Stanley Cup Playoffs!!!

[Grubendol]

I tried to copy data from the NHL site and it didn’t want to post…created a mess. It’s cleaned up now.

If the Pens can’t win, I will definitely be pulling for whatever Canadian team is left. It’s been too long since Canada won the cup.

[For-Life]

Eastern Conference

(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (8) Boston Bruins

(2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (7) Ottawa Senators

(3) Washington Capitals vs. (6) Philadelphia Flyers

(4) New Jersey Devils vs. (5) New York Rangers


Western Conference

(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Nashville Predators

(2) San Jose Sharks vs. (7) Calgary Flames

(3) Minnesota Wild vs. (6) Colorado Avalanche

(4) Anaheim Ducks vs. (5) Dallas Stars

Those are the first round victors

Second Round
Montreal Canadiens versus The Philadelphia Flyers

Pittsburgh Penguins versus the New Jersey Devils

Detroit Redwings vs. The Colorado Avalanche

San Jose Sharks vs. The Anaheim Ducks


Third Round
Montreal Canadiens vs. The New Jersey Devils

Detroit Redwings versus the Anaheim Ducks

Finals
The Montreal Canadiens versus The Anaheim Ducks

[Grubendol]

As great as the Pens offense can be, I think what will make them a serious contender this year is the vast improvement in defense and goaltending. Fleury has been insane since coming back from his injury (10-2-1) with a GAA that is pretty low. Offense always struggles in the playoffs, but getting Gary Roberts back in time and the play of Fleury will help carry them.

IF Fleury can continue to play the way he has, they can handle Jersey pretty easily in the second round. Brodeur is awesome, but down the stretch the Devils have not supported him nearly as well and the Pens have been playing great hockey.

[Spexvet]

Sorry folks, but (ahem)

Let's Go FLYERS!!

[Leo Hadley Jr]

[For-Life]

Sorry folks, but (ahem)

Let's Go FLYERS!!

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those goons should be kicked out of the nhl

[Grubendol]

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those goons should be kicked out of the nhl

Amen!

:shiner::cheers::hammer:

[For-Life]

anyone want to arrange some type of friendly bet?

I don't know for what.

[Grubendol]

We should work with the boards and bet for colors on our names or something.

[For-Life]

I have one board that bets things like post counts, name changes, signature changes and such

[Grubendol]

So, then the question if its name changes, is it the winner who gets the new name or the loser? ;)

[For-Life]

So, then the question if its name changes, is it the winner who gets the new name or the loser? ;)

the winner picks the losers name. Usually for a week or two

[jediron1]

Sorry folks, but (ahem)

Let's Go FLYERS!!

I think Montreal and Detroit will be in the finals.

[For-Life]

Lol, this Montreal thing has been a joke. I only predict Montreal for the East, because there tends to be a Canadian team in the finals every year who loses. It is now Montreal's turn. With that said, the route that I gave is very feasible, so it is possible

[Jedi]

booooo

honestly, I do not mind the fighting. What I hate is the goon stuff like high sticking and cross checks.

Seconded, I do believe there is a correlation of increased stick infractions and unacceptable behaviour (Chris Pronger), to the newer instigator rules.

[Jedi]

Though once again my beloved Flames back into the playoffs, I do believe they have a strong chance at making a run. If they can stay out of the penalty box. We've been so strong in keeping the momentum in games where we are not killing penalties.

[Jedi]

I just saw that Mick McGeough is retiring and won't be reffing at all during the post season, Flames straight to the Cup with that news. Worse ref ever.

[Grubendol]

Well It's a good start to the season. The Pens pretty much dominated/crushed the Sens. Plenty of bad blood already forming. The Flames pulled a number over on the lauded Sharks and the Rangers took on the Devils.

[obxeyeguy]

I just saw that Mick McGeough is retiring and won't be reffing at all during the post season. Worse ref ever.

Ever see Andy Van Hellamond?(sic) The donut king!

[Jedi]

Well It's a good start to the season. The Pens pretty much dominated/crushed the Sens. Plenty of bad blood already forming. The Flames pulled a number over on the lauded Sharks and the Rangers took on the Devils.

Can anyone remember how many times Ottawa got shut-out in the last have of the season? Pretty horrible game for Ottawa, but entertaining, especially when Redden good worked by Whitney after playing paddy-cake with Crosby. Didn't watch the Devils game but Brodeur is looking pretty human.

[For-Life]

Ottawa made the horrible decision last year of firing their GM after he got them to the Cup finals. They promoted Bryan Murray, who gave Emery a big fat contract, and created this whole goaltender controversy that has followed them all year.


The team deserves everything they have coming to them

[Grubendol]

Whitney’s not really known as a fighter but he laid out Redden something pretty.

As a Pens fan it was an absolutely beautiful game to watch. I can’t remember the last time the Pens outshot an opponent, let alone like that. I didn’t see the numbers for puck possession time, but it seemed like the Sens only had it for maybe 20% of the time.

While Hossa and Cros were pretty much kept silent, there’s no question they got their chemistry down…How many times did Crosby setup Hossa right in front of the net pointblank? Hossa had 7 shots.

It’s nice to see Roberts back and healthy too. The Pens won all the battles, hits, shots, saves ;)

[Jedi]

If they can stay out of the penalty box. We've been so strong in keeping the momentum in games where we are not killing penalties.

Last night was a perfect example. Most were legit calls with the exception of the Iginla holding penalty. That second period buried us. They better wake up back at home.

[Grubendol]

I think we all knew the Bruins/Montreal series was gonna be pretty one-sided, but Boston only had 17 shots. Seventeen Shots!?!?

I can’t remember the last time I saw a total that low.

I suspect the Pens will win again tonight. They are just too good at home. But I think this game will be much tougher. Gerber kinda found his groove after the first period and the Sens won’t lay down, even despite the fact that they have been under 500 since November and have seemed to have zero confidence since the All Star Break.

[Grubendol]

LOL!!!!

An Ottawa doctor helped to make things worse for the Sens in the series!

Ottawa eye doctor helps enemy Penguins goalie

3 days ago
OTTAWA (AFP) — A Canadian optometrist has unwittingly given the Pittsburgh Penguins an advantage going into their opening National Hockey League playoff game Wednesday against her darling Ottawa Senators.
Optometrist Janet Leduc wrote in a letter to the Penguins' coaching staff some months ago that their goaltender, Marc-Andre Fleury, could improve his game if he ditched his trademark yellow pads.
Accompanying her letter was a graph describing how quickly human eyes identify various colors, she told AFP.
Leduc explained that the human eye spots yellow more easily than any other color and that is why ambulances, fire hydrants and school buses are often painted yellow.
"This means that of everything on the ice, the most visible object is Marc-Andre's goalie pads," she wrote.
"When the play is so fast, this is an advantage to your opponents," she said. "They can easily pick out your goalie, net and where to aim the puck in a split second."
"At your level of competition, a small thing like this can make the difference between a successful or unsuccessful shot on net."
Leduc suggested that Fleury switch to white goalie leg pads to blend in with his background of ice, goal netting and boards.
Recently, he apparently took that advice and with a new white blocker, trapper and pads improved his statistics to a personal record 0.921 save percentage and 2.33 goals against average.
Now the Penguins will open the Stanley Cup playoffs against Leduc's favorite team.
With Ottawa's captain Daniel Alfredson sidelined by injury, the Penguins are heavily favored to defeat the Senators in the NHL Eastern Conference best-of-seven first-round series.
"Isn't that awful?" Leduc said. "But the Senators were way ahead of Pittsburgh in December when I wrote the letter."
Leduc said she is "horrified" by the thought that the Senators could be defeated by the Penguins in the first round of the NHL playoffs because of her meddling, but said she was only looking to help out a young goalie from Quebec.
"I'm a huge Senators fan, but Fleury is a good kid and I just thought he needed someone to tip him off about the yellow pads," she said.
"My advice hasn't made him a better goalie," she added. "But it has made it a bit harder for his opponents to score on him."

I love when this business of ours ties in to hockey!