NHL Thread

[Paul Smeenus]

Well game one to the Penguins, Lightning and Ducks. Getslaf took a slapshot in the face near the end of the 4-3 win (which was 4-0 in the 2nd), if he's seriously hurt that'd be a terrible turn of events for Anaheim

[Ninetales]

Welp so far I'm 0-3 haha. Not worried about Dallas, they looked really good (sans the Selanne line crushing it and Gonchar/Rome being pylons). Tampa got absolutely dominated, which very much surprised me as I thought Price would have to stand on his head to win the series. Maybe not. Didn't really watch the CBJ/Pitt game (had it on my laptop but only unmuted during intermissions in the other game) but it seemed fairly evenly played.

Looking forward to the Sharks/Kings game tomorrow but I probably won't be able to watch it in as much detail as I watched the games today :/ oh well go sharks

[FRED HALE SR.]

Originally Posted by Ninetales

Welp so far I'm 0-3 haha. Not worried about Dallas, they looked really good (sans the Selanne line crushing it and Gonchar/Rome being pylons). Tampa got absolutely dominated, which very much surprised me as I thought Price would have to stand on his head to win the series. Maybe not. Didn't really watch the CBJ/Pitt game (had it on my laptop but only unmuted during intermissions in the other game) but it seemed fairly evenly played.

Looking forward to the Sharks/Kings game tomorrow but I probably won't be able to watch it in as much detail as I watched the games today :/ oh well go sharks

I thought Anaheim looked great for 25 minutes and Dallas looked great for 35 minutes. I'd say the Getzlaf line had its moments also along with the Selanne line. Seguin and Benn really poured it on in the late 2nd and complete third periods. Was a good game to watch. The Ducks have to remember to keep the pedal to the medal and not allow Dallas easy entrys into the offensive zone. Dallas really had their number in the later stages of the game. Lehtonen made some nice saves late also, it wasn't all Dallas. It was about as even a game as you could get. The only real difference was blocked shots and face offs won, which the Ducks clearly won.

That Pitt game was one hell of a back and forth. The thing about Pitt is they can turn it on at any moment and have a plethora of weapons. I like their chances out of the East, most people are expecting Boston but not me.

Tampa wasn't really dominated as much as you say. They had alot of great scoring chances and had their own at times. I'd look for them to make some waves before that series is over. I like their young guy out of the Czech Republic Ondrej Palat dude is gonna be a beast. Left the game early in the third with an upper body injury but he'll be fine. Game went 5-4 in overtime, not sure thats exactly them getting dominated. Should be a great series.

[Ninetales]

Originally Posted by FRED HALE SR.

I thought Anaheim looked great for 25 minutes and Dallas looked great for 35 minutes. I'd say the Getzlaf line had its moments also along with the Selanne line. Seguin and Benn really poured it on in the late 2nd and complete third periods. Was a good game to watch. The Ducks have to remember to keep the pedal to the medal and not allow Dallas easy entrys into the offensive zone. Dallas really had their number in the later stages of the game. Lehtonen made some nice saves late also, it wasn't all Dallas. It was about as even a game as you could get. The only real difference was blocked shots and face offs won, which the Ducks clearly won.

Yep it was fairly even, and that's a pretty good road game for an 8th seed (they didn't really deserve to be down 4-0, in terms of how close the play was). I did notice that Anaheim had some blocks in key scoring chances for the stars in the first though. The second goal was directly from a block as well, but that was just a poor play by Jordie Benn and he should've known not to shoot there. But this is shaping up to be a good series as expected.

It's funny, I was going to reply to you earlier saying I had no affiliation to Dallas. But yeah that's not true anymore haha. They've been bumped into my top 5 teams probably. I really like watching them play. But that doesn't mean I won't be fair (I legitimately thought/think they can take this series).

[Paul Smeenus]

Originally Posted by Ninetales

But that doesn't mean I won't be fair (I legitimately thought/think they can take this series).

If they continue to play like they did in the second period in particular I agree

[FRED HALE SR.]

Originally Posted by Ninetales

Yep it was fairly even, and that's a pretty good road game for an 8th seed (they didn't really deserve to be down 4-0, in terms of how close the play was). I did notice that Anaheim had some blocks in key scoring chances for the stars in the first though. The second goal was directly from a block as well, but that was just a poor play by Jordie Benn and he should've known not to shoot there. But this is shaping up to be a good series as expected.

It's funny, I was going to reply to you earlier saying I had no affiliation to Dallas. But yeah that's not true anymore haha. They've been bumped into my top 5 teams probably. I really like watching them play. But that doesn't mean I won't be fair (I legitimately thought/think they can take this series).

That game was theirs for the taking honestly. The ducks looked flat for thirty minutes straight. I think that Dallas has some nice pieces but I like the Ducks to take this series. As bad as they looked late in the game, The ducks should be able to handle them nicely. They need to match up Getzlaf and Perry on Seguin/Benn every chance they get. They strayed from doing so in the 3rd period and it was detrimental to their success. The Playoffs are shaping up to be alot of fun to watch this year. Looking forward to the sharks/kings game tonight. Should be a very physical and entertaining game. Also eager to see what the depleted Blues can do with Chi-Town. I'm expecting Chicago to win due to Oshie and Tarasenko playing limited minutes but we'll see. Great start to the playoffs regardless of what happens tonight.

[Paul Smeenus]

I think Sharks/Kings will be a war. I don't see StL beating the champs, they looked like sh*t this past weekend.

[FRED HALE SR.]

Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus

I think Sharks/Kings will be a war. I don't see StL beating the champs, they looked like sh*t this past weekend.

They were missing two stars on offense and Their best blue liner. I think St Louis will put up a fight, but Miller has to play well.

Sharks Kings is gonna be a great series. The perennial choking sharks need to step up and pray that Niemi can carry them. The Kings tend to do well because of their veteran core, but I think father time is catching up a bit with them. Quick hasn't been a game changer in awhile either, so I like the Sharks chances in this series.

[Plankton]

It's pretty hyped up around here in Chicago, so I'm hoping with Toews and Kane back they'll at least win this series. After that, not real confident they'll do much. They don't seem to have that hunger like they used to.

[Paul Smeenus]

The other series I'm looking forward to is Rangers/Flyers, not because I see either team getting to the finals, but in particular the Flyers were red hot at the end of the regular season, plus it's such a great rivalry