The NHL Thread

[TMoore4075]

Go Stars! Up 1-0 after one.

[barbogast]

Caps season officially over

So awful

[TMoore4075]

Yeah 3-0 now. If the Jackets win tonight it would be even tougher.

[TMoore4075]

Way to go Matt Stajan.

[lockman21]

God fucking damnit Columbus.

[TMoore4075]

Yeah Avs. Now win it.

[TMoore4075]

Yeah baby! Would have liked regulation but an L is nice.

[barbogast]

Caps are just embarrassing. I got nothin

[Rebecca De Mornay]

Jackets blow a 2-0 lead with ten minutes left and lose in OT.
Lovely.

You win this round matty

[JRS1386]

Blues vs Flyers game has been good

[JRS1386]

Super shitty power play by the Flyers by a real nice PK to send it to OT (Still some time left on the PP in OT)

[JRS1386]

That was a double dick punch. Flyers lose and I am facing Miller in my fantasy finals

[JRS1386]

Originally Posted by Rebecca De Mornay

Philly's next 12 games are absolute hell schedule wise.

Pittsburgh x2 2-0
Boston x2 0-0-1
St. Louis x2 1-0-1
Chicago 1-0
LA 0-1
Columbus
Rangers 0-1
Dallas 1-0
Toronto 1-0

Originally Posted by JRS1386

Flyers will get at least 6 wins in that brutal 12 game stretch. Count it

This guy is smart. Been very impressed with the Flyers and they still have 2 games to play in this stretch. To go 6-2-2 in the first 10 of those games is amazing. Team is going to be a force in the playoffs as long as they don't hit a funk.

Originally Posted by kev87lads

Don't remind me. I looked at that after we got jobbed on Tuesday night and determined there's no way this team can make the playoffs. Jackets, Rangers, and I think Caps schedules are all "easier". Hope I'm wrong.

This guy is not

[~Crashintome89~]

@ Kevin.

Powerplay is down in the dumps at the moment, but that's the least of their problems. Flyers need to remain healthy (knock on wood), and keep up the defensive game. They've done a great job against great teams so far.

[bradshaw06]

Babcock is going to totally outcoach Bylsma in round one. Going to be a massacre.

[JRS1386]

Originally Posted by ~Crashintome89~

@ Kevin.

Powerplay is down in the dumps at the moment, but that's the least of their problems. Flyers need to remain healthy (knock on wood), and keep up the defensive game. They've done a great job against great teams so far.

The PP has been awful, but at times it has been stellar so this slump they are in (on the PP) feels different than their normal slumps. I feel like they can snap out of it any moment, even if that one at the end of regulation was brutal.

[Alazais]

Leafs finally break their losing skid. Too late though. Ugh.

[fonzz41]

Originally Posted by lockman21

I don't know about you, but I actually always liked playing a lot in a short amount of time. Got into a groove easier that way. Sure a points it wears on you, but that's when I sometimes play my best.

Hawks are usually at their best during the 2nd game of back-to-backs.

I remember those weekend tournaments back in the day where we would play like 5 games in 3 days... usually our best games were numbers 4 or 5. There is a point where fatigue sets in, but you're also motivated to play better like you said.

Originally Posted by Rebecca De Mornay

Jackets blow a 2-0 lead with ten minutes left and lose in OT.
Lovely.

You win this round matty

That was a tough one, no question. It's not often that the Blue Jackets score 5 goals and still lose 3-2...

... Too soon?

But seriously, every single Avs goal was deflected fairly severely off Blue Jackets players.

Hey, at least we gave you a point though!

It was inspiring to watch the Jackets last night. They seriously WANT this. They are hungry. Really, really want them to get in and do well.

[TMoore4075]

Originally Posted by fonzz41

I remember those weekend tournaments back in the day where we would play like 5 games in 3 days... usually our best games were numbers 4 or 5. There is a point where fatigue sets in, but you're also motivated to play better like you said.

That was a tough one, no question. It's not often that the Blue Jackets score 5 goals and still lose 3-2...

... Too soon?

But seriously, every single Avs goal was deflected fairly severely off Blue Jackets players.

Hey, at least we gave you a point though!

It was inspiring to watch the Jackets last night. They seriously WANT this. They are hungry. Really, really want them to get in and do well.

Thanks Avs!!! Now Wings need to get a win in some form or another tonight. That would put them in a fantastic spot. Wants Wings and Jackets as the last two, but would much rather have the Pens than the Bruins. Wings need healthy bodies and some games under their belts if they have any shot against the Bruins.

[bradshaw06]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DVpHJPGZps

This guy has no answers anymore. Needs ta go. Needs ta goooo.

[TMoore4075]

Originally Posted by bradshaw06

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DVpHJPGZps

This guy has no answers anymore. Needs ta go. Needs ta goooo.

Just watching the quick look-in's on NHL Network...they looked bad. I think it was the 3rd goal for the Canes was just ugly ugly. Come on Wings get that #1 wild card spot. Although Crosby still scares the shit out of me. Especially without his kryptonite, Zetteberg.

[TMoore4075]

Datsyuk not going tonight. Pain isn't the issue though, it's conditioning. So good news there.

[bonzo48280]

Toews out remainder of regular season. Will be 100% for playoffs

[hailtopitt]

Originally Posted by bonzo48280

Toews out remainder of regular season. Will be 100% for playoffs

that's good news

[Rebecca De Mornay]

Originally Posted by fonzz41

I remember those weekend tournaments back in the day where we would play like 5 games in 3 days... usually our best games were numbers 4 or 5. There is a point where fatigue sets in, but you're also motivated to play better like you said.

That was a tough one, no question. It's not often that the Blue Jackets score 5 goals and still lose 3-2...

... Too soon?

But seriously, every single Avs goal was deflected fairly severely off Blue Jackets players.

Hey, at least we gave you a point though!

It was inspiring to watch the Jackets last night. They seriously WANT this. They are hungry. Really, really want them to get in and do well.

with the caps losing that point keeps them in pretty good shape for the final wild card spot.

they are a fun team to watch.

it was still deflating, not one of the avs 3 goals left the stick of an avs player plus it looked like they were going to kill off the full 4 on 3 and get to a SO. They probably would have lost that anyways, oh well. Varlamov made some great saves in the 3rd period.

It will be an exciting SCF matchup no doubt.

[s0628711]

If the flyers go down 2-0 in the first round, do they switch to Emery? I love how this question comes up every time they make the playoffs.

[TMoore4075]

Originally Posted by bonzo48280

Toews out remainder of regular season. Will be 100% for playoffs

No reason to risk anything. They aren't falling to the wild card spot and home ice isn't the same in the NHL as other sports so, just get a healthy captain out there.

Originally Posted by Rebecca De Mornay

with the caps losing that point keeps them in pretty good shape for the final wild card spot.

they are a fun team to watch.

it was still deflating, not one of the avs 3 goals left the stick of an avs player plus it looked like they were going to kill off the full 4 on 3 and get to a SO. They probably would have lost that anyways, oh well. Varlamov made some great saves in the 3rd period.

It will be an exciting SCF matchup no doubt.

Seems like it'll be Wings and Jackets in the wild card spots. One of them would have to seriously choke along with TO and WSH pretty much winning out.

[fonzz41]

Originally Posted by Rebecca De Mornay

it was still deflating, not one of the avs 3 goals left the stick of an avs player plus it looked like they were going to kill off the full 4 on 3 and get to a SO. They probably would have lost that anyways, oh well. Varlamov made some great saves in the 3rd period.

It will be an exciting SCF matchup no doubt.

my defenseman heart broke when The Gabe's shot went off Johnson's foot like that, then Jack just looked down at BOBROVSKY, pointed at himself with that dejected "my bad" look, patted Bob on the head, and skated off.

Exciting Final, indeed.

[kev87lads]

Originally Posted by JRS1386

This guy is smart. Been very impressed with the Flyers and they still have 2 games to play in this stretch. To go 6-2-2 in the first 10 of those games is amazing. Team is going to be a force in the playoffs as long as they don't hit a funk.



This guy is not

Kev87fails. Lollerkev. Obviously. I was wrong.

I'll sit here in the Denver airport, think of Matty, and hold my head in shame.

[fonzz41]

Originally Posted by kev87lads

Kev87fails. Lollerkev. Obviously. I was wrong.

I'll sit here in the Denver airport, think of Matty, and hold my head in shame.

Way to take it like a man. It's because you are in Denver, feeling the power of The Gabe.