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The Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
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05/03/06 08:42 AM
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Since we've got a couple of team-related threads floating about, I thought it would be nice to concentrate the discussion in one specific place. How bout them Sabres, baby?!? It's pretty weird how all of the top seeds came out of the East, and it looks like the bottoms seeds will win out in the West. Thoughts? Predictions? Like I've said before, though I hope my Sabres go all the way, my prediction still remains: Devils versus the Sharks in the final series.
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Re: The Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
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05/05/06 09:17 PM
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A pretty good mix of teams going into this round. I think that we should get some quality hockey in this round of the series. As for the Devils, well to me, they have to prove themselves in this upcoming series. If they dominate, then they'll have convined me that they are a powerhouse team. If you watched the series against the Rangers, the Devils played really well and were spectacular on Defense. But if you break the games down, except for maybe two periods of the whole series, at even strength the Devils did NOT outplay the Rangers. And this is why I say that this round will tell if the Devils are that powerful. I happen to like Buffalo. IMO a very solid and underated team. I like the Sabres out of the east and while I like the Ducks as my darkhorse out of the west, I'm leaning towards the Oilers. Don Cardi
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: The Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
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05/06/06 02:52 AM
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Originally posted by Don Jasani: I can't believe I'm sayin this but...here she goes...Go Senators! Ottawa baby yeah!!! You are a DISGRACE. Never ever cheer for the senators....ever. They are a bunch of arrogant kids who think they are the greatest team that has ever played hockey before. Screw them. LETS GO BUFFALO!
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Re: The Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
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05/06/06 05:13 PM
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Ok, only the first game, but did the Hurricanes make the Devils look like the team that I said that I thought they really are or what? They bitch slapped them for most of the game. I don't know that the Devils were that great against the Rangers. I felt that the Rangers were that bad against the Devils. And so far, in the first game of this series, it looks as though I may have been right. But it's a long series, with a lot of hockey left to play, so we'll see. Don Cardi
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: The Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
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05/06/06 07:11 PM
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Originally posted by Double-J: [quote]Originally posted by SicilianMafia: [b]
LETS GO BUFFALO! I concur! I really figured we were going to lose last night and couldn't hang with the Sens, but our comeback has given me new hope! Let's go BUFF-ALO! [/b][/quote]Hey man the Sens are full of crap. Every year its the same shit, how they think they are gunna be such an amazing playoff team, but every year they always end in failure after such hype. Too bad the leafs weren't available to end their hopes this year. Oh well, Buffalo will do it for sure, in 6. Mark my words. Briere is the man.
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Re: The Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
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05/09/06 09:04 AM
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Kudos to the Sabres again for breaking up shooting lanes, making the most out of odd-man rushes, and frustrating the Senators with one of the best playoff goalie shows in recent memory to take a 2-0 lead in the series, on away ice no less.
BTW - Barry Melrose gives the Sabres no love. He says we can't take the physical pressure, that we break, Emery is the superb goaltender, etc.
I guess he wasn't watching this, or any other games this year, was he? :p :rolleyes:
LET'S GO BUFF-ALO!!!
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Re: The Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
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05/09/06 09:28 AM
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Looks like my Oilers pick may be in trouble. But don't count them out yet. They lost two very close games here and both teams in this series have played well enough to win. Oliers MUST win the next one or it's all over. Buffalo. Although the Devils played a much better game in game 2, I still think that they are not the team that everyone thinks that they are. Carolina, IMO is still the better team and it will be tough for the Devils to knock them off. Another MUST win for the home team in the next game of this series. Watch out for those Mighty Ducks! Red Hot Goaltending! Don Cardi
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: The Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
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05/12/06 04:29 PM
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OOOOO now that there will be a game 5 I hope Hasek will play just to get his ass kicked... Booooooo 39.
LET'S GO BUFF-A-LO!
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Re: The Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
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05/12/06 08:32 PM
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Dominic "I pulled my groin 39 times to match my jersey number" Hasek
I can't believe the Senators signed him, hell, even the Sabres don't want him anymore... pompus jerk, he was wanted for arrest in an assult in the Czech Republic but that problem was "solved" so he could play on the Olympic hockey team...
Bastard even had his own clothing line when he played in Detroit
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Re: The Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
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05/18/06 12:58 PM
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Originally posted by Don Cardi on May 5th:
I like the Sabres out of the east and while I like the Ducks as my darkhorse out of the west, I'm leaning towards the Oilers.
Don Cardi and I also said this about the Devils : \ As for the Devils, well to me, they have to prove themselves in this upcoming series. If they dominate, then they'll have convined me that they are a powerhouse team. If you watched the series against the Rangers, the Devils played really well and were spectacular on Defense. But if you break the games down, except for maybe two periods of the whole series, at even strength the Devils did NOT outplay the Rangers. And this is why I say that this round will tell if the Devils are that powerful. May be time for me to place some bets for this upcoming round! Don Cardi
Don Cardi Five - ten years from now, they're gonna wish there was American Cosa Nostra. Five - ten years from now, they're gonna miss John Gotti.
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Re: The Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
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05/19/06 07:52 AM
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Go SABRES! The only reason I'd like to see the Oilers go is that I'd love to watch us beat Michael Peca in the finals. However, I'm weary since everyone around here is Cup Crazy and counting on us rolling over Carolina, which I don't think is going to be an easy task. True, we beat the number one seed, but still, I don't think Buffalonians (as we tend to do after years of anguish and suffering from our permanent inferiority from missed Super Bowl winning field goals and illegal Brett Hull game winning shots) should be so quick to be recording songs about winning the cup on local radio. Oh well. Hopefully I'm totally wrong, and we kick ass.
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Re: The Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
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05/30/06 10:56 PM
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What a great win for the Sabres tonight, who proved that even with their best 3 defensemen out of the playoffs, they still have the heart and energy to push this series to the brink! DO YOU BELIEVE?!?!?!?! GO SABRES!!! GAME 7 THURSDAY!!! LET'S GO BUFF-ALO!!! [img] http://el-muerte.student.utwente.nl/lba/forum/image.php?u=376&dateline=1145551170[/img]
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Re: The Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
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06/12/06 03:54 PM
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The poor ratings reflect the two teams in the Cup.
In one, we see a southern town that places hockey 5th or 6th, probably after poker and lawn bowling, and nobody is watching. Hell, they can barely sell out their arena (if at all).
Edmonton gets more attention, but is still a relatively small town.
I don't really care for either team in the finals. I don't like Michael Peca, the ex-Sabre, and I don't like Carolina because of Laviolette (as well as some other players). Although Carolina is complaining about the game-winner from Game 3, I think its moot considering that the referees *stole* the earlier goal away from Edmonton by blowing the whistle. Speaking of that, it seems like the referees (throughout the playoffs) have been terrible when it comes to blowing the whistle for loose pucks, and this is no different...the ref never blew the whistle (you can't hear it!) yet you can see him repeat "I blew my whistle!").
While it is a bit of sour grapes on my part not seeing Buffalo in the finals (who, I think everyone can agree with, would have been better for ratings and sales, just look at the series with Buffalo TV ratings nationally), but the NHL officiating still is terrible. And until they fix it, they will continue to be the fourth-class citizen of American sports, behind football, basketball, and MLB baseball/college basketball/football.
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Re: The Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread
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06/13/06 10:00 PM
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Huh, the Stanley Cup Finals are going on? :p It seriously gets 0 attention. Between the World Cup, NBA Finals and even College Baseball, who knew? :p
Hey, how's it going?
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