***OFFICIAL*** NHL thread *confirmed*

[Aquaman]

Way to go Ducks 🙂

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[oogabooga]

poor flames didn't even really seem to showup for game 7 🙁

 

[JujuFish]

Top 4 seeds in the East move on, bottom 4 in the West move on.

 

[maddogchen]

Go Sharks! You can do it! Home ice all until the finals.

Go Sharkies!

 

[oogabooga]

Originally posted by: maddogchen
Go Sharks! You can do it! Home ice all until the finals.

Go Sharkies!

So wierd, home ice advantage for the fifth seed team 😛

I mean, Go sharks go!

 

[Tommouse]

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Correction: the NHL itself may never see another player like Stevie Y again! Great player, and an even better guy. Yzerman is one of my all-time favourites, and Spezza who is one of my favourite young guns also idolizes Yzerman.

Heard a lot today about the Wings - no one gave the Oilers any credit whatsoever. It was all the Wings underachieving, said the Wing fans. All about Legace letting in weak goals, and all about not enough offense from the steady producers.

All I have to say is HOW BOUT THEM OILERS?! geesh.

Anyhoo... now that I have fully savoured the moment (and put my clothes back on 😛 ) - it's time to think... who's next?

Well, since I'd rather see the Oilers and Flames in the conference final instead of the conference semi, I'd like to swim with the Sharks for a while. You gotta admit - when you take out the "best team in hockey" in the first round, I think you're pretty much ready for anything. Although, I do feel that the Sharks are going to be super tough. Maybe even super tough to the point where it will be hard to get a win. But consider this...

- Nashville was small, SJ absolutely manhandled them
- Oilers D is much MUCH tougher than Nashville's (imho) - Super Joe might have issues with Pronger and Smith, among others
- Thornton could spend more time in the box because he won't like the way the Oilers D doesn't collapse like Nashville's
- Roli vs. Chris Mason

I just don't think that the Preds were a decent first round test for the Sharks.

But we're getting way ahead of ourselves here 🙂

John, who would you rather play? Any preference?

edit: w00t 1400th post in this thread 😉

Well, at this point, it's going to be either Colorado, if the Ducks lose tomorrow, or Edmonton, if the Ducks win. That's a hard decision and either team is going to bring a tough series. The Sharks can usually hold their own against the Avalanche, but that was against either Aebiescher or Budaj, and I'm not sure how we'd look against Theodore. Rollie has a huge momentum boost after stopping the Wings, so it's really hard to say who I'd rather face.

Anyways, you gotta remember that Super Joe was NOT a factor in our victory against Nashville. Nashville put their best line against the Thornton line, but it was actually Marleau's line that stepped up and got the job done. Both Colorado and Edmonton will have their work cut out since we do have (IMO) the best 1-2 offensive punch in the NHL.

Super Joe, as in Joe Thorton? When did he get dubbed this? Joe Sakic has been "Super Joe" for as long as I have followed hockey. When he was in Boston I never heard him refered to as that either. Perhaps I'm just dense or more name ripping-off is going on. Like LaDainian Tomlinson being called LT in the NFL.

This rounds predictions:
East
NJ over CA in 6
Sens over Buf in 7
West
Avs over Duckies in 6
Sharks over Oil in 6

 

[JujuFish]

The remaining East teams are a collective 8-2-2 against the remaining West teams.

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: Tommouse

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Correction: the NHL itself may never see another player like Stevie Y again! Great player, and an even better guy. Yzerman is one of my all-time favourites, and Spezza who is one of my favourite young guns also idolizes Yzerman.

Heard a lot today about the Wings - no one gave the Oilers any credit whatsoever. It was all the Wings underachieving, said the Wing fans. All about Legace letting in weak goals, and all about not enough offense from the steady producers.

All I have to say is HOW BOUT THEM OILERS?! geesh.

Anyhoo... now that I have fully savoured the moment (and put my clothes back on 😛 ) - it's time to think... who's next?

Well, since I'd rather see the Oilers and Flames in the conference final instead of the conference semi, I'd like to swim with the Sharks for a while. You gotta admit - when you take out the "best team in hockey" in the first round, I think you're pretty much ready for anything. Although, I do feel that the Sharks are going to be super tough. Maybe even super tough to the point where it will be hard to get a win. But consider this...

- Nashville was small, SJ absolutely manhandled them
- Oilers D is much MUCH tougher than Nashville's (imho) - Super Joe might have issues with Pronger and Smith, among others
- Thornton could spend more time in the box because he won't like the way the Oilers D doesn't collapse like Nashville's
- Roli vs. Chris Mason

I just don't think that the Preds were a decent first round test for the Sharks.

But we're getting way ahead of ourselves here 🙂

John, who would you rather play? Any preference?

edit: w00t 1400th post in this thread 😉

Well, at this point, it's going to be either Colorado, if the Ducks lose tomorrow, or Edmonton, if the Ducks win. That's a hard decision and either team is going to bring a tough series. The Sharks can usually hold their own against the Avalanche, but that was against either Aebiescher or Budaj, and I'm not sure how we'd look against Theodore. Rollie has a huge momentum boost after stopping the Wings, so it's really hard to say who I'd rather face.

Anyways, you gotta remember that Super Joe was NOT a factor in our victory against Nashville. Nashville put their best line against the Thornton line, but it was actually Marleau's line that stepped up and got the job done. Both Colorado and Edmonton will have their work cut out since we do have (IMO) the best 1-2 offensive punch in the NHL.

Super Joe, as in Joe Thorton? When did he get dubbed this? Joe Sakic has been "Super Joe" for as long as I have followed hockey. When he was in Boston I never heard him refered to as that either. Perhaps I'm just dense or more name ripping-off is going on. Like LaDainian Tomlinson being called LT in the NFL.

This rounds predictions:
East
NJ over CA in 6
Sens over Buf in 7
West
Avs over Duckies in 6
Sharks over Oil in 6

Eh, that's what the announcers call him here and it stuck on me, I guess. I've never heard of Sakic being called Super Joe either, so there! 😛

 

[Firsttime]

Should be a good series against the Sabers. I bet they will have a tough time scoring against my Sens though. They have no stars just good depth which my team is lucky enough to have on the blueline plus stars and depth up front. I am going to say Sens in 5.

 

[JujuFish]

Originally posted by: Firsttime
Should be a good series against the Sabers. I bet they will have a tough time scoring against my Sens though. They have no stars just good depth which my team is lucky enough to have on the blueline plus stars and depth up front. I am going to say Sens in 5.

With Emery in net, it's only a matter of time. He's much weaker than people are lead to believe because of the awesome defense in front of him. Buffalo in 7.

 

[maddogchen]

For some reason I thought that if Anaheim won, Sharks play Colorado...weird. Damn I wanted Colorado.

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: JujuFish

Originally posted by: Firsttime
Should be a good series against the Sabers. I bet they will have a tough time scoring against my Sens though. They have no stars just good depth which my team is lucky enough to have on the blueline plus stars and depth up front. I am going to say Sens in 5.

With Emery in net, it's only a matter of time. He's much weaker than people are lead to believe because of the awesome defense in front of him. Buffalo in 7.

I agree. Buffalo will take out the Senators.

I also predict Sharks over the Oil in 6, Devils over Canes in 7, and Ducks over Avs in 6. 🙂

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: Tommouse

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Correction: the NHL itself may never see another player like Stevie Y again! Great player, and an even better guy. Yzerman is one of my all-time favourites, and Spezza who is one of my favourite young guns also idolizes Yzerman.

Heard a lot today about the Wings - no one gave the Oilers any credit whatsoever. It was all the Wings underachieving, said the Wing fans. All about Legace letting in weak goals, and all about not enough offense from the steady producers.

All I have to say is HOW BOUT THEM OILERS?! geesh.

Anyhoo... now that I have fully savoured the moment (and put my clothes back on 😛 ) - it's time to think... who's next?

Well, since I'd rather see the Oilers and Flames in the conference final instead of the conference semi, I'd like to swim with the Sharks for a while. You gotta admit - when you take out the "best team in hockey" in the first round, I think you're pretty much ready for anything. Although, I do feel that the Sharks are going to be super tough. Maybe even super tough to the point where it will be hard to get a win. But consider this...

- Nashville was small, SJ absolutely manhandled them
- Oilers D is much MUCH tougher than Nashville's (imho) - Super Joe might have issues with Pronger and Smith, among others
- Thornton could spend more time in the box because he won't like the way the Oilers D doesn't collapse like Nashville's
- Roli vs. Chris Mason

I just don't think that the Preds were a decent first round test for the Sharks.

But we're getting way ahead of ourselves here 🙂

John, who would you rather play? Any preference?

edit: w00t 1400th post in this thread 😉

Well, at this point, it's going to be either Colorado, if the Ducks lose tomorrow, or Edmonton, if the Ducks win. That's a hard decision and either team is going to bring a tough series. The Sharks can usually hold their own against the Avalanche, but that was against either Aebiescher or Budaj, and I'm not sure how we'd look against Theodore. Rollie has a huge momentum boost after stopping the Wings, so it's really hard to say who I'd rather face.

Anyways, you gotta remember that Super Joe was NOT a factor in our victory against Nashville. Nashville put their best line against the Thornton line, but it was actually Marleau's line that stepped up and got the job done. Both Colorado and Edmonton will have their work cut out since we do have (IMO) the best 1-2 offensive punch in the NHL.

Super Joe, as in Joe Thorton? When did he get dubbed this? Joe Sakic has been "Super Joe" for as long as I have followed hockey. When he was in Boston I never heard him refered to as that either. Perhaps I'm just dense or more name ripping-off is going on. Like LaDainian Tomlinson being called LT in the NFL.

This rounds predictions:
East
NJ over CA in 6
Sens over Buf in 7
West
Avs over Duckies in 6
Sharks over Oil in 6

Eh, that's what the announcers call him here and it stuck on me, I guess. I've never heard of Sakic being called Super Joe either, so there! 😛

Yes, Sakic has always been Super Joe. Obviously your announcers stole that, Joe Thornton was never called that - rip off.

BTW I agree will all of your pics except I think the Oilers might have a shot at beating the Sharks. We'll see

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: Tommouse

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Correction: the NHL itself may never see another player like Stevie Y again! Great player, and an even better guy. Yzerman is one of my all-time favourites, and Spezza who is one of my favourite young guns also idolizes Yzerman.

Heard a lot today about the Wings - no one gave the Oilers any credit whatsoever. It was all the Wings underachieving, said the Wing fans. All about Legace letting in weak goals, and all about not enough offense from the steady producers.

All I have to say is HOW BOUT THEM OILERS?! geesh.

Anyhoo... now that I have fully savoured the moment (and put my clothes back on 😛 ) - it's time to think... who's next?

Well, since I'd rather see the Oilers and Flames in the conference final instead of the conference semi, I'd like to swim with the Sharks for a while. You gotta admit - when you take out the "best team in hockey" in the first round, I think you're pretty much ready for anything. Although, I do feel that the Sharks are going to be super tough. Maybe even super tough to the point where it will be hard to get a win. But consider this...

- Nashville was small, SJ absolutely manhandled them
- Oilers D is much MUCH tougher than Nashville's (imho) - Super Joe might have issues with Pronger and Smith, among others
- Thornton could spend more time in the box because he won't like the way the Oilers D doesn't collapse like Nashville's
- Roli vs. Chris Mason

I just don't think that the Preds were a decent first round test for the Sharks.

But we're getting way ahead of ourselves here 🙂

John, who would you rather play? Any preference?

edit: w00t 1400th post in this thread 😉

Well, at this point, it's going to be either Colorado, if the Ducks lose tomorrow, or Edmonton, if the Ducks win. That's a hard decision and either team is going to bring a tough series. The Sharks can usually hold their own against the Avalanche, but that was against either Aebiescher or Budaj, and I'm not sure how we'd look against Theodore. Rollie has a huge momentum boost after stopping the Wings, so it's really hard to say who I'd rather face.

Anyways, you gotta remember that Super Joe was NOT a factor in our victory against Nashville. Nashville put their best line against the Thornton line, but it was actually Marleau's line that stepped up and got the job done. Both Colorado and Edmonton will have their work cut out since we do have (IMO) the best 1-2 offensive punch in the NHL.

Super Joe, as in Joe Thorton? When did he get dubbed this? Joe Sakic has been "Super Joe" for as long as I have followed hockey. When he was in Boston I never heard him refered to as that either. Perhaps I'm just dense or more name ripping-off is going on. Like LaDainian Tomlinson being called LT in the NFL.

This rounds predictions:
East
NJ over CA in 6
Sens over Buf in 7
West
Avs over Duckies in 6
Sharks over Oil in 6

Eh, that's what the announcers call him here and it stuck on me, I guess. I've never heard of Sakic being called Super Joe either, so there! 😛

Yes, Sakic has always been Super Joe. Obviously your announcers stole that, Joe Thornton was never called that - rip off.

BTW I agree will all of your pics except I think the Oilers might have a shot at beating the Sharks. We'll see

Meh, different players have nicknames in their own respective cities so it's not a big deal. Thornton was more super this year than Sakic was anyways! 😉

I think the Oilers can very well take the Sharks too. I think this series will be the best among the remaining four. I think that if we beat Edmonton, we can easily take out whoever wins from the Ducks/Avs series to go to the Cup finals.

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: Tommouse

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Correction: the NHL itself may never see another player like Stevie Y again! Great player, and an even better guy. Yzerman is one of my all-time favourites, and Spezza who is one of my favourite young guns also idolizes Yzerman.

Heard a lot today about the Wings - no one gave the Oilers any credit whatsoever. It was all the Wings underachieving, said the Wing fans. All about Legace letting in weak goals, and all about not enough offense from the steady producers.

All I have to say is HOW BOUT THEM OILERS?! geesh.

Anyhoo... now that I have fully savoured the moment (and put my clothes back on 😛 ) - it's time to think... who's next?

Well, since I'd rather see the Oilers and Flames in the conference final instead of the conference semi, I'd like to swim with the Sharks for a while. You gotta admit - when you take out the "best team in hockey" in the first round, I think you're pretty much ready for anything. Although, I do feel that the Sharks are going to be super tough. Maybe even super tough to the point where it will be hard to get a win. But consider this...

- Nashville was small, SJ absolutely manhandled them
- Oilers D is much MUCH tougher than Nashville's (imho) - Super Joe might have issues with Pronger and Smith, among others
- Thornton could spend more time in the box because he won't like the way the Oilers D doesn't collapse like Nashville's
- Roli vs. Chris Mason

I just don't think that the Preds were a decent first round test for the Sharks.

But we're getting way ahead of ourselves here 🙂

John, who would you rather play? Any preference?

edit: w00t 1400th post in this thread 😉

Well, at this point, it's going to be either Colorado, if the Ducks lose tomorrow, or Edmonton, if the Ducks win. That's a hard decision and either team is going to bring a tough series. The Sharks can usually hold their own against the Avalanche, but that was against either Aebiescher or Budaj, and I'm not sure how we'd look against Theodore. Rollie has a huge momentum boost after stopping the Wings, so it's really hard to say who I'd rather face.

Anyways, you gotta remember that Super Joe was NOT a factor in our victory against Nashville. Nashville put their best line against the Thornton line, but it was actually Marleau's line that stepped up and got the job done. Both Colorado and Edmonton will have their work cut out since we do have (IMO) the best 1-2 offensive punch in the NHL.

Super Joe, as in Joe Thorton? When did he get dubbed this? Joe Sakic has been "Super Joe" for as long as I have followed hockey. When he was in Boston I never heard him refered to as that either. Perhaps I'm just dense or more name ripping-off is going on. Like LaDainian Tomlinson being called LT in the NFL.

This rounds predictions:
East
NJ over CA in 6
Sens over Buf in 7
West
Avs over Duckies in 6
Sharks over Oil in 6

Eh, that's what the announcers call him here and it stuck on me, I guess. I've never heard of Sakic being called Super Joe either, so there! 😛

Yes, Sakic has always been Super Joe. Obviously your announcers stole that, Joe Thornton was never called that - rip off.

BTW I agree will all of your pics except I think the Oilers might have a shot at beating the Sharks. We'll see

Meh, different players have nicknames in their own respective cities so it's not a big deal. Thornton was more super this year than Sakic was anyways! 😉

I think the Oilers can very well take the Sharks too. I think this series will be the best among the remaining four. I think that if we beat Edmonton, we can easily take out whoever wins from the Ducks/Avs series to go to the Cup finals.

Avs vs Sharks/Edm for Western Conference finals

I think the Avs will go all the way. Theodore keeps getting better with every game, and will be the deciding factor. Avs vs Sens for the Cup

 

[AMDZen]

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: Tommouse

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Correction: the NHL itself may never see another player like Stevie Y again! Great player, and an even better guy. Yzerman is one of my all-time favourites, and Spezza who is one of my favourite young guns also idolizes Yzerman.

Heard a lot today about the Wings - no one gave the Oilers any credit whatsoever. It was all the Wings underachieving, said the Wing fans. All about Legace letting in weak goals, and all about not enough offense from the steady producers.

All I have to say is HOW BOUT THEM OILERS?! geesh.

Anyhoo... now that I have fully savoured the moment (and put my clothes back on 😛 ) - it's time to think... who's next?

Well, since I'd rather see the Oilers and Flames in the conference final instead of the conference semi, I'd like to swim with the Sharks for a while. You gotta admit - when you take out the "best team in hockey" in the first round, I think you're pretty much ready for anything. Although, I do feel that the Sharks are going to be super tough. Maybe even super tough to the point where it will be hard to get a win. But consider this...

- Nashville was small, SJ absolutely manhandled them
- Oilers D is much MUCH tougher than Nashville's (imho) - Super Joe might have issues with Pronger and Smith, among others
- Thornton could spend more time in the box because he won't like the way the Oilers D doesn't collapse like Nashville's
- Roli vs. Chris Mason

I just don't think that the Preds were a decent first round test for the Sharks.

But we're getting way ahead of ourselves here 🙂

John, who would you rather play? Any preference?

edit: w00t 1400th post in this thread 😉

Well, at this point, it's going to be either Colorado, if the Ducks lose tomorrow, or Edmonton, if the Ducks win. That's a hard decision and either team is going to bring a tough series. The Sharks can usually hold their own against the Avalanche, but that was against either Aebiescher or Budaj, and I'm not sure how we'd look against Theodore. Rollie has a huge momentum boost after stopping the Wings, so it's really hard to say who I'd rather face.

Anyways, you gotta remember that Super Joe was NOT a factor in our victory against Nashville. Nashville put their best line against the Thornton line, but it was actually Marleau's line that stepped up and got the job done. Both Colorado and Edmonton will have their work cut out since we do have (IMO) the best 1-2 offensive punch in the NHL.

Super Joe, as in Joe Thorton? When did he get dubbed this? Joe Sakic has been "Super Joe" for as long as I have followed hockey. When he was in Boston I never heard him refered to as that either. Perhaps I'm just dense or more name ripping-off is going on. Like LaDainian Tomlinson being called LT in the NFL.

This rounds predictions:
East
NJ over CA in 6
Sens over Buf in 7
West
Avs over Duckies in 6
Sharks over Oil in 6

Eh, that's what the announcers call him here and it stuck on me, I guess. I've never heard of Sakic being called Super Joe either, so there! 😛

Yes, Sakic has always been Super Joe. Obviously your announcers stole that, Joe Thornton was never called that - rip off.

BTW I agree will all of your pics except I think the Oilers might have a shot at beating the Sharks. We'll see

Meh, different players have nicknames in their own respective cities so it's not a big deal. Thornton was more super this year than Sakic was anyways! 😉

I think the Oilers can very well take the Sharks too. I think this series will be the best among the remaining four. I think that if we beat Edmonton, we can easily take out whoever wins from the Ducks/Avs series to go to the Cup finals.

Oh and BTW

I've been watching hockey long enough to know what I'm talking about. Sakic has been playing in the NHL since 88 when he was with the Nordiques. Which was where he got this Nickname, maybe 3-4 years into his career. Joe Thornton has been in the league since 1995.

As I said. If your announcers in SJ are calling Thornton "Super Joe" they stole it. Period.

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: Tommouse

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Correction: the NHL itself may never see another player like Stevie Y again! Great player, and an even better guy. Yzerman is one of my all-time favourites, and Spezza who is one of my favourite young guns also idolizes Yzerman.

Heard a lot today about the Wings - no one gave the Oilers any credit whatsoever. It was all the Wings underachieving, said the Wing fans. All about Legace letting in weak goals, and all about not enough offense from the steady producers.

All I have to say is HOW BOUT THEM OILERS?! geesh.

Anyhoo... now that I have fully savoured the moment (and put my clothes back on 😛 ) - it's time to think... who's next?

Well, since I'd rather see the Oilers and Flames in the conference final instead of the conference semi, I'd like to swim with the Sharks for a while. You gotta admit - when you take out the "best team in hockey" in the first round, I think you're pretty much ready for anything. Although, I do feel that the Sharks are going to be super tough. Maybe even super tough to the point where it will be hard to get a win. But consider this...

- Nashville was small, SJ absolutely manhandled them
- Oilers D is much MUCH tougher than Nashville's (imho) - Super Joe might have issues with Pronger and Smith, among others
- Thornton could spend more time in the box because he won't like the way the Oilers D doesn't collapse like Nashville's
- Roli vs. Chris Mason

I just don't think that the Preds were a decent first round test for the Sharks.

But we're getting way ahead of ourselves here 🙂

John, who would you rather play? Any preference?

edit: w00t 1400th post in this thread 😉

Well, at this point, it's going to be either Colorado, if the Ducks lose tomorrow, or Edmonton, if the Ducks win. That's a hard decision and either team is going to bring a tough series. The Sharks can usually hold their own against the Avalanche, but that was against either Aebiescher or Budaj, and I'm not sure how we'd look against Theodore. Rollie has a huge momentum boost after stopping the Wings, so it's really hard to say who I'd rather face.

Anyways, you gotta remember that Super Joe was NOT a factor in our victory against Nashville. Nashville put their best line against the Thornton line, but it was actually Marleau's line that stepped up and got the job done. Both Colorado and Edmonton will have their work cut out since we do have (IMO) the best 1-2 offensive punch in the NHL.

Super Joe, as in Joe Thorton? When did he get dubbed this? Joe Sakic has been "Super Joe" for as long as I have followed hockey. When he was in Boston I never heard him refered to as that either. Perhaps I'm just dense or more name ripping-off is going on. Like LaDainian Tomlinson being called LT in the NFL.

This rounds predictions:
East
NJ over CA in 6
Sens over Buf in 7
West
Avs over Duckies in 6
Sharks over Oil in 6

Eh, that's what the announcers call him here and it stuck on me, I guess. I've never heard of Sakic being called Super Joe either, so there! 😛

Yes, Sakic has always been Super Joe. Obviously your announcers stole that, Joe Thornton was never called that - rip off.

BTW I agree will all of your pics except I think the Oilers might have a shot at beating the Sharks. We'll see

Meh, different players have nicknames in their own respective cities so it's not a big deal. Thornton was more super this year than Sakic was anyways! 😉

I think the Oilers can very well take the Sharks too. I think this series will be the best among the remaining four. I think that if we beat Edmonton, we can easily take out whoever wins from the Ducks/Avs series to go to the Cup finals.

Oh and BTW

I've been watching hockey long enough to know what I'm talking about. Sakic has been playing in the NHL since 88 when he was with the Nordiques. Which was where he got this Nickname, maybe 3-4 years into his career. Joe Thornton has been in the league since 1995.

As I said. If your announcers in SJ are calling Thornton "Super Joe" they stole it. Period.

It's cool, dude. I never said I disagreed. I'm not even sure if the announcers were the ones calling Thornton Super Joe. I heard it somewhere and it stuck with me. No bid deal. 🙂

 

[Aquaman]

If the nesting quotes don't stop........ I will pull out the voodoo dolls for your teams and start the hurting 😛 😉

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: Aquaman
If the nesting quotes don't stop........ I will pull out the voodoo dolls for your teams and start the hurting 😛 😉

Cheers,
Aquaman

Bitter that your boys have an early summer vacation?? 😀

Oh snap!! 😉

 

[Aquaman]

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: Aquaman
If the nesting quotes don't stop........ I will pull out the voodoo dolls for your teams and start the hurting 😛 😉

Cheers,
Aquaman

Bitter that your boys have an early summer vacation?? 😀

Oh snap!! 😉

No.......... reading all the nested quotes make me want to diaf :Q 😕 😛

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: Aquaman

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: Aquaman
If the nesting quotes don't stop........ I will pull out the voodoo dolls for your teams and start the hurting 😛 😉

Cheers,
Aquaman

Bitter that your boys have an early summer vacation?? 😀

Oh snap!! 😉

No.......... reading all the nested quotes make me want to diaf :Q 😕 😛

Cheers,
Aquaman

:laugh:

Anyways, back on topic. Who are your picks for the semifinals, Aquaman?

 

[SSP]

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: AMDZen

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: Tommouse

Originally posted by: JohnAn2112

Originally posted by: meltdown75
Correction: the NHL itself may never see another player like Stevie Y again! Great player, and an even better guy. Yzerman is one of my all-time favourites, and Spezza who is one of my favourite young guns also idolizes Yzerman.

Heard a lot today about the Wings - no one gave the Oilers any credit whatsoever. It was all the Wings underachieving, said the Wing fans. All about Legace letting in weak goals, and all about not enough offense from the steady producers.

All I have to say is HOW BOUT THEM OILERS?! geesh.

Anyhoo... now that I have fully savoured the moment (and put my clothes back on 😛 ) - it's time to think... who's next?

Well, since I'd rather see the Oilers and Flames in the conference final instead of the conference semi, I'd like to swim with the Sharks for a while. You gotta admit - when you take out the "best team in hockey" in the first round, I think you're pretty much ready for anything. Although, I do feel that the Sharks are going to be super tough. Maybe even super tough to the point where it will be hard to get a win. But consider this...

- Nashville was small, SJ absolutely manhandled them
- Oilers D is much MUCH tougher than Nashville's (imho) - Super Joe might have issues with Pronger and Smith, among others
- Thornton could spend more time in the box because he won't like the way the Oilers D doesn't collapse like Nashville's
- Roli vs. Chris Mason

I just don't think that the Preds were a decent first round test for the Sharks.

But we're getting way ahead of ourselves here 🙂

John, who would you rather play? Any preference?

edit: w00t 1400th post in this thread 😉

Well, at this point, it's going to be either Colorado, if the Ducks lose tomorrow, or Edmonton, if the Ducks win. That's a hard decision and either team is going to bring a tough series. The Sharks can usually hold their own against the Avalanche, but that was against either Aebiescher or Budaj, and I'm not sure how we'd look against Theodore. Rollie has a huge momentum boost after stopping the Wings, so it's really hard to say who I'd rather face.

Anyways, you gotta remember that Super Joe was NOT a factor in our victory against Nashville. Nashville put their best line against the Thornton line, but it was actually Marleau's line that stepped up and got the job done. Both Colorado and Edmonton will have their work cut out since we do have (IMO) the best 1-2 offensive punch in the NHL.

Super Joe, as in Joe Thorton? When did he get dubbed this? Joe Sakic has been "Super Joe" for as long as I have followed hockey. When he was in Boston I never heard him refered to as that either. Perhaps I'm just dense or more name ripping-off is going on. Like LaDainian Tomlinson being called LT in the NFL.

This rounds predictions:
East
NJ over CA in 6
Sens over Buf in 7
West
Avs over Duckies in 6
Sharks over Oil in 6

Eh, that's what the announcers call him here and it stuck on me, I guess. I've never heard of Sakic being called Super Joe either, so there! 😛

Yes, Sakic has always been Super Joe. Obviously your announcers stole that, Joe Thornton was never called that - rip off.

BTW I agree will all of your pics except I think the Oilers might have a shot at beating the Sharks. We'll see

Meh, different players have nicknames in their own respective cities so it's not a big deal. Thornton was more super this year than Sakic was anyways! 😉

Sorry, Sakic will forever be Super Joe. However, the title Joey Jo-Jo Jr. Shabadoo is still availble.

 

[Aquaman]

I like either the Sharks & Ducks in the west an Ottawa & Carolina in the east.

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Aquaman]

Oh.......... and Sakic is......... "Burnaby Joe" 😛

Cheers,
Aquaman

 

[Firsttime]

Originally posted by: JujuFish

Originally posted by: Firsttime
Should be a good series against the Sabers. I bet they will have a tough time scoring against my Sens though. They have no stars just good depth which my team is lucky enough to have on the blueline plus stars and depth up front. I am going to say Sens in 5.

With Emery in net, it's only a matter of time. He's much weaker than people are lead to believe because of the awesome defense in front of him. Buffalo in 7.

Believe it or not Ottawa's awesome D is not going away for the Buffalo series and if they can keep Tampa to what they did they can keep Buffalo alot lower then Philly was able. 😉