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

[Agamon]

I think it is fitting that Rangers did themselves in rather than waiting for the Isles to do it. Cause, much like my Habs, they only have themsleves to blame for their stinky season.

 

[Nightfall]

Amen to that Ag!

 

[GreyOne]

What a game between the Avs and the Ducks...only one point beind Vancouver now. There are some HUGE games on Sunday the last of the regular season. And both the goal and point titles are still up for grabs!

Avs beat St. Louis and Vancouver loses and they set a new NHL record for nine straight division titles!

Then have Peter F. take the point title and M. Hejduk (sp?) take the goals scored title. That would be sweeeeet!

I nearly threw my shoe at the tv when Hejduk scored that goal. Unbelievable.

Nothing in the world, though, would be more personally satisfying to me than to see Vancouver ahead of Colorado when the standings come down in the final hour. Second to that would be the denial of Forsberg and Hejduk as scoring and points leaders by Naslund.

I despise the Avs with the burning intensity of a thousand suns. The most spoiled fans I've ever seen.

(Nothing personal)

 

[Welverin]

Originally posted by Nightfall Even so stuff happens. Looks like it's Leafs and Flyers time. Hopefully not a repeat of last time out.

If they can manage more than one goal a game it's a gimmie!

Oh, Barnaby scored a goal for the Habs not to long ago. Go Rangers!

 

[Tom Cashel]

Damn it.

 

[Welverin]

I was worried I had jinxed them for a while there. Just I better not cheer on the Canucks, or who ever is playing the Avs.

 

[Nightfall]

*smirks* Don't worry nothing can jinx the Avs from getting pass the first round. But yeah you hope that we can get at least 1-2 goals from guys like Amonte and Roenick, we might get some where. (Those guys and Gagne too.)

 

[Welverin]

*smirks* Don't worry nothing can jinx the Avs from getting pass the first round.

I was thinking more about for first place in the division, I wouldn't even dream of the Avs not making it out of the first round, unless they played the Wings and that won't happen.

But yeah you hope that we can get at least 1-2 goals from guys like Amonte and Roenick, we might get some where. (Those guys and Gagne too.)

Hear anything about Williams recently? A couple weeks ago some one on ESPN mentioned he might beat Gagne back.

Oops, meant to add: I actually believe they do have enough quality scorers now that they can avoid the embarassment of non-scoring from the last few post seasons.

 

[Turin Turambar]

I was born in Toronto, a Big Leafs fan... then became an Ottawa fan just because they were the smaller market Canadian team, even tho I live within 2 hours of Boston.... boy those first 5 years were hard... but now, I think they are the best team in the league...

Predictions:
Round 1:
Ottawa over NY Islanders in 4 (NYI is no match, Yashin does his annual Ostrich trick)
New Jersey over Boston in 6 (Bruins give a go, but fade in the end)
Washington over Tampa Bay in 7 (close low scoring series)
Toronto over Philadelphia in 5 (will the Flyers score more than 2 goals this series??)

Detroit over Edmonton in 7 (Detroit will pull through... barely)
Dallas over Minnesota in 4 (Wild way overmatched)
Vancouver over Anaheim in 5 (Limited talent pool in the Duck pond)
Colorado over St. Louis in 6 (Roy wins the series)

Round 2:
Ottawa over Washington in 6 (Bondra disappears)
Toronto over New Jersey in 6 (Belfour proves his worth)

Colorado over Detroit in 7 (Avs get really banged up)
Vancouver over Dallas in 6 (Dallas defence wilts)

Semi-Finals:
Toronto over Ottawa in 7 (Belfour stands on his head)

Vancouver over Colorado in 7 (Canucks pour it on Burnaby Joe)

Stanley Cup returns to Toronto after 35 years in 6 games. Belfour wins Conn Smythe. Cup back in Canada... where it should be

 

[Welverin]

Toronto over Philadelphia in 5 (will the Flyers score more than 2 goals this series??)

Yes! The Flyres will score THREE GOALS! You heard here first boys and girls!

Stanley Cup returns to Toronto after 35 years in 6 games. Belfour wins Conn Smythe. Cup back in Canada... where it should be

You're dreaming bub. Even if the made it out of the East, which they won't, there's no way the Leafs would win the cup.

I was right about the Rangers, so trust me!