BLU-RAY Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 So, the Rangers take the first two from Washington behind nice team D and great goaltending from Lundqvist (well, at least, they played good D and had good goaltending in this game). Pretty sick. Some ESPN guy commented after game one that Boudreau was overplaying his top guys (specifically Ovechkin and Semin), and that they were taking far too much time per shift (something like 1:20 when a standard NHL playoff shift is what, 45 seconds?).I'm going to go back into the other thread and copy all of the predictions into a post in this one, so that we don't have to flip between them and keep digging the other one up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU-RAY Posted April 18, 2009 Author Share Posted April 18, 2009 -Boston vs. Montreal; Juggernaut vs. ?; Bruins in 5.-Washington vs. New York Rangers; Feels like Capitals in 6.-New Jersey vs. Carolina; Gut feeling; Hurricanes in 6.-Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia; Flyers in 7.-San Jose vs. Anaheim; There is real hate here and it's gonna be fun. Sharks in 6. Duh.-Detroit vs. Columbus; I truly believe that the Bluejackets can make this a great series. Red Wings in 6.-Vancouver vs. St' Louis; Blues in 7.-Chicago vs. Calgary; Crazy offense vs. the walking wounded; Blackhawks in 5.East:Boston vs. Montreal- Boston in 6. Washington vs. Rangers: Capitols in 5.New Jersey vs. Carolina- Carolina in 6.Pittsburgh vs. Philly: Pittsburgh in 7West:Columbus vs. Detroit: Columbus in 7: Feels like a Detroit choke year to me, and Osgood is just awful these days.Vancouver vs. St. Louis: Canucks in 6Calgary vs. Chicago: Chicago in 4San Jose vs. Anaheim: San Jose in 6.Boston vs. Montreal: Boston in 6. Washington vs. New York: Rangers in 5. New Jersey vs. Carolina: Devils in 6. Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia: Pittsburgh in 6. San Jose vs. Anaheim: San Jose in 6. Detroit vs. Columbus: Detroit in 5. Vancouver vs. St. Louis: Canucks in 4. Calgary vs. Chicago: Calgary in 7.Boston vs. Montreal: Boston in 4 Washington vs. Rangers: Rangers in 6 New Jersey vs. Carolina- NJ in 7Pittsburgh vs. Philly: Pittsburgh in 5 West:Columbus vs. Detroit: Columbus in 6 Vancouver vs. St. Louis: Canucks in 5 Luongo, Luongo, Luongo.Calgary vs. Chicago: Calgary in 6 San Jose vs. Anaheim: San Jose in 4Boston vs. Montreal - Boston in 6. Washington vs. New York Rangers - Rangers in 7. New Jersey vs. Carolina - New Jersey in 6. Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia - Pittsburgh in 5.San Jose vs. Anaheim - San Jose in 6. Detroit vs. Columbus - Detroit in 5. Vancouver vs. St. Louis - Vancouver in 4. Chicago vs. Calgary - Chicago in 7.East:Boston vs. Montreal- Boston in 5Washington vs. Rangers: Capitols in 6.New Jersey vs. Carolina- Carolina in 5.Pittsburgh vs. Philly: Pittsburgh in 6West:Columbus vs. Detroit: Detroit in 6Vancouver vs. St. Louis: Vancouver in 5Calgary vs. Chicago: Chicago in 7San Jose vs. Anaheim: San Jose in 6.I had mentioned a playoff pick 'em before, so if everyone wants I can put together the picks that have already been put out there and any others posted before game time tomorrow and keep track of the numbers. I think its easiest to just pick each round, since the re-seeding makes a bracket (a) difficult and (b) not much fun in a hurry. 5 pts for each correct series and a bonus pt. for number of games sound fair?Eastern ConferenceBruins - Canadiens Boston in 6.Capitals - Rangers Capitals in 7Devils - Hurricanes Carolina in 7Penguins - Flyers Penguins in 6.Western ConferenceSharks - Ducks San Jose in 7Redwings - Blue Jackets Detroit in 5. Canucks - Blues Vancouver in 7.Blackhawks - Flames Chicago in 6.Boston over MontrealNew York Rangers over WashingtonNew Jersey over CarolinaPhiladelphia over PittsburghSan Jose over AnaheimColumbus over DetroitVancouver over St. LouisCalgary over Chicago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turinqui-Calima Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 You are all wrong cause noone said Rangers in 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caligula_K Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 Goddamn Lundqvist. Second game Washington should have won but didn't because of goaltending (though to be fair, Theodore played well today). Stop trying to take one of the most fun teams to watch out of the playoffs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biter Posted April 18, 2009 Share Posted April 18, 2009 After one game, many elite players should be able to shake off a loss. At least that's what I'm hoping as the Sharks need to wake up and really show up tomorrow.But after two straight losses, psychology becomes an important factor. Some players might get nervous, start thinking 'Will we ever be able to solve that goalie?' and not be able to perform on their usual level. The real leaders need to step up at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoundRules Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Boston is making it look easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRose Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Goddamn Lundqvist. Second game Washington should have won but didn't because of goaltending (though to be fair, Theodore played well today). Stop trying to take one of the most fun teams to watch out of the playoffs!It wasnt Theodore, it was his backup, a kid in his first playoff game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arakasi Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 Calgary has had really good chances to win both games in Chicago. They just can't score well enough and they're leaking like a sieve defensively with Reghyr out. Oh well. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caligula_K Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 It wasnt Theodore, it was his backup, a kid in his first playoff game.Ha. Things make so much more sense now.Last night's game against the Bruins was brutal; we had some good things going offensively, but our defence was awful and our goaltending even worse (at least in the first two periods, before Halak came on). Gainey needs to play Halak tomorrow. Tim Thomas is too good and Price too inconsistent to give him another chance now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wedge Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I'm set to watch the Blues crack the Luongo Code.Not optimistic they'll do it, but there's always hope.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wedge Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I'm set to watch the Blues crack the Luongo Code.Not optimistic they'll do it, but there's always hope....Backes! Full strength nonetheless!Only 55 more minutes to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoundRules Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Backes! Full strength nonetheless!Only 55 more minutes to go.Tied up going into the 3rd. A fun game to watch. Lots of huge hits. I love playoff hockey...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wedge Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Tied up going into the 3rd.not anymore. :mad:A fun game to watch. Lots of huge hits. I love playoff hockey......Yup. Yup. Triple Yup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexor Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Man, the Pens handed that game to Philly today. Don't get me wrong, Philly played really well, but the Pens played like hot garbage. At some points they looked like a midget team out there. Just running around out of position. Blargh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoundRules Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 not anymore. :mad:Yup. Yup. Triple Yup.Blues inability to convert 2 5 on 3's was a killer. They never got any good looks in the third. Vancouver players were like a wall in front of Luongo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueRose Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Sorry Wedge! :D The Canucks kicked some butt, and both goalies made some great saves. Steve Bernier has come from nowhere to really make a difference in these playoff games. Now the Ducks play the Sharks, I didnt get to see game 1 so I'm interested to see this one.I love playoff time, hockey all day long is just fine with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHoundRules Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Sorry Wedge! :D The Canucks kicked some butt, and both goalies made some great saves. Steve Bernier has come from nowhere to really make a difference in these playoff games. Now the Ducks play the Sharks, I didnt get to see game 1 so I'm interested to see this one.I love playoff time, hockey all day long is just fine with me.I only saw a little of the San Jose game, I hope to stay up for this one. I took tomorrow off so I have no reason not too. Caroline vs. NJ is a good one. Going to OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord O' Bones Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 I feel sick. Power play is non-existent and Hiller is unsolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLU-RAY Posted April 20, 2009 Author Share Posted April 20, 2009 I feel sick. Power play is non-existent and Hiller is unsolved.Yeah, this is a little nuts. Hiller has really kind of come out of nowhere this year, though I feel bad for Giguere, he was one of the few Ducks I actually like.Hopefully the Sharks will go down and make a series of it in Anaheim; I've seen bigger comebacks than this!I was sorry to see the Pens lose, because I really loathe the flyers, but I still think they'll be OK in their series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord O' Bones Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 Yeah, this is a little nuts.I'm far more sanguine about this upon reflection. The Sharks are still the better team. This is why they have to win 4 games after all. Bring on Chicago! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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