2009-10 NHL Playoff Thread: DREAM BIG AND GO BLACKHAWKS MOTHERBITCHERS

[Callisto]

Wait, what am I saying 'must be' for, that's like the entirety of me in high school, that's why I made friends with my linemen in football :3

[Abraxas]

yea, but the odds of Bradley being out there with OV? slim to none. if he wasn't, im sure ovechkin would have fought Downie

[Alderon527]

yea, but the odds of Bradley being out there with OV? slim to none. if he wasn't, im sure ovechkin would have fought Downie

The best part was that he wasn't out there with Ovie, he was headed to the bench for a change and saw what was about to happen and turned around and sprinted in.

Anyways, Go Caps. Sabres if WSH gets knocked out.

[NynJa]

Thats his role though, we've been over this. If Ovie:
-breaks his hand on Downie's face
-falls awkwardly and smashes his skull on the ice
-has his face broken by Downie's hand
-etc etc
his season is over, as is the epic season Washington is having, as are their playoff chances.

If it were earlier in the season, or if the Caps were out of playoff contention, Bradley may or may not have bee lined to step in for Ovie. That wasnt the case though.

[Richybear]

Way to go Ovalchicken, you hurt Theodore in practice.
Though they won't say how bad it is at this point, but he left the ice after an Ovie shot caught him in the arm.

Can't see any Cinderella type teams for this year's playoffs, so the closest thing would be Montreal not getting swept tbh. >.<

[NynJa]

Way to go Ovalchicken, you hurt Theodore in practice.

Shit...Theo was our only chance of winning any games, now they're gonna put Varlamov

[Absolutely Virtue]

Look I'm a fanboy and obviously biased, but Ovalchicken has to be the stupidest fucking nickname ever. I can't believe that sticks, lol.

Theodore seems okay. Backstrom skating again today after being sick yesterday.

No whammies no whammies no whammies.

[bluefan]

Shit...Theo was our only chance of winning any games, now they're gonna put Varlamov

You may have hope...Varlamov was amazing in last years play off run, despite being a complete rookie. He may be of the breed where they just shine during the games that matter.

[vagus]

Been warming up the 60" since January with the Superbowl, NCAA & finally NHL playoffs will adorn the monster tv that is.

Canuck nation ready to go. A bomb by the Sharks would be sweet as i would love to see them blow up the entire team during the off season. Lol.

[friedfunk]

- - Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens - - in 5

- - New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers - - in 6

- - Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins - - in 6

- - Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ottawa Senators - - in 7

- - San Jose Sharks vs. Colorado Avalanche - - in 6

- - Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators - - in 7

- - Vancouver Canucks vs. Los Angeles Kings - - in 6

- - Phoenix Coyotes vs. Detroit Red Wings - - in 6

[Ivaden]

Some pretty bold predictions there.

[Abraxas]

too bad there aren't any devils fans here

http://m1.cdn.spikedhumor.com/1/25550_flyers_fans.jpg

[Arnwulf]

I found this interesting, especially the part in bold.

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=317931

On a pre-playoff conference call on Monday, Colin Campbell, the NHL's director of hockey operations informed coaches and general managers of what the league views as potential postseason hot spots.

The threat of any confrontation in the pre-game warmup is of particular concern to the league. To the point, Campbell warned the 16 teams, if an altercation mars the series, the offending team could lose a roster spot on the night the incident takes place, meaning the disciplined team would be forced to play the game with 17 skaters and two goalies.

In light of a recent incident, the Flyers-Devils series has the potential to turn nasty. Philadelphia forward Dan Carcillo was suspended two games for crosschecking Devils forward David Clarkson in the head late in a game on March 28th. The two teams haven't played since.

In a regular season game in Toronto in 2007, Rangers forward Sean Avery enraged Darcy Tucker and a collection of Maple Leafs, sparking a pre-game skirmish.

Fines and, or suspensions will be handed out if something similar occurs this postseason.

Late game “message sending”, namely a fight or a seemingly deliberate intent to injury when the game is out of hand was also strongly discouraged by the league on Mondays call with threats of suspensions and fines.

A year ago, Philadelphia's Dan Carcillo was given a one game suspension for an apparent butt-end to Pittsburgh's Max Talbot's face as time expired in the Penguins 4-1 series opening victory. Flyers coach John Stevens was also fined $10,000.

Finally, coaches and general managers were also told goaltender interference will be watched closely.

The Phoenix Coyotes are sure to remind round one officials of this on a game by game basis as Detroit's Tomas Holmstrom has mastered the art of screening, deflecting pucks, and generally agitating opposition goaltenders.

The NHL intends to watch Holmstrom and all “crease crashers” closely, and Colin Campbell suggests it's best to stay out of the blue paint to avoid a penalty.

The National Hockey League understands it's an intense and emotional time of year. However, the tolerance for what the league considers unnecessary, as per usual in the playoffs, will be minimal.

[Ratatapa]

my predictions

- - Washington Capitals vs. Montreal Canadiens - - Caps in 5

- - New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers - - Flyers in 7

- - Buffalo Sabres vs. Boston Bruins - - Buffalo in 5

- - Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Ottawa Senators - - Pens in 7

- - San Jose Sharks vs. Colorado Avalanche - - Col in 6

- - Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators - - Nash in 7

- - Vancouver Canucks vs. Los Angeles Kings - - Canucks in 6

- - Phoenix Coyotes vs. Detroit Red Wings - - Yotes in 4

[Richybear]

My Predictions:

Vancouver vs LA: Vancouver in 6.
Phoenix vs Detroit: Detroit in 5.
Chicago vs Nashville: Chicago in 5.
San Jose vs Colorado: San Jose in 7.


Pittsburgh vs Ottawa: Pittsburgh in 5.
New Jersey vs Philly: New Jersey in 6.
Montreal vs Washington: Washington in 5.
Boston vs Buffalo: ZzZzzzZzzZzzZ er, I mean... Buffalo in 6.

[Ivaden]

my predictions





- - Chicago Blackhawks vs. Nashville Predators - - Nash in 7


- - Phoenix Coyotes vs. Detroit Red Wings - - Yotes in 4

I'll have whatever the crazy French-Canadian is having to drink, please.

[Ratatapa]

Each year there is a Cinderella team, this year for me it<s the yotes

[friedfunk]

the history of hockey in California

http://www.battleofcali.com/2010/4/1...-the-boc-quest

[Ivaden]

Each year there is a Cinderella team, this year for me it<s the yotes

I agree and like I said before, I want the Coyotes to win, but I really don't think it'll happen with a sweep. I think if any series goes to 7, it'd be that one.

Also, the Hossa curse only works in the finals, so I think the Hawks will be fine for a while.

[Jememy]

Canucks are gonna sweep L.A and then get a little sluggish in round 2.