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

[Paragon]

heheheh Big John is a big guy, he couldn't get over the glass but i thought it was great. the stars came out to play a little hockey. Arrnott was physical, Moe was flying, Stu was great (as usual), Turgeon and Billy both looked very good. Hell even lemuiex played hard. And then theres Niko. Good bless the Fins. After watching him all year play extremelly hard on both ends of the ice it was great to see him get not 1 but 2 goals, and one of them a shorty!!! if they can keep this up I'll see you guys wed at 6:30 at the AAC!!!


Paragon

 

[Nightfall]

*sighs* Dunno about the rest of you hockey nuts but game 5 of the Sens-Flyers series...ouch. You think scoring first would mean more in a game like this...but oh well. Game 6 tomorrow. God help us all.

 

[shadoe]

I hope the Stars can win tonight, but I am not very optimistic about it. They have not been playing consistantly enough in this years playoffs for me to truely believe. Though if they play like they did on Saturday, I can see them bringing this back for a game seven.

As for the Wild, I hope that they win this next game, I do like the amount of work they put into each game, and I do think that they are a very good team.

At this point I would just like to see what teams make it to the next round, hopefully the Senators, Wild, and Stars.

GO STARS !!!

 

[Harlock]

The Stars were beautiful on Saturday. I was hoping they would have come out and done this in game one of this series because I think it would have been pretty traumatic for the Ducks to sweep the Wings and then get crushed 4-1 or 5-1 or 4-0 in game one. They might have had that little voice in the back of their collective head saying, "well, it was fun while it lasted. We were a fluke." Now of course Giguere actually looked human. This has to be a great confidence booster for the Stars and I am finally seeing them do the things I've been yelling for them to do through the TV. Crash the nets. Play physical. Screen Giguere and throw the rubber at the twine. The Stars shooting has been abyssmal in this series during a few games. You cannot get a puck past Giguere if you don't shoot the puck. I promise. Giguere also has a tendency to give up the long rebound. I want to see guys in the high slot more on him hoping to sweep in the trash that comes from those hard blue line slapshots. I'll be glued to the set tonight.

Go Stars.

 

[shadoe]

I'll be glued to the set tonight.

Unfortunately so will I, I just hope that it ends after the standard three periods, instead of dragging on into over time after over time period. Damn 7:30 Pacific Time Zone Starts. Couldn't they have scheduled it for oh I don't know 6:30. I would also like to see some penaltys called on the Ducks for taking players down in thier end, especially when that gives them an Offensive chance.

GO STARS !!!!!

 

[National Acrobat]

Well, my Tampa Boys were eliminated over the weekend, although taking New Jersey to OT several times was quite a step forward for a team that was making only their 3rd Playoff appearance ever. Hopefully this will be a step in the right direction. Just gotta avoid having to keep St. Louis, Lecavalier and Andrychuk on the same line all of the time. Hopefully next year will be better.

 

[MThibault]

*sighs* Dunno about the rest of you hockey nuts but game 5 of the Sens-Flyers series...ouch. You think scoring first would mean more in a game like this...but oh well. Game 6 tomorrow. God help us all.

I enjoyed that game more than most.

I appreciate a tight, suspensful game as much as the next guy, but we needed a good blow-out to remind us who is the favorite and who is the underdog here. My Sens looked like they'd forgotten who they were in game 2. Hopefully they will still remember in game 6 tonight.

I figure we should spot Philly a goal in this one too, it hasn't worked out half-bad so far.

Cheers

 

[sparhawk]

GO STARS

WoooHooo, Stars are coming into tonights game on a very high note after proving Jiggy is human and not a machine. Fun filled night of hockey tonight.

 

[Nightfall]

You'll forgive me MT if I don't cheer but I will admit, the last two games, the Sens WERE the dominant team. I just don't see them getting past NJ. Too damn disciplined AND they know how to win. (Like to see Bonk get around Scott "I knock forwards on their butts" Stevens for six games.) But props to the Sens. They came to play. The Flyers, after game 3 didn't.

 

[d20Dwarf]

Yes, go Stars!

Despite the stupid net rule that just cost them the tie.

Why wouldn't I just knock the net off every time if my goalie was being deluged?

Referee Conversation During SECOND Goal Review of the Past Minute

Ref 1- "Gee, sure looks like he kicked it."

Ref 2- "Yeah, but I value my ASS. Let's call it a goal."

POST GAME EDIT

I'm very disappointed with the Stars' effort in the waning minutes of games and in overtime. What exactly does it take to get them to get off their butts and play hard? Every game they lost in this series was off a last minute goal or overtime loss, and not once did I see them outplay the Mighty Ducks, who seemed to realize that time was running out, whereas the Stars didn't. I've always thought the Stars were more style than substance, and this series just reinforces my opinion. Grr.