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Hockey Discussion: The Leafs Would Like To Borrow Taylor Hall's Horseshoe
apdude:
There was speculation they would pick up Nabakov in the last off season which wouldn't really fix the "non consistant" goaltending problem, but he would probably have more success with the flyers defensive structure than he ever did with the sharks and their inexperienced D'men. If the Islanders let him go he may be available for cheap.
NWR_insanolord:
They've been in the playoffs I believe 9 of the last 10 seasons, but the one year they missed them they were the worst team in the league.
I'm not sure I'd be willing to give up as much as they'd need to to get Luongo. A big part of the reason they're able to succeed despite their goaltending is their sheer depth.
apdude:
Wow my picks are looking terrible. Fortuneately the Sharks are moving on and now I can watch the rest of the quarterfinals games without the knot in my stomach. Tonights games should be fantastic. I'm not going to "jinx" anyone by supporting one side or the other, but just looking forward to some good hockey. Good luck to anyone with teams left in the playoffs.
NWR_insanolord:
And both Ian and I live to play another day. I really wish I could have watched that Vancouver game. OT in game 7 is always entertaining, but I had to be up early.
I've gotta say, that's more like what I was expecting from the Flyers in the postseason. If they play like that the rest of the way they could win the cup. Kimmo Timonen is fantastic so far, +9 for the playoffs, and Briere got his sixth goal.
Ian Sane:
Fucking heart attack game last night! When Toews scored short-handed in his knees to tie it with like a minute left I thought I was going to throw up. The Canucks had played so well and didn't deserve to lose so all I could think of was games 4 & 5. As I mentioned you can play your balls off and still lose, so you have to play hard each night in the playoffs.
The whole game I was screaming for the Canucks to score another goal! The only time I was comfortable with the 1 goal lead was in the first period. Crawford was a freak last night making all sorts of miracle saves. Chicago will do well for the next few years with that guy in net.
It was great to see Burrows get it after missing the penalty shot and then later taking a penalty at the start of OT. He would have been such a goat if we lost.
And after all that it's just the first round. I have a feeling however that Nashville won't be so challenging. They don't have the stars or the playoff experience or the psychological edge of having eliminated us the last two years in a row. Still the Canucks should not take them lightly. It would be rather lame to overcome such a near disaster against Chicago only to lose to a team that just made it past the first round for the first time ever.
We've got the monkey off our back so let's not blow it. Full stream ahead to the finals and learn from the huge mistakes made in games 4 & 5.
Kind of nice that the Canucks, Sharks and Flyers all made it to the next round. Now I need Tampa to win tonight and Boston to lose to help out my hockey pool.