NHL Playoffs 2010 (aka the "Nobody cares" thread)

[I Are Baboon]

Here are your matchups:

Washington vs Montreal
New Jersey vs Philadelphia
Buffalo vs Boston
Pittsburgh vs Ottawa

San Jose vs Colorado (gay)
Chicago vs Nashville
Vancouver vs Los Angeles
Phoenix vs Detroit

The Toronto Maple Leafs and New York Rangers failed to qualify for the playoffs fyi.

[tucker01]

When do the leafs ever qualify for the playoffs. But hey Boston got the 2nd overall pick thanks to the leafs and that Kessel trade.

Washington
Jersey
Buffalo
Pittsburgh

San Jose
Chicago
Vancouver
Detroit

[I Are Baboon]

But hey Boston got the 2nd overall pick thanks to the leafs and that Kessel trade.

LOL

Sorry, man.


My picks are the same as yours in the first round, though I would not be surprised to see Nashville or Phoenix win.

[tucker01]

Actually I am happy with Kessel he has play really well. Something you are not guarenteed with a draft pick. Given the Leafs history of developing talent, this is a win-win situation.

Look where the Bruins got Tiko Raask from.

[I Are Baboon]

Actually I am happy with Kessel he has play really well. Something you are not guarenteed with a draft pick. Given the Leafs history of developing talent, this is a win-win situation.

Look where the Bruins got Tiko Raask from.

I agree that it was a good trade but it's just the Leafs luck that it turns into a #2 pick instead of a later pick. But I suppose they knew that was a possiblity when they made the trade.

[Stewart14]

i just want to mention that I HATE the stupid shootout. that is all...

(yes I am a Rangers fan)

(yes I would have said that even had they won, but I'd be a little more happier than I am right now!)

[tucker01]

I enjoy the shoot out.

[Stewart14]

it's too gimmicky. a poor way to decide a game. take the rangers game. sure they got outplayed for a lot of the game, but you have this hard fought 65 minutes of team hockey to be decided by shooters going up against tired goalies. Takes the team aspect out of the game.

I would prefer one 20 minute 4 on 4 OT period. If that does not decide the winner, then you have a tie. Sort of like the NFL, you might get one tie a year, factor in the larger NHL schedule and you might get 10-20 ties in a year MAYBE, but with the 4 on 4 I think you are guaranteed a winner in a 20 minute period, especially if they call penalties correctly.

and I think they could zamboni the ice between the 3rd period and OT in about 5-10 minutes, so if they are worried about time, I don't think it really adds that much more time. Instead of a 7PM game ending at 9:30, it could end at 10:30? Is that a big deal?

Still shorter than a Yankees/Red Sox game

[tucker01]

You are right it is gimmicky.... something the NHL needs to draw in fans. The NHL has its core of fans, but it needs to grow, hence its expansion to shitty locations like Nashville, Carolina, Pheonix.

The shoot out also makes the individual player stand out and more marketable, something the NHL hasn't been that good at showcasing.

[Stewart14]

Does it really still accomplish that? Maybe at first it did, but now, I don't even find the shootout exciting or entertaining. I would rather see more 4 on 4 OT hockey than the shootout.

I personally think that the 4 on 4 OT is much much more entertaining than a shootout. OT is usually back and forth, and with the extra space out there, generally it is a showcase for the better players as well, just not wrapped up with a nice bow and called a shootout.

I think the thrill of an OT goal is more exciting than the thrill of shootout goals. Tell me when the Leafs win a game in a shootout that it doesn't feel anti-climatic to you? If they score in OT, isn't that much more exciting?

Oh, and they need to do away with the loser's point too, that is just artificial parity and nonsense. did you know the Rangers would have been the 7th seed if there were ties and no loser's point, like the old way? not that it matters, because the Rangers had no business even being in a position to make the playoffs the way they played this year, but I guess it is what it is...

[I Are Baboon]

Shootouts are better than ties. A tie is the most ungratifying way for a game to end.

[Scarface30]

I'm a big fan of the shootout, especially when you have players like Datsyuk, Crosby, Kopitar, etc... that can deke the goalie outta their jock.

As for the playoffs, I'll make my picks:
Washington
New Jersey
Buffalo
Pittsburgh

San Jose (it's their year to not choke. not saying they're going all the way, but they'll beat the Avs)
Los Angeles
Detroit
Chicago

I'd like to see Vancouver make it through, but if Luongo isn't playing well they're going out first round - LA is underrated.

[soxmuscle]

Exciting night.

Pittsburgh lost to Ottawa.
Philly beat New Jersey.
Phoenix beat Detroit.

And in the game of the night, Colorado steals one from San Jose. What a bunch of choke artists.

[I Are Baboon]

Exciting night.
...

Phoenix beat Detroit.

Booooooooo!

[Scarface30]

Good game between the Canadiens and Caps. Montreal played pretty well, Halak was solid. They definitely did what they needed to do to shut down Ovechkin.

[tucker01]

Good game between the Canadiens and Caps. Montreal played pretty well, Halak was solid. They definitely did what they needed to do to shut down Ovechkin.

Rumour has it that Ovie is hurtin. Apparently his Russian Trainer is over, and he only is around when Ovie is hurt.

[Scarface30]

Rumour has it that Ovie is hurtin. Apparently his Russian Trainer is over, and he only is around when Ovie is hurt.

Huh, well I guess that could explain his performance last night. Definitely was not the normal Ovie-intensity.

[chesty4]

Nobody cares thread? Ouch. That hurts.

[I Are Baboon]

I see retarded Canadiens fans still boo the US National Anthem. Well, two more games and they can boo all summer.

[tucker01]

Yep Canadiens fans are retarded.

I am sure there has been a few thread in past years on other teams doing this as well.

Ah well it won't be the last time it happens.

[I Are Baboon]

The US should send some Phillies fans to Montreal to puke on those Canadiens fans.

[tucker01]

The US should send some Phillies fans to Montreal to puke on those Canadiens fans.

HAHAHA.

No diff then Islanders fans booing the Canadian anthem before.
or during the World series in Atlanta, they hung the Canadian Flag upside down.

[I Are Baboon]

or during the World series in Atlanta, they hung the Canadian Flag upside down.

You can't fix stupid.

[Scarface30]

Anyone just watch the Caps-Habs game? I have to say, it was one of the best games I've watched in a while. Halak was incredible.

Also, Sabres out.. yeah!!

[tucker01]

Anyone just watch the Caps-Habs game? I have to say, it was one of the best games I've watched in a while. Halak was incredible.

Also, Sabres out.. yeah!!

I wouldn't say it was the best game...Montreal got destroyed.... Halak was just phenomenal. Unreal the saves he was making.

[I Are Baboon]

Alex Ovechkin: The Tracy Mcgrady of the NHL.

[tucker01]

Eastern Conference is a mess. #1, 2, and 3 seeds gone :

[ZECH]

I wouldn't say it was the best game...Montreal got destroyed.... Halak was just phenomenal. Unreal the saves he was making.

Yep, he was bombarded with shots. Caps should have won that game, but thats why you play the game in the first place.

[ZECH]

Alex Ovechkin: The Tracy Mcgrady of the NHL.

Yeah kinda feel sorry for him.

[Scarface30]

The Philly and Boston series I think is going to shape up to be a gritty, down to the wire, series. This round I have:

Detroit in 6
Vancouver in 7
Pittsburgh in 6
Philly in 7