[OT-NHL] The Annual NHL Playoffs Thread: 2003
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Agamon
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Oh, man...Rangers not only lose, but they lose to Pittsburgh 
Put Straka on any AHL team and you have the Pens. Dat's gotta hoit.
Anyway, I shouldn't be talking, my Habs might not cost $750 billion/season, but they sure stunk the joint up this season. Guess I'm cheering for Sens in the East and Avs in the West.
Put Straka on any AHL team and you have the Pens. Dat's gotta hoit.Anyway, I shouldn't be talking, my Habs might not cost $750 billion/season, but they sure stunk the joint up this season. Guess I'm cheering for Sens in the East and Avs in the West.
Steve Jung said:Flyers fan. I'm glad the Rangers aren't going to make it. That makes WFAN much more fun to listen to.
The guys on WFAN know virtually nothing about hockey and admitedly so, especially Mike and MD. With baseball around the corner, I don't think that they'll spend much time talking about hockey or the Rangers in general.
I'm a big Rangers fan but they are a major problem for the league's payroll situation. Holik is NOT a $9 million/year player, a fact clearly born out this season. The Rangers have a good farm system in Hartford, but they simply refuse to just stick it out for a few seasons and let a good, young team develop. Instead, they just push the panic button every season and pick up soon to be free agents and guys that get swept up by the NY atmosphere and don't hustle, backcheck or show a lot of heart.
BTW, Detroit and NJ in the Cup final. I hate the Devils, but I think that Brodeur can singlehandedly win a playoff series or two. I just don't feel that the other Eastern conference teams match up in the goaltending department with the Devils.
Larry Fitz
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Islanders, always have, always will... that being said..
Sather fired Trottier with the intention of getting Kovalev and the others. I think their record would be just as good now if Trottier were still the coach. It was a setup to make himself look good if he could just get the Rangers into the playoffs (to be unceremoniously trounced in the first round by the Devils).
The problem with the NY Rangers is the same as the Wotc 3E Ranger, too much up front, not much in the long haul...
Sather fired Trottier with the intention of getting Kovalev and the others. I think their record would be just as good now if Trottier were still the coach. It was a setup to make himself look good if he could just get the Rangers into the playoffs (to be unceremoniously trounced in the first round by the Devils).
The problem with the NY Rangers is the same as the Wotc 3E Ranger, too much up front, not much in the long haul...
MulhorandSage
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This thing's so wide open this year that all bets are pretty much off. Though if someone held a gun to my head and forced me to pick, it'd be Detroit over Senators in the finals in six.
Of course I'm pulling for the Canucks - I've waited thirty-three years for a Vancouver team this good, and they're ready for a great run. Go 'Nucks go!
Scott Bennie
Of course I'm pulling for the Canucks - I've waited thirty-three years for a Vancouver team this good, and they're ready for a great run. Go 'Nucks go!
Scott Bennie
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Tom Cashel
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Agamon said:Oh, man...Rangers not only lose, but they lose to Pittsburgh
It hurt a lot. I watched the whole damn thing. It made me angry. Angry...and...tired.
Let's GUT that flopping fish and build a team we can be proud of!
(The upside: my fiancee and I have tickets to see the Capitals pound the living daylights out of the Pens on April 5th...sixth row seats!)
Anyway, I'm going out on a limb and predicting a Detroit/Tampa Bay Cup final.
schporto
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The cup battle I want to see:
Flyers v. Avs Those would be close games. I'd guess a 7 game series. They played great hockey a few weeks ago.
Cup final I dream of:
Bruins vs San Jose. Not possible but such a pretty dream.
Cup final we'll probably see:
Wings v Devils. Blech.
Most likely event for playoffs:
Pat Quinn whinging about the refs and 'goalie interference'.
Silly Chara story. My wife is 5'2". We went to a Caps v Ilanders game (when Chara was there). We were 2 or 3 rows off the ice. I pointed Chara out noting "He's either the tallest or darn close to it player in the league." Then we noticed, yeah he had skates on, but he was as tall as she was. Literally they were eye to eye height. She was 2 ro 3 rows up. Since then her response to Chara has always been "He's not that tall."
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Flyers v. Avs Those would be close games. I'd guess a 7 game series. They played great hockey a few weeks ago.
Cup final I dream of:
Bruins vs San Jose. Not possible but such a pretty dream.
Cup final we'll probably see:
Wings v Devils. Blech.
Most likely event for playoffs:
Pat Quinn whinging about the refs and 'goalie interference'.
MThibault said:
Silly Chara story. My wife is 5'2". We went to a Caps v Ilanders game (when Chara was there). We were 2 or 3 rows off the ice. I pointed Chara out noting "He's either the tallest or darn close to it player in the league." Then we noticed, yeah he had skates on, but he was as tall as she was. Literally they were eye to eye height. She was 2 ro 3 rows up. Since then her response to Chara has always been "He's not that tall."
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Have to go with the home team making it back to the cup, that would be Stars! As long as Turk stays healthy and is in goal, we are good to go. If we get Teirgon back it is even better!
Cup I want to see:
Stars vs Devils, again, but this time the Stars winning!
My dream:
Ducks vs Devils with Ducks winning. I know that ain't going to happen, but I would love to see it!
Cup I want to see:
Stars vs Devils, again, but this time the Stars winning!
My dream:
Ducks vs Devils with Ducks winning. I know that ain't going to happen, but I would love to see it!
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