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NHL PLayoffs 2009

#321
That Anaheim team won the Cup 2 years ago and guess who they had to go threw in the western finals to get there.

They have a solid PK which they need because they play Smash mouth hockey.They get under every body's skin,call it what you want but it's effective. Great defense,Niedemier and Pronger are Norris trophy winners.Though it was Pronger who blew it and left his man in front of the net such led to the winning goal.

Yes, help from the officials

Old time hockey,,,

"GORDY!"


Aj
 
#322
MJ5150 said:
I missed that, my bad.

Either way, I expected Detroit to cruise right by them. The fact that Anaheim got under their skin and drew them into some post game fights really surprised me. I still think we will lose to them in the Cup Finals, but we might get it to seven this year.

-Mike
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I expected Detroit to win myself, but I didn't think the series was going to be as close as it was.

I think Anahiem gets under everyone's skin, that's the kind of team they are. They are one of the few teams left in the "new NHL" still playing the rough physical defensive style. They have proved that it still works by knocking out the number 1 team, and almost knocking out the number 2 team.

My only point is that if the refs called the playoff games the same as the regular season, Anaheim would have spent half the time in the penalty box.

As for Detroit and Chicago: Both teams are fast and exciting and there will be lots of open ice. If Detroit performs at their full ability, they are going to be unbeatable. Other than Franzen, none of their big guns have contributed much offensivly, which is odd.
 
#323
Bad Brains said:
Other than Franzen, none of their big guns have contributed much offensivly, which is odd.
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That's actually a good thing IMO. If we can get this far with a team effort, not just a few guys on 1 or 2 lines, then imagine what will happen when we meet up with a team that's more offensively focused (like Chicago) and not too terribly defensively focused (like Anaheim). My guess is that all 4 lines will be wreaking havoc on the Blackhawks and Chicago will be in the penalty box a lot and you know what that means, time for the best PP in the NHL to go to work. I do think Chicago will score more goals and Osgood will have to play better since he'll see more shots but we have enough veteran defensemen that will know how to handle Chicago's speed that their forwards will find it hard to keep the puck inside our blue line.


I don't know though, we'll see. 8 down, 8 to go!!! Where's an octopus when you need one?
 
#324
Wings up 1 game to 0. I only saw the first period since I had to go to the studio today and lay down some bass and vocal tracks. I really feel more confident in this series than the Anaheim one. Detroit, although starting out slow, showed that experience trumps speed, especially in the later periods.
 
#327
Bad Brains said:
I like how we are blessed with a Sidney Crosby interview in the first intermission.

Get off Pittsburgh's nutz already.
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When there is a better player in the NHL than Crosby, you'll stop hearing about Crosby all the time. Until then, this is how it is.

I know, I know.....this is a team sport and Crosby hasn't won squat for SC's, but that isn't how marketing works.

-Mike
 
#329
Bad Brains said:
Detroit DID win the cup last year, didn't they? Get off Pittsburgh's nutz already.
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That's why I hate that Versus commercial where the Pens are getting beat in game 4 but then come back at the last second in game 5 and win it to force game 6. I always have to remind myself that we won the cup last year. If you had no idea who won you would have sworn that, going by that commercial, the Pens won it.
 
#334
MJ5150 said:
Of course you would. Nash? Now you're just trying to start an argument.

Half you guys in here hate Crosby anyway, so there is nothing Crosby will ever do on the ice for you guys to respect him.

-Mike
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I would totally go for Crosby if he earned it. I really don't see him doing anything above and beyond that would make him the best player. Rick Nash is a player that plays both sides of the puck. He can juke and deke defensemen out of their skates but at the same time turn around and back check, dive in front of pucks, and finish his checks as well as throw the gloves off when he needs too. As a Wings fan, I hate when he has the puck. He's an all around player where Crosby is a 1 or 2 trick pony that so happens to be surrounded by a lot of great passers like Malkin and Gonchar.
 
#336
MJ5150 said:
OK, I'm done with this conversation. You ain't sucking me in any further. :D

So the Wings.....I said a sweep of Chicago before it started. Detroit looked mighty tough tonight. You think Chicago can win a game still?

-Mike
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Can they? Yes

Will they? I don't know

Can and will are 2 different things. In the playoffs talent is just one ingredient. Detroit has a lot of talent but Chicago knows Detroit probably better than any other team. They're in the same division, both are original 6 teams, etc. I really think that Chicago CAN get a win or 2 if they figure out how to keep their 4 lines to match Detroit's 4 lines. All of Detroit's lines are capable of scoring and Chicago's got to figure out who to match up with who before they go to Chicago, IMO anyway.


BTW, out of respect I'll say that Crosby knows 4 tricks.:D
 
#337
I want to see Chicago win a couple games, I went to a game at the Unitied Center earlier this season. But I think Detroit is about to go into "we're going to win the Cup now" mode and blow them out, then blow out whoever comes out of the East.

-Mike
 
#339
MJ5150 said:
So no chance the Ducks are any good? :rollno:

-Mike
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I won't say the ducks aren't a good team. That was the matchup I was most worried about, and the only reason they were a number 8 seed was due to their crappy first half. From about the midway point, they were one of the best teams in the league. They got away with a hell of a lot in that series. I'm all for physical hockey - if it's clean. The Ducks are the dirtiest team in the league. The punking after game 6 sums it up, and the refs should have had the testicular fortitude to call the instigators on Perry and Neidermayer for starting the fights (if they called the misconduct, they should have called the instigator, period). Though since the Wings pulled the series out, I'm ALMOST glad they weren't suspended for the instigator so the ducks fans can't complain. Lidstrom having approx. 4 times the PIM that Pronger did? Yeah right. Getzlaf is a hell of a player, but dirty. Perry is to Getzlaf what Rob Brown was to Mario Lemieux, nuff said.

As far as the whole Crosby the best player in the league bit, if you look at "best player" as "best all-around player", which is how I view it, then Datsyuk and Zetterberg are up there for the debate along with Malkin and Ovechkin. Nash is getting there. Crosby is a great offensive talent, and he's improved on faceoffs and started PKing this year, but he's nowhere near the best all-around player. I'm just sick of the NHL over-promoting Crosby all the time. In fairness to him, he's been saddled with the label of being the next Gretzky since he was about 12, but enough is enough already. I respect the skills he has, but he's not the best player in the league. And, his punching the guy from Atlanta in the pills from behind is a poor testament to his character, imho.

Wings/Hawks is going to be a dynamic series, though game 1 was all Detroit after the first 10 minutes. The first Hawks goal was a fluky bounce that Ozzie had no chance on, I'll blame the D for not covering their men. The penalty on Ericsson was a joke, though I'll give the Hawks credit for converting. The Hawks remind me of the Oilers a couple of years before they started winning cups - great skill, but don't have the experience to win it all yet (much like Pittsburgh did last year). I honestly feel the series is going to the Wings. It's their's to lose. Useless trivia: Quennville has never beaten the Wings in a playoff series as a head coach. Wings in Six. Imho, Khabibulin will pull one out of his butt, and the young guns of Chicago will win one at home.


As far as the Versus commercials, capnsandwich speaketh truth. The DVD of the cup ceremony makes a nice watch when you get angry with the commercial.
 

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