Official 2009-2010 NHL thread.

[mugs]

How do you not call for a single upset? As a canadian I assume you actually watch hockey? Do you know when the last time the playoffs were that easy to predict? There is always at least one upset, guarenteed.

I will go with Yotes over Wings myself.

Detroit over Phoenix would be an upset.

I don't want to say what I think is the most likely upset in the east, because I want to be optimistic. I wouldn't mind it too much if the Capitals lost in the first round though...

 

[sandorski]

Haha, fair enough. I should know better than to look past the Kings. In fact, I really think Luongo is going to get gassed from all of that Olympic play and flame out. I'm eternally pessimistic when it comes to the Canucks.

KT

No Dude. Luongo is going to go Psycho and turn into a Puck stopping Machine. If for some reason he Fails, Raycroft has been Rock Solid and is fit to carry the Load if and when needed. Every other Team will spend so much time shutting down the Sedin Line that Kesler, Samuelson, Demitra, Wellwood, Raymond, and the Blueline will carry the Scoring.

It's a Lock People! Bet your Savings, your House, hell even your Wife and Kids on this simple fact, the Canucks have WON!!!

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[KeithTalent]

No Dude. Luongo is going to go Psycho and turn into a Puck stopping Machine. If for some reason he Fails, Raycroft has been Rock Solid and is fit to carry the Load if and when needed. Every other Team will spend so much time shutting down the Sedin Line that Kesler, Samuelson, Demitra, Wellwood, Raymond, and the Blueline will carry the Scoring.

It's a Lock People! Bet your Savings, your House, hell even your Wife and Kids on this simple fact, the Canucks have WON!!!

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well I hope so. I'll be watching, but I always watch with my hands over my eyes because it gets ugly sometimes and I can't bear to watch.

KT

 

[bignateyk]

I just hope the Wings go down.

If we get another Pens/Wings finals, I'm not watching hockey anymore.

I'm hoping for Pens vs. Blackhawks (since i'm a pens fan), but realistically I think it will be Washington vs Chicago.

 

[McWatt]

As of last week, the Pens had played the top two seeds in each conference a combined total of 12 times this year. They won 0 of those games. Take from that what you will.

 

[bignateyk]

As of last week, the Pens had played the top two seeds in each conference a combined total of 12 times this year. They won 0 of those games. Take from that what you will.

Yeah. NJ is 6 of those though, and philly is gonna take them out for us. We always play close games with washington, so I think we could at least make a series out of that one.

 

[AMDZen]

Detroit over Phoenix would be an upset.

I don't want to say what I think is the most likely upset in the east, because I want to be optimistic. I wouldn't mind it too much if the Capitals lost in the first round though...

OHHH No, the Yotes at 4 and the Wings at 5 doesn't mean a damn thing. Anyone who knows anything about hockey wouldn't make this argument. If the Yotes win, it will be a big upset.

 

[rcpratt]

The Wings winning would not be an upset whatsoever. They are easily one of the three best teams in the West right now, maybe the best.

 

[KeithTalent]

The Wings winning would not be an upset whatsoever. They are easily one of the three best teams in the West right now, maybe the best.

Yep, I'm very happy they moved up so the Canucks did not have to play them in the first round. Very scary and they always seem to own the 'nucks in the playoffs.

KT

 

[mugs]

OHHH No, the Yotes at 4 and the Wings at 5 doesn't mean a damn thing. Anyone who knows anything about hockey wouldn't make this argument. If the Yotes win, it will be a big upset.

I don't really pay much attention to the western conference, I just knew the Coyotes have been playing really well, especially at the end of the season. My mistake.

 

[dbk]

San Jose < Colorado (I just don't like the Sharks)
Chicago > Nashville
Vancouver < LA
Detroit > Phoenix

Washington > Montreal
NJ > Philadelphia (be careful, Devils!)
Buffalo > Boston
Pittsburgh > Ottawa

 

[Blackjack200]

San Jose < Colorado (I just don't like the Sharks)

I'm sorry, I like Colorado, but if SJ loses in the first round this year, they need to completely blow that team up.

 

[meltdown75]

San Jose < Colorado - picking sharks in 6 due to overall depth and goaltending
Chicago > Nashville - Hawks to overwhelm the Preds in 5
Vancouver < LA - the Canucks survive a 7-game scare in round 1 and are beaten in round 2
Detroit > Phoenix - Wings in 6, end then i predict they will roll all the way to the finals behind the stellar play of Jimmy Howard

Washington > Montreal - Caps in 5... i predict two games will go to OT though
NJ > Philadelphia (be careful, Devils!) - Devils in 5, Parise FTW
Buffalo > Boston - sleeper upset... ??? Bruins in 7
Pittsburgh > Ottawa - 0_0 WHAT... i predict either Crosby or Malkin will get injured (maybe even play injured)... and the Pens suffer a 1st round exit

 

[oogabooga]

Sharks are expected to beat Colorado, even considering their playoff record.

I'm hesitant to make predictions since I have no idea which Sharks team will show up. Hopefully the one that can win games and not the one with no answer as to why they lost. =\

I hate the playoffs so much now, this used to be fun

The Wings winning would not be an upset whatsoever. They are easily one of the three best teams in the West right now, maybe the best.

Yea, it'd only be an upset in terms of playoff seed numbering. The Wings have ended the season on fire and went from "lol the wings aren't going to make the playoffs" to "fuck, they better not be playing my team"

Dunno about the best, not cause the wings aren't good enough but cause that's harder to nail down in the west. (unlike the east...)

 

[KeithTalent]

Just got the first pick in my playoff pool! :awe:

Now, to decide who to pick. Do I think the Caps will go far? :hmm:

KT

 

[Elganja]

Just got the first pick in my playoff pool! :awe:

Now, to decide who to pick. Do I think the Caps will go far? :hmm:

KT

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=525286&cmpid=rss-bonanno

take it for what ever it's worth... i'm hoping for a long playoff run for the caps this year, i'll be at every home game (season tickets)

 

[KeithTalent]

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=525286&cmpid=rss-bonanno

take it for what ever it's worth... i'm hoping for a long playoff run for the caps this year, i'll be at every home game (season tickets)

Nice, enjoy! I'm trying to weasel some tickets from the big wigs here, but we'll see. :sneaky:

KT

 

[sjwaste]

I'm completely pissed off that NJ - PHI won't get any national coverage in the US. Mind you, I have Center Ice and a Slingbox, but that means I don't get to watch in HD.

I realize that NJ gets poor attendance and ratings, but the Flyers draw an audience. This has to be a better series than anything involving Ottawa (in the US market).

 

[mugs]

I'm completely pissed off that NJ - PHI won't get any national coverage in the US. Mind you, I have Center Ice and a Slingbox, but that means I don't get to watch in HD.

I realize that NJ gets poor attendance and ratings, but the Flyers draw an audience. This has to be a better series than anything involving Ottawa (in the US market).

On one hand I'd rather watch the games on MSG than Versus, but on the other hand Doc Emrick will probably be calling games for Versus... which leaves us with Steve Cangialosi. I'd rather have Doc.

Devils have sold out nearly every game since trading for Kovalchuk.

 

[murphy55d]

I just can't see Chicago going far with that goaltending. Honestly, the same goes for the Capitals.

 

[n7]

w00t!

Oilers retaining their 1st draft pick overall.

 

[n7]

How do you not call for a single upset? As a canadian I assume you actually watch hockey? Do you know when the last time the playoffs were that easy to predict? There is always at least one upset, guarenteed.

I will go with Yotes over Wings myself.

LOL yes, i watch hockey.

I simply posted my predictions.

I'd like to see yours, not just you telling me how i'm going to be wrong w/o offering your own predictions

 

[sjwaste]

On one hand I'd rather watch the games on MSG than Versus, but on the other hand Doc Emrick will probably be calling games for Versus... which leaves us with Steve Cangialosi. I'd rather have Doc.

Devils have sold out nearly every game since trading for Kovalchuk.

I'm a Flyers fan in DC, so I'm somewhat out of luck. If I were still back up in NJ, I'd be able to watch on CSN and I like the homer announcers. Even Coatesy, even though he's always yelling.

I'll get to watch on CI, so it'll probably be the MSG feed, or over my Slingbox - low quality also, but CSN.

Should be a good series. IMO, it should be the best series in the first round, at least in the East. That's why I'm shocked it's getting no coverage.

 

[bignateyk]

I'm completely pissed off that NJ - PHI won't get any national coverage in the US. Mind you, I have Center Ice and a Slingbox, but that means I don't get to watch in HD.

I realize that NJ gets poor attendance and ratings, but the Flyers draw an audience. This has to be a better series than anything involving Ottawa (in the US market).

NJ plays a rather boring style of hockey. That might have something to do with it.

 

[sjwaste]

NJ plays a rather boring style of hockey. That might have something to do with it.

NJ plays great hockey, and I hate them as a fan of a rival team. Other than Brodeur, the team doesn't have any true stars, so everything they win, they've done by grinding. It's a different brand of hockey, but if I'm not watching the Flyers, there are few teams I'd want to watch more than NJ. Maybe the Caps and Wings.

The NHL is going down the toilet fast, and a big contributing factor is the inconsistent officiating, the amount of dives that some of the primadonna players get away with (especially the Europeans), phantom calls when those aforementioned types of players get sneezed on, etc. Philly, Washington, Detroit, and NJ still play real hockey. Beyond that, I could give a shit, but I rant...

Former greats like Stevens, Hatcher, etc on the blue line are what the league needs. Not more "puck moving" defensemen and forwards that don't want to grind it out. I'd rather see a guy like Knuble dig one out in the paint and put it in the net than a Crosby or even a Jeff Carter glide around and eventually lose the puck, fall, and somehow draw a hooking call that never happened.

I'm not saying I want a return to the clutch and grab and the neutral zone trap, but right now you can't even go near certain players without getting called for something. NJ-PHI will be better hockey than PIT-OTT and BUF-BOS, but few will see it.

Ah well, as a whole, only a few (relatively) will even watch the NHL anymore, so the argument is probably moot.