NHL Playoff Thread-Mania...

[Agathon]

Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui

Mogilny really came into his own this year.

Say what?! Do you think Mogilny wasn't good before this year?!

Not for the Leafs. Last year he was plagued by injuries and was inconsistent. This year he's been the Leafs best player by some margin.

And he's won over the media and the fans who all think he's a scream.

[RedFred]

Was it a year when Mogilny's contract was up for renewal? In Vancouver and Buffalo he has a past history of being invisible in the first years of a multiyear deal and then being a great player during his contract year.

[Kontiki]

Mogilny's contract isn't up for renewal yet. He signed a five year deal when he first came to the Leafs three years ago.

I think Mogilny's performance has less to do with it being a contract year and more to do with him being generally happy with his playing/living conditions. When you put him with a good, skilled center (and for the life of me I can't figure out why teams didn't always do this*) he almost always has a good year. His best years in Vancouver were his first followed by his second (and playing with Ronning). His best years in Buffalo were when he was playing with Lafontaine. He did well in New Jersey with Gomez, and surprise! he does well in Toronto with Sundin and/or Antropov.

*I understand the argument about spreading out your offensive threats, but what would you rather have: a scoring threat on the second or third line or a nearly unstoppable machine on the first or second? I mean, one way, there's the chance your team will get a few goals, and on the other, it's practically a guarantee that they will.

[RedFred]

When the Wild went up 3 to 1 I thought it was game over. But a dramatic goal at 19:58 to tie! And then they went on to win.

This is going to be one tough series.

[Imran Siddiqui]

The excitment never stops in these playoffs, do they redfred?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Not for the Leafs.

Who cares about the Leafs .

He's been a great player before so you can't say 'he came into his own this year'! That'd be like me saying Jaime Langenbrunner came into his own this year!

[RedFred]

Nope. Er... at least as long as your team is still alive.

Edit: almost a too obvious cross-post to mention.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Well for everyone who's teams are dead... they can console themselves by reminding themselves that they aren't Ranger fans .

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by RedFred
When the Wild went up 3 to 1 I thought it was game over. But a dramatic goal at 19:58 to tie! And then they went on to win.

This is going to be one tough series.

I was half listening to it at work and turned it off after the Wild scored their third goal.

What a great comeback!

[cinch]

Well for everyone who's teams are dead... they can console themselves by reminding themselves that they aren't Ranger fans .

That does help, actually.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Wow... that picture actually has Richter in it .

[Ogie Oglethorpe]

Amonte finally scores and then the Flyers decide to take the rest of the game off.

Grr.....

0-1.

[Pekka]

WHAT IS UP WITH ANAHEIM? They beat Dallas once AGAIN, going to two game lead?

[Hot Mustard]

Originally posted by Pekka
WHAT IS UP WITH ANAHEIM? They beat Dallas once AGAIN, going to two game lead?

They have set up another potential sweep - crazy! Didn't anyone tell them the Disney story is fictional?

[Ben Kenobi]

The story so far:

ROUND 2

East

New Jersey leads Tampa Bay 2-0
Ottawa leads Philadelphia 1-0

West

Anaheim leads Dallas 2-0
Vancouver leads Minnesota 1-0


Anaheim vs. Vancouver for the Western Conference Finals?