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Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:43 pm
by Phlegm
Ok, first round is over. Here are the second round matchup:
West:
Redwings vs. Sharks
Ducks vs. Canucks
East:
Sabres vs. Rangers
Devils vs. Senators
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:46 pm
by Tuggan
I think the Wings will take the Sharks in 5.
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:34 pm
by Arlos
Sharks over Wings in 6.
Ducks over Canucks in 6.
Sabres over Rangers in 6.
Sens over Devils in 7.
I got 6/8 right in round 1, not too bad. Games were a bit off, but I got some right.
Just missed on Pens & Wild as far as series victors goes. Lets see how I do this round. Well, I could go 1/4 for all I care, as long as I'm right about Sharks over Wings.
-Arlos
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:35 am
by vonkaar
Hey, at least it wasn't Marty's fault... his team totally let him down this time around. I really feel for the guy.
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:52 am
by Ganzo
Have Sharks ever beaten Wings in playoffs, I mean whole series.
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:08 am
by Tuggan
in 93-94 they got us. i'm still bitter.
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 7:49 am
by Lionking
Tuggan wrote:in 93-94 they got us. i'm still bitter.
Me thinks it's going to happen again.
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:59 pm
by Arlos
Yah, Vonk, this time it wasn't Turco's fault. Of course, given his past failrues, how much less effective was the team in front of him cause they constantly had worry in the back of their mind of whether or not they could trust him to bail them out. But it's true, he finally played well in the playoffs.
-Arlos
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 5:38 pm
by vonkaar
I'd argue that they would try harder if they thought their goalie couldn't make the stops for them...
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:33 pm
by Tuggan
A team is less willing to go on the offensive if they're afraid their goalie wont be able to cover any mistakes the team might make while trying to apply pressure. I would say it was that way for both Vancouver and Dallas, which is why the shot totals were so low. Neither team is all that great defensively.
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:36 am
by Phlegm
The Ducks totally dominated the Canucks last night.
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 12:21 pm
by Xaiveir
Fucking sabres beat up on my rangers
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:22 pm
by Arlos
Unless Luongo plays out of his mind, Canucks are going to be lucky to go 5. Well, maybe they'll wake up and start actually playing decently again, like they did the first couple games of the Dallas series.
Only a couple more hours til Detroit-Sharks starts....
GO SHARKIES
-Arlos
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:34 pm
by Iccarra
...that is all
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 3:37 pm
by Arlos
Gotta wonder about a team that names itself after, uh, lets be polite here, "Sex acts performed with a menstruating woman"....
-Arlos
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:12 pm
by Ogru
arlos wrote:Gotta wonder about a team that names itself after, uh, lets be polite here, "Sex acts performed with a menstruating woman"....
-Arlos
From
http://www.detroitredwings.com/history/1930s.jspIn 1932 the financial problems ended when grain millionaire and shipping magnate James Norris Sr. purchased the team. Norris, like Adams, was a Canadian turned American. He had once played hockey for the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association's Winged Wheelers.
When the two men met, Norris and Adams agreed that the team's new logo would be a winged wheel and the club's nickname changed to the Red Wings.
However, I would like to mention that their motto for this year's playoff run is "join the red wave" so you may have something there Arlos.
That being said, Wings in 6 over the Sharks. Will be a good series.
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:56 pm
by Arlos
Sharks win 2-0, take a 1-0 lead in the series. Our offense needs work, our defense is playing AWESOME. So is Nabokov.
Sens almost let their game slip away, but pull it out and win 5-4. Didn't see it, so can't comment on how things went.
Game 2 in the Sharks/Wings series is going to be brutal, I am sure. Hopefully we'll get some more of our offensive touch back first...
-Arlos
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:00 pm
by Phlegm
Great defensive game by the Sharks. They should be more aggressive on offense instead of shutting it down after taking the lead.
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:14 pm
by Tuggan
Their scared, that's all they had once Detroit found their game halfway through the first.
Which is upsetting if that's how this series is going to be played. First goal then trap the neutral zone and block shots... blech. I was hoping this would be a really fast paced, hard hitting, high scoring, skilled match up.
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:24 pm
by Arlos
I think future games will be more like that. Detroit was tired for this one, and sharks were dealing with jet lag and layoff rust.
Next game is gonna be vicious.
-Arlos
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:49 pm
by Zanchief
I hate the red wings franchise, always have. Hockey town? You might want to head up north, gentleman.
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:46 pm
by Tuggan
I hate the whole "Hockey Town" shit too. Especially when we can't even fill the arena in the playoffs anymore.
Hockey was more popular in Detroit when we were the Dead Wings.
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:55 pm
by Arlos
Vancouver just beat the Ducks in double OT. Really really nice goal, somehow squeezed it into a tiny opening. Series tied 1-1 now. I really hope this one goes 7 games, so that the Sharks have an easier time when they hit the next round.
Hey, any of you Detroit fans who're convinced they're going to win: You willing to put some goats where your mouth is?
-Arlos
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 3:47 pm
by Tuggan
i'll bet ya my 10k detroit takes the series
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2007 3:49 pm
by Arlos
Done.
-Arlos