Post by: swimguy228 on April 11, 2003, 04:12:21 PM
). Also, every home team (the higher seeds) except for New Jersey lost their first game. Though Detroit lost, I still feel that they are going to go on to win the cup again, yet they will have to go through many great teams to win. But you saw last night how a team can be totally outplayed (Anaheim) and still win a game. Giguere played absoulutley stellar, and pretty much won the game for the Ducks. He made his NHL playoffs debute with 63 saves, the most ever for a debute.
Here are the matchups by the way:
WESTERN CONFERENCE
(1) Dallas vs. (8) Edmonton
(2) Detroit vs. (7) Anaheim
(3) Colorado vs. (6) Minnesota
(4) Vancouver vs. (5) St. Louis
EASTERN CONFERENCE
(1) Ottowa vs. (8) New York (Islanders)
(2) New Jersey vs. (7) Boston
(3) Tampa Bay vs. (6) Washington (D.C.)
(4) Philadelphia vs. (5) Toronto
Post by: rpglover on April 11, 2003, 04:17:59 PM
personally i love hocky, not as much as football or basketball, but i love it
and when the flyers play good- watch out
i think that the finals will be a rematch between detroit and philly- except hopefully with different results
Post by: Cashcow on April 11, 2003, 04:43:01 PM
Who else?
Ok, maybe I'm biased because I was born in Detroit, but they're still an amazing team. They played harder than Anaheim last night, even though they lost.
Post by: The Omen on April 11, 2003, 04:48:51 PM
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and when the flyers play good- watch out
Like tonight?
Wooo hoooo!!
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and when the flyers play good- watch out
Like tonight?
Wooo hoooo!!
absolutely!!!!
that was an awesome game tonight- 4-1 flyers
hopefully they can keep that up and run through the playoffs
Post by: The Omen on April 11, 2003, 05:47:22 PM
But if they get through the first round, I think they will get to the finals against Dallas. Dallas would probably win. Can't wait to see Dallas - Detroit and NJ -Philly.
Post by: Tman on April 12, 2003, 03:23:14 AM
dallas will prolly come out on top from the west, if not them vancouver. Detroit won't repeat, CuJo still plays like a leaf, choke city come playoff time.
From the east its NJ all the way, Ottawa loves to tank in post season.
I see the final shaping up to be Dallas vs. NJ, NJ in 6.
(this is an unbiased prediction from a devils fan
) ...I almost forgot, Leafs suck.
Post by: The Omen on April 12, 2003, 03:52:32 AM
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...I almost forgot, Leafs suck.
I second that! I despise them
Post by: thecubedcanuck on April 12, 2003, 04:03:25 AM
I cant believe all the FLyers fans, great to see.
Yesterdays game was great and I expect more of the same from the broad street bullies.
I smell a cup this year, I really do.
Post by: baberg on April 12, 2003, 04:57:04 AM
However, friends at work are big Capitals fans, so I'll be cheering the Caps on to victory over the Lightning. But in any case, I'm really looking forward to the series. Multiple games of hockey to watch nearly every night - it's Hockey Heaven.
Post by: Tman on April 12, 2003, 05:00:09 AM
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And the underdogs really came through in Game 1 of each of those series - 7 upsets, I couldn't believe it.
One team wasn't upset. Who was it again....oh yea THE DEVILS. And a little stat for you boston fans...NJ is 6-0 in playoff series when they are up 2-0 in a series.
Post by: thecubedcanuck on April 12, 2003, 05:29:30 AM
The philly machine shall crush the she devils with ease.
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I would rather dig through a pail of puke with my bare hands looking for a penny than watch the boring devils play.
The philly machine shall crush the she devils with ease.
yeah the devils really suck and i do think the flyers have one of the best chances in years
all of their big scorers and defenders are healthy- they had a bad game one but really bounced back yeserday
ottawa may be good but they tend to choke in the playoffs
i reallly would like to see a rematch between the flyers and red wings
i am still really pissed about that sweep in 97' so hopefully we can finally get our revenge
the late season pick up of almonte and the returns of gagne and leclair really give the flyers good stability for their offense
hopefully the goaltending will keep up though
Post by: Tman on April 12, 2003, 07:33:14 AM
I really want to see detroit play Colorado in the playoffs, I would love to see Cujo choke on Forseberg.
on a side note, the 1995 Stanley Cup final was my favorite. (NJ v DET, NJ won the series 4-0.)
Post by: StrikerObi on April 12, 2003, 02:28:42 PM
Post by: swimguy228 on April 12, 2003, 04:17:58 PM
Having said that, I would also like to let you guys know that the wings are not out of it yet. They may be down 2 games to none, but look what happened last year. All the bounces were going the Vancouver's way, even though they were completely outplayed. Once a fluke goal went in for the wings (Lidstrom's shot from Center Ice), the bounces started going their way, and the true talent of the wings was shown.
This is a different situation though. Giguere seems to be a more stable goalie than cloutier last year, which could cause some problems for the wings. Cloutier did not save 97 out of 100 shots in his first two games.
Don't worry, the wings will find a way.
Post by: The Omen on April 12, 2003, 06:42:09 PM
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Go Devils, If only I didn't have to buy NHL Center Ice to see all your regular season games. Damn florida.
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Post by: AJL221893 on April 15, 2003, 02:25:56 PM
Please Red Wings, don't lose this next game...win 4 straight in a row...!
Tomorrow's game determines if the Wings will get eliminated.
Post by: Tman on April 15, 2003, 07:59:22 PM
only 2 teams have ever come back from 3-0 to win a serries, 1942 Leafs, and 1975 Islanders, and only once has a defending champ been swept in the playoffs, that was 1952 cup champion Leafs, they lost to the eventual 1953 champs, strangely enough, the Wings.
Post by: The Omen on April 17, 2003, 01:18:33 AM
Recchi......scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Post by: Michael_82 on April 17, 2003, 07:00:39 PM
goodbye you stupid big market red wings!
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Post by: thecubedcanuck on April 23, 2003, 02:21:50 AM
Philly to the dance this year, I can feel it.
Also great to see the canuckleheads (fanclub name) pull through (sorry chris, I will buy you a beer for your sorrows), and Go Wild, nice to see the underdogs play well.
Post by: The Omen on April 23, 2003, 02:22:24 AM
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what a great night. if only filthy, i mean, philly had lost...
Hey, the Flyers deserve some credit for beating that dirty team. They dominated . Now bring on the pretty boys, the OTTAWA SENATORS!
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Go Ducks!!!
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...8 more to go.
Post by: swimguy228 on May 03, 2003, 02:37:59 PM
Aneheim may be in trouble now that Dallas has cracked Giguere, but all goalies are allowed one bad game right?
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Post by: swimguy228 on May 06, 2003, 04:43:50 PM
Giguere vs. the trap.
I can't wait for all the 1-0 games with a total of 24 shots on goal.
The playoffs suck so much without the Wings in it.
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Post by: swimguy228 on May 08, 2003, 04:17:05 PM
Wait, they were never succesful without "the trap".
Game 7 between Vancouver and Minnesotta tonight, can't wait.
Post by: Tman on May 08, 2003, 08:26:22 PM
Oh and the Devils have plenty of talent.
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Post by: baberg on May 13, 2003, 06:42:46 PM
Ducks in 5. Giguere is unstoppable and the Wild have outlasted their luck. They're tired, they're worn out, and they're outclassed.
Devils in 6. Tough call here, but the Devils have patience and won't take too many stupid penalties. Senators just don't look like they want to win.
The Cup: Devils in 5. The Ducks will take the first or second game away from the Devils as New Jersey underestimates them. The others go to the Devils, and they celebrate in New Jersey after game 5.
Post by: Tman on May 13, 2003, 11:08:41 PM
(16W...thats cool, 16w = 16 wins = the number needed to claim lord stanley's cup)
Post by: Dethroned Emperor on May 15, 2003, 08:02:12 AM
Post by: The Omen on May 15, 2003, 12:00:18 PM
Go Sixers!
Post by: Tman on May 15, 2003, 06:35:39 PM
I've checked my records and..... Four times in playoff history one club has shut out the other for an entire series, but those sets lasted only two games and none occurred after 1939, so no 4 game shutout series ever.
Post by: swimguy228 on May 16, 2003, 12:43:21 PM
I do know one thing though, Giguere has become the first goalie to have a shutout streak over 200 minutes in both the playoffs and the regular season in the same year.
I don't think that the Wild will score in this series, but i don't want a Red Wing record to go down. Thus, Giguere must not break Hasek's record of 6 shutouts in the playoffs that he set last year.
Post by: Tman on May 16, 2003, 04:15:22 PM
.....the streak is over, the Wild score on the power play in the first, about 30 seconds ago.
Post by: swimguy228 on May 17, 2003, 06:13:01 AM
Ducks are in the finals and ready to kick some Devils or Senators butt.
Post by: Tman on May 17, 2003, 12:50:40 PM
Post by: showtime on May 17, 2003, 09:08:56 PM
at the start of the playoffs i thot i wouldve been happy with an underdog and new jerey(probably, hopefully not tho) in the finals, but, its just not the same without detriot/ colorado/ dallas. If ottawa doesnt make the finals, ive decided to boycott my favorite sport to watch because teams like new jersey and anaheim are killing hockey (just like don cherry said). It is no longer fun to watch. Sitting back and flicking the puck out of danger and waiting... and waiting... and waiting for one chance off the other teams mistake isnt hockey. I realize that these teams do not have the skill level as colo/ det/ dal/ ott and thats why they have to do this to win, but this is taking it too far. It's embarassing how boring the finals could be this year. Oh well, maybe next year it will be back to the excitement of the more talented and risky teams. Well i'm off to watch basketball, which never fails to excite its fans at playoff time.
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Post by: swimguy228 on May 24, 2003, 02:55:00 PM
This is not a good thing for hockey right now. No one will be watching this series, except for Anaheim, NJ, and hardcore hockey fans.
Post by: The Omen on May 27, 2003, 05:46:29 PM
By the way, Philly supports the Flyers, perhaps liking to torture ourselves, but nevertheless, we do support them.
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Post by: swimguy228 on June 10, 2003, 06:01:27 AM
Atleast Giguere got some recognition by winning the Conn Smyth.
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Post by: swimguy228 on June 12, 2003, 07:04:12 AM
Anyways, I was being sarcastic and letting off some steam.
But I do feel that the Devils did not win with talent, but with some stupid system in which they wait for the other team to make a mistake and then they jump on it. Boring Hockey!
This is why hockey does not get the T.V ratings that it deserves. No one wants to watch a game where the puck is dumped in, taken back out, stopped in the nuetral zone, and dumped back in.
Post by: Tman on June 12, 2003, 11:08:33 AM
Post by: swimguy228 on June 12, 2003, 04:02:44 PM
Ok, I don't want to start a fight. Just one more thing, the ratings may have been so high because of the cinderella team (more so than Carolina last year), and the game 7. I know that there was a game 7 in 2001, but the population has increased since then.
Post by: Tman on June 12, 2003, 05:45:07 PM
