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Post by CentreHice on Apr 10, 2016 8:02:24 GMT -5
If you're going to follow the playoffs….
Who emerges from the East? The West? And who wins the Cup?
Supplementary question…who would you prefer to win it all?
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Post by Tankdriver on Apr 10, 2016 22:02:45 GMT -5
Kings vs Capitals. Ovie gets his cup.
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Post by PTH on Apr 10, 2016 23:18:58 GMT -5
I always find it hard to care for a full round after my team is out.
Generally, I'd go for a Canadian team (other than the Leafs and Sens), but there are none left...
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Post by blny on Apr 11, 2016 14:39:26 GMT -5
Caps always smell like an upset or first round loss waiting to happen. I think the Flyers have the antagonists and size to get the Caps off their game. "Ghost" is a real wild card. If the Flyers can goad the Caps into taking penalties as well, I think the Flyers PP makes life even more difficult.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 11, 2016 18:01:07 GMT -5
Flyers have played the Caps well this season. 2-2-0. Both wins coming in OT.
I'd prefer a team like Nashville to win it all…..just because it's not NY, LA, CHI…but that's not likely to happen.
Pittsburgh could continue to roll, especially once Malkin gets back.
I can see a Pitts-Chi Final….with the Hawks taking it again, (but only if Crawford returns to his stellar playoff self).
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Post by blny on Apr 11, 2016 18:23:07 GMT -5
Pitt played really well down the stretch but MAF is out with a concussion, and looks like Murray suffered one against the Flyers. If they have to ride Zatkoff long term, I don't like their chances.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 11, 2016 18:24:57 GMT -5
Pretty happy Boston is out ... just sayin' ... I'd like to say the Capitals, but they always seem to self-destruct ... the Senators would be in the playoffs if they had more of a defensive game ... the Canucks have to get younger ... not sure what went wrong in Calgary and Winnipeg ... the Leafs were last, much to the delight of many of their fans ... Edmonton was Edmonton and the Habs didn't have Carey Price ... I'm hoping Detroit knocks off Tampa ... the rest of the first round winners; Florida, Pittsburgh, Washington ... in the west: Dallas, Chicago, Anaheim and LA ... courtesy of Dis the Greek ...
Cheers.
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Post by blny on Apr 11, 2016 18:46:01 GMT -5
With Tampa's list of injured, they're ripe for it.
Calgary and Winnipeg had blip years last year. Flames are very young up front and I believe their goal tending took a step back this year. The Jets are run and gun without discipline.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 11, 2016 19:29:01 GMT -5
Yeah, forgot about the goalie trouble for the Pens....they're down to the third stringer at the moment.
Well, if Holtby stays hot, I see no reason why the Caps can't take the East.
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Post by seventeen on Apr 11, 2016 21:00:17 GMT -5
I'm hoping for St. Louis. Partly because they've lost some many rounds that they could have won. But really, it's mostly because they're not the Kings or the Hawks or the Caps or the Rangers or several other teams I don't like.
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Post by franko on Apr 13, 2016 8:05:13 GMT -5
I've got Washington over Anaheim in 6, though I don't know how much attention I'll pay to it all.
with 17, I'd love for the Blues to take it all . . .
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Apr 13, 2016 11:23:30 GMT -5
I'd like to know what the TV ratings are in Canada when this year's playoffs are all said and done ... as it is now, I don't have any intentions of actually watching any full games, but at the same time I won't be stewing all summer watching reruns of Ken Jennings winning streak on Jeopary  ... I'll try to take in portions of some games while I'm surfing but I won't put off any plans to watch them ... was thinking of starting a playoff pool but I'm just too busy ... Cheers. |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 13, 2016 15:06:47 GMT -5
I suppose I could get behind the Blues….home ice advantage facing the defending champs.
Plus, their fans have yet to experience a Cup celebration…
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Post by blny on Apr 13, 2016 18:26:59 GMT -5
Lightning's Kucherov with the first of the playoffs ... rocket snipe from the rw. Very Galchenyuk-esque.  Man, the Hawks game doesn't come on until 830cst. That's bloody late. I realize, with the Rangers game starting at 8est, that the NHL wants to stagger games, but Hawks fans on the east coast are gonna be tired tomorrow. |
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Post by blny on Apr 13, 2016 20:23:30 GMT -5
Interesting tidbits about Detroit, as they play a tight game with Tampa ... - They're the only team in the playoffs with a negative goal differential. Boston was plus ten, for example.
- They're the lowest scoring team in the playoffs with 211 regular season goals. Anaheim had 218.
- The only team in the playoffs with more goals against is Dallas (230), and Dallas led in goals for.
- Zetterberg led the team with 50 points.
- They had two 20 goal scorers (Larkin and Tatar). No one got to 25.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 13, 2016 22:28:38 GMT -5
Marc Staal's stick finds its way through his own goalie's mask….and scratches Lundqvist's cornea (most likely). Lundqvist finished the first period…giving up a 1-0 goal on the shift following the injury.
He didn't return for the second and third. Raanta….can't fault him…..but they lose 5-2.
Down at the other end, the third stringer, Zatkoff, gets the W. Played well.
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Post by blny on Apr 14, 2016 5:39:15 GMT -5
Marc Staal's stick finds its way through his own goalie's mask….and scratches Lundqvist's cornea (most likely). Lundqvist finished the first period…giving up a 1-0 goal on the shift following the injury. He didn't return for the second and third. Raanta….can't fault him…..but they lose 5-2. Down at the other end, the third stringer, Zatkoff, gets the W. Played well. Having scratched mine in my sleep more than once, I can appreciate how uncomfortable it is (if that is the injury and I agree with you in that it is the likely one). He did an amazing job to finish the period. There are drops that 'numb' the eye (the has no nerve endings so 'numbing' is a bit of a misnomer) and take away the sensation of the scratch (which feels like something in your eye, but worse. With some rest, and a days worth of drops the scratch should heal on its own quickly. He shouldn't have any trouble playing the next game. It's a one in a million play getting your stick in there. That eyelet shape has multiple designs in that goalies can specify the size of the opening. The bigger the opening, the less obstructed their view. |
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 14, 2016 8:41:27 GMT -5
There were only 48 seconds left in the first when the scratch occurred....he returned to the net after a few minutes of drops/maintenance at the bench....
The Pens made it 1-0 with 17 seconds left. He seemed very ticked at that goal. Wonder if he was angry with his D for not picking up the Penguin in the slot....or with himself for deciding to play the final 48 ticks somewhat compromised.
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Post by blny on Apr 14, 2016 8:57:23 GMT -5
There were only 48 seconds left in the first when the scratch occurred....he returned to the net after a few minutes of drops/maintenance at the bench.... The Pens made it 1-0 with 17 seconds left. He seemed very ticked at that goal. Wonder if he was angry with his D for not picking up the Penguin in the slot....or with himself for deciding to play the final 48 ticks somewhat compromised. Odds are he had the affected eye closed. I know for me that without drops anything but closed and zero eye movement is very uncomfortable. With drops, opening the eye just feels weird. |
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Post by blny on Apr 14, 2016 21:19:14 GMT -5
Watched some of the Flyers v Caps. Flyers took a lot of penalties and mustered little offense. The pk'ers will have a lot of bruises tomorrow. They blocked A LOT of shots. Coutourier left with an injury on a play I didn't see. It's been announced that he will miss at least the rest of the Caps series. That's a big loss for the Flyers.
As an aside, whoever does the play by play for the CSN Flyers feed is brutal. He couldn't have been less interested.
CNBC is doing the Islanders v Panthers. Tied at 3 after 2. Got quite chippy at the end of the second. Tavares with two points. Halak not available this series, so Greiss is playing. I'm watching a so-so quality feed, but there looks to be a lot of empty seats in Sunrise ...
Tavares goes beast mode, picks Campbell's pocket, feeds Okposo who roofs it quick. 4-3 Islanders.
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Post by blny on Apr 14, 2016 21:22:15 GMT -5
5-3 now on a lazy back check from the Panthers. Strome open in slot. Gallant gets surly when he sees mistakes lead to goals. Last two goals, the camera has gone to the Florida bench. Gerard there gritting his teeth lol.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 14, 2016 21:27:02 GMT -5
Coutourier left with an injury on a play I didn't see. It's been announced that he will miss at least the rest of the Caps series. That's a big loss for the Flyers. Ovechkin slammed him into the side boards.....Couturier got up holding his left arm down and close to his body....all the way to the bench and beyond. Looked like shoulder to me. |
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Post by blny on Apr 14, 2016 21:32:55 GMT -5
Coutourier left with an injury on a play I didn't see. It's been announced that he will miss at least the rest of the Caps series. That's a big loss for the Flyers. Ovechkin slammed him into the side boards.....Couturier got up holding his left arm down and close to his body....all the way to the bench and beyond. Looked like shoulder to me. Thanks CH. Just saw an attempt at lifting a stick get called slashing in Florida because the result was Campbell's stick disintegrating. Brutal call. Play happened at center ice along near side boards. Call came from ref on other side of ice, seeing the backs of the involved players, and in the Florida zone. Easily 100 feet away. That's a play where the linesman should be able to step in and just say, no. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2016 21:37:33 GMT -5
How did teams like Florida or Detroit get in? Florida can't keep up with all the goals they're giving up.
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Post by CentreHice on Apr 14, 2016 21:43:12 GMT -5
I imagine Game 7 OT Finals....the whistles have been put away since the 3rd period....then one of those stick-lift plays results in a broken stick....
Automatic 2.
Ridiculous.
Considering today's stick construction, that rule should be re-visited.
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Post by blny on Apr 14, 2016 21:58:10 GMT -5
Panthers won the Atlantic, so it shouldn't be a shock that they're in. The two teams have very similar records though. Panthers had two more wins and one less OTL. Panthers scored 7 more goals during the season and gave up 13 fewer. Both teams have size, and players that can lean on you, but that Panthers team excels at possession. They dominated in offensive zone face offs, and controlled the puck a lot. It will be something the Isles will have to work on. They badly outshot the Isles. Greiss made some good saves. Panthers were sloppy at times. Gallant will work to reign it in.
Re the 'slash' call ... it's just brutal. It's something I've discussed before. The mechanics of how the game is called need to be completely re-worked. I'm not going to say all four officials can call penalties, but I do believe a linesman should be able to over rule a poor call. So often, the ref further from the play makes a call and the ref right on top either misses a call, ignores, or deems it not a penalty. But, the other official calls it. It's a penalty. There's no chance to over rule, discuss, etc. They talk about players having to adjust to the speed of the game, well ...
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Post by seventeen on Apr 14, 2016 22:25:39 GMT -5
How did teams like Florida or Detroit get in? Florida can't keep up with all the goals they're giving up. It just shows how bad we were. You really have to take the end of the season games with a grain of salt. When teams get serious, you see how much more difficult the game becomes. We're a long way from being a contender. Price can probably get us into the playoffs, he's that good, but once there, the rest of the team will let us down. Improvement is definitely needed. |
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Post by seventeen on Apr 14, 2016 22:28:30 GMT -5
Re the 'slash' call ... it's just brutal. It's something I've discussed before. The mechanics of how the game is called need to be completely re-worked. I'm not going to say all four officials can call penalties, but I do believe a linesman should be able to over rule a poor call. So often, the ref further from the play makes a call and the ref right on top either misses a call, ignores, or deems it not a penalty. But, the other official calls it. It's a penalty. There's no chance to over rule, discuss, etc. They talk about players having to adjust to the speed of the game, well ... If someone did a thorough analysis of bad calls throughout the league, I think we'd find out most of the bad calls are being made by the official furthest from the play. Perhaps if they could just sort that out we wouldn't have the worst officiating in professional sports. It is that bad. I don't think Dave Jackson even saw that broken stick play. He just saw the stick and assumed there had to be a slash. It was a horrible call. |
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Post by seventeen on Apr 15, 2016 0:40:59 GMT -5
Just watched a chunk of the LA/San Jose game and it re-inforced how inexplicable the thinking is in the NHL. One of those two teams is going to be eliminated in the first round. Meanwhile one of Tampa or Detroit is getting through to the second round. How they decide matchups is so goofy that it's even hard to complain about it because it's too hard to understand. They're just geniuses in that NY head office. Geeze, a group of NY cab drivers could make better decisions.
Good game, btw, especially since the Sharks won.
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Post by franko on Apr 15, 2016 6:12:18 GMT -5
Re the 'slash' call ... it's just brutal. It's something I've discussed before. The mechanics of how the game is called need to be completely re-worked. I'm not going to say all four officials can call penalties, but I do believe a linesman should be able to over rule a poor call. So often, the ref further from the play makes a call and the ref right on top either misses a call, ignores, or deems it not a penalty. But, the other official calls it. It's a penalty. There's no chance to over rule, discuss, etc. They talk about players having to adjust to the speed of the game, well ... Perhaps if they could just sort that out we wouldn't have the worst officiating in professional sports. It is that bad. I don't think Dave Jackson even saw that broken stick play. He just saw the stick and assumed there had to be a slash. It was a horrible call. interesting that you would say that. this, from C'Mon Ref: Generally speaking, it is for this reason I would recommend for a referee located much farther away from any potential infraction should first defer to his partner that would appear to be focused on the play from a much closer proximity. These, along with other protocols should be discussed by all the officials prior to taking the ice. regarding a penalty that Fraser thinks shouldn't have been called in the Rags/Pens game. |
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... I'll try to take in portions of some games while I'm surfing but I won't put off any plans to watch them ... was thinking of starting a playoff pool but I'm just too busy ... 