings of the '08-'09 season?



Quarter Finals Matchups:



Western Division

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San Jose_______Anaheim

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Detroit_________Columbus

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Vancouver______St. Louis

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Chicago________Calgary




Eastern Division

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Boston_________Montreal

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Washington_____New York

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New Jersey_____Carolina

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Pittsburgh______Philadelphia

[ZebraRampage]

I'm a Flyers fan. Currently, they're playing the Rangers in their last game of the regular season, winning 3-2, and if they get at least 1 point, they secure the 4th spot in the Eastern Conference. They're playing the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round, which will be a rematch of last year's Eastern Conference Finals.

I am actually currently in Pittsburgh because I go to school there, so I'm sick of hearing about the Penguins. I'm glad that I'll be home for the semi finals and finals of the Stanely Cup Playoffs.

If the Flyers fail, then I think I'd like to see the Blackhawks do well.



AHHHHHHHHHH STUPID PHILADELPHIA SPORTS TEAMS ALWAYS SCREWING AROUND.......

[ZebraRampage]

http://cdn.nhl.com/images/logos/75/pit.gif vs. http://cdn.nhl.com/images/logos/75/phi.gif
Pittsburgh_____Philadelphia


Don't forget to change that..god damnit.

[The Germanator]

Flyers fan here as well. I can't believe we blew that last period and now have to go on the road. Ah well. This should be a hell of a series and I think the Flyers match up okay with the Pens. The series was 2-2-2 this year which is pretty much as even as it gets obviously. I really don't know who will win. The Flyers haven't played their best recently.

[Bond]

The NHL is still around?

[Dylflon]

The NHL is still around?

You bet. It's the best sport around.

Baseball - slow and boring.

Football - brutish and homoerotic.

Basketball - tedious and repetitive.


But hockey! That's a true gentleman's game.

[Bond]

How is the NHL not brutish and homoerotic?

[Dylflon]

How is the NHL not brutish and homoerotic?

Well it's brutish but the players don't tend to tackle, grapple, and grope each other as much.

[Bond]

I was just giving you a hard time! I like hockey, I'm just mad there isn't a team nearby.

[Dylflon]

I was just giving you a hard time! I like hockey, I'm just mad there isn't a team nearby.

Why then cheer for the Canucks, my good friend!

They have it all: grit, heart, determination, Swedish twins, solid goaltending, and a dream to win their first cup in franchise history.

[The Germanator]

Well it's brutish but the players don't tend to tackle, grapple, and grope each other as much.

I kinda laugh at this though. I love hockey, but most of the fights do involve a ton of tackling, grappling, and groping.

[Dylflon]

I kinda laugh at this though. I love hockey, but most of the fights do involve a ton of tackling, grappling, and groping.

Yes but that's fights which only happen every so often. The very sport of football is built around this homoerotic behaviour.


It exists in its core.

[Typhoid]

God damnit I'm so happy that we're playing St.Louis.


Dylan...the real question is now on Wednesday, what do we do about Hockey/Lost?

Canucks are on at 7. Lost is on at 9.

[Dylflon]

We watch hockey, then we go on the A channel website and stream Lost the next day.

[Vampyr]

I don't watch hockey because you can't see the puck. :\

[Typhoid]

I don't watch hockey because you can't see the puck. :\

You can't see a black puck on a white surface?


Get HD.

[Vampyr]

You can't see a black puck on a white surface?


Get HD.

I have HD but I haven't tried watching hockey on it yet.

[Typhoid]

I have HD but I haven't tried watching hockey on it yet.

It's honestly a million times better in HD. By far the best sport to watch in HD, and the most useful.

[Bond]

Objective odds of Canucks defeating the Blues?

[Dylflon]

If Luongo plays as well as he did in the playoffs two years ago, I'd say the Canucks have a really good shot. There's a lot of hungry players on our team.

[Typhoid]

Objective odds of Canucks defeating the Blues?

Considering Luongo is arguably the best Goaltender in the entire league, let alone the world at the moment, I'd say the Canucks have a very, very good shot.

Granted goaltending doesn't always come through, but I would say talent-wise, the Canucks have a more solid lineup than the Blues.


I'm just glad we didn't get matched up with the Hawks.

[The Germanator]

If only Fox still had NHL coverage and we still had the dang glowing hockey puck!

I don't have HD but can still enjoy watching the game on TV. You certainly lose the puck every once in a while, but so do the players at times, so you can't really complain.

[Dylflon]

I don't know what it is with you Yanks!

For some reason I've never had a problem following the puck.

Maybe our Canadian eyes have evolved to do this?

[ZebraRampage]

I really hope that the Flyers crush the Penguins. Penguins fans were no where to be seen before Crosby came around, they're such a bandwagon team.

Should we make picks like we do with the NFL playoffs?

[Dylflon]

Can somebody make me a sweet Canucks avatar? I have no picture manipulating programs on my Mac. :(


Edit: Never mind!

[Dylflon]

Here's a better Philly one if anybody wants it:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/dylflon/125px-Philadelphia_Flyers.png

[Typhoid]

My Canucks avatar will best you all.

[Dylflon]

I watched this youtube video yesterday where Rutuu picked a fight with Phaneuf and Phaneuf goes to throw down and then slips and wipes out so hard.

I need a gif of it.

[Typhoid]

I watched this youtube video yesterday where Rutuu picked a fight with Phaneuf and Phaneuf goes to throw down and then slips and wipes out so hard.

I need a gif of it.

I can get it for you.
Phaneuf doesn't slip, Jaarko puts his stick between his legs and pulls one of his feet out.

Give me a minute.

[Dylflon]

I can get it for you.
Phaneuf doesn't slip, Jaarko puts his stick between his legs and pulls one of his feet out.

Give me a minute.

That rocks even more.


Also, if you can find a gif of Hordichuk body checking Marty Turco, that would be amazing as well.

[Typhoid]

I lost the gif I had, but I'll embed the video here incase someone else can just make a gif of it.


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[Dylflon]

The one lame thing about the playoffs is that rink side seats cost $300 in Vancouver.


Hockey has been turned into a rich man's game here. I was watching this thing yesterday where they said you could fly two people to St Louis, pay for a hotel for the night, and go to the game, and it would be $12 cheaper than for two people to see the game in Vancouver.


Sean, if we play someone within bussing distance these playoffs, we're going to a game.

[Typhoid]

The only teams realistically in bussing distance would be Calgary - or for a longer busride Chicago/Detroit - and Calgary wouldn't be cheap - and I definitely wouldn't want to roll up to the Saddledome in the playoffs in a Canucks jersey.



Cheap seats at Canucks games (second bowl) aren't too expensive. For regular season games, depending on the team they're roughly 60-80. They're not too much more than that for playoffs.


Edit: I just checked Ticketmaster for seats tomorrow and Friday (out of curiosity) the cheapest seats are balcony seats roughly around 100 dollars. However, they are both sold out.

[ZebraRampage]

Here's a better Philly one if anybody wants it:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/dylflon/125px-Philadelphia_Flyers.png

Haha thanks. I felt like the one I had wasn't the best, but it was hard to find any good ones online.

[jeepnut]

About to watch the game right now.

And...

T.J. Oshie scores nhl.com goal of the year against Canucks.

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'Nuff said.

Go Blues!

[Bond]

Canucks scored!

[ZebraRampage]

Canucks scored!

Haha, there's no logical sense that you're rooting for them seeing as Vancouver is so far away from you, but I guess that there's a lot of influence for them on the forum. They would be one of those teams that I wouldn't mind at all seeing win a Stanley Cup, they are from a hockey town, and country, afterall, not like the Tampa Bay Lightning or the Carolina Hurricanes....

[Dylflon]

Sorry about your team losing today, Zeebs. I was rooting for them.


2-1 Canucks second intermission.



So many penalties @_@

[Dylflon]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v402/dylflon/125px-StLouis_Blues.png
Just in case you want to keep with the theme, jeepnut.

[Dylflon]

Aaaaaaand for the triple post: Canucks emerge victorious!

[Bond]

Sounded like a good game over the radio. The announcers seemed a bit aloof at times, though.

[Seth]

nucks > blues in 4.

Sundin looks lost out there.

edit: and jeep, that oshie goal is overrated. sure, he was patient with his cut across and clearly beat lu, but goal of the year? it's up there in the top 100.
burrows > oshie

I'm impressed with St. Louis' last half of the season. Best stats in the NHL so who knows, ... pretty sure the Sedins are gonna continue to elevate their play from previous playoffs. wooooot

[Typhoid]

Sounded like a good game over the radio. The announcers seemed a bit aloof at times, though.

Who was announcing it for you via radio?


You should be able to stream over the internet.

If you want a Vancouver broadcast via stream, for next game I can hook you up with the link to the team 1040 broadcast.

[The Germanator]

And not that I approve of such things, but you can watch most out of market games for free on this site...

http://atdhe.net/

[Fox 6]

actually cbc lets you stream the games for the playoffs.

Nice and legal, with good quality

[Bond]

Awesome! I tried to stream the game off of nhl.com, but that was a no-go as they wanted some absurd amount of money to watch.

[Typhoid]

Are you able to watch the game, or just listen to it?

[Bond]

On nhl.com I am only able to listen to the game, video is a subscription fee.

[Bond]

actually cbc lets you stream the games for the playoffs.

Nice and legal, with good quality
Where is this?

[Fox 6]

has the schedule there on the right side, You can watch all the games!

http://http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/ (http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/)

[Swan]

Might only be canadian streaming

[Dylflon]

Hope Bond gets to watch it. And I hope we win as to consolodate his blossoming hockey fandom.

[ZebraRampage]

Does it suck that either a team from North Carolina or a team from New Jersey is going to make it to the next round?

Anyway, go Flyers! It's tied 1-1 in the second intermission. Hoping for them to tie up the series..

[ZebraRampage]

I'm considering ripping my hair out..

[The Germanator]

I'm considering ripping my hair out..

True that. That was a terrible ending...That slashing to break the stick penalty is bogus too. He barely touched it.

[Bond]

Wow, awesome goal there. Thought no one was going to score for a minute.

[ZebraRampage]

I kinda laugh at this though. I love hockey, but most of the fights do involve a ton of tackling, grappling, and groping.

I wish that Carter would have scored to make it 3-1. Fluery made a really good save though. I hate being in Pittsburgh right now!

[Dylflon]

Canucks take series to 2-0!

1st career playoff shutout for Luongo.

Did you manage to watch it all, Bond?

[Bond]

I just got back in time to watch the second and third periods, missed the first. Great game!

Does anyone know what the Blues coach was so pissed off about at the end?

[Dylflon]

I just got back in time to watch the second and third periods, missed the first. Great game!

Does anyone know what the Blues coach was so pissed off about at the end?

Not sure but there were about 4 different scuffles at the end so maybe he was mad about one of those.

[Seth]

What a beauty goal by Sundin eh! wow wow
Canucks are playing like a really balanced team right now. So good to watch.

[Typhoid]

I just got back in time to watch the second and third periods, missed the first. Great game!

Does anyone know what the Blues coach was so pissed off about at the end?

It's general practice in hockey not to really get in a giant scrum at the end of a game, considering it serves no real purpose.

Vigneault (Canucks coach) put out some of our "tough guys" at the end of the game - which makes sense, they were trying to prevent a goal - but I assume since a scrum occured the Blues coach took it as us sending out goons out to try cause a fight.

[Fox 6]

Bieksa put his stick behind one of the blues and pulled his feet out from under him, a brew-ha ha ensued at the end.

[jeepnut]

Luongo is a wall.

[ZebraRampage]

Glad to see the Flyers win today. Brings the series to 2-1. Just one game back, not bad.

[Dylflon]

Tough first period for Canucks.

Will we turn it around!?

[Seth]

you bet we will! nice tap in Sedin.

[Bond]

Just so you guys know, I have all of my roommates (and myself) watching the game!

[Seth]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Paul Korea's their only hope

[Dylflon]

Just so you guys know, I have all of my roommates (and myself) watching the game!

Superb!

What a fantastic game. Canucks take series to 3-0.

If we win on Tuesday, it will be the first time the Canucks have ever swept a 7 game series.

[ZebraRampage]

I wonder if Jeepnut is at the bar right now. It really sucks when your team goes down 3-0 in a series.

[Typhoid]

I'm so excited to watch the game on Tuesday.

[Seth]

I'm so excited to watch the game on Tuesday.
I have an exam at 6:30 which I have yet to study for. I'm f'd. I might have it playing in the background but me needs to pass this test....History: Tokugawa Era to Present Japan/Korea

guhhh

[Dylflon]

I have an exam at 6:30 which I have yet to study for. I'm f'd. I might have it playing in the background but me needs to pass this test....History: Tokugawa Era to Present Japan/Korea

guhhh

Pffff. Just play Samurai Warriors. That'll teach you al you need to know about Tokugawa.

[Bond]

Overtime for the Canucks and Blues! 2-2.

[The Germanator]

Damn Pens. Flyers outplayed the Penguins today, but Fluery outplayed everyone. Flyers have never won a series after being down 3-1. Maybe now is the time...

[Fox 6]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW YEAAAAAH!

Just curious bond. Are you watching the games on CBC?

[Typhoid]

http://www.gascoals.net/Portals/1/087/CAL-T&T-300-FrenchStreetBroom.jpg

[Bond]

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW YEAAAAAH!

Just curious bond. Are you watching the games on CBC?
I'm watching them on VS if they're on, otherwise I watch on that website Germy posted.

Unfortunately, it looks like CBC bans Americans from watching the streaming videos. :(


Just have a little cleaning to do:

http://nationofone.mlblogs.com/sweep.jpg

[jeepnut]

Well, congrats Canucks fans. I wish you all luck in the next round. If Luongo and the D play the same way they did against us, I don't see how you won't at least make the finals.

And in the Blue's defense, this has to be the closest, hardest fought series sweep I've ever seen.

Our boys are young and they got some great experience from this series. We'll be back next year.

[Typhoid]

It was a really close sweep, actually. It could have easily been 3-1, or 2-2.

However, with the Oshie line - I don't think they played well at all. They were completely dominated by the Canuck defense. But that just comes with pitting kids vs. men. When those kids fill out and work on their speed, they'll be alot more dominant.

[Dylflon]

SWEEEEEP!

God I love hockey.

[Seth]

nucks needed this break too eh. I don't think the prolonged lapse will detrimentally affect their play...they'll come out with the confidence that sweeping a series creates. If the canucks make it to the finals I'm heading to Vancouver for atleast one of the games, maybe two. Chances are they'll be the bottom seed so I'll be there for the 3rd and 4th games. Can't afford tickets but I just wanna experience that atmosphere. it's been 15 seasons since 'we' made it to the finals. think about it

[ZebraRampage]

Shutout! Go FLYERS! Game 6 here we come!

[Dylflon]

Caught the end of the Flyers game.

Man...I've never seen the life sucked out of an arena quite so hard. Even the players stopped caring. Everyone was kind of skating around listlessly, and the fans made no noise.

I guess that's what happens when you get thrashed so hard.

[Dylflon]

Sorry for your loss, Flyers fans.


I suppose we'll all have to just cheer for the Canucks now.

[The Germanator]

Yeah, that game was ridiculous. 3-0 lead at home in a game 6 and you blow it. That's the sign of a team who doesn't deserve to win anyway. Penguins have had our number the last couple of years.

I suppose I can root for the 'Nucks. I despise all of the teams left in the East and I always have a soft spot for Canadian teams because you guys definitely appreciate hockey more than us anyway.

[KillerGremlin]

I should be more excited for the Chicago Blackhawks seeing as how I'm a Chicago native and all...but then I would be a total poseur since I never watch hockey.

[ZebraRampage]

I'm actually rooting for the Blackhawks now. I am a fan of Philly teams and then Chicago teams. My dad is from Philly and my mom is from Chicago, so I grew up with it. Oh and as for Chicago, it's Cubs for me.

Anyway, definitely rooting for the Blackhawks.

[Dylflon]

I'm actually rooting for the Blackhawks now. I am a fan of Philly teams and then Chicago teams. My dad is from Philly and my mom is from Chicago, so I grew up with it. Oh and as for Chicago, it's Cubs for me.

Anyway, definitely rooting for the Blackhawks.

Your dreams will be crushed yet again. Nobody in the west can withstand our might!

[Typhoid]

Your dreams will be crushed yet again. Nobody in the west can withstand our might!

Well they still have to beat Calgary.
Which I hope they do.

[The Germanator]

Those Nuckleheads almost blew it...I thought you guys were pulling a Flyers for a second there.

[Bond]

Epic Win!

[Swan]

Awesome. Missed the last 10 minutes of this game but damn it was good

[Fox 6]

Too close.

[Dylflon]

Woop woop!

[Typhoid]

Woop woop!


Aw man, remember when we all hung out and watched the Canucks win?

Man that was good.


And the first post (in the playoff thread) in another forum: "I can't believe they won tonight after blowing a 3-0 lead Chicago had it in the bag until they gave a stupid 4on1 up with a minute left. "

Go figure!

[Bond]

So, last night was quite disappointing. :(

[ZebraRampage]

It wasn't a disappointing night for me. Chicago won and Pittsburgh lost, so I'm content. :)

[Dylflon]

So, last night was quite disappointing. :(

Definitely.

Can't expect to sweep the whole playoffs though!

[Typhoid]

Already people are off the bandwagon.
Pisses me off.

[Dylflon]

Already people are off the bandwagon.
Pisses me off.

Yeah, I was cruising the Canucks boards and everyone is bitching and dissing the team. Fans here are really fickle. It blows my mind. The Canucks are allowed to lose a game, man.

The series is at 1-1. It's not like we're out or anything.

[Bond]

Fair weather fans are the worst.

I still believe!

[Bond]

I'm feeling a big comeback tonight!

[Seth]

great goal bieksa->kesler->raymond!

[Fox 6]

AWWWWWWWW YEAHHHHHHHHHHH!

[Dylflon]

See, this is what Vancouver needed to do last game - not rest on a lead. They played hard the whole game and were a lot more physical than the past games in this series.

They've been targeting players like Kane, and others who are quick and smaller than say the likes of Byfuglien. Making their forwards afraid of touching the puck is the key to this series.

[Typhoid]

The DJ's of a radio station in Vancouver.

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=124677&id=657471717&ref=nf#/video/video.php?v=83788825043&ref=mf

[Fox 6]

What a freaking goal!

[Bond]

Nnnnooooooooo.

[Seth]

:mad: Whatever though, it'll be nice when nucks take the series in Chicago.



btw, how bout them blue jays!

[Dylflon]

AAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

dangit

[Bond]

Goal! This game is going to prove an excellent break from studying.

[Yoda9864]

Wow, third period of Capitols/Penguins games was freaking fantastic tonight! We'll see what OT holds.

[The Germanator]

This Canucks game is ridiculous. You guys must be freaking out.

EDIT: Jesus, I wrote that when you guys were winning 5-4...5-5 now

EDIT 2: And now they are losing. WTF hockey game!

[Fox 6]

By 2 now.

fuck it!

[Bond]

WTF.

[Fox 6]

Erp.


Now im with Washington or Boston!

[BreakABone]

Damnit thought if the Canucks got booted. This thread would end.

[ZebraRampage]

Sorry about your loss. I know what the feeling is like though. I'm hoping for Boston and Washington to win the East. And as I've stated, I am rooting for Chicago.

[The Germanator]

Out of all teams left now...I might have to go with Chicago as well. I don't want another Boston team to win a championship. Detroit always wins. Anaheim won recently, right? I hate Pittsburgh. Carolina, meh. Washington, meh, I don't really like Ovechkin.

[Dylflon]

Sigh...what a game.



Go Boston?


edit: Germy, you can't understand how hard we were freaking out.