Stanley Cup Playoffs thread

James_E · Post by **James_E** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:05 pm

F*** me! I can't believe my Sens are down 2-0. I was swearing at the tv tonight, which is quite unusual for me.

Kudos to Ryan Miller... what a great great game he played tonight... hope he DOESN'T keep it up.

HipE · Post by **HipE** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:07 pm

Unbelievable final 20 seconds in the 3rd of the Car-NJ game!!!

ddtrane · Post by **ddtrane** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:18 pm

Its still hard for me to believe that last 20 seconds of regulation.

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:28 pm

The Devils are done....BUH BYE!

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:28 pm

Marty Brodeur was astounding tonight but NJ had too many breakdowns. CAR just stole the game tonight and they have all the momentum going for them.

ddtrane · Post by **ddtrane** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:28 pm

3:09 of OT, hold on, theres a review in progress. If good, then the Devils let a great opportunity get away from them.

ddtrane · Post by **ddtrane** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:29 pm

3:09 of OT, hold on, theres a review in progress. If good, then the Devils let a great opportunity get away from them. Its good. Gonna be tough to for Jersey to get the next 4 out of 5.

Post by **ScoopBrady** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:31 pm

tjung0831 wrote:The Devils are done....BUH BYE!

What a dick.

And nothing is done quite yet. That was a bad game to lose for the Devils. Talk about letting one slip away.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:34 pm

I don't know about it being such a tough loss for the Devils. They were outplayed most of the game, and I can't imagine too many Devil's players will be sitting around thinking to themselves that they deserved better because their lucky goal didn't stand up.

That being said, this series is far from over.

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:42 pm

Naples39 wrote:I don't know about it being such a tough loss for the Devils. They were outplayed most of the game, and I can't imagine too many Devil's players will be sitting around thinking to themselves that they deserved better because their lucky goal didn't stand up.

That being said, this series is far from over.

If they revert and change the rules back to the 2003-04 season, then yeah I agree with you, the series is far from over.

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Mon May 08, 2006 10:51 pm

tjung0831 wrote:If they revert and change the rules back to the 2003-04 season, then yeah I agree with you, the series is far from over.

Strange, I coulda sworn the Devils just won 15 games in a row under the new rules. Did I miss that memo that said all those games were actually played under 03-04 rules?

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Mon May 08, 2006 11:03 pm

Naples39 wrote:
tjung0831 wrote:If they revert and change the rules back to the 2003-04 season, then yeah I agree with you, the series is far from over.
Strange, I coulda sworn the Devils just won 15 games in a row under the new rules. Did I miss that memo that said all those games were actually played under 03-04 rules?

That 15 game winning streak ain't doing a thing for them now as they are in a world of trouble. Some of those games were at the end of the year against inferior teams and 4 of them were against the Rangers in the playoffs. Carolina is a much better team and it's showing, better skating, much better skill, and much more depth.

10spro · Post by **10spro** » Mon May 08, 2006 11:05 pm

So far it's all San Jose. How do you stop Thornton? Mac better find someone.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Mon May 08, 2006 11:13 pm

10spro wrote:So far it's all San Jose. How do you stop Thornton? Mac better find someone.

I have seen the light...My Apologies to Mr Thorton.

XXXIV · Post by **XXXIV** » Mon May 08, 2006 11:16 pm

HipE wrote:Unbelievable final 20 seconds in the 3rd of the Car-NJ game!!!

That was awesome...Another fantastic game...I am loving these playoffs.

ScoopBrady wrote:
tjung0831 wrote:The Devils are done....BUH BYE!
What a dick. And nothing is done quite yet. That was a bad game to lose for the Devils. Talk about letting one slip away.

It sure does look bad...Carolina is carrying the play 5 of 6 periods played so far. I wouldnt have believed it but seeing is believing...

fightingcamel · Post by **fightingcamel** » Mon May 08, 2006 11:56 pm

Wow! What a game!

I was there tonight. Great crowd, unbelievable finish!

Just need to win a couple more now

JackDiggity · Post by **JackDiggity** » Tue May 09, 2006 4:17 am

Go Cains! What a great game!

pk500 · Post by **pk500** » Tue May 09, 2006 6:39 am

Another tough loss. For all the praise of Thornton, and it's justified, the difference for me is San Jose's defensemen. They are so strong in front of their net, not allowing many second chances at all with efficient clearing of the puck or by tying up the Oil's forwards.

Rexall better be rocking Wednesday night, because the Oil needs the lift, for sure. Game 3 is a must-win.

Take care,
PK

Feanor · Post by **Feanor** » Tue May 09, 2006 8:45 am

10spro wrote:Best HIT since the B. Campell one on Umberger. OTT is coming to play here folks, big loss for BUF as one of their most creative players is down in T. Connolly. Wow, what a monster hit by Shaeffer.

I think hits to the head like that should be illegal. Connolly's had a history of concussion problems and this latest hit could have ended his career.

James_E · Post by **James_E** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:23 am

Clean, open ice hits should be illegal? Why?

Feanor · Post by **Feanor** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:43 am

I think hits to the head should be illegal, like they are in in rugby and rugby league. That would still allow crushing open ice checks to the whole upper body which is a big enough target. Too many good players are having their careers ruined by concussions and it's not worth it. The players wear helmets now, but that doesn't help much because the players hitting them in the head have shoulder armour that may as well be made out of concrete.

laurenskye · Post by **laurenskye** » Tue May 09, 2006 9:44 am

James_E wrote:Clean, open ice hits should be illegal? Why?

Heh, heh. What's the matter, you don't like ice dancing?

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Tue May 09, 2006 10:11 am

The Connolly hit was clean...ugly..but clean. On the otherhand in the Edmonton/San Jose game that Raffi Torres hit on Michalek was borderline dirty.

tjung0831 · Post by **tjung0831** » Tue May 09, 2006 10:19 am

Naples39 wrote:
tjung0831 wrote:If the Sabres can figure out Ottawa, they'll be hoisting the cup in June! They are that good!!!
There's the overstatement of the year. Sabres will be fighting for their lives just to make it of the next round.

Looks like the Senators are the ones fighting for their lives...

Naples39 · Post by **Naples39** » Tue May 09, 2006 11:09 am

I agree with Feanor. Concussions are a serious problem and it makes me sick to my stomach to watch these guys lay motionless on the ground. Too many careers have been cut short, and in the case of Connolly are in danger of never really blossoming in the first place.

I'm not saying the hit on Connolly or Michalek was illegal, as they were both elbow down, feet on the ground, but they were both headhunting plays. In the old days it didn't matter if the hit was clean or not, you took a shot at one of our best offensive players you better be prepared to defend yourself. Now there are no repercussions, players can headhunt with impunity.

I don't see why blows to the head shouldn't have the same kind of exception to the normal rules like submarining someone's knees or boarding because of the danger of neck injuries. The head needs more protection than anything, and it's not like saying no direct contact to the head would take the physicality out of the game.

Anyway, that's just my opinion.