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Godfather
04-11-2011, 05:22 PM
Alrighty!! It's that time of year again. We will jut do one round at a time. So for now, make your predictions of which teams will come out on top in round one and how many games it will take. Good luck to all

Feel welcome to quote this next portion and add in your predictions below the corresponding images :D

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Western Conference

Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks
http://i52.tinypic.com/f0umgh.jpg


San Jose Sharks vs LA Kings
http://i53.tinypic.com/2uqf1io.jpg


Detroit Red Wings vs Phoenix Coyotes
http://i51.tinypic.com/34yva15.jpg


Anaheim Ducks vs Nashville Predators
http://i53.tinypic.com/mr7qs2.jpg

Eastern Conference

Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers
http://i53.tinypic.com/i5vecj.jpg


Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabers
http://i51.tinypic.com/149ywck.jpg


Boston Bruins vs Canadiens de Montreal
http://i54.tinypic.com/2vrs5kl.jpg


Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning
http://i51.tinypic.com/2hgwwg6.jpg

Godfather
04-11-2011, 05:31 PM
http://i52.tinypic.com/f0umgh.jpg
-Canucks in 5

http://i53.tinypic.com/2uqf1io.jpg
-San Jose in 4

http://i51.tinypic.com/34yva15.jpg
-Detroit in 6

http://i53.tinypic.com/mr7qs2.jpg
-Anaheim in 7

http://i53.tinypic.com/i5vecj.jpg
-Washington in 5


http://i51.tinypic.com/149ywck.jpg
-Flyers in 6

http://i54.tinypic.com/2vrs5kl.jpg
-Montreal in 7

http://i51.tinypic.com/2hgwwg6.jpg
-Tampa Bay in 6

MrsM
04-11-2011, 06:21 PM
-Canucks in 6
-San Jose in 5
-Detroit in 5
-Anaheim in 6
-Washington in 5
-Flyers in 7
-Boston in 6
-Tampa Bay in 7

samarchepas
04-11-2011, 06:29 PM
Western Conference

Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks
http://i52.tinypic.com/f0umgh.jpg
Vancouver in 5

San Jose Sharks vs LA Kings
http://i53.tinypic.com/2uqf1io.jpg
San Jose in 6
Detroit Red Wings vs Phoenix Coyotes
http://i51.tinypic.com/34yva15.jpg
Detroit in 5

Anaheim Ducks vs Nashville Predators
http://i53.tinypic.com/mr7qs2.jpg
Anaheim in 6

Eastern Conference

Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers
http://i53.tinypic.com/i5vecj.jpg
Washington in 5

Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabers
http://i51.tinypic.com/149ywck.jpg
Philadelphia in 5

Boston Bruins vs Canadiens de Montreal
http://i54.tinypic.com/2vrs5kl.jpg
Montreal in 6

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning
http://i51.tinypic.com/2hgwwg6.jpg
Pittsburgh in 6

Teh One Who Knocks
04-11-2011, 06:43 PM
Western Conference

Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks
http://i52.tinypic.com/f0umgh.jpg

Vancouver in 7

San Jose Sharks vs LA Kings
http://i53.tinypic.com/2uqf1io.jpg

San Jose in 5

Detroit Red Wings vs Phoenix Coyotes
http://i51.tinypic.com/34yva15.jpg

Detroit in 5

Anaheim Ducks vs Nashville Predators
http://i53.tinypic.com/mr7qs2.jpg

Nashville in 6

Eastern Conference

Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers
http://i53.tinypic.com/i5vecj.jpg

Washington in 5

Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabers
http://i51.tinypic.com/149ywck.jpg

Philadelphia in 7


Boston Bruins vs Canadiens de Montreal
http://i54.tinypic.com/2vrs5kl.jpg

Boston in 6

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning
http://i51.tinypic.com/2hgwwg6.jpg

Tampa in 6

Shady
04-11-2011, 08:10 PM
Western Conference

Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks
http://i52.tinypic.com/f0umgh.jpg

Hawks in 7

San Jose Sharks vs LA Kings
http://i53.tinypic.com/2uqf1io.jpg

Sharks in 5

Detroit Red Wings vs Phoenix Coyotes
http://i51.tinypic.com/34yva15.jpg

Redwings in 5

Anaheim Ducks vs Nashville Predators
http://i53.tinypic.com/mr7qs2.jpg

Predators in 6

Eastern Conference

Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers
http://i53.tinypic.com/i5vecj.jpg

Capitals in 6

Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabers
http://i51.tinypic.com/149ywck.jpg

Flyers in 5

Boston Bruins vs Canadiens de Montreal
http://i54.tinypic.com/2vrs5kl.jpg

Bruins in 7

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning
http://i51.tinypic.com/2hgwwg6.jpg

Penguins in 6

DemonGeminiX
04-11-2011, 08:33 PM
West:
Canucks in 6
Kings in 7
Red Wings in 5
Predators in 6

East:
Capitals in 5
Flyers in 6
Canadiens in 7
Lightning in 7

RBP
04-11-2011, 09:34 PM
Western Conference

Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks
http://i52.tinypic.com/f0umgh.jpg

Hawks in 6

San Jose Sharks vs LA Kings
http://i53.tinypic.com/2uqf1io.jpg

San Jose in 7

Detroit Red Wings vs Phoenix Coyotes
http://i51.tinypic.com/34yva15.jpg

Detroit in 5

Anaheim Ducks vs Nashville Predators
http://i53.tinypic.com/mr7qs2.jpg

Anaheim in 5

Eastern Conference

Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers
http://i53.tinypic.com/i5vecj.jpg

Washington in 6

Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabers
http://i51.tinypic.com/149ywck.jpg

Buffalo in 7


Boston Bruins vs Canadiens de Montreal
http://i54.tinypic.com/2vrs5kl.jpg

Boston in 6

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning
http://i51.tinypic.com/2hgwwg6.jpg

Pittsburgh in 6

Teh One Who Knocks
04-11-2011, 09:46 PM
So are we gonna do a point system like last year?

RBP
04-11-2011, 09:51 PM
So are we gonna do a point system like last year?

I'm sure I still have the spreadsheet somewhere. :-k

MrsM
04-11-2011, 09:52 PM
I wasn't here last year - how did it work?

DemonGeminiX
04-11-2011, 09:53 PM
16 possible points each round?

Round 1 - 1 point per correct team pick, 1 point per picking the number of games correctly
Round 2 - 3 points per correct team pick, 1 point
Round 3 - 7 points, 1 point
Round 4 - 15 points, 1 point

Teh One Who Knocks
04-11-2011, 09:53 PM
I wasn't here last year - how did it work?

We had points for picking the right series winners and bonus points if you got the number of games right too

Teh One Who Knocks
04-11-2011, 09:55 PM
16 possible points each round?

Round 1 - 1 point per correct team pick, 1 point per picking the number of games correct
Round 2 - 3 points per correct team pick, 1 point for picking the number
Round 3 - 7 points, 1 point
Round 4 - 15 points, 1 point

I think maybe it would be better to even it out a bit more in rounds 3 and 4 :-k

RBP
04-11-2011, 09:57 PM
Round one: 1 pt each for winner and games
Round two: 3 points for winner, 1 for games
Conf Finals: 6 points for winner, 2 for games
Cup: 12 points for winner, 4 for games

DemonGeminiX
04-11-2011, 09:58 PM
I think maybe it would be better to even it out a bit more in rounds 3 and 4 :-k

:-s

You mean like 6 - 2 and 10 - 6?

DemonGeminiX
04-11-2011, 09:58 PM
Round one: 1 pt each for winner and games
Round two: 3 points for winner, 1 for games
Conf Finals: 6 points for winner, 2 for games
Cup: 12 points for winner, 4 for games

Nevermind, there it is.

:tup:

RBP
04-11-2011, 09:59 PM
Nevermind, there it is.

:tup:


That was last year anyway...

Teh One Who Knocks
04-11-2011, 10:07 PM
That was last year anyway...

Works for me :thumbsup:

MrsM
04-11-2011, 10:30 PM
Sounds good... Just wanted to make sure if there were rules like the loser needed to post naked pics or anything ;)

Godfather
04-11-2011, 11:32 PM
Last years worked well :thumbsup:

Godfather
04-12-2011, 03:33 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIfHYtjUmEQ&feature=player_embedded#at=28

Shady
04-12-2011, 04:10 AM
The Hawks own more property in Luongo's head than Trump owns in New York. For your sake, I hope Roberto's changed the lock. If he hasn't there will be a few ugly games.

deebakes
04-12-2011, 04:24 AM
Western Conference

Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks
http://i52.tinypic.com/f0umgh.jpg

Canucks in 5

San Jose Sharks vs LA Kings
http://i53.tinypic.com/2uqf1io.jpg

Sharks in 5

Detroit Red Wings vs Phoenix Coyotes
http://i51.tinypic.com/34yva15.jpg

Red Wings in 6

Anaheim Ducks vs Nashville Predators
http://i53.tinypic.com/mr7qs2.jpg

Predators in 7

Eastern Conference

Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers
http://i53.tinypic.com/i5vecj.jpg

Caps in 7

Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabers
http://i51.tinypic.com/149ywck.jpg

Flyers in 5

Boston Bruins vs Canadiens de Montreal
http://i54.tinypic.com/2vrs5kl.jpg

Bruins in 6

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning
http://i51.tinypic.com/2hgwwg6.jpg

Pens in 6

deebakes
04-12-2011, 04:27 AM
If people would want, Pooltracker (what RBP setup for the playoff football) has a NHL playoff pool...

http://www.pooltracker.com/

Godfather
04-12-2011, 06:19 PM
The Hawks own more property in Luongo's head than Trump owns in New York. For your sake, I hope Roberto's changed the lock. If he hasn't there will be a few ugly games.

He didn't have to, you goons got rid of the best offensive d-man in the league :rofl:

Teh One Who Knocks
04-12-2011, 11:18 PM
NHL Playoff Power Rankings: Vancouver’s No. 1
By Nicholas J. Cotsonika, Yahoo! Sports


Sixteen teams. One Stanley Cup.

I want to be bold. I want to predict the unpredictable. As I compile playoff power rankings – listing the teams in order of their odds to persevere through four punishing rounds – I want to identify the underdog who will shock us all.

But I can’t. The Vancouver Canucks are too good. They’re so good that they can shake off 40 years of frustration, recent playoff disappointments and the supposed curse of winning the Presidents’ Trophy as the NHL’s best regular-season team. They’re so good that, even in a relentlessly competitive league, at a time when anything can happen, anyone can win, they can be the surprise team by actually living up to the hype.

The Canucks deserve to be the prohibitive favorites. They were 10 points better than anyone else in the regular season, which is even more impressive when you consider that 10 points separated the next 12 teams. They scored the most goals and allowed the fewest. They ranked first on the power play, third on the penalty kill. They’re talented, deep, hungry and businesslike.

“We’re not here to win scoring titles,” said Daniel Sedin, who won the Art Ross Trophy as the league’s leading scorer one year after his twin brother, Henrik. “We’re here to go a long way.”

And so we begin with the …

1. Vancouver Canucks: To go a long way the Canucks must answer three main questions: Can they overcome the loss of Manny Malhotra, who added defense, faceoff prowess and leadership before suffering an eye injury? Can goaltender Roberto Luongo win when it matters most? And can they beat their nemesis, the Chicago Blackhawks?

They should overcome the loss of Malhotra the way they have overcome injuries all season. Luongo seems more relaxed with such a solid team in front of him, though we’ll see how he – and hysterical Canucks fans – react the first time he allows an iffy goal. As for the ’Hawks, after losing to them in the second round the past two years, beating them in the first round could give the Canucks confidence that this, finally, is their year.

2. San Jose Sharks: When will it be the Sharks’ year? How many times have we held up this team as a top contender, only for them to let us down in the playoffs? They made the Western Conference final last year, only to be swept by the Blackhawks. Then they started this season so poorly that they became almost an afterthought.

“All the talk has been about, ‘What are you guys going to do in the playoffs? What are you guys going to do in the playoffs?’ And this year, not so much,” defenseman Dan Boyle said in December. “That might not be a bad thing.”

Quietly, the Sharks shot up the standings in the second half. Suddenly, the storyline is that the Sharks still have the talent to win the Cup, that all the adversity prepared them for the playoffs. Which sounds a little like the …

3. Washington Capitals: The Capitals committed to changing their style this season, going from a high-risk attack to a more conservative, defensive approach – hoping to go from a successful regular-season team to one that can win in the playoffs. They dropped their goals against from 16th last season (2.77) to fourth (2.33).

For all the kvetching about Alex Ovechkin’s down season – a career-low 32 goals and 85 points – he still ranked seventh in scoring. All he kept hearing after last season, when he failed to medal in the Olympics with Russia and lost in the first round with the Caps, was that Sidney Crosby was better because his teams won. As Ovechkin heated up down the stretch, I went back to something he said in September: “You have to win something to say, ‘Yeah, I’m the greatest player in the world.’ ” He knows what he has to do.

4. Boston Bruins: The Bruins have much to prove themselves a year after the biggest choke in NHL history, blowing a 3-0 lead in their second-round series with the Philadelphia Flyers, including a 3-0 lead in Game 7. There were mitigating factors, yes, like an injury to David Krejci. But excuses? No.

There should be plenty of motivation for a tough, veteran group that plays a tight defensive system in front of goaltender Tim Thomas, who had surgery to repair a hip problem, regained his Vezina Trophy form and set an NHL record for save percentage at .938. He turns 37 on Friday. Despite his age, he’s capable of stealing a series or four.

5. Philadelphia Flyers: At their best, which they were earlier this season, the Flyers have four lines that can score and a deep defense corps. They have inexperience in goal with rookie Sergei Bobrovsky, but they have gone deep in the playoffs with goaltending concerns in the past.

At their worst, which they were down the stretch, the Flyers seem less than the sum of their parts. Plus, one of their lynchpins, defenseman Chris Pronger, is questionable for the start of the first round because of an injury. The Flyers haven’t inspired a lot of confidence lately, making them candidates to be upset in the first round by the streaking Buffalo Sabres. But they remain confident they can flip the switch in the playoffs. Which sounds a little like the …

6. Detroit Red Wings: Just like the Flyers, the Wings are deep and experienced, looked strong for a while, finished flat and believe they can turn it on now. They need goaltender Jimmy Howard to be better in his second playoff run and Henrik Zetterberg to return from a knee injury. When they won the Cup in 2008, he won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs’ most valuable player. He’s out for at least the opener.

Just like the Flyers, the Wings are candidates to be upset in the first round. They face the Phoenix Coyotes, who pushed them to seven games in the playoffs last year. The Wings were loose defensively this season, ranking 23rd in goals against (2.89). But remember: The Wings were 20th in goals against (2.93) in 2008-09, when they went to Game 7 of the Cup final.

7. Tampa Bay Lightning: Steven Stamkos. Martin St. Louis. Vincent Lecavalier. Simon Gagne. The Bolts have scorers, and not just the big four. They have 10 men who scored at least 10 goals this season.

Stamkos has gone cold, though, scoring only two of his 45 goals in his last 13 games before his NHL playoff debut. The question is whether the Bolts’ firepower and the goaltending of 41-year-old Dwayne Roloson can overcome a leaky defense. The Bolts finished 21st in the league in goals against (2.85), though that statistic was skewed by some blowout losses. Yes, with the Lightning, when it rains, it pours.

Roloson led the underdog Edmonton Oilers to the 2006 Cup final. If the Bolts are going to go deep, he must be brilliant again.

8. Pittsburgh Penguins: The Penguins have kept winning despite a number of injuries – most notably to Crosby, out with a concussion since early January, and Evgeni Malkin, out with a knee injury since early February. They have executed coach Dan Bylsma’s system. They have a formidable defense, and Marc-Andre Fleury has been great in goal.

Still, the Penguins just aren’t the Penguins without Crosby and Malkin. Crosby was on pace for the best season the NHL has seen since the mid-1990s, and though everyone is excited he’s skating again, there remains no timetable for his return. If he does return, there is no guarantee he will be able to jump into playoff intensity and perform at his former level. Malkin hasn’t played like Malkin for a long time, but this is still the guy who won the Conn Smythe two years ago.

9. Chicago Blackhawks: The ’Hawks don’t have Dustin Byfuglien to mess with Luongo anymore. They lost 10 members of the team that won the Cup last year, thanks to an off-season salary-cap purge, and they backed into the playoffs on the last day of the regular season.

But when the Dallas Stars failed to beat the Minnesota Wild on Sunday, handing the eighth seed to the ’Hawks, it set up a tantalizing first-round matchup. The ’Hawks still have Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and the rest of their talented core. They hope Troy Brouwer (shoulder) and Dave Bolland (concussion) will return in the first round. They have confidence they can beat the Canucks.

The big question is whether rookie goaltender Corey Crawford, as well as he played in the regular season, can do what Antti Niemi did last year in the playoffs.

10. Nashville Predators: Five times, the Predators have made the playoffs in the past. Five times, they have lost in the first round.

Now they think they’re ready to win. They felt they came close to upsetting the Blackhawks last year. Had they not allowed a shorthanded goal late in regulation and another goal in overtime in Game 5, they would have gone home with a 3-2 series lead. As it turned out, they lost in six and watched the ’Hawks go all the way.

The Predators struggle to score, but as is often the case with this efficient franchise, they squeeze the most out of what they have. Led by Shea Weber and Ryan Suter, they play tight defense in front of superb goaltender Pekka Rinne. They’ll have to be airtight in the first round against the …

11. Anaheim Ducks: The Ducks have one of the league’s best lines with Corey Perry, Ryan Getzlaf and Bobby Ryan. They have Teemu Selanne, still excellent at age 40. They have assets on defense with Lubomir Visnovsky, Toni Lydman and rookie Cam Fowler.

So what don’t they have? A healthy goaltender, for one. Jonas Hiller is fighting vertigo. Ray Emery has a lower-body injury, after coming back from hip surgery and filling in admirably down the stretch. Dan Ellis could end up starting Game 1. The Ducks need good goaltending, because they take a lot of penalties, don’t kill them well and give up too much defensively.

12. Phoenix Coyotes: All season, all the talk about the Coyotes has been about Glendale and the bond sale and Matthew Hulsizer and the Goldwater Institute and Winnipeg. There has been little talk about the exceptional season of defenseman Keith Yandle or the goaltending talents of Ilya Bryzgalov – except when people talk about where Bryzgalov, a pending unrestricted free agent, might play next season.

Upset the Red Wings, though, and the Coyotes can bring attention to their hockey. They pushed the Wings to seven games in the first round last year, before being humbled at home, 6-1. They know they can beat the Wings and should be desperate to do it, and they will be well-coached, as always, by Dave Tippett.

13. Buffalo Sabres: Is this Terry Pegula guy great or what? He buys the Sabres, gets misty-eyed talking about his memories of rooting for the team, promises to spend money and dreams out loud about winning Stanley Cups. Cups! And just like that, the Sabres, who struggled so badly early in the season, started winning and winning and winning.

Can they keep winning in the playoffs? Well, they have Ryan Miller, don’t they? The Sabres’ skaters will be no match for the Flyers’ in the first round, but Miller gives the Sabres a big edge in goal, even if he hasn’t had his Vezina Trophy form this season. While finishing 16-4-4, the Sabres beat the Flyers twice.

14. Montreal Canadiens: Carey Price has proven the Canadiens wise for trading last year’s playoff hero, Jaroslav Halak. Since being booed in the preseason by his own fans, Price has been so stellar that he has become a fan favorite in Montreal. But for the Habs to go deep again, he’ll probably have to be better than Halak was last year when they went to the Eastern Conference final. Mike Cammalleri and P.K. Subban will have to reprise their performances, too.

Injuries have thinned the defense, and the Habs are short on scoring and size up front. For all the emotion, hype and history surrounding their first-round series with Boston, they risk being pushed around by the bigger, badder Bruins – one of the few teams that can boast the edge in goal.

15. Los Angeles Kings: Good thing the Kings kept Jonathan Quick fresh by playing him 61 times this season, down from 72 last season. They’re going to need goaltending.

Their playoff hopes took two huge blows when they lost Anze Kopitar to an ankle injury and Justin Williams to a shoulder injury. Kopitar was their leading scorer. Williams tied for second on the team in points. He might return as soon as Game 1, but reportedly at less than 100 percent, wearing a harness.

Without Kopitar and Williams, no one filled the void offensively for the Kings down the stretch. If someone doesn’t fill it now, it could be up to Quick to prevent a quick exit.

16. New York Rangers: There is so much to admire about the Rangers – the Blueshirts’ blue-collar ethic, working hard, sacrificing, blocking shots – and they have a goaltender in Henrik Lundqvist who can carry them. That could be the formula for upsetting the Capitals, whom the Rangers took to seven games two years ago.

But the Rangers lost their heart and soul when they lost Ryan Callahan to a broken ankle, the latest in a long series of injuries this season. Their biggest star, Marian Gaborik, has been so unproductive that coach John Tortorella has benched him at times. And it’s hard to believe in a team that lost to the Atlanta Thrashers last week – by the score of 3-0, no less – and had to back into the playoffs because of it.

It’s easier to believe in Vancouver.

“There’s a lot of pressure, but at the same time, this year, I think it’s a lot of positives,” Henrik Sedin said. “We’ve got a good team. We’ve shown it all year. There’s an optimism in the city for sure.”

RBP
04-12-2011, 11:23 PM
So was a decision made about hosting it or doing it manually and who's keeping score?

Godfather
04-12-2011, 11:42 PM
I guess not doing it on a third party site would be easier :-k Anyone tried that pooltracker?

Teh One Who Knocks
04-12-2011, 11:45 PM
I guess not doing it on a third party site would be easier :-k Anyone tried that pooltracker?

I signed up to see what it's like....you pick each individual game in that pool, not just the series. So you get a point for every game you pick right. Does give more opportunity for people to get points to win the pool :-k

RBP
04-12-2011, 11:49 PM
We used it for the football playoffs this past season. Functionality was basic but did the trick. Like Lance mentioned you have to kind of play it their way, not a lot of room to customize, at least not with the football.

Teh One Who Knocks
04-12-2011, 11:50 PM
Here's the pooltracker info if you wanna check it out


To join, click below and follow the easy steps.

-Click on this link:
http://www.PoolTracker.com/join.asp?poolid=57616

-Enter this pool credential information.

The Pool ID is: 57616
The Pool Password is: basement

-Make your picks!

RBP
04-12-2011, 11:54 PM
Here's the pooltracker info if you wanna check it out

Looks doable to me. Scoring seems fair too.

http://i.imgur.com/QXLn6.jpg

Godfather
04-13-2011, 12:14 AM
I signed up to see what it's like....you pick each individual game in that pool, not just the series. So you get a point for every game you pick right. Does give more opportunity for people to get points to win the pool :-k

Meh, sounds good to me. I'm making my picks now :thumbsup:

Godfather
04-13-2011, 12:17 AM
Wait why is it only asking for the first 4 games in each series :-k

DemonGeminiX
04-13-2011, 12:23 AM
Wait why is it only asking for the first 4 games in each series :-k

Because there's no guarantee the series will go 7 until both teams win 3 each? I bet they'll consider games 5, 6, and 7 as *if necessary and they won't pop up until everybody knows they're necessary.

I don't want to do it through a third party site.

You guys have fun.

Godfather
04-13-2011, 12:25 AM
I thought that was the point of a pool.. you have to guess :lol: Ok well it seems strange and DGX doesn't want to do it, let's just do it manually :P We already made our picks anyways


I'm going to try and dig up the thread from last year on the old board to see how RBP did it

RBP
04-13-2011, 12:48 AM
I thought that was the point of a pool.. you have to guess :lol: Ok well it seems strange and DGX doesn't want to do it, let's just do it manually :P We already made our picks anyways


I'm going to try and dig up the thread from last year on the old board to see how RBP did it


I did it manually on spreadsheet.

deebakes
04-13-2011, 12:50 AM
i just threw the idea of pooltracker out there to cut down on the time investment, but i agree. if one doesn't want to do it that way, find a sucker to do the points :razz:

DemonGeminiX
04-13-2011, 05:32 AM
i just threw the idea of pooltracker out there to cut down on the time investment, but i agree. if one doesn't want to do it that way, find a sucker to do the points :razz:

:-s

So... you're volunteering, right?



:demon:

Joebob034
04-13-2011, 04:05 PM
Just in case we do it here


Western Conference

Vancouver Canucks vs Chicago Blackhawks
http://i52.tinypic.com/f0umgh.jpg
Canucks in 5

San Jose Sharks vs LA Kings
http://i53.tinypic.com/2uqf1io.jpg
Sharks in 5

Detroit Red Wings vs Phoenix Coyotes
http://i51.tinypic.com/34yva15.jpg
Wings in 6

Anaheim Ducks vs Nashville Predators
http://i53.tinypic.com/mr7qs2.jpg
Preds in 6

Eastern Conference

Washington Capitals vs New York Rangers
http://i53.tinypic.com/i5vecj.jpg
I'm tempted to take NYR but I'll say Caps in 7

Philadelphia Flyers vs Buffalo Sabers
http://i51.tinypic.com/149ywck.jpg
Flyers in 5

Boston Bruins vs Canadiens de Montreal
http://i54.tinypic.com/2vrs5kl.jpg
Canadiens in 7

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Tampa Bay Lightning
http://i51.tinypic.com/2hgwwg6.jpg
Pens in 7

samarchepas
04-13-2011, 04:12 PM
Last time I checked Joebob, if it didn't change for the 3-4th time (:lol:) yea it's here.

samarchepas
04-13-2011, 08:09 PM
BTW....The playoffs officially starts in less than 3 hours! :dance: ('bout time!)

RBP
04-13-2011, 09:09 PM
Canuckleheads are going down! :x

Teh One Who Knocks
04-13-2011, 09:24 PM
Downtown? :-k

RBP
04-13-2011, 09:28 PM
If by downtown you mean sucking the blackhawks' cawks, then yes. :lol:

samarchepas
04-13-2011, 09:29 PM
Nobody here thinks Chicago will win...except Blackhawks fans :lol: (still...anything can happen...don't see that happening AGAIN though...Byfuglien is gone)

RBP
04-13-2011, 09:31 PM
3rd times a charm? Not this time!

DemonGeminiX
04-14-2011, 02:56 AM
Wow, Vancouver's up 2 - 0 in the first period. I wonder if Chicago's gonna show up this game?

And I think I might have called that Pittsburgh/Tampa Bay series wrong... but I really don't want Pittsburgh to win.

RBP
04-14-2011, 03:53 AM
They showed up in the 2nd - really physical game.

DemonGeminiX
04-14-2011, 04:41 AM
The defending Stanley Cup Champions shut out in game 1... damn.

samarchepas
04-14-2011, 05:17 AM
Shut out sure...but the game was a lot closer than I thought it would be.(At least I'm 3-1 tonight :lol:)

Godfather
04-14-2011, 05:41 AM
Luongo stood on his head, defense played a huge role.

The rookie Blackhawks goalie was very strong.

I'm not going to count this game for much just yet... I haven't forgotten how we smoked the Hawks something like 5-2 game 1 last year and didn't play another game we deserved to win

RBP
04-14-2011, 05:46 AM
Luongo stood on his head, defense played a huge role.

The rookie Blackhawks goalie was very strong.

I'm not going to count this game for much just yet... I haven't forgotten how we smoked the Hawks something like 5-2 game 1 last year and didn't play another game we deserved to win

You won the first game the last 2 years.

Godfather
04-14-2011, 03:33 PM
Yep.

I like the confidence RBP ;)

Shady
04-14-2011, 07:51 PM
You won the first game the last 2 years.

I was going to point this out but I see my compatriot already has. I think game 2 will be pretty interesting.

Godfather
04-15-2011, 01:18 AM
Oh my god thank you for pointing it out :lol: You're both just brilliant :P

Teh One Who Knocks
04-15-2011, 01:31 AM
Well, the Bruins are done in this one :wha:

RBP
04-15-2011, 01:36 AM
Oh my god thank you for pointing it out :lol: You're both just brilliant :P

:-s

:slap:

Godfather
04-15-2011, 01:36 AM
Goalie battle series :thumbsup: If it was any other team in the East I'd be cheering for Boston, but since it's not... Go Habs :mrgreen:

Godfather
04-15-2011, 01:37 AM
:-s

:slap:

Sorry... extremely painful memories. No reminders are needed here :P

samarchepas
04-15-2011, 01:45 AM
We won :dance: (Price is doing the exact same thing that Halak was doing last year...if not better ;) )

MrsM
04-15-2011, 01:49 AM
We won :dance: (Price is doing the exact same thing that Halak was doing last year...if not better ;) )

They looked good tonight :tup:

DemonGeminiX
04-15-2011, 02:07 AM
:banghead:

samarchepas
04-15-2011, 02:09 AM
2 games done...2 shutouts :lol:

RBP
04-15-2011, 02:13 AM
:banghead:

:empathy:

samarchepas
04-15-2011, 05:21 AM
The Sharks just won 3-2 against the Kings in OT.

Joebob034
04-15-2011, 04:26 PM
revenge of the road teams last night

DemonGeminiX
04-16-2011, 12:05 AM
Oh wow! I'm in the Tampa Bay TV market... their playoff game against Pittsburgh is unlocked on one of my Sport Alt channels.

I get to watch a hockey game tonight!

:D

Teh One Who Knocks
04-16-2011, 12:10 AM
There's hockey on Versus every night :-s

DemonGeminiX
04-16-2011, 12:13 AM
There's hockey on Versus every night :-s

:nono:

We've been over this before, I don't have Versus.

Teh One Who Knocks
04-16-2011, 12:24 AM
Well.....get it :-s

DemonGeminiX
04-16-2011, 12:27 AM
I'd have to buy the next package tier and it's more money than I want to spend for one channel.

Teh One Who Knocks
04-16-2011, 12:28 AM
Cheapskate :hand:

DemonGeminiX
04-16-2011, 12:29 AM
Cheapskate :hand:

:-k

You could buy it for me.

Teh One Who Knocks
04-16-2011, 12:39 AM
:-k

You could buy it for me.

Are you gonna pay my cable bill? :-s

samarchepas
04-16-2011, 12:40 AM
Just Move to Canada...You'll get it for free on CBC :lol:

RBP
04-16-2011, 12:41 AM
Let's go Hawks!! :clap:

DemonGeminiX
04-16-2011, 12:55 AM
Are you gonna pay my cable bill? :-s

:|

That would defeat the purpose of you buying it for me.


Just Move to Canada...You'll get it for free on CBC :lol:

:(

But it gets too cold up there.

samarchepas
04-16-2011, 01:34 AM
I'd rather have a little cold and more hockey than no cold and no hockey :lol:

DemonGeminiX
04-16-2011, 02:13 AM
:shock:

Oh wow! Dish Network's being generous tonight. I'm getting the Vancouver - Chicago game too!

Godfather
04-16-2011, 04:08 AM
Good game so far :thumbsup: Super physical, but I'm liking the discipline the Canucks are showing

RBP
04-16-2011, 04:31 AM
Good game so far :thumbsup: Super physical, but I'm liking the discipline the Canucks are showing

Extremely physically! Damn near brutal. Ugh 0-2.

FYI - Pat Foley made fun of the Sedins all night. :lol:

samarchepas
04-16-2011, 05:17 AM
Made fun of them?He should focus on the games a little more :lol:...they are one of the major reason why your team is 0-2 :lol:

Godfather
04-16-2011, 05:25 AM
Good game. Really stressful at the end... I think I aged an entire year.



Seems kinda needless, what was he saying?! :lol: That guy has gotten in hot water for being kind of outspoken before hasn't he? TBH I've never heard Shorty or Garret talk shit about opposition players.

The Sedins have become two of the greatest (and most durable) active players in the game. They also gave $1.5 million to BC Children's Hospital right out their own pockets over the last year, so you can't really mock them on a personal level either :P Needless to say they're heroes in this city

samarchepas
04-16-2011, 05:28 AM
at least it was just stressful at the end GF :lol:....for the Habs yesterday it was madness...1-0 till the last 5 minutes (with the team playing defensive all game long!)

Godfather
04-16-2011, 05:32 AM
Yeah that was some game for you guys :thumbsup:

... but truthfully I'm stressed the entire time right now. Given our history with the Blackhawks, it's kind exhausting to think about the Canucks in general this week :lol:

samarchepas
04-16-2011, 05:46 AM
The whole punching bag technique from last year again :lol:, let them hit you for a while till they get tired and strike! :lol2:

RBP
04-16-2011, 11:14 AM
:lol: It was more like "Daniel goes for a change, so Hendrik doesn't what WHAT to do with the puck! *laughter*"

They were complimentary, just took several sarcastic shots.

Joebob034
04-16-2011, 03:44 PM
Oh wow! I'm in the Tampa Bay TV market... their playoff game against Pittsburgh is unlocked on one of my Sport Alt channels.

I get to watch a hockey game tonight!

:D

or you could watch games on CBC like I do :mrgreen:

DemonGeminiX
04-16-2011, 04:58 PM
I can get the Red Wings-Coyotes (NBC) game and I can get the Kings-Sharks game (Versus alternate. Why I'm getting that when I can't get Versus main is beyond me) today. Dish Network's playing keep away with my Flyers right now. Bastards.

DemonGeminiX
04-16-2011, 06:24 PM
Well, this game's boring.

:|

samarchepas
04-16-2011, 08:06 PM
I thought it was great...:lol:

DemonGeminiX
04-16-2011, 08:23 PM
It was towards the end, but the first 2 periods were all Detroit.

Shady
04-16-2011, 09:44 PM
Someone needs to tell Toews that that C doesn't stand for Can't Handle the Puck

DemonGeminiX
04-17-2011, 12:03 AM
We got a win!

:woot:

samarchepas
04-17-2011, 02:21 AM
2-0! :dance:

MrsM
04-17-2011, 02:26 AM
I don't know if Montreal looks really good - or Boston looks really bad. Either way it's going to be a deep hole to climb out of

samarchepas
04-17-2011, 02:49 AM
The Bruins tried...just didn't work out well for them :lol:
http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?catid=35&id=109138

Joebob034
04-17-2011, 05:46 PM
I've been watching this guy for roughly 10 years now and still continues to impress me


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vL4T1VX229o

it's one thing to do that in a shootout, but in the middle of a playoff game ?!?!? :shock: dude's crazy

samarchepas
04-17-2011, 06:24 PM
Pavel Datsyuk...nothing else to say! :lol:...I'd say that he has some (if not the) best hands in the NHL.

Godfather
04-17-2011, 07:06 PM
I still hope Kes gets the Selke award this year over Datsyuk though. He didn't deserve to win it the last couple years, but his HUGE hits, defensive play, durability and 41 goals make him the prime candidate this year

Godfather
04-17-2011, 07:07 PM
Also... SUPER pumped for the Canucks game tonight (which goes without saying) :mrgreen:

samarchepas
04-17-2011, 10:50 PM
Also... SUPER pumped for the Canucks game tonight (which goes without saying) :mrgreen:

You, saying otherwise would have been surprising :lol:

deebakes
04-18-2011, 01:12 AM
did i win yet? :-k

RBP
04-18-2011, 02:49 AM
0-3 :x

Torres should get suspended for the rest of the playoffs - he just gets back and pulls that thug move?

:villagers:

Godfather
04-18-2011, 03:14 AM
Thug? I disagree. That was a clean hit. No charge, no east-west, no targeting of the head (arms low). Since when are players not responsible to keep their head up!?!

I'm tired of every hit on a player with their head down being called 'dirty.' It's the first thing you learn.

It was interference, hence the 2-minute penalty. Nothing more. North-south hit, coming at each other. It just wasn't the kind that's been banned in rule 48. The two would have been face to face if Seabrook played responsibly. Furthermore, Torres hadn't taken a stride in 20 feet and kept his arms down. I like Seabrook but that bush-league . The guy should know a lot better. There was nothing different on that hit than from a dozen other in the game except Seabrook made a brutal mistake a paid for it. That was otherwise a textbook hit.

But.... if Torres does get another suspension it might be good thing. :P Cody Hodgeson was playing well, and Torres was a liability out there with his penalties. There's a good chance he'll be suspended further games.

Godfather
04-18-2011, 03:28 AM
For those that didn't see it: Judge for yourself.

Thankfully he's ok though :) That's what is most important. There are more than enough bad concussions going around.
http://crashthecrease.com/2011/04/17/video-raffi-torres-hits-brent-seabrooks/#comment-308

DemonGeminiX
04-18-2011, 03:37 AM
Interference. Nothing more.

Shady
04-18-2011, 03:54 AM
My issue with that play is if you watch Torres he's not going for the puck, he's not even looking at it. He's just looking to rail seabrook. And his right elbow does come up.

Godfather
04-18-2011, 03:57 AM
:huh: What do you mean he's not going for the puck... he's behind the net in the offensive zone taking a pass. Hitting is a part of the game. It happened 50+ times tonight. Seabrook was just about to gain possession, hence the interference call. Torres' elbows don't come up, watch it from all angles. They're far from Seabrook's head.

It's targeting the head that you can't do because it's deadly - but that obviously didn't happen. Partly because of the video evidence, and partly because Seabrook wouldn't have hopped up and helped score on the next shift if he had ;) Seabrook himself said after the game he just didn't doesn't know what he was looking at.


There just isn't anything suspendable.... it just doesn't look anything like rule 48 to me.

Godfather
04-18-2011, 04:28 AM
PS I recognize that I have an inherent bias on this call and I'm getting way too into it :mrgreen: Pay no attention to my babbling




Other than the questionable hit, it was an intense game. Man I hate and love watching games in Chicago. I'm just glad no to hear that dammed song this year *shudders* What ever happened to that? I thought it was played there in the post-season.

RBP
04-18-2011, 11:51 AM
For those that didn't see it: Judge for yourself.

Thankfully he's ok though :) That's what is most important. There are more than enough bad concussions going around.
http://crashthecrease.com/2011/04/17/video-raffi-torres-hits-brent-seabrooks/#comment-308


Even the Vancouver announcers in that clip said that it was a bad hit, that it's exactly the kind of hit he got suspended for, and that he was lucky to only get a two-minute penalty, mostly because Seabrook got right back up.

I still think he'll be suspended again, and rightfully so.

Godfather
04-18-2011, 04:36 PM
That was not a Vancouver announcer. That was CBC (Hockey Night in Canada) and they notoriously hate the Canucks. Read up what real hockey experts are saying. Not the talking heads at CBC or Chicago's announcers. You can drawn comparisons to half a dozen identical penalty-less hits. We lost our best d-man to the same hit twice with no call. But he should have been looking up around the back of the net. There have been coaching staff saying that wasn't even a penalty man....

Again: Head down, coming around the net LOOK OUT! There's no flying elbow, didn't leave his feet. Not a suspension worthy hit just because it looked too big to Chicago fans



But whatever. I've ranted enough about my feelings on the matter :P


I'm kinda disappointed all the games today are on around the same time :-k Shame they did that

samarchepas
04-18-2011, 05:21 PM
They should change to what they used to wear in the 80s...That would make 75% of the injuries we see these days disappear (The equipment is so hard that they (the players) feel like tanks...and thats when people get hurt.)

RBP
04-18-2011, 05:26 PM
That was not a Vancouver announcer. That was CBC (Hockey Night in Canada) and they notoriously hate the Canucks. Read up what real hockey experts are saying. Not the talking heads at CBC or Chicago's announcers. You can drawn comparisons to half a dozen identical penalty-less hits. We lost our best d-man to the same hit twice with no call. But he should have been looking up around the back of the net. There have been coaching staff saying that wasn't even a penalty man....

Again: Head down, coming around the net LOOK OUT! There's no flying elbow, didn't leave his feet. Not a suspension worthy hit just because it looked too big to Chicago fans



But whatever. I've ranted enough about my feelings on the matter :P


I'm kinda disappointed all the games today are on around the same time :-k Shame they did that


Point taken, I will accept what the league says as the right answer.

Teh One Who Knocks
04-18-2011, 05:34 PM
That was CBC (Hockey Night in Canada) and they notoriously hate the Canucks.

http://i.imgur.com/uEh3T.jpg

RBP
04-18-2011, 05:36 PM
Raffi Torres Will Not Face Suspension for Hit on Brent Seabrook

Vancouver Canucks forward Raffi Torres spent two minutes in the sin-bin on Sunday night for his hit on Blackhawks' defenseman Brent Seabrook, but that's the only penalty he'll be facing for the gruesome play.

According to TSN, the NHL's Hockey Operations department said Monday that Rule 48, which states in part that the area behind the net is designated as a "hitting area," was not violated.

Godfather
04-18-2011, 05:41 PM
Raffi Torres Will Not Face Suspension for Hit on Brent Seabrook

Vancouver Canucks forward Raffi Torres spent two minutes in the sin-bin on Sunday night for his hit on Blackhawks' defenseman Brent Seabrook, but that's the only penalty he'll be facing for the gruesome play.

According to TSN, the NHL's Hockey Operations department said Monday that Rule 48, which states in part that the area behind the net is designated as a "hitting area," was not violated.

That was faster than I expected! Thanks for posting that RBP.

*Was secretly hoping for suspension because Torres was fucking up*

:lol:

Godfather
04-18-2011, 05:43 PM
http://i.imgur.com/uEh3T.jpg

At one point the Canucks got sick of it and even shunned CBC back and didn't talk to them for most of a season :rofl:

Teh One Who Knocks
04-18-2011, 05:46 PM
Why did you delete half your post? :-s

Godfather
04-18-2011, 05:51 PM
Why did you delete half your post? :-s

I'm embarrassed about feeling more outspoken than usual :lol: Too much ranting

RBP
04-18-2011, 06:35 PM
I'm embarrassed about feeling more outspoken than usual :lol: Too much ranting

It was personal about me wasn't it?!?! Bastard. :x

Godfather
04-18-2011, 07:21 PM
It was personal about me wasn't it?!?! Bastard. :x

Yeah :x ... I said you don't look good in pastels. Wachugundoboutit

RBP
04-18-2011, 07:22 PM
Yeah :x ... I said you don't look good in pastels. Wachugundoboutit

I look fabulous in pastels, bitch. :hand:

DemonGeminiX
04-19-2011, 01:49 AM
Flyers 4 - 2!!!! They lead 2 games to 1! Yay!!!

:cheerlead:

Godfather
04-19-2011, 02:58 AM
Boston won :-k

samarchepas
04-19-2011, 04:15 AM
Yup but they almost blew a 3-0 lead in the 3rd :lol:...so I'm not worried at all ;)

Teh One Who Knocks
04-19-2011, 02:49 PM
:link: Brendan Shanahan: Torres hit ‘right on the line’ (http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news;_ylt=AkGcDAB9PsJBOInQUwOnY3h7vLYF?slug=nc-cotsonika-shanahan_weighs_in_on_torres_seabrook_hit041811)

Godfather
04-19-2011, 04:56 PM
Lots of people don't agree it was on any line.
http://www.suite101.com/content/no-raffi-torres-suspension-hit-on-seabrook-clean-hockey-hit-a366612

But looking down the road...
If that kind of hit suddenly becomes illegal and the rules change then hockey can longer be a full contact sport.

You brace yourself going into the boards because yo know someone is behind you. You brace yourself coming across the blue line because someone is going straight at you.... but in Seabrooks special case... what? You get to look down behind the net and if someone throws an average hit on you it suddenly becomes a 'thug-like' media magnet?!?! Should guys be untouchable behind opposing goaltender's nets?!

The fact is that Seabrook knew Torres was coming in as much as he knows how to tie his skates - and still foolishly kept his head down.


Hits where guys get concussed aren't always illegal. That needs to be accepted. We have all these strong rules that should be kept - you can't take more than 3 strides, keep arms low, no elbow, no leaving your feet. But any call on this hit will require a new rule. And that new rule will be very bad precedent.

Here's the problem: If each and every one of those hits goes from 'clean' to a part of rule 48 - let's say they make it so that you cannot hit someone with their head down - nobody can hit at all. You cannot restrict hits to only those where you have a wink and a handshake between players. It's a physical game. Keep your G.D. head up or that's what is going to happen. Want to know how to avoid it? Show it to kids and tell them to keep their heads up... don't make rules or changes or analyze it until you go cross-eyed looking for something suspendable.

Concussions have gotten a lot of press recently... it worries me that outside attention and mainstream media are going to pressure bad changes. The newest rule, Rule 48, means that side-swipes and intentional hits to the head are against the rules. Perfect. But if you make player without his head up a safe haven, what the hell is that going to do to the game!?!?!

Like I said before, most Canucks fans would be calling for blood if the hit had been with the jerseys reversed. But most Canucks fans aren't hockey fans. They've already forgotten two hits on Dan Hamhuis that were identical, that knocked him out for a dozen games, and that got no call. But the league was right then and is right now in not suspending.

samarchepas
04-19-2011, 05:19 PM
Anyway...the way the rules are right now...Interference (and no doubt about this) and no suspension...case closed...for now :lol:

Godfather
04-19-2011, 05:20 PM
I feel like it (my ranting mostly) should get its own thread or be cropped out and moved into the regular NHL thread :lol:



Canucks play the Hawks at 5 :mrgreen: I'm not predicting a sweet tbh. I think Chicago will sneak out a win tonight..... but the rest of my buddies strongly disagree and I hope they're right

MrsM
04-19-2011, 05:22 PM
I need Chicago to win 2 - I have Canucks in 6 :)

Godfather
04-19-2011, 05:25 PM
:lol: I have them in 5.

Did anyone take them in 4? :-k

samarchepas
04-19-2011, 05:26 PM
I think it ends tonight (I said in 6 but w/e lol) Brent Seabrook won't play tonight.

RBP
04-19-2011, 05:34 PM
I feel like it (my ranting mostly) should get its own thread or be cropped out and moved into the regular NHL thread :lol:



You assume anyone is still reading your posts.

:nana:

Teh One Who Knocks
04-19-2011, 05:37 PM
Lots of people don't agree it was on any line.

Did you read the article? I think Shanahan made some good points...

samarchepas
04-19-2011, 05:38 PM
Oh! :lol: I didn't see it was a link...I thought it was just a normal post lol

Teh One Who Knocks
04-19-2011, 05:40 PM
:facepalm:

samarchepas
04-19-2011, 05:43 PM
:facepalm:

yup...:fail: :lol:

Teh One Who Knocks
04-19-2011, 05:44 PM
I even used the little LINK smiley :shakehead:

Godfather
04-19-2011, 07:00 PM
Did you read the article? I think Shanahan made some good points...

I did!! Thanks lance, great find. Really well rounded article. Said it a lot better than my rambling :lol: Shanahan said it all. It's a fine line, this is a rule with a learning curve and it's not black and white. Just hope the league gets it right as it refines this rule 48 over the next season or two :D

Cross checking was like this years back too. Nobody knew how to regulate it. But the league made the right rules to keep the physicality and remove the worst offenses

Godfather
04-19-2011, 07:04 PM
You assume anyone is still reading your posts.

:nana:

You had to read it to comment :P. Neener neener



Ps. Ready to get swept and watch patty Kane cry :dance:

RBP
04-19-2011, 07:07 PM
You had to read it to comment :P. Neener neener

Ps. Ready to get swept and watch patty Kane cry :dance:

Don't get too comfortable yet. It happened last year, it can happen again. :tup:

Godfather
04-19-2011, 07:14 PM
I'm actually still pretty nervous. Can't count this one as in the bag until it's actually finished

DemonGeminiX
04-19-2011, 07:32 PM
I even used the little LINK smiley :shakehead:

People probably would have paid more attention to it if you used a meatspin smiley instead.

:twisted:

Godfather
04-20-2011, 02:06 AM
:rofl: I figured we would lose this game but wow. First time Luongo has let in more than 4 goals since Christmas


I'm going to do what the Canucks should: Turn it off. Count it as a loss, forget it and move on.

Godfather
04-20-2011, 02:55 AM
Wow... I never really liked Bieksa but that was more of a clown move than I'd usually expect.

Stalberg isn't a fighter... and he should have thought about that before pissing off a 200lb monster... but that was some anger-management shit.

I feel a sorry for that kid's face :wha:

RBP
04-20-2011, 02:58 AM
:cheerlead:

Godfather
04-20-2011, 03:07 AM
You know, I'm confident this is an ok thing for the Canucks to have happen :-k

Playoff wise they're inexperienced. Being reminded that no team is ever out is something they are better for having seen before moving on (presuming the win the next game), that a sweep would not show them.

RBP
04-20-2011, 03:16 AM
I think Luongo looked like he was hurting coming off the ice tonight. Maybe it was just mentally after getting shelled. :lol:

samarchepas
04-20-2011, 03:17 AM
3-1...nothing to panic about :lol:
http://i54.tinypic.com/105457p.jpg (made me :lol:)

Godfather
04-20-2011, 03:23 AM
:lol: :lol: I love that



Luongo did look like he was in pain. Being buttraped must hurt

Schenider should have got the nod after Luongo looked like his shoulder was hurt at the end of the 1st... we would have still lost in all likelihood, but it couldn't have been that bad :lol:

Teh One Who Knocks
04-20-2011, 06:51 PM
I just saw the score of the VAN/CHI game :shock:


You know, when it comes right down to it, I would rather my team actually get blown out than losing a heart breaker in OT or something. At least in a blow out, you know your guys had no chance whatsoever to win the game...but when it goes to OT or it's a 1 goal/run/point game, then it's just so frustrating to watch.

MrsM
04-20-2011, 06:58 PM
3-1...nothing to panic about :lol:
http://i54.tinypic.com/105457p.jpg (made me :lol:)

:)

samarchepas
04-20-2011, 09:06 PM
I just saw the score of the VAN/CHI game :shock:


You know, when it comes right down to it, I would rather my team actually get blown out than losing a heart breaker in OT or something. At least in a blow out, you know your guys had no chance whatsoever to win the game...but when it goes to OT or it's a 1 goal/run/point game, then it's just so frustrating to watch.

The King's coach must still be thinking: :huh: WTF Happened?!? :lol:...winning a game by 4 goals (4-0) and still manage to lose it in OT! (6-5)

DemonGeminiX
04-20-2011, 09:32 PM
Hey! I get to watch the Flyers-Sabres game tonight! Yay!!!

:cheerlead:

Godfather
04-21-2011, 01:21 AM
Yeah that kings game was actually the story of the night!! Crazy

DemonGeminiX
04-21-2011, 05:12 AM
The Detroit Red Wings sweep the Phoenix Coyotes, winning game 4 by a score of 6 - 3.

The Red Wings move on.

DemonGeminiX
04-21-2011, 05:21 AM
Current standings:

The Washington Capitals lead the New York Rangers by 3 games to 1.
The Philadelphia Flyers and the Buffalo Sabres are tied at 2 games a piece.
The Montreal Canadiens lead the Boston Bruins by 2 games to 1.
The Pittsburgh Penguins lead the Tampa Bay Lightning by 3 games to 1.

The Vancouver Canucks lead the Chicago Blackhawks 3 games to 1.
The San Jose Sharks lead the Los Angeles Kings by 2 games to 1.
The Detroit Red Wings has won it's series against the Phoenix Coyotes in a 4 game sweep.
The Anaheim Ducks and the Nashville Predators are tied at 2 games a piece.

Joebob034
04-21-2011, 05:29 AM
:cheerlead: so long coyotes see you in winnipeg. It would be poetic since the Jets last game was against the Wings when they got knocked out of the playoffs

Godfather
04-21-2011, 03:44 PM
Winnipeg's arena is the 3rd busiest in the country and the 12th busiest in North America (I watched a documentary the other day :lol: )


I hope to see them get a team back for themselves very soon :mrgreen:

RBP
04-21-2011, 04:09 PM
Go Hawks! :cheerlead:

samarchepas
04-21-2011, 08:14 PM
Winnipeg's arena is the 3rd busiest in the country and the 12th busiest in North America (I watched a documentary the other day :lol: )


I hope to see them get a team back for themselves very soon :mrgreen:
It sure sounds like it...the funny thing...it will most likely be the Coyotes that go back there...from Winnipeg to Phoenix to Winnipeg again :lol:

MrsM
04-21-2011, 08:22 PM
Did anyone pick Det in 4? I think most were 5 or 6

samarchepas
04-21-2011, 08:41 PM
I had it in 5...not right but not too far :lol: (I don't think anyone thought it would end so far though)

Teh One Who Knocks
04-21-2011, 10:01 PM
Sabres coach Ruff calls Flyers whiners
By DAN GELSTON, AP Sports Writer 3 hours, 31 minutes ago


PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Sabres coach Lindy Ruff is tired of the Flyers complaining.

Actually, he calls it whining.

Ruff says the Flyers “are really doing a lot of whining” following their 1-0 loss to Buffalo in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series.

Flyers captain Mike Richards was agitated after the loss. He says the Sabres were allowed “to get away with murder” on the ice. That comment triggered Ruff’s complaints about the Flyers

Ruff says if the Flyers want to cry and complain about the officiating in this series, go ahead.

Meanwhile, game 5 is Friday in Philadelphia.

DemonGeminiX
04-21-2011, 11:46 PM
Sabres coach Ruff calls Flyers whiners
By DAN GELSTON, AP Sports Writer 3 hours, 31 minutes ago


PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Sabres coach Lindy Ruff is tired of the Flyers complaining.

Actually, he calls it whining.

Ruff says the Flyers “are really doing a lot of whining” following their 1-0 loss to Buffalo in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series.

Flyers captain Mike Richards was agitated after the loss. He says the Sabres were allowed “to get away with murder” on the ice. That comment triggered Ruff’s complaints about the Flyers

Ruff says if the Flyers want to cry and complain about the officiating in this series, go ahead.

Meanwhile, game 5 is Friday in Philadelphia.

Ruff wants to get pegged in the head with a soda again.

Teh One Who Knocks
04-22-2011, 02:01 AM
All tied up :banana:

deebakes
04-22-2011, 02:06 AM
is there a running score for this or when do we figure out where we stand? :-k

Teh One Who Knocks
04-22-2011, 02:07 AM
Is RBP keeping score like last time or is someone else doing it?

RBP
04-22-2011, 02:58 AM
I thought GF was?

RBP
04-22-2011, 02:58 AM
3-0 after the first period. :cheerlead:

Godfather
04-22-2011, 03:11 AM
I've thought about this for a day now. After barely missing a single season or post-season game since the NHL Lockout....

I withdrawn my interest in this sport :thumbsup:

DemonGeminiX
04-22-2011, 03:37 AM
Man, the Blackhawks are whipping the shit out of Vancouver right now.

:shock:

RBP
04-22-2011, 03:48 AM
Man, the Blackhawks are whipping the shit out of Vancouver right now.

:shock:

5-0 after 2 :cheerlead:

RBP
04-22-2011, 03:49 AM
I've thought about this for a day now. After barely missing a single season or post-season game since the NHL Lockout....

I withdrawn my interest in this sport :thumbsup:


Does that mean I have to keep score now? :-k

DemonGeminiX
04-22-2011, 03:54 AM
Does that mean I have to keep score now? :-k

I think that means he's going to try to not be emotionally invested in the Vancouver Canucks right now... seeing as how they're getting their asses whipped.

RBP
04-22-2011, 03:55 AM
I think that means he's going to try to not be emotionally invested in the Vancouver Canucks right now... seeing as how they're getting their asses whipped.

:woot:

DemonGeminiX
04-22-2011, 05:22 AM
The Boston Bruins defeat the Montreal Canadiens in overtime by a score of 5 - 4.
The series is now tied at 2 games each.

The Vancouver Canucks get utterly destroyed by the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 5 - 0.
Vancouver leads the series 3 games to 2.

The San Jose Sharks win a wild game 4 against the Los Angeles Kings, by a final score of 6 - 3.
San Jose leads the series 3 games to 1.

RBP
04-22-2011, 06:08 AM
http://i.imgur.com/wit9t.jpg

DemonGeminiX
04-22-2011, 09:01 AM
West:
Canucks in 6
Kings in 7
Red Wings in 5
Predators in 6

East:
Capitals in 5
Flyers in 6
Canadiens in 7
Lightning in 7

:-k

RBP
04-22-2011, 11:04 AM
:-k

Not in 8? :lol: sorry for the typo.

Teh One Who Knocks
04-22-2011, 11:36 AM
Damn....outscored 12-2 in the last two games :shock:

DemonGeminiX
04-22-2011, 07:30 PM
Not in 8? :lol: sorry for the typo.

Yeah, I saw that and I had to go back and find my predictions just to check to make sure I wasn't out of my gourd when I posted them.

DemonGeminiX
04-23-2011, 02:12 AM
Flyers and Sabres are going into OT.

DemonGeminiX
04-23-2011, 02:36 AM
Shit, we lost.

Buffalo beat the Flyers in OT, 4 - 3. The Sabres now have the 3 - 2 series lead.

samarchepas
04-23-2011, 03:09 AM
Remember when I told you they needed a better goaltender?;)...lol

DemonGeminiX
04-23-2011, 04:15 AM
What? Last year? Before those very same goaltenders took them to Stanley Cup Finals?

Just out of curiosity, when was the last time your current goaltenders took your team to the Stanley Cup Finals?

:-k

samarchepas
04-23-2011, 05:45 AM
Didn't happen since 1993 ...simply because we don't have players like: Pronger,Timonen,Brière,Carter,Hartnell,Giroux, Richards... Your goaltenders didn't take your team to the finals last year...the other players did.Always the same old thing in Philly for the last 35 years.They will face elimination at their next game...on paper, who has the best team? Flyers without a doubt...except for Miller for Buffalo.

DemonGeminiX
04-23-2011, 08:14 AM
Didn't happen since 1993 ...simply because we don't have players like: Pronger,Timonen,Brière,Carter,Hartnell,Giroux, Richards... Your goaltenders didn't take your team to the finals last year...the other players did. Always the same old thing in Philly for the last 35 years. They will face elimination at their next game...on paper, who has the best team? Flyers without a doubt...except for Miller for Buffalo.

Pronger and Carter are out. And I remember the playoffs last year. Those goaltenders were awesome last year in the playoffs. Boucher only lost 1 game against the Devils. He didn't do well in Boston, but he and Leighton both helped the Flyers win it when they were down 3 games to 0. Leighton didn't come in until game 6 of that series. And Leighton was fabulous last year in the playoffs, except against the Blackhawks. He shut your Canadiens out 3 times in the Conference finals, your Canadiens that were very impressive through the first two rounds, that defeated the President's Trophy winner Washington Capitals in 7 games after being down 3 games to 1, and then beat the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins squad in the second round. Leighton shut out your team 3 times. Lowly little Leighton beat your precious Halak and Price. And don't give me that Leighton didn't do squat, because I have the stats from the series... Montreal outshot the Flyers in that series in nearly every game. Leighton and Boucher may not have been the best goaltenders in the world, but they got the job done well enough to get to the Finals.

:nono:

DemonGeminiX
04-23-2011, 08:36 AM
Oh, btw, Nashville beat Anaheim. The Predators lead the series 3 - 2.

Godfather
04-23-2011, 04:14 PM
Woosahhhhh :lol:

Thanks for making the Excel sheet RBP, my procrastination and frustration got the bests of me



Is anyone else hoping the Rangers can pull off something here?!? I hate them, but I hate Ovechkin more....

DemonGeminiX
04-23-2011, 10:07 PM
Is anyone else hoping the Rangers can pull off something here?!? I hate them, but I hate Ovechkin more....

Nope... the Rangers are hopeless.

The Washington Capitals defeat the New York Rangers in game 5 of their series by a score of 3 - 1. The Caps win the series, 4 games to 1, and advance to the next round.

The Tampa Bay Lightning completely destroy the Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 8 - 2 in game 5 to live another day. Pittsburgh leads the series 3 - 2.

Godfather
04-24-2011, 01:20 AM
Wowza... Tampa must have been hanging out with the Hawks :-k

Teh One Who Knocks
04-24-2011, 03:12 AM
Damn OT games are just too tense :lol:

I guess the rumors of Boston's demise were a bit premature

samarchepas
04-24-2011, 03:13 AM
*5 heart attacks later* OMG that game...as crazy as it can get!!!!

RBP
04-24-2011, 03:25 AM
great game!

Godfather
04-24-2011, 04:20 AM
Wow....

samarchepas
04-24-2011, 05:22 AM
Thats the heartbreaking part of OT in the playoffs :lol:...it can go either way...didn't go our way TWICE in a row.

DemonGeminiX
04-24-2011, 05:24 AM
In case anyone missed it:

Montreal @ Boston: Boston 2, Montreal 1 (2 OT)
Boston leads the series 3 games to 2.

Los Angeles @ San Jose: Los Angeles 3, San Jose 1
San Jose leads the series 3 games to 2.

Godfather
04-24-2011, 03:45 PM
Man I underestimated a lot of teams in my predictions this year...

RBP
04-24-2011, 03:53 PM
Hey GF, are you going to even bother starting Luongo today? :P

RBP
04-24-2011, 03:57 PM
http://i.imgur.com/gdzW8.jpg

Godfather
04-24-2011, 06:29 PM
Hey GF, are you going to even bother starting Luongo today? :P

FML :lol: Oh man.. I know you are joking but it brings up something driving me nuts


There are so many weenies on Facebook saying that and meaning it, I want to delete my account. If someone truly believes the Canucks should play Schneider who has never started an NHL playoff game, instead of Luongo, a Vezina Candidate, you know nothing about hockey. Same with the clowns suggesting we make the Sedins healthy scratches :roll:

You know... if by chance we pull our heads out our asses and it through this series, I'll be glad for those two blowouts. It's nice to have some extra legroom on the bandwagon :mrgreen:

DemonGeminiX
04-24-2011, 07:26 PM
:|

DemonGeminiX
04-24-2011, 08:07 PM
:x

DemonGeminiX
04-24-2011, 09:01 PM
:(

Godfather
04-24-2011, 09:05 PM
There there buddy, it'll all be ok :lol:

DemonGeminiX
04-24-2011, 09:48 PM
:cheerlead:

DemonGeminiX
04-24-2011, 10:05 PM
OT... again.

RBP
04-24-2011, 10:07 PM
http://smileyshack.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/sbiting_nail-biting_100-100.gif

DemonGeminiX
04-24-2011, 10:27 PM
YES!!!

:cheerlead:

RBP
04-24-2011, 10:30 PM
I am the only one who picked Buffalo to win that series. 8-[

DemonGeminiX
04-24-2011, 10:43 PM
Yes... heathen.

[-(

RBP
04-24-2011, 10:55 PM
Yes... heathen.

[-(

Yay. I got called a heathen on Easter! :lol:

RBP
04-24-2011, 10:57 PM
~30 min to puck drop - should be a good one tonight.

http://smileyshack.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/sbiting_nail-biting_100-100.gif

Godfather
04-24-2011, 11:05 PM
Holy shit I might have to eat my words... Schneider came out first in the warm-up :-k

RBP
04-24-2011, 11:08 PM
Holy shit I might have to eat my words... Schneider came out first in the warm-up :-k

:shock:

Godfather
04-24-2011, 11:08 PM
Hail Mary time? Luongo playing injured? Fake out? :-k

RBP
04-24-2011, 11:10 PM
Does this mean "high to the glove side" is no longer the Hawk's strategy? :lol:

Godfather
04-24-2011, 11:11 PM
Jesus... hopefully. They publicly claimed to have him figured out... and the stats in the last two games back that up

Maybe it makes perfect sense.... I dono... scary

RBP
04-24-2011, 11:12 PM
They just said Schneider got the start!

RBP
04-25-2011, 12:23 AM
:meh:

DemonGeminiX
04-25-2011, 12:47 AM
Nashville beat the Ducks, 4 - 2.

The Preds won the series, 4 games to 2.

RBP
04-25-2011, 01:18 AM
2-2 after 2!

RBP
04-25-2011, 01:27 AM
Nashville beat the Ducks, 4 - 2.

The Preds won the series, 4 games to 2.


Which reminds to clarify something on how this is scored. You only get the points for number of games if you predicted the correct winner of the series.

In this case if you had ANA in 6, you will get zero points. The only scoring is: Nashville in 4, 5, or 7 = 1 point; Nashville in 6 = 2 points.

DemonGeminiX
04-25-2011, 01:36 AM
Which reminds to clarify something on how this is scored. You only get the points for number of games if you predicted the correct winner of the series.

In this case if you had ANA in 6, you will get zero points. The only scoring is: Nashville in 4, 5, or 7 = 1 point; Nashville in 6 = 2 points.

:-s

I had Nashville in 6, but SOMEBODY tried to say that I chose them to win in 8.

deebakes
04-25-2011, 02:12 AM
you're retarded, it can't go 8 games :mrgreen:

RBP
04-25-2011, 02:14 AM
:-s

I had Nashville in 6, but SOMEBODY tried to say that I chose them to win in 8.

:-s

You already know I corrected that. You got your 2 points.

DemonGeminiX
04-25-2011, 02:14 AM
you're retarded, it can't go 8 games :mrgreen:

I didn't say it could! Somebody else said I said it could. I said it would go 6!

:x


By the way, Vancouver @ Chicago is going into OT.

RBP
04-25-2011, 02:15 AM
you're retarded, it can't go 8 games :mrgreen:

http://freesmileyface.net/smiley/confused/stupid.gif (http://freesmileyface.net)

DemonGeminiX
04-25-2011, 02:15 AM
:-s

You already know I corrected that. You got your 2 points.

I know, I'm just poking fun at you.

;)

RBP
04-25-2011, 02:16 AM
I know, I'm just poking fun at you.

;)

He poked my nono hole. :(

DemonGeminiX
04-25-2011, 02:17 AM
:shock:

Shady
04-25-2011, 02:20 AM
My heart is going to explode because of this game.

DemonGeminiX
04-25-2011, 02:23 AM
My heart is going to explode because of this game.

Yep, that's about how it felt when I was watching the Flyers and Sabres play earlier.

deebakes
04-25-2011, 02:40 AM
go canucks :lol:

Shady
04-25-2011, 02:53 AM
HAWKS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Godfather
04-25-2011, 02:54 AM
Wow... most disappointing game of the year :wha:

DemonGeminiX
04-25-2011, 02:54 AM
Woah! The Blackhawks force a game 7 back in Vancouver!

Can Chicago pull a Philly?!?!?!

Godfather
04-25-2011, 02:55 AM
Yep... we're done for the season I'm going to predict. Chicago will rebound from this game (honestly, the deserved to lose this one) and edge us for a 3rd year


Not easy being a Canuckleheads fan :lol:

RBP
04-25-2011, 02:56 AM
HAWKS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:cheerlead: :cheerlead: :cheerlead: :cheerlead::cheerlead: :cheerlead::cheerlead: :cheerlead::cheerlead: :cheerlead:

Shady
04-25-2011, 02:58 AM
Holy hell I can't believe the hawks pulled that one off.

RBP
04-25-2011, 03:04 AM
I know! What a game! What a win!

Poor GF :empathy:

Godfather
04-25-2011, 03:21 AM
Thanks man... Congrats on the big win :thumbsup: Helluva game


I'm just pissed at myself for being so emotionally involved and bitter. But I'm also pissed at the refs; at CBC for their crap; at Schneider for playing the puck and failing... twice; at the Sedins for disappearing; (the list goes on)

And I'm mostly pissed at the Vancouver Canucks for being one of the biggest cock-teases in the history of professional sports... fuck. Turkey dinner barely cheered me up :lol: I'm gunna buy some Crystal Meth and a Blackhawks jersey (they are nice jerseys)


Tuesday: Habs at 4, Canucks at 7. Prepare for the least productive day in Canada. I predict the Canadian dollar (and the Canucks) fall drastically

Shady
04-25-2011, 03:26 AM
The canucks are a very good team. I was ready to see them win both Tuesday, Thursday and tonight. I was stressed just listening to the game tonight.


Game 7 should be a good one.

Godfather
04-25-2011, 03:29 AM
The canucks are a very good team. I was ready to see them win both Tuesday, Thursday and tonight. I was stressed just listening to the game tonight.


Game 7 should be a good one.

I'm going to have a hernia :lol:

RBP
04-25-2011, 03:30 AM
I'm gunna buy some Crystal Meth and a Blackhawks jersey (they are nice jerseys)


That's the spirit. :lol:

Godfather
04-25-2011, 03:33 AM
Honest to God... I don't know if I can watch this elimination game a 3rd year in a row.

I need ideas. What can I do to ignore it and find out at a later date?! Maybe I'll go to a movie