NHL Playoffs thread

Asher · April 13, 2012, 23:23

Originally Posted by Asher

That's quite a powerplay Vancouver has there.

Am I wrong in remembering last year they had a lethal powerplay?

LA has two shorties in a row now.

You can't make this **** up...

joncha · April 14, 2012, 00:01

Vancouver's powerplay has sucked for at least a month now.

Asher · April 14, 2012, 00:35

Man. Burrows. Such a douche.

Asher · April 14, 2012, 00:43

Looks like the best goaltender ever is going to be a backup in another playoff series.

joncha · April 14, 2012, 00:57

I was going to say that at least Luongo played well, but then he went and let in two soft-as-**** goals.

Schneider time

Guynemer · April 14, 2012, 01:28

Love it love it love it

Guynemer · April 14, 2012, 13:09

Asher: how's the new SoaSE beta?

SlowwHand · April 14, 2012, 19:21

notyoueither · April 14, 2012, 21:11

They call that 'making room for yourself' when you are a star player.

He may get a fine.

Asher · April 14, 2012, 22:30

Originally Posted by Guynemer

Asher: how's the new SoaSE beta?

It's really good, but very similar to the original SoaSE. Which is probably a good thing.

Titans kick ass.

Guynemer · April 15, 2012, 00:34

Oh, Chicago.

Guynemer · April 15, 2012, 00:35

I stand corrected.

demonbinder · April 15, 2012, 01:10

Another great game between Hawks and Coyotes but with a different ending. Hawks score even later in regulation (14.4 last time and 5.5 tonight) to tie it and to to OT but this time get the game winner on a turnover!! Home ice now.

Smith shouldn't have hit goalie but I think goalie sold the severity. He did come back without even going to bench! And the earlier call against Toews when it was the goalie who initiated the contact. Both of Coyotes PP goals came on those calls.

Flubber · April 15, 2012, 09:24

Originally Posted by demonbinder

Another great game between Hawks and Coyotes but with a different ending. .

LOTS of great hockey happening--- great plays, blown calls, controversy, collapses, upsets and oh so much OT--- very enjoyable first round

INteresting too-- THe pundits choice at TSN (not unanimous but the most popular picks) was Pitt vs Canucks in the cup final and they are the only teams down 2-0. Both have the talent to come back and both have "been there before" in tough playoff series.

THe fact the pundits keep bringing up is that just last year Boston went down 2-0 at home to Montreal and pulled out the series. Should be interesting to see

Tuberski · April 15, 2012, 15:57

Philly/Pit is getting ugly.

ACK!

Asher · April 15, 2012, 17:02

As we all expected.

Also as expected, Schneider is confirmed as the starter tonight for Vancouver.

Tuberski · April 15, 2012, 18:05

PULLING HIS HAIR STOPS THE FIGHT!?!?!?!?!?r

What a ridiculously girlie reason to break up a fight.

ACK!

Asher · April 15, 2012, 18:38

I was thinking the same thing. WTF?

Guynemer · April 15, 2012, 23:00

That was a tough loss.

Asher · April 16, 2012, 01:15

Vancouver goes down 3-0 to the eighth seed. Could not have happened to a more deserving team.

Has an eighth seed ever swept the Presidents Trophy winners before?

joncha · April 16, 2012, 01:26

Brown should have gotten the game for that hit on Sedin. Instead he got the game-winner.

joncha · April 16, 2012, 03:34

Having seen a few more replays of it now, I'll have to admit that the hit was clean. I still think it was late, though.

Kontiki · April 16, 2012, 08:53

The hit was definitely clean. You could make an argument about the timing, but I don't see any further discipline being handed out, even ignoring the joke that the league has become (or rather, still is) with that sort of thing. Vancouver's inability to score is rather amazing, but full marks to LA for their defensive zone coverage. Those guys aren't giving up anything, even when they're killing a penalty.

Asher · April 16, 2012, 08:58

The Kings now remind me a lot of the 03-04 Flames, but perhaps with a bit more scoring depth.

Asher · April 16, 2012, 10:10

The geniuses on the Canucks official forums are wondering why no one is running Quick.

Guynemer · April 16, 2012, 17:31

You stay classy, Vancouver.

Shame that such a truly beautiful city is represented by such a worthless team and its dickbag fans.

joncha · April 16, 2012, 21:15

I love you too.

Jonny · April 16, 2012, 21:31

Originally Posted by Asher

Has an eighth seed ever swept the Presidents Trophy winners before?

In the 24 complete seasons since 85-86 when the President's Trophy was first awarded, it's never happened. (I don't really feel like looking further back than that.)

5 teams won the Trophy only to lose in the first round:
09-10 Caps (4-3 to Montreal)
08-09 Sharks (4-2 to Anaheim)
05-06 Red Wings (4-2 to Edmonton)
99-00 Blues (4-3 to San Jose)
90-91 Blackhawks (4-2 to North Stars)

joncha · April 16, 2012, 21:34

Lucky for you, then, somebody did feel like looking further back.

Originally Posted by Ben Kenobi

1937-1938

Toronto Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins (who finished first that year).

Bruins got a bye to the semifinals.

Bruins lost three straight (and the series), 1-0 (OT), 2-1, and 3-2 (OT), getting knocked out of the Stanley cup playoffs without winning a game.

17 times since 1937, has the first place team been eliminated in the first round. None have gone 0-4, while one team went 1-4, the 1957 Red Wings, Losing a game, winning one, and then losing three straight.

The worst performance by a 1 seed vs an 8 seed, was the Sharks/Ducks series, which the Canucks have now surpassed going 0-3. So, yeah. Dubious record.