Official 09-10 Playoffs thread

jbsnadb · Post by **jbsnadb** » Thu May 13, 2010 2:02 am

DJP19 wrote:Pittsburg 5 Montreal 1, crosby has a hatrick.

Don't quit your day job

DJP19 · Post by **DJP19** » Thu May 13, 2010 2:31 am

jbsnadb wrote:
DJP19 wrote:Pittsburg 5 Montreal 1, crosby has a hatrick.
Don't quit your day job

Hahaaha, yah i was off. Not my year for predictions at all. After being the raining champ for my fantasy hockey pool three years straight i came dead last this year

Post by **B. Stinson** » Thu May 13, 2010 2:49 am

Penguins lose!!

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. Stupid Crosby. Penguins are done.

This is a win on three fronts:

Penguins lose.
Crosby loses.
and Bettman loses his precious little poster children at the hands of a real, original six, when-hockey-was-real-hockey, hockey team.

That's more of a middle finger in his face than the middle finger itself.

EDIT: Perhaps I should tone down the party smilies a bit. They were dizzying to watch!

DJP19 · Post by **DJP19** » Thu May 13, 2010 2:52 am

I won't quote but your right, crosby just didnt get it done. If only he played like this agianst the sens.....

Post by **philou21** » Thu May 13, 2010 2:54 am

B. Stinson wrote:

Penguins lose!!

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA. Stupid Crosby. Penguins are done.

This is a win on three fronts:

Penguins lose.
Crosby loses.
and Bettman loses his precious little poster children at the hands of a real, original six, when-hockey-was-real-hockey, hockey team.

That's more of a middle finger in his face than the middle finger itself.

LOLLLLL Nice post! I'm thinking the same thing!

Outstanding game tonight, Habs were awesome despite some weird penalties, Pens didn't got any emotions except in the second period maybe. That's the biggest surprise in my hockey life so far, just wow, Cammalleri is on fire I don't know what this guy eat but it works really well! I can't remember who put the Habs in 7 in is prediction....Hutch maybe?? Anyway good one.

jbsnadb · Post by **jbsnadb** » Thu May 13, 2010 3:13 am

Who would have thought Gionta would have had such a big impact too? Meanwhile, looks like there'll be another Game Seven in the East...

The Hutch · Post by **The Hutch** » Thu May 13, 2010 9:38 am

The Hutch wrote:Boston in 7

Montreal in 6

Detroit in 6

Chicago in 6

There's still hope....

Close enough!

Glad to be wrong!

Woo hoo!

Post by **philou21** » Thu May 13, 2010 10:23 am

jbsnadb wrote:Who would have thought Gionta would have had such a big impact too? Meanwhile, looks like there'll be another Game Seven in the East...

Gionta but Cammalleri too! Those two guys are really working hard to help the team and it work well so far. Both guys are dedicated to the team and they really want to win.

jbsnadb · Post by **jbsnadb** » Thu May 13, 2010 12:31 pm

It's been a nice run for the Habs so far, especially considering all of the dissention caused by Kostitsyn.

Meanwhile, the Flyers were 1:00 away from back-to-back shutouts. The Bruins played aggressively in the offensive zone, but were unable to find an answer to MICHAEL LEIGHTON!!!!!! And who would have thought that, after the years he's had so far in Philly, that Briere would finally step up and be a gamer?

bruins72 · Post by **bruins72** » Thu May 13, 2010 1:57 pm

The Bruins really need to get their act together. I'll be seriously upset if they choke and don't finish off this darn series.

Laker2415 · Post by **Laker2415** » Thu May 13, 2010 2:15 pm

Laker2415 wrote:My second round predictions are:

In the West, Sharks in 6 and Vancouver in 7. In the East, Boston in 6 and Pittsburgh in 6.

I'm disappointed that I missed the Vancouver series, but I have never been happier to get a series wrong as I am with the Pittsburgh one

Post by **philou21** » Thu May 13, 2010 4:27 pm

I'm surprise though that Bettman allowed the Habs to win. He lose the two guys who makes the must pub for him in the US. I've already read somewhere talking about pre-arrange game.....I was like

Do you really think he would let Crosby or Ovy lose against the Habs.

Laker2415 · Post by **Laker2415** » Thu May 13, 2010 4:31 pm

philou21 wrote:I'm surprise though that Bettman allowed the Habs to win. He lose the two guys who makes the must pub for him in the US. I've already read somewhere talking about pre-arrange game.....I was like Do you really think he would let Crosby or Ovy lose against the Habs.

Bettman will start responding by suspending the official that called the boarding penalty on Crosby.

Post by **philou21** » Thu May 13, 2010 4:37 pm

LOL True, so true.

Post by **batdad** » Thu May 13, 2010 5:41 pm

I think tomorrow night I may need a choke smiley to put up here. Although I am sure Stinson will have one.

Stinson and B72--You guys should be wagering on this game tomorrow. Maybe you have to wear the other guy's avatar for a month!

Tough choice for me. Love Lucic, but I have kind of had a soft spot for the Flyers since I was a kid. I used to get so widdled at Boston for losing to Montreal. And if the Bloody Bruins do win tomorrow...they are gonna lose to the blasted Habs again. So..I guess GO FLYERS>

Laker2415 · Post by **Laker2415** » Thu May 13, 2010 6:45 pm

I'm rooting for the Bruins, because I have no one else to root for.

Malone_is_AmericanFinesse · Thu May 13, 2010 8:19 pm

philou21 wrote:I'm surprise though that Bettman allowed the Habs to win. He lose the two guys who makes the must pub for him in the US. I've already read somewhere talking about pre-arrange game.....I was like Do you really think he would let Crosby or Ovy lose against the Habs.

Post by **philou21** » Thu May 13, 2010 8:21 pm

Malone_is_AmericanFinesse · Thu May 13, 2010 8:27 pm

philou21 wrote:

I'll take that smiley as a no...thank God :whew:

DJP19 · Post by **DJP19** » Thu May 13, 2010 8:27 pm

Broad Street Bullies all the way

Post by **philou21** » Thu May 13, 2010 8:35 pm

Malone_is_AmericanFinesse wrote:
philou21 wrote:
I'll take that smiley as a no...thank God :whew:

I maybe just don't explain well what I wanna say.....I think it's ridiculous people who's saying that this game was trick, if it was really trick, do you think the Habs will have won? Anyway I don't want it trick and if it is, I don't wanna know, it would ruin my favorite passion forever but in a way....I wouldn't be THAT surprise if it would came out one day.

Malone_is_AmericanFinesse · Thu May 13, 2010 10:02 pm

philou21 wrote:
Malone_is_AmericanFinesse wrote:
philou21 wrote:
I'll take that smiley as a no...thank God :whew:
I maybe just don't explain well what I wanna say.....I think it's ridiculous people who's saying that this game was trick, if it was really trick, do you think the Habs will have won? Anyway I don't want it trick and if it is, I don't wanna know, it would ruin my favorite passion forever but in a way....I wouldn't be THAT surprise if it would came out one day.

None of the games are fixed (a "trick"). It's just not a feasible option for the NHL or anyone to undertake. It's too difficult. There's too many moving pieces, too many variables. Without getting too deep into it, I'll just stop right there. I think anyone that believes that the NHL conspires against teams or tries to get particular teams to the promise land is absurd and should really find a different sport all together - there's no place in our great game for fans like that to exist.

Not to mention all this conspiracy stuff is always a conspiracy - until it's not. "There's a conspiracy to get the Penguins and Capitals to meet again for ratings" - Caps lose in the first round. "Well, they got the Capitals out of the way so that the Penguins could win it all again" - Penguins lose in the second round. "The NHL wants Detroit to win so that Hockeytown brings in more fans" - Wings lose in second round. "The NHL wants to save the Coyotes by having them win the Cup" - Coyotes lose in first round.

In 1990's through 2001 the Capitals and Penguins used to meet seemingly every year (I can think of 6 or 7 off the top of my head in that 11 year stretch) and no one said bunk about it because that's just the way it happened. If that happens in this day and age, there would be an unbelievable amount of conspiracy talk about this and that. And if the Penguins have the same success as they did in the 1990's - then it would be doubled.

Conspiracy theorists are about as useful as Mike Green defensively in the playoffs...it's there and sometimes it looks like he might be on to something and then you give your head a shake and realize how incredibly bad he is.

Don't fret, don't worry about losing your passion for the game - it's not a real scenario...at all.

Post by **philou21** » Thu May 13, 2010 10:18 pm

Malone_is_AmericanFinesse wrote:There's too many moving pieces, too many variables. Without getting too deep into it, I'll just stop right there.

Point taken. Personnally how could you fake a game. A shot at 100 MPH is a shot at 100MPH, the player can't really want the speed he want and how the goalie can be warn where it would go or at what speed it would come, it's almost impossible. Plus, how can you fake a big injury when you see a guy leg twist 180 degree? Anyway like you said, not necessary to get too deep into it, too much things in the game to be easy to fake.

The Hutch · Post by **The Hutch** » Thu May 13, 2010 11:35 pm

I'm glad somebody else is speaking up about the issue. I'm not going to disregard anyone's ideas about why there would be such a fix on things, as I do believe people's honest reasons for feeling that way.

I just don't see it how the media, especially with how much more open minded the internet has turned people, wouldn't be all over the NHL if there was even a possibility of things being on the fix.

And if Bettman and company were on the fix, shame on them for letting a lucrative market like the city of Atlanta fall completely flat.

Post by **getzlaf15** » Fri May 14, 2010 12:16 am

Are you guys seriously considering the possibility that the NHL is fixed...