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NHL '12 Playoffs |OT| "The Cup is our destiny this year."
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Biggie vs Pac.
i gotta agree with everything you just said
holograms on the ice and shit. that sounds awesome
1996
Dubbedinenglish
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I know that feel bro .
Rewatched game 4 SCF and shit that OT goal was almost the same play.
The key is the PP. The Devs had such a good PK in the reg season was because it was so offensive. The Panthers could crack it because of our blue-liners QB'ing the PP. Game 2 and game 3 played out the same in terms of PP goals: win face-off, point shot, rebound, goal.
The devils weak spot is their D-men. They are slow, turnover pucks, and are bad with rebound control. The Panthers exploited them by out skating them and creating odd man rushes. Philly has a better offense I think they will convert more of those into goals. Brodeur is at best average and I don't see the series past 5.
I don't have irrational NYC hate, Caps are fun to watch implode, Flyers haven't been the Broad Street Bullies in years, and the trap won the Devils Cups.
I ain't even mad. Although I do fucking loathe's Giroux's long hair. Great player, but get a fucking haircut you greaseball.
yankeehater
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Flyers PP is so good, I think they are going to destroy the Devils in that area. I am really curious to see how the Panthers do going forward. I really think they fell victim to being a young team this series. They were up 3-2 and dominated the Devils in game 5, I think they just expected it to be over then and didnt keep the same intensity. They should learn from this and be a really scary team next year.
scissorfight
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preds in 6
kings in 7
rangers in 6
flyers in 5
kings in 7
rangers in 6
flyers in 5
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Great prospects coming in. 6'6 Markstrom in net, Huberdeau (best Panthers prospect since Bure), Bjustard (6'3 highly skilled power forward). More importantly management that gives a shit. Thus team will be a cup team in 2-3 years.
We just need better offense our 1st line is a 2nd line. I hope Tallon makes a move for Staal or Parise going forward. Extremely happy with our D-men and goaltenders.
yankeehater
Member
LOL. Still bitter over the ECF?
Nope. Just a gut feeling. Marty has one more playoff gem left in him. And your blind hatred of NJ is making you completely underestimate them. Unless the Flyers D and goaltending has magically gotten leagues better in the past few days, you guys are still going to have a hard time in these playoffs.
yankeehater
Member
I think you are to much into to the lol Bryz side to see that the Flyers D played great the last game, we will also be getting back Grossman and Mez this round, and the Devils offense isnt even close to the Pens. On top of that Bryz totally dominated the Devils this year 2 SOs I believe and a 0.27 GAA. Unless Marty is going to pitch 4 SOs I dont see how the Devils can advance. That has nothing to do with how much I hate the Devils, which is a lot, just on paper I think this is a nightmare matchup for the Devils. They could have hung round with the other 3 teams in the east but I think the Flyers will crush them.
Devils have the best PK in history, for starters. And that Flyers D was porous at best in the first round. Yes, you guys can score a ton of goals, and thats enough to beat a team with MAF in nets, but you'll be screwed even if you do beat the Devils, as the Rangers would crush you.
If the Flyers O this season could be matched with their D of 2 years ago, you'd be in business.
If the Flyers O this season could be matched with their D of 2 years ago, you'd be in business.
yankeehater
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I agree about the Rangers beating the flyers, hopefully it wont come to that. The Devils historic PK gave up a bunch of goal to the Panthers PP, the flyers PP is better. The Flyer D was porous against the highest scoring team in the league, the Devils offense is flat out bad.
Since i picked La over Van, Phi over Pit, Wash over Bos
Was over NYR (Go OVI!, After Seid and Chara i think it will be a physical break for him)
Phi over NJ (Kovalchuk looks way too injured
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Nash over Pho, Nashville is way too strong and i dont think Smith can keep it up
LA over StL (Will be tough but i think D Sutter will prevail over Hitch)
Was over NYR (Go OVI!, After Seid and Chara i think it will be a physical break for him)
Phi over NJ (Kovalchuk looks way too injured
)Nash over Pho, Nashville is way too strong and i dont think Smith can keep it up
LA over StL (Will be tough but i think D Sutter will prevail over Hitch)
Some First Round Stats in the GAF Pool:
No one picked all 8 correctly
5 people picked 7 correctly - of those 5, only 1 person picked a team to win the cup that was eliminated in the first round (Detroit)
1 person got 0 points, they picked Vancouver to win the cup. It is impossible for them to get any points from here on in.
Vancouver is the most picked team to win the cup, 25 people
Pittsburgh was in second with 21 people
Boston was third with 12
All three of those teams have been eliminated.
New Jersey and Los Angeles are the only teams to have only one person pick them to win it all.
Average points per people who picked a team to win it all
Chicago: 5.6
St. Louis: 5.3
Boston: 3.58
Vancouver: 3.8
Washington: 5.2
Phoenix: 4
New Jersey: 5 (only one person picked them to win it all)
Philadelphia: 5.37
Los Angeles: 5 (only one person picked them to win it all)
Florida: 3.3
Pittsburgh: 3.6
Nashville: 4.3
New York: 3.6
Detroit: 4
Ottawa: 4.3
San Jose: 2.3
Saza, hubes and t0mp are currently the front runners based on who they lost out on in the 1st round and how far that team advanced. (ie CrazedArabMan has detroit winning the cup so his point potential is drastically lowered) Saza picked Washington to win the cup, hubes and t0mp picked Philly.
No one picked all 8 correctly
5 people picked 7 correctly - of those 5, only 1 person picked a team to win the cup that was eliminated in the first round (Detroit)
1 person got 0 points, they picked Vancouver to win the cup. It is impossible for them to get any points from here on in.
Vancouver is the most picked team to win the cup, 25 people
Pittsburgh was in second with 21 people
Boston was third with 12
All three of those teams have been eliminated.
New Jersey and Los Angeles are the only teams to have only one person pick them to win it all.
Average points per people who picked a team to win it all
Chicago: 5.6
St. Louis: 5.3
Boston: 3.58
Vancouver: 3.8
Washington: 5.2
Phoenix: 4
New Jersey: 5 (only one person picked them to win it all)
Philadelphia: 5.37
Los Angeles: 5 (only one person picked them to win it all)
Florida: 3.3
Pittsburgh: 3.6
Nashville: 4.3
New York: 3.6
Detroit: 4
Ottawa: 4.3
San Jose: 2.3
Saza, hubes and t0mp are currently the front runners based on who they lost out on in the 1st round and how far that team advanced. (ie CrazedArabMan has detroit winning the cup so his point potential is drastically lowered) Saza picked Washington to win the cup, hubes and t0mp picked Philly.
Yea, a bit bored at work
Modding on this board has been Shanahan-level bad lately.
Anyway...
Kings - Blues in 7
Coyotes - Predators in 6
Rangers - Capitals in 7
Flyers - Devils in 5
Dubbedinenglish
Banned
Welp I'll throw my support behind Philly as a salty "Fuck Carter / Bernier"
Those are are exactly the heartless players that hurt the Panthers to start
Those are are exactly the heartless players that hurt the Panthers to start
Jays are forever stuck in mediocrity. Hype every year will be different, and nope.
I can't help but agree. It feels so odd to see such a vastly different playoff picture, but the more I think about it, it's pretty interesting. I don't really care who comes out of the west, but the east has 2 great series to watch. Caps and Rangers will be interesting as I'll be rooting for the Caps, and I'm still on the Flyers bandwagon as I hate the Devils.
yankeehater
Member
Maybe the team that eliminated the defending champs.
Root for the Capitals? Gross.
I'd probably prefer the Rangers, but I love Brodeur. The only team in the West that makes sense for me are the Blues.
CrazedArabMan
Member
GO ME!!!
Yeah I'm screwed now for the rest of the rounds, at least I tied for first after the first round though, can't believe my picks were on this year, anyways...
With that said my predictions for the 2nd round:
Nashville in 5
St. Louis in 7
Philly in 6
Rangers in 7
Who I actually want to win:
Nordiques over Preds
LA over St. Louis
Philly over Devils
Caps over Rangers
Fixed!
Coldnoodle
Member
I can't wait until California Love is overused on advertising and game day broadcasts.
I love the song, don't even care about its overuse.
...whaaatt...
ZeroGravity
Member
Lundqvist, Malkin, and Stamkos up for the Hart.
Coldnoodle
Member
Rangers and Caps fans on HFboards are so mad D:
Fifteen fucking dollars.......
Go to the Western Conference Semi-Finals, or buy a Medium Pizza from Domino's. Tough choice.
Go to the Western Conference Semi-Finals, or buy a Medium Pizza from Domino's. Tough choice.
The fees you'll pay for the Eastern Conference tickets cost more than the actual tickets to that series.
sazabirules
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This is about two weeks late but everyone seemed to like the first couple:
The Bear and the Gang Episode 2
zedge will appreciate this the most.
The Bear and the Gang Episode 2
zedge will appreciate this the most.
I don't want to watch the Devils so badly I wish the Flyers could play themselves
yankeehater
Member
The Flyers B team would almost be good enough to beat the Devils, I just worry about Bob in net.
Lone_Prodigy
Member
CBC will air both Eastern Conference matchups.