2009 Stanley Cup Playoffs Thread

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Untrue. The Wings were the best team last year PROVEN when they WON the president's trophy. When the Lightning won the championship, they were the second best team points wise.

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Are you just looking to fight someone man?

I said it doesn't ALWAYS determine that. Did I say it never does? I said it's rare. Which it is isn't it? You listed two examples, great.

The Red Wings won the presidents trophy in 2006 and lost to Edmonton in the first round. No one said the Oilers were the better team. They beat the best team in Hockey.

The Ducks beat the #1 seed Wings in 2007 to get to the Cup. The team they played? The Senators bested the presidents trophy Buffalo Sabres in the conference semifinals.

The team the Lightning played seven games with the Calgary Flames were the six seed in the West. They were obviously not the best team in the Western Conference or were they?

In fact, since 2002, only the Red Wings in 2002 and 2008 won the presidents trophy and the Stanley Cup in the same season.


Best team determinate? No, best team in a short sample size series.

Your just looking for a fight aren't you?

Woo! GO RED WINGS!

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Originally Posted by defense

Getting back to the Rangers and whether they can score in the series debate, they only scored over 2 goals in a game in two of the seven games.

They scored 11 goals in the series. Divide that by 7, and that's an average of one and a half goals per game. As usual, teams don't magically do better than their season sample size in most playoff series'. It is amazing how people still think this offense is good.

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I don't remember ANYONE saying the Rangers were going to become this goalscoring monster in the playoffs...in fact, the only mention of it AT ALL was you making this exact same argument that nobody disagreed with then, either.

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Originally Posted by Arctic Blast

I don't remember ANYONE saying the Rangers were going to become this goalscoring monster in the playoffs...in fact, the only mention of it AT ALL was you making this exact same argument that nobody disagreed with then, either.

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Yeah I think we established tonight was defense's night to find a fight on this board.

Let's go Pens. Bring on the Caps.

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Originally Posted by Arctic Blast

I don't remember ANYONE saying the Rangers were going to become this goalscoring monster in the playoffs...in fact, the only mention of it AT ALL was you making this exact same argument that nobody disagreed with then, either.

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Yes they did. People implied that the Rangers could score since they have "good" players, and they "underachieved" this year, and how could Gomez, Drury, Naslund, and the rest not be able to score after a while?

Well fact is that the Rangers are full of overpaid, overrated, over-the-hill players, and have one of the worst offenses in the league, and will probably finish dead last in goals in 2009-2010.

Just for the record:
First Round Predictions

Even - 5/8
DJ - 4/8
Matty - 3/8
Me - 4/8
OD - 4/8
AB - 4/8
GoSens - 5/8

If the Ducks beat Detroit, they will win the Cup, since they'd of beaten the 2 best teams in the league.

Both the 'Canes and Ducks tied up their series 1-1 today, Anahiem in 3 OTs.

Cam Ward shuts out the Bruins.


Carolina just won't go away

Carolina goes up 3-1 tonight and is looking like a team riding a lot of momentum

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Originally Posted by OregonDuck1989

Carolina goes up 3-1 tonight and is looking like a team riding a lot of momentum

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Cam Ward is playing as well right now as he did when they won the Cup.

Not gonna lie I will be upset if Carolina wins the cup. As much as I like Eric Staal and Cam Ward, I hate it when southern teams win the cup. It doesn't feel right.

I can't believe how well they're doing with virtually no secondary scoring!

Looks like Washington won in OT, going back home in a 3-3 series. Hoping Chicago can put the Canucks away tonight.

The Caps-Pens series is the series the NHL wants in the conference finals every year and the winner plays either the Hawks or the Wings

Looks like Game 7 OT Hockey in Boston tonight.

Hawks Wings in the West. Bettman is getting lucky with a great playoff season in the NHL

What a GREAT Bruins game!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMFG... They lost.... :(... I am in shock............ That was an epic game though

I hate Carolina.

Go Pens!

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Originally Posted by OregonDuck1989

I hate Carolina.

Go Pens!

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Now I have to cheer for the Penguins, heh. ****, that was a downer.... This looked like it would be the year... guess not... GREAT run though.... :):(

I'm cheering for Chicago over anyone.

Detroit takes the 2-0 lead with a 3-2 OT win.