The Official 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

[Kobalt]

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Fire AV chants starting yet?

[bd007h]

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Bring on Cory Schneider in game 3 hahahha

[DrJones]

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I realize that Luongo is everyone's favourite punchline, but this isn't his fault. Terrible defensive coverage, no intensity, very few quality chances against Quick. LA's been the better team, pure and simple.

I'd still play Schneider in Game 3, if only to shame the rest of the Canucks into getting their **** together.

[RealmK]

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It amazes me just what a total douche Kessler is shift in shift out. And Lou's deer in headlights look as his defense cartwheeled over him right before that wrap around to make it 4-1. Would love to see the Canucks done in a round. Entertaining first round so far, Boston wins a 1 goal game in overtime, the Pens blow two first period leads to drop 2 at home. Vancouver most likely does the same. I love playoff hockey.

[bd007h]

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It amazes me just what a total douche Kessler is shift in shift out.

He's no worse than Lucic

[RealmK]

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He's no worse than Lucic

Oh for sure Lucic is a douche, the one thing he has over Kessler though is he doesn't dive all over the place. Imo anyway.

[bd007h]

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Quick deserves the Vezina

[thedudedominick]

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Quick deserves the Vezina

I'm a Kings fan and while I agree, I think Lundqvist will win, and deservedly so. Any other year one of these guys would be running away with the award , but with how similar their numbers are I understand giving it to Lundqvist.

Also I didn't realize how many shots Vancouver had. Quick ended up with 46 saves.

[VanCitySportsGuy]

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Now 2 of the biggest Cup favorites are down 0-2 in their series....

Full credit to the Kings for being up 2-0. I'm disgusted with the Canucks right now. No heart and no hustle. Remember how we picked up Kassian at the trade deadline for his size in the playoffs, lol.

I also thought it was a bush league move by Burrows to go after Quick late in the 3rd period.

I've mentioned this before but Vancouver and Toronto are the 2 worst crowds in the league in terms of making noise unless they're instructed to by the videoboard.

I'm not ready to say the series is over but it looks really bleak right now.

[bd007h]

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I'm a Kings fan and while I agree, I think Lundqvist will win, and deservedly so. Any other year one of these guys would be running away with the award , but with how similar their numbers are I understand giving it to Lundqvist.

Also I didn't realize how many shots Vancouver had. Quick ended up with 46 saves.

Yeah Lundqvist makes a good case, but Quick faced 100 more shots and only had a Save Pct of .01% less than King Henrik

[DrJones]

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I'm a Kings fan and while I agree, I think Lundqvist will win, and deservedly so. Any other year one of these guys would be running away with the award , but with how similar their numbers are I understand giving it to Lundqvist.

Also I didn't realize how many shots Vancouver had. Quick ended up with 46 saves.

Lundqvist will win, and probably should. Quick is great, but Henrik's numbers look even better when you consider Pittsburgh and Philly play in his division.

[IlliniM1ke]

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And Stu - I've sat in the front row at many a game (albeit never an NHL game), and never once got the urge to bang on the glass with my hands. I've never understood that phenomenon.

Always makes me think of the guy tapping on the fish tank in Deuce Bigalow, "Fishy Fishy Fishy".

I dunno...I kinda like this Panthers team. They aren't exactly power-packed, but I caught a few of their games when I was down that way and I like their toughness. I still think they can win this series.

Yeah I think once they start mixing their prospects in with the group they have now they can be dangerous, not quite there yet though.

[bd007h]

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Now 2 of the biggest Cup favorites are down 0-2 in their series....

Full credit to the Kings for being up 2-0. I'm disgusted with the Canucks right now. No heart and no hustle. Remember how we picked up Kassian at the trade deadline for his size in the playoffs, lol.

Thanks for Hodgson and Sulzer . Might still be too early to tell but I think the Sabres majorly fleeced Vancouver in that trade

[sharks]

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LA is simply more gritty, which is why I picked them to win.

Vancouver should focus on playing instead of flopping around. I love the guy who went down holding his head when he got slashed in the back.

[pietasterp]

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No one's out of anything down 0-2. I know it looks bleak, but I'd be surprised if both Pittsburgh and Vancouver didn't show some mettle and push their respective series to 6 or 7....