NHL '09 - '10 Thread

[Ahbroody]

Couldnt agree more. One of the two will play for the cup and no way I see either getting upset before the final. This will be a monster series though if it happens and the emerging team will likely be exhausted which may make them a mark for the cup. The Hawks bring speed and skill the Sharks bring size and skill.

I just wonder how different the teams will look next year. The Hawks are going to lose a player or two because of the cap next year and I think the Sharks may lose Patty. He is having a monster year and you have to wonder if losing the C will make him seek another team.

Clowe seemed way to intrested in the Buff tonight. Seemed like he wanted to fight him in the third and Buff was clearly affecting his game.

[GreekGodX]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Gonna make for an awesome Western Conference Finals series.

Originally Posted by Ahbroody

Couldnt agree more. One of the two will play for the cup and no way I see either getting upset before the final. This will be a monster series though if it happens and the emerging team will likely be exhausted which may make them a mark for the cup.

Someone get these 2 a room!!

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by GreekGodX

Someone get these 2 a room!!

Originally Posted by ESPN.com

Western Conference

1. San Jose 54 35 10 9 79
2. Chicago 54 37 13 4 78








9. Detroit 53 25 19 9 59

[Captain Crunch]

Gotta be loving Detroit not in the playoff picture this year... Sharks look the real deal this year... hopefully they don't have an early exit in the playoffs like last year.

[GreekGodX]

Originally Posted by Captain Crunch

Gotta be loving Detroit not in the playoff picture this year... Sharks look the real deal this year... hopefully they don't have an early exit in the playoffs like last year.

Are you kidding? The 10th place team is 10 points out of a 5th seed. Let alone only 3 points to the 8th seed. Wings are 10 points out of the 3rd seed. 10 points is a great week and a half in the NHL

[kugie]

Tonight is the night that the B's play to the potential thaty can play at.
I don't know if I am Reaching here but I am hoping for a turn around.
The last game against the kings at least showed some promise.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by GreekGodX

Wings are 10 points out of the 3rd seed. 10 points is a great week and a half in the NHL

Actually it would be the 4th seed, Christos...the first 3 seeds go to the division winners.

[mtaill]

Originally Posted by Captain Crunch

Sharks look the real deal this year... hopefully they don't have an early exit in the playoffs like last year.

And the year before that, and the one before that one too, oh and...

[Ahbroody]

Originally Posted by GreekGodX

Are you kidding? The 10th place team is 10 points out of a 5th seed. Let alone only 3 points to the 8th seed. Wings are 10 points out of the 3rd seed. 10 points is a great week and a half in the NHL

Dude pass those drugs around. 10 points would also imply all other teams dont play or implode. I can pretty much guarentee your scenario you just implied will not happen. Unless of course all the teams ahead of you only play eastern conference teams so no one has games agains each other and all the teams ahead of you call up their AHL rosters. Come on bro get real for a minute.
Dont forget the reason you got back into the playoff pic the other day was not because you won a game but the team ahead of you in the standings lost a game. Settle down its going to be a long season still.

Originally Posted by GreekGodX

And that's 3 wins for the Wings against the Sharks this year Possible first round matchup. Wings fought back from 2-0 to win, 4-2.

Good win for the Wings. The Sharks lost all jump after the middle of the first. Their D which is still missing the number one D pairing got exposed badly. Horrible breakout passes. For most of the game the D couldnt complete a pass. So many of the sharks chances and rushes up the ice had to be created by the wingers and centers. My comment about being flat was perfectly displayed on the 4th goal when Huskins had the puck stolen from him on a breakout in his own zone which resulted in a goal. As for the first round matchup, it would be a good test for the Sharks to try to excise the Redwing demons they have. I hope they can if it occurs.

One thing that really impressed me about the wings was their presence infront of the net. On one shift in the second all three forwards spent time camped in front of the net. It was impressive. I hope the Sharks can solve the Wings by their next meeting on the 11th. That said the Sharks are a deeper and more skilled team then the Wings and I got to believe this year by adding Heatley and the grit of Nichol they will be able to make a deep run. Hopefully but you never know.

Originally Posted by mtaill

And the year before that, and the one before that one too, oh and...

Should anyone who is an Ottawa fan be running any smack about playoff success or choking? By the way thanks for Heatley hes fitting in nicely.

[GreekGodX]

Originally Posted by Ahbroody

Dude pass those drugs around. 10 points would also imply all other teams dont play or implode. I can pretty much guarentee your scenario you just implied will not happen. Unless of course all the teams ahead of you only play eastern conference teams so no one has games agains each other and all the teams ahead of you call up their AHL rosters. Come on bro get real for a minute.
Dont forget the reason you got back into the playoff pic the other day was not because you won a game but the team ahead of you in the standings lost a game. Settle down its going to be a long season still.

I never said it was going to happen. Just playing Devil's advocate. As a fan of the game I always like to play the "what if" game. If the other teams start sliding and the Wings put a string of regulation wins together that could mean the difference in seeding. Considering the standings 10 points is not that much. And as of right now it's only 6 points to the 3rd seed.

[Ahbroody]

Originally Posted by GreekGodX

Someone get these 2 a room!!

http://www.pacdudegames.com/fail/

all in fun brother. Press the button.

Seriously though if the playoffs started today the wings are golfing. That said I think they will get in and win a round, maybe if they are seated in the 5 or 6 spot. 7 or 8 I dont think they have it in a 7 game series against the Hawks or Sharks.