Beware The Blues...An OBG Production NHL 10

[pf8363]

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nice job

[SinisterAlex]

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Good job in the next round, now to get to my dynasty :P

[onlybygrace]

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2010: Year of the Underdog

Call it a fluke.

Call it a statistical anomoly.

Call it what you will, but it won't change the fact that in all eight series of the NHL's Stanley Cup Quarterfinal's, the lower ranked seeds came out the winners with a combined record of 32-13.

Unbelievable.

So what we are left with this year is a spectacle where the bottom feeders of the playoff brackets are left to battle it out for Lord Stanley, with three rounds of hockey to be played.

Here is a review of the Quarter Finals in both the West and East...

(1)
(8) Hawks take series 4-1

(2)
(7) Ducks take series 4-2

(3)
(6) Flames take series 4-3

(4)
(5) Blues take series 4-1

(1)
(8) Rangers take series 4-2

(2)
(7) Bruins take series 4-1

(3)
(6) Sens take series 4-2

(4)
(5) Canadiens take series 4-1





And with that here are your second round matchups for the Semi-Final Round of the Stanley Cup playoffs...

(5) (44-33-5)
(8) (41-34-7)

(6) (41-33-8)
(7) (42-35-5)

(5) (45-31-6)
(8) (39-35-8)

(6) (39-32-11)
(7) (39-35-8)



What a strange season...

[onlybygrace]

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Series Preview

(44-33-5) 93 pts, 5th in Conference

Player To Watch

Patrick Berglund leads the Blues with 3 goals and 4 assists in 5 playoff games.

Leading Scorers
1. Berglund (3 G, 4 A) 7 pts
2. Kariya (4 G, 0 A) 4 pts
3. Johnson (0 G, 4 A) 4 pts
4. Perron (1 G, 3 A) 4 pts

Goaltenders
Conklin 4-1, 2.02 GAA, .977 Sv%

(41-34-7) 89 pts, 8th in Conference

Player To Watch

Jonathan Toews posted 6 goals and 2 assists in 5 games against the Bluejackets.

Leading Scorers
1. Toews (6 G, 2 A) 8 pts
2. Hossa (1 G, 6 A) 7 pts
3. Keith (0 G, 6 A) 6 pts
4. Kane (1 G, 4 A) 5 pts

Goaltender
Huet 4-1, 3.00 GAA, .906 Sv%


Keys To The Series
1. Shut down CHI highly talented forwards...
2. Turn PP around
3. Set The Tempo

[onlybygrace]

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Backes Carries Blues To 1-0 Series Lead


David Backes recorded a pair of goals tonight as the St. Louis Blues jump out to a 1-0 series lead against their Central Division Rival Chicago Blackhawks.

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Game Summary:

The Blues continue their hot play, now 11-3-0 over their last 14 games, with a 4-3 win against Chicago tonight at Scottrade Center in front of a crowd of 20,678.

The Note would get a pair of goals from David Backes and 3 assists from Erik Johnson in the win despite the fact that the PP still hasn't turned things around, going 0-5 on the night.

"The PP will turn around soon enough. As long as the wins keep coming, we don't worry too much", said Andy Murray of his teams continued success despite a PP thats running at a 9% clip in the playoffs.

The Blues lead the series 1-0.

Inside the Numbers

Johnson 3 Assists, 7 Assists in 6 games
Backes 2 G, GWG
Oshie G, SH
Perron G
Conklin 24/27

Byfuglien G, 7 PIM
Bolland G
Toews G (7)
Hossa/Madden A
Huet 18/22

[GoldenJet]

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Maybe another Key to the Series is get T.J Oshie going?

EDIT: Guess I caught you while you were updating. lol.

[onlybygrace]

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Blues Take 2-0 Series Lead With OT Winner


Paul Kariya scored 1:26 into OT as the Blues take a 2-0 series lead over Chicago in the Western Conference Semi-Finals.

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SHTS 25 PP 0/1 SHTS 41 PP 1/8

Game Summary

The St. Louis Blues took a 2-0 series lead on a goal scored just 1:26 into OT by Paul Kariya of a sweet cross ice feed from TJ Oshie. The Blues had outshot the Hawks 18-2 in the 3rd period before carrying the momentum through the intermission and into OT.


"It was a great pass under pressure and of course I'm happy to have been there to score the winning goal in overtime"--Paul Kariya

The Blues would also get a goal and an assist from Andy McDonald and goals from both Brad Boyes and Jay McClement in the win.

Jonathan Toews continues to play well, scoring his 8th goal in just the 7th game of the post season.

"Goals don't matter...I'm glad to get them, but the wins are why we are here this time of the year"--Jonathan Toews

Inside the Numbers

McDonald G, A
Boyes G
Kariya OT GWG
McClement G
Conklin 22/25
Oshie Assist on GWG OT Goal

Ladd 2 A
Hossa/Kane A
Toews G (8)
Keith G
Huet

Around the NHL

(5) MTL
(8) NYR Series Tied 1-1

(6) OTT
(7) BOS Series Tied 1-1

(6) CGY
(7) ANA Ducks lead series 2-0

[onlybygrace]

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Hawks Route Blues As Series Shifts Back To Chi-Town


Brent Seabrook tallied his 3rd goal of the playoffs while also adding 2 assists in a 6-4 win over the Blue in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals.

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SHTS 27 PP 0/4 STL PP 1/17 in series SHTS 37 PP 3/7 STL leads series 2-1

Game Summary:

The Chicago Blackhawks stomped the Blues 6-4 at the United Center in Chicago in Game Three of the Western Conference Semi-Finals.

The Hawks would get goals from six different scorers and Brent Seabrook would tally a goal and two assists on the night.

"It feels to get the win and to be a big part of the scoring also helps the confidence. Hopefully we can carry this into the next game"--Brent Seabrook

The Blues would get a hat-trick from TJ Oshie in the loss, including 2 shorthanded goals in a matter of 9 seconds.

"The loss is tough to swallow...when you score three goals, you just want to be excited about it, but losing hurts every time."--TJ Oshie

Kieth Tkachuk recorded his 2nd goal of the playoffs in the contest. He has just 2 points in 8 games.

Inside the Numbers

Oshie 3 G (5), 5 SOG
Jackman/McClement 2 A
Tkachuk G (2)
Conklin 11/16 in 27:10
Mason 20/21 in 32:48

Seabrook G (3) 2 A
Byfuglien G (3) A
Barker 2 A
Sharp G (2)
Hossa G (2)
Versteeg G (4)
Kane G (2), 7 pts in 8 gms
Huet 23/27

[onlybygrace]

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Blues Win In Wild 8-7 Shootout


Johnathan Toews tallied 5 points (3G, 2A) in an 8-7 loss to the St. Louis Blues in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semi-Finals. Toews now has 11 goals and 4 assists in just 9 playoff games this season.

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SHTS 44 PP 2/9 SHTS 37 PP 0/4

Game Summary:

The St. Louis Blues potted 5 goals in the second period in a wild and crazy 8-7 win against the Chicago Blackhawks.

The Blues would get two goals in 30 seconds from David Backes while Erik Johnson would also pitch in a pair of goals as Johnson now has 2 goals and 9 assists in 9 playoff games to go along with a +11 rating.

Keith Tkachuk scored a goal and added a pair of assists in the win.

Coming up huge in a losing effort would be Jonathan Toews who tallied three goals and two assists in the loss, similar to TJ Oshie notching a hat-trick in the Blues loss in Game Three.

"Its tough putting 5 points on the board and not winning, but its even tougher to be down 3 games to 1 headed back to St. Louis...a really tough building to play in."--Jonathan Toews.

Inside The Numbers

Backes 2 G (4) A
Tkachuk G (3) 2 A
McDonald 2 A
Johnson 2 G (2)
Kariya G (6) A
Berglund G (4) A
Jackman G (3) A
Conklin 30/37

Toews 3 G (11) 2 A
Ladd/Kane 2 A
Johnson G (1) A
Kane G (3)
Bernier G (3)
Byfuglien G (4)
Huet 36/44

Around The NHL...

(6) CGY
(7) ANA Ducks sweep Flames

(5) MTL 2
(8) NYR 2

(6) OTT 3
(7) BOS 1

[onlybygrace]

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Blues Clinch Series; Prepare To Meet Ducks In Western Finals


Chris Mason was strong stopping 27 of 28 shots in a 4-1 series clinching win against the Chicago Blackhawks

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SHTS 28 PP 0/3 SHTS 22 PP 0/5 Blues Win Series 4-1

Game Summary:

The St. Louis Blues will return to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in 9 years since they lost to the eventual Stanley Cup Champion Colorado Avalanche after a 4-1 win over the Blackhawks tonight at Scottrade Center.

"Its another step. We try not to get to far ahead of ourselves. Anaheim is a tough team and we will be ready for them", said Erik Johnson who leads the Blues in playoff scoring with 3 goals and 9 assists in 10 playoff games.


The Blues would get goals from Patrik Berglund, Brad Boyes, and Erik Johnson while Chris Mason, playing in favor of Ty Conklin, would stop 27 of 28.


The Hawks would see thier playoff run stopped short of the high expectations with key players headed to free agency this season.

With the win, the Blues are 14-4-0 in their last 18 contests.

Inside The Numbers

Backes 2 A
Berglund G (5)
Boyes G
Johnson G (3)
Perron/McDonald/Oshie A's
Mason 27/28

Byfuglien G
Bolland A
Huet 18/21

[onlybygrace]

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And Then There Were Four

After an unlikely Quarter Final Round in the 2009-2010 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the higher seeded team lost every series leaving the 5th-8th seeds in both conferences to duke it out...

Here is a review of the results of the 2nd round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs...

(5) Blues Win Series in 5
(8)

(6)
(7) Ducks Sweep Flames

(5)
(8) Rangers Win In 6

(6)
(7) Bruins Win In 7, coming back from 3-1 deficit


Conference Finals Preview on the way...

[onlybygrace]

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Eastern Conference Finals

(7) vs. (8)
(8-4)-Playoff Record-(8-4)
(4.0)-GPG-(2.75)
(2.83)-GAA-(2.42)
(20%)-PP-(13.2%)
(84.1%)-PK-(93.5%)

Players To Watch

Micheal Ryder has tallied 8 goals and 8 assists in 12 playoff games in 09-10.

Marion Gaborik has tallied 8 goals, leading the Rangers in goals while being 2nd in points on the team with 12.

Leading Scorers
Ryder (8 G, 8 A) 16 pts
Sturm (7 G, 7 A) 14 pts
Savard (5 G, 8 A) 13 pts
Kessel (1 G, 11 A, 12 pts

Goaltender
Thomas 8-4, 2.62 GAA, .907 SV%

Leading Scorer
1. Drury (5 G, 9 A) 14 pts
2. Gabby (8 G, 4 A) 12 pts
3. Higgins (4 G, 7 A) 11 pts

Goaltender
Lundqvist 8-4, 2.19 GAA, .919 SV%

[onlybygrace]

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Western Conference Finals

(5) vs. (7)
(8-2)-Playoff Record-(8-2)
(4.3)-GPG-(3.3)
(3.00)-GAA-(2.30)
(10%)-PP-(13.9)
(80%)-PK-(87.7%)

Players To Watch


Erik Johnson leads the Blues in scoring during the post season with 3 goals and 9 assists in 10 games.


Ryan leads the Ducks in scoring with 5 goals and 8 assists in 10 playoff games.



Leading Scorers
Johnson (3 G, 9 A) 12 pts
Backes (4 G, 6 A) 10 pts
Oshie (5 G, 5 A) 10 pts
Berglund (5 G, 5 A) 10 pts
Kariya (6 G, 1 A0 7 pts
Perron (2 G, 5 A) 7 pts

Goaltenders
Conklin 7-2, 3.33 GAA, .876 SV%
Mason 1-0, 1.30 GAA, .959 SV% in 92 MIN



Leading Scorers
1. Ryan (5 G, 8 A) 13 pts
2. Getzlaf (5 G, 5 A) 10 pts
3. Perry (3 G, 6 A) 9 pts
4. Koivu (4 G, 5 A) 9 pts

Goaltender
Giguere 8-2, 2.23 GAA, .925 SV%

[Nickflyers]

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Geez 8-7!! Nice Dynasty you got going there OBG!

[GoldenJet]

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Good luck against the Ducks, hope you beat them. Good work downing the Chicago Blackhawks.