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NHL playoffs 2011 thread

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Went 7/8 in the first round with 3 series exactly right (winner + number of games).

Second round picks.

 
Congrats to Tampa Bay. They are the only team I could really root for in the East.

I'm hoping SJ puts a beat down on Detroit.
 
Detroit will be getting Zetterburg back. It's a one-two punch. Watch Mike roll Pavel and Henrik together, just to put the fear of God in the Sharks.


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Glad to see Stevie Y having success. Go Tampa!

As for SJ/Det, I think SJ has the advantage. They got enough rest to be fresh while the Wings got so much rest they will be rusty. Will probably take them a game or two just to get back into game shape and by then it will be too late.
 
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About time you made it.

My picks for the second round, went 7/8 in the first round:

1) Flyers over Bruins: "The Choke" is still too fresh, and Philly will euthanize Boston for the 2nd year in a row with Pronger back at full strength. Philly is no Montreal: they are just as good as Boston @5v5 and Boston's utter lack of PP goals will be their undoing.

2) Capitals over Bolts: Division rivals where Tampa couldn't beat a weaker Caps team earlier in the year, and I expect nothing to change. Caps are rested, Bolts are not. Neuvy is a better netminder than Rolo (although Rolo has been impressive as of late) and the #2 PK Caps will neutralize Tampa's PP just like NY. Carlson/Alzner will slow the Stamkos line, and the Caps are offensively dangerous on every line.

3) Canucks over Preds: A shame these two got seeded so early because IMO they're the best in the west. Canucks should pull it out, just too much talent and Vancouver's lower lines will be the deciding factor since Weber/Suter will slow down the Sedin's. Pekka Rinne is a wall, but he does have weaknesses which the Ducks figured out. A better team should be able to exploit Pekka in the same manner, and Luongo is just as good especially after getting the monkey off his back. The Preds need to exploit Vancouver's lack of rest in the early games to have a shot.

4) San Jose over Detroit: Niemi will have to outplay Howard (which I expect), but the key will be SJ staying out of the penalty box to tip a close matchup. @5v5, SJ is #5 whereas Detroit is #15, however Detroit is just as potent on the PP and both leave a lot to be desired on the PK. If Detroit can garner more PP's, they have a decent shot. If SJ gets more, it will be over, especially considering SJ allows almost a half a goal less per game than Detroit.
 
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I think TB is gonna get laced by the caps if they could barely beat a pens team without malkin and crosby.

My picks are:

Vancouver in 6
Detroit in 7
Washington in 4
Boston in 7
 
Detroit in 5. I just think this team is hungry. They are going to have to shake off a lot of rust, though. I think the kids are maturing at just the right time.

You can throw out all the regular season statistics you want, but Detroit just didn't seem to play well unless something got their attention.
 
Having Z back is huge. Whens the last time Zetterburg, Datsyuk, Franzen, were ALL back on the ice and healthy? It seems like forever.

Previous playoff series' with SJ have been plagued with penalties. I think the Wings are a lot more cool-handed this year and wont be drawn into penalties like SJ likes to do to them. Keep the hot heads like Abdelkadr under control and all will be ok.

If Howard stays solid, and all the lines are hustling and producing like they did against PHX, even a Sharks team at the top of their game can be beat.

Wings in 6.
 
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Went 7/8 in the first round with 3 series exactly right (winner + number of games).

Second round picks.

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I agree with all these picks. Though the Boston/Philly series will be a total toss up. I'd be surprised if it doesn't go to 7
 
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About time you made it.

My picks for the second round, went 7/8 in the first round:

1) Flyers over Bruins: "The Choke" is still too fresh, and Philly will euthanize Boston for the 2nd year in a row with Pronger back at full strength. Philly is no Montreal: they are just as good as Boston @5v5 and Boston's utter lack of PP goals will be their undoing.

2) Capitals over Bolts: Division rivals where Tampa couldn't beat a weaker Caps team earlier in the year, and I expect nothing to change. Caps are rested, Bolts are not. Neuvy is a better netminder than Rolo (although Rolo has been impressive as of late) and the #2 PK Caps will neutralize Tampa's PP just like NY. Carlson/Alzner will slow the Stamkos line, and the Caps are offensively dangerous on every line.

3) Canucks over Preds: A shame these two got seeded so early because IMO they're the best in the west. Canucks should pull it out, just too much talent and Vancouver's lower lines will be the deciding factor since Weber/Suter will slow down the Sedin's. Pekka Rinne is a wall, but he does have weaknesses which the Ducks figured out. A better team should be able to exploit Pekka in the same manner, and Luongo is just as good especially after getting the monkey off his back. The Preds need to exploit Vancouver's lack of rest in the early games to have a shot.

4) San Jose over Detroit: Niemi will have to outplay Howard (which I expect), but the key will be SJ staying out of the penalty box to tip a close matchup. @5v5, SJ is #5 whereas Detroit is #15, however Detroit is just as potent on the PP and both leave a lot to be desired on the PK. If Detroit can garner more PP's, they have a decent shot. If SJ gets more, it will be over, especially considering SJ allows almost a half a goal less per game than Detroit.
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These are all the correct picks.
 
SP33Demon said:
About time you made it.

My picks for the second round, went 7/8 in the first round:

1) Flyers over Bruins: "The Choke" is still too fresh, and Philly will euthanize Boston for the 2nd year in a row with Pronger back at full strength. Philly is no Montreal: they are just as good as Boston @5v5 and Boston's utter lack of PP goals will be their undoing.

2) Capitals over Bolts: Division rivals where Tampa couldn't beat a weaker Caps team earlier in the year, and I expect nothing to change. Caps are rested, Bolts are not. Neuvy is a better netminder than Rolo (although Rolo has been impressive as of late) and the #2 PK Caps will neutralize Tampa's PP just like NY. Carlson/Alzner will slow the Stamkos line, and the Caps are offensively dangerous on every line.

3) Canucks over Preds: A shame these two got seeded so early because IMO they're the best in the west. Canucks should pull it out, just too much talent and Vancouver's lower lines will be the deciding factor since Weber/Suter will slow down the Sedin's. Pekka Rinne is a wall, but he does have weaknesses which the Ducks figured out. A better team should be able to exploit Pekka in the same manner, and Luongo is just as good especially after getting the monkey off his back. The Preds need to exploit Vancouver's lack of rest in the early games to have a shot.

4) San Jose over Detroit: Niemi will have to outplay Howard (which I expect), but the key will be SJ staying out of the penalty box to tip a close matchup. @5v5, SJ is #5 whereas Detroit is #15, however Detroit is just as potent on the PP and both leave a lot to be desired on the PK. If Detroit can garner more PP's, they have a decent shot. If SJ gets more, it will be over, especially considering SJ allows almost a half a goal less per game than Detroit.
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Canucks barely survived, but they are good, and i have det over canucks

Philly sucked it up in goal, but they managed....

my caps destroyed the rangers...

Caps vs Canucks in final 🙂

wassup sp33d my brother
 
Preds have been completely dominated in the first period other than on the scoreboard. I guess that's all that counts but the numbers are not looking good otherwise at this point.
 
Fingolfin269 said:
Preds have been completely dominated in the first period other than on the scoreboard. I guess that's all that counts but the numbers are not looking good otherwise at this point.
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Meh, that was on boring game. I was hoping for more action on both sides of the puck, but yeah the Preds seemed tentative the whole game. The Canucks just outplayed them.
 
Well the good news for the Preds is that Rinne is playing well. If they can play hockey more like they did in the 3rd as opposed to the 1st then maybe the rest of the series will actually be interesting.
 
Canucks make a trade:

Vince Vaughn
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for Carrie Underwood
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🙂

[joke from the sportsnet guys]

Cheers,
Aquaman
 
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Wow. Two non calls in the Detroit/San Jose game. Plus some clock troubles on an icing. Just sayin'.


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Wings look like shit even though they're up 1-0.

They can't collect a pass if their life depended on it. They can't make a pass around someone.

They are going to look a lot better down the road.
 
Well, time for Niemi to show why he wasn't even worth keeping over Marty Turco.

I still can't believe that guy beat the Flyers to win the cup.
 
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