NHL Hockey Thread

[emmx]

Don't worry, the Wings will knock the Flames out in the first round for ya, pixels!

GO WINGS!

[Fred Derf Veteran]

Edmonton needs to lose today to qualify for the top draft position in the lottery. If they win they would be the 6th worst team which kinda sucks considering only the top 5 are eligible for the 1st place lottery.

Since I have a natural affinity for all Canadian teams, I hope Edmonton loses. Calgary may no longer need the win but the loss would be good for Edmonton.

Still, when it comes to Edmonton vs Calgary, there's the pride thing on the line.

[gigapixels Veteran]

Don't worry, the Wings will knock the Flames out in the first round for ya, pixels!

GO WINGS!

Actually the Wings are who I always cheer for if the Avs don't make it in, so I'd be happy to see that :)

[mikebiacsi]

How can you be an avs fan and cheer for the wings?! j/k

It's a shame that the avs are out of the playoffs, but, there is always next year. We have some very good young guys, Brisebois and Turgeon may depart and there is now an extra $4.6 million in bonus payments that was meant to go to Sakic and Rob Blake. With all that spare cash i wouldn't be surprised if Colorado sign a big free agent when the season finally finishes.

I hear that Buffalo are going to have problems keeping both Drury and Briere next year.....

[gigapixels Veteran]

How can you be an avs fan and cheer for the wings?! j/k

:p Hey, the Wings are a good team and very enjoyable to watch, plus I need a team to cheer for during the playoffs otherwise it's not as exciting.

[emmx]

:p Hey, the Wings are a good team and very enjoyable to watch, plus I need a team to cheer for during the playoffs otherwise it's not as exciting.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm a huge Wings fan, but the Wings really aren't the team you should be picking for that considering the past few years we've had very early exits. But yeah, this year will be different of course. ;)

[mikebiacsi]

Im gonna be rooting for the pens this year. I think they will go quite far into the playoffs. As for who's gonna win it? I have no idea, i would like the pens to win.

[Fred Derf Veteran]

The Wings and the Avs had a blood rivalry just a few seasons ago. How quickly we forget.

[Boffa Jones Veteran]

Blast, well I suppose I will be cheering for the Pens or Buffalo in the east then. :( Fun game to watch, but wow, defense and goaltending was a joke.

[Rob2687]

Bleh. I think NJ is just gonna hand this one over to the Islanders.

[Razorwing]

well it was an awesome game last night. GO LEAFS GO. lots of weird goals..and I guess if you do go to the net, things will happen. Anyway, the playoffs for the Leafs are on Devil's hands now. Watching 1st period, they haven't rushed that much, plus (this is going to **** off Don Cherry) that Brodeur isn't starting. So I don't know.

[Rob2687]

OMG. I need oxygen!

That was within like 0.9 seconds left.

[H5N]

OMG it appears the Devils just tied it with 0.9 seconds remaining! :o :o

[Lexcyn]

OMG. I need oxygen!

That was within like 0.9 seconds left.

LOL that was INSANE. I turned my head for a second and heard the goal and I was like YEAH RIGHT. :| Haha.

[Boffa Jones Veteran]

Well, the Islanders took the 8th seed, so now we just wait for the playoffs to start!

[R-Flex]

Wait- The Maple Leafs are out? They are eliminated? No Leafs in the playoffs?

If I may, I'd let to break out the champagne for everyone not from Toronto. It's a great day.

[bayrider]

Well after that devastating loss to the Make Me Laughs last night, the Isles eased a bit of the pain for me. Boy was the last part of that game tense or what!

I cannot believe all the blind luck the Make Believes had against the Habs last night. Jeesus, they must have scored 3 goals that floated like a dying balloon. I told everyone I knew that Huet was the wrong choice to start the game. Only 1 period of action in the last 2months? Halak would have been better IMO. Huet was weak, even if he stood on his head in the first with that barrage of 20-some shots.

Anyways, I'm going to root for the Sharks and Ducks out west and the Isles (for obvious reasons) and Pens out east

[Boffa Jones Veteran]

When are the first playoff games? Or do they have set dates yet?

[bayrider]

Just because I'm PO'd that the Habs got eliminated by Toronto... I could handle an elimination to any other team, but Toronto? Anyways, here you go:

When are the first playoff games? Or do they have set dates yet?

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/feature/?fid=684&hubname=

[Googintosh]

Wouldn't be surprised if it was an Ottawa Senaturd fan that made the video, they're especially bitter after being eliminated from the playoffs 4 times in 5 years by the Leafs. Homers from any team are so obnoxious.

And being the most hated team in sports is not a bad thing, it is a compliment. ;)

Edited April 9, 2007 by Googintosh

[punktematrix]

Eventually all the Canadian teams will get eliminated, most likely in the first round and one of our American teams will win the cup yet again :yes:

when that happens you can watch your city's team in the NBA playoffs, MLS or MLB now. ooooooh thats right I forgot, only one Canadian city can even support a pro franchise outside of hockey. silly hosers, Anaheim FTW! :p

[mr.pingu]

Shame for the leafs ;)

Living over here in the UK don't get to see or follow the NHL as much as I'd like, but do try and follow how the pens are doing whenever I can, and it's been good to see how well they've done this season. Pens FTW :p

[Fred Derf Veteran]

Just because I'm PO'd that the Habs got eliminated by Toronto... I could handle an elimination to any other team, but Toronto? Anyways, here you go:

Make fun of Toronto all you like but remember:

8. NYI

9. Toronto

10. Montreal

If Toronto makes you laugh then why level of discord do you hold for Montreal? :D

[CoLdFuSi0n]

i can see either vancouver oro Ottawa going for the finials lets just hope :D ( yea i'm from calgary but they won't beet detroit.

[Ayepecks]

I'm not going to go back and look at who I was talking to, but I told you the Atlanta Thrashers were legit.