The Official 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

[Cubfan]

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Good luck to Detroit vs the Blackhawks.

[DrJones]

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lol this. Let's not give DrJones the satisfaction

How dare you!

[jsquigg]

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I'm actually very cordial with the Chicago fans here on OS. Who I'm not cordial with are people (who I'm no longer going to address directly to avoid escalating things in this thread - my apologies for that) who accuse me of letting my negativity get the best of me when expressing a sentiment I've had for years now.

Last thing I'll say: Fil had 66 points in 81 games last year and did have a rough season this year. Every forward on this team had a down year because the defense has been awful at moving the puck. I'm all for upgrading the team, but letting Fil walk wouldn't be wise IMO unless someone can fill his role as well or better.
I don't take certain posts kindly and I apologize for responding in kind. I'm done with this spat forever. LGRW!!!

[jsquigg]

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Ya, main thing to love about NHL playoffs over NBA. NBA this year in 1st round was too much dominance. 4 wins separated 4th and 5th in the NBA east. 4 wins separated 2nd and 6th in the NHL East!


Any rumored start date for Bruins/Leafs vs Rangers/Caps series? Since both game 7s are Monday(both being back to back games), I'd guess a Thursday start date(so game 2 could be saturday night(if Leafs are in) or sunday afternoon(if Bruins are in))

Knowing who runs the league, both game 7s will be on at the same time and the next series will probably be Wednesday. Not joking.

[Majingir]

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Knowing who runs the league, both game 7s will be on at the same time and the next series will probably be Wednesday. Not joking.

Leafs-Bruins at 7pm
Caps-Rangers at 8pm

No games announced yet for any series. Prob won't be announced either until both series are done.

[Psyblast]

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Somebody's actually asking Boudreau "what do you think it would've been like to face the Kings?" and "what do you think it would've meant to hockey in this area?"

Reporters........

[DrJones]

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Leafs-Bruins at 7pm
Caps-Rangers at 8pm

No games announced yet for any series. Prob won't be announced either until both series are done.

Pretty sure Chicago/Detroit starts Tuesday.

*cut to Psyblast* "I knew it!"

[Cubfan]

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Pretty sure Chicago/Detroit starts Tuesday.

*cut to Psyblast* "I knew it!"

Good i hope the Blackhawks don't start game 1 rusty.

[Psyblast]

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Pretty sure Chicago/Detroit starts Tuesday.

*cut to Psyblast* "I knew it!"

Nope, Wednesday. Got to get Game 2 the afternoon spot on NBC on Saturday, and giving them THREE full days off would've been too absurd even by NHL standards.

[Redacted01]

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Nope, Wednesday. Got to get Game 2 the afternoon spot on NBC on Saturday, and giving them THREE full days off would've been too absurd even by NHL standards.

Why not Tue/Thur and Game 3 on NBC Sunday? That makes more sense. Or is there some golf tournament next week that people find more important?

[pietasterp]

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It'd look great, but the Hawks would sweep.

Do you think so? I mean, there's no doubt that Chicago is the much better team (probably the best team in the league), and I fully expect that they will win the series, but even though the 'Hawks are 4-0-0 against the Wings this season, 3 of those games went to OT. Yes, there was that one national TV pants-ing the Wings took, but other than that, we've been competitive with them. I think we can at least take a game off of them...

Sad in a way to think that this is likely the last playoff series between these great O6-rivals for a long time...hope it ends up being epic.

[SidVish]

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Classic Tortorella.

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[pietasterp]

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It was Friday, and that was also odd, but not back to back terrible. You want the players at their best for the quality of the product and playing back to back turns what should be the best hockey of the year into an endurance battle.

For what it's worth, I think the back-to-back is a better side to "err" on than the NBA, where a single series can stretch into 3 weeks. I mean, I completely forgot what the matchups were halfway through the 1st round, because it'd be forever between games (and because I don't pay attention 'cuz I hate the NBA...). Back-to-backs aren't ideal, but if they happen once a series or so, I don't think it's the worst thing in the world...

[Stu]

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This is completely random but there is a faction of Bruins fans that HATE Chiarelli and Julien and are basically rooting for the Bruins to lose tonight. These people are out in full force today. Does this happen with other fan bases as well? I can understand if your team is a perennial loser but this team won the cup 2 years ago.

[ImTellinTim]

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This is completely random but there is a faction of Bruins fans that HATE Chiarelli and Julien and are basically rooting for the Bruins to lose tonight. These people are out in full force today. Does this happen with other fan bases as well? I can understand if your team is a perennial loser but this team won the cup 2 years ago.

These are probably the same people who latched on during the Cup run and think that they are easy and should happen every year.

Two Game 7s tonight. 8-0 on my predictions is still in play, so go Toronto and Washington! Make me look smart!