Why Hockey Is The Best Sport

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

I think Philly first Florida second. Florida IIRC had a better showing.

Philly lost 4 straight. I knew then Lindros was a fraud. I kept telling myself he was the real deal until that series.

And yes I'm too lazy as well.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Ah the days of the old Legion of Broom: Lindros, LeClair, and Renberg.

And TO THINK, it could have been Forsberg in the middle of that line .

[Guynemer]

Originally posted by Ogie Oglethorpe
I think Philly first Florida second. Florida IIRC had a better showing.

Not quite. Philly was first--we swept the favored Flyers, beating them soundly in the first three contests, and edging them 2-1 in the fourth.

Washington was second; they actually managed to take at least one game to OT, but it was also a sweep IIRC.

Carolina was the only team to win a game in the Finals against us following the Devils' sweep.

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Man my mind is really going. Thanks Guy.

[joncha]

Vancouver over Jersey in 6.

And... a lock-out does not mean the end of hockey, just a much-needed enema for the NHL. The WHA will jump into the void and a) the lock-out will end pretty damn quick or b) the WHA will be the game to watch. Which leads to my next prediction:

Hartford Whalers over the Minnesota Fighting Saints in 5.

[Agathon]

Last year the Leafs were beaten before the playoffs started. Half the team was smashed up and their #1 playoff man, Roberts, was just back from a long term injury. Add to that the fact that Corson was disrupting the whole team and it doesn't look good. Now Corson and Green are gone, Tucker is back on good terms with the rest of the team. They are a tight bunch and have excellent role players.

Trust me, they are a lot better and a lot deeper this year (how else have they managed to stay near the top despite having a terrible swathe of injuries?). Whoever comes out of the east will win the cup.

Vancouver are a good bet for the West. Detroit are over the hill and have a useless pig of a goalie. It's essentially the same team that the Ducks swept last year. Colorado don't have a goalie, Dallas are crap and the rest are also rans.

Calgary, however, might be the surprise team this year.

[Asher]

Thank god Kiprusoff is back.

McLennan and Turek both suck.

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

And NJ cant get past Ottawa..

What do you call the Conference Finals last year when the Devs beat the Sens 4 games to 3?

With a flukey late goal. That was pure luck - that series could have gone either way and you know it.

[cinch]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Now if those sad-sack oilers can ever get their act together...

TWO in a row, baby!



It ain't over yet!

[Ben Kenobi]

Well get your butt in gear.

Otherwise, you'll be the only Canadian team out of the party.

Who wants to see losers like Nashville get in? No appreciation for the game.

[Kontiki]

I'd love to see all the Canadian team in, but my gut tells me that neither Edmonton nor Calgary are going to make the playoffs.

I'd say it's really hard to call the west this year. Being a huge Vancouver fan, I certainly hope they go all the way, but I just can't see that happening. I'm not too inclined to put my money on either Colorado or Detroit (though more likely Colorado, if I had to). I could see another dark horse coming out of the west this year once more.

As far as I'm concerned, the east is between Jersey and Ottawa. I would much prefer Ottawa, but I have a sinking feeling Jersey will be in the finals again.

[Asher]

Kiprusoff is 12-3. Now that he's back, Calgary's going to make the playoffs. I'm sure of it.

[Imran Siddiqui]

With a flukey late goal. That was pure luck - that series could have gone either way and you know it.

They still got past Ottawa. It's quite a claim saying a team can't get past another team in the playoffs when they did the year before.

Believe it or not, luck is big part of playoff hockey.

[Asher]

Why the hell is Sutter playing TUREK versus Vancouver? ****, we just got our good goalie back and we put him in a throwaway game againstg the Thrashers and put Turek in against the good team? Hello???

[Ben Kenobi]

Why the hell is Sutter playing TUREK versus Vancouver? ****, we just got our good goalie back and we put him in a throwaway game againstg the Thrashers and put Turek in against the good team?

I doesn't matter who you play... It's a hopeless cause against Vancouver. Play your good goalie for the games you can win.