The Official 2010-11 Stanley Cup Playoffs Talk Thread

[TheMatrix31]

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Wings over Sharks in 6
Canucks over Predators in 6

Capitals over Lightning in 6
Bruins over Flyers in 7

[Psyblast]

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Sharks over Red Wings in 5
Canucks over Predators in 5

Capitals over Lightning in 6
Flyers over Bruins in 7

[Whitesox]

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Sharks over Wings in 6
Canucks over Predators in 7

Caps over Lightning in 5
Flyers over Bruins in 7

[l3ulvl]

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Subban's goal almost made me throw my beer across the bar tonight. I couldn't help but think "****. ****. ****. Here we go again."

Let's get some redemption against the Flyers now.

Please don't even joke about wasting beer.

[BlueNGold]

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*sigh*

Pens definitely played better than expected though with all those damn injuries. I get the feeling this team is going to be ridiculously good next season with Crosby and Geno coming back. All these guys getting ice time they wouldn't have normally gotten otherwise, combined with the Goligoski trade to get Sid a solid winger in Neal is going to lead to good things next year.

Congrats to Tampa. I love the way they're building their team and organization. A first year owner, a first year GM and a first year coach and they all seem to know what they're doing. I don't think they get by Washington, but at the same time I could see them pulling the upset with the Caps' spotty playoff history.

As for MTL/BOS, good game and series. Didn't expect anything less with the history those two teams have. Price stood on his head in the last 5 minutes of the 3rd to keep the Habs in the game and it looks like he's finally at that level I expected him to be at when he first got into the league. I love me some P.K. Subban as well. That shot was ridiculous.

I hate how 3 of my favorite players play for one of my most hated teams (P.K., Price and Cammallieri).

Last note: Andrew Ference is a (insert bunch of random expletives here). He can stop with the "You guys know me. I'm a good guy." nonsense. That hit on Halpern was such a ****ing cheapshot and he just skates by like he did nothing wrong. I hope someone knocks him the hell out.

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Capitals over Rangers in 4
Flyers over Sabres in 6
Bruins over Canadiens in 7
Lightning over Penguins in 6

Canucks over Blackhawks in 7
Kings over Sharks in 6
Red Wings over Coyotes in 5
Predators over Ducks in 6

If only I didn't pick the Kings upset.

Canucks over Predators in 6
Red Wings over Sharks in 5

Capitals over Lighting in 6
Bruins over Flyers in 7

[SqueakyD]

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Wings over Sharks in 6
Canucks over Predators in 5
Capitals over Lightning in 5
Bruins over Flyers in 7

[goh]

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Bruins got away with a TON in the final minutes of that game. I'd say they're pretty lucky. I'm in favor of "let them play",heck it's one of the reasons I think more of the NHL playoffs than others but yikes. There were 5-8 things they got away with there I think.

Sticking to my Wings in 5 and Canucks in 6 I said yesterday despite the new information.
Lightning in 6 and Flyers in 7.

[Scottdau]

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What is the new information Goh?

[yankeesgiants]

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I need to get the versus or CBC feed because the NESN feed in brutal. Jack Edwards is worse than then John Sterling, Tommy Heinsohn, & Hawk Harrelson combined. Did anbody catch that 5 minute monolgue at the end of the game about royalty?

Bruins fans are subjected to this:

http://audio.weei.com/a/39619509/crazy-jack-edwards.htm

[goh]

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What is the new information Goh?

The Sharks being 3-1 in the regular season against the Wings. I know some people think that stuff doesn't matter but I'd say it does. Should probably check the others...4-2 Caps,2-2 for Canucks/Preds and 3-1 Bruins.

Note to Pens fans: Try wearing black next year because the away team is probably wearing white.

[SqueakyD]

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The Sharks being 3-1 in the regular season against the Wings. I know some people think that stuff doesn't matter but I'd say it does. Should probably check the others...4-2 Caps,2-2 for Canucks/Preds and 3-1 Bruins.

Note to Pens fans: Try wearing black next year because the away team is probably wearing white.

Maybe maybe not. Wings and Phoenix were split in regular season, and NY Rangers did 3 games to Caps 1. Injuries/fatigue, hot/cold streaks and experience/luck all factor in now so it might not even matter.

[DrJones]

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Damn. With a Bruins loss tonight, Tomas Kaberle (Exhibit A of both the TSN hype machine and Leaf Nation's veneration of mediocre players) would've wrapped up this year's playoff LVP, aka the Patrick Lalime Memorial Trophy. Kabs is still the front-runner, though.

[jyoung]

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Detroit was ripped by injuries during the regular season. I don't take any of the regular season stats into account here.

Wings in 6.

[DrJones]

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#1 Washington vs #8 New York

Michal Neuvirth is starting the series in net for the Caps. God only knows who finishes it. Wouldn't surprise me if this series followed 2009's Caps/Blueshirts storyline pretty closely.

Capitals over Rangers in 7

Meh.

#2 Philadelphia vs #7 Buffalo

Sergei Bobrovsky is starting the series in net for the Flyers. God only knows who finishes it. I think way too many pundits are burying Philly here. I've watched every NHL postseason since 1981, and I think don't think how hot/cold you enter the playoffs has nearly the effect that most people think it does.

Flyers over Sabres in 6

Pretty good.

#3 Boston vs #6 Montreal

Tim Thomas is starting this series for the Bruins. God only knows... just kidding. If it's a short series, Bruins all the way. If it's a long series...

Canadiens Over Bruins in 7

Close.

#4 Pittsburgh vs #5 Tampa Bay

Kudos to the Pens for overcoming the losses of Sid and Geno. I'm guessing it'll pay big dividends for them... next year.

Lightning over Penguins in 6

Not bad.

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#4 Anaheim vs #5 Nashville

I think the Ducks were mentally prepared to enter the playoffs as "the team that Vancouver, San Jose, and Detroit didn't want to face", and now all of a sudden they're the favourites against the perpetually no-name Preds (expertly coached by the perpetually no-neck Trotz). In theory, this is the best the Ducks could've hoped for. In practice, hmmm...

Predators over Ducks in 6

Win.

#3 Detroit vs #6 Phoenix

Here's my prediction for this series: if the NHL doesn't announce a done deal with Hulsizer et al to keep the team in Arizona by Monday night, then they're beginning the 2011/12 season as the Winnipeg Jets.

Red Wings over Coyotes in 6

TBD. Apparently Bettman's devotion to Glendale knows no bounds.

#2 San Jose vs #7 Los Angeles

Famous last words, but... even the Sharks can't screw this one up.

Sharks over Kings in 5

Heh.

#1 Vancouver vs #8 Chicago

blah blah blah neurotic rambling blah blah blah

Blackhawks over Canucks in 7

Whew.

First round picks: 6-2

[Kobalt]

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http://www.easports.com/blogs/inthecrease/post/slug/ea-sports-nhl-bracket-challenge-and-official-first-round-simulation

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