[OT-NHL] The Annual NHL Playoffs Thread: 2003

[Paragon]

I think Federov is done in hockey town. Personally I think he is very over-rated but that is just me. Not saying he's not a great player, but I think he is just not the be all end all, he's had numerous chances to step up and be "the man" in a line up of hall of famers and he never did it. even with Yzerman out this season his numbers were no better than any other season. Send him up to New York with the other lazy players, Let Glen Sather "work his magic" on him.

Dallas wins on saturday, gets Guerin back (yea!!!!!!!!!!) and Turgeon (um...i think this is a good thing) and are in great shape for the rest of the playoffs.

the flyers/leafs series has been awsome. that is some real old time hockey right there folks. damn. i have loved watching every game.

Just my thoughts

Paragon

 

[MulhorandSage]

5-3 Vancouver.

I'm not unhappy, though we need to learn to stop sitting back to protect our leads.

Scott Bennie

 

[EarthsShadow]

Send Fedorov to Colorado, that would be cool, but very unlikely... congrats to Vancouver for making their series more interesting.

I think Colorado will play either the Devils (booo), Senators (yeah), or maybe, just maybe with the way things are going, the Bolts (booo). The East is hard to predict, but the West seems to be a almost lock. But I am not expecting anything to happen anymore, the Ducks upset the balance of powers and who knows what is going to happen now.

 

[A'koss]

Originally posted by Apok:

The Canucks, btw, are toast. If they manage to make a comeback against St. Louis, I'll eat my Bruins jersey.

Hmmm, an EN World Webcam event...

[makes a mental note for later]



Cheers,

A'koss!

 

[Welverin]

Gah, don't make me go Scott Steven's on ya like he did with Eric Lindros. =o) Sorry, know that's a bit of a troll but had to say it. =o) See the smiley, I'm joking!!!

Can't happen! I'm not dumb enough to carry the puck up the middle of the ice with my head down!

Hah, got you there!

FLYERS SUCK!

HEY! WHile I realize you're a Rangers and are therefore leaglly required to hate the P-wings could you direct your energies toward wishing ill on the Devils? The Flyers are plenty likely to fall apart on their own, unlike the Devils and thus don't need any help.

Thank you for your support.

Fedorov would make a very nice addition to the Rangers offensive line, the only question is could they utilize him well enough to make a run for the playoffs next year.

In a word: no. In more words: It?s the Rangers! They specialize in acquiring big name, over priced players who under perform and have no chemistry. Until they get some management that?s willing to sacrifice a few years to rebuild properly the current state of affairs will continue.

 

[Tom Cashel]

HEY! WHile I realize you're a Rangers and are therefore leaglly required to hate the P-wings could you direct your energies toward wishing ill on the Devils? The Flyers are plenty likely to fall apart on their own, unlike the Devils and thus don't need any help.

Thank you for your support.

No problem!

DEVILS TRIPLE-SUCK!

In a word: no. In more words: It?s the Rangers! They specialize in acquiring big name, over priced players who under perform and have no chemistry. Until they get some management that?s willing to sacrifice a few years to rebuild properly the current state of affairs will continue. [/B]

I respectfully disagree. They sacrificed this year, and near the end there was chemistry all over the place...we came very close to overtaking the Long Island Suckholes for that last playoff spot. The Rangers, at least, would have won more than one game against the Sens.

But anyway...they need to dump a few of the overpriced players with no heart, replace them with more young talent like Jamie Lundmark (to get the team lean and hungry for Stanley), and keep a few of those overpriced players who want to win.

Oh...and get a coach who isn't afraid to actually make players work hard in practice!

 

[Quickbeam]

Nightfall:
Fans in Detroit will always hate Claude more than Patty Roy. Same as Ranger fans will always hate Denis Potvin. It's just part of team lore .

Berk:
Your comments are rather silly IMO.
1) It's CuJo, not KuJo.
2) He has never taken a team deep into the playoffs because the talent surrounding him hasn't been worthy of reaching the later rounds. There have been at least three playoff seasons where CuJo has carried his team through just about every single one of its victories, including last year with the Leafs.
3) The Wings lost this year because they played poorly as a team, and didn't score any goals. CuJo allowed a couple of soft goals at crucial moments, but by and large he is NOT the reason Detroit is making tee times right now.

T-Bill:
Perhaps you should thank Flexor for waking up your mighty Naslund, Bertuzzi, Morrison line. They finally came to play last night. Unfortunately, I think Osgood will rebound to eliminate another team I'm rooting for. Let's hope I'm wrong!

Paragon:
Federov is an enigma, and I think it's waaaaayyy too early to speculate on whether or not he stays in Hockeytown. As for the Stars, they have the most formidable team going when they play their game. I don't like 'em much, but I certainly respect their talent.

EShadow:
NEVER!!!!! Wings are not allowed to play for the Avs. Period. It's like some kind of blood oath signed simultaneously with their contracts .

Tom:
The "Devils Triple Suck" line is priceless. Consider this comment pilfered for future use in coming seasons .

 

[Nightfall]

Quick, valid point. But in any case I just hope Sunday the Flyers finish off the Leafs and then we can see how the rest of the games shape up. (Here's hoping the Bolts win so that it's Flyers and Sens instead of Flyers and Devils.)

 

[Broken Fang]

Why can't the Avs ever do anything the easy way. I really hope they can continue their on the road streak and finish off the Wild in game 6. I hate game 7's...unless they are some other team or the Stanley Cup final.

 

[Paragon]

GO STARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Paragon