NHL Playoffs (Western Confrence)

[appmaj]

West
#1-San Jose Sharks vs. #8-Anaheim Ducks
#2-Detroit Red Wings vs. #7-Columbus Blue Jackets
#3-Vancouver Canucks vs. #6-St. Louis Blues
#4-Chicago Blackhawks vs. #5-Calgary Flames

[AshevilleApp2]

I'm biased so I took the Wings. Osgood needs to step it up for the playoffs though.

[TheValleyRaider]

Deep conference, as usual in the West, and I think it's San Jose's year...maybe

[ISUMatt]

LET'S GO HAWKS!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TffESByfH00
-Here Come the Hawks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2c57PuqrnI
-National Anthem at the Winter Classic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvpxVE_kQXg
-National Anthem at the 1991 ASG during the Gulf War

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoHLqMLvVLM
-The Orchard Pregame Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmhoVgyhP4Q
-THE Commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GkAm1VgiJc
-The Tony-O Montage

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obp8G2JFgkM
-The Toews Goal pt I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dth-bvPFQ8Q
-The Toews Goal pt II

[bodoyle]

I cant' wait for the anthem tonight! I've tried to get tickets from Waddle and Silvy on ESPN 1000 yesterday and today but couldn't get through.

Gotta love that commercial and the playoff beard one as well.. http://blackhawks.nhl.tv/team/console.jsp?catid=894&id=39641

[bodoyle]

One word....

HAVLAT!!!!!!!

Game winning shot: http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-04/46345290.jpg
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[ISUMatt]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAWKS WIN 12 seconds into OT!!!!

[ISUMatt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWQyw2Ev_jY

[ISUMatt]

Chicago up 2-0 on Calgary!!!

[ISUMatt]

No Patrick Kane for Game 3...Flu

[bodoyle]

2 fluke goals and Chicago leads 2-1 xnonono2x

[bodoyle]

Bad netminding by Bulin and it's 2-2

Made a good effort tieing it at 4 after being down 4-1 in the 2nd but a goal with about 6 minutes left put us down 5-4 and an empty netter made it 6-4 flamers.

[ISUMatt]

Detroit sweeps Columbus, Anaheim leads 3-1 on San Jose...Looks like the only good series is Chicago/Calgary

[ISUMatt]

Hawks Throttle Calgary 5-1 to take a 3-2 lead heading back to Calgary Monday

[ISUMatt]

Ducks vs Red Wings

Blackhawks vs Canucks

[bodoyle]

That was a beautiful game last night. Anytime Iginla, Keenan and Phaneuf lose is a good day!

[89Hen]

Ducks vs Red Wings

Blackhawks vs Canucks
Would love to see Hawks/Wings Conference Final. Will most definitely be rooting for the Hawks the whole way in the West. xthumbsupx

[gmoney55]

Would love to see Hawks/Wings Conference Final. Will most definitely be rooting for the Hawks the whole way in the West. xthumbsupx

Ditto!

[bodoyle]

Would love to see Hawks/Wings Conference Final. Will most definitely be rooting for the Hawks the whole way in the West. xthumbsupx

I don't know if I could handle that series.

[bodoyle]

http://a.espncdn.com/media/apphoto/7bac3829-5852-4442-9aa1-62eb65ad55da.jpg

2:44 left to take it to OT and

Ladd redirects one http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-05/46787503.jpg past Luongo to tie the series at 2!!

[AshevilleApp2]

Wings looked better last night. I'd love to see an Original 6 conference final!

[bodoyle]

Wings looked better last night. I'd love to see an Original 6 conference final!

Screw the damn commies. The sooner they lose the better. I hate them with a passion! xmadxxmadxxmadxxmadxxmadxxmadx

[AshevilleApp2]

Screw the damn commies. The sooner they lose the better. I hate them with a passion! xmadxxmadxxmadxxmadxxmadxxmadx

xlolx xlolx

[AshevilleApp2]

Blackhawks go for the series win tonight.

[bodoyle]

Bolland's game winner from Kane on a great saucer pass. http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-05/46826195.jpg

[bodoyle]

HAWKS WIN! HAWKS WIN!

4, yes 4 third period goals!!!

7-5

Kaner with the hat trick!

Toews with 2 goals.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/chi-12-morrissey-hawks-chicagomay12,0,7308252.column
"At the end of the game, the last five minutes, I've never been in a building that I've heard so loud," said Adam Burish, who scored a third-period goal. "I've been to concerts, sporting events -- there's nothing I've experienced as loud as that.


"We couldn't hear what coach (Joel Quenneville) was saying. Guys were relaying it. It was like a game of telephone on the bench. Guys were relaying what he was saying all the way down the bench. There was a time when they were playing some kind of loud rock music. You couldn't even hear what song was playing. It was pretty cool."


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[bodoyle]

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2009-05/46857630.jpg

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[AshevilleApp2]

Good job Hawks. If you play the Wings, I hope the results are different than in the last week of the regular season!

[bodoyle]

Good job Hawks. If you play the Wings, I hope the results are different than in the last week of the regular season!

The last two games of the reg season were beeeeeeautiful!

[tribe_pride]

That was an insane 3rd period (especially one 5 minute period). Never seen so many goals

[89Hen]

Damn, looks like I went to bed too early. Congrats Hawks! I think I need a red BH jersey. xnodx xbowx

[bodoyle]

Hell of a time for your first hat trick Kaner! http://cdn.nhl.com/blackhawks/images/upload/2009/05/kanetrick1.jpg

[bodoyle]

Damn, looks like I went to bed too early. Congrats Hawks! I think I need a red BH jersey. xnodx xbowx

Get me one while you're at it. Best jersey/sweater in sports.

[ISUMatt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZAAXp1lgQM

[bodoyle]

I wish Foley and Eddie O were allowed to still broadcast. I don't want the national guys. They're horrible.

[89Hen]

Ducks beat the Red Army to force the third game 7 of the conference semis. VS has to love this. xthumbsupx

[gmoney55]

You're right on that, Versus must be loving these next two nights. And they still have a chance to have three great hockey cities in Chicago, Detroit and Boston and then either Ovechkin or Crosby.

[Ivytalk]

I'm rooting hard for the Hawks to break the Curse of Muldoon, but I fear the Wings will be too tough to overcome. I still have a well-worn, classic Jeremy Roenick BH jersey!xthumbsupx

[AshevilleApp2]

Zero goals from Datsyuk in the series and Hossa only scores in one game, and the Wings still advance!! This should be a great conference finals.

[AshevilleApp2]

Two hours to Game 1. Go Wings!!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZAAXp1lgQMI'm happy too Matt! We need to get together for a game.

Prediction: BLACKHAWKS in 6 xthumbsupx

[bodoyle]

I for one expected us to lose the first game. The Hawks have never played well after a long layoff like they had. I expect us to win the next 2.

[89Hen]

Very exiciting game. Saw the Hawks tie it up and left the room for a couple minutes and it was 4-2. xoopsx

[AshevilleApp2]

Osgood made some big saves yesterday. This should turn out to be a great series. xnodx

[gmoney55]

Hawks D better pick it up though, the Wings were peppering Khabibulin with good scoring chances all game.

[bodoyle]

Seems that in both games Khabibulin has let in a goal or two in that he should have stopped. Down 2-0 we better win Friday or it's over with.

[ISUMatt]

which one was he supposed to stop in Game 2?? The power play goal where DET had 2 screeners in front of him...The Breakaway where we couldnt get the puck in deep and handed it to cleary...Or the the 3-1 in OT off the turnover where Nick had absolutely no chance...

[bodoyle]

Yes the power play where he had a clear view and no deflection. Hell the damn thing almost hit him in the mask. Hossa put his stick up but it never touched anything but the net and his Gatorage bottle.

[gmoney55]

which one was he supposed to stop in Game 2?? The power play goal where DET had 2 screeners in front of him...The Breakaway where we couldnt get the puck in deep and handed it to cleary...Or the the 3-1 in OT off the turnover where Nick had absolutely no chance...

Seriously....Khabibulin is not the reason the Hawks are down 2-0.

[bodoyle]

Seriously....Khabibulin is not the reason the Hawks are down 2-0.

He allowed 2 easy goals in Game 1 and 1 in Game 2. I think the defense has played like horses*** especially Seabrook. It seems that everytime he makes a mistake it costs us on the scoreboard.

[AshevilleApp2]

:)

[89Hen]

Remember two weeks ago when we said VS must be jumping for joy over the way the playoffs had gone to date? xoopsx xoopsx xoopsx The NHL playoffs have jumped the shark and the whale. :(

[JayJ79]

Remember two weeks ago when we said VS must be jumping for joy over the way the playoffs had gone to date? xoopsx xoopsx xoopsx The NHL playoffs have jumped the shark and the whale. :(

how so?

[TheValleyRaider]

Remember two weeks ago when we said VS must be jumping for joy over the way the playoffs had gone to date? xoopsx xoopsx xoopsx The NHL playoffs have jumped the shark and the whale. :(

Only temporarily. The SC Finals are shaping up to be a great rematch of Pittsburgh-Detroit (sorry Chi-town) xnodx

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heard some insider talk that Khabibulin has a torn muscle in his leg, not good for a goalie

[AshevilleApp2]

heard some insider talk that Khabibulin has a torn muscle in his leg, not good for a goalie

Not good for the Hawks comeback chances either. His replacement really struggled in game 5.

[bodoyle]

heard some insider talk that Khabibulin has a torn muscle in his leg, not good for a goalie

Wouldn't surprise me. Hawks never list anything beyond "upper body injury" or "lower body injury". We're screwed with Huet between the pipes.

[89Hen]

how so?
One non-competitive conference final and the other with some lopsided games and a rematch of last year shaping up.

[bodoyle]

Huet stood on his head tonight. He made a ridiculous save at the end of regulation, but in OT when your team can never clear a goddamn puck and keeps turning it over all game, eventually you will lose.

Go Pens!

[TheValleyRaider]

Great run for the young Hawks. They'll learn. With players like Toews and Kane, they'll remain contenders

Detroit showed again and again why they're arguably the best organization in the NHL. So much depth, so much skill, grit, etc.

Red Wings-Penguins, the rematch. Should be one heck of a series xnodx

[AshevilleApp2]

Great run for the young Hawks. They'll learn. With players like Toews and Kane, they'll remain contenders

Detroit showed again and again why they're arguably the best organization in the NHL. So much depth, so much skill, grit, etc.

Red Wings-Penguins, the rematch. Should be one heck of a series xnodx



I'm biased, but that doesn't even need to be arguable. You can make a good case that they're the best organization in pro (at least North American) sports. Eighteen playoff trips in a row. Four, and now maybe five, Stanley Cups. But as I said, I'm biased. :)


It should be a great finals. Go Wings!

[ISUMatt]

I think the NHL is doing the Wings a dis-service by starting the series Saturday now...Datsyuk hurting, Lidstrom hurting, Ericsson with an apendectamy, basically playing 4 defensemen...Pittsburgh has a real shot to steal 1 if not 2 in Motown

[TheValleyRaider]

I'm biased, but that doesn't even need to be arguable. You can make a good case that they're the best organization in pro (at least North American) sports. Eighteen playoff trips in a row. Four, and now maybe five, Stanley Cups. But as I said, I'm biased. :)

And for that you can thank the acquisition of Islanders' scout Jimmy Devellano xnodx xthumbsupx xbawlingx

Right now, the only possible contender would be Godfather Lou's system in New Jersey, but certainly the last couple of seasons have put Detroit ahead. Two of the best run organizations in any sport


I think the NHL is doing the Wings a dis-service by starting the series Saturday now...Datsyuk hurting, Lidstrom hurting, Ericsson with an apendectamy, basically playing 4 defensemen...Pittsburgh has a real shot to steal 1 if not 2 in Motown

It's tough for Detroit, and you'd love to see both teams at full strength, but since the NHL is set on starting the series on a weekend, it's either play Saturday, or wait 10 days, which is far too long of a layoff. They do get 2 full days off, plus most of Saturday waiting for the start of Game 1, so they'll have some time to heal xtwocentsx

[AshevilleApp2]

I think the NHL is doing the Wings a dis-service by starting the series Saturday now...Datsyuk hurting, Lidstrom hurting, Ericsson with an apendectamy, basically playing 4 defensemen...Pittsburgh has a real shot to steal 1 if not 2 in Motown

I didn't realize they had moved the start up to this weekend. Do you know if NBC will cover the entire finals, or are they going to share with Versus?

[bodoyle]

I think the NHL is doing the Wings a dis-service by starting the series Saturday now...Datsyuk hurting, Lidstrom hurting, Ericsson with an apendectamy, basically playing 4 defensemen...Pittsburgh has a real shot to steal 1 if not 2 in Motown

My heart bleeds for them...xrolleyesx http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/images/smilies/violin.gif

[TheValleyRaider]

I didn't realize they had moved the start up to this weekend. Do you know if NBC will cover the entire finals, or are they going to share with Versus?

2009 STANLEY CUP FINAL
#2-Detroit Red Wings vs. #4-Pittsburgh Penguins
Game 1-Saturday, May 30 at Detroit, 8:00 pm NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 2-Sunday, May 31 at Detroit, TBD-Evening NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 3-Tuesday, June 2 at Pittsburgh, 8:00 pm VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Game 4-Thursday, June 4 at Pittsburgh, 8:00 pm VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Game 5-Saturday, June 6 at Detroit, 8:00 pm NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 6-Tuesday, June 9 at Pittsburgh, 8:00 pm NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 7-Friday, June 12 at Detroit, 8:00 pm NBC, CBC, RDS

Basically, as long as it isn't a sweep (which seems unlikely to me, and the NHL is definitely rooting against it), the Cup will be given out on NBC

[AshevilleApp2]

2009 STANLEY CUP FINAL
#2-Detroit Red Wings vs. #4-Pittsburgh Penguins
Game 1-Saturday, May 30 at Detroit, 8:00 pm NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 2-Sunday, May 31 at Detroit, TBD-Evening NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 3-Tuesday, June 2 at Pittsburgh, 8:00 pm VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Game 4-Thursday, June 4 at Pittsburgh, 8:00 pm VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Game 5-Saturday, June 6 at Detroit, 8:00 pm NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 6-Tuesday, June 9 at Pittsburgh, 8:00 pm NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 7-Friday, June 12 at Detroit, 8:00 pm NBC, CBC, RDS

Basically, as long as it isn't a sweep (which seems unlikely to me, and the NHL is definitely rooting against it), the Cup will be given out on NBC

Thanks for the information. I can catch five games at home and two in a bar. xthumbsupx

[89Hen]

My heart bleeds for them...xrolleyesx
No kidding. Cry me a river. :p

[AshevilleApp2]

No kidding. Cry me a river. :p

I don't blame ya'll for the sour grapes. The only good dynasty is your own dynasty. Go Wings!!

[grizband]

2009 STANLEY CUP FINAL
#2-Detroit Red Wings vs. #4-Pittsburgh Penguins
Game 1-Saturday, May 30 at Detroit, 8:00 pm NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 2-Sunday, May 31 at Detroit, TBD-Evening NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 3-Tuesday, June 2 at Pittsburgh, 8:00 pm VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Game 4-Thursday, June 4 at Pittsburgh, 8:00 pm VERSUS, CBC, RDS
Game 5-Saturday, June 6 at Detroit, 8:00 pm NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 6-Tuesday, June 9 at Pittsburgh, 8:00 pm NBC, CBC, RDS
Game 7-Friday, June 12 at Detroit, 8:00 pm NBC, CBC, RDS

Basically, as long as it isn't a sweep (which seems unlikely to me, and the NHL is definitely rooting against it), the Cup will be given out on NBC
ESPN radio mentioned last night that this is the first Stanley Cup since 1954 (I believe) that will begin with the first two games on consecutive games.

[ISUMatt]

ESPN radio mentioned last night that this is the first Stanley Cup since 1954 (I believe) that will begin with the first two games on consecutive games.

You know the NBA would try to schedule the games a week apart xlolx
Im actually cheering for the Wings here

[ISUMatt]

it's either play Saturday, or wait 10 days, which is far too long of a layoff.

There must be something booked at the Joe to have to rush the start of the series

[TheValleyRaider]

There must be something booked at the Joe to have to rush the start of the series

No, this is NBC's doing

They apparently don't want the Finals to interfere as much with their summer TC schedule. Saturday has been the preferred starting day of the week since the postseason began. It'll be a tough go for Game 1, but Game 2 on a Sunday night could be solid. The big concern would be if the Lakers and Nuggets go to Game 7, which would also be on Sunday

Whatever the reasoning, these are ratings ploys. They weren't going to wait to start the series on Monday or Tuesday just for the extra days off....

As a side note, very few of these arenas book events during these weeks, especially one like the Joe where there's a reasonable expectation that the main tenant (the Red Wings) will be using them at the time. It can certainly cause some snafus like Yanni in Pittsburgh (forced the two games in two cities in two nights scenario with the Pens and Caps) or the WWE in Denver, but those aren't overly common, I would think

[AshevilleApp2]

Two more wins. Please.

[JayJ79]

Remember two weeks ago when we said VS must be jumping for joy over the way the playoffs had gone to date? xoopsx xoopsx xoopsx The NHL playoffs have jumped the shark and the whale. :(

Okay, so perhaps the conference finals weren't quite as exciting.
But the Cup finals are shaping up to be pretty darn fun to watch!

(personally, I think games 3 and 4 have been the most exciting, but I could be biased by the outcome.)

[AshevilleApp2]

Okay, so perhaps the conference finals weren't quite as exciting.
But the Cup finals are shaping up to be pretty darn fun to watch!

(personally, I think games 3 and 4 have been the most exciting, but I could be biased by the outcome.)

Bias does skew ones view. xlolx I hope the Wings put it back together real soon, but Pittsburgh looks good right now.

[89Hen]

Okay, so perhaps the conference finals weren't quite as exciting.
But the Cup finals are shaping up to be pretty darn fun to watch!
xnodx xnodx