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John Charles

09-26-07, 07:37 AM

Hockey is neck and neck with football for me as a live spectator sport.Same here.

The Sabres had a really good season last year. Think they can repeat the feat, LongS?I don't think they'll win the President's trophy again but I do believe they'll be a top contender and may get as deep or deeper in the playoffs.

I dunno if the Sabres are gonna be quite as good this year without Danny Briere (who is now a FLYER :D). ;)

Though the way I'm lookin at this season is, the Flyers season last year was the worst in franchise history, and Peter Forsberg was on the team. They can't possibly do any worse. We'll miss Briere but we'll be fine without him.

The Flyers are going to be a much improved team and a possible playoff contender imo. Martin Biron has weaknesses as a goalie that Philly hasn't seen yet. This is a potential stumbling block.

As much as I hate Philly.. It was the old Atlanta Flames versus the Flyers that made such a hockey fan.

Someone took me to a Philly/Flames game back in the 70's, and that game had a bench clearing brawl that left puddles of blood on the ice.

I was hooked at that moment.Back then every Flyers game was a bloodbath, earning them the well deserved Broad Street Bullies nickname. The http://www.logodesign.com/logo_design/wp-content/Sabres1st.jpg vs. http://www.phillywired.com/system/images/Flyers%20Logo.jpg Stanley Cup Final, aka The Fog Games, are what made me a fan.

I remember that my elementary school replayed the games in the auditorium for us. I wonder if they'd still do that.

I usually get into hockey once baseball is over with. Go Rangers!
Do you wait for hockey to end before getting back into baseball?

LostEmissary

09-26-07, 10:02 AM

Do you wait for hockey to end before getting back into baseball?No. But I do stay into hockey until it's over. Sadly I lose interest if the Rangers aren't contending, but if they're still in it I follow hockey until it's done. I don't get pumped up for the hockey season like I do for baseball though.

Baseball is by far my favorite sport, football is probably number two, and hockey number three. It's hard to say, though, becuase if the Rangers don't suck, I really like watching hockey.

Back when I was in college at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI - played against all the Ivy League schools in the ECAC), a bunch of us would always get season tickets to all the hockey games. Tons of fun.

TheBigCat

09-27-07, 11:28 AM

LostEmissary

09-28-07, 04:51 AM

[threadjack]

You went to Rensselaer? Cool beans.

About 10 years ago I saw a car in my neighborhood with a Rensselaer sticker in the back window and had to go find our what and where that was.

Also, Tom Clancy gave the school's hockey team a nod in the book Executive Orders, IIRC.Excellent haha.

And you just said cool beans. Only children of the 80s say cool beans. Nice.

Have to say I really don't like the Canucks "new" look. They have gone back to the bland medium blue and green of the early look with the C and orca whale logo, same colors (ie. the red removed) on the chest with the word "VANCOUVER" in block letters above it. I'll try and find a picture.They're not the worst things I've ever seen, but what on EARTH is with "VANCOUVER" printed on the jersey? How weird does that look? It's like a high school basketball uniform.

Maestra

09-30-07, 11:24 PM

Are there no hockey fans here? Season openers are closing in. Oct 3rd for the Red Wings!!!The Coyotes open their season October 4th.

I grew up on hockey, but I don't get to many games anymore...maybe one or two a season.

Now that the DBacks are in the post-season, I won't be watching much hockey until the DBacks win it all or are eliminated. :p

everlost

09-30-07, 11:58 PM

You went to Rensselaer? Cool beans.

About 10 years ago I saw a car in my neighborhood with a Rensselaer sticker in the back window and had to go find our what and where that was.

Also, Tom Clancy gave the school's hockey team a nod in the book Executive Orders, IIRC.

Have to say I really don't like the Canucks "new" look. They have gone back to the bland medium blue and green of the early look with the C and orca whale logo, same colors (ie. the red removed) on the chest with the word "VANCOUVER" in block letters above it. I'll try and find a picture.

Here it is.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y6/TheBigCat1999/160_cp_naslund_070829.jpg

Yuck!

Ditto on the new Uni's they suck....and do the home Jerseys really have to say Vancouver on them? BTW I beleive the "Birthing" or "Breaching" Orca stemmed from the new full ownership..."Orca Bay Sports and Entertainment" no way they were giving up that pub..... even though it is horrendous and ridiculous....I would rather see them in a paper bag....

sincerely,

former Montreal, Toronto and now Vancouver resident

IwannaBlost

10-01-07, 02:26 AM

GO
PENS!!!

7-Year Ranch

10-02-07, 08:32 AM

I am the hockey equivalent of a Cubs fan. That's right, I love my Leafs.

41 years without a cup, and they still sell out every single game. This year looks like more of the same.

Predictions:
East Final; Pittsburgh over the Rangers

West Final; Sharks over Avalanche

Cup Winner; Sharks (Go Cheechoo!!!)

truffula

10-05-07, 04:43 AM

BOO-YAAAAH!!!!! :D

FLYERS WIN!!!!!!! :blinkie:

A 2 goal game for Danny Briere. :hyper:
Oh yeah.......that's what I'm talkin about right there. :D

John Charles

10-05-07, 04:49 AM

I wish we still had Briere. The guy's a superstar.

truffula

10-11-07, 04:13 AM

Briere. The guy's a superstar.
You can say that again. :D Danny's got at least 1 goal in every game so far (not to mention his couple assists ;)). :)

We lost last Saturday to Edmonton, but not for a lack of trying. The Oilers just played harder that night.
However, tonight....

After 2 periods vs Vancouver, its 7-2 Flyers and it looks like nothing can stop....

THE KGB LINE. :blinkie:

truffula

10-19-07, 02:15 PM

FLYERS = 5-1-0-0

Unbeaten at home. :D
Biron's got 2 shutouts in a row. :blinkie:
The scoring is coming from all over, not just the KGB line. :hyper:

After the travesty that was last season for the Flyers, this is a GREAT way to get started! :)

jd_21

10-24-07, 02:41 AM

Man the Flyers have turned it around.

Huge Avs fan here (and yep, I'll admit it, I wasn't a fan until they came to town)... season tix holder, and I even skate in a rec league now.

The flyers and 'canes look like the class of the east so far, and the west... who friggin' knows, it's a tossup.

everlost

10-30-07, 03:51 AM

Did i Just see Jager spit out three of his teeth on to the ice?!?! then score the winning goal??? and then laugh in the post game interview remarking how he doesn't have to buy a mask for hallowen as a result?!?! That should offishally put an end to the tampon comments so often heard on Rome's radio show.....

John Charles

10-30-07, 04:14 AM

Jagr still had some teeth left?

TheBigCat

10-30-07, 05:22 PM

Warthawg1

10-30-07, 05:27 PM

had

And Jim Rome is a moron. Another one of those guys who says anything just to generate buzz. Don't even mention his name. It causes a Valdemortesque effect: he knows you have said it and it increases his ego and desire to say something else controversial (meaning completely false).

:yeah:

I can't stand he who shall not be mentioned. I usually disagree with whatever he says, and I find his delivery of same noted BS quite pretentious, and overly melodramatic.

I'm fairly certain that his show... asshat is burning was named that because he is doing his best Nero impersonation.

jd_21

10-31-07, 02:43 AM

hahahaha nicely said.

It's amazing, because within the realm of the NHL, Jagr is considered selfish and egotistical. Yet if he were in the NBA? he'd be considered a prototypical "Team Player".....

Just curious, is this Jagr's contract year? no judgements, just wondering.

jd_21

10-31-07, 02:47 AM

:yeah:

I can't stand he who shall not be mentioned. I usually disagree with whatever he says, and I find his delivery of same noted BS quite pretentious, and overly melodramatic.

I'm fairly certain that his show... asshat is burning was named that because he is doing his best Nero impersonation.

And I'm curious, what are you're opinions on which is worse..... asshat beating down the sports moron of the day... or Dennis Miller burning thru 3 copies of Thesarauseseses trying to do the same?

TheBigCat

10-31-07, 03:10 AM

asshat. At least Miller is entertaining in a Howard Cosell sort of way.

Warthawg1

10-31-07, 06:02 PM

And I'm curious, what are you're opinions on which is worse..... asshat beating down the sports moron of the day... or Dennis Miller burning thru 3 copies of Thesarauseseses trying to do the same?

asshat. At least Miller is entertaining in a Howard Cosell sort of way.

:yeah:

I'll take Miller.

Taking his obscure references and impressive vocabulary out of the equation.. I agree with what he says a lot more often than with Rome.

Plus his delivery isn't some overly dramatic stoccato. Whenever I hear Rome,
all that pops into my mind is how hilarious, it, would, be, ifhee, talks, like, this, inreal, .. life.

TheBigCat

11-03-07, 07:28 AM

Whenever I hear Rome,
all that pops into my mind is how hilarious, it, would, be, ifhee, talks, like, this, inreal, .. life.

:rotfl:

Bingo. And Steven A. "Quite Frankly, I'm a moron" Smith is his photographic negative.

jd_21

11-03-07, 09:36 PM

I went to the Avs - Pens game the other night, my first opportunity to see Crosby in person (I HATE the schedule that only allows us to get to see a few of the east teams). Man, was I impressed, not just by Crosby but by Malkin and the whole team. They're building something amazing there, no doubt about it. If Malkin adds a bit more bulk, he will be an absolute monster.

Crandyman

11-29-07, 05:15 PM

It looks as though my local team made the national news...and not in a good way.

Members of Elmira team suffer minor injuries in crash

HARBORCREEK, Pa. -- A bus carrying members of a New York minor league hockey team struck the back of a tractor-trailer and went down an embankment, seriously injuring the bus driver and causing minor injuries to several players.

The Elmira Jackals of the ECHL were returning home after a 7-1 loss Wednesday in Cincinnati when the accident happened about 4:15 a.m. Thursday on Interstate 90 about 35 miles from the Ohio border, police said.

The bus driver, 56-year-old Kenneth Nance of Blossburg, was trapped in the wreckage before he was flown to Hamot Medical Center in Erie, police said. Nance was in serious condition in the intensive-care unit, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Nance, who was employed by JGM Coach Co. of Pennsylvania, was in the intensive-care unit, Jackals general manager Robbie Nichols said.

"Some players were tossed and thrown around the bus," Nichols said. "We have some minor injuries. We don't know the extent of the injuries."

No players were hospitalized. The team sent a bus to pick them up.

Elmira is the affiliate of the NHL's Columbus Blue Jackets.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=3133171

truffula

02-26-08, 02:13 AM

YAY the winless streak is over. :yayconfet

And I just found out Vinnie Prospal is a Flyer again. :D

BOO-YAH.

Trade deadline is tomorrow. Should be some interesting moves.
We already have Forsberg goin back to the Avs.
I don't think the Flyers are done yet either. ;)

truffula

02-26-08, 06:37 PM

Some interesting trade news already -

Sergei Federov is now a Washington Capital (as if they didn't already have enough scoring power with Ovechkin :p)

Adam Foote is now back with the Colorado Avalanche (I'd bet Forsberg resigning with them had somethin to do with this one ;))

And Martin Lapointe is now an Ottawa Senator.

My Flyers haven't done anything since they acquired Vinnie Prospal last night.....I really hope we do good by the end of the day today.....

everlost

02-29-08, 02:36 AM

What the hell did Montreal do? I am so confused, i thought for sure they were gonna pick someone up, my Local team is the Canucks, and I really thought they were gonna go after Richards....oh well, looks like they'll ride Luongo again.

TheBigCat

02-29-08, 09:02 AM

Luongo is not a bad hoss to ride.

everlost

03-01-08, 06:07 PM

Agreed, Luongo is great! But you need to put pucks in at the other end of the rink to win.

TheBigCat

03-02-08, 01:36 AM

In the NHL play-offs is when the keepers step up. Having a great keeper will get you deep into the field. Anyway, the way things are going, the NW Division is so tight at the top the Canucks could easily go either way, win the division or miss the play-offs, I think it's a bit premature to start talking post season.

everlost

03-02-08, 02:07 AM

For sure! The Canucks are by no means a locke to make it into the post season. I am excited to see how the rest of the season plays out...

truffula

03-04-08, 01:07 AM

Washington is killing the Bruins right now 9-2 with 17:00 left in the 3rd.

Ovechkin has 4 goals and an assist already.

That's #53 for him - 7 away from the big 60.

jd_21

03-09-08, 08:00 AM

Ovechkin is absolutely destroying teams right now.... this Caps-Pens game today is going to be awwwwesome.

Dew

03-17-08, 02:04 AM

A hockey thread...coolness...amazing what I find as I wander around...think maybe I should lurk a bit more before I post anything...give blood...play hockey :D

TheBigCat

03-17-08, 02:49 AM

Hey, if you love hockey then by all means please post here. If you are in NJ you are likely a Devils fan, unless you are in the southern part of the state and are a Flyers fan. I'm in Seattle, we don't have an NHL team here but Vancouver is only about 100 miles away and there's no crime here for someone to support their teams. ;)

Dew

03-17-08, 06:11 PM

Thnx Cat...yes I am a Devils fan...been so since day one...used to root for the Rockies and Scouts because my dad was a RanJuh fan, 'natch ;) , and I would root for the other team all the time...they were really really really bad back then...when they moved to NJ in '82 I had season tix in lower bowl...confirmed hockey addict...since the '03 Cup I haven't been to many games tho...I still watch em every game tho I must confess I didn't watch them beat the Wild Thur night...I was watching something else...wonder what show that was ;)

Dew

03-20-08, 12:03 AM

Everytime my Devils play the RanJuhs I age about a decade :pullhair: After 1st NYR 0 and NJD 1...it feels nice to get one pass Henrik...sheesh...we have yet to beat them this season...please oh please hockey gods :pray: Give my nervous system a break...ok...now I have vented a bit...back to :hockey1:

Dew

03-20-08, 01:24 AM

The hockey gods hate me :cry: RanJuhs score with less than 4 freaking min and game ends 1-1 :pullhair: I am aging as I type :help: OT :sigh:

Dew

03-20-08, 01:34 AM

Oh crapola...shootout :sigh: I don't mind talking to myself...venting is therapy :crazy:

Dew

03-20-08, 01:40 AM

:tears2: :mad3: :pullhair: :disgust1: :depressed: :doh: :curse:

Still in first but aww crap :cry:

Devs lose in SO 2-1 :mad:

TheBigCat

03-20-08, 06:34 AM

Wasn't there some Rangers honcho back in the late '90s who refered to the Devils as a "Mickey Mouse organization"? Not to be throwing fuel on an old fire, but when the Devils won Lord Stanley's Cup it seemed to me to be some vindication for the team.

Dew

03-20-08, 05:55 PM

It was Wayne Gretzky when he was a young un for the Oilers. He said:
Speaking of the New Jersey Devils after his Oilers beat them 13-4, Gretzky said: "It's disappointing. These guys better get their acts together. They had better start getting better personnel and start putting them on ice. It's ruining hockey. They are putting a Mickey Mouse operation on ice.
That was November 19, 1983, our 2nd season, and we stunk and I mean stunk. We started that season 2-18. I was at that game. A lot has changed. The Devs are, 4 trip, 3-Time Stanley Cup Champions and have made the playoffs 11 consecutive seasons. On January 14, 1984 a bunch of us went to Montreal and saw the Devs win 3-2 then took a bus home to watch us play the Oilers the following day. The arena was full of Mickey Mouse stuff. We battled back from a 5-2 deficit to 5-4. Was a great weekend. Now who has the Mickey Mouse club? ;)

TheBigCat

03-21-08, 12:29 PM

Is Wayne still running things down in Phoenix? ;)

Dew

03-21-08, 05:08 PM

If that is what you want to call it then yes he is ;)

truffula

04-03-08, 02:48 AM

Well it comes down to this.
My Flyers are this close to NOT making the playoffs.
They're in now, but if Washington wins tomorrow, they're OUT until they win again (and hope Washington doesnt win their last 2 games). Though we have the final say - The Caps play tomorrow and Sat., The Flyers play on Fri. and Sun.

Washington gets to play Tampa Bay (the worst team this year) and Florida, who is not making the playoffs.
The Flyers have to play Jersey and Pittsburgh, BOTH high ranking playoff teams.

The Caps have 2 gimme games if they keep playing the way they've been playin.
The Flyers are gonna have to bust some serious ass to earn that final playoff spot.

And IMO, a PHI (8) v PIT (1) first round matchup would be INSANE.
Especially after the ferociousness of tonights game (even though the Flyers lost).

If I know my Flyers, they're gonna be out for blood this weekend, so lookout. That means you, Devils and Pens.
Here it comes.
VENGEANCE. :mad:

After last year's farce of a season, it would be nice to see the Flyers rebound right back into the playoffs. ;)

Either way, 1 week from tomorrow - the 2008 NHL PLAYOFFS BEGIN!!!!! :blinkie:

awesome_cupcake

04-03-08, 03:47 AM

Leafs missed the playoffs now 3 years in a row. Dont want to talk about it..im very disgruntled.

At least the Sens arent winning either..heh heh heh

Dew

04-03-08, 02:29 PM

Yeah!!! Hockey posters....well Truffula I likes ya but I am always gonna root against you since I am a Devs fan thru and thru...Flyers have had their issues with us but hey we have the same issue with the Isles and this season the RanJuhs :vomit:

I am so looking forward to the playoffs...I am praying that my Devs don't have another 2nd round and out...we have been over-achieving this season considering the line-up and another new coach. Anyway...Give blood...play hockey :hockey1:

truffula

04-05-08, 03:50 AM

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!! :hyper:

The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New Jersey Devils at the Wachovia Center on Friday night, 3-0, and coupled with a Carolina loss to the Florida Panthers, clinched a spot in the 2008 NHL Playoffs

After the WORST season in Franchise History, to see my Flyers rebound right back into the playoffs just makes me :blinkie:

Here we go......
6 days until the battle for Lord Stanley's Cup begins. :hyper:

Dew

04-05-08, 05:28 PM

Good game last night for your team Truffula...only 1 team showed up...was a long streak you broke...I am looking forward to the playoffs as well...my Devs are gonna get to play the Rags...time for some anti-nail biting cream :o

TheBigCat

04-05-08, 09:29 PM

Well, the Canucks are eliminated. First time in a few years that they will be going home when the play-offs start. Maybe they will get rid of those uniforms, go back to the darker blue with red.

Dew

04-05-08, 09:35 PM

I liked the old "Nucks unis better also :) Now if the league would get rid of these ugly, stupid Reebok jerseys :vomit: lots of fans would be happy...I would be in hockey heaven to have the old sweaters...btw the Reeboks don't deserve to be called sweaters...I miss CCM sweaters :(

Dew

04-06-08, 10:31 PM

Dew

04-06-08, 11:34 PM

Here are the match-ups for the 1/4 finals of the 2008 NHL Playoffs:

Eastern Conference

(1) Montreal Canadiens vs. (8) Boston Bruins

(2) Pittsburgh Penguins vs. (7) Ottawa Senators

(3) Washington Capitals vs. (6) Philadelphia Flyers

(4) New Jersey Devils vs. (5) New York Rangers

Western Conference

(1) Detroit Red Wings vs. (8) Nashville Predators

(2) San Jose Sharks vs. (7) Calgary Flames

(3) Minnesota Wild vs. (6) Colorado Avalanche

(4) Anaheim Ducks vs. (5) Dallas Stars

everlost

04-07-08, 12:14 AM

Thx. DEW!

As I was born in Montreal i will be cheering for Mes CANADIENNES! but if they don't come out of the East i would like to see Pittsburgh in the finals.

truffula

04-07-08, 09:30 PM

OK Tuffula...the Flyers not only squeaked into the playoff but they made it to 6th seed...well done...my Devils finally beat the Rags and are 4th seed...Rags are 5th seed...your first round is against the um er what do the Philly fans call them? The Crapitals??? ;) They are crap no more so I hope your team does not underestimate them...I think we can agree on one thing...you and I both loathe the Evil Empire eh ;)

btw...good job on keeping the Pennies from 1st in conference today :D Perchance a 2nd thing in common? I don't like the Pennies...do you?

Playoffs start Wednesday...Give Blood Play :hockey1:
Yeppers. Flyers are seeded #6 and are lookin at the Caps. :)
And yeah, Ovechkin is a freakin MONSTER who can score goals at will. But I think we can take em. ;) We won the overall season series against them, and I think they lack playoff experience in a lot of their players, especially Huey - if they start him and not Kolzig.
We won't underestimate them, we'll just pound them into submission.
VENGEANCE. :mad:

And no, I don't like the Pens either *cough*5OT*cough*.
But I tell you what, if the Flyers are eliminated, the next team I'm gonna root for is Pittsburgh cause I love watching Crosby and Malkin, just not playing against the Flyers. :p

TheBigCat

04-07-08, 11:20 PM

With the Playoffs starting and the 'Nucks out I don't have a dog in this fight, another chance to enjoy the action from a neutral stance.

truffula

04-10-08, 01:52 AM

And we're off!!!! :hyper: The Quest for Lord Stanley's Cup begins. :D

So far tonight -
NYR defeated NJ in game 1 (series 1-0 NYR)
PIT defeated OTT in game 1 (series 1-0 PIT)

Dew

04-10-08, 01:55 AM

:cry: :p

truffula

04-10-08, 09:29 PM

Been a busy day, just now gettin to check up on results from last night:

CGY defeated SJ in game 1 (series 1-0 CGY)
COL defeated MIN in OT in game 1 (series 1-0 COL)

Tonight's Games
BOS v MTL - game 1
NSH v DET - game 1
CGY v SJ - game 2
DAL v ANA - game 1

I believe Versus will be carrying the DET game and the ANA game (7pm and 10pm est respectively).
Should be some good hockey action. :hyper:

Dew

04-10-08, 09:33 PM

I would like to watch the Boston/Montreal game...those 2 original 6ers hate each other...maybe I can catch some of the Dal/Ana game...I have good friends in Texas and will be rooting along with them...the heck with the Quackers and their bringing players in the middle of the season...give blood play :hockey1:

Winston Smith

04-10-08, 09:43 PM

Any Wings fans here?

I've been one since I moved to Colorado, mainly just to piss people off :) I don't think they can do it this year, but I'm routing for them none the less. We'll see how they do tonight.

Dew

04-10-08, 09:46 PM

Winston Smith

04-10-08, 11:02 PM

Love your reasoning :) Wings have lots of potential...I miss Rafalski :(

I almost got beat up at a bar just for chearing for the Wings. They weren't even playing the Avs at the time. People in this town are way too serious some times.

They have a great team, all around good players. They just don't seem to be able to put it all together sometimes. We'll see though.

TheBigCat

04-11-08, 07:47 AM

I almost got beat up at a bar just for chearing for the Wings. They weren't even playing the Avs at the time. People in this town are way too serious some times.

Tell me about it. Look up the Brian Bosworth "No Boz-os" incident.

truffula

04-11-08, 02:14 PM

Last nights results:

DET defeated NSH in game 1 (series 1-0 DET)
MTL defeated BOS in game 1 (series 1-0 MTL)
SJ defeated CGY in game 2 (series tied 1-1)
DAL defeated ANA in game 1 (series 1-0 DAL)

Tonight's Games

OTT v PIT game 2
PHI v WSH game 1
NYR v NJ game 2
COL v MIN game 2

LETS GO FLYERS!!!! :blinkie:

Winston Smith

04-11-08, 03:56 PM

Last nights results:

DET defeated SLAUGHTERED NSH in game 1 (series 1-0 DET)
MTL defeated BOS in game 1 (series 1-0 MTL)
SJ defeated CGY in game 2 (series tied 1-1)
DAL defeated ANA in game 1 (series 1-0 DAL)

Tonight's Games

OTT v PIT game 2
PHI v WSH game 1
NYR v NJ game 2
COL v MIN game 2

LETS GO FLYERS!!!! :blinkie:
Just had to make that correction :)

Dew

04-11-08, 08:14 PM

Good job by your Wings there Winston...now I must pray to the hockey gods for my New Jersey Devils...for luck I am changing my avatar on days there is a game...hope it works because this is what I have to say to my Devs

4027

I don't know how to make an attachment post as a pic...I just had to read the FAQ to figure out attachments :o

truffula

04-12-08, 01:41 AM

CRAP. :mad:

There shoulda been a whistle when Thoresen went down, dammit. :mad:
It coulda gone either way I suppose.....

!@#$%^&* Ovechkin. :mad:

Why am I gettin the feeling its gonna be a long series? :p

More scores later. Watching COL v MIN now. :)

Dew

04-12-08, 02:04 AM

Well my Devs lost game 2 to the Rags tonite 2-1...I changed my avatar from the original logo...it kinda shows how I feel right about now :boggled:

jd_21

04-12-08, 03:38 AM

Just had to make that correction :)

You moved to colorado and THEN became a wings fan? man we hate you guys here :)

Avs just tied it up with less than a minute left to force OT 2-2, phew!

Wings are gonna be had to beat, especially when the teams in the other 3 West series are beating the hell out of each other, Wings might be the only team left standing.

truffula

04-12-08, 03:52 AM

Damn, that was an exciting finish to that COL v MIN game!!! *whew!*

And tonight's results:

WSH defeated PHI in game 1 (series 1-0 WSH)
NYR defeated NJ in game 2 (series 2-0 NYR)
PIT defeated OTT in game 2 (series 2-0 PIT)
MIN defeated COL in OT in game 2 (series tied)

Between NBC and VS there are 3 game nationally televised tomorrow.
All I have to say to that is - YEAH BOY. :D

LostEmissary

04-12-08, 04:26 AM

RANGERS!

WOOOOOOOO

Winston Smith

04-12-08, 05:51 PM

You moved to colorado and THEN became a wings fan? man we hate you guys here :)

Well, to be fair, I was a Red Wings fan in the late 1980s because my girlfriend at the time was from Detriot and was an avid fan. Then I moved to CO and no one even cared about hockey at all. I used to have to ask bartenders to put hockey games on. Then the Avs came and I rooted for both teams but when they played each other I routed for the wings. Then, even after the 1997 brawl I kept routing for both but keep the wings on top. It pisses off a lot of people, but I'm ok with a little controversy :)

The avs/wild game was good last night. Forsberg's goal was great. The Wild got lucky with that last shot is all.

truffula

04-12-08, 09:20 PM

So we've already got one result for today (I'm sure Winston will be happy ;)):

DET defeated NSH in game 2 (series 2-0 DET)

Tonight's Games

BOS v MTL - game 2
DAL v ANA - game 2

jd_21

04-13-08, 05:16 AM

Well, to be fair, I was a Red Wings fan in the late 1980s because my girlfriend at the time was from Detriot and was an avid fan. Then I moved to CO and no one even cared about hockey at all. I used to have to ask bartenders to put hockey games on. Then the Avs came and I rooted for both teams but when they played each other I routed for the wings. Then, even after the 1997 brawl I kept routing for both but keep the wings on top. It pisses off a lot of people, but I'm ok with a little controversy :)

The avs/wild game was good last night. Forsberg's goal was great. The Wild got lucky with that last shot is all.

Ah, you're totally right about Denver, before the Avs came, I *vaguely* remember going to a Rockies (now Devils) game back in the seventies as a kid; otherwise, it wasn't even on my radar until the Avs came. hockey has come a long way here.... the youth and rec programs have exploded.

Great game, Minnesota showed a lot of heart, they had a lot of bounces that should've gone their way, so the OT winner was deserved. Another game that could've gone either way.

I was hoping Nashville was going to give Detroit at least a bit of a run, but it's looking like the Wings will move in without much trouble. They might be in for a rude awakening when one of the rally battle tested teams from one of the other 3 series meats up with them.

I'd like to see the Caps rebound against Philly, Ovechkin is just amazing, and seeing him move on would be great. Got a bad feeling his goaltending is going to keep letting him down tho.

And how is the Rangers are just *owning* NJ this season, crazy.

truffula

04-13-08, 06:23 AM

Final results tonight:

MTL defeated BOS in game 2 (series 2-0 MTL)
DAL defeated ANA in game 2 (series 2-0 DAL)

I'd like to see the Caps rebound against Philly, Ovechkin is just amazing, and seeing him move on would be great. Got a bad feeling his goaltending is going to keep letting him down tho.
His time will come. But it ain't this year.
Huet isnt bad, but against the team in the NHL with the most 20+ goal scorers, its not gonna be easy.

We showed we can handle Ovechkin. It was a sloppy turnover that screwed us. They showed they had depth besides AO. Like I said, its gonna be an exciting series. :D

Dew

04-13-08, 05:11 PM

I am happy for the Stars...I just loathe the Quackers. Truffula...AO cannot win games alone...he is but one player...the Flyers have to remember to shadow him and I mean shadow...we will see what happens in Game 2. I have realized that I broke my tradition of watching the Devs games live...today I am going to my Godson's 18th birthday get-together...I will not watch the game...I will record it and depending on the outcome I will either watch it or toss the DVD.

jd21 The Devils have no big time players other than Brodeur or Elias...over the recent years we lost Gomez that rat fink, Stevens and Daneko retired...Nieds went to the Quackers and left a lot of fans with a great deal of bitterness as to how he left. The one I miss most is Rafalski who is now a Wing. See the way the draft goes, the worst teams get the best picks with which to develop high talent and the best teams get the bottom of the barrel. Our team in Lowell has no major talent...nothing has been developed much and the 2 contracts of Malacoughupthepuck and Mogilny really was a big time boo boo for Lou. We are re-tooling and this just may not be our year. As for the Rags well when any team plays against a goalie who has pads with 747 wings between his legs it takes away the entire bottom half of the net...Giggy has the same kind of pads...tall as the limit and wider that the Lincoln Tunnel...when they decide to rework the goalie rules, GM's like Clarke should not be allowed to get rules that are aimed at 1 goalie hence the Brodeur rule which resulted in the usage of that damn trapazoid...btw...Marty reminds me currently of the Met's pitcher Tom Seaver...play a near perfect game and have an offense that cannot score if their lives depended on it...anyway I still believe...as Yogi would say it ain't over till it is over :)

truffula

04-13-08, 08:31 PM

BOO-YAH. :D :yayconfet :celebrate

FLYERS WIN GAME 2!!!! :blinkie:
That was a total shutdown of Ovechkin. Biron was on FIRE too.
Now we get 2 games in Philly. :D

So we now have for today:

PHI shutout WSH in game 2 (series tied 1-1)

Tonight's games

MTL v BOS game 3 (series 2-0 MTL)
NJ v NYR game 3 (series 2-0 NYR)
SJ v CAL game 3 (series tied 1-1)

jd_21

04-13-08, 09:29 PM

Philly played a great game... Caps looked totally inept and disorganized, they gotta do better than that if they want to compete.

Dew

04-14-08, 01:46 AM

Oh my stars...I am not watching the Devs/Rags game...it is killing me but I feel like a jinx when I watch them during playoffs...seems they play better when I don't watch...so here it is 9:45 and I figure game over check postgame and catch the result. FREAKING OT!!!!!!! We scored 3 goals...the sky is falling...3 freaking goals...now I cannot watch the OT...seems they play better :hyper: :hyper:

Please dear hockey gods...be merciful :pray:

Dew

04-14-08, 02:09 AM

:hyper: DEVILS WIN!!!! DEVILS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Now we have a series...Rags lead 2games to Devils 1!!!

Best for me was doing on Rag ice...woooohoooo :hyper:

Dew

04-14-08, 02:15 AM

Bruins win in OT 2-1...no Montreal sweep...series Montreal 2 games to Boston 1 game.

I :heartpump :hockey1:

truffula

04-14-08, 04:24 PM

For some stupid reason VS blacked out the NJ v NYR game and I fell asleep long before the end of the SJ v CAL game so I missed all the action last night.

Here's the results (many of you know already ;)):

NJ defeated NYR in game 3 (series 2-1 NYR)
BOS defeated MTL in game 3 (series 2-1 MTL)
CGY defeated SJ in game 3 (series 2-1 CAL)

Tonight's Games

PIT v OTT game 3 (series 2-0 PIT)
DET v NSH game 3 (series 2-0 DET)
MIN v COL game 3 (series tied 1-1)

truffula

04-15-08, 04:25 PM

Last night's results:

PIT defeated OTT in game 3 (series 3-0 PIT)
NSH defeated DET in game 3 (series 2-1 DET)
MIN defeated COL in game 3 (series 2-1 MIN)

Tonight's Games:

MTL v BOS game 4 (series 2-1 MTL)
WAS v PHI game 3 (series tied 1-1)
ANA v DAL game 3 (series 2-0 DAL)
SJ v CAL game 4 (series 2-1 CAL)
MIN v COL game 4 (series 2-1 MIN)

Of course, as always....

LETS GO FLYERS!!!!! :blinkie:

Winston Smith

04-15-08, 06:23 PM

I knew the wings would lose because I couldn't watch the game last night. I jinxed them!

Dew

04-15-08, 07:50 PM

I knew the wings would lose because I couldn't watch the game last night. I jinxed them!

See now the reverse worked for me...I watched the 1st 2 Devils/NYR games and my Devs lost...I did not watch game 3 and they won...I will not watch the game Wed night...I may have chewed my fingers down to my knuckles looking for update however I will not watch the game...I am a jinx :o

truffula

04-16-08, 01:47 AM

FLYERS WIN!!!!! :yayconfet :celebrate

The whole game was just awesome. A perfect example of why I love the Stanley Cup Playoffs so freakin much. :D

Richards penalty shot/goal made me yell so loud I think I'm gonna have no voice tomorrow. ;) :p

If I'm up later I'll post more scores, if not then, tomorrow at lunchtime. :)

Dew

04-16-08, 02:07 AM

truffula

04-16-08, 02:26 AM

Montreal beat Boston 1-0...Habs lead series 3 games to 1 :)

btw Truffula...that was a real pretty penalty shot by Richards...as he was waiting at center ice I thought - Truffula is probably ready to explode and when he scored I pictured you (not that I know what you look like), rabid Flyer fan, yell so loud and jump so high you became part of the ceiling :D
Figured with that Habs score. MTL is gonna win that series.
Aw hell, my picks -
MTL, PIT, NYR (sorry, Dew), PHI
DET, DAL, CGY, COL

And if I was forced to pick right now, I would say DET v PIT in the finals with PIT walkin away with the cup. As much as I want my FLYERS to win it all, the Pens are stacked mile high, and Crosby and Malkin are unstoppable (unlike Ovechkin, who we have proved STOPPABLE).

Yep, you pictured me right too. :D I jumped so high I hit the ceiling and I yelled very very loud. ;)

I admit though, I am concerned about the injury to Kimmo Timonen. He was the guy we put out there to make AO's life miserable. He hit the back of the net very hard. All I heard was "upper body injury" and he wasn't returning to the game tonight.
Though with the unbelievably speedy returns of Hatcher (broken leg) and Thoresen (hit in the crotch with slapshot so hard it broke his protective cup!! :eek:).....you never know.

This is the playoffs. ;) :D :hyper:

Watching COL v MIN now. COL is up 2-0 in the 1st.

ETA - on Timonen from the Flyers website:
Holmgren and Stevens are hopeful that Timonen will not be out for an extended period of time.

“I briefly talked to [Flyers trainer] Jimmy [McCrossin], and he is hopeful for Thursday. I don’t think it is going to be too long. At least we hope not.”

And now COL is up 3-0 in the 2nd. :)
But I'm out for the night so posting results will have to wait til tomorrow for me over myah. :p

jd_21

04-16-08, 04:09 AM

Avs up 5-0 now, the rough stuff is really starting to pick up, 3rd period hasn't even started yet, I sense a brawl coming. Ducks finally picked one up tonight. Philly's impressive yet again, gotta wonder if the Caps will go back to Kolzig

truffula

04-16-08, 04:24 PM

Last night's results:

PHI pulverized WSH in game 3 (series 2-1 PHI) :D
MTL defeated BOS in game 4 (series 3-1 MTL)
ANA defeated DAL in game 3 (series 2-1 DAL)
SJ defeated CAL in game 4 (series tied 2-2)
COL defeated MIN in game 4 (series tied 2-2)

Tonight's Games:

PIT v OTT game 4 (series 3-0 PIT)
NJ v NYR game 4 (series 2-1 NYR)
DET v NSH game 4 (series 2-1 DET)

Gonna be a sweep of the Sens tonight by PIT me thinks. ;)

TheBigCat

04-16-08, 11:19 PM

Betcha the Devils and Rangers go tied.

truffula

04-17-08, 01:41 AM

Congrats to the PITTSBURGH PENGUINS on their sweep of the Ottawa Senators tonight. :) I hope my Flyers don't have to play you guys eventually. ;)

And the Rangers just beat the Devils to take a 3-1 series lead.

Right now, NSH is up 2-0 on DET (series 2-1 DET)

truffula

04-18-08, 01:49 AM

Well, NSH beat DET last night and tied the series, so that ones gonna end up with a wild finish.

Speaking of wild finishes.....
My FLYERS are about to go into OT in game 4 against WSH.
LETS GO FLYERS!!!!!

Looks like BOS was up 4-1 on MTL so no clinching for MTL tonight, and DAL was up 1-0 on ANA last I saw.

I'll either be back with lots of these - :D ; or lots of these :mad:

truffula

04-18-08, 02:57 AM

:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!

FLYERS WIN IN 2OT!!!!!!!!!!!!

:manynanas: :manynanas:

Gonna wrap this sucker up on Sat. afternoon. :blinkie:

BOO-YAH. :D

Winston Smith

04-18-08, 05:09 PM

Well, obviously I wasn't able to watch the RW game on Wednesday since they lost :(!

I will be watching tonight though. No way nash is going to survive the wings at home. Also, Osgood is going to start on Friday, which I think is a good move. Unfortunately, the wings will have to go back to Nashville, which means, this could go to game 7, which is going to make them tired for round two.

Anyone know which series the Wings are following? Is it the winner of the Avs/Wild?

Dew

04-18-08, 09:48 PM

I can't bear to think of my Devs losing...it isn't about losing I can deal with that but to the RanJuhs...that is a fate on par with death :swoon:

Dew

04-19-08, 03:06 AM

Well I am officially in mourning...we lost...valiant effort in trying but not enough...sigh :weeping:

LostEmissary

04-19-08, 06:21 AM

http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20080419/capt.cps.myh28.190408053811.photo00.photo.default-512x342.jpg

Way to go Rangers!!!!!!!

What a great all around team effort. Jagr, King Henrik, Avery, Scotty Gomez, Drury, Callahan, Duby... everybody stepped up. :Cheers:

Dew

04-19-08, 06:43 PM

Avery is a disgrace to the game of hockey imnsho. Praying you play the Flyers next round :pray:

truffula

04-19-08, 08:34 PM

Well crap. :mad:
Looks like the FLYERS couldn't quite win today and have to play game 6 in Philly on Monday - though I think they're gonna win that one. ;)

MTL and COL can wrap up their series (respectively) tonight in game 6. :)

Dew

04-20-08, 12:52 AM

Truffula...c'mon...get those Flyers going...I am rooting for you guys. :yikes: I cannot believe I said that ;)

truffula

04-20-08, 02:28 AM

LostEmissary

04-20-08, 03:37 AM

My Aunt is at the Avs game right now.

LostEmissary

04-20-08, 03:43 AM

Avery is a disgrace to the game of hockey imnsho. Praying you play the Flyers next round :pray:Avery gets on everyone's nerves, no doubt. He's a classic instigator. If he's on your team and you're winning you love it. But he doesn't play the game dirty.

And when he reached out to shake Marty's hand, Marty snubbed him. Brodeur is as bad, if not worse than Avery. He takes cheap shots at anyone near the crease and gets away with it, and acts as though he's been shot whenever a player makes contact with him to try and draw penalties.

And I'm always careful with my karma, but the Rangers played very well against the Flyers all season (something like 5-1-2). There's no team in the East that scares me.

Dew

04-20-08, 07:03 PM

Avery gets on everyone's nerves, no doubt. He's a classic instigator. If he's on your team and you're winning you love it. But he doesn't play the game dirty.

And when he reached out to shake Marty's hand, Marty snubbed him. Brodeur is as bad, if not worse than Avery. He takes cheap shots at anyone near the crease and gets away with it, and acts as though he's been shot whenever a player makes contact with him to try and draw penalties.

And I'm always careful with my karma, but the Rangers played very well against the Flyers all season (something like 5-1-2). There's no team in the East that scares me.

I would never ever ever want Avery on my team...he was run out of the western conference....the LA fans rejoiced when he left...btw..he does play dirty...he is classless imo.

Would you shake someone's hand who ragged on your personal life thru a series...would you shake the hand of a player who besmirched your ability...a toad who has won nothing in his life...players have not shaken hands before and will again...Chelios didn't shake one Duck hand tho he did shake hands with the Anaheim coaching staff..cheap shots :rotfl: your team was constantly in the paint...a goalie has the right to defend his ground...step in and get whacked....now you want to see a hard goalie go watch some Isles games during the Billy Smith era...btw...when you get run you fall...you make me laugh but hey to each their own...I guess in 45+ years of watching the sport I have seen a lot and I tell ya what...if Avery played in the 80's he'd be dead by now...Bettman et al have made this great sport soft.

No team in the east scares you huh...lesson 1...always have some fear because if you don't you cross the line between confident and cocky ;)

Well I hope you get the Flyers and I am hoping for Mr. Avery to meet Mr. Hatcher...imagine a Dev fan rooting for the Flyers well I am right now :D

LostEmissary

04-21-08, 08:32 AM

I would never ever ever want Avery on my team...he was run out of the western conference....the LA fans rejoiced when he left...btw..he does play dirty...he is classless imo.Well I've watched him all season long. Would you give me some examples of how he plays dirty? Just becuase he gets under people's skin doesn't make him dirty. Dirty is taking cheap shots, hitting guys after the whistle (something the Devils got away with a lot in the series - Did you happen to notice when Clarkson yanked Avery down by the collar after the Ranger goal in the clincher?)

I'm just curious as to where Avery does anything that crosses the line. There are tons of dirty players in the NHL - guys that go out of their way to take cheap hits, etc. I don't see Avery doing that. He talks a ton, and that pisses people off, but that's his aim. Call him classless, call him an idiot, call him an instigator, call him a jerk - that's fine. That's an attack on his personality, and you're entitled to that opinion. But dirty? Where?

I'm happy to have Avery on my team. His reputation as a instigator makes people overlook how skilled he is as a hockey player. Whether or not it's coincidence, the Rangers play better when he's on the ice.

What does Brodeur do? You seem to be wering the Devils colored glasses when it comes to Marty. He's constantly jabbing at guys near the crease, taking dives on anyone that comes near him. He doesn't exactly have a reputation as one of the games "nice guys." But that's ok since he's a Devil and an HOFer, right?

a goalie has the right to defend his ground...step in and get whackedShow me where it says it's ok for a goaltender to punch a guy in the back of the head and/or take dives by initiating contact with a player.

And no, no team in the East scares me. They're all beatable. That's not to say I'm cocky or that I'm expecting the Rangers to have some kind of easy task ahead. Any team can beat any team in any playoff series in any sport. I just don't think there's any one team in the East that's head and shoulders above the rest.

ETA: Here's just one of Broduer's classic dives:

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Winston Smith

04-21-08, 03:54 PM

Looks like a Game 7 is needed to decide a winner in the MTL v BOS series.
I love Game 7s in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. :D Nothin else like it. ;)

COL is up 1-0 now and I'm rootin for em just so I can see either a COL v DAL or COL v DET or DAL v DET matchup at some point. Those series are always KILLER. :blinkie:

I think it breaks down that it depends on who wins the CAL v SJ. If CAL wins, they will face DET and COL would face DAL. But if SJ wins, then they would face DAL and DET would face COL. Either way, they will both be great series to watch, but I think DAL and DET will survive to the finals. Then again, you never know what's going to happen in the playoffs. Man, I love this time of year :)

Dew

04-21-08, 06:35 PM

Well I've watched him all season long. Would you give me some examples of how he plays dirty? Just becuase he gets under people's skin doesn't make him dirty. Dirty is taking cheap shots, hitting guys after the whistle (something the Devils got away with a lot in the series - Did you happen to notice when Clarkson yanked Avery down by the collar after the Ranger goal in the clincher?)

I'm just curious as to where Avery does anything that crosses the line. There are tons of dirty players in the NHL - guys that go out of their way to take cheap hits, etc. I don't see Avery doing that. He talks a ton, and that pisses people off, but that's his aim. Call him classless, call him an idiot, call him an instigator, call him a jerk - that's fine. That's an attack on his personality, and you're entitled to that opinion. But dirty? Where?

Ya know when he was doing his chicken dance in front of Marty that btw made the NHL clarify unsportsman like rule, he made contact with Marty's helmet...oh I forgot...Avery didn't do anything...as for Clarkson...well Avery has been badmouthing the kid since he first saw him in Re/Black and you know what...yeah Dave throws some and Avery just does it in the following manner...if he sees he won't be caught then he cheapshots...oh my bad...if it isn't called then it is fair eh? You watched him all season and you saw nothing...well I guess you were using your blue colored glasses ;)

What does Brodeur do? You seem to be wering the Devils colored glasses when it comes to Marty. He's constantly jabbing at guys near the crease, taking dives on anyone that comes near him. He doesn't exactly have a reputation as one of the games "nice guys." But that's ok since he's a Devil and an HOFer, right?

Oh please don't make me laugh while I am drinking my tea...Marty is well known as one of the nice guys...taking dives...this is just too funny...the example you provided shows Jagr's right side making contact with Marty...contact is goalie interference if goalie is in the crease...I am sure you will now tell me that Henrik doesn't ever dive...your team ran all over Marty this series and I am pissed about it...if Stevens or Dano was still on the ice there would be no Avery to speak of...he is a wuss...and calling people names is something one does in grammar school...Show me where it says it's ok for a goaltender to punch a guy in the back of the head and/or take dives by initiating contact with a player.

btw...what has Avery achieved in his career?? Henrik too??? What??? Marty has one of the best composures of any goalie I mean your back up Steve V said if Avery did that to him there would be teeth on the ice or something to that extent...Avery is just classless and the sport doesn't need him...I have never wished harm on any player of any team in any sport however I will break open a bottle of bubbly the day Avery is decked and I mean decked.

You can love all your players on your team with no eye for the crap...that is fine with me...I am a hockey fan first and a team fan second...the Devils over achieved this season considering how they started and all the upheaveal of a coach that I do not think is correct for this sqad, loss of Rafalski more so than Gomer, never really replacing the kind of d-men ala Stevens, Dano or Nieds (btw not a Nieds fan either), Lou making some poor decisions last season and few other things...btw I sure wish we could use a time machine and see Avery survive in the 70's or 80's...he would never have survived...and nothing would have been called.

So I will root for the Flyers tonight, imagine a Devil fan rooting for the Flyers over the RanJuhs, and I will root loud...it would be fun to see Avery vs Hatcher or better yet someone like Downie...oh yeah...that would be poetic justice imnsho :)

Fun chatting with you :)

Dew

04-21-08, 06:37 PM

I think it breaks down that it depends on who wins the CAL v SJ. If CAL wins, they will face DET and COL would face DAL. But if SJ wins, then they would face DAL and DET would face COL. Either way, they will both be great series to watch, but I think DAL and DET will survive to the finals. Then again, you never know what's going to happen in the playoffs. Man, I love this time of year :)

Congrats on your Wings moving onward...I have a friend in Dallas who cannot understand how I was rooting for a Stars/Wings WCF...have some good friends in Texas along with um er 2 ex's, so to say ;)

truffula

04-21-08, 09:05 PM

Gonna be a wild night tonight. :hyper:

MTL v BOS - GAME 7

and of course,

WSH v PHI - game 6

The winner of the MTL v BOS series is pretty much gonna determine who plays who next round (cause I think the FLYERS are takin it tonight ;)). Lemme see if I have this straight:
(if MTL and PHI win)
PHI v MTL
NYR v PIT
(if BOS and PHI win)
PHI v NYR
BOS v PIT
(if MTL and WSH win)
NYR v MTL
WSH v PIT
(if BOS and WSH win)
BOS v PIT
NYR v WSH

I really think the FLYERS are gonna kick the living crap outta the Caps tonight. No mercy. VENGEANCE at its finest. :D
And IMO that MTL v BOS game could go either way. That's the beauty of Game 7.

God damn, I love the playoffs. :blinkie:

Winston Smith

04-21-08, 09:42 PM

The winner of the MTL v BOS series is pretty much gonna determine who plays who next round (cause I think the FLYERS are takin it tonight ;)). Lemme see if I have this straight:
(if MTL and PHI win)
PHI v MTL
NYR v PIT
(if BOS and PHI win)
PHI v NYR
BOS v PIT
(if MTL and WSH win)
NYR v MTL
WSH v PIT
(if BOS and WSH win)
BOS v PIT
NYR v WSH

That looks right. I can't believe BOS is giving MTL such a hard time. I really thought they were going to get schooled. Oh, well, that's the playoffs for you. Should be a great game!!

truffula

04-21-08, 09:57 PM

Okay, then I'm gonna root for Boston tonight so Pittsburgh has another easy series before they have to play the FLYERS (or Rangers) in the Conf. Finals. :)

Looks like the game 7 is on VERSUS so I can flip between the 2 games (my game will be on ComcastSportsNet). :blinkie:

*is excited*

ETA - I just thought about somethin too, its doubtful, but if the FLYERS make it to the Conf. Finals, they might get the services back of one SIMON GAGNE. If that happens....OMG. :hyper:

truffula

04-22-08, 01:44 AM

Well crap. :mad:
That was a sure fine way to piss away a 2-0 lead (and a 3-1 series lead). :mad:
Its gonna be a rough game 7.
LETS GO FLYERS.

Anyways, congrats to the Habs on their game 7 win against Boston.
Looks like I was wrong, the MTL/BOS series isn't the decider - the PHI/WSH series now is.

:pray:

truffula

04-23-08, 01:39 AM

And so it comes down to this.
GAME 7 OVERTIME.
My nerves are shot as it is. I couldn't breathe every time the Flyers were in the offensive zone in the 3rd period. My heart is racing a mile a minute. This is what the playoffs are all about right here.

LETS GO FLYERS.

:pray:

Dew

04-23-08, 01:43 AM

You ain't kidding Truffula...I am so tired from my busy day...today I exercised 1h45m in the lap pool and I am sore...figured watch your game then hit the sheets but nooooooooooooooooo...15 min then OT...I will stay awake for the rest of this game provided it doesn't go into like 4 OT's ;)

Dew

04-23-08, 02:04 AM

Holy guacamole Truffula Way to go...PP in OT...nice...Guess you get to play Montreal eh ;)

truffula

04-23-08, 02:07 AM

:celebrate :celebrate :celebrate :celebrate

FLYERS WIN!!!!
FLYERS WIN!!!!
FLYERS WIN!!!!
FLYERS WIN!!!!
FLYERS WIN!!!!

http://www.thelineupcard.com/img/Flyers.gif

:manynanas: :manynanas:

BRING IT ON, MONTREAL.

TheBigCat

04-23-08, 06:31 AM

Great job by the Flyers. I think I'd be pulling for them to win it all right now, but something about that Boston - Montreal series got my nostalgia going, so I think I'm going to root for Les Habs to win thier first Stanley Cup since....when? The days of Guy Lafleur? Before that? I'll have to check. Excuse me a second...

It was 92-93. The Flower was still there, but Guy Charbonneau and Marcus Naslund were the scoring leaders. Curiously, that was the last time a team based in Canada won the Cup.

jd_21

04-23-08, 01:37 PM

San Jose stomps Calgary to setup a Dallas - San Jose, Colorado - Detroit semi-finals, should be fun!

I hate to say it but here's where I think the Avs playoffs comes to an end, I just hope they can make a series of it.

Philly keeps impressing me, should be a couple of great series in the east!

CLUCK

04-23-08, 04:17 PM

Winston Smith

04-23-08, 05:50 PM

Congrats Truff, and more importantly to the Flyers :) I'm worried about how they are going to fair against MTL though. That's going to be a tough series for the Flyers.

Yes! COL vs DET! I love these series. As a DET fan living in Colorado I'm going to see how many people yell at me over the next week when I wear my RW jersey out. My predections are 20-30 people yell at me, 2-5 people try to start fights. Wish me luck :)

DAL and DET are going to crush SJ and COL and then we'll get to see the good seriers of DAL and DET. And even though I'm a DET fan, my prediction: DAL vs MTL for the cup.

Dew

04-23-08, 07:51 PM

Eastern Conference Semi-Finals matchups for game 1 are:

Flyers @ Canadiens
NYR @ Penguins

Western Conference Semi-Finals matchups for game 1 are:

Avalanche @ Red Wings
Stars @ Sharks

TheBigCat

04-24-08, 12:28 AM

So as the celebrations were happening outside the Bell Center in Montreal, some morons thought it would be great to recreate the scene from '93...

16 cars destroyed, 19 people arrested...

bunch of idiots.

Damn. That just might make me take back what I said about wanting to see the Habs take the Cup....if only for the sake of not wanting to see a bunch of idiots destroy a beautiful classic old city in "celebration". :rolleyez:

jd_21

04-24-08, 02:54 PM

I've got a feeling Turco is going to pull another choking act. Winston, I'll be one of the locals yelling at you on the streets of Denver :) watch out! I think the wings goaltending is a bit precarious, but then again Theodore could easily revert to the slug that got run out of Montreal. I'm *hoping* for a good series! The Avs are much improved after all of the injuries, but still, Detroit beat us 4 in a row this season; that'll be tough to overcome.

Winston Smith

04-24-08, 03:35 PM

Don't worry JD, I'm ready :) The Avs looked pretty good in the last series, but I just don't think their defense is gonna hold up against detriot, especially Theodore. While he has stepped it up in the last 10-15 games, he is still prone to make too many mistakes. The Avs have a good offense, and a great center, but detriot's defense is tough, and with two good goaltenders, in Hasek and Osgood, the Avs are going to have a tough time. But with some familiar faces with playoff experience on the ice, they could prove me wrong. They play a much different game in the playoffs then regular season, so those four losses don't mean much. we'll see what happens tonight.

truffula

04-24-08, 04:22 PM

I just want a winner in regulation tonight in the FLYERS v MONTREAL game 1. Gametime is 7pm and if there's no OT, it shouldn't interfere with my salivating over the NEW LOST at 10pm. ;)
Either way, LOST gets watched no matter what. Sorry Flyers, I have my priorities. :nanabobo:

All the 2nd round matchups are AWESOME. ALL of them series ought to be killer. :D

TheBigCat

04-24-08, 09:31 PM

All the 2nd round matchups are AWESOME. ALL of them series ought to be killer. :D

You got that right.

truffula

04-25-08, 12:54 AM

Okay, Flyers/Habs tied at 2 after 2 periods, and LOST is on in about an hour.

First off - Kovelev's stick was WAAAAAAAY over the frickin crossbar and that goal should NOT have counted. Boo.

Second - again I say, regardless of whats happenin in the game, at 10pm, the tv turns to ABC for LOST. :nanabobo:

ETA - and DET is whoopin up on COL last I checked. ;)

truffula

04-25-08, 01:46 AM

That last penalty on Richards was BS.
And now I don't get to watch the end of the game thanks to the crappy officiating tonight.

<SNIP> :mad:

Dew

04-25-08, 01:47 AM

The refs have been extraordinarily awful this playoff season.

SonOfSawyer

04-25-08, 01:54 AM

Kovalev is my hero :D GO HABS GO :nanabobo:

truffula

04-25-08, 03:59 AM

Kovalev is my hero :D GO HABS GO :nanabobo:

:mad:
At least I didn't have to watch any of LOST in splitscreen.
I honestly was happy that the game ended so quickly, cause I wanted to devote ALL my attention to LOST. :D
IMO, LOST > NHL

Looks like COL made it a game too, so that series will be NUTS as usual now. :hyper:

Winston Smith

04-25-08, 04:11 PM

jd_21

04-26-08, 04:42 AM

I turned on the DET/COL game after the first and I was like, oh, wow, that was quick. Then they pulled Theodore and things got better for the Avs. I heard Theodore had to go back to the hotel for Beddy-by because he had a wittle tummy ache. Haha. How much did they pay for that guy?
The Avs did step it up though and it was a good game. I still say this will be over by game five, because COL will win one at home, but that's all I'm giving them right now.

Yeah, Theodore is way frustrating, brilliant one game, horrid the next. Avs are suddenly hurting. Wolski is out, and he's been a sparkplug so far, and Forsbergs mysterious groin flared up again. Not looking good for the Avs at this point; long series though so I'm hoping they bounce back.

Crazy Crazy game with Pittsburgh taking game one against the Ranger!

Smirnoff_Ice

04-26-08, 05:14 AM

I HATE CANADA!

Forgot to say that the other night...

truffula

04-26-08, 05:32 AM

Damn....I missed the PIT v NYR game tonight (had band practice for a gig tomorrow :p).
Caught the end of SJ v DAL. Went to OT. DALLAS won.

LETS GO FLYERS.

Dew

04-26-08, 08:26 PM

Pitt came back and won 5-4 after being down 3-0...Rangers didn't look so good...Series Pitt 1 game to Rangers 0 games.

truffula

04-26-08, 09:23 PM

Well, with 10 min left in the 3rd, DET is whoopin up on COL 5-1.
Franzen has a Hat Trick. Forsberg didnt play again either.

Flyers play in about 90 minutes or so.
LETS GO FLYERS!!!!!

truffula

04-27-08, 08:17 AM

:celebrate FLYERS WIN GAME 2!!!!! :celebrate

Dew

04-27-08, 08:57 PM

Pennies beat the Ranjuhs 2-0....Pittsburgh now leads the series 2 games to New York 0.

Dew

04-29-08, 01:57 AM

Flyers win Game 3: 3-2 over the Canadiens and lead the series 2-1.

truffula

04-29-08, 02:35 AM

Flyers win Game 3: 3-2 over the Canadiens and lead the series 2-1.
:manynanas: :manynanas:

SonOfSawyer

04-29-08, 03:38 PM

Congratulation truff for the win!
The canadiens played a great 3rd period with 2 goals, this serie is far from over. Can't wait for the next game!

Dew

04-30-08, 01:43 AM

RanJuhs lose to the Pennies 5-3.

Pittsburgh leads series 3 games to Rangers 0.

truffula

04-30-08, 01:57 AM

Pittsburgh may just sweep them Rangers.
And then after 2 sweeps they'll have to play the FLYERS. (maybe)
ooh boy that would be killer. :D

Dew

04-30-08, 01:59 AM

I would love nothing more, at this point, for the Pennies to sweep NY :naughty:

Winston Smith

04-30-08, 03:24 PM

Well, I've been saying all week that if COL was going to win a game, it would be the first home game. Looks like I was wrong. DET will sweep em thursday. Weird, if PIT and DAL both sweep, I wonder if that will be a record. have there ever been three sweeps in the semis?

I really hope the flyers can pull it out. Not just for Truff :) but because Flyers vs. penguins would be awesome to see.

Dew

04-30-08, 07:23 PM

NYR Sean Avery, #16, is in the hospital with a lacerated spleen...out for the rest of playoffs...karma.

Winston Smith

04-30-08, 10:11 PM

NYR Sean Avery, #16, is in the hospital with a lacerated spleen...out for the rest of playoffs...karma.

Ouch

chaz

05-01-08, 01:35 AM

Flyers win Game 4: 4-2 Lead series 3-1

truffula

05-01-08, 01:39 AM

Flyers win Game 4: 4-2 Lead series 3-1
Come on now, chaz....say it with some more enthusiasm!! ;)

:manynanas:
FLYERS WIN GAME 4!!!!
:manynanas:

:blinkie: :blinkie: LEAD THE SERIES 3-1!!!! :blinkie: :blinkie:

Biron was unbelievable again. The man is absolutely on FIRE.
And for those of you in the Philly area who watched the game on CSN, do y'all think Billy Clement was hittin up the sauce? He was funny as all hell tonight. :D

We're gonna knock this sucker out on Saturday I think.
Bring it on, Penguins.

:hyper:

chaz

05-01-08, 01:44 AM

Come on now, chaz....say it with some more enthusiasm!! ;)

:manynanas:
FLYERS WIN GAME 4!!!!
:manynanas:

:blinkie: :blinkie: LEAD THE SERIES 3-1!!!! :blinkie: :blinkie:

Biron was unbelievable again. The man is absolutely on FIRE.
And for those of you in the Philly area who watched the game on CSN, do y'all think Billy Clement was hittin up the sauce? He was funny as all hell tonight. :D

We're gonna knock this sucker out on Saturday I think.
Bring it on, Penguins.

:hyper:

Agree with everything you said as always.

FLYERS WIN, FLYERS WIN, FLYERS WIN

:celebrate:celebrate:celebrate:celebrate:celebrate :celebrate:celebrate

truffula

05-01-08, 01:46 AM

Agree with everything you said as always
He was drinkin, wasn't he?!? :p
I mean the "there is a force field behind Biron tonight, nothing will ever get past him" and the "Jason Smith would gladly take that hit anyday without his helmet (this was when he got slammed back and his head hit the ice, it was an interference call) if it meant a Flyers powerplay."
:rotfl:
I think Mr. Smith might disagree on that one. ;) :p

chaz

05-01-08, 01:50 AM

He was drinkin, wasn't he?!? :p
I mean the "there is a force field behind Biron tonight, nothing will ever get past him" and the "Jason Smith would gladly take that hit anyday without his helmet (this was when he got slammed back and his head hit the ice, it was an interference call) if it meant a Flyers powerplay."
:rotfl:
I think Mr. Smith might disagree on that one. ;) :p

That was hilarious.
Briere and Umberger are on fire. Nice to see Knubble back. He was the reason Briere got that goal

Dew

05-01-08, 07:08 PM

Truffula I knw how exicted and happy you are and I believe you have every right to...Blessed are they who expect nothing for they shall not be disappointed...in this wild world of hockey anything can happen and as a Flyer fan you know this first hand...beware that 3-1 is not a done deal for the series...you have been in this position before and well you know what happened...I wish you the best...I would love to see a Philly/Dallas SCF :)

salem2005

05-01-08, 11:51 PM

Yes! COL vs DET! I love these series. As a DET fan living in Colorado I'm going to see how many people yell at me over the next week when I wear my RW jersey out. My predections are 20-30 people yell at me, 2-5 people try to start fights. Wish me luck :)
I'm in Detroit, flew out to COL back in 2002 and went to a DET/COL game there...wearing my Yzerman jersey...whenever they heckled me, I just stood up and did my best impression of Patrick Roy in his "statue of liberty" pose where he thought he had the puck and it really went in the goal! LOL! That shut them up real quick! COL and DET were so much fun to watch back then. As Don Cherry said the other day, folks, this ain't your parents Colorado team anymore...the Wings are creaming them! WOO-HOO! GO WINGS! I hope they sweep them tonight!!

Dew

05-02-08, 02:09 AM

RanJuhs win...Pens lead series 3 games to 1 for NYR...to be continued Sunday afternoon.

truffula

05-02-08, 03:42 AM

And its 7-1 DET now at the end of the 2nd.
Fair bet to say they're gonna complete the sweep tonight. :p

Dew

05-02-08, 04:14 AM

Nice...I despise the Avs :mad:

salem2005

05-02-08, 11:03 AM

That was almost too easy sweeping the Avalanche! That just means the Stars are going to be tough...I'm guessing that's who the Wings will play next since they are up 3-1 in their series over the Sharks. GO WINGS!

CLUCK

05-02-08, 11:57 AM

Damn. That just might make me take back what I said about wanting to see the Habs take the Cup....if only for the sake of not wanting to see a bunch of idiots destroy a beautiful classic old city in "celebration". :rolleyez:

There is a general feeling that if the Habs take the cup this year it will be a repeat of '93. I hope that isnt so, but i'm sure it will be.

We need to win tomorrow night to stay in it... we can do it.

truffula

05-03-08, 04:54 AM

Wow....that was exciting! :)
The Sharks just won in OT after a great comeback in the 3rd making the series 3-2 DAL heading back to Texas for game 6.

Tomorrow night is the biggie for me.
Flyers v MTL game 5
Gonna be a tough one, but I think we can pull it off.
Especially if Biron remains on FIRE like he has been. ;)

truffula

05-04-08, 01:52 AM

salem2005

05-04-08, 01:58 AM

How did I know this was going to pop up on here the minute the game ended! LOL! Congrats to your Flyers Truff!

Dew

05-04-08, 02:00 AM

How did I know this was going to pop up on here the minute the game ended! LOL! Congrats to your Flyers Truff!

:yeah: At least Truffula had 2 good things this week...Flyers going to ECF and Iron Man :D

truffula

05-04-08, 02:11 AM

:yeah: At least Truffula had 2 good things this week...Flyers going to ECF and Iron Man :D
BooYah. :D

And this is only the beginning of my summer FIERCE. :blinkie:
What a way to kick it off. :D

chaz

05-04-08, 02:41 AM

:manynanas: :manynanas:

FLYERS WIN!!!
FLYERS WIN!!!
FLYERS WIN!!!

:manynanas: :manynanas:

:celebrate :yayconfet http://staff.bcc.edu/faculty_websites/gbuthusiem/Flyers%20logo.gif :yayconfet :celebrate

:celebrate:celebrate:celebrate:celebrate:celebrate :celebrate:celebrate:celebrate:celebrate:celebrate :celebrate:celebrate
:celebrate:celebrate:celebrate:celebrate:celebrate :celebrate:celebrate:celebrate:celebrate:celebrate :celebrate:celebrate
BRING ON THE PENS

salem2005

05-04-08, 12:06 PM

BooYah. :D

And this is only the beginning of my summer FIERCE. :blinkie:
What a way to kick it off. :D

If your Flyers end up meeting my Wings in the finals...well, let's just say...the Flyers are "the Others"! :D

Dew

05-04-08, 09:04 PM

Pennies beat NYR in OT 3-2...Pennies move on to ECF vs. Flyers.

ECF all set :)

truffula

05-04-08, 09:06 PM

Congrats to the Penguins on winning game 5 in OT and advancing to the Eastern Conf. Finals. :)

Now you are my mortal enemy, Pittsburgh. :mad:

Should be an intense series, I tell you what. Totally could go either way.
PIT better bring their A-game cause I know my FLYERS are gonna be bringing theirs. :hyper:

LETS GO FLYERS!!!!!

TheBigCat

05-05-08, 02:38 AM

Now you are my mortal enemy, Pittsburgh. :(

Now you know how it feels, Pard.

GO FLYERS

http://staff.bcc.edu/faculty_websites/gbuthusiem/Flyers%20logo.gif

truffula

05-05-08, 11:27 AM

Holy crap it took 4 OTs - but the Dallas Stars won 2-1 eliminating San Jose and will face DETROIT in the WCF.

PHI v PIT
DAL v DET
Either way the Cup finals are gonna be AWESOME. :)
I'm lovin these matchups. All of em since Rnd1. :D
I <3 the NHL playoffs. :blinkie:

Dew

05-05-08, 05:56 PM

Holy moly...those Stars are resilient...they did that to the Devils in 2000 and we lost 1-0...we did win the Cup so it wasn't so bad but being at a game till 2AM was a bit ridiculous...lots of people with no voices at work that day :)

TheBigCat

05-05-08, 09:41 PM

The way the Wings flat dismantled the Avs, I gotta say they are the faves to handle the Stars. 4 - 1 is my pick.

Eastern Conference I'm saying 4 - 3 Philly.

truffula

05-08-08, 04:27 PM

Its been too long since the last game. :p
I am very glad the WCF starts tonight at 7:30. :blinkie: Been sufferin playoff withdrawal. ;)

I think the Wings are gonna CLOBBER the poor Stars. Likely another sweep, but I agree with Cat that they might win one game.
The Philly v Pitt series is gonna be intense as all hell. And not just cause the FLYERS are my home team. That series has "Brutal" written all over it.
I remember the last 2 games in the reg season we played against them were some of the most physical games we'd played all year.

LETS GO FLYERS!!!!!

salem2005

05-08-08, 06:04 PM

I say Wings in 5...Dallas may win one at home. Turco has never won at Joe Louis Arena here in Detroit...that's gotta be in the back of his head right now as he prepares for tonight's game. I think the Wings won the regular season series vs. the Stars...so that bodes well for them in the playoffs. But still, living and dying with the Wings for so many years now, I still get nervous whenever we start a new round...with the Wings, anything can happen and it seems they often make it so difficult to win a series in the playoffs. I'm just hoping for a good series...with the Wings winning in the end.

Then, hmmm, I guess I'd like to see the Flyers vs. Wings in the finals...if I remember correctly, the Wings swept them back in '97 in the finals....hey Truff, should I get out my broom! :D

truffula

05-08-08, 06:30 PM

Nah, no brooms for me. :nanabobo:

IF the Flyers get past the Pens and face the Wings in the Cup Finals, it won't be a repeat sweep of the last time we faced in the finals I don't think. We're too stacked now as opposed to then. We got everyone on the team contributing all around and Biron is on FIRE. :D

We've stopped the Pens before, we can do it again (I hope ;)), but they're my focus, my enemy now.
I'll deal with the Wings if/when the day arrives. :p

Dew

05-08-08, 07:17 PM

I have lots of friends in Texas and at least 1 ex ;) I have to go with the Stars in this one. Any team is beatable...my team beat both teams a long time ago ;)

salem2005

05-09-08, 12:30 AM

Wings up 2-0, end of the first.

Hey Truff, I heard that Rocky needs protection there in Philly from some evil Pens fans! It's kind of funny because that whole jersey on the statue thing started here in Detroit with our City of Detroit statue sporting the Wings or Pistons jersey...and some years, he sports both jerseys!

salem2005

05-09-08, 01:54 AM

5 minutes left..Wings are up 4 - 1 over the Stars...I think it's safe to switch to Lost now! GO WINGS!!!

Winston Smith

05-09-08, 05:13 PM

GO WINGS!!!!!

:manynanas:

I agree, Wings in 5. :D

chaz

05-09-08, 05:24 PM

Not a good sign for the Flyers:

Flyers defenseman Timonen out with blood clot

By Tim Panaccio
Inquirer Staff Writer
PITTSBURGH - Flyers defenseman Kimmo Timonen is likely to miss the remainder of the playoffs after he was found to have a blood clot in his left ankle yesterday. It is devastating news for the Flyers as they open their series with the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight. Ronald Fairman, chief of vascular surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, made the diagnosis.
"I got hit with a shot [from Andrei Markov] in Game 4 against Montreal," the 33-year-old defenseman said. "It's been getting sorer and sorer every day. We thought we'd get it checked out because it did not get better and they found a blood clot. . . . This has been an awful day for me.
"It's the most disappointing thing in my hockey life, for sure. . . . It's an awful feeling. I was expecting to play. How many times in your lifetime do you get to play in a conference final?"
An MRI exam on Wednesday failed to reveal a problem, general manager Paul Holmgren said, but Fairman found a small blood clot yesterday. Timonen was placed on blood thinners.
"I asked the doctor what could happen and what was the worst-case scenario," Timonen said. "He said, 'If you get hit there again, the blood clot might break up and go down to your toes and we'd have to cut off your toes.' That's not a very good scenario."
Timonen said he suffered a similar injury to the same ankle five years ago while playing for Nashville and developed a clot as well.
The Flyers initially treated the injury as a bone bruise, icing the ankle. They called for an MRI test when the defenseman's pain persisted.
"It continued to bother him more and more each day," Holmgren said. "To rule out a fracture, we checked it out. It's a quite serious thing. He needs to go on blood thinners. He's not going to be available."
Holmgren said there was a small chance that in a week's time there would be improvement, but he was not holding out much hope that Timonen would play in this series.
Timonen initially told The Inquirer he was out for the remainder of the playoffs. However, during a conference call with reporters, the Finnish defenseman said Fairman told him the only hope to return was if things went well over the next 10 days and the clot disappeared.
"Kimmo did get some glimmer of hope. Who knows?" Holmgren said. "They don't know. The clot could respond to the medicine he is taking. It's right where he ties up his skates, and it would be difficult [to play]. I'm not going to hold out any hope he's back in this series. We'll see after that."
Timonen is the club's best two-way defenseman. He was expected to play against Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin. His loss greatly affects the Flyers' chances to win the conference finals.
He was the shutdown defenseman against Washington's Alexander Ovechkin in the first round and Montreal's Saku Koivu in the second. His 34 blocked shots in the postseason were second on the team to Jason Smith (37).
The composure Timonen brings to the ice, both carrying the puck and defending against the top offensive players in the league, cannot be replaced. Outside of goalie Marty Biron, he is the Flyers' best defensive weapon.
"It is what it is. We have to deal with it," Holmgren said. "It gives someone else an opportunity to step up. Everybody else has to do their part. Obviously, you can't replace a player who does what Kimmo does for us."
Veteran Jaroslav Modry will likely fill Timonen's spot, coach John Stevens said. Modry has far more experience than rookie Ryan Parent.
"I played in Game 5 in Montreal, but it was really hurting me," Timonen said. "I have to be honest, I didn't expect this result."
Timonen did not make the trip to Pittsburgh.

Dew

05-09-08, 05:38 PM

Not a good sign for the Flyers:

Not good for him...his doctor is right on...if it broke it could also travel up not just down...Get Well :)

truffula

05-09-08, 06:17 PM

Ouch. That sucks about Timonen. :( I hope he gets better soon.

I still think we can win, its just gonna be a little harder now.

I guarantee you Mike Richards is gonna be all over Crosby like flies on poo.
There will probably be fighting within the first 5 minutes if its anything like the last couple times these 2 teams met.

LETS GO FLYERS!!!!!!!

truffula

05-10-08, 03:59 AM

Well, we deserved to lose that game.
SLOPPY PLAY ALL AROUND from the Flyers. :mad:

The turnovers were horrendous.
They didn't aggresively play the puck or the man. They just stood around and watched it happen. And I know its not just cause Timonen is out, they played poorly.

But I have no fear. My FLYERS will be back with a VENGEANCE on Sunday. To quote Sensei John Kreese:
"Strike First, Strike Hard, NO MERCY"

The fear of commiting a penalty held them back from being the team they are. On Sunday, the Pens better be ready cause its gonna get real ugly real fast.

Winston Smith

05-10-08, 05:28 PM

Man, Pitt seemed to simply out muscle the flyers for the whole game. There were some great checks in there, I'm surprised more people didn't get hurt. It's going to be a crazy series. So much so, that I think whoever comes out the winner is going to be pretty hurt, and will have a tough time playing the wings. :D

salem2005

05-10-08, 10:17 PM

that I think whoever comes out the winner is going to be pretty hurt, and will have a tough time playing the wings.

:yeah: :D:D:D

salem2005

05-11-08, 01:37 AM

Wings Win again! 2 games down, 2 to go. GO WINGS!!!!

truffula

05-11-08, 02:57 AM

Not surprised at all.
All I saw were highlights (I was at band practice during the game :p) but the Wings look like the powerhouse they were in the late 90s all over again but with different (and some same) players.

The PHI v PIT series is going to be a WAR.
Whoever walks away from that series is going to be HELL BENT on winning the Cup.
Yes, the Wings kick some serious butt right now, but that final step isn't going to be like Nashville, Colorado, or Dallas. If Detroit is going to win the Cup, they will have to earn it. There will be no sweeping in the Cup finals, IMO. Regardless of who wins in the east, I predict at least a 6 game series for the Cup.

(Dallas fans probably hate me for counting them out already, but I'm sorry, they're not gonna beat Detroit, no way, no how. :p)

truffula

05-12-08, 03:07 AM

BOOOOO!!!! :mad: The Flyers lose game 2 to the Pens 4-2. :(
Though this looked a lot more like what I was expecting in this series as compared to game 1 where the Flyers barely showed up.
And again it was a SLOPPY TURNOVER that cost em the game. This time by a guy, Steve Downie, who has been a scratch for the last 5 games.
I think its time to tweak the lines a little.

Hopefully Coburn will be back in game 3, cause the last thing we need is for 2 of our top defensemen in Timonen and Coburn to go down at once.

If the Flyers don't win both games in Philly, they're done IMO. :(

salem2005

05-12-08, 11:26 AM

Sorry about your Flyers Truff...I really want them to make a comeback and meet my Wings in the finals.

Dew

05-12-08, 05:55 PM

salem2005

05-13-08, 01:33 AM

I'm a little nervous tonight...even though my Wings are winning...something seems off....fingers crossed that they can pull it off tonight.

salem2005

05-13-08, 02:31 AM

Okay, I started feeling better about half way through the game...feeling MUCH BETTER NOW! Woo-hoo! 5-2, with only a couple minutes left! GO WINGS!!!!

salem2005

05-13-08, 02:35 AM

Done deal! Wings win! One game to go and we are in the finals!!!!!

TheBigCat

05-13-08, 03:23 AM

Great job by the Wings. Knew they would be too much for the Stars to handle. Still time for the Stars to win game 4, so that 4 - 1 prediction can come true, but honestly, I just didn't want to seem to arrogant in predicting a sweep.

Pausing to consider for a second...

Imagine a Championship Double-Dip by the Wings and Pistons. Would Motown still be standing afterwards?

Dew

05-13-08, 06:00 PM

I wouldn't want to be anywhere near Motown if that happens Cat ...yikes ;) 'Tis a rarity to come back from 3 down. My friends in TX are really upset...I console them with not as upset as I am since my team went out in the 1st round :(

truffula

05-14-08, 12:33 AM

Holy crap this is intense. Down 2-1 after the 1st period. The 2nd is just about to start.

LETS GO FLYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :blinkie:

salem2005

05-14-08, 01:54 AM

Imagine a Championship Double-Dip by the Wings and Pistons. Would Motown still be standing afterwards?
I wouldn't want to be anywhere near Motown if that happens Cat ...yikes
Oh please, it will be fine...Detroit gets such a bad rap for something that happened back in 1984! We have won plenty of Stanley Cups and Basketball Championships since then and there hasn't been any real trouble. We have had millions of people in downtown for the parades and all went well. I for one would love it if both my Wings and Pistons win the championships...I'll be at both parades! GO WINGS! GO PISTONS!

As a side note, sorry Truff, I just checked the score of your game, it's not looking good for the Flyers....well, look at it this way...you can cheer for the Wings in the finals!!!!

truffula

05-14-08, 02:02 AM

BOOOOOOO!!!!! :mad:
Well, we're done. Not eliminated yet, but we're done.
Pittsburgh is clearly the better team.
I'm kinda angry now so I won't comment any further.

Dew

05-14-08, 02:17 AM

:awwhug: Truffula

salem2005

05-15-08, 02:08 AM

Uh-oh...tonight may be the ONE game the Stars win against my Wings. But I haven't given up home yet, there's still time left.

Dew

05-15-08, 02:10 AM

The Stars know it is now or never...good game though :)

salem2005

05-15-08, 12:45 PM

I figured the Stars would win 1...but that's all I'm giving them. The Wings better rap this back up at home!

truffula

05-15-08, 04:23 PM

Well this is it - do or die time for the Flyers.

I personally don't think they are gonna be able to win 4 straight against this Pittsburgh team. But its the playoffs and ANYTHING is possible.
I would like to see them at least win tonight at home, and then we can go from there. :p

It was kinda nice to see the Stars win one at home, but when they go back to Detroit on Saturday, they're finished, IMO. (unfortunately, I think the same fate is gonna befall the Flyers too - eliminated in 5, but we'll see....)

Winston Smith

05-15-08, 05:13 PM

I figured the Stars would win 1...but that's all I'm giving them. The Wings better rap this back up at home!

Don't worry, they will. Hey Salem, I got in a shouting match last night with a guy who saw me cheering for the wings. He had the audacity to say the Avs were the best team in the league and that it was only because of injuries that they lost to the wings. Really? Is that why they fired their headcoach last week? Is that why there goaltending sucks? Becuase of injuries? He called me a bad word when I told him the Avs were lucky they made to the playoffs at all and that their season didn't prove they even deserved to be there. I can understand being a fan of a losing team, but don't make things up to justify it. It's just silly.

The guy wouldn't shut up though, but he didn't know the bartender is a good friend of mine, so she cut him off and told him to leave. He was pissed and I just smiled. :D

The wings will take it Saturday. Truff, I hate to say it, but I'm routing for the Penguins tonight. I just think that the wings would destroy the flyers and more than anything I want a good Stanley Cup this year. DET vs. PITT is going to be an awesome match up. It will be great hockey with low scores and lots of fighting and pushing and blood on the ice. Just the way I likes it.

truffula

05-16-08, 12:25 AM

Well now this is much more like the Flyers I've been watchin in the last 2 rounds. :D 3-0 lead after the 1st.
Still lots of hockey to go, but I like what I'm seein so far.

Oh, and the "Crosby Sucks" chants are starting to piss off lil Sid the Kid. ;) Me likee.
Don't mess with the Philly crowd. :mad:

LETS GO FLYERS!!!!!!!

truffula

05-16-08, 04:16 AM

:celebrate :yayconfet FLYERS WIN GAME 4!!!!! :celebrate :yayconfet

It is the playoffs. ANYTHING is possible.

It is the playoffs. ANYTHING is possible.

It is the playoffs. ANYTHING is possible.

It is the playoffs. ANYTHING is possible.

It is the playoffs. ANYTHING is possible.

It is the playoffs. ANYTHING is possible.

LETS GO FLYERS. :hyper:

Dew

05-16-08, 04:18 AM

True...anything is possible...nice game :)

Winston Smith

05-16-08, 03:32 PM

Now that was a hockey game. The flyers came out fighting and hardly stopped the whole game.

salem2005

05-16-08, 04:41 PM

Don't worry, they will. Hey Salem, I got in a shouting match last night with a guy who saw me cheering for the wings. He had the audacity to say the Avs were the best team in the league and that it was only because of injuries that they lost to the wings. Really? Is that why they fired their headcoach last week? Is that why there goaltending sucks? Becuase of injuries? He called me a bad word when I told him the Avs were lucky they made to the playoffs at all and that their season didn't prove they even deserved to be there. I can understand being a fan of a losing team, but don't make things up to justify it. It's just silly.

The guy wouldn't shut up though, but he didn't know the bartender is a good friend of mine, so she cut him off and told him to leave. He was pissed and I just smiled. :D

The wings will take it Saturday. Truff, I hate to say it, but I'm routing for the Penguins tonight. I just think that the wings would destroy the flyers and more than anything I want a good Stanley Cup this year. DET vs. PITT is going to be an awesome match up. It will be great hockey with low scores and lots of fighting and pushing and blood on the ice. Just the way I likes it.

Those Avs fans are just jealous. How can he say the Avs were the best team in the league when the Wings won the President's Trophy this year? I'm pretty sure that means they are the best team in the league - at least the one with the most points! I too think the Wings will finish off the Stars on Saturday.

TheBigCat

05-17-08, 06:19 AM

I think the Avs fans still think that they have Patrick Roy in the crease.

Dew

05-17-08, 07:16 PM

Didn't the Avs offer Roy a job as a goalie coach and he declined?? Or was it another team? Lately I have the memory of a sieve :(

Winston Smith

05-17-08, 09:05 PM

I know they offered Roy the job, but I haven't heard if he declined or not. I think it's still on the table. Along with 3-4 other guys. If they got Roy as head coach, my bet is his first thing would be to fire Theodore, or at least put Budai as starter. It would be a smart move.

Oh yeah, GO WINGS!!!!

ETA: Man, I've been at work and came here before checking the scores. What the heck happened? Again, I think they're losing because I haven't watched the last two games. I'll be watching Monday for sure. :(

Dew

05-17-08, 09:56 PM

There was a game today???? Dang burn it :mad: Then I missed it too.

I read on a hockey site he declined the job offer. Raffy looks good doesn't he :D

salem2005

05-18-08, 02:38 AM

I'm drowning in my sorrows today over my Wings :mad:...Winston, you better be watching on Monday!!!!

Dew

05-18-08, 02:50 AM

I am assuming salem that the Stars won...what was the score? Was it a good game...dang I hate 1:30 games :mad: 3P NBC tomorrow for Pitt/Phi.

truffula

05-18-08, 03:53 AM

I watched the game today and was shocked at how well the Stars played. I thought for sure that the Wings would just crush em, but Dallas had other plans.....onto Game 6.

For tomorrow - we got some GREAT news today - Kimmo Timonen WILL PLAY IN GAME 5. :hyper: Coburn is doubtful still, but gettin Kimmo back is gonna strengthen our defense even more.
Its gonna be the toughest game to win out of all the games we've played so far. Pittsburgh has not lost at home yet. YET. After the loss, they're gonna be comin out with a head of steam. We just have to match or best it.

And if we somehow come out of tomorrow with a victory, I'll bet it goes to 7. Then its anybody's game.

LETS GO FLYERS!!!!!!!

Dew

05-18-08, 03:59 AM

I am impressed with Kimmo Timonen...hope he doesn't injure himself further. I will be watching tomorrow's game. Still ticked I forgot the Stars/Wings game :hammersel

salem2005

05-18-08, 09:49 AM

I am assuming salem that the Stars won...what was the score? Was it a good game...dang I hate 1:30 games :mad: 3P NBC tomorrow for Pitt/Phi.

Stars 2, Wings 1. It was a frustrating game from my perspective. I knew we were in trouble early on...because it was one of those games where the Wings should have had like 3 goals early, but the puck would hit the crossbar, or bounce the wrong way - luck was definitely not on their side. And I hate when the Wings do this....they throw everything but the kitchen sink at the net and nothing goes in. They need to snap out of it and get some goals early...or they could be in trouble. I've seen this before with them and I don't like it. Dallas was really tired those first couple of games after their long OT. Now they seem well rested and are playing good again...so anything can happen at this point. I still have confidence in my Wings....they are the better team....they just need to turn it around and put some pucks in the net. When that goal was taken back in game 4....I saw the tide turn in Dallas' favor....and too often the Wings let this happen....it scares me. What a lousy time for Turco to finally get his first win in Joe Louis Arena!!!

Dew

05-18-08, 05:20 PM

Thanks for the info salem :) I know all too well about throw everything at the net and nothing goes in. My Devs did that all season. I used to yell at the tv at my team yelling KISS...simple is all you need sometimges ;)

The one thing I hated most about missing the game was watching Raffy...I sure miss him :(

salem2005

05-18-08, 07:40 PM

Rafalski has worked out great for us. But I think we are missing Franzen in the lineup right now....and he will still be out in Game 6. If it goes to 7, they might push him to come back early.

And just to make me even more nervous :eek: ...I just read this little factoid:

In Stanley Cup playoff history, only two teams have lost a series after leading three games to none. One of them, however, was Detroit against the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1942 Stanley Cup Finals - and there is no doubt the Red Wings have been reminded of that fact.

For those who believe in numerology, there is another odd bit of history at play.

The 1975 New York Islanders are the only other team to rally from a three-game deficit - and they just happened to do it 33 years after the Red Wings’ collapse. A pattern could be developing - 1942 … 1975 … 2008?

truffula

05-18-08, 09:01 PM

Well, that just about does it for the Flyers. 20 pointless minutes to go.
They certainly handed the Pens that game.
And with it 5-0 after 2 periods, I turned the game off to watch the Indiana Jones marathon on SciFi. I don't wanna see them rub it in anymore.

So congrats to the Pens, good luck with the Wings or Stars (I hope they have to play Detroit).

And a huge congratulations to Paul Holmgren, John Stevens, and the Philadelphia Flyers for one hell of a season. They went from being the bottom of the barrel WORST team in the NHL last season to making the Conference Finals this year. That's a pretty damn good bounceback if you ask me. :)

I dunno who I want to root for in the Finals yet......

Dew

05-18-08, 10:14 PM

My condolences Truffula Your team did a big turnaround from last season. Better things are to come :awwhug:

Winston Smith

05-19-08, 03:33 PM

Sorry Truff. I couldn't even watch the 3rd period, it was too much. It seemed that after the 2nd Pitt goal, the flyers just quit.

Don't worry Salem, I'm watching :) Tonight is the night!!! Let's go WINGS!!!!

salem2005

05-20-08, 01:46 AM

Feeling pretty good after 2 periods tonight...Wings up 4-0....if they can hang on for 20 more minutes of play....Stanley Cup finals here we come!!! GO WINGS!!!!

salem2005

05-20-08, 02:17 AM

Salem sits nervously waiting with 7 minutes left as Dallas puts it all out there on the ice making a final go of it....

salem2005

05-20-08, 02:28 AM

Whew! Glad that's over! On to the Stanley Cup finals!!!! GO WINGS!!!

truffula

05-20-08, 02:32 AM

Congrats salem ( ;)) and the RED WINGS. :celebrate

Now we can get down to what should be an extremely entertaining Stanley Cup Final. :hyper:

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS -vs- DETROIT RED WINGS

Here we go..... :blinkie:

ETA - Saturday and Monday at 8pm on VS for games 1 and 2!!
Rest of Schedule - Game 3 Wed May 28, Game 4 Sat May 30, Game 5 (if necessary) Mon June 3, Game 6 (if necessary) Wed June 5, and Game 7 (if necessary) Sat June 7.
Games 1 and 2 are on VS, 3 and 4 on NBC, and the rest on VS (IIRC).

(I had to type that ETA very fast :p)

Winston Smith

05-20-08, 03:11 PM

So I'm watching the game at the bar last night (I don't have cable) and I'm ready to go because there's like 10 minutes left and the wings are up 4-zip. I ask the bartender for my tab and as soon as I do Dallas scores. What!!!!! Needless to say, I couldn't leave. I had to stay for another beer. I know that if I had left, dallas would have come back and won the game. I figured, if getting drunk was going to help my team, well, it's the least I could do :)

I can't wait for this series. Besides the fact that my team is in, it's going to be a great series. I predict it will go at least 6, maybe 7. Looks like the wings have home ice, but both these teams are tough at home and the road, so we'll see if that matters much. This is going to be good!!!

GO WINGS!!!!!

Dew

05-20-08, 08:13 PM

Aren't us superstitious fans something else Winston ;)

salem2005

05-20-08, 09:55 PM

Oh Winston, you absolutely did the right thing by sitting back down and watching the rest of the game...I would have been so upset with you if you left and they lost!!!!

salem2005

05-20-08, 10:05 PM

Congrats salem ( ;)) and the RED WINGS. :celebrate
Now we can get down to what should be an extremely entertaining Stanley Cup Final. :hyper:
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS -vs- DETROIT RED WINGS
Here we go..... :blinkie:
ETA - Saturday and Monday at 8pm on VS for games 1 and 2!!

Thanks Truff...I'm so fired up right now!!!! :hockey1:

And guess what???? I won't need to watch the game on Versus on Saturday because..............
I will be at Joe Louis Arena for game 1!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!! :celebrate

Okay, I have start practicing my chant now....

Let's go Red Wings :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:
Let's go Red Wings :clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

Dew

05-20-08, 10:07 PM

The Joe, Vernor's and a SCF game...heaven...I wish they sold Vernor's in NJ :(

salem2005

05-20-08, 10:29 PM

The Joe, Vernor's and a SCF game...heaven...I wish they sold Vernor's in NJ :(
I'll have a Vernor's for you Dew while I'm at the game!!!

jd_21

05-21-08, 02:03 AM

can't wait, this ought to be a great series. What a great contrast in styles. As much as I dislike the Red Wings, they have my utmost respect, and I truly hope this goes 7 games.

salem2005

05-21-08, 02:29 AM

can't wait, this ought to be a great series. What a great contrast in styles. As much as I dislike the Red Wings, they have my utmost respect, and I truly hope this goes 7 games.
Awwww, how can you dislike my dear sweet nice Red Wings??? :)

But I completely agree..I think it's going to be a great series and it wouldn't surprise me if it goes 7 games. They are both outstanding teams. The one thing the Wings have going for them is that many of the guys on the roster have been here before....whether people want to admit it or not...it does make a difference, esepcially in the first game and the first home game. Pittsburgh has a lot of young guys who haven't been here before...ask any pro hockey player and they will tell you, it's a whole different experience stepping into the Stanley Cup Finals. The nerves get to you, the crowd can get to you, and just the plain awe of being in the finals can get to you.

I can't wait for Game 1...it will be so awesome to be there!!! GO WINGS!

jd_21

05-21-08, 01:59 PM

Awwww, how can you dislike my dear sweet nice Red Wings??? :)

But I completely agree..I think it's going to be a great series and it wouldn't surprise me if it goes 7 games. They are both outstanding teams. The one thing the Wings have going for them is that many of the guys on the roster have been here before....whether people want to admit it or not...it does make a difference, esepcially in the first game and the first home game. Pittsburgh has a lot of young guys who haven't been here before...ask any pro hockey player and they will tell you, it's a whole different experience stepping into the Stanley Cup Finals. The nerves get to you, the crowd can get to you, and just the plain awe of being in the finals can get to you.

I can't wait for Game 1...it will be so awesome to be there!!! GO WINGS!

My main dislike is because they are so FRICKIN good! They play better team hockey than anyone out there, even the stars are team guys first. And you're absolutely right about the experience factor, big edge to the Wings there.

Have fun at the game, there's nothing in the world like a Cup finals game!