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Bummer.

Only one thing is for sure now, there will be a new Stanley Cup Champion this year.

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Proud of the character the Boys showed the last week and a half. :)

Sharks - Wings should be Epic.

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It was fun to watch the past few games after not expecting much in the playoffs and expecting a sweep. Good comeback by the Hawks, but you cant expect to win very many playoff series after going in a 3 game hole.

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I am off to cry myself to sleep, see y'all manana. ;)

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Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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West Round 2 predictions:

Sharks over Wings in 6
Preds over Canucks in 7

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You are braver then I. I really worry about the Sharks facing a rested Wings. While they pose a completely different problem for the Sharks. The Kings series exposed some huge issues with the D.

I also worry if anyone will stop the Canucks now. The Hawks I thought were the only ones who could do to the psych advantage. They just may go all the way now.

I hope your right. Scott.

I am smoking that stick in honor of the Hawks anyway. Those boys showed a lot and they will be back next year. This was a huge series for them.

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The B's gave one away with penaltys.Both habs goals came on 5 on 3's, Lucic big hit cost them,it's the only thing he has done in a month and it cost them the game. :mad:
The B's can't pass, can't penetrate the zone,they have more turnovers then Betty Crocker.
Power play!!! what power play, one for 40 something, 0 for the series.
What don't Julien see here?
Game 7 tonight will history repeat it self?

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I bailed early, half way through the second. I couldn't stay awake. It was a good game, I'm bummed I missed out on this. I know the feeling. These kind of games have you on the edge of your seat for 3-4 hours.

Hawks really put everything they had into it. Nothing to hang your head over. Wish they would have pulled it off.

Sucks. Gotta gear up for some more 10:00 PM starts.

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I didn't see much other than the highlight of that Lucic hit. That looked real bad. Glad Spacek was able to return.

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So, sad. They put up a good fight though. Until next year. Go Blackhawks.

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Didn't get to see the earlier games, but the Hawk/Canucks game was one of the most entertaining games I have seen in a while. From an outsider point of view, the Canucks seemed to dominate most of the game. Crawford stood on his head. He was the reason the game was so close. The play by Toews to tie it up was one of pure hustle and desire. You could tell when he got that puck into the offensive zone that he was going to do something amazing. It was an incredible hockey play. What an exciting game. The game had it all. I was so amped up afterwards, I couldn't sleep for an hour and a half. This from a guy who as a North Stars fan, hate the Hawks, and as a Wild fan hates the Canucks. :)

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Does anyone besides me think the NHL is crooked?
Obvious penalties are not called,and bull crap penalties are that change the outcome of games.
Just look at all the game seven series in the first round seems like it is by design?

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There's been A LOT of questionable officiating this year, but Gillis' rant aside it hasn't really benefitted any one team over the other. My issue is lack of consistency and the fact that whistles are coming WAY to quickly. Look at that disallowed goal against Boston last night. While it didn't affect the outcome in the end, there was no reason to blow the play dead that quickly.

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That Hawks/Canucks game was amazing.

Props to Crawford for a great game in net. Well done.

Toews' short handed goal from the belly?! Seriously?

Even Razor was awesome last night. Us Stars fans are pumped to still have him as our Color guy. At some point, I assume he will take a job for some national show.

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It should be a great series. I hope the first game is Friday night and game 2 is on Sunday afternoon. It would be nice to get at least one of those road games.


BTW, I really hope the Sharks get a healthy dose of Helm's forechecking. That guy is a menace with amazing speed.

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Uggg!
Game 7 is going to kill me!

They should've closed it out but we have tonight. GO BRUINS!!!!!!:banger

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Yeah, uh....no. ;)

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Let's go Bruins and finish what you started with the Flyers last year!:tu

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You could have just posted a picture.
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...11-300x232.jpg

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That was so fuking dirty.

Yet another dirty hit by a Bruin

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YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!:banger

Thank Goodness!!

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Yes..glad that's over with the habs were a tough match up :noon

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NOT looking good for the Pens at this moment. Down 1-0 with 7 minutes left in regulation.

Get well Crosby, Malkin and the 20 other guys who were hurt this year...you'll have plenty of time to rest!

:cali

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Crap, Montreal out :hn Win one, lose one I guess.

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Are you fans of both teams or is this that ridiculous Canadians need a team from Canada to cheer for?

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2nd round is set.

And I don't care. Virtually every team I wanted to win has lost, except Nashville.

Stanley Cup Playoffs are dead to me. DEAD TO ME!

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I've been a Habs fan my entire life, I consider myself a Canucks fan simply because I've lived in Vancouver for the last decade and my family is originally from here. The Canucknuckleheads are definitely my 2nd choice team though.

I don't buy into this Canada's team crap. Canada already has a national team, it won the gold at the Olympics last year and it's currently getting ready for the IIHF World Championship. As nice as it would be for a "Canadian" team to win the Cup, if it's not Vancouver or Montreal i don't really care anymore than if the winner is an "American" team. Hell, the Hawks have more Canadian's and British Columbian's than the Canucks. It's a more Canadian team than most of the teams based in Canadian cities.

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Good stuff. Just wanted to make sure as that always confuses me given how many players are Canucks on most teams. I was pulling for the Habs also.

Off the remaing teams I am want to see Philly, Caps, Preds(sorry), and of course my local team.
I think the Canucks will advance though, I just cant call the Sharks Wings given both teams last series. Sharks are facing a rested Wings team looking for revenge from last year and this season and their window is closing so they will make a strong push.

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Nice to see the Bruins not blow it this time and send those whiny, cheapshot, injury-faking Canadiens back to Montreal.

Next up, the whiny, cheapshot, injury-faking Flyers.

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Yikes Rick.....I have to disagree with most of your claim.....don't get me wrong the Habs flopped around a bit but it was smart of them to do so if the refs were going to call it. Their PP unit killed us. Also the Bs made some terrible hits. We are lucky no one got suspended. They need to play smarter against the flyers. There is no other team in the NHL that I hate more than the flyers and not because of last years series. I hope the Bs can pull it off.....they barely made it out of the first round.

Lucic and Chara need to dig deeper in the next round.

Go Bs!

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No idea who to root for now. I was pulling for Chicago, but now I guess I'll back Ovechkin and the Caps!

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OK, I can finally post! Was keeping quiet so as not to jinx the Bolts. I gotta say Rolo might be the most underrated goalie in the league. I got TB, BOS, SJ & VAN this round, but as long as the Bolts win, I wouldn't mind if the rest lose.

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I think the B's will be fine now? We need some adjustments like get Kaberle off the power play,he slows everything down when he should be speeding it up. Boy did the Bruins get screwed when they got him :td
Chara on the point is not working ether, it takes him to long to shoot, he has to get set in the meantime the D gets in position, get him down low were he can use his size and strength.
Lucic will be OK Subban done a number on him.
The Flyer series is going to be great,two big teams that like to bang :tu :D

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After watching the Sabres Flyers series, the Flyers really aren't that big anymore and really don't like to bang. Buffalo really dictated the physical play all series. The one thing the Flyers are is skilled. Their forecheck and breakout play is very strong. Boston clearly has the upperhand in the physical dept. but Philly has some very good skill players.

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Not sure who I want to win now....I just know I want Vancouver to lose. ;)

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A team that forechecks can give the B's fits, we need a puck moving defencemen, Kaberle is not it.
In the Four games with the Flyers they out hit the B's 114 to 90 but lost the season series 3-1 :tu

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I agree with you Mike except the "window is closing so they will make a strong push" portion. I know Lidstrom won't be around forever, but people have been saying this about the Wings for years. They have made the playoffs for 20 consecutive seasons. Few if any teams in any sport can claim that. Not to mention they have 4 Stanley Cups in that timeframe. Most didn't think they would survive the loses of Ciccarelli, Shephard, Federov, Shannahan, Konstantinov, or Yzerman, yet they persist. The Wings front office is second to none. Nill, Holland, Develano, and the rest of them, are top notch. That is why they remain a top tier team.

:2

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I get the mentality, I just don't subscribe to it. The best analogy I could use would be if all of a sudden most MLB teams were in Canada and therefore the World Series was usually won by a Canadian based team. Even if most of the players were American's playing in Canadian cities I'm sure there would be a desire to see the World Series title return the US because baseball is America's game. The same sort of mentality has developed up here because it's been almost 2 decades since the Cup resided in Canada.

It's not really the strongest analogy because of the obviously ludicrous assumption of more baseball teams in Canada than the US, but it's the best I can think of off the top of my head.

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Root for the Wings. After all weren't you born and raised in "South Detroit"?

:D



Can't wait for that puck to drop tonight. Should be a great series. I think the Wings will pull it off, but I think it's going take all 7.

Niemi's play ( 3.99 GAA & .863 Save %) and the Wings PK (66.7%, allowing 6-18) seem to be the two weeknesses we saw in the first round. Whoever improves those areas most might edge out the other.

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:hm A little hypocritical to call them whiny, then turn around and call them cheapshot, no? ;)

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I am torn between the Wings (forever my second team) and the Sharks (Niemi, Eager, Danny Boyle).....at this point, I am just rooting for an Epic series. :)

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See I thought it was fun for a Bruins fan to say the Habs were giving cheapshots. I must have not watched the same series where the Bruins hit some guys in the head. I cant wait for it to happen the other way so we can see some people who ignored it last series to complain when its them.


As for the Sharks Wings just dont know what to expect. I think it may go the distance. Hoping if the Sharks lose they atleast make it interesting.

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This must be one of the vicious hits :sl :r
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK2EJhuHsl0

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Make no mistake about it, there is going to be some big hits by both teams this next series, two tough east coast teams and there will be no flopping or crying:tu

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No I was thinking more this one. Very similar to the one that took Crosby out for the remainder of the year. Notice the slight footing change just before the hit. Just no reason to hit a guy in the head. Why? He didnt have to he knew he was going to catch him. The Boston feed is funny it only showed it from distance so you couldnt see what he did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUulx...e_gdata_player

Clearly though we are dealing with a class guy. I mean everyone flips off fans after scoring their first goal in a while right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjF9-...e_gdata_player

Cherry thought he was classy a few months ago after ghat paile headshot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpCfu...e_gdata_player

Lucic anyone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7rP9...e_gdata_player

Like I said if these things happen later I dont expect anyone who was quiet when these occurred to be outraged when the shoe is on the other foot. Thats all.

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Clearly what Ference did to the Canandiens fans was childish but I got a chuckle. Btw, I won't forgive the Canadiens fans for booing the national anthem in the 07 or 08 playoff series vs the Bruins. I don't care what american team it is....that is just pathetic.

I really hate how players feel the need to target the head and I don't want to see anyone have a career ending inury, but we (Bruins fans) have an idea of what penguins fans are dealing with, among other teams. We lost Savard to two head shots that ultimately ended his career. Granted he wasn't Crosby but he was a play maker for us.

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Good game by Sharks and Wings. This one may go the distance.

Jon my point and I think you see it was it was an unnecessary hit that could have ended up much worse. I know the hatred is there, but these players are just like everyone else with wives and familiesand friends. Its just garbage to cheapshot someone and risk their career and future health. Its a focking game. What if he goes unconscious hits his head weird and goes into seizures. Its just dirty and shows a lack of respect. Given how many players have been seriously injured from this, its just a basic respect thing. Look at Savard. Look at Crosby. By the way the report on Crosby on NHL.com was he had a relapse while trying to come back. Its a shame and to me the league blew it on both these hits. There was an intent to injure. If anyone thinks that's a dive I would love to know if you have ever even played the game. I damn sure don't want to take a shoulder to the face like that.

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Ya Mike I am on the same page as you. It's frustrating to know guys are on the ice with the intent to injury someone....and possibly their career. I feel hockey is finally getting the attention it deserves (since the lockout) and part of it is from guys like Crosby and Ovechkin. The game is back to explosive offenses. However, when you have these guys not playing due to these vicious hits it does have an impact and makes the league look bad. A lot of people I work with don't like hockey because fighting is allowed....but that's a whole other issue in itself.

Good luck in the rest of the third.....hopefully then can score during this PP.


EDIT: they just did! Nice setup by Joe T! I miss him.....

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Thanks brother.
:wo listening in the patrol car. Sounds like a great game. The Sharks announcers are heeping praise on Dats. Maybe he is a good player. :r. Sudden Death!! Here we come.


Forgot. No argument on booing the anthem. While it has happened in retaliation here to it occurring up there I don't agree with it in either direction. I will say it has happened in multiple arenas up there the worst being during the world jrs. How do you boo kids. WTF is the matter with people.