***The Official 2012 NHL Playoffs Thread***

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

Matchups:

Rangers vs Senators
Bruins vs Capitals
Panthers vs Devils
Penguins vs Flyers

Canucks vs Kings
Blues vs Sharks
Coyotes vs Blackhawks
Predators vs Red Wings

I predict a Penguins-Blackhawks Finals, with Pittsburgh winning in 6.

It's good to finally see Florida back in the playoffs after 11 years though, finally a reason to watch.


lol Habs
lol lefty

[lefty]

Lol habs

Hey at least we got the 3rd draft pick :lol

Anyway

Ill post my predictions later....


And no, Pens & Hawks wont meet in the Finals

[Brazil]

Red Wings FTW tbh !

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

tbh I used to like the Wings before the Panthers came along. Stevie Y and Fedorov were my favs

[lefty]

Red Wings FTW tbh !

Dont be surprised if Nashville win the series

[lefty]

Pens :lmao

[Brazil]

Dont be surprised if Nashville win the series

:bang freaking Lefty I have tickets for a second round... I need them to pass this round

[T Park]

Tough matchup for the Blues.

Hopefully they have shaken off their funk.

[Girasuck]

What a fucking epic choke job by my Pens. Pathetic. Still like them to make the Finals though. Nashville looked pretty good.

[Jacob1983]

If the Cancucks lose to the Kings in the 1st round, should they start over and go into rebuilding?

[Girasuck]

If the Cancucks lose to the Kings in the 1st round, should they start over and go into rebuilding?

I don't think so. I think you make a coaching move and maybe one or two small player moves to get some cup experience, but I don't think you blow it up when you consistently have one of the best teams in the NHL.

[velik_m]

If the Cancucks lose to the Kings in the 1st round, should they start over and go into rebuilding?

No reason to do so, they still have a good team (it's a big IF anyway).

[lefty]

As long as Daniel Sedin is out, L.A can win the series

[Jodelo]

Hope the Sharks can do something this year.

[T Park]

Decent first period for the Blues.

Looked a little tentative. Hopefully they can get something going, get a goal and loosen things up.

[Jodelo]

1-0 Sharks, stole it but ok... I like!

[Girasuck]

The first 7 games of the NHL playoffs have been better than anything else in sports over the past year.

[lefty]

WTF :lol


Bruins celebrate the OT goal vs Caps, and the glass falls on Krejci :lol

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ednlJ05r1qci7aeo1_500.pnghttp://gifsoup.com/view7/3614131/krejci-o.gif

[velik_m]

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Kis7WiKaXMg/T4hgivM-9LI/AAAAAAAAKfg/4v_qFQ05O5g/s500/tumblingkesler.gif

[lefty]

Penguins :lmao

5-8 :lmao

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

Penguins have been up by at least 2 goals 4 times on the Flyers this year, and lost.

They are mindfucked by Philly.

Fucking Panthers lost too...gay

[velik_m]

Kings win 4-2! Well worth getting up at 4.30am.

[Jacob1983]

Is this year's Canucks team the NHL version's of the 2006-2007 Mavs? Probably too early to say that because this is hockey and nothing is predictable in hockey. Teams come back from 2-0, 3-1, and 3-0 series deficits a lot in hockey.

[Girasuck]

I fucking hate the Flyers.

[lefty]

I fucking hate the Flyers.

It's hard to hate Giroux, though

What a player :D

[velik_m]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y145/drdru96/DrewDoughtySmile.jpg

[Girasuck]

It's hard to hate Giroux, though

What a player :D

True, but Hartnell and Couturier more than make up for it.

[lefty]

Fleury is garbage

Overrated goalie

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

Pens getting bullied like a motherfucker

[lefty]

Well this is comical

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

20 goals against in 3 games?:lmao

[Girasuck]

lol Fleury. Hopefully Lemieux and Shero trade his ass this offseason and bring in a decent goalie. Our defense is pathetic as well, but Fleury has to go.

[Girasuck]

The Flyers just own us this year. I thought we would've beat any other team in the playoffs minus the Flyers, but Fleury is so bad right now that any team would sweep us. Bad goaltending, bad defense, and sloppy play = getting our asses handed to us. What a waste of a season.

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

A little too close for comfort, but the Panthers got the win. Still don't feel good about this series though

[Girasuck]

A little too close for comfort, but the Panthers got the win. Still don't feel good about this series though

Pretty exciting game. I think this series is going 7.

[Girasuck]

Could we see a Kings/Rangers Finals?

[lefty]

The West is wide open, thats for sure

[Jacob1983]

Will the Canucks win 4 games in a row?

[velik_m]

Quick rocks!

[Girasuck]

lol at the talking heads on ESPN saying this isn't Fleury's fault. He's been total shit for the past month.

[cnyc3]

:depressed

[Jacob1983]

Believe.

[velik_m]

http://iof3.imgkeep.com/i/00113/rl2xdv7mvk56.gif

[misterx91578]

Andrew Shaw receives a three-game suspension for his hit on Phoenix goalie Mike Smith during Saturday’s Game 2.

[lefty]

Well deserved

[LnGrrrR]

This Caps/Bruins series has been a bit too close for comfort. Still, if Bruins keep playing like they have, they should take it. Especially if the top 2 lines can get going.

[LnGrrrR]

WTF :lol


Bruins celebrate the OT goal vs Caps, and the glass falls on Krejci :lol

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2ednlJ05r1qci7aeo1_500.pnghttp://gifsoup.com/view7/3614131/krejci-o.gif

:lmao

[DeadlyDynasty]

Panthers came back from down 0-3. Recognize, niggas

[lefty]

This Caps/Bruins series has been a bit too close for comfort. Still, if Bruins keep playing like they have, they should take it. Especially if the top 2 lines can get going.

Plus, Backstrom is suspended 1 game and will miss game 4

What an idiot

[Girasuck]

Backstrom gets 1 game and Asham gets 4 games?

[lefty]

Backstrom gets 1 game and Asham gets 4 games?

Asham is a repeat offender

Torres is gonna get some too; his attack on Hossa was dirty

[misterx91578]

It's offficial: Raffi Torres has been suspended indefinitely, pending an in-person hearing Friday

[desflood]

Yes, but I'd be willing to bet that when Hossa comes back Torres will be allowed back as well. I hope not, but discipline has been terribly inconsistent.

[lefty]

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/218/gif1sb.gif

[LnGrrrR]

Wtf is going on in Pennsylvania tonight? :lol

Edit: 38 PIM to 12... that could explain the disparity...

[DeadlyDynasty]

Pittsburgh's been holding that load in too long...they were bound to erupt sometime:lol

[resistanze]

lol WTF is in that Pennsylvania water?

[lefty]

10-3 ? :lol

[lefty]

Wtf is going on in Pennsylvania tonight? :lol

Edit: 38 PIM to 12... that could explain the disparity...

Chris Lee TBH

[lefty]

Yes, but I'd be willing to bet that when Hossa comes back Torres will be allowed back as well. I hope not, but discipline has been terribly inconsistent.

True

[Girasuck]

Just delaying the inevitable by one game.

[velik_m]

:(

[lefty]

:(

True Kings fan or Kopitar fan only ?

[velik_m]

True Kings fan or Kopitar fan only ?

True Kings fan as long as Kopitar plays for them :king.

[velik_m]

Slovenia qualified for world championship (elite division) next year!

[lefty]

True Kings fan as long as Kopitar plays for them :king.
So Kopitar fan/Kings bandwagon fan :lol

[LnGrrrR]

Wtf happened to the Bruins top 2 lines? Krejci, Lucic, Bergeron, Marchand? You guys kinda have to score so we can win this series. These Caps bastards keep scoring the first goal, then going on a 1-4. What an annoying team.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Panthers got hammered tonight

[Girasuck]

Wtf happened to the Bruins top 2 lines? Krejci, Lucic, Bergeron, Marchand? You guys kinda have to score so we can win this series. These Caps bastards keep scoring the first goal, then going on a 1-4. What an annoying team.

Shows what you can do with a hot goalie. Holtby is a stud so far. I thought Boston outplayed the Caps, but Holtby just shut it down.

[lefty]

PHX vs CHI is the best series after all


All games have go to OT

[Girasuck]

Time to blow up San Jose. Kinda sad they never made it to the Finals.

[lefty]

Time to blow up San Jose. Kinda sad they never made it to the Finals.

Thornton finally showed up with a goal

When it didnt matter, of course

[Girasuck]

By god there was actually a hockey game in Pittsburgh tonight. No more circus side show shit.

[lefty]

By god there was actually a hockey game in Pittsburgh tonight. No more circus side show shit.
:lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

Philly better take care of business in G6 or they fucked...

[Jacob1983]

The Red Wings will not advance to the 2nd round. It's the first time since 2006. Are the Coyotes and Blackhawks going to go to overtime in game 5? I'm thinking so.

[misterx91578]

WOW

NHL Suspends Torres for 25 Games
Saturday, 04.21.2012 / 12:28 PM / News
NHL.com
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 21, 2012

NEW YORK -- Phoenix Coyotes forward Raffi Torres has been suspended for 25 games for launching himself to deliver a late hit to the head of Chicago Blackhawks forward Marian Hossa during Game 3 of the teams’ Western Conference Quarterfinal playoff series in Chicago on
Tuesday, April 17, the National Hockey League’s Department of Player Safety announced today.

Raffi Torres

Should the 25 games not be served by the conclusion of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the remaining games of the suspension will carry over into the following regular season. Torres will be prohibited from playing in any preseason games until he has served this 25-game suspension (playoff and regular-season games).

http://coyotes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=629024

[LnGrrrR]

There was a Boston writer who was calling for 25 games. Launching and late hit and to the head means he deserves it.

And wtf Boston? Could we get out OFFENSE to score? Pretty please?

[DeadlyDynasty]

Panthers return the favor by shutting out NJ 3-0. Only one more till we get our first series win since 1996. What's even better is if Ottawa and Washington close out their series, Florida will have home ice the next 2 rounds--not that HIA is a big deal anyways.

[lefty]

Bruins and Rangers facing elimimination

[LnGrrrR]

4 minute power play and we off maybe one shot. Defenders, you can shoot the puck, instead of passing it along the boards to get iced by the Caps.

[LnGrrrR]

Fucking Bruins. Hit these assholes!

I will be pissed if we lose, but really t'd off if we go out like punks. No cheap shots just solid crunching hits.

[LnGrrrR]

4 on 3... Shoot the fucking puck!

[lefty]

Its nearly impossible to repeat as champ in the NHL these days

[LnGrrrR]

Its nearly impossible to repeat as champ in the NHL these days

Especially if you play like a bunch of pussies afraid to take a shot.

[lefty]

Especially if you play like a bunch of pussies afraid to take a shot.
Relax

You still won the Cup last year

If the Habs won the Cup in 2011, I would have been satisfied for the next 25 years :lol

[LnGrrrR]

Relax

You still won the Cup last year

If the Habs won the Cup in 2011, I would have been satisfied for the next 25 years :lol

Yeah, but you don't have Red Sox and Patriots choking it up all over the place :D

[lefty]

Yeah, but you don't have Red Sox and Patriots choking it up all over the place :D
True

But if your city has more than 1 pro team from a major league, your life is easier as a fan

If Pats win the next SB , it will make up for not winning the SC

Here in MTL, we only have the Habs (RIP Expos)

Eh, I guess the Impact (MLS) count too ... I guess

[LnGrrrR]

Thank god Ference was there. If that juicy rebound didn't end up in a score, I think I would've drank myself to death right now.

[lefty]

Ference always scores those goals that hurt the other team :lol

[LnGrrrR]

I just told my wife "They just have to hold on for five minutes" and then the goal off the faceoff. Fuck me.

It feels like this series has gone 9 games already. :lol

[lefty]

:lmao

[DeadlyDynasty]

Eh, I guess the Impact (MLS) count too ... I guess

No, 'fraid they don't.

[lefty]

Ovie finally showing up

WTF

[lefty]

No, 'fraid they don't.
lol MLS

Shitty league

[LnGrrrR]

See that Bruins? That's what you're supposed to do. SHOOT THE PUCK! Don't keep cycling it only to lose it... you're not that kind of team.

[lefty]

They are also supposed to goon it up when things dont go their way


I guess Shanny's message was received :lol

[LnGrrrR]

They are also supposed to goon it up when things dont go their way


I guess Shanny's message was received :lol

:lol Thornton is a scratch today, unfortunately. :(

[LnGrrrR]

Get control of this Bruins... I don't want a pulled goalie situation for the Caps.

[LnGrrrR]

Overtime. Of course. Like this series hasn't had enough. Whichever team wins this will be gassed in the 2nd round.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Whichever team wins this will be gassed in the 2nd round.

Where the Panthers will be waiting:toast

[lefty]

:lol Thornton is a scratch today, unfortunately. :(
I was thinking about Lucic and Horton


Thornton is not a dirty pig

[LnGrrrR]

I was thinking about Lucic and Horton


Thornton is not a dirty pig

Horton hasn't played since... January or so. Concussion symptoms. You haven't noticed he's not on the ice? :)

Looch? Yeah, maybe.

[LnGrrrR]

This series needs to go 7 games. Too close not to. Cmon Bruins. Get some bodies in front of the net, get a rebound, get it in the net.

[LnGrrrR]

Where the Panthers will be waiting:toast

The Panthers have to be happy watching this game. :lol

[LnGrrrR]

Even though we won it all last year, that 10 sec OT loss to... the Canadiens I think? Still haunts me. I just remember Thomas so far out, and that ugly wrap around...

[lefty]

Horton hasn't played since... January or so. Concussion symptoms. You haven't noticed he's not on the ice? :)

Looch? Yeah, maybe.
Shit

I didnt notice ha has been out lol

Did he target his own head ?

[LnGrrrR]

Ugh! Should've shot Chara! Damn it!

[lefty]

Ugh! Should've shot Chara! Damn it!
Yup

OT winners

I've got Kelly or Marchand for Boston

Semin for Washingston

[LnGrrrR]

Shit

I didnt notice ha has been out lol

Did he target his own head ?

Hardy har har! :)

The top 6 are now Looch, Bergeron, Krejci, Seguin, Marchand, and Peverly (who took Horton's spot.)

[LnGrrrR]

Why does it take OT for Boston to finally play like they should?

[LnGrrrR]

Yessss!!!! Fucking right! Game 7 in beantown!

[lefty]

Game 7 faggots

[lefty]

lol great retarded sequence by the caps :lol

[LnGrrrR]

That was a beautiful shot. I really hope Boston can continue to play in Game 7 like they did here in OT tonight.

[LnGrrrR]

lol great retarded sequence by the caps :lol

That's why I love/hate hockey. You can play awesome for 59 minutes, and then make one turnover and it changes the whole complexity of the game.

[lefty]

that's why i love/hate hockey. You can play awesome for 59 minutes, and then make one turnover and it changes the whole complexity of the game.
+1

[DeadlyDynasty]

Canucks ousted...only 1 team left for Canada:lol

This will make it 19 years in a row once Ottawa gets bounced:lol

[lefty]

Canucks ousted...only 1 team left for Canada:lol

This will make it 19 years in a row once Ottawa gets bounced:lol
You do realize that US teams win thanks to Canadian players :hat

[Jacob1983]

Any riots in Vancouver?

[velik_m]

:king

[LnGrrrR]

Canucks ousted...only 1 team left for Canada:lol

This will make it 19 years in a row once Ottawa gets bounced:lol

:lol Couldn't happen to a nicer team.

[DeadlyDynasty]

You do realize that US teams win thanks to Canadian players :hat

Doesn't matter. The sport that Canadians love most is one that their franchises can't seem to win anymore:lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

:lol Couldn't happen to a nicer team.

:lol

[lefty]

Doesn't matter. The sport that Canadians love most is one that their franchises can't seem to win anymore:lol

Eh

The last time canadeh won the Cup was when my Habs c-stomped the Los Angeles Kings

:lol Gretzky
:lol McSorley
:lol L.A " fans " liking hockey, all of sudden
:lol losing all games at the Great Western Forum
:lol Melrose's mullet


But why are you rooting for the Panthers?

[Venti Quattro]

This should make for another HIMYM "lol Canada" script. :lol

[DeadlyDynasty]

But why are you rooting for the Panthers?

They're my hockey team. Didn't really start following baseball or hockey till the Marlins and Panthers came around.

[IronMaxipad]

Wait, the Kings are in the playoffs?!

:flag: Go Kings Go :flag:

http://lakingsnews.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/img_1219-2-1.jpg


lol hockey

[lefty]

This should make for another HIMYM "lol Canada" script. :lol
:lol

Cobbie Smulders :married:

And she is a Canucks fan

so lol Canucks

They're my hockey team. Didn't really start following baseball or hockey till the Marlins and Panthers came around.
Ah ok

So you are from Florida ?


Wait, the Kings are in the playoffs?!

:flag: Go Kings Go :flag:

http://lakingsnews.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/img_1219-2-1.jpg


lol hockey
:lol

[Brazil]

so the wings are out :cry

[lefty]

so the wings are out :cry

I told you before the series started :lol

[Brazil]

I told you before the series started :lol

you jinxed them somehow... you little fucker :lol

[LnGrrrR]

Crazy. The Coyotes knocked out the Blackhawks 4-0 to win it in 6 games... and the first five games all went to OT.

Lots of southern NHL teams doing good this year.

[Jacob1983]

Is it good for the southern teams to be having success in the playoffs given that a lot of the NHL fanbase is in the Midwest and Northeast? Personally, I love it because it pisses off Canadians and fans of teams from up North. I'm thinking that it could be the Predators and Kings in the Western Conference Finals. Predators are better than the Coyotes. The Kings are on a roll right now.

[lefty]

Is it good for the southern teams to be having success in the playoffs given that a lot of the NHL fanbase is in the Midwest and Northeast? Personally, I love it because it pisses off Canadians and fans of teams from up North. I'm thinking that it could be the Predators and Kings in the Western Conference Finals. Predators are better than the Coyotes. The Kings are on a roll right now.

Eh

Kings or Preds wont win the Cup

Sorry

[Girasuck]

Eh

Kings or Preds wont win the Cup

Sorry

I think Nashville makes it to the Finals. They have everything you need for playoff success. Decent offense, strong defense, and a hot goalie.

That said I agree that they won't win the cup. I had the Pens winning the cup but after seeing what the Flyers did to them, I think Philadelphia wins the cup over Nashville.

[Jacob1983]

So the Flyers will end their drought?

The Blues, Coyotes, Kings, and Predators are in the 2nd round in the West. Has there ever been a 2nd round of the playoffs in the West where the 4 remaining teams had never won the Stanley Cup before? The Blues and Kings have never won the Stanley Cup. The Coyotes and Predators have never been to the Conference Finals.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Anybody watching the Panthers game...good stuff, in OT. See if they can get their first series win since 96

[lefty]

St-Jacques with the OT winner

[DeadlyDynasty]

Fuck!

[Jacob1983]

Who is going to win the three game 7's?

[lefty]

I think Nashville makes it to the Finals. They have everything you need for playoff success. Decent offense, strong defense, and a hot goalie.

That said I agree that they won't win the cup. I had the Pens winning the cup but after seeing what the Flyers did to them, I think Philadelphia wins the cup over Nashville.

Nashville is winning the West IMO

Im rooting for Nashville and St-Louis because of the ex-habs - Kost Brothers, Halak

In the East, Philly

Fuck!

Dale Tallon is the best GM in the league IMO


Who is going to win the three game 7's?

Washington
New Jersey
Ottawa

[Girasuck]

Washington
New Jersey
Ottawa

All 3 road teams? I'll take Boston, New Jersey, and New York.

[Jacob1983]

The last two Stanley Cup Finals have featured teams that had long championship droughts. Will that happen this year? If it was going to happen, it would have to be the Blues and Flyers. The Flyers haven't won since the 1970s and the Blues haven't been to Final since 1970. And if the Blues got to the Final and lost, that would be 4 trips to the Final with no championships.

I like the reseeding after the 1st round in the playoffs. The NBA could learn a lot if they did the same. With the reseeding after the 1st round, that means the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed. You don't see shit where the number 2 plays the the number 3 and the number 4 plays the number 8. 2 seed plays 8 seed and 3 plays 4.

[lefty]

The last two Stanley Cup Finals have featured teams that had long championship droughts. Will that happen this year? If it was going to happen, it would have to be the Blues and Flyers. The Flyers haven't won since the 1970s and the Blues haven't been to Final since 1970. And if the Blues got to the Final and lost, that would be 4 trips to the Final with no championships.

I like the reseeding after the 1st round in the playoffs. The NBA could learn a lot if they did the same. With the reseeding after the 1st round, that means the highest remaining seed plays the lowest remaining seed. You don't see shit where the number 2 plays the the number 3 and the number 4 plays the number 8. 2 seed plays 8 seed and 3 plays 4.

That will change next season

It will be the same as in the NBA

[LnGrrrR]

Cmon Bruins...

[LnGrrrR]

ANOTHER overtime? God damn it.

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

Great series

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

holy shit Boston had a golden opportunity there...

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

Caps Win! Sorry LnG

[lefty]

I called it :lol

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

beaten by a black man...that's not gonna sit well with massholes:lol

[lefty]

A black guy scored

lol Tim Thomas
lol tea party

[LnGrrrR]

Ah well. Both teams did play hard in this case. Great series and all the best to the Caps. Hopefully Looch and pals will step it up next year.

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

All we need is Ottawa and Florida to win tomorrow and the road to the SC goes through SoFla:)

[Girasuck]

Since all the heavyweights are losing, why not have a Kings/Sens finals?

[Jacob1983]

The regular season means nothing in hockey. :lol

[LnGrrrR]

I blame myself for not starting the playoffs thread this year :)

[lefty]

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/1083487/pev_medium.gif

http://i.imgur.com/VbTmY.gif
http://i.imgur.com/kRpOu.gif
http://www.abload.de/img/1h40thw9k47.gif
http://i.imgur.com/oMbna.gif
http://a2.ec-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/143/3a9f3f0587ae46a7b3526b4616ae9b5f/l.gif

[Girasuck]

lol...Holtby is such a boss.

[DeadlyDynasty]

If Florida and Ottawa win, what does that say about goaltending?

Lundqvist
Thomas
Brodeur
Fleury

all ousted.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Panthers suck...what a horrible fucking day.

[DeadlyDynasty]

fuck yes, tied up!

[lefty]

The game tying goal was BS

1st of all, there shouldnt have been a PP; the reason the Nj player dumped the puck in the stands was because he got tripped by a Panther

And then there was a goalie interference on the goal

Those refs are awful :lol

[lefty]

The game tying goal was BS

1st of all, there shouldnt have been a PP; the reason the Nj player dumped the puck in the stands was because he got tripped by a Panther

And then there was a goalie interference on the goal

Those refs are awful :lol

Justice, bitches :lol

Horrible Panthers fans

At least give an ovation to your team
The arena is already empty

[DeadlyDynasty]

horrible day

[Jacob1983]

I'm thinking Nashville and Philly is likely for the Cup Final but then again predicting hockey playoff games is like picking your teams for your bracket for March Madness.
This is probably one of the most wide open field in Stanley Cup playoff history. Anyone of these 8 remaining teams can win the Stanley Cup championship. It's that wide open. Parity FTW!

[lefty]

4 ex-Habs with the Preds

Go Nashville Habs ! :D

[LnGrrrR]

I have no idea who to bandwagon right now. I guess I'll go with the Caps and Blues. *shrug*

[velik_m]

:king

[IronMaxipad]

http://cdn.nhl.com/kings/images/upload/2008/11/third_jersey_logo.jpg

[lefty]

http://i.cdn.turner.com/si/multimedia/photo_gallery/0901/nhl.montreal.canadiens.24.stanley.cups/images/schneider-roy.jpg

[velik_m]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/576457_3821720710890_1513878760_33140513_158222104 9_n.jpg

[Girasuck]

I have no idea who to bandwagon right now. I guess I'll go with the Caps and Blues. *shrug*

I'm gonna bandwagon for teams with players I like. I like Hal Gill and I love watching Pekka Rinne so I'm rooting for the Preds. I also like Mike Richards...yeah I know, he's a former Flyer, but I still like him so I wouldn't mind seeing the Kings in the Finals. In the East I really don't care. I guess there's a small part of me that wouldn't mind seeing Brodeur in the Finals one more time.

[Jacob1983]

I'm thinking the Preds are done but this is hockey. Teams come back from being down 0-2 a lot. Anything can happen.

[velik_m]

Kopi with a shorty. Kings have more shorthanded goals than powerplay goals this playoffs :lol

[velik_m]

Holy crap Kopi for 4-0 after 1st :king

[lefty]

Quick is that nigga

[Jacob1983]

Is it going to be the Kings and Coyotes in the WCF?

[lefty]

http://i.imgur.com/bHJjf.gif

[Venti Quattro]

Dayum the Kings are up 2-0.

[DeadlyDynasty]

Panthers are ousted, but I already got my consolation prize: All Canadian teams are gone.

[lefty]

Panthers are ousted, but I already got my consolation prize: All Canadian teams are gone.
At the end of the day, a single Canadian team has more Stanley Cups than a lot of US clubs combined :lmao

[DeadlyDynasty]

At the end of the day, a single Canadian team has more Stanley Cups than a lot of US clubs combined :lmao

But hasn't won one in 20 years:lol

[lefty]

But hasn't won one in 20 years:lol

True :depressed

But the Habs will be back on top in 5 years (max)

We just hired Marc Bergevin as our new GM.

He was one of the architects of the 2010 Stanley Cup Champs.

I still cant believe we just went from shitty Pierre Gauthier to Bergevin :wow

[velik_m]

Go Kings! 3-1 up after 2.

[IronMaxipad]

:flag: http://i.imgur.com/dBXx3.jpg :flag:

:cry:king:cry

[lefty]

Kings are good

[velik_m]

Hell yeah!

[T Park]

Yeah this whole series has been one kick in the balls.

[LnGrrrR]

Ugh, if the Finals are NY vs LA I'll just hope the NHL goes bankrupt before the series ends :lol

[Jacob1983]

Can the Kings beat the winner of the Preds-Coyotes series?

The Staples Center has got to be making millions of dollars right now with playoff games from the Kings, Clippers, and Lakers.

[lefty]

If they get the Coyotes, they can win the West

But if they get the Preds, I think Nashville will take the West


It's just unfortunate that St-Louis that Halak got injured in the 1st round, because Elliott sucks major donkey ass

[Jacob1983]

It's looking like it's gonna be the Kings and Coyotes in the West.

[Nick, the Nazi]

Yeah baby yeah!!! 4-0!!

[IronMaxipad]

http://i.imgur.com/iNB3T.gif

[lefty]

Pad, Venti, you fucking bandwagonners :lol

[velik_m]

:king

[Jacob1983]

If it's the Devils and Rangers in the East, then the Coyotes or Kings would not have home ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Final.

[LnGrrrR]

I can't believe the Kings are doing this well. I figured they'd do decent, but not sweep the Blues.

[velik_m]

If it's the Devils and Rangers in the East, then the Coyotes or Kings would not have home ice advantage in the Stanley Cup Final.

home ice "advantage", who needs it... :lol

[Jacob1983]

It's helped the Coyotes and Rangers so far. As long as the Devils aren't hoisting the Stanley Cup this year, I'm good.

[lefty]

Lol at the new Kings fans popping up here :lol

I hope "your team" gets c-stomped in the Stanley Cup Finals


But TBH, Kings are more than legit; impressive so far

[resistanze]

Lol at the new Kings fans popping up here :lol

I hope "your team" gets c-stomped in the Stanley Cup Finals


But TBH, Kings are more than legit; impressive so far

GO KINGS! Life-long fan here.

[lefty]

GO KINGS! Life-long fan here.
:lol

[Jacob1983]

Devils suck.

[lefty]

Bryzgalov :lmao

[lefty]

Caps @ NYR game 7 tonight !

[velik_m]

Kings win! :king

[DeadlyDynasty]

Kings win! :king

Road warriors

[Donut]

Just saw Barry Melrose on Sportscenter right now talking about how to beat the NY Rangers, and he says the way to beat them is to score goals on them... who knew out scoring your opponent could be a effective way to winning a game. I think he may be on to something here. He just may be the best sport analyst EVER.

[lefty]

Just saw Barry Melrose on Sportscenter right now talking about how to beat the NY Rangers, and he says the way to beat them is to score goals on them... who knew out scoring your opponent could be a effective way to winning a game. I think he may be on to something here. He just may be the best sport analyst EVER.
Melrose :lmao


THe guy lost it since he lost the Cup to the Montreal Canadiens when he wss coaching... the Kings :lmao

Kings :lmao
L.A :lmao
Bandwagon fans :lmao
Gretzky :lmao

ROy giving a wink to a Kings player after a save :lmao

[velik_m]

Melrose :lmao


THe guy lost it since he lost the Cup to the Montreal Canadiens when he wss coaching... the Kings :lmao

Kings :lmao
L.A :lmao
Bandwagon fans :lmao
Gretzky :lmao

ROy giving a wink to a Kings player after a save :lmao

You seem to be lost, this is the playoffs thread, here is the habs thread: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5875348 (http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/)

[lefty]

You seem to be lost, this is the playoffs thread, here is the habs thread: http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?p=5875348 (http://www.tsn.ca/draftcentre/)
Kings :lol

"Fans" :lol

Popping up here only when they win :lol

Faggots :lol

[resistanze]

My Kings are taking care of business this year!

Wasn't that Gretzky guy on the Kings?
Anyways GO KINGS!

[Venti Quattro]

Go go go KINGS!!!

[lefty]

My Kings are taking care of business this year!

Wasn't that Gretzky guy on the Kings?
Anyways GO KINGS!
:lol

[velik_m]

http://behindthenet.ca/charts/Shots_Playoffs_2011_30321.php

[velik_m]

Off topic: IIHF WC power ranking (http://www.iihf.com/competition/272/homeiihf/power-ranking.html) :lol

[Girasuck]

WTF?

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/dale-hunter-coach-washington-capitals-165009698--nhl.html


ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) Dale Hunter quit as coach of the Washington Capitals on Monday after less than one full season in the job, telling the team he wants to return to his family in Canada.

''It was the right thing to do,'' Hunter said.

He is the owner of the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League, a junior hockey team currently playing for the Memorial Cup. One of his three children is an assistant coach with the Knights, and Hunter's brother Mark took over as head coach when Hunter left to join the Capitals in November, replacing the fired Bruce Boudreau.

''I'm going home,'' Hunter said, a couple of hours after delivering the news to Capitals general manager George McPhee. ''I've got a good thing going there with the family, so I'll stay home.''

Hunter met with McPhee at the team's practice facility on Monday morning, two days after the Capitals were eliminated from the playoffs in the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 2-1 loss to the New York Rangers in Game 7.

''We could have very easily won that series,'' McPhee said.

The GM said he didn't even attempt to change Hunter's mind, because ''there's no gray in Dale's life.''

''I'd rather have him for six months than not at all,'' McPhee said.

Hunter went 30-23-7 - a .500 record - in the regular season after agreeing to a one-year deal to take over for Boudreau, helping the Capitals squeeze into the playoffs. Playing a defense-first, possession-oriented system with an emphasis on blocking shots, Washington eliminated reigning Stanley Cup champion Boston in the first round.

''He got everything out of this team that he could,'' McPhee said.

Another key move by Hunter was limiting captain Alex Ovechkin's minutes, saying it was dictated by game situations and the opponent's line changes. But it was clear that Hunter wanted players to focus on preventing goals more than scoring them.

''You put skill with a hard-working, gritty team, and you've got a winner,'' Hunter said.

McPhee doesn't have a specific timetable for finding a replacement, saying it might happen by the NHL draft in June or perhaps not until August.

''I'm not in any rush,'' McPhee said.

[lefty]

The fuck ??????????

[IronMaxipad]

Go go go KINGS!!!

:lobt2: