NHL Playoff Discussion Thread

[Asher]

Other observation: Why is it that so few people in Vancouver actually have jerseys? Calgary shames these bandwagon fans.

[Ming]

Other observation: Why is it that so few people in Vancouver actually have jerseys? Calgary shames these bandwagon fans.

Interesting observation... In Chicago, it's hard to find somebody NOT wearing the colors...

Still zip zip... maybe for once, the Hawks will score first.

[Asher]

I suppose it doesn't help that Vancouver changes jerseys every other season, and they always have some of the ugliest in the league.

Chicago and Calgary have each had the same basic jersey design for decades, at least...

[Asher]

Daniel Sedin just jabbed Khabibulin in the ribs and got away with it. Ladd sends the message to **** off, and he got roughing.

And then on the PP the Canucks got a flukey goal.

[Ming]

Well... the lead didn't last long... sigh.

[Asher]

Tied up again. The Hawks are trying to make this an interesting game, but the Canucks are doing a good job in trying to kill excitement.

[Asher]

Also note that Kesler is not only defensively awful in this game, he's directly responsible for at least one of the goals against.

[Asher]

Bieksa's been in the box for two tonight.

And Mitchell lost his stick due to a blatant slash...your douchebagginess is showing, Vancouver.

And Kesler just took a massively stupid, blatant penalty late in the game when they're down by one. MAN. This game is just proving me all kinds of right. No wonder Ben is nowhere to be found.

[Ming]

SCORE

Now, can they hold on for the last 5 minutes

[Asher]

LOL

Kesler comes in and clips his own player, resulting in two Canucks on the ice and a Havlat breakaway and an unmissable EN goal.

LOL

Done like dinner.

[Asher]

And the Canucks fan show their douchebaggery in unison with their team by littering the ice with debris like petulant children.

[-Jrabbit]

Yum. 4-2 final.

Just, yum!!!

[Ben Kenobi]

Interesting observation... In Chicago, it's hard to find somebody NOT wearing the colors...

That's because there have been many Canuck jerseys.

They've only had the blue and green for a few years now.

[Ben Kenobi]

Bieksa's been in the box for two tonight.

And Mitchell lost his stick due to a blatant slash...your douchebagginess is showing, Vancouver.

And Kesler just took a massively stupid, blatant penalty late in the game when they're down by one. MAN. This game is just proving me all kinds of right. No wonder Ben is nowhere to be found.

I was out watching the game.

My observations:

Game was very even and both sides played well throughout. Canucks had the misfortune to get scored on twice on the PP.

First PP goal, boarding on Kesler was not called, leads to a turnover and a weak goal.

Second PP goal, bad call by the refs on Bieksa. Canuck breaks a stick and they score.

Them's the breaks.

I still think the Canucks will win the series. Sticks aren't going to break on every powerplay, and Luongo is overdue for a good game.

[Ben Kenobi]

And the Canucks fan show their douchebaggery in unison with their team by littering the ice with debris like petulant children.

A tough loss. You have to admit, that hitting a post late in the third for the winning game, and then getting scored on a stick break is hard to admit.

I'll be impressed if in Chicago if the penalties called are even. I expect to see 5 straight for Vancouver to start off.