Mike Works
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He's a Leafs fan and the playoffs are upon us. It's kind of like the days leading up to another BFF's wedding for the ugliest girl in the group.
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NHL March |OT| It's Spring, Not Autumn, But The Leafs Are Fallin'
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Dastardly Jerks
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Boudreau on ref: "I was ready to hit him".
I knew it.
I knew it.
A little of both. More Chicago not showing up though.
I think Chicago and Detroit just are just both racing for 6th. Can't blame them, really.
wsoxfan1214
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Okay, what the fuck? Just got home.
Was it the Preds looking good, missing Keith or just all the Hawks going "LOL FUCK IT I'M NOT TRYING TONIGHT" ?
Was it the Preds looking good, missing Keith or just all the Hawks going "LOL FUCK IT I'M NOT TRYING TONIGHT" ?
I answered that 2 posts above yours.
No, it certainly wasn't the blowout the score indicates but Nashville had the upper hand pretty much the whole game. Puck seemed to find the net several times after taking good bounces.
wsoxfan1214
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Ah. Didn't even see this page for some reason.
I just hope someone beats them before the WCF, otherwise I will fall asleep during the Canucks-St.Louis games or will at least need a lot of beer to get through them without getting frustrated.
wsoxfan1214
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If we keep playing the way we're playing right now: I'm thinking first round. If we finally start playing like we actually care: I'm thinking WCF if we play STL, final if we don't play STL. We'll lose the SCF against either Pens/Boston though, I can realistically only see us maybe beating the Rangers there... if they even make it that far.
wsoxfan1214
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I can see Nashville beating you guys, and I can see the Hawks beating you guys too. And the Wings.
Mike Works
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There are no guarantees in the playoffs. The Canucks have gone 5-0-0 against the Avalanche this season, and I'll still be nervous if we face them in the first round. Hot goalie, key injuries... regular season means nothing aside from home ice advantage once the playoffs start.
Anyone but the Avalanche can take the Canucks out in the 1st round. With that said, Hawks won't make it out of the 1st round without Captain intangibles and with their current goal tenders. I'm predicting a STL/NSH WCF.
wsoxfan1214
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Toews will be back for the first round, and Crow showed he can be a solid playoff goalie last year.
I'm not that scared of Nashville, even if we needed a superhuman Kesler last season to beat them. Chicago will be a 7game-series that can go either way. Detroit... Will be either a short loss series or a short win series, but the way Detroit has been playing lately I like our chances.
I just really wanna play Chicago in the playoffs because I know the series will be some of the most intense hockey I'll see all season.
apocalidiot
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The goal where it deflected off of two skates and then in was ridiculous
Tell us more of the future, great Smiley90
Yeah, but he was also a solid regular season goalie last year as well.
Yeah, there wasn't much anyone could do about a couple of those goals. The others were just shit play from the 'Hawks.
Yes please. I'm sure Socreges is chomping at the bit for more of your wisdom as well.
link to video?
and eh, just posting what I think could happen/what I hope will happen. Doesn't mean I think that's the most likely scenario, especially the way we've been playing... Not sure we'll even beat the Sharks if we get them in the first round.
apocalidiot
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Wow, that's a fucking terrible call.
Oh man that is awful. He wasn't even standing on the side Turco should've slided to, but on the OTHER side. "he was standing on my left side and distracted me so I couldn't slide to the right!". What is this, "foot in the crease no goal call"-era?
That era never existed in the NHL.
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wsoxfan1214
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Wow. Apparently knowing the rules is optional.
That's ma boy. Were you listening to NESN on the radio or something, Mac?
Ducks got absolutely robbed. But hey, they're not in the playoff race so why not!
You're just figuring out this about sports refs now?
Watching that live, it almost looks like Turco was impeded. I can see how the refs would mess that up. I'd blame the system since goaltender interference calls aren't reviewable. Refs will fuck those calls up regularly until they get more options.
You mean the ref that was 15 feet to the right of the net who had a perfect angle to see there was no contact? I can see it if the refs have an obstructed view of the play but there was nothing in between him and the crease.
They didn't say there was contact. They felt that Turco couldn't move freely to make the save because of Cogliano's position. On the replay you can see that's not the case, but watching it live I can understand why they'd think that. Problem is everyone else is watching the replay on TV or the jumbotron and freaking out* while the best the refs can do is congregate and shit out one massive, collective turd.
*except Bruins fans
and even if the ref didn't, the replay shows you all you need to know. there needs to be some sort of check in these situations. it's inexcusable in this day and age to have that go wrong.
I wouldn't be surprised to see goalie interference get brought up for potential changes this offseason. It is ridiculous that those plays aren't reviewable.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
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:lol WOW. It makes it even worse since Bruins won in regulation.
Unhandled Exception
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lolllllllllllllll holy shit Ducks nation, let us rise up together
stopitstopitstopitstopitstopit
That was a good goal in the Bruins-Ducks game. What a joke.
Dubbedinenglish
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God, I remember that shit. My rage fracked the shale rock 1/2 a mile beneath me.
Hey still scored 5 goals that game.
CrazedArabMan
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Didn't know Holmstrom played for the Ducks now.
Coldnoodle
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Fucking Florida man, lose in regulation D;
Dubbedinenglish
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NO U!
brucewaynegretzky
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Alright Tabris, Fantasy Playoffs. Let's do this!
Shades of Holstrom calls in that one. I hope those refs get a lashing.
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